Agenda Items: Items may be taken out of order based on the business of the day and preference of the

Committee

Roll Call and Introductions

Committee Chair Lambert called the meeting to order at 11:00 a.m.

Archie Bowles, Xon Burris, Nicholas Fajardo, Michael Gregory,

Present

Ari Kestler, James Lambert, Kate Lewis, Lance Maples, Joshua

McMurray, Chad Pierce, Wayne Repard, Scott Vermillion, and

Judy Woo

Jonas Aguiar, Grace Ahn, Marshall Bennett, Gary Giusti, and Ellen

Leng

Absent

Senai Kidane

Non-voting

Approval of Minutes from the June 24, 2024 meeting

A motion was made and seconded that this item be approved. The motion carried by a

unanimous vote.

Motion:

Maples

Second:

Fajardo

Public comment on any item under the jurisdiction of the Committee and not on this agenda

(speakers may be limited to two minutes).

No public comment.

Chair's Report - James Lambert, EMCC Chair

As reported in June, April and May were extremely busy months for hospital systems in the Bay Area.

Although there has been a dip in the past couple of weeks, everything has been ramping up since

Thanksgiving. Kaiser has data that predicted this, and so was able to prepare staffing appropriately.

Member Bowles reported that Alameda County just approved AMR for their private contract.

6. Fire Chiefs' Report - Fire Executive Chief Representative

No report.

7. Staff Report - Rachel Morris, Staff to EMCC, Contra Costa EMS Agency

Members' Reports

a) Update on EMCC Attendance and Membership letter sent to all EMCC organizations with a

voting seat on EMCC requesting commitment or opt out from EMCC (all subject to Board of

Supervisors approval)

b) Discussion on ad hoc committee for attendance and by-laws assignments

c) EMCC Annual (Draft) Report Action: Review/Approve for submission to the Board of

Supervisors

a) All EMCC organizations with a voting seat, excluding the district consumer representatives, were sent

a letter requesting a response if the organization would like to opt-out from the EMCC, or commit to

continue with a representative on the committee. Of the nineteen (19) letters that were sent out, eighteen

(18) responses have been received. All organizations who responded have opted to continue on the

committee.

b) The ad hoc committee for attendance and bylaws lost a member and the committee Chair when Jon

King did not continue on the committee. Morris asked for a discussion on the status of that position.

Member Maples suggested that because the majority of the represented EMCC organizations responded

positively to the letter requesting a commitment to the committee, the ad hoc committee can be

discontinued.

c) A motion was made by Maples, seconded by Fajardo, to approve the EMCC Annual Report for 2024.

The motion was carried by the following vote:

A motion was made by Maples, seconded by Fajardo, to approve the EMCC Annual

Report for 2024, with the amendment to the number of training completion

certificates that were submitted in 2024.

Motion:

Maples

Second:

Fajardo

Quarterly 911 Transport Providers Report - Chief Xon Burris CCCFPD, Chief Lance Maples

SRVFPD

Chief Burris (CCCFPD):

-No Report today. Will report out at future meetings.

Chief Maples (SRVFPD):

- In the process of taking delivery of three new ambulances

- An EMS academy starting next week for five (5) new paramedics

- Almost at 90% complete for quarterly training. Went really smooth this year. Best year so far.

- Actively engaging our deployment committee to look at an additional ambulance in the system

sometime in 2025.

EMS Medical Director's Report - Senai Kidane, MD, Contra Costa EMS Medical Director

-For CCCEMSA, the majority of system providers have completed the annual training which was

approximately two hours long. Providers have until Dec 31 to complete the training. In January 2025,

CCCEMSA will begin soliciting feedback for new field treatment guideline updates and additions for

next year.

-On behalf of EMS Director Marshall Bennett who is currently at EMSA for a state committee meeting:

-A draft RFP was submitted to county counsel on October 15th and he is waiting to see if they have

feedback or changes to the proposed RFP.

-Nearly a decade's worth of EMS Plans have been submitted to EMSA for approval approximately three

months ago. Bennett is working collaboratively with the EMSA Director to get those approved. So far

the only area being challenged by EMSA is exclusivity of ERA zone IV.

10.

The next meeting is currently scheduled for March 11, 2025.

11.

Adjourn

The meeting was adjourned at 11:35 a.m.

December 3 EMCC Materials Packet

Attachments:

The Committee will provide reasonable accommodations for persons with disabilities planning to attend

the Committee meetings. Contact the staff person listed below at least 72 hours before the meeting. Any

disclosable public records related to an open session item on a regular meeting agenda and distributed by

the County to a majority of members of the Committee less than 96 hours prior to that meeting are

available for public inspection at 777 Arnold Drive, Suite 110, Martinez, during normal business hours.

Staff reports related to items on the agenda are also accessible online at www.contracosta.ca.gov. If the

Zoom connection malfunctions for any reason, the meeting may be paused while a fix is attempted. If

the connection is not reestablished, the committee will continue the meeting in person without remote

access. Public comment may be submitted via electronic mail on agenda items at least one full work day

prior to the published meeting time.

For Additional Information Contact: Rachel Morris, rachel.morris@cchealth.org