1 APPROVED AS TO FORM AND LEGALITY
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CITY ATTORNEY’S OFFICE
OAKLAND CITY COUNCIL
RESOLUTION NO. ______________ C.M.S.
A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING:
1) THE EXTENSION OF THE ALAMEDA
COUNTY VEHICLE ABATEMENT
AUTHORITY (AVA) UNTIL MAY 31, 2033;
2) THE CITY ADMINISTRATOR OR HIS DESIGNEE TO
CONTINUE THE OAKLAND POLICE
DEPARTMENT'S PARTICIPATION IN THE AVA;
AND
3) AUTHORIZING THE CITY ADMINISTRATOR OR
HIS DESIGNEE TO ACCEPT THE CITY OF
OAKLAND'S SHARE OF CALIFORNIA STATE
VEHICLE REGISTRATION SERVICE FEE FUNDS AS
AUTHORIZED BY VEHICLE CODE SECTION 9250.7
AND DISTRIBUTED THROUGH THE AVA.
WHEREAS, pursuant to Vehicle Code Section 22710 (VC 22710), the Alameda County Abandoned Vehicle Abatement Authority (AVA) was formed as a service authority in 1993 for the abatement of abandoned vehicles; and WHEREAS, the City of Oakland (City) is an active member in good standing of the AVA; and
WHEREAS, legislation signed by the Gove rnor of the State of California o n August 12, 2001 allows for a ten-year extension of the AVA program; and WHEREAS, the City Council has authorized participation of the Oakland Po lice Department and acceptance of the City's share of California sta te vehicle registration service funds collect ed by the AVA beginning in 19 93 and subsequently reauthorized through 2013 with the passage of ꞏ Re solutions Numbers 68678, 72853 and 77419; and
WHEREAS, during the AVA program's 30 plus years as authorized by Vehicle Code Section 9250.7, the City of Oakland has received a total o f approximately $9.75 million as its share of the collected service fee funds w hich allowed for the abatement of approximately 175, 000 abandoned vehicles from Oakl and neighborhoods: and
WHEREAS, the AVA program is set to expire on May 31, 2023; and
WHEREAS, approval by Alameda County and a majority of the cities comprising a majority of the population of the incorporated areas within the county is required in order to continue the AVA and annual collection of a one-dollar ($1.00) vehicle registration fee on vehicles registered within Alameda County; and WHEREAS, it is a benefit to the city to have the AVA program continue and for the City of Oakland to remain an active participant in the program; now, therefore be it
RESOLVED: That the City Council authorizes the extension of the Abandoned Vehicle Abatement (AVA) program until May 3I, 2033; and be it FURTHER RESOLVED: That the City Council also authorizes the City Administrator to continue Oakland Police Department's participation in the AVA; and be it
FURTHER RESOLVED: That the City Council also authorizes the City Administrator or his designee to accept of the City's share of California state vehicle registration fee funds as authorized by Vehicle Code Section 92 50.7 and distributed through the AVA Program, and be it
FURTHER RESOLVED: That the City Council urges the Alameda County Board of Supervisors and all City legisla tive bodies within the County o f Alameda to adopt similar legislation to extend this important program.
IN COUNCIL, OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA,
PASSED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE:
AYES - FIFE, GALLO, JENKINS, KALB, KAPLAN, RAMACHANDRAN, REID, AND
PRESIDENT FORTUNATO BAS
NOES –
ABSENT –
ABSTENTION –
ATTEST:
ASHA REED
City Clerk and Clerk of the Council of the
City of Oakland, California