C7T - Donate Fire Vehicle to Bahamas Police
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A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, APPROVING AND AUTHORIZING THE DONATION OF ONE OBSOLETE FIRE RESCUE VEHICLE IN "AS IS" CONDITION TO THE ROYAL BAHAMAS POLICE FORCE, AND ALL COSTS SURROUNDING THE DONATION SHALL BE THE SOLE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE ROYAL BAHAMAS POLICE FORCE.
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Commission Vote Result
7-0
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COMMISSION MEMORANDUM
RECOMMENDATION
The Administration recommends the Mayor and City Commission consider and adopt the Resolution to donate one (1) obsolete 2001 Pierce Dash-2000 Skyboom Fire Rescue vehicle to the Royal Bahamas Police Force.
BACKGROUND/HISTORY
The Miami Beach Police Department (MBPD) has developed professional relationships with several international law enforcement agencies and entertained, with some of them, discussions about delivering training for their officers. In the Bahamas, the Fire Services department is housed under the Royal Bahamas Police Force (RBPF). The donation of the 2001 Pierce Dash-2000 Skyboom Fire Rescue vehicle by the Miami Beach Fire Department (MBFD) will be the first donation to the Fire Services department of the Bahamas through the ongoing cooperation between the MBPD and the RBPF.
ANALYSIS
The Miami Beach Fire Department (MBFD) in conjunction with MBPD would like to donate one (1) obsolete 2001 Pierce Dash-2000 Skyboom Fire Rescue vehicle to the RBPF at no cost to the City of Miami Beach.
Pursuant to Section 2-315(e) of the Miami Beach Code, the donation of surplus items to other governmental entities is permitted under specific conditions, notably when these actions serve a charitable or public purpose and the value does not exceed a replacement value of $100,000.
City vehicles are scheduled for review and/or replacement based on a pre-determined schedule and using various industry standard metrics to include age, mileage, maintenance, engine hour and overall condition. Once vehicles have reached the pre-determined criteria, they are considered to have reached their “end-of-life” following a physical inspection and determination of safety and maintenance cost effectiveness.
The inspection of the aforementioned vehicle determined that it had reached its end-of-life with the Department in March 2017. Fleet Management estimated the auction value of the vehicles to be $5,350.
The MBFD has approved the replacement of the vehicle as part of the Fleet Management’s annual
fleet acquisition list, and the vehicle has officially been declared as surplus and of no further use to the City. The donation, however, would make a significant and positive impact to an agency which does not easily have access to vehicles with similar capacities.
FISCAL IMPACT STATEMENT
The Royal Bahamas Police Force has committed to absorb any and all costs associated with the transport of said vehicles to The Bahamas, with no fiscal impact to the City of Miami Beach.
CONCLUSION
The Administration therefore requests the Mayor and the City Commission authorize the City Manager and Miami Beach Fire and Police Departments to carry out the donation of the one (1) obsolete 2001 Pierce Dash-2000 Skyboom Fire Rescue vehicle to the Royal Bahamas Police Force.
Applicable Area
Citywide
Is this a “Residents Right to Know” item, pursuant to City Code Section 2-17?
Is this item related to a G.O. Bond Project?
No
No
Was this Agenda Item initially requested by a lobbyist which, as defined in Code Sec. 2-481, includes a principal engaged in lobbying? No
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Donate Fire Rescue Vehicle to the Royal Bahamas Police Force. PD/Fire
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