[00:00:02] GOOD EVENING, EVERYONE. [1) CALL TO ORDER] IT IS 6:00. I'M CALLING THIS MEETING TO ORDER. MADAM CLERK, WOULD YOU CALL THE ROLL? MAYOR REYNA? I'M HERE. MAYOR PRO TEM PALLARES, HERE. COUNCILMEMBER LYNCH. I'M HERE. COUNCIL MEMBER MARTINEZ. HERE. JOHNNY ROMALE. COUNCIL MEMBER MARTINEZ. WITH COUNCIL MEMBER GARCIA ABSENT. THANK YOU, MADAM CLERK. PLEASE STAND FOR A FLAG SALUTE WHICH WILL BE LED BY THE WASCO 2021 ROSE QUEEN AND 2022 ROSE QUEEN CANDIDATES. WE HAVE ROSE QUEEN CANDIDATES. NEVAEH SNOW, MAKENNA GEBHARDT. SABRINA MIRAMONTES. DANIELA RUIZ, ENSLEY MEHLBERG, GRACE DERINGTON, NOELIA VALERA. PLEASE REMAIN STANDING FOR AN INVOCATION AFTER THE FLAGS SALUTE. . THANK YOU. IS THERE SOMEONE THAT CAN GIVE AN INVOCATION? I SEE NO ONE, LETS OBSERVE A MOMENT OF SILENCE. THANK YOU. YOU MAY BE SEATED. ALL RIGHT. SORRY. [INAUDIBLE]. MOVING ON TO ITEM FIVE PRESENTATION A RECOGNITION FOR THE MISS WASCO ROSE QUEEN COMMUNITY ORGANIZATION. [5) PRESENTATIONS] WE HAVE DIRECTOR NICOLE SANCHEZ AND CO-DIRECTOR SAMANTHA WEIMER PRESENT. CERTIFICATE OF RECOGNITION. THE CITY OF WASCO PROUDLY PRESENTS THE CERTIFICATE TO WASCO ROSE QUEEN PAGEANT IN RECOGNITION FOR 54 YEARS OF TRADITION. THE COMMUNITY OF WASCO HAS HELD A ROSE QUEEN PAGEANT CELEBRATING OUR TRADITION IN THE COMMUNITY. THE DEDICATED INDIVIDUALS AND GROUPS HAVE BEEN INSTRUMENTAL IN KEEPING THE PAGEANT TRADITION ALIVE. THE DIRECTORS ENSURE THE JUDGING STANDARDS OF POISE AND APPEARANCE. A SCHOLASTIC ACHIEVEMENT. CREATIVE AND PERFORMING ARTS. PHYSICAL FITNESS AND CITIZENSHIP. THE NEWLY CROWNED ROSE QUEEN WILL REPRESENT WASCO FOR THE NEXT YEAR, AND THE TRADITION WILL CONTINUE MOTIVATING, ENCOURAGING, INSTILLING QUALITIES THAT WILL CARRY THEM FORWARD IN LIFE. HONOR THIS AUGUST 16, 2022. YOURS TRULY, MAYOR GILBERTO REYNA AND I DO HAVE A CERTIFICATE FOR YOU. IF YOU ALL CAN COME TO THE FRONT AND I WILL ASK THE COUNCIL MEMBERS TO COME WITH ME AND WE'LL HONOR THEM. [00:05:01] [INAUDIBLE]. THANK YOU. [INAUDIBLE]. THERE MIGHT BE SOME WORDS FROM THE COUNCIL. SO. I JUST WANT TO SAY THAT THIS IS A WONDERFUL TRADITION. YOU AS AN ORGANIZATION MAKE LITTLE GIRLS THAT TURN INTO YOUNG WOMEN. DREAMS COME TRUE. YOU KNOW, I HAVE HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO BE AT EVENTS WHERE THE ROSE QUEEN IS PRESENT AND THE LITTLE GIRLS JUST LOOK AT HER BEAMING. YOU KNOW, IT'S LIKE, THAT'S WHERE I WANT TO BE WHEN I GROW UP. SO IT'S A WONDERFUL THING THAT YOU DO FOR OUR COMMUNITY AND FOR THE GIRLS AS WELL, BECAUSE THEY LEARN SO MANY DIFFERENT GOOD TRAITS BEING INVOLVED IN THIS. AND SO THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR ALL YOU DO AND FOR ALL THE PEOPLE THAT CAME BEFORE YOU AND HAVE MAINTAIN THIS TRADITION. I HOPE IT CONTINUES FOREVER. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. ANY WORDS FROM MAYOR PRO TEM? YES. I'M JUST SO PROUD OF ALL OF YOU. AND AS A SPECTATOR, USUALLY AT A PARADE, I'M JUST SO HAPPY THAT ALL OF YOU CAN REPRESENT OUR CITY. IT'S JUST ONE OF THE HAPPIER MOMENTS OF THE PARADE. