City Council
MEETING DATE: 7/26/2017
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Purchase of six (6) Replacement Marked Police Vehicles and seven (7) Replacement Unmarked Police Vehicles from Palm Springs Motors.
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George Crum, Police Chief
RECOMMENDATION:
Recommendation
Staff recommends the City Council authorize the Police Department to purchase six (6) replacement, fully equipped 2017 Ford Police Interceptor Utility marked emergency patrol vehicles, five (5) replacement, fully equipped 2017 Ford Fusion unmarked emergency vehicles and two (2) replacement, fully equipped 2017 Ford Explorer unmarked emergency vehicles.
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BACKGROUND:
To manage the police vehicle fleet and minimize the cost of repairs the department implemented a shared vehicle policy wherein the officers share patrol cars. The shared vehicles were the newer Ford Explorer Interceptors while the Crown Victoria's were used sparingly as pool cars in the event the primary vehicles were in for repair. The shared vehicle policy was effective in reducing the cost of repairs for the Crown Victoria's however, the mileage and repairs of the Ford Explorers increased as some of the vehicles were in operation 7 days a week for 12 hours a day. Recently the Crown Victoria's have been reintroduced for daily patrol operations to increase the longevity of the newer Ford Explorer fleet.
The Police Department currently has a mix of newer Ford Utility vehicles (12) and Ford Crown Victoria's (13). The oldest model year Crown Victoria is a 2005 with the newest being a 2008. The average mileage on the Crown Victoria vehicles is 70,000 miles. The Crown Victoria's will be ready for retirement or replacement within the next 18-24 months.
The efforts to maintain and keep the marked police fleet in service comes with challenges. We currently have numerous late model vehicles requiring major repair work, including transmission replacement/rebuilds, major suspension work, engine and A/C work. Other vehi...
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