16-R-70 - Authorizing the signing of a letter of permission for BCFS Health and Human Services Emergency Management DivisionD
WHEREAS, the City staff of the City of Schertz (the "City ") has received a request for a
"Letter of Permission" to provide ambulance service within the City of Schertz from the BCFS
Health and Human Services Emergency Management Division; and
WHEREAS, Such letters are now required for new EMS Providers by Texas
Administrative Code Chapter 157.11, Requirements for an EMS Transport Provider License; and
WHEREAS, City staff has determined that BCFS's request is to have ambulances
available to their staff during disaster responses across the State of Texas; and
WHEREAS, BCFS will be able to utilize these ambulances in support of Schertz EMS
during large multi - casualty incidents and for large city events when and if requested; and
WHEREAS, City staff has determined that this letter of permission will have no
detrimental effects on the provision of EMS within the City Limits or upon the City's EMS and
other EMS providers operating in the City.
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SCHERTZ, TEXAS
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Section 1. The City Council hereby authorizes the Mayor to sign the Letter of
Permission as set forth on Exhibit A.
Section 2. The recitals contained in the preamble hereof are hereby found to be true,
and such recitals are hereby made a part of this Resolution for all purposes and are adopted as a
part of the judgment and findings of the City Council.
Section 3. All resolutions, or parts thereof, which are in conflict or inconsistent with
any provision of this Resolution are hereby repealed to the extent of such conflict, and the
provisions of this Resolution shall be and remain controlling as to the matters resolved herein.
Section 4. This Resolution shall be construed and enforced in accordance with the
laws of the State of Texas and the United States of America.
Section 5. If any provision of this Resolution or the application thereof to any person
or circumstance shall be held to be invalid, the remainder of this Resolution and the application
of such provision to other persons and circumstances shall nevertheless be valid, and the City
Council hereby declares that this Resolution would have been enacted without such invalid
provision.
Section 6. It is officially found, determined, and declared that the meeting at which
this Resolution is adopted was open to the public and public notice of the time, place, and subject
matter of the public business to be considered at such meeting, including this Resolution, was
given, all as required by Chapter 551, Texas Government Code, as amended.
Section 7. This Resolution shall be in force and effect from and after its final
passage, and it is so resolved.
PASSED AND ADOPTED, this 30th day of August, 2016.
CITY OF SCHERTZ, TEXAS
Ayor, Michael R. Carpenter
ATTEST:
i Secretary, Brenda Dennis
(CITY SEAL)
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August 30, 2016
Texas Department of State Health Services
Office of EMS and Trauma
PO Box 149347
Austin, TX 78714 -9347
TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN:
The City of Schertz has received a request for a letter of approval from BUS Emergency Management to
obtain an EMS Provider License. BUS has operations in the City of Schertz and stores all of their disaster
response equipment within our City Limits. BUS has represented to the City that they desire to have
licensed ambulances to be used during their official disaster operations around the State of Texas and they
have graciously extended the use of these units for mutual aid when feasible to assist our city EMS
department.
After studying BCFS's plan, the City attests to the following:
• The addition of BUS as a licensed EMS provider will not interfere with or adversely affect
the provision of EMS by the licensed EMS providers operating in our city limits.
• The addition of BUS as a licensed EMS provider within our city limits could be beneficial
during times of large event coverage or during large mass - casualty events by providing
additional ambulances to assist during these high volume times.
• The addition of BUS as a licensed EMS provider will not cause an oversupply of licensed
EMS providers operating in our city limits.
This letter was presented and approved by the City of Schertz City Council at a regular meeting on August
30, 2016. Please feel free to contact the City should you have any further questions or comments.
Sincerely,
ael R. Carpenter
Mayor, City of Schertz
1400 Schertz Parkway Schertz, Texas 78154 - 210.619.1000 * schertz.com
Kevin C. Dinnin
President
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Mayor Michael Carpenter
Administrative City of Schertz
Headquarters 1400 Schertz Parkway
Schertz, TX 78154
1506 Bexar Crossing
San Antonio, Texas 78232
Dear Mayor Carpenter:
(210) 832 -5000
Fax: (210) 832 -5005 As required by the Health and Safety Code, Title 9. Safety, Subtitle B.
Emergencies, Chapter 773, Emergency Medical Services, I am writing to request a Letter
wwwBCFS.net of Approval from the City of Schertz, to authorize the storage and operation of Basic Life
Support (BLS) Ambulances within your jurisdiction. More precisely, your Letter of
www.DiscoverBCFS.net Approval is needed to allow us to license these units through the Texas Department of
State Health Services.
These BLS Ambulances, with bariatric capability, will be used exclusively
during emergency conditions by our Emergency Management Division (EMD) within the
State of Texas during disasters or other emergencies in which our resources have been
tasked by a governmental entity. These units will not be available to hire by the general
public and can only be activated for use by an appropriate governmental entity.
Relative to Chapter 773.0573, "Letter of Approval from Local Governmental
Entity," services and care provided via these units are intended solely for support of
government during emergency conditions. Key points in our request are that these units:
1. Will not interfere with or adversely affect the provision of emergency medical
services provided by the City of Schertz, due to the fact that the EMD unit(s) will
not respond to requests from the general public.
2. Will not cause an oversupply of licensed emergency medical service providers in
the City of Schertz, due to the fact that these units will be operated for
government missions and operations and not for dispatch to requests from the
general public.
3. Can remedy an ambulance shortage during periods of high -demand caused by
disaster - related and /or other incidents or events that cannot be resolved by City
of Schertz resources; EMD would make the unit(s) available to the City of
Schertz to utilize as necessary and upon request.
BUS HHS is one of six entities within the BUS System of non- profit
organizations, which is an international, tax - exempt 501(C)(3) corporation headquartered
in San Antonio, Texas. Our Emergency Management Division (EMD) focuses on many
aspects of emergency management, including response and recovery. EMD has multiple
emergency response contracts that can be activated for emergency operations for the
Federal Government, State governmental entities as well as many local jurisdictions.
Your consideration regarding this request is appreciated. Should you have
questions and/or require additional information, please do not hesitate to contact me at
(210) 832 -5000.
Respectfully,
evin C. Dinnin
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