For City Council Meeting September 22, 2026
TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council
FROM: Tanya Williams, City Manager
AUTHOR: Christopher P. Jensen, Fire Chief
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Request City Council to: (1) Adopt Resolution No. 8580 Amending Fiscal Year 2026-2027 Budget Appropriating an Additional $2,241,793.24 to the EMS GEMT Fund 2209 (2) Adopt Resolution No. 8581 Amending Fiscal Year 2026-2027 Year Budget Appropriating an Amount of $850,000.00 to the Development Impact Fee - Fire Fund 2217 (3) Approve the Purchase of Seven (7) Type I Ambulances through the Houston-Galveston Area Council (H-GAC) Cooperative Purchasing Program (HGACBuy Contract No. AM10-23), From Sterling McCall Ford and Frazer, Ltd., in the Amount of $3,074,775.00; (4) Approve the Purchase of Related Patient Care and Communications Equipment, Including Stryker Power-Load Cots and Stair Chairs in the Amount of $628,719.32, Zoll X Series Cardiac Monitor/Defibrillators in the Amount of $330,547.78, Zoll AutoPulse NXT Resuscitation Systems in the Amount of $55,919.84, and Motorola APX6500 Mobile Radios in the Amount of $51,831.30; for a Total Equipment Amount of $1,067,018.24; and, (5) Authorize the City Manager, or Designee, to Execute all Related Purchase Orders and Documents.
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RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends that the City Council:
Adopt Resolution amending fiscal year 2026–2027 budget appropriating an additional $2,241,793.24 to the EMS GEMT Fund 2209;
Adopt Resolution amending fiscal year 2026–2027 budget appropriating an amount of $850,000.00 to the Development Impact Fee – Fire Fund account No. 2217;
Approve the purchase of seven (7) Type I ambulances from Sterling McCall Ford and Frazer, Ltd. through the Houston-Galveston Area Council (H-GAC) cooperative purchasing program, HGACBuy Contract No. AM10-23 (Quote Z5515), in the amount of $3,074,775.00;
Approve the purchase of ambulance patient care and communications equipment for the new units, as follows: Stryker power-load cots and sta...
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