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To:	Contra Costa County Fire Protection District Board of Directors
From:	Jeff Carman, Chief, Contra Costa County Fire Protection District
Date:	May 9, 2017

Contra

Costa

County

Subject:

Hazardous Materials by Rail Training Agreement with CalOES

APPROVE	OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR	RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE

Action of Board On: 05/09/2017

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:

Jeff Carman, Fire Chief 925-941-3318

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: May 9, 2017
David Twa,

BY:	, Deputy

RECOMMENDATION(S):

APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Fire Chief, or designee, to execute a Hazardous Materials by Rail Training Agreement with the California Governor's Office of Emergency Services to reimburse the Contra Costa County Fire Protection District an amount not to exceed $461,496 for hazardous materials training for the period May 26, 2017, through June 30, 2018.

FISCAL IMPACT:

The District will be reimbursed for the costs of the training by the State.

BACKGROUND:

This Agreement (draft attached) between the California Governor’s Office of Emergency Services (Cal OES) and the Contra Costa County Fire Protection District (District) provides for the District to be reimbursed for hazardous materials training required by Cal OES, specifically related to the Hazardous Materials by Rail (HMBR) Program, before it can staff a HazMat Type II Team.

BACKGROUND: (CONT'D)

The District will host the hazardous materials training. Cal OES will reimburse the District for backfill or overtime costs. The Agreement funds training for Hazmat Technician A through D and Hazmat Specialist F and G for 17 employees. The training will meet the California Specialized Training Institute (CSTI) requirements and standards for certification. The Agreement also includes funds to send three employees to attend Assistant Safety Officer training to be scheduled by CSTI outside the District.

CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:

This training allows the District to have a CSTI-certified 17 member HazMat Type II Team. Without this Agreement, the District would either not be reimbursed for the required training or not staff a HazMat Team.

CHILDREN'S IMPACT STATEMENT:

No impact.