>> GOOD EVENING, EVERYONE. [00:00:03] IT'S SIX O'CLOCK, I'M CALLING UP THIS TIME THIS MEETING TO ORDER. [1) CALL TO ORDER] MADAM CLERK, WOULD YOU CALL THE ROLL? >> MAYOR REYNA. >> I'M HERE. >> MAYOR PRO TEM PALLARES. >> HERE. >> COUNCIL MEMBER GARCIA. >> PRESENT. >> COUNCILMEMBER LYNCH. >> HERE. >> COUNCIL MEMBER MARTINEZ. >> COUNCIL MEMBER MARTINEZ IS ABSENT. >> HE WILL BE ARRIVING SHORTLY. >> RIGHT. IF YOU ARE ABLE PLEASE STAND FOR A FLY SALUTE THAT WILL BE LED BY STUDENTS OF THE WASCO TIGERS TAEKWONDO. >> PUT THE MIC OVER. >> READY? SALUTE. I PLEDGE. >> THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS. ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL. >> PLEASE REMAIN STANDING FOR AN INVOCATION THAT WILL BE GIVEN BY PASTOR MANUEL CANTU >> LET'S ALL BOW OUR HEADS. THANK YOU, HEAVENLY FATHER. WE COME BEFORE YOU THIS BEAUTIFUL AFTERNOON FATHER. THANK YOU FOR ALL BLESSINGS THAT YOU'VE BESTOWED UPON THE CITY OF WASCO. WE ASK THAT YOU CONTINUE TO LET HOLY SPIRIT GUIDE EACH AND EVERY LEADER IN THIS ROOM: OUR CITY COUNCIL, ALL THE STAFF FATHER. ALSO, WE ASKED FOR YOUR HAND TO BE UPON ALL THE DIFFERENT BUSINESSES HERE IN THIS COMMUNITY FATHER. WE NEED PROSPERITY, AND WE'RE ASKING FOR PROSPERITY. ALSO, SAFETY FOR COMMUNITY MEMBERS WHILE THEY ARE AT SCHOOLS FATHER. EVEN THOUGH THEY'RE ON SUMMER BREAK, WE KNOW THE KIDS ARE OUT IN THE COMMUNITY, ENJOYING THEIR SUMMER, AND WE ASK THAT YOU KEEP THEM SAFE. WE ASK ALL THESE THINGS IN JESUS' NAME, AMEN. >> AMEN. >> AMEN. >> THANK YOU, PASTOR. WE REALLY APPRECIATE YOUR INVOCATION. KIDS, I HAVE SOMETHING FOR YOU, DON'T GO AWAY. LET THE RECORD REFLECT THAT MEMBER MARTINEZ IS NOW PRESENT. >> ALL RIGHT. >> NUMBER 5, PRESENTATION RECOGNITION FOR WASCO TIGERS TAEKWONDO. [5) PRESENTATIONS] I UNDERSTAND THAT YOU'RE GOING TO PERFORM A SHORT PRESENTATION. >> YES. IT'S SOMETHING [INAUDIBLE] ONE OF THE TRADITIONAL FORMS THAT THEY DO DURING PRACTICE STUDY. WE'RE GOING TO HAVE JORDAN AND THEN WE'RE GOING TO STEP BACK NOW. [FOREIGN] READY? BEGIN. [FOREIGN] >> VERY COOL. [APPLAUSE] >> READY? BEGIN. AND BEGIN. [INAUDIBLE] YES [FOREIGN]. >> [APPLAUSE] THANK YOU. >> PLEASE REMAIN STANDING FOR A LITTLE BIT. CERTIFICATE OF RECOGNITION, THE CITY OF WASCO PROUDLY PRESENTS A CERTIFICATE OF RECOGNITION TO WASCO TIGERS, TAEKWONDO. IN RECOGNITION FOR CONTINUOUS YEARS OF DEDICATION IN TEACHING WASCO YOUTH, THE SPECIAL SKILLS, NOT KILL, [LAUGHTER] OF MARTIAL ARTS. THEIR EFFORTS GAINED, THE STUDENTS BENEFIT OF SELF-ESTEEM, KNOWLEDGE OF SELF-DEFENSE, AND DEVELOPING SELF-CONTROL, SELF-RESPECT, AND CONFIDENCE, AND CONTRIBUTE TO A BETTER, [00:05:01] MORE PEACEFUL WORLD THROUGH THIS SPORT. HONOR, ON JUNE 7, 2022, HERMANO GILBERTO REYNA. [APPLAUSE] CONGRATULATIONS. >> DOES SHE HAVE A DEMONSTRATION, ALSO? >> YES. >> THERE'S ONE THAT JUST CAME IN LATE. >> SURE, WE'LL WAIT. >> [BACKGROUND] [INAUDIBLE]. >> NO. WELL, WE APPRECIATE HER TAKING THE TIME TO COME ALL THE WAY UP