RECOMMENDATION(S): (CONT'D)
ADOPT the Capital Improvement Plan to provide a framework for Fire District Capital Improvements.
FISCAL IMPACT:
Funds will be generated from the CCCFPD Facilities Fees (CCC Ordinance 2006-13 and other local ordinances), local Redevelopment Agency funds, possible Federal Assistance to Firefighters Fire Station Construction Grants, and CCCFPD operating fund. The adoption of the CIP does not authorize an expenditure of funds.
BACKGROUND:
On June 13, 2006 the Board of Supervisors adopted Ordinance No. 2006-13, establishing CCCFPD Facilities Fees for the unincorporated area of the County served by CCCFPD. The cities of Antioch and Pittsburg have also adopted Facilities Fees ordinances. Pursuant to California government code 66001, for the CCCFPD to seek adoption of the Facilities Fees from the remaining incorporated cities of the CCCFPD, the CCCFPD is required to have a CIP. The CIP allows for the accumulation and designation of collected Facilities Fees for extended periods of time (over five years) and meets Facilities Fees ordinance adoption requirements.
The CCCFPD has projected in the CIP a responsible construction program in accordance with the County General Plan. The CIP is a dynamic document that considers both existing service area conditions within the CCCFPD and the projected new and replacement facilities. We have projected outward to F/Y 2012/13 in the CIP.
Over the past seven years, the Fire District has actively made capital improvements to fire stations and facilities. This work includes the construction of a new fire station (Station 85 competed in October 2009) and the construction starting on a second new fire station (Station 84 construction started in September 2009), the pending construction of a new Fire Prevention Bureau office in Pittsburg (Construction starting in June, 2010), comprehensive remodels to two fire stations, kitchen remodels at seven stations, construction of a new apparatus shop annex and Emergency Medical Services building, a station bathroom remodel, paving replacement at six locations, and underground fuel tank replacement at five fire stations. Through the CIP, the CCCFPD will continue to maintain and modernize district facilities while remaining flexible to the changing needs and circumstances of the district and the community.
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
Should the Capital Improvement Plan (CIP) not be adopted, the CCCFPD would not be able to request adoption of the Facilities Fees from the incorporated cities within the CCCFPD service area. This would result in the loss of tens of thousands of dollars in annual development fees for CCCFPD facilities. New development would not be contributing its fair share for the impact it has on CCCFPD emergency services.