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Paramount Ambulance Request for Use of Opticom Services Copyrighted November 18, 2019 City of Dubuque Consent Items # 18. ITEM TITLE: ParamountAmbulance Request SUMMARY: Correspondence from Marvin Neyof Paramount Ambulance requesting a change in the City's policy to include privately-owned emergency services use of the Emergency Traffic Signal (Opticom). SUGGESTED DISPOSITION: Suggested Disposition: Receive and File; Referto City Manager ATTACHMENTS: Description Type ParamountAmbulance RequestCorrespondence Supporting Documentation City of Dubuque Traffic Pre-emption Policy Supporting Documentation Mutual Aid 28E Agreement Supporting Documentation PARA/�OUNT AMBULANCE (�� ;>�690 - 9111 ltem for City Council Agenda: REQUBS"C FOtt CI IANGI? OP POI,ICY REGARDING USE Ol� EMERQB�CY TRAFFIC SIGNAL PRGIiMPl70N (OPTICOM) FOR FlRIiA AMBULANCE SERVICES Pxramount LMS is a state licensed ambulance servicc that provides emergency transporta[ion for paticnls fi'om locations within the ciry of Dubuque to Dubuque hospi[als o�a dailv basis. As paH of our commitment to saFcTy and patient care, Paramount EMS respectfully requests that the new ciTy policy on "Use of Emecgency 7'raffie Signal (Opticom) for Area Ambulancc Serviccs," recently es�ablishcd by thc city of Dubuque Pire Departmen[, be amended to include "Privatcly Owned"emergency serviees, sueh as Paramount �MS (copy of current policv is attached). It may have been an ovcrsighl, bul the new policy from the Dubuque Nire Department exeJudes Paramouot EMS or any nther private for pro5t ambolance serviec from using the clectronic preemptive serviccs in the city of Dubuque. Oplicom allows safer and quicker transportation oC patients who are in critical �eed of emergency transportation to loeal medical lacilities. Paramount Ambulance has a mutua] aid agreement wi[h the ci[y of Dubuque, as part of the Dubuquc County �MS Association. Paramount has access to the Opticom tratTic signal prccmption system in other municipalitics. Paramoun[is abie[o satisfy alI requirements of the Dubuquc T'ire Department policy regarding emergency traffic signal preemplio�. 'I�he exelusion of`Por Pro11P�emergency medica] serviees from participating in the traffic signal preemption (Opticom)sys[em inereases [he risk [o citiiens of the city of Dubuque from cnjoying the benefits of improved travcl times and safer transportation of critical care patients, which will lead to better paticnt ot�tcomc5. Access to the preemption system would improve safety lor bo�h the responding cmerge��cy vehicles as well as othei roadway users by giving clarity to the right of way. �Phc prrcmption system is a useftJ lool in increasing public safety. We requcst that thc Ciry Council direct the fire chief of the city of Dubuque to modify its policy for emergency traTfic signal preemption(Opticom) for a�ea ambulance services to ioclude for profit emergcocy scrvice cntitics. Respectfully submitted on behalf of Paramount EMS / QWnv�� By ..� . . � � � .�,�.i' ��1�`1 �- �� Administration Office 507J Wolff Road • Dubuque,lowa 52002 Phone:563-690-9444 • Fax:563-557-8202 � (,a�w,��wderl www.ParamountEMS.eom MS � � '� ��i. D D A Rcscv D D 4 a,�� @R106SPA66��M�M� N Policyon UseofEmergencyTrafFc Signal Preemption (Opticom) ForArea Ambulance Services Application for permission to utilize emergency traffic preemption may be made by letter to the Fire Chief of the City of Dubuque, who may allow such use under the following conditions: Eligibility: • Dubuque County Sheriff's Department, and • Non-profit or governmental agency emergency services, but only when 1) Applicant has entered into a 28E or Mutual Agreement with the City of Dubuque, and 2) Provided proof of required insurance coverage to the City of Dubuque, and 3) Agrees to indemnify and hold the City of Dubuque harmless for any personal injury, death, or property damage caused by ApplicanYs use of the preemption syste m Equipment: • All costs of acquiring, installing and maintaining preemption emitters shall be borne by the Applicant. • Emitters must be programmed by the City of Dubuque, or by a facility or provider authorized by the City of Dubuque prior to use. • All preemption equipment must be wired to disengage when vehicle placed in park or when door opens. • The City of Dubuque provides no guarantee of traffic preemption system availability or reliability. Usage: • Preemption may be used by Dubuque County Sheriff vehicles during emergency responses within city limits of the city of Dubuque. • Preemption may be used by an emergency vehicle towing the Dubuque County Fire Association Breathing Air Trailer while inbound to an emergency at the request of the Dubuque Fire Department. • Preemption may be used by ambulances in-bound to Dubuque hospitals only and only then when the patienYs