Title
Resolution Approving FY 16-17 Contract Award for Supplemental Fire Protection and Emergency Services for the City of Greensboro from Fire District #13
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Department: Fire
Council District: |913|
Public Hearing: N/A
Advertising Date/By: N/A
Contact 1 and Phone: Clarence Hunter - 4013
Contact 2 and Phone: Bobby Nugent - 2297
PURPOSE:
This request is pursuant to policy requiring City Council approval of all contracts exceeding $100,000. This contract enables supplemental fire protection and emergency services to previously annexed areas of the city that are not currently within the city's urban standard of emergency response coverage and to meet annexation requirements of North Carolina General Statutes (NCGS). Council is requested to approve the execution of this contract.
BACKGROUND:
The Greensboro Fire Department has a strong relationship with Fire District #13 and the organizations have collaboratively demonstrated over many years that they provide excellent service to Greensboro residents and businesses. Fire District 13 helps provide affected city residents a responsible urban level standard of coverage. For fire emergencies, the national standard is to provide a first due response unit within 6 minutes 20 seconds 90% of the time and a full complement within 10 minutes 20 seconds 90% of the time. The medical response urban standard is 6 minutes or less 90% of the time. Time is measured from the time the 9-1-1 call is made until fire truck arrives at the requesting address.
BUDGET IMPACT:
The contract with Fire District #13 for FY 16-17 is $430,200. Funding for this contract is within the approved FY 16-17 annual operating budget under Other Contracted Services #101-4004-01.5429.
RECOMMENDATION / ACTION REQUESTED:
It is requested and recommended that the City Council pass the resolution allowing the Greensboro Fire Department to enter into a contract in the amount of $430,200 with Fire District #13 for FY 1...
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