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Consider recommendations regarding Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Specialty Care Designation Revenue Agreements with Cottage Health, as follows: (4/5 Vote Required)
a) Approve, ratify, and authorize the Chair to execute an agreement with Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital (Cottage Health) for the County to provide oversight and administrative services for the designations of a Level I Adult Trauma Center and Level II Pediatric Trauma Center. The Agreement term is from January 1, 2025, through December 31, 2027, with the County receiving $126,958.00 each calendar year for a total of $380,874.00;
b) Approve, ratify, and authorize the Chair to execute an agreement with Cottage Health for the County to provide oversight and administrative services for a locally designated STEMI Receiving Center. The Agreement term is from January 1, 2025, through December 31, 2027, with the County receiving $113,092.00 each calendar year for a total of $339,276.00;
c) Approve, ratify, and authorize the Chair to execute an agreement with Cottage Health for the County to provide oversight and administrative services for a Comprehensive Stroke Center. The Agreement term is from January 1, 2025, through December 31, 2027, with the County receiving $68,967.00 for a total of $206,901.00 for oversight, administration, and maintenance costs of the Specialty Care Designations;
d) Approve, ratify, and authorize the Chair to execute an agreement with Santa Ynez Cottage Health for the County to provide oversight and administrative services for an Acute Stroke Ready Hospital. The Agreement term is from January 1, 2025, through December 31, 2027, with the County receiving $3,630.00 each calendar year for a total of $10,890.00;
e) Approve Budget Revision Request No. 0010337 in the amount of $33,800.00 to establish budget for the anticipated added revenue in the remainder of Fiscal Year 2024-2025; and
f) Determine that the above actions are not a “Project” under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) review per CEQA Guideline Section 15378(b)(4), since the actions are government fiscal activities that do not involve commitment to any specific project which may result in a potentially significant physical impact on the environment.