Presenter/Contact
Presenter
Kenneth Jacks, Fire Chief
Contact Info
(830) 221-4200 - kjacks@nbtexas.org
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SUBJECT:
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Approval of a modification to the Service Provider Agreement between the City of New Braunfels and the Comal County Emergency Services District No. 7.
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BACKGROUND / RATIONALE:
For approximately ten years, the City of New Braunfels has had a Service Provider Agreement with the Emergency Services District No. 7 (“ESD 7” or “District”), that authorizes the New Braunfels Fire Department to provide emergency services to the District. In exchange, the District pays the City an agreed upon fee. This agreement is entered into under the statutory authority of the Interlocal Cooperation Act and approved by the governing body of each party to the agreement.
The ESD 7 Board held a meeting on February 16, 2018, and approved this modification. The District has experienced and will continue to experience a rapid population growth as has all of Comal County, and the District desires to maintain the same or better level of service for all the residents of the District. The District recognizes that the continuing population growth will lead to greater demand for service runs within the District. The City has offered to modify the agreement for the District to achieve its goal of maintaining or increasing its current level of service in exchange for an additional payment of $80,000.00. With this modification the City will be able to provide the services required under the agreement with better maintained vehicles. This additional payment will be used for maintenance expenses for Fire Department apparatus and shall be incorporated into each of the remaining fiscal years of the Agreement. The District shall continue to have no ownership right or liability in any City equipment. The City will deposit this additional revenue in a separate fund for Fire Department use only.
ADDRESSES A NEED/ISSUE IN A CITY PLAN OR COUNCIL PRIORITY:
FISCAL IMPACT:
Will increase the annual revenue collected from ESD 7 by $80,000 to be used by the fire department to pay for fire apparatus maintenance costs.
Recommendation
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION:
STAFF RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends approval.