HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution No. 2024-02 | Towing Service Rates | Adopted 01/22/2024
RESOLUTION NO. 2024-02
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
GILROY ESTABLISHING TOW RATES PURSUANT TO
SECTION 24A.8 – REGULATIONS OF THE GILROY CITY
CODE CHAPTER 24A – TOWING SERVICES
WHEREAS, on August 17, 1981, the City Council of the City of Gilroy adopted an
ordinance (Ordinance No. 81-25) establishing Chapter 24A of the Gilroy City Code
regulating towing services; and
WHEREAS, the City of Gilroy’s Police Department causes to tow and or impound
vehicles pursuant to authority under California Vehicle Code; and
WHEREAS, the City of Gilroy’s Police Department is tasked with establishing and
utilizing the rotational towing list of service providers for City-initiated tows or impounds;
and
WHEREAS, section 24A.8 of the Gilroy City Code authorizes the City Council to
establish towing service rates through adoption of this resolution; and
WHEREAS, the City of Gilroy intends to establish the maximum towing service
rates that may be levied for the City of Gilroy’s Police Department-initiated tow services
based on the Hollister-Gilroy Area tow rates set by the California Highway Patrol (CHP),
which manages one of the largest government entity -initiated tow programs in the state,
and its rates are viewed as representative and reliable benchmarks; and
WHEREAS, the City of Gilroy intends to review and adjust as necessary the
established maximum towing service rates every year based on the CHP tow rates for
the Hollister – Gilroy Area, as the same may be amended from time to time; and
WHEREAS, the City of Gilroy’s Police Department recommends establishing
additional rates for abated or abandoned junk vehicles that require dismantling; and
WHEREAS, the City of Gilroy intends to adjust the rates for abated and abandoned
junk vehicles based on the Consumer Price Index (CPI) for the San Francisco Area.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the City Council of the City of Gilroy:
1. Approves the maximum towing service rates established in “Exhibit
A”.
2. Approves the maximum rates for abated and abandoned junk
vehicles that require dismantling as established in “Exhibit B”.
3. Authorizes the City’s Finance Director, or designee, to review and
adjust as necessary the established maximum towing service rates
(Exhibit A) every year in July based on the Hollister-Gilroy Area tow
rates set by the California Highway Patrol (CHP), as the same may
be amended from time to time.
Resolution No. 2024-02
Towing Service Rates
City Council Regular Meeting | January 22, 2024
Page 2 of 4
4. Authorizes the City’s Finance Director, or designee, to automatically
adjust the rates established for abated or abandoned junk vehicles
(Exhibit B) annually in July based on the change in the Consumer
Price Index (CPI) for San Francisco (San Francisco – Oakland – San
Jose) April Edition or, if said index ceases to be published, according
to a comparable measure of inflation as determined by the City’s
Finance Director, and rounded to the nearest dollar.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the established rates in Exhibit A and Exhibit B
shall be effective January 23, 2024.
PASSED AND ADOPTED on this 22nd day of January 2024 by the following roll
call vote:
AYES: COUNCIL MEMBERS: ARMENDARIZ, CLINE, HILTON,
MARQUES, TOVAR, BLANKLEY
NOES: COUNCIL MEMBERS: NONE
ABSTAIN: COUNCIL MEMBERS: NONE
ABSENT: COUNCIL MEMBERS: NONE
RECUSED: COUNCIL MEMBERS: BRACCO
APPROVED:
Marie Blankley, Mayor
ATTEST:
___________________________________
Thai Nam Pham, City Clerk
Marie Blankley (Jan 23, 2024 13:05 PST)
Marie Blankley
Resolution No. 2024-02
Towing Service Rates
City Council Regular Meeting | January 22, 2024
Page 3 of 4
Exhibit A*
Description Maximum Rate
Class A - Light Duty Vehicles
With a Gross Vehicle Weight Rating (GVWR) of at least
14,000 lbs.
$325.00/hour
Class B - Medium Duty Vehicles
With a GVWR of at least 33,000 lbs.
$425.00/hour
Class C – Heavy Duty Vehicles
With a GVWR of at least 52,000 lbs.
$550.00/hour
Class D – Super Heavy-Duty Vehicles
With a GVWR of at least 54,000 lbs.
$650.00/hour
Inside Storage $170.00/per day
Outside Storage $140.00/ per day
Labor $150.00/hour
*The maximum towing service rates are established based on the maximum tow
rates for the Hollister-Gilroy Area approved by the California Highway Patrol
(CHP) and shall be reviewed and adjusted as necessary in July of each year.
Resolution No. 2024-02
Towing Service Rates
City Council Regular Meeting | January 22, 2024
Page 4 of 4
Exhibit B**
Description Maximum Rate
Abated or Abandoned Junk Passenger Vehicle
(Includes Towing, cleaning, landfill, and dismantling
services)
$900.00 per vehicle
Abated or Abandoned Junk Recreation Vehicle
(Includes Towing, cleaning, landfill, and dismantling
services)
$1,500.00 per vehicle
**The abated and abandoned junk vehicle rates will be automatically adjusted
annually in July based on the Consumer Price Index (CPI) change for the San
Francisco Area, April Edition.
CERTIFICATE OF THE CLERK
I, THAI NAM PHAM, City Clerk of the City of Gilroy, do hereby certify that the
attached Resolution No. 2023-02 is an original resolution, or true and correct copy of a
city Resolution, duly adopted by the Council of the City of Gilroy at a Regular Meeting of
said held on Council held Monday, January 22, 2024, with a quorum present.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the Official
Seal of the City of Gilroy this Tuesday, January 23, 2024.
____________________________________
Thai Nam Pham, MMC, CPMC
City Clerk of the City of Gilroy
(Seal)