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<br />REQUEST FOR CITY COUNCIL AGENDA ITEM <br /> <br />Appropriation <br /> <br />Agenda Date Requested: February 14. 2011 <br /> <br />Source of Funds: N/ A <br /> <br />Requested By: Tim Tietiens. Chief Adcox <br /> <br />Account Number: <br /> <br />Department: PlanniDl! and Police <br /> <br />Amount Budgeted: <br /> <br />Report: _Resolution: _Ordinance: ~ <br /> <br />Amount Requested: <br /> <br />Exhibits: Budgeted Item: _YES _NO <br />1. Ordinance highlight-strikeout version <br />2. Ordinance as proposed <br /> <br />SUMMARY <br /> <br />Last year, the existing wrecker services serving La Porte requested the City consider some adjustments to <br />the current Wrecker Ordinance. Several public hearings were held to review the proposals. Additional <br />input was gathered from the Inspections Division who issues the wrecker licenses and the Police <br />Department who inspects the vehicles and administers the call-out rotation. After hearing testimony, the <br />Wrecker Committee evaluated and supported the proposal which recommends procedural changes as <br />listed below as well as cleans up some provisions to comply with state law: <br /> <br />· The rotation list would contain a slot for each wrecker company (regardless of the number of <br />vehicles in the company fleet) rather than a rotation slot for each individually permitted vehicle. <br />· Each wrecker would post a color-coded sticker in the windshield so the Police Department could <br />more easily determine annual permitted status of that vehicle. A level 1 CVSA inspection would <br />be required for heavy duty wreckers. <br />· Further clarified the condition that heavy duty wreckers are subject to the maximum non-consent <br />tow rate when towing a vehicle not requiring a heavy duty wrecker. Also provides a definition of <br />heavy duty wrecker. <br />· Requires that an applicant provide proof of ownership of a properly constructed vehicle storage <br />facility. A lease, license, or tenancy would not constitute proof of ownership. <br />· Adjusted the lettering sizes required on wreckers to conform to TDLR requirements. <br /> <br />Action Required bv Council: <br /> <br />Consider approval of ordinance amending Chapter 78, Vehicles for Hire of the Code of Ordinances by amending <br />A . e II, Automobile Wreckers and Towing Vehicles as recommended by the Wrecker Committee. <br /> <br /> <br />J!f!)/W <br /> <br />Date <br />