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[1) CALL TO ORDER:]
IT IS 6:01, AND I'M CALLING THIS MEETING TO ORDER.MADAM CLERK, WILL YOU CALL THE ROLL?
>> COUNCIL MEMBER MARTINEZ IS ABSENT.
>> THANK YOU, MADAM CLERK. FLAG SALUTE.
THE FLAG SALUTE WILL BE LED BY SOPHIA GARCIA, WHO WAS THE DAUGHTER OF CITY EMPLOYEE CLAUDIA GARCIA.
SOPHIA, WOULD YOU COME TO THE FRONT AND LEAD US IN THE FLAG SALUTE?
>> EVERYBODY STAND, PLEASE, AND REMAIN STANDING FOR AN INVOCATION.
>> IS THERE SOMEONE HERE THAT CAN GIVE AN INVOCATION.
IF THERE'S NO ONE WILL JUST OBSERVE A MOMENT OF SILENCE.
THANK YOU. SOPHIE, I HAVE SOMETHING FOR YOU AND I'M GONNA COME DOWN THERE AND [INAUDIBLE] [LAUGHTER]
>> SOPHIA I HAD TO SAY THAT IS ONE OF THE BEST FLAG SALUTES WE'VE EVER HAD HERE.
NOBODY EVER REMEMBERS TO SALUTE [BACKGROUND].
>>I DON'T HAVE YOUR MUMMY IN MY MIND, BUT I'M GOING TO PUT IT ALL IN YOUR FLAPS IS THAT OKAY? [LAUGHTER] RIGHT HERE AT THE SCENE.
I WANT TO GIVE YOU A PICTURE [BACKGROUND] YOU ARE WELCOME.
YOU'VE GOT HER? GOOD [LAUGHTER].THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
>> CLAUDIA GARCIA, EVERY DAY WE CAN MEET OUT OR WHATEVER EMPLOYEES AND THEIR FAMILY MEMBERS YOU MIND INTRODUCING US TO THE ENTIRE FAMILY?
>> TIME TO PUT YOU ON THE SPOT [LAUGHTER]
>> I HAD BROUGHT MY HUSBAND, REGAL GARCIA.
I GOT OUR OLDEST DAUGHTER, NATALIE GARCIA, MY SEVEN-YEAR-OLD, SOPHIA GARCIA, AND I HAVE A SEVEN-MONTH-OLD BABY, AND HE COULDN'T MAKE IT [LAUGHTER]. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU GUYS, APPRECIATED.
>> THE BABY HAD MORE IMPORTANT THINGS TO DO.
[LAUGHTER] THANK YOU VERY MUCH, REALLY APPRECIATE THAT.
I WANT YOU TO KNOW THIS IS THE START OF A PROGRAM IN WHICH WE WILL BE HAVING CHILDREN RECITE THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE AT OTHER MEETINGS.
IF YOU HAVE CHILDREN AND YOU WOULD LIKE THEM TO PARTICIPATE, PLEASE CONTACT OUR CITY CLERK.
WE HAVE NO PRESENTATIONS AND WE'LL MOVE ON TO ITEM 5, PUBLIC COMMENTS.
[6) PUBLIC COMMENTS:]
THIS PORTION OF THE MEETING IS RESERVED FOR PERSONS DESIRING TO ADDRESS THE COUNCIL, AND INCLUDING THE COUNCIL ACTING AS A GOVERNING BOARD FOR THE SUCCESSOR AGENCY ON ANY MATTER NOT ON THIS AGENDA, IN OVER WHICH THE COUNCIL AND SUCCESSORS AGENCY HAVE JURISDICTION.SPEAKERS ARE LIMITED TO TWO MINUTES, A MAXIMUM OF 30 MINUTES WILL BE ALLOWED FOR ANY ONE SUBJECT.
PLEASE, STATE YOUR NAME FOR THE RECORD BEFORE MAKING YOUR PRESENTATION.
THE BROWN ACT DOES NOT ALLOW ACTION OR DISCUSSION ON ITEMS NOT ON THE AGENDA SUBJECT TO NARROW EXCEPTIONS.
THIS WILL LIMIT A COUNCIL MEMBER'S RESPONSE TO QUESTIONS AND REQUESTS MADE DURING THIS COMMON PERIOD.
ARE THERE ANY PUBLIC COMMENTS AT THIS TIME? PLEASE, COME FORWARD.
>> GOOD AFTERNOON, MY NAME IS [INAUDIBLE] I WOULD LIKE TO PASS THIS UP TO YOU.
>> GIVE THEM TO THE CITY CLERK AND SHE CAN PASS THEM.
LET ME GIVE YOU THIS ALSO [NOISE]
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>> LET ME JUST GET THIS GOING REAL QUICK.
>> HERE WE GET TWO PAGES IS JUST ONE.
>> YOU WANTED US TO SIGN THIS?
>> NO, JUST TO PRESENT THAT PETITION TO YOU IN REGARDS TO THE TOPIC THAT YOU'RE BRINGING TODAY.
>> I THINK WE ARE READY MAYOR.
>> MR. GONZALEZ WHENEVER YOU'RE READY, WE'RE READY FOR YOU.
>> YES. I'M HERE TODAY IN REGARDS TO BROAD MOORE AVENUE, HERE IN WEST FRONT CALIFORNIA.
I WANT TO ADDRESS IN THE SPEED AND THE ROADWAY ISSUES THERE.
I'VE GOT FOUR MAIN ISSUES THAT I WANT TO COVER.
BROAD MOORE AVENUE HAS BECOME A RESIDENTIAL AREA WHICH WOULD REQUIRE A CHANGE IN THE SPEED LIMIT AND IMPROVEMENTS TO THE ROADWAY.
THE CURRENT ROAD IS NOT UP TO THE CURRENT DESIGN REQUIREMENTS AND THE ROAD HAS BECOME UNSAFE AND UNABLE TO SUSTAIN HEAVY TRAFFIC VEHICLES.
THE NEED TO LIMIT THE WEIGHT CAPACITY OF VEHICLES TO TRAVEL ON THE ROADWAY, AND SPEED BUMPS REQUIRED AT THE CORNER OF BROAD MOORE AVENUE AND APRICOT STREET.
THOSE ARE THE TOPICS. THE FIRST ONE I'M GOING TO ADDRESS IS THE UNSAFE SPEED FOR PREVAILING CONDITIONS, CALIFORNIA VEHICLE CODE AND I ATTACHED THAT IN THIS ATTACHMENT.
THIS AREA HAS BECOME A RESIDENTIAL AREA WITH MORE PUPILS AND PEDESTRIANS UTILIZING SIDEWALKS, THUS REQUIRING A [INAUDIBLE] MODEL, OR MAX SPEED LIMIT.
YOU HAVE A LOT MORE RESIDENTS IN THAT AREA AND ALSO WE HAVE I BELIEVE THAT SUBDIVISION IS GOING TO HAVE LIKE ANOTHER 165 RESIDENTS THERE, WHICH IS GOING TO INCREASE THE TRAFFIC, WHICH HAS BEEN ALREADY INCREASED DUE TO THE HOUSING THAT'S BEEN PUT OUT THERE RECENTLY.
THE SECOND ITEM IS THE ROAD CONDITION.
THE CURRENT ROAD, SURFACE, ASPHALT CONCRETE AS WELL DOES NOT EXCEED 2.5 INCHES IN THICKNESS, SOME OF THOSE AREAS ARE ONLY LIKE ONE INCH THERE.
>> IT'S CAUSING US A ROADWAY CONDITIONS, MISERABLE SIZE PIECES BEING DISLODGED AND HURLED INTO DRIVEWAYS OR FRONT YARDS.
ONCE AGAIN, DUE TO THE ROADWAY NOT BE ENOUGH TO DESIGN SPECIFICATIONS, COMMERCIAL VEHICLES NEED TO BE LIMITED TO WEIGHT CAPACITIES.
SUGGESTED WEIGHT 10,000 POUNDS AND [INAUDIBLE] VEHICLES TRAVELING TO HIGH RATES OF SPEED AROUND THE CORNERS, THOSE VEHICLES HAD RUN TO OUR WALLS AND INTO OUR YARDS, SO WE'RE REQUESTING THAT THESE ITEMS BE ADDRESSED [INAUDIBLE]
WOULD YOU GIVE THE CLERK YOUR PHONE NUMBERS SO THAT I CAN GIVE YOU A CALL, AND THEN WE CAN HAVE A CONVERSATION? THANK YOU.
[NOISE] ARE THERE ANY OTHER PUBLIC COMMENTS?
>> HELLO. MY NAME IS JUAN [INAUDIBLE] AND I'M WITH?
>> HEY, WE JUST WANT TO REACH OUT TO YOU GUYS AND JUST THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING US TO PUT THE PARADE ON.
IT WAS A TRUE BLESSING TO PUT US ON, AND VERY RAPID IN THREE WEEKS WE PUT A TEAM TOGETHER AND WITH A BUNCH OF GOOD LEADERS.
I'M SURE THERE WERE COMPLAINTS OUT THERE IT'S NATURAL FOR PEOPLE TO COMPLAIN, BUT WITH THAT SAID, IT WAS A VERY POSITIVE INFLUENCE WHAT'S GOING ON IN OUR TOWN IN THE PAST YEAR AND WITH THE WHOLE COVID AND EVERYTHING GOING ON IT WAS AN HONOR FOR US, FOR OUR TEAM, IT'S ACTUALLY A VERY GOOD TEAM THAT GOT BLESSED TO PUT THIS ON, ON A VERY SHORT NOTICE.
IT WAS AN HONOR TO DO IT, AND IT WAS HEADACHES AND LOOPS, BUT WE WERE VERY THANKFUL FOR ANYBODY HERE WHO CHIPPED IN WHO MADE IT HAPPEN.
IT WASN'T JUST US, IT WAS THE TOWN, IT WAS THE LEADERS THAT I'M LOOKING AT NOW, TODAY WHO MADE IT HAPPEN.
WE ARE BLESSED AND HONORED THAT WE WERE PART OF IT, AND WE WERE JUST A PIECE OF IT, I UNDERSTAND THAT, BUT IT TAKES ALL OF US TO MAKE IT HAPPEN.
THE TOWN WAS HAPPY, BUT WE THOUGHT WE NEEDED THAT.
WE, AS A TOWN WE NEEDED SOMETHING FOR THAT TO HAPPEN, AND I GET THAT PEOPLE ARE GOING TO WANT IT BIGGER, AND WE WERE GOING TO GROW IT WITHIN TIME AND BEING POSITIVE AND GETTING THE RIGHT PEOPLE IN READY STATE.
