I. RECOMMENDATION:
The Fire Chief recommends declaring the 4 ambulances as surplus and approving disposition.
II. BACKGROUND:
The Fire Department received delivery of our two new ambulances on March 19th, and both units have been put in service. This has created a surplus of four out of service ambulances:
7200 2009 Chevrolet 3500 Ambulance
7201 2009 Chevrolet 3500 Ambulance
7203 2002 Ford E450 Ambulance
7260 2005 International 4300 Ambulance
III. DISCUSSION:
The Fire Chief requests the City Council to declare these items surplus, and authorize that they be sold either by sealed bid or online auction.
If no bids are received for any ambulance, the Fire Chief requests the City Council further authorize the donation of those ambulances to the Bomberos Program.
The Bomberos Program was started about 12 years ago by Henry Rodriguez to help under- funded fire departments in Mexico obtain critical equipment they may not otherwise be able to obtain. He has received some of our equipment in the past.
IV. ALTERNATIVES:
- Donate the vehicles to the Bomberos Program, and not try to sell the vehicles.
V. FISCAL IMPACT:
Fees associated with listing the ambulances for sale online would be approximately $100 each. These fees would be recouped if the ambulances sold. We would hope to bring in at least $500 per vehicle.
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