Title
Consider/Discuss/Act on a Resolution Recognizing and Accepting a Donation from Baylor Scott & White Supporting the Acquisition and Maintenance of Automated External Defibrillators for the McKinney Neighborhood Heroes Program
Summary
COUNCIL GOAL: Enhance Public Safety
MEETING DATE: June 2nd, 2026
DEPARTMENT: Fire Department
CONTACT: Paul Dow, Fire Chief
RECOMMENDED CITY COUNCIL ACTION:
• Authorize the City Manager or his designee to execute all documents necessary to accept the donation in the amount of $450,000 for the Neighborhood Heros Program.
ITEM SUMMARY:
• The donation will enable the purchase, deployment, and maintenance of up to 190 Automated External Defibrillators (AEDs) over an initial five year period.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION:
• The Neighborhood Heros Program will initiate a community-based initiative focused on improving survival outcomes from sudden cardiac arrest by strategically placing AEDs into the hands of CPR-trained citizen volunteers throughout the city.
• The program supports the City’s goal of becoming a “4-Minute City” by increasing rapid access to CPR and defibrillation during the critical first minutes of a cardiac emergency.
FINANCIAL SUMMARY:
• The accepted donation of $450,000 will enable the purchase, deployment, maintenance, and related technology associated with up to 190 AEDs over an initial five-year period for the Neighborhood Heroes Program.
BOARD OR COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION:
• NA