Apr 19, 2022 City Council

YES. HONORABLE MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL.

THIS IS OUR MONTHLY THE PROVISIONS OF AB 361 THAT ALLOW US TO OPERATE UNDER THE HYBRID ATTENDANCE THAT WE ARE CURRENTLY REQUIRE THAT WE ACKNOWLEDGE AB 361 AND MAKE THIS FINDING THAT THERE IS A CONTINUING STATE OF EMERGENCY.

THE GOVERNOR HAS NOT REPEALED THAT EMERGENCY AND THEREFORE WE JUST NEED THAT FINDING TONIGHT.

THANK YOU, MR. HURLBERT.

MADAM CLERK, ARE THERE ANY PUBLIC COMMENTS AT THIS TIME? THERE ARE NO PUBLIC COMMENTS, MAYOR.

DO WE HAVE ANY EMAIL COMMENTS? GIVE ME ONE MINUTE AND DON'T COUNT THAT ONE AGAINST ME.

THERE ARE NO EMAIL COMMENTS AT THIS TIME.

MAYOR REYNA. THANK YOU.

ANY COMMENTS FROM THE MEMBER'S MAYOR PRO TEM PALLARES.

THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR. AS FOR MYSELF, I STILL CARRY THE MASK.

NOT FOR ANY OTHER REASON, EXCEPT MY OWN STATE OF HEALTH.

AND I THANK YOU GUYS FOR LOOKING OUT FOR EVERYONE.

THANK YOU, MEMBER PALLARES. MEMBER GARCIA.

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NOTHING TO ADD ON THIS TOPIC.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

MEMBER LYNCH. I HAVE NOTHING TO ADD, SIR.

THANK YOU. AND MEMBER MARTINEZ.

NO COMMENTS. THANK YOU.

I DON'T HAVE ANY COMMENTS EITHER.

I WOULD LIKE TO ENTERTAIN A MOTION FOR APPROVAL.

SO MOVED GARCIA.

SECOND LYNCH.

THANK YOU BOTH. MADAM CLERK, WOULD YOU CALL THE VOTE BY ROLL CALL? MOTION BY COUNCIL MEMBER GARCIA SECONDED BY COUNCILMEMBER LYNCH TO APPROVE TO HOLD ALL CITY COUNCIL MEETINGS BY TELECONFERENCE PURSUANT TO AB 361 O UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE.

THE MOTION IS UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED.

PRESENTATIONS. WE HAVE A COMMUNITY SERVICE AWARD RECOGNITION TO SHARON NICO AND NANCY WATERHOUSE.

[6) PRESENTATIONS]

MADAM, DO WE HAVE A SLIDE SHOW.

WE DO? GIVE ME ONE MINUTE.

WE AGREE THE CERTIFICATES OF RECOGNITION.

WILL YOU DO THAT? THE CITY OF WASCO PROUDLY PRESENTS A CERTIFICATE TO SHARON, NICOLE AND NANCY WATERHOUSE.

EACH IS RECEIVING ONE IN RECOGNITION FOR DEVOTING HER TIME AND EFFORTS TO THE ROSE GARDEN PROJECT AT BARKER PARK.

THIS IS NICOLE'S COMMITTED TO VOLUNTEERING HER TIME HAS MADE A MEANINGFUL CONTRIBUTION TO THE CITY OF WASCO COMMUNITY HONOR ON APRIL 19, 2021, GILBERTO REYNA MAYOR.

AND THERE IS ALSO THE SAME CERTIFICATE, BUT THE SAME RECOGNITION FOR NANCY WATERHOUSE DATED THE SAME DATE.

AND WE'RE LOOKING AT SOME PICTURES OF THE EVENT THAT OCCURRED LAST SATURDAY.

AND THERE WAS QUITE AN ATTENDANCE THAT MANY, MANY PEOPLE SHOWED UP AND THEY ALL GOT TO WORK AND GOT THIS DONE IN A RECORD AMOUNT OF TIME.

IT WAS WONDERFUL TO BE THERE.

I PARTICIPATED IN IT, AND I REALLY THINK THIS IS A PERFECT EXAMPLE OF WHAT OUR RESIDENTS, OUR CITIZENS, CAN DO WHEN THEY SAID THEIR MIND TO IT.

THIS IS A PROJECT THAT SHARON NICOLE TOOK UNDER HER WING AND WORK WITH NANCY WATERHOUSE.

THEY PUT TOGETHER A DESIGN, RECEIVED DONATIONS, AND SHARON TOLD ME TODAY THAT SHE DID BUY SOME PLANS, BUT FOR THE MOST PART, THEY WERE DONATED.

AND SO THE RESULT OF IT IS A BEAUTIFUL ROSE GARDEN.

FOR THOSE OF YOU THAT REMEMBER WHAT IT IS TO LOOK LIKE, THIS IS A LARGE PAD.

I BELIEVE IT'S 60 FEET BY 20 OR 30 FEET WIDE.

AND IT USED TO BE ROSES ONLY.

BUT AS YOU CAN SEE BY THE PICTURES, THERE IS QUITE A VARIETY OF PLANTINGS THERE AND I CAN'T WAIT TO SEE WHEN THEY GROW AND HOW BEAUTIFUL IT WILL LOOK.

IT ALREADY LOOKS VERY, VERY NICE.

AND SO I WANT TO THANK BOTH SHARON, NICOLE AND NANCY WATERHOUSE FOR ALL OF THEIR EFFORTS IN ACHIEVING THIS.

THANK YOU ALL. ALL RIGHT.

ANY COMMENTS FROM THE MEMBERS? MAYOR PRO TEM. JUST OFF THE CUFF.

THANK YOU. I REMEMBER AS A CHILD COMING INTO TOWN, WE WOULD STOP AT BARK PARK AND ENJOY.

AND BACK IN THE 1970S, JUST WALKING AROUND WITH THE PLANTS TALLER THAN I WAS.

SO IT'S BEEN AROUND FOR A LONG TIME.

AND I ENJOY HEARING.

AND WE'LL LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING THEM GROW AGAIN AND ENJOY THE WALK THROUGH THE PARK.

SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH TO EVERYBODY FOR THIS PROJECT.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU MEMBER PALLARES.

MEMBER GARCIA. ANY COMMENTS? JUST SHOUT OUT TO THE ORGANIZERS AND OF COURSE EVERYONE WHO PARTICIPATED IN THE USE OF THE COMMUNITY FROM THE WASCO [INAUDIBLE] AND OTHER FAMILIES AS WELL. I'M PARTICULARLY EXCITED AND ENTHUSED ABOUT THIS PROJECT COMING BACK TO LIFE BECAUSE IT'S SOMETHING I'VE ALWAYS WANTED.

I KNOW A LOT OF PEOPLE HAVE SHARED THE SAME AND I'M GLAD THAT TO SEE SOMEONE BRING THIS TO FRUITION BECAUSE NOW I CAN, WHEN I TALK TO FOLKS ANYWHERE WE GO, WHICH THEY ALWAYS DO, TEND TO BRING UP THE ROSES.

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IT'S HEY, YOU CAN COME DOWNTOWN TO OUR PARKS AND CHECK OUT THE ROSE GARDEN, WHICH HAS BEEN BEAUTIFULLY BROUGHT BACK TO LIFE.

SO I'M EXCITED TO SEE IT AS WELL ONCE IT BLOOMS. SO THANK YOU TO EVERYONE.

IT REALLY IS ANOTHER PROJECT OF LIGHT WITH MADE WITH LABOR OF LOVE.

THANKS, MAYOR.

THANK YOU MEMBER GARCIA.

MEMBER LYNCH.

I'D JUST LIKE TO ECHO THE COMMENTS OF MY FELLOW COUNCILMAN.

THE IT'S ALWAYS GREAT TO SEE THE NICE, BEAUTIFUL FLOWERS.

I WANT TO THANK THE PEOPLE WHO DONATED THE PLANTS AND FOR THOSE THAT DID ALL THE WORK.

GOOD JOB. KUDOS.

THANK YOU. MEMBER LYNCH. MEMBER MARTINEZ.

WELL, FIRST OF ALL, IT'S NICE TO SEE SOME BEAUTIFICATION PROJECTS AROUND THE CITY.

THIS IS IMPORTANT FOR US TO JUST MAKE OUR CITY LOOK MORE PRESENTABLE.

AND THIS IS JUST ONE OF MANY STEPS THAT ARE BEING TAKEN.

BUT I JUST WANT PEOPLE TO UNDERSTAND HOW MUCH WORK WENT INTO THIS.

THIS WAS A SEVERAL MONTH PROJECT THAT SHARON HAS BEEN WORKING ON, AND I'M SURE NANCY HAS BEEN BEEN COORDINATING THAT AS WELL.

BUT EVERYTHING FROM WORKING FROM THE PARKS DEPARTMENT TO GET THE PERMISSION AND ALL OF THAT STUFF, GETTING PLANTS DONATED, THE DESIGN PLAN, GETTING ALL OF THE PEOPLE OUT THERE, WHICH WAS A GREAT TURNOUT.

SORRY I COULDN'T BE THERE. I HAD TO WORK THAT DAY.

BUT THIS HAS BEEN A VERY INVOLVED EFFORT ON THEIR PART, AND THIS WASN'T A QUICK AND SIMPLE THING THAT THEY JUST DECIDED TO GO DO.

AND SO I APPLAUD THEM FOR THEIR EFFORTS AND I THANK THEM FOR THEIR EFFORTS.

THANK YOU, MEMBER MARTINEZ.

I DO WANT TO POINT OUT THAT THIS IS ONLY ONE OF FOUR PADS THAT HAVE BEEN DONE.

NOW, THIS IS THE FIRST ONE, AND WE'RE GOING TO SEE HOW THAT ONE IS MAINTAINED.

AND THEN NO DOUBT THE OTHER ONES CAN BE WORKED ON AS WELL.

SO QUITE A NICE PROJECT.

THANK YOU ALL. ALL RIGHT.

MOVING ON. AT THIS TIME, WE'RE GOING TO MOVE ITEM 15 A, WHICH IS A REPORT

[15) a. Kern County Fire Department (Appleton)]

FROM THE FIRE CAPTAIN, MR. APPLETON. TO THIS.

WE'RE GOING TO TAKE THIS NEXT.

MR. APPLETON, YOU HAVE THE FLOOR.

GOOD EVENING HONORABLE MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL.

THANK YOU FOR HEARING ME EARLY TONIGHT.

I HAVE A MEETING, ANOTHER MEETING TO GO TO TONIGHT.

