2008/12/03 Council Minutes - Laserfiche WebLink

December 3,2008 rates for identical services being different between the tow companies that operate In the City and provide services for the police department which created negative impacts for our citizens.To resolve those problems,the City decided to move forward with a bid process using Seattle's request for proposals ase model for our own.Council authorized staff to move forward with negotiations with the company that offered the lowest rates presuming that the operator would provide services for both the zones that were designated in the request for proposals. While preparing to negotiate a contract with the successful bidder,ft was discovered that there was a discrepancy in the request for proposals. In one section It indicates that one bidder could be used for one or both zones and In another section it states that a bidder would be limited to only the zone where the company has a tow yard ora yard within two miles of the other zone.Deputy Chief Lineberry stated that if the City goes forward with the RFP process,we will have a tow company serving one section of the City at a rate that is much lower than a tow operator would be charging in another section of the City.The Inconsistent rates are exactly what the City was trying to avoid in the first place. Staff.therefore.recommends that council withdraw authorization and negotiate a contract for police related towing services and that we continue to use the Washington State Patrol rates that are now in effect. Considerable discussion ensued. Shane Harvey and Ron Hanson, Hanson's Towing, 3511 Smith. expressed their concoms regarding the outcome of the RFP process. They expressed a desire to keep the present rotation. Roll was called with all council members voting yes except Council Members Olson,Stonecipher,and Nielsen who voted no. Motion carried. AGREEMENT—AUTO THEFT TASK FORCE Moved by Council Member Olson,seconded by Council Member Gipson to authoo the Mayor to sign en intergovernmental 408