To: Board of Supervisors
From: Dr. Grant Colfax, Health Services Director
Report Title: Interagency Agreement #23-551-6 with City of Richmond on behalf of its Fire Department
☒Recommendation of the County Administrator ☐ Recommendation of Board Committee
RECOMMENDATIONS:
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Health Services Director or designee, to execute Interagency Agreement #23-551-6 with the City of Richmond on behalf of its Fire Department, in an amount not to exceed $229,462, to provide pre-hospital emergency medical first responder services within the City of Richmond, for the period July 1, 2025 through June 30, 2026.
FISCAL IMPACT:
This Contract will result in contractual service expenditures of up to $229,462 and 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 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.
This Contract is entered into under and subject to the following legal authorities: California Government Code §§ 26227 and 31000; Health and Safety Code §§ 1797 et seq. CCRMC’s Quality Management, Utilization Management and Contract Monitor Staff meet on a regular basis to ensure monitoring and performance measures in the Contract are upheld. This Contract was approved by Health Services Personnel to ensure there is no conflict with labor relations. Per Administrative Bulletin 600.3, Intergovernmental Agreements are exempt from solicitation requirements.
On January 14, 2025, the Board of Supervisors approved Interagency Agreement #23-551-5 with the City of Richmond on behalf of its Fire Department, in an amount not to exceed $229,462 to provide funding for Fire First Responder Emergency Medical services, for the period July 1, 2024 through June 30, 2025.
Approval of Interagency Agreement #23-551-6 will allow the City of Richmond on behalf of its Fire Department to continue providing first responder and emergency medical services through June 30, 2026. This Contract includes mutual indemnification to hold both parties harmless for any claims arising out of the performance of this Agreement. This Contract was delayed due to unanticipated staff vacancies.
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
If this Contract is not approved, County will not receive City of Richmond’s Fire Department’s pre-hospital emergency medical first responder services within the City of Richmond.