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To:	Contra Costa County Fire Protection District Board of Directors
From:	Jeff Carman, Chief, Contra Costa County Fire Protection District
Date:	March 14, 2017

Contra

Costa

County

Subject:

Contract Amendment for Ambulance Program Oversight and Training

APPROVE	OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR	RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE

Action of Board On: 03/14/2017

APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED

OTHER

Clerks Notes:

VOTE OF SUPERVISORS

AYE:

John Gioia, Director
Candace Andersen, Director
Diane Burgis, Director
Karen Mitchoff, Director
Federal D. Glover, Director

Contact:

Jeff Carman, Fire Chief (925) 941-3500

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: March 14, 2017
David Twa,

BY:	, Deputy

RECOMMENDATION(S):

APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Fire Chief, or designee, to execute a contract amendment with AP Triton, LLC to extend the term from April 30, 2017 to April 30, 2018 and increase the payment limit by $60,000 to a new payment limit of $165,000 for Emergency Medical Services transport consulting services.

FISCAL IMPACT:

$60,000: Budgeted; 100% EMS Transport Fund

BACKGROUND:

The Contra Costa County Fire Protection District (District) entered into a contract with AP Triton, LLC effective November 1, 2015. At that time the District contemplated that as of January 1, 2016, it would become the exclusive operator for emergency ambulance service in Emergency Response Areas 1, 2, and 5 within Contra Costa County. The contractor, AP Triton, LLC, has experience in establishing and managing a fire-based emergency ambulance program, including resource deployment, recovery of federal reimbursement funds, monitoring legislative activity and industry trends, and other related services.

BACKGROUND: (CONT'D)

This amendment extends the contract term and payment limit for the services described above.

CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:

The District's will be without the contractor's oversight and monitoring of the District's fire-based emergency ambulance service program as of April 30, 2017.

CHILDREN'S IMPACT STATEMENT:

Approximately 10% of emergency medical service responses involve children under the age of 15.