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To the Honorable Mayor and City Council From the City Manager March 11, 2002 Subject: Authorization for application for eligibility of Redwood City to participate in the Federal Surplus Property Donation Program by designating certain City employees to act as representatives of the City of Redwood City in acquiring federal surplus property. Recommendation: Adopt a resolution authorizing application for eligibility for participation in the Federal Surplus Property Donation Program and designating certain City employees to act as its representatives to acquire federal surplus property. Background In September 1996, the Redwood City Police Department accepted a 28' patrol vessel from the United States Customs Service. The vessel was accepted under a no cost "Loan/Use Agreement," which was a component of a joint enforcement effort between the United States Government and the City of Redwood City. The vessel has been in service since this date under this agreement and has proved to be a valuable enforcement tool and important asset to the safety and welfare of our marine community and waterways. The police department has developed a Marine Enforcement Unit with a trained crew of five personnel logging over 400 hours of on- water service. The United States Customs Service has recently terminated its "Loan/Use Program" due to lack of resources. Customs has since declared the vessel, "excess surplus property," and reported it to the General Services Administration for disposition. With the designation of "excess surplus property," the department's Police Boat would revert back to the federal government. As a result, an invitation to acquire ownership of the vessel was extended to the police department. A prerequisite to the application for ownership requires the authorization of selected City representatives to receive the property. This authorization must be in the form of a resolution from City Council. Beyond the present desire to have the Police Boat become the property of the City of Redwood City, from time to time, other surplus federal property may become available through the California State Agency for Surplus Property that may be of value to various departments of the City of Redwood City. In anticipation of that possibility, additional City employees have been identified to serve as representatives for the City should it choose to seek additional surplus property. Said City employees shall only represent the City of Redwood City in said program upon approval of the City Manager or his/her designee.