HomeMy WebLinkAbout1461 Emergency Services Agreement Kansas City BILL NO. 2016-021 ORDINANCE NO. 1401
AN ORDINANCE APPROVING AN AGREEMENT WITH THE CITY OF KANSAS
CITY,MISSOURI RELATING TO EMERGENCY SERVICES
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE BOARD OF ALDERMEN OF THE CITY OF RIVERSIDE,
MISSOURI AS FOLLOWS:
1. That the Riverside Board of Aldermen ('Board") hereby approves the Agreement for Fire
Department Emergency Services by and between the City of Riverside and the City of Kansas City,
Missouri, in substantially the form attached hereto, and the Mayor is authorized to execute the
Agreement.
2. The Mayor, the City Administrator, the City Attorney and other appropriate City officials are
hereby authorized to take any and all actions as may be deemed necessary or convenient to carry out
and comply with the intent of this Ordinance and to execute and deliver for and on behalf of the
City all certificates, instruments, agreements and other documents, as may be necessary or
convenient to perform all matters herein authorized.
3. This Ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after its passage and approval.
BE IT REMBERED that the above was read two times by heading only, PASSED AND
APPROVED by a majority of the Board of Aldermen and APPROVED by the Mayor of the
City of Riverside this I q 691' day of , 2016.
yor Kathleen L. Rose
�ATTEST:
Robin Kincaid, City Clerk
AGREEMENT TO PROVIDE ADVANCED
LIFE SUPPORT AMBULANCE SERVICE
THIS AGREEMENT, made effective May 1, 2016, by and between KANSAS
CITY, MISSOURI, a municipal corporation(hereinafter the "CITY"), and RIVERSIDE,
MISSOURI (hereinafter "Riverside").
RIVERSIDE is a Missouri political subdivision in proximity to the CITY and
desires to secure from the CITY advanced life support ambulance transport services. The
CITY has the equipment and personnel to render such service and is willing to do so
pursuant to Missouri law authorizing political subdivisions of the state to enter into
mutual agreements providing such services for specified fees.
THEREFORE, IT IS MUTUALLY AGREED, for and in consideration of the
fee to be paid for advanced life support ambulance transport services, and in
consideration of mutual agreements between the CITY and RIVERSIDE, that:
1) The CITY agrees to provide advanced life support ambulance transport services,
which are defined as an ambulance unit equipped to deliver advanced life support
services and staffed by at least two licensed emergency medical technicians, at
least one of whom will be certified and licensed by the State of Missouri as an
advanced life support provider and granted privileges in the KCFD system by the
CITY's medical director.
2) RIVERSIDE agrees that the CITY shall be the exclusive authorized response
entity for advanced life support ambulance transport services,provided however,
that RIVERSIDE may, in its sole discretion, direct dispatch of an air ambulance
provider if it determines that such use is warranted. If an air unit is requested, the
KCFD provider assuming care of the patient may, at his or her sole discretion,
cancel such unit and proceed with ground transport. No liability for the dispatch
of an air unit or its cancellation shall accrue to KCFD.
3) All parties agree to manage incident scenes accordingly to NIMS protocols.
Primary patient care will be initiated by the first arriving qualified provider.
Responsibility for patient care initiated by Riverside will be transferred to the
City's paramedic on arrival, with Riverside personnel continuing to assist as
needed or requested. Riverside personnel, if requested, will assist with providing
care during transport under the direction of the transport paramedic."
4) The area to be provided advanced life support ambulance transport services by the
CITY shall be that territory lying within the boundaries of RIVERSIDE as
appears in Exhibit "A" attached hereto and incorporated herein.
5) The term of this agreement is twelve months, beginning May 1, 2016 to April 30,
2017, subject to the provisions and cancellation clause appearing herein. In the
interests of public safety the CITY may continue to provide services after the
expiration of this agreement for the purpose of avoiding an interruption in such
services while a new agreement is being prepared or negotiated.
6) CITY is authorized to bill for and collect fees for advanced life support
ambulance transport services in accordance with its established rates, which shall
accrue solely to CITY.
7) RIVERSIDE agrees that, in addition to those fees, it will provide an annual
subsidy to offset that portion of the cost of providing service and readiness not
covered by fees collected.
8) The fee for the term of this agreement, established on the basis of previous year
costs to CITY for services provided within RIVERSIDE less revenues realized
through billing activity, shall be $90,930.00. The aforesaid annual fee shall be
payable in monthly installments of$7,577.50 by RIVERSIDE to the City.
9) Advanced life support ambulance services shall be initiated when the authorized
communications center for RIVERSIDE transfers the call to the KCFD
Communications for medical call taking and assignment, or when the authorized
communications center for RIVERSIDE communicates the address of the call and
the request for ambulance response.
10) KCFD Communications Center will assign and dispatch advanced life support
ambulance resources in accordance with Medical Priority Dispatch System
determinants and priorities established for the KCFD system.
11) RIVERSIDE agrees to obtain and maintain, throughout the tern of this
agreement, insurance coverages for general liability and automobile liability
insurance, identifying the CITY as an additional insured. Said insurance shall
provide the CITY liability coverage in the sum of not less than One Million and
no/100 Dollars ($1,000,000.00) single limit coverage to defend and indemnify the
CITY, its agents, officials, officers and employees against claims for injuries,
death, loss or damage to persons or property, including attorney' s fees and costs,
caused by negligent acts and omissions and arising directly or indirectly from the
furnishing of advanced life support ambulance transport services in accordance
with this Agreement.
12) CITY agrees that it will comply with all applicable state and federal laws and
regulations governing the provision of advanced life support ambulance transport
services, which includes that all ambulances dispatched to RIVERSIDE shall
conform to Missouri Department of Health& Senior Services specifications and
regulations.
13) Except as may otherwise be provided in the existing Emergency Medical Services
Memorandum of Understanding between the parties, all equipment used by the
CITY in carrying out this Agreement, at the time of acting hereunder, will be
owned by or be under the control of the CITY, and all personnel providing
advanced life support ambulance services hereunder shall be employees or
volunteers of CITY.
14) RIVERSIDE understands and agrees that it shall not exercise any control over the
professional aspects of providing advanced life support ambulance transport
services, which control and direction shall be the sole responsibility of CITY.
15) It is recognized that the interests herein are mutual and the contract is entered into
for the common good of the general public of both political subdivisions, party
hereto, and for a strictly governmental purpose. This agreement may be modified
at any time, in any respect, by the mutual agreement of the parties in writing.
16) CITY shall not assign or transfer this Agreement without prior written approval of
RIVERSIDE.
17) The provisions of this Agreement shall not be deemed to create any third party
benefit hereunder for any member of the public or to authorize any one, not a
party hereto, to maintain suit pursuant to the terms of this Agreement.
18) This agreement may be canceled by either party, such cancellation becoming
effective sixty(60) days after posting with the United States Postal Service,
postage prepaid, a written Notice of Termination to the other party, signatory to
this Agreement. As of the effective date of cancellation any unused portion of
prepaid fees shall be refunded or any fees earned but not yet paid shall be
promptly remitted
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, THE PARTIES HERETO HAVE EXECUTED
FOUR (4) COUNTERPARTS of this agreement the day and year first written above.
ATTEST: CITY OF KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI
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ATTEST: CITY OF RIVERSIDE, MISSOURI
By:
k-alfileen L. Rose
Mayor
Approved as to form and legality:
Assistant City Attorney
Kansas City, Missouri