Meeting Minutes  
CONTRA COSTA COUNTY 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  
1:00 PM  
Tuesday, May 12, 2026  
Administration Building  
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1:00 P.M. Convene and call to order  
Present  
Director John Gioia, Director Candace Andersen, Director Diane  
Burgis, Director Ken Carlson, and Director Shanelle  
Scales-Preston  
1.  
CLOSED SESSION  
A. PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT Gov. Code § 54957  
Title: Fire Chief, Contra Costa County Fire Protection District  
2.  
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.  
Motion:  
Second:  
Carlson  
Andersen  
Aye:  
Director Scales-Preston, Director Carlson, Director Andersen,  
Director Burgis, and Director Gioia  
Passed  
Result:  
3.  
4.  
PRESENTATIONS  
DISCUSSION ITEMS  
CONSIDER appointing Aaron J. McAlister as Fire Chief of the Contra  
Costa County Fire Protection District (the “District”) at Step 5 of the salary  
range ($26,624.71/month), including all benefits as provided in the Fire  
Management Resolution that apply to the position of Fire Chief, and  
including all vacation and personal holiday leave accruals equivalent to 20  
total years of service, effective upon adoption. (Diane Burgis, Chair)  
D.1.  
26-2030  
Motion:  
Second:  
Burgis  
Andersen  
Aye:  
Director Scales-Preston, Director Carlson, Director Burgis,  
Director Gioia, and Director Andersen  
Passed  
Result:  
HEARING to consider adopting Contra Costa County Fire Protection  
District Ordinance No. 2026-07 to establish fees for permits, inspections,  
plan reviews, and other services performed by the District. (Aaron  
McAlister, Deputy Fire Chief)  
D.2.  
26-2031  
Ordinance No. 2026-07  
Attachments:  
Exhibt A NBS User Fee Study Summary CCCFPD  
Exhibit B Fire Prevention Bureau Fee Schedule  
Signed Ordinance No. 2026-07  
Andersen  
Motion:  
Second:  
Carlson  
Aye:  
Director Scales-Preston, Director Burgis, Director Andersen,  
Director Carlson, and Director Gioia  
Passed  
Result:  
CONSIDER accepting a report from the Fire Chief providing a status  
summary for ongoing Fire District activities and initiatives. (Aaron  
McAlister, Deputy Fire Chief)  
D.3.  
26-2032  
Fire Chief's Report May 2026  
Attachments:  
Hospital Transport of Care Times Charts May 2025 - Apr 2026  
Motion:  
Second:  
Andersen  
Carlson  
Aye:  
Director Andersen, Director Carlson, Director Scales-Preston,  
and Director Burgis  
Abstain:  
Result:  
Director Gioia  
Passed  
5.  
PUBLIC COMMENT (2 Minutes)  
CONSENT ITEMS  
6.  
CONSIDER CONSENT ITEMS  
A motion was made by Director Carlson, seconded by Director Andersen, to approve  
the Consent Agenda. The motion carried by the following vote:  
Aye:  
Director Gioia, Director Andersen, Director Burgis, Director  
Carlson, and Director Scales-Preston  
Passed  
Result:  
ADOPT Resolution No. 2026-06 designating the week of May 17-23, 2026  
as Emergency Medical Services Week, with the theme of "Improving  
Outcomes, Together", as recommended by the Fire Chief. (No fiscal impact)  
C.1.  
FPD-RES  
2026-06  
Signed 2026-05-12 C.1 Res 2026-06  
Attachments:  
adopted  
CONSIDER CONSENT ITEMS  
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Purchasing Agent, or designee, to  
execute, on behalf of the Fire Chief, a purchase order amendment with  
Bound Tree Medical, LLC, to increase the payment limit by $350,000 to a  
new payment limit of $700,000 for pre-hospital emergency medical supplies,  
equipment, and pharmaceuticals with no change to the term ending  
December 31, 2026. (100% CCCFPD General Operating Fund)  
C.2.  
C.3.  
C.4.  
26-2033  
26-2034  
26-2035  
approved  
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Fire Chief, or designee, to execute a  
contract with Stryker Sales, LLC, in an amount not to exceed $67,000  
subject to the terms and conditions of Stryker’s Terms Addendum, for  
defibrillation and chest compression equipment maintenance, for the period  
April 1, 2026 through March 31, 2034. (100% CCCFPD EMS Transport  
Fund)  
approved  
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Fire Chief, or designee, to execute a  
contract with Emergency Technical Decon, Inc. in an amount not to exceed  
$700,000 for personal protective equipment inspections and repairs, for the  
period April 1, 2026 through March 31, 2029. (100% CCCFPD General  
Operating Fund)  
approved  
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Fire Chief, or designee, to apply for and  
accept funding from the Bay Area Air Quality Management District’s BAY  
REPAIR Grant Program, in an amount not to exceed $3,000,000, for the  
East Richmond Heights Shaded Fuel Break Project. (100% Local grant, no  
match)  
C.5.  
C.6.  
C.7.  
26-2036  
26-2037  
26-2038  
approved  
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Fire Chief, or designee, to apply for and  
accept grant funding from the California Fire Safe Council for the State Fire  
Capacity Grant Program in an amount not to exceed $100,000 to update the  
Contra Costa County Wildfire Protection Plan, a strategic wildfire planning  
document. (33% State, 67% Measure X)  
approved  
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Fire Chief, or designee, to execute a  
contract with the U.S. Department of the Navy to use the former Concord  
Naval Weapons Station for public safety training purposes, for the period  
June 1, 2026 through May 31, 2027. (No fiscal impact)  
approved  
ADVISORY COMMISSION  
The Contra Costa County Fire Protection District Advisory Fire Commission is scheduled to meet next  
on Monday, June 8, at 7:00 p.m. at their Administrative Office, 4005 Port Chicago Highway, Suite 250,  
Concord, CA 94520.  
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