Laserfiche WebLink
REQUEST FOR <br />COUNCIL ACTION <br />CITY COUNCIL MEETING DATE: <br />DECEMBER 18, 2018 <br />TITLE: <br />APPROVE OF FIRE/EMERGENCY MEDICAL <br />SERVICES, EMERGENCY <br />AMBULANCE TRANSPORTATION AND <br />RELATED SERVICES AGREEMENT WITH <br />CARE AMBULANCE SERVICE, INC. <br />{STRATEGIC PLAN NO. 1, 5} <br />CITY M NAGER <br />RECOMMENDED ACTION <br />CLERK OF COUNCIL USE ONLY: <br />APPROVED <br />❑ As Recommended <br />❑ As Amended <br />❑ Ordinance on 1s' Reading <br />❑ Ordinance on 2ntl Reading <br />❑ Implementing Resolution <br />❑ Set Public Hearing For <br />CONTINUED TO <br />FILE NUMBER <br />Authorize the City Manager and Clerk of the Council to execute and agreement with CARE <br />Ambulance Services, Inc. to provide emergency ambulance transportation and related services for <br />an initial 5 -year term ending December 31, 2023, in an amount not to exceed $22,967,616 with <br />provisions for two optional extensions: a 3 -year extension beginning January 1, 2024 and ending <br />December 31, 2026, in an amount not to exceed $17,028,204, followed by a final 2 -year extension <br />beginning January 1, 2027 and ending December 30, 2028 in an amount not to exceed <br />$12,521,712 for a total agreement amount not to exceed $52,517,532, including renewal options, <br />subject to non -substantive changes approved by the City Manager and City Attorney. <br />DISCUSSION <br />Competitive Process for Exclusive Operating Area #20 for Ambulance Service <br />Pursuant to the California Emergency Medical Services (EMS) act, only the County may create <br />Exclusive Operating Areas (EOA) for the provision of ambulance services. The City of Santa Ana <br />was established as EOA No. 20 and, until the April 20, 2012 transition to the Orange County Fire <br />Authority (OCFA), was not required to conduct the competitive process for selection of an <br />ambulance service provider as the City's 9-1-1 transportation service was provided by City <br />firefighter personnel prior to 1980 and therefore the City was exempt from the EMS statute that <br />requires the competitive process. <br />City of Santa Ana Public Safety — Fire and Emergency Services <br />The City's fire and emergency services structure is comprised of three separate entities, each with <br />its own distinct set of responsibilities and services which are provided to the City. Since April 20, <br />2012, the City has contracted with OCFA for emergency fire services while the transportation <br />services are handled by Care Ambulance Service, Inc. ("CARE") personnel and vehicles. The <br />billing and collections of said services are handled by the Wittman Enterprises, LLC ('Wittman"). <br />250-1 <br />