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EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES FIRST RESPONDER ADVANCED LIFE SUPPORT AGREEMENT (7/1/2019) 100 calls per month) shall be evaluated when the City has responded to 100 calls, Once the 100 -call level is exceeded, the number of calls to achieve the 100 call threshold will start over in the next month. b. Calculating FRALS response times: • Performance will be calculated based on combining the Priority 1, Priority 2 and Priority 3 levels of responses. • If Response Time performance drops below 90% for any response time Category in any calendar month, City shall develop and implement a performance improvement plan. Should response time performance drop below 90% for a second month within the subsequent 11 -month period, City shall submit for approval with its monthly performance report a performance improvement plan acceptable to the EMS Director and shall implement that plan. The performance improvement plan shall identify each problem that led to the delayed response(s) and the step(s) to be implemented to correct each deficiency. A third month of failure to meet the 90% response time performance requirement within any 12 month period shall require the City's authorized signatory to this Agreement to provide prompt written assurances of performance and a corresponding plan acceptable to the EMS Director to correct the deficiencies in City's performance within ten (10) days of notice from County EMS. City's failure to provide such written assurances within the required time and/or diligently commence and perform in accordance with the written plan will result in the EMS Director notifying the City Manager/City Administrator. c. If FRALS calls are not categorized at the City's dispatch center, performance will be measured as if all calls are within the Priority 1 Category. 13.2 Failure to Respond — Notification shall be made to the County for a failure by the City to provide FRALS to a location within the Primary Service Area where a response has been requested by the dispatch center. If the County becomes aware of a possible failure to respond prior to the City, the County shall notify the City. Each incident shall be reviewed by a panel of three, including the EMS Director or their designee and two Fire Chiefs selected by the Alameda County Fire Chiefs Association who are not involved in the incident. After review, the panel shall provide recommendations to the involved City which shall not be unreasonably rejected. Page 11 of 24