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File #: 231504    Version: 0
Type: Resolution Status: Passed
File created: 1/17/2024 In control: COMMON COUNCIL
On agenda: Final action: 2/27/2024
Effective date:    
Title: Resolution relating to the City’s Private Ambulance Service Agreements with Bell Ambulance, Inc. and Curtis-Universal.
Sponsors: ALD. BORKOWSKI, ALD. CHAMBERS JR.
Indexes: AGREEMENTS, AMBULANCE SERVICE
Attachments: 1. Fourth_Amendment_PrivateProvider_Agreements_Example.pdf, 2. MFD EMS Guideline Emergency Medical Field Operation
Date Ver.Action ByActionResultTallyAction DetailsMeeting DetailsVideo
3/4/20240 MAYOR SIGNED   Action details Meeting details Not available
2/27/20240 COMMON COUNCIL ADOPTEDPass15:0 Action details Meeting details Video Video
2/15/20240 PUBLIC SAFETY AND HEALTH COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED FOR ADOPTION

Minutes note: Appearing: MFD Chief - Aaaron Lipski Wayne Jurecki -CEO Bell Ambulance Jim Baker - CEO Curtis Ambulance
Pass5:0 Action details Meeting details Video Video
2/6/20240 COMMON COUNCIL ASSIGNED TO

Minutes note: Ald. Chambers asked to be added as Co-sponsor, there were no objections. Ald. Westmoreland moved to send this item back to committee, in order to AMEND the file to include language reflective of operations changes on the part of the ambulance providers based on a recent incident that resulted in a fatality.
Pass13:2 Action details Meeting details Not available
1/25/20240 PUBLIC SAFETY AND HEALTH COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED FOR ADOPTION

Minutes note: Appearing: James Baker - Curtis Ambulance Chris Anderson - Bell Ambulance Chief Joshua Parish - MFD
Pass5:0 Action details Meeting details Not available
1/17/20240 COMMON COUNCIL ASSIGNED TO   Action details Meeting details Not available

Number                                                               

231504

Version

ORIGINAL

Reference

 

Sponsor

ALD. BORKOWSKI, CHAMBERS

Title

Resolution relating to the City’s Private Ambulance Service Agreements with Bell Ambulance, Inc. and Curtis-Universal.
Analysis
This resolution extends the City’s existing Private Ambulance Service Agreements as the City works to negotiate a new Private Ambulance Service Agreement.

Body

Whereas, The Milwaukee Fire Department entered into Private Ambulance Service Provider Agreements for emergency medical services with Bell Ambulance, Inc., and Curtis-Universal, Inc., on December 19, 2017; and

Whereas, The 2017 Provider Agreements were amended on October 25
th 2021, February 14th 2022, and again on March 7th, 2023; and


Whereas, The Parties are currently negotiating a new Provider Agreement, the details of which are not expected to be finalized prior to the expiration of the current agreement; and

Whereas, A further amendment to the 2017 Provider Agreements is necessary to extend the existing agreements, until the new Provider Agreement is finalized; and

Whereas, Further amendments to the 2017 Provider Agreements are in the best interests of the health, safety, and welfare of the residents of the City of Milwaukee; now, therefore, be it

 

Resolved, By the Common Council of the City of Milwaukee, that the Fourth Amendment to each Private Ambulance Service Provider Agreement for emergency medical services between the City of Milwaukee and Bell Ambulance, Inc. and Curtis-Universal, Inc. is approved in a form substantially similar to the agreement attached to this file; and, be it

 

Further Resolved, That the Fire Chief is authorized to execute such agreements. 

 

Requestor

 

Drafter

LRB179645-1

Gunnar Raasch

1/17/2024