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CITY OF TAMARAC, FLORIDA
RESOLUTION NO. R 2007-J213
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE
CITY OF TAMARAC, FLORIDA, AUTHORIZING THE
APPROPRIATE CITY OFFICIALS TO EXECUTE AN
AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF TAMARAC AND
BROWARD COMMUNITY COLLEGE (BCC) TO ALLOW
EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES (EMS) STUDENTS AN
OPPORTUNITY TO RECEIVE EDUCATION AND
TRAINING FROM TAMARAC FIRE RESCUE PERSONNEL
IN AN EMS STUDENT PRECEPTORSHIP PROGRAM
BEGINNING OCTOBER 1, 2007 THROUGH SEPTEMBER
30, 2010; PROVIDING FOR CONFLICTS; PROVIDING FOR
SEVERABILITY; AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE
DATE.
WHEREAS, the City of Tamarac through the Fire Department provides
Emergency Medical Services (EMS) and Advanced Life Support (ALS) transport;
and
WHEREAS, Broward Community College (BCC) has requested that the
City of Tamarac allow Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) and paramedic
students to ride along on the City's fire rescue units in order to gain the required
experience needed to become a State of Florida Certified EMT and/or
Paramedic; and
WHEREAS, Broward Community College (BCC) has provided the City of
Tamarac with an Affiliation Agreement attached hereto as Exhibit "A"; and
WHEREAS, Broward Community College (BCC) has provided the City of
Tamarac with a Hold Harmless Agreement attached hereto as Exhibit "B"; and
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WHEREAS, the Agreement also enables the City to have our own
personnel attending school to ride on our rescue vehicles; and
WHEREAS, it is the recommendation of the Fire Chief that the City
Commission of the City of Tamarac, Florida approve this Agreement; and
WHEREAS, the City Commission of the City of Tamarac, Florida deems it
to be in the best interest of the citizens and residents of the City of Tamarac to
approve the Affiliation Agreement with Broward Community College (BCC) to
allow EMS students to ride on Tamarac Fire Rescue vehicles.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COMMISSION OF
THE CITY OF TAMARAC, FLORIDA:
SECTION 1: The foregoing "WHEREAS" clauses are hereby
ratified and confirmed as being true and correct and are hereby made a specific
part of this Resolution.
SECTION 2: That the Commission approves the Affiliation
Agreement between the City of Tamarac and Broward Community College (BCC)
to allow EMS students to ride on City Fire Rescue vehicles and authorizing the
City Manager or designee to execute the Broward Community College
Agreement (attached hereto as Attachment "A")
SECTION 3: All resolutions or parts of resolutions in conflict
herewith are hereby repealed to the extent of such conflict.
SECTION 4: If any clause, section, other part or application of this
Resolution is held by any court of competent jurisdiction to be unconstitutional or
invalid, in part or application, it shall not affect the validity of the remaining
portions or applications of this Resolution.
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SECTION 5: This Resolution shall become effective immediately upon its
passage and adoption.
PASSED, ADOPTED AND APPROVED this day ofZZ0,4k, 2007.
ATTEST:
MARION SWENSON, CMC
CITY CLERK
I HEREBY CERTIFY that
I have approved this
RESOLUTION as to form.
SAMUEL S. GOREN
CITY ATTORNEY
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RECORD OF COMMISSION VOTE:
MAYOR FLANSBAUM-TALABISCO,
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TR 11277 — EXHIBIT A
BROWARD COMMUNITY COLLEGE
and
CITY OF TAMARAC
AGREEMENT FOR
EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES
INTERNSHIP PROGRAM
This is an Agreement between BROWARD COMMUNITY COLLEGE (hereafter
referred to as "COLLEGE") an educational institution, having a principal address of 3501
S.W. Davie Road, Davie, Florida 33314 located in Broward County, State of Florida,
and.
City of Tamarac, (hereafter referred to as "CITY"), providing emergency medical
services, whose principal address is 7525 NW 88th Avenue, Tamarac, Florida 33321
located in the County of Broward, State of Florida.
WHEREAS, the CITY agrees to collaborate in the education and training of
students in the Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) Program and the
Emergency Medical Paramedic Program (EMT-P) of the COLLEGE.
