← Appropriations & Oversight Committee · 2021-06-03 · Appropriations and Oversight Budget Hearing
ORDER-2021-135 : An appropriation from Free Cash, account 01-324001, in the amount of $255,000 to Police Capital Accounts as set forth herein.
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ORDER-2021-135 Appropriation An appropriation from Free Cash, account 01-324001, in the amount of $255,000 to Police Capital Accounts as set forth herein. Recommend Passage City Council
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▶ 1:06:31 Speaker 1: Yes. Councillor Garipay. Yes. Councillor Regaritas. Yes. Councillor Migliorelli. Yes. Councillor Stewart. Yes. Councillor Thomas. Yes. Councillor Jamaleddine. Yes. President Zanella. Yes. 11 yes.
▶ 1:06:53 Jeff McNaught: Next we have order 2021 dash 135 and appropriation from free cash. Account 0, 1 dash 3, 2, 4, 0, 0, 1. In the amount of 255,000 dollars. To police capital accounts as set forth here and.
▶ 1:07:15 Jeff McNaught: And I didn't know if you are going to speak on.
▶ 1:07:22 Speaker 6: It would love to speak on this because it's going to be unique piece of equipment for the police department.
▶ 1:07:26 Speaker 3: This will be our 1st, all electric vehicle is 1 of the items.
▶ 1:07:36 Speaker 6: The only 1 that would stand the rigors right now of law enforcement that we can find is the Tesla.
▶ 1:07:40 Speaker 3: There is a program in place through Tesla itself.
▶ 1:07:41 Speaker 6: With discounts and some assistance, financial assistance.
▶ 1:07:48 Speaker 3: Also, it has a range of approximately 400, 400 miles per charge.
▶ 1:07:54 Speaker 6: So, we're excited about it, get us to the next level.
▶ 1:07:56 Speaker 3: The other vehicle is to replace 1 of our line cars, our patrol cars.
▶ 1:08:03 Speaker 6: For daily patrol. And then lastly is our radio system.
▶ 1:08:10 Speaker 6: I notified the administration a year ago that we were going to need some infrastructure work for our radio system.
▶ 1:08:14 Speaker 3: and some of the stuff is very technical it's beyond my my scope but it's
▶ 1:08:22 Speaker 6: some tower work some receiver work and equipment alike okay chief does anyone have any questions
▶ 1:08:31 Jeff McNaught: for chief lyle on the free cash order counselor Migliorelli thank you mr chairman thank you on
▶ 1:08:41 Leila Migliorelli: chief lyle for being here tonight and um it is exciting to see that you are uh moving into the electrical vehicle space um we just went through personally to get an ev ourselves and so i just wanted you to just ask a follow-up question um about the tesla so the tesla versus like any other ev is it is it does it have to come with like the police package or something like that is there a reason why that over other evs um there are a couple of other departments that have purchased
▶ 1:09:12 Speaker 6: them in their admin cars they would never you know stand the daily patrol would never be able
▶ 1:09:21 Speaker 3: to charge them fast enough it'll be an admin vehicle i at some point i would think that all the manufacturers will come out with a line car or a patrol car at some point but you need something
▶ 1:09:31 Speaker 6: that has to run you know eight to ten hours constantly and our big thing for us is a lot
▶ 1:09:36 Speaker 3: of our cruises idle in a traffic scene or a car crash they're idling constantly with the emergency
▶ 1:09:45 Speaker 6: lights on the hybrids that we have got now have worked out very well for us they they run on the
▶ 1:09:48 Speaker 3: battery when they drain they automatically the engine turns on recharges the battery just cycles
▶ 1:09:53 Speaker 6: so that's been very good for us and cost savings okay thank you thank you counselor mcglee really
▶ 1:10:07 Jeff McNaught: um i didn't see any other hands raised did i miss anyone counselor mcmaster so this time mr
▶ 1:10:17 Shawn M. MacMaster: chairman i'd make a motion to uh recommend for passage second uh we have a motion to recommend
▶ 1:10:24 Jeff McNaught: for passage on order 2021-135 made by councillor mcmaster seconded by president sanella on
▶ 1:10:40 Speaker 1: discussion seeing none madam clerk will you please call the role chair mcnaught yes vice chair eccles Councilor Tramontosi? Yes. Councilor McMaster? Yes. Councilor Garipay? Yes. Councilor Grigoraitis? Yes. Councilor Migliorelli? Yes. Councilor Stewart? Yes. Councilor Thomas? Yes. Councilor Jamaleddine? Yes. President Sonnella? Yes. 11 yes. The motion passes.