HomeMy WebLinkAboutMINUTES - 03192013 - C.44RECOMMENDATION(S):
Approve and authorize the Health Services Director, or his designee, to submit, on behalf of the County, funding
Application #28-357 to the Bay Area Urban Areas Security Initiative, in an amount not to exceed $120,441, for
County’s Emergency Medical Services (EMS), Medical Emergency and Disaster Ambulance Radio System project,
for the period from December 1, 2013 through November 30, 2014.
FISCAL IMPACT:
Acceptance of this application will result in an amount not to exceed $120,441 for the EMS Medical Emergency and
Disaster Ambulance Radio System project through November 30, 2014. No County match required.
BACKGROUND:
Contra Costa Contra and Alameda Counties have been implementing East Bay Regional Communication System
(EBRCS) interoperable communication upgrades over the past 18 months and are in various stages of completion.
Contra Costa EMS currently utilizes the medical emergency and disaster ambulance radio system (MEDARS) for
field ambulance-to-hospital communications. In the near future, MEDARS is scheduled to sunset as part of the
planned migration to EBRCS. Without a replacement
APPROVE OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE
Action of Board On: 03/19/2013 APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED OTHER
Clerks Notes:
VOTE OF SUPERVISORS
AYE:John Gioia, District I
Supervisor
Karen Mitchoff, District IV
Supervisor
Federal D. Glover, District V
Supervisor
ABSENT:Candace Andersen, District II
Supervisor
Mary N. Piepho, District III
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: March 19, 2013
David Twa, County Administrator and Clerk of the Board of Supervisors
By: June McHuen, Deputy
cc: J Pigg, D Gary
C.44
To:Board of Supervisors
From:William Walker, M.D., Health Services
Date:March 19, 2013
Contra
Costa
County
Subject:Submission of funding Application #28-357 to the Bay Area Urban Areas Security Initiative
BACKGROUND: (CONT'D)
interoperable communication system, ambulances and paramedic fire units will not be able to communicate with
hospitals to receive medical direction and coordinate the transport of the sick and injured, such as those resulting
from emergency and disaster events.
Approval of submission will allow the County’s EMS to apply for funding for County’s Emergency Medical Services
(EMS), to implement the Medical Emergency and Disaster Ambulance Radio System project, for the period from
December 1, 2013 through November 30, 2014.
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
If this Application is not approved, the County will not receive funding to support and participate in the (EMS)
Medical Emergency and Disaster Ambulance Radio System in Contra Costa County.
CHILDREN'S IMPACT STATEMENT:
NOT APPLICABLE