ALL RIGHT, LET'S GO AHEAD AND CALL THIS MEETING TO ORDER.
[1) CALL TO ORDER: Mayor Cortez]
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GOOD EVENING. THIS MEETING IS BEING HELD PURSUANT TO SECTION THREE OF EXECUTIVE ORDER N-29-20 ISSUED BY GOVERNOR NEWSOM ON MARCH 17, 2020 AND ALL MEMBERS ARE JOINING THIS MEETING REMOTELY VIA ZOOM WEBINAR.WE WILL NOW CALL THIS MEETING TO ORDER.
INVOCATION THIS EVENING WILL BE DONE BY WEST SIDE FAMILY, WEST SIDE FELLOWSHIP CHURCH, MR. MATT MALDONADO.
MAYOR CORTEZ. IT'S GOOD TO BE HERE. GOOD TO SEE YOU, MATT.
THANK YOU FOR DOING THIS TONIGHT.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU. BEFORE I GIVE A WORD I'D LIKE TO READ A SCRIPTURE FROM ROMANS.
CHAPTER 12, VERSE NINE SAYS THIS LET LOVE BE WITHOUT HYPOCRISY.
CLING TO WHAT IS GOOD BEHIND THE AFFECTIONATE TO ONE ANOTHER WITH BROTHERLY LOVE AND HONOR, GIVING PREFERENCE TO ONE ANOTHER, NOT LAGGING IN DILIGENCE, FERVENT IN SPIRIT SERVING THE LORD REJOICING IN HOPE, PATIENT IN TRIBULATION, WHICH THIS WHOLE COVID IS DEFINITELY GOT TO HAVE SOME PATIENCE CONTINUING STEADFAST IN PRAYER, DISTRIBUTING TO THE NEEDS OF THE SAINTS GIVEN HOSPITALITY.
FATHER GOD LORD. I JUST COME BEFORE YOU TODAY THANKING YOU FOR ANOTHER DAY OF LIFE, THANKING YOU FOR CITY COUNCIL MAYOR CORTEZ, MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL AND STAFF AND ADMINISTRATION. LORD, I JUST PRAY THAT YOU WOULD GIVE THEM WISDOM, LORD, THAT YOU WOULD GIVE THEM KNOWLEDGE FOR DURING THIS TIME, LORD, I JUST PRAY SAFETY OVER THEIR LIVES AND OVER ALL OF THE CITY, LORD, THAT WE WOULD CONTINUE TO BE ABOUT OUR FATHER'S BUSINESS IN JESUS NAME. AMEN.
A POINT OF CLARIFICATION IS THAT SCRIPTURE APPLIES TO THE WASCO CHAPTER RIVALRY AND THERE IS AN ASTERISK THERE.
THANKS FOR DOING THAT. NO PROBLEM.
ALL RIGHT. WE'LL SEE YOU GUYS. GOD BLESS.
THANK YOU. ROLL CALL, MADAM CLERK.
HE WAS ON HERE, WHERE DO YOU GO? I SEE THAT HE CHIMED IN HERE.
YEAH, I JUST MOVED HIM OVER TO PANELIST.
PALLARES HERE. COUNCIL MEMBER REYNA.
THANK YOU. ITEM FIVE, ADOPT A RESOLUTION RECITING THE FACTS OF THE GENERAL MUNICIPAL
[5) Adopt A Resolution reciting the facts of the General Municipal Election held on November 3, 2020, declaring the results and such other matters provided by law. (Ortiz Hernandez)]
ELECTION HELD ON NOVEMBER 3RD 2020 DECLARING THE RESULTS IN SUCH OTHER MATTERS PROVIDED BY LAW. MR. ORTIZ-HERNANDEZ. MAYOR, MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL, THIS IS A FINAL PROCESS AND THE CULMINATION OF THIS YEAR'S ELECTIONS THAT INCLUDED THREE DISTRICT SEATS UP FOR ELECTION FOR DISTRICT TWO, THAT WE HAD FOUR CANDIDATES RUNNING, DISTRICT FOUR, THAT WE HAD TWO.IN DISTRICT FIVE, WE HAD MR. GARCIA RUNNING UNOPPOSED.
THE RESOLUTION CERTIFIES THE ELECTION RESULTS AS SHOWN ON THE SCREEN.
SO WITH THAT, WE WOULD NEED A MOTION TO APPROVE THE RESOLUTION.
ALL RIGHT. 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 ARE USING A TELEPHONE, PLEASE DIAL STAR NINE ON YOUR TELEPHONE KEYPAD.
