05-25-10 Regular Meeting and Public Hearing of the La Porte Wrecker Committe

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Wrecker Committee Minutes of May 25, 2010 Page 2 of 3 Charlie Hinds, of Charlie Hinds Paint & Body, agreed with Mr. Slocum's comments that there should be only one rotation for each company, regardless of how many wreckers the company has permitted with the City. The permit should be issued for the company, not the truck. D. Close public hearing Chairman Tietjens closed the public hearing at 2:26 p.m. 5. Consider action on a recommendation to City Council on amendments to the Code of Ordinances Chapter 78 Vehicles for Hire, Article III Automobile Wreckers and Towing Vehicles. Chairman Tietjens noted that a formal recommendation was not developed prior to the public hearing. The following items have been discussed and will be used to help draft the ordinance amendments that will be considered at a future meeting. o Remove the word "without" from the definition of auto wrecker — Auto wrecker means a towing vehicle which may lawfully appear at the scene of an accident where a vehicle has collided with another vehicle or other object or which has been wrecked or disabled in any manner for the purpose or expectation of towing, removing or hauling away the wrecked vehicle from the scene of the accident without having been expressly summoned there by the police department or the owner of one of the vehicles involved in the accident. o Add definition for heavy duty wrecker. o City cannot limit the number of permits issued, unless it can be proven that such action is related to safety and is supported by a study. o Restructure call out rotation list so that each company has only one rotation on the list. When called, a company could send any available wrecker that has been issued a permit by the City to operate. o Unnecessary to maintain a separate heavy duty wrecker rotation list. o If legal, change ordinance language to require the applicant own /operate a storage facility within the city limits (would no longer be able to lease from someone else). o Change the minimum size of the letters for the signage on the wrecker to: license holder name 3 ", license holder address and phone number 2 ", and vehicle owner name and phone number 1 ". o Ensure subcontracted wreckers carry insurance.