YOU NEVER KNOW WITH THESE COUNCIL MEETINGS
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GOOD EVERY ONE.[1) CALL TO ORDER]
I AM CALLING THIS MEETING TO ORDER.I WANT TO THANK ALL OF YOU FOR BEING HERE.
IS WONDERFUL TO BE BACK IN THE CHAMBERS AND NOT DOING THIS THROUGH ZOOM.
MADAM CLERK, WOULD YOU CALL THE ROLL? ALL MEMBERS ARE PRESENT.
ALL RIGHT. WOULD YOU ALL IF YOU'RE ABLE TO STAND FOR A FLAG SALUTE THAT WILL BE LED BY MIA ANAIS MARTINEZ, DAUGHTER OF MIGUEL AND MARIA MARTINEZ, OUR CITY CLERK.
LET'S PRAY. FATHER, WE COME TO YOU.
LORD, WE THANK YOU FOR TAKING CARE OF US, LORD, AND BRINGING US ALL THROUGH.
WE PRAY THAT YOU WOULD CONTINUE TO DO SO, LORD.
WATCH OVER OUR CITY. GIVE US STRENGTH OR GIVE US WISDOM.
PRAY THAT YOU WOULD CONTINUE TO WATCH OVER US AND KEEP US SAFE.
THANK YOU FOR EVERYTHING YOU'VE DONE AND PRAY.
WE CONTINUE TO BLESS. WE ASK THESE THINGS IN YOUR SON.
JESUS CHRIST, PRECIOUS AND HOLY NAME.
AMEN. AMEN. THANK YOU, PASTOR.
MIA, I HAVE SOMETHING FOR YOU.
THANK YOU FOR BRINGING US TO THE PLACE.
MIC] NOW WE MOVE ON TO ITEM FIVE PRESENTATIONS.
[5) PRESENTATIONS]
THE FIRST ONE IS A RECOGNITION FOR THE WASCO TIGER SHARKS SWIM CLUB.AND THIS IS A CERTIFICATE OF RECOGNITION.
THE CITY OF WASCO PROUDLY PRESENTS A CERTIFICATE TO WASCO TIGER SHARKS IN RECOGNITION FOR THE YEARS OF OUTSTANDING CONTRIBUTION AND COMMITMENT TO ATHLETE PERFORMANCE AND EXCELLENCE IN THE LIVES OF WASCO YOUTH OF CREATING FOND MEMORIES AND FOSTERING HEALTHY SENSE OF COMPETITION ON EARTH AS MAY 17TH OF 2022.
AND TO RECEIVE THE RECOGNITION IS PRESIDENT JOAQUIN CASTILLO AND BOARD MEMBERS AND SANCHEZ IS NIKKI HERE AND NIKKI JOEL.
I CONNECT. AND ALSO VICKY PEREZ.
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AND I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO THE TIGER SHARKS.ALL THREE OF MY SONS WENT THROUGH THEIR PROGRAM.
SO I'VE BEEN AROUND THEM FOR A NUMBER OF YEARS.
AND IT'S A PHENOMENAL PROGRAM.
AND IT'S GREAT TO SEE THIS SMALL COMMUNITY WITH WHAT JOAQUIN HAS BUILT UP OVER THE YEARS, THAT IF YOU GO TO THESE SWIM MEETS, OFTENTIMES WASCO HAS THE LARGEST SWIM PROGRAM, OR AT LEAST CLOSE TO IT, RIVALING MUCH BIGGER COMMUNITIES.
I MEAN, I WASN'T A SWIMMER, YOU KNOW, AND MY KIDS GOT INVOLVED IN IT BECAUSE OF ANNA AND JOAQUIN.
AND THE GEPHARDTS AND EVERYBODY ELSE THAT WAS THERE.
AND THEY CREATED A FUN BUT COMPETITIVE ENVIRONMENT, WHICH WAS ALWAYS KEY FOR ME.
AND THE KIDS HAVE BEEN COMPETITIVE FOR A NUMBER OF YEARS.
SO THANK YOU, GUYS. YES, THANK YOU.
ALL RIGHT. MOVING ON, ITEM BE PROCLAMATION FOR COMMUNITY ACTION PARTNERSHIP OF KERN.
ALL RIGHT. CITY WASCO PROCLAMATION COMMUNITY ACTION MONTH.
WHEREAS COMMUNITY ACTION PARTNERSHIP OF KERN WAS ESTABLISHED IN 1965 AND HAS MADE ESSENTIAL CONTRIBUTIONS TO INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES ACROSS KERN COUNTY BY CREATING AN ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES AND STRENGTHENING COMMUNITIES.
AND. WHEREAS, COMMUNITY ACTION PARTNERSHIP ADDRESSES UNDERLYING CAUSES OF POVERTY, ALLEVIATES THE EFFECT AND PROMOTES DIGNITY AND SELF SUFFICIENCY IN THE COMMUNITIES WE SERVE.
AND. WHEREAS, COMMUNITY ACTION PARTNERSHIP OF KERN DELIVERED OVER £23 MILLION OF FOOD ACROSS KERN COUNTY IN 2021 THROUGH THE CUPCAKE FOODBANK.
AND. WHEREAS, COMMUNITY ACTION OF KERN OPERATES THE BROADWAY AND SUNRISE VILLA HEAD START LOCATIONS IN WASCO, TENDING TO THE CHILDREN WITHIN THE COMMUNITY AND PROVIDING A HEAD START TO THEIR EDUCATION.
AND NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL, THE CITY OF WASCO, CALIFORNIA, HEREBY PROCLAIMS. MAY 2022 IS A COMMUNITY ACTION MONTH IN RECOGNITION OF THE HARD WORK AND DEDICATION THROUGHOUT THE COMMUNITY.
ON THIS DAY OF 17TH OF MAY 2022, YOUR MAYOR GILBERTO REYNA, AND APPEAR TO RECEIVE THE PROCLAMATION ARE [INAUDIBLE]. DID I PRONOUNCE THAT CORRECTLY? AND ALSO [INAUDIBLE] IS HERE AS WELL.
WHY DON'T YOU COME? WOULD YOU COME TO THE FRONT PLEASE? THERE'S.
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PROCLAMATION. NATIONAL PUBLIC WORKS WEEK MAY 15 THROUGH MAY 21ST, 2022.WHEREAS PUBLIC WORKS PROFESSIONAL FOCUS ON INFRASTRUCTURE, FACILITIES AND SERVICES THAT ARE OF VITAL IMPORTANCE TO SUSTAINABLE AND RESILIENT COMMUNITIES AND TO THE PUBLIC HEALTH, HIGH QUALITY OF LIFE AND WELLBEING OF THE PEOPLE OF THE CITY OF WASCO.
AND WHEREAS, THIS INFRASTRUCTURE, FACILITIES AND SERVICES COULD NOT BE PROVIDED WITHOUT THE DEDICATION EFFORTS OF PUBLIC WORKS PROFESSIONALS WHO ARE ENGINEERS, MANAGERS AND EMPLOYEES AT ALL LEVELS OF GOVERNMENT AND THE PRIVATE SECTOR WHO ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR REBUILDING AND PROTECTING OUR NATION'S TRANSPORTATION, WATER SUPPLY, WATER TREATMENT AND SOLID WASTE SYSTEMS, PUBLIC HEALTH BUILDINGS, AND OTHER STRUCTURES AND FACILITIES ESSENTIAL FOR OUR CITIZENS. AND WHEREAS, IT IS IN THE PUBLIC INTEREST FOR THE CITIZENS, CIVIC LEADERS AND CHILDREN TO GAIN KNOWLEDGE OF AND TO MAINTAIN A PROGRESSIVE INTEREST AND UNDERSTANDING OF THE IMPORTANCE OF PUBLIC WORKS AND PUBLIC WORKS PROGRAMS IN THEIR RESPECTIVE COMMUNITIES.
