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Minutes - San Leandro City Council Meeting - June 26, 1995 Page - 3 - NEW BUSINESS (continued) Following additional discussion, on motion by Council Member Loeffler, seconded by Council Member Myers, and carried unanimously, this matter was tabled -to the end of the CounrCil meeting. 6. PUBLIC HEARINGS A. Matter of Proposed Contract for Alternate Delivery System for Fire Services in the City of San Leandro. This being the time and place for the Public Hearing on the above matter, Mike Oliver, City Manager, said the contract before the Council was the result of more than 24 months of work. The matter was discussed publicly in a number of different forums. It first arose when the City was faced with financial constraints and the Council directed him to take action and look into doing business in a new way. He said he looked at the private sector, which has adjusted the way it does business, and looked at providing quality products in a new way. The City Council directed staff to begin discussions with the Fire Fighters' Association and the County. A Joint Work Session was held with the Alameda County Board of Supervisors. He said the City will retain ownership of all fire stations and equipment, using a legally enforceable contract between the City of San Leandro and County of Alameda. The contract will be for five years and can be canceled. The contract has been negotiated at length with the Fire Fighters' Association and the Alameda County Fire Fighters' Association, both of whom support it. He said the Board of Supervisors was scheduled to act on the matter tomorrow at 10:00 a.m. Jim Johnston, San Leandro Fire Chief, said the contract is in the best interests of the City. He said he has conducted research on the matter and discussed the issues that are being considered. He discussed the current and proposed configuration of the Fire Department and described current response to calls and future response. He said consolidation would provide for greater backup and quicker response, particularly during multiple calls; and consolidation will provide a resource pool with the addition of nearby Alameda County fire stations, such as the one on Paseo Grande. He discussed other benefits, including standardized training procedures with the larger group, greater efficiency, greater expertise in areas such as Hazmat, urban search and rescue, water rescues, etc. , which are not available to the City currently. He said the service level in San Leandro will remain consistent. He said the joint paramedic program will provide a paramedic on each engine company.