To: Board of Supervisors
From: Dr. Grant Colfax, Health Services Director
Report Title: Interagency Agreement #23-550-5 with Crockett-Carquinez Fire Protection District
☒Recommendation of the County Administrator ☐ Recommendation of Board Committee
RECOMMENDATIONS:
Acting as the Contra Costa County Board of Supervisors and the Governing Board of the Crockett-Carquinez Fire Protection District, APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Health Services Director, or designee, to execute Interagency Agreement #23-550-5 with Crockett-Carquinez Fire Protection District, a public agency, in an amount not to exceed $6,478 to provide funding for Fire First Responder Emergency Medical services, for the period July 1, 2025 through June 30, 2026.
FISCAL IMPACT:
Approval of this Interagency Agreement will result in annual contractual service expenditures of up to $6,478 and will be funded 100% by County Service Area (CSA) EM-1 (Measure H) funds.
BACKGROUND:
CSA 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 approved Measure H Zone B population-based fire allocations for the Crockett-Carquinez Fire Protection District to partially subsidize prehospital emergency medical first responder services.
This Interagency Agreement is entered into under and subject to the following legal authorities: Health and Safety Code Sections 1797 et seq., California Government Code §§ 26227 and 31000. The Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Quality Management, Utilization Management and Contract Monitor Staff meet on a regular basis to ensure monitoring and Performance measures in the Contract are upheld. Health Services Personnel approved this Interagency Agreement to ensure no conflicts with labor relations. Contracted services under $25,000 are exempt from Administrative Bulletin 600.3 solicitation requirements.
On July 12, 2022, the Board of Supervisors approved Interagency Agreement #23-550-4 with Crockett-Carquinez Fire Protection District, in an amount not to exceed $19,434 to provide First Responder and Emergency Medical services, for the period July 1, 2022 through June 30, 2025.
Approval of Interagency Agreement #23-550-5 will allow Contractor to continue providing First responder and Emergency services through June 30, 2028. This Contract includes mutual indemnification to hold both parties harmless for any claims arising out of the performance of this Agreement. This Agreement is delayed due to an administrative oversight and staff vacancies.
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
If this Contract is not approved, County will not receive prehospital emergency medical first responder services from agency, within the Crockett-Carquinez Fire Protection District.