Police Department
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Item # 20
City of Santa Ana
20 Civic Center Plaza, Santa Ana, CA 92701
Staff Report
October 7, 2025
TOPIC: Rotational Towing and Storage Services
AGENDA TITLE
Third Amendments for Rotational Towing and Storage Services for the Police Department (Continued from the Regular City Council meeting of September 16, 2025)
RECOMMENDED ACTION
Authorize the City Manager to execute the third amendment to the agreements with the following rotational towing service contractors and amend the scope of services to allow for the option and ability to store and release vehicles and/or contents in an area close to, but outside of, the corporate City limits (Agreement Nos. A-2025-XXX):
•Standard Enterprises, Inc., dba To’ N’ Mo’;
•B&D Towing, Inc.; and
•MetroPro Road Services, Inc.
GOVERNMENT CODE §84308 APPLIES: Yes
DISCUSSION
The Santa Ana Police Department routinely encounters the need to have vehicles towed or stored for a variety of reasons and depends upon private sector partners skilled in the area of towing operations to accomplish this objective. The City currently contracts with four (4) tow companies to provide necessary towing services on a rotational basis. Towing services may include, but are not limited to, towing vehicles from public or private property at the direction of Police employees, owner’s request for a tow made via the Police Department, the storage of vehicles, the secure storage of vehicles containing evidentiary value, debris clean-up and removal, recovery services, and administrative oversight of vehicles in the custody of the contractor.
On August 17, 2021, the City Council approved agreements with four (4) tow companies to provide towing and storage services upon selection from a Request for Proposal (RFP) process. The original agreements covered an initial three-year term through August 31, 2024. On May 1, 2023, the first amendment to the agreement was executed
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to allow for a two percent increase of the towing rate as authorized under the agreement. On August 6, 2024, the City Council approved the second amendment to these agreements to correct the term and allow for two (2) additional one (1) year period options as intended in the RFP but excluded in the original agreement. The Santa Ana Police Department has exercised both one-year extension options through August 31, 2026.
One of the contractors requested an amendment in the scope of services to allow for the option and ability to store any towed vehicle and release the vehicle, or any of its contents, in an area close to, but outside of the corporate City limits. The Santa Ana Police Department has evaluated the request and is in support of allowing this amendment for all four contractors. However, one contractor has determined this change in scope is not necessary for their operations and as such, the amendment is not necessary for this specific contractor. The third amendments to the agreements revise Section I.5, Storage Facility and Vehicle Storage Requirement, to allow the contractor to store any towed vehicle and release the vehicle, or any of its contents, in an area no further than three (3) miles from the corporate City limits.
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT
There is no environmental impact associated with this action.
FISCAL IMPACT
There is no fiscal impact associated with this action.
EXHIBIT(S)
1. Third Amendment with Standard Enterprises, Inc., dba To’ N’ Mo’
2. Third Amendment with B&D Towing, Inc.
3. Third Amendment with MetroPro Road Services, Inc.
Submitted By: Robert Rodriguez, Police Chief
Approved By: Alvaro Nuñez, City Manager