Southern Marin Fire Protection District 308 Reed Boulevard Mill Valley, California 94941 Phone: 415.388.8182 Fax: 415.388.8181 1 | Page Agenda – Board of Directors Meeting – March 28, 2018 Southern Marin Fire Protection District – Board of Directors Meeting AGENDA Wednesday, March 28, 2018 7:00 PM 308 Reed Boulevard, Mill Valley Any person with a disability covered under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) may receive a copy of the agenda and a copy of all the documents constituting the agenda packet prepared by the local agency or other interested person for the meeting of 03/28/18 upon request in an appropriate alternative format. Requests for mailed copies of agendas or agenda packets are valid for the calendar year in which requests are made and must be renewed annually after January 1. Any person with a disability covered under the ADA may also request a disability-related modification or accommodation, including auxiliary aids or services in order to participate in a public meeting. Please contact Southern Marin Fire Protection District at 415.388.8182 at least 5 working days prior to the meeting and provide information on the assistance required. Call to Order Pledge of Allegiance Moment of silence Moment of silence to observe the line of duty death of Marin County Sheriff Deputy Ryan Zirkle Open Time for Public Expression: (limited to 3 minutes per person). The Board welcomes public comments on all agenda items. Agenda Adjustments Approval of Minutes: February 28, 2018 - Regular Board Meeting page 1-3 A. Correspondence & Articles page 4-9 1. Thank you letter – regarding bicycle accident 2. ARK article on new Fireboat 3. Marin IJ article on Fire Prevention 4. ARK photo of Deputy Chief Peterson 5. Marin IJ article on Marin County Sheriff’s new patrol boat 6. Email of gratitude 1. Presentations page 10-18 1. Commendation for Captain Doug Paterson 2. Commendation for Firefighter/Engineer Ben Powers 3. Commendation for Firefighter Frank Schonig 4. Commendation for Firefighter Ryan Meier 5. Award for Service to Retired Captain Charlie Casalnuovo 6. Badge Pinning and Oath of Office to Newly Appointed Captain, Jason Golden
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Southern Marin Fire Protection District 308 Reed Boulevard
Mill Valley, California 94941 Phone: 415.388.8182 Fax: 415.388.8181
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Agenda – Board of Directors Meeting – March 28, 2018
Southern Marin Fire Protection District – Board of Directors Meeting
AGENDA
Wednesday, March 28, 2018
7:00 PM 308 Reed Boulevard, Mill Valley
Any person with a disability covered under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) may receive a copy
of the agenda and a copy of all the documents constituting the agenda packet prepared by the local agency or
other interested person for the meeting of 03/28/18 upon request in an appropriate alternative format. Requests
for mailed copies of agendas or agenda packets are valid for the calendar year in which requests are made and
must be renewed annually after January 1. Any person with a disability covered under the ADA may also
request a disability-related modification or accommodation, including auxiliary aids or services in order to
participate in a public meeting. Please contact Southern Marin Fire Protection District at 415.388.8182 at least
5 working days prior to the meeting and provide information on the assistance required.
Call to Order
Pledge of Allegiance
Moment of silence
Moment of silence to observe the line of duty death of Marin County Sheriff Deputy
Ryan Zirkle
Open Time for Public Expression: (limited to 3 minutes per person). The Board welcomes public comments
on all agenda items.
Agenda Adjustments
Approval of Minutes: February 28, 2018 - Regular Board Meeting page 1-3
A. Correspondence & Articles page 4-9
1. Thank you letter – regarding bicycle accident
2. ARK article on new Fireboat
3. Marin IJ article on Fire Prevention
4. ARK photo of Deputy Chief Peterson
5. Marin IJ article on Marin County Sheriff’s new patrol boat
6. Email of gratitude
1. Presentations page 10-18
1. Commendation for Captain Doug Paterson
2. Commendation for Firefighter/Engineer Ben Powers
3. Commendation for Firefighter Frank Schonig
4. Commendation for Firefighter Ryan Meier
5. Award for Service to Retired Captain Charlie Casalnuovo
6. Badge Pinning and Oath of Office to Newly Appointed Captain, Jason Golden
Southern Marin Fire Protection District 308 Reed Boulevard
Mill Valley, California 94941 Phone: 415.388.8182 Fax: 415.388.8181
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Agenda – Board of Directors Meeting – March 28, 2018
**** 10 MINUTE INTERMISSION****
2. Staff Reports
1. Fire Chief Report: Fire Chief Chris Tubbs 23-30
2. Operations and Training: Battalion Chief Matt Barnes 31-32
3. Administration and Logistics: Battalion Chief Kai Pasquale 33-35
4. Prevention: Deputy Fire Marshal Fred Hilliard 36
5. Finance: Finance Manager Alyssa Schiffmann
Balance Sheet 38
Budget Report FY 2017/2018 39-44
SMFD Disbursements/Warrants 45-48
PARS Statement 52
CERT Statement 51
CAL-Card Statements 49-50
Bank of America Statement 53-58
Wells Fargo Bank Statement 57-60
6. Association Report – Oral Report from Association President Travis Fox
3. Committee Reports
1. Southern Marin Emergency Medical Paramedic System (SMEMPS) Discussion/Action
2. Shared Services Committee Discussion/Action
3. Finance Committee Discussion/Action
4. Personnel Committee Discussion/Action
5. Communications Committee Discussion/Action
6. Building Committee Discussion/Action
7. MERA Committee Discussion/Action
4. New Business
1. Resolution 2017/2018-9 regarding Fire Chief Memorandum of Understanding
2. Resolution 2017/2018-10 regarding Deputy Fire Chief Employment and Memorandum of
Understanding.
3. NHA Update
4. Lew/Edwards Update
5. Upcoming step increases for four FF”s. FF Schonig; FF4-FF5,
Employee Organization: Southern Marin Professional Firefighters Association, IAFF Local
1775
7. Poll the Board
Next Regular Meeting: 03/28/2018
At the discretion of the Board, all items appearing on this agenda, whether or not expressly listed for
action, may be deliberated and may be subject to action by the Board.
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The meeting was called to order by President Willis at 7:00 p.m. in the Board meeting room at 1
Station 9, 308 Reed Blvd, Mill Valley, CA, 94941. 2
3 CALL TO ORDER 4 President Stephen Willis, Directors Kurt Chun, Cathryn Hilliard, Christina Waldeck and Thomas 5
Perazzo. 6
7
ABSENT: Pete Fleming and Daniel St.John 8
9 STAFF MEMBERS PRESENT 10 Fire Chief Chris Tubbs, Deputy Chief Ted Peterson, Battalion Chief Kai Pasquale, Finance 11
Manager Alyssa Schiffmann, Deputy Fire Marshal Fred Hilliard, ENG Travis Fox, Recording 12
Secretary Stacey Hoggan 13
14 PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE 15 16 OPEN TIME FOR PUBLIC EXPRESSION 17
Charles Winstead of the Shoreline Owners Fire Prevention group spoke. The group is 18
now joining with Firewise Marin. He has concerns about not only privately owned 19
parcels but also government owned parcels. Fairview Ave is an area that the group is 20
concerned about and it is unknown who owns this parcel. He asked for assistance with 21
working with Caltrans and the county to clear their areas. 22
23
Richard Holtz, a Shoreline resident spoke about wanting to get a wood chipper out to the 24
area and also described Caltrans as being difficult to deal with. 25
26
Chief Tubbs addressed the Board and the residents to let them know that he had recently 27
met with Supervisor Sears and TCSD. The have been working on, and will continue to 28
work on pressuring Caltrans to take care of these issues. 29
30
David Kessel, resident, suggested that the District go to Judy Arnold with Board of 31
Supervisors. 32
33 AGENDA ADJUSTMENTS 34
Remove both items in New Business to be discussed at later date. 35
M/s Hilliard/Perazzo 36
Ayes: 5 37
Noes: 0 38
Abstain: 2 (Fleming and St. John absent) 39
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APPROVAL OF MINUTES 41
Director Perazzo would like line 82 to be reworded. Where it’s worded as CERT, the new 42
title is Community Safety/Disaster Preparedness Committee. 43
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Director Perazzo also noted line 85 lists “sites” and word should be “zones”. 44
Director Waldeck noted that line 114 shows Autumn Ln as a Firewise community. This 45
was incorrect. When it does become one, it will be The Marin Drive Structure Protection 46
Group. 47
M/s Chun/Waldeck 48
Ayes: 4 49
Abstain: 3 (Willis was absent January; Fleming and St.John absent February) 50
51 CORRESPONDENCE 52 Correspondence was reviewed by the Board. 53
54 PRESENTATION 55 Chief Tubbs presented Ted Peterson to the Board so that he could receive the Oath of Office for 56
Deputy Chief of the Southern Marin Fire Protection District. Director Hilliard administered the 57
Oath of Office to Deputy Chief Peterson witnessed by multiple members of the District, the 58
Board and his family. Deputy Chief Ted Peterson was then pinned by his wife, Janice Peterson. 59
60
Chief Tubbs presented Deputy Fire Marshal Fred Hilliard, with a commendation for 61
implementing the new phone system. 62 63 STAFF REPORTS 64 Chief’s Report: 65 The Chief submitted a detailed report and had several important updates to provide. 66
67
Chief Tubbs spoke about increased sensitivity and awareness in the community due to the North 68
Bay fires and the threat to wild fires here in Marin. The Chief went on to give examples of what 69
the District has done, what the District is currently working on and lastly, examples of what the 70
District needs to devote more time and resources towards. 71
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To date, the District has continued to offer support for the Firewise communities. We use our 73
website and social media as tools to connect our citizens to resources such as Alert Marin, Fire 74
Safe Marin and Ready Marin. The District also offers tools on the SMFD.org website to provide 75
direction for numerous emergencies and hazards. We coordinate with organizations to support 76
vegetation reduction initiatives. Marin County also has the WUI ordinance, which was created in 77
2011. 78
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We recently met with some key stake holders that support the goal of creating the largest 80
