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n <br />CITY OF LINO LAKES <br />RESOLUTION NO. 19-07 <br />RESOLUTION IN SUPPORT OF LEGISLATION <br />REQUIRING LOCAL MUNICIPAL APPROVAL FOR ANY CHANGE <br />AFFECTING ITS AMBULANCE PRIMARY SERVICE AREA <br />WHEREAS, the Minnesota Emergency Medical Services Regulatory Board (EMSRB) is <br />empowered to regulate and assign a Primary Service Area (PSA) for all ambulance services in <br />the State of Minnesota; and <br />WHEREAS, current law and rules do not require local jurisdiction approval for changes to an <br />ambulance PSA; and <br />WHEREAS, changes in ambulance services impact emergency medical services delivered to a <br />local jurisdiction's residents; and <br />WHEREAS, local jurisdictions first response agencies are a vital member of emergency medical <br />services; and <br />WHEREAS, any changes to ambulance services in local jurisdictions may require a local <br />jurisdiction to change response protocols resulting in budgetary impacts for the local jurisdiction. <br />NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of the City of Lino Lakes, <br />Minnesota does hereby state its support for legislation that requires local municipal approval for <br />any change affecting its ambulance primary service area as regulated by the EMSRB. <br />Adopted by the Council of the City of Lino Lakes this 14 thday of Jan 2019. <br />The motion for the adoption of the foregoing resolution was introduced by Council Member <br />Raf f erty and was duly seconded by Council Member Maher and upon vote being <br />taken thereon, the following voted in favor thereof: <br />Rafferty, Maher, Manthey, Stoesz, Reinert <br />The following voted against same: �r — <br />none <br />Jeff Reinert, a <br />ATTEST: <br />Juliann Bartell, City Clerk <br />