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Home My WebLink AboutRESOLUTIONS - 01012001 - 2001-578 w. THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF CONTRA COSTA COUNTY, CALIFORNIA PASSED by the following vote of the Board of Supervisors on this 11th day of December 2001. AYES: Supervisors Gioia, Gerber, DeSaulnier, Glover and Uilkema NOES: None ABSENT: None ABSTAIN: None RESOLUTION NO. 2001/ 578 Subject: Authorize the Extension of the Abandoned Vehicle Abatement Program until April 2012 WHEREAS, the Cities and County of Contra Costa Abandoned Vehicle Service Authority (CCCAVSA) was formed in 1991; and WHEREAS, the CCCAVSA program has contributed over $7,100,000 and allowed for abatement of 44,718 abandoned vehicles in the County of Contra Costa; and WHEREAS, the CCCAVSA program was set to expire in April 2002; and WHEREAS, new legislation allows for an extension of the program up to 10 years with the approval of the County and a majority of the cities comprising a majority of the population of the incorporated areas; and WHEREAS, it is desirable to the County of Contra Costa to have the program continue; THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED,that the County of Contra Costa supports the extension of the CCCAVSA program until 2012. 1 hereby certify that this is a true and correct copy of an action taken and entered on the minutes of the Board of Supervisors on the date shown. ATTESTED;__ JOHN SWEETEN, Clerk of the Board of S�� a�i au ty Idministrator By Deputy RESOLUTION NO. 2001/578 ..ir iir-T••. jt.t{k TO: BOARD OF SUPERVISORS �N _-'- y' >,_` CONTRA COSTA,+ ... Jam.:'•�r f FROM: John Sweeten, County Administrator ��t-040 COUNTY ��'42c•UVK'�"��/ V1i/ DATE: December 11, 2001 SUBJECT: Adoption of Resolution Extending the Abandoned Vehicle Abatement Program SPECIFIC REQUEST(S) OR RECOMMENDATION(S) & BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION RECOMMENDATION(S): ADOPT Resolution 2001/578 extending the abandoned vehicle abatement program until April 2012. FISCAL IMPACT Failure to adopt a resolution will cause cessation of an annual allotment of approximately $830,000 for the removal of abandoned vehicles in Contra Costa County. BACKGROUND/REASON(S) FOR RECOMMENDATION(S): The Abandoned Vehicle Abatement Program was established in 1986 (Ord. 86-58) to address abandoned vehicle related issues on private property. To fit the Program's parameters a vehicle must be stored on private property, be abandoned, inoperable, dismantled or wrecked. CONTINUED ON ATTACHMENT: —YES SIGNATURE: RECOMMENDATION OF COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE —APPROVE ! OTHER SIGNATURE(S): ACTION OF BOARD ON December 11 2001 APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED,OTHER VOTE OF SUPERVISORS 1 HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS IS A 2[_UNANIMOUS(ABSENT Nnna ) TRUE AND CORRECT COPY OF AN AYES: NOES: ACTION TAKEN AND ENTERED ABSENT: ABSTAIN: ON MINUTES OF THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS ON THE DATE SHOWN. Contact:John T.Gregory,335-1089 ATTESTED nenAmbpr 11 2,nni JOHN SWEETEN,CLERK OF THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS --AND COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR cc: CAO Sheriff,AVAP BY, DEPUTY BACKGROUND/REASON(S) FOR RECOMMENDATION (cont'd): In 1990, Assembly Bill 4114 granted counties statewide the opportunity to establish Abandoned Vehicle Abatement Service Authorities. The legislation was covered under the authority of CVC Section 22710 and would allow for the collection of a $1.00 fee for each vehicle registered in a County. The Service Authority would be responsible for the dispersal of collected fees. To establish an Authority, it required that the County and city councils of cities formalize a plan and sign a joint powers agreement. In 1991, representatives from the Sheriffs Office, County Administrator's Office and all 18 cities in Contra Costa County, through a joint powers agreement, established one of the first service authorities in the State. Since its inception, the Cities & County of Contra Costa County Abandoned Vehicle Abatement Service Authority has administered the distribution of more than $7.1 million. The Service Authority is not a County run program; it is overseen by a Board of Directors. John Gregory, Deputy County Administrator, was instrumental in the passage of the original legislation and has served as the Authority Chair since the Authority began operation in 1991. Under the original legislation, the Service Authority would collect fees for five years from the date of its inception. The legislation allowed individual service authorities to develop distribution formulas, within guidelines established by the California Highway Patrol. In Contra Costa County, distribution was based solely on a percentage of population formula. At that time, the County had approximately 19.2% of the state's population based on figures provided by the State Department of Finance. In 1995, Assemblyperson Rainey carried legislation (AB135) not only to extend the sunset date an additional five years, but also to change the distribution formula to be based solely on performance. This formula change was due to larger service authorities in the southern part of the state not utilizing their revenue as required by the State. The general membership of the Service Authority felt this unfair to the smaller pro-active cities as they had programs in place and their citizens were being assessed the fee and would not realize any benefit. A decision was made by the Service Authority general membership to ask for amendments to the legislation. During the period of time while the legislation was drafted (SB 112-Kopp), the Service Authority changed its formula to 60% performance based, 40% population. With the passage of SB 122, in 1997, the formula was changed to 50% performance, 50% population. To date, over 44,700 vehicles have been removed in the County under the program. The current program is set to expire in April 2002. New legislation (SB106-Sher) allows the local service authorities to extend the programs every 10 years with the approval of the County and a majority of the cities comprising a majority of the population of the incorporated areas. All of the nineteen participating cities are currently moving to adopt resolutions confirming their intent to remain in the Service Authority and stating their desire to extend the program. Adopting of the attached resolution is the first step towards the extension of this important program.