HomeMy WebLinkAboutAgenda Report - June 17, 1992 (43)CITY of LODI
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AGENDA TITLE: Donation of two "retired" police patrol vehicles
MEETING DATE: June 17, 1992
PREPARED BY: Police Chief
RECOMMENDED ACTION: That the City Council authorize the
donation of two of the retiring Lodi Police
patrol vehicles to San Joaquin Delta
College Basic Peace Office Academy.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION: During this past fiscal year, the City
of Lodi has donated two patrol
vehicles which had been officially
retired with approximately 100,000 miles on them. It is
proposed we make the same donation as soon as our new patrol
vehicles arrive.
Currently in use, we have several patrol cars approaching
100,000 miles, which is over the 95,000 mileage cap. The cars
are still in use because the new cars have not arrived as of
yet. When these new cars arrive, Lodi Police Department would
like to donate two of the cars to the Academy. This donation
will include their respective light bars, push bumpers, sirens,
rear cages, and Unitrol control boxes, and should not pose any
problems because we are in the process of replacing all of the
light bars, sirens, etc., with the new Code Three equipment,
leaving us with many light bars and miscellaneous equipment.
This donation benefits the City of Lodi in that most of the
Police Officers we have hired are gradcates from this Academy,
and some of the in-service training we receive is throuuh this
Academy. Much of the training put on by the Academy is
practical scenarios requiring patrol vehicles. A11 of the cars
currently in use at the Academy are old and without lights and
sirens, making much of the training unrealistic. Additionally,
when LPD has in-service training courses through the Academy,
these cars could be made available for our department.
Considering the amount of training we conduct at Delta College
Peace Officer Academy, it makes good sense to have access to
decent equipment. The cars we wish to donate are old and have
little or no value tc the City of Lodi.
FUNDING: None required.
Floyd Williams
Chief of Police
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THOMAS A. PETERSON
City Manager
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