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THANKS FOR BEING HERE.I'M CALLING THIS MEETING TO ORDER.
MADAM CLERK, WOULD YOU CALL THE ROLL? CALL] DOWN THE HALL.
THE FLAG SALUTE WILL BE LED TONIGHT BY PLANET DANCE STUDIO.
IS THERE SOMEONE THAT CAN GIVE AN INVOCATION? SEE, NO ONE. WE WILL OBSERVE A MOMENT OF SILENCE.
THANK YOU ALL, YOU MAY BE SEATED.
OK MOVE ON TO ITEM FIVE, PRESENTATIONS AND RECOGNITION FOR THE PLANET DANCE STUDIO.
[5) PRESENTATIONS:]
CERTIFICATE OF RECOGNITION.THE CITY OF WASCO PROUDLY PRESENTS A CERTIFICATE TO PLANET DANCE IN RECOGNITION FOR THE YEARS OF OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE, WHILE PARTICIPATING IN WINNING MANY NATIONAL AND STATEWIDE COMPETITIONS AND ALSO INITIATING CONFIDENCE AND LEADERSHIP QUALITIES THAT THE CHILDREN OF THIS COMMUNITY WILL CARRY FORWARD IN LIFE, AS WELL AS CREATING FOND MEMORIES AND CULTIVATING A HEALTHY SENSE OF COMPETITION.
HONOR ON JULY 19, 2022, YOUR MAYOR, GILBERTO REYNA.
I WANT TO READ SOMETHING ABOUT PLANET STUDIO, SOMETHING ELSE.
PLANET STUDIO OPENED ITS DOORS 20 YEARS AGO IN 2002.
IT STARTED OUT A FAMILY BUSINESS AND HAS CONTINUED THAT TRADITION TO THIS DAY.
OVER THE LAST 20 YEARS, WE HAD THE PRIVILEGE TO BRING THE ART OF DANCE TO THE CITY OF WASCO AND THE SURROUNDING COMMUNITIES, AS WELL AS OVER THOUSANDS OF STUDENTS OVER THE YEARS.
WE LOVE TO BE ABLE TO PROVIDE A SAFE PLACE FOR DANCERS, TO BE ABLE TO FEEL FREE TO EXPRESS THEMSELVES, ESPECIALLY IN THE LAST DECADE. WE HAVE TRAVELED UP AND DOWN THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA, AS WELL AS LAS VEGAS, TO COMPETE ON A REGIONAL AND NATIONAL LEVEL.
NOW, IF I COULD HAVE MR. JACOB HERNANDEZ TO THE FRONT AND ALSO THE PLANET STUDIO.
[APPLAUSE] ALL RIGHT, SO WE CAN HAVE SOME OF THEM ON THIS SIDE AND SOME OF THEM ON THEIR SIDE AND JUST GRAB A PHOTOGRAPH AND THEY'LL TAKE A PICTURE.
ALL RIGHT. VERY GOOD. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
I KNOW THAT YOU'RE GOING TO DO A PRESENTATION.
WE HAVE A PIN FOR EVERYONE IF YOU [INAUDIBLE] MIC]
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[APPLAUSE] THERE'LL BE A HOLE THERE, SO DON'T BLAME ME FOR THAT, OKAY? MIC] HI, EVERYBODY, I'M JACOB HERNANDEZ, OBVIOUSLY FROM PLANET DANCE STUDIO. AND BEFORE WE START, I ACTUALLY JUST WANT TO SAY A FEW THINGS.THANK YOU TO THE MAYOR AND THE CITY COUNCIL FOR THIS RECOGNITION.
THANK YOU TO THE CITY OF WASCO FOR OPENING UP ITS DOORS AND OPENING UP YOUR COMMUNITY TO US.
AND I JUST WANT YOU GUYS TO KNOW THAT FROM THE BOTTOM OF OUR HEARTS, THERE REALLY WOULD BE THERE WOULDN'T BE TO OUR UNWAVERING STAFF, VERONICA GARCIA, VICKY LEMOS, ISABELLA GARCIA, ASHLEY SERVIN AND RIHANNA SANCHEZ.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR SERVICE AND YOUR DEDICATION AND THE LONG HOURS.
AND OF COURSE, PUTTING UP WITH ME IS PROBABLY NEVER EASY, BUT I JUST WANT YOU GUYS TO KNOW THAT TO ALL OF OUR SIGNIFICANT OTHERS AND LOVED ONES THAT SUPPORT US ON A DAILY BASIS, WE THANK YOU AND I LOVE YOU SO MUCH.
SO THANK YOU SO MUCH, YOU GUYS.
LIKE WHEN WE GOT THIS PHONE CALL AND EMAIL, LIKE I JUST WAS COMPLETELY OVER THE MOON BECAUSE WE'VE BEEN IN OUR COMMUNITY FOR 20 YEARS AND WE'RE ACTUALLY CELEBRATING OUR 20TH ANNIVERSARY THIS DECEMBER.
SO IT MEANS A LOT, ESPECIALLY NOT BEING FROM HERE.
THANK YOU, JAKE. [INAUDIBLE] BEFORE I INTRODUCE LINNEA ANDRADE, I JUST WANT TO GIVE A ROUND TO OUR GALAXY GIRLS THAT TRAVEL AROUND THE STATE AND REPRESENT THE CITY OF WASCO.
SO IF WE CAN GIVE THEM A ROUND OF APPLAUSE.
[APPLAUSE] EACH OF YOU WRITE THE MOST OUT OF ALL OF OUR STUDENTS EVERY WEEK AND THE TIME THAT YOU GUYS PUT IN, AND ESPECIALLY FROM THE PARENTS, THE TIME THAT YOU GUYS PUT IN, ALL THE MONEY THAT YOU GUYS PUT INTO THESE GIRLS TO TRAVEL AND MAKE YOURSELF AVAILABLE TO WHAT WE'RE DOING.
SO JUST GIVE THEM ANOTHER ROUND OF APPLAUSE.
[APPLAUSE] AND ONE OF OUR GALAXY MEMBERS, HER NAME IS LINEA ANDRADE.
SHE'S GOING TO BE PERFORMING HER COMPETITION SOLO THAT SHE DID VERY WELL WITH ALL SEASON LONG, CHOREOGRAPHED BY ISABELLA GARCIA AND ASHLEY SERVIN. SO I THINK WE'RE READY FOR HER.
USUALLY I PROBABLY THINK THE WAY SHE'S FACING.
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IN THE HOUSE.[APPLAUSE] WHAT A WONDERFUL PRESENTATION.
IT'S GOOD WORK. YOU MUST BE SO PROUD OF THAT LITTLE GIRL.
GIVE HER ANOTHER ONE. [APPLAUSE] DO OUR MEMBERS HAVE ANY COMMENTS? YEAH, ABSOLUTELY.
EACH ONE OF YOUR SELENA RENDITIONS, BUT REALLY, REALLY IMPRESSIVE WORK.
SO THANK YOU FOR DOING A GREAT JOB.
CONTINUE TO DO IT. [APPLAUSE] I JUST WANT TO SAY OUTSTANDING JOB REPRESENTING OUR COMMUNITY.
SO THANK YOU FOR REPRESENTING OUR CITY SO WELL.
[APPLAUSE] ALL I SAW WAS THE JOY AND THE SKILL THAT WENT THROUGH THE PERFORMANCE.
AND AND IT JUST WAS JUST WONDERFUL.
I'M JUST SO HAPPY THAT YOU HAVE AN EVENT AND A PLACE TO GO AND TO BE HAPPY.