condition requires rapid transportation. . Use during out-bound transport from a local hospital is prohibited. . Authorized agencies must assure that vehicle operators are trained in the proper use and application of the pre-emption system. . Compliance with state and local traffic laws and specifically lowa Code §321 .231 is required. Audit: . Use of preemption system is audited by the City of Dubuque traffic engineers and reports are submitted to the Dubuque Fire Chief for review. Applicants must furnish applicable patient care records (with any patient identifiers redacted) to the Fire Chief for review upon request. . The City may review traffic cameras to verify any use of the preemption system. Revocation: Permission to utilize emergency traffic signal preemption may be revoked if evidence is shown that the applicant has misused the privilege or violated any of these conditions. � Z FILED Matt Schultz � W �P.�E OF�� " Secretary of State W � -�-�� W Ag reem ent � M504929 p� S A� yP State of lowa � T�RY �f o 10/27/2011 2:16:48 PM � PLEASE READ INSTRUCTIONS ON BACK BEFORE COMPLETING THIS FORM Item 1. The full legal name, organization type and county of each participant to this agreement are: Full Legal Name Organization Type *County Party 1 Dubuque County Emergency Management County Dubuque Party 2 Advanced Medical Transport Private or Nonprofit Dubuque Party 3 Asbury Community Fire Department Private or Nonprofit Dubuque Party 4 Bi-County Ambulance Service City Dubuque Party 5 Bernard Rescue Unit Private or Nonprofit Dubuque *Enter"Other"if not in lowa Item 2. The type of Public Service included in this agreement is: 13o Emergency Management (Enter only one Service Code and Description) Code Number Service Description Item 3. The purpose of this agreement is: (p�ease be specific) Dubuque County EMS Association 28E Mutual Aid Agreement and Contingency Plan Item 4. The duration ofthis agreement is: (cneckone) mAgreement Expires 10/13/2021 ❑Indefinite Duration [mm/dd/yyyy] Item 5. Does this agreement amend or renew an existing agreement? (check one) m NO ❑ YES Filing#of the agreement: (Use the filing number of the most recent version filed for this agreement) The filing number of the agreement may be found by searching the 28E database at: �nrmniv.sos.state.ia.us/28E. Item 6. Attach two copies of the agreement to this form if not filing online. Item 7. The primary contact for further information regarding this agreement is: (optiona�) LAST Name Berger FIRST Name Thomas Title EMA Coordinator Department EMA Coordinator Email dbqema(c�yousq.net Phone 563-589-4170 � J Matt Schultz 28E Agreement W FILED ��P,�E pF�� N � " Secretary of State Add itional = � M504929 � �;;"� W � p�dRYAO yP State of lowa Partici ants � 10/27/2011 2:16:48 PM p o � Item 1. The full legal name, organization type and county of each participant to this agreement are (continued): Full Legal Name Organization Type *County Party 6 City of Cascade City Dubuque Party 7 Centralia-Peosta Community Fire Department Private or Nonprofit Dubuque Party 8 City of Dubuque City Dubuque Party 9 City of Dyersville City Dubuque Party 10 Dyersville Community Fire Department Private or Nonprofit Dubuque Party 11 Dubuque County Medical Examiners Office County Dubuque Party 12 Dubuque County Sheriffs Office County Dubuque Party 13 Epworth Community Volunteer Firemen Private or Nonprofit Dubuque Party 14 Epworth Community Fire Department Private or Nonprofit Dubuque Party 15 City of Epworth City Dubuque Party 16 City of Farley City Dubuque Party 17 Holy Cross/North Buena Vista Fire Department Private or Nonprofit Dubuque Party 18 Key West Fire/EMS Private or Nonprofit Dubuque Party 19 Mystique Casino Private or Nonprofit Dubuque Party 20 New Vienna-Luxemburg Fire Department Private or Nonprofit Dubuque Party 21 Paramount EMS Private or Nonprofit Dubuque Party 22 Sherrill Fire Protection Association Private or Nonprofit Dubuque Party 23 Worthington Community Fire Department Private or Nonprofit Dubuque *Enter"Other"if not in lowa �ii ii ii i i iii i iiii iii i iiii ii i ii i ii iii ii i ii i ii Doc ID: 007178090028 Type: GEN Kind: AGREEMENT Recorded: 10/18/2011 at 12:07:06 PM Fee Amt: $0.00 Paqe 1 of 28 Dubuque County Iowa Kathy FlVnn Tfiurlow Recorder File�o� 1�000 l� 1 V� Preparer: James A.O'Brien Suite 330 Harbor View Place 300 Main Street Dubuque,IA 52001 (563)583�113 Return to: Tom Berger 14928 Pubiic Safety Way Dubuque,IA 52002-8216 (563)589-4170 MUTUA� AID AND CONTINGENCY AGREEMENT BY AND AMONG THE MEMBERS OF THE DUBUQUE COUNTY EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES ASSOCIATION THIS AGREEMENT dated far reference purposes the �� day of �G�iS�Y�, 2011, by and among the Members of the Dubuque County Emergency Medical Services Association who have duly executed this Agreement. WHEREAS, the Members of the Dubuque