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CITY CLERK
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AGENDA STATEMENT
CITY COUNCIL MEETING DATE: July 23,1996
SUBJECT:
Fire Consulting Services
(prepared by Richard C. Ambrose, City Manager)
EXIllBITS ATTACHED:
Resume
RECOMMENDATION:~
Authorize City Manager to enter into an agreement for consulting
services with Michael Harwood.
FINANCIAL STATEMENT:
The estimated cost for services would be $65 per hour with an
amount not to exceed $5000. Sufficient funds are available in the
Fire Services Budget for this service.
DESCRIPTION: Earlier this year the City Council authorized the City Manager to
evaluate the options for providing fire services to the City in the event that the Dougherty Regional Fire
/. Authority dissolved.
In June of 1996 the City of San Ramon notified the City of Dublin pursuant to the terms of the Joint
Powers Agreement that it would be terminating its membership in the Dougherty Regional Fire Authority.
This will necessitate that the City of Dublin have a :fire service provider in place by July I, 1997.
t As was discussed earlier with the City Council, Staff is evaluating several different options for the
delivery of:fire services -for the City. Staffhas also recently released an RFP for Fire Services to potential
fire service providers for the purpose of contracting fue service to the City. Due to the impact of the
change on existing Dougherty Regional Fire Authority personnel, it is important that the City have the
benefit of professional :fire expertise that is not directly involved in the decision making with respect to
the future of Dublin Fire Service delivery.
The City Manager is recommending that the City Council authorize the City Manager to enter into an
agreement with Michael Harwood for professional fire consulting services to assist the City Manager in
evaluating the responses to the City's Request for Proposal for contract:fire services, as well as evaluating
the adequacy of the services proposed for other fire service delivery options.
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RESUME
HARWOOD. Mlchael N.
2336 Churchill Drive
Milpitas. CA 95035
(408) 262-6732 (home)
(408) 942.246~ (office)
PROFESSIONAL Actin2 Commnnttv Spt'vices Mamlller. Mi1njta~ CAw Assigned
EXPERIENCE responsibility for this department concurrent with the duties of Fire'
Chief. ResponslbUlties include managing an opemtiilg',budietof over 10
mUll on. The scope of services include Leisure services, ParkS,
Streets. UtiUties, ,Landscape. Garage, Building Maintel1ance and
Corporation Yard Overations. In these departments there 'are 80 full
time and 129 pan time positions. Reporting directly to me are tWo
Directors ~f Maintenance, one Director of Leisure Services, and, a,
Secretary.
June 1994
January 1993
April 1994
October 1971
October 1991
December 1964
BACKGROUND
Fire Chief of Miloitas Fire Deoartment. Milnitas CA ~ The City 'Is a
rapid growing progressive community of fIftywfive thousand and
an integral part of Silicon Valley. The scope of my duties, include
managing an operating budget of over 7 mlIllon and providing
fin:! protection serv:lCQS to a varlety of customers r..lnging frOm' high
rise occupants to wildland fire protection. I was also responsible
for the hazardous materials inspection and permit program along
with city'S disaster preparedness and planning functions.- These
services are provided by 74 personoellocated in 4 fire stations-and
an adII1instrative office building. The Fire Marshal. Operations: Chief
and Disaster Preparedness CoordinatOr report directly to me. :
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Firefl2hter and Supervisor. MilDltn. CA ~ Served as a fireflghw
for three and a half years before promoted to Fire Captaln; Served
as a flI'st line supervisor for three and a half years before being'
promoted and briefly seIVing as a Deputy Chief.' '
Work experlence includes various organizational a5signmena with.
increasing' Tesponsibilities and salary. A well-rounded Fire, '
management career which has included: developing a fire protection
master plan; fire agency consolidation studIes; capital improvement
planning; contract labor relations and negotiations; disaster
planning; development of- in-house training programs; reOrgan-
izations: and the development of a positive fire service image in the
community.
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.. Implemented a successful affirmative action progTam staning, :J
0% minorities in 1971' to a work force cons1stina of over 40 % "
minority including women.
. Inlplemenrea a pnasea approach to USing me incident command
syst:er.n. spedflcally whh tUp IUse fire :r-espo",-se. '1'h.e MUpi~' Pit"e
Department has 'become theleac1er in mutual aid'High Rise ttalnlng
in Santa Clara 'County.
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MILIT ARY
SERVICE
EDUCATION
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· ,Implemented a s'exu.al harassment/discrimination preventl0l1
program in: theBre Department and Community Servi~es DepBrtment.
1953-1961, Non-Comniissioned Officer, us. Navy. Served in U.S.-Navy
as an Engineman First Class aboard submarines.
san Jose City College .- Core requirement courses (SO units) and "
Fire',Science training courses. . . . ,
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National Fire Academy... Executive Development
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Santa Clara University. Municipal Management ~cate
REFEltENCES '. : 'Mr. Larry MoOre, City Manager, Milpitas, CA (408) '942-2,320," .. , '
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'Mr. jantes.Connolly, ,Former City Manager, MilpitaS, CA (408) ,2&2...6612
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Mr. Michael Uberoaga, City Manager, Huntington Beach. CA
(714) 536..5511 . '
, Mrs. ,Deborah Acosta, City, Manager, Pleasanton. ~ (4'lS)~8~8qOl.
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'~r. John'Maltbie, County Manag~. san Mateo,-CA (415) 3'~34~il
M~. Diane Gershuny, City Manager, Los Altos, CA ((4iSf 948'~i491'
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Resume Addendum
Present
Jan. 1995_
'April 1995
Sept. ~ 994 ,
October 1994,
June J:994
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Planning' Commissioner -'City of Mllpitas .
CalifoIJrla.State Constitution requires citiesto have
a Planning Commission. Commissioners 'are',' .': ..
appointed by the City Council and serve with':no'
compensatio1i~ The Commission -is a. qUas~ jU;d!cial
body that reviews all development and PuikUiig
construction to insure the cities genera1plan ~d.
zoning ordinance requirements are met. ., ':~..;.,... "
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Interim Fire Chief - City of Los Altos, .GA.
Mqnaged fire department consistfi1g.ofthr~ fire,
stations. and an administration o:ffice~.. Scope of '
Work iilchlded general management. leaderslUp".
and.review of frre. sevice options consisting of
consoli$tiOn, contract service, and JPA .
. organiZations.
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Acting Comm~ty DeVelopment rnTec:tor for C~ty of
Milpitas under a consultant contract manage(f, this
reorganized department Responsibility, ind~ded '
managing an operating budget of, (our ~qn.
SeIvi~es induded: ' Bullding Inspectl6p., Land .U~e ' .'
PlaT1ning, Code Co~pliance, and Transponitti.6ri... The
dePa.n.ment conSisted of'40 employees,'reporiing: . .
directly to me were the Building Official$,:-P1~' "
OireCtor; Transportation Analyst and a Secretary.
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.. ~ The J\1ilpita5 Fire Department rece~tly conducted the fi~t,t.ire'
, ...:. ',. Recruit Academy in ~hich" all Fire. agencies in the Santa. Cl~ .,~~'unty
, .participatEd. Our department wi! ho~t the. next Joint Fire AgenCy
. DorM1;;' Aro;ar'lpmv c.rhPC'lulfl!o to stan this fall. .