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CONTRA COSTA COUNTY FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT
BOARD CHAMBERS, ADMINISTRATION BUILDING, 1025 ESCOBAR STREET
MARTINEZ, CALIFORNIA 94553-1229
KAREN MITCHOFF, CHAIR
FEDERAL D. GLOVER, VICE CHAIR
JOHN GIOIA
CANDACE ANDERSEN
DIANE BURGIS
MONICA NINO, CLERK OF THE BOARD AND COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR, (925) 655-2075
LEWIS T. BROSCHARD III , FIRE CHIEF
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ANNOTATED AGENDA & MINUTES
March 8, 2022
Present: Director John Gioia; Director Candace Andersen; Director Diane Burgis; Director Karen Mitchoff;
Director Federal D. Glover
Staff Present:Monica Nino, County Administrator
Lewis Broschard, Fire Chief
1:00 P.M. Convene and call to order.
Convened today's meeting at 1:18 p.m. Adjourned today's meeting at 1:56
p.m.
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 or on request
for discussion by a member of the public. Items removed from the Consent Calendar will
be considered with the Discussion Items.
DISCUSSION ITEMS
D. 1 CONSIDER Consent Items previously removed.
There were no items removed from consent for discussion.
D. 2 PUBLIC COMMENT (2 Minutes/Speaker)
There were no requests to speak at public comment.
D.3 CONSIDER accepting the 2021 Occupancy Inspection Compliance Report and
ADOPT Resolution No. 2022/1. (Lewis T. Broschard III, Fire Chief)
AYE: Director John Gioia, Director Candace Andersen, Director Diane
Burgis, Director Karen Mitchoff, Director Federal D. Glover
D.4 HEARING to consider adopting Ordinance No. 2022-12, 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 T. Broschard III, Fire Chief)
AYE: Director John Gioia, Director Candace Andersen, Director Diane
Burgis, Director Karen Mitchoff, Director Federal D. Glover
D.5 CONSIDER accepting a report from the Deputy Fire Chief providing a status
summary for Contra Costa County Fire Protection District fire station
construction projects. (Aaron J. McAlister, Deputy Fire Chief)
AYE: Director John Gioia, Director Candace Andersen, Director Diane
Burgis, Director Karen Mitchoff, Director Federal D. Glover
D.6 CONSIDER accepting a report from the Fire Chief providing a status summary
for ongoing Fire District activities and initiatives. (Lewis T. Broschard III, Fire
Chief)
AYE: Director John Gioia, Director Candace Andersen, Director Diane
Burgis, Director Karen Mitchoff, Director Federal D. Glover
D.7 CONSIDER adopting District goals and financing policies for community
D.7 CONSIDER adopting District goals and financing policies for community
facilities districts; and adopting Resolution No. 2022/4, a Resolution of
Intention to establish a Mello-Roos Community Facilities District and levy a
special tax to fund citywide fire protection and emergency response services in
the City of Antioch, as recommended by the Fire Chief. (Lewis T. Broschard III,
Fire Chief)
AYE: Director John Gioia, Director Candace Andersen, Director Diane
Burgis, Director Karen Mitchoff, Director Federal D. Glover
CONSENT ITEMS
C. 1 APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Auditor-Controller, on behalf of the Contra
Costa County Fire Protection District, to make payments for Basic Life Support
ambulance services to Bay Medic Transportation in an amount not to exceed
$20,645 for the period January 1, 2022, through January 31, 2022, Pro
Transport in an amount not to exceed $3,015 for the period January 1, 2022,
through January 31, 2022, and Royal Ambulance in an amount not to exceed
$11,848 for the period January 1, 2022, through February 10, 2022. (100%
EMS Transport Fund)
AYE: Director John Gioia, Director Candace Andersen, Director Diane
Burgis, Director Karen Mitchoff, Director Federal D. Glover
C. 2 RATIFY the Fire District's grant application; APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the
Fire Chief, or designee, to apply for and accept grant funding from the State
Homeland Security Grant Program, in an amount not to exceed $500,000 for the
purchase of Very High Frequency radio system hardware and equipment. (100%
Federal)
AYE: Director John Gioia, Director Candace Andersen, Director Diane
Burgis, Director Karen Mitchoff, Director Federal D. Glover
C. 3 RATIFY the Fire District's grant application; and APPROVE and AUTHORIZE
the Fire Chief, or designee, to apply for and accept grant funding from the State
Homeland Security Grant Program, in an amount not to exceed $50,000 for the
purchase of communications mobile gateway equipment. (100% Federal)
AYE: Director John Gioia, Director Candace Andersen, Director Diane
Burgis, Director Karen Mitchoff, Director Federal D. Glover
C. 4 RATIFY the Fire District's grant application; and APPROVE and AUTHORIZE
the Fire Chief, or designee, to apply for and accept grant funding from the State
Homeland Security Grant Program, in an amount not to exceed $156,000 for the
purchase of Incident Management Team training classes. (100% Federal)
AYE: Director John Gioia, Director Candace Andersen, Director Diane
Burgis, Director Karen Mitchoff, Director Federal D. Glover
C. 5 RATIFY the Fire District's grant application; and APPROVE and AUTHORIZE
the Fire Chief, or designee, to apply for and accept grant funding from the
Federal Emergency Management Agency, U.S. Department of Homeland
Security, Urban Area Security Initiative Grants Program in an amount not to
exceed $118,213 for the purchase of a large incident service vehicle. (100%
Federal)
AYE: Director John Gioia, Director Candace Andersen, Director Diane
Burgis, Director Karen Mitchoff, Director Federal D. Glover
C. 6 APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Auditor-Controller, on behalf of the Contra
Costa County Fire Protection District, to make a payment to the State of
California Department of Health Care Services in an amount not to exceed
$1,293,421 for the Ground Emergency Medical Transportation Quality
Assurance Fee for ambulance transports provided by the Contra Costa County
Fire Protection District in the months of July through December (Quarters 3 and
4) of 2021. (100% CCCFPD EMS Transport Fund)
AYE: Director John Gioia, Director Candace Andersen, Director Diane
Burgis, Director Karen Mitchoff, Director Federal D. Glover
C. 7 RATIFY the Fire District's grant application; and APPROVE and AUTHORIZE
the Fire Chief, or designee, to apply for and accept grant funding from the
Federal Emergency Management Agency, U.S. Department of Homeland
Security, Urban Area Security Initiative Grants Program in an amount not to
exceed $40,000 for the purchase of acoustic listening devices. (100% Federal)
AYE: Director John Gioia, Director Candace Andersen, Director Diane
Burgis, Director Karen Mitchoff, Director Federal D. Glover
C. 8 RATIFY the Fire District's grant application; and APPROVE and AUTHORIZE
the Fire Chief, or designee, to apply for and accept grant funding from the
Federal Emergency Management Agency, U.S. Department of Homeland
Security, Urban Area Security Initiative Grants Program in an amount not to
exceed $55,000 for the purchase of one set of hydraulic breaching/breaking
tools. (100% Federal)
AYE: Director John Gioia, Director Candace Andersen, Director Diane
Burgis, Director Karen Mitchoff, Director Federal D. Glover
C. 9 APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Purchasing Agent to execute, on behalf of the
Fire Chief, a purchase order with TriTech Software Systems, in an amount not to
exceed $260,000, for the continued annual maintenance of the Contra Costa
County Fire Protection District's 911 Computer Aided Dispatch system for the
period May 1, 2022, through April 30, 2023. (100% CCCFPD EMS Transport
Fund)
AYE: Director John Gioia, Director Candace Andersen, Director Diane
AYE: Director John Gioia, Director Candace Andersen, Director Diane
Burgis, Director Karen Mitchoff, Director Federal D. Glover
C.10 RATIFY the Fire District's grant application; APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the
Fire Chief, or designee, to apply for and accept grant funding from the U.S.
Department of Homeland Security, Federal Emergency Management Agency,
Assistance to Firefighters Grants Program in an amount not to exceed $49,950
to expand the Contra Costa County Fire Protection District's Physical Therapy
Program. (90% Federal, 10% local match)
AYE: Director John Gioia, Director Candace Andersen, Director Diane
Burgis, Director Karen Mitchoff, Director Federal D. Glover
C.11 RATIFY the Fire District's grant application; and APPROVE and AUTHORIZE
the Fire Chief, or designee, to apply for and accept grant funding from the
Federal Emergency Management Agency, U.S. Department of Homeland
Security, Urban Area Security Initiative Grants Program in an amount not to
exceed $325,000 for the purchase of a Hooklift Prime Mover. (100% Federal)
AYE: Director John Gioia, Director Candace Andersen, Director Diane
Burgis, Director Karen Mitchoff, Director Federal D. Glover
C.12 APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Fire Chief, or designee, to execute a software
subscription agreement with Albanese Consulting, Inc, in an amount not to
exceed $15,000 for a records management system for fire investigations, for the
period March 8, 2022, to March 7, 2025. (100% CCCFPD Operating Fund)
AYE: Director John Gioia, Director Candace Andersen, Director Diane
Burgis, Director Karen Mitchoff, Director Federal D. Glover
GENERAL INFORMATION
The Board meets in its capacity as the Board of Directors of the Contra Costa County Fire
Protection District pursuant to Ordinance Code Section 24-2.402. Persons who wish to address the
Board of Directors should complete the form provided for that purpose and furnish a copy of any
written statement to the Clerk.
Any disclosable public records related to an open session item on a regular meeting agenda and
distributed by the Clerk of the Board to a majority of the members of the Board of Directors less
than 72 hours prior to that meeting are available for public inspection at 1025 Escobar Street, First
Floor, Martinez, CA 94553, during normal business hours. All matters listed under CONSENT
ITEMS are considered by the Board of Directors to be routine and will be enacted by one motion.
There will be no separate discussion of these items unless requested by a member of the Board or a
member of the public prior to the time the Commission votes on the motion to adopt. Persons who
wish to speak on matters set for PUBLIC HEARINGS will be heard when the Chair calls for
comments from those persons who are in support thereof or in opposition thereto. After persons
have spoken, the hearing is closed and the matter is subject to discussion and action by the Board.
Comments on matters listed on the agenda or otherwise within the purview of the Board of
Directors can be submitted to the office of the Clerk of the Board via mail: Contra Costa County
Fire Protection District Board of Directors, 1025 Escobar Street first floor, Martinez, CA 94553; by
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ADVISORY COMMISSION
The Contra Costa County Fire Protection District Advisory Fire Commission is scheduled to meet
next on Monday, April 11, 2022, at 7:00 p.m. at their Administrative Office, 4005 Port Chicago
Highway, Suite 250, Concord, CA 94520.
AGENDA DEADLINE: Thursday, 12 noon, 12 days before the Tuesday Board meetings.
Glossary of Acronyms, Abbreviations, and other Terms (in alphabetical order):
The Contra Costa County Fire Protection District has a policy of making limited use of acronyms,
abbreviations, and industry-specific language in its Board of Supervisors meetings and written
materials. Following is a list of commonly used language that may appear in oral presentations and
written materials associated with Board meetings:
AB Assembly Bill
ABAG Association of Bay Area Governments
ACA Assembly Constitutional Amendment
ADA Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990
AFSCME American Federation of State County and Municipal Employees
ARRA American Recovery & Reinvestment Act of 2009
BAAQMD Bay Area Air Quality Management District
BART Bay Area Rapid Transit District
BayRICS Bay Area Regional Interoperable Communications System
BGO Better Government Ordinance
BOC Board of Commissioners
CALTRANS California Department of Transportation
CAER Community Awareness Emergency Response
CAL-EMA California Emergency Management Agency
CAO County Administrative Officer or Office
CCE Community Choice Energy
CBC California Building Code
CCCPFD (ConFire) Contra Costa County Fire Protection District
CCHP Contra Costa Health Plan
CCTA Contra Costa Transportation Authority
CCRMC Contra Costa Regional Medical Center
CCWD Contra Costa Water District
CFC California Fire Code
CFDA Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance
CEQA California Environmental Quality Act
CIO Chief Information Officer
COLA Cost of living adjustment
ConFire (CCCFPD) Contra Costa County Fire Protection District
CPA Certified Public Accountant
CPF – California Professional Firefighters
CPI Consumer Price Index
CSA County Service Area
CSAC California State Association of Counties
CTC California Transportation Commission
dba doing business as
EBMUD East Bay Municipal Utility District
ECCFPD East Contra Costa Fire Protection District
EIR Environmental Impact Report
EIS Environmental Impact Statement
EMCC Emergency Medical Care Committee
EMS Emergency Medical Services
et al. et alii (and others)
FAA Federal Aviation Administration
FEMA Federal Emergency Management Agency
FTE Full Time Equivalent
FY Fiscal Year
GIS Geographic Information System
HCD (State Dept of) Housing & Community Development
HHS (State Dept of ) Health and Human Services
HOV High Occupancy Vehicle
HR Human Resources
HUD United States Department of Housing and Urban Development
IAFF International Association of Firefighters
ICC International Code Council
IFC International Fire Code
Inc. Incorporated
IOC Internal Operations Committee
ISO Industrial Safety Ordinance
JPA Joint (exercise of) Powers Authority or Agreement
Lamorinda Lafayette-Moraga-Orinda Area
LAFCo Local Agency Formation Commission
LLC Limited Liability Company
LLP Limited Liability Partnership
Local 1 Public Employees Union Local 1
Local 1230 Contra Costa County Professional Firefighters Local 1230
MAC Municipal Advisory Council
MBE Minority Business Enterprise
MIS Management Information System
MOE Maintenance of Effort
MOU Memorandum of Understanding
MTC Metropolitan Transportation Commission
NACo National Association of Counties
NEPA National Environmental Policy Act
NFPA National Fire Protection Association
OES-EOC Office of Emergency Services-Emergency Operations Center
OPEB Other Post Employment Benefits
OSHA Occupational Safety and Health Administration
PACE Property Assessed Clean Energy
PARS Public Agencies Retirement Services
PEPRA Public Employees Pension Reform Act
RFI Request For Information
RFP Request For Proposal
RFQ Request For Qualifications
SB Senate Bill
SBE Small Business Enterprise
SEIU Service Employees International Union
SUASI Super Urban Area Security Initiative
SWAT Southwest Area Transportation Committee
TRANSPAC Transportation Partnership & Cooperation (Central)
TRANSPLAN Transportation Planning Committee (East County)
TRE or TTE Trustee
TWIC Transportation, Water and Infrastructure Committee
UASI Urban Area Security Initiative
UCOA United Chief Officers Association
vs . versus (against)
WAN Wide Area Network
WBE Women Business Enterprise
WCCTAC West Contra Costa Transportation Advisory Committee
RECOMMENDATION(S):
ACCEPT the 2021 Occupancy Inspection Compliance Report from the Fire Chief pursuant to Sections 13146.2 and 13146.3 of the California
Health & Safety Code; and ADOPT Resolution No. 2022/1 acknowledging receipt of the report pursuant to Section 13146.4 of the California
Health & Safety Code.
