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96-1184 ' ' ; p"�'� � ,�A�� f� Council File # � �.�/ ' ' � °' a �3 ,�:. � Green Sheet# � � ��� � ' " ' � �" OLUTION S IN AUL, MIN OTA �Lf T Presented By: Referred To: Committee:Date: 1 2 3 RESOLVED,that the Mayor,Director of Finance and Management Services,and the Fire Chief 4 are authorized to execute the Memorandum of Agreement with the City of Falcon Heights and 5 with Ramsey County concerning the provision of emergency medical services for the City of 6 Falcon Heights,a copy of which is attached hereto. 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 eas ays sent Requested by Department of: B/ak�y eo,no�, Fire&Safety Services o� � Henh /� Megeid B � Retom�n rh,,,re Form App ed by City A o y: Adopted by Couacil:Date: �5 q B . �� � Adoptio ertjfied by Council ecreta : By: � Approved by ayor: ate: �/�� Approve y Mayor for b 'ssion to Council: � r � � � By: c; ' By: � / . . . . `� �,`������.. � ��� �►�� Eo N° 3 0 0 3 4 � FIRE 8t SAFETY SERVICES 8p18/96 ���EN SHE PER80N 8 DEPARTMENT D�IECTOR N �CITY COUNCIL INITIAVDATE WBrl�CII SCll$1lV I�H�V212 �FR� g CITY AT'fORNEY �CITY CIERK MUST IL ( � BUDOET DIiiECTOR �FIN.3 MCiT.S6RVICE3 DIR. � �AAAYOR(OR/1�ISTMi1') � TOTAL#OR 81GNATiiF'�P�AQES (CLIP ALL LOCATIONS FOR SIGNATURE) ACTlON REOUE$tED: AP�oval of the attached Cowtcit Resalution authorizing the Departmant of Fire and��cos to entar inta au agreem�t with the City of Fajcon Heigttts. � ` �EP 0 'Appe°r°(�)°r R�x(fl) PERSONAL 8ERVICE CONTRACTS UWST�NtWER TME FOt�.ONIING GUEiTION�: _PLANNINti COAAM18810N _GIVII SEAVICE WAA�MSSION 1. Has this psrooMirm ever worked urlddr a co���Qrlw�i�C _CI8 CAMMAI7TEE _ YfS NO , .� �sn-� 2. HAS this psrsonlYirm ever bsen a dty employeo? T 8TAFF — YES NO _DISTRICT COURT _ 3. Doea thb psnoMfkm Poeseas a WciB rrot nonnally Dosseawd bY enY current cqy�mpioyes? SUPPORTS WFIK�1 C�JNCN.OBJECTIVE? YES NO Ezplain dl yN�nswsn on s�parat�ihNt aM�d�ttseh ta�wn aM�t INITIA7'INO PAOBLEM.138UE.OPPORTUNITY(Whoi WIwG Wtwn.Wlwn.NRgr). The City of Falcon Heights has asked Saurt Paul Fire to provide Advanced Life Suggort(AI.S)paramedic service to the City. This service would includa�nergency medical dispatch services aad on-sceae commw►ications. C�1C� Re�'dt Clf1tN' - SEP 0 5 1996 ADVANTAOES IF 11PPRONED: Additional revenue for tha City of Saint Paul ois�ov�6��ovEO: None. x DISAOWINTAOES IF NOi APPROVED: : Loss of additional revcnue. TOTA�.AMOUNT OF TRANSACTION = COS VB BUDGETEp(CIRCLE ONE) YES � FUNDIWO SOYRCE ACTIVITY NUARBER PINANCIAL INFORMATION:(EXPLAIN) �c..����} August 20, 1996 MEMORANDUM OF AGREEMENT 1 . This Memorandum of Agreement outlines the understanding of the parties regarding emergency public safety communications and services for the City of Falcon Heights. By signature below, all agencies represented agree to follow these procedures and agree to provide adequate training, equipment, and internal policies to carry out these procedures. ___ -- - . _ __ 2. The City of Falcon Heights has asked Saint Paul Fire to provide Advanced Life Support (ALS) paramedic service to the city. This service includes emergency medical dispatch (EMD) services and on-scene communications for all ALS medical emergencies and caller questioning and delivery of pre-arrival instructions for ALL medical emergencies involving either Basic Life Support (BLS) or ALS. a. During the first 90 days of operation, a Falcon Heights Fire BLS ambulance will be dispatched and respond to ALL medical emergencies, of both a BLS and an ALS nature. b. After the first 90 days of operation, a Falcon Heights Fire BLS ambulance will only be dispatched after Saint Paul EMDs determine that the medical emergency requires a BLS response. 3. Ramsey County Sheriff Communications (RCSC) will continue answering 9-1-1 and 7 - digit calls for emergency service in Falcon Heights. RCSC dispatchers will transfer all medical callers to Saint Paul Fire Emergency Communication Center (ECC). a. During the first 90 days of operation, RCSC dispatchers will dispatch a Saint Anthony Police unit and a Falcon Heights Fire BLS ambulance to all medical emergencies. 