2h. Replace of Old Community Service Officer Vehicle 1 ,. I ,
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MEMORANDUM Eadased..—JeLPAa.
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TO :. Mayor ns3
} City Deto Submitted to Commissiotl
Don Ashworth, City Manager
Dote ,:ubrritted to Council
FROM; Scott Harr, Public Safety Dir .............4.....,
DATE: January`25, 1993
SUB.': Replacement of Old Communii , i . ervice Officer Vehicle
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memo is to seek the. authorization fro , , e &' % Council to replace the old Community '
I Service Officer truck.
II KGROUKD
The 1987 Chevrolet pickup truck , ,. d by the g «i i_ Control ()f icers is scheduled for
1 replacement this year, has 88,015 • ,.,„-:4
es on it, and was c l luded in the 1993 budget.
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This vehicle is usedil fly- o '.`;;'A * e i id's ss 6 E f : f . • t 4. The vehicle serves a number
' of purposes, inclorlititonimill colittol ; rgeney.: a po : floc j c s other public
safety related dutl
1 There are three vehicle style optooi ' I ; , b ; lred hti epl the old truck with:
a pickup truck; a sedan;. or, a 4 door 4-whe : a ' vehicle. Following are the pros and cons
of each of these. a
ricKvp 'RUCK - 1 believe this option is the least attractive of the three because
of its limited use While there is a benefit that the driver is completely isolated from
I any animals in the back, this benefit is outweighed by the fact that the vehicle will
primarily be assigned to Officer Bob Zydowsky when he is working, and there will
I be occasions when he will need additional passenger room. (For example, when
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interviewing people at the scene of a call, when transporting people whose vehicles
are broken down, assisting the Sheriff's Office with transportation of prisoners, etc.).
Our experience is that a 4 -wheel drive vehicle may be desirable (the vehicle being 1
replaced is a 2 -wheel drive), as the 4 -wheel drive vehicles are utilized during
inclement weather or in conditions that would make a 2-wheel drive vehicle less
desirable. An approximate cost for 4 -wheel -drive mid - sized pickup would be in the
area of $17,000.
SEDAN - Without any question, the best buy for the dollar is to purchase another '
1993 Ford Crown Victoria police package sedan on the state bid, which is what the
City purchased to replace the Public Safety Director's vehicle last year This car has
a $22,500 sticker price, which we can purchase for $12,300. It is an excellent vehicle
with a variety of options that make it very suitable to government use.
The obvious consideration here is the issue of transporting animals. The driver 1
would not be isolated from the animals, and the associated problems with keeping
the area that animals are in clean would be an issue. These are not insurmountable
issues, however, as other departments utilize cars for animal control by placing a cage
or other divider between the front and the back seat, and vehicles can be ordered
with vinyl seats, or there is a hard fiberglass seat replacement for these cars, so that
the back area is easily cleaned. Interestingly, the National Animal Control
Association training guide recommends a sedan for animal control use.
4X4 VEHICLE - A 4-door, 4 -wheel drive vehicle ( similar to a Jeep Cherokee or
Chevrolet Blazer) would also meet our needs by providing 4-wheel drive, additional
seating, and having an area that would permit the isolation of an animal (by securing
an area in the back cargo area that could be kept clean, separated from the driver
• and passengers, etc.). These vehicles cost in the area of $18,500.
RECOMMENDATION
It is the recommendation of staff that the Council authorize the replacement of the existing 1
CSO truck, and to direct the Public Safety Director to proceed with obtaining bids on the
sedan and 4 -door, 4-wheel drive vehicles to return to the Council.
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