Fullerton Police Department
Police Towing Services Pacific Towing Inc.
1 City Council RFP Background
At the June 16, 2020 City Council meeting, the results of the RFP process were presented to the City Council.
The City Council selected Anaheim Fullerton Towing as a tow provider.
Council then provided direction to allow Pacific Towing and Hadley Tow six months to be re-inspected by FPD staff, not a third-party vendor. 2 City Council RFP Background
On December 15, 2020 the City Council was presented with the results of the re-inspection for both Hadley Tow and Pacific Towing Inc.
At the direction of the City Council, Pacific Towing Inc. was awarded a six month “trial period” contract. Hadley Towing would be allowed to participate in the six-month trial if they came off of the suspension list. Hadley Tow is still currently suspended. 3 Pacific Tow Six Month Agreement
On January 18, 2021 the City of Fullerton and Pacific Towing Inc. signed a Non-Exclusive Franchise Agreement for Police Towing Services. The agreement was signed on January 19, 2021. The length of the agreement was for six months and is due to expire after July 17, 2021.
Through an amendment dated July 16, 2021, the City and Pacific Towing extended the term for one month to allow staff to conduct an additional inspection of Pacific Towing’s facility and to seek City Council direction regarding whether to extend the agreement. 4 Pacific Tow Six Month Agreement
At the August 3, 2021 City Council meeting, the City Council directed staff to extend the term of the agreement for six months. On August 16, 2021, the City and Pacific Towing extended the term through February 17, 2022.
On February 10, 2022, the City and Pacific Towing extended the term for one additional month to allow staff to seek City Council direction regarding whether to further extend the term. 5 Pacific Towing - Storage Yard
Storage Requirement
The facility shall contain adequate open storage space to accommodate a minimum of 100 stored, impounded, and disabled vehicles resulting from FPD calls for towing services. In addition, the facility must contain adequate space for storage of two (2) eighty (80) foot tractor-trailer combination trucks for up to seven (7) days and space for long term or evidence storage of one (1) such truck. 100 vehicles
2 80-foot trucks for 7 days
1 80-foot truck long term
6 Pacific Tow Inspections
On December 28, 2021, Police Department staff conducted an inspection of Pacific Towing’s facility located at 2840 E. Coronado St. Anaheim, CA 92806.
Staff determined that Pacific Towing met and, in some areas, exceeded the requirements set forth in the Municipal Code and the Tow Policy. Staff also determined that Pacific Towing had corrected the storage issue by storing other law enforcement agencies’ vehicles at their secondary yard, located at 391 E. Commercial St. in Anaheim, to free up more space at the Coronado yard for vehicles towed on behalf of the Police Department. 7 Pacific Tow Drivers
During previous inspections, Pacific Towing lacked Class A licensed tow truck drivers with the proper endorsements During the December 28, 2021 inspection, Pacific Tow made progress in obtaining more Class A tow truck drivers. They currently have two drivers with Class A licenses, one with doubles, triples, haz-mat vehicles, and tank vehicles 8 Pacific Tow Drivers
Pacific Tow currently has two other drivers who are in the process of obtaining their Class A driver’s licenses and is continually searching for new drivers to hire with Class A drivers licenses and the proper endorsements Staff finds Pacific Towing has demonstrated persistence in its effort to obtain more Class A tow truck drivers with the appropriate qualifications 9 Pacific Tow – Staff Recommendation
Staff is recommending that the City Council authorize the City Manager to execute an amendment to the tow franchise agreement to extend the term of the agreement through June 30, 2025, with the option to extend the term for one (1) additional two (2) year period. If approved, the term of the agreement with Pacific Towing will mirror the term of the City’s agreement with Anaheim Fullerton Towing. 10 Fullerton Police Department
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