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C. 65

To:	Board of Supervisors
From:	Anna Roth, Health Services Director
Date:	February 1, 2022

Contra

Costa

County

Subject:

Interagency Agreement #22-402-18 with City of Richmond, on behalf of its Fire Department

APPROVE	OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR	RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE

Action of Board On: 02/01/2022

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:	Mathew Kaufman, 925-655-3235
cc:	L Walker 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 1, 2022
Monica Nino, County Administrator

BY:	, Deputy

RECOMMENDATION(S):

APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Health Services Director, or designee, to execute on behalf of the County Interagency Agreement #22-402-18 containing mutual indemnification with City of Richmond, on behalf of its Fire Department, a government agency, in an amount not to exceed $360,335, to maintain a Hazardous Materials Response Unit and Hazardous Materials Emergency Vehicle, for the period from July 1, 2021 through June 30, 2022.

FISCAL IMPACT:

This Interagency Agreement will result in budgeted expenditures of up to $360,335 and will be funded 100% by Assembly Bill 2185 fees that the County charges to businesses for the handling of hazardous materials, and is included in the Department’s budget. (No rate increase)

BACKGROUND:

This contractor maintains a Hazardous Materials Response Unit, a Hazardous Materials Emergency Vehicle and specialized training in West County, which works in coordination with the Contra Costa Hazardous Materials Program to promote an efficient, joint response effort in West County. The contractor has been providing these service to the County since December 1991.

On May 7, 2019, the Board of Supervisors approved Interagency Agreement #22-402-17 with City of Richmond, on behalf of its Fire Department, in an amount not exceed $788,854 for the period from July 1, 2019 through June 30, 2021, to maintain a Hazardous Materials Response Unit in West County.

Approval of Contract #22-402-18, will allow the contractor to continue to provide services through June 30, 2022. This contract includes mutual indemnification to hold harmless both parties for any claims arising out of performance of this agreement. This contract is retroactive due to the department not having a permanent, full-time Fire Chef until October 2021, delaying contract negotiations.

CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:

If this Interagency Agreement is not approved, the Agency will not maintain a Hazardous Materials Response Team and Hazardous Materials Emergency Vehicle, leaving the County without an effective response to hazardous material incidents in West Contra Costa County.