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WS – Item 5 WORK SESSION STAFF REPORT Work Session Item 5 Date: December 2, 2019 To: City Council From: John Swenson, Public Safety Director Re: Ambulance Service Background During the 3rd Quarter Public Safety Update on November 4, 2019, staff updated Council on impending changes to ambulance service providers that will take effect on June 1, 2020. MHealth Fairview provided staff this notice but provided no other information regarding service delivery. Ambulance service within Lino Lakes has been an on-going conversation with the topic being discussed at the January 7, 2019 Council Work Session and January 14, 2019 Council Meeting. During the January 14, 2019 Council Meeting, Resolution 19-07 was adopted by the Council. This resolution stated its support for legislation that requires local municipal approval. During the 2019 legislative session House File (HF) 1364 and Senate File (SF) 2136 were introduced, but neither piece of legislation was given a hearing in the House or the Senate. Both pieces of legislation would require local approval for any changes to ambulance service providers. Also noted during the 3rd Quarter Public Safety Update were several ambulance calls for service that are of concern for staff. Those calls noted during the presentation and those occurring after the presentation are: • 9/27/2019 – personal injury crash on interstate – 37 minute ambulance response time • 10/4/2019 – serious gun shot – 17 minute ambulance response time • 10/20/2019 – a fifteen (15) month old child with difficulty breathing – 22 minute ambulance response time • 10/22/2019 – altered state of consciousness – 24 minute ambulance response time • 11/19/2019 – stroke – 26 minute ambulance response time • 11/22/2019 – cardiac arrest – Deputy Director L’Allier assisted the transport of this patient and noted the EMT driving the ambulance did not know how to get to Regions Hospital Our staff have also noticed that Allina Ambulance has been responding to calls in our City more frequently due to North Ambulances being unavailable to respond.