LEWISTON CITY COUNCIL AGENDA DECEMBER 15, 2020 SESSION WILL BE CONDUCTED REMOTELY AND MEMBERS WILL ONLY PARTICIPATE ELECTRONICALLY. THE MEETING CAN BE VIEWED ONLINE AT https://www.lewistonmaine.gov/2020cc Public Comment on any item appearing on the agenda may be sent to [email protected] prior to or during the meeting, and all comments received will be forwarded to the City Council. Members of the public who do not have internet access and who would like to access the meeting by phone may contact (207) 513-3021 for the access code before 5pm on the day of the meeting. 6:00 p.m. Workshop A. Presentation of Fire Operational & Administrative Analysis Final Report 7:00 p.m. Regular Meeting Update on City Actions Regarding COVID-19 Pandemic Situation Acceptance of the minutes of the December 1, 2020 meeting. Public Comment period – Any member of the public may make comments regarding issues pertaining to Lewiston City Government (3 minutes per speaker; maximum time for all comments is 15 minutes) ALL ROLL CALL VOTES FOR THIS MEETING WILL BEGIN WITH THE COUNCILOR OF WARD 2. REGULAR BUSINESS: 1. Public Hearing on the renewal application for a Special Amusement Permit for Live entertainment for Cowbell Grill & Tap, 49 Lisbon Street. 2. Public Hearing and Final Passage to amend the Land Use Code and Map to amend the existing conditional zoning of Neighborhood Conservation “B” (NCB) at 299 River Road, by increasing the allowable office space from 5,000 sf. to 25,000 sf. 3. Amendment to the Policy Manual regarding Personnel Policies and Earned Leave Time. 4. Resolve, Authorizing reallocation of $16,485 from the Library Carpeting Replacement Project to the Library Roof Restoration Project. 5. Order, Taking Possession of the Following Properties and Authorizing that they Be Offered for Sale Through the Competitive Bid Process: 8 Ann Street, 35 Beechwood Avenue, 71 Brigham Street, 1 Carver Street, 9 Ceres Avenue, 1 James Avenue, 68 Jones Avenue, 47 Payne Street, and 120 Prospect Avenue. 6. Authorization to accept transfer of forfeiture funds. 7. Reports and Updates 8. Any other City Business Councilors or others may have relating to Lewiston City Government. 9. Executive Session to discuss labor negotiations regarding the International Association of Firefighters, Local 785. City of Lewiston is an EOE. For more information, please visit our website @ www.lewistonmaine.gov and click on the Non-Discrimination Policy LEWISTON CITY COUNCIL WORKSHOP AGENDA TUESDAY, DECEMBER 15, 2020 6:00PM A. Fire Department Review The City contracted with the Center for Public Safety Management (CPSM) to conduct an operational and administrative analysis of the Lewiston Fire Department. A representative from CPSM will present the report findings and recommendations. 1 CENTER FIREFOR PUBLIC OPERATIONAL SAFETY MANAGEMENT, LLC & ADMINISTRATIVE ANALYSIS LEWISTON, MAINE Final Report CENTER FOR PUBLIC SAFETY MANAGEMENT, LLC 475 K STREET NW, STE 702 • WASHINGTON, DC 20001 WWW.CPSM.US • 716-969-1360 Exclusive Provider of Public Safety Technical Services for International City/County Management Association THE ASSOCIATION & THE COMPANY The International City/County Management Association is a 103-year-old, nonprofit professional association of local government administrators and managers, with approximately 13,000 members located in 32 countries. Since its inception in 1914, ICMA has been dedicated to assisting local governments and their managers in providing services to its citizens in an efficient and effective manner. ICMA advances the knowledge of local government best practices with its website (www.icma.org), publications, research, professional development, and membership. The ICMA Center for Public Safety Management (ICMA/CPSM) was launched by ICMA to provide support to local governments in the areas of police, fire, and emergency medical services. ICMA also represents local governments at the federal level and has been involved in numerous projects with the Department of Justice and the Department of Homeland Security. In 2014, as part of a restructuring at ICMA, the Center for Public Safety Management (CPSM) was spun out as a separate company. It is now the exclusive provider of public safety technical assistance for ICMA. CPSM provides training and research for the Association’s members and represents ICMA in its dealings with the federal government and other public safety professional associations such as CALEA, PERF, IACP, IFCA, IPMA-HR, DOJ, BJA, COPS, NFPA, and others. The Center for Public Safety Management, LLC, maintains the same team of individuals performing the same level of service as when it was a component of ICMA. CPSM’s local government technical assistance experience includes workload and deployment analysis using our unique methodology and subject matter experts to examine department organizational structure and culture, identify workload and staffing needs, and align department operations with industry best practices. We have conducted more 315 such studies in 42 states and provinces and 224 communities ranging in population from 8,000 (Boone, Iowa) to 800,000 (Indianapolis, Ind.). Thomas Wieczorek is the Director of the Center for Public Safety Management. Leonard Matarese serves as the Director of Research & Program Development. Dr. Dov Chelst is the Director of Quantitative Analysis. i CENTER FOR PUBLIC SAFETY MANAGEMENT PROJECT CONTRIBUTORS Thomas J. Wieczorek, Director Leonard A. Matarese, Director, Research & Project Development Dov Chelst, Ph.D. Director of Quantitative Analysis Mark Piland, Senior Manager Fire and EMS Leah Balter, Data Analyst Dennis Kouba, Senior Editor ii CONTENTS Tables ............................................................................................................................. v Figures ........................................................................................................................... vi Section 1. Executive Summary .................................................................................... 1 Recommendations .................................................................................................................. 3 Section 2. Scope of Project .......................................................................................... 9 Section 3. Organization and Management .............................................................. 10 The Community It Serves ....................................................................................................... 10 Economic Diversification and Renaissance ...................................................................................... 12 Somali and Bantu Immigration ............................................................................................................ 12 2010 Census ........................................................................................................................................... 13 Lewiston Fire Department Overview .................................................................................... 14 Staffing and Deployment...................................................................................................... 19 Fire Station Facilities ............................................................................................................... 24 Overview of Stations ............................................................................................................................. 25 The Modern Fire Service ........................................................................................................ 30 Today’s Fire Chief .................................................................................................................................. 30 Today’s Fire Service .............................................................................................................................. 31 Accreditation and its View of the Modern Fire Department ............................................. 32 Moving Lewiston to a High-Performance Organization ..................................................... 34 Apparatus and Fleet Management..................................................................................... 36 Capital Equipment ............................................................................................................................... 39 COVID-19................................................................................................................................ 40 Section 4. Analysis of Planning Approaches ............................................................ 43 Fire Risk Analysis...................................................................................................................... 43 Hazard Analysis and Community Risk Assessment ............................................................................ 44 Hazardous Materials Response ............................................................................................. 48 Target Hazards and Fire Preplanning ................................................................................... 49 Section 5. Operational Response Approaches ........................................................ 52 Lewiston Response Protocols ................................................................................................ 53 Fire Response ........................................................................................................................................