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Fire Service Steering Committee Minutes 01/22/1991 MINUTES FIRE SERVICE STEERING COMMITTEE JANUARY 22, 1991 VINEYARDS COUNTRY CLUB 7:30 P.M. ATTENDANCE: NNFD Chief Jones Comm. Kissel Assistant Chief Jack Thompson Deputy Chief Ken Rodgers ENFD Comm. Herb Luntz Comm. Greg Speers Comm. Tom Cannon Chief Wayne Martin OFD Comm. Evelyn Shealy Comm. Allen Poyner Chief Vince Doerr IFD Comm. Jack Johnson Chief J. C. Nutley Comm. Ray DeLuna, Jr. MIFD Chief Charles McDonald BCIFD Chief Bob Siebold Comm. George Eckhardt GGFD Comm. Marvin Steffen Chief Don Peterson Comm. Mark Strain Comm. Gene Smith CCEMS Jay Reardon CFD Chief Randy Coggan AGENDA FIRE SERVICE STEERING COMMITTEE JANUARY 22, 1991 VINEYARDS COUNTRY CLUB 7:30 P.M. I . MEETING OPENED A. Approval of Minutes B. Charter By Laws C. Consolidation D. Fire Code Interpreter E. Enabling Act F. District One G. Correspondence - Collier County H. Other Topics I . Public Facilities Use Report J. Schedule Next Meeting: Date, Time, Location II . ADJOURNMENT . . Page 2 CHAIRMAN TOM CANNON CALLED THE MEETING TO ORDER. A. APPROVAL OF MINUTES Walt Kissel moved that the minutes from the previous meeting of December 18, 1990 held at the Immokalee F.D. be approved. Herb Luntz seconded the motion. Motion carried unanimously. B. ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION Mark Strain asked to review Article IV, "Active Members" whether Associate Members were to be approved by the Board or whether they became a member automatically. Discussion followed. Wayne Martin moved that item #3 read: "Elected or appointed officials that have responsibility for fire/rescue services." Item #3 in the By-Laws is then to become #4. Motion carried unanimously. Herb Luntz said I move that we accept and approve Articles of Incor- poration and all attachments thereto as corrected. Bob Siebold seconded the motion. Motion carried unanimously. Herb Luntz said the Articles of Incorporation should be sent out to each District as soon as possible. A proper document should be sent to everyone. Regarding Article V "Officers", Herb Luntz said we need a Nominating Committee, and asked for volunteers. The three that volunteered were: George Eckhardt, Walt Kissel and Greg Speers. The Nominating Commitee is to pick a list of candidates and bring it to the February meeting for a vote. C. CONSOLIDATION There was much discussion about the Consolidation Study Team that is coming Friday, Saturday and Sunday, January 25, 26 and 27. The Study Team wants to meet with the Chairman of each Board of Fire Commission, the Chief and a selected fireman. Tom Cannon said East Naples wants all three commissioners to be interviewed or none. There was discussion about finances and Jay Reardon said the team will be conducting interviews, not looking at records. It will be one-on-one interviews and there will be about 80 interviews. Jay said they have compiled all of the information we have given them so far and the inter- views are to see the good and bad opinions, to get local opinions. Jay also said they will interview people from various Civic Associations, City officials and County officials. D. FIRE CODE INTERPRETER Walt Kissel said Don Barber wants to meet with a Sub Committee next week and see if it will go on the next County Development Center Steer- ing Committee. Herb Luntz thanked Walt for all of his work that he has put into this Committee already. Page 3 E. ENABLING ACT The Department of Community Affairs is making up a rough draft of the Enabling Act for all Fire Districts in the State of Florida and it will be completed and given to the Legislature to be approved in this session. F. DISTRICT ONE Tom Cannon said there will be a meeting Thursday, January 24, 1991 at 9:30 at the County Manager's Conference Room to discuss District One. There will be a special meeting held directly after that at East Naples with all of the Fire Departments that are concerned and involved with District One. G. CORRESPONDENCE - COLLIER COUNTY PILT Funds: See attached letter regarding these funds. H. OTHER TOPICS Mark Strain wanted to discuss how this Steering Committee addresses the "Sunshine Laws". Wayne Martin said notices are sent out and pub- lished. Mark asked if it was okay to question this with a higher author- ity as to how meetings are posted. Mark Strain asked for input on the Unions. Herb Luntz said each Fire Department with Union agreements does it separately and if we stay independent, we need to keep separate Union contracts. Mark Strain was interested in having the Steering Committee negotiate with the Professional Firefighters. Herb said if we consolidate, it would be hard to have one contract for all. Wayne Martin suggested that we look at the Union counterparts in Lee County for they are proposing one contract for all Districts, and it might be worthwhile to at least talk to them. Tom Cannon said it needs to be put on the February Agenda to be discussed further. Chief McDonald said that the Marco Island Fire Commissioner Ross wrote a letter to Gov. Chiles and voiced a concern over escalating costs of the Retirement System. The districts should be able to participate in the same funding mechanism as the municipalities now enjoy. Randy Coggan said he wanted to be sure that goals are supposed to be for each other, that it is not to be at the expense of any one of them. Randy Coggan said back to Consolidation and the concern about the number and how many and who is being interviewed, let the Chiefs that are coming do their thing and give them a fair shake. Let them do whatever they want and cooperate. Page 4 I. PUBLIC FACILITIES USE REPORT Tom Cannon said the Public Service Report Fact Sheet is due March 1st to Community Affairs and to the County. Wayne Martin said as I understand it, we need to send in a registered agent, and a schedule of yearly Board Meetings. Outside meetings have to be advertised (per 189) . J. FEBRUARY 1991 MEETING The next meeting is scheduled to be at 7:30 P.M. at the Marco Marriott Resort on Tuesday, February 19th. Tom Cannon reminded them that the Nomination Committee is to meet before the 19th so there can be an election of officers at the February meeting. Marvin Steffen moved that the meeting be adjourned. Walt Kissel second- ed the meeting. COLLIER COUNTY MANAGER'S OFFICE 3301 E.TAMIAMI TR. NAPLES,FL 33962 January 9, 1991 (813) 774-8383 FAX(813)774-4010 Mr. Thomas Cannon, Chairman A�RTIF7EDBLLJI:CHIP COMMUNITY Fire Service Steering Committee c/o East Naples Fire District 4798 Davis Boulevard i Naples, Florida 33962 Dear Mr. Cannon: Please accept this response to your inquiry about PILT funds as requested in your recent correspondence. Hopefully, this letter will provide the information you are requesting. Should you have any questions, please contact my office. PILT funds are intended to offset ad valorem tax dollar losses encumbered by local government as the result of federally exempt land ownership. The County receives these dollars as the result of law based on a decreasing revenue formula. The PILT revenues are administered through the Board of County Commissioners for all forms of services provided by local government to the involved areas. Lands in Collier County involved in PILT funds are basically within the Big Cypress and Everglades Federal Preserves. These areas include 399, 320 total acres, of which 364, 320 are within the Ochopee Fire Control codified district boundaries. The balance, or approximately 35, 000 acres are within the District One area covered by the Ochopee Fire Control District. The 35,000 acres in question remain within the Ochopee District One coverage area regardless of the area's service plan considered. Very/7. }:� do, W ' : Do COU Manage , WND/bp cc: James P. Reardon, Emergency Services Administrator John A. Yonkosky, Finance Director s r.,