CC SR 20160315 D - Graffiti Removal Status ReportRANCHO PALOS VERDES CITY COUNCIL
AGENDA REPORT
AGENDA DESCRIPTION:
MEETING DATE: 03/15/2016
AGENDA HEADING: Consent Calendar
Consideration and possible action to receive and file the graffiti removal status update.
RECOMMENDED COUNCIL ACTION:
(1) Receive and file the graffiti removal status update.
FISCAL IMPACT: None; graffiti removal is included in the annual street and facilities
budget.
Amount Budgeted: N/A
Additional Appropriation: N/A
Account Number(s): N/A
ORIGINATED BY: Sean Larvenz, Maintenance Superintendent
REVIEWED BY: Michael Throne, PE, Director of Public Work
APPROVED BY: Doug Willmore, City Managerl)",
ATTACHED SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS:
A. City of Rancho Palos Verdes: Reported Graffiti Cases (9-1-15 to 1-31-16)
(page A-1)
B. Graffiti Incidents by Month (page B-1)
C. Graffiti Incidents by Surface (page C-1)
BACKGROUND AND DISCUSSION:
On August 18, 2015, the City Council approved the award of a contract with Graffiti
Protective Coatings, Inc. (GPC), for graffiti abatement services. The services
commenced on September 1, 2015. From this date through January 31, 2016, 780
service requests were opened, of which 779 have been completed to -date. This
resulted in a 99.97% completion rate for the reporting period.
GPC employs a proactive approach to graffiti abatement by regularly patrolling the City
to locate and remove graffiti before it is reported by the public. Utilizing this model,
GPC detected and removed 81 % of the graffiti during this reporting period, prior to it
being reported by the public or City Staff. Each incident of graffiti is photographed and
logged in their database, which is made available to law enforcement for enforcement
and gang intelligence purposes.
During this five-month performance period, CPC's average time to complete a service
request was 5 hours and 28 minutes, with over 93% of the service requests being
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completed within 24 hours of being reported. Of the 799 completed service requests,
53 were reported by City Staff, 90 were reported via the MyRPV smartphone app, and
636 were self -identified by GPC.
The initial two months of service had the highest number of incidents, which was a
result of the large volume of pre-existing graffiti throughout the City. The months of
November, December and January are more indicative of the actual volume of graffiti
incidents occurring on a monthly basis (Attachments B & C). Attachment A depicts the
distribution of graffiti by type of surface throughout the City. Based on the map, graffiti
incidents are concentrated in Park and open space areas and along Western Avenue.
It is anticipated that the number of incidents will increase during periods when school is
not in session. This map is available on the City's website through the GIS system and
will be continually updated with new incidents.
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Attachment A
City of RPV: Reported Graffiti Cases
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Attachment A
City of Rancho Palos Verdes: Reported Graffiti Cases (9-1-15 to 1-31-16)
City of Hancho Palos verses: Urattiti cases reportea 9/1/I� to
City+ of Rancho Palos Verdes 1/31/16
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Attachment 6
Graffiti Incidents by Month
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Graffiti Incidents by Month
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Attachment C
Graffiti Incidents by Surface
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Attachment C
Graffiti Incidents by Surface
Graffiti Incidents by Surface
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