CONTRA COSTA COUNTY  
Administration Building | 1025 Escobar St., Martinez, CA  
AGENDA  
Tuesday, April 14, 2026  
1:00 PM  
FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT  
Board of Directors  
DIANE BURGIS, CHAIR  
JOHN GIOIA  
CANDACE ANDERSEN  
KEN CARLSON, VICE CHAIR  
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.18 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  
HEARING to consider adopting Resolution No. 2026-05 affirming the intention  
to continue the levy of a Special Tax Funding Measure, declare the amount by  
which to increase the levy based upon the limitations provided within the context  
of Measure O, and provide notice of a public hearing for the potential increase  
according to the 2025 Consumer Price Index, representing an increase of $8 per  
parcel per year. (Lewis Broschard, Fire Chief)  
D.1.  
Attachments:  
CONSIDER accepting a report from the Fire Chief providing a status summary  
for ongoing Fire District activities and initiatives. (Lewis Broschard, Fire Chief)  
D.2.  
Attachments:  
D.3  
PUBLIC COMMENT (2 Minutes)  
3.  
ADJOURN  
4.  
CONSENT ITEMS  
INTRODUCE Ordinance No. 2026-08 establishing administrative fines and  
enforcement procedures for violations of the Fire Code of the Contra Costa  
County Fire Protection District; WAIVE reading; and FIX April 28, 2026 for  
adoption.  
C.1.  
Attachments:  
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Purchasing Agent, on behalf of the Fire Chief,  
to execute a purchase order with Testforce, an authorized reseller for Viavi  
Solutions, in an amount not to exceed $205,149 for the purchase of replacement  
radio service monitors. (100% CCCFPD EMS Transport Fund)  
C.2.  
C.3.  
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Fire Chief, or designee, to execute a contract  
with Hummingbird Drones Inc., d/b/a Nova Software Company Inc., in an amount  
not to exceed $8,000 for access to the Nova cloud-based mapping, analytics, and  
live-streaming platform, for the period May 1, 2026 through May 1, 2027. (100%  
CCCFPD General Operating Fund)  
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Fire Chief, or designee, to execute a contract  
with Xylo Risk, Inc. in an amount not to exceed $15,000 for wildfire mitigation  
prioritization analysis and risk modeling services for pilot communities within the  
Fire District for the period May 1, 2026 through May 1, 2027. (100% CCCFPD  
General Operating Fund)  
C.4.  
C.5.  
C.6.  
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Fire Chief, or designee, to execute a contract  
amendment with Freshworks Inc., to increase the payment limit by $50,000, to a  
new payment limit of $80,000, and to extend the term to December 30, 2029, for  
its IT support channels and internal operations tool. (100% CCCFPD General  
Fund)  
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Purchasing Agent, on behalf of the Fire Chief,  
to execute a purchase order with Telepath, an authorized reseller for Telex, in an  
amount not to exceed $276,597 pursuant to the terms of the Sourcewell Master  
Agreement and the Participating Addendum between Bosch Security Systems,  
LLC and Sourcewell, for the purchase and installation of IP control equipment for  
two-way radio communications. (100% CCCFPD EMS Transport Fund)  
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Fire Chief, or designee, to execute a contract  
with Golden State Fire Apparatus, Inc. for the manufacture and sale of four (4),  
4x4 International Targhee Model 34 Engines and accompanying equipment, in an  
amount not to exceed $2,744,870; and APPROVE Budget Amendment No.  
BDA-26-00578 appropriating fund balance of $2,745,000 for the purchase of the  
four (4) firefighting engines and accompanying equipment. (100% CCCFPD  
General Operating Fund)  
C.7.  
