HomeMy WebLinkAbout08-65 - Adopting Tow and Related Services Maximum Rate ScheduleRESOLUTION NO. 08-65
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF COSTA MESA, CALIFORNIA, ADOPTING TOW AND
RELATED SERVICES MAXIMUM RATE SCHEDULE FOR
TOW SERVICE OPERATORS DOING BUSINESS IN THE
CITY OF COSTA MESA PURSUANT TO SECTION 9-293
OF THE COSTA MESA MUNICIPAL CODE.
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COSTA MESA DOES HEREBY
RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS:
WHEREAS, the City of Costa Mesa has established regulations for.certain
towing services under the provisions of Title 9, Article 18, Section 9-271, et seq;
WHEREAS, Section 9-293 of the Costa Mesa Municipal Code sets forth
provisions whereby the City Council may from time to time adopt by resolution a
maximum rate schedule applicable to the towing services covered by Article 18
of Title 9; and
WHEREAS, Section 9-293 of the Costa Mesa Municipal Code further
provides that the rate schedule will be at a level to ensure competition, provide a
fair return on investment, and provide a high quality tow service to the public; and
WHEREAS, the current adjusted rate schedule is shown on Exhibit "B",
attached and incorporated herein;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of the City
of Costa Mesa, California, does hereby adopt the adjusted rate schedule and
authorize that this resolution shall take effect and be in full force immediately.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the fees established by the City
Council in this resolution shall be. subject to automatic annual adjustments in
proportion to the percentage change in the Consumer Price Index ("CPI"), All
Items, for All Urban Consumers in the Los Angeles -Anaheim -Riverside. Area for
the preceding year, whichever is greater, promulgated by the Bureau of Labor
Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor. In no event shall the annual
adjustment to the towing fees exceed 5 percent (5%) in any adjustment period.
The automatic adjustments shall commence on June 1, 2009, and shall
continue every year thereafter on the same date. The automatic adjustments
shall be calculated by means of the following formula:
A=Bx(C/D)
A = Adjusted Fees
B = Base fees as originally set by the City Council.
C = Monthly index for the third month prior to July) of each year in
which each fee rate adjustment is to become effective.
D = Monthly index for the month of the Effective Date of the City's Tow
Policy Guidelines.
In the event that the CPI is not issued or published, for the period ' for
which such minimum encroachment fee is to be adjusted and computed
hereunder, or in the event that the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the United States
Department of Labor should cease to publish said index figures, then any similar
index published by any other. branch or department of the United States
Government, shall be used; and if none is so published, then another index
generally recognized and authoritative shall be agreed upon by the City and the
two service operator.
The tow service provider may request a rate increase over and above the.
CPI increase no more often than once per year. Any such request must be made
no later than December 1St of each year and each request shall specifically detail
the basis of the fee request. No such fee request shall take effect until a new
resolution establishing such rates has been approved.
PASSED AND ADOPTED this 2nd day of September, 2008.
ATTEST:
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Ju Folcik, City Clerk
Eric R. Bever, Mayor
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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Kimberly Hall Barlow, City Attorney
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
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CITY OF COSTA MESA )
I, JULIE FOLCIK, City Clerk of the City of Costa Mesa, DO HEREBY CERTIFY
that the above and foregoing is the original of .Resolution No. 08-65 and was duly
passed and adopted by the City Council of the City of Costa Mesa at a regular meeting
held on the 2nd day of September, 2008, by the following roll call vote, to wit:
AYES:
COUNCIL MEMBERS:
BEVER, MANSOOR, DIXON, FOLEY, LEECE
NOES:
COUNCIL MEMBERS:
NONE
ABSENT:
COUNCIL MEMBERS:
NONE
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereby set my hand and affixed the seal of the
City of Costa Mesa this 3rd day of September, 2008.
JU E FOLCIK, CITY CLERK
(SEAL)
City of Costa Mesa
Tow Service and Rate Schedule
August 19, 2008
Exhibit "B"
Resolution No.
Services
Adjusted*
Basic Tow
$134.00
Flatbed or Medium Duty Tow
$147.00
.Heavy Duty Tow
$260.00
Motorcycle Tow
$147.00
Outside Storage Car
$35.00
Inside Storage Car
$45.00
Outside Storage Truck
$45.00
Inside Storage Truck
$51.00
Motorcycle Storage
$22.00
Tow Dolly
$45.00
R &R Linkage/ Driveshaft
$22.00
RolloverMinching
$51.00
Hourly Labor
$134.00
After Hours Release
$45.00
Hazardous Materials
$45.00
Service Call Minimum
$60.00
On -Scene Release
1/2 of applicable
tow rate
* Effective May 2008