Meeting

	Menlo Park Fire Protection District 170 Middlefield Road • Menlo Park, CA 94025 • Tel: 650-688-8400 • Fax: 650-323-9129 Website: www.menlofire.gov
BOARD MEETING May 20, 2025, at 7:00 PM This meeting will be held at the Station 1 Classroom, 300 Middlefield Road, Menlo Park How to observe the meeting via Zoom (no public comment): https://us06web.zoom.us/j/86519457613?pwd=ybYq7ZSxvpbb406WIAExllEJ5S6ERa.1 Passcode: 122025 Or dial telephone number: 1-669-900-6833, Meeting ID: 865 1945 7613, Passcode: 122025 How to submit written public comment before the meeting: Email [email protected] up to one hour before the start of the meeting. In the email’s subject line, please identify that the email is a public comment and include the Agenda Item Number you wish to comment on. How to make in-person public comment during the Board meeting: Members of the public will have the opportunity to speak on every item before any Board action. Additionally, the public will have an opportunity to speak on items not on the agenda. Mission Statement: To protect and preserve life and property from the impact of fire, disaster, injury and illness Robert Jones, Board President ~ Virginia Chang Kiraly, Vice President Chuck Bernstein, Director ~ Gary Bloom, Director ~ Rob Silano, Director

AGENDA

ROLL CALL

PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

REPORTABLE ACTIONS FROM CLOSED SESSION REPORTED BY THE PRESIDENT

PUBLIC COMMENT

A fundamental element of democracy is the right of members of the public to address their elected representatives. Therefore, under Public Comment, the public may address the Board on any subject not listed on the Agenda. Each speaker may ordinarily address the Board for no more than three minutes. The filing of speaker cards is not mandatory but is helpful in creating an accurate record. The Board cannot act on items not on the agenda, and therefore, the Board cannot respond to non-agenda issues brought up under Public Comment other than to provide general information. Members of the public have the opportunity to speak to any regular or special meeting agenda item before final action. This opportunity to speak is during the public discussion of each agenda item and must be related to matters under consideration for that agenda item.

Report of the Fire Chief for Discussion and Direction

PUBLIC HEARINGS

2.	Conduct a Public Hearing on the Notice to Destroy Weeds Declaring Weeds to be a Public Nuisance a. Open Public Hearing b. Take Public Comment c. Close Public Hearing

Adopt a Resolution Authorizing the Fire Chief to Undertake the Removal of Weeds and Abatement of Public Nuisances Following a Public Hearing on Objections and Protests

Public Hearing and Presentation on Fire District Vacancies, and Recruitment and Retention Efforts (Assembly Bill 2561, Government Code Section 3502.3)

a. Open Public Hearing

b. Take Public Comment

c. Close Public Hearing

CONSENT CALENDAR

Approve the Minutes of the April 15, 2025, Regular Board Meeting

Accept the Treasurer’s Report for the Month Ended March 31, 2025 (Unaudited)

Adopt a Resolution Approving the Master Pay Schedule for All District Employees

Waive the Second Reading and Adopt the Ordinance of the Menlo Park Fire Protection District to Designate Fire Hazard Severity Zones

Reinstate Public Comment Via Zoom During District Public Meetings

10.

Approve by Resolution the Annual Adoption of the District’s Revised Investment Policy and the District Treasurer Designation for Fiscal Year 2025-26

REGULAR AGENDA

The public may address the Board on any subject listed on the Regular Agenda. Each speaker may address the Board once for a limit of three minutes. The filing of speaker cards is not mandatory, but is helpful in creating an accurate record. Each speaker will be called upon to speak by the President when the item is heard.

11.

Accept the Deployment Status Report for California Task Force 3 (CA-TF3) Urban Search and Rescue (US&R) and Adopt a Resolution Authorizing a Budget Amendment by Increasing the Expenditures and Revenues in the Special Revenue Fund by $2,588,835 for Fiscal Year 2024-25

12.

Discuss the Annual Appropriation Limit of $179,156,931 for Fiscal Year 2025-26

13.

Adopt by Resolution the District’s Fiscal Year 2025-26 Preliminary Budget and Full-Time Equivalent Staffing Level

PROPOSED AGENDA ITEMS

14.	Consider Whether to Place the Following Proposed Agenda Items from the April 15, 2025, Board Meeting on a Future Meeting Agenda: From Director Silano – Discuss the Rescue Responsibilities for the San Francisco Bay and the Palo Alto Airport

15.	New Proposed Agenda Items

REPORTS AND REQUESTS

16.	Committee Reports: – Emergency Preparedness – Facilities – Human Resources – Finance

17.	Liaison Reports: – Town of Atherton – City of East Palo Alto – City of Menlo Park – County of San Mateo: District 3 – County of San Mateo: District 4 – San Mateo Pre-Hospital Emergency Medical Joint Powers Authority – San Francisquito Creek Joint Powers Authority

18.	Reports/Requests of Directors

19.	President’s Report

ADJOURNMENT TO NEXT SCHEDULED MEETING OF JUNE 17, 2025

Notice regarding Board of Directors Meetings: The Board of Directors regularly meets on the third Tuesday of each month at 7:00 PM in the classroom at Station 1, 300 Middlefield Road, Menlo Park. The Agenda is available through the Internet at h ttps://www.menlofire.gov/board-and-committee-meeting-agenda s 72 hours prior to the meeting and are also available at the Administration Office located at 170 Middlefield Road, Menlo Park.

The Board may take action on any item on the agenda with the exception of the Public Comment section. In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, if you need special assistance to participate in MPFPD Board meetings or if you need a copy of the agenda and/or agenda packet materials in an alternative format, please contact the Clerk of the Board during normal business hours at 650-688-8400 at least 48 hours prior to the meeting so that request can be accommodated.

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