WHEREAS, the CITY acknowledges the value of this collaboration and agrees to
provide optimum facilities, resources and expertise at their disposal for the
comprehensive education of the student, and
WHEREAS, this Agreement will benefit both parties by providing trained EMTs
and Paramedics.
NOW, THEREFORE, it is hereby agreed by the parties as follows:
RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE COLLEGE:
A. The COLLEGE shall coordinate clinical rotations in consultation
with appropriate personnel of the CITY. These rotations will be
selected in accordance with the specific learning required and
opportunities accessible.
B. The COLLEGE shall accept administrative responsibility for the
program and provide didactic and performance based instruction as
required.
C. The COLLEGE shall ensure the quality of course content in
accordance with existing accreditation standards.
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D. The COLLEGE shall acknowledge and consult with proper CITY
personnel for administrative matters.
E. The COLLEGE shall comply with existing operational policies and
procedures of the CITY.
F. The COLLEGE shall require each student to secure Professional
Liability Insurance coverage of $1,000,000.00/$3,000,000.00 and
ensure each student has secured same.
G. The COLLEGE shall provide certification of each student's
medical insurance.
H. The COLLEGE shall secure at its expense General Comprehensive
Insurance including Bodily Injury Liability and Property Damage
Liability, the limits of which must be acceptable to the CITY. The
COLLEGE'S liability policy shall be endorsed to add the City of
Tamarac as an additional insured.
I. The COLLEGE shall be responsible for compliance with the
Agreement, including but not limited to responsibility to provide
all of the COLLEGE'S allied health students and faculty with (a)
information and training about the hazards associated with blood
and or other potentially infectious materials, (b) information and
training about the protective measures to be taken to minimize the
risk of occupational exposure to bloodborn pathogens, (c) training
in the appropriate actions to take in an emergency involving
exposure to blood and other potentially infectious materials, and
(d) information as to the reasons the student and faculty should
participate in hepatitis B vaccination and post -exposure evaluation
and follow-up.
J. The COLLEGE shall be responsible to provide training for faculty
and students concerning the Health Insurance Portability and.
Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA).
K. The COLLEGE shall be responsible in accordance with the
Agreement for verifying that COLLEGE students and faculty are
compliant with the Recommended Guidelines for Occupational
Exposures to Infectious Diseases comparable to common EMS
protocols for Broward County.
L. The COLLEGE shall be responsible for the maintenance of all
faculty and student records. The COLLEGE confirms that all its
allied health students (a) have had a Diphtheria Tetanus Toxide
Booster within the last ten years; (b) can verify either immunity or
lack of immunity to varicella, measles, mumps and rubella through
a titer or documented positive history of chicken pox, measles,
mumps and rubella; (c) undergo annual screening for tuberculosis.
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M. The COLLEGE shall and does hereby agree to defend, indemnify,
and hold harmless the CITY, its Administrators, elected officials,
officers, agents and employees from any and all claims, demands,
liabilities, damages, and expenses for illness or injuries to any
persons (whether employees of the CITY, third parties or students,
or representatives of the COLLEGE) or damage to any property,
caused directly or indirectly by the negligent acts of, or as a result
of the performance of duties by the COLLEGE, its officers,
directors, agents, servants, or employees under this Agreement and
hold same harmless against any and all claims, liability, loss, cost,
damage or expense of any type or nature whatsoever, including
reasonable attorneys fees and court costs, which may arise with
regard to any activities associated with this Agreement.
N. The COLLEGE shall require each student to sign the CITY Hold
Harmless Agreement before participating. (Attachment: Hold
Harmless Agreement)
O. The COLLEGE shall require each student to sign the CITY
Acknowledgement of Responsibility to Maintain Confidentiality of
Medical Information before participating. (Attachment: Maintain
Confidentiality of Medical Information)
P. The COLLEGE shall provide the CITY with thirty (30) days
written notice prior to cancellation, revocation, and non -renewal or
material change of any policy of insurance. Should the COLLEGE
fail to maintain any policy of insurance enumerated under this
Agreement, after written notice of cancellation, revocation or
renewal or material change to any existing policy, fail to replace
same under like terms within seven (7) days, written notice
demanding same by the CITY, said cancellation, revocation, non -
renewal material change of any policy of insurance contained
hereunder shall be deemed a material breach by the COLLEGE,
and the CITY shall have the right to terminate this Agreement at
once.
