ALL RIGHT, I'M CALLING THIS MEETING TO ORDER.
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GOOD EVENING. THIS MEETING IS BEING HELD PURSUANT TO AB 361 ISSUED BY GOVERNOR NEWSOM ON SEPTEMBER 20TH, 2021, AND GOVERNMENT CODE[1) CALL TO ORDER]
54953. AND ALL MEMBERS ARE JOINING THIS MEETING REMOTELY VIA ZOOM WEBINAR.I WILL NOW CALL THIS MEETING TO ORDER.
MADAM CLERK, WILL YOU CALL THE ROLL? MAYOR REYNA. PRESENT MAYOR PRO TEM.
PRESENT. COUNSEL MEMBER LYNCH PRESENT.
COUNCIL MEMBER MARTINEZ MEMBERS PRESENT.
ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL.
HEAVENLY FATHER, WE COME BEFORE YOU THIS EVENING, FIRST OF ALL, TO THANK YOU FOR THE BLESSINGS THAT YOU BESTOWED UPON THIS WONDERFUL CITY OF WASCO, THE PEOPLE THAT YOU BROUGHT HERE TO SERVE US FROM OUR LAW ENFORCEMENT TO FIRE AND OUR COUNCIL MEMBERS.
WE ASK THAT YOU ALLOW YOUR HOLY SPIRIT TO ENCOURAGE THEM, TO MOVE THEM FORWARD FURTHER AS THEY MOVE THIS CITY FORWARD THAT IT WOULD BE MOVED ACCORDING TO YOUR MASTER PLAN FOR THE CITY OF WASCO.
THANK YOU FOR WHAT YOU'RE DOING AND WHAT YOU'RE GOING TO CONTINUE TO DO.
FATHER, BECAUSE WE ARE A CITY THAT IS COMMITTED TO SERVING YOU ABOVE ALL ELSE.
AND ALSO, FATHER, FOR THOSE MOTHERS THAT WE'RE GOING TO CELEBRATE THIS SUNDAY AND THEN ON THE 10TH FOR THE MEXICAN MOTHER'S DAY, THAT WE WOULD WASCO WOULD HAVE A SAFE MOMENT OF JOY AND CELEBRATION WITH OUR MOTHERS NAME OF JESUS CHRIST, REST AND PRAY.
[5) PRESENTATIONS]
ONE THROUGH THE SEVENTH OF THIS YEAR.ALL RIGHT. WHERE IS THE OFFICE OF THE PROFESSIONAL MUNICIPAL CLERK? A TIME HONORED AND VITAL PART OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT.
ESSEX EXISTS THROUGH THE WORLD.
AND. WHEREAS, THE OFFICE OF THE PROFESSIONAL MUNICIPAL CLERK IS THE OLDEST AMONG PUBLIC SERVANTS.
AND. WHEREAS, THE OFFICE OF THE PROFESSIONAL MUNICIPAL CLERK PROVIDES THE PROFESSIONAL LINK BETWEEN THE CITIZENS, THE LOCAL GOVERNING BODIES AND AGENCIES OF GOVERNMENT AT OTHER LEVELS.
AND. WHEREAS, PROFESSIONAL MUNICIPAL CLERKS HAVE PLEDGED TO BE EVER MINDFUL OF THEIR NEUTRALITY AND IMPARTIALITY, RENDERING EQUAL SERVICE TO ALL.
AND. WHEREAS, PROFESSIONAL MUNICIPAL CLERKS CONTINUALLY STRIVE TO IMPROVE THE ADMINISTRATION OF THE AFFAIRS OF THE OFFICE OF THE PROFESSIONAL MUNICIPAL CLERK THROUGH PARTICIPATION IN EDUCATION PROGRAMS, SEMINARS, WORKSHOPS, AND THE ANNUAL MEETINGS OF THEIR STATE, PROVINCIAL, COUNTY AND INTERNATIONAL PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS.
AND. WHEREAS, IT IS MOST APPROPRIATE THAT WE RECOGNIZE THE ACCOMPLISHMENTS ACCOMPLISHMENTS OF THE OFFICE OF THE PROFESSIONAL MUNICIPAL CLERK.
NOW, THEREFORE, I VETERAN MAYOR OF THE CITY WASCO TO RECOGNIZE THE WEEK OF MAY 1ST THROUGH MAY 7TH OF 2022 IS A PROFESSIONAL MUNICIPAL CLERK'S WEEK AND FURTHER EXTEND APPRECIATION TO OUR PROFESSIONAL MUNICIPAL CLERKS AND ALL PROFESSIONAL MUNICIPAL CLERKS FOR THE VITAL SERVICES THEY PERFORM AND THEIR EXEMPLARY DEDICATION TO THE COMMUNITIES AND ORGANIZATIONS THEY REPRESENT.
CONGRATULATIONS. CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR CLERKS.
ALL RIGHT. MOVING ON TO ITEM SIX, PUBLIC COMMENTS.
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NOT ON THIS AGENDA, AND OVER WHICH THE COUNCIL AND SUCCESSOR AGENCY HAS JURISDICTION.AUDIENCE PARTICIPATION IS LIMITED TO 2 MINUTES PER SPEAKER.
IF YOU ARE USING A TELEPHONE, PLEASE DIAL STAR NINE ON YOUR TELEPHONE KEYPAD.
IT WILL BE CALLED UPON BY THE MEMBER YOU ARE CALLING FROM WHEN IT IS YOUR TURN TO SPEAK.
PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME FOR THE RECORD BEFORE YOU BEGIN YOUR COMMENT.
ONCE YOUR TIME HAS EXPIRED, YOU WILL BE MUTED.