YOU'LL 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 COMMENT. ONCE YOUR TIME HAS EXPIRED, YOU WILL BE MUTED.
AT THIS TIME. DO WE HAVE ANY PUBLIC COMMENTS, MADAM CLERK? MAYOR CORTEZ, THERE ARE NO PUBLIC COMMENTS AT THIS TIME.
ITEM SIX, COUNCIL MEMBER STATEMENT.
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WE ARE.GARCIA SECONDS. GARCIA SECOND.
ALL RIGHT, WE'LL TAKE A VOTE BY ROLL-CALL.
MOTION BY COUNCIL MEMBER REYNA, SECONDED BY COUNCIL MEMBER GARCIA TO APPROVE THE RESOLUTION MOTION, IS UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED.
THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT, WE'LL MOVE ON TO ITEM ITEM SIX COUNCIL MEMBER STATEMENT COMMENTS
[6) Council Member Statement]
FROM THE MEMBERS ONE BY ONE.SO, DANNY, SINCE THIS IS YOUR LAST MEETING, WE'RE GOING TO LET EVERYBODY ELSE GO FIRST.
OK, MR. REYNA'S GOT A LOT TO SAY THIS EVENING, SO YOU GOT TO HAVE TO SIT TIGHT.
SOME CHEWING GUM. LET'S START WE'RE GOING TO START WITH THE FROM THE YOUNGEST TO THE OLDEST AS FAR AS TENURE ON THE CITY COUNCIL.
WILL THAT BE, JOHN? THAT WOULD BE ME. ALL RIGHT, JOHN, GO AHEAD AND GO AHEAD.
IT'S LONG WINDED, THANK YOU DANNY FOR ALL YOU DO AND HAVE DONE AND FOR ALL THE THINGS YOU'RE ABOUT TO DO NOW, ENJOYING YOUR GRANDCHILDREN, YOUR FAMILY.
AND ON BEHALF OF MYSELF, I AM TRULY BLESSED THAT YOU'VE BEEN HERE LEADING THE WAY IN THE CITY COUNCIL. YOU KNOW, IT'S THE UNSUNG HERO THAT YOU ARE THAT THAT YOU YOU INVESTED THE TIME SO THAT I WAS ABLE TO RELAX AND CONCENTRATE ON FAMILY AND FRIENDS WHILE YOU DEALT WITH THE CITY'S BUSINESS.
AND FROM THE BOTTOM OF MY HEART, THANK YOU, DANNY, FOR ALL YOU HAVE DONE.
MEMBER GARCÍA. HEY, EVERYONE, FIRST OFF, I WANT TO SAY MY DEEPEST THANKS AND APPRECIATION GOES OUT TO DANNY, OF COURSE, IN HIS 20 YEARS OF SERVICE, PUBLIC SERVICE. IT TAKES A LOT TO STAND UP AND PUT YOUR NAME ON THE BALLOT, MUCH LESS TO DO IT FOUR OR FIVE TIMES AND SERVE AS LONG AS HE HAS AND CONTRIBUTED AS MUCH AS HE HAS TO OUR CITY IN OUR STORY.
I WANT TO SAY THAT I APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY TO SERVE FOR FOUR MORE YEARS.
I LEARNED A LOT IN THE FIRST FOUR NOT TO SAY THAT I LET OFF THE GAS AT ANY POINT, BUT I'M READY TO REALLY HIT THE GROUND RUNNING AGAIN.
TWENTY TWENTY ONE. LET'S KEEP GOING.
KEEP GOING WITH THE FOOT DOWN ON THE PEDAL.
AND I APPRECIATE EVERYONE'S VOTE AND THE OPPORTUNITY TO SERVE AND WE'VE DONE A LOT TOGETHER AND I'M EXCITED ABOUT WHAT WAS IN STORE AND CONTINUES TO BE IN STORE FOR OUR COMMUNITY. THE CHALLENGES THAT WE'VE OVERCOME TOGETHER AS A STAFF.
WE'VE REALLY DONE A REMARKABLE JOB AS A SMALL TOWN AND WE REALLY ARE A SMALL TOWN WITH BIG HEARTS. SO I APPRECIATE TILO.
YOUR YEAR IN LEADERSHIP AS MAYOR THIS YEAR AS I DID WHEN WE FIRST CAME IN.
AND SO YOU ALL KNOW NOW THAT I SPEAK A LOT MORE THAN THAT THAN MOST WHEN IT COMES TO COMMENTS. BUT I STILL LIKE TO LISTEN AND I APPRECIATE DOING BOTH AND THE OPPORTUNITY TO CONTINUE DOING THAT FOR FOUR MORE YEARS.
