[12) NEW BUSINESS: a. Adopt a Resolution authorizing the City Manager to negotiate a Professional Services Agreement with William C. Statler for financial management services. (Ortiz Hernandez)]

MANAGER TO NEGOTIATE A PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENT WITH WILLIAM C.

STATLER FOR FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT SERVICES, MR. ORTIZ-HERNANDEZ. MR. MAYOR, MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL TO BRING BACK THE AGENDA ITEM OR THE AGENDA PACKET ON MY SCREEN REAL QUICK. THERE WE GO. OK, HERE WE GO, MAYOR.

MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL, THE ITEM BEFORE YOU IS A REQUEST FOR AUTHORIZATION TO ENTER INTO AN AGREEMENT WITH WILLIAM C.

STATLER. WE REFER TO HIM AS BILL STATLER.

HE'S A RETIRED FINANCE DIRECTOR.

HE RETIRED FROM THE CITY OF SAN [INAUDIBLE] AFTER OVER 20 YEARS OF SERVICE WITH THE CITY AND HAS WELL OVER 30 YEARS OF EXPERIENCE AND FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT POSITIONS AS A FINANCE DIRECTOR AND OTHER ROLES IN CITIES ACROSS CALIFORNIA.

HIS LONGEVITY BEING SERVED IN [INAUDIBLE] BUT ALSO SERVING CITIES DOWN SOUTH L.A.

AREA. IN HIS POST RETIREMENT AGE HE'S BEEN SERVING AS A CONSULTANT, AS A FACILITATOR WITH THE LEAGUE OF CITIES, FACILITATING CONFERENCE SESSIONS, AS WELL AS WITH THE CALIFORNIA SOCIETY FOR FINANCIAL FINANCE OFFICERS ASSOCIATION.

THE REASON WHY WE ARE REQUESTING THE COUNCIL AUTHORIZED US TO ENTER INTO AN AGREEMENT WITH HIM. AS IF YOU ALL RECALL, BACK IN THE FIRST QUARTER OF 2019, WHEN THE CITY WAS THE SUBJECT OF A OF A GRAND JURY REPORT, THE KERN COUNTY GRAND JURY REPORT, ONE OF THE THE ISSUES OR ITEMS THAT THE THAT WAS A FINDING IN THE REPORT WAS THE THE TURNOVER THAT WE'VE HAD IN MANY OF OUR POSITIONS IN THE EXECUTIVE LEVEL OF DIRECTORS, AS WELL AS MANY OF THE MID-LEVEL MANAGEMENT ROLES THAT WE'VE HAD IN VARIOUS POSITIONS THROUGHOUT THE CITY, BUT ALSO PARTICULARLY THE FINANCE DEPARTMENT, MORE SPECIFICALLY, WHERE WE'VE HAD TURNOVER IN THE FINANCE DIRECTOR ROLE, THE ACCOUNTING MANAGER, VARIOUS OTHER ADDITIONAL POSITIONS UP AND DOWN THE CHAIN IN THE FINANCE OFFICE.

ONE OF THE THE FINDINGS FOR THE GRAND JURY REPORT WAS THAT IT WANTED TO [INAUDIBLE] RECOMMENDED THE CITY DO SOME SORT OF STUDY OR ASSESSMENT TO IDENTIFY THE REASONS WHY.

AND WHEN WE DISCUSSED IT BACK IN APRIL OF APRIL 16TH OF 2019, ONE OF THESE WE TALKED ABOUT WAS THAT WE UNDERSTOOD SOME OF THE REASONS WHY WE HAD SUCH HIGH TURNOVER.

AND WE ALSO IDENTIFIED THAT THERE WAS A NEED AND A LACK OF TRAINING AND INVESTMENT OVER

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THE YEARS AND OVER THE LAST DECADE IN MULTIPLE AREAS ACROSS THE DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE PARTICULARLY IS ONE WHERE BECAUSE OF THE TURNOVER, WE'VE HAD A NUMBER OF INCONSISTENCIES IN HOW WE'VE OPERATED THINGS SUCH AS INVESTMENT POLICY THAT WE JUST DISCUSSED, OTHER ITEMS SUCH AS FINANCIAL PLANNING, AS WE'VE NAVIGATED SOME OF THESE MAJOR INFRASTRUCTURE AND CAPITAL PROJECTS TRYING TO UNDERSTAND WHAT OUR FINANCIAL POSITION CURRENTLY IS, AS WELL AS WHAT'S THE FINANCIAL POSITION THAT WE NEED TO MOVE TOWARDS IN ORDER TO SUSTAIN A NUMBER OF OUR INITIATIVES, OUR PROJECTS, AS WELL AS JUST THE GENERAL OPERATIONS OF THE CITY.

SO WITH THAT, I ENGAGED MR. BILL, MR. BILL STATLER EARLIER THIS YEAR, AND HE HELPED ME GO THROUGH AN ASSESSMENT OF SORTS OF THE FINANCE DEPARTMENT TO REALLY LOOK AT WHERE SOME OF THE STRENGTHS AND WEAKNESSES ARE WITHIN THE DEPARTMENT.

