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DANNY'S FEED IS ON, BUT HE'S NOT AT HIS DESK.OK, WELL, I DIDN'T EVEN SEE THAT.
IT WAS ME BARKING. THERE HE IS.
SO WE HAVE A QUORUM SO WE CAN START.
YEAH, I'LL MUTE IT MYSELF SO YOU CAN NOT HEAR MY DOGS, DANNY.
LET'S GO AHEAD AND CALL THIS MEETING TO ORDER.
[1) CALL TO ORDER:]
GOOD EVENING. THIS MEETING IS BEING HELD PURSUANT TO SECTION THREE OF EXECUTIVE ORDER N DASH TWENTY NINE DASH TWENTY ISSUED BY GOVERNOR NEWSOM ON MARCH 17TH TWENTY TWENTY.AND ALL MEMBERS ARE JOINING THIS MEETING REMOTELY VIA ZOOM WEBINAR.
WE WILL NOW CALL THIS MEETING TO ORDER.
PLEASE STAND FOR THE FLAG SALUTE.
TONIGHT, WE HAVE THE INVOCATION BY FREEWILL BAPTIST CHURCH.
WE'VE BEEN MISSING YOU. WE HAVE A PASTORS OR PASTOR ASSISTANT PAUL HERNANDEZ THIS EVENING.
PAUL. HOW ARE YOU DOING? THANKS FOR JOINING US TODAY.
[INAUDIBLE] JUST ASK YOUR BLESSING ON THE DAY, LORD, THANK YOU FOR THIS.
A GOOD GROUP OF PEOPLE TO GATHER TOGETHER WITH THE CITY'S INTERESTS AT HEART, LORD WE PRAY THAT YOU WOULD GIVE US WISDOM AND VISION TO KNOW WHAT TO DO IN OUR COMMUNITIES.
TO PRAY, TO HELP OUT CERTAIN PARTS OF FAITH IN THE MIDDLE OF THIS PANDEMIC, BEGINNING TO LEAD [INAUDIBLE] SHIELD OF PROTECTION AROUND US.
PRAY THAT YOU WOULD GIVE US THE HEART TO DO EVERYTHING DIFFERENTLY.
[INAUDIBLE] WOULD JUST GIVE A LOSS OF BLESSING OR CONTINUE TO PROTECT US.
WE ARE SUPPORTING THE MAN WE LOVE.
YOU GOT PRAISE YOU. THANK YOU.
AND ASK YOU TO THINGS IN YOUR SON.
JESUS CHRIST, PRECIOUS AND HOLY NAME.
IS THAT BETTER THAN SHOWING UP IN PERSON? PAUL, IS THIS EASIER FOR YOU? THIS IS DEFINITELY EASIER.
ALL RIGHT, ROLL CALL, MADAM CLERK.
CAN YOU HEAR ME? I CAN NOW, YES.
CALL] ALL MEMBERS ARE PRESENT.
[5) a. Free Will Baptist Church Regarding Homeless]
ITEM A, FREEWILL BAPTIST CHURCH REGARDING HOMELESS.THIS WILL BE WITH BROTHER PAUL HERNANDEZ.
I'VE SENT A PRESENTATION IN YESTERDAY.
I BELIEVE IT WILL BE DISPLAYED HERE IN A FEW MOMENTS.
I JUST WANT TO TELL EVERYBODY, THE REASON WE'RE DOING THIS IS BECAUSE FOR THE LAST SEVERAL YEARS NOW, IT'S BEEN OUR CHURCH'S PRAYER TO SEE THE HOMELESS IN OUR COMMUNITY BETTER TAKEN CARE OF.
WE WOULD LIKE TO SEE A SHELTER.
THAT'S OUR END GOAL. HOWEVER, WE UNDERSTAND THERE'S MANY STEPS TO GET THERE.
AND THIS IS JUST ONE PRESENTATION ABOUT HOW TO DO IT.
SO GO AHEAD AND GO TO THE FIRST SLIDE.
THIS IS JUST INFORMATION, THESE FIRST THREE.
THE BAKERSFIELD-KERN REGIONAL HOMELESS COLLABORATIVE, ALSO KNOWN AS THE BAKERSFIELD/KERN COUNTY CONTINUUM OF CARE, COUNTED ONE THOUSAND FIVE HUNDRED EIGHTY UNDUPLICATED HOMELESS PEOPLE COUNTYWIDE SLEEPING IN SHELTERS AND ON THE STREET IN A 12 HOUR PERIOD ON JANUARY TWENTY THIRD AND TWENTY FOUR TWENTY TWENTY.
THE NEW COUNT AMOUNTS TO A 19 PERCENT INCREASE OVER THE ONE THOUSAND THREE HUNDRED THIRTY HOMELESS PEOPLE COUNTED IN THE PREVIOUS JANUARY.
IT ALSO REFLECTS A TWENTY FIVE PERCENT JUMP IN UNSHELTERED PEOPLE FROM EIGHT HUNDRED AND FIVE TO ONE THOUSAND FOUR TYPICALLY SINGLE ADULTS WHO ARE SLEEPING IN PARKS, EMPTY BUILDINGS, CARS AND OTHER PLACES NOT MEANT FOR HUMAN HABITATION.
BY COMPARISON, THERE WAS ONLY A 10 PERCENT RISE IN THE NUMBERS OF INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES WITH CHILDREN SLEEPING IN EMERGENCY SHELTERS OR TRANSITIONAL HOUSING PROGRAMS. GO TO THE NEXT SLIDE. SINCE JANUARY, TWENTY SEVENTEEN KERN COUNTY'S HOMELESS POPULATION HAS GROWN BY 95 PERCENT FROM EIGHT HUNDRED AND TEN TO ONE THOUSAND FIVE HUNDRED EIGHTY PEOPLE, LARGELY DRIVEN BY A DRAMATIC TWO HUNDRED AND SEVENTY TWO PERCENT INCREASE IN UNSHELTERED PEOPLE, AS ILLUSTRATED IN CHART ONE, WHICH WE'LL LOOK AT IN JUST A SECOND.
THE BAKERSFIELD KERN REGIONAL HOMELESS COLLABORATIVE ATTRIBUTES THESE SUCCESSIVE ANNUAL INCREASES IN HOMELESSNESS TO RISING COSTS THAT HAVE EXCEEDED THE GROWTH OF WAGES AND TO A
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CRITICAL SHORTAGE OF AFFORDABLE HOUSING THAT REACH A TIPPING POINT SEVERAL YEARS AGO, BOTH IN KERN COUNTY AND OTHER MOST AREAS.THE NEXT SLIDE HAS THE CHART THAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT.
IF YOU LOOK AT THE ORANGE LINE, THIS IS SHELTERED, SHELTERED, HOMELESS.
THESE PEOPLE, YOU SEE THE NUMBER HAS STEADILY INCREASED SLOWLY BUT SURELY OVER THE LAST FOUR YEARS. BUT THE RED BAR IS WHAT IS THE MOST CONCERNING TO ME.
THIS IS UNSHELTERED HOMELESS IN OUR COMMUNITIES.
IT GOES FROM A LITTLE OVER TWO HUNDRED, ABOUT 250 TO ALMOST A THOUSAND.
IN FOUR YEARS THAT'S A FOUR TIMES INCREASE, WHICH IS QUITE STARTLING FOR ME.
GO AHEAD AND GO TO THE NEXT SLIDE.
AND THIS IS A STATISTIC FOR OUR [INAUDIBLE] THAT ARE IN OUR AREA.
AND THIS IS WHAT I WANT TO FOCUS ON.
A 40 PERCENT OF BAKERSFIELD HOMELESS POPULATION HAS SHELTER ON COUNT NIGHT AND 60 PERCENT WERE UNSHELTERED. IN COMPARISON, ONLY 11 PERCENT OF RURAL HOMELESS PEOPLE HAD SHELTER LIVING. EIGHTY NINE PERCENT UNSHELTERED.
AND IN THE POLL, REMEMBER THAT WE TOOK THIS POINT IN TIME COUNT IN JANUARY, THE TWENTY THIRD AND TWENTY FOURTH. AND IT WAS COLD AND I DON'T GET COLD AND I WAS COLD.
AND THAT MEANS ALMOST 90 TO ALMOST NINE OUT OF 10 PEOPLE IN OUR HOMELESS HAVE IN THIS AREA AND IN OTHER OUTLYING AREAS WERE UNSHELTERED SLEEPING IN PARK BENCHES AND THINGS LIKE THAT. ACCORDING TO THE TWENTY TWENTY [INAUDIBLE] COUNT, THERE WAS THERE WAS NINE HOMELESS INDIVIDUALS IN [INAUDIBLE].
AND I KNOW THAT STATISTIC IS A LITTLE LOW BECAUSE I PERSONALLY KNOW SIX INDIVIDUALS WHO WERE HOMELESS THAT EVENING DID NOT GET COUNTED.
SO I THINK THERE'S ACTUALLY AROUND 50 COULD BE MORE AND OR LESS, DEPENDING ON WHAT HAS CHANGED OVER THE LAST YEAR. BUT JUST SO WE HAVE AN IDEA.
ONE OF THE SOLUTIONS THAT WE HAVE IS THE OLD PACO TIRE SHOP 560 F STREET COULD BE TURNED INTO A NAVIGATION CENTER TO HELP THE HOMELESS FIND RESOURCES IN OUR COMMUNITY.
IT'S EIGHT THOUSAND FIVE HUNDRED NINETY SEVEN SQUARE FEET FOR OFFICE SPACES, FOOD DISTRIBUTIONS, CLOTHES GIVEAWAYS AND SHELTERS.
THERE'S ACTUALLY ANOTHER PLACE THAT WE SAW TODAY.
IT'S THE OLD MR. AND MRS. CLUB. IT'S ADDRESSED AT 630 F STREET.
SO WE TALKED TO THE OWNER TODAY AND HE SAID THAT HE WOULD BE WILLING TO WORK WITH US TO HELP US END HOMELESSNESS HERE IN WASCO.
WE CAN GO AHEAD AND GO TO THE LAST SLIDE. SO TO END HOMELESSNESS IN WASCO, A SHELTER DOES NOT CONSTITUTE A HOME. WE KNOW THAT.
WE KNOW THAT THIS IS NOT THAT NOT WE DON'T WANT PEOPLE TO GET SO COMFORTABLE IN A SHELTER OR IN A HOMELESS SITUATION WHERE THEY STAY THERE FOR THE REST OF THEIR LIVES.
THAT'S NOT, OF COURSE NOT THE GOAL.
BUT IT IS IT IS IT IS A FIRST ATTAINABLE STEP TO BECOMING PERMANENTLY HOUSED.
WE'RE IN A PERFECT SITUATION TO ASSIST THOSE IN GREATEST NEED IN OUR COMMUNITY, BECAUSE AGAIN WE ONLY HAVE THEY SAID THEY COUNTED NINE.
I KNOW AT LEAST SIX OTHERS, SO 15 PEOPLE IN OUR COMMUNITY THAT ARE HOMELESS.
SO A SHELTER COULD REALLY ACTUALLY END HOMELESSNESS HERE IN WASCO.