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. I ECHO COUNCIL MEMBER PALLARES SENTIMENTS TO YOU. AND ALSO, IF YOU NEED A JUDGE, I'M AVAILABLE. OKAY, VERY GOOD. ALL RIGHT, MEMBER MARTINEZ. WOULD YOU LIKE TO MAKE ANY COMMENTS? SORRY. MY AUDIO IS CUTTING IN AND OUT. WE STILL ARE ON THE MISS WASCO PART, RIGHT? YES. YEAH. THE AUDIO IS KIND OF COMING IN AND OUT A LITTLE BIT. MY FIRST TIME BEING IN THE ROSE PAGEANT WAS IN 1995. I WAS AN ESCORT. I'VE BEEN TO MOST OF THEM SINCE, AND THIS IS A SPECIAL GROUP OF YOUNG LADIES THIS YEAR. THEY'VE ONLY GOT SEVEN GIRLS THIS YEAR, BUT IT'S A GREAT GROUP OF GIRLS. MOST OF THEM I'VE WATCHED GROW UP SINCE THEY WERE KIDS AT MAYPOLE, AND IT'S GOING TO BE A GOOD PAGEANT. SO GOOD LUCK, GIRLS. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MEMBER MARTINEZ. YES. GOOD LUCK TO ALL OF YOU. THANK YOU. YOU'RE QUITE WELCOME. ALL RIGHT. MOVING ON. WE'RE MOVING ON TO ITEM SIX PUBLIC COMMENTS. THIS PORTION OF THE MEETING IS RESERVED TO PERSONS 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 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. BROWN ACT REQUIREMENTS. THE BROWN ACT DOES NOT ALLOW AUCTION OR DISCUSSION ON ITEMS NOT ON THE AGENDA. SUBJECT TO NARROW EXCEPTIONS. THIS WILL LIMIT IT COUNCIL MEMBERS RESPONSE TO QUESTIONS AND REQUESTS MADE DURING THIS COMMON PERIOD. ARE THERE ANY PUBLIC COMMENTS AT THIS TIME? ALL RIGHT, SEEING NONE. DO WE HAVE ANY EMAIL COMMENTS? NO E-MAIL COMMENTS. MAYOR THANK YOU, MADAM BURKE. YOU DON'T HAVE ANYTHING UNDER SEVEN OR EIGHT. THE SUCCESSOR AGENCY BUSINESS OR THE WASCO PUBLIC FINANCE AUTHORITY BUSINESS. CITY COUNCIL BUSINESS. [9) CONSENT CALENDAR] THE CONSENT CALENDAR. THE CONSENT CALENDAR CONSISTS OF ITEMS THAT, IN STAFF'S OPINION, ARE ROUTINE AND NON-CONTROVERSIAL. THESE ITEMS ARE APPROVED IN ONE MOTION UNLESS A COUNCIL MEMBER OR MEMBER OF THE PUBLIC REQUESTS THE REMOVAL OF A PARTICULAR ITEM. THIS EVENING WE HAVE ITEMS NINE A THROUGH NINE H. AT THIS TIME, I WOULD LIKE TO I WOULD LIKE TO ASK THE MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL IF THEY HAVE A CONFLICT OF INTEREST ON A PARTICULAR ITEM ON THE CONSENT CALENDAR. MAYOR PRO TEM PALLARES. NO CONFLICT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. MEMBER LYNCH, NO CONFLICT, SIR. MEMBER MARTINEZ? NO CONFLICTS AND I DON'T HAVE A CONFLICT EITHER. IS THERE ANYONE IN THE AUDIENCE THAT WOULD LIKE TO REMOVE AN ITEM? PLEASE STATE YOUR FULL NAME FOR THE RECORD BEFORE MAKING YOUR COMMENTS. SEEING NO ONE. ARE THERE ANY COUNCIL MEMBERS THAT WOULD LIKE TO REMOVE AN ITEM. MAYOR PRO TEM. PALLARES? NO ITEMS. THANK YOU. MEMBER LYNCH. [00:10:01] NO, SIR. MEMBER MARTINEZ. NO, SIR. I WOULD LIKE TO REMOVE ITEM NINE H FOR FURTHER DISCUSSION. ALL RIGHT. I WOULD LIKE TO ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO APPROVE ITEMS A THROUGH G WITH THE EXCEPTION OF H, WHICH HAS BEEN PULLED FOR FURTHER DISCUSSION. SO MOVE, MR. MAYOR. SECOND, MADAM CLERK HAS BEEN MOVED AND SECOND, WOULD YOU CALL THE VOTE BY ROLL CALL? MAYOR REYNA, AYE. MAYOR PRO TEM PALLARES. AYE. COUNCIL MEMBER, LYNCH? AYE. COUNCIL MEMBER MARTINEZ? AYE. MOTION BY COUNCIL MEMBER LYNCH SECONDED BY MAYOR PRO TEM PALLARES TO APPROVE THE CONSENT CALENDAR WITH SEPARATE CONSIDERATION. ITEM NINE H. FOR FURTHER DISCUSSION. THANK YOU, MADAM CLERK. ITEM H. MR. HURLBERT. YES. I THINK IT'S GREAT THAT WE'RE GOING BACK TO THE ICSC CONFERENCE. I WOULD LIKE TO SEE THE COUNCIL REPRESENTED