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CITY COUNCIL <br />AGENDA ITEM 1F <br /> <br /> <br />STAFF ORIG INATOR: John Swenson <br /> Chief of Police <br /> <br />MEETING DATE: June 24, 2013 <br /> <br />TOPIC: Converting seized property to City Property for use by the Police <br />Department <br /> <br />VOTE REQUIRED: 3/5 <br /> <br /> <br />INTRODUCTION <br /> <br />The City of Lino Lakes O rdinance 213.07 (1) authorizes the Police Department to appropriate <br />unclaimed property for City use if authorized to do so by a majority vote of the City Council. <br /> <br />BACKGROUND <br /> <br />As part of the con tinue d management of police department property and evidence room, <br />members of the police departm ent identified the following equipment for department use. <br /> <br />1. Aluminum ladder – 11 -117652 – for use within the police department <br />2. Axe – 04 -215276 – for use as a breaching tool <br />3. Bolt cutter – 03 -022246 – for use as a breaching tool <br />4. Power inverter, tools, scales, printer cartridge & extension cord – 03 -042727 – for use <br />within the police department <br />5. Laptop case – 03 -042727 – for use as decoy in theft investigations <br />6. Sca le – 00 -275171 – for use within the police department <br />7. Airsoft gun & holster – 07 -011349/01 -146815 – for use as training aid within the police <br />department <br />8. Car battery – 09 -245486 – for use within the police department <br /> <br />All related cour t and investigative m at ters have been completed . Staff has complied with all <br />statuary obligation s to notify all c oncerned parties and received no communications related to <br />any of these case s or the related property. <br /> <br />RECOMMENDATION <br /> <br />Authorize the Police Department to convert t he above listed property from seized property to <br />city owned property. <br />