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HomeMy WebLinkAbout78591 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 RESOLUTION NO. 7,859 A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING AN INTERLOCAL COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT EXTENDING AMBULANCE SERVICE TO CERTAIN UNINCORPORATED PORTIONS OF PULASKI COUNTY WHEREAS, the Ambulance Authority has the opportunity to obtain an exclusive franchise to provide ambulance service to specified unincorporated sections of Pulaski County; and WHEREAS, the Ambulance Authority has provided service to both these areas in the past without impairing the ability of the Authority to perform. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE CITY OF LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS: SECTION 1. The Little Rock Board of Directors approves the Ambulance Authority entering into an Interlocal Cooperative Agreement with Pulaski County to provide emergency services to specified unincorporated areas of the county. ADOPTED: NOVEMBER 17, 1987 ATTEST: — (2" &,dj CITY VCLERK JANE CZECH APPROVE TO FO - 9*14- MARK STODOLA, CITY ATTORNEY APPROVED: YOR LOTTIE SHACK FORD 367 • See Resolution #7, 859 METROPOLITAN EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES PROJECT INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT This Agreement is made and entered into as of the25th day of November , 1987 , by and between the City of Little Rock, Arkansas ( "Little Rock" ) , a city of the first class, and Pulaski County, a county of the State of Arkansas. rn WHEREAS , in 1984 Little Rock established the Little Rock Ambulance Authority ( the "Authority" ) pursuant to Little Rock CityOrdinances Nos. 14 , 511 and 14 , 574 , and granted the Authority an exclusive franchise to establish and operate an emergency life support ambulance system within the City of Little Rock; and WHEREAS , the Authority has established the Metropolitan Emergency Medical Services System to provide ambulance service to the City of Little Rock; and WHEREAS, Pulaski County has determined that it wishes to make available to the residents of the unincorporated areas of the County on a long term basis the benefits and privileges provided to the residents of Little Rock by the Metropolitan Emergency Medical Service System; 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 the Metropolitan Emergency Medical Services System under an exclusive franchise arrangement to the residents of the unincorporated areas of Pulaski County; and WHEREAS, Little Rock and is authorized pursuant to Ark . Stat . Ann. §§14-901 et seq . to enter into Interlocal Cooperation Agreements; and WHEREAS , Pulaski County is further authorized pursuant to Ark . Stat . Ann. §17-4007 to enter into Interlocal 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 , 1987 , for a period of three years , subject to the continuing right of Little Rock and Pulaski County to modify, renew or extend the term by mutual agreement . This Agreement may be terminated by either Pulaski County or the City by giving written notice of termination to the other six ( 6 ) months prior to the date of termination pursuant to Ark . Stat . Ann. Section 17-4007 . 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 2 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 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 . 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 Numbers 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. 3 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 the Metropolitan Emergency Medical Services system to the citizens of the unincorporated areas of Pulaski County to be less than the benefits and privileges provided by the Metropolitan Emergency Medical Services system 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 the Metropolitan Emergency Medical Services system are provided and available to all of the citizens of Little Rock and the unincorporated areas of Pulaski County on a nondiscriminatory basis, except as otherwise provided herein. 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 4 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 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 80% 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 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 5 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 ( iii ) Pulaski County terminates this Agreement or revokes the exclusive .franchise of the Authority described in paragraph 4 hereof prior to three years from the date hereof; then Pulaski County will pay to the Authority, from monies then appropriated 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, Inc . (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 may contract with AEPF 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 . 6 . 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 for the same fees as are charged to the residents of Little Rock . Specifically, the Authority has instituted a system of quarterly memberships and such quarterly memberships shall be made available to the citizens of both Little Rock and Pulaski County . 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 the City of North Little Rock dated September 15 , 1986 . In the event that the Interlocal Agreement between Little Rock and North Litle Rock shall terminate, the Joint Emergency Medical Services Commission shall continue to operate with members from Little Rock and the County so long as this Agreement is in effect . 7 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 applicability of the remainder hereof. 11. APPROVALS. This Agreement shall not be effective until such time as it has received all approvals as required by Ark. Stat. Ann. §14-901 et seq. and §17-4007 . EXECUTED this 25th day of November , 1987 . CITY OF LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS By , �c.— fesApr Aayor Lottie Shackelford ATT ..t/ 4e-di City(/Clerk Jar{e Czech PULASKI COUNTY, ARKANSAS By " r\-LA County Judge ATTEST : CPLAA) 04, AN S._;1771011./1--- County Clerk U This Agreement is acknowledged the /5 day of `!fir-r( K, 12{ 7 , 1987 . ' LITTLE ROCK AMBULANCE AUTHORITY A 3050L 8