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ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT Meeting Date: April 18, 2006 Action Agenda Item No. ~1- I~ SUBJECT: Approval of Equipment and Vehicle Purchases for Fiscal Year 2005-06 DEPARTMENT: Budget PUBLIC HEARING: (Y/N) No ATTACHMENT (S): Attachment 1, Equipment and Vehicles Recommended for Purchase in Fiscal Year 2005-06 INFORMATION CONTACT: John Link 245-2300 Pam Jones 245-2598 Wayne Fenton 245-2628 Donna Dean Coffey 245-2151 PURPOSE: To consider approval of equipment and vehicle purchases for County departments, excluding Information Systems and Solid Waste, far fiscal year 2005-06 and authorization for the Finance Director to finance the purchase the vehicles and major equipment through private placement loan proposals from SunTrust Bank. BACKGROUND: Historically, the County has funded replacement of County-owned equipment and vehicles through its ten year Capital Investment Plan (CIP), Examples of the types of purchases made with annually appropriated monies include replacement of some portion of the Sheriffs vehicle fleet and Emergency Services vehicles, including ambulances, as well as replacement of other County department vehicles and major equipment (not including Information Technology-related equipment). For the current fiscal year, the Board approved CIP included a plan to purchase County equipment and vehicles through financing arrangements. Over the last few months, the Manager, Public Works, Purchasing and Budget Staffs have worked with individual departments to explore various options far meeting departmental equipment and vehicle needs. As we have done over the last few years, staff recommends that the County pursue two funding arrangements, one for athirty-six month period and the other far a period of fifty-nine months. The life expectancy and cost of the equipment or vehicle would determine whether it was financed far the shorter or longer-term period, Attachment 1 of this abstract outlines the recommended purchases, Examples of recommended vehicles and equipment planned for purchase with the assistance of a three-year financing arrangement include replacement of Sheriff patrol vehicles (in accordance with the Sheriffs BOCC approved vehicle replacement plan), Emergency Medical Services Initial Response Vehicles (IRV) and ambulances, and Animal Control trucks.