HomeMy WebLinkAboutMINUTES - 07102012 - C.77RECOMMENDATION(S):
Approve and authorize the Health Services Director, or his designee, to execute, on behalf of the County, Contract
#23-299-10 with the City of El Cerrito, a municipal government, in an amount not to exceed $270,000, to provide
first responder fire paramedic services by the El Cerrito Fire Department within the City of El Cerrito and the
Kensington Fire Protection District for the period from July 1, 2012 through June 30, 2015.
FISCAL IMPACT:
There is no County General Fund impact. All payments are funded under CSA EM-1 (Measure H).
BACKGROUND:
County Service Area EM-1 was established in 1989 to provide enhanced emergency medical services, including rapid
paramedic-staffed ambulance response, to the residents of Contra Costa County. On May 18, 2004, the Board of
Supervisors authorized the County’s Health Services Emergency Medical Services Division to use CSA EM-1
funding to partially offset cost to the fire agencies of providing first responder Paramedic services in Zone B.
APPROVE OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE
Action of Board On: 07/10/2012 APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED OTHER
Clerks Notes:
VOTE OF SUPERVISORS
AYE:John Gioia, District I Supervisor
Candace Andersen, District II
Supervisor
Mary N. Piepho, District III
Supervisor
Karen Mitchoff, District IV
Supervisor
Federal D. Glover, District V
Supervisor
Contact: Patricia Frost
(313-9554)
I hereby certify that this is a true and correct copy of an action taken and entered on the minutes of the Board
of Supervisors on the date shown.
ATTESTED: July 10, 2012
David Twa, County Administrator and Clerk of the Board of Supervisors
By: Carrie Del Bonta, Deputy
cc: J Pigg, D Gary
C. 77
To:Board of Supervisors
From:William Walker, M.D., Health Services Director
Date:July 10, 2012
Contra
Costa
County
Subject:Contract #23-299-10 with the City of El Cerrito
BACKGROUND: (CONT'D)
On August 4, 2009, the Board of Supervisors approved Contract #23-299-9, with the City of El Cerrito, to provide
first responder fire paramedic services by the El Cerrito Fire Department within the City of El Cerrito and the
Kensington Fire Protection District, through June 30, 2012.
Approval of Contract #23-299-10 will allow the Contractor to continue to provide First Responder Paramedic
Program services, through June 30, 2015, including mutual indemnification to hold harmless both parties for any
claims arising out of the performance of this contract.
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
If this contract is not approved, County will not be able to reimburse Contractor for the cost of prehospital emergency
medical first responder services within the City of El Cerrito, until patient care is assumed by County’s emergency
ambulance contractor.
CHILDREN'S IMPACT STATEMENT:
Not applicable.