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• FRALS services shall be provided to patients until transfer of patient care to the arriving ambulance personnel, and engine and truck companies must be staffed with paramedics 24 hours /day, 365 days /year. Services shall be provided in accordance with Medical Priority Dispatch System (MPDS) protocols. • Performance standards include response time requirements as well as paramedic training and quality improvement standards that must be met to qualify for reimbursement. • Equipment will be provided to the City (to be used by the ACFD) including LIFEPAK 15 systems, Physio - Control chest compression system (LUCAS device), and mobile personnel computers. • The City will receive reimbursement for providing first responder units to the system. The reimbursement will range from $75,100 per quarter in the first year to $81,300 per quarter in the last year of the agreement for the City's seven authorized FRALS units (5 engines and 2 ladder trucks). The City's compliance to provide FRALS services will result in annual revenue payments, made by the County to the City in the initial amount of $300,300 that will increase to a total of $325,000 in the final year of the agreement. The revenue is a result of Alameda County's contract with Paramedics Plus LLC to provide ambulance transport services. Previous Actions In January 2000, the City Council approved an agreement with Alameda County to provide ALS services on all fire and emergency first responder service calls. A replacement agreement was approved for the period July 1, 2004 through June 30, 2009 and a contract amendment was approved for the period July 1, 2009 through June 30, 2011. Fiscal Impacts • The City will receive reimbursement for providing first responder units to the system. The reimbursement will range from $75,100 per quarter in the first year to $81,300 per quarter in the last year of the agreement. The City's compliance to provide FRALS services will result in annual revenue payments, made by the County to the City in the initial amount of $300,300 that will increase to a total of $325,000 in the final year of the agreement. ATTACHMENTS Emergency Medical Services First Responder Advanced Life Support Services Agreement between County of Alameda and City of San Leandro, Nov. 1, 2011 PREPARED BY: James H. O'Leary, Interim Finance Director, Finance Department Jacqui Diaz, Interim Assistant City Manager, City Manager's Office