4. Saint Paul Fire EMDs will question Falcon Heights callers reporting medical emergencies and will give pre-arrival instructions to those callers. a. During the first 90 days of operation, Saint Paul Fire EMDs will dispatch a Saint Paul Fire ALS unit to all medical emergencies in Falcon Heights of both a BLS and an ALS nature. b. After the first 90 days of operation, Saint Paul Fire EMDs will determine 1 � t, -� `p`i whether the medical emergency requires an ALS or a BLS response. If the medical emergency requires an ALS response, the Saint Paul Fire EMDs will dispatch a Saint Paul ALS unit. If the medical emergency requires a BLS response; Saint Paul EMDs will call RCSC for the dispatch of a Falcon Heights Fire BLS ambulance. c. During and following the first 90 days of operation, Saint Paul Fire EMDs will maintain on-scene communications with Saint Paul Fire ALS units, Falcon Heights Fire BLS units, and Saint Anthony Police first responders. 5. The operating procedures are as follows: _ __ __ __ a. RCSC will answer all 9-1-1 telephone calls from persons in Falcon Heights served by the RCSC as soon as possible. The RCSC dispatcher will determine if the caller is requesting a response in the City of Falcon Heights, and if the services requested are of a medical nature. If so, the RCSC dispatcher will use the ANI/ALI transfer panel or suitable hardware to rapidly transfer the caller to the Saint Paul Fire ECC. The Saint Paul Fire ECC direct number is 642-6415. For 7-digit calls, the RCSC dispatcher will contact the Saint Paul Fire EMD via the 7-digit line (224-7371 ►, and provide the caller's address and telephone number. b. The RCSC dispatcher will remain on the line to ensure that a successful transfer to the Saint Paul Fire ECC is made. The RCSC dispatcher will listen until the dispatcher has suitable information to dispatch the Saint Anthony Police as first responder and to dispatch the Falcon Heights Fire BLS ambulance when the . Falcon Heights Fire BLS ambulance is the appropriate responder (see Section 5 c.) The RCSC dispatcher will not question the caller or interfere with the Saint Paul Fire EMD's interrogation of the caller. c. When the RCSC dispatcher has sufficient information the dispatcher will hang up and dispatch the appropriate responders. 1 ) During the first 90 days of operation, the appropriate responders will be the Saint Anthony Police and the Falcon Heights Fire BLS ambulance. 2) After the first 90 days of operation, the Saint Anthony Police will be the appropriate first responder. After the first 90 days of operation, the Falcon Heights Fire BLS ambulance will only be the appropriate responder and only be dispatched by the RCSC dispatcher upon request of the Saint Paul Fire EMD. d. The Saint Paul Fire EMD will conduct caller questioning for all medical calls. 2 °I �. -� � �y The Saint Paul Fire EMD will deliver appropriate post-dispatch and pre-arrival instructions per the Advanced Medical Priority Dispatch System and their EMD and Emergency Medical Training (EMT) training and certification. e. The Saint Paul Fire EMD will dispatch the appropriate responders. 1 ) During the first 90 days of operation, the Saint Paul Fire EMD will dispatch a Saint Paul ALS unit to the scene to ALL medical emergencies. 2) After the first 90 days of operation, the Saint Paul Fire EMD will determine if the medical emergency requires an ALS or a BLS response. If the EMD determines that the medical emergency requires an ALS response, the Saint _ - _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ _ Paul EMD will dispatch a Saint Paul ALS unit. If the Saint Paul EMD determines that the medical emergency requires a BLS response, the Saint Paul EMD will request RCSC to dispatch the Falcon Heights Fire BLS ambulance when RCSC is on the line. If RCSC is not on the line, the Saint Paul EMD will call RCSC (484-3366) and request RCSC to dispatch the Falcon Heights Fire BLS ambulance. f. The Saint Paul Fire EMD will maintain