Fire Control District - Regular Meeting

545, sir. Let's go. Thank you. Bang it. Bang it. Here we go. Thank you. I'd like to call this meeting at the Deer Park Fire Control District meeting to order. Is there anyone signed up to speak?

No, sir.

No one signed up to speak. In that case, we'll move to agenda item number one. I'd to recognize Scott Comb for his years of service on this board. Mister Combes was appointed to the SCP ESD board in 2018 by city council ordinance number four zero one five. He has served on the board since that time.

In January 2025, mister Comb submitted his resignation as a board member. He was council member Martin's appointee. It has been, in fact, my honor to have him serve and serve along beside him, serving the citizens of Deer Park on this board. And we, the board, the city, the citizens, and myself, wanna wish you the best in the future. And with that, we do have a plaque to be Agenda item number two, I'd like to introduce our newest member, Waylon Gossett, to the board of directors.

Thank you, mister Gossett. Agenda item number three, approval of minutes from the regular meeting on 10/21/2024 and minutes from the Joint Fire and Crime District meeting held on 12/10/2024. Do I have a motion?

Make a motion to accept the minutes October 21 meeting and the December 1024 meeting.

Do we have a second?

Second.

Do have a second? We have a motion to approve the minutes of the regular meeting on 10/21/2024 and minutes from the Joint Fire and Crime District meeting held on 12/10/2024. All in favor signify by saying aye. Aye. All opposed, same sign. Hearing none, motion passes. Agenda item number four, consideration of and action on acceptance of the quarterly report regarding budget expenditures and projects for the Deer Park Fire Control Prevention and Emergency Medical Services District for the period ending 12/24/2024. Chief?

All been given a copy of

it, including mister Gossett as well. Perfect. Thank you. So not many bullet points compared to last presentation, but we do have the iPads that were purchased for the EMS side, and they will be put in service by February by the February. Okay? Our annual aerial testing has occurred on Ladder 22. We still have to schedule Tower Three's aerial testing. That's an annual testing to make sure that the the aerial is operating like it needs to within safety parameters that it needs to operate within. We're in possession of those three tick cameras. We addressed those three tick cameras on the last report.

We thought we made purchase of them, but we had installed them. They're now installed. They're in Engine 11, Engine 31, and in Unit 430. Those tick cameras are very beneficial. It gives us eyes in those dark environments where our normal eyes can't see, where our flashlights can't can't penetrate. Quarterly breathing air inspection was completed at all stations. Those offices successfully passed. Those breathing air stations are utilized to refill our SVAs or air packs that we use when we're making entry into ideal age environments or areas that are dangerous for firefighters and respiratory issues there. We have ordered consumables as as normal. That would be the hay, the propane, and our drill fill.

These are the items that we utilize during drill and that we utilize when our our customers out there on industry, when they rent out our drill fills. We keep up the hay. We keep up the propane for them to utilize their responders. We have completed the biannual PPE gear inspection. We did get results back that that we had no pair that failed, which is good.

I think that's that's important because of our maintenance and our inspection process. If we catch these things early, we can avoid a $6,000 pair of bunk gear, have having to replace that by jumping on these items, by inspecting them, setting them up for quick repairs. If you let that little that little pinhole pinhole in gear becomes something bigger, then we may have to place that gear at service. It it has to meet strict in FDA guidelines. Occurs is baseline FDA guidelines.

So so that's good news. So we don't have to replace it, but there are some that we have to routinely repair from wear and tear. Pump, ground ladder, and extrication tool testing is to be scheduled soon. Matter of fact, that was approved today. So you'll see a better report on that on that bullet point on the on the next quarterly report.

And then we've been working as as you wanna know, we've been working at updating this brochure along with Jamie and Andrew and the fire marshal's office and trying to get it presentable, trying to make it, I guess, visually presentable for our population here in the city, making sure the photos and stories match. And so we're hoping that we're nearing completion of getting this this pamphlet completed here or approved. So any questions for myself?

