CONTRA COSTA COUNTY  
Administration Building | 1025 Escobar St., Martinez, CA  
AGENDA  
Tuesday, January 20, 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.10 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:  
D.2  
3.  
PUBLIC COMMENT (2 Minutes)  
CONSENT ITEMS  
ADOPT Resolution No. 2026-01 recognizing Deputy Fire Chief Brian Helmick  
on his retirement from the Contra Costa County Fire Protection District.  
C.1.  
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Purchasing Agent to execute, on behalf of the  
Fire Chief, a purchase order amendment with CDW Government Inc., to increase  
the payment limit by $550,000 to a new payment limit of $1,325,000, and extend  
the term through November 30, 2028, for the purchase of additional computer  
equipment. (100% CCCFPD General Operating Fund)  
C.2.  
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  
$175,000 for project management software, for the period January 20, 2026  
through January 19, 2029. (100% CCCFPD General Operating Fund)  
C.3.  
C.4.  
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Purchasing Agent to execute, on behalf of the  
Fire Chief, a purchase order with Bluebeam, Inc. in an amount not to exceed  
$50,000 for the purchase of construction blueprint software for the initial period  
of January 19, 2026 through January 18, 2027, and automatic annual renewals  
thereafter. (100% CCCFPD General Operating Fund)  
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Fire Chief, or designee, to execute a contract  
with Vector Solutions, in an amount not to exceed $55,000, to provide training  
software for the Fire District for the period March 1, 2026 through February 28,  
2027. (100% CCCFPD General Operating Fund)  
C.5.  
C.6.  
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Fire Chief, or designee, to execute a  
Participating Addendum with SeaWestern Enterprises, Inc. in an amount not to  
exceed $200,000 for the procurement of two Cold Cut Cobra cutting and  
extinguishment systems, for fire suppression . (100% CCCFPD General Operating  
Fund)  
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Fire Chief, or designee, to execute a contract  
amendment with Vision33, Inc. to increase the payment limit by $200,000 to a  
new payment limit of $1,025,000, and extend the term through March 31, 2027,  
for continued software support for the Fire Prevention Bureau. (100% CCCFPD  
General Fund)  
C.7.  
ACCEPT the 2025 Annual Report of the Advisory Fire Commission, as  
recommended by the Fire Chief. (No fiscal impact)  
C.8.  
C.9.  
Attachments:  
ACCEPT a report on the receipt and disbursement of development impact fees,  
collected on behalf of the Contra Costa County Fire Protection District to address  
capital needs necessitated by growth, for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025. (No  
fiscal impact)  
Attachments:  
DECLARE as surplus, and AUTHORIZE the Fire Chief, or designee, to donate  
twelve X3 Self-Contained Breathing Apparatus units, including associated  
components, to the Crockett-Carquinez Fire Protection District, at no cost, in  
accordance with applicable County policies governing the disposition of surplus  
equipment. (No fiscal impact)  
C.10.  
ADVISORY COMMISSION  
The Contra Costa County Fire Protection District Advisory Fire Commission is scheduled to meet next  
on Monday,February 9, 2026, at 7:00 p.m. at their Administrative Office, 4005 Port Chicago Highway,  
Suite 250, Concord, CA 94520.  
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enacted by one motion. There will be no separate discussion of these items unless requested by a  
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allowed two minutes to comment on the entire consent agenda.  
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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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