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03/12/2024 Regular MeetingKodiak Island Borough Fire Protection Area No. 1 Service Area Board March 12, 2024 A regular meeting and budget public hearing was held in the Bayside Fire Hall. CALL TO ORDER/PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE Chair Richard Carstens called the meeting to order at 6:07pm. ROLL CALL Staff Patricia Valerio conducted a roll call. Members present were Chair Richard Carstens, Vice -Chair John Parker, Mike Dolph, Scott Arndt, and Paul VanDyke. A quorum was established. Also present was Chief of Bayside Fire Department Scott Ellis. APPROVAL OF AGENDA ARNDT MOVED to approve the agenda. DOLPH seconded. VOICE VOTE ON THE MOTION CARREID UNANIMOUSLY APROVAL OF MINUTES ARNDT MOVED to approve the minutes of the January 23, 2024. PARKER seconded. VOICE VOTE ON THE MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY ACKNOWLEDGE RECEIPT OF FINANCIAL REPORT ARNDT MOVED to acknowledge the receipt of the Financial Report. PARKER Seconded. VOICE VOTE ON THE MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY CITIZENS' COMMENTS (Limited to Three Minutes per Speaker) FIRE CHIEF'S REPORT Chief Ellis presented his report. There have been no major events, no major equipment out of services events, the fire department continues to move forward with training and with new company structure. It has been a few months with the new company structure, it is progressing well, and Chief is very proud of his team. Training has been very successful, the average at the department for probationary fire fighters is at 190-200 hours. The average Fire Fighter 1 course is 120-160 hours, the average training hours required for a Carrier Professional Fire Fighter is 240 hours, so Chief is very proud of his team. Chief is also proud of his team and would like to give a shout out to those who were involved with the Special Olympics. From January - present there has been a significant increase in call numbers; fire, car accidents, and medical Kodiak Island Borough Fire Protection Area No. 1 Board Regular Meeting Minutes March 12, 2024 Page 1 of 3 assistance. And Chief is happy to report that there has also been a significant increase in the number of members responding to calls. CHAIR PERSONS' REPORT Chair Carstens reported that he is also proud of the Bayside team, they are doing better than he has ever seen. Comradery and teamwork is phenomenal. PUBLIC HEARING Chair Richard Carstens announced that there was a clerical error in the proposed budget. It has been fixed to the following: • Change Page 12 of Packet (Page 2 of Proposed Budget) subtotal for Expenses on this page in red text to the correct amount: $442,993.00 • Change Page 13 of Packet (Page 3 of Proposed Budget) total for Contingencies to correct amount: $97,007.00 • Change Page 13 of Packet (Page 3 of Proposed Budget) total for Expenses to correct amount: $727,500.00. Chair Carstens suspended the Regular Meeting at 6:16 PM and Opened the Public Hearing. ARNDT MOVED to approve the Fire Protection Area 1 Proposed Budget and Submit to the Assembly. PARKER Seconded. No Public Comments. Chair Carstens closed the Public Hearing and resumed the Regular Meeting at 6:19 PM. The Board discussed the recent property assessments that were sent out and what that means for the Board as whole and their budget plan for this fiscal year. VAN DYKE MOVED to amend the proposed budget to increase Property Tax Revenue to $700,000 (increase of $4,000), increase Contingency Expense to $101,007.00 (increase of $4,000), and increasing the overall budget total to $731,500 (revenue and expense total to match), and present proposed budget with changes to the Assembly. PARKER seconded. Board discussion ensued regarding the mil rates, the Borough tax cap, and how it effects the budget. ROLL CALL VOTE ON MOTION TO AMEND PASSED 3 - Yes, 2 - No. There was some Board discussion regarding the Furniture. VAN DYKE MOVED to amend proposed budget to remove $15,000 from 494.455 (Capital Projects Non -Borough Building) and move it to 450.160 (Furniture and Fixtures). MOTION DIED FOR LACK OF SECOND. Kodiak Island Borough Fire Protection Area No. 1 Board Regular Meeting Minutes March 12, 2024 Page 2 of 3 PARKER called for the question of the original motion on the floor. ARNDT MOVED to approve the Fire Protection Area 1 Proposed Budget as Amended and Submit to the Assembly. PARKER Seconded. ROLL CALL VOTE ON MOTION to approve budget as amended. PASSED 3 - Yes, 2 - No. OLD BUSINESS BOARD MEMBERS' COMMENTS Scott Arndt - None. John Parker - None. Mike Dolph - None. Richard Carstens - I think it is pre -mature to put lawsuit expense on Bayside. If it happens again, where the Borough puts that expense on us, then we are getting bullied. Paul Van Dyke - Thank to you to the Board and Chief for putting all the hard work into the budget this year. It helps prove to the constituents that we are not here to make a profit. ���n /��j(�jj� SET NEXT MEETING DATE I„il�ll„I�IIIVtI�IIII Call of the Chair - some time in April. f Y �Il"JtJt51J tJtJ ADJOURNMENT Carstens called to Adjourn at 6:44pm. SUBMITTED BY: Aovlel Brian Price, Engineering and Facilities Department Date: -1 — ?,q- ZV z Kodiak Island Borough March 12, 2024 MAY 0 3 2024 BOROUGH CLERK'S OFFICE KODIAK, ALASKA APPROVED BY: Richard Carstens, Fire Protection Area 1 Board Chairman Date: 1'a Fire Protection Area No. 1 Board Regular Meeting Minutes Page 3 of 3