DATE: JUNE 25, 2024
DEPARTMENT: SALINAS POLICE DEPARTMENT
FROM: JOHN MURRAY, ACTING CHIEF OF POLICE
BY: BRIAN JOHNSON, COMMANDER
TITLE: TOW FRANCHISE SERVICE AGREEMENT EXTENSION
RECOMMENDED MOTION:
A motion to approve a Resolution authorizing the extension of the Salinas Police Department’s FY 2023-24 Tow Franchise Service Agreements and authorizing the City Manager to enter into such extensions on behalf of the City.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The City of Salinas, through the Police Department, manages a rotational tow program to provide towing services for the abatement and removal of abandoned, wrecked, dismantled or inoperative vehicles from private or public property, and to impound and provide storage of such vehicles as ordered and designated by authorized members of the Salinas Police Department. The Police Department is recommending a temporary extension in order to continue working on outstanding issues with the tow companies.
BACKGROUND:
The City of Salinas, through the Police Department, manages a rotational tow program to provide towing services for the abatement and removal of abandoned, wrecked, dismantled or inoperative vehicles from private or public property, and to impound and provide storage of such vehicles as ordered and designated by authorized members of the Salinas Police Department. Tow companies provide service to the Salinas Police Department pursuant to a franchise issued by the City and a Tow Service Franchise Agreement (TSFA) entered between the City and the tow companies. The current TSFAs are set to expire on June 30, 2024, and must be extended for the tow companies to continue providing service to the Police Department. The Police Department is recommending a temporary extension through August 23, 2024, in order to continue working on outstanding issues with the tow companies including towing of recreational vehicles, the updated franchise fee, and parking of tow vehicles. Once those outstanding issues have been resolved, further extensions of the TSFAs will be brought forward to the City Council for consideration.
CEQA CONSIDERATION:
Not a Project. The City of Salinas has determined that the proposed action is not a project as defined by the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) (CEQA Guidelines Section 15378).
STRATEGIC PLAN INITIATIVE:
Approving the proposed extension will support the City Council’s Strategic Plan Goal of Public Safety.
DEPARTMENTAL COORDINATION:
The Salinas Police Department has worked closely with the City Attorney’s office in the extension of the FY 2023-2024 Tow Franchise Service Agreement.
FISCAL AND SUSTAINABILITY IMPACT:
There is no direct impact on the City’s General Fund related to the recommended action.
ATTACHMENTS:
Resolution
FY 2023-24 Tow Service Franchise Agreement Extension
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