The end of Oroville water tender agreement?
OROVILLE » After the announcement on Christmas Day that the El Medio Fire Protection District would be closing, the Oroville City Council will vote Tuesday to consider the termination of a water tender agreement in El Medio.
If approved the El Medio Fire Protection District would be given a 60-day notice to terminate the water tender agreement with Oroville. The water tender in El Medio is captained by volunteer Steve Terry.
In the administration report from Oroville’s acting fire chief Chris Tenns it stated the current agreement was approved July 2021 but has become an administrative and operational problem. The report stated the district cannot sustain itself financially and has yet to develop programs to maintain equipment or training.
The report added, “(Oroville) does want to help the District reach a place where service to its citizens can be restored. The agreement is simply too unbalanced, as the cooperators provide nearly everything.”
A letter to the El Medio Fire Protection District Board of Directors, authored by Tenns, added
concerns over Oroville not having authority to oversee operations or finances of the district.
Also as part of regular business Tuesday, councilors will receive and vote to approve staff recommendations regarding Oroville’s annual financial analysis for the fiscal year which ended June 30, 2021.
Lastly councilors will consider adopting a resolution authorizing the issuance of pension obligation bonds to refinance outstanding obligations of Oroville, approving an official statement and bond purchase agreement.
Consent calendar
As part of Tuesday’s consent calendar, the council will consider approving:
• A comprehensive fee study with CleaarSource for $24,000.
• Additional funding up to $120,000 for unanticipated field conditions required for the city contractor for time and materials relating to sewer projects, which exceed the 10 percent contingency previously approved by the council.
• Access and photography to the Chinese Temple and Museum to David Lei of the Bancoft Library and 25Chinese American historians, including the director of the Chinese Historical Society of America in San Francisco for information purposes only.
• A 2020Community Development Block Grant Allocation for $305,001.
• A 2021Community Development Block Grant Program income only for $113,000. Money will go towards home element update.
• The 2020 Community Development Block Grant Coronavirus two and three allocation for $113,000. The money will go towards a utility assistance program.
• The 2021 Community Development Block Grant Program income only for $452,000 with money going towards a type 6 fire engine.
• A $10,469.22 increase in the budgeted purchase amount for a new side and rear flail mounted mower on John Deer 6110M Tractor.
• A zoning code amendment relating to mobile and manufactured home installation standards.
• A new resolution for the submittal of an application to the State Department of Housing and Community Development for the 2019 Home Investment Partnerships program funding for $1,000,000.
• A professional services agreement with Northstar for professional engineering and planning services.
• A professional services agreement with Jennifer Arbuckle for consulting. Items can be pulled to discussed separately or approved with one motion. The council chambers will be open to the public Tuesday. Viewers can join virtually via Zoom with the meeting ID 968 7031 9529 and password 67684553. The meeting can be seen live on cityoforoville.org or on YouTube, or can be heard by telephone by calling 1-669-900-9128. To participate in the meeting, email public comments to publiccomment@cityoforoville.org before 2 p.m. Tuesday. The council meets at 4:30 p.m. Tuesday at 1735 Montgomery St. in Oroville.