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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCity of Tamarac Resolution R-98-0411 Temp. Reso #8118 CITY OF TAMARAC, FLORIDA RESOLUTION NO. R-98- I/ A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF TAMARAC, FLORIDA AUTHORIZING THE APPROPRIATE CITY OFFICIALS TO EXECUTE AN AMENDMENT TO THE AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF TAMARAC AND MEDICS AMBULANCE SERVICES, INC. TO PROVIDE FOR A DEDICATED UNIT, TEN HOURS PER DAY, SIX DAYS PER WEEK; PROVIDING FOR COMPENSATION AT THE RATE OF $14,200 PER MONTH; AND AMENDING THE TERM OF THE AGREEMENT TO END SEPTEMBER 30, 1998; AUTHORIZING A BUDGET TRANSFER IN THE AMOUNT OF $63,900 FROM GENERAL FUND — CONTINGENCY -SPECIAL PROJECTS TO GENERAL FUND — TRSF-FIRE RESCUE FUND; AUTHORIZING THE APPROPRIATE CITY OFFICIALS TO AMEND THE FIRE RESCUE FUND IN THE AMOUNT OF $63,900 AND APPROPRIATE SAID FUNDS INCLUDING ANY AND ALL SUBSEQUENT BUDGETARY TRANSFERS TO BE IN ACCORDANCE WITH PROPER ACCOUNTING PROCEDURES; APPROVING A BUDGET TRANSFER IN THE AMOUNT OF $63,900 FROM FIRE RESCUE FUND ACCOUNT — FIRE CONTROL -CONTINGENCIES TO FIRE RESCUE FUND — OTHER CONTRACTUAL SERVICES -AMBULANCE SERVICES FOR CORRECT ACCOUNTING PURPOSES; PROVIDING FOR CONFLICTS; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY; AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. WHEREAS, Medics Ambulance Services, Inc. and the City of Tamarac entered into an Agreement for supplemental first response and emergency transport services on October 1, 1996 (Exhibit "'I"); and 2 Temp. Reso #8118 WHEREAS, Medics Ambulance Services, Inc. has informed the City of Tamarac that the existing contract is not economically feasible; and WHEREAS, both the City of Tamarac and Medics Ambulance Services, Inc. agrees that Medic's participation in Tamarac's emergency medical system is necessary and appropriate until September 30, 1998; and WHEREAS, the Fire Chief has determined that a dedicated unit is appropriate ten hours per day, six days per week; and WHEREAS, Medics Ambulance Services, Inc. has agreed to provide a dedicated unit ten hours per day, six days per week at a cost of Fourteen Thousand Two Hundred ($14,200.00) Dollars per month, minus $175 per transport that Medics does; and WHEREAS, an adjustment is required to amend the estimated revenues and expenditures found within the present annual Fire Rescue Budget; and WHEREAS, available funds exist in the General and Fire Rescue Fund budgets for said purpose; and WHEREAS, the City Manager, Assistant City Manager/Director of Finance, Fire Chief and Assistant to City Manager recommend approval of the amendment; and WHEREAS, the City Commission of the City of Tamarac, Florida deems it to be in the best interests of the citizens and residents of the City of Tamarac to amend the agreement between the City of Tamarac and Medics Ambulance Services, Inc. 3 Temp. Reso #8118 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF TAMARAC, FLORIDA: SECTION 1: That 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 appropriate City Officials are hereby authorized to execute an amendment to the Agreement between the City of Tamarac and Medics Ambulance Services, Inc, a copy of which is attached hereto as "Exhibit 2". SECTION 3: A budget transfer in the amount of $63,900 from General Fund account entitled "Contingency -Special Projects" to General Fund account entitled "Trsf-Fire Rescue Fund" is hereby approved for correct accounting purpose. SECTION 4: The City Commission authorizes the appropriate City Officials to amend the Fire Rescue Fund in the amount of $63,900 and appropriate said funds including any and all subsequent budgetary transfers to be in accordance with proper accounting procedures. SECTION 5: A budget transfer in the amount of $63,900 from Fire Rescue Fund account entitled "Fire Control -Contingencies" to Fire Rescue Fund account entitled "Other Contractual Services -Ambulance Services" is hereby approved for correct accounting purposes. SECTION 6: All resolutions or parts of resolutions in conflict herewith are hereby repealed to the extent of such conflict. 