Resolution - 8932r
RESOLUTION NO. 8932
RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF WEST COVINA, CALIFORNIA, ESTABLISHING
• GOALS, OBJECTIVES, MEMBERSHIP AND REPORT
SCHEDULE FOR THE CITY ANTI -GRAFFITI TASK FORCE
WHEREAS, the occurrence of graffiti vandalism continues
to increase in the City; and
WHEREAS, the areas of the City affected by graffiti
vandalism continues to expand; and
WHEREAS, the City spends approximately $200,000 per year
to remove graffiti from public and private property; and
WHEREAS, graffiti vandalism negatively impacts a
community when it is allowed to exist or is tolerated; and
WHEREAS, several individuals, groups, organizations, and
government agencies are attempting to prevent or remove graffiti in
the City; and
WHEREAS, the City Council has expressed a concern to
further examine all of this community's options to prevent and/or
remove graffiti with the goal of having a coordinated community
program that cost-effectively uses limited resources to prevent or
remove this visual blight in the Community.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of
the City of West Covina does ordain as follows:
A. Create the West Covina Anti -Graffiti Task Force to review the
conditions in the City and make recommendations to the City
Council on actions that may be taken to curb graffiti.
B. Establish the membership to be to the extent possible
representative of the following areas of interest:
AREA OF INTEREST
Caltrans
Property owners who remove graffiti
Real estate community
Concerned residents
Legal profession
Police
Schools
Youth or youth services
Chamber of Commerce
VISION
Foothill Transit
The City Council may, at its discretion, appoint interested
residents or business people from the City if it is determined
another appropriate area of interest needs representation or
a representative from an area of interest specified above
cannot be found or is not willing to serve.
is C. Establish the goal and objectives for the Task Force to be as
follows:
GOAL: Devise and recommend to the City Council a
comprehensive anti -graffiti program to prevent and
remove graffiti in the City of West Covina.
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Objectives
1. Inventory and evaluate all operating programs to prevent
graffiti in the City and Community.
2. Inventory and assess programs, legal processes,
ordinances, and other options available to the City and
Community to prevent graffiti.
3. Devise and recommend to the City Council programs with
costs and funding sources that may be used to prevent
graffiti.
4. Inventory and evaluate all operating programs to remove
graffiti in the City and Community.
5. Inventory and assess programs, legal processes,
ordinances, and other options available to the City and
Community to effectively remove graffiti.
6. Devise and recommend to the City Council, programs with
costs and funding sources that may be used to effectively
remove graffiti.
D. Require a final or progress report be submitted to the City
Council for consideration ninety (90) days after the first
Task Force meeting.
E. The Task Force shall dissolve six (6) months after the
effective date of this resolution unless the Task Force term
is extended by the City Council by minute action.
APPROVED AND ADOPTED this 2nd day of March , 1993.
ATTEST:
City Clerk
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I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing resolution was duly adopted by
the City Council of the City of West Covina, California, at a
regular meeting thereof held on the 2nd day of March
1993, by the following vote of the Council:
AYES: Councilmembers: Manners, Jennings, Herfert, McFadden, Wong
NOES: Councilmembers: None
ABSENT: Councilmembers: None
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City Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
City Attorney