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CALENDAR FOR THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS CONTRA COSTA COUNTY FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT BOARD CHAMBERS, ADMINISTRATION BUILDING, 1025 ESCOBAR STREET MARTINEZ, CALIFORNIA 94553-1229
DIANE BURGIS, CHAIR FEDERAL D. GLOVER, VICE CHAIR JOHN GIOIA CANDACE ANDERSEN KAREN MITCHOFF MONICA NINO, CLERK OF THE BOARD AND COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR, (925) 655-2075 LEWIS T. BROSCHARD III, FIRE CHIEF
To slow the spread of COVID-19, the Health Officer’s Shelter Order of December 16, 2020, prevents public gatherings (Health Officer Order). In lieu of a public gathering, the Board of Supervisors meeting will be accessible via television and live-streaming to all members of the public as permitted by the Governor’s Executive Order N29-20. Board meetings are televised live on Comcast Cable 27, ATT/U-Verse Channel 99, and WAVE Channel 32, and can be seen live online at www.contracosta.ca.gov. PERSONS WHO WISH TO ADDRESS THE BOARD DURING PUBLIC COMMENT OR WITH RESPECT TO AN ITEM THAT IS ON THE AGENDA MAY CALL IN DURING THE MEETING BY DIALING 888-251-2949 FOLLOWED BY THE ACCESS CODE 1672589#. To indicate you wish to speak on an agenda item, please push "#2" on your phone. All telephone callers will be limited to two (2) minutes apiece. Your patience is appreciated. A lunch break or closed session may be called at the discretion of the Board Chair. Staff reports related to open session items on the agenda are also accessible online at www.contracosta.ca.gov.
SPECIAL MEETING AGENDA March 9, 2021 **NOTE TIME CHANGE*


11:00 A.M. Convene and call to order.

CONSIDER CONSENT ITEMS (Items listed as C.1 through C.6 on the following agenda) – Items are subject to removal from Consent Calendar by request of any Director or on request for discussion by a member of the public. Items removed from the Consent Calendar will be considered with the Discussion Items.

DISCUSSION ITEMS

D. 1 CONSIDER Consent Items previously removed.

D. 2 PUBLIC COMMENT (2 Minutes/Speaker)

	D.3	CONSIDER accepting a report from the Fire Chief providing a status summary for Contra Costa County Fire Protection District fire station construction projects. (Lewis T. Broschard III, Fire Chief)

Attachments
Construction Projects Update - March 9, 2021

	D.4	CONSIDER accepting a report from the Fire Chief providing a status summary for ongoing Fire District activities and initiatives. (Lewis T. Broschard III, Fire Chief)

Attachments
Fire Chief's March Report

CONSENT ITEMS

	C.1	APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Fire Chief, or designee, to execute Amendment No. 2 to the Consulting Services Agreement with RRM Design Group, effective March 9, 2021, to provide architectural services for Fire Station No. 9 in Pacheco and Fire Station No. 86 in Bay Point. (100% Lease Revenue Bonds)

	C.2	APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Auditor-Controller, on behalf of the Contra Costa County Fire Protection District, to make a payment to American Medical Response West in the amount of $1,558 for paramedic staffing of COVID-19 vaccination clinics in December 2020 and January 2021. (100% Federal)

Attachments
Dec 2020 invoice
Jan 2021 invoice

	C.3	AUTHORIZE the Fire Chief, or designee, to execute Amendment One to the Air Ambulance Agreement with REACH Air Medical Services, LLC, to include certain operational changes including provisions to compensate REACH for responses to certain Cal OES or Cal Fire incidents and for fire and rescue responses when an annual maximum amount of flight time is reached, and for REACH to reimburse the District for costs of providing a Medical Director for the program and for additional training hours of District personnel. (No fiscal impact)

	C.4	APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Fire Chief, or designee, to apply for and accept grant funding from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Federal Emergency Management Agency, Assistance to Firefighters Grants Program in an amount not to exceed $867,000 for the purchase of a heavy rescue wrecker. (90% Federal, 10% District match)

	C.5	APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Auditor-Controller, on behalf of the Contra Costa County Fire Protection District, to make a payment to the State of California Department of Health Care Services in an amount not to exceed $572,744 for the Ground Emergency Medical Transportation Quality Assurance Fee for ambulance transports in the fourth quarter of 2020. (100% CCCFPD EMS Transport Fund)

Attachments
GEMT 2020 Q4 invoice

	C.6	APPROVE the conveyance of Offers of Dedications to Contra Costa County in connection with the New Fire Station 86 (Bay Point) Project and land use permit LP19-2014, as recommended by the Fire Chief. (No Cost)

