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Board approves towing contract, retirement and capital measures; votes at a glance from March 15 meeting
Summary
The Board of Supervisors voted March 15 on a package of contracts, ordinances and resolutions that included approval of a multi‑year towing and vehicle‑storage contract, a retirement compensation ordinance, financing for a new animal shelter and the first‑reading approval of a sole‑source electronic health record contract.
The San Francisco Board of Supervisors on March 15 took a series of votes spanning procurement, pensions, capital financing and state advocacy.
Towing, storage contract and MTA administrative fee: The board approved a resolution to authorize a contract with TEGSCO (doing business as AutoReturn San Francisco) for towing, storage and disposal of abandoned and illegally parked vehicles for an amount not to exceed $65,400,000 through March 31, 2021, with options to extend. The item was the subject of extended procedural discussion about sequencing with a Municipal Transportation Agency (MTA) administrative fee change; supervisors delayed action until after the MTA voted to lower its administrative fee for towing. SFMTA staff stated the MTA board reduced the administrative fee from $2.61 to $1.72 for the first tow, with an additional reduced amount available for qualifying low‑income residents, and approved a 48‑hour storage‑fee waiver for eligible low‑income people. Supervisor Wiener said the city should reimburse the MTA for…
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