1. Ordinance No. 1313 — Vernon City Council, June 2, 2026

ORDINANCE NO. 1313

AN UNCODIFIED ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY

OF VERNON GRANTING A FRANCHISE TOWING SERVICES
AGREEMENT TO MR. C’S TOWING OF SOUTH GATE, INC.

SECTION 1. Recitals.

A. The City of Vernon (City) is a municipal corporation and a chartered city of the State of California organized and existing under its Charter and the Constitution of the State of California.

B. The City Council of the City of Vernon is authorized by Chapter 8.9 of the City Charter to grant a franchise in the City of Vernon to any person, firm, corporation, or other entity and to set terms, conditions, restrictions and limitations by ordinance.

C. On October 2, 2012, the City Council of the City of Vernon adopted Ordinance No. 1198 adding Chapter 10.32 (formerly Chapter 4B) to the Vernon Municipal Code (VMC) to establish a non-consensual franchise towing fee. Pursuant to VMC Section 10.32.060(B), the term of franchise towing service agreements shall be three (3) years.

D. On or about February 4, 2026, the Vernon Police Department issued a Request for Proposals for the City’s Franchise Tow Fee Program.

E. After reviewing the proposals in accordance with VMC Chapter 10.32, the Chief of Police has determined that the proposal submitted by Mr. C’s Towing of South Gate, Inc. (Mr. C’s Towing) complies with all applicable VMC regulations and that Mr. C’s Towing has agreed to comply with all provisions of this Chapter.

F. The City Council of the City of Vernon desires to grant a police towing franchise to Mr. C’s Towing, subject to the terms and conditions set forth in the Franchise Towing Services Agreement (Franchise Agreement). The franchise shall be for a term of three (3) years, if a written Franchise Agreement has been fully executed by the franchisee and all other requirements of the Franchise Agreement and Chapter 10.32 have been met by the franchisee.

THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF VERNON HEREBY ORDAINS:

SECTION 2. The City Council of the City of Vernon hereby finds and determines that the above recitals are true and correct and are a substantial part of this ordinance.

SECTION 3. The City Council of the City of Vernon, pursuant to Chapter 10.32 of the Vernon Municipal Code, hereby approves the Franchise Agreement with Mr. C’s Ordinance No. 1313

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Towing of South Gate, Inc., in substantially the same form attached hereto as Exhibit A.

The grant of franchise is based on the certifications that franchisee shall comply with all provisions of Chapter 10.32 and the Franchise Agreement.

SECTION 4. The City Council of the City of Vernon hereby authorizes the City Administrator to execute said Agreement for, and on behalf of, the City of Vernon and the City Clerk is hereby authorized to attest thereto.

SECTION 5. The City Council hereby instructs the City Administrator, or his designee, to take whatever actions are deemed necessary or desirable for the purpose of implementing and carrying out the purposes of this Ordinance and the transactions herein approved or authorized, including but not limited to, any non-substantive changes to the Agreement attached herein.

SECTION 6. Any provision of the Vernon Municipal Code or appendices thereto inconsistent with the provisions of this ordinance, to the extent of such inconsistencies and no further, is repealed or modified to that extent necessary to affect the provisions of this ordinance.

SECTION 7. If any section, subsection, paragraph, sentence, clause, phrase, or portion thereof, of this ordinance is declared by a court of competent jurisdiction to be unconstitutional or otherwise invalid, such decision shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions of this ordinance. The City Council declares that it would have adopted this ordinance, and each section, subsection, paragraph, sentence, clause, phrase, or portion thereof, irrespective of the fact that any one or more sections, subsections, paragraphs, sentences, clauses, phrases, or portions thereof, be declared invalid or unconstitutional. To this end, the provisions of this ordinance are declared to be severable.

SECTION 8. The City Clerk, or Deputy City Clerk, shall certify the adoption and publish this ordinance as required by law.
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SECTION 9. This ordinance shall become effective after the thirtieth day following its adoption.

APPROVED AND ADOPTED , 2026.

MELISSA YBARRA, Mayor
ATTEST:

GENOVEVA ROCHA, City Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM:

ZAYNAH MOUSSA-MILWARD,
City Attorney
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CERTIFICATION

STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES ) ss.

CITY OF VERNON )
I do hereby certify that the attached is a true copy of Ordinance No. 1313 that was introduced by the City Council of the City of Vernon, California, at its Regular meeting of June 2, 2026 and adopted at its Regular Meeting of [Month Day, Year] by the following vote:

AYES:

NOES:

ABSENT:

ABSTAIN:
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GENOVEVA ROCHA, City Clerk
Exhibit A
Ordinance No. 1313

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