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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCounty of Mendocino 1994-08-09 Active . ��s ArRF�MFNT # y�-i:�� . ' � ' :,�-�- N� �� o �r'�LI AGREEMENT This Agreement is made and entered this �1`'"� day of !;,, .� , 1994 , in Ukiah, California, by and between the City� of Ukiah ( "City" ) , an general municipal corporation by and through its City Council, and the County of Mendocino ( "County" ) , a general law county, by and through its Board of Supervisors . RECITALS : l . Effective August 1, 1993 , with adoption of Art . 3 , Ch. l, Div. 17 of the California Vehicle Code (commencing with Veh. C. §40200) , violation of state and local parking restrictions are civil rather than criminal violations which City and County must process administratively rather than through the courts . 2 . Vehicle Code section 40200 . 5 authorizes County to contract with City to process parking violations issued in the County. 3 . Relatively few parking violations are issued in the unincorporated areas as opposed to the incorporated cities in Mendocino County. 4 . Accordingly, the City and County have determined that it is in their mutual self-interest and the interest of the general public for the County to contract with the City for the processing of parking violations issued in the unincorporated portions of inland Mendocino County. AGREEMENT: In consideration of the above-recited facts and the terms and conditions as further stated herein the parties hereby agree as follows . l . SERVICE PROVIDED BY CITY: Effective August 9 , 1994 , the City will process all notices of parking violations issued by the County in the unincorporated inland portions of Mendocino County. "The inland portions of Mendocino County" as used herein shall mean all those areas within Mendocino County outside incorporated cities, excluding the coastal areas . "Coastal areas" shall mean and include all those portions of the county within five miles of the Pacific coastline within Mendocino County. l . l City to use Vehicle Code procedures . City will process notices of parking violation in accordance with the procedures set forth in Division 17, Chapter l, Article 3 of the Vehicle Code (commencing with �40200) , including the hearing procedure for contested notices required by V�hicle Code §40215 and the collection procedures authorized by �40220 . The County hereby assigns to the` City its right to any funds collected by the California Department of Motor Vehicles ( "DMV" ) and remitted either to it or the City in response to a filing under Vehicle Code �40220 (1) or to seek a civil judgment to enforce parking penalties upheld by a final decision of the City. County hereby authorizes the County Administrative Officer to sign any further documents that may be necessary to authorize the DMV to remit funds collected on behalf of the County to the City or to authorize the City to pursue civil judgments in accordance with Vehicle Code §40220 (2) . 1 . 2 City to defend final decision. City will defend any of its final administrative decisions challenged by a contestant pursuant to Vehicle Code §40223 . 2 . COUNTY OBLIGATIONS : County will print at its own expense and direct its parking enforcement officials to use the notice of violation and notice of penalty as provided in Vehicle Code §40203 , including any information requested by the City to be included therein. 2 . 1 Countv to provide City with copy of tickets . County shall provide City with a copy of each Notice of Violation and Notice of Penalty issued by its parking enforcement officials within 10 days of its issuance . 2 . 2 County to conduct review, if rec�uested by Citv. Upon City' s request, County shall conduct any review of the parking violation requested by any person pursuant to and within the time requiredl by Vehicle Code §40200 . 7 . However, City shall have the right to conduct the review as provided in said section. 2 . 3 Board of Supervisors to set parkina penalties . The Board of Supervisors shall adopt periodic resolutions establishing the amount of the parking penalty for each parking violation enforced within the unincorporated county areas, using the proper procedures required by law. Any fees required by state statute shall be included in said resolution. As far as practical those fees should be consistent with similar fees established by other jurisdictions within the county. The County shall file a certified copy of the currently effective resolution with the City and any subsequent changes to said resolution. If the surcharges payable to the County under ¶3 increase in the future, County shall increase its parking penalty by a like amount within 60 days of the effective date of the surcharge increase . The City 1 21 days from issuance of Notice of Violation or 10 days from mailing notice . M s:\u\agrmts93\parking. 2 July 13, 1994 shall only be obligated under this Agreement to process parking violations as set forth in the resolution filed by the County, provided further that the resolution complies with the provisions of this paragraph. 