County Emergency Medical Services Association recognize the necessity to cooperate and work together to provide for mutual aid and contingency assistance; and WHEREAS, the Members further recognize the need to provide for an organized means of resolving conflicts, concerns and questions between and among their respective Members. N4W, THEREFORE, IT IS AGREED BY AND AMONG THE MEMBERS WHO HAVE DULY EXECUTED THIS AGREEMENT AS FOLLOWS: SECTION 1. DEFINITIONS: As used herein: "Requesting Member," shall mean the Member requesting aid, and "Responding Member," shall mean the Member affording or responding to a call for aid. SECTION 2. MUTUAL AID AND CONTINGENCY AGREEMENT. The Members of the Dubuque County EMS Association mutually agree to provide mutual aid and contingency service to each other. M utualAid�Conti ngencyAgreement_090211 ��.,,' }� JQ � �o�^� �t SECTION 3. AUTHORITY TO RESPOND TO PROVIDE ASSISTANCE. 3.1. The authority to make requests for assistance or to provide aid under this , Agreement shaii reside with the requesting Member's command personnel or the ' command personnePs desig�ee. For purposes of this Agreement, the "requesting Membe�' shall mean the incident commander or the incident commander's designee asking for assistance and the "responding Member" shall mean an officer/supervisor or designee sending assistance. Any Member shail have the right to request assistance from the other Member's subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement. 3.2. The Dubuque County Emergency Communications Center wi11 page out the next nearest Member if fivo consecutive pages go unanswered for any reason. Members are empowered to set up automatic aid protocols in the Emergency Communications Center for specific circumstances in their service areas. SECTlON 4. REQUESTING ASSISTANCE. A Member may request assistance from any other Member when the requesting Member has conciuded ' that such assistance is essential to protect life. ' SECTION 5. RESPONSES TO REQUEST. Upon request, a responding ', Member, upon de#ermination that an emergency exists and subject to the ' availability of human and equipment resources, shall dispatch EMS personnel ' and equipment to aid the requesting Membec , SECTION 6. PERSONNEL AND EQUIPMENT PROVIDED. ' 6.1. The reques#ing Member shall indude in its request for assistance the ' amount and type of equipment, and shall specify the location where the ' personnel and equipment are needed. 6.2. The final decision on the amount and type of equipment to be sent shall ' be solely that of the responding Member. The responding Member shall be ' immune from any liability in connection with all acts associated herewith provided ' that the finai decision is made with reasonabie diligence. ', 6.3. No Member shail make any claim whatsoever against another Member for refusal to send the requested personnei or equipment where such refusal is ', based on the judgment of the responding Member that such personnel and ' equipment are either not available or are needed #o provide service in the ' Member's response area. SECTION 7. COMMAND AND CONTROL AT THE EMERGENCY SCENE. 2 7.1. All Members have estabiished Incident Command System (ICS) Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), and will impiement them on all incidents involving mutuai aid or contingency responses. At the minimum, all agencies will be ' trained in and implement the National Incident Management System (NIMS) for ' ali complex and expanding incidents, basic incident command, radio communications and hazardous materials awareness. 7.2. The responding Member's personnel and equipment shail report to the incident commander or other appropriate sector officer of the requesting Member. TMe person in charge of the responding Member shall meet with the incident commander or appropriate sector officer of the requesting Member for a briefing and assignment. 7.3. The person in charge of the responding Member shall retain control of the responding Member's human and equipment resources and shall direct them to meet the needs and tasks assigned by the incident commander or sector officer. 