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Resolution No. 2022-120 N.C.S.
of the City of Petaluma, California
AUTHORIZING THE PURCHASE OF ONE DEMONSTRATION MODEL
EMERGENCY TYPE I AMBULANCE FROM BRAUN NORTHWEST, INC., CHEHALIS, WA,
AND ALL ASSOCIATED EQUIPMENT, IN THE AMOUNT OF $397,917.61
WHEREAS, the Fire Department’s three ALS Fire-Rescue Ambulances are staffed with cross-trained
personnel who in addition to providing ambulance care and transport services, make up one-third of the
Department’s daily fire and rescue response staffing; and
WHEREAS, the ambulances are equipped with firefighters’ personal protective equipment (PPE), self-
contained breathing apparatus (SCBA), and rescue and firefighting extinguishers and tools; and
WHEREAS, Medic 991, the front-line ambulance operating out of the D Street Fire Station, was put into service
six years ago in 2016 and currently has over 125,000 miles on it, and this front-line emergency vehicle is overdue
for replacement to maintain reliability and to be available for extended use and lifespan in reserve status; and
WHEREAS, by adding an ambulance to the fleet, the Department would have a third reserve ambulance,
allowing future ambulance replacements to occur via a “remount” of the oldest reserve ambulance; and
WHEREAS, to meet the current need, PFD recommends purchasing one base model demonstration (demo)
unit from Braun Northwest, Inc; and
WHEREAS, this purchase is exempt from formal, competitive bidding under Chapter 4.04 of the Petaluma
Municipal Code, as it both meets the criteria for a sole source purchase and is being made under a cooperative
purchasing program; and
WHEREAS, this purchase of the replacement ambulance qualifies as a “sole-source purchase” as the vehicle,
pursuant to Petaluma Municipal Code Section 4.40.050, can only be purchased from one vendor; and
WHEREAS, this purchase is also exempt from the purchasing requirements under Petaluma Municipal Code
Chapter 4.04, as this purchase is through a cooperative purchasing program, HGACBuy, and is exempt pursuant
to Petaluma Municipal Code Section 4.40.100; and
WHEREAS, the cost for this Braun Northwest ambulance is $282,917.61 and includes the base ambulance
cost plus tax, delivery, and some of the essential equipment; and
WHEREAS, additional items needed to completely outfit an ambulance, including firefighting/rescue gear,
is estimated to be an additional $115,000; and
WHEREAS, the purchase of a replacement ambulance vehicle is exempt from the California Environmental
Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 16061(b)(3), the common sense exemption, as the
purchasing of a replacement ambulance with stricter fuel and environmental standards, with no or negligible
expansion in the use, will not have a significant effect on the environment.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, by the City Council of the City of Petaluma as follows:
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1. The above recitals are hereby declared to be true and correct and are incorporated into this resolution as
findings of the City Council.
2. Finds that the purchase of a replacement ambulance vehicle is exempt from the California Environmental
Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 16061(b)(3), the common sense exemption, as
the purchasing of a replacement ambulance with stricter fuel and environmental standards, with no or
negligible expansion in the use, will not have a significant effect on the environment.
3. Finds that the purchase of one demonstration model emergency type I ambulance from Braun Northwest Inc.,
Chehalis, WA, complies with the City’s bidding requirements as the vehicle can only be purchased from a
single vendor and is purchased under a cooperative purchasing program.
4. Authorizes the City Manager to execute all documents necessary to purchase one demonstration model
emergency type I ambulance from Braun Northwest Inc., Chehalis, WA, and all associated equipment, in the
amount of $397,917.61.
Under the power and authority conferred upon this Council by the Charter of said City.
REFERENCE: I hereby certify the foregoing Resolution was introduced and adopted by the
Council of the City of Petaluma at a Regular meeting on the 18th day of July 2022,
by the following vote:
Approved as to
form:
__________________________
City Attorney
AYES: Barrett, Barnacle, Fischer, Healy, King, McDonnell, Pocekay
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
ABSTAIN: None
ATTEST:
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City Clerk
______________________________________________
Mayor
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EXHIBIT A
PROPOSAL
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