Resolution No. 09978 RESOLUTION NO. 9978
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3 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
VERNON APPROVING AND ADOPTING A SCHEDULE OF PARKING
4 PENALTIES
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~ WHEREAS, Section 40200 of the Vehicle Code of the State of
7 California provides that parking penalties for violation of ordinances
8 and state laws governing standing or parking of a vehicle are to be
9 collected as civil penalties; and
10 WHEREAS, on August 17, 1993, the City Council of the City of
11 Vernon adopted Resolution No. 6302 approving a schedule of parking
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13 WHEREAS, Section 16.28 of the Vernon City Code provides that
14 the City1Council shall by resolution adopt a schedule of parking
15 Penalties for parking violations, late payment penalties,
16 administrative fees, and other related charges for parking violations
17 in accordance with the recommendation of the Chief of Police; and
18 WHEREAS, by memo dated May 20, 2009, the Chief of Police has
19 recommended a-proposed new .schedule of parking penalties for parking
20 and standing violations which updates, increases and standardizes
21 Parking penalties with other issuing agencies in-the County of Zos
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23 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
24 CITY OF VERNON AS FOLLOWS:
25 SECTION 1: The City Council of the City of Vernon hereby
26 finds and determines. that the recitals contained hereinabove are true
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28 SECTION 2: The City Council of the City of Vernon hereby
1 approves and adopts .the Schedule of Parking Penalties which is
2 attached hereto as Exhibit A and incorporated by reference.
3 SECTION 3: The. City Clerk of the City of Vernon shall
4 certify to the passage of this .resolution, .and thereupon and
5 thereafter the same shall be in full force and effect.
6 APPROVED AND. ADOPTED this 8th day of June, 2009.
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4 I, MANUELA GIRON, City: Clerk of the City of Vernon, do .hereby
5 certify that the. foregoing Resolution, being Resolution No. 9978, was
6 duly-adopted"by the City Council of the City of Vernon at a regular
7 meeting of the City Council duly held on Monday, June 8, 2-009, and
8 thereafter was duly signed by the Mayor or Mayor Pro-Tem. of the City of
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EXHIBIT A
EXHIBIT A
SCHEDULE- OF PARKING PENALTIES
CALIFORNIA VEHICLE CODE VIOLATIONS
SECTION VIOLATION CIVIL DELINQUENCY
PENALTY PENALTY
4000(a) EXPIRED REGISTRATION $ 63.00 $113.00
5200 DISPLAY OF LICENSE PLATE $ 33.00 $ 53.00
5204 TABS $ 63.00 $113.00
21113(a) UNLAWFUL PARKING $ 33.00 $ 53.00
21210 BIKE PARKING $ 18.00 $ 23.00.
22500(a) PARKING -WITHIN $ 33.00 $ 53.00
INTERSECTION
22500(b) PARKING - ON A CROSSWALK $ 33.00 $ 53.00
22500(c) PARKING -BETWEEN SAFETY $ 33.00 $ 53.00
ZONE AND CURB
22500(d) PARKING -FIRE STATION $ 33.00 $ 53.00
ENTRANCE
22500(e) PARKING -PUBLIC OR $ 33.00 $ 53.00 .
PRIVATE DRIVEWAY
22500(f) FARKING -SIDEWALK $ 33.00 $ 53.00
22500(8) PARKING -.OPPOSITE $ 3.3.00 $ 53.00
DIRECTION
22500(h) PARKING -.DOUBLE PARKING $ 33.00 $ 53.00
22500(1) PARKING -BUS LOADING $263.00 $513.Q0
ZONE
22500(j) PARKING -TUBE, TUNNEL OR $ 33.00 $ 53.00
BRIDGE
22500(k) PARKING -BRIDGE $ 33.00- $ 53.00
22500(1) BLOCKING DISABLED ACCESS $263.00 $513.00
22500.1 FIRE LANE $ 63.00 $113.00
22502(a) 18 INCHES FROM THE CURB $ 33.00 $ 53.00
22505(b) STATE HIGHWAY PARKING $ 23.00 $ 33.00
22507.8(a) PARKING IN HANDICAPPED $338.00 $663.00
STALL OR SPACE
22507.8(b) BLOCKING A HANDICAPPED $338.00 $663.00
STALL OR SPACE
22514 FIRE`HYDRANT, NO $ 38.00 $ 63.00
OPERATOR
22515. UNATTENDED, MOTOR $ 33.00 $ -53.00
RUNNING
22516 LOCKED VEHICLE, PERSON $ 48.00 $ 83.00
INSIDE .
