HomeMy WebLinkAboutReso 2020-269RESOLUTION NO. 2020-269
RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
CHULA VISTA AMENDING THE CITY-INITIATED TOW
LICENSE FEE
WHEREAS, on December 3, 2019, City Council approved the tow license fee for 2020;
and WHEREAS, the Police Department is requesting Council approval to update this fee for
2021; and
WHEREAS, California Vehicle Code Section 12110 authorizes the City to assess a Tow
License Fee to tow companies “to reimburse the public entity for its actual and reasonable costs
incurred in connection with the towing program;” and
WHEREAS, the Tow License Fee relates to staff recovery costs of requesting a tow call for
service, from the start time a police employee calls for a tow request to the end time that the tow
company leaves the scene; and
WHEREAS, the computation of the City’s Tow License Fee is detailed below, and the
annual amount effective January 1, 2021 will be apportioned equally among the City’s
contracted tow service providers for payment to City; and
(Annual estimate of police-initiated tows) x (Estimated time spent per tow) x (Fully burdened
hourly rate) = Tow License Fee
Position Annual Estimate of
Police-Initiated Tows 1
Hours Spent per
Police-Initiated Tow 2
Fully Burdened
Hourly Rate 3 Tow License Fee
Peace Officer 1,396 0.53 $133.48 $98,759
Community Service Officer 1,117 0.53 $67.67 $40,061
Sr Parking Enforcement Officer 589 0.53 $72.98 $22,782
Police Dispatcher 3,102 0.08 $93.46 $23,193
TOTAL $184,795
1 2-year average of calendar years 2018 and 2019 is 3,102 tows
Does not include private tows or tows during grant-funded operations
Tow request breakdown by classification (Officer 45% of tow requests; CSO 36%; PEO 19%)
2 Estimated 32 minutes of Officer/CSO/PEO time during a tow call for service
Estimated 5 minutes of Police Dispatcher time
3 Fully Burdened Hourly Rate provided by Finance Department
WHEREAS, the City intends to re-calculate and revise the City-initiated Tow License
Fee every year using the same methodology.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Chula
Vista, that it amends the City-initiated Tow License Fee.
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Resolution No. 2020-269
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Presented by Approved as to form by
Roxana Kennedy Glen R. Googins
Chief of Police City Attorney
PASSED, APPROVED, and ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Chula Vista,
California, this 3rd day of December 2020 by the following vote:
AYES: Councilmembers: Diaz, Galvez, McCann, Padilla, and Casillas Salas
NAYS: Councilmembers: None
ABSENT: Councilmembers: None
Mary Casillas Salas, Mayor
ATTEST:
Kerry K. Bigelow, MMC, City Clerk
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF SAN DIEGO )
CITY OF CHULA VISTA )
I, Kerry K. Bigelow, City Clerk of Chula Vista, California, do hereby certify that the foregoing
Resolution No. 2020-269 was duly passed, approved, and adopted by the City Council at a
regular meeting of the Chula Vista City Council held on the 3rd day of December 2020.
Executed this 3rd day of December 2020.
Kerry K. Bigelow, MMC, City Clerk
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