on-scene communications with medical units, from both Saint Paul Fire and Falcon Heights Fire, and first responding units from Saint Anthony Police. The Saint Paul Fire EMD will pass patient information to responding units per current medical communication Standard Operating Procedures. g. The Saint Paul Fire EMD will request the RCSC dispatcher via telephone (484- 3366) to dispatch any additional response required by the Saint Anthony Police or the Falcon Heights Fire Department. h. Falcon Heights Fire will request the Saint Paul EMD via radio to dispatch any additional response required by Falcon Heights Fire. 6. The responsibility for proper medical treatment of the patient rests entirely with the agency administering the treatment. Saint Paul Fire does not assume liability or responsibility for patients not under the care of Saint Paul Fire pre- hospital medical providers. Use of dispatching services from Saint Paul Fire does not place a patient under fire care or treatment of Saint Paul Fire. Falcon Heights Fire does not assume responsibility or liability for any patient under the treatment of a Saint Paul Fire unit. 7. In consideration for providing the services under this Memorandum of Agreement, the agency which transports a patient to the hospital shall have sole claim to the reimbursements for the transport. There shall be no direct charges to the City of 3 �c.— ���� Falcon Heights for this service. 8. The City of Saint Paul and Ramsey County each acknowledge that the City of Falcon Heights has entered into this Memorandum of Agreement to provide the ALS services described in this Memorandum of Agreement, in lieu of obtaining these services from other sources. The City of Saint Paul and Ramsey County each agree for itself, with respect to the services it is to provide under this Memorandum of Agreement, that (a) it will provide the City of Falcon Heights reasonable notice of any material change in the operating procedures and (b) it will not terminate this agreement except upon 90 days written notice. The parties agree that 90 days notice of changes in procedures shall be deemed reasonable notice unless circumstances require otherwise. The City of Saint Paul reserves the right to terminate this Memorandum of Agreement at any time with or without cause, subject only to the 90-day notice of termination described herein. 9. The sole remedy of the City of Falcon Heights for any breach of this Memorandum of Agreement shall be termination upon 30 days written notice to the breaching party. During the 30 days following the notice of default, the City of Falcon Heights shall have the right to contract with other third parties for the services covered by this Memorandum. 10. No party to this Memorandum of Agreement intends any third party, including without limitation any resident of the City of Falcon Heights, to be a third party beneficiary of this Memorandum of Agreement. 1 1 . These operating procedures will go into effect at 0800 on September 16, 1996. . The first 90 days of operation, as this term is used in this memorandum, starts at 0800, September 16, 1996, and ends at 0800, December 15, 1996. 12. This Memorandum of Agreement constitutes the entire agreement of the parties and shall supersede all prior oral or written negotiations or agreements between the parties. 13. The parties agree to abide by Section 183.04 of the Saint Paul Human Rights Act (Saint Paul Legislative Code Section 183.04). 