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REQUEST FOR <br />COUNCIL ACTION <br />CITY COUNCIL MEETING DATE: <br />APRIL 16, 2007 <br />TITLE: <br />CONTRACT AMENDMENT <br />POLICE MOTORCYCLES <br />(SPEC.. NO. 06-144) <br />CLERK OF COUNCIL USE ONLY: <br />APPROVED <br />^ As Recommended <br />FOR ^ As Amended <br /> <br />^ s <br />Ordinance on 1 Reading <br />^ Ordinance on Intl Reading <br />^ Implementing Resolution <br />^ Set Public Hearing For <br />~2iuEr~~~~~~ t~ <br />CITY MANAGER <br />RECOMMENDED ACTION <br />CONTINUED TO <br />FILE NUMBER <br />Amend the contract to Long Beach BMW for the purchase of two police <br />equipped motorcycles in the amount of $44,943.06. <br />DISCUSSION <br />The Police Department's Traffic Division enforces traffic regulations, <br />responds to traffic related complaints and investigates all class 1 traffic <br />collisions and hit-and-run accidents. Additionally, since a motor officer <br />can easily maneuver through traffic, they are often the first officers on <br />the scene of an emergency. At the present time, the 28 full-time officers <br />and five part-time officers are assigned a specially equipped BMW <br />motorcycle to perform their duties. <br />Currently, it is difficult for the Police Department to provide loaner <br />motorcycles when an officer's motorcycle is in for routine maintenance or <br />repair. The Police Department was awarded a Traffic Offender Program (TOP) <br />Grant to fund two new motorcycles to be assigned as loaners whenever a <br />motorcycle is in the shop. <br />On October 16, 2006, The City Council awarded a contract to Long Beach BMW <br />for the purchase of 11 police equipped motorcycles. The vendor has offered <br />to extend the same terms and conditions with a $50.00 price increase per <br />motorcycle to cover increased freight costs to deliver the motorcycles from <br />the manufacturer. Staff recommends amending the contract with Long Beach <br />BMW for the two grant-funded motorcycles. <br />22A-1 <br />