04/10/2013 Regular Meeting •
FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT NO.1 BOARD
REGULAR MEETING RECEIVED
April 10, 2013 6:16 p.m.
BAYSIDE FIRE HALL JUN 2 1 203
CALL TO ORDER BOROUGH CLERICSOFFK
Immediately following a Work Session, Chair Rebecca Nelson called the Y..gu 2 ODIAK,ALASKA
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order at 6:16 p.m.
ROLL CALL
Board Members present were Richard Carstens, Andrew DeVries (teleconference), Chair
Rebecca Nelson, and Ex-Officio member Bob Himes. Board members Jim and Kiela Pickett
arrived late at 6:25 p.m. Also present was Engineering and Facilities Secretary Jenny Clay.
There were no visitors present.
APPROVAL OF AGENDA
DEVRIES moved to approve the agenda.
VOICE VOTE ON MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY.
ACCEPTANCE/APPROVAL OF AGENDA
CARSTENS moved to accept and approve the agenda for April 10, 2013.
VOICE VOTE ON MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT RECEIPT OF FINANCIAL REPORT
DEVRIES moved to Acknowledge Receipt of the Financial Report.
There was short discussion about line items in the Financial Report.
VOICE VOTE ON MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY.
APPROVAL OF MINUTES
CARSTENS moved to approve the meeting minutes of March 19,2013.
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Devries noted that Chief I4eleomb's name was misspelled in the meeting minutes of January 15
and March 19, 2013. Secretary's Note: Those corrections would be made to the final documents.
VOICE VOTE ON MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY.
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VISITORS COMMENTS
None.
CHIEF'S REPORT
Chief Himes reported that the self-contained breathing apparatus grant had passed through both
the Senate and the House, was currently in Committee, was to be signed by the Governor, and
was to be left in the budget (approximately 1.7 Mil. Statewide). It would upgrade all
investigative standards to 2010.
Fire Safety Grant was applied for through State Farm Insurance to buy a cargo trailer to put all of
the fire safety supplies in; that $25,000 grant was not received. Jim Pickett was working with
Providence and they were in the process of buying fire safety training equipment props called
Hazard House.
Bayside would have a crab festival booth again this year. Jim Pickett was working with
volunteers to put together a float for the parade and the theme would be Breast Cancer.
The current EMT Class had six participants. The amount of CPR and 1" Aid classes had doubled
due to the closing of the local Red Cross.
The research was continuing on the "rewards program" for Bayside Fire Department volunteers.
Chief Mimes had gone through three years of meetings so far to try to find when the Assembly
had approved of the program.
CHAIR REPORT
Chair Nelson reported on the following:
• The generator update was still on track.
• Pursuing the replacement of the furnace to save fuel costs and all dumpsters were to be
removed.
• Working with EMT class.
• Talking with Coast Guard to find handouts for the crab festival booth.
STAFF REPORT
None.
ACTION ITEMS
A. Capital Budget Items
The capital budget items included:
• Replace Windows
• Furnace Upgrade
• Bring two lots together with DI fill
• Pressure wash and paint training center
• Haul Scrap metal to Nick's Salvage
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• Start retaining wall design this year and plan on installing next year
Chief Billies stated that the Board may be premature because the budget had not been approved
by the Assembly yet.
K. PICKETT moved to put the above action plan in motion pending Assembly approval of the
budget.
VOICE VOTE ON MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY.
PUBLIC COMMENTS
None.
BOARD COMMENTS
Board members Kiela and Jim Pickett apologized for being late.
Chair Nelson stated that the Assembly would look at the budget in May and she would be
present for if there were questions.
NEXT MEETING SCHEDULE
Chair Nelson would like to wait to hold the next meeting until after the Assembly approved the
budget. The next meeting was scheduled for June 18, 2013 at 5:30 at Bayside Fire Hall.
ADJOURNMENT
CARSTENS moved to adjourn the meeting.
VOICE VOTE ON MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY.
The meeting adjourned at 7:45 p.m.
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