ANYONE WHO HAS NOT PROVIDED THEIR COMMENTS BY THE CLOSE OF THE PUBLIC COMMENT PORTION OF THE MEETING CAN EMAIL THEIR COMMENTS TO THE CITY CLERK AT CITY CLERK AT CITY OF WASCO DOT ORG AND THEIR COMMENTS WILL BE INCLUDED IN THE FINAL RECORD.
THE CITY COUNCIL IS VERY INTERESTED IN YOUR COMMENTS.
HOWEVER, DUE TO BROWN ACT REQUIREMENTS, NO ACTION MAY BE TAKEN AT THIS MEETING.
CHOOSE YOUR COMMENTS REQUIRE FURTHER CONSIDERATION BY THE CITY COUNCIL OR THE SUCCESSOR AGENCY.
THE ITEM WILL BE ADJOURNED FOR A REPORT AND DISCUSSED AT A FUTURE CITY COUNCIL MEETING.
AT THIS TIME, DO WE HAVE ANY COMMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC? MADAM KIRK. WE HAVE NO PUBLIC COMMENTS AT THIS TIME.
DO WE HAVE ANY EMAIL COMMENTS? NO EMAIL COMMENTS AT THIS TIME.
THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT, WE'RE SLEEPING SEVEN AND EIGHT.
WE DON'T HAVE ANYTHING UNDER THOSE.
AND SO WE MOVE ON TO CITY COUNCIL BUSINESS CONSENT CALENDAR.
[9) CONSENT CALENDAR]
THE CONSENT CALENDAR CONSISTS OF ITEMS THAT ARE IN STAFF'S OPINION OR ARE ROUTINE AND NON-CONTROVERSIAL.IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO REMOVE A PARTICULAR ITEM USING ZOOM, PLEASE USE THE RACE HAND BUTTON.
IF YOU'RE USING A TELEPHONE, PLEASE DIAL STAR NINE ON YOUR TELEPHONE KEYPAD.
IT WILL BE CALLED UPON BY THE MEMBER YOU'RE CALLING FROM WHEN IT IS YOUR TURN TO SPEAK.
TONIGHT WE HAVE ITEMS NINE THROUGH NINE E ITEM A APPROVAL OF CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES FOR APRIL 19, 2022. REGULAR MEETING.
I'D BE RECEIVING FILE DEPARTMENT BILL PAYING TOTALING $169,422.61.
I DIDN'T SEE ADOPTED RESOLUTION TO AUTHORIZE THE CITY MANAGER OR HIS DESIGNEE TO ENTER INTO AN AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF WASCO AND WILLESDEN FINANCIAL SERVICES TO CONDUCT AN AN IMPACT FEE STUDY FOR THE CITY OF WASCO.
ITEM D REJECTION OF BID OF A BID RECEIVED FOR THE CITY OF WASCO JANITORIAL SERVICES PUBLISHED ON MARCH SIX, 2022. TO ME, ADOPT A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER OR HIS DESIGNEE TO SIGN AND EXECUTE AN AGREEMENT WITH TARTAR LLC, A SUBDIVISION OF WASTE SQUIBB IN THE AMOUNT OF $24,961.50 TO PURCHASE 320 312 96 GALLON REFUSE CARDS VIA SOURCE WELL AND TATERS CONTRACT NUMBER 171717.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MEMBER GARCIA.
NONE. THANK YOU, MEMBER LYNCH.
ANYONE IN THE AUDIENCE WOULD LIKE TO COMMENT OR WOULD LIKE TO REMOVE A PARTICULAR ITEM FROM THE CONSENT CALENDAR? WE HAVE NO COMMENTS AT THIS TIME, MAYOR, BUT I WOULD LIKE TO REMOVE ITEM 98 AND DEFER IT TO THE NEXT MEETING.
I HAVE SOME MISSING INFORMATION ON THE MINUTES.
THANK YOU, MADAM CLERK. SO WE ONLY HAVE NOW ITEMS B, C, D AND E BECAUSE ITEM HAS BEEN PULLED.
ANY MEMBERS? I WOULD LIKE TO REMOVE A PARTICULAR ITEM FROM THE CONSENT CALENDAR.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MEMBER GARCIA.
I HAVE NIGHTMARE. THANK YOU, MEMBER LYNCH.
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THANK YOU. AND MARTINEZ.NOTHING. MR. MAYOR. THANK YOU.
AND I DO NOT WANT TO REMOVE AN ITEM EITHER.
SO AT THIS TIME I WOULD LIKE TO ENTERTAIN A MOTION.
IT WOULD BE FOR ITEMS A, B, C, D AND E.
IS THERE A MOTION? MR. MAYOR, I'LL MAKE THE MOTION.
IS THERE A SECOND? I'LL TAKE IT. MADAM CLERK, WOULD YOU CALL THE VOTE BY ROLL CALL? MAYOR REYNA. HI MAYOR PRO TEM.
COUNCIL MEMBER MARTINEZ MOTION BY COUNCIL MEMBER SECOND BY MAYOR REYNA TO APPROVE THE CONSENT CALENDAR, WITH THE EXCEPTION OF ITEM 90 BEING DEFERRED TO THE NEXT MEETING.
MOTION IS UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED.
YEAH, I THINK IT'S SOMEBODY ELSE ON.
I DON'T KNOW IF IT WAS MEMBER LYNCH.
OKAY. ALL RIGHT, BUT I'M CALLING YOU OUT.
WE DON'T HAVE ANYTHING UNDER TEN OR 11.
NO PUBLIC HEARINGS AND NO DEFERRED BUSINESS.
[12) a. Adopt a Resolution to Authorize the City Manager or his designee to enter into an agreement between the City of Wasco and Gladwell Governmental Services Inc. for Consulting Services for Elections. (Hurlbert)]
AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF WASCO AND GLADWELL GOVERNMENTAL SERVICES, INC.FOR CONSULTING SERVICES FOR ELECTIONS.
