HomeMy WebLinkAbout09/04/2007 (3)September 4, 2007
EMERGENCY SERVICES DISTRICT
The Board of Commissioners of the Emergency Services District met at the County
Commission Chambers, 1801 27th Street, Vero Beach, Florida, on Tuesday, September 4, 2007.
Present were Chairman Gary C. Wheeler, Vice Chair Sandra L. Bowden, Commissioners Wesley
S. Davis, Joseph E. Flescher, and Peter D. O'Bryan. Also present were County Administrator
Joseph A. Baird, Assistant County Attorney William DeBraal, and Deputy Clerk Leona Adair
Allen.
The Chairman called the meeting to order at 11:15 a.m.
14.A.1. APPROVAL OF MINUTES — REGULAR MEETING OF .JULY 10, 2007
ON MOTION by Commissioner O'Bryan, SECONDED by
Chairman Wheeler, the Board unanimously approved the Minutes
of the Regular Meeting of July 10, 2007, as written.
14.A.2. EMERGENCY SERVICES PROGRESS REPORT
Director of Emergency Services John King reported that the months of June and July are
usually the slowest months of the year for emergency responses, and that during this time the
average emergency responses per day dipped below 100 calls within 24 hours. He noted that
because of the consolidation process, a number of employees became dual certified; fifteen had
received their paramedic certification and seven had received their State Firefighter license.
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Director King announced that the City of Sebastian, as of August 1, 2007, had received
the Public Safety Answering Point (PSAP) 911 System and he noted that a few small issues were
still being worked out.
Director King updated the Board regarding the Animal Control Division, saying that
during the past calendar year, there was a 20% increase in the number of reported animal control
complaints, resulting in an increase of 31% more animals from the previous year.
ON MOTION by Commissioner O'Bryan, SECONDED by
Commissioner Davis, the Board unanimously accepted the
Progress Report as presented and recommended in the
memorandum of August 26, 2007.
14.A.3. FIRE RESCUE TRAINING TOWER
Director of Emergency Services John King specified that funding from the approved
budget had been allocated to replace the fire rescue training tower and explained why staff
recommended relocating the replacement training tower to behind the new Emergency
Operations Center, on 43rd Avenue.
ON MOTION by Commissioner Flescher, SECONDED by
Commissioner Davis, the Board unanimously authorized the
Emergency Services District Director (County Administrator) to
sign the Donadio & Associates Work Order and any required
Change Orders and piggyback agreements with Fire Facilities,
Inc., J.P. Construction, and Barth Construction, Inc., as set forth,
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with the review and approval of all appropriate staff and the
County Attorney, as recommended in the memorandum of
August 23, 2007.
14.A.4. RELOCATION OF MED 3 TO FIRE -RESCUE STATION NO. 3
Director of Emergency Services John King reminded the Board that approximately
two years ago, the Consultant which the County hired to consolidate the Fire and EMS Division
made a presentation to the Board in an effort to try to improve emergency services County -wide.
At that time, one of their recommendations was to relocate the medical and ambulance teams to
Station No. 3, located at 2900 43`d Avenue. After reviewing the run statistics, they found that the
ambulance at the 45th Street location was passing Station No. 3 and covering emergency calls
that were on SR 60. He believed that the best way to improve response times would be to
relocate the medical unit from 45th Street to 43rd Avenue, and to consider building a new station
at 49th Street and 35th Avenue.
Director King also reminded the Board that the module home that Station No. 3
has been using belongs to FEMA and that it needed to be returned sometime in the near future.
The Board posed several questions to Director King regarding the existing stations,
the areas that they cover, and the best possible locations for building new ones.
A brief discussion ensued after Director King informed the Board that in the near
future staffing would need to be increased.
Freddie Woolfork, 4590 57th Avenue, expressed his appreciation to Director Olson and
his staff for their efforts in moving the sludge treatment facility, and to Director King and his
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staff for the magnificent job they have been doing in the emergency services arena. He
gratefully recapped numerous improvements and projects within the County over the past few
years.
Victor Hart, 4639 34th Avenue, expressed concern over the population and the
movement of the fire stations.
Joe Ouellet, III, echoed the previous sentiments and concerns of the two speakers, and
was in support of Med-3 remaining in his community.
Reverend Kyle Gibson, 1570 5th Court, as a former law enforcement officer and fire
fighter, shared the importance of having emergency services in close proximity for senior
citizens, and hoped that the money for emergency services would be allocated into the budget.
Chairman Wheeler wanted to know how soon the station on 49th Street and 35th Avenue
would be on line. Administrator Baird told him that said applications for grant funding had been
applied for, and they should know by February 2008, if they received the funding.
Commissioner Davis voiced concern over the integrity of the facility that Med-3 is
occupying.
Chairman Wheeler felt it was very important to look at how they could best serve the
County as a whole. He said that consolidating would expand services, not reduce service to a
particular area.