Firewise community in Marin County. We have been working with Supervisor Sears, TCSD 81
Director Heather Abhrams and Firesafe Marin Director Todd Lando. Director Hilliard has also 82
helped us with organizing three community outreach events that answer community questions 83
and provide information. The events will be occurring in March and April. There will be an 84
event in Sausalito, one in Tam Valley and one in Strawberry. 85
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Some examples of some things the District can do moving forward; We know that there are some 86
weaknesses in the notification system in place. We have learned from the North Bay fires that 87
technology can fail, so we need to find additional ways that we can ensure our communities are 88
getting advanced notifications so that they can safely evacuate. The District will be working 89
with, and supporting the communities with risk reduction. Additional resources are needed. We 90
are very much stretched thin but know that our communities are asking for direction and support, 91
which we want to provide. 92
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Chief Tubbs gave an update on Shared Services. Board Members Chun and Hilliard met with 94
Mill Valley City Manager Jim McCann, City Council members Sashi McEntee, and Jim 95
Wickham, and Chiefs Welch, Peterson and Tubbs the evening of February 27. There will be a 96
meeting with the committee before providing a more detailed update to the Board. 97
98
Today we learned that that Director Perazzo is going to be recognized by the City of Sausalito on 99
March 13 at the Sausalito City Council meeting. 100
101
Regarding Behavioral Health and Wellness, the committee met this week with the Marin County 102
Fire Chief’s rep, Chief Bill Tyler. Jason Golden advised the meeting was productive and the 103
launch is set to go live May or June. 104
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Operations and Training: 106
107 Report submitted by Battalion Chief Mat Barnes. No questions from the Board. 108
109
Administration and Logistics: 110
111
Report submitted by Battalion Chief Kai Pasquale. No questions from the Board. 112
113
Fire Prevention: 114
115
Report submitted by Deputy Fire Marshal Fred Hilliard. No questions from the Board. 116
117
Finance Report: 118
119
Finance Manager Alyssa Schiffmann advised the Board that the District is under budget at 59 120
percent of 62 percent. She highlighted that this year is highest strike team year we’ve ever had. 121
At almost 1 million dollars. Reimbursements from state for the overtime will be about $959,000. 122
There was no questions from the Board. 123
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Association Report: 128
Association President Travis Fox was in attendance to provide a report to the Board. 129
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Fox advised the Board that in the last few months there had been a few significant calls, both in 131
zone 1. The first call was a report of a newborn with difficulty breathing. The newborn was 132
actually only about 20 minutes old, as this was a homebirth. The baby was transported by medics 133
to hospital where she was stabilized and then transferred again to UCSF. We ended up going 134
back to the scene where we transported the mother, who appeared to be severely septic. The 135
second significant call was report of a cardiac arrest in Sausalito. When units arrived on scene, 136
the patient had no pulses, he was shocked twice, got pulse back and while being transported he 137
lost pulse again. Compressions were started and another shock administered. Patient has since 138
been released from hospital and is expected to make full recovery. 139
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ENG Fox also advised that in the next month, there are two SMFD employees that will be 141
playing in a charity hockey tournament in San Jose at the SAP Center, where the San Jose Sharks 142
play. The goal is raise about $25K and they are well on their way. Tickets are available to 143
purchase by contacting ENG Ben Powers or ENG/PM Tom Moran. 144
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He also gave an update regarding recent training exercises that took place in Richmond. Training 146
was for auto-extrication and included many other agencies in the county. All three shifts were 147
able to partake in this training. 148
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ENG Fox went on to thank the Board and management for their continued support with the 150
Health and Wellness programs. This month they had TRX come in and staff continues to utilize 151
the yoga program. 152
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The association is currently in contract negotiations and looks forward to the next meeting. 154
155 COMMITTEE REPORTS 156 157
SMEMPS Committee: 158
Director Chun noted that Citigate had completed their deployment study. It had shown, 159
logistically that units are placed correctly and response times can be improved a bit. We are also 160
looking at moving the billing system from Novato Fire back to a private contractor. Director 161
Chun gave an update regarding the new ambulance that should be arriving in the next month and 162
the new rescue should be here by July. Citigate also did a review of calls from the period of 163
January 1, 2017 to December 31, 2017. There were 2783 calls servicing Southern Marin. 164
Director Chun spoke about the upcoming use of iPads for electronic PCR’s spearheaded by 165
Battalion Chief Matt Barnes. 166
Chief Tubbs added that Southern Marin Fire, along with many other agencies are struggling with 167
the shortage of morphine. The medics in the field are definitely feeling the effects of the 168
shortage. 169
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Shared Services Committee: 170
Director Chun advised that Shared Services Committee met on February 27. He noted that they 171
had discussions and it continues to be a positive opportunity for both parties. 172
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Personnel Committee: 174
Director Perazzo spoke about the Personnel Committee that had met on February 8. The new 175
Deputy Chief was introduced. There was also discussions about the four employees that are on 176
workers comp and talk of the internal investigations that are closed session items. 177
178
Finance Committee: 179
Director Hilliard advised that the Finance Committee met on February 21. She spoke about what 180
was previously discussed in Finance Manager Schiffmann’s report. Director Hilliard also spoke 181
about holding off of putting money into the reserve allocation due to various items coming up. 182
We should know more details in the next month about what we have and what we can put into 183
reserve. 184
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Communication Committee: 186
Director Waldeck told the Board that the Communication Committee met just prior to the Board 187
Meeting. They discussed the importance of having a correct and unified message when doing the 188
outreach to the communities. 189
190
Building Committee: 191
The Building Committee did not meet. 192
193
MERA Committee: 194
Chief Tubbs advised that there was nothing to report other than the information in his staff 195
report. 196
197 OLD BUSINESS 198 Chief Tubbs directed the Board to look over the MetalCraft contract that was included in the 199
packet. Chief Tubbs was seeking approval from the Board to execute the contract between the 200
District and MetalCraft. Months ago, the Department of Homeland Security had advised the 201
District that the application for the grant was a success. The policy of the District is that any 202
purchase in excess of $174,999 is needing approval of the Board. Metalcraft was chosen as the 203
vendor, not only because of the operational and functional need, but also because we needed to 204
be in compliance with bidding and procurement regulations. The contract that we have received 205
is a GPO contract. It not only meets requirements of our policies, but they are also administered 206
by a national cooperative procurement organization and are used by fire agencies across the 207
United States. The contract presented is a state bided price for the vessel and we are looking for 208
the Boards approval to move forward on the bidding process. 209
Director Chun had a question regarding payment and clarification of deadlines. The Chief 210
assured Director Chun that there is a deadline as required by the Federal Government. 211
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Motion to approve moving forward with the Metalcraft contract 212
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M/s K.Chun/T Perazzo 214
Ayes: 5 215
Noes: 0 216
Abstain: 2 (Fleming, St.John – absences) 217
Motion carried: 5-0-2 218
219 CLOSED SESSION 220 There was no closed session 221
222 POLL THE BOARD 223 Director Perazzo thanked the committees that worked on getting the fireboat and the new rescue. 224
He also spoke about the news agency that came all the way from Sacramento to recognize our 225
agency. 226
227
Director Chun thanked the staff in preparing the packet. He also thanked Battalion Chief 228
Pasquale for going down south and working during the slides and representing us as a District. 229
230
Director Waldeck spoke about how impressed she is with the staff. She said what an honor it is 231
to be a part of this organization. Being involved in outreach, she stated how impressed she was 232
with all that goes towards working towards a common goal. 233
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Director Hilliard went on to welcome Deputy Chief Peterson. It was an honor to swear him in. 235
Welcome to Travis Fox as Association President. Congratulations to Deputy Fire Marshal Fred 236
Hilliard for the commendation. Director Hilliard went on to thank all the efforts that the public 237
has been putting forth. 238
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Director Willis welcomed Deputy Chief Peterson, and Association President Travis Fox. He also 240
congratulated Deputy Fire Marshal Hilliard and welcomed back Finance Manager Alyssa 241
Anxious about the risk of wildfire, about 200 Marin County residents turned out to a forum Tuesday to find out how to be engaged in fire preparedness and to hear lessons learned from the deadly North Bay wildfires.
