CITY OF BISHOP
CITY COUNCIL MINUTES
SPECIAL MEETING
DECEMBER 5, 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 5:04 p.m. in the City Council Chambers, 301 West Line Street, Bishop, California.
2. ROLL CALL
PRESENT:
Councilmember Ellis
Councilmember Schwartz
Mayor Pro Tem Kong
Mayor Garcia
Commissioner Tracy
Commissioner Kunze
Vice Chair Butler
Chair Holland
ABSENT:
Councilmember Muchovej
OTHERS PRESENT:
Deston Dishion, City Administrator
Robin Picken, City Clerk
Bret Russell, Fire Chief
Mandi Grisham, Fire Department Administrative Assistant
3. FIRE CHIEF REPORT
Fire Chief Russell announced that the new Firefighter Handbook can be viewed on the City's website for the upcoming December 9, 2024 City Council Meeting under the Fire Chief's report. After answering all of the Council's and Commissioner's questions, the Council and Commission thanked Fire Chief Russell for all his work on the new handbook and for its implementation.
4. NEW BUSINESS
A. Discuss Capital Priorities
Fire Chief Russell led a discussion on a list of the Fire Department's priorities that were prioritized as follows: Station 1 Ventilation Systems, Firefighter PPE/Turnouts, Type 1 Fire Engine, and Station Upgrades.
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After a thorough review of the list of priorities and their potential costs, the Council and Commission outlined their next steps to:
Discuss the funding of the forementioned priority list; Review the current Joint Powers Agreement between the City of Bishop and the Bishop Fire Protection District;
3. Create an Ad Hoc Committee to address issues on a timely basis; and
4. Pursue available grants and funding through federal/state programs and/or a consultant.
6. ADJOURNMENT
The Mayor adjourned the meeting at 6:00 p.m.
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Jose Garcia, Mayor
Debir Picken
Attest:
Robin Picken, City Clerk
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