KING COUNTY FIRE DISTRICT 10
Board of Commissioners
Regular Meeting Minutes
December 19, 2007
The Regular Meeting of the Board of Fire Commissioners of King County Fire District 10 was held on December 19, 2007, at Eastside Fire & Rescue’s Headquarters, located at 175 Newport Way NW, Issaquah, WA 98027.
Present: Commissioner Rick Gaines
Commissioner Mike Mitchell
Commissioner John Magee
Commissioner Mitchell Young
Fire Chief Lee Soptich
Deputy Chief Wes Collins
Board Secretary Dave Gray
EAA Deborah Gober-Beneze
Audience: Larry Green (Former Commissioner)
Anita Sandall (Volunteer)
Brian McMahan (Battalion Chief)
Josie Williams (PIO)
Absent: Commissioner Wes Moorhead
Call to Order, Roll Call and Flag Salute:
Chairman Gaines called the meeting to order at 4:00 p.m., welcomed and thanked those present for attending. The record shows that all Commissioners are present with the exception of Commissioner Moorhead who is absent and excused. Chairman Gaines led the flag salute.
Citizen Input: There was no citizen input.
CONSENT AGENDA:
Commissioner Mitchell moved to approve Agenda Bill D10-2007-24 Consent Agenda as presented. Commissioner Magee offered a second. The motion was approved unanimously.
GENERAL ADMINISTRATIVE DISCUSSION:
COMMITTEE REPORTS:
Finance Operations Committee: Commissioner Mitchell stated that the notes from the Finance Operations Committee meeting are in the Board packet. Discussions revolved around the budget and establishing benchmarks to evaluate cost effectiveness.
HR Legislative Committee: Chairman Gaines stated that the notes from the last HR/Legislative Meeting are in the Board Packet. He stated the Committee is working on finalizing the Chief’s evaluation.
OLD BUSINESS:
1.
New Fire Station Construction:
Deputy Chief Collins reported the Station Committee is meeting and has started
the programming of both Stations 72 and 87. He would like someone from the D-10
Board to work with him on details of the Station 72 Issaquah agreement. Cost
estimates on Station 72 should be in by the end of January. The size of the
stations was discussed along with building a zero net energy station.
Chairman Gaines reported he and DC Collins would like to meet with King County
planning to discuss urban growth and how it would impact the new Station 78
location.
2.
Non-Profit – Progress Report:
Chief Soptich reported that a draft of Bylaws, Articles, and a work plan for
EF&R to become an Non-Profit Corporation was distributed to the EF&R Board for
their review and consideration. Chairman Gaines reiterated how important this
issue is to Fire District 10. He asked for Staff assistance in asking EF&R
Board members to submit their questions or major concerns.
3.
No Man’s Land:
Chairman Gaines stated they discovered properties not within the Fire District
and he will attempt to contact the home owner’s association for this community
to advise them of their status and invite them to join the District.
4. Tender Credit – Status:
With the cancellation of the last WA Surveying & Rating Bureau meeting, due to weather, there is no further update on this item.
NEW BUSINESS:
This Agenda Bill remains
tabled. Chief of Maintenance Refvem will determine if a generator from
another station that is being upgraded will work at Station 86.
Discussion ensued over the new EF&R Capital Facilities Maintenance Plan
and how it works.
2. Election of Officers:
Commissioner Mitchell nominated Commissioner Gaines to serve as
Chairman for the 2008 calendar year. A second was offered by Commissioner
Young. The motion passed unanimously.
Commissioner Mitchell nominated Commissioner Magee to serve as Vice-Chair for the 2008 calendar year. A second was offered by Commissioner Young. The nomination passed unanimously.
Commissioner Magee nominated Commissioners Gaines and Mitchell to continue to serve as representatives from District 10 on the EF&R Board. A second was offered by Commissioner Young. The nominations passed unanimously.
