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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2006/09/06 - Minutes - Fire Min Fire Protection District Minutes September 6, 2006 Page 2 CITY OF RANCHO CUCAMONGA FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT MINUTES Reqular Meetinq II A. CALL TO ORDER ~] A regular meeting of the Rancho Cucamonga Fire Protection District was held on Wednesday, September 6, 2006, in the Council Chambers of the Civic Center located at 10500 Civic Center Drive, Rancho Cucamonga, California. President William J. Alexander called the meeting to order at 7:01 p.m. Present were Boardmembers: Rex Gutierrez, L. Dennis Michael, Sam Spagnolo, Diane Williams and President William J. Alexander. Also present were: Jack Lam, City Manager; Pamela Easter, Assistant City Manager; D. Craig Fox, Assistant City Attorney; Lorraine Phong, Sr. Information Systems Analyst; Mike Toy, Sr. Information Systems Specialist; Joe O'Neil, City Engineer; Mike Ten Eyck, Administrative Resources Manager; James Troyer, Planning Director; Trang Huynh, Building and Safety Official; Kevin McArdle, Community Services Director; Dave Moore, Community Services Superintendent; Daniel Schneider, Community Services Supervisor; Ryan Samples, Community Services Supervisor;' Deborah Clark, library Director; Rosie Manela, Literacy Supervisor; Captain Pete Ortiz, Rancho Cucamonga Police Department; Chief Peter Bryan, Rancho Cucamonga Fire Protection District; Jen Woodard, Animal Shelter Manager; Barbara Hansen, Community Program Coordinator; Fabian Villenas, Management Analyst III; Kathy Scott, Assistant City Clerk; Shirr'l Griffin, Office Specialist II - City Clerk's Office; and Debra J. Adams, Secretary. * * * .. ..... II B. ANNOUNCEMENTS/PRESENT A TIONS II Mayor Alexander suggested that everyone maintain a good sense decorum during this election season and not campaign at the podium. .. * * ... * ... C. PUBLIC COMMUNICA nONS C1. John Lyons stated he is running for City Council and lives in Etiwanda. He stated he saw the Twin Towers Movie. He stated in 1989 Councilmembers Gutierrez and Williams voted down the residential sprinkler ordinance. He commented on the Fire Strategic Plan and the $12 million to implement il. He stated if the fire sprinkler plan had been approved several years ago, it would not have cost the City as much money to be able to respond faster to emergencies. He stated he is running for City Council to try to save the taxpayers money. He felt Councilmembers Williams and Gutierrez should be removed from office for their previous action taken. C2. Mr. Brown of the Red Hill Country Club area stated he disapproved of the project in their area on Foothill Boulevard. He didn't think the City needed this projecl. He talked about all the stop lights going in this area, and didn't feel the City wanted to be known as the "City of Stop Lights." He asked the Council to alleviate all of these stop lights so more problems are not created. He stated he would like to Fire Protection District Minutes September 6, 2006 Page 3 see a map of what is proposed for this area. He didn't know why the proposed project was approved with only a one car garage. '" '" '" '" '" '" II D. CONSENT CALENDAR II 01. Approval of Minutes: August 2, 2006 August16,2006 02. Approval of Check Register dated August 9 through August 29, 2006 for the total amount of $122,905.59. 03. Approval of recommendation for the public noticing distance for Fire Station 177. MOTION: Moved by Michael, seconded by Williams to approve the staff recommendations in the staff reports contained within the Consent Calendar. Motion carried unanimously 5-0. '" .... '" '" '" '" E. STAFF REpORTS E1. APPROVAL OF THE AGREEMENT BETWEEN WEST END COMMUNICATIONS AUTHORITY (WECA) AND THE COUNTY OF SAN BERNARDINO FOR COMMUNICATIONS SERVICES (FD 06- 022/CO 06-155). A staff report was presented by Fire Chief Peter Bryan. He also presented a power point which is on file in the City Clerk's office. President Alexander opened the meeting for public inpul. Addressing the Fire Board was: Walter Kadyk stated he could speak first hand on the WECA system and the proposal to go with the County. He stated he built the County system on behalf of Motorola. He stated he knows about the County of San Bernardino's system, and added he also built the WECA system. He stated the San Bernardino County system is old and has not been updated. He stated the WECA system has been updated and added it is younger than the County system. He talked about two studies done with recommendations not to go with the County system. He stated it would cost about 25% more to go with the older County system and scrapping what we have now. He did not think the Fire Board should vote on this tonight and should get more information before they vote on it. Councilmember Michael asked about the 25% increase in cost to go with the County. Chief Peter Bryan stated there will be increased cost with this system because there is no maintenance cosl. He stated you will pay this amount in repair charges or a maintenance contracl. He added that for the first two years it will be funded by current contributions. He added that if one of the agencies pulls out of the WECA program, everyone else's cost will go up to make up for the amount that agency was paying. Jack Lam, City Manager, stated Ontario will for sure pull out no matter what the other agencies do. He stated this will leave a 40% gap with the WECA program. He stated this is not the sole reason for looking at this alternative, but it is a major consideration. Fire Protection District Minutes September 6, 2006 Page 4 There being no further response, public comments were closed. Councilmember Michael stated after also serving on the WECA Board, he knew a time would come that we needed to go with a bigger system or organization like the County. He stated there can be a significant cost with just one City pulling out of the system. He stated he is in favor of this recommendation. MOTION: Moved by Michael, seconded by Spagnolo to approve CO FD 06-022. Motion carried unanimously. 5-0 .. .. '* .. .. '* F. ADJOURNMENT MOTION: Moved by Spagnolo. seconded by Gutierrez to adjourn. Motion carried unanimously 5-0. The meeting adjourned at 7:34 p.m. Respectfully submitted, Approved: September 20, 2006