Rodney Paul

The Emergency Preparedness Committee meeting included finalizing the Work Plan Project Goals for 2026, which will subsequently be brought to the KCSD Board for approval. A pilot overview of the Kensington Ember Exclusion Program (KEEP) was presented. Additionally, the committee moved to recommend Annette McCoubrey as a public member to the Emergency Preparedness Committee for approval by the KCSD Board of Directors.

The key discussions during this special meeting included the review and subsequent motion to recommend three candidates—Paul Moss, Kay Blonz, and Katie Gluck—as public members to the Emergency Preparedness Committee for final Board approval. Additionally, the committee reviewed and moved to bring the final Emergency Preparedness Committee Protocols to the KCSD meeting for approval. The minutes of the previous regular meeting held on November 13, 2025, were approved with amendments.

The agenda for the Regular Meeting includes finalizing the Work Plan Project Goals for 2026, which will be presented to the Board of Directors, and an overview of the Kensington Ember Exclusion Program (KEEP) Pilot. The committee will also review new applications for EPC Public Member seats. The associated minutes from the January 8, 2026, Special Meeting showed recommendations for public members Moss, Blonz, and Gluck to the KCSD Board of Directors, and a move to bring the final Emergency Preparedness Committee Protocols to the KCSD meeting for approval.

The Regular Meeting of the Board of Directors addressed several agenda items, including convening to a closed session to discuss pending litigation, personnel matters, labor relations, and real property negotiations. In open session, public comments were taken on issues not on the agenda. Consent items included the approval of various previous meeting minutes (excluding 05/11/2022) and monthly financial/transmittal reports for February and March 2023, and acceptance of the March 2023 Incident Activity Report. Key discussions in Old Business centered on a cost proposal from the district's architect, Marjang, regarding a potential first-floor realignment of the restroom and kitchenette in the Public Safety Building, which ultimately resulted in an approved motion to request a formal proposal and cost estimate from Marjang. New Business items included the General Manager Recruitment Report and a vote concerning the 2023 Election for the LAFCO Special District Seat (Alternate). Committee reports covered Emergency Preparedness, Finance, Consolidation Liaison, Public Safety Building, and Information Technology.

The agenda for the Regular Meeting included discussing and adopting Resolution 21-06 for the Final Combined Budget for Revenue, Operating Expenditures, and Capital Improvement Expenditures for FY2021-2022. The Board also intended to adopt Resolution 21-07 approving participation in negotiations for the formation of a Vegetation Management Joint Powers Agency (EBVMJPA). A progress update was scheduled for the Public Safety Building (PSB) Renovation Project. Reports were expected from the Fire Chief, Emergency Preparedness Coordinator, and General Manager. The committee reports included updates from the Emergency Preparedness Committee, covering topics like emergency warning systems, info magnets, and the hiring of the Emergency Preparedness Coordinator and a grant writer (ESS). The board planned to adjourn to a closed session to discuss pending litigation, personnel matters, labor relations, and real property negotiations, specifically regarding real property negotiations.