4 � c. _� �e�� CITY OF FALCON HEIGHTS RAMSEY COUNTY By: BY� Susan L. Gehrz Terry B. Schutten Mayor County Manager By: Susan Hoyt City Administrator CITY OF SAINT PAUL By: Norm Coleman Mayor By: , Martha Larson, Director of Finance & Management Services By: Timothy K. Fuller Fire Chief Approved as to form Assistant City Attorney 5 09/19/1996 11:51 6122286255 ST PAUL FIRE DEPT PAGE 01 DEPARTMENT OP FIRE AND S�APFfY SERVICES 7inwthy K Ihlkr,FYn Altf � �",1 O � Wm►e�lt.ScAmrb,Arsluonr Pin Qdef' Dimror of Frnerdah'A/a�tn�n�r C1'I'Y OF SAIl�1T PALJ�. ���E��� Ttiqllone:6J2-114�7811 Nonn Coknwn,JI(ayo� �^�P�MN SS10! FacsGrdk:612-21d�62SS September 18, 1996 TO: Susan Hoyt, Falcon Heights City Manager FROM: Werren Schaub U�s Assistant Fire Chief Director of Emergency Management SUBJECT: Emergency Public Safety Communications and Services for the City of Falco� Heights Dear Ms. Hoyt: Pursuant to our conversation of September 10, 1996, and after conferring with our legel advisors, I am submitti�g this memorandum to you outlining the procedures and guidelines that will be followed by the City of Saint Paul Fire Department in regards to provlding Advanced Life Support (ALSI and Emergency Medical Dispatch (EMD) services to the City of Falcon Heights. It is understood that we have jointly selected a target start-up date of September 30, 1996, and that our providing the service will be subject to the approval of the Saint Paul City Council. The procedures to be followed by the Ramsey County Sheriffs Communications (RCSC) a�e expressed in a letter from Chief Deputy Oornbusch to me dated September 6, 1996. That letter is attached to this document. These procedures outline the understanding that: 1. The City of Falcon Heights hes asked the Saint Paul Fi�e Depanment to provide Advanced Life Support (ALS) paramedic service to the city. This service incfudes emergency medical dispatch (EMD) services and on-scene communications for all A�S medical emergencies and caller questioning and delivery of pre-arrivel instructions far ALL medical emergencies involving either Basic Life Support (BLS) o� ALS. 1 09/19/1996 11:51 6122286255 ST PAUL FIRE DEPT PAGE 02 � � �l (. - � � �'y a. During the first 90 days of operetion, a Falcon Heights Fire BLS embulence will be dispatched and respond to ALL medicat emergencies, of both e BLS and an ALS nature. b. After the first 90 days of operation, a Falcon Heights Fire BLS ambulance will only be dispatched eiter Saint Paul EMDs determine that the medical emergency requi�es a BLS response. 2. Ramsey County Sheriffs Communications (RCSC) will continue answering 9-1-1 and 7 - digit calls for emergency service in Falcon Heights. RCSC dispatchers will trensfer all medica! calle�s to Saint Paul Fire Emergency Communicetions Center (ECC). e. During the first 90 days of operation, RCSC dispatchers will dispatch a Saint Anthony Police unit and e Falcon Heights Fire BLS ambulance to all medical eme�gencies. 3. Ssint Paul Fire EMDs will question Falcon Heights callers reponing medical eme�ge�cies and will give pre-arrival inst�uctions to those callers. a. During the first 90 days of operation, Saint Paul Fire EMDs will dispatch e Saint Paul Fire ALS unit to all medical emergencies in Falcon Heights of both a BLS and an ALS nature. b. After the first 90 days of operation, Saint Paul Fire EMDs will determine whether the medicel emergency requires an ALS or a BLS response. If the medical eme�gency requires an ALS response, the Saint Paul Fi�e EMDs will dispatch a Saint Paul ALS unit. If the medical emergency requires a BLS response, Saint Peul EMDs will call RCSC for the dispatch of e Falcon Heights Fi�e BLS ambulance. c. During and following the first 90 days of operation, Saint Paul Fire EMDs will maintain on-scene communications with Saint Paul Fire ALS units, Falcon Heights Fire B�S units, and Saint Anthony Police first responders. 4. The opereting procedu�es are es follows: a. RCSC will enswer all 9-1-1 telephone cells from persons in Falcon Heights served by the RCSC es soon as possible. The RCSC dispatche� will dete�mine if the celler is requesting a response in the City of Falcon Heights, and if the services requested ere of a medical nature. If so, the RCSC dispatcher will use the ANI/ALI transfer panel or suitable hardware to repidly transfer the calle� to the Saint Paul Fire ECC. The Saint Paul Fi�e ECC direct number is 642-6415, 2 09/19/1996 11:51 6122286255 ST PAUL FIRE DEPT PAGE 03 . 