HomeMy WebLinkAboutReso 2018-213RESOLUTION NO. 2018-213
RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
CHULA VISTA APPROVING AN AMENDED AND
RESTATED AGREEMENT WITH AMERICAN MEDICAL
RESPONSE AMBULANCE SERVICE, INC. FOR UP TO A
THREE-YEAR TERM FOR BASIC AND ADVANCED LIFE
SUPPORT (ALS) SERVICES WITHIN THE CHULA VISTA,
IMPERIAL BEACH, AND BONITA/SUNNYSIDE FIRE
PROTECTION DISTRICT EXCLUSIVE OPERATING AREA;
APPROVING A RELATED AMENDED AND RESTATED
ADMINISTRATIVE AGREEMENT FOR SPECIAL TERMS
FOR ALS SERVICES WITHIN CHULA VISTA INCLUDING
REIMBURSEMENT PAYMENTS TO CITY FOR CITY FIRST
RESPONDER ALS SERVICES; AND WAIVING THE
COMPETITIVE BID PROCESS AS IMPRACTICAL UNDER
CVMC 2.56.070
WHEREAS, within Chula Vista, there is a public health and safety need for effective and
efficient basic and advanced life support emergency ambulance services; and
WHEREAS, various studies and actual practical experience have clearly demonstrated
that communities of the approximate size and population of the exclusive operating area
(“EOA”) Agencies are best assured of receiving the highest level of emergency ambulance
transportation services at the lowest cost to the consumer where service calls are originated
through the 911 system, if said services are delivered by a single competent provider on an
exclusive basis; and
WHEREAS, under state and local law, each EOA Agency is authorized to provide or
contract for exclusive emergency ambulance services as public convenience requires, and has
been doing so since prior to June 1, 1980; and
WHEREAS, the County of San Diego (“County”) has adopted a plan, in which it has
designated an exclusive operating area defined as that part of San Diego County generally known
as Chula Vista, Imperial Beach, and Bonita/Sunnyside Fire Protection District, for which Chula
Vista has the authority to contract; and
WHEREAS, the EOA Agencies participate in the EOA’s first responder system
responding to all emergencies originated in the 911 system; and
WHEREAS, since prior to June 1, 1980 the EOA Agencies have contracted with AMR,
or its predecessors, for the provision of emergency ambulance transport services within their
jurisdiction; and
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WHEREAS, the most recent agreement between the Parties for AMR’S provision of
emergency ambulance services is that certain Revised and Restated Agreement for Basic and
Advanced Life Support Ambulance Services dated effective October 1, 2011 (the “2011
Agreement”); and
WHEREAS, the 2011 Agreement has been extended twice, first on October 1, 2014
pursuant to a First Amendment thereto until September 30, 2017, and second on October 1, 2017
pursuant to a Second Amendment thereto until up to March 31, 2018. Thereafter the 2011
Agreement was extended administratively and the parties agreed to terminate the Agreement at
11:59 p.m. October 31, 2018 if no agreement is negotiated; and
WHEREAS, the parties now desire to enter into a new Amended and Restated Agreement
for the continuation of AMR’s provision of emergency ambulance services to the EOA Agencies
within the EOA for up to an additional three year term, commencing October 1, 2018, with some
minor modifications negotiated by the parties and set forth therein (the “New EOA Agreement ;”)
and
WHEREAS, Sections 10 and 22 of the New EOA Agreement provide each participating
agency with the authority to enter into agreements with AMR that modify EOA Agreement
requirements and standards, within their respective jurisdictions, and/or allow for AMR to
subcontract for ALS First Responder Services therein; and
WHEREAS, in accordance with this authority, City and AMR desire to enter into an
Amended and Restated Administrative Agreement in order to provide for specific terms and
standards for the administration of emergency medical response and transport services within the
City and reimbursement of a portion of City’s ALS First Responder Services; and
WHEREAS, City staff is recommending that the City Council waive the City’s
competitive bid process as impractical as applied to these contracts and as not in the best interest
of the City based on the following facts: (1) AMR has been providing good quality service at
competitive rates within the EOA for almost 40 years; (2) AMR familiarity with the EOA and
surrounding areas, and their economies of scale as the County’s primary service provider gives
them unique qualifications; (3) The City’s EOA partners, on behalf of whom the City acts, both
desire at this time to continue service with AMR; (4) The City is not currently in a position to
conduct a formal RFP process, as significant additional analysis and document preparation is
required; the extended agreements give the City the time it needs to complete this process.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Chula Vista
that it takes the following actions:
1. Approves an Amended and Restated Agreement with American Medical
Response Ambulance Service, Inc. for up to a three-year term for Basic and
Advanced Life Support (ALS) services within the Chula Vista, Imperial
Beach, and Bonita/Sunnyside fire protection district exclusive operating area;
and
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2. Approves a related Amended and Restated Administrative Agreement for special terms
for ALS for services within Chula Vista including reimbursement payments to City for City First
Responder ALS Services; and
3. Approves such agreements in the forms presented with such minor modifications as
may be required or approved by the City Attorney; and
4. Waives the competitive bid process as impractical under CVMC 2.56.070 and as not in
the best interest of the City based on the facts set forth above.
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Presented by Approved as to form by
Jim Geering Glen R. Googins
Fire Chief City Attorney
PASSED, APPROVED, and ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Chula Vista,
California, this 16th day of October 2018 by the following vote:
AYES: Councilmembers: Aguilar, Diaz, McCann, Padilla, and Casillas Salas
NAYS: Councilmembers: None
ABSENT: Councilmembers: None
Mary Casillas Salas, Mayor
ATTEST:
Kerry K. Bigelow, MMC, City Clerk
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF SAN DIEGO )
CITY OF CHULA VISTA )
I, Kerry K. Bigelow, City Clerk of Chula Vista, California, do hereby certify that the foregoing
Resolution No. 2018-213 was duly passed, approved, and adopted by the City Council at a
regular meeting of the Chula Vista City Council held on the 16th day of October 2018.
Executed this 16th day of October 2018.
Kerry K. Bigelow, MMC, City Clerk
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