TO:
Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
THROUGH:
Talyn Mirzakhanian, City Manager
FROM:
Onyx Jones, Interim Finance Director
Michael Lang, Fire Chief
Mario Hernandez, Purchasing Supervisor
Dru Leonard, Purchasing Analyst
SUBJECT:Title
Consideration of a Resolution Approving the Donation of Surplus Fire Equipment to El Camino College Fire Academy and Rio Hondo Fire Academy and Authorizing the City Manager to Execute Associated Agreements (No Budget Impact) (Interim Finance Director Jones and Fire Chief Lang).
ADOPT RESOLUTION NO. 25-0019
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Recommended Action
RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends that the City Council consider adopting Resolution No. 25-0019 approving the donation of surplus fire equipment to the El Camino College Fire Academy and Rio Hondo Fire Academy and authorizing the City Manager to execute associated agreements.
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FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:
The surplus fire equipment, including air packs, air bottles, regulators, and masks, has an estimated value between $10,000 - $14,000, which the City will forego by donating to these agencies.
BACKGROUND:
All of the requested fire equipment, air packs, air bottles, regulators, masks, etc., are nearing the end of their useful life and have been replaced according to National Fire Protection Association guidelines. As a result, these items have been removed from service. Standard procedure is to either auction or send to a scrap metal recycler for the best attainable value as required by the City’s Municipal Code, however, this requirement may be waived by the City Council.
DISCUSSION:
Staff has received a request from the El Camino College Fire Academy Rio Hondo Fire Academy to donate used fire equipment for the academies’ use. In the past, the City has donated surplus property to this organization to support their training efforts.
In order to qualify for our entry level Firefighter testing, candidates must successfully graduate from a State certified fire academy prior to application. The majority of our newly hired employees come to us through these programs.
Our used equipment would be of great value to their training program, familiarizing students with the types of equipment used in municipal fire operations. While the City typically sells surplus property for the best attainable value, the City has also donated vehicles and equipment to other organizations in the past, including Manhattan Beach Unified School District, Community Emergency Response Team, Los Angeles County Fire Lifeguards, and sister city, Santa Rosalia, Mexico. These organizations are typically either another public agency or a community organization with limited funding sources, where surplus equipment has great value.
Municipal Code Section 2.36.180 requires that surplus property be disposed of for the best attainable value, which is typically obtained through public auction. Staff has estimated, based on research, that the value is between $10,000 and $14,000, which the City will forego by donating to these agencies.
A release of liability is included in each agreement.
POLICY ALTERNATIVE:
The surplus equipment can be sold at auction and/or send to a scrap metal recycler
PUBLIC OUTREACH:
After analysis, it was determined that no public outreach is required for this issue.
ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW:
The City has reviewed the proposed activity for compliance with the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) and has determination that the activity is not a “Project” as defined under Section 15378 of the State CEQA Guidelines; therefore, pursuant to Section 15060(c)(3) of the State CEQA Guidelines is not subject to CEQA. Thus, no environmental review is necessary.
LEGAL REVIEW:
The City Attorney has reviewed this report and determined that no further legal analysis is necessary.
ATTACHMENTS:
1. Resolution No. 25-0019
2. Agreement - El Camino College
3. Agreement - Rio Hondo College