I JUST WANTED TO LET YOU KNOW WE HAVE OUR REPORT, OUR MARCH REPORT DONE FOR THE INCIDENT FOR ENGINE 31.

AND DURING MARCH, ENGINE 31 RESPONDED TO 17 FIRES IN THE CITY OF WASCO, 136 MEDICAL AIDS AND 178 CALLS OVERALL.

SO WE ARE PREPARING FOR A WILDLAND FIRE SEASON.

IT'S GETTING THINGS ARE STARTING TO DRY OUT.

SO WE'LL START TO SEE MORE GRASS FIRES IN THE WEEDS AND SO FORTH.

[INAUDIBLE] BE HAPPY TO ANSWER THEM.

THANK YOU, MR. APPLETON.

YOU HAVE A TECHNOLOGICAL PROBLEMS THERE.

WE COULD BARELY HEAR YOU THERE AT THE END.

ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS FOR MR. APPLETON? OKAY.

HEARING NONE. THANK YOU FOR THE REPORT, MR. APPLETON. THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE.

AND WE MOVE ON TO ITEM SEVEN, 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, AND OVER WHICH THE COUNCIL AND THE SUCCESSOR AGENCY HAS JURISDICTION.

AUDIENCE PARTICIPATION IS LIMITED TO 2 MINUTES PER SPEAKER.

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

IF YOU ARE USING A TELEPHONE, PLEASE DIAL NINE ON YOUR TELEPHONE KEYPAD.

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

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

ANYONE WHO HAS NOT PROVIDED THEIR COMMENTS BY THE CLOSE OF THE PUBLIC COMMENT PORTION OF THE MEETING CAN EMAIL THEIR COMMENTS TO THE CITY CLERK AT CITYCLERK@CITYOF WASCO .ORG AND THEIR COMMENTS WILL BE INCLUDED IN THE FINAL RECORD.

THE CITY COUNCIL IS VERY INTERESTED IN YOUR COMMENTS.

HOWEVER, DUE TO THE BROWN ACT REQUIREMENTS, NO ACTION MAY BE TAKEN AT THIS MEETING SINCE YOUR COMMENTS REQUIRE FURTHER CONSIDERATION BY THE CITY COUNCIL OR THE SUCCESSOR AGENCY. THE ITEM WILL BE AGENDIZED FOR REPORT AND DISCUSSED AT A FUTURE CITY COUNCIL MEETING.

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

DO WE HAVE ANY EMAIL COMMENTS? MAYOR REYNA, WE HAVE NO EMAIL COMMENTS AT THIS TIME.

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WE DON'T HAVE ANY SUCCESSOR AGENCY BUSINESS OR WASCO PUBLIC FINANCE AUTHORITY BUSINESS, SO WE MOVE ON TO ITEM TEN.

[10) CONSENT CALENDAR]

THE CONSENT CALENDAR.

THE CONSENT CALENDAR 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 A MEMBER OF THE PUBLIC REQUEST REMOVAL OF A PARTICULAR ITEM.

IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO REMOVE A PARTICULAR ITEM USING ZOOM, PLEASE USE A RAISE HAND BUTTON.

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

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

TONIGHT WE HAVE ITEMS TEN A THROUGH TEN D, A, APPROVAL OF CITY COUNCIL SPECIAL MEETING MINUTES FOR APRIL 2ND OF 2022, B, RECEIVED AND FILE DEPARTMENT'S BILL PAY TOTALING 1,602,273.97 C, ADOPT A RESOLUTION APPROVING THE AMENDED CITY ANNUAL CALENDAR FOR THE 2022 CALENDAR YEAR AND D, ADOPT A RESOLUTION APPROVING THIS MIDDLE OF AN APPLICATION TO PG&E BETTER TOGETHER GIVING PROGRAM AND AUTHORIZE THE CITY MANAGER OR HIS DESIGNEE IS THE SIGNATURE AUTHORITY FOR THE EXECUTION OF A GRANT AGREEMENT.

AND ANY AMENDMENTS THERE TO.

AT THIS TIME, I WOULD LIKE TO ASK MEMBERS IF THEY HAVE A CONFLICT OF INTEREST ON ANY PARTICULAR ITEM ON THE CONSENT CALENDAR.

MAYOR PRO TEM PALLERES.

NO CONFLICT. THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR. THANK YOU.

MEMBER PALLARES. MEMBER GARCIA.

NONE HERE MAYOR.

THANK YOU.

MEMBER LYNCH NO CONFLICT, MR. MAYOR. MEMBER MARTINEZ.

NO CONFLICT. THANK YOU.

ANYONE IN THE AUDIENCE THAT WOULD LIKE TO COMMENT OR WOULD LIKE TO REMOVE A PARTICULAR ITEM FROM THE CONSENT CALENDAR.

MADAM CLERK, DO WE HAVE ANY COMMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC? WE HAVE NO PUBLIC COMMENTS MAYOR.

ANY EMAIL COMMENTS? WE HAVE NO EMAIL COMMENTS MAYOR.

THANK YOU, MADAM CLERK. ANY MEMBERS WHO WOULD LIKE TO REMOVE A PARTICULAR ITEM FROM THE CONSENT CALENDAR? MAYOR PRO TEM PALLARES? NO ITEMS. THANK YOU.

MEMBER GARCIA.

SIR. THANK YOU, MR. LYNCH. NONE, SIR.

MEMBER MARTINEZ AND SIR.

AND I DON'T HAVE ANY TIPS, SO I WOULD LIKE TO NOW ENTERTAIN A MOTION.

I'LL MOVE IT FORWARD. IS THERE A SECOND? I'LL SECOND THAT, MR. MAYOR, MR. LYNCH. THANK YOU.

MADAM CLERK, WOULD YOU CALL THE VOTE BY ROLL CALL? MOTION BY MAYOR REYNA SECONDED BY COUNCILMEMBER LYNCH TO APPROVE THE CONSENT CALENDAR.

ITEM 11, PUBLIC HEARINGS.

[11) a. Conduct a public hearing to receive oral comments concerning unmet transit needs, consider comments, if any, and adopt Resolution Establishing Unmet Transit Needs Finding for the Fiscal Year 2022-2023. (Martinez)]

A, CONDUCT A PUBLIC HEARING TO RECEIVE ORAL COMMENTS CONCERNING UNMET TRANSIT NEEDS.

CONSIDER COMMENTS IF ANY, AND ADOPT A RESOLUTION ESTABLISHING A MET TRANSIT NEEDS FINDING FOR THE FISCAL YEAR 2022-2023. MADAM CLERK MARTINEZ.

GOOD EVENING MAYOR AND COUNCIL MEMBERS, THIS ITEM THAT HAS BEEN BROUGHT TO THE COUNCIL THIS EVENING IS THE ANNUAL UNMET TRANSIT NEEDS FINDING PROCESS, WHICH IS REQUIRED BY THE TRANSPORTATION DEVELOPMENT ACT, ALSO KNOWN AS TDA.

THIS HEARING IDENTIFIES TRANSIT SERVICE NEEDS TO IS A STATE LAW THAT PROVIDES FUNDING FOR TRANSPORTATION FOR PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION FROM A PORTION OF SALES TAX COLLECTED FROM EACH COUNTY.

PER THE TDA LAW.

OPERATIONAL COMMENTS CANNOT BE CONSIDERED UNMET TRANSIT NEEDS.

ALL OPERATIONAL COMMENTS RECEIVED DURING THE ANNUAL UNMET TRANSIT NEED PROCESS WILL BE NOTED AND SHARED WITH THE STAFF TO DISCUSS AND ADDRESS ANY SIGNIFICANT OPERATIONAL ISSUES. THE CURRENT COUNCIL GOVERNMENT HAS TDA ADMINISTRATION RESPONSIBILITIES FOR THE CITY OF WASCO AND SURROUNDING CITIES.

THE NOTICE OF THIS PUBLIC HEARING WAS PUBLISHED IN THE WASCO TRIBUNE 30 DAYS BEFORE THIS HEARING, AS REQUIRED.

THE CITY HAS NOT RECEIVED ANY WRITTEN OR VERBAL REQUESTS.

STAFF IS REQUESTING FOR THE COUNCIL TO OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING TO RECEIVE ANY TESTIMONY REGARDING TRANSIT SERVICE NEEDS.

THE COUNCIL HAS ANY QUESTIONS.

I'M MORE THAN HAPPY TO ANSWER.

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THANK YOU, MADAM CLERK. AUDIENCE PARTICIPATION IS LIMITED TO 2 MINUTES PER SPEAKER.

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

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

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

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

AT THIS TIME, I WOULD LIKE TO OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING.

DO WE HAVE ANY PUBLIC COMMENTS? MADAM CLERK. ONE MOMENT MAYOR.

WE HAVE NO PUBLIC COMMENTS AT THIS TIME.

DO WE HAVE ANY EMAIL COMMENTS? MADAM CLERK. WE HAVE NO EMAIL COMMENTS AT THIS TIME.

THANK YOU, MADAM CLERK. AT THIS TIME, I WOULD LIKE TO CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING.

ANY COMMENTS FROM THE MEMBERS? MAYOR PRO TEM PALLARES.

NO COMMENT. THANK YOU.

THANK YOU. MEMBER GARCIA? NOTHING TO ADD MAYOR. THANK YOU, MEMBER LYNCH.

NO COMMENT, SIR.

THANK YOU. MEMBER MARTINEZ? NO COMMENTS, AND I DON'T HAVE ANY COMMENTS.

THANK YOU. ITEM B, CONDUCT A PUBLIC HEARING AND ADOPT A RESOLUTION APPROVING THE FIVE YEAR SOLID WASTE RATE ADJUSTMENT SCHEDULE FOR CUSTOMERS OF RECORD.

PROPERTY OWNERS OR TENANTS.

MAYOR, DID WE ADOPT THE RESOLUTION? WE DIDN'T END UP THE RESOLUTION FOR THE UNMET TRANSIT NEEDS.

I APOLOGIZE, IT IS NOT ON MY SCRIPT MADAM CLERK.

LET'S GO AHEAD AND DO THAT.

DO WE NEED A MOTION? WE HAD A MOTION? NO, THERE WAS NO MOTION.

I'LL CARRY A MOTION TO APPROVE THE RESOLUTION.

I WAS ASKING IF WE IF WE NEED ONE, SO EVIDENTLY WE DO.

OKAY. YES, I'LL SECOND THAT.

MADAM CLERK, WOULD YOU CALL THE ROLL BY? ROLL CALL? YES.