AND PART OF THAT ULTIMATELY IDENTIFY WHAT WERE SOME OF THE KEY CHARACTERISTICS AND KEY GOALS THAT WE'RE GOING TO BE NEEDED OUT OF THE NEXT FINANCE DIRECTOR IN THAT IN THAT ROLE AND IN GUIDING THAT DEPARTMENT, PART OF THAT ASSESSMENT IDENTIFIED A COUPLE SEVERAL KEY COMPONENTS THAT WE REALLY WANT TO LOOK AT AND WORK TOWARDS.

AND NOW THAT WE HAVE MR. PEREZ ON BOARD AS THE PERMANENT FINANCE DIRECTOR, WE WANT TO GO BACK AND REVISIT SOME OF THOSE COMPONENTS THAT HE HELPED US IDENTIFY, SUCH AS THE FIVE YEAR GENERAL FUND FINANCIAL PLAN, LOOKING AT A SHORT RANGE FINANCIAL PLAN FOR THE WATER FUND, PARTICULARLY AS WE'RE NAVIGATING THE SPECIFIC WATER INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS, WATER TREATMENT, WATER WELLS, ALL OF THOSE ARE VERY COST INTENSIVE PROJECTS AND INITIATIVES THAT THAT OUR CURRENT WATER FUND AND AND REVENUES ARE NOT ADEQUATELY APPROPRIATED FOR.

AND SO LOOKING AT WHAT IS OUR CURRENT CAPACITY TO SUPPORT THOSE AND WHAT IS SOME SHORT TERM POSSIBLE INCREASES THAT WOULD BE NEEDED TO SUPPORT THOSE MOVING FORWARD.

AND BEYOND THAT, SOME SOME OF THOSE OTHER SERVICES THAT HE'S GOING TO ASSIST US WITH NUMBER UNDER PHASE B ARE THINGS SUCH AS INTER FUND TRANSFER ASSESSMENTS.

SO THAT IS SOME OF THE INTERNAL FUNDS THAT ARE USED AND TRANSFERRED BACK AND FORTH BETWEEN THE GENERAL FUND OR INTER DEPARTMENTS OR EVEN FROM UTILITIES TO THE GENERAL FUND AND VICE VERSA. THAT IN THE PAST AND HAS BEEN A LITTLE BIT MORE DIFFICULT TO FOLLOW AND DIFFICULT TO UNDERSTAND. AND SO I THINK IT MIGHT BE SOMETHING THAT OUR AUDITORS HAVE RAISED IN THE PAST. AND WE'LL PROBABLY NOTE IN THE UPCOMING FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OF JUST SOME OF THE COMPLEXITIES THAT WE'VE CREATED WITHIN OURSELVES THAT CAN BE FURTHER STREAMLINED.

HE'S GOING TO WORK WITH US AND WITH ISRAEL AND ON ACTUAL IDENTIFYING AND DEVELOPING A BUDGET AND FISCAL POLICY REVIEW AND DEVELOPMENT WITH THE UPCOMING MID-YEAR BUDGET AND NEXT YEAR'S BUDGET PROCESS, WE REALLY WANT TO IDENTIFY A MUCH MORE SOLID PROCESS TO DEVELOP OUR MID-YEAR BUDGET AND IN OUR ONGOING ANNUAL OPERATING BUDGET AND LONG TERM BUDGET AS WELL. SO THOSE ARE SOME KEY COMPONENTS THAT BECAUSE OF THE TURNOVER WE'VE HAD AND THE NEW LEADERSHIP WE'VE HAD, WE WANTED TO BRING IN AN OUTSIDE EXPERT THAT CAN REALLY HELP IDENTIFY AND CRAFT THOSE AND MAKE SURE THEY'RE BASED OFF OF CURRENT BEST PRACTICES AS WELL AS LEGAL REQUIREMENTS IN ORDER TO MAKE SURE WE STAY CONSISTENT IN OUR PRACTICES, AS WELL AS UP TO DATE ON ON ON SOME OF THE LEGALITIES INVOLVED WITH SOME OF THOSE TOPICS.

SO WITH THAT, IF THERE'S ANY QUESTIONS, I CAN ANSWER ME OR ISRAEL AND I BELIEVE MR. STATLER IS AVAILABLE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE.

THANK YOU. AUDIENCE PARTICIPATION IS LIMITED TO TWO MINUTES PER SPEAKER.

IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A VERBAL COMMENT USING ZOOM, PLEASE USE THE RAISE HAND BUTTON TO REQUEST TO SPEAK.

IF YOU'RE USING A TELEPHONE, PLEASE DIAL STAR NINE ON YOUR TELEPHONE KEYPAD.

YOU WILL BE CALLED UPON BY THE NUMBER YOU ARE CALLING FROM WHEN IT'S YOUR TURN TO SPEAK.

PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME FOR THE RECORD BEFORE YOU BEGIN YOUR COMMENT.

ONCE YOUR TIME IS EXPIRED, YOU WILL BE MUTED.

MADAM CLERK, AT THIS TIME, DO WE HAVE ANY COMMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC? THERE ARE NO PUBLIC COMMENTS AT THIS TIME MAYOR CORTEZ THANK YOU. COMMENTS FROM MEMBER ESPITIA.

I'M GOOD TILO OK.

MEMBER REYNA.

NO COMMENTS MAYOR. THANK YOU.

MEMBER PALLARES.

NO COMMENTS, THANK YOU.

MEMBER GARCIA.

