To: Board of Supervisors
From: Ben Winkleblack, Animal Services Director
Report Title: Contract Amendment with SRVFPD Dispatch Services
?Recommendation of the County Administrator ? Recommendation of Board Committee
RECOMMENDATIONS:
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Animal Services Director, or designee, to execute an amendment to the interagency agreement with the San Ramon Vally Fire Protection District to increase the payment limit by $3,398,324 to a new payment limit of $6,048,324, extend the termination date from December 31, 2027, to a new termination date of December 31, 2030, and make the other amendments summarized in this staff report, for continued dispatch services provided by the District, Countywide.
FISCAL IMPACT:
This amendment increases the total contract payment authority by $3,398,324 over the amount approved by the Board on January 14, 2025, reflecting updated dispatch service rates for calendar years 2026 and 2027. The revised cost for the San Ramon Valley Fire Protection District (SRVFPD) dispatch services for the remainder of FY 2025/26 is $880,000, an increase of $30,000. The cost for FY 2026/27 is $984,000, an increase of $84,000.
Increase costs will be funded with 58% City Contracts, 9% User Fees, 33% County General Fund.
BACKGROUND:
Previously, on December 17, 2024, the Board authorized a three-year dispatch services agreement with the San Ramon Valley Fire Protection District (SRVFPD), a public agency, in an amount not to exceed $2,600,000 for the term January 1, 2025, through December 31, 2027. An additional $30,000 was included and approved for system transition expenses, funded through the Animal Services Department. The agreement was executed on the standard County interagency agreement form.
After Board approval, SRVFPD requested modifications to include mutual indemnification language and other updates, including reimbursement of up to $50,000 for hardware, equipment, and vendor services needed to perform dispatch functions. Any...
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