HomeMy WebLinkAboutReso 2025-133RESOLUTION NO. 2025-133
RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
CHULA VISTA AMENDING THE FISCAL YEAR 2025-26
ADOPTED BUDGET FOR THE PURCHASE OF FOUR
AMBULANCES AND REQUIRED OUTFITTING AND
APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR
WHEREAS, City Council approved Chula Vista Council Resolution 2020-014 directing
the City Manager to engage in all necessary administrative actions to implement Fire Department
based Ambulance Transport Services; and
WHEREAS, the Fire Department has identified increasing service demand and an aging
ambulance fleet that requires the addition of one (1) Type I ambulance and three (3) Type II
ambulances to ensure continued quality emergency medical response and adequate fleet capacity; and
WHEREAS, the addition of one (1) Type I ambulance will help the Fire Department meet
the recommended reserve fleet standard, bringing the total reserve fleet to six (6), and provide
adequate coverage during vehicle remount cycles, special events, upstaffing, and maintenance
periods; and
WHEREAS, the new Type I ambulance will match the current Medix ambulance fleet and
will be purchased from RepublicEVS LLC, an authorized dealer of Medix Ambulances, utilizing
HGAC contract AM10-23, a competitively bid cooperative purchasing contract in compliance with
Section 2.56.140 of the Chula Vista Municipal Code; and
WHEREAS, the Fire Department proposes the addition of three (3) Type II ambulances to
support Basic Life Support (BLS) peak hour coverage, special event deployments, and serve as
temporary frontline replacements during vehicle remounting periods; and
WHEREAS, the Type II ambulances will be procured from Leader Emergency Vehicles
under Sourcewell contract 122123-RVG-3, a competitively bid cooperative purchasing agreement
consistent with Section 2.56.140 of the Chula Vista Municipal Code; and
WHEREAS, to ensure equipment compatibility across all ambulances, the Fire Department
will continue to purchase Stryker gurney systems under Sourcewell contract 041823-STY,
consistent with Section 2.56.140 of the Chula Vista Municipal Code; and
WHEREAS, each ambulance will be equipped with Motorola radio communication
equipment, including mobile radios, portable radios, and accessories, purchased under the City’s
sole source agreement with Motorola Solutions, per City Council Resolution 2020-106; and
WHEREAS, the ambulances will also be outfitted with cardiac monitors and Autopulse
equipment from Zoll Medical Corporation, consistent with the City’s sole source agreement
authorized under City Council Resolution 2020-105; and
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WHEREAS, the addition of the ambulances and necessary equipment outfitting is
estimated at $1,850,000.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Chula Vista,
that it amends the Fiscal Year 2025-26 adopted budget by appropriating available fund balance in
the Transport Enterprise Fund in the amount of $1,850,000 to the capital category in the Transport
Enterprise Fund.
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Presented by Approved as to form by
Harry Muns Marco A. Verdugo
Fire Chief City Attorney
PASSED, APPROVED, and ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Chula Vista,
California, this 5th day of August 2025 by the following vote:
AYES: Councilmembers: Chavez, Fernandez, Inzunza, Preciado, and McCann
NAYS: Councilmembers: None
ABSENT: Councilmembers: None
John McCann, Mayor
ATTEST:
Kerry K. Bigelow, MMC, City Clerk
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF SAN DIEGO )
CITY OF CHULA VISTA )
I, Kerry K. Bigelow, City Clerk of Chula Vista, California, do hereby certify that the foregoing
Resolution No. 2025-133 was duly passed, approved, and adopted by the City Council at a regular
meeting of the Chula Vista City Council held on the 5th day of August 2025.
Executed this 5th day of August 2025.
Kerry K. Bigelow, MMC, City Clerk
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