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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMINUTES - 12041990 - 1.54 , 1-054 THE BOARD ,OF SUPERVISORS OF CONTRA COSTA COUNTY, CALIFORNIA Adopted this Order on December 4, 1990 by the following vote: AYES s Supervisors Powers, Schroder, McPeak, Torlakson and Fanden NOES: None ABSENT: None ABSTAIN: None SUBJECT: RESOLUTION COMPLETING ) PROCEEDINGS FOR THE ) SAN RAMON VALLEY/TASSA- ) RESOLUTION NO. 90/771 JARA FIRE DISTRICT ) (Gov. Code 57082) BOUNDARY REORGANIZATION ) Pursuant to the Cortese-Knox Act, Government Code sections 56000 et seq. , the Board of Supervisors of the County of Contra Costa resolves as follows: 1 . On June 29, 1990, Resolution No. 90/405, adopted by the Board of Supervisors for the Tassajara Fire Protection District (TFPD) , and Amended Resolution No. 90-01, adopted by the Board of Directors of the San Ramon Valley Fire Protection District (SRVFPD) , were filed with the Executive Officer of the Local Agency Formation Commission of Contra Costa County (LAFCO) . Said Resolutions in combination constituted application for a reorganization, pursuant to the Cortese-Knox Local Government Reorganization Act of 1985, consisting of the annexation to SRVFPD of all territory presently within TFPD and the concurrent dissolution of the TFPD. The reason for this proposal is to allow the provision of better and more economic fire protection services to the area of the Tassajara Fire Protection District, along with the attendant benefits of economies of scale to the entire San Ramon Valley Fire Protection District. 2 . On August 8, 1990, LAFCO approved the subject Reorganization. 3 . A request for reconsideration of the LAFCO approval was denied by LAFCO on October 10, 1990. 4 . On October 30, 1990, this Board held a noticed public hearing on the subject Reorganization, receiving any protests that any person desired to file, hearing all testimony that any person desired to present, and receiving any letters or other documents that any person desired to submit. This Board then closed said public hearing, determined that no protests had been filed against the Reorganization, and declared its intention to order the subject Reorganization without election by the voters of the affected territory unless a petition containing sufficient signatures requesting a confirming election were filed within 30 days . 5 . There will be no name change for the Reorganized district, which will continue to be known as the San Ramon Valley Fire Protection District. The Tassajara Fire Protection District, will cease to exist. 6 . No petition sufficient to require an election having been received, this Board hereby orders the Reorganization without- election, subject to the following conditions approved by LAFCO: a. All equipment an& other personal property, all real property, and all records, funding, rights, liabilities and assets, whether tangible or intangible, shall be transferred from the Tassajara Fire Protection District and become the property, rights and obligations of the San Ramon Valley Fire Protection District. The Board of Supervisors and the Governing Board of -1- the San Ramon Valley Fire Protection District shall take whatever measures may be necessary to effect these transfers . b. The Chief of the Tassajara Fire Protection District, or one of his Assistant Chiefs, is to be employed on a full time basis with the San Ramon Valley Fire Protection District in the classification of Fire Officer Exempt which is equivalent to the position of Captain. This position will be a management position whose primary job will be to organize, train and supervise the volunteer program. A senior volunteer officer will be continued at Station 37 and shall be compensated commensurate with his responsibilities. c. All fire fighting apparatus currently assigned to stations in the Tassajara Fire Protection District shall remain at such stations unless future fire fighting requirements justify their reassignment, as determined by the Governing Board of the San Ramon Valley Fire Protection District. d. Upon the effective date of the reorganization, the Board of Directors of the San Ramon Valley Fire Protection District shall create an advisory Committee which shall consist of those persons who served as Fire Commissioners of the Tassajara Fire Protection District immediately prior to the effective date of said annexation. The Advisory Committee shall advise and make recommendations to the Governing Board of the San Ramon Valley Fire Protection District concerning its operation. The Advisory Committee shall continue to operate until the November 1991 election at which time the question of its continued existence shall be reviewed. Should any member of the Advisory Committee resign or cease serving on the Advisory Committee, said vacancy shall not be filled. Should any member of the Governing Board of the San Ramon Valley Fire Protection District resign, he may serve on the advisory Committee only in the event that his vacancy on the Board of Directors is filled by an individual serving on the Advisory Committee. The Advisory Committee shall recommend fire protection services and facilities, such as suitable meeting and drill space for the volunteers of the area. e. Station 36 is to be rebuilt or remodeled at its current location at 6100 Camino Tassajara Road, and paid personnel are to be added during the next fiscal year ( 1990-91) . The Tassajara Fire Volunteer/Reserve program is to be retained and strengthened. f . The two full-time paid firefighters of 'the Tassajara Fire Protection District shall become employees of the reorganized district as entry level firefighters provided they meet all necessary professional and physical standards and subject to a one year probationary period. g. The San Ramon Valley Fire Protection District maintenance of the Tassajara Schoolhouse shall continue at the present level, until such time as the County of Contra Costa and the local residents might make other arrangements . h. Station 37, on top of Morgan Territory, is to be provided with a new heavy duty patrol/engine. Further, discussions are to be held with the Advisory Committee and volunteers of the area on the feasibility of updating fire facilities and equipment with emphasis on finding suitable meeting and drill space for area volunteers . 7 . The description of the annexed and dissolved territory is all that territory within the current boundaries of the Tassajara Fire Protection District. 8 . This Board finds and declares that, acting as the governing board of the Tassajara Fire Protection District, it has -2- by unanimous resolution consented to the dissolution of the District. 9 . There is no bonded debt for either the San Ramon Valley Fire Protection District or the Tassajara Fire Protection District. The Clerk of this Board shall forthwith transmit a certified copy of this Resolution, along with a remittance to cover any applicable fees as provided by the Government Code, to the Executive Officer of the Local Agency Formation Commission. DCG/jh I hereby certify that this is a true and correct copy of cc: County Administrator an action taken and entered on the minutes of the LAFCO Board of Supervisors on the date shown. County Counsel ATTESTED. December 4. 1990 San Ramon Valley FPD PHIL BATCHELOR,Clerk of the Board Ta s s a j a ra FPD Of Supervisors and County Administrator J-96)a:\9rvfd.dcg By �Deputy -3-