WE COULD HAVE NOBODY LIVING ON THE STREETS, NOBODY WHO DOESN'T CHOOSE.
AND I MEAN WAS COMPLETELY BY THEIR WILL TO STAY THERE WHERE THEY ARE, I BELIEVE THAT'S THE END OF MY PRESENTATION. BUT I WOULD LIKE TO SHARE A LITTLE BIT ABOUT WHAT MY CHURCH HAS ALREADY BEEN DOING AND WHAT'S THE BIGGEST SOURCE OF CURRENT REGIONAL HOMELESS COLLABORATIVE IS HELPING US DO.
SO OUR CHURCH HAS PUT TOGETHER A BUDGET OF ALL THE THINGS WE'VE DONE TO HELP THE HOMELESS WITH FOOD AND CLOTHING, SHELTER, THINGS LIKE THAT, EVEN BUS PASSES AND THINGS LIKE THAT.
AND I WON'T I WON'T GIVE YOU ALL OF THE DETAILS, I MAY SAVE THAT FOR A LATER DATE, BUT IT TOTALS ABOUT ELEVEN THOUSAND DOLLARS A YEAR THAT MY CHURCH SPENT.
TO MAKE SURE THAT OUR COMMUNITY HAS THE THINGS IT NEEDS, WE'VE HAD FOUR BIG FOOD DISTRIBUTIONS OVER THE LAST FEW MONTHS AND WE'RE HAVING ANOTHER ONE, DECEMBER 19TH, AND EVERYONE'S INVITED IF ANYBODY YOU KNOW WHO'S IN NEED.
PLEASE SEND THEM OUR WAY. WE'RE NOW OFFICIALLY PARTNERED WITH CAFÉ [INAUDIBLE].
TWO HUNDRED DOLLARS A YEAR. THE FOOD IS ABOUT ANOTHER TWO HUNDRED DOLLARS A MONTH FOR ALL THE FOOD THAT WE PASS OUT.
OF OVER TWO HUNDRED DOLLARS A MONTH, WE SAID, NO SORRY EXCUSE ME, THE FIRST TIME WE DID THE FOOD DISTRIBUTION. WE SPENT SEVENTY DOLLARS AND WE FED TWO HUNDRED AND SEVENTY EIGHT INDIVIDUALS. TWO HUNDRED SEVENTY EIGHT INDIVIDUALS FED FOR SEVENTY DOLLARS.
SOMETHING THAT OUR CHURCH IS PROUD OF AND GLAD TO DO.
WE'RE DOING WE'RE GETTING READY TO DO ONE NOW.
WE USUALLY DO A CLOTHES GIVE AWAY EVERY TIME WE HAVE A FOOD DISTRIBUTION.
WE PUT PEOPLE IN THE HOTEL, WE SENT PEOPLE TO [INAUDIBLE] FOR APPOINTMENTS AND DIFFERENT THINGS LIKE THAT [INAUDIBLE].
WE DO EVERYTHING WE CAN TO WE PUT PEOPLE IN THE HOTELS.
ANYWAY, I SAY ALL THOSE [INAUDIBLE] CURRENT REGIONAL HOMELESS COLLABORATIVE.
IT IS IT HAS MONEY THAT IT NEEDS TO GIVE AWAY.
IT GIVES ABOUT SIX MILLION DOLLARS IN THE SECOND ROUND OF GRANTS THAT IT NEEDS TO GIVE
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AWAY. WE'RE ASKING FOR ELEVEN THOUSAND DOLLARS FROM THEM.AND I REALLY DO BELIEVE THAT THEY'RE GOING TO THEY'RE GOING TO BE OK WITH THAT AND HELP US OUT WITH THAT. AND THAT'S GONNA BE A TREMENDOUS BLESSING.
BUT WHAT WE WANT TO DO FROM THERE IS NOT JUST SIT ON TOP OF OUR OWN, YOU KNOW, JUST SAVE OUR MONEY. THAT'S ALL THAT MATTERS.
YOU WANT TO TAKE WHAT WE WOULD INVEST IN HOMELESSNESS AND THEN PROVIDE FOR THE COMMUNITY.
AND WE WANT TO PUT THAT TO A SHELTER, A NAVIGATION CENTER LIKE THE ONE WE'RE TALKING ABOUT, THAT WE COULD WE COULD ACTUALLY END HOMELESSNESS.
AND I WOULD LIKE TO OPEN IT UP TO [INAUDIBLE] TO COME IN AND HAVE CLASSES THERE IF THEY WANT TO, OR THE PROBATION DEPARTMENT TO COME IN AND MEET WITH PEOPLE ON WELFARE, HUMAN SERVICES, ALL OF THOSE THINGS THAT WASCO DOESN'T HAVE YET, THAT WE COULD HAVE A FOOT IN THE DOOR WITH THOSE THINGS. SO WE WANT TO SEE THAT.
WE DO BELIEVE THAT THEY'RE GOING TO BE ABLE TO PROVIDE SOME OF THESE THINGS.
I KNOW THAT MAYOR CORTEZ HAS ALREADY TALKED ABOUT KIND OF HOW THIS IS GOING TO GO TONIGHT. AND I UNDERSTAND, YOU KNOW, THE FORMAT, SO I'M NOT [INAUDIBLE] ABOUT IT.
BUT JUST SO THAT WE'RE AWARE, I WOULD I WOULD LOVE TO SEE THE CITY OF WACO HAVE COME ON SITE FROM AN OFFICIAL STANDPOINT AND HELP US BUILD THIS THING UP.
AND WE DON'T WANT IT TO BE SO EXCLUSIVE THAT [INAUDIBLE] WE DON'T WANT THAT.
THIS IS FOR THE PEOPLE WHO ARE WHO ARE IN NEED.
AND I BELIEVE THAT EVERYBODY CAN BENEFIT FROM THIS.
AND I BELIEVE THAT WE WOULD DO IT WOULD DO GOOD TO BE AN EXAMPLE OF WHAT JUST BECAUSE WE'RE A SMALL TOWN DOESN'T MEAN WE CAN'T TAKE CARE OF THE PROBLEMS THAT WE HAVE BECAUSE WE'RE A SMALL TOWN. IT'S ALMOST EASIER BECAUSE WE CAN BAND TOGETHER A LITTLE EASIER.
IT DOESN'T TAKE AS MUCH ORGANIZING AS A BIG CITY WOULD, AND I WOULD LOVE TO SEE THAT.
AND AGAIN, I KNOW THAT A SHELTER IS NOT FOR EVERYBODY.
I KNOW THAT SOME PEOPLE THINK THAT A SHELTER IS RISKY.
AND I UNDERSTAND A BIT THE FEARS THAT COME WITH THAT UNCERTAINTY.
BUT AT THE SAME TIME, I KNOW THAT THE TWO HUNDRED SEVENTY SEVEN PERCENT INCREASE IS ASTRONOMICAL SUPPORT.
IT'S FOUR TIMES AS MUCH AS IT USED TO BE.
AND I DON'T SEE THAT TREND CHANGING UNLESS WE DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT.
AND I WOULD LOVE TO BE THE PILOT PROGRAM THAT WE COULD SHOW OTHER SMALL COMMUNITIES LOOK YOU CAN DO THE SAME THING. IT DOESN'T HAVE TO BE YOU DON'T NEED MILLIONS OF DOLLARS TO CHANGE YOUR COMMUNITY. YOU JUST NEED WISE INVESTMENTS AND PEOPLE WHO ARE READY TO WORK.
SO THAT'S WHY WE WANT TO DO THIS.
AND I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO SAY FROM HERE, BUT JUST THAT WE HOPE YOU GUYS CAN COME ALONGSIDE HELP US. AND WE WANT TO SEE TO SEE OUR COMMUNITY TAKING CARE OF, ESPECIALLY THOSE WHO ARE SUFFERING FROM MENTAL ILLNESS OR DRUG ADDICTION OR ANYTHING ELSE.
WE WANT TO SEE THOSE PEOPLE HAVE THE SUPPORT THEY NEED AND WE WANT TO BE THE FIRST STEP.
YOU'RE ON MUTE TILO. SOMEBODY TOLD ME.
THANK YOU, TOM. THANK YOU FOR THE PRESENTATION.
UNFORTUNATELY, WE'RE NOT ABLE TO COMMENT ON THAT, BUT PLEASE REACH OUT WITH ME TOMORROW.
AND IF WE NEED AGENIZE THIS AS ACTUAL AGENIZED ITEM WE WILL DO SO AND FURTHER DELVE INTO IT. SO THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND WE APPRECIATE COMING OUT AND PRESENTING THIS INFORMATION TO US. NO PROBLEM.
ALL RIGHT, MOVE ON TO ITEM SIX, PUBLIC COMMENTS.
THIS PORTION OF THE MEETING IS RESERVED FOR PERSONS DESIRING TO ADDRESS THE COUNCIL AND INCLUDING THE COUNCIL ACTING AS THE GOVERNING BOARD FOR THE SUCCESSOR AGENCY ON ANY MATTER, NOT ON THIS AGENDA, AND OVER WHICH THE COUNCIL AND SUCCESSOR AGENCY HAS JURISDICTION. AUDIENCE PARTICIPATION IS LIMITED TO TWO MINUTES PER SPEAKER.
IF YOU LIKE TO MAKE A VERBAL USING ZOOM PLEASE USE THE RAISE HAND BUTTON TO REQUEST TO SPEAK. IF YOU ARE USING A TELEPHONE, PLEASE 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 HAS EXPIRED, YOU WILL BE MUTED.
ANYONE WHO HAS NOT PROVIDED THEIR COMMENTS BY THE CLOSE OF THE PUBLIC COMMENT PORTION OF THE MEETING CAN EMAIL THEIR COMMENTS TO THE CITY CLERK AT CITYCLERK@CITYOFWASCO.ORG AND THEIR COMMENTS WILL BE INCLUDED IN THE FINAL RECORD.
THE CITY COUNCIL IS VERY INTERESTED IN YOUR COMMENTS.
HOWEVER, DUE TO BROWN ACT REQUIREMENTS, NO ACTION MAY BE TAKEN AT THIS MEETING.
SHOULD YOUR COMMENT REQUIRE FURTHER CONSIDERATION BY THE COUNCIL OR THE SUCCESSOR AGENCY.
THE ITEM WILL BE AGENIZED FOR REPORT AND DISCUSSED AT A FUTURE CITY COUNCIL MEETING.
AT THIS TIME, DO WE HAVE ANY COMMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC, MADAM CLERK? MAYOR CORTEZ, AT THIS TIME, THERE ARE NO PUBLIC COMMENTS.
THANK YOU. ITEM SEVEN, SUCCESSOR AGENCY BUSINESS.
WE HAVE NONE. ITEM EIGHT, WASCO PUBLIC FINANCE AUTHORITY BUSINESS.
WE HAVE NONE. CITY COUNCIL BUSINESS, ITEM NINE CONSENT CALENDAR.
