GOLD HILL FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT

August 21, 2023

7:00pm

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MEETING BUSINESS:

CALL TO ORDER

ATTENDANCE

APPROVAL OF MINUTES

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FIRE CHIEF’S MINUTES: Chief Gibson, Chief O’Brien and Assistant Chief DeBroux

OPERATIONAL NEEDS:

OPERATIONAL UPDATES:

● New Campfire SOG is in effect and volunteers have been trained

TRAINING:

● Past training

● Upcoming training- Possibly training opportunity to obtain ROHVA

UTV certification. Pricing would be similar to last time around.

Training would be in October most likely.

● New volunteers

● Taskbooks- Distributed to volunteers electronically last month.

MAINTENANCE:

● Station maintenance- Update on flooding damage and moving

forward- Max Y, Bret, Leslie

● Update on improving accessibility for apparatus/installing new garage

door- Max Y.

EQUIPMENT NEEDS:

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OPERATIONAL READINESS:

STRATEGIC PLANNING

● Update on meeting with Fourmile Board member Robert Constable-

Boyd and Max

● Building a group of individuals who will work on the Strategic Plan

and possibly a Capital Replacement Plan?

● SDA membership- Kent is providing necessary documents to SDA to

get an idea of membership cost.

VEHICLES:

● Engine 5404, 5402, 5439 and UTV- Update on apparatus

maintenance- Max, Dave S.

● Update on shed/storage area pad for UTV- is a shed at this site

feasible given flooding? Can we look at installing a Conex box

instead for UTV storage? Is this site no longer in our best interest for

use?- Max

INVENTORY:

● Equipment needs? Steffi reports that we are getting low on PPE.

Fourmile has agreed to help however they can while we wait to

possibly receive grant money to make purchases.

GENERAL:

● Emergency Egress Parking Concerns- Parking concerns have been

brought up to town council as well as the fireboard. Boulder County

has been contacted and will do an assessment on Monday, August 28.

Who can attend? What recommendations or assessment can be

conducted prior to this meeting to give suggestions to County? -Kent

● End of year party for volunteers? Do we want to discuss allocating

funds to provide an event for volunteers? Can we set aside funds for

purchase of GHFPD hoodies to add to their station wear?- Stef i and

Kent

ADMINISTRATIVE:

● Timeline for new overhead? With possible extension of Fourmile and

Lefthand assistance how should we move forward with providing

consistent overhead to volunteers?

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OTHER BUSINESS:

GRANTS- Kris Gibson is working on the PPE grant (will no be in attendance)

MITIGATION-

● Ashram wood removal- Boyd and Kris Gibson

● Mitigation project on north side slated to be finished by December,

still have funding for an additional 45 acres, BLM may do a portion

of Lickskillet in 2024- Maya, Kent

COLLABORATION- CWPP- Other collaboration work- Chris Dirolf

WEBSITE- Needs and updates- Jess Brookhart

COMMUNITY EVENTS/FUNDRAISING- Sunset Trail Running Race

● How did it go?

● Process for permitting events- Update from Maya

● Funds from event

Pension Board Election? Nominations?

BUDGET- any updates with recent maintenance work on equipment?- Jess

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NEW BUSINESS:

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ADJOURNMENT:

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