Special Notice / Hearing: None__
Vote Required: Majority
To: Honorable Board of Supervisors
From: Michael P Callagy, County Manager
Subject: Intergovernmental Agreement with SFO Airport Commission
RECOMMENDATION:
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Adopt a resolution authorizing the President of the Board to execute an Intergovernmental Agreement with the City and County of San Francisco acting through its Airport Commission for 9-1-1 dispatch services related to emergencies at the San Francisco International Airport for the term of November 10, 2020 through November 9, 2026 which term may be extended by the Commission for an additional term of two years.
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BACKGROUND:
During the summer of 2015 the County Manager's Office and the San Francisco Airport Commission (the "Commission") entered into discussions regarding a Transient Occupancy Tax (TOT) sharing agreement with respect to the Hyatt hotel that was scheduled for completion in 2019, as well as to identify a way that SFO could reimburse the San Mateo County Emergency Services Council Joint Powers Authority (JPA) for certain emergency services without becoming a member of the JPA. SFO has long held that it can't become a JPA member for two reasons: first, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) requires that SFO only reimburse agencies for activities that happen on airport property; and second, SFO cannot enter into a mutual aid agreement, as on-duty emergency personnel and vehicles at SFO are not permitted to leave airport property.
After reviewing several options, the County of San Mateo entered into an intergovernmental agreement with the Commission in April 2016 which addressed not only the TOT sharing issues, but also set forth a process by which SFO could reimburse the JPA for emergency services. With respect to payment for emergency services, the agreed-upon approach was for the County to invoice SFO for SFO's share of the overall 9-1-1 call volume multiplied by Public Safety Dispatch's (PSC) net c...
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