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.	OATH OF OFFICE for Directors Don Dommer and Leslie W. Michael
	2.	ADOPTION OF CONSENT ITEMS. Items 4, 5 & 6 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.
	3.	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	4.	APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES. Approval of the minutes of the regular meeting of October 8, 2008 (APPROVE)
CC	5.	ACCEPTANCE OF INCIDENT ACTIVITY REPORT. October 2008 (ACCEPT)
CC	6.	APPROVAL OF MONTHLY FINANCIAL REPORT. October/November 2008 (APPROVE).
	7.	FIRE CHIEF'S REPORT a. Review of operations. b. Regional issues and developments.
	8.	PRESIDENT'S REPORT
		NEW BUSINESS
	9.	Monthly A/P Voucher - Transmittal #6 (ACTION)
	10.	Resolution 08-07 - Increasing the Balance of the Checking Account at Mechanics Bank, Kensington (ACTION)
	11.	Election of Officers for Calendar Year 2009 (ACTION)
	12.	BOARD REPORTS Informational reports from Board members or staff covering the following assignments: a. Finance Committee (Kosel/Blaschczyk): b. Property Management (Dommer): c. Water System Improvements: Status of Phase V (Staff) d. Education (Kosel/Ramsey): e. Community Service (Ramsey/Blaschczyk): f. Utility Undergrounding (Kosel/Blaschczyk): g. Diablo Fire Safe Council/Wildland Interface: h. Contra Costa County Special Districts Assoc. (Michael): Report from 10/20/08 meeting i. Correspondence: Thank you from Horowitz; El Cerrito/Richmond Firefighter Toy Program

ADJOURNMENT. The next regular meeting of the Board of Directors of the Kensington Fire Protection District will be held on Wednesday, January 14, 2009, 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 1/14/09 is Wednesday, 12/31/08 by 1:00 p.m. The deadline for agenda-related materials to be included in the Board packet is Wednesday, 1/7/09 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.