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REGULAR MEETING <br />There were no questions from Council. <br />June 27, 2016 <br />Noreen Deane- Moran, 716 West Colfax, spoke in favor of the bill. She stated she lives on a <br />street which has some of these cafes and used to be in a wheelchair for some time. She expressed <br />support for the bill and for the cafes. It is great to eat outside but we need to makes sure they are <br />accessible to everyone and people can get through. We will have to do some careful <br />measurement of certain restaurants because many of them currently probably violate this <br />proposal. Some streets are just too narrow and that's sad but the people with disabilities have to <br />have a right to get by. <br />Todd Zeiger, 61550 U.S. 31 South Bend, spoke in favor of the bill. He stated he has a son in a <br />wheelchair and thanked the Council for considering this bill. Sometimes you don't notice these <br />things unless you have someone with you who has a disability. He thanked the Council and the <br />staff for thinking these things through. <br />No one from the public spoke in opposition. <br />Councilmember Oliver Davis made a motion to send Bill 26 -16 to the full Council with a <br />favorable recommendation. Councilmember Tim Scott seconded the bill which carried by a <br />voice vote of eight (8) ayes. <br />30 -16 PUBLIC HEARING ON AN ORDINANCE OF THE COMMON <br />COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA, <br />AMENDING SECTIONS OF CHAPTER 9, ARTICLE 3 OF THE <br />SOUTH BEND MUNICIPAL CODE TO ADDRESS <br />AMBULANCE /MEDICAL SERVICE FEES <br />Councilmember John Voorde, Chair of the Health and Public Safety Committee, reported that <br />they met and send this bill forward with a favorable recommendation. <br />Steve Cox, Chief of the South Bend Fire Department with offices at 1222 South Michigan Street, <br />served as the petitioner for this bill. This bill comes as a recommendation about the EMS <br />services provided and EMS user fees. A recommendation has been made and presented to the <br />City Clerk on May 31St. Within that recommendation, they have asked for the fee schedule to <br />increase proportionately in accordance with the fee schedule for reimbursement through <br />Medicare. This has been the standard used over the past few years. Additionally, the report asks <br />for a mechanism to be placed within the Code to allow the department to be able to adjust those <br />fees in April when Medicare comes out with their adjustments in order for us to not lose out on <br />any federal funds. This is with acknowledgement that we do still need to report to Council by <br />June 1St and at that time an update will be provided and any issues the Council may have will be <br />addressed. <br />There were no questions from the Council. <br />No one from the public spoke in favor of the bill. <br />Those wishing to speak in opposition: <br />Jesse Davis, P.O Box 10205 South Bend IN, expressed concerns that the Fire Department will be <br />able to upon the Chief s decision increase these fees prior to them coming to Council. Mr. Davis <br />asked if that is the case when they come to the Council will the Council still be able to have <br />some control over the fees. <br />Chief Steve Cox responded by reading the section in the proposed ordinance which read: "It is <br />further recommended by the Fire Administration that hereafter the South Bend Fire Chief be <br />authorized to adjust these user fees once annually and automatically by the same percentage rate <br />as any adjustments made to the Medicare fee schedule rates with notice to the City Clerk after <br />which new rates will take effect. These changes are reasonable, appropriate, and in the best <br />interest of the City of South Bend. Chief Cox stated over the course of the last five (5) years we <br />have used that particular fee schedule to proportionally increase the adjustments to the fee <br />schedule. The Council has voted unanimously in each of the past five (5) years to approve those. <br />10 <br />
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