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Item No: 713 2013 MOUNDSV TTS , T Meeting Date: March 2u Business �/l��l�! Type of Business: Council Business Administrator Review: {.. City of Mounds View Staff Report To: Honorable Mayor and City Council From: Thomas Kinney, Chief of Police Item Title/Subject: Resolution 8076 Approving Purchase of Three Police Squad Cars and Equipment Setups for 2013 Introduction: The police department has a total budgeted amount of $87,000 for the purchase and setup of three replacement police squad vehicles. This item was part of the city council approved 2013 budget. The department has been on an approximate five year marked squad replacement cycle. The current fleet consists of: • one 2006 Ford designated for the PSO • three 2008 Ford models designated for patrol use • one 2009 Ford, patrol use • one 2011 Ford, K-9 use • one 2011 Chev Tahoe, sergeant use. • one 2013 Ford Interceptor, patrol use • three unmarked Chev Impalas (2002, 2006 and 2007 models), admin/investigative use. The unmarked vehicles used for administrative and investigative purposes have been on longer replacement cycles of approximately eight years. Discussion: During the past year, the maintenance and repair costs have been increasing for many of the squad cars. In particular, the 2006 PSO vehicle has significant paint peeling and loss where the entire vehicle will require a complete paint treatment. Another 2008 squad has significantly high engine hours and frequent repairs. The designation of a squad car for K-9 use last year has occasionally created a strain finding available squad cars for patrol use. During the instances when a vehicle is down for service, required for court attendance, training or required for special traffic saturation events, marked squad cars have not always been available. Due to this demand, it has become apparent that another marked squad vehicle is necessary. This request is for an additional marked squad car which would increase the number of police squad vehicles for patrol use to a total of eight. Fully equipping an additional vehicle for marked squad use does require the acquisition of an additional license for mobile computer usage through the existing services provided by St Paul PD. This additional license would cost approximately $1500 each year. If approved the revised fleet of police vehicles would consist of: