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Home My WebLink About4.08 FireConsultSvsj CITY CLERK File # ❑Z]101043d AGENDA STATEMENT CITY COUNCIL MEETING DATE: July 23, 1996 SUBJECT: Fire Consulting Services (Prepared by Richard C. Ambrose, City Manager) EXHIBITS ATTACHED: Resume aft RECOMMENDATION:I�Ak- 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 1, 1997. As was discussed earlier with the City Council, Staff is evaluating several different options for the delivery of fire services for the City. Staff has also recently released an RFP for Fire Services to potential fire service providers for the purpose of contracting fire 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. Mr. Harwood has a long background in the fire services. He served many years as the Fire Chief of the City of Milpitas and has done some fire consulting work since his retirement from the City. ------------------------------------------------------------------- COPIES TO: ITEM NO. g/cc-mtgs/Ju 1y96/7-23-96/7-23firet.d oc \) . e- .- ... 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. : , ' 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. " , ' .. 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. " . " ,\ . .' . , . . ' 'f MILIT ARY SERVICE EDUCATION ......."'.""........,'" ...------.." ..........--------...... --..- · ,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. . . . , ... 4' .. ., .,> ,', National Fire Academy... Executive Development .'.' " ' Santa Clara University. Municipal Management ~cate REFEltENCES '. : 'Mr. Larry MoOre, City Manager, Milpitas, CA (408) '942-2,320," .. , ' :" , .' '.' ...... . . . .":' .' oJ . . . ". 'Mr. jantes.Connolly, ,Former City Manager, MilpitaS, CA (408) ,2&2...6612 , ' . Mr. Michael Uberoaga, City Manager, Huntington Beach. CA (714) 536..5511 . ' , Mrs. ,Deborah Acosta, City, Manager, Pleasanton. ~ (4'lS)~8~8qOl. "' . . '~r. John'Maltbie, County Manag~. san Mateo,-CA (415) 3'~34~il M~. Diane Gershuny, City Manager, Los Altos, CA ((4iSf 948'~i491' .~ 't. ." I ,. .: ~ . . " " ~. : . Resume Addendum Present Jan. 1995_ 'April 1995 Sept. ~ 994 , October 1994, June J:994 ,. . .. '. . ",. :.. .. -.' . ., ' 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. ., ':~..;.,... " . ' 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$tiOn, contract service, and JPA . . organiZations. , . . Acting Comm~ty DeVelopment rnTec:tor for C~ty of Milpitas under a consultant contract manage(f, this reorganized department Responsibility, ind~ded ' managing an operating budget of, (our ~qn. SeIvi~es induded: ' Bullding Inspectl6p., Land .U~e ' .' PlaT1ning, Code Co~pliance, and Transponitti.6ri... The dePa.n.ment conSisted of'40 employees,'reporiing: . . directly to me were the Building Official$,:-P1~' " OireCtor; Transportation Analyst and a Secretary. ..: . .' . ":... .... , ' . " .. '.~' . . . ~':' ~.~ :':;.:- , .. .... .. ~ 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. .