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HomeMy WebLinkAbout06/24/2008 00 Agenda and Packet .''• �,1 Y David Edler, Mayor q' -� �/ 0 Micah Cawley, Assistant Mayor (— tt Y a k ima Kathy Coffey �,h u . �r� K . City • Agenda Rick Ensey I City Council Norm Johnson o o J _ 11N� °jix,n rn.. s------ /� @en da Bill Lover 129 N. 2nd Street,Yakima,WA. 98901 Neil McClure Phone: (509) 575 -6000 • Fax (509) 576 -6614 City Manager Email: ccouncil @ci.yakima.wa.us • www.ci.yakima.wa.us Richard A. Zais, Jr. Anyone wishing to address the Council, please fill out the form found on the tables and give it to the City Clerk SPECIAL MEETING / STUDY SESSION JUNE 24, 2008 8 :00 - 9 :30 A.M. COUNCIL CHAMBERS - YAKIMA CITY HALL 1. Roll Call 2. Emergency Medical Service Levy 3. Audience comments (9:15 a.m. — 9:30 a.m.) 4. Adjournment Yakima WWI riirof City ofyakimaVision Statement: To create a culturally diverse, economically vibrant, safe, and strongYakima community. . Adopted March 2008 - 1994 NOTICE OF SPECIAL MEETING YAKIMA CITY COUNCIL YAKIMA, WASHINGTON . NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a special meeting of the Yakima City Council will be held at the time, date and place specified below, for the purpose of considering the matters specified below. Dated this 16 day of June, 2008. /s/ Deborah J. Moore Deborah J. Moore, City Clerk Date and time of Special Meeting: Tuesday, June 24, 2008 at 8:00 a.m. Place of Special Meeting: City Council Chambers 129 North Second Street Yakima, Washington Special Meeting called by: David Edler, Mayor Micah Cawley, Mayor Pro Tern Agenda: Emergency Medical Services Levy ate? s '� a EMS Levy ear 4. ..`,•.`fie' ysa � �' .. ^�as1� #F' . °i'�,} .? .n: •,' - -:. • ...'S 3e . +e _. a.. PN' S° s�, P rop osa l Presented by Chief Charlie Hines June 24, 2008 � �. "`te � k "�, �^� �' ,� � �, �.i { ¢ �€�` 5"� y F D • i.,,,,,w,,. m #'g ..' ' � "? v u' 4 fit ` y 5j ;:,:.„..„. C u rre n a e n s ac 1n g • The Demand for. �Se c e is .g our Bu Resource � 4 :.'A' - 4 ; d L • R espo se 1t m t etting ls®ngere vi , o kf- 1.3,VW:;,'Ji:i.:qtWi.1....,,,.::::::,;:.7':''''T it v Ill Ill- to ha n eve re lat iy ly mino emergencie , ri�uch les r raj ®r disyaster ,; . • edca care 111 I na b ility to' administer emergency ni F , t. & beyond a Bl 3 .rc '$ Fl`„ "v��. 3t _ UK e \ • • I f 6 6 6 1 G ..,,aism 1 1 ti 1 01 I H add F/F to meet cr s t a ffi n n g s t 1 t t 1 1 1 . 1 . . lm lament a Paramedic Engine Co. i § . p r ram - resu would be a vast t p ®g i mp rov ement in the delivery of 6 P s emergency medical care to our ci 1 ,, ..\ ,,,,,, / , , . i IF It I . patio ts 1 o'. .:....„... r , :' ,. .. W3'C....'.`, ,, ,re, ., P. :,,,,,, :'W.M. .` WV 6 . V: . ,,,,, .5'wV`M : JA. . .z'..v' .. ...a z31b.- l.S r«WW, YS. e ., "A , ' AMWu` -, ,t,.., -; Ati • Pass a " Count -Wide" EMS Levy County-Wide" ,,.. .,,, „,„,,,,, , 1.,.,,,,,,, , ,.. • Requires support from entire County (local governments f and citizens) ® Currently there is no support i ® Wh , c , - - 3 Pass a " Cit " EMS Levy - I City N ® Prevents the Count y taking from takin additional funds from the City ® E liminates reliance on support from the e ntire County 4 • • Afa- c1,02 4 e . . . # OF RESPONSES + ASSES VALUATION + POPULATION o t 1 = EMS LEVY FUNDS "FORMULA" Yak Co. is currentl 25 cents per $1 -r 000 z z la Spokane County FD #8 = .50 1 111 Benton County FD #2 = .50 . wovoloe ` ® Walla Walla County = .50 k • Weplati Can be raised to .50 per $1 (or anyth between .25 & .50) e x'74 .x ® It currently funds 8 YFD. pos port of the Communications Center budget, capital, insurance, equipment/training & information systems. . - • El . 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American Heart Association w r, fr . • Fire Doubles in Size approximately every 1 Minute. National Fire Protection Association .w . . . y , w : / \ ! r2» ww 2© . . »»< i \'W ^ \/ \ ° �% 7 / \ ' z ■ \ \ sinwt } §_ : . « .`� , y - , k . \ %f r ' y d \ /y\ \ y \� ® When the fire extends from the room of origin, you are 1OX more likely to die. National Fire Protection Association For every minute that passes, odds of survival decrease by 10% - American Heart Association Cardiac Survival vs Response Time ou (13 60 40 20 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Response in Minutes • R f . 