BE IT NOW, THEREFORE, I GILBERTO REYNA, MAYOR OF THE CITY WASCO DO RECOGNIZE THE WEEK OF MAY 15TH TO THE 21ST OF THIS YEAR AS A NATIONAL PUBLIC WORKS WEEK.
I URGE I URGE ALL CITIZENS TO JOIN WITH THE REPRESENTATIVES OF THE AMERICAN PUBLIC WORKS ASSOCIATION AND GOVERNMENT AGENCIES IN ACTIVITIES, EVENTS AND CEREMONIES DESIGNED TO PAY TRIBUTE TO OUR PUBLIC WORKS PROFESSIONALS, ENGINEERS, MANAGERS AND EMPLOYEES, AND TO RECOGNIZE THE SUBSTANTIAL CONTRIBUTION THEY MAKE TO PROTECTING OUR NATIONAL HEALTH, SAFETY AND QUALITY OF LIFE.
DATED MAY 17, 2022 YOUR MAYOR, GILBERTO REYNA.
I DO WANT TO SAY SOMETHING BEFORE I CALL YOU TO THE FRONT.
YOU KNOW, YOU ARE THE GEARS THAT KEEPS THIS CITY MOVING.
WITHOUT YOU, EVERYTHING WOULD COME TO A GRINDING HALT.
SO I WANT TO THANK YOU FROM THE BOTTOM OF MY HEART.
I'M CERTAIN THE ENTIRE COUNCIL APPRECIATES YOU.
THANK YOU FOR ALL THE WORK THAT YOU PUT IN TO KEEP THIS CITY GOING.
SO, YES, THEY CAN STAY UP IF YOU PLEASE JUST STAY UP HERE.
I THINK EVERYTHING ELSE HAS BEEN SAID.
PRETTY MUCH STOLE MY THUNDER, BUT.
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THE WORK DONE. EVERYONE HERE PLAYS A MAJOR PART OR A ROLE IN THE DAY TO DAY OPERATIONS.SO THANK YOU ALL AND THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE.
AND HERE'S OUR PUBLIC WORKS ACTUAL STAFF.
AND THIS IS A SMALL PORTION OF THEM THAT WERE ABLE TO ATTEND TODAY.
AND APPRECIATE YOU. THANK YOU.
I DON'T WANT TO SAY THAT. I'M SO SORRY I MISSED THAT PICTURE IN SACRAMENTO.
YOU KNOW, WE CAN ALWAYS WE CAN MAKE ONE TOMORROW.
ACTUALLY, I'LL HAVE ANOTHER QUICK ANNOUNCEMENT FOR BEING PUBLIC WORKS WEEK.
WE ARE GOING TO HAVE AN EVENT, A SMALL EVENT THERE AT THE PARKS AND REC.
I MEAN, AT THE MARKET PARK TOMORROW FROM 10 TO 2.
A LOT OF THE NEW EQUIPMENT THAT WAS PURCHASED, THANKS TO EVERYONE HERE FOR APPROVAL.
AND SO COME BY, HAVE SOME REFRESHMENTS THERE.
WE'LL HAVE SOME DEMOS FOR EVERYONE.
AND THE INVITATION EXTENDED TO TO THE WHOLE COMMUNITY IF THEY CAN MAKE IT BE GREAT.
I WILL BE THERE. DO I GET TO DRIVE A TRUCK? NO. WE HAVE TO TALK TO HR ABOUT THAT.
AND THAT ONE'S LEFT US A COUPLE OF TIMES FOR ONE.
DOES ANYBODY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR ME FOR NOW OR ANY QUESTIONS FOR COMMENTS FROM THE COMMENTS? NO. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU, LOUIS.
IT'S LESS THAN A YEAR SINCE LEWIS TOOK OVER THAT DEPARTMENT.
THANK YOU. AND AGAIN, COULDN'T GET INTO IT.
THE GUYS WITH OTHER GUYS AND GIRLS.
YOU KNOW, WHEN SOMEBODY CALLS AND SAYS THAT THERE'S A POTHOLE OR, YOU KNOW, A COUCH IN THEIR ALLEY OR WHATEVER, AND WE WE CALL SCOTT OR WE CALL LOUIS AND YOU GUYS GET IT DONE IMMEDIATELY.
AND OF COURSE, WE GET ALL THE GLORY FOR IT, AND YOU GUYS DON'T EVEN GET THANKED FOR IT.
SO I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU GUYS FOR FOR ALL YOU GUYS DO.
I MEAN, REALLY, NOTHING WOULD GET DONE WITHOUT YOU GUYS.
I EVEN I TEXTED LOUIS TODAY, SOMEBODY TAGGED A WALL OVER ON FILBURN, AND I TEXTED HIM AND SAID, AH, WE ARE IS PUBLIC WORKS RESPONSIBLE FOR REMOVING GRAFFITI.
AND HE SAYS, YES, WE ARE AWARE OF THAT.
AND I GAVE HIM THE LOCATION, TOOK CARE OF IT AND IT'S COMPLETE.
SO AND I DIDN'T DO IT MYSELF, DID IT? BUT IT GOT DONE.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU. VERY GOOD.
ITEM NUMBER SIX PUBLIC COMMENTS.
THIS PORTION OF THE MEETING IS RESERVED FOR PERSONS DESIRING TO ADDRESS THE COUNCIL AND INCLUDING THE COUNCIL ACTING AS THE GOVERNING BOARD FOR THE SUCCESSOR AGENCY AND THE WASCO PUBLIC FINANCE AUTHORITY ON ANY MATTER ON THIS AGENDA, AND OVER WHICH THE COUNCIL'S SUCCESSOR AGENCY AND THE WASCO PUBLIC FINANCE AUTHORITY HAVE JURISDICTION. SPEAKERS ARE LIMITED TO 2 MINUTES.
A MAXIMUM OF 30 MINUTES WILL BE ALLOWED FOR ANY ONE SUBJECT.
PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME FOR THE RECORD BEFORE MAKING YOUR PRESENTATION.
ARE THERE ANY PUBLIC COMMENTS AT THIS TIME? ALL RIGHT. SEEING NONE.
MADAM CLERK, DO WE HAVE ANY EMAIL COMMENTS? MAYOR, WE DID NOT RECEIVE EMAIL COMMENTS FROM ON ANY ITEMS FOR THIS AGENDA.
[9) CONSENT CALENDAR]
BUSINESS CONSENT CALENDAR.THE CONSENT CALENDAR CONSISTS OF ITEMS THAT, IN STAFF'S OPINION, ARE ROUTINE AND NON-CONTROVERSIAL.
THIS EVENING WE HAVE ITEMS 9A THROUGH 9H.
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MEMBER LYNCH.NO CONFLICTS. MEMBER MARTINEZ.
I DON'T HAVE A CONFLICT EITHER.
IS THERE ANYONE IN THE AUDIENCE? I WOULD LIKE TO REMOVE ANY ITEM SEEING NONE.
IS THERE ANY COUNCIL MEMBER THAT WOULD LIKE TO REMOVE AN ITEM? MAYOR PRO TEM. PALLARES.
