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Home My WebLink AboutMINUTES - 02131990 - 2.4 � . A .2. y Yn� BOARD OF SUPERVISORS FROM: PHIL BATCHELOR "t Contra Gr County Administrator COSI DATE: February 7, 1990 ' County �o.•\� - SUBJECT: SPECIAL DISTRICT AUGMENTATION FUND SUPPLEMENTAL ALLOCA 0 MORAGA FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT FOR ADDITIONAL PERSONNEL Specific Request(s) or Recommendations(s) & Background & Justification RECOMMENDATION: Authorize an allocation from the Special District Augmentation Fund and required appropriation adjustment in the amount of $50,000 to the Moraga Fire Protection District for additional personnel. Approve position adjustment request (P300) adding three firefighter positions. FINANCIAL IMPACT: The recommended allocation will reduce the unallocated fund balance of the fire district share of the Special District Augmentation Fund to $3,739,988 ($3,696,171 operations and $43,817 capital) . REASONS FOR RECOMMENDATION/BACKGROUND: The recommended three firefighter positions are required to provide a minimum of three-person engine companies throughout the District. The District has always operated below the County standard of three firefighters per engine company. The District presently operates with two on-duty firefighters at its Rheem Valley station and four on-duty firefighters at the main station. The recommended positions will be assigned to the Rheem Valley station to provide for three on-duty firefighters. The District operates the main station with four firefighters for two reasons. The first reason is related to the paramedic service provided by the District. Response to paramedic calls requires two firefighters. In the event that the station receives an emergency call while the paramedic unit is out on an earlier call, the station can still respond with the remaining two firefighters, relying on assistance from other fire stations. The second reason for the four firefighter mode of operation is to provide two simultaneous response units needed because of the growth and development of the District. During the past several years, the area served by the District's two fire stations has grown significantly. Major fire risks now include several tracts of single family homes, apartments, two commercial shopping areas, a major college campus, and extensive areas of high hazard wildland/urban interface. Much of this new fire risk has developed beyond the 1 1/2 mile - 3 minute response zones of existing fire stations. The development of these relatively remote areas and the increase in population possibly justify the need for a third fire station. Moraga's population exceeds the population of Lafayette and Orinda which each have three fire stations. CONTINUED ON ATTACBMENT: X YES Signature: X Recommendation of County Administrator Recommendation of Board Committee X Approve Other Signature(s)- Action of Board on- FEB 13 1990 Approved as Recommended Other Vote of Supervisors- I HEREBY CERTIFY .THAT THIS IS A TRUE AND CORRECT COPY OF AN ACTION TAKEN - _ Unanimous (Absent ) AND ENTERED ON THE MINUTES OF THE Ayes: Noes: BOARD OF SUPERVISORS ON DATE SHOWN- Absent: Abstain- Attested: FEB 13 1990 Phil Batchelor, Clerk of cc: County Administrator the Board of Supervisors County Counsel and County Administrator Auditor-Controller County Fire Districts DEPUTY United Professional Firefighters By: Local 1230 9Becial District-Augmentation Fund Sipplemental Allocation to Moraga Fire Protection District for Additional Personnel Page 2 February 7, 1990 Instead of seeking a third fire station, the District decided to deal with the increased service responsibilities by encouraging built-in sprinkler protection in all new residential. and commercial developments, and providing two fire response units from the main fire station in Moraga. The addition of a third fire station would require at least six additional firefighters above the level recommended in this Board Order. Extensive Automatic Aid agreements are also used to increase fireground staffing but the remoteness of the protection