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Substitute Resolution
CITY OF SEWARD, ALASKA
RESOLUTION 2019-036
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SEWARD,
ALASKA, PROVIDING FOR THE DISPOSAL BY PROVIDENCE
SEWARD MEDICAL AND CARE CENTER OF A NON-OPERATIONAL
MOBILE CT SCANNER IN ACCORDANCE WITH SCC 7.01.010 BY
SOLICITATION OF QUOTES, WITH PROCEEDS -BENEFITTING
FUTURE HOSPITAL CAPITAL NEEDS
WHEREAS, the City of Seward accepted a grant in the amount of$288,000 from the
Denali Commission for the purchase of a refurbished CT scanner and mobile trailer in August,
2003 via Resolution 2003-094, and the City contributed an additional $5,450 for a total cost of
$293,450 for purchase from Advanced Diagnostics, Inc. authorized on December 8, 2003 via
Resolution 2003-157; and
WHEREAS, the refurbished equipment was subsequently damaged and repaired as a
result of a community-wide electrical outage in August, 2005 and reached the end of its useful
life in 2013 and was disposed of by Providence; and
WHEREAS,Providence Seward subsequently purchased a replacement used CT scanner
in May 2013 from Providence Alaska Medical Center for a total cost of $149,481.04 which
included costs of the equipment ($80,000) plus installation and siting of the unit, plus shipping
the old unit to California, and that used CT scanner-experienced a catastrophic failure in 2018
and is now requested to be disposed of; and
WHEREAS, the City Council appropriated future hospital sales tax funds to purchase a
replacement CT scanner and to modify the hospital building to relocate the equipment inside the
building in July,2018 via Resolution 2018-058; and
WHEREAS, since the equipment failed in 2018 and until the building modifications
were complete and the new CT Scanner operational, Providence Seward has leased replacement
equipment at a cost of approximately$23,000 per month, while soliciting potential interest from
buyers interested in purchasing the failed equipment, with limited success; and
WHEREAS, Providence staff have, after many months seeking a buyer, identified a
potential buyer for the equipment and the parties desire to sell the specialized equipment to a
buyer that can make use of the equipment, and the parties therefore seek Council authorization to
sell the equipment with the understanding that proceeds from the sale will be deposited into the
Providence Seward Medical Center's capital account for the purchase of other hospital capital
equipment; and
WHEREAS, Seward City Code 7.01.010— Sale of Surplus City Personal Property states:
CITY OF SEWARD,ALASKA
RESOLUTION 2019-036
"Whenever the head of any department shall make a written finding that any personal property of
the city is no longer necessary for corporate or public purposes, the same may be offered for sale
or donated to a nonprofit organization following approval of the written findings by the city
manager. The sale shall be held in accordance with the procedure followed in the awarding of
purchases, Title 6,but to the highest responsible bidder"; and
WHEREAS, Seward City Code Title 6 requires advertisement for items of value in
excess of$30,000 and the surplus CT scanner and equipment fall below that threshold, and for
amounts below $30,000 Title 6 allows for solicitations or quotations from interested persons or
firms via telephone, online or by other means.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF SEWARD,ALASKA that:
Section 1. The Seward City Council hereby finds that it is in the public interest to
authorize the disposal of a non-operational mobile CT scanner in accordance with the recitals
above which are incorporated herein.
Section 2. The administrator of Providence Seward Medical and Care Center is hereby
authorized to sell the equipment which no longer serves a corporate or public purpose in
accordance with Seward City Code 7.01.010, after solicitation of interest in this equipment over
a period of months.
Section 3.Proceeds from the sale of this surplus equipment shall accrue to Providence
Seward Medical and Care Center to be placed into their capital equipment account for the
purpose of funding other capital needs.
Section 4.This resolution shall take effect immediately upon adoption.
PASSED AND APPROVED by the City Council of the City of Seward, Alaska, this 8`"
day of April,2019.
THE CITY OF SEWARD,ALASKA
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Davi Squires, May r
CITY OF SEWARD,ALASKA
RESOLUTION 2019-036
AYES: Osenga, Seese, Horn, Towsley, Lane, McClure, Squires
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
ABSTAIN: None
ATTEST:
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