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7.1.F. - Page 1 <br /> REPORT <br /> To the Honorable Mayor and City Council <br /> From the City Manager <br /> June 23, 2014 <br /> SUBJECT <br /> Disposal of City's Surplus Personal Property <br /> RECOMMENDATION <br /> Approve, by motion, the declaration that City vehicles and equipment on the attached <br /> list are surplus personal property, and authorize staff to sell the items per City Charter. <br /> BACKGROUND <br /> Public Works, in conjunction with the Finance Department, acts as the centralized <br /> collection and storage point for City property that has reached the end of its useful <br /> lifecycle, as measured by departmental efficiency and effectiveness standards, and/or is <br /> considered surplus from various City departments. <br /> ANALYSIS <br /> Section 3-1/2 of the Redwood City Charter authorizes the City to control and dispose of <br /> City personal or real property for the common benefit. The City vehicles and personal <br /> property on the attached list have reached the end of their useful lifecycles and should <br /> be disposed. Staff recommends that the vehicles and equipment on the attached list be <br /> declared surplus personal property and disposed of before the end of fiscal year 2013- <br /> 14. Although the Charter and Municipal Code do not specify a procedure for disposal of <br /> surplus City personal property, staff will follow the procedures set forth in the pre- <br /> amended version of Section 3-1/2 and sell surplus property to the highest responsible <br /> bidder through public auction. Selling to the highest bidder at a public auction supports <br /> the City's policy of achieving the common benefit by ensuring a fair process while also <br /> receiving the highest value. <br /> ALTERNATIVES <br /> City can decide not to sell surplus personal property at this time, incur additional storage <br /> and collection costs, and attempt to sell at a later time at a reduced re-sale value. <br /> FISCAL IMPACT <br /> The revenue from the sale of this surplus personal property will be returned to the <br /> Equipment Replacement Fund. <br /> ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW <br /> This action is not a "project" within the meaning of the California Environmental Quality <br /> Act because the sale of the City's surplus personal property will not cause a direct <br />