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The City Council directed the Committee to review the proposed ordinance and regulations in light of the services cunently being provided to the City by Pepe's Towing Service, Inc., Patriot Towing, L&L Towing and Tri-Cities Towing. The Committee recognized the need to revise the proposed ordinance and selection criteria to allow the City to continue working with these current tow truck operators while proceeding with the selection process. Furthermore, the Committee decided to revise the ordinance to allow towing service operators to have an office and lot within the City's boundaries or within a ten-mile radius of the City's Police Department. The Committee then recommended that L&L Towing and Tri-Cities Towing (the two operators who maintain an office and lot outside the City's boundaries) be allowed to continue servicing the City during the public selection process and furthermore, be allowed to participate in that process. Staff is ready to proceed with the public selection process for two truck operators once the ordinance goes into effect, and hereby requests that the City Council direct staff to proceed. The City Attorney has included the recommendations of the Committee in the revised Ordinance, Request for Qualifications and Franchise Agreement, which are ready for City Council approval. The City Council must also approve the selection criteria contained in the Request for Qualifications, and the Resolution approving the Request for Qualifications is also ready for City Council approval, Staff requests that the City Council approve Ordinance No.D��p adding Chapter 10.40 to the Colton Municipal Code establishing towing franchises, and that the City Council adopt Resolution No./�� 'j� approving the Request for Qualifications. Recommendation: 1. Adopt Ordinance No.�-��adding Chapter 10.40 to the Colton Municipal Code establishing tow truck franchises and waive its further reading. 2. Adopt Resolution No. -�3��approving the Request for Qualifications. 3. Direct staff to proceed with the public selection process for two tow truck operators. TOWING FRANCHISE AGREEMENTS Discussion: The Committee has decided that it is in the best interest of the City to increase the term of the Franchise Agreement to six years, and to award six-yea.r agreements to Pepe's Towing Service, Inc., and Patriot Towing at this time since they are local operators. The additional two franchisees that will be chosen through the new process will each be awarded a three-year agreement with the City. Staff has negotiated Franchise Agreements with Pepe's Towing Service, Inc., and Patriot Towing for a six-year term. Pepe's Towing Service, Inc., and Patriot Towing have each agreed to the revisions recommended by the Committee and have executed their respective Franchise Agreements. The Resolution approving the Franchise Agreements between the City and Pepe's Towing Service, Inc., and Patriot Towing is ready for City Council approval, and staff requests that the City Council adopt the Resolution. Recommendation: 1. Adopt Resolution No.��1�awarding tow truck franchises to Pepe's Towing Service, Inc., and Patriot Towing. Fiscal impac : t' a d fiscal impact is increased revenue to the City of approximately $$000 annually. . RVPUB�L,HH�47957 2