AS WELL. SO I WOULD LIKE FOR A MEMBERSHIP TO BE PAID FOR A COUNCIL MEMBER TO ATTEND. IT WOULD BE USUALLY THE MAYOR. BUT IN THIS ABSENT ANOTHER COUNCIL MEMBER AND THIS ONE OK, WE CAN CERTAINLY DO THAT. THE TIMING IS SHORT THIS YEAR JUST WITH THE REINSTATEMENT AND JUST FOR BACKGROUND, THE POLICY OF THE ICSC USED TO BE AN ORGANIZATIONAL MEMBERSHIP AND NOW IT'S EACH INDIVIDUAL. SO IF WE IF WE'LL NEED TO MAKE THAT DECISION ON WHO WILL BE ATTENDING BEFORE WE CAN SECURE THE MEMBERSHIP, IT CAN'T BE IN THE CITY'S NAME. OK WELL, I WOULD BE. I'M WILLING TO ATTEND. OK IT IS. I DID READ THE MATERIALS AND IT SAYS THAT ELECTED OFFICIALS CAN ATTEND. THEY CERTAINLY CAN. YES. I BELIEVE THAT IT HAS BEEN THE PRACTICE OF THIS COUNCIL TO HAVE A MEMBER OF THE COUNCIL ATTEND THE CONFERENCE IN THE YEARS PAST. OKAY. I WOULD LIKE TO ATTEND. IS THERE STILL TIME TO DO THAT? I WILL NEED TO VERIFY THAT. LAST I CHECKED, THE SOLD OUT RADIUS WAS GROWING QUICKLY. SO HOPEFULLY YOU WILL BE ABLE TO ACCOMMODATE MY REQUEST. OK YEAH. WE'LL NEED TO HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE SOMETHING BEYOND WHAT IS IN THE REPORT. SO THE MOTION WILL NEED TO BE ACCOMMODATED FOR THREE ATTENDEES RATHER THAN TWO. SO IT WOULD BE AN AMENDED MOTION, CORRECT? ALL RIGHT. VERY GOOD. SO I'LL MAKE THE MOTION AMENDED, AS YOU DESCRIBED. IS THERE A SECOND? I'LL SECOND IT SIR. IT'S BEEN MOVED AND SECOND. MADAM CLERK, WOULD YOU CALL THE VOTE BY ROLL CALL. MAYOR REYNA? AYE. MAYOR PRO TEM PALLARES? AYE COUNCIL MEMBER LYNCH? AYE. COUNCIL MEMBER MARTINEZ. AYE. MOTION BY MAYOR REYNA. SECONDED BY COUNCIL MEMBER LYNCH TO APPROVE ITEM NINE H WITH THE AMENDMENT CHANGES MENTIONED. THANK YOU, MADAM , CLERK. ALL RIGHT. ITEM TEN. WE HAVE NOTHING. NO HEARINGS, NO DEFER. BUSINESS. NEW BUSINESS. [12) a. Discussion and Possible Minute Action determining the City’s position regarding the proposed League of California Cities Bylaws Amendment. (Hurlbert)] ITEM 12, WE HAVE A AND B A DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE MINUTE ACTION DETERMINING THE CITY'S POSITION REGARDING THE PROPOSED LEAVE OF CALIFORNIA CITY'S BYLAWS AMENDMENT. MR. HURBERT. HONORABLE MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL. SOME MEETINGS AGO. WE. CHOSE THE A DELEGATE AND ALTERNATES TO REPRESENT THE CITY AT THE LEAGUE OF CITIES CONFERENCE THIS YEAR AND TO VOTE ON THE PROPOSED AMENDMENTS. I'VE REVIEWED AND STAFF HAS REVIEWED THE PROPOSED AMENDMENTS. WE DON'T FIND ANYTHING CONTROVERSIAL OR NEGATIVE OR AGAINST OUR CITY'S INTERESTS CONTAINED IN THOSE PROPOSED AMENDMENTS. AND MY RECOMMENDATION IS THAT WE INSTRUCT OUR DELEGATE, WHOEVER THAT MAY TURN OUT TO BE, TO VOTE IN THE AFFIRMATIVE FOR EACH OF THE PROPOSALS. THANK YOU, MR. HURBURT. IF I REMEMBER CORRECTLY, OUR PRIMARY DELEGATE IS MR. GARCIA. I BELIEVE SO. SECONDARY IS BEING MYSELF, AND I BELIEVE MR. PALLARES. SO ANYBODY THAT IS PRESIDENT CAN VOTE ON THE AFFIRMATIVE ON THOSE CHANGES. SO THANK YOU. AND I REALLY LIKE THE FACT THAT WE DO THIS. THIS IS HOW IT SHOULD BE DONE. I THINK I'VE SPOKEN ABOUT THIS BEFORE IN THE PAST, WHICH IS A DELEGATE AND JUST SEND THEM WITHOUT ANY DIRECTION AS TO WHICH WAY THEY SHOULD VOTE. AND OF COURSE, THAT'S NOT THE INTENTION. INTENTION IS FOR