HERE. >> [FOREIGN]. BEGIN >> [APPLAUSE] IT DOESN'T MATTER HOW BOLD YOU ARE GOING TO GET HIT. [LAUGHTER] [BACKGROUND] >> WELL, IN COMPETITION SHE'S FOUGHT GIRLS MY SIZE AND SHE WAS ABLE TO COME OUT IN FIRST PLACE IN A LOT OF THE INTERNATIONAL COMPETITIONS. [OVERLAPPING]. >> NOW HER AND HER, THE YOUNG MAN THAT WENT LAST, THEY'RE BOTH BLACK BELTS AND THE OTHERS ARE BROWN BELTS? YES, WE'VE GOT BROWN BELTS. THEY'RE ALL ATHLETES AS WELL AS GOOD STUDENTS AND GOOD STUDENTS AT SCHOOL. I'M HAPPY THAT THEY'RE ABLE TO COME TO THE CITY, BECAUSE ASIDE FROM BEING RECOGNIZED FOR THE CITY, ALSO I'M VERY PROUD OF THESE ATHLETES HERE. I SEE THE DEDICATION THEY PUT AT PRACTICE AND [INAUDIBLE] EVERYWHERE THEY GO. THESE ATHLETES, HERE ARE ALSO COMPETING ON STATE AND NATIONAL LEVELS. THEY'RE ALL HEADING TO [INAUDIBLE] CITY FOR US NATIONALS ON 10TH OF JULY TILL AUGUST. >> WOW. CONGRATULATIONS. [APPLAUSE]. >> THANK YOU FOR THE EXCITING [INAUDIBLE]. YOU ALL DID A WONDERFUL JOB. [OVERLAPPING]. >> YOU'RE GOING TO TRY THAT? >> I'M SURE I'VE PULLED A MUSCLE IF I TRIED. [OVERLAPPING]. >> I KNOW I'VE LOST SOME WEIGHT, NOT THAT MUCH, AS I EAT. [LAUGHTER] >> EVERYBODY STAND HERE AND WE'LL TAKE A PICTURE. [BACKGROUND] THANK YOU. MUCH RESPECT. >> MAYOR, IF I COULD JUST ADD? >> YES, OF COURSE. >> THIS YOUNG MAN, ALEX, RIGHT? >> WELL, I'M BRIAN. >> YOU'RE IN BRIAN, OKAY, YES, THAT'S RIGHT. HE USED TO COMPETE AS WELL, RIGHT? >> YES. >> DO YOU STILL COMPETE? >> WELL, I'M GOING TO AGAIN THIS YEAR. COVID SLOWED ME DOWN? >> SURE. >> I'LL BE BACK IN THIS YEAR. >> I THINK THE IMPORTANT THING TO RECOGNIZE IS THAT, I REMEMBER THIS YOUNG MAN SINCE HE WAS SMALL AT THE STUDIO. LOOKING AT HIM GIVING BACK TO THE YOUNG PEOPLE. I REALLY APPRECIATE THAT AND THAT'S THE SPIRIT OF WASCO THAT WE REALLY CELEBRATE. >> WELL, THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU FOR GIVING BACK. >> I'M ALSO HAPPY I GET TO GIVE BACK TO THEM, TO THE COMMUNITY AS WELL BECAUSE I MYSELF BELIEVE WHAT THIS BOARD, I GOT TO MEET A LOT OF NEW PEOPLE. I GOT TO CATCH UP ON [INAUDIBLE] I'M PROUD TO BE FROM SOMEWHERE SMALL, WHEREAS ALL THESE OTHER KIDS FROM [INAUDIBLE]. BIGGER CITIES HAVE A LITTLE BIT MORE OPPORTUNITY BUT I'M PROUD I'M FROM SMALL TOWN, AND I CAN MAKE IT THAT FAR. THAT MAKES ME PROUD OF THESE KIDS BECAUSE THEY'RE ALSO FROM SMALL TOWNS, AND LOOK WHERE THEY'RE GOING. THAT TAKES A LOT OF WORK AND DEDICATION. IT'S NOT A PROBLEM WHETHER YOU'RE FROM A SMALL TOWN OR BIG CITY, WHAT'S IN HERE IS WHAT IS GOING TO TAKE YOU FAR, AND THESE KIDS HAVE THAT. >> THAT'S RIGHT. >> AWESOME. [APPLAUSE]. >> BRIAN, ONE QUESTION, YOU HAVE COMPETED INTERNATIONALLY? >> YES. >> YOU HAVE WON FIRST PLACE? >> YES. I WON THE US- MEXICO NATIONALS. I HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE ON THE US- MEXICO NATIONAL TEAM AND BE A RESIDENT THERE AS WELL. >> THAT'S AWESOME. >> ALSO, IT HAD BEEN THE SAME YEAR, I GOT THE SAME OPPORTUNITY IN THE UNITED STATES. THAT'S WHY