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<br /> <br />City of Sunny Isles Beach <br />18070 Collins Avenue <br />Sunny Isles Beach, Florida 33160 <br />(305) 947-0606 City Hall <br />(305) 949-3 113 Fax <br />(305) 947-2150 Building Department <br />(305) 947-5107 Fax <br /> <br />City Commission <br />Norman S, Edelcup, Mayor <br />Lewis J, Thaler, Vice Mayor <br />Roslyn Brezin, Commissioner <br />Gerry Goodman, Commissioner <br />George "Bud" Scholl, Commissioner <br /> <br />Rick Conner, Acting City Manager <br />Hans Ottinot, City Allorney <br />Jane A, Hines, City Clerk <br /> <br />MEMORANDUM <br /> <br />TO: The Honorable City Commission <br /> <br />VIA: Rick Conner, Acting City Manager <br /> <br />FROM: Bill Evans, Acting Public Works Director <br /> <br />DATE: March 19,2009 <br /> <br />RE: Approval to Participate in Miami-Dade County Fire Department's Public Access <br />to Defibrillator Demonstration Program (P ADD) <br /> <br />RECOMMENDATION: <br />It is recommended that the City Commission adopt the attached resolution authorizing the City <br />Manager to participate in Miami-Dade County Fire Department's Public Access to Defibrillator <br />Program (P ADD) and place five (5) Automatic External Defibrillators (AEDs) throughout the <br />Sunny Isles Beach Government Center. <br /> <br />REASONS: <br />The American Heart Association estimates that the survival rate after cardiac arrest would <br />increase by 20 percent, and 40,000 more lives could be saved each year with more consistent <br />application of effective bystander CPR and early use of Automated External Defibrillators <br />(AEDs). PADD programs across the country are helping communities recognize the importance <br />of having AEDs readily available in public places. The best part of this Program is that it is free <br />to the City. <br /> <br />ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: <br />Participation in the P ADD program will increase the public's survivability from sudden cardiac <br />arrest by providing: funding, awareness, training, equipment and quality management including <br />program management in public access defibrillation, <br /> <br />Florida Statute 768.13 (Good Samaritan law) gives immunity to lay people who help others in <br />distress. There is support at the Federal level since the Cardiac Arrest Survival Act (CASA) of <br />2000 encourages placement of AEDs in federal buildings and ensures federal liability protection <br />for those who acquire or use an AED to help save a life, <br /> <br />City funding is not needed, <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />Agenda Item No.: <br /> <br />Funding available: <br /> <br />Apprm'al: <br /> <br />Finance Department <br /> <br />City Manager <br /> <br />Commission Meeting Date: <br /> <br />3- L9 - D 9 <br />