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C. 69

To:	Board of Supervisors
From:	William Walker, M.D., Health Services Director
Date:	June 21, 2016

Contra

Costa

County

Subject:

Approve Contract Amendment/Extension Agreement #23-367-12 with Contra Costa County Fire Protection District

APPROVE	OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR	RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE

Action of Board On: 06/21/2016

APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED

OTHER

Clerks Notes:

VOTE OF SUPERVISORS

AYE:

Candace Andersen, District II Supervisor
Mary N. Piepho, District III Supervisor
Karen Mitchoff, District IV Supervisor
Federal D. Glover, District V Supervisor

ABSENT:

John Gioia, District I Supervisor

Contact:	Patricia Frost, 313-9554
cc:	Detra Morgan 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: June 21, 2016
David Twa,

BY:	, Deputy

RECOMMENDATION(S):

Acting as the Contra Costa County Board of Supervisors and the Governing Board of the Contra Costa County Fire Protection District, APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Health Services Director and the Contra Costa County Fire Protection District Chief, or designees, to execute Contract Amendment/Extension Agreement #23-367-12, effective June 30, 2016 to amend Contract #23-367-11, to increase the Contract Payment Limit by $4,601,166 from $1,533,722 to a new total payment limit of $6,134,888, and to extend the termination date from June 30, 2016 to June 30, 2019.

FISCAL IMPACT:

This Amendment/Extension Agreement is funded 100% CSA EM-1 (Measure H) reflects an increase $4,601,166. (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.

BACKGROUND: (CONT'D)

On June 16, 2015, the Board of Supervisors approved Contract #23-367-11 with Contra Costa County Fire Protection District, to provide pre-hospital emergency medical first responder services of its First Responder Paramedic Program, for the period from July 1, 2015 through June 30, 2016, which included mutual indemnification to hold both parties harmless for any claims arising out of the performance of the contract.

Approval of Amendment/Extension Agreement #23-367-12 will allow the Contractor to provide additional first responder paramedic services, through June 30, 2019, including mutual indemnification.

CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:

If this amendment is not approved, County will not be able to reimburse Contractor for the cost of additional pre-hospital emergency medical first responder services within Contra Costa County Fire Protection District, until patient care is assumed by County’s emergency ambulance contractor.

CHILDREN'S IMPACT STATEMENT:

Not applicable.