BUT I CAN'T THANK YOU GUYS ENOUGH FOR STEPPING UP TO HELP US OUT AT EVERY STAGE OF MAKING IT HAPPEN BECAUSE THERE'S A LOT OF PAPERWORK INVOLVED, THERE'S A LOT OF INFLUENCE INVOLVED, AND IT GOT PUSHED THROUGH IN THE POSITIVE [OVERLAPPING]
>> I'M VERY BLESSED AND HONORED.
THANK YOU EVERY SINGLE ONE OF YOU.
>> THANK YOU ALL FOR TAKING ALL THIS ON, THAT WAS WONDERFUL. THANK YOU.
>> GOOD EVENING. I'M [INAUDIBLE] OCAMPO AND
>> TRACY CLINTON AND SHE'S JUST HERE TO BE PRETTY.
[LAUGHTER] NOW, I REALLY WANTED TO THANK THE SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT,
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PUBLIC WORKS, LIKE THE FIRE DEPARTMENT FOR OPENING THE PARADE.WE REALLY COULDN'T HAVE DONE IT WITHOUT PUBLIC WORKS WORKING WITH US AND I REALLY APPRECIATE IT.
IT WAS LOUIS AURELIO, SERGIO SCOTT, CHRIS, THEY ALL REALLY DID OUTSTANDING JOB COMMUNICATING WITH US AND LETTING US KNOW, YES, WE CAN DO THIS.
ARE YOU SURE THIS IS THE PLAN? RIGHT NOW, YES, BUT IN A MINUTE, HOLD ON.
BUT THEY ALL REALLY, REALLY DID A GOOD JOB, I REALLY APPRECIATED IT.
IF IT WAS BD, SHE WOULD HAVE SAID YOU ARE THREE MONTHS LATE, SORRY, I APPRECIATE [LAUGHTER] AND THE SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT DID A REALLY GOOD JOB COMMUNICATING WITH US, WE SAW THEIR PATROLS ALL DAY, WE APPRECIATE THE FIRE DEPARTMENT OPENING FOR US AND EVEN REACHING OUT TO US AND SAYING, HEY, WE WOULD LIKE TO PARTICIPATE AND IT WAS GREAT.
ALL OF YOU, WE REALLY APPRECIATED IT, SO THANK YOU.
>> JUST ON THAT NOTE, I KNOW MR. DILLARD HAVE SAID, NONE OF THIS COULD HAVE HAPPENED WITHOUT THE SUPPORT AT THE COUNCIL, THE CITY DEAF COMMUNITY.
AGAIN, WE ARE VERY BLESSED TO HAVE A COMMUNITY THAT WAS WILLING TO HELP US OUT BECAUSE IT REALLY DOES TAKE THE ENTIRE COMMUNITY TO PUT THIS TOGETHER.
>> THANK YOU, GUYS, THANK YOU.
SCOTT, THANK YOU, ALL OUR COUNCIL MEMBERS, OUR PUBLIC WORKS, ISRAEL, SHERIFF'S, FIRE DEPARTMENT, AND CITY CLERKS, THANK YOU GUYS SO MUCH FOR EVERYTHING, WE APPRECIATE IT.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. [APPLAUSE] ANY OTHER PUBLIC COMMENTS?
I'M NOT PREPARED WITH ANYTHING.
THIS IS RANDOM I SHOWED UP TODAY.
I LIVE OFF CENTRAL AND SEVENTH STREET AND WE'VE BEEN HAVING ISSUES.
A FEW YEARS AGO, SOMEONE WENT THROUGH OUR BLOCK WALL.
TWO SUNDAYS AGO, THERE WERE 15 TO 20 CARS BLOCKING BETWEEN, I GUESS IT'S SEVENTH AND WHATEVER THE NEXT STOP SIGN IS, THEY WERE RACING, HITTING THEIR BRAKES, SPINNING TIRES, THEY'RE JUMPING THE CURBS.
THEN BETWEEN FRIDAY AND SATURDAY THE NINTH, THEY WENT THROUGH MY NEIGHBORS BLOCK WALL LIKE THE FRONT OF HIS HOUSE AND IT'S STILL BROKEN AND SO I DON'T KNOW IF THERE'S ANYTHING THAT WE CAN DO.
I MEAN, I THOUGHT ABOUT PUTTING SPEED BUMPS THAT I THOUGHT, OKAY, NOW WE'RE JUST CREATING AN OBSTACLE COURSE.
I DON'T KNOW IF WE COULD PUT A STOP SIGN. SORRY. I'M NERVOUS.
I KNOW THAT THE SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT IS SPREAD THEN LIKE EVERY OTHER GOVERNMENT AGENCY, I'M AT MY WIT'S END.
LIKE WE DON'T WANT TO BE IN OUR BACKYARD WITH THE KIDS BECAUSE WHAT IF SOMEBODY COMES THROUGH THE WALL AGAIN? I JUST THOUGHT I'D BRING IT UP HERE BECAUSE I DON'T KNOW WHERE ELSE TO TAKE IT.
>> MRS. PETERSON IS THAT THE EXTENT OF YOUR COMMENTS AT THIS POINT.
>> PLEASE GIVE THE CLERK YOUR PHONE NUMBER SO I CAN CONTACT YOU.
>> ARE THERE ANY OTHER COMMENTS?
>> IF I CAN MAKE A COMMENT, I KNOW I WAS GOING TO SAVE IT FOR THE END, BUT WHILE YOU ARE HERE, I JUST WANT TO EXTEND THE GRATITUDE THAT THE LOT OF THE RESIDENTS DID EXPRESS TO ME.
I WAS AT THE BOOTH FOR THE FESTIVAL, THAT DURATION OF IT.
IT WAS AN EXCELLENT ENVIRONMENT.
IT REALLY WAS AND I JUST WANT TO THANK YOU ALL FOR SPEARHEADING THE WORK.
IT REALLY TAKES A LABOR OF LOVE TO PUT THAT ON.
OF COURSE, TO OUR STAFF, IT'S ALWAYS CREDIT, TO THE STAFF.
[NOISE] THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MAYOR.
MOVING ON TO ITEM EIGHT, EXCUSE ME, ITEM SEVEN, THAT WE HAVE NO SUCCESSOR AGENCY BUSINESS, I'LL ASK PUBLIC FINANCE AUTHORITY BUSINESS NON.
[9) CONSENT CALENDAR:]
WHICH IS THE CONSENT CALENDAR.THE CONSENT CALENDAR CONSISTS OF ITEMS THAT IN STAFF'S OPINION, ARE ROUTINE AND NONCONTROVERSIAL.
THESE ITEMS ARE APPROVED IN ONE MOTION UNLESS A COUNCIL MEMBER OR A MEMBER OF THE PUBLIC REQUESTS REMOVAL OF A PARTICULAR ITEM.
THIS EVENING, WE HAVE ITEMS 9A THROUGH 9C.
MADAM CLERK, WOULD YOU LIKE ME TO READ EACH ONE OF THEM OR?
>> NO. THANK YOU. THAT'S NOT NECESSARY.
>> AT THIS TIME, I WOULD LIKE TO ASK THE MEMBERS IF THEY HAVE A CONFLICT OF INTERESTS ON A PARTICULAR ITEM ON THE CONSENT CALENDAR, MAYOR PRO TEM POLARIS.
>> I DON'T HAVE A CONFLICT EITHER. AT THIS TIME.
IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO REMOVE A PARTICULAR ITEM, PLEASE STATE YOUR FULL NAME FOR THE RECORD BEFORE MAKING YOUR COMMENT.
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IS THERE ANYONE IN THE AUDIENCE THAT WOULD LIKE TO REMOVE AN ITEM? OKAY. LET'S SEE. NO ONE.IS THERE A COUNCIL MEMBER THAT WOULD LIKE TO REMOVE AN ITEM, MAYOR PRO TEM POLARIS?
>> I DON'T WANT TO REMOVE AN ITEM EITHER.
AT THIS TIME I WOULD LIKE TO ENTERTAIN A MOTION FOR APPROVAL.
>> OKAY. MADAM CLERK, IT'S BEEN MOVED AND SECOND WOULD YOU CALL VOTE BY A ROW?
>> MOTION BY COUNCIL MEMBER GARCIA SECONDED BY COUNCIL MEMBER CORTEZ, TO APPROVE THE CONSENT CALENDAR.
MOTION IS APPRAISED WITH FOUR AYES WITH COUNCIL MEMBER MARTINA [INAUDIBLE].
>> THANK YOU, MADAM CLERK, MOVING ON TO ITEM 11,
[11) a. Kern County Fire Department Report and Discussion regarding illegal fireworks. (Hurlbert)]
[INAUDIBLE] BUSINESS KERN COUNTY FIRE DEPARTMENT REPORT AND DISCUSSION REGARDING LEGAL FIREWORKS, MR. HERBERT.>> MR. MAYOR, AND MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL, I'M EXCITED TO ANNOUNCE THAT TODAY WE WILL HAVE A PRESENTATION FROM THE CURRENT COUNTY FIRE DEPARTMENT.
CHIEF APPLETON IS HERE TO BRING THAT PRESENTATION AND I BELIEVE GET INTO A NEW HABIT OF GETTING REGULAR REPORTS FROM THE FIRE DEPARTMENT AS WELL.
>> CAN YOU TELL ME THAT I'M ELATED? [LAUGHTER]
[LAUGHTER] I HAVE TO SAY THAT I ASK CHIEF APPLETON TO BRING TWO FORKS BECAUSE THERE WOULD BE SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF PRO TO EAT TONIGHT.
>> THANK YOU. HONORABLE MAYOR AND COUNCIL.
I'VE BEEN HERE BEFORE. I WAS PREVIOUSLY ASSIGNED TO BATTALION THREE.
I'LL GIVE YOU A BRIEF UPDATE ON WHAT HAS TRANSPIRED IN OUR DEPARTMENT IN THE PAST FEW MONTHS.
IN JUNE, OUR FIRE CHIEF AND THREE OF OUR DEPUTY CHIEFS ANNOUNCED THEIR RETIREMENT.
WHICH COINCIDED WITH YOUR REQUEST FOR FIREWORKS INFORMATION AFTER THE 4TH OF JULY? THEY RETIRED IN JULY.
WE HAD TO PROMOTE A NEW FIRE CHIEF, THREE NEW DEPUTY CHIEFS AND THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS ALSO APPROVED THE ADDITION OF FIVE ADDITIONAL DIVISION CHIEFS, WHICH WE HAVEN'T HAD IN THE CURRENT COUNTY FIRE DEPARTMENT FOR PROBABLY 35, 40 YEARS.
WITH FIVE NEW POSITIONS THAT ARE IN BETWEEN THE RANK OF DEPUTY CHIEF AND BATTALION CHIEF.
WHAT IT DOES IS IT ALLOWS A MUCH BETTER SPAN OF CONTROL FOR OUR DEPARTMENT.
IT ALLOWS OUR DEPUTY CHIEF TO GET A LOT MORE WORK DONE AND HAVE A BETTER JUST ALL AROUND GOOD COMMUNICATION.
