The regular monthly meeting of the Board of Directors of the Southern Platte Fire Protection District was held Wednesday, September 17, 2003, at Station Four, 8795 NW N Highway, Kansas City, Mo.

Nelson Hopper acted as Chairman of the meeting and called it to order at 9:12 a.m. Present at the meeting were Directors Hopper and Judd. Also present was Chief Richard Carrizzo, Chief Bill Fiser, Union Representative Dale Minton, and Northland Regional Ambulance District Director Bill Bishop.

Minutes of the August 13, 2003, meeting that had been previously e-mailed to the Directors were accepted upon motion made, seconded, and passed.

Treasurer's reports were handed out, prepared by Treasurer Connie Thomas, for the month of August. Chief Carrizzo advised that the $2,751 of taxes from abandoned property had arrived from the MO Treasurer's office. Treasurer's Report as presented for August was accepted upon motion made, seconded, and passed.

The following Old Business was brought before the meeting:

1. Legal Issues: Chief Carrizzo advised that Attorney Greene had meet with another attorney and were reviewing the HIPPA Regulation and how the District is affected. They will write up a brief on their findings.

2. Apparatus update: Chief Carrizzo reported all apparatus are in service. All ground ladders were tested and passed with the exception of one roof ladder, which will have its hooks replaced. Apparatus 8601 had a pressure relief intake replaced. Apparatus 9603 was having its striping completed, after its body painting. Apparatus 9901 (Ladder truck) had a minor fluid leak for the leveling of the bucket. It also had a foot value leak repaired. Apparatus 0001 had all its tires replaced after 30,000 miles. The rear spring was replaced and it had its DOT preventive maintenance servicing completed. Apparatus 0002 had a yoke in the transmission replaced. The Fire Command system was replaced due to the faceplate breaking and allowing water to affect the circuits.

3. Training Tower: Nothing to report on the issue, as we are waiting for Four Star to work on the problem.

4. Tanker/Pumper Bids: Chief Carrizzo advised that five companies had submitted bids by the close on September 12, 2003, ranging from $249,890 to $315,291. Chief Fiser reviewed the bids and Chief Carrizzo recommended awarding the bid by Seagrave Corp., as per the Apparatus Purchasing Committee's recommendation. A motion was made, seconded, and passed to award the bid to Seagrave Corporation and authorize Chief Carrizzo to execute the needed contracts on behalf of the District.

The following New Business was brought to the meeting:

1. Chief's Report:

A thank card was read from Connie Thomas.

A thank you card was read from Adrienne Renton and her family.

Presbyterian Church on Main Street met to discuss an expansion to the east with and entrance off of 9 Highway.

Chief Fiser attended the ground breaking for the Platte County Community Center.

WHP gave a tour of the Training Tower.

Chief Carrizzo explained the increased role in CERT training that Platte County is giving.

Chief Carrizzo advised that Blue River College would not be using the Training Center as outlined in our proposal.

The new gun law and a possibility of an ordinance in the future was discussed.

Fire Fighter Don Peterson has asked for a Leave of Absence, as he is being transferred to the L.A. area.

The Tums Grants will not be applied for since the matching part cannot use taxpayer revenue.

The District applied for an AED with the Platte County Health Department.

The District will be participating in a HAZMAT Drill at the end of October in Lee's Summit.

The Board accepted upon motion made, seconded, and passed the Chief's Report.

3. Banking Bids: After a discussion amongst the Board of Directors, they determined that with the short of amount of time since the last bid process and the economy, that they would wait for another year or two before a RFP would go out.

At approximately 10:15 a.m. the Board closed the meeting to discuss a personnel issue.

Executive Session: Chief Carrizzo advised the Board that Captain Jason Ekis had sent FF David Johnson home on September 10, 2003, for improper conduct. Chief Carrizzo advised of the circumstances and that he and Local 42 were still discussing the disciplinary action. The Board of Directors took no action.

At approximately 10:45 a.m. the meeting opened to the public.

The Board of Directors took no action during the Closed Executive Session.

There being no further business to come before the meeting, it was adjourned at 10:46 a.m.

Respectfully submitted,

Richard R. Carrizzo, CFO
Fire Chief