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RAITT STREET BARRICADE The Council referred the request and petition from the Summerfield Homes residents, for the removal of the Raitt Street barricade, to staff for investigation and report on motion of Council- man Griset, seconded by Councilman Garthe and unanimously approved. CA 29.1 AGENDA ORDER proceed to Item No. Final Report, as the at 3:30 P.M. There being no objection, he Jo Elliott, Chairman of the Committee. Mayor Evans recom- mended that if there were no objections that the Council 56, Citizens Paramedic Advisory Committee matter had been scheduled to be heard recognized Betty CITIZENS PARAMEDIC Mrs. Elliott presented ADVISORY COMMITTEE the Final Report of FINAL REPORT the Citizens Paramedic Advisory Committee dated December 20, 1974. She stated that the Committee worked enthusiastically for a period of about two months; that the recommendation in the report was unanimous with one abstention; that the Committee agreed there was a need for immediate action to afford additional paramedic services to the citizens of Santa Ana, and requests that one van with a minimum team of seven firemen go into service immediately. Responding to Councilman Bricken, Fire Chief Gene Judd stated that it would cost approximately $200,000 for the addition of one team and van. Mayor Evans stated that Mike Davis, the member of the Committee who had filed a minority report, could not attend the meeting and had requested the Mayor to report to the Council his (Mr. Davis') opinion that the need had been established prior to the Committee meetings; that any kind of input in regard to free enterprise was absolutely ignored; and that members of the group had already made up their minds as to what they desired to accomplish. Mr. Edward Mackessy, President of the Chamber of Commerce praised the Fire Department for reducing fire insurance rates for the businessmen of the community and expressed the Chamber's support of another paramedic group in the City. Mrs. Elliott further explained that the Committee recommenda- tion included expansion of the paramedic program to transport patients to the hospital, where necessary, for a service charge that would enable the program to be partially self- supporting. Councilman Garthe moved, and Councilman Markel seconded, a motion to instruct the City Attorney to prepare a measure, for inclusion on the April 1 ballot, to increase the property tax rate, in the amount needed to support the paramedic requirement proposed knot to exceed 10~ per $100 assessed valuation); and to authorize the City Manager to order a van and the equipment for another unit and to place in priority the training of a minimum paramedic team. The motion failed on the following roll call vote: CITY COUNCIL MINUTES 29 JANUARY 20, 1975