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City Council Minutes June 26, 1996 Page 3 • • To provide a transition model of dual ALS/BLS (Basic Life Support) response to all emergency medical calls for a period of three months. During this time, both St. Paul Fire and Falcon Heights BLS will respond to all calls, with the ALS unit in charge at the scene when both units respond. • To review the arrangement after the first three months with the task force. • After the three month transition period, the service model will provide either as BLS or ALS response as deemed appropriate by the St. Paul Fire dispatcher. Councilmember Jacobs moved that the task force's recommendations be adopted, with the following amendment and additions: • That the transition model be reviewed by the task force after two months, rather than three months; • That a representative from the city's first responders, the St. Anthony Police Department, be added to the task force; • That the "treatment/no transport" fee be eliminated during the three month transition period and be reviewed for inclusion again after the three month joint response model; and • That the financial status of the rescue fund be examined six months after the • start of the ALS service to determine if any financial adjustments are necessary to keep within the council policy of providing ambulance service on a fee-for- service basis. • That the City Administrator be authorized to proceed with administrative actions related to implementing this decision, including: sending a letter of request to the City of St. Paul, submitting an ALS license application with the State of Minnesota, and directing the City Attorney to work on the contract. • That the Fire Department be authorized to purchase the necessary radios to .communicate with St. Paul Fire for a sum not to exceed $6,000. Mayor Gehrz noted for the viewing audience that the proposal at hand concerned only the city's emergency medical service. The task force is not proposing changes to the city's fire service delivery. After a brief discussion among the council, the motion passed unanimously. REQUEST TO APPROVE THE DRAFT LIVABLE COMMUNITIES HOUSING PLAN Administrator Hoyt explained that the city is required to submit a housing plan to the Metropolitan Council, explaining how the city will meet its required affordable housing benchmarks. Since the city is already very close or exceeds all of the benchmarks, and is fully developed, the draft plan primarily addresses housing rehabilitation i programs offered by the State and Ramsey County. Motion was made by Councilmember Hustad to approve the draft housing plan for submission to the Metropolitan Council. Motion passed unanimously.