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• • <br /> RESOLUTION NO. 48-11 <br /> A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE TOWN OF LOS ALTOS HILLS, <br /> CALIFORNIA,RENEWING THE SANTA CLARA COUNTY ABANDONED <br /> VEHICLE ABATEMENT SERVICE AUTHORITY <br /> WHEREAS, California Vehicle Code Sections 9250.7 and 2271 provide for the <br /> establishment of a service authority for abandoned vehicle abatement, and the imposition of a <br /> one-dollar ($1.00) surcharge on vehicle registration fees in the county (the Fee), if the County <br /> Board of Supervisors, and the majority of the cities within the county, adopt resolutions <br /> supporting such action; and <br /> WHEREAS, City Council Resolution No. 9-02, adopted in January of 2002, did <br /> adopt a Resolution approving the City's continued participation in the Santa Clara County <br /> Abandoned Vehicle Abatement Service Authority (the AVASA) and the imposition of the Fee; <br /> and <br /> WHEREAS, pursuant to applicable law, the imposition of the Fee was limited to a <br /> period of 10 years and is set to expire on March 31, 2012; and <br /> WHEREAS, state law permits the Fee to be extended in 10-year increments, if the <br /> County Board of Supervisors, by a two-thirds vote, and a majority of the cities having a <br /> majority of the incorporated population within the county, adopt resolutions providing for the <br /> extension of the fee; and <br /> WHEREAS, the City Council of the Town of Los Altos Hills finds that abandoned, <br /> inoperable, and wrecked vehicles pose a health and safety hazard and are found to be a public <br /> nuisance; and <br /> WHEREAS, the City Council, because of the inherent cost savings, desires to <br /> continue participating in the AVASA Program. <br /> NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, by the City Council of the Town of <br /> Los Altos Hills hereby authorizes that a Service Authority for abandoned vehicle abatement be <br /> Resolution No.48-11 Page 1 <br />