HomeMy WebLinkAboutMINUTES - 12102013 - C.35RECOMMENDATION(S):
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Health Services Director or his designee, to execute an Interagency Agreement
#23-549 with East Contra Costa County Fire Protection District, a public agency, in an amount not to exceed
$361,546, to provide funding for Fire first responder emergency medical services, for the period July 1, 2013 through
June 30, 2015.
FISCAL IMPACT:
There is no County General Fund impact. All payments are funded under County Service Area (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 14, 2013, the Board of Supervisors approved Measure H Zone B population-based fire allocations for the
East Contra Costa County Fire Protection District to partially subsidize prehospital emergency medical first
responder services.
Under this Interagency Agreement #23-549, the Contractor will provide First Responder and Emergency Medical
APPROVE OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE
Action of Board On: 12/10/2013 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,
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: December 10, 2013
David Twa, County Administrator and Clerk of the Board of Supervisors
By: Chris Heck, Deputy
cc: J Pigg, C Rucker
C.35
To:Board of Supervisors
From:William Walker, M.D., Health Services Director
Date:December 10, 2013
Contra
Costa
County
Subject:Interagency Agreement #23-549 with East Contra Costa County Fire Protection District
BACKGROUND: (CONT'D)
services, for the period July 1, 2013 through June 30, 2015, including mutual indemnification to hold both parties
harmless for any claims arising out of the performance of this Agreement.
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
If this contract is not approved, County will not be able to distribute Measure H funds for prehospital emergency
medical first responder services, within the East Contra Costa County Fire Protection District, until patient care is
assumed by County’s emergency ambulance contractor.
CHILDREN'S IMPACT STATEMENT:
Not Applicable.