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FRALS Agreement and Related LOU 2 May 30, 2007 County's transport contract and the FRALS Agreement with various fire and emergency service providers located within Alameda County being the cornerstones of their new system. Terms of the Aereement . With the execution of this agreement, fire department will receIve reimbursement for providing first responder units to the system. . The reimbursement will range from $37,000 for FY 2004-05 to $41,431 in FY 2008-09 per year for each of the City's seven (7) authorized (FRALS) units (5 engines and 2 ladder trucks). . To qualify as a FRALS unit, an Engine Company and/or Truck Company must be staffed with a paramedic 24 hours/day, 365 days/year. . Under the terms of the agreement there are also response time requirements as well as paramedic training and quality improvement standards which must be met to qualify for reimbursement. . The LOU is necessary to clarify or avoid several potential discrepancies between the City's current Fire and Emergency Response Services Agreement in which such services are provided by the Alameda County Fire Department (ACFD) and the ALS First Responder Agreement. o The LOU provides that ACFD will satisfy the City's obligation under the First Responder Agreement generally, as well as its specific staffing and record-keeping requirements. o Further, it provides that ACFD will continue to adhere to the response-time requirements established in the City's contract for Fire and Emergency Response Services, while also ensuring that the City satisfies its response-time obligations under the First Responder Agreement. Payment Terms Due to administration oversight by both the County and the City, the City did not receive the annual payments from the previous January 2000 through June 2004 contract until 2007. The one-time prior year revenue of approximately $1.032 million was used to replenish the fire capital replacement reserves, which had been depleted in an effort of maintaining seven engine companies during past budget cycles. The new FRALS Agreement will acknowledge that the City has continued to provide the mentioned services since July 1, 2004, after expiration of the previous Agreement, resulting in a single true-up payment to the City of $800,543 and bring the Agreement to current date (FRALS Agreement - Exhibit B). CONCLUSION The FRALS Agreement represents a service enhancement to the City, will contribute to the ongoing advancement of EMS within the City, and will entitle the City to the subsidy made available by the County's Agreement with AMR for transport services by providing an additional revenue source through June 30, 2009. CITY COUNCIL COMMITTEE REVIEW AND ACTION N/A