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CONTRA COSTA COUNTY 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
1:00 PMTuesday, April 14, 2026
1:00 P.M. Convene and call to order
Rollcall
Director Candace Andersen, Director Diane Burgis, Director Ken
Carlson, and Director Shanelle Scales-Preston
Present
Director John GioiaAbsent
1.
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)
Attachments:CPI, San Francisco Area_December 2025_Western Information
Office_U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Motion:Scales-Preston
BurgisSecond:
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Director Andersen, Director Burgis, Director Carlson, and
Director Scales-Preston
Aye:
Director GioiaAbsent:
Result:Passed
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
Attachments:FC REPORT - April 14 2026.docx
Hospital Transfer of Care Times Charts April - March 2026
Motion:Andersen
CarlsonSecond:
Director Andersen, Director Burgis, Director Carlson, and
Director Scales-Preston
Aye:
Director GioiaAbsent:
Result:Passed
D.3 PUBLIC COMMENT (2 Minutes)
3.ADJOURN
4.CONSENT ITEMS
CONSIDER CONSENT ITEMS
A motion was made by Director Andersen, seconded by Director Burgis, to approve
the Consent Agenda. The motion carried by the following vote:
Director Andersen, Director Burgis, Director Carlson, and
Director Scales-Preston
Aye:
Director GioiaAbsent:
Result:Passed
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
Attachments:Ordinance 2026-08 (Administrative Fines) - FINAL
approved
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
approved
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
26-1449
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mapping, analytics, and live-streaming platform, for the period May 1, 2026
through May 1, 2027. (100% CCCFPD General Operating Fund)
approved
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
approved
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
approved
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
approved
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
Attachments:BDA-26-00578.pdf
approved
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
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approved
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
approved
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
approved
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
approved
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
approved
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
approved
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
approved
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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
approved
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
approved
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
Attachments:Audit Communication Letter (TCWG)
RHFPD Measure-O Audit Report FY2024-2025
RHFPD-Audited Financial Statements 6.30.2025
approved
C.18
.
DENY late claim filed by Stephen Yaws.26-1464
approved
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.
Time limits for public speakers may be adjusted at the discretion of the Chair .
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Martinez, California.
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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
member within the previous 12 months are required to disclose that fact for the official record of the
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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 .
Glossary of Acronyms, Abbreviations, and other Terms
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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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