AND I DON'T WANT TO REMOVE ANY ITEMS, SO I WOULD LIKE TO ENTERTAIN A MOTION FOR APPROVAL.
SECOND, MADAM CLERK, WHEN IT'S BEEN MOVED.
AND SECOND, WOULD YOU PLEASE CALL THE VOTE BY ROLL CALL? MOTION BY COUNCIL MEMBER LYNCH SECONDED BY COUNCIL MEMBER MARTINEZ TO APPROVE THE CONSENT CALENDAR MOTION IS UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED.
WE HAVE NOTHING UNDER PUBLIC HEARINGS, NOTHING UNDER DEFER BUSINESS, AND WE MOVE ON TO ITEM 12.
[12) a. Adopt a Resolution Appointing Roger Mobley as an Extra Help Retired Annuitant under Government Code Sections 7522.56 and 21224, and authorize the City Manager or his Designee to execute the employment agreement with a compensation of $41.2808 per hour and a length of term not to exceed 960 hours per CalPERS Rules. (Hurlbert)]
A, ADOPTED RESOLUTION APPOINTING ROGER MOBLEY IS AN EXTRA HELP RETIRE ANNUITANTS.THANK YOU. UNDER GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 7522.56 AND 21224.
AND AUTHORIZE THE CITY MANAGER OR HIS DESIGNEE TO EXECUTE THE EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT WITH A COMPENSATION OF $41.2808 PER HOUR IN A LENGTH OF TERM, NOT TO EXCEED 960 HOURS PER CALPERS RULES.
MR. HULBERT? YES, HONORABLE MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL.
ONE QUICK CLARIFICATION ON THIS ITEM.
THIS IS ACTUALLY AN AMENDMENT TO AN EXISTING EMPLOYMENT CONTRACT OR EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT THAT WE HAVE WITH MR. MOBLEY. HE IS PROVIDING SUPPORT DURING AN ABSENCE IN THE PLANNING DEPARTMENT.
AND AS MANY OF YOU MAY KNOW, HE'S RETIRED FROM THAT POSITION AND SO HAS SOME BACKGROUND AND EXPERIENCE NOT ONLY IN THAT WORK, BUT ALSO IN WASCO SPECIFICALLY.
AS YOU'LL SEE IN YOUR STAFF REPORT, THE AMENDMENT MERELY MODIFIES ONE PARAGRAPH THAT DESIGNATES THE TERM OF THE AGREEMENT AND THE DATES ASSOCIATED WITH THAT. ALL THE REST OF THE COMPONENTS OF THE AGREEMENT REMAIN AS IS.
RIGHT, BECAUSE AS YOU MENTIONED, WE HAD APPROVED THIS PREVIOUSLY.
ARE THERE ANY PUBLIC COMMENTS AT THIS TIME, MADAM CLERK? SEEING NONE. ANY COMMENTS FROM THE MEMBERS? MAYOR PRO TEM PALLARES? NO COMMENTS. THANK YOU.
AND I DON'T HAVE ANY COMMENTS EXCEPT I WILL MOVE THIS FORWARD.
IS THERE A SECOND? SECOND MADAM CLERK, WOULD YOU CALL THE VOTE BY ROLL CALL? MOTION BY MAYOR REYNA SECONDED BY COUNCIL MEMBER GARCIA TO APPROVE THE AMENDED EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT.
MOTION IS UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED.
[12) b. Adopt a Resolution approving a License Agreement with the Kern County Sheriff’s Department for use of the Former Farm Labor Campsite to conduct law enforcement training activities, and authorize the City Manager or his Designee to execute the License Agreement, and to finalize and execute, subject to City Attorney approval, substantially the same License Agreement with the Kern County Fire Department and with the Bakersfield Fire Department. (Hurlbert)]
ADOPT A RESOLUTION APPROVING OR EXCUSE ME, APPROVING A LICENSE AGREEMENT WITH THE KERN COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT FOR USE OF THE FORMER FARM LABOR CAMP SITE TO CONDUCT LAW ENFORCEMENT TRAINING ACTIVITIES AND AUTHORIZE THE CITY MANAGER OR HIS DESIGNEE TO EXECUTE THE LICENSE AGREEMENT AND TO FINALIZE AND EXECUTE SUBJECT TO CITY ATTORNEY APPROVAL SUBSTANTIALLY THE SAME LICENSE AGREEMENT WITH THE KERN COUNTY FIRE DEPARTMENT AND WITH THE BAKERSFIELD FIRE DEPARTMENT.MR. HURLBERT? YES. HONORABLE MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL.
ALTHOUGH FOR SOME TIME, BOTH UNDER AND WITHOUT FORMAL AGREEMENTS, THE LABOR CAMP HAS BEEN USED FOR TRAINING EXERCISES OF VARIOUS TYPES. I'M WORKING ON AN EFFORT TO FORMALIZE THOSE AGREEMENTS AND STANDARDIZE THEM ACROSS THE NUMBER OF AGENCIES THAT ARE INTERESTED IN USING THE SITE WHILE IT'S STILL AVAILABLE.
THE FIRST OF THESE IS A AN AGREEMENT THAT'S ALREADY BEEN VETTED AND APPROVED BY THE KERN COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE FOR USE SPECIFICALLY OF THE SWAT TEAM TRAINING, ALTHOUGH IT WILL APPLY TO THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE IN GENERAL, ALSO HAD CONTACT WITH BOTH CHIEF APPLETON AND REPRESENTATIVES OF THE BAKERSFIELD FIRE DEPARTMENT OF THEIR INTEREST TO DO SIMILAR TYPES OF TRAINING ON THE FACILITY.
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SHERIFF AND TO PURSUE FINALIZATION AND EXECUTION OF SIMILAR LARGELY SIMILAR DOCUMENTS WITH THE OTHER TWO FIRE DEPARTMENTS OF COURSE, WITH MODIFICATIONS TO DEFINE THE SCOPE OF THE WORK THAT WOULD BE DONE THERE OR THE EXERCISES THAT WE'VE BE DONE THERE.IF THERE ARE QUESTIONS, I'D BE HAPPY TO ANSWER THOSE.
YES. BECAUSE YOU EXPLAINED IT SO WELL.
ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS? WELL, LET ME LET ME DO MY SCRIPT HERE.
ARE THERE ANY PUBLIC COMMENTS AT THIS TIME, MADAM CLERK? SEEING NONE. WE MOVE ON.
ANY COMMENTS FROM THE MEMBER? MAYOR PRO TEM PALLARES? NO COMMENT. THANK YOU.
MEMBER GARCIA MEMBER LYNCH? JUST ONE QUESTION. IT'S WE'RE.
THEY'RE INDEMNIFIED, RIGHT? WE'RE NOT GOING TO BE IT'S HOLD HARMLESS AND EVERYTHING? ABSOLUTELY. THAT IS THE PRIMARY FOCUS OF THE DOCUMENT ITSELF, THE LICENSE AGREEMENT, AND WHY IT'S TERMED AS A LICENSE AGREEMENT THAT ABSOLUTELY REMOVES ANY ANY LIABILITY FROM THE CITY.
I KNOW AS A FIREMEN MYSELF, I ALWAYS ENJOYED BEING ABLE TO BURN DOWN BUILDINGS LIKE THAT.
SO WELL, THERE WILL BE A SEPARATE AGREEMENT FOR THE ACTUAL BURNING.
BUT I WILL DISCLOSE THAT THAT IS THE END GOAL, WE ARE MOVING IN A DIRECTION WHERE WE HOPE TO ENGAGE BOTH FIRE DEPARTMENTS FOR EXERCISES THAT DO END UP BURNING.
