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C. 58

To:	Board of Supervisors
From:	Anna Roth, Health Services Director
Date:	May 11, 2021

Contra

Costa

County

Subject:

Agreement #23-581-4 with San Ramon Valley Fire Protection District

APPROVE	OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR	RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE

Action of Board On: 05/11/2021

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:	Marshall Bennett, 925-608-5454
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: May 11, 2021
Monica Nino, County Administrator

BY:	, Deputy

RECOMMENDATION(S):

APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Health Services Director, or designee, to execute on behalf of the County Agreement #23-581-4 with San Ramon Valley Fire Protection District, a government agency, in an amount not to exceed $125,000, to coordinate the services of a Fire Services Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Medical Director, for the period from December 15, 2020 through December 14, 2023.

FISCAL IMPACT:

Approval of this contract will result in an annual expenditure of up to $125,000 and will be funded 100% by Measure H Funding.

BACKGROUND:

The County has been contracting with San Ramon Valley Fire Protection District since December 2015. The purpose of this agreement is to provide enhancements in fire service based education, training, patient safety and quality improvement for fire services providers within the Contra Costa EMS Systems. On August 20, 2015, the San Ramon Valley Fire Department’s Board of Directors authorized to recruit and hire a Fire Services EMS Medical Director on behalf of the following protection agencies: East Contra Costa Fire Protection District, El Cerrito Fire Department, Moraga Orinda Fire District, Pinole Fire Department, Richmond Fire Department, Rodeo-Hercules Fire Protection District and San Ramon Valley Fire Protection District.

On November 19, 2019, the Board of Supervisors approved Agreement #23-581-3 with San Ramon Valley Fire Protection District, in an amount not to exceed $150,000 to coordinate the services of a Fire Services EMS Medical Director, for the period December 15, 2019 through December 14, 2020.

Approval of Agreement #23-581-4 will allow this contractor to continue to coordinate the services of a Fire Services EMS Medical Director, for the period December 15, 2020 through December 14, 2023. This contract includes indemnification by San Ramon Valley Fire Protection District.

CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:

If this agreement is not approved, Contra Costa County’s EMS Systems will not receive enhancements supporting education, training, patients safety and quality improvements for its providers.