7.4. The responding Member's personnel and equipment shall be released by the requesting Member when the services o# #he responding Member are no longer required or when the responding Member's resources are needed in their primary response area. Responding Member personnel and equipment may withdraw from the EMS scene upon giving notice to the inciden# commander or appropriate sector o�cer that they are needed in the Member's primary response area. 7.5. It is understood that the purpose of this section is to maintain order at the emergency scene and shall not be construed to establish an employer/employee relationship. SECTION 8. REPORTING AND RECORD KEEPING. The requesting Member shali maintain records regarding the frequency of the use of this agreement and provide them to the Iowa Department of Public Health Bureau of Emergency Medical Services upon request. Each Member shall maintain individual patient ' care reports. ' SECTION 9. NO REIMBURSEMENT FOR COSTS. No Member shall be ' required to reimburse any o#her Member for the cost of providing the services set ' forth in this Agreement for mutuai aid services, except as provided in Section 10 below. Each Member shali pay its own costs (i.e. salaries, repairs, materials, ' compensation, etc.) for responding for requests for mutual aid or contingency ', response. SECTION 10. fEES FOR AMBUtANCE SERVICE. Members providing ' ambulance transport or other services normally billed for will be entitled to their ' normal fees for service and are responsibie for their own billing, insurance filing 3 and collection activity. Requesting Members are responsible for payment of fees for responding paramedic Members providing paramedic intercept services. SECTION 11. LIABILiTY. 11.1. Each responding Member hereby waives all claims against each requesting Member for compensation for any property loss or damage andlor personai injury or death occurring as a consequence of the pertormance of this Agreement. 11.2. A responding Member assumes ali iiability and/or cost of damage to its equipment and the injury or death of its personnel when responding or performing under this agreement. ' SECTION 12. INSURANCE. Each Member shall procure and maintain such insurance as is required by applicabie federal and state law and as may be ' appropriate and reasonabis to cover its staff, equipment, vehicles, and property, including but not limited to liability insurance, workers' compensation (if applicabie), unemployment insurance, automobile liability, and property damage. ' Members may self-insure when appropriate. SECTION 73. CONFLICT RESOLUTION. From time to time, personnel from one Member or another may have some concems or questions regarding this Agreement or the working relationship of the parties. Shouid any such issues arise, they should be dealt with by the Member's chain of command to provide answers or resolution. SECTION 14. MINIMUM TRAINING AND COMMUNICATIONS. It is the responsibility of each service to maintain appropriate #raining records of their personneL At a minimum, each service director or their designee shall ensure that personnel responding under this agreement shali have basic training in the IVational Incident Management System (NIMS), Incident Command System (ICS), Hazardous Materials, and Communications Training on the Dubuque County E911 Board and 800MHz radio system. SECTION 15. TERM OF AGREEMENT. This Agreement shall be in full force and effect upon execution by all Members Mereto. This Agreement shall rernain in effect for a period of ten years uniess cancelled by any Member by giving thirty days written notice to the Dubuque County EMS Association. The Agreement ' may be amended by agreement of all of the Members. This Agreement is six (6) ', pages long and once filed will rescind and/or cancels any previous mutuaf aid and contingency agreement of the association. 1N WITNESS THEREOF, the following Members have duly executed this Agreement: 4 MEMBERS OF THE DUBUQUE COUNTY EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES ASSOCIATION Advanced Medical Transport Asbury Community Fire Department Bi-County Ambulance Service Bernard Rescue Unit City of Cascade Centralia/Peosta Community Fire Department ' City of Dubuque City ofi Dyersville Dyersvills Community Fire Department Dubuque County Emergency Management Commission Dubuque County Medical Examiner's Office Dubuque County Sheriffs Office Epworth Community Volunteer Firemen Epworth Community Fire Department City of Epworth Cityof Farley Holy Cross ! N. Buena Vista Fire Department Key West Fire/EMS Mystique Casino New Vienna/ Luxemburg Fire Association Paramount EMS Sherrill Fire Protection Association Worthington Community Fire Department 5 Advanced Medical Transport B :� STATE OF IOWA ) COUNTY OF DUBUQUE ) ss: On this � day of SPp-fp��bp� , 2011, before me, a Notary Public in and for the State of lowa, personally appeared U� v-�2 .�� , to me personally known, who being by me duly sworn did say that i r,� Ge��,_`_� is the ccd of Advanced Medical Transport and ihat said instrument was signed on behalf of Advanced Medical Transport by authority of its members and the said '�1^v,� �� acknowledged the execution of said instrument to be the voluntary act and deed of Advanced Medical Transport, by it voluntarily executed. a�� r+o, 1 � G ��_ �J �� G��..�i si�, Nu�r r 7 a'"r e �w(lv�iJ �f" � � � �yNy �a,i s i,, xoir ��2003 � Notary Public in and for State of lowa 6 Asbury Community Fire Department By: � Z }1_�„�A. STATE OF IOWA ) COUNTY OF DUBUQUE ) ss On this a� day of �S�.p��e., , 2011, before me, a Notary Public in and for the State of lowa, personally appeared dra�i L, KrvSQ , to me personally known, who being by me duly sworn did say #hat ��,�-o ��z.