HomeMy WebLinkAbout4.3 Towing Service Abandoned Vehicles CITY OF DUBLIN
AGENDA STATEMENT
CITY COUNCIL MEETING DATE: September 26, 1988
SUBJECT : Agreement for Towing Services for Abandoned
Vehicles
EXHIBITS ATTACHED Agreement
RECOMMENDATIONS ( Authorize Mayor to execute agreement with Valley
1/ Towing Service
FINANCIAL STATEMENT: This agreement provides that the City will pay each
tow company $25.00 for each vehicle towed.
DESCRIPTION At the meeting of March 14, 1988, the City Council
approved using Norm' s Towing Service to remove abandoned vehicles from the
city streets. One additional tow company, Valley Towing, 535 San Ramon
Valley Boulevard, Danville, CA has requested inclusion in this program.
Staff has prepared an agreement which is consistent with the one adopted
earlier by the City Council. _
The order of rotation is maintained by sheriff' s dispatch. Once used, the
tow company is placed on the bottom of the rotation list.
Staff recommends that the Council approve agreement with Valley Towing
Service.
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AGREEMENT FOR TOWING SERVICES
FOR ABANDONED VEHICLES
THIS AGREEMENT is made and entered into this day
of by and between the City of Dublin (hereinafter
"DUBLIN" ) , a municipal corporation, and TIM OLLENDICK doing
business as Valley Towing Service (hereinafter "VALLEY TOWING" ) ,
535 San Ramon Valley Blvd. , Danville, California, based on the
following understandings ;
W I T N E S S E T H:
WHEREAS, each month a number of motor vehicles are
abandoned on the streets of Dublin, and said vehicles constitute a
hazard to the welfare of the residents of Dublin; and
WHEREAS, VALLEY TOWING has the personnel and equipment
to remove said abandoned vehicles from the street of Dublin and
store said vehicles;
NOW, THEREFORE, based upon the foregoing mutual
understandings, DUBLIN and VALLEY TOWING agree as follows:
1 . Towing Services. VALLEY TOWING will be requested by
the Dublin Police Department to remove vehicles which have been
abandoned on public streets within the limits of DUBLIN. Said
request shall be evidenced by presentation to VALLEY TOWING of a
California Highway Patrol Form 180.
2. Availability of Service. VALLEY TOWING shall remove
said abandoned vehicles on a seven day per week, twenty-four hour
per day basis, as may be necessary.
3. Fees for Service.. VALLEY TOWING shall charge DUBLIN
a fee of Twenty-Five Dollars ($25.00 ) per vehicle for towing and
storing abandoned vehicles. DUBLIN shall not be liable for any
fees or costs in excess of said sum. DUBLIN shall be invoiced
once each month by VALLEY TOWING for towing services rendered
pursuant to this Agreement. A copy of California Highway Patrol
Form 180 shall be attached to the invoice for each vehicle towed.
DUBLIN shall pay said invoice within fifteen (15) days of receipt.
4. .Non-Exclusive Agreement'. This Agreement is non-
exclusive. DUBLIN shall retain the right to enter into identical
agreements with any towing service provider who may express a
willingness to provide the service described in this Agreement.
5. Proof of Insurance. VALLEY TOWING shall provide
DUBLIN with a Certificate of Insurance or other written proof that
VALLEY TOWING has liability insurance in an amount equal to
$300,000.00 per occurrence.
6. Indemnification. VALLEY TOWING shall assume
liability and pay all costs of defense, including legal fees and
court costs or expenses caused by any negligent or wrongful acts,
errors or omissions by VALLEY TOWING employees, agents and
subcontractors which may occur in the performance of the terms,
duties and obligations of this Agreement.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties' hereto have executed this
Agreement in duplicate at Dublin, California, the day and year
first above written.
CITY OF DUBLIN
By:
Mayor
ATTEST:
City Clerk
VALLEY TOWING -
By:
VALLEY TOWING SERVICE
Proprietor
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