2004_0112_Packet - Laserfiche WebLink

Home

Date: Ol/12/04 Item: 9. B. Ambulance Public Service Areas (PSA} Ambulance Primary Service Area (PSA) Legislation The Issue: The State of Minnesota has established "Primary Service Areas" where only certain entities can provide ambulance service. The PSA for Roseville has been held by Allina (and their predecessors) since 1979. (Before 1979, ambulance service was provided by the Roseville Police Department.) This means the City of Roseville: ■ Has no local control over the cost of ambulance service to its residents. ■ Has no local control over the quality of ambulance service within Roseville, such as response times or the number of ambulances available to serve Roseville. The Opportunity: Six cities have agreed to propose special legislation that will provide their cities with the OPTION of providing their own ambulance service. The legislation DOES NOT REQLTIRE any of the cities to provide their own ambulance service. Nor does the legislation dictate who within the city would provide ambulance service. (LTnder the proposed legislation, ambulance service could be provided by contract between Roseville and Allina or another private ambulance provider, by contract between Roseville and St. Paul, by the Roseville Fire Department, by the Roseville Police Department, or by whomever else the City Council selects.) The legislation allows the city to have the option to decide. Background: The six cities proposing and supporting this special legislation are: Eden Prairie, Richf'ield, Columbia Heights, Centennial, South St. Paul, and West St. Paul. Additional cities that are considering supporting this special legislation include: Minnetonka, St. Louis Park, Chaska, and Roseville. Examples of cities that already provide their own ambulance service include: Edina, Burnsville, White Bear Lake, Maplewood, Woodbury, Virginia, Hibbing, St. Paul and Red Wing.