Nor Cal Fire Prevention Officers Association

Executive Board Meeting

January 28, 2005

Roseville, CA.

Roll Call - The meeting was called to order at 1040 hours.

The following individuals were present: Wes Arvin, Angela Giuliani, Bruce Lecair, Darren Drake, Theresa Johnson, Fort Hartsfield, Forrest Craig, Joe Konefal

Review of Minutes

The board reviewed and approved the October 22, 2004 and November 19, 2004 Executive Board Meeting Minutes.

Consent Calendar Items

No items to report.

Open Time for Member Expression

No items to report.

Written Communications

• A Letter/Report was received from the co-chairs of the WUI committee that thanked the board for approving the request to attend the Wildland-Interface Conference in Denver, Co. The letter also included a brief report on the conference.

Unfinished Business

• CCAI and NORCAL; Revisions to the draft policy on the Fire Investigation Committee will be discussed at the February meeting. Nominations are being solicited for potential co-chair candidates for appointment.
• ListServe and LAFM; The meeting to be held on February 10, 2005 to will not be attended by a representative from NORCAL FPO's.
• Monthly Conference Calls and SFM; President Arvin has requested for monthly conference calls and is waiting for a response from the CSFM office. President Arvin will seek guidance from the SFM on resolution to this issue.
• Meeting with Chief Revere and Mike Warren; A meeting date is pending but has been delayed due scheduling conflicts.
• Charles Gray Award; The board discussed possible nominations for the Charles Gray Award.

New Business

• Past President Forrest Craig gave a report to the board regarding the Merchandizing and Marketing Draft Policy regarding the creation of a new Director of Merchandizing volunteer position for the Northern California Fire Prevention Officers Association. The board accepted the draft with the recommendation that the position be placed under the responsibility of the First Vice President.
• Joe Konefal of the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection, solicited the board for a letter of support for his nomination to the Assistant State Fire Marshal position under the direction of CSFM Ruben Grijalva.
• Fort Hartsfield gave the board a Merchandize and Marketing report on the sales of merchandise at the annual workshop.
• Strategic Plan; The Strategic Plan will be updated and reviewed by the board during the next month.
• Past Presidents Advisory Committee; Mike Stewart will be chairing the efforts to organize the committee.
• Dixon Meeting; President Arvin provided a report on the meeting in Dixon. A strategic plan is to be prepared as a result of the meeting. Attention will also be given to the PERS Retirement issue and building unity.

Board Members Report

Angela Giuliani is seeking co-chairs for the Fire Code Committee

Treasurers Report

Darren Drake provided a Treasurer’s Report to the board.

Information

Adjournment

The meeting was adjourned at 1220 hours.�

Respectfully submitted, Bruce Lecair, Secretary