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HomeMy WebLinkAbout98-25RESOLUTION NO. 98-25 RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF UKIAH INCREASING TO $65.00 THE FEE FOR THE RELEASE OF STORED OR IMPOUNDED VEHICLES AND ESTABLISHING A FEE OF $15.00 PER DAY FOR VEHICLES STORED ON CITY OF UKIAH PROPERTY TO BE COLLECTED BY THE POLICE DEPARTMENT WHEREAS, the City of Ukiah discourages operation of vehicles in violation of the law; and WHEREAS, staff time including police officers, clerks, and dispatchers is required to remove, store, and/or impound vehicles that are used by law violators; and WHEREAS, California Vehicle Code Section 22850.5 allows a city to recover a charge equal to its administrative costs relating to the removal, impound, storage, or release of vehicles; and WHEREAS, a fee of $65.00 for administrative fees is based on the estimate of the City's cost for documenting, reporting, tracking, and releasing towed, stored or impounded vehicles; and WHEREAS, a fee of $15.00 per day represents the actual and reasonable cost of storing vehicles on City property; and WHEREAS, the City Council determines that adoption of said fees set forth herein is exempt from the requirements of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to Section 21080(b)(8) thereof and State CEQA Guidelines Section 15273A in that said fees are for the purposes of meeting operating expenses including employee wage rates and fringe benefits and purchasing or leasing supplies, equipment and materials, and will only partially reimburse the City of Ukiah for the cost of processing said vehicle releases and storages. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED as follows: 1. That the Council establishes a $65.00 City administrative fee for the releasing of stored vehicles and a $15.00 per day fee for the storage of vehicles on City property to be collected by the Police Department, and undertakes a cost recovery program relating to the removal, impound, storage, and release of vehicles. The fee is to be collected in addition to any required State fee. 2. The Administrative Fee shall only be imposed on the registered owner or the agents Resolution No. 98-25 Page 1 of 2 of that owner and shall be applicable to any vehicle towed under an abatement program, or sold at a lien sale pursuant to Civil Code Sections 3068.1 - 3074 inclusive, and Vehicle Code Section 22851, unless the sale is sufficient in amount to pay the lienholder's total charges and proper administrative costs. 3. The Police Chief or his designee may waive the Administrative Fee upon verifiable proof that the vehicle was reported stolen at the time that the vehicle was removed. PASSED AND ADOPTED this 21st day of January, 1998. AYES: NOES: None ABSENT: Councilmember Ashiku ABSTAIN: None ATTEST: Councilmembers Chavez, Kelly, Mastin, and Mayor Malone Collen B. Henderson, City Clerk Sheridan Malone,/~yor Resolution No. 98-25 Page 2 of 2