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6.4A Page 1 ORDINANCE NO. ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 20, ARTICLE VII, SECTIONS 20.95.1 C, 20.95.2, 20.132, AND 20.'191 OF THE CODE OF THE CITY 4F REDWOOD CITY RELATING T4 OVERTIME PARKING; ISSUANCE OF CITATION; PAYMENT OF FINE WHEREAS, parking violation fines are considered a civil penalty and may be set by the governing body of a local jurisdiction pursuant to California Vehicle Code section 40200 et seq.; and WHEREAS, parking violation fines set forth in Article VII of Chapter 20 of the Redwood City Municipal Code regula�e overtime parking, issuance of citation, and payment of fine; and WHEREAS, Senate Bill 1407, effective January 1, 2009> amended Government Code Section 70372(b} to require the City to submit $4.50 per parking citation to the County Treasurer for state court construction projects; and WHEREAS, increasing the fine to include the added surcharge of $4.50 must be rounded up to $5.00 as DMV will not accept less than whole dollar amounts; and WHEREAS, the City Council desires to increase all parking fines an additional $5 to maintain parity with surrounding jurisdictions; and WHEREAS, increasing parking fines by �10 will help the City maintain and/or increase its revenue stream by recouping redirected funds to meet its rising expenses. NOW, THEREFORE, THE C4UNCIL 4F THE CITY OF REDWOOD CITY D�JES ORDAtN AS FOLLOWS: SECTION 1. Section 20.95.1.0 of the Municipal Code of the City of Redwood City is amended to read as follows: C. Any operator or owner of a vehicle to whom a citation has been issued in accordance with the preceding subsection may, within fifteen (15) �business days ofi the time of the issuance of such citation, pay to the appropriate court, as a penalty for the full satisfaction of such violation, the sum of thirty-five dollars (�35.�0). The mailing in a sealed envelope properly addressed through the Atty/�rd/Ord.324 1 120109