SO THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MEMBER REYNA.
A, WHAT CAN BE SAID THAT HASN'T ALREADY BEEN SAID.
DANNY, THANK YOU FOR THE MANY YEARS OF SERVICE THAT YOU GIVING TO THIS CITY.
AND I APPRECIATE YOU PUTTING YOUR NAME IN THE HAT FOR THOSE MANY YEARS AND ACTUALLY PARTICIPATING IN THE RUNNING OF THE CITY.
I WANT TO WISH YOU THE BEST IN YOUR YEARS OF RETIREMENT.
I'VE SEEN A POST ON FACEBOOK THAT YOU ARE MAKING BARRELS OR CONVERTING BARRELS TO GOOD USE. SO CONGRATULATIONS ON THAT.
I ALSO CONGRATULATE ALL OF THOSE THAT WON THE ELECTION.
MAYRO CORTEZ, CONGRATULATIONS, ALEX.
AND, OF COURSE, VINCENT MARTINEZ, WHO I HAVEN'T HEARD OF YET, BUT HE MUST BE SOMEWHERE
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OUT THERE LISTENING. SO CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL OF YOU.SO, MAN, I DON'T THINK YOU CAN PUT INTO WORDS WHAT IT TAKES TO SERVE ON THE CITY COUNCIL FOR 20 YEARS.
IT'S GIVING YOUR PERSONAL TIME.
IT'S LIKE YOU SAID, GETTING TORPEDOED AT CHURCH, AT THE SUPERMARKET.
YOU GET IT FROM ALL DIRECTIONS AND I HOPE TO CONVEY, AT LEAST TO THE PUBLIC, MY APPRECIATION FOR YOU OVER THE YEARS, YOU AND I HAVEN'T ALWAYS AGREED ON EVERYTHING.
AND THAT'S HOW IT SHOULD BE. I THINK I THINK THAT'S HOW CITY COUNCIL REMAINS STRONG.
I THINK DIFFERENCE OF OPINIONS MAKES US STRONGER.
AND DANNY, YOU'VE BEEN A PLEASURE AND A CHALLENGE TO WORK WITH OVER THE 20 YEARS, AS YOU CAN AGREE WITH ME. BUT, YOU KNOW, I HAVE THE UTMOST RESPECT FOR YOU, FOR WHAT YOU'VE DONE AND WHAT YOU'VE GIVEN THIS CITY OVER THE LAST 20 YEARS.
SO THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR 20 YEARS OF SERVICE TO THE CITY.
WELL, 20 YEARS FLEW BY LIKE I DON'T KNOW WHAT.
FIRST OF ALL, I HAVE TO COMMENT YOU TILO ON A FINE JOB LEADERSHIP YOU DID TO THIS YEAR DURING THE PANDEMIC, IT WAS A CHALLENGE FOR NOT ONLY US, BUT A CHALLENGE FOR YOU, BECAUSE YOU HAD TO DEAL WITH THE INABILITY TO MEET WITH THE WITH THE PEOPLE, MEET WITH THE PUBLIC, MEET WITH THE REAL PEOPLE WHO ARE BRINGING PROBLEMS TO THE COMMUNITY VIA ZOOM, BY PHONE, BY EMAIL, VIA TEXT OR WHATEVER.
SO YOU DID AN OUTSTANDING JOB DOING THAT.
IT WAS IT WAS FUN WORKING WITH THE CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS.
LIKE YOU SAID, YOU HAVE TO DISAGREE TO AGREE TO BE A GOOD COUNCIL.
AND I THINK WE ALL DID THAT FOR THE PAST 20 YEARS.
WE ALL DID THAT. AND IT WAS ALL FOR THE GOOD INTENTIONS OF THE COMMUNITY, NOT JUST FOR FOR SOME INDIVIDUAL PURPOSE.
I FEEL HAPPY FOR WHAT WE HAVE DONE NOT WHAT I HAVE DONE.
IT'S A WE THING THE COUNCIL, BUT I'M GRATEFUL THAT YOU WON, EVEN THOUGH PEOPLE SAY, OH, YOU ONLY WON BY ONE POINT.
ONE POINT IS A TREMENDOUS VOTE.
IF YOU DON'T HAVE A PENNY TO MAKE A DOLLAR YOU DON'T HAVE, YOU ONLY HAVE 99 CENTS.
