10-28-19 Regular Meeting of the La Porte City Council

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REQUEST FOR CITY COUNCIL AGENDA ITEM Agenda Date Requested: October 28, 2019 Requested By: Lisa Camp, EMS Chief Department: EMS ' Report Ir' Resolution 4Ordinance Exhibits: POHA /Bayport contract Appropriation Source of Funds: N/A Account Number: N/A Amount Budgeted: N/A Amount Requested: N/A Budgeted Item: Yes; No SUMMARY Currently, the Port of Houston Authority — Bayport Terminal contracts for emergency medical services with Clear Lake Emergency Medical Corp. (CLEMC). However, CLEMC is closing on November 15, 2019, and will no longer be providing services. The Port of Houston Authority (PoHA) reached out to the City of La Porte to request emergency medical services to the Bayport Terminal beginning November 1. At this time, PoHA contracts with the City of La Porte for EMS services at the Barbour's Cut Facility for the period of February 1, 2018, until the expiration on January 31, 2021. This service contract has worked well for the provision of emergency services in the past and PoHA would like to add this service to their Bayport Terminal. The Bayport Terminal will not have emergency medical services effective November 1, 2019, and requests to contract for these services with the City of La Porte EMS for a period of fifteen (15) months to coincide with the current contract for Barbours Cut. La Porte EMS has provided the following responses to the Port of Houston — Barbour's Cut Terminal: FY2016-17 — 13 responses out of 3,888 total calls FY2017-18 — 15 responses out of 4,046 total calls FY2018-19 — 16 responses out of 4,080 total calls The attached 2019-2021 contract is calculated at the same rate as the City's existing contract with the Port of Houston Barbour's Cut Terminal, at the rate of $30.52 per employee per year. The total agreement amount invoiced will be based on an Average Daily Population (ADP) of 645 employees at the Bayport Terminal. The Port of Houston Authority — Bayport Terminal agrees to pay fifteen (15) monthly payments of $1,640.45. The total amount of the contract for fifteen (15) months is $24,606.75. Contract fees are in addition to any and all patient billing and revenues for actual calls for service.