RES-9534 Continuation in Orange County Service Authority for Abandoned VehiclesRESOLUTION NO. 9534
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RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF ORANGE CONCERNING PARTICIPATION/
CONTINUATION IN THE ORANGE
COUNTY SERVICE AUTHORITY FOR ABANDONED
VEHICLES WHEREAS,
Sections 22710 and 9250.7 of the California Vehicle Code provide for the
establishment and continuation of a service authority for the abatement of abandoned vehicles
if the Board of Supervisors of the County, by a two-thirds vote, and a majority of
the cities within the county having a majority of the incorporated population adopt
resolutions providing for the establishment and continuation of such an authority; and
WHEREAS, on or about October 17, 1991, the Orange County Service Authority
for Abandoned Vehicles ("SAA V"), administered by the Orange County Transportation
Authority was established in accordance with Vehicle Code Section 22710 and designated
to implement an abandoned vehicle removal program in the Orange County region; and
WHEREAS, in August 2001, Governor Davis signed into law SB 106, a bill that
authorizes the extension of the one dollar ($1) DMV vehicle registration surcharge for this
program in IO-year increments given the resolutions in support from a majority of the
cities within the county having a majority of the incorporated population and, by a two-
thirds vote of the County Board of
Supervisors; and WHEREAS, the SAA V program in Orange County is currently scheduled
to sunset in April
2002; and WHEREAS, since its inception in Orange County, the SAA V
program has provided approximately $17.5 million to Orange County cities and the County
of Orange,and has resulted in the removal of more than 240,000 vehicles from public
and private property in Orange
County; and WHEREAS, for the first nine months of the 2000-01 fiscal year (
July I, 2000 March 31, 2001), year-to-date totals for Orange County showed
that cities and the county requested $1,974,832 through SAAV against $1,511,864
in total revenues, which illustrates the popularity and need of the program and supports
a recommendation to continue
the SAA V program; and WHEREAS, during the 2000-01 fiscal year,
theCity of Orange has received 81,449 from the SAA V program as reimbursement for
costs incurred in
WHEREAS, the Orange City Council finds that abandoned, inoperable, wrecked,
dismantled vehicles, or parts thereof, pose a public health and safety hazard and are found to
be public nuisances; and
WHEREAS, the Orange City Council finds that a countywide abandoned vehicle
abatement program is needed to provide for the proper removal and disposal of abandoned
vehicles and assist law enforcement and code enforcement personnel in abatement of
abandoned vehicles throughout Orange County; and
WHEREAS, the Orange City Council desires to continue participation in the SAA V
program so that the City can receive its proportional share of the California vehicle
registration fee for the purpose of abating and removing abandoned vehicles within its
jurisdiction.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF
THE CITY OF ORANGE AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. The City is hereby authorized to continue participation in the Orange County
Service Authority for Abandoned Vehicles established pursuant to California Vehicle Code
Section 22710.
Section 2. The City Council hereby approves the IO-year continuation of the
abandoned vehicle abatement program and plan adopted and implemented by the Orange
County Service Authority for Abandoned Vehicles and authorizes the continued imposition of
an annual $1 vehicle registration fee to be used exclusively for the abatement, removal,
and disposal as public nuisances of any abandoned, wrecked, dismantled, or
inoperative vehicles, or parts thereof, from private or public
property.Section 3. The City Clerk shall certify as to the adoption of this Resolution and file
a certified copy with the Orange County Transportation
Authority.ADOPTED this 13th day of November,
2001.Reso No. 9534
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Cassandra J. Cathcart, Ity Clerk of the CIty of Orange
I hereby certify that the foregoing Resolution was duly and regularly adopted by the
City Council of the City of Orange at a regular meeting thereof held on the 13th day of
November, 2001, by the following vote:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
ABSTAIN:
COUNCILMEMBERS: Slater, Alvarez, Murphy, Coontz, Cavecche
COUNCILMEMBERS: None
COUNCILMEMBERS: None
COUNCILMEMBERS: None
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