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BOARD OF DIRECTORS - ACTION SUMMARY
Wednesday, November 1, 2000 - 5:30PM
Administration Building
2101 Hurley Way, Sacramento, CA 95825
CALL TO ORDER
Meeting was called to order at 5:30PM. Board Members Present: Crooks, Hanson,
Hoeger, Horel, Stewart, Valley, Vanderveen; Fire Chief Martinez, General Counsel
Price, Board Clerk Safford and an audience of approximately 30.
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
PUBLIC OPPORTUNITY TO DISCUSS MATTERS OF PUBLIC INTEREST WITHIN DISTRICT
JURISDICTION INCLUDING ITEMS ON OR NOT ON AGENDA
CONSENT AGENDA
1. Board Meeting Action Summary - October 4, 2000
2. Deposit Report - November 1, 2000
3. District Claims - November 1, 2000
· Board Action
Hanson/Hoeger - to approve Consent Agenda and Ratify Claims
UNANIMOUS VOTE
ACTION ITEM(S)
Normally are matters that have previously been presented to the Board of
Directors for consideration and are now scheduled for board decision. Members of
the public may address the Board on Action Items as they are presented.
1. Public Hearing on Cost Recovery Fee Schedules - Appel
A. Establishing Fire Prevention Schedules
Change - Exhibit A of Fee Schedule, #18 (Fireworks - Retail Stand): Fee Schedule
as noticed in newspaper and on display appeared as $215.34. After meeting with
officials of the fireworks industry this amount was changed to $143.56.
Public Testimony Opportunity Held - None Received.
· Board Action
Hanson/Stewart - Adopted Resolution #30-00 with the following changes to the Fee
Schedule, Item No. 3 (Copies of reports, photographs, video tapes, or any other
REGULAR BOARD ACTION SUMMARY NOVEMBER 1, 2000 PAGE TWO
Action Items (Continued)
A. Fire Prevention Schedule (Continued)
audio/visual material) $5.00 fee plus $.50 per page or actual cost to reproduce
($71.78 per hour).
UNANIMOUS VOTE
B. Establishing Ambulance Fees
-- Discussion received regarding oxygen fees.
-- Section 3: Waiver of Fees Discussion
Staff requested to prepare a clear District policy for the public to understand
on the waiver of fees.
Fee Policy will be presented to Board in Spring of 2001
Public Testimony Opportunity held - None Received.
· Board Action
Hanson/Stewart - to adopt Resolution #31-00.
UNANIMOUS VOTE
C. Authorizing Waiver of Specified Service Fees
Discussion held.
Public Testimony Opportunity held - None Received
· Board Action
Hanson/Hoeger - to adopt Resolution #32-00
2. Battalion Chiefs (Local 228) Ratification Agreement
(Martinez)
Taken out of order
· Board Action
Hanson/Hoeger - to adopt the Battalion Chief's Memorandum of Understanding
(Local 228).
UNANIMOUS VOTE
B/C Hord, Local 228 representative, addressed the Board and thanked them and
staff members for their support and adoption of this MOU agreement. Unit has
ratified the agreement.
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PRESENTATION ITEM(S)
Are matters scheduled for presentation to the Board of Directors for information
or for action at a subsequent board meeting. Time sensitive matters may be
scheduled for immediate board action if approved by at least five members of the
Board of Directors. Members of the public may address the Board on Presentation
Items as they are presented.
1. McClellan Park Fleet Facility Lease Agreement
(Martinez)
· Board Action
Vanderveen/Hanson - to authorize the Fire Chief to sign the McClellan Park Fleet
Facility Lease Agreement
UNANIMOUS VOTE
Agenda Item Addition:
2. Transfer of Funds - Fleet Facility
Time sensitive measure - District received the final papers after the posting
of the agenda
· Board Action
Hanson/Stewart - to add the item to the agenda and adopt Resolution #34-00 -
transfer of funds in the amount of $2,750,000 to fund the purchase of the Fleet
Maintenance Facility.
UNANIMOUS VOTE
3. Amendment to CalPERS Contract
(Martinez/Simcoe)
· Board Action
Hanson/Stewart - to adopt Resolution of Intention #33-00 amending CalPERS
Contract.
UNANIMOUS VOTE
CLOSED SESSION
President Horel adjourned the meeting to closed session at 6:45PM and
reconvened the meeting to open session at 7:25PM.
General Counsel Price reported that the Board met in closed session on the
following items:
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Closed Session Report (Continued)
Items (1) and (2) relating to anticipated and existing litigation: The Board
was briefed on the status of the existing litigation and the status for
anticipated litigation. No action was taken.
Item (3): The Board was briefed on the status of the matter. No action was
taken.
Item (4): Battalion Chief MOU was discussed. No action was taken; it was
referred to open session.
Agenda Item Additions:
5. PERS Procedural Resolutions: Fixing the Employer Contribution under the
Public Employees Medical Hospital Care Act
(Simcoe)
Time sensitive measure - District received the final information after the
posting of the agenda
Resolutions #35-00 and 35A-00
· Board Action
Hanson/Stewart - to add Resolutions #35-00 and #35A-00 (Fixing the Employer
Contribution under the Public Employees Medical Hospital Care Act) to the agenda
and to adopt them.
UNANIMOUS VOTE
6. Dry Creek Fire Contract for Services (Price/Appel)
Taken out of order
Counsel Price reviewed Judge Gaddis' Writ of Mandate regarding contract for
services, which this District entered into with Dry Creek.
