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San Dimas OKs about $604,000 for new and outfitted city vehicles
Summary
Council approved a package of vehicle purchases and outfitting funded from capital accounts, with staff explaining the line-item breakdown to reconcile an apparent discrepancy in the fiscal-impact table; motion passed 4-0.
The San Dimas City Council on Aug. 27 approved the purchase and outfitting of multiple city vehicles and related equipment after staff clarified how vehicle costs, outfitting and radio equipment total roughly $604,000.
Staff presented a line-by-line breakdown to reconcile an apparent mismatch between an initial summary figure and the underlying table. The staff explanation said vehicle-only costs total about $529,000, outfitting (including mounting, lighting and structural work) was about $65,000 and radio outfitting (Bearcom) was about $9,007, producing the overall total around $604,000. Council members questioned individual line items and staff explained differences were due to how outfitting and vehicle costs were separated in the report.
Council also asked how many parking-enforcement officers are on duty; the director of community development, Luis Tirico, said three officers work evening shifts and others work daytime and weekend shifts. Council members asked about which units are replacements versus new allocations and staff explained one vehicle was being added for a newly hired housing employee.
After discussion, councilmember (speaker S11) moved and the council approved the item by unanimous vote, 4-0.
Why it matters: The purchase updates the city's fleet and replaces aging equipment used for parking enforcement, housing services and public works; outfitting standardization is intended to keep controls and radio systems consistent across units.
Quote: "So that's just the cost of the vehicle only," staff said while walking council through the page-by-page breakout. "And then the cost of outfitting for CTEC amounts to $65,000 and the Bearcom is $9,006.90."
