ORDER-2017-2 : Acceptance of the FY15 Assistance to Firefighters Grant for EMS equipment in the amount of $100,500.00 for the Fire Dept; fund # 2468

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▶ 5:28 Peter D. Mortimer: for rebroadcast streaming on the Melrose, Massachusetts website and on the MMTV website, if anybody would like to see it. We have a motion to open the floor for public participation from Alderman Forbes, duly seconded by Alderman Boycelle. All in favor, please say aye. Aye. Any opposed, hearing none, we're open for public participation. Seeing no one wishing to come forward, we have a motion from Alderman Forbes to close public participation. Once again, duly seconded by Alderman Boycelle. All in favor, please say aye. Aye. Any opposed, hearing none, public participation is hereby closed. The first order we have before us is order 2017-2. It is the acceptance of the fiscal year 15 assistance to firefighters grant for EMS equipment in the amount of $100,500 for the fire department fund number 2468. We have a motion to suspend the rules from Alderman Forbes, duly seconded by Alderman Wright. All in favor, please say aye. Aye. Any opposed, hearing none, we're under suspension. Chief Larry, would you join us please?

▶ 6:38 Peter D. Mortimer: Good evening. Good evening, Chief. Good evening. Would you tell us something about this, then we'll proceed to questions.

▶ 6:43 Speaker 6: Yes, this is the FY15 Assistance to Firefighter Grant, the amount of $100,500. This will allow the fire department to purchase 15 defibrillators and one monitor defibrillator. Currently, we have six defibrillators in our vehicles, so this will double the amount to 12, and we'll be able to add one mounted in each fire station as well. The award, as I said, was $100,500, and the match is a 10% match of 91-36 from the city.

▶ 7:18 Peter D. Mortimer: Thank you, Chief. Motion to recommend. Second. We have a motion to recommend. By Alderman Boycelle, duly seconded by Alderman Forbes. Is this President Kahn, please?

▶ 7:27 Speaker 7: So Chief, the city portion of the match here is in order number 217-3, is that correct? Correct. So if we both pass both these orders, we've met all the conditions of the grant? Yes.

▶ 7:39 Peter D. Mortimer: That's all. Thank you, President Kahn. Would anybody interested in making a motion to join that order? No? All right, we'll do it next. Never mind. Anybody else wishing to be heard on this order? Okay, there is a motion to recommend this order for passage by Alderman Forbes, duly seconded by Alderman Boycelle. Excuse me, reverse that please. All in favor, please say aye. Aye. Any opposed, hearing none, this order will be recommended to the full board for passage at our next full board meeting on August 15th. Pending anything unusual, of course, as you know, from being here many times, you need not come for that order. Very good. Thank you. The next order we have before us is order 2017-3. It is an appropriation from account number 6500-330001. Ambulance reserve of retained earnings in the amount of $9,136 to be made to account number 246815-490000- fiscal year 15 assistance firefighters grant. As President Kahn pointed out, this is the accompanying amount that the city would have to make for the grant that we just recommended for passage. Alderman Medeiros, please.