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• <br />Whereas, the rescue (EMS) fund that accounts for the financial records of the Falcon Heights BLS <br />ambulance service shows a loss of $38,000 for the past four years, $27,115 for 1998 and is projected to <br />lose $27,504 over the next four years; and <br />Whereas, the continued net loss of the rescue (EMS) fund jeopardizes the potential for continuing to <br />provide a quality BLS service in addition to the ALS service provided by St. Paul; and <br />Whereas, the city auditor alerted the city council to the financial trends of the rescue (EMS) fund; and <br />Whereas, the city maintains a healthy financial profile because it anticipates potential financial <br />problems and manages them before the city's financial position is weakened and citizens'tax dollars <br />are unnecessarily used; and <br />Whereas, St. Paul has the capacity to provide an ALS/paramedic response to medical emergencies in <br />Falcon Heights and Lauderdale at a charge to the patient; and <br />Whereas, the Falcon Heights fire department continues to efficiently and effectively provide fire <br />protection and standard fire department services (e.g. traffic control, scene clean-up) to the scene of <br />medical emergencies to Falcon Heights and Lauderdale; <br />Therefore, be it resolved by the city council of Falcon Heights, that the Falcon Heights fire department <br />• discontinue its BLS ambulance license and serving its primary service area of Falcon Heights and <br />Lauderdale effective 12:01 AM on October 18, 1999 and that St. Paul provide service to all medical <br />emergencies as of this date and time. <br />Moved by: Gibson Talbot <br />GEHRZ (absent) 4 In Favor <br />GIBBON TALBOT <br />HUSTAD <br />JACOBS 0 Against <br />KUETTEL <br />Approved by: v-° <br />'Acting Mayor <br />September 1, 1999 <br />Date <br />Attested by: <br />City lerk <br />September 1.1999 <br />Date <br />2 <br />• <br />