HomeMy WebLinkAboutReso - CC - 118-2000RESOLUTION NO. 118-00
RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BURLINGAME
AUTHORIZING INCREASED RATES FOR CHARGES
BY TOWING BUSINESSES
ON THE BURLINGAME POLICE DEPARTMENT ROTATION LIST
RESOLVED, by the City Council of the City of Burlingame:
WHEREAS, the Burlingame Police Department uses a rotation list of qualified towing
businesses to remove abandoned or disabled vehicles from public streets and rights-of-way in the
City; and
WHEREAS, the qualifications placed on towing businesses under the rotation list is that
their maximum charges be subject to City approval; and
WHEREAS, D&M Towing has requested that the City allow increased charges for towing
and storage consistent with nearby agencies; and
WHEREAS, a survey of other agencies shows that the California Highway Patrol currently
allows a charge of $130 for towing and $40 per day for storage; and
WHEREAS, the Chief of Police has recommended an increase for towing and storage
charges under the rotation list to $130 for towing and $34 per day for storage,
NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS RESOLVED AND ORDERED:
1. The following maximum charges are authorized for use by towing businesses on the
Burlingame Police Department rotation list:
Description of Service Maximum Chanz
Towing disabled vehicle $130
Towing abandoned vehicle $130
Storing of towed vehicle $ 34 / day (storage for each 24 hour period or fraction
thereof in excess of first 8 hours of storage after tow)
MA R
I, ANN T. MUSSO, City Clerk of the City of Burlingame, do hereby certify that the
foregoing resolution was introduced at a regular meeting of the City Council held on the 4th day of
DECEMBER 2000, and was adopted thereafter by the following vote:
AYES: COUNCILMEMBERS: COFFEY, JANNEY, SPINELLI, O'MAHONY, GALLIGAN
NOES: COUNCILMEMBERS: NONE
ABSENT: COUNCILMEMBERS: NONE
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CITY CLERK