HomeMy WebLinkAboutItem 4.03 First Responder Amend Agmt
STAFF REPORT CITY CLERK
File #600-40
CITY COUNCIL
DATE:May 3, 2016
TO:
Honorable Mayor and City Councilmembers
FROM:
Christopher L. Foss, City Manager
SUBJECT:
First Responder Advanced Life Support Agreement Amendment with the County
of Alameda
Prepared by Lisa Hisatomi, Assistant Administrative Services Director
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY:
The City Council will consider the approval of an amendment to the First Responder Advanced
Life Support (FRALS) agreement with the County of Alameda by extending the existing
agreement term from October 31, 2016 to October 31, 2017.
FINANCIAL IMPACT:
Approval of the agreement would result in a change in compensation to the City of $189,430.08
for the extension period.
RECOMMENDATION:
Resolution
Staff recommends that the City Council adopt the Authorizing the City Manager to
Execute the First Amendment to the First Responder Advanced Life Support (FRALS)
Agreement.
Submitted By Reviewed By
Administrative Services Director Assistant City Manager
DESCRIPTION:
The County of Alameda is designated, by California Health and Safety Code Division 2.5,
Section 1797.94, as the responsible agency for establishing policies and procedures for the
approval and designation of paramedic service providers within its jurisdictions, including the
City of Dublin. The County of Alameda established an Emergency Medical District and has
entered into contracts with public and private providers to assure that emergency medical
services are available within the jurisdictions.
The City of Dublin has provided fire protection services through a contract with the Alameda
County Fire Department (ACFD). The contract calls for ACFD to provide, in addition to basic fire
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suppression and prevention, emergency first aid, Basic Life Support (BLS), and Advanced Life
Support (ALS) Paramedic Services on its First Responder units to enhance the emergency
medical services provided to the residents. The City currently has four FRALS units; a
paramedic on each front line apparatus unit, three Engine companies and one Truck company.
Additionally, the Agreement calls for ACFD to allow the private ambulance provider with the
ability to meet certain response time requirements.
The current FRALS agreement was approved by the City Council on October 4, 2011 and will
expire on October 31, 2016. The amendment to the agreement would extend the term to
October 31, 2017 (one six-month extension plus the option of two three-month extensions). The
amendment will increase the City’s FRALS funding by 3% for the extension period, with 1% of
the increase withheld and set aside by the County for eventual increases in the number of
FRALS units or projects that enhance Fire EMS responses. The net compensation to the City is
$189,430.08.
Staff recommends that the City Council adopt the attached resolution authorizing the City
Manager to execute the agreement.
NOTICING REQUIREMENTS/PUBLIC OUTREACH:
None.
ATTACHMENTS:
1. October 4, 2011 Staff Report
2. Resolution Authorizing the City Manager to Execute the First
Amendment to the First Responder Advanced Life Support (FRALS)
Agreement
3. Exhibit A to the Resolution - Amendment to Agreement with Alameda
County
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RESOLUTION NO. XX - 16
A RESOLUTION OF THE
CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DUBLIN
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AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE THE FIRST AMENDMENT TO THE
FIRST RESPONDER ADVANCED LIFE SUPPORT (FRALS) AGREEMENT
WHEREAS
, the City of Dublin provides fire protection services through a Fire and
Emergency Response Services Agreement with the Alameda County Fire District (ACFD), also
known as the Alameda County Fire Department; and
WHEREAS
, the Fire and Emergency Response Services Agreement calls for ACFD to
provide basic fire suppression and prevention, emergency first aid, Basic Life Support (BLS),
and Advanced Life Support (ALS) Paramedic Services on its First Responder units to enhance
the emergency medical services provided to the residents of Dublin; and
WHEREAS,
at its October 4, 2011 meeting, the City Council approved the existing
FRALS Agreement through October 31, 2016, which reimburses the City of Dublin for
providing four (4) first responder units; and
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED
that the City Council of the City of Dublin
hereby authorizes the City Manager to execute the First Amendment to the Agreement to
extend the agreement to October 31, 2017 on behalf of the City of Dublin.
PASSED, APPROVED, AND ADOPTED
this 3rd day of May 2016, by the following
vote:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
ABSTAIN:
____________________________
Mayor
ATTEST:
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City Clerk
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