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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
JOHN GIOIA, CHAIR
FEDERAL D. GLOVER, VICE CHAIR
CANDACE ANDERSEN
DIANE BURGIS

KEN CARLSON

MONICA NINO, CLERK OF THE BOARD AND COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR, (925) 655-2075
LEWIS BROSCHARD, FIRE CHIEF

 


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Public comments generally will be limited to two minutes per speaker. In the interest of facilitating the business of the Board, the total amount of time that a member of the public may use in addressing the Board on all agenda items is 10 minutes. 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.

ANNOTATED AGENDA & MINUTES
May 16, 2023
Present:
Director John Gioia; Director Candace Andersen; Director Diane Burgis; Director Ken Carlson; Director Federal D. Glover
Staff Present:
Lewis Broschard, Fire Chief
Monica Nino, County Administrator
             
1:00 P.M.  Convene and call to order.

 
  Called to order at 4:25 p.m.  Adjourned at 4:48 p.m.
             
CONSIDER CONSENT ITEMS   (Items listed as C.1 through C.7 on the following agenda) – Items are subject to removal from Consent Calendar by request of any Director.  Items removed from the Consent Calendar will be considered with the Discussion Items.
             
DISCUSSION ITEMS
             
  D.1    CONSIDER accepting a report from the Fire Chief providing a status summary for ongoing Fire District activities and initiatives and a report on 2023 fire season preparedness. (Lewis T. Broschard III, Fire Chief) 
 
AYE: Director John Gioia, Director Candace Andersen, Director Diane Burgis, Director Ken Carlson, Director Federal D. Glover
  Attachments:
  2023 Fire Season Preparedness
  Fire Chief's Report May 2023
 
             
  D.2    CONSIDER accepting the 2022 Occupancy Inspection Compliance Report and ADOPT Resolution No. 2023/2.  (Lewis T. Broschard III, Fire Chief) 
 
AYE: Director John Gioia, Director Candace Andersen, Director Ken Carlson, Director Federal D. Glover
Other: Director Diane Burgis (ABSENT)
  Attachments:
  Resolution 2023/2
  Signed Resolution No. 2023/2
 
             
         D. 3   CONSIDER Consent Items previously removed.
  There were no items removed from consent for discussion.
             
         D. 4   PUBLIC COMMENT (2 Minutes/Speaker)
  There were no requests to speak at public comment.
             
CONSENT ITEMS
             
  C.1    ADOPT Resolution No 2023/3 honoring Battalion Chief Dan McClellan on the occasion of his retirement from the Contra Costa County Fire Protection District.
 
AYE: Director John Gioia, Director Candace Andersen, Director Diane Burgis, Director Ken Carlson, Director Federal D. Glover
  Attachments:
  Resolution 2023/3
  Signed Resolution No. 2023/3
 
             
  C.2    ADOPT Resolution No 2023/4 honoring Fire Captain Kevin Stewart on the occasion of his retirement from the Contra Costa County Fire Protection District.
 
AYE: Director John Gioia, Director Candace Andersen, Director Diane Burgis, Director Ken Carlson, Director Federal D. Glover
  Attachments:
  Resolution 2023/4
  Signed Resolution No. 2023/4
 
             
  C.3    ADOPT Resolution No 2023/5 honoring Fire Engineer Geoffrey Nelsen on the occasion of his retirement from the Contra Costa County Fire Protection District.
 
AYE: Director John Gioia, Director Candace Andersen, Director Diane Burgis, Director Ken Carlson, Director Federal D. Glover
  Attachments:
  Resolution 2023/5
  Signed Resolution No. 2023/5
 
             
  C.4    ADOPT Resolution No 2023/6 honoring Fire Engineer Keith Clay on the occasion of his retirement from the Contra Costa County Fire Protection District.
 
AYE: Director John Gioia, Director Candace Andersen, Director Diane Burgis, Director Ken Carlson, Director Federal D. Glover
  Attachments:
  Resolution 2023/6
  Signed Resolution No. 2023/6
 
             
  C.5    APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Auditor-Controller, on behalf of the Contra Costa County Fire Protection District (District), to make a payment to the State of California Department of Health Care Services in an amount not to exceed $2,741,498 for the Public Provider Ground Emergency Medical Transport Intergovernmental Transfer program for ambulance transports provided by the District during January 2023 through April 2023. (100% Ambulance Transport Fund)
 
AYE: Director John Gioia, Director Candace Andersen, Director Diane Burgis, Director Ken Carlson, Director Federal D. Glover
  Attachments:
  IGT Certification Form
  PP-GEMT IGT Invoice
 
             
  C.6    RATIFY the Fire District's grant application; and APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Fire Chief, or designee, to accept grant funding from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Federal Emergency Management Agency, Assistance to Firefighters Grant Program in an amount not to exceed $423,564 for the replacement of Knox Box lockboxes and associated costs. (95% Federal; 5% District match)
 
AYE: Director John Gioia, Director Candace Andersen, Director Diane Burgis, Director Ken Carlson, Director Federal D. Glover
             
  C.7    ADOPT Position Adjustment Resolution No. 26118 to establish classification of Fire Control Worker Specialist (represented); and add six positions in the Contra Costa County Fire Protection District. (100% CCCFPD General Fund) 
 
 
AYE: Director John Gioia, Director Candace Andersen, Director Diane Burgis, Director Ken Carlson, Director Federal D. Glover
  Attachments:
  P300 26118
  Signed P300 26118
 
 
GENERAL INFORMATION

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All matters listed under CONSENT ITEMS are considered by the Board 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 before the Board votes on the motion to adopt. Each member of the public will be allowed two minutes to comment on the entire consent agenda.

Persons who wish to speak on matters set for PUBLIC HEARINGS will be heard when the Chair calls for public testimony. Each speaker during public testimony will be limited to two minutes.  After public testimony, 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 Supervisors can be submitted to the office of the Clerk of the Board via mail: Board of Supervisors, 1025 Escobar Street, First Floor, Martinez, CA 94553 or to clerkoftheboard@cob.cccounty.us.
 
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DISCLOSURE OF CAMPAIGN CONTRIBUTIONS
 
Pursuant to Government Code section 84308, members of the Board of Supervisors are disqualified and not able to participate in any agenda item involving contracts (other than competitively bid, labor, or personal employment contracts), franchises, discretionary land use permits and other entitlements if the Board member received, since January 1, 2023, more than $250 in campaign contributions from the applicant or contractor, an agent of the applicant or contractor, or any financially interested participant who actively supports or opposes the County’s decision on the agenda item. Members of the Board of Supervisors who have received, and applicants, contractors or their agents who have made, campaign contributions totaling more than $250 to a Board member since January 1, 2023, are required to disclose that fact for the official record of the subject proceeding. Disclosures must include the amount of the campaign contribution and identify the recipient Board member, and may be made either in writing to the Clerk of the Board of Supervisors before the subject hearing or by verbal disclosure at the time of the hearing.
 
 
 
 
ADVISORY COMMISSION

The Contra Costa County Fire Protection District Advisory Fire Commission is scheduled to meet next on Monday, June 12, 2023, at 7:00 p.m. at their Administrative Office, 4005 Port Chicago Highway, Suite 250, Concord, CA 94520.
 

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