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7(a)
Council Agenda Item
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MEETING DATE: January 16, 2014
AGENDA ITEM: Squad Car Purchase
SUBMITTED BY: Police Department
BOARD/COMMISSION/COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION:
PREVIOUS COUNCIL ACTION: For many years, the council has allowed the Police Department to replace squad
cars on a regular basis of 3 to 4 years per squad with mileage ranging between 75,000 to 100,000 miles. This
continued practice has been able to keep maintenance costs lower, has kept squads from being out of service due
to major problems, maintained the integrity and safety of our vehicles, and has ultimately helped in keeping
liability to the city as low as possible due to well maintained and newer vehicles.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION: The Police Department is set to replace squad unit 704 which is a 2010 Ford
Crown Victoria Police Interceptor (CVPI). This vehicle is leased through Fleet Services with the State of Minnesota
and due to be returned. The Police Department is requesting permission to replace this vehicle with a 2014 Ford
Utility Patrol Vehicle with all-wheel drive, similar to squad 701. Squad 701 has worked well for the department as it
has more interior room than the CVPI, the equipment in the squad is more temperature controlled and dust free
versus a car with trunk, and the all-wheel drive has shown to work very well in winter giving officers better control
and safer handling. Most of the equipment in squad 704 is scheduled to be replaced as it has been used in a
previous squad and has reached its life expectancy. Another fact in replacing equipment is because of the body
style change.
There are two options for obtaining this vehicle: purchase or lease. At this time the budget does not allow for a
purchase of a new squad. To lease the vehicle, the city would be looking at a lease payment per month of
approximately $568.75 for a 4 year/90,000 mile lease from the State of Minnesota. The benefits of the lease are all
maintenance and repair costs are included in the lease price. The only things the lease does not cover is insurance,
fuel, and tires. The current lease payment for the 2010 Ford CVPI is approximately $550.50. The equipment
needed for a new squad including installation would total approximately $17,553.78. This equipment will be paid
for by CIP and forfeiture funds.
BUDGET/FISCAL IMPACT: Vehicle cost: $568.57/month (Budgeted)
Equipment replacement: $17,553.78 (CIP/Forfeiture funds)
ATTACHMENTS: Attachment A--Major Equipment Breakdown
REQUESTED COUNCIL ACTION: Authorization to execute lease agreement for 2014 Ford Utility Patrol Vehicle at a
cost of $568.75 per month.
Police Department-Attachment A
2014 Major Equipment Breakdown: Squad 704
-Whelen Light Bar: $1657.61
-Front Partition: $605.68
-Rear Partition: $318.40
-Siren/Light Controller: $417.96
-Center Console: $229.82
-Laptop Mount: $208.60
-Gun Lock: $307.23
-Siren Speaker: $203.47
-L3 In-Squad Camera System: $6,000.00
-Stalker DSR Speed Radar: $2,467.50
-Other Lighting, installation supplies, smaller equipment and
installation: $5,341.00