�,�� is the T��= G�+ ,�Y of Asbury Community Fire Department and that said instrument was signed on behaif of Asbury Communi#y Fire Department by authority of its members and the said R�,� Kaz,,,s� acknovrledged the execution of said instrument to be the voluntary act and deed of Asbury Community Fire Departmen#, by it voluntarily executed. � � � ' Notary Public in and for ate of lowa Y�, TH064A5I.-BERGEFi . Gommission humber 7633 7 �� h9y CcTm_ssioq txpires S ��Zpl�j 7 Bi-County Ambulance Service ' By: --� STATE OF IOWA ) ' COUNTY OF DUBUQUE ) ss: ' On this �� day of � , 2011, before me, a Notary ' Public in and for the St te of 1owa, personally appeared ' �"� �e- , to me personally known, who being by me duly swom did saythat A.v;�v N�--�t�� is the �ahS ,.'�,vz-.�z,-�,= of Bi-County Ambulance Service and that said instrument was signed on behalf of Bi-County Ambulance Service by authority ofi its members and #he said SA�,r�y Nc�� acknowledged the execution of said instrument to be the voluntary act and deed of Bi-County Ambulance Service, by it , voluntarily execu#ed. ' `�C��,.,,�.� � ��-,,� Notary Public in a d for State of lowa ' I , - , ._- � [ �, i , ii - ' �""� �7y 1.3 $ Bernard Rescue Unit BYC '�'��.-� r7 --_ �� STATE OF IOWA ) COUNTY OF DUBUQUE ) ss: On this �'� day of 5�r°Tr'„113 E�'-, 2011, before me, a Notary Public in and for the State of lowa, personally appeared ��rL,c� �l-G��5 , to me personally known, who being by me duty sworn did say that Parrz�c� f-i�n��s is the t��z;�� of Bernard Rescue Unit and that said instrument was signed on behalf of Bernard Rescue Unit by authority of its members and the said -P�n-�u�- I+crv��s acknowledged the execution of said instrument to be the voluntary act and deed of Bernard Rescue Unit, by it voluntarily executed. "�ile�o-ww� -� I��-�--- Notary Public in and for State of lowa —�: _ .-- , __- _ �1,5 /�r 3 9 City of C cade ' ; By: ' eg Staner, Mayor STATE OF IOWA ) COUNTY OF DUBUQUE ) ss: On this 12th day of September , 2011, before me, a Notary , Public in and for the State of lov��a, p?rs�nally appeared Greq Staner , to me personally known, who being by me duly ' swom did say that he is the Mavor of City of Cascade and that said instrument was signed on behalf of City of , Cascade by authority of its members and the said Mayor ' acknowledged the execution of said instrument to be the voluntary act and deed ' of City of Cascade, by it voluntarily executed. �� ,�� d`Z�l l� Notary Public in and for State of lowa S piiR s SHELLEYA.ANNIS . o v Commis.si�nNumbcr133]ab �+ My Commission Expires � 'awP Mamh 31 20i4 '�� CentralialPeosta Community Fire Department ' By: �.aX�X � � t,c;Qi/"�F✓!-, ��.'. STATE OF IOWA ) COUNTY OF DUBUQUE ) ss: ' On this �s, day of Sc�� , 2011, before me, a Notary ' Public in and for the State of lowa, personally appeared R�� u�-�� , to me personally known, who being by me duly sworn did say that 2�� Lur�� is the �,s fl�-��-st�;7rr� v� of Centralia/Reosta Community Fire Department and that said instrument was signed on behalf of Centralia/Peosta Community Fire Department by authority of its members and the said 2ur��.o Lv::�--�.� acknow�edged the ', execution of said instrument to be the voluntary act and deed of ' Centralia/Peosta Community Fire Department, by it voluntarily executed. ' `-(�c�v�.� � � Notary Public in and for State of lowa t �� _ � ��, � � �� c� r � , �_ � , ��_� i <« �� ` � E.;�<<�-��5��3 11 City of Dubuque By: STATE OF IOWA ) COUNTY OF DUBUQUE ) ss: On this �� day of C�-d F�pr , 2011, before me, a Notary Pu¢lic in a�d for the State of lowa, personally appeared l�,k�' �ctN �J,� �� SE'+'�? to me personally known, wh bein,g by me duly swom did say that .�2 is the C"� �� 171� :v� �,� of City of Dubuque and that said instrument was signed on behalf ity of Dubuque by authority of its members and the said /�, � L?c n� �� lli5 Pr°✓ ' acknowledged the execution of said instrument to be the voluntary act and deed of City of Dubuque, by it voluntarily executed. �'�'� � fr�� i n =�i%�'�.�.�,�z ��i`,�� , �-�i�otary Public in and for State of lowa ��,�, �� . r�i�K�� ,�� Ccrr,!ri c k m�e+76�r3%�u . u'o-'_y Co �c � fix9�r� � �� . 12 City of Dyeesviile ' By� (s�- ATE OF IOWA ) UNTY OF DUBUQUE ) ss: On this IG/� day of 7� �`8�� , 2011, bsfore me, a Notary Pu�ilic in and for the State o# lowa, personaily appeared ��h6l�ES�!. �k�e� S , to me personaily known, who being by me duly ws om did say that�S� ��E��S is the 1�n �8Y 4�_ of City of Dyersvil e and that said instrument was signed on behaif of City of Dyersvills by auihority of its members and the said �A�h�S �� $��5 ack�owiedged the execution of said instrument to be the valuntary act and deed ', of City of Dyersvilie, by it voluntarily executed. �� .