[9) CONSENT CALENDAR]
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NON-CONTROVERSIAL. THESE ITEMS ARE APPROVED IN A ONE MOTION UNLESS A COUNCIL MEMBER OR MEMBER OF THE PUBLIC REQUIRES REMOVAL OF A PARTICULAR ITEM.IF YOU LIKE TO REMOVE A PARTICULAR ITEM USING ZOOM, PLEASE USE THE RAISE HAND BUTTON.
IF YOU ARE 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.
TONIGHT, WE HAVE ITEMS A THROUGH I.
ITEM A APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES FOR NOVEMBER 17, 2020, REGULAR MEETING.
ITEM B RECEIVE AND FILE DEPARTMENT PAYMENTS TOTALING SEVEN HUNDRED THIRTY THOUSAND SEVEN HUNDRED FORTY FIVE DOLLARS AND TWENTY EIGHT CENTS.
C RECEIVING AND FILE THE INVESTMENT REPORT FOR THE MONTH ENDED OCTOBER 31, 2020.
D ADOPTION OF THE RESOLUTION ACCEPTING THE 2020 SEWER SYSTEM MANAGEMENT PLAN IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE STATE REGIONAL WATER QUALITY CONTROL BOARD AND STATE WATER BOARD.
ITEM E ADOPT A RESOLUTION ACCEPTING THAT ACCEPTING THE 2020 STORM WATER MANAGEMENT PLAN IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF PHASE TWO SMALL MS4 GENERAL PERMIT WATER QUALITY ORDER NUMBER 2013-0001-DWQ.
ITEM F ADOPT A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE TASK ORDER NUMBER 10 FOR DEE JASPAR AND ASSOCIATES TO COMPLETE THE DESIGN AND ENGINEERING FOR THE TEST WELL, MUNICIPAL WELL, WATER STORAGE TANK AND SITE DEVELOPMENT OF WELL NUMBER 16, REPLACEMENT FOR WELL NUMBER EIGHT IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED FOUR HUNDRED THIRTY THOUSAND DOLLARS, 430,374 DOLLARS.
ITEM G ADOPT THE RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE MANAGER TO NEGOTIATE AND ENTER INTO AN AGREEMENT FOR PROFESSIONAL SERVICES WITH CLEAN STRIDE FOR JANITORIAL SERVICES.
ITEM H ADOPT A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING A TRANSFER OF NINE MILLION DOLLARS OF FUNDS CURRENTLY HELD IN WELLS FARGO BANK AND MISSION BANK MONEY MARKET ACCOUNTS TO THE STATE CALIFORNIA LOCAL AGENCY INVESTMENT FUND.
ITEM I ADOPT A RESOLUTION APPROVING THE AMENDED 2020 CALENDAR YEAR IDENTIFYING THE CITY OBSERVED HOLIDAYS, DATES FOR REGULAR MEETINGS OF THE CITY COUNCIL AND REGULAR MEETINGS OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION FOR JANUARY THROUGH DECEMBER 2020.
WOULD THAT BE 2021? WE'RE JUST GOING TO REPEAT 2020 AGAIN, HOPEFULLY COMES OUT BETTER.
[LAUGHTER] ALL RIGHT, [INAUDIBLE] THANK YOU.
SO THROUGH DECEMBER. SO THAT WOULD AMEND THAT FOR JANUARY THROUGH DECEMBER 2021.
AT THIS TIME, I'D LIKE TO ASK ANY MEMBERS IF THEY ARE IF THEY HAVE A CONFLICT OF INTEREST ON A PARTICULAR ITEM ON THE CONSENT CALENDAR.
WE'LL START WITH MEMBER ESPITIA.
MAYOR CORTEZ? YES? I APOLOGIZE FOR THAT. WE ARE ACTUALLY ADOPTING THE AMENDED CALENDAR YEAR FOR 2020.
WE'RE AMENDING THE HOLIDAYS ON DECEMBER.
OK, SO IT IS FOR DECEMBER 2020? THAT IS CORRECT. GOTCHA.
NEXT ONE WOULD BE MEMBER GARCIA.
ANY CONFLICTS? NONE HERE. ALL RIGHT.
NO CONFLICT, MAYOR. OK, I HAVE NONE.
ANY MEMBER WOULD LIKE TO REMOVE A PARTICULAR ITEM, WE'LL START WITH MEMBER ESPITIA.
MEMBER PALLARES. NONE THANK YOU.
MEMBER GARCIA? YOU MIGHT BE ON MUTE MR. GARCIA. YEAH, I GUESS I WAS JUST GOING BACK TO ITEM 9F . OK YOU WANT TO PULL THAT 9F? WELL, I JUST IN CASE THERE IS A POTENTIAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST.
I DON'T KNOW IF ANYONE HAS THE MAP HANDY.
I KNOW I'VE STATED NO CONFLICT OF INTEREST, BUT I'M NOT SURE IF THAT WAS SOMETHING I WAS ABLE TO DOUBLE CHECK WITH ANYONE, HAD THE CHANCE TO.
NOW, [INAUDIBLE] DOES THIS WELL? THIS WELL EVEN FALL INTO SOMETHING THAT WE WOULD HAVE A CONFLICT EVEN IF WE'RE 500 FEET FROM THE WELL? WELL, IS HE IS HE WITHIN 500 FEET OF THE WELL? HE CAN JUST HE CAN JUST RECUSE HIMSELF AFTER THAT ITEM AND THE MINUTES SHOW THAT HE DIDN'T VOTE ON IT. THAT'S THAT'LL BE FINE.
OK. SO YOU WILL BE RECUSING HIMSELF FROM ITEM F? YEAH, APPROVING CONTENT CALENDAR WITH THE WITH [INAUDIBLE].
WELL, WE DON'T WANT ALEX TO MAKE THE MOTION.
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WE DON'T WANT ALEX TO MAKE THE MOTION OR SECOND.FAIR ENOUGH. OK, SO MEMBER REYNA.
DO YOU HAVE ANY YOU'D LIKE TO REMOVE ANY ITEMS? NO ITEMS TO REMOVE, MAYOR.
ENTERTAIN A MOTION AS TO THE WHOLE CONCERT CALENDAR, BUT THE MINUTES WILL REFLECT THAT ALEX RECUSED HIMSELF ON ITEM F.
ALL RIGHT, SO WHO'S MAKING THE MOTION? I'LL MAKE THE MOTION TO APPROVE ALL ITEMS WITH MEMBER GARCIA RECUSING HIMSELF FROM ITEM F.
THIS IS REYNA, I'LL SECOND IT MAYOR.
TOM, ARE YOU COMFORTABLE WITH THE MOTION THE WAY IT'S MADE? THAT'S FINE.
ALL RIGHT. SO WE'LL TAKE, WE'LL VOTE BY ROLL CALL, MADAM CLERK.
IT ALSO ASKED A QUESTION THAT ALEX BROUGHT UP AN ITEM F AND I HAVE MYSELF ON MUTE AND I DIDN'T KNOW IT.
THAT WELL, NUMBER 16 IS THAT THE ONE THAT I WAS NOT A PART OF BECAUSE IT WAS ACROSS THE STREET FROM MY HOUSE, IS THAT 16? EMPTY LOT THAT WAS POTENTIALLY BE LOOKED AT? SOMEONE PULL UP THE MAP FROM THE DAIS.
WELL, IF IT IS, THEN WE CAN'T VOTE ON F BECAUSE WE DON'T HAVE WE DON'T HAVE A QUORUM TO VOTE ON IT. DANNY, THIS IS A ONE ON [INAUDIBLE] MARTIN COURT, I THINK THE ONE THAT YOU WERE IN CONFLICT WITH WAS ON PALMAN SUNSET.
YEAH I'M GOOD. THANKS [INAUDIBLE]. ALL RIGHTY, SO WE CAN CONTINUE WITH THE MOTION AND THE SECOND AS IT IS, AND WE'LL DO THE VOTE BY ROLL CALL.
I WAS AN AYE. THAT WAS AN AYE FOR ME, TOO, DANNY.
PALLARES AYE. COUNCIL MEMBER REYNA.
AYE. COUNCIL MEMBER GARCIA AYE.
MOTION BY MAYOR CORTEZ, SECONDED BY COUNCIL MEMBER REYNA TO APPROVE THE CONSENT CALENDAR WITH THE EXCEPTION OF.
RECUSAL OF COUNCIL MEMBER GARCIA ON ITEM 9F.
MOTION IS UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED.
THANK YOU. ITEM 10, PUBLIC HEARINGS, WE HAVE NONE.
ITEM 11, DEFERRED BUSINESS, WE HAVE NONE.
[12) a. Discussion and Possible Minute Action regarding Appointments of Boards, Commissions, and Committees ( Ortiz Hernandez)]
ITEM TWELVE, NEW BUSINESS.ITEM A DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE MINUTE ACTION REGARDING APPOINTMENTS OF BOARDS, COMMISSIONS AND COMMITTEES. MR. ORTIZ-HERNANDEZ? MAYOR, MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL.
THIS IS AN AGENIZED ITEM TO DISCUSS HOW YOU WANT TO PROCEED WITH FILLING SOME OF THE UPCOMING APPOINTMENTS THAT ARE GOING TO BE TERMED OUT AT THE END OF THE YEAR.
LET ME BRING UP THE BOARDS AND COMMISSION PDF.
HERE YOU SEE FOR SPECIFICALLY FOR THE PLANNING COMMISSION, THERE ARE TWO SEATS THAT ARE UP AT THE END OF THE MONTH, PEDRO RAMIREZ AND PEDRO [INAUDIBLE].
I CAN'T RECALL HOW MANY WE'VE RECEIVED SO FAR.
OR BOTH OF THEM, HAVE THEY RESUBMITTED, [INAUDIBLE]? WE HAVE NOT RECEIVED ONE FOR THE.
WE HAVEN'T RECEIVED ANY FOR THE PLANNING COMMISSION.
WE'VE ONLY RECEIVED ONE FOR THE [INAUDIBLE].
SO FOR THOSE TWO POSITIONS ON THE WASCO PLANNING COMMISSION, I WOULD RECOMMEND THAT THE COUNCIL EXTEND THAT PERIOD TO RECEIVE APPLICATIONS TO CONSIDER APPLICANTS FOR THOSE TWO POSITIONS.
IN LIGHT OF WITH COVID, JUST LIKE WITH THE COUNCIL, THEY'VE BEEN MEETING REMOTELY WHEN THEY HAVE HAD TO MEET.
WE ARE IN THE PROCESS OF OBTAINING IPADS WITH CELL SERVICE FOR BOTH THE COUNCIL AND THE PLANNING COMMISSIONERS TO ALLEVIATE ANY CONNECTION ISSUES AND THE ABILITY FOR THEM TO REVIEW DOCUMENTS AS THEY GET PREPARED AND INCLUDED IN THE COUNCIL PACKETS AND PLANNING COMMISSION PACKETS. SO FOR THE FORESEEABLE FUTURE, ENTERING 2021, BOTH THE PLANNING COMMISSION AND THE COUNCIL WILL CONTINUE TO MEET REMOTELY UNTIL THAT CHANGES.