I'M SORRY. MAYOR REYNA TO APPROVE ITEM TEN A MOTION 11A APPROVED CORRECTION 11 EIGHT.

THANK YOU, MADAM CLERK, AND THANK YOU FOR CATCHING THAT.

ALL RIGHT. SO, MR.

[11) b. Conduct a Public Hearing and Adopt a Resolution Approving the 5-year solid waste rate adjustment schedule for customers of record (property owners or tenants). (Hurlbert)]

HURLBERT, IT'S YOUR TURN.

FOR ITEM TEN B, 11 B.

YES, OF COURSE.

YES. HONORABLE MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL.

TONIGHT, WE HAVE A COUPLE OF STEPS CONCERNING THE FIVE YEAR SOLID WASTE RATE ADJUSTMENT.

IN PREVIOUS MEETINGS, WE'VE HEARD NUMEROUS REPORTS FROM OUR THREE, OUR CONSULTANT THAT WORK WITH THE CITY ON THIS PROJECT.

AND PREVIOUSLY THE COUNCIL APPROVED THE MAILING OF NOTICES OF THE PROPOSED RATE SCHEDULE.

WE'VE HAD NUMEROUS MEETINGS WITH INTERESTED PARTIES, INCLUDING THOSE THAT WERE PROCEEDING WITH A PROTEST LETTER CAMPAIGN, AND WE HAVE RECEIVED THOSE PROTEST LETTERS THAT WILL BE TABULATED TONIGHT.

THE THE STEPS INVOLVED TONIGHT WILL BE TO DO EXACTLY THAT, TO REVIEW THAT INFORMATION AND THAT PROCESS THAT HAS BEEN PREVIOUSLY DEFINED FOR THE INITIAL TABULATION.

AND JUST AS A REMINDER, THERE WILL BE A PUBLIC HEARING TO RECEIVE COMMENT FROM THOSE THAT CARE TO COMMENT ON THE ITEM.

ONCE THAT PUBLIC HEARING IS CLOSED, THEN WE WILL RETRIEVE ANY LAST MINUTE PROTEST LETTERS FROM THE CITY'S MAILBOX OUT IN FRONT OF CITY HALL, AS WAS PRESCRIBED IN THE NOTICE INSTRUCTIONS.

AND THEN THE CITY CLERK'S WILL START THE TABULATION PROCESS.

NOW, AS A REMINDER FOR THE COUNCIL AND FOR THOSE WATCHING THE MEETING TONIGHT, THE CITY FOLLOWED A PROCEDURE WHERE WE TOOK THE TOTAL NUMBER OF UNIQUE ASSESSOR'S PARCEL NUMBERS IN THE CITY LIMITS.

ADDED TO THAT, THE NUMBER OF TENANT UTILITY ACCOUNTS.

SO THIS HELPED ENSURE THAT NOT ONLY THE PROPERTY OWNERS AND LANDLORDS WERE AWARE OF OF THE HEARING, BUT ALSO THAT TENANTS WHO WOULDN'T NORMALLY RECEIVE THESE KINDS OF NOTIFICATIONS RECEIVED THEM AT THEIR ADDRESS.

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THAT RESULTED IN A TOTAL OF 6326 NOTICES BEING SENT OUT INTO THE COMMUNITY.

IN ADDITION, THE CITY POSTED QUITE A BIT OF INFORMATION ON OUR WEBSITE AND CIRCULATED OTHER WAYS, INCLUDING THOSE THAT REQUESTED TO COME INTO CITY HALL THAT MAYBE DIDN'T HAVE COMPUTER ACCESS TO PICK UP PRINTED COPIES OF THOSE MATERIALS.

AS WELL, YOU MAY RECALL THAT HAD BEEN EXTENSIVE REPORTS INCLUDED WITH THE AGENDAS WHICH ARE ALSO AVAILABLE ON THE CITY'S WEBSITE.

BUT TONIGHT, THE FIRST STEP WILL BE TO PERFORM THIS TABULATION PROCESS.

AND JUST TO REMIND EVERYONE OF THE THE NUMBERS INVOLVED THERE.

AGAIN, WE TAKE THIS TOTAL UNIQUE NUMBER OF APN'S IN THE CITY LIMITS.

THAT'S 5563.

JUST TO ENSURE PROPER REPRESENTATION, WE REMOVED ALL OF THE CITY OWNED PARCELS.

IT WAS ANTICIPATED THAT WE WOULDN'T BE FILING PROTEST LETTERS AGAINST OUR OWN PROPOSAL SO THAT 89 PARCELS WERE REMOVED FROM THAT, RESULTING IN 5474 NET PARCELS TO BE USED FOR DETERMINING THE MAJORITY PROTEST THRESHOLD.

AND THAT THRESHOLD IS 50% PLUS ONE, WHICH RESULTS IN A PROTEST MAJORITY TARGET OF 2738.

SO WITH THAT SAID, I WILL TURN THIS OVER TO THE CITY CLERK WHO WILL ACTUALLY PERFORM THE TABULATION PROCESS AT THE END. THE NUMBER OF RECEIVED LETTERS WILL BE TOTALED AND ANNOUNCED.

IF THAT NUMBER IS INSUFFICIENT TO REACH THE THE MAJORITY TOTAL, THEN WE'LL MOVE FORWARD WITH THE MEETING.

BUT WITHOUT THE CONDUCT TO CONDUCT THE PUBLIC HEARING, THE PUBLIC HEARING WILL BE FIRST.

YES. SO, MAYOR, YOU'RE MUTED.

THANK YOU. I KEPT SAYING YES.

RIGHT. THAT'S MY TURN NOW.

AUDIENCE PARTICIPATION IS LIMITED TO 2 MINUTES PER SPEAKER.

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

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

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

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

AT THIS TIME, I WOULD LIKE TO OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING.

DO WE HAVE ANY COMMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC, MADAM CLERK.

ONE MOMENT, MAYOR. WE HAVE NO PUBLIC COMMENTS AT THIS TIME, MAYOR.

THANK YOU, MADAM CLERK. DO WE HAVE ANY EMAIL COMMENTS? WE HAVE NO EMAIL COMMENTS AT THIS TIME.

AT THIS TIME, I WOULD LIKE TO CLOSE A PUBLIC HEARING.

MATTER. MADAM CLERK, CAN YOU PLEASE CHECK THE MAILBOX IF ANY PROTEST LETTERS WERE RECEIVED DURING THE HEARING? YES. GIVE US ONE MINUTE.

SURE. IT MIGHT BE MORE THAN A MINUTE.

SORRY.

WHICH.

THERE ARE NO OTHER PROTEST LETTERS.

ANY COMMENTS FROM THE MEMBER'S MAYOR PRO TEM PALLARES? NO COMMENT. THANK YOU.

I HAVE NOTHING TO ADD AT THIS TIME.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MR. LYNCH. NOTHING TO ADD, SIR.

THANK YOU. REMEMBER MARTINEZ?

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NO COMMENTS. THANK YOU.

ALL RIGHT. MADAM CLERK, CAN YOU PLEASE START THE TABULATION PROCESS? GOOD EVENING. BEFORE WE START THE TABULATION PROCESS, I WOULD LIKE TO MENTION HOW THIS PROCESS WOULD TAKE PLACE.

IN FRONT OF ME, WE HAVE THE PROTEST LETTERS THAT HAVE BEEN RECEIVED AT CITY HALL.

THESE ENVELOPES ARE SEALED AND STAMPED BY THE STAFF MEMBER WHO RECEIVED THEM.

I'LL SHOW YOU AN EXAMPLE.

I WILL OPEN EACH INDIVIDUAL ENVELOPE AND TABULATE THE PROTEST LETTER.

I WILL READ EACH PROTEST LETTER TO IDENTIFY IF THERE'S IF THERE IS MORE THAN ONE PROPERTY LISTED.

THERE WILL BE NO ATTEMPT TO VALIDATE THE PROTEST LETTERS AT THIS POINT, ONLY TO DETERMINE THE NUMBER RECEIPT.

I WILL SAY THE NUMBER OF PROTESTS IN EACH LETTER TO THE DEPUTY CITY CLERK AND PLACE THE PROTEST LETTER IN THIS EMPTY BOX.

THEN SHE WILL ADD THE NUMBER TO THE SPREADSHEET AT THE END OF THE TABULATION.

THE DEPUTY CITY CLERK WILL SEND THE TOTAL COUNT.

THEN I WILL ANNOUNCE THE TOTAL NUMBER OF THE PROTEST LETTERS RECEIVED AS OF TODAY.

AS THE CITY MANAGER MENTIONED, THE TOTAL OF NET PARCEL IS 5474.

IN ORDER TO MEET THE MAJORITY OF THE PROTESTS, WE MUST RECEIVE A TOTAL AMOUNT OF 50% PLUS ONE, WHICH IS 2738 PROTEST LETTERS.

IF THE AMOUNT IS NOT REACHED, I WILL END THE PROTEST PROCESS.

IF WE REACH THAT AMOUNT, I WILL SELL THE BOX AND REQUEST THE CITY COUNCIL TO SCHEDULE A SPECIAL MEETING TO VERIFY THE TABULATION.

I WOULD ASK THE COUNCIL AND THE STAFF MEMBERS AND THE PANELISTS PRESENT TO PLEASE TURN OFF YOUR CAMERAS.

DO NOT LOG OFF, BUT TURN OFF YOUR CAMERAS, WHICH IS THE CAMERA NEXT TO YOUR MIC ON THE BOTTOM LEFT HAND CORNER.

THIS WILL ALLOW THE ATTENDEES TO HAVE A BETTER VIEW DURING THE TABULATION PROCESS.

YOU CAN PLEASE NOW TURN OFF YOUR CAMERAS AND GIVE ME ONE MINUTE TO GET THIS STARTED.

SOMEONE. MAYOR.

SOMEONE HAS RAISED HER HAND FOR COMMENT.

HOWEVER, THE PUBLIC COMMENT HAS BEEN CLOSED.

CITY ATTORNEY.

AND THAT'S NO EXCEPTION.

WE WILL NOT BE ACCEPTING NO MORE PUBLIC COMMENTS BECAUSE THE PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD HAS CLOSED.

OKAY. WE WILL NOW PROCEED WITH THE TABULATION.

THIS PROTEST LETTERS FOR ONE ADDRESS.

PURPOSE LETTER FOR ONE OF THE.

IT'S.

THIS. PROTEST LETTER IS FOR ONE ADDRESS.

THIS PROTEST LETTER IS.

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FOR 1188.

THE NUMBERS.

THIS IS THE TWO APN NUMBERS.

