HomeMy WebLinkAboutCity Council - 2263 RESOLUTION NO . 2263
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF HUNTINGTON BEACH
ESTABLISHING A POLICY FOR TOWING SERVICES FOR THE
POLICE DEPARTMENT OF THE CITY OF HUNTINGTON BEACH.
WHEREAS , it is necessary from time to time for the
Police Department of the City of Huntington Beach to call
a towing service when automobile accidents happen within the
City of Huntington Beach; and
WHEREAS , it is necessary for the proper administration
of this function that certain standards be met by the towing
services ; and
WHEREAS , the City Council of the City of Huntington
Beach intends to adopt a policy for the Police Department to
follow in connection with towing services ,
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of
the City of Huntington Beach establishes the policy for
towing service for the Police Department as follows:
A. That all towing services meet the provisions that
are outlined below:
1. The owner of an Official Police Impound Garage
and Towing Service may use his own radio to receive "Police
Calls" on traffic accidents and other traffic incidents which
may require Police attention and tow service. Priority shall
be given to calls received from the Police Department. All
other rules shall apply when any service is performed as a
result of the use of this method of communication.
2. Any agency authorized by the City Council of the
City of Huntington Beach shall maintain a storage lot with a
minimum usable area of 20,000 square feet of fenced storage area.
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3. Vehicles requiring special handling for investiga-
tion, ie: fingerprinting, photographing, searching, etc . , shall
be stored under roof and shall not be removed from such
protection until approved by the investigating officers .
4. The owner of an Official Police Impound Garage
and Towing Service must maintain three (3) or more pieces of
towing equipment as approved by the California Highway Patrol
pursuant to California Vehicle Code, Section 27700.
5. Each owner of an Official Police Impound Garage
and Towing Service must maintain a minimum of liability insurance
in the amount of $300,000.00 per individual claim.
6. When it is evident that there will be a delay in
responding to a request for tow service, the Police Department
shall be notified immediately.
7 . After being dispatched by the Police Department
to the scene, the tow truck operator shall cooperate with
the Police Officers in removing hazards and illegally parked
vehicles from the streets , and in the impounding of such
vehicles as requested. It is the duty of the Police Officers
to determine when a vehicle should be impounded or moved,
and the tow truck operator shall abide by their decisions .
8 . Each tow truck shall be equipped in compliance
with Section 27700 of the California Vehicle Code. It shall
also be equipped in compliance with California Vehicle Code
Sections 24605 , 25302, 25304, 22513 , 25253 , 27907.
9 . Official Police Garages shall not perform any
service or work upon any Police impound in its possession
without first obtaining written permission from the owner,
or his agent, to perform such work.
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No contract or order for work or repairs shall be entered
into with the owner until the car is released by the Police
Department.
10. Should a dispute arise over a claim or bill of
any nature and same cannot be satisfactorily adjusted by
the parties involved, the unit shall abide by the decision
of the Chief of Police or persons designated by him, who
shall have full power to settle any and all claims or dis-
agreements .
11. All Official Police Impound Garages and Towing
Services shall conduct their business in an orderly, ethical,
business-like manner and use every means to obtain and keep
the confidence of the motoring public. Should a contractor
fail to meet performance requirements satisfactorily, his
contract may be cancelled immediately by the Chief of Police
subject to review by the Council at its next regular meeting.
12. It is the duty of the Police Department to notify
the owners of impounded vehicles . However , each Official
Police Garage shall abide by Section 10652 of the California
Vehicle Code by notifying the Department of California High-
way Patrol, Sacramento, California, by receipted mail, when
any vehicle of a type subject to registration has been stored
in the garage for thirty (30) days , forwarding a copyto the
Huntington Beach Police Department.
13. Official Police Garages shall be responsible for
the protection of Police impounded vehicles regardless of the
location of storage, until the vehicles have either been
released to their owner or disposed of through legal process .
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14. Official Police Garages , when disposing of un-
claimed vehicles shall abide by the California Civil Code
and specifically Sections 3071, 3072, 3073.
15. Towing is done for the convenience of the public
and the City of Huntington Beach will assume no responsibility
for charges incurred even when such towing is done under the
direction of the Police Department.
16. Operators of the tow cars shall be fingerprinted
at the Huntington Beach Police Station prior to their employ-
ment at any Official Police Garage and Towing Service.
17. If more than one (1) garage is designated by the
City Council, City of Huntington Beach, as an Official Police
Garage and Towing Service, the system of calling for service
shall be on a rotating basis as established by the Chief of
Police.
18. The designation of Official Police Impound Garage
and Towing Service as awarded by the City Council, City of
Huntington Beach, under this Bid will remain in effect for
the period of twenty four (24) months after award of contract.
19. The Official Police Impound Garage and Towing
Service shall be an established business in the City of
Huntington Beach for a period of not less than two (2) years
before a bid can be submitted.
B. That if these provisions are met, then the Police
Chief may designate said towing service or services
as officially authorized.
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PASSED AND ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of
Huntington Beach, California, this 15th day of November_, 1965.
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APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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JAME . PLUNKETT
CITY ATTORNEY
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STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF ORANGE ) ss :
CITY OF HUNTINGTON BEACH )
I , PAUL C. JONES, the duly elected, qualified and
acting City Clerk of the City of Huntington Beach, and ex
officio Clerk of the City Council of said City, do hereby
certify that the whole number of members of the City Council
of the City of Huntington Beach is five; that the foregoing
resolution was passed and adopted by the affirmative vote of
more than a majority of all the members of said City Council
at a regular meeting thereof held on the 15t day of November ?
19 65 , by the following vote:
AYES: Councilmen:
Welch, Gisler, Stewart , Lambert , Shipley
NOES: Councilmen:
None
ABSENT: Councilmen:
None
City Jerk a ex-officio Clerk
of the City Council of the City
of Huntington Beach, California