HomeMy WebLinkAboutCity Council Resolution 01-084RESOLUTION NO. 01-084
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF SARATOGA, CALIFORNIA, ESTABLISHING
SERVICE AUTHORITY FOR ABANDONED VEHICLE
ABATEMENT
WHEREAS, Sections 9250.7 and 22710 California Vehicle Code provides for the
establishment of a Service Authority for abandoned vehicle abatement if the city council/board
of supervisors of the county and a majority of the cities within the county having a majority of
the population adopt resolutions providing for the establishment of the authority; and
WHEREAS, the city council of the City of Saratoga finds that abandoned, inoperable,
wrecked, dismantled vehicles or parts thereof pose a health and safety hazard and are found to be
public nuisances; and
WHEREAS, the city council finds that an Abandoned Vehicle Abatement Progran~ 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; and
WHEREAS, the Santa Clara County Abandoned Vehicle Abatement Service Authority
will have the responsibility for implementing an abandoned vehicle removal program in the
Santa Clara County.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, the City Council of the City of Saratoga
hereby requests that a Service Authority for abandoned vehicle abatement be established in Santa
Clara County pursuant to the provisions of Section 22710 of the California Vehicle Code.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the city council directs that members of each
participating agency shall serve as the Service Authority for abandoned vehicle abatement in the
County of Santa Clara.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the city council approves the Vehicle Abatement
Plan of the Abandoned Vehicle Abatement Authority of the County of Santa Clara and to impose
a one-dollar ($1.00) vehicle registration fee. The fee imposed by the Service Authority shall
remain in effect only for a period of ten years from the inception of the date that the actual
collection of the fees commences
The above and foregoing resolution was passed and adopted at an adjourned meeting of the
Saratoga City Council held on the 5t~ day of December, 2001 by the following vote:
AYES:
Councilmembers Evan Baker, Stan Bogosian, Ann Waltonsmith,
Vice Mayor Nick Streit, Mayor John Mehaffey
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
ABSTAIN: None
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