CENTRAL PIERCE FIRE & RESCUE PIERCE COUNTY FIRE DISTRICT #6 BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS April 24, 2000 Station 6-0 The Regular meeting of the Board of Commissioners for Pierce County Fire District No. 6 was called to order by Chairman Wimsett at 7:00 p.m. at 17520 22nd Avenue East, Tacoma, Washington. Present were the following: Chairman Wimsett, Commissioners Nelson, Coleman, Morell, Eckroth, and Willis, Executive Director Pretz, Deputy Chief Hoyt, Administrative Director Taylor, Assistant Chiefs Andren and Sinclair, Union Local 2175 President Miller, Vice President Dicken and Treasurer Roley, Support Services Volunteer Bannon, Attorney Joe Quinn, and various other members and citizens of the District, and Recorder Stephany Carter. 1. Pledge of Allegiance Commissioner Eckroth led the flag salute. 2. Citizens Comments (for items not specifically listed on the Agenda) 3. Volunteer Relief and Pension Meeting See the attached meeting minutes. 4. Executive Session At 7:05 p.m., Chairman Wimsett called the meeting into Executive Session for forty-five (45) minutes for the purpose of discussing personnel issues. Attorney Joe Quinn attended this portion of the meeting. At 7:50 p.m., Chairman Wimsett extended Executive Session for ten (10) minutes. At 8:55 p.m., Chairman Wimsett called the meeting back into Regular Session with no action taken. 5. Consent Agenda (Single Motion) A. Meeting Agenda B. Excused Absences: Commissioner Wilson C. Minutes: Regular Board Meeting Minutes of April 10, 2000 D. Approval of: Warrant Consideration in the amount of $ 153,023.87 Net Career Payroll in the amount of $ 353,350.19 Employee Deductions in the amount of $ 268,112.50 Board Minutes April 24, 2000 Page 1 of 5
Electronic Transfers in the amount of $ 9,590.37 & $87,801.22 Employer Responsibility in the amount of $ 90,975.03 Electronic Transfer in the amount of $ 9,590.37 GRAND TOTAL: $ 972,443.55 Commissioner Coleman moved to accept the consent agenda as presented. Commissioner Eckroth seconded. MOTION CARRIED. 6. New Business (First Reading - For Discussion and Review Only) 7. Old Business (Second Reading and Final Action) WISHA - Respiration Standards Proposal E/D Pretz stated that this is the second reading on the WISHA Respiration Standards Proposal and there was an information packet in the last Board Packet. It is proposed to take $12,460.00 out of the small tools line of the reserve dollars. Commissioner Morell asked if all of the Standard Operating Procedures are in place. D/C Hoyt stated that they are currently being updated to meet the new standards. Commissioner Eckroth moved to move ahead with the WISHA Respiration Standards. Commissioner Nelson seconded. MOTION CARRIED. 8. Considerations and Requests (Board Action Required) 9. Staff, Local, Firefighters' Association and Executive Director Reports (For Information Only) A/C Andren: Submitted a Staff Report in the Board Packets. A/C Andren has been gone for ten (10) days. He attended the EMS Conference and it was a good one. A/C Sinclair: Distributed his Staff Report to the Commissioners and Administrative Staff. EMS Levy: A committee will be established in May; members will include staff and local representatives. PIER Activities: Open House: A date has not been set for the Station 6-3 Open House. A/C Sinclair would like the Commissioners available at the Open House to answer questions about the EMS levy. Board Minutes April 24, 2000 Page 2 of 5
Daffodil Parade: The Great Escape winners rode on the engine in the parade and went to the Spring Fair. The PIER Division, Cadets, Lieutenant Morse, Captain Banks, Steve Hoyt, Brian McDonnell, and Lieutenant Bickel and others put a lot of work into the project. It was a combined effort with Puyallup and Graham Fire. School Programs: The Commissioners reviewed teacher feedback from the PIER School Education Programs. A/C Sinclair stated that copies of the Responder are in the packets also; the publication is currently at the printer. At the West Region EMS and Trauma Council this past week Pierce County operating procedures relative to Hospital trauma level protocol were discussed. Proposed protocol will state that Level 2 hospitals will be treated as Level 1 Hospitals depending on proximity. E/D Pretz stated that Staff was making a recommendation to surplus items from the old clown program. He would like the Board to declare the items "surplus". Commissioner Coleman moved to declare the clown program items surplus material. Commissioner Willis seconded. MOTION CARRIED. A/D Taylor: The Department of Revenue payment will be included in the consent agenda approved at the May 15, 2000 Board Meeting. They have concluded their audit and a written document will be forthcoming D/C Hoyt: John Herycyk will have his cardiac surgery tomorrow at University of Washington Hospital. D/C Hoyt will attend a meeting