League of Women Voters of California Education Fund
	Butte County, CA November 6, 2012 Election
	Measure H Shall the Abandoned Vehicle Abatement Program be renewed? County of Butte 2/3 Approval Required Pass: 60690 / 73.34% Yes votes ...... 22058 / 26.66% No votes See Also: Index of all Measures

Arguments For Measure H

Argument in Favor of MEASURE H, Renewal of the Abandoned Vehicle Abatement Program Vote Yes on Measure H will continue an important local program for all residents of Butte County, the cities of Biggs, Chico, Gridley, Oroville and the Town of Paradise through the Butte County Abandoned Vehicle Abatement (AVA) program. Removal of abandoned vehicles helps reduce risks to the environment, safety hazards and maintain the visual beauty of our community. Risks to the environment include fluids leaking or rust leaching from abandoned vehicles that can enter waterways or habitats through drainage systems. Vehicles abandoned in roadways present safety hazards for other motorists and pedestrians by occupying a portion of a roadway or shoulder. Abandoned or wrecked vehicles left on our roadways in our communities and rural areas are an eyesore. The Butte County AVA started as a ten-year program in 2003. The AVA provides residents with a program that is responsive to complaints and results in proper removal of abandoned vehicles. Since 2003, the $1 fee per vehicle and $2 fee for certain commercial vehicles has been collected on vehicle registrations and has resulted in the removal of over 5,596 abandoned vehicles. During this same time period over $1.6 million was generated through the local fee to help fund the vehicle removal, program administration and reporting requirements. Voting Yes on Measure H will not create a new fee but will continue the same fee that has been collected since 2003 for an additional ten-year period. Vote Yes on Measure H. s/ Maureen Kirk, Supervisor, District 3 s/ Larry Wahl, Supervisor, District 2 s/ Kim Yamaguchi, Supervisor, District 5 FOR INFORMATION PLEASE CONTACT: Pete Calarco, Assistant Director Butte Co. DDS 7 County Center Dr. Oroville, 95965 (530)538-2167 pcalarco@buttecounty.net (No arguments against Measure H were submitted)

