CONTRA COSTA COUNTY  
Administration Building | 1025 Escobar St., Martinez, CA  
AGENDA  
Tuesday, November 4, 2025  
1:00 PM  
FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT  
Board of Directors  
CANDACE ANDERSEN, CHAIR  
JOHN GIOIA  
DIANE BURGIS, VICE CHAIR  
KEN CARLSON  
SHANELLE SCALES-PRESTON  
LEWIS BROSCHARD, FIRE CHIEF, (925) 941-3300  
MONICA NINO, COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR AND CLERK OF THE  
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS, (925) 655-2075  
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1:00 P.M. Convene and call to order  
1.  
CONSIDER CONSENT ITEMS (Items listed as C.1 through C.12 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.  
2.  
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.  
Attachments:  
CONSIDER approving and authorizing the Fire Chief, or designee, to enter into  
an End User Agreement with Allstar Fire Equipment Co., pursuant to the terms  
and conditions of a Master Agreement issued by the Houston-Galveston Area  
Council and the Purchasing Agent to execute, on behalf of the Fire Chief, a  
purchase order with Allstar Fire Equipment, Inc. in an amount not to exceed  
$5,500,000 for the purchase of emergency rescue breathing apparatus equipment,  
and approving Budget Amendment No. BDA-25-00160 to appropriate fund  
balance in the amount of $5,500,000 for this purchase. (100% CCCFPD Fund  
Reserve)  
D.2.  
Attachments:  
D.3  
3.  
PUBLIC COMMENT (2 Minutes)  
ADJOURN in memory of Ken Crawley, Fire Protection District IT Manager  
CONSENT ITEMS  
4.  
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Fire Chief or designee to execute a contract  
with C & J Painting, in an amount not to exceed $550,000 to provide on-call  
painting services at various Fire District facilities, for the period November 1,  
2025 through October 31, 2028. (100% CCCFPD General Operating Fund)  
C.1.  
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Fire Chief or designee to execute a contract  
with Everbridge, Inc., in an amount not to exceed $60,500 to continue use of its  
critical event management platform system for the period September 15, 2025  
through December 31, 2030. (100% CCCFPD General Operating Fund)  
C.2.  
C.3.  
C.4.  
C.5.  
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Fire Chief, or designee, to execute a contract  
with Force Readiness, in an amount not to exceed $10,000 for document sharing  
software for the period November 1, 2025 through October 31, 2028. (100%  
CCCFPD General Operating Fund)  
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Public Works Director, on behalf of the Fire  
Chief, to issue a Request for Qualifications and a Request for Proposals for the  
selection of a Design-Build contractor for Fire Station 9 in Pacheco. (No fiscal  
impact)  
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Fire Chief, or designee, to execute a contract  
amendment with the California Governor's Office of Emergency Services to  
increase the payment limit by $100,000 to a new payment limit of $645,000, with  
no change to the term, to provide reimbursement of regional hazardous materials  
response training costs. (100% State)  
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Fire Chief, or designee, to execute a contract  
with CPS HR Consulting, in an amount not to exceed $400,000 for promotional  
assessments, for the period November 1, 2025 through October 31, 2028. (100%  
CCCFPD General Operating Fund)  
C.6.  
C.7.  
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Fire Chief, or designee, to execute a contract  
with Stationwise, Inc., in an amount not to exceed $550,000, to provide a staffing  
and scheduling software for the Fire District for the period December 1, 2025  
through November 30, 2030. (100% CCCFPD General Operating Fund)  
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Purchasing Agent to execute, on behalf of the  
Fire Chief, a purchase order with Motorola Solutions, Inc., in an amount not to  
exceed $360,000 for the purchase of mobile radios. (100% EMS Transport Fund)  
C.8.  
C.9.  
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Fire Chief or Designee to execute a terms of  
service agreement for a subscription with Starlink in an amount not to exceed  
$144,000 for satellite internet services and hardware for use during disasters and  
other emergency incidents, effective upon District signature through November 3,  
2030. (100% CCCFPD General Fund)  
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Fire Chief, or designee, to execute a contract  
with Adobe Inc., in an amount not to exceed $4,000 to provide graphic design  
software for the Fire District, for the period November 1, 2025 through October  
31, 2027. (100% CCCFPD General Operating Fund)  
C.10.  
C.11.  
ADOPT the proposed 2026 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.  
Attachments:  
DENY claims filed by Ralda Ryer; and Cielo Randa Sambas.  
C.12.  
ADVISORY COMMISSION  
The Contra Costa County Fire Protection District Advisory Fire Commission is scheduled to meet next  
on Monday, November 10, 2025, at 7:00 p.m. at their Administrative Office, 4005 Port Chicago  
Highway, Suite 250, Concord, CA 94520.  
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Pursuant to Government Code section 84308 (the Levine Act), members of the Board of Supervisors are  
disqualified and not able to participate in any agenda item involving contracts (except for contracts  
exempt from the Levine Act under Government Code section 84308(a)), franchises, discretionary land  
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than $500 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 $500 to a Board  
member within the previous 12 months 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.  
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