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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1994/11/16 - Minutes November 16, 1994 CITY OF RANCHO CUCAMONGA FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT MINUTES Reaular Meetirlg A. CALL TO ORDEI~ A regular meeting of the Fire Protection District was held on Wednesday, November 16, 1994, in the Council Chambers of the Civic Center, located at 10500 Civic Center Ddve, Rancho Cucamonga, California. The meeting was called to order at 7:05 p.m. by President Dennis L. Stout. Present were Boardmembers: VVilliam J. Alexander, Chades J. Buquet II, Rex Gutierrez, Diane Williams and President Dennis L. Stout. Also present were: Jack Lam, City Manager, James Markman, City Attorney, Jerry B. Fulwood, Deputy City Manager; Linda D. Daniels, RDA Manager; Rick Gomez, Community Development Director;, Scott Murphy, Associate Planner; Joe O'Neil, City Engineer; Brad Buller, City Planner;, Bill Makshanoff, Building Official; Robert Dominguez, Administrative Services Director; Suzanne Ota, Community Services Manager; Paula Pachon, Management Analyst II; Deborah Clark, Library Manager, Duane Baker, Assistant to the City Manager, Diane O'Neal, Management Analyst II; Susan Mickey, Management Analyst I; Chief Dennis Michael, Rancho Cucarnonga Fire Protection District; Capt. Bruce Zeiner, Rancho Cucamonga Police Department; and Debra J. Adams, Secretary. B. ANNOUNCEMENTS/PRESENTATIONS No announcements or presentations were made. C. COMMUNICATIONS FROM THE PUBLIC No communications were made from the public. D. CONSENT CALENDAR D 1. Approval of Minutes: October 19, 1994 (Stout absent). D2. Approval to file current Investment Schedule as of October 31, 1994 D3. Approval to General Fund 01 Monthly Expenditure Report for October 1994, in the Amount of $626,820.75. Fire Protection District Minutes November 16, 1994 Page 2 D4. Approval of MelI-Roos CFD 85-1 Fund 02 Monthly Expenditure Report for October 1994, in the amount of $165,512.95. D5. Approval to declare five (5) each Smith & Wessen .38 caliber handguns surplus to District needs and authorization for transfer to the San Bernardino County Sheriff's Department. MOTION: Moved by Buquet, seconded by Williams to approve the staff recommendations in the staff reports contained in the Consent Calendar, with Stout abstaining from voting on the October 19, 1994 minutes and Gutierrez abstaining from voting on the Investment Schedule. Motion carded unanimously, 5-0. E. PUBLIC HEARINGS El. Approval of a Resolution of Impasse regarding Implementation of Salary Resolution. Jack Lam, City Manager, suggested that the Board recess until the conclusion of the City Council meeting before this item is discussed. He further stated when the Board does reconvene they would go into Executive Session before discussing this. The Fire Board recessed at 7:10 p.m.; convened at 8:13 p.m. at the conclusion of the City Council meeting and recessed for an Executive Session to discuss Labor Negotiations per Govemment Code Section 54957.6 regarding Item El. They reconvened at 8:35 p.m. with all members present. Staff report presented by Robert Dominguez, Administrative Services Director. President Stout opened the meeting for public hearing. Addressing the Board was: Jim Frost, City Treasurer, made comments about the MOU. He continued by stating he felt the MOU and Resolution should be approved, but if it is continued to another meeting, felt some of his previous comments should be included. Gary Christian, President of the Chamber, felt it was necessary to give their comments. He felt if the Utility Tax is to fund the Fire District, it should be called a special tax and voted on by the people. He asked that the Fire Board approve Resolution No. FD 94-010. Tom Salisbury, President Elect of the Union, felt the Board did not have all the information on this issue. He asked that the Board not act on this matter tonight, but to wait until the new Board was seated. He stated they did not feel the Utility Tax should be used to pay for the Fire District. Richard Shore, Head Negotiator for the Fire Fighters Union, commented on the City and Fire Distdct budgets. He continued to comment on the staff report and the personnel structure of the Fire District. He commented on the Utility Tax money and how it is spent. He stated he felt the