COMMISIONERS:
Reed Boyd, President
Tom Dodds, Vice President
Dennis Wright, Treasurer
Judy Canion, Assistant Treasurer
Tom Quirk, Secretary
TRAVIS COUNTY EMERGENCY SERVICES DISTRICT NO.
5: BOARD MEETING MINUTES, JUNE 4, 2020
CALL TO ORDER AND ESTABLISH A QUORUM: The meeting was called to order at 6:30 p.m. by Commissioner
Boyd.
a. COMMISSIONERS PRESENT: All
b. COMMISSIONERS ABSENT: N/A
c. MFD MANAGEMENT: Chief Barron, Jennifer Seidel
d. VISITORS: Amy Flanigan via webinar with HDL, Sherry Krupinski

2. MINUTES FROM THE MAY 7, 2020 BOARD MEETING WERE APPROVED
3. PUBLIC COMMENTS: Amy Flanigan with HDL reviewed with the board a monthly tool that we can
   utilize to assist in calculating sales tax income due to the unforeseen future with the Covid‐19‐ Sherry
   Krupinski spoke of the upcoming protocols for the Auxiliary and response/training.
4. ESD TREASURER’S REPORT: Balanced Accounting and Financial Reports were presented by
   Commissioner Wright. Treasurer’s report was approved. All in favor.
5. MANCHACA FIRE RESCUE REPORT: Chief Barron presented the attached written report. Certain
   highlights follow:
   **Medical calls of priority 3,4,5 are not being dispatched for FD response
   PR Related Events:
   • 2 Birthday “Parades”
   Personnel
   • Remaining healthy
   • One firefighter resigned due for personal reasons
   • Offered positions to 6 personnel for part time positions with TCESD5. The personnel went through a modified hiring
   and onboarding process
   • Office Staff Seidel, Barron, Poole are rotating in/out of the office to lower the risk/exposure to other staff
   • FD Auxiliary continue to provide meals on routine basis to offer some “relief” to our personnel
   Apparatus/Equipment/Supplies:
   o Support truck F150 was lettered, striped and black wrap applied to top of cab
   o Traffic Pre‐Emption relocation project to begin May 11
   o Still trying locate disinfectant supplies – ordered several items from Travis County Emergency Management to put in
   a cabinet we have dedicated to the next pandemic
   o The covid‐19 antibody test kits were cancelled due to the tests being ruled as “complex” and the MDs of Travis
   County issuing a statement regarding the anti‐body tests
   ISO Evaluation
   • Received the official correspondence from the ISO office that they are recommending a Class 2 be given to our
   department/area. We are just 3.95 points away from a Class 1.
   • We will be able to gain additional points needed to put us in a Class 1 once the new station is open.
   Station/Land
   • Initial station/training center plat design, costs and space needs received from architects
   • Installed key pad entry devices to allow for TCSO to have entry into the building
   • Water well project completed – Well is designed to maintain a constant level of water in the large rain water collection
   tank. Periodic well readings will need to be done and sent to the Edwards Aquifer Conservation District
   • Small storage shed has been moved and we are waiting on the construction team to secure his bond before beginning
   work on the large storage shed
6. DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION REGARDING SHADY HOLLOW/MUD/FIRESTATION: No Action.
   Chief Barron will have more updates at next board meeting.
7. DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION REGARDING LANDSCAPE AND TREE PROJECT: $2000 was
   approved for the engineering of the landscape/tree project. On motion by Commissioner Wright,
   seconded by Commissioner Dodds.
8. DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION REGARDING FY20 BUDGET: Items included Bunker gear,
   Certification and Incentive pay, Promotion process of LT. to Captain, PTO rollover increase from 264 to
   500 annually, New Command Unit, all other items in the Chart of Accounts. Tabled.
9. DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION REGARDING COMMITTING OR ASSIGNING FUNDS FROM THE
   GENERAL FUND ACCOUNT: Tabled. Jennifer to speak with the attorney and auditor for opinion.
10. DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION REGARDING AUXILIARY GROUP UPDATES/REQUESTS OR
    APPROVALS NEEDED BY THE BOARD. See #3 – Public comment
11. SET AGENDA ITEMS AND DATE FOR JULY MEETING. July 9, 2020
12. ADJOURNMENT: There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 8:45 pm
    Submitted by: Approved:
    Tom Quirk, TCESD #5, Secretary Reed Boyd, TCESD #5, President