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2025-11-10 Regular MeetingKodiak Island Borough Fire Protection Area No. 1 Service Area Board November 10, 2025 A regular meeting of the Fire Protection Area No. 1 Board was held on November 10, 2025, in the Bayside Fire Hall. CALL TO ORDER/PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE Chair Richard Carstens called the meeting to order at 6:OOPM. ROLL CALL Staff Brian Price conducted a roll call. Board members present were Chair Richard Carstens, Vice -Chair John Parker, Mike Dolph, and Scott Arndt. A quorum was established. Others present were Chief of Bayside Fire Department Scott Ellis and Major Dave Davis. APPROVAL OF AGENDA ARNDT MOVED to approve the agenda. VOICE VOTE ON MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY APROVAL OF MINUTES A second version of the 10.01.2025 Regular Meeting minutes with inclusive edits were presented to the board at the request of the Chair. PARK MOVED to approve the first version of minutes as presented. The board discussed briefly and asked Chief Scott Ellis his opinion on the matter. ROLL CALL VOTE ON MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY ACKNOWLEDGE RECEIPT OF FINANCIAL REPORT PARKER MOVED to acknowledge the receipt of the financial report. VOICE VOTE ON MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY CITIZENS' COMMENTS (Limited to Three Minutes per Speaker) Major Dave Davis - Expressed appreciation for the privilege of being around the Fire House more in recent weeks. Kodiak Island Borough Fire Protection Area No. 1 Board Regular November 10, 2025 Meeting Minutes FIRE CHIEF'S REPORT Chief Scott Ellis gave his report. Overviews for handout documents for related purchase discussions were given to board members, and they were informed of preparatory work completed so far and forwarded to the KIB Projects Office. Significant amounts of training had been conducted this fall. Joint trainings are continuing, and their set dates were shared. Next focus will be on enhancing operations to mirror one another. Coverage is becoming seamless as mutual aid continues to improve. Special Operations are being explored and would have members from all fire protection entities on island. Equipment for such operations would be available for all fire departments on -island by sharing and pooling costs. Incident volume for 2025 so far compared to 2024 figures were shared, noting that the volume had exceeded the total volume from 2024. Members soon to leave the fire department were shared. Another onboarding push has been planned for January. Citizen roles in the Fire Departments were being further explored. CHAIR PERSONS' REPORT Chair Richard Carstens gave his report. He praised the quality of the fitness center, noted its availability to all members, and encouraged its use as a health and wellness resource. Chief Scott Ellis added acknowledgments to support members who help maintain and run the fitness center. NEW BUSINESS Election of Chair & Vice -Chair Richard Carstens opened the floor for Chairperson Nominations. PARKER NOMINATED Richard Carstens for the role of Chair. BALLOT VOTE ON NOMINATION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY Chair Richard Carstens opened the floor for Vice -Chair Nominations. DOLPH NOMINATED John Parker for the role of Vice -Chair. BALLOT VOTE ON NOMINATION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY Update And Possible Action On The Purchase Of 2 Ford F150 Or Equivalent 4 - door, 4 -wheel Drive Pickups Chief Scott Ellis went over the options available for the purchase. Pros and cons were shared for the different models of the 5 presented: • 2026 Ford F-150 XL SuperCrew ...... $49,118.00 • 2026 Chevy Silverado 1500 ..........$56,061.00 • 2026 Dodge -Ram 1500 ..............$47,055.00 • 2026 Ford F-150 XL Police Responder. $53,055.00 • 2026 Ford Ranger XL ............... $49,456.00 Kodiak Island Borough Fire Protection Area No. 1 Board Regular November 10, 2025 Meeting Minutes Discussion ensued. The board reviewed the quotes with advice from Chief Scott Ellis. ARNDT MOVED to purchase one 2026 Ford F-150 XL Police Responder and one 2026 Ford F-150 Ranger XL. Vice Chair John Parker added that the years of usage from these vehicles will be a worthwhile investment when considering the benefits to services spread out over time. Overall, the board agreed that this combination of vehicles was appropriate for the needs of the department. ROLL CALL VOTE ON MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY Update And Possible Action On The Purchase Of Radios Chief Scott Ellis begins to share options and the industry conditions influencing his considerations for this purchase. Quotes were shared to the board: Kenwood.... $123,860.94 BK Tech......... $93,486.97 Chief Scott Ellis explained price hikes from Motorola that resulted in them no longer being considered a cost-effective option for this purchase having a quote price exceeding $200,000. Chief Scott Ellis had spoken with different resources around the country and what their experiences with the different radio models. Chief Scott Ellis leaned more towards BK, as they have a longer warranty and cheaper price. ARNDT MOVED to award purchase to BK Technologies not to exceed $100,000.00 for the replacement of portable radios. Discussion ensued. Vice Chair John Parker requested if their performance could be further investigated by interfacing with other Fire Departments that have used the radios in service. Mike Dolph inquired if the radios can be reprogrammed and if they had a resource on island for maintenance. Chief Ellis confirmed that they can be reprogrammed but has no one on -island for maintenance. Mike Dolph strongly recommended finding one. Scott Arndt encouraged negotiation to see what reductions to cost can be done. Further discussion continued on options and specifications. ROLL CALL VOTE ON MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY OLD BUSINESS Update on the Bayside Renovation Project Chief Scott Ellis provided updates to the board on the progress of the Bayside Renovation Project. The bunkroom is being worked on and staged. Rolling gear racks were being waited on to furnish the gear room. Chief Scott Ellis reiterated plans for phases and emphasized the need to keep the project under $500,000. Kodiak Island Borough Fire Protection Area No. 1 Board Regular November 10, 2025 Meeting Minutes CITIZENS' COMMENTS Major Dave Davis — Applauded the boards efforts and speaks on how seeing things continuing to improve for the department is wonderful. BOARD MEMBERS' COMMENTS John Parker - Pleased with the decision on pickups. Mike Dolph - Reflected on all the dynamics ongoing at Bayside, and urged caution moving forward to not let things get too exciting. SET NEXT MEETING DATE The next meeting date was set for December 2nd, 2025. ADJOURNMENT The meeting adjourned at 7:11 PM. KODIAK ISLAND BOROUGH Richard Carstens, FPA#1, Board Chair ATTEST: f:z�� k& -z Brian Price, Engineering & Facilities Secretary Kodiak Island Borough Fire Protection Area No. 1 Board Regular November 10, 2025 Meeting Minutes