CITY OF FAIRFIELD
RESOLUTION NO. 2025-191
AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO SIGN A REVISED JOINT EXERCISE OF POWERS
AGREEMENT FOR THE PROVISION AND MANAGEMENT OF EMERGENCY AMBULANCE
SERVICES
WHEREAS, in March 2022, the Cities of Vallejo, Rio Vista, Benicia, Dixon, Suisun City, and Fairfield hired AP Triton to conduct a comprehensive ambulance transportation study in Solano County ; and
WHEREAS, AP Triton recommended exploring an ambulance subcontracting model, which could maintain a high level of ser vice and improve sustainability for the ambulance provider and the areas being served; and
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Fairfield adopted Resolution 2023 -292 in December 2023 approving a prior version of a Joint Exercise of Powers Agreement for the provision and management of Emergency Ambulance Services (JEPA) which is herein referred to as Solano County Fire & EMS, or SCFE; and
WHEREAS, the various Fire Protection District s, represented by the Solano County Board of Supervisors, have chosen to not approve the JEPA and instead sought additional modifications to the agreement, some of which the City of Fairfield finds not in the best interest of Fairfield as the managing agency of SCFE under the JEPA; and
WHEREAS, in July 2025, the Solano Emergency Medical Services Cooperative (SEMSC), a Joint Powers Authority established in 1996, as the recognized emergency medical services agency under Health and Safety Code 1797.50, released a competitive Request for Proposals (RFP) to select the next contractor to provide countywide emergency medical services; and
WHEREAS, proposals for the RFP are due October 10, 2025, thereby necessitating the finalization and approval of a revised JEPA by parties interested in participating in the agreement to provide services through a public/private partnership and gain eligibility to access funding from the State of California Public Provider Ground Emergency Medical Transport (PP-GEMT) Program; and
WHEREAS, the cities of Benicia, Dixon, Fairfield, Rio Vista, Suisun City, and Vallejo have agreed in principal to the terms of a revised JEPA, attached hereto as Exhibit A, and incorporated by reference, whereby the parties desire to maximize use of existing resources, create cost saving opportunities, reduce duplicati on of services, and provide emergency medical and other associated services at a high level for the communities they serve by contracting with the SEMSC to provide emergency ambulance services through a written subcontract with a private ambulance service provider; and
RES. NO. 2025-191
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Fairfield adopted Resolution 2024 -296 in December 2024 approving a Tentative Agreement with Medic Ambulance Services, Inc. to provide subcontracted medical transport services on behalf of SCFE; and
WHEREAS, approval of the JEPA by this Resolution establishes the City of Fairfield as SCFE Manager, responsible for the management, administration, and oversight of day -to-day operations of SCFE and all services, programs, and contracts required under the JEPA; and
WHEREAS, if awarded a contract by the SEMSC, additional actions will require the c ouncil authorization, including, but not limited to, a contract with SEMSC, a formal contract with Medic Ambulance Services, Inc. with terms for the provision of services in compliance with the SEMSC contract requirements, a loan to S CFE for startup costs, and any other actions requiring formal council action.
NOW, THEREFORE, THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FAIRFIELD HEREBY RESOLVES:
Section 1. The council hereby authorizes the city manager to execute the Joint Exercise of Powers Agreement for the provision and management of Emergency Ambulance Services.
Section 2. The council hereby authorizes the city manager to do all things necessary and proper to implement this resolution.
PASSED AND ADOPTED this 16th day of September 2025, by the following vote:
AYES: MEMBERS: MOY/BERTANI/CARR/PANDURO/SANDHU/TONNESEN/WILLIAMS NOES: MEMBERS: _________________________________________________ ABSENT: MEMBERS: _________________________________________________ ABSTAIN: MEMBERS: _________________________________________________
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MAYOR
ATTEST:
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CITY CLERK