HomeMy WebLinkAboutMINUTES - 06222010 - C.27RECOMMENDATION(S):
1. FIX July 13, 2010 at 9:30 a.m. for a public hearing on a proposed ordinance adjusting the
Fire Prevention Fee Schedule for the Contra Costa County and Crockett-Carquinez Fire
Protection Districts;
2. DIRECT the Clerk of the Board to publish the required Notice of Hearing pursuant to
Government Code Section 6066, and make available for public inspection all documentation
supporting the fee adjustment by July 1, 2010.
FISCAL IMPACT:
None at this time. Adoption of the proposed Fire Prevention Fee Schedule will generate
additional revenue for the Contra Costa County Fire Protection District -- estimated at
$300,000 for FY 2010/11 -- to assist the Fire District with recovering costs associated with
the provision of these permitting, inspection, and plan review services.
APPROVE OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE
Action of Board On: 06/22/2010 APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED OTHER
Clerks Notes:
VOTE OF SUPERVISORS
AYE:John Gioia, District I
Supervisor
Gayle B. Uilkema, District II
Supervisor
Mary N. Piepho, District III
Supervisor
Federal D. Glover, District V
Supervisor
ABSENT:Susan A. Bonilla, District IV
Supervisor
Contact: Lewis Broschard (925)
941-3520
I hereby certify that this 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: June 22, 2010
David J. Twa, County Administrator and Clerk of the Board of Supervisors
By: EMY L. SHARP, Deputy
cc:
C. 27
To:Contra Costa County Fire Protection District Board of Directors
From:John Ross, Interim Chief, Contra Costa County Fire Protection District
Date:June 22, 2010
Contra
Costa
County
Subject:FIX Hearing for Revised Fire Prevention Fee Schedule
BACKGROUND:
The Contra Costa County Fire Protection District conducts fire safety inspections and the
permitting of specific operations and plan review services for the Contra Costa County Fire
Protection District, in accordance with the California Fire Code. The Health and Safety
Code authorizes fire departments/jurisdictions to charge reasonable fees in order to recover
expenses for conducting fire and life safety operations. These operations include annual fire
and life safety inspections of occupancies required by the Health and Safety Code and the
California State Fire Marshal. Additionally, these operations also include, but are not limited
to, life safety inspections, plan review for construction projects, and issuing permits as
identified in the California Fire Code (CFC) for various activities (e.g., operating places of
public assembly, schools, adult and child care facilities, and the production and handling of
hazardous materials).
In 1986 the Contra Costa County Board of Supervisors adopted a Fire Prevention Fee
Schedule for the Contra Costa County Fire Protection District. Since that time the Board has
approved three increases for the purpose of recovering reasonable costs to offset the
expenses for the provision of such services. The last Board authorized Fire Prevention Fee
Schedule increase was in 2004 (Ord. 2004-08). Six (6) years have passed since that increase,
and salary and benefit costs have risen significantly.
Other fire jurisdictions were polled with respect to their Fire Prevention Fee Schedules.
With Board approval, the new fee schedule will have rates that comport with the rates in
other similar fire jurisdictions whose services are similar to those in the Contra Costa
County Fire Protection District.
CHILDREN'S IMPACT STATEMENT: