Joint Meeting
Community and
Protective Services Committee and
Transportation
Committee
Réunion
conjointe du
Comité des services communautaires et de protection et
du
Comité des transports
Disposition 1/ Suite À
donner 1
Thursday, 3
May 2007
le jeudi, 3
mai 2007
Notes: 1. Underlining indicates a new or amended
recommendation approved by Committee.
2. Reports requiring Council consideration
will be presented to Council on 23 May 2007 in Community and Protective
Services Committee Transportation Committee and Joint
Report 1
Nota : 1. Le soulignement indique
qu'il s'agit d'une nouvelle recommandation ou d'une recommandation modifiée
approuvée par le Comité.
2. Les
rapports nécessitant un examen par le Conseil municipal devraient être
présentés au Conseil le 23 mai
2007 dans le conjointe rapport no 1 du
Comité des
services communautaires et de protection et du
Comité des
transports.
1. Graffiti Management Strategy
STRATÉGIE DE GESTION DES GRAFFITIS
acs2007-PWS-SOP-0001 CITY WIDE / À
L'ÉCHELLE DE LA VILLE
That the joint Transportation
Committee and Community and Protective Services
Committee recommend that Council approve:
1) The Graffiti Management Strategy employing
the 4E model of eradication, empowerment, education and enforcement as outlined
in this report and including the items listed in Recommendation 3.
2) One-time funding in 2007 from the
City-Wide Reserve in the amount of $65,000 to develop and implement a public awareness campaign
providing education and promoting the prevention and removal of graffiti to
private and business property owners, and to support the implementation of the
by-law proposed in Recommendation 3 iv).
3) Subject to the approval of
Recommendation 1, implementation of the following items be contingent
upon approval of funding through the 2008 Budget Process:
i.
That four (4) zero tolerance zones, as described in the
report and Document 2, be added to the existing Graffiti Management Program in
2008 at an annual cost of $350,000;
ii.
That
the Director of Surface Operations be delegated the authority to approve future
zero tolerance zones provided that,
(a)
the
area is one with high graffiti occurrence as determined by the volume of calls
to the City and consultations with City staff involved in removal of graffiti;
(b)
the
area is located in a high visibility area of the City such as a business or
tourist area; and
(c)
there are sufficient funds in the budget to implement
the zero tolerance strategy.
iii. That
graffiti prevention and removal techniques be shared with private property
owners and businesses through a public Graffiti Symposium in 2008 at a cost of
$20,000;
iv. That
the Graffiti Management By-law attached as Document 3, to take effect January
1, 2008, be enacted;
v.
That expenses for increased eradication of
graffiti on City owned and maintained assets be approved on an annual basis to
support the implementation of Recommendation 3 iv at an annual cost for 2008 of
$1,540,000;
vi. That expenses for enhanced volunteer programs be approved at an
annual cost of $10,000.
4. That as part of the Graffiti Management Strategy the City
of Ottawa use on a proactive basis the Parental Responsibility Act to
recover costs of graffiti removal from graffiti vandals and/or their families.
5. WHEREAS
the staff report on the Graffiti Management Strategy recommends against the
implementation of “legal walls” in light of a number of issues including but,
not limited to the high prevalence of graffiti in the areas surrounding such
walls;
AND
WHEREAS there are currently two “legal walls” within the City, one underneath
the George Dunbar Bridge and another at the Ottawa Technical High School on
Slater Street, both of which have been in existence and generally accepted for
a number of years;
AND
WHEREAS the enactment of the proposed Graffiti Management By-law would render
these two walls illegal unless an exemption is provided;
AND
WHEREAS, while the intent is to phase-out such walls, the two existiong walls
could remain in operation until such time as the phase-out is complete;
THEREFORE
BE IT RESOLVED THAT the Community and Protective Services Committee and the
Transportation Committee recommend that the proposed Graffiti Management
By-law, attached to the staff report as Document 3, be amended to provide and
exemption for the two existing “legal walls”, described as follows:
a. The
Honourable George Dunbar Bridge as 1301 Bronson Avenue, specifically the north
abutment, excluding the wing walls, which faces south, and the pillars/bridge
supports immediately facing the abutment wall, as designated by sign;
b. The Ottawa
Technical High School at 422 Slater Street, specifically the concrete retaining
wall on the south side of the western portion of the property
AND
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT staff be directed to monitor the two existing
“legal walls” and report back to Committee in one-year on their status and
effectiveness in deterring graffiti.
6. That
staff investigate partnerships with local paint suppliers to develop programs
such as:
§
discounting colour matching
§
discounting paint supply as developed in the City
of Calgary
7. The staff
investigate a program similar to the City of Toronto’s Graffiti Transformation
Program where unemployed youth and community groups work in problem areas to
create a mural.
8. WHEREAS
several BIAs spend in the range of $40,000 to assist businesses in removing
graffiti;
WHEREAS
there is a request for a 20% city contribution to the program;
THEREFORE
BE IT RESOLVED that $140,000 be made available as an annual grant to the 14
BIAs ($10,000 per BIA), to use for graffiti removal.
9. WHEREAS
the last six to eight months have seen the appearance of an aggressive graffiti
problem in the area surrounding the Manor Park School (K-6 elementary school),
and;
WHEREAS
the messages include threats of violence;
THEREFORE
BE IT RESOLVED that the proposed expansions to the “ZERO TOLERANCE ZONES”
include the Manor Park area.
10. That
House of PainT and Ottawa Tech Wall representative be included in the External
Stakeholder Committee.
CARRIED,
as amended