FY 2021 2122 ADOPTED OPERATING AND FY 2021 2526 CIP BUDGETS

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• Brought Team Rubicon in to assist three landowners with fuels reduction work within the City. This venture required support and cooperation from CERT and Morgan Hill Bible Church. • Continued coordination between PG&E and City to reduce wildfire risks and ensure local preparedness for a blackout event. • Installed vehicle exhaust removal systems and new fire alarms at local fire stations, using $157,000 in FEMA grant funding to complete these improvements to workplace health and safety. • Taught Hands-Only CPR to 368 people at Mushroom Mardi Gras. • The Holiday Lake Estates community became a certified FIREWISE community. FY 2020-21 and 2021-22 Activity Goals • Commence design phase of the third fire station (Enhancing Public Safety, Fiscal Sustainability) • Identify training grounds for Morgan Hill Fire Personnel (Fostering a Positive Organizational Culture) • Explore efficiencies within the Fire Marshal program, especially as they relate to annual business fire inspections and billing (Enhancing Public Safety; Preserving and Cultivating Public Trust) • Have Morgan Hill Fire based ambulance available for use (Enhancing Public Safety; Supporting our Youth, Seniors and Entire Community) Financial Comments During FY 18-19 CAL FIRE's unit serving Morgan Hill experienced a higher personnel vacancy rate. As a result Morgan Hill's CAL FIRE Contract Services came in under budget, $4.2M actual versus $5.4M budgeted. CAL FIRE has since filled the positions. The current five-year agreement with CAL FIRE expires on June 30, 2023. While, the agreement is designed to allow staffing up for the third fire station. The current adopted budget does not include staffing up for the third fire station, nor the 2-person Advanced Life Support Squad as identified in the Standards of Coverage Study. The additional funds in the upcoming two years provide for maintaining existing FTE levels, and include anticipated CAL FIRE personnel salary adjustments, as outlined in the CAL FIRE agreement. In addition, an increase in Advanced Life Support (ALS) supplies, and equipment/fleet maintenance is included due to higher utilization.

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