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� 3, Q 7= <br /> , . 4�„ <br /> Consent Calendar (continued) <br /> Request of Councilman Henderson to attend the National League <br /> of Cities Organizational Analysis and Strategy Committee meet- <br /> ing, Boston, April 22, 1976 and the Redwood City Chamber of <br /> ' Coimnerce Seminar-7, April 23-25, 1976, at South Lake Tahoe. <br /> (MINUTE ORDER NO 76-73) <br /> The motion carried unan�mously by roll call vote. <br /> d ; <br /> Written Cormnunications <br /> 1. Letter from San Mateo County Central Labor Council re paramedic/ <br /> transport service <br /> There being no ob�ection, Mayor Weymouth ordered the sub�ect <br /> letter referred to staff for consideration at any time the <br /> sub�ect may be under study by the City (memo 3/23/76) <br /> Oral Comnunications - <br /> 1 Harold Ratliffe, 2757 Carolina, Redwood City, owner of the <br /> California Ambulance Service, urged that before Council makes <br /> any decision with regard to adopting a paramedic/transport <br /> system within the City Fire Department, Council members <br /> should consider the service in that area being provtded by <br /> private industry Mr. Ratliffe suggested that the cost of <br /> � such a city program would be prohibitive and described some <br /> of the difficulties which would be expected to be encountered <br /> in a city operated service <br /> It was explained to Mr Ratliffe that the County of San Mateo <br /> is studying that matter at this time, that the matter is not <br /> under consideration by the City Council, that the only com- <br /> munication received on the matter is the one from the Central <br /> Labor Council (see above), that both City staff and Council <br /> �' are well aware of the extremely high cost of a paramedic � <br /> program; that existing programs are fr�quently operated by <br /> police departments, rather than fire departments, that there <br /> are some difficulties with the private services also, and <br /> that the City Council has every intention of obtaining all <br /> information and studying it carefully at any time the sub- <br /> �ect of a paramedic program might come before them <br /> Ad,7ournment <br /> MOTION Councilman Norris moved, seconded by Councilman Leipzig, <br /> to ad�ourn. The motion carried unanimously by voice vote. <br /> The Council ad�ourned at 9•18 p m <br /> The next regularly scheduled meeting of the City Counc�l will be <br /> ' held April 5, 1976 <br /> JACQUELINE C. HILDEBRAND <br /> City Clerk <br /> -6- <br /> � � Reg.Mtg <br /> 3/22/76 <br />