HOPEFULLY AS THINGS ALLEVIATE WITH COVID-19.
BUT WE DO HAVE THOSE TWO VACANCIES COMING UP.
AND THEN THE ONE POSITION FOR THE KERN [INAUDIBLE] ABATEMENT COMMISSION THAT WE ONLY HAVE
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THE ONE APPLICANT FOR.SO MANY YEARS AGO, THE COUNCIL ACTUALLY DID CONSIDER A.
I GUESS PROTOCOLS OR POLICIES REGARDING THE BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS FOR THEM TO FOLLOW, IT'S BEEN SOME YEARS SINCE IT WAS BEEN, I GUESS, UPDATED, REVIEWED IT WAS 2021.
LET ME SHARE THAT SO THAT THE PUBLIC CAN SEE IT.
AND IT WAS ADOPTED BY MINUTE ACTION, AND SO IT WAS JUST THE POLICY FOR THE APPOINTMENT OF BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS.
I'M NOT SURE THE COUNCIL HAD A CHANCE TO REVIEW THIS OR IF THERE ARE ANY CHANGES YOU WANT TO SEE MADE WITH THIS, GIVEN THAT IT IS SOMEWHAT DATED, AT LEAST TO REVIEW IT AND MAKE SURE THERE ISN'T ANYTHING THAT YOU DON'T WANT TO SEE, YOU WOULD LIKE TO SEE UPDATED AS PART OF THIS PROCESS? I KNOW IN THE PAST THE COUNCIL HAS DISCUSSED SENDING BOARD MEMBERS TO TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES WHERE, WHETHER IT BE FOR BROWN ACT OR ETHICS TRAINING, THAT WE TYPICALLY HAVE OTHER BOARD MEMBERS ATTEND.
MANY TRAININGS THAT ARE AVAILABLE THROUGH THE LEAGUE OF CITIES THAT THE PLANNING COMMISSIONERS COULD BE ABLE TO ATTEND, SUCH AS THE PLANNING COMMISSIONS ACADEMY THAT'S USUALLY HELD IN THE SPRINGTIME OR EVEN UP TO THE THE ANNUAL LEAGUE OF CITIES THAT BOARD MEMBERS OR COUNCIL MEMBER TYPICALLY ATTEND AS WELL.
SO THAT IS SOMETHING THAT A COUNCIL HAS RAISED IN THE PAST.
AND WHETHER YOU WANT TO INCLUDE IT AS A CONDITION FOR BOARD MEMBERS TO CONTINUE TO SERVE IN THAT, THAT'S UP TO YOUR DISCRETION.
AND SOMETHING COULD BE MODIFIED UNDER THE POLICY THAT WAS ADOPTED IN 2011.
ONE THING TO NOTE, WHEN THE POLICY WAS ADOPTED BACK THEN, SINCE IT WAS DONE BY MINUTE ACTION, IT WOULD JUST BE BETTER PROPER PRACTICE TO ADOPT IT BY RESOLUTION SO THAT IT'S CODIFIED WITHIN OUR RESOLUTIONS OR EVEN OUR ORDINANCE.
BUT PREFERABLY RESOLUTION IS A BETTER METHOD SO THAT AS THINGS ARE UPDATED, THEY CAN BE EASILY REFLECTED RATHER THAN GOING THROUGH THEM IN THE PROCESS OF AN ORDINANCE THAT WOULD REQUIRE A PUBLIC HEARING, A LENGTHY TIMELINE.
SO WITH THAT ARE THERE IS ANY SPECIFIC QUESTIONS THAT THE COUNCIL MAY HAVE? ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU. AUDIENCE PARTICIPATION IS LIMITED TO TWO MINUTES FOR 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 TELEPHONE, PLEASE DIAL STAR NINE ON YOUR TELEPHONE KEYPAD, YOU WILL BE CALLED UPON BY THE NUMBER YOU'RE CALLING FROM WHEN IT'S YOUR TURN TO SPEAK. PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME FOR THE RECORD BEFORE YOU BEGIN YOUR COMMENTS.
ONCE YOUR TIME HAS EXPIRED, YOU WILL BE MUTED AT THIS TIME.
DO WE HAVE ANY COMMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC, MADAM CLERK? MAYOR CORTEZ, AT THIS TIME, WE HAVE NO PUBLIC COMMENT.
WE'LL ENTERTAIN COMMENTS ONE BY ONE.
MEMBER ESPITIA. YOU'RE ON MUTE MEMBER ESPITIA.
I'M GOOD. ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU.
BLESS YOU. NO COMMENTS, THANK YOU.
MEMBER GARCIA. NO, I WOULD JUST LIKE TO SEE US OPEN UP THE ORDINANCE TO THOSE VACANCIES [INAUDIBLE] TO GET NEW APPLICATIONS, AND SOME REAPPLICANTS OF COURSE FROM THE PUBLIC, ESPECIALLY COMING RIGHT OFF OF AN ELECTION.
I HAVE YET TO REVIEW THIS MEMO MEMORANDUM.
OF COURSE, IT MAKES SENSE. IT'S CODIFYING INTO THE.
INTO THE CODE, INTO THE ORDINANCE.
I THINK WE SHOULD DO THAT. IN OTHER WORDS, [INAUDIBLE].
THANK YOU MAYOR. I HAVE A QUESTION AND THEN I WANTED TO COMMENT ON THE LAMOORE POLICY THAT WAS INCLUDED IN THIS PARTICULAR ITEM.
HOW MUCH LONGER ARE YOU RECOMMENDING THAT WE, LET ME PUT IT THIS WAY.
HOW MUCH LONGER DO YOU NEED TO ASK FOR ADDITIONAL APPLICATIONS DANIEL? I MEAN, REALLY JUST KIND OF DEPENDS, OBVIOUSLY WE'VE ADVERTISED AND I THINK WE'VE STRUGGLED HERE IN THE LAST YEAR OR SO WITH RECRUITMENT FOR POSITIONS TO SERVE ON OUR BOARDS. AND SO I'M NOT SURE IF THERE IS ANY INTEREST FROM RESIDENTS THAT THE COUNCIL MEMBERS MAY INTERACT WITH MORE FREQUENTLY THAT MIGHT ENCOURAGE MORE PARTICIPATION.
OTHERWISE, WE CAN ADVERTISE FOR ANOTHER TWO WEEKS OR SO AND THEN, YOU KNOW, COME BACK AND DECIDE FROM THERE IF THE COUNCIL WANTS TO INTERVIEW THOSE OR MOVE FORWARD.
YOU KNOW, THE OTHER THING THAT THE COUNCIL HAS DONE IN THE PAST IS TO ESTABLISH AN AD HOC COMMITTEE OF TWO COUNCIL MEMBERS TO INTERVIEW THESE APPLICANTS.
AND SO THAT'LL BE SOMETHING THAT, YOU KNOW, THE COUNCIL WISHES THEY CAN CONTINUE TO DO SO TO FIELD AND REVIEW THESE APPLICANTS AND SUBMIT A RECOMMENDATION TO THE ENTIRE COUNCIL AS A WHOLE TO CONSIDER THE APPOINTMENTS.
I AM FINE WITH THE TWO WEEKS, AND I THINK IT WAS COUNCIL MEMBER GARCIA AND MYSELF THAT
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DID THE INTERVIEWS THE LAST TIME THIS POSITIONS WERE OPEN.AND SO I'M WILLING TO SERVE IN THAT REGARD AGAIN, AS LONG AS WE DO IT BY ZOOM.
REGARDING THE POLICY THAT YOU INCLUDED ORIGINALLY FROM THE [INAUDIBLE] LAMOORE, I REALLY LIKE IT. IT'S VERY DETAILED AND ESTABLISHES THE RULES.
I KNOW THAT YOU MADE SOME SMALL CHANGES TO IT, BUT UNDER ITEM SEVEN CODE OF CONDUCT, THE LAST SENTENCE STILL HAS THE NAME OF THE CITY OF LAMOORE INCLUDED IN IT.
SO THAT WOULD NEED TO BE CORRECTED.
AND RIGHT UNDERNEATH IT IS THE NAME OF THE CITY OF WASCO.
SO WE JUST NEED TO MAKE SURE THAT THAT GETS CORRECTED BEFORE IT GETS BROUGHT BACK FOR ADOPTION. CAN YOU SEE IT RIGHT THERE AND THERE? UNDER ITEM SEVEN. THE FIRST PARAGRAPH OF LAST SENTENCE.
AND UNDER ITEM A, THAT SAYS CITY OF WASCO CODE OF ETHICS, SO THAT WOULD BE MY ONLY RECOMMENDATION AND OF COURSE, THE ADOPTION OF THIS POLICY.
AND THAT'S IT FOR ME. MAYOR, THANK YOU.
THANK YOU. DANIEL, HOW WOULD THIS, LET THE STATE WE'RE TALKING ABOUT OUR PARKS AND REC BOARD, HOW WOULD THAT IF THEY HAD DIFFERENT GUIDELINES OR RESOLUTIONS? HOW WOULD THAT WORK? AND WHAT WOULD SUPERSEDE, FOR EXAMPLE? I'D LIKE TO MAKE SURE THAT ONE THING, SOMETHING THAT'S IMPORTANT TO ME IS ATTENDANCE, TRAINING AND POSSIBLY QUARTERLY REPORTS FROM THE COMMITTEE MEMBERS WHEN WE APPOINT THEM.
IS THAT'S SOMETHING THAT WE CAN ADDRESS AND EVEN HAVE THAT AUTHORITY TO ASK OF AN APPOINTEE? I PROBABLY ASKED TOM TO CHIME IN FOR THE PARKS AND REC BOARD SPECIFICALLY, THEY ARE GOVERNED BY THESE SPECIAL DISTRICTS LAW, STATE LAW THAT APPLIES TO THEM, BUT THAT REALLY JUST FOCUSES ON THE GOVERNANCE OF THE PARK AND REC AS AN ORGANIZATION OR AN ENTITY. AND THE BOARD MEMBERS OF THE GOVERNING BOARD, BECAUSE OF THE WAY THE PARK DISTRICT IS ESTABLISHED IN THAT THE CITY COUNCIL APPOINTS THREE BOARD MEMBERS AND THE COUNTY APPOINTS TWO BOARD MEMBERS.
THE COUNCIL, I BELIEVE, HAS THE DISCRETION TO REMOVE BOARD MEMBERS FOR WHATEVER REASON YOU WOULD LIKE.
AND SO IF YOU WANT TO PLACE PARAMETERS ON THAT, THAT MIGHT BE A LITTLE BIT TRICKIER BECAUSE THERE'S NOTHING TO SAY THAT THOSE APPOINTED BOARD MEMBERS ARE THAT THEY SPEAK FOR THE GOVERNING BOARD AS A WHOLE.
AND SO THAT WOULD PROBABLY JUST BE MORE SORT OF AN INFORMAL OR FORMALIZED REPORT THAT YOU, THE COUNCIL, MAY REQUEST TO RECEIVE FROM THE PARK DISTRICT.