11�� "�� For 7-digit calis, the RCSC dispatcher will co�tact the Saint Paul Fire EMD via the 7-digit li�e (2247371►, a�d provide the caller's address and telephone number. b. The RCSC dispetcher will �emain on the line to ensure that a successful transfer to the Saint Paul Fire ECC is made. The RCSC dispatcher will listen until the dispatcher has suitable informetion to dispatch the Saint Anthony Police as first rasponder and to dispatch the Falcon Heights Fire BLS ambulance when the Falcon Heights Fire BLS ambulance is the appropriate responder (see Section 4 c.) The RCSC dispatcher will not question the caller or interfere with the Saint Paul Fire EMD's interrogation of the celler. c. When the RCSC dispatcher has sufficient information the dispatcher will hang up end dispetch the eppropriete responders. 1) During the first 90 days of operetion, the appropriate responde�s will be the Saint Anthony Police and the Falcon Heights Fire BLS ambulanae. 2) After the first 90 days of operation, the Saint Anthony Police will be the appropriate first responder. After the first 90 days of operation, the Falcon Heights Fire BLS ambulance will only be the appropriate responder and o�ly be dispatched by the RCSC dispatcher upon request of the Seint Paul Fire EMD. d. The Safnt Peul Fire EMD will conduct celler questioning for ell medicel cells. 7he Saint Paul Fire EMD will deliver appropriate post-dispatch and pre-arrival instructions per the Advanced Medical Priority Dispatch System and their EMD end Emergency Medical Training (EMT) training and certification. e. The Saint Peul Fire EMD will dispatch the appropriate responders. 1) Du�ing the first 90 days of operation, the Saint Paul Fire EMD will dispatch a Saint Paul ALS unit to the scene to AlL medical emergencies. 2) After the first 90 days of operation, the Saint Paul Fi�e EMD will determine if the medical emergency requires an ALS or a BLS response. If the EMD determines that the medica) emergency requirea an ALS response,the Saint Paul EMD will dispatch a Saint Paul ALS unit. If the Saint Paul EMO determines that the medical emergency ►equires a BLS respcnse, the Saint Paul EMD wip request RCSC to dispatch the Falcon Heights Fire BLS ambulence when RCSC is on the line. If RCSC is not on the line, the Saint Paul EMD will call RCSC (484-3368) and request RCSC to dispatch the Falcon Heights Fire BLS ambulance. 3 09l19/1996 11:51 6122286255 ST PAUL FIRE DEPT PAGE 04 � � �l (. � ��gy f. The Saint Peul Fire EMD will maintain on-scene communications with medical units from both Seint Paul Fire end Falcon Heights Fire, and first responding units from Saint Anthony Police. The Saint Paul Fire EMD will pass patient information to responding units per current rmedical communication Standard Operating Procedures. g. The Saint Paul Fire EMD will request the RCSC dispatcher via telephone (484- 3366) to dispetch eny additio�al response required by the Saint Anthony Police or the Falcon Heights Fire Department. h. Falcon Heights Fire will request the Saint Paul EMD via radio to dispatch any additional response required by Falcon Heights Fire. 5. The responsibitity for proper medical treatment of the patient rests entirely with the egency administering the treatment. Saint Paul Fire does not assume liability or responsibflity for petients not under the care of Saint Paul Fire pre-hospital medical providers. Use of dispatching services f�om Saint Peul Fi�e does�ot place a patient under fire care or treatment of Saint Paul Fire. Falcon Heights Fire does not essume respo�sibility or liability for any patient under the treatment of a Saint Paul Fire unit. 6. The agency which transports e petient to the hospital shell have sole claim to the reimbursements far the transpo�t. There shall be no direct charges to the City of Falcc� Heights fo� this service. 