3 . FEES FOR CITY PROVIDED SERVICE: 3 . 1 Basic fee . City shall be entitled to retain any fees or penalties collected by it pursuant to this Agreement, except for the surcharges imposed by County resolution pursuant to Government Code �§76100 and 76101 for the jail and courthouse construction funds, currently totalling $3 . 00 , and the state construction fund surcharge imposed by Penal Code §1464 , currently totalling $2 . 00, or a current total of $5 . 00 . City shall pay to the County all such collected funds by the lOth of the month following the month in which the funds were collected. Any parking penalties received by the County or the county courts shall be paid to the City within 10 days of their receipt . County shall not be entitled to any interest on funds the City collects, regardless of when payment is actually made to the County. 3 . 2 Additional fees . In addition to the base fee, City shall be entitled to charge County for its actual cost (attorney' s fees at the City' s contract rate, time and associated overhead on a cost accounting basis for city staff) , if the City defends a final decision pursuant to ¶1 . 2 , unless the court reverses the City' s decision solely and exclusively because of an error of the City or its officers or employees in processing the violation pursuant to this Agreement . City may charge County for its actual costs of defending any challenge to the County' s resolution establishing parking fees . In each such case, the County has the right to defend the decision or resolution at its own expense in which event the City is only entitled to the base fee . The County shall pay any additional fees pursuant to this subparagraph within 30 days of receiving an invoice from the City for such fees . 4 . INDEMNIFICATION AND HOLD HARMLESS AGREEMENT. Each party to this agreement shall indemnify and hold the other party to the agreement, and its officers, agents and employees, harmless from and against any liability, cost, expense, claim or obligation arising out of the indemnifying party' s negligent or other wrongful performance under this Agreement . The indemnification provided herein shall include the costs of defending against any such claim, including attorney' s fees . M s:\u\agrmts93\parking. 3 July 13, 1994 S . ENTIRE AGREEMENT. This Agreement contains the entire agreement between the parties concerning its subject matter and supersedes any prior statements, agreements or understandings between the parties concerning the same subject matter. Any such prior statements, agreements or understandings are hereby declared null and void and of no further force or effect . The parties may amend this Agreement or enter new or additional agreements, provided any such amendments or agreemenrs are contained in a writing approved by the legislative bodies and executed by duly authorized officials of both parties . 6 . NOTICE. Whenever written notice is required or allowed under the terms of this Agreement it shall be deemed given when personally delivered or when received by certified mail, return receipt requested, and addressed as follows : City Manager City of Ukiah Ukiah Civic Center 300 Seminary Avenue Ukiah, California 95482 County Administrative Officer County of Mendocino 301 State Street Ukiah, California 95482 7 . TERM. This Agreement shall commence on the date first written above and shall remain in effect, until terminated by either party on 180 days prior written notice . Either party may terminate the agreement at any time based on a material breach by the other party. No such termination based on a material breach shall become effective until the party seeking to terminate the agreement on this basis gives the other party written notice of the alleged breach and the steps it claims are necessary to cure the breach. If the breach is not cured to the satisfaction of the party giving such notice within sixty days from the date such notice was given, the agreement shall terminate immediately upon the giving of written notice of such continuing dissatisfaction. 8 . NO THIRD PARTY BENEFICIARIES. This Agreement is for the exclusive benefit of City and County and confers no rights or benefits on any persons or entities not a signatory to this Agreement . No third party beneficiaries are intended or established by this Agreement . 9 . DUPLICATE ORIGINALS . This Agreement may be executed in one or more duplicate originals and when so executed each duplicate original bearing the original signatures of the parties shall be admissible in any administrative or legal proceeding as evidence of the terms of this Agreem�nt . V s:\u\agrmts93\parking. 4 July 13, 1994 l � WHEREFORE, the parties have entered this Agreement on the date first written above . CITY OF UKIAH By: „ , Ma or ATTEST J �` � lL� � � , ��, � Cityi,,_C e k , / , Approved as to C tto e COUNTY OF MENDOCII�?U B . �!� �j' � Y' 7�y�- � Chairman of the board of Supervisors ATTEST: C� • Clerk o e Board Approved as �a form: %�l�'���e� ��� � Co y Counsel � s:\u\agrmts93\parking. 5 July 13, 1994