08/21/2007 Regular Meeting
\D)\lE ~lE n\l1lE ~
I~GEP;~-~~
L -'-
BOROUGH CLERK'S OFFICE
Fire Protection Area 1 Board
Regular Meeting Minutes
August 21, 2007
I. Call to order
Chair Dolph called to order the Regular Meeting of the FPAl at 8:32 p.m. on August
21, 2007 at Bayside Fire Hall.
cUe?
II. Roll call
Kepley conducted a roll call. The following persons were present:
Board Members Present Not Present Excused
ARNDT, Scott ./
DAVIDSON, Cliff ./ ./
DOLPH, Mike ./
NELSON, Rebecca ./
SP ALINGER, Greg ./
Jessica Kepley, Secretary was also present. Doug Mathers and Dick Carstens were also in
attendance.
III. Approval of A2enda
It was MOVED, SP ALINGER and seconded to approve the meeting agenda. Motion
CARRIED.
IV. Acknowled2e Receipt of Financial Report
It was MOVED, SPALINGER and seconded to acknowledge receipt of the financial report.
Motion CARRIED.
V. Approval of Minutes
It was MOVED, SPALINGER and seconded to approve the meeting minutes of June 19, July
17, and August 7 as presented. Motion CARRIED.
VI. Reports
Chair Report: Chair reported he has attended multiple meetings with the Borough Manager re
the EMS Issues:
. 7/26 - Attended the KIB Assy. Work Session, testifying on the issues of the proposed
ordinance.
. 8/2 - Attended the KIB Assy. Meeting, testifying during public comments on the 151
reading of Ordinance 2008-05.
. 8/14 - Attended the KIB Assy. Work Session, gave presentation on the aspects of "First
Responder" vs. "Full EMS" with reference to Ordinance 2008-05.
. 8/16 - Attended KIB Assy. Meeting to testify re Ordinance 2008-05.
ยท Ordinance 2008-05 was amended to specify "First Responder" and passed the second
'r~ing as amended.
"\."".."~
Also spoke to the Board re the Voter Education Pamphlet for the October 2nd Election.
Provided a copy of the "Draft" tri-fold pamphlet that will be handed out to residents of both
Fire Protection Area No.1 and Womens Bay Service Area, by the local volunteer fire fighters.
There are approximately 4,700 voting residents in the two areas; hoping to pass the brochure to
each voting family in order to provide necessary education for the election on October 2.
Kepley reported there would be no status report from the Projects Office for the Bayside
Addition, as the project manager did not have the time to respond to the request for a status
update; hoping to have an update at the next work session or meeting.
Chiefs Report: Report was deferred to ARNDT and D. Mathers as CHIEF was not present
due to illness. ARNDT and Mathers gave reports on the Inspection Trip of the two new
apparatus. ARNDT felt the trip was a worthwhile endeavor. There were a few small changes
and a couple of major changes that were made at the factory. Trip was informative. Mathers
enjoyed the tour of the plant; felt it was very impressive. ARNDT reported the two apparatus
should presently be in Oregon where they would be loaded with equipment and then shipped up
to Kodiak.
VII. New Business
a) Cossette House Removal Date Extension
Contractor for the house removal has requested a one month extension in order for
Brown's Movers to come to Kodiak and move the house from the current location. It
was questioned whether there would be consequences should the Contractor ask for
any additional extensions. Language would be added to the contract by the ElF
Director in hopes to deter additional extension requests. It was MOVED, ARNDT
and seconded to grant a 30 day extension to TC Enterprises for the removal of the
Cossette house, from September 30 to (NLT) October 31,2007. Motion CARRIED.
b) Temporary Housing for Fire Apparatus
Rob Greene attended the meeting to speak with the Board about the offer to provide a
metal Quonset hut for the storage of the fire vehicles. Provided pictures and
information to the board to assist with the decision. ARNDT suggested speaking with
Bruce McNeil to see what the charge would be for the Board to house one of the
apparatus in his shop. Board felt there would better benefits in looking into this
option than that of purchasing a Quonset hut that would require additional heating
sources, foundations and the probability of no resale options. Benefits for storing the
vehicle at McNeil's are: keyed access, volunteer availability to check on vehicle daily
and service if needed, heated/insulated area for storage, and the vehicle will be
housed in an area that is not easily accessible in the winter months, if there should be
a fire in the area the vehicle is already there. Direction was to postpone this agenda
item until the next regular meeting; advertisement for need of a storage facility w.ay
have to go out to the public prior to negotiations with McNeil, Chair will check with
Manager.
c) Public Education for October Ballot
CHAIR presented the educational brochure (re EMS First Responders Service) to the
Board for review and approval. The brochure is designed to be a factual tool of
information for the voting residents of the two fire districts (FP Al & WB) with no
I
I
I
~
sway to vote one way or the other, and should not require APOC review. It was
directed that the brochure be handed out door to door by the volunteer firefighters
during training evenings prior to the elections. Board members agreed that the
pamphlets would not be left at houses, on vehicles, or in mail boxes where people
were not home; and the pamphlet would not go out as a mailer. CHAIR would
provide a copy of the brochure to the Borough Clerk for review of accuracy.
VIII. Visitor Comments
D. Mathers: Asked the Board to ensure that what happened to the Womens Bay fire engine did
not happen to Bayside's fire engine. Their engine was kept outside and is now unusable.
Bayside still has good usability in the engine and would like to see it kept that way.
D. Carstens: Agreed with Mathers, the engine is still in good condition for use.
IX. Board Member Comments
S. Arndt. None
M.Dolph. None.
R. Nelson. None.
G. Spalinger. None.
X. Adjournment
Chair Dolph adjourned the meeting at 8:55 p.m.
SUBMITTED BY:
Date: qjJf!D9
APPROVED BY:
~~
Mike Dolph, Chair "---'
Fire Protection Area No. I Board
Date: /g~Se.#'r- 07
. .