1 I 1 1 4 Temp. Reso #8118 SECTION 7: 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. SECTION 8: This Resolution shall become effective immediately upon its passage and adoption. PASSED, ADOPTED AND APPROVED this // day of 11'�� 1 1998. ATTEST: PATRICIA MARCURIO, CMC Assistant City Clerk I HEREBY CERTIFY that I have appfoyed this RE,,5OLUTION as, MITCHELL S. City Attorney Amendment to Agreement w/ Medics/rkt J SCHREIBER ayor RECORD OF COMMIS 11-1�" form. MAYOR SCHREIBER DIST 1: COMM. McKAYE DIST 2: V/M MISHKIN DIST 3: COMM. SULTANOF DISC 4: ySOMM. BERTS "EXHIBIT 2" TEMP. RESO #8118 AMENDMENT TO AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF TAMARAC AND MEDICS AMBULANCE SERVICES, INC. The City of Tamarac and Medics Ambulance Services, Inc. agree to amend the original Agreement dated October 1, 1996 as follows: Article 3. Term 3.1 The term of this agreement shall be modified to be Janua 1 1998 until September 30 1998 at which time the -agreement will terminate. Article 4. Scope of Services 4_2 Medics shall provide a dedicated unit for vrovidina First Responder and Trans ort services in Tamarac for ten 10 consecutive hours beginning at 7:00 a.m. and ending at 5:00 p.m. eve day except Sunday during the modified term of this agreement. The Fire Chief may, at his sole discretion modify the begin and end times for the ten 10 consecutive hours each day. In dedicating this unit Medics agrees that this unit will meet the Fractile Response Time for First Responder and Trans ort services as defined in Article 1 of this Agreement for those calls to which it is dispatched. Medics further agrees to respond with this unit to an and all reguests for emergencyemeLgency assistance to which it is dispatched in Tamarac unless already committed to an emergencyeme[gency incident originating in Tamarac. CODING: Words in GtRwk4WAN�94 type are deletions from existing agreement; Words in underscored type are additions. "EXHIBIT 2" TEMP. RESO #8118 Article 5. Fees and Charges 5.1 The City agrees to compensate Medics at a rate of fourteen thousand two hundred dollars ($14,20giper month during the modified term of this Agreement. However, for eve emergency transl2ort Medics performs relgJive to this Agreement, the City shall deduct one hundred seventy five dollars 175 from this month) a ment to Medics. The Cit 's Dayment is due to Medics within thirty 30 days of the end of every month during the modified term of this Agreement. 5.1 a Medics shall rovide "state run reports" to the City on each and eve emergencyeme[gengy response it has originating in Tamarac. Reports shall be complete so as to provide appropriate medical information and indicate whether or not the patient was transported. Said reports shall be due to the City within ten 10 days and all incident reports for emergencyeme[gency responses for each given month shall be delivered to the City within ten 10 calendar days of the end of the month in which they occurred. Should Medics fail to provide all the re wired incident reports within the -specified time frame each month then the City shall withhold the monthly gayment until such reports are rovided and shall have thirty 30 days to make the monthly paymen from the day on which the re orts are provided. Article 9. Termination for Default 9.1.6 In the event Medics fails to provide a dedicated unit to respond according to the requirements of the modified Agreement, the City shall provide Medics a race eriod for the first eight $ CODING: Words in sifuslcthFeUgh type are deletions from existing agreement; Words in underscored type are additions. is "EXHIBIT 2" TEMP. RESO #8118 occurrences. Beginning with the ninth (q!"j occurrence the City shall deduct. three hundred dollars „(1300)„for every dispatched call in Tamarac during the time that the Medics' dedicated unit is unavailable. Should Medics fail to provide a dedicated unit according to the requirements of the modified Agreement more than sixteen(16) times total during the „modified term, then Medics shall be in default of this agreement. This provision does not al?ply if the dedicated unit is unavailable due to emergency responses within Tamarac by and for the City of Tamarac. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have made and executed this Amendment on the respective dates under each signature. The City of Tamarac, through its Mayor, and Medics Ambulance Services, Inc., signing by and through its President, duly authorized to execute same. CITY OF TAMARAC By JOE SCHREIBER Mayor Date: _ February 11, 1998 ATTEST: a && Patricia Marcurio, Ass't City Clerk / Robert S. Noe, Jr., City Manager Date: FebruaEy 11, 1998 ATTEST: Corporate Secretary Date: February 11, 1998 Approved as to form and legal Sufi" Jc eAcy:. ,,-7 ---1 S. Kraft, MEDICS AMBULANCE SERVICES, INC. By: %4 Malcolm M. Cohen, President Date: CODING: Words in StFurak through type are deletions from existing agreement; Words in underscored type are additions.