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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2021-02-22 21-092 Order 02/22/202121-092 02/22/2021 21-092 Health & Community Services Order N/A Title, Order Authorizing the City Manager to renew the State of Maine contract that allows Bangor Public Health and Community Services to be a Car Seat Distribution and Inspection Site. This order authorizes a contract renewal with the State of Maine that allows Bangor Public Health to continue to be a car seat distribution and inspection site. Since 2016, Bangor Public Health and Community Service's Maternal and Child Health Program has held a Car Seat Distribution and Inspection contract with the State of Maine Department of Public Safety, Bureau of Highway Safety. This collaboration provides 1 car seat per lifetime at no charge to qualifying families in need. The program also provides installation of the car seats, inspections of installed car seats and safety education to parents. The car seat distributions are funded by the State of Maine Department of Public Safety, Bureau of Highway Safety. The City of Bangor, through Bangor Public Health, provides 1 nurse who is a Certified Car Seat Technician and who obtains the car seats and distributes them with installation education to the family. The nurse also provides inspections for installed car seats. This program is carried out during her normal work hours and is in addition to her full time duties assigned. Since 2016, Bangor Public Health has distributed 102 car seats with installation and 62 inspections. Of these, 78 families were Bangor residents. In 2017, Bangor Public Health received the Program of the Year award from the State of Maine for their distributing the most car seats that year of any program (43). The contract is a 3 year contract and is now up for renewal in February, 2021. Due to COVID-19, the State has authorized performing inspections via zoom when applicable. Government Operations Committee 02/17/2021 Recommend for passage Consent 02/22/202121-092 CITY OF BANGOR ORDER 02/22/2021 21-092 Nichols Authorizing the City Manager to renew the State of Maine contract that allows Bangor Public Health and Community Services to be a Car Seat Distribution and Inspection Site. Whereas; Since 2016, Bangor Public Health and Community Service's Maternal and Child Health Program has held a Car Seat Distribution and Inspection contract with the State of Maine Department of Public Safety, Bureau of Highway Safety. Whereas; This collaboration provides 1 car seat per lifetime at no charge to qualifying families in need, and Whereas; The program also provides installation of the car seats, inspections of installed car seats and safety education to parents, and Whereas; The car seat distributions are funded by the State of Maine Department of Public Safety, Bureau of Highway Safety, and Whereas; The City of Bangor, through Bangor Public Health, provides 1 nurse who is a Certified Car Seat Technician and who obtains the car seats and distributes them with installation education to the family, and Whereas; The nurse also provides inspections for installed car seats. This program is carried out during her normal work hours and is in addition to her full time duties assigned, and Whereas; Since 2016, Bangor Public Health has distributed 102 car seats with installation and 62 inspections. Of these, 78 families were Bangor residents, and Whereas; In 2017, Bangor Public Health received the Program of the Year award from the State of Maine for their distributing the most car seats that year of any program (43), and Whereas; Due to COVID-19, the State has authorized performing inspections via zoom when applicable, and Whereas; The contract is a 3 year contract and is now up for renewal in February, 2021. Be it Ordered by the City Council of the City of Bangor that, that the City Manager is authorized to renew the State of Maine contract that allows Bangor Public Health and Community Services to be a Car Seat Distribution and Inspection Site. IN CITY COUNCIL FEBRUARY 22,2021 CO 21-092 Motion made and seconded for Passage of Consent Agenda Vote: 9-0 Councilors Voting Yes: Davitt,Dubay,Fournier,Hawes,Nichols, Okafor, Schaefer, Sprague,Tremble Councilors Voting No: None Passed (-,,Z,I-" 4. CIT CLERK