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Meeting was called to order at 5:30PM. Board Members Present: Crooks, Hanson, Hoeger, Stewart, Valley, Vanderveen, Horel; Assistant Chief Simcoe; General Counsel Price, Board Clerk Safford and an audience of approximately fifteen. Fire Chief Martinez arrived at 6:10PM, after attending the Sacramento County Board of Supervisors Meeting. .

Director Valley introduced two candidates who are running for the Sacramento Metropolitan Fire District: Mr. Dennis English (Division 8) and Mr. Tom Ingle (Division 4).

1. Board Meeting Action Summary – August 2, 2000
2. Deposit Report - August 16, 2000
3. District Claims - August 16, 2000

-- PERS Volunteer Service Award & Volunteer Income Protection Insurance Program

 

 

 

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Action Item (Continued)

• Board Action

1. In-House General Counsel Recruitment Process

Presentation Received. Staff recommended counsel/legal secretary be in place by October 1, 2000.

Board discussion held regarding recruitment process:

• Addition of Martindale/Hubbell (legal peer review rating) as part of the recruitment process.
• Indicate counsel may not take on outside clients/casework once employed by the District. However, may complete current casework in a reasonable time.

• Board Action

Hanson/Stewart – to change this to an Action Item.

Hanson/Hoeger - to approve staff’s recruitment proposal and recommended amendment to the District’s Senior Staff Resolution.

 

1. Sacramento Metropolitan Fire Reorganization

Organizational chart and staffing matrix with budget will be the sole agenda item for the Special Joint Board Meeting (American River Fire District & Sacramento County Fire Protection District) on Wednesday, August 23, 2000, at 6:00PM.

 

2. 2000/2001 Proposed Final Budget

No Discussion Held

Presentation Received. Staff will be scheduling a public hearing for adjusting the cost recovery (fee) rate schedules. Board requested matrix of old and new costs.

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• Public hearing information to be agendized on September 20, 2000, as part of proposed Joint Board Meeting (Sacramento Metropolitan Fire District & Sacramento County Fire Protection District) as a Presentation/Action Item.
• Public Hearing will be scheduled for the October 4, 2000, Board Meeting.
• Action needs to be taken in October to accommodate having in place by December 1, 2000.

PRESIDENT’S REPORT – Horel

Draft letter to Donald G. Lunsford received.

• D/C Raddigan is on sick leave for unspecified time.
• Attended Sacramento County Board of Supervisors, prior to this meeting, re public benefit conveyance of the fire training property. Received assurance from Board that the District’s request will be acted upon at the August 23^rd meeting.
• Dry Creek Update

• Board adopted resolution appointing Chief Martinez as Fire Chief of the Dry Creek Fire District.
• Chief Appel & General Counsel Price have taken the lead on the on-going LAFCo process
• Captain Turner is acting as the administrator for the Dry Creek Fire District
• D/C Plessas and Captain Baumann are working on dispatch issues for Dry Creek
• A/C Hartley has met with the chief building officials
• D/C Appel has met with the auditor

• Attended first Sacramento County Fire District’s Board Meeting as its Fire Chief. Chief Costamagna has been transitioned from day to day activities; he will be available to work on special projects.
• Staffing Transitions:

A/C Dobson is interviewing 24 potential new hires for the September recruit academy; Teresa Means, Human Resources Manager from SCFPD will be overseeing employee relations for both Districts; A/C Simcoe has assumed the oversight of Finance for both Districts – SCFPD finance staff has relocated to Hurley Building; Information Technology staff is in process of relocating to Hurley; A/C Dobson will have oversight of EMS staff for both Districts; B/C Latta has assumed the responsibility for securing fleet facility at McClellan; Chiefs Plessas and Latta are working on lease properties for administrative staffing; Captain Darren Taylor has taken the lead for the September recruit academy which will be completed in a shorter time frame than the last academy –a

 

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Chief’s Report (Continued)

 

building at McClellan has been secured for use during the recruit academy.

• Fire Chief will be on annual leave until the afternoon of August 23, 2000. Proposed organizational chart and staffing matrix with budget review will be delivered to both Boards on Friday, August 18^th.
• Regional Fire and Rescue Training Authority JPA meeting was held on August 15^th.

