BOARD OF DIRECTORS - ACTION SUMMARY
Thursday, November 29, 2001 - 6:00 p.m.
Administration Building
2101 Hurley Way, Sacramento, CA
CALL TO ORDER
The meeting was called to order by President Horel. Board Members
Present: Engellenner, Goold, Horel, Jones, Stewart, Valley, Vanderveen;
Fire Chief Martinez, Board Clerk Tilson. General Counsel Price, Directors
Granados and Trujillo, absent.
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
ANNOUNCEMENT
President Horel announced that this meeting was being video taped in
its entirety and will be shown on Metro Cable 14, the Government Affairs
channel on the AT&T Broadband Cable System, Saturday, December 1, at
1:00 p.m., and Sunday, December 2 at 3:00 p.m. A VHS copy is also
available for check out from any library branch.
FIRE STATION MASTER PLAN
Introduction-President Horel
§ Presentation of Sacramento Metropolitan Fire District historical
background.
§ District governance is in accordance with the California State
Special District Law. Operational oversight is provided by a nine-member
Board of Directors elected by division from the various communities served
in the District to include the unincorporated areas of Sacramento County,
City of Citrus Heights, and a portion of Placer County. The Fire Chief
serves as the Chief Executive Officer and reports to the Board.
§ The Board and District staff welcomes and encourages public
involvement and participation in its business meetings held at 6 p.m.
twice a month on the first and third Wednesday at the District
Administration Building. Board meeting agendas and minutes are available
on the District website at www.smfd.ca.gov.
§ The purpose of this meeting is to share with the Community a
proposed long-range fire station siting plan designed to improve emergency
service delivery and to mitigate aging fire station deficiencies
throughout the entire District service area.
§ Tonight is another opportunity to learn more about the Plan and to
participate in the plan approval process. Following the presentation,
members of the public in attendance may ask questions and provide comments
regarding elements of the plan, or anyone interested may write to the
Sacramento Metropolitan Fire District Board of Directors.
§ The Board anticipates taking action to adopt a final Fire Station
Siting Plan at its Board meeting on January 9, 2002.
Program Overview-Fire Chief Rick Martinez
Ø This is a follow-on to several public meetings and a tremendous
amount of staff work to develop a comprehensive fire station relocation
plan along with a rebuilding plan.
Ø The District is comprised of 16 predecessor fire agencies, in
addition to service to McClellan Park, with some aging and unsuitable fire
stations.
Ø A strategic plan was developed by staff with public input, designed
to increase our level of service through the efficient use of District
resources.
SLIDE PRESENTATION-Fire Station Relocation: A Strategic Plan for
Emergency Resources-Battalion Chief Haverty
Overview of the following:
Ø Sacramento Metropolitan Fire District-statistical background
information provided to include service to a population of 600,000 in a
417 square mile area with a 684 member workforce.
Ø Factors leading to strategic fire station changes: historical
boundaries; location gaps and overlaps; building instability; changes in
the community around us; gender issues; facilities too small for needed
staff and fire trucks; aging and outdated facilities.
Ø Station Age and Size-14 station locations enumerated-construction
dates ranging from 1945 to 1979, with some stations as small as 1500 to
1800 square feet. Average age of fire stations involved in this project is
39 years.
Ø Preparedness: Physical and Fiscal-
Strategic location of fire stations enables effective and efficient
response with staff and equipment throughout the District. District
revenue funds used to establish a capital improvement fund for
implementation of this Plan.
Ø A four-Step decision-making process utilized the following to
develop the Plan for placement of each fire station within the District:
- Distance between the fire stations using diamonds and circles to
illustrate an approximate 1 ½ mile boundary from each station.
- FLAME, a computer modeling program that establishes time and distance
with regards to response by fire trucks.
- Apparatus Deployment Analysis Module (ADAM), another computer modeling
program, measuring time and distance plus adding the historical
performance of the actual incidents to FLAME to analyze the response
performance of individual fire companies and identify proposed fire
station locations for optimal performance.
- A reality check to include the perspective of many years of experience
and expertise within the project team in addition to theory.
Ø Plan proposes a three-phase approach spanning 14 years. During the
first four-year phase, the majority of the fire station relocations and
building will take place.
Ø Relocated and New Stations-17 major station projects outlined for
completion during Phase I and Phase II.
Ø New Fire Station Design-8,000-10,000 square feet in size; capable of
housing 6 - 10 firefighters; 3 apparatus bays wide and 2 deep; ADA,
earthquake and code compliant; energy efficient; approximate cost of
$2,250,000
Ø Next steps-soliciting public and member comments; land acquisition
and property liquidation; site use permit approvals; begin construction
process; and work on developer impact fee
BOARD QUESTIONS AND COMMENTS:
Fire Chief Martinez:
¨ In response to Director Engellenner, the District is working on the
developer impact fee process to finance the project and the amount of
generated funds is currently undetermined.
¨ Financial strategies for the project include:
Ø Previous establishment of a station construction fund with deposit
from one-time revenues and sale of liquidated properties; approximately $9
million in the fund today.
Ø The financing plan for the Fire Station Master Plan does not
anticipate increasing taxes to the public-funds will be derived from our
annual revenue stream.
- $2.5 million redirected into the construction fund from the current
budget, with $2 million to $3 million to be allocated annually from the
budget.
- It is a fiscally conservative Program designed to pay-as-you-go with
no long-range obligation to the District with the exception of a Strategic
Plan and allows discretion in the event of an emergency to redirect funds.
Director Goold:
¨ Thanked Fire Chief Martinez and staff for their hard work, especially
in educating the community on the benefits of the collective performance
levels of strategically located stations.
¨ In addition to the best personnel in the country, this Plan will now
provide well-located firehouses to maximize their performance when needed.
Director Vanderveen:
¨ Our District has roughly 40 firehouses. We intend to rebuild or replace
or improve every station over a 15-year period for about $60 million. We
have $15 million in hand and the other $45 million will be acquired at the
rate of $3 million per year over the next 15 years--developer impact fees
to account for a portion. A roster of stations will be available on the
Internet so that the community we serve can look it up and see when their
station is programmed for remodel or replacement.
Director Valley:
¨ This is something the District and other Districts have been working on
for years. The only thing left is the input from the public. If they look
at the plan in detail, it is something very beneficial.
PUBLIC COMMENT
§ The purpose of this broadcast is to inform the public. The public is
invited to provide public testimony.
Absent public comment tonight, this item will be discussed at two
future meetings
scheduled at 6:00 p.m. on December 12, 2001, and January 9, 2002, at the
District Administration Building, 2101 Hurley Way, Sacramento.
CONVENED TO CLOSED SESSION AT 7:00 P.M.
RECONVENED TO OPEN SESSION AT 7:30 P.M./CLOSED SESSION REPORT
Fire Chief Martinez reported on the Closed Session:
LABOR NEGOTIATIONS
Pursuant to California Government Code Section 54957.6
Employee Organization: SAFF Local 522/Sacramento Metropolitan Fire
District
(1) Board briefed on labor negotiations with the District's Labor
Relations Officer. No action taken.
(2) Board briefed on a Side Letter with Firefighter's Local 522 dealing
with the paramedic incentives for Captains.
· Board Action:
Stewart/Goold-Approve Side Letter with Local 522 . Unanimous vote in favor
by members present.
ADJOURNMENT: Meeting adjourned at 7:35 p.m.
Charles A. Horel, President Gay Jones, Secretary
Charlotte Tilson, Clerk of the Board
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