Informational Meeting

MINUTES Tuesday, June 13, 2017 Informational City Council Meeting 4 PM Carnegie Town Hall Sioux Falls City Council 235 West 10th Street Members Present: Christine M. Erickson, Michelle Erpenbach (Arr. 4:28 p.m.), Rick Kiley, Greg Neitzert, Rex Rolfing, Marshall Selberg, Pat Starr, Theresa Stehly Members Absent: Mike T. Huether 1. Call To Order Council Chair Rick Kiley called the meeting to order at 4 p.m. 2. City Council Open Discussion Council Member Pat Starr stated that the Norton Acres Neighborhood Association will be meeting on Saturday, June 17, at Lacey Park from 1 – 5 p.m. He stressed the importance of associations like this one and commended their efforts. Council Member Rex Rolfing noted that Sioux Falls will host the 2017 U.S. Youth Soccer Region II Midwest Championships from June 23 – 28, at Yankton Trail Park. This is the largest event the city has ever hosted. Council Member Marshall Selberg spoke about his attendance at the recent announcement that the PGA Champions Tour will host an event at the Minnehaha Country Club in September 2018. He noted the positive impacts it is likely to have on the city. 3. Presentations A. Paramedics Plus Contract 101 by Jill Franken, Public Health Director and Julie Charbonneau, EMS Quality Coordinator Presentation: Approximately 20 minutes followed by discussion Jill Franken, Public Health Director, and Julie Charbonneau, EMS Quality Coordinator, reviewed the Sioux Falls Ambulance Provider Contract. The contract was approved by the City Council on February 10, 2015, via Ordinance Number 13-15 with the contract commencing on May 21, 2015. Electronic copies of the contract in its entirety can be found under Item 12 of the February 10, 2015, City Council Meeting online agenda. Charbonneau explained: the history of the contract; that the contract includes the agreement, the City’s Request for Proposal  (RFP) (with three addenda), and the Grantee’s Response to the Request for Proposal. She went on to highlight key portions of the agreement and RFP. This included an overview of the 17 agreement sections and 11 RFP sections. The presentation highlighted core requirements to include response time compliance requirements, response time penalties, fleet requirements, no system subsidy, mutual aid and stand-by services, accreditation, staffing, and other administrative provisions. Also discussed was an overview of the broader EMS system, for which the ambulance provider is one of several components. Discussion about response times, audit of response times, final outcomes, the no system subsidy provision, mutual aid contracts, exemptions, billing, requesting mutual aid, outliers, fines with the previous contract, REMSA authority, 911 codes, and Metro Communications policy followed. 4. Adjournment Council Chair Rick Kiley adjourned the meeting at 6:04 p.m. Thomas M. Greco City Clerk