HomeMy WebLinkAboutRES NO 172-98RESOLUTION
A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING PARTICIPATION IN A
STATE GRANT PROGRAM RELATING TO IMPOUNDING
VEHICLES.
WHEREAS, national statistics show that drivers of vehicles that have either a
suspended or revoked license are involved in fatal collisions four (4) times more often and
injury crashes six (6) times more often than licensed drivers; and
WHEREAS, the State of California, Office of Traffic Safety, has established a grant
program to encourage cities to impound vehicles being driven by unlicenced drivers; and
WHEREAS, the Bakersfield Police Department applied for such grant and has been
selected to participate in the program and receive state funding; and
WHEREAS, the City of Bakersfield currently has a mandatory tow program and
provides, within its Cost Recovery Program, an impound fee; and
WHEREAS, during calendar year 1997, the City of Bakersfield General Fund
received approximately $144,000 in Vehicle Code 14601 (driving on suspended license)
administrative recovery fees and approximately $94,514 in vehicle asset forfeiture funds;
and
WHEREAS, acceptance of the grant monies from the State of California, Office of
Traffic Safety will enable the Bakersfield Police Department to purchase necessary
equipment to track all Vehicle Code 14601 (driving on suspended license) and Vehicle
Code 12500(a) (driving without a license) violators, and fund three (3) new police officer
positions, one (1) clerk typist position, and one (1) police service technician position; and
WHEREAS, in order to be eligible to receive grant monies from the State of
California, Office of Traffic Safety, the City of Bakersfield must establish a Special Traffic
Offender Enforcement Account into which the traffic impound fee charged by the City of
Bakersfield under its cost recovery program relating to offenses under Vehicle Code 14601
(driving on suspended license and Vehicle Code 12500(a) (driving without a license)will
be deposited; and
WHEREAS, said program is for a three (3) year period, with grant monies funding
one hundred percent (100%) of the program in the first year, fifty percent (50%) of the
program in the second year, and zero in the third year so as to result in a self-sustaining
city program.
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NOW,
as follows:
1.
2.
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Council of the City of Bakersfield
The above recitals and findings are true and correct.
It is in the best interests of the City of Bakersfield to participate in the State
of California, Office of Traffic Safety program and accept state grant funding
for stricter enforcement of Vehicle Code violations 14601 and 12500.
A Special Traffic Offender Enforcement Account is hereby established and
designed exclusively for impound fees relating to violators of Vehicle Code
14601 and 125000(a).
The traffic impound fee charged by the City of Bakersfield under its cost
recovery program will hereafter be deposited into the Special Traffic
Offender Enforcement Account until further Resolution by the Bakersfield
City Council or termination of the Grant Program as referenced herein,
whichever occurs first.
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I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing Resolution was passed and adopted by the
Council of the City of Bakersfield at a regular meeting thereof held on DEC 0 9 1998, by the
following vote:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSTAIN:
ABSENT:
COUNCILMEMBER C,~.~SON, DEMOND, MAGGARD, COUCH, ROWLES, SULLIVAN, SALVAGGIO
COUNCILMEMBER zNO~ ~-
COUNCILMEMBER ./~ f) n ~.
COUNCILMEMBER ,~ ~ ~,
Assistant CITY CLERK and Ex Officio Clerk of the
Council of the City of Bakersfield
APPROVED DEC09 1998
MAYOR of Bakersfield
APPROVED as to form:
ROBERT M. SHF_.~RFY
Chief Assistant ~ty Attorney
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V~GINIA~GEI~NARO
Deputy City Attorney
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