To: MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL
From: TED SEMAAN, PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR
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APPROVE THE PURCHASE OF TWO 2023 POLICE VEHICLES FROM NATIONAL AUTO FLEET GROUP FOR USE BY THE POLICE DEPARTMENT PATROL DIVISION FOR A TOTAL COST OF $174,580.11
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Staff is seeking authorization from the City Council to purchase two vehicles for the Police Department, Patrol Division. Both units are Patrol Sergeant vehicles, with built in mobile command posts. Both vehicles are at the end of their normal replacement cycles and have been approved for funding in Fiscal Year 2021-22. Competitive pricing for the vehicles has been secured through the City's regular purchasing procedures.
BACKGROUND
In June 2021, the City Council Approved Decision Package #55 -Vehicle Replacement Purchases, which set aside $1,350,055 for the replacement of 22 City vehicles and equipment in the FY 2021-2022 Budget, including the funding for the two Police Patrol Sergeants vehicles recommended for purchase at this time.
The vehicles and equipment approved for replacement as part of the 2021-2022 FY Budget and the status of their acquisition is as follows:
The vehicles recommended for approval are two Chevrolet Tahoes (units #651 and #652) for the Police Patrol Division. The new vehicles will replace existing vehicles that are at the end of their replacement cycles and were identified for replacement in the FY 2021-22 Budget. The vehicles would be purchased and delivered to the City in the next six to eight months.
As of the beginning of May, ten (10) vehicles and equipment scheduled for FY 2021-22 purchase were still unavailable. Thankfully replacement vehicles for units #651 and #652 are now available. Vehicle purchases have been hampered during the Fiscal Year by severe supply-chain issues across the sector.
The vehicles recommended for purchase would be acquired through the City's regular purchasing procedures. The procedures contain a number of competitive p...
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