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Pajaro Valley Fire Protection District Regular Meeting Agenda February 2026

Long‑Term Fire Services Agreement With City of Watsonville

$20,400/month (FY 1996–97); $22,500/month (FY 1997–98); $139,443–$141,924; $630/call; $54,886.45 annually (2010); $59,826.48 annually (2019)Pajaro Valley Fire Protection DistrictCITY OF WATSONVILLEFebruary 11, 2026

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Description

Pajaro Valley Fire Protection District maintains a long‑standing Fire Services Agreement with the City of Watsonville, first executed in the late 1990s and updated in 2000, 2010, and 2019–2020. The agreement governs fire and EMS services in the contract area, with compensation formulas evolving from fixed monthly payments to detailed cost‑per‑unit calculations tied to call volume and CPI adjustments.

Contract Details

Contract Amount

$20,400/month (FY 1996–97); $22,500/month (FY 1997–98); $139,443–$141,924; $630/call; $54,886.45 annually (2010); $59,826.48 annually (2019)

Vendor

CITY OF WATSONVILLE

Agency

Pajaro Valley Fire Protection District, CA

Contract Type

OTHER

Document Date

February 11, 2026

Contract Term

Initial agreement 1996–1998; 10‑year contract beginning January 2000; subsequent updates in 2010 and 2019–2020 with ongoing annual CPI adjustments

Renewal Info

Original transitional FSA executed around 1996–1997 with fixed monthly charges; a 10‑year agreement began in 2000 with a three‑phase fiscal model. In 2010 the agreement was updated to a cost‑per‑unit formula with a 10% administrative fee based on a five‑year average of 140 calls; the 2019–2020 update increased the average call volume to 160 and reduced the administrative fee to 5%. Annual costs adjust according to the San Francisco–Oakland All Urban Consumer Price Index.