To: Board of Directors
From: Lewis Broschard, Chief, Contra Costa County Fire Protection District
Report Title: Report on potential annexation of the Rodeo-Hercules Fire Protection District and review of the draft service plan and fiscal analysis.
?Recommendation of the County Administrator ? Recommendation of Board Committee
RECOMMENDATIONS:
CONSIDER accepting a report from the Fire Chief regarding the ongoing discussions and processes regarding the potential annexation of the Rodeo-Hercules Fire Protection District, including a review of the draft service plan and fiscal analysis.
FISCAL IMPACT:
There is no fiscal impact from receiving this report.
BACKGROUND:
In December 2020, an annexation study was commissioned to determine the feasibility of annexing either or both the East Contra Costa Fire Protection District ("ECCFPD") and the Rodeo-Hercules Fire Protection District ("RHFPD"). The study was concluded and presented to the governing bodies of all three fire protection districts in mid-July by an external consultant group who compiled the study. The study concluded annexation was feasible and recommended that Contra Costa County Fire Protection District ("CCCFPD") pursue the annexation of both the other fire districts. The Board of Directors for each District received the consultant's report in mid-July, 2021. On August 12, 2021, the CCCFPD received a written request from the RHFPD Fire Chief to remove RHFPD from consideration in the current annexation process per direction from the RHFPD Board of Directors. In the time since the annexation withdrawal by the RHFPD, the RHFPD Board of Directors commissioned a strategic planning process to determine the options available for the sustainability of the RHFPD. Ultimately, the RHFPD determined annexation into the CCCFPD was the most suitable and sustainable option for continuation of services to the public.
Additional findings and recommendations of the 2020 consolidation study confirmed by the ongoi...
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