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RESOLUTION
CITY OF SAINT PAUL, MINNESOTA
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WIIEREAS, Cedar Towing & Auction, Inc., d/b/a Cedar Towing & Auction holds a Tow
Truck/Wrecker License for the City of Saint Paul (License ID# 040000674); and
4 WHEREAS, Licensee wishes to change the location of its storage lot from 3200 Como
5 Avenue to 359 Hoover Street NE; and
7 WHEREAS, the lot is outside the city limits of Saint Paul and pursuant to Saint Paul
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Legislative Code §361.12 the city council must approve such location; and
WHEREAS, the storage lot at 3200 Como Avenue is also outside of the Saint Paul city
limits and has been licensed since 1993, and the new location will be more accessible and closer
to Saint Paul than the former storage lot; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, that the City Council hereby approves the location of the storage lot for
Cedar Towing & Auction, Inc., d/b/a Cedar Towing & Auction at 359 Hoover Street NE.
Departrnentloffic�council: Datelnitiated:
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Action Requested:
Council approval of a resolution granting Cedar Towing and Auction, Inc. d/b/a Cedar Towing and Aucfion (License ID#040000674)
permission to move their storage lot from 3200 Como Avenue in Saint Paul to 359 Hoover St. NE in Minneapolis.
Recommendations: Approve (A) or Reject (R): Personal Service Contracts Must Answer the Following Questions: .
Planning Commission 1. Has this personlfirtn ever worked under a contract for this department?
CIB Committee Yes No
Civil Service Commission 2. Has this person/firm ever been a city employee? �
Yes Mo
3. Does this perso�rm possess a skill not normally possessed by any
curtent city employee?
Yes No
Explain all yes answers on separate sheet and akach to green sheet
Initiating Problem, Issues, Opportunity (Who, What, When, Where, Why):
The lot is outside the city limits of Saint Paul and pursuarn to Saint Paul Legislative Code 361.12 the city council must approve this
location.
Advantas�es If Apprnved:
Disadvanqpes If Approved:
Disadvantages If Not Approved:
Total Amount of CosURevenue Budgeted:
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Funding Source: ActiviN Number.
Financial i�ormation:
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Chapter 361. Wreckers and Tow TrucksM
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ordered, and a description of Yhe vehicle Yo be removed induding the year, model, manufacturer and license
number of said vehicle. Said person authorizing the service and signing the above order form must be an
owner or licensee of the properry from which the vehicle is to be removed or a duly authorized agent of such
owner or licensee, other than a licensee under this chapter or any agent or employee of such licensee. The
wrecker or tow truck motor vehicle service vehicle operator shall have this authorized service order form
signed, fully completed and in personal possession before hooking up to the vehicie to be serviced. The
amount charged for the service shall be included on this order form and a copy of this form shall be given to
the individual reclaiming the vehicle. Every wrecker or tow truck motor vehicle service licensee shail, prior to
towing any vehicle, telephone to the auto desk of the police department, giving the license number and
description of the vehicle, a description of the location from which the vehicle is to be removed and the
location of the storage Iot where the vehicle is to be impounded. The licensee shall receive a reply from the
police auto desk on the status of the vehicle prior to towing. Every wrecker or tow Yruck moYOr vehicle service
licensee shall, within forty-eight (48) hours of receiving a towed vehicle, give written notice to the last listed
owner according to the motor vehicle registration records of the location of the towed vehicle.
(C.F. No. 93-1795, § 9, 12-16-93; C.F. No. 98-373, § 1, 6-3-98)
Sec. 361.09. Remuneration prohibited.
(a) It is unlawful for a licensee to pay any remuneration to a person for providing wrecker or tow truck motor
vehicle service pursuant to that person's authorization.
(b) It is unlawful for any person authorizing wrecker or tow truck motor vehicle service to receive
remuneration from a licensee for providing that service pursuant to that person's authorization.
(C.F. No. 93-1795, § 10, 12-16-93)
Sec. 361.10. Records required.
All wrecker or tow truck �icensees shall have a book in which shall be clearly written in ink and in the English
language at the time the service is completed: an accurate description of the services provided; the place
where the service was provided or from which a vehicle was towed; the full name of the driver of the service
vehicle; the license plate number of the motor vehicle serviced and the name and resident address of the
person requesting or authorizing the service. All such books maintained by a licensee shall be open to
inspection at aIl reasonable times by the mayor, any member of the police force or any inspector of the O�ce
of License, Inspections and Environmental Protection.
(C.F. No. 93-1795, § li, 12-16-93)
Sec. 361.11. Owner's right to inspect.
No person licensed to provide wrecker or tow truck motor vehicle service shall demand payment for services
provided or the signing of a receipt for delivery or a release from liability for damages prior to allowin9 the
owner or operator of a vehicle a reasonable opportunity to inspect the vehicle for damages or loss of
contents.
(C.F. No. 93-1795, § 12, 12-16-93)
Sec. 361.12. Location of storage lot.
No Iicensee shall tow a motor vehicle from private property under orders of one not the owner or operator of
the vehicle to a storage lot which is outside the limits of the City of Saint Paul unless the location of the lot
has been specifically approved by the city council. All licensees shall, immediately upon hooking up to a
vehicle to be towed from private property under orders of one not the owner or operator of such vehicle, tow
the vehicle directly to a twenty-four-hour on-duty storage lot owned or operated by such licensee, and such
towed vehicle shall not be temporarily dropped, placed or left at any other lot or on any other property.
(C.F. No. 93-2795, § 13, 12-16-93)
Sec. 361.13. License fee.
The an�ual license fee for a wrecker or tow truck licensee shall be as set forth in Saint Paul Legislative Code
section 310.18.
(C.F. No. 93-1795, § 14, 12-16-93; C.F. No. 03-i16, § 1, 3-5-03)
Sec. 361.14. Annual inspectian of equipment.
(a) Every wrecker or tow truck service vehicle shall be thoroughly and carefully examined at least once every
calendar year by the O�ce of License, Inspections and Environmental Protection or an authorized
representative thereof to determine whether it complies with the following:
(1) To be thoroughly safe for providing the services described in this chapter.
(2) To be equipped with a 2ASOBC or Iarger fire extinguisher, as approved by the fire marshal, properly
charged and in good working order at alI times.
(3) To be clean in appearance and well painted.
(4) To have the operating name, address and tefephone number a�xed in a permanent manner on the outer
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