03-08-21 Regular Meeting of the La Porte CIty Council

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REQUEST FOR CITY COUNCIL AGENDA ITEM Appropriation Agenda Date Requested:March 8, 2021 Source of Funds:N/A Requested By:Jason Weeks, Asst. City Mgr Department:Administration/CMO Account Number:N/A Amount Budgeted:N/A ReportResolutionOrdinance Amount Requested:N/A Exhibits:La Porte EMS Contract Calculation Budgeted Item:YesNo Comparison Spreadsheet,New EMS agreement with BayportCompanies and Map of Bayport EMS service area SUMMARY& RECOMMENDATION On August 24, 2020, the La Porte City Council approved acontract between the City of La Porte EMS and the Association of Bayport Companies (ABC) for Emergency Medical Service for a period of thirty-six (36) months. Bayport Industrial District is the area located south of Fairmont Parkway.The new three year (2020-23)agreement was calculated at a rate of $42.49 per employee, per year. This wasan increase of $12.72 per employee per year over the previous perigreement rate. The primary reason for the significant increase can be contributed to the 20% salary increases that were adjusted due the market adjustments. This contributed to a 34.3% increase in EMS budget from the 2015-16 previous contracted budgeted amounts for personnel. Additionally, the agreement did not account for the Emergency Service District budget. The ESD budget includes cost associated with replacement cost of equipment and vehicles as well as cost associated with uniforms & protective equipment, training, and machinery, tools, and computer equipment. Since The total agreement amount invoiced will be based on an Average Daily Population at each company. The new agreement began on October 1, 2020 and expireson September 30, 2023.Companies that elect to not participate in the agreement will be assessed a $5,000 per response Non-Member fee.EMShad assumed that ABC had tried to collect ot made any efforts to collect. The City is unsure how collectible these fees would be or how to force payment on the non-members. The new La Porte EMS agreement fees are based on the following formula: