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4. • Add Section 16-43.1 as follows: Section 16-43.1. Removal of illegally parked vehicles. (a) Pursuant to the provisions of Section 16-13 of this Code the chief of police is hereby authorized and directed to order the towing or removal of motor vehicles, trailers or semitrailers parked on city streets or rights-of-way or alleys in violation of law in the following instances: (1) Any vehicle parked in such a manner as to block or impede the orderly movement of traffic through an intersection. (2) Any vehicle parked in such a manner as to block or impede access to a private driveway, or alley, or to essential fire or police services, including vehicles parked within fifteen feet of a fire hydrant. (3) Any vehicle obstructing access to a garbage or refuse dumpster, provided the location in which such vehicle is parked is marked with official signs designating it as a "no parking" zone. (4) Any vehicle parked in a "no parking," "no stopping" or "no standing" zone in violation of Sections 16-33, 16-34 or 16-35, provided Duch zone is marked with an official sign designating it as a zone in which towing is enforced. (5) Any vehicle parked in a permit parking zone without a valid permit in violation of Article III, Division 3 of this chapter. (b) The chief of police shall contract with a qualified person or persons owning or operating towing and vehicle storage services to perform the removal and storage of vehicles as required by (a) of this section. Such contract or contracts shall be let only by competitive bids, and shall provide that such owner or operator of towing and storage services shall indemnify the owners of vehicles for loss or damage of the vehicles or contents thereof during such removal or storage; provided, however, that if no bids are received after having been duly solicited by public advertise- ment such contract may be let on a negotiated basis. Such contractors shall further be required to furnish the city with evidence of liability insurance adequate to cover such indemnity. Such contract shall also specify the amounts to be charged for removal and storage. (c) Removal of vehicles pursuant to this section shall be performed only in the presence and under the direction and supervision of a police officer, who shall immediately notify the chief of police or his authorized representative of the fact of such removal. The chief of police shall Worthwith ascertain the name and address of the owner and notify him of the place at which the vehicle may be claimed.