FISCAL IMPACT:
There is no fiscal impact to the adoption of this resolution.
BACKGROUND:
Section 13146.2 requires the Contra Costa County Fire Protection District (District) to annually inspect all hotels, motels, lodging houses,
apartment houses and dwellings, and associated accessory structures for compliance with building standards and other regulations of the State
Fire Marshal. Single family dwellings, including duplexes, are excluded. The occupancies covered by this statute are defined in the “Group R”
occupancy classifications within the California Fire and Building Codes.
Section 13146.3 requires the District to inspect all public or private schools not less than once per year. The occupancies covered by this stature
are defined in the “Group E” occupancy classifications within the California Fire and Building Codes. It should be noted that a school is defined
as containing grades K-12 and does not include day care, colleges, or adult learning facilities.
Effective January 1, 2019, Section 13146.4 of the California Health and Safety Code requires all city or county fire departments and fire
districts responsible for conducting mandated annual occupancy inspections of Group E and Group R occupancies to report annually to their
governing body on their compliance with these two mandated inspection programs. Additionally, the governing body is required to adopt a
resolution acknowledging receipt of the report.
For the calendar year 2021 reporting period, the District completed 100% of the required annual inspections of both Group E and Group R
occupancies within its jurisdiction.
APPROVE OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE
Action of Board On: 03/08/2022 APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED OTHER
Clerks Notes:
VOTE OF SUPERVISORS
AYE:John Gioia, Director
Candace Andersen,
Director
Diane Burgis, Director
Karen Mitchoff, Director
Federal D. Glover, Director
Contact: Lewis T. Broschard III, Fire Chief (925)
941-3300
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: March 8, 2022
, County Administrator and Clerk of the Board of Supervisors
By: June McHuen, Deputy
cc:
D.3
To:Contra Costa County Fire Protection District Board of Directors
From:Lewis T. Broschard III, Chief, Contra Costa Fire Protection District
Date:March 8, 2022
Contra
Costa
County
Subject:2021 Occupancy Inspection Compliance Report
BACKGROUND: (CONT'D)
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
If the Board fails to accept the report and adopt the resolution, the District will be in violation of Section 13146.4 of the California Health
and Safety Code until such time as a report is accepted and a resolution is adopted.
AGENDA ATTACHMENTS
Resolution 2022/1
MINUTES ATTACHMENTS
Signed Resolution No. 2022/1
THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE CONTRA COSTA COUNTY FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT
Adopted this Resolution on 03/08/2022 by the following vote:
AYE:5
John Gioia
Candace Andersen
Diane Burgis
Karen Mitchoff
Federal D. Glover
NO:
ABSENT:
ABSTAIN:
RECUSE:
Resolution No. 2022/1
In The Matter Of: Acknowledgement of receipt of the Contra Costa County Fire Protection District's 2021 Occupancy Inspection
Compliance Report,
WHEREAS, California Health & Safety Code Section 13146.4 was added in 2018, and became effective on January 1, 2019; and
WHEREAS, California Health & Safety Code Sections 13146.2 and 13146.3 requires all fire departments, including the Contra
Costa County Fire Protection District, that provide fire protection services to perform annual inspections in every building used
as hotels, motels, lodging houses, apartment houses and dwellings, and associated accessory structures for compliance with
building standards and other regulations of the State Fire Marshal, as provided; and
WHEREAS, California Health & Safety Code Section 13146.2 requires all fire departments that provide fire protection services,
including the Contra Costa County Fire Protection District, to report annually to its administering authority on its compliance
with Sections 13146.2 and 13146.3; and
WHEREAS, the Contra Costa County Fire Protection District Board of Directors intends this Resolution to fulfill the
requirements of the California Health & Safety Code regarding acknowledgment of the Contra Costa County Fire Protection
District’s compliance with California Health and Sections 13146.2 and 13146.3;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Contra Costa County Fire Protection District Board of Directors expressly
acknowledges the measure of compliance of the Contra Costa County Fire Protection District with California Health and Safety
Code Sections 13146.2 and 13146.3 in the area encompassed by the Contra Costa County Fire Protection District in 2021, as
follows:
A. EDUCATIONAL GROUP E OCCUPANCIES Educational Group E occupancies are those public and private schools used by
more than six persons at any one time for educational purposes, including kindergarten through the 12th grade. Within the Contra
Costa County Fire Protection District, there were 184 such Group E occupancies, buildings, structures and/or facilities.
During calendar year 2021, the Contra Costa County Fire Protection District completed the annual inspection of all Group E
occupancies, buildings, structures and/or facilities.
B. RESIDENTIAL GROUP R OCCUPANCIES Residential Group R occupancies, for the purposes of this resolution, are
generally those occupancies containing sleeping units, and include hotels, motels, apartments (three units or more), as well as
other residential occupancies (including a number of residential care facilities). Within the Contra Costa County Fire Protection
District there were 7,155 Group R (R-1, R-2, R-2.1, and R-4) occupancies, including accessory and secondary structures, of this
nature known to the District. Not included within this list are all Group R occupancies in the planning, design, or new
construction phase that are not constructed or occupied, as well as duplex residential occupancies which should be classified as
Group R-3 (single family) occupancies.
During calendar year 2021, the Contra Costa County Fire Protection District completed the annual inspection of all constructed
and occupied Group R occupancies, buildings, structures and/or facilities.
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.
Contact: Lewis T. Broschard III, Fire Chief (925)
941-3300
ATTESTED: March 8, 2022
, County Administrator and Clerk of the Board of Supervisors
By: June McHuen, Deputy
cc:
RECOMMENDATION(S):
1. OPEN the public hearing on Ordinance No. 2022-12, an ordinance authorizing the Contra Costa County Fire Protection District to increase
its emergency ambulance service fees effective May 1, 2022.
2. RECEIVE testimony and CLOSE the public hearing.
3. ADOPT Ordinance No. 2022-12.
FISCAL IMPACT:
This ordinance will allow the Contra Costa County Fire Protection District to recover the increased costs associated with the provision of
emergency ambulance services in Emergency Response Areas (ERAs) 1, 2, and 5 within Contra Costa County beginning May 1, 2022.
BACKGROUND:
The Emergency Ambulance Services contract between Contra Costa County and the Contra Costa County Fire Protection District (“District”)
establishes the rates
APPROVE OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE
Action of Board On: 03/08/2022 APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED OTHER
Clerks Notes:
VOTE OF SUPERVISORS
AYE:John Gioia, Director
Candace Andersen,
Director
Diane Burgis, Director
Karen Mitchoff, Director
Federal D. Glover, Director
Contact: Lewis Broschard, Fire Chief (925)
941-3300
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: March 8, 2022
, County Administrator and Clerk of the Board of Supervisors
By: June McHuen, Deputy
cc:
D.4
To:Contra Costa County Fire Protection District Board of Directors
From:Lewis T. Broschard III, Chief, Contra Costa Fire Protection District
Date:March 8, 2022
Contra
Costa
County
Subject:Emergency Ambulance Service Rate Schedule Revision
BACKGROUND: (CONT'D)
the District is authorized to charge for providing emergency ambulance services (the “Ambulance Contract”).
The District currently charges Emergency Ambulance Services patients the following amounts: Emergency Ambulance Response Base
Rate of $2,565; a Mileage Rate of $62 for each mile traveled with a loaded patient; an Oxygen Administration Charge of $215; and $550
for Treat and Refused Transport. The District is not authorized to charge more or less than the rates specified in the Ambulance Contract.
The current rates became effective May 27, 2022.
Ambulance system costs include, but are not limited to, payments to the District’s subcontractor American Medical Response West
(“AMR”), billing service provider payments, acquisition of ambulance vehicles and equipment, dispatcher wages and benefits,
administrative wages and benefits, system software and hardware upgrades, consulting fees, banking fees, and other costs. The largest cost
driver in the ambulance system is payments to AMR. These payments to AMR account for over 80% of system costs.
The Emergency Ambulance Services contract between the District and AMR (the “Ambulance Subcontract”) establishes the hourly
ambulance unit rates the District pays AMR for providing emergency ambulance services. The Ambulance Subcontract requires the hourly
rates paid by the District to AMR to increase annually. Beginning May 1, 2022, and on each May 1 thereafter, the unit hours rates will
increase will by the greater of (i) the percentage increase in CPI, and (ii) three percent (3%).
Factors that impact transport collections include transport volume, services provided (e.g., mileage and oxygen), payer mix, payment caps,
and potential changes to the Affordable Care Act and other relevant legislation. Commercial payers will mainly pay the increased rates,
while factors such as payment caps for Medicare and Medi-Cal will limit the transport collection for those payers. Therefore, in order for
the AMR ambulance unit hour rate increase to be cost neutral, the rates charged by the District for ambulance service must increase by an
amount greater than the CPI.
The Ambulance Contract requires the Contra Costa County EMS Agency to approve annual increases to the Service Rate Schedule when
requested by the District. The Ambulance Contract allows for the preceding year’s rates to be increased annually by the greater of five
percent (5%), or the average CPI for the most recent and available three-year period, divided by the following: the average dollar amount
received by the District from non-public payers for the most recent three-year billing period (excluding billings that are less than six
months old) divided by the average dollar amount received by the District from all payers for the most recent three-year billing period
(excluding billings that are less than six months old), provided that no such increase shall exceed nine percent (9%).
Applying a five point three percent (5.3%) increase to the Service Rate Schedule results in the following rates: Emergency Ambulance
Response Base Rate of $2,701; Mileage Rate of $65 for each mile traveled with a loaded patient; Oxygen Administration Charge of $226;
and Treat and Refused Transport fee of $579.
If approved by the District Board of Directors, Ordinance No. 2022-12 would increase the Emergency Ambulance Service Rate Schedule
effective May 1, 2022, the same date as the scheduled AMR unit hour rate increase.
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
If Ordinance No. 2022-12 is not adopted, the District will not be able to recover the increased costs of providing emergency ambulance
services under its contract with the County and AMR.
CHILDREN'S IMPACT STATEMENT:
Approximately 10% of emergency medical service responses involve children under the age of 15.
AGENDA ATTACHMENTS
Ordinance 2022-12
MINUTES ATTACHMENTS
Signed Ordinance No. 2022-12
ORDINANCE NO. 2022-12
1
ORDINANCE NO. 2022-12
(Uncodified)
COST RECOVERY ORDINANCE FOR EMERGENCY AMBULANCE SERVICES
The Contra Costa County Board of Supervisors, as and constituting the Board of Directors of the
Contra Costa County Fire Protection District, ordains as follows:
SECTION I. Authority. This ordinance is enacted pursuant to Health and Safety Code sections
13910 through 13919.
SECTION II. Findings and Purpose.
A. Effective January 1, 2016, the Contra Costa County Fire Protection District (the “District”)
began providing Emergency Ambulance Services in Emergency Response Areas 1, 2, and 5 of
Contra Costa County (the “Service Area”) pursuant to the Emergency Ambulance Services
contract (the “Ambulance Contract”), between Contra Costa County (the “County”) and the
District.
B. Under the Ambulance Contract, the District is required to employ all resources necessary to
continuously provide Emergency Ambulance Services to persons in the Service Area 24 hours
a day, every day, when requested by an emergency medical dispatch center.
C. The District does not possess the infrastructure or personnel necessary to directly perform the
Emergency Ambulance Services required under the Ambulance Contract. American Medical
Response West (the “Ambulance Services Subcontractor”) provides Emergency Ambulance
Services in the Service Area on the District’s behalf under a subcontract with the District (the
“Ambulance Subcontract”).
D. The District responds to a high volume of calls for Emergency Ambulance Services through
its Ambulance Services Subcontractor, which deploys personnel to incidents and provides
Emergency Ambulance Services treatment and transport to persons at those incidents.
E. The Ambulance Contract sets the rates the District is authorized to charge for providing
Emergency Ambulance Services. The District currently charges Emergency Ambulance
Services patients the following amounts: (1) an Emergency Ambulance Response base rate of
$2,565.00; (2) a mileage rate (for each mile traveled with a loaded patient) of $62.00 per mile;
(3) an oxygen administration charge of $215.00; and (4) a treat and refused transport charge
(if applicable) of $550.00.
F. The Ambulance Contract requires the County, when requested by the District, to increase the
previous rates by the greater of (i) and (ii):
(i) A percentage calculated as follows: The average Consumer Price Index, All Urban
Consumers for Medical Care (U.S. city average) (1982-84=100) (“Medical CPI”) for the
most recent and available three-year period, divided by the following: the average dollar
amount received by the District from non-public payers for the most recent three-year
billing period (excluding billings that are less than six (6) months old) divided by the
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average dollar amount received by the District from all payers for the most recent three-
year billing period (excluding billings that are less than six (6) months old). For example
purposes only, if the average CPI for the most recent three-year period is 3%, and the
average amount the District received from non-public payers for the most recent three-
year period (excluding billings that are less than six (6) months old) is $27,000,000, and
the average dollar amount received by the District from all payers for the most recent
three-year period (excluding billings that are less than six (6) months old) is
$47,000,000, then the percentage is 5.22%, calculated as follows:
.03/($27,000,000/$47,000,000).
(ii) Five percent (5%),
Notwithstanding the foregoing, in no event shall the maximum increase exceed nine
percent (9%).
G. The Ambulance Subcontract requires the hourly rates paid by the District to the Ambulance
Services Subcontractor to increase annually by the greater of (i) the percentage increase in
CPI, and (ii) three percent (3%).
H. The District has reasonably calculated its costs of providing Emergency Ambulance Services
to persons at an incident. These costs include the District’s costs of its Ambulance Services
Subcontractor, the costs of its billing and collections subcontractor, and the cost of District
staff to provide Emergency Ambulance Services on a per-patient basis. The Emergency
Ambulance Services fees established by this ordinance are calculated based on the District’s
actual costs of providing Emergency Ambulance Services on a per-patient basis.
SECTION III. Definitions. For purposes of this ordinance, the following terms have the
following meanings:
(a) “ALS” means advanced life support emergency medical services designed to provide
definitive prehospital emergency medical care that are administered by authorized personnel
(i) under the direct supervision of a facility designated by Contra Costa County Emergency
Medical Services Agency (“CCCEMSA”) pursuant to Health and Safety Code section
1798.100, or (ii) by utilizing approved prehospital treatment protocols or standing orders as
part of the County EMS system, and which are administered at the scene of an emergency,
during transport to an acute care hospital or other approved facility, during inter-facility
transfers, and while in the emergency department of an acute care hospital until responsibility
is assumed by the emergency department or other medical staff of that hospital. ALS may
include, without limitation, cardiopulmonary resuscitation, cardiac monitoring, cardiac
defibrillation, advanced airway management, intravenous therapy, administration of specified
drugs, and other medicinal preparations, and other specified techniques and procedures.
