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BOARD OF DIRECTORS - ACTION SUMMARY
Wednesday, April 4, 2001 - 6:00 p.m.
Administration Building
2101 Hurley Way, Sacramento, CA
CALL TO ORDER
The meeting was called to order by Vice President Goold. Board Members
Present: Engellenner, Goold, Granados, Horel [arrived 6:28 p.m.], Jones,
Stewart, Vanderveen, Valley; Fire Chief Martinez, Board Clerk Tilson.
Director Trujillo, absent.
PLEDGE TO FLAG
PUBLIC OPPORTUNITY TO DISCUSS MATTERS OF PUBLIC INTEREST
WITHIN DISTRICT JURISDICTION INCLUDING ITEMS ON OR NOT ON AGENDA
Claudia Lackey, President of the East Walnut Estates Neighborhood
Association, representing the neighboring residents to the San Juan
Unified School District Office, along with James Nickney, spoke in support
of the school district bus barn being relocated to the Orange Grove
property because of the associated traffic congestion, pollution, and
safety hazards.
Orange Grove property negotiations with the San Juan School District
will be on a future agenda when information is available.
CONSENT AGENDA:
1. Board Meeting Action Summary-March 21, 2001
2. Board Members Annual Budget for Educational Conferences/Travel
· Board Action:
Engellenner/Stewart - Approve Consent Agenda. Unanimous vote in favor by
members present.
ACTION ITEM(S)
1. First Amendment to Fire Chief's Employment Agreement-(Means)
Staff recommendation to approve the First Amendment to the Agreement,
with the incumbent Fire Chief to be placed at Step 5 of the salary scale
with a compensation of $11,809 to include the 7% educational incentive, as
directed by the Board at the previous meeting.
1. First Amendment to Fire Chief's Employment Agreement-(Means)
(continued)
§ Amendment and original contract with all attachments to be
consolidated into a new employment agreement to include the 5-step base
salary scale and the educational incentive clause, with effective date;
Job Description to be attached as Exhibit "A".
· Board Action:
Jones/Valley-approve a new consolidated contract, with a Step 5
compensation of $11,809 including the educational incentive, effective
April 5. Directors Engellenner, Goold, Granados, Jones, Stewart, Valley,
Horel, AYE. Director Vanderveen, NO. Director Trujillo, ABSENT. Motion
passed.
Discussion prior to vote:
q Counsel Price researched the contract being retroactive to January 1,
2001, as requested by the Board. Attorney General opinions are clear that
only an expired contract can be made retroactive and not an existing
employment agreement with a fixed salary.
q Director Vanderveen recommended maintaining the existing salary of
$10,626 as Step 5 of the new salary scale plus the 7% education incentive
for the Fire Chief's increase in salary; in support of a 20% differential
versus 25% between the positions of Deputy Chief and Fire Chief.
q Brian Rice, Local 522 representative, stated all employees are
exemplary and expected the same comparisons to be used for future contract
negotiations.
PRESENTATION ITEM(S):
1. Proposed Second Amended Joint Powers Agreement/
Sacramento Regional Fire/EMS Communications Center-(Vanderveen)
q Recommending Board approval, as a member agency, of the Second
Amended Agreement for conveyance by District delegate at the Special
Communications Center Board Meeting on April 10.
· Board Action
Vanderveen/Goold-approve Second Amended Joint Powers Agreement. Unanimous
vote in favor by members present.
2. Tax and Revenue Anticipation Note (TRAN)-Simcoe
Presentation received.
q Presented request for a $10 million TRAN at the Finance Committee
meeting last week but the Finance Administrator for the Pooled TRAN
program is recommending the Board adopt a Resolution of not to exceed $30
million, dependent upon qualifying.
q Recommend full Board adopt a resolution and submit other required
documents to enable the District's participation in the 2001/02 Pooled
TRAN offered through Sutro and Company. Formal documents to be brought
back at the next meeting for action.
· Board Action
Granados/Engellenner-Approve staff recommendation. Unanimous vote in favor
by members present.
3. 2000/2001 Budget-Mid-Year Review-(Simcoe)
Presentation received.
q Finance Committee in support of staff recommendation.
q Requesting to balance the budget with an addition of $149,920 from
the Fund Balance to cover the mid-year expenditure projections.
· Board Action
Vanderveen/Goold-Consider item for action and accept staff recommendation.
Unanimous vote in favor by members present.
4. Resolution No. 27-01-Adopting the Memorandum of
Understanding With Administrative Support Personnel (ASP),
Affiliate of Sacramento Area Firefighters Local 522-(Means)
(Taken out of order-after Closed Session)
Staff recommendation to adopt the Resolution approving the contract
absent some minor language cleanup. Monetary issues unchanged with one
exception-Step 5 is actually Step 1 in the salary scale for the Video
Technician and will be corrected.
· Board Action
Goold/Engellenner-adopt Resolution No. 27-01. Unanimous vote in favor by
members present.
Discussion prior to vote:
q Facilities Technician not identified in any bargaining unit
contract-Chief Martinez recommended placement in this unit and requested
authority to take appropriate action.
q Thanks extended to all involved.
