DATE:
August 31, 2021 and October 5, 2021
01
TO:
Board of Supervisors
SUBJECT
NOTICED PUBLIC HEARING: INITIATION OF DISSOLUTION OF COUNTY SERVICE AREA NO. 69 AND TRANSFER OF FUNDING AND ADMINISTRATIVE OVERSIGHT FOR AMBULANCE SERVICES TO THE CITY OF SANTEE AND LAKESIDE FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT AS SUCCESSOR AGENCIES (DISTRICT: 2)
OVERVIEW
Established by the County of San Diego Board of Supervisors (Board) in 1974, County Service Area No. 69 (CSA 69) provides funding and administrative oversight for Advanced Life Support (ALS) ambulance transport services within the City of Santee, Lakeside Fire Protection District, and the surrounding unincorporated communities of Pepper Drive and Bostonia, covering approximately 63 square miles of unincorporated east county. Under governance of the Board, administrative oversight is provided by the County of San Diego Emergency Medical Services Office (County EMS). Through a contract with the County, the City of Santee and the Lakeside Fire Protection District receive funding from the County to provide ALS ambulance transport services to CSA 69.
In April 2019, County EMS retained a consultant to evaluate the effectiveness and sustainability of the current management system and service delivery model and present their findings in a white paper. The review indicated a fundamental transformation of the CSA structure was long overdue and proposed the dissolution of CSA 69 and transfer of funding and administrative oversight for ALS ambulance transport services to the City of Santee and Lakeside Fire Protection District. The dissolution will align responsibilities and provide local control for administrative oversight, management of tax revenue, and provision of services.
Today's request seeks approval to take the necessary actions to initiate the dissolution of CSA 69 and transfer funding and administrative oversight for ALS ambulance transport services to the City of Santee and Lakeside Fire Protection District as succe...
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