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5 <br /> ORD-2022-010 <br /> North State Investment Group, LLC d/b/a North State Medical Transport <br /> Franchise Ordinance <br /> An Ordinance granting a non-exclusive Franchise ("hereafter Franchise") to North State <br /> Investment Group, LLC d/b/a North State Medical Transport ("the Grantee") to operate <br /> Emergency Medical Basic Life Support Transportation Services and Convalescence <br /> Basic and Advanced Life Support Transportation Services in Orange County, North <br /> Carolina. <br /> WHEREAS, Orange County ("the Grantor"), desires to assure the availability of <br /> Emergency Medical and Convalescent Basic and Advanced Life Support Transportation <br /> Services within the County; <br /> WHEREAS, the Grantor has, following reasonable notice, and after <br /> consideration, analysis and deliberation conducted public proceedings, during which <br /> proceedings the technical ability, financial condition, legal qualifications and general <br /> character of the Grantee were determined to be acceptable to receive a Franchise to <br /> conduct its Emergency Medical and Convalescence Basic and Advanced Life Support <br /> Transportation Services; <br /> WHEREAS, the Grantor has determined that Grantee is entitled to have a non- <br /> exclusive Franchise granted, that a need exists for the Emergency Medical and <br /> Convalescent Basic and Advanced Life Support Transportation Services contemplated <br /> herein to improve the level of services available to residents of Orange County, helping <br /> to assure the provisions of adequate and continuing services which preserves, protects, <br /> and promotes the public health safety and welfare, and that granting a Franchise to the <br /> Grantee is a cost effective and reasonable manner of meeting the need; <br /> WHEREAS, the Grantee desires to operate Emergency Medical and Convalescent <br /> Basic and Advanced Life Support Transportation Services within the Grantor's <br /> jurisdiction; <br /> WHEREAS, the proposed Emergency Medical and convalescent Basic and <br /> Advanced Life Support Transportation Services will fit within the existing services <br /> provided by the Orange County Emergency Services System so as not to adversely affect <br /> the level of services or operations of other Franchisees to render service; and <br /> WHEREAS, the procedures of N.C. Gen. Stat. §153A-250, §153A-45, and <br /> §153A-46 have been complied with. <br /> NOW THEREFORE,the parties agree as follows: <br /> Section 1. Nature and Term of Grant <br /> a. The Grantor hereby grants the Grantee a non-exclusive Franchise to operate <br /> and maintain Emergency Medical and Convalescent Basic and Advanced Life <br />