HomeMy WebLinkAbout24471RESOLUTION NO. 24471
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
PALM SPRINGS, CALIFORNIA, APPROVING THE
REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS/QUALIFICATIONS FOR THE
ROTATIONAL TOW PROGRAM, AUTHORIZING STAFF TO
ADVERTISE AND SOLICIT RESPONSES,
AND APPROVING MAXIMUM RATES THAT TOW SERVICE
PROVIDERS CAN CHARGE, AND AN
ASSOCIATED VEHICLE TOWING ADMINISTRATIVE COST
RECOVERY FEE FOR THE PALM SPRINGS POLICE
DEPARTMENT.
WHEREAS, the City of Palm Springs Police Department impounds and tows
numerous and various vehicles removed from highways, public property, or private
property in the city of Palm Springs during the normal course of duty; and
WHEREAS, the City of Palm Springs Police Department tows and/or impounds
vehicles pursuant to authority under the California Vehicle Code; and
WHEREAS, the City of Palm Springs Municipal Code 11.82.100 establishes a
Vehicle Towing Administrative Cost Recovery (VTACR) fee charged to each tow
company entering into an agreement with the City of Palm Springs; and
WHEREAS, the VTACR Fee is based on the actual and reasonable costs to the
City, including administration and overhead, for administering the official police tow
services providers' agreement and operating the vehicle towing program.
NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT THE CITY COUNCIL HEREBY
FINDS AND DETERMINES THAT:
SECTION 1. Findings.
a. That City staff has completed an analysis of fees administering the official police tow
services providers' agreement and operating the vehicle towing program.
b. There is a reasonable relationship between the amount of the fee and the estimated
reasonable cost of providing the type of service for which the fee is imposed.
e. The fees do not exceed the estimated reasonable cost of providing the service for
which the fee is charged.
SECTION 2, Fees Imposed.
a. The City Council adopts the VTACR fee of $147,126.13 annually, to be based on
the actual and reasonable costs to the city.
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b. On July 1, of each year, the Chief of Police shall review the VTACR fee and
determine if an adjustment to the VTACR fee upward or downward by the same
percentage increase of decrease, occurring during the previous twelve months,
to reflect cost -of -living changes and to ensure that changing economic conditions
do not impair the real value of the fees and charges under this chapter.
SECTION 3. Severability. Each component of the fees and all portions of this
Resolution are severable. Should any individual component of the fee or other provision of
this Resolution be adjudged to be invalid, the remaining provisions shall be fully effective,
and the fee shall be fully effective except as to that portion that has been judged to be
invalid.
SECTION 4. Effective Date. The fees shall be effective upon 30 days after this
Resolutions adoption, which amends the Palm Springs Municipal Code relating to VTACR
fees; and the City Clerk is authorized to incorporate said fees and charges into the
Comprehensive Fee Schedule.
ADOPTED THIS 18T" DAY OF JULY 2018.
ATTEST:
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Arfthony M a, M
City Clerk
David H. Ready, Esq.
City Manager
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CERTIFICATION
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF RIVERSIDE) SS.
CITY OF PALM SPRINGS)
I, ANTHONY MEJIA, City Clerk of the City of Palm Springs, hereby certify that
Resolution No. 24471 is a full, true and correct copy, and was duly adopted at a regular
meeting of the City Council of the City of Palm Springs on July 18, 2018, by the following
vote:
AYES: Councilmembers Holstege, Kors, Middleton, Mayor Pro Tern Roberts, and
Mayor Moon
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
ABSTAIN: None
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the official seal of the
City of Palm Springs, California, this 36st- day of -10 iLg 2a 1ES
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