I HAD TO DECIDE WHO I WANT TO REPRESENT; UNITED STATES OR MEXICO. THAT'S SLOWED DOWN SINCE COVID, AND EVERYTHING. I WAS FROM MEXICO [INAUDIBLE] IN THE 2020 OLYMPICS BUT UNFORTUNATELY, [00:10:05] COVID SLOWED EVERYTHING DOWN, AND ONLY SECOND WEIGHT CLASS WAS SELECTED. I THINK THE HEAVYWEIGHT [INAUDIBLE] >> CONGRATULATIONS. >> THANK YOU FOR REPRESENTING WASCO. >> GREAT JOB. >> ALL RIGHT. MAYOR, IF YOU CAN GIVE US A MINUTE. WE'LL PUT THE PODIUM BACK. >> OF COURSE. I WONDER WHAT WOULD HAVE HAPPENED TO THAT PODIUM IF IT HAD REMAINED WHERE IT WAS. [OVERLAPPING]. >> A LOT CAN HAPPEN. >> IT WOULD JUST PROBABLY BE LITTLE STICKS BY NOW. [LAUGHTER]. >> YES. >> THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU. ITEM 6, 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, SUCCESSOR AGENCY AND THE WASCO PUBLIC FINANCE AUTHORITY HAVE JURISDICTION. SPEAKERS ARE LIMITED TO TWO MINUTES. A MAXIMUM OF 30 MINUTES WILL BE ALLOWED FOR ANY ONE SUBJECT. PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME FOR THE RECORD BEFORE MAKING YOUR PRESENTATION. BROWN ACT REQUIREMENTS. THE BROWN ACT DOES NOT ALLOW ACTION OR DISCUSSION ON ITEMS NOT ON THE AGENDA, SUBJECT TO NARROW EXCEPTIONS; IF THIS WILL LIMIT A COUNCIL MEMBER RESPONSE TO QUESTIONS AND REQUESTS MADE DURING THIS COMMENT PERIOD. ARE THERE ANY PUBLIC COMMENTS AT THIS TIME? SEEING NONE. MADAM CLERK, DO WE HAVE ANY EMAIL COMMENTS? >> NO, WE DID NOT RECEIVE EMAIL COMMENTS ON ANY ITEMS FOR THIS AGENDA. >> THANK YOU, MADAM CLERK. IF THERE'S NOTHING UNDER 7 OR 8, AND SO WE MOVE TO ITEM 9, THE CONSENT CALENDAR. [9) CONSENT CALENDAR] THE CONSENT CALENDAR CONSIST OF ITEMS THAT IS PERHAPS OPINION OR ROUTINE, AND NONCONTROVERSIAL. THESE ITEMS ARE APPROVED IN ONE MOTION UNLESS A COUNCIL MEMBER OR A MEMBER OF PUBLIC REQUEST REMOVAL FOR A PARTICULAR ITEM. THIS EVENING WE HAVE ITEMS 9A-9E. THIS TIME I WOULD LIKE TO ASK THE MEMBERS IF THEY HAVE A CONFLICT OF INTEREST ON ANY PARTICULAR ITEM ON THE CONSENT CALENDAR. MAYOR PRO TEM PALLARES. >> NO CONFLICT. THANK YOU. >> MEMBER GARCIA? >> NONE MAYOR, THANK YOU. >> MEMBER LYNCH? >> NO CONFLICTS, SIR. >> MEMBER MARTINEZ? >> NO CONFLICTS. >> THANK YOU. I DON'T HAVE A CONFLICT. AT THIS TIME, IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO REMOVE A PARTICULAR ITEM, PLEASE STATE YOUR FULL NAME FOR THE RECORD BEFORE MAKING YOUR COMMENT. IS THERE ANYONE IN THE AUDIENCE THAT WOULD LIKE TO REMOVE AN ITEM? I SEE NO ONE. IS THERE ANY COUNCIL MEMBER THAT WOULD LIKE TO REMOVE AN ITEM? MAYOR PRO TEM PALLARES? >> NO ITEMS, THANK YOU. >> MEMBER GARCIA? >> NO SIR. >> MEMBER LYNCH? >> NO SIR. >> MEMBER MARTINEZ? >> NOTHING SIR. >> I DON'T WANT TO REMOVE AN ITEM, I JUST WANT TO MAKE A CORRECTION THAT CAN BE DONE WITHOUT REMOVING IT, AND THAT IS TO ITEM 9B, THE COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES FROM MAY 17. IT STATES THAT IN MY COMMENT, IT SAID THAT I MET WITH OUR SENATOR MELISSA HURTADO, AND I SPOKE WITH