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Huntington Park council tables decision on police towing contract, asks staff for supplemental report
Summary
Divided council votes left the city without a new police towing contract. Council directed staff to prepare a supplemental memo on interim towing operations, market-rate comparisons and proposed RFP revisions, plus a legal analysis after learning the current agreement expired in September 2024.
Huntington Park's City Council on Monday declined to resolve a contested police towing contract, instead tabling the item and asking staff for more information and legal analysis.
The debate centered on whether to award a contract to the lone bidder, reject the sole proposal and reissue the request for proposals (RFP), or pursue a rotational vendor model. Chief of Police (title from transcript) told the council staff and the city manager supported reissuing the RFP to provide more qualified options and to avoid perceived long-term relationships that can develop between vendors and municipal operations.
Councilmember Arturo Flores moved to award the contract to the sole bidder identified…
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