The council considered a substitute resolution authorizing the mayor (as designated) to execute a first renewal option for a procurement agreement with Samsung Equipment Company Inc., increasing the authorization to an amount not to exceed $180,000. The substitute, which removed expired contract references and adjusted the caption, was moved and approved on the floor.

During questions from council, Tim Fitzgerald, a consultant and the fleet management director with the Office of Fleet Services, answered inquiries about the procurement process and fleet composition. A council member raised concerns about an IPRO report that identified 10 findings related to the procurement; the council member described the findings as a trend and urged prudence in procurement oversight. Fitzgerald said he did not see any single finding that would be “fatal” to the contract’s passage, noted the city has older equipment the contract helps maintain, and confirmed that the Samsung trucks run on diesel; he estimated about 20 compressed natural gas (CNG) vehicles remain in service.

Separately, the council approved an amended resolution authorizing fleet parts and services contracts to provide repair parts and services on behalf of the Department of Public Works for an initial two‑year term with three one‑year renewal options, in amounts not to exceed $11,000,000 annually; an attached amendment was adopted and the item was recorded as favorable.

The transcript records the procurement debate and departmental responses, but it does not include full procurement files or the detailed IPRO report text. Council members signaled concern about recurring procurement findings and requested departmental review as part of the approval conversation.