HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolutionRESOLUTION NO. 2014 —
RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NATIONAL CITY
AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE A MEMORANDUM OF
AGREEMENT WITH THE SAN DIEGO ASSOCIATION OF GOVERNMENTS
(SANDAG) FOR THE GRAFFITI TRACKER PROGRAM THROUGH
JUNE 30, 2015, FOR THE ANNUAL AMOUNT OF $2,607
WHEREAS, in 2011, National City, and other municipal law enforcement
agencies, the Port of San Diego, and local public transit agencies joined the County's pilot San
Diego County Multi -Discipline Graffiti Abatement Program, which was created to utilize
technology (Graffiti Tracker) to better document graffiti, and to identify and convict the most
prolific offenders through a coordinated regional effort; and
WHEREAS, Graffiti Tracker is a Web -based intelligence sharing and analysis
service that allows photographs and locations of graffiti incidents to be submitted into a national
database to enhance the ability to identify graffiti taggers and gather evidence for prosecution of
multiple acts of vandalism, as well as provide expert analysis and intelligence toward identifying
gang members and coded messaging and alerts to other illegal street gang activities; and
WHEREAS, while the program has been coordinated through the San Diego
County Sheriff, the Memorandum of Agreement provides a framework for billing and support of
the Graffiti Tracker software through SANDAG's existing ESUN and ARJIS billings.
WHEREAS, currently, the cost is divided based on the population of each
participating agency, with Metropolitan Transit System ("MTS") and North County Transit District
("NTCD") paying a flat fee. National City's annual cost is estimated to be $2,607.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City council of the City of
National City hereby authorizes the City Manager to execute a Memorandum of Agreement with
the San Diego Association of Governments (SANDAG) for the Graffiti Tracker Program through
June 30, 2015, for the annual amount of $2,607.
PASSED and ADOPTED this 5th day of August, 2014.
ATTEST:
Michael R. Dalla, City Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
Claudia G. Silva
City Attorney
Ron Morrison, Mayor