�� Notary Public in and for State af lowa A�c�E �Ftp�EA�.4+1tl�sE�t�.� °f�� mmiss'san Number 183199 ...,... `�--_`p- My Com issiop Explres ��.. ! �. 13 ' Dyersville Gommuni#y Fire Department `�._._ � �y:�� STATE OF 101NA ) COUNTY OF f3UBUQUE } ss: On this C�/�� day of �.'-�a'f��: , 2091, be#ore me, a No#ary Pubtic in and fior the Sfi'at� s of lowa, personally appeared ,/X ,-/ N , to me personaily knawn, who being by me duly sworn did say� a is the (�hv_.��- ,�,�t n of Dyersvi{le Gommunity ' Department and #hat said instrument was signed on behalf of Dyersvflle amrounity Fire Department by authority of its members and °the said�;..�e ,��,,,,,[�,e_ acknowledged the execu#ion of said ir�strument to be the vofuntary t and desd of Dyersvitle Comrounity Fire Depar#ment, by it ualuntarily execu#ed. /i Notary� ublir ��an� ta of lowa � `�^ �� MARK KRtifi�L4CE ` . Commlesion Num6�r 72^cg9g �,.r �Vy Cmam. Exp. �—l�-a,2 14 , Dubuque County Emergency Management By: ,�.��/'�- STATE OF IOWA ) ' COUNTY OF DUBUQUE } ss On this �t�' day ofi ��%v��'�'< , 2011, before me, a Notary Public in and for the State of lowa, personaliy appeared Miu-rr-.�z t-JuL�vc-rz��, to me personally known, who being by me duiy sworn did say that � � is the C�-F�,r�P��-bd�� of Dubuque County Emergency Management and thaf said instrument was ' signed on behalf of Dubuque County Emergency Management by authority of ' its members and the said t✓I�crr�-z- Wu�'��z��. acknowiedged the execution of said instrument to be the voluntary act and deed of Dubuque County Emergency Management, by it voiuntarily executed. .�.��'w.�rc�n �' �-^�/ Notary Public in and for State of lowa ;: = �-� F� � ,�� I � ,i o � ner �o._o; �:� - ' _ n�,. s 14�2-c,/ 3 15 ' Dubuque County Medical Examiner's Office , B . �� STATE OF IOWA ) COUNTY OF DUBUQUE ) ss: On this �2�` day of �'�P�� , 2019, before me, a Notary Public in and for the State of lowa, personally appeared 6wcn� 1-hqu- t�✓L�SG��- , to ma personaily known, who being by me duly sworn did say that Gwe� l�-�t�,c• �2-rS�L� is the riz2 �o�-+�in.,�✓z— ofi Dubuque Count�r Medical Examiner's Office and that said instrument was signed on behal# ofi Dubuque County Medical Examiner's Office by authority of its members and the said C:wG�, �,-+-• �!1-�s�o'-�- acknowledged the execution of said instrument to be the voluntary act and deed of Dubuque County Medical Examiner's Office, by it voluntarily executed. `_�� Notary Public in and or State of lowa ;F�?��, T�iOI�RAS i. BERGER '�. �Commiasion Numbet 7433 7� My C�mmi�seion Expires � 1 _ Zal3 � 16 Dubuque County Sheriff's Office . �� BY� _ i� Don A.. Vrotsos, Sheriff, Dubuque County STATE OF fOWA ) , COUNTY OF DUBUQUE ) ss: On this 6th day of September , 2091, before me, a Notary Public in and for the State of lowa, personaliy appeared Don A. Vrotsos , to me personaliy known, who being by me duly swom did say that ?�on . vrotsos is the sheriff of Dubuque County Sheriff's Office and that said instrument was signed on behalf of Dubuque County Sherif#'s �ce by authority of its members and the said Don A. Vrotsos acknawledged the execution of said instrumen# to be the voluntary ac# and deed of Dubuque Cour�ty Sheriff s Office, by it ', voiuntarily executed. ' v� ��6,�.��41469 . . `?'�'� 51umb ,teS . �� a��G fi�co� �� Notary Iic tn an for Stat of lowa g � hfry pW? �� Epworth Coenmue�ity Vr,iursteer Firemen By: f � STATE OF IOWA ) COUNTY OF DUBUQUE ) ss: On this �� day of ��`^^'�� , 2011, before me, a Notary Public in and for the State of lowa, personally appeared Nt;��a�-� F��bc�zr , ta me personaliy known, who being by me duly sworn did say that f�(��c-a-� Ne�bt-�-e.-___ is the _�z�r �t� of Epworth Community Volunteer Firemen and that said instrument was signed on behalf of Epworth Community Volunteer Firemen by auYhority of its ', members and the said M_r,11t;.e-� J. t-le��k� v_�— acknowledged the execution ' of said instrument to be the voluntary act a'nd deed of Epworth Community Volunteer Fireroen, by it voluntarily executed. v'!/t.i7"'v�� NoYary Public in an for State of lowa A*` `eR� THOfi7A5 I. BERGEIi :�� Cammission Number 7033 7 � , „ My Cflmmissi�n Expires S� 19 �Lc�13 �.,.',,. �8 ' Epworth Community Fire Department BY� ��-- � STATE OF IOWA ) COUNTY OF DUBUQUE ) ss: On this �D� day of d��=�'L- , 2011, before me, a Notary Public in and for the State of lowa, personally appeared W��i,� 3rz-o�� , to me personally known, who being by me duly sworn did say tha# w}w��.M �,�P�� is the P,�� — of Epworth Community Fire Department and that said instrument was signed on behalf of Epworth Community Fire Department by authority of i#s members and the said fn)��-�-�� 3n-o-�� acknowledged the execution of said instrument to be the voluntary act and deed of Epworth Community Fire Department, by it voluntarily executed. �-�,�� -- Notary Pubiic in and for State of iowa �� a i`sOnfRS I BEPGEft ; � � o r��sio� Numher 7033p7 / � t �.