HomeMy Public PortalAboutAB 09-196 Hospital Auxiliary grant application for AEDsMcCALL CITY COUNCIL
AGENDA BILL
Number
Meeting Date
216 East Park Street
McCall, ID 83638
AB 09-196
September 24, 2009
AGENDA ITEM INFORMATION
SUBJECT:
McCall Hospital Auxiliary grant application for
Automatic External Defibrillators for McCall Public
Library and Recreation Department
Approvals: Department/
Committee/Individual
Initials
Remarks
(Originator/
Support)
Mayor / Council
City Manager
Community Development
Treasurer
Clerk, Deputy City Clerk
Police Department
Public Works
Golf Operations
COST IMPACT: $4500
Parks & Recreation
FUNDING SOURCE: McCall Hospital Auxiliary
grant program
Airport
Library
TIMELINE: grant due Sept. 25, 2009
City Attorney
Grant Coordinator
originator
SUMMARY STATEMENT:
The Library and Recreation Departments have expressed interest in obtaining AEDs for the Library and
Fairway Park. The McCall Police Department has several AEDs in house and in patrol cars, and the
McCall Fire Department also has this equipment. However, research shows that lives can be saved by the
quick application of an AED in the case of a cardiac emergency. In some cases, patrol officers and/or EMS
personnel may not be able to respond quickly to an emergency. The Library serves approximately 38,000
people of all ages per year. Fairway Park is the site of youth baseball and softball, adult coed softball and
hosts high school games and tournaments and the over-60 wooden bat tournaments, serving about 600
people during a summer season, with games scheduled 4 nights per week.
The McCall Hospital Auxiliary grant program provides funding for health related projects and has funded a
number of AED projects over the years. The proposed project would include the purchase of 2 AEDs,
storage cabinets, pads, and other supplies, and pay for training for Library Staff (to be determined by
Library Director) and the Recreation Staff. This training would be provided by McCall Fire and EMS staff.
RECOMMENDED ACTION:
Approve the submission of a McCall Hospital Auxiliary grant and authorize the Mayor to sign.
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