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GOOD EVENING, EVERYONE, THANKS FOR BEING HERE.
[1) CALL TO ORDER]
I'M CALLING THIS MEETING TO ORDER AT THIS TIME.MADAM CLERK, WOULD YOU CALL THE ROLL? CALL] ALL MEMBERS PRESENT.
NEXT IS OUR FLAG SALUTE, WHICH WILL BE LED TONIGHT BY MCKENNA CASTILLO AND IS THE DAUGHTER OF JOAQUIN AND KAYLA CASTILLO.
MCKENNA WOULD YOU COME TO THE MICROPHONE? AND THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE.
PLEASE REMAIN STANDING FOR AN INVOCATION AFTER THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE.
ALLEGIANCE] IS THERE SOMEBODY HERE THAT CAN GIVE AN INVOCATION? THERE'S NO ONE, SO LET'S JUST OBSERVE A MOMENT OF SILENCE.
MCKENNA I HAVE A GIFT FOR YOU.
DID A VERY GOOD JOB, BY THE WAY.
YES. JUST GOING TO TAKE YOUR PICTURE AND GIVE YOU A.
MCKENNA GREAT JOB. [APPLAUSE] CAN GET IN THE FRONT OF THE LINE, ANYWHERE YOU GO NOW, ANYWHERE YOU GO. OK, WE HAVE NO PRESENTATION THIS EVENING, AND WE MOVE ON TO PUBLIC COMMENTS.
[6) PUBLIC COMMENTS]
ITEM SIX.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 ON THIS AGENDA AND OVER WHICH THE COUNCIL AND SUCCESSOR AGENCY HAVE JURISDICTION.
SPEAKERS ARE LIMITED TO TWO MINUTES.
A MAXIMUM OF 30 MINUTES WILL BE ALLOWED FOR ANY ONE SUCH SUBJECT.
PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME FOR THE RECORD BEFORE MAKING YOUR PRESENTATION.
BROWN ACT REQUIREMENTS. THE BROWN ACT DOES NOT ALLOW ACTION OR DISCUSSION ON ITEMS NOT ON THE AGENDA, SUBJECT TO NARROW EXCEPTIONS.
THIS WILL LIMIT A COUNCIL MEMBERS RESPONSE TO QUESTIONS AND REQUESTS MADE DURING IN THIS COMMENT PERIOD.
ARE THERE ANY PUBLIC COMMENTS AT THIS TIME? OK, THERE ARE NONE.
MADAM CLERK, DO WE HAVE ANY EMAIL COMMENTS? GIVE ME ONE MINUTE MAYOR.
OK MAYOR, WE DO HAVE ONE EMAIL COMMENT.
WOULD YOU READ IT AT THIS TIME? WE'LL BE READING IT. THIS IS FROM SHARON NICOLE.
GOOD EVENING, CITY COUNCILMAN.
I AM TROUBLED BY THE AMOUNT OF SHOOTINGS AND HOMICIDES THAT HAVE INCREASED RECENTLY IN
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OUR SMALL TOWN.OVER A YEAR AGO, THE WASCO TASK FORCE WAS FORMED TO ADDRESS THIS PROBLEM IN PARTICULAR.
WE NEED TO STOP TALKING ABOUT IT AND DO SOMETHING.
HOW IS THAT STUDY COMING ALONG FOR OUR OWN POLICE DEPARTMENT? IT'S TIME FOR REAL ANSWERS.
WASCO IS BECOMING KNOWN FOR ITS HIGH RATE, HIGH CRIME RATE AND SPECIFICALLY HOMICIDES.
DRASTIC TIMES CALL FOR DRASTIC MEASURES.
NOTHING IS MORE DRASTIC THAN PEOPLE DYING OR LOSING THEIR LIVES.
YES, CAN YOU HEAR ME? ONE, TWO THREE.
CAN YOU HEAR ME NOW? CAN YOU HEAR ME, TONY? [INAUDIBLE] IT DEPARTMENT.
WE'RE GOOD. WE DON'T HAVE WE DON'T NEED AN IT DEPARTMENT.
OK, GREAT. THANK YOU, MADAM CLERK.
I APPRECIATE THAT. I'LL JUST BE VERY BRIEF.
WE ALL ON THE COUNCIL SHARE HER CONCERNS AND I WILL BE REACHING OUT TO HER.
ALL RIGHT, ITEM NUMBER SEVEN NOMINATIONS AND APPOINTMENT OF OFFICERS, NOMINATION AND
[7) NOMINATIONS AND APPOINTMENT OF OFFICERS]
APPOINTMENT OF MAYOR MR. HURLBERT. YES, HONORABLE MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL, AS WAS ANNOUNCED AT OUR PREVIOUS MEETING TONIGHT, WE'RE GOING TO HAVE PART OF OUR ORGANIZATIONAL MEETING, IN PARTICULAR THE MAYORAL AND MAYOR PRO TEM APPOINTMENTS, ALONG WITH THE CHAIRMAN AND VICE CHAIRMAN POSITIONS OF THE TWO ADDITIONAL AGENCIES.SO I'LL TURN IT OVER TO MAYOR REYNA TO CONDUCT THE NOMINATION AND OF THE POSITIONS, AND THEN WE WILL HAVE A VOTE AND THEN WE'LL WE'LL JUST PAUSE ONCE.
AFTER ALL, THREE ORGANIZATIONAL MEETINGS ARE COMPLETE.
AND IF THERE ARE ANY NEED TO CHANGE PLACARDS OR SEATS OR THINGS LIKE THAT.
SO WE'LL GO AHEAD AND COMPLETE ALL, ALL THE NEXT STEPS.
THERE WE ARE. MR. HURLBERT THANK YOU. ARE THERE ANY PUBLIC COMMENTS AT THIS TIME? SEEING NONE. MADAM CLERK, DO WE HAVE ANY EMAIL COMMENTS? GIVE ME ONE MINUTE MAYOR. [INAUDIBLE] WE SHOULD CALL IT SNAIL MAIL.
NO E-MAIL COMMENTS AT THIS TIME MAYOR.
ANY COMMENTS FROM THE MEMBERS? MAYOR PRO TEM PALLARES.
ARE YOU ENTERTAINING NOMINATIONS [INAUDIBLE] NO COMMENTS? THANK YOU. COUNCIL MEMBER GARCIA.
DO WE HAVE A NOMINATION FROM THE MEMBERS? MR. MAYOR, I WOULD LIKE TO CONTINUE YOUR NOMINATION AS MAYOR.
THAT'S WHERE YOUR FULL TERM AT THIS POINT SINCE YOU FILLED IN HONORABLY IN THE PREVIOUS TERM. THANK YOU, MR. CORTEZ. IS THERE A SECOND FOR THAT? I'LL SECOND THAT. ALL RIGHT, MADAM CLARK, WOULD YOU CALL THE VOTE BY ROLL CALL?
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ARE THERE ANY OTHER NOMINATIONS MR. MAYOR? OK. SURE. ARE THERE ANY OTHER NOMINATIONS? SORRY, FOLLOWING MY SCRIPT IT WASN'T THERE.ARE THERE ANY OTHER NOMINATIONS? OK. NO OTHER NOMINATIONS.
MADAM CLERK, WOULD YOU CALL THE VOTE BY ROLL CALL? MAYOR REYNA.
MOTION BY COUNCIL MEMBER CORTEZ, SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER MARTINEZ TO APPOINT COUNCIL MEMBER REYNA AS MAYOR, MOTION IS UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED.
THANK YOU, MADAM CLERK, AND THANK YOU TO THE MEMBERS OF THIS COUNCIL FOR APPOINTING ME.
FOR A COMPLETE TERM, THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
NOMINATION AND APPOINTMENT OF MAYOR PRO TEM MR. HURLBERT.
MAYOR REYNA JUST YOU CAN ASK FOR NOMINATION OR NOMINATIONS AND THEN WE CAN VOTE TO CONFIRM. ALL RIGHT, I'LL JUST GO THROUGH MY SCRIPT HERE, WHICH REQUIRES PUBLIC COMMENT IN THE BEGINNING. SO IF THERE ARE ANY.
DO WE NEED A PUBLIC COMMENT ON EACH STEP OF THESE OR JUST THE? EACH COUNT FOR THIS? THIS ONE HE'S ALWAYS TAKING PUBLIC COMMENTS WHEN YOU GET DOWN TO THE SUCCESSOR AGENCY.
JUST ONCE PER AGENCY ON THE PUBLIC COMMENT.
DO WE HAVE A MOTION FROM THE MEMBERS? I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO AGAIN REAPPOINT OUR MAYOR PRO TEM JOHN PALLARES.
HE'S DONE A GREAT JOB AS A PRO TEM.
THANK YOU. I'LL SECOND THAT MOTION.
MADAM CLERK IT'S BEEN MOVED AND SECOND, WOULD YOU CALL THE VOTE BY ROLL CALL? MAYOR REYNA.
DO I GET TO ASK IF THERE'S ANY OTHER NOMINATIONS? YEAH. OK.
ARE THERE ANY OTHER NOMINATIONS? THANK YOU. ALRIGHT, MADAM CLERK.
