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Regular AFPD Board Meetings are held on the third Wednesday of each month at 7:00 PM at Station One. See the Calendar on this website for specific days. Dates are subject to change for extenuating circumstances and will be noted on the calendar at least three days in advance. Members of the public are welcome at all open Board Meetings. Time is provided for public comment at the end of the meeting, but can be taken at any time during the meeting with approval by the Board.
Concerns, Complaints, Compliments
Volunteers should feel free to express any concerns or complaints they may have to the Board by writing or emailing directly to the Board President. Such communication will be held in confidence.
Also, it is important that volunteers follow the Standard Operating Procedures for Grievances before contacting the Board.
Board President is Jill Allington, jill@jillallington.com.
ALLENSPARK FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT AGENDA
BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING
May 21, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Call to Order
Call to Order
⮚ Minutes from Previous Meeting
⮚ Submission of Bills
⮚ Treasurer’s Report
⮚Fire Chief’s Report
🔸Calls
🔸Grants
🔸Volunteers
🔸Stations / Land
🔸Apparatus / Equipment
⮚ Old Business
🔸Community Room
⮚ New Business
🔸Change Banks?
⮚ Fire Fighter Comments
⮚ Public Comments
⮚ Board Member Comments
⮚ Adjournment
Meeting minutes are preliminary. They will be reviewed and either changed or approved by the Board at the next meeting.
MINUTES OF REGULAR BOARD MEETING
April 16, 2025
Call to Order
President Jill Allington called the meeting to order at 7:06 pm, with board members Jim Hocker, Rachel Barkworth, Bill Ellis, and Paul Rekow. Also present; Board Secretary, Natalie Gould, Logan Derrington, Teresa Hoffman, Leo Touzjian, Ryan Foster, Les Male, and Chris Rich. Fire Chief Mike Cousineau attended remotely.
Minutes from Previous Meeting
⮚ Paul Rekow made a motion to approve minutes for March 19, 2025, seconded by Bill Ellis, motion passed.
Submission of Bills
⮚ Paul Rekow made a motion to pay the bills, seconded by Bill Ellis, motion passed.
Treasurer’s Report
⮚ The Treasurer’s Report was given by Rachel Barkworth.
⮚ Rachel is investigating the options for CD’s for the Gail Schultz fund.
⮚ Rachel submitted a resolution to complete the Audit Exemption Application (2025-01).
Chief’s Report
⮚ Incidents – 9-- 3 Medical, 1 Motor Vehicle Accident, 1 CO Cancellation, 1 Fire Alarm, 2 Fire Assist, 1 Grass Fire.
⮚ Fire Fighters
o Abrahm will be taking a Firefighter II class with Estes Park Fire.
o Allenspark Fire Wildland Refresher class will be Saturday, April, 26th.
o Some volunteers completed their pack tests and more will be doing it 04/26/15.
o We are hoping to get a new Debit Card for Logan Derrington (Fleet).
⮚ Grants
o AFPD received a grant from Fire Fighter Safety and Disease Prevention (FFSDP) for stop signs and LED safety vests.
o Longs Peak got a grant from Larimer County for the Alpine Acres for fire mitigation with a $7000-$8000 budget. Mike will be meeting with them in May to discuss details.
⮚ Volunteers
o Nothing new to report.
⮚ CWPP Update Committee
o On it’s third draft right now.
⮚ Miscellaneous
o Community Outreach class this month is First Aid.
o There will be an Open House 06/07/25
o Deployment- We are planning on listing our truck and personnel to go on a deployment, depending on weather.
Stations / Land
⮚ Station One – Main - 14861 Highway 7 – Osmun – The fuel tank has been replaced. Mike Daley has been volunteering to help plan updates to Station One.
⮚ Station Two – 2770 Riverside Drive – Heathermeade – Nothing New
⮚ Station Three – 4 County Road 113 East - Meeker Park - Nothing new.
⮚ Station Four – 7400 Highway 7 – The Heights – Nothing new.
⮚ Station Five – 32 Bunce School Road – McCulloch – Nothing new.
⮚ Land at 23 Business Route 7 – Nothing new.
Apparatus
⮚ 5234 (Brush Truck) – Nothing new.
⮚ 5225 – Nothing new.
⮚ 5260 - New Chief vehicle- Finishing outfitting
Old Business
⮚ Paid Personnel Performance Reviews- These will be held annually in time for the new budget to go through (in August/September).
⮚ Community Room- Allenspark Water District Board Meeting (04/29 6:30 pm)
New Business
⮚ Modifications to the Colorado Open Records Act- Bill Ellis moved to submit a letter in support of this new bill (SB25-77), seconded by Paul Rekow. Motion passed.
Public Comments
⮚ None.
Fire Fighter Comments
⮚ None.
Board Member Comments
⮚ Bill Ellis discussed the topic of revenue impacts of properties classified as agricultural. He would like to write a correspondence to the County Assessor requesting information on what is required to be classified as agricultural and what does the assessor do to verify that the properties are in compliance.
⮚ Paul will be in-person next month and then remote in June.
⮚ We will be putting in a fire hydrant in the district at the Junction of Meadow Mountain Dr. and South Skinner.
⮚ A forest health project will be initiated this summer for five properties west of Raymond.
Adjournment
⮚ The Board Meeting was adjourned at 7:59 PM.
Respectfully submitted:
Natalie Gould April 16, 2025
Board Secretary
2025 Members of the Board of Directors. Left to Right; Bill Ellis, Paul Rekow, Jill Allington, Rachel Barkworth, Jim Hocker.
If you would like a copy of any open documentation, costs are $33.58 per hour after the first hour of research and retrieval of our public records, plus $.25 per page for printed material. §24-72-205(6)(a)(b), C.R.S
Requests for open documentation can be sent to BoardSec@allensparkfire.com.
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