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C. 87

To:	Board of Supervisors
From:	Anna Roth, Health Services Director
Date:	July 12, 2022

Contra

Costa

County

Subject:

Interagency Agreement #23-299-16 with the City of El Cerrito for its Fire Department

APPROVE	OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR	RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE

Action of Board On: 07/12/2022

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: July 12, 2022
Monica Nino, County Administrator

BY:	, Deputy

RECOMMENDATION(S):

APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Health Services Director, or designee, to execute on behalf of the County Interagency Agreement #23-299-16 with the City of El Cerrito for its Fire Department, a municipal corporation, in an amount not to exceed $231,426, 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, 2022 through June 30, 2025.

FISCAL IMPACT:

This contract will result in contractual service expenditures of up to $231,426 over a 3-year period and will be 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 fire agencies providing first responder Paramedic services in Zone B.

BACKGROUND: (CONT'D)

On June 11, 2019, the Board of Supervisors approved Interagency Agreement #23-299-15 with the City of El Cerrito for its Fire Department, 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 from July 1, 2019 through June 30, 2022.

Approval of Interagency Agreement #23-299-16 will allow the County to continue to provide funding for First Responder Paramedic Program services, through June 30, 2025. 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 agency’s pre-hospital emergency medical first responder services within the City of El Cerrito.