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Ross council directs manager to execute RVPA lease, adopts Resolution No. 2547
Summary
The Ross Town Council voted 4–1 to authorize execution of a lease and operating agreement with the Ross Valley Paramedic Authority for a new 2,150-square-foot paramedic facility at 33 Sir Francis Drake Boulevard; the lease includes a pre-occupancy period, an 8-year post-occupancy term, $75,000 annual rent with 2.5% annual increases, utility cost‑sharing, and termination triggers tied to bid caps and parcel-tax outcomes.
ROSS — The Ross Town Council voted 4–1 to direct the town manager to execute a lease and operating agreement with the Ross Valley Paramedic Authority (RVPA) for a new paramedic facility at 33 Sir Francis Drake Boulevard and to adopt Resolution No. 2547.
Town manager Johnson summarized staff recommendations and background, saying the RVPA has operated an ambulance out of the Ross Fire Station for decades and that the council’s 2023 master facilities plan included a new paramedic facility. Johnson said the final draft lease sets a pre-occupancy period that continues the existing holdover status until the new facility is constructed, projected in early 2029, and that "Under the new lease, the RVPA will pay $75,000 a year in rent, and that will increase 2…
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