TO: HONORABLE MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL
FROM: Matthew Henry, Chief of Police
PREPARED BY: Dawnn Jackson, Management Analyst - Administration
SUBJECT:
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Purchase of Police Department Vehicles
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RECOMMENDATION
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Approve the purchase of up to eight (8) Police Interceptor vehicles from Fritts Ford, the associated vehicle upfitting purchases, and installation of emergency equipment using the Fiscal Year 2024/25 Operating Budget; and
Waive the competitive bidding requirements.
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PRIOR ACTION/VOTE
On December 15, 2020, the City Council adopted Resolution No. 20-4345, approving an agreement with American Emergency Products for emergency vehicle upfitting and vehicle electrical repair services (Vote: 4-0).
On June 6, 2023, the City Council approved Resolution No. 23-4671, adopting the City's Operating Budget for Fiscal Years 2023/24 and 2024/25 (Vote: 4-0-1).
CITY COUNCIL GOAL
Provide a high level of innovative public safety.
BACKGROUND
The approved Fiscal Year (FY) 2024/25 budget allocates $1,000,000 for the purchase and replacement of police vehicles, including ten (10) Police Interceptors and one (1) Police Motorcycle for the Murrieta Police Department (PD). Each Police Interceptor was originally estimated to cost $95,000 once fully upfitted. Due to the increase in costs of commodities and services, the more accurate figure is $105,000 per vehicle. Since the FY 2024/25 budget was established, additional needs were identified, which required the use of approximately $173,000 of that budget.
The PD would like to use the available budget balance of $461,658.44, plus $72,000 in savings identified in the current FY 2024/25 PD Operating Budget as well as $204,504.73 (reference the agenda item "Fiscal Year 2024/25 Second Quarter Financial Status Report") for the purchase of police vehicles. This would allow the PD to purchase seven (7) 2025 Ford Interceptors. If additional savings are identified in the PD FY 2024...
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