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, , 6.1.B. - Page 8 � provisioi�is approved, a11ow fiscally qualified cities asid�'ire dist��icfs i� the County to subcoz�.tract services with CAL FTRE under tl�e County's contraci:. T11e Crrand Jury also � � x•ecommends to Sa1�Mateo Cities and Fire Districts tl�at CAL FIRE Ue cai�.�idered as an ; alteinative when assessing changes to local-ageilcy fire protection aiid t11at 1oca1 fire union � r�presentatives be included iil coinmunzty discussions concel-ning department consolid�tzox�, regioi�alization or replacement. ; �ackgrounc! , San Caa�los Disso�ves the�eimo�t-�an Carl�s Fire Depar�ment O��April �2, 2010, San Carlos notified Belx�a.o�t fhat it vc�o�.tld Ue dissolving t1a.e Be�n�ont-Sara. Caxlos Fire Department as of October 2011, The Fire Department had beez�.jaintly operated since 1979 (althou�h i�had been on the brinl�of a break up,previously, in 2004). San Carlos made the dissolution decisian far three priinaiy reasons. F�•st,between 2005 and 2010, the cost for fire ; services to San Carlos had increased by about 30%. Second, t11e City of San Carlos was fiscally stressed{ca�.ising it to restructuxe its governme�lt and reduce sta�'£numbers fronl 127 to 88). i Third, utlder a comple� cast-sharing forrnula, the San Carlos share for the f re services lzad gone frorn A�7% to 53%, and effo��s to xenegatiate that forrnula�vith Belmont 11ad fail�d. At t�e same tixn.e, San Ca�'los announced that it would freeze its cunent payments to the �`ire departmez�t a�the , 2009-20�0 levei of$G.3 inillion and not pay its full 2011 sllare of$7.1 million. Similarly, ' Belmont was i:o pay in a�the 2009-10 level. The unpa.ic�por�ion for both cities was#o come froi�� tlle Belmont-San Ca.rlos rire Department's cas11 raserves. The reserves would run out in October 2011, the dissolution date. �an Carlos Sceks a New Fire Service Provider Witl�ihe help o�a consultiiig finn, San Carios determined tl�.at to optinlize service and minimize costs it shou�d�artiler vvifll, ar autsource se�'vzces to, an existing �re�service provider, Tn . October 2d14 San Carlos issued a fozaxaal Requesf �or Proposals, specifically soliciting z-esponses , 1�iro�n the Menlo Par1�Fire District, Norlh County�ire Dis�rict, City of Saa�Mateo,Redwoad City and The Ca1z£ornia Department of Forest�•y and�'ire Protection (CAL FYRE), � ; CAL�'TRE is the State agency respo�sible �or f:ire protection services ir1 designated State i RcsponsiUility Areas that are genez-ally zuza�. CAL FIRE also pro�vides fire pro�ection ser�ices ' undez�cfl�trac�s to a nurnber of cities, fire distric�s ax�d counti.es in the State. These iz�cltiide San ; Mateo Co�.ini:y for most of its unincozpozated arca and th�Coas�side Fire Pzotection Distric�i71 ! Saa�Matea Counl:y(comprised of t11e City a�d unincozpora#ed areas aCHa�f Moon Bay, aald t11e uilincarporated comm�rnities of Mirartiar, E1 Granad.a, Pxin.ceton-by-the-Sea,Moss Beach and Montax�a}, Thase contracts are revezlue�eutral to the State, � CAL F�I� Offers a]E�awer-Cost�iare-�xgl��xng Mac�el : Cal FIR�'s cost struct�are is the lowest of the��aza-volu�lteer£'ire depa��•kmen�s operatii�g ii� Saz1 Matea Coitnty. Tl�.is r�sults from the sfixucture of its wor1�sciled�rie at�d its comparat��ely low , employee salaz'ies aiid benefits. When liiring ez�aployees froin existiiig fire-fighting unit.s, tlle lawer costs are�aai: all. inlmediately ; achieved. That is because C�1L F1RE a�1d the local jurisdiction generally agre�to "red circle" 2 ;