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C. 95

To:	Board of Supervisors
From:	William Walker, M.D., Health Services Director
Date:	February 7, 2017

Contra

Costa

County

Subject:

Contract #23-515-2 with the California Shock Trauma Air Rescue (CALSTAR)

APPROVE	OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR	RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE

Action of Board On: 02/07/2017

APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED

OTHER

Clerks Notes:

VOTE OF SUPERVISORS

AYE:

John Gioia, District I Supervisor
Candace Andersen, District II Supervisor
Diane Burgis, District III Supervisor
Karen Mitchoff, District IV Supervisor
Federal D. Glover, District V Supervisor

Contact:	Patricia Frost 925-313-9554
cc:	D Morgan M Wilhelm

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: February 7, 2017
David Twa,

BY:	, Deputy

RECOMMENDATION(S):

Approve and authorize, the Health Services Director, or his designee, to execute contract #23-515-2 with California Shock Trauma Air Rescue (CALSTAR), a non-profit corporation, to provide air ambulance patient transport services, as requested by County Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Division, for the period from January 1, 2017 through December 31, 2019.

FISCAL IMPACT:

This is a non-financial agreement. The Contractor agrees to pay the required initial and the renewal authorization fees as specified in the Contra Costa EMS Agency Fee Policy for each year of this agreement.

BACKGROUND:

On January 6, 2015, the Board of Supervisors approved Contract #23-515-1 with CALSTAR, for the provision of air ambulance patient transport services, within the jurisdiction of Contra Costa County without interruption, twenty-four (24) hours per day, seven (7) days per week, and fifty-two (52) weeks per year. This Contractor is recognized as a multi-jurisdictional air provider, whose jurisdiction of origin is headquartered out of Sacramento County with a base of operations in Concord, Vacaville and Sacramento. Contractor worked cooperatively with the EMS Agency, allowing the County’s EMS Division, to utilize air ambulance patient transport services through December 31, 2016, including mutual indemnification to hold harmless both parties for any claims arising out of the performance of this Contract.

Approval of Contract #23-515-2 will allow the Contractor to continue to provide ambulance patient transport services through December 31, 2019.

CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:

If this contract is not approved, the County EMS Division will not be able to utilize the vendor’s service and the County will have to find other means of patient transport services within the jurisdiction of Contra Costa County.