CONTRA COSTA COUNTY  
Administration Building | 1025 Escobar St., Martinez, CA  
AGENDA  
Tuesday, March 17, 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.13 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.  
PRESENTATIONS  
PR.1 PRESENTATION honoring Chief Lewis Broschard on the occasion of his retirement. (Chair  
Burgis)  
3.  
DISCUSSION ITEMS  
CONSIDER terminating the Pension Obligation Bond Stabilization Fund and  
transferring the balance to the Contra Costa County Employee Retirement  
Association and the Fire District's Capital Construction Fund. (Lewis Broschard,  
Fire Chief)  
D.1.  
Attachments:  
CONSIDER adopting Ordinance No. 2026-06, an ordinance authorizing the  
Contra Costa County Fire Protection District to increase its emergency ambulance  
service fees effective May 1, 2026. (Lewis Broschard, Fire Chief)  
D.2.  
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.3.  
Attachments:  
D.4  
4.  
PUBLIC COMMENT (2 Minutes)  
CONSENT ITEMS  
ADOPT Resolution No. 2026-79 approving a Side Letter with IAFF, Local 1230  
and Contra Costa County Fire Protection District regarding the newly established  
classifications of Supervising Fire District Dispatchers (REHA and REHB).  
C.1.  
Attachments:  
ADOPT FPD Resolution No. 2026-02 recognizing Fire Chief Lewis Broschard on  
his upcoming retirement from the Contra Costa County Fire Protection District, as  
recommended by Supervisor Burgis.  
C.2.  
C.3.  
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Purchasing Agent, on behalf of the Fire Chief,  
to execute a purchase order with US Digital Designs by Honeywell, for an amount  
not to exceed $200,000 to purchase and upgrade fire station alerting systems  
hardware and software.(100% CCCFPD EMS Transport Fund)  
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Fire Chief, or designee, to execute a contract  
with DroneSense, Inc., in an amount not to exceed $25,000 to manage all  
maintenance records and provide video download capabilities for Unmanned  
Aerial Systems (UAS), for the period March 29, 2026 through March 28, 2027.  
(100% CCCFPD General Operating Fund)  
C.4.  
C.5.  
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Fire Chief, or designee, to execute a  
cooperative agreement with Dominican University of California to allow Sport  
Performance graduate students to complete internship hours with the Contra Costa  
County Fire Protection District in support of the Operations Division’s Mental  
Performance Program, for the period April 1, 2026 through March 31, 2031. (No  
fiscal impact)  
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Fire Chief, or designee, to execute a contract  
with A&P Helicopters, in an amount not to exceed $2,945,000 for aerial  
firefighting services during an approximately 180-day period commencing on or  
about May 1, 2026. (100% CCCFPD General Operating Fund)  
C.6.  
C.7.  
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Fire Chief, or designee, to execute a purchase  
order with Apex Rents, Inc., in an amount not to exceed $95,000, for the rental of  
one Cat 140M3 motor grader to maintain and resurface fire roads throughout the  
county for the period April 1, 2026 through March 31, 2027. (100% CCCFPD  
General Operating Fund)  
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Fire Chief, or designee, to execute a Master  
Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) Agreement with Fire Aside, Inc. in an amount not  
to exceed $25,000 for a defensible space inspection and wildfire mitigation  
management platform, for an initial three-year term. (100% CCCFPD General  
Fund)  
C.8.  
C.9.  
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Fire Chief, or designee, to execute a contract  
with the Moraga-Orinda Fire Protection District, in an amount not to exceed  
$500,000 for fuel mitigation and hazard abatement, effective March 1, 2026  
through July 31, 2028. (100% Moraga-Orinda Funds)  
ACCEPT the 2025 Occupancy Inspection Compliance Report and adopting FPD  
Resolution No. 2026-04 acknowledging receipt of the report, pursuant California  
Health and Safety codes.  
C.10.  
C.11.  
ESTABLISH the Measure O Committee and APPROVE Measure O Committee  
composition, Bylaws, and Ethics Policy. (No Fiscal Impact)  
Attachments:  
DENY claim filed by Emalee McNally for Decedent Roin Flynn.  
C.12.  
C.13.  
DECLARE as surplus, and AUTHORIZE the Fire Chief, or designee, to dispose  
of a Type 1 fire engine and APPROVE the donation of the fire engine to the  
Suisun City Department in Solano County. (No fiscal impact)  
ADVISORY COMMISSION  
The Contra Costa County Fire Protection District Advisory Fire Commission is scheduled to meet next  
on Monday, April 13, 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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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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contractor, or any financially interested participant who actively supports or opposes the County’s  
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