Council approves city application for state DA grant to buy cardiac monitors and automated CPR device

The city approved submitting an application for a state grant to purchase cardiac monitors and an automated chest-compression device to assist first responders treating overdoses and other cardiac emergencies.

City staff clarified the award is a state grant administered through the district attorney's office and is separate from prior opioid-settlement funds. "The old opioid settlement is not the same as what we're receiving as a city. This is something else that the government and, the DA's office has opened up that you can apply for a grant," Abby said.

Staff explained the equipment—a monitor and an automated CPR device—are higher-priced items intended to help treat patients during overdose responses. Councilors moved, seconded and approved the submission of the application; staff did not provide a dollar amount for the request in the meeting record.