AGENDA CAPTION:
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Consider approval of Resolution 2019-217R, authorizing the sale of eighteen surplus police cars to the City of Oak Ridge, Texas; finding that such conveyance serves the public purpose of fiscal responsibility for both the City of San Marcos and the City of Oak Ridge; authorizing the City Manager to execute a contract and any and all documents as necessary to transfer title and convey the police cars to the City of Oak Ridge; and declaring an effective date.
Body
Meeting date: November 6, 2019
Department: Police Department
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Funds Required: NA
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Funds Available: NA
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Fiscal Note:
Prior Council Action: Council has previously approved sale of equipped police vehicles to the City of Oak Ridge and the City of Kyle.
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Background Information:
In late 2019, Chief Thomas Peoples of the Oak Ridge, Texas police department inquired about the availability of purchasing surplus police vehicles from the City of San Marcos. Normally, the City of San Marcos removes vehicles from its fleet that have been retired from service via public auction. In the case of marked police vehicles which are being retired, the vehicles must be decommissioned from service by removing all of the police equipment and markings from them. This is a labor intensive and time-consuming process, and we are not able to recuperate those expenses at auction. Currently the City of San Marcos has eighteen former police vehicles that are ready for rotation out of service and are equipped. The City of Oak Ridge has agreed to purchase the vehicles as equipped for a total of $55,000, which is a better value than wholesale auction.
Council Committee, Board/Commission Action:
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Alternatives:
An alternative but less desirable method to liquidate these vehicles would be to spend staff time and money to fully decommission and sell them at public auction.
Recommendation:
The recommendation is to sell these vehicles to the city of Oak Ridge, Texas.