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To:	Contra Costa County Fire Protection District Board of Directors
From:	Lewis T. Broschard, III, Chief, Contra Costa Fire Protection District
Date:	April 9, 2019

Contra

Costa

County

Subject:

License for Use of Former Concord Naval Weapons Station (CNWS)

APPROVE	OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR	RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE

Action of Board On: 04/09/2019

APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED

OTHER

Clerks Notes:

VOTE OF SUPERVISORS

AYE:

John Gioia, Director
Candace Andersen, Director
Diane Burgis, Director
Karen Mitchoff, Director
Federal D. Glover, Director

Contact:

Aaron McAlister, Assistant Fire Chief 925-941-3300 x1103

I hereby certify that this is a true and correct copy of an action taken and entered on the minutes of the Board of Supervisors on the date shown.
ATTESTED: April 9, 2019
David Twa,

BY:	, Deputy

RECOMMENDATION(S):

APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Fire Chief, or designee, to execute, on behalf of the Contra Costa County Fire Protection District, a license agreement with the United States, Department of the Navy, for use of an 80-acre portion of the former Concord Naval Weapons Station for training purposes during the period from March 22, 2019, through March 21, 2020.

FISCAL IMPACT:

There are no direct costs associated with this agreement. Indirect costs include staff time associated with preparation and review of this agreement. The Contra Costa County Fire Protection District receives tremendous benefit by utilizing this location for training at no cost.

BACKGROUND:

The Contra Costa County Fire Protection District (District) and the Office of the Sheriff (Sheriff) have enjoyed the ability to train at this location for several years. Recently, the use agreement was bifurcated so that the Sheriff and the District would have separate individual agreements while providing for coordination between the agencies to avoid scheduling conflicts on the site. This agreement provides indemnification for the Navy against loss or damage arising out of the use of Navy property. The District constructed a grant-funded burn prop on this site in 2018. The site has proved beneficial for fire academies, on duty training, and specialty live fire training.

In the long term, the District and the County are on track to take physical possession of the property in late 2020. A coordinating group continues to work on this transfer and future agenda items will specifically address that proposed transfer.

CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:

The District would not be able to utilize the site for training.