with Bates Technical College regarding the church building on Station 6-7's property. We plan on taking back possession on August 1, 2000. There was an instructor at Lakewood Fire Department teaching a class and discussing aerial ladder failures; two (2) of our shop personnel attended. We, along with our vendors, are in line with the current procedures of testing the ladders. One issue that was brought to our attention was that our aerials are too heavy to drive on state highways. There is too much weight on our rear axles as per State of Washington standards, not manufacturer guidelines. The Department can drive the apparatus on County roads. Ideas and options are being developed in order to fix the issue. Local: Association: E/D Pretz: Pertaining to Kathy's replacement, we have twenty (20) applicants. The search committee will review these in about two (2) weeks. Board Minutes April 24, 2000 Page 3 of 5
E/D Pretz received a phone call from Pierce County regarding the Sprinker parcels. They received our letter of intent and are waiting for our appraiser's estimates. E/D Pretz will attend a meeting this week regarding the appropriation of EMS Districts. Cities may become part of EMS Districts. This allows a more regional outlook and they will not necessarily take over unincorporated Pierce County. Kitsap County No. 7 sent a letter petitioning our signatures to force the Board for Volunteer Firefighters to hold hearings and pay pensions to Administrative/Support Volunteers. Commissioner Morell stated that it won't hurt us to sign the petition, it basically allows Joe Fabion to put the issue on the agenda. Commissioner Nelson moved to sign the petition. seconded. MOTION CARRIED. Commissioner Morell A/C Andren stated that the District will be issuing Fire Benefit Charge refunds to approximately a dozen people. Each refund is around $30. There was a computer glitch that overcharged them. He will attend a meeting at the Pierce County Assessor Treasurer Office regarding Senior Citizen Discounts. E/D Pretz reported on the progress of the Strategic Planning Process. He stated that the committee set a staffing goal in their meeting today. The goal is to reach three (3) people per company and have seven (7) medic units operating by the year 2006. Additional support personnel will be added to support that goal. 10. Summary Process (For Continued Discussion/Action) A. 11. Commissioner Comments Commissioner Eckroth: Questioned staff regarding the Orange Gate parcel on 84 th near Aqueduct, five blocks west of Canyon. It is his understanding that they will put a golf course there. No one has heard anything regarding that project. Commissioner Willis: He would like to add to the summary that E/D Pretz gave regarding the Strategic Planning Committee staffing goals. These goal would also eliminate cross staffing. Commissioner Nelson: Commissioner Coleman: Commissioner Morell: Regarding the surplusing of the clown equipment. He would like to thank all of the participants in the clown program. The program was well received. He would also like to thank the PIER Division for their hard work towards the Daffodil Parade and believes that this was a positive Board Minutes April 24, 2000 Page 4 of 5
acknowledgement for the Great Escape winners. It was an excellent reward and a possible tradition. Commissioner Morell attended the EMS County Council Meeting with E/D Pretz. Pierce County's Methamphetamine Labs were declared an emergency. Pierce County is budgeted $2 million in the black. Normally this additional money would go into the jail fund (but it will not be). As a way of reimbursement, the County allocated, with an ordinance, $144,000 to aid in the clean up and decontamination of methamphetamine labs. Commissioner Morell will be attending a meeting on Friday concerning this issue; there may be Federal money available. Commissioner Morell stated that two more people are interested in being a part of the Citizen's Advisory Committee. Those interested are Pat Gogan and Carl Ronning. Forever Green has a park/open space plan for the area. Commissioner Morell distributed a survey for Board Members and Staff to complete. Commissioner Morell stated that a zoo tax is going to be on the ballot; this will raise taxes one-tenth (1/10) of 1%. Commissioner Morell stated that everything is going well with the Strategic Planning Committee. Chairman Wimsett: Informed Union Local 2175 that the Board has received their letter regarding the grievance and they will address the letter in the future. 12. Adjournment There being no further business, Commissioner Eckroth moved and Commissioner Willis seconded to adjourn the meeting. MOTION CARRIED. The meeting adjourned at 8:54 p.m. KEVIN WIMSETT CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD KATHLEEN M. TAYLOR DISTRICT SECRETARY STEPHANY J. CARTER RECORDER Board Minutes April 24, 2000 Page 5 of 5