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CITY COUNCIL AGENDA REPORT
MEETING DATE:
AGENDA #:
PREPARED BY:
JANUARY 16, 2007
6G
BILL O'ROURKE, CHIEF OF POLICE
AGENDA ITEM:
DISCUSSION:
CONSIDER APPROVAL OF A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE
PURCHASE OF TWO (2) 2007 FORD CROWN VICTORIA POLICE
INTERCEPTORS AND ONE (1) 2007 DODGE CHARGER POLICE VEHICLE
THROUGH THE STATE COOPERATIVE PURCHASING PROGRAM.
Introduction
The Police Department requests the Council's approval to order three squad
cars that have previously been approved and adopted in the 2007 Budget.
Historv
Like most metropolitan communities, the City purchases police vehicles
through a State Cooperative Purchasing contract. Under this arrangement,
the State prepares specifications, which reflect the needs of the police
agencies, and solicits bids for their procurement. Once the bid is awarded, the
participating cities purchase their vehicles using the State bid pricing.
Our experience has shown that using these vehicles for approximately 18
months as our primary police vehicles is optimum both from a cost and safety
perspective. Each year, with the purchase of new squads, the Police
Department rotates its older models to other City departments (Le.,
Engineering and Building Inspections) thus getting extended use from the
vehicles. Older vehicles are then disposed of.
Current Circumstances
For more than 25 years, the Michigan State Police has conducted extensive
evaluations of the performance capabilities of each new model year's police
vehicles as part of its annual procurement process. Since 1981, the National
Institute of Justice (NIJ) through its National Law Enforcement and Corrections
Technology Center has sponsored these tests through a partnership with the
Michigan State Police. By disseminating these results to State and local law
enforcement agencies, NIJ helps theses agencies select vehicles that
maximize their budgets and ensures that evaluated vehicles provide reliable
and safe performance under the increased demands of police service. For the
purposes of the Michigan State Police evaluation, "police-package" vehicles
are those that are designed and manufactured for use in the full spectrum of
law enforcement patrol service, including pursuits. The "police-package"
vehicles tested for 2007 include the Ford Police Interceptor, the Chevrolet
Impala, and the Dodge Charger.
Because of the positive testing results for the Charger, one was purchased by
the City to see if it met our needs. Even though some personal preference by
officers for one make or the other exists, the Charger has been found to be a
very capable addition to the fleet.
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The Ford Crown Victoria is the less expensive vehicle offered under the state
bid. Rather than purchase Ford's Crown Victoria exclusively, we are
continuing to test the Charger for its application to police work. To date they
have proven to be faster and more nimble than the Crown Victoria. On the
other hand, the Crown Victoria has a larger interior both for driver and
equipment. We believe that the incremental price increase for the Charger is
justified in order that we can complete our evaluation of the vehicle for police
work.
The new Crown Victoria Police Interceptors for 2007 are $20,646.00 each
($139.00 less than 2006) and the Charger is $21,407.00 ($1377.00 less than
last year) for a total of $62,699.00. The Department budget contains
$67,500.00 for the purchase of these vehicles.
1) Adopt the Resolution authorizing the purchase of two (2) Ford Crown
Victoria Police Interceptors and one (1) Dodge Charger using the State
Cooperative bid.
2) Deny approval and direct further action.
Adoption of the Resolution.
y Manager
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RESOLUTION 07-XX
A RESOLUTION APPROVING THE PURCHASE OF SQUAD CARS UNDER
THE STATE OF MINNESOTA COOPERATIVE PURCHASING PROGRAM
MOTION BY:
SECOND BY:
WHEREAS, the police budget for 2007 provides for the acquisition of three
replacement police squads;
WHEREAS, bids have been solicited and received by the State of Minnesota
Cooperative Purchasing Program for full-sized 2007 Ford Crown Victoria
Police Interceptor and Dodge Charger squad cars.
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF PRIOR
LAKE, MINNESOTA that:
1. The recitals set forth above are incorporated herein.
2. The City is authorized to purchase three squad cars using the State of Minnesota
Cooperative Purchasing Contract.
3. Staff is directed to place an order for the purchase of two 2007 Ford Crown Victoria
squad cars and one 2007 Dodge Charger police vehicle in an amount not to exceed
$62,699.00.
4. Funds will come from the 2007 General Fund Budget.
Adopted this 16th day of January 2007.
YES
NO
Haugen Haugen
Erickson Erickson
Hedberg Hedberg
Lemair Lemair
Millar Millar
City Manager, City of Prior Lake
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