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To:	Contra Costa County Fire Protection District Board of Directors
From:	Lewis T. Broschard III, Chief, Contra Costa Fire Protection District
Date:	April 27, 2021

Contra

Costa

County

Subject:

Contract Amendment for Ambulance Program Oversight

APPROVE	OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR	RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE

Action of Board On: 04/27/2021

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:

Lewis Broschard, Fire Chief, 925-941-3300

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 27, 2021
Monica Nino, County Administrator

BY:	, Deputy

RECOMMENDATION(S):

APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Fire Chief, or designee, to execute a contract amendment with AP Triton, LLC, effective April 27, 2021, to increase the payment limit from $216,000 to $432,000, and to extend the term from April 30, 2021, to April 30, 2024.

FISCAL IMPACT:

$216,000 for three years. 100% EMS Transport Fund

BACKGROUND:

The Contra Costa County Fire Protection District (District) became the exclusive operator for emergency ambulance service in Emergency Response Areas 1, 2, and 5 within Contra Costa County as of January 1, 2016. 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. The District has contracted with AP Triton, LLC for ambulance program oversight since November 1, 2015. This contract amendment will allow the District to continue to use AP Triton's services for another three years.

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.

CHILDREN'S IMPACT STATEMENT:

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