KENSINGTON FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT
AGENDA OF A MEETING OF THE
BOARD OF DIRECTORS

7:30 p.m.		CALL TO ORDER Directors: Helmut Blaschczyk, Donald Dommer, Janice Kosel, Leslie Michael and Nina Ramsey
	1.	ADOPTION OF CONSENT ITEMS. Items 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 & 8 All matters listed with the notation "CC" are consent items, which are considered to be routine by the Board of Directors and will be enacted by one motion. The Board of Directors has received and considered reports and recommendations prior to assigning consent item designations to the various items. Copies of the reports are on file in the Fire Protection District Administrative Office at 217 Arlington Avenue and are available to the public. The disposition of the item is indicated. There will be no separate discussion of consent items. If discussion is requested for an item, that item will be removed from the list of consent items and considered separately on the agenda. PLEASE NOTE: Public review copy of the agenda packet is available at the Directors' table at the Board meetings.
	2.	ORAL COMMUNICATIONS. (This place on the agenda is reserved for comments and inquiries from citizens and Board members concerning matters that do not otherwise appear on the agenda. Speakers shall be requested to provide their names and addresses prior to giving public comments or making inquiries.)
CC	3.	APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES. Approval of the minutes of the regular meeting of May 14, 2008 (APPROVE)
CC	4.	ACCEPTANCE OF THE MONTHLY A/P VOUCHER - TRANSMITTAL #12 (APPROVE)
CC	5.	APPROVAL OF MONTHLY FINANCIAL REPORT. April/May 2008 (APPROVE).
CC	6.	APPROVAL OF RESOLUTION 08-01 Establishing the Appropriations Limit for FY 2008-2009 (APPROVE)
CC	7.	APPROVAL OF RESOLUTION 08-02 Authorizing the County to Place the District's Special Tax on the Tax Roll and to Collect the Special Tax for FY 2008-2009 (APPROVE).
CC	8.	APPROVAL OF RESOLUTION 08-03 - Ordering Even-Year Board of Directors Election; Consolidation of Elections; and Specifications of the Election Order (APPROVE).
	9.	FIRE CHIEF'S REPORT a. Review of operations. b. Regional issues and developments.
	10.	PRESIDENT'S REPORT a. Report on Administrator's review
		NEW BUSINESS
	11.	Diablo Fire Safe Council Draft Community Wildfire Protection Plan Overview; DFSC Board Members and Executive Director
	12.	FY 2007-2008 Year-End Budget Requests (ACTION)
	13.	FY 2007-2008 Budget Amendments (ACTION)
	14.	California Employer's Retiree Benefit Trust Program (CERBT) Agreement and Election to Prefund Other Post Employment Benefits (OPEB) (ACTION)
	15.	El Cerrito Contract Fee Proposal for FY 2008-2009 (ACTION)
	16.	Administrator's Salary Adjustment (ACTION)
	17.	Auditor Recommendation and Fee Proposal for FY 2007-2008 Audit Report (ACTION)
	18.	Resolution 08-04 adopting the Preliminary Revenue, Operating Expense, and Capital Improvement Budget for Fiscal Year 2008-2009 (ACTION)
	19.	BOARD REPORTS Informational reports from Board members or staff covering the following assignments: a. Finance Committee (Kosel/Blaschczyk): Minutes of 2/1/08 Committee meeting b. Property Management (Dommer): Building Painting update c. Education (Kosel/Ramsey) d. Water Systems Phase V: Update from staff e. Community Service (Ramsey/Blaschczyk): f. Utility Undergrounding (Kosel/Blaschczyk): g. Contra Costa County Special Districts Assoc. (Michael): CSDA Legislative Alert - Governor Declares Statewide Drought h. Correspondence: June 2008 Outlook articles

ADJOURNMENT. The next regular meeting of the Board of Directors of the Kensington Fire Protection District will be held on Wednesday, August 13, 2008, at 7:30 p.m. at the Kensington Community Center, 59 Arlington Avenue, Kensington, CA 94707.

The deadline for agenda items to be included in the Board packet for the next regular meeting of 8/13/08 is Wednesday, 7/30/08 by 1:00 p.m. The deadline for agenda-related materials to be included in the Board packet is Wednesday, 8/6/08 by 1:00 p.m., Fire Protection District Administration Office, 217 Arlington Ave., Kensington, CA 94707.

IF YOU CHALLENGE A DECISION OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS IN COURT, YOU MAY BE LIMITED TO RAISING ONLY THOSE ISSUES YOU OR SOMEONE ELSE RAISED AT THE BOARD MEETING OR IN WRITTEN CORRESPONDENCE DELIVERED AT, OR PRIOR TO, THE BOARD MEETING.