IT'S A VERY GOOD BENEFIT TO US.
IN AUGUST, I WAS PROMOTED TO ONE OF THOSE DIVISION CHIEFS.
NOW I'M A DIVISION CHIEF THAT OVERSEAS SEE SHIFT ON OPERATIONAL DIVISION CHIEF.
NOW ONE OF MY DUTIES WILL BE TO BE A REPRESENTATIVE FOR THE CITY OF WASCO FOR THE CURRENT FIRE DEPARTMENT. THAT'S ONE OF MY DUTIES.
I APOLOGIZE THAT THE REQUESTS WERE SENT IN AND YOU DID NOT GET FEEDBACK FROM THE FIRE DEPARTMENT.
I'M SORRY THAT WE DIDN'T GET THE INFORMATION TO YOU, BUT OUR GOAL FROM THE FIRE CHIEF ON DOWN, WE APOLOGIZE FOR THAT.
WE ARE ON A NEW PATH AND SO WE WILL HAVE GOOD STATS FOR YOU.
WE HAVE ONE OF OUR NEW DEPUTY CHIEFS IS OUR STATS GUY AND HE IS VERY GOOD.
I WORK WITH HIM ON A REGULAR BASIS AND WE'RE ON THE ROAD TO HAVING MUCH BETTER INFORMATION FOR YOU AND TIMELY RESPONSES.
I WILL BE WORKING WITH MR. HERBERT ALSO AND IF HE HAS ISSUES OR QUESTIONS, HE CAN CALL ME DIRECTLY AND THEN WE WILL GET BACK IN AND YOU'LL SEE ONE OF US HERE, WHETHER IT'S ME OR A BATTALION CHIEF HERE ON THE EVENINGS, YOU'LL SEE ONE OF US AND WE'LL MAKE SURE SOMEBODY'S HERE AS LONG AS NOTHING CRAZY IS HAPPENING OUT THERE.
BECAUSE I'M ON SHIFT LIKE IT WAS AS A BATTALION CHIEF.
IF SOMETHING BIG HAPPENS THAT WE ARE GONE TO THAT.
[OVERLAPPING] NOPE THIS IS GOOD RIGHT NOW IN FRONT OF YOU RIGHT NOW YOU'LL SEE THE STATISTICS FOR THE THIRD QUARTER.
FOR THE WASCO FIRE STATION, FOR ENGINE 31.
THOSE ARE THE LISTED BY CALL TYPE.
IT COVERS THE ENTIRE QUARTER FROM JULY 1ST TO SEPTEMBER 30TH.
YOU CAN SEE THE NUMBER OF FIRES WE'VE HAD.
IF YOU LOOK AT YOUR TOTAL PROPERTY LOSS, YOU'LL SEE THAT IT'S 2.3 MILLION.
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THAT NUMBER IS FOR THE ENGINE.WHATEVER FIRES HE WENT TO, IT GETS LUMPED INTO THAT.
WELL, IT LOOKS LIKE THAT IS NOT REPRESENTATIVE OF THE CITY OF WASCO.
THAT'S ONE OF THE THINGS WE HAVE TO CORRECT.
WE CAN'T ISOLATE THIS PIECE OF IT FOR JUST INSIDE THE CITY LIMITS.
THE FIRES THAT ENGINE 31 WENT TO OVER THIS TIME PERIOD JUST IN WASCO, WHETHER IT WENT TO LOST HILLS, WENT TO DELANO, MCFARLAND, SHAFTER, WHEREVER IT WENT, THAT THOSE LOSSES ARE LUMPED INTO THAT.
THE OTHER SIDE OF THAT NUMBER IS IF YOU LOOK AT THAT SAME RESPONSE WHERE WHEREVER ENGINE 31 WENT, INCLUDING WASCO AND THE COMMUNITIES AROUND, THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF MONEY SAVED THAT WOULD FALL UNDER THERE IS $21,058,617.
THE SAME AS WHAT'S IMPORTANT, AND IF WE JUST TAKE THE CITY OF MOSCOW INSIDE THE CITY OF MOSCOW, ENGINE 31 RESPONDED TO INSIDE THE CITY LIMITS.
THE VALUE SAVED IS $1.7 MILLION.
SO $1,754,471 IS THE VALUE SAVED IN THE CITY OF MOSCOW.
THAT'S WHERE WE'RE AT FOR THE AMOUNT.
THAT NUMBER IS NOT ON THERE, IT'S A NUMBER I HAD TO ADD TO THE FACT, IT'S A SEPARATE REPORT THAT WE PUT OUT.
YOU CAN GO THROUGH AND YOU CAN SEE THE NUMBER OF FIRES WE'VE HAD.
BUILDING FIRES IN THE QUARTER WAS NINE AND THEN COOKING FIRES, IT'S BROKEN DOWN BY DIFFERENT TYPES OF FIRES.
FOR A TOTAL OF 54 FIRES, ENGINE 31 RESPONDED TO 480 MEDICAL AIDS AND VEHICLE ACCIDENTS IT'S A GROUP OF THOSE.
THEN WE GO DOWN THE LIST TO THE SMALLER NUMBERS OF RESPONSES.
SPECIFICALLY FOR THE 4TH OF JULY.
IF YOU CAN PULL UP THE PICTURES I SENT YOU, THE ONE THAT SHOWS BOTH PIECES OF THE CITY FIRST.
THE OTHER ONE REAL QUICK. WE HAVE A PROGRAM THAT ALLOWS US, I HAVE IT ON MY IPAD I TRIED TO SHOW IT TO YOU LIVE BUT WE COULDN'T MAKE IT WORK TODAY.
BUT BASICALLY, THIS IS A DOING A STATS BASED ON THE 4TH JULY.
THIS IS THE CITY OF MOSCOW AND FOR EACH ONE OF THOSE DOTS, WE HAD SEVEN INCIDENTS ON THE 4TH OF JULY.
WE HAD ONE DUMPSTER FIRE, THREE GRASS FIRES, ONE MEDICAL AID, ONE OUTSIDE FIRE, WHICH WAS A POOL FIRE, AND ONE FIREWORK CALL THEY RESPONDED TO.
IF YOU CAN GO TO THE OTHER PICTURE REAL QUICK, PLEASE.
THAT'S ZOOMED IN AND IN THAT PICTURE, YOU CAN SEE THAT EACH DOT REPRESENTS A DIFFERENCE, FROM THE RED DOTS TO THE FIRES.
TOWARD THE NORTH END OF THE COUNTER TO THE NORTH END OF THE CITY THERE, THAT AQUA-COLORED ONE IS THE FIREWORKS.
THE BLUE ONE RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE IS THE MEDICAL AID.
THEN THERE IS THE [INAUDIBLE] ONE AT THE BOTTOM LEFT-HAND SIDE OF THE SOUTHWEST PORTION OF THE CITY.
THEN THERE ARE THE TWO DOTS STACKED ON TOP OF EACH OTHER AND THEY'RE BOTH FIRES.
BUT THEY HAPPENED AT DIFFERENT TIMES THAT EVENING.
THROUGHOUT THE 4TH OF JULY HOLIDAY, WE ONLY HAD ONE FIREWORKS CITATION ISSUED.
AS YOU KNOW, WE'VE HAD STAFFING ISSUES.
SHARES FARM HAS STAFFING ISSUES.
WE DID NOT STAFF THE FIREWORKS TASK FORCE IN MOSCOW ON THE 4TH OF JULY.
WE DIDN'T HAVE THE STAFFING TO DO SO.
WE HAD 22 FIREWORKS CALLS THAT WE RECEIVED.
PHONE CALLS WITH FIREWORKS COMPLAINTS.
THEN THE ENGINE IN THE MIDST OF ONE OF THOSE OTHER CALLS OR THROUGHOUT THEIR EVENING, THEY HANDLED ONE OF THOSE WHILE THEY WERE OUT.
THE PROBLEM WITH OUR FIRE ENGINE HANDLING FIREWORKS CALLS ON THE 4TH OF JULY IS THE SAME PROBLEM WE LOST THE COUNT.
WHILE WE HAVE FIREWORKS THAT HAPPEN OVER TIME, THEY TYPICALLY START IN MAY, WE GET FIREWORKS COMPLAINTS.
PEOPLE SET UP ILLEGAL FIREWORKS.
THE 4TH OF JULY IS SPECIFICALLY PROBLEMATIC BECAUSE OF THE LARGE NUMBERS OF PEOPLE THAT ARE DOING IT AND USUALLY, THEY'RE HAVING LARGE PARTIES.
WE'VE HAD FIRETRUCKS THREATENED.
WE'VE HAD LARGE GROUPS OF PEOPLE RUN OUT OF THE AREA, IN THE FIRETRUCKS THOSE FIREMEN ARE CHASED BY LARGE GROUPS OF PEOPLE.
THE SAFETY OF OUR FIREFIGHTERS IS NUMBER ONE.
OUR FIREFIGHTERS ARE NOT LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS.
ENFORCING THOSE FIREWORKS REGULATIONS AND LAWS ON THE 4TH OF JULY IS NOT SOMETHING THAT WE TASK OUR FIRE ENGINES TO DO AT THAT TIME BECAUSE OF THE DANGER.
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MYSELF, I WAS AN INVESTIGATOR.I'VE BEEN IN MOSCOW FOR SEVERAL DIFFERENT YEARS DOING A FIREWORKS TASK FORCE AND I CAN TELL YOU THAT AS A GUY WHO WAS ARMED OR A POLICE OFFICER WITH A GUN, IT IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TO PUT OUR FIREFIGHTERS OUT THERE, THAT'S NOT THEIR JOB.
JUST TO GIVE YOU SOME BACKGROUND ON WHY WE DIDN'T DO MUCH FIREWORKS ENFORCEMENT WITH THE FIRE ENGINE THAT NIGHT.
WE JUST DIDN'T HAVE THE STAFFING TO DO AN ADDITIONAL ARMED RESPONSE FOR THAT ENFORCEMENT THAT NIGHT.
IN ADDITION TO THE STATS FOR THE QUARTER FROM OUR FIRE PREVENTION [INAUDIBLE] I'M SORRY.
ALSO ON THE 4TH OF JULY, WE HAD SIX FIREWORKS BOOTHS IN THE CITY THAT OUR FIRE PREVENTION BUREAU WAS TASKED TO DO ALL THE PERMITTING, AND OUR FIRE ENGINES GUYS AT THE STATIONS DO THE FIREWORKS BOOTH SAFETY INSPECTIONS.
SIX OF THOSE FIREWORKS BOOTHS IN THE CITY OF MOSCOW THAT WE'RE RESPONSIBLE FOR, OUR FIRE PREVENTION IN THE THIRD QUARTER DID 25 BUSINESS INSPECTIONS, 35 PERMITS, AND 30 PLAN REVIEWS IN THE CITY OF MOSCOW.
