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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 9 CITY CLERK