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SECTION VIOLATION CIVIL DELINQUENCY
PENALTY PENALTY
22520 STOP, STAND, OR PARK ON $ 43.00 $ 73.00
FREEWAY
22521 WITHIN 71/z FEET OF $ 33.00. $ 53.00
RAILROAD TRACK
22522 BLOCK SIDEWALK ACCESS $263.00. $513.00
RAMP
22526(a)/(b) ANTI-GRID LOCK $ 53.00 $ 93.00
22651(n) PROHIBITED PARKING $ 33.00 $ 53.00
22951 PARKING LOT/ STREET/ALLEY $ 33.00 $ 53.00
PARKING
23333 STOP OR PARK ON BRIDGE. $ 33.00 $ 53.00
27155 FUEL TANK CAP $ 33.00 $ 53.00
VERNON MUNICIPAL CODE VIOLATIONS
SECTION VIOLATION CIVIL PENALTY DELINQUENCY
PENALTY
16.20(a) PARKING -RED ZONE $ 28:00. $ 48.00
16.20(b) NO PARKING OR NO $ 28.00 $ 48.00
STANDING
16:20.1 OVERNIGHT PARKING - $100.00 N/A
FIRST VIOLATION
16.20.1 OVERNIGHT PARKING - $200.00 N/A
SECOND VIOLATION
16.20.1 OVERNIGHT PARKING - $500.00 N/A
EACH ADDITIONAL
VIOLATION
1-6.21 PARKING - $ 63.00 $1.13.00
UNATTACHED TRAILER
16.22(a) PARKING -YELLOW $ 28.00 $ 48.00
ZONE
16.22(b) ` PARKING -WHITE ZONE $ 28.00 $ 48.00
16.22(c) PARKING -GREEN ZONE $ 28.00 $ 48.00
16.22(d) PARKING. -LIMITED $ 28.00 $ 48.00
LOADING ZONE
16.22(e) PARKING -SPECIFIED $ 28.00 $ 48.00
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DELINQUENCY PARKING PENALTY
The original parking penalty ("Civil Penalty") contains a base penalty. plus thirteen
dollars ($13.00) for the following: fees:
(a) Processing fee: $8.00
(b) State-mandated fees:
Court-fund fee: $2.50
Jail fund fee: $2.50
The delinquency parking penalty ("Delinquency Penalty") will be imposed in lieu of the
original parking penalty if the original parking penalty is not paid within the time shown on the
notice of delinquent parking violation which would be sent to the registered owner of the vehicle
pursuant to Section 40206 of the California Vehicle Code.
The Delinquency Penalty is calculated by doubling the-base penalty and adding thirteen
dollars ($13.00) for the fees set forth in (a) and (b) above.
ADDITIONAL FEES
An administrative fee of twenty-three dollars ($23.00) will be added if a payment check
is returned for insufficient funds in the account on which it is drawn.
A vehicle registration "hold" penalty will be imposed by the California bepartment of
Motor. Vehicles if the City files an itemization of unpaid parking penalties, administrative, and
service fees for collection with the vehicle registration pursuant to Section 40220 of the
California Vehicle Code.