SO I APPRECIATE YOU TREMENDOUSLY IN GILBERT AND ALEX, AND JOHN AND DANIEL DANIEL'S DONE FOR US IN THE YEARS THAT HE'S BEEN HERE AND OUR STAFF.
BUT IT'S JUST BEEN A FUN RIDE FOR 20 YEARS.
THIS IS MY FIRST STEP OF RETIREMENT.
FOUR MONTHS, I RETIRE FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS AND, YOU KNOW, I'LL BE TRAVELING A WHOLE LOT. SO I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO TRAVELING, LOOKING AT DIFFERENT COMMUNITIES, BRINGING MAYBE IDEAS TO YOU TILO AND TO GILBERT TO SEE HOW WE CAN MAKE THIS MAKE WASCO A BETTER PLACE TO LIVE AS IT HAS BEEN, IN MY OPINION, FOR ME FOR THE PAST HOW OLD AM I.
FIFTY NINE YEARS. SO I APPRECIATE EVERYBODY AND EVERYTHING AND EVERYBODY'S INPUT AND STAFF.
I REALLY APPRECIATE OUR STAFF, OUR PUBLIC PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT WHO I BELIEVE ARE UNDER UNDERSTAFED BUT YET THEY HAVE TO GET THINGS DONE WITH THE MINIMAL AMOUNT OF HELP.
AND I THINK IT'S GOING TO BE GREAT FOR OUR COMMUNITY.
[7) Presentation of Plaques]
HERE'S A PLAQUE, AS YOU CAN SEE ON YOUR SCREEN, AS PRESENTED TO DANIEL ESPITIA APPRECIATION FOR 20 YEARS OF DEDICATED COMMITMENT AND LEADERSHIP ON THE CITY COUNCIL FROM AN APPRECIATIVE CITY COUNCIL AND COMMUNITY.THANKS AGAIN, DANIEL, FOR ALL FOR ALL YOUR SACRIFICE AND YOUR SACRIFICE FOR THE COMMUNITY.
I HATE WHEN YOU CALL ME DANIEL.
I THINK I'M IN TROUBLE WHEN YOU CALL ME THAT.
UP WITH ME WHEN I COME HOME OR GET HOME FRUSTRATED.
SO MY WIFE PUT UP FOR TWENTY YEARS OF B.S.
FROM ME. SO I COMMEND HER FOR THAT.
I THINK THEY'RE NOT ACKNOWLEDGING THAT, DANNY.
THAT GOES ALL THE WAY AROUND. I DON'T THINK THEY'RE [INAUDIBLE] YOU KNOW, WHEN YOU CAN'T HELP WITH DINNER BECAUSE YOU HAVE A CITY COUNCIL AND YOU CAN'T PICK UP THE GRANDKIDS OR WHATEVER IT IS YOU HAVE TO DO.
LIKE I SAID, THAT'S ALL PART OF THAT SACRIFICE.
I AGREE WITH YOU. YEAH, I'M CELEBRATING OUR CITY COUNCIL HAS ALWAYS BEEN SUSHI, SO WE'RE HAVING SUSHI NIGHT FOR OUR LAST OUR LAST CITY COUNCIL MEETING.
WE ALWAYS HAVE THOSE SOME SOMEWHERE DOWN THE LINE, GET SUSHI ACKNOWLEDGMENT FOR ALL THE WORK THEY'VE DONE FOR US.
I GIVE THEM ENOUGH I GIVE THEM ENOUGH MONEY.
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SO WE'RE GOOD THERE.AND LIKE I SAID, I HOPEFULLY WE WILL I INVITE YOU TO SHARE ONE OF THESE DAYS WHEN THIS COVID STUFF PASSES, I'LL BUY YOU A BEER.
THERE YA GO. ALL RIGHT, SO WHAT'S THIS, DANIEL? SO THIS IS DO I READ THIS OUT OR SOMEBODY ELSE WANT TO READ IT? WHOEVER WAS BEHIND ME, GO AHEAD.
HELLO. ALL RIGHT, DANNY YOU DO IT, DANNY.
OK, TILO I WAS GOING TO SAY TILO CORTEZ JR.
APPRECIATION REQUEST FOR YOUR DEDICATION AND CONTRIBUTION AS MAYOR OF THE CITY OF WASCO FOR DECEMBER 17, 2019 TO DECEMBER 15, 2020 I HATE SAYING 2020 BUT 2020.
APPRECIATE CITY COUNCIL AND COMMUNITY AND THAT'S THOSE WORDS AREN'T ENOUGH FOR WHAT YOU'VE DONE THIS YEAR TILO. WELL THANK YOU DANIEL.
