SR - - PURCHASE MEDICAL SUPPLIES (2)pP ORS
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AGENDA ITEM
June 14, 2016
TO: Honorable Mayor and
Members of the City Council
THRU: Rick Otto
City Manager
FROM: Jack Thomas, Fire Chief
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City Manager
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To Be Presented By: Jack Thomas,
Fire Chief
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1. SUBJECT
Purchase of medical supplies from UC Regents UCI Medical Center.
2. SUMMARY
The Fire Department purchases medical supplies from a small group of specialized vendors, UC
Regents UCI Medical Center is one of those vendors. UC Regents supplies the medications that
are used in the field by Fire Department personnel on a daily basis.
3. RECOMMENDED ACTION
1. Authorize the Fire Department to increase the UC Regents purchase order from $30,000 not
to exceed $45,000 for fiscal year 2015 -16.
2. Authorize the Fire Department to purchase medical supplies from UC Regents UCI Medical
Center in an amount not to exceed $50,000 for fiscal year 2016 -17.
4. FISCAL IMPACT
Funds are budgeted and available to cover the remaining FY 2015 -16 expenditures for UC
Regents as follows:
125.3022.53510.00000 (Fire PM Medical Supplies) $15,000
Upon adoption of the FY 2016 -17 budget funding will be available to cover the cost of medical
supplies from UC Regents as follows:
125.3022.53510.00000 (Fire PM Medical Supplies) $50,000
5. STRATEGIC PLAN GOAL(S)
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1. Provide for a safe community — [a]. Provide staffing and resources to deliver services that
ensure public safety.
2. Provide outstanding public service — [b]. Provide facilities and services to meet customer
expectations.
6. GENERAL PLAN IMPLEMENTATION
Public Safety Goal 3.0: Protect lives and property of Orange residents and businesses from
urban and wild land fire hazards.
Policy 3.8: Ensure that the Fire Department has sufficient capacity, stations, personnel, and
equipment to meet the growth needs in the City for fire protection and related emergency
services.
Public Safety Goal 6.0: Provide public safety services of the highest quality.
Policy 6.7: Maintain and update the City's Multi - Hazard Functional Plan as needed, and ensure
ongoing consistency between the General Plan and the Multi- Hazard Functional Plan and Fire
Department Strategic Deployment Plan.
7. DISCUSSION and BACKGROUND
The Fire Department purchases medical supplies from a variety of specialized vendors. UC
Regents provides the majority of the medications that are used in the field. Pricing for these
medications fluctuates based on available supply and demand. Last fiscal year, pricing for
medication increased significantly with UC Regents. As a result of the pricing increases, the Fire
Department is forecasting an increase to medical supplies revenue. This revenue increase was
reflected during FY 2016 -17 revenue projections.
Last year, the Fire Department experienced an additional 2,500 emergency calls leading to
increased demand for medications by field personnel. Due to the increase in call volume and the
fluctuation of pricing for medication, existing purchase order amounts with UC Regents were
exhausted twice for a total of $30,000. In order to process current invoices on hand for fiscal
year 2015 -16, the Fire Department is seeking City Council approval to increase the current
purchase order amount from $30,000 to $45,000 for fiscal year 2015 -16.
The Fire Department is also seeking City Council approval to establish a blanket purchase order
of $50,000 with UC Regents for fiscal year 2016 -17. This requested amount will cover FY
2016 -17 expenditures with UC Regents.
8. ATTACHMENTS
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