DATE:
September 30, 2025
08
TO:
Board of Supervisors
SUBJECT
Title
GENERAL SERVICES - APPROVAL OF NEW LEASE FOR SAN DIEGO COUNTY FIRE, EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES, AND NOTICE OF EXEMPTION (DISTRICT: 2)
Body
OVERVIEW
On May 23, 2023 (19), the Board of Supervisors (Board) authorized the Chief Administrative Officer to enter into an agreement between the County of San Diego (County) and the San Diego County Fire Protection District (SDCFPD) to exclusively provide and/or manage emergency ambulance services in the areas where the County has, or will have, the responsibility for ambulance transportation services. This area is now known as the SDCFPD Ambulance Service Area (ASA) and includes the areas of the SDCFPD, Alpine, Valley Center, Deer Springs, and part of the San Miguel Fire Protection Districts. As of July 1, 2025, there are 16 frontline ambulances operating daily within the ASA. On May 23, 2023 (FP01), the SDCFPD Board of Directors authorized the procurement of space for the ASA.
The steady increase in administrative and operational needs to own and manage all ambulance transportation services in the ASA has resulted in the need for a centralized Emergency Medical Services and training facility.
Staff from the Department of General Services have negotiated a lease agreement for 8,770 square feet of office space located at 10200 Willow Creek Road, San Diego. Today's request is for Board's approval of the lease. The proposed lease is for 10 years and includes two five-year options to further extend the term.
RECOMMENDATION(S)
CHIEF ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER
1. Find the proposed lease is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines pursuant to State CEQA Guidelines Section 15301.
2. Approve and authorize the Director, Department of General Services, to execute the proposed lease for the premises located at 10200 Willow Creek Road, San Diego.
EQUITY IMPACT STATEMENT
It is anticipated that the proposed lease for San Diego ...
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