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ACTION:
By
AGENDA REPORT
CITY OF MOORPARK
TO: Honorable City Council
ITEM �•.
FROM: Mary K. Lindley, Assistant to the City Manager
DATE: August 27, 1993 (CC Meeting of September 8)
SUBJECT: Consider the Proposed Countywide Abandoned Vehicle
Program
In 1990, the Governor signed into law Assembly Bill 4114, which
enables counties to authorize the creation of a Service Authority
to handle the increasing problem of abandoned vehicles. The
legislation enables counties to collect a one dollar vehicle
registration fee to cover the costs of the program.
As required by state law, the Ventura County Transportation
Commission directed its staff to conduct a needs assessment to
determine the need for, and magnitude and cost of, the abandoned
vehicle program. The result of the assessment was that there is a
need for an abandoned vehicle program in Ventura County.
State legislation also requires that implementation of an abandoned
vehicle program include the formation of a Service Authority for
Abandoned Vehicles. For formation, the Section 22710 of the
California Vehicle Code requires that the Board of Supervisors and
a majority of the cities having the majority of the incorporated
population within the county adopt resolutions which include:
The establishment of the Service Authority including
identification of its membership,
The imposition of the one dollar vehicle registration
fee, and
Approval of the Service Authority's Abandoned Vehicle
Abatement Program and Plan.
As outlined in the Abandoned Vehicle Abatement Program and Plan,
VCTC will act as the Board of Directors for the Service Authority
for Abandoned Vehicles, and staff from VCTC will act as staff to
the Service Authority. The Service Authority staff will be
responsible for the establishment and management of the county
abandoned vehicle trust fund and act as a reimbursement agency.
The Service Authority will review city /County records on a
quarterly basis to ensure the accuracy of the accounting procedures
and will be subject to an annual audit.