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ORDINANCE NO. NS -XXX AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA AMENDING SANTA ANA MUNICIPAL CODE SECTION 32 -107 RELATING TO TOW TRUCKS THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA DOES ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. The City Council of the City of Santa Ana hereby finds, determines and declares as follows: A. California Vehicle Code section 21100 provides authority to cities and counties to regulate tow operators within their jurisdiction. B. On September 2, 2003, the Santa Ana City Council adopted Ordinance NS -2630 enacting Article IV of Chapter 32 relating to Tow Trucks. The Ordinance, among other items, delegated authority to the Chief of Police to establish towing operation guidelines and a rotational list for tow operators. C. In an effort to standardize the process and increase the consistency with other competitive processes for City Services, the Chief of Police will recommend a rotational tow list to the City Council for approval. All other aspects of the Rotational Tow List including establishing written guidelines, standards for qualification, discipline, and removal from the List will remain the same. Section 2. Chapter 32, Article IV, Section 32 -107 of the Santa Ana Municipal Code is hereby amended to read as follows: Sec. 32 -107- Towing operation guidelines; rotational list; authority of the chief of police to promulgate written guidelines; recommendation of list of rotational tow operators to the City Council. In order to provide a workable and comprehensive policy regarding the towing and /or storage of abandoned, disabled, stored or impounded vehicles from public or private property, the chief of police hereby authorized to promulgate and issue, by general order, and amend, if necessary written rules and regulations governing the following but by no means exclusive subjects: Ordinance No. NS -XXX Page 1 of 3 11 A -3