HomeMy WebLinkAbout15.D.3. Request of Scott County Sheriff for Use of Shakopee Transit Bus No. 3062 by Safcom staff
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Memorandum
CASE LOG NO.: NA
TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council
Mark McNeill, City Administrator
FROM: R. Michael Leek, Community Development Director
SUBJECT: Request of Scott County Sheriff for Use of Shakopee Transit Bus No. 3062
by Safcom staff
MEETING DATE: May 17, 2005
INTRODUCTION:
Staff received a request from Sheriff Dave Menden for the use of Shakopee Transit Bus 3062 by the
Safcom staff. The Safcom staff is volunteers under Emergency Management in the Sheriffs office.
The bus would be used to pull the Emergency Management trailer to various locations (See Sheriff
Menden's attached letter for more detail). The bus in question had been replaced this year, and was
scheduled to go to auction.
ALTERNATIVES:
1. Offer and pass a motion authorizing the use of Shakopee Transit Bus No. 3062 by the Scott
County Sheriff s department, on the conditions that;
a. Scott County would be responsible for storage and maintenance of the bus while it is in
service by the Sheriff s department;
b. The City of Shakopee will be a named insured on the County insurance policy covering
Bus 3062;
c. Should the Sheriffs department at some time in the future no longer have need of Bus
3062, the City reserves the right to have it returned or brought to auction by Scott County.
2. Do not approve the request for use of Shakopee Transit Bus 3062 by the Scott County Sheriff s
department.
3. Table the item for additional information
STAFF RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends alternative no. 1.
ACTION REQUESTED:
Offer and pass a motion authorizing the use of Shako pee Transit Bus No. 3062 by the Scott County
Sheriff s department, on the conditions that;
. Scott County would be responsible for storage and maintenance of the bus while it is in service
by the Sheriff s department;
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. The City of Shakopee will be a named insured on the County insurance policy covering Bus
3062;
. Should the Sheriffs department at some time in the future no longer have need of Bus 3062,
the City reserves the right to have it returned or brought to auction by Scott County.
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R. Michael Leek
Community Development Director
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TO: Michael Leek, Community Development Director
FROM: Sheriff Dave Menden
DATE: May 9, 2005
RE: Bus Unit 3062 owned by City of Shakopee
The Scott County Sheriff's Office is interested in bus Unit 3062 that you are
in the process of auctioning off.
Our Safcom staff, who are volunteers under Emergency Management, are
part of the Sheriff's Office, and are asking if it is possible for them to get
Bus Unit 3064 scheduled to be, auc,tioIled off~)' the City ofShal<()p~e,
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Our;office;Ila~contacteclD~le y irik~mei(;w froIlltpe. SC()ff,Cpunty"Highway
Dept'., who IS in charge' of vehicle mainteriance for all Scott'CountY vehiCles.
Dale has recommended we obtain this bus because of recent maintenance
work done on it and it. has the least amount of mil~s.
Deputy County Administrator Gary Shelton gave approval to keep this bus
to be used by Safcom volunteers, etc. We then found out this bus is owned
by the City of Shako pee.
The purpose for this bus would be for Safcom volunteers to pull the
Emergency Management trailer to different locations when it is needed. The
safcom volunteers now pull this trailer with their own private vehicles.
Their trailer is available to all municipalities, depending on the need (i.e.
town events, rescues, large frres). Shakopee Police Dept.'recently used the
trailer after a homicide in Shakopee. This weekend New Prague Police
Dept wan,ted to uS,e on~ fortheir half marathon.
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I ,would also li1ct( tohavetb.~bus. ava.Habl,e Jor.the Tri,-citySRT team. Which
includes Shakopee', and I believe the Shenff s Office will be par.: of iii the'
near future. Safcom will be responsibl~ for taking care of the bus and it will
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be stored in one of our sheds at the county garage. This bus can and will be
available, should any city need it for any reason.
If we should decide at a later time that we no longer need the bus, it would
be turned back over to the City of Shakopee. I feel this bus will serve aj
worthwhile purpose for the citizens of Scott County. Thanks for your
consideration.
Sincerely,
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Sheriff
952-496-8307
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