HomeMy WebLinkAboutAGENDA - 4/14/2026 -Tuesday, April 14, 2026
1:00 PM
CONTRA COSTA COUNTY
Administration Building | 1025 Escobar St., Martinez, CA
AGENDA
FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT
Board of Directors
DIANE BURGIS, CHAIR
JOHN GIOIA
CANDACE ANDERSEN
KEN CARLSON, VICE CHAIR
SHANELLE SCALES-PRESTON
LEWIS BROSCHARD, FIRE CHIEF, (925) 941-3300
MONICA NINO, COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR AND CLERK OF THE
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS, (925) 655-2075
FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT AGENDA April 14, 2026
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1:00 P.M. Convene and call to order
1.CONSIDER CONSENT ITEMS (Items listed as C.1 through C.18 on the following
agenda) – Items are subject to removal from Consent Calendar by request of any Director .
Items removed from the Consent Calendar will be considered with the Discussion Items .
2.DISCUSSION ITEMS
D.1.HEARING to consider adopting Resolution No. 2026-05 affirming the intention
to continue the levy of a Special Tax Funding Measure, declare the amount by
which to increase the levy based upon the limitations provided within the context
of Measure O, and provide notice of a public hearing for the potential increase
according to the 2025 Consumer Price Index, representing an increase of $8 per
parcel per year. (Lewis Broschard, Fire Chief)
CPI, San Francisco Area_December 2025_Western Information
Office_U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Attachments:
D.2.CONSIDER accepting a report from the Fire Chief providing a status summary
for ongoing Fire District activities and initiatives. (Lewis Broschard, Fire Chief)
26-1446
FC REPORT - April 14 2026.docx
Hospital Transfer of Care Times Charts April - March 2026
Attachments:
D.3 PUBLIC COMMENT (2 Minutes)
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3.ADJOURN
4.CONSENT ITEMS
C.1.INTRODUCE Ordinance No. 2026-08 establishing administrative fines and
enforcement procedures for violations of the Fire Code of the Contra Costa
County Fire Protection District; WAIVE reading; and FIX April 28, 2026 for
adoption.
26-1447
Ordinance 2026-08 (Administrative Fines) - FINALAttachments:
C.2.APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Purchasing Agent, on behalf of the Fire Chief,
to execute a purchase order with Testforce, an authorized reseller for Viavi
Solutions, in an amount not to exceed $205,149 for the purchase of replacement
radio service monitors. (100% CCCFPD EMS Transport Fund)
26-1448
C.3. APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Fire Chief, or designee, to execute a contract
with Hummingbird Drones Inc., d/b/a Nova Software Company Inc., in an amount
not to exceed $8,000 for access to the Nova cloud-based mapping, analytics, and
live-streaming platform, for the period May 1, 2026 through May 1, 2027. (100%
CCCFPD General Operating Fund)
26-1449
C.4.APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Fire Chief, or designee, to execute a contract
with Xylo Risk, Inc. in an amount not to exceed $15,000 for wildfire mitigation
prioritization analysis and risk modeling services for pilot communities within the
Fire District for the period May 1, 2026 through May 1, 2027. (100% CCCFPD
General Operating Fund)
26-1450
C.5.APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Fire Chief, or designee, to execute a contract
amendment with Freshworks Inc., to increase the payment limit by $50,000, to a
new payment limit of $80,000, and to extend the term to December 30, 2029, for
its IT support channels and internal operations tool. (100% CCCFPD General
Fund)
26-1451
C.6.APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Purchasing Agent, on behalf of the Fire Chief,
to execute a purchase order with Telepath, an authorized reseller for Telex, in an
amount not to exceed $276,597 pursuant to the terms of the Sourcewell Master
Agreement and the Participating Addendum between Bosch Security Systems,
LLC and Sourcewell, for the purchase and installation of IP control equipment for
two-way radio communications. (100% CCCFPD EMS Transport Fund)
26-1452
C.7.APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Fire Chief, or designee, to execute a contract
with Golden State Fire Apparatus, Inc. for the manufacture and sale of four (4),
4x4 International Targhee Model 34 Engines and accompanying equipment, in an
amount not to exceed $2,744,870; and APPROVE Budget Amendment No.
BDA-26-00578 appropriating fund balance of $2,745,000 for the purchase of the
four (4) firefighting engines and accompanying equipment. (100% CCCFPD
General Operating Fund)
26-1453
BDA-26-00578.pdfAttachments:
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C.8.APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Fire Chief, or designee, to execute a purchase
contract with Golden State Fire Apparatus, Inc ., in an amount not to exceed
$6,658,505 for the manufacture and purchase of five Type 1 fire engines; to
execute a new lease schedule under the Master Lease Agreement with PNC Bank,
National Association for an amount not to exceed $7,832,245 for the
lease-purchase of the Pierce fire engines; and to execute a four-party agreement
among Golden State Fire Apparatus; PNC Bank, National Association; Pierce
Manufacturing, Inc; and the Contra Costa County Fire Protection District. (100%
CCCFPD General Operating Fund)
26-1454
C.9.APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Fire Chief, or designee, to execute a contract
with Waterproofing Associates, Inc., in an amount not to exceed $3,000,000 to
provide on-call roofing and exterior/interior waterproofing services at various Fire
District sites and facilities, for the period April 15, 2026 through April 14, 2031.