(b) “BLS” means basic life support emergency medical services including, but not limited to,
emergency first aid and cardiopulmonary resuscitation medical care procedures which, as a
minimum, include recognizing respiratory and cardiac arrest and starting proper application of
cardiopulmonary resuscitation to maintain life without invasive techniques, unless authorized
by state law or regulation, until the victim may be transported or until ALS medical care is
available.
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(c) “Emergency Ambulance Services” means emergency ambulance services involving the
administration of ALS, BLS, or critical care transport, provided in response to 911 calls and/or
requests for emergency medical services through a public safety agency where 911 calls are
first received for a particular jurisdiction, or prehospital emergency calls received directly by
the District.
SECTION IV. Emergency Ambulance Services Fees.
(a) The Emergency Ambulance Services fees to recover the District’s actual costs of providing
Emergency Ambulance Services to each patient are established in the amount specified in
Exhibit A attached hereto and incorporated herein.
(b) The Emergency Ambulance Services fees shall be charged to each person who receives
District Emergency Ambulance Services during a single incident.
(c) The District Board of Directors (the “Board”) may adjust the amount of the Emergency
Ambulance Services fees established by this ordinance pursuant to Health and Safety Code
section 13916.
SECTION V. Fee Collection.
(a) If the District provides Emergency Ambulance Services to a person through its Ambulance
Services Subcontractor, the Fire Chief, or designee, including the District’s Emergency
Ambulance Services billing subcontractor, will send an invoice seeking payment of the
Emergency Ambulance Services fees to the person, and to the insurance company that
provides medical insurance coverage for the person (the “Insurer”) if the person or his or her
representative has identified to the District or to its Ambulance Services Subcontractor the
Insurer to which the invoice should be sent.
(b) The Fire Chief, or designee, has approved and adopted policies and procedures for invoicing,
billing, and receiving payments for each Emergency Ambulance Services fee charged under
this ordinance. The policies and procedures include a process to discharge from accountability
accounts that are not collectible.
SECTION VI. No Effect on Emergency Ambulance Services. This ordinance neither expands
nor limits Emergency Ambulance Services. Nothing in this ordinance relieves the District from
providing Emergency Ambulance Services. Emergency Ambulance Services will continue to be
provided without regard to whether a person is insured by an Insurer, and without regard to whether
a person has the ability to pay the Emergency Ambulance Services fees.
SECTION VII. No Waiver of Other Means of Cost Recovery. This ordinance does not preclude
the District from recovering its Emergency Ambulance Services costs in any other manner
authorized by law.
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SECTION VIII. Severability. If any fee or provision of this ordinance is held invalid or
unenforceable by a court of competent jurisdiction, that holding shall not affect the validity or
enforceability of the remaining fees or provisions, and the Board declares that it would have
adopted each remaining part of this ordinance irrespective of any such invalidity.
SECTION IX. Effective Date. This ordinance becomes effective, but not operative, 30 days
after passage. This ordinance becomes operative on May 1, 2022. Within 15 days after its
passage, this ordinance shall be published once with the names of the directors voting for and
against it in the East Bay Times, a newspaper published in this County.
PASSED ON _________________________________ by the following vote:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
ABSTAIN:
ATTEST: MONICA NINO, ____________________________
Clerk of the Board of Supervisors Board Chair
and County Administrator
By: ________________________ [SEAL]
Deputy
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Exhibit A
Emergency Ambulance Services Fee Calculation
For each Emergency Ambulance Service call, District shall charge the patient the
Emergency Ambulance Response Base Rate, plus mileage costs at the Mileage Rate. If oxygen is
administered to a patient, District shall charge the patient the Oxygen Administration Charge,
whether transported or not. If a patient is treated and refuses transport, District shall charge the
Treat and Refused Transport rate.
1. Emergency Ambulance Response Base Rate ................................................. $2,700.95
2. Mileage Rate (for each mile traveled with a loaded patient) .............................. $65.29
3. Oxygen Administration Charge ........................................................................ $226.40
4. Treat and Refused Transport ............................................................................. $579.15
RECOMMENDATION(S):
ACCEPT a report from the Deputy Fire Chief providing a status summary for Contra Costa County Fire Protection District fire station
construction projects.
FISCAL IMPACT:
Status report only. No fiscal impact.
BACKGROUND:
At the request of the Contra Costa County Fire Board of Directors, the Deputy Fire Chief is providing a report on the status and progress of
District fire station construction projects.
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
The Board would not receive a status summary for Contra Costa County Fire Protection District fire station construction projects
APPROVE OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE
Action of Board On: 03/08/2022 APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED OTHER
Clerks Notes:
VOTE OF SUPERVISORS
AYE:John Gioia, Director
Candace Andersen,
Director
Diane Burgis, Director
Karen Mitchoff, Director
Federal D. Glover, Director
Contact: Aaron McAlister, Deputy Fire Chief (925)
941-3300 x1101
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: March 8, 2022
Monica Nino, County Administrator and Clerk of the Board of Supervisors
By: June McHuen, Deputy
cc:
D.5
To:Contra Costa County Fire Protection District Board of Directors
From:Lewis T. Broschard III, Chief, Contra Costa Fire Protection District
Date:March 8, 2022
Contra
Costa
County
Subject:Update on Fire Station Construction Projects - March 8, 2022
ATTACHMENTS
March Construction
Update
CONTRA COSTA COUNTY FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT
.
4005 Port Chicago Highway, Suite 250 • Concord, CA 94520-1180
Telephone: (925) 941-3300 • Fax: (925) 941-3309 • www.cccfpd.org
000.
March 8, 2022
TO: Board of Directors
FROM: Aaron J. McAlister, Deputy Fire Chief
RE: Update on Fire Station Construction Projects
Fire Station 86 – Bay Point
Construction is progressing at a good pace. The fair weather has been helpful to the
project schedule. Interior cabinetry will be starting in the coming weeks. The final
grade around the exterior is in progress. The project remains ahead of schedule,
and we could occupy the building as soon as summer.
Fire Station 9 – Pacheco
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has requested additional documentation,
and that work is in progress. We continue to work with the Airport and Public Works
to identify long-term solutions to drainage challenges in the area. These solutions
will need to be identified in order to get through the California Environmental Quality
Act (CEQA) process. (No updates since February 2022 report.)
RECOMMENDATION(S):
ACCEPT a report from the Fire Chief providing a status summary for ongoing Fire District activities and initiatives.
FISCAL IMPACT:
No fiscal impact.
BACKGROUND:
At the request of the Contra Costa County Fire Board of Directors, the Fire Chief is providing a report on the status and progress of the various
District initiatives.
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
The Board would not receive the most up to date information regarding ongoing Fire District activities and initiatives.
APPROVE OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE
Action of Board On: 03/08/2022 APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED OTHER
Clerks Notes:
VOTE OF SUPERVISORS
AYE:John Gioia, Director
Candace Andersen,
Director
Diane Burgis, Director
Karen Mitchoff, Director
Federal D. Glover, Director
Contact: Lewis T. Broschard III, Fire Chief (925)
941-3300
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: March 8, 2022
Monica Nino, County Administrator and Clerk of the Board of Supervisors
By: June McHuen, Deputy
cc:
D.6
To:Contra Costa County Fire Protection District Board of Directors
From:Lewis T. Broschard, III, Chief, Contra Costa Fire Protection District
Date:March 8, 2022
Contra
Costa
County
Subject:Fire Chief's Report - March 8, 2022
ATTACHMENTS
Fire Chief's March
Report
CONTRA COSTA COUNTY FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT
.
4005 Port Chicago Highway, Suite 250 • Concord, CA 94520-1180
Telephone: (925) 941-3300 • Fax: (925) 941-3309 • www.cccfpd.org
000.
March 8, 2022
TO: Board of Directors
FROM: Lewis T. Broschard III, Fire Chief
RE: Fire Chief’s Report
______________________________________________________________________
▪ Annexation Update. The annexation process continues with the Local Area
Formation Commission (LAFCo) decision-making process, which included the
body’s vote at its February 9 meeting to expand the Con Fire sphere of influence to
include the current East Contra Costa Fire areas of responsibility. The LAFCo public
hearing on the boundary reorganization is scheduled for tomorrow, March 9.
▪ Pinole Fire Contract for Service Initiative. We continue to work with the City of Pinole
Fire Chief and City Manager and are researching the necessary components and
process steps to develop a contract for service.
▪ Operations Update. Last month, three honor guard members traveled to Baltimore to
honor the three firefighters killed in the line of duty battling a row house fire there.
We also sent one engine company, one truck company, and two chief officers to
cover Fire Station 4 in the city of Stockton so their crews could honor Captain Max
Fortuna who was shot and killed while working at a fire in Stockton.
Fire Chief’s Report – March 8, 2022
Page 2
Off duty members also participated as members of the color guard and attendants for
the folded flag presentation during the ceremony.
One member of our critical incident stress management (CISM) team provided
assistance and support to Stockton’s firefighters.
Fire Chief’s Report – March 8, 2022
Page 3
City of Stockton’s firefighters supported Con Fire in our time of need when our line of
duty deaths occurred in 2007. It was satisfying to stand with them when they needed
our support. Events like these are vivid reminders of the dangers our own firefighters
face on a daily basis.
▪ Communications Update. Multiple staffing initiatives are underway this month,
including interviews for the Fire Communications Manager and Fire Dispatcher
positions. As a result of recruitment actions last month, a new permanent
Information Systems Tech II started work this week; and we are planning to onboard
one Fire Dispatcher this month.
Other Communications Division highlights include continued refinement of the
design for our soon to be remodeled Fire Communications Center and continued
work on IT support of the pending annexation initiative.
▪ Fire Prevention Update. We submitted our application to the Cal Fire California
Climate Investments Fire Prevention Grant program for a proposed Lafayette/
Walnut Creek Shaded Fuel Break on February 9. The project, if funded, would result
in a 14-mile long shaded fuel break to supplement the North Orinda Shaded Fuel
Break (in place to the north since late 2019) and the Tunnel East Bay Hills Break
(currently under development by the Moraga-Orinda Fire District).
Related vegetation mitigation work would cover some 250 acres in Lafayette,
Moraga, and Walnut Creek, as well as parts of the East Bay Regional Parks District.
The entire shaded fuel break is in a High Fire Hazard Severity Zone with one section
buffering a Very High Hazard Severity Zone of State Responsibility Area (SRA) near
Los Trompas. The finalized cost submitted for the proposed project was just under
the $5 million resolution approved last month.
Fire Chief’s Report – March 8, 2022
Page 4
FPB made an update presentation to the Golden Rain Foundation Board at their
recent meeting to gain their support for future ongoing fuel break maintenance costs
around Rossmoor in addition to what Crew 12 will be able to provide.
The County Fire Marshals have begun meeting regularly to discuss the new fire
code updates to be released by the state this summer for adoption by January 1,
2023. This coordinated effort will evaluate the local ordinances adopted by each fire
jurisdiction to improve countywide consistency. The County ordinance is expected to
be drafted by September for submission to the Board of Supervisors in October.
EMS Update. All temporary system modifications approved by the County EMS
Agency (CCCEMSA) were rescinded effective February 28 as operations and
systems demand have normalized from the historic high 911 call volume attributabl e
to the recent Omicron surge. These include changes that were implemented with
CCCEMSA approval, including the use of non-system BLS ambulances, the pending
of certain non-emergency calls during times when ambulance availability is low, and
a change to the treat-and-refer policy in the field to reduce non-acute transports.
A meeting is scheduled for March 22 for local hospital, fire, and EMS leadership to
discuss solutions for the increase in wait times for ambulances to offload patients a t
local emergency departments. Although this is a statewide problem, we are hopeful
to be able to find solutions that will improve the situation within our county, decrease
wait times for our ambulances to transfer patients , and improve system performance
and reliability as a result.
RECOMMENDATION(S):
1. ADOPT District goals and financing policies for community facilities districts pursuant to Government Code section 53312.7.
2. ADOPT Resolution No. 2022/4, a Resolution of Intention to establish a Mello-Roos Community Facilities District and levy a special tax to
fund citywide fire protection and emergency response services in the City of Antioch.
3. FIX April 26, 2022, at 1pm., for a public hearing on the establishment of the proposed community facilities district.
4. DIRECT the Clerk of the Board to publish notice of the hearing in accordance with Section 53322 of the Government Code.
FISCAL IMPACT:
Establishment of the CFD for The Ranch Project is expected to generate approximately $448,000 in special taxes
annually assuming 1,177 single family residential units using Fiscal Year 2021-2022 special tax rates. Upon
annexation of additional future developments into the CFD the anticipated revenue will increase based on the
number and type of residential units within those developments.
APPROVE OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE
Action of Board On: 03/08/2022 APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED OTHER
Clerks Notes:
VOTE OF SUPERVISORS
AYE:John Gioia, Director
Candace Andersen,
Director
Diane Burgis, Director
Karen Mitchoff, Director
Federal D. Glover, Director
Contact: Lewis Broschard, 925-941-3300
x1100
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: March 8, 2022
Monica Nino, County Administrator and Clerk of the Board of Supervisors
By: June McHuen, Deputy
cc:
D.7
To:Contra Costa County Fire Protection District Board of Directors
From:Lewis T. Broschard III, Chief, Contra Costa Fire Protection District
Date:March 8, 2022
Contra
Costa
County
Subject:Antioch Community Facilities District
BACKGROUND:
The area of south Antioch, known as the Sand Creek Focus Area, is becoming developed with long range forecasts of 3,000 new homes to
be added over the next several years. The District has worked with the City of Antioch and one of the developers, Richland Communities, to
establish a Community Facilities District (CFD) for “The Ranch Project” in order to provide augmented funding for the cost of ongoing
operations for fire and emergency response services as a result of new development in this area.
The Ranch Project is a master planned residential community consisting of 1,177 residential units on a 551.50-acre site in the Sand Creek
Focus Area west of Deer Valley Road. The proposed project will include various housing types and densities, including low density,
medium density, estate and age-restricted housing; a 5.0-acre Village Center site consisting of commercial, office, and retail space; 3.0
acres of public facilities (including a new fire station site and a trail staging area); over 20 acres of public parks and landscaped areas;
229.50 acres of open space, including a creek corridor averaging 450 feet wide and 6.0 miles of trails; and 38.00 acres of roadway per the
final environmental impact report dated July 17, 2020.
The current allocation of the 1% basic property tax to the District ranges from 8%-9.5% in the tax rate areas being developed. This is well
below the average rate of 14% throughout most of the District. A CFD is necessary within Antioch to sustain the ongoing costs of providing
fire and emergency response services due to the low property tax allocation in many areas being considered for future development.