YES, HONORABLE MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL.
THIS ITEM, AS YOU KNOW, WE DISCUSSED DURING OUR STRATEGIC MEETING, THE POSSIBILITY OF ALTERING THE WAY THAT WE DO THE CURRENTLY ELECTED POSITIONS OF CITY CLERK AND CITY TREASURER TO AN APPOINTED POSITION.
THE, THE COMPANY THAT WE'RE LOOKING AT, GLADWELL GOVERNMENTAL SERVICES, THEY ARE EXPERTS IN PREPARING THIS KIND OF AN ITEM FOR THE BALLOT AND CAN ADVISE THE CITY ON HOW BEST TO HANDLE THIS, INCLUDING GETTING THE INFORMATION OUT TO THE PUBLIC SO THEY'RE AWARE OF WHAT THE WHAT THE CHANGES MIGHT ARE BEING PROPOSED AND WHY THAT WOULD BE A GOOD IDEA.
MISS GLADWELL IS SOMEONE THAT WE HAVE USED OR WE HAVE EXPERIENCE WITH IN THE PAST AND AND COMES RECOMMENDED THE THE COST FOR THE SERVICES OR NOT TO EXCEED BASIS AND ARE QUITE MODEST $2,500.
THERE ARE ANY QUESTIONS THAT WOULD BE HAPPY TO ANSWER THOSE.
AUDIENCE PARTICIPATION IS LIMITED TO 2 MINUTES PER SPEAKER.
IF YOU'RE USING A TELEPHONE, PLEASE DIAL STAR NINE ON YOUR TELEPHONE KEYPAD.
YOU WILL BE CALLED UPON BY THE MEMBER YOU ARE CALLING FROM WHEN IT IS YOUR TURN TO SPEAK.
PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME FOR THE RECORD BEFORE YOU BEGIN YOUR COMMENT.
ONCE YOUR TIME HAS EXPIRED, YOU WILL BE MUTED AT THIS TIME.
DO WE HAVE ANY COMMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC, MADAM CLERK.
WE HAVE NO PUBLIC COMMENTS THERE.
WHAT ABOUT ANY EMAIL COMMENTS? WE HAVE NO EMAIL COMMENTS AT THIS TIME.
ANY COMMENTS FROM THE MEMBERS? MAYOR PRO TEM PALLARES.
FROM WHAT I UNDERSTOOD THAT THEY'RE NOT JUST GOING TO BE CONSULTING.
THEY'RE GOING TO ACTUALLY HELP US EXECUTE THE OUTREACH EFFORTS THAT WE DISCUSS.
MR. HURLBERT? YES, THAT IS CORRECT.
EXCELLENT. EXCELLENT. THAT'S ALL I HAVE TO ASK.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MEMBER LYNCH.
COMMENTS ARE. THANK YOU AND I HAVE NO COMMENTS.
AT THIS TIME I WOULD LIKE TO ENTERTAIN A MOTION AND IN FACT, I WILL MOVE THIS FORWARD.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THANK YOU.
MADAM CLERK, WOULD YOU CALL A VOTE BY ROLL CALL? MAYOR REYNA MAYOR PRO TEM PALLARES.
I COUNCIL MEMBER GARCIA COUNCIL MEMBER.
I. MOTION BY MAYOR REYNA SECONDED BY COUNCIL MEMBER GARCIA TO APPROVE ITEM 12.
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A MOTION IS UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED.THANK YOU, MADAM CLERK. WE MOVE ON TO ITEM 13 REPORT FROM COMMISSIONS AND COMMITTEES.
[13) a. Kern Economic Development Corporation (Garcia)]
CURRENT ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION MEMBER GARCIA.IS HE ON THERE? CAN YOU HEAR ME NOW? OH, THERE YOU GO. YES, YES, YES.
YES. NO, I ATTENDED THE MEETING.
I GOT TO SAY, I'M REALLY EXCITED FOR THE OPPORTUNITY NOT ONLY TO BE A REPRESENTATIVE TO THIS TO THIS BODY, BUT TO TO TO REALLY NETWORK WITH SOME OF THE INDUSTRY PROFESSIONALS THAT ARE ALL AT THE TABLE.
AND SO IT WAS I THOUGHT IT WAS REWARDING AND IT WAS GOOD.
I ALSO ENGAGED HIM ABOUT HAVING A SIT DOWN WITH HIM AND MELINDA AND PERHAPS WITH STAFF AND INCLUDING STAFF EXCUSE ME, PERHAPS SOON SO THAT WE CAN DISCUSS ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT GOALS AND PRIORITIES THAT THEY CAN HELP US WITH.
BUT ASIDE FROM THAT, IT WAS IT WAS JUST A LITTLE BIT MORE INFORMATIONAL HEAVY.
IT WAS THE FIRST MEETING BACK SINCE JANUARY.
AND MUCH AND MUCH, MUCH IMPORTANTLY, IT WAS MUCH FIRST MEETING BACK IN PERSON.
SO IT WAS NICE TO GET BACK AND EVERYBODY WAS JUST KIND OF NETWORKING AND GETTING BACK TOGETHER.
BUT THE NEXT MEETING WILL BE IN JUNE, I BELIEVE.
I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO TO TO MORE DISCUSSIONS THEN AND AGAIN, EVERYONE'S WELCOME TO JOIN ME.
THANK YOU, MAYOR. THANK YOU, MEMBER GARCIA EXCELLENT REPORT.
ANY QUESTIONS FROM MEMBER GARCIA? OKAY. HERE IN NONE, WE WANT TO ITEM B, WHICH IS CURRENT COUNCIL GOVERNANCE.