3. Agenda Bill D10-2007-25
– 2008 Budget:
CFO Gray reported that the information and data in this Agenda
Bill was reviewed extensively last month. Commissioner Mitchell made a
motion to approve Agenda Bill D-10-2007-25 and adopt the 2008 Operating
Budget in the amount of $6,925,657. A second was offered by Commissioner
Young. The motion passed unanimously.
4. Agenda Bill D10-2007-26
Attorney of Record:
CFO Gray reported this is an identical contract to the one signed in
2007. Commissioner Mitchell made a motion to approve Agenda Bill
D10-2007-26 confirming Mr. Joseph Quinn as Fire District 10’s Attorney
of Record, accepting his 2008 rate schedule. A second was offered by
Commissioner Magee. The motion passed unanimously.
5. Agenda Bill D10-2007-27
Firefighter Collective Bargaining Agreement:
The EF&R Board of Directors recommended the Firefighter Collective
Bargaining Agreement to the D-10 Board, as the employer of record, for
approval. Action on this Agenda Bill was suspended until after an
Executive Session is held to discuss the issue.
6. Agenda Bill D10-2007-28
CERT Grant:
Chief Soptich gave an overview of the Citizen Emergency Response
Team’s (CERT) work and their importance to the area. Commissioner
Magee made a motion to approve Agenda Bill D10-2007-28 and establish a
grant program for the Carnation area CERT group in the amount of no more
than $2000 annually, to be funded from the reserve fund in 2008 and in the
annual operating budget thereafter, and request the Fire Chief bring a
program outline to the Board for consideration early 2008. A second
was offered by Commissioner Mitchell. Following discussion over how CERT
groups are trained and funded among the Partners, the motion passed
unanimously.
7. Sammamish
Generators/Cash Asset Transfer:
Chief Soptich explained that the funds for the replacement/upgrade of
generators in the Sammamish stations are not in the City’s 2008 Capital
Improvement Plan. He proposed to the City asking the D-10 Board for a
cash asset transfer to help take care of the generators. Following
discussion over the details of the transfer, and having the stations
brought up to standard, keeping the employees safe, the D-10 Board asked
Staff to bring forward an Agenda Bill next month with the details.
The Regular Meeting was adjourned to convene the Executive Session in regard to the Firefighter Collective Bargaining Agreement at 5:05 p.m. The Executive Session was expected to last approximately 15 minutes. The Executive Session was adjourned and the Regular Meeting reconvened at 5:19 p.m.
Following the Executive Session, Commissioner Young made a motion to approve Agenda Bill D10-2007-27 and authorize the Chairman and Fire Chief to execute the Firefighters Collective Bargaining Agreement. A second was offered by Commissioner Mitchell. The motion passed unanimously.
GOOD OF THE ORDER:
Chief Soptich gave a brief overview of his meeting with the City of Snoqualmie and the Snoqualmie Tribe, and meetings with Woodinville Fire and Life Safety to identify goals and combine Departments. Deputy Chief Collins is leading the effort with his counterpart at Woodinville.
Discussion was held over Congress passing a Bill protecting volunteer firefighter and EMS personnel incentives.
Chairman Gaines reminded the Board of the upcoming KC Fire Chiefs and Commissioners Installation Banquet being held on January Wednesday, January 30th, at the Columbia Winery. He and Chief Soptich will be attending.
CALENDAR NOTATION:
· Finance/Operations Committee Meeting – January 3, 2008, at 4:00 p.m., Headquarters
· HR/Legislative Committee Meeting – January 15, 2007 at 1:30 p.m., at Headquarters
· EF&R Regular Board Meeting – February 12, 2008 at 4:00 p.m., at Headquarters
· Partner’s Dinner – January 16, 2007
Adjournment: With no further business, Chairman Gaines adjourned the meeting at 5:34 p.m.
Signing of the Documents
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Commissioner Commissioner Attestation: Board Secretary