�> "�„�J•-... r�..--m--g5� �/Zr�l� �', 19 City of Epworth B,��E�,� --- � �7�ea1� �w�-�, ,/�;�- STATE OF IOWA ) COUNTY OF DUBUQUE ) ss ', On this Zlst day of Septe�,ber , 2011, before me, a Notary Public in and for the State of lowa, personally appeared Jacob Reuter , to me personally known, who being by me duly sworn did saythat Jacob Reuter is the Mayor of City of Epworth and that said instrument was signed on behalf of City of Epworth by authority of its members and the said Jacob Reuter , acknowledged the execution of said instrument to be the voluntary act and deed of City of Epworth, by it voluntarily executed. ��-v�,�� .� � Notary Public in and for State of lowa , � *"'_`' THOfJASI BERGER '��. � Gorr�mi=sdon Number 7D3°D7 . ' My �ommi�sion ..•piresg 9�2�/� z� City of Farley By_�� n I ` ��1 �'Yl'�5 �r�es,� STATE OF IOWA ) COUNTY OF DUBUQUE ) ss: On this �� day of �a�,�s , 2011, before me, a Notary Public in and for the State of lowa, personally appeared _ �rX��e �e-�e�. , to me personally known, who bein�q by me duly sworn did say that c�J.t (-�c-f e,l is the f;/Yt5 /)i(ec-�z�r of City of Farley and that said instrument was signed on behalf of City of Farley by authority of its members and the said �c1,(e 1��e1 acknowledged the execution of said instrument to be the voluntary act and deed of City of Farley, by it voluntarily executed. ��-� /� (�/'a✓� No Public in and for State of lowa .,d '«, RODWEY#i. KRA1dER � Commleabn Nu ber 12987�;::..,�.. �,`:� ly Cow�. E�• `tF'�; 21 Holy Cross / N. 8uena Vista Fire Department By: ...�ll.z.�� % �3."�..,�_ ' STATE OF IOWA ) COUNTY OF DUBUQUE ) ss: On tMis � day of .� , 2011, before me, a Notary Public in and for the S� of lowa, personaily appeared :Jr+�cS � B��,�� , to me personally known, who being by me duly sworn did say that �',�-«�s +3�=-�+n.�r�E is the �r�s �r�a,--s��-�v� ' of Noty Cross / N. Buena Vista Fire Department and that said instrument was ' signed on behalf of Hoty Cross / N. Buena Vista Fire Department by authonty ' of its members and the said ,7�-cs r3Eum,,c.c acknowledged tne ' execution of said instrument to be the voluntary ac# and deed of Holy Cross / N. ', Buena Vista Fire Department, by it voluntarily executed. �_�/'�.fv��Nc".� / �i /''� Notary Public in and for State of Iowa �-1 - -__ , I C , .c i -�_: ` . �_ , /�pI � ':: =(�;�ZD/� I 21 Key West FireiEMS ..� B�=#=-✓`�,'+�cr �� ' STATE OF IOWA ) COUNTY OF DUBUQUE ) ss: On this � day of 5e��' , 2011, before me, a Notary Public in and for the State of iowa, personally appeared �,�„�-,v �,�,o � , to me personaily known, who being by me duly sworn did say that �rr'�- �nv�-r�lr� is the Ch<<f'-�' of Key West FirelEMS and that said� instrument was signed on behaif of Key West Fire/EMS by authority of its members and the said t3�2,Fr� Fk-.�-��d�-�� acknowledged the execution of said instrument to be the voluntary act and deed of Key West Fire/EMS, by it voluntarily executed. ��-.--3 � �- Notary Public in an �for State of lowa ` ,- � �_Tr-1 '�� " i _ � ; � -------��-��'��i3 �2 Mystique Casi By: STATE OF IOWA ) ' COUNTY OF DUBUQUE ) ss: ' On this � ' � — day of ��f �i`' , 2011, before me, a Notary Pubiic in and for the S atY�wa, personally appeared ` ` , to me personaily known, who being by me duly sworn did say that p is the �f'C,[A,trl-}11 7jVPG.'t�lr of Mystique Casino and that said instrument was signed on behalf of Mystique Casino by authority of its members and the said ��C,GV'1�T.f ��V�Li"�� acknowledged the execution of said instrument to be the voluntary act and deed of Mystique Casinq by it voluntarily executed. �`�,� .�l� 4�.e,(,�J Notary Public in and for State of lowa ' � ��`� ` _ -�F��"o h9 �I�EBEF{ Commi u� � �mbor 18887� � �o My Canm txq �-12-201�(- ��r. 24 New Vienna/ Luxemburg Fire Association Sy: �� l��f`Y1�'�_.-� f STATE OF IOWA ) COUNTY OF DUBUQUE ) ss: On this �sr day of �t-��rs�vz- , 2011, before me, a Notary Public in and for the State of �owa, personally appeared Sg-r�a-�i ��Z,.�.��;�v , to me personally known, who being by me duly sworn did say that 5�'rn+g-y �9r��n,.0 is the EMS v2e✓�.^�s.z.�2-h �e- of New Vienna/ Luxemburg Fire Association and that said instrument was signed on behaif of New Vienna/ Luxemburg Fire Association by authority of its members and the said Sa�-a--� r�i�.��.+� acknowledged the execution ofi said instrument to be the voluntary act and deed of New Vienna/ Luxemburg Fire Association, by it voluntarily executed. "l%�.�,,�.� A" � Notary Public in and for State of Iowa '_ ��.