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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
AARON J. MCALISTER, FIRE CHIEF, (925)
941-3300
MONICA NINO, COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR
AND CLERK OF THE BOARD OF
SUPERVISORS, (925) 655-2075
1:00 PMTuesday, August 25, 2026
1:00 P.M. Convene and call to order
Director John Gioia, Director Candace Andersen, Director Diane
Burgis, Director Ken Carlson, and Director Shanelle
Scales-Preston
Present
1.CONSIDER CONSENT ITEMS (Items listed as C.1 through C.9 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.
Motion:Carlson
AndersenSecond:
Director Burgis, Director Carlson, Director Scales-Preston,
Director Andersen, and Director Gioia
Aye:
Result:Passed
2.DISCUSSION ITEMS
D.1.CONSIDER accepting a presentation from the Fire Chief regarding the
Morgan Fire Incident covering the operational period of July 18, 2026, to
July 19, 2026. (Aaron McAlister, Fire Chief)
26-3605
Attachments:Morgan Fire Presentation
Public Comment: Anthony
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Motion:Carlson
BurgisSecond:
Aye:
Result:Passed
D.2.CONSIDER accepting a report from the Fire Chief providing a status
summary for ongoing Fire District activities and initiatives. (Aaron
McAlister, Fire Chief)
26-3606
Attachments:FC REPORT - August 2026 (1)
2026 4th of July Stats 1000-0300
Hospital Transfer of Care Times Charts July - July 2026 (90th perc.)
(Section M.5)
Contra Costa Facility Patient Transfer of Care Times 08-01-2025 to
07-31-2026
Public Comment: Anthony, Tracy Kasamoto, Marivel Mendoza, Craig Lazzeretti,
Jovita Mendoza.
Motion:Andersen
CarlsonSecond:
Director Burgis, Director Carlson, Director Scales-Preston,
Director Gioia, and Director Andersen
Aye:
Result:Passed
D.3 PUBLIC COMMENT (2 Minutes)
Public Comment:
Tech Issues For Public Comments: Katherine Walley
Martinez Refining Company: Craig Lazerretti
Budget For Low-income Housing: Tracy Kasamoto
CONSIDER CONSENT ITEMS
A motion was made by Director Carlson, seconded by Director Andersen, to approve
the Consent Agenda. The motion carried by the following vote:
Director Gioia, Director Andersen, Director Burgis, Director
Carlson, and Director Scales-Preston
Aye:
Result:Passed
C.1.ADOPT Resolution No. 2026-08 which supersedes Resolution No. 2024-9
regarding terms and conditions for emergency response within the California
Fire Service and Rescue Emergency Mutual Aid System. (Access to mutual
aid reimbursement)
Attachments:P to P Resolution 2026
C.2.APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Fire Chief, or designee, to enter into a
Memorandum of Understanding with Contra Costa Regional Health
26-3607
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Foundation (CCRHF) for Administration of Community Stipends
Supporting Contra Costa County Fire Protection District’s Hazardous
Materials Division, for the period July 1, 2026, through June 30, 2027, and
for annual periods thereafter. (No fiscal impact)
approved
C.3.APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Fire Chief, or designee, to execute a
contract with Nevada ByProducts, Inc. (dba Rynocare Medical Waste
Disposal) in an amount not to exceed $5,000, for hazardous waste, medical
waste, and controlled substance disposal services, for the period September
1, 2026, through August 30, 2028. (100% CCCFPD General Fund)
26-3608
approved
C.4.APPROVE response to Civil Grand July Report No. 2607, entitled "Contra
Costa County Fire Protection District, Ambulance Patient Offload Delays :
Time is of the Essence" and DIRECT the Clerk of the Board to forward the
response to the Superior Court no later than August 28, 2026. (No fiscal
impact)
26-3609
Attachments:2026 Grand Jury Response APOT
approved
C.5.APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Purchasing Agent, or designee, to
execute, on behalf of the Fire Chief, an amendment to the Participating
Addendum with CDW-G under the OMNIA Partners Public Sector
Purchasing Cooperative Program, to increase the payment limit by $733,162
to a new payment limit of $1,000,000, for the continued acquisition of
information technology solutions products and services with no change to
the term through July 1, 2028. (100% EMS Transport Fund)
26-3610
approved
C.6.AUTHORIZE the Fire Chief or designee, to execute a grant deed
transferring title of Fire Station 75 located at 259 Garretson Ave. Rodeo,
from the former Rodeo Hercules Fire Protection District to the Contra Costa
County Fire Protection District, and AUTHORIZE the Fire Chief or
designee to take any and all actions necessary to complete the recording of
the grant deed. (No fiscal impact)
26-3611
approved
C.7.APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Purchasing Agent, to execute on behalf of
the Fire Chief, a purchase order with Halcore Group, Inc. (dba American
Emergency Vehicles) in an amount not to exceed $4,300,000 for the
manufacture and sale of 20 ambulance vehicles and accompanying
equipment. (100% EMS Transport Fund)
26-3612
approved
C.8.DECLARE as surplus, AUTHORIZE the Fire Chief, or designee, to dispose
of a utility vehicle, and APPROVE the donation of the vehicle to the Suisun
26-3613
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Fire Protection District in Solano County. (No fiscal impact)
approved
C.9.APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Fire Chief, or designee, to execute a
contract with Canva, in an amount not to exceed $13,000.00, to provide
graphic design software for the Fire District for the period October 1, 2026
through September 30, 2031. (100% General Operating Fund)
26-3614
approved
ADVISORY COMMISSION
The Contra Costa County Fire Protection District Advisory Fire Commission is scheduled to meet next
on Monday, September 14, 2026, at 7:00 p.m. at their Administrative Office, 4005 Port Chicago
Highway, Suite 250, Concord, CA 94520.
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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
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
Contra Costa County has a policy of making limited use of acronyms, abbreviations, and
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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