1 of 5 First Amendment to the Agreement Between the Santa Clara County Central Fire Protection District and Los Altos Hills County Fire District and City of Palo Alto FIRST AMENDMENT TO FIRE AND EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES AGREEMENT BETWEEN SANTA CLARA COUNTY CENTRAL FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT, LOS ALTOS HILLS COUNTY FIRE DISTRICT, AND CITY OF PALO ALTO FOR THE OPERATIONS AND FUNDING OF FIRE STATION 8 This First Amendment (“First Amendment”) to the Fire and Emergency Medical Services Agreement (“Agreement”) by and between Santa Clara County Central Fire Protection District, a special district (“DISTRICT”), the Los Altos Hills County Fire District, a special district (“LAHCFD”), and the City of Palo Alto, a California municipal corporation and charter city (“CITY”) (each a “Party” and collectively, the “Parties”), shall be retroactively effective as of December 31, 2025. RECITALS The following recitals are a substantive portion of this Agreement. WHEREAS, the Parties entered into the Agreement for the operations and funding of Fire Station 8 on June 8, 2021; WHEREAS, the Agreement allows the Parties to work in partnership and each contribute resources to staff and utilize Station 8 primarily to improve the wildland firefighting capabilities of the Parties in their respective jurisdictions and bolster regional mutual aid; WHEREAS, the Agreement allows the Parties to jointly exercise their powers to provide fire protection and emergency medical response pursuant to Government Code section 6500, et seq., under the terms and conditions set forth in the Agreement; and WHEREAS, the Parties now desire to amend the Agreement to extend the term and increase funding. NOW THEREFORE, DISTRICT, LAHCFD, and CITY hereby agree to amend the Agreement as follows: 1. Article 2 (“TERM; EXTENSION”), subsection 2.1 (“Term of Agreement”) shall be deleted and replaced as follows: “This Agreement shall be effective on the date of full execution by the Parties and shall be effective until December 31, 2026 (‘Initial Expiration Date’).” Docusign Envelope ID: 3B89561E-863B-41FF-AD9B-F4BE8D93DE1B
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2. Article 2 (“TERM; EXTENSION”) subsection 2.2 (“Extensions”) shall be deleted and replaced as follows: “Upon the Initial Expiration Date, this Agreement shall automatically renew on a year-to-year basis for up to four additional one-year terms, commencing on January 1 and ending on December 31 of each such year, unless any Party provides written notice of non-renewal to the other Parties prior to December 1 of each year. Any notice of non-renewal shall be approved by the respective legislative bodies of the Party issuing the notice of non-renewal.” 3. Article 10 (“TERMS OF PAYMENT/FINANCIAL PROVISIONS”), subsection 10.2 shall be amended to add the following language at the end of the subsection: “The total amount to be funded by LAHCFD for the full term of the Agreement, January 1, 2026, through December 31, 2031, shall not exceed Three Million Two Hundred Thousand Dollars ($3,200,000), including any automatic one-year renewals. Funding for the January 1, 2026, to December 31, 2026, term of the Agreement shall not exceed Six Hundred Forty Thousand Dollars ($640,000). Funding for each subsequent automatic one-year renewal term shall be allocated calculated pursuant to the method set forth in Exhibit C, such that, in the aggregate, total payments under this Agreement do not exceed Three Million Two Hundred Thousand Dollars ($3,200,000) for the full term of the Agreement.” 4. Except as provided herein, all other terms, conditions, and provisions of the Agreement are unchanged and unaffected by this First Amendment and shall remain in full force and effect. 5. In the event of any conflict between the terms of the Agreement and this First Amendment, the terms of this First Amendment shall control. 6. The Agreement, inclusive of all amendments, constitutes the entire Agreement of the Parties concerning its subject matter and supersedes all prior oral and written agreements, representations and understandings between the Parties concerning such subject matter. 7. This First Amendment may be executed in any number of counterparts, and all of such counterparts so executed together shall be deemed to constitute one and the same agreement, and each such counterpart shall be deemed to be an original provided all of the Parties have fully executed the Agreement. Unless otherwise prohibited by law, DISTRICT policy, LAHCFD policy, or CITY policy the Parties agree that an electronic copy of this agreement, or an electronically signed agreement, has the same force and legal effect as the agreement executed with an original ink signature. The term “electronic copy of this agreement” refers to a transmission by facsimile, electronic mail, or other electronic means of a copy of the original signed Docusign Envelope ID: 3B89561E-863B-41FF-AD9B-F4BE8D93DE1B
3 of 5 First Amendment to the Agreement Between the Santa Clara County Central Fire Protection District and Los Altos Hills County Fire District and City of Palo Alto agreement in a portable document format. The term “electronically signed agreement” means the agreement that is executed by applying an electronic signature using technology approved by the DISTRICT, LAHCFD, and CITY. 8. By signing below, each signatory warrants and represents that they executed this First Amendment in their authorized capacity, that they have the authority to bind the entity listed below to contractual obligations, and that by their signature on this First Amendment, the entity on behalf of which they acted executed this First Amendment. SANTA CLARA COUNTY CENTRAL FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT:
Suwanna L. Kerdkaew Fire Chief Date APPROVED AS TO FORM AND LEGALITY: Aaron Forbath Date Deputy County Counsel [signatures continue on the following pages] Docusign Envelope ID: 3B89561E-863B-41FF-AD9B-F4BE8D93DE1B 1/28/2026
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4 of 5 First Amendment to the Agreement Between the Santa Clara County Central Fire Protection District and Los Altos Hills County Fire District and City of Palo Alto CITY OF PALO ALTO By: Ed Shikada Date City Manager ATTEST:
Mahealani Ah Yun Date City Clerk APPROVED AS TO FORM: Aylin Bilir Date Assistant City Attorney [signatures continue on the following page] Docusign Envelope ID: 3B89561E-863B-41FF-AD9B-F4BE8D93DE1B
5 of 5 First Amendment to the Agreement Between the Santa Clara County Central Fire Protection District and Los Altos Hills County Fire District and City of Palo Alto LOS ALTOS HILLS COUNTY FIRE DISTRICT By: Jo Anne Logan Date General Manager ATTEST:
Cori Vargas Date District Clerk APPROVED AS TO FORM AND LEGALITY: Stephanie M. Jackson Date Deputy County Counsel Docusign Envelope ID: 3B89561E-863B-41FF-AD9B-F4BE8D93DE1B 1/29/2026
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