AYE. MOTION BY COUNCIL MEMBER CORTEZ, SECOND BY MAYOR REYNA TO APPOINT COUNCIL MEMBER PALLARES AS MAYOR PRO TEM.
MOTION IS UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED.
THANK YOU, MADAM CLERK. CONGRATULATIONS TO YOU.
ALL RIGHT, NOMINATION AND APPOINTMENT OF CHAIRMAN MR.
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HURLBURT.THIS IS FOR THE SUCCESSOR AGENCY OFFICERS, AND SO THE SAME PROCESS WILL OCCUR HERE.
WE'LL HAVE NOMINATION FOR CHAIRMAN POSITION AND THEN THE VICE CHAIRMAN POSITION.
AND AT THIS TIME, WE ARE OPENING AGAIN TO PUBLIC COMMENT BECAUSE IT IS A DIFFERENT AGENCY. YES. OK.
ARE THERE ANY PUBLIC COMMENTS AT THIS TIME? SEEING NONE, MADAM CLERK, DO WE HAVE ANY EMAIL COMMENTS? GIVE ME ONE MINUTE MAYOR.
WE HAVE NO EMAIL COMMENTS AT THIS TIME.
ANY COMMENTS FROM THE MEMBERS? VICE CHAIR, PALLARES? NO COMMENT. THANK YOU, DIRECTOR CORTEZ.
DIRECTOR MARTINEZ. NO COMMENTS.
DO WE HAVE A NOMINATION FROM THE MEMBERS? LIKE TO NOMINATE MR. REYNA FOR CHAIRMAN.
CLERK IT HAS BEEN MOVED AND SECOND, SO WOULD YOU CALL THE ROLL CALL THE VOTE BY ROLL CALL? CHAIRMAN, CHAIRMAN REYNA.
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AYE. DIRECTOR MARTINEZ.AYE. MOTION BY DIRECTOR CORTEZ, SECONDED BY DIRECTOR GARCIA TO APPOINT CHAIRMAN REYNA AS CHAIRMAN FOR THE SUCCESSOR AGENCY.
MOTION IS UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED.
THANK YOU, MADAM CLERK. ALL RIGHT.
FINALLY NOMINATION OF APPOINTMENT OF VICE CHAIRMAN, DO I HAVE A NOMINATION FROM THE MEMBERS? I'D LIKE TO NOMINATE A MEMBER PALLARES.
MADAM CLERK WOULD YOU CALL THE VOTE BY ROLL CALL.
AYE. MOTION BY DIRECTOR CORTEZ, SECONDED BY CHAIRMAN REYNA TO APPOINT VICE CHAIRMAN PALLARES AS VICE CHAIRMAN OF THE SUCCESSOR AGENCY.
MOTION IS UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED.
THANK YOU, MADAM CLERK. WASCO PUBLIC FINANCE AUTHORITY BUSINESS NOMINATION AND
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APPOINTMENT OF CHAIRMAN.ARE THERE ANY PUBLIC COMMENTS AT THIS TIME? OK SEEING NONE, MADAM CLERK, DO WE HAVE ANY EMAIL COMMENTS ON THIS ITEM? GIVE ME ONE MINUTE MAYOR.
WE HAVE NO EMAIL COMMENTS AT THIS TIME.
DO WE HAVE ANY NOMINATION FOR THE MEMBERS? I NOMINATE MEMBER REYNA.
THANK YOU, MR. CORTEZ. ARE THERE OTHER NOMINATIONS? YOU WANT A SECOND FOR THAT? WE SHOULD PROBABLY HAVE A SECOND FOR [INAUDIBLE].
THANK YOU. ARE THERE OTHER NOMINATIONS? ALL RIGHT. SEEING NONE. SO MADAM CLERK THERE'S BEEN [INAUDIBLE] NOMINATED AND SECOND.
SO WOULD YOU CALL THE VOTE BY ROLLCALL? CHAIRMAN REYNA.
AYE. MOTION BY DIRECTOR CORTEZ, SECONDED BY DIRECTOR MARTINEZ TO APPOINT CHAIRMAN REYNA AS CHAIRMAN OF THE WASCO PUBLIC FINANCE AUTHORITY, MOTION IS UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED.
THANK YOU, MADAM CLERK, NOMINATION AND APPOINTMENT OF VICE CHAIRMAN.
DO WE HAVE A NOMINATION FROM THE MEMBERS? I'D LIKE TO NOMINATE MEMBER PALLARES.
ARE THERE ANY OTHER NOMINATIONS? OK SEEING NONE. MADAM CLERK, WOULD YOU CALL THE VOTE BY ROLL CALL? CHAIRMAN REYNA.
AYE. MOTION BY DIRECTOR CORTEZ, SECONDED BY DIRECTOR MARTINEZ TO APPOINT VICE CHAIRMAN PALLARES AS VICE CHAIRMAN OF THE WASCO PUBLIC FINANCE AUTHORITY.
MOTION IS UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED.
WE'RE DONE WITH THAT. MCKENNA, WHAT DO YOU THINK THIS IS AS EXCITING AS WATCHING PAINT DRY, RIGHT? LET'S GO.
ITEM NUMBER 10 CONSENT CALENDAR COUNCIL BUSINESS.
[10)CONSENT CALENDAR]
THE CONSENT CALENDAR CONSISTS OF ITEMS THAT, IN STAFF'S OPINION, ARE ROUTINE AND NON-CONTROVERSIAL. THESE ITEMS ARE APPROVED IN ONE MOTION UNLESS A COUNCIL MEMBER OR MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC REQUESTS REMOVAL OF A PARTICULAR ITEM.THIS EVENING WE HAVE ITEMS NINE A THROUGH NINE F.
AT THIS TIME, I WOULD LIKE TO ASK THE MEMBERS IF THEY HAVE A CONFLICT OF INTEREST ON A PARTICULAR ITEM ON THE CONSENT CALENDAR.
AND I DO NOT 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.
I SEE NO ONE HERE, MADAM CLERK.
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DO WE HAVE ANY EMAIL COMMENTS REGARDING A PARTICULAR ITEM ON THE CONSENT CALENDAR? GIVE ME ONE MINUTE MAYOR.10D, WE WILL NEED TO PULL IT FOR CORRECTIONS.
SO YES, WE WILL THERE ARE A COUPLE OF ERRORS ON THAT REPORT THAT CAN BE CORRECTED HERE DURING THE MEETING, BUT IT NEEDS TO HAPPEN OUTSIDE OF THE CONSENT CALENDAR.
OK, SO IT NEEDS TO BE APPROVED WITH THE [INAUDIBLE] WE'LL HANDLE IT IN THE COURSE OF THE NEW BUSINESS. OK, SO YOU'LL INDICATE TO ME AT WHAT POINT WE'RE GOING TO HANDLE THAT PARTICULAR ITEM. IT WILL. IT WILL BE THE SECOND ITEM UNDER NEW BUSINESS.
WE'LL ACTUALLY HANDLE IT RIGHT AFTER WE DO APPROVE THE CONSENT CALENDAR.
SEPARATE CONSIDERATION. SEPARATE, SEPARATE CONSIDERATION ON ITEM 10D.
HEY, YOU GUYS CAN FIGHT IT OUT.
LET ME KNOW HOW WE'RE GOING TO DO IT.
[INAUDIBLE] AND THERE IS NO EMAIL COMMENTS AT THIS TIME.
WELL, THANK YOU. YOU WERE ALREADY ON THAT.
IS THERE ANY COUNCIL MEMBER THAT WOULD LIKE TO REMOVE AN ITEM? MAYOR PRO TEM PALLARES.
NOTHING. AND I DO NOT WANT TO REMOVE ANY ITEM, EXCEPT D IS NO LONGER IN THE CONSENT CALENDAR. I WOULD LIKE TO ENTERTAIN A MOTION FOR APPROVAL.
SO MOVED. IS THERE A SECOND? SECOND. OK IT'S BEEN MOVED AND SECOND. MADAM CLARK, WOULD YOU CALL THE VOTE BY ROLL CALL? MAYOR REYNA. AYE.
AYE. MOTION BY COUNCIL MEMBER MARTINEZ, SECONDED BY COUNCIL MEMBER GARCIA TO APPROVE THE CONSENT CALENDAR WITH SEPARATE CONSIDERATION ON ITEM 10D, MOTION IS UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED . RIGHT UNDER SEPARATE CONSIDERATION.
WE'RE BRINGING BACK ITEM D MR.
[10D. Adopt a Resolution Approving the City Annual Calendar dates for Regular Meetings of the City Council and Identify Observed Holidays, and the Fridays City Offices will be Closed and Regular Meetings of the Planning Commission for January through December 2022 for the 2022 Calendar Year.]
HURLBERT. THAT IS CORRECT.I WOULD LIKE TO ASK FOR MS. VERA TO EXPLAIN THE ERROR AND THAT WE CAN GET IT APPROVED WITH THAT CORRECTION.
HOPEFULLY, THAT'S CLOSE ENOUGH.
GOOD EVENING. HONORABLE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS.
WE NOTICED AN INACCURACY IN THE MONTH OF JUNE FOR THE REGULAR SCHEDULED CITY COUNCIL MEETINGS. CURRENTLY, IT IDENTIFIES MAY THE 31ST AND JUNE THE 14TH AS REGULAR SCHEDULED COUNCIL MEETINGS. HOWEVER, THAT SHOULD ACCURATELY REFLECT JUNE THE 7TH AND JUNE THE 21ST AS REGULAR SCHEDULED COUNCIL MEETINGS FOR THE ANNUAL YEAR OF 2022.