7. The City of Saint Paul agrees for itself, with respect to the services it is to provide under these procedures, to provide the City of Falcon Heights reasoneble notice of any materlal change in the operating procedures end will not te�mi�ate these procedures except upon 90 days written notice. The pa�ties agree that 90 days notice of changes in procedures shall be deemed reasonable notice unless circumstances require otherwise. The City of Seint Peu/ reserves the right to term/nere these procedures at eny time with or without cause, subject on/y to the 90-dey nvtice of termination described herein. B. The sole rermedy of the City of Falcon Heights for any devierion from these procedures shall be termination upon 30 days written notice to the City of Saint Paul. During the 30 days following the notice, the City of Fefcon Heights shall have the right to contract with other third parties for the services covered by this memorendum, at its own expense. 9. The City of Saint Paul does not intend eny third party, including without limitation any resident of the City of Falcon Heights, to be a third party beneficiary of these procedures. 4 09/19/1996 11:51 6122286255 ST PAUL FIRE DEPT PAGE 05 °I c. - ���y 10. Thase operating p�ocedures will go into effect at Q800 on Se��ember 30. 1996 The first 90 days of operation, as this term is used in this memorandum, starts at r 1 96, �nd ends at Q800. De ember 29. 1996, We are happy to provide ALS a�d EMD service to the City of Falcon Heights. These servicss, we feel, are second to none nationally. When we are epproached for contrect services there �re three criterion that must be met: 1. The contract does not compromise our ebility to protect the citizens of Saint Paul. 2. The taxpeyers ot Saint Paul must benefit financially from the relationship. Neutral financiel impact is not accepteble. 3. We cen expect to provide the level of service that would normally be ecceptable to those that are receiving that service and/or meet local and national standards whe�e applicable. This program should benefit the taxpayers of both our communities. Plesse feel free to contect me at anytime if I can be of assistance. WS:cm cc: ,�►�t Pa� F on ht Re Mayor Coleman Mayor Gehrz Sheriff Fletcher Merk Shields Fire Chief Bauman� Chief Deputy Do�nbusch Fire Chief Fuller Citv Council Members SSii�t Council Members John Hustad President Thu�e - Ward 2 Sam Jacobs Jerry 8lakey - Ward 1 Leura Kuettel Michae! Harris - Werd 3 Jan Gibson Talbot Roberta Megard - Ward 4 Ja�lce Rettman - Ward 5 Dan Bostrom - Ward 6 Dino Guerin - Ward 7 Attechmsnt 5 09/19/1996 11:51 6122286255 ST PAUL FIRE DEPT PAGE 06 . �lG -\��'y BOB FLETCHER r��n� �tCT�i RAMSEY COUNTY SHERIFF '°�'�►ERi�f�'°f .� �� 14 W. Kelloqg Bouleva�d • : �•� • St. Paul, Minnesota 55102-1848 s' � � ,�'' Telephone: (612)266-9300 ���r�OV�� , Telefacsimile: (612)266-9328 �� �`-���`� �� Sept�mber 06, 1996 Werren Schaub Assistant Fire Chief St. Pau1 Fire Department 100 E. l lth St. St. Paul, I�'innesota 5510] Chief Schaub, 'Y'hia letter should serve as an attachment to your agreement with the City of Falcon Heights to provide dispatch service for ALS services. The Sheriffs Department Dispatch Centez at 655 W. Co. Rd. E wi1l continue to answer 911 calts from the City'of Falcon Heights as well as 7 digit ealls for emergency service. Beginning September 16, 1996 we will transfer emergency medical calls to the St. Paul Fire Department Dispatch Center. For a period of 90 days beginning September 26, 1996 we wil�dispatch Falcon Heights Fire BLS and the St. Anthony Police Department to all medical calls after obtaining basic infoRnation and transferring the call to the St. Paul Fire ECC. After the first 90 days we will only dispatch the Falcon Heights BLS service if St. Paul Fire ECC requests us to. St. Anthony Police wil] continue to be dispatched as the 5rst responder to all medicals. All me�ical calls wip be transferred to the St. Paul Fire ECC and our dispatcher will remain on the line to listen and obtain enough information to dispatch the St. Anthony Police as first responders. We will discuss ct�anges to these procedures as they become necessary and ou�Contact Person is Gary Kollman, Communications Director, who can modify procedures as necessary to make this arrangmneat work. ���. Dick Dornbusch Chief Deputy cc: SheriffFletcher Gary Kollman AOULT DETENTION DIVISION (812)2E6•9330 • CIVII PROCESS (8t2)268�9330 • PATqOI DIVISION (812)181�/317 • WARRANTS (8t2)286•8320 