[13) b. Kern Council of Government (Reyna)]
I DID ATTEND THE MEETING.IT WAS A BRIEF MEETING, THE BASIC THINGS THAT WERE ANNOUNCED THAT AFFECT US IN OUR DISTRICT, CALTRANS DISTRICT NUMBER SIX HAS PUT OUR CALENDAR TOGETHER AS TO WHEN THEY EXPECT TO DO CERTAIN THINGS.
AND WE KNOW THAT THE ROUNDABOUT THERE IS GOING TO BE HAPPENING AT 46, ENGER IS BEING POSTPONED UNTIL THE OVERPASS IS BUILT BY HSR.
BUT THEY ALSO HAVE ON THE CALENDAR A PAYMENT OVERLAY AT 46 FROM EAST 3 TO 99, AND THAT WILL BE HAPPENING IN 2025, 2026.
SO THOSE ARE THE ONLY THINGS I HAVE TO REPORT.
ANY QUESTIONS? OKAY. VERY KNOWN ITEM C WASCO TASK FORCE AND MEMBER MARTINEZ.
[13) c. Wasco Task Force (Martinez & Reyna)]
NOTHING TO REPORT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.[14) a. Kern County Fire Department (Appleton)]
GOOD EVENING, HONORABLE MAYOR.MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL TONIGHT.
FIREFIGHTERS OUT IN THE FIELD AND ALSO TO POSSIBLY WE'LL ALSO BE STARTING ANOTHER ACADEMY IN JUNE.
WE ARE BEHIND THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE WE HAVE.
IT'S BEEN DIFFICULT TO HIRE AND KEEP FIREFIGHTERS.
SO WE WILL BE WE HAVE ANOTHER ACADEMY STARTING IN JUNE AND MAYBE ONE IN NOVEMBER.
SO WE'RE WORKING HARD TO GET OUR PERSONNEL NUMBERS BACK UP.
SO WE'RE EXCITED TO SEE THOSE NEW FIREFIGHTERS IN THE FIELD.
THAT'S ALL I HAVE FOR TONIGHT.
ANY QUESTIONS? THANK YOU, CHIEF APPLETON.
WE DID LOSE YOU THERE FOR A VERY BRIEF PERIOD OF TIME, BUT I THINK WE GOT THE GIST OF WHAT YOU SAID.
YOU SAID 50 NEW FIREFIGHTERS WILL BE GRADUATING IN THURSDAY AT 5 P.M., I BELIEVE.
AND YOU HAVE ANOTHER ACADEMY IN JUNE? YES. I DON'T HEAR ANY QUESTIONS FOR YOU.
AND NOW ITEM B, KERN COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT SERGEANT SHIN.
ALL RIGHT. GOOD EVENING, MAYOR.
MEMBERS OF THE BOARD AND I HAVE SEVERAL.
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SO IF YOU GO TO THE FIRST SLIDE, PLEASE, I JUST WANT TO PRESENT ON THE FIRST WE COVERING THAT YOUR WASCO SUBSTATION DEPUTIES HANDLED OVER THIS MOST RECENT TIME PERIOD.WHAT SLATE ARE YOU VIEWING? ARE YOU VIEWING THE POWERPOINT OR THE AGENDA RIGHT NOW? WE'RE BACK TO THE AGENDA.
WHILE YOU WORK ON THAT, I CAN START PRESENTING AND I THINK YOU'LL BE ABLE TO CATCH UP.
I'M A LITTLE LONG WINDED TONIGHT.
YOU OKAY WITH THAT OR YOU HAVE AN EXTREME DIFFICULTY? LET ME SEE.
SOME REASON I'M NOT ABLE TO MAKE THIS WORK, AND I'M NOT SURE WHY.
NOW RIGHT BEFORE YOU SHOW THE AGENDA.
A MOMENT AGO, IT HAD THE POWERPOINT AS YOU WERE RIGHT BEFORE YOU WENT TO THE SLIDE SHOW.
ONE MINUTE. CAN YOU SEE SOMETHING? YES. NOW, LET ME SEE IF I CAN GET THE OTHER ITEM UP.
[14) b. Kern County Sheriff Department (Shinn)]
ALL RIGHT. YOU GO TO THE SECOND SLIDE, PLEASE.HERE WE GO. SO THE FIRST INVESTIGATION I'M GOING TO PRESENT ON IS FROM THURSDAY, APRIL 28TH.
WE'RE AT APPROXIMATELY 1:44 P.M..
UPON ARRIVAL TO THE AREA, DEPUTIES LOCATED A JOSHUA ANDERSON, AGE 19, OF WASCO, NEAR THE STOLEN VEHICLE AND ALSO LOCATED A SECOND STOLEN VEHICLE IN THE AREA. DURING THE INVESTIGATION, ANDERSON WAS IDENTIFIED AS A SUBJECT TO EITHER STOLE OR IS IN POSSESSION OF BOTH OF THESE STOLEN VEHICLES AND SUBSEQUENTLY ARRESTED AND BOOKED IN THE KERN COUNTY JAIL FOR TWO COUNTS OF FELONY POSSESSION OF STOLEN VEHICLE, TWO COUNTS OF FELONY GRAND THEFT AUTO POSSESSION OF NARCOTICS PARAPHERNALIA AND POSSESSION OF BURGLARY TOOLS. THE REASON I'M MORE INTERESTED IN PRESENTING ON THIS ONE IS THAT YOU MAY RECOGNIZE THE NAME FROM THE PRIOR CITY WASCO MEETING PRESENTATION ON.
APRIL 20, I'M SORRY, APRIL 19, WHERE I PREVIOUSLY DISCUSSED MR. JOSHUA ANDERSON HAD BEEN ARRESTED FOR TWO COUNTS OF GRAND THEFT AUTO AND POSSESSION OF STOLEN VEHICLE AND HAD WENT TO JAIL.
ON TWO MISDEMEANOR COUNTS OF POSSESSION OF STOLEN VEHICLE AND WAS SUBSEQUENTLY RELEASED.
