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CITY OF COLTON AGENDA REPORT For City Council Meeting of March 21, 2000 TO: HONORABLE MAYOR & CITY COUNCIL APPROVAL: Henry T. Garcia, City Manager' FROM: Patrick e, Chief of Police SUBJECT: Implementation of $200.00 fee for the Release of Vehicles Impounded Under the Vehicle Impoundment Traffic Enforcement Program and increase nonprogram vehicle release fees to $75.00. DATE: March 14, 2000 BACKGROUND: At the Colton City Council Meeting of January 19, 1999, the Colton City Council approved the submittal of a grant application to California State Business Transportation Housing Agency, Office of Traffic Safety, for grant funds of $214,123.20 to be reimbursed over a period of 27 months. Part of the requirements of the grant proposal is that the City matches the second year funds for salary and benefits, for a total of $54,464. The acceptance of the grant requires the city to set up a separate account in which to place the administrative tow fees collected for 30 day impounds of vehicles driven by drivers who have never been issued a license or by drivers who are driving on a suspended or revoked drivers license. The purpose of these tow fees would be to use those funds to continue the level of deployment required in this grant after the grant funds expire. On September 22, 1999, the Colton Police Department was notified that the grant application was approved. Through negotiations with OTS the grant maybe expanded to provide additional equipment and services bringing the value of the grant to $280,609.20. The grant period begins March 1, 2000 and ends May 31, 2002. The grant agreement requires that the "Vehicle Impoundment Traffic Enforcement Program" begin no later than May 1, 2000. DISCUSSION/ANALYSIS: Through the OTS grant, the Colton Police Department will establish the third traffic officer position as well as one community service officer position. The vehicle impound program will require a 30 day impound of vehicles that are driven by drivers who have never been issued a license or by drivers who are driving on a suspended or revoked drivers license. The program strives for self-sufficiency by establishing a special cost recovery fund to collect the administrative vehicle release fee. An analysis of the actual cost to administer this program was conducted and is attached. The estimated cost per tow was found to be approximately $250.88. The current vehicle release fees for vehicles towed and stored is $50.00. The city also collects a franchise fee of 10% of the storage fee collected by the tow franchisees. Tow FeUm Item #13