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Resident urges council to delay police EV purchases, requests mileage and purchase-date reporting
Summary
A public commenter asked the council to delay buying multiple electric vehicles, requested vehicle purchase dates and mileage in staff reports, and urged updating a 20-year-old vehicle-replacement guideline given budget constraints and operational questions.
During the consent-calendar discussion the council heard public comment on a police-vehicle-replacement guideline and a proposal to procure multiple electric vehicles.
Adrianne Bryant, who asked that consent item 3.5 be pulled for comment, requested that staff reports include "the specific dates of purchase and mileage of vehicles to be replaced" and asked the council to revisit a nearly 20-year-old replacement guideline. She said the city is running a general-fund deficit and questioned spending "over $200,000" to evaluate electric vehicles when evidence in the chief's report noted EV limitations for some emergency functions. "I'm asking to please include in reports the specific dates of purchase and mileage of vehicles to be replaced," Bryant said, and urged starting with a single test vehicle rather than replacing three.
Councilmembers acknowledged Bryant's request and indicated they would review the matter with staff. The transcript records no final policy change on the replacement guideline or the procurement decision; the comment was entered into the public record for staff consideration.
