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BOARD OF DIRECTORS
REGULAR MEETING MINUTES
January 16, 2007
The Board of Directors of the Windsor Fire Protection District
convened at Station 1, 8200 Old Redwood Highway, Windsor,
California, on Tuesday, January 16, 2007.
CALL TO ORDER: President McDowell called the meeting to order at
6:00 pm
DIRECTORS PRESENT: Doherty, McDowell, Nelson, Olufs, Pozzi
STAFF PRESENT: Chief Ron Collier; Bill Arnone, District Counsel;
Chief Matt Gustafson; Ginger Hamilton, Secretary to the Board;
Trisha Laugle, District Financial Assistant; and 4 guests
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
CHANGES TO THE AGENDA: Following the Pledge of Allegiance, the
meeting was adjourned briefly to allow Chief Gustafson to photograph
the Board.
CITIZEN PUBLIC APPEARANCE: None
APPROVE MINUTES 2007-01-01 A motion to approve the minutes of the
regular meeting of December 19, 2006 was made by Director Doherty
and seconded by Director Nelson. 5/0/0
CORRESPONDENCE 2007-01-02 Monthly payment statement and
miscellaneous correspondence were reviewed.
OPEN PUBLIC HEARING 2007-01-03 At 6:08 pm a public hearing was
opened to allow members of the public to comment on the proposed fee
schedule revision as set forth in proposed Ordinance 2006/2007-1.
CLOSE PUBLIC HEARING There being no members of the public present,
the public hearing was closed at 6:09 pm.
ACTION ITEM 2007-01-04 A motion to adopt Ordinance 2006/2007-1,
repealing Ordinance 2000/2001-1 and establishing a revised fee
schedule to offset cost of services provided was made by Director
Nelson, seconded by Director Doherty, and adopted on a roll call
vote. 5/0/0
ACTION ITEM 2007-01-05 A motion to approve a Request to Waive
Special Tax Assessment on APN 162-030-037 was made by Director Pozzi
and seconded by Director Nelson. 5/0/0
DISCUSSION
ACTION ITEM 2007-01-06 The Board reviewed and discussed the draft
2007/2011 Capital Improvement Program (CIP).
ACTION ITEM 2007-01-07 A motion to set February 20, 2007 at 6:00 pm
as the date and time of a pubic hearing regarding the 2007/2011
Capital Improvement Program (CIP) and to publish a notice of hearing
was made by Director Pozzi and seconded by Director Olufs. 5/0/0
REVIEW ITEM 2007-01-08 The mid-year financial report was reviewed by
staff and Board.
ACTION ITEM 2007-01-09 A motion to adopt Resolution 307, confirming
the Board’s adoption of Resolution 268, setting the time and date of
Windsor Fire Protection District Board of Directors meetings as the
third Tuesday of each month at 6:00 pm was made by Director Doherty,
seconded by Director Nelson, and adopted on a roll call vote. 5/0/0
ACTION ITEM 2007-01-10 A motion to approve the First Amended Joint
Powers Agreement between WFPD and REDCOM for emergency dispatch
services and authorize Chief Collier to sign the document on the
District’s behalf was made by Director Nelson, seconded by Director
Olufs, and approved on a roll call vote. 5/0/0
BOARD COMMITTEE REPORTS
Labor Negotiations Committee (Nelson, Doherty, Arnone; Olufs-Alternate):
Director Nelson reported there has been an exchange of letters;
nothing else to report.
DISTRICT COUNSEL REPORT: Mr. Arnone reported that he had wanted to
put an escalator clause in the fee ordinance to automatically allow
fees to increase as costs do, as with the special tax amount, but
found that escalator clauses can only be applied to items that are
approved by the electorate. He also reported he has been working
with the Labor Negotiating Committee. As an aside, Mr. Arnone
reported that he had attended the recent Bodega Bay FPD Board
meeting where there was much discussion of how impressed they were
with the condition of 7280.
OPERATIONS REPORT: Chief Collier presented the operations report.
BOARD MEMBER COMMENTS/REPORTS: President McDowell reported he has
attended the recent meeting of the Station 2 Committee (in a
ex-officio capacity) and that he has been very impressed with the
thoroughness and attend to detail of the committee.
ADJOURN TO CLOSED SESSION 7:13 pm
Government Code Section 54957.6 Instruct agency negotiators Arnone,
Doherty, and Nelson regarding negotiations with IAFF Local 4407
RETURN FROM CLOSED SESSION 7:37 pm
Mr. Arnone reported no action was taken.
ADJOURNMENT: There being no further business before the Board, on a
motion by Director Doherty, seconded by Director Nelson, and
unanimously approved, the Board adjourned at 7:38 pm.
NEXT REGULAR BOARD MEETING: Tuesday, February 20, 2007, at 6:00 PM
Respectfully submitted,
Ron Collier, Clerk of the Board
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