Attachments:  
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Fire Chief, or designee, to execute a purchase  
contract with Golden State Fire Apparatus, Inc., in an amount not to exceed  
$6,658,505 for the manufacture and purchase of five Type 1 fire engines; to  
execute a new lease schedule under the Master Lease Agreement with PNC Bank,  
National Association for an amount not to exceed $7,832,245 for the  
lease-purchase of the Pierce fire engines; and to execute a four-party agreement  
among Golden State Fire Apparatus; PNC Bank, National Association; Pierce  
Manufacturing, Inc; and the Contra Costa County Fire Protection District. (100%  
CCCFPD General Operating Fund)  
C.8.  
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Fire Chief, or designee, to execute a contract  
with Waterproofing Associates, Inc., in an amount not to exceed $3,000,000 to  
provide on-call roofing and exterior/interior waterproofing services at various Fire  
District sites and facilities, for the period April 15, 2026 through April 14, 2031.  
(100%  
C.9.  
CCCFPD General Operating Fund)  
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Purchase Agent, or designee, on behalf of the  
Fire Chief, to execute a purchase order with Electric Vehicle Rescue App Inc. in  
an amount not to exceed $1,500 for the EV Rescue mobile application  
subscription for fire district personnel, for the period May 1, 2026 through April  
30, 2029. (100% CCCFPD General Operating Fund)  
C.10.  
C.11.  
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Fire Chief, or designee, to execute a  
Participating Addendum and AUTHORIZE the Purchasing Agent, or designee, on  
behalf of the Fire Chief, to issue a purchase order with Brickyard Building  
Materials in an amount not to exceed $250,000 for the purchase of chain saw  
equipment for the Fire District’s Saw Program for the period April 1, 2026  
through March 31, 2029. (100% CCCFPD General Operating Fund)  
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Fire Chief, or designee, to execute a contract  
with Golden State Fire Apparatus, Inc., in an amount not to exceed $561,110 for  
the manufacture and purchase of one (1) Emergency Crew Transport vehicle.  
(100% CCCFPD General Operating Fund)  
C.12.  
C.13.  
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Fire Chief, or designee, to execute a contract  
amendment with Converge Consulting Group, LLC, to increase the payment limit  
by $160,000 to a new payment limit of $320,000 and to extend the term end date  
from April 30, 2026 to October 31, 2027, for consulting services for the District’s  
strategic and programmatic plan focused on workplace culture, fairness, and  
organizational effectiveness. (100% CCCFPD General Operating Fund)  
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Fire Chief, or designee, to execute a contract  
with The Investigative Group, in an amount not to exceed $300,000 for internal  
administrative investigations for the period May 1, 2026 through April 30, 2029.  
(100% CCCFPD General Operating Fund)  
C.14.  
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Fire Chief, or designee, to execute a contract  
amendment with American Medical Response West, to correct contract provisions  
that were inadvertently removed from the prior amendment entered into by parties  
on December 31, 2025. (No fiscal impact)  
C.15.  
C.16.  
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Fire Chief, or designee, to submit an  
application to the California Fire Safe Council for an extension of the 2025  
California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE) County  
Coordinator Statewide Grant Program, to extend the performance period from  
July 1, 2026, through October 15, 2027, enabling the Fire District to expend the  
remaining funds from the original grant award of $175,000, along with additional  
funds from the grant extension in the amount of $151,500, over the period of  
performance. (100% State)  
As the successor agency to the former Rodeo-Hercules Fire Protection District,  
ACCEPT the Fiscal Year 2024-25 financial audit completed by Harshwal &  
Associates. (No fiscal impact)  
C.17.  
C.18.  
Attachments:  
DENY late claim filed by Stephen Yaws.  
ADVISORY COMMISSION  
The Contra Costa County Fire Protection District Advisory Fire Commission is scheduled to meet next  
on Monday, May 11, 2026, at 7:00 p.m. at their Administrative Office, 4005 Port Chicago Highway,  
Suite 250, Concord, CA 94520.  
AGENDA DEADLINE: Thursday, 12 noon, 12 days before the Tuesday Board meetings.  
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