LIKE I SAID I'M JUST AS APPRECIATED AS YOU ARE.
I APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY TO SERVE IN THE MAYOR'S CAPACITY.
AS YOU KNOW, THE MAYOR IS JUST BASICALLY THE PUBLIC FIGURE.
WE ALL DO THE WORK EQUALLY, WE'RE ALL ACCOUNTABLE EQUALLY, AND WE TAKE THE CREDIT EQUALLY. SO AGAIN, I APPRECIATE YOU GUYS AND I APPRECIATE THE CITY.
THE EMPLOYEES ARE JUST WE HAVE SUCH A PHENOMENAL GROUP OF EMPLOYEES THAT ARE REALLY, REALLY TAKING THE BULL BY THE HORNS HERE.
AND I LOOK FORWARD TO THE NEXT FOUR YEARS HERE WITH THE CITY OF WASCO.
SO I BELIEVE WE HAD A COMMENT FROM JOSEPH.
OH, YEAH, YEAH, YEAH, [INAUDIBLE] FORGOT ABOUT JOSEPH. I'VE BEEN WAITING FOR YOU ALL NIGHT, JOSEPH I ALMOST FORGOT ABOUT YOU AT THE KEY MOMENT. WE HAVE WE HAVE JOSEPH LOPEZ AND THEN AFTER THAT, WE'LL HAVE KELSEY TAYLOR. FANTASTIC, HANG ON, DANNY.
DON'T GO ANYWHERE, OK? OK, YOU GUYS HEAR ME? WE HEAR YOU. YES, WE GOT YOU.
OK, SO WE DON'T NEED THE VIDEO.
IS THAT OK? WE HEAR YOU FINE UNLESS YOU WANT THE VIDEO.
WE'LL GET THE VIDEO UP. YES, I THINK THE VIDEO PART WOULD BE KELSEY WILL NEED.
SHE'S THE ONE WITH THE PROCLAMATION.
HELLO. HI KELSEY THANKS FOR JOINING US, THIS IS MAYOR TILO, GIVE US A MINUTE TILL WE WORK THROUGH THE TECHNICAL SIDE OF THE, GETTING YOU GUYS ON.
[INAUDIBLE] TURN ON YOUR CAMERA.
NOW. ALL RIGHT, PRESENTER'S NOW.
SO YOU WANT TO UNMUTE YOURSELF AS WELL? THERE WE GO. ALL RIGHT, GUYS, YOU'RE ON.
WELL HELLO HONORABLE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL.
MY NAME IS JOSEPH LOPEZ AND I AM THE DISTRICT REPRESENTATIVE FOR STATE SENATOR MELISSA HURTADO. AND WITH ME TODAY IS KELSEY TAYLOR IS THE FIELD REPRESENTATIVE FOR STATE ASSEMBLY MEMBER RUDY SOLÍS.
AND WE ARE HERE WE ARE BOTH HERE TODAY ON THE BEHALF OF OUR RESPECTIVE MEMBERS TO PRESENT A STATE PROCLAMATION TO MAYOR PRO TEM DANNY ESPITIA.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR 20 YEARS OF DEDICATION TO THE CITY OF WASCO.
TO WIN FIVE TERMS IS A TRULY A TESTAMENT TO ALL THE HARD WORK THAT YOU HAVE YOU HAVE DONE AND THE POSITIVE IMPACT THAT YOU HAVE HAD TO YOUR CONSTITUENTS THERE IN WASCO.
YOU HAVE TRULY BEEN A MODEL CITIZEN IN THE CENTRAL VALLEY AND NOT ONLY IN THE CENTRAL VALLEY, BUT THE ENTIRE STATE OF CALIFORNIA.
I'VE KNOWN DANNY FOR QUITE SOME TIME NOW AND DURING WHICH THE TIMES I HAVE HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO WITNESS HIS HARD WORK, DEDICATION AND WILLINGNESS TO SERVE HIS COMMUNITY IN ANY CAPACITY THAT IS NEEDED.
YOU WILL TRULY BE MISSED THERE IN THE CITY OF WASCO AND THE CHAMBERS.
BUT I KNOW THERE'S ONLY SO MUCH YOU CAN DO AFTER WHEN YOU'RE RETIRED.
THERE'S ONLY SO MANY SAN FRANCISCO GIANT GAMES THAT YOU CAN ATTEND.
