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HomeMy WebLinkAboutItem 2o: Agreement Extension with UCLA Center for Prehospital Care for Paramedic and Emergency Medical Technician Continuing Education and Quality Improvement 41 c e ll :...., «. 410 c• •• STAFF REPORT • Fire Department DATE: June 7, 2011 TO: Mayor and City Council FROM: Tony L. Trabbie, Fire Chief 1.1. By: Michael Lang, Battalion Chief M SUBJECT: Authorize the City Manager to execute a Professional Services Agreement amendment extending the terms with UCLA Center for Prehospital Care for Paramedic and Emergency Medical Technician Continuing Education and Quality Improvement in an amount not to exceed $29,500 in the final year of the agreement. Recommended Action: Approve SUMMARY Currently, the City contracts with UCLA Center for Prehospital Care (UCLA) for Paramedic and Emergency Medical Technician Continuing Education and Quality Improvement. Staff recommends that the City Council extend the terms of the Professional Service Agreement for fiscal year 2011 -12 with the option to extend the contract for four (4) additional years for Paramedic and Emergency Medical Technician Continuing Education and Quality Improvement in an amount not to exceed $29,500 in the final year of the agreement in fiscal year 2015 -16. BACKGROUND Since 2001, UCLA has provided personalized, on -site continuing education and quality improvement for the Fire Department. The Nurse Educator assigned to the Fire Department rides with our paramedics, delivers quality improvement based continuing education, and assists in the annual Los Angeles County Department of Health Services on -site Emergency Medical Services (EMS) audit. The services we received from UCLA have been instrumental in placing the Fire Department in the forefront within the Los Angeles County in providing the highest quality of prehospital care to the citizens of this community. Their services have also brought the Fire Department praise within the Emergency Medical Services field for quality improvement and documentation which has allowed the Fire Department to be considered a model for other EMS agencies within Los Angeles County. Mayor and City Council June 7, 2011 Page 2 of 2 DISCUSSION Through UCLA, the assigned Nurse Educator would continue to conduct mandatory on -site continuing education in prehospital and emergency medicine to maintain certification and licensing of the department's sixty (60) EMT -Basic and EMT - Paramedic personnel. In addition, the Nurse Educator provides improvement services to maintain or enhance the quality of patient care. Since 2001, UCLA has been providing superior performance and excellent on -site education to the Fire Department. The work assigned to UCLA has always been completed and performed in a timely, reliable, and efficient manner. Based on past performance, service, and the excellent relationship with our Nurse Educator and UCLA, staff is recommending that the City Council extend the terms of the current Professional Services Agreement. The current agreement with UCLA provides for a 5% annual increase. Recently, Fire Department staff re- negotiated the existing agreement and UCLA has agreed to decrease their annual increase from 5% to the Consumer Price Index for the greater Los Angeles Area, not to exceed a 3% price increase annually. Based on the agreement amount of $25,310 for fiscal year 2010 -11, the total amount of the service will not exceed $29,500 in the final year of the agreement during fiscal year 2015 -16. FISCAL IMPACT Funding for this service has already been included in the fiscal year 2011 -12 budget and will be budgeted for an additional four (4) one -year renewal options for fiscal years 2012 -13, 2013 -14, 2014 -15, and 2015 -16. RECOMMENDATION Authorize the City Manager to extend the contract with UCLA Center for Prehospital Care for Paramedic and Emergency Medical Technician Continuing Education and Quality Improvement for fiscal year 2011 -12, and four additional one -year renewal options in an amount not to exceed $29,500 in the final year of the agreement during fiscal year 2015 -16, subject to the review and approval of the City Attorney. Approved: Don Penman City Manager