THEM TO BE REPRESENTING THE COUNCIL, AND THAT'S CORRECT. AND SO I'M REALLY HAPPY THAT YOU HAVE TAKEN THIS AND BECAUSE THIS IS JUST, I BELIEVE, THE SECOND OR THIRD TIME THAT THIS IS OCCURRING, THAT WE'RE VOTING AHEAD OF TIME OR DECIDING [00:15:04] HOW WE'RE GOING TO VOTE, LET ME PUT IT THAT WAY. SO THANK YOU FOR DOING THAT. ALL RIGHT. I WOULD LIKE TO ENTERTAIN A MOTION FOR APPROVAL. SO MOVE, SIR. SECOND, MADAM CLERK HAS BEEN MOVED IN. SECOND, WOULD YOU CALL THE THE VOTE BY ROLL CALL? MAYOR REYNA, AYE. MAYOR PRO TEM PALLARES? AYE. COUNCIL MEMBER LYNCH? AYE. COUNCIL MEMBER MARTINEZ? AYE. MOTION BY COUNCIL MEMBER LYNCH SECONDED BY MAYOR PRO TEM PALLARES. TO VOTE IN THE AFFIRMATIVE FOR ALL PROPOSED AMENDMENTS. THANK YOU, MADAM CLERK. ITEM B APPROVE A COMMUNITY GRANT APPLICATION SUBMITTED BY THE ORANGE HART FOUNDATION REQUESTING FUNDS FOR THE WASCO ROSE FESTIVAL [12) b. Approve a Community Grant Application submitted by the Orange Heart Foundation requesting funds for the Wasco Rose Festival Event in the amount of $2,000.00 and Authorize the City Manager or his designee to approve a budget amendment in the amount of $10,000.00 allocating General Revenue Funds for the Community Grant Program. (Hurlbert)] EVENT IN THE AMOUNT OF $2,000 AND AUTHORIZE THE CITY MANAGER OR HIS DESIGNEE TO APPROVE A BUDGET AMENDMENT IN THE AMOUNT OF 10,000 ALLOCATING GENERAL REVENUE FUNDS FOR THE COMMUNITY GRANT PROGRAM. MR. HURBERT. YES, HONORABLE MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL. THIS ITEM THAT YOU MAY RECALL FROM THE PREVIOUS MEETING AS WELL, A REQUEST FOR SOME SORT OF ASSISTANCE IN ADDITION TO THE SO CALLED IN-KIND ASSISTANCE THAT THE CITY WOULD NORMALLY PROVIDE FOR THIS TYPE OF COMMUNITY WIDE EVENT, SUCH AS PUBLIC WORKS, BARRICADES AND HELP WITH ROAD CLOSURES AND THINGS LIKE THAT. IN PREVIOUS YEARS THERE WAS A $10,000 COMMUNITY GRANT BUDGET SET ASIDE AND VARIOUS APPLICATIONS FOR THAT MONEY WERE APPROVED OR NOT DURING THE COURSE OF THE YEAR, WITH THE REQUEST COMING FROM THE ORANGE ARTS ORGANIZATION THIS YEAR WE DID A LITTLE RESEARCH, FOUND OUT THAT BUDGET HAD NOT BEEN RESTORED WITH THE CURRENTLY ADOPTED BUDGET. SO THERE ARE REALLY TWO THINGS THAT ARE BEING ASKED TONIGHT. ONE IS TO RESTORE THAT $10,000 ANNUAL BUDGET, THAT AMENDMENT TO THE CURRENT ADOPTED BUDGET. AND THEN SECONDLY. THE 2000 GRANT REQUEST FROM THE ORANGE ARTS IN SUPPORT OF THE [INAUDIBLE]. THANK YOU, MR. HURBERT. AND I'M NOT SURE WHAT'S GOING ON WITH THE AUDIO, BUT I HAVE NO IDEA EITHER. WE'LL GET THROUGH IT. SOME GREMLINS. GREMLINS THAT ARE IN THE CABLES SOMEHOW. ALL RIGHT. ARE THERE ANY PUBLIC COMMENTS AT THIS TIME REGARDING THIS ITEM, SEEING NONE. ANY COMMENTS FROM THE MEMBERS? MAYOR PRO TEM PALLARES. THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR. YES, BACK IN 2019, I'VE ALWAYS HAD DIFFICULTIES WITH THIS. IN MY VIEW, IT'S ALWAYS BEEN THE RESIDENTS MONEY, THE PUBLIC FUNDS OR PUBLIC MONIES. IN MY VIEW, IT SHOULD ALWAYS BE THE INDIVIDUALS AFTER THEIR MONTHLY BUDGETS. IF THEY HAVE ANY DISCRETIONARY INCOME, THEY SHOULD DECIDE WHERE TO PLACE THEIR DONATIONS FOR WHATEVER ORGANIZATION THEY WISH. ORANGE HEIGHTS HAS DONE A LOT FOR THE COMMUNITY AND IT'S A WONDERFUL ORGANIZATION. HOWEVER, I AM INCLINED TO VOTE IN THE NEGATIVE FOR BOTH ACCOUNTS. THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR. MEMBER LYNCH I HAVE NO COMMENT, SIR. ALL RIGHT. MEMBER MARTINEZ NO COMMENTS. