Votes at a glance: council approves vehicles, software, public-works contracts and supports lagoon land-acquisition request
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Summary
Council approved a package of purchase orders for police vehicles, budget software, stormwater equipment and a multi-year swale-grading contract, and passed Resolution R-25-12 supporting an Indian River County land-acquisition application; all votes were unanimous among members present.
The City Council approved multiple procurement and contract items and a resolution supporting an Indian River County environmental land-acquisition application. The actions below record motions, roll-call outcomes and the amounts authorized.
Votes at a glance
- Agenda item 12a — Approve purchase order to Hardy Automotive for five 2025 Chevy Tahoe police pursuit vehicles and purchase order to SAG Coco (Coco Ford) for vehicle upfitting; total amounts listed in staff report: $264,397.50 (Hardy Automotive) and $120,485.04 (Coco Ford). Outcome: approved by roll call (Council member Dodd, Council member Nunn, Mayor McPartland, Vice Mayor Jones — all Yes).
- Agenda item 12b — Approve purchase order to Unisolutions (GTY Technology doing business as Unisolutions) for UnibudgetPRO (UNI) budget software, $67,100 initial year subscription and onboarding per staff report (plus recurring subscription per funding sheet). Outcome: approved by roll call (unanimous).
- Agenda item 12c — Approve purchase order to Shenandoah General Construction for culvert slip-lining and camera work at La Playa and Harris Drive, $58,532. Outcome: approved by roll call (unanimous).
- Agenda item 12d — Approve purchase order to Doosan Bobcat North America for one Bobcat E35 compact excavator, $58,136.72. Outcome: approved by roll call (unanimous).
- Agenda item 12e — Approve purchase order to VACON Incorporated to purchase one Neptune vac trailer, $159,144.47. Outcome: approved by roll call (unanimous).
- Agenda item 12f — Approve purchase order to Allen J Automotive Management to purchase a 2026 Ford F550 chassis dump truck, $83,248. Outcome: approved by roll call (unanimous).
- Agenda item 12g — Award ITB 25-20 for citywide ditch and swale grading; primary vendor Eastep Construction, secondary Florissod LLC, authorize city manager/designee to issue purchase orders up to $750,000 based on unit pricing. Outcome: approved by roll call (unanimous).
- Agenda item 12h — Resolution R-25-12 supporting an application submitted to the Indian River County Environmental Lands Acquisition Program (ELAP) for a property on Indian River Drive (property south of the city limits, adjacent to the Indian River Lagoon). Outcome: approval by roll call (unanimous).
Several items were discussed briefly on the record (including budget notes, vendor sourcing and operational justification); all listed procurement items and the resolution passed with the four council members present voting yes. Where the staff report did not specify additional details (for example, some upfitting line items or exact onboarding costs across multiple years), staff recorded the funding sources and will implement purchases under existing budget authorizations.