Agenda Date: 11/28/2017
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Fire and Emergency Medical Services Discussion
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Presented By:
Mark Relph, City Manager
PURPOSE:
The Littleton Fire Protection District (LFPD) served a termination notice (Exhibit A) to the city of Littleton and the Highlands Ranch Metropolitan District (HRMD) on November 16th, thereby ending their participation in the Inter-local Agreement (IGA) for providing fire and emergency medical services to the three entities. Per the IGA, and specifically with LFPD departure, the existing partnership will effectively end on January 1, 2019.
This study session will discuss the options and timeline for the city of Littleton to pursue in order to maintain an appropriate level of service for fire and emergency medical services (EMS) to our citizens of Littleton. More specifically, this study session is intended to prepare the city council for a broader discussion with the policy makers from LFPD and HRMD scheduled for November 30th. The intent of November 30 the meeting is to discuss options on how the three entities transition out of the existing partnership and perhaps jointly pursue options for fire and EMS.
This November 28th study session is not intended to set any firm direction, but such direction would come later after the joint meeting on November 30th.
PROBLEM STATEMENT:
With the termination notice from LFPD, the existing partnership will end on January 1, 2019; therefore, the city will have to consider other service options in order to maintain an appropriate level of fire and EMS to our citizens. Those service models generally consist of three different types; 1) unify fire and EMS with another fire district, 2) contract for the service with another entity, 3) standalone city department.
The challenge will be to find the most cost effective service option that can be financially maintained over time and balanced against the remaining priorities of the city's services (e.g. Police, Public Works, etc).
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