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RESOLUTION NO. 5698
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
ARCADIA, CALIFORNIA, ESTABLISHING A SERVICE CHARGE
FOR RELEASE OF STORED OR IMPOUNDED VEHICLES
WHEREAS, the laws of the State of California authorizes cities
to adopt and implement rates, fees and charges for municipal
services; provided however, that such rates, fees and/or charges
do not exceed the estimated reasonable cost of providing such
services; and
WHEREAS, as the city of Arcadia desires to recover such
reasonable costs associated with the impounding and storing of
vehicles resulting from hazardous, illegal or negligent actions;
and
WHEREAS, the costs would be imposed for impounding and storing
of vehicles found abandoned, found on the street with expired
registration of more than one (1) year, found creating a safety
hazard, found blocking driveways and streets, found with more than
five (5) outstanding parking tickets, found being operated by an
unlicensed driver or a driver with a suspended or revoked license,
and when the driver is arrested and there is no safe or legal way
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to park the vehicle, found in violation of any section of the
California Vehicle Code or Arcadia Municipal Code authorizing the
removal of the vehicle from public or private property; and
WHEREAS, the negligent or illegal operation of the vehicle by
the driver or registered owner resulted in the impounding or
storing; and
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WHEREAS, California Government Code section 66018 requires
notice to be published in accordance with California Government
Code section 6062a and data made available concerning rates, fees
and charges prior to conducting a public hearing with respect to
the adoption of increases in rates, fees and charges or the
adoption of new rates, fees and charges for which no other
procedure is provided by law; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to California Government Code Section 66018
this City Council has conducted and concluded a duly noticed public
hearing with respect to release fees subject to the storage and/or
impound vehicles, prior to the adoption of this Resolution.
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ARCADIA,
CALIFORNIA, DOES HEREBY FIND, DETERMINE AND RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. Staff has proposed a service charge of $30.00
which has been determined to be a conservative estimate of the cost
to the city for impounding and processing a vehicle as set forth
above. This process includes: registration checks, paperwork
completion, tow requests, owner notification, phone contacts, log
entries, release of vehicle, sending of teletypes, etc.
SECTION 2. The City Council hereby finds and determines that,
based upon the data, information, analyses, oral and written
documentation presented to the city Council concerning the release
fees, for cost of providing services which the fee has been levied.
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SECTION 3. No fees shall be charged for the recovery of
stolen vehicles and/or disabled vehicles as a result of a traffic
accident, except when the driver of a vehicle involved in an
accident is suspected of being under the influence of alcohol
and/or any drugs in violation of California law.
SECTION 4. This fee established in Section 1 shall be paid
prior to the owner's receipt of written authorization from the
Arcadia Police Department for the release of the vehicle. The fee
shall be collected in a manner prescribed by the Police Department
and remitted to the city Finance Department.
SECTION 5. The city Clerk shall certify to the adoption of
this Resolution.
Passed, approved and adopted this 3rd
ATTEST:
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, 1992.
of Arcadia
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STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES ) SS:
CITY OF ARCADIA )
I, JUNE D. ALFORD, City Clerk of the City of Arcadia, hereby
certify that the foregoing Resolution No. 5698 was passed and
adopted by the city Council of the city of Arcadia, signed by the
Mayor and attested to by the city Clerk at a regular meeting of
said council held on the 3rd day of November, 1992 and that said
Resolution was adopted by the following vote, to wit:
AYES: Councilmember Ciraulo, Harbicht, Lojeski, Margett
and Fasching
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
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, y Clerk 0 he City of Arcadia
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