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HomeMy WebLinkAboutReso 69-2009RESOLUTION NO. 69-2009 CITY COUNCIL, CITY OF SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, STATE OF CALIFORNIA A RESOLUTION AMENDING AND REAFFIRMING THE AGREEMENT FOIZ THE EXCHANGE OF EMERGENCY MEDICAL, RESCUE, FIRE PROTECTION SERVICES, AUTOMATIC AID AND FIRST RESPONSE (AUTOMATIC AID AGREEMENT TO EMERGENCIES WHEREAS, the City of South San Francisco approved the Agreement for the Exchange of Emergency Medical, Rescue, Fire Protection Services, Automatic Aid and First Response to Emergencies ("Automatic Aid Agreement") in 1999; and WHEREAS, while the Automatic Aid Agreement intended for parties to provide one another with a reciprocal exchange of emergency and non-emergency medical, rescue, and fire services, it also limited the City of South San Francisco's automatic aid response to emergency incidents only; and WHEREAS, since 1999, the; San Mateo Public Safety Communications Center has begun dispatching the City's Fire Department, resulting in fewer uncommitted South San Francisco fire units available to respond to incidents within the City when emergency call volume is high; and WHEREAS, neighboring fire jurisdictions have therefore automatically responded to increasing numbers of emergencies within the City; and WHEREAS, staff recommends approval of certain amendments to the Automatic Aid Agreement to allow the City to reciprocate appropriately and allow South San Francisco Fire engines/quints to move and cover when requested. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of the City of South San Francisco hereby authorizes the City Manager to execute the amended Automatic Aid Agreement attached as Exhibit A on behalf of the City Council of the City of South San Francisco, subject to approval as to form by the City Attorney. I hereby certify that the foregoing Resolution was regularly introduced and adopted by the City Council of the City of South San Francisco at a regular meeting held on the 8th day of July, 2009 by the following vote: AYES: Councilmembers Pedro Gonzalez, Richard A. Garbarino, and Kevin Mullin, Vice Mayor Mark Addiego and Ma o~arxl Matsumoto NOES: None ABSTAIN: None ABSENT: None ATTEST: ~J~.-~.~A~• Deputy City rk EXHIBIT A AGREEMENT FOR EXCHANGE OF EMERGENCY MEDICAL, RESCUE AND FIRE PROTECTION SERVICES AUTOMATIC AID AND FIRST RESPONSE THIS AGREEMENT is made and entered into this day of , 2009, by and between the County of San.Mateo, the cities within San Mateo County and the fire protection districts within San Mateo County, who names appear below as signatories to this Agreement. WHEREAS, the cities anal fire protection districts within San Mateo County and the County of San Mateo entered into the Joint Powers Agreement under the heading of San Mateo County Pre-Hospital Emergency Services Provider Group (JPA} to provide prompt advanced life support medical services to citizens of San Mateo CountS~; and WHEREAS, this JPA. agreement requires the implementation of a comprehensive and full boundary drop with closest resource responses and move and cover by each fire agency regardless of jurisdiction pursuant to countywide deployment plan; and WHERAS, the parties to this agreement provide emergency medical, rescue and fire protection services, as well as mitigate other types of emergency and non-emergency incidents; and WHEREAS, it is in the best interest of the citizens within San Mateo County and each individual jurisdiction to provide the most expeditious response to render emergency medical and rescue assistance and to suppress fires, as well as mitigate other types of emergencies and non-emergency incidents; and WHEREAS, each parry is desirous of providing to the other reasonable and reciprocal exchange of emergency medical, rescue, fire and other emergency and non- emergency services on a day-to-day basis; and WHEREAS, this agreement is authorized and provided for by provisions of the Health and Safety and Govermnent Codes of the State of California and acts and statutes of the Federal Goverrunent, where applicable. NOW, THEREFORF?, in consideration of these mutual covenants, the parties hereto agree as follows: I. Automatic Aid. Each of the signatory parties to this Agreement shall provide automatic aid to each other for Fire Department incidents. Automatic aid shall be provided in accordance with the "Deployment Plan for San Mateo County", herein referenced as the "Deployment Plan." The cities, fire protection districts and the County intend that this Agreement will provide mutual benefits to all parties and herein authorize the San Mateo County Fire Chiefs to revise the Deployment Plan as may be dictated by changing conditions and the requirements of mutual benefits to all parties. It is agreed that any reductions of emergency medical and fire protection forces by any agency shall be cause for those agencies involved to meet and discuss impacts and come to resolution on said impacts. Rev.S- 18-09 - I - 2. Insurance and Liabili . No debt, liability, or obligation of one party shall be the debt, obligation, or liability of another party. Each party shall provide, in its discretion, insurance for its personnel and errtity. Each parry shall be responsible for its own acts and/or omissions. 3. Equipment and Resources. The equipment designated in the Deployment Plan, the policies and standards adopted by the San Mateo County Fire Chiefs Association, or any other document as maybe adopted by the San Mateo County Fire Chiefs Association, shall be the equipment and resources that each parry shall provide to an automatic aid response. In the absence of designated equipment and resources, each party shall provide, in its discretion, the equipment and resources it dE;ems appropriate in any automatic aid response. 4. Third PartyBeneficiaries. Nothing set forth in this Agreement shall create, nor is it intended to create, third party beneficiaries who may rely upon any breach of this Agreement to assert a cause of action in their behalf. 5. Withdrawal. Each. party to this Agreement shall remain a party to this Agreement for the entire term of the contract between the San Mateo County Pre-Hosptial Emergency Services Group (JPA.) and San Mateo County for fire paramedic first response. The requirement to maintain membership is essential to the proper functioning of this Agreement. In the event any party fails to maintain its status as a parry and or fails to provide automatic aid, the services that v~~ould have been provided by such defaulting party may be provided by other parties to this Agreement. The defaulting party shall be responsible far the cast of the defaulted service performed by the other parties to this Agreement, plus 5% of such cost. 6. Amendment: The Parties may from time to time, during the life of this Agreement, vote to amend its provisions to address changes in conditions. All proposed amendments must be approved by a majority of the Parties to the Agreement in order to be effective. 7. Effective Date: Tliis Agreement shall be effective on the first day of the month following the month in which this Agreement shall have been. approved by all of the parties. This Agreement may be executed in counter-part copies which, taken together, shall constitute a single document. Balance of this page intentionally left blank Rev.S-1 ~-09 -?- IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Agreement the day and year first above written. 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