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AUQust 23. 2005 - City Manager's Report - 05 - 385 - Adoption of an ordinance to accept a grant award in the amount of $43,336 from the Commonwealth of Virginia, Office of Emergency Medical Services, and to appropriate a total of $92,000 for the purchase of a new ambulance for the Department of Fire, Rescue and Emergency Services. Vision Principle: Neighborhood and Community Transformation. Background: . The City's Fleet Manager maintains a regular replacement schedule for the ambulance fleet. . Currently, the City maintains five frontline ambulance units with three units in a reserve fleet. . The City's oldest ambulance is a 1999 Type I Ambulance with 107,846 miles, and is in the reserve fleet. This ambulance will be removed entirely from service. . The new ambulance will replace the oldest of the five frontline units (a 2000 Type I Ambulance with 97,540 miles), which will be relegated to the reserve fleet. . The new unit will serve from Station 10 (Victory Boulevard) as Medic 10. Discussion: . The City's Emergency Medical Services Division of the Department of Fire, Rescue and Emergency Services has requested that the new unit be identical to Medic 12, with a larger patient compartment. . Financial Impact: There is a 53% cash match of $48,664 required by the City for this grant. The cash match has been budgeted by the Department of General Services - Vehicle Services Division under the fleet management plan for vehicle replacement. Staff Recommends: Adoption of an Ordinance to accept a grant award in the amount of $43,336 from the Commonwealth of Virginia, Office of Emergency Medical Services, and to appropriate a total of $92,000 for the purchase of a new ambulance for the Department of Fire, Rescue and Emergency Services. Vision Principle: Neighborhood and Community Transformation. Next Steps Following Council Action: . Acquisition of the new ambulance and placement into service. Motion by Mr. Moody, and seconded by Ms. Psi mas, to adopt the following ordinance, and was adopted by the following vote: "AN ORDINANCE ACCEPTING A COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA OFFICE OF EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES GRANT IN THE AMOUNT OF $43,336 AND APPROPRIATING SAID AMOUNT IN THE GRANTS FUND FOR A NEW EMERGENCY SERVICES AMBULANCE." Ayes: Heretick, Moody, Psi mas, Randall, Whitehurst, Holley Nays: None 05 - 386 - Adoption of an ordinance authorizing the City Manager to accept an assistance amendment in the amount of $385,000 from the US Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA) and to appropriate the same amount in the Public Utilities Capital Improvements Fund in support of the Prentis Park Neighborhood Water and Sewer Rehabilitation Project. Vision Principle: Neighborhood and Community Transformation.