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FROM: PHIL BATCHELOR
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County Administrator
DATE: August 2, 1994
SUBJECT: FIRE DISTRICT CONSOLIDATION AGREEMENT WITH THE CITY OF ORINDA
Specific Request(s) or Recommendation(s) & Background & Justification
RECOMMENDATIONS:
1 . AUTHORIZE Chair, Board of Supervisors to execute an agreement with the
City of Orinda under the terms of which the Contra Costa County Fire
District will implement a paramedic program in the Orinda area in return
for support by the City for the annexation of the Orinda Fire District
to the Contra Costa County Fire District.
2 . AUTHORIZE Supervisor Jeff Smith to sign the ballot argument in support
of the Orinda Fire District annexation measure on the November ballot
and coordinate obtaining other signatures from Orinda officials to the
ballot argument.
3 . REQUEST the Orinda City Council to approve the agreement between the
County and the City on August 9, 1994, authorize. an appropriate Council
member to sign the ballot argument in support of this annexation of the
Orinda Fire District and actively support the annexation to the fullest
extent possible.
REASONS FOR RECOMMENDATION/BACKGROUND:
The Orinda Fire District was not included in the recent (effective July 1,
1994 ) County fire district consolidation because the voters of the District
submitted a sufficient number of petition signatures to require voter
approval of the proposed annexation of the Orinda Fire District.
Continued on Attachment:—X— YES Signature:
Recommendation of County Administrator
Recommendation of Board Committee
Approve - Other
Signature(s) : /
Action of Board on: Approved as Recommend Other
Vote of Supervisors : I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS IS A TRUE
AND CORRECT COPY OF AN ACTION TAKEN
Unanimous (Absent ) AND ENTERED ON THE MINUTES OF THE
Ayes : Noes : ) BOARD OF SUPERV=RS N DATE SHOWN.
Contact: T. McGraw (646-4855) Attested:
cc: County Administrator Phil B tchelor, Clerk of
Auditor-Controller the Board of Supervisors
County Counsel and County Administrator
LAFCO
Contra Costa County Fire By: , DEPUTY
District
United Professional
Firefighters Local 1230
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The Orinda City Council opposed the annexation of the Orinda Fire District
but authorized two council members to carry on a series of meetings with
Supervisor Jeff Smith to attempt to develop conditions that would make the
annexation acceptable to the City and would enable the City to support the
annexation of Orinda Fire.
After several meetings of Supervisor Smith and Council members, they reached
an agreement regarding the annexation which they believe to be in the best
interests in protecting the community and its citizens . The major provisions
of the agreement are as follows :
• Establishes an Urban/Wildlands Interface Zone coterminous with the
present boundaries of the Orinda Fire District for three to five
years .
• Requires Contra Costa County Fire to initiate a paramedic program
in the Zone.
• Requires that property taxes generated within the Zone be used
within the Zone for current services, capital and the paramedic
program.
• The Orinda City Council will serve as an advisory body to the Board
of Supervisors fire district services in the Zone.
• The Zone may be modified or eliminated within three to five years
if the! paramedic program has been fully and permanently
implemented.
o The Orinda City Council will actively support the annexation of
Orinda Fire to Contra Costa County Fire.
Ballot arguments regarding the annexation measure must be submitted to the
County Election Department before August 19, 1994 . Therefore, it proposed
that the County Administrator's Office work with Supervisor Smith to prepare
the ballot material for submission to the Elections Department.
The Orinda City Council will consider the agreement on August 9, 1994 . It is
recommended that the Council be urged to approve the agreement, authorize one
of its council members to sign the ballot and begin supporting the annexation
in every possible way within legal limits .