For City Council Meeting September 24, 2024
TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council
FROM: G. Michael Milhiser, Interim City Manager
AUTHOR: Mark P. Kling, Chief of Police
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Request City Council to 1) Approve the Purchase of five Ford Escape Hybrid vehicles and Five Ford Maverick XLT vehicles from Fairview Ford Sales, Inc. in the amount of $339,466.38, 2) approve the purchase of equipment, modifications, and installation from 10-8 Retrofit in the amount of $129,058.36, 3) the purchase of equipment, modifications, and Installation from 10-8 retrofit for the remaining vehicles from the Enterprise Lease in the amount of $214,057.41, and 4) Authorize the Interim City Manager or his Designee to execute all documents.
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RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends that the City Council:
1) Approve the purchase of five (5) Ford Escape Hybrid vehicles and five (5) Ford Maverick XLT vehicles from Fairview Ford Sales, Inc. of San Bernardino in the amount of $339,466.38,
2) Approve the purchase of equipment, modifications, and installation from 10-8 Retrofit Incorporated in the amount of $129,058.36,
3) Approve the purchase of equipment, modifications, and installation from 10-8 Retrofit Incorporated for remaining patrol vehicles from the Enterprise Lease in the amount of $214,057.41, and
4) Authorize the Acting City Manager or his designee to execute all documents.
BACKGROUND
The Police Department deploys vehicles across various functions including, but not limited to, Patrol, Administration, Detectives, Traffic, Backgrounds, and Training. With recent increases in staffing levels for Parking Enforcement and Law Enforcement Technicians, there is an immediate need for 10 additional vehicles to support these deployments and its assigned personnel. The existing vehicles assigned to these units have reached the end of useful life due to excessive mileage and frequent maintenance issues.
After evaluating the current fleet, the most urgent vehicle acquisitions a...
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