THIS ONE IS FOR TWO APN NUMBERS.

WHEN IT'S 418 THE NUMBER.

THIS IS FOR ONE ADDRESS.

APN'S. MADAM CLERK, FOR THE PUBLIC CLARITY, YOU'RE USING ADDRESS AND APN NUMBERS DIFFERENTLY.

SO CAN YOU JUST TELL THE PUBLIC APN NUMBERS THE SAME AS ADDRESSES? THE APN NUMBERS ARE THE SAME AS ADDRESSES, BUT SOME PEOPLE ARE SUBMITTING IT WITH THE APN NUMBER AND OTHER PEOPLE'S ARE SUBMITTING IT WITH THE ADDRESS.

OKAY. THANK YOU. THAT'S A GOOD CLARIFICATION.

HOWEVER WE'RE NOT VALIDATING THE ADDRESS OF THE APN AS OF NOW.

RIGHT. WE'RE JUST COUNTING AT THIS TIME.

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MADAM CLERK, COULD YOU PLEASE EXPLAIN WHAT THOSE PIECES OF PAPER THAT YOU PUT TO THE SIDE ARE.

I IMAGINE THOSE ARE THE COVER LETTERS.

BUT CAN YOU JUST FOR THE PUBLIC? YES. SO I'M NOT GOING TO TURN IT OVER BECAUSE IT HAS THE PROPERTY ADDRESS ON THERE.

HOWEVER, THIS IS THE NOTICE THAT WAS SENT OUT TO THE ACCOUNT HOLDER, THE PROPERTY OWNER, AND WITH THE ATTACHMENTS.

SO ATTACHED TO THIS NOTICE WAS THE PROTEST ABOUT PROTEST LETTER.

SO I HAD TO REMOVE THE NOTICES.

THANK YOU. I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THE PUBLIC IS AWARE OF WHAT YOU'RE DOING.

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ONE ADDRESS . ONE ADDRESS.

ADDRESS.

SO SOMEONE SUBMITTED THEIR PAYMENT WITH THEIR PROTEST LETTER.

SO I'LL MAKE SURE THIS GOES TO OUR FINANCE DEPARTMENT.

AND IT IS A PROTEST LETTER FOR ONE ADDRESS.

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ADDRESS . ONE APN . ONE APN.

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ONE ADDRESS. ONE ADDRESS.

ONE ADDRESS. ONE APN.

WE HAVE NO MORE PROTEST LETTERS.

TWO APNS.

WE WILL SUM THE TOTAL UP AND GIVE YOU AN AMOUNT.

YOU MAY NOW TURN ON YOUR CAMERAS.

CAN EVERYONE SEE THE COUNCIL? MEMBERS, [INAUDIBLE] MAYOR, CAN YOU SEE EVERYONE ELSE THERE? YES. SO THE TOTAL AMOUNT THAT WE HAVE IS 183 PROTESTS LETTERS. PROTEST.

SORRY. ADDRESSES AND APNS TOGETHER.

YES, MADAM CLERK, WHICH IS INSUFFICIENT TO CONSTITUTE A MAJORITY OF VOTE.

IN THIS CASE, THE PROTEST PROCESS HAS ENDED.

MAYOR, YOU MAY NOW CONTINUE THE PROCESS OF THE ADOPTION OF THE RESOLUTION.

AT THIS TIME, I WOULD LIKE TO ENTERTAIN A MOTION FOR APPROVAL.

SO MOVE, MAYOR.

SECOND MEMBER.

MARTINEZ. THANK YOU BOTH.

MADAM CLERK, IT'S HAS BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED.

WOULD YOU CALL THE VOTE BY ROLL CALL? OTION BY COUNCIL MEMBER GARCIA SECONDED BY COUNCIL MEMBER MARTINEZ TO ADOPT A RESOLUTION APPROVING THE FIVE YEAR SOLID WASTE RATE ADJUSTMENT SCHEDULE.

AT THIS TIME, I WOULD LIKE TO TAKE A FIVE MINUTE RECESS IF YOU WOULD DO THAT.

JUST TURN OFF YOUR CAMERA IF YOU WANT TO.

FIVE MINUTE RECESS.

OKAY.

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WELL. THIS MEETING IS BACK IN SESSION.

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IS EVERYBODY BACK? THEY ARE.

I THINK WE. WELL, I CAN'T SEE COUNCIL MEMBER GARCIA, SO I'M NOT SURE IF HE'S THERE OR NOT.

BUT YOU HAVE A QUORUM IF YOU WANT TO.

GO AHEAD AND. YEAH, THAT'S FINE.

THERE HE IS. OH, THERE HE IS.

THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT.

[12) a. Adopt a Resolution upholding or a Resolution overturning the City of Wasco Planning Commission’s decision to deny an extension request for Conditional Use Permit 18-06, A Conditional Use Permit to allow off-site alcohol sales at a new 24- hour convenience store and service station at 1300 Highway 46. (Cobb)]

MOVING ON TO ITEM 12, DEFER BUSINESS, ITEM A, ADOPT A RESOLUTION UPHOLDING OR A RESOLUTION OVERTURNING THE CITY OF WASCO PLANNING COMMISSION DECISION TO DENY AN EXTENSION REQUEST FOR CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT NUMBER 18 ZERO SIX.

A CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT TO ALLOW OFF SITE ALCOHOL SALES OF A NEW 24 HOUR CONVENIENCE STORE AND SERVICE STATION AT 1300 HIGHWAY 46. MRS. CUB. YES? GOOD EVENING, MR. MAYOR. MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL, THIS ITEM WAS CONTINUED FROM YOUR LAST REGULARLY SCHEDULED MEETING.

STAFF IS CONTINUING TO RECOMMEND THAT THE COUNCIL ADOPT ONE OF THE TWO RESOLUTIONS IN YOUR AGENDA PACKET EITHER A RESOLUTION UPHOLDING THE PLANNING COMMISSION'S DECISION TO DENY THE EXTENSION REQUEST, OR A RESOLUTION OVERTURNING THE PLANNING COMMISSION'S DECISION TO DENY THE EXTENSION REQUEST.

AT THE LAST MEETING, COUNCIL REQUESTED THAT TO HEAR FROM THE PLANNING COMMISSION AND WHAT THEIR THINKING WAS ON THIS ITEM.

AND WE DO HAVE TWO MEMBERS OF THE COMMISSION IN ATTENDANCE TONIGHT.

VICE CHAIR WARD IS ON THE CALL, I BELIEVE, AS IS MEMBER CLENDENIN.

SO IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO HEAR FROM THEM, THAT WOULD CERTAINLY BE APPROPRIATE AT THIS TIME AND I'M AVAILABLE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.

THANK YOU, MRS. COBB.

AUDIENCE PARTICIPATION IS LIMITED TO 2 MINUTES PER SPEAKER.

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

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

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

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

AT THIS TIME, DO WE HAVE ANY COMMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC, MADAM CLERK.

WE DO HAVE A PUBLIC COMMENT, MAYOR.

THE ATTENDEE WITH THE NUMBER 7580927.

YOU MAY NOW ADDRESS THE COUNCIL.

MR. MAYOR, MY NAME IS GARY LANGLEY.

I BELIEVE I'M YOUR FIRST COMMENT OF THE EVENING ON ANY ISSUE.

IS THAT CORRECT? THAT IS CORRECT, MR. LANGLEY. OKAY.

THE REASON FOR THAT IS THAT YOU'VE BEEN TELLING EVERYBODY ALL NIGHT TO PRESS NINE ON THEIR PHONE, TO RAISE THEIR HAND, TO MAKE COMMENTS.

YOU WERE PARTIALLY CORRECT.

IT'S STAR NINE, AND I WOULD SUSPECT YOU PROBABLY HAD A LOT OF OTHER PEOPLE WANTING TO MAKE COMMENTS TONIGHT WHO WERE LIKE ME, TRYING DESPERATELY TO GET ON BY JUST PRESSING NINE.

AND SO YOU DIDN'T GET ANY OF THE COMMENTS THAT WERE PROBABLY AND I JUST I'M SAYING PROBABLY OUT THERE THAT WANTED TO BE MADE.

AND THAT'S REALLY MY ONLY POINT.

ALL RIGHT. I MADE AN ISSUE WITH WITH WHICH YOUR CURRENT ISSUE IS RIGHT NOW, BUT I THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME, SIR.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR COMMENTING.

AND I WILL MAKE SURE THAT IN THE FUTURE.

I DO POINT OUT IT IS STAR NINE.

THANK YOU, MR. LANGLEY.

ALL RIGHT. ARE THERE ANY OTHER COMMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC, MADAM CLERK? WE HAVE NO OTHER PUBLIC COMMENTS MAYOR.

DO WE HAVE ANY EMAIL COMMENTS? OH, MAYOR, ACTUALLY, THERE'S ONE MORE COMMENT.

SURE. HERE WE HAVE A COMMENT FROM AN ATTENDEE WITH THE NUMBER 7031200. YOU MAY NOW ADDRESS THE COUNCIL WITH YOUR QUESTION.

ATTENDEE WITH THE NUMBER 7031200.

CAN YOU HEAR US? IS THE PERSON PROBABLY ON MUTE.

MRS. MADAM CLERK? NO, THEY'RE NO LONGER IN.

LET ME ASK FOR THEM TO UNMUTE.

THERE WE GO. 701200.

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DID YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? IF YOU WANT TO GO AHEAD AND PROCEED, MAYOR? I'M NOT SURE WHAT THE QUESTION IS.

OKAY. ALL RIGHT.

SO AT THIS TIME.

AND I NEED SOME DIRECTION ON THIS FROM OUR ATTORNEY.

DO WE HEAR AT THIS POINT BEFORE WE HEAR FROM THE COUNCIL MEMBERS, WE HEAR FIRST FROM THE PLANNING COMMISSION. I BELIEVE THAT WOULD BE THE CORRECT ORDER.

JUST WANTED CLARIFICATION.

I THINK THAT'S THE COUNCIL WANTED TO HEAR FROM THEM.

[INAUDIBLE] YOU'RE RIGHT.

OKAY. VERY GOOD. SO I KNOW THAT DAVID WARD IS HERE AND SO IS TRACI CLENDENEN? SO YOU HAVE THE FLOOR.

I'M NOT SURE WHO WANTS TO SPEAK FIRST.

I KNOW DAVID IS ON MUTE AND TRACI IS NOT.

TRACI, ARE YOU THERE? OKAY, WELL, YOU HAVE THE FLOOR.

THANK YOU.