1F . ff ., g .. • F a dditio nal E ngine Co' s. in service M or e e an versa wor • Decrease reliance on volunteer FD's I r prov re nt i n WS RB FD R a t i n . • • • • resulting in a decrease in insurance premiums Ben efits from Paramedic Engine Co s. 1 • Paramedic gets to the patient faster • Critical procedures are performed simultaneously /quicker with a team of 2 Paramedics vs. only 1 • Successfully utilized in thousands of communities across the country for over 35 years • More effectively Triage/Treat multiple patient incidents (traffic collisions, aircraft, disasters etc.) • FF /PM can access pt. in a dangerous environment (confined space, swift water rescue, Hazmat etc.) . ; ,.. d `.^^ .... _...,�— :..:w... — i W 1 r, s K _I, , ;,; v *al 497 r , .. At, ..,, 111111LAp `'" i "1 Paramedic is enough 99 ... . 1 Y it: ,,, _ iii__ ,.. _ , .,.., ► F y.� a, t 'icl �� kY fit , ° ,rd _""...�...:.�...i _ 46 14. `� \� T �� �E �a� <�a°R'. .. :c,�4^ Za e ms. 'r- , ''.,---- . ,''....v. 1 , ,...,, - 1 '. '‘v . ricr ,..„ ,,.._ --.,:- ,,,..,. 7 1 ' r - . '' - '''•- - ''' '1;i- '7 41 • -,_. — ' ` l , 1 yaw _r Arns rJY l /'. F4 � a �� �,�. . !. .� _ 1 1 YPD example Ask yourself "Two Paramedics on scene will fight over who in charge "... • Each PM has well defined roles & protocols • 2 Paramedic system has been around over 35 years • PD /FD example i "Adding more Paramedics will decrease their skill level"... . . _ : 00,,, .,,,,. , hit, II* , - g Institute a Quality Management program 1 1 t. Create Partnerships w /Hospitals 4 d FACT: Ambulance Company's are not wic dedicated solely to the city of Yakima y y G rp , "For companies 4 4,-ti profit" p (.34%. M Respond to emergencies throughout Yakima J County } M I nter - facility transfers Seattle Spokane Tri- cities Vancouver gt:t `April 30 = NQ AMBULANCES or PARAMEDICS AVAILABLE *IAFF notified of possible AMBULANCE STRIKE in Spring Ambulance Companies... • Will NOT lose one dime of revenue t, • Will continue to trans eve every patient • Goal: form a public-private partnership that IMPROVES the QUALITYofpt.care Investment • 25 cent increase • • $200 Home a • — $4.16 /month or the of a one l atte per price w a month! t\\, 4 s Su iv rt ti YFD Firefighters Local 469 53 Yakima County Medical Program Director Memorial. Hospital ER Physicians AMR Ambulance Company w i.. A it • City C s ouncil , 4�� Strateg P ' °r ; ,,,� "3 a dopte d March 2008 Maintain and improve public Health and Safety Promote Economic Development and Diversification Build and Utilize Strateg Partnership Preserve and Enhanc e Yakima's Quality of Life Efficiently manage Public Resources an Ensure y Fiscal Stability Provide Responsive Customer Service and Effective communication CITY OFYA I MA LEGAL DEPARTMENT 200 South Third Street, Yakima, WA 98901 -2830 (Phone) 509 - 575 -6033 (Fax) 509 - 575 -6160 MEMORANDUM March 26, 2008 TO: Norm Johnson, Chair of the Public Safety Committee David Edler, Mayor and Public Safety Committee Member Bill Lover, Public Safety Committee Member CC: Dick Zais, City Manager FROM: Cynthia Martinez, Senior Assistant City Attorney SUBJECT: Emergency Medical Care and Service Levies Pursuant to RCW 84.52.069, attached, all cities are allowed to ask the voters for authority to levy an additional property tax of up to 50 cents per thousand dollars of assessed valuation to support emergency medical services.' The levy presented to the voters can be imposed for six years, ten years, or permanently. However, if a county levies less than 50 cents per thousand dollars for the assessed value of property, then a city within the county may levy a tax under this section equal to the difference between the rate of the levy by the county and fifty cents. Yakima County has levied 25 cents per thousand dollars of assessed value. The City of Yakima could pursue the additional 25 cents per thousand dollars of assessed value which is estimated to bring in approximately $1,275,000 annually. The law also provides that any levy authorized subsequent to a county emergency medical service levy that is limited in duration shall expire concurrently with the county levy. If the county proposes to impose tax levies under this section, no other ballot proposition authorizing tax levies under this section by another taxing district may be placed before the voters at the same election in which the county ballot proposition is placed. The Yakima County levy expires in 2012. I Parts of this memo are excerpted from A Revenue Guide, a Municipal Research Services publication. 