IS THAT THE ONLY CORRECTION TO THIS ITEM? AT THIS MOMENT. THAT IS THE ONLY CORRECTION.
AT THIS MOMENT. [LAUGHTER] SO VOTE QUICKLY.
IS IT SAFE TO ASSUME THIS IS THE ONLY CORRECTION? I BELIEVE SO. ALTHOUGH THERE HAS BEEN SOME DISCUSSION ABOUT PRODUCING TWO VERSIONS OF THIS CALENDAR THAT MAY BE DISTRIBUTED LATER.
ONE FOR STAFF, THAT'S ON A NORMAL FIVE DAY SCHEDULE AND THE OTHERS THAT ARE ON A [INAUDIBLE] SCHEDULE JUST TO KEEP IT A LITTLE CLEARER FOR THOSE TWO GROUPS OF EMPLOYEES.
BUT OTHERWISE, I THINK WE'RE GOOD TO GO.
ALL RIGHT. I'LL GO THROUGH THIS SCRIPT AGAIN, THIS TIME I WOULD LIKE TO ASK THE MEMBERS IF THEY HAVE A CONFLICT OF INTEREST ON ITEM D ON THE CALENDAR.
NO. AND I DON'T HAVE A CONFLICT.
ALL RIGHT. MAYOR I MOVE TO APPROVE WITH THE CORRECTIONS ON THIS ITEM.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH, BOTH OF YOU.
MADAME CLERK, WOULD YOU CALL THE VOTE? MAYOR REYNA.
AYE. MOTION BY COUNCIL MEMBER GARCIA, SECONDED BY COUNCIL MEMBER CORTEZ TO APPROVE ITEM 10 D WITH CORRECTIONS MOTION IS UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED.
I DON'T THINK ANY ONE OF US WANTS TO ATTEND THREE MEETINGS IN MAY.
ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
ITEM 11 PUBLIC HEARINGS ADOPT AND WAIVE THE SECOND READING BY TITLE ONLY OF AN ORDINANCE
[11A. Adopt and Waive the Second Reading by title only of an Ordinance of the City of Wasco Amending Title 13 of the Wasco Municipal Code, Amending Chapter 13.14.01.0, Sewer Service Charges]
OF THE CITY OF WASCO AMENDING TITLE 13 OF THE WASCO MUNICIPAL CODE, AMENDING CHAPTER[00:25:01]
THIRTEEN POINT FOURTEEN POINT ZERO ONE POINT ZERO SEWER SERVICE CHARGES MR. VILLA.GOOD EVENING MAYOR AND COUNCIL.
THE PROPOSED ORDINANCE WAS INTRODUCED ON NOVEMBER 16TH, AMENDING TITLE 13, THE WASCO MUNICIPAL CODE SEWER SERVICE CHARGES.
THE PROPOSED ORDINANCE WILL ALLOW FOR MODIFICATION OF SEWER RATES BY RESOLUTION.
THE ORDINANCE IS SIMPLY TO PROVIDE UNIFORMITY WITH OTHER UTILITY BUILDING SERVICES LIKE SANITATION AND WATER.
STAFF RECOMMENDS THAT THE CITY COUNCIL ADOPT THE ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF WASCO AMENDING TITLE 13 OF THE WASCO MUNICIPAL CODE AMENDING CHAPTER THIRTEEN POINT ONE FOUR POINT ZERO ONE ZERO SEWER SERVICE CHARGES.
WITH THAT IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS.
THANK YOU, MR. VILLA. ALL RIGHT.
AT THIS TIME, I WILL OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING.
DO WE HAVE ANY COMMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC? OK, I DON'T SEE ANYONE, MADAM CLERK, DO WE HAVE ANY EMAIL COMMENTS? GIVE ME A MINUTE, MAYOR. OF COURSE.
NO, JUST GIVE HER 30 SECONDS THIS TIME.
WE HAVE NO EMAIL COMMENTS AT THIS TIME MAYOR.
AT THIS TIME I WOULD LIKE TO CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING.
ANY COMMENTS FROM THE MEMBERS? MAYOR PRO TEM PALLARES.
NOTHING. I WOULD LIKE TO ENTERTAIN A MOTION, PLEASE.
MADAM CLERK IT HAS BEEN MOVED AND SECOND.
SECOND BY? MR. MARTINEZ, WOULD YOU CALL THE VOTE? MAYOR REYNA.
AYE. MOTION BY COUNCIL MEMBER CORTEZ, SECONDED BY COUNCIL MEMBER MARTINEZ TO APPROVE ITEM 10 A MOTION IS UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED.
THANK YOU. OK, WE DON'T HAVE ANY DIFFERED BUSINESS, SO WE'RE MOVING ON TO NEW BUSINESS
[13A. Adopt a Resolution Authorizing the City Manager the Use of Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds Under The American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (ARPA) for Water and Sewer Infrastructure, and One-Time Essential Premium Pay. (Hurlbert)]
ITEM 13. ITEM A ADOPT A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO USE THE USE OF CORONAVIRUS STATE AND LOCAL FISCAL RECOVERY FUNDS UNDER THE AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN ACT OF 2021 ARPA FOR WATER AND SEWER INFRASTRUCTURE IN ONE TIME ESSENTIAL PREMIUM PAY.HONORABLE MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL.
THIS ITEM COVERS A LITTLE BIT OF GROUND.
WE'VE TALKED A NUMBER OF TIMES DURING THE WAGE NEGOTIATION OVER THE LAST COUPLE OF MONTHS ABOUT THE OPPORTUNITY TO USE ARPA FUNDS FOR THE FOR THE ONE TIME PREMIUM PAY FOR OUR EMPLOYEES THAT WENT TO WITHOUT AN ADJUSTMENTS IN THE PREVIOUS CALENDAR YEAR, AND ALL THOSE THOSE WERE DISCUSSED AND GENERALLY APPROVED BY THE COUNCIL DURING THE CLOSED SESSION. WE NEED TO HAVE THIS OPEN SESSION ACKNOWLEDGMENT THAT ARPA FUNDS ARE AUTHORIZED FOR USE FOR THAT PURPOSE.
AND THIS REPORT WILL ALSO PROVIDE LATITUDE FOR STAFF TO BEGIN MAKING PLANS FOR THE OTHER PARTS OF THE ARPA FUNDS THAT WE'VE DISCUSSED, BUT NOT FORMALIZED AS WE ARE TONIGHT.
SO THE FUNDS GENERALLY FOR WASCO WILL FALL INTO A COUPLE OF CATEGORIES AND COMING UP ON THE SCREEN IN FRONT OF YOU IS ONE OF THE EXHIBITS FROM THE STAFF REPORT.
AND IT'S REALLY THIS LINE THAT SAYS WASCO CITY, THE FORMULA THAT'S USED BY THE STATE TO DETERMINE THE DOLLAR AMOUNT OF FUNDS THAT COME TO EACH JURISDICTION.
AND THIS IS A SUBSET OF CITIES THAT ARE CONSIDERED SMALL CITIES BELOW 50000 POPULATION STATEWIDE. SO WASCO SHARE IS APPROXIMATELY 0.56 PERCENT FOR A TOTAL OF SIX POINT EIGHT SEVEN MILLION DOLLARS.
THE THE OTHER TWO PRIORITIES AS DEFINED BY THE ARPA THE ACT ITSELF ARE FOR, FROM A
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POLICY PERSPECTIVE, TO HELP TO EQUALIZE AND RECOVER FROM SOME OF THE COVID-19 EFFECTS, AS WELL AS TO PUT INTO PLACE POLICIES AND PRIORITIES THAT PREVENT INORDINATE IMPACTS FOR DISADVANTAGED COMMUNITIES AND IN SPECIFIC FROM AN OPERATIONAL STANDPOINT OF THE ACT CALLS OUT NECESSARY INVESTMENTS IN WATER, SEWER AND BROADBAND INFRASTRUCTURE WITHIN THESE COMMUNITIES.WE HAVE TALKED BRIEFLY ON THE SECOND PAGE OR THIRD PAGE OF YOUR STAFF REPORT ABOUT SOME OF OUR PRIORITIES, AND ONE OF THOSE IS IS WATER INFRASTRUCTURE.
SO A PORTION OF THESE ARPA FUNDS ARE FOUND UNDER THAT PAY AS YOU GO SECTION OF THAT TABLE ON ON THE THIRD PAGE TOTALING $2.8 MILLION.
AND THIS IS FOR THE ENGINEERING AND LAND ACQUISITION PORTION OF NEW WELL DEVELOPMENT.
WE WILL ALSO HAVE A NUMBER OF MISCELLANEOUS IMPROVEMENTS THAT WILL COME ALONG.
ABOUT HALF OF THE ARPA FUNDS WE HAVE EARMARKED TENTATIVELY FOR THE TYPES OF PROJECTS THAT WE WILL COME BACK TO YOU FOR SPECIFIC APPROVAL.