The landowner and developer, Richland Communities, has executed a petition for the Board of Directors to create a community facilities
district and related matters under the Mello-Roos
Community Facilities Act of 1982. Establishment of the CFD for The Ranch Project will enable the District to work with the City of
Antioch and other developers to annex future developments into this CFD in order to provide the necessary revenue to support District
operations throughout areas of new development.
The special tax rate has been established at a maximum of $381 per residential unit of single family residential property and $267 per
residential unit of multi-residential family property for Fiscal Year 2021-2022. For each subsequent fiscal year following Fiscal Year
2021-22, the Maximum Special Tax rates shall be increased from the Maximum Special Tax rate in effect for the prior Fiscal Year by the
Annual Escalation Factor; the annual percentage increase of the All Urban Consumers Consumer Price Index (“CPI”) or two percent (2%),
whichever is greater. The annual CPI used shall be for the area of San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward as determined by the Bureau of Labor
Statistics for the 12 months ending the preceding December 31, or such other replacement index as may be determined by the District.
.
Establishing the CFD and Future Annexation Area will require two board meetings, and a third to adopt the ordinance levying the special
tax.
The March 8 meeting actions will adopt District goals and financing policies for CFDs, adopt a Resolution of Intention to establish a
Mello-Roos CFD, and set April 26, 2022 for the public hearing on the establishment of the proposed CFD.
The April 26, 2022 meeting will include the public hearing on establishment of a Mello-Roos CFD and levy of a special tax, as well as
additional action items to adopt a Resolution of Formation to establish Contra Costa County Fire Protection District Community Facilities
District No. 2022-1 and designating a future annexation area, adopt an additional resolution calling for a special landowner election to levy
a special tax within the boundaries of CFD No. 2022-1, conduct the special landowner election, adopt a resolution declaring the results of
the special landowner election, and finally to introduce an ordinance authorizing the levy of a special tax on properties in CFD No. 2022-1,
and establishing an appropriations limit for CFD No. 2022-1.
The third and final meeting will be scheduled for May 10, 2022 and will include an action item to adopt the ordinance authorizing the levy
of special taxes within the Contra Costa County Fire Protection District Community Facilities District No. 2022-1 (Antioch Fire Protection
and Emergency Response Services).
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
The CFD formation process will not move forward. Additional revenue necessary for providing ongoing operations as a result of new
development within Antioch will not be obtained. New development will be constructed and populated in the years ahead without adequate
funding for fire and emergency response services.
AGENDA ATTACHMENTS
Resolution 2022/4
District Goals and Financing Policies for CFDs
Exhibit A to Resolution 2022/4 - Boundary Map
Exhibit B to Resolution 2022/4 - Description of Proposed Services
Exhibit C to Resolution 2022/4 - Rate and Method of Apportionment
Petition to Form CFD
Public Hearing Notice
MINUTES ATTACHMENTS
Signed Resolution No. 2022/4
THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE CONTRA COSTA COUNTY FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT
Adopted this Resolution on 03/08/2022 by the following vote:
AYE:5
John Gioia
Candace Andersen
Diane Burgis
Karen Mitchoff
Federal D. Glover
NO:
ABSENT:
ABSTAIN:
RECUSE:
Resolution No. 2022/4
CONTRA COSTA COUNTY FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT
RESOLUTION NO. 2022/4
RESOLUTION OF INTENTION TO ESTABLISH CONTRA COSTA COUNTY FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT
COMMUNITY FACILITIES DISTRICT NO. 2022-1 (ANTIOCH FIRE PROTECTION AND EMERGENCY RESPONSE
SERVICES)
Recitals
The Contra Costa County Fire Protection District (“District”) provides fire protection and emergency response services
throughout its service areas.
A.
The Mello-Roos Community Facilities Act of 1982 (Government Code Section 53311 et seq.) (the “Act”) and the Fire
Protection District Law of 1987 (Health and Safety Code Section 13800 et seq.) authorize the District to form community
facilities districts and impose special taxes within those community facilities districts.
B.
The District has received a petition (the “Petition”) satisfying the requirements of Section 53319 of the Government Code,
submitted on behalf of the landowners , Richland Communities, Inc., requesting that the Board of Directors conduct
proceedings under the Act to create a community facilities district to be designated “Contra Costa County Fire Protection
District Community Facilities District No. 2022-1 (Antioch Fire Protection and Emergency Response Services).”
C.
Pursuant to Section 53339.2 of the Government Code, the Board of Directors desires to undertake proceedings to provide
for the future annexation of territory to the proposed community facilities district.
D.
NOW, THEREFORE, the Board of Directors of the Contra Costa County Fire Protection District resolves as follows:
Intention to Establish CFD . The Board of Directors proposes to conduct proceedings to establish a community facilities
district pursuant to the Act, and determines that public convenience and necessity require the formation of the community
services district and a future annexation area to fund public services.
1.
Name of Proposed CFD; Name of Future Annexation Area. The name proposed for the community facilities district is
“Contra Costa County Fire Protection District Community Facilities District No. 2022-1 (Antioch Fire Protection and
Emergency Response Services)” (“CFD No. 2022-1”). The name proposed for the territory proposed to be annexed into
CFD No. 2022-1 in the future is “Contra Costa County Fire Protection District Community Facilities District No. 2022-1
(Antioch Fire Protection and Emergency Response Services) (Future Annexation Area)” (the “Future Annexation Area”).
2.
Proposed Boundaries. The proposed boundaries of CFD No. 2022-1 and the Future Annexation Area are as shown on the3.
map (“Boundary Map”) on file with the District Clerk of the Board, a copy of which is attached as Exhibit A and
incorporated herein by reference. The proposed boundaries and Boundary Map are preliminarily approved. The Clerk of
the Board is directed to record, or cause to be recorded, the map of the boundaries of CFD No. 2022-1 and the Future
Annexation Area in the office of the Contra Costa County Recorder as soon as practicable after the adoption of this
Resolution.
Annexation of Territory. Parcels within the Future Annexation Area may be annexed to CFD No. 2022-1 only with
unanimous approval of the owner or owners of each parcel or parcels at the time that parcel or those parcels are annexed,
without any requirement for further public hearings or additional proceedings.
4.
Proposed Services. The types of services (the “Services”) proposed to be funded within CFD No. 2022-1 and the Future
Annexation Area by proceeds of special taxes of CFD No. 2022-1 are set forth in Exhibit B, which is attached and
incorporated herein by reference.
5.
The Board of Directors determines that the Services are necessary to meet increased demands for these services placed
upon local agencies due to development occurring within CFD No. 2022-1 and the Future Annexation Area. The Services
are in addition to those provided in the territory of CFD No. 2022-1 and the Future Annexation Area as of the date of
adoption of this resolution and will not supplant services already available within the territory of CFD No. 2022-1 and the
Future Annexation Area as of the date of adoption of this resolution.
The proposed community facilities district shall also finance administrative expenses associated with the determination of
the amount of and the levy and collection of special taxes that are levied to provide the Services, and costs otherwise
incurred to carry out the authorized purposes of the community facilities district.
Special Tax. Except to the extent that funds are otherwise available to CFD No. 2022-1 to pay for the Services and
administrative expenses of CFD No. 2022-1, a special tax (the “Special Tax”) sufficient to pay the costs of the Services,
secured by recordation of a continuing lien against all non-exempt property in CFD No. 2022-1, will be annually levied
within the proposed community facilities district. The Special Tax shall be collected in the same manner as ordinary ad
valorem property taxes or in such other manner as this Board of Directors or its designee shall determine, including direct
billing of the affected property owners. The proposed rate and method of apportionment of the Special Tax (the “Rate and
Method”) among the parcels of real property within CFD No. 2022-1, in sufficient detail to allow each landowner within
the proposed community facilities district to estimate the maximum amounts the owner will have to pay, are described in
Exhibit C, which is attached and incorporated herein by reference. All matters pertaining to the calculation, levy,
collection, administration, and duration of the Special Tax shall be governed by the applicable provisions of the Rate and
Method as supplemented, if necessary, by the applicable provisions of the Act. The Board of Directors finds that the
provisions of Section 53313.6, 53313.7, and 53313.9 of the Government Code (relating to adjustments to ad valorem
property taxes and schools financed by a community facilities district) are inapplicable to CFD No. 2022-1.
6.
The Board of Directors determines that the Special Tax proposed to pay for the Services to be supplied within the Future
Annexation Area shall be equal to any special tax levied to pay for the same Services in the existing CFD No. 2022-1,
except that a higher or lower tax may be levied within the Future Annexation Area to the extent that the actual cost of
providing the Services in the Future Annexation Area is higher or lower than the cost of providing those Services in the
existing CFD No. 2022-1. In so finding, the Board of Directors does not intend to limit its ability to levy a special tax
within the Future Annexation Area to provide new or additional services beyond those supplied within the existing CFD
No. 2022-1.
Exempt Properties. Except as may otherwise be provided by law or by the Rate and Method, all lands owned by any public
entity, including the United States, the State of California, Contra Costa County, the City of Antioch, and any departments
or political subdivisions of any thereof, shall be omitted from the levy of the Special Tax.
7.
Voting Procedures . The levy of the proposed Special Tax shall be subject to the approval of the qualified electors of the
proposed CFD No. 2022-1 at a special election. The proposed voting procedure shall be by mailed or hand-delivered
ballots among the landowners in the proposed CFD No. 2022-1, with each owner having one vote for each acre or portion
of an acre of land such owner owns within the boundaries of CFD No. 2022-1.
8.
The Special Tax shall be levied in the Future Annexation Area only with unanimous approval of the owner or owners of
each parcel or parcels at the time that parcel or those parcels are annexed, without any requirement for further public
hearings or additional proceedings.
Report. The Fire Chief, or designee, is directed to study the proposed CFD No. 2022-1 and the proposed Services and to
make, or cause to be made, and file with the Clerk of the Board a report in writing (the “Report”), presenting the following:
A description of the Services that will be required to adequately meet the needs of CFD No. 2022-1.a.
An estimate of the fair and reasonable cost of the Services and the incidental expenses in connection therewith, and
all other related costs.
b.
9.
The Report shall be made a part of the record of the public hearing provided for below.
Public Hearing. The Board of Directors sets April 26, 2022 at 1pm, or as soon as possible thereafter, in the Board
Chambers, Administration Building, 1025 Escobar Street, Martinez, California, as the time and place to conduct a public
hearing on the establishment of CFD No. 2022-1 and the Future Annexation Area. The public hearing will be accessible to
the public for participation via teleconference (Dial 888-251-2949, followed by Access Code 1672589#) and Zoom (the
meeting agenda will include Zoom log-in information and will be posted to the following website, under agendas for the
current year, in advance of the meeting: https://www.contracosta.ca.gov/4664/Board-Meeting-Agendas-and-Videos).
10.
At the hearing, testimony of all interested persons for or against establishment of CFD No. 2022-1 and the Future
Annexation Area, the extent of CFD No. 2022-1 and the Future Annexation Area, the proposed list of Services to be
authorized, the proposed Rate and Method of Apportionment, or any other aspect of the proposed CFD No. 2022-1 and
the Future Annexation Area will be heard and protests will be considered. As provided by the Act, written protests by the
owners of a majority in area of the land within the proposed CFD No. 2022-1 will constitute a "majority protest" and will
require the suspension of proceedings for at least one year. Written protests must be filed with the Clerk of the Board at
or before the time fixed for the hearing. If such majority protests are directed only against certain elements of the
proposed Services or proposed Special Tax, only those elements shall be deleted from the proceedings.
Notice . The Clerk of the Board is directed to cause notice of the public hearing to be given by publication one time in a
newspaper published in the area of CFD No. 2022- 1 and the Future Annexation Area. The publication shall be completed
at least seven days before the date of the public hearing specified above. The notice of the public hearing shall be
substantially in the form specified in Section 53322 of the Government Code.
11.
The Clerk of the Board may also cause notice of the hearing to be given to each property owner within CFD No. 2022-1
by first class mail, postage prepaid, to each owner's address as it appears on the most recent tax records of the County or
as otherwise known to the Clerk of the Board to be correct. The mailing shall be completed not less than 15 days before
the date of the public hearing.
Effective Date. This resolution shall take effect upon its adoption.
PASSED AND ADOPTED on _________________________, by the following vote:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSTAIN:
ABSENT:
ATTEST:
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Clerk of the Board
Board Chair
Contact: Lewis Broschard, 925-941-3300
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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: March 8, 2022
Monica Nino, County Administrator and Clerk of the Board of Supervisors
By: June McHuen, Deputy
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CONTRA COSTA COUNTY FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT
GOALS AND FINANCING POLICIES FOR COMMUNITY FACILITIES DISTRICTS
1. General. The Contra Costa County Fire Protection District (the “District”) has
established these goals and policies concerning the use of the Mello-Roos Community Facilities
Act of 1982 (Government Code section 53311 and following), as amended, (the “Act”) in
providing adequate public services and public infrastructure improvements (the “Policies”). The
Policies will apply to all Community Facilities Districts (“CFDs”) and related debt financing.
The Policies may be amended or supplemented by the District Board of Directors. These
Policies are designed to comply with Section 53312.7(a) of the Government Code.
2. Goals.
a. Services. It is the goal of the District that new development generate sufficient
additional revenues to fund the District’s costs of providing the public services required by that
development. The Board of Directors will consider the funding of services permitted under the
Act to provide a portion or all of the required revenues.
b. Facilities. The Board of Directors will consider use of the Act for financing
public facilities and refinancing existing liens levied or bonds issued to finance public facil ities,
only in connection with the prospective development of land in the District or as otherwise
referenced in a development agreement to which the District is a party. Any request for a CFD
which is not integral to the development of land will require amendment of these goals and
policies and will be considered on a case-by-case basis.
c. Costs. All District and non-contingent consultant costs incurred in the evaluation
and establishment of new CFDs and annexations to existing CFDs will be paid by the
proponents of the formation/annexation. With respect to CFDs that finance facilities, the District
shall use all reasonable efforts to reimburse all CFD formation/annexation costs from CFD bond
proceeds if and when CFD bonds are issued. Expenses incurred by the District that are not
chargeable to the CFD shall be borne by the proponent of the CFD.
3. Eligible Services. Services eligible to be funded through a CFD include all services
authorized under both Government Code Section 53341.5 and Health and Safety Code Section
13862, including but not limited to fire protection and suppression services, ambulance and
paramedic services, and the operation of any real property or other tangible property with an
estimated useful life of five or more years that is owned by the District or by another local
agency pursuant to agreement. A CFD may not finance public services already provided by a
public agency.
