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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, there have been several instances nationwide where Ford gown
Victoria/Police Interceptors have caught fire after being struck in the rear at high speed,
resulting in the deaths of police officers; and
WHEREAS, F°LR.E. Panel LLC, of Scottsdale, Arizona, is manufacturing a panel
containing fire suppressant powder that, when mounted on the gas tank of these vehicles,
effectively extinguishes the fire in these types of collisions; and
WHEREAS, staff therefore recommends the sole -source purchase of 25 `fire panels"
to equip the Lodi Police Department Patrol fleet at a coast of $9,600, utilizing State COPS
Grant funds.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Lodi City Council hereby approves
the sole -source purchase of 25 `Mire panels" to equip the Lodi Police Department Patrol fleet
at a cost of $9,600, utilizing State COPS Grant funds.
Dated: March 1, 2005
I hereby certify that Resolution No. 2005-47 was passed and adapted by the Lodi
City Council in a regular meeting held March 16, 2005, by the following vote:
AYES: COUNCIL MEMBERS — Hitchcock, Johnson, Mounce, and
Mayor Beckman
SUSAN J. BLACKSTON
City Clerk