File #: O-314-23    Version: 1 Name:
Type: Ordinance Status: Approved
File created: 5/16/2023 In control: Public Service Department
On agenda: 5/30/2023 Final action: 5/30/2023
Title: Authorizing the expenditure of an amount not to exceed $150,000 from the Toledo Urban Forestry Commission Trust Fund for the Division of Urban Beautification - Forestry Operations for the replacement of supervisor vehicles; authorizing the Mayor to accept bids and award contracts for purchase and declaring an emergency.
Attachments: 1. Video: City Council 5/30/2023
Label
PUBLIC SERVICE05092023 VEHICLE PURCHASE
Urban Beautification
Megan Robson (x2306)/Dennis Kennedy (x1234)
Revised

Title
Authorizing the expenditure of an amount not to exceed $150,000 from the Toledo Urban Forestry Commission Trust Fund for the Division of Urban Beautification - Forestry Operations for the replacement of supervisor vehicles; authorizing the Mayor to accept bids and award contracts for purchase and declaring an emergency.

Body
SUMMARY & BACKGROUND:
This Ordinance authorizes expending an amount not to exceed $150,000 from the Toledo Urban Forestry Commission Trust Fund for replacement vehicles. Funds area available for expenditure from the Toledo Urban Forestry Commission Trust Fund and the Commission has approved this expenditure. Vehicles to be purchased and estimated prices are below:

Department -Division
Vehicle
Estimates
Budget




DPS Urban Beautification
Replacement Pick Up Trucks (3)
$50,000
$150,000

Summary
NOW, THEREFORE, Be it ordained by the Council of the City of Toledo:

SECTION 1. That an amount not to exceed $150,000 is authorized for expenditure from Toledo Urban Forestry Commission Trust Fund, Account Code 2090-60500-7T71508STDSTD for the purchase of pick-up trucks for the Division of Urban Beautification.

SECTION 2. That the Mayor is authorized to accept bids and award contracts and/or enter into an agreement using cooperative purchasing or state term contracts for the purchase of vehicles and equipment specified in Section 1, upon terms and conditions acceptable to the Director of Public Service and the Director of Law.

SECTION 3. That this Council finds and determines that it is in the best interest of the City to waive the competitive procurement requirements of Toledo Municipal Code Chapter 187 for the purchase of the subject equipment considering limited availability in the prevailing equipment supply-chain market and where the Director of Public Service further finds and determines that the subj...

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