2020 Municipal Service Review and Sphere of Influence Study
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LAFCO of Monterey County _ LOCAL AGENCY FORMATION COMMISSION OF MONTEREY COUNTY 2020 Municipal Service Review and Sphere of Influence Study: Special Districts Providing Fire Protection and Emergency Medical Services in Unincorporated Monterey County Adopted by the Commission on June 22, 2020 COMMISSIONERS Chair Ian Oglesby, City Member Vice Chair Chris Lopez, County Member Luís Alejo, County Member Joe Gunter, City Member Mary Ann Leffel, Special District Member Matt Gourley, Public Member Warren Poitras, Special District Member Maria Orozco, Alternate City Member Jane Parker, Alternate County Member Steve Snodgrass, Alternate Public Member Graig Stephens, Alternate Special District Member STAFF Kate McKenna, AICP, Executive Officer Darren McBain, Principal Analyst Jonathan Brinkmann, Senior Analyst Gail Lawrence, Clerk to the Commission Shawn Hall, Administrative Assistant Kelly L. Donlon, General Counsel FIRE CONSULTANT Michael P. McMurry LOCAL AGENCY FORMATION COMMISSION OF MONTEREY COUNTY 132 W. Gabilan Street, Suite 102, Salinas, CA 93901 P.O. Box 1369, Salinas, CA 93902 (831) 754-5838 www.monterey.lafco.ca.gov LAFCO of Monterey County 2 Table of Contents EXECUTIVE SUMMARY .............................................................................................................................................. 5 INTRODUCTION ..................................................................................................................................................... 5 REPORT OVERVIEW ............................................................................................................................................... 7 COVID-19 ............................................................................................................................................................... 7 RECOMMENDED LAFCO ACTIONS ..................................................................................................................... 7 KEY FINDINGS ........................................................................................................................................................ 8 OPTIONS FOR CONSIDERATION ......................................................................................................................... 10 1. State Legislative Advocacy Options ................................................................................................ 10 2. County-Level/Countywide Options................................................................................................ 10 3. Local Fire Agency Options .............................................................................................................. 10 4. Communications-Specific Matters ................................................................................................. 11 5. Big Sur and Mid-Coast Areas .......................................................................................................... 11 REGIONAL MAPS .................................................................................................................................................. 14 SECTION 1: MUNICIPAL SERVICE REVIEW (MSR) AND SPHERE OF INFLUENCE FINDINGS ........................ 19 1.1 MUNICIPAL SERVICE REVIEW DETERMINATIONS – PER GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 56430 ....... 19 1.2 SPHERE OF INFLUENCE DETERMINATIONS – PER GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 56425(e) ............ 22 SECTION 2: FIRE PROTECTION ORGANIZATION ................................................................................................ 25 2.1 Fire Service Organization and History .............................................................................................. 25 2.2 Previous LAFCO Actions .................................................................................................................. 26 2.3 Wildland Fire Responsibility ............................................................................................................ 28 2.4 Fire Protection Districts ................................................................................................................... 34 2.5 Mid-Coast and Big Sur Volunteer Fire Companies (Brigades) ......................................................... 34 2.6 Community Services Districts........................................................................................................... 36 2.7 Airport District .................................................................................................................................. 37 2.8 Volunteer Fire Companies ................................................................................................................ 37 2.9 Resource Conservation District (RCD) of Monterey County .......................................................... 37 2.10 County of Monterey ......................................................................................................................... 37 2.11 Alliances ........................................................................................................................................... 38 2.12 Staffing ............................................................................................................................................. 39 2.13 Level of Service: Fire Protection Districts and Fire Companies ...................................................... 42 2.14 Cost of Fire Operations ................................................................................................................... 43 2.15 Finance and Alternative Funding .................................................................................................... 44 2.16 Other Funding Sources .................................................................................................................... 46 MSR & Sphere Study –Fire Protection and EMS in Unincorporated Monterey County 3 SECTION 3: EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES (EMS) ORGANIZATION ......................................................... 49 3.1 Background ........................................................................................................................................ 49 3.2 EMS Funding ..................................................................................................................................... 49 3.3 Current System .................................................................................................................................. 50 3.4 Outcome-Based EMS Response ........................................................................................................ 50 SECTION 4: CONCLUSION ...................................................................................................................................... 53 SECTION 5: INDIVIDUAL DISTRICT PROFILES .................................................................................................... 55 5.1 Aromas Tri-County Fire Protection District ..................................................................................... 57 5.2 Cachagua Fire Protection District .................................................................................................... 63 5.3 Carmel Highlands Fire Protection District ....................................................................................... 67 5.4 Cypress Fire Protection District ....................................................................................................... 71 5.5 Gonzales Rural Fire Protection District ........................................................................................... 75 5.6 Greenfield Fire Protection District ................................................................................................... 79 5.7 Mission Soledad Rural Fire Protection District ................................................................................ 83 5.8 Monterey County Regional Fire Protection District ........................................................................ 87 5.9 Monterey Peninsula Airport District (Fire Protection and Emergency Medical Services Only)...... 91 5.10 North County Fire Protection District of Monterey County .......................................................... 95 5.11 Pebble Beach Community Services District (Fire Protection and Emergency Medical Services Only)................................................................................................................................................ 99 5.12 South Monterey County Fire Protection District .......................................................................... 103 5.13 Big Sur Volunteer Fire Brigade ....................................................................................................... 107 5.14 Mid-Coast Volunteer Fire Brigade ................................................................................................ 111 5.15 County Service Area 74 (Monterey County Emergency Medical Services) .................................. 115 SECTION 6: APPENDICES ....................................................................................................................................... 119 6.1 Acknowledgements ......................................................................................................................... 119 6.2 Agency Comment Letters and Emails on the Administrative Draft Study ..................................... 120 LAFCO of Monterey County 4 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY INTRODUCTION This report provides information