2014-263 Emergency Svc - Town of Carrboro Fire-Rescue Department use agreement for EMS Substation

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TOWN OF CARRBORO FIRE-RESCUE DEPARTMENT USE AGREEMENT FOR EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES SUBSTATION This Use Agreement for Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Substation (this "Agreement"), made and entered into the 1st day of January, 2014 (the "Effective Date"), by and between the County of Orange, a political subdivision of the State of North Carolina, located at 200 South Cameron Street, Hillsborough, North Carolina, 27278, ("County") through the Orange County Emergency Services Department ("OCES") and the Town of Carrboro Fire- Rescue Department (CFRD) located at 301 W. Main St., Carrboro, NC 27510 and both collectively referred to as "the Parties." WITNESSETH: WHEREAS, Orange County through its Emergency Services Department currently operates an Advanced Life Support EMS System;and WHEREAS, the geographical service area covered by the Orange County Emergency Services System includes all of Orange County, consisting of 384 square miles of land area, and encompassing all or portions of the municipalities of Chapel Hill, Carrboro, Hillsborough, and Mebane; and WHEREAS, the estimated county population is 135,776, lending to a total system call volume, emergency and non-emergency, of 13,445;and WHEREAS, the County desires to locate an Emergency Services substation at the CFRD Station #1 at 301 W. Main St., Carrboro, rTC 27510 and CFRD Station #2 at 1411 Homestead Rd., Chapel Hill, NC 27516 to better serve the residents in southern Orange County;and NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the above and the mutual covenants and conditions hereafter set forth, the Parties agree as follows: 1. Term of the Agreement. The term of this Agreement shall begin on the Effective Date and expiring on January 1, 2015, and shall be automatically extended for three additional successive one-year terms, unless either Party provides written notice to the other ninety (90) days prior to the end of the term. 2. Scope of Agreement. a. The Fire Department shall provide space within Station #1 and Station #2 to be used as an Emergency Medical Service Substation ("Substation"). The Fire Department shall provide at each location: i. Storage space for emergency medical services supplies. ii. Space within the bay area for one (1) ambulance. {00042638.DOC 3}