DATE: September 12, 2017
TO: Board of Supervisors
SUBMITTED BY: Jean M. Rousseau, County Administrative Officer
SUBJECT: Proposal from Fresno County Fire Protection District for extended service coverage
RECOMMENDED ACTION(S):
TITLE
Provide direction to staff regarding a proposal from Fresno County Fire Protection District to provide fire and emergency response to County territory not served by a designated agency.
REPORT
Fresno County Fire Protection District (FCFPD or District) provides fire suppression, prevention, rescue, emergency medical services, and hazardous material emergency response and other services relating to the protection of lives and property within its territorial limits. FCFPD is offering to extend those services to areas within the County that are not now served by a recognized fire protection agency. In exchange, the District is seeking reinstatement of the property tax augmentation eliminated by the Board in FY 2008-09.
FISCAL IMPACT:
There is no fiscal impact with this item. Depending on input and direction provided, staff will return to the Board with specific recommendations and any associated fiscal impacts.
DISCUSSION:
FCFPD has approached the County with a proposal to provide enhanced fire and emergency services to territories within the County that are beyond the boundaries of the District. Those areas are shown on the attached map and referred to as "Unprotected Area". In exchange, the District is asking that the County reinstate funding eliminated in FY 2008-09 due to the recession to partially offset revenue that was lost as a result of the Educational Revenue Augmentation Fund (ERAF) shift that was imposed by the State in the late 1990's.
In addition, the District has been asked to modify or eliminate their Community Facilities District (CFD 2010-01) Mello-Roos fees, in CFD 2010-01. CFD 2010-01 Zone 1 is the Millerton New Town area. CFD 2010-01 Zone 2 is the balance of the District. The question is whether to ...
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