BY ROBERT BARKERFEB. 1, 1993 12 AM PT

The City Council will vote Tuesday on a tough new graffiti ordinance that would make it illegal for people to have aerosol spray paint at parks, pools and other public places.

Painting, etching and chalking of both public and private buildings would be prohibited. Parents of juvenile offenders would be responsible for either removing or paying for the removal of graffiti. And there would be cash rewards for people providing information leading to the apprehension of vandals.

The proposed ordinance also would authorize City Manager George Tindall to hire city workers at owners’ expense to remove graffiti if the owners don’t remove it after a certain period of time.

When graffiti is allowed to remain for long periods of time, it creates the impression that it is sanctioned by the community, Police Chief Stanley L. Knee said. 

Knee, whose officers have arrested 82 vandals in stepped-up patrols since November, said the ordinance will enable police “to round the corner” in the battle against graffiti within 60 to 90 days.

Most graffiti vandals are between 13 and 18 years of age and are engaged in tagging competition, rather than gang activity, police said.

Knee said that an onslaught of graffiti in recent months is causing uneasiness in the community and raising residents’ fears that they will become victims of “rowdy intruders.”

Knee said that first-time offenders would be eligible to enroll in a diversion program and be assigned to 32 hours of removing graffiti. They also would pay a $25 fee for an adult supervisor to oversee their efforts. Their parents would be liable for paying restitution up to $200.

Second-time offenders will go to Juvenile Court, he said.

Knee said the proposed ordinance was taken from the best of anti-graffiti laws from several cities and “molded to fit” Garden Grove.

City Councilman Mark Leyes said last week that he expects the ordinance to encounter no problems with civil liberties issues. “It’s not a constitutional issue to possess a can of spray paint in a public park,” he said.

“This total disregard of the property of others has become an epidemic,” Mayor Frank Kessler said. “If it is not taken care of right away, it will lead to further deterioration (of the community), and we can’t afford to let that happen.”

Because it is an urgency ordinance, the new law will take place immediately if adopted, officials said.

 GRAFFITI vandals continue to be a persistent and expensive problem  

A report on the city’s efforts in the abatement of graffiti tops Tuesday’s agenda for the meeting for the Garden Grove City Council.

It covers practices by the city’s public works department as well as contract work with Graffiti Protective Coatings, and touches on issues such as the use of standard colors, color matching and private property graffiti. In the latter case, the report notes that state law requires that the city needs to obtain permission from owners or occupants before painting over the “tagging.”

MINUTES

GARDEN GROVE CITY COUNCIL

Regular Meeting

Tuesday, September 14, 2021

Community Meeting Center

11300 Stanford Avenue, Garden Grove, CA 92840

GRAFFITI ABATEMENT UPDATE AS REQUESTED BY THE CITY COUNCIL (F: 24.5)

Staff provided a graffiti abatement update noting the program has been in place for

the past 20 years in conjunction with clean-up of public rights of way. The

procedures for choosing the one of the four standard colors and color matching were reviewed, as well as addressing graffiti on private property in compliance with

Government Code Section §53069.3 and the City’s Municipal Code Chapter 8.64. The

City contracts for graffiti removal and contractor employees are trained in color

matching. Private property owners who do not remove graffiti are referred to the

City’s Code Enforcement Division.

 MINUTES GARDEN GROVE CITY COUNCIL Regular Meeting Tuesday, July 27, 2021 Community Meeting Center 11300 Stanford Avenue, Garden Grove, CA 92840

 MINUTES GARDEN GROVE CITY COUNCIL Regular Meeting Tuesday, November 24, 2020 Community Meeting Center 11300 Stanford Avenue, Garden Grove, CA 92840 

MATTERS FROM THE MAYOR, CITY COUNCIL MEMBER 

 APPROVAL TO ALLOCATE ADDITIONAL FUNDING FOR GRAFFITI ABATEMENT, AND APPROVAL OF AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO THE AGREEMENT WITH GRAFFITI PROTECTIVE COATINGS, INC. (F: 55-Graffiti Protective Coatings, Inc.) Following City Council discussion, Mayor Pro Tem K. Nguyen moved to approve with information on color matching to be brought back to a future City Council meeting, seconded by Council Member D. Nguyen. The motion carried by a 5-0-2 vote as follows: Ayes: (5) Brietigam, D. Nguyen, Bui, K. Nguyen, Jones Noes: (0) None Absent: (2) O’Neill, Klopfenstein 

 AWARD A CONTRACT FOR GRAFFITI ABATEMENT SERVICES TO GRAFFITI  PROTECTIVE COATINGS, INC. (F: 55-Graffiti Protective Coatings, Inc.) Following City Council discussion, it was moved by Council Member Brietigam,  seconded by Council Member Klopfenstein that: A one year contract with four optional renewal years be awarded to Graffiti  Protective Coatings, Inc., to provide graffiti abatement services in the amount of  $240,240 per year; and The City Manager be authorized to execute the agreement, and to make minor  modifications as appropriate on behalf of the City. The motion carried by a 6-0-1 vote as follows: Ayes: (6) Brietigam, D. Nguyen, Klopfenstein, K. Nguyen,  O’Neill, Jones Noes: (0) None Absent: (1) Bui 

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