CONTRA COSTA COUNTY  
Administration Building Board Chambers | 1025 Escobar St., Martinez, CA  
AGENDA  
Tuesday, April 9, 2024  
1:00 PM  
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  
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A lunch break or closed session may be called at the discretion of the Board Chair. Staff reports related to open  
1:00 P.M. Convene and call to order  
1.  
CONSIDER CONSENT ITEMS (Items listed as C.1 through C.12 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 Ordinance No. 2024-10, authorizing the Contra  
Costa County Fire Protection District to increase its emergency ambulance service  
fees within Emergency Response Areas 1, 2, and 5 in Contra Costa County.  
(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  
D.3  
Attachments:  
RECEIVE a report and presentation on the CAL FIRE Subdivision Review  
Program, Fire Hazard Severity Zone Program, and wildfire risk mitigation and  
potential insurance impacts. (Aaron McAlister, Deputy Fire Chief and Dave  
Winnacker, Fire Chief, Moraga-Orinda FPD)  
Attachments:  
D.4  
PUBLIC COMMENT (2 Minutes)  
3.  
CONSENT ITEMS  
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Fire Chief, or designee, to execute a contract  
amendment between Contra Costa County Fire Protection District and O3, Inc., to  
increase the payment limit by $600,000 to a new payment limit of $1,125,000 for  
consulting and technical assistance related to Information Technology, with no  
change to the term. (100% CCCFPD EMS Transport Fund)  
C.1  
C.2  
C.3  
C.4  
C.5  
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Purchasing Agent to execute, on behalf of the  
Fire Chief, a contract with GeoComm, in an amount not to exceed $175,000, for  
the purchase, installation, and maintenance of a Geographic Information System  
to dispatch emergency responders more effectively for the period April 10, 2024  
to March 31, 2027. (100% CCCFPD General Operating Fund)  
RATIFY the Fire District's grant application; and APPROVE and AUTHORIZE  
the Fire Chief, or designee, to apply for and accept grant funding in an amount not  
to exceed $2,233,963, from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Federal  
Emergency Management Agency, for the purchase of a heavy rescue response  
vehicle.(90% Federal, 10% local match)  
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Fire Chief, or designee, to execute a contract  
with the Moraga-Orinda Fire District to use the Contra Costa County Fire  
Protection District’s Health and Wellness Center to conduct annual physical  
exams, for the period March 1, 2024 through December 31, 2024. (No fiscal  
impact)  
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Fire Chief, or designee, to execute a contract  
with the Rodeo-Hercules Fire Protection District to use the Contra Costa County  
Fire Protection District’s Health and Wellness Center to conduct annual physical  
exams, for the period, March 1, 2024 through December 31, 2024. (No fiscal  
impact)  
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Fire Chief, or designee, to execute a contract  
with Metro Elevator, in an amount not to exceed $30,000 for preventative  
maintenance and repairs of the elevator at Fire Station 70, for the period May 1,  
2024 through April 30, 2029. (100% CCCFPD General Operating Fund)  
C.6  
C.7  
APPROVE modifications to the Request for Proposals for Fire Stations 90 and 94  
to allow for the specification and requirement to use certain products and systems,  
in the construction of those fire stations. (CCCFPD Capital Construction Fund  
and Measure X funding)  
ADOPT Resolution No 2024-4 honoring Lon Goetsch, Assistant Fire Chief, on  
the occasion of his retirement from the Contra Costa County Fire Protection  
District.  
C.8  
ADOPT Resolution No. 2024-5 honoring Damian Sanderson, Fire  
Captain-Paramedic, on the occasion of his retirement from the Contra Costa  
County Fire Protection District.  
C.9  
ADOPT Resolution No.2024-6 honoring Mike Quesada, Assistant Fire Chief, on  
the occasion of his retirement from the Contra Costa County Fire Protection  
District.  
C.10  
ADOPT Resolution No. 2024-7 to grant an exemption to Contra Costa County  
Salary Regulations Section 4.1; and adjust the salary step of the incumbent in the  
classification of Deputy Fire Marshal, from step one to step two of salary range,  
effective at date of promotion, April 10, 2024. (100% CCCFPD General  
Operating Fund)  
C.11  
C.12  
DENY claim filed by Dhivakar Krishnamoorthi Geetha.  
ADVISORY COMMISSION  
The Contra Costa County Fire Protection District Advisory Fire Commission is scheduled to meet next on May  
13, 2024, at 7:00 p.m. at their Administrative Office, 4005 Port Chicago Highway, Suite 250, Concord, CA  
94520.  
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Pursuant to Government Code section 84308, members of the Board of Directors are disqualified and not able to  
participate in any agenda item involving contracts (other than competitively bid, labor, or personal employment  
contracts), franchises, discretionary land use permits and other entitlements if the Board member received, since  
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decision on the agenda item. Members of the Board of Directors who have received, and applicants, contractors  
or their agents who have made, campaign contributions totaling more than $250 to a Board member since  
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