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