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REQUEST FOR <br />COUNCIL ACTION <br />CITY COUNCIL MEETING DATE: <br />AUGUST 20, 2007 <br />TITLE: <br />CONTRACT AMENDMENT AND AWARD <br />FOR POLICE VEHICLES <br />(SPEC. NOS. 06-144 AND 07-074) <br />CLERK OF COUNCIL USE ONLY: <br />APPROVED <br />^ As Recommended <br />^ As Amended <br />^ Ordinance on 1 ~' Reading <br />^ Ordinance on 2ntl Reading <br />^ Implementing Resolution <br />^ Set Public Hearing For <br />CONTINUED TO <br />~ 4d~'"cC-I 1'~L~ FILE NUMBER <br />CIT MANAG <br />RECOMMENDED ACTION <br />1. Amend the contract with Long Beach BMW for the purchase of four <br />police equipped motorcycles in the amount not to exceed $89,887. <br />2. Award a contract to Wondries Fleet Group, under the Cooperative <br />Purchase Provision of Los Angeles County, for the purchase of one <br />police equipped four-door utility vehicle in the amount not to <br />exceed $34,262. <br />3. Award a contract to Moss Motors, under the City of Los Angeles <br />Cooperative Agreement, for the purchase of four police equipped <br />full-size vehicles in the amount not to exceed $97,425. <br />DISCUSSION <br />The Fleet Maintenance Division's annual Equipment Replacement Program is <br />included in the City's annual budget, and identifies vehicles scheduled for <br />replacement. Funding is monitored through a depreciation schedule <br />established with each department. Additionally, the Fleet Division reviews <br />the acquisition in accordance with the City's Hybrid and Alternative Fuel <br />Vehicle Acquisition Policy. Currently, hybrid motorcycles and vehicles are <br />not manufactured with a police equipped configuration in any of the listed <br />categories. <br />The Police Department uses a variety of different vehicles to perform <br />routine business. The Traffic Division utilizes police equipped BMW <br />motorcycles to enforce traffic regulations, and utility vehicles to <br />transport staff and equipment to field operations such as DUI/Driver's <br />License checkpoints. Both the Patrol and Traffic Divisions utilize full- <br />size police equipped vehicles for routine business. Due to their age and <br />condition, all nine listed 1995 to 2001 model vehicles have been approved <br />for replacement in the current fiscal year. <br />22B-1 <br />