DATE: April 5, 2022
TO: Mayor and City Council
FROM: Chief of Police
SUBJECT
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Adopt a Resolution Authorizing the City Manager to Transfer and Appropriate $147,719.25 in Abandoned Vehicle Abatement Revenue from the General Fund to the Fleet Capital Fund for the Purchase of Two (2) Outfitted Ford Explorers for The Abandoned Vehicle Abatement Program
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RECOMMENDATION
Recommendation
That the Council adopts a resolution (Attachment II) authorizing the City Manager to transfer $147,719.25 in Abandoned Vehicle Abatement (“AVA”) Revenue from the General Fund (100) to the Fleet Capital Fund (736) and to appropriate that $147,719.25 for the purchase of two (2) outfitted 2022 Ford Explorer Hybrid Interceptors Vehicles (“AVA Vehicles”) for use in the Hayward Police Department (“HPD”) Abandoned Vehicle Abatement Program.
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SUMMARY
The City receives funds from the Alameda County Abandoned Vehicle Abatement Authority (ACAVAA) for salary, benefits, and the purchase of equipment related to vehicle abatement in the City of Hayward (“the City”). Those funds are currently stored in the City’s General Fund (100). On November 28, 2021, the ACAVAA authorized the City’s request to use $147,719.25 of those funds for the purchase of two (2) outfitted 2022 Ford Explorer Hybrid AVA Interceptor vehicles for the sole purpose of vehicle abatement in the City. The addition of two AVA vehicles, dedicated solely to vehicle abatement, would be an extreme asset to the Hayward Police Department. However, since the ongoing maintenance of the vehicles will be funded by the City’s Fleet Maintenance Division, staff recommends that the $147, 719.25 in AVA funds come from the Fleet Capital Fund (736) as opposed to the General Fund (100). As such, staff seeks approval for both a transfer of those funds from the General Fund to the Fleet Capital Fund and the use of those funds to purchase the two AVA Vehicles.
ATTACHMENTS
Attachment I Staff Report
Attachment II Resolution