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HomeMy WebLinkAboutContract 33907 CITY SECRETARY CONTRACT NO. AMENDMENT TO RESTATED INTERLOCAL COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT WHEREAS, the City of (the "Jurisdiction"), together with other municipalities in Tarrant County, Texas, adopted that certain Restated EMS Interlocal Cooperative Agreement (the "Agreement") pursuant to the provisions of Chapter 791 of the Texas Government Code (the "Interlocal Cooperation Act") and a Uniform EMS Ordinance (the "Ordinance") to provide emergency and non-emergency ambulance services in this Jurisdiction and in the other member jurisdictions; WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 791.013 of the Interlocal Cooperation Act, the Area Metropolitan Ambulance Authority d/b/a MedStar (the "Authority") was created as an administrative agency, through the adoption of the Agreement and the Ordinance, to supervise the performance of the Agreement; WHEREAS, this Jurisdiction, together with the other member jurisdictions, desire to amend the Agreement to allow the Authority the right to operate the ambulance system. NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants and agreements herein contained, this Jurisdiction hereby agrees that the Agreement shall be amended as follows: 1. Unless otherwise defined herein, all capitalized terms used herein shall have the same meaning as defined in the Agreement, unless the context hereof otherwise requires. 2. Paragraph 2(a) of the Agreement is hereby amended to read in its entirety as follows: "The existence of the Authority is perpetual. This Jurisdiction may not withdraw until July 31, 2004. Thereafter, this Jurisdiction may withdraw on (i) the termination date of the contract for ambulance services with the contractor, and the expiration dates of all options for extension thereof, if a competitively selected private contractor is the operator of the ambulance system, or (ii) the last day of the fiscal year of the Authority, if the Authority is the operator of the ambulance system. Notice of such intention to withdraw shall be given in writing to the Authority, and to each member jurisdiction thereof not less the twelve (12) months before the proposed effective date of withdrawal." � �CJAll 12E MY ��c�2� i v 1 - FIR �`� 3. Paragraph 7 of the Agreement is hereby amended to read in its entirety as follows: "The ambulance service shall be operated by either the Authority or a competitively selected private contractor, as determined by the Authority's Board of Directors. If the Authority is the operator of the ambulance service, the Authority shall: (a) commencing with its fiscal year ending in the year 2006 and continuing every other fiscal year thereafter, prepare and provide to each member jurisdiction a report which will provide a comprehensive review and summary of the financial, clinical and operational performance of the ambulance system during such fiscal year. This report must be submitted to the member jurisdictions no later than 120 days after the end of the fiscal year; and (b) commencing with its fiscal year ending in the year 2007 and continuing every other fiscal year thereafter, provide to each member jurisdiction an audit of the financial, clinical and operational performance of the ambulance system during such fiscal year prepared by a qualified and independent third party. This audit must be submitted to the member jurisdictions no later than 120 days after the end of the fiscal year. " 4. Paragraph 9(c) of the Agreement is hereby amended to read in its entirety as follows: "To operate the ambulance service or to award the operation of the ambulance service to a private contractor by way of a Request for Proposal process. The operator of the ambulance service, be it the Authority or a private contractor, shall be required to provide all ambulance services in each member jurisdiction, except for those exempted in Section 6(f) of the Uniform EMS Ordinance (Exhibit A) adopted concurrently herewith." 5. Except as otherwise expressly provided herein, all of the terms, conditions, defined terms, covenants, representations, warranties and all other provisions of the Agreement are not amended, modified or affected by this Amendment. Except as expressly set forth herein, all of the terms, conditions, covenants, representations, warranties and all other provisions of the Agreement are herein ratified and confirmed and shall remain in full force and effect. - 2 - 1 r 9ELAI PY 6. On and after the date of this Amendment, the terms "Agreement," "hereof," "herein," "hereunder," and terms of like import when used in the Agreement shall, except where the context otherwise requires, refer to the Agreement as amended by this Amendment. APPROVAL Approved by the City Council of � � Texas, on this 2 day of 2006. GI ' Authorized Official FaMMAWnendment-Interlocal AgreementAmd.to Restated Interlocal Cooperative.Agr doc Attested Pv- IN Marty Hendrix City Secretary -aI4&C Contract Authorizatioa Date APPROVED AS TO F RRA AND LEGALITY: ASSISTANT CI ATTORNEY OFFICIAL HCUPb' CIrf �E(j,PE�.12ftl City of Fort Worth, Texas Mayor and Council Communication COUNCIL ACTION: Approved on 5/30/2006 DATE: Tuesday, May 30, 2006 LOG NAME: 12MEDSTARAM REFERENCE NO.: C-21480 SUBJECT: Approve the FY2006-07 Area Metropolitan Ambulance Authority d/b/a MedStar Subsidy in the Amount of$1,311,021 for Ambulance Services RECOMMENDATION: It is recommended that the City Council approve the FY2006-07 Area Metropolitan Ambulance Authority d/b/a MedStar subsidy in the amount of$1,311,021 for ambulance services. DISCUSSION: As required by the EMS Interlocal Agreement (City Secretary Contract Number 24507), the Area Metropolitan Ambulance Authority (MedStar) annually produces a schedule of price/subsidy options, so that each city may select its own transport price and/or per capita tax subsidy. The schedule of price/subsidy options was prepared utilizing population estimates provided by the North Central Texas Council of Governments for 2006. During the FY2006-07 budget process, the City Council approved a subsidy to be included in the budget in the amount of $1,311,021 for MedStar for emergency transport services. This subsidy amount set the per capita support of the MedStar system at $1.98. The per capita subsidy is determined by dividing the FY2006-07 budget appropriation of$1,311,021 by Fort Worth's population of 661,850 provided by the North Central Texas Council of Governments. This subsidy will result in an average estimated bill of$1,046 for Emergency Ambulance Services and $642 for Non-Emergency Services provided in Fort Worth. FISCAL INFORMATION/CERTIFICATION: The Finance Director certifies that funds are available in the current operating budget, as appropriated, of the General Fund. TO Fund/Account/Centers FROM Fund/Account/Centers Submitted for City Manager's Office by: Richard Zavala (Acting) (6222) Originating Department Head: David Yett (7623) Additional Information Contact: Leann Guzman (8973) ,ogname: 60SOUTHWEST Page 1 of 1