NO COMMENTS AT THIS TIME, THANK YOU.

I JUST WANT TO COMMEND YOU ON TAKING A PROACTIVE APPROACH TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ADDRESS SOME OF THE ISSUES OF THE PAST.

SO I THINK WE'RE ALL BEHIND YOU ON MAKE SURE WE GET PROPER TRAINING FOR ALL OUR STAFF.

SO THANK YOU. I HAVE NO OTHER CONCERNS.

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I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION.

PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME WHEN MAKING MOTION.

THIS IS REYNA, MOVE TO APPROVE.

ALL RIGHT. MEMBER REYNA. IS THERE A SECOND.

GARCIA SECOND.

MEMBER GARCIA SECOND.

ALL IN FAVOR. I'M SORRY, WE'LL [INAUDIBLE] THE VOTE BY ROLL CALL.

SORRY, MADAM CLERK TRYING TAKE YOUR THUNDER THERE.

THAT'S OK, MAYOR CORTEZ.

AYE. MAYOR PRO TEM ESPITIA.

AYE. COUNCIL MEMBER GARCIA.

AYE. COUNCIL MEMBER PALLARES.

PALLARES AYE.

COUNCIL MEMBER REYNA.

AYE.

MOTION BY COUNCIL MEMBER REYNA, SECONDED BY COUNCIL MEMBER GARCIA TO APPROVE ITEM 12A.

MOTION IS UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED.

GREAT, THANK YOU. ITEM 13 REPORTS FROM COMMISSION AND COMMITTEES, ITEM A KERN ECONOMIC

[13) REPORTS FROM COMMISSION AND COMMITTEES: a. Kern Economic Development Corporation (Cortez) b. Kern Council of Government (Reyna)]

DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION, I HAVE NOTHING TO REPORT.

ITEM B, KERN COUNCIL OF GOVERNMENT MEMBER REYNA.

NOTHING TO REPORT MAYOR., THERE HASN'T BEEN A MEETING SINCE WE MET LAST.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU. ITEM FOURTEEN REPORTS FROM THE SHERIFF.

[14) REPORTS FROM SHERIFF:]

[INAUDIBLE] MARTINEZ WILL BE BACK FROM FROM VACATION IN HAWAII, ITALY.

COLORADO.

COLORADO. YES, I'VE COME BACK.

YEAH, THERE'S PALM TREES IN COLORADO, I'M SURE.

YEAH. YOU GOT TO LOOK CAREFULLY AND YOU'LL FIND THEM.

SO. SO WELCOME BACK.

I WAS GONE FOR A COUPLE OF WEEKS AND I WAS GONE FOR A COUPLE OF WEEKS, BUT I'M GLAD TO BE BACK. SO [INAUDIBLE] THE FIRST SLIDE.

ALL RIGHT. ON NOVEMBER 7TH, 2020, AT ABOUT 5:36 A.M., DEPUTIES FROM THE WASCO SUBSTATION WERE DISPATCHED TO THE AREA OF JACKSON AND PALM FOR A SINGLE VEHICLE ROLLOVER.

A FEMALE OCCUPANT WAS EJECTED AND A MALE WAS PINNED INSIDE THE VEHICLE.

THE INJURIES SUFFERED BY THE FEMALE OCCUPANT WERE FATAL THE MALE DRIVER WAS TRANSPORTED TO A LOCAL HOSPITAL WITH MAJOR INJURIES.

THESE WERE THE ONLY TWO OCCUPANTS OF THE VEHICLE AND NO OTHER VEHICLES WERE INVOLVED.

THIS INVESTIGATION IS STILL ONGOING AND MY DEPUTIES ARE STILL PROCESSING THIS INFORMATION ON THIS CASE.

ON NOVEMBER 9TH, JONATHAN HERNANDEZ, AGE 19, OF WASCO, WAS ARRESTED AT THE INTERSECTION OF MAPLE AVENUE AND NINTH PLACE FOR FELONY VANDALISM.

HE HAD ACTUALLY VANDALIZED OVER THREE THOUSAND DOLLARS IN RESIDENCES AND VEHICLES IN THE AREA, AS WELL AS HE WAS ARRESTED FOR THE VANDALISM, AS WELL AS MISDEMEANOR OBSTRUCTION OF A POLICE OFFICER. HE WAS BOOKED INTO THE LOCAL KERN COUNTY JAIL.

ALL RIGHT, JUST A LITTLE UPDATE ON A COUPLE INFORMATION, GO AHEAD IN THE NEXT SLIDE HERE.

IT'S A KIND OF IRONIC AND THANK YOU, MR. MARTINEZ, FOR YOUR COMMENT ABOUT THE DUI AND THE ENFORCEMENT OF THE DEPUTIES.

I WANTED TO REMIND THE INDIVIDUALS IN THE CITY OF WASCO, IF THEY SUSPECT THE DRIVER IS DUI, PLEASE CALL 911.

WE IT'S A PUBLIC SAFETY ISSUE.

DON'T TRY TO LOOK UP A PHONE NUMBER.

JUST CALL US AND WE'LL GET OUT THERE IMMEDIATELY.

AND JUST SO YOUR UNDERSTANDING, WE'VE ACTUALLY ARRESTED TWO DUIS ALREADY IN THE MONTH OF NOVEMBER. LAST MONTH IN OCTOBER, WE ACTUALLY DID NOT ARREST ANY DUI.

