HomeMy WebLinkAboutReso 2026-117 RESOLUTION NO. 2026-117
RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
CHULA VISTA APPROVING AN AGREEMENT FOR
EXCLUSIVE EMERGENCY AMBULANCE TRANSPORT
SERVICES BETWEEN THE CITY AND THE CITY OF
IMPERIAL BEACH AND BONITA SUNNYSIDE FIRE
PROTECTION DISTRICT
WHEREAS, within the City of Chula Vista (“City”), Bonita/Sunnyside Fire Protection
District (“Bonita/Sunnyside”), and the City of Imperial Beach (“Imperial Beach”) (each an
“Agency” and collectively, the “Agencies”), there is a public health and safety need for effective
and efficient basic and advanced life support pre-hospital emergency medical care and ambulance
transport services (“Emergency Ambulance Services”); and
WHEREAS, the City Fire Department is authorized to provide exclusive Emergency
Ambulance Services within the City, pursuant to its authority under California Health and Safety
Code Section 1797.201, pursuant to its general authority as a Charter City, and as specifically
provided under Chula Vista Municipal Code Section 5.10.310; and
WHEREAS, the City, through the Fire Department, is also authorized to provide or
contract for Emergency Ambulance Services within the Service Area in its capacity as a
“grandfathered” provider of services under California Health and Safety Code Section 1797.224
for the LEMSA designated “EOA”; and
WHEREAS, Bonita/Sunnyside and Imperial Beach each also has the authority to enter into
a contract with the City for the provision of Emergency Ambulance Services pursuant to their
authority under California Health and Safety Code Section 1792.201 and/or 1797.224 ; and
WHEREAS, on May 12, 2020, the Chula Vista City Council approved Chula Vista Council
Resolution No. 2020-102 approving an agreement for the Fire Department to provide exclusive
ambulance transport services within the City, Imperial Beach, and the Bonita-Sunnyside; and
WHEREAS, the 2020 agreement was for a term of five years, ending June 30, 2026; and
WHEREAS, in collaboration with our neighboring agencies of Bonita-Sunnyside and
Imperial Beach, the Fire Department is requesting to enter into a new agreement to provide
exclusive ambulance transport services to all three agencies.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Chula Vista,
that it approves the agreement for Exclusive Emergency Ambulance Services between the City of
Chula Vista and Imperial Beach and Bonita Sunnyside, in the form presented, with such
modifications as may be required or approved by the City Attorney, a copy of which shall be kept
on file in the Office of the City Clerk, and authorizes and directs the City Manager and any
amendments thereto to execute same.
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Resolution No. 2026-117
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Presented by Approved as to form by
Chris Manroe Marco A. Verdugo
Fire Chief City Attorney
PASSED, APPROVED, and ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Chula Vista,
California, this 16th day of June 2026, by the following vote:
AYES: Councilmembers: Chavez, Fernandez, Inzunza, Preciado, and McCann
NAYS: Councilmembers: None
ABSENT: Councilmembers: None
John McCann, 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. 2026-117 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 June 2026.
Executed this 16th day of June 2026.
Kerry K. Bigelow, MMC, City Clerk
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