Chief, I do have one question regarding going back to the breathing air stations. As my memory serves, those stations are at least ten years old, probably 15, maybe more. Memory's not that good. Do you anticipate the need for significant replacement motors, compressors, electronic in the foreseeable future, just given their age?

Yes, sir. A matter of fact, PO was approved about a week and a half ago for replacement of a portion of that. So I believe the sonars should be good, but the cascade fill station is to be replaced. And that might be that might be flipped. But a portion of

What's that called?

I don't have the cops on me.

The box. Walked out. Jimmy, 177. 177. Chief, was there any damage to the air Ladder 22 associated pipeline fire that was found during the inspection?

Yes, sir. Yeah. There was a lot of damage actually to to the area from the pipeline. Those were sent to the city as well so they could account for it through insurance. Some of that was more more melted wires, not necessarily operation of the ladder itself. So melted wires, melted lenses, light fixtures, that type of thing. Bubbling of the paint, all that on the actual grass itself. On the aerial portion of the stick, as we call it, there was there was only minor damage to that. Even though it was up and exposed the most amount of time, but we did have a protective water for our client that that helped that.

Mister Chairman, can I reject something real quick? Just coincidentally, Ms. Gainey and I were on the phone today with the adjuster for energy transfer, they're asking for pictures. So any pictures you have or can take to document that, if you could get those to us by tomorrow if possible or at least by the end of the week. Thank you.

Any

other questions for chief Aurora? Thank you, chief.

Welcome, mister Gossa. Thank you. Thank you.

We will now entertain action for accepting the quarterly report regarding the budget and expenditures and projects of the Deer Park Fire Control Prevention District and Emergency Medical Services District for the period ending December 2024.

Make a motion to accept.

So a motion to accept. We have a second one, mister Reynolds. So we have a proper motion for action to accept the quarterly report regarding budgeted expenditures and projects for the Deer Park Fire Control Prevention and Emergency Medical Services District for the period ending December 2024. All in favor signify by saying aye. Aye.

All opposed, same sign. Hearing none, motion passes. Agenda item number five, presentation of the quarterly report for fiscal year twenty twenty four twenty twenty five, first quarter ending 12/31/2024. Any questions? Hearing none, we will entertain a motion to accept the quarterly financial report for fiscal year twenty twenty four-twenty twenty five first quarter ended 12/31/2024.

So moved. Second.

A motion by mister Archer and a second by mister Reynolds. So we have a proper motion to accept the quarterly financial report for fiscal year twenty twenty four twenty twenty five first quarter ended 12/31/2024. All in favor signify by saying aye. Aye. All opposed same sign.

Hearing none. Motion passes. Agenda item number six. Consideration of and action on recommendation to city council to amend fiscal year twenty twenty three, twenty twenty four budget for the fire control prevention and emergency medical services district to reimburse the city for the annual cost of ALS three sixty agreement with Stryker for stretchers, power loads, and Lucas device. Yes, ma'am.

Do we have the capacity to do so? Yes, sir. Okay.

Not sure if I remember that agreement.

I just want make sure we got the capacity. I'm okay with you.

Any other questions? Hearing none, we will entertain a motion for to recommend city council to amend the fiscal year twenty twenty three twenty twenty four budget for the fire control prevention and emergency medical services district to reimburse the city for the annual cost of the ALS three sixty agreement with Stryker for stretchers, power loads and Lucas devices.

I make a motion we amend the fiscal year budget for our district to reimburse the city $1.70

$104,000

for the annual cost of the ALS three sixty agreement.

We have a second

on

that motion?

Mister Blackwell seconded it.

Oh, mister Blackwell seconded I didn't hear that.

Thank

you. Alright. So we do have a motion to recommend the city council to amend the fiscal year twenty twenty three twenty twenty four budget for the fire control prevention emergency medical services district to reimburse the city for the annual cost of the ALS three sixty agreement with Stryker for stretchers, power loads, and Lucas devices. All in favor signify by saying aye. Aye.