SO IT'S ON THE RISE.

HOLIDAYS ARE ABOUT THEY'RE UPON US.

SO PLEASE, PLEASE BE CAREFUL REMINDING EVERYBODY, DO NOT DRINK AND DRIVE.

IT'S VERY UNSAFE.

CALL FOR A CAB, CALL A FRIEND, STAY THE NIGHT, DO WHATEVER YOU GOT TO DO.

JUST DO NOT GET BEHIND THE WHEEL.

ALL RIGHT, DANIEL. AND NOTHING OVER.

I JUST LAST YEAR, I GAVE YOU GUYS THIS UPDATE, JUST A REMINDER, WITH THIS WINTER MONTHS, INCLEMENT WEATHER, RAIN, FOG, SNOW, YOU NAME IT, ANY TIME YOU USE YOUR WINDSHIELD WIPERS, IT'S THE LAW A SUBSECTION OF THE CALIFORNIA VEHICLE CODE AMENDED IN 2004 REQUIRES DRIVERS TO TURN ON THEIR LIGHTS ANY TIME THEIR WIPERS ARE IN CONTINUOUS USE BECAUSE OF RAIN, SNOW, MIST, FOG OR MOISTURE.

IT'S A VERY DANGEROUS, DANGEROUS TO DRIVE IN THE RAIN ALREADY.

PLEASE TURN ON YOUR HEADLIGHTS.

HOW MANY TIMES HAVE YOU GUYS BEEN DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD IN INCLEMENT WEATHER AND SEEN VEHICLES WITHOUT HEADLIGHTS?

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THOSE HEADLIGHTS COULD BE THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN LIFE OR DEATH.

SO PLEASE, EVERYBODY USE THOSE HEADLIGHTS IN INCLEMENT WEATHER.

AND I WANT TO REMIND YOU GUYS THAT I WASN'T WITH YOU AT THE LAST MEETING, WE HAVE SUBMITTED THE OCTOBER STATISTICS.

THEY ARE POSTED ON THE WASCO CITY WEBSITE.

JUST A LITTLE SNAPSHOT OF THESE STATISTICS.

CALLS FOR SERVICE ACTUALLY INCREASED IN THE MONTH OF OCTOBER FROM SEVEN SIXTY EIGHT IN SEPTEMBER TO NINE HUNDRED AND ONE IN OCTOBER.

THE TOTAL ARREST ACTUALLY STAYED THE SAME BETWEEN THE TWO MONTHS AT FIFTY NINE, THE ENFORCEMENT CITATIONS INCREASED FROM FORTY EIGHT IN THE MONTH OF SEPTEMBER TO NINETY FIVE IN THE MONTH OF OCTOBER.

THIS INCLUDES THE PARKING CITES, INCLUDES TRAFFIC CITATIONS.

THE NUMBER OF TOWED VEHICLES ACTUALLY INCREASED FROM TWENTY FIVE IN SEPTEMBER TO FIFTY FOUR IN OCTOBER.

IF YOU REMEMBER LAST MONTH WE TALKED ABOUT CLEANING UP THE COMMUNITY, HELPING CLEAN UP THE COMMUNITY. SO WE TOWED SEVERAL VEHICLES AND THE TOTAL REPORTED CRIMES ON SITE AND REPORTED ACTUALLY INCREASED IN THE MONTH OF OCTOBER.

WE HAD ONE HUNDRED AND SEVENTY NINE IN SEPTEMBER AND IT WENT UP TO TWO HUNDRED AND TWENTY IN OCTOBER.

ONCE AGAIN, THIS IS PUBLIC INFORMATION.

THEY'RE AVAILABLE ON THE WASCO CITY WEBSITE UNDER THE POLICE SERVICES, THERE'S A STATISTICS, THERE'S A TRAFFIC CITATIONS AND MAYOR CORTEZ AND COUNCIL MEMBERS, THAT'S IT FOR ME TONIGHT.

THANK YOU, SARG, IT'S GOOD TO HAVE YOU BACK.

ALL RIGHT, REPORTS FROM THE CITY MANAGER.

[15) REPORTS FROM CITY MANAGER:]

THANK YOU MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL, UNFORTUNATELY, AS MANY OF YOU HAVE READ, THE CURRENT COUNTY IS MOVING, REVERTING BACK TO THE PURPLE TIER.

THE GOVERNOR ANNOUNCED THAT YESTERDAY AND MYSELF AND OUR IN OUR LEADERSHIP TEAM RECEIVED AN UPDATE FROM KERN PUBLIC HEALTH THIS MORNING IN TERMS OF WHAT THAT MEANT.

I EXPECT THAT INFORMATION FOR THIS WILL CONTINUE TO EVOLVE AS THE COUNTY RECEIVES ADDITIONAL INFORMATION FROM THE STATE.

ONE OF THE KEY DIFFERENCES BETWEEN THIS PURPLE TIER VERSUS WHAT THE PURPLE TIER WE HAD A COUPLE OF MONTHS AGO WAS THE FACT THAT I BELIEVE WE WERE TOLD HAIR SALONS AND BARBERSHOPS DON'T HAVE THE SAME RESTRICTIONS THEY PREVIOUSLY HAD.