area means significant delays in receiving assistance from other fire departments. Because of these delays, it is important that District firefighting units be adequately staffed to provide basic fire and rescue service levels in the communities served. Funding for one of the three recommended positions will be provided by funds from the Countywide Emergency Medical Services Benefit Assessment (Measure "H") beginning in 1990-1991. The costs of the other two positions will be funded through the regular budget process. -POSITION ADJUSTMENT BEQUEST Date: l 31 90 Dept: Department .Moraga Fire .District . . .Budget. _Unit-No...-.7050 .Org..-:No._7050 -Agency-_No. ' Action Requested: Add three (3) Fitefighter Positions - Class Code'RPWA Proposed Effective Date: ASAP Explain why adjustment is needed: To provide minimum 3 person Crew on Engine Companies Classification Questionnaire attached: Yes. No X Cost is within department's .budget: Yes No g_ Total One-Time Costs (non-salary) associated with this request: $ 0 Estimated Total cost of adjustment (salary/benefits/one-time): .. _ _._.:._:_. ... . : Total. Annual Cost $ 142.000 ' N.et..County .Cost...$..-0 :Total This FY $ 5n�nnn N.C.C. This 'FY $ -0- Source of Funding to Offset Adjustment: 1989/90-SDAF. 1990/91-SDAF & Measure "H" Department must initiate necessary appropriation adjustment . . and submit to CAO. . Use additional sheets for further explanations or comments. (for) Department Head Reviewed by CAO and Released To Personnel Department eputy County Administrator Date Personnel Department Recommendation Date: 2/b/9 0 Classify three Firefighter (RPWA) positions at salary level L5-1819 ($2800-3403). .• Amend Resolution 71/17 establishing positions and resolutions allocating classes to the Basic/Exempt Salary Schedule, as described above. Effective: day following Board action. I Date for Director of a sonnel County Administrator Recommendation Date: - -90 Approve Recommendation of Director of Personnel Disapprove Recommendation of Director of Personnel Other: (for) Cou ty Administrator Board of Supervisors Action FEB 13 1990 Phil Batchelor, Clerk of the Board of Adjustment APPROVED/ on Supervisors and County Administrator Date: FEB 13 1990 By: , APPROVAL OF THIS ADJUSTMENT CONSTITUTES A PERSONNEL/SALARY RESOLUTION AMENDMENT. P300 (M347) 7/89 (Rev. ) AUDITOR-CONTROLLER USE QNLY — CONTRA COSTA COUNTY FINAL APPROVAL NEEDED BY: APPROPRIATION ADJUSTMENT Q BOARD OF SUPERVISOR6�-�( T/C 2 7 COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR ACCOUNT CODING BUDGET UNIT: MORAGA FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT ORGANIZATiox EXPENDITURE EXPENDITURE ACCOUNT DESCRIPTION <D INCREASE $Us-ACCOUNT 100 100 7050 1011 Permanent Salaries 1 50,000-100 7050 6301 Reserve for Contingencies 50,000100 7050 6301 Appropriable New Revenue 50,000 00 f TOTALS 50,OOQ 00 100,00q0O .4 /APPROVED EXPLANATION OF REQUEST AUDITOR TROLLE By: Dot Appropriate allocation received from the Special District Augmentation Fund for additional personnel . COUNTY NIST By: D -/T7-� BOARD OF SU RVISORS Supervisors Powers,Fandm YES: Schroder.McPwK Torlaksw N 0.- ft) Ratchetot, Cterk Of MID suo--rvisors and County Admind"N 2113(Cto .7 SIONATURE TITLEDATE APPROPRIATION A 200a—-12- a Y: ADJ. JOURNAL NO. (M 129 Rev 2/86) SEE INSTRUCTIONS ON REVERSE SIDE " CONTRA COSTA COUNTY ESTIMATED REVENUE ADJUSTMENT T/C 24 ACCOUNT CODING BUDGET UNIT: MORAGA FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT ORGANIZATION ACCOUNT REVENUE DESCRIPTION INCREASE <0ECREASE> 100 1( I I I I 7050 9015 Special District Augmentation 50,000100 I I I , I I I I I I i i I I I I 1 I � I I I I I � I 1 I � I I I I � TOTALS 50,00000 A ROVED EXPLANATION OF REQUEST AUDITOR- OLLER Z- L,�. 7 U Revenue received from the Special District Augmentation By: Dote Fund for additional personnel . COUNTY ADMI RAT0 ey: a BOARD OF SUPE V ORS YES: Supervisors Pbwerg,FBRder1, Schroder.McPeak, Torlakst± NO: � Batchelor,il 1 CCerk of the land Cf 2 Phf 3 lq0 SaP.ervtors--ad County Adminut A R E TITLE DATE By: Bi1t REVENUE ADJ. RA006n2 (M 8134 Rev. 2/56) JOURNAL NO.