HER ABOUT THINGS AFFECTING OUR STATE. I KNOW THAT I SAID OUR CITY AND OUR STATE. I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THAT IS CORRECTED BECAUSE THAT WAS THE PURPOSE OF OUR MEETING. THERE WAS THREE OF US THERE PRESENT, AND WE MADE SURE THAT SHE KNEW WHAT WAS AFFECTING OUR CITY. WITH THAT I WOULD LIKE TO ENTERTAIN A MOTION FOR APPROVAL WITH THOSE CHANGES. >> SO MOVED. >> SECOND. >> IT'S BEEN MOVED AND SECOND. MADAM CLERK, WOULD YOU CALL THE VOTE BY ROLL CALL? >> I'M SORRY, JUST ONE MOMENT, PLEASE. >> SURE, TAKE YOUR TIME. [NOISE] >> MOTION BY MEMBER MARTINEZ. [OVERLAPPING] MAYOR REYNA? >> AYE. >> MAYOR PRO TEM PALLARES? >> AYE. >> COUNSEL MEMBER GARCIA? >> AYE. >> COUNCILMEMBER LYNCH? >> AYE. >> COUNSEL MEMBER MARTINEZ? >> AYE. >> MOTION BY COUNCIL MEMBER MARTINEZ, SECONDED BY COUNCIL MEMBER GARCIA, [00:15:02] TO APPROVE THE CONSENT CALENDAR, WITH THE CORRECTIONS OF ITEM 9B AS MENTIONED. MOTION IS UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED. >> THANK YOU MADAM CLERK, I APPRECIATE THAT. ITEM 10, PUBLIC HEARINGS. [10) a. Adopt a Resolution Accepting the 2020 Urban Water Management Plan in Accordance with the requirements of the California Department of Water Resources, Water Code Sections, 10610. (Villa)] WE HAVE ITEM A, ADOPT THE RESOLUTION ACCEPTING THE 2020 URBAN WATER MANAGEMENT PLAN IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF WATER RESOURCES, WATER CODE SECTION 10610. MR. VILLA, THE PODIUM IS YOURS. >> GOOD EVENING MAYOR AND COUNCIL. FOR TONIGHT'S HEARING, THE 2020 URBAN WATER MANAGEMENT PLAN, WE HAVE OUR WATER CONSULTANT FROM DEE JASPER AND ASSOCIATES, WHICH IS CURTIS, AND I'LL DEFER TO HIM NOW. HE'LL GIVE A BRIEF BACKGROUND ON THE URBAN WATER MANAGEMENT PLAN, AND IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS AFTERWARDS HE'D BE HAPPY TO ANSWER. >> THANK YOU. >> CURTIS. >> THANK YOU. GOOD EVENING MAYOR, COUNCIL MEMBERS, THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME. >> GOOD EVENING. >> BEFORE YOU TODAY, FOR PUBLIC HEARING AND POTENTIAL ADOPTION IS THE 2020 URBAN WATER MANAGEMENT PLAN FOR THE CITY OF WASCO. URBAN WATER MANAGEMENT PLANS ARE COMPREHENSIVE DOCUMENTS THAT PRESENT AN EVALUATION OF A WATER SUPPLIER'S RELIABILITY OVER A LONG-TERM HORIZON, TYPICALLY 20-25 YEARS. THE URBAN WATER MANAGEMENT PLAN PROVIDES AN ASSESSMENT OF THE PRESENT AND THE FUTURE WATER SUPPLY SOURCES AND DEMANDS WITHIN THE CITY SERVICE AREA. ALONG WITH A WATER RELIABILITY ASSESSMENT, A DROUGHT RISK ASSESSMENT, AND A WATER SHORTAGE CONTINGENCY PLAN. THE LAW REQUIRES MUNICIPAL WATER SUPPLIERS PROVIDING DRINKING WATER TO MORE THAN 3,000 CUSTOMERS OR SERVING MORE THAN 3000 ACRE-FEET OF WATER TO ADOPT AN URBAN WATER MANAGEMENT PLAN EVERY FIVE YEARS. THE CITY OF WASCO HAS APPROXIMATELY 5,173 CONNECTIONS AND SUPPLIES APPROXIMATELY 3,000 ACRE-FEET OF WATER. THE REQUIREMENT TO SUBMIT URBAN WATER MANAGEMENT PLAN DOES APPLY TO THE CITY. THEY LAST SUBMITTED AN