HomeMy WebLinkAbout03/13/2007March 13, 2007
EMERGENCY SERVICES DISTRICT
The Board of Commissioners of the Emergency Services District met at the County
Commission Chambers, 1840 25th Street, Vero Beach, Florida, on Tuesday, March 13, 2007.
Present were Chairman Gary C. Wheeler, Vice Chair Sandra L Bowden and Commissioners
Wesley S. Davis, Joseph E Flescher and Peter D. O'Bryan. Also present were County
Administrator Joseph Baird, County Attorney William G. Collins II, and Deputy Clerk Maria
Suesz.
The Chairman called the meeting to order at 2:59 p m
14.A.1.A. APPROVAL OF MINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING OF
NOVEMBER 7, 2006
ON MOTION by Commissioner O'Bryan, SECONDED by Vice
Chair Bowden, the Board unanimously approved the Minutes of
the Regular Meeting of November 7, 2006, as written.
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14.A.1.B. APPROVAL OF MINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING OF
NOVEMBER 21, 2006
ON MOTION by Vice Chair Bowden, SECONDED by
Commissioner Davis, the Board unanimously approved the
Minutes of the Meeting of November 21, 2006, as written.
14.A.1.C. APPROVAL OF MINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING OF
DECEMBER 12, 2006
ON MOTION by Commissioner Flescher, SECONDED by
Commissioner Davis, the Board unanimously approved the
Minutes of the Meeting of December 12, 2006, as written.
14.A.2. APPROVAL OF FY 2006/07 EMS COUNTY AWARDS GRANT:
PURCHASE OF CAPITAL/OPERATING EQUIPMENT USING NON-MATCHING
EMS GRANT FUNDS AND GRANT RESOLUTION
ON MOTION by Vice Chair Bowden, SECONDED by
Commissioner Davis, the Board unanimously approved
Resolution 2007-028, authorizing the application for funding
County Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Grant Awards to be
submitted to the State of Florida Department of Health, Bureau of
Emergency Medical Services.
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14.A.3. APPROVAL TO PURCHASE TWO (2) CHEVROLET TYPE III
AMBULANCES FROM TEN -8 FIRE EQUIPMENT, INC.
Vice Chair Bowden, SECONDED by Commissioner Davis, the
Board unanimously approved the purchase of two (2) Chevrolet
C4500 Type III ambulances from Ten -8 Fire Equipment, Inc. for
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$259,923.00 with funding from the District Funds on a sole
source basis; approved to pay 90% of invoice in advance for the
purchase of the two (2) ambulances resulting in a reduction of
$7,134,98.00 and using available funds from the capital budget
in the amount of $2,788.02, as recommended in the memorandum
of February 16, 2007.
14.A.4 FIRE RESCUE UPDATE
John King, Director of Emergency Services, through a PowerPoint presentation (copy on
file) updated the Board on Emergency Services relative to fire rescue, the Sebastian Public
Safety Answering Points (PSAP) telephone system, and Animal Control.
Regarding the Fire Rescue Consolidation, Mr King relayed that they are now dispatching
the closest unit to start providing service, and that has resulted in an 8% increase in productivity.
Mr King spoke about the work done by the Fire Prevention Bureau in reviewing plans,
performing inspections, and educating the public He also gave statistics regarding the number
of emergency calls and responses.
Mr. King gave an overview of the location of the current fire stations, with projections
for location and completion of new and future stations.
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Regarding the PSAP system, the County has received State approval to expand the
service, with the projected time frame of July 15 to August 1, 2007 for BellSouth to complete
their design work. The State will then do an inspection, and final approval will be granted.
In conclusion, Mr. King provided some statistics regarding Animal Control.
ALL BACKUP DOCUMENTATION IS ON FILE IN THE OFFICE OF THE CLERK TO THE BOARD
AND IS HEREBY MADE A PART OF THESE MINUTES
15. ADJOURNMENT
There being no further business, on Motion duly made, seconded and carried, the Board
adjourned at 3:20 p.m.
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