Vice Chair Bowden said, "time is of the essence", and thought this should be the highest
of priorities, and that response times should always try to be improved upon.
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Discussion ensued regarding the response times, medic dispatching, and additional
staffing.
ON MOTION by Commissioner Davis, SECONDED by
Chairman Wheeler, the Board unanimously approved
reassigning the medical apparatus and personnel currently
assigned as Med 3 to Fire Rescue Station No. 3, as
recommended in the memorandum of August 26, 2007.
Further discussion ensued pertaining to increased personnel, placement of stations,
consolidation, and financial feasibilities.
14.A.5. EMERGENCY SERVICES STATION 5 DEDUCTIVE CHANGE ORDER NO. 4
ON MOTION by Vice Chair Bowden, SECONDED by
Commissioner Davis, the Board unanimously approved Change
Order No. 4 which is a partial reversal of the previous deductive
Change Order in the amount of $10,692.27, and authorized the
Chairman to execute the document, as recommended in the
memorandum of August 27, 2007. After approval of Change
Order No. 4, the adjusted amount of the GMP for replacement of
Emergency Services Station No. 5 would be $1,900,522.87.
CHANGE ORDER NO. 4 ON FILE IN THE OFFICE OF THE CLERK TO THE BOARD
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14.A. 6. FIRE RESCUE STATION 12, CHANGE ORDER I — PROJECT CLOSEOUT
ON MOTION by Vice Chair Bowden, SECONDED by
Commissioner Davis, the Board unanimously authorized the
Chairman to execute Change Order No. 1 as presented, which
essentially closes out the Design Services Agreement without
further expense, as recommended in the memorandum of August
24, 2007.
CHANGE ORDER NO. 1 ON FILE IN THE OFFICE OF THE CLERK TO THE BOARD
14.A. 7. LAND ACQUISITION FOR EMERGENCY SERVICES DISTRICT FIRE STATION,
4TH STREET AND 43RD AVENUE
Director of Emergency Services John King informed the Board that the Division of
Forestry is going to abandon the site at 4th Street and 43`d Avenue. He felt that the property
would be an ideal location site for the future Fire -Rescue station.
ON MOTION by Commissioner Flescher, SECONDED by
Commissioner Davis, the Board unanimously approved the land
acquisition, and authorized the Chairman of the Emergency
Services District to sign the purchase contract, as recommended
in the memorandum of August 24, 2007.
MEMORANDUM ON FILE IN THE OFFICE OF THE CLERK TO THE BOARD
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14.A. 8. PROPERTY FOR FIRE RESCUE STATION 9
Director of Emergency Services John King informed the Board that this item was
brought back from the July 10, 2007, Board of County Commissioners meeting, for a request to
purchase property on Roseland Road, adjacent to the commercial strip near the intersection of
US 1 and Roseland Road. The Board had directed staff to acquire current appraisals of the
property and to find additional properties that were in the commercial district to ensure it would
be a fair value. They identified sites that ranged from $243,000 per acre to $625,000.00 per acre
and were now requesting the Board's approval.
ON MOTION by Commissioner Davis, SECONDED by
Commissioner Flescher, the Board unanimously approved the
vacant land contract in the form presented and authorized the
Chairman of the Emergency Services District to sign the vacant
land contract, as recommended in the memorandum of August 15,
2007.
CONTRACT ON FILE IN THE OFFICE OF THE CLERK TO THE BOARD
Commissioner Davis did not think this was the ideal location but explained how other
parcels of interest were not obtainable.
Fred Mensing pointed out that the Florida East Coast Railroad has plans to double -track
from North Vero Beach to Melbourne and voiced concern that it would affect everything the
County does regarding emergency services.
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Director King commented that the status of the Roseland Volunteer Fire Department had
been inactive since the 2004 hurricane season and said no one that lives in that area is certified to
respond as a firefighter.
14.A.9. APPROVAL TO PURCHASE 16 CARDIAC MONITORS FOR FIRE RESCUE
DIVISION FROM MEDTRONIC EMERGENCY RESPONSE SYSTEMS
ON MOTION by Vice Chair Bowden, SECONDED by
Commissioner Flescher, the Board unanimously approved the
sole source purchase of the 16 LifePak 12 cardiac monitors from
Medtronic Emergency Response Systems to include the point of
sale maintenance contract in the amount of $308,218.72, as
recommended in the memorandum of August 20, 2007.
CONTRACT ON FILE IN THE OFFICE OF THE CLERK TO THE BOARD
ALL BACKUP DOCUMENTATION IS ON FILE IN THEOFFICE OF THE CLERK TO THE BOARD AND
IS HEREBY MADE A PART OF THESE MINUTES
There being no further business, on Motion duly made, seconded and carried, the Board
adjourned at 12:06 p.m.
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ATTEST:
Jeffrey K. Barton, Clerk Gary C. Wheeler, Chairman
Minutes Approved:
LAA/ESD Minutes
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