Speaker 3: Item number 26. Report from Financial Management. Recommendation to adopt specifications and execute a contract with Frontier Ford for the purchase of 31 Ford Interceptor Vehicle Utility vehicles in an amount not to exceed $1 million citywide.
Speaker 11: Mr. City Manager.
Speaker 1: Mr. Berlin Bach again.
Speaker 2: Yes. Mayor Garcia, members of council. Much of the city's police patrol fleet has come due for replacement, and there are significant changes in store as we move to a new model of police vehicle. The current fleet is aging and this is causing a rise in maintenance and operational costs as well as increasing downtime. The city's patrol vehicle of choice for years was the Ford Crown Victoria, a model also used by the majority of police fleets across the country. However, after 30 years of production, Ford discontinued the car in 2011. At that time, the city purchased 130 new 2011 models, stockpiling them until a clear replacement could be identified. We are just now placing.
Speaker 4: The last of those 2011 models into service.
Speaker 2: It was a fortuitous decision to stockpile cars in 2011, as the market has seen new models from Ford, Chrysler and General Motors. The model that's emerged as the market leader is also the choice of the Long Beach Police Department and the Fleet Services Bureau, and that is the Ford Interceptor Utility. This vehicle is built on the Ford Explorer platform, but significantly upgraded for police, patrol duty, engine suspension, interior ergonomics. All have been fine tuned for police use. Fuel economy is also improved and emissions reduced in the recommendation for award in front of you. The Vehicle specifications where the product of extensive research performed by the Long Beach Police Department and the Fleet Bureau initiated in 2014. In this first round of anticipated awards, these 31 vehicles will replace not only patrol vehicles, but also K-9 airport security and park rangers. We will shortly initiate another bid process and expect to return to city council, where the recommendation for additional vehicles in FY 16 as well. This purchase was also competitively bid with extensive outreach to ensure a best price. That concludes my presentation and I am again available for questions.
Speaker 11: It's been moved by Councilmember Yarrawonga and seconded by Richardson. Councilmember.
Speaker 4: I understand that these utility vehicles offer greater comfort to for arrestees. Wonderful.
Speaker 11: Excellent. Councilmember Richardson, did you want to speak to the motion? All right. There's been a motion and a second on item 26. Is there any member of the public that wish to address council on this item? CNN members cast your vote and members if he'll indulge us. I think we have some folks in the audience for item 35, if we can take that one up first.
Speaker 0: Councilman Andrew, can I ask you to vote, please.
Speaker 7: After the work? Yeah.
Speaker 11: Councilmember.
Speaker 3: Motion carries eight zero.
Speaker 11: Item 35.
Speaker 3: Item number 35. I can get their report from Technology and Innovation recommendation to allocate peg fee revenue equally among the three categories of cable access providers and increase appropriations in the Department of Technology and Innovation by $1 million citywide.
Recommendation to adopt Specifications No. ITB FS15-126 and authorize City Manager to execute a contract with FFBH Motors, LLC, dba Frontier Ford, of Santa Clara, CA, for the purchase of 31 Ford Interceptor Utility vehicles, in a total amount not to exceed $1,173,950, inclusive of taxes and fees.  (Citywide)