AgdaPkt 2013-03-25 Joint SA and PFA

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8.A. - Page 1 RE PO RT To the Honorable Mayor and City Council From the Cit Mana er March 25, 2013 SUBJECT Update on the Redwood City proposal to San Carlos to provide full Fire and Emergency Services RECOMMENDATION Receive an update on the Redwood City proposal to San Carlos. BACKGROUND On July 7, 2011, the City of Redwood City entered into an Agreement to Provide Fire and Emergency Services to the City of San Carlos. The Agreement was executed pursuant to the City Council's approval at the June 20, 2011 City Council meeting. At the time Redwood City and San Carlos (the "Participating Agencies") entered into the Agreement, it was agreed that San Carlos would maintain and staff its Fire Department while Redwood City would provide management and administrative support. Since the San Carlos Fire Department was reestablished and began to operate, on October 1, 2011, Redwood City has been providing personnel to ensure San Carlos meets the minimum apparatus staffing requirements. On July 9, 2012 the San Carlos City Council directed staff to begin negotiations with the City of Redwood City for an expansion of the contract for Fire Services into a full service agreement. In the interim, Participating Agencies executed a Second Amendment to the Agreement, effective August 13, 2012, to allow the Agencies to provide personnel from either agency to augment the staffing of the other agency on a critical needs basis. This amendment was scheduled to terminate January 31, 2013. Participating Agencies agreed to extend the termination date of the Second Amendment to March 31, 2013. Staff is presently working on securing an additional extension to June 30, 2013. Representatives from both cities have met frequently to fine tune the proposal. The proposal is a modification of the earlier Agreement to Provide Fire and Emergency Services. This proposal allows Redwood City to provide full Fire and Emergency Services to the City of San Carlos. The resulting amendment will allow the City of Redwood City to provide full Fire and Emergency Services at a reasonable cost to the City of San Carlos while also producing cost savings and/or additional revenue for Redwood City. In addition to the economic benefits, pursuing the model of combined or regionalized services is aligned with Council's strategic initiative of effective government operations.