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REQUEST FOR <br />COUNCIL ACTION <br />CITY COUNCIL MEETING DATE: <br />FEBRUARY 21, 2012 <br />TITLE: <br />AMENDMENT TO AN AGREEMENT <br />WITH WESTERN MEDICAL <br />CENTER FOR MEDICAL SUPPLIES AND <br />PHARMACEUTICALS <br />CITY MANAGER <br />RECOMMENDED ACTION <br />CLERK OF COUNCIL USE ONLY: <br />APPROVED <br />? As Recommended <br />? As Amended <br />? Ordinance on 1St Reading <br />? Ordinance on 2"d Reading <br />? Implementing Resolution <br />? Set Public Hearing For_ <br />CONTINUED TO <br />FILE NUMBER <br />Direct the City Attorney to prepare and authorize the City Manager and the Clerk of the Council to <br />execute an agreement with Santa Ana Western Medical Center for medical supplies and <br />pharmaceuticals, in an amount not to exceed $40,000 annually. Subject to non-substantive changes <br />approved by the City Manager and City Attorney. <br />DISCUSSION <br />Santa Ana Western Medical Center is the Santa Ana Fire Department's paramedic units "base <br />hospital" and as such, they carry the exact items required by Orange County Emergency Medical <br />Services for paramedic units. This allows for the immediate restocking of pharmaceuticals and <br />medical supplies used when responding to medical emergencies. Santa Ana Medical center operates <br />24 hours per day, seven days a week, and has provided excellent service to the Santa Ana Fire <br />Department for over 20 years. <br />FISCAL IMPACT <br />Funds are available in the Fire Department's Fire Suppression, Misc. Office Expenses account <br />(account no. 01115330-63001), in the amount of $40,000. <br />APPROVED AS TO FUNDS AND ACCOUNTS: <br />David Thomas <br />Fire Chief <br />Fire Department <br />Francisco Gutierrez <br />Executive Director <br />Finance & Management Services Agency/r- <br />25A-1