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MEMORANDUM
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Mayor, City Council, City Manager.
Mark T. Sokolow, City Attorney ~ ~~
P.O. No. 5262; May 28, 2002 Council Meeting
May 20, 2002
Attached is P.O. 5262 amending the Subsection 114-33
(c) of the Code of Ordinances as it pertains to Emergency Medical
Vehicles and an alternative to the $50,000 per year annual fee
that is charged to a company. The amount needs to be filled in
by the City Council. To obtain a reduced quarterly rate, the
Ordinance also requires a company to provide backup assistance to
all other permitted companies or agree to such other rotation
schedules as is approved by the Fire Chief. (Requested by
Councilmember Linden, Councilmember Gillam and Councilmember
Chaisson)
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VIA FACSIMILE (409) 842-1656
George Knupple
METROCARE EMS
4770 Washington Boulevard
Beaumont, TX 77707
VIA FACSIMILE (409} 985-4466
Ralph Crall
~OLDSTAR EMS
4439 Gulfway Drive
Port Arthur, TX 77642
VIA FACSIMILE (713) 795-0447
Welsey Boyd
Chief Operating Officer
THE AMSTAR AMBULANCE GROUP,
2010 Naomi Street, Suite C
Houston, TX 77054
INC.
Fire Chief Curran
Director of Finance
P.O. No. 5262
05/20/02 ts
ORDINANCE NO.
AN ORDINANCE
114-33 (c) OF
IT PERTAINS
VEHICLES AND
AMENDIN~ THE SUB-SECTION
THE CODE OF ORDINANCES AS
TO EMERGENCY MEDICAL
AN ALTERNATIVE TO THE
WHEREAS,
Goldstar EMS dated January
dated January 20, 2002 and
Arthur Inc. dated March 19,
pay the City of Port Arthur
installments or $50,000
$50,000 PER YEAR ANNUAL FEE THAT IS
CHARGED TO A COMPANY (REQUESTED BY
COUNCILMEMBER LINDEN, COUNCILMEMBER
~ILLAM AND COUNCILMEMBER CHAISSON)
the City of Port Arthur has agreements with
Inc.
Port
wherein they agreed to
$12,500 in quarterly
per year as partial reimbursement
for the first responder services provided by the City and
20, 2002, MetroCare EMS
Amstar Ambulance Group
2002
as a regulatory fee; and,
WHEREAS, Ordinance No. 02-07 adopted on February 19,
2002, added a new Sub-Section 114-33 (c) approving an
alternative program to the $12,500 contracted quarterly
fee wherein the fee could be reduced to $6,250 per
quarter under certain circumstances, i.e agreeing to
provide ambulances to the City if the company ceases
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operations, agreeing to
company's dispatch system
maintaining a response time
the previous three months,
effective on May 15, 2002;
WHEREAS, Ordinance
alternative program by
$1,250 per quarter; and
WHEREAS, the City
interest to again review this
contracted quarterly fee; and
WHEREAS, the City Council
has decided that it is in the
health of the citizens of the
again review the alternative
mutually aid program and the
allow the City to use the
in case of an emergency, and
of six minutes or less for
with such Ordinance being
and
No. 02-22 modified this
reducing the alternative fee to
Council deems it in the public
exception to the $12,500
of the City of Port Arthur
best interests and public
City of Port Arthur to
quarterly fee program, the
rotation of ambulances and
under Article II
of Ordinances.
to amend Sub-Section 114-33 (c)
Emergency Medical Vehicle of the Code
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE
THE CITY OF PORT ARTHUR:
Section 1. That the facts and
preamble are true and correct.
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CITY COUNCIL OF
opinions in the
Section 2. That Section 114-33(c) of the Code of
Ordinances, City of Port Arthur, Texas, is hereby
amended, with said section to read as follows:
"Sec. 114-33. (c) As an alternative to the fee being
by the City, an Emergency Medical Services
or companies may receive a reduction from the
in quarterly payments to $ in quarterly
company agrees to or provides all five of
charged
company
$12,500
payments if the
the following:
(1) The company agrees to provide the following
in case the company ceases to provide full-time emergency
ambulance services to the citizens of the City of Port
Arthur:
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(a)
The Company agrees to immediately allow the
City of Port Arthur to take possession and
to use up to five (5) of the company's fully
equipped MICU capable ambulances as
determined at the sole discretion of the
City for a period of six (6) months. After
taking possession of the ambulances, the
City will pay the fair market lease value of
the ambulance vehicles and its equipment.
