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BOARD OF DIRECTORS - ACTION SUMMARY
Wednesday, September 6, 2000 - 5:30PM

Administration Building
2101 Hurley Way, Sacramento, CA 95825

CALL TO ORDER
Meeting was called to order at 5:30PM by Vice President Hanson. Board Members Present: Hanson, Hoeger, Stewart, Valley, and Vanderveen, Fire Chief Martinez, and Board Clerk Safford and an audience of approximately twenty-five. Directors Crooks and Horel and General Counsel Price were absent (vacations). .

PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

PUBLIC OPPORTUNITY TO DISCUSS MATTERS OF PUBLIC INTEREST WITHIN DISTRICT JURISDICTION INCLUDING ITEMS ON OR NOT ON AGENDA
Taken out of order. See Page Two: Citizen's Recognition Award

CONSENT AGENDA
  1. Board Meeting Action Summary - August 16, 2000
  2. Deposit Report - September 6, 2000
  3. District Claims - September 6, 2000
  4. Payroll Report - August 2000

· Board Action
Stewart/Hoeger - to approve the consent agenda and ratify claims.
UNANIMOUS VOTE BY THOSE PRESENT (Crooks & Horel Absent)

ACTION ITEM(S)
  1. 2000/2001 Final Budget
    A. Final Budget Resolution
    B. Appropriations Limit Schedule

· Board Action
A. Vanderveen/Hanson - to adopt Resolution #27-00 (2000/2001 Budget) as provided with the deletion of the Authorized

REGULAR BOARD MEETING ACTION SUMMARY SEPTEMBER 6, 2000 PAGE 2

Personnel List and the movement of the $1.7 million dollar contingency fund to capital improvement (budget change to $80, 411,491).
UNANIMOUS VOTE BY THOSE PRESENT (Crooks, Horel Absent)

B. Appropriations Limit Schedule
Stewart/Valley - to adopt Resolution #28-00 (2000/2001 Appropriations Limit)
UNANIMOUS VOTE BY THOSE PRESENT (Crooks, Horel Absent)

CITIZEN'S RECOGNITION AWARD

Captain Haverty, on behalf of the District, presented a citizen's recognition award to Mr. Don Hollingsworth for saving the life of a two-year-old child.

PRESENTATION ITEM(S)

1. Sacramento Metropolitan Fire Reorganization Update
District maps have been corrected. Joint Board Meeting will be held on September 20, 2000 - 6:00PM at District Administration Headquarters, 2101 Hurley Way, Sacramento.

PRESIDENT'S REPORT - Vice President Hanson
None Received

FIRE CHIEF'S REPORT - Martinez
- New engine on display at the meeting
- Sac Metro Web Page introduced - www.smfd.ca.gov -- Thanked Captain Haverty, F/F Larry Savage and F/F Aaron Webster
- Have suppression staff in Montana; Idaho and the Plumas Fire (Storre Fire), outside of Yosemite
- Staff, General Counsel working on Dry Creek Fire reorganization

GENERAL COUNSEL'S REPORT - Price
None Received

COMMITTEE AND DELEGATE REPORTS
1. Executive/Reorganization Committee - Horel

2. Equipment, Facilities and Finance Committee - Hoeger
Special Meeting may be called.
Board of Directors Meeting Action Summary September 6, 2000 Page 3

3. Personnel, Policies and Legal Committee - Hanson
Next Meeting: September 20, 2000 - 5:45PM
October Meeting Agenda Items: Job Descriptions

4. Communications Center Delegate - Vanderveen
Board will be receiving agendas on a timely basis.

5. California Special Districts Report - Stewart

6. Fire Districts Association of California - Stewart

7. Regional Fire and Rescue Training JPA - Crooks
RECEIVED AND FILED

INFORMATIONAL ITEM(S)

Correspondence
1. Cecile Murphy, Greater Sacramento Safe Kids
Coalition, Thank You/Cummings
2. Bradley McGrew, Rhino Race Management,
Thank You/Briggs
3. David Paulk letter to Mayor Yee re Fire,
Paramedic, Police and Sheriff Professionals
4. To: Joseph McInerney, Placer County District
Attorney's Office
5. To: Mark Rathe, Placer County Counsel
6. To: Mark Rathe, Placer County Counsel

Newspaper Article(s)
1. Sacramento Bee, Placer seeks to halt tie
between fire districts, August 19, 2000
2. Auburn Journal, They'd rather fight than switch,
August 23, 2000
3. Sacramento Bee, "Neighbors - Elk Grove, Laguna,
Mayor wants big sphere of influence for city,
August 27, 2000
4. Press Tribune, Supervisors vote in favor of
alternate fire protection, August 25, 2000
RECEIVED AND FILED


Board of Directors Meeting Action Summary September 6, 2000 Page 4

BOARD MEMBER QUESTIONS AND COMMENTS
Hoeger - Status of hiring of firefighters
Notification has been sent out (24 people have been offered positions) - background checks have been completed; academy is scheduled to start on September 25, 2000. Testing for CPAT will occur on October 4, 2000. Will be scheduling another academy in January 2001. (Means)
- McClellan Training Site
Have secured a building; a small cadre staff on site. (Martinez)
Vanderveen - Dry Creek Fire District Costs included in budget
Ninety thousand dollars to Dry Creek Fire Station. Work has started. Contract for Services with Dry Creek states that if they cancel the contract all monies are due and payable to the District. (Martinez)

RECESS TO CLOSED SESSION
The meeting was recessed to closed session at 6:30PM.

RECONVENE TO OPEN SESSION/CLOSED SESSION REPORT
Vice President Hanson reconvened the meeting to open session at 6:45PM.
Fire Chief Martinez reported: The Board met in closed session, gave direction to their labor negotiator; no action was taken.

ADJOURNMENT
The meeting was adjourned at 6:45PM.



_____________________________ _______________________________
Stephen R. Hanson, Vice President James R. Vanderveen, Secretary

 

 

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