SOME OF THE INDOOR OPERATIONS CAN REMAIN, BUT THERE ARE SOME SOME RESTRICTIONS THAT ARE GOING TO BE PUT IN PLACE.

RESTAURANTS ARE GOING TO HAVE TO CURTAIL THEIR SEATING ARRANGEMENTS AGAIN.

AND AND SO AS MORE INFORMATION BECOMES AVAILABLE, WE'RE GOING TO PROVIDE A LINK TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON OUR WEBSITE, ON OUR COVID PAGE AS TO WHAT THOSE SPECIFICS ARE. SO IT'S A IT'S A VERY FLUID AND DYNAMIC CIRCUMSTANCE THAT'S EVOLVING AND HOPEFULLY WE'LL GET MORE INFORMATION AS WORD GETS OUT.

SO PART OF THE COVID RESPONSE ALSO IS THAT I HAD MENTIONED AT THE LAST MEETING ABOUT A CENSUS TRACK WITHIN WASCO THAT WAS WASN'T MEETING THE MATRIX.

AND THAT WOULD NEED TO BE WE NEED TO SEE ADDITIONAL TESTING DONE IN ORDER TO STAY IN THE RED TIER. OBVIOUSLY, WITH THE COUNTY WIDE REVERTING BACK TO THE PURPLE TIER, THAT'S NO LONGER REALLY APPLICABLE.

AND BASED ON THE INFORMATION WE RECEIVED THIS MORNING, IT SOUNDS LIKE THE COUNTY IS GOING TO STAY IN THE PURPLE TIER FOR AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF TIME, POSSIBLY A WHILE INTO THE END OF THIS YEAR, IF NOT POSSIBLY ALSO INTO 2021 IN SOME MANNER.

AND SO THERE ISN'T MUCH IN TERMS OF THE NEED TO INCREASE TESTING SPECIFIC TO THAT CENSUS TRACK. BUT THERE IS STILL A NEED TO TO CONTINUE WITH TESTING.

AND THE COUNTY AND COVID-19 COALITION WILL BE DOING A TESTING HERE IN WASCO, I BELIEVE, THIS SUNDAY. IF I'M NOT MISTAKEN, ALEX CAN PROVIDE MORE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.

SO WE'RE RAMPING UP THAT TESTING IS GOING TO BE AT FIESTA MARKET RECORDING WITH THEM ON MAKING SURE WE CAN HAVE THE SPACE AND AVAILABILITY AND WE'LL BE ABLE TO PROVIDE FOR SOME TRAFFIC CONTROL MEASURES AS WE MOVE FORWARD.

[INAUDIBLE] AND SOME OTHER SOME OTHER CITY STAFF HAVE BEEN WORKING SOME COMMUNITY EVENTS AND DISTRIBUTING OUR FACEMASKS IN ADDITION TO SOME OF THE OTHER EFFORTS WE'VE DONE WITH THE SCHOOL DISTRICT TO DISTRIBUTE THOSE TO THE STUDENTS.

AND SO THAT IS STILL ONGOING.

THE SEGWAY INTO THE FIRE CONTRACT OR THE FIRE FUNDING THAT I TALKED ABOUT SOME WEEKS AGO WITH COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS LAST WEEK AT THEIR MEETING, DID APPROVE THE THE METHODOLOGY AND THE RECOMMENDATION FROM THE THE COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR'S OFFICE.

AND SO AS I GET MORE INFORMATION ON HOW THAT WILL LOOK LIKE AND WHAT THE FINANCIAL IMPACT

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WILL BE TO THE CITY, I'LL BE SURE TO BRIEF THE COUNCIL ON THAT AT A FUTURE MEETING.

BUT THAT DID GO INTO EFFECT SO THAT THAT WILL RESULT IN AN OVER DOUBLING OF OUR FIRE DEPARTMENT FUNDING OR COSTS FOR FUNDING THE FIRE DEPARTMENT OPERATIONS HERE IN WASCO.

AND SO WE'LL CONTINUE TO PROVIDE THAT INFORMATION.

AND I BELIEVE THAT'S ALL I HAVE.

I THINK YOU WILL START WITH REPORTS FROM CITY COUNCIL.

[16) REPORTS FROM CITY COUNCIL:]

MEMBERS ESPITIA.

JUST A COUPLE OF QUICK, QUICK COMMENTS, SOME REGARDING THE PALM AVENUE JUST ON THE WEST SIDE PAST [INAUDIBLE].

THERE'S A HOUSE OUT THERE, I BELIEVE, SERVING FOOD ILLEGALLY EVERY SATURDAY, SUNDAY.

THEY HAVE BIG GIANT BANNERS OUT THERE.

AND WE'RE GOING TO BE ENFORCING OUR VENDORS IN THE COMMUNITY.

AND I'M SURE THEY'RE PAYING OUR PROPERTY TAXES TO US.

SO I THINK WE SHOULD TAKE A LOOK AT THOSE PEOPLE OUT THERE, BECAUSE THERE'S PEOPLE GATHERING OUT THERE. I WAS JUST GOING TO SPREAD THE THREAT OF THE VIRUS OUT THERE.