2 Figure provided by Cindy Epperson in finance. cim /memo EMS Levy /Page 1 of 5 Memo to Public Safety Committee and the City Manager March 26, 2008 Page - 2 There are two different scenarios for voter approval of this levy. If at least 60 percent of the voters vote "yes," with a voter turnout of more than 40 percent of the number of people voting in the last general election, the measure is passed. However, if the voter turnout is 40 percent or less of the number voting in the last general election, all is not lost. In that case, as long as the number of "yes" votes is equal to at least 60 percent times 40 percent of the number of people voting in the last general election the measure will pass. If, for example, 1000 people voted in the last general election, as long as there is a majority "yes" vote of at least 240 (1,000 x .4 + 400; 400 x .6 + 240), it will pass even if the number of people voting is less than 400 (40 percent of those voting in the last general election). If a city imposes a permanent levy, it must account separately for the expenditure of the revenues. In addition, a permanent levy is subject to a referendum at any time as opposed to the standard referendum procedure which requires that a petition must be filed within seven days of the passage of the ordinance. This provision means that a "permanent" levy may not be permanent. An EMS levy is a regular property tax levy. As such, it is governed by RCW 84.55.010. Because of referendum 47, cities with populations of 10,000 and over are limited each year to a levy increase that is . no greater than the increase in the implicit price deflator for personal consumption expenditures, plus add -ons, unless the council makes a finding of "substantial need" with a majority plus one vote of the city council. This levy is not subject to the limitation in RCW 84.52.043(2), which provides that the aggregate levies of special districts and the city 'and county shall not exceed $5.90 per thousand dollars assessed valuation. It is however, subject to the constitutional provision that the aggregate of all regular property tax levies (except levies by ports) shall not exceed one percent of assessed value ($10 per thousand dollars assessed valuation). CC. Ray Paolella Chief Charlie Hines Memo to Public Safety Committee and the City Manager March 26, 2008 Page - 3 RCW 84.52.069. Emergency medical care and service levies (1) As used in this section, "taxing district" means a county, emergency medical service district, city or town, public hospital district, urban emergency medical service district, regional fire protection service authority, or fire protection district. (2) A taxing district may impose additional regular property tax levies in an amount equal to fifty cents or less per thousand dollars of the assessed value of property in the taxing district. The tax shall be imposed (a) each year for six consecutive years, (b) each year for ten consecutive years, or (c) permanently. A tax levy under this section must be specifically authorized by a majority of at least three -fifths of the registered voters thereof approving a proposition authorizing the levies submitted at a general or special election, at which election the number of persons voting "yes" on the proposition shall constitute three -fifths of a number equal to forty percent of the total number of voters voting in such taxing district at the last preceding general election when the number of registered voters voting on the proposition does not exceed forty percent of the total number of voters voting in such taxing district in the last preceding general election; or by a majority of at least three - fifths of the registered voters thereof voting on the proposition when the number of registered voters voting on the proposition exceeds forty percent of the total number of voters voting in such taxing district in the last preceding general election. Ballot propositions shall conform with RCW 29A.36.210. A taxing district shall not submit to the voters at the same election multiple propositions to impose a levy under this section. (3) A taxing district imposing a permanent levy under this section shall provide for separate accounting of expenditures of the revenues generated by the levy. The taxing district shall maintain a statement of the accounting which shall be updated at least every two years and shall be available to the public upon request at no charge. (4) A taxing district imposing a permanent levy under this section shall provide for a referendum procedure to apply to the ordinance or resolution imposing the tax. This referendum procedure shall specify that a referendum petition may be filed at any time with a filing officer, as identified in the ordinance or resolution. Within ten days, the filing . officer shall confer with the petitioner concerning form and style of the petition, issue the petition an identification number, and secure an accurate, concise, and positive ballot title from the designated local official. The petitioner shall have thirty days in which to secure the signatures of not less than fifteen percent of the registered voters of the taxing district, as of the last general election, upon petition forms which contain the ballot title and the full text of the measure to be referred. The filing officer shall verify the sufficiency of the signatures on the petition and, if sufficient valid signatures are properly submitted, shall certify the referendum measure to the next election within the taxing Memo to Public Safety Committee and the City Manager March 26, 2008 Page - 4 • district if one is to be held within one hundred eighty days from the date of filing of the referendum petition, or at a special election to be called for that purpose in accordance • with RCW 29A.04.330. The referendum procedure provided in this subsection shall be exclusive in all instances for any taxing district imposing the tax under this section and shall supersede the procedures provided under all other statutory or charter provisions for initiative or referendum which might otherwise apply. (5) Any tax imposed under this section shall be used only for the provision of emergency medical care or emergency medical services, including related personnel costs, training for such personnel, and related equipment, supplies, vehicles and structures needed for the provision of emergency medical care or emergency medical services. (6) If a county levies a tax under this section, no taxing district within the county may levy a tax under this section. If a regional fire protection service authority imposes a tax under this section, no other taxing district that is a participating fire protection jurisdiction in the regional fire protection service authority may levy a tax under this section. No other taxing district may levy a tax under this section if another taxing district has levied a tax under this section within its boundaries: PROVIDED, That if a county levies less than fifty cents per thousand dollars of the assessed value of property, then any other taxing district may levy a tax under this section equal to the difference between the rate of the levy by the county and fifty cents: PROVIDED FURTHER, That if a taxing district within a county levies this tax, and the voters of the county subsequently approve a levying of this tax, then the amount of the taxing district levy within the county shall be reduced, when the combined levies exceed fifty cents. Whenever a tax is levied county- wide, the service shall, insofar as is feasible, be provided throughout the county: PROVIDED FURTHER, That no county -wide levy proposal may be placed on the ballot without the approval of the legislative authority of each city exceeding fifty thousand population within the county: AND PROVIDED FURTHER, That this section and RCW 36.32.480 shall not prohibit any city or town from levying an annual excess levy to fund emergency medical services: AND PROVIDED, FURTHER, That if a county proposes to impose tax levies under this section, no other ballot proposition authorizing tax levies under this section by another taxing district in the county may be placed before the voters at the same election at which the county ballot proposition is placed: AND PROVIDED FURTHER, That any taxing district emergency medical service levy that is limited in duration and that is authorized subsequent to a county emergency medical service levy that is limited in duration, shall expire concurrently with the county emergency medical service levy. (7) The limitations in RCW 84.52.043 shall not apply to the tax levy authorized in this section. V Memo to Public Safety Committee and the City Manager • March 26, 2008 Page -5 (8) If a ballot proposition approved under subsection (2) of this section did not impose the maximum allowable levy amount authorized for the taxing district under this section, any future increase up to the maximum allowable levy amount must be specifically authorized by the voters in accordance with subsection (2) of this section at a general or special election. (9) The limitation in RCW 84.55.010 shall not apply to the first levy imposed pursuant to this section following the approval of such levy by the voters pursuant to subsection (2) of this section. (10) For purposes of this section, the following definitions apply: (a) "Fire protection jurisdiction" means a fire protection district, city, town, Indian tribe, or port district; and (b) "Participating fire protection jurisdiction" means a fire protection district, city, town, Indian tribe, or port district that is represented on the governing board of a regional fire protection service authority.