HomeMy WebLinkAboutMINUTES - 06162015 - C.113RECOMMENDATION(S):
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Health Services Director or his designee, to execute an Interagency Agreement
#23-551-1 with the City of Richmond on behalf of its Fire Department, a public agency, in an amount not to exceed
$223,022, to provide Fire First Responder Emergency Medical services, for the period July 1, 2015 through June
30, 2016.
FISCAL IMPACT:
There is no County General Fund impact. All payments are funded under County Service Area (CSA) EM-1 (Measure
H). No rate increase.
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. In May, 2013, the Board of
Supervisors adopted the population based allocation formula (CSA-EM1 Zone B fire agencies) to preserve the First
Response Funding affected by reductions associated with fire station closures.
On December 10, 2013, the Board of Supervisors approved Contract #23-551 with the City of
APPROVE OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE
Action of Board On: 06/16/2015 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
ABSENT: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: June 16, 2015
David Twa, County Administrator and Clerk of the Board of Supervisors
By: Chris Heck, Deputy
cc: J Pigg, C Rucker
C.113
To:Board of Supervisors
From:William Walker, M.D., Health Services Director
Date:June 16, 2015
Contra
Costa
County
Subject:Interagency Agreement #23-551-1 with City of Richmond on behalf of its Fire Department
BACKGROUND: (CONT'D)
Richmond on behalf of its Fire Department, to provide Fire First Responder Emergency Medical services, for the
period July 1, 2013 through June 30, 2015.
Approval of this Interagency Agreement #23-551-1, will allow the Contractor will provide First Responder and
Emergency Medical services, for the period July 1, 2015 through June 30, 2016, including mutual indemnification to
hold both parties harmless for any claims arising out of the performance of this contract.
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
If this contract is not approved, County will not receive prehospital emergency medical first responder services,
within the Richmond Fire District, and patient care will not be assumed by County’s emergency ambulance contractor.
CHILDREN'S IMPACT STATEMENT:
NOT APPLICABLE