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COUNCIL COMMUNICATION
AGENDA TITLE: Adopt Resolution Authorizing City Manager to Award a Purchase Order to California State
University, Sacramento for Nine Fire Personnel to Attend Paramedic School ($135,000)
and Request Unused Funds Roll To Future Budget Years
MEETING DATE: January 4, 2023
PREPARED BY: Fire Chief
RECOMMENDED ACTION: Adopt Resolution authorizing City Manager to award a purchase order to
California State University, Sacramento for nine fire personnel to attend
paramedic School ($135,000) and request unused funds roll to future
budget years.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION: On September 21, 2022, City Council approved the acceptance of the
Assistance to Firefighters Grant (AFG) award for paramedic school and
overtime backfill and appropriated funds.
The Lodi Fire Department (LFD) solicited bids from the following paramedic schools: Sacramento State
University, American River College, Las Positas College and NCTI. Sacramento State University was determined
to be the best value for the LFD. Las Positas College was not responsive, and American River College was
lowest cost; however, they could not guarantee spots for our firefighters. Personnel would have to follow the
regular college enrollment process. NCTI and Sacramento State had comparable pricing; however, Sacramento
State provided a hybrid program that would be most cost effective, reducing the number of overtime hours
needed and possibly allowing LFD to send more personnel to paramedic school should there be unused funds
available.
Staff requests that the unused appropriation and funding be rolled from year to year during the
duration of the grant performance period and that the City Manager be given the authority to approve grant
amendments and change orders to purchase orders within the amount of the approved grant award.
Staff recommends authorizing City Manager to award a purchase order to California State University,
Sacramento for nine personnel to attend paramedic school ($135,000) and roll unused funds and appropriation
for the duration of the grant performance period, and authorize City Manager to approve grant amendments and
change orders to purchase orders within the amount of the approved grant award.
FISCAL IMPACT: The paramedic school appropriation would be utilized throughout fiscal year 2023 and
fiscal year 2024.
APPROVED.
Stephen Schwabauer, City Manager
FUNDING The cost of paramedic school for nine personnel and the cost associated with backfilling
the overtime would be paid for by the AFG grant. The city's matching obligation would be
funded with anticipated salary savings. Funding for ongoing operation of a mature ALS
program will be a General Fund expense. The appropriations were approved on
Resolution 2022-215.
Andrew Keys
Andrew Keys
Deputy City Manager/Internal Services Director
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Kenneth Johnson
Fire Chief
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Email: akeys@lodi.gov
RESOLUTION NO. 2023-02
A RESOLUTION OF THE LODI CITY COUNCIL AUTHORIZING THE
CITY MANAGER TO AWARD A PURCHASE ORDER TO CALIFORNIA STATE
UNIVERSITY, SACRAMENTO FOR NINE PERSONNEL TO ATTEND
PARAMEDIC SCHOOL AND TO APPROVE GRANT AMENDMENTS AND
CHANGE ORDERS TO PURCHASE ORDERS; AND ROLL UNUSED FUNDS
TO FUTURE BUDGET YEARS
WHEREAS, on September 21, 2022, City Council approved the acceptance of the
Assistance to Firefighters Grant award for paramedic school and overtime backfill and
appropriated funds; and
WHEREAS, the Lodi Fire Department solicited bids from the following paramedic
schools: Sacramento State University, American River College, Las Positas College and NCTI;
and
WHEREAS, Sacramento State University was determined to be the best value for the
Lodi Fire Department; and
WHEREAS, staff requests that the unused appropriation and funding be rolled from year
to year during the duration of the grant performance period and that the City Manager be given
the authority to approve grant amendments and change orders to purchase orders within the
amount of the approved grant award.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Lodi City Council does hereby
authorize the City Manager to award a purchase order to California State University,
Sacramento for nine fire personnel to attend paramedic school, in the amount of $135,000, and
to approve grant amendments and change orders to purchase orders within the amount of the
approved grant award; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Lodi City Council does hereby authorize any
unused funds and appropriations to roll to future budget years for the duration of the grant
performance period; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, pursuant to Section 6.3q of the City Council Protocol
Manual (Res. No. 2019-223), the City Attorney is hereby authorized to make minor revisions to
the above -referenced document(s) that do not alter the compensation or term, and to make
clerical corrections as necessary.
Dated: January 4, 2023
I hereby certify that Resolution No. 2023-02 was passed and adopted by the City
Council of the City of Lodi in a regular meeting held January 4, 2023, by the following vote
AYES: COUNCIL MEMBERS — Bregman, Craig, Khan, Nakanishi, and
Mayor Hothi
NOES: COUNCIL MEMBERS — None
ABSENT: COUNCIL MEMBERS — None
ABSTAIN: COUNCIL MEMBERS — None
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OLIVIA NASHED
City Clerk
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