Attachments
Offer of Dedication-Drainage
Offer of Dedication-Road

GENERAL INFORMATION The Board meets in its capacity as the Board of Directors of the Contra Costa County Fire Protection District pursuant to Ordinance Code Section 24-2.402. Persons who wish to address the Board of Directors should complete the form provided for that purpose and furnish a copy of any written statement to the Clerk. Any disclosable public records related to an open session item on a regular meeting agenda and distributed by the Clerk of the Board to a majority of the members of the Board of Directors less than 72 hours prior to that meeting are available for public inspection at 1025 Escobar Street, First Floor, Martinez, CA 94553, during normal business hours. All matters listed under CONSENT ITEMS are considered by the Board of Directors to be routine and will be enacted by one motion. There will be no separate discussion of these items unless requested by a member of the Board or a member of the public prior to the time the Commission votes on the motion to adopt. Persons who wish to speak on matters set for PUBLIC HEARINGS will be heard when the Chair calls for comments from those persons who are in support thereof or in opposition thereto. After persons have spoken, the hearing is closed and the matter is subject to discussion and action by the Board. Comments on matters listed on the agenda or otherwise within the purview of the Board of Directors can be submitted to the office of the Clerk of the Board via mail: Contra Costa County Fire Protection District Board of Directors, 1025 Escobar Street first floor, Martinez, CA 94553; by fax: 925-655-2006. The District will provide reasonable accommodations for persons with disabilities planning to attend Board meetings who contact the Clerk of the Board at least 24 hours before the meeting, at (925) 655-2000. An assistive listening device is available from the Clerk, First Floor. Copies of recordings of all or portions of a Board meeting may be purchased from the Clerk of the Board. Please telephone the Office of the Clerk of the Board, (925) 655-2000, to make the necessary arrangements. Applications for personal subscriptions to the Board Agenda may be obtained by calling the Office of the Clerk of the Board, (925) 655-2000. The Board of Directors’ agenda and meeting materials are available for inspection at least 96 hours prior to each meeting at the Office of the Clerk of the Board, 1025 Escobar Street,First floor, Martinez, California. Subscribe to receive to the weekly Board Agenda by calling the Office of the Clerk of the Board, (925) 655-2000 or using the County's on line subscription feature at the County’s Internet Web Page, where agendas and supporting information may also be viewed: www.co.contra-costa.ca.us
ADVISORY COMMISSION The Contra Costa County Fire Protection District Advisory Fire Commission is scheduled to meet next on Monday, April 12, 2021, at 7:00 p.m. at their Administrative Office, 4005 Port Chicago Highway, Suite 250, Concord, CA 94520.
AGENDA DEADLINE: Thursday, 12 noon, 12 days before the Tuesday Board meetings.
Glossary of Acronyms, Abbreviations, and other Terms (in alphabetical order): The Contra Costa County Fire Protection District has a policy of making limited use of acronyms, abbreviations, and industry-specific language in its Board of Supervisors meetings and written materials. Following is a list of commonly used language that may appear in oral presentations and written materials associated with Board meetings: AB Assembly Bill ABAG Association of Bay Area Governments ACA Assembly Constitutional Amendment ADA Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 AFSCME American Federation of State County and Municipal Employees ARRA American Recovery & Reinvestment Act of 2009 BAAQMD Bay Area Air Quality Management District BART Bay Area Rapid Transit District BayRICS Bay Area Regional Interoperable Communications System BGO Better Government Ordinance BOC Board of Commissioners CALTRANS California Department of Transportation CAER Community Awareness Emergency Response CAL-EMA California Emergency Management Agency CAO County Administrative Officer or Office CCE Community Choice Energy CBC California Building Code CCCPFD (ConFire) Contra Costa County Fire Protection District CCHP Contra Costa Health Plan CCTA Contra Costa Transportation Authority CCRMC Contra Costa Regional Medical Center CCWD Contra Costa Water District CFC California Fire Code CFDA Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance CEQA California Environmental Quality Act CIO Chief Information Officer COLA Cost of living adjustment ConFire (CCCFPD) Contra Costa County Fire Protection District CPA Certified Public Accountant CPF – California Professional Firefighters CPI Consumer Price Index CSA County Service Area CSAC California State Association of Counties CTC California Transportation Commission dba doing business as EBMUD East Bay Municipal Utility District ECCFPD East Contra Costa Fire Protection District EIR Environmental Impact Report EIS Environmental Impact Statement EMCC Emergency Medical Care Committee EMS Emergency Medical Services et al. et alii (and others) FAA Federal Aviation Administration FEMA Federal Emergency Management Agency FTE Full Time Equivalent FY Fiscal Year GIS Geographic Information System HCD (State Dept of) Housing & Community Development HHS (State Dept of ) Health and Human Services HOV High Occupancy Vehicle HR Human Resources HUD United States Department of Housing and Urban Development IAFF International Association of Firefighters ICC International Code Council IFC International Fire Code Inc. Incorporated IOC Internal Operations Committee ISO Industrial Safety Ordinance JPA Joint (exercise of) Powers Authority or Agreement Lamorinda Lafayette-Moraga-Orinda Area LAFCo Local Agency Formation Commission LLC Limited Liability Company LLP Limited Liability Partnership Local 1 Public Employees Union Local 1 Local 1230 Contra Costa County Professional Firefighters Local 1230 MAC Municipal Advisory Council MBE Minority Business Enterprise MIS Management Information System MOE Maintenance of Effort MOU Memorandum of Understanding MTC Metropolitan Transportation Commission NACo National Association of Counties NEPA National Environmental Policy Act NFPA National Fire Protection Association OES-EOC Office of Emergency Services-Emergency Operations Center OPEB Other Post Employment Benefits OSHA Occupational Safety and Health Administration PACE Property Assessed Clean Energy PARS Public Agencies Retirement Services PEPRA Public Employees Pension Reform Act RFI Request For Information RFP Request For Proposal RFQ Request For Qualifications SB Senate Bill SBE Small Business Enterprise SEIU Service Employees International Union SUASI Super Urban Area Security Initiative SWAT Southwest Area Transportation Committee TRANSPAC Transportation Partnership & Cooperation (Central) TRANSPLAN Transportation Planning Committee (East County) TRE or TTE Trustee TWIC Transportation, Water and Infrastructure Committee UASI Urban Area Security Initiative UCOA United Chief Officers Association vs. versus (against) WAN Wide Area Network WBE Women Business Enterprise WCCTAC West Contra Costa Transportation Advisory Committee