AGENDA REPORT
REQUEST FOR CITY COUNCIL ACTION
DATE: 11/20/2018
TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council Members
FROM: Police Department
SUBJECT:
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City Council consideration of Resolution No. 2018-123 amending the schedule of parking penalties within the City and repealing Resolution No. 2011-015.
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RECOMMENDED ACTION:
Recommended action
That the City Council:
1. Adopt Resolution No. 2018-123 amending the schedule of parking penalties within the City and repealing Resolution No. 2011-015.
2. Increase the General Fund revenue estimates by $10,000 for the remainder of Fiscal Year 2018-19.
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ANALYSIS:
A review of parking violation penalties has been completed by the Police Department. These parking penalties are a combination of Corona Municipal Code and Vehicle Code violations. Over the last several months the police staff completed the citywide user fee study, it was during this time that the Police Department wanted to work in parallel and review the parking violations penalties. It is the Police Department's intent to review the fees every couple of years. The parking penalty amounts have not been updated since 2011.
Under Vehicle Code 40203.5(a) parking penalties shall be established by the governing body of the jurisdiction where the notice of violation is issued. The City's penalties are reviewed via a market study comparing Corona's parking violation penalties to other surrounding agencies. Fourteen (14) agencies were reviewed, to the extent possible, issuing agencies within the same county shall standardize parking penalties.
Attached to the Resolution is Exhibit A, which is the result of the market study and the recommended penalties for the City.
COMMITTEE ACTION:
This item was discussed at the Finance, Legislation and Economic Development Committee on November 7, 2018 and it was recommended to move forward.
STRATEGIC PLAN:
This item supports the City Strategic Plan goal to Promote Public Safety: Protect our Residen...
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