"Disaster preparedness is at the top of everyone’s mind," said Marin Supervisor Judy Arnold, who kicked off the discussion at the Board of Supervisors’ chambers at the Civic Center in San Rafael. "I think we should take advantage of the interest and engagement that we are seeing now."
Arnold and Supervisor Dennis Rodoni are members of an emergency preparedness subcommittee that hosted the town hall session to develop strategies for fire preparedness. "This committee meeting is an important first step in our work," Arnold said.
Rodoni added, "While we can lead the discussion around lessons learned it is only with our communities and neighborhoods working together that we can make a real difference and become better prepared."
The two-hour event featured a 15-person panel with representation from first responders, city managers, land managers, insurance professionals and parks officials.
The experts offered tips on fire preparedness, encouraged residents to seek civilian emergency training and to familiarize themselves with their neighbors and to organize. Specifically, Rodoni encouraged residents to investigate how to become a FireWise community.
One focus of the event was to highlight the daunting task of land management and reducing the fuel load that feeds wildfires.
The county’s highest risk zones are known as the wildland-urban interface. There are approximately 69,000 Marin homes within this risk zone, where residents are surrounded by vegetation.
The Marin County Parks and Open Space District oversees 34 open space preserves over 16,000 acres and has 3,400 neighbors, said James Chayka, superintendent. The district is spending about $2 million on vegetation management this year.
Cyndy Shafer, a senior environmental scientist for California State Parks, said that three state parks were burned in the North Bay fires, including Trione-Annadel, Sugar Loaf Ridge and Robert Louis Stevenson state parks. In Marin, there are seven state parks covering about 14,000 acres.
The Marin Municipal Water District oversees 20,000 acres and 1,000 acres of fuel breaks, annually. Along the borders, there are some 13,000 homes. The district is increasing its investment on vegetation management by $400,000 a year, and over a two-year period $3.5 million will go toward reducing the fuel load, said Crystal Yezman, facilities and watershed division manager.
There was discussion about climate change and diseases such as sudden oak death and pine pitch canker disease that is prolific throughout the watershed and the Point Reyes National Seashore.
Working in Point Reyes, Jordan Reeser, fire manager officer with the National Park Service, said he is reminded every day of the Mount Vision Fire, which in 1995 torched 12,000 acres in the Point Reyes National Seashore, destroyed 45 homes and cost $6.2 million to suppress.
"We’re lucky we didn’t lose any lives that year," he said. "But the conditions that existed then up there now are far worse ... and that’s unfortunate."
Overall, land managers and fire officials had a message that they need the community’s help.
"Fire is a community problem," said Mill Valley fire Chief Tom Welch, representing the Marin County Fire Chiefs’ Association, who is also a North Bay fire victim.
His home in the Coffey Park neighborhood of Santa Rosa was leveled in the Tubbs fire.
Welch said that while all branches of government have a role to play, "there are responsibilities that you have as well, so I encourage you to get informed on those responsibilities."
The Marin County Community Wildfire Protection Plan suggests collaborating with residents to seek inspections, create 100 feet of defensible space and clear overgrown vegetation on evacuation or emergency access routes.
Among the tips offered were assembling a "grab and go" bag, enlisting neighbors for an evacuation plan, helping older or infirm neighbors to clear brush, signing up for text or phone notifications through AlertMarin.org, obtaining state-sponsored fire insurance and signing up for an evacuation drill with the local fire department.
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Attorney Don Lesser of the Lesser Group, based in San Rafael, said his firm represents insurance policy holders and advises businesses to make sure they are properly insured. He displayed the number 74 on a screen to start his presentation.
"Seventy-four percent is the percentage of Santa Rosa fire victims who didn’t have enough insurance to rebuild their homes," he said. He added that it would cost tens if not hundreds of thousands of dollars to rebuild for those people. "Insurance is a major, and in fact, critical part of disaster preparedness."
Larkspur resident Kathy Hartzell said she was impressed with the forum.
"It was fabulous, well orchestrated, covering a broad range of topics," she said. "Talking about insurance was ingenious, important information."
San Rafael resident Roger Byars lives in the Glenwood neighborhood and belongs to a homeowners’ association in a community of about 650. The HOA has a disaster preparedness committee called "Ready Glenwood," and he attended the meeting to learn how to coordinate with other groups.
"The bottom line is that communities need to be aware," he said. "Communities have a responsibility, and they offered a lot of information about how to mobilize and get educated."
Marin County fire Chief Jason Weber said the subcommittee will make recommendations on fire preparedness strategies to the Board of Supervisors based on the feedback collected at the forum.
There was discussion about climate change and diseases such as sudden oak death and pine pitch canker disease that is prolific throughout the watershed and the Point Reyes National Seashore.
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Marin sheriff’s department to get new patrol
boat
The county’s new patrol boat, as depicted in a design rendering, will replace a similar boat that
has been in use for 18 years. (Courtesy of Marin County Sheriff’s Office)
By Richard Halstead, Marin Independent Journal
The Marin County Sheriff’s Office is using a grant from the U.S. Department of Homeland
Security to help purchase a new $534,357 patrol boat.
The sheriff’s office received a $401,002 Port Security Initiative grant from Homeland Security in
February. A 25 percent local match, required by the grant, came from the sheriff’s rural county
trust. The purchase, approved by supervisors March 13, uses no money from the county’s
general fund.
“When we get money from the federal government or the state government for frontline law
enforcement, it goes into that trust,” said Marin County Sheriff Robert Doyle.
The new boat will be purchased from SAFE Boats International, based in Bremerton,
Washington, a supplier to military, federal, state and local law enforcement, fire and rescue
agencies throughout North America.
The new boat will replace “Marin Rescue I,” an aging 33-foot vessel built by Almar Boats in
Tacoma, Washington.
Doyle said Rescue I has been in use for 18 years and requires costly repairs and maintenance and
time out of the water to keep it in serviceable condition.
On October 8, 2017, the Southern Marin Fire District was deployed to the North Bay Region fires. You
were attached to Task Force (XMR TF2142) Deployment, to the LNU-Central-Complex in Sonoma,
CA., from October 9 through October 19, 2018, as a part of Engine 9’s crew.
As part of the Task Force you were assigned duties that resulted in working in excess of 86 hours
without relief. Your assigned duties were varied, dangerous and often with great risk. Due to the
magnitude of this event, and the limited resources in the early hours and days of these fires, your crew
was often provided with limited direct supervision and instead were provided only leaders intent for
direction, resulting in a heavy reliance on the technical expertise and independent action of each crew.
Your actions have been qualified as highly effective, resulting in the minimization of loss of life and
property.
These fires became the worst in California State history and required the critical deployment and
coordination of multiple fire resources from surrounding agencies. The fire you were assigned to burned
107,407 acres, destroying 5,700 homes and the loss of 23 civilians. The impacts from these fires will be
felt for years to come.
As a representative of this agency, this kind of dedication and passion are remarkable. Your actions,
attitude, skill and competency are highly commendable and reflect highly on you and this organization.
Therefore, it is my distinct honor to recognize and commend you for this outstanding work.
Respectfully,
Christian Tubbs, MS, EFO, CFO, CFC, MIFireE
Fire Chief, Southern Marin Fire District.
Southern Marin Fire Protection District 308 Reed Boulevard
Mill Valley, California 94941
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TO: Firefighter / Engineer Ben Powers
FROM: Fire Chief Christian Tubbs
DATE: March 28, 2018
RE: LETTER OF COMMENDATION
On October 8, 2017, the Southern Marin Fire District was deployed to the North Bay Region fires. You
were attached to Task Force (XMR TF2142) Deployment, to the LNU-Central-Complex in Sonoma,
CA., from October 9 through October 19, 2018, as a part of Engine 9’s crew.
As part of the Task Force you were assigned duties that resulted in working in excess of 86 hours
without relief. Your assigned duties were varied, dangerous and often with great risk. Due to the
magnitude of this event, and the limited resources in the early hours and days of these fires, your crew
was often provided with limited direct supervision and instead were provided only leaders intent for
direction, resulting in a heavy reliance on the technical expertise and independent action of each crew.
Your actions have been qualified as highly effective, resulting in the minimization of loss of life and
property.
These fires became the worst in California State history and required the critical deployment and
coordination of multiple fire resources from surrounding agencies. The fire you were assigned to burned
107,407 acres, destroying 5,700 homes and the loss of 23 civilians. The impacts from these fires will be
felt for years to come.
As a representative of this agency, this kind of dedication and passion are remarkable. Your actions,
attitude, skill and competency are highly commendable and reflect highly on you and this organization.
Therefore, it is my distinct honor to recognize and commend you for this outstanding work.
Respectfully,
Christian Tubbs, MS, EFO, CFO, CFC, MIFireE
Fire Chief, Southern Marin Fire District.
Southern Marin Fire Protection District 308 Reed Boulevard
Mill Valley, California 94941
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TO: Firefighter Frank Schonig
FROM: Fire Chief Christian Tubbs
DATE: March 28, 2018
RE: LETTER OF COMMENDATION
On October 8, 2017, the Southern Marin Fire District was deployed to the North Bay Region fires. You
were attached to Task Force (XMR TF2142) Deployment, to the LNU-Central-Complex in Sonoma,
CA., from October 9 through October 19, 2018, as a part of Engine 9’s crew.
