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City of Colton Agenda Report Council Meeting of March 16, 1999 Page 2 ❑ Each cart shall be required to have a sign permanently affixed to it identifying the owner and the procedure required for authorized removal of the cart from the parking facility. Additionally, the sign must state that the unauthorized removal of carts from parking facilities or the unauthorized possession is a violation of the law. A valid telephone number and/or address for returning carts removed from the parking facility to the owner of the cart must be stated on the sign. ❑ All businesses furnishing carts shall post a sign stating that the removal of carts without the written consent of the owner is prohibited by law. ❑ The City must provide the owner of the abandoned cart written notice of the cart's discovery and location. Removal of the cart by the City may only occur three (3) business days after such written notice is provided. Carts will be released to their lawful owner if claimedwithin thirty (30) days after such removal and upon payment of reasonable redemption fees. ❑ Carts shall be stored for a minimum of thirty (30) days after notice is given to the owner of the cart after which unclaimed carts shall be disposed of at public auction or otherwise disposed of. ❑ Carts will be designated as unidentified if the owner is unknown and not clearly identified on the cart. The period between the passing of the first reading of this Ordinance (supposing it passes) and the time when the Ordinance becomes effective (approximately 51 days) will be used to notify local store managers where shopping carts and/or laundry carts are provided. Additionally, residents in areas where abandoned carts are routinely found in abundance will also be notified. Such notification will be provided in the usual fashion, by direct contact and via the telephone, by flyers to be delivered by the citizen volunteers and by the multifamily housing task force. FISCAL IMPACT: There will be costs associated with the notification, collection, and storage components of this program. These costs should be partially offset by the redemption and storage fee to be assessed when owners claim their carts from storage. RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends that the City Council waive the full reading and pass the first reading of an Ordinance adding Chapter 6.18 to the Colton Municipal Code Regulating Shopping Carts and Laundry Carts. Aftachment