To: Board of Supervisors
From: Dr. Ori Tzvieli, Interim Health Services Director
Report Title: Interagency Amendment/Extension #23-367-15 with Contra Costa County Fire Protection District
?Recommendation of the County Administrator ? Recommendation of Board Committee
RECOMMENDATIONS:
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Interim Health Services Director, or designee, to execute on behalf of the County Interagency Amendment/Extension #23-367-15 with the Contra Costa County Fire Protection District (CCCFPD), effective June 24, 2025, to amend Interagency Agreement #23-367-14, to increase the payment limit by $1,897,287, from $5,376,369 to a new payment limit of $7,273,656 and extend the termination date from June 30, 2025 to June 30, 2026, for additional paramedic emergency medical first responder services in coordination with the Contra Costa County Emergency Medical System.
FISCAL IMPACT:
Approval of this Amendment/Extension will result in additional annual expenditures of up to $1,897,287 and is 100% funded 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. 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.
On September 20, 2022, the Board of Supervisors approved Contract #23-367-14 with CCCFPD, in an amount not to exceed $5,376,369 to provide prehospital emergency medical first responder services of its First Responder Paramedic Program, for the period from July 1, 2022 through June 30, 2025.
Approval of Amendment/Extension #23-367-15 will allow the Contractor to continue providing paramedic emergency medical first responder services through June 30, 2026. This Contract includes mutual indemnification to h...
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