Item 20 - Rotational Towing and Storage Services

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Police Department www.santa-ana.org/pd Item # 20 City of Santa Ana 20 Civic Center Plaza, Santa Ana, CA 92701 Staff Report October 7, 2025 TOPIC: Rotational Towing and Storage Services AGENDA TITLE Third Amendments for Rotational Towing and Storage Services for the Police Department (Continued from the Regular City Council meeting of September 16, 2025) RECOMMENDED ACTION Authorize the City Manager to execute the third amendment to the agreements with the following rotational towing service contractors and amend the scope of services to allow for the option and ability to store and release vehicles and/or contents in an area close to, but outside of, the corporate City limits (Agreement Nos. A-2025-XXX): • Standard Enterprises, Inc., dba To' N' Mo'; • B&D Towing, Inc.; and • MetroPro Road Services, Inc. GOVERNMENT CODE §84308 APPLIES: Yes DISCUSSION The Santa Ana Police Department routinely encounters the need to have vehicles towed or stored for a variety of reasons and depends upon private sector partners skilled in the area of towing operations to accomplish this objective. The City currently contracts with four (4) tow companies to provide necessary towing services on a rotational basis. Towing services may include, but are not limited to, towing vehicles from public or private property at the direction of Police employees, owner's request for a tow made via the Police Department, the storage of vehicles, the secure storage of vehicles containing evidentiary value, debris clean-up and removal, recovery services, and administrative oversight of vehicles in the custody of the contractor. On August 17, 2021, the City Council approved agreements with four (4) tow companies to provide towing and storage services upon selection from a Request for Proposal (RFP) process. The original agreements covered an initial three-year term through August 31, 2024. On May 1, 2023, the first amendment to the agreement was executed