THAT'S THE INFORMATION I HAVE FOR YOU TONIGHT AND AGAIN, I'M SORRY THAT IT TOOK SO LONG TO GET IT TO YOU.
I KNOW IN THE FUTURE WE WILL BE BETTER ABOUT IT AND YOU WILL SEE ME MORE.
I DON'T KNOW IF YOU'LL SEE ME EVERY WEEK, BUT YOU'LL SEE ME AND I'LL BE IN CONTACT WITH YOU.
THEN WE ARE KEEPING THAT CLOSE COMMUNICATION WITH OUR FOLKS THAT ARE HERE IN MOSCOW.
I WAS HERE LAST NIGHT. THERE WAS A FIRE, AN OAK TREE LAST NIGHT.
I WAS HERE UNTIL ABOUT MIDNIGHT LAST NIGHT.
THAT'S PART OF MY JOB ALSO TO COME OUT TO THESE FIRES.
ESPECIALLY IN MOSCOW SINCE I'M RESPONSIBLE FOR THE CITY.
I THINK THAT'S IT. ANY QUESTIONS?
ARE THERE ANY PUBLIC COMMENTS AT THIS TIME REGARDING THIS SUBJECT? SEEING NONE.
I'LL START WITH COMMENTS FROM THE COUNCIL.
CHIEF HAMILTON LET ME FIRST SAY THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE.
I'VE BEEN VERY VOCAL ABOUT THE FIRE DEPARTMENT NOT BEING HERE.
I'M NOT THE ONLY ONE, OF COURSE, BUT I HAD BEEN VERY VOCAL.
I'M VERY HAPPY TO SEE YOU HERE AND I HOPE THIS WILL BECOME, AS YOU SAID, A ROUTINE THAT YOU WILL BE HERE AT EVERY MEETING.
IF NOT USE SOME REPRESENTATIVE OF THE FIRE DEPARTMENT.
THE BIG ISSUE THAT WE HAVE IS FIREWORKS AND YOU TOUCHED UPON SOMETHING THAT FIREMEN ARE BEING CHASED BY CROWDS OF PEOPLE.
I BELIEVE THAT AND I CARE ABOUT THE SAFETY OF THE FIREMEN AS WELL.
WHAT I WANT TO ASK IS WHAT IS THE PLAN GOING FORWARD? BECAUSE THIS IS NOT STOPPING AND IS GETTING WORSE YEAR BY YEAR.
IT DOESN'T STOP AT ANYTIME OF THE YEAR.
JUST A FEW DAYS AGO, THERE WERE SOME FIREWORKS GOING UP NEAR MY HOME.
AFTER THE 4TH OF JULY, I FOUND A REMNANT OF FIREWORK ON TOP OF MY ROOF.
I WAS LUCKY THAT IT DIDN'T CREATE A FIRE OR CAUSE A FIRE, BUT IT WAS THERE.
WHAT IS YOUR PLAN GOING FORWARD? HOW ARE YOU GOING TO ADDRESS THIS ISSUE SO THAT PEOPLE KNOW THAT IT IS NOT PERMITTED? THEY ARE NOT PERMITTED TO DO THIS BECAUSE I THINK THAT THE SENSE IS THAT THEY CAN GET AWAY WITH IT.
MORE PEOPLE ARE DOING IT EVERY YEAR.
>> LET ME EXPLAIN WHAT WE'VE DONE IN THE PAST.
BECAUSE IN THE PAST, WHAT WAS HAPPENING WAS WE WERE WRITING A COURT CITATION WHICH IS HERE WE GOT, I'M NOT THAT YOU HAVE, BUT IF YOU EVER HAPPEN TO GET A TICKET FOR SPEEDING.
YOU WOULD HAVE HAD A SMALL TICKET LIKE THIS.
THAT'S A COURT CITATION THAT YOU GO SEE THE JUDGE.
WE STOPPED WRITING THOSE PROBABLY TEN YEARS AGO, 10 -11 YEARS AGO.
THE COUNTY ESTABLISHED AN ADMINISTRATIVE CITATION BECAUSE WHAT WAS HAPPENING IS WE ARE WRITING THOSE CITATIONS TO GO TO THE COURT AND IT'S A MISDEMEANOR AND THE JUDGE WOULD KNOCK THE FINE DOWN TO 50 DOLLARS OR 100 DOLLARS.
THERE WAS A DISMISSING PERIOD.
THE FIRE DEPARTMENT THROUGH THE COUNTY, ESTABLISHED A ADMINISTRATIVE CITATION THAT ALLOWS US TO CHARGE 1500 DOLLARS TO SOMEBODY THAT HAS POSSESSION OF OR USE OF ILLEGAL FIREWORKS.
IT'S A 500 DOLLARS FINE TO USE SAFE AND SANE FIREWORKS OUTSIDE OF THE 4TH OF JULY WINDOW,
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WHICH IS JULY 1ST AT NOON TO JULY 4TH AT 12:30 IN THE MORNING, AND ALSO DECEMBER 31ST FROM NOON TO 12:30 ON THE 1ST OF JANUARY IF YOU WANT TO CELEBRATE NEW YEAR'S.THOSE TWO PERIODS, IF YOU ARE USING EVEN SAFE AND SANE FIREWORKS OUTSIDE OF THOSE PERIODS, YOU CAN GET A 500 DOLLAR FINE.
YOU FAST-FORWARD TO THOSE THOSE YEARS, NOT ONLY IS THE PROBLEM DIFFICULT HERE.
IT'S A DIFFICULT PROBLEM IN EVERY CITY IN MCFARLAND, IN CHAPTER, IN DELANO, IN BAKERSFIELD, IN RIDGE CREST.
THE MOUNTAIN COMMUNITIES ARE PRETTY GOOD BECAUSE POLICE THEMSELVES BECAUSE IF THEY USE FIREWORKS UP THERE, IT'S ILLEGAL TO USE THEM ANYTIME.
THEY DON'T WANT FIRES IN THEIR COMMUNITIES IN THE GRASS, IN THE WILD LAND.
BUT IT'S A PROBLEM EVERYWHERE.
IT COMES UP AGAINST THE STAFFING THAT WE HAVE.
ESPECIALLY IN A 4TH JULY, YOU'VE SEEN IT OUT THERE THERE'S LOTS OF FIREWORKS.
EVEN ON TIMES WHEN I WAS HERE DOING ENFORCEMENT, YOU'RE CONSTANTLY CHASING THE SKIES, LIT UP WITH FIREWORKS.
WE'RE CATCHING TEN PEOPLE OUT OF HUNDREDS THAT ARE DOING IT.
I DON'T KNOW IN THE SHORT-TERM WHAT THE PROBLEM WITH THIS SOLUTION IS.
BUT I THINK WITH OUR STAFFING PROBLEMS, WITH THE SHARE OF STAFFING PROBLEMS, THAT'S ONE OF THE BIGGEST ISSUES WE HAVE IS HOW TO DEAL WITH THAT.
ONE THING THAT WE HAVE BEEN FORTUNATE ABOUT IS WE DON'T TYPICALLY GET A LOT OF FIRES AS A RESULT OF THE FIREWORKS, BUT EVEN IF IT'S JUST ONE FIRE DRILL TO THE FIREWORKS IS ENOUGH.
I'M NOT DISCOUNTING THE NEED FOR THAT AT ALL.
BUT IT IS SOMETHING WE HAVE TO LOOK INTO.
IT'S SOMETHING WE'RE WORKING ON.
BUT TYPICALLY AND I KNOW THAT ESPECIALLY THROUGH COVID, THE FIREWORKS COMPLAINTS WENT UP BECAUSE WHEN PEOPLE WERE HOME ALL THE TIME, I DO KNOW THAT OUR INVESTIGATORS WORK WITH CAL FIRE AND WE SEND INVESTIGATORS TO DIFFERENT PARTS OF THE STATE, WITH FIREWORKS INTERVENTION OR INTERDICTION.
WHEN PEOPLE BRING FIREWORKS ACROSS THE STATE LINES THAT ARE ILLEGAL OR THEY BRING IN FROM MEXICO.
WE TRY TO INTERCEPT THOSE AND CATCH AS MANY ILLEGAL FIREWORKS COMING IN.
BUT WE HAVE FOUND PEOPLE ARE SELLING FIREWORKS ON FACEBOOK.
THEY'RE SELLING IN DIFFERENT PLACES.
IF YOU KNOW OF SOMEONE OR SEE SOMEONE OR SEE SOMEONE THAT'S SELLING ILLEGAL FIREWORKS IN AN ONLINE PLATFORM, YOU CAN LET US KNOW AND WE HAVE INVESTIGATORS THAT GO OUT AND SEEK THEM OUT AND TRY AND CATCH THEM.
>> PERHAPS A COLLABORATION WITH THE SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT MIGHT [OVERLAPPING]
>> WE DO THAT. YEAH, WE DO THE PRIMARY LEGWORK ON THAT.
WHEN WE GET THE INFORMATION AND WE GO OUT AND AND WE FIGURE OUT WAYS TO GET THE INFORMATION ABOUT THE PEOPLE THAT ARE SELLING THEM.
THEN GO OUT AND WE SERVE SEARCH WARRANTS.
BECAUSE ONCE YOU GET TO A CERTAIN AMOUNT OF ILLEGAL FIREWORKS, IT BECOMES A FELONY.
THAT'S WHEN IT JUST KEEPS PILING UP WHAT THE PENALTIES ARE FOR THAT.
>> I DO HAVE ONE MORE QUESTION THEN I'LL LET MY COLLEAGUES ALSO ASK QUESTIONS I'M SURE THEY HAVE PLENTY OF THEM AS WELL.
YOU MENTIONED THAT THERE WAS 22 CALLS FOR FIREWORKS.
DOES THAT INCLUDE FIREWORK CALLS THROUGH THE WEBSITE THAT YOU HAD SET UP FOR REPORTING FIREWORK ILLEGAL ACTIVITY?
>> YES, THAT IS THE NUMBER OF THE TOTAL NUMBER OF CALLS THAT WE RECEIVED. THAT'S A GOOD QUESTION.
I DON'T KNOW IF THAT COVERS THE WEBSITE AND THE PHONE CALLS WE RECEIVED OR IF IT WAS JUST CALLS FOR SERVICE ON THAT DAY.
>> WOULD YOU FIND OUT BECAUSE IT SEEMS TO ME A VERY LOW NUMBER A LOT OF PEOPLE COMPLAIN ABOUT THIS AND WE HAVE BEEN TELLING THEM TO REPORT IT THROUGH THE WEBSITE.
IT SEEMS TO ME THAT A LOT MORE PEOPLE ARE COMPLAINING ABOUT FIREWORKS AND THE 22 CALLS SAY YOU ALLUDED TO.
