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254.2013 Set PH Bay Ridge Rescue Squad New Vehicle RESOLUTION SETTING PUBLIC HEARING ON PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO EMERGENCY PROTECTION SERVICES AGREEMENT BETWEEN TOWN OF QUEENSBURY AND BAY RIDGE RESCUE SQUAD, INC. FOR PURCHASE OF NEW EMERGENCY VEHICLE RESOLUTION NO.: 254,2013 INTRODUCED BY: Mr.Anthony Metivier WHO MOVED ITS ADOPTION SECONDED BY: Mr. Brian Clements WHEREAS, in accordance with Town Law §184, the Queensbury Town Board (Town) may contract with ambulance services certified or registered in accordance with Public Health Law Article 30 for general emergency ambulance service within the Town, and WHEREAS, the Town and the Bay Ridge Rescue Squad, Inc. (Squad) have entered into an Agreement for emergency protection services for 2012 through 2014, which Agreement sets forth a number of terms and conditions including a condition that the Squad will not purchase or enter into any binding contract to purchase any piece of apparatus, equipment, vehicles, real property, or make any improvements that would require the Squad to acquire a loan or mortgage or use money placed in a "vehicles fund"without prior approval of the Queensbury Town Board, and WHEREAS, the Squad has advised the Town Board that it wishes to trade in its current 2001 Medtec Unit 9721 and use the anticipated $8,500 in proceeds toward the purchase of one (1) 2013 Ford E-450 chassis with a PL Medallion 170 style body (Emergency Vehicle) from Specialty Vehicle Sales Corp. (SVC) for the adjusted purchase price of $144,297 as set forth in SVS' Agreement presented at this meeting, such purchase already included in the scheduled Squad's five (5)year capital plan that forecasts future capital needs and expenditures, including anticipated vehicles, equipment, tools, other apparatus, facilities or improvements to facilities to be used for emergency protection services purposes, and WHEREAS,the Squad plans on paying for the Emergency Vehicle as follows: 1. The Squad will trade in its 2001 Medtec Unit 4721 ($8,500 value); and 2. The Town will provide $144,297 in funding to the Squad, such funding to come from the Town's unappropriated, undesignated EMS Fund Balance; and WHEREAS, the Town Board feels that this new Emergency Vehicle will provide additional, improved emergency medical services for the Town, and WHEREAS, since such $144,297 in additional expenses are not presently included in the Squad's 2012-2014 Agreement with the Town, the Town Board wishes to set a public hearing concerning the Squad's additional expenses related to its proposed Emergency Vehicle purchase and the coinciding amendment to the Squad's Agreement, NOW,THEREFORE,BE IT RESOLVED, that the Queensbury Town Board shall conduct a public hearing concerning the proposed Amendment to the Agreement between the Town of Queensbury and the Bay Ridge Rescue Squad, Inc., regarding the inclusion of$144,297 in additional expenses related to the purchase of a new Emergency Vehicle on Monday, June 17th, 2013 at 7:00 p.m. in the Queensbury Activities Center, 742 Bay Road, Queensbury, and BE IT FURTHER, RESOLVED, that the Town Board hereby authorizes and directs the Queensbury Town Clerk to publish a Notice of Public Hearing in the Post-Star Newspaper once at least ten (10) days prior to the Public Hearing. Duly adopted this 3rd day of June, 2013,by the following vote: AYES Mr. Brewer,Mr. Montesi,Mr. Metivier,Mr. Clements,Mr. Strough NOES None ABSENT: None