For City Council Meeting July 23, 2019]
TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council
APPROVAL: Rod Foster, City Administrator
FROM: Brian Park, Acting Fire Chief
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Request City Council to Adopt a Resolution No.7546 to Add the Chino Valley Independent Fire District and Apple Valley Fire Protection District as Party to Consolidated Fire Agencies ("CONFIRE") Joint Powers Agreement.
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BACKGROUND:
The City of Rialto is currently one of six local jurisdictions that have collectively formed a Joint Powers Authority (JPA) to provide regional emergency and non-emergency communication services for their fire departments. The six-member agencies of the JPA include the cities of Rialto, Loma Linda, Colton, Redlands, Rancho Cucamonga and the County of San Bernardino. These member agencies comprise the policy making authority for the JPA and retain joint ownership of all JPA assets. In addition to the six-member agencies, there are nine contract agencies that pay a fee for the services of the JPA commensurate with the volume of calls for service that their agency generates. Although these contract agencies enjoy the same level and type of services as the member agencies, they are not directly represented in the policy making process, nor do they have any ownership of the JPA's assets.
The Chino Valley Independent Fire Protection District (CVIFD) and Apple Valley Fire Protection District (Apple Valley) are currently Confire contract agencies. However, in accordance with the bylaws of the JPA, they have requested to become formal member agencies. Approval for membership requires all current member agencies' local governing bodies individually approve a resolution amending the current JPA agreement to accept the CVIFD and Apple Valley as member agencies. Additionally, the CVIFD must agree to pay a membership fee of $412,423 and Apple Valley must agree to a membership fee of $406,336. The fee amounts are based on average percentage of calls for service in relati...
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