pages: CityCouncil/2009-01-06.pdf, 13
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CityCouncil | 2009-01-06 | 13 | Councilmember Gilmore inquired how many times the Fire Department backed off of the full, initial response. The Fire Chief responded there were 32 working structure fires and 28 gas leaks, which would have require the full response resources sent. Mayor Johnson stated AMR provides backup; inquired what are the response time requirements for AMR. The Fire Chief responded the time requirements are the same as the City's the City's average response time is much better than the requirement; for ambulances, the City's average response time is 4 minutes and the County standard is 8 minutes. Councilmember Matarrese stated that he is trying to balance the deficit of $344,000 against the 5% the Council's purview is deciding whether or not to sacrifice response time 5% of the time; that he does not have confidence that someone might not be injured severely; $344,000 is a small amount against the General Fund; that he is not willing to take the risk; the City responds faster than Oakland, but Oakland does not have to cross a bridge to get to a trauma center how the response is delivered is the purview of management; that he expects management to come up with creative ways to keep the critical level of service; cities are in place to keep the peace, which is the job of the Police Department, to keep people healthy and safe, which is the job of the Fire Department and sewer system, and to preserve infrastructure which is Public Works' job; that he voted to take money from Golf in June because Golf is less important than maintaining fire response at the current level; services should be prioritized; services that are less important should be cut to make sure that the [response] range is met 100% of the time the response time is an average that he does not want to play odds for $344,000; that he would like direction given to the City Manager to look for a way to bridge the $344,000 at the same time, the City should look at how the service is provided, which is being done by an outside consultant. inquired when the report is due. The City Manager responded the organizational review would be ready in late March or April. The Fire Chief stated no city can ensure 100% safety for all citizens from a risk management point of view; the City achieves a very high standard of 90% currentlyi of the 15 critical incidents medical calls being discussed, on average half would be trauma cases. Regular Meeting Alameda City Council 13 January 6, 2009 | CityCouncil/2009-01-06.pdf |