At a committee meeting, Edmonds officials agreed by consensus to forward a resolution extending a leased community engagement vehicle provided by Lynnwood Honda for one additional year.

The extension keeps the vehicle assigned to the police department’s community engagement officer for outreach and event use while Lynnwood Honda covers the lease costs. Commander Hawley of the Edmonds Police Department presented the item and described the arrangement as a “great partnership,” saying the company agreed to add one more year to an originally two-year loan agreement.

The extension would be memorialized by a city resolution before the lease is signed. Commander Hawley said the lease will remain in the city’s name while Lynnwood Honda pays the costs. He told the committee Lynnwood has expressed an intent to take the vehicle back after the additional year to sell it, and that the city’s fleet shops have expressed interest in buying the vehicle at a depreciated price to replace an existing staff car; staff said that purchase is already budgeted.

Committee members and staff reviewed the city’s procurement threshold with legal counsel and confirmed the one-year continuation requires action by resolution because, cumulatively, the agreement’s value exceeds the $10,000 threshold that triggers formal resolution review. Committee members thanked Lynnwood Honda and the department for the partnership and agreed to forward the resolution to the consent agenda.

The committee also confirmed that, once the resolution is approved, Chief Smith will execute the lease documents with the mayor’s signature as needed. No formal roll-call vote was recorded; the committee indicated consensus to advance the item to consent.