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CITY OF SOUTH BEND STEPHEN J. LUECKE, MAYOR <br />DEPARTMENT OF ADMINISTRATION & FINANCE <br />GREGG D. ZIENi'ARA <br />May 4, 2011 <br />Mr. Derek Dieter <br />President, South Bend Common Council <br />4th Floor, County -City Building <br />South Bend, IN 46601 <br />CONTROLLER <br />re: Graffiti Removal Project — 2011 Appropriation Ordinance Fund 201 <br />Dear President Dieter: <br />At the April 27, 2011 meeting of the Health & Public Safety Committee of the Common Council, the <br />matter of the city approach to graffiti removal was discussed. At that meeting, City Administration, <br />presented to Council Committee members, the city plan for establishment of a graffiti removal team, <br />under the supervision of the Parks & Recreation Division, as well as the procedural concept to be used <br />within the city units for identification, communication and removal actions of graffiti on public and private <br />property within the city. <br />As discussed at the Committee meeting, City Administration has defined the financial start-up cost and <br />proposed 2011 operational costs for the creation of a graffiti removal team. <br />As the 2011 city budget adopted by Council in October, 2010, does not contemplate the costs associated <br />with the creation and operation of a graffiti removal team, it is therefore necessary to request Council <br />consideration for the approval of additional monies in the Parks & Recreation Fund 201, to provide the <br />defined resources to affect Council required graffiti removal activities within City operations. <br />The bill presented herewith, will appropriate $177,000, within the Parks & Recreation Fund 201, for the <br />purpose of funding necessary start -up costs and operational costs in fiscal 2011. Please find attached, a <br />schedule identifying the defined one time start -up costs as well as the defined operational costs projected <br />for fiscal 2011. <br />This bill is presented to Council for first read at the May 9, 2011 Council meeting; committee meeting, 2nd <br />read, 3rd read and Council vote on May 23, 2011, <br />County -City Building 227 West Jefferson Boulevard South Bend, Indiana 46601 -1830} t <br />Phone: 574 /235 -9216 Pax: 574/235 -9928 TDD:574/235 -5567 <br />