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AGENDA STAFF REPORT
DATE: July 23, 2012
TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council
THRU: Jill R. Ingram, City Manager
FROM: Sean P. Crumby, Assistant City Manager/Public Works
SUBJECT: PARKING VEHICLE REPLACEMENT
SUMMARY OF REQUEST:
It is requested that the City Council authorize the purchase and upfitting of two
right hand drive Jeep Wrangler vehicles from McPeek Dodge in Anaheim. •
BACKGROUND AND ANALYSIS:
Parking enforcement within the city is primarily handled by police Community
Service Officers (CSO's). CSO's enforce parking time restrictions, issue citations
for street sweeping violations, and proactively patrol for other parking violations. •
CSO's follow the street sweeper throughout the city and issue citations to
violating vehicles. In the Old Town residential area, many streets are restricted
to one hour time periods. These time restrictions are enforced through a process
whereby CSO's place a chalk mark on the left rear tire of a vehicle. This is
accomplished by the employee reaching through the passenger side window with
a chalking stick and placing a chalk mark on the tire. The CSO then returns over
an hour later. If a vehicle is still parked bearing the chalk mark on its tire, the
vehicle is cited for violation of the parking time ordinance.
More than 10 years ago, the City transitioned from the Cushman three-wheeled
vehicle to right hand drive Jeep Wranglers. The Jeep Wrangler was highly
practical as it afforded the ability to enforce all parking restrictions with a single
occupant. It also was valuable as it provided CSO's with improved means to
perform other assignments. The Wranglers were very functional in supporting
duties such as retrieval of found bicycles, transporting evidence to the Orange
County Crime Lab in Santa Ana, towing the radar speed trailer, blocking traffic at
traffic collisions, and provided four wheel drive options during disasters such as
flooding.
In 2007, the Jeep Wranglers were replaced with left hand drive Ford Ranger
trucks. The parking fleet currently consists of three Ford Rangers. The left hand
drive Rangers are not compatible with solo parking enforcement. The process
for enforcing timed zones requires two CSO's — one to drive and the other to
chalk tires. It is also cumbersome for street sweeping enforcement. If a CSO is
Agenda Item K
working alone and issues a citation, he/she must exit the vehicle and place the
citation on the violating vehicle. This causes the CSO to fall out of pace with the
street sweeper, allowing violators to leave prior to the arrival of the CSO. The
Cushman and Jeep Wrangler allowed the driver to write and issue a citation
without having to exit the vehicle, thus enhancing the efficiency and productivity
of the process.
The doubling-up of personnel is not an efficient allocation of resources. It limits
the opportunities for enhanced enforcement efforts as well as other productive
uses of staff time. At present, if personnel are dispatched to a call for service
such as an illegally parked vehicle, two employees must respond to an incident
that only requires one person to handle.
In 2012 the City contracted with Management Partners to conduct an evaluation
of the parking enforcement processes within the city. The Management Partners
analysis concluded that the current use of left-hand drive trucks to perform
parking enforcement duties is inefficient and impacts the productivity of the
CSO's. The study not only analyzed left vs. right drive vehicles, but also
examined any other types of vehicles that could be used for parking
enforcement, including electric vehicles, segways, cushmans, etc. The report
found that to improve efficiency and effectiveness, two of the three existing Ford
Ranger trucks be replaced with right-drive Jeep Wranglers for parking
enforcement activities. The two Ford Ranger pickup trucks will be incorporated
into the City's Fleet and the oldest vehicles will be auctioned.
Bids were solicited for right hand drive Jeep Wranglers. The lowest bid was from
McPeek Dodge of Anaheim. Prices are based on dealer quotes that include
taxes and standard charges.
1. McPeek Dodge of Anaheim $29,706
2. Orange County Chrysler Jeep Dodge $31,270
3. Huntington Beach Chrysler Dodge Jeep $33,735
Up-fitting expenses for this vehicle are approximately $6,000. Up-fitting includes
items such as overhead and emergency lighting systems, public address system,
graphics, equipment organizers, and other necessary supplies.
On June 11, 2012 the Fleet Management Plan was adopted by the City Council.
This year a scoring will be prepared for the City's fleet and recommendations will
be brought forward with fleet purchases.
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT:
There is no Environmental Impact related to this item.
LEGAL ANALYSIS:
This section is not applicable to the report.
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FINANCIAL IMPACT:
Funds were budgeted within the approved FY 12-13 budget from the Fleet
Replacement Fund (021-980-48075) in the amount of $72,000 for the purchase
and up-fitting of two Jeep Wranglers. Expenditures for these two vehicles is
expected as follows:
Item Amount
Vehicle Purchase $59,412
Vehicle Up-fitting (Setup) $12,000
Total $71,412
RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended that the City Council authorize the purchase and upfitting of
two right hand drive Jeep Wrangler vehicles from McPeek Dodge in Anaheim as
approved in the 2012-2013 Adopted City Budget.
SUBMI ,,ED BY: NOTED AND APPROVED:
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Sean P. Crumby, J atUR,
Ingram, Cit anager
Assistant City Manager/Pu.lic Works
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