Sep 20, 2022 City Council

ALL RIGHT, EVERYONE, TAKE THEIR SEATS.

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JUST WAIT FOR THESE PEOPLE TO ENTER THE CHAMBER.

GOOD EVENING, EVERYONE. IT IS 6:01 AND I'M CALLING THIS MEETING TO ORDER.

MADAM CLERK, WOULD YOU CALL THE ROLL.

YES.

CALL]. THANK YOU, MADAM CLERK.

PLEASE STAND FOR A FLAG SALUTE THAT WILL BE LED BY JAVIER ABRAHAM GONZALEZ AND SERGIO AND ISABELLE GONZALEZ AND THEN REMAIN STANDING IN FRONT OF THE LOCATION FOR A MOMENT OF SILENCE.

SALUTE. PLEDGE.

I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC OF WHICH IT STANDS, ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL.

IS THERE SOMEBODY THAT CAN GIVE AN INVOCATION? WE WILL OBSERVE A MOMENT OF SILENCE.

THANK YOU ALL. YOU MAY BE SEATED.

YES. I WAS ABOUT TO CALL HIS NAME.

JAVIER. YOU DID SUCH A WONDERFUL JOB.

[5) PRESENTATIONS]

OKAY. WE MOVE ON TO ITEM FIVE PRESENTATION.

PRESENTATIONS. JOSHUA COOLEY WONDERFUL AG PREP STUDENT FOOD DRIVE.

I HAVE A FEW FLYERS I MADE.

SURE GIVE THEM TO OUR CITY CLERK AND THEN SHE'LL PASS THEM TO US.

HELLO, COUNCIL MEMBERS.

THESE FLYERS ARE NOT EXACT FLYERS.

THEY THEY'RE JUST IDEAS THAT ME AND MY TEAM HAVE BEEN WORKING ON AND THAT WE'RE CONSIDERING FOR THIS DRIVE.

BUT FOR FOR THE PAST, I THINK THREE OR FOUR YEARS THAT I'VE BEEN AT WASCO.

WHEN I STARTED AS A FRESHMAN IN THE WONDERFUL AG CLUB, WE DID A CLOTHING DRIVE AND IT WAS AN ABSOLUTE SUCCESS.

AND AFTER AFTER THAT DRIVE, ACTUALLY, DURING THAT DRIVE, THERE WAS COVID.

THAT'S WHEN THE PANDEMIC HAD STARTED.

AFTER THAT, WE HADN'T REALLY DONE ANY DRIVE.

SO IN THE MIDST OF, I THINK 2020, MY SOPHOMORE YEAR, YES, THAT IS MY SOPHOMORE YEAR, I LED STUDENT LED A CANNED FOOD DRIVE THAT YEAR, WHICH THAT WAS ALSO A MAJOR SUCCESS.

ALL THE CANNED GOODS WERE DONATED TO THE MISSION AT KERN COUNTY.

AND THEN LAST YEAR, I DID THE SAME THING, TRYING TO GO BIGGER AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE, COLLABORATING WITH OTHER CLUBS THAT WERE ON OR THAT ARE WITHIN THE SCHOOL AND TRYING TO WORK WITH THE CITY LAST YEAR, ALTHOUGH DUE TO MY, MY, MY LATENESS OF, OF TRYING TO COLLABORATE WITH EVERYBODY, IT WAS IT WAS STILL A SUCCESS, BUT NOT AS MUCH OF A SUCCESS AS PREVIOUS YEARS.

THIS YEAR I AM HOPING TO START VERY STRONG AND GET THIS DRIVE FROM 0 TO 60 WITHIN A MATTER

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SO I'M JUST ASKING FOR SUPPORT BECAUSE WE PLAN TO START START THIS DRIVE AS SOON AS WASCO HIGH STUDENTS COME BACK FROM THEIR THANKSGIVING BREAK ALL THE WAY TO, I THINK, DECEMBER 19TH OR THE 18TH IS WHEN WE GO FOR CHRISTMAS BREAK.

SO THAT'S OUR STARTING DATE TIME.

I THINK ONE OF THE FLYERS MIGHT HAVE THE EXACT DATES.

