DATE: November 5, 2025
TO: Honorable Mayor and City Councilmembers
FROM: Fire Department
TITLE: APPROVAL OF THREE FIRE CAPTAINS TO STAFF NEW FIRE STATION 9 TO BE PARTIALLY FUNDED BY THE NORTH RIVER FARMS FIRE SERVICES COMMUNITY FACILITIES DISTRICT NO. 2023-2
RECOMMENDATION
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Staff recommends that the City Council approve the addition of three Fire Captain positions for Fire Station 9 and approve budget appropriations totaling $622,517 from the General Fund's Unassigned Fund Balance to the North River Farms Fire Service Account.
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BACKGROUND AND ANALYSIS
The North River Farms Fire Services Community Facilities District 2023-2 (Service CFD), established on February 15, 2023, was created to partially fund fire service needs for the North River Farms development. Fire Station 9 is nearing completion and will serve this area. The CFD is designed to partially fund the salaries of three (3) Firefighter-Paramedics and three (3) Fire Captains to maintain operational readiness and ensure timely emergency response.
The Service CFD will levy special taxes annually in accordance with the Rate and Method of Apportionment (RMA) to partially fund the salaries of these positions, with additional operating costs supported by a share of the General Fund.
CFD funding will not be available until special taxes are collected through property tax bills. To bridge the gap between the opening of Fire Station 9 and the receipt of CFD revenues, the developer has agreed to provide $1,050,000 in gap funding under a reimbursement agreement. This payment is contingent on the issuance of bonds by the developer in conjunction with the North River Farms Infrastructure CFD, the timing of which remains uncertain but is likely to occur in 2026. An appropriation from the General Fund's unassigned fund balance is therefore requested to fund operations in the interim. Once received, the developer's $1,050,000 gap payment will reimburse the General Fund up to that gap payment amount....
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