To: Board of Supervisors
From: Dr. Grant Colfax, Health Services Director
Report Title: Interagency Agreement #23-299-18 with City of El Cerrito for its Fire Department
?Recommendation of the County Administrator ? Recommendation of Board Committee
RECOMMENDATIONS:
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Health Services Director, or designee, to execute on behalf of the County Interagency Agreement #23-299-18 with the City of El Cerrito for its Fire Department, a municipal corporation, in an amount not to exceed $77,142, for prehospital emergency medical first responder services within the City of El Cerrito and the Kensington Fire Protection District, for the period July 1, 2026 through June 30, 2027.
FISCAL IMPACT:
Approval of this Contract will result in contractual service expenditures of up to $77,142 funded 100% by CSA EM-1 (Measure H).
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. On May 14, 2013, the Board of Supervisors authorized the County's Health Services Emergency Medical Services (EMS) 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 B.
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. EMS'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, Interagency Agreements are exempt from solicitation requirements.
On July 12, 2022, the Board of Supervisors approved Interagency Agreemen...
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