RESOLUTION NO. 24-58
Resolution Of The City Council Of The City Of Emeryville Authorizing The City Manager To Execute A First Amendment Agreement With The County Of Alameda That Governs The Provision Of Emergency Medical Services And First Responder Advanced Life Support (FRALS) For The Term Of July 1, 2019 To June 30, 2026 WHEREAS, the City of Emeryville and the Alameda County previously entered into a First Responder Advanced Life Support (FRALS) agreement, whereby the City is authorized by the County to provide first responder paramedic level services, pursuant to the California Health and Safety Code and the California Code of Regulations; and WHEREAS, the City Council previously approved a FRALS contract with the County of Alameda on November 1, 2011 and amended the contract on May 24, 2016, September 5, 2017, June 19, 2018 and June 18, 2019; and
WHEREAS, The City of Emeryville fulfills its obligations under the proposed agreement by way of its contract with the Alameda County Fire Department (ACFD). The ACFD staffs two FRALS units with engines at the Powell Street and Hollis Street fire stations. Section 3, Scope of Services, subsection a.3. Emergency Medical Response, of the Emeryville/ACFD contract provides that:
ACFD shall fulfill and does hereby assume City’s obligations under the City’s First Responder agreements with the Alameda County Emergency Medical Services (EMS) District which are hereby assigned to ACFD. ACFD’s duty to fulfill the City’s obligations under the First Responder agreements with the EMS District shall not affect the City’s right to receive all revenue from the EMS District due to the City under [the agreement]; and
WHEREAS, the current FRALS agreement will expire on June 30, 2024; and WHEREAS, the proposed new FRALS Agreement allows the City of Emeryville to continue to provide first responder paramedic services through June 30, 2026; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, that the City Council of the City of Emeryville authorizes the City Manager to execute an amendment agreement with the County of Alameda that governs the provision of the Emergency Medical Services and First Responder Advanced Life Support (FRALS) for the Term of July 1, 2019 to June 30, 2026, which services are provided by the Alameda County Fire Department for the City of Emeryville.
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FRALS Amendment Agreement
City Council Meeting | May 21, 2024
ADOPTED, by the City Council of the City of Emeryville at a regular meeting held Tuesday, May 21, 2024, by the following vote:
AYES: 5
Mayor Welch, Vice Mayor Mourra and Council Members Bauters, Kaur and Priforce
NOES: 0
ABSTAIN: 0
ABSENT: 0
MAYOR
ATTEST: APPROVED AS TO FORM:
CITY CLERK CITY ATTORNEY
ATTACHMENTS
Exhibit A – FRALS First Amendment
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FIRST AMENDMENT TO AGREEMENT
This First Amendment (“Amendment”) to the Emergency Medical Services First Responder Advanced Life Support Services Agreement (“Agreement”), made and entered into on July 1, 2024, is made by the County of Alameda (“County”) and the City of Emeryville (“Contractor”).
For valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged, County and Contractor agree to amend the Agreement in the following respects:
1. Section 2.1 of the Agreement, concerning the term, shall be deleted and replaced with the following language:
2.1 The term of the agreement shall be July 1, 2024 through June 30, 2026. The EMS Agency may terminate this Agreement earlier if the County enters into a new 9-1-1 ambulance service provider contract at the conclusion of the competitive procurement for such services issued on January 11, 2024, and the successful bidder commences services before June 30, 2026.
2. Telehealth User Fees
In furtherance of pilot telehealth programs, Contractor may assess a User Fee at the Treat, Nontransport rate for referrals to telemedicine providers approved by the EMS Agency Director. The rate shall be equivilient to the rate authorized for the 9-1-1 Ambulance Service Providers. This authorization will continue, in alignment with 9-1-1 ambulance services, whether as a pilot or as a permanent program.
3. Except as expressly modified by this First Amendment, all of the terms and conditions of the Agreement, are and remain in full force and effect.
DocuSign Envelope ID: F4A4828E-AF72-4A58-94CB-DE11B3BC81E9 DocuSign Envelope ID: 0495C713-C8F9-46DB-892D-6C02C1951EA2 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this First Amendment to the Agreement on the date(s) referenced below.
COUNTY OF ALAMEDA CITY OF EMERYVILLE
By:______________________________
Signature
By:_____________________________
Signature
Name: Name: Paul Buddenhagen
Title: Title: City Manager
Date:___________________________
Approved As To Form:
Approved as to Form:
DONNA R. ZIEGLER, County Counsel
___________________________
City Attorney
By:________________________________
K. Scott Dickey, Assistant County Counsel
By signing above, signatory warrants and
represents that he/she executed this First
Amendment in his/her authorized capacity
and that by his/her signature on this First
Amendment, he/she or the entity upon
behalf of which he/she acted, executed
this First Amendment.
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