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1#7,,z.. ^.‘,:114,:. ?, , ..4 ` fq>, vi �^ta as w 'rT <br /> '= EVERETT CITY COUNCIL AGENDA ITEM COVER SI IEET <br /> f <br /> PROJECT TITLE: _ <br /> __,,,,., <br /> Proposed Ordinance relating to Towing Consent COUNCIL BILL# 070 /`� <br /> Businesses and Tow Trucks 2/28 Action Originating Department Police <br /> 2/14 First Reading Contact Person Lineberry <br /> 2/21 Second Phone Number 425 257 8557 <br /> Reading <br /> 2/28 Third Reading FOR AGENDA OF 2-14-07 <br /> Public Hearing <br /> Initialed by: <br /> DepartmentHead <br /> CAA <br /> Council President <br /> Location Preceding Action Attachments Department(s) <br /> Approval <br /> City wide Public Safety 2/5/07 <br /> Police/Legal <br /> Amount Budgeted <br /> Expenditure Required Account Number(s): <br /> Budget Remaining <br /> Additional.Required <br /> DETAILED SUMMARY STATEMENT: <br /> The Everett Police Department uses five licensed towing businesses or towing services for the purpose of <br /> removing disabled, abandoned, or stolen vehicles from the city streets of Everett. It is in the best interest of <br /> the public in general,.and the owners and operators of motor vehicles in particular, to remove disabled, <br /> abandoned, or stolen vehicles as quickly as possible in order to reduce the likelihood of additional accidents, <br /> property loss, or injury. These owners or operators of such vehicles are often not in a position to negotiate <br /> the best possible price for towing or storage and have little control over whether the tow business makes the <br /> process for recovery of vehicles accessible and convenient. Because the rates charged and the quality of <br /> facilities and services can vary greatly between tow businesses it is in the best interest of the public in <br /> general and the owners and operators of motor vehicles in particular for the City to regulate the business of <br /> towing.companies and tow trucks and seek to obtain services at a competitive responsive rate. The city <br /> wishes that when a motor vehicle is impounded by the police department, its owner or operator shall pay a <br /> fait-and-consistent fee for towing services, with such fees to be established through a competitive process <br /> and set by contract. The schedule of maximum fees shall conform to, and not be less than, the schedule of <br /> maximum fees-then-In -effec sy the-_Washingt=o ..State Patrol. --sehedul1-of-m murrufees- y-be----- <br /> adjusted periodically by the police chief to conform to any adjustments made by the Washington State Patrol. <br /> to its schedule of maximum fees. The list of qualified class A licensed towing businesses shall be used when <br /> a police impound is involved. Any class A licensee shall not exceed the fees of such schedule for services <br /> rendered at the request of the police department or its dispatcher. Charging fees in excess of those specified <br /> in the fee schedule, or agreed to by contract, or charging for services not actually rendered, may result in the <br /> cancellation of any contract between a towing business and the City. <br /> RECOMMENDATION (Exact action requested of Council): Adopt the Proposed Ordinance relating to <br /> Towing Businesses and Tow Trucks, amending Section 11 of Ordinance No. 1830-91 (EMC 5.70.110) and <br /> Section 14 of Ordinance No. 1830-91 (EMC 5.70.140). <br /> 98 <br />