Politics & Government
City Of Alpharetta: Alpharetta Projects Apply To Receive Federal Funding
The City of Alpharetta is calling on its community to provide their support for City projects that may be eligible to receive direct fun ...
April 14, 2021 07:33 AM
The City of Alpharetta is calling on its community to provide their support for City projects that may be eligible to receive direct funding from the federal government through the Community Project Funding Initiative. By visiting an online public portal by April 18, members of the public can voice their support for the five projects submitted by the City of Alpharetta.
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Public support of these projects will be a significant factor in their being chosen for federal funding. Members of the public should take the following steps to vote for the projects that are being collected for consideration by the office of Congresswoman Lucy McBath, representative for Georgia's 6th congressional district.
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• Visit the Community Project Funding Portal site at mcbath.house.gov/community-project-funding-public-portal by Sunday, April 18, 2021.
• Reference "City of Alpharetta" as the name of the Community Project Applicant.
• Reference the project title (see below) in your submission.
• Each project will require a separate submission.
ABOUT THE PROJECTS
Submitted by the Alpharetta Public Safety Department
- Community Center Generator
The Alpharetta Community Center is targeted to serve as an emergency shelter. However, the American Red Cross and Salvation Army require emergency shelters that serve the public to have emergency generators servicing the facility. The Community Center does not currently have generators. This project includes the purchase and installation of a new 400kw Natural Gas Generator.
- Lucas Devices
This request is for the acquisition of eight (8) Lucas-3 chest compression system devices. Lucas devices provide uninterrupted, consistent chest compressions during resuscitation events. This helps create life-sustaining perfusion of the heart and brain and ultimately increases the survivability rates in a cardiac arrest. Currently, our fire personnel are having to do manual compressions and studies have shown that providers often fatigue and have to frequently switch compressors during a cardiac arrest, which causes inadequate or delayed compressions and decreases the likelihood of a successful resuscitation by decreasing the amount of blood being circulated to the heart and brain. Additionally, movement of the patient and loading patients for transport result in significant pauses in compression further decreasing the likelihood of a successful resuscitation. With the LUCAS device, fatigue, individual variations or psychological factors are removed from CPR and there is no longer a need for switching providers every two minutes. LUCAS devices also help provide high-quality, uninterrupted chest compressions during patient movement and transportation. A recent study showed that there is a 20% increase in blood flow to the brain using the Lucas device vs manual compressions. Another benefit of the Lucas devices is that it frees up providers hands to do other critical interventions and provides continual CPR guidance and data for feedback. Placing one of these devices on each of our apparatus (incl. Air & Light Truck) would provide our personnel with a vital tool in the treatment of cardiac arrests.
- PS Fire Station Alerting
Working in conjunction with the Fire Department, 911 Operations requests funding to install Purvis Fire Station alerting systems in all 6 City of Alpharetta Fire Stations.
PURVIS’ Fire Station Alerting System is an IP-based alerting solution designed to automate the process of alerting fire and rescue personnel, enhance communications, and decrease response times. Its rich features and functionality proactively support the day-to-day operations and environmental health, comfort, and safety of first responders. This system integrates seamlessly with computer-aided dispatch systems (CAD) and can automatically and instantaneously deliver incident details in a way that is tailored to the needs of fire and rescue personnel. The PURVIS FSAS provides:
- -Improved response times through streamlined dispatch communications and reliable alert delivery;
- -Reduced stress on first responders through automated heart-friendly, zone specific alerts;
- -Accurate incident alerting through a variety of devices;
- -High system reliability and availability through real-time monitoring and built-in redundancy; and
- An NFPA-compliant system to keep you within recommended guidelines.
Purvis Fire Station alerting was purchased and installed by the City of Milton Fire Department. A component of Milton’s investment is useable by Alpharetta (network servers and switches, dispatch software interface, software licenses) and lowers our required investment (reflected in the funding request). Specifically, Alpharetta’s investment is now limited to the hardware installed at each Fire Station.
As evidenced with the use in the Milton Fire Station since October 2020, there is a tremendous reduction in alarm processing time, dispatching, and a significant decrease in the human errors.
Submitted by the Recreation, Parks and Cultural Services Department
At the direction of the Director of Recreation, Parks and Cultural Services, this capital item is for construction projects repairing bank stabilization along the Big Creek Greenway. This funding entails multiple restoration improvements including construction of a culvert replacement along the greenway trail south of Old Milton Parkway. This area has seen severe erosion and sediment deposition. Additional projects include restoration at three separate locations along the greenway near the YMCA north of Old Milton Parkway. In these areas, the bank of Big Creek has been eroding away and threatens to impact the greenway trail.
Submitted by the Community Development Department
- Bus Shelter Construction
This project installs at least two (2) new bus shelters in Downtown Alpharetta. One on Haynes Bridge Road by the library; and a second on Main Street near Hardees. Designs will complement those installed by the North Fulton CID.
The City of Alpharetta is calling on its community to provide their support for City projects that may be eligible to receive direct funding from the federal government through the Community Project Funding Initiative. By visiting an online public portal by April 18, members of the public can voice their support for the five projects submitted by the City of Alpharetta.
Public support of these projects will be a significant factor in their being chosen for federal funding. Members of the public should take the following steps to vote for the projects that are being collected for consideration by the office of Congresswoman Lucy McBath, representative for Georgia's 6th congressional district.
• Visit the Community Project Funding Portal site at mcbath.house.gov/community-project-funding-public-portal by Sunday, April 18, 2021.
• Reference "City of Alpharetta" as the name of the Community Project Applicant.
• Reference the project title (see below) in your submission.
• Each project will require a separate submission.
Submitted by the Alpharetta Public Safety Department
This project installs at least two (2) new bus shelters in Downtown Alpharetta. One on Haynes Bridge Road by the library; and a second on Main Street near Hardees. Designs will complement those installed by the North Fulton CID.
This press release was produced by the City of Alpharetta. The views expressed here are the author’s own.