IT'S I THINK THE STUARTS OWN THAT PROPERTY, YOU KNOW WHERE THOSE PALM TREES ARE ACROSS FROM. IS IT JUST PAST THE CIRCLE K TO THE WEST? NO KEEP GOING ON PALM ALL THE WAY OUT TOWARDS PAST WEST SIDE CHURCH.

PAST [INAUDIBLE].

THERE'S A BUNCH OF PALM TREES ON THE RIGHT HAND SIDE OVER H&A PLUMBING THEIR AREA OUT THERE ON THE WEST SIDE, THERE'S SOME PALM TREES.

AND ON SATURDAYS AND SUNDAYS, THEY HAVE BANNERS AND THEY HAVE [INAUDIBLE] AND THEY HAVE [INAUDIBLE] AND THEY HAVE ALL KINDS OF FOOD OUT THERE.

AND IT'S GOING TO BE A HEALTH HAZARD AND SOMEONE'S GOING TO GET REALLY ILL.

IS NOT FAIR TO OUR VENDORS IN THE COMMUNITY THAT PAY THEIR TAXES TO THE CITY.

AND I'M SURE THEY ARE TOO.

THAT WAS THE COMMENT I HAD.

AND AND WHO'S GOING TO BE ENFORCING ON WEEKENDS IF THE RESTAURANTS ARE CLOSED AND SOME OF OUR RESTAURANTS ARE ILLEGALLY SERVING, WE DON'T HAVE SOMEONE TAKING A LOOK AT THAT.

IN TERMS OF? OF ENSURING THAT THEY ARE SERVING PROPERLY OR CLOSED PROPERLY OR OPEN PROPERLY.

SO I GUESS IN TERMS OF COVID RELATED? YEAH.

SO THAT WOULD FALL ON THE COUNTY AND THEY HAVEN'T THEY HAVEN'T IDENTIFIED WHAT THEIR PROTOCOL ON THAT'S GOING TO BE JUST YET.

OK, THEN [INAUDIBLE] RESPONSE IN NOTIFYING THEM OF THE TERMS GIVEN BY THE GOVERNOR.

AND WE'RE NOT LIABLE FOR THAT? NO. OK THAT'S COOL.

THANK YOU.

MEMBER REYNA. THANK YOU, MAYOR.

JUST A QUICK QUESTION FOR THE SERGEANT, SERGEANT MARTINEZ, WILL YOU CONTINUE LOOKING AT CARS THAT HAVE BEEN LEFT ON THE STREETS FOR OUR LONG PERIOD OF TIME THROUGHOUT THE CITY? THAT IS AN ONGOING PROBLEM WE'VE HAD IN WASCO.

AND, YES, WE WILL CONTINUE TO ADDRESS THAT.

I ENCOURAGE THE MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY AND THE COUNCIL TO EITHER EMAIL ME OR THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE, AND IT WILL BE ADDRESSED.

WE WILL EITHER TAG IT OR IF IT COULD BE TOWED IMMEDIATELY, WE WILL TOW THE CAR IMMEDIATELY. THANK YOU.

I'LL BE SENDING YOU A LIST.

AND I WANT TO THANK I WANT TO THANK THE STAFF FOR THE INFORMATION THAT THEY PROVIDE, ALL OF US THAT ALLOWS ME TO MAKE INFORMED DECISIONS.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH. I'D LIKE TO ON TO THE CITY OF WASCO WEBSITE AT CITYOFWASCO.ORG AND THERE IS A TAB ON WHERE YOU CAN REPORT THOSE TYPES OF NUISANCES OR PUBLIC NUISANCES SO YOU CAN SPREAD THE WORD THERE.

MEMBER PALLARES.

NOTHING, REALLY.

HAPPY THANKSGIVING TO EVERYBODY.

FOR DANNY ESPITIA.

THANK YOU FOR ALL YOUR YEARS OF WORKING ON THE COUNCIL.

AND NOTHING FURTHER FROM ME.

THANK YOU. THANKS, JOHN.

THANK YOU. MEMBER GARCIA.

HEY, EVERYBODY, IT'S GOOD TO SEE EVERYBODY AGAIN, I HAVE TWO QUICK ANNOUNCEMENTS.

THE ONE, OF COURSE, IS WHEN WORKING WITH STAFF FOR TO PUT TOGETHER OUR WORK WITH THE LATINO COVID TASK FORCE TO MAKE ANOTHER EVENT.

AND THAT'S GOING TO BE FOR MONDAY.

THE 22ND.

WILL BE STARTING AT 10:00 O'CLOCK IN FRONT OF THE FIESTA MARKET, WHICH THE OWNERS HAVE BEEN VERY AWESOME.

AND I'VE BEEN WORKING WITH THE STAFF AND AND [INAUDIBLE], WHO HAS DONE A LOT OF THE WORK TO GET THIS, A LOT OF THE DETAILS ORGANIZED.

SO I REALLY APPRECIATE THAT BECAUSE I WANT IT TO BE SUCCESSFUL ON THE IMPORTANCE OF OUR RESIDENTS GETTING TESTED, ESPECIALLY AT THE CENSUS TRACK.

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AND THAT'S WHERE THE SITE OF THIS EVENT WILL BE, WHICH REALLY, REALLY I REALLY TRIED TO MAKE IT AN EVENT.

BUT IN THE END, WE'RE GOING TO DO IT AS A TRADITIONAL WALK UP EVENT.

