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HomeMy WebLinkAbout9485Ln 1 u1 2 0 3 m 4 v a: 5 6 A b 7 v ro v a 9 Q) . 10 11 12 a 13 14 15 i 16 17 Q� 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 • RESOLUTION NO. q_q RS • A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTION OF AN EXTENSION OF THE INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS, AND PULASKI COUNTY, ARKANSAS, TO ALLOW METROPOLITAN EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES (NMEMS") TO PROVIDE EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES TO THE UNINCORPORATED AREAS OF PULASKI COUNTY; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES. M r � 4� !� a. WHEREAS, the City of Little Rock and Pulaski County have previously executed, by their Mayor and County Judge, an Interlocal Agreement allowing Metropolitan Emergency Medical Services ( "MEMS ") to provide emergency medical services within certain unincorporated areas of Pulaski County; and WHEREAS, MEMS has represented to this Board that it has the capability and resources to continue to provide such service without increasing expenses or rates for Little Rock citizens; and WHEREAS, the Board believes that it is beneficial to the citizens of the City of Little Rock to continue to allow MEMS to provide emergency services to other areas and thereby expand its source of revenues. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE CITY OF LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS: SECTION 1. In order to allow MEMS to maintain the expansion of its service area and to continue the delivery of emergency medical services to Pulaski County, Arkansas, the Board hereby authorizes the execution of a one year extension of the Interlocal Agreement with Pulaski County, with automatic extensions of one year terms. ADOPTED: September 5, 1995 ATTEST: APPROVED: �n n . 0, lazm Vim' ROBBIE HANCOCK J DAILEY CITY CLERK YOR APPROVED AS TO FORM: �'L - � -- THOMAS M. CARP CITY ATTORNEY 0 METROPOLITAN EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT This Agreement is made and entered into as of the day of , 1995, by and between the City of Little Rock, Arkansas ("Little Rock "), a city of the first class, and Pulaski County Arkansas ( "Pulaski County") a county of the State of Arkansas. WHEREAS, in 1984 Little Rock established the Little Rock Ambulance Authority (the "Authority ") pursuant to Little Rock City Ordinances Nos. 14,511 and 14,574, and granted the Authority an exclusive franchise to establish and operate an advanced paramedic level life support ambulance system within the City of Little Rock; and WHEREAS, the Authority has established the Metropolitan Emergency Medical Services System ( "MEMS ") to provide ambulance service to the City of Little Rock; and WHEREAS, Pulaski County has determined that it wishes to continue to make available to the residents of Pulaski County on a long term basis the benefits and privileges provided to the residents of Little Rock by MEMS; and WHEREAS, Little Rock has agreed that it is in the best interests of Little Rock and the Authority to contract with Pulaski County to extend the operation of MEMS under an exclusive franchise arrangement to the residents of the unincorporated areas of Pulaski County; and WHEREAS, Little Rock is authorized pursuant to Ark. Code Ann. §25 -20 -102 et. sea. to enter into Interlocal Cooperation Agreements; and WHEREAS, Pulaski County is further authorized pursuant to Ark. Code Ann. §14 -14 -910 to enter into Interlocal M • 468 Cooperation Agreements; and WHEREAS, the Board of Directors of Little Rock and the Quorum Court of Pulaski County by ordinance or resolution have authorized the Mayor of Little Rock and the County Judge of Pulaski County to enter into this Agreement. NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants and agreements of Pulaski County and Little Rock and on the terms and conditions set out herein, it is agreed as follows: 1. TERM. The term of this Agreement shall extend from October 27, 1995 for a period of one (1) year, to October 27, 1996, and automatically extend on that date, unless Pulaski County notifies the LRAA one hundred twenty (120) days prior to the expiration date that Pulaski County intends to advertise for professional ambulance services and issues a Request for Proposals for such services ninety (90) days prior to the expiration of this Agreement. Further, this Agreement is subject to the continuing right of Little Rock and Pulaski County to modify, renew or extend the term by mutual agreement. 2. EXCLUSIVE FRANCHISE. Pulaski County shall grant by ordinance to the Authority an exclusive franchise to provide all ambulance service to the citizens of the unincorporated areas of Pulaski County, as now existing or as modified during the term of this Agreement. In the areas within the present boundaries of the below - listed ambulance service and fire protection districts, the authority's exclusive right to provide emergency medical services shall be subordinate to the authority of the respective ambulance service and fire protection districts. The Authority shall only provide -2- 469 emergency medical services in such areas when requested to do so by the duly authorized representatives of the respective ambulance service or fire protection district or in the event such services or districts cease to provide such service. The ambulance service and fire protection districts are as follows: 1. Sylvan Hills Fire District No. 6; 2. Sherwood Fire District No. 5; 3. Gravel Ridge fire District No. 9; 4. Runyon Acres Fire District No. 10; and 5. Bayou Meto Ambulance Service The guidelines and requirements for such ambulance service to be provided by the Authority to Pulaski County shall be the same as outlined in Little Rock City Ordinances Nos. 14,511 and 14,574, and such further amendments or changes to those Ordinances as may be made by Little Rock during the term of this Agreement, subject only to the changes and restrictions as provided in this Agreement. When requested to do so, the Authority contemplates executing mutual aid agreements with the respective ambulance service and fire protection districts, which mutual aid agreements will specify the duties, responsibilities and methods of cooperation within each service area. 0 0 M M � The grant of the franchise by the County to the Authority does not constitute an undertaking by the County to provide emergency medical services to residents of the County. The franchise authorizes the Authority to provide such services in accordance with the terms of this Agreement. 