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RESOLUTION NO. 2005-332
RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
CHULA VISTA WAIVING THE FORMAL CONSULTANT
SELECTION PROCESS AND A WARDING THE
PURCHASING AGREEMENT TO THE SAN DIEGO
FIREFIGHTERS REGIONAL WELLNESS CENTER FOR
DEVELOPMENT OF A COMPREHENSIVE WELLNESS-
FITNESS PROGRAM FOR CITY OF CHULA VISTA
FIREFIGHTERS
WHEREAS, the Fire Department has been awarded a federal grant in the amount of
$118,173 from the Fiscal Year 2005 Firefighter Assistance Grant; and
WHEREAS, the funds will be used to develop a comprehensive wellness-fitness program
for the City's firefighters; and
WHEREAS, this program will be administered through services offered by the San Diego
Firefighters Regional Wellness Center (SDFF-RWC); and
WHEREAS, the SDFF-RWC is the only center offering a comprehensive wellness-
fitness program certified by the Wellness-Fitness Initiative; and
WHEREAS, there is no known agency in San Diego County that has the capacity to
conduct all five components of the WFI at the same facility; and
WHEREAS, the SDFF-RWC has staff with a wide range of expertise in firefighter
wellness and fitness and familiarity with the physical demands of firefighters; and
WHEREAS, the SDFF-RWC team includes a wellness officer, physicians, physician
assistants, a dietician/nutritionist, an atWetic trainer, exercise physiologists, administrative
personnel, and peer fitness trainers; and
WHEREAS, substantial savings associated with start-up and operating costs as well as
developmental time will be realized.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council does hereby waive the
formal consultant selection process and award the purchasing agreement to the San Diego
Firefighters Regional Wellness Center for development of a comprehensive wellness-fitness
program for City of Chula Vista firefighters.
Presented by
Approved as to form by
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Ann Moore
City Attorney
as A. Perry
Fire Chief
Resolution No. 2005-332
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PASSED, APPROVED, and ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Chula Vista,
California, this 4th day of October, 2005, by the following vote:
AYES:
Councilmembers:
Castaneda, McCann, Rindone, and Padilla
NAYS:
Councilmembers:
None
ABSENT:
Councilmembers:
Davis
ATTEST:
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Susan Bigelow, MMC, City erk
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STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF SAN DIEGO )
CITY OF CHULA VISTA )
I, Susan Bigelow, City Clerk of Chula Vista, California, do hereby certify that the foregoing
Resolution No. 2005-332 was duly passed, approved, and adopted by the City Council at a
regular meeting of the Chula Vista City Council held on the 4th day of October, 2005.
Executed this 4th day of October, 2005.
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Susan Bigelow, MMC, City Clerk