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BOARD OF DIRECTORS
REGULAR MEETING MINUTES
August 18, 2009
The Board of Directors of the Windsor Fire Protection District
convened at Station1, 8200 Old Redwood Highway, Windsor, California,
on Tuesday, August 18, 2009.
CALL TO ORDER: President McDowell called the meeting to order at
6:00 pm.
DIRECTORS PRESENT: Brolan, Doherty, McDowell, Nelson, Pozzi
STAFF PRESENT: Chief Collier, Clerk of the Board; Mr. Arnone,
District Counsel; Chief Gustafson; Ginger Hamilton, Secretary to the
Board; and four guests.
PLEDGE OF ALLIEGANCE
CHANGES TO THE AGENDA: President McDowell reported that the closed
session will be moved to immediately following Item 2009-08-07, and
2009-08-05 will be moved to immediately following closed session.
CITIZEN PUBLIC APPEARANCE: None
APPROVE MINUTES: 2009-08-01 A motion to approve the minutes of the
July 21, 2009, regular meeting was made by Director Doherty and
seconded by Director Brolan. 5/0/0
CORRESPONDENCE: 2009-08-02 Monthly payment statement and
miscellaneous correspondence were reviewed.
ACTION ITEM: 2009-08-03 A motion to direct staff to obtain three
competitive bids, in compliance with Windsor Fire Protection
District Resolution 141, for ADA compliance improvements at Station
1 and present the bids to the Board at its September 15, 2009 Board
meeting was made by Director Nelson and seconded by Director
Doherty. 5/0/0
ACTION ITEM: 2009-08-04 A motion to contract with the Sonoma County
Auditor’s Office for FY 2008/2009 audit services was made by
Director Doherty and seconded by Director Brolan. 4/1/0 (Pozzi-No)
ACTION ITEM: 2009-08-05 (See page 3, following Closed Session)
ACTION ITEM 2009-08-06 A motion to adopt Resolution 339, directing
staff to develop a cooperative agreement with the Rincon Valley Fire
Protection District for administrative and operational matters was
made by Director Brolan, seconded by Director Doherty, and passed on
a roll call vote. 5/0/0
ACTION ITEM 2009-08-07 A motion to adopt Resolution 340, rescinding
Resolution 143 and revising designated location of Windsor Fire
Protection District public notice postings was made by Director
Brolan, seconded by Director Nelson, and passed on a roll call vote.
5/0/0
ADJOURN TO CLOSED SESSION: 6:45 pm
RETURN FROM CLOSED SESSION: 6:58 pm Mr. Arnone reported that a
report had been given to the Board regarding the case of Troy
Collier vs Windsor Fire Protection District and no action was taken.
Mr. Arnone reported that the Labor Negotiations Committee had
reported to the Board and, in the course of doing so, spoke of how
productive the August 4, 2009, negotiating meeting had been.
Mr. Arnone also reported that at the August 4, 2009, meeting certain
changes had been proposed to the memorandum of understanding (MOU).
IAFF 4407 representatives requested they be provided with a written
copy of the revised document. That copy was sent to the IAFF 4407
president, Captain Busch. As of this evening’s meeting, no response
had been received from IAFF 4407. The Board cannot take action on
the MOU until IAFF 4407 has accepted it as written.
President McDowell asked Captain Busch if IAFF 4407 is in agreement
with the terms of the MOU as written. Captain Busch said, “Yes.”
ACTION ITEM 2009-08-05 A motion to adopt Resolution 338, approving a
document describing wages, hours and other terms and conditions of
employment for Windsor Fire Protection District captains, engineers,
and firefighters was made by Director Brolan, seconded by Director
Nelson, and adopted on a roll call vote. 5/0/0
BOARD COMMITTEE REPORTS
• Budget Committee: Budget Committee had nothing to report.
Chief Collier stated that, through Proposition 1A, the State of
California is proposing to take $85,000 of Windsor Fire Protection
District property tax revenue, which would be paid back within three
years, with interest. As an alternative, the State of California has
formed a joint powers authority (JPA) between the State and all
California government entities (cities, districts, etc.) under which
the entities can borrow the amount of Proposition 1A revenue loss
($85,000 for WFPD) from the JPA to meet the operating cost needs,
and the money will be repaid via bond sales within FY 2009/2010.
Chief Collier is going to recommend the Board borrow funds from the
JPA. He will schedule a meeting with the Budget Committee before the
September 15, 2009, Board meeting. Chief Collier also reported that
our ad valorem tax revenues are thus far down six percent, rather
than the predicted eight-ten percent reduction.
• Labor Negotiations Committee: None.
DISTRICT COUNSEL REPORT: Mr. Arnone reported that his activities
have been devoted solely to labor issues.
OPERATIONS REPORT: Chief Gustafson presented the operations report.
DIRECTOR COMMENTS/REPORTS: None
ADJOURNMENT: There being no further business before the Board, on a
motion by Director Pozzi, seconded by Director Doherty, and
unanimously approved, the Board adjourned at 7:15 pm.
NEXT REGULAR BOARD MEETING: Tuesday, September 15, 2009, at 6:00 pm.
Respectfully submitted,
Ron Collier, Clerk of the Board
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