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Report dated March 27, 2019 from the General Manager of Corporate Services regarding Appointment of Chair and Vice-Chair - Emergency Services Committee.
(RESOLUTION PREPARED)
(The Deputy City Clerk will call the meeting to order and preside until the Emergency Services Committee Chair and Vice Chair have been appointed, at which time the newly appointed Chair will preside over the balance of the meeting.)
This item was deferred from the February 6, 2019 Emergency Services Committee meeting.
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Report dated March 27, 2019 from the Interim General Manager of Community Safety regarding Community Paramedicine – An Investment in the Health of Our Community.
(ELECTRONIC PRESENTATION)
(RESOLUTION PREPARED)
(This report asks for committee support for the General Manager of Community Safety to prepare a business case for the 2020 Budget to increase service delivery hours of the Health Promotions Community Paramedic program by increasing the staffing compliment by three new full time Paramedics.)
- Melissa Roney, Acting Deputy Chief of Emergency Services
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Report dated March 27, 2019 from the Interim General Manager of Community Safety regarding Emergency Preparedness 2019.
(ELECTRONIC PRESENTATION)
(FOR INFORMATION ONLY)
(This presentation will focus on emergency preparedness within the City of Greater Sudbury. With the theme of Emergency Preparedness Week in May being "Are You Ready?" this presentation will inform Council and the Community on City of Greater Sudbury emergency preparedness activities and how community members can likewise be prepared in an emergency.)
- Michael MacIsaac, Executive Deputy Chief Community Safety and Latoya McGaw, Emergency Management Officer
Comprehensive Facilities Needs Assessment
As presented by Councillor Leduc:
WHEREAS the Greater Sudbury Police Service has identified the conduct of a comprehensive facilities needs assessment as one of its key deliverables for 2019;
AND WHEREAS the City of Greater Sudbury’s Community Safety Department (Fire and Paramedic Services) is also facing challenges at its current location at the Lionel E. Lalonde Centre;
AND WHEREAS in order to achieve economies of scale, it would be appropriate for the Greater Sudbury Police Service and the City of Greater Sudbury’s Community Safety Department to collaborate and coordinate efforts for a comprehensive Headquarters facility needs assessment, which could potentially lead to a combined Police, Fire, and Paramedic headquarters complex in the City;
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the City of Greater Sudbury directs the staff to work with the Greater Sudbury Police Service in its facilities study which will include the viability of a shared headquarters and report back to Council.
Report dated March 27, 2019 from the Interim General Manager of Community Safety regarding Community Safety Department Update.
(FOR INFORMATION ONLY)
(This report provides a summary of the Community Safety Department statistics and a briefing on current and upcoming activities.)
(This report provides information regarding the Learning Essential Approaches to Palliative Care (LEAP) training program that the Paramedics have received. Application of a palliative approach with patients in a preferred location of choice has been proved to reduce aggressive intervention, health care costs, Emergency Department visits and hospitalizations as well as increasing quality of life.)
(Greater Sudbury Fire Services has updated the KNOX Rapid Access System. The KNOX system aides in non-damaging and quick entry into buildings which participate in the program. This report will demonstrate it's continued success and Fire Services' commitment to this program in our community.)