1996-045RESOLUTION NO. Jou
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
SOUTHLAKE, TEXAS, IN SUPPORT OF THE 1996-97 TEXAS
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH, BUREAU OF EMERGENCY
MANAGEMENT GRANT FUNDING PROGRAM.
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Southlake concurs with the efforts of the Texas
Department of Health to develop projects to increase the availability and quality of emergency
pre -hospital health care, and
WHEREAS, the objectives of the program include funding programs to provide education and
training of students, employees and citizens in emergency first aid and cardio -pulmonary
resuscitation, and programs to provide equipment for advanced life support, and
WHEREAS, the Texas Department of Health has established a program designed to assist
agencies in those efforts by making funding available to support worthwhile programs for
improving emergency medical services, and
WHEREAS, the City of Southlake is a small, but rapidly growing community with a desire to
provide educational instruction to 300 or more citizens per year as a part of a pro -active approach
to emergency pre -hospital health care, and lacking sufficient funding at the current time to fully
fund those programs, and
WHEREAS, the City of Southlake agrees to conform to all of the requirements of the grant
funding program upon being awarded such financial assistance with the intent and desire to
continue the program over the long term,
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, by the City of Southlake, that the City Council of
Southlake, Texas supports the Texas Department of Health, Bureau of Emergency Management
Grant Funding Program, and authorizes the Southlake Department of Public Safety to apply for
grant funding to support acquisition of educational prevention materials and equipment necessary
to institute such programs.
PASSED AND APPROVED THIS THE f' DAY OF , 1996.
CITY OF SOUTH , TEXIS
Stacy, Mayor
ATTEST:
Sandra L. LeGrand
City Secretary (T 4