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C.149

To:	Board of Supervisors
From:	William Walker, M.D., Health Services Director
Date:	July 7, 2015

Contra

Costa

County

Subject:

Contract #26-378-5 with Concord Yellow Cab, Inc.

APPROVE	OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR	RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE

Action of Board On: 07/07/2015

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:	Anna Roth, 925-370-5101
cc:	J Pigg N Rios

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: July 7, 2015
David Twa,

BY:	, Deputy

RECOMMENDATION(S):

Approve and authorize the Health Services Director or his designee, to execute on behalf of the County, Contract #26-378-5 with Concord Yellow Cab, Inc., a corporation, in an amount not to exceed $250,000, to provide non emergency taxicab transportation services to patients to and from Contra Costa Regional Medical Center and Contra Costa Health Centers and other health facilities, for the period from August 1, 2014 through June 30, 2016.

FISCAL IMPACT:

This Contract is funded 100% by Hospital Enterprise Fund I.

BACKGROUND:

Taxicab services were originally provided, and paid for, under Purchase Order and has been utilized when a clinical condition could be adversely affected by lack of transportation for needed medical care, including but not limited to, physical disabilities which make it unsafe for patients to travel on public transportation, patients that have a verifiable seizure disorder, or patients that receive mediation which has or could impair the mobility or coordination of the patient.

BACKGROUND: (CONT'D)

Under Contract #26-3578-5, Contractor will provide direct and indirect taxicab non emergency transportation services to patients to and from Contra Costa Regional Medical Center and Contra Costa Health Center, including other health facilities upon discharge from the Hospital. This Contract includes modification to County Standard General Conditions, Paragraphs 16, (Confidentiality) and Paragraph 19, (Insurance), through June 30, 2016.

CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:

If this contract is not approved, patients requiring transportation services will not receive transportation services to and from CCRMC and other health facilities by this Contractor.

CHILDREN'S IMPACT STATEMENT:

Not Applicable.