Case File 26-0446
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An Ordinance amending Title 12 (Vehicles & Traffic), Chapter 12.54 (Towing Regulations and Fees) to amend Section 12.54.040 (Penalty) to add additional penalty sections and add Section 12.54.070 (Violations) to prohibit soliciting of towing businesses at the scene of traffic accidents; The penalty as provided by Section 12.54.040 (Penalty) of the City Code.
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Examine postponement rules before Deck Plaza MOU challenge
Context: Item 56-Motion-1 failed 4-5 on a tie broken by the mayor, immediately followed by adoption of Item 56-Motion-2 6-2 with Chávez and Niño dissenting.
Recommended: Check the council's procedural rules on postponement motions — the 4-28 request tied 4-4 among representatives and only failed because Mayor Johnson cast the deciding NAY, then the MOU passed 6-2 over public opposition; if the charter requires more than a simple majority to deny a continuance on a contested item, that's a defect to raise before any challenge window closes.
Request Downtown Deck Plaza MOU development terms
Context: Council adopted the MOU 6-2 on 2026-04-28 (Chávez and Niño dissenting) after a same-day postponement motion failed 4-5.
Recommended: Pull the executed Memorandum of Understanding now that it cleared a contested vote — it will spell out site control, phasing, and any exclusivity terms before a formal RFP or ground lease is issued.
Ask why Deck Plaza item turned contested after unanimous reading
Context: Item 16 carried 8-0 on 2026-04-14 as part of a block vote, then the same matter split 4-5 and 6-2 on 2026-04-28.
Recommended: Follow up on what changed between the 4-14 first reading — passed 8-0 as part of a block covering items 15-19 — and 4-28, when the same item needed a mayoral tiebreaker to survive a postponement bid and then split 6-2 on final adoption.
Target Chávez and Niño on Deck Plaza follow-up items
Context: Final adoption carried 6-2 with Chávez and Niño as the only dissenting votes on 2026-04-28.
Recommended: Chávez and Niño already voted against the Deck Plaza MOU 6-2 — engage them now before any follow-on appropriation, site plan, or ground-lease vote comes back to council, since they're the two votes still in play.
Check Downtown Deck Plaza construction timeline near you
Context: Council adopted the contested Deck Plaza MOU 6-2 on 2026-04-28 after a motion to postpone failed 4-5.
Recommended: The Deck Plaza project that drew significant public opposition was approved despite the pushback — request the adopted MOU's construction schedule to know when site work, parking changes, or road closures downtown could start.
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An Ordinance amending Title 12 (Vehicles & Traffic), Chapter 12.54 (Towing Regulations and Fees) to amend Section 12.54.040 (Penalty) to add additional penalty sections and add Section 12.54.070 (Violations) to prohibit soliciting of towing businesses at the scene of traffic accidents; The penalty as provided by Section 12.54.040 (Penalty) of the City Code.
Vote: 6 for, 2 against
adopt Ordinance 019867 amending towing regulations to prohibit soliciting at accident scenes
A motion was made by Representative Boyar Trejo, seconded by Representative Niño, to Postponed the item. The motion failed by the following vote:
An Ordinance amending Title 12 (Vehicles & Traffic), Chapter 12.54 (Towing Regulations and Fees) to amend Section 12.54.040 (Penalty) to add additional penalty sections and add Section 12.54.070 (Violations) to prohibit soliciting of towing businesses at the scene of traffic accidents; The penalty as provided by Section 12.54.040 (Penalty) of the City Code.
Vote: 8 for, 0 against, 1 absent
advertise for public hearing on April 28, 2026; amend Title 12 Chapter 12.54 towing regulations to add penalty sections and prohibit soliciting towing at accident scenes
First reading; block motion covering items 15-19