NORTH BANNOCK FIRE DISTRICT

REGULAR MEETING MINUTES

NBFD Fire Station – 444 E. Chubbuck Road

April 14, 2022 @ 5:30pm

1. OPEN MEETING - Meeting opened at 5:31pm by Commissioner Curtis.

2. ROLL CALL - Commissioner Shell appeared via Google Meet. Commissioner Curtis, Commissioner Johnson, Fire Chief Brood and Board Secretary Ramirez appeared in person.

3. ACTION ITEMS:

   1. Approval of agenda - Commissioner Johnson made a motion and was seconded by Commissioner Shell to approve the agenda. The motion passed unanimously.

   2. Approval of minutes of March 10, 2022 regular meeting - Commissioner Johnson made a motion and was seconded by Commissioner Shell to approve the minutes. The motion passed unanimously.

   3. Approval of minutes of March 18, 2022 special meeting - Commissioner Johnson made a motion and was seconded by Commissioner Curtis to approve the minutes. The motion passed unanimously.

4. TREASURER REPORT

   1. Idaho Central Checking Statement Balance - $712,244.30

   2. Idaho Central Savings Statement Balance - $40,111.32

   3. Connections Checking Statement Balance - $0.00

   4. Connections Savings Statement Balance - $25.00

5. FIRE CHIEF REPORT

   1. There were no calls for service in March.

   2. We have 23 volunteer members.

   3. The chief attended a Critical Wildfire Protection Plan meeting in Inkom where they discussed mitigation projects and grants for mitigation projects. The chief wants to work with Pocatello & Inkom fire to write a joint grant for funds.

   4. Update on our 2007 Freightliner Tender. We are still waiting on the shipment of the Porta-Tank however initial driver/pump training has been completed. The chief will place the apparatus in service as soon as the tank arrives.

   5. Rental house: The chief received three bids to review to replace the damaged roof on the house.

   6. Cameras: The chief has received an estimate from 4Sight Security for review.

   7. School district will conduct a day of service on April 21^st of this month. The chief will have students here doing some cleaning and painting from 0900-1200. There will also be a cleanup day on Friday the 22^nd 0900-1200 and I will feed the FF after.

6. TRAINING REPORT

   1. We conducted Tender Operations as well as FF Mayday/Survival training.

   2. EMS: We had Dr. McRoberts from Portneuf Emergency department conduct a Stop the Bleed training for all members.

   3. Special Training: Captain Wheat as well as the chief attended a Fire Inspection training class from the State Fire Marshal’s office.

   4. Burn House update: We are still waiting on the homeowner’s paperwork.

7. FIREFIGHTERS’ ASSOCIATION - No representative was present.

8. ACTION ITEMS:

   1. Approval of monies received - Commissioner Curtis made a motion and was seconded by Commissioner Johnson to approve the monies received. The motion passed unanimously.

      1. Vickie Warner - $400

      2. Bannock County - $11,925.80

   2. Authorization of payment of fire district invoices - Commissioner Curtis made a motion and was seconded by Commissioner Johnson to approve the payment of the district invoices. The motion passed unanimously.

      1. White Peterson - $240.50

   3. Authorization of payment of fire department invoices - Commissioner Curtis made a motion and was seconded by Commissioner Johnson to approve the payment of the department invoices. The motion passed unanimously.

      1. Sign Up - $836.84

      2. K&M Repair - $548.37

      3. Vector Solutions - $3,545.90

      4. Lowes - $70.94

   4. Approval of auto pay invoices - Commissioner Curtis made a motion and was seconded by Commissioner Johnson to approve the autopay invoices. The motion passed unanimously.

      1. Sparklight - $72.24

      2. Idaho Power - $177.00

      3. City of Chubbuck - $210.13

      4. Intermountain Gas - $217.00

   5. Approval of credit card charges - Commissioner Curtis made a motion and was seconded by Commissioner Johnson to approve the credit card charges. The motion passed unanimously.

