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<br /> <br /> <br />Lino Lakes Public <br />Safety Department <br />Memo <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />DATE: July 30, 2021 <br /> <br />TO: Sarah Cotton, City Administrator <br /> <br />FROM: John Swenson, Public Safety Director <br /> <br />RE: UPDATED - 2022 Public Safety Fleet Replacement <br /> <br />During the City Director’s Budget Meeting on July 13, 2021 and City Council 2022 <br />Budget Workshop on July 26, 2021, it was decided that the Public Safety Department <br />would not purchase four new first responder vehicles as originally planned in the Capital <br />Replacement Plan. This reduction was due to financial constraints in funding the Capital <br />Replacement Plan in 2022. It was decided that only three first responder vehicles will be <br />purchased in 2022 for the Public Safety Department. <br /> <br />As a result of this, we will be retaining a primary public safety response vehicle that <br />currently has over 100,000 miles (Veh # 302 105,892 miles as of 6.30.2021) and a <br />vehicle that is currently 8 years old (Veh # 382; 2013 Ford with 95,980 miles as of <br />6.30.2021). <br /> <br />During the City Council 2022 Budget Workshop, Council affirmed their decision to <br />rotate public safety vehicles from the Police Division, which has higher usage rate, to the <br />Fire Division, which has a lower usage rate. This will effectively extend the financial <br />resources of the City by placing new vehicle purchases into the Police Division and then <br />rotating some of the vehicles into the Fire Division to extend the City usage of the <br />vehicle. <br /> <br />Given the financial constraints of the 2022 budget and the direction of the City Council <br />regarding the rotating of public safety vehicles, I have updated my recommendation for <br />public safety vehicle replacement. With the purchase of three new public safety vehicles, <br />I recommend those vehicles be assigned for use in the Police Division. In order to ensure <br />the fleet size in the Public Safety Department does not increase, staff recommends <br />liquidating vehicles 392, 399, and 617 from the Public Safety Department fleet. <br /> <br />To purchase and outfit three new public safety response vehicles, staff estimates the total <br />cost for this purchase would be $173,040 ($57,680 per vehicle). This pricing includes the <br />purchase of 2022 Chevrolet Tahoe and emergency equipment outfitting. <br />92