THANK YOU. MEMBER MARTINEZ? NO COMMENT. THANK YOU.
WOULD SOMEONE LIKE TO ENTERTAIN THE MOTION? SO MOVED.
SECOND. IT'S BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED.
MADAM CLERK, WOULD YOU CALL THE VOTE BY ROLL CALL? YES.
MOTION IS UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED.
WE MOVE ON TO ITEM 13 REPORTS FROM COMMISSIONS AND COMMITTEES.
CURRENT ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION MEMBER GARCIA.
[13) a. Kern Economic Development Corporation (Cortez)]
I KNOW YOU REPORTED ON IT THE LAST TIME THAT YOU WON'T BE MEETING UNTIL JUNE, IS THAT CORRECT? YES. I TAKE IT NO REPORT AT THIS TIME? THAT'S CORRECT. THANK YOU.AND THEN ITEM THE CURRENT COUNCIL OF GOVERNMENTS AND THAT WOULD BE ME.
[13) b. Kern Council of Government (Garcia)]
I ALSO REPORTED AT THE LAST MEETING THAT WE MET THERE IS A MEETING THIS THIS THURSDAY AND I WILL BE ATTENDING THAT.SO I WILL REPORT AT THE NEXT MEETING AS WELL.
AND I DON'T SEE WASCO TASK FORCE.
[13) c. Wasco Task Force (Martinez & Reyna)]
MR. MARTINEZ, DOES THAT CHANGE? ARE YOU MEETING AT THIS TIME? WE WILL BE HAVING A MEETING SOON TO DISCUSS THE CELL PROGRAM.DEPUTY SANCHEZ HAS BEEN VERY PASSIONATE ABOUT TRYING TO GET THE PROGRAM UP AND RUNNING AGAIN.
THE BUILDING NEEDS SOME REPAIR WORK DONE AND THINGS LIKE THAT.
BUT SHE'S DONE A REALLY GOOD JOB TO GET EQUIPMENT AND COACHES AND OTHER THINGS.
SO HOPEFULLY THE TASK FORCE CAN KIND OF FILL IN SOME OF THOSE THOSE HOLES OF WHAT SHE NEEDS.
MAY I ADD SOMETHING TO THAT? IT'S BEEN ABOUT TWO YEARS, I THINK NOW MAYBE A LITTLE BIT OVER TWO YEARS PRIOR TO COVID.
WE MET WITH RUDY SALAS EYE AND CITY MANAGER.
THEN DANIEL ORTIZ-HERNANDEZ MET TO ASK RUDY IF HE COULD HELP IN REFURBISHING ME, AND HE AGREED.
SO MAYBE THAT'S SOMETHING THAT I CAN CIRCLE BACK TO HIM AND SEE IF HE'S ABLE TO FOLLOW THROUGH WITH THESE THINGS BECAUSE EVERYTHING STOPPED BECAUSE OF COVID, YOU KNOW? SO I'M GOING TO REACH OUT TO HIM AND THEN SEE WHAT HE SAYS AND THEN MAYBE WE CAN MEET HIM AGAIN THERE.
REPORTS FROM KERN COUNTY FIRE DEPARTMENT.
[14)REPORTS FROM KC FIRE AND SHERIFF]
MR. APPLETON.CHIEF APPLETON. HOW ARE YOU? GOOD. HOW ARE YOU? GOOD EVENING, HONORABLE MAYOR.
MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL. GOOD TO SEE YOU IN PERSON.
I JUST WANTED TO SAY THANK YOU TO THE COUNCIL, MR. HURLBERT, FOR THE RESOLUTION TO HELP US CONTINUE.
WE HAD MADE THOSE AGREEMENTS SEVERAL YEARS AGO WITH THE HOUSING AUTHORITY.
AND SO I APPRECIATE YOU HELPING US OUT.
WE GET CONSTANT PHONE CALLS ASKING TO DO TRAINING HERE.
THEY'VE BEEN COMING OVER AS WELL.
SO AND WE HAVE BEEN OUT THERE WITH THE SWAT GUYS AND AND HELP AND PARTICIPATE WITH THEM AS WELL.
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SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THAT.ANY QUESTIONS FOR THE CHIEF? NONE. REPORTS FROM SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT.
SERGEANT SHIN. GOOD EVENING, MAYOR.
THE BOARD. I'M EXCITED TO BE BACK IN PERSON HAVING MEETINGS AND DEFINITELY.
IF YOU CAN GET THE POWERPOINT, IT'S A COUPLE OF GOOD INVESTIGATIONS OR DEPUTIES HAVE HANDLED ONCE AGAIN OVER THE PAST COUPLE OF WEEKS, THEN ON WHICH UNFORTUNATELY WILL AGAIN BRING TO LIGHT ON THE DANGERS THAT ARE BEING FACED BY LAW ENFORCEMENT, YOUR FIRST RESPONDERS, ALONG WITH THE UPHILL BATTLE THAT WE'VE DISCUSSED WEEK AFTER WEEK.
GIVE ME ONE MINUTE. OF COURSE.
WE OCCASIONALLY BATTLE ROGUE TECHNOLOGY.
ESPECIALLY ON COUNCIL MEETING DAY.
IT SEEMS WE'LL TAKE THE MOMENT, THOUGH, TO BRING LIGHT THAT ON THURSDAY, THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE AND LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT WILL BE DOING OUR OFFICER MEMORIAL SERVICES AT THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE HEADQUARTERS AT 10:00 ON THURSDAY MORNING.
SO IF ANYBODY'S AVAILABLE TO ATTEND.
IT'S GREATLY APPRECIATED AND OPEN TO EVERYBODY.
AND THEN I BELIEVE AFTERWARDS, I BELIEVE IT'S 12:00.
THERE'S A FOLLOW UP THAT'S AT THE LIBERTY BELL AT 1215 TRUCKS AND.
BUT THE MAIN ONE FOR US WILL BE HELD AT 10:00.
IT WAS RAINING. I HOPE IT'S NOT RAINING TOMORROW.
I WILL BE OUT THERE WITH THE AMERICAN FLAGS.
I MEAN, NOT TOMORROW, BUT ON THURSDAY.
SO I'LL BE. DO YOU REMEMBER THAT, MEMBER GARCIA? I REMEMBER IT WAS PARTICULARLY WET.
I DON'T KNOW IF WE DID IT LAST YEAR OR NOT BECAUSE OF COVID.
WE DID DO IT. TAKE YOUR TIME, MAN.
YOU HAVE ALL THAT LONG MINUTE.
YOU ALWAYS ASK FOR. I APOLOGIZE.
SO THE FIRST INCIDENT IS A PRETTY SERIOUS ONE, AND I DEFINITELY WOULD LIKE TO BRING EVERYBODY'S ATTENTION TO THE ONGOING THREATS THAT WE'RE FACING, AN UPHILL BATTLE ON MULTIPLE SIDES THAT ON SUNDAY, MAY 8TH, AT APPROXIMATELY 6:53 A.M., DEPUTIES IN WASCO SUBSTATION WERE DISPATCHED TO A MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENT IN THE 1000 BLOCK OF 15TH STREET.
BUT FORTUNATELY THE FIREARM DID NOT FIRE AND MALFUNCTIONED.
