PREPARED BY: JAMES LAUGHTER DATE OF MEETING: 06/02/2025
SUBJECT:
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CONSIDER ADOPTING RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO (1) PURCHASE ONE (1) 2025 DODGE DURANGO POLICE INTERCEPTOR VEHICLE FOR A TOTAL COST NOT TO EXCEED $49,470 USING COMPETITIVELY BID COOPERATIVE CONTRACTS; (2) TRANSFER AND APPROPRIATE $49,470 FROM THE FY 2024-25 POLICE DEPARTMENT BUDGET (SPECIAL DEPARTMENT EXPENSES) TO FUND 140 (ASSET & VEHICLE OPERATING RESERVE) TO FUND THIS PURCHASE; AND (3) SELL POLICE DEPARTMENT VEHICLE UNIT #701 AS SURPLUS PROPERTY AT PUBLIC AUCTION PURSUANT TO SAN PABLO MUNICIPAL CODE SECTION 3.16.120, WITH REVENUE FUNDS RECEIVED TO BE CREDITED TO THE POLICE DEPARTMENT VEHICLE REPLACEMENT FUND 102-2110-46300
CEQA: This proposed action is not a project as defined by CEQA.
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CITY MANAGER RECOMMENDATION
Recommendation
Adopt Resolution
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COMPLIANCE STATEMENTS
Improve Public Safety is one of the top City Council priorities and is an adopted policy item under the FY 2025-27 City Council Priority Workplan, effective April 7, 2025.
BACKGROUND
The Police Department maintains a fleet of marked and unmarked emergency vehicles in continuous 24/7 operation. The Police Department needs marked and unmarked emergency vehicles for patrol and administrative use. This new vehicle purchase will replace Unit #701, which is inoperative and requires extensive mechanical work.
Vehicle Purchase
The Police Department requests the City Council to authorize the City Manager to purchase (1) 2025 Dodge Durango Police Interceptor vehicle from Hilltop Dodge in Richmond, CA for a total sum of $49,470, under the State of California Department of General Services contract 1-22-23-23E (Cooperative Purchasing Agreement). The State of California Contract 1-22-23-23E went into effect on May 1, 2022, and will expire on April 30, 2026.
San Pablo Municipal Code Section 3.16.110.E (Cooperative Purchasing) allows the City to forego a formal bid process for the purchas...
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