Lockwood
Fire Protection District
Minutes
Regular Meeting of the Board of Directors
1.
Call
to Order and
2.
Establish
Quorum – Roll Call: Andrea Jones, Chris Schneider, Daryl Ann Dutton, John Asmus.
Homer Forbes not present. (Quorum Present), (Chief)
3.
AFPA
Report:
John reported that the Board of
Equalization charged $24,828.26 for work associated with the implementation of the new
Amador County Fire Protection and emergency Transaction and Use Tax (AMCG) associated with
Measure M. Prop 172 funds for 2008-2009 are
$108,847.10 and Measure M funds are $115,200 (quarterly).
LFPD expects 3% of this. AFPA
and its sub-committee expected to meet to narrow the focus and reduce costs on the
consultant RFP. Supervisor Boitano will not
support a consultant initiative and has charged AFPD to complete the work.
4.
Approval
of Minutes and Treasurer’s Reports
a.
Approval of Minutes Meeting of June, 2009:
Reviewed and changes made as recommended. Chris
Schneider moved to accept the minutes as corrected; John Asmus seconded the motion which
passed unanimously.
b.
Approval of Treasurer’s Report June,
2009: Report reviewed. Chris Schneider moved
to accept the Treasurer’s Report; Daryl Ann Dutton seconded and the motion passed
unanimously.
5.
Fire
Chief’s Report
a.
There were 18 Medical calls with six
respondents per call. Fire: One structure fire with two responders; Six wild land fires
with four responders/call; One vehicle accident with eight responders, and two smoke
checks.
b.
Training: ‘CalStar’ practiced on
LFPD’s landing pad -- ten volunteers trained. Yearly
tickets are available at $45-55./flight range, a huge saving over $10K costs for non ticket-holders.
c.
Amador Fire Chief’s Association
Meeting
d.
Building Maintenance Needs: Cloudz called
for a black widow infestation at Station #1. Electrical
work is being completed.
e.
Equipment Repair or Replacement: It was
mistakenly stated that LFPD needs new pagers – pagers were purchased recently. It is command radios, not pagers, that are needed.
f.
A request to use Station #2 for a Wedding
(volunteer firefighter) will be allowed per the existing policy. Celebrants must know that alcohol can’t be
served on the premises. Chief Long will review
all rules for use with the firefighter.
6.
Action
Items:
a.
Budget Reviewed. Daryl Ann Dutton moved to approve the 2009-10
Budget; John Asmus seconded the motion which passed unanimously.
b.
Turn Out Purchase: Includes Command Radios
– vote deferred until there is information on the number of turnouts now held by
volunteers. Volunteers need to get/sign a
statement acknowledging that they must return turnouts when leaving LFPD.
7.
Information and Discussion Items:
a.
Generator
b.
Water Tank Installation across from store.
c.
FASIS/Occu-Med Medical Examination for
Pre-Placement, Fitness-For-Duty, Return-to-Work (Guest Speaker) (Conference Call): SOP in
progress.
d.
Questionnaire/Mapping
e.
Electrical Work at Station #1: Station #2
– phones are out and breakers trip when lights are on.
Will have D. Anderson review.
f.
Department SOP
g.
Volunteer Firefighting Interns
h.
Battalion 10 Fire Donation Letter: Letter
to Battalions 10/20 reviewed. Andrea will call
each Battalion and discuss, then let them know she will send a follow-up letter. John Asmus will work on communications with her.
i.
‘Resident’ firefighter Program:
LFPD can get EMTs in training to work on site. The
district needs to give them a place to sleep at a station – a trailer will be
adequate but they are on-call 24hrs/day when here. The
District gives them
‘residence’, training, and
learning opportunities and they earn credit toward their EMT. They are not paid personnel. Chief Long will check on insurance/liability
questions.
8.
Board Reports
9.
Committee Reports
a.
Auxiliary: Homer Forbes, John Asmus, Alene
Forbes: Auxiliary members do not want to support another LFPD chili cook-off, which is a
tremendous amount of work for them. They will
support
b. Grants:
Andrea Jones, Daryl Ann Cody, Jackie Vaughn – Andrea applied to the Rancheria for
support of LFPD’s website and got $500.
c.
Building and Grounds: Chris Schneider, Homer Forbes, Rich Urban
d.
Fire Code and Safety: Homer Forbes, Daryl Ann Cody.
e.
Communications/Public Outreach: Andrea
Jones, Daryl Ann Cody, Doreen Meyer – Nomination petitions for Board membership need
to be filed by August 7th.
f.
Fiscal and Insurance: Chris Schneider,
Homer Forbes,
g.
Planning and Growth: John Asmus, Andrea Jones,
h.
Ad Hoc File Protocol: Andrea Jones, Doreen
Meyers
i.
Ad Hoc Measure M: Andrea, Dave, Charlie,
Tim
10.
Public Comments:
C. Schneider reports that CalFire reviews
fire safety at a property owner’s request. If
reviewers see a ‘problem’ on adjoining properties they can review/cite the owner
until there is a permanent abatement; fines can be levied if there no action is taken.
He feels this incursion on private property is illegal search and is
informing Board members of the problem.
11.
Dates to Remember:
Next Regular Board Meeting:
Next Auxiliary Meeting:
Next AFPA Meeting:
12.
Adjournment: