Title
Discuss and consider action approving a contract with Acadian Ambulance Services for EMS services in the City and extraterritorial jurisdiction (ETJ) and authorizing the City Manager to execute same.
Summary
Following their annual strategic planning conference, Travis County ESD2 provided an updated formal request in July for funding of advanced life support (ALS) and ambulance transport services within the City of Pflugerville. The ESD also indicated that ESD2 would continue to provide ALS and ambulance services until the end of the calendar year, and that funding be available for the calendar year 2022, beginning January 1st.
The Fire & EMS Assessment (June 2021) addressed future options and recommendations for service for consideration. The five options included: maintain the status quo, engage a private ambulance provider, establish a city-owned third service EMS, engage Austin Travis County EMS or establish City-based fire and EMS department. Based on the correspondence received in July, the status quo would cost the City of Pflugerville over $2 million per year.
Travis County ESD17 was created in as a result of a creation petition and subsequent election in May 2021 applicable primarily to the Austin ETJ. Later, petitions to annex the city of Pflugerville and the Pflugerville ETJ were circulated and that election was held on November 2, 2021 in which all related measures by Pflugerville and Pflugerville ETJ voters rejected the annexation into Travis County ESD17.
In conjunction with the EMS Assessment conducted by AP Triton earlier this year, a Request for Information (RFI) was issued to five providers, 3 private and two public. This process, and the resultant information, was helpful to understand the landscape and the assessment recommendations.
In pursuit of option 2, the purpose of this item is to approve the selection of Acadian Ambulance Service of Texas, LLC and authorize the City Manager to enter into negotiations on a contract for se...
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