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City of Arcadia
and
Los Angeles County
Paramedics
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This, Agreement, between the COUNTY of Los Angeles, a political subdivision
of the State of California, referred to in the Agreement as COUNTY, and the
City of ARCADIA , a municipal corporation,
referred to in this Agreement as CITY, is made in consideration of the following
facts:
The Los Angeles County Department of Communications, referred to in this
Agreement as DOC, has received a grant from the State of California, office of
Traffic Safety dated July 1, 1977, for a Coordinated Paramedic Communications
System.
This project will develop a Coordinated Paramedic Communications.-System ..:>
to enable reliable radio communications between the paramedics in the field
and the authorized medical personnel (physicians and specially certified nurses)
in the hospital.
This system is designed for use by both public and private paramedic base
hospitals and paramedics operating throughout Los Angeles County and encompasses
the acquisition, installation and checkout of equipment only.
The DOC paramedic grant contains funds to reimburse cities certain expenses
involved in the modification and purchase of portable EKG Telemetry and Commu-
nications Units, commonly referred to as "orange boxes".
Therefore, it is agreed:
1. COMPLIANCE WITH LAWS AND REGULATIONS
CITY shall, with regard to any items for which reimbursement is
claimed under the terms of this Agreement, comply with all applicable
Federal, State and local laws and regulations.
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2. LIMITATION ON REIMBURSEMENT
CITY will not be reimbursed for any costs other than those specified
in Section 3.
3. REIMBURSEMENT BY COUNTY
The COUNTY shall reimburse CITY its allowable costs, actually incur-
red. Allowable costs reimburseable under this agreement shall consist
of:
(a) For modification of existing "orange boxes" in accordance with
DOC specification No. 1930.
(1) 5 or less channels - up to $2,000 per unit
(2) 8 channels - up to $1,000 per unit and
(3) 10 channels - up to $500 per unit
(b) For purchase of new "orange boxes" in accordance with DOC
Specification No. 1930, instead of modifying existing units.
(1) 5 channels - $2,000 of the cost of a new unit
(2) 8 channels - $1,000 of the cost of a new unit and
(3) 10 channels - $500 of the cost of a new unit.
4. MANNER OF PAYMENT
Invoices for reimbursement of allowable costs incurred by CITY
shall be made on a calendar month basis. COUNTY shall process the in-
voice and pay all allowable costs within 60 days after receipt of the
invoice.
CITY shall accompany its invoice with a written statement signed by
the City Manager or his duly authorized representative, certifying that
the modification work has been completed and paid for, or that the
equipment has been purchased and paid for,by the CITY.
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5. LIABILITIES
A. It is not intended that this agreement, or the disbursement by
the COUNTY of any funds to the CITY, should create an agency between
CITY and COUNTY. The parties hereto will be acting in an individual ca-
pacity and not as employees, partners, joint venturers, associates or
agents of one another.
B. Pursuant to Government Code Section 895.4, the COUNTY agrees
to indemnify save harmless the CITY, its officials and employees, from
and against any and all claims, demands, actions, suits, and proceed-
ings by others, against all liability to others, including but not li-
mited to any liability for damages by reason of or arising out of any
false arrest or imprisonment, or any cause of action whatsoever, and
against any loss, cost, expense, and damage resulting therefore, arising
out of or involving any negligence on the part of COUNTY in the exercise
or engagement of this agreement.
C. Pursuant to Government Code Section 895.4, the CITY agrees to
indemnify save harmless the COUNTY, its officials and employees, from
and against any and all claims, demands, actions, suits, and proceedings
by others, against all liability to others, including but not limited to
any liability for damages by reason of or arising out of any false
arrest or imprisonment, or any cause of action whatsoever, and against
any loss, cost, expense, and damage resulting therefore, arising out of
or involving any negligence on the part of CITY in the exercise or
engagement of this agreement.
6. TERMINATION
Either COUNTY or CITY may terminate this agreement, at any time,
for any reason upon thirty days written notice of the termination to the
other party.
COUNTY may terminate this agreement on one day's written notice to
CITY, if COUNTY reasonably believes that CITY has failed to comply with
the provisions of article 1, or has sought reimbursement for costs not
actually incurred.
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In the event either CITY or COUNTY terminated this agreement, COUNTY
shall reimburse CITY for allowable costs incurred through the effective
date of termination.
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COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES
BY
Chairman, Board of Supervisors
Attest:
James S. Mize, Executive Officer-
Clerk of the Board of Supervisors
BY
Deputy
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
John H. Larson
County Counsel
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Attest:
City,7Clerk
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