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Prescott City Council Combined Study Session/ Regular Voting Meeting — October 14, 2008 Page 9 Chief Oaks said that there are currently three different manufacturers of Police Department models with ABS and they are Honda, Harley- Davidson and BMW. The Harley-Davidson cost more initially and the Honda and BMW are very comparable. He said that he just returned from a product show in Las Vegas where the City won Best of Show, for being the best equipped. He said that talked with a lot of vendors and officers at that show about motorcycles and was convinced that maintenance on a Honda is about 50% of maintenance on a BMW. Councilwoman Suttles asked what would happen with the Kawasaki cycles being replaced. Chief Oaks said that they would be sold at auction. He said that it is a very limited market, but they are inexpensive cruising bikes for those interested. Councilman Bell asked how long it would take for delivery. Chief Oaks said that the dealer in Ontario said they would arrive in January, and then there is time to have the additional equipment installed, so they should be ready in early Spring. Councilman Luzius said that they have discussed before the need to buy American. He said that he has done some homework and Harley- Davidson has several police models that offer ABS brakes. With the economic downturn, he thinks it is important to buy American, since they have a government that does not have much regard for the borders. He would like to have that considered in the future. Mayor Wilson said that he owned two Harleys when he was younger, but he supports the recommendation of the Chief COUNCILWOMAN SUTTLES MOVED TO APPROVE THE PURCHASE OF TWO 2009 HONDA ST1300P A9 MOTORCYCLES WITH EMERGENCY EQUIPMENT FROM NORTH VALLEY MOTORSPORTS, INC., ON THE ARIZONA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY STATE CONTRACT #L5-024-002 FOR THE AMOUNT OF $40,723.90; SECONDED BY COUNCILWOMAN LOPAS; PASSED 5-1 WITH COUNCILMAN LUZIUS CASTING THE DISSSENTING VOTE. Adoption of Resolution No. 3908-0914 — A resolution of the Mayor and Council of the City of Prescott, Yavapai County, Arizona, accepting the Special Land Use Permit No. 23-110915-03 provided by the State of Arizona, State Land Department, for the special use of Glassford Hill for public safety communication operations for a five-year period and authorizing the execution of any and all documents to implement same. Emergency Services Director Darrell Willis said that this item is to extend the lease of property where the communications tower is located on