E.12-AED, Bleeding Control Kit, Narcan Supply KitPlanning Commission
Public Hearing: An Ordinance to the Municipal
Code requiring AEDs, Bleeding Kits, and
Narcan Supply Kits in buildings
July 25, 2023
2030 Vision Goals
#2.Maintain Public Safety
#4.Develop and Implement
Successful Partnerships
by working with
Community Groups,
Private, and Public Sector
Agencies
Background
•The City of Grand Terrace currently does not have an
ordinance requiring the following in occupied buildings:
•Automatic External Defibrillator (AEDs)
•Bleeding Control Kits
•Narcan Supply Kits
Background
•Automated External
Defibrillators (AED) –Used
to help people
experiencing sudden
cardiac arrest with an
easy-to-use medical device
that can analyze a heart’s
rhythm and deliver an
electrical shock or
defibrillation to help the
heart re-establish an
effective rhythm.
Background
•Bleeding Control
Kits –Mainly used
to prevent further
blood loss for a
victim suffering from
a traumatic injury
Background
•Overdose Supply
Kits (aka Narcan
Supply Kits) –
Mainly include a
zippered bag, doses
of naloxone, nasal
misters, gloves, and
directions to apply
dosage. Helps in
reversing opioid
overdosing effects.
Recommendation
•Propose an amendment to Title 15 (Buildings and
Construction)in the Municipal Code to require AEDs,Bleeding
Control Kits,and Narcan (overdose)Supply Kits to occupied
structures.Affected buildings include multi-family buildings,
shared community buildings,and non-residential buildings
when there is one of the following:
•Building modification
•Renovation
•Remodel
•Tenant improvement
•Building ownership
•Occupancy change
•Building alteration requiring a permit per CBC [A]105.1
Recommendation
•The following occupancies will require an AED,Bleeding Control Kit,and
Narcan Supply Kit if any of the modifications previously mentioned are
performed:
•Group A,assembly buildings with an occupancy greater than 50
•Group B,business buildings with an occupancy greater than 50
•Group E,educational buildings with an occupancy greater than 6
•Group F,factory buildings with an occupancy greater than 50
•Group I,institutional buildings with an occupancy greater than 50
•Group M,mercantile buildings with an occupancy greater than 5
•Group R,residential buildings with an occupancy greater than 10 and
not considered single-family that contain less than two dwellings
•Group R-1,R-2,and R-4 occupancy with two stories or more,
an AED,bleeding kit,and Narcan supply kit is required in
every floor level.
Recommendation
•Staff recommends that the City Council hold a public hearing,
with further reading waived,to adopt an ordinance requiring
occupied non-residential buildings,shared community areas
for multi-family complexes,and certain residential buildings
not considered single-family as per CBC 310.1,to be equipped
with AEDs,bleeding control kits,and Narcan supply kits
undergoing through change of use,occupancy,ownership,or
alterations where a building permit is required per CBC [A]
105.1
Safety Impact
•Adoption of this ordinance will significantly increase public
safety to the community by having these essential kits
available and easily accessible to the public.
Planning Commission
Public Hearing: An Ordinance to the Municipal
Code requiring AEDs, Bleeding Kits, and
Narcan Supply Kits in buildings
July 25, 2023