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BUSINESS OF THE CITY COUNCIL
YAKIMA, WASHINGTON
AGENDA STATEMENT

Item No. 10.
For Meeting of: May 17, 2022

ITEM TITLE:Resolution authorizing grant agreement acceptance from the Department of Commerce through the Community Law Enforcement Partnership Program to implement the "Community Action Days" program
SUBMITTED BY:

Sy Ruiz, Grant Writer

Tony Doan, Supervising Code Inspector

SUMMARY EXPLANATION:
The Community Action Days (CAD) program will engage, educate, and empower Yakima residents to identify, report, and eradicate illegal vandalism throughout their neighborhoods. This new program will directly enhance the ongoing efforts of the City’s existing Graffiti Abatement and Clean City Programs. Community Action Days (CAD) will enhance these ongoing efforts, by mobilizing and empowering community members with tools and resources to eradicate and prevent future illegal activity. The City of Yakima will host CAD events where law enforcement, city officials, local schools, businesses, and community organizations will begin to foster community relationships by clarifying the roles of law enforcement and city officials with regards to vandalism abatement. During these community events, Yakima residents will directly engage in graffiti abatement efforts. Additionally, Yakima residents will have the opportunity to participate in a Community Voucher Program by claiming a free paint bucket to eradicate vandalism on their own property in the future. CAD will facilitate crime prevention efforts through neighborhood organizing, while strengthening law enforcement-community partnerships.
ITEM BUDGETED:
STRATEGIC PRIORITY:Neighborhood and Community Building
APPROVED FOR SUBMITTAL BY THE CITY MANAGER
RECOMMENDATION:
Adopt Resolution
ATTACHMENTS:
DescriptionUpload DateType
Resolution_Commerce_CAD5/5/2022Resolution
Grant Agreement_CAD5/5/2022Contract