As part of the Task Force you were assigned duties that resulted in working in excess of 86 hours
without relief. Your assigned duties were varied, dangerous and often with great risk. Due to the
magnitude of this event, and the limited resources in the early hours and days of these fires, your crew
was often provided with limited direct supervision and instead were provided only leaders intent for
direction, resulting in a heavy reliance on the technical expertise and independent action of each crew.
Your actions have been qualified as highly effective, resulting in the minimization of loss of life and
property.
These fires became the worst in California State history and required the critical deployment and
coordination of multiple fire resources from surrounding agencies. The fire you were assigned to burned
107,407 acres, destroying 5,700 homes and the loss of 23 civilians. The impacts from these fires will be
felt for years to come.
As a representative of this agency, this kind of dedication and passion are remarkable. Your actions,
attitude, skill and competency are highly commendable and reflect highly on you and this organization.
Therefore, it is my distinct honor to recognize and commend you for this outstanding work.
Respectfully,
Christian Tubbs, MS, EFO, CFO, CFC, MIFireE
Fire Chief, Southern Marin Fire District.
Southern Marin Fire Protection District 308 Reed Boulevard
Mill Valley, California 94941
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TO: Firefighter Ryan Meier
FROM: Fire Chief Christian Tubbs
DATE: March 28, 2018
RE: LETTER OF COMMENDATION
On October 8, 2017, the Southern Marin Fire District was deployed to the North Bay Region fires. You
were attached to Task Force (XMR TF2142) Deployment, to the LNU-Central-Complex in Sonoma,
CA., from October 9 through October 19, 2018, as a part of Engine 9’s crew.
As part of the Task Force you were assigned duties that resulted in working in excess of 86 hours
without relief. Your assigned duties were varied, dangerous and often with great risk. Due to the
magnitude of this event, and the limited resources in the early hours and days of these fires, your crew
was often provided with limited direct supervision and instead were provided only leaders intent for
direction, resulting in a heavy reliance on the technical expertise and independent action of each crew.
Your actions have been qualified as highly effective, resulting in the minimization of loss of life and
property.
These fires became the worst in California State history and required the critical deployment and
coordination of multiple fire resources from surrounding agencies. The fire you were assigned to burned
107,407 acres, destroying 5,700 homes and the loss of 23 civilians. The impacts from these fires will be
felt for years to come.
As a representative of this agency, this kind of dedication and passion are remarkable. Your actions,
attitude, skill and competency are highly commendable and reflect highly on you and this organization.
Therefore, it is my distinct honor to recognize and commend you for this outstanding work.
Respectfully,
Christian Tubbs, MS, EFO, CFO, CFC, MIFireE
Fire Chief, Southern Marin Fire District.
Southern Marin Fire Protection District 308 Reed Boulevard
Mill Valley, California 94941
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Southern Marin Fire Protection District
Board Report – Chief’s Report
EMPLOYEE RECOGNITION
Captain Casalnuovo
Tonight we are recognizing Captain Charlie Casalnuovo for his service to the District. The
Board has a proclamation and award for Charlie’s 35 years of selfless, dedicated service to this
District.
Captain Doug Paterson, Ben Powers, Frank Schonig, Ryan Meier
Tonight we are recognizing one of our crews that deployed to the North Bay area, assigned to
and working under Battalion Chief Matt Barnes. Over the past several months we have
recognized a number of individuals for their dedication, and selfless work in the North Bay fires.
This organization’s firefighters and personnel continually perform at the highest levels of service
and we are grateful for their actions and dedication.
Director Tom Perazzo
At the March 13 Sausalito City Council Meeting, Director Tom Perazzo was recognized for his
volunteerism in the Sausalito community by the California Parks & Rec Society. Director
Perazzo received the 2017 Community Service Award. In his presentation, Director Perazzo
was recognized for his work on the Sausalito Community Safety / Disaster Preparedness
Committee for the past five years, and as the founding member and current President of the
Volunteers in Public Safety (VIPS) group.
Mike Coleman
This month, on March 2, 2018 at 1:37 am, Mike and Elissa Coleman welcomed the birth of their
first child, Frances Adele Coleman. We are happy for the addition to the Southern Marin Fire
family and extend our deepest excitement to Mike and Elissa – congratulations!
PROJECTS & INITIATIVES
Community Survey
In the approved 2017-2018 budget funds were allocated for contracting the services of Lew-
Edwards. Part of the work they were contracted to do was to conduct a scientific phone survey
throughout the District to determine: 1) peoples’ views of the District and its services, and 2)
their inclination to support a revenue increase.
The work of NHA advisors exposed to District leadership, a structural issue with our fiscal
resources. Like many public agencies, the 2008 economic crash caused long term challenges for
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local agencies. Over the past ten years the District has taken numerous steps to reduce
expenditures. Some of those steps have had long term implications which brings us to where we
are at today. The NHA study revealed that our service levels cannot be sustained given current
revenue streams. The District is looking at either reduction of services or revenue increases as
the choices which will remedy the current fiscal challenge.
The Board will receive a presentation from Lew Edwards on the findings of the survey.
Mill Valley City Council / Shared Services
Chiefs Tubbs, Welch and Peterson met with City Manager Jim McCann on March 21. This
meeting was a follow-up discussion from the most recent meeting with Council and Board
members. The conversation focused around identifying what the value(s) would be in bringing
the two fire chiefs into a single structure.
Deputy Chief
Chief Peterson has spent his first weeks at the District working on a variety of initiatives. One
that was very important to the District was with our workers comp claims. As of the writing of
this report, we continue to have four personnel out on WC. The WC process can be extremely
frustrating for both employee and employer. Chief Peterson is a member of the FASIS Board
and also has considerable expertise in the WC system and processes. While at Novato Fire he
was able to implement several significant changes that improved the WC process for employer
and employee. Chief Peterson has facilitated those changes at the District as well. We are
seeing improvements to two of our employee cases, which has brought welcome relief to both
employee and employer. We are optimistic that these two cases will be resolved in the near
future. Chief Peterson is working on the remaining two cases as well.
DC Peterson, as part of the leadership team of the California Fire Chiefs Association and the California
Fire Districts Association, met in Sacramento with the Department head and staff of the California
Department of Health and Human Services MediCal and SafetyNet Divisions for the purpose of working
together to increase the reimbursement for ambulance transportation.
DC Peterson also attended the quarterly meeting with the Ground Emergency Medical Transportation
(GEMT) Team in Sacramento, and successfully negotiated changes to the program that should double
the amount of Federal Financial Participation(FFP) that the District receives beginning in 2019.
DHS Information Sharing Pilot Study
The Southern Marin Fire District will be participating in a Department of Homeland Security
Pilot study as part of the development of a shared information assessment tool (ISAT). Chief
Tubbs is a working member of the DHS Incident Management Sharing Committee, the group
that initiated the project and designed the working elements.
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The pilot study was conducted between March 5 and March 21, including an online survey and
follow up meeting to dissect the user experience with the tool. The DHS team has been
compiling the results of this process and will include their findings in the final ISAT tool.
The pilot study is the last in a series of five studies that have been conducted across the United
States. The Department of Homeland Security intends to release the final ISAT this June, to all
federal, state, county and local agencies. Its intent is to assist and support local agencies with
assessing and improving the information sharing capabilities, a key finding in the 9/11
Commission Report.
MET Exercise with City of Richmond
On March 16, Chief Tubbs participated on a conference call with the Richmond Fire Chief and
Emergency Manager, and the Naval Post Graduate School MET program Chair to discuss
designing a facilitated exercise. The team is currently exploring the type of event that the
exercise will be based upon. It is not clear at this point if the SMFD’s role will be advisory and
support to Richmond Fire, or if SMFD will play an active role in the exercise. Chief Tubbs has
been coordinating with Richmond Fire as the planning of this event continues.
The Naval Post Graduate’s Center for Homeland Defense and Security offers to local
communities the opportunity to conduct regional exercises through the mobile exercise team
(MET) program. In 2015, Chief Tubbs partnered with Golden Gate Bridge Director Kary Witt
to design and deploy a regional exercise involving the Golden Gate Bridge. This exercise
occurred in 2015 and numerous federal, state and local agencies participated in the exercise.
Chief Tubbs will continue to update the Board on this exercise and its benefits to the District and
Southern Marin community.
New Fireboat
Per Board Director direction this past month Chief Tubbs executed the contract with Metalcraft
for the purchase of the new fireboat. Additionally, the down payment for the boat was sent via
electronic wire transfer in the amount of $91K. On March 14, several of our firefighters
travelled to Ontario, Canada to work with the vendor and finalize the vessel specifications. It is
anticipated the construction of the boat, and sea trials will be completed prior to the end of 2018
with the boat going in service before the end of the year. Additional work on this initiative
include: 1) sale of existing fireboat, 2) naming new fire boat, 3) dedication of new fire boat.
