REPORT TO COUNCIL
SUBJECT
Title
Action to adopt a Resolution Authorizing the City Manager to Extend the Abandoned Vehicle Abatement Program
Report
COUNCIL PILLAR
Deliver and Enhance High Quality Efficient Services and Infrastructure
BACKGROUND
In 1990, the California State Legislature enacted legislation allowing for the creation of a county-based service authority pursuant to the provisions of Section 22710 of the California Vehicle Code (CVC).
Section 22710 of the CVC states a Service Authority for the abatement of abandoned vehicles may be established in any county if the board of supervisors of the county, 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 Service Authority and the imposition of the vehicle registration fee to be used in funding the Abandoned Vehicle Abatement (AVA) Program.
In 1992, Santa Clara County established a Service Authority, referred to as the Abandoned Vehicle Abatement Service Authority (AVASA), to provide law and code enforcement agencies within the county with the resources to facilitate the proper removal and disposal of abandoned vehicles. This includes abandoned, wrecked, dismantled or inoperative vehicles, or parts, from private or public property.
CVC Section 9250.7 states a Service Authority, pursuant to the provisions of CVC Section 22710, may impose a fee of one dollar ($1) on vehicles registered to an owner with an address in the county. This annual fee is two dollars ($2) for commercial motor vehicles.
Vehicle registration fees are collected by the California Department of Motor Vehicles and allocated to AVASA. In turn, fees are allocated to participating entities on the basis of percentage of vehicles abated by the Service Authority as a whole.
Previous City Council consideration on this topic took place in 1992, 2002 and 2012.
DISCUSSION
Abandoned vehicles are a public nuisanc...
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