I HAVE ONLY BEEN ON PLANNING COMMISSION FOR A PORTION OF THIS CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT, BUT AS AT OUR LAST MEETING I BELIEVE WHAT THE HISTORY WAS, WAS THAT IT WAS EXTENDED AUTOMATICALLY, NOT AUTOMATICALLY, BUT THERE WAS A VOTE TO EXTEND THE PERMIT.

BUT IT HAD BEEN OVER TWO YEARS SINCE THE PLANNING DEPARTMENT HAD HEARD ANYTHING FROM THEM, SO WE DECIDED NOT TO AUTOMATICALLY RENEW IT AGAIN UNTIL WE HEARD IF THEY WERE STILL INTERESTED, WHAT THEIR PLANS WERE OR ANYTHING.

BUT PRIOR TO THAT, I HAVE NO KNOWLEDGE, BUT I KNOW THAT MR. WARD DOES. HELLO.

YES, MR. WARD, GO AHEAD AND PROCEED.

FIRST, I WANT TO THANK THE CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS FOR INVITING ME HERE TONIGHT TO PROVIDE IN DETAIL THE REASONS WHY THE PLANNING COMMISSION DENIED THE CUP FOR THE 7-ELEVEN ON THE CORNER OF GRIFFITH AND HIGHWAY 46.

FIRST, SOME BACKGROUND.

THE PC, THE PLANNING COMMISSION APPROVED THE ORIGINAL CUP AFTER LENGTHY DISCUSSION AND WITH SOME RELUCTANCE AND CONCERNS, THE FIRST EXTENSION WAS APPROVED, AS IT HAS BEEN CUSTOMARY TO GRANT THE FIRST EXTENSION WHEN APPLIED FOR.

THE REASONS BEHIND THE DENIAL OF THE SECOND EXTENSION ARE AS FOLLOWS.

PLEASE REMEMBER, AS TRACI MENTIONED, THE COMMISSION HAS MOSTLY NEW MEMBERS REVIEWING THIS NEW REQUEST.

THEIR ORIGINAL CONCERN OF THE 7-ELEVEN BEING TOO CLOSE TO ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS STILL EXIST.

SECOND, THERE ARE FOUR OTHER LIKE BUSINESSES WITHIN 1000 FEET OF THE PROPOSED 7-ELEVEN LOCATION. 7-ELEVEN IS ATTEMPTING TO CIRCUMVENT THE ORDINANCE OF NO LIKE BUSINESSES WITHIN 1000 FEET OF EACH OTHER BY PROPOSING A FACILITY JUST OVER 5000 SQUARE FEET. THE COMMISSION FELT FIVE LIKE STORES WITHIN A 1000 FOOT STRETCH OF HIGHWAY 46 WERE TOO MANY. THIRD, THE FOOD MART OWNER ON THE EAST CORNER HAS COMMITTED RESOURCES IN THE UPGRADE AND BEAUTIFICATION OF HIS STORES.

THE COMMISSION HAS A PROBLEM IN REWARDING WHAT IS WELCOMED AND ENCOURAGED BEHAVIOR BY A LOCAL BUSINESS TO RENOVATE THE BUILDING.

I APOLOGIZE MY DOGS WENT CRAZY BECAUSE THEY HEARD THE DOORBELL.

I'M GOING TO MUTE MYSELF.

WARD. THE COMMISSION HAS A PROBLEM IN REWARDING WHAT IS WELCOMED AND ENCOURAGED BEHAVIOR BY LOCAL BUSINESS TO RENOVATE THE BUILDING BY LETTING ALIKE BUSINESS COMPETE WITH THEM AND BEING LOCATED RIGHT NEXT DOOR.

FOURTH WHEN RESIDENTS OF WASCO INQUIRED OF ME TO WHAT WOULD BE LOCATED AT THIS LOCATION.

I RECEIVED ONLY NEGATIVE FEEDBACK WHEN I TOLD THEM WHAT WAS GOING IN THERE.

LASTLY, AFTER THE FIRST EXTENSION WAS GRANTED, NO MORE HAS BEEN HEARD FROM THE DEVELOPER. IT SEEMED TO THE PLANNING COMMISSION THAT NO PROGRESS AFTER THREE YEARS WAS AN INDICATION THAT THE DEVELOPER WAS NOT READY AND IT WAS TIME TO LET THE LANDOWNER

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MOVE ON TO OTHER PROJECTS.

THE PLANNING COMMISSION FELT ALL OF THESE THINGS COMBINED WAS SUFFICIENT REASON TO DENY THE REQUEST. I'LL ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.

AND I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.

THANK YOU, MR. WARD.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR COMMENTS.

ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS FOR MR. WARD FROM THE COUNCIL MEMBERS? MAYOR PRO TEM PALLARES. NO FURTHER QUESTIONS FROM ME. THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR.

I APPRECIATE MR. WARDS COMMENTS THAT WERE VERY ELUCIDATING.

NO FURTHER QUESTIONS.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

AND MEMBER LYNCH.

ANY QUESTIONS FOR MR. WARD? MR. WARD. THE ONLY QUESTION I'D HAD IS YOU KEEP REFERRING TO IT'S A 7-ELEVEN AND I HAD UNDERSTOOD THAT, THAT WAS OUT OF THE PICTURE AT THIS POINT ANYHOW.

WHEN THE DEVELOPER CAME TO US TO ASK FOR THE FIRST CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT, HIS INDICATION WAS THAT A 7-ELEVEN WAS WHAT WAS GOING TO BE PLACED THERE.

AND WE HAVE NOT HEARD SO THE PLANNING COMMISSION HAS NOT HEARD ANYTHING TO THE CONTRARY OF THAT. THAT WAS MY ONLY QUESTION.

ALL RIGHT. MEMBER MARTINEZ.

IF IT'S CHANGED AND A 7-ELEVEN IS NOT GOING IN THERE THE DEVELOPER DID NOT MAKE THE PLANNING COMMISSION AWARE OF THAT.

AND LIKE I SAID, WHEN IT WAS FIRST BROUGHT TO OUR ATTENTION, IT WAS A 7-ELEVEN THAT WAS SUPPOSED TO GO IN THERE. MEMBER MARTINEZ, ANY QUESTIONS FOR MR. WARD? FIRST OF ALL, THANK YOU, MR. WARD. AND THANK YOU, MR. CLENDENEN, FOR TAKING THE TIME TO BE HERE AND FOR ALL YOU GUYS DO ON THE PLANNING COMMISSION.

DAVID, I'M JUST CURIOUS.

I MEAN, I COMPLETELY UNDERSTAND ALL OF THE INITIAL COMMENTS.

HOW MUCH DID THE FACT THAT THEY DELAYED IN GETTING THIS PROJECT PLAY A ROLE IN YOUR GUYS' DECISION MAKING? I DON'T, IN MY DECISION MAKING, IT PLAYED VERY LITTLE.

I THINK THE THINGS THAT CONCERN ME WERE ITEMS ONE, TWO AND THREE.

FIRST OFF, THEY'RE VERY CLOSE TO SCHOOLS.

NEXT, THERE ARE FOUR OTHER STORES WITHIN A 1000 FOOT STRETCH SELLING THE EXACT SAME THINGS THIS STORE WOULD BE SELLING.

WE FELT FIVE WERE TOO MANY AND ALSO THE ONE LIKE STORE BEING WITHIN 1000 FEET OF EACH OTHER. THE CITY ORDINANCE IT SAYS THAT'S FINE.

IT CAN'T HAPPEN UNLESS THE STORE IS OVER 5000 SQUARE FEET.

AND THIS STORE OR DEVELOPER OR 7-ELEVEN OR WHOEVER IS DOING IT NOW IS PROPOSING JUST OVER 5000 SQUARE FEET SO THEY CAN GET AROUND THAT ORDINANCE.

WE FIGURED WE FELT LIKE THAT WAS CERTAINLY THE INTENTION OF THE ORDINANCE.

AND AGAIN, JUST TOO MANY OF THOSE STORES IN SUCH A SHORT LOCATION, IN A SHORT AREA ON HIGHWAY 46, IT SEEMED LIKE CERTAINLY OVERKILL.

OKAY. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

THANK YOU, MR. MARTINEZ.

AND I DON'T HAVE QUESTIONS FOR MR. WARD. I WOULD LIKE TO NOW START THE PROCESS OF COMMENTS FROM THE COUNCIL.

AND I WILL ADDRESS AT LEAST ONE OF THE POINTS THAT MR. WARD MENTIONED, AND THAT IS THAT THERE IS A SCHOOL NEARBY.

AND I DO WANT I DID READ THE REPORT AND AS I MENTIONED PREVIOUSLY, I WAS THE MAYOR WHEN THIS FIRST WAS A THOUGHT OF PUTTING A 7-ELEVEN AT THIS LOCATION.

AND IN REGARDS TO THE SCHOOL, THAT QUESTION WAS ANSWERED.

AND IN FACT, IT WAS ANSWERED TO THE SATISFACTION OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION VIA A LETTER OF SUPPORT FOR THE BUSINESS FROM THE SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS, MR. KELLY RICHERS.

THAT LETTER IS PART OF THE REPORT THAT IS INCLUDED IN OUR PACKET, AND HE, IN FACT EXPRESSED HIS SUPPORT FOR THIS BUSINESS, UNDERSTANDING THAT IT WAS NOT WITHIN, WELL IT WAS BEYOND THE SCHOOL IS BEYOND THAT LIMIT THAT IS ESTABLISHED.

SO IN REGARDS TO THE OTHER COMMENTS, AND I UNDERSTAND WHERE MR. WARD IS COMING FROM REGARDING THAT.

I DO WANT TO ADDRESS CERTAIN THINGS OKAY.

IN THIS ARE ALSO PART OF OUR PACKET BOMAR PARTNERS, WHICH MR. OLIVEIRI ALREADY [INAUDIBLE] A PRINCIPAL IS A DEVELOPER AND OWNER OF THE SITE.

WE NEED TO BE CLEAR ABOUT THAT.

THEY HAD ENTERED INTO A GROUND LEASE AGREEMENT WITH 7-ELEVEN.

CAN'T HEAR ARE THERE ISSUES? I HEARD SOMEBODY THAT YOU CAN'T HEAR ME.

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WE'RE JUST HAVING A LITTLE BIT ISSUES HERE, BUT WE'RE FINE.

MAYOR, YOU CAN PROCEED.

OKAY. SO BOMAR PARTNERS HAD ENTERED INTO A GROUND LEASE AGREEMENT WITH 7-ELEVEN, WHERE AND BOMAR PARTNERS, MR. OLIVIERI WERE IN OBLIGATED TO DELIVER THE SITE IN ROUGHLY THE CURRENT CONDITION.

