This request is for Council to conduct a first reading of Ordinance No. 2017-2113 regarding amendments to Section 23-183 and repealing Article IV of Chapter 23, Sections 23-76 through 23-83 of the City Code of Ordinances relating to the enforcement and disposition of impounded vehicles.

In 2014, this ordinance was revised to allow the police department to implement a vehicle impound program. Many of the vehicles that have been impounded were abandoned by their owners, which has created a storage problem for the Department. The purpose of this amendment is to streamline the disposition of those vehicles and unclaimed vehicles with liens. The proposed revision allows the City to enforce its lien and permits the City Manager to authorize timelier disposal of the vehicles. The revision also removes redundant verbiage addressed elsewhere in City ordinances.