SAN PABLO MEASURE K
FY 2023-24
May 15, 2025
PRESENTED TO THE
Measure Q & Measure K Citizens’ Oversight Committee
FY 2023/24 Report
City Manager’s Office
Finance Department
EMS and Fire Consultant
Jim Parrot
INTRODUCTION / CONTENTS
MEASURE K (MK) SPECIAL SALES TAX MEASURE
• MK OVERVIEW
• TAX ADMINISTRATION & BUDGET
• FINANCIAL SUMMARY
• PROGRAM ACCOMPLISHMENTS
• HIGHLIGHTS ON THE USE OF MK
• LOOKING AHEAD AND THE USE OF MK
• CONCLUSION & QUESTIONS
City Manager
Matt Rodriguez
MEASURE K OVERVIEW
Measure K Special Sales Tax Overview
• Passed with a 71% “Yes” voter approval on June 3, 2014. • No sunset provision
Purpose:
• To ensure that Emergency Medical Services (EMS) continue to be provided out of San Pablo’s Fire Station 70 by the Contra Costa County Fire Protection District (ConFire) after the closing of Doctor’s Medical Center Hospital.
• Fire Station 70 is one of the busiest stations in the District. In FY 23/24, EMS Squad 70 responded to 4,600 emergency calls for service annually.
Services are restricted to the following:
• Revenues generated can only be used for the “special purposes” identified in the ballot measure language: to fund the creation and operation of an EMS Squad at Fire Station 70 City Manager
Matt Rodriguez
TAX ADMINISTRATION & BUDGET
Tax Structure
• 1/4 cent sales tax levied in perpetuity
Tax Administration
• All Transactions and Use (Sales) Taxes are administered by the California Department of Tax and Fee Administration (CDTFA) • CDTFA remits taxes monthly, with “true-ups” happening quarterly Budget Overview
• MK revenues were first received in January 2015
• The EMS Squad first became operational in May 2015
• EMS Squad transitioned to EMS Rescue Truck 70 during FY 22/23 which was ninth full year of EMS operations at FS#70
Finance/City
Manager
Matt Rodriguez
FINANCIAL SUMMARY
• FY 2023/24 MK estimated revenue budget:
$1,026,000
• FY 22/23 Contract increased to $1,690,000
with a 5-year extension (CC Approved Reso
2020-050 in April 2020)
• FY 2023/24 Expenditure Summary:
• EMS Truck: $1,778,112
• Professional/Other Services: $1,324
• Other: $4,357
Total Expenditures: $1,783,793
• City’s General Fund (GF) Operating Budget
absorbed the $763,216 annual cost (GF
OPERATING SUBSIDY for FY 2023/24)
Finance/City
Manager
Matt Rodriguez
FY 23/24 Measure K Financial Report
Budgeted Revenues:
$
1,026,000
Actual Revenues:
$
1,020,577
Expenditures:
$1,783,793
Over / (Under) Budget $(
763,216
)
PROGRAM ACCOMPLISHMENTS
Accomplishments
• Truck 70 is staffed 24/7 by at least 1
paramedic and 1 paramedic or EMT
• In FY 23/24, the EMS Truck responded to
4,543 (194 fewer than the previous year)
emergency calls, including fractures,
respiratory issues, fainting, illness, auto
accidents, and fires
• The EMS Truck relieves pressure at Station
70, thus allowing Engine 70 to respond to
other fire emergencies
FIGURE BREAKDOWN OF EMS PERSONNEL RESPONSES FOR JULY 2023 – JUNE 2024 EMS/Fire
Consultant
Jim Parrott
HIGHLIGHTS ON THE USE OF MEASURE K
• This was the ninth year of enhanced MK EMS services and the second full year of staffing at Fire Station 70, now named “Truck 70.”
• MK funding in the City of San Pablo allowed for a full staffing capacity of Truck 70 with paramedics.
• Confire has augmented staffing levels to make crew size consistent with countywide operations.
• This augmentation was done at the County’s expense and did not impact MK. • The City of San Pablo with two Advance Life Support response units in service is well positioned to continue excellence in EMS delivery.
EMS/Fire
Consultant
Jim Parrott
LOOKING AHEAD IN THE USE OF MEASURE K
• The depth of two ALS response units and various efforts to redirect non- critical patients from emergency rooms improved the overall EMS system. • The significant efforts to train and certify new paramedics help ensure the longevity of this system.
• Although Confire added ambulances to the system, travel distances are farther, and patient transfer to hospital care can keep units out of service for extended periods.
• Alta Bates Hospital in Berkeley announced closure within the next five years, reducing another emergency room locally.
• Thanks to MK funding, ALS treatment can be administered to multiple patients before ambulance arrivals, if they are delayed.
EMS/Fire
Consultant
Jim Parrott
• The existing EMS contract with Confire will expire at the end of this fiscal year , FY 2024/25, on June 30, 2025.
• The City and Confire have developed new terms for a new EMS contract for the next 5-year period (2025-2030), effective July 1, 2025 – June 30, 2030. • The new EMS contract must be approved by the County Board of Supervisors, and then presented to the City’s Public Safety Standing Committee (Pabon-Alvarado; Xavier), with a recommendation provided to the San Pablo City Council for formal consideration and approval in June 2025.
City Manager
Matt RodriguezMEASURE K CONCLUSION & QUESTIONS
MEASURE K QUESTIONS
City Manager
Matt Rodriguez
Any questions?