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TO: BOARD OF SUPERVISORS .
FROM: Mark Finucane , Health Services Director Contra
By : Elizabeth A. Spooner , Contracts Administrator
Costa
DATE: January 21, 1988 County
SUBJECT; Approval of Contract Amendment Agreement #23-055-5 with
San Ramon Valley Fire Protection District
SPECIFIC REQUEST(S) OR RECOMMENDATION(S) & BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION
I . RECOMMENDED ACTION :
Approve and authorize the Health Services Director to execute on
behalf of the County, Contract Amendment Agreement #23-055-5
with San Ramon Valley Fire Protection District , effective
February 1 , 1988 , to amend Contract #23-055-4 (effective from
12 :01 on April 29 , 1987 to 12 :00 midnight on April 28 , 1989) to
add one ( 1 ) Advanced Life Support Unit to Emergency Response
Area 4 and to accept Contractor ' s request to increase its rates
for emergency transport services .
II . FINANCIAL IMPACT : None .
III . REASONS FOR RECOMMENDATIONS/BACKGROUND :
On January 13 , 1986 the Board approved selection of emergency
ambulance services and authorized the Health Services Director
or his designee to negotiate two-year contracts with three
ambulance services , one of which is San Ramon Valley Fire
Protection District which provides service in Emergency Response
Area 4.
The Health Services Department recently received a letter from
the Contractor stating that , because of the growing population
and the resulting increase in emergency medical responses , they,
in conjunction with John Muir Medical Center , wish to place in
service an additional Advanced Life Support (ALS) Unit . This
Unit will require six new paramedics , and to partially offset
the cost , the District is requesting an increase in its patient
charges for emergency ambulance service from the current rates
of $390 for ALS units (paramedic staffed) and $170 for Basic
Life Support (BLS) [EMT-I staffed ] units to $500 for ALS and
$275 for BLS units . The current rates have not been increased
since the service was established in January 1984 , and the pro-
posed new rates are comparable to rates charged by private ambu-
lance services .
Contract Amendment Agreement #23-055-5 increases the ALS units
specified in Contract #23-055-4 from one ( 1 ) to two (2) ALS
units , and provides for amendment of the Contractor ' s proposal
for contract , dated December 3 , 1986 , to reflect the rate
increase requested by the Contractor .
CONTINUED ON ATTACHMENT: YES SIGNATURE;
RECOMMENDATION OF COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDAT O OF BOARD COM ITTEE
APPROVE OTHER
SIGNATURE(S):
'ACTION
IGNATURE S :
'ACTION OF BOARD ON APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED OTHER
VOTE OF SUPERVISORS
I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS IS A TRUE
y UNANIMOUS (ABSENT } AND CORRECT COPY OF AN ACTION TAKEN
AYES: NOES: AND ENTERED ON THE MINUTES OF THE BOARD
ABSENT: ABSTAIN: OF SUPERVISORS ON THE DATE SHOWN.
rE 8 2 1988
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