AND IT'S SOMETHING THAT COULD BE INCORPORATED INTO THE DISCUSSIONS WE'RE HAVING NOW WITH THE UPDATED LEASE TERMS AND TRYING TO ESTABLISH THOSE WORKING PARAMETERS FOR THE PARKS AND REC LIST, AS WELL AS THE ABILITY TO SUPPORT THEM FINANCIALLY, TO MEASURE [INAUDIBLE] OR OTHER FINANCIAL SOURCES FOR THE PARKS THAT ARE THAT ARE OWNED BY THE CITY AND LEASED BACK TO THE DISTRICT. SO YOU CAN ESTABLISH SOME OF THOSE PARAMETERS WITHIN THAT LEASE AGREEMENTS, MUCH MORE EASIER THAN TRYING TO PLACE REQUIREMENTS THROUGH THE APPOINTMENTS THAT THE COUNCIL PLACES ON A FOR THOSE SPECIFIC BOARD MEMBERS.
AND THEN THE OTHER THING THAT I WASN'T SURE, MY UNDERSTANDING WAS AT LEAST THE PARK AND REC BOARD MEMBERS WERE FIRST ESTABLISHED ON A ALMOST A PROPORTIONAL BASIS BASED ON HOW MANY NUMBER OF RESIDENTS LIVE WITHIN THE CITY LIMITS VERSUS THE COUNTY AREA THAT THE DISTRICT REPRESENTS.
AND AS THE CITY HAS GROWN, I DON'T KNOW THAT ANYONE HAS GONE BACK AND REVIEWED IF THAT'S STILL ACTUALLY APPLICABLE OR EVEN IF THAT'S STILL THE WAY THINGS WERE ESTABLISHED IN THE BEGINNING. SO THERE'S A LOT OF, I GUESS, JUST HISTORICAL CONTEXT OF WHEN THE DISTRICT WAS ESTABLISHED THAT I THINK HAS BEEN LOST AND WILL AND SOME RESEARCH NEEDS TO BE DONE ON IDENTIFYING AND JUST FOR THE SAKE OF THINGS LIKE THIS, UNDERSTANDING THE FORMATION OF THE DISTRICT, BECAUSE EACH PARK DISTRICT CAN BE FORMED AND OPERATES SOMEWHAT DIFFERENTLY BASED ON THE STATE DISTRICT, THE STATE LAWS, SOME ARE ELECTED BY A VOTE OF THE PEOPLE.
OTHERS, LIKE WASCO, ARE APPOINTED BY THE CITY COUNCIL AND THE COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS. AND I DON'T HAVE MUCH TO ADD TO THAT, OTHER THAN TO SAY THAT USUALLY THE ALLOCATION OF APPOINTMENTS, WHETHER IT'S THREE OR TWO OR HOWEVER MANY, TAKES PLACE DURING THE CENUS, WHEN ONE THE CENSUS FOR THE DECADE OCCURS AND YOU GO BACK AND LOOK AT IT
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AGAIN, SEE HOW MANY LIVE IN THE COUNTY, HOW MANY LIVE IN THE CITY, AND WHETHER IT'S STILL THREE IN TWO IN FAVOR OF THE CITY OR VICE VERSA.AS FAR AS SETTING PARAMETERS, DANIEL'S RIGHT.
I BELIEVE THAT THE STATE LAW GIVES EACH COMMISSION, EACH BOARD MEMBER A FOUR YEAR TERM.
HE'S NOT I DON'T BELIEVE IT'S UP TO THE WILL OF THE COUNCIL WHERE YOU WOULD BE ABLE TO TERMINATE THEM SHOULD YOU WISH TO FOR ANY REASON.
BUT THAT WOULD NEED TO BE RESEARCHED.
AND AS FAR AS REPORTING BACK TO YOU, YOU'VE GOT TO BE CAREFUL ABOUT THAT, BECAUSE THERE MIGHT BE SOME THINGS THAT YOU DISAGREE WITH THE RECREATION DISTRICT ON.
SHOULD YOUR REPRESENTATIVE ON THE ON THE BOARD COME IN AND HAVE TO DISCUSS THAT WITH YOU? MAYBE YOU WANT THEM TO MAYBE THERE SOME CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION THERE.
MAYBE THEY DISAGREE WITH ONE ANOTHER THAT YOUR VARIOUS BOARD MEMBERS.
SO JUST BE CAREFUL ABOUT ASKING THEM TO TO REPORT.
MAYBE I'M MISUNDERSTANDING THIS, THAT THIS POLICY THAT IS IN FRONT OF US, WHICH WAS ORIGINALLY FROM THE CITY OF THE LAMOORE, THE PARKS DISTRICT WOULD NOT FALL UNDER THIS POLICY IS A WAY I UNDERSTOOD IT.
AM I CORRECT OR AM INCORRECT IN ASSUMING THAT? YOU ARE CORRECT.
SO I'M NOT QUITE SURE HOW WE DEVIATED FROM WHAT WE WERE TALKING ABOUT, BUT.
I GUESS IT WAS A BAD EXAMPLE ON MY PART.
MEMBER REYNA, I MENTIONED THE PARKS DEPARTMENT.
THEN THIS BECOMES THIS POLICY THAT PERTAINS TO THE BOARDS THAT THE COUNCIL APPOINTS.
AM I CORRECT? YOU'RE CORRECT IN THAT.
OK, SO AS I MENTIONED BEFORE, I THINK THAT'S A VERY GOOD POLICY AND I WOULD JUST MAKE THE CHANGE UNDER ITEM SEVEN TO REFLECT THAT IT IS THE CITY OF WASCO GOVERNMENT.
AND I PROPOSE THAT WE ADOPT IT AND I'M NOT SURE WHETHER WE VOTING TONIGHT.
I THINK IT'S JUST A RECOMMENDATION AT THIS TIME.
IT'S ALREADY ADOPTED ISN'T IT? IT'S ALREADY IN POLICY.
SO I THINK ALEX WANT TO CORRECT THAT GRAMMATICAL ERROR AND IF THERE'S ANY OTHER SPECIFIC ITEM. SO I REMEMBER LAST YEAR AROUND THIS TIME, THE COUNCIL APPROVED ALLOWING SOME OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION MEMBERS TO ATTEND THE PLANNING COMMISSIONER'S ACADEMY, THE [INAUDIBLE] CALIFORNIA CITY PUTS ON.
THAT WAS SOMETHING THAT HAS SPECIFICALLY DEVELOPED JUST AS QUESTIONS AROSE ABOUT THE PLANNING COMMISSION'S ROLE AND THE COUNCIL'S ROLE AND WHAT GETS APPROVED OR HOW IT'S APPROVED OR JUST THE FUNCTIONS OF BOTH BODIES.
AND THAT WAS SOMETHING THAT AT LEAST FROM OUR FROM STAFF'S RESEARCH, NO MEMBER OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION HAD GONE TO THAT TRAINING FOR THE LAST FIVE OR SEVEN YEARS.
AND SO OBVIOUSLY, THE COUNCIL HAS THE OPPORTUNITY TO ATTEND THE ANNUAL LEAGUE OF CITIES AND THE KNOWLEDGE AND INFORMATION YOU GAINED FROM THAT, YOU APPLY IN YOUR RESPONSIBILITIES THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. AND SO THERE WAS THAT QUESTION RAISED.
I REMEMBER LAST YEAR ABOUT WHETHER OR NOT THAT'S A REQUIREMENT THAT YOU WANTED TO SEE IMPOSED ON THE PLANNING COMMISSION MEMBERS, THAT THEY HAVE THAT OPPORTUNITY OR REQUIREMENT TO ATTEND TRAINING SUCH AS THAT WITHIN THE FIRST YEAR OR TWO OF THEIR TERMS. SO THAT THEY HAVE THAT BROAD KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING OF THE APPLICABLE STATE LAWS AND STATUTES AND THE ROLE OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION AND THE ROLE OF THE COUNCIL AND THE ROLE OF THE PLANNING PROCESS IN GENERAL TO MAKE SURE WE STAY IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE APPLICABLE LAWS, PARTICULARLY BECAUSE THE PLANNING COMMISSION CAN GET REAL DICEY AND THERE IS APPLICABLE LAWS THAT CAN LEAD TO LITIGATION.
IF THERE NOT IF THEY'RE NOT, THE PROCESS ISN'T FOLLOWED CORRECTLY.
AS FAR AS I'M CONCERNED, THIS IS THIS IS REYNA, AS FAR AS I'M CONCERNED, THAT CAN ONLY BENEFIT EVERYBODY CONCERNED, THE CITY AND THE PEOPLE SERVING.
SO, DANIEL. ARE YOU COMFORTABLE WITH THIS MOVING FORWARD THE WAY IT'S PRESENTED TONIGHT? NOW SAY, ARE WE ARE WE TRYING TO GET IT TO A RESOLUTION, CORRECT? YEAH, I BELIEVE I BELIEVE IF WE WANTED TO UPDATE IT TO JUST ADOPTED BY RESOLUTION JUST SO THAT WHEN WE'RE RESEARCHING IT OR AT LEAST WE'RE TRYING TO DIG IT UP, IT'S EASILY ACCESSIBLE AND AVAILABLE RATHER THAN JUST BY MINUTE ACTION.
SOMETIMES IT GETS BURIED IN THE MINUTES THAT NO ONE GOES BACK TO VERIFY.
SO. SO YOU'LL BRING THIS BACK IN THE FORM A RESOLUTION? CORRECT. AND IF THERE'S ANY OTHER CHANGES THAT THE COUNCIL WANTS ME TO MAKE AS PART OF THIS OTHERWISE, WE'LL GO AHEAD AND CLEAN UP THAT LAMOORE LANGUAGE AND CLEAN IT UP.
SO JUST MY UNDERSTANDING IN CLEAN UP THE POLICY, BRING THAT BACK INTO RESOLUTION.
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WAS THERE CONSENSUS ON TWO WEEKS AND ADVERTISING FOR FILLING THOSE TWO PLANNING COMMISSION POSITIONS THAT ARE COMING UP? MEMBER ESPITIA. YES.OK, GARCIA'S A YES, ESPITIA ARE YOU GOOD WITH AN EXTRA TWO WEEKS? YEAH, WELL, YEAH, I'LL STILL BE HERE WON'T I? GOOD POINT.
OR WILL [INAUDIBLE] BE IN MY SEAT? WELL, YOU'LL BE HERE, BUT I DON'T KNOW HOW LONG.
[INAUDIBLE] WILL BE MAKING A DECISION, NOT ME.
YEAH, WELL, TONIGHT YOU'RE IN FAVOR OF EXTENDING IT FOR TWO WEEKS.
MEMBER PALLARES? YES. ALL RIGHT.
SO THAT'S A PRETTY THAT'S CONSENSUS THERE.
DID YOU WANT TO CREATE AN AD HOC COMMITTEE TO INTERVIEW THE APPLICANTS NOW OR BRING BACK AT THE NEXT MEETING? WELL, IF WE'RE GOING TO ADVERTISE FOR TWO WEEKS, WE DON'T NEED AN AD HOC YET, RIGHT? YOU WOULDN'T. THE ONLY I GUESS THAT'S FINE.
