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3. Local Preference. For the purchase of supplies, equipment and trade services: a. If two or more bids are received from bidders, vendors or contractors providing supplies, equipment or trade services for the same total amount or unit price and with generally equivalent qualifications, preference shall be given to the city-based vendor. b. If city-based vendors or contractors' bids are greater than non-city based vendors or contractors, when calculating bids from bidders, vendors or contractors providing supplies, equipment or trade services the city shall deduct five percent (5%) from the total bid of any city-based vendor, except that the amount of the local preference deduction shall not exceed five thousand dollars ($5,000) for any single purchase order or contract. c. A city-based vendor shall mean a business with a physical business location in the city, a current city business license, and reports the City of Pleasanton as the point of sale to the Franchise Tax Board. d. The local preference described in this Section 3 shall only be utilized when allowed by state and federal law, and the requirements of the underlying funding source. e. Emergency situations are exempt from the requirements of this Section 3. 4. Written Proposals. Written-pProposals shall be submitted and a record shall be kept of all open market orders and proposals for a period of one y ar after the submicmsion of proposals or the placing of ordersconsistent with the records retention schedule. This record, while so kept, shall be open to public inspection. (Prior code § 1- 2.38) 3.28.030 Care, restitution, sale or destruction of unclaimed property. A. Unclaimed property as defined in Penal Code Section 1411 and held by the police department for a period of at least three months shall be sold at a public auction to the highest bidder. At least five days prior to the date of the auction, a notice of the auction shall be published in a newspaper of general circulation. B. If the city's purchasing agent determines that any such unclaimed property held by the city for sale is needed for a public use, such property may be retained by the city and need not be sold. Property retained by the city shall thereafter not be redeemed by the owner or by any other person entitled to possession. C. Notwithstanding subsections A and B of this section and notwithstanding the provisions of Administrative Directive No. 28-307, as amended (the Guidelines for Disposition of Unclaimed Property), any bicycles or toys or both, in the possession of the police department, which have been unclaimed for a period of at least 90 days, may be turned over to the Alameda County Probation officer, to the Welfare Department of Alameda County or to any charitable or nonprofit organization which is authorized under its articles of incorporation to participate in a program or activity designed to prevent juvenile delinquency. (Ord. 1571 § 2, 1992)