To: MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL
From: TED SEMAAN, PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR
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APPROVE THE PURCHASE OF TEN PUBLIC WORKS VEHICLES FROM NATIONAL AUTO FLEET GROUP FOR USE BY THE PUBLIC WORKS OPERATIONS AND ENGINEERING DIVISIONS FOR A TOTAL COST OF $712,211.
ADOPT BY 4/5 VOTE AND BY TITLE ONLY RESOLUTION NO. CC-2106-048, A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF REDONDO BEACH, CALIFORNIA, AUTHORIZING A FISCAL YEAR 2020-2021 BUDGET MODIFICATION TO TRANSFER $173,701 IN WASTEWATER MAINTENANCE AND OPERATIONS FUNDS AND APPROPRIATE $183,569 IN VEHICLE REPLACEMENT FUNDS TO THE CITY PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT 2020-2021 FISCAL YEAR OPERATING BUDGET, FLEET SERVICES DIVISION VEHICLE EQUIPMENT ACCOUNT.
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Staff is seeking authorization from the City Council to purchase ten vehicles for the Public Works Department to be utilized by various Public Works divisions, including the sewer, parks, harbor, engineering, and streets divisions. These vehicles are part of the approved FY 2020-21 vehicles for replacement as part of decision package #44. They were also part of the vehicles deferred from purchase in FY 2019-2020 as part of decision package #25 in the FY 2019-20 Adopted Budget, which extended the life of most City vehicles by ten percent.
Staff is also recommending the adoption of a budget resolution that will transfer available Wastewater maintenance and operations funds and appropriate available vehicle replacement funds (VRF) to cover the funding gap for the purchase of these vehicles. The monies accrued for these vehicles is not sufficient to cover the total costs of the new vehicles due to increased costs of compressed natural gas (CNG) trucks and changes to operational needs, such as outfitting and utilizing certain trucks with a crane to pull sewer pumps and the necessity for lift gates to safely load, transport and unload equipment in a safer and efficient manner. The recommended transferred Wastewater funds will be utilized for the ...
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