Resolution 12-097 Support for a Code Blue Grant Application in the Amount of $153,000 for a New Ambulance with a 10% Match

CITY OF HOMER
HOMER, ALASKA
                                                                                                                   City Manager/Fire Chief
RESOLUTION 12-097

A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF HOMER, ALASKA, EXPRESSING SUPPORT FOR A CODE BLUE GRANT APPLICATION IN THE AMOUNT OF $153,000 FOR A NEW AMBULANCE, AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE THE APPROPRIATE DOCUMENTS, AND PLEDGING THAT IT WILL APPROPRIATE THE REQUIRED TEN PERCENT MATCH ($17,000) IF THE GRANT IS AWARDED.

WHEREAS, An ambulance has an expected lifespan of about fifteen years; and

WHEREAS, Medic 1 is a 1997 model which over the years has responded to 87% of all HVFD emergency calls; and

WHEREAS, Medic 1 is spending more and more time in the shop for repairs over the past few years and its on-board equipment is becoming outdated and obsolete as new NFPA and OSHA requirements become effective; and

WHEREAS, The estimated cost of a new ambulance to replace Medic 1 is $170,000; and

WHEREAS, The Code Blue Grant Program is a traditional source of funding statewide for public safety vehicles and equipment; and

WHEREAS, Chief Painter wishes to apply for a Code Blue Grant to replace Medic 1 and in order to make the application, the City must show that the governing body pledges to provide the required  local match if the grant application is successful; and

WHEREAS, The required local match must be at least ten percent or $17,000.

NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Homer City Council hereby expresses its support for a Code Blue Grant application in the amount of $153,000 for a new ambulance and authorizes the City Manager to execute the appropriate documents.

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Council hereby pledges to appropriate the required ten percent local match ($17,000) if and when the grant is awarded.
PASSED AND ADOPTED by the Homer City Council this 26TH DAY OF November, 2012.
       CITY OF HOMER

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                                                                                    MARY E.WYTHE, MAYOR
ATTEST:

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JO JOHNSON, CMC, CITY CLERK

Fiscal Note: A pledge of $17,000 if grant is awarded.