Captain Matt Bouchard, FF/Eng Travis Fox and FF/Eng Tahoe Boaz recently returned from their
specification trip to the factory in Ontario, Canada. This phase is critical much like with our fire
engine specification process. This time with the engineers is focused discussion, ensuring prior
to production, that all elements of the design are reviewed and all conflicts resolved.
Administrative Office
As the Board is aware of, our current administrative staff are split between two separate
facilities, resulting in some inefficiencies and challenges. We have been working to identify a
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way to bring administrative staff into a single location, funding is a challenge. The hiring of a
Deputy Chief further exacerbated this due to the fact that we had not office available for this
position.
As we have previously reported, an opportunity presented itself with the Seminary, which
achieved both a singular and convenient location, as well as being exceedingly affordable.
However, due to a variety of reasons out of our control, this option is no longer viable. The
Seminary staff have been incredibly helpful throughout this process and have been a pleasure to
work with. We were disappointed that this option was not fruitful.
We have been able to achieve a short-term fix to our Deputy Chief office dilemma. Marin
County EMS has agreed and is providing an office for Maggie Lang, the County CERT
coordinator. The District had been providing office space to Maggie for the past year.
We continue to seek opportunities to bring our administrative staff into a single location. We
have explored the commercial market, but currently do not have funding to leverage this option.
Marin County Fire Chiefs Annual Retreat
Each year the Fire Chiefs meet to develop their strategic plan, discuss challenges and legislative
work occurring in Sacramento and Washington DC., and to discuss County and regional issues.
This month the Fire Chiefs met over two days. A review of last year’s accomplishments
included:
Improvements in leveraging Computer-Aided Dispatch (CAD) and Records Management
Systems (RMS) tools, and implementation of Automatic Vehicle Location (AVL)
technology.
Development of and partnering with Labor, for Behavioral Health programs.
Update of the Marin Chief Bylaws.
An overhaul of the County Fire Investigator Team
The development and deployment of public safety awareness (PSA) messages.
Continued development of, and partnering with Law Enforcement, for the deployment of
an Active Shooter Policy.
The Acquisition and deployment of Ballistic Personal Protective Equipment (Grant
funded).
Active engagement in County and State climate change initiatives and programs.
Looking forward, the Chiefs have identified the following strategic issues:
Outreach & Public Education
Health & Wellness Initiatives
Active Shooter
Expand Get Ready Program
Shared Services
Succession Planning
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Develop County-wide metrics for public and officials
Finally, Executive Members were elected to the Chiefs Association. Chief Tubbs was elected to
a second term as the President of the Fire Chiefs Association, Chief Weber as Vice President,
Chief Pomi as Treasurer, and Chief Welch as Secretary. Heading the subgroups are, Steve
Ardigo (Tiburon) of the Operations Committee, Lynn Osgood (Novato) for Fire Prevention, and
Mike St. John (Mill Valley) for Training.
COMMUNITY EVENTS
Marin County Wild Fire Preparedness & Prevention
On March 6, 2018, Chief Tubbs and Director Perazzo attended a meeting on wild land fire, held
at the Civic Center. A panel of leaders from various agencies presented information to the
community about preparedness, the work being done and coordinated by various government
agencies, and information and direction for the community in their key role as a partner in
preparedness.
Directors Hilliard and Waldeck have been heavily engaged in establishing multiple community
events dealing with preparedness and fire prevention.
Director Hilliard has established the following dates, times and locations for a community event,
modeled after the Mill Valley design, that will include a presentation of the North Bay fires, and
then multiple staffed tables that each address a particular element of preparedness, such as
notifications, evacuations, defensible space, Firewise communities, etc. The dates, times and
locations are:
Sausalito: April 14 from 1000-1130 at the Bay Model
Strawberry: April 28 from 1000-1130 at the Seminary
Tam: May 5th from 1000-1130 at Tam school
Director Waldeck has also been working on preparedness within the Marin Drive Structure
Protection Group, which includes Marin Drive, Live Oak Drive, West Live Oak Drive, Bay
Road, Alta Vista Road, View Point Road, Cabin Drive, Spring Drive, Doretha Street, Upper and
Lower Autumn, Smith Drive. Two events are planned, one in March and the other in May.
Get Ready Class March 31, 2018 from 10:00-12:00. It is being held at the Tam
Community Service District Community Center. It is being taught by Maggie Lang. This
class is free and open to the public.
Evacuation Drill May 12, 2018, from 10:00am – 2:00pm. The drill begins with an activation of
the Alert Marin Telephone Notification System which is used by the County of Marin to alert
residents in the event of an emergency.
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LABOR
Captain’s Promotional Exam
On March 13, the District conducted a Captain’s promotional assessment center exam. This
process was put together by Chief St. John & Liza Andre. Retired Fire Captain Charlie
Casalnuovo participated in the process as well. The last promotional exam occurred in 2014.
We currently have one vacancy for the position of Captain. The Fire Chief will be making a
promotion from this list.
Firefighter MOU Negotiations
Director St. John will report in closed session.
Worker’s Comp.
As of the writing of this report, we have four employees out on Worker’s Comp. DC Peterson
has been working closely with our WC vendor, Athens. As a result we have been able to
accelerate several of our claims, which will reduce our overtime costs.
COMMITTEE REPORTS
Health & Wellness Committee
Committee Chair Jason Golden reported the following:
The PEER Support team was activated following the death of Marin County Sheriff’s Deputy
Ryan Zirkle on March 14th. On March 20th four members of the PEER team (Rick Addicks,
Tom Moran, Nick Langlois, and John Bagala) met with 12 Marin County firefighters who
responded to the vehicle accident that took the life of Deputy Zirkle. There will be ongoing
support for the members affected.
Crews have started working with a TRX instructor on each shift and will be meeting with the
instructor one to two times a month.
The Yoga has been positively received and actively used. The Health & Wellness Committee has
sent out a survey for the purposes of strengthening the existing program.
FF/PM Jason Golden will be presenting with SMFD Yoga Instructor Shannon McQuade at the
FDAC conference in April. FF/PM Jason Golden will specifically discuss how Yoga was
implemented at SMFD, the health and wellness program, and how it was used as a part of the
PEER Support Center during the Santa Rosa fires.
Behavioral health training block will occur in May and will feature Tim Dietz as a speaker on
stress resiliency.
MERA
MERA received confirmation that the FCC has approved the licenses for the NextGen Radio
System.
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MERA has placed the first order for radio equipment for those agencies with an immediate need.
A second order will be placed providing an opportunity to purchase radios at a reduced cost.
These dual band radios can work on current system, and be re-programmed to work on NextGen
system.
MERA has announced the Low-Income Senior Homeowner Parcel-Tax Exemption filing period for the
2018-2019 year. The limit this year is $73,750.
Chief Tubbs will provide a verbal update as the meeting occurs the same day as the Board Meeting.
CERT & Disaster Preparedness Committee
This month Captain Paterson had nothing to report on the SMFD CERT program.
SMEMPS
The Governing Board did not meet this past month. The Chiefs continue to finalize work on the
Ops Manual, JPA, and By-Laws. Chief Tubbs has specifically been focused on the financial
policy development.
Rescue 9 is now in production at the Pierce Factory. Its progress can be tracked on the Golden
State website.
Sausalito Community Safety-Disaster Preparedness Committee (DPC) The Committee met on March 13. The committee’s name and purpose have been modified.
Mayor Joan Cox is the Council Liaison to the group and attended the meeting. The items
discussed included:
Support for PD request for funding additional license plate readers in City ($100K).
Next news story for Sausalito Currents.
Fire Districts Community events.
Upcoming tour of County EOC.
Training and Safety Committee
Battalion Chief St. John had no committee update.
Battalion Chief St. John recently designed, facilitated and completed the Captain’s Promotional
Exam.
On February 18, BC Kai Pasquale assumed the role of Training Officer, with Chief St. John
returning to shift. Chief Pasquale will be in the TO position for a minimum of one year.
MEETINGS
On March 12, Chief Tubbs and Sausalito Mayor Joan Cox met. A number issues were discussed
including, arranging a tour of the North Bay for their Japan Sister City contingent that will be
visiting July 27. Mayor Cox requested that the Fire District provide another guided tour of the
Santa Rosa and North Bay region. Mayor Cox has asked for District support to develop a
community survey regarding vegetation management ordinances, as well as assistance in
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acquiring grant funding for clearing a trail area used as an evacuation route. Mayor Cox has also
requested to meet to discuss the funding formula used in the original Annexation agreement.
February 27 Chief Tubbs and Senator McGuire scheduled a call to discuss key issues facing
Southern Marin Fire. Chief Tubbs shared some key challenges including preparedness for wild
land fires and funding these important initiatives. Chief Tubbs also discussed the impacts of
ERAF on local agency budgets. Chief Tubbs and Senator McGuire will be meeting on March
27.
