Myles Bois, Southwest Towing, expressed his support for Option 2 as presented. He feels that the price for tows will go up if the tow company is out of the City limits.
Jared Mojica, Mohica Towing, requested clarification of how owners request will work if the owner prefers to stay local. He inquired if the city would consider waiving the fee for the tow companies related to certain extenuating circumstances like CHP 180 forms. He expressed his concern with no mention of a minimum requirement for storage facility capacity. He also questioned if there will be a penalty for heavy equipment not arriving within 30 minutes if the equipment is occupied on another call.
Joel Mojica, Mohica Towing, expressed his support for changes that have been made so far and feels there are a few more areas that still need changes. He supports what Jared Mojica stated related to extenuating circumstances. He suggested removing the requirement for the tow companies to pay on the storage of impounded vehicles and for lien sales. He indicated that the 30-minute ETA requirement may not work in relation to vehicle code 22568.
Santos, Mohica Towing, feels there is not enough work for the two companies they currently have.
A motion was made by Councilmember Gregory and seconded by Mayor Pro Tem Carnevale to introduce, waive reading beyond the title and provide first reading of an Ordinance adding Chapter 12.78 of the Cathedral City Municipal Code relating to towing services, with an amendment to 12.78.060 section A, subsection 7, which should read:
Maintaining a primary storage yard located no greater than approximately twenty (20) minutes driving distance from the center of the City.
M.O. 2023-90