SHE SAID, OH, TO BE THAT PLIABLE.
YEAH, THAT IS TRUE. VERY, VERY PLIABLE.
AT OUR AGE, WE CAN APPRECIATE THAT.
CONGRATULATIONS. EXCELLENT PERFORMANCE.
YOU REPRESENT WASCO WELL, ANYWHERE YOU GO.
CONGRATULATIONS ON YOUR 20TH YEAR OF BEING DOING THIS.
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PLANET DANCE. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.ALL RIGHT. MOVING ON TO ITEM SIX.
BY THE WAY, SOME OF YOU MAY WANT TO LEAVE AT THIS TIME.
IT'S BUSINESS JUST A LITTLE BIT.
THAT WE CAN PUT IT TO GOOD USE, RIGHT? WE CAN HAVE MEMBER LYNCH, MEMBER REYNA.
[INAUDIBLE] MOVING ON TO ITEM SIX PUBLIC COMMENTS.
[6) 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 AND THE WASCO PUBLIC FINANCE AUTHORITY ON ANY MATTER NOT ON THIS AGENDA, AND OVER WHICH THE COUNCIL'S SUCCESSOR, 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.
THE BROWN ACT DOES NOT ALLOW ACTION OR DISCUSSION ON ITEMS NOT ON THE AGENDA.
THIS WILL LIMIT A COUNCIL MEMBERS RESPONSE TO QUESTIONS AND REQUESTS MADE DURING THIS COMMON PERIOD.
ARE THERE ANY PUBLIC COMMENTS AT THIS TIME? WELCOME SHARON, COME TO THE PODIUM.
AND I HAVE. MY NAME IS SHARON SHARPE, AND I'M HERE ON BEHALF OF WASCO ROSE FESTIVAL COMMITTEE.
IS THAT OKAY? PLEASE GIVE IT TO OUR CLERK AND SHE'LL DISTRIBUTE IT TO US.
SO I KNOW I WAS HERE RECENTLY ANNOUNCING OUR THEME AND A FEW DETAILS.
YOU'LL SEE FROM OUR TIMELINE OF EVENTS.
WE'VE ADDED A FEW EXTRA THINGS SINCE I WAS LAST HERE.
THE LADY ELKS ARE TAKING TAKING ON WINE AND ROSES, AND WE HAVE A LOT OF EXCITING THINGS COMING.
BUT THE REAL REASON I'M HERE TONIGHT IS I WOULD LIKE TO FORMALLY REQUEST.
I KNOW THAT THERE ARE DISCRETIONARY PUBLICITY FUNDS UNDER YOUR PURVIEW TO DECIDE HOW TO DISSEMINATE.
AND A LITTLE BACKGROUND ON OUR COMMITTEE.
YOU KNOW, A YEAR AGO, IT LOOKED LIKE MAYBE THERE WOULDN'T BE A FESTIVAL FOR A SECOND STRAIGHT YEAR.
WE'RE IN THE PROCESS OF MOVING FORWARD AND MOVING FORWARD, AND RIGHT NOW WE'RE JUST LOOKING FOR SOME COMMUNITY SUPPORT.
THE CITY IS AN IMPORTANT PARTNER.
OKAY. AS YOU HEARD OF A WEEK AND I'LL MAKE COMMENTS BECAUSE IT'S NOT AN ITEM THAT IS ON THE AGENDA THAT WE CERTAINLY I CAN GET BACK TO YOU AND SEE IF THERE IS ANYTHING THAT WE CAN DO ABOUT THIS.
I THINK WE CAN, BUT I GOT TO MAKE SURE THAT I SPEAK TO SCOTT AND WE CAN GO FROM THERE.
THANK YOU. ANYONE ELSE? ALL RIGHT, MADAM CLERK, DO WE HAVE ANY EMAIL COMMENTS? WE DO NOT HAVE ANY EMAIL COMMENTS FOR THIS AGENDA.
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THANK YOU VERY MUCH. WE DON'T HAVE ANYTHING UNDER SEVEN, SUCCESSOR AGENCY BUSINESS OR A, WASCO PUBLIC FINANCE AUTHORITY BUSINESS.[9) CONSENT CALENDAR:]
ITEM NINE, THE CONSENT CALENDAR.THE CONSENT CALENDAR CONSISTS OF ITEMS THAT, IN STAFF'S OPINION, ARE ROUTINE AND NON-CONTROVERSIAL.
THIS EVENING WE HAVE ITEMS ON NINE A TO NINE I.
NO CONFLICTS SIR. MEMBER MARTINEZ.
NO CONFLICTS. AND I DO NOT HAVE A CONFLICT.
IS THERE ANYONE IN THE AUDIENCE THAT WOULD LIKE TO REMOVE AN ITEM.
IS THERE ANY COUNCIL MEMBER THAT WOULD LIKE TO REMOVE AN ITEM? ALL RIGHT. AND I DON'T WANT TO REMOVE AN ITEM EITHER.
AT THIS TIME, I WOULD LIKE TO ENTERTAIN A MOTION FOR APPROVAL.
ALL RIGHT, IT'S BEEN MOVED ON SECOND.
MADAM CLERK, WOULD YOU CALL THE VOTE BY ROLL CALL? BY COUNCIL MEMBER LYNCH.
MARTINEZ. TO APPROVE THE CALENDAR MOTION AND UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED.
ITEM A, INTRODUCE AND WAIVER OF THE FIRST READING BY TITLE ONLY OF AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF WASCO AMENDING TITLE NINE PUBLIC PEACE, MORALS AND WELFARE OF THE CITY OF WASCO MUNICIPAL CODE CHAPTER NINE.
MAYOR, I AM GOING TO INTERRUPT.
I AM SO SORRY. SO I DID NOT COME MEMBER GARCIA FOR THE APPROVAL OF THE CONSENT.
CAN WE REPEAT THE APPROVAL OF THE CONSENT CALENDAR? YES, OF COURSE. YEAH, SURE.
HE'S NOT IN THE HALLWAY ANYMORE.
HE'S SITTING RIGHT THERE. I'M GOING TO START OVER.
I'M GOING TO GO AHEAD AND KEEP THE MOTIONS THAT WERE IN PLACE.
MOTION BY COUNCIL MEMBER LYNCH, SECONDED BY COUNCIL MEMBER MARTINEZ TO APPROVE THE CONSENT CALENDAR.
MOTION IS UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED.
I'M GLAD SOMEONE IS PAYING ATTENTION BECAUSE I DIDN'T NOTICE IT.
ALL RIGHT, VERY GOOD, WE MOVE ON.
AH, ITEM A OF THE PUBLIC HEARINGS.
[10) a. Introduce and Waiver the First Reading by title only of an Ordinance of the City of Wasco Amending Title 9 “Public Peace, Morals, and Welfare” of the City of Wasco Municipal Code, Chapter 9, to Establishing Regulations Prohibiting the Unlawful Possession of a Catalytic Converter and Making a determination of Exemption Under CEQA. (Lara)]
ITEM TEN, INTRODUCE AND WAIVER THE FIRST READING BY TITLE ONLY OF AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF WASCO AMENDING TITLE NINE, PUBLIC PEACE MORALS AND WELFARE OF THE CITY OF WASCO MUNICIPAL CODE CHAPTER NINE TO ESTABLISH REGULATIONS PROHIBITING THE UNLAWFUL POSSESSION OF A CATALYTIC CONVERTER AND MAKING A DETERMINATION OF EXEMPTION UNDER CEQA.[INAUDIBLE] YOU HAVE THE FLOOR.
