HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolutions - No. 2004-169RESOLUTION O 2004-169
RESOLUTION OF THE LODI CITY COUNCIL
AUTHORIZING THE PURCHASE OF A REPLACEMENT
RAPID RESPONSE EQUIPMENT VEHICLE FOR THE
WHEREAS, Lodi Municipal Code §3.20.070 authorizes dispensing with bids for
purchases of supplies, services, or equipment when it is in the best interest of the City to
do so; and
WHEREAS, the S.W.A.T. Team currently utilizes a 1974 Chevrolet Stepvan as a
means of transportation, and also is transport several hundred pounds of equipment,
which are stared in the van; and
WHEREAS, in June 2003, a CHP Commercial Enforcement Officer examined
the van and found that it had major structural problems, stress fractures, and was 5,000
lbs. over the manufacturer's recommended weight and recommended removing the van
from the City's fleet; and
WHEREAS, staff recommends the sole -source purchase of a 2004 lard E®450
Terra TransitS.W.A.T. Vehicle from El Dorado Bus Sales, of Hayward, California, at a
cost of $82,850.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Lodi City Council hereby
authorizes the sale -source purchase of a 2004 Ford E-450 Terra Transit S.W.A.T.
Vehicle from El Dorado Rus Sales, of Hayward, California., at a cost of $32,850; and
BE, IT FURTHER RESOLVED that funds in the amount of $32,000 be utilized
from the Asset Seizure Funds and $850 from the State COPS for this purchase.
Dated: September 1, 2004
I hereby certify that Resolution No. 2004169 was passed and adapted by the
Lodi City Council in a regular meeting held September 1, 2004, by the following vete:
AYES: COUNCIL MEMBERS — Beckman, Hitchcock, Howard, and
Mayor Hansen
NOES: COUNCIL MEMBERS — done
ABSENT: COUNCIL. MEMBERS — Land
ABSTAIN, COUNCIL MEMBERS — None
SUSAN J. BLACKSTON
City Clerk