ONCE AGAIN, JUST KIND OF SHOWS.
WHERE THE STATE OF OUR CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM IS AND KIND OF TENDS TO SHOW WHAT I'VE BEEN TRYING TO EXPLAIN AS FAR AS THE INDIVIDUALS THAT WE ARE FACING THAT ARE REPEAT OFFENDERS IN THE AREA OF THEFTS AND NARCOTICS.
AND YOU GO TO THE NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE.
SO A LITTLE BIT EARLIER IN THE DAY ON APRIL 28TH.
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EXPLOITATION OF MINORS INVESTIGATIONS.GOMEZ WAS SUBSEQUENTLY ARRESTED AND BOOKED IN KERN COUNTY JAIL FOR HIS WARRANT, WHICH WAS FOR A MULTITUDE OF CHARGES, INCLUDED PENETRATION FOR AN OBJECT OR COPULATION, AND JUST AN ONSLAUGHT OF SEXUAL ASSAULT RELATED TYPE CHARGES.
I CAN ONCE AGAIN BRING THE ATTENTION OF THE COMMUNITY AND THE BOARD THAT THIS INDIVIDUAL.
IS THE SAME EMMANUEL DIEGO, EMMANUEL GOMEZ THAT WE PRESENTED ON ON APRIL 19.
THE PREVIOUS MEETING WHO WAS ARRESTED FOR VERY SIMILAR CHARGES IN RELATION TO A DIFFERENT VICTIM.
I ALSO AT THAT TIME BROUGHT UP THE FACT THAT BASED OFF THE CURRENT SHERIFF'S OFFICE CURRENT INVESTIGATION INTO THIS MATTER, WE STILL BELIEVE THERE ARE ADDITIONAL VICTIMS INVOLVING THIS INVESTIGATION.
AND WE ONCE AGAIN STRONGLY ENCOURAGE ANYBODY, AS WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO AT THIS POINT, IDENTIFY A SECOND INDIVIDUAL AND AT THIS POINT ESTABLISH A SECOND CASE, TAKE THEM BACK INTO CUSTODY. ANYBODY WITH ANY TYPE OF INFORMATION RELATED TO THIS INDIVIDUAL COULD PLEASE CONTACT THE CURRENT COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE OR A SECRET WITNESS SO WE CAN HELP THOSE OUT THERE IN RELATION TO THIS INDIVIDUAL AT THIS POINT.
BUT WHEN HE WAS TAKEN BACK INTO CUSTODY WITH WORKING WITH THE DISTRICT ATTORNEY'S OFFICE, WE WERE ABLE TO GET HIS BAIL INCREASE TO A LEVEL THAT WE HOPE TO BE ABLE TO KEEP HIM IN CUSTODY AS WE CONTINUE OUR INVESTIGATION INTO THIS MATTER.
YOU GO TO THE NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE.
SO ON SATURDAY, APRIL 30TH, AT APPROXIMATELY 10:42 P.M., A DEPUTY WITH THE COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE LOST THE SUBSTATION, CONDUCTED A TRAFFIC ENFORCEMENT STOP NEAR THE INTERSECTION OF POZO AND F STREET.
DURING THE TRAFFIC STOP, THE DRIVER OF THE VEHICLE WAS IDENTIFIED AS RAMON CADENA, A 25 YEAR OLD MALE FROM WASCO, WHO WAS ON PAROLE AND FOUND NOT TO HAVE A DRIVER'S LICENSE DURING THE TRAFFIC STOP.
TRUJILLO WAS ALSO FOUND TO BE ON PRCS, WHICH IS A LEVEL OF.
FELONY LEVEL PROBATION TYPICALLY IS A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT THAN PAROLE.
AND ARIZONA, THAT WAS FOUND TO BE ON ACTIVE PAROLE DURING THE SEARCH OF THE VEHICLE.
LIVE AMMUNITION WAS FOUND AND ALL THREE SUBJECTS WERE PLACED UNDER ARREST FOR GANG AND AMMUNITION POSSESSION RELATED CHARGES.
AFTER THE INITIAL ARREST, DEPUTIES CONDUCTED A PATROL SEARCH OF CARDENAS RESIDENCE IN THE 800 BLOCK OF E STREET AND LOCATED THE ITEMS PICTURED ON THE SCREEN WHERE HE WAS SUBSEQUENTLY ALSO BOOKED INTO THE KERN COUNTY JAIL FOR THE ADDITIONAL CHARGES IN RELATION TO THE PREVIOUS ONES AFTER THE TWO FIREARMS 2600 PLUS AND US CURRENCY THE BALLISTIC VEST.
AND METHAMPHETAMINE AND MARIJUANA.
HE WAS BOOKED INTO THE JAIL FOR AN ONSLAUGHT OF WEAPONS.
BODY ARMOR, NARCOTICS POSSESSION CHARGES AND ALSO TRUJILLO AND OR ASSAULT.
AND. PARTICIPATION OF CRIMINAL STREET GANG.
AND THEN IF YOU CAN GO TO THE NEXT SLIDE.
THIS INCIDENT OCCURRED ON MAY 2ND WHERE DEPUTIES FROM THE KERN COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE SUBSTATION CONDUCTED A PATROL SEARCH OF THE RESIDENCE OF DAMIAN TORRES, A 22 YEAR OLD MALE FROM WASCO, AT HIS RESIDENCE IN THE 2500 BLOCK OF YOSEMITE COURT.
DURING THE SEARCH, DEPUTIES LOCATED A LOADED 45 CALIBER HANDGUN, HIGH CAPACITY MAGAZINE, ADDITIONAL MAGAZINES, ALL OF WHICH HAD LIVE AMMUNITION IN THEM METHAMPHETAMINE AND NARCOTICS PARAPHERNALIA.