CITY COUNCIL INTRODUCE AND WAIVE THE FIRST READING OF THIS ORDINANCE BY TITLE ONLY AND MAKE A DETERMINATION OF THE ITEM WHICH IS EXEMPT UNDER CEQA.
THE CITY OF WASCO MUNICIPAL CODE CURRENTLY DOES NOT REFERENCE THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER THEFTS AT ALL.
THIS ORDINANCE WOULD MAKE IT UNLAWFUL FOR ANYBODY TO POSSESS ANY CATALYTIC CONVERTER THAT IS NOT ATTACHED TO A VEHICLE OR THEY HAVE VALID DOCUMENTATION PROVING THAT THEY'RE THE OWNER OF THAT CATALYTIC CONVERTER.
THIS WOULD GIVE A TOOL TO OUR SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT TO BE ABLE TO IDENTIFY THE THIEVES IF THEY'RE CAUGHT WITH THOSE ITEMS. CURRENTLY, THERE IS NO STATE LAW STATE.
I KNOW THAT AB 2407 AND AB 1740 ARE BEING DISCUSSED UP AT THE STATE LEVEL, WHICH IS LEGISLATION THAT
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WOULD WOULD REQUIRE THE CORPS RECYCLERS, THE AGENCIES THAT PURCHASE THESE ITEMS TO REPORT HAVE SOME KIND OF TRACKING MECHANISM TO REPORT WHO'S WHO'S SELLING THESE AND IT EVENTUALLY TO LAW ENFORCEMENT.BUT THAT IS LEGISLATION THAT IS BEING HASN'T BEEN PASSED.
THEY'RE STILL DEBATING IT UP IN SACRAMENTO.
CURRENTLY, THERE'S NOTHING AT THE STATE LEVEL OR FEDERAL OR LOCALLY OR COUNTY CRIMINALIZING THIS.
A FEW MONTHS AGO, OUR CITY COUNCIL REQUEST THAT STAFF LOOK INTO THIS AND OUR CITY MANAGER, MYSELF AND TOM, DID SOME RESEARCH AND WE FOUND A FEW OF THE CITIES AROUND THE STATE HAVE ADOPTED VERY SIMILAR ORDINANCE.
AND WHAT YOU HAVE IN FRONT OF YOU HAS BEEN REVIEWED BY OUR CITY ATTORNEY AND OUR CITY MANAGER.
SO WE'RE RECOMMENDING THAT YOU YOU INTRODUCE IT AND WAIVE THE FIRST READING.
THANK YOU, MISS LAURA. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
MADAM CLERK, ARE WE TAKING THIS SEPARATELY AS A PUBLIC HEARINGS, OR ARE WE TAKING THEM BOTH A AND B TOGETHER? IT'S SEPARATE. WE'LL DO IT SEPARATELY, THEN.
AT THIS TIME, I'M OPENING THE PUBLIC HEARING.
DO WE HAVE ANY COMMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC REGARDING THIS ITEM? KC NONE.
AT THIS TIME, I WILL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING.
ANY COMMENTS FROM THE MEMBERS? MAYOR PRO TEM. PALLARES.
I'M JUST THRILLED TO SEE THIS BEING BROUGHT FORTH.
SOMETHING SUGGESTED WE DID WHEN I WAS MAYOR.
I EVEN APPROACHED SOME OF OUR LOCAL MUFFLER SHOPS.
I THINK WE SHOULD TAKE IT A STEP FURTHER AND PERHAPS DO CODE.
BUT I COMPLETELY SUPPORT IT AND I'M ABSOLUTELY BEHIND IT.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH TO THE STAFF FOR THEIR WORK ON THIS.
I THINK IT'S A WONDERFUL IDEA AND THANK YOU FOR WORKING ON IT.
IT'S NOT COVERED UNDER GRAND THEFT.
THAT WOULD BE A QUESTION FOR THE SERGEANT.
SO THE PROBLEM IS PROVEN, IT'S STOLEN.
IF THERE'S NO ID NUMBER ON THERE PROVING THAT IT'S ACTUALLY STOLEN, THEY KNOW IT'S STOLEN.
BUT BEING ABLE TO PROVE IT'S TWO DIFFERENT THINGS.
SO JUST MAKING THE SIMPLE POSSESSION OF THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER ILLEGAL, JUST HAVING IT IS A CRIME.
AND MARTINEZ, DO YOU HAVE ANY FURTHER COMMENTS? I THINK IT'S A GREAT IDEA. THANK YOU.
IF I MAY ADD TO THAT, I THINK THE MAIN THING IS IT'S NOT HAVING AN IDENTIFIABLE VICTIM.
SO IT'S VERY CRITICAL THAT OUR RESIDENTS DO COME FORWARD AND REPORT THOSE CRIMES, BECAUSE IF THEY DON'T COME FORWARD AND REPORT IT TO THE SHERIFF, I'M POSITIVE THAT IT WOULD BE VERY HARD TO PROSECUTE WHEN YOU HAVE NO VICTIM.
WOULD YOU RAISE THIS? THE THING ABOUT THAT IS THERE IS NOT A VICTIM THAT'S NEEDED.
THE CITY OF WASCO IS IN THE VICTIM.
IT ALLOWS US TO TAKE ACTION RIGHT THEN.
AND IT MAKES IT A LOT EASIER FOR US TO ADDRESS THIS ISSUE THAT THERE IS NO.
WE ALL KNOW WHAT'S GOING ON, [INAUDIBLE] IT'S PROVING THAT IT'S A THEFT FROM A SPECIFIC INDIVIDUAL.
AND IN THAT MANNER, THAT SITUATION, YOU HAVE TO HAVE A VICTIM FOR THAT THEFT ALSO.
WITH THIS CITY ORDINANCE, IT TAKES THAT ASPECT OUT OF IT AND MAKES IT EASIER FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT TO ADDRESS THAT STOLEN PROPERTY POSSESSION WITHOUT HAVING TO HAVE IT BY A VICTIM FOR THAT ITEM.
SO IT REALLY MAKES IT EASIER FOR US TO ADDRESS.
SO AT LEAST IT ALLOWS US TO TAKE THAT OUT OF THEIR HANDS, MAKES IT NON BENEFICIAL FOR THEM TO CONTINUE DOING IT IF WE CAN COME ACROSS IT AND MOVE THAT ITEM FROM THEIR POSSESSION. THANK YOU, SERGEANT.
I DO. YOU KNOW, I READ THE REPORT AND IT SAYS THAT LAST YEAR IN WASCO, THERE WERE 27 CATALYTIC CONVERTERS STOLEN AND THAT THIS YEAR WE ALREADY HAVE 27 STOLEN AS OF MAY.
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THEY VANDALISM, SOMETIMES THEY'RE WRITTEN AS A THEFT.THERE'S NOT A BUTTON CHECKED FOR THAT.
SO WE LITERALLY GO THROUGH AND TRY TO IDENTIFY THESE DIFFERENT CASES.
I CAN TELL YOU FROM MY PERSONAL EXPERIENCE, I DO.
PROCESS. THE ONLINE REPORTS THAT ARE GENERATED THROUGH THE CITY FOR THE CITY OF WASCO.
AT A MINIMUM, ON A MONTHLY BASIS.
I AM READING AND APPROVING AND DECIPHERING THROUGH THE MINIMUM ON A MONTHLY BASIS.
