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CityCouncil | 2011-07-05 | 9 | The City Manager stated staff could come back with an answer in sixty days when the possible donation of a second boat would be known. Councilmember Johnson stated the Coast Guard and the East Bay Regional Park District are other resources; additional resources should be identified. Councilmember Tam stated the [Fire Department] General Operations Bulletin, which addresses water rescue operations, requires periodic training exercises involving the Coast Guard, Police Department, and other agencies; that she is not concerned with buying a boat, but is concerned with maintenance; the last boat ended up dry docked. The Fire Division Chief noted the last boat was built in 1974 and was purchased for $1 from the Coast Guard. Councilmember deHaan inquired whether a Zodiac type boat has been available to the Fire Department in the past. The Fire Division Chief responded the Fire Department had a rigid hull inflatable boat; stated recently, a 24-foot boat has been decommissioned; the boat was very time consuming. Speaker: Jon Spangler, Alameda. The City Manager stated staff has retained the services of retired State Fire Marshall Ruben Grijalva to conduct a formal, independent review regarding facts and circumstances of the Crown Memorial Beach incident; the Crown Memorial Beach issue implicates both Police and Fire service; Chief Grijalva is the only person in the history of California to hold the job of State Fire Marshall and Director of California Department of Forestry and Fire; Chief Mr. Grijalva's credentials are impeccable; some people believe that a citizen commission should be formed; such a commission is not a recipe for discovering the truth but is a recipe for grand standing, politics, and a series of facts that may be facts or may support pre-existing conclusions about direction the City should take; the City is taking the approach to hire the most qualified person available; the marching orders are to conduct a review of how Alameda got to Crown Memorial Beach that day and to look at the history; having a set of common facts is important; the report will include a minute by minute chronology of what took place on Memorial Day; a report will be prepared examining the steps that have been taken since Memorial Day and to advise about potential weaknesses; the investigation will not be a determination whether or not Alameda needs to have its own water rescue capacity; a decision has already been made in the affirmative; the public will have at least twelve days to examine the public report; the report will be online and in the Council packet twelve days prior to the Council meeting; Chief Grijalva will be in a position to react to public comment; the selection process has involved speaking to people in various organizations, the Oakland fire service, online research, and a personal interview; Chief Grijalva will be paid $195 per hour; Chief Grijalva estimates the report will take 100 hours; that he thinks the report will take longer in order to produce a detailed document; Regular Meeting Alameda City Council 9 July 5, 2011 | CityCouncil/2011-07-05.pdf |