Tuesday, January 28, 2025

LB City Expenditures for Animal Limosines

From the 28 January 2025 Agenda Bill here a city purchase of three vehicles for animal carriers:

(1) Authorize the City Manager to purchase one 2025 VW Buzz electric van for the Animal Shelter, at a cost not to exceed $75,000 from the Animal Shelter Estate Donation Fund, which includes the van, electric charging equipment, installation, and necessary vehicle modifications;

(2) Authorize the City Manager to purchase two 2025 Ford F-150 Lightning electric trucks from Tuttle-Click Ford of Irvine for $102,000, and allocate $98,000 for custom-built animal containers with air conditioning, light bars, computers, radio communication equipment, and other necessary modifications, for a total cost of $200,000; and

(3) Appropriate $30,000 from the Capital Improvement fund for the purchase and installation of a charging station for the Animal Services Trucks, as well as required electrical work in the City Hall rear parking lot.

AUTHORIZATION TO PURCHASE THREE ELECTRIC VEHICLES FOR THE ANIMAL SHELTER AND ANIMAL SERVICES OFFICERS AND CHARGING STATION


 

That's a total of 305,000 of Electric Vehicles to chauffeur animals?

-LS