15 CATALYTIC CONVERTER RELATED THEFTS A MONTH.
SO BEING THAT WE ARE IN THE MONTH OF.
THERE WERE EASILY 100 CATALYTIC CONVERTER THEFTS AT THIS POINT IN THIS YEAR.
EASILY, I FEEL COMFORTABLE SAYING SO.
THE ABILITY TO ACTUALLY PREVENT SOMEBODY FROM PROCESSING IT? YES. I JUST WANTED TO POINT THAT OUT, WHICH YOU JUST DID, WHICH IS THERE HAS BEEN A HUGE INCREASE FROM PREVIOUS YEAR TO NOW.
AND WHAT I WANTED TO ASK IS, IS WHY ARE CATALYTIC CONVERTERS? WHAT DO PEOPLE I KNOW IT'S ABOUT MONEY, BUT WHAT IS THE COST OR THE PAY THAT SOMEBODY WILL GET WHEN THEY TURN IT IN TO WHOEVER BUYS IT? VERY MINIMAL. THE VALUE BEHIND CATALYTIC CONVERTERS OR THE SPECIFIC TYPE OF METAL INSIDE OF THEM THAT ASSIST WITH REMOVING HARMFUL POLLUTANTS OUT OF THE AIR AS IT PASSES THROUGH IT. BUT THAT SPECIFIC METAL IS A THERE'S NOT A BIG RESOURCE OF THIS STUFF.
SO WHAT THEY DO IS LITERALLY RECYCLE.
THEY RECYCLE THIS AT DIFFERENT.
AT A MINIMUM, THESE ITEMS COST 6 TO $700 TO REPLACE AND OFTENTIMES INTO THE THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS.
AS A RESULT OF JUST A SIMPLE THEFT WHERE THEY'RE NOT GETTING MUCH.
AND IF YOU CAN FIND ONE TO REPLACE IT.
CORRECT. AND REPLACE IT RIGHT NOW.
A BIG SHORTAGE OF THEM RIGHT NOW.
I KNOW, MR. MAYOR, THAT IN IN TAFT, WHERE MY CHURCH IS, WE HAD SEVEN CHURCHES THAT WERE IN THE GENERAL AREA.
EVERY ONE OF US LOST OUR CATALYTIC CONVERTERS OFF OF OUR CHURCH VANS.
ANYWAY, I WAS WONDERING WHY IT'S SO WHY IS INCREASING SO MUCH.
AND I WAS WONDERING WHAT THE MONEY MOTIVATION IS FROM THIS INDIVIDUAL.
JUST SAY SAY IT'S NOT MUCH, BUT THE COST OF THE PEOPLE THAT LOSE THEM COULD BE IN THE $2,500 RANGE.
RIGHT NOW, ACCORDING TO THE BBC, IT'S NOT MUCH.
I'M COMPARING IT TO WHAT? THE COST OF REPAIRING OR REPLACING THE SITE? NO, I GOT THAT. SO GETTING A VALUE FOR IT ON THEIR BACK END.
THE LACK OF. ADDRESSING THIS TO LEGAL SYSTEM FOR.
IT'S JUST THE PUNISHMENT THAT COMES OUT THE BACK END OF IT, IT'S PRETTY MINIMAL, UNFORTUNATELY.
THANK YOU. AND THANK YOU TO OUR STAFF FOR THINKING ABOUT THIS.
IT'S A TOOL THAT WILL ALLOW THE SHERIFF TO ACTUALLY ADDRESS IT.
SO THANK YOU. I AM FOR IT AS WELL.
IS THERE A SECOND? SECOND, OK MADAM CLERK HAS BEEN MOVED AND SECOND.
WOULD YOU CALL THE VOTE BY ROLL CALL? MAYOR REYNA SECONDED BY COUNCILMEMBER GARCIA TO INTRODUCE THE ORDINANCE.
MOTION IS UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED.
ITEM B, ADOPT A RESOLUTION AMENDING THE TRAFFIC IMPACT FEE RATE SCHEDULE, MR.
[10) b. Adopt a Resolution Amending the Traffic Impact Fee Rate Schedule. (Villa)]
VILLA.GOOD EVENING MAYOR, MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL.
FEES CAN INCREASE AND DECREASE.
IN THIS CASE, THE FEES WILL INCREASE THIS YEAR.
WITH THAT STAFF RECOMMENDS COUNCIL ADOPT A RESOLUTION AMENDING THE TRAFFIC IMPACT FEES.
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THANK YOU, MR. VILLA. I'M GOING TO OPEN THAT PUBLIC HEARING AT THIS TIME.DO WE HAVE ANY COMMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC AT THIS TIME? AND THIS IS A ROUTINE ITEM.
WE DO THIS ON A REGULAR BASIS.
CORRECT? JUST FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC.
ALL RIGHT. SEEING NO COMMENTS, I'M CLOSING THE PUBLIC HEARING.
ANY COMMENTS FROM THE MEMBERS? MAYOR PRO TEM PALLARES.
I HAVE NONE. MAYOR. MEMBER LYNCH.
NO COMMENTS AND I HAVE NO COMMENTS.
I WOULD LIKE TO ENTERTAIN A MOTION FOR APPROVAL.
OKAY. MADAM CLERK IT'S BEEN MOVED AND SECOND, WOULD YOU CALL THE VOTE BY ROLL CALL? COUNCIL MEMBER GARCIA.
SECONDED BY COUNCIL MEMBER LYNCH, TO APPROVE ITEM TEN A, MOTION IS UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED.
THANK YOU, MADAM CLERK. MR. VILLA. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
ALL RIGHT. ITEM 11, WE HAVE NOTHING UNDER THERE.
[12) a. Adopt a Resolution Authorizing the City Manager to Sign and Execute the First Amendment to Lease Agreement No. 2021-025 (1) with I&M Sheep Company to Permit Grazing on the City’s Municipal Ag Land. (Hurlbert)]
ITEM A ADOPT A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO SIGN AND EXECUTE THE FIRST AMENDMENT TO LEASE AGREEMENT NUMBERED 2021-0251 WITH I&M SHEEP COMPANY TO PERMIT GRAZING ON THE CITY MUNICIPAL AG LAND.YES. HONORABLE MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL.
ITEM 12 A AND 12 B GO TOGETHER.
THE CITY CURRENTLY HAS A LEASE THAT IS THE SUBJECT OF THIS AMENDMENT FOR APPROXIMATELY.
NO, WE'LL GO AHEAD AND THEY HAVE TO BE HANDLED SEPARATELY.
OKAY. VERY GOOD. SO THAT'S FINE.
BUT THIS LEASE IS FOR APPROXIMATELY 696 ACRES ADJACENT TO AND SOUTHWEST OF THE WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT.
AND THE LESSEE HAS, HAS AND IS USING THIS LAND TO GROW FEED FOR GRAZING SHEEP AND USES THE TREATED WATER FROM THE PLANT TO IRRIGATE THAT PRIMARILY ALFALFA AND HAY.
THE CITY WAS APPROACHED BY AN ADDITIONAL PARTY WHO WAS INTERESTED IN LEASING A PORTION OF THAT 696 ACRES NEGOTIATED WITH THE COMPANY I&M SHEEP COMPANY IS IS OUR PRIMARY LESSEE IN THIS AGREEMENT AND THEY WERE WILLING TO GIVE UP A PORTION OF THAT LEASE FOR THIS COMING YEAR TO TRY A DIFFERENT PROJECT, WHICH I'LL COVER MORE IN MORE DETAIL IN THE NEXT ITEM.