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. I WILL MAKE A COMMENT. I DO WANT TO SAY THAT BACK IN 2019, WHEN WE CONSIDERED THIS, WE WERE VERY DILIGENT. AND IF YOU LOOK AT THE POLICY, IT IS VERY BROAD AND VERY ALSO FOCUSED ON WHAT CAN BE DONE WITH THIS MONEY. I THINK THAT THE BENEFIT TO OUR COMMUNITY, THAT AN ORGANIZATION LIKE THE ORANGE CARD, THE BENEFIT THAT THEY BRING TO OUR COMMUNITY IS WELL WORTH BEING SUPPORTED. I THINK THAT WE HAD THAT DISCUSSION AT THE TIME. I HAD AN OPPORTUNITY AGAIN, AND I'M GLAD THAT YOU INCLUDED IT IN THE REPORT. WE DO POLICY. IT IS NICE AND TIGHT. IF ANY ORGANIZATION THAT REQUESTS MONEY SHOULD FAIL TO PERFORM WHAT THEY SAID THEY WERE GOING TO DO.[INAUDIBLE] SO I THINK THAT'S A VERY NICE THING. AND SO THE FACT THAT OUR COMMUNITY WILL BENEFIT GREATLY BECAUSE MONEY WILL BE USED FOR IMPLEMENTING THIS YEAR'S WASCO ROSE FESTIVAL, WHICH I THINK THEY HAVE A BIG ROLE AHEAD OF THEM. THEY'RE TRYING TO BRING IT BACK TO ITS FORMER GLORY. AND I THINK THAT'S MONEY THAT [INAUDIBLE]. MY VOTE WOULD DEFINITELY BE A YES, BUT I WILL MOVE THIS FORWARD. [00:20:04] IS THERE A SECOND. SECOND SIR. OK [INAUDIBLE]. MADAM CLERK, WOULD YOU CALL THE VOTE? BOTH ITEMS? YES. WE ARE MAKING A BUDGET AMENDMENT BECAUSE, AS MR. HURBERT MENTIONED, AND WHEN WE DID THE BUDGET, WE DID NOT ALLOCATE IT OR APPROPRIATED MONEY FOR THIS PURPOSE. [INAUDIBLE]. ALL RIGHT. SO MADAM CLERK HAS BEEN MOVED IN SECOND. LET'S GET THROUGH THIS ITEM AND I HAVE AN IDEA WE CAN LOOK AT. WOULD YOU CALL THE VOTE BY ROLL CALL MAYOR REYNA? AYE. MAYOR PRO TEM PALLARES, NO. COUNCIL MEMBER LYNCH, AYE. COUNCIL MEMBER MARTINEZ. AYE. MOTION BY MAYOR REYNA. SECONDED BY COUNCIL MEMBER LYNCH TO ADOPT THE RESOLUTION. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. GREAT. VARIOUS ITEMS. A, B, AND C. I DID NOT MENTION THE C. IT WAS ON MY NEXT PAGE. ALL RIGHT. ITEM C DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE MINUTE ACTION FOR THE TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER SIX, 2022 CITY COUNCIL MEETING. [12) c. Discussion and Possible Minute Acton for the Tuesday, September 6, 2022, City Council meeting Cancellation. (Hurlbert)] CANCELLATION. SAYING THAT MADE ME WONDER. YES. SO COVERED. YES. HONORABLE MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL BECAUSE OF THE TIMING OF THE CALIFORNIA CITIES CONFERENCE, WHICH HAS BEEN MENTIONED SEVERAL TIMES THIS EVENING. THAT CONFERENCE STARTS ON WEDNESDAY, THE SEVENTH OF NOON, OR SOME ACTIVITIES PRIOR TO. AND SO THERE IS A CONSIDERATION THAT SOME COUNCIL MEMBERS MAY WISH TO TRAVEL THE EVENING BEFORE. IN FACT, OUR RESERVATIONS ARE SET UP FOR THE EVENING BEFORE TO NOT DO THE FOUR AND A HALF, FIVE HOUR DRIVE THE MORNING OF THE START OF THE CONFERENCE. SO FOR DISCUSSION TONIGHT. IS JUST AMONGST THE COUNCIL MEMBERS. WHETHER THOSE THAT ARE ATTENDING WOULD PREFER TO TRAVEL THE NIGHT BEFORE. WE WOULD RISK NOT HAVING A QUORUM FOR THAT MEETING. SO ONE OF THE OPTIONS WOULD BE JUST TO PROACTIVELY GO DARK ON THAT EVENING. IF THERE ARE ANY URGENT ITEMS