Full Text of Measure H

Resolution No. 12-088 A RESOLUTION OF THE BUTTE COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS TO PLACE A MEASURE ON THE NOVEMBER 6, 2012, BALLOT TO RENEW FEES PURSUANT TO VEHICLE CODE SECTIONS 9250.7 AND 22710 WHEREAS, sections 22710 and 9250.7 of the California Vehicle Code authorized the establishment of the Butte County Abandoned Vehicle Abatement Program ("AVA"), which was formed in 2003 and authorized the imposition of a fee on vehicles registered in Butte County, referred to as the AVA Fee; and WHEREAS, these registration fees are used exclusively for the abatement, removal, and disposal of any abandoned, wrecked, dismantled, or inoperative vehicles or vehicle parts as public nuisances, on private or public property, to combat neighborhood blight and decay; and WHEREAS, California Vehicle Code sections 9250.7 and 22710 were amended to allow an extension of the registration fees in increments of up to 10 years; and WHEREAS, sections 22710 and 9250.7 of the California Vehicle Code require a county's board of supervisors, by a two-thirds vote, and the majority of cities with the majority of the incorporated population within the county to adopt resolutions approving an extension of the registration fees; and WHEREAS, Proposition 26, adopted by the voters of California in 2010, altered the definition of a fee and resulted in the classification of the AVA Fee as a special tax subject to voter approval; and WHEREAS, the AVA abated approximately 5,596 abandoned vehicles in Butte County since the program's inception; and WHEREAS, the current AVA Fee sunsets on July 31, 2013, and the County and cities within the County will be unable to recover a significant portion of the costs of abating nuisance vehicles; and WHEREAS, the requisite number of cities has submitted resolutions to the Clerk of the Board of Supervisors seeking renewal of the AVA Fee and requesting the Board of Supervisors to call for an election thereon, NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED: 1. The Board of Supervisors, by at least a two-thirds vote, does hereby extend the authorization to collect the AVA Fee for a period of ten (10) years, subject to approval by the electors of the county. 2. The Board hereby orders an election and submits to the electors of Butte County the question of whether the AVA Fee, as authorized by Vehicle Code sections 9250.7 and 22710, shall be renewed for 10 years. The question to be submitted to the County voters at said election shall be: MEASURE , Renewal of the Abandoned Vehicle Abatement Program. Should the Butte County Abandoned Vehicle Abatement Program and associated fees (one dollar per vehicle and an additional two dollars for certain commercial vehicles) be renewed for a ten year term under California Vehicle Code Sections 9250.7 and 22710, or any successor statutes thereto, for purposes of removal and disposal of abandoned and wrecked vehicles? YES [ ] NO [ ] 3. The date of the election shall be November 6, 2012, and the election shall be held solely within the boundaries of Butte County. 4. The purpose of the election shall be for the voters in Butte County to vote on a measure as described herein. 5. The Butte County Clerk-Recorder is designated as the Elections Official for said AVA Fee election and is hereby requested to consolidate the election with any and all other elections to be held on November 6, 2012, within Butte County. The Butte County Clerk-Recorder is hereby authorized and directed to provide all notices and take all other actions necessary to holding the said election, including (but not limited to) providing notices of times within which arguments for and against the tax measure are to be submitted. The costs of said election are to be paid by the County. 6. Said election shall be held and conducted pursuant to the procedures specified in Part 3 of Division 10 of the Elections Code commencing at Section 10400. 7. For the purposes of this election the "County Voters" shall include all voters in the County, including voters in the incorporated areas of the County; 8. The Board hereby authorizes and directs the Clerk of the Board of Supervisors to file with the Butte County Clerk-Recorder certified copies of this resolution. 9. The County Clerk-Recorder shall transmit a copy of the measure to the County Auditor and to County Counsel in accordance with California Elections Code 9160. 10. County Counsel shall prepare an impartial analysis of the measure showing the effect of the measure on the existing law and the operation of the measure. The analysis may not exceed 500 words in length and shall be filed with the County Clerk-Recorder no later than 5:00 p.m. on August 17, 2012. 11. No later than 88 days prior to the Election, the Board of Supervisors may direct the County Auditor to review the measure and determine whether the substance thereof, if adopted, would affect the revenues or expenditures of the County. The County Auditor shall prepare a fiscal impact statement which estimates the amount of any increase or decrease in revenues or costs to the County if the proposed measure is adopted. The fiscal impact statement may not exceed 500 words in length and shall be filed with the County Clerk-Recorder no later than 5:00 p.m. on August 17, 2012. 12. Arguments for and against the measure shall be filed in accordance with this resolution and applicable provisions of law. Arguments for and against the measure shall be submitted to the Butte County Clerk-Recorder on or before 5:00 p.m., August 17, 2012. Rebuttal arguments shall be submitted to the Butte County Clerk-Recorder before 5:00 p.m., August 24, 2012. Any argument shall not exceed 300 words in length and shall not be signed by more than five persons. Any rebuttal shall not exceed 250 words in length and shall not be signed by more than five persons; those persons may be different persons than those who signed the direct arguments. 13. Any and all members of the Board are hereby authorized to act as an author of any ballot argument prepared in connection with the election referenced herein, including a rebuttal argument. 14. The County Administrative Officer, or designee, is authorized to take all administrative actions necessary to accomplish the orders set forth in this Resolution. 15. Upon completion of the vote count for this measure, the Butte County Clerk-Recorder will prepare a certified statement of the results of the election and submit it to the Board of Supervisors. The Board of Supervisors will declare the results of the election as to this measure. 16. Upon approval of this measure by at least two-thirds of the registered voters voting on the measure, the Board will be authorized to impose the AVA Fee and submit this Resolution, together with certified results of the election, to the Department of Motor Vehicles to implement the charge without further action for an additional ten years. 17. This Resolution shall take effect on and after its adoption. PASSED AND ADOPTED by the Butte County Board of Supervisors, State of California, on the 31st day of July, 2012, by the following votes: AYES: Supervisors Connelly, Wahl, Kirk, Yamaguchi and Chair Lambert NOES: None ABSENT: None NOT VOTING: None /s Steve Lambert, Chair of the Butte County Board of Supervisors ATTEST: PAUL HAHN, Chief Administrative Officer and Clerk of the Board of Supervisors By: /s Kathleen Moghannam, Deputy