PRESIDENT'S REPORT-(Horel)
§ Due to a lack of quorum at the Local Agency Formation Commission
meeting of Special Districts tonight, the election for the Special
Districts Commissioner and alternate will be held by the mailed ballot
process.
FIRE CHIEF'S REPORT:
§ March 22-attended the Heart of the Hero community program of the
North Area Teen Center-District Fire Camp recognized
§ March 24-held tree planting ceremony at Station 109 in memory of
David Wagaman. Director Vanderveen was present.
§ March 31-held badge ceremony for recently appointed and new hires of
the District-went very well
§ April 1-the Changing of the Guard ceremony at Station 114 at
McClellan Air Force Base was well attended. Operations now underway-six
people on duty round-the-clock.
§ April 2-attended a Mothers Against Drunk Driving luncheon-in
addition to law enforcement, the Fire Service was recognized including 21
District employees and the District itself along with South Placer Fire
Department.
§ Requested direction on letter from the County of Sacramento Voter
Registration and Elections Office distributed to the Board, notifying the
District that since the census is completed, redistricting divisions and
redrawing district lines must be completed by May 9, 2002 (180 days prior
to the November 5, 2002 election, in accordance with Elections Code
Section 22000).
Directors Vanderveen and Stewart volunteered to work with the
Sacramento Area Council of Governments (SACOG) on updated population data
and the redistricting, with direction to bring the report back to the
Board.
Staff to confirm the required date of completion.
§ Report on the Orange Grove property anticipated for the next Board
meeting.
GENERAL COUNSEL'S REPORT:
§ Workers' compensation counsel was given settlement authority at the
last meeting in Carl Lofthouse vs American River Fire Protection District,
cases WCAB SAC 269503, WCAB SAC 269504, and WCAB SAC 275796. Settlement
achieved with a full Compromise and Release for the payment of $170,000.
§ Add item to the Closed Session which came to the attention of the
District after the posting of the Agenda-direction needed by the delegate
on issue for consideration at the Communications Center Special Meeting of
April 10:
PERSONNEL MATTER-Pursuant to Government Code Section 54957-Evaluation
of Performance of Public Employee
· Board Action
Horel/Stewart-add Closed Session item to the Agenda. Unanimous vote in
favor by members present.
COMMITTEE AND DELEGATE REPORTS:
Communications Center Delegate-(Vanderveen)
§ "Draft" Communications Center budget distributed to the
Board. Preliminary to be discussed at the April 10 meeting.
Policy Committee-(Goold)
Reported on discussion at meeting held today at 5 p.m.:
§ Analysis of EMS system
§ Update on Recruitment and Retention Programs
§ Annexation policy postponed to May 2 meeting
INFORMATIONAL ITEM(S):
Correspondence:
1. Fire Chief Martinez Thank you/North Area Teen Center
2. Arden Park Recreation & Park District--LAFCo
Commissioner Candidate-Mike Duveneck
· Board Action
Received and filed.
RECESS AT 7:15 P.M., FOLLOWED BY CLOSED SESSION AT 7:30 P.M.
(Taken out of order)
RECONVENE TO OPEN SESSION AT 8:10 P.M./CLOSED SESSION REPORT
Legal Counsel Price reported on the Closed Session:
LABOR NEGOTIATIONS
Pursuant to California Government Code Section 54957.6
Employee Organizations: SAFF Local 522-Administrative Support Personnel
(ASP)/Sacramento Metropolitan Fire District
Board briefed by staff on pending contract--no action taken.
Resolution for consideration and action under Presentation Item No. 4.
PERSONNEL MATTER--Pursuant to Government Code Section 54957
Evaluation of Performance of Public Employee
Board provided direction to the Communications Center delegate-no
action taken.
BOARD MEMBER QUESTIONS AND COMMENTS
Stewart
¨ Jesse Conlee, a former Carmichael and American River employee, passed
away last weekend. Services will be held at the Mother Lode Church in
Coloma, 11 a.m. on Saturday, April 7; flags to be flown at half-mast on
Saturday in memory.
Jones
¨ Requested to attend a Special District Institute Seminar on June 21-22,
2001 with two additional Workshops available (along with Director Goold).
Board Clerk Tilson to handle arrangements.
· Board Action
General consensus
Goold:
¨ Engine 21 and Medic 21 attended to his neighbor on a medical aid call.
Sacramento County is fortunate to have the people we employ. It is
encouraging to see the work we do is improving the quality of care
delivered in this community.
Granados:
¨ Attending the California State Association of Counties meeting. There
are 19 bills on ERAF. A concern is that ERAF might be used to solve the
energy crisis.
- CSAC voted to support the Fire Districts on their ERAF legislation
- Voted to oppose the NFPA as a standard
¨ Outstanding employees-observed Engine 24 in action-fast action
prevented a house fire when the garage and two vehicles caught fire
Vanderveen
¨ Educational incentives discussed-around 18 employees in the
Unrepresented group are not afforded this opportunity. Request this issue
be considered to provide all employees the opportunity to benefit from the
educational incentive program.
General consensus this issue be forwarded to the Policy Committee and
work with staff to formulate some recommendations.
ADJOURNMENT: Meeting adjourned at 8:35 p.m.
Charles A. Horel, President Gay Jones, Secretary
Charlotte Tilson, Clerk of the Board
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