AND I THINK BECAUSE IT'S A SUNDAY, WHICH WE REALLY PUSHED FOR, WE WERE ORIGINALLY LOOKING AT A FRIDAY OR MONDAY, BUT WE REALLY PUSHED FOR THEM TO HOST IT ON SUNDAY.

AND SO THEY ENDED UP COMING AROUND ON THAT AND A LITTLE LAST MINUTE.

BUT WE GOT THE FLIER DONE AND IT'S OUT THERE NOW ON MY SOCIAL MEDIA I JUST ASK THAT EVERYONE SHARE IT OR GET THE WORD OUT OR SAVE IT FROM MY PAGE AND YOU CAN SHARE IT DIRECTLY. WE REALLY WANT THIS TO BE A GOOD TURNOUT EVENT AS THEY ARE DOUBLING THEIR STAFF AND NURSES THAT ARE GOING TO BE AVAILABLE TO ADMINISTER THE TESTING.

IT SAYS IT'S A STANDARD TEST, A LOT LESS INVASIVE.

SO I'M UNDER THE IMPRESSION IT WON'T BE AS AS UNCOMFORTABLE AS SOME OF THE TRADITIONAL TESTING SEEMS TO BE.

BUT I'M EXCITED ABOUT THIS BEING A GOOD TURNOUT EVENT.

THE CITY IS WORKING WITH THE WITH THE TASK FORCE TO DISTRIBUTE MASKS.

SO IT WILL ALSO BE A DISTRIBUTION EVENT FOR OUR CITY STAFF TO GET MASKS OUT.

SO OTHER THAN THAT, I'M WORKING ON ANOTHER LITTLE THING ON THE SIDE FOR THAT.

THE LAST THING.

IT WAS ONE MORE THING, THERE WAS THE TESTING EVENT, I ALSO WORK IN CONVERSATION WITH TONYA AT THE WASCO DOWNTOWN BUSINESS ASSOCIATION ABOUT DOING THE REVERSE CHRISTMAS PARADE THIS YEAR. THAT'S FAMILIAR.

I HAVEN'T HEARD YET. IT'S BASICALLY GOING TO BE HOPEFULLY WITH THE PERMIT GETTING APPROVED SOON AND ALL THAT WORKING OUT.

WE SHOULD BE ABLE TO LINE UP THE FLOATS DOWNTOWN AND DO A DRIVE THROUGH FOR RESIDENTS TO STILL ENJOY THE CHRISTMAS FESTIVITIES, AS WE TRADITIONALLY HAVE AT THE BEGINNING OF EVERY DECEMBER. BUT AS YOU KNOW, THE PANDEMIC AND THESE RESTRICTIONS, WE'RE HAVING TO THINK OUTSIDE THE BOX, WHICH I APPLAUD THE DOWNTOWN BUSINESS ASSOCIATION FOR DOING SO.

TONYA IS THE BRAINCHILD.

I'M JUST TRYING TO HELP OUT AND GET THE BALL ROLLING.

SO IT WILL STILL BE A DONATION EVENT.

I'M LOOKING TO TRIM THE TABLE ON THE RESIDENTS.

SO SINCE IT WILL BE A DRIVE THROUGH EVENT, WE'RE HOPING TO ASK THE RESIDENTS TO DONATE A TOY FOR THE TOYS FOR TIGER DRIVE AS THIS EVENT USUALLY IS, BUT THE PARTICIPANTS DONATE.

SO IT'S A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT. AS YOU KNOW, WE'RE ALL JUST TRYING TO ROLL WITH THE PUNCHES HERE AND MAKE THE BEST OF THE SITUATION WE'RE IN.

WE ARE ALSO DOING A VIDEO, A SHOOTING A VIDEO FOR THE THIS TESTING EVENT ON SUNDAY.

IT'S JUST A QUICK PROMOTIONAL VIDEO, 15 MINUTE, 15 SECONDS.

WE'RE GOING TO RECORD IT TOMORROW MORNING.

I DON'T REMEMBER THE TIME I DO BELIEVE WE WE SAID WE'D MEET AROUND 9:30 [INAUDIBLE] CORRECT ME IF I'M WRONG, I'M PULLING IT UP RIGHT NOW.

NINE A.M., SIR. THAT'S RIGHT.

THAT'S RIGHT. AND IT'S IN MY CALENDAR I WAS LOOKING FOR IT IN MY TEXTS.

BUT YEAH, WE AGREED TO 9:00 A.M..

SO ANYONE ELSE THAT WANTS TO JOIN US FROM THE STAFF OR FROM THE COUNCIL, PLEASE JOIN US.

I WANT IT TO BE A UNITED FACE AND AND BRAND AS WE ARE ALSO PROMOTING OUR WASCO THREE W'S CAMPAIGN. WASH YOUR HANDS, WATCH YOUR DISTANCE AND WEAR YOUR MASK, SO WE'RE GOING TO BE [INAUDIBLE] MENTION OF THAT AS WELL IN THE VIDEO.

SO COME ON OUT, MAKE A BIG THING ABOUT IT.

LET'S TRY [INAUDIBLE] FOLKS, BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, IT IS SUNDAY AND WE WANT IT TO BE A GOOD TURN OUT. BUT ALSO, I THINK IT'S AN IMPORTANT MESSAGE THAT WE CAN SEND TO THE COMMUNITY.

