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2024-12-03 Regular MeetingKodiak Island Borough Fire Protection Area No. 1 Service Area Board December 3, 2024 A regular meeting of the Fire Protection Area No. 1 Service Area Board was held on December 3, 2024, in the Bayside Fire Hall. CALL TO ORDER/PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE Chair Richard Carstens called the meeting to order at 6:03 pm. ROLL CALL Staff Brian Price conducted a roll call. Members present were Chair Richard Carstens, Vice -Chair John Parker, Scott Arndt, and Mike Dolph. A quorum was established. Also in attendance was Chief of Bayside Fire Department Scott Ellis. APPROVAL OF AGENDA ARNDT moved to approve the agenda. DOLPH seconded. VOICE VOTE ON MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY APROVAL OF MINUTES PARKER MOVED to approve the minutes of the 10.08.2024 regular meeting. DOLPH seconded. VOICE VOTE ON MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY ACKNOWLEDGE RECEIPT OF FINANCIAL REPORT ARNDT MOVED to acknowledge the financial report dated 11.26.2024. PARKER seconded. VOICE VOTE ON MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY CITIZENS' COMMENTS (Limited to Three Minutes per Speaker) None. FIRE CHIEF'S REPORT Chief Scott Ellis gave his report. Trainings are still being improved in different ways. Current trainings were shared. Leadership has been tasked to to look at the staffing & response model for possible revisions and updates. Chief Scott Ellis shared run volumes for the last month. More calls have been coming in that do not require full - squad response. There was recent work being done with the board of education and schools for reinstating the cadet program. The roles of auxiliary members have been growing and continue to be a tremendous help for peripheral duties. Chief Scott Ellis Kodiak Island Borough Fire Protection Area No. 1 Board Regular December 3, 2024 Meeting Minutes shared plans to establish a SQUAD 12 that would represent multiple entities through revamping the KARES Bus. Upstarting this project was briefly explained. CHAIR PERSONS' REPORT Chair Richard Carstens thanked Chief Scott Ellis for the Thanksgiving meal that was provided at Bayside Fire Station Monday of the holiday week. NEW BUSINESS Election of Board Chair & Vice -Chair PARKER nominated Richard Carstens for Boar Chair. There were no other nominations for Board Chair. MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY UNDER GENERAL CONSENT CARSTENS nominated John Parker for Board Vice -Chair. There were no other nominations made for Vice -Chair. MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY UNDER GENERAL CONSENT Overview of the FY2025 Bayside Budget by Chief Ellis Chief Scott Ellis began the overview. Long term goals were shared to continue deploying the department at the level it has been while looking for improvements. Some things will depend on grant funding to hedge the cost demand. Chief Scott Ellis touched base on various needs for the Fire Station and provided examples of deficient equipment. Quotes were provided to the board to show expected cost. Chief Scott Ellis continued to share preventable, persisting issues with personnel equipment. He addressed this issue as imperative to ensuring firefighters at Bayside have the best opportunity for good health and safety while in the line of duty. Plans and time frame for grant applications were relayed to the board. Chief Scott Ellis continued the overview and transitioned to discussion of the staffing model. The staffing issue across multiple entities affecting mutual aid were shared with board members and illuminated concerns that also apply especially to Bayside Fire Department. Chief Scott Ellis illustrated a few examples of how the staffing issue could impede response time and create dire circumstances. Chief Scott Ellis referenced that ARPA funds were being reallocated to the fire stations. By December 19th, Chief Scott Ellis anticipates getting an answer from the Borough regarding what amount of funds can be utilized by the Fire Department. Further discussion ensued. CHAIR CARSTENS called for a 3 -minute recess at 7:OOpm. CHAIR CARSTENS called the meeting back to order at 7:03pm. Kodiak Island Borough Fire Protection Area No. 1 Board Regular December 3, 2024 Meeting Minutes CITIZENS' COMMENTS None. OLD BUSINESS None. BOARD MEMBERS' COMMENTS John Parker - Shared details of the recent talks with the Kodiak High School Principal. Chief Scott Ellis has arranged for an actual in -school recruitment procedure to begin. [Chief Scott Ellis shared his forward outlook for the program] Richard Carstens - Speaks more to the issue of staffing shortages among local fire departments as well as Bayside. The number of firefighters that are needed manage the tasks of a standard housefire is about the same as the number of firefighters on the island. It puts Bayside's personnel in a lot more danger when responding to emergencies short-handed. SET NEXT MEETING DATE The next meeting date was set to be call of the chair. ADJOURNMENT The meeting was adjourned at 7:09pm. ATTEST: Brian Price, Price, Engineering & Facilities Facilities Secretary KODIAK ISLAND BOROUGH Richard Carstens, FPA#1, Board Chair Approvedon: Q/`ZR/SLS JAN 1 9 2024 BOROUGH CLEWS OFFICE KODIW ALASKA Kodiak Island Borough Fire Protection Area No. 1 Board Regular December 3, 2024 Meeting Minutes