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Twenty is about thc normal number of extras he brings in each year to allow for emergency purchases by dcparuncnts. While the Ramsey Police Department has no emergency, I believe we should give thought to the likelihood of significant price increases on 1994 cars. If that increase tums out to be $2,000 per car, and that increase comes barely four months after the opportunity to buy at 1993 prices passes, we will have forfeited the entire cost of completely setting up new squads, which is very close to $2,000 per car. One additional benefit to purchasing two additional cars now would be to delay until 1996, or after, the need to consider new radar equipment for cars. Council should note that thc attached roiling stock replacement schedule shows purchase of a new administrative staff car [for building inspections] in 1994. This is because all but three of the existing seven vehicles are high mileage. Trading down of S- 1 and S-2 at this t/me will avoid this proposed purchase in that the squads will not exceed 100,000 miles this summer and thus are good staff cars, At the expected m/d- 1994 mileage, staff would not be comfortable that the same continues to be true. Advantages 1. 2. 3. Provides replacement of 1994 scheduled squads at lower mileage, thus higher safety levels. Provides replacement of 1994 scheduled squads at lower cost than will be experienced ff replaced in 1994. Provides opportunity to use existing squads as Administrative vehicles due to lower mileage, thus awards purchase of new vehicles in 1994 Provides opportunity to eliminate four existing high mileage Administrative vehicles form the fleet (net of two). Disadvantages 1. WiLl create potential to move up squad replacement schedule by one year so that the 1994 squads (purchased in 1993) may be requested for replacement in 1995. New squads will not have the air bag safety features of 1994 squads. As of December 31, 1992, the Equipment Replacement Fund has the following balances [includes administrative vehicles to be retired]: S-1 (V #1325) S-2 (V #1326) 701 (V # ) 1980 Chevrolet Matibu 703 ('V gO) 1987 Chevrolet Caprice 705 (V #546) 1986 Ford Crown Victoria 706 (V #531) 1985 Ford Crown Victoria $14,300 14,288 - 0 - 12,182 10,848, ' 10.948. $62,566 After transfer of S-1 and S-2 to Administrative Services, there is $33,978 [plus trade in or resale] available within the fund for this proposal.