Meeting Minutes

CONTRA COSTA COUNTY FIRE

PROTECTION DISTRICT

Board of Directors

FEDERAL D. GLOVER, CHAIR

CANDACE ANDERSEN, VICE CHAIR

JOHN GIOIA

DIANE BURGIS

KEN CARLSON

LEWIS BROSCHARD, FIRE CHIEF, (925)

941-3300

MONICA NINO, COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR

AND CLERK OF THE BOARD OF

SUPERVISORS, (925) 655-2075

1:00 PM

Tuesday, November 5, 2024

Board Chambers 1025 Escobar Street,

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1:00 P.M. Convene and call to order

Called to order at 2:55 p.m. Adjourned at 3:50 p.m.

Director John Gioia, Director Candace Andersen, Director

Diane Burgis, and Director Ken Carlson

Present

Director Federal D. Glover

Absent

CONSIDER CONSENT ITEMS (Items listed as C.1 through C.17 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.

Motion:

Second:

Burgis

Carlson

Aye:

Director Gioia, Director Andersen, Director Burgis, and

Director Carlson

Absent:

Result:

Director Glover

Passed

PRESENTATIONS

PR.1 PRESENTATION recognizing Fire Engineer Theresa Watkins as the Contra Costa Fire

Protection District 2024 Firefighter of the Year.

PR.2 PRESENTATION honoring Battalion Chief Charles Thomas on the occasion of his retirement.

PR.3 PRESENTATION honoring Battalion Chief Gilbert Guerrero on the occasion of his retirement.

DISCUSSION ITEMS

CONSIDER accepting a report from the Fire Chief providing a status

summary for ongoing Fire District activities and initiatives. (Lewis

Broschard, Fire Chief)

D.1

24-3631

FC REPORT - November 5, 2024

Attachments:

Hospital Transfer of Care Times Charts October - September 2024

(90th perc.)(Section M.5)

Motion:

Second:

Gioia

Carlson

Aye:

Director Gioia, Director Andersen, Director Burgis, and

Director Carlson

Absent:

Result:

Director Glover

Passed

CONSIDER accepting a report on Contra Costa County Fire Protection

District’s Health and Wellness program initiatives. (Brian Helmick, Deputy

Fire Chief)

D.2

24-3632

CON Health and Wellness BOS 11-5-24.pdf

Attachments:

Motion:

Second:

Burgis

Carlson

Aye:

Director Gioia, Director Andersen, Director Burgis, and

Director Carlson

Absent:

Result:

Director Glover

Passed

D.3

PUBLIC COMMENT (2 Minutes)

Vince Wells, President, Local 1230, congratulated Fire Engineer Theresa Watkins on winning the

Firefighter of the Year award, Battalion Chief Gilberto Guerrero on his retirement and expressed

his appreciation for their excellent service. He expressed his approval and gratitude for the

District’s Health and Wellness program initiatives.

CONSENT ITEMS

Contracts

CONSIDER CONSENT ITEMS

A motion was made to approve the Consent Agenda. The motion carried by the

following vote:

Aye:

Director Gioia, Director Andersen, Director Burgis, and

Director Carlson

Absent:

Result:

Director Glover

Passed

APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Auditor-Controller to issue payment to

C.1

24-3633

the State of California Department of Health Care Services, in an amount

not to exceed $9,000,000 for the Public Provider Ground Emergency

Medical Transport Intergovernmental Transfer (IGT) for ambulance

transports anticipated to be provided by the District during January 2025

through December 2025; and AUTHORIZE the Fire Chief, or designee, to

execute and submit the required IGT Certification forms. (100% CCCFPD

EMS Transport Fund)

This Consent Item was approved.

APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Fire Chief, or designee, to execute a

contract with National Fire Protection Association LiNK®, in the amount of

$1,127, to provide instant access to National Fire Protection Association

Codes and Standards, for the period October 15, 2024 through October 31,

2025. (100% CCCFPD General Operating Fund)

C.2

C.3

C.4

24-3634

24-3635

24-3636

approved

APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Fire Chief, or designee, to execute a

contract with ChargePoint, Inc., in an amount not to exceed $25,000 for the

management of Electric Vehicle charging stations subscription, for a

five-year period beginning the date of execution. (100% CCCFPD General

Operating Fund)

approved

APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Fire Chief, or designee, to execute an

