REQUEST FOR CITY COUNCIL ACTION
SUBMITTED TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council Members
SUBMITTED BY: Al Zelinka, City Manager
VIA: Scott M. Haberle, Fire Chief
PREPARED BY: Eric Dieterman, Marine Safety Division Chief Bonnie To, Principal Administrative Analyst
Subject:
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Authorize execution of an agreement with Toyota for vehicles for Marine Safety, Beach Parking, and Beach Maintenance and approve appropriation of funds
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Statement of Issue:
Toyota Motor Sales, U.S.A., Inc. and Southern California Toyota Dealers Advertising Association ("Toyota") request to enter into an agreement to be the official Marine Safety vehicle for the City of Huntington Beach. The agreement states that Toyota would provide a total of 24 new vehicles over two years at no cost to the City. Vehicles will be utilized by the Marine Safety, Beach Parking, and Beach Maintenance divisions.
Financial Impact:
If approved, this agreement would save the City $1,200,731 in General Fund dollars that would otherwise have been spent on directly purchasing the 24 vehicles.
In addition, the total Radio and Equipment Upfitting Costs would be $339,019 for the 24 vehicles (or $14,126 per vehicle) and include radios, GPS antenna, mounts, lightbars, speakers, brackets, roof equipment, control center, camper shell, racks, locks, and drawer systems. It should also be noted that this agreement includes five more vehicles than the previous agreements with Toyota. Increased maintenance costs for these five vehicles total $22,150 ($4,430 per vehicle); The Fire Department has $100,000 in existing budget that is requested to be transferred to help pay for the Total Radio and Equipment Upfitting Costs. Therefore, after transferring the $100,000 from the existing Fire Department Budget, an additional budget appropriation of $239,019 is requested to cover the rem...
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