THE IN THOSE INCLUDE THINGS LIKE THE UPGRADE OF OUR [INAUDIBLE] SYSTEM, AND THAT'S THE SOFTWARE THAT CONTROLS OUR WATER AND SEWER OPERATIONS AND GIVES OPERATORS REMOTE ACCESS TO MONITOR AND ADJUST OPERATION OF THOSE FACILITIES.
ALSO, THE ESSENTIAL WORKER PREMIUM PAY IS LISTED ALONG WITH ANY OF THESE OTHER INFRASTRUCTURE CATEGORIES THAT I PREVIOUSLY MENTIONED, IN OUR CASE.
AT OUR LAST MEETING, THE COUNCIL APPROVED THE ONE TIME OFF SCHEDULE PAYMENT FOR BOTH OUR REPRESENTED AND UNREPRESENTED EMPLOYEES, AND THAT AMOUNT WILL BE SPECIFICALLY MENTIONED IN THE RESOLUTION AND I RECOMMEND YOU APPROVE TONIGHT SO THAT THOSE PAYMENTS MAY GO OUT TO OUR EMPLOYEES AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE.
SO IF THERE ARE QUESTIONS, YOU KNOW, THERE ARE A LOT OF INFORMATION IN THIS.
THERE'S THERE IS THAT TABLE THAT WE TALKED ABOUT.
THERE'S A THIRTY THREE PAGE GUIDEBOOK THAT COMES FROM THE ARPA FOLKS.
IF YOU HAVE AN INTEREST AND YOU'RE HAVING TROUBLE SLEEPING, I RECOMMEND YOU, YOU REVISIT THAT DOCUMENT. OTHER THAN THAT, I WILL DEFINITELY TAKE ANY QUESTIONS YOU HAVE TONIGHT.
THANK YOU, MR. HURLBERT. ARE THERE ANY PUBLIC COMMENTS AT THIS TIME? OKAY. SEEING NONE.
MADAM CLERK DO WE HAVE ANY EMAIL COMMENTS? GIVE ME A MINUTE MAYOR. WE NEED SOME KIND OF A MUSIC THEME HERE.
WE DO. I ENVISION LIKE THE JEOPARDY THING, YOU KNOW, HURRY MARIA.
SORRY. THERE'S NO EMAIL COMMENTS AT THIS TIME MAYOR.
THAT'S REFRESHING. REFRESHING TO HEAR.
ANY COMMENTS FROM THE MEMBERS.
NONE AT THIS TIME. MEMBER MARTINEZ.
NO COMMENT. I DON'T HAVE ANY COMMENTS.
ALL RIGHT. IT'S BEEN MOVED AND SECOND.
MADAM CLERK WILL YOU THE ROLL CALL.
SECONDED BY COUNCIL MEMBER GARCIA TO APPROVE ITEM 13A, MOTION IS UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED.
THANK YOU, MADAM CLERK. REPORTS FROM COMMISSIONS AND COMMITTEES, THAT'S ITEM 14.
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[INAUDIBLE] ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION, MR. CORTEZ.THANK YOU. KERN COUNCIL GOVERNANCE MR.
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GARCIA.JUST THAT THE CALTRANS CONTINUES TO WORK WITH AGENCIES TO APPLY FOR THE CLEAN CALIFORNIA FUNDING $300 MILLION.
I WOULD. I WOULD HOPE THAT OUR STAFF IS ON AFTER THAT.
YES. AND CURRENT REGIONAL AWARDS CEREMONY ARE GOING TO BE ON MARCH 3RD NEXT YEAR.
RECOMMENDATIONS FOR PROJECTS AND OR NOMINATIONS FOR PROJECTS ARE BEING ACCEPTED AT THIS TIME. THEY REALLY NEED SOME SO.
WELL, IF YOU CAN THINK OF ANY HERE OR ANYWHERE AROUND KERN, THEY ARE ACCEPTING THEM STILL AT THIS TIME. THAT'S ALL FROM [INAUDIBLE] THIS EVENING, MAYOR.
WASCO TASK FORCE MR. MARTINEZ.
WE HAVE NOT MET SINCE LAST MONTH SINCE NOVEMBER, AND WE'RE GOING TO TAKE THE MONTH OF DECEMBER OFF DUE TO THE HOLIDAYS.
THANK YOU. A REPORT FROM KERN COUNTY FIRE.
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GOOD EVENING, HONORABLE MAYOR, CITY COUNCIL, I JUST WANTED TO KNOW TOMORROW EVENING HERE AT THE FIRE STATION IN WASCO WE'LL HAVE A RECRUITMENT MEETING FOR THE POSITION OF FIREFIGHTER. THE TEST IS OPEN CURRENTLY.THE APPLICATION PROCESS IS OPEN CURRENTLY AND WE WILL BE IT CLOSES FRIDAY.
IT'S BEEN OPEN SINCE LAST MONDAY.
AND SO WE'LL BE HAVING A RECRUITMENT MEETING TOMORROW NIGHT AT THE FIRE STATION FROM 6 TO 7:30. AND SO WE'LL SEE WHO SHOWS UP AT THE AT THE MEETING AND WHAT WE CAN IF WE CAN GET THEM THE INFORMATION TO POSSIBLY GET A JOB WITH OUR DEPARTMENT.
WILL THERE BE REFRESHMENTS? I WOULDN'T COUNT ON IT. I WOULDN'T COUNT ON IT.
IS DINNER GOING TO BE SERVED? YEAH, BUT THAT WAS HEADING.
YEAH, THAT'LL BRING SOME PEOPLE.
DINNER WILL BE SERVED, BUT ONLY FOR THE THREE GUYS THAT WORKED THERE.
THEY HAVE TO PAY FOR THEIR OWN.
SO. AND THEN JUST WANTED TO UPDATE THE COUNCIL, JUST LIKE EVERYTHING ELSE THAT'S HAPPENING WITH THE CHANGES IN SERVICES AND DIFFERENT THINGS HAPPENING THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY. ONE OF THE THINGS THAT'S BEEN AFFECTED RECENTLY IS EMS SERVICE, SO AMBULANCE SERVICE AND THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY AMBULANCE SERVICE HAS HAS DROPPED A LITTLE BIT, AND IT'S ONE OF THOSE THINGS THAT WE ARE WORKING WITH THE KERN COUNTY EMS DEPARTMENT ON.
SO I JUST WANT TO LET YOU KNOW IF THERE'S AN ISSUE, YOU GET A COMPLAINT.
IT IS SOMETHING THAT HAS BEEN ONGOING AND AS WE'VE BEEN WORKING WITH EMS TO TRY AND HELP THEM GIVE THEM SOLUTIONS, SOME SOLUTIONS PROVIDE THEM WITH THE INFORMATION THAT'S GOING ON OUT IN THE FIELD, BUT ALSO TO GIVE THEM GIVE THEM SOLUTIONS, HELP THEM FIND SOLUTIONS BECAUSE CURRENTLY THE AMBULANCE SERVICE AND HOW THAT ALL WORKS AT FALLS UNDER KERN COUNTY EMS. BUT IT DOES AFFECT OUR SERVICE WHEN WE GO OUT BECAUSE IF WE GET DELAYED ON A CALL, WE CAN'T GO TO THE NEXT CALL, SO WE ARE WORKING WITH THEM TO DO THAT.
SO WE JUST I JUST WANNA LET YOU KNOW IN CASE THERE'S AN ISSUE AND IF YOU HAVE ANY, ANY QUESTIONS, ANY TIME OR IF YOU HAVE ANY COMPLAINTS, YOU KNOW, LIKE THAT.
SO BUT JUST WANTED TO LET YOU KNOW, I HAVE A QUESTION FOR YOU.
ARE YOU WORKING WITH [INAUDIBLE] AMBULANCE TO KIND OF MITIGATE SOME OF THOSE ISSUES THAT YOU HAVE? THAT IS THAT IS KERN COUNTY EMS IS DOING THAT.
YEAH, THEY ARE WORKING WITH [INAUDIBLE] TO DO THAT.
YES. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU, [INAUDIBLE] OH, GO AHEAD.
PLEASE GO AHEAD. I WAS JUST GOING TO SAY I WAS TOLD THE OTHER DAY, I DON'T KNOW HOW ACCURATE THIS IS, BUT [INAUDIBLE] AMBULANCE IS TAKEN OVER SERVICES IN DELANO.
YES, THAT'S CORRECT. AND THAT'S PART OF WHAT THE IMPACT IS, IS THAT OUR AMBULANCE IS OCCASIONALLY BEING SENT UP THERE TO HANDLE MEDICAL AID CALLS AND THEN IT'S INCREASING RESPONSE TIMES BACK TO WASCO.
IS THAT CORRECT? YES, THAT IS ONE OF THE THAT'S ONE OF THE ISSUES ACROSS THE BOARD.
IT'S THERE'S MULTIPLE ISSUES THAT SPAN FROM PART OF THAT TAKE OVER FROM THE DELANO AMBULANCE, BUT ALSO LEVEL OF SERVICE BEING PROVIDED THROUGHOUT THE WHOLE COUNTY IN GENERAL, THE METRO BAKERSFIELD AREA.
