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Home My WebLink About2017-05-23; City Council; ; A resolution authorizing out-of-state travel for four Fire Department personnel to attend the 8th Annual Hazard Zone Management Conference held in Phoenix, AZ on June 8-9, 2017CA Review 12£.(___ ~ CITY COUNC I L '1::1 Staff Report Meeting Date: To: From: Staff Contact: Subject: May 23, 2017 Mayor and City Council J Kevin Crawford, City Manage\Y Brianne Daley, Management Analyst Brianne.Daley@carlsbadca.gov or (760) 931-2135 A resolution authorizing out-of-state travel for four Fire Department personnel to attend the 8th Annual Hazard Zone Management Conference held in Phoenix, AZ on June 8-9, 2017. Recommended Action Adopt a Resolution authorizing out-of-state travel for four Fire Department personnel to attend the 8th Annual Hazard Zone Management Conference held in Phoenix, AZ on June 8-9, 2017. Executive Summary The Hazard Zone Management Conference provides an opportunity for collaboration among the leading fire service instructors to highlight the latest in hazard zone management, decision making, leadership, and fire research. These concepts are then applied to incident command, tactics, strategy, and firefighter safety. Staff is requesting approval for out of state travel for four fire department personnel to Phoenix, Arizona on June 8-9, 2017. Discussion The fire department is requesting authorization to allow four personnel from the ranks of Battalion Chief and Captain to attend the two day Hazard Zone Management Conference in Phoenix. The four personnel attending are the fire department's lead instructors on the subject matter and conduct the required training internally. All-Hazard Incident Management was adopted by the North San Diego County fire agencies in 2015 as a way to address the changing environment of the fire service which includes natural and man-made disasters and terrorist events. This year's conference will provide the fire personnel attending updates on risk management, fire ground accountability, ethical decision making, management and leadership, and tactical operations. Fiscal Analysis Sufficient funds are available in the Fiscal Year 16-17 fire department budget to fund the requested travel. The approximate cost for four personnel to attend this two day conference, including registration, travel, and accommodations is $3,300 which will be split between the Fire Department's budget and funds the Fire Department has earned through the California Fire Fighter Joint Apprenticeship Committee (CALJAC). Cal-JAC seeks to improve the quality of education and training within the fire service and set a professional standard for firefighters through the State of California. Page 49 Next Steps Approve the out-of-state travel for four Fire Department personnel to attend the 3th Annual Hazard Zone Management Conference held in Phoenix, AZ on June 8-9, 2017. These personnel will then return and conduct the required training for the department personnel. Environmental Evaluation (CEQA) Pursuant to Public Resources Code Section 21065, this action does not constitute a "project" within the meaning of CEQA in that it has no potential to cause either a direct physical change in the environment, or a reasonably foreseeable indirect physical change in the environment, and therefore does not require environmental review. Public Notification This item was noticed in accordance with the Ralph M. Brown Act and was available for public viewing and review at least 72 hours prior to the scheduled meeting date. Exhibits 1. Resolution authorizing out-of-state travel for four Fire Department personnel to attend the 3th Annual Hazard Zone Management Conference held in Phoenix, AZ on June 8-9, 2017. Page 50 RESOLUTION NO. 2017-086 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CARLSBAD, CALIFORNIA, AUTHORIZING OUT-OF-STATE TRAVEL FOR FOUR FIRE DEPARTMENT PERSONNEL TO ATTEND THE gTH ANNUAL HAZARD ZONE MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE IN PHOENIX, AZ ON JUNE 8-9, 2017. Exhibit 1 WHEREAS, City Council Policy No. 2 governs requests for out-of-state travel by employees when such travel benefits the City of Carlsbad; and WHEREAS, the City Council agrees that it is in the public's best interest to authorize out-of-state travel four Fire Department personnel from the ranks of Battalion Chief and Captain to attend the 8th Annual Hazard Zone Management Conference in Phoenix, AZ on June 8-9, 2017; and WHEREAS, this two-day conference is designed to provide All-Hazard Incident Management instructors with updates on risk management, fire ground accountability, decision making, and tactical operations. This information will then be brought back and shared with the rest of the organization; and WHEREAS, the approximate cost of this conference, including travel and registration, is $3,300, which will be split between the Fire Department's budget and funds the Fire Department has earned through the California Fire Fighter Joint Apprenticeship Committee (CAUAC). There are sufficient funds in the Fire Department's Cai-JAC account to cover the cost. Cai-JAC seeks to improve the quality of education and training within the fire service and set a professional standard for firefighters through the State of California; and WHEREAS, funding to support apprenticeship related and supplemental instruction (RSI) has been appropriated in California's annual budget act for nearly thirty {30} years. Funding comes from Proposition 98 and the Education Code sections 8152 and 79149.3 which require these funds to be used exclusively for the purpose of partially offsetting the cost of providing RSI to registered apprentices; and WHEREAS, apprenticeship program sponsors, such as Cai-:JAC that wish to use RSI funds, must be approved by the California Department of Labor, Division of Apprenticeship Standards (DAS) and must be affiliated with a local public education agency. The Cai-JAC is a partnership between state government, education, and management and labor in the fire service; and WHEREAS, sufficient funds are available in the Fiscal Year 16-17 fire department budget to fund the requested travel. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Carlsbad, California as follows: 1. That the above recitations are true and correct. 2. In accordance with city policy, out-of-state travel is hereby authorized for four Fire Department personnel to attend the gth Annual Hazard Zone Management Conference in Phoenix, AZ on June 8-9, 2017. PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED at a Regular Meeting of the City Council of the City of Carlsbad on the 23rd day of May, 2017, by the following vote, to wit: AYES: M. Hall, K. Blackburn, M. Schumacher, C. Schumacher, M. Packard. NOES: None. ABSENT: None. MA HALL, Mayor & ·oo..~ C) BA~NGLESON, City Clerk-& (SEAL)