File #: 18-316    Version: 1 Name: Purchase Eight Unmarked Vehicles
Type: Action Item Status: Agenda Ready
File created: 10/2/2018 In control: City Council
On agenda: 10/23/2018 Final action: 10/23/2018
Title: Communication from the City Manager and the Interim Chief of Police with a Request to APPROVE the Following: A) An ORDINANCE Amending the CITY OF PEORIA 2018 - 2019 BIENNIAL BUDGET Relating to the GENERAL FUND to Recognize the Receipt of FEDERAL and STATE ASSET SEIZURE FUNDS and the Corresponding Expenditures to PURCHASE 8 UNMARKED VEHICLES in the Amount of $167,800. ( Requires a super majority vote); B) The PURCHASE of Eight (8) Unmarked Vehicles for the Peoria Police Department's Special Investigation Division in an Amount Not to Exceed $167,800. The Funds for these Vehicles would come from a Combination of State and Federal Asset Seizure Funds (STAFOR and PDAFF-101-2180-561-39.99).
Indexes: Goal 1 - Financially Sound City , Goal 2 - Safe Peoria, Reduce Crime, Support sustainability
Attachments: 1. ORD NO 17,623 (Item No. 18-316), 2. SID vehicle purchase memo, 3. 2018 ORD 20 - General Fund Asset Seizure Fund - Purchase of Automobiles
ACTION REQUESTED:
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Communication from the City Manager and the Interim Chief of Police with a Request to APPROVE the Following:

A) An ORDINANCE Amending the CITY OF PEORIA 2018 - 2019 BIENNIAL BUDGET Relating to the GENERAL FUND to Recognize the Receipt of FEDERAL and STATE ASSET SEIZURE FUNDS and the Corresponding Expenditures to PURCHASE 8 UNMARKED VEHICLES in the Amount of $167,800. ( Requires a super majority vote);

B) The PURCHASE of Eight (8) Unmarked Vehicles for the Peoria Police Department's
Special Investigation Division in an Amount Not to Exceed $167,800. The Funds for these Vehicles would come from a Combination of State and Federal Asset Seizure Funds (STAFOR and PDAFF-101-2180-561-39.99).


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BACKGROUND: Personnel assigned to the Special Investigation Division (SID) typically operate unmarked vehicles designed to blend in with civilian vehicles. SID officers conduct operations including but not limited to undercover drug buys, surveillance of drug complaint houses, open market drug dealing, undercover gun purchases, high risk suspect apprehensions, burglary details, and prostitution details. SID officers are often requested to complete tasks for other units such as Neighborhood Services or for Detectives that cannot be completed utilizing traditional squad cars. SID officers are typically backed up by a marked or semi marked squad car but it is essential to use "plain" vehicles to conduct such operations.

The Special Investigations Division is in need of replacing vehicles in the fleet. The vehicles were last updated in 2011, and are historically updated every 2-3 years (2007, 2009, and 2011). Currently, Investigators within SID utilize vehicles with mileage ranging from 144,000 to over 232,000. The vehicles range in age from 10-15 years old (2003-2008). The vehicle exteriors are deteriorating with multiple cars showing clear coat/paint damage and several with rust issues. The maintenance on these vehicles continu...

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