AND SO SOME RECENT CHANGES HAVE BEEN MADE TO ENSURE THAT THE CITIZENS IN THE IN THE RURAL COMMUNITIES AND THE CONTRACT CITIES AREN'T BEING LEFT WITHOUT AMBULANCES TO PUT THEM IN OTHER PLACES. OKAY, THANK YOU.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? ALL RIGHT, SIR. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
LOOKING FORWARD TO YOUR REPORT.
SO GOOD EVENING, MAYOR HONORABLE BOARD, SERGEANT [INAUDIBLE], THE KERN COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE WASCO SUBSTATION, PRESENTING SOME OF THE CASES OF THE DEPUTIES OF THE WASCO SUBSTATION HANDLED THE PAST THREE WEEKS.
WE HAVE AN EXTRA WEEK BETWEEN OUR LAST MEETING.
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SO. THE FIRST INCIDENT I'LL BE COVERING TODAY OCCURRED ON THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 18TH AT APPROXIMATELY 1:42 PM, WHERE DEPUTIES IN THE WASCO SUBSTATION WERE DISPATCHED TO THE INTERSECTION OF POSO DRIVE AND GRIFFITH AVENUE FOR A MULTIPLE VEHICLE COLLISION.AND DURING THE INVESTIGATION, ONE OF THE OCCUPANTS OF ONE VEHICLE WAS TREATED AT THE SCENE FOR MINOR INJURIES AND RELEASED, AND THE DRIVER OF THE SECOND VEHICLE WAS FOUND TO BE INTOXICATED AND DRIVING ON A SUSPENDED LICENSE.
RUDY [INAUDIBLE], A FORTY FIVE YEAR OLD MALE WASCO WAS SUBSEQUENTLY ARRESTED AND BOOKED IN THE KERN COUNTY JAIL FOR FELONY DUI, RESULTING IN INJURY, DRIVING WITH A SUSPENDED LICENSE, OBSTRUCTION OF A PEACE OFFICER AND HIS MISDEMEANOR WARRANTS.
THIS INCIDENT JUST SERVES A REMINDER OF THE DANGERS OF THE REPERCUSSIONS OF DRIVING UNDER THE INFLUENCE AND ESPECIALLY GOING IN THE HOLIDAYS, I TRY TO URGE THE PUBLIC TO KEEP THIS IN MIND AND ALWAYS USE A DESIGNATED DRIVER.
WHEN YOU'RE PLANNING ON GOING OUT AND FOR THE HOLIDAYS AND THE PARTIES AND TO ALWAYS BE SAFE. THE SECOND INCIDENT I'LL BE COVERING OCCURRED ON MONDAY, NOVEMBER 22ND, APPROXIMATELY 12:11 A.M., WHERE DEPUTIES OF THE WASCO SUBSTATION WERE DISPATCHED TO THE 800 BLOCK OF 16TH STREET.
FOR A SHOTS HEARD INVESTIGATION.
UPON ARRIVAL, DEPUTIES LOCATED AND DETAINED A CHRISTIAN TOVAR, 24 YEAR OLD MALE FROM THE CITY OF WASCO, WHO WAS FOUND IN POSSESSION OF A CONCEALED LOADED FIRE ARM.
DURING INVESTIGATION TOVAR WAS ALSO FOUND TO HAVE A FELONY WARRANT, MULTIPLE MISDEMEANOR WARRANTS FOR HIS ARREST AND WAS ALSO THE SUSPECT IN AN ASSAULT.
THE DEADLY WEAPON INVESTIGATION FROM NOV.
13, TOVAR WAS SUBSEQUENTLY ARRESTED AND BOOKED AT THE KERN COUNTY JAIL FOR FELONY POSSESSION OF A FIREARM. HIS ARREST WARRANTS AND ASSAULT WITH A DEADLY WEAPON.
ON MONDAY, NOVEMBER 29TH, APPROXIMATELY 8:17 A.M., A DEPUTY AT THE WASCO SUBSTATION ATTEMPTED TO CONDUCT A TRAFFIC ENFORCEMENT STOP NEAR THE INTERSECTION OF 7TH STREET AND BROADWAY. THE DRIVER OF THE VEHICLE FLED AND THE PURSUIT WAS INITIATED.
THE PURSUIT ENDED A SHORT TIME LATER WITH THE SUSPECT VEHICLE STOPPED NEAR THE INTERSECTION OF SUNSET AVENUE AND OAK AVENUE AND THE DRIVER OF THE VEHICLE, DAMIEN TORRES. TWENTY ONE YEAR OLD MALE FROM CITY OF WASCO WAS DETAINED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. DURING A SEARCH OF THE VEHICLE, DEPUTIES LOCATED A CONCEALED LOADED FORTY FIVE CALIBER HANDGUN, A SPARE MAGAZINE FOR THE FIREARM, ADDITIONAL AMMUNITION, GANG [INAUDIBLE] AND MARIJUANA.
TORRES WAS SUBSEQUENTLY ARRESTED AND BOOKED IN THE KERN COUNTY JAIL FOR FAILING STOP AT STOP SIGN, DRIVING WITHOUT A LICENSE, EVADING AN OFFICER, POSSESSION OF MARIJUANA FOR SALES, PARTICIPATING IN CRIMINAL STREET GANG AND NUMEROUS FELONY WEAPONS POSSESSION CHARGES. HE WAS ALSO FOUND TO BE ON PAROLE OUT AND OUT ON BAIL FOR A PENDING POSSESSION OF AMMUNITION CHARGE BY A FELON.
HIS PAROLE STATUS WAS THEN REVOKED, AND HE WAS ALSO BOOKED INTO THE KERN COUNTY JAIL FOR HIS ADDITIONAL VIOLATION OF PAROLE.
AND THEN LAST INCIDENTALLY BE COVERING WAS FROM SATURDAY, DECEMBER 4TH, APPROXIMATELY 6:23 P.M. DEPUTIES WITH THE WASCO SUBSTATION WERE DISPATCHED TO THE 500 BLOCK OF G STREET TO REPORT OF A SHOOTING.
UPON ARRIVAL, DEPUTIES LOCATED TWO MALE SUBJECTS SUFFERING FROM MULTIPLE GUNSHOT WOUNDS.
UNFORTUNATELY, ONE OF THE VICTIMS SUCCUMBED TO HIS INJURIES AT THE SCENE AND WAS PRONOUNCED DECEASED.
AND THE SECOND VICTIM WAS TRANSPORTED TO THE HOSPITAL, RECEIVED MEDICAL CARE.
KERN COUNTY HOMICIDE DETECTIVES RESPONDED TO THE SCENE AND ASSUMED THE INVESTIGATION.
AND IT'S TIME, ONCE AGAIN, I WOULD LIKE TO REMIND THE PUBLIC THAT THE COOPERATION OF THE MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY IS VITAL TO LAW ENFORCEMENT SUCCESS IN SOLVING THESE TYPES OF CRIMES. I WOULD LIKE TO ENCOURAGE ANYONE WITH INFORMATION IN RELATION TO ANY THE INVESTIGATIONS PRESENTED TO CONTACT THE KERN COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE AT (661) 861-3110 OR THE SECRET WITNESS AT (661) 322-4040.
AND AT THAT, I'M OPEN TO TAKE ANY QUESTIONS IN THE BOARD MAY HAVE.
THANK YOU, SERGEANT [INAUDIBLE].
ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS FROM THE MEMBERS? NO QUESTIONS. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
ITEM 16 REPORT FROM CITY MANAGER.
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YES, HONORABLE MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL, I HAVE A FEW ITEMS TONIGHT.REMINDER THAT THIS SATURDAY, DECEMBER 11TH WILL BE THE WASCO CHRISTMAS PARADE.
THERE ARE TWO CITY VEHICLES INVOLVED.
FIRST, THE FIRE TRUCK, WHICH HAS A CAPACITY OF FOUR COUNCIL MEMBERS AND THE SLED ON A
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TRAILER, HAS BEEN REVIVED FROM STORAGE AND READY TO GO.AND THAT WILL HOLD TWO ADDITIONAL COUNCIL MEMBERS, PLUS MR. AND MRS. CLAUS.
I'M TOLD FOR A TOTAL OF FOUR ON THAT VEHICLE, SO YOU CAN SIGN UP.
I THINK THE CITY CLERK CAN HELP COORDINATE WHO'S GOING TO RIDE WHERE AND LET HER KNOW IF YOU'RE AVAILABLE FOR THAT EVENT.
IT SOUNDS LIKE THERE'S THERE WILL BE SOME.
WELL, I KNOW THERE WILL BE ADDITIONAL EVENTS HAPPENING AT THE TERMINUS OF THE PARADE NOW DOWN THERE, THE HIGH SCHOOL, INCLUDING THE TREE LIGHTING AND STREET FAIR AND OTHER ACTIVITIES. SO I THINK WE MAY DISTRIBUTE AN ADDITIONAL FLIER JUST SO YOU HAVE ALL THE INFORMATION BETWEEN NOW AND THEN.
NEXT IS A REMINDER THAT ON TUESDAY.
IF I'M WRONG, MR. RUDY [INAUDIBLE] MAY BE RIDING WITH US.
HE FREQUENTLY COMES TO OUR PARADES AND HE HAS ALWAYS RIDDEN WITH US IN ONE OF THE VEHICLES, SO I'M NOT SURE.
