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SAN BENITO COUNTY

AGENDA ITEM
TRANSMITTAL FORM

Mark Medina

District No. 1

Anthony Botelho

District No. 2

Peter Hernandez

District No. 3

 

Vacancy

District No. 4

Jaime De La Cruz

District No. 5
Chair


Item Number: 16.



MEETING DATE:  8/18/2020

DEPARTMENT:
RESOURCE MANAGEMENT AGENCY

DEPT HEAD/DIRECTOR: Harry Mavrogenes, Director of Resource Management Agency

AGENDA ITEM PREPARER: Kevin Kimura

SBC DEPT FILE NUMBER: 105

SUBJECT:

RESOURCE MANAGEMENT AGENCY – H. MAVROGENES

Declare certain items of personal property no longer required for public use as surplus, and authorize the RMA to dispose of these items by donating them to the Special Olympics.

SBC FILE NUMBER: 105



AGENDA SECTION:

CONSENT AGENDA

BACKGROUND/SUMMARY:

The County’s Purchasing & Contracting Policy Manual states that any item of personal property of an estimated value of $3,000 or more may be declared surplus by the Board of Supervisors. The RMA is responsible to sell, trade (subject to the limitations under Section 6.1 of the County’s Purchasing Policy Manual), or otherwise dispose of the surplus item(s) by whatever method and procedure that will, in his/her judgment, return the greatest value to the County.

 

Government Code § 25372. "Donation and leasing of surplus personal property and real property; Donations of surplus computer equipment to persons receiving public benefits under specified programs", states the following:

 

(a) Except as restricted by any conditions by which the county acquired the property, the board of supervisors may donate or lease any real or personal property that the board declares to be surplus to any public agency or organization exempt from taxation listed in subdivision (b). The board may impose on the donation or lease any terms and conditions that it determines to be appropriate.

 

(b) This section applies to all of the following:
(1) An organization exempt from taxation pursuant to Section 501 (c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code that is organized for the care, teaching, or training of children or developmentally disabled children. . . 
(5) An organization exempt from taxation pursuant to Section 501 (c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code that is organized to provide health or human services. . . 
 
The Sheriff’s Office  has notified the RMA of vehicles that are no longer being used and desires to dispose of them. California Government Code Section 25372, authorizes the Board of Supervisors, by majority vote, to donate any real or personal property that the Board declares to be surplus to public agencies, public school, and any organization exempt from taxation pursuant to 26 U.S.C. Sec. 501(c) (3.  The RMA has identified the Special Olympics as an exempt organization, to donate the vehicle to. 
 
A program called Police In Pursuit, an organization in which refurbished police vehicles are entered in a series of racing events, races the vehicles to raise money for the Special Olympics. 


BUDGETED:

No

SBC BUDGET LINE ITEM NUMBER:



CURRENT FY COST:



STAFF RECOMMENDATION:

Staff respectfully recommends that the Board:

 

1. Find (a) that the vehicles to be donated are no longer being used and will

    not in the future be required for County purposes or other public   

    purposes and that (b) the donation to the Special Olympics of these

    vehicles for fundraising purposes will serve purposes of the  

    Special Olympics and benefit the population that the Special Olympics

    serves, both children and adults.

 

2.  Declare the items of personal property on the accompanying List

     Of Surplus Vehicles as surplus; and

 

3.  Approve the donation of said surplus personal property to the

     Special Olympics.

 

4. The RMA Director is authorized to execute all documents necessary 

    for the transfer of title to the Special Olympics.

 

5. The County Auditor is directed to remove the surplus vehicles from the

    County's asset lists upon report of ownership transfer having been

    completed.

   



ADDITIONAL PERSONNEL:
No


BOARD ACTION RESULTS:

Approved donation per staff recommendation. (4/0 vote)
ATTACHMENTS:
DescriptionUpload DateType
LIST OF SURPLUS VEHICLES DONATION POLIC PURSUIT8/13/2020Backup Material