Approval and City Manager (or his designee) authorization to execute a Master Equity Lease Agreement between the City of Hawthorne Police Department and Enterprise Holdings, Inc. 
 

Staff Recommends that the City Council approve and authorize the City Manager (or his designee) to execute a Master Equity Lease Agreement and a purchase order in an amount not to exceed the amount of $180,004.16 to Enterprise Holdings, Inc. for the lease of administrative vehicles for the City's Police Department, using RTIC contract services account no. 100-2102-229-0-0-40514. 

The Hawthorne Police Department is seeking approval to enter into a 4-year lease agreement with Enterprise Holdings, Inc. for three (3) vehicles designated for administrative use (Chief of Police/Captains). This proposal includes the replacement of the three (3) current administrative vehicles. 

• Unit# 675-2019 Ford Explorer, current mileage 86,300
• Unit# 683-2021 Ford Explorer, current mileage 82,000
• Unit# 669-2017 Ford Explorer, current mileage 97,200

These vehicles have become costly to maintain due to their age and high mileage. All three of the vehicles in question are approaching the 100,000-mile mark.  The Police Department will keep the above vehicles and add them to the existing fleet, to be used as needed and to replace some of the older vehicles in the fleet.  The vehicles leased from Enterprise Holdings, Inc. will include both preventative and non-preventative maintenance. This comprehensive maintenance coverage will reduce the strain on city maintenance staff and improve overall operational efficiency.

Improve development processing and customer service operations.

An appropriation of $180,004.16 from the City Police Department's RTIC contract services account is required for these purchases. There will be no impact on the General Fund.

72 hours posted notice pursuant to the Ralph M. Brown Act.