2024-10-08 Regular MeetingKodiak Island Borough
Fire Protection Area No. 1 Service Area Board
October 8, 2024
A regular meeting of the Fire Protection Area No. 1 Service Area Board was held on October
8, 2024, in the Bayside Fire Hall.
CALL TO ORDER/PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
Chair Richard Carstens Called the meeting to order at 6:03pm.
ROLL CALL
Staff Brian Price conducted a roll call. Members present were Chair Richard Carstens,
Vice Chair John Parker, and Mike Dolph. A quorum was established. Member Scott
Arndt arrived later in the meeting. Others present were Chris Glade and Chief of
Bayside Fire Department Scott Ellis.
APPROVAL OF AGENDA, MINUTES, & FINANCIAL REPORT
PARKER MOVED to approve the agenda, the 7.23.2024 regular meeting minutes &
the 10.01.2024 financial report.
DOLHP seconded.
VOICE VOTE ON MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY
CITIZENS' COMMENTS (Limited to Three Minutes per Speaker)
Chris Glade - Shared his experiences during a training conference in Wasilla. Overall
experience was said to be positive. The experience of other members was briefly
mentioned to illuminate the scope of benefits from attending the training.
FIRE CHIEF'S REPORT
Chair Richard Carstens acknowledged the Board's vacancy and the process that
needs to occur before it is advertised. Business should still be maintained, and the
board will get them up to speed when the seat is filled.
Chief Scott Ellis began the Fire Chiefs Report. He first thanked the firefighters for the
dedication of time to attend the trainings. All around the experience was positive and
helped Bayside Fire Department to stand out and represent themselves. Chief Scott
Ellis shared a short-term goal to get F1 & F2 course qualifications for all members and
that Bayside is an accredited training facility. Long-term goals were shared, and
various future trainings were mentioned. Chief Scott Ellis informed the board that the
projected cost as opposed to the actual cost for training has been under -budget. Other
mentions were made of desires to move forward with addressing fire safety issues that
are in other fire protection areas and lending aid or interest to them. Similar ideas such
as potential interactions with the college and outsourcing experts were shared. He
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continued and shared that efforts are ongoing to maximize the use of available space
within the Bayside Fire Department.
r The board asked Chief Scott Ellis various questions pertaining to cost, time frames, &
general allocation of resources for these goals. Other questions pertaining to trainings
and incident reports were asked. Discussion ensued.
Call volume and incident response numbers were shared. By August 9th, Bayside Fire
department had exceeded its total incident volume of 190 in the previous year. At the
time of reporting in early October, call volume had reached 240. This number
supported estimates that call volume is on track to exceed 300 for this year. Figures
were elaborated on and given context as to the nature of the incidents. Discussion
continued.
CHAIR PERSONS' REPORT
None.
NEW BUSINESS
Firefighter Education Plans: FF 1 &, State FF Conference, & FDIC presented by
Chief Ellis
The Firefighter Educations Plans were largely shared and discussed within the Fire
Chiefs Report. The board asked remaining questions and was willing to support these
objectives.
OLD BUSINESS
Update On Bayside's Expansion In The Borough CIP List
Chief Scott Ellis shared updates on the Borough CIP pertaining to the fire department.
Bayside's Expansion was placed 7th on the CIP list. Chief Scott Ellis took time to
explain the other priorities that were placed higher than the Expansion Project. Chief
Scott Ellis expressed gratitude for the P&Z board to approve the project. Discussion
ensued of the architectural firm that will be used. Chief Scott Ellis shared the next
steps of design was to work with needs analysis.
CITIZENS' COMMENTS
None.
BOARD MEMBERS' COMMENTS
John Parker - We seem to be in a holding pattern for the addition. It is nice to hear
from chief that we have options to go with and move forward with the project.
Mike Dolph - Echoing John, we've been discussing the renovation addition for years.
There are times where we feel things are moving, but it is good to step back and see
our options through planning.
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Scott Arndt - Just because the contract is being advertised [for the addition] does not
mean we can't work with the architect now to at least discuss... We're putting our
money where our mouth is with the project.
Richard Carstens - I would like to thank the citizens in the audience today. Rarely do
we have members of the public sit and join in, and hopefully it creates more
attendance. Our doors are always open and we're all available. If you have any
questions, needs, or concerns please do not hesitate to call.
SET NEXT MEETING DATE
The next meeting date was set to be call of the chair.
ADJOURNMENT
The meeting was adjourned at 6:56pm.
ATTEST:
Brian Price, Engineering & Facilities
Secretary
KODIAK ISLAND BOROUGH
Richard Carstens, FPA#1, Board Chair
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BOROUGH CLERK'S OFFICE
KODAK, ALASKA
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