SO THEY WERE NOT TO MAKE IMPROVEMENTS, MAYBE MINOR IMPROVEMENTS, BUT ROUGHLY THE WAY IT IS NOW. NOW, 7-ELEVEN PLANNED, OKAY, THEY WERE THE PLANNED CLIENT FOR THE SITE.

THEY EXPERIENCED INTERNAL DELAYS DUE TO COVID 19 IN A VERY LARGE NATIONAL ACQUISITION. AND YOU CAN READ THIS ON MR. OLIVIERI'S LETTER TO OUR PLANNING DEPARTMENT.

AND WE ALL KNOW THE HAVOC THAT COVID 19 COST FOR EVERYONE, INCLUDING OUR CITY AND ALL BUSINESSES AND, YOU KNOW JUST IN GENERAL, A LOT OF PROBLEMS FOR EVERYONE.

THE TENANT AND 7-ELEVEN WOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR PROCESSING ALL BUILDING PERMITS FOR THE CONSTRUCTION. IN OTHER WORDS, ONCE THIS PERMIT WAS GRANTED, IT WAS THE TENANT 7-ELEVEN THAT WOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR PULLING THE PERMITS.

7-ELEVEN WAS UNABLE TO PROCESS THEIR BUILDING PLANS BECAUSE OF THE THINGS THAT WERE EXPRESSED PREVIOUSLY.

SO THEREFORE, THE PERMITS WERE NOT PURSUED.

NOW, IN HIS MARCH 17 LETTER, MR. OLIVIERI WRITES THAT THERE IS NOW AN INTEREST IN THE SITE FROM ANOTHER NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED GAS STATION.

CONVENIENCE STORE OPERATOR.

MR. OLIVIERI, IN HIS LETTER, ANTICIPATES THAT EITHER 7-ELEVEN WILL REENGAGE AND PROCEED WITH THEIR DEVELOPMENT PLANS OR A NEW TENANT WILL TAKE THEIR PLACE WITHIN THE NEXT 12 MONTHS. NOW, LET ME SAY THIS.

OUR CITY DOES NOT LOSE ANYTHING BY GRANTING THE CONDITIONAL PERMIT EXTENSION.

WE ABSOLUTELY LOSE NOTHING.

HOWEVER, THE CITY DOES LOSE BY NOT HAVING A BUSINESS FRIENDLY ENVIRONMENT, AND IT ALSO LOSES THE REVENUE THAT THE BUSINESS WOULD BRING.

I DO WANT YOU TO KNOW THAT THE THINGS I'M SAYING AND YOU PROBABLY BY WHAT I'M SAYING ARE REALIZING THE WAY MY VOTE IS GOING TO GO.

AND I WANT YOU TO UNDERSTAND THAT MY VOTE IS NOT AGAINST THE PLANNING COMMISSION OR OUR STAFF, BOTH OF WHICH RECOMMEND THAT WE DO NOT EXTEND, OR WE DO NOT GIVE AN EXTENSION.

OK.

BUT IT IS FOR MAINTAINING A PRO-BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT.

AND FOR NOT PUNISHING BOMAR PARTNERS FOR THINGS THAT ARE BEYOND THEIR CONTROL.

THEY HAVE INVESTED TIME AND MONEY ON THIS PROJECT, AND I BELIEVE THEY SHOULD BE GIVEN A 12 MONTH EXTENSION.

NOW THEY HAVE DEVELOPED PREVIOUSLY A SITE HERE IN WASCO, WHICH MANY OF YOU LOVE, WHICH IS THE STARBUCKS.

THAT WAS MR. OLIVIERI. I THINK THAT THEY CAN DO THE SAME FOR THIS OTHER ONE.

AGAIN, BECAUSE OF COVID, THIS HAS GONE TOO LONG.

SO I URGE YOU TO NOT DENY THE EXTENSION.

THOSE ARE MY COMMENTS.

THANK YOU. NOW, MAYOR PRO TEM PALLARES.

THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR.

THE WAY I LOOK AT IT IS GOOD GESTURES TOWARDS THE CITY IN A WAY SHOULD BE FORGOTTEN. AND CONVERSELY, THE CITY SHOULDN'T HOLD GRUDGES OR HOLD NEGATIVE SITES FOR THINGS THAT HAPPENED IN THE PAST.

SO LOOKING AT THIS REPORT, I'M INCLINED TO VOTE TO UPHOLD THE PLANNING COMMISSION'S DECISION TO DENY.

THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR. THANK YOU MEMBER PALLARES.

MEMBER GARCIA.

THANK YOU MAYOR I APPRECIATE THAT.

I WANTED TO ECHO ALSO MEMBER MARTINEZ'S COMMENTS.

I WANTED TO SEND MY APPRECIATION TO DAVID AND OTHERS, TRACI AS WELL AS [INAUDIBLE] AND THE OTHERS ON THE PLANNING COMMISSION FOR THEIR WORK AND THE DILIGENCE THE STAFFS PUT INTO THIS MATTER.

LET'S CALL IT FOR WHAT IT IS.

I THINK IT'S A VERY DIFFICULT DECISION.

BUT THE TRUTH IS, I THINK WE NEED TO MAINTAIN A BUSINESS FRIENDLY ENVIRONMENT AS

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THE MAYOR HAD ALLUDED TO.

AND WHAT WE NEED TO DO IS BE GOOD PARTNERS AND GOOD NEIGHBORS IN THE BUSINESS COMMUNITY.

WE CONSTANTLY ARE HAMMERING LEADERSHIP TO ATTRACT NEW BUSINESSES TO THE HIGHWAY 46 CORRIDOR. AND THIS COULD BE HELP LEND TO THAT VISION.

I DON'T I REALLY DON'T HAVE TOO MUCH MORE TO ADD MAYOR.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU MEMBER GARCIA.

MEMBER LYNCH.

HONORABLE MAYOR, I AGREE WITH YOU THAT WE NEED TO MAINTAIN A GOOD BUSINESS ATTITUDE AND FRIENDLY ATTITUDE TO BUSINESSES.

I DON'T NECESSARILY LIKE TO HAVE A WHOLE BUNCH OF LIKE BUSINESSES.

BUT IF WE LOOK AT OUR CORRIDOR GOING DOWN HIGHWAY 46, WE HAVE THE SAME KIND OF THING IN OTHER TYPES OF BUSINESSES.

SO I WOULD LIKE TO THANK THE PLANNING COMMISSION FOR WHAT THEY'VE DONE, BUT I AGREE WITH MAYOR REYNA AND COUNCILMAN GARCIA.

THANK YOU MEMBER LYNCH. MEMBER MARTINEZ.

SO I HAVE VERY MIXED FEELINGS ABOUT THIS SITUATION, BUT I WANT TO ASK A QUESTION FIRST. MS. COBB, THE RECOMMENDATION FROM STAFF TO DENY THIS IS THAT JUST SOLELY BASED ON THE FACT THAT THE PLANNING COMMISSION DENIED IT, OR IS THAT INDEPENDENT STAFF'S DECISION, ABSENT THE DECISION BY THE PLANNING COMMISSION TO DENY THE EXTENSION? NO, THERE WASN'T A RECOMMENDATION TO DENY THE RECOMMENDATION WAS FOR THE COUNCIL TO ADOPT ONE OF THE TWO RESOLUTIONS PRESENTED TO YOU.

OH, OKAY. I MISUNDERSTOOD AT THE LAST MEETING I THOUGHT THERE WAS A RECOMMENDATION FROM STAFF TO.

THE RECOMMENDATION WAS TO ADOPT EITHER A RESOLUTION UPHOLDING THE COMMISSION'S DECISION OR OVERTURNING THE COMMISSION'S DECISION.

OKAY. THANK YOU FOR THAT CLARIFICATION.

I DO BELIEVE THAT WE NEED TO BE BUSINESS FRIENDLY, BUT I ALSO THINK THAT WE NEED TO BE BUSINESS FRIENDLY TO OUR EXISTING BUSINESSES.

AND IF WE HAVE MULTIPLE BUSINESSES IN THE SAME AREA THAT ARE CARRYING THE SAME PRODUCTS, BASICALLY LIQUOR STORES AND ONE OF THEM IS INVESTING IN BEAUTIFICATION AND RENOVATIONS AND EVERYTHING ELSE.

I DON'T KNOW IF THAT'S BUSINESS FRIENDLY, IF WE JUST IGNORE THESE OTHER BUSINESSES AND WE THROW ANOTHER COMPETITOR IN THERE.

IT REALLY I MEAN, THE REALITY THIS CITY'S BECOMING NOTHING BUT LIQUOR STORES, DOLLAR STORES AND CHURCHES.

THAT'S REALLY ALL WE HAVE IN THE CITY.

AND SO I DON'T KNOW THAT WE NEED ANOTHER LIQUOR STORE ON HIGHWAY 46 PERSONALLY.

BUT ABSENT THAT, YOU KNOW, AS I SAID AT THE LAST MEETING, FOR ME TO GO AGAINST WHAT THE PLANNING COMMISSION SAID, I WOULD NEED A VERY STRONG, COMPELLING REASON.

AND I STILL HAVEN'T HEARD THAT.

AND EVERYBODY WANTS TO BLAME EVERYTHING ON COVID, BUT THERE'S A LOT OF COMPANIES THAT HAVE GOTTEN PROJECTS DONE THROUGHOUT COVID.

AND SO I DON'T THINK COVID'S AN END ALL EXCUSE FOR WELL, WE DIDN'T GET ANYTHING DONE FOR TWO OR THREE YEARS, FOR HOWEVER MANY OF THE EXTENSIONS HAVE BEEN.

I THINK IT'S AN UNFORTUNATE SITUATION.

AND BUT I JUST WOULD HAVE TO SIDE WITH OUR PLANNING COMMISSION ABSENT SOME SORT OF COMPELLING REASON TO OVERRULE THEM.

AND I JUST HAVEN'T HEARD THAT YET.

THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR. THANK YOU MEMBER MARTINEZ.

ALL RIGHT. AT THIS TIME, I WILL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE EXTENSION TO GRANT A 12 MONTH EXTENSION OF THIS PARTICULAR MOTION.

THE PLANNING COMMISSION'S DECISION.

IS THAT WHAT THE MOTION IS? THAT IS CORRECT. AND AGAIN, THIS IS NOT DIRECTED AT THE MEMBERS OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION.

I AM DOING THIS BECAUSE OF THE REASONS THAT I'VE EXPLAINED.

