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BREA CITY COUNCIL SUCCESSOR AGENCY TO THE BREA REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY SPECIAL STUDY SESSION MEETING MINUTES January 25, 2017


STUDY SESSION SPECIAL MEETING 6:00 p.m. - Council Chambers Level One CALL TO ORDER/ ROLL CALL - COUNCIL Mayor Hupp called the meeting to order at 6:05 p.m., all members were present.

	1.		Matters from the audience None.

DISCUSSION ITEMS

	2.	Review Feasibility Analysis for Providing Multi-City Fire Services Under Joint Powers Authority Jurisdiction for Cities of Brea and Fullerton with Citygate and Associates Fire Chief Knabe introduced the consultants from Citygate and A.P. Triton, discussed the purpose of the ambulance study, provided important considerations, shared the goals for a shared fire service, stated that the City of Fullerton did not take action and will bring the item back to their Council on February 21 to allow all Council Members to be present, and provided the meeting order. In response to Council questions, Fire Chief Knabe explained ambulance delivery models, discussed CFD funds, and provided the percentage of paramedic use increase. Steward Gary (Citygate) presented a PowerPoint that included project elements, Citygate's capstone opinion, economics overview, cost projection summary, dollar impact projection summary, economics model, shared management vs. JPA costs, service structural changes, current decision point, project findings, recommendations and next steps. Kurt Henke and Scott Clough (A.P. Triton) presented a PowerPoint that included determining the value of Fullerton/Brea EMS study, GEMT (federal program that allows public entities to draw down fees for medical beneficiary and federal reimbursement), deployment models, Ambulance Operated (AO) staffed, public/private partnership staffed,contracting and Request for Proposals (RFP). In response to Council questions, Mr. Clough clarified that the 5 million dollar maximum potential in revenue is possible according to the collection strategy, noted that the model shown is a "fee for service" business model, stated that they suggest using standard industry practice for collection strategies, discussed what other cities are doing to recover costs for ambulance service, clarified that fees for ambulance service is not subject to Proposition 218, and discussed 201 and 24A agency rights. Fire Association President Josh Jones provided the background of the Fire Department, stated that he believe that there was not enough internal and external conversation regarding ambulance services, expressed concern about the Citygate study, stated that the cost vs. benefit analysis seems to be skewed, discussed section 5 of the Citygate study and stated that the City should be proactive and not reactive. Mayor Hupp recessed the meeting at 7:46 p.m. Mayor Hupp reconvened the meeting at 7:57 p.m. Chad Druten (Emergency Ambulance Service) expressed concern about a Joint Powers Authority (JPA), noted inaccuracies in the fire study, and provided suggestions to the Council and staff regarding the model. Heidi Gallegos, CEO of Brea Chamber of Commerce, expressed concern with quality of service and response time, thanked Council for having the meeting in Council Chambers and asked Council to take time to make the best decisions for the businesses and residents in the City. Mayor Hupp and Council Member Simonoff expressed disappointment with the process used to conduct the study; stated that there should have been buy-in from both associations; and expressed concern about seeking revenue from residents. Council Member Vargas expressed concern about a possible cost increase for fire services and stated that he will not support the JPA. Mayor Pro Tem Parker stated that he was looking forward to having a discussion about moving toward a JPA, expressed disappointment that there is a lack of discussion, discussed benefits of using the four (4) person model for ambulance service and expressed opposition of using OCFA for fire services. Council expressed support for the continuance of sharing the command staff, noted that there might be other opportunities for sharing services, stated that there are no major cost savings and suggested more discussion. Fire Chief Knabe discussed communication he has had with Emergency Ambulance Service (EAS) and summarized Council's input. Council reiterated that staff will continue to: work with the current contractor (EAS) on staffing model options, verify 201 rights and continue to work with the labor groups on alternatives. The Council supported the fire command sharing with Fullerton; however, at this time, discussed an interest in pausing further discussion of a full fire merger with Fullerton.

ADJOURNMENT Mayor Hupp adjourned the Study Session Special Meeting at 8:35 p.m.

Respectfully submitted,	The foregoing minutes are hereby approved this 21st day of February, 2017.
_________________________________ Lillian Harris-Neal, City Clerk	________________________________ Cecilia Hupp, Mayor