ANYWAY ANY COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS FROM MY COLLEAGUES THAT MAY HAVE WRITTEN?
>> YES. WELL, THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE TONIGHT.
I MUST CONFESS I WAS A LITTLE CRANKY MYSELF WITH LACK OF A PARTICIPATION IN OUR MEETINGS BUT I'M GLAD TO HEAR THAT YOU'RE BACK.
THE ONLINE REPORTING, IT WAS MENTIONED IN MEETINGS PAST THAT ONCE YOU HAVE YOUR REPORTS, NEIGHBORHOOD SHOULD BE CANVASSED WITH THE DOOR HANGERS AND SUCH.
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HAS THAT ACTIVITY BEEN GOING ON OR?>> I DON'T KNOW WHETHER WE HAVE ANY CANVASSING PLANS OR WE DID AT THE TIME.
I WAS HERE BEFORE THE 4TH JULY.
I DON'T REMEMBER ANY PLANS FOR CANVASSING THE NEIGHBORHOODS FOR DOOR HANGERS TO SAY THAT, TELL PEOPLE THE DANGERS OF LEGAL FIREWORKS AND THAT THEY'RE NOT LEGAL AND THAT KIND OF DOOR HANGERS, IS THAT WHAT YOU MEAN?
>> YEAH. I FORGOT THE VERBAGE CIVILS ON IT, BUT BASICALLY, IF YOU HEAR OR SEE REPORTED IN BECAUSE I MYSELF USE THE WEBSITE TO REPORT IT, BUT LATELY I'VE GROWN FATIGUED AND HAVEN'T BEEN REPORTED AS MUCH.
THEN TWO OR THREE DAYS LATER, I FORGET.
THERE'S MANY MORE ACTIVITIES THAT'S NOT GETTING REPORTED.
TELLING ON OUR MAYOR'S QUESTION, DO YOU ANTICIPATE THIS COMING YEAR YOU WILL HAVE THE APPROPRIATE STAFFING TO HAVE A MORE THOROUGH ENFORCEMENT?
>> I CAN TELL THAT WE'RE HIRING AS FAST AS WE CAN FOR NORMAL FIREFIGHTER POSITIONS TO FILL VACANCIES IN THE FIRE STATIONS.
THE NUMBER OF VACANCIES THAT WE HAVE RIGHT NOW FOR VARIOUS REASONS IS HIGHER THAN WE'VE SEEN IN A LONG TIME.
EVERY DAY WE'RE FORCING FIREFIGHTERS TO COME TO WORK INSTEAD OF GOING HOME WHEN THEIR DAY IS OFF.
IT'S HAPPENING EVERY SINGLE DAY, EVERY SINGLE WEEKEND.
WE'RE LOSING PEOPLE TO RETIREMENTS.
WE'RE LOSING PEOPLE TO GO INTO OTHER DEPARTMENTS FOR BETTER PAY, TO GO TO OTHER DEPARTMENTS FOR BECAUSE THAT'S WHERE THEY'RE FROM FOR VARIOUS REASONS.
WE'RE LOSING FIREFIGHTERS TO OTHER LOCATIONS.
WE HAVE AN ACADEMY GOING RIGHT NOW, WITH 29 PEOPLE IN IT RIGHT NOW.
WE WILL BE HAVING A FIREFIGHTER TEST SOMETIME NOVEMBER-DECEMBER WE ARE HAVING APPLICATIONS.
WE'RE HIRING AS FAST AS WE CAN.
WE STARTED WITH 72 THAT WENT TO BACKGROUNDS THAT RUN AROUND THERE.
WE'VE GOT 29 OF THOSE TO SHOW UP TO THE ACADEMY.
WE STARTED WITH 48 OR 45,48 TO START THE ACADEMY.
WE GOT ANOTHER 29 BECAUSE THOSE THAT GROUP OF PEOPLE LEFT TO GO TO OTHER AGENCIES, THAT GRABBED THEM FIRST.
SO MANY FIRE AGENCIES ARE HIRING IN THE STATE THAT WE'RE COMPETING TO GET PEOPLE TO COME TO WORK WITH US.
I DON'T HAVE AN ANSWER. A WEEK.
STAFFING FIRE STATIONS IS REALLY IMPORTANT TO US BEING ABLE TO GO TO 91 CALLS AS THEY COME IN IS A PRIORITY FIREWORK CALLS.
WE WILL DO OUR BEST TO HANDLE THAT.
THAT IS A THE FIREWORKS ENFORCEMENT, I MENTIONED BEFORE, IS A LAW ENFORCEMENT ISSUE BECAUSE OF THE DANGERS OUR PERSONNEL FACE NOT JUST BEING CHASED LIKE I MENTIONED BEFORE, BUT THE, BELLIGERENT PEOPLE, THE WEAPONS, THERE'S ALL KIND OF THINGS, EVERYTHING THAT THE SHERIFF'S DEPUTIES FACE EVERY DAY HERE.
EVERYTHING THAT THEY FACE EVERY DAY WE FACED ON THAT 4TH OF JULY FIREWORKS DATE, WHICH IS NOT A NORMAL THING FOR US TO DO.
OUR INVESTIGATORS PRIMARY DUTIES ARE FIRE INVESTIGATION.
WE ROLL THEM INTO FIREWORKS ENFORCEMENT BECAUSE THERE'S THE NEED AND RIGHT NOW FOR THE WHOLE COUNTY WE HAVE SIX ARSON INVESTIGATORS ASSIGNED, THERE'S TWO ON DUTY EACH DAY.
IF YOU LOOK AT THE COVERAGE THAT WE HAVE ON THE 4TH OF JULY, WE HAVE TO COVER ALL OF METRO BAKERSFIELD FROM EAST BAKERSFIELD TO OILDALE TO ROSEDALE AND THE SOUTH PART OF TOWN AS WELL, THAT GETS PICKED UP INTO THAT.
WE HAVE TO PATROL, WE HAVE TO TAKE CARE OF THE OTHER CITIES AND OTHER ISSUES THAT ARE AROUND AS WELL.
FOR SIX GUYS, IT'S A BIG AREA.
>> WELL, JUST REMEMBER THAT YOU'RE NOT ALONE, YOU CAN ALWAYS CONTACT THE CITY AND THEN US AS INDIVIDUALS OR GROUPS WE CAN HELP YOU OUT DISTRIBUTING THESE DOOR HANGERS, A TEAM EFFORT AND WE'LL WORK WITH YOU.
>> OKAY. I WILL FIND OUT ABOUT THE DOOR HANGERS AND SEE IF WE GAVE ANY OUT AND IF WE HAVE PLANS TO DO IT IN THE FUTURE.
>> OKAY. FINALLY, COLLABORATION WITH THE SHERIFF I'M ALL FOR THAT.
BUT I'M GOING TO RELY ON THE FIRE DEPARTMENT FOR YOUR EXPERTISE IN HANDLING THIS.
BUT, OF COURSE, IF YOU NEED PROTECTION OR A BODY SYSTEM OR TASK FORCES YOU'VE DONE IN THE PAST,
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THAT WOULD BE A WONDERFUL THING TOO.>> YEAH, ONE OF THE THINGS WE HAVE DONE IN OTHER CITIES AND I THINK WE DID THIS YEAR WAS JUST WITH THE DEPUTIES IS THAT CITATION, BOOK ADMINISTRATIVE CITATION.
THEY CAN WRITE THAT CITATION ALSO SO EVEN IF WE'RE NOT HERE AND THEY FIND FIREWORKS BECAUSE THEY TYPICALLY CALL US TO DEAL WITH THEM, NOW WE CAN ARM THEM WITH THAT CITATION BOOK AND THEY CAN WRITE CITATIONS AS WELL IF THEY FIND THEM AND WE'RE NOT AROUND OR OUR INVESTIGATORS AREN'T AROUND.
THERE'S WAYS TO HELP INCREASE IN NUMBER OF CITATIONS.
>> OKAY. BUT AGAIN, KEEP IN MIND, I'M GOING TO HAVE THEM BUSY AS WELL.
>> OH, YES. OH YEAH. THEY'RE GOING TO BE BUSY. YES.
>> THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MR. MARK.
>> YES. THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE AND I KNOW WE'RE GIVING YOU GIVING YOU KIND OF A HARD TIME, BUT THESE ARE QUESTIONS THAT HAD BEEN ON OUR MIND FOR A WHILE NOW.
ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I HOPE THAT WE CAN CONVEY HERE IS THAT YOU'RE NOT ALONE IN THIS.
WE KNOW THAT YOU, YOURSELF, IN YOUR DEPARTMENT CANNOT SOLVE THE PROBLEM.
YOU ARE PART OF THE SOLUTION AND SO WE'RE EXTENDING AN OLIVE BRANCH.
WE WANT TO BE A PART OF THE SOLUTION WITH YOU.
WE WANT TO GET CURRENT COUNTY SHERIFFS SUPPORT, AND THEN WE HAVE OTHER AVENUES THAT WE CAN EXPLORE TO WORK TOGETHER.
THE FRUSTRATING PART FOR ME WAS THE LACK OF THE COMMUNICATION LEADING UP TO THIS LAST 4TH OF JULY.
WE NEVER KNEW THAT YOU WERE GOING TO BE SHORT-STAFFED WHERE YOU DIDN'T HAVE CHIEFS OR SUPERVISORS IN THE AREA.
WE KEPT ASKING, I KNOW YOU GUYS HAVE THE FIREWORKS TASK FORCE.
WHAT DOES THAT MEAN TO US? WHAT DOES THAT MEAN FOR US? NONE OF THAT INFORMATION WAS CONVEYED TO MY KNOWLEDGE TO US, WE COULD HAVE HELPED OR WE COULD HAVE BEEN AT LEAST MORE PREPARED HAD WE KNOWN THAT INFORMATION OR OUR EXPECTATIONS WOULD HAVE BEEN A LITTLE BIT MORE TEMPERED.
I WANT TO LET YOU KNOW, HEY, WE'RE A WILLING PARTNER.
LET'S THINK OF INNOVATIVE IDEAS.
LET'S BE THAT TEST CITY WHERE YOU ARE TASTE-TESTING THESE NEW PROGRAMS. OR LIKE I SAID, WE HAVE A COMMITMENT TO IT AND LIKE I SAID, THIS IS NOT JUST THE 4TH OF JULY, IT'S LEADING UP TO THE 4TH JULY, IT'S AFTER 4TH JULY.
WE HAVE DOGS THAT GET LOOSE AND SO THAT BECOMES A BURDEN ON OUR ANIMAL CONTROL AND OUR RESPONSE TIMES IN PUBLIC SAFETY.
CAN WE DO THINGS EATING UP SO THAT WE HAVE SOME TASK FORCE, SO WHEN THAT DAY COMES AROUND, PEOPLE WILL THINK TWICE BEFORE LINING UP ILLEGAL FIREWORKS, AND SO THAT'S MY GOAL WITH YOU AS I TRY TO GET SOME SOLUTIONS, SOME PLAN.
