Approve an Ordinance to Appropriate Funds from the Equipment Acquisition Consolidated Fund (1800) and the Reimbursement of Equipment/Projects Fund (1850) for the purchase of Vehicles and related Equipment for Various City Departments.
RECOMMENDATION:
Approve an ordinance authorizing the appropriation of $25,720,452.12 from the Equipment Acquisition Consolidated Fund (1800), and $ 2,250,000 from the Reimbursement of Equipment/Projects Fund (1850) for vehicles and related equipment for various city departments.
SPECIFIC EXPLANATION:
The Chief Business Officer along with the Director of the Fleet Management Department and the Chief Procurement Officer recommend that City Council approve an ordinance authorizing the appropriation of $25,720,452.12 out of the Equipment Acquisition Consolidated Fund, and $ 2,250,000.00 out of the Reimbursement of Equipment/Projects Fund (1850).
The appropriation will cover purchases of emergency response vehicles and investigative vehicles for the Police and Fire departments, automated trash vehicles for the Solid Waste Management Department, mowers for the Parks and Recreation Department and various light duty vehicles for other departments.
The $2,250,000.00 being appropriated from the Reimbursement of Equipment/Projects Fund (1850) will be reimbursed by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality Texas Clean Fleet Program Grant. The grant will be used to purchase diesel hybrid automated trash vehicles for the Solid Waste Management Department.
FISCAL NOTE:
There is no estimated impact to the operating budget as a result of this CIP project.
Form “A”s are attached in Novus.
Attachment: list of planned vehicle purchases.