(100%
CCCFPD General Operating Fund)
26-1455
C.10.APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Purchase Agent, or designee, on behalf of the
Fire Chief, to execute a purchase order with Electric Vehicle Rescue App Inc. in
an amount not to exceed $1,500 for the EV Rescue mobile application
subscription for fire district personnel, for the period May 1, 2026 through April
30, 2029. (100% CCCFPD General Operating Fund)
26-1456
C.11.APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Fire Chief, or designee, to execute a
Participating Addendum and AUTHORIZE the Purchasing Agent, or designee, on
behalf of the Fire Chief, to issue a purchase order with Brickyard Building
Materials in an amount not to exceed $250,000 for the purchase of chain saw
equipment for the Fire District’s Saw Program for the period April 1, 2026
through March 31, 2029. (100% CCCFPD General Operating Fund)
26-1457
C.12.APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Fire Chief, or designee, to execute a contract
with Golden State Fire Apparatus, Inc., in an amount not to exceed $561,110 for
the manufacture and purchase of one (1) Emergency Crew Transport vehicle.
(100% CCCFPD General Operating Fund)
26-1458
C.13.APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Fire Chief, or designee, to execute a contract
amendment with Converge Consulting Group, LLC, to increase the payment limit
by $160,000 to a new payment limit of $320,000 and to extend the term end date
from April 30, 2026 to October 31, 2027, for consulting services for the District’s
strategic and programmatic plan focused on workplace culture, fairness, and
organizational effectiveness. (100% CCCFPD General Operating Fund)
26-1459
C.14.APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Fire Chief, or designee, to execute a contract
with The Investigative Group, in an amount not to exceed $300,000 for internal
administrative investigations for the period May 1, 2026 through April 30, 2029.
(100% CCCFPD General Operating Fund)
26-1460
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C.15.APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Fire Chief, or designee, to execute a contract
amendment with American Medical Response West, to correct contract provisions
that were inadvertently removed from the prior amendment entered into by parties
on December 31, 2025. (No fiscal impact)
26-1461
C.16.APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Fire Chief, or designee, to submit an
application to the California Fire Safe Council for an extension of the 2025
California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE) County
Coordinator Statewide Grant Program, to extend the performance period from
July 1, 2026, through October 15, 2027, enabling the Fire District to expend the
remaining funds from the original grant award of $175,000, along with additional
funds from the grant extension in the amount of $151,500, over the period of
performance. (100% State)
26-1462
C.17.As the successor agency to the former Rodeo-Hercules Fire Protection District,
ACCEPT the Fiscal Year 2024-25 financial audit completed by Harshwal &
Associates. (No fiscal impact)
26-1463
Audit Communication Letter (TCWG)
RHFPD Measure-O Audit Report FY2024-2025
RHFPD-Audited Financial Statements 6.30.2025
Attachments:
C.18.DENY late claim filed by Stephen Yaws.26-1464
ADVISORY COMMISSION
The Contra Costa County Fire Protection District Advisory Fire Commission is scheduled to meet next
on Monday, May 11, 2026, 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.
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GENERAL INFORMATION
The Board meets in all its capacities pursuant to Ordinance Code Section 24-2.402.
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 96
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 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 before the Board votes on the motion to adopt. Each member of the public will be
allowed two minutes to comment on the entire consent agenda .
Persons who wish to speak on matters set for PUBLIC HEARINGS will be heard when the Chair calls
for public testimony. Each speaker during public testimony will be limited to two minutes. After public
testimony, 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 Supervisors
can be submitted to the office of the Clerk of the Board via mail: Board of Directors, 1025 Escobar
Street, First Floor, Martinez, CA 94553 or to clerkoftheboard@cob.cccounty.us.
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DISCLOSURE OF CAMPAIGN CONTRIBUTIONS
Pursuant to Government Code section 84308 (the Levine Act), members of the Board of Supervisors are
disqualified and not able to participate in any agenda item involving contracts (except for contracts
exempt from the Levine Act under Government Code section 84308(a)), franchises, discretionary land
use permits and other entitlements, if the Board member received, within the previous 12 months, more
than $500 in campaign contributions from the applicant or contractor, an agent of the applicant or
contractor, or any financially interested participant who actively supports or opposes the County’s
decision on the agenda item. Members of the Board of Supervisors who have received, and applicants,
contractors or their agents who have made, campaign contributions totaling more than $500 to a Board
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member within the previous 12 months are required to disclose that fact for the official record of the
subject proceeding. Disclosures must include the amount of the campaign contribution and identify the
recipient Board member, and may be made either in writing to the Clerk of the Board of Supervisors
before the subject hearing or by verbal disclosure at the time of the hearing .
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industry-specific language in its Board of Supervisors meetings and written materials. For a list of
commonly used language that may appear in oral presentations and written materials associated with
Board meetings, please visit https://www.contracosta.ca.gov/8464/Glossary-of-Agenda-Acronyms.
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