WE WOULD PUNISH MR. OLIVIERI FOR HIS TENANT NOT BEING ABLE TO DELIVER ON A PROJECT THAT WAS STARTED.

MAYOR. AT LEAST WAS TALKED ABOUT.

YES.

SORRY FOR THE INTERRUPTION, BUT THE ATTENDEE THAT'S BEEN TRYING TO COMMENT HAS RAISED HER HAND. I DON'T KNOW IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO GIVE THEM THE OPPORTUNITY FOR THE PUBLIC COMMENT.

MADAM CLERK, WE DENIED SOMEBODY ELSE THE ABILITY TO COMMENT BECAUSE THE COMMENT PERIOD HAD ENDED.

BUT JUST TO CLARIFY, MR. MAYOR, THAT WAS YOU HAD CLOSED THE PUBLIC HEARING ON THAT OKAY. VERY GOOD.

OKAY.

THAT MAKES A DIFFERENCE.

YES, GO AHEAD MADAM CLERK, ALLOW THAT PERSON TO COMMENT.

ATTENDEE WITH THE NUMBER 7031200.

YOU MAY NOW ADDRESS THE COUNCIL.

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CAN YOU HEAR US? CAN YOU HEAR ME? OH, I CAN HEAR YOU NOW.

CAN YOU HEAR ME NOW. OKAY.

I APOLOGIZE FOR THE TECHNICAL PROBLEMS PREVIOUSLY.

SO IT WAS A PROBLEM ON MY PART.

SO EXCUSE THAT.

THIS IS ANTHONY OLIVIERI WITH BOMAR PARTNERS.

THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR AND FELLOW COUNCIL MEMBERS, FOR YOUR COMMENTS THIS EVENING.

I GREATLY APPRECIATE ALL THE CONSIDERATION THE TIME THE CITY HAS TAKEN TO DISCUSS THIS MATTER. I UNDERSTAND THAT IT'S NOT ABSOLUTELY AS CLEAR AS EVERYBODY WOULD LIKE IT TO BE. AS MAYOR REYNA ADDRESSED ALL MEMBERS TONIGHT OF COUNCIL AND PLANNING COMMISSION, WHAT HE EXPLAINED IS EXACTLY CORRECT IN THE SENSE THAT THERE HAVE BEEN MANY CIRCUMSTANCES SURROUNDING THIS PROJECT THAT HAVE BEEN OUT OF OUR CONTROL.

JUST KNOW THAT US AS DEVELOPERS, WE HAVE A LARGE INVESTMENT IN THE PROPERTY IN WASCO THAT WE WOULD LOVE NOTHING MORE THAN TO BUILD IT IMMEDIATELY AND TO START GENERATING INCOME OFF THE PROPERTY.

WE'RE DOING EVERYTHING IN OUR POWER TO CREATE THE RENEWED INTEREST AND ACTIVITY ON THE PROPERTY TO GET IT STARTED.

UNFORTUNATELY, BASED UPON OUR DEAL STRUCTURE WITH 7-ELEVEN, IT WAS A GROUND LEASE DEVELOPMENT WHEREIN THEY'RE RESPONSIBLE FOR CONSTRUCTING THE BUILDING, NOT US.

THE PERMITTING PROCESS WAS IN THEIR PURVIEW, THEIR CONTROL, NOT OURS.

WE DID NOT HAVE THE ABILITY TO PULL PERMITS FOR THEM OR WE WOULD HAVE AND THEY ELECTED TO MAKE A DECISION AFTER WE MADE A SIGNIFICANT CAPITAL INVESTMENT OF OVER A MILLION AND A HALF DOLLARS IN THE PROPERTY.

THEY CHANGED THEIR POSITION, WHICH LED TO SOME OTHER ISSUES DOWN THE ROAD.

SO HOPEFULLY YOU CAN APPRECIATE FROM OUR PERSPECTIVE THAT WE WANT NOTHING MORE THAN TO DEVELOP THE PROPERTY AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE.

ALL THE ENTITLEMENTS THAT WE OBTAINED THREE AND A HALF PLUS YEARS AGO, WERE IN AN EFFORT TO GENERATE PROJECT THERE FOR THE CITY OF WASCO, TO GENERATE TAX REVENUE, TO GENERATE A NEW BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY.

AND FOR US A DEVELOPER TO GENERATE INCOME TWO YEARS AGO, WHICH DIDN'T HAPPEN.

SO MOVING FORWARD FOR US AND THE REASON WE DIDN'T APPROACH THE PLANNING COMMISSION WITH A CHANGE OTHER THAN THE CHANGE FOR 7-ELEVEN, POSSIBLY NOT BEING THE TENANT AT THE TIME WHEN THIS WAS ALL UNFOLDING LAST YEAR WAS BECAUSE ONE 7-ELEVEN WASN'T 100% COMMITTED.

THEY WERE NOT MOVING FORWARD UP UNTIL ABOUT SIX MONTHS AGO.

AND FOR US, THE REPLACEMENT OF 7-ELEVEN MEANT THAT WE WERE LOOKING FOR ANOTHER REPLACEMENT TYPE OF BUSINESS WITH GAS STATION, BEER AND WINE LICENSE, ETC., THAT WE HAD ALREADY HAD ENTITLED FOR THE 7-ELEVEN PROJECT.

SO OUR INTENT BEHIND THAT WAS SPECIFICALLY RELATED TO TRYING TO REPLACE THEM WITH ANOTHER GAS STATION USER, WHICH WE CONTINUED TO TRY TO DO TO THIS DAY.

SO, AGAIN, I APPRECIATE EVERYBODY'S CONSIDERATION.

I'M AVAILABLE TO ANSWER ANY POTENTIAL QUESTIONS THAT MAY COME UP, IF THERE ARE ANY, THAT I HAVE BROUGHT UP THROUGH MY COMMENTS.

BUT JUST THANK YOU FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF CONSIDERING AN EXTENSION FOR THE CUP.

THANK YOU, MR. OLIVIERI. I HAVE A QUESTION FOR MR. OLIVIERI, MR. MAYOR. YES, THANK YOU.

SURE. PLEASE PROCEED. YES, MR. OLIVIERI, I WAS CURIOUS AS TO WHAT LEVEL OF CONFIDENCE YOU HAVE IN SECURING THE REPLACEMENT FOR THE PAD, THE LOCATION.

THANK YOU FOR THE QUESTION. WE HAVE HAD MULTIPLE CONVERSATIONS WITH TWO PARTICULAR USERS. ONE IS A NATIONAL COMPANY THAT HAS AN EXISTING OPERATION IN THE CITY OF WASCO.

THEY'VE EXPRESSED AN INTEREST TO NOT RELOCATING BUT EXPANDING IN THE CITY.

AND THEIR EXISTING LOCATION IS NOT ON HIGHWAY 46 AND THEY WOULD LIKE A LOCATION ON HIGHWAY 46.

AND SO WE ARE PURSUING THEM ON A VERY DILIGENT BASIS RIGHT NOW.

AND WE HAVE TWO OTHER OPERATORS THAT WE'VE BEEN SPEAKING WITH.

JUST AS AN ASIDE, THE PROPERTY OWNER TO THE EAST, ON THE NORTHEAST CORNER, WHICH IS THE OTHER GAS STATION WE'VE BEEN IN COMMUNICATION WITH THAT PROPERTY OWNER ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS ABOUT THEIR INTEREST IN OUR PROPERTY.

THEY TOO HAVE DISCUSSED AN INTEREST IN POSSIBLY DOING SOMETHING WITH THE PROPERTY.

AND IN FACT I SPOKE WITH HIM TODAY AND HAD A CONVERSATION REGARDING THE PROJECT.

SO WE'RE VERY SENSITIVE TO THE OTHER BUSINESSES IN THE IMMEDIATE AREA.

WE'VE HAD WE DID AN OUTREACH PROGRAM AT THE VERY BEGINNING WHEN WE STARTED THIS PROGRAM, WENT TO THE SUPERINTENDENT OF THE SCHOOLS AS

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WAS MENTIONED. WE HAVE THE LETTER SUPPORTING THE BEER AND WINE LICENSE THERE.

THOSE ARE THE TYPES OF THINGS WE TRY TO DO TO PREEMPT ANY CHALLENGES OR PROBLEMS THAT WE THOUGHT COULD HAPPEN BEFORE PLANNING COMMISSION AND POTENTIALLY CITY COUNCIL IF WE NEED TO GET TO THAT LEVEL JUST BECAUSE WE'RE TRYING TO BE CONSCIOUS DEVELOPERS AND DO THE RIGHT THING IN THE CITY AND THE CITY OF WASCO.

SO WE ARE AGAIN DILIGENTLY PURSUING GAS STATION USERS OF A HIGH CALIBER.

WHETHER WE PULL THAT TOGETHER OR NOT, I GUESS WILL BE SEEN.

BUT THAT'S OUR INTENT AT THIS POINT.

THANK YOU. I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT THAT WE ARE ASSURED THAT YOU HAVE CONFIDENCE IN BEING ABLE TO SECURE THAT WITHIN THE NEXT 6 TO 12 MONTHS IF AND WHEN YOU WERE TO BE GRANTED AN EXTENSION. I THINK THAT'S VERY IMPORTANT, ESPECIALLY WITH ANOTHER 24 HOUR.

24 HOUR SERVICE IS KEY, I THINK, IN MY EYES.

BUT THAT'S ALL I HAVE FOR MR. OLIVIERI. MR. MAYOR, FOR THE STAFF OR IF ANYONE CAN ANSWER THE QUESTION FOR THE OPERATOR ACROSS THE STREET, THE WASCO GAS, WHAT IS THEIR HOURS? ARE THEY 24 HOURS AS WELL? I DON'T KNOW THE ANSWER TO THAT OFF THE TOP OF MY HEAD.

THANK YOU, MAYOR. THANK YOU, MEMBER GARCIA.

MAYOR PRO TEM PALLARES, DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR MR. OLIVIERI? NO ADDITIONAL COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

MEMBER LYNCH DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR MR. OLIVIERI? NO ADDITIONAL, SIR.

THANK YOU. AND MEMBER MARTINEZ.

DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR MR. OLIVIERI? NO QUESTIONS, MR. MAYOR. THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

ALL RIGHT. MADAM CLERK, WOULD YOU BRING THIS ITEM IN VIEW ON THE SCREEN.

I THINK YOU NEED TO GO TO THE STAFF REPORT.

THERE YOU GO. ALL RIGHT.

BRING IT LARGER. OKAY.

