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IN THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
OF
CONTRA COSTA COUNTY, STATE OF CALIFORNIA
ADOPTED this order on January 25, 1994 by the following vote:
AYES: Supervisors Smith, Torlakson and Powers
NOES: Supervisors Bishop and McPeak
ABSENT: None
ABSTAIN: None
RESOLUTION NO. 94/90
SUBJECT: Application to the Contra )
Costa County Local Agency )
Formation Commission to Amend )
the SOI of and Annex Territory )
to the Contra Costa County Fire )
Protection District; Dissolve )
the Oakley, Orinda, Pinole, )
Riverview and West County Fire )
Protection Districts and to )
Detach Territory from the )
Bethel Island Fire Protection )
District )
(Gov. Code SS 56652 , 56428) )
The Board of Supervisors of the County of Contra Costa, acting as the
governing board of the Bethel Island, Contra Costa County, Oakley, Orinda,
Pinole, Riverview and West County Fire Protection Districts, hereby requests
that the Local Agency Formation Commission of Contra Costa County
concurrently 1) amend the sphere of influence of the Contra Costa County Fire
Protection District, 2) approve the annexation of all territory of the
Oakley, Orinda, Pinole, Riverview and West County Fire Protection Districts
and a portion of the territory of the Bethel Island Fire Protection District
to the Contra Costa County Fire Protection District, 3) dissolve the Oakley,
Orinda, Pinole, Riverview and West County Fire Protection Districts, and 4)
detach a portion of the territory of the Bethel Island Fire Protection.
District:
1 . This proposal is- made pursuant to the Cortese-Knox Act, Government Code
section 56000 et seq.
2 . The nature of this proposal is a reorganization consisting of 1) the
annexation of the entire territory of the Oakley, Orinda, Pinole,
Riverview and West County Fire Protection Districts and a portion of the
territory of the Bethel Island Fire Protection District to the Contra
Costa County Fire Protection district, along with a concurrent amendment
of the sphere of influence of the Contra Costa County Fire Protection
District to accommodate the annexation, 2) the concurrent dissolution
of the Oakley, Orinda, Pinole, Riverview and West County Fire Protection
Districts, and 3) the concurrent detachment of a portion of the
territory of the Bethel Island Fire Protection District. It is
contemplated that the provision of all fire protection services will be
assumed throughout the annexed territory by the Contra Costa County Fire
Protection District and that the Oakley, Orinda, Pinole, Riverview and
West County Fire Protection Districts will dissolve and cease
operations .
3. The boundaries of the territory to be annexed, and of the sphere of
influence amendment, are set forth in Attachment A. (map(s) of area)
The boundaries of the territory to be detached are set forth in
Attachment B.
4 . The terms and conditions proposed for the change of organization are as
follows :
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a. All equipment and other personal property, all real property and
all records, funding, rights, liabilities and assets, whether
tangible or intangible, of the Oakley, Orinda, Pinole, Riverview
and West County Fire Protection Districts shall be combined with
the property, rights and obligations of the Contra Costa County
Fire Protection District. However, any equipment acquired by a
fire district through donation shall continue to be assigned to the
area for which the equipment was intended at the time of donation.
The Board of Supervisors, as the Governing Board of the Districts,
shall take whatever measures are necessary to. effect these actions .
b. Any benefit assessments or development fees associated with any
existing fire district shall be restricted for use in the area of
the consolidated district that corresponds to the territory of the
former fire district in which the revenue source was implemented.
c. The Chief of the Riverview Fire Protection District will become the
acting Chief of the Contra Costa County Fire Protection District:
d. All other employees of the Orinda, Riverview and West County Fire
Protection Districts will become employees of the Contra Costa
County Fire Protection District in the positions they hold at the
time of annexation.
e. All employees of the Contra Costa County, Orinda, Riverview and
West County Fire Protection Districts are employed in identical
Merit Systems administered by Contra Costa County. The rules for
those Merit Systems are contained in the Personnel Management
Regulations which will remain in effect for all employees unchanged
for the merged fire service.
The terms and conditions of employment of the represented employees
of the Contra Costa County, Orinda, Riverview and West County Fire
Protection Districts are governed in part by a memorandum of
understanding between the respective fire protection districts and
United Professional Firefighters, I .A.F.F. , Local 1230, which has
expired but the terms of which are continued by operation of law.