LET'S WORK TOGETHER, BUT LET'S COMMUNICATE SO WE KNOW WE'RE ON THE SAME PAGE.
>> THANK YOU, MR. CORTEZ AND MR. GARCIA.
>> I JUST WANTED TO MAKE A FEW COMMENTS.
I'M GOING TO BE CAUTIOUSLY OPTIMISTIC JUST BECAUSE I'VE HEARD YOU SPECIFICALLY SAY THAT PROMISE TO US VERBATIM IN THE PAST.
I DEFINITELY UNDERSTAND HOW SPREAD THIN BOTH OUR PUBLIC SAFETY AGENCIES ARE IN THE COUNTY.
THIS SEASON WAS ESPECIALLY DIFFICULT ON OUR FIRE PROFESSIONALS ACROSS THE STATE. I UNDERSTAND THAT.
BUT OUR CONTRACT AT HALF A MILLION IS DUE TO RAISE $130,000 PER YEAR UNTIL 2028.
MR. ZERVICE SAYS, HE LOOKS FORWARD TO WORKING WITH OUR CITIES TO PROVIDE EXCELLENT SERVICE THAT'S TOP-NOTCH AND LOOK FOR INNOVATIVE WAYS TO SERVICE OUR CITIES.
NOW, I DO NOT UNDERSTAND WHAT HAPPENED BETWEEN THAT YEAR WHERE YOU BROUGHT US A STACK OF ADMINISTRATIVE CITATIONS THAT WE'RE IN, I THINK OVER A DOZEN UNTIL NOW.
I UNDERSTAND THE POSITION YOU'RE IN ON THOSE EVENINGS WHEN YOU MAKE THOSE CONFRONTATIONS, THAT'S NOT PARTICULARLY WITHIN YOUR JOB DUTIES, BUT PERHAPS WHERE WE CAN GET INNOVATIVE IS WORK TOGETHER WITH OUR AGENCIES.
WE CAN'T JUST THROW OUR HANDS UP AND SAY, HEY, YOU KNOW WHAT, THIS IS NOT SOMETHING WE DO.
WE HAVE TO GET CREATIVE, WE HAVE TO GET INNOVATIVE, ESPECIALLY IF OUR CONTRACT IS DUE TO BE 1.5 MILLION DOLLARS ANNUALLY BY THE END OF THIS DECADE.
I REALLY APPRECIATE YOU COMING AND UNLOADING A TON OF DATA ON US, WHICH WAS GREAT AND THOROUGH.
[LAUGHTER] BUT I JUST WANTED YOU TO UNDERSTAND THE CONCERN THAT WE HAVE.
WE WERE TRYING TO CONVEY, NOT A SPIRIT OF COMBAT.
WE DO NOT WANT THAT KIND OF RELATIONSHIP WITH YOU, BUT YOU MUST UNDERSTAND AND COUNCIL MEMBER, CORTEZ, ALLUDED TO IT.
WE HEAR IT FOR WEEKS ON END FROM OUR RESIDENTS ADVOCATING FOR THEIR CHILDREN, THEIR ANIMALS.
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HE SAID IT BEST REALLY, OUR ANIMAL CONTROL AND OUR STAFF ARE INCREDIBLY BURDENED.NOT JUST IN THE MONTH OF JULY, BUT YEAR-ROUND.
WE HAVE TO GET CREATIVE AND INNOVATIVE BECAUSE, LIKE I SAID, THE IMPACTS AND THE BURDEN ON OUR STAFF IS INCREDIBLE AND THERE'S MANY OTHER IMPACTS THAT DISTRACTED OUR STAFF AND THE PRIORITIES OF THIS COUNCIL AND OUR CITY MANAGER THAT WE'RE TRYING TO DEAL WITH ALL THE TIME AND YOU'RE FAMILIAR WITH THEM INTIMATELY.
I JUST APPRECIATE YOUR TIME AND YOU BEING HERE AND I'M ENCOURAGED TO SEE YOU IN THE DEPARTMENT ENGAGING AND REALLY, I HOPE IT'S NOT JUST THIS MUCH, JUST A LITTLE BIT MORE.
I WANT TO SEE 1.5 MILLION DOLLARS AND MORE WORTH.
BECAUSE I DON'T WANT THAT JUST GOING TO NEW FIRE TRUCKS, I UNDERSTAND CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT IS NECESSARY WITHIN THE DEPARTMENT, BUT MAYBE SOME OF THAT FUNDING CAN GO TO SCRAMBLE SOME STAFF.
THE COUNTY DOES IT REALLY WELL TO RUN ELECTIONS, TO SCRAMBLE SOME STAFF INTO ON-SITE FOR THAT SEASON.
MAYBE THAT'S SOMETHING THAT THE DEPARTMENT COULD CONSIDER.
THESE ARE THE INNOVATIVE APPROACHES AND QUESTIONS THAT WE SHOULD BE EXPLORING.
THANK YOU, I REALLY APPRECIATE YOUR TIME TODAY.
>> CHIEF APPLETON JUST TO CLOSE, THERE ARE MANY ORGANIZATIONS WITHIN OUR CITY AND I DO WANT TO BE CLEAR ABOUT THIS, THE THINGS THAT WE'RE INTERESTED IN, AT LEAST ON MY PART, BUT I'M CERTAIN MY COLLEAGUES SHARE THIS THOUGHT IS WE WANT TO MAKE THINGS BETTER IN WASCO.
[NOISE] AS HAS BEEN INSTANCES IN WHICH STOCKS ARE BROUGHT TO US THAT HAVE NO MEANING TO US IF THEY'RE HAPPENING SOMEPLACE ELSE THAT DOES NOT AFFECT US OR MAKE ANYTHING BETTER, BUT THERE ARE MANY ORGANIZATIONS WITHIN OUR CITY THAT WOULD BE WILLING, INCLUDING OURSELVES, YOU HEARD IT, TO HELP YOU GET A HOLD OF THIS ISSUE.
OKAY. WE CAN PARTICIPATE, IN FACT, THE DOOR HANGERS, THAT WAS SOMETHING THAT WAS FAIRLY WITHIN THIS COUNCIL AND IT WAS A RESPONSE FROM YOUR DEPARTMENT TO ACTUALLY MY BELIEF IS THAT IF YOU'D MAKE PEOPLE AWARE THAT IF THEY'RE DOING SOMETHING WRONG, SOMEBODY'S GOING TO REPORT IT.
BUT THAT ALL LOSES VALUE WHEN NOTHING HAPPENS TO THOSE THAT ARE BEING REPORTED.
YOU PUT THE DOOR HANGERS, THERE HAD BEEN ILLEGAL ACTIVITY IN OUR NEIGHBORHOOD.
PLEASE CALL THE FIRE DEPARTMENT, BUT IF NOTHING HAPPENS, THOSE THAT ARE INTO THE ILLEGAL ACTIVITY, THEY'RE GOING TO CONTINUE TO DO IT.
THINK OF WAYS THAT YOU CAN UTILIZE THE MANY ORGANIZATIONS THAT ARE WITHIN OUR CITY, INCLUDING THE CHURCHES, TO HELP YOU GET A HOLD OF THIS PROBLEM BECAUSE IT'S NOT GETTING BETTER AND IS NOT GOING TO GET BETTER UNLESS YOU CHANGE YOUR TACTICS.
THAT'S JUST WHAT IT COMES DOWN TO.
YOU HAVE TO HAVE A DIFFERENT APPROACH.
I REALLY APPRECIATE IT AND I LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING YOU IN THE NEXT MEETING.
>> ALL RIGHT. MOVING ON, WE HAVE NON-BUSINESS, THAT'S ITEM 12, A REPORT FROM COMMISSIONS AND COMMITTEES,
[13) REPORTS FROM COMMISSIONS AND COMMITTEES:]
CURRENT ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION, MR. CORTEZ, THERE HASN'T BEEN A MEETING SINCE I ATTENDED, RIGHT?>> NO, NOT YET. I REPORTED ON THAT LAST TIME.
>> CURRENT COUNCIL OF GOVERNMENTS FOR GARCIA?
>> OKAY. THANK YOU, AND THE WASCO TASK FORCE NOMINEES, I SAW THAT SINCE THE LAST MEETING WE HAD HERE, SO NOTHING TO REPORT THERE. ITEM 14, REPORT FROM, WELL,
[14) REPORTS FROM KC FIRE AND SHERIFF:]
MR. APPLETON ALREADY REPORTED ON THE FIRE DEPARTMENT AND MR. MARTINEZ, SERGEANT MARTINEZ.YOU ALMOST GAVE HIM A DEMOTION? WHAT WAS THAT? YOU ALMOST GAVE HIM A DEMOTION? YEAH. I KNOW, ALMOST.
GOOD EVENING, MAYOR, COUNCIL, AND THE CITY OF WASCO.
LET'S TALK ABOUT ON THE EVENING OF THE 6TH.
THE MORNING HOURS, DEPUTIES WERE DISPATCHED TO A DOMESTIC VIOLENCE INCIDENT IN THE 300 BLOCK OF NORTH LEONARD AVENUE.
THE SUSPECTED HAD FLED INTO A NEARBY ALMOND ORCHARD.
DURING THE INVESTIGATION, DEPUTIES DEVELOPED PROBABLE CAUSE TO ARREST NATHAN MARTINEZ.
NO RELATION, AGE 26 OF WASCO REGARDING THIS ASSAULT, APPROXIMATELY ONE HOUR LATER, DEPUTIES LOCATED MARTINEZ NEAR THE INTERSECTION OF ROMER AND WESTERN IN THE ORCHARDS, AND WAS TAKEN INTO CUSTODY WITHOUT RESISTANCE OR DELAY.
MARTINEZ WAS BOOKED INTO THE CURRENT COUNTY JAIL FOR FELONY,
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INFLICTION OF CORPORAL INJURY ON THE SPOUSE, AGGRAVATED MAYHEM, AN ACTIVE FELONY WARRANT TO A MISDEMEANOR OR BENCH WARRANTS.IF YOU'RE NOT FAMILIAR, OCTOBER IS DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AWARENESS MONTH AND EXTRA ATTENTION IS BROUGHT TOWARDS DOMESTIC VIOLENCE DURING THE MONTH OF OCTOBER.
IT'S NOT JUST IN OCTOBER AND WE RECOGNIZE IT IN OCTOBER, IT'S A YEAR LONG.
IF YOU KNOW SOMEBODY WHO'S A VICTIM, PLEASE COME FORWARD AND TELL THEM, ENCOURAGE THEM TO BRING JUSTICE TO THE PERSON WHO'S VIOLATING.
NOW THAT BEING SAID TOO, BACK ON THAT INCIDENT, CURRENTLY, THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE IS ACTUALLY FORCING, THERE'S A VIDEO ON THE SHERIFF'S WEBSITE.