MEDINA WAS SUBSEQUENTLY ARRESTED AND BOOKED INTO THE KERN COUNTY JAIL FOR TWO COUNTS OF ATTEMPTED MURDER, TWO COUNTS OF ASSAULT WITH A DEADLY WEAPON WITH BY MEANS OF A MACHINE GUN, POSSESSION OF A FIREARM BY A PROHIBITED PERSON DRIVING UNDER THE INFLUENCE AND NUMEROUS ADDITIONAL CHARGES IN THE ONCOMING DAYS.
INITIALLY, YOU CAN SEE THE RIFLE USED BY MEDINA DURING THE INCIDENT ON MAY 8TH.
IN THE 1200 BLOCK OF NINTH STREET, WHERE THEY LOCATED ADDITIONAL AMMUNITION, METHAMPHETAMINE, MARIJUANA AND ADDITION OF NARCOTIC SALES, WHICH IS ALL PICTURED IN THE BOTTOM RIGHT PHOTOGRAPH AS A RESULT OF THE ADDITIONAL SEARCH OF HIS RESIDENCE.
ADDITIONAL CHARGES RELATED TO THE NARCOTICS AND AMMUNITION POSSESSION WERE ADDED TO MEDINA'S BOOKINGS, WHERE HE IS CURRENTLY BEING HELD ON OVER $2.3 MILLION BAIL FOR HIS CHARGES IN THE KERN COUNTY JAIL.
JUST LIKE I SAID EARLIER, I'D JUST LIKE TO BRING THIS TO YOUR ATTENTION.
THE ONGOING THREATS THAT LAW ENFORCEMENT, FIRST RESPONDERS ARE FACING TO COME OUT OF NOWHERE.
DOES IT MATTER WHAT WE'RE DISPATCHED TO? IT'S JUST THE ONCOMING. IT'S THE FUTURE THAT UNFORTUNATELY THAT OUR SOCIETY IS EVOLVING INTO AND HOPEFULLY WE CAN GET AWAY FROM IT.
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BETTER. THE NEXT EVENT.MAY I ASK YOU A QUESTION? SOMETHING TRIVIAL.
I'M PRETTY FAMILIAR WITH THIS CASE, SO I CAN ANSWER THAT.
BUT THAT WAS JUST A SPENT SHELL CASING THAT WAS LOCATED IN THIS HOUSE.
SO DURING THE SEARCH AT HIS RESIDENCE.
SO JUST TO US, IT JUST SHOWS THAT HE IS DISCHARGING THIS FIREARM.
OKAY. YOU DID SAY THAT IT WAS A MACHINE GUN.
WAS IT FULLY AUTOMATIC? IT IS. THE REQUIREMENTS OF WHAT QUALIFIES AS A MACHINE GUN HAS RECENTLY CHANGED ITS WHAT USED TO BE A STANDARD ASSAULT RIFLE.
HAS A DETACHABLE MAGAZINE AND A CLASSICAL STOCK, WHICH THOSE TWO THINGS IN ITSELF ARE WHAT MAKE IT.
IF YOU GO TO TRY TO BUY A RIFLE LIKE THIS NOWADAYS THEY ALL HAVE WHAT'S CALLED A FIN ON THE GRIP AREA WHERE THAT'S THE NUMBER ONE IDENTIFIER.
WHAT IS USED BY CALIFORNIA STATUTE AT THIS POINT IS WHAT WE HAVE.
SO IT'S VERY SIMILAR TO WHAT MOST PEOPLE KNOW IN THE PAST AS BEING A STANDARD AR-15 TYPE RIFLE.
BUT THAT'S WHAT THEY ARE CLASSIFIED AS CURRENTLY.
AND ON MAY 15, AT APPROXIMATELY 5:52 A.M., DEPUTIES ALSO SUBSTATION WERE DISPATCHED TO THE 2300 BLOCK OF PERSIMMON STREET FOR A GRAND THEFT AUTO THAT JUST OCCURRED.
A TRAFFIC ENFORCEMENT STOP WAS SUBSEQUENTLY CONDUCTED AT THE VEHICLE IN THE 400 BLOCK OF RODRIGUEZ AVENUE AND SHAFTER, WHERE THE SOLE OCCUPANT OF THE VEHICLE IDENTIFIED AS ANTHONY GONZALEZ. ANTHONY GONZALEZ, AGE 19, OF WASCO, WAS TAKEN INTO CUSTODY.
GONZALEZ WAS SUBSEQUENTLY BOOKED IN THE COUNTY JAIL FOR POSSESSION OF STOLEN VEHICLE, GRAND THEFT AUTO, POSSESSION OF BURGLARY TOOLS AND POSSESSION OF NARCOTICS PARAPHERNALIA. IT SHOULD BE NOTED THAT GONZALEZ WAS.
UM. OUT ON BAIL AT THE TIME OF THIS THEFT.
AND ONCE AGAIN, IT JUST KIND OF A RECURRING THEME, UNFORTUNATELY, FOR THE COMMUNITY AND LAW ENFORCEMENT AS FAR AS THE UPHILL BATTLE, WE'RE TRYING TO KEEP THESE INDIVIDUALS THAT ARE RE-OFFENDING AND CONTINUE TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THOSE IN OUR COMMUNITY.
BUT WE WILL CONTINUE DOING WHAT WE CAN AND.
AND HE'S BACK IN OUR COMMUNITY AT THIS TIME.
YEAH, BUT IT SHOULDN'T BE A SURPRISE TO THE BOARD AND EVERYBODY ELSE.
ON MAY 16TH AT APPROXIMATELY 12:05 P.M., DEPUTY FROM THE WASCO SUBSTATION OBSERVED JAVIER SANCHEZ GARCIA, AGE 55, OF WASCO IN THE 1000 BLOCK OF HIGHWAY 46, AND ALSO HAD NO PRIOR KNOWLEDGE THAT THE INDIVIDUAL HAD AN ACTIVE FELONY WARRANT FOR HIS ARREST, WHICH WAS IN RELATION TO THE A PRIOR BURGLARY THAT OCCURRED AT TRUE VALUE ON HIGHWAY 46.
UPON CONTACTING GARCIA, GARCIA FLED FROM THE DEPUTY ON FOOT AND WAS APPREHENDED AFTER A SHORT FOOT CHASE WITH THE ASSISTANCE OF TWO MEMBERS OF OUR COMMUNITY WHO ASSISTED WITH THE DEPUTY APPREHENDING THE INDIVIDUAL.
DURING THE SEARCH OF GARCIA'S VEHICLE.
DEPUTIES LOCATED METHAMPHETAMINE, STOLEN WIRING, BOTH COPPER AND ALUMINUM, A SHAVED KEY AND WHICH ARE ALL PICTURED ON THE SCREEN UP TOP.
IT'S VERY HARD TO PROVE THIS STUFF.
GARCIA WAS SUBSEQUENTLY ARRESTED AND BOOKED IN THE KERN COUNTY JAIL FOR POSSESSION OF THE CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE, POSSESSION OF STOLEN WIRING, POSSESSION OF BURGLARY TOOLS AND RESISTING ARREST AND HIS ACTIVE FELONY WARRANT.
AND ALSO, UNFORTUNATELY, ONCE AGAIN, RECURRING THEME.
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AND A FELONY WARRANT.ONCE AGAIN, IT JUST GOES TO HIGHLIGHT THAT YOUR DEPUTIES ARE OUT HERE WORKING, DOING WHAT THEY CAN.
AND WITH THAT OPEN TO TAKE ANY QUESTIONS FROM THE MAYOR OR THE BOARD PUBLIC.
YOU'VE HEARD ME SAY THIS BEFORE.
