File #: 17-532    Version: 1 Name: Staff Report for FRALS Agreement Amendment
Type: Staff Report Status: Filed
In control: City Council
Meeting Date: 9/18/2017 Final action: 9/18/2017
Enactment date: Enactment #:
Title: Staff Report to Approve a Resolution Authorizing the City Manager to Execute a Second Amendment to the Emergency Medical Services First Responder Advanced Life Support Services Agreement with the County Of Alameda
Attachments: 1. EMS-First Responder Adv Life Support Svcs Agmt.pdf, 2. 1st Amendment to Agmt re A.C. EMS First Responder Adv Life Support Svcs.pdf
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Staff Report to Approve a Resolution Authorizing the City Manager to Execute a Second Amendment to the Emergency Medical Services First Responder Advanced Life Support Services Agreement with the County Of Alameda

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RECOMMENDATIONS

Staff recommends that the City Council authorize the City Manager to execute a second amendment to the emergency medical services first responder advanced life support services agreement with the County of Alameda. The second amendment will permit the City to continue providing first responder services and permit the County to continue making payments to the City for services provided.

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 (7) 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 an 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 are a copy of the Agreement and First Amendment.

The Agreement, as amended, is currently set to expire in October 2017. The proposed second amendment to the Agreement (the "Second Amendment") would extend the term of the Agreement to June 30, 2018 in order to permit continuance of FRALS Services from the City and payments from the County for the services provided. Additionally, the Second Amendment would transfer ownership of Alameda County Emergency Medical Services Agency LIFEPAK 15 system (7 un...

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