THE TERMS OF THE LEASE STAY THE SAME.
THE AMENDMENT BEFORE YOU DOCUMENTS THAT AND ALSO GOES THROUGH THE A LITTLE BIT COMPLEX ADJUSTMENT OF THE AMOUNTS DUE UNDER THE THE AMENDED LEASE BECAUSE THE LEASE RUNS FROM JULY THROUGH JUNE AND THE CHANGE IN ACREAGE WILL OCCUR AUGUST 1ST. SO THERE'S A THERE'S A SCRAP MONTH IN THE BEGINNING AND THE END THAT HAVE DIFFERENT LEASES, DIFFERENT LEASE RATES.
SO AND THEN THERE'S A 3% ESCALATOR FROM YEAR TO YEAR.
SO THE NEW AMOUNTS ARE DOCUMENTED HERE.
THE NET FISCAL IMPACT OF THE CITY IS IS ZERO.
SO IF THERE ARE QUESTIONS, I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER THOSE IN ANY OTHER DISCUSSION.
THANK YOU. MR. HURLBERT, ARE THERE ANY PUBLIC COMMENTS AT THIS TIME ON THIS ITEM? SI, NONE. ANY COMMENTS FROM THE MEMBERS? MAYOR PRO TEM. PALLARES NO COMMENT.
NO COMMENTS SIR. MEMBER, MARTINEZ.
NO COMMENTS. AND I DON'T HAVE ANY COMMENTS.
I WOULD LIKE TO ENTERTAIN A MOTION FOR APPROVAL.
ALL RIGHT. MADAM CLERK, WILL YOU CALL THE VOTE BY ROLL CALL? MOTION BY COUNCIL MEMBER MARTINEZ, SECONDED BY MAYOR REYNA TO APPROVE ITEM 12.
A MOTION IS UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED.
[12) b. Adopt a Resolution Authorizing the City Manager to Sign and Execute a Lease Agreement with Marlow Ag Logistics, Inc. to Permit an Agricultural Green Waste Mulching Operation on 160 Acres of the City’s Municipal Ag Land. (Hurlbert)]
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PERMIT AN AGRICULTURAL GREEN WASTE MULCHING OPERATION ON 160 ACRES OF THE CITY MUNICIPAL AG LAND.YES. HONORABLE MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL.
THIS IS THE COMPANION LEASE AGREEMENT.
THIS 160 ACRES IS THE LEAST WELL SUITED FOR GRAZING.
IT IS WHERE THE TREATED WATER ENDS UP IF IT CAN'T ALL BE USED TO GROW ALFALFA AND HAY.
SO THERE ARE SOME PONDS AT THE SOUTH SIDE OF THIS ACREAGE.
THERE IS A SPREADING AREA AT THE NORTH EDGE.
SO IF THERE ARE QUESTIONS, WE MAY CALL UPON THEM.
THEY ARE INTERESTED IN USING IT FOR A NEW USE, WHICH IS THE RECYCLING OF, IN PARTICULAR, PISTACHIO HOLES, LEAVES AND STEMS. AND THEY CAN USE THIS WHAT WOULD NORMALLY HAVE TO BE COMPOSTED, USE IT UNTIL IT INTO THE LAND AND RETRIEVE IT LATER AS MULCH AND SOLD BACK TO THE ORCHARD OWNERS FOR SUPPLEMENTING THEIR ORCHARDS.
SO AGAIN, IT'S AN IDEAL LOCATION VERY NEAR THE SOURCE OF THIS MATERIAL.
AND IN FACT, THEIR TRUCKS WON'T HAVE TO TOUCH PAVED ROADS.
THEY CAN GO DIRECTLY FROM THE SOURCE TO THIS CITY LAND.
AND THE THE TERMS OF THE LEASE HAVE BEEN DEVELOPED BOTH WITH MARLOW AG LOGISTICS AND WITH I&M SHEEP COMPANY. BOTH PARTIES ARE HAPPY WITH THE TERMS AND HAVE AGREED TO COOPERATE ON A COUPLE OF OVERLAPPING USES OF THE LAND. THE THE DRAFT LEASE THAT WAS INCLUDED IN YOUR AGENDA PACKET IS MISSING THREE ITEMS THAT ARE ON A PIECE OF PAPER THAT THE CLERK WILL DISTRIBUTE TO YOU NOW.
AND IN GENERAL, THESE ARE THE INCLUSION OF DUST CONTROL ON THE ROADS AND THE AREA AREAS USED BY THE LESSEES VEHICLES THAT THEY WOULD COORDINATE WITH THE I&M SHEEP COMPANY TO ALLOW THE SHEEP TO GRAZE ANY VOLUNTEER GRASSES OR OTHER FEED THAT MAY OCCUR AFTER THE SEASONAL RAINS.
BY HAVING THE SHEEP MOW THIS DOWN, THEY MIGHT AS WELL EAT IT AND GET RID OF IT.
AND THEN THE THIRD IS TO COORDINATE WITH I&M SHEEP.
VERY GOOD. SO THOSE THREE CHANGES, IF APPROVED, WOULD BE MADE TO THE DRAFT THAT YOU THAT YOU PREVIOUSLY REVIEWED PRIOR TO EXECUTION.
VERY GOOD. THANK YOU, MR. HURLBERT. ARE THERE ANY PUBLIC COMMENTS AT THIS TIME ON THIS ITEM? SEEING NONE. ANY COMMENTS FROM THE MEMBERS? MAYOR PRO TEM PALLARES.
NO COMMENT. THANK YOU. MEMBER GARCIA.
MEMBER LYNCH. NO COMMENT, SIR.
YES. AND IT WAS VERY INTERESTING TO ME.
IT SAYS THAT THE LAND CANNOT BE USED TO GROW CANNABIS.
YES. THAT'S MY HISPANIC ASPECT OF ME IS CANNABIS.
CANNABIS AND ALSO INDUSTRIAL HEMP.
RIGHT. AND IT CAUGHT MY ATTENTION BECAUSE WE USED TO LEASE THAT TO BOTH FARMS AND BROTHERS AND THEY GREW HEMP. YES.
I WAS JUST CURIOUS ABOUT THAT.
AND THAT PROVISION IS REPLACED WITH NO CROPS SHALL BE GROWN, PERIOD.
BUT THAT IS A HOLDOVER FROM THE I&M LEASE, WHICH IS WAS WAS A MODIFICATION OF THAT PREVIOUS LEASE.
THANK YOU. AND THAT SYNCS UP WITH THE CITY'S ORDINANCES REGARDING CANNABIS AND HEMP.
I LIKE THE TERM VOLUNTEER GRASSES.
THAT'S I DON'T KNOW IF THERE'S A BETTER TERM, BUT THAT'S A NICELY PUT.
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WHEN TREES GROW IN MY PLANTERS, THEY'RE CALLED VOLUNTEERS.THEY GET TOSSED. I LOVE THAT LANGUAGE.
I'LL MOVE THIS FORWARD. IS THERE A SECOND? SECOND? ALL RIGHT.
MADAM CLERK, WOULD YOU CALL THE VOTE BY ROLL CALL.
MOTION IS UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED.
ALL RIGHT. REPORTS FROM COMMISSIONS AND COMMITTEES.
ITEM A, CURRENT ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION, MEMBER GARCIA.
NO. HONORABLE MAYOR WE MISSED ONE ITEM.
YOU KNOW WHAT? I KNOW WHY I MISSED IT.
