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<br />Item No: 7C <br />Meeting Date: April 13, 2015 <br />Type of Business: Council Business <br />Administrator Review : ____ <br />City of Mounds View Staff Report <br />To: Honorable Mayor and City Council <br />From: Thomas Kinney, Chief of Police <br />Item Title/Subject: Resolution 8392 Approving the Purchase of One 2016 Ford <br />Police Interceptor Utility Vehicle <br /> <br />Introduction: <br /> <br />The police department has $65,000 approved in the 2015 budget to purchase two <br />police vehicles and equipment setups. In addition, a separate item of a light bar <br />expense at $2300 is also in the 2015 budget. Maintaining a reliable and well kept fleet <br />of police vehicles is essential in providing quality policing services to the community. <br />The department strives to stay on a 5 year replacement cycle for marked police <br />vehicles and an 8 year replacement cycle for unmarked/administrative vehicles. The <br />current police fleet consists of: <br /> <br />• One 2008 Ford Crown Victoria (085) for PSO <br />• One 2009 Ford Crown Victoria (091) for Patrol Use <br />• One 2011 Ford Crown Victoria (111) for K-9 Use <br />• One 2011 Chev Tahoe (112) for Patrol Sergeant Use <br />• One 2013 Ford Interceptor Sedan (131) for Patrol Use <br />• Three 2014 Ford Interceptor Sedans (141, 142, 143) for Patrol Use <br />• One 2014 Ford SUV Interceptor (144) for Patrol Use <br />• Three Unmarked Chev Impalas (2006, 2007, 2014) for Admin /Investigative Use <br /> <br /> <br />Discussion: <br /> <br />At this time, the department is requesting to purchase one of the two budgeted squad <br />vehicles. The current request is for the approval to purchase one 2016 Ford Police <br />Interceptor Utility vehicle. Once the period to purchase the Chevrolet Impalas is <br />announced, the request to seek council approval for that vehicle will be made. That <br />request will consist of one 2015 Chev Impala Sedan unmarked vehicle for <br />administrative/investigative designation. <br /> <br />The utility vehicle offers the all wheel drive, but more importantly provides increased <br />interior room as well as additional cargo area for equipment. This addition of another <br />utility vehicle to the fleet will provide increased versatility to the existing group of police <br />vehicles. The acquisition of the 2014 Ford Interceptor Utility vehicle last year has been <br />received most favorably. <br /> <br />The Ford Interceptor Utility vehicle is offered at the state contract price from Nelson <br />Auto Center in Fergus Falls for a base price of $25,562. The addition of some <br />necessary options should increase the total cost to $26,533. The equipment setup