TO: Board of Supervisors
FROM: Ryan J. Alsop, Chief Executive Officer
REPORT BY: J.R. Rogers, Fire Administrator
SUBJECT: Agreement with Napa County Airport
RECOMMENDATION
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Approve and authorize Memorandum of Agreement No. 260105B with the Napa County Airport and Napa County Fire Department for the lease of an unused hangar at 2500 Airport Road to use as a temporary fleet maintenance facility. (Fiscal Impact: $129,740 Expense; Fire Fund; Budgeted; Discretionary)
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BACKGROUND
The Napa County Fire Department (NCFD) owns and operates over 90 pieces of rolling stock equipment. The equipment is maintained by a Fleet Equipment Manager (FEM) and three Heavy Equipment Mechanics (HEM) that are provided for within the Cooperative Fire Agreement with CALFIRE. Historically the HEMs have operated out of the CALFIRE Fleet Maintenance shop located in St. Helena in cooperation with the FEM and CALFIRE HEMs.
In 2018, the CALFIRE Fleet Maintenance shop caught fire and burned. The facility is now unusable. CALFIRE has sought to rebuild the facility in the same location, however for various reasons the rebuilding has been subject to delays. CALFIRE is on track to rebuild the facility in the coming years.
Without a facility, the HEMs have had to operate and fix equipment out of their service trucks, typically without cover and in the elements. This has limited them to light maintenance and requiring heavier duty equipment fixes to be outsourced to other shops and vendors. In Fiscal Year 2024-25 these services have cost more than $500,000, much of which could have been completed in house. This process has added to the overall expense and down time to apparatus often leaving the fleet with few reserve apparatus. Further the mechanics are subject to inclement weather, which also limits the abilities and timelines for equipment repair.
In November 2024, NCFD set out to find a suitable facility to lease on a short-term contract to use as the shop. The FY 2025-26 budget in...
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