RECOMMENDATION(S):
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Health Services Director, or designee, to execute County Interagency Agreement #23-367-14 with the Contra Costa County Fire Protection District (CCCFPD), a public agency, in an amount not to exceed $5,376,369 to provide standardized paramedic level emergency medical first responder services in coordination with the Contra Costa County Emergency Medical System and to satisfy regulatory requirements as an approved paramedic service provider, for the period July 1, 2022 through June 30, 2025.
FISCAL IMPACT:
This contract will result in contractual service expenditures of up to $5,376,369 over a 3-year period and will be funded 100% by CSA EM-1 (Measure H) revenue. (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. In May, 2013, the Board of Supervisors adopted the population-based allocation formula (CSA-EM1 Zone B fire agencies) to preserve the First Response Funding affected by reductions associated with fire station closures.
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