Public safety committee advances emergency purchases for two ambulances and cardiac monitors
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Summary
Chiefs told the public safety committee the city needs to replace two high-mileage ambulances and buy three Lifepack 35 monitors with a four-year service plan; staff said replaced ambulances will serve as spares, equipment can be ready in several months, and both items were moved to the council consent agenda.
The public safety committee approved forwarding emergency ordinances to the full council to buy two ambulances (with power-load systems) from Penn Care Inc. and to purchase three Stryker Lifepack 35 cardiac monitors and a four-year service plan.
Chief Pascue said the two ambulances would replace units about nine years old and near 100,000 miles; the replaced vehicles would remain as usable spares. He described staffing-management plans the department is negotiating to handle peak-hour needs and said any temporary reductions in redundant units would not leave neighborhoods without coverage because each affected station retains redundancy. On procurement timing, he told the committee the selected vendor can deliver units in a matter of several months.
Chief Reedy described the cardiac-monitor purchase as a continuation of prior replacement work to standardize equipment across frontline units and maintain reserves. He estimated each Lifepack 35 costs around $50,000, noted the purchase includes a four-year service agreement, and said the monitors typically last about 10 years. ‘‘For what these cardiac monitors are... the cost of the individual piece of equipment is around $50,000,’’ he said.
Committee members moved to suspend the rules and give favorable reports so both items can appear on the full council consent agenda.
What happens next: The ordinances will be placed on the council consent agenda for consideration this evening; staff will provide contract and delivery timing in the council packet.
Speakers quoted include Chief Pascue and Chief Reedy.
