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C.115

To:	Board of Supervisors
From:	William Walker, M.D., Health Services Director
Date:	June 16, 2015

Contra

Costa

County

Subject:

Contract #23-299-13 with the City of El Cerrito

APPROVE	OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR	RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE

Action of Board On: 06/16/2015

APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED

OTHER

Clerks Notes:

VOTE OF SUPERVISORS

AYE:

John Gioia, District I Supervisor
Candace Andersen, District II Supervisor
Mary N. Piepho, District III Supervisor
Karen Mitchoff, District IV Supervisor

ABSENT:

Federal D. Glover, District V Supervisor

Contact:	Patricia Frost (313-9554)
cc:	J Pigg C Rucker

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: June 16, 2015
David Twa,

BY:	, Deputy

RECOMMENDATION(S):

Approve and authorize the Health Services Director, or his designee, to execute, on behalf of the County, Contract #23-299-13 with the City of El Cerrito, a municipal government, in an amount not to exceed $111,012, to provide first responder fire paramedic services by the El Cerrito Fire Department within the City of El Cerrito and the Kensington Fire Protection District for the period from July 1, 2015 through June 30, 2016.

FISCAL IMPACT:

There is no County General Fund impact. All payments are funded under CSA EM-1 (Measure H). (No rate increase)

BACKGROUND:

County Service Area EM-1 was established in 1989 to provide enhanced emergency medical services, including rapid paramedic-staffed ambulance response, to the residents of Contra Costa County. On May 14, 2013, the Board of Supervisors authorized the County’s Health Services Emergency Medical Services Division approval of CSA EM-1 fire agency funding, based on a population-based funding formula, to partially offset cost to the to fire agencies providing first responder Paramedic services in Zone.

BACKGROUND: (CONT'D)

On July 10, 2012, the Board of Supervisors approved Contract #23-299-10 (as amended by Contract Amendment Agreement #23-299-11 and #23-299-12), with the City of El Cerrito to provide first responder fire paramedic services by the El Cerrito Fire Department, within the City of El Cerrito and the Kensington Fire Protection District, for the period from July 1, 2012 through June 30, 2015, which included mutual indemnification to hold both parties harmless for any claims arising out of the performance of the contract.

Approval of Contract #23-299-13 will allow the Contractor to continue to provide First Responder Paramedic Program services, through June 30, 2016, including mutual indemnification to hold harmless both parties for any claims arising out of the performance of this contract.

CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:

If this contract is not approved, County will not receive Contractor’s prehospital emergency medical first responder services within the City of El Cerrito, and patient care will not be assumed by County’s emergency ambulance contractor.

CHILDREN'S IMPACT STATEMENT:

Not Applicable

CLERK'S ADDENDUM

Corrected to read: Approve and authorize the Health Services Director, or his designee, to execute, on behalf of the County, Contract #23-299-13 with the City of El Cerrito, a municipal government, in an amount not to exceed $111,012 ~~$111,022~~, to provide first responder fire paramedic services by the El Cerrito Fire Department within the City of El Cerrito and the Kensington Fire Protection District for the period from July 1, 2015 through June 30, 2016.