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RESOLUTION NO. 2022-262
RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
CHULA VISTA AMENDING THE CITY-INITIATED TOW
LICENSE FEE
WHEREAS, on December 7, 2021, City Council approved agreements with seven
companies to provide tow and impound services for City-initiated tows; and
WHEREAS, per agreement provisions, the Tow License Fee is subject to review and
revision each year; and
WHEREAS, the Police Department is requesting Council approval to update this fee for
2023; 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, 2023,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
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Peace Officer 1,440 0.53 $132.74 $101,307
Community Service Officer 1,151 0.53 $68.59 $41,842
Sr Parking Enforcement 607 0.53 $73.11 $23,520
Officer
Police Dispatcher 3,198 0.08 $88.07 $22,532
TOTAL $189,201
2-year average of calendar years 2020 and 2021 is 3,198 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%)
'`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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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 to $189,201, beginning January 1, 2023, to be
apportioned equally among the City's current contracted tow service providers.
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Resolution No. 2022-262
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Presented by Approved as to form by
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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 6th day of December 2022 by the following vote:
AYES: Councilmembers: Cardenas, Galvez, McCann, and Casillas Salas
NAYS: Councilmembers: None
ABSENT: Councilmembers: None
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Mary Casillas Salas, Mayor
ATTEST:
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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. 2022-262 was duly passed, approved, and adopted by the City Council at a regular
meeting of the Chula Vista City Council held on the 6th day of December 2022.
Executed this 6th day of December 2022.
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Kerry K. Bigelow, MMC, City Clerk