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RESOLUTION NO. 11-474 <br /> A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PLEASANTON <br /> APPROVING THE TOW SERVICE AGREEMENT FOR THE CITY OF PLEASANTON <br /> AND AUTHORIZE ITS USE BY THE POLICE DEPARTMENT <br /> WHEREAS, the Police Department administers a tow service agreement through which <br /> approved tow companies are included on a rotational tow list; and <br /> WHEREAS, the tow service agreement was last substantially revised in 1997; and <br /> WHEREAS, the tow service agreement was modeled after the State of California, <br /> Department of Highway Patrol (CHP) Tow Service Agreement; and <br /> WHEREAS, the CHP Tow Service Agreement has been substantially revised since <br /> 1997, and most recently this year; and <br /> WHEREAS, many local agencies, including the Alameda County Sheriff's Office, have <br /> modeled their tow service agreements after the CHP's agreement; and <br /> WHEREAS, using the same or substantially similar agreement as the CHP, the Alameda <br /> County Sheriff's Office, and other local agencies would provide consistency to tow companies <br /> and law enforcement administration; and <br /> WHEREAS, the Police Department has reviewed the CHP Tow Service Agreement and <br /> Alameda County Sheriffs Tow Service Agreement and recommends that Pleasanton's tow <br /> service agreement be revised to reflect these agreements with some slight revisions to account <br /> for particular considerations in the City of Pleasanton; and <br /> WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Pleasanton has considered the proposed Tow <br /> Service Agreement. <br /> NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF <br /> PLEASANTON DOES RESOLVE, DECLARE, DETERMINE AND ORDER THE FOLLOWING: <br /> Section 1: Approves the revised Tow Service Agreement, attached hereto as Attachment A, <br /> and authorizes its use by the Police Department. <br /> Section 2: This resolution shall become effective immediately upon its passage. <br /> Section 4: City Clerk shall certify to the passage of this resolution and enter it into the book of <br /> original resolutions. <br /> PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Pleasanton at a <br /> regular meeting held on August 16, 2011. <br />