Respectfully,
Chris Tubbs
Chris Tubbs, Fire Chief
Southern Marin Fire District
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SOUTHERN MARIN FIRE DISTRICT FEBRUARY / MARCH 2018
FIRST QUARTER ~ 2018 OPERATIONS REPORT BATTALION CHIEF M. BARNES
2018 CALL DISTRIBUTION ~ MAJOR CATEGORY
2018 EMERGENCY RESPONSE STATISTICS
MAJOR INCIDENT TYPE # INCIDENTS % OF TOTAL
Fires 4 1.04%
Rescue & EMS 235 63.34%
Hazardous Conditions 13 3.5%
Service Calls 38 10.24%
Good Intent Calls 53 14.29%
False Alarms 28 7.55
Totals: 371 100%
2018 Property Loss $500.00
2018 Property Conservation $1.275,000.00
2018 EMERGENCY RESPONSE STATISTICS (Feb 14 Mar 18)
Station 1 Station 4 Station 6 Station 7 Station 9
Number of Incidents 107 64 26 21 71
Percentage of Incidents 28.84% 17.25% .07% .05% 19.13%
AVERAGE TURNOUT TIME
Battalion One 0:51
Battalion Two N/A
Battalion Five 2:01
Engine One 1:30
Engine Four 1:19
Engine Six 0:36
Engine Seven 1:04
Engine Nine 1:13
Fire Boat Liberty N/A
Medic One 1:30
Medic Four 1:18
Medic Six 0:22
Rescue 9 0:46
Total Call
Volume 2016 18
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Operational Highlights
Vehicle Accident Trending:
Vehicle Accident Response increased during the
early part of January 2018 and into February, with a
total of 34 vehicle accident responses. A majority
of the responses occurred on Highway 101 in and
around the Robin Williams Tunnel. Preliminary
talks with California Highway Patrol and Caltrans
are underway with an effort to identify potential
causes and incorporate potential mitigation
measures of these incidents.
Incident Overview:
Attached on the subsequent page is information
regarding:
2017 Total Call Volume
2018 Current Property Loss Value
2018 Current Property Conservation Value
Emergency Response Statistics
Average Turn out Time by resource
Historical perspective of 3 years of call
volume
Summary:
In the Fire Chief’s Vision document, it includes one
key target area: 1) Culture and Professionalism.
During the months of March/April our activities and
investments have focused on achieving this vision.
Specifically, we have continued to invest our energies
in the following:
A culture that strives to perform to the
highest level of professional standards and
practices
A safety minded workforce that continually
strives to work as efficiently and safely as
possible
A culture of instilling the mindset of “we”
before “I”.
An organization that is on the leading edge
of progression while learning from the past.
Southern Marin Fire Protection District
Board Report – Operations Battalion Chief M. Barnes
February 2018 through March 2018
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Southern Marin Fire Protection District 308 Reed Blvd. Mill Valley, CA 94941 Phone 415 388-8182 Fax 415 388-8181
Logistics – March 2018 Battalion Chief Pasquale PROJECTS Facilities All facilities operating in normal conditions with no issues reported. Staff was able to spend some time at the Marin County Civic Center this past month, and thankfully they were able to locate our remodel plans for Fire Station #4. We have moved forward with making copies of these plans and will be moving forward with the informal bid process to see if we can locate a contractor to perform the work. Additionally, staff met with a plumbing and heating contractor and we are currently working on scheduling a time to replace the upstairs HVAC system and water heater at Fire Station #4 which are both over 20 years old. Apparatus: All apparatus are in normal working condition with the exception of Truck 4, which is currently at the Alameda County Fire Mechanic shop for a ladder pipe issue. Truck is anticipated to be back within the next week. No other issues reported. Equipment Nothing to report this month. All equipment is currently in service and working well. Water Systems No change in water systems since the last report. As previously reported, there are multiple Fire Flow Improvement Projects (FFIP) either scheduled to occur or happening in the fire district in various phases of construction on Lomita Dr., Stanford Ave., Cleveland Ave., and California Ave. As previously reported, during Fire Flow projects the water district will add new hydrants at no cost to the fire district, and replace existing hydrant bodies at no labor cost with the fire district supplying all replacement hydrant bodies. COMMITTEES Apparatus Specification Committees The new Medic 1 ambulance arrived this past week and crews are currently working on putting it into service. We anticipate having this new ambulance in service by early April. Staff would like to thank Engineer / Paramedic Larry Yoell and the other SMEMPS Equipment Committee members for their hard work on this project. They new Type 3 (new E-604) has been completed and should be shipping to California in the next couple of weeks. Capt. Mike Martinez and Engineer Adam Vollmer completed the final inspection this month and we are very happy with the final product. Staff would like to thank committee members: Capt. Mike Martinez, Engineer Pete Falk, Engineer Adam Vollmer, Engineer Ben Powers, Engineer Brett Stone, and Engineer Mike Coleman for their hard work on this project. Staff anticipates this new Engine going into service prior to the start of next fire season.
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The new Rescue 9 is continuing to move forward and is currently in week 2 of production with an estimated final inspection date of early June. Members can follow the production progress at: http://www.goldenstatefire.com/production/southern-marin-fpd-31798/ if interested. The new Tiller Ladder Truck 4 is moving forward with an estimated final inspection date in late July. Additionally, this past month Captain Matt Bouchard, Engineer Tahoe Boaz, and Engineer Travis Fox traveled to Ontario Canada to the Metalcraft Marine Inc. facility where the new fireboat will be built. The trip was a pre-build trip and was very successful according to the group. Lastly, staff is happy to report that the Rescue Watercraft (RWC) has arrived in Sacramento, but we are now waiting on the trailer which they have assured me multiple times will be arriving any day now. It has been a slow process dealing with the vendor, but staff is very excited to take delivery of this new piece of equipment, and get it into service. Alternative Funding No new projects at this time. SUMMARY As we move through this budget year we continue to move forward on existing projects, and start ones that have been placed on hold. We will continue to work towards our vision of supporting our personnel with state of the
art facilities and equipment, and look forward to continuing to move us forward in the future. We continue to make great strides towards improving both of these areas with the help of our line staff, while remaining efficient with our funding and continuing to explore alternative funding opportunities. We are eager to continue moving forward with the remodel of Fire Station #4, take delivery of the new Wildland Type 3 fire engine, new Rescue 9, new Truck 4, new Fireboat, and new Rescue Watercraft (RWC).. These projects will help move us closer to achieving our vision and increasing our operating efficiency and safety for the members and citizens of the District.
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Southern Marin Fire Protection District Board Report – Fire Prevention March 28th, 2018
FIRE PREVENTION HIGHLIGHTS: Fire Prevention Attends CFPI (California Fire Prevention Institute) in Buellton, CA – Ryan and I attended our annual training conference which did not disappoint the attendees. There were many great discussions and learning opportunities that included classes on: Legalities of fire Prevention Administration, Overview of NFPA 921, Standard on Community Risk Assessment and Reduction, Complaints to Compliance, Effectively Using Consultants and Current Issues in the Wildland Urban Interface. Over all attendance from both the Northern and Southern California Fire Prevention Officers was great. Jessica Power Fire Marshal for Petaluma (formally from Tiburon Fire) was inducted to hold the position of President of the Northern California Fire Prevention Officers. We are very happy she will be guiding the FPO’s into the next year. SMFD Fire Inspector Ryan Boykin co-presented the class on Current Issues in the Wildland Urban Interface, where they discussed hidden hazards within pyrophytic vegetation, effective ways to use citations to gain compliance, and land-use planning and evacuation route analysis. Feed back from class participants was very positive with many agencies wanting more information to use in their prevention programs. CALFire is close to solicitation of the Fire Prevention grant proposals – A portion
of a $200 million statewide grant will be distributed throughout the state which includes
Forest Health and Urban Forest Grants. CAL FIRE continues to work with the CA Air
Resource Board (CARB) on what the quantitative measures will be to address
greenhouse gas emission reduction for fire prevention projects. CARB is skeptical that
fire prevention projects will reduce greenhouse gas emissions, so the state is having to
provide background and available data supporting the fire prevention effort.
Estimated timeline – call for proposals next month ---ranking/scoring May - June – with the goal to announce approvals in July. Grants will NOT be capped at 200K New rules/guide - 54 pages worth 5 year grant period Grants need to be supported by the local Unit = Marin County Fire on behalf of CALFire Unit. Sincerely, Fred Hilliard Deputy Fire Marshal
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March 2018
1. 2017/18 Budget: Expenditures are at 66% of 70% as of March 15, 2018. As projected, our percentage
for the year is decreasing as the year progresses, as expensive initial one-time purchases like the ladder
truck are evening out.
We have exceeded our overtime budget but this excess ($730,000 billed for overtime costs to-date) will
be reimbursed by the State of California by the end of the fiscal year. As of March, this fiscal year is the
highest in strike team reimbursements for SMFD to-date. Exceeding 2016/17 by $302,000.
The SMEMPS revenue payment for 2017/18 is $204,000 less than budgeted.
2. The Retiree Health Savings Accounts have been activated with ICMA. As soon as we receive training,
the lump-sum retroactive payments will be made to all employees hired after 1/1/2014, and regular
biweekly contributions will be made.
3. The payroll bank account information change to Wells Fargo has been submitted and is expected to be
in effect May 1, 2018.
