Town reports: South Placer Fire ambulance returns to Station 19; town pursues overflow parking with volunteers, land agreement

The Loomis meeting included updates on public safety and local infrastructure: the South Placer Fire District said it reopened Station 19 and staffed it with an ambulance, and town staff described two overflow parking projects that will use volunteer labor to reduce costs.

Kelly Moretti, battalion chief with the South Placer Fire District, told the council the district has reopened Station 19 — which had been closed about two and a half years — and placed an ambulance there to better serve the community. “We reopened it with an ambulance,” Moretti said, adding that the district increased staffing at Station 20 and moved the ambulance to Station 19 to shorten response times. She said the ambulance is an ambulance company only (no additional fire apparatus) and that battalion chiefs are also housed there.

Moretti said a Loomis ambulance district effort is progressing: “The Loomis ambulance protest vote was held without protests. LAFCO will now hear the resolution and adopt it,” she said, describing the LAFCO step as the next action toward local fire‑department ambulance service. Currently Loomis ambulance calls are handled by AMR.

Town Manager Wes briefed the council on two parking initiatives. First, he said a downtown overflow parking project at a property described in staff materials (the WW Mouldings downtown parcel) will be constructed largely with volunteer labor; he named volunteers who helped and estimated the town will save about $65,000 on that project. “Overall, we believe that we're gonna be able to save $65,000 on this project,” Wes said.

Wes also reported the town is negotiating an agreement with South Placer Fire District to use the vacant lot behind Station 18 for overflow parking and an all‑weather surface. He said the fire district’s board has approved terms that would let the town enter an agreement for $1 per year for five years with an optional five‑year extension; the town would again seek volunteers to do site improvements and reduce community cost.

Councilmembers asked clarifying questions about access and impacts, and a resident publicly thanked the town for a completed sidewalk project on Humphrey Road; that item was part of earlier capital work tied to school zone and pedestrian safety improvements.

No formal council action was taken on the parking agreements at the meeting; town staff said they will return with agreement documents and any implementation details for council consideration.