3. NONDISCRIMINATION. Little Rock agrees that so long as Pulaski County is in compliance with the provisions of this Agreement, Little Rock shall not make changes to Little Rock City Ordinances Nos. 14,511 and 14,574, or other changes with regard to the operations of the Authority, which would cause the benefits and privileges provided by MEMS to the citizens of the unincorporated areas of Pulaski County to be less than the benefits and privileges provided by MEMS to the citizens of Little Rock, except to the extent outlined in this Agreement. Little Rock also agrees that it will oversee and supervise the governance and operations of the Authority to ensure that benefits and privileges of MEMS are provided and available to all of the citizens of Little Rock and the unincorporated areas of Pulaski County on a nondiscriminatory basis. 4. PURPOSE. The purpose of this Agreement is to establish and provide for the citizens of the unincorporated areas of Pulaski County a regulated advanced life support ambulance service system that can provide each ambulance patient in the unincorporated areas of Pulaski County with the best possible chance of survival without disability or preventable complication. 5. OPERATIONS IN PULASKI COUNTY. The Authority shall provide service to the citizens of the unincorporated areas -4- MM • • 471 of Pulaski County as outlined in Little Rock City Ordinances Nos. 14,511 and 14,574 except as subsequently provided: (a) From the effective date of this Agreement until termination, the Authority shall provide 16 minute response times to at least 800 of all Code 1 - life threatening emergencies within the unincorporated areas of Pulaski County. The Authority shall submit to Pulaski County periodic response time reports to reflect that it is in compliance with this requirement. (b) The Authority and Pulaski County shall cooperate to provide sufficient personnel, equipment and resource management expertise to meet this response time standard and to determine the appropriate stationing of such personnel and to determine the appropriate stationing of such personnel and the equipment within Pulaski County. Neither the City, the Authority nor the County contemplate that any additional equipment will be purchased to meet the requirements of this agreement. Nevertheless, in the event all of the following conditions are met (i) Little Rock or the Authority purchases ambulances and on -board equipment which is in addition to the equipment now on hand or contemplated under the Equipment Lease Agreement dated as of June 1, 1985 between Little Rock and the Authority, provided however, neither Little Rock nor the Authority may purchase ambulances pursuant to Section 5(b) without first obtaining prior written approval of the County; (ii) Such purchase occurs during the term of this Agreement and is for the express purpose of providing service to the unincorporated areas of Pulaski County under the terms of this Agreement; and -5- 0 0 472 (iii) Pulaski County terminates this Agreement or revokes the exclusive franchise or the Authority described in paragraph 4 hereof prior to three years from the date hereof; then Pulaski County will pay the the Authority, from monies then appropriated or otherwise available for such purpose, an amount equal to the unamortized portion of the costs for any equipment purchases described in subparagraph (i) and (ii) above. (c) All other provisions of Section 7 "Standards of Production and Performance" under the above described Ordinances shall be implemented by the Authority in Pulaski County. (d) There shall not be a requirement for a First Responder Program in Pulaski County. 6. MEDICAL CONTROL. Pulaski County agrees that the Arkansas Emergency Physicians Foundation ("AEPF "), a private, non - profit corporation which provides medical control for the Authority, will continue to provide medical control for operations of the Authority within the unincorporated areas of Pulaski County. Pulaski County shall provide such support to AEPF as is necessary to enable AEPF to perform its duties under this Agreement. Pulaski County shall contract with some other like entity, to provide the terms, conditions, and duties of AEPF with regard to operations in Pulaski County, provided such agreement is not inconsistent with the terms of the Agreement between Little Rock and AEPF. If Little Rock and Pulaski County utilize the services of AEPF as a part of the same contract, the City and County shall negotiate a basis for the apportionment of those costs. CDC �■ r r r r r r r r r� r r r r r� 473 7. RATES. The Authority shall charge for its services within the unincorporated areas of Pulaski County the same rates as are charged for comparable services within the city limits of Little Rock, to include any subsequent rate changes. Current rates for services shall be as shown on the attached schedule until modified by Little Rock. The authority and Little Rock agree to consider implementation of a rate reduction in the Authority's service area and the Authority shall submit a formal report regarding the feasibility of such rate reduction at the end of each year during the term of this Agreement. 8. SUBSCRIPTION MEMBERSHIPS. The Authority shall make available to all of the citizens of the unincorporated areas of Pulaski County its MEMS* Alert subscription membership on the same terms and conditions as are made available to the residents of Little Rock. 9. JOINT EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES COMMISSION. The County shall be entitled to appoint one (1) member to the Joint Emergency Medical Services Commission established pursuant to an Interlocal Agreement between Little Rock and North Little Rock dated September 15, 1986. In the event that the Interlocal Agreement between Little Rock and North Little Rock shall terminate, the Joint Emergency Medical Services Commission shall continue to operate with remaining members so long as their respective Agreements are in effect. 10. SEVERABILITY. The provisions of this Agreement are declared to be severable. If any provision hereof shall be held to be invalid or to be inapplicable to any person or circumstance, such holding shall not affect the validity or -7- applicability of the remainder hereof. 474 11. APPROVALS. This Agreement shall not be effective until such time as it has received all approvals as required by Ark. Code Ann. § 25 -20 -102 et. sea. and §14 -14 -910. EXECUTED this day of , 1995 CITY OF LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS By Mayor ATTEST: City Clerk PULASKI COUNTY, ARKANSAS By County Judge ATTEST: County Clerk This Agreement is acknowledged the day of , 1995. LITTLE ROCK AMBULANCE AUTHORITY By E. Jack urp y, Chairman em