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Public Works Agency <br />www.santa-ana.org/public-works <br />Item # 13 <br />City of Santa Ana <br />20 Civic Center Plaza, Santa Ana, CA 92701 <br />Staff Report <br />May 21, 2024 <br />TOPIC: Purchase of Ford Interceptor Utility Vehicles for the Santa Ana Police <br />Department <br />AGENDA TITLE <br />Approve an Appropriation Adjustment and Award a Purchase Order to National Auto <br />Fleet Group for 14 Ford Interceptor Utility Vehicles in an Amount Not to Exceed <br />$919,506 (Spec No. 24-056) (Non -General Fund) <br />RECOMMENDED ACTION <br />1. Approve an appropriation adjustment recognizing $919,506 in prior -year fund <br />balance in the Equipment Replacement Fund, Prior Year Carry Forward revenue <br />account and appropriate the same amount into the Equipment Replacement Fund, <br />Machinery and Equipment expenditure account for this item. (Requires five <br />affirmative votes) <br />2. Authorize a one-time purchase and payment of a purchase order to National Auto <br />Fleet Group for 14 new 2025 Ford Interceptor Utility vehicles in an amount of <br />$849,506, plus a contingency amount of $70,000, for a total amount not to exceed <br />$919,506. <br />GOVERNMENT CODE §84308 APPLIES: No <br />DISCUSSION <br />The Public Works Agency's Parks, Fleet, and Facilities Division is responsible for the <br />acquisition, maintenance, repair, and replacement of vehicles, trucks, and maintenance <br />equipment. The Fleet Services Team maintains an equipment replacement schedule <br />and works with City agencies to routinely replace vehicles that have surpassed their <br />useful life cycle. <br />With the assistance of the Fleet Services Team, the Santa Ana Police Department <br />(SAPD) has identified 14 Ford Interceptor Utility Vehicles, of their fleet of 245 vehicles, <br />that require replacement. The SAPD uses Ford Interceptor vehicles, similar to Ford <br />Explorers, as the standard vehicle in the Field Operations Bureau and the Gang <br />Suppression Unit. These existing 14 vehicles are 2018 or 2020 models and should be <br />replaced based on the constant use and high mileage put on these vehicles, damage <br />