WE'LL BRING IT BACK THE NEXT MEETING THEN.
LET'S DO THAT. OK, YOU HAVE DIRECTION.
ITEM 13 REPORTS FROM COMMISSION AND COMMITTEES.
ITEM A CURRENT ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION.
ITEM B KERN COUNCIL A GOVERNMENT.
MEMBER REYNA? NOTHING TO REPORT TONIGHT MAYOR.
AND IN THE PART WE'VE ALL BEEN WAITING FOR ITEM 14, REPORTS FROM THE SHERIFF.
[14) REPORTS FROM SHERIFF]
SERGEANT PETE MARTINEZ.DANIEL, GOOD AHEAD AND KEY UP THE POWERPOINT.
WHO'S THE SIRS, WHO'S THE GENTLEMAN? THAT'S WHO I WANT TO KNOW. I DON'T KNOW EVERYBODY.
YOU'RE ALL SIRS, YOU'RE ALL GENTLEMEN.
SO MY LITTLE INTRODUCTORY SLIDE THERE, SO DANIEL GO AHEAD AND GO WITH THE NEXT ONE AND WE'RE GOING TO DIVE INTO THIS ONE HEAD FIRST.
ALL RIGHT, ON WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 18, AT APPROXIMATELY 10:30 A.M., DEPUTIES WERE DISPATCHED TO THE ONE THOUSAND BLOCK OF 15TH STREET FOR A VICTIM OF A SHOOTING.
DEPUTIES LOCATED A THIRTY SEVEN YEAR OLD MALE SUFFERING FROM A GUNSHOT WOUND TO HIS LEGS.
THE MALE WAS ACTUALLY A WASCO RESIDENT.
HE WAS TRANSPORTED TO KERN MEDICAL FOR TREATMENT.
THIS WAS THE SECOND SHOOTING IN THE AREA THAT OCCURRED IN THE LAST 20 DAYS ON OCTOBER 31ST AT ABOUT EIGHT P.M.
HALLOWEEN. DEPUTIES WERE DISPATCHED TO THE 15TH STREET PARK FOR TWO VICTIMS OF THE SHOOTINGS. BOTH VICTIMS HAD NON-LIFE THREATENING INJURIES AND WERE TRANSPORTED TO KERN MEDICAL. IT IS UNKNOWN IF THESE TWO SEPARATE, UNRELATED SHOOTINGS WERE THE SAME SHOOTERS, IF THEY WERE RELATED BY ANY MEANS.
BOTH INVESTIGATIONS ARE STILL ACTIVE, AND ANYONE WITH INFORMATION IS ASKED TO CONTACT THE KERN COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE AT 861-3110 OR IF THE PERSON REQUESTS TO REMAIN ANONYMOUS.
WE HAVE THE SECRET WITNESS PROGRAM AND THE PHONE NUMBER FOR THAT IS 322-4040.
SINCE THE TWO SHOOTINGS HAVE OCCURRED.
I'VE INSTRUCTED MY DEPUTIES TO INCREASE PATROL AND VISIBILITY IN THAT AREA, WHICH THEY HAVE BEEN DOING. THEY'VE BEEN LOGGING PATROL CHECKS TO THE PARK.
THEY WERE ACTUALLY THERE SEVERAL TIMES THROUGHOUT THE DAY TODAY.
ON FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 27TH, AT ABOUT FIVE THIRTY A.M., WASCO DEPUTIES WERE DISPATCHED TO A RESIDENCE NEAR JUNIPER AND POPLAR FOR A REPORTED MISSING PERSON.
A SIXTY SIX YEAR OLD MALE WAS REPORTED MISSING BY HIS FAMILY MEMBERS.
THE REPORTED MISSING PERSON WAS LOCATED BY WASCO DEPUTIES NEAR THE AREA OF 1750 POPLAR.
SUBJECT WAS SUFFERING FROM SELF-INFLICTED TRAUMA.
THE SUBJECT WAS AIRLIFTED TO HALL BY HALL AMBULANCE MEDEVAC AND TRANSPORTED TO KERN MEDICAL. AS OF TODAY, I MADE A PHONE CALL OR HAD ONE OF MY DEPUTIES MAKE A PHONE CALL.
THIS AFTERNOON, WE LEARNED THAT THE INJURIES WERE NOT LIFE THREATENING, AND THE SUBJECT IS STILL ADMITTED TO KERN MEDICAL FOR CARE.
A LITTLE PUBLIC ADVISORY, I ALWAYS LIKE TO PUT THIS UP FOR, TELL YOU THE LATEST AND GREATEST. DANIEL, GO AHEAD, GO WITH THE NEXT SLIDE.
YOU GUYS HAVE ALL HEARD THE STORIES ABOUT THE HOLIDAYS, DON'T MAKE YOURSELF A VICTIM, YOU LOOK AT THE PICTURES YOU HAVE IN FRONT OF YOU, YOU SEE CHRISTMAS PACKAGES IN THE BACK OF THE CAR AND COVERED.
I WOULD LIKE TO REMIND RESIDENTS AND VISITORS ARE WASCO TO BE MINDFUL THAT THEFT FROM VEHICLES ARISE DURING THE MONTHS OF NOVEMBER AND DECEMBER.
A FEW TIPS THAT WOULD POSSIBLY HELP WITH THIS ARE LOCK YOUR VEHICLE WHEN IT'S LEFT UNATTENDED. KEEP A BLANKET AND COVER UP BELONGINGS ESPECIALLY WRAPPED PRESENTS LIKE YOU
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SEE IN THIS CAR. DO NOT KEEP YOUR BELONGINGS VISIBLE TO OTHERS WHO MAY BE ABLE TO LOOK IN YOUR VEHICLE AS THEY'RE WALKING BY.IF YOU LOOK AT THE PURSE, I DON'T KNOW HOW MANY TIMES I'VE WALKED THROUGH PARKING LOTS AND SEEN CELL PHONES, PURSES, JUST IN VISIBLE RIGHT THERE IN PLAIN SIGHT.
AND IF THE CAR'S UNLOCKED, THEY JUST OPEN THE DOOR AND GET IT.
IF THE CAR'S NOT UNLOCKED, THEY BREAK THE WINDOW, GRAB THE BELONGINGS AND THEY'RE GONE.
SO IF YOU COULD DO THOSE FEW THINGS, LOCK YOUR VEHICLES, KEEP THOSE BELONGINGS INVISIBLE, PUT AWAY, COVER THEM UP WITH A BLANKET, KEEP A BLANKET IN YOUR CAR.
EVERYBODY'S GOT BLANKETS AT HOME.
KEEP YOUR BLANKETS IN THE CAR AND COVER UP YOUR YOUR BELONGINGS THERE.
AND THAT'S MY HOLIDAY REMINDER.
DANIEL, GO AHEAD AND GO TO THE NEXT ONE.
SO WASCO STATS WILL BE POSTED FOR THE MONTH OF NOVEMBER.
YOU GUYS SHOULD BE RECEIVING THE STATS HERE, IF NOT TODAY, SOON.
CLERICAL STAFF AT THE WASCO SUBSTATION HAS COMPILED THE MONTHLY STATISTICS FOR THE MONTH OF NOVEMBER 2020.
THESE WILL BE POSTED FOR THE COUNCIL, CITY STAFF, WASCO RESIDENTS AND THOSE INDIVIDUALS INTERESTED IN THE STATISTICAL DATA ASSOCIATED WITH THE COMMUNITY OF WASCO REGARDING THE KERN COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE ACTIVITIES DURING THIS LAST MONTH, AS WELL AS THE CURRENT AND PAST YEAR'S TOTAL.
JUST A SNAPSHOT FOR THE MONTH OF NOVEMBER.
IN FRONT OF YOU, WASCO DEPUTIES ARRESTED A TOTAL OF FIFTY FIVE INDIVIDUALS.
YEAR TO DATE IS SIX HUNDRED AND TEN.
WE WROTE APPROXIMATELY FIFTY TWO CITATIONS YEAR TO DATE, AGAIN SIX HUNDRED AND TEN.
WE TOWED APPROXIMATELY TWENTY FOUR CARS IN THE MONTH IN NOVEMBER.
WE CONTINUE TO TOW THE VEHICLES FOR A TOTAL OF TWO HUNDRED AND FORTY SIX AND IT SHOULD BE POSTED ON THE WEBSITE HERE IN THE VERY NEAR FUTURE FOR THE PUBLIC TO VIEW AND.
GO AHEAD AND I'LL TALK ABOUT SOMETHING HERE IN A SECOND.
SO. IF YOU GUYS ARE AWARE, AND I KNOW YOU GUYS HAVE ALL HEARD IT ON THE NEWS MEDIA, VIOLENT CRIME HAS INCREASED IN THE LAST YEAR FOR UNKNOWN REASONS, POSSIBLY DUE TO COVID.
WHO KNOWS? I WOULD LIKE TO BRING YOUR ATTENTION.
SO AGGRAVATED ASSAULTS AND HOMICIDES, THOSE TWO SPECIFIC CRIMES.
AGGRAVATED, WELL HOMICIDES, THERE WERE APPROXIMATELY THREE HOMICIDES IN A YEAR OF 2019 ALREADY IN THE YEAR OF 2020, THERE'S BEEN FOUR.
AND THIS IS JUST IN THE COMMUNITY OF WASCO.
THERE IS THIRTY SIX AGGRAVATED ASSAULTS IN WASCO IN THE YEAR, 2019 THE WHOLE YEAR.
AND THERE'S SO FAR BEEN FORTY FIVE IN THE YEAR 2020.
AND THESE ARE AS OF OCTOBER THIRTY FIRST.
THIS DOES NOT INCLUDE THE MONTH OF NOVEMBER AND THE MONTH OF DECEMBER.
GO AHEAD AND GO WITH THE NEXT SLIDE.
I WORK FOR THE KERN COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE, SO I WAS ABLE TO PULL SOME DATA FROM THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE, SO IN 2019 THERE WERE APPROXIMATELY NINETY FIVE TOTAL HOMICIDES.
IN THE YEAR 2016 OR I'M SORRY, IN THE YEAR 2020, SO FAR THERE'S BEEN ONE HUNDRED AND SIXTEEN HOMICIDES.
IN THE YEAR 2019, THERE WAS THREE THOUSAND SEVEN HUNDRED AND NINETY AGGRAVATED ASSAULTS.
NOW THESE COULD BE STABBINGS, SHOOTINGS, VIOLENT ASSAULTS.
SO FAR IN THE YEAR 2020 AS OF OCTOBER THIRTY FIRST.
WE STILL HAVE TWO MONTHS TO GO.
WE'RE AT THIRTY NINE FORTY THREE.
THAT IS AN INCREASE OF ONE HUNDRED AND FIFTY THREE MORE ASSAULTS AND WE STILL HAVE ANOTHER MONTH TWO MONTHS.
ONE OF MY LAST I JUST RECEIVED THIS ONE TODAY, BAKERSFIELD POLICE DEPARTMENT, THERE HAS BEEN APPROXIMATELY THIRTY TWO HOMICIDES IN 2019.
