Minutes 07/11/2013 2013 Isles of Capri
Fire/Rescue Advisory
Committee
Minutes
July 11 , 2013
ISLES OF CAPRI FIRE/RESCUE
ADVISORY COMMITTEE MEETING MINUTES
JULY 11, 2013
ISLES OF CAPRI FIRE STATION
ATTENDEES: Jim Hughes, Chairman
Matt Crowder,Vice Chairman
Raymond Kane,Advisory Committee Member
Dan Sansevieri,Advisory Committee Member(by telephone)
Alan McLaughlin,Fire Chief
Len Price,Administrative Services Administrator
Barbara Shea, Minutes Preparer
I. CALL TO ORDER
A. Jim Hughes opened the meeting at 4:02 p.m.
B. Motion to recognize Dan Sansevieri on the telephone by Matt Crowder.
1. Motion seconded by Ray Kane.
2. Motion carried unanimously.
II. REPORTS
A. Motion to approve May 2,2013 Regular Meeting Minutes by Ray Kane.
1. Motion seconded by Matt Crowder.
2. Motion carried unanimously.
B. Motion to approve May 17, 2013 Special Meeting Minutes by Ray Kane.
1. Motion seconded by Matt Crowder.
2. Motion carried unanimously.
C. Chief's Report
1. Image Trend May and June 2013 incident reports were provided.
III. OLD BUSINESS
A. Update on East Naples Fire District's management/consolidation proposal to ICFD.
1. Comments by Administrator Len Price.
a. On 7/9/13,the BCC voted to continue negotiations of an interlocal
agreement for management services by ENFD of ICFD at 1.5 mils
to be in place until the Florida state legislature is able to approve the
addition of the ICFD Fire District into ENFD in the Fall of 2014.
b. Collier County continues to provide details of the operating costs of
ICFD to ENFD.
c. ICFD and ENFD cannot go into a direct merger in 2013; legally
there must be a special legislative act to allow ENFD to absorb ICFD.
d. County staff is working to bring back an agreement with ENFD to
the BCC to be voted on in September 2013.
1. County staff continues to work with a goal of 1.5 mils to be
charged to ICFD residents under the management agreement.
2. If ENFD requires a higher millage rate,this will be brought
back to the BCC in September 2013 for a vote.
e. County staff is working to preserve current firefighter jobs.
1. During the future ENFD hiring process, ICFD employees will
be given hiring preference.
2.Negotiations of the number of new ENFD hires is ongoing.
3. County staff has frozen any new EMS hiring to possibly
accommodate future ICFD employee hires.
f. An ENFD signed ALS agreement has been submitted to CM Ochs.
1. The BCC may approve this agreement in September 2013.
2.ENFD is currently in negotiations with their union in regards
to their participation in a new ENFD ALS program.
g. During the time frame when the interlocal agreement is in place with
ENFD,no assets will be transferred over to ENFD; all ICFD assets
must be maintained by ENFD during this time.
h. All assets of ICFD will be transferred over to ENFD at the time when
the full merger of ICFD and ENFD is completed.
2. Comments by Advisory Committee Member Matt Crowder.
a.Matt Crowder is representing the ICFD Advisory Committee at the
ICFD/ENFD negotiations.
b.ENFD Commissioner Cross is concerned that 1.5 mils from the ICFD
district is insufficient to cover the associated costs;he would feel
more comfortable with a millage rate of 2 mils.
c. In future discussions with additional information,ENFD and ICFD
may agree to a millage rate between 1.5 and 2.0.
d.The negotiators are working to preserve firefighter jobs.
3. Comments by citizen John Rogers.
a. John Rogers recapped past meetings where the BCC stated numerous
times that no ICFD change in entity would occur without"hearing
from all the citizens of ICFD."
b. On 7/9/13 the BCC voted unanimously for a"full merger"of ICFD
and ENFD.
c. The 7/9/13 vote arose at this meeting out of"Public Comment;"this
issue was not on the Agenda,and therefore,the citizens of Isles of
Capri were not able to comment.
d. John asked the Advisory Committee Members if they will question
the BCC on their 7/9/13 actions.
1. ICFD Advisory Committee members felt a letter to the BCC
would not be useful.
2. Ray Kane pointed out that the BCC chose to ignore the May
2013 ICFD Advisory Committee vote against the ENFD
proposal.
4. Comment by Advisory Committee Member Dan Sansevieri.
a. He stated that the future of the ICFD employees should be a top
priority. .
5. Comment by citizen Steve Purcell.
a. He expressed concern regarding the ICFD firefighters who have
devoted years of service to the ICFD and may lose their jobs.
IV. ADJOURNMENT
A. Motion to adjourn the meeting by Matt Crowder at 5:20 p.m.
1. Motion seconded by Ray Kane.
2. Motion carried unanimously.
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