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Regular Council Meeting Minutes 3-16-09 Page 10 Motion to authorize expenditure in the amount of $4,500.00 for the purchase of a RAD-57 CO-Pulse Oximeter (State of Ohio is picking up $4,000.00 - EMS grant; we are paying $500.00). Mrs. Mills, seconded by Mrs. Cinco, made a motion to authorize expenditure in the amount of $4,500.00 for the purchase of a RAD-57 CO-Pulse Oximeter (State of Ohio is picking up $4,000.00 - EMS grant; we are paying $500.00). Council President Buckholtz asked if there was any discussion. Mrs. Mills said Chief Mohr should explain what this is all about. This was in need at Gilmour on Saturday evening. Chief Mohr reported that they had a substantial carbon monoxide problem at Gilmour Academy during a national hockey tournament in which the facility was just packed to the gills. What occurred was like a perfect storm situation where they had a malfunctioning grooming machine and ice groomer. They had numerous large-scale Greyhound-style buses that were parked behind the building. The ventilation was pulling the exhaust in because of the east wind. They had a malfunction of their computerized air handling system. All three things together put a large amount of carbon monoxide over the course of the day in that building where there were 2,000 people, 1,000 per rink. People became ill. We were called. We transported one juvenile. We had five releases. Gates Mills Fire arrived at the scene. The monitoring equipment clearly showed that there were high levels of carbon monoxide within the structure. Long story short, they evacuated the building and called the gas company to isolate the issues to rule out appliances and the deduction found the problem. Later that night while all these visitors to our area were at their hotels on Chagrin Boulevard, they started becoming ill. That's where they transported 100 people to various hospitals. Chief Mohr stated that we use pulse oximetry all the time from an EMS standpoint. It measures the amount of oxygen in your blood. It is a diagnostic tool. What this particular tool does is that it actually measures the amount of carbon monoxide also in your blood. It can give you a reading as to how much CO attaches to the hemoglobin. It will give you a diagnostic tool to help the hospital plan for the patient as you are bringing them in. We got this on grant. Roll Call: AYES: All NAYS: None Motion Carried Expenditure Authorized Motion to authorize expenditure in the amount of $3,600.00 to VVaid's Rainbow Rentals for port o potty's for pool and softball areas. Mrs. Mills, seconded by Mrs. Cinco, made a motion to authorize expenditure in the amount of $3,600.00 to Waid's Rainbow Rentals for port o potty's for pool and softball areas.