DATE: April 25, 2023
TO: Mayor and City Council
FROM: Assistant City Manager
SUBJECT Adopt a Resolution Authorizing the City Manager to Negotiate and Execute a Purchase Agreement with San Leandro Ford to Purchase Two (2) Vehicles for the Hayward Evaluation and Response Team (HEART) Program
RECOMMENDATION
Recommendation
That the Council adopts a resolution (Attachment II) authorizing the City Manager to negotiate and execute a purchase agreement with The Ford Store San Leandro for (2) Explorer Limited 4WD vehicles for a total purchase of approximately $180,000, including outfitting of vehicles, for the HEART program.
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SUMMARY
During the April 19, 2022 City Council meeting, Council adopted Resolution 22-088, accepting and appropriating $389,260 in funding from the California Department of Health Care Services. Staff are seeking authorization to spend $170,000 from those grant funds to purchase two vehicles to further assist in the implementation of the HEART program. The HEART program model offers crisis support for community members experiencing mental illness, substance use disorders, and/or homelessness, while reducing police intervention. Both will be unmarked vehicles; one for the Mobile Integrated Health Unit (MIHU), and one for the Hayward Mobile Evaluation Team (HMET) to allow flexibility when a marked police vehicle or ambulance is not required and to provide a more discreet response to community members in need.
ATTACHMENTS
Attachment I Staff Report
Attachment II Resolution