If there is a dispute as to the fair market
value, the City will retain the possession
and use of the ambulances for six (6)months
and the issue as to the amount of rental and
accrued interest at 6% per year for overdue
payments will be decided by an arbitrator.
Pending the arbitration, the City will pay
monthly payments to the company as to the
amount of lease payments the City considers
(2)
~effer~on
and uses:
to be the fair market lease value.
The company provides a dispatch system in
County that has the following specifications
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A)
B)
C)
Dispatch Room.
Six (6) dispatch consoles each complete
with radio equipment
CPU networked to server containing
dispatch software and a video monitor.
Large marker board visible to all
dispatchers. Board will show all
emergency numbers for operations and who
is on staff at the time.
Maps of all areas covered should be
posted on walls of dispatch area in case
of computer failure.
Ability to relinquish three (3) dispatch
consoles to Port Arthur Police
Department and Fire Department.
These consoles have word processing and
spreadsheet capabilities.
Radio equipment.
Radio consoles are independent and self-
supporting.
Radio frequency that is not public.
Provider should have the ability to talk
to all public agencies in Jefferson
county.
Two (2) spare frequencies will be
available for the Fire Department and
Police Department of Port Arthur.
Radio system capable of transmitting to
all service areas of E.M.S. company.
Telephone equipment.
Telephone equipment should be a PBX
D)
E)
F)
(Public Branch Exchange) style and not
of a "Key" switch style.
System should be able to transfer calls
and handle a tele-branch of no less than
five (5) numbers.
Server system.
One (1) backup server for consoles
available for Fire Department and Police
Department.
Server redundancy including tape backup
for all server based central processing
units.
UPS power backup system for essential
equipment. Power time of fifteen (15)
minutes or more.
Backup generators
High quality backup generators. Should
be able to operate dispatch and
information technology room without
public utility power.
Recorders.
Ail communications will be recorded.
Playback should be available.
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G)
H)
Dispatch support.
Information Technology Specialist on
staff 24 hours 7 days a week or
service contract providing the same
support.
Disaster plans.
Disaster recovery plans due to flood,
fire, storm, or any other acts of God.
I) Dispatch system provides a redundant
(3)
of six (6) minutes
over the previous
information to the
radio circuit for ISO rating of the City.
J) City dispatch personnel will be allowed
access to the equipment of the Emergency
Medical Services company as to facilitate
and plan for emergency contingencies.
K) Dispatch system can be used by the City at
no cost in case of an emergency.
The company maintains an average response time
or less in the City of Port Arthur
three (3) months and provides such
City
(4) The company agrees to provide backup assistance
to all other permitted companies
alternate rotation schedules
Chief that will best utilize
all of the permitted companies.
(5) The company agrees. that it
or agrees to such other
as is approved by the Fire
the available resources of
will not receive a
refund for
Section 3. That
shall, for any reason,
of competent jurisdiction, the
affect the remaining provisions
any monies previously paid."
if any portion of this Ordinance
be declared invalid by any Court
invalidity
hereof.
Section 4. That any and all other
conflict herewith, and including Ordinances
02-22, are herein repealed.
shall not
Ordinances in
02-07 and
Section 5.
publication,
August, 2002.
Section 6.
Ordinance be
Council.
READ,
That this Ordinance, not requiring
shall be effective on the 15th day of
That a copy of the caption of this
spread upon the Minutes of the City
ADOPTED AND
, A.D., 2002,
APPROVED on this day of
at a Regular Meeting of
of Port Arthur, Texas, by
, City
City Council of the City
following vote: AYES: Mayor
Council:
the
the
NOES:
ATTEST:
OSCAR ORTIZ, MAYOR
JAN STRODER, ACTING CITY SECRETARY
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
MARK T. SOKOLOW, CITY ATTORNEY
APPROVED FOR ADMINISTRATION:
STEVE FITZGIBBONS, CITY MANAGER