04-14-10 Special Called Regular Meeting and Public Hearing of the La Porte Wrecker Committe

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City of La Porte Wrecker Committee Minutes of April 14, 2010 Committee Members Present: Tim Tietjens, Planning Director (designated representative of the City Manager); Martha Gillett, City Secretary; and Officer Kyle Jones, filling in for Lt. Gary Rice (designated representative of the Police Chief) Staff Members Present: Clark Askins, Assistant City Attorney; Debbie Wilmore, Chief Building Official; and Peggy lee, Office Coordinator 1. Call to order. Meeting called to order by Chairman Tim Tietjens at 3:05 p.m. 2. Roll call of members. Tim Tietjens, Martha Gillett, and Officer Kyle Jones (filling in for Lt. Gary Rice) were present for roll call. 3. Consider approval of January 27, 2010, meeting minutes. Motion by Martha Gillett to approve the Minutes of January 27,2010, as presented. Second by Kyle Jones. The motion carried unanimously. 4. Conduct workshop to review the Code of Ordinances Chapter 78 Vehicles for Hire, Article III Automobile Wreckers and Towing Vehicles, for possible updates. Workshop was conducted to allow Committee Members an opportunity to review the current ordinance requirements and related matters. The following was discussed for possible consideration 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.