HomeMy WebLinkAboutCC RESO 2019-102RESOLUTION NO. 2019 - 102
RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NATIONAL CITY APPROVING
AND AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR TO EXECUTE THE FIFTH AMENDMENT TO THE
AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF NATIONAL CITY AND AMERICAN MEDICAL
RESPONSE AMBULANCE SERVICE, INC. TO CONTINUE TO PROVIDE BASIC AND
ADVANCED LIFE SUPPORT AMBULANCE TRANSPORTATION SERVICES EFFECTIVE
JULY 1, 2019 THROUGH JUNE 30, 2021
WHEREAS, the City's ambulance services contract with American Medical
Response Ambulance Services, Inc. (AMR) was approved by the City Council on June
20, 2006; and
WHEREAS, AMR, at no direct cost to the City, has been providing basic
and advanced life support ambulance transportation services to the City since October 1,
1983; and
WHEREAS, AMR pays the City a Franchise Fee on a monthly basis and
the amount of such fee is determined solely and at the discretion of the City and the
purpose of the fee is to offset the City's costs for activities associated with providing and
maintaining programs associated with emergency medical services care at an ALS-level
(Advanced Life Support) and oversight of the ambulance contract; and
WHEREAS, due to changes adopted by the California Emergency Medical
Services Authority, local control of the EMS request for proposal (RFP) process was
transferred to County EMS, therefore, the City continues to explore the ability to regain
local control of the EMS RFP process; in Tight of our efforts, the County's RFP
development process has been delayed; and
WHEREAS, the National City Fire Department is seeking a two year
extension of the AMR contract starting July 1, 2019 through June 30, 2021 until the EMS
RFP process is defined; and
WHEREAS, the extension will maintain the Franchise Fee revenue in
FY19/20 and FY20/21 at $318,023.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of the City
of National City hereby approves and authorizes the Mayor to execute the Fifth
Amendment to the Agreement between the City of National City and American Medical
Response Ambulance Service, Inc. to continue providing basic and advanced life
support ambulance transportation services from July 1, 2019 through June 30, 2021.
PASSED and ADOPTED this 18th day of June 0
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ATTEST:
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APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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olis, Mayor
Passed and adopted by the Council of the City of National City, California, on
June 18, 2019 by the following vote, to -wit:
Ayes: Councilmembers Cano, Morrison, Quintero, Rios, Sotelo-Solis.
Nays: None.
Absent: None.
Abstain: None.
AUTHENTICATED BY: ALEJANDRA SOTELO-SOLIS
By:
Mayor of the City of National City, California
City Clerk of the City of National City, California
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I HEREBY CERTIFY that the above and foregoing is a full, true and correct copy of
RESOLUTION NO. 2019-102 of the City of National City, California, passed and
adopted by the Council of said City on June 18, 2019.
City Clerk of the City of National City, California
By:
Deputy