Agmt 2000 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 into this 7th day of Februar,~,, 2000 by the City of San Leandro (hereafter "City") and the County of Alameda (hereafter "County") on behalf of the Alameda County Fire District (hereafter "ACED") (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 ACED (hereafter "Fire. Protection Agreement" or "FPEMS Agreement") as they relate to the City's obligations under the ALS First Responder Services Agreement (hereafter "FRALS Agreement") between the County and the City. ENERAL 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. ACED 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 ACED 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 ACED 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 ACED agree that ACED will advise the City of such increases. The City and ACED 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. STAFFING The FRALS Agreement requires the City to maintain seven (7) First Responder Advanced Life Support units. A First Responder is defined in section 3.11 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.