HomeMy WebLinkAboutRESO 9196Resolution No. 9196
Resolution of the Council of the City of Palo Alto Approving
the Extension of Authority for The California Department of
Motor Vehicles to Collect the Vehicle Registration Fee for
Distribution to the Santa Clara County Abandoned Vehicle
Abatement Service Authority
WHEREAS, California Vehicle Code Section 22710 authorizes the establishment ofa
service authority for the abatement of abandoned vehicles in a county and the imposition of a one
dollar ($1.00) vehicle registration fee, if the board of supervisors, by a two-thirds vote, and a
majority of the cities having a majority of the incorporated population within the county have
adopted resolutions providing for the establishment of the authority and the imposition of the fee;
and
WHEREAS, on November 4, 1991, the Council approved Resolution No. 7039
authorizing the establishment of a service authority within Santa Clara County, thereby making
funds available to the City for abatement activities through the imposition ofa one dollar ($1.00)
per vehicle annual registration fee on all vehicles registered in Santa Clara' County;
WHEREAS, the number of vehicles abandoned on public and private property is
constantly increasing, and it is increasingly difficult for the City to sufficiently fund programs to
abate abandoned vehicle nuisances; and
WHEREAS, the City of Palo Alto has established a plan for the abatement of
abandoned vehicles pursuant to Chapter 9.64 ofthe Palo Alto Municipal Code; and
WHEREAS, California Vehicle Code section 92S0.7(g) authorizes the vehicle
abatement registration fee to be imposed by a service authority only for a period of 10 years from
the date that the collection of the fee commenced, provided, however that the fee may be
extended in increments of up to 10 years by two-thirds vote of the County Board of Supervisors
and a majority of the cities having a majority of the incorporated population within the County
adopting resolutions providing for the extension of the fee;
NOW, THEREFORE, the Council of the City of Palo Alto does RESOLVE as
follows:
SECTION 1. The City Council of the City of Palo Alto hereby declares that it
approves the extension for an additional period of ten years the collection by the California
Department of Motor Vehicles for distribution to the Santa Clara County Abandoned Vehicles
Abatement Service Authority that vehicle abatement fee authorized by California Vehicle Code
Section 22710.
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