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Recommendation to Authorize the City Manager to Negotiate and Execute Agreements for the Purchase of the Remounting of One Ford E-450 Horton Ambulance and Two Fire Department Staff Vehicles in An Amount Not to Exceed $240,560; and
Recommendation to Amend Fiscal Year 2015-16 Fire Grants Fund Budget for $38,000 and to Authorize the City Manager to Negotiate and Execute Agreements for the Purchase of One Community Paramedicine Staff Vehicle in An Amount Not to Exceed $38,000. (Fire 3200)
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To: Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
From: Elizabeth D. Warmerdam, Interim City Manager
Re: Recommendation to Authorize the City Manager to Negotiate and Execute Agreements for the Purchase of the Remounting of One Ford E-450 Horton Ambulance and Two Fire Department Staff Vehicles in An Amount Not to Exceed $240,560; and
Recommendation to Amend Fiscal Year 2015-16 Budget for the Fire Grants Fund for $38,000 and Authorize the City Manager to Negotiate and Execute Agreements for the Purchase of One Community Paramedicine Staff Vehicle in An Amount Not to Exceed $38,000
BACKGROUND
The Fire Department is responsible for replacing Fire Apparatus, vehicles and equipment according to the City's Vehicle (Fleet) and Equipment Replacement Policy. The replacement policy is based on the City of Alameda's Fleet Replacement Criteria which considers the useful life of vehicles and equipment in terms of age, mileage (or hours), and usage. Vehicles and equipment scheduled for replacement are also reviewed and analyzed for safety history and operating performance to determine if a vehicle or equipment may be replaced later. Vehicles and equipment are also reviewed to determine if the minimum use guidelines are met. The Fire Department developed a 10 year apparatus/vehicle replacement plan based on the City's replacement program criteria.
On June 2, 2015, the City Council adopted Fiscal Year (FY) 15-16 and FY16-17 budgets which included the ...
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