REPORT TO COUNCIL
SUBJECT
Title
Approve Budget Modification No. 43 in the Amount of $1,200,000 to Advance Funding for the Early Replacement of Two Fire Engines, and Find that the Action is Exempt from CEQA
Report
BACKGROUND
The City plans and budgets for the replacement of fleet equipment over a twenty-year horizon. Replacements are funded by annual contributions made by each department based on the fleet inventory used. Equipment is assigned a life and evaluated for replacement once the useful life has expired. It is common for equipment to either fail before the end of its useful life, or to be extended as it is still in working condition and providing the level of service needed.
The budget for fleet replacement resides in the Fleet Services Sub-Fund (an internal service fund). The fund carries a modest reserve to absorb cost volatility where equipment comes above planned cost, or needs to be replaced early.
Currently, there are two fire engines on the schedule for replacement for FY 2017/18. Staff is recommending to advance replacement of two additional fire engines as the manufacturer has gone out of business and fleet maintenance staff are having difficulty obtaining parts to maintain the fire engines requested for replacement.
EXISTING POLICY
Pursuant to Sunnyvale Charter Section 1305, at any meeting after the adoption of the budget, the City Council may amend or supplement the budget by motion adopted by affirmative votes of at least four members so as to authorize the transfer of unused balances appropriated for one purpose to another, or to appropriate available revenue not included in the budget.
ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW
The action being considered does not require environmental review because it can be see with certainty that there is no possibility that the action will have a significant effect on the environment. (CEQA Guidelines ?15061(b)(3).)
DISCUSSION
The Department of Public Safety operates numerous fire apparatus throughout the City, ...
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