KING COUNTY FIRE DISTRICT 10

Board of Commissioners

Regular Meeting Minutes

September 19, 2007

 

The Regular Meeting of the Board of Fire Commissioners of King County Fire District 10 was held on September 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 Wes Moorhead

                        Commissioner Mitchell Young

                        Chief of Maintenance Kelly Refvem

                         EAA Deborah Gober-Beneze

                                                           

Audience:     Anita Sandall (EF&R Volunteer, D-10 Commissioner candidate)

                        Steve Parsons (Commissioner District 38)

                        Pat Grady (Realtor)

                                               

Absent:         Fire Chief Lee Soptich

                        Board Secretary Dave Gray

                                   

Call to Order, Roll Call and Flag Salute:

 

Chairman Gaines called the meeting to order at 4:07 p.m. and thanked those present for attending.  The record shows that all Commissioners are present.  Chairman Gaines led the flag salute.

 

Citizen Input:  There was no citizen input.

 

CONSENT AGENDA:

 

Commissioner Mitchell moved to approve Agenda Bill D10-2007-15 Consent Agenda as presented.  Commissioner Moorhead offered a second.  The motion was approved unanimously.

 

GENERAL ADMINISTRATIVE DISCUSSION:

 

  1. July 2007 Expense Report:  The expense report is in the Board packet.

     
  2. EF&R Actions September 2007:  Actions from the September EF&R Board meeting were reviewed.  Agenda Bills to manage the Braun Northwest refurbishing of an aid unit and to hire a second Assistant Fire Marshal were both passed.  The EF&R Board was apprised of the D-10 Resolution to endeavor to negotiate a mutually beneficial sick leave reduction program in the Firefighter Collective Bargaining Agreement.

 

  1. Chief Johnson and the Board of Commissioners from Woodinville Fire and Life Safety (WFLS) have invited the EF&R Board of Directors and the D-10 and D-38 Commissioners to their Board Retreat on October 13th, from 9:00 a.m. until noon to further explore ways in which the two Departments can work together.

     
  2. The North Bend City Council is inviting the District 10 Board of Commissioners to participate in discussions for building a new fire station and their funding of that station.  Approximately 8 – 9% of Station 87’s calls respond to District 10.  Chief Soptich will provide the date of the meeting in the near future.

     
  3. About two months ago, an Agenda Bill was passed to change the electrical lighting fixtures at Headquarters and the fire stations to more energy efficient fixtures in conjunction with a PSE Grant.  That work started today. 

     

COMMITTEE REPORTS:

 

Finance Operations Committee:  Commissioner Mitchell stated that the notes from the Finance Operations Committee meeting are in the Board packet, most notable was the second Assistant Fire Marshall position.  The Committee is working on establishing a benchmark to measure cost effectiveness within the ILA and the elements that it should contain.  

 

HR Legislative Committee:   Chairman Gaines stated that at the last HR/Legislative Meeting they discussed the No Man’s Land policy and vehicle/command vehicle use and the perception of that use for employees who are on call 24/7. 

 

OLD BUSINESS:

 

  1. Agreement with City of Issaquah – Station 72:  Chairman Gaines and Commissioner Magee met with the City to discuss asset transfers and partnership in building Station 72. 

     
  2. Financial Planning:  Chairman Gaines and Board Secretary/CFO Gray need to meet and finalize. 
     
  3. Non-Profit – Attorney General:  A positive response was received from the Attorney General that a non-profit would qualify to serve as the employer under the RCW relating to the various retirement plans; LEOFF 1, LEOFF 2, PERS, and the Volunteer Firefighters and Reserve Officers Relief and Pensions Plan.  The non-profit corporation would function as an Agent to EF&R’s Interlocal Agreement.  Chairman Gaines stated that District 10’s attorney will be reviewing this opinion as are the other Partners’ attorneys.   

     

NEW BUSINESS:

 

  1. Daniels Property:  Realtor Pat Grady received a phone call from a citizen who is interested in purchasing a parcel of land that is currently owned by Fire District 10.  Parcel #0638100121 is an unimproved shy acre off of 164th SE with King County set backs for a creek.  Mr. Grady distributed a packet showing an aerial view of the property, assessor records, elevations, and comparable sales.  After discussion, the Commissioners stated they would entertain an offer.   The Commissioners thanked Mr. Grady for bringing this forward.  This will placed on next month’s agenda for further discussion.

     
  2.  No Man’s Land:  Chairman Gaines turned the floor over to District 38 Commissioner Steve Parsons to discuss his work on identifying and annexing properties of land that were not within his District.  He provided copies of the Annexation Steps he uses along with RCW information on fire protection districts, petition forms, spread sheets, and web sites available.  Commissioner Parsons walked the Board through the process and discussed the criteria needed for annexation.  Discussion ensued as EF&R is contemplating a policy when responding to No Man’s Land.  Areas within District 10 currently identified are along Highway 18 and the Echo Lake area.  Chairman Gaines thanked Commissioner Parsons for his time and coming in to discuss the No Man’s Land issue with them.  

     
  3. Agenda Bill D10-2007-16 Interface Systems Fire Benefit Charge Contract:
    Commissioner Mitchell made a motion to pass Agenda Bill D10-2007-16 and move to authorize the Board Chairman and Fire Chief to execute the original contract with Interface Systems Management Consultants for the 2008 Fire Benefit Charge.  A second was offered by Commissioner Magee.  In continuance to what has been done in the past, the motion passed unanimously.

     

GOOD OF THE ORDER:

 

            Anita Sandall, candidate for Fire District 10 Commissioner, asked the Board for       permission, that if elected, she could serve as a Commissioner as well as             volunteer for EF&R.  Compensation could only come from serving as a            Commissioner and not from volunteering.  As this was the first time the Board             heard of this, they would like to check with legal council to make sure all is      done correctly; they are not opposed to the concept.  This will be placed on      next month agenda for discussion.

 

            Chairman Gaines will be out of the State on October 13th, and feels it is important     that representation from District 10 attend the Woodinville retreat.  The       Commissioners will check their schedules.

             

 

CALENDAR NOTATION:

 

·        Regular District 10 Board Meeting, October 17, 2007 at 4:00 p.m., at Headquarters

·        Finance/Operations Committee Meeting, October 4, 2007, at 4:00 p.m., Headquarters

·        HR/Legislative Committee Meeting, October 16, 2007 at 1:30 p.m., at Headquarters

·        EF&R Regular Board Meeting, October 9, 2007 at 4:00 p.m., at Headquarters

 

 

Adjournment:  With no further business, Chairman Gaines adjourned the meeting at 6:00 p.m.

                                                                                            

 

Signing of the Documents

 

 

 

_________________          ____________________        ___________________ Commissioner                            Commissioner                            Commissioner

 

 

 

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Commissioner                              Commissioner                  Attestation:  Board Secretary