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City Council Minutes January 8, 1997 Page 2 3 Motion was made by Councilmember Hustad to approve Resolution 97-02, receiving the feasibility report and ordering a public hearing on the Lindig Street improvement for 7:00 p.m. on February 12, 1997. Motion passed unanimously. CONSIDERATION OF RESOLUTION 97-03 ORDERING THE PREPARATION OF PLANS AND SPECIFICATIONS FOR THE 1997 LINDIG STREET AND STORM SEWER IMPROVEMENT PROJECT Engineer Maurer explained that it would be prudent to order the preparation of plans and specifications for the Lindig Street project prior to the public hearing. These plans would incorporate some of the concerns voiced at the Lindig Street informational meeting held earlier. Motion was made by Councilmember Gibson Talbot to approve Resolution 97-03 ordering the preparation of plans and specifications for the 1997 Lindig Street and Storm Sewer improvement project. Motion passed unanimously. CONSIDERATION OF POLICY LIMITING PAYMENT TO A MAXIMUM NUMBER OF FIREFIGHTERS FOR A MEDICAL EMERGENCY UNLESS UNIQUE CIRCUMSTANCES WARRANT MORE Administrator Hoyt reported on the emergency medical service (EMS) model being used in Falcon Heights. On January 15, 1997, the city begins phase 2 of the model, where each emergency medical call will be dispatched as either a Basic Life Support (BLS) call or Advanced Life Support (ALS) call. If it is a BLS call, only Falcon Heights Fire will respond. If it is an ALS call, both Falcon Heights Fire and St. Paul Fire will respond. Stage 3 of the transition plan will occur after an ALS license has been approved for the Falcon Heights primary service area. At that time, only St. Paul Fire will respond to ALS calls. After discussing the EMS task force and council recommendation to limit the number of responders to an EMS call (for patient care and cost savings), Administrator Hoyt was directed to work with the Falcon Heights Fire Department to develop protocols to implement this plan. Motion was made by Councilmember Jacobs to establish the following policy, effective January 15: A maximum of four firefighters/EMTs will be compensated for assisting with a BLS medical emergency unless documented, unique circumstances surrounding a specific medical emergency warrant more the four firefighters/EMTs to assist with the emergency. Effective until an ALS license is approved for the Falcon Heights service area, a maximum of three firefighters/EMTs will be compensated for assisting with an ALS medical emergency. After an ALS license has been approved for the Falcon Heights area, no firefighters/EMTs will be compensated for assisting with an ALS medical emergency unless St. Paul Fire requests assistance from Falcon Heights Fire. Motion passed unanimously.