RESOLUTION NO. 2023-
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CATHEDRAL
CITY, CALIFORNIA, FOR EXTENSION OF THE ESTABLISHED
SERVICE AUTHORITY FEE COLLECTION FOR THE ABANDONED
VEHICLE ABATEMENT PROGRAM
WHEREAS, the Riverside County Abandoned Vehicle Abatement Service Authority was formed on or about June 1, 1994, pursuant to the provisions of California Vehicle Code § 9250.7 and § 22710 enacted by the Legislature in 1990 which authorize the establishment of a service authority and imposition of a service fee on all registered motor vehicles located within a county; and
WHEREAS, beginning in June 1994 and continuing to the present, the Riverside County Abandoned Vehicle Abatement Service Authority has been the recipient of service fees collected on its behalf by the California Department of Motor Vehicles and apportions and distributes proceeds to each member agency according to the formula set forth in the California Vehicle Code § 22710; and
WHEREAS, the service fees received by the Riverside County Abandoned Vehicle Abatement Service Authority are used to reimburse local governmental agencies for the costs incurred as a result of the abatement, removal, and disposal as public nuisances of any abandoned, wrecked, dismantled, or nonoperative vehicles or parts thereof; and WHEREAS, the service fee collected as part of the Abandoned Vehicle Abatement Program is set to expire on May 31, 2024; and
WHEREAS, the Legislature amended California Vehicle Code § 9250.7 to allow for an extension of the service fee collected as part of the Abandoned Vehicle Abatement Program in increments of up to 10 years each if the Board of Supervisors for the County by a two-thirds vote, and a majority of the cities comprising a majority of the population of the incorporated areas within the county, adopt resolutions providing for the extension of the service fee; and
WHEREAS, it is desirable to the City of Cathedral City to have the Abandoned Vehicle Abatement Program and fee collection to continue beyond its current termination date of May 2024.
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CATHEDRAL CITY, CALIFORNIA DOES HEREBY RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. That the City of Cathedral City approves the extension of the service fee collected on behalf of the Riverside County Abandoned Vehicle Abatement Service Authority until May 31, 2034.
Rita Lamb, Mayor
Cathedral City
ATTEST: APPROVED AS TO FORM:
Tracey R. Hermosillo, City Clerk Eric S. Vail, City Attorney Cathedral City
I, TRACEY R. HERMOSILLO, CITY CLERK of the City of Cathedral City, do hereby certify that the foregoing Resolution was introduced and adopted at a regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Cathedral City held on the 13th day of September 2023 by the following vote:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
ABSTAIN:
Tracey R. Hermosillo, City Clerk