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C.109

To:	Board of Supervisors
From:	Anna Roth, Health Services Director
Date:	June 11, 2019

Contra

Costa

County

Subject:

Contract #23-299-15 with the City of El Cerrito for its Fire Department

APPROVE	OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR	RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE

Action of Board On: 06/11/2019

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:	Patricia Frost, 925-313-9554
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: June 11, 2019
David Twa,

BY:	, Deputy

RECOMMENDATION(S):

APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Health Services Director, or designee, to execute on behalf of the County Contract #23-299-15 with the City of El Cerrito for its Fire Department, a municipal corporation, in an amount not to exceed $333,036, to provide funding for first responder fire paramedic services within the City of El Cerrito and the Kensington Fire Protection District for the period July 1, 2019 through June 30, 2022.

FISCAL IMPACT:

This Contract is funded 100% by 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 June 16, 2015, the Board of Supervisors approved Contract #23-299-13 (as amended by Contract Amendment/Extension Agreement #23-299-14), with the City of El Cerrito for its Fire Department to provide funding for first responder fire paramedic services within the City of El Cerrito and the Kensington Fire Protection District, for the period from July 1, 2015 through June 30, 2019.

Approval of Contract #23-299-15 will allow the County to continue to provide funding for First Responder Paramedic Program services, through June 30, 2022. This contract includes mutual indemnification to hold both parties harmless for any claims arising out of the performance of the 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.