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department. And so because of the funding sources, if
the Department on the Operations side has under-utilized
vehicles, then there might be the inclination instead
of having us purchase vehicles, we might use some of the
older vehicles on the Operations side or vice versa.
Operations side might want to get some of the new
vehicles from OHV Division. These are things that we've
dealt with in years past, but it is complicated. And
this year we're dealing with a new contractor the
Department of General Services has hired in to come do
this whole overview process. So as Phil said, it takes
a lot of time because you're looking at, for some of you
know, the Cal-PALs trailers that we have. Those house
the vehicles that we use for the PALs training. We just
have to go through that process of describing why you
need that trailer; then you're questioned as to why you
can't share that trailer with another district. Well,
it will cost more gas to get to the other district to
use their trailer. So it just becomes one of those
bureaucratic processes that's a bit challenging. But we
know the end goal is to -- somewhere, I think, in the
vicinity of 5,500 vehicles to have reduced. But it's,
you know, through the Department of General Services.
So it's just a challenge, but we'll stay tuned as to how
that all plays out.
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OHMVR COMMISSION MEETING April 5, 2011 MINUTES - APPROVED