1 RESOLUTION NO. 25-29,631
A RESOLUTION OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
BURBANK AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER OR
DESIGNEE TO ACCEPT A DONATION FROM THE
FRIENDS OF THE BURBANK PUBLIC LIBRARY IN THE
AMOUNT OF $250,000, APPROPRIATE FUNDS,
DISPENSE WITH COMPETITIVE BIDDING, AND
PURCHASE A LIBRARY OUTREACH VEHICLE
(BOOKMOBILE) IN THE AMOUNT OF $160,000 FROM THE
CITY OF MARSHALLTOWN
THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BURBANK FINDS THAT:
A. Burbank is a diverse community that values inclusivity, diversity, and equity, for all. The Burbank Public Library is committed to the mission of connecting the community to opportunities for growth, inspiration, and discovery.
B. The City’s Strategic Plan 2023- 2026 and 2023- 2026 Justice, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Action Plan set forth goals for providing access to free information and resources to all residents.
C. Library Services Department determined that a bookmobile would meet the City’s Strategic Plan goals by providing services to all residents of Burbank, especially those residents with limited mobility.
D. On April 2, 2025, the City of Marshalltown, Iowa (Marshalltown) released a request for bids for the sale of a 2022 E450 Super Duty Ford Cargo Truck that was outfitted as a bookmobile. The vehicle is still under the original manufacturer’s warranty with less than 1,800 miles.
E. At the April 22, 2025 City Council meeting, Council authorized the City Manager to submit a non-binding bid in an amount up to, but not to exceed $160,000, for the purchase of the Marshalltown bookmobile.
F. On April 28, 2025, Marshalltown notified the City that it was one of two bids Marshalltown received for the purchase of the vehicle and selected the City’s bid as the winning bid.
G. Section 1205 of the Burbank City Charter and Burbank Municipal Code Section 2-2-112(B) provide that the City Manager may waive formal competitive bidding when deemed necessary for customer service or otherwise is in the best interests of the City.
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2 H. City staff has determined that in addition to the $160,000 purchase price for the bookmobile, staff will need to make an additional $90,000 in outfitting and repairs to the vehicle to meet the needs of the City.
I. The Friends of the Burbank Public Library have agreed to donate $250,000 to the City to be used to purchase the bookmobile and to make all necessary repairs and outfitting.
THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BURBANK RESOLVES:
1. The forgoing recitals are true and correct and incorporated as if restated herein in their entirety.
2. The City hereby accepts the Donation from the Friends of the Burbank Public Library in the amount of $250,000 for the purchase, repair and outfitting of a Library Outreach Vehicle (Bookmobile).
3. The City’s Fiscal Year 2024- 25 Annual Budget is amended to appropriate up to $250,000 from 001.LB000.45000.1024.00000 (General Fund, Library Services, Donations, Friends of the Library) to $220,000 to 001.LB01A.70023.0532 (General Fund, Library Administration and Technical Services, Capital Contribution to Fund 532) and 532.ND000.59000.0001 (Vehicle Equipment Replacement Fund, Non- Departmental, Contributions from Other, General Fund) - for the purchase of the vehicle from account 532.LB01A.15101.0000.00000 (Vehicle Equipment Replacement Fund, Library Administration and Technical Services, Vehicle – Clearing) $30,000 to 001.LB02A.62625.0000 (General Fund, Library Services, Public Services, Library Resource Materials)
4. Pursuant to Burbank Municipal Code section 2- 2-112(B), the City Council hereby approves the dispensing of traditional competitive bidding as outlined in Burbank Municipal Code section 2- 2-113 as it is deemed necessary for customer service or otherwise is in the best interests of the City.
5. The City Manager, or designee, is authorized to purchase a 2022 E450 Super Duty Ford with Supreme Box Truck Cargo Hold 1FDXE4FN5NDC32471 for use by the Library Services Department and sign any contracts, amendments, title transfers, or other documentation to effectuate the purchase, upon approval as to form by the City Attorney’s Office.
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3 6. This purchase has no potential for resulting in either a direct physical change in the environment, or a reasonably foreseeable indirect physical change in the environment, and as such, is not a “project” subject to the requirements of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) 14 Cal. Code Regs § 15378.
PASSED and ADOPTED this 24th day of June, 2025.
_ s/Nikki Perez_______________
Nikki Perez
Mayor
Approved as to Form:
Attest: Office of the City Attorney
_s/Kimberley Clark___________ By: _ s/Ray Johal_____________ Kimberley Clark, City Clerk Ray Johal
Senior Assistant City Attorney
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES ) ss.
CITY OF BURBANK )
I, Kimberley Clark, City Clerk of the City of Burbank, do hereby certify that the foregoing Resolution was duly and regularly passed and adopted by a vote of the Council of the City of Burbank at its regular meeting held on the 24th day of June, 2025, by the following vote:
AYES: Anthony, Mullins, Rizzotti, Takahashi, and Perez.
NOES: None.
ABSENT: None.
_s/Kimberley Clark_____________
Kimberley Clark, City Clerk