Fire Distdct was giving money to the City and the Redevelopment Agency and that is why they do not have money for salary increases. John Lyon, 11984 Dorset Street, stated he did not feel this should go to impasse and felt the Fire District and the City should have an open door policy. Fire Protection District Minutes November 16, 1994 Page 3 Tim Wessel, current President of the Fire Fighters Union, complained about no raises since 1991. He stated he did not feel the whole Board was given all of the information about this matter. He stated the union would like to meet in good faith to negotiate. Mike Mitchell, 5271 Turquoise, felt the City Council should vote on the MOU tonight. He felt Bill Alexander should abstain from voting on this matter because of his involvement with the Ontario Fire Department. There being no further comments, public hearing was closed. Boardmember Alexander stated he did not agree with Mike Mitchell's comments, and that should the negotiations be successful, the City of Rancho Cucamonga would only assist in bringing Ontario's Fire Department's salaries down. He stated he felt there has been a lack of openness and did not feel the Board has been informed of everything. He felt there was still room for negotiation and felt this decision should be left for the new Board coming in. Boardmember Gutierrez felt there should be complete comfort and peace for anyone that works for the City. He felt the atmosphere has been antagonistic with no communication. He said the Board/Council would not let the City be overrun by any labor group and fall apart fiscally. He said they will lower the Utility Tax soon and would continue to do the things that the people want them to do the best way they can. He felt a decision should not be made until the new City Council is on board. Boardmember Williams stated she is willing to make the hard decision tonight. Boardmember Buquet stated he did not think the new Council should deal with this because they have not been involved with this issue from the beginning. He pointed out that the City took over the Distdct when they had a bad budget and brought them back. He said he had confidence in the management of the City Manager and Bob Dominguez. He felt the Board should deal with this tonight. President Stout stated he feels he should make this decision tonight. He stated he did not agree with taking over the Fire Distdct in the beginning, but felt it was in the best interest of the people to take it over because of its budget. He stated the RDA has its own money and is not dependent upon the Fire District. RESOLUTION NO. FD 94-010 A RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE RANCHO CUCAMONGA FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT., RANCHO CUCAMONGA, CALIFORNIA, TO ADOPT AN MOU FOR FISCAL YEAR 1994/95, AND TO RESOLVE AN IMPASSE IN THE MEET AND CONFER PROCESS BETWEEN THE BOARD AND THE RANCHO CUCAMONGA FIREFIGHTERS LOCAL 2274 MOTION: Moved by Stout, seconded by Buquet to approve Resolution No. FD 94-010. Motion carded 3-2 (Alexander and Gutierrez voted no.) Jack Lam, City Manager, stated he wanted to make follow up comments on what has been said and stated that all budget meetings are open to everyone. He stated they invite anyone to sit down with the City staff to explain the budgets. He commented about the recession that is still going on. He stated many of the comments made tonight are not true and stated the Fire District does not support the City, that it is the City that supports the Fire District. He stated he would be more than happy to talk to anyone about the budget process. Fire Protection Distdct Minutes November 16, 1994 Page 4 James Markman, City Attorney, stated that Councilmember Alexander and Councilmember Elect Curatalo do not have a conflict of interest in voting for these types of issues, F. IDENTIFICATION OF ITEMS FOR NEXT MEETING No items were identified for the next meeting. G. ADJOURNMENT MOTION: Moved by Gutierrez, seconded by Alexander to adjourn to an Executive Session to discuss Labor Negotiations per Government Code Section 54957.6 to give Robert Dominguez, Administrative Services Director, direction in regards to the Meet and Confer Process. Motion carded unanimously, 5-0. The meeting adjourned at 9:59 p.m. Respectfully submitted, ~. Ad~, CMC ~'"'~ Secretary Approved: February 1, 1995