HomeMy WebLinkAboutReso 2021-227RESOLUTION NO. 2021-227
RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
CHULA VISTA AMENDING THE CITY-INITIATED TOW
AND STORAGE RATE SCHEDULE AND THE TOW LICENSE
FEE
WHEREAS, in July 2021, the City solicited proposals in Request for Qualifications (RFQ)
#Q01-22/23 to provide tow and impound services to the City; and
WHEREAS, the City received eight (8) proposals, evaluated each proposal, and inspected
the proposers’ tow yards, equipment and businesses for responsibility to the RFQ; and
WHEREAS, the City determined that seven (7) contractors met the City’s requirements
and were categorized as “Final Qualified” under the RFQ; and
WHEREAS, the City is entering into Agreements effective January 1, 2022 with seven (7)
contractors to provide vehicle tow and impound services for City-initiated tows and impounds on
a rotation basis; and
WHEREAS, as a result of the RFQ process, the Police Department recommends to amend
the City initiated tow and storage rates, based on the most recent California Highway Patrol
Southern San Diego Region tow rates; and
WHEREAS, the chart below shows the proposed schedule of all charges and fees that the
tow companies will be authorized to collect from consumers for tow and impound services
rendered on behalf of the City; and
Chula Vista City-Initiated Tow and Storage Rates
(effective January 1, 2022)
Service Rate
Basic Tow $235.00
Medium Tow $272.00
Heavy Tow $323.00
Mileage None
Dolly Charge None
Labor Rate per hour (if exceeding one hour of service) $65.00
Basic Storage Rate (per 24-hour period) $62.00
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Medium Storage Rate (per 24-hour period) $71.00
Heavy Storage Rate (per 24-hour period) $76.00
Evening Release (after 5:00 pm & Holidays) $65.00
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 total
amount 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
WHEREAS, the City intends to re-calculate and revise the City-initiated tow and storage
rates and 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 hereby amend the City initiated tow and storage rate schedule and 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 1,199 0.53 $131.21 $83,380
Community Service Officer 959 0.53 $64.05 $32,555
Sr Parking Enforcement Officer 505 0.53 $67.74 $18,131
Police Dispatcher 2,663 0.08 $85.01 $18,111
TOTAL $152,177
1 2-year average of calendar years 2019 and 2020 is 2,663 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
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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 7th day of December 2021 by the following vote:
AYES: Councilmembers: Cardenas, Galvez, Padilla and Casillas Salas
NAYS: Councilmembers: None
ABSENT: Councilmembers: McCann
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. 2021-227 was duly passed, approved, and adopted by the City Council at a regular
meeting of the Chula Vista City Council held on the 7th day of December 2021.
Executed this 7th day of December 2021.
Kerry K. Bigelow, MMC, City Clerk
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