I KNOW IT'S A REVOLVING DOOR FOR THESE CRIMINALS.
AND YOU JUST KEEP DOING WHAT YOU'RE DOING.
SO YOU HAVE MY COMPLETE SUPPORT.
THANK YOU. I THINK THAT IT'S CRIMINAL WHAT OUR LAWMAKERS ARE DOING, YOU KNOW, CREATING THIS ENVIRONMENT SO THAT THESE CRIMINALS ARE JUST HAVING A FIELD DAY.
BUT YOU KEEP DOING WHAT YOU DO.
YES, SIR. IS THERE ANY CHANCE THEY CAN CHANGE THE ARRAIGNMENT, JUDGE? IT'S UNFORTUNATELY.
NOW, IN PAST YEARS, I FORGOT WHAT THE MOTIONS CALLED.
THERE IS A NEW CASE LAW THAT CAME OUT THAT INDICATES THE JUDGE SHALL PLACE THE BAIL AT A LEVEL OBTAINABLE BY THE INDIVIDUAL.
IF THEY CANNOT FIND GOOD CAUSE TO HOLD THEM ON, NO BAIL.
SO IF THIS MOTION IS FILED, THE JUDGE.
LARGELY THIS STUFF IS BEING DECIDED EVEN ABOVE THAT LEVEL.
IT'S SOMETHING THAT I WOULD HOPE THAT IT'S GOING TO CHANGE AT SOME POINT.
THIS IS WHAT I'M PRESENTING ON IS WHAT IS OCCURRING IN OUR COMMUNITY, UNFORTUNATELY, IS VERY FRUSTRATING ON ALL LEVELS.
YES. AND ON A SIDE NOTE, I'M PRETTY EXCITED TO HAVE THIS NEW LITTLE DISPLAY SHEET I HAD MADE FOR US.
SO IT KIND OF COMBINES SHERIFF'S OFFICE AND LAW SCHOOL.
BUT I THOUGHT I THINK IT CAME OUT PRETTY GOOD.
THE COLORING IS NOT AS BRIGHT AS I'D LIKE IT, BUT WE'LL REDO IT AND GET A LITTLE A LITTLE BRIGHTER.
ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU AGAIN FOR THAT REPORT.
[15)REPORTS FROM CITY MANAGER]
REPORTS FROM CITY MANAGER.YES, HONORABLE MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL HAVE A FEW ITEMS. TONIGHT WE ANNOUNCED THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT WALK THROUGH THEY'RE CALLING IT AND DEMONSTRATIONS TOMORROW.
SO IF YOU ARE NOT YES TOMORROW FROM 10 TO 2 AT BARKER PARK.
SO IF YOU HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY OR LET PEOPLE KNOW ABOUT THAT, THAT WOULD BE GREAT.
CONTINUING JUST SOME INFORMATION, I'VE BEEN TALKING TO SOME OF THE COUNCIL MEMBERS ABOUT THIS.
THE COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT DOES HAVE DATES AVAILABLE FOR COVID, VACCINATION AND TESTING.
HOPEFULLY YOU'VE HAD A CHANCE TO SEE THE DIAL-A-RIDE VAN AROUND TOWN.
AND SO WORKING THROUGH IMPLEMENTATION OF THE NEW SOFTWARE THAT COUNCIL APPROVED THE ROUTE MATCH PRODUCT AND SUBSEQUENTLY OR SIMULTANEOUSLY RATHER TESTING SOME NEW GPS MONITORING AND TRACKING EQUIPMENT ON THE VANS THAT NOT ONLY KEEPS TRACK OF THE LOCATION, BUT ALSO IMPORTANT STATISTICS ABOUT THE VEHICLE LIKE COOLANT TEMPERATURE, BATTERY CHARGE LEVEL, THINGS LIKE THAT, DIAGNOSTIC EQUIPMENT OR SETTINGS.
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AND I THINK WE CAN SAY WE HAVE AT LEAST ONE MORE DRIVER IN THE RECRUITMENT PROCESS AND HOPEFULLY A THIRD PART TIME PERSON.SO WE CAN EXPAND THE SERVICE GOING FORWARD THIS SUMMER.
WE HAVE AN UPDATE ON BOTH THE PRIMAVERA EVENT AND THE CLEAN UP DAY.
I WILL GO FIRST WITH THE WITH THE PRIMAVERA IN THE PARK EVENT.
I WAS PUT IN DUTY HOSTING A 14 YEAR OLD'S BIRTHDAY PARTY AT MY HOUSE SO I WAS NOT ALLOWED TO LEAVE TO ATTEND THE EVENT.
AND LEWIS ACTUALLY WAS ABLE TO ATTEND AS EVIDENCED BY THE PHOTOS.
AND SO HE MAY HAVE SOME INFORMATION TO ADD.
FROM WHAT I UNDERSTAND, IT WAS A GREAT TURNOUT.
GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL.
IT WAS A GOOD TURNOUT, AS YOU CAN SEE.
I WAS GOING TO THANK EVERYONE THAT WAS THERE, BUT THE PICTURES SPEAK FOR ITSELF.
THANK YOU. EVERYONE WHO ATTENDED.
THERE WAS ABOUT FIVE OR SIX VENDORS THERE.
I THINK EVERYBODY ENJOYED SOME TIME OUT OF THE HOUSE AND AND ENJOY SOME SOME FOOD.
SO IT SEEMED LIKE A LOT OF THAT CROWD CAME OVER AND ATTENDED AS WELL.
BUT I DO HAVE AN ADDITIONAL ONE IF.
SO THAT EVENT HAPPENED THIS PAST WEEKEND.
I WANT TO THANK CODE ENFORCEMENT FOR PUTTING THAT TOGETHER ALONG WITH AMERICAN REFUGE ALIANZA AND CITY OF WASCO. SO ALIANZA WAS IN CHARGE OF THE WASTE HAULING.
AMERICAN REFUGE WAS THE MAIN HAULER.
THE CITY PROVIDED A RESIDENTIAL PICKUP.
AND I WANT TO ALSO THANK SANITATION AND ALL THE VOLUNTEERS FROM THE HIGH SCHOOL.
I KNOW THERE WERE SOME HIGH SCHOOL TEACHERS AS WELL THERE.
AND ALL THE COUNCIL THAT ATTENDED APPRECIATE THAT HELP THERE.
AND I HAVE SOME SOME TONNAGE INFORMATION.
SO ON TRASH, IT WAS 3.8 TONS OF TRASH COLLECTED FOR THAT DAY.
BULKY WASTE ITEMS, 3.2 TONS, MATTRESSES, 0.76 TONS.
AND E-WASTE THE TOTAL OF SEVEN PALLETS.
IT WAS GOOD TO BE A PART OF AND SEE EVERYONE OUT THERE.
IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR ME OR FROM THAT DAY, YOU HAVE THE ANSWER? WOULD YOU SHARE THOSE NUMBERS WITH US VIA EMAIL? I'D LIKE TO SEE THEM MYSELF.
IT WAS GREAT TO SEE EVERYONE THERE.
WE ALL PITCHED IN, AS YOU CAN SEE BY THE PICTURE.
HE AND I WERE TAKING SOME OF THE STUFF OFF THE CARS AND PUTTING IT IN THE DUMPSTER.
THANK YOU. I WANT TO THANK SERGIO ALSO AND WHO DID THE THE HOT DOGS AND CHRISTINE.
YEAH. THOSE WERE REALLY, REALLY GOOD.
THERE WERE. AND THE BURGERS WERE GOOD AS WELL.
