Res 11-058RESOLUTION NO. 11 -058
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL
OF THE CITY OF POWAY, CALIFORNIA,
TO CONTINUE PARTICIPATION IN THE SAN DIEGO COUNTY
ABANDONED VEHICLE ABATEMENT SERVICE
AUTHORITY INTENT TO EXTEND FEES PURSUANT
TO VEHICLE CODE SECTIONS 9250.7 AND 22710
WHEREAS, Sections 9250.7 and 22710 of the California Vehicle Code authorized
the establishment of the San Diego County Abandoned Vehicle Abatement Service
Authority ( "SDAVASA ") in 1991 and the imposition of a $1 fee on vehicles registered in the
County of San Diego; and
WHEREAS, these sections further impose an additional $2 fee on commercial
vehicles registered in the County of San Diego; and
WHEREAS, these registration fees are used exclusively for the abatement, removal,
and disposal of any abandoned, wrecked, dismantled, or inoperative vehicles or vehicle
parts as public nuisances, on private or public property, to combat neighborhood blight and
decay; and
WHEREAS, Senate Bill 106, Chapter 175 of the Statutes of 2001, amended
California Vehicle Code §§ 9250.7 and 22710 to allow an extension of the registration fees
in increments of up to 10 years; and
WHEREAS, Senate Bill 106 requires a County's Board of Supervisors, by a
two- thirds vote, and the cities with the majority of the incorporated population within the
County to adopt resolutions approving an extension of the registration fees; and
WHEREAS, in 2001, the Poway City Council adopted Resolution No. 01 -099 to allow
for a 10 -year extension of the registration fees in 10 -year increments; and
WHEREAS, without an extension of the registration fees, authority for the registration
fees will expire in April 2012, and the City will be unable to recover a significant portion of
the costs of abating nuisance vehicles; and
WHEREAS, on October 4, 2011, the City of Poway sent a letter of intent to the
SDAVASA stating the City of Poway's continued interest in participating in the program and
supporting extension of the SDAVASA service fees;
WHEREAS, over the last three fiscal years, the City's revenue from its AVA program
has off -set 100 percent of the program costs.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council that the registration
fees, as authorized by the State of California, imposed on vehicles registered in the County
of San Diego, are extended for 10 years from the date of approval of this Resolution in
accord with California Vehicle Code Sections 9250.7 and 22710.
Resolution No. 11 -058
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PASSED, ADOPTED AND APPROVED by the City Council of the City of Poway,
State of California, at a regular meeting this 1st day of November 2011.
Don Higginson, May
ATTEST:
Tina M. White, Deputy City Clerk
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
) SS.
COUNTY OF SAN DIEGO )
I, Tina M. White, Deputy City Clerk of the City of Poway, do hereby certify, under
penalty of perjury, that the foregoing Resolution No. 11 -058 was duly adopted by the City
Council at a meeting of said City Council held on the 1st day of November 2011 and that it
was so adopted by the following vote:
AYES: BOYACK, GROSCH, MULLIN, CUNNINGHAM, HIGGINSON
NOES: NONE
ABSENT: NONE
DISQUALIFIED: NONE
Tina M. White, Deputy City Clerk
City of Poway