HomeMy WebLinkAbout82-110 - Police Tow Truck Services & RatesRESOLUTION NO. 82 -110
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
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01F NEWPORT BEACH MODIFYING TOW CHARGES,
STORAGE RATES AND AFTER HOUR RELEASE FEES FOR
OFFICIAL POLICE TOW TRUCK SERVICES AND
APPROVING THE TOW TRUCK RATE SCHEDULES FOR TOW
SERVICES WITHIN THE CITY OF NEWPORT BEACH FOR
G & W TOWING, INC..AND BARBOR TOWING AND
RESCINDING RESOLUTION NO. 10061
WHEREAS, on June 22, 1981, The City Council of the City
of Newport Beach adopted Resolution No. 10061 approving the tow
truck rate schedules for tow services within the City of Newport
Beach - G & W Towing, Inc., and Harbor Towing; and
WHEREAS, G & W Towing, Inc. and Harbor Towing have
submitted to the City Council their respective proposed schedule
of rates to be charged for tow services within the City of
Newport Beach; and
WHEREAS, Section 15.13.140 of the Newport Beach
Municipal Code provides that each holder of a Certificate of
Public Convenience and Necessity for the operation of a tow truck
service shall file with the City a proposed schedule of rates to
be charged for the transportation of vehicles by all tow trucks
operated by said Certificate holders, said rates to be
established by the City Council upon holding a public hearing;
and
WHEREAS, on July 26, 19132, the City Council of the City
of Newport Beach adopted Resolution No. 82 -110 establishing tow
charges, storage rates and after -hours release fees for the
official police tow truck services; and
WHEREAS, Section 5.15.080 of the Newport Beach
• Municipal Code provides that the City and the official police tow
service may review and reuse fee schedules, by mutual agreement,
at any time, upon a finding that at rate increase is justified and
is in the public interest; and
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WHEREAS, the official police towing service certificate
holders, G & W Towing, Inc. and Harbor Towing have submitted a
request to increase the towing charges and storage rates based
upon the continuing rise in the cost of doing business; and
WHEREAS, G & W Towing, Inc. and Harbor Towing propose a
uniform fee schedule for both the! official police towing rate and
the schedule for tow services within the City of Newport Beach,
independent from the official police tows and
WHEREAS, the City Council held a hearing on July 26,
1982 to consider the requests; and
WHEREAS, the City Council has reviewed said requests
and found them to be fair and equitable,
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of
the City of Newport Beach that the following towing charges,
storage rates and after -hour release fees for official police tow
truck services and for the tow truck rates for tow services
within the City of Newport Beach for G & W Towing, Inc. and
Harbor Towing are established as follows:
SERVICE
Standard Tow
Storage /Impound -Day
Storage /Impound -Night
Accident /Impound
Day & Night
Motorcycle
Storage
Car - Outside
Car - Inside
Truck - Outside
Truck - Inside
Motorcycle
Use of Dolly
Oq
RATE
$40.00
$40.00
$40.00
$40.00
$ 6.00
$ 9.00
$10.00
$15.00
$ 4.50
$22.50
Remove /Replace $12.00
Driveshaft
Remove /Replace $11.50
Shift Linkage
• Roll Over & Winching $25.00
Hourly Rate $39.50
Extended Service
After Hour Release Fee $11.50
Heavy -Duty Tow $60.00
(5 Ton Truck)
Freeway Tow $40.00
BE IT FURTHER that:
1. Vehicles will be released without a storage fee
charged regardless of the hour of release, when the release
request occurs within a 12 -hour period from actual storage or
impound.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that Resolution No. 10061 be and
hereby is rescinded.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the City Clerk is hereby
directed to retain this fee schedule on file, to be made
available to interested citizens upon request, and to forward a
copy thereof to the official police towing service companies.
ADOPTED this 26th day of July, 1982.
L aY
ATT� T :
City Clerk
R41-Towing