IS HE COMING [INAUDIBLE]? HE WAS PLANNING ON ATTENDING.
AND YOU DIDN'T MENTION THE ELVES AND THE ELVES WILL BE HERE TOO.
SO WE NEED TO MAKE ROOM FOR THE ELVES.
THEY DON'T TAKE UP MUCH SPACE.
OH, I KNOW THEY ARE. HANG ON TO THE LADDER ON THE BACK.
WE NEED TO LET THEM KNOW AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.
SO YES, IF HE IF HE'S GOING TO BE RIDING ALONG WITH, WE SHOULD HAVE.
WE HAVE ROOM FOR THE FIVE COUNCIL MEMBERS, PLUS AT LEAST ONE MORE INDIVIDUAL AND THEN MR. AND MRS. CLAUS ON TOP OF THAT.
SO THERE SHOULD BE WE CAN JUST ASSUME THAT HE'LL BE THERE AND RESERVE THAT SPOT FOR HIM, IF YOU'D LIKE. THANK YOU.
SURE. IS THE CLUTCH WORKING NOW? IT IS BEST THEY CAN.
WOULDN'T EVEN HAVE THE RIDE ALONG.
[INAUDIBLE]. WOULD THIS BE AN APPROPRIATE TIME TO CALL SHOTGUN? I'LL BE DRIVING. LET ME CONSULT THE NORMS. MARY, YOU'RE DRIVING, RIGHT? YEAH, YOU GOT THIS.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS ON [INAUDIBLE] OBJECTION TOO.
HOW ABOUT THE ENTRY, THE ENTRY, I BELIEVE, WAS A GIFT OR IS THAT ALREADY BEING TAKEN CARE OF? SHOULD WE ALL BRING SOMETHING? YES. OK, GOOD. GOOD.
GOOD. IT SHOULD BE NOTED ALL THOSE NON-DRIVING HAVE TO PUSH SHOULD.
I SERVED IN THAT CAPACITY BEFORE HONORABLY.
SORRY TO INTERRUPT YOU. NO, NO.
SO THEN THE NEXT ITEM IS THE FOLLOWING TUESDAY, 12/14.
WE'LL HAVE OUR SCHEDULED SPECIAL MEETING FOR THE NEXT STEP IN THE PROP 218 PROCESS ON THE RATE STUDY. SO BE SURE YOU HAVE THAT ON YOUR CALENDAR FOR TUESDAY EVENING 12/14.
AND THERE WILL BE AN AGENDA AND MATERIALS COMING TO YOU IN THAT REGARD.
AND THEN A REQUEST FOR JUST A QUICK DISCUSSION AND, IF POSSIBLE, A DECISION THIS YEAR.
THE FIRST MEETING OF THE YEAR FALLS ON JANUARY 4TH, AND ALL THOSE STAFF WILL BE BACK AT WORK THE THE WEEK PRIOR, WHEN THE AGENDA WOULD NEED TO BE ASSEMBLED AND POSTED AND PROOFED THIS IS LIKELY TO BE A GHOST TOWN HERE.
SO I DON'T KNOW IN THE PAST IF YOU'VE CONSIDERED GOING DARK ON THAT FIRST MEETING IN JANUARY. I AM NOT AWARE OF ANY PENDING URGENT BUSINESS THAT WOULD NEED TO BE HANDLED ON THAT THAT EVENING THAT COULDN'T WAIT UNTIL THE SECOND OR THE THIRD TUESDAY OF JANUARY.
YES, IF THERE ARE, IF THERE'S NO REAL SERIOUS BUSINESS TO BE TRANSACTED ON THAT MEETING, I'M FINE WITH IT.
THAT'S MY OPINION. I'D LIKE TO HEAR FROM THE OTHER MEMBERS.
I'LL BE AVAILABLE. I'LL ECHO THE MAYOR'S COMMENTS.
OK, I WOULD. I WOULD SUPPORT GOING DARK.
SO WE'LL PLAN ON THAT UNLESS SOMETHING EXTRAORDINARY [INAUDIBLE] COMES UP.
THAT WAS FOUR TO ONE MADAM CLERK.
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MAYOR PRO TEM, SO WE CAN ATTEMPT TO HAVE A MEETING WITHOUT A QUORUM.AND HE CAN COME IN. OK, SO THAT THAT CONCLUDES CITY MANAGER COMMENTS FOR TONIGHT.
[17)REPORTS FROM CITY COUNCIL]
ALL RIGHT. REPORTS FROM CITY COUNCIL, MAYOR PRO TEM.I WANT TO THANK FIRE DEPARTMENT [INAUDIBLE] BEING HERE PRESENTING THE INFORMATION IT'S IMPORTANT. LIKE I SAID BEFORE, IT'S REALLY DIFFICULT TO PREVENT ALL CRIME, ESPECIALLY THE VIOLENT CRIMES, YOU KNOW, USUALLY HEAT OF THE MOMENT STUFF.
BUT WE DO HAVE TO DO BETTER SOME WAY, SOMEHOW WITHIN THE COMMUNITY, WITHIN OURSELVES.
IT STARTS WITH WITH US WHO LIVE HERE.
WE NEED TO BE ABLE TO HELP BE WITNESSES, GIVE UP INFORMATION.
I KNOW THERE'S A LOT OF HESITANCY OUT THERE FROM THOSE WHO KNOW STUFF, SO I CALL UPON THE COMMUNITY TO DO THEIR PART AS WELL.
WE HAVE A REBATE PROGRAM FOR SECURITY CAMERAS.
YOU BUY UP TO ONE HUNDRED BUCKS, ONE HUNDRED AND FIFTY DOLLARS.
YOU BUY A SECURITY CAMERA, SEND US YOUR RECEIPTS.
YOU'RE IN MINIMALLY FOR A LITTLE PEACE OF MIND OR LITTLE ASSISTANCE FOR THE COMMUNITY AND FOR THE SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT FOR HELP SOLVE CRIMES, WHICH HAS HELPED HAS HELPED SOLVE SOME OF THOSE CRIMES. SO LET'S FIND THOSE PEOPLE COMMITTING THOSE CRIMES AND PUT THEM BEHIND BARS. WE CAN.
ALSO I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A FORMAL ANNOUNCEMENT.
MY INTENT IS TO RELINQUISH RESIGN MY SEAT AS COUNCIL MEMBER.
[INAUDIBLE] AFTER THE NEXT MEETING ONLY BECAUSE I LOVE WHAT I DO.
[INAUDIBLE] LOVE ALL YOU GUYS. SO.
BUT IT'S TIME FOR ME TO MOVE ON.
THAT'S ALL I HAVE. I'LL SUBMIT MY FORMAL RESIGNATION INTENT TO RESIGN TO CITY CLERK AND CITY MANAGER.
LIKE I SAID. WISH YOU GUYS BEST.
BUT I'LL BE HERE FOR ONE MORE MEETING.
SO, YOU KNOW. EXCEPT, YOU KNOW, GIFTS UNDER 50 BUCKS.
I'VE BEEN DOING THIS FOR 17 YEARS.
LOVE WHAT I DO. I TAKE PRIDE IN WHAT WE'VE DONE.
WE HAVE GREAT STAFF, GREAT CREW.
YOU GUYS ARE AMAZING. GOING TO KEEP GOING.
SO THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MR. CORTEZ. I AM GOING TO MISS YOU.
MR. MAYOR, LET ME ASK THE CITY MANAGER, WANT ANY DISCUSSION ON THIS? IF I COULD, MAYBE FOLLOWING THE THE BALANCE OF THE COUNCIL MEMBER COMMENTS, I BECAME AWARE OF THE SITUATION WITH COUNCIL MEMBER CORTEZ JUST PRIOR TO THE MEETING, AND SO HAVE A COUPLE OF THINGS TO TALK TO COUNCIL ABOUT THAT BEFORE WE CONCLUDE THE MEETING.
SURE. SO LET ME GO AROUND HERE.
WE'LL COME BACK TO YOU. THANK YOU.
OH, WELL, IN LIGHT OF RECENT NEWS, I MEAN, THAT SEEM TRIVIAL.
THANKS TO THE STAFF FOR PURSUING THE GRANTS AND OTHERS THE ARPA ALLOCATION.
I'M REALLY PROUD THAT WE GOT THAT PASS AND TODAY, BECAUSE IT REALLY IS IMPORTANT THAT WE SEND A MESSAGE TO OUR EMPLOYEES THAT WE APPRECIATE THEM FOR THE WORK THAT THEY'VE DONE THROUGHOUT THIS PANDEMIC AND STICKING THROUGH THROUGH IT WITH US HERE, EVEN AFTER AND TO ALL THE WORK OF PUTTING IT TOWARDS THE LOAN AS WELL.
IT'S VERY BRILLIANT. AND OF COURSE, THANK YOU TO COUNCIL MEMBER CORTEZ FOR ALL YOUR WORK IN PUBLIC SERVICE AND YOUR DEDICATION TO THIS COMMUNITY FOR DECADES BEYOND THE 17 YEARS, YOU KNOW. AND THEN, AND CONCLUDE MY COMMENTS THEN THANK YOU.
MEMBER MARTINEZ. YEAH, MEMBER CORTEZ.