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CITY CLERK'S OFFICE
INTEROFFICE MEMORANDUM
DATE: June 9, 2009
TO: Steve Towles, Chief of .Police
FRO Nelly Giron, City Clerk
RE: Resolution No. 9978 - A Resolution of the City Council of
the City of Vernon Approving and Adopting a Schedule of
Parking Penalties
Transmitted herewith is a copy of Resolution No. 9978 referenced-
- above, which. was .approved by City Council on .June 8, 2009.
Thank you.
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STAFF REPORT
POLICE DEPARTMENT
DATE: May 20, 2009
TO: Mayor and City Council
FROM: Steve Towles, Chief of Police
RE: Recommendation to Change Parking Penalties-
REQUEST:
I am recommending that the City Council consider amending Resolution No. 6302, adopted
August 17, .1993, to update the parking penalties and increase the existing penalties by $3.00.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY:
California Vehicle Code Section 40302.5 states that parking penalties and late payment penalties
shall be established by the governing body of the jurisdiction where the notice of violation is issued. The
City of Vernon adopted Ordinance No. 1014 on August 17, 1993 and subsequently passed Resolution #
6302 on August 17, 1993, establishing the parking penalties.
On January 1, 2009, Senate Bill 1407 was enacted as law. This law authorizes the issuance of up
to $5 billion in lease revenue bonds for the purposes of financing, planning, design, construction,
rehabilitation, renovation, replacement, leasing or acquisition of state trial court facilities. The law also
authorizes a variety of increases to penalties and fees as revenue sources for the bonds.
Specifically, it amends subdivision (b~ of Section 70372 of the Government Code to authorize the
removal of an additional. $3.00 in court construction penalties from each violation. The additional $3.00
increases the total penalty amount removed by-the state to $4.50. Of this total amount, $1.50 will go to the
State Court Facilities Construction Fund (SCFCF) and the additional $3.00 will go to the SCFCF
Immediate and Critical Needs Account, which was created by SB 1407.
On April 13, 2009, we were notified by Judicial Data Services (the firm that processes our
parking citations), that they are now removing this additional amount from our citations, meaning that for
each parking citation we write, we are receiving $3,00 less than we have been receiving.
Since FY OS-06, we have issued 6191 citations (through March '09), for an average of 138 per
month. Using these figures, a reduction. of $3 per citation would have amounted to $18,573 fewer dollars
being returned to the City (an average of $4,953 per year). As we continue to fill the Police Officer and
Vernon Service Officer ranks, it is reasonable to expect that the number of citations issued will increase.
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FISCAL IMPACT:
Changing Resolution No. 6302 and increasing the existing penalties by $3.00 per violation will offset the
loss of an equal amount to the State. Not making this change will result in an annual reduction of parking
citation revenue in the amount of approximately $4,953 per year.
RECOMMENDATION:
In order to minimize the negative fiscal impact of SB 1407, I am recommending that the City
Council consider amending Resolution No. 6302 and increase the existing parking violation penalties by
$3.00.
I have attached a copy of the following documents for reference:-
1) Vehicle Code Sections (40200, 40203.5)
2) Government Code Section 70372 (b)
3) City of Vernon penalty fee schedule (currerit)
4) City of Vernon Resolution # 6302
5) .Copy of the letter from Judicial Data Services
Please advise if you need any further information regarding this recommendation.
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VERNON POLICE DEPARTMENT
OFFICE MEMORANDUM
MAY 2 ~ 2009
CITY CLERK'S OFFICE
TO: -Donal O'Callaghan, City Administrator
FROM: Steve Towles, Chief of Police
SUBJECT: Staff Report -Recommendation to Change Parking Penalties
Attached is a Staff Report which recommends that the City Council amend Resolution No, 6202 and add
an additional $3.00 to each parking violation penalty.
SB 1407, which became law on January 1, 2009, diverts .$3.00 from the revenue generated by each
parking citation we issue and redirects it frgm the City to a fund intended to help build new court
facilities.
Making the proposed changes will offset this loss, which is projected to be approximately $4,953 per '
year.
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