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FINANCE COMMITTEE

July 23, 2018
9:00 A.M.
651 Pine Street, Room 101, Martinez

Supervisor Karen Mitchoff, Chair
Supervisor John Gioia, Vice Chair

Agenda Items:

Items may be taken out of order based on the business of the day and preference of the Committee

Introductions

Public comment on any item under the jurisdiction of the Committee and not on this agenda (speakers may be limited to three minutes).

There were no comments from the Public on items not on the agenda.

Staff recommends approval of the Record of Action for the June 5, 2018 meeting.

The Record of Action for the June 5, 2018 meeting was approved as recommended.

AYE:	Chair Karen Mitchoff, Vice Chair John Gioia
Passed

Attachments:

Draft Record of Action June 5, 2018

CONSIDER report and request by the Director of Emergency Medical Services on EMS System Funding Recommendations.

Pat Frost, Director of Emergency Medical Services, provided an update to the March 26, 2018 report to consider funding identified system needs of $550,000 and requested bridge funding until a permanent source of funding can be established. Ms. Frost answered the Committee's questions regarding the HIE grant plans for an EMS funding ballot measure. The Committee affirmed $550,000 in one-time monies to subsidize the EMS system in FY 2018/19 from General Fund Reserves for 1) First Watch/First Pass Patient Safety and EMS Ambulance Compliance Data System ($200,000); ImageTrend technology platform ($50,0000); Bi-directional Prehospital Exchange with Hospital grant match (or Bi-directional Prehospital Exchange services); ReddiNet EMS System emergency and disaster communication platforms ($43,000); and Cardiac Arrest Registry for Enhanced Survival ($7,000). These monies will be appropriated from reserves as part of the year-end close-out in September.

The Committee briefly discussed the financial needs of the system and discussed the pursuit of a Special Tax for EMS. In March, the Committee directed an on-going referral to Finance to begin working on the two year process to put a Special Tax on the June 2020 ballot. Staff was directed to forward a report to the Board to recommend exploration of a ballot measure for a Special Tax to support EMS and other health related issues and to direct the County Administrator to develop a plan to bring back to the Committee by the end of 2018. Staff was directed to work with Ms. Frost to meet with the CCC Fire Chiefs Executive Board to discuss such a measure. The Committee directed that the meeting is to occur by the end of September to allow the item to return to Finance in October.

AYE:	Chair Karen Mitchoff, Vice Chair John Gioia
Passed

Attachments:

Contra Costa EMS System Funding Report

HIE-and-Medi-Cal Funding Summary

Contra Costa HIE and Data Integration Project Overview

EMS Data System Requirements

CCEMS System Advisory HIE memo

Letter of Support from HSAG for HIE Grant

The next meeting is currently scheduled for August 27, 2018.

The August 27, 2018 meeting was cancelled. The next meeting is scheduled for September 24, 2018.

Adjourn

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For Additional Information Contact:

Lisa Driscoll, Committee Staff
Phone (925) 335-1021, Fax (925) 646-1353
lisa.driscoll@cao.cccounty.us