RESOLUTION NO. _____________

BOARD OF SUPERVISORS, COUNTY OF SAN MATEO, STATE OF CALIFORNIA

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RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE PRESIDENT OF THE BOARD TO EXECUTE AN AGREEMENT WITH AMERICAN MEDICAL RESPONSE WEST FOR COUNTYWIDE EMERGENCY AMBULANCE SERVICE FOR THE TERM OF JULY 1, 2009 THROUGH JUNE 30, 2014

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RESOLVED, by the Board of Supervisors of the County of San Mateo, State of California, that

WHEREAS, pursuant to Government Code, Section 31000, County may contract with independent contractors for the furnishing of such services to or for County or any Department thereof; and

WHEREAS, pursuant to Health and Safety Code, Division 2.5, Section 1797.224, County may declare an exclusive operating area for emergency ambulance service zones and for advanced life support and contract with an ambulance provider through a competitive process for the provision of such services as more specifically hereinafter set forth; and

WHEREAS, County has determined that the level of service prescribed herein is the most appropriate and efficient manner of exercising the authority contained in Welfare & Institutions Code 17000, Health & Safety Code Section 1797, et seq., and Title 22 of the California Code of Regulations; and

WHEREAS, County has included such an exclusive operating area within its current EMS plan; and

WHEREAS, County conducted a competitive process as required by Section 1797.224 of the Health and Safety Code; and

WHEREAS, County has determined that all requests for emergency ambulance service shall be met by paramedic equipped and staffed ambulances; and

WHEREAS, County has complied with all the statutes and regulations governing the designation of an exclusive provider of emergency ambulance services in San Mateo County; and

WHEREAS, the system design contained in this Agreement is the result of a three-year process involving the County, cities, fire districts, hospitals, ambulance providers, paramedics, physicians, nurses, dispatchers, and consumers; and

WHEREAS, the San Mateo County Public Safety Communications Division (PSC) is capable of providing efficient continuous dispatching services for emergency medical services responders throughout the County of San Mateo; and

WHEREAS, on September 30, 2008, the Board of Supervisors authorized the Chief of the San Mateo County Health System to enter into negotiations with Contractor for the provision of county-wide emergency ambulance service; and

WHEREAS, there has been presented to this Board of Supervisors for its consideration and acceptance an Agreement, reference to which is hereby made for further particulars, whereby American Medical Response West shall provide countywide ambulance service for the County of San Mateo for the term of July 1, 2009 through June 30, 2014; and

WHEREAS, this Board has been presented with a form of such Agreement and said Board has examined and approved same as to both form and content and desires to enter into said Agreement.

NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS HEREBY DETERMINED AND ORDERED that the President of the Board of Supervisors be and is hereby authorized and directed to execute said Agreement for and on behalf of the County of San Mateo, and the Clerk of this Board shall attest the President’s signature thereto.

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