THAT APPEAR ON THE HORIZON BEFORE, WE CAN CERTAINLY HOLD A SPECIAL MEETING TO ADDRESS THOSE ITEMS. WOULD THAT MEETING THE BEFORE THE DAY OF THE COUNCIL, IS THAT WHAT YOU'RE THINKING? YES. RIGHT OR FOLLOWING AND AVOID WAITING UNTIL THE REGULARLY SCHEDULED MEETING ON THE THIRD. [INAUDIBLE]. TUESDAY. THANK YOU, MR. HURBURT. ARE THERE ANY PUBLIC COMMENTS AT THIS TIME BASED ON ANY COMMENTS FROM THE MEMBERS? MAYOR PRO TEM. NO COMMENT. THANK YOU, MEMBER LYNCH. I THINK IT'S A GOOD IDEA BECAUSE I BELIEVE THERE'S THREE COUNCIL PERSONS PLUS MR. HULBERT GOING. [INAUDIBLE]. MEMBER MARTINEZ. NO COMMENTS. ALL RIGHT. I WOULD LIKE TO ENTERTAIN A MOTION FOR APPROVAL. SO MOVED. SECOND, SECOND, WHOEVER THE LATE MR. MARTINEZ. THAT'S OKAY. YOU CAN GIVE IT TO HIM. THAT'S OKAY. [LAUGHTER]. NO. IT HAS BEEN A FIRST AND SECOND. AND WE CALL THE VOTE BY ROLL CALL. MADAM CLERK, MAYOR REYNA? AYE. MAYOR PRO TEM PALLARES? AYE. COUNCIL MEMBER, MARTINEZ? AYE . MOTION BY MAYOR PRO TEM PALLARES SECONDED BY COUNCILMEMBER LYNCH. FOR THE [INAUDIBLE] THE CITY COUNCIL MEETING. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU, MADAM CLERK. MOVING ON TO ITEM. WELL, MR. HURBERT WE WILL BE DARK ON THAT DAY. YES, A VOTE. AN AFFIRMATIVE VOTE WAS FOR CANCELLATION. SO WE DID THAT CORRECTLY IN SPITE OF OURSELVES. RIGHT. I DO WANT TO SAY THAT MOST OF US PROBABLY.[INAUDIBLE] [00:25:26] THERE'S NO PROBLEM. ALL RIGHT. THAT WAS AN UNHAPPY CABLE. YEAH, THE CAMERA. NO, THAT'S THE PODIUM, MIKE. IT PROBABLY SUFFERED THE SAME DEATH AS YOURS. SO WE'RE PREPARED TO MOVE FORWARD NOW. MR. MAYOR, THANK YOU. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. ITEM 13 REPORTS FROM COMMISSIONS AND COMMITTEES. CURRENT ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION. MR. GARCIA IS NOT HERE, SO WE'LL KEEP THAT. SKIP IT. CURRENT COUNCIL GOVERNMENT. [13) b. Kern Council of Government (Reyna)] THAT WOULD BE ME. THERE WAS GOING TO BE A MEETING THIS WEEK, BUT IT WAS ALSO DECIDED THAT WE GO DARK SO WE WON'T HAVE A MEETING. THERE'S REALLY NOTHING TO REPORT SINCE I REPORTED LAST. AND THEN THE WASCO TASK FORCE. [13) c. Wasco Task Force (Martinez & Reyna)] THE TASK FORCE HAS NOT MET, BUT THE COMMITTEE, THE STEERING ADVISORY COMMITTEE HAS MET. WE'RE MEETING THE TUESDAY AFTER THE TUESDAY OF OUR COUNCIL MEETING, AND WE CONTINUE TO MOVE FORWARD TRYING TO FIND ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS THAT WE HAVE. WE DO HAVE A MEETING SCHEDULE COMING UP WITH MR. HURBERT AND CHIEF ZIMMERMAN FROM SHAFTER. SO IN AN EFFORT TO CONTINUE TO FIND ANSWERS, AS I SAID, TO QUESTIONS THAT WE HAVE FORMULATED. SO AND THANK YOU FOR AGREEING TO DO THAT. SURE. I APPRECIATE THE PLEASURE. ALL RIGHT. MR. MARTINEZ, DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING ELSE TO ADD REGARDING THAT? NO, SIR. THANK YOU. OKAY. REPORTS FROM FIRING CHIEF ARE NOT HERE. SERGEANT SHIN IS ON VACATION AND CHIEF APPLETON WAS DETAINED AT AN INCIDENT. KALYANI AND WAS NOT GOING TO MAKE IT BACK. WE DO HAVE SOME STATISTICS PROVIDED FROM THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE WILL FORWARD THOSE TO THE COUNCIL MEMBERS. I WORRIED WHEN YOU SAY DETAINED. I WAS CONCERNED ABOUT THAT. WELL, I'LL THINK OF A BETTER WORD. NO, NO, THAT'S JUST