4. Eligible Facilities.
a. Facilities eligible to be financed by a CFD, upon completion of the construct ion
or acquisition thereof, are intended to be owned by the District, another public agency, or a
public utility, and must have a useful life of five years or more, except that up to five percent of
the proceeds of a debt issue may be used for facilities owned and operated by a privately-owned
public utility. The list of public facilities eligible to be financed by a CFD may include but is not
limited to the following: fire stations, administrative facilities, training facilities, emergency
response equipment, firefighting apparatus, and ambulances.
b. Facilities to be financed must be legally eligible under the Act and federal tax
law, if applicable, to the satisfaction of bond counsel. Facilities to be financed must also be
consistent with any relevant land use approval. The Board of Directors will have the final
determination as to the eligibility of any facility for financing under these Policies.
c. The financing of public facilities to be owned and operated by public agencies
other than the District will be considered on a case-by-case basis. If the proposed facilities are
appropriate for financing by a CFD and are consistent with approved land use plans or other
governmental approvals for the property, the District may consider entering into a joint
community facilities agreement in order to finance the facilities. A joint agreement with the
public agency that will own and operate the facilit ies must be entered into prior to the adoption
of the resolution of formation, a resolution of change altering the CFD, or a resolution
authorizing the issuance of bonds, except as otherwise permitted under the Act.
5. Priorities for CFD Financing. Priority for CFD financing will be given to public facilities
and services that are necessary for development, or otherwise required to satisfy any conditions
of development. The Board of Directors will have the final determination as to the prioritization
of financing.
6. Credit Quality Requirements for CFD Bond Issues .
a. All CFD bond issues should have at least a three-to-one (3:1) property value-to-
public lien ratio after calculating the value of the financed public improvements to be installed
and any private improvements for which financing is reasonably assured, unless the Board of
Directors finds and determines that the proposed bonds do not present any unusual credit risk or,
by a four-fifths vote, that the proposed bond issue should proceed for specified public policy
reasons. Property value may be based on either an a ppraisal or assessed values as indicated on
the county assessor’s tax roll. Any appraiser shall be selected by the District, and the appraisal
must be dated within three months of the date the bonds are issued. The public lien amount shall
include the bond issue currently being sold plus any public indebtedness secured by a fixed lien
on real property currently existing against the properties to be taxed.
b. A reserve fund equal to the lesser of (i) ten percent (10%) of the original proceeds
of the bond issue, (ii) the maximum annual debt service on the bonds, or (iii) one hundred
twenty-five percent (125%) of the average annual debt service on the bonds is considered
appropriate for any bond issue where less than seventy-five percent (75%) of the buildable
acreage has been developed. A smaller reserve fund may be appropriate for bond issues in CFDs
where seventy-five percent (75%) or more of the buildable acreage has been developed. The
reserve fund may be maintained by or on behalf of a public financi ng authority, if such an
authority purchases the CFD bonds, and need not be held under the fiscal agent agreement
pursuant to which the CFD bonds are issued. Less than a three-to -one (3:1) property value-to -
public lien ratio, excessive tax delinquencies, or projects of poor economic viability may cause
the District to disallow the sale of bonds or require credit enhancement prior to bond sale.
c. If the District requires letters of credit or other security in connection with the
issuance of bonds for a CFD, the credit enhancement shall be issued by an institution, in a form
and upon terms and conditions satisfactory to the District. Any security required to be provided
may be discharged by the District upon the opinion of a qualified appraiser, retained by the
District (at the expense of the CFD or the applicable landowner), that a value -to-lien ratio of
three-to-one (3:1) has been attained. As an alternative to providing other security, a portion of
the bond proceeds may be placed in escrow with a corp orate agent in an amount sufficient to
assure a value-to-lien ratio of at least three-to-one (3:1) on the outstanding proceeds, or other
appropriate release requirements.
7. Appraisals. The definitions, standards and assumptions to be used for appraisals shall be
determined by District staff on a case-by-case basis, with input from District consultants and
CFD proponents, and by reference to relevant materials and information promulgated by the
State of California. In any event, the value -to-lien ratio shall be determined based upon an
appraisal by an independent MAI appraiser of the proposed CFD. The appraisal shall be
coordinated by and under the direction of the District. All costs associated with the preparation
of the appraisal report shall be paid by the proponents of the CFD through an advance deposit
mechanism. The District shall have discretion to retain a consultant to prepare a report to verify
market absorption assumptions and projected sales prices of the properties which may be subject
to the maximum special tax in the CFD.
8. Disclosure Requirements for Prospective Property Purchasers . The Act requires that
certain disclosure certificates regarding the existence of a CFD and the special tax obligation be
provided to those individuals purchasing property within the CFD, including to interim
purchasers and merchant builders. The District will require that the statutorily prescribed
disclosure be made to the initial purchaser of property within a CFD, and the proponent of the
CFD and/or developer will make available the information necessary to complete the disclosure
certificate required for secondary transfers.
9. Equity of Special Tax Formulas and Maximum Special Taxes.
a. Special tax formulas for CFDs shall provide for minimum special tax levels which
satisfy the following expenses of a CFD:
1. 10 percent gross debt service coverage for all CFD bonded indebtedness.
2. The cost of providing the authorized services.
3. The projected administrative expenses of the CFD.
4. Amounts equal to the differences between expected earnings on any
escrow fund and the interest payments due on bonds of the CFD.
b. Additionally, the special tax formula may provide for the following:
1. Any amounts required to establish or replenish any reserve fund
established in association with the indebtedness of the CFD.
2. The accumulation of funds reasonably required for future debt service.
3. Amounts equal to projected delinquencies of special tax payments.
4. The costs of remarketing, credit enhancement, and liquidity facility fees.
5. The cost of acquisition, construction, furnishing, or equipping of facilities.
6. Lease payments for existing or future facilities.
7. Costs associated with the release of funds from an escrow account.
8. Any other costs or payments permitted by the Act and applicable law.
c. The special tax formula shall be reasonable and equitable in allocating the costs of
the services and the public facilities financed by the CFD to parcels within the CFD, unless
otherwise agreed to by at least the owners of two -thirds of the property to be subject to the
special tax.
d. Exemptions from the special tax may be given to parcels which are publicly
owned, are held by a property owners’ association, are used for a public purpose such as open
space or wetlands, are affected by public utility easements making impractical their utilization
for other than the purposes set forth in the easements, or have insufficient value to support
bonded indebtedness.
e. The total projected property tax levels for any CFD shall not exceed any
maximum specified in the Act. The annual increase, if any, in the maximum special tax for any
parcel shall not exceed any maximum specified in the Act. The increase in the special tax levied
on any parcel as a consequence of delinquency or default by the owner of any other parcel shall
not exceed any maximum specified in the Act.
f. The District shall retain a special tax consultant to prepare a rep ort which:
1. Recommends a special tax for the proposed CFD.
2 . Evaluates the special tax proposed to determine its ability to adequately
fund the identified services and /or public facilities, CFD administrative
costs, and other related expenditures. The analysis shall also address the
resulting aggregate tax burden of all proposed special taxes plus existing
special taxes, ad valorem taxes, and assessments on the properties within
the CFD.
10. Terms and Conditions of Bonds.
a. All terms and conditions of any CFD bonded indebtedness shall be established by
the District, after consultation with the District’s consultants, District staff, and the proponents of
the CFD. The District will control, manage, and invest, or cause to be controlled, managed , and
invested, all CFD bond proceeds. Each bond issue shall be structured so as to eliminate any
adverse impact on the bonding capacity or credit rating of the District. The Board of Directors
will have the final determination as to if and when any bonds shall be issued for a CFD.
b. All statements and material related to the sale of bonds shall emphasize and state
that neither the faith nor general credit of the District is pledged to security or repayment of the
bonds. The sole source of pledged revenues to repay CFD bonds shall be the special taxes, bond
proceeds and reserve funds held under the bond document, and the proceeds of foreclosure
proceedings and additional security instruments provided at the time of bond issuance, unless
otherwise specifically agreed to in writing by the District.
11. CFD Initial Costs. All District and consultant costs incurred in the evaluation of CFD
applications and the establishment of CFDs or annexation into an existing CFD will be paid by
the proponents of the CFD by advance deposit increments. The District shall use reasonable
efforts not to incur any non-reimbursable expenses for processing and administering CFDs. In
general, expenses not chargeable to the CFD shall be directly borne by the proponents of the
CFD.
12. Use of Consultants. The District shall select all consultants necessary for the formation
of (or annexation to) and administration of a CFD and the issuance of bonds, including the
underwriter(s), bond counsel, financial advisors, appraiser, any market absorption consultant ,
and the special tax consultant. Prior consent of any proponent of a CFD shall not be required in
the determination by the District of the consulting and financing team.
13. Continuing Disclosure. It is the intent of the District to comply with all applicable
federal or state requirements regarding disclosure to insure that fair and accurate descriptions of
debt issues are provided to the purchasers of the bonds. Each owner of property within a CFD is
expected to provide information requested by the District, its counsel, the underwriter, its
counsel, disclosure counsel, or bond counsel that is deemed necessary for disclosure purposes.
14. Amendment and Exceptions. The District reserves the right to amend or modify these
Policies at any time and the right to make exceptions or grant waivers for specific financing
projects, as facts and circumstances warrant.
Adopted:
______________________________ ______________________________
Board Chair Clerk of the Board
PROPOSED BOUNDARY MAP AND FUTURE ANNEXATION AREA OF
CONTRA COSTA COUNTY FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT COMMUNITY FACILITIES DISTRICT NO. 2022-1 (ANTIOCH FIRE PROTECTION AND EMERGENCY RESPONSE SERVICES)
COUNTY OF CONTRA COSTASTATE OF CALIFORNIA
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FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER OF THE CONTRA COSTA COUNTY FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT THIS ____ DAY OF ______________, 2021.
__________________________________ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICERCONTRA COSTA COUNTY FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT
I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THE WITHIN MAP SHOWING THE PROPOSED BOUNDARIES AND FUTURE ANNEXATION AREA OF
CONTRA COSTA COUNTY FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT COMMUNITY FACILITIES DISTRICT NO. 2022-1 (ANTIOCH FIRE
PROTECTION AND EMERGENCY RESPONSE SERVICES), COUNTY OF CONTRA COSTA, STATE OF CALIFORNIA, WAS APPROVED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE CONTRA COSTA COUNTY FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT AT A REGULAR MEETING THEREOF, HELD ON THE _____ DAY OF _____________, 2021, BY ITS RESOLUTION NO(S) ______________________________.
__________________________________ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICERCONTRA COSTA COUNTY FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT
FILED THIS ______ DAY OF ________________, 20___, AT THE HOUR OF ______ O'CLOCK ____ .M., IN BOOK _________, PAGE _________ OF MAPS OF ASSESSMENT AND COMMUNITY FACILITIES DISTRICTS AND AS INSTRUMENT NO. ___________________ IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY RECORDER IN THE COUNTY OF CONTRA COSTA, STATE OF CALIFORNIA.
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THE LINES AND DIMENSIONS OF EACH LOT OR PARCEL ENCOMPASSED BY THIS MAP SHALL BE THOSE LINES AND DIMENSIONS AS SHOWN ON THE CONTRA COSTA COUNTY ASSESSOR'S MAPS.
THE CONTRA COSTA COUNTY ASSESSOR'S MAPS SHALL GOVERN FOR ALL DETAILS CONCERNING THE LINES AND DIMENSIONS OF SUCH LOTS OR PARCELS.
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EXHIBIT B
CONTRA COSTA COUNTY FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT
Community Facilities District No. 2022-1
(Antioch Fire Protection and Emergency Response Services)
DESCRIPTION OF PROPOSED SERVICES
Services:
The services to be funded, in whole or in part, by the community facilities district (the "CFD")
include: (a) fire protection and suppression services, and (b) ambulance and paramedic services
("Services"). The Services include all direct and incidental c osts related to providing for the
maintenance of public infrastructure within the area of the CFD and areas adjacent to or in the
vicinity of such areas. The CFD may fund any of the following related to the Services: furnishing,
operating, and maintaining equipment, apparatus, or facilities related to providing the Services,
paying the salaries and benefits of personnel necessary or convenient to provide the Services,
payment of insurance costs and other related expenses, and the provision of reserves for repairs
and replacements and for the future provision of Services. It is expected that the Services will be
provided by the Contra Costa County Fire Protection District (the "District"), either with its own
employees or by contract with third parties, or any combination thereof.
Administrative Expenses:
The administrative expenses to be funded by the CFD include the direct and indirect expenses
incurred by the District in carrying out its duties with respect to the CFD (including, but not
limited to, the levy and collection of the special taxes) including the fees and expenses of
attorneys, any fees of Contra Costa County related to the CFD or the collection of special taxes,
an allocable share of the salaries of the District staff directly related the reto and a
proportionate amount of the District's general administrative overhead related thereto, any
amounts paid by the District from its general fund with respect to the CFD or the services
authorized to be financed by the CFD, and expenses incurred by the District in undertaking
action to foreclose on properties for which the payment of special taxes is delinquent, and all
other costs and expenses of the District in any way related to the CFD.
Other:
The incidental expenses that may be funded by the CFD include, in addition to the administrative
expenses identified above, the payment or reimbursement to the District of all costs associated
with the establishment and administration of the CFD.
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RATE AND METHOD OF
APPORTIONMENT OF SPECIAL TAX
For the Contra Costa County Fire Protection District Community
Facilities District No. 202 2-1 (Antioch Fire Protection and Emergency
Response Services), County of Contra Costa, State of California
The Special Tax as hereinafter defined shall be levied on all Assessor’s Parcels within the boundaries of
Contra Costa County Fire Protection District Community Facil ities District No. 2022-1 (Antioch Fire
Protection and Emergency Response Services), (“CFD No. 2022-1”), other than Assessor’s Parcels
classified as Exempt Property as defined herein, and collected each Fiscal Year commencing in Fiscal
Year 2021-22, in an amount determined by the CFD Administrator through the application of the
procedures described below. All of the real property within the boundaries of CFD No. 2022-1, unless
exempted by law or by the provisions hereof, shall be taxed for the purposes, to the extent, and in the
manner herein provided.
A. DEFINITIONS
The terms hereinafter set forth have the following meanings:
“Act” means the Mello-Roos Communities Facilities Act of 1982 as amended, being Chapter 2.5,
Part 1, Division 2 of Title 5 of the Government Code of the State of California.
“Administrative Expenses” means the following actual or reasonably estimated expenses
related to the administration of CFD No. 2022-1: the costs of determining the amount of the
levy of the Special Tax ; the collection of Special Taxes, including the expenses of collecting
delinquencies and pursuing foreclosures; the payment of a proportional share of salaries and
benefits of any District employee, including District overhead, whose duties are directly related
to the administration of CFD No. 2022-1; fees and expenses for counsel, audits, and costs
associated with responding to public inquiries regarding CFD No. 2022-1; and any and all other
costs incurred in connection with the administration of CFD No. 2022-1.
