Laserfiche WebLink
REQUEST FOR <br />COUNCIL ACTION <br />CITY COUNCIL MEETING DATE: <br />FEBRUARY 16, 2016 <br />TITLE: <br />ADOPT AN AMENDMENT TO THE <br />ROTATIONAL TOW ORDINANCE, SANTA <br />ANA MUNICIPAL CODE SECTION 32 -107 <br />(STRATEGIC PLAN NO. 7, 5E) <br />Lori <br />CITY MANAG <br />RECOMMENDED ACTION <br />CLERK OF COUNCIL USE ONLY: <br />APPROVED <br />As Recommended <br />1-1 <br />As Amended <br />0 <br />Ordinance on Ian Reading <br />❑ <br />Ordinance on 2nd Reading <br />El <br />Implementing Resolution <br />Set Public Hearing For <br />CONTINUED TO <br />FILE NUMBER <br />Adopt an ordinance amending the current Rotational Tow Ordinance Santa Ana Municipal Code <br />Section 32 -107. <br />DISCUSSION <br />On September 2, 2003, in Ordinance NS -2630, the City of Santa Ana adopted a Rotational Tow <br />Ordinance wherein authority for establishment of a Rotational Tow List and preparing written <br />guidelines for its operation were delegated to the Chief of Police. The California Vehicle Code <br />section 21100 provides city and county governments with the authority to regulate tow operators. <br />Pursuant to the current process, the Santa Ana Police Department periodically puts out a <br />Request for Qualifications for rotational tow operators. The Santa Ana Police Department (SAPD) <br />currently evaluates the qualifications of each applicant operator, inspects each applicant's facility, <br />inspects each applicant's vehicles, conducts background checks of each applicant's workers, and <br />makes sure that the applicants comply with the City's guidelines and rotational tow policy. The <br />SAPID then prepares a Rotational Tow List based upon the rankings of each applicant. <br />The recommended amendment to the Rotational Tow Ordinance (Exhibit 1) would assist in <br />standardizing the tow operator process and aligning with other competitive processes for City <br />services. The proposed amendment will require the SAPID, after it conducts its evaluations and <br />inspections, to prepare a recommended Rotational Tow List for City Council review and approval. <br />The criteria for evaluation and inspection, as well as, disciplining and removing of tow operators <br />from the Rotational Tow List for violation of the Rotational Tow Policy would remain within the <br />purview of the Chief of Police. <br />50A -1 <br />