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FROM: Supervisor Tom Powers f� Costa
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County
DATE: March 10, 1992 °tlr>,�••.�• J
SUBJ:CT: Proposal to Develop an Auto Buy-Back Program
SPECIFIC REQUEST(S)OR RECOMMENDATION(S)&BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION
RECOMMENDATIONS:
1 . Refer to the CAO to determine if an auto buy back program is a cost effective
solution to preventing abandoned autos in the cities and towns of Contra Costa
County.
2. Determine if the new Abandoned Vahicle fund of the county is an
appropriate source of revenue to use to establish such a buy back program.
3. Contact the Bay Area Quality Management District (BAAQMD) to see if they wish
to join in an auto abatement program to promote the elimination of pre-1975
"gas guzzlers" which are targeted air pollution problem vehicles.
4. Apply to the Contra Costa Transportation. Authority and to the Bay Area Air.
Quality Management District for funding under AB434 to support a buy back program
to eliminate polluting cars.
5. Contact the petro-chemical companies in the area to see if they wish to
participate in a program similar to the "SCRAP PROGRAM" conducted by UNOCAL in Los-
Angeles.
CONTINUED ON ATTACHMENT: X YES SIGNATURE: l/ -
RECOMMENDATION OF COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOAFk COMMITTEE
APPROVE OTHER
SIGNATURE(S):
ACTION OF BOARD ON Ma r r h• 1 n, 1999 APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED - OTHER
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED BY THE BOARD that the County Administrator is
REQUESTED to provide a status. report on the location of a repository
for old cars .
VOTE OF SUPERVISORS
I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS M A TRUE
_UNANIMOUS(ABSENT T T T.y TAT ) 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.
March 10, 1992
CC. County Administrator ATTESTED PHIL BATCHELOR,CLERK OF THE BOARD OF
SUPERVISORS AND COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR
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BY ,DEPUTY
Background
Current abatement programs require inspectors to locate and
tag abandoned vehicles. The program then requires a long legal
notice and storage period in order to comply with state ownership
laws resulting in expense for storage and handling.
Instead of using this program to abate abandoned vehicles
only, why not set up a buy back program and have AVA funds provide
an incentive for people to turn their cars in at selected
locations and be paid for the vehicles? Locations could be
strategically placed throughout the county where buy backs would
occur. The owner would be required to drive or tow the car to such
a location with the ownership documentation (pink slip) and he/she
would be immediately issued a check for the vehicle. ..
Private funds could be solicited to match with local or
regional funds to not only reduce the number of abandoned vehicles,
but also eliminate polluting vehicles. In the Los Angeles Area,
Union Oil Co. participated in a program, to buy back older gas
guzzling vehicles .
If such a pilot program can be established in Contra Costa
County, this will be the first buy back program for abandoned cars
and gas guzzles in the region and it must be done correctly taking
care to avoid problems which might be caused by cars not registered
to Contra Costa County owners while providing realistic
incentives.