TO: Board of Supervisors
FROM: Supervisor Gjerde
MEETING DATE: September 19, 2017
DEPARTMENT CONTACT:
Supervisor Gjerde
PHONE:
463-4441
ITEM TYPE: Regular Agenda
TIME ALLOCATED FOR ITEM: 30 min.
AGENDA TITLE:
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Discussion and Possible Reconsideration of the Board of Supervisors Approval on August 15, 2017, of Updated Timelines Regarding Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Requests for Proposals for Exclusive Operating Area Services and EMS and Fire Dispatch Services
(Sponsor: Supervisor Gjerde)
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RECOMMENDED ACTION/MOTION:
recommendation
1) Reconsider Board of Supervisors approval on August 15, 2017, of updated timeline regarding Emergency Medical Services (EMS) requests for proposals (RFP) for Exclusive Operating Area Services and EMS and Fire Dispatch Services; and upon successful reconsideration, consider 2) Approve a timeline for requests for proposals for Emergency Medical Services; upon completion of the EMS RFP process, staff will work with the EMS providers, local fire departments and CalFire to return to the Board of Supervisors with a Memorandum of Understanding between the agencies to ensure the best possible process for the respective agencies to resolve operational issues.
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PREVIOUS BOARD/BOARD COMMITTEE ACTIONS:
On August 15, 2017, the Board of Supervisor approved an updated timeline regarding Emergency Medical Services (EMS) requests for proposals for Exclusive Operating Area Services and EMS and Fire Dispatch Services.
SUMMARY OF REQUEST:
Supervisor Gjerde has spoken with representatives of several local fire departments, and has taken a tour of the CalFire dispatch center at Howard Forest. While the board will want to consider many facts, these were of particular interest to Supervisor Gjerde: 1) CalFire is not charging the County it's fully loaded costs for the dispatch service, 2) CalFire is sending the County annual invoices that are consistently cheaper than listed in the contract, and 3) CalFire has ...
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