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To: Honorable Mayor and City Council
From: Chief John Broderick, Chief of Poli e
Via: Rick Cole, City Manager/
Date: August 2, 1999
Subject: Purchase of Black& White Patrol Cars
RECOMMENDATION: Approve the purchase of five 1999 Ford Crown Victoria black and
white police cars.
BACKGROUND: Each year the Police Department budgets to replace high mileage patrol cars.
The fleet rotation involves approximately one third of the fleet each year to reduce the annual
capital outlay for patrol vehicles while providing safe, reliable, and up to date equipment for
patrol officer use. The patrol units scheduled to be replaced are 1995 Fords which are becoming
expensive to maintain due to age and mileage. The daily stress placed on engines, drive trains,
and suspensions cause these cars to become a liability when operated at the high speeds they
must operate at times.
The Police Department has selected the 1999 Ford Crown Victoria for patrol use. We have used
the Ford crown Victoria for the past seven years and it is a reliable vehicle. The current
emergency equipment,prisoner cages, lights, gun racks, and radio consoles readily retrofit into
the new units saving the City the expense of new emergency lighting and related equipment.
The Department intends to use three of the 1995 Fords being taken out of emergency service use
for staff use replacing much older equipment which is reaching the end of it's service life. The
remaining two vehicles will be available to other city departments as needed.
FISCAL IMPACT: Orange County Sheriff's Department, after engaging in formal bidding,has
awarded a contract to Robert H. Loud Ford, 1365 E. Colorado Blvd. Pasadena, Ca. for the
purchase of their police units. The City of Azusa can join in on this high quantity purchase with
favorable pricing.
The Crown Victoria, as equipped, sells for approximately$25,000 per unit. By joining the
Orange County contract, Azusa can purchase the units for$23,776.84 per unit tax included. The
total cost for five cars is $118,884.20. The funds for this purchase is budgeted in account# 10-
20-310-00-7135, Vehicles.
Prepared by: 40/yid "A*
Sergeant Ken MacChesney c.:. C? //
Monthly Odometer Readings JUNE 1999
TO: CAPT GARCIA
FROM: SGT. MACCHESNEY
DATE:7-1-99
UNIT NO MILEAGE THIS MILEAGE LAST DIFFERENCE
MONTH MONTH
99 FORD P1 11748 9654 2094
99 FORD P2 9844 7603 2241
97 FORD P3 56663 55844 819
99FORD P4 15453 13495 1958
99FORD P5 12294 10254 2040
97 FORD P6 54036 52180 1856
95 FORD P7 83663 81336 2327
99FORD P8 30675 27273 3402
99FORD P9 16896 14605 2291
95 FORD P10 86420 84886 1534
95 FORD P11 82852 81357 1495
97 FORD P12 53591 52039 1552
95 FORD P14 74525 73659 866
95 FORD P15 83418 82031 1387
97 FORD P16 47691 45334 2365
TOTAL 28227
COMMENTS:AVERAGE=1882 MILES PER UNIT