SHERIFF'S SOCIAL MEDIA WEBSITE REGARDING [INAUDIBLE] IT'S ABOUT A MINUTE LONG, I TRIED TO DOWNLOAD IT, I COULDN'T FIGURE OUT HOW TO DO IT.
I ENCOURAGE YOU TO LOOK UP THAT VIDEO ON THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE WEBSITE.
WE HAD SOME GUESTS HERE TALKING ABOUT THE EVENT THAT HAPPENED ON THE NIGHT.
WE HAD A WASCO PARADE, THIS TOOK TIME OUT.
YOU GUYS RECOGNIZE THE PRINCIPAL OF PALM AVE MIDDLE SCHOOL.
I PAUSED FOR A SECOND AND TOOK A LITTLE SELFIE WITH HIM, IT'S ONE OF THE THINGS I DO IN WASCO, I DON'T KNOW IF YOU GUYS HAVE RECOGNIZED THAT OR SAW THAT, BUT I ENJOYED IT.
I APPLAUD WASCO CITY AND THE CITY STAFF FOR AS QUICKLY AS THIS THING WAS PUT TOGETHER.
COMMUNITY, THAT'S WHERE IT'S AT.
THEN AFTER THE PARADE, THERE WAS AN EVENT AT BARK PARK, THE WASCO MUSIC FESTIVAL.
AT THE WASCO FESTIVAL, WE HAD DEPUTIES, I HAD ADDITIONAL DEPUTIES ALONG WITH MYSELF.
THERE'S OUR LAW SCHOOL ROSE WEEK.
THEY WERE WALKING AROUND THE PARK, VISITING, TALKING, GIVING OUT COP STICKERS.
I HAD ACQUIRED SOME SMALL AMOUNTS OF COPS STICKER.
THOSE EVER-POPULAR STICKY BADGES.
THEY WENT OUT TO THE COMMUNITY, SO THAT'S A DEPUTY SANCHEZ RIGHT THERE WITH THE COURT.
THAT'S OUR CELL COORDINATOR FOR THOSE WHO HAVEN'T RECOGNIZED HER.
AGAIN, SHE POSED FOR PHOTO OPPORTUNITIES BECAUSE I SAID, HEY, DO ME A FAVOR, STOP.
TAKE SOME PHOTOS WITH THE COMMUNITY AND SHE CHOSE THE JOSQUIN, SO I DON'T KNOW IF THAT WAS IN HER DEAL.
ON MONDAY, THIS LAST MONDAY, THE 18TH, I SERGEANT MARTINEZ HELPED THE SCHOOL AT JOHN L. PRUEITT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, AND I HELPED THE STAFF DROPPING OFF THE LOCATION.
I OPENED UP SEVERAL CAR DOORS FOR CHILDREN WHO WERE BEING DROPPED OFF UNTIL THAT FINAL BELL RANG.
I GREETED THE KIDS, I MEAN, HOW MANY TIMES HAVE YOU GOT TO HAVE A POLICE OFFICER OPEN UP YOUR DOOR FOR YOU AT THE MORNING SCHOOL? I HAD ONE KID SAY I LOVE YOU.
WHAT DID I SAY BACK? I LOVE YOU TOO. WHAT WOULD YOU SAY? THEN AFTER WE'RE ALL DONE, I ASKED THE STAFF, I GO, HEY, DO ME A FAVOR.
I WANT TO TAKE A LITTLE SELFIE. SO THIS IS ME TAKING A SELFIE WITH THEM.
A REMINDER, WHAT HAPPENED THE OTHER DAY? REMEMBER IT WAS RAINING.
THIS IS A REMINDER FOR THOSE OUT THERE, SLOW DOWN.
JUST A SMALL AMOUNT OF RAIN PICKS UP THAT OIL ON THE ROAD AND CARS SPIN OUT.
USE YOUR HEADLIGHTS, IF YOUR WINDSHIELD WIPERS ARE ON, DAYLIGHT, NIGHTTIME, I DON'T CARE, USE YOUR HEADLIGHTS, MAKE SURE YOUR HEADLIGHT IS ON.
A LOT OF CARS HAVE WHAT? AUTOMATIC HEADLIGHTS YOU THINK THEY'RE ON.
HAVE YOU GUYS SEEN THE CARS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD? THEY THINK THAT THE LIGHTS ARE ON, AUTOMATIC HEADLIGHTS, THEY'RE NOT.
MAYBE I KNOW IT'S GOING TO GET A LITTLE WET, WHEN YOU GO OUTSIDE, MAKE SURE YOUR HEADLIGHTS ARE WORKING.
IT'S SAFE FOR YOU, REPLACE THOSE WINDSHIELD WIPERS. NOW'S THE TIME.
I DON'T WORK FOR NAPA AUTO PARTS OR AUTO ZOOM AND WHEREVER, REPLACE.
I DID IT FOR BOTH MY CARS TODAY.
VERY GOOD. SEE, I KNEW I DID THIS FOR A REASON, AND THEN FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO ALREADY KNOW, I AM GOING TO TRANSFER.
SO THIS IS THE LAST MEETING I WILL BE WITH YOU GUYS.
SENIOR SHIN HAS PROMOTED TO SERGEANT.
HE'S GOING TO TAKE OVER THIS POSITION.
HE'S GOING TO BECOME THE LEADER OF THE [INAUDIBLE] SUBSTATION.
BUT IN THE FOUR YEARS I'VE BEEN HERE IN WASCO, I'VE REALLY, REALLY GROOMED CLOSE TO THE COMMUNITY OF WASCO.
I'VE ACTUALLY BEEN REACHED OUT, MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY HAD TALKED TO ME AND SAID, HEY, YOU'RE PART OF THIS COMMUNITY AND I KNOW, GUESS WHAT? I GREW UP IN A SMALL TOWN.
THERE'S SOMETHING ABOUT SMALL TOWNS, WE'RE NOT BIG CITY, WE'RE NOT QUANTITY, WE TAKE PRIDE IN OUR COMMUNITY.
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I HAVE TAKEN WASCO LIKE IT'S MY SMALL CITY AND I KNOW SENIOR DEPUTY NOW, SERGEANT SHIN COME SATURDAY WILL DO THE SAME THING ALONG WITH THE STAFF, ALONG WITH THE COMMUNITY, ALONG WITH THE CITY, ALONG WITH THE FIRE DEPARTMENT.WE'RE GOING TO WORK TO MAKE WASCO AND KEEP WASCO, WASCO IS GREAT.
I WISH I HAD KNOWN ABOUT WASCO A LONG TIME AGO BECAUSE I WOULD'VE LOVED TO JUST GO OUT AND DO PATROL OUT HERE, THIS WOULD HAVE BEEN FUN.
THE KIDS THAT NOW WORK HERE ARE REALLY, REALLY ENJOYING IT AND THEY'RE LOOKING FORWARD TO THE LEADERSHIP OF SHIN.
TRUST ME, I'VE HEARD IT, HE'S MOTIVATED.
YOU'RE GOING TO SEE SOME MOTIVATION, WELL, YOU GUYS KNOW HIM.
SEE HIM AT MEETINGS, SO MAYOR, COUNCIL MEMBERS, THANK YOU.
CITY STAFF, THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
I ENJOYED. IT. COMMUNITY OF WASCO IF YOU CAN SEE ME.
THANK YOU. I THINK THAT ONE'S ON RIGHT THERE.
[LAUGHTER] HOPEFULLY, IF SOMEBODY PUSHED THE RECORD BUTTON. GUYS, THANK YOU.
I'M A LITTLE LONG-WINDED TONIGHT, BUT YOU KNOW WHAT? I'VE ENJOYED IT.
ONE THING I'VE DONE IS THE POWERPOINTS, I REMEMBER SITTING IN THE AUDIENCE WHEN MY PREDECESSOR JUST APPEARED AND JUST READ OFF A PIECE OF PAPER.
SO WE'VE SEEN CASES, WE'VE SEEN INCIDENCE, I'VE GIVEN SOME PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENTS, RAIN, SLOWDOWN, SCHOOL BUS SAFETY, IT'S ALL ABOUT THE COMMUNITY.
THAT'S WHAT I'M HERE FOR, AND THAT'S WHAT THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE IS HERE FOR. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
THANK YOU, PETE, IT HAS BEEN A PLEASURE.
DID ANYBODY DOUBLE PARK WHILE YOU WERE AT THE SCHOOL? ACTUALLY, THEY DID NOT.
WHERE I WAS AT JOHN L. PRUEITT, I PARKED ON THE SIDE, ON THE DIRT.
CARS WHEN THEY START BACKING UP IN THE MORNING, THEY TAKE THAT DIRT WAY AND JUST LIKE KEEP GOING, KEEP GOING.
I'M LIKE I PARK MY CAR RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE OF THE DIRT AND TURN ON MY LIGHTS TO SLOW CARS DOWN AND WALKED OVER AND HELPED OUT THE KIDS. NO DOUBLE PARKING.
NOT AT JOHN L. PRUEITT, OTHER SCHOOLS DIFFERENT STORY.
HOW MANY SCHOOLS DO YOU GUYS HAVE IN WASCO? THERE'S QUITE A FEW, BUT WE TRIED TO MAKE IT.
WE MAKE OUR ROUNDS. REMEMBER THEY HAVE A MORNING SESSION AND AN AFTERNOON SESSION, WE MAD BOTH OF THEM.
I MEAN, MY PRESENCE KNOWN, MY STAFF WILL BE THERE.
THEY'RE MAKING THEIR PRESENCE KNOWN.
THERE ARE ENVELOPES RIGHT HERE. [INAUDIBLE] THOSE ARE FROM ME, I GAVE EVERYBODY, THE CITY STAFF A LITTLE SOMETHING TO REMEMBER ME BY.
SO I'M KNOWN AS A PERSONALITY.
POSITIVE PETE, I THINK IT'S SOME CITY STAFF WHO GAVE ME THAT NICKNAME.
SO FEEL FREE TO OPEN THAT UP, SEE, POSITIVE.
[INAUDIBLE] NOT THE CHALLENGE COIN I GAVE YOU GUYS BEFORE, BUT THIS IS SOMETHING. THANK YOU.
HE SAYS YOU'RE WORTH A MILLION BUCKS, BUT I CAN ONLY AFFORD A COUPLE OF 100 GRAND.
THANK YOU FOR ALL YOU DO. I APPRECIATE YOU.
SERGEANT PETE. WE APPRECIATE YOU, SERGEANT. THANK YOU FOR WHAT YOU'VE DONE.
[APPLAUSE] ITEM 15, A REPORT FROM CITY MANAGER.