Those terms and conditions of employment shall continue to remain
in effect as provided in said memorandum of understanding unless
and until they are changed by agreement of the parties, or by
lawful action by the respective fire protection districts
individually so long as they exist, or by the Contra Costa County
Fire Protection District.
f. The Oakley Fire Protection District will become a reserve division
of the Contra Costa County Fire Protection District, known as the
Oakley Reserve Division. Fire protection services will continue to
be provided by traditional paid-on-call personnel. It is the
intention of the Board of Supervisors to continue the paid-on-call
system unless future circumstances suggest that the system is no
longer effective, in which case, the policy decision to alter or
augment the system will be made by the Board of Supervisors .
g. The chief officers of the Oakley Fire Protection District shall be
placed in non-merit system positions in the Oakley Reserve Division
of the Contra Costa County Fire Protection District as follows:
Current Title Reserve Division Position Title
Chief Volunteer Chief/Reserve Coordinator
Asst. Chief Volunteer Asst. Chief/Training Coordinator
Asst. Chief Volunteer Asst. Chief/Training Coordinator
h. All other employees of the Oakley Fire Protection District will be
placed in non-merit system positions in the Oakley Reserve Division
of the Contra Costa County Fire Protection District comparable to
their present positions .
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i . All employees of the Oakley Fire Protection District, as employees
of the Oakley Reserve Division of the Contra Costa County Fire
Protection District, shall be paid at the level and on the basis
they are paid at the time of this Reorganization.
j . All employees of the Oakley Fire Protection District, as employees
of the Oakley Reserve Division of the Contra Costa County Fire
Protection District will be eligible only for benefits being
received at the time of this Reorganization unless otherwise
authorized by the Board of Supervisors.
k. This application takes into account the fact that the Pinole Fire
Protection District has no employees and that no employees of the
Bethel Island Fire Protection District are affected by the
detachment.
1. With this change of organization to add territory to the Contra
Costa County Fire Protection District, it (the Contra Costa County
District) as it now exists shall remain in existence for the
purposes and continued application of the Fire Protection District
Laws of 1961 and 1987 .
M. The Board of Supervisors shall direct the Contra Costa County Fire
Protection District Fire Chief to investigate the creation of an
Urban/Wildlands interface zone to include certain areas of the
current Contra Costa County, Moraga, Orinda and West County Fire
Protection Districts . Property taxes paid in the Orinda area would
be restricted for expenditure within any such zone.
5. The reason for this proposal is to allow the provision of better and
more economic fire protection services. Upon reorganization of the
existing fire districts, the Contra Costa County Fire Protection
District will use its best efforts to maintain the following minimum
standards . of existing service levels:
a. While allowing for station relocation within a former district,
average and maximum response times, as measured from existing fire
stations to the area served by those stations, will be maintained.
It is the intention of the Board of Supervisors that the current
number of fire stations in the existing districts will not be
reduced.
b. The existing Incident Command System ( I .C.S. ) , utilizing engine
company personnel, chief officers and staff as commonly utilized in
the fire service in California will be continued.
C. Support services, as measured by inspection and abatement service
levels, development plan review service levels and disaster
preparedness coordination effort will be maintained.
d. Emergency medical training, wildlands fire training, hazardous
materials training and other specialized training based on local
area needs will be provided as necessary within each of the former
districts .
e. Capital equipment and improvements, as measured by existing number
of stations, and the response capabilities of existing engines and
ambulances will be maintained. Efforts to improve the water supply
systems, (hydrants, mains, etc. ) will be continued.
Efforts to maintain the standards will be equitably applied
throughout the reorganized district and among the former merit
system districts . Should funding levels decline from those in
existence at the .time of reorganization, reduction in standards
will be equitably applied throughout the reorganized district and
among the former districts.
6. The proposal is not consistent with the present sphere of influence of
the Contra Costa County. Fire Protection District or the present spheres
of influence of the Bethel Island, Oakley, Orinda, Pinole, Riverview and
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West County Fire Protection Districts but would be consistent with the
amended sphere of influence proposed herein for the Contra Costa County
Fire Protection District.
7. The persons to be informed as to any notice of proceedings and to
receive copies of any reports of the Executive Officer are:
Phil Batchelor, County Administrator
Attn: Terry McGraw
651 Pine Street, 10th Floor
Martinez, CA 94553
Chief Allen Little
Riverview Fire Protection District
1500 West 4th Street
Antioch, CA 94509
8. It is hereby requested that, pursuant to the Cortese-Knox Act,:
proceedings be taken for the aforenoted annexation, the aforenoted
concurrent sphere of influence amendment, and the aforenoted concurrent
dissolution.
I hereby certify that the foregoing is a
true and correct copy of an action taken
and entered on the minutes of the Board
of Supervisors on the date shown.
ATTESTED: January 25, 1994
Phil Batchelor, Clerk of the Board of
Supervisors and County Administrator
By
TYAputyjj
cc: County Administrator
Auditor-Controller
County Counsel
LAFCO
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RESOLUTION NO. 94/90