4. Other Post-Employment Benefits (OPEB) Trust:
SMFD’s OPEB Trust balance as of 1/31/18 is $3,110,832, reflecting an investment increase of $57,782
in January.
Thank you,
Alyssa Schiffmann, Finance Manager
Southern Marin Fire Protection District
Board Report – Finance Report
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SMFD
Balance Sheet
March 15, 2018 Feb 15, 2018
ASSETS
Checking/Savings
74900 · Operating Fund - County 5,290,991 5,747,268
Capital Replacement Fund 824,464 824,464
Unallocated Reserves 712,753 712,753
447 · Payroll - B of A 447 456,167 590,837
1259 · Wells Fargo 340,283 57,077
11200 · Petty Cash 45 45
11000 · Prevention Fees Paypal 14,538 12,708
Total Checking/Savings 7,639,241 7,945,152
Other Current Assets
Accounts Receiveable 499,079 606,573
Loan Receiveable 291 21,897
Deferred Outflows 3,762,824 3,762,824
Total Other Current Assets 4,262,194 4,391,294
Total Current Assets 11,901,435 12,336,446
Fixed Assets
Equipment 3,373,115 3,373,115
Accumulated Depreciation -4,749,911 -4,749,911
Buildings 3,566,726 3,566,726
Land 214,807 214,807
Total Fixed Assets 2,404,737 2,404,737
Other Assets
Interagency Receivable 1,450,000 1,450,000
Total Other Assets 1,450,000 1,450,000
TOTAL ASSETS 15,756,172 16,191,183
LIABILITIES & EQUITY
Liabilities
Current Liabilities
Unavailable Revenue 10,000 10,000
Use Tax Payable 235 235
Claims Payable 58,564 58,564
Payroll Liabilities -2,396 15,547
Insurance Claims Payable 0 12,376
Accounts Payable 21,909 21,158
Total Current Liabilities 88,312 117,879
Long Term Liabilities
OPEB OBLIGATION 121,887 121,887
DEFERRED INFLOWS 1,433,522 1,433,522
NET PENSION LIABILITY 6,033,143 6,033,143
COMPENSATED ABSENCES 755,094 755,094
Total Long Term Liabilities 8,343,646 8,343,646
Total Liabilities 8,431,958 8,461,525
Equity
AMOUNT TO BE PROVIDED -876,981 -876,981
AMOUNT TO BE PROVIDED - PENSION -3,703,841 -3,703,841
10:50 AM Southern Marin Fire Protection District03/21/18 Reconciliation Detail
447 · Payroll - B of A 447, Period Ending 03/13/2018
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Type Date Num Name Clr Amount Balance
Beginning Balance 106,852.93Cleared Transactions
Checks and Payments - 4 itemsCheck 01/22/2018 eft CONOCO-EFT X -12.00 -12.00Check 02/01/2018 eft MASSMUTUAL X -24,885.10 -24,897.10Check 02/01/2018 eft MASSMUTUAL X -24,885.10 -49,782.20Check 02/11/2018 X -108.62 -49,890.82
Total Checks and Payments -49,890.82 -49,890.82
Total Cleared Transactions -49,890.82 -49,890.82
Cleared Balance -49,890.82 56,962.11
Uncleared TransactionsDeposits and Credits - 1 item
11:22 AM Southern Marin Fire Protection District03/08/18 Reconciliation Detail
1259 · Wells Fargo, Period Ending 02/28/2018
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RESOLUTION NO. 2017/2018-9
A RESOLTION OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE SOUTHERN MARIN FIRE PROTECTION
DISCTRICT RATIFYING THE EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE SOUTHERN MARIN FIRE
PROTECTION DISTRICT AND FIRE CHIEF CHRISTIAN TUBBS
WHEREAS, Fire Chief Christian Tubbs is a non-represented employee of the Southern
Marin Fire Protection District; and
WHEREAS, Fire Chief Christian Tubbs provides a valuable service and leadership to the
Southern Marin Fire Protection District; and
WHEREAS, the District, via its representative, has negotiated salary and benefits of Fire
Chief Christian Tubbs; and
WHEREAS, the Board of Directors finds that the salary and benefits for Fire Chief
Christian Tubbs, as described in the Employment Agreement attached hereto as Exhibit A, are
necessary to maintain a competitive salary and benefit plan and effectively retain District
employees;
NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS HEREBY RESOLVED as follows:
1. The President of the Board of Directors is authorized to execute the Employment
Agreement attached hereto as Exhibit A and bind the District to the terms thereof.
PASSED AND ADOPTED by the Board of Directors of the Southern Marin Fire Protection District,
County of Marin, State of California, this 28th day of February, 2018, by the following vote:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSTAIN:
ABSENT:
___________________________ President, Board of Directors Attest:_______________________
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RESOLUTION NO. 2017/2018-10
A RESOLTION OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE SOUTHERN MARIN FIRE PROTECTION
DISCTRICT DETERMINING THE EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE SOUTHERN MARIN
FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT AND DEPUTY FIRE CHIEF TED PETERSON
WHEREAS, Deputy Fire Chief, Ted Peterson is a non-represented employee of the
Southern Marin Fire Protection District; and
WHEREAS, Deputy Fire Chief Ted Peterson provides a valuable service and leadership to
the Southern Marin Fire Protection District; and
WHEREAS, the District, via its representative, has negotiated salary and benefits of
Deputy Fire Chief Ted Peterson; and
WHEREAS, the Board of Directors finds that the salary and benefits for Deputy Fire Chief
Ted Peterson, as described in the Employment Agreement attached hereto as Exhibit A, are
necessary to maintain a competitive salary and benefit plan and effectively retain District
employees;
NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS HEREBY RESOLVED as follows:
1. The President of the Board of Directors is authorized to execute the Employment
Agreement attached hereto as Exhibit A and bind the District to the terms thereof.
PASSED AND ADOPTED by the Board of Directors of the Southern Marin Fire Protection District,
County of Marin, State of California, this 28th day of February, 2018, by the following vote:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSTAIN:
ABSENT:
___________________________ President, Board of Directors Attest:_______________________
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Employment Agreement Between
Southern Marin Fire Protection District And
Deputy Fire Chief Ted Peterson Effective 2-1-2018
Wages and Compensation, Benefits, Working Conditions
February 1, 2018
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Definitions
Article I: Full Understanding and Agreement
Article II: Employee Agreement
Article III: Termination of Agreement, Severance Pay & Resignation
Article IV: Compensation Article V: Annual Performance and Goal and Objectives Review
Article VI: Management Benefits
Article VII: Leaves
Article VIII: Retirement
Article IX: Driver’s License Requirements
Article X: General Terms
TABLE OF CONTENTS:
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EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT
This Agreement is between the SOUTHERN MARIN FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT (“District”) and Deputy Fire Chief Ted Peterson, (“Deputy Fire Chief”).
CPSE: Refers to the Center for Public Safety Excellence
District: Refers to the Southern Marin Fire District.
MCERA: Refers to the Marin County Employee Retirement Association
OSFM: Refers to the California Office of State Fire Marshal
SMFD: Refers to the Southern Marin Fire District
JAMS: An Employment Practice Group that supports arbitration
This Agreement will serve to memorialize the understanding of the parties regarding the Deputy Fire Chief's terms and conditions of employment with the District. No modification or amendment of any of the provisions of this Agreement shall be effective unless approved in writing and signed by both parties.
A. The Deputy Chiefs employment with the District shall not be for any particular term and he will be subject to all applicable District personal rules and regulations pertaining to performance and discipline. In this regard, it is understood that the deputy chief serves as a “for cause” employee, meaning his employment with the district may be terminated by the district for reasons and in the procedural manner provided by the district’s personnel rules and State Law. Though he is under no obligation to do so, as a courtesy the District requests that the Deputy Fire Chief make reasonable efforts to provide at least 60 days advance written notice to the District prior to ending his employment with the District.
DEFINITIONS
ARTICLE I - FULL UNDERSTANDING AND AGREEMENT
ARTICLE II – FOR CAUSE EMPLOYMENT
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A. As provided above, the Deputy Chief shall be separated from employment with the District and the terms and conditions of employment of this Agreement terminated only for cause in accordance with District personal rules, policies, and procedures regarding employee performance, and discipline and applicable provisions of the Firefighters Procedural Bill of Rights Act.
B. In the event that with both the District’s and Ted Peterson’s written mutual agreement to end his employment as Deputy Fire Chief for any reason other than Cause or outlined in section “C” below the District would pay the following severance.
• Six months’ salary and benefits. • The Deputy Fire Chief may resign his position at any time but, in that instance, The
Deputy Fire Chief understands and agrees that he is not eligible for severance pay should he resign said employment.
C. In the event that the Deputy Fire Chief is terminated because of a conviction for any illegal
act involving moral turpitude, or an event disqualifying The Deputy Fire Chief from public office pursuant to State Law, or causing a forfeiture of office under State Law, the Board shall have no obligation to pay any of the above termination benefits.
