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GRAFFITI ABATEMENT PROGRAM The Program The Graffiti Abatement Program focuses on coordinating actions of community groups and public agencies to prevent the spread of graffiti vandalism through enforcement, public education/awareness, and promotion of City-sponsored mural programs. New Graffiti Bylaw The City of Toronto has introduced a new Graffiti Bylaw (Municipal Code, Chapter 485) to guide City staff in preventing and enforcing the removal of graffiti effectively and immediately. Graffiti is defined in the new Graffiti Bylaw as: “One or more letters, symbols, figures, etching, scratches, inscriptions, stains, or other markings that disfigure or deface a structure or thing, howsoever made or otherwise affixed on the structure or thing, but, for greater certainty, does not include an art mural”. Coordinated Enforcement Plan The Graffiti Abatement Program has launched a determined, aggressive and integrated enforcement plan to effectively wipe out graffiti. This often entails coordinating the actions of municipal departments, agencies, boards and commissions along with the community at large. • City staff will remove graffiti on city owned buildings, overpasses, bridges, and public parks. Staff will try to quickly remove any hate or gang-related graffiti within a 24-hour period and all other graffiti within a 72-hour period to prevent further proliferation. • Using a coordinated abatement approach, the Clean City team is conducting large-scale graffiti clean-up campaigns in certain areas across the City of Toronto. These areas have been identified as those most visible to the public and are persistently experiencing problems of littering and dumping of refuse, graffiti, postering, long grass and weeds, vending, A-frames, and outdoor displays and marketing on private and public property. • Municipal Licensing and Standards Division staff routinely enforce municipal codes and bylaws associated with the upkeep of various property standards. They will respond to complaints of graffiti infractions by directing the area inspector to visit the subject property and take appropriate action on these violations. You may place your complaints about graffiti in your neighbourhood with the Graffiti Abatement Program Staff at 416-39-CLEAN, or with the Municipal Licensing and Standards District Office in your area. • Toronto Police Services has also developed a Graffiti Eradication Program to combat graffiti, reduce crime, fear and disorder, and work toward urban beautification. City by-law officers will target graffitiprone areas in the city and where necessary, coordinate with Toronto Police Services to achieve successful enforcement. To report hate, gang-related, or graffiti vandalism, call Toronto Police Services at 416-808-2222. To report graffiti, call 416-39-CLEAN 45
ADOPT A BIN Partnering with local businesses to clean up Toronto If your business or head office is situated close to a Eucan litter bin, and if maintaining a clean and attractive street front is important to your corporate image, the Adopt-a-Bin program will appeal to you. Here are some things to keep in mind • The Adopt-a-Bin program is for existing litter bins only. If there is a litter bin installed in front of your business, then this program is for you. All bins are serviced on a regular basis, but sometimes the bins get full before their regularly scheduled collection. The purpose of this program is to let the City know when a bin is actually overflowing. • If your bin is damaged, vandalized or opened accidentally, please call and report this. • If there is illegal dumping (garbage bags or other items) around your bin, you should call and report it. A by-law officer may have to visit the site. • Your litter bin is for public litter only. It is not for household garbage, commercial waste or recyclables. If you see someone abusing your litter bin, call and report it. City crews monitor the bin for signs of abuse, and, if warranted, may call in a by-law officer to investigate. How the program works • If you’re a business owner or manager interested in adopting a bin, please call 39-CLEAN (416-392-5326) and ask to sign up for the Adopt-a-Bin program. A customer service agent will take down your information. • City of Toronto staff will follow up to enroll you in the program. • If your adopted bin needs attention, please call 39-CLEAN and tell a customer service representative that you are an Adopt-a-Bin participant, and that you’d like to request a pick-up. The City’s goal is to empty the bin within two hours of receiving the call. If your call is about vandalism, damage to the bin, or an illegal dumping situation, then it will take longer to fill these requests. • In the instance of illegal dumping, a by-law officer must first be notified, schedule a visit to the area and investigate to determine, if possible, the origins of the garbage. Charges may then be laid. It’s at this point, that the garbage is removed. • If the call is about a damaged bin or vandalism (i.e. graffiti), time is required to notify the company who owns the bins (Eucan), who will make arrangements to correct the situation. Additional information can be found at: www.toronto.ca/litter/adopt.htm 46
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Page 10 and 11: TAX COMMITTEE The provincial budget
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