THEY ARE CURRENTLY AT THIRTY SIX HOMICIDES.
IN 2020 THEY HAD A TOTAL OF NINE HUNDRED AND FOURTEEN AGGRAVATED ASSAULTS PRESENTLY AS OF OCTOBER 31ST.
THEY ARE AT ONE THOUSAND AND SEVENTEEN.
THAT'S AN INCREASE OF ONE HUNDRED AND THREE.
AND I BELIEVE THAT'S GOING TO BE MY LAST SLIDE, SO LET ME GO INTO DETAIL.
SO THESE ARE JUST THREE LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES, THREE STATISTICAL DATA THAT I WAS ABLE TO PULL OUT OF A TOTAL OF FIVE HUNDRED AGENCIES IN THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA.
OF THESE JUST THESE THREE, THERE WAS AN INCREASE OF TWO HUNDRED AND SIXTY FIVE AGGRAVATED ASSAULTS AND AN INCREASE OF TWENTY SIX HOMICIDES.
AND THERE'S STILL ONE MORE MONTH TO GO.
SO VIOLENT CRIME HAS INCREASED.
PLEASE, EVERYBODY, BE CAREFUL.
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BE CAREFUL. REPORT AND USE YOUR CAMERAS, YOU KNOW WHAT, USE YOUR VIDEO SURVEILLANCE CAMERAS AND CALL US THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE AND IF YOU WANT TO REMAIN ANONYMOUS AGAIN, THE SECRET WITNESS NUMBER, I'M GOING TO PULL IT UP 322-4040.WE'RE NOT GOING TO COME AND KNOCK ON YOUR DOOR.
WE NEED YOUR HELP TO SOLVE THESE CRIMES.
WE DO. WE CAN DO THIS TOGETHER.
THANK YOU, SARGE. ITEM 15 REPORTS FROM THE CITY MANAGER, MR.
[15) REPORTS FROM CITY MANAGER]
ORTIZ. MAYOR, MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL, JUST A COUPLE OF BRIEF UPDATES, AND I THINK AS I SHARED WITH EVERYONE, THE THE MOBILE TESTING SITE THAT LATINO CAUCUS, THE COVID-19 TASK FORCE PUT TOGETHER AT THE FIESTA MARKET WAS A GREAT SUCCESS IN COMPARISON TO THE PREVIOUS ONE WE HAD IN [INAUDIBLE] COURT.I THINK THE [INAUDIBLE] COURT. WE HAD A ROUGHLY ABOUT A LITTLE OVER 50 PARTICIPANTS AT THE FIESTA MARKET.
WE HAD OVER ONE HUNDRED AND FIFTY.
SO A THREE TIME FOLD, I WILL SAY, JUST FOR THE COUNCIL'S INFORMATION.
AND I WAS A GUINEA PIG FOR BOTH THE FIESTA, ACTUALLY FOR BOTH THE FIESTA AND [INAUDIBLE] TESTING EVENT, AS WELL AS OUR THE COUNTY RUN TESTING CENTER AT THE AT THE LIBRARY.
AND I SHARED WITH THE COUNTY PUBLIC HEALTH THIS MORNING THIS FACT THAT THE RESULTS FOR THE MOBILE TESTING SITE TOOK ABOUT EIGHT DAYS TO GET BACK VERSUS THE TESTING RESULTS AT THE LIBRARY HERE IN WASCO TOOK ABOUT TWO OR THREE DAYS TO RETURN BACK.
SO THAT'S INFORMATION THAT'S HELPFUL FOR THEM AS THEY KIND OF HELP COORDINATE AND PLAN THESE AND TRY TO MAKE SURE THAT THERE ARE THEIR LABS ARE ABLE TO PROCESS THINGS QUICKLY.
I DON'T KNOW IF THERE'LL BE ANY CHANGE IN YOUR LAB HERE SHORTLY, BUT THEY ARE EXPERIENCING A SURGE OF TESTING JUST AS EXPECTED AS THE SURGE OF COVID POSITIVE RESULTS CONTINUE TO INCREASE.
THE COUNTY IS FOLLOWING CLOSELY WHAT THE WHAT THE STATE IS LOOKING TO DO WITH ADDITIONAL RESTRICTIONS. AND I DON'T WANT TO SUGARCOAT IT AND JUST SAY THAT, YOU KNOW, THE STATE IS CONSIDERING THE MORE RESTRICTIVE MEASURES.
I DON'T KNOW IF THAT'LL BE LIKE EARLY ON WHEN COVID FIRST CAME OUT THAT STAY AT HOME ORDERS WOULD BE ISSUED.
BUT CERTAINLY THERE IS A CONCERN OF THE NUMBER OF BEDS THAT ARE AVAILABLE THAT LOCAL HOSPITALS AND ICU BEDS AS WELL.
AND SO WE'LL BE MONITORING THAT CLOSELY AS THINGS KIND OF PLAY OUT.
WE CONTINUE TO HAVE OUR OFFICES CLOSED TO THE PUBLIC.
WE FIELD PHONE CALLS AND REQUESTS FROM RESIDENTS AND OTHERS BY APPOINTMENTS AND BY PHONE AND BY EMAIL. WE CONTINUE TO PROCESS PAYMENTS ONLINE AND BY PHONE UTILITY PAYMENTS, THAT IS. AND WE'VE IMPLEMENTED WITH THE COUNCIL'S APPROVAL OF THE AGREEMENTS.
FIESTA MARKET'S NOW PROCESSING UTILITY PAYMENTS AT FIESTA MARKETS.
SO WE'LL BE WATCHING TO SEE IF THAT CHANGES ANYTHING ON A PATTERNS THAT WE HAVE WITH THE FINANCE DEPARTMENT UTILITY BILLING.
I BELIEVE THE MORATORIUM FOR WATER SHUTOFFS IS STILL IN EFFECT.
I ANTICIPATE THEY WILL EXTEND THAT.
THAT WAS INITIALLY PUT IN PLACE THROUGH THE END OF THE YEAR IF I REMEMBER CORRECTLY.
I EXPECT THEY WILL EXTEND THAT AND THAT IS HAVING AN IMPACT ON REVENUES COLLECTED IN THE WATER AND OTHER UTILITIES AS WELL.
AND SO THAT'S SOMETHING THAT ALL CITIES ARE HAVING TO NAVIGATE.
AND AS WELL AS ARE SOME ADDITIONAL REGULATIONS THAT ARE GOING INTO EFFECT THIS WEEK THAT ARE BEING IMPLEMENTED BY CALOSHA, THAT HAS SOME EMPLOYER EMPLOYEE RAMIFICATIONS IN TERMS OF HOW WE HANDLE COVID CASES AND POTENTIAL EXPOSURES.
THE ONE THING THAT THE COUNTY IS LOOKING AT CLOSELY IS WHETHER OR NOT THE CDC IS GOING TO CHANGE THE NUMBER OF QUARANTINE DAYS.
IF YOU HAVEN'T HEARD, THEY'RE CONSIDERING GOING FROM 14 DAYS TO 10 DAYS.
AND WHAT THAT MEANS IS KIND OF UP IN THE AIR RIGHT NOW FOR THAT, THERE WAS A QUESTION RAISED BY ANOTHER CITY MANAGER TO THE COUNTY PUBLIC HEALTH.
AND THAT WAS A GOOD QUESTION. AND FOR MANY FOR SOME OF THE CITIES THAT HAVE HAD EMPLOYEES THAT HAVE ALREADY GONE THROUGH COVID-19 HAD THAT POSITIVE CASES.
WHAT THAT MEANS FOR SOME OF THE NEW REQUIREMENTS IN THE CALOSHA FOR QUARANTINING OR POTENTIAL EXPOSURE.
YOU KNOW, IF YOU HAVE AN EMPLOYEE WHO ALREADY BATTLED COVID-19, IS THERE THE THE ASSUMPTION OF SOME LEVEL OF IMMUNITY THAT PRECLUDES THEM FROM HAVING TO QUARANTINE OR NOT? AND, YOU KNOW, THE COUNTY PUBLIC HEALTH DOESN'T HAVE AN ANSWER TO THAT YET.
AND SO THEY'RE REACHING OUT TO THE STATE TO GET MORE CLARIFICATION ON THAT.
BUT THERE'S A LOT OF NUANCES AND A LOT OF ISSUES.
I WILL ADD, YOU KNOW, WE'VE DISSEMINATED AND WE'VE GIVEN OUT A NUMBER OF OUR OF OUR CLOTH FACE MASKS, WE HAVE RUN OUT OF OUT OF OUR CHILDREN SIZE FACE MASK.
WE'RE LOOKING TO SEE POSSIBLY ORDER SOME ADDITIONAL ONES.
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WE HAVE WE STILL HAVE PLENTY OF ADULT SIZED FACE MASKS FOR THE COUNCIL MEMBERS IF YOU WOULD LIKE ADDITIONAL ONES TO SHARE WITH FAMILY AND FRIENDS, SOCIALLY DISTANCE, OF COURSE. BUT IF YOU HAVE PEOPLE WHO HAVE ASKED AND WOULD LIKE ONE, PLEASE LET US KNOW.WE CAN GET YOU SEVERAL TO YOU.
OR IF YOU JUST LIKE TO HAVE SEVERAL TO BE ABLE TO HAND OUT AS THINGS COME UP, PLEASE LET US KNOW. WE'RE WORKING WITH A COUPLE OTHER GROUPS TO HOPEFULLY GET THOSE OUT AND DISSEMINATE THOSE. I WOULD ESTIMATE WE HAVE ABOUT A LITTLE OVER EIGHT THOUSAND ADULT SIZE FACE MASKS REMAINING. SO WITH THAT, THAT'S THAT'S ALL I HAVE.
THANK YOU, DANIEL. ALL RIGHT, SO REPORTS FROM THE CITY COUNCIL.
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MEMBER ESPITIA? I CONGRATULATE TILO FOR YOUR VICTORY.A WINS A WIN, RIGHT? I GUESS SO.
SO WE'LL WAIT TILL CERTIFICATION COMES THROUGH.
I'M CONFIDENT WITH YOU. NO, I'M JUST I WAS JUST BEEN PROUD TO BE A PART OF A PART OF YOU AND PART OF THE CITY COUNCIL.
I REALLY HAVE NO COMMENT TONIGHT ON THE SET UP AN APPOINTMENT TO DROP OFF MY IPAD AND MY CREDIT CARD WITH THE CITY CLERK SOMETIME NEXT WEEK OR BEFORE OUR NEXT MEETING.
WELL, I DON'T WANT TO BURST YOUR BUBBLE DANNY, BUT I THINK YOU HAVE TO JOIN US FOR THE NEXT MEETING SO THAT WE CAN THEN VOTE ON OR ACKNOWLEDGE THE TRANSFER OF THE SEAT.
SO I THINK YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE TO KEEP THAT FOR ANOTHER MEETING.
THAT'S WHAT I MEANT [INAUDIBLE].
I KNOW YOU'RE ANXIOUS, BUT THERE'S ANOTHER TWO WEEKS.