BOTH THE BURGERS AND THE HOT DOGS.
AND IF YOU LEFT EARLY, YOU MISSED OUT ON A GOOD THING.
I HAD ONE OF THESE AND THEY WERE JUST DELICIOUS.
MAYOR, IF I CAN ADD JUST A SPECIAL THANKS TO THE STAFF WHO WERE OUT THERE ON A SATURDAY.
OH, YEAH. AND A LOT OF THEM AND THE DIRECTOR DIDN'T MENTION IT, BUT STAYED AFTERWARDS TO DO A LOT OF THE PICKUPS THAT WE MARKED ON THE MAPS AND SOME OF THE APPOINTMENTS THAT WEREN'T COMPLETED.
SO THEY WERE THERE FOR A WHILE AS WELL AS AMERICAN REFUSE.
I'M EXCITED TO HAVE THE VOLUNTEER COMPONENT BACK WITH THESE EVENTS AND COMING BACK FROM, YOU KNOW, SO WE'RE LEARNING CURVE AND SO I'M GLAD TO SEE IT BACK IN IT BEING BETTER IN THE FALL.
IT'S GOING TO BE GREAT. THANKS.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU. ANY OTHER COMMENTS? HAS CHRISTIAN RECOVERED? HE WAS ON BARBECUE DUTY.
RIGHT? HE HAD A SECOND BARBECUE TO DO RIGHT AFTER.
YOU CAN SEE IT IN HIS EYES HOW TIRED HE WAS.
HE STILL PREVAILED AND PICKED UP A STORM.
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IT WAS A GOOD JOB BY ALL THAT WERE THERE? YES, DEFINITELY. DEFINITELY.I THINK IT WAS THE SMOKE IN HIS EYES THAT CAUSED THEM TO BE THAT.
EITHER WAY, IT WAS A LONG EVENT.
SO THANK YOU. AND VERONICA, TOO.
SHE WAS THERE FROM START TO FINISH.
THANK YOU. SHOUT OUT TO THE WASCO PRESS PICTURES.
SHOW HER SHE'S RIGHT THERE ON THE RIGHT.
I ENJOY MY BURGER HOT DOG TALKING WITH HER, SO I SAY IT WAS NICE.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU.
SO, ANYTHING ELSE? YEAH, I JUST HAVE TWO ADDITIONAL ITEMS, I BELIEVE.
ADAM CLARK, DO WE HAVE THAT FLIER FOR THE COLLEGE AND CAREER FAIR IN THAT FOLDER? IN THE PRESENTATION FOLDER.
OKAY. WELL, WE CAN GET THIS FORWARDED TO THE COUNCIL ON THURSDAY.
THERE WILL BE A COLLEGE AND CAREER FAIR EVENT HELD AT.
A CAFETERIA AND THEN A LAWN AREA OUTSIDE.
I'VE GOT A REPORTER IN THE ROOM. CAN YOU DO THAT? GOOD. AND LASTLY, AND I WON'T STEAL ANY THUNDER, BUT I DID ATTEND THE CAL CITIES LEADERSHIP EVENT LAST WEEK IN SACRAMENTO WITH MAYOR AND COUNCILMEMBER GARCIA.
AND, YOU KNOW, THESE KINDS OF THINGS, YOU NORMALLY GET A FEW OF THE SESSIONS THAT ARE.
USEFUL AND SOME THAT AREN'T MAYBE SO USEFUL.
I THOUGHT THERE WAS AN APPROPRIATE NUMBER OF IN EACH CATEGORY THIS TIME AS WELL, BUT I THOUGHT THAT THE THE CHANCE TO SPEAK DIRECTLY TO LEGISLATORS WAS VERY USEFUL ON THIS TRIP IN PARTICULAR.
AND WE WERE ABLE TO SCHEDULE SOME TIME IN A SMALL, SMALL GROUP SETTING WITH SENATOR HURTADO AND ABLE TO GIVE HER VERY FRANK FEEDBACK ON WHAT OUR FEELINGS WERE ABOUT THE DIRECTION OF STATE, THE STATE AND THE LEGISLATION THAT WAS COMING OUT OF SACRAMENTO.
WILLINGNESS TO RECEIVE THAT FEEDBACK AND AND PLEASANTLY SURPRISED AT HOW HOW MUCH HER OPINIONS OF THIS SITUATION MATCHED OURS.
AND SO I'M OPTIMISTIC THAT SHE IS REPRESENTING THE SOUTHERN VALLEY WELL, AT LEAST FROM HER CHAIR.
SO I'LL LET COUNCIL MEMBERS EXPAND ON THAT.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU. I WILL START THE CONVERSATION HERE.
[16)REPORTS FROM CITY COUNCIL]
AS YOU SAW, YOU KNOW, WE ATTENDED PRIMAVERA AT THE PARK.I SHOULD SPEAK FOR MYSELF, BUT I WAS THERE.
AND ALSO THE CLEANUP, THE CITY CLEANUP, I THINK MOST OF US WERE THERE.
I THINK MR. MARTINEZ WASN'T THERE BECAUSE NOT THAT HE WAS WORKING.
SO I HAVE NO DOUBT ABOUT THAT.
BUT I DO WANT TO TALK ABOUT A COUPLE OF THINGS AS WELL, THAT VACCINATION CLINIC.
LEADERS FOR SALUD HAVE BEEN HAVING THE CLINICS IN WASCO ON A REGULAR BASIS, AND I HAVE BEEN COMMUNICATING WITH REINA ALL AGAIN. AND WE HAVE SCHEDULED VACCINATION CLINICS FOR THE LAST SUNDAY OF EACH MONTH AND THIS MONTH THEY WILL BE MADE WELL, WHATEVER THE LAST SATURDAY OF THE MONTH, I DON'T HAVE MY.
THAT WILL HAVE IT THAT WE'LL HAVE IT AT THE OUTSIDE, THE ST JOHN'S CATHOLIC CHURCH.
WE HAVE BEEN SUCCESSFUL IN THAT.
WE'RE VACCINATED ABOUT VACCINATING AROUND 50 INDIVIDUALS EVERY TIME WE'RE MOVING THE NEEDLE FORWARD.
WE STILL HAVEN'T PASSED THE 50% MARK OF VACCINATED PEOPLE IN WASCO, AND OUR GOAL IS TO VACCINATE AS MANY AS WE CAN BECAUSE AS YOU PROBABLY KNOW, COVID IS NOT STOPPING.
THERE ARE NEW VARIANCES OF THIS PANDEMIC.
AND I LISTEN TO THE NEWS YESTERDAY, AND SOME EXPERTS ARE SAYING THAT THE NEW VARIANCES MAY CIRCUMVENT THE VACCINATIONS THAT WE CURRENTLY HAVE.
AND THAT'S WHERE THE TRICK IS.
WE YOU KNOW, WE NEED TO CONVINCE PEOPLE TO VACCINATE BECAUSE THOSE WHO DO NOT VACCINATE PUT EVERYBODY ELSE AT RISK, EVEN THOSE OF US WHO ARE FULLY VACCINATED AND BOOST IT.
SO I THINK THAT EFFORT IS SOMETHING THAT WE NEED TO CONTINUE.
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I'VE BEEN TALKING TO SCOTT ABOUT POSSIBLY USING SOME FUNDING TO MOTIVATE PEOPLE TO VACCINATE AND GET THE NEEDLE OR THOSE NUMBERS UP.WE'RE STILL WORKING ON THAT AND BUT DEFINITELY SOMETHING THAT WE NEED TO ALL THINK ABOUT.
