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2 This site on campus would serve students, visitors and staff on campus and greatly enhance service to south, central and western Chapel Hill. The attached Agreement for a UiVC substation would allow Emergency Services to continue to decentralize EMS units to -better serve the entire community. One of the two units currently stationed at the South Orange Rescue Squad's building in Carrboro would be relocated- to the campus facility. The units located at the current site are able to serve Carrboro, but do not provide optimal response capabilities to .the west or -south side of Chapel Hill. Emergency Services has been working with the County Attorney's Office, UNC's Vice Ohancellor of the Division of Student Affairs, and UNC Public Safety on the Agreement. The department continues to look for more opportunities to partner with others to pre-deploy units into other areas of the County to help further reduce- response times. FINANCIAL IMPACT: Furniture has been provided by UNC along with all maintenance and utilities. The County/Emergency Services_has_~greed to cover the cost of installing shore lines to keep ambulance charging and cooling systems operational. The equipment installation costs are estimated at appraximately $10,000. UNC's Parking Ordinance requires all employees to pay for parking. Emergency Service estimates the annual cost for three permits to be $3000. The funds to cover this approximate $13,000 in costs will come from the E-911 Fund (the 50% fund balance that can be used for any emergency services purposes). RECOMMENDATION(S): The Manager recommends the Board: • Authorize the County Manager to sign the UNC Substation Agreement and any amendments or renewals to that Agreement; and • Authorize the County Manager to negotiate and sign any other Agreements to provide Emergency Service Substations throughout the County and provide notice to the Board of such agreements.