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C.54

To:	Board of Supervisors
From:	William Walker, M.D., Health Services Director
Date:	April 21, 2009

Contra

Costa

County

Subject:

Termination of Memorandum of Understanding Agreement #28-312-1 with the State of California

APPROVE	OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR	RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE

Action of Board On: 04/21/2009

APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED

OTHER

Clerks Notes:

VOTE OF SUPERVISORS

AYE:

John Gioia, District I Supervisor
Gayle B. Uilkema, District II Supervisor
Mary N. Piepho, District III Supervisor
Susan A. Bonilla, District IV Supervisor
Federal D. Glover, District V Supervisor

Contact:	Art Lathrop 646-4690
cc:	Jacqueline Pigg Barbara Borbon

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: April 21, 2009
David Twa,

BY:	, Deputy

RECOMMENDATION(S):

Approve and authorize the Health Services Director, or his designee (Art Lathrop), to issue a 30-day advance written notice to the State of California Emergency Medical Services Authority, to terminate Memorandum of Understanding Agreement #28-312, for County to house and maintain temporary transfer of a fully equipped Disaster Ambulance Support Unit (DASU), effective at the close of business on May 21, 2009.

FISCAL IMPACT:

None. This was a non-financial agreement. No County funds are required.

BACKGROUND:

On May 13, 2008, the Board of Supervisors approved Memorandum of Understanding Agreement #28-312 with the State of California Emergency Medical Services Authority, to accept temporary possession of a Disaster Ambulance Support Unit (DASU) to Contra Costa County for its Health Services Emergency Medical Services Division to house and maintain, including supplies and equipment, for the period from April 1, 2008 through August 31, 2012. This DASU is an emergency vehicle, stocked with equipment and supplies to be used for both local and statewide emergency related purposes, as well as, other local purposes such as local multicasualty incidents, State initiated Ambulance Strike Team activations, training of emergency medical technicians and paramedics, demonstrations, parades, and displays.

Approval by the Board of Supervisors will allow the Health Services Department to issue a thirty-day advance written notice to the State of California Emergency Medical Services Authority, effective May 21, 2009, to terminate the Memorandum of Understanding Agreement #28-312. The State will enter into a separate contract directly with American Medical Response West Inc., allowing them to maintain and house the DASU.