YES. SO I'LL MAKE SURE YOU MAKE PLANS TO BE AT YOUR LAST MEETING HERE.
JUST OUT CURIOSITY IT'S 20 YEARS, CORRECT? YEAH, 20 YEARS.
WOW. THAT'S QUITE AN ACHIEVEMENT.
MEMBER PALLARES? NOTHING FOR TONIGHT. THANK YOU.
MEMBER GARCIA? JUST A QUICK QUESTION.
DOES ANYONE KNOW WHO OWNS [INAUDIBLE], IS THAT PARKS AND REC OR IS THAT CITY OWNED? WHICH ONE? 15TH STREET PARKS.
OK, JUST A SIDE QUESTION, BUT ON THIS ISSUE WITH WHAT'S BEEN GOING ON FOR 15TH STREET AND IT'S BEEN IT'S BEEN GOING ON, AS WE ALL KNOW, IT'S BEEN GOING ON FOR SOME TIME NOW.
A LOT OF DARKNESS IN THAT NEIGHBORHOOD.
AND I JUST WANT TO SHARE AN IDEA THAT I'VE BEEN WORKING ON.
I REACHED OUT TO AMERICA'S JOB CENTER TO POSSIBLY DO SOMETHING IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE. SORRY TO SURPRISE YOU, SERGEANT, BUT THIS IS JUST AN IDEA THAT CAME TO MIND AND I'VE BEEN MULLING IT OVER.
WHERE THERE IS DARKNESS, THERE SHOULD BE SHINED LIGHT.
I AND MY EXPERIENCE, I FIND THAT WE SHINE SOME LIGHT ON THE DARKNESS.
WE CAN TRY TO BEGIN WORKING TOWARDS A SOLUTION, ESPECIALLY IN THIS AREA, TO GET PEOPLE IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD EXCITED AND ABOUT AN EFFORT OR A CAMPAIGN TO SAVE OR TAKE CARE OF THEIR PARK OR THEIR NEIGHBORHOOD AT LARGE.
WHAT I'D LIKE TO DO IS I KNOW WITH RESTRICTIONS GOING ON, BUT I'D LIKE TO BASICALLY SHOW UP WITH A BUNCH OF BADGES AND KIND OF HOLD A PRESS CONFERENCE SLASH JOB FAIR IN THAT PARK, BASICALLY KIND OF SHINING LIGHT ON THE ISSUE AND SAYING, HEY, YOU KNOW WHAT, IF YOU'RE GOING TO BE A TROUBLEMAKER, IF YOU'RE GOING TO KEEP BRINGING DOWN THIS NEIGHBORHOOD, THEN YOU'RE NOT WELCOME HERE.
AND WE NEED TO STATE THAT LOUDLY AND CLEARLY.
SO I'M DONE WITH WITH THE OCCASIONAL PATROLS AND MAYBE WE'LL GET THIS DONE AND MAYBE WE NEED TO JUST WE NEED BOLD ACTION.
SO THAT'S SOMETHING I'M WORKING ON.
AND I REALIZE IT'S A PARKS DEPARTMENT PARK.
STILL WORKING ON THE DETAILS OF THAT.
I INVITE ANYONE ON STAFF TO WORK WITH ME.
HELP ME WORK THROUGH THESE DETAILS AND OBSTACLES BECAUSE WE'RE GOING TO GET IT DONE.
WE'RE GOING TO GET PROBATION DEPARTMENT DOWN HERE IF I NEED TO GET DONNY DOWN HERE, THE SHERIFF AND THEN, OF COURSE, IN COMBINATION TO GET SOME KIND OF JOB FAIR GOING ON TO SAY, HEY, YOU KNOW, IF YOU'RE IF YOU'RE NOT GOING TO GET ON BOARD, GET OUT.
BUT IF YOU DO WANT TO GET ON BOARD, HERE'S AN OPPORTUNITY.
I INVITE YOU. AS I SAID, HELP ME WORK THROUGH THOSE DETAILS.
HELP ME SEE ANY POTENTIAL OBSTACLES THAT I DON'T SEE.
SO MAYOR, I JUST WANT TO PUT THAT OUT THERE.
AND THIS PARK, THIS IS KIND OF JUST BEEN A THORN IN ALL OF OUR SIDES FOR SO LONG.
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AND I'M QUITE FRANKLY, TIRED OF IT.AND I'D LIKE TO SEE A LOT MORE LIFE BROUGHT TO THERE WE CAN REACH OUT TO KABOOM AND OTHERS TO TRY TO GET SOME MATCHING FUNDING TO REPLACE THE TOYS OR SOMETHING AND GET THAT RESTROOM TORN DOWN. I KNOW THEY'VE LOCKED IT UP, BUT WE NEED TO JUST BOLD, BOLD ACTION HERE IN THIS PARK. AND I THINK THAT CONVERSATION ALSO IS PART IN PARCEL WITH THE CONVERSATION WE HAVE ALREADY GOING WITH THE PARKS BOARD AS FAR AS OUR CONTRACT AND AGREEMENT WITH THEM. SO JUST A COUPLE OF IDEAS AND A LITTLE BIT OF AN INSIGHT OF WHAT'S GOING ON UP HERE AND WHAT I'M WORKING ON.
IN ADDITION TO THAT, WE DID HAVE THE COVID-19 TESTING, AS DANIEL MENTIONED, WHICH IS A HUGE SUCCESS AND I INVITE YOU ALL TO COME OUT TO THE NEXT ONE.
WE'RE WORKING ON DOING ANOTHER ONE, HOPEFULLY DRIVE THROUGH STYLE.
BUT I HEARD THAT IT WAS REALLY GOOD.
AND IF IT WASN'T FOR THIS OVERALL GENERIC RESTRICTIONS, THEN WE WOULD HAVE OUR EVENT HELPS KERN COUNTY AT LARGE AND BRING US BACK INTO COMPLIANCE IF WE WEREN'T IN THIS OVERARCHING KIND OF REGRESSION THAT WE'VE BEEN PUT INTO BY THE GOVERNOR.
BUT THAT'S ALL I GOT TO SAY MAYOR.
AND I KNOW I WAS A LITTLE LONG WINDED, BUT I JUST WANT Y'ALL TO KNOW WHERE MY MIND IS AND, YOU KNOW, ELECTION'S OVER LET'S GET RIGHT BACK TO WORK.
MEMBER REYNA. THANK YOU, MAYOR.
I HAVE A QUESTION FOR OUR SHERIFF.
DO YOU KNOW IF THE COUNTY STATISTICS THAT YOU SHARE WITH US TONIGHT INCLUDE THE CRIMES COMMITTED IN WASCO OR ARE THEY SEPARATE? THE CRIMES THAT FOR THE FOR THE KERN COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE THAT ACTUALLY INCLUDED OUR WASCO JURISDICTION ALSO.
YEAH, I MISSPOKE WHEN I SAID THAT.
SO THANK YOU FOR CORRECTING ME.
THAT WAS THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE AND THAT WAS THE WASCO SHARES.
I BROKE DOWN JUST THE CITY OF WASCO.
SO I'VE GOT OURS BECAUSE WE'RE UNIQUE.
AND THEN I DID THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE AS A WHOLE.
I ACTUALLY REACHED OUT TO SEVERAL AREA AGENCIES AND TO TOOT OUR OWN HORN IN THE CITY OF WASCO. WE'RE ONE OF VERY FEW AGENCIES ONE OF FEW CITIES THAT ACTUALLY UPDATE THEIR WEBSITE ON A RAPID BASIS ON A PRETTY RAPID BASIS.
THERE WAS AN AGENCY I TALKED TO IS 2017.
IT WASN'T MEANT AS A CORRECTION.
I JUST WANTED SOME CLARIFICATION BECAUSE IT REALLY WORRISOME STATISTICS.
AND SO, YOU KNOW, YOU HEARD COUNCIL MEMBER GARCIA.
WE REALLY NEED TO MOVE FORWARD AND TAKE SOME VERY AGGRESSIVE ACTION AND MAYBE AGGRESSIVE.
BUT BOLD ACTION IS A BETTER WORD TO TRY TO FIX THIS PROBLEMS WHICH ARE ENDEMIC TO EVERY AREA OF THE COUNTY, AS YOU POINTED OUT.
THANK YOU FOR THE INFORMATION.
AND AGAIN, I WANT TO THANK THE STAFF FOR ALL THE WORK THEY DO.
A LOT OF INFORMATION REALLY WELL PUT TOGETHER.
SO THANK YOU FOR ALL OF THE THINGS THAT YOU DO TO KEEP US INFORMED.
AND COUNCIL MEMBER GARCIA AND MAYOR CORTEZ, CONGRATULATIONS ON WINNING THE ELECTION, EVEN IF IT IS BY ONE VOTE. THANK YOU.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU MEMBER REYNA.
I WANT TO GIVE A SHOUT OUT TO A COUPLE OF EVENTS.
WELL, FREE WILL BAPTIST CHURCH BROTHER PAUL HERNANDEZ, WHO WAS HERE, THEY DO A LOT FOR THE COMMUNITY AND WE APPRECIATE THAT.
AND I KNOW THERE'S A COUPLE OF CHURCHES.
IT WAS NEW GENERATION CHURCH AND GRACE COMMUNITY CHURCH HANDED OUT THANKSGIVING LUNCH ON NOVEMBER TWENTY FIRST AND THEY GAVE OUT, I WANT TO SAY CLOSE TO FIVE HUNDRED MEALS THAT DAY. SO I MADE A QUICK STOP JUST TO SEE HOW THINGS WERE GOING BETWEEN MY APPOINTMENTS THAT DAY. BUT I WANT TO REITERATE TO THE COMMUNITY THAT THAT'S HOW CHANGE HAPPENS.
THAT'S HOW WE IMPROVE THINGS IS THROUGH THE COMMUNITY.
WE NEED TO DO IT AMONGST OURSELVES AND COMMUNITY, NOT RELY ALWAYS ON THE CITY COUNCIL OR ORGANIZATIONS. SO I APPRECIATE THEIR EFFORTS IN TRYING TO MAKE WASCO A BETTER PLACE TO LIVE. SO I THAT'S ALL I HAVE TO SAY.
WE ARE GOING TO GO INTO CLOSED SESSION AND WE'LL SEE YOU GUYS BACK TO YOU AFTER SESSION.
[17) CLOSED SESSION]
YOU SAVVY PEOPLE NEED TO GIVE US THOSE OF US THAT ARE NOT AS SAVVY HOW TO HOW TO DO THAT, THEY NEED TO TEACH US.THE ONLY ACTION WAS TO APPROVE OF THE MINUTES.
[18) CLOSED SESSION ACTION]
DANNY AND JOHN MADE THE MOTION AND GILBERTO ABSTAINED.[01:05:02]
OTHERWISE, NO REPORTABLE ACTION.PERFECT. GOT THEM IN QUICK, WE'RE GOOD.
ALL RIGHT, GUYS, WE'RE ADJOURNED.
SEE YOU GUYS IN A COUPLE OF WEEKS.
THANK YOU. YOU GUYS HAVE A GOOD ONE.
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.