I'M NOT SURE WHICH ONE IT IS, BUT THAT IS WHAT WE'LL BE DOING.

I HAVE A TEAM WITH ME, NOT WITH ME, BUT I HAVE A TEAM THAT WE'RE TRYING TO DO THIS TOGETHER SINCE THIS IS MY SENIOR YEAR, I WAS ASKED TO GATHER A TEAM TOGETHER TO CONTINUE THIS SORT OF DRIVE AFTER I GRADUATE.

I ONLY HAVE ONE STUDENT ON MY TEAM AT THE MOMENT, BUT AS MY ADVISORS FOR THIS DRIVE OVER SAYING EVERYTHING, THE LOGISTICS I HAVE VICTORIA TOLAND, SHE'S OUR NEW AG TEACHER THERE AT WASCO AND OUR OUR MECHANICS TEACHER, SONNI SHEW. SONNIE, MS. SHEW IS ON MATERNITY LEAVE FOR THE MOMENT, SO SHE WILL JUMP BACK INTO THIS PROJECT IN THE MIDDLE OF IT TO HELP OVERSEE IT.

BUT WE'RE CURRENTLY WORKING WITH ASB.

THE WONDERFUL CLUB WILL BE OVERSEEING THIS THIS PROJECT, THIS DRIVE, WORKING WITH FFA, ASB AND ANY OTHER CLUBS WHO CHOOSE TO COME IN AND HELP WITH THIS DRIVE, AS WELL AS WORKING WITH THE HIGH SCHOOL ITSELF JUST SO WE CAN GET AS MANY DONATIONS AS POSSIBLE.

AND IN THE END I'M HOPING TO OR WE ARE HOPING TO HAVE AS A WHOLE BUNCH, A WHOLE BUNCH OF DONATIONS IN TO WHERE WE CAN HAVE A DISTRIBUTION LOCATION AT ONE OF THE PARKS AND GIVE OUT CARE PACKAGES OF CANNED GOODS ON IN DECEMBER.

SO, YEAH, THAT'S ALL I HAVE.

YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT HERE IN WASCO, HERE IN WASCO YES.

BUT LIKE PREVIOUS YEARS, IF, IF WE DON'T GET TO THE LEVEL OF HAVING ENOUGH TO DISTRIBUTE, THEN ALL WE'LL ALL CANNED GOODS WILL GO TO THE MISSION AT KERN COUNTY IN BAKERSFIELD.

THAT IS A GREAT IDEA, JOSHUA.

I HAVE EXPERIENCE WITH FOOD DRIVES.

I'VE DONE SEVERAL MYSELF AND CLOTHING THAT DRIVES AS WELL.

SO YOU CAN COUNT ON MY SUPPORT AND I'M CERTAIN THE COUNCIL WILL ALSO SUPPORT YOU.

YEAH. LET US KNOW ONCE YOU GET STARTED, ONCE YOU GET GOING.

AND I'M HAPPY TO DO ANYTHING I CAN TO HELP YOU BE SUCCESSFUL.

I THINK IT'S A LAUDABLE ACTIVITY TO DO THAT.

THINKING OF OTHERS, PARTICULARLY DURING THE HOLIDAYS, WHERE PEOPLE MAY NOT HAVE ENOUGH TO EAT OR EVEN CLOTHE THEMSELVES WITH.

SO IT'S WONDERFUL.

I COMMEND YOU FOR THAT.

THANK YOU. JOSH THANKS FOR COMING.

YOU DID AN OUTSTANDING JOB LAST YEAR AND OUTSTANDING PRESENTATION TONIGHT.

YES. THANK THANK YOU FOR PRESENTING TONIGHT.

AND, YOU KNOW, IT'S ALWAYS A NEED OUT THERE THAT WE NEED PEOPLE LIKE YOU TO STEP UP AND GET US STARTED.

YOU KNOW, MANY TIMES WE WOULD THINK, OH, WE SHOULD DO THIS OR THAT.

SO I'M SO PROUD OF YOU FOR TAKING THE INITIATIVE TO GET IT STARTED.

THANK YOU. GOOD JOB GETTING THIS STARTED.

