Regular Meeting of the Board of Commissioners

A meeting of the Board of Commissioners of the Travis County Emergency Services District Number Two was held on Thursday, June 10, 2004 at 6:00 p.m. at Travis County Emergency Services District No. 2 Headquarters, located at 203 East Pecan Street, Pflugerville.

The following Commissioners, duly appointed by Travis County Commissioners Court and constituting a quorum, were present for the meeting:

Terry Struble
Mike Howe
George Mentzer
Wadine Miles

The following persons were also in attendance:

Ron Moellenberg
Jimmy Mullis
Brandi Carlson
Mark Moellenberg
Tom Crane
Pat Moore
Charlene Moore
Cliff Avery
Clarence Bohls

1. THE MEETING was called to order by President Terry Struble at 6:00 p.m. and the minutes were recorded by mechanical means.

The meeting was held pursuant to a formal Notice of Meeting, which had been posted in accordance with the Texas Open Meetings Act at the Travis County Clerk’s Office and in the offices of the Travis County E.S.D. No. 2 Headquarters.

2. PUBLIC COMMENT; No public comment.

3. APPROVE MINUTES; A MOTION was made by Commissioner Howe to approve the meeting minutes of May 13, 2004 Regular Meeting with one change (John Grasshoff’s resignation from the Board). Motion seconded by Commissioner Mentzer, motion carried.

4. COMMISSIONERS REPORTS; No reports.

5. TREASURER’S REPORT; Discussion of items in the Treasurer’s Report was led by Commissioner Howe. Commissioner Howe noted that overall expenses for the year are under budget. Budget revisions will be presented at the August Regular Meeting for approval. A MOTION was made by Commissioner Howe to ratify payment of invoices from May 15th and 31st, and to approve the April 2004 Bookkeeping Report. Motion seconded by Commissioner Miles, motion carried.

6. CHIEF’S REPORT; Chief Moellenberg noted that his report was not included in the monthly meeting packet due to an accident he sustained, injuring his knee.

Chief Moellenberg distributed a draft copy of the revised Strategic Plan that resulted from changes made at this years Annual Planning Conference and requested comments and/or changes within one week.

Insurance Services Office (ISO) will be evaluating our District next week over the course of three to five days. Chief Mullis has spent several hours gathering information for the evaluation and we are hopeful to improve our rating significantly.

Chief Moellenberg will not be attending the July 8th Regular Meeting due to vacation.

7. REPORT FROM DISTRICT’S ATTORNEY; No report.

8. REPORT FROM PFLUGERVILLE VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT; Pat Moore, PVFD President, reported that he is currently working on amendments to the by-laws to reflect changes to training requirements.

9. REPORT FROM EMS ADVISORY BOARD; Chief Mullis reported that the Advisory Board met on June 9, 2004. They are still working to identify the purpose of the Board. The Board make-up has changed. Dr. Patrick has agreed to put together a mission statement to take to the Travis County Commissioners’ Court and the Austin City Council for approval.

Discussion was held regarding the timeline for an additional ambulance in Pflugerville. Staff will prepare a letter explaining the need for an additional ambulance in the District, including statistics relative to how many ‘second-due’ ambulances respond in our District and mail the letter to the County.

10. ACTION REGARDING RESOLUTION DESIGNATING SURPLUS PROPERTY; A MOTION was made by Commissioner Mentzer to approve the Resolution Designating Surplus Property (wireless system components). Motion seconded by Commissioner Howe, motion carried.

11. ACTION REGARDING BILL FOR SERVICES RESULTING FROM CHLORINE LEAK; No report.

12. ACTION REGARDING PROVISIONS OF CONTRACT WITH PVFD FOR ACQUISITION OF PROPERTY; Chief Moellenberg reported that there are three issues that the Pfluger Family is concerned with:

? The Hall remains named Pfluger Hall.
? The Hall is available for July 4th Pfluger Family Reunion.
? The Hall remain available for community events.

Chief Moellenberg and President Struble will meet with the Pfluger Family at the July 4th Family Reunion to discuss concerns from the family. The final agreement should be ready for action at the District’s July Regular Meeting.

13. ACTION REGARDING AGREEMENT WITH ACC FOR FACILITIES; Chief Moellenberg received an email from Dean Hampton with ACC today outlying their needs for classroom space for the fire academy. Chief Moellenberg will review the request to see how the District can accommodate their needs.

14. ACTION REGARDING INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT FOR 800-TRUNKING; No action.

15. OTHER MATTERS; No other matters.

Meeting Adjourned at 7:37 p.m.