“Annual Escalation Factor” means the annual percentage increase of the All Urban Consumers
Consumer Price Index (“CPI”) or two percent (2%), whichever is greater. The annual CPI used
shal l be for the area of San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward as determined by the Bureau of Labor
Statistics for the 12 months ending the preceding December 31, or such other replacement
index as may be determined by the District.
“Assessor’s Parcel” means a lot or parcel shown in an Assessor’s Parcel Map with an assigned
assessor’s parcel number.
“Assessor’s Parcel Map” means an official map of the Assessor of the County designating
parcels by assessor’s parcel number.
“Building Permit” means a permit issued for new construction of a residential dwelling or non -
residential structure. For purposes of this definition, “Building Permit” shall not include permits
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for construction or installation of retaining walls, grading, utility improvements, or other such
improvements not intended for human habitation.
“CFD Administrator” means an official of the District, or designee thereof, responsible for
determining the Special Tax Requirement and providing for the levy and collection of the Special
Tax for CFD No. 2022-1.
“CFD No. 2022-1” means Contra Costa County Fire Protection District Community Facilities
District No. 2022-1 (Antioch Fire Protection and Emergency Response Services) established by
the Board under the Act.
“District” means the Contra Costa County Fire Protection District .
“Board” means the Board of Directors of the Contra Costa County Fire Protection District , acting
as the legislative body of CFD No. 2022-1.
“County” means the County of Contra Costa.
“Developed Property” means an Assessor’s Parcel of Taxable Property for which a Building
Permit was issued on or before the May 1 preceding the Fiscal Year for which the Special Tax is
being levied.
“Exempt Property” means all Assessor’s Parcels within CFD No. 2022-1 that are exempt from
the Special Tax pursuant to the Act or Section F herein.
“Fiscal Year” means the period commencing on July 1 of any year and ending the following June
30.
“Land Use Type” means any of the land use types listed in Table 1 below.
“Maximum Special Tax” means the maximum Special Tax determined in accordance with
Section C, which may be levied in any Fiscal Year on an Assessor’s Parcel of Taxable Property.
“Multi-Family Residential Property” means all Assessor’s Parcels of Residential Property for
which a Building Permit has been issued for the purpose of constructing a building or buildings
comprise d of attached Residential Units available for rent by the general public, not for sale to
an end user, and under common management.
“Non-Residential Property” means any Assessor’s Parcel classified as Developed Property,
which is not classified as Residential Property, Public Property , or Property Owner Association
Property.
“Property Owner Association Property” means for each Fiscal Year any property within the
boundaries of CFD No. 2022-1 that was owned by, or irrevocably dedicated as indicated in an
instrument recorded with the County Recorder to , a property owner association, including any
master or sub-association, as of June 1.
“Proportionately” means in a manner such that the ratio o f the actual Special Tax levy to the
Maximum Special Tax is equal for all Assessor’s Parcels within each Land Use Class.
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“Public Property” means any property that is owned by, dedicated to, or irrevocably dedicated
to, a city, the federal government, the S tate of California, the County, or any other public
agency.
“Public Safety Services” means those authorized services that may be funded by CFD No. 2022-
1 pursuant to the Act, as amended , including but not limited to (a) fire protection and
suppression serv ices and (b) ambulance and paramedic services .
“Residential Property” means all Assessor’s Parcels of Developed Property within CFD No. 2022-
1 for which a Building Permit has been issued for purposes of constructing one or more
Residential Unit(s).
“Residential Unit” means any residence in which a person or persons may live, which is not
used for non-residential purposes.
“Single -Family Residential Property” means all Assessor’s Parcels of Residential Property not
classified as Multi -Family Residential Property.
“Special Tax” means the special tax authorized to be levied within CFD No. 2022-1 pursuant to
the Act to fund the Special Tax Requirement.
“Special Tax Requirement” means the amount, as determined by the CFD Administrator, for any
Fiscal Year to: (i) pay the costs of providing the Public Safety Services during the Fiscal Year, (ii)
pay Administrative Expenses associated with the Special Tax, (iii) establish or replenish any
operational reserve fund established for Public Safety Services, (iv) pay incidental expenses
related to the Public Safety Services as authorized pursuant to the Act, (v) fund an amount equal
to a reasonable estimate of delinquencies expected to occur in the Fiscal Year in which the
Special Tax will be levied (“Estimated Special Tax Delinquency Amount”) and (vi) fund the
shortfall, if any, in the Special Tax revenues collected in the preceding Fiscal Year necessary to
fund the Special Tax Requirement for the preceding Fiscal Year where the shortfall resulted from
delinquencies in the payment of the Special Tax in the preceding Fiscal Year that exceeded the
Estimated Special Tax Delinquency Amount included in the Special Tax Requirement for the
preceding Fiscal Year.
“Taxable Property” means all Assessor’s Parcels that are not exem pt from the Special Tax
pursuant to the Act or Section F.
“Undeveloped Property” means an Assessor’s Parcel of Taxable Property which is not classified
as Developed Property.
B. CLASSIFICATION OF ASSESSOR’S PARCELS
Each Fiscal Year, beginning with Fiscal Year 2021-22, each Assessor’s Parcel within the boundaries of CFD
No. 2022-1 shall be classified by the CFD Administrator as Taxable Property or Exempt Property. In
addition, for each Fiscal Year, each Assessor’s Parcel of Taxable Property shall be furthe r classified by the
CFD Administrator as Developed Property or Undeveloped Property. Commencing with Fiscal Year
2021-22 and for each subsequent Fiscal Year, all Taxable Property shall be assigned a Land Use Type and
be subject to the levy of the Special Tax pursuant to Section C below.
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C. SPECIAL TAX RATES
1. Developed Property
Each Fiscal Year commencing in Fiscal Year 2021-22, each Assessor’s Parcel of Developed Property shall
be subject to the Special Tax .
The Maximum Special Tax for Developed Property for Fiscal Year 2021-22 is shown below in Table 1.
TABLE 1
Land Use Type Maximum
Special Tax
Single-Family
Residential Property
$3 81 per
Residential Unit
Multi-Family Residential
Property
$2 67 per
Residential Unit
For each subsequent Fiscal Year following Fiscal Year 2021-22, the Maximum Special Tax rates shall be
increased from the Maximum Special Tax rate in effect for the prior Fiscal Year by the Annual Escalation
Factor.
2. Undeveloped Property
Each Fiscal Year commencing in Fiscal Year 2021-22, each Assessor’s Parcel classified as Undeveloped
Property shall be exempt from the levy of the Special Tax.
3. Exempt Property
No Special Tax shall be levied on Exempt Property as defined in Section F.
For each Fiscal Year, if the use or ownership of an Assessor’s Parcel o f Exempt Property changes so that
the Assessor’s Parcel is no longer classified as one of the uses set forth in Section F, therefore making
the Assessor’s Parcel no longer eligible to be classified as Exempt Property, the Assessor’s Parcel shall be
deemed to be Taxable Property and shall be taxed pursuant to the provisions of Section C.
D. METHOD OF APPORTIONMENT OF SPECIAL TAX
Commencing in Fi scal Year 2021-22 and for each subsequent Fiscal Year, the CFD Administrator shall
levy the Special Tax on all Taxable Property within the boundaries of CFD No. 2022-1 until the total
amount of Special Tax levied equals the Special Tax Requirement. The Special Tax shall be levied
Proportionately on each Assessor’s Parcel of Developed Property within the boundaries of CFD No.
2022-1 up to 100% of the Maximum Special Tax to satisfy the Special Tax Requirement.
Notwithstanding any provision of this Section D to the contrary, under no circumstances will the Special
Tax levied against any Assessor’s Parcel of Developed Property that is classified as Residential Property
be increased by more than ten percent (10%) per Fiscal Year as a consequence of delinquency or default
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in the payment of the Special Tax by the owner of any other Assessor’s Parcel within the boundaries of
CFD No. 2022-1.
E. PREPAYMENT OF SPECIAL TAX
The Special Tax shall be levied in perpetuity for the purpose of financing ongoing authorized se rvices
and therefore may not be prepaid.
F. EXEMPTIONS
Notwithstanding any other provision of the Rate and Method of Apportionment of Special Tax, no
Special Tas shall be levied on any of the following Exempt Property: (i) Public Property , provided that i f
the public entity owning or controlling a Public Property grants a lease or other possessory interest in
the Public Property to a private entity, and the Public Property is thereby subject to taxation pursuant to
Section 53340.1 of the Act, the leasehold or possessory interest shall be classified and taxed according
to the use thereof; (ii) Property Owner Association Property ; (iii) Assessor’s Parcels with public or utility
easements making impractical their utilization for other than the purposes set for th in the easement,
including but not limited to property designated for open space, trails, pathways, parks , or park and
recreation-related facilities; (iv) property reasonably designated by the District or CFD Administrator as
Exempt Property due to deed restrictions, conservation easement, or similar factors.
G. APPEALS
Any property owner claiming that the amount s or application of the Special Tax is not correct may file a
written notice of appeal with the CFD Administrator not later than 12 months afte r having paid the first
installment of the Special Tax . The CFD Administrator shall promptly review the appeal, and if
necessary, meet with the property owner, consider written and oral evidence regarding the amount of
the Special Tax , and rule on the appeal. If the decision of the CFD Administrator requires that the
Special Tax for an Assessor’s Parcel be modified or changed in favor of the property owner, a cash
refund shall not be made but an adjustment shall be made to the Special Tax on that Assessor’s Parcel in
the subsequent Fiscal Year(s) to compensate for the overpayment of the Special Tax .
H. MANNER OF COLLECTION
The Special Tax shall be collected in the same manner and at the same time as ordinary ad valorem
property taxes, provided, however, t hat the Special Tax may be billed and collected at a different time
or in a different manner if necessary to meet the financial obligations of CFD No. 2022-1.
I. DURATION OF TAX
The Special Tax shall be levied in perpetuity to fund the Special Tax Requirement unless such tax is no
longer required as determined by the Board.
CONTRA COSTA COUNTY FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT
COMMUNITY FACILITIES DISTRICT NO. 2022 -1 (ANTIOCH FIRE PROTECTION
AND EMERGENCY RESPONSE SERVICES)
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
Notice is hereby given that on March 8, 2022, the Contra Costa County Fire Protection District
(the “District”) Board of Directors adopted a resolution entitled “Resolution of Intention to Establish
Contra Costa County Fire Protection District Community Facilities District No. 2022-1 (Antioch Fire
Protection and Emergency Response Service s)”. Reference is hereby made to the Resolution of Intention
on file in the office of the Clerk of the Board for further particulars.
In the Resolution of Intention, the Board of Directors declared its intention to form the Contra
Costa County Fire Prote ction District Community Facilities District No. 2022-1 (Antioch Fire Protection
and Emergency Response Services) to fund fire protection and suppression services and ambulance and
paramedic services in the City of Antioch, as more particularly identified in Exhibit B to the Resolution of
Intention. The proposed boundaries of the district were identified in Exhibit A to the Resolution of
Intention, and the Resolution of Intention identified in Exhibit C to the Resolution a proposed special tax
to be levied on real property to be included in the district to pay for the costs of the services.
In the Resolution of Intention, the Board of Directors provided that the levy of the special tax will
be subject to a mailed ballot election among the landowners in the district. The Board of Directors
ordered the Fire Chief, or the Fire Chief’s designee , to prepare a report on the district, and the Board of
Directors called for a public hearing on the district to occur on Tuesday, April 26, 2022 , at 1 p.m., or as
soon as possible thereafter, in the Board Chambers, Administration Building, 1025 Escobar Street,
Martinez, California . The public hearing will be accessible to the public for participation via
teleconference (Dial 888-251-2949, followed by Access Code 1672589#) and Zoom (the meeting agenda
will include Zoom log-in information and will be posted to the following website, under agendas for the
current year, in advance of the meeting: https://www.contracosta.ca.gov/4664/Board-Meeting-Agendas-
and-Videos).
At the hearing, the testimony of all interested persons or taxpayers for or against the
establishment of the district, the extent of the district or the furnishing of specified types of services by
the district will be heard. Any person interested may file a pr otest in writing with the Clerk of the Board
during or prior to the public hearing. If fifty percent or more of the registered voters, or six registered
voters, whichever is more, residing in the territory proposed to be included in the district, or the owners of
one -half or more of the area of land in the territory proposed to be included in the district and not exempt
from the special tax file written protests against the establishment of the district and the protests are not
withdrawn to reduce the value of the protests to less than a majority, the Board of Directors shall take no
further action to establish the district or authorize the special taxes for a period of one year from the date
of the decision of the Board of Directors, and if the majority protests of the registered voters or the
landowners are only against the district furnishing of a type or types of services within the district, or
against levying a specified special tax, those types of services, or the specified special tax, will be
eliminated from the proceedings to form the district.
Dated: __________________, 2022
Clerk of the Board of Supervisors
and County Administrator
RECOMMENDATION(S):
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Auditor-Controller, on behalf of the Contra Costa County Fire Protection District, to make payments for
Basic Life Support ambulance services to (1) Bay Medic Transportation in an amount not to exceed $20,645 for the period January 1, 2022,
through January 31, 2022, (2) Pro Transport in an amount not to exceed $3,015 for the period January 1, 2022, through January 31, 2022, and
(3) Royal Ambulance in an amount not to exceed $11,848 for the period January 1, 2022, through February 10, 2022.
FISCAL IMPACT:
100% CCCFPD EMS Transport Fund. Patients are billed for the service.
BACKGROUND:
Contra Costa County, like the rest of the nation, experienced a serious surge of COVID-19 cases that overwhelmed the local Emergency
Medical Service (EMS) and health system and resulted in critical ambulance shortages and prolonged ambulance patient off-load times at area
hospitals.
APPROVE OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE
Action of Board On: 03/08/2022 APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED OTHER
Clerks Notes:
VOTE OF SUPERVISORS
AYE:John Gioia, Director
Candace Andersen,
Director
Diane Burgis, Director
Karen Mitchoff, Director
Federal D. Glover, Director
Contact: Terry Carey, Assistant Chief
925-941-3300
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: March 8, 2022
Monica Nino, County Administrator and Clerk of the Board of Supervisors
By: June McHuen, Deputy
cc:
C. 1
To:Contra Costa County Fire Protection District Board of Directors
From:Lewis T. Broschard III, Chief, Contra Costa Fire Protection District
Date:March 8, 2022
Contra
Costa
County
Subject:Authorize Payment for BLS Ambulance Services
BACKGROUND: (CONT'D)
In light of the very high call volumes and significant ambulance delays in the EMS system, the Contra Costa County Fire Protection District
(District) in conjunction with the Contra Costa County Emergency Medical Service Authority, implemented a private Basic Life Support (BLS)
response ambulance program. With the increased number of ambulances in the 911 system, the District was able to shorten overall ambulance
response times and ensure patients within Contra Costa County received the appropriate level of care to address their medical needs.