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2. RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE CITY:
A. The CITY will provide information and training to the
COLLEGE'S allied health students and faculty on any CITY of
Tamarac Policies and Procedures related to the Agreement.
B. The CITY will provide the clinical facilities necessary for the
students to obtain experience with patients representing a broad
range of out -of -hospital medical care problems.
C. The CITY will provide students with opportunities for
observations and participation in patient evaluation, treatment and.
transportation in the out -of -hospital environment.
D. The CITY will provide clinical supervision of students and
complete student evaluation forms.
E. The CITY will communicate pertinent information related to the
student clinical performance to the COLLEGE.
F. The CITY shall be responsible for providing the COLLEGE'S
allied health students and faculty with personal protective
equipment, which is necessary to comply with the Agreement.
3. This Agreement will be in effect for three (3) years from the date of execution by
all parties. However, either party may terminate this Agreement upon thirty (30)
day written notice, with or without cause, unless otherwise specified in section
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4. This document incorporates and includes all prior negotiations, agreements or
understandings applicable to the matters contained herein, and the parties agree
that there are no commitments, agreements or understandings concerning the
subject matter of this Agreement that are not contained in this document.
Accordingly, it is agreed that no deviation from the terms hereof shall be
predicated upon any prior representations or agreements whether oral or written.
It is further agreed that no modification, amendment or alteration in the terms or
conditions contained herein shall be effective unless contained in a written
document executed with the same formality and of equal propriety herewith.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have hereunto executed this Agreement on
the dates indicated, the latter of which shall be controlling.
BROWARD COMMUNITY COLLEGE
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DATE:
STATE OF FLORIDA
COUNTY OF BROWARD
(Name/Title)
BEFORE ME, the undersigned authority, personally appeared
who being first duly sworn deposes and says on oath that he/she has read the foregoing
Agreement, subscribed to by him/her, and that the matters therein contained are true and
correct to the best of his/her knowledge and belief.
SWORN TO AND SUBSCRIBED before me this day of , 2007.
Personally known
My Commission Expires:
ATTEST:
NOTARY PUBLIC, STATE OF FLORIDA
or produced Identification
MARION SWENSO , CMC
CITY CLERK
DATE: / 7 ,Gr
APPROVED AS TO FORM AND
LEGAL UFFICIENCY:
SAMIPEL S. GOREN
CITY ATTORNEY
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CITY OF TAMARAC, FLORIDA
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JEFFR L. ILLER,
CITY MANAGER
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CITY OF TAMARAC
FIRE RESCUE DEPARTMENT
HOLD HARMLESS AGREEMENT
IN CONSIDERATION of the permission I have been granted to accompany one or more agents
of the City of Tamarac Fire Rescue Department, Tamarac, Florida, a municipal corporation, in the
course of his or her duty I, the undersigned, do by these presents release the City of Tamarac
and its Fire Rescue agents, public officials, servants and employees of the City of Tamarac from
any and all liability, claims, demands, actions and causes of action resulting from any and all
damage to me or my property, injuries, illnesses, or my death, arising out of or relating to any
happening or occurrence while I am accompanying any agent of Tamarac Fire Rescue on duty,
or incidental thereto, and for the same consideration, I promise to release and forever hold each
of them harmless from any such liability, claims, demands, illnesses, actions or causes of action.
The terms of this Agreement shall be in full force and effect on the date hereof and on any other
occasion hereafter when I accompany City of Tamarac agents.
have read and understand the conditions of this program as stated above, and hereby
voluntarily assume all risks of loss, damage, injury or illnesses to me or my property, including
death, which may be sustained while a passenger of the City vehicle or incidental to
accompanying one or more City of Tamarac Fire Rescue agents while on duty.
This Release and Agreement shall be binding upon me and my heirs, executors, administrators,
personal representatives and assigns, and shall inure to the benefit of the said City, agents,
public officials and any person herein designated, and their heirs, executors, administrators,
personal representatives, assigns and successors in office.
Dated this day of
2007.
Print Name Signature
Citizen Assigned To:
Date Civilian Rode:
Shift Supervisor's Signature:
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