03/02/2021 Regular MeetingFIRE PROTECTION AREA NO.1 BOARD
REGULAR MEETING & PUBLIC HEARING
C March 2°d, 20216:00pm. SCANNED
BAYSIDE FIRE HALL I
1. CALL TO ORDERIPLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
Chair Paul VanDyke called the regular meeting to order at 6:02 PM.
2. ROLL CALL
Board Members present were Chair Paul VanDyke, Richard Carstens, Mike Dolph, Craig
Walton, and Aaron Griffin (telephonic). A quorum was established. Also present were Fire Chief
Bruce McNeil.
3. ACCEPTANCE/APPROVAL OF AGENDA
CARSTENS MOVED to approve the agenda. WALTON seconded.
VOICE VOTE ON MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY
4. APPROVAL OF MINUTES
DOLPH MOVED to approve the minutes of February 91h, 2021. CARSTENS seconded.
O VOICE VOTE ON MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY.
5. ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF FINANCIAL REPORT
CARSTENS MOVED to approve the agenda. DOLPH seconded.
VOICE VOTE ON MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY
6.VISITOR COMMENTS
7. FIRE CHIEF'S REPORT
Chief McNeil gave a brief overview of what has been happening this month at the fire station.
All fire fighters fit tested who have been into the station in the last couple of weeks. Trying to get
everyone set up for physicals. He talked with David Conrad about the auction process for the
vehicle that they want to get rid of due to age. There was discussion about how and when to go
about getting things ready.
8. CHAIR PERSON'S REPORT
Chair Van Dyke announced that he has begun the request for CARES funding for the bathrooms
and side doors. He also announced that the advertisement for the Fire Chief position has gone up
on the Borough website as of today's date.
9. PUBLIC HEARING
A. BUDGET
Chair Van Dyke reviewed the budget numbers and what projects they decided to
postpone. Aaron Griffin reviewed the options he has found for a new chiefs vehicle and
the details of them. There was discussion among the Board.
Chair Van Dyke closed the regular meeting and opened the Public Hearing (6:24pm)
There were no visitors in the audience to make any comments.
Chair Van Dyke closed the public hearing and reopened the Regular Meeting (6.26pm)
CARSTENS MOVED to approve budget as written. DOLPH seconded.
ROLL CALL VOTE ON MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY
10. OLD BUSINESS
A. RECRUITMENT
Richard Carstens began this discussion. He provided a memo from Captain Rebecca
Nelson regarding being available to cover while Chief McNeil is not available. There was
a long discussion among the Board about how that would work with the schedules and
what would be expected. There was direction given to the Chair that he would draft a
resolution to present to the Board for approval, and then send to the Assembly for
approval.
B. WATER METER
Craig Walton addressed this matter. He said that the City would like to install, at no cost
to the service area, a water meter on the water outlet on the back of the building that the
public uses to monitor the water usage. There was a long discussion about the service
area's responsibility to its constituents and how much it would really impact the service
area. If there are to be major changes in the future the Board would like to give the public
an option to discuss.
11. VISITOR COMMENTS: none.
12. BOARD MEMBERS COMMENTS
B. McNeil — none.
M. Dolph — none
C. Walton — Glad budgets are moving forward; I think we are on track. We will have to pay
close attention on the fire chief recruitment.
R. Carstens —none
A. Griffin — Appreciate Paul's work on the budgets. I do not have the time to devote to another
hiring process and to avoid animosity I would like to recuse myself from the process for the sake
of our relationships and appearance of cleanliness.
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P. Van Dyke — Congratulations the budget is passed. I will ask what the manager's intentions are
with the recruitment process. And I will work on a draft resolution regarding Capt. Nelson's
memo.
13. NEXT MEETING SCHEDULE — Tuesday March 91h, 2021.
14. ADJOURNMENT
CARSTENS MOVED to adjourn the meeting. WALTON seconded.
VOICE VOTE ON MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY.
The meeting was adjourned at 7:25 p.m.
S ITTED BY:
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Pat 'cia Valerio, Board Secretary
KIB Engineering/Facilities Department
APPROVED BY:
Chair Paul VanDyke
Fire Protection Area #1
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