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Santaquin staff preview wildland fire cooperative agreements on upcoming consent agenda
Summary
City staff told the council the consent agenda will include two wildfire-related agreements — a wildland fire cooperative agreement and a wildland fire participation commitment agreement — and that the city's cost share this year is about half last year’s after state reclassification work.
City staff previewed items on the upcoming regular meeting consent agenda, including two resolutions related to wildland fire response: a wildland fire cooperative agreement and a wildland fire participation commitment agreement. Staff said the city’s cost exposure for the coming year is roughly half of last year’s amount after working with the state to reclassify some areas.
At the Feb. 17 work session Norm (speaker labeled S2) told the council the consent agenda will also include minutes, expenditures including bond payments and a vehicle to surplus. He invited questions on any item but emphasized that the wildfire agreements reflect ongoing cooperation between the city and state fire agencies.
Norm said the agreements had been negotiated with state staff and credited local emergency management and fire leadership for reducing the city’s share of risk and costs. The council did not vote on the resolutions at the work session; both items were presented as part of the consent agenda preview.
What’s next: The two wildfire-related agreements will appear on the regular meeting consent agenda for formal action; staff and the city’s emergency manager (Chris Lindquist) are expected to participate in that discussion.