ARTICLE IV - COMPENSATION
The following wage schedule applies to the Deputy Fire Chief’s position, effective February 1, 2018. Ted Peterson shall be paid bi-weekly and at the same time as other SMFD employees and his pay shall be subject to customary withholdings. After one year of service February 1, 2019, annual base salary for the Deputy Fire Chief’s position will be increased to Step 2 as outlined below, pursuant to a positive performance evaluation from the Fire Chief.
Full-Time Position Hours Type Annual Base Salary Deputy Fire Chief Step 1 40 Sworn $186,000 Deputy Fire Chief Step 2 40 Sworn $195,000
Effective February 1, 2020, the District will increase the salary of the Deputy Chief by 2%. However, if the property tax estimate realized by the District (Based on county of Marin Property Tax Revenue estimate for the SMFD) as of June 30, 2019 is more than 2% over the previous year’s property tax revenue, then for each full percentage increase in property tax the District realizes over 2%, the Deputy Chief will get a .5% additional increase in his annual base salary, capped at a maximum possible additional increase of 1%.
ARTICLE III – TERMINATION OF AGREEMENT
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ARTICLE V – ANNUAL PERFORMANCE AND GOAL/OBJECTIVES REVIEW
An annual evaluation of the Deputy Fire Chief’s performance will occur each year. During the evaluation, the Deputy Fire Chief will present an updated performance plan and the status of the prior year’s goals, objectives, progress to the District’s Strategic plan. The Fire Chief and the Deputy Fire Chief shall then develop written mutually acceptable goals and performance expectations for the Deputy Fire Chief, which shall be used as objective criteria against which to assess the Deputy Fire Chief’s performance the following year.
The Deputy Fire Chief shall be entitled to the following benefits as set forth in this Section. To the extent otherwise permitted by law, SMFD reserves the right to amend, enhance, discontinue or otherwise change its benefits at any time and to apply such changes to Deputy Chief Peterson in a manner consistent with other SMFD employees so long as not inconsistent with the terms of this Agreement.
1. Duty / Work Vehicle a. The Southern Marin Fire District shall provide the Deputy Fire Chief with a vehicle
for the use as an emergency vehicle twenty-four (24) hours per day for official business and to commute between work and residence. The use of the vehicle is subject to all SMFD policies established with respect to such vehicle so long as the policies are not inconsistent with this agreement.
2. Conferences, Dues and Subscriptions
a. The Southern Marin Fire District agrees to budget and pay for professional dues, conferences and subscriptions on behalf of the Deputy Fire Chief, which are reasonably necessary for his continuation and full participation in professional associations.
3. Health Insurance - Medical
a. The District will pay directly to the employee the cost of providing medical insurance through the Kaiser Foundation Health Plan, Inc. (Single employee rate only) if the employee withdraws himself/herself from the health coverage provided by the District and signs a waiver which ensures a complete understanding of the employee’s choice.
4. Dental Insurance a. Dental Insurance shall be carried by Delta Dental. Premium costs for dental
ARTICLE VI – MANAGEMENT BENEFITS
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insurance shall be paid by the District.
5. Vision Insurance a. The District shall pay 100% of the premium for vision coverage.
6. Life and Accidental Death Insurance
a. The District shall provide the Deputy Fire Chief with life insurance coverage of $50,000. Intent of district is to increase this benefit equivalent to one year of the Deputy Fire chief’s salary at the time we can secure an Insurance provider at reasonable cost.
7. Long Term Disability a. Coverage shall be paid by the District for each employee for participation in the
Long-Term Disability Plan by the California Association of Professional Firefighters.
8. Long-term Care
a. Coverage shall be paid by the District for each employee for participation in the Long-Term Care Plan by the California Association of Professional Firefighters.
9. Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
a. The District reserves the exclusive right to enter into an Employee Assistance Program and it is subject to annual review. The current EAP program through the Managed Health Network (MHN) offers 8 counseling sessions per incident, per year for all employees and their dependents along with on-line services.
This section includes descriptions for the different type of leave programs available to the Deputy Fire Chief.
1. Administrative Leave
a. In recognition of the significant number of hours in excess of the regular work day that the Deputy Fire Chief will be expected to work on behalf of SMFD, on February 1st of each year, the Deputy Fire Chief will be credited with eighty (80) hours per year of Administrative Leave. This time is non-accruable, and all balances will be zeroed out on January 31th of each year.
2. Occupational Exam Leave
ARTICLE VII - LEAVES
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a. Any employee relieved of duty based upon findings in the annual Occupational Medicine Physical Evaluation shall be covered by the District for absences up to thirty (30) days without any use of the employee’s sick, vacation, holiday or administrative leave.
3. Funeral Leave
a. The Deputy Fire Chief shall receive time off without loss of pay, if normally scheduled to work, for a death in the immediate family, beginning from the time of notification of death to the next scheduled day after internment, except however that such time off without loss of pay is limited to 40 hours.
i. Immediate family is defined as: spouse, son, daughter, mother, father, sister, brother, legal guardian, mother-in-law, father-in-law, and step relatives (defined as son, daughter, mother, father, sister or brother).
ii. Employee shall be permitted to exchange hours for additional funeral attendance, or preparation not covered by Article VI, Section 2.
4. Leave to Serve on Jury Duty or as a Witness at a Trial a. Whenever the Deputy Fire Chief is subpoenaed during normal working hours to
serve as a juror, or as a witness at a trial not involving District business, he/she shall be granted leave for such purposes. Employee shall receive pay for time served on the Jury, or as a witness, provide that any money the employee receives is deposited with the District.
5. Sick Leave
a. The Deputy Fire Chief is entitled to accrue paid sick leave at a rate of 8 hours per month. Unused sick leave may be converted to cash/service credit at retirement.
6. Holidays
a. The Deputy Fire Chief is entitled to the same paid holidays as other SMFD employees. Those holidays include:
New Year's Day (First day of January) Martin Luther King's Birthday (Third Monday in January) Lincoln's Birthday (Twelfth of February) Washington's Birthday (Third Monday in February) Memorial Day (Last Monday in May) Independence Day (Fourth day of July) Labor Day (First Monday in September)
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Admission Day (Ninth of September) Columbus Day (Second Monday in October) Veterans Day (Eleventh day of November) Thanksgiving (Fourth Thursday in November) Day after Thanksgiving (Fourth Friday in November) Christmas Day (Twenty-fifth day of December)
7. Vacation
a. The Deputy Fire Chief shall accrue vacation based on years of professional service, at the rate of 240 hours per year.
b. The Deputy Fire Chief vacation cap is equivalent to three months leave (480 hours).
8. Vacation Cash Out a. The Deputy Fire Chief is authorized to sell up to two weeks of accrued
vacation time annually.
9. Uniform Maintenance Program a. The District provides $400.00 annually to the Deputy Fire Chief for such
items as department approved tee shirts, baseball hats, work out clothing, etc., and will replace standard, approved uniforms as needed (i.e. Nomex uniform shirts, Nomex pants, belt and boots).
b. This payment is made annually on the first pay period in October.
A. In Lieu of contributing to the eligible retirement benefits normally provided to our District employee’s through the Marin County Public Employee’s Retirement Agency (MCERA), The board will contribute the 2018 budgeted retirement benefit of $37,000 per contract year deposited to a 457 account and/or combination of retirement accounts (i.e. IRA, 401kA) as mutually agreed upon by Ted Peterson and the District.
B. Retirement Health Savings Account – (RHS)
The Deputy Fire Chief will be enrolled in the District’s established RHS program. The employer will contribute 3% of the Deputy Fire Chiefs Annual Salary into the established RHS Account.
Members are required to possess a valid California Driver License, Class C.
ARTICLE IX - RETIREMENT
ARTICLE X – DRIVER LICENSE REQUIREMENTS
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A. Duration of Agreement. This agreement shall be effective as of the first day of February 1, 2018 and shall remain in full force and effort until the 30th day of June, 2019. It shall be automatically renewed from year to year thereafter unless either party shall have notified the other in writing, at least one hundred and twenty (120) days period to the annual anniversary date that it desires to modify the agreement. In the event that such notices are given, negotiations shall begin no later than ninety (90) days prior to the anniversary date.
B. Amendment. The Board, in consultation with The Fire Chief, may fix or amend any such
other reasonable terms and conditions of employment as they may determine from time to time only by the mutual written agreement of the parties.
C. Entire Agreement. The terms and conditions of this Agreement are intended to by the final
expression of the parties’ agreement. The Parties hereto acknowledge having discussed and agreed upon all terms and Provisions contained herein.
D. Governing Law and Jurisdiction. This Agreement is governed by the laws of the State of
California and venue will be in the County of Marin.
E. No Discrimination. There shall be no discrimination of any kind because of race, creed, color, national origin, sex, political or religious opinion or activities, except to the extent prohibited by State and Federal Law.
F. Severability. If any terms, provisions, conditions and covenants of this Agreement is held
invalid or unenforceable, the remainder of this Agreement will not be affected thereby and remains valid and enforceable to the fullest extent permitted by law.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Agreement as of the Effective Date.
_______________________ _______________________ Ted Peterson / Date Stephen Willis, Board President / Date
