Item C27
MONROE COUNTY
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
AGENDA ITEM SUMMARY
Meeting Date: April 19-20, 2000
Bulk Item: Yes X No
Division: Public Safety
Department: EMS
AGENDA ITEM WORDING: Approval to submit a grant application to the Florida Department of
Health, Bureau of Emergency Medical Services, to fund an Emergency Transport Vehicle Project and
the execution of same by the proper County authorities
ITEM BACKGROUND: The State of Florida, Department of Health as authorized by section
40 I. I 13(2)(b), Florida Statutes, is accepting emergency medical services matching grant applications
from rural counties. Applications are for a project that demonstrates an improvement, expansion, or
continuation of services. Our intent is to apply for an Emergency Transport Vehicle project grant for
three (3) Advanced Life Support ambulances. A rural matching grant recipient must contribute 10% of
the total project cost and the State will provide 90%. In-kind contributions may not be used. Funding of
the County's cash commitment will be addressed during the budgeting process for FY 2001. The
application process does not commit Monroe County to accepting a grant, if awarded.
PREVIOUS RELEVANT BOCC ACTION: None
STAFF RECOMMENDATION: Approval.
TOTAL COST: $300,813.00
COST TO COUNTY: $30,813.30
REVENUE PRODUCING: Yes
- BUDGETED: Yes
No X
No
N/A
APPROVED BY: County Attorney n/a OMB/Purchasing n/a
DEPARTMENT HEAD APPROVAL:
Risk Management n/a
DIVISION DIRECTOR APPROVAL:
DOCUMENTATION: Included: X
To Follow: _ Not Required: _
Agenda Item #: I ~ 1
DISPOSITION:
GRANT SUMMARY DATA SHEET
Grant Name:
Emergency Transport Vehicle Project
Grant Period:
June 1,2000 - September 30,2001
Funding Agency:
Application Due:
Florida Department of Health, Bureau of Einergency Medical Services
May 5, 2000
Project Description:
Monroe County Emergency Medical Services intent is to apply for the replacement of three (3)
Advanced Life Support ambulances. Vehicle #1 is a 1988 box/I 993 chassis, vehicle #2 is a 1988
box/I993 chassis, and vehicle #3 is a 1992 box/I992 chassis. Ambulances must be reliable
vehicles and replaced whenever the service life of reliability is determined as insufficient. These
ambulances are exceeding their service life of reliability and need to be retired.
As documented, the county is experiencing an average of 71.92, 178.75, and 254 hours of vehicle
maintenance per month on each of these vehicles respectively, resulting in the unavailability of
these vehicles 3, 7.5, and 10.6 days per month. During fiscal year 1999, sixty percent (60%) of
the encumbered expenses for fleet maintenance was attributable to the three ambulances that
represent only twenty-seven and three tenths percent (27.3%) of the fleet.
Three of our existing ambulances would be assigned as their replacement and the three newly
acquired ambulances shall be assigned as the primary emergency transport vehicle.
A back-up unit must be reliable to meet operational assignment to I) primary emergency
transport vehicle whenever the primary unit is out of service 2) primary emergency transport
vehicle for mass casualty incidents 3) transporting special medical needs patients during disasters
4) conduct emergency and routine interfacility patient transports 5) stand-by at special events, etc.
Therefore, it is imperative that a back-up unit is reliable and because of Monroe County's
geographical makeup, strategically located.
Total Project Costs: $300,813.00
Grant: $270,000
Match: $30,813.00