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Staff Report to Approve a Resolution Authorizing the City Manager to Execute a Third Amendment to the Emergency Medical Services First Responder Advanced Life Support Services Agreement with the County of Alameda
Staffreport
RECOMMENDATIONS
Staff recommends that the City Council authorize the City Manager to execute a third amendment to the emergency medical services first responder advanced life support services agreement with the County of Alameda. The third amendment will permit the City to continue providing first responder services, which are currently handled through the City’s contract for services with the Alameda County Fire Department.
BACKGROUND AND SUMMARY
On November 1, 2011, the City of San Leandro (the “City”) and the County of Alameda (the “County”) executed an Emergency Medical Services First Responder Advanced Life Support Services Agreement (the “Agreement”). The Agreement permits the City to provide, and receive funding for, seven First Responder Advanced Life Support (“FRALS”) Units and to serve as a designated provider of FRALS, or emergency, Services.
In May 2016, the City and County executed a first amendment to the Agreement (the “First Amendment”) in order to extend the term of the Agreement until as late as October 2017 and revise the revenue and support provided to the City for the services provided under the Agreement. The First Amendment also ensured continued payment for the FRALS Services provided by the City under the Agreement. Attached is a copy of the Agreement.
In November 2017, the City and County executed the Second Amendment to the Agreement (the “Second Amendment”) in order to extend the term of the Agreement and revise the revenue and support provided to the City for the services provided under the Agreement. Additionally, the Second Amendment provided for the transfer of ownership of Alameda County Emergency Medical Services Agency LIFEPAK 15 systems (7 units) and Physio-Control chest compression systems (7 units) equipment to the City at no cost.
The Agreement, as amended, is currently set to expire on June 30, 2018. The proposed third amendment to the Agreement (the “Third Amendment”) would extend the term of the Agreement to June 30, 2019 in order to permit continuance of FRALS Services from the City. Subsequent to the adoption of the Second Amendment the City was notified by the County that the payments from the County for the services provided would no longer be provided beginning in FY2018-19. Those payments were a component of the County’s contract with Paramedics Plus for ambulance services and are no longer applicable. The loss of these payments causes a loss of revenue to the City of approximately $345,000 annually, which will need to be reflected in the City’s budget for the upcoming year. Although the loss of FRALS payments is not a component of the proposed Third Amendment, the Amendment does include some revisions that reflect the fact that the payments will no longer be made.
All cities in Alameda County are being asked to execute similar agreements in order to continue FRALS services. The most recent version of the proposed Third Amendment reflects input from the Alameda County Fire Chief.