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<br />REOUES",OR CITY COUNCIL AGEN"DA ITE. <br /> <br />Agenda Date Requested: September 8. 1997 <br /> <br />Requested By: lL. Sease f!l-nepartment: <br />I <br />_ Report _ Resolution X <br /> <br />Fire / EMS <br /> <br />Ordinance <br /> <br />Exhibits: <br /> <br />Ordinance 97- 2197 <br />Contract Example <br />Graphs <br /> <br />SUMMARY & RECOMMENDATION <br /> <br />The City of La Porte currently charges a fee of Five (5) dollars per employee, annually, to industrial <br />companies outside the City of La Porte for ambulance service. This fee amount has been in effect since our <br />original contract with the Association of Bay po It Companies. <br /> <br />Since the original contract, the City's EMS budget has increased for $552,69\ to $1,024,548, Since 1994, <br />the number of calls for service had increased by 24%, and calls for service to Bayport have increased for 3% <br />to 5.4%. Staff is recommending an increase on the base fee to $10.00 for each on-site employee, This <br />increase brings the Association of Bayport Companies (ABC) in line with budget increases and other outside <br />contracts for services. The term remains at three (3) years. All other provisions are essentially the same. <br /> <br />The agreement presented here proposes an increase in the annual payment from $5.00 to $10.00 per on-site <br />employee. <br /> <br />Action Required by Council: <br />Approve the ordinance authorizing an agreement between ABC and the City of La Porte for Emergency Medical <br />Service. <br /> <br />Availability of Funds: <br /> <br />General Fund Water/Wastewater <br />_ Capitall.mprovement_ General Revenue Stuu-ing <br />Other <br /> <br />Account Number: N/A <br /> <br />Funds AV~lil:lble: <br /> <br />YES <br /> <br />NO <br /> <br />ApllrOved for City Council A2:enda <br /> <br />~<\~ <br /> <br />Robert T. Herrera <br />City M~,"ager <br /> <br />q- 4- " <br />D~lte <br />