The BLS ambulance program functioned under CCEMSA Policy 1002 which authorized First Responder Paramedics to transfer patient care
authority to a BLS ambulance when specific criteria were met, as defined in Policy 1002.
This Board action authorizes payments to those BLS ambulance providers that were utilized during the surge.
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
If unapproved, payments will not be able to be made to ambulance providers who provided services.
RECOMMENDATION(S):
RATIFY the Fire District's grant application; and APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Fire Chief, or designee, to accept grant funding from the
State Homeland Security Grant Program (SHSGP), in an amount not to exceed $500,000, for the purchase of Very High Frequency (VHF) radio
system hardware and equipment.
FISCAL IMPACT:
The Contra Costa County Fire Protection District (District) could receive up to $500,000 in federal funds if awarded. There is no local agency
cost sharing requirement. The grant award may be lower than the amount requested and will be for a period of one year from the effective date
of the award.
BACKGROUND:
The Fiscal Year (FY) 2022 State Homeland Security Grant (SHSGP) Program objectives are to assist state, tribal, and local preparedness
activities that address high-priority preparedness gaps across all core capabilities where a nexus to terrorism exists. The District's VHF radio
system and hardware are nearly twenty-five years old. The current VHF radio system does not provide reliable radio coverage for firefighters
who respond from outside the County to engage
APPROVE OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE
Action of Board On: 03/08/2022 APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED OTHER
Clerks Notes:
VOTE OF SUPERVISORS
AYE:John Gioia, Director
Candace Andersen,
Director
Diane Burgis, Director
Karen Mitchoff, Director
Federal D. Glover, Director
Contact: Lewis Broschard, Fire Chief,
925-941-3300
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: March 8, 2022
, County Administrator and Clerk of the Board of Supervisors
By: June McHuen, Deputy
cc:
C. 2
To:Contra Costa County Fire Protection District Board of Directors
From:Lewis T. Broschard III, Chief, Contra Costa Fire Protection District
Date:March 8, 2022
Contra
Costa
County
Subject:FY 22 State Homeland Security Grant Program - VHF System Upgrade
BACKGROUND: (CONT'D)
in wildland firefighting within Contra Costa County. These funds will be used to upgrade VHF radio system hardware and equipment to
improve the system’s ability to aid firefighters in communicating safely and effectively during small scale or large scale wildland fire incidents
throughout the County.
In order to meet the grant application deadline, the Fire District submitted this grant application on November 30, 2021, and is requesting the
Board to ratify the application of this grant.
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
The District would not be able to accept this grant. Alternative funding would have to be identified in order to make necessary improvement to
the VHF radios system.
RECOMMENDATION(S):
RATIFY the Fire District's grant application; and APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Fire Chief, or designee, to accept grant funding from the
State Homeland Security Grant Program (SHSGP), in an amount not to exceed $50,000, for the purchase of communications mobile gateway
equipment.
FISCAL IMPACT:
The Contra Costa County Fire Protection District (District) could receive up to $50,000 in federal funds if awarded. There is no local agency
cost sharing requirement. The grant award may be lower than the amount requested and will be for a period of one year from the effective date
of the award.
BACKGROUND:
The FY 2022 State Homeland Security Grant (SHSGP) Program objectives are to assist state, tribal, and local preparedness activities that
address high-priority preparedness gaps across all core capabilities where a nexus to terrorism exists. The funds requested will be used to
purchase communications mobile gateway equipment. The District has a need for new gateway equipment in order to improve interoperability
with law enforcement and other public agencies within Contra
APPROVE OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE
Action of Board On: 03/08/2022 APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED OTHER
Clerks Notes:
VOTE OF SUPERVISORS
AYE:John Gioia, Director
Candace Andersen,
Director
Diane Burgis, Director
Karen Mitchoff, Director
Federal D. Glover, Director
Contact: Lewis Broschard, Fire Chief,
925-941-3300
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: March 8, 2022
, County Administrator and Clerk of the Board of Supervisors
By: June McHuen, Deputy
cc:
C. 3
To:Contra Costa County Fire Protection District Board of Directors
From:Lewis T. Broschard III, Chief, Contra Costa Fire Protection District
Date:March 8, 2022
Contra
Costa
County
Subject:FY 22 State Homeland Security Grant Program - Communications Gateway Vehicle Upgrade
BACKGROUND: (CONT'D)
Costa County. This communications mobile gateway equipment will be installed in the District's communications vehicle to provide improved
interoperability between radio systems during large scale or multi-agency incidents.
In order to meet the grant application deadline, the Fire District submitted this grant application on November 30, 2021 and is requesting the
Board to ratify the application of this grant.
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
The District would not be able to accept this funding and would need to be able to identify alternative funding for this equipment.
RECOMMENDATION(S):
RATIFY the Fire District's grant application; and APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Fire Chief, or designee, to accept grant funding from the
State Homeland Security Grant Program (SHSGP), in an amount not to exceed $156,000, for the purchase of Incident Management Team
(IMT) training classes.
FISCAL IMPACT:
The Contra Costa County Fire Protection District (District) could receive up to $156,000 in federal funds if awarded. There is no local agency
cost sharing requirement. The grant award may be lower than the amount requested and will be for a period of one year from the effective date
of the award.
BACKGROUND:
The FY 2022 State Homeland Security Grant (SHSGP) Program objectives are to assist state, tribal, and local preparedness activities that
address high-priority preparedness gaps across all core capabilities where a nexus to terrorism exists. Our County, and region, has a recognized
gap in qualified incident management team personnel. The funds requested will be used to provide the core incident management classes to fire
and police agencies within the County. The classes will provide personnel with the necessary education and training to effectively operate during
large scale incidents. These classes will be the first step in improving the number of qualified personnel in the County.
APPROVE OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE
Action of Board On: 03/08/2022 APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED OTHER
Clerks Notes:
VOTE OF SUPERVISORS
AYE:John Gioia, Director
Candace Andersen,
Director
Diane Burgis, Director
Karen Mitchoff, Director
Federal D. Glover, Director
Contact: Lewis Broschard, Fire Chief,
925-941-3300
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: March 8, 2022
, County Administrator and Clerk of the Board of Supervisors
By: June McHuen, Deputy
cc:
C. 4
To:Contra Costa County Fire Protection District Board of Directors
From:Lewis T. Broschard III, Chief, Contra Costa Fire Protection District
Date:March 8, 2022
Contra
Costa
County
Subject:FY 22 State Homeland Security Grant Program - Incident Management Team (IMT) Training
BACKGROUND: (CONT'D)
In order to meet the grant application deadline, the Fire District submitted this grant application on November 30, 2021, and is requesting the
Board to ratify the application of this grant.
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
The District would not be able to accept this funding and would need to identify an alternate funding source for delivering this training.
RECOMMENDATION(S):
RATIFY the Fire District's grant application; and APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Fire Chief, or designee, to accept grant funding from the
Federal Emergency Management Agency, U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Urban Area Security Initiative (UASI) Grants Program in an
amount not to exceed $118,213 for the purchase of a large incident service vehicle.
FISCAL IMPACT:
The Contra Costa County Fire Protection District (District) could receive up to $118,213 in federal funds if awarded. There is no local agency
cost sharing requirement. The grant award may be lower than the amount requested and will be for a period of one year from the effective date
of the award.
BACKGROUND:
The FY 2023 Urban Area Security Initiative (UASI) Program assists high-threat, high-density urban areas in efforts to build and sustain the
capabilities necessary to prevent, protect against, mitigate, respond to, and recover from acts of terrorism. The UASI program is intended to
provide financial assistance to address the unique multi-discipline planning, organization, equipment, training, and exercise needs of high-threat,
high-density urban areas and to assist these areas in building and sustaining capabilities to prevent, protect against, mitigate, respond to, and
recover from threats or acts of terrorism using a "Whole Community" approach. Activities implemented with UASI funds must support
terrorism preparedness by building or enhancing capabilities that relate to the prevention of, protection from, mitigation of, response to or
recovery from terrorism in order to be considered eligible.
APPROVE OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE
Action of Board On: 03/08/2022 APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED OTHER
Clerks Notes:
VOTE OF SUPERVISORS
AYE:John Gioia, Director
Candace Andersen,
Director
Diane Burgis, Director
Karen Mitchoff, Director
Federal D. Glover, Director
Contact: Lewis Broschard, Fire Chief,
925-941-3300
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: March 8, 2022
, County Administrator and Clerk of the Board of Supervisors
By: June McHuen, Deputy
cc:
C. 5
To:Contra Costa County Fire Protection District Board of Directors
From:Lewis T. Broschard III, Chief, Contra Costa Fire Protection District
Date:March 8, 2022
Contra
Costa
County
Subject:FY 23 Urban Area Security Initiative Grant - Large Incident Service Vehicle
BACKGROUND: (CONT'D)
However, many capabilities which support terrorism preparedness simultaneously support preparedness for other hazards. Grantees must
demonstrate the dual-use quality for any activities implemented that are not explicitly focused on terrorism preparedness. Urban areas must use
UASI funds to employ regional approaches to overall preparedness and are encouraged to adopt regional response structures whenever
appropriate. UASI program implementation and governance must include regional partners and should have balanced representation among
entities with operational responsibilities for prevention, protection, mitigation, response, and recovery activities within the region.
The vehicle purchased will be a mobile maintenance platform for our fire mechanics. The purpose of this vehicle is to maintain or repair fire
apparatus that are dedicated to a large scale incident, disaster, or a terrorist attack.
In order to meet the grant application deadline, the Fire District submitted this grant application on October 7, 2021 and is requesting the Board
to ratify the application of this grant.
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
If unapproved, the Fire District would not be able to accept this grant or acquire the equipment.
RECOMMENDATION(S):
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Auditor-Controller, on behalf of the Contra Costa County Fire Protection District, to make a payment to the
State of California Department of Health Care Services in an amount not to exceed $1,293,421 for the Ground Emergency Medical
Transportation Quality Assurance Fee for ambulance transports provided by the Contra Costa County Fire Protection District in the months of
July through December (Quarters 3 and 4) of 2021.
FISCAL IMPACT:
The fiscal impact is revenue generating for the District due to the significant number of Medi-Cal transports within the District’s ambulance
operating area. Medi-Cal is the second highest payer type (second to Medicare). The net revenue the District receives will be calculated by
multiplying the $220.80 per transport uplift for Medi-Cal fee-for-service and Medi-Cal managed care transports less the $33.42 QAF the
District is required to pay on all transports.
The net revenue estimate (uplift less QAF) for the District for FY 2020-21 is approximately $2 million under the current funding and fee
parameters.
APPROVE OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE
Action of Board On: 03/08/2022 APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED OTHER
Clerks Notes:
VOTE OF SUPERVISORS
AYE:John Gioia, Director
Candace Andersen,
Director
Diane Burgis, Director
Karen Mitchoff, Director
Federal D. Glover, Director
Contact: Jackie Lorrekovich, Chief Admin Svcs (925)
941-3300
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: March 8, 2022
, County Administrator and Clerk of the Board of Supervisors
By: June McHuen, Deputy
cc:
C. 6
To:Contra Costa County Fire Protection District Board of Directors
From:Lewis T. Broschard III, Chief, Contra Costa Fire Protection District
Date:March 8, 2022
Contra
Costa
County
Subject:GEMT QAF Payment to California Department of Health Care Services CY 2021 Q3 and Q4
BACKGROUND:
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) approved State Plan Amendment (SPA) 18-004 authorizing the Ground
Emergency Medical Transportation (GEMT) / Quality Assurance Fee (QAF) program in March 2019. QAF is an add-on fee used to
increase Medi-Cal funding. Essentially, emergency medical transportation providers in California must pay this fee on all transports, and in
return, providers receive an uplift that increases the Medi-Cal reimbursement base rate for Medi-Cal fee-for-service and managed care
recipients. The GEMT/QAF program increases the historic base rate of Medi-Cal reimbursement by $220.80 per transport. The GEMT/QAF
program, therefore, increases the per transport reimbursement from the historic base rate of $118.20 to $339.00.
To fund this program, the State of California Department of Health Care Services (DHCS) began assessing all transport providers within the
State of California a fee of $25.23 per transport effective July 1, 2018. The fee was increased to $26.07 for FY 2019-20, to $32.30 for FY
2020-21, and to $33.42 for FY 2021-22. The current rate of $33.42 in effect for FY 2021-22 is assessed on ground emergency medical
transports with dates of service beginning January 1, 2021 through December 31, 2021.
The District received the attached invoices from DHCS on February 10, 2022. The invoices are for the period July, August, September
(Quarter 3), for $661,716.00, and October, November, December 2021 (Quarter 4), for $631,704.84.
This request is for calendar year 2021 quarter 3 and 4 fees (for July-December 2021 transports). The payment is due on or before April 1,
2022. State program representatives indicated there would be no exceptions and late fees may be assessed by the State for payments not
received by the due date.
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
The QAF payment is mandatory for all providers (public and private) within the State. If not paid, the State can assess late payment penalties
and withhold provider payments for ambulance services provided to Medi-Cal recipients.
ATTACHMENTS
GEMT 2021 Q4 invoice
GEMT 2021 Q3 invoice
RECOMMENDATION(S):
RATIFY the Fire District's grant application; and APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Fire Chief, or designee, to apply for and accept grant
funding from the Federal Emergency Management Agency, U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Urban Area Security Initiative (UASI)
Grants Program in an amount not to exceed $40,000 for the purchase of acoustic listening devices.
FISCAL IMPACT:
The Contra Costa County Fire Protection District (District) grant application amount is $40,000. There is no local agency cost sharing
requirement. The grant award may be lower than the amount requested and will be for a period of one year from the effective date of the award.
BACKGROUND:
The FY 2023 Urban Area Security Initiative (UASI) Program assists high-threat, high-density urban areas in efforts to build and sustain the
capabilities necessary to prevent, protect against, mitigate, respond to, and recover from acts of terrorism. The UASI program is intended to
provide financial assistance to address the unique multi-discipline planning, organization, equipment, training, and exercise needs of high-threat,
high-density urban areas and to assist these areas in building and sustaining capabilities to prevent, protect against, mitigate, respond to, and
recover from threats or acts of terrorism using a "Whole Community" approach.