MY MIND. YOU KNOW, IT'S LIKE THAT'S JUST ME. REPORTS FROM CITY MANAGER MR. [15) REPORTS FROM THE CITY MANAGER] HURBERT. YOU KNOW, I DON'T HAVE ANYTHING FORMAL JUST TO REPORT THAT. I APPRECIATE HAVING THE TIME OFF TO HAVE A VACATION WITH FAMILY THIS YEAR AND ENJOYED THAT. AND THANK YOU TO STAFF, ESPECIALLY ASSISTANT CITY MANAGER LAURA FOR STEERING THE SHIP WHILE I WAS GONE AND EVERYTHING WENT. PERHAPS TOO WELL. MAYBE I SHOULDN'T GO AWAY FOR SO LONG. I DECIDED YOU CAN DO IT WITHOUT ME. SO THAT'S REALLY ALL I HAVE RIGHT NOW. MR. HURBERT, I WANT TO TELL YOU SOMETHING. THAT IS THE MARK OF A GOOD LEADER, AND YOU CAN GET AWAY AND THINGS CONTINUE TO RUN SMOOTHLY. SO TAKE THE COMPLIMENT. I APPRECIATE THAT. I ACCEPT THE COMPLIMENT. I WILL TELL YOU THAT MY EMAIL, HOWEVER, WON THAT BATTLE IN TWO WEEKS OF EMAIL. I STILL HAVE NOT COMPLETELY CAUGHT UP ON IT. WELL, VERY GOOD. I'M GLAD THAT YOU'RE BACK. ME TOO. ALL RIGHT. MEMBERS. COMMENTS FROM THE MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL. [16) REPORTS FROM THE CITY COUNCIL] MR. PALLARES. OH, JUST THANKS FOR THE PUBLIC WORKS FOR HANDLING THE LEAKY VALVE ON POSO AND D. YOU KNOW, IT WAS JUST EXCESSIVE WATER LEAKAGE. AND I APPRECIATE YOU GUYS GETTING ON THAT IMMEDIATELY. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MAYOR POLARIS. MEMBER LYNCH. I HAVE NOTHING TONIGHT, SIR. MEMBER MARTINEZ. NOTHING TO REPORT, SIR. THANK YOU. I WANT TO SPEAK ABOUT BRIEFLY ABOUT SOMETHING THAT WE HAD A MEETING WITH CALTRANS, AND THIS OCCURRED BECAUSE STAFF CALTRANS APPROACHED STAFF. THEY WANTED TO DISCUSS SOME OF THE THINGS THAT ARE CONCERNING TO US. AND ONE OF THEM ARE ACTUALLY TWO OF THEM ARE DANGEROUS CROSSINGS WITHIN THE CITY OF WASCO. AND I WANT YOU TO KNOW THAT I'VE BEEN TALKING ABOUT THIS FOR A LONG TIME, AND I'VE BEEN TALKING TO A REPRESENTATIVE OF THE COG. AND HE LISTENS. YOU KNOW, HE LISTENS. AND I LIKE THAT. AND HE SAID, WE'RE GOING TO BE CONTACTING STAFF AND WE'RE GOING TO DISCUSS THIS. [00:30:03] THE FACT THAT HE LISTENS DOESN'T MEAN THAT WE GET WHAT WE WANT, RIGHT? THERE'S A DISCUSSION AND DURING THE MEETING THERE WAS ACTUALLY DISCUSSION ABOUT COMPLETING SOMETHING THAT I HAD WANTED FOR A LONG TIME, AND THAT IS THE HAWK SYSTEM BOTH AT POPLAR AND HIGHWAY 46. AND IT WAS MY DREAM THAT WE WOULD HAVE ONE HERE, BUT I DIDN'T THINK IT WOULD BE REALIZED SO. AND SUDDENLY THE CONVERSATION VEERED THAT WAY. THANK YOU, MR. HURBERT, FOR KIND OF PUT IT IN THE TARGET THERE. AND STAFF AS WELL. WONDERFUL. THANK YOU. AND SO NOW IT APPEARS THAT WE ARE GOING TO BE ABLE TO DO THIS THROUGH GRANT FUNDING. KEEP OUR FINGERS CROSSED. RIGHT. AND SOMEBODY THAT CALTRANS WILL BE ABLE TO PUT INTO THE LITTLE KITTY FOR US AS WELL. WE DON'T KNOW HOW MUCH THEY WOULDN'T COMMIT TO A SPECIFIC AMOUNT, BUT I BELIEVE IT WILL BE HAPPENING. IT IS MY BELIEF THAT WE WILL SEE THAT HAPPEN. AND SO WE WILL HAVE TWO DANGEROUS CROSSINGS THAT WILL BECOME A LOT SAFER BECAUSE TRAFFIC WILL ACTUALLY STOP WHEN A PEDESTRIAN ACTIVATES THE SIGNAL. SO IT'S JUST SOMETHING TO THINK ABOUT. IT DOES PAY TO HAVE REPRESENTATION OF THIS OTHER ORGANISMS THAT WE ATTEND, AND IT DOES PAY TO TALK TO PEOPLE AND SAY, YOU KNOW, HEY, THIS IS A PROBLEM. YOU DID SOMETHING AND IT WASN'T SUFFICIENT