DATE: October 31, 2017
TO: Board of Supervisors
SUBMITTED BY: Jean M. Rousseau, County Administrative Officer
SUBJECT: Retroactive Amador Plan Agreement with Cal Fire for FY 2017-18
RECOMMENDED ACTION(S):
TITLE
Authorize Chairman to execute retroactive Amador Plan Agreement with California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection for the period July 1, 2017 through June 30, 2018 ($1,110,500).
REPORT
The Amador Plan Agreement with the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (Cal Fire) provides funding to keep four fire stations (located in the eastern foothill and mountain region of Fresno County) open during the winter months when Cal Fire would normally close those stations due to the end of the fire season.
ALTERNATIVE ACTION(S):
Your Board may choose to consider a different number of stations to be staffed during the upcoming non-fire season.
RETROACTIVE AGREEMENT:
This agreement is retroactive as the documents were not received from Cal Fire until after the start date of the agreement. Performance under the agreement and incurrence of cost are generally limited to the winter and spring months each year.
FISCAL IMPACT:
There is no increase in Net County Cost associated with the recommended actions. Actual expenditures will be based on actual costs incurred by the State during the non-fire season as declared by the State. Sufficient appropriations are included in the Interest and Miscellaneous Expenditures Org 2540 FY 2017-18 Adopted Budget.
DISCUSSION:
The County has contracted with Cal Fire for Amador Plan services since 1982. The contract provides for structural fire protection and other emergency responses in foothill and mountain areas on the east side of Fresno County. While the agreement will cover all of FY 2017-18, the service period is for those months outside of the "fire season" which typically ends in the late fall and picks up again sometime between early and late spring. During this time, Cal Fire has historic...
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