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RESOLUTION Authorizing the City Manager to Accept Grant Funds in the Amount of $200,000, Appropriate $50,000 from Asset Forfeiture Funds, and Execute a Reimbursement Agreement between the City of San Leandro and the City of Fremont to Purchase the MedEvac Armored Rescue Vehicle
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WHEREAS, during critical incidents, a rescue vehicle is essential to safely resolve situations, rescue community members, render medical aid and to transport victims away from any threat; and
WHEREAS, the San Leandro Police Department currently does not have a rescue vehicle and has borrowed similar vehicles from other police agencies in the past to safely resolve incidents; and
WHEREAS, the purchase of a LENCO MedEvac armored rescue vehicle would provide staff with an armored vehicle that can be used to safely rescue community members in duress, provide protection to first responders including, fire, police and medics, rescue staff members in duress and provide a means to transport staff to and from hazardous situations where public safety is jeopardized.
NOW, THEREFORE, the City Council of the City of San Leandro does
RESOLVE as follows:
1. To accept a State Homeland Security Grant award totaling $200,000; and
2. That a sole source determination, pursuant to subdivision (c)(3) of California Public Contract Code section 3400, is made, and that the City Manager or his designee is hereby authorized to execute all documents to effect the purchase of a LENCO MedEvac armored rescue vehicle from the LENCO Company of Pittsfield, Massachusetts; and
3. That an expenditure of up to $50,000 from Asset Forfeiture funds is authorized and appropriated to assist with the purchase; and
4. That the City Manager negotiate and execute a $50,000reimbursement agreement with the City of Fremont for its financial contribution towards the MedEvac armored rescue vehicle purchase.