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Home My WebLink AboutMINUTES - 01132015 - FPD C.01U:\SRMGRS\FC\COMMISSI\2014ANNUALREPORT Page 1 of 4 2014 ANNUAL REPORT  CONTRA COSTA COUNTY FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT ADVISORY FIRE COMMISSION Randall J. Henderson, District I Bill Granados, District II, Liaison to the Board of Supervisors Edward Haynes, District III, Vice Chair Barry Cunningham, District IV Nat Rojanasathira, District V Mike Egan, At Large #1 Richard T. Chapman, At Large #2, Chair Shawn de Leuze, Staff Alternates: Erling Horn, District II Melvin Chappel, District III Dylan Reinhold, District IV (resigned eff. 10/28/14) U:\SRMGRS\FC\COMMISSI\2014ANNUALREPORT Page 2 of 4 2014 ANNUAL REPORT Contra Costa County Fire Protection District Advisory Fire Commission Meetings: Bi-monthly meetings were held: March, April, June, August, October, and December Location/Time: 2010 Geary Road, Pleasant Hill (March & April); 2945 Treat Blvd., Concord (June-December) at 7:00 p.m. Chair: Richard “Tom” Chapman Staff: Shawn de Leuze Reporting Period: January through December 2014 I. ACTIVITIES  Conducted regular business of the Commission  Conducted regular business of the Commission as well as the following Committees:  Apparatus & Equipment*  Budget*  Personnel*  Property and Annexation* (*All above committee business conducted during course of regular meetings.)  Bylaws Committee – met September 22, 2014  Attended Contra Costa County Fire Commissioners’ Association Meetings  Attended Board of Supervisors’ Meetings  Attended Contra Costa County Fire Protection District Board of Directors’ meetings  Attended the Fire Services Study (Fitch Report) Town Hall  Attended the Fallen Firefighters’ Memorial Service  Attended various city council, town hall, and other fire board meetings II. ACCOMPLISHMENTS  Reinstituted the presentation of service pins to recognition of Fire District personnel for years of service  Reviewed and provided feedback on the Draft FY 2014/15 Budget  Conducted public hearings to resolve public complaints regarding weed abatement charges U:\SRMGRS\FC\COMMISSI\2014ANNUALREPORT Page 3 of 4  Relocated meetings to the District’s Training Center to accommodate additional public attendance  Review of the $10M apparatus lease/purchase project  Support of Fire Station 46 on the Lafayette/Orinda border  Provided feedback on fire prevention activities, suppression leave, incident summary reports and response times  Provided feedback on levels of service in communities with closed stations or reduced service  Provided direction on a large residential abatement charge in Pittsburg  Took action relating to a multi-year weed abatement issue in Martinez  Assisted with a fire hydrant service concern in Lafayette  Approved the surplus of fire equipment, Reserve Station 18 in Clyde, and the Alhambra Valley vacant parcel  Drafted revisions to the Commission Bylaws III. ATTENDANCE/REPRESENTATION  Vacancies: District 1 Alternate; District 4 Alternate (eff. December); District 5 Alternate  Diversity: Commission consists of a variety of retired and active business professionals/owners; retired Fire Captain; computer programmer; security advisor/former police officer/current reserve at San Ramon Valley Fire Protection District; San Francisco Fire Department retiree; and Assistant to the Town Manager – Town of Danville.  Level of Participation: Regular Mtgs. Chapman 5 of 6 Cunningham 5 of 6 Egan 6 of 6 Granados 6 of 6 Haynes 6 of 6 Henderson 6 of 6 Rojanasathira 6 of 6 Chappel (Alt.) 6 of 6 Horn (Alt.) 5 of 6 Reinhold (Alt.) 4 of 6  Quorum Frequency: No meetings cancelled due to lack of a quorum. IV. TRAINING/CERTIFICATION  Commissioner Mike Egan – o Attended volunteer firefighter training at Quincy Fire Department U:\SRMGRS\FC\COMMISSI\2014ANNUALREPORT Page 4 of 4 o Attended Railroad Emergency Response, Hazardous Materials Awareness and Crude Oil training presented by Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railroad o Completed 4-month EMT training o Completed National Fire Academy NWCG S-130, Firefighter Training and S-190, Introduction to Wildland Fire Behavior online training courses o Received training in ice rescue and vehicle extrication V. PROPOSED WORK PLAN/OBJECTIVES FOR NEXT YEAR  Continue to work with Fire Chief on budgetary issues  Attend meetings relative to fire service issues  Provide input to the Board of Directors  Continue to monitor citizen complaints stemming from the District’s weed abatement program  Continued oversight/approval of disposal of surplus property  Continue to champion the need for Station 46 in Lafayette  Continue to explore alternate funding sources