HomeMy WebLinkAboutMINUTES - 11122013 - C.61RECOMMENDATION(S):
Approve and authorize the Health Services Director, or his designee, to execute, on behalf of the County, Contract
Amendment Agreement #23-299-11 with the City of El Cerrito, for its Fire Department, a public agency, effective
July 1, 2013, to amend Contract #23-299-10 to increase the Contract Payment Limit by $58,630 from $270,000 to a
new total payment limit of $328,630, with no change in the original term of 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 July 10, 2012, the Board of Supervisors approved Contract #23-299-10 with the City of El Cerrito to provide
APPROVE OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE
Action of Board On: 11/12/2013 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,
925-313-9554
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: November 12, 2013
David Twa, County Administrator and Clerk of the Board of Supervisors
By: June McHuen, Deputy
cc: J Pigg, C Rucker
C. 61
To:Board of Supervisors
From:William Walker, M.D., Health Services Director
Date:November 12, 2013
Contra
Costa
County
Subject:Amendment Agreement #23-299-11 with the City of El Cerrito for its Fire Department
BACKGROUND: (CONT'D)
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, which included mutual
indemnification to hold both parties harmless for any claims arising out of the performance of the contract.
On May 14, 2013, the Board of Supervisors authorized the County’s Health Services Emergency Medical Services
Division approval of CSA EM-1 fire agency funding, based on a population-based funding formula, to partially offset
cost to the to fire agencies providing first responder Paramedic services in Zone B. The transition to the
population-based funding formula requires adjustment of the total payment limit of the current Contract.
Approval of Contract Amendment Agreement #23-389-8 will allow the Contractor to continue to provide First
Responder Paramedic Program services with a modified payment provision through June 30, 2015, as approved by
the Board of Supervisors and agreed upon by the parties.
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
If this amendment is not approved, the County will not be able to reimburse Contractor for the cost of prehospital
emergency medical first responder services within the City of El Cerrito for its Fire Department, until patient care is
assumed by County’s emergency ambulance contractor.
CHILDREN'S IMPACT STATEMENT:
Not Applicable.