BECAUSE I HAVE IT CROSSED OUT ALREADY.
I DON'T KNOW HOW IT GOT CROSSED OUT AHEAD OF TIME, SO I APOLOGIZE FOR THAT.
AND THERE WILL BE AN APOLOGY FROM MYSELF AND THE CITY CLERK FOR A TYPO IN THAT ITEM, WHICH WE'LL CORRECT ONCE IT'S INTRODUCED.
ALL RIGHT. ALL RIGHT. ITEM C AND THANK YOU FOR CALLING THAT TO MY ATTENTION.
I DIDN'T HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO CATCH THAT TYPO.
APPOINTMENT OF JEREMIAH SKILLS.
[12) c. Appointment of Jeremiah Skeels to fill an unexpired seat on the Planning Commission Board, term expiring on December 31, 2022. (Pallares, Garcia)]
DID I PRONOUNCE THAT LAST NAME CORRECTLY? I BELIEVE SO. OK TO FILL AN UNEXPIRED SEAT ON THE PLANNING COMMISSION BOARD TERM EXPIRING ON DECEMBER 31, 2022. MAYOR PRO TEM PALLARES, MEMBER GARCIA, WHO'S TAKING THIS UP? DEFER TO MEMBER PALLARES AND CITY MANAGER AND I MET LAST WEEK WITH MR. SKILLS. HE WAS AN EXCELLENT CANDIDATE, PRESENTED HIMSELF VERY WELL AND INTERESTED IN THE POSITION.I WISH WE HAD MANY MORE LIKE HIM, BUT HE IS READY TO FILL THE TERM AND I DO BELIEVE THIS IS THE UNEXPIRED TERM OR THE FULL TERM? THE UNEXPIRED TERM. WELL, THE SAME THING.
YOU KNOW, AND WE DO RECOMMEND MR. SKILLS FOR THE UNEXPIRED TERM ENDING IN DECEMBER 31ST, 2022.
ARE THERE ANY PUBLIC COMMENTS AT THIS TIME? IS MR. SKILLS HERE? YES. WOULD YOU LIKE TO SAY A FEW WORDS? NO. I'M JUST LOOKING FORWARD TO THE OPPORTUNITY.
YOU DIDN'T SEE HIM? HE DOES LIKE TO SAY A FEW WORDS.
COME TO THE MICROPHONE. VERY FEW.
I DO APPRECIATE THIS OPPORTUNITY TO SERVE THE CITY.
IT'S ONE THING I SPOKE ABOUT THAT I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO DOING, GIVING BACK TO THE COMMUNITY.
I DO APPRECIATE IT. THANK YOU.
THERE YOU GO, LOVE. ALL RIGHT.
SO ANY COMMENTS FROM THE MEMBERS ACTUALLY ALREADY MADE HIS COMMENT? I REMEMBER MAYOR PRO TEM PALLARES.
YES. WELL, FIRST OF ALL, THANK YOU FOR FOR SUBMITTING YOUR APPLICATION.
AND I WAS MOST IMPRESSED WITH YOUR HONESTY.
YOU KNOW, YOU DIDN'T HAVE ALL THE ANSWERS AND THAT YOUR PERCEPTION OF WHAT A PLANNING COMMISSIONER'S DUTIES ARE VERSUS WHAT IT REALLY IS.
AND SO, AGAIN, YOUR HONESTY AND YOUR BACKGROUND IN BUSINESS, I'M VERY PLEASED TO HAVE YOU APPLY AND TOOK THE TIME TO COME DOWN TO THE CITY HALL AND MEET WITH US.
MEMBER LYNCH. I DON'T HAVE ANY COMMENTS, BUT WELCOME BOARD.
THANK YOU. AND MEMBER MARTINEZ.
THANK YOU FOR TAKING THE TIME TO PUT IN FOR THIS AND TO SERVE OUR COMMUNITY.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU. WE NEED MORE PEOPLE LIKE YOU.
AS I ALREADY SAID, IT'S VERY IMPORTANT THAT OUR CITIZENS GET INVOLVED.
AND SO I APPRECIATE YOU DOING THIS.
I WOULD LIKE TO ENTERTAIN A MOTION FOR APPROVAL.
I'LL ENTHUSIASTICALLY MOVE THE NOMINATION FORWARD.
I'LL ENTHUSIASTICALLY SECONDED.
I'LL ENTHUSIASTICALLY ASK, YOU KNOW.
MADAM CLERK, WOULD YOU CALL THE VOTE BY ROLL CALL? THAT WAS GOING TO COME IN, BUT WE CALL THE ROLL.
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BY COUNCIL MEMBER GARCIA, SECONDED BY COUNCIL MEMBER MARTINEZ TO APPOINT JEREMIAH SKILLS TO THE PLANNING COMMISSION BOARD TO FILL THE UNEXPIRED SEAT.THE MOTION IS UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED.
THANK YOU, MADAM. [APPLAUSE] DID YOU WANT TO TAKE A PICTURE OF HIM? YEAH. GET IN THERE.
WHY DON'T YOU GO UP THERE AND.
VERONICA, LET ME LET ME GO UP THERE AND TAKE A PICTURE WITH HIM.
YOU'LL BE IN THE NEWSPAPER NEXT WEEK.
PERFECT. I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO IT.
MIC] HEY, VINCE NEEDS ONE, TOO.
ALRIGHT. REPORTS FROM COMMISSIONS AND COMMITTEES ARE IN 13.
[13) a. Kern Economic Development Corporation (Garcia)]
CURRENT ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION MEMBER GARCIA.THERE IS NO MEETING SCHEDULED AT THIS TIME FOR THE FOLLOWING MEETING.
I DO BELIEVE I LAST REMEMBER IT BEING TENTATIVELY FOR SEPTEMBER.
ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU MEMBER GARCIA.
CURRENT COUNCIL OF GOVERNMENT.
[13) b. Kern Council of Government (Reyna)]
AND THAT WOULD BE ME.WE HAVE A MEETING THIS THURSDAY AND I WILL BE ATTENDING, SO I WILL REPORT OUR NEXT COUNCIL MEETING.
[13) c. Wasco Task Force (Martinez & Reyna)]
WELL, THERE WASN'T A MEETING FROM THE TASK FORCE.THAT'S MEMBER MARTINEZ AND I ARE ASSIGNED TO THAT.
EVERYBODY IS HAPPY TO SERVE IN THAT COMMITTEE AND EVERYBODY HAS A LOT OF QUESTIONS, WHICH IS GOOD.
WE STARTED THAT AND WE CAN MOVE FORWARD TO ANSWER THOSE QUESTIONS.
WHAT IS THIS COMMITTEE? THIS IS THE ADVISORY STEERING ADVISORY COMMITTEE.
THIS HAVING TO DO WITH THE PUBLIC SAFETY.
I THOUGHT THAT WAS PART OF THE TASK FORCE.
IT IS PART OF THE TASK FORCE IS A COMMITTEE PART THAT, A OFFSHOOT OF THE TASK FORCE.
OKAY. ALL RIGHT, REPORTS FROM THE SHERIFF.
[14) b. Kern County Sheriff Department (Shinn)]
THE CHIEF OF THE FIRE CHIEF IS NOT HERE.IS THAT CORRECT? THAT'S CORRECT.
ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. SERGEANT SHINN, YOU HAVE THE FLOOR.
THE DEPUTIES HAVE INVESTIGATED AND THERE'S GOING TO BE AN OVERWHELMING THEME ON THIS.
