pages: CityCouncil/2011-03-29.pdf, 7
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CityCouncil | 2011-03-29 | 7 | The Acting City Manager inquired whether the City would not be competitive in the market place, to which the Interim Fire Chief responded in the affirmative. Mayor Gilmore stated other providers do not keep vehicles on the Island; inquired would the City not have a competitive advantage because its apparatus is here. The Interim Fire Chief responded the City does not have the legal right to provide the service. Mayor Gilmore inquired whether Paramedics Plus has the exclusive right, to which the Interim Fire Chief responded in the negative; stated other private ambulance companies in the County have the right BLS transport services. Mayor Gilmore inquired whether the companies contract with the County, to which the Interim Fire Chief responded in the affirmative. The Acting City Manager stated another challenge is an ambulance providing BLS transport service would not be available to respond to ALS calls. The Interim Fire Chief concurred; stated additional ambulances and staff would have to be added, which would be very expensive. Mayor Gilmore inquired whether the County is the licensing agency; and whether the first step the City would have to go through would be a process with the County to have the right to provide the service. The Interim Fire Chief responded in the affirmative; stated staff has discussed the matter with Alameda County EMS; without an exclusive agreement, the City would be competing with private providers; it could be profitable if the City had the exclusive right to BLS transport. Mayor Gilmore stated that she understands the City would be competing and was questioning whether the City would have a competitive advantaged based on the fact of being physically on the Island; stated other ambulance services would have to come off of the Island to service Alameda residents. The Interim Fire Chief responded his concern is with using existing ambulances for the service; transporting non-emergent patients would commit ambulances causing them not to be able to respond to emergency calls. Councilmember deHaan stated the Alameda Hospital had an ambulance; inquired what was the use of said ambulance. Vice Mayor Bonta stated Alameda Fire Department ambulances, as well as private company ambulances, are used by the Alameda Hospital. Special Meeting Alameda City Council 7 March 29, 2011 | CityCouncil/2011-03-29.pdf |