ENOUGH, ROBUST ENOUGH TO SATISFY THE NEED. AND SO WE'RE MOVING IN A DIFFERENT DIRECTION, A MUCH BETTER DIRECTION NOW. SO THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR. IF I MAY COMMENT, I WITNESSED A NEAR MISS RIGHT HERE YESTERDAY MORNING AND YOUNG LADY TRYING TO CROSS THE STREET AND BOTH DIRECTIONS. YEAH, ALMOST GOT HER. SO, YEAH, YOU SPEAK ABOUT SOMETHING THAT WE WITNESSED FREQUENTLY IS THAT PEOPLE TAKE THEIR LIFE ONTO THEIR OWN HANDS EVERY TIME THEY CROSS. THESE COULD BE JUST OUR EMPLOYEES GOING FROM AND COMING TO CITY HALL. BUT NOW WE HAVE A BUS STOPS RIGHT HERE. AND SO PEOPLE ARE LET OFF AND THEY HAVE TO CROSS THE STREET. AND SO NOW WE HAVE MORE FOOT TRAFFIC. AND SO THAT WAS VERY CONCERNING TO ME AND I KNOW THE STAFF AS WELL, BUT I'M HAPPY THAT WE'RE MOVING IN THAT DIRECTION. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU, STAFF FOR ALL YOU DO. ALWAYS PROVIDING GREAT INFORMATION. I READ IT ALL. I HOPE IT'S NOTICEABLE THAT I DO. AND YOU KNOW, YOU ALLOW ME TO MAKE INFORMED DECISIONS. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. ARE THERE ANY PUBLIC COMMENTS REGARDING THE CLOSED SESSION ITEMS AT THIS TIME? WE HAVE TWO ITEMS, A AND B. DO I NEED TO READ THEM, MR. HULBERT? NO, I BELIEVE SO. ANY COMMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC? SEEING NONE. WE'LL MOVE ON TO CLOSED SESSION. [17) CLOSED SESSION] THANK YOU ALL FOR ATTENDING. WE WILL COME BACK AND CLOSE THE MEETING SHORTLY. MEMBER GARCIA ABSENT . YOU KNOW WHAT? I HAVEN'T CLOSED THE MEETING YET. THERE IS A CORRECTION THAT I WANT MADE. ALL OF THE CALLS AND HEARING. SOMEBODY HAS CHANGED MY NAME TO GILBERT ON ALL OF THE. WHAT ARE THEY CALLED? THE RESOLUTIONS. YOU SHOULD READ GILBERTO ON THE CITIES, ALL OF THE CITIES, ALL OF THE RESOLUTIONS ON THIS AGENDA, SAY GILBERT REYNA. I DON'T KNOW WHO CHANGED IT ALL. SO I HAVEN'T CLOSED THE MEETING YET, SO I'M ASKING FOR THAT TO BE CORRECTED. OH, I JUST. JUST WANTED TO ASK A QUESTION. I WAS LOOKING OVER THE AGENDA FOR THE ROSE FESTIVAL, AND IT'S TALKING ABOUT A BEER GARDEN. I THOUGHT WE HAD AN ORDINANCE AGAINST ALCOHOL IN THE PARKS HERE. I HAVE NOT SEEN THAT. SO I WAS IN A COUNCIL MEETING YEARS AGO, AND IT WAS SOMETHING ABOUT THE VERY SAME THING AT BARKER PARK. AND THERE WAS ONE COUNCILMAN THAT WAS A HOLDOUT FOR A WHILE, AND THEN HE VOTED AGAINST HAVING IT, ALLOWING IT TO HAPPEN. AND WE HAVE AN ORDINANCE THAT ALLOWS FOR BEER TO BE SOLD AT THE PARKS. [INAUDIBLE]. YEAH. I JUST WANT YOU TO KNOW WE DO HAVE IT. BECAUSE WE'RE NOT GOING TO HAVE ANOTHER COUNCIL MEETING BEFORE THAT THING HAPPENS. YEAH, WE DO HAVE AN ORDINANCE THAT ESTABLISHES THE RULES HOW TO DO IT, AND YOU HAVE A LOT OF CONTROL OVER THAT. SO I WILL TAKE THAT ITEM AND THAT INFORMATION, LOOK AT THE CLERK AND SHE'LL MAKE SURE I ADDRESS THAT. [00:35:05] YEAH. SO.[INAUDIBLE] . ALL BUT ONE OF THE RESOLUTIONS HAD MY NAME CORRECT. I ALWAYS USED TO GIVE A NAME FOR ANY LEGAL MATTER. CORRECT. I DO LIKE MY NAME, BUT EVERYBODY CALLS ME GILBERT. DO YOU WANT TO ADJOURN? ADJOURNED. OH, YES. I WAS GOING TO BE SORRY. THIS MEETING IS ADJOURNED. THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR THE GREAT WORK YOU DO. * This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.