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HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution No. 6567 (Paramedic Area B Ambulance Service)RESOLUTION NO. 6567 A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE SIGNING OF A CONTRACT, LEASE OR AGREEMENT THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN RAFAEL RESOLVES as follows: The MAYOR and CITY CLERK are authorized to execute, on behalf of the City of San Rafael, a contract, lease or agreement with UNITED M1BULANCE SERVICE TO PROVIDE BASIC LIFE SUPPORT E!ffiRGENCY AHBULANCE SERVICE TO PARAHEDIC AREA B. a copy of which is hereby attached and by this reference made a part hereof. I, JEANNE M. LEONCINI, Clerk of the City of San Rafael, hereby certify that the foregoing resolution was duly and regularly intro- duced and adopted at a regular meeting of the City Council of said City held on Monday the twentieth day of June 19_8_3_, by the following vote, to wit: AYES: COUNCILME~.lBERS: Breiner, Frugoli J Jensen, Miskimen & Mayor Mulryan NOES: COUNCILME~.ffiERS: None ABSENT: COUNCIL1ffi~ffiERS: None J1(~.1'm'E """M. LEONCINI, City Clerk ORlIGiNAL .. ,J N ·1BULANCE SERVICE CONTRACT THIS CONTRACT, made and entered into this20thday of June , 1983, by and between the City of San Rafael, ------~~------------- (City) a Chartered City of the State of California, and UNITED ANBULANCE Cm'1PANY (Contractor). RECITALS WHEREAS, it is desirable and 1n the general public interest, convenience and welfare that Paramedic Service Area B receive prompt efficient and proper ambulance service; and WHEREAS, the City further desires, in accordance with the exercise of its general police powers, to assure an emergency ambulance service for all persons injured or otherwise incapacitated in Paramedic Service Area B; and WHEREAS, the City's Paramedic Ambulance will only trans- port those persons determined to have sustained injuries requiring paramedic services; and WHEREAS, an alternative means of transportation other than the City's p~mnedic Ambulance is required from the private sector to provide Basic Life Support (BLS) emergency ambulance service to Paramedic Service Area B. WHEREAS, the City has previously executed an ambulance service contract with Contractor's predecessor in interest to provide that service; and WHEREAS, Marin County has previously executed an ambulance service contract with Contractor to supply BLS emergency ambulance service in its unincorporated jurisdiction; and -1- WHEREAS, the Parties desire to rescind the previous agreement between City and Contractor's predecessor in interest and execute this new Contract to provide a level of service for BLS emergency ambulance service consistent with the previously executed contract for that service between the County of Marin and Contractor for Paramedic Service Area B. Nmv, THEREFORE, THE PARTIES AGREE AS FOLLOWS: 1. Term: The term of this contract shall be six (6) months from the date of its execution and from month to month thereafter, and may be terminated by either party be giving written notice to the other party thirty (30) days in advance of the termination date. 2. Contractor' s Respon~~}J~.:.!_~.t_i~s ~ A. Contractor will provide BLS emergency aITlbulance service defined by the Contract between Contractor and the County of Marin dated March 17, 1981, to Paramedic Service Area B (see Exhibit 1 to this Contract). B. Contractor will provide a maximum response time of 15 minutes in 90% of Code 2 calls and 10 minutes in 90% of Code 3 calls. C. Contractor will provide personnel, equip- ment and insurance as provided by the previously mentioned contract between the County and Contractor. -2- D. Contractor will bill City on a monthly basis for any costs allowed by this agreement. 3. City's Responsibilities: A. The City shall not contract for BLS Ambulance service with another company during the term of this Contract. B. The City shall pay Contractor $50 for each ambulance trip made as a result of an emergency initiated through the San Rafael Fire dispatch center that does not result in the transporta- tion of a patient. C. The City will ensure that the patient assessment will have been completed and that the patient will be ready for immediate transportation when Contractor's BLS ambulance arrives on the scene. 4. General: A. This Contract shall be reviewed in six (6) months from the date of execution for the purpose of examining: Ambulance Availability Response Times Dry Run Percent Uncollectable Percent Adequacy of Service B. Contractor is an independent contractor and shall not be deemed an agent, servant, or employee of the City of San Rafael, nor is this Contract to be construed as a partnership, -3- joint venture, or association of City and Contractor. C. Contractor agrees to indemnify, defend and save harmless the City of San Rafael, its officers, agents, and employees from and against any and all claims and losses whatsoever accruing or resulting to any person, firm or corporation for performance of this agreement. D. If any section of this agreement is held invalid by operation of law or by any court of competent jurisdiction or, if compliance with or enforcement of any section should be restrained by such court, the remainder of this agreement shall not be affected. UNITED .AIvt.J3ULANCE C0I-1PANY CITY OF SAN RAFAEL President ~[~---LAWRENCE E. MULR AN, ayor ATTEST: -4- PARAllliDIC SERVICE AREA B Exhibit 1 North central rv\arin beginning at the most northerly corner of the 2162 acre Victor Sartori parcel .as described in Book 177 at Page 160 of Official Records, County of Marin, said point being on the northerly boundary of Rancho San Pedro Santa Margarita y Las Gall inas; thence leaving said Rancho line southerly along the westerly I ine of said Sartori tract to Its point of intersection with -the southerly boundary of said Rancho; thence along said Rancho line easterly to its intersection with the southwesterly city I imits of San Rafael; thence east- erly along said San Rafael I imits, the westerly I ine of parcel 6 and tho south- erly I ine of parcel I of CSA 19 to the easterly right of way of Sir Francis Drake East at San Quentin Point; thence leaving said San Rafael I imits and continuing easterly along the southerly right of way of Cal ifornia State Highway 17 to the shorel ine of San Francisco Bay; thence northerly along the shorel ine to the northerly I ine of said Rancho San Pedro Santa Margarita y Las Gallinas; thence westerly along said Rancho to the point of beginning. Including also the lower deck (eastbound) of the Richmond-San Rafael Bridge from its westerly terminus to the tol I gate area.