AND I LIKE THE MAYOR.

I'VE DONE QUITE A NUMBER OF FOOD DRIVES MYSELF.

WE DO HAVE A FOOD BANK HERE WITH THE SALVATION ARMY IN TOWN, TOO.

[6) PUBLIC COMMENTS]

YOU MIGHT WANT TO CONTACT THEM TOO AND SEE IF THEY WANT TO GET INVOLVED.

YEAH, I THINK THE CONTACT FOR THE SALVATION ARMY IS JANET GRANT.

YOU MIGHT WANT TO CONTACT HER.

JANET GRANT? YEAH. I'M CLOSE FRIENDS WITH THEM, AND SO SHE MIGHT BE ABLE TO GUIDE YOU AND HELP YOU WITH IT AS WELL.

ALL RIGHT. WE LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING YOU.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, JOSH.

ALL RIGHT. MOVING ON TO ITEM SIX PUBLIC COMMENTS.

THIS PORTION OF THE MEETING IS RESERVED FOR PERSONS DESIRING TO ADDRESS THE COUNCIL, INCLUDING THE COUNCIL ACTING AS A 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.

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BROWN ACT REQUIREMENTS.

THE BROWN ACT DOES NOT ALLOW ACTION OR DISCUSSION ON ITEMS, NOT ON THE AGENDA, SUBJECT TO NARROW EXCEPTIONS.

THIS WILL LIMIT A COUNCIL MEMBERS RESPONSE TO QUESTIONS AND REQUESTS MADE DURING THIS COMMENT PERIOD.

ARE THERE ANY PUBLIC COMMENTS AT THIS TIME? GOOD EVENING. I'M SHARON SHARP AND TRACY CLENDENIN AND I ARE HERE TONIGHT ON BEHALF OF WASCO ROSE FESTIVAL AND ORANGE HEART FOUNDATION.

AND WE JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU.

YOU KNOW, WE CAME AND REQUESTED SOME FINANCIAL SUPPORT FOR THE ROSE FESTIVAL AND WE ALSO ASKED FOR INVOLVEMENT AND THE CITY CAME OUT BIG.

AND WE APPRECIATE THE FINANCIAL CONTRIBUTION, BUT ALSO ALL OF THE CITY VEHICLES THAT WERE IN THE PARADE AND ALSO AT BARKER PARK.

A LOT OF YOU WERE AT WINE AND ROSES ON FRIDAY NIGHT, SO THE MONEY IS ALWAYS NICE, BUT HAVING THE CITY SUPPORTING US AND SHOWING UP, HELPING KEEP THE ROADS CLEAN.

I'M SORRY SERGEANT SHINN ISN'T HERE.

WE WANTED TO LET HIM KNOW AS WELL WHAT A FANTASTIC JOB HE DID WITH HAVING THE DEPUTIES AT THE PARK AND ALONG THE PARADE ROUTE.

AND SO WE JUST WANTED TO SAY THANK YOU.

AND DECEMBER 3RD WILL BE OUR CHRISTMAS EVENT.

SO WE'LL BE SHARING NEWS ABOUT THAT SOON.

SO THANK YOU, SHARON.

YOU DID A WONDERFUL JOB.

ALL OF YOU DID A WONDERFUL JOB.

AND I JUST WANTED TO SAY THANK YOU FOR WORKING WITH ME REALLY WELL AND MAKING ALL OF THOSE LOGISTICS.

I DON'T KNOW WHAT IT WAS THIS YEAR, WELL I DO.

BUT PEOPLE ARE JUST MORE BRAZEN AND MOVING THINGS OUT OF THE WAY AND DRIVING THROUGH.

SO I WAS I REALLY APPRECIATED ALL THE EXTRA BARRICADES AND HAVING SERGEANT SHINN, HAD EXTRA DEPUTIES TO HELP ME OUT LIKE THAT REALLY HELPED.

AND I ALSO EXPECT TO LEWIS, THAT HAVING THE CITY PARTICIPATE REALLY HELPS THEM AND IT HELPS US, LIKE, BECOME MORE APPRECIATIVE OF WHAT WE