TO: Board of Supervisors
FROM: J.R. Rogers, Fire Administrator
REPORT BY: J.R. Rogers, Fire Administrator
SUBJECT: Volunteer Fire Company Site Use Agreement
RECOMMENDATION
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Approve and authorize Amendment No 1. to Agreement No. 240236B for the Site Use Agreements for the Dry-Creek Lokoya Volunteer Fire Department, a not-for-profit organization, for use of fire station facilities by the Napa County Fire Department. (No Fiscal Impact)
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BACKGROUND
Today's action seeks to amend the current Site Use Agreements with one of the seven non-profit volunteer fire department associations that own or have the right to occupy fire stations for the County Fire Department use of the buildings in Dry Creek-Lokoya.
In 2014, the County entered into a Memorandum of Agreement with nine nonprofit volunteer fire department associations (Angwin, Carneros, Capell Valley, Deer Park, Dry Creek-Lokoya, Gordon Valley, Pope Valley, Rutherford, and Soda Canyon) as part of the unification of the County Fire Department. At that time, eight of the nonprofit associations signed a site use agreement to define what the associations and the County are required to provide, such as storage of apparatus and supplies in various locations in unincorporated Napa County, and what the County will fund to operate the station, including utilities, phone lines, internet connections, signage, etc. The Site Use Agreements also define indemnification, insurance, and maintenance requirements. There is no cost to rent or use the facilities, and expenses related to operating or upgrading the facilities will be included in the regular County budgeting process.
The facilities are unique in that they are designed to house and equip Fire Department apparatus, are located strategically throughout the County, and are used by the non-profit volunteer fire departments for fire prevention and fire protection purposes.
In October 2024, the County replaced the volunteer fire station Memorandum of Agreement fo...
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