ONCE AGAIN, JUST GOING TO GOING TO SHOW THAT REPETITIVE ARREST OF THE SAME INDIVIDUALS.
THAT SEEMS TO BE REOCCURRING THEME AT OUR MEETINGS.
ONCE AGAIN, IT'S GOING TO SHOW ITS HEAD DURING THIS.
SERGEANT, I'M HAVING A HARD TIME HEARING YOU BETTER NOW.
SO THE FIRST INCIDENT WILL BE FROM THURSDAY, JULY 7TH.
UPON ARRIVAL, DEPUTIES LOCATED THE STOLEN VEHICLE AND TWO SUBJECTS WHO WERE IN POSSESSION OF STOLEN VEHICLE AND IDENTIFIED AS ARTURO SALDIVAR, AGE 32, OF WASCO AND CHRISTIAN LEON, AGE 32 OF WASCO.
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THEY HAD CUT THE CATALYTIC CONVERTERS OUT OF THE VEHICLE AND CAUSED THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS OF DAMAGE.THE DA'S OFFICE SUBSEQUENTLY CHARGED THE INDIVIDUALS WITH MISDEMEANOR VEHICLE POSSESSION, GRAND THEFT, MISDEMEANOR STOLEN VEHICLE POSSESSION, AND THAT'S IT.
ALSO TO MENTION, SALDIVAR IS THE SAME INDIVIDUAL WHO WE WERE WASCO DEPUTIES ARRESTED IN A STOLEN VEHICLE AND BOOKED HIM IN THE SIERRA ON JUNE 20TH.
SO JUST WEEKS PRIOR IN THE SAME INDIVIDUAL WAS ARRESTED FOR DOING THE SAME THING AND HE WAS OUT ON A CITATION AND PROMISE TO APPEAR AT THE TIME OF THIS ADDITIONAL FELONY VIOLATION.
SO JUST ONCE AGAIN, IT JUST SHOWS THAT THE DEPUTIES ARE OUT THERE.
AND THEN. MAY I ASK A QUESTION? YES. I THINK YOU HAD REPORTED ON THIS INDIVIDUAL THAT PRIOR TO THIS LAST TWO ARRESTS THAT YOU MENTIONED, THAT HE HAD ALSO BEEN DETAINED FOR THE SAME OFFENSE.
AM I CORRECT IN THAT? I'M NOT SURE IF I'VE I DON'T THINK I ACTUALLY PRESENT IT ON HIM.
I ACTUALLY WENT BACK THROUGH MY NOTES I THOUGHT I HAD.
BUT IT JUST SEEMS TO BE THE SAME REOCCURRING THEME WITH MOST EVERYBODY WE COME ACROSS NOWADAYS.
IT MUST BE ANOTHER INDIVIDUAL THAT YOU REPORTED THAT HE HAD BEEN DETAINED.
HIS FIRST NAME WAS ANTHONY AND NOT THE ANTHONY I'M GOING TO PRESENT ON NEXT.
BUT IT WAS A DIFFERENT ANTHONY.
PLEASE PROCEED. THEN THE SECOND INCIDENT OCCURRED ON WEDNESDAY, JULY 13TH, OR APPROXIMATELY 9 A.M..
DEPUTIES IN WASCO SUBSTATION RESPONDED TO THE 800 BLOCK OF BROADWAY FOR A SUSPICIOUS VEHICLE.
UPON ARRIVAL, DEPUTIES LOCATED THE VEHICLE WHICH WAS FOUND TO BE STOLEN, AND THE TWO OCCUPANTS WERE IDENTIFIED AS ANTHONY FLORES, AGE 30, OF WASCO, AND MINDY MORENO, AGE 34, OF WASCO.
IT'S KIND OF THE SAME THING NOWADAYS.
SO HE'S ON FELONY SUPERVISED RELEASE AND HE HAS BEEN ARRESTED IN OUR COMMUNITY FOUR TIMES SINCE MAY 25TH. AND HE'S NOW IN CUSTODY WITH FIVE PENDING CASES FOR MULTIPLE DIFFERENT TYPES OF CHARGES RELATED TO POSSESSION OF STOLEN VEHICLES, NARCOTICS AND THEFT RELATED CHARGES.
THE NEXT INCIDENT I'M GOING TO PRESENT ON IS FROM AN INCIDENT WHERE DEPUTIES ON SATURDAY AND JULY 16TH, APPROXIMATELY 11:30 A.M., RESPONDED TO THE 800 BLOCK OF EIGHTH STREET FOR A BURGLARY INVESTIGATION THAT OCCURRED AT THE WASCO CITY PUBLIC WORKS BUILDING.
DURING THE INITIAL INVESTIGATION, WE'RE ABLE TO LOCATE THE SUSPECT.
BUT ON JULY 18TH, WITH THE ASSISTANCE OF OUR EAGLE EYED WASCO CITY MANAGER, WHO OBSERVED A LANGUAGE, WHO OBSERVED A SUBJECT MATCHING THE DESCRIPTION OF OUR SUSPECT FOR THE THEFT WALKING NORTHBOUND AND ON SEVENTH STREET APPROACHING FROM CORRECTION ON F STREET, APPROACHING SEVENTH STREET.
BASED OFF OF THE VIDEO EVIDENCE AND ADDITIONAL INVESTIGATION DONE BY THE DEPUTIES, WE WERE ABLE TO CONFIRM THIS WAS THE SUBJECT THE COMMITTED, THE THEFT AND THE BURGLARY AT THE WASCO CITY PUBLIC WORKS BUILDING ON SATURDAY, JULY 16TH, AND HE WAS SUBSEQUENTLY ARRESTED AND BOOKED INTO CRF FOR FELONY BURGLARY AND FELONY VANDALISM. IT SHOULD BE NOTED MACIAS ALSO WAS OUT OF CUSTODY AND HAD TWO WARRANTS FOR HIS ARREST AT THE TIME OF THIS CRIME VIOLATION, ONE OF WHICH WAS FOR A PENDING ATTEMPTED BURGLARY CASE.
AND HE HAS SUBSEQUENTLY BEEN RELEASED LESS THAN 12 HOURS AFTER HIS ARREST ON MONDAY.
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BUT IT JUST IT GOES TO REITERATE ONCE AGAIN, UNFORTUNATELY, THIS IS THE UNFORTUNATE SITUATION THAT WE ARE IN AS A COMMUNITY AND LAW ENFORCEMENT TRYING TO SLOW CRIME.AND IF I HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO GO OVER OUR ARREST LOGS OVER THE PAST COUPLE OF WEEKS, THERE'S SUCH JUST IT'S AN OVERWHELMING REPETITIVE THEME WITH THE INDIVIDUALS THAT YOU'LL SEE ON A WEEKLY, MONTHLY BASIS THAT WE ARE DOING EVERYTHING WE CAN TO SLOW AND STOP FROM DOING THIS.
BUT IT CONTINUED BECAUSE OF THE OPPORTUNITIES GIVEN TO REMAIN ON OUR STREETS.
BUT WITH THAT, THANK FOR YOUR TIME AND OPEN TO ANY QUESTIONS.
THANK YOU. SERGEANT SHINN, THIS LAST INDIVIDUAL THAT YOU SPOKE OF, IS HE A LONG TERM RESIDENT, A LONGTIME RESIDENT OF WASCO? FROM WHAT WE UNDERSTAND, HE HAS A HISTORY OF CRIMINAL ACTIVITY IN THE CITY OF WASCO.
SO BASED OFF THAT, MY LIMITED KNOWLEDGE OF HIM PERSONALLY.