• Three year JPA Retrospective was presented. (Available by Request to District Board Clerk, Barbara Safford.) JPA video presentation was shown to the Board.
• JPA rewrite in process.
• Measure _TBA_ (Rancho Murieta/Sloughhouse Fire Tax). Current signatories to Ballot Argument are Ed Crouse (Rancho Murieta CSD); Retired Sheriff Glen Craig; Fire Chief Martinez.

• Dry Creek re Brown Act Violation: Dry Creek Board Meeting – August 14, 2000, agenda item: placement of reaffirmation of contract for services with American River Fire with the same effective date of July 20, 2000. General Counsel will respond to Placer County Counsel regarding the Notice of Brown Act Violation.
• The County of Placer and a resident of Placer County in attempt to invalidate the contract for services have sued Dry Creek Board. Was discussed by the Dry Creek Board in a closed session and provided direction to prepare responsive pleading to that litigation (writ of mandate and request for preliminary injunction to prevent Dry Creek Fire from transferring funds for service).
• Two closed session items for tonight.

COMMITTEE AND DELEGATE REPORTS

 

• Distributed Comm Center Meeting Agenda to each Board member.
• Audit report received from County. Chief Simcoe reviewed: Inaccuracies were not found; Comm Center’s building and contents are not adequately insured.

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Comm Center Delegate Report (Continued)

 

• Leasing of vehicle for Dr. Tharratt: JPA supports vehicle on an on-going contract. He provides medical oversight for the County and the Fire Service

1. California Special Districts Report – Stewart

 

2. Fire Districts Association of California – Stewart

 

3. Regional Fire and Rescue Training JPA – Crooks

Thanked Board for allowing him to represent American River Fire on the Council. There has been tremendous growth. Thanked Fire Chief Martinez and A/C Simcoe for their leadership.

DELEGATE REPORTS RECEIVED AND FILED

 

1. To: Donald Lunsford, County of Placer, August 2, 2000
2. Jan Scully, District Attorney, Thank You/Haverty

Newspaper Article(s)

1. Sacramento Bee, "Neighbors – Northeast," TV series to spotlight new fire district, August 6, 2000

RECEIVED AND FILED

Hoeger - Board of Supervisors adopted proposed McClellan AFB/Watt Avenue Redevelopment – How will this affect our tax base?

We will lose growth. We are taking steps to increase the tax base. (Martinez)

- Fire Advisory Board – Director Valley sits on this Board with the Support of the District Board.

Stewart - City Manager is going full speed ahead in expanding its sphere of influence in Rosemont.

Staff is watching and getting involved. (Martinez)

Vanderveen - District should not be sitting back. All in favor of recapturing Florin and other areas that have been carved out by the City of Sacramento.

Staff will provide report on options to the Board. (Martinez)

Hanson - Congratulated first new Directors of the Sacramento Metropolitan Fire District: Directors Horel and Vanderveen.

 

 

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Board Member Questions & Comments (Continued)

 

Crooks - Re: Division 7: Difference between the Division Map and the verbiage.

Map is correct. It is a census map. Street names were not correctly labeled on the map. County of Sacramento contacted and they confirmed that all candidates running for the Board are in the appropriate District including Director Stewart with Mr. Crooks. (Appel)

Horel - Will not be in attendance at the September 6, 2000, Board Meeting – will be on vacation.

 

President Horel recessed the meeting to closed session at 7:00PM.

President Horel reconvened the meeting to open session at 7:25PM. General Counsel reported on the following:

Board considered the items outlined in the Sacramento County Superior Court Action No. 98AS05825.

 

• Board Action

Hanson/Valley – to authorize the Fire Chief to execute a settlement agreement with the plaintiffs in the total amount of fourteen thousand dollars ($14,000); each side to bear their own attorney fees.

AYES: Crooks, Hanson, Hoeger, Valley, Vanderveen, Horel

ABSENT: Stewart

 

CONFERENCE WITH REAL PROPERTY NEGOTIATOR

Direction provided to staff regarding the sale agreement – No specific action was taken on this item.

 

President Horel adjourned the meeting at 7:25PM.