[15) REPORTS FROM CITY MANAGER:]
YES. MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL, I JUST HAVE ONE ITEM.INFORMATIONAL TONIGHT AND FROM OUR PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT ABOUT THE GAS LINE WORK GOING ON ON 6TH STREET IF YOU HAVEN'T NOTICED THAT.
IT WAS ORIGINALLY DESIGNED TO KEEP TWO LANES OPEN AT ALL TIMES EVEN THOUGH IT BE SQUEEZED OVER AFTER THE PROJECT STARTED.
MAYBE IF I MISSTATED YOU CAN STOP ME AND CORRECT IT.
BUT ONCE THEY GOT INTO THE JOB, THE LOCATION OF THE GAS LINE AND THE ROOM THEY NEEDED TO WORK IS GOING TO REQUIRE CLOSING LANES AND HAVING A FLAG MAN DURING THE DAY, AND THEN TRY AND KEEP IT OPEN AT NIGHT AND TAKE IT BACK.
THEY OBVIOUSLY CAN'T HAVE FLAG MEN AT NIGHT.
IT WILL BE AN ISSUE FOR A WHILE.
THEY'RE SCHEDULED TO BE DONE NEXT WEEK SOMETIME, I BELIEVE.
THEY'RE JUST SCHEDULE TO BE DONE NEXT WEEK?
THE EMAIL THAT I GOT, IT WAS A VERY [NOISE] SHORT WINDOW.
>> WHAT THEY'RE GOING TO DO IS THAT, THE ACTUAL CONSTRUCTION OF THIS IS GOING TO BE LONGER, BUT THE ACTUAL AREA THAT WE NEEDED TO GET TO THE GAS LINE ONCE THEY COMPLETE THE ACTION, THEY'RE TRYING TO SHIFT FOR FRIDAY, WORKING 10 HOURS SHIFTS AND THEN THEY WILL MOVE ON TO GET RAILS CLOSER.
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STILL TALKING OF THE TWO RAILS.>> IT'LL JUST BE THOSE [OVERLAPPING] SINGLE LINE TEMPORARILY THROUGH THIS WEEK.
IF PEOPLE ARE ASKING ABOUT IT NOW, YOU'LL GET MORE INFORMATION.
>> I THINK THAT'S ALL I HAVE TODAY.
>> ONE MORE THING. WE HAVEN'T RECEIVED ANY APPLICATIONS FOR THE VACANCIES.
THE EXPIRE TERMS ARE COMING UP FOR THE PARK AND RECREATION AND FOR THIS.
[OVERLAPPING] IF YOU GUYS CAN HELP US OUT ON SENDING OUT THIS INFORMATION TO THE PUBLIC AND FOR RECRUITMENT PURPOSES.
>> IT WILL REALLY BE HELPFUL IF WE CAN GET THAT IMAGE, A GRAPHIC.
PUT THE LOGO AND PUT THE POSITIONS OR THE BOARDS THAT ARE OPEN.
>> SOMETHING LIKE THAT. JUST LIKE A GRAPHIC THAT MAYBE NAOMI CAN MAKE FOR US OR SOMETHING THAT SAYS APPLICATIONS OPEN.
CA CITY CLERK RECALL, WE CAN JUST PUT IT ON SOCIAL MEDIA.
>> SOME KIND OF A FLYER, I THINK THAT [OVERLAPPING]
REPORTS FROM CITY COUNCIL MAY YOU PUT THEM UP [INAUDIBLE].
[16) REPORTS FROM CITY COUNCIL:]
[LAUGHTER] GOING TO MISS YOU ALL.
THAT'S ALL. THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR.
>> IT WASN'T THE KID THAT OPENED THE DOOR FOR HIM.
>> WHERE WAS HE GOING? TO FOURTH GRADE? [LAUGHTER]
>> THE ONLY KIDS THAT RAN, WHEN THEY JUST TAKE OFF RUNNING, THEY'RE ALL STILL INNOCENT.
>> THEY MOVE EXTRA SLOW BECAUSE [INAUDIBLE] [LAUGHTER]
>> NO RUNNING IN THE HALLWAYS. [LAUGHTER] I REMEMBER INTERVIEWING FOR THE POSITION OF SERGEANT.
YOU STOOD OUT HEAD, SHOULDERS ABOVE THE REST AND YOU FOLLOW THROUGH IN YOUR COMMITMENT TO THE CITY. I APPRECIATE THAT.
I KNOW YOU AND I HAVE NOT ALWAYS SEEN THINGS THAT HIGH, WE BUTTED HEADS A FEW TIMES BUT I THINK THAT SHOWS THE KIND OF RESPECT THAT WE HAVE FOR EACH OTHER.
WE CAN DISAGREE ON SOME THINGS WITH THE ULTIMATE GOAL OF THE CITY BEING WHAT WE'RE LOOKING AFTER.
I APPRECIATE YOU, I KNOW YOU HAVE RETIREMENT IN THE HORIZON AND I KNOW WHY IF YOU'VE GOT TO DO WHAT YOU HAVE TO DO, BUT YOU WILL BE MISSED.
YOUR PRESENTATIONS ARE AMAZING.
I THINK SHIN CAUGHT ON REAL WELL AND THAT LITTLE JOB OF THE PREDECESSOR AT AGI, I'LL LET HIM KNOW THAT YOU SAID THAT TONIGHT. [LAUGHTER]
>> I KNOW, BUT I'M PUTTING IT OUT THERE NOW, SO I'M [LAUGHTER] DIRECT SUPERVISOR NOW.
I DON'T KNOW HOW THAT ALL WORKS, BUT WE'LL FIGURE IT OUT.
YOU ABSOLUTELY WILL BE MISSED.
I'VE SEEN YOU OUT THERE THE MORNING WHEN SCHOOL STARTS DOING EXACTLY WHAT YOU SAID YOU'RE DOING.
I MAY NOT TELL YOU BUT I NOTICE, WE NOTICE, THE COMMUNITY NOTICES.
THANK YOU AGAIN FOR YOUR SERVICE TO THIS COMMUNITY. IT'S ALL I HAVE.
>> THANK YOU, MR. CORTEZ. MR. GARCIA.
>> VERY FEW PUBLIC SERVANTS COME TO THIS COMMUNITY AND MAKE THE INDELIBLE IMPACTS YOU'VE MADE ON OUR RESONANCE AND SO I SEND YOU MY SINCEREST APPRECIATION, SERGEANT, FROM THE COUNCIL AND THIS COMMUNITY.
>> PETE, AS YOU KNOW YOU AND I HAVE NOT ALWAYS SEEN AN EYE TO EYE AS WELL.
[LAUGHTER] BUT I REALLY APPRECIATE YOU, YOU'RE A GREAT INDIVIDUAL, A GREAT PERSON.
YOU'VE DONE A GOOD JOB FOR THE CITY OF WASCO.
I WISH YOU THE BEST IN YOUR NEW ENDEAVOR.
ARE YOU ABLE TO TELL US WHERE YOU'RE GOING TO BE?
>> I'M ACTUALLY GOING TO BE TRANSFERRING TO EAST WORKING AT NIGHT.
RECOMMEND EAST [INAUDIBLE] IN A SMALL TOWN, ANOTHER SMALL COMMUNITY.
MOHOMY, BORON, ROSEN, AND HASHMI.
I WILL HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO WORK NIGHT HERE IN WASCO, IN THIS NORTH AREA, WASCO.
THAT'S ULTIMATELY MAYBE WITHIN ABOUT A YEAR, I WILL BE BACK AND I AM WORKING NIGHTS.
WHEN THAT HAPPENS, YOU'LL KNOW IT.
YOU'LL SEE ME OUT HERE. [LAUGHTER] I MAY MAKE A SPECIAL TRIP ON ONE OF THESE DAYS.
WHEN THE SHIPS STARTS A BATTLE SO I MAY COME WALK INTO THE BUILDING. [LAUGHTER]
THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR BRINGING THE CANDY.
>> BRINGING THE CANDY, YEAH, THAT'S GREAT.
>> LET'S SEE. I DON'T REALLY HAVE ANY COMMENTS OTHER THAN THE FACT THANK YOU STAFF FOR ALL THE WORK THAT YOU DO.
WE DID PARTICIPATE IN THE PARADE. THAT WAS AWESOME.
I HAD A LOT OF FUN TO DRAW THE LITTLE TRAP FOR THE SERGEANT.
LOUIS, WOULD YOU CHECK THE CLOCK? I MAY HAVE RUIN THE CLUTCH OF THAT.
[LAUGHTER] I DRAW IT ON FIRST GEAR ALL ALONG.
>> WE HAD ROADSIDE SERVICE THE WHOLE WAY,
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AND THAT WAS AWESOME.>> YEAH, WE WERE. WE HAD TWO VEHICLES FOLLOWING US IN CASE ANYTHING WENT WRONG.
[LAUGHTER] EVERYTHING WAS FUN.
MR POLARIS WAS THERE AND SO WAS MR. GARCIA AND I HAD A LOT OF FUN.
THAT WAS THE MOST FUN I HAD IN A YEAR AND A HALF.
>> MAYOR, IF I COULD ALSO, THE STAFF REALLY WENT ABOVE AND BEYOND.
SOME OF THEM CAME OUT WITH THEIR FAMILIES.
AS I'VE ALWAYS SAID, PUBLIC SERVICE IS A FAMILY AFFAIR SO THANK YOU TO MONICA AND CLAUDIA AND EVERYONE WHO JOINED US.
>> I CAN TELL YOU THEY WENT ABOVE AND BEYOND BECAUSE WHAT WAS IT ON FRIDAY OR THURSDAY? THURSDAY I BELIEVE.
THURSDAY I ASK LOUIS, CAN WE TEST THE TRUCK IN? MECHANIC DROVE IT FOR A BLOCK AND A HALF AND I ASKED THEM TO PARK IT ON THE SIDE THERE SO THAT I CAN TAKE OVER.
AS SOON AS I SIT ON THE DRIVER'S SEAT, IT DIED AND IT WOULD NOT START AGAIN.
IT REFUSED TO GO ANYWHERE WITH ME, [LAUGHTER] AND I WAS LIKE, NO I DON'T WANT TO GO.
THEY HAD TO TOW IT BACK AND THEN THEY WORKED ON IT AND BY SATURDAY IT WAS READY TO GO, SO THANK YOU.
BUT YEAH, DO CHECK THE CLUTCH.
[LAUGHTER] WE'RE MOVING ON TO CLOSED SESSION AND WE HAVE THREE ITEMS.
[17) CLOSED SESSION:]
I NEED TO MENTION THE ITEMS OR NOT NECESSARILY.>> NO, YOU DON'T NEED TO MENTION THE ITEMS.
FOR THOSE OF YOU ATTENDING THE MEETING, THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE AND I WILL GIVE YOU A CALL AND I WILL COME OUT AFTER CLOSE SESSION AND CLOSE THE MEETING. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
>> THANK YOU.
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.