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6.4A <br /> Page 4 <br /> RESOLUTION NO. _ <br /> RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING AN INCREASE IN THE PENALTIES FOR <br /> PARKING VIOLATIONS WITHIN THE CITY OF REDWOOD CITY <br /> WHEREAS, both the California Vehicle Code and the Redwood City Municipal <br /> Code regulate the parking of vehicles on City streets and other areas; and <br /> WHEREAS, California Vehicle Code section 40203.5 authorizes the City Council <br /> to establish penalties for Vehicle Code parking violations and requires, to the extent <br /> possible, issuing agencies within a county to standardize penalties; and <br /> WHEREAS, Senate Bill 1407, effective January 1, 2009, amended <br /> Government Code Section 70372(b) to require the City to submit $4.50 per <br /> parking citation to the County Treasurer for state court construction projects; and <br /> WHEREAS, increasing the fine to include the added surcharge of $4.50 <br /> must be rounded up to $5.00 as DMV will not accept less than whole dollar <br /> amounts; and <br /> WHEREAS, in order to restore those redirected funds and to bring City parking <br /> fines in parity with surrounding municipalities, the City Council desires to increase al1 <br /> parking fines governed by the California Vehicle Code and the Redwood City Municipal <br /> Code by a total of$10. <br /> NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL t�F THE CITY OF REDWOOD CITY <br /> HEREBY RESOLVES AS FOLLOWS: <br /> 1. The recitals set forth above are true and correct and are hereby incorporated <br /> herein by this reference as if fully set forth in their entirety. <br /> 2. Penalties for parking violations are hereby increased in accord with the <br /> parking fine schedule set forth and attached here#o as Exhibit"A". <br /> 3. This Resolution will be efFective on January 14, 2010. <br /> � � * <br /> ATTY/RES0.1963 1 <br /> 120109 <br />