THANK YOU. I'LL HAVE A LOT TO SAY NEXT WEEK BECAUSE I NEVER SHUT UP, BUT I JUST WANT TO SAY ONE THING REAL QUICK. I DON'T THINK YOU REALIZE THE IMPACT YOU'VE HAD ON THIS COMMUNITY. I WOULDN'T BE ON THIS COUNCIL NOT ONLY THROUGH YOUR FRIENDSHIP, BUT THROUGH YOUR INSPIRATION. YOU'VE INSPIRED A LOT OF PEOPLE IN THIS COMMUNITY AND THANK YOU FOR EVERYTHING YOU'VE DONE. THANK YOU.
WELL, I'VE ALREADY SAID THAT I WILL MISS YOU.
YOU KNOW, I'LL MAKE MORE COMMENTS NEXT.
NEXT MEETING. ALL RIGHT, MR. HURLBERT. YES.
SO IN LIGHT OF THIS ANNOUNCEMENT, THERE WILL BE SOME HOUSEKEEPING, OF COURSE, GENERATED
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BY THIS, SO BY THE THE GOVERNMENT CODE FOR VACANCY IN A GENERAL LAW CITY LIKE OURS, THERE ARE A COUPLE OF OPTIONS.ONE IS TO WAIT OR TO INITIATE A SPECIAL ELECTION, WHICH IS PROHIBITIVELY EXPENSIVE AND TAKES TIME TO PUT TOGETHER A TREMENDOUS AMOUNT OF EFFORT.
THE OTHER IS TO TO CONSIDER APPLICANTS FOR LACK OF A BETTER TERM, BUT BUT FOLKS THAT WOULD BE NOMINATED TO BE CONSIDERED FOR FILLING THE BALANCE OF THE TERM AND THAT CAN BE DONE.
I WOULD RECOMMEND RATHER QUICKLY WE'RE IN A SITUATION WHERE WE'VE SEEN WE'VE ALREADY BEEN SHORT A COUNCIL MEMBER FROM TIME TO TIME AND RUNNING TOO LONG WITHOUT AN APPOINTEE TO FILL COUNCIL MEMBER CORTEZ'S SEAT WOULD COULD POTENTIALLY HAMPER SOME OF THE IMPORTANT BUSINESS COMING UP.
SO WE HAVE NOT ONLY THE REGULAR COURSE OF BUSINESS, BUT IF WE WERE UNABLE TO CREATE A QUORUM THAT WOULD, THAT COULD POTENTIALLY CAUSE AN ISSUE.
SO NOT SOMETHING WE WANT TO NECESSARILY RUSH INTO.
AND I WOULD ASK EACH OF YOU TO CONSIDER FOLKS THAT WOULD BE QUALIFIED THAT WOULD BE ABLE TO STEP IN AND ADJUST AND GET UP TO SPEED ON ON THE VISION THAT WE HAVE AND THAT WE'RE EXECUTING HERE.
I WOULD PROPOSE THAT I GO AHEAD AND ADD AN ITEM TO THE NEXT AGENDA ON THE TWENTY FIRST TO CONSIDER THAT.
IF WE HAVE A VERIFIED APPLICANTS AND THAT'S AN IMPORTANT POINT, THE ANY APPLICANT MUST RESIDE IN THE SAME DISTRICT.
AND THERE WILL BE ACTUALLY A FORMAL PROCESS THAT THE CITY CLERK CAN MANAGE FOR VERIFYING RESIDENCY AND VOTER STATUS AND ANY OF THE OTHER REQUIREMENTS AS IF THEY WERE BECOMING A CANDIDATE FOR THE FIRST TIME.
SO IT'S IMPORTANT THAT THE PERSON IS AVAILABLE WILLING TO ACCEPT THE APPOINTMENT AND PASSES THAT VERIFICATION BEFORE WE BRING THEM FORWARD FOR A VOTE.
OTHERWISE WE'D BE BACKTRACKING AND THAT'S NOT PRODUCTIVE.
SO. SO I DON'T KNOW IF THERE ARE ANY QUESTIONS SO FAR.
I'VE GOT A LITTLE BIT. YOU GO AHEAD AND ADD THE ITEM TO THE AGENDA.
AND IF IT GETS ACCOMPLISHED AT THE NEXT MEETING, GREAT.
WE'LL HAVE OUR DEFERRED COMMITTEE APPOINTMENTS AT THE NEXT MEETING.
IDEALLY, IF WE HAVE A GOOD CANDIDATE TO FILL THE SEAT, THEN WE PROBABLY WOULD DO THAT AFTER THE SEAT IS FILLED.
IF NOT, WE COULD DO IT BEFORE.
SO MR. HURLBERT, CAN I JUST ASK A PROCEDURAL QUESTION ON THAT BECAUSE I KNOW THIS QUESTION IS GOING TO GET ASKED? DOES THE GOVERNMENT CODE PRECLUDE THE HIGHEST VOTE GETTER, THE SECOND HIGHEST VOTE GETTER IN THE LAST ELECTION FROM? IT DOES NOT SPECIFICALLY PRECLUDE THAT, BUT IT'S IT SPECIFICALLY DOES SAY THAT IT SHALL BE THROUGH A SPECIAL ELECTION OR AN APPOINTMENT.
OK. IT DOESN'T PROVIDE FOR THAT PREVIOUS OPTION THAT ON THE ON THE LEGACY RULES WAS THERE, BUT NOT CURRENTLY.
OK. THANK YOU FOR THAT CLARITY.
AND AND I WILL GET YOU THE GOVERNMENT CODES.
IN FACT, IF YOU WANT TO TAKE A NOTE NOW IT'S JUST TWO SECTIONS GOVERNMENT CODE SEVENTEEN FIFTY TWO AND GOVERNMENT CODE THREE SIX FIVE ONE TWO ARE THE TWO PERTINENT CODES AND THAT'S ALSO CONTAINED IN OUR HANDBOOK.
SO THE THE IMPORTANT QUESTIONS TONIGHT ARE, AND IT SOUNDS LIKE THERE'S GENERAL CONSENSUS TO PURSUE THE APPOINTMENT ROUTE RATHER THAN A SPECIAL ELECTION AND THEN TO SET THE REPLACEMENT APPOINTMENT FOR THE NEXT AGENDA, WHICH HAS BEEN DONE.
SO I APPRECIATE THAT THE THIRD WOULD BE, IS THERE A GENERAL THOUGHT ON WHETHER THE COMMITTEE MEMBER APPOINTMENTS TAKE PLACE PRIOR TO OR OR FOLLOWING THE POTENTIAL APPOINTMENT OF A NEW COUNCILMAN? IF MR. CORTEZ IS GOING TO REMAIN FOR THAT MEETING, YOU'RE GOING TO REMAIN HERE FOR THAT MEETING. THEN WE SHOULD GO AHEAD AND DO THE APPOINTMENTS FIRST, THE COMMITTEE APPOINTMENTS FIRST AND THEN MOVE ON TO THE ANY CANDIDATES.
OK, AND THERE ARE THE ADVANTAGES OF THAT IS THAT WE WOULD HAVE THE FIVE OF YOU WITH A BACKGROUND ON WHAT THE COMMITTEES DO AND WHAT WHAT THINGS ARE IN PROGRESS.
COMMITTEES ARE FORMED AND CHANGED FROM TIME TO TIME THROUGHOUT THE YEAR, SO ANY NEW
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APPOINTEE WOULD HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO PARTICIPATE IN A COMMITTEE DURING THEIR TERM.SO, YOU KNOW, I THINK THAT'S A FINE WAY TO PROCEED AND ALSO I'LL ASSUME THAT WE'LL DO THAT PRIOR. AND THEN THE LASTLY WOULD BE JUST A CONSENSUS THAT THE COUNCIL AUTHORIZE THE CITY ATTORNEY, THE CITY MANAGER AND THE CITY CLERK TO MANAGE THE THE.
COLLECTION OF APPOINTEE NAMES AND INFORMATION AND DO THAT VETTING OF THE OF THE ELIGIBILITY AND TAKE THAT ON AND PRESENT IT AT THE NEXT MEETING.
ONE MORE QUESTION, MR. HURLBERT. SO YOU DO NEED A COMMITTEE TO? NO I DON'T. I DON'T THINK SO.
I THINK STAFF CAN HANDLE THE VETTING, AND THE CITY CLERK WOULD DO THAT AS PART OF THE ELECTION PROCESS ANYWAY.
YES. SO I THINK WE CAN ACCOMPLISH THIS WITHOUT A SPECIAL COMMITTEE.
ALL RIGHT. JUST A POINT OF CLARIFICATION.
PERSONALLY, I WOULD LIKE TO HAVE THIS AS AN AGENIZED ITEM THAT WILL ALLOW FOR PUBLIC COMMENT BECAUSE I PERSONALLY AM LEANING TOWARDS NOT WANTING THE COUNCIL TO DO AN APPOINTMENT BECAUSE AS SOMEBODY WHO'S WENT THROUGH THAT PROCESS BEFORE, IT TENDS TO BE A PERSONALITY DECISION RATHER THAN A QUALIFICATION DECISION.
AND I'VE SEEN THIS IN OTHER CITIES, AND I WOULD JUST LIKE TO HAVE THE PUBLIC'S INPUT BEFORE THE COUNCIL DECIDES HOW WE'RE GOING TO PROCEED WITH THAT.
