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Approve the Emergency Medical Services ALS First Responder Agreement between Pinellas County and City of Clearwater for a three year term extending until September 30, 2017 and authorize the appropriate officials to execute same.
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SUMMARY:
The Pinellas County Emergency Medical Services Authority (EMS Authority) is a special district created for the purpose of providing Emergency Medical Services (EMS) throughout Pinellas County, pursuant to Chapter 80-585, Laws of Florida, and Chapter 54, Article III, Pinellas County Code, as amended.
Pinellas County has contracted with various municipalities and independent special fire districts in the County to provide first responder services and has also contracted with an ambulance contractor to provide emergency and non-emergency transport services.
Through this contract, Clearwater Fire and Rescue will provide advanced life support services to the residents of the City of Clearwater and to individuals within the unincorporated area of Pinellas County that is located within the Clearwater Fire Control District. The City of Clearwater has 6.49 square miles of unincorporated land located within the Clearwater Fire Control District.
The Pinellas County EMS Authority signed a 10-year agreement with the contract providers that expired on September 30, 2007 and then another agreement was signed for 2007-2009. Each year from this expiration date an annual extension has been authorized.
The current contract proposal is for a three-year contract term and allows two one-year contract extensions. This proposal continues funding for our current service level. Compensation for the fiscal year commencing October 1, 2014 and ending September 30, 2015 shall be $5,743,906. Compensation is to be paid in arrears in equal monthly installments beginning on November 1, 2014.
The contract terms include:
· Average annual increase of 1.9% over the three year term. If extended for the additional two year term, annual costs increases equal to the lower of the Consumer Price Increase (CPI-U) or 125% of the annual increase in taxable property values are included.
· The contract allows up to an additional 1% of budgeted funds to cover allowable costs, which may exceed budgeted anticipated expenditures or for some overhead, internal services, or station supply costs which were not previously reimbursable.
· The contract funds replacement of rescue units and two staff support vehicles.
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