All opposed same sign. Hearing none, motion passes. Agenda item number seven, consideration of an action on recommendation to the city council to amend the fiscal year twenty twenty four, twenty twenty five fire control prevention and emergency medical services district budget for election cost.

If you remember at the last meeting, I provided the cost for the printing and the postage for the brochure. This is, excuse me, this is half of the cost. The districts are splitting the cost. The cost for the election will be trued up at the end of the election. That's hard to determine at this time, But this $6,000 should cover the printing and the publishing of the brochure or the newsletter, whatever we're calling it.

Is the 6,000 for both districts or is it 6,000 each?

It's 6,000 each.

6,000

Yes, So

the chair will entertain a motion to amend the fiscal year twenty twenty four twenty twenty five fire control prevention and emergency service district budget for election cost.

So moved. Second.

We have a a motion by mister Archer. Second by mister Reynolds. We do have a motion to amend the fiscal year twenty twenty four, twenty twenty five fire control prevention and emergency medical service district budget for election cost. All in favor signify by saying aye. Aye. All opposed, same sign. Hearing none, motion passes. Agenda item number eight, discuss the process timeline for renewal of the crime control prevention district and the fire control prevention and emergency medical services district.

This is the same thing that we've been discussing each time. I've provided a copy of the updated brochure at your desk. This is the latest and greatest except for the Spanish part. We're still working on that. But this is the with everybody's changes.

If you see any changes that you would like, please let me know by this Wednesday because on item number nine, we'll be calling for a special called meeting for next Monday. And at that that meeting, you'll actually approve the, one that will be published. So please look through that. And if there's anything that you, would like to add or keep in mind, it has to be factually. It has to be factual and it cannot lean someone either way to approve or deny.

We just have to keep it factual. And then just email me or call me. And then as I've mentioned, item number nine, you'll be approving the special called meeting, and then we'll hold the election on May 3. And then the other the last meeting that you'll have to have after that will be to canvas the election results. That's a short time frame after the meeting, and I'll provide that date closer to the election time period. So those are the only two items left that y'all have on the election side. So there's no action on this item. There will be action on item number nine.

Very good. Any questions? Hearing none, we'll move to agenda item number nine, consideration of an action on approval to call special called SCP EMSD district meeting on February 3 at 05:45PM. We have a motion.

At this meeting, you'll have three items on the agenda. One will be to approve the order of election to call the election. The second will be to, approve the interlocal agreement with the city and the two districts so that we can run the election for you. And the third item will be to approve the brochure. So those are the only three items that should be on that agenda.

Six minutes.

Yes, sir.

So I guess we need to make a motion to do what she said.

We need a motion to call a special called FCP EMSD district meeting on 02/03/2025 at 05:45 p. M. Do I have that motion?

I'll make that motion.

We have a motion. Do we have a second? Second. There we go. We have a second. We have a motion and a second. To call a special called SCP EMSD district meeting on 02/03/2025 at 05:45PM. All in favor signify by saying aye. Aye. All opposed same sign.

Joe, you got it on your calendar? I put it right now. Oh, no. That's the reason I make the motion because I put it on my calendar. That one was on my calendar. Was wondering the other day why. Yeah.

Motion passes. Agenda item number two. He even showed me. Agenda item number 10. Call me if you need a ride.

I got a bike.

Agenda item number 10. Announcement of the next regular FCP EMSD board meeting on 04/21/2025 at 05:45PM. This is not to be confused with the special called meeting of February 3. So everyone check your calendars. On it.

I'm putting it on

twenty one twenty twenty five at 05:45PM.

Got it.

Do we need to approve that?

Nope. No, sir.

No. I didn't think we did. No. Just an announcement. It has been announced. Is there any other comment? Nope. This meeting is at 06:06PM.