Call to Order / Roll Call
The Regular meeting of the Board of Directors of the Red, White & Blue Fire District was called to order by Director Griffin at 0720. In attendance were Directors Perkins, Griffin, Randall and Gothard. Chief Green, Deputy Chief Miller, Carmen Modglin, Lt. Jay Nelson, Lt. Zach Lynch, Mark Wimberly and Captain Scott were in attendance. Captain Scott served as Recording Secretary.

Approval of Minutes
M/S Randall/Perkins to approve the minutes from the October 25, 2007 Special Board meeting. Voice vote unanimous. Motion carried.

Citizens Comments, Matters for Public Hearing, and Other Communications
Chief Green handed out pictures from Summit Daily News of our firefighters as well as "thanks" from community members. He also handed out proposed building development for 2008. No citizen comments.

Approval of Changes to the Agenda
Add letters of interest for the Board position to "8.0-Other Business". Griffin asked to add an "Executive Session" for personnel matters to "8.0-Other Business" after discussing the letters of interest.

Chief’s Report and Discussion Topics
Emergency Response Data—Chief Green handed out charts and graphs comparing emergency response from Jan-Oct.2006 to Jan-Oct.2007. He noted that RWB has responded to more emergency calls in 2007 than 2006. Green stated that Lt. Nelson found coding issues with fire alarms last month that have been remedied. He stated that the number of fires is up this year over last year, regardless of fire prevention efforts and public education. Lt. Nelson noted that we have had a significant rise in vehicle fires over the past year.

Intergovernmental Notes
Chief Green stated that RWB has submitted a request for ambulance license. We hope to be receiving letters of support from the Towns of Blue River and Breckenridge on November 27. Green will be attending the BOCC work session on revisions to the County’s ambulance licensing document today at 1:30 p.m. He said that he met with the County’s ambulance director yesterday and they seem to have found some common ground in support of our ambulance licensing and operations.

Chief Green stated that the County fire chiefs are meeting this morning and he will be again asking for their support of our license. He said that Copper Mountain Fire hasn’t said much and Lake Dillon Fire is trying to remain neutral.

Budget/Finance Update-Griffin asked to have the actual dollar amounts placed in the variance explanations.

Chief Green asked for any additional Board feedback by the December 6 meeting, where the 2008 budget needs to be adopted and the mill levy certified.

Randall asked Chief Green to talk with the other fire districts about reducing our treasurer’s fees, which are at 5%.

Discussion followed on capital expenditures, debt service, and paying off HCTC and Station 4.

Randall asked about a projected replacement schedule for our apparatus, and an update to our long-range capital plan.

Carmen stated that the actual assessment will probably be reduced by 2-3% of what we have now, making it a 22-24% increase in property value. She will have those numbers in the next few weeks.

Discussion on ISO ratings.

Discussion-Resolution 2007-05, Adoption of the 2006 International Fire Code (IFC), as amended

Lt. Nelson discussed the items that were brought in front of the Board of County Commissioners work session and their concerns. He said there were minor changes that they made to the resolution to make it more performance-based as opposed to prescriptive. He stated that RWB, Lake Dillon and Copper Mountain Fire Districts held public meetings. Jay and Jackie also communicated with contractors and builders in our District regarding any concerns.

M/S Perkins/Gothard to open a public hearing for consideration of Resolution 2007-05. Voice vote, unanimous. Motion carried.

Mark Wimberly asked if there were concerns from the other fire districts. Lt. Nelson stated that the only concern he heard were issues with gas valves at Copper Mountain. They said they weren’t addressed in the IFC, but are addressed in the mechanical code. M/S Perkins, Randall to close the public hearing for consideration of Resolution 2007- 05. Voice vote, unanimous. Motion carried.

Other Business
Chief Green stated that we received nine letters of interest for the Board of Directors’ position.

Griffin requested feedback from the other Board members regarding procedures for selecting a candidate for appointment.

Griffin briefly highlighted Chief Green’s recent annual evaluation.

0845 M/S Randall/Perkins to move into executive session in accordance with C.R.S. 24- 6-402(4)(f) to discuss the Chief’s evaluation and contract. Voice vote, unanimous. Motion carried.

0940 M/S Perkins/Gothard, Board out of executive session.

Griffin will recap Board consensus with Chief Green regarding his evaluation and discuss contract modification.

Griffin prompted discussion regarding moving ahead with determining the next steps for appointment of the Director vacancy. Focus was on the diverse make-up of the Board and desirable qualities of each of the nine candidates as outlined in their respective correspondence. The Board chose to interview a maximum of three of the candidates. Candidates Jon Raymond, Joe Neel and Mike Krugman will be interviewed on Thursday, November 29, 2007 by Directors Perkins and Randall. The other candidates will receive written notification from the Board. Chief Green will draft a letter for Board approval.

October, 2007 Bills-
M/S Gothard, Randall to approve October, 2007 bills list as submitted. Voice vote, unanimous. Motion carried.

M/S Perkins, Randall to engage the firm of Hiratsuka & Schmitt to conduct the 2007 audit per terms and cost presented in their engagement letter. Voice vote, unanimous. Motion passed.

Next meeting is scheduled for December 6, 2007 at 0700.

Adjournment

M/S to adjourn Randall, Perkins. Voice vote, unanimous. Motion passed.

Respectfully Submitted:

Wayne Randall, Secretary/Treasurer
Kim Scott, Recording Secretary