AND I KNOW THAT YOU WILL BE BACK THERE IN THE CITY OF WASCO VOLUNTEERING YOUR TIME EITHER WITH THE KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS, JOINING ONE OF THE PARADES OR JOINING ATTENDING ONE OF THE LOCAL HIGH SCHOOL BASEBALL GAMES.
AND DANNY, CONGRATULATIONS NOT ONLY TO YOU, BUT TO YOUR BEAUTIFUL WIFE [INAUDIBLE]
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ESPITIA, BECAUSE WE KNOW WE ALL KNOW IN ORDER FOR YOU TO DO THIS JOB FOR THIS LONG, YOU NEED A STRONG WOMAN BY YOUR SIDE TO KNOCK SOME SENSE INTO YOU SOMETIMES.ON BEHALF OF OUR MEMBERS, WE WISH YOU A BLESSED RETIREMENT AND A RELAX FILLED ONE AS WELL.
THANK YOU, JOSEPH. STRONG WORDS, I LOVE YA.
. AND SO THE PROCLAMATION, KELSEY HAS IT RIGHT THERE, AND WE WILL MAKE SURE THAT GETS TO YOU, OK? MUCH APPRECIATE IT.
THAT'S FANCY, DANNY, I ALWAYS WANTED ONE OF THOSE, NEVER HAD ONE, NEVER, NEVER GOT STUDENT OF THE MONTH EITHER, SO.
SO YOU ARE ANY OTHER WORDS DANNY? NO, I'M GOOD.
THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT, SO ITEM 8 OATH OF OFFICE CERTIFICATION OF ELECTIONS.
[8) Oath of Office/Certification of Election]
SO I ASSUME THAT MARIA WILL BE ADMINISTERING THE OATH.AND WE WILL BEGIN WITH DISTRICT FIVE.
SO DISTRICT FIVE ALEJANDRO GARCIA, PLEASE RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND AND AFFIRM AT THE CONCLUSION OF THE OATH.
DO YOU, ALEJANDRO GARCIA, SOLEMNLY SWEAR OR AFFIRM THAT YOU WILL SUPPORT AND DEFEND THE CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES AND THE CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA AGAINST ALL ENEMIES, FOREIGN AND DOMESTIC, THAT YOU WILL BEAR TRUE FAITH AND ALLEGIANCE TO THE CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES AND THE CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA, THAT YOU TAKE THIS OBLIGATION FREELY WITHOUT ANY MENTAL RESERVATION OR PURPOSE OF EVASION, AND THAT YOU WILL WELL AND FAITHFULLY DISCHARGE THE DUTIES UPON YOU ARE ABOUT TO ENTER.
TILO CORTEZ JR., PLEASE RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND AND AFFIRM AT THE CONCLUSION OF THE OATH.
SOLEMNLY SWEAR OR AFFIRM THAT YOU WILL SUPPORT AND DEFEND THE CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES AND THE CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA AGAINST ALL ENEMIES, FOREIGN AND DOMESTIC, THAT YOU WILL BEAR TRUE FAITH AND ALLEGIANCE TO THE CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES AND THE CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA, THAT YOU TAKE THIS OBLIGATION FREELY WITHOUT ANY MENTAL RESERVATION OR PURPOSE OF EVASION AND THAT YOU THAT YOU WILL WELL AND FAITHFULLY DISCHARGE THE DUTIES UPON WHICH YOU ARE ABOUT TO ENTER.
PLEASE RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND AND AFFIRM AT THE CONCLUSION OF THE OATH.
DO YOU, VINCENT RAY MARTINEZ, SOLEMNLY SWEAR OR AFFIRM THAT YOU WILL SUPPORT AND DEFEND THE CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES AND THE CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA AGAINST ALL ENEMIES, FOREIGN AND DOMESTIC, THAT YOU WILL BEAR TRUE FAITH AND ALLEGIANCE TO THE CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES AND THE CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA, THAT YOU TAKE THIS OBLIGATION FREELY WITHOUT ANY MENTAL RESERVATION OR PURPOSE OF EVASION, AND THAT YOU WILL WELL AND FAITHFULLY DISCHARGE THE DUTIES UPON WHICH YOU ARE ABOUT TO ENTER. YES, I DO.
ALL RIGHT, SO WE HAVE OFFICIALLY INSTALLED THE NEW CITY COUNCIL FOR 2021, DANNY.
AGAIN, THIS IS NOT GOODBYE, BUT I'LL SEE YOU LATER.
GO HAVE A BEER. ENJOY YOUR SUSHI.
