Broward County Commission Regular Meeting
Director's Name: Tracy Jackson
Department: Regional Emerg Svcs & Comm Division: Emergency Management
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Requested Action
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A. MOTION TO AUTHORIZE County Administrator to execute Fourth Amendment to Agreement between Broward County and Broward Ambulance, Inc. D/B/A American Medical Response for Emergency Backup Ambulance Service (subject to review for legal sufficiency by the County Attorney), in an amount not-to-exceed $964,400; to continue the provision of homebound testing and vaccination services for COVID-19 response as needed; and authorize the County Administrator to take all necessary administrative and budgetary actions to implement the Agreement as amended.
ACTION: (T-10:22 AM) Approved.
VOTE: 9-0. Commissioner Holness voted in the affirmative telephonically.
B. MOTION TO AUTHORIZE County Administrator to execute Fifth Amendment to Agreement between Broward County and Century Ambulance, Inc. for Emergency Backup Ambulance Service, (subject to review for legal sufficiency by the County Attorney) in an amount not-to-exceed $271,200; to continue the provision of homebound testing and vaccination services for COVID-19 response as needed; and authorize the County Administrator to take all necessary administrative and budgetary actions to implement the Agreement as amended.
ACTION: (T-10:22 AM) Approved.
VOTE: 9-0. Commissioner Holness voted in the affirmative telephonically.
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Why Action is Necessary
Board approval is required to enter into agreements with other governmental entities.
What Action Accomplishes
Allows the County Administrator to execute the agreements and related amendments as relates to the Covid-19 emergency response for homebound individuals.
Is this Action Goal Related
No
Previous Action Taken
None.
Summary Explanation/Background
REGIONAL EMERGENCY SERVICES AND COMMUNICATIONS, EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT DIVISION RECOMMENDS APPROVAL OF THE ABOVE MOTIONS.
Approval of this item permits the County Administrator to execute documents related the COVID-19 emergency response for homebound individuals for testing and vaccination efforts.
On December 13, 2016, the Parties entered into the Original Agreement for Contractor to provide emergency backup ambulance service for the County.
On March 27, 2020, the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (“CARES”) Act was signed into law, providing over $2 trillion in economic relief to assist with the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, $8.3 billion of which was allocated to the State of Florida. Based on its population, County qualified for a direct payment allocation and received $340,744,702 in funding under the Coronavirus Relief Funds program, Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) number 21.019.
On May 4, 2020, the Parties entered into a First Amendment (“First Amendment”) for Broward Ambulance to provide mobile/in-home testing for a period of 180 days for elderly or disabled individuals who are homebound without an ability to access a COVID-19 testing site in Broward County. On October 20, 2020, the Parties entered into a Second Amendment ("Second Amendment") to continue the mobile-in-home testing for a period of 90 days and to increase the number of tests administered on a daily basis using funds received from the CARES Act. On March 4, 2021, the Parties entered into a Third Amendment (“Third Amendment) to continue administering tests on a daily basis for a period of 90 days to assist in the response to COVID-19. As used herein, the term “Agreement” refers to the Original Agreement as amended by the First Amendment, Second Amendment, and Third Amendment.
On May 1, 2020, the Parties entered into a First Amendment (“First Amendment”) for Century Ambulance Service to provide mobile/in-home testing for a period of 180 days for elderly or disabled individuals who are homebound without an ability to access a COVID-19 testing site in Broward County. On July 14, 2020, the Parties entered into a Second Amendment (“Second Amendment”) for Contractor to continue the mobile-in-home testing for a period of 90 days and to increase the number of tests administered on a daily basis using funds received from the CARES Act. On September 22, 2020, the Parties entered into a Third Amendment (“Third Amendment”) to continue administering tests on a daily basis for a period of 90 days to assist in the response to COVID-19. On February 22, 2021, the Parties entered into Fourth Amendment (“Fourth Amendment”) to continue administering tests on a daily basis for a period of 90 days to assist in the response to COVID-19. As used herein, the term “Agreement” refers to the Original Agreement as amended by the First Amendment, Second Amendment, Third Amendment, and Fourth Amendment.
The Parties desire to further amend the Agreements to permit the Contractors to continue administering tests on a daily basis for a period of up to 180 days to assist in the response to COVID-19 and to assist in the vaccination effort to combat COVID-19.
Source of Additional Information
Tracy L. Jackson, Director, Regional Emergency Services and Communications, (954) 831-3908
Fiscal Impact
Fiscal Impact/Cost Summary
On March 27, 2020, the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (“CARES”) Act was signed into law, providing over $2 trillion in economic relief to assist with the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, $8.3 billion of which was allocated to the State of Florida. Based on its population, County qualified for a direct payment allocation and received $340,744,702 in funding under the Coronavirus Relief Funds program, Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) number 21.019. Funding was set aside for the administration of the homebound testing and vaccination program.