REPORT TO THE CITY COUNCIL
FROM: GREGORY A. BARFIELD, M.A., Director
Department of Transportation
BY: DANIEL COLBERT, Training Officer
Department of Transportation
SUBJECT
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Approve the service agreement between the City of Fresno, Department of Transportation/Fresno Area Express (FAX), and the County of Fresno, Department of Public Health (DPH) Office of Emergency Services (OES), in the amount $35,000 annually for a term of three years with the option of two one-year extensions to provide emergency transportation services to Fresno County residents when emergency/disaster evacuations have been ordered.
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RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommend the Council approve the service agreement between the City of Fresno, Department of Transportation/Fresno Area Express (FAX), and the County of Fresno, Department of Public Health (DPH) Office of Emergency Services (OES), in the amount of $35,000 annually for a term of three years with the option of two one-year extensions with a maximum compensation of $175,000 for a full-five year term.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The Department seeks Council approval of the attached service agreement between FAX and the County of Fresno, for the provision of emergency transportation services in the event evacuations have been ordered in Fresno County due to an emergency/disaster. Under the terms of the service agreement, services delivered by FAX during such an event would include providing buses, bus drivers and Transit Supervisors to transport residents from areas in Fresno County under evacuation orders or evacuation warnings.
BACKGROUND
Fresno County has a responsibility to respond to various emergencies/disasters occurring in the unincorporated areas of the Fresno County operational Area and to coordinate and assist with disaster response in jurisdictions within the Fresno County Operational Area. The emergencies/disasters may necessitate issuing evacuation orders and evacuation warnings to residents located within and n...
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