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CITY OF LODI COUNCIL COMMUNICATION
AGENDA TITLE: Accept Donated Military Surplus Pickup Truck for Bomb Squad
MEETING DATE: January 5, 2000
PREPARED BY: Police Chief
RECOMMENDED ACTION: That the City Council accept a donated US Military Surplus Pickup Truck to be
equipped as a Bomb Squad response vehicle, replacing their existing SUV.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION: The Lodi Police Department Bomb Squad responds approximately 35 times per
year to various suspicious device calls, both locally and as part of the San Joaquin Metropolitan Bomb Squad.
About a year ago, they requested a vehicle and were assigned a Jeep Cherokee SUV that was being retired from
first line duty as a detective vehicle. While this vehicle has helped greatly, the bomb squad has found that it does
not meet all of its mission requirements. Specifically, it does not accommodate all of the equipment that the squad
carries, and does not provide for an evidence processing and storage area.
Recently, Police Department staff obtained a 1989 Chevrolet 1 -ton 4X4 pickup truck from the DRMO Military
Surplus to Law Enforcement Program. The vehicle, which has been held for reserve use, has 26,000 actual miles
and is in good condition except for some appearance items (i.e., cracked dashboard). A used truck body with
lockable exterior boxes and a small interior personnel compartment is also available from city surplus. It is the
intention of staff, if acceptance of the truck is approved by council, to use these components to build a vehicle for
the bomb squad that will satisfy their mission requirements for some time to come.
FUNDING: Since the city owns the truck body and since the truck is donated, the only costs include paint and
refurbishing. Used city surplus emergency lamps and siren will be installed, as will surplus radio
equipment. The minimal costs involved, considering the value of the asset, can be funded through the
fleet maintenance budget.
Fleet Committee Review:
�grees with recommendation
Disagrees Reason:
O
nnis J. t
Ilahan, Fleet Manager
Prepared by Cpl. William Barry
Police Fleet Coordinator
APPROVED:
Council Comm-EOD Truck1.doc
Larry D. hfansen
Police Chief
Approval of Funding Source:
Vicky McAthie, finance Director
H. Dixon Flynn — City Manager
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