City Council - 11/14/2006 - Workshop APPROVED MINUTES
CITY COUNCIL WORKSHOP
& OPEN FORUM/OPEN PODIUM
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 14, 2006 CITY CENTER
5:00—6:25 PM, HERITAGE ROOM II
6:30—7:00 PM, COUNCIL CHAMBER
CITY COUNCIL: Mayor Nancy Tyra-Lukens, Councilmembers Brad Aho, Sherry Butcher,
Ron Case, and Philip Young
CITY STAFF: City Manager Scott Neal, Police Chief Dan Carlson, Fire Chief George
Esbensen, Public Works Director Eugene Dietz, Parks and Recreation Director Bob Lambert,
Community Development Director Janet Jeremiah, Communications Manager Joyce Lorenz,
Assistant to the City Manager Michael Barone, City Attorney Ric Rosow, OCM Intern Jeff
Mills, and Recorder Lorene McWaters
Heritage Room H
I. PUBLIC SERVICE AREAS AND EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICE
DELIVERY
Fire Chief George Esbensen presented a PowerPoint on Primary Service Areas and
Emergency Medical Service Delivery. In 2004, the City Council adopted a Resolution
authorizing support of legislation that would allow Eden Prairie to control how advanced
life support services in the City are provided. That legislation was not passed, so staff is
now recommending that Eden Prairie apply for a separate PSA.
The presentation provided an overview of primary service areas (PSA's) and outlined
Eden Prairie's membership in the Hennepin County PSA.
The presentation outlined reasons staff believes a separate PSA would be beneficial,
including:
• Local control
• Faster response times
• Guarantee of two ambulances at all times
• Better service to the community
Esbensen also outlined the process to apply for a separate PSA. The presentation
included data indicating that response times for Eden Prairie are growing, and an analysis
that suggests that Hennepin County would recover call volume within two years of Eden
Prairie leaving the PSA. Esbensen said staff will begin the application process in January
2007.
Council Chamber
III. OPEN FORUM
No one requested to speak at Open Forum.
IV. OPEN PODIUM
No one requested to speak at Open Podium.
IV. ADJOURNMENT