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l�'�, <br />Jy <br />REQUEST FOR COUNCIL ACTION <br />Date: April 13, 2009 <br />Item No.: 7.g <br />Department Approval Acting City Manager Approval <br />�� <br />��� <br />Item Description: GRANITE FOUNDATION DONATION <br />BACKGROUND <br />In 1999 a local organization donated a used golf cart to the police department to be used <br />exclusively by the police department's volunteer Citizen's Park Patrol. The golf cart has served <br />us well for ten years (with much assistance from members of the city's vehicle maintenance <br />staff� , but now is beyond repair. The golf cart is a seasonal vehicle and the decision was made by <br />the department to replace it with an all terrain vehicle that could be used by the department year- <br />round (the department has actively sought funding for an ATV since 2003) . <br />The Granite Foundation is a local, family foundation that provides assistance to nonprofit <br />organizations and individuals that have temporary, minor, or a one-time financial need. The <br />Foundation provides resources to a multitude of people and organizations under various <br />circumstances. The Granite Foundation approached the department with the offer of funding to <br />support its mission of public safety, and the department proposed that any available funds be <br />used to purchase an all terrain vehicle, specifically a Yamaha Rhino 700 FI. One of the police <br />department's staff was able to find a 2008 model at a reduced price (and a rebate) that brought <br />the cost to a rate comparable to a golf cart. <br />The Granite Foundation has donated funds to the Roseville Police Department in the amount of <br />$5,000 now and a possible additional $5,000 in January 2009 to defray the cost of the purchase <br />of an All Terrain Vehicle to be used by the Citizen's Park Patrol and police officers in incidents <br />that require a vehicle to get to areas not accessible by a squad. <br />POLICY OBJECTIVE <br />The Yamaha Rhino 700 FI will be for the exclusive use of the police department with use being <br />scheduled by the Administrative Sergeant (surveillance and rescue) and Community Relations <br />Coordinator (Citizen's Park Patrol). <br />BUDGET IMPLICATIONS <br />The $5,000 from the Granite Foundation covers half the cost of the purchase of the ATV. The <br />Department will cover the remaining $5,000 of the cost through its forfeiture funds, until the <br />Page 1 of 2 <br />