Agreement for Recovery of Administrative Costs for Implementation and

Recovery of Medi-Cal Ground Emergency Medical Transportation payments

with the Sacramento Metropolitan Fire District for the term July 1, 2020

through June 30, 2023. (100% EMS Transport Fund)

approved

APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Fire Chief, or designee to accept a

donation of fire rescue equipment, valued at approximately $16,236, from

the Martinez Refining Company (MRC), for distribution to Fire District

rescue teams nearest the MRC facility. (No District match)

C.5

C.6

C.7

24-3637

24-3638

24-3639

approved

APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Fire Chief, or designee, to execute a

contract with the Moraga-Orinda Fire District, in an amount not to exceed

$210,000 for the provision of firefighter training for the period December 1,

2024 through November 30, 2027. (Cost neutral, no District match)

approved

APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Purchasing Agent to execute, on behalf of

the Fire Chief, a purchase order with Peterson Power Systems, in an amount

not to exceed $270,000 for the purchase of a Caterpillar C13 PG 400kW

Standby Generator set for the new fire communications center. (100%

CCCFPD EMS Transport Fund)

approved

APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Purchasing Agent to execute, on behalf of

the Fire Chief, a purchase order with Bound Tree Medical, LLC, in an

amount not to exceed $350,000, for pre-hospital emergency medical

supplies, equipment, and pharmaceuticals for the period October 1, 2024

through December 31, 2025. (100% CCCFPD General Operating Fund)

C.8

approved

APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Purchasing Agent, on behalf of the Fire

Chief, to execute a purchase order with Velocity Truck Centers, in an

amount not to exceed $405,000, for a hooklift prime mover vehicle to

deliver modular containers for disaster response. (80% Federal, 20%

CCCFPD General Operating Fund)

C.9

approved

APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Purchasing Agent to execute, on behalf of

the Fire Chief, a purchase order with Smartsheet Inc., in an amount not to

exceed $76,000 for project management software, for the period November

1, 2024 through November 30, 2025. (100% CCCFPD General Operating

Fund)

C.10

C.11

approved

APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Purchasing Agent to execute, on behalf of

the Fire Chief, a purchase order with International Motor Controls, Inc. in an

amount not to exceed $600,000 for the manufacture and sale of electrical

switchgear to ensure uninterrupted backup power to support the new

communications center. (100% CCCFPD EMS Transport Fund)

approved

Personnel

ADOPT Position Adjustment Resolution No. 26340 to add nine Firefighter

56/hour (represented) positions in the Contra Costa County Fire Protection

District. (100% CCCFPD General Operating Fund)

C.12

24-3644

P300 Add Firefighter positions

Signed P300 26340.pdf

Attachments:

adopted

Other Actions

ADOPT Resolution No. 2024-11 recognizing Fire Engineer Theresa

Watkins as the Contra Costa County Fire Protection District 2024

Firefighter of the Year, as recommended by the Fire Chief.

C.13

FPD-RES

2024-11

Resolution 2024-11.pdf

Attachments:

adopted

ADOPT Resolution No. 2024-12 honoring Battalion Chief Charles Thomas

on the occasion of his retirement from the Contra Costa County Fire

Protection District.

C.14

FPD-RES

2024-12

Resolution 2024-12.pdf

Attachments:

adopted

ADOPT Resolution No. 2024-13 honoring Battalion Chief Gilbert Guerrero

on the occasion of his retirement from the Contra Costa County Fire

Protection District.

C.15

C.16

FPD-RES

2024-13

Resolution 2024-13.pdf

Attachments:

adopted

ADOPT the proposed 2025 meeting schedule for the Contra Costa County

Fire Protection District Board of Directors, as well as fixing the dates for

budget hearings and adoption, as recommended by the County

Administrator.

24-3630

24-3645

2025 Proposed Fire meeting schedule.pdf

Attachments:

approved

APPROVE Budget Amendment No. BDA-24-00760 appropriating fund

balance of $1,800,000 for the purchase of County property at 4491 Bixler

Road in Byron for use as a Wildland Fire Center. (100% CCCFPD General

Fund Balance)

C.17

Budget_Amendment__FY_2024-25_-_Operating_Budget_on_11_0

2024___BDA-24-00760

Attachments:

approved

ADVISORY COMMISSION

The Contra Costa County Fire Protection District Advisory Fire Commission is scheduled to meet next

on Monday, December 9, 2024 at 7:00 p.m. at their Administrative Office, 4005 Port Chicago Highway,

Suite 250, Concord, CA 94520.

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