HomeMy WebLinkAboutReso 2025-197 RESOLUTION NO. 2025-197
RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
CHULA VISTA AMENDING THE CITY-INITIATED TOW
AND STORAGE RATE SCHEDULE
WHEREAS, on December 7, 2021, City Council approved agreements with seven (7)
companies to provide tow and impound services for City-initiated tows (each, an “Agreement,”
collectively, the “Agreements”); and
WHEREAS, each Agreement provides that the City-Initiated Tow and Storage Schedule is
subject to an annual review and revision, and the Police Department is requesting Council approval
to update this rate schedule for calendar year 2026, to apply to each of the Agreements; and
WHEREAS, the City Council has considered a proposed schedule of all charges and fees
for each Agreement that the tow companies will be authorized to collect from consumers for tow
and impound services rendered on behalf of the City, effective January 1, 2026, which schedule is
identical to the California Highway Patrol Southern San Diego Region tow rates and is
representative of reliable benchmarks for similar charges for the area.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Chula Vista,
that it amends the City-Initiated Tow and Storage Rate Schedule, which will apply to each of the
Agreements, to read as follows:
Chula Vista City-Initiated Tow and Storage Rates
(effective January 1, 2026)
Service Rate
Basic Tow $301.00
Medium Tow $338.00
Heavy Tow $400.00
Mileage None
Dolly Charge None
Labor Rate per hour (if exceeding one hour of service) $65.00
Basic Storage Rate (per 24-hour period) $80.00
Medium Storage Rate (per 24-hour period) $90.00
Heavy Storage Rate (per 24-hour period) $102.00
Evening Release (after 5:00 pm & Holidays) $65.00
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Resolution No. 2025-197
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Presented by Approved as to form by
Roxana Kennedy Marco A. Verdugo
Chief of Police City Attorney
PASSED, APPROVED, and ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Chula Vista,
California, this 2nd day of December 2025 by the following vote:
AYES: Councilmembers: Chavez, Fernandez, Inzunza, Preciado, and McCann
NAYS: Councilmembers: None
ABSENT: Councilmembers: None
John McCann, 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. 2025-197 was duly passed, approved, and adopted by the City Council at a regular
meeting of the Chula Vista City Council held on the 2nd day of December 2025.
Executed this 2nd day of December 2025.
Kerry K. Bigelow, MMC, City Clerk
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