I. RECOMMENDATION:
Staff requests Councils permission to surplus several office partitions that were purchased several years ago and used as workstations for the Investigations Unit as well as old emergency vehicle lighting, officer furniture and computer accessories.
II. BACKGROUND:
Several years ago, the Police Department purchased partitions / cubicles for workspaces for the Sergeants Office and the Investigative Unit. The cubicles were purchased used and did not properly fit the building, covering windows, wall outlets and protruded beyond corners. Early last year, changes were made within the Department and offices were moved around. This allowed the cubicles in the old Sergeants Office to be removed, opening up the office to a workable space again.
The Police Department is currently trying to clean the building and make it look more professional. The current work stations in the old Investigations Unit / new Sergeants Office, do not fit the office space and are more of an eye-sore and inconvenience than productive.
With the replacement of police vehicles over the last few years, the department has had to replace emergency lighting on the vehicles to get them updated. The old lighting was just set aside and is taking up space.
Over the past few years, computer keyboards, monitors and mice have needed replacement. The old equipment has been piled up and set aside and is no longer needed.
The Police Department has accumulated several old filing cabinets and officer chairs that are no longer needed due to the purchase of new office furniture. The old cabinets and chairs, many of which are broken and damaged, are needing to be cleared out.
III. DISCUSSION:
With changes in work spaces being made within the department, there are two empty desks that are new will be moved and used by the Sergeants in their office. This will help open up the space in the Sergeants Office and make it look more professional and less cluttered.
The Chief is requesting to surplus the outdated emergency lighting we have and give it to other agencies who may be in need of it. It will not fit the fleet we have now and is just taking up storage space. As for the old computer equipment, furniture and cabinets, those will be donated to the Coalinga Foundation so that it may be repurposed the items o those who could use such items.
IV. ALTERNATIVES:
Council can choose not to allow the Police Department to surplus the cubicles and keep them.
V. FISCAL IMPACT:
None. |