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ORANGE COUNTY <br />BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br />ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT <br />Meeting Date: August 17, 2010 <br />Action Agenda <br />Item No. ~~ <br />SUBJECT: First Reading: Emergency Services Franchise by Ordinance; North State <br />Medical Transport <br />DEPARTMENT: Emergency Services <br />PUBLIC HEARING: (Y/N) No <br />ATTACHMENT(S): <br />• North State Franchise Agreement <br />INFORMATION CONTACT: <br />Frank Montes de Oca, Emergency <br />Services Director, 245-6100 <br />Annette Moore, Staff Attorney, <br />245-2317 <br />PURPOSE: To approve on First Reading the granting of a franchise by ordinance to North <br />State Medical Transport, Inc. (North State), the Franchise Agreement under which it will <br />operate. <br />BACKGROUND: On August 17, 2010, the Board held a Public Hearing to determine the need <br />for ambulance services in accordance with North Carolina General Statute § 153A-250(a). <br />After taking comments from the public the Board found that it was necessary to franchise <br />ambulance services to assure the provision of adequate and continuing services and to <br />preserve, protect, and promote the public health, safety, and welfare. Once the Board <br />determined that ambulance services were necessary, it may by ordinance franchise ambulance <br />services. However, "no ordinance making a grant, renewal, extension, or amendment of any <br />franchise may be finally adopted until it has been passed at two regular meetings of the Board <br />of Commissioners. No such grant, renewal, extension, or amendment may be made except by <br />ordinance."' The Board directed staff to enter into discussion with potential franchisee and to <br />bring back a proposed Franchise Agreement. <br />North State Medical Transport, Inc. (North State) has applied for Orange County Franchise <br />under the 2010 Franchise Ordinance. The application indicates North State is applying to <br />provide the following services: <br />Convalescent Transport Services, BLS Transport <br />Emergency Services, BLS Transport <br />North State Transport Service is headquartered in Wake County, North Carolina and has been <br />in service since 2004. North State has over 63 employees and a fleet of 10 vehicles. North <br />N.C. Gen. Stat. 153A-46. <br />