City Council

(30) 24-1558 COMMUNICATION FROM THE CITY ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER (CAO) relative to an equipment lease-purchase agreement with Zoll Medical Corporation for cardiac monitor equipment for the Los Angeles Fire Department (LAFD) Advanced Life Support (ALS) resources Recommendations for Council action, SUBJECT TO THE APPROVAL OF THE MAYOR: 1. AUTHORIZE the Fire Chief, LAFD, or designee, to execute an Equipment Lease-Purchase Agreement with Zoll Medical Corporation, in substantially the form provided to Council, to provide its X Series® cardiac monitors for all LAFD ALS resources, with such additions and changes therein, including but not limited to, the lease commencement date, equipment delivery date, and lease payment dates, as such authorized officer shall determine is necessary or desirable or otherwise approve as being in the best interests of the City, in consultation with the City Attorney, and to execute a software services agreement with Zoll Medical Corporation related to the use of such cardiac monitors, in substantially the form provided to Council, with such additions and changes therein as such authorized officer shall determine is necessary or desirable or otherwise approve as being in the best interests of the City, in consultation with the City Attorney; provided, that, the term of the Equipment Lease-Purchase Agreement shall not exceed seven years from its commencement date and the aggregate amount of scheduled lease payments shall not exceed $9,435,095. 2. AUTHORIZE the Controller to transfer $1,700,000 from Fund No. 100/38, Operating Supplies Account No. 006020 and $500,000 from the Target-Destination Ambulance Services Revenue Trust Fund No. 44R, Account No. 3844RA, to the Capital Finance Administration Fund No. 100/53, and appropriate therefrom to a new account titled “Cardiac Monitors Lease Purchase,” No. TBD. 3. AUTHORIZE the CAO, or designee, to make technical corrections and adjustments as necessary to implement the Mayor and Council intentions. Fiscal Impact Statement: The anticipated cost of the annual lease payments is $1,347,871. Funding of $1.7 million is available in the LAFD 2024-25 Adopted Budget, Operating Supplies Account. In addition, the LAFD will leverage $500,000 annually from the Target-Destination Ambulance Services Revenue Trust Fund No. 44R (Fund No. 44R) to fund the annual lease payments. Currently, the funding from these two sources is sufficient for the first two annual lease payments. With continued funding from Fund No. 44R, the General Fund impact of proposed agreement is $5,935,095. Funding for the remaining annual payments will be requested during the budget process in subsequent fiscal years. Financial Policies Statement: The recommendations in the CAO report are consistent with the City’s Financial Policies in that the proposed services will be funded within budgeted funds. Debt Impact Statement: The lease payments to be made by the City pursuant to the Lease Purchase Agreement are a General Fund obligation. The lease payments will be annually budgeted in the Capital Finance Administration Fund (CFA Fund) (Fund No. 100, Department No. 53). The total lease obligation is $9,435,095, with annual lease payments of $1,347,871 in each of seven years, through 2030-31. The lease payments will be partially paid with special funds from the Target-Destination Ambulance Services Revenue Trust Fund No. 44R totaling $500,000 annually in each of seven years, through 2030-31. As such, the total General Fund obligation is $5,935,095. TIME LIMIT FILE - FEBRUARY 4, 2025 (LAST DAY FOR COUNCIL ACTION - FEBRUARY 4, 2025) (Public Safety Committee and Budget and Finance Committee waived consideration of the above matter)