Title
Intergovernmental Agreement with Town of Paradise Valley for Fire Protection and Emergency Medical Services (Ordinance S-47825)
Description
Request authorization for the City Manager, or his designee, to enter into an intergovernmental agreement with the Town of Paradise Valley for fire protection and emergency medical services. Further request authorization for the City Treasurer to accept, and for the City Controller to disburse, all funds related to this item. The Fire Department will receive an amount of $2,819,000 for Fiscal Year 2021-22 for fire and emergency medical services.
Report
Summary
Under the terms of the proposed agreement, Phoenix will provide staffing for the Town of Paradise Valley fire stations and emergency response to the community; personnel and certain operating costs to be split 50/50 between Phoenix and Paradise Valley. Calls will be dispatched through the Phoenix Fire Department's Regional Dispatch Center. Paradise Valley and Phoenix will alternate the purchase of replacement apparatus based on the replacement schedule, with the mileage of each apparatus to be the determining factor on future replacement.
The proposed agreement is of mutual benefit to the residents of both the City of Phoenix and the Town of Paradise Valley. Both Paradise Valley fire station locations will reduce response times into portions of Phoenix that border Paradise Valley.
Contract Term
The 20-year contract term will begin July 1, 2021.
Financial Impact
The Fire Department will receive an amount of $2,819,000 for Fiscal Year 2021-22 for fire and emergency medical services.
Department
Responsible Department
This item is submitted by Assistant City Manager Jeff Barton and the Fire Department.