City of Columbus - File #: 0233-2006

• File #: 0233-2006
• Version: 1
• Type: Ordinance
• Status: Passed
• File created: 1/26/2006
• In control: Utilities Committee
• On agenda: 2/13/2006
• Final action: 2/15/2006
• Title: To authorize the appropriation of $10,000 from the Special Purpose Fund, and to authorize the City Clerk to modify and extend the existing contract with Ralston Consulting, Inc., to assist in the implementation of a public education and outreach effort, or PAD Program, to increase the cardiac arrest survival rate through a variety of methods, including greater access to automated external defibrillators and increasing the number of citizens trained in CPR and AED, and to declare an emergency. (10,000.00).

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
2/15/2006	1	CITY CLERK	Attest
2/14/2006	1	MAYOR	Signed
2/13/2006	1	Columbus City Council	Approved	Pass
2/13/2006	1	COUNCIL PRESIDENT	Signed
2/1/2006	1	Council Drafter	Sent to Clerk's Office for Council
1/31/2006	1	Auditor Reviewer	Reviewed and Approved
1/31/2006	1	CITY AUDITOR	Reviewed and Approved
1/31/2006	1	Council Drafter	Sent for Approval
1/31/2006	1	CITY ATTORNEY	Reviewed and Approved
1/30/2006	1	EBOCO Reviewer	Sent for Approval
1/30/2006	1	ODI DIRECTOR	Reviewed and Approved
1/30/2006	1	Council Drafter	Sent for Approval
1/27/2006	1	CITY CLERK (approver)	Reviewed and Approved
1/27/2006	1	Council Drafter	Sent for Approval
1/26/2006	1	Council Drafter	Sent for Approval

Explanation

Background: Effective CPR and automated external defibrillation dramatically raises the survival rates of heart attack victims. For three and a half years, Council member Patsy Thomas has led the city's Public Access Defibrillation Program - Project Second Chance (formerly called Project HeartStart), a collaborative effort to educate the community about the need for greater resources to combat sudden cardiac arrest, which annually claims over 400,000 lives in the United States. Columbus desires to increase the cardiac arrest survival rate through a variety of methods, including greater access to automated external defibrillators (AEDs) and increasing the number of citizens trained in CPR and AED use. To that end, this ordinance authorizes the City Clerk to modify and extend the existing contract for consultant services to assist the City in the implementation of the public education and outreach effort, or PAD Program.

The City Council informally solicited proposals for a PAD consultant in early 2005. A multi-disciplinary evaluation team recommended Ralston Consulting, Inc. (contract compliance #31-1620388) as the highest ranked offeror during the selection process. Council member Patsy Thomas approved this recommendation and contract negotiations were pursued. The original $25,200 contract has expired and this ordinance extends the term of the original agreement and the compensation to allow for an additional $10,000.00.

Fiscal Impact: The cost of said contract will be paid from funds received by the City from Medtronic, its AED provider and PAD partner.

Title

To authorize the appropriation of $10,000 from the Special Purpose Fund, and to authorize the City Clerk to modify and extend the existing contract with Ralston Consulting, Inc., to assist in the implementation of a public education and outreach effort, or PAD Program, to increase the cardiac arrest survival rate through a variety of methods, including greater access to auto...