URBAN WATER MANAGEMENT PLAN IN 2015, AND SO THIS DOCUMENT SERVES AS AN UPDATE TO THAT REPORT. ONE OF THE KEY COMPONENTS OF THE REPORT IS THE WATER CHARACTERIZATION SECTION, WHICH ESTABLISHES THE PAST, CURRENT, AND FUTURE WATER DEMANDS. THE CITY'S PEAK WATER DEMAND OVER THE LAST 10 YEARS WAS AROUND 2012. IN THAT YEAR OUR PER CAPITA DEMAND WAS APPROXIMATELY 155 GALLONS PER PERSON PER DAY. THIS STEADILY DECREASED EVERY YEAR AFTER THAT. THAT WAS LARGELY IN PART TO WATER CONSERVATION MEASURES THAT WERE IMPLEMENTED BY THE CITY BECAUSE OF THE EXTENDED DROUGHT THAT WE INCURRED FROM 2013-2017. THIS INFORMATION HAS BEEN USED TO DEVELOP A WATER USE TARGET. THE CITY'S 2020 TARGET WATER DEMAND IS 198 GALLONS PER PERSON PER DAY. THE CITY IS IN COMPLIANCE WITH THIS TARGET DEMAND WITH AN APPROXIMATE DEMAND OF 123 GALLONS PER PERSON PER DAY IN 2020. WATER DEMANDS WILL OF COURSE INCREASE IN QUANTITY AS THE CITY CONTINUES TO GROW, BUT THE URBAN WATER MANAGEMENT PLAN WANTS TO SEE THAT THE CITY IS BEING EFFICIENT WITH ITS WATER USE, AND THAT THE GALLONS PER PERSON PER DAY IS LOWER THAN THE TARGET THRESHOLDS. THE CITY'S WATER SUPPLY IS ADEQUATE AT THIS TIME. HOWEVER IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS ARE PLANNED TO REPLACE AGING WATER-SUPPLY WELLS, AND TO CONSTRUCT TWO STORAGE TANKS AND BOOSTER PUMPING STATIONS. THIS WILL PROVIDE THE CITY THE CAPACITY FOR GROWTH AND REDUNDANCY IN THE EVENT ANOTHER WATER-SUPPLY WELL FACILITY IS OFFLINE FOR ANY REASON. ADDITIONALLY A WATER SHORTAGE CONTINGENCY PLAN IS INCLUDED IN THE REPORT THAT ADDRESSES HOW THE CITY WILL RESPOND TO WATER SHORTAGES IN THE EVENT OF CATASTROPHIC EVENTS, EMERGENCIES, ACTS OF GOD, OR OTHER SEVERE DROUGHTS. A WATER SHORTAGE IS WHEN WATER SUPPLY AVAILABILITY IS INSUFFICIENT TO MEET THE NORMAL EXPECTED CUSTOMER WATER USE. THIS PLAN DOESN'T PROVIDE ABSOLUTE DIRECTION BUT RATHER PROVIDES OPTIONS FOR HOW THE CITY CAN MANAGE THE WATER SUPPLY SHORTAGE. THIS INCLUDES THINGS LIKE PROHIBITING WASTING OF WATER, PROVIDING PUBLIC INFORMATION AND MAILERS ON HOW TO CONSERVE WATER, LIMITING LANDSCAPE WATER TO SPECIFIC DAYS OR SPECIFIC TIMES, AND RESTRICTING WATER USE FOR DECORATIVE WATER FEATURES OR OTHER SECONDARY USES. IN A NUTSHELL THAT'S THE BASIC NATURE OF WHAT WE HAVE IN THAT 2020 URBAN WATER MANAGEMENT PLAN. ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS? THANK YOU. WOULD YOU REPEAT YOUR NAME TO ME? [00:20:01] SORRY. MY NAME IS CURTIS SKAGGS, WITH DEE JASPER AND ASSOCIATES. >> THANK YOU MR. SKAGGS. I'M GOING TO OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING AT THIS TIME. [NOISE] DO WE HAVE ANY PUBLIC COMMENTS? ANY COMMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC? SEEING NONE. MADAM CLERK, DO WE HAVE ANY EMAIL COMMENTS? >> NO EMAIL COMMENTS AT THIS TIME. >> AT THIS TIME I WOULD LIKE TO CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING [NOISE] * This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.