HomeMy WebLinkAboutMINUTES - 06162015 - C.119RECOMMENDATION(S):
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Health Services Director or his designee, to execute an Interagency Agreement
#23-549-1 with East Contra Costa County Fire Protection District, a public agency, in an amount not to exceed
$226,125, to provide funding for 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. 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.
On December 10, 2013,
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.119
To:Board of Supervisors
From:William Walker, M.D., Health Services Director
Date:June 16, 2015
Contra
Costa
County
Subject:Interagency Agreement #23-549-1 with East Contra Costa County Fire Protection District
BACKGROUND: (CONT'D)
the Board of Supervisors approved Interagency Agreement #23-549 with East Contra Costa County Fire Protection
District to provide First Responder and Emergency Medical services, for the period July 1, 2013 through June 30,
2015.
Approval of Interagency Agreement #23-549-1 will allow the Contractor to continue providing Fire First Responder
emergency medical services through June 30, 2016, 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.