APPROVE OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE
Action of Board On: 03/08/2022 APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED OTHER
Clerks Notes:
VOTE OF SUPERVISORS
AYE:John Gioia, Director
Candace Andersen,
Director
Diane Burgis, Director
Karen Mitchoff, Director
Federal D. Glover, Director
Contact: Lewis Broschard, Fire Chief,
925-941-3300
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: March 8, 2022
, County Administrator and Clerk of the Board of Supervisors
By: June McHuen, Deputy
cc:
C. 7
To:Contra Costa County Fire Protection District Board of Directors
From:Lewis T. Broschard III, Chief, Contra Costa Fire Protection District
Date:March 8, 2022
Contra
Costa
County
Subject:FY 23 Urban Area Security Initiative Grant - Acoustic Listening Devices
BACKGROUND: (CONT'D)
Activities implemented with UASI funds must support terrorism preparedness by building or enhancing capabilities that relate to the prevention
of, protection from, mitigation of, response to or recovery from terrorism in order to be considered eligible. However, many capabilities which
support terrorism preparedness simultaneously support preparedness for other hazards. Grantees must demonstrate the dual-use quality for any
activities implemented that are not explicitly focused on terrorism preparedness. Urban areas must use UASI funds to employ regional
approaches to overall preparedness and are encouraged to adopt regional response structures whenever appropriate. UASI program
implementation and governance must include regional partners and should have balanced representation among entities with operational
responsibilities for prevention, protection, mitigation, response, and recovery activities within the region.
In order to meet the grant application deadline, the Fire District submitted this grant application on October 7, 2021, prior to receiving Board
approval. The grant funds will be used to purchase an acoustic listening device which is a required piece of equipment on a Type I Heavy
Rescue. This acquisition will upgrade our capability from a Type II to a Type I Rescue.
This device is used to find live victims in a collapsed structure or entrapment. This tool will be used in combination with the District's Live Find
K-9, Bonus. A live find K-9 can search a large area and quickly alert on areas where they find a scent. The acoustic listening device will then be
used with our search cameras to verify the dog's alert. After the multiple verifications, the rescue crews can develop a plan to extricate the person
from the rubble. These tools and techniques were used last year in the Surfside Condominium Collapse in Florida to find and rescue numerous
people.
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
If unapproved, the Fire District would not be able to accept this grant.
RECOMMENDATION(S):
RATIFY the Fire District's grant application; and APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Fire Chief, or designee, to apply for and accept grant
funding from the Federal Emergency Management Agency, U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Urban Area Security Initiative (UASI)
Grants Program in an amount not to exceed $55,000 for the purchase of one set of hydraulic breaching/breaking tools.
FISCAL IMPACT:
The Contra Costa County Fire Protection District (District) could receive up to $55,000 in federal funds if awarded. There is no local agency
cost sharing requirement. The grant award may be lower than the amount requested and will be for a period of one year from the effective date
of the award.
BACKGROUND:
The FY 2023 Urban Area Security Initiative (UASI) Program assists high-threat, high-density urban areas in efforts to build and sustain the
capabilities necessary to prevent, protect against, mitigate, respond to, and recover from acts of terrorism. The UASI program is intended to
provide financial assistance to address the unique multi-discipline planning, organization, equipment, training, and exercise needs of high-threat,
high-density urban areas and to assist these areas in building and sustaining capabilities to prevent, protect against, mitigate, respond to, and
recover from threats or acts of terrorism using a "Whole Community" approach. Activities implemented with UASI funds must support
terrorism preparedness by building or enhancing capabilities that relate to the prevention of, protection from, mitigation of, response to or
recovery from terrorism in order to be considered eligible.
APPROVE OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE
Action of Board On: 03/08/2022 APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED OTHER
Clerks Notes:
VOTE OF SUPERVISORS
AYE:John Gioia, Director
Candace Andersen,
Director
Diane Burgis, Director
Karen Mitchoff, Director
Federal D. Glover, Director
Contact: Lewis Broschard, Fire Chief,
925-941-3300
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: March 8, 2022
, County Administrator and Clerk of the Board of Supervisors
By: June McHuen, Deputy
cc:
C. 8
To:Contra Costa County Fire Protection District Board of Directors
From:Lewis T. Broschard III, Chief, Contra Costa Fire Protection District
Date:March 8, 2022
Contra
Costa
County
Subject:FY 23 Urban Area Security Initiative Grant - Hydraulic Tools
BACKGROUND: (CONT'D)
However, many capabilities which support terrorism preparedness simultaneously support preparedness for other hazards. Grantees must
demonstrate the dual-use quality for any activities implemented that are not explicitly focused on terrorism preparedness. Urban areas must use
UASI funds to employ regional approaches to overall preparedness and are encouraged to adopt regional response structures whenever
appropriate. UASI program implementation and governance must include regional partners and should have balanced representation among
entities with operational responsibilities for prevention, protection, mitigation, response, and recovery activities within the region.
In order to meet the grant application deadline, the Fire District submitted this grant application on October 7, 2021, and is requesting the Board
to ratify the application of this grant.
Grant funds will be used to purchase a hydraulic breaching/breaking tools which is a required piece of equipment on a Type I Heavy Rescue.
This acquisition will upgrade our capability from a Type II to a Type I Rescue. These tools are used to extricate victims from a collapsed
structure or entrapment. These tools will be used in combination with the District's Live Find K-9, Bonus, and the grant-funded acoustic
listening device. After multiple verifications, the rescue crews can develop a plan to extricate the person from the rubble. These tools would be
used to beak and breach the heavy concrete floors and walls of buildings or roadways. These tools were used last year in the Surfside
Condominium Collapse in Florida to extricate numerous people.
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
If unapproved, the Fire District may not be able to accept and acquire the funds.
RECOMMENDATION(S):
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Purchasing Agent, on behalf of the Fire Chief, to execute a purchase order with TriTech Software Systems, in
an amount not to exceed $260,000, for the continued annual maintenance of the Contra Costa County Fire Protection District's 911 Computer
Aided Dispatch system for the period May 1, 2022, through April 30, 2023.
FISCAL IMPACT:
Budgeted; 100% CCCFPD EMS Transport Fund
BACKGROUND:
The Contra Costa Regional Fire Communications Center provides emergency medical, fire, and rescue dispatch services for the Contra Costa
County Fire Protection District and six other neighboring agencies within Contra Costa County using a 911 CAD system. The District's 911
CAD system provider is TriTech Software Systems. The District entered into a Software Support Agreement with TriTech Software Systems on
February 3, 2004. This purchase order allows the District to make a payment to Tritech, in accordance with the Software Support Agreement,
for the cost of software support, maintenance, and upgrades for the 911 CAD system for the period May 1, 2022, through April 30, 2023.
APPROVE OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE
Action of Board On: 03/08/2022 APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED OTHER
Clerks Notes:
VOTE OF SUPERVISORS
AYE:John Gioia, Director
Candace Andersen,
Director
Diane Burgis, Director
Karen Mitchoff, Director
Federal D. Glover, Director
Contact: Ken Crawley, IS Manager 925-941-3300
x1310
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: March 8, 2022
, County Administrator and Clerk of the Board of Supervisors
By: June McHuen, Deputy
cc:
C. 9
To:Contra Costa County Fire Protection District Board of Directors
From:Lewis T. Broschard III, Chief, Contra Costa Fire Protection District
Date:March 8, 2022
Contra
Costa
County
Subject:Purchase Order with TriTech Software Systems for Computer Aided Dispatch (CAD) System
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
The District will not continue to receive support, maintenance, and upgrades for this mission critical system.
RECOMMENDATION(S):
RATIFY the Fire District's grant application; and APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Fire Chief, or designee, to accept grant funding from the
U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Federal Emergency Management Agency, Assistance to Firefighters Grants Program in an amount not
to exceed $49,950 to expand the Contra Costa County Fire Protection District's Physical Therapy Program.
FISCAL IMPACT:
The total grant application is for $49,950. The Federal share is $45,000 and the District will need to match $4,950 from the District General
Operating Fund.
BACKGROUND:
The Fiscal Year (FY) 2022 Assistance to Firefighters Grant (AFG) Program objectives are to provide critically needed resources to equip and
train emergency personnel, enhance efficiencies and support community resilience. The Contra Costa County Fire Protection District (District)
has been conducting a trial program that brings physical therapists into District training facility to assess and educate employees. The goal is to
prevent new or recurring Workers' Compensation claims and reduce the time lost due to injuries. These therapists also work with fire academies
to provide good habits and recommendations to build good physical habits and behaviors that set up employees for a successful career.
APPROVE OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE
Action of Board On: 03/08/2022 APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED OTHER
Clerks Notes:
VOTE OF SUPERVISORS
AYE:John Gioia, Director
Candace Andersen,
Director
Diane Burgis, Director
Karen Mitchoff, Director
Federal D. Glover, Director
Contact: Aaron McAlister, Deputy Fire Chief (925)
941-3300
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: March 8, 2022
, County Administrator and Clerk of the Board of Supervisors
By: June McHuen, Deputy
cc:
C.10
To:Contra Costa County Fire Protection District Board of Directors
From:Lewis T. Broschard III, Chief, Contra Costa Fire Protection District
Date:March 8, 2022
Contra
Costa
County
Subject:2022 Assistance to Firefighters Grant - Expansion of Physical Therapy Program
BACKGROUND: (CONT'D)
The AFG application is for an additional $49,950 that will allow the District to increase the availability of therapists to see suppression
personnel each week. This program has been well received by firefighters according to polling conducted by the contractor.
In order to meet the grant application deadline, the Fire District submitted this grant application on January 21, 2022 and is requesting the Board
to ratify the application of this grant.
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
Not approving this item would result in the Fire District not being able to accept this grant if awarded. Other funding sources would have to be
identified in order to expand the physical therapy program.
RECOMMENDATION(S):
RATIFY the Fire District's grant application; and APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Fire Chief, or designee, to accept grant funding from the
Federal Emergency Management Agency, U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Urban Area Security Initiative (UASI) Grants Program in an
amount not to exceed $325,000 for the purchase of a Hooklift Prime Mover.
FISCAL IMPACT:
The Contra Costa County Fire Protection District (District) could receive up to $325,000 in federal funds if awarded. There is no local agency
cost sharing requirement. A performance bond will be required. The grant award may be lower than the amount requested and will be for a
period of one year from the effective date of the award.
BACKGROUND:
The FY 2023 Urban Area Security Initiative (UASI) Program assists high-threat, high-density urban areas in efforts to build and sustain the
capabilities necessary to prevent, protect against, mitigate, respond to, and recover from acts of terrorism. The UASI program is intended to
provide financial assistance to address the unique multi-discipline planning, organization, equipment, training, and exercise needs of high-threat,
high-density urban areas and to assist these areas in building and sustaining capabilities to prevent, protect against, mitigate, respond to, and
recover from threats or acts of terrorism using a "Whole Community" approach. Activities implemented with UASI funds must support
terrorism preparedness by building or enhancing capabilities that relate to the prevention of, protection from, mitigation of, response to or
recovery from terrorism in order to be considered eligible.
APPROVE OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE
Action of Board On: 03/08/2022 APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED OTHER
Clerks Notes:
VOTE OF SUPERVISORS
AYE:John Gioia, Director
Candace Andersen,
Director
Diane Burgis, Director
Karen Mitchoff, Director
Federal D. Glover, Director
Contact: Lewis Broschard, Fire Chief (925)
941-3300
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: March 8, 2022
, County Administrator and Clerk of the Board of Supervisors
By: June McHuen, Deputy
cc:
C.11
To:Contra Costa County Fire Protection District Board of Directors
From:Lewis T. Broschard III, Chief, Contra Costa Fire Protection District
Date:March 8, 2022
Contra
Costa
County
Subject:FY 23 Urban Area Security Initiative Grant - Hooklift Prime Mover
BACKGROUND: (CONT'D)
However, many capabilities which support terrorism preparedness simultaneously support preparedness for other hazards. Grantees must
demonstrate the dual-use quality for any activities implemented that are not explicitly focused on terrorism preparedness. Urban areas must use
UASI funds to employ regional approaches to overall preparedness and are encouraged to adopt regional response structures whenever
appropriate. UASI program implementation and governance must include regional partners and should have balanced representation among
entities with operational responsibilities for prevention, protection, mitigation, response, and recovery activities within the region.
In order to meet the grant application deadline, the Fire District submitted this grant application on October 7, 2021, and is requesting the Board
to ratify the application of this grant.
The vehicle purchased with these grant funds will be used by the rescue program to deliver modular containers outfitted for disaster/terrorism
response. This vehicle is similar to the vehicles that deliver large dumpsters to construction sites. The vehicle that we will build will have the
ability to move 20-foot standard shipping containers, as well as specially designed transport decks for equipment. Each container will have a
cache of equipment that matches a specific job function. This will allow one vehicle to support multiple incidents occurring over the District's
vast geographic area. This vehicle can also be outfitted to transport pieces of heavy equipment (backhoe, bobcat loader, etc.) to incidents. In
2018, the District sent heavy equipment operators to assist with searching for victims of the Montecito mudflows. This vehicle would allow
those operators to take with them the equipment necessary to complete those types of tasks.
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
If unapproved, the Fire District would not be able to accept this grant or acquire the funding.
RECOMMENDATION(S):
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Fire Chief, or designee, to execute a software subscription agreement with Albanese Consulting, Inc, in an
amount not to exceed $15,000 for a records management system for fire investigations, for the period March 8, 2022, to March 7, 2025.
FISCAL IMPACT:
Budgeted; 100% Special District General Operating Fund. The District will pay an annual subscription fee. The current price for a three-year
subscription for seven users is $4,116 per year.
BACKGROUND:
Fire Files is a records management system for fire, arson, bomb and police investigations that is hosted by the vendor. The Contra Costa County
Fire Protection District's Fire Investigations Unit will use the system for investigative case management and reporting. The system follows the
National Fire Protection Association's 921 guidelines, tracks case data, and integrates with National Fire Incident Reporting System data.
APPROVE OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE
Action of Board On: 03/08/2022 APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED OTHER
Clerks Notes:
VOTE OF SUPERVISORS
AYE:John Gioia, Director
Candace Andersen,
Director
Diane Burgis, Director
Karen Mitchoff, Director
Federal D. Glover, Director
Contact: Chris Bachman, Assistant Fire Chief/Fire Marshal,
925-941-3300
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: March 8, 2022
Monica Nino, County Administrator and Clerk of the Board of Supervisors
By: June McHuen, Deputy
cc:
C.12
To:Contra Costa County Fire Protection District Board of Directors
From:Lewis T. Broschard III, Chief, Contra Costa Fire Protection District
Date:March 8, 2022
Contra
Costa
County
Subject:Software Subscription Agreement for Fire Investigations Records
BACKGROUND: (CONT'D)
The software subscription agreement obligates the District to indemnify and hold the vendor harmless against any claims incurred by vendor
arising out of or in conjunction with District's breach of the agreement, as well as all reasonable costs, expenses, and attorneys' fees incurred
therein.
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
If unapproved, the Fire District would be unable to execute the subscription agreement, and the Investigations Unit will be unable to effectively
manage cases and report information.