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Home My WebLink About2006/11/01 - Minutes - Fire Min November 1, 2006 CITY OF RANCHO CUCAMONGA FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT MINUTES Reqular Meetinq II A. CALL TO ORDER II A regular meeting of the Rancho Cucamonga Fire Protection District was held on Wednesday, November 1, 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 10:34 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; Craig Fox, Deputy City Attorney; Linda D. Daniels, Redevelopment Director and Acting Administrative Services Director; James C. Frost, City Treasurer; George Rivera, Administrative Services Manager; Dawn Haddon, Purchasing Manager; Charles Scott, Sr. Information Systems Specialist; Sunil Powaku, Information Systems Analyst, Joe O'Neil, City Engineer; James Troyer, Planning Director; John Thomas, Plan Check Manager; Kurt Keating, Code Enforcement Supervisor; Dave Moore, Community Services Superintendent; Paula Pachon, Management Analyst III, Chief Peter Bryan, Deputy Chief Mike Bell, Rancho Cucamonga Fire Protection District; Captain Pete Ortiz and Lieutenant Scott Mesa, Rancho Cucamonga Police Department; Marcia Godwin, Assistant to the City Manager; Kimberly Thomas, Management Analyst III; Fabian Villenas, Management Analyst III; Shirr'l Griffin, Office Specialist II - City Clerk's Office; and Debra J. Adams, Secretary. ****** B. ANNOUNCEMENTSIPRESENT A TIONS This item was taken care of at 9:25 p.m. when the Agency recessed. B1. Presentation of a Letter of Recognition to 6-yr. old Kaitlynn Kelleher, Darryl Polk, Ontario Communications Fire Supervisor, and Maria Castro, San Bernardino County Sheriff Dispatcher, in special recognition of their handling of a 9-1-1 call. Chief Peter Bryan and Captain Peter Ortiz assisted with the presentation. Mr. Kelleher thanked the fire department for always helping him. The Agency's recess continued at 9:30 p.m. C. PUBLIC COMMUNICATIONS C1. Danae Delaney stated Councilmember Gutierrez had mentioned establishing fire response teams and felt this was important and should be done. She felt this might eliminate some of the safety concerns. C2. Leslie Grimes stated she doesn't have an issue with the location of the fire stations as some people do, but noticed some vacant property near Hillside and Carnelian near Maloofs, and felt this would be a good location. Fire Protection District Minutes November 1, 2006 Page 2 Councilmember Williams stated this property is not for sale. Ms. Grimes stated it bothers her that the Fire Department keeps getting brought up as the bad guy. She stated people should be looking at SEBA and their involvement in the election. She commented on a recent flyer that talked about the Mayor moving out of the City to go to Arizona. She felt the Mayor should stay and is needed to work on traffic. She talked about an officer that does not agree with SEBA. C3. John Lyons stated our hearts and prayers go out to the families of the fire fighters that lost their loved ones. He talked about SEBA and that they are putting half of their PAC money in Rancho Cucamonga, and stated that is because of the Colonies Project. He stated Councilmembers Gutierrez and Williams couldn't get support from their normal people so they went to CEBA. He asked people not to vote for Rex Gutierrez, Diane Williams and Don Kurth so we can save our money. He felt it was suspicious why SEBA was putting so much money into Rancho Cucamonga's election. He asked people to vote for him. He told people to go to his website to find out about him. C4. Nicole Myerchin stated she would love to send a prayer to Jane Penney for having surgery tomorrow. She thanked Mayor Alexander and Councilmember Spagnolo for caring about the mobile home park the other day, and stated that shows their good character. She talked about a raise just given to the City Manager, with Mayor Alexander and Councilmember Spagnolo voting no. She stated the City Manager was given a $36,000 raise since 2005. She felt no wonder we can't afford to do things in the City because of the amount of money we pay the City Manager. She hopes people will pay attention to the candidates and stated it wasn't Mayor Alexander's reckless spending, but the other Councilmembers. C5. Bill McCliman felt people that come to the podium have the right to say anything they want, but didn't understand why anyone from Temecula will come to our meeting to speak. He stated he also pulled the City Manager's contract and wanted to know why the employees only got a 3% raise, but the City Manager got such a large raise. He stated he wasn't sure what the City Manager should make. He stated Councilmember Gutierrez has said in the past about public servants making the amount of money they do and then he gives the City Manager this big raise. He pointed out that Rex Gutierrez and Don Kurth have signs in Ontario. He showed a picture of one of Rex Gutierrez's signs on 191h near the Upland Home Depot. He felt this was a violation of the Sign Ordinance. He asked the Council not to be hypocrites and do the right thing. He mentioned the firemen that got killed in the recent fire and added that being a fireman is a dangerous job. ****** D. BOARD RESPONSES TO PUBLIC COMMENTS D1. Councilmember Gutierrez stated he wished people wouldn't leave after they make their comments. He stated he does not control the placement of his signs, that other people do this for him. He mentioned the Casa Volante Park that lost their water. He stated he has been in this park many times, but didn't feel it was right to show up when there is a crisis, pandering for a vote. He didn't feel people should use a tragedy to get sympathy. He didn't feel people should blame government leaders for tragedies. He talked about things that have been said in previous meetings and that he has apologized. He stated it is all about everyone's agenda. He stated he is proud of the job they have done. ****** Fire Protection District Minutes November 1 , 2006 Page 3 II E.. CONSENT CALENDAR <.^ II E1. Approval of Minutes: October 4, 2006 E2. Approval of Check Register dated 10/11/06 through 10/24/06 for the total amount of $59,419.03. E3. Approval to appropriate funds from Fire District Reserves in the amount of $59,000.00; $6,440.00 into Accl. No. 3281514-5200 (Operations & Maintenance), and $52,560.00 into Accl. No. 3281514-5602 (Capital Outlay-Bldg. & Improvements) for the single source purchase of a Swede Survival Systems Phase 1 Flashover Training System Building and Equipment from Emergency Equipment Management, Inc., of Petaluma, CA, in an amount not to exceed $42,000.00 from Accl. No. 3281514-5602, and for single source repairs to the current Swede Survival System Building in an amount not to exceed $4,850.00, and authorize the expenditure of a contingency for the repairs in the amount of $590.00 (for a total of $6,440.00) from Accl. No. 3281514-5200, and $10,000.00 for site work for the existing Swede Survival System and new system to be installed at Station 174 that will be bid out by Public Works Project from Accl. No. 3281514-5602. MOTION: Moved by Williams, seconded by Alexander to approve the staff recommendations in the staff reports contained within the Consent Calendar. Motion carried unanimously, 5-0. ****** F. ADJOURNMENT MOTION: Moved by Williams, seconded by Alexander to adjourn. Motion carried unanimously, 5-0. The meeting adjourned at 11 :08 p.m. submitted, /~ ams, CMC Approved: December 20, 2006