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County of Monroe Mayor Sylvia Murphy,District 5
The Florida Keys l'U � � Mayor Pro Tern Danny Kolhage,District 1
�pw° Michelle Coldiron,District 2
Heather Carruthers,District 3
David Rice,District 4
County Commission Meeting
May 22, 2019
Agenda Item Number: Q.1
Agenda Item Summary #5179
BULK ITEM: No DEPARTMENT: Emergency Services
TIME APPROXIMATE: STAFF CONTACT: James Callahan (305) 289-6088
3:00 P.M. PUBLIC HEARING
AGENDA ITEM WORDING: A public hearing to consider an application for issuance of a Class
A and Class B Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity (COPCN) to Rapid Response
Medical Transportation for the operation of ALS and BLS Transport Services in the zones of Key
West & Adjunct Keys; Islamorada; Key Largo and Marathon for the period 5/22/19 through 5/21/21
for responding to requests for inter-facility transports.
ITEM BACKGROUND: Monroe County Code Sections 11-171 et seq., requires the BOCC to
hold a public hearing to consider the application for a new certificate. At the hearing, the Board may
receive a report from the County Administrator or his designee, testimony from the applicant or any
other interested party, and other relevant information. The Board will consider the public's
convenience and necessity for the proposed service and whether the applicant has the ability to
provide the necessary service(s). The Board shall then authorize the issuance of the certificate with
such conditions as are in the public's interest or deny the application, setting forth the reason(s)for
denial.
PREVIOUS RELEVANT BOCC ACTION: On January 23, 2019, item C.8, the Board granted
approval to advertise for a Public Hearing to be held on February 20, 2019, to consider the
application of Rapid Response Medical Transportation. On February 20, 2019, agenda item R.10
was continued to March 21, 2019. On March 21, 2019, agenda item 0.2 was continued to May 22,
2019.
CONTRACT/AGREEMENT CHANGES:
N/A
STAFF RECOMMENDATION:
DOCUMENTATION:
Class A and B COPCN Rapid Response 3/21/19 - 3/20/21
Application Rapid Response
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Letter from City of Marathon dated 3 18 2019 re PH 01 and 02 re COPCNs
2019.02.19 Letter to Commissioner Rice from Jack Bridges, P.A.
FINANCIAL IMPACT:
Effective Date: 5/22/19
Expiration Date: 5/21/21
Total Dollar Value of Contract:
Total Cost to County:
Current Year Portion:
Budgeted:
Source of Funds:
CPI:
Indirect Costs:
Estimated Ongoing Costs Not Included in above dollar amounts:
Revenue Producing: No If yes, amount:
Grant:
County Match:
Insurance Required:
Additional Details:
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REVIEWED BY:
Pedro Mercado Completed 02/01/2019 11:42 AM
James Callahan Completed 02/01/2019 11:46 AM
Kathy Peters Completed 02/04/2019 10:55 AM
Board of County Commissioners Completed 02/20/2019 9:00 AM
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I am writing on behalf of the City of Marathon regarding agenda items 0.1 and 0.2 on the March
21, 2019 County Commission meeting. These agenda items regard an application for issuance of
a Class A Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity (COPCN) for Falck Southeast II
Corporation d/b/a American Ambulance Service, and an application for issuance of a Class A
and Class B COPCN for Rapid Response Medical Transportation, respectively. Both of these
applications propose such services within the City of Marathon.
Section 11-173(d)(2) of the Monroe County Code, which addresses such matters, provides in .
relevant part:
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service in the zone or area requested and whether the applicant has the ability to
provide the necessary service. The board will consider recommendations from
municipalities within the applicant's requested service zone or area."
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The City has reviewed the applications and recommends that the Commission deny both
applications based on the first two criteria listed in Section 11-173(d)(2): the public's
convenience and necessity for the service in the zone or area requested.
