TO:
Honorable Mayor Powell and Members of the City Council
THROUGH:
David N. Carmany, City Manager
FROM:
Bruce Moe, Finance Director
Gwen Eng, General Services Manager
SUBJECT: Title
Donation of Two Surplus All-Terrain Vehicles to the Los Angeles County Fire Department Lifeguard Division
APPROVE
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RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends that the City Council approve the donation of two surplus all-terrain vehicles to the Los Angeles County Fire Department (LACOFD) Lifeguard Division.
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:
These vehicles have a total market value of approximately $3,000 ($1,500 each).
DISCUSSION:
These Police Department vehicles (both 1998 Honda Foreman), reached the end of useful life and were replaced last fiscal year with one Polaris four-wheel all-terrain vehicle (ATV). As a result, the two Honda ATVs are surplus, ready to be auctioned for the best attainable value.
Staff has received a request from LACOFD to donate the two surplus ATVs to their Lifeguard Division to enhance their capabilities on the beach during medical and ocean related emergencies. 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 El Camino College, Manhattan Beach Unified School District, Community Emergency Response Team (CERT), and sister city Santa Rosalia.
Municipal Code Section 2.36.180 requires that surplus property be disposed of for the best attainable value. However, the City Council may waive that requirement if a donation is desirable. Because these vehicles have some residual value which the City will forgo by donating to LACOFD, staff is requesting that the City Council approve the donation. Staff has surveyed the market for substantially similar used vehicles (make, model, age, mileage, etc.) and has determined the current value to be approximately $1,500 each.
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