Chief Martinez Comments:
Reviewed automatic aid agreement procedures
If this order takes place, the District will withdraw from the Dry Creek
Fire Station on Monday, November 6, 2000, at 8:00AM. We have put the Dry Creek
Fire Board on notice.
Will tender a letter of resignation on November 2, 2000, articulating to
the fact that this was done in compliance with the order.
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Dry Creek (Continued)
- Will withdraw our employees and equipment at that time. Employees
will be reassigned to other activities.
- Recommended that the Board President draft a letter outlining the Board's
intentions of complying with the order and regret the adverse impact on life
and property and encourage the community to hold their Board of Supervisors
accountable.
Other Comments:
- Encouraged Fire Chief to allow leaves be given to original employees
of Dry Creek if requested.
· Board Action
Requested that Placer County Board of Supervisors be advised that Sac Metro's
actions are being done (a) solely because of the order by Judge Gaddis and (b)
make them specifically aware of the way they drafted this letter; that is, no
automatic aid, just mutual aid.
6. Joint Board Meeting: October 18, 2000
Action Summary in progress. No additional Joint Board Meetings are scheduled.
PRESIDENT'S REPORT - Horel
Received a letter from Assembly member Michael Machado indicating his
appreciation for our letter on behalf of the Board in support of AB773. Bill did
pass on the Assembly side unanimously, but the bill did not make it out of the
Senate.
FIRE CHIEF'S REPORT - Martinez
- Will be out of the District attending training November 11-17. Have selected
and have accepted a position on a national incident support team.
- Requested Board consider moving its November 15th meeting to November 21st.
MOTION
Hanson/Stewart - to move the Board meeting from November 15,
2000 to November 21, 2000.
UNANIMOUS VOTE
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Fire Chief's Comments (Continued)
- In process of securing the Redwood Room at Cal State University for the
Board Swearing In Ceremony. Tentative time: 11-1PM. Director Stewart will
investigate available space at the Elks Lodge. LaSierra Community Center will
also investigated as a site. Invitations will be extended to the Board of
Supervisors and other legislators in our District.
- Sacramento County Fire Protection District will hold its last Board Meeting on
November 30, 2000.
- Measure Q overview - Captain Haverty -- Presented the campaign activity
timeline.
GENERAL COUNSEL'S REPORT - Price
None Received
COMMITTEE AND DELEGATE REPORTS
1. Executive/Reorganization Committee - Horel
2. Equipment, Facilities and Finance Committee - Crooks
Director Crooks will coordinate a possible November meeting if necessary.
3. Personnel, Policies and Legal Committee - Hanson
Special Meeting will be held on November 8, 2000 at 5:00PM.
4. Communications Center Delegate - Vanderveen
Reported unrepresented employees salary increases discussed. Issue was deferred
to the upcoming Board of Governor's meeting. Board requested him to bring back
to our District a request that we take a second look at some near term time for
data positions.
Received affirmation from Board to continue with their previous direction.
Electrical Backfire Issue - At the last meeting it was proposed that a cost
of $175,000 to a $300,000 may be necessary. Comm Center Manager felt this could
be done out of budget, as well as the significant pay raises he was advocating.
A special meeting was scheduled for Monday, November 6th, to discuss this issue.
The Comm Center Manager was requested to present a mid-year budget that will
reflect the ability to pay for these requests without any increase in the
assessment.
5. California Special Districts Report - Stewart
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Committee & Delegate Reports (Continued)
6. Fire Districts Association of California - Stewart
Thanked the Board for sending him to the Fire District's Association Conference
at Lake Tahoe in October. Stated that (1) the Placer County, Dry Creek Fire
dissolution, was discussed; (2) maximum salary that can be paid to Board Members
is going to be a $100 per meeting with a maximum of four per month - effective
January 1, 2001. On January 2, 2001, the Board can change the meeting allotment
to an amount they agree upon.; (3) President of the Board of Walton Fire
District would like to talk to us about the possibility of an agreement for
their District.
7. Regional Fire and Rescue Training JPA - Crooks
Meeting of November 27, 2000, has been cancelled.
REPORTS RECEIVED AND FILED
INFORMATIONAL ITEM(S):
Correspondence:
1. El Rancho School Thank You/Cummings
2. Bi-Valley Medical Clinic Thank You/Ellis
Newspaper Article(s)
1. Sacramento Bee, "Neighbors," Fire district race
draws 19 candidates, Thursday, October 26, 2000
ITEMS RECEIVED AND FILED
BOARD MEMBER QUESTIONS AND COMMENTS
Hoeger - Reported on SHRA issue: property taxation. Look at SHRA during
redevelopment projects.
Hanson - Thanked staff for Swift Water coverage.
Crooks - Rosemont Area: On October 3rd, Assistant City Manager Tom and Associate
Planner Don Lockhart met with the Rosemont Community people regarding cityhood.
The citizens were told they would receive better emergency coverage, since it
would be a smaller area.
Horel - Thanked staff for excellent job on 3rd Alarm.
FIRE CHIEF COMMENTS
Will be announcing staff appointments. B/C Mike Johnson will be appointed as
Assistant Chief to the A Platoon. Introduced Chief Johnson.
ADJOURNMENT
The meeting was adjourned at 8:15PM
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Charles A. Horel, President James R. Vanderveen, Secretary
ADOPTED NOVEMBER 21, 2000
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