WE ALSO GOING TO HAVE A MENTAL HEALTH WORKSHOP.
THIS WILL BE THE THIRD ONE IN A SERIES.
WE'VE BEEN HAVING THIS AT THE ST.
JOHN'S HALL, WHICH IS ON 9TH STREET ACROSS THE STREET FROM THE ST.
AND THERE HAVE BEEN VERY SUCCESSFUL, TOO.
YOU SAW AN ARTICLE BY VERONICA IN WHICH PEOPLE OPENED UP TO HER AND SPOKE FREELY ABOUT HOW HELPFUL THESE WORKSHOPS ARE TO THEM. SO WE'RE CONTINUING AND TRYING TO BUILD A HEALTHY COMMUNITY.
THAT'S MY GOAL AND SO WE'RE CONTINUING TO DO THAT.
I DO WANT TO SPEAK ABOUT THE LEAGUE OF CALIFORNIA CITIES.
WE HAD A ONE OF THE CALIFORNIA CITIES HAD A PRESS CONFERENCE.
AND SO MR. HURLBUT AND I ATTENDED THE CONFERENCE, AND WE WERE GIVEN SOME LARGE SIGNS BECAUSE WE WERE ASKING THE GOVERNOR TO DO THREE THINGS WITH THAT HUGE BUDGET SURPLUS THAT HE HAS.
AND IT WAS WE WANTED 500 MILLION FOR THE CREATION OF THE HOUSE AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM.
WE WANTED 933 MILLION FOR THE UNFUNDED MANDATES.
AND THIS IS MONEY THAT IS OWED TO THE CITIES, AND WE'RE NOT ASKING FOR ANYTHING THAT WE WANT FREE.
THIS IS MONEY THAT FOR TEN YEARS THE GOVERNOR HAS NOT GIVEN TO THE CITIES ITSELF, TO THEM.
YOU KNOW WHAT? WHAT BETTER TIME THAN NOW WITH A OVER $90 BILLION? IT WAS 70 WHEN THEY TOLD US AT THE CONFERENCE.
AND THEN JUST A FEW DAYS LATER, IT WAS OVER 90, 96 BILLION, IS THAT EXACTLY.
AND THEN SO AND THEN WE ALSO WANTED 180 MILLION FOR ORGANIC WASTE RECYCLING.
AND SO WE WERE ALL THERE PRESENT, YOU KNOW, STATING WHAT WE WANTED.
BUT YOU KNOW HOW WELL THAT WENT, RIGHT? THE GOVERNOR ALREADY ANNOUNCED WHAT HE'S GOING TO DO WITH THE MONEY AND IT HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH THIS THINGS.
SO IT'S UNFORTUNATE BECAUSE WE REALLY NEED THAT MONEY.
WE ALSO HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO MEET, AS MR. HURLBERT STATED WITH MELISSA FURTADO AND I LIKE HIM, WAS VERY IMPRESSED BY HER.
SHE SHARED HER THOUGHT ON ALL OF THIS ISSUES THAT WE ALL GRAPPLING WITH PUBLIC SAFETY, THE MANDATES, PARTICULARLY THE SB 1383, THE ORGANICS WASTE RECYCLING.
SHE'S ON BOARD. SHE IS ON BOARD.
SHE IS ON BOARD. SHE UNDERSTANDS AND KNOWS THAT WATER HAS BEEN MISMANAGED FOR YEARS, YOU KNOW, AND SHE HAS AN UNDERSTANDING OF THE ISSUES AND SHE'S OUT THERE SPEAKING ON OUR BEHALF.
I REALLY BELIEVE THAT, UNFORTUNATELY, SHE IS JUST ONE VOICE.
AND SO WE NEED TO GET EVERYONE ELSE TO DO THE SAME.
AND NOW THAT I HAVE THAT OPPORTUNITY, I'M REALLY IMPRESSED WITH HER.
MAYOR PRO TEM FLORES? NO REPORT. AND MEMBER GARCIA.
IT WAS REALLY GOOD AND REALLY RE-ENERGIZED ME.
OUR NEIGHBOR UP THE STREET THAT HAS ONE AS WELL.
AND JUST AN EQUALLY IMPRESSED AND APPRECIATED THAT THE SUPPORT AND POSITIONS OF OUR SENATOR ON OUR EARLY RELEASE AS WELL AS THE RECYCLING MANDATES FROM FROM SACRAMENTO.
YES, SHE IS ONLY ONE SENATOR OF MANY.
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BUT IF WE CAN BE ONE CITY OF ONE LOBBYIST LIKE TOWNSEND OR ANOTHER, WHO CAN BE, WHO CAN WORK ON RAKING IN SOME OF THESE DOLLARS THAT ARE JUST DRIPPING OUT OF THE STATE'S COFFERS? SO SO I THINK IT WOULD PAY OFF HANDSOMELY WITH ONE GRANT, YOU KNOW, JUST WITH ONE GUY ALONE.AND THIS NOT TO REPLACE THE WORK THAT OUR STAFF IS ALREADY DOING.
I KNOW THEY'VE ALREADY DONE PHENOMENALLY, BUT I HEAR STORIES FROM THESE OTHER CITY MANAGERS WHO'VE FOUND SUCCESS WITH AN AGENCY OR ANOTHER. AND I THINK IT'S SOMETHING IT'S WORTH EXPLORING, ESPECIALLY AT THIS TIME WHERE THERE'S UNPRECEDENTED SPENDING ON THE STATE AND FEDERAL LEVEL.
THAT'S ALL I HAVE, MAYOR. THANK YOU, MEMBER LYNCH? I HAVE NOTHING TO REPORT.
I WISHED I COULD HAVE GONE TO SACRAMENTO WITH YOU GUYS, BUT THE DOCTOR WOULDN'T ALLOW ME TO.
SO I HAD SHOULDER RECONSTRUCTION, SO.
AND MEMBER MARTINEZ? NOTHING TO REPORT. THANK YOU.
ALL RIGHT. WE DO HAVE A CLOSED SESSION.
[17)CLOSED SESSION]
IS THAT CORRECT, MADAM CLERK? YES. SO AT THIS TIME, WE'RE GOING TO BE MOVING TO CLOSED SESSION.MADAM CLERK, WOULD YOU BE ABLE TO PROVIDE THIS [INAUDIBLE] WITH THE PROCLAMATIONS AND CERTIFICATE OF RECOGNITION TO MRS. [INAUDIBLE] SO THAT SHE CAN USE THE LANGUAGE THAT IS THERE FOR HER REPORTING? ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. BEFORE WE ADJOURN TO CLOSED SESSION, I WANTED TO POINT OUT THAT WE WOULD NORMALLY HAVE MINUTES FROM THE CLOSED SESSION, FROM PREVIOUS MEETING. BUT LAST MEETING, EVERYTHING WAS REPORTED OUT THAT NEEDED TO BE REPORTED OUT.
SO THERE WERE NO MINUTES REQUIRED TO APPROVE THEM.
THE YES, THE MINUTES WERE ON AND CONSENT FOR THE OPEN SESSION.
ALL RIGHT. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU.
WE'LL BE BACK OUT ONCE CLOSED SESSION ENDS.
I'VE BEEN GOOD, THOUGH, FOR THE PAST WEEK.
THIS IS LIKE MY SECOND ONE. MADAM CLERK, THERE'S NO REPORTABLE ACTION.
THIS MEETING IS NOW ADJOURNED.
THERE'S NO PUBLIC INPUT.
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.