TORRES SUBSEQUENTLY ARRESTED AND BOOKED AN ATTORNEY FOR POSSESSION OF AMMUNITION BY A PROHIBITED PERSON, POSSESSION OF A LOADED FIREARM, PROHIBITED PERSON, AND NUMEROUS ADDITIONAL CHARGES.
THE REASON THIS ONE KIND OF PIQUED MY INTEREST ONCE AGAIN IS I'D LIKE TO MAKE SPECIAL NOTE THAT YOU MAY RECOGNIZE THE NAME OF DAMIEN TORRES AS IN MY SIX MONTHS HERE, THIS IS THE, I BELIEVE, THIRD TIME PRESENTING ON HIM WHERE HE HAS BEEN ARRESTED FOR VERY SIMILAR CHARGES.
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AND IF YOU CAN GO TO THE NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE.KIND OF SHOWN THE TYPE OF ISSUES THAT LAW ENFORCEMENT AND COMMUNITY ARE FACING TOGETHER AS THE FACT THAT THIS INDIVIDUAL, AGAIN AND AGAIN AND AGAIN, CONTINUES TO GET ARRESTED, CONTINUES TO HAVE HIS BAIL REDUCED BOND OUT WHERE HE IS CURRENTLY OUT OF CUSTODY ON TWO OR WHAT STILL IS ON TO PENDING CHARGES OF THE WEAPONS POSSESSION, WHICH YOU CAN SEE IS REPRESENTED BY THE TOP LEFT AND BOTTOM MIDDLE PHOTOGRAPHS. THOSE ARE THE CASES HE'S CURRENTLY PENDING WHERE HE'S OUT ON BOND AFTER THE BOND HAS BEEN REDUCED TO A LEVEL WHERE HE CAN GET OUT EACH TIME.
RELEASE ON A FELONY AMMUNITION POSSESSION BY A PROHIBITED PERSON THAT PREDATES THESE TWO.
SO HE'S CURRENTLY OUT OF CUSTODY OF THREE PENDING FELONY CASES NOW IN CUSTODY ON THIS NEW ONE.
AS YOU CAN SEE, THE CHARGES ARE VERY SIMILAR.
WE HAVE ONCE AGAIN, WE ARE WORKING TO DO ANOTHER ENHANCEMENT AND HOPEFULLY.
BUT ONCE AGAIN, THIS HIGHLIGHTS THE ISSUES THAT OUR COMMUNITY AND YOUR LAW ENFORCEMENT ARE FACING, IS THE FACT THAT WE ARE OUT HERE DEALING WITH, UNFORTUNATELY, THE SAME INDIVIDUALS OVER AND OVER AND OVER AGAIN BECAUSE OF THE STATE OF OUR CURRENT CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM.
IF YOU COULD JUST MOVE ON TO THE NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE.
LIKE I SAID, I KNOW I WAS A LITTLE BIT LONG WINDED TONIGHT, BUT I JUST DEFINITELY WANTED TO BRING SOME OF THE INFORMATION TO THE COMMUNITY AND THE BOARD AND THE MAYOR'S ATTENTION AS WE CONTINUE TO THIS FIGHT AND MOVE FORWARD.
JUST BRIEFLY, AS HAVE THE STATISTICS FROM THE MONTH, THE MONTH OF MARCH, APRIL, WHERE WE HAVE THE DIFFERENT CALLS FOR SERVICE LISTED ATOP THE TOTAL ARRESTS, CITATIONS, PATROL CHECKS AND NARCOTICS RELATED INFORMATION.
AND ONCE AGAIN, I KNOW WE HAVE ALL OF THIS AVAILABLE FOR FURTHER ANALYSIS ON THE CITY'S WEBSITE.
SO WITH THAT, THANK FOR YOUR TIME.
IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, I'M MORE THAN HAPPY TO FIELD ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE.
EXCELLENT REPORT. CONGRATULATION ON CONGRATULATIONS ON ALL THIS ARREST THAT YOU'VE MADE.
SO ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS FOR THE FOR THE SERGEANT? HEARING NONE. THANK YOU ONCE AGAIN.
MOVING ON TO ITEM 15, REPORTS FROM CITY MANAGER MR.
[15) REPORTS FROM CITY MANAGER]
HURLBURT. YES.HONORABLE MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL.
A FEW ITEMS TO ANNOUNCE TONIGHT.
FIRST OF ALL, I'M SURE YOU'RE ALL EXCITED TO KNOW THAT WE'LL BE GOING BACK TO LIVE.
IN-PERSON MEETINGS AT CITY HALL, BEGINNING WITH OUR NEXT REGULAR MEETING ON MAY 17TH.
SO BE SURE AND KEEP THAT IN MIND AS YOU PLAN YOUR SCHEDULE GOING FORWARD.
GOING FORWARD. SECOND ITEM, THE DIAL RIDE SERVICE RESTARTED TODAY.
AND CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR CITY CLERK AND HER STAFF FOR PULLING THAT TOGETHER, USING THE NEW SOFTWARE, USING SOME NEW SCHEDULERS IN THE PROCESS.
AND THEY'RE WORKING OUT THE BUGS WITH THE WITH THE SOFTWARE PUBLISHER AND GETTING THAT GOING.
BUT THINGS ARE GOING WELL THERE.
BEFORE SERGEANT SHINN LEAVES US TONIGHT.
I WANT HER TO BE SURE AND MENTION THAT I ATTENDED THE COFFEE WITH A COP EVENT OVER AT STARBUCKS.
AND I'LL LEAVE IT TO HIM TO ELABORATE ON THAT IF HE WISHES.
THE SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT HAD A VERY GOOD TURNOUT WITH THEIR PUBLIC INFORMATION.
FOLKS WERE THERE IN FORCE AND MEDIA THAT WAS THERE.
