TO:
Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
THROUGH:
Talyn Mirzakhanian, City Manager
FROM:
Rachel Johnson, Police Chief
Michael Lang, Interim Fire Chief
Libby Bretthauer, Acting Finance Director
Marcelo Serrano, Grants & Financial Analyst
SUBJECT:Title
Consideration of Resolution Approving the Intention to Issue Tax-Exempt Obligations; Consider Waiving Formal Bidding and Authorizing the Purchase of Mobile and Portable Radios in an Amount Not-to-Exceed $3,584,056.72; and Appropriating $3,625,807 from the General Fund Balance and Adjusting General Fund Revenues by an Equivalent Amount in Fiscal Year 2026 (Unbudgeted) (Acting Finance Director Bretthauer).
(Estimated Time: 15 Mins.)
A) ADOPT RESOLUTION NO. 25-0081
B) WAIVE FORMAL BIDDING
C) AUTHORIZE PURCHASE
D) APPROPRIATE $3,625,807 FROM GENERAL FUND BALANCE AND ADJUST GENERAL FUND REVENUES BY AN EQUIVALENT AMOUNT FOR ANTICIPATED BOND PROCEEDS IN FISCAL YEAR 2026
Body
_________________________________________________________
RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends that the City Council: A) Adopt Resolution No. 25-0081 Approving the Intention to Issue Tax-Exempt Obligations; B) Waive formal bidding per Municipal Code Section 2.36.140 (Waivers); C) Authorize the purchase of mobile and portable radios in an amount not-to-exceed $3,584,056.72; and D) Appropriate $3,625,807 from the General Fund balance and adjust revenues by an equivalent amount in Fiscal Year 2026 for anticipated purchase costs and bond proceeds.
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:
The purchase of the Mobile and Portable radios is intended to be financed utilizing debt issuance, wherein the equipment will be ordered from the vendor, Motorola Solutions, Inc. (Motorola), before June 27, 2025, via a Notice to Proceed and, in FY 2026, a Purchase Order will be issued to secure the equipment. The financing of the purchase necessitates an appropriation of $3,625,807 from the General Fund balance in FY 2026 to fund the purchase, along with an equivalent adjustment...
Click here for full text