      1. Jackson/Fuel - $795.74

      2. Maintenance/Car Wash - $57.22

      3. Holiday Inn Express - $103.68

      4. The FireStore - $602.55

      5. OfficeMax - $82.99

   6. Status of acquisition of land for a second station

      1. The Watsons are applying to the county to subdivide the lot.

      2. The city has the right of first refusal if they are going to annex the property.

      3. Visitors from Morton Buildings joined the meeting via Google Meet: Jake Butikofer - Sales, Matt Milby - Design and build, and Jeff Zimmerman (not with Morton) who handles financing. There would be an in-house architect and project manager to help configure the building to our needs.

      4. Morton would be the general contractor and do most of the work, but concrete and a lot of the trades would be subcontracted out.

      5. Possible financing could be done via a lease purchase where there would be annual lease payments in place of having to go through bond issues or putting the job out for bid. Some of the interior fixtures could be rolled into the financing.

      6. Chief is going to contact the attorney who did the job for Gooding’s fire project and see if this financing and legal paperwork would work for us.

   7. Status on purchase of another tender

      1. Commissioner Johnson and the Chief put a $10,000 down payment on a 2000 International tender that is located in Ottowa, Canada.

      2. It would cost at least $6,700 to ship it to us, but with rising fuel costs, Commissioner Johnson felt the board should approve a cap of $10,000 for shopping costs once the contract is final.

      3. A motion was made by Commissioner Johnson and seconded by Commissioner Curtis to complete the purchase of the tender for $98,500 (less the $10,000 down payment) and up to $10,000 for estimated shipping costs. The motion passed unanimously. Commissioner Johnson will wire the remaining balance tomorrow.

   8. Resolution regarding refunding inspection fees (2022-02)

      1. The draft resolution was read by the commissioners and some changes were made to the wording.

      2. Commissioner Curtis made a motion and was seconded by Commissioner Johnson to approve the resolution as amended.The motion passed unanimously.

      3. The original permit that brought this situation to the chief’s attention will be the first homeowner to receive a refund.

   9. Discussion about the selling of district assets - This item was tabled until the next board meeting.

   10. Discussion roofing estimates for the rental house

       1. Received 3 bids: M&M Contracting $3,570, 208 Roof Repair $12,650, and John Holcomb Roofing $6,175.

       2. The highest bid included some sheeting costs, if needed. Even if some sheeting is needed with the lowest bid, those costs shouldn’t increase the final cost to be more than the next closest bid.

       3. 208 Roof Repair also included the garage.

       4. Commissioner Curtis made a motion and was seconded by Commissioner Johnson to accept the bid from M&M Contracting. The motion passed unanimously. Secretary Ramirez to call M&M.

   11. Discussion about security camera estimate

       1. Received a bid from 4Sight Security $1,250 for a CCTV system with 4 cameras and an onsite hard drive recorder.

       2. Commissioner Curtis has researched getting a Ring system. He estimated that we could get a 2 panel, 14 entry sensors and 2 cameras for $979. The system would be expandable to add on anything we needed.

       3. Commissioner Curtis made a motion and was seconded by Commissioner Johnson to purchase a Ring system for the station for up to $1,500. The motion passed unanimously.

   12. Approval of 2nd quarter volunteer stipends - Commissioner Curtis made a motion and was seconded by Commissioner Shell to approve the volunteer stipends for the 2nd quarter. The motion passed unanimously.

9. PUBLIC COMMENT - None

10. NEW BUSINESS

    1. We received a visit from the business to the east with concerns of the trees on our property hanging over the fence. The trees need to be evaluated for health and trimmed. Secretary Ramirez to make calls and get estimates for service.

    2. When we signed the opioid settlement before, there was one document that was not included in the packet. The new document will be signed by Commissioner Shell and submitted by Secretary Ramirez to the settlement organization.

    3. Legislation over property/sales tax - This bill was not passed by the legislature this year, but it is expected to reappear next year.

    4. Townhall website - There is a new website in the works that would require all organizations like ours to submit their agendas and minutes to them for public use. This site is not live at this time.

    5. Redistricting boundaries - There is a law that says that the fire district needs to review the subdistrict boundaries within six months of the end of a census year, which would be in June of this year. Changes need to be reviewed by the county clerk with a copy of the new map. Commissioner Curtis is going to check with GIS. A special meeting may be needed.

11. ADJOURNMENT - The meeting adjourned at 7:08pm.

Respectfully Submitted,

Todd Ramirez, Board Secretary