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RESOLUTION NO. Jd.~~
A RESOLUTION of the City Council of the
City of Kent, Washington, relating to the
purchase of a 40-foot mobile command post
vehicle.
WHEREAS, the voters of the City of Kent have authorized a
bond issue for the enhancement of public safety facilities and
selected equipment; and
WHEREAS, the bond issue provided limited funding for a
Mobile Command Post Unit, to be jointly used by the Police and
Fire Departments, a Committee was formed with members from both
departments to study the issue; and
WHEREAS, the Committee identified many divergent types of
emergencies the Unit will be required to respond to, necessitating
multiple functions to be conducted within the unit at the same
time; and
WHEREAS, each function (command, planning and
communications) will require their separate areas within the Unit
and a floor plan to provide this separation with a minimum of
remodeling; and
WHEREAS, large amounts of support equipment will be
needed to be transported on the vehicle, requiring a model with
sufficient space to provide that storage; and
WHEREAS, the Command Post Study examined multiple
vehicles and manufacturers and has determined that a motorhome
would provide the flexibility to be deployed rapidly, including a
floor plan which requires minimum modification by Police and Fire
personnel, with a "Basement" feature to provide the needed storage
area; and
WHEREAS, the Command Post Study further determined that
no manufacturers will remodel or change their product to provide
for a "Basement" specification; and
WHEREAS, in order to meet needed space for the Command
Post a 40-foot motorhome is required, there being only one
manufacturer which builds a 40-foot model with a "Basement 11 within
the amount of money budgeted, that being the 40-foot Bounder; and
WHEREAS, the council finds the purchase of a 40-foot
Bounder by the city is clearly and legitimately limited to a
single source of supply within the vicinity of the City of Kent,
and further finds this model is capable of providing for the needs
of a Mobile Command Post as defined in the study; NOW, THEREFORE,
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF KENT, WASHINGTON DOES
HEREBY RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. The requirements for the purchasing of any
40-foot Bounder are hereby waived for the purposes of RCW
35.23.352 and Kent City Code 4.02.010 and that the said purchase
is clearly and legitimately limited to a single source or supply
warranting the direct purchase of the 40-foot Bounder by the City
of Kent without competitive bidding for these requirements.
Passed at a regular meeting of the City Council of the
City of Kent, Washington this ~day of ~ 1989.
Concurred in by the M of the City of Kent, this~
day of ~ 1 1989. "" '~~~'-"--~"~
KELLEHER, MAYOR
ATTEST:
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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I hereby certify that this is a true and correct copy of
Resolution No. /d..;)..,_~ , passed by the City Council of the City of
Kent, Washington, the I 'j day of ~ , 1989.
7890-280
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