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BOOK U0 I13 <br />Mayor Leonard Tyson of the City of Fellsmere requested that <br />the Board issue a Certificate of Need to the Fellsmere Volunteer <br />Ambulance Service which will be stationed in the old City Garage <br />behind what is now the Community Center. Referring to a map of <br />the proposed service area, he noted that it starts just west of <br />the Sebastian River near the intersection of CR -510 and CR -512 <br />and includes Vero Lakes Estates, the City of Fellsmere, and all <br />persons north on CR -507 to the Brevard.County line to the C-54 <br />Canal. Service would be provided to several families living just <br />beyond the county line if the need arose. Mayor Tyson continued <br />that the service area goes west to the Fellsmere management <br />section and south on CR -512 at the entrance to Fellsmere <br />management section to the intersection of SR -60 and CR -512. In <br />emergency situations where an ambulance may be needed, they also <br />plan on covering 1-95 from Hobart Road on the south and the <br />Brevard County line on the north. He confirmed that the service <br />area corresponds with that of the fire department service area. <br />Mayor Tyson assured the Board that they plan to cooperate <br />and coordinate with all ambulance services. With respect to <br />dispatching, Mayor Tyson requested permission for the service to <br />use the County's license that is being used by other squads and <br />also install a 911 telephone line into the dispatch office where <br />there will be an operator on duty 24 hours a day. He reported <br />that he has applied for corporation papers from Tallahassee, but <br />a Certificate of Need is required first. He advised that they <br />have a Board of Directors and they intend to get funding wherever <br />they can. Right now, they are on a public donation basis and the <br />response has been excellent. However, this has been put on hold <br />due to the lack of a Certificate of Need. <br />Commissioner Bird asked what coordination has taken place <br />with the existing volunteer ambulance squad in this County, and <br />Mayor Tyson reported that he had met with Mr. Kirchner and Mr. <br />Martine on one occasion and it was his understanding that they <br />38 <br />771 <br />