ORDINANCE No.  179852

Increase subrecipient contract with the Youth Employment Institute for additional graffiti abatement services using General Fund dollars (Ordinance; amend Contract No. 36229)

The City of Portland ordains:

Section 1. The Council Finds:

1.  The City of Portland experiences thousands of incidents of graffiti vandalism annually. These incidents are costly to repair and costly to the livability in both business and residential environments.

2.  Private property owners are legally responsible to remove graffiti vandalism on their property or risk being assessed penalties for failing to remove the graffiti per Portland City Code (PCC) 14B.80.040.

3.  In order to assist property owners with removal of graffiti from private property, the City had initially allocated $120,000 in the FY 2005-06 budget to be used towards a grant with two outside vendors that specialize in graffiti removal.

4.  In September 2005, Council passed:

a.  Ordinance No. 179550 approving a grant of $80,000 to be awarded to Youth Employment Institute (YEI) to be used to provide removal assistance to residential and small business property owners and right-of-way types of graffiti; and

b.  Ordinance No. 179549, approving a grant of $40,000 to be awarded to The Green G Service Company LLC dba Goodbye Graffiti for graffiti removal on private properties requiring more specialized removal techniques, such as high level and historical buildings.

5.  Upon approval from the Mayor’s Office, $80,000 has been restored to the graffiti abatement fund, increasing the total annual budget to $200,000 from the general fund. (The $80,000 had been set aside during the original FY 2005-2006 budget process).

6.  The Graffiti Abatement Program recommends dividing the additional $80,000 budgeted amount as follows:

a.  By this ordinance amend the current YEI grant by $65,000, bringing the total Grant amount to $145,000. The additional funding will allow for an additional crew leader and additional crew members to patrol “hot spots” (as determined by reported graffiti trends) (Exhibit A)

b.  By separate ordinance, amend the current Goodbye Graffiti grant by $15,000, bringing the total Grant amount to $55,000.

NOW, THEREFORE, the Council directs:

a.  That the Commissioner-in-Charge and Auditor are authorized to execute an amendment to Contract No. 36229 between the City and Youth Employment Institute (YEI) in the amount of $65,000 for Graffiti Removal Services.

Passed by Council,  January 04, 2006  GARY BLACKMER

Mayor Tom Potter          Auditor of the City of Portland

Prepared by Marcia Dennis        By /S/Susan Parsons

December 2, 2005          

                   Deputy

BACKING SHEET INFORMATION

AGENDA NO. 1586-2005 8-2006

ACTION TAKEN:

DECEMBER 21 2005 PASSED TO SECOND READING JANUARY 04 2006 9:30 AM

ORDINANCE/RESOLUTION/COUNCIL DOCUMENT NO. 179852