What started out as a simple Consent Agenda item involving City recognition of a new bargaining unit involving the three captains of the Crescent City Fire and Rescue, morphed into a quasi-discussion during Public Comments, of what will the near-future Fire Department look like.With the rubber stamp approval of the City resolution of the Crescent City Firefighters Association as representative employee group, during Public Comments, the public asked the following questions to Fire Chief Kevin Carey, Mayor Ray Altman and City Manager Eric Wier:• With just the three captains as members of Firefighters Association, does the City (and its Fire department) anticipate more employees joining this group? If yes, what are the costs associated with growing this department in transitioning volunteers firefighters into mainstream employees.#placement_573654_0_i{width:100%;max-width:550px;margin:0 auto;}var rnd = window.rnd || Math.floor(Math.random()*10e6);var pid573654 = window.pid573654 || rnd;var plc573654 = window.plc573654 || 0;var abkw = window.abkw || '';var absrc = 'https://ads.empowerlocal.co/adserve/;ID=181918;size=0x0;setID=573654;type=js;sw='+screen.width+';sh='+screen.height+';spr='+window.devicePixelRatio+';kw='+abkw+';pid='+pid573654+';place='+(plc573654++)+';rnd='+rnd+';click=CLICK_MACRO_PLACEHOLDER';var _absrc = absrc.split("type=js"); absrc = _absrc[0] + 'type=js;referrer=' + encodeURIComponent(document.location.href) + _absrc[1];document.write('');• What is the funding source for transition?• Structure fires have virtually disappeared from the 2000 logged calls. With this trend continuing, what role will the fire department play as the lack of structure fires are disappearing for a variety of different reasons?Mayor Altman deferred to the City Manager for this non-agendized discussion. City Manager Wier said the Budget Workshop at the Waste Water Treatment conference , yesterday and today (May 13-14) will begin to explore if the City will transition to a fully paid Department. Fire Chief Carey offered no comments at the Monday-last meeting.The Public has not be advised on the discussion of more paid fire department employees; however, the item has been broached.This discussion intercedes with Del Norte County’s Request for Proposal, exploring the possibility of replacing Del Norte Ambulance, in three years, at the termination of its 9-1-1 Emergency service. The County has expended $97,000 of Health and Human Services emergency account on what is expected to be about $150,000?In other City business, Councilors voted to install a four-way STOP signage on the corner of 5th an A Streets, passed a Resolution to create an Underground Utility District, introduce and waive full reading, adopt a Local Responsibility Area Fire Hazard Map and instructed the City Manager to file a Notice of Completion for the Crescent City Fred Endert Pool HVAC project. googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('ad-1515727'); });