Report Prepared by: Ken Elwin, Director of Public Works, Public Works
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SUBJECT: Appropriation From Fleet Capital Replacement
REPORT IN BRIEF
Fleet Services is requesting approval from Council to appropriate $102,027 from the Fleet Capital Replacement Fund and accepting insurance reimbursements for two police vehicles.
RECOMMENDATION
City Council - Adopt a motion:
A. Approving an appropriation of $102,027 from the Fleet Capital Replacement Fund 674-1103-633.63-00 to replace two patrol vehicles and augment Police K-9 expenses, and;
B. Accepting insurance reimbursement revenue from McLaren’s Insurance and credit those funds back to the Fleet Capital Replacement Fund 674.
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ALTERNATIVES
1. Approve, as recommended by Staff or;
2. Approve, subject to other than recommended by Staff (identify specific findings and/or conditions amended to be addressed in the motion) or;
3. Deny or;
4. Refer to staff for reconsideration of specific items or;
5. Continue to a future meeting (date and time to be specified in the motion).
AUTHORITY
Merced Municipal Code Article II, Sec. 200.
CITY COUNCIL PRIORITIES
As provided for in the 2015-16 Adopted Budget.
DISCUSSION
Fleet Services is requesting approval from Council to appropriate $89,478 from the Fleet Capital Replacement Fund to purchase two new Ford Police Interceptor SUV’s. (See Attachment 1 Estimate for one police vehicle.) The new vehicles are replacing two patrol cars that were completely totaled during recent vehicle accidents. The City’s insurance will reimburse the City for the two wrecked patrol vehicles; however, insurance stipulations require the City to make the purchases first before a reimbursement can be processed. It should be noted the insurance has a $5,000 deductible per vehicle. We request those insurance reimbursements be credited back to the Fleet Capital Replacement Fund 674.
An additional $12,549 is also being requested from the Fleet Capital Replacement Fund to supplement the actual cost to fully outfit three K-9 Patrol Units, primarily due to the rising cost of police retrofit equipment. It should be noted that these three vehicles are already approved as part of this fiscal year’s Capital Fleet replacement budget and will be sent out for bid to all local dealers as well as posted to the City’s website.
IMPACT ON CITY RESOURCES
An appropriation of $102,027 is required from the Fleet Capital Replacement Fund 674-1103-633.63-00 to replace two wrecked Patrol Vehicles and augment Police K-9 retrofit gear expenses.
Upon receiving the insurance reimbursement revenue from McLaren’s Insurance, the revenue will be credited back to the Fleet Capital Replacement Fund 674.
ATTACHMENTS
1. Attachment 1 - PD Vehicle Estimate