HomeMy WebLinkAbout91-54 - Police Tow Truck Fees & SchedulesRESOLUTION NO. 91 -54
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF NEWPORT BEACH ESTABLISHING CHARGES FOR
OFFICIAL POLICE TOW TRUCK SERVICES AND
APPROVING THE TOW TRUCK RATE SCHEDULES FOR
SERVICES WITHIN THE CITY OF NEWPORT BEACH FOR
G & W TOWING AND HARBOR TOWING AND RESCINDING
RESOLUTION 90 -52.
• WHEREAS, Section 5.13.140 of the Newport Beach Municipal Code
provides that each holder of a Certificate of Public Convenience
and Necessity for the operation of a two truck service shall file
with the City a proposed schedule of rates to be charged by said
Certificate holder, said rates to be established by the City
Council upon holding a public hearing; and
WHEREAS, on June 11, 1990, the City Council of the City of
Newport Beach adopted Resolution No. 90 -52 approving the tow truck
rate schedules for tow services within the City of Newport Beach
provided by G & W Towing and Harbor Towing; and
WHEREAS, G & W Towing and Harbor Towing has submitted to the
City Council its respective proposed schedule of rates to be
charged for tow services within the City of Newport Beach; 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 revise fee schedules, by mutual agreement, at any time,
upon a finding that a rate increase is justified and is in the
public interest; and
WHEREAS, the Official Police Towing Service Certificate
holder, G & W towing, has 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 and Harbor Towing proposes 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 Tow; and
WHEREAS, the City Council held a hearing on May 28, 1991 to
consider the requests.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City
of Newport Beach that the following towing charges, storage rates
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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 and Harbor Towing are established as
follows:
SERVICE
Standard Tow
Storage /Impound - Day
Storage /Impound - Night
Accident /Impound - Day or Night
Motorcycle
STORAGE
Car Outside
Car Inside
Truck outside
Truck Inside
Motorcycles
Dollies
R/R Driveshaft
R/R Linkage
Rollover /Winching
Hourly Labor
After Hour Release
Heavy Duty /Flatbed
Extra Heavy Duty Tow
On Site Release
RATE
$ 65.00
$ 65.00
$ 65.00
$ 75.00
$ 13.00
$ 18.00
$ 18.00
$ 21.00
$ 10.00
$ 27.00
$ 14.00
$ 14.00
$ 37.00
$ 65.00
$ 24.00
$ 85.00
$150.00
As provided by
Vehicle Code Section
22658(h) for non -
police tow responses
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that Resolution No. 90 -52 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 28th day of May, 1991
MAYOR
CITY CLERK
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