APPROVED AS TO FORM AND LEGALITY
DRAFT
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CITY ATTORNEY’S OFFICE
OAKLAND CITY COUNCIL
RESOLUTION NO. ______________ C.M.S.
INTRODUCED BY COUNCILMEMBERS REBECCA KAPLAN & ZACHARY UNGER
ADOPT A RESOLUTION:
(1) AFFIRMING THE AUTHORIZATION PREVIOUSLY PROVIDED
PURSUANT TO RESOLUTION NO. 90471 C.M.S. TO IDENTIFY
FUNDING AND PURCHASE NEW POLICE VEHICLES AND
AUTHORIZING PAYING FOR SUCH VEHICLES FROM THE
EQUIPMENT SERVICES FUND OR OTHER FUND AS THE CITY
ADMINISTRATOR MAY DESIGNATE; AND
(2) AUTHORIZING, TO THE EXTENT NECESSARY, A CONTRACT
WITH GOLDEN STATE FIRE APPARATUS, INC. IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $3,442,648.08 FOR THE PURCHASE OF FIRE TRUCKS
CURRENTLY ON ORDER
WHEREAS, on September 17, 2024, the City Council passed Resolution No. 90424 C.M.S., which authorized the City Administrator to enter into a cooperative purchase agreement with the Ford Store for the acquisition of 68 Oakland Police Department vehicles in an amount not to exceed $4,500,000; and
WHEREAS, on October 15th, 2024, the City Council unanimously adopted Resolution No. 90471 C.M.S., which amended Resolution No. 90424 C.M.S. to clarify: (1) The Name Of The Vendor As The “Ford Store San Leandro;” And (2) That The Specific Eligible Funding Source For The Vehicle Purchase Shall Be Determined Prior To Contract Execution; and
WHEREAS, we have learned that there are currently thirty -seven (37) vehicles that are intended for the Oakland Police Department, which are currently at the Ford Store San Leandro, and are ready and require Oakland to confirm payment for such vehicles; and
WHEREAS, many existing Oakland vehicles are far beyond their intended useful life, and are in poor condition, thus negatively impacting essential public services, 2 including public safety, and thus, there is great importance in acting timely to acquire replacement vehicles; and
WHEREAS, the City of Oakland seeks to ensure proper balancing of the budget and protection of vital public services; and
WHEREAS, a variety of needed vehicles have not been ordered, or in some cases, orders not completed and paid for in recent years, due to lack of clarity and unity regarding the proper use of funds to pay for replacement vehicles, as a result, multiple essential city functions, including infrastructure repair and maintenance, and public safety, are undermined; and
WHEREAS, the City Council wishes to ensure that needed vehicles can be acquired in a timely manner to ensure the ability to provide needed public services; and
WHEREAS, in 2022, the City of Oakland ordered fire trucks which are currently being produced for the City of Oakland, and for which payment was previously made; and
WHEREAS, to the extent necessary, the City Council wishes to authorize and award a contract to Golden State Apparatus, Inc for the purchase of fire trucks which are in production, to ensure they can be timely obtained by the City when ready; now, therefore be it
RESOLVED: That the City Council affirms the authorization previously provided pursuant to Resolution No. 90471 C.M.S. to purchase new police vehicles, and authorizes making payment for such vehicles from the Equipment Services Fund or such other funding source as the City Administrator may designate; and be it
FURTHER RESOLVED : That, to the extent necessary, the City Council authorizes and awards a contract to Golden State Fire Apparatus, Inc. for the purchase of the fire trucks currently on order, in an amount not to exceed $3,442,648.08.
IN COUNCIL, OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA,
PASSED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE:
AYES - BROWN, FIFE, HOUSTON, KAPLAN, RAMACHANDRAN, UNGER, AND
PRESIDENT PRO TEMPORE GALLO
NOES –
ABSENT – COUNCIL PRESIDENT JENKINS (serving as Mayor pursuant to Charter Section 303) ABSTENTION –
ATTEST:
ASHA REED
City Clerk and Clerk of the Council of the
City of Oakland, California