SO MY MOTION IS A RESOLUTION TO OVERTURN THE CITY OF WASCO PLANNING COMMISSION DECISION TO DENY THE EXTENSION REQUEST FOR CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT.

18-06. IS THERE A SECOND? I'LL SECOND YOUR MOTION MAYOR.

THANK YOU. MADAM CLERK, WOULD YOU CALL THE VOTE BY A ROLL CALL? JUST A MOMENT MAYOR.

COUNCIL MEMBER GARCIA.

AYE. COUNCIL MEMBER LYNCH.

NO. A MOTION BY MAYOR REYNA, SECONDED BY COUNCIL MEMBER GARCIA, TO OVERTURN THE PLANNING COMMISSION'S DECISION TO DENY AN EXTENSION REQUEST.

COUNCIL MEMBER MARTINEZ.

MOTION IS APPROVED WITH THREE AYES WITH NO'S BY COUNCIL MEMBER PALLARES AND COUNCIL MEMBER MARTINEZ. THANK YOU, MADAM CLERK.

MOVING ON TO ITEM 13, I ALSO WANT TO THANK, BEFORE I MOVE ON, MR. DAVID WARD AND TRACI CLENDENEN FOR BEING HERE AND INFORMING US ON THEIR DECISION.

ALL RIGHT. A UNDER 13 NOMINATION AND APPOINTMENT OF A REPRESENTATIVE AND AN

[13) a. Nomination and Appointment of a Representative and Alternate Representative to serve on the San Joaquin Valley Air Pollution Control District Special City Selection Committee. (Martinez)]

ALTERNATE REPRESENTATIVE TO SERVE ON THE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY AIR POLLUTION CONTROL DISTRICT SPECIAL CITY SELECTION COMMITTEE.

MS. MARTINEZ.

GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL MEMBERS.

THE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY AIR POLLUTION CONTROL DISTRICT HAS REACHED OUT TO THE CITY AND HAS NOTIFIED OF THEIR TENTATIVE MEETING WITH THE SPECIAL CITY SELECTION COMMITTEE.

IT IS SCHEDULED FOR MAY 31ST.

THEY HAVE ASKED IF ANY UPDATES HAVE BEEN MADE REGARDING THE CITY'S REPRESENTATIVES.

THE LAST UPDATE WAS DONE DECEMBER 2020.

THE CURRENT PRIMARY REPRESENTATIVE IS COUNCIL MEMBER GARCIA.

THE ALTERNATE IS MAYOR REYNA.

IT IS TO THE COUNCIL'S DISCRETION TO APPOINT A NEW CITY REPRESENTATIVE OR TO AFFIRM THE CURRENT CITY REPRESENTATIVES.

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IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, I AM MORE THAN HAPPY TO ANSWER.

MAYOR WHEN WAS THE LAST TIME THAT MEETING MET? I DON'T RECALL.

I ATTENDED ONE MEETING MYSELF IN THE SEVERAL YEARS.

SO IT'S NOT A VERY BUSY BODY.

WELL, IN ANY CASE, I WILL EXPRESS MY INTEREST TO CONTINUE SERVING.

SURE. THANK YOU.

MAYOR EXCUSE ME. MEMBER GARCIA.

OKAY. MADAM CLERK, ARE THERE ANY PUBLIC COMMENTS ON THIS ITEM? MAYOR, DO YOU WANT TO READ OFF THE PUBLIC COMMENT PORTION? THERE'S NO PUBLIC COMMENT PORTION, BUT I'LL FIND THAT OUT.

AUDIENCE PARTICIPATION IS LIMITED TO 2 MINUTES PER SPEAKER.

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

IF YOU'RE USING A TELEPHONE, PLEASE DIAL STAR 9 ON YOUR TELEPHONE KEYPAD.

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

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

AT THIS TIME. MADAM CLERK, DO WE HAVE ANY COMMENTS? WE HAVE NO PUBLIC COMMENTS AT THIS TIME MAYOR.

THANK YOU, MADAM CLERK. DO WE HAVE ANY EMAIL COMMENTS? WE HAVE NO EMAIL COMMENTS AT THIS TIME MAYOR.

THANK YOU. ANY COMMENTS FROM THE MEMBERS? MAYOR PRO TEM PALLARES.

NO COMMENT. THANK YOU.

ANY OTHER COMMENTS BESIDES WHAT YOU JUST EXPRESSED A MOMENT AGO? NOTHING TO ADD MAYOR. THANK YOU.

THANK YOU. MEMBER LYNCH ANY COMMENTS? NO COMMENTS, SIR.

AND MEMBER MARTINEZ DO YOU HAVE ANY COMMENTS? THE ONLY THING I WOULD SAY AS GIVEN THAT THEY HARDLY EVER MEET AND THEY DON'T REALLY SEEM TO DO A WHOLE LOT THIS WOULD BE THE PERFECT POSITION FOR ME.

SO. BUT OTHER THAN THAT NOTHING MAYOR.

THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT.

WELL, YOU KNOW, BEING THAT.

AGAIN. THEY WANT US TO LOOK AT THIS.

I WOULD BE WILLING TO GIVE MY ALTERNATE POSITION TO MEMBER MARTINEZ.

WOULD YOU BE HAPPY WITH THAT, MR. MARTINEZ? YES, SIR.

AND I WOULD MAINTAIN MEMBER GARCIA AS THE PRINCIPAL.

I GUESS THE NOMINATIONS ARE THERE.

ARE THERE ANY OTHER NOMINATIONS? OKAY HEARING NONE.

MADAM CLERK, WOULD YOU CALL THE VOTE BY ROLL CALL? THAT WOULD BE TO NOMINATE MEMBER GARCIA AS A PRINCIPAL AND MEMBER MARTINEZ AS THE ALTERNATE. OKAY.

MAYOR REYNA. AYE.

MAYOR PRO TEM PALLARES.

AYE. COUNCIL MEMBER GARCIA.

COUNCIL MEMBER LYNCH.

WHO WAS THE ONE THAT MENTIONED THE FIRST? I'M SORRY, MAYOR. I DID.

COUNCIL MEMBER MARTINEZ.

AYE. I'M SORRY.

OKAY. MOTION BY MAYOR REYNA, SECONDED BY COUNCIL MEMBER GARCIA TO APPOINT COUNCILMEMBER GARCIA AS REPRESENTATIVE AND TO AS AN ALTERNATIVE TO APPOINT COUNCIL MEMBER MARTINEZ TO SERVE ON THE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY AIR POLLUTION CONTROL DISTRICT SPECIAL CITY SELECTION COMMITTEE.

ITEM B NOMINATION AND APPOINTMENT OF A SECOND COUNCIL MEMBER TO SERVE ON AN AD HOC

[13) b. Nomination and Appointment of second Council Member to serve on an ad hoc Council Committee regarding California High-Speed Rail Authority issues. (Hurlbert)]

COUNCIL COMMITTEE REGARDING CALIFORNIA HIGH SPEED RAIL AUTHORITY ISSUES.

HONORABLE MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL WITH THE RESIGNATION OF COUNCIL MEMBER CORTEZ IN DECEMBER, OUR HIGH SPEED RAIL AUTHORITY ISSUE AD HOC COMMITTEE IS DOWN ONE MEMBER.

TONIGHT I WOULD REQUEST THAT THE COUNCIL SELECT A NEW SECOND MEMBER OF THAT COMMITTEE.

THE PURPOSE OF THIS COMMITTEE, AGAIN, IS TO MEET WITH MYSELF AND OCCASIONALLY WITH FOLKS FROM THE HIGH SPEED RAIL AUTHORITY TO DISCUSS OUR ONGOING NEGOTIATIONS, AGREEMENT, DEVELOPMENT AND SO FORTH.

IF THERE ARE ANY QUESTIONS, I'D BE HAPPY TO ANSWER THIS.

THANK YOU, MR. HURLBERT.

AUDIENCE PARTICIPATION IS LIMITED TO 2 MINUTES PER SPEAKER.

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

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

YOU WILL BE CALLED UPON BY THE NUMBER YOU ARE CALLING FROM WHEN IT IS YOUR TURN TO SPEAK. PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME FOR THE RECORD BEFORE YOU BEGIN YOUR COMMENT.

MADAM CLERK, ARE THERE ANY PUBLIC COMMENTS AT THIS TIME? AT THIS TIME, THERE'S NO PUBLIC COMMENTS MAYOR.

THANK YOU, MADAM CLERK. ANY EMAIL COMMENTS? AT THIS TIME THERE ARE NO EMAIL COMMENTS.

ANY COMMENTS FROM THE MEMBERS? MAYOR PRO TEM PALLARES.

NO COMMENTS. THANK YOU.

THE ONLY COMMENT I WOULD HAVE, MR. MAYOR, IS I'LL VOLUNTEER FOR THAT COMMITTEE IF NOBODY ELSE WANTS TO.

NONE, MAYOR. THANK YOU.

THANK YOU. MEMBER LYNCH.

OKAY. AND MEMBER MARTINEZ.

ANY COMMENTS? I WOULD JUST CONCUR WITH MEMBER LYNCH'S DESIRE TO BE ON HERE.

I THINK IT'D BE A GOOD EXPERIENCE FOR HIM TO GET UP TO SPEED ON THE HIGH SPEED RAIL SITUATION.

DO YOU WANT TO MAKE A NOMINATION, MR. MARTINEZ? YES.

I'D LIKE TO NOMINATE MEMBER LYNCH.

SECOND.

ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU BOTH.

MADAM CLERK, WOULD YOU CALL THE VOTE BY ROLL CALL? MAYOR REYNA.

AYE. MAYOR PRO TEM PALLARES.

AYE. COUNCIL MEMBER GARCIA.

COUNCIL MEMBER LYNCH. AYE.

COUNCIL MEMBER MARTINEZ. AYE.

MOTION BY COUNCIL MEMBER MARTINEZ SECONDED BY COUNCIL MEMBER GARCIA TO APPOINT COUNCIL MEMBER LYNCH AS A SECOND TO SERVE ON THE AD HOC COUNCIL COMMITTEE REGARDING CALIFORNIA HIGH SPEED RAIL AUTHORITY ISSUES.

MOVING ON TO ITEM C, RECEIVE UPDATES REGARDING CALIFORNIA HIGH SPEED RAIL

[13) c. Receive updates regarding California High-Speed Rail Authority issues, and authorize the City Manager to continue agreement negotiations. (Hurlbert)]

AUTHORITY ISSUES AND AUTHORIZE THE CITY MANAGER TO CONTINUE AGREEMENT NEGOTIATIONS.