�� i,r� � � ° f' (, nmi I r��u � 7� . r � i 1 �_� �, y_ ��i �� 24 Paramount EMS By: " / \ "'� / STATE OF IOWA ) COUNTY OF DUBUQUE ) ss: On this _� day of J�,��A , 2011, before me, a Notary Pubiic in and for the S ate of lowa, personally appeared /a�� l . �`�� #o me personally known, who being by me duly sworn did say t Mr��.V�� nr�-v is the P��n�=�% , of Paramount EMS and that said instrument was signed on behalf of Paramount EMS by authority of its members and #he said M,a-��r� ,vL'y acknowledged the execution of said instrument to be the voluntary act and deed of Paramount EMS, by it volun#arily executed. _'��it�3v.,�-r,�� 1c.3''-� Notary Public in and for State of lowa I ' ' � ` i � ' _��-: _ i , . — — —__.-:..-.r-_S l�_�,�Zot "� 2�J Sherrill Fire Protection Association 8�� .�,� STATE OF IOWA ) COUNTY OF DUBUQUE ) ss On this �S-E day of S�Y�-�-�w3�2— , 201i, before me, a Notary Public in and for the State of Iowa, personaily appeared ' �tc�d��-T ,J/%s/��,L.�,�Crr, to me personally known, who being by me duly sworn did say #hat P�r�-YL,-�. r-r,��o�.l�a,s�a is the /-�ss�s�-w-w� C�+-f�� of Sherrili Fire Protection Association and that said instrument was signed on behalf of Sherrill Fire Protection Association by authority of its members and the said (��-n-; S. w��;,��,tr�- acknowledged the execution of said instrument to be the voluntary act and deed of Sherrill Fire Protection Association, by it voluntarily executed. �j/lrc�e"Yc.�c.� •� !�/' Notary Public in and for State of lowa __--__--- _ — — . .. _. < , i _- ��g ��3 26 Worthington Community Fire Department ' By: �� /`��--- STATE OF lOWA ) COUNTY OF DUBUQUE ) ss: On this � J� day of SP��..�Q�' , 2011, before me, a Notary Public in and for the State of lowa, personaliy appeared YYI i�� , to me personally known, who being by me duly swom did saytKat s'�`t;c�c-e-1 �v. (P� isthe f=�r2 C�ue-�' ', of Worthington Community Fire epartmen# and that said instrument was ' signed on behalf of Worthington Community Fire Department by authority of ' its members and the said �, � C i,,. � acknowledged the ' execution of said instrument to be the voluntary act and deed of Worthington ', Community Fire Department, by it voluntarily executed. �p1d`= �EkRY HA@EL �� J� � _��. �. Car.�-;se!on Humbar 7094 ��_ -P1� n,= .�q x,5-�!I pX 1138 Y- . _.—��.._..,.__.....:........ D �"� 'l�i A��r� D�.:.�'.�1C 1^ P.^�. fC� 5+.�...� .^.f�.^.::�8 27 Masterpiece on the Mississippi TO: Michael C. Van Milligen FROM: Rick Steines, Fire Chief DATE: November 18, 2019 RE: Traffic Preemption Access Dubuque AII•America WWI TQC; ' 11® 2007*2012*2013 2017*2019 INTRODUCTION This memo addresses the recent request from Paramount Ambulance to access the City's traffic preemption system. BACKGROUND The City has allowed some county ambulance services with 911 emergency response districts to access this system. Recently several more requests to use the system resulted in a review of the policy. DISCUSSION The revised agreement (which has not yet been presented to existing users) addresses agencies that are part of a governmental body and have responsibility for ambulance response within a defined 911 district in Dubuque County. This is consistent with the prior agreements. This stipulation also provides the City with the ability to use information from the Dubuque County 911 Emergency Communications Center to review the appropriate use of the system by these agencies. The reason for this oversight ability is to assure the system is used appropriately as stated in the agreement; that is, only for situations where patient condition warrants, and only when traveling to the hospital. These limits are important so that traffic patterns are not excessively interrupted. Call volumes for the Police and Fire Departments (the reason systems are in place) continue to increase. As more users may be allowed access to the system, there is a need to review such use to reduce non-essential traffic interruptions. RECOMMENDATION In light of the additional request from Paramount Ambulance, I am recommending that the recently completed agreement go back into review. The purpose would be to modify the policy to allow a for-profit ambulance company such as Paramount to access the traffic preemption system. The goal would be to provide for the safety of ambulance patients, EMS personnel, and the general public. Additionally, the modifications should address ways that the use by such a company can be audited for appropriateness consist with 911 response agencies, and further outline and document the required training for preemption device use. Additionally, terms should be defined as to fees for use, based on the City's costs to purchase, install, and maintain the traffic preemption system components. ACTION REQUESTED I respectfully request that an agreement for use by Paramount Ambulance be implemented with the purposes stated above. I also request such agreement review involve both the City Engineering Department and Legal Department, as well as any other city departments using the system. 2