REPORT TO COUNCIL
SUBJECT
Title
Adopt a Resolution Authorizing Participation in the Santa Clara County Abandoned Vehicle Abatement Authority for an Additional Ten Years and Continue Collection of a One Dollar Fee to Fund the Authority
Report
BACKGROUND
The California Vehicle Code (CVC) Sections 9250.7 and 22710 authorize the establishment of a service authority for the abatement of abandoned vehicles by California counties. It also provides for 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.
The funds collected by the authority are used to reimburse member cities for costs related to the abatement of abandoned vehicles. The reimbursement is based on city population and the number of abandoned vehicles abated. The reimbursement can be used to cover personnel costs and other direct costs related to the abatement of vehicles.
The Santa Clara County Abandoned Vehicle Abatement Service Authority ("AVASA") was established in 1991 to provide County law enforcement agencies with resources to facilitate the proper removal and disposal of abandoned vehicles. Revenue for the program is collected by the Department of Motor Vehicles pursuant to CVC 9250.7 at a rate of $1.00 per vehicle for vehicles registered with an address in Santa Clara County. AVASA then uses program revenue to reimburse participating agencies in the county, based on a formula that allocates 50% of available funding based on the jurisdiction's population percentage and the other 50% based on the jurisdiction's percentage of vehicles abated county-wide.
The City's participation in the program was authorized by City Council on October 29, 1991, when Council adopted Resolution No.199-91 authorizing the City of Sunnyvale's participation in AVASA for a 10-year period.
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