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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2008-03-19 PACKET 04.H.REQUEST OF CITY COUNCIL ACTION COUNCIL AGENDA MEETING ITEM # DATE 3/19/2008 � PREPARED BY: Pubiic Safety Craiq Woolery ORiGINATING DEPARTMENT STAFF AUTHOR * �F :F Y: * * :F '+F 'k 'k 'k * :F * * * * 'k :F :F k 'k :F :F :F fY k Y: W 'k * '* X f: :F :F X * * * rt * t �F * * * * COUNCIL ACTION REQUEST: Consider authorizing staff to apply for an AFG grant in the amount of $192,944.50 for the purchase of 7 ALS Cardiac Monitor/Defibrillators. STAFF RECOMMENDATION: Authorize staff to apply for the grant. The City match for the grant would be 10%, or $19,294.45. SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS: � MEMOl�ETTER: Memo from Bob Byerly dated 3/13l2008. ❑ RESOLUTION: ❑ ORDINANCE: ❑ ENGINEERING RECOMMENDATION: ❑ LEGAL RECOMMENDATION: ❑ OTHER: ADMINISTRATORS COMMENTS: J y« / q 4 � H. � f � N `+..✓.'� / � �f :'�,�i City ministrator J , , � 15ate ' �� ������������������,�������«���������,������������ COUNCILACTION TAKEN: �APPROVED ❑ DENIED ❑ OTHER G:\clerk\City Counctl\Council Action Forms�2008WFG Grant.doc � • ��- . „�� .� n`T't� To: From: Date: Subject: COTTAGE GROVE Honorable Mayor and City Council City Administrator Ryan Schroeder Public Safety Director Craig Woolery Fire Chief Bob Byerly March 13, 2008 Public Safety Grant Request- Assistance to Firefighters Grant Introduction The Public Safety Department would like to request Council permission to apply for a grant through the U.S. Department of Homeland Security-Assistance to Firefighters Grants program. The grant request is to replace seven LIFEPAK defibriilators which are used in our ambulances and Paramedic police vehicles. The grant request total would be $192,944.50 of which the City portion would be 10% or $19,294.45. Discussion The Public Safety Division provides Advanced Life Support services to over 45,000 people in Cottage Grove, Grey Cloud Township, St. Paul Park and Newport. The three City ambulances and up to 4 police vehicles on patroi carry advanced cardiac monitors. These monitors help analyze heart rhythms, shock a heart that is not beating, electrically pace a heart that is not beating correctly, differentiate betw2en arrhythmias(irregularities of the heart), monitor biood pressure, pulse, oxygen levels and much more. These cardiac monitors assist paramedics in differentiating and diagnosing different heart attacks and allowing quicker decisions for ongoing patient care. New style monitors offer the newest biphasic technology which offers more efficient shocking of the heart. The generally accepted average life span for cardiac monitors is 10 years with maintenance and upkeep. The current ages of our monitors: 1) 2) 3) 4) 5) 6) 7) LIFEPAK 10- 1990- 18 years LIFEPAK 10- 1994- 14 years LIFEPAK 12- 1999- 9 years (upgraded in 2001) LIFEPAK 12- 1999- 9 years (upgraded in 2001) LIFEPAK 12- 1999- 9 years-(upgraded in 2001 and in 2006) LIFEPAK 12- 2001- 7 years-(upgraded in 2006) LIFEPAK 12- 2006- 2 years ACTION REQUESTED StafF request permission to apply for AFG grant in the sum of $192,944.50 for tne purchase of 7 ALS Cardiac Monitor/Defibrillators.