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The City of Portland ordains:

Section 1.  The Council finds:

1. Portland Police Bureau’s (PPB) Cessna 172N (“Cessna”), a 1978 fixed wing, single engine airplane, serial number 17270654, was acquired by the City in 1999 for the bureau’s Air Support Unit. Its tail number is N739MR.
2. On April 4, 2023, Commander Chris Gjovik identified this property as surplus equipment as the designee for the purposes of 5.36.010.D (see Exhibit A).
3. Ordinance 191161, passed on February 1, 2023, authorized the purchase of a replacement aircraft for the Police Bureau.
4. The Cessna, which is no longer capable of functioning as a law enforcement tool, has not been used to support PPB calls for service since 2022. As a surplus property, this airplane is currently a liability to PPB with costs for storage and maintenance of its basic airworthiness
5. In accordance with Administrative Rule ARC-FIN-6.12, "Disposal of Capital Assets," PPB has contacted the City’s Office of Management and Finance and established that PPB has met the minimum standards for the disposal of capital assets under this administrative rule.
6. PPB, through its Property Evidence Division, is working with the City’s contracted an external auction service, GovDeals, to ready the Cessna for public sale in accordance with Portland City Code Chapter 5.36.

NOW, THEREFORE, the Council directs:

1. That the Cessna identified in subsection 1 is surplus property.
2. That the Chief of Police, or the Chief’s designee, is authorized to sell the Cessna identified in subsection 1 by means of a public sale facilitated by the City’s external auction service, and is authorized to execute documents required for the sale and conveyance of title on behalf of the City.