1. The Public's Convenience
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Granting these applications does not make things more convenient for the public. To the
contrary, there is the potential for the public's convenience to be negatively impacted.
In the past when other companies were granted the ability to provide services to our City
they would cause our fire department to scale down in size, only to have to expand when
they were unable to provide the service for multiple reasons, including but not limited to:
personnel, cost of running the service in the Keys, etc. Our Fire Chief has beer! with the
city for over 7 years and has seen this happen twice. Our Fire Chief is responsible for
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providing the citizens and visitors of Marathon with the highest level of medical care
from home to hospital, hospital to hospital, and scene to Trauma Star if required.
Because the city provides all of the above services, our Fire Chief can ensure that our
equipment, personnel, and system meet theses high standards and provide required
services to anyone who needs it. 0
2. Necessity for the Service
There is no need for these additional companies, as the current providers in Monroe
County are more than adequate for the amount of emergencies that we have. Our Fire
Chief has spoken to Fishermen's Hospital and asked if they requested additional services. a.
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our services. Thus, we do not know of any reason why there is the need for additional
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correspondence that gives its arguments as to why the COPN applications should be denied, and U)
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11-173(d)(2) of the Monroe County Code, that the COPCN applications for both Falck Southeast
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be denied for the reasons set forth herein.
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City Attorney
Copy: Marathon City Council
Chuck Lindsey, City Manager
John Johnson, Fire Chief
Roman Gastesi, Monroe County Administrator
Bob Shillinger, Monroe County Attorney
James Callahan, Monroe County Fire Chief/Emergency Services Division Director
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Law Office of Jack Bridges, P. A.
Post Office Box 1714
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RE: Certificates of Public Convenience and Need
Dear Commissioner Rice:
This office represents Florida Keys Ambulance, Inc., a provider of non-emergency, inter-facility
medical transport. Florida Keys Ambulance (FKA) serves the Upper Keys, Marathon, and Key
West.
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additional ambulance companies which are on the Board's agenda for tomorrow's meeting. As
you know, bringing in more ambulance companies will not result in more demand for inter-
facility, non-emergency transport. What it will result in is a reduction in business for FKA and a U)
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FKA currently equips its trucks with the latest cutting-edge technology. In fact, FKA has 0
invested 1.7 million dollars in new equipment since 2017. Considering that other ambulances
are highly unlikely to compete for less than FKA charges (which is the same as the County and
Medicaid rates for the uninsured), this additional competition will likely prevent aM of the
competitors from earning enough in revenue to continuously reinvest in technology. As a result,
the increased competition will actually harm, not benefit, Monroe County residents and visitors.
Currently, FKA complements Marathon Fire Rescue and TraumaStar. This is a healthy level of
competition which brings out the best in all competitors. Too much competition, however, will
only bring down the level of service as the competitors are forced to cut costs. The additional
ambulance services will also likely cost Monroe County money, as TraumaStar is
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Letter to Commissioner Rice
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the backup used by Lower Keys Medical Center for inter-facility transport when FKA is unable
to handle a request in Key West. With more trucks available, the demand for TraumaStar will be
reduced.
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Florida Keys Ambulance has been serving Monroe County for many years. Locally owned and
operated, it pays out nearly $100,000.00 in payroll each month. It has transported patients more 0
than two million miles with no accidents and without complaints by any of the three(3) Monroe
County hospitals. It contributes to local not-for-profit organizations, including investing in
Leadership Monroe. It has never sent a nonpaying patient to collections. Its experience is
unsurpassed. In fact, it is my understanding that at least one of the proposed service providers U)
has little or no experience in medical transport, having just been incorporated in October.
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Florida law provides that the governing board of the County has a certain level of discretion in
granting or denying requests for certification. For instance, the County is required to consider
the opinions of municipalities. Other factors, such as the duplicitousness of service, the
negative impact on financial feasibility of the service providers and quality of care, may
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certificates of public convenience and need.
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