SO I THINK A SUCCESSFUL EVENT.
NEXT ITEM IS A REMINDER ABOUT THE CAL CITIES LEADERSHIP CONFERENCE COMING UP NEXT WEEK.
CITY MANAGER YES, I THINK SERGEANT SHIN DOES WANT TO COMMENT.
I WOULD LIKE TO CLARIFY THAT YOU CAN'T MAKE EVERYBODY HAPPY.
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AND YOU WERE THE ONLY INDIVIDUAL WHO I HAD TO MAKE A DRINK FOR.AND 2 HOURS AND 20 MINUTES MAKING DRINKS.
THE ONLY INDIVIDUAL WHO I WAS ABLE TO PLEASE IN THE FIRST GO ROUND.
BUT WE'LL STRIVE NEXT TIME TO MAKE SURE WE ACCOMPLISH THAT IN THE FIRST ATTEMPT, SIR.
WELL, I'M GLAD I COULD HELP YOU ACHIEVE NEW, NEW HEIGHTS WITH YOUR CUSTOMER SERVICE.
THERE IT WAS. IT WAS MY PLEASURE.
KELSEY, THIS CONFERENCE COMING UP NEXT WEEK.
AND SO IT LOOKS LIKE THREE OF OUR COUNCIL MEMBERS WILL BE IN ATTENDANCE ALONG WITH MYSELF.
DEPENDING ON WHEN YOU'RE TRAVELING, IT'LL BE WEDNESDAY THROUGH FRIDAY.
THE NEXT WEEKEND, NEXT SATURDAY, CLEAN UP DAY AT BARKER PARK.
ALSO, LARGE ITEMS, CERTAIN ELECTRONIC WASTE AND SO FORTH CAN BE DROPPED OFF THERE.
THERE IS A PROVISION FOR LARGE ITEMS. IF IT'S NOT ALREADY, WE'LL BE POSTING THE THE EVENT FLIER ON THE CITY WEBSITE SOMEWHERE.
ALSO, WE DON'T HAVE A DATE YET, BUT WE ARE LOOKING FORWARD TO HOLDING A BIKE RODEO.
THAT'S BEEN A POPULAR EVENT IN THE PAST.
SO THAT'LL BE HAPPENING LATER THIS SUMMER.
AND THEN ALSO OUR CODE ENFORCEMENT STAFF HAS BEEN CONDUCTING VENDOR SWEEPS RECENTLY AND WITH WITH GOOD RESULTS OF WORKING ON FOLKS THAT DON'T HAVE BUSINESS LICENSES OR HEALTH DEPARTMENT PERMITS OR SO FORTH, SELLING FOOD IN PARTICULAR OUT ON THE STREETS.
SO IF THERE ARE ANY QUESTIONS, HAPPY TO ANSWER THOSE.
BUT THAT'S ALL I HAVE FOR TONIGHT.
ALL RIGHT. REPORTS FROM CITY COUNCIL MAYOR PRO TEM POLARIS.
[16) REPORTS FROM CITY COUNCIL]
NO REPORT. THANK YOU.THANK YOU VERY MUCH. COUNCIL MEMBER GARCIA.
I'M EXCITED FOR THE BUSY MONTH AHEAD.
SO I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO THAT AND HOPEFULLY A GOOD TURNOUT.
HOPEFULLY WE CAN DO A NICE LITTLE LUNCH WE HAVE DONE IN THE PAST.
PERHAPS WE CAN DISCUSS THAT CITY MANAGER LATER.
BUT OTHER THAN THAT, THAT'S ALL I HAVE.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU. MAYOR MEMBER GARCIA MEMBER LYNCH.
SHE WAS PLEASED TO BE ABLE TO LAUGH LAST WEEK.
YES. I DON'T KNOW WHAT'S HAPPENING, BUT I HAVE NO IDEA.
COUNCIL MEMBERS LYNCH AS CONNECTION IS BACK.
CAN YOU HEAR ME? CAN YOU HEAR ME? CAN YOU HEAR ME NOW? YES. YES.
OKAY. GOING TO GO TO THE LAST MEETING LAST WEEK AND ALONG WITH OUR CITY ATTORNEY AND THE MEMBER LYNCH, YOUR CONNECTION IS NOT MUCH BETTER THAN BEFORE, SO WHY DON'T I COME BACK TO SEE IF I COULD SUGGEST COUNCILMEMBER LYNCH, IF YOU TURN YOUR MICROPHONE, I THINK IT'S OVERLOADING.
SO JUST YOUR MIC IS A LITTLE HOT.
THE THING IS THAT IT I DON'T KNOW IF HE'S REACHING THE WHOLE LIVE FEED.
I DON'T KNOW IF YOU GUYS SEEN THAT THERE WAS A DELAY THERE WHEN HE WAS SPEAKING.
I ACTUALLY HAVE THEM ON MUTE RIGHT NOW.
YEAH, HE COULD. OKAY, SO IT'S A REALLY, REALLY BAD CONNECTION.
[00:40:05]
THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR. FIRST OF ALL, I WANT TO THANK OUR CLERICAL STAFF.IT'S PROBABLY JUST ME, BUT THEY MAKE SURE I'M WHERE I'M SUPPOSED TO BE.
AND I HAVE EVERYTHING DONE THAT I'M SUPPOSED TO DO.
I DON'T KNOW WHAT I WOULD DO WITHOUT THEM.
I ALSO HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO GO TO GO TO COFFEE WITH A COP.
AND I SEEN SOME OF OUR SHERIFF'S DEPUTIES IN SOME EXTREMELY STRESSFUL SITUATIONS.
SO I'VE GOT NEWFOUND RESPECT FOR THEM.
AND SERGEANT CHEN'S LITTLE GIRLS, I THINK, STOLE THE SHOW FROM EVERYBODY.