BEFORE WE DECIDE BETWEEN AN ELECTION AND A AN APPOINTMENT? YES. I DON'T LIKE APPOINTMENTS BY COUNCILS BECAUSE IT'S LIKE I SAID, AS SOMEONE WHO WENT THROUGH IT, IT WAS NOT BASED ON QUALIFICATIONS AT ALL.
IT WAS BASED ON WHO THE MAJORITY OF THE COUNCIL MEMBERS WERE FRIENDS WITH.
AND WHILE I THINK WE HAVE A FAIRLY REASONABLE COUNCIL HERE, I WOULD AT LEAST LIKE TO AT LEAST HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY BEFORE.
I MEAN, IF EVERYBODY ELSE IS IN FAVOR OF IT, I'M IN THE MINORITY ANYWAYS.
BUT AT LEAST AT LEAST AT LEAST LIKE TO HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK TO MY CONSTITUENTS TO SEE WHAT THEIR PREFERENCE IS BECAUSE THIS HAS BEEN A PROBLEM IN THE PAST AND NOT IT'S NOT UNIQUE TO WASCO, WHERE YOU SEE PEOPLE WHO ARE PICKED BASED ON FRIENDSHIPS AND THINGS LIKE THAT. SURE. WELL, THAT DECISION IS ABSOLUTELY IN THE HANDS OF THE COUNCIL.
RIGHT. RIGHT. SO MY TAKE ON THIS IS IT HAS TO BE SOMEONE FROM MR. CORTEZ'S DISTRICT.
OK. AND YOU KNOW, BEING THAT MONEY FOR US IS TIGHT, HOLDING A SPECIAL ELECTION WOULD COST. I DON'T KNOW WHAT THE COST IS, BUT I IMAGINE SEVERAL THOUSAND DOLLARS.
I WOULD GUESS IT'S MORE LIKE TENS OF THOUSANDS OR MAYBE OVER A HUNDRED THOUSAND.
AND I APOLOGIZE. I DON'T KNOW THAT NUMBER, BUT I CAN FIND OUT.
SO ARE WE? ARE WE WILLING TO DO THAT? I WOULD AT LEAST LIKE TO HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO DISCUSS IT WITH SOME COMMUNITY LEADERS BEFORE, AT LEAST FROM MY PREFERENCE.
I MEAN, IF THE FOUR OF YOU WANT TO GO FORWARD WITH THE APPOINTMENT, I'M IN THE MINORITY.
IT DOESN'T MATTER ANYWAYS, BUT MY PREFERENCE IS AT LEAST LET ME HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK TO, YOU KNOW, COMMUNITY LEADERS AND GET THEIR FEEDBACK.
I FULLY UNDERSTAND WHAT YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT.
I KNOW THAT. SO CITY ATTORNEY POINTED OUT THAT YOU CAN'T REALLY MAKE A DECISION, A FINAL DECISION ON THAT TONIGHT BECAUSE IT'S NOT AGENIZED SO.
THAT'S WHAT HE'S ASKING. YEAH.
SO WHAT WE CAN DO IS SET ASIDE A COUPLE OF ITEMS ON THE NEXT MEETING, ONE TO CONSIDER THAT BINARY DECISION ON ON WHICH WAY WE'RE GOING TO GO.
AND IN THE MEANTIME, WE CAN GET SOME ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.
AND IT OCCURS TO ME THAT WE COULD HANDLE THIS AS A QUASI APPLICATION SORT OF A PROCESS, ALTHOUGH THE THE END RESULT WOULD BE AN APPOINTMENT.
THERE COULD BE A REVIEW PROCESS TO DETERMINE THE ACTUAL QUALIFICATIONS, RATHER THAN HAVING IT SIMPLY BE A FOR LACK OF A BETTER TERM, A POPULARITY CONTEST.
YOU KNOW, WE COULD INSERT THAT STEP TO TO ENSURE THAT THE FOLKS THAT ARE INTERESTED IN SERVING COULD SUBMIT INFORMATION, AND IT COULD BE EVALUATED IN SOME SORT OF AN OBJECTIVE WAY PRIOR TO A DECISION ABOUT APPOINTMENT.
BUT I WILL ALSO WORK WITH STAFF TO GET A HOLD OF THE THE COST NUMBERS ON RUNNING A SPECIAL ELECTION.
ALL RIGHT. VERY GOOD. SO I'LL MAKE A COUPLE OF COMMENTS FOR MYSELF.
SO I KNOW WE'VE GONE THROUGH THIS IN THE PAST.
MEMBER REYNA I THINK WHEN WE APPOINTED YOU AT ONE POINT WE WERE DEBATING THE SAME THING.
ALEX, WERE YOU HERE AS WELL? YEAH.
SO AND I REMEMBER IT BEING COST-PROHIBITIVE AGAIN.
I'M RUNNING 30, 40, 50 THOUSAND DOLLARS TO RUN AN ELECTION, SO THAT BECOMES PART OF THE DECISION MAKING. BUT I RESPECT MEMBER MARTINEZ'S COMMENT ABOUT MAKING SURE WE EXPLORE
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THAT. SO IF WE CAN GET ALL THAT INFORMATION AND HAVE THAT AT THE NEXT MEETING SO WE CAN MAKE AN INFORMED DECISION, LIKE HE'S SAYING, I'M ALWAYS OPEN TO THAT.SO, YOU KNOW, ONE OF THE THINGS, IF I CAN ADD, YOU KNOW, IT'S MY MY DISTRICT.
SO YOU KNOW, I'VE I TALKED TO PEOPLE ALL THE TIME IN MY DISTRICT, AND SO I KNOW THERE'S A COUPLE OF PEOPLE OUT THERE WHO VOICED THEIR INTEREST IN IN REPRESENTING THE COMMUNITY, WHETHER, YOU KNOW, I'M SURE SURPRISE THEM NOW OR LATER.
THERE'S TWO PEOPLE THAT STAND OUT THE MOST RIGHT NOW, AND THAT'S MYRON WILLIAMS, WHO'S BEEN ACTIVE IN THE COMMUNITY.
AND MICHAEL LYNCH, WHO'S ALSO WAS TENURE HERE AT THE PLANNING COMMISSION AT ONE POINT.
SO THEY'RE BOTH IN THE DISTRICT.
BOTH WOULD WOULD SERVE HONORABLY ON THE COUNCIL AS WELL.
I THINK WE SHOULD LOWER THE DISCUSSION BECAUSE IT'S NOT ON THE AGENDA AND YOU'RE KIND OF [INAUDIBLE] ON ONE SIDE. I'M JUST I'M JUST LAYING THERE'S OPTIONS OUT THERE.
THERE'S PEOPLE WHO WHO ARE INTERESTED IN EVENTS THROUGHOUT THE, YOU KNOW, HIGHEST VOTE GETTER AS WELL. SO LET'S DISCUSS IT AT THE NEXT MEETING.
SO WHAT I WILL DO, WHAT I WILL DO BETWEEN NOW AND THE NEXT MEETING IS GET YOU AS MUCH INFORMATION QUICKLY TO START CONSIDERING AND THEN SET UP ONE TWO, MAYBE EVEN THREE ITEMS ON THE FOLLOWING AGENDA ON THE TWENTY FIRST TO TO STEP THROUGH THESE DECISIONS IN AN AGENIZED MANNER.
AND IF WE CAN GET IT ALL DONE ON THE TWENTY FIRST GREAT, IF IT SPILLS OVER AND WE NEED TO TO FINALIZE ON A FUTURE MEETING, THEN WE CAN DO THAT AS WELL.
MAYOR, IF I COULD ASK A QUESTION.
MY UNDERSTANDING, WE'RE DISCUSSING THE PROCEDURAL WAY TO MOVE FORWARD, RIGHT? IN NO WAY ARE WE OPENING OR ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS FOR SUCH APPOINTMENT QUITE YET OR ARE WE? CORRECT. NOT AT THIS TIME.
WE ARE NOT ACCEPTING. I DON'T WANT TO RUSH IT THROUGH, ESPECIALLY THROUGH THE HOLIDAYS.
THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. SO BE CONSCIOUS OF THE FACT THAT IF WE DON'T GET IT DONE IN THE NEXT MEETING, WHICH WE WILL NOT, IT WON'T HAPPEN UNTIL THE SECOND MEETING IN JANUARY.
THAT IS TRUE. JUST WENT DARK A MOMENT AGO FOR THE FIRST MEETING.
THANK YOU ALL FOR YOUR PARTICIPATION.
HAPPY HOLIDAYS! DID I GET EVERYBODY'S COMMENTS ALREADY? OK, I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO THE STAFF.
YOU KNOW, IT'S A LOT OF INFORMATION THAT KEEPS ME INFORMED AND HELPS HELPED ME MAKE INFORMED DECISIONS. SO THANK YOU.
AND, WE'LL SEE EACH OTHER BEFORE THE HOLIDAY.
YES, WE HAVE A MEETING ON THE 14TH AND THE PARADE ON MAY 11TH.
HO HO HO. AND THEN WE HAVE THE OTHER MEETING ON THE 21ST.
YOU'LL BE SEEING IT JUST STARTED. THANK YOU ALL.
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.