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6. 1. B. - Page 1 REPORT To the Honorable Mayor and City Council From the City Manager September 19, 2011 SUBJECT Disposal of Surplus Property RECOMMENDATION Approve by motion and declare the vehicles and equipment on the attached list surplus, and authorize staff to sell the items per City procedure. BACKGROUND The Public Works Services Department, in conjunction with the Finance Department, acts as the centralized collection and storage point for City property that has reached the end of its useful life cycle as measured by department efficiency and effectiveness standards and /or is considered surplus from various City departments. The State of Californian's Government Code Section 37351 and Section 3- 1/2(d) of the Charter of the City of Redwood City as amended, permits the sale of any City personal property having an appraised value of five thousand dollars or less without public notice or public bid for any reasonable amount, irrespective of its appraised value. It also allows the City to dispose of surplus property no longer required or needed for present, prospective municipal or public purpose without sale. Staff recommends that the vehicles and equipment on the list be ready to dispose of before the end of the year. Continue storing and collecting the City's surplus property may not be financially beneficial for the City since vehicles and equipment will have less re -sale value as they age in the surplus lot. Attached list contains a total of 31 surplus items from the City operations, and some of which are value of more than $5,000 based on historical sale trend of similar items. According with the City's Charter, staff will send all surplus items to two public auction sites to receive multiple public bids. ALTERNATIVES Council may choose not to proceed with this public auction procedure and direct staff to retain surplus items, donate items, or combination of both alternatives.