HomeMy WebLinkAboutIR 7997 INFORMAL REPORT TO CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS No. 7c)g7
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To the Mayor and Members of the City Council April 23, 1996
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Subject: Graffiti Abatement Program Fiscal Report
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At the April 16, 1996 Pre Council Session the City Council asked us to respond to the following
question. How will the fund balance in the Parks and Community Services Department General
Fund budget be expended if the City Council approves the staff's and Crime Control District
Board's recommendation to fund the Graffiti Abatement Program through the Crime Control
District Year One budget?
The General Fund balance as of March 31, 1996 is $33,494.00. These funds would be expended in
the following manner:
1. Airless Paint sprayer $ 3,000
2. Handheld radio $ 2,500
3. Computer $ 4,000
4. Vehicle (lost in November fire) $15,500
5. Temporary clerical services(to update records $ 7,400
and assist in implementing and processing $100,000
in contractual services budgeted in Crime Control
District budget)
6. Consumable Supplies $ 1,000
$33,400
For Year Two of the Crime Control District budget, we would recommend that $60,000 be
appropriated in the Crime District budget to add two positions and open a satellite Paint Bank at the
old animal shelter located near Henderson and White Settlement Road. The current Paint Bank,
located in Casino Park in the Lake Worth area, would continue to serve as the primary storage for
donated paint and supplies and equipment. The proposed satellite bank would house the two (2)
new positions including a program coordinator and clerk and serve as a more centrally located paint
and supply pickup point for volunteer groups and Neighborhood Patrol Officers. The times in
which paint could be picked up would expand from 10.5 hours per week to 30 hours per week. In
addition, the establishment of a coordinator position would enable us to expand program
promotion, volunteer coordination, solicitation of donations, record keeping, and inventory
management. We would proposed to include $59,577 in the General Fund to fund the base
abatement program. This would enable the Crime Control District funds to be used to expand
current services.
Should the Crime Control District Board and City Council elect not to fund the Year Two budget as
proposed, the Casino Beach Service Center Paint Bank would continue to operate as it does now
including serving as the program's inventory warehouse, and as the primary paint and supply
pickup site for volunteers.
If you have any questions regarding this information, please feel free to contact me or Assistant
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