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CITY COUNCIL AGENDA ITEM 4A STAFF ORIGINATOR: John Swenson, Public Safety Director MEETING DATE: May 11, 2020 TOPIC: Consideration of Resolution 20-45 Approving Allina Ambulance as the Primary Ambulance Service for the City of Lino Lakes VOTE REQUIRED: 3/5 INTRODUCTION On June 1, 2020 the ambulance service providing primary services will change as determined by current Emergency Medical Service Regulatory Board (EMSRB) Primary Service Area (PSA) maps. As a result of existing PSA overlaps, the City of Lino Lakes is able to choose between two ambulance service providers. Staff is recommending that Allina Ambulance service be designated as the primary ambulance provider for the City of Lino Lakes. BACKGROUND During 2018, 2019, and 2020, Staff have regularly update the Council on concerns with ambulance services in Lino Lakes, shortcomings of the current regulatory authority over ambulance in Minnesota, and the lack of local control. These issues were recently discussed at the December 2, 2019, December 9, 2019, March 2, 2020, and May 4, 2020 meetings with Council. Staff has learned that the entire City of Lino Lakes is covered by what the EMSRB refers to as “PSA overlap”. This means that when the PSA maps were created two ambulance providers own a PSA that covers our community. We know that MHealth Fairview (formally Fairview) as well as Allina Ambulance own a PSA that includes Lino Lakes. This has occurred in other areas of the state and when there is ambulance PSA overlap the local jurisdiction has the ability to choose between the ambulance providers that own the PSAs covering their community. I have attached two maps (Anoka County – Allina #0057 and Anoka County – Forest Lake #0084) obtained from the EMSRB which shows this overlap. Dating back to April of 2019, staff has met with both MHealth Fairview and Allina to gain the needed information on their respective ambulance services, medical dispatching capabilities, medical direction, and available EMS training for our staff. Based on this information, staff is recommending that we move forward with Allina Ambulance service effective June 1, 2020 as primary ambulance provider for the City of Lino Lakes. • Allina has a long standing operation in Anoka County with many positive comments regarding their ambulance services from other Anoka County jurisdictions currently being serviced by Allina Ambulance. • Allina is currently certified as a secondary medical dispatch center and has invested in an interface with Anoka County Computer Aided Dispatch (CAD) software. This has