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Creation of Advisory Board. | |
Purpose. | |
Membership. | |
Organization and Terms of Office. | |
Duties. | |
Meetings and Procedures. | |
Sunset. |
Editor’s Note:
Former Ch. 5, Art. XVIII, “Graffiti Advisory Board,” expired on March 1, 2022 per the terms of its sunset provision, former Sec. 5.18-6, and was removed from this Code at the direction of the Office of the City Attorney. A new Graffiti Advisory Board was established pursuant to Ord. 230-23.
The Board of Supervisors (“Board”) hereby establishes the Graffiti Advisory Board (the “Advisory Board”).
(Added by Ord. 230-23, File No. 231004, App. 11/9/2023, Eff. 12/10/2023)
(Former Sec. 5.18-1 added as Sec. 5.170 by Ord. 353-93, App. 11/12/93; amended by Ord. 20-07, File No. 061647, App. 2/9/2007; redesignated and amended by Ord. 11-16, File No. 151105, App. 2/10/2016, Eff. 3/11/2016; expired 3/1/2022)
The purpose of the Advisory Board is to advise the Board and the Mayor on issues relating to the prevention and abatement of graffiti in San Francisco.
(Added by Ord. 230-23, File No. 231004, App. 11/9/2023, Eff. 12/10/2023)
(Former Sec. 5.18-2 added as Sec. 5.171 by Ord. 353-93, App. 11/12/93; redesignated and amended by Ord. 11-16, File No. 151105, App. 2/10/2016, Eff. 3/11/2016; expired 3/1/2022)
The Advisory Board shall consist of 15 voting members, appointed as follows:
(a) Seats 1- 11 shall be held by persons appointed by individual Members of the Board, with each Member of the Board making one appointment. To be eligible for appointment to Seats 1-11, an individual must (1) be an officer or employee of an organization that provides services to youth involved in graffiti diversion programs; (2) be an officer or employee of an organization with experience in City beautification and/or neighborhood cleanup programs; (3) own real property located in San Francisco; (4) own a business located in San Francisco; or (5) have previously served on the Graffiti Advisory Board. Appointments to Seats 1-11 shall be effective when written notice of the appointment is received by the Clerk of the Board of Supervisors.
(b) Seat 12 shall be held by the Mayor or the Mayor’s designee.
(c) Seat 13 shall be held by the Director of Public Works or the Director’s designee.
(d) Seat 14 shall be held by the Chief of Police or the Chief’s designee.
(e) Seat 15 shall be held by the Director of Cultural Affairs, or the Director’s designee.
(Added by Ord. 230-23, File No. 231004, App. 11/9/2023, Eff. 12/10/2023)
(a) Members of the Advisory Board shall serve at the pleasure of the member’s appointing authority and may be removed by the appointing authority at any time.
(b) Any member in Seats 1-11 who misses three regular meetings of the Advisory Board within a six-month period without the express approval of the Advisory Board at or before each missed meeting shall be deemed to have resigned from the Advisory Board ten days after the third unapproved absence. The Advisory Board shall inform the Board of Supervisors of any such resignation.
(c) The Department of Public Works shall provide administrative support for the Advisory Board.
(d) As set forth in the Board’s Rules of Order, if the Clerk of the Board of Supervisors determines that the Advisory Board has not met at least once every four months in the prior year, the Clerk may ask the City Attorney to prepare legislation to terminate the Advisory Board.
(Added by Ord. 230-23, File No. 231004, App. 11/9/2023, Eff. 12/10/2023)
(Former Sec. 5.18-4 added as Sec. 5.173 by Ord. 353-93, App. 11/12/93; redesignated and amended by Ord. 11-16, File No. 151105, App. 2/10/2016, Eff. 3/11/2016; expired 3/1/2022)
The Graffiti Advisory Board shall have the duty to:
(a) By October 1, 2024, and every year thereafter, prepare and submit to the Board and the Mayor a report addressing the impacts of graffiti on neighborhoods and the downtown area of San Francisco, reviewing and evaluating the services and programs in place to prevent graffiti and respond to graffiti, and making recommendations for strategies to consolidate public and private anti-graffiti efforts;
(b) Advise the Board and the Mayor about the coordination of information, activities, and goals among existing graffiti prevention and graffiti abatement programs; and
(c) Advise the Board and the Mayor about ways to make the graffiti prevention and abatement services more efficient.
(Added by Ord. 230-23, File No. 231004, App. 11/9/2023, Eff. 12/10/2023)
(Former Sec. 5.18-5 added as Sec. 5.174 by Ord. 353-93, App. 11/12/93; redesignated and amended by Ord. 11-16, File No. 151105, App. 2/10/2016, Eff. 3/11/2016; expired 3/1/2022)
(a) The Advisory Board shall hold its inaugural meeting not more than 60 days after the effective date of the ordinance in Board File No. 231004 enacting this Article XVIII. There shall be at least ten days’ public notice of the inaugural meeting. Following the inaugural meeting, the Advisory Board shall hold a regular meeting not less than once each month.
(b) The Advisory Board shall elect a chair and such other officers as it deems appropriate, and may establish bylaws and rules for its organization and procedures.
(Added by Ord. 230-23, File No. 231004, App. 11/9/2023, Eff. 12/10/2023)
Unless the Board of Supervisors by ordinance extends the term of the Advisory Board, this Article XVIII shall expire by operation of law, and the Advisory Board shall terminate, three years after the effective date of the ordinance in Board File No. 231004 enacting this Article. In that event, after the sunset date, the City Attorney is authorized to cause this Article XVIII to be removed from the Administrative Code.
(Added by Ord. 230-23, File No. 231004, App. 11/9/2023, Eff. 12/10/2023)
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