Report Prepared by: Jacob Struble, Lieutenant, Merced Police Department
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SUBJECT: Fiscal Year 2018-2019 Tow Service Agreement
REPORT IN BRIEF
Consider Approving the 2018-2019 Master Tow Service Agreement.
RECOMMENDATION
City Council - Adopt a motion approving Resolution 2018-47, a Resolution of the City Council of the City of Merced, California, establishing and approving the 2018-2019 Master Tow Service Agreement; and, authorizing the City Manager or Assistant City Manager to execute the necessary documents.
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ALTERNATIVES
1. Approve, as recommended by staff; or,
2. Return to staff for further follow up; or,
3. Deny.
AUTHORITY
Charter of the City of Merced, Section 200, et seq.
CITY COUNCIL PRIORITIES
As provided for in the 2018-19 Adopted Budget
DISCUSSION
The current fiscal year 2017-2018 Tow Service Agreement expires on June 30, 2018. The 2017-2018 Tow Service Agreement has worked out well for both the City of Merced and the rotational tow companies. It was based in large part on the approved Tow Services Agreement utilized by the California Highway Patrol for their tow rotation program.
The 2018-2019 Tow Service Agreement will be effective from July 1, 2018 to June 30, 2019. There are some minor changes made to this Agreement from the version approved by the City Council for the 2017-2018 fiscal year. These changes were made to stay current with changes in the law and to clarify some existing language. These changes include, in pertinent part:
* Additional language was added to Section 3 (K)(1) of the Agreement [Tow Operators] so that it now states:
o "When a driver is no longer employed by the operator, the operator shall immediately notify the MPD Lieutenant / Sergeant."
* In section 4 (E) of the Agreement [Tow Operators Business] changed the length of time the office can be closed for lunch from 1 hour to 30 minutes.
* In section 4 (E)(3) of the Agreement [Tow Operators Business] adds language to clarify and define norma...
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