I BOUGHT SOME CHAMPAGNE AND SUSHI FOR TONIGHT, SO I'M CELEBRATING [INAUDIBLE].
MEMBER MARTINEZ IS NEWLY ELECTED COUNCIL MEMBER VINCENT MARTINEZ, WOULD YOU LIKE TO MAKE
[9) New Council Member Statements]
ANY COMMENTS AT THIS TIME? WELL, YOU ALREADY KICKED DANNY OFF.SO I'LL STILL SAY WE CAN WE CAN RECORD IT'S RECORDED.
WE'LL SEND IT TO HIM. I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO DANNY, NOT ONLY FOR HIS 20 YEARS ON THE CITY COUNCIL, BUT FOR HIS TIME AS THE RECREATION DISTRICT DIRECTOR AND AS A BASEBALL COACH HERE FOR YEARS.
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A LOT OF PEOPLE PROBABLY DON'T KNOW.DANNY WAS KIND OF THE FIRST INSPIRATION FOR ME TO WANT TO JOIN THE CITY COUNCIL WHEN I WAS ON THE RECORD AND HE WAS THE DIRECTOR AND HE JUST REALLY MADE ME UNDERSTAND THE IMPORTANCE OF OUR LOCAL CITY GOVERNMENT.
SO I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO DANNY FOR ALL OF HIS HARD WORK AND THE IMPACT THAT HE'S HAD ON A LOT OF PEOPLE IN WAYS THAT HE PROBABLY DOESN'T REALIZE.
SECONDLY, I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO THE CITY OF WASCO FOR ELECTING ME TO THIS POSITION.
IT'S LIKE I SAID, IT'S A VERY IMPORTANT ROLE.
YOU KNOW, I HAD SOME TIME TO SPEND WITH DANIEL AND SOME OF THE DEPARTMENT DIRECTORS LAST WEEK. WE'VE GOT A LOT OF WORK TO DO.
BUT I THINK THAT OUR CITY COUNCIL'S BEEN ON THE RIGHT TRACK.
I THINK OUR CITY EMPLOYEES ARE ON THE RIGHT TRACK, BUT WE STILL HAVE WORK TO DO TO MAKE THE CITY BE WHERE IT SHOULD BE.
AND LASTLY, I WANT TO THANK MY FAMILY.
I'VE GOT MY BEAUTIFUL FIANCÉE, SAMANTHA HERE, WHO HAS BEEN VERY SUPPORTIVE THROUGHOUT THIS WHOLE THING. MY MOM IS RIGHT HERE OFF CAMERA.
SHE DOESN'T WANT TO BE ON CAMERA, BUT, YOU KNOW, WITHOUT THEIR SUPPORT THIS WOULDN'T BE POSSIBLE. THEIR WORDS OF ENCOURAGEMENT, YOU KNOW, WHEN THE FRUSTRATIONS COME AND JUST THE SUPPORT SYSTEM IS JUST AMAZING.
AND I WANT TO THANK MY THREE SONS, VINCE, JOSH AND MATT FOR THEIR SUPPORT AS WELL.
AND I ALSO WANT TO THANK THE OTHER COUNCIL MEMBERS.
I KNOW ALL OF YOU GUYS TO VARYING DEGREES, BUT YOU GUYS HAVE ALL ALWAYS BEEN GREAT.
AND YOU GUYS BETTER BE READY FOR ME TO ASK YOU GUYS A LOT OF QUESTIONS AND LOOK FOR A LOT OF GUIDANCE THE NEXT FEW MONTHS.
THANK YOU VINCE. ALL RIGHT, SO NEXT ITEM, NOMINATION, THE APPOINTMENT OF MAYOR AND MAYOR
[10) Nomination and Appointment of Mayor and Mayor Pro- Tempore]
PRO TEM FOR THE UPCOMING YEAR.SO IF I MAY, I DON'T WANT TO TAKE ANYBODY'S THUNDER, BUT, YOU KNOW, 2020 WAS A CHALLENGING YEAR. I THINK 2021 I'M HOPING THAT WILL BE AS FRUITFUL AND REWARDING AS 2020 HAS BEEN A THORN IN OUR SIDE, SO HOPEFULLY WE BOUNCE BACK AND WE'RE STRONG NEXT YEAR, SO WE'RE GOING TO NEED STRONG LEADERSHIP.
I HAVE CONFIDENCE IN EVERY SINGLE ONE OF MY COLLEAGUES HERE, BUT I'D LIKE TO NOMINATE MEMBER GARCIA AS MAYOR FOR OUR NEXT YEAR AND.
