CITY OF BISHOP
CITY COUNCIL MINUTES
SPECIAL MEETING
SEPTEMBER 19, 2024
1. CALL TO ORDER
Mayor Garcia called the special joint meeting of the Bishop City Council and the Bishop Rural Fire Protection District Board of Commissioners to order at 4:08 p.m. in the City Council Chambers, 301 West Line Street, Bishop, California
2. ROLL CALL
PRESENT:
Councilmember Ellis
Councilmember Schwartz
Councilmember Muchovej
Mayor Pro Tem Kong
Mayor Garcia
Commissioner Holland
Vice Chair Butler
Chair Steinwand
ABSENT:
Commissioner Tracy
Commissioner Kunze
OTHERS PRESENT:
Deston Dishion, City Administrator
Bret Russell, Fire Chief
Ethan Aukee, Finance Director
Robin Picken, City Clerk
3. NEW BUSINESS
A. DISCUSS CAPTIAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM
Fire Chief Russell handed out a list of Capital Improvement items and reviewed them all with both the Council and the Commissioners.
B. DISCUSS STAFFING - CURRENT AND FUTURE
Fire Chief Russell handed out a list of staffing items and reviewed them all with both the Council and the Commissioners.
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C. EMS UPDATE
City Administrator Dishion reviewed this item with the Council and the Commissioners. City Administrator Dishion shared information from the report received by consultants AP Triton that outlined what Inland Counties Emergency Medical Agency (ICEMA) and the County of Inyo should consider working on, such as an Exclusive Operating Area (EOA).
D. DISCUSS STATUS OF THE JOINT POWERS AGREEMENT
City Administrator Dishion reviewed this item with the Council and the Commissioners and asked for a discussion on what they see should be changed to improve the current agreement since its implementation five years ago.
After a thorough discussion of what type of meetings are working to provide oversite of the Fire Department, creating a joint powers authority, management of public funds, approving purchases in a timely manner, and providing a sustainable fire department, the Council and the Commissioners directed staff to prioritize the list of capital improvement and staffing items given and their related costs. The Council and the Commissioners agreed to meet separately in September and to meet together again thereafter to discuss the list of priorities and their costs.
Public comment was made by Kevin Carunchio who expressed his thoughts on how the public should support basic public safety services such as fire, ambulance, and police. No further public comments were made.
4. FIRE CHIEF REPORT
Fire Chief Russell reported on his recent participation at the state's FIRESCOPE (California Firefighting Resources of Southern California Organized for Potential Emergencies).
6. ADJOURNMENT
The Mayor adjourned the meeting at 5:50 p.m.
Attest: Picken
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Robin Picken, City Clerk
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