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FROM; Contra
Phil Batchelor
County Administrator Cjc Ia
DATE;
February 2, 1987to Coirty
SUBJECT:
Legislation: Assembly Bill 425 (Agnos)
SPECIFIC REQUEST(S) OR RECOMMENDATION(S) & BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION
RECOMMENDATION:
Adopt a position of support for AB 425 by Assemblyman Art Agnos
which would reimpose the . $1.00 vehicle registration surcharge,
transfer the funds to the Abandoned Vehicle Trust Fund, and
authorize the Department ' of Motor Vehicles to distribute the
funds to counties which establish procedures for the abatement
and removal as public nuisances of any abandoned vehicle from
public property. The funds would be distributed to counties in
proportion to the County's share of all registered vehicles in
eligible counties.
BACKGROUND:
The Board of Supervisors has already indicated their support for
several bills dealing with various aspects of abandoned vehicles,
including SB 144 by Senator Ayala which would reimpose a $1. 00
vehicle registration fee and allow the California Highway Patrol
to either use the funds themselves or contract with cities and
counties to operate abandoned vehicle programs. Assemblyman
Agnos has introduced AB 425 which is similar to SB 144 in that it
reimposes the $1 . 00 fee for the 1988, 1989; and 1990 calendar
years. However, this bill excludes cities from receiving funds,
runs the money through the DMV rather than the CHP, and
predetermines the method of allocating the money. In this
regard, this bill leaves more of the responsibility with the
County and appears to operate more like a grant program than the
program which involves the CHP.
Since AB 425 also addresses the abandoned vehicle problem, we
believe the Board should support AB 425 without necessarily
indicating a preference at this time for the type of program
which would operate under. AB 425 as opposed to that which would
operate under SB 144 .
CONTINUED ON ATTACHMENT: YES SIGNATURE:
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XRECOMMENDATION OF COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE
APPROVE OTHER
SIGNATURE S :
ACTION OF BOARD ON _February 10, 1937 APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED OTHER
VOTE OF SUPERVISORS
�Z 1 HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS IS A TRUE
UNANIMOUS (ABSENT AND CORRECT COPY OF AN ACTION TAKEN
AYES' — NOES' AND ENTERED ON THE MINUTES OF THE BOARD
ABSENT: ABSTAIN: OF SUPERVISORS ON THE DATE SHOWN.
County Adriinistrator 7
cc: Building Inspector ATTESTED _— ��"R O 1987
John Gregory, CAO's Office PHIL BATCHELOR, CLERK OF THE BOARD OF
Assemblyman Art Agnos SUPERVISORS AND COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR
D. J. Smith & Associates
M382/7-83 BY DEPUTY