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BOARD OF DIRECTORS
MEETING MINUTES
December 18, 2003
The Board of Directors of the Windsor Fire Protection District met at Station1,
8200 Old Redwood Highway, Windsor, California, on Thursday, December 18, 2003.
President McDowell called the meeting to order at 7:04 pm.
Directors Present: Lowe, McDowell, Nelson, Olufs, Pozzi
Staff Present: Chief Ron Collier (7:06); William Arnone, District Counsel;
Ginger Hamilton, Secretary to the Board; and 3 guests
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
CHANGES TO THE AGENDA: None
CITIZEN PUBLIC APPEARANCE: Captain Ron Busch, President of the Windsor
Professional Firefighters Association, presented a statement from the
Association, expressing its disappointment in the outcome of the negotiations
with the Board (a copy of the list of issues is attached to these minutes and
made a part hereof).
APPROVE MINUTES: 2003-12-01 A motion to approve the minutes of regular meeting
of November 20, 2003 was made by Director Lowe and seconded by Director Pozzi.
5/0/0 (Director Olufs approving only that portion of the minutes of the meeting
subsequent to 7:27, the time at which he arrived.)
CORRESPONDENCE: 2003-12-02 Current monthly payment summary and miscellaneous
correspondence were reviewed and discussed.
ACTION ITEM: 2003-12-03 Director Olufs nominated Director Nelson as president of
the Board for the next term; Director Lowe seconded. Director Nelson expressed
his appreciation but declined the nomination. On the suggestion of Director
Olufs, the Board voted 4/0/1 to continue with Director McDowell as president.
On the nomination of Director Olufs, seconded by Director Nelson, Director Lowe
was reelected to serve as secretary. 4/0/01
ACTION ITEM: 2003-12-04 (Director Nelson exited the chamber prior to
consideration of this item.) Mr. Malcom Barrack of the Lakewood Homeowners
Association provided additional information to the Board regarding the
Homeowner’s Association’s request for waiver of special tax on certain parcels.
Subsequent to extensive discussion, on a motion by Director Lowe, seconded by
Director Olufs, the Board voted to not impose the special tax on the five
parcels that collectively form Drainage Easement D. 4/0/1
(Director Nelson returned.)
DISCUSSION ITEM: 2003-12-05 President McDowell opened discussing by offering his
recommendations that the Board reconsider the special tax in the April/May 2004
timeframe, that discussion of the purchase of a truck be put off indefinitely,
and that the District consider having design/architect work done on the new
Station 2 so that the Board could get some realistic dollar-amount idea.
Discussion ensued, at the conclusion of which the Board was in general agreement
with President’s McDowell’s recommendations. No direction was given to staff.
BRIEF ADJOURNMENT: 8:10 The Board adjourned briefly to share ice cream provide
by the Chief.
RECONVENE: 8:17
BOARD PRESIDENT’S COMMENTS/REPORTS: President McDowell had nothing in addition
to what was discussed in Item 2003-12-05.
BOARD COMMITTEE REPORTS:
Labor Negotiations: Director Nelson read a statement concerning negotiations,
attached to the minutes and made a part hereof.
LEGAL COUNSEL REPORT: None
OPERATIONS REPORT: Chief Collier presented the operations report.
BOARD MEMBER COMMENTS/REPORTS: None.
ADJOURN TO CLOSED SESSION: 8:22
Item 1—Government Code Section 54957.6—Instruct agency negotiators Arnone, Lowe,
and Nelson regarding upcoming negotiations with all labor groups.
RETURN FROM CLOSED SESSION:
See attached minutes, recorded by Mr. Arnone and made a part hereof.
NEXT REGULAR MEETING: Thursday, January 15, 2004
Respectfully submitted,
Chief Ron Collier, Clerk of the Board
CONTINUATION OF MINUTES OF REGULAR BOARD MEETING
Windsor Fire Protection District Board of Directors
Thursday, December 18, 2003
Windsor Fire Protection District Meeting Room
8200 Old Redwood Highway
Windsor, CA 95492
The Chairman then asked Mr. Arnone to announce the adjournment into closed
session. At 8:22 p.m. Mr. Arnone announced that the Board would adjourn to a
closed session to discuss one item: Item 1—Government Code Section 54957.9, meet
and confer with agency negotiator(s) Lowe, Nelson and Arnone regarding upcoming
negotiations with all labor groups. The Board, thereafter, deliberated in closed
session until 9:15 p.m. when the open session portion of the meeting resumed.
Mr. Arnone then announced that the Board had discussed the one item listed on
the agenda, that the Board had given instructions to its negotiators, and that
no other action was taken. At 9:16 p.m., Director Olufs made a motion to
adjourn, which was seconded by Director Lowe and passed unanimously, whereupon
the meeting was adjourned.
Respectfully submitted,
William J. Arnone, Jr. __________________________________
William J. Arnone, Jr.
Acting Secretary
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