THAT'S MY NOMINATION FOR HIM AND I WOULD LIKE ALSO NOMINATE A MEMBER REYNA, AS THE MAYOR PRO TEM. THIS IS REYNA, I SECOND THE MOTION TO APPOINT MEMBER ALEX GARCIA AS OUR NEW MAYOR. AND WILL YOU SECOND, THE ONE AS WELL FOR YOURSELF, FOR MAYOR PRO TEM.
I FIND THAT KIND OF DISTASTEFUL.
SO I WILL SECOND THAT, WELL, NO, I MADE THE MOTION, SO I CAN'T SECOND IT.
DID YOU GET THAT. I MADE THE MOTION AND.
SECONDED BY COUNCIL MEMBER GARCIA.
THE NOMINATION FOR MAYOR FOR THE MAYOR HAS BEEN SECONDED BY MEMBER REYNA AND THE MAYOR PRO TEM. OK, LET'S GO AHEAD.
CITY MANAGER, LET'S HANDLE THE MAYOR'S APPOINTMENT FIRST AND THEN WE'LL TAKE A MOTION AND SECOND FOR THE PRO TEM.
ALL RIGHT, SO I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO FOR ALEX GARCIA, MEMBER ALEX GARCIA TO BECOME OUR MAYOR. THAT'S MY MOTION.
I SECOND THAT MOTION. THIS IS REYNA.
AYE. AND I WILL ACCEPT THE NOMINATION.
MOTION BY MAYOR CORTEZ, SECONDED BY COUNCIL MEMBER REYNA TO APPOINT COUNCIL MEMBER GARCIA AS MAYOR.
THE MOTION IS UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED.
THANK YOU. I'D LIKE TO ALSO MAKE IT WELL, LET ME LET ME CORRECT.
SO I DIDN'T DO THIS RIGHT THEN MEMBER GARCIA.
MEMBER REYNA, WOULD YOU PLEASE ACCEPT MY NOMINATION FOR YOU AS BEING MAYOR PRO TEM? YES, I DO.
ALL RIGHT, I WILL OBTAIN A VOTE BY ROLL-CALL, MADAM CLERK.
MAYOR GARCIA. AYE. COUNCIL MEMBER CORTEZ.
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COUNCIL MEMBER MARTINEZ.YES. MOTION BY COUNCIL MEMBER CORTEZ.
SECONDED BY MAYOR GARCIA TO APPOINT COUNCIL MEMBER REYNA AS MAYOR PRO TEM.
THE MOTION IS APPROVED WITH FOUR AYES AND ONE NO.
WELL, I'LL ADJOURN AND YOU WANT TO MAKE COMMENTS NOW, MAYOR GARCIA.
I WOULD JUST VERY BRIEFLY, IN THE INTEREST OF TIME, I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU, OF COURSE, TO THE CONSTITUENTS WHO PUT ME HERE, BUT OF COURSE, THANKS TO MY COLLEAGUES WHO JUST VOTED ME IN VOTE OF CONFIDENCE TO LEAD NOT ONLY THIS BOARD, BUT THIS CITY NOT ONLY INTO THE NEW YEAR, BUT THROUGH THE RECOVERY OF THIS PANDEMIC.
SO I'M EXCITED TO WORK TOGETHER.
I THINK WE HAVE A FANTASTIC TEAM AT THE CITY HALL AND I LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING WITH EVERYONE. THANK YOU. LET'S GO AHEAD AND ADJOURN THIS SPECIAL SPECIAL MEETING AND TAKE A RECESS. MR. MAYOR, WOULD YOU, LIKE, ALLOW MEMBER REYNA TO MAKE A COMMENT? YES, OF COURSE.
MR. MAYOR. I WANT TO THANK MY COLLEAGUES FOR APPOINTING ME TO THIS POSITION.
THOSE WHO VOTED FOR ME AND ALSO I WANT TO THANK MEMBER PALLARES BECAUSE HE CERTAINLY SPEAKING HIS DESIRE SO THAT IS THIS FINE.
AND THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY.
I AM LOOKING FORWARD TO WORKING WITH THE MAYOR AND THE REST OF THE COUNCIL TO GET THINGS DONE. SO.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU MEMBER REYNA.
I'M GOING TO PULL UP THIS AGENDA.
OK, LET'S GO AHEAD AND ADJOURN THIS SPECIAL COUNCIL MEETING AND RECESS FOR 5:00 AND RECONVENE AT 6:10 FOR THE REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING.
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.