RESOLUTION NO. 2024-122
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF POMONA, CALIFORNIA, FUND A PREVIOUSLY UNFUNDED OFFICER POSITION, ESTABLISHING ADMINISTRATIVE CITATION FINE FOR VIOLATIONS RELATING TO TRUCK ROUTES, AMEND THE MASTER FEE SCHEDULE TO INCREASE COMMERCIAL PARKING VIOLATION FEE AND AMEND THE FY 2024-25 OPERATION BUDGET BY INCREASING REVENUE ESTIMATES AND APPROPRIATIONS IN THE AMOUNT OF $500,000 WHEREAS, Chapter 58, Article V, Division 2 of the Pomona Municipal Code establishes the use of truck routes designating operators of any vehicle exceeding a maximum gross weight limit of three tons shall drive on such routes in the City of Pomona (“City”); WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Pomona believes that the operation of large vehicles on public streets creates a safety hazard for both motorists and pedestrians. Commercial Vehicles block lines of sight, impair motorist, pedestrian visibility, and reduce the travel widths along City streets; WHEREAS, the City Council will unfreeze a previously frozen Police Officer position to enforce commercial vehicle violations and impose fees on violators; WHEREAS, Section 2-1181 of the Pomona Municipal Code provides an alternative method of enforcement for violations of the Municipal Code and any other city ordinances. California Government Code Section 53069.4 authorizes the City Council to establish fines and penalties of up to one-thousand dollars ($1,000) for violation of its “Truck Route” ordinance; WHEREAS, the City Council desires to establish an administrative fine for violation of the City’s Truck Route ordinance at a one-thousand dollar ($1,000) penalty for each offense; WHEREAS, the City Council amends the master fee schedule to increase commercial parking violation fee to one-hundred and twenty-five dollars ($125); and WHEREAS, the City Council amends the FY 2024-25 operation budget by increasing revenue estimates to $500,000 and appropriations to $380,000.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Pomona as follow:
will unfreeze a previously frozen Police Officer position Notwithstanding the penalties and fines in effect for administrative citations for any other violation of the Pomona Municipal Code, the penalty for receipt of any administrative citation for a violation of Chapter 34, Division 2 of the Municipal Code shall be one-thousand dollars ($1,000).
Amend the Master fee schedule to increase commercial parking violations from XX to one-hundred and twenty-five dollars ($125).
Amends the FY 2024-25 Operation budget by increasing revenue estimates to $500,000 and appropriations to $380,000 PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED this 9th day of September, 2024.
CITY OF POMONA:
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Tim Sandoval
Mayor
APPROVED AS TO FORM: ATTEST:
________________________________ ______________________________ Sonia Carvalho Rosalia A. Butler, MMC
City Attorney City Clerk
I, HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing resolution was duly adopted by the City Council of the City of Pomona at a regular meeting thereof held on September 9, 2024 by the following vote of the Council:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSTAIN:
ABSENT:
Rosalia A. Butler, MMC
City Clerk
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