BUT IT WAS GREAT TO SEE ALL THE PEOPLE THERE.
IT'S GREAT TO SEE ALL THE KIDS HAPPY.
AND I REACHED OUT TO SCOTT AND SCOTT RELAYED THE INFORMATION TO ANIMAL CONTROL.
AND FROM WHAT I WAS TOLD, THEY SET UP A PERIMETER.
SO I WANT TO THANK THEM FOR ALL THEIR WORK.
AND Q MEMBER MARTINEZ REALLY APPRECIATE YOUR REPORT.
IT LOOKS LIKE IT'S NOT ONLY HUMANS THAT WE HAVE PROBLEMS WITH.
I JUST COULDN'T RESIST THAT ONE.
ALL RIGHT. I DO WANT TO SAY THAT I WANTED TO ATTEND A COFFEE BY A COP.
UNFORTUNATELY, I HAD A PREVIOUSLY SCHEDULED APPOINTMENT AND I COULD NOT GET OUT OF IT, SO.
BUT I KNOW I WANT YOU TO KNOW YOU HAVE MY.
YOU AND YOUR DEPUTIES HAVE MY FULL SUPPORT.
AND I CANNOT STRESS THAT ENOUGH.
THIS REPORT THAT YOU PROVIDED US WITH THIS CRIMINALS JUST ON A REVOLVING DOOR.
IT'S JUST NOT. NOT REALLY YOUR FAULT THAT ALL THESE PEOPLE, YOU KNOW, YOU CATCH HIM AND THEN THEY GO BACK IN AND THEN THEY COME OUT AND THREE OR FOUR TIMES AND THERE'S NO END TO IT, IT SEEMS. SO WE NEED TO CHANGE OUR LAWS SO THAT THIS CHARGES CAN STICK.
ALL RIGHT. I ALSO WANT TO THANK THE CITY CLERK AND HER STAFF.
I APPRECIATE YOU TREMENDOUSLY.
I LIKE MR. MARTINEZ. I DON'T KNOW WHAT I WOULD DO WITHOUT YOU.
SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR ALL YOU DO.
I DO WANT TO REPORT THAT THE FIREWORKS COMMITTEE, MR. LYNCH AND I MET WITH CHIEF APPLETON, SERGEANT SHINN AND MR. HOLBERT, AND WE DISCUSSED WAYS TO TRY TO ALLEVIATE THIS ISSUE OF THE ILLEGAL FIREWORKS.
SO WE'LL SEE WHAT COMES OUT OF IT.
THANK YOU, SERGEANT SHANE, FOR BEING THERE.
THANK YOU, CHIEF APPLETON, FOR BEING THERE AS WELL.
AND MR. LYNCH, THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE AS WELL.
SO IT WAS A GOOD CONVERSATION.
I DO WANT TO SAY WE DO HAVE A CLOSED SESSION.
YES, MA'AM. DO YOU WANT TO GO AHEAD AND TRY TO SEE IF MEMBER LYNCH.
YEAH. WHAT? MR. LYNCH, THE FLOOR IS HERE.
IS HOPEFULLY YOUR CONNECTION WILL BE GOOD.
I'VE GOT A REALLY WEAK INTERNET CONNECTION.
YOU HEAR ME NOW? YEAH, BUT IT'S STILL DOING THE SAME THING.
I MEAN, YOU CAN TALK, BUT SEE IF WE CAN HEAR YOU.
OKAY. I REALLY DON'T HAVE MUCH ELSE TO ADD, EXCEPT I WENT TO THE LAST CO MEETING LAST WEEK WITH MR. SCHROEDER AND WAS REALLY IMPRESSED WITH IT.
SHOULDER REPLACEMENT AT 130 TOMORROW.
OH, VERY GOOD. I'LL KEEP YOU IN MY PRAYERS.
AND NOW WE'RE GOING TO BE MOVING TO CLOSED SESSION AT 17.
[17) CLOSED SESSION]
WE HAVE TWO ITEMS TO DISCUSS.APPROVED CLOSED SESSION MEETING MINUTES OF APRIL 19, 2022, AND THE CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL ANTICIPATING LITIGATION SIGNIFICANT EXPOSURE TO LITIGATION PURSUANT TO PARAGRAPH TWO OF SUBDIVISION D AND PARAGRAPH ONE OF SUBDIVISION E OF SECTION 54956.
[00:45:07]
PERIOD. GENTLEMEN, I'LL SEE YOU ON THE OTHER SIDE.THANK YOU. ALL THAT ATTENDED THIS MEETING.
WE WILL BE COMING BACK TO CLOSE THE MEETING, HOPEFULLY IN JUST A FEW MINUTES.
BUT WE DON'T KNOW. SO WE'LL SEE.
YOU HAVE A NICE NIGHT AND HAVE A GOOD NIGHT.
OKAY. MADAM CLERK, REPORTING OUT OF CLOSED SESSION, WE HAVE TWO ITEMS. ONE WAS THE APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES AND THOSE WERE MOTION BY MAYOR REYNA, A SECOND BY MAYOR PRO TEM PALLARES AND APPROVED UNANIMOUSLY.
REPORTABLE ACTION FROM THE SECOND ITEM WAS THE COUNCIL HAS AUTHORIZED THE CITY MANAGER TO PROCEED WITH CORRECTIONS TO THE CITY'S VACATION ACCRUAL PROCESS AND PAY THE CORRECTED AMOUNTS NOT TO EXCEED 20,000.
THAT WAS A MOTION BY MAYOR REYNA, A SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER MEMBER GARCIA AND APPROVED UNANIMOUSLY.
WELL, HAVING NO OTHER BUSINESS, THIS MEETING IS ADJOURNED.
GOOD NIGHT. GOOD. GOODNIGHT.
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.