Council approves consent calendar; adopts ambulance billing fees and accepts annual fire inspection report

Mountain View — At its April 8 meeting the City Council approved the consent calendar unanimously, including formal action to adopt ambulance billing and user fees for the Mountain View Fire Department's advanced life support ambulance transport and to acknowledge receipt of the fire chief's annual inspection report required by state law.

The Council's consent calendar motion was made by Councilmember Showalter and seconded by Councilmember Hicks and carried without dissent. Both items were read in title only as part of the single consent calendar motion.

What the ambulance action does A resolution adopted by the Council (agenda item 4.2) authorizes City of Mountain View ambulance billing and user fees to be used by the Mountain View Fire Department for advanced life support ambulance transport services. The resolution enables the city to bill for ambulance transports staffed or provided by city crews. Councilmembers who commented before the vote said the program was intended to improve response time and consistency of emergency medical services; Councilmember McAllister noted Mountain View will begin with one engine and said the service mirrors what other nearby cities have done.

Fire inspection report The Council also accepted (agenda item 4.3) a report from the Mountain View Fire Chief regarding annual inspections of specific occupancies required under sections 13146.2 and 13146.3 of the California Health and Safety Code. Councilmembers praised the fire department for completing inspections for multifamily homes and schools and for participating in mutual aid operations; the Council also accepted an item authorizing state reimbursement for mutual‑aid wildfire response costs on the Park Fire.

Public comment and context During the consent discussion resident and county health advisor Mike Rogers spoke in support of the city's decision to operate ambulance service, saying Mountain View has historically been a leader in rapid stroke response and that the county continues to wrestle with ambulance compliance and contracts. Councilmembers noted ongoing work by fire, public works, and other city departments supporting public safety and infrastructure.

Outcome The motion to approve the entire consent calendar, including the ambulance fee resolution and the fire inspection report acknowledgment, passed unanimously. The items will be implemented per the conditions and administrative instructions in the staff report.

Clarifying details - Item 4.2: Resolution adopting ambulance billing and user fees for Mountain View Fire Department advanced life support ambulance transport services (further reading waived). - Item 4.3: Resolution acknowledging receipt of an annual inspection report pursuant to California Health and Safety Code sections 13146.2 and 13146.3 (further reading waived).