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QIuntmtttrr Export PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE Ulo the fdomnton Moonlit of the Mtn of iikuttil Mend: The February 11, 1991 meeting of the Public Safety Committee was called to order by its Chairperson, Council Member William Soderberg, at 4:47 p.m. in the Council Informal Meeting Room. Persons in attendance included Council Members Zakrzewski, Coleman, Duda, Ladewski, Puzzello, Soderberg, Luecke, Slavinskas, and Niezgodski; Chief Luther Taylor, Assistant Chief Rick Switalski, John Liesenring, Richard Morgan, George Herendeen, a member of the news media, and Kathleen Cekanski-Farrand. Council Member Soderberg then called upon Chief Taylor to review Bill Nos. 10-91 and 11-91. Chief Taylor reviewed Bill 11-91, which would appropriate $466, 652 . 00 from the Emergency Medical Services Capital Improvement Fund. $455, 642 . 00 would be appropriated for 1991 lease payments on the 1988 Ford ambulance, the 1989 Ford ambulance, the 1988 GMC rescue unit, the 1985 Quint midi's, the 1991 Ford ambulance, the 1991 HazMat vehicle, and the 1991 SCBA. He also noted that an additional $11, 010. 00 would be spent on equipment purchases for light bars, a computer for the EMS building, a battery pack for the heart monitors, and radios. He noted that Bill No. 10-91 would appropriate $4, 140. 00 from the HazMat Fund to purchase additional equipment. This equipment would finish the HazMat trailer and would also involve the plating material for the rear of the chassis. Rick Switalski noted that revenues from ambulance runs are projected at $600, 000. 00 to $625, 000. 00 for 1991. He further noted that of this amount, $65, 000. 00 is being generated by the neo-natal contract with Memorial. The base contract is $36,500. 00. 149 runs were made last year through this contractual arrangement. He further indicated that the City had 7, 612 requests for service and a 74% collection rate. In response to a question raised by Council Member Coleman, Assistant Chief Switalski noted that the County had a request for service rate last year of 1, 672 . 00. In response to a question raised by Council Member Ladewski, it was noted that the $4, 140. 00 is a small portion of the total cost for the HazMat items.