Adopt Ordinance Amending Fiscal Year 2017 Capital Appropriation Ordinance to Appropriate Funds in the Vehicle and Equipment Repair Project of the Equipment Services Capital Projects Fund in the Amount of $784,000.00 from Available Funds, for the Acquisition of Equipment by the Property Management Department (ALL COUNCIL DISTRICTS)

It is recommended that the City Council adopt the attached ordinance amending the Fiscal Year 2017 Capital Appropriation Ordinance (Ordinance 22394-09-2016) by appropriating funds into the Vehicle and Equipment Repair programmable project of the Equipment Services Capital Projects fund in the amount of $784,000.00 from available funds, in order for the Property Management Department to acquire equipment.

The purpose of this Mayor and Council Communication (M&C) is to appropriate capital funds designated for equipment replacement to a programmable project in order to facilitate efficient acquisition of vehicles and equipment by the Property Management Department.

In Fiscal Year 2017, the Equipment Services Fund adopted budget included $784,000.00 for capital transfer out which included $634,000.00 for buying vehicles including a fuel truck, a tractor, golf carts and the purchase/conversion of LPG/CNG equipment for other departments and $150,000.00 for the purchase of two column hydraulic lifts. A corresponding appropriation of the funds was not included in the Fiscal Year 2017 Capital Appropriation Ordinance.  Adoption of the attached ordinance will appropriate the funds into a programmable project in the Capital Appropriation Ordinance.  This M&C will not result in an increase in the Fiscal Year 2017 budget as approved.

Appropriation of these funds will facilitate the purchase of equipment in the pay as you go basis by the Property Management Department.

This M&C does not request approval of a contract with a business entity.