Meeting Minutes  
CONTRA COSTA COUNTY FIRE  
PROTECTION DISTRICT  
Board of Directors  
FEDERAL D. GLOVER, CHAIR  
CANDACE ANDERSEN, VICE CHAIR  
JOHN GIOIA  
DIANE BURGIS  
KEN CARLSON  
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 14, 2024  
Board Chambers 1025 Escobar Street,  
Martinez |  
Call in: 888-278-0254 access code 843298#  
1:00 P.M. Convene and call to order  
Adjourned today's meeting at 2:45 p.m.  
Vice Chair Candace Andersen, Director Diane Burgis, and Director  
Ken Carlson  
Present  
Director John Gioia, and Chair Federal D. Glover  
Absent  
1.  
2.  
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.  
Aye:  
Vice Chair Andersen, Director Burgis, and Director Carlson  
Absent:  
Result:  
Director Gioia, and Chair Glover  
Passed  
DISCUSSION ITEMS  
CONSIDER approving and authorizing the Fire Chief, or designee, to  
execute an Ambulance Services Pre-Award Agreement between Contra  
Costa County Fire Protection District and American Medical Response  
West, Inc. for the period May 15, 2024 through December 31, 2025. (Lewis  
Broschard, Fire Chief)  
D.1  
Motion:  
Second:  
Burgis  
Carlson  
Aye:  
Vice Chair Andersen, Director Burgis, and Director Carlson  
Absent:  
Result:  
Director Gioia, and Chair Glover  
Passed  
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:  
Motion:  
Second:  
Burgis  
Carlson  
Aye:  
Vice Chair Andersen, Director Burgis, and Director Carlson  
Absent:  
Result:  
Director Gioia, and Chair Glover  
Passed  
PUBLIC COMMENT (2 Minutes)  
There were no requests to speak at public comment.  
3. CONSENT ITEMS  
CONSIDER CONSENT ITEMS  
A motion was made by Director Carlson, seconded by Director Burgis, to approve the  
Consent Agenda. The motion carried by the following vote:  
Aye:  
Vice Chair Andersen, Director Burgis, and Director Carlson  
Absent:  
Result:  
Director Gioia, and Chair Glover  
Passed  
ADOPT Resolution No. 2024-8 designating the week of May 19-25, 2024 as  
Emergency Medical Services Week, with the theme of "Honoring Our Past,  
Forging Our Future", as recommended by the Fire Chief.  
C.1  
C.2  
This FPD Resolution was adopted.  
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Purchasing Agent to execute, on behalf of  
the Fire Chief, a purchase order with The Knox Company in an amount not  
to exceed $443,000 for the purchase of Knox lock boxes. (90% Federal  
Grant, 10% CCCFPD General Operating Fund)  
approved  
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Fire Chief, or designee, to execute an  
InterLocal Participation Agreement with the BuyBoard National Purchasing  
Cooperative for the District to join the Cooperative and access lower  
purchase prices for goods. (No fiscal impact)  
C.3  
C.4  
approved  
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Purchasing Agent to execute, on behalf of  
the Fire Chief, a purchase order with Kalmikov Enterprises, Inc. (dba Fire  
Apparatus Solutions), in an amount not to exceed $1,420,000 to procure an  
incident and breathing support vehicle. (100% CCCFPD General Operating  
Fund)  
approved  
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Fire Chief, or designee, to execute a  
contract with the Cal Poly Corporation to provide temporary access to the  
Contra Costa County Fire Protection District’s Training and Education  
Center for the California State-Certified Prescribed Fire Burn Boss Training,  
for the period June 10, 2024 through June 14, 2024. (No fiscal impact)  
C.5  
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 training purposes, for the period June 1, 2024  
through May 31, 2025. (No fiscal impact)  
C.6  
C.7  
C.8  
approved  
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Fire Chief, or designee, to enter into a  
Memorandum of Understanding with the San Ramon Valley Fire District,  
for annual allocations of $1,100,000 for the use of their South County  
Training Facility for the period. (100% Measure X Funds)  
approved  
APPROVE the 2020-2021 and 2021-2022 financial audits of the former East  
Contra Costa Fire Protection District. (No fiscal impact)  
Attachments:  
approved  
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Fire Chief, or designee, to execute a  
contract with AP Triton, LLC, in an amount not to exceed $400,000 to  
provide ongoing fire-based emergency management consultant services to  
the District for the period May 1, 2024 through April 30, 2029. (100%  
CCCFPD EMS Transport Fund)  
C.9  
approved  
AUTHORIZE the Fire Chief, or his designee, to execute a construction  
contract with Thompson Builders Corporation, in the amount of  
$12,345,678 for tenant improvements at the Fire Protection District  
Communications Center. (100% EMS Transport Fund)  
C.10  
approved  
DENY claims filed by John Jenkin; Jay Rana, General Manager for Sonesta  
Select, and Fred Zhang.  
C.11  
C.12  
approved  
RATIFY the execution of a grant application by the Contra Costa County  
Fire Protection District to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security,  
Federal Emergency Management Agency Assistance to Firefighters Grants  
Program, in an amount not to exceed $3,000,000, for the purchase of  
self-contained breathing apparatus equipment. (90% Federal, 10% District  
General Operating Fund match)  
approved  
RATIFY the execution of a grant application by the Contra Costa County  
Fire Protection District to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security,  
Federal Emergency Management Agency, in an amount not to exceed  
$14,890,080 for the FY 2023 Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency  
Response grant program for a three-year period upon award. (100% Federal)  
C.13  
approved