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at their facility. The Contractor agrees to relieve the City, its officers, agents and employees of all responsibility once the vehicle is in the custody of the Contractor. 4. There shall be no photography or video recording at the scene of a tow or collision by the Contractor or any employee unless directly related to the towing operation. Photographs or video recordings shall only be directed at vehicles or the area immediately surrounding the vehicle but in no case shall capture any image of a person(s) injured or killed at the scene. 5. The Contractor, nor any employee of the Contractor, shall accept from any person or offer a gratuity to any member of the City in violation of CVC § 12110(a). 6. The Contractor shall remain in compliance with CVC § 10652 as required. Due to the negative perception of Private Party Impounds (PPI's) and the nexus to predatory towing practices, whether actual or perceived, the City of Santa Ana and the Santa Ana Police Department have an interest in ensuring any Contractor working on its behalf is not associated with these practices. In addition, tow companies that engage in PPI's are subjected to complaints and investigations on a more frequent basis than those that do not participate in this facet of the towing business. Therefore, the City strongly discourages any Contractor assigned to the rotational tow list from engaging in PPI's within the corporate limits of the City of Santa Ana. Subject to the investigative process outlined in this Contract, any company found to be in violation of PPI regulations including, but not limited to, applicable sections of CVC § 22658 or any other laws or regulations associated with PPI's shall be subject to suspension or immediate removal from the rotation list for sustained complaints or convictions for violations of the law. K. UTILIZATION OF DISPATCH AND TRACKING SOLUTIONS SOFTWARE The City intends to implement the use of Dispatch & Tracking Solutions (DTS) software in concurrence with this project. The Contractor shall utilize the most recent, updated, upgraded Dispatch & Tracking Solutions software program (DTS), or any other software solution selected by the City, to dispatch and track tow activity via a web-based Internet connection. All tow requests originating from the Santa Ana Police Department may be made utilizing this program. The Contractor's failure to have the DTS program in full operation and to acknowledge tow requests in a timely manner pursuant to this Contract shall result in a finding of default and shall result in immediate suspension from the tow rotation list. Failure to remedy the problem as set forth in Section 11. B. of the Agreement, shall be grounds for the termination of the agreement between the City and the Contractor. The Contractor must enter into a separate agreement, contract, or license for DTS software, or any other software solution implemented by the City, with the owner of that proprietary software. The City shall not provide the software program, any licensing or sub-licensing thereof or any intermediary services for the procurement by the Contractor of the software program. This Contract shall not be executed by the City until the Contractor has demonstrated to the City's Project Manager or designee satisfactory compliance with the requirements set forth herein. The Contractor shall be liable for all fees, charges, rates and service charges required for the procurement and use of DTS software or any similar software solution.