Agmt 2007 Alameda County Fire Department ACFD

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LETTER OF UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN THE CITY OF SAN LEANDRO AND ALAMEDA COUNTY FIRE DEPARTMENT THIS LETTER OF UNDERSTANDING is entered in this 4th day of June, 2007 by the City of San Leandro (hereafter "City") and the County of Alameda (hereafter "County") on behalf of the Alameda County Fire District (hereafter "ACFD") (also known as the Alameda County Fire Department) as a clarification of the terms of the current and future Fire Protection and Emergency Medical Service Agreement between the City and ACFD (hereafter "Fire Protection Agreement or FPEMS Agreemenf') as they relate to the City's obligations under the ALS First Responder Services Agreement (hereafter "FRALS Agreement") between the County and the City. GENERAL STATEMENT City presently intends to enter into the FRALS Agreement with the County, which among other things, requires the City to provide specified forms of emergency medical assistance by staffing at least seven (7) fire department vehicles with at least one (1) paramedic each. ACFD hereby agrees to fulfill City's obligations under the FRALS Agreement. However, because of differences in the language and requirements of the Fire Protection and FRALS Agreements, the City and ACFD believe that the following clarifications are necessary to assure proper compliance with both agreements. ACFD's duty to fulfill City's obligations under the FRALS Agreement shall not affect City's right to receive all revenue from the County under that Agreement. City and ACFD understand that there may be additional costs associated with the implementation of the FRALS agreement in the areas of additional training, reporting, etc. City and ACFD further agree, as part of the budget process outlined in section 9 of the Fire Services Agreement, to consider and include only reasonable increases resulting from Fire Responder responsibilities. 5T AFFING The FRALS Agreement requires the City to maintain seven (7) First Responder Advanced Life Support units. A First Responder is defined in section 3.12 as a fire department vehicle. Section 3.1 defines a First Responder ALS unit (FRALS) as a unit staffed and equipped with a minimum of one California State licensed and Alameda County accredited paramedic capable of providing Advanced Life Support, as defined in the FRALS Agreement.