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Item No. 7B <br />Meeting Date: March 10, 2008 <br />Type of Business: Council Business <br />Administrator Review: _____ City of Mounds View Staff Report <br />To: Honorable Mayor and City Council <br />From: Mike Sommer, Police Chief <br />Item Title/Subject: Resolution 7238 Approving the Purchase of Police <br />Squad Cars for 2008 <br />Date of Report: March 10, 2008 <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />NATURE OF REPORT: The police department budgeted $46,000 for the <br />replacement of two squad cars in 2008. Elk River Ford has been awarded the <br />state bid for the 2008 Ford Crown Victoria Police Interceptor at a cost of <br />$21,320.05 each. This cost does not include necessary equipment and set up <br />expenses, which have been budgeted separately. The deadline for ordering <br />squad cars on the state bid is April 1st. This purchase will place the police <br />department on about a five year squad car replacement cycle, which is <br />appropriate for the use of police squad cars in the City of Mounds View. The <br />police department utilizes the Admin MN State Surplus Services auction to sell <br />the old squad cars and has received excellent service in the past from this <br />business. <br /> <br />RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends approval for the replacement of two <br />squad cars under the state bid through Elk River Ford, for two 2008 Ford Crown <br />Victoria squad cars, at an estimated total cost of $42,640.10, excluding tax, <br />registration and license, and approval to sell the old squad cars at the State <br />auction service. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />Respectfully submitted, <br /> <br /> _____________________ <br />Mike Sommer <br />Police Chief <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />