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RESOLUTION NO. 5500
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF CYPRESS CONCERNING
CONTINUATION IN THE ORANGE COUNTY
SERVICE AUTHORITY FOR ABANDONED VEHICLES
WHEREAS, Sections 22710 and 9250.7 of the California Vehicle Code provide
for the establishment and continuation of a service authority for the abatement of
abandoned vehicles if the Board of Supervisors of the County, by a two-thirds vote, and
a majority of the cities within the county having a majority of the incorporated population
adopt resolutions providing for the establishment and continuation of such an authority;
and
WHEREAS, on or about October 17, 1991, the Orange County Service Authority
for Abandoned Vehicles ("SAAV") administered by the Orange County Transportation
Authority was established in accordance with Vehicle Code Section 22710 and
designated to implement an abandoned vehicle removal program in the Orange County
region; and
WHEREAS, in August 2001, Governor Davis signed into law SB 106, a bill that
authorizes the extension of the one dollar ($1) DMV vehicle registration surcharge for
this program in 10-year increments given the resolutions in support from a majority of
the cities within the county having a majority of the incorporated population and, by a
two-thirds vote of the County Board of Supervisors; and
WHEREAS, the SAAV program in Orange County is currently scheduled to
sunset in April 2002; and
WHEREAS, since its inception in Orange County, the SAAV program has
provided approximately $17.5 million to Orange County cities and the County of
Orange, and has resulted in the removal of more than 240,000 vehicles from public and
private property in Orange County; and
WHEREAS, for the first nine months of the 2000-01 fiscal year (July 1, 2000 —
March 31, 2001), year-to-date totals for Orange County showed that cities and the
county requested $1,974,832 through SAAV against $1,511,864 in total revenues,
which illustrates the popularity and need of the program and supports a
recommendation to continue the SAAV program; and
WHEREAS, during the 2000-01 fiscal year, the City of Cypress has received
$14,060 from the SAAV program as reimbursement for costs incurred in the abatement
of abandoned vehicles; and
WHEREAS, the Cypress City Council finds that abandoned, inoperable, wrecked,
dismantled vehicles, or parts thereof, pose a public health and safety hazard and are
found to be public nuisances; and
WHEREAS, the Cypress City Council finds that a countywide abandoned vehicle
abatement program is needed to provide for the proper removal and disposal of
abandoned vehicles and assist law enforcement and code enforcement personnel in
abatement of abandoned vehicles throughout Orange County; and
WHEREAS, the Cypress City Council desires to continue participation in the
SAAV program so that the City can receive its proportional share of the California
vehicle registration fee for the purpose of abating and removing abandoned vehicles
within its jurisdiction.
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NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF CYPRESS AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. The City is hereby authorized to continue participation in the Orange
County Service Authority for Abandoned Vehicles established pursuant to California
Vehicle Code Section 22710.
Section 2. The City Council hereby approves the 10-year continuation of the
abandoned vehicle abatement program and plan adopted and implemented by the
Orange County Service Authority for Abandoned Vehicles and authorizes the continued
imposition of an annual $1 vehicle registration fee to be used exclusively for the
abatement, removal, and disposal as public nuisances of any abandoned, wrecked,
dismantled, or inoperative vehicles, or parts thereof, from private or public property.
Section 3. The City Clerk shall certify as to the adoption of this Resolution and file a
certified copy with the Orange County Transportation Authority.
APPROVED AND ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of the City of
Cypress at a regular meeting held on the 13th day of November, 2001.
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MAYOR OF THE CITY OF CYPRESS
ATTEST:
ilT-Y CLERK OF T CITY OF CYPRESS
STATE OF CALIFORNIA }
COUNTY OF ORANGE }SS
I, JILL R. INGRAM-GUERTIN, City Clerk of the City of Cypress, DO HEREBY
CERTIFY that the foregoing Resolution was duly adopted at a regular meeting of the
said City Council held on the 13th day of November, 2001; by the following roll call vote:
AYES: 5 COUNCIL MEMBERS: Keenan, McCoy, Piercy, Sondhi and McGill
NOES: 0 COUNCIL MEMBERS: None
ABSENT: 0 COUNCIL MEMBERS: None
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Ci TY CLERK OFT a CITY OF CYPRESS
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