§ 5.18-1. GRAFFITI ADVISORY BOARD - ESTABLISHED.

(a) There shall be a Graffiti Advisory Board (“Advisory Board”) consisting of 25 voting members, as set forth in this Section 5.18-1. This Board shall be advisory to the Board of Supervisors about the problem of graffiti in neighborhoods and the downtown area of San Francisco. The Advisory Board shall also advise the Mayor and the Board of Supervisors about graffiti enforcement, cleanup, and prevention strategies.

(b) There shall be 25 voting members of the Advisory Board, who shall be appointed as follows:

(1) The Mayor, or his or her designee;

(2) Eleven persons appointed by individual Members of the Board of Supervisors, with each Member of the Board of Supervisors making one appointment, to serve a term of two years. These appointments shall be effective when written notice of the appointment is received by the Clerk of the Board of Supervisors;

(3) The Board of Supervisors shall appoint the following members, who shall serve a term of two years:

(A) One employee, officer, or member of a youth group that provides services for juveniles involved in alternative programs for graffiti diversion,

(B) One employee, officer, or member of a nonprofit organization that provides services related to the City’s beautification and neighborhood cleanup programs,

(C) Two members representing businesses that operate in San Francisco, one of whom must own the property where his or her business operates,

(D) One employee or officer of a private school or art school that operates in San Francisco,

(E) One employee or officer of the contracting agency for Municipal Railway shelters, and

(F) One at-large member.

(4) The following officials and organizations shall each appoint one member, who shall serve a term of two years:

(A) The Director of Transportation of the Municipal Transportation Agency,

(B) The Director of Public Works,

(C) The General Manager of the Recreation and Park Department,

(D) The District Attorney,

(E) The Chief of Police, and

(F) The Board of Education of the San Francisco Unified School District may appoint one member. If the Board of Education fails to appoint a member within 60 days of a vacancy, the Board of Supervisors shall appoint a student, teacher, or member of the San Francisco Unified School District academic branch.

Each member 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.

(c) The members of the Advisory Board shall be broadly representative of the ethnic, racial, gender, age and sexual orientation diversity of the City and County. In making appointments to the Advisory Board, the appointing authorities shall appoint persons from varying backgrounds who have demonstrated abilities, skills, or experience with youth or addressing blight in neighborhoods.

(d) Any member other than the Mayor or his or her designee who misses three 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 Clerk of the Board of Supervisors of each such resignation.

(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. , File No. 151105, App. 2/10/2016, Eff. 3/11/2016)