THIS IS HOW THIS PERSON DESCRIBED IT TO ME AND SAID THAT THAT INDIVIDUAL NOW LIVES IN WASCO.
AND WHETHER OR NOT IT'S THE SAME ONE THERE.
WE HAVE PLENTY OF OUR OWN, SO I WOULDN'T BLAME IT ON THE CITY OF SHAFTER.
THAT'S WHY YOU WERE SAYING WE'LL SHARE WITH SHAFTER IF THEY WOULD LIKE SOME OF OURS.
RIGHT? RIGHT. UNFORTUNATELY, IT'S NO LAUGHING MATTER, BUT IT REALLY IS A SERIOUS PROBLEM.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR YOUR REPORT.
AND ANY QUESTIONS FROM THE MEMBERS FOR SERGEANT SHINN AND SEEING? THANK YOU. DID WE GET THE PROPERTY BACK FROM PUBLIC WORKS BUILDING? UNFORTUNATELY, NOT AT THIS TIME.
AND THEN ON A SIDE NOTE, I KNOW I DIDN'T.
I CAME IN LATE. I APOLOGIZE ABOUT THAT.
I HAD A PHONE CALL I HAD TO TAKE.
I CAME IN LATE TO THE CITY ORDINANCE DISCUSSION, BUT I DEFINITELY LIKE TO THANK YOU FOR MOVING FORWARD WITH THAT BECAUSE SOMETHING WE YOUR LAW ENFORCEMENT DEFINITELY NEEDS MORE TO HELP US TRY TO SLOW THAT AREA AS FAR AS CRIMINAL ACTIVITY.
ALL RIGHT. REPORTS FROM THE CITY MANAGER, MR.
[15) REPORTS FROM THE CITY MANAGER:]
HURLBERT. YES, JUST A COUPLE OF ITEMS TONIGHT.ONE IS FOR THOSE THAT DID NOT RECEIVE THE WERE SIGNED UP FOR THE CAL CITIES DINNER LATER THIS WEEK AND DID NOT RECEIVE THE NOTICE THAT HAS BEEN CANCELED. SO THAT IS OFF FOR THIS WEEK.
THE CITY MANAGER IS HOPING TO BE ON VACATION HERE STARTING NEXT WEEK OR ABOUT A WEEK AND A HALF.
I LIKE THE WAY HE PUTS IT TO BE.
SO MY PLAN AT THIS POINT, I HAVE A MEETING IN TEHACHAPI, AND MY PLAN IS TO JUST KEEP ON DRIVING AND SPEND A WEEK OR SO UP IN BISHOP FOLLOWING THAT MEETING NEXT TUESDAY.
SO ASSISTANT CITY MANAGER LORA WILL BE ACTING CITY MANAGER IN MY ABSENCE.
SHE WILL ALSO BE RUNNING THE MEETING NEXT ON THE 2ND OF AUGUST, THE NEXT REGULAR MEETING, AND I'LL BE AVAILABLE VIA CELL PHONE MOST OF THE TIME IN EMERGENCIES AND IN OCCASIONALLY FOR EMAIL.
SO AND ON THE SECOND, JUST A LITTLE BIT OF A PREVIEW.
AND WE'LL HAVE A RELATIVELY SHORT LIST AND A RECOMMENDATION FOR YOU AT THAT MEETING.
THERE IS A PRETTY IMPORTANT ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CONFERENCE COMING UP AT THE END OF SEPTEMBER.
AND SO THE GOAL IS TO BRING YOU OUR RECOMMENDATION AT THAT FIRST MEETING IN AUGUST AND AND BE ABLE TO START THAT ACTIVITY BEFORE THAT THAT CONFERENCE BEGINS IN LATE SEPTEMBER.
SO WE'LL GET YOU SOME MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THAT.
AND THAT'S ALL I HAVE TONIGHT.
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HURLBERT. GO TO A MEETING AND THEN KEEP GOING, I LIKE THAT.THAT'S RIGHT. AS LONG AS YOU COME BACK.
REPORTS FROM CITY COUNCIL MAYOR PRO TEM PALLARES.
[16) REPORTS FROM THE CITY COUNCIL:]
THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR.NOT MUCH TONIGHT. I JUST WISH TO REITERATE THE NEW SUICIDE AND CRISIS LIFELINE IS 988 AND IT'S GOING TO CONSIST WITH THE NATIONAL SUICIDE PREVENTION HOTLINE, WHICH IS ONE 800 273-8255. THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR. THANK YOU.
SMART OF THE BANK AND THE STAFF FOR THE BIKE RODEO ON THE SEVENTH, I DO BELIEVE.
THANK YOU TO THE STAFF CODE ENFORCEMENT.
YOU KNOW, WE DIDN'T HAVE A TON OF FOLKS OUT THERE THIS TIME AROUND.
THANK YOU AGAIN. I THINK THAT'S PRETTY MUCH ALL I HAVE FOR.
ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU, MEMBER LYNCH.
I DON'T HAVE ANYTHING TONIGHT, SIR.
NOTHING TO REPORT SIR. THANK YOU.
I DO WANT TO THANK THE STAFF FOR THE BIKE RODEO.
WE GOT TO DISTRIBUTE QUITE A NUMBER OF HELMETS FOR THE CHILDREN AND 13 BIKES WERE RAFFLED.
AND WHAT WAS VERY INTERESTING TO ME IS THAT SOME OF THE PEOPLE THAT WERE THERE WERE JUST PASSING BY.
THAT'S WHAT THEY SAID. I WAS JUST PASSING BY AND I SAW THIS HAPPENING.
AND SOME OF THOSE PEOPLE WERE THE ONES THAT WON SOME OF THE BIKES, WHICH IS A GREAT THING.
AND ONE OF THE KIDS SAID, YOU KNOW, MY BIKE JUST BROKE.
WE HAD SEVERAL ORGANIZATIONS, THE ORGANIZATIONS THERE THAT HELP WITH THE THE BIKE RODEO.
A MEMBER GARCIA MYSELF WERE THERE AND IT WAS TOYS FOR TIGERS THAT FED US.
AND WE WERE VERY APPRECIATIVE OF THAT.
I WAS GOOD. YES. TOYS FOR TIGERS, AS ALWAYS, DID GREAT FOOD AND TOYS FOR TIGERS.
YOU KNOW, THEY WERE THERE AND THEY WERE MAKING SURE THAT EVERYTHING WAS GOING.
THE KIDS WERE TAUGHT MANY SAFETY.
ABOUT HOW TO RIDE A BIKE BOTH ON THE STREET AND COMING OUT OF A DRIVEWAY.
SO I THOUGHT IT WAS A GREAT EVENT.
I ALSO WANT TO THANK OUR STAFF FOR THE $1 MILLION GRANT.
WHAT A WONDERFUL THING TO HAPPEN TO OUR CITY.
THE ONLY CITY IN KERN COUNTY THAT RECEIVED SUCH AN AWARD.
THANK YOU. I KNOW IT'S A TEAM EFFORT, BUT I DO WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE OUR ASSISTANT CITY MANAGER, MS. LOTTA, BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, SHE'S OUT THERE LOOKING FOR THESE THINGS AND APPLYING FOR THEM AND SO KEEP THEM COMING.
ALL RIGHT. WELL, WITHOUT FURTHER ADO, WE ARE ADJOURNED.
SCOTT HAVE A WONDERFUL VACATION.
THANK YOU. THIS MEETING IS ADJOURNED.
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.