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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 /> City Council 13 — 1 5/21/2024 <br />