SO THAT'S IT.

THAT'S ALL I GOT. I PRETTY MUCH TOOK MORE THEN TWO MINUTES, BUT THAT'S ALL I GOT GO FOR NOW. DID THAT FALL UNDER THE TARDY JAR? YEAH. YEAH.

MAYOR, GO AHEAD. TARDY JARS TARDY JAR.

[INAUDIBLE] YOU HAD ANOTHER COMMENT. I FORGOT TO MENTION WE WERE GOING TO BE RECRUITING AND ADVERTISING FOR A COUPLE BOARD POSITIONS.

WE HAVE TWO VACANCIES COMING UP.

FOR THE PLANNING COMMISSION, YOU HAVE TWO BOARD MEMBERS WHOSE TERMS ARE UP.

SO WE'LL BE ADVERTISING FOR THAT.

WE ALSO HAVE A A TERM THAT'S EXPIRING FOR THE KERN COUNTY VECTOR CONTROL BOARD.

AND SO THAT'S ANOTHER POSITION THAT'S GOING TO BE ADVERTISED AS WELL.

SO WANTED TO JUST LET THE COUNCIL KNOW ABOUT THAT.

THANK YOU,.

MEMBER ESPITIA. I HATE TO BURST YOUR BUBBLE, BUT I'M UNDERSTANDING FROM KERN COUNTY ELECTIONS DIVISION THAT THEY'RE NOT GOING TO CERTIFY THE VOTES UNTIL PROBABLY THE LAST DAY, WHICH IS, I BELIEVE, DECEMBER 3RD.

[00:45:01]

SO WE'VE GOT ANOTHER MEETING AHEAD FOR YOU STILL.

SO IT'S NOT, THAT'S NOT IT FOR YOU.

SO I'LL BE HERE FOR DECEMBER 1ST.

YES, SIR. SO WE'RE STILL ON DECEMBER 1ST.

YOU GOT ONE MORE TO GO.

SO I WANT TO MAKE SURE I THINK YOU I THINK THAT'S WHAT WHAT THE TIMETABLE IS FROM THE KERN COUNTY ELECTION. SO I HATE TO BURST THAT BUBBLE.

YOU'RE NOT RETIRED YET.

WHAT WAS THAT? I WAS SAYING, WE STILL HAVE A SECOND MEETING IN DECEMBER, WE HAD TO SWEAR THE WINNER IN.

THAT'S TRUE. SO YOU GOT TWO.

TWENTY YEARS IS A LONG TIME.

SO TWO MORE WEEKS ISN'T MUCH.

ONE AND A HALF. YOU DON'T HAVE TO STAY FOR THE LAST ONE ALL THE WAY THROUGH IF YOU DON'T WANT TO. BUT OR DO YOU STILL HAVE SOME MORE WORK TO DO.

YOU KNOW, I KNOW THESE ARE TOUGH TIMES FOR EVERYBODY.

YOU KNOW, WITH OUR NUMBERS SPIKING STATEWIDE, NATIONWIDE, JUST LIKE TO REMIND THE COMMUNITY TO DO YOUR PART, LET'S TRY TO GET THROUGH THIS TOGETHER.

WE WILL MOVE OVER TO CLOSED SESSION AND ONCE CLOSED SESSION IS DONE WE'LL RETURN BACK TO

[17) CLOSED SESSION:]

THIS MEETING. SO I'LL SEE YOU GUYS ON THE OTHER SIDE.

OK, HERE'S WHAT HAPPENED ON THE MINUTES JOHN AND GILBERT MADE THE MOTION.

[18) CLOSED SESSION ACTION:]

ALL APPROVED.

DID YOU GET THAT? I'M BREAKING UP A LITTLE BIT, I THINK.

I GOT IT. OK, ON THE CLAIM NUMBER THREE, WE'RE GOING TO PUT THIS IN YOUR MINUTES.

DANNY AND GILBERT MADE THE MOTION TO REJECT AND ALL APPROVED.

GOT IT. AND THAT'S IT.

NO OTHER REPORTABLE ACTION.

SOUNDS GOOD. WE ARE ADJOURNED.

YES, GOOD NIGHT. STAY SAFE TONIGHT.

.

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.

11) DEFERRED BUSINESS: a. Informational item Investment Report for the month ended September 30, 2020. No Action Needed. (Perez-Hernandez)

12) NEW BUSINESS: a. Adopt a Resolution authorizing the City Manager to negotiate a Professional Services Agreement with William C. Statler for financial management services. (Ortiz Hernandez)

13) REPORTS FROM COMMISSION AND COMMITTEES: a. Kern Economic Development Corporation (Cortez) b. Kern Council of Government (Reyna)

Nov 17, 2020 City Council

11) DEFERRED BUSINESS: a. Informational item Investment Report for the month ended September 30, 2020. No Action Needed. (Perez-Hernandez)

12) NEW BUSINESS: a. Adopt a Resolution authorizing the City Manager to negotiate a Professional Services Agreement with William C. Statler for financial management services. (Ortiz Hernandez)

13) REPORTS FROM COMMISSION AND COMMITTEES: a. Kern Economic Development Corporation (Cortez) b. Kern Council of Government (Reyna)

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