STAFF REPORT
City of Lancaster
PH 1
10/14/2025
TN
Date:October 14, 2025
To: Mayor Parris and City Council Members
From:George N. Harris II, Senior Director/Treasurer – Administrative Services Subject:Update “Graffiti Abatement Costs and Expenses” Cost Model as Required.
Recommendation:
Adopt Resolution No. XX-XX, approving and adopting a revised “graffiti abatement costs and expenses” cost model.
G.C. Section 84308: No
Fiscal Impact:
The update will allow the City to recover its costs regularly incurred in graffiti abatement.
Background:
On October 28, 2014, the City amended Chapter 9.24 of the Lancaster Municipal Code to expressly authorize graffiti abatement cost recovery through the juvenile courts. The state’s graffiti program allows a city to use the average costs, per unit of measure, rather than an individualized accounting for each incident of graffiti abatement for which the city seeks restitution. This cost model must be reviewed every three years and updated (if needed); updated cost models must be adopted by City Council by resolution. The “City of Lancaster Graffiti Removal Costs” cost model, attached to the Resolution as Attachment A, includes labor, equipment and materials costs associated with graffiti abatement, and average costs for a range of sizes, from graffiti less than ten (10) square feet up to 500 square feet.
Attachment:
Resolution No. XX-XX
Attachment A – City of Lancaster Graffiti Abatement Costs and Expenses