HomeMy WebLinkAboutCity Council - 98-3 RESOLUTION NO. 98-3
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
HUNTINGTON BEACH SUPPORTING THE ORANGE COUNTY
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS IN THE ADOPTION OF A $1.00
FEE ON VEHICLE REGISTRATIONS IN THE COUNTY
WHEREAS, pursuant to legal authorization, Orange County operates a County-wide
Automated Fingerprint Identification System known as "Cal-ID"; and
Cal-ID greatly enhances the ability of all police agencies in the County to investigate
crimes by enabling officers throughout the County to efficiently and accurately identify crime
suspects, arrestees and victims; and
The current Cal-ID system is over 13 years old, uses 16-year old computer technology,
lacks sufficient capacity to promptly process all the data submitted by police agencies in the
County, is frequently in disrepair, is near capacity in terms of memory, and will cease to be
operative in the year 2000; and
Operation of the Cal-ID system currently is funded pursuant to a User's Agreement
between the County and cities in the County, which provides that revenue generated by an
earmarked penalty assessment is supplemented by contributions by the County and the cities;
and
The earmarked penalty assessment generates insufficient revenue to cover the current
costs of operating the Cal-ID system; and
No funding source has been identified for replacement or upgrading of the current Cal-
ID system; and
Statutes 1997, Chapter 587, Section 1 gives the Orange County Board of Supervisors
the option of implementing in Orange County a $1.00 per vehicle fee on vehicle registrations,
renewals and supplemental applications for apportioned registrations; and
Upon the recommendation of the Remote Access Network Board, in which the City of
Huntington Beach participates, the proceeds of said fee must be used exclusively for the
purchase and operation of new Cal-ID automated fingerprint identification equipment to identify
individuals involved in vehicle related crimes and other crimes committed while operating a
motor vehicle; and
The Remote Access Network Board has made such a recommendation; and
Implementation of Statutes 1997, Chapter 587, Section 1 would permit the installation
of live scan devices at all booking and arrest facilities in city and County law enforcement
agencies, enabling all these agencies, for the foreseeable future, to quickly enter fingerprints
into the Cal-ID system so as to identify crime suspects, arrestees and victims; and
Based on the foregoing, the City Council finds that there is a public safety need for
imposition of the fee authorized by Statutes 1997, Chapter 587, Section 1 in Orange County,
and
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Statutes 1997, Chapter 587, Section 1 requires that the Orange County Board of
Supervisors adopt a resolution prior to collection of said fee,
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of the City of Huntington
Beach hereby indicates its support for the imposition in Orange County of a $1.00 fee on
vehicle registrations, renewals and supplemental applications for apportioned registrations, as
authorized by Statutes 1997, Chapter 587, Section 1.
IT IS FURTHER RESOLVED that the Huntington Beach City Council hereby indicates
its support of repeal of said fee on January 1, 2003 or at such later date as the statutory
authorization for said fee may expire.
PASSED AND ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Huntington Beach at a ,
regular meeting thereof held on the 5th day of January , 1998.
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Mayor
ATTEST:
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
City Cleric
,sty Attorney
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Res. No. 98-3
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF ORANGE ) ss:
CITY OF HUNTINGTON BEACH )
I, CONNIE BROCWAY, the duly elected, qualified City Clerk of the
City of Huntington Beach, and ex-officio Clerk of the City Council of said City, do
hereby certify that the whole number of members of the City Council of the City of
Huntington Beach is seven; that the foregoing resolution was passed and adopted by
the affirmative vote of at least a majority of all the members of said City Council at an
regular meeting thereof held on the 5th day of January, 1998 by the following vote:
AYES: Julien, Harman, Green, Dettloff, Sullivan, Garofalo
NOES: None
ABSENT: None (Bauer- out of the room)
City Clerk and ex-officio CIA of the
City Council of the City of Huntington
Beach, California
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