Lockwood Fire Protection District
Minutes:
Regular Meeting of the Board of Directors
April 27, 2009
7:00 p.m. at Station #1
1.
Call to Order and
2.
Establish Quorum –
Roll Call :
Andrea Jones, John Asmus, Chris Schneider, (Treasurer) Tim Worny(in
attendance 7:00-7:30PM only), (Chief) Dave Long, (Secretary) Doreen Meyer,
(Auxiliary) Theresa Coleman.
Homer Forbes and Daryl Ann Dutton not present.
3.
AFPA Report
John Asmus has gone to all subcommittee meetings; the proposal discussed in
the special meeting should have been under the subcommittee, not the AFPA.
During further consideration of the proposed RFP for a consultant,
the subcommittee noted that the
original RFP was far to broad and contained a lot of requirements that were
unnecessary and beyond funding.
The subcommittee will write another focused report covering only needed
issues. Continued discussion
about standardized pay scales, county-wide involvement and the impact of
non-participating districts on Measure M funds.
4.
Approval of Minutes
and Treasurer’s Reports
a.
Approval of Minutes of
Regular Meeting of March, 2009
John Asmus moved to approve the minutes of the (regular) March meeting; Chris Schneider seconded the motion, which passed unanimously.
b.
Approval of Minutes of
Special Meeting of March, 2009
John Asmus moved to approve the minutes of the special meeting; Chris
Schneider seconded the motion, which passed unanimously.
c.
Approval of
Treasurer’s Report March, 2009
Budget process for next fiscal year will begin in June; ‘rough draft’ to be
in by that meeting. Chris
Schneider moved to accept the Treasurer’s Report with a revision to the Work
Comp entry; John Asmus seconded the motion, which passed unanimously.
5.
Fire Chief’s Report
a.
Calls: Medical __3___,
Fire: Structure _____ Wildland
_____
Vehicle Accidents __5___ ;
Public Assists ______: Power Line__1___
b.
Training: Chief Long
summarized training costs/needs for the new group of volunteers.
LFPD has met its limit for volunteers and there is now a waiting list
of volunteers. Andrea notes
that there are two potential grant sources (FEMA and ‘Stimulus’ Funds) for
turnouts. Strike Team funds are
still due. Clements’ training
for three days, live fire, $20./participant, in June.
The water tender will also be there.
c.
Amador Fire Chief’s
Association Meeting: Next month
d.
Building Maintenance
Needs: Chief Long will replace the roof on Station #2 and put some slats in
damaged walls. This will be
budgeted in the next budget and the Auxiliary has also indicated that they
may be able to fund this. All
electrical has been finished and the line down at Station #2 needs repair;
PGE may need to disconnect during the work.
The Auxiliary shed was entered illegally; it has been
repaired/reported. The shed
needs painting and volunteers will paint before the flea market.
Volunteers will clean weeds from the helipad site.
e.
Equipment Repair or
Replacement: Status -
1.
2 Firestone Airbag and
Labor Installation @ $418.20 each; 97 can’t be upgraded due to space limits.
2.
GPS & T-Shirts: GPS
are purchased and in use; T-Shirts are being ordered.
3.
One pager has been
lost; Chief Long will check on replacement.
f.
Strike Team Payments:
Funds Due (Volunteers have been paid)
g.
A new Chief’s Squad
Expedition may be from AOA; it may need some suspension work but has all the
equipment.
h.
Chief Long noted that
a ‘static hydrant’ needs to be able to pump 30K Gal. to reduce homeowners’
insurance costs. If there is a
tank every 1000ft, the ISO may be lowered (improved water supply).
Putting 5400 gals. every
1000ft is a goal. At 5400gal.,
the county may waive fees – LFPD needs to ‘claim’ the tank for LFPD use
only(I.e., if the property is sold, the tank reverts to LFPD).
6.
Action Items:
a.
Board Meeting Day and
Time: Discussion of permanent change of meeting to the fourth Monday of each
month at 7:00PM. John Asmus
moved to change the meeting to the fourth Monday of the month; Chris
Schneider seconded the motion, which passed unanimously.
7.
Information
and Discussion Items:
a.
Generator
b.
Water Tank
Installation across from store: Ready for plumbing
c.
FASIS/Occu-Med Medical
Examination for Pre-Placement, Fitness-For-Duty, Return-to-Work (Guest
Speaker) (Conference Call)
d.
Disposal/Donation of
Metal Tanks: Bidding is open and there are several bidders; there is a
requirement that the tanks be removed in ten days after purchase.
The tanks should be out soon.
e.
Questionnaire/Mapping
f.
Water Tank for Richard
Schuman
g.
Universal Fleet Card
h.
Leak fix Station 2(as
above)
i.
Statement of Economic
Interest: One still due
j.
Electrical Work at
Station #2: As above
k.
Department SOP: Eric
and Dave working on this; due in about a month.
l.
Smoke Signals: Notice
of Board Positions must go out (nominations due by July), some information
on the flea market, and static hydrant information need to go out.
Andrea suggested a post-card format referring recipients to LFPD web
page for more information—it would save money and increase use of email/web.
Chris notes tracking ‘hits’ to the web site will give the Board information
about its use and effectiveness.
8.
Board Reports
9.
Committee
Reports
a.
Auxiliary: Homer
Forbes, John Asmus, Alene Forbes – Received a WalMart grant for $250.
Tickets for the raffle are $1.00/tkt or 6tkts/$5.
Theresa Coleman brought information on the flea market/prizes.
b. Grants: Andrea Jones, Daryl
Ann Cody, Jackie Vaughn
c.
Building and Grounds:
Chris Schneider, Homer Forbes, Rich Urban
d.
Fire Code and Safety:
Homer Forbes, Daryl Ann Cody. Dave Long
e.
Communications/Public
Outreach: Andrea Jones, Daryl Ann Cody, Doreen Meyers—LAFCO is sponsoring a
class on record keeping on May 13th in
f.
Fiscal and Insurance:
Chris Schneider, Homer Forbes, Tim Worny
g.
Planning and Growth:
John Asmus, Andrea Jones, Dave Long
h.
Ad Hoc File Protocol:
Andrea Jones, Doreen Meyers
i.
Ad Hoc Measure M:
Andrea, Dave, Charlie, Tim
10.
Public
Comments:
This time slot is for information from the public.
No action or discussion will be conducted on matters presented at
this time. When addressing the Board, please state your name for the record
prior to providing your comments.
11.
Dates to
Remember:
Next Regular Board Meeting: May
26th, Tuesday 2009(Regularly Scheduled Mon-
day Date is Memorial Day Legal Holiday)
Next Auxiliary Meeting:
Next AFPA Meeting:
12.
Adjournment