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REQUEST FOR COUNCIL ACTION <br /> Date: 10/08/2012 <br /> Item No.: 7.c <br />Department Approval City Manager Approval <br />Item Description: Approve General Purchases or Sale of Surplus Items Exceeding $5,000 <br />B <br />ACKGROUND <br />1 <br />City Code section 103.05 establishes the requirement that all general purchases and/or contracts in <br />2 <br />excess of $5,000 be approved by the Council. In addition, State Statutes require that the Council <br />3 <br />authorize the sale of surplus vehicles and equipment. <br />4 <br />5 <br />General Purchases or Contracts <br />6 <br />City Staff have submitted the following items for Council review and approval: <br />7 <br />DepartmentVendorDescriptionAmount <br />Police MidAmerica Auctions Used vehicle for crime impact team (a) $ 8,125.00 <br />Police Recon Robotics Throwbot units - 2 (b) 34,546.67 <br />8 <br />Comments/Description: <br />9 <br />a)To be purchased with Police Narcotic Forfeiture Funds. <br />10 <br />b)The units are micro-robots used to quietly move through structures, transmitting video and audit. It will be funded <br />11 <br />initially from the Police Narcotics Forfeiture Fund, with full reimbursement from Ramsey County Emergency <br />12 <br />Management and Homeland Security. <br />13 <br />14 <br />Sale of Surplus Vehicles or Equipment <br />15 <br />City Staff have identified surplus vehicles and equipment that have been replaced and/or are no longer <br />16 <br />needed to deliver City programs and services. These surplus items will either be traded in on replacement <br />17 <br />items or will be sold in a public auction or bid process. The items include the following: <br />18 <br />19 <br />DepartmentItem / Description <br />Police Sell used crime impact team vehicle - est. $4,000 <br />PO <br />OLICYBJECTIVE <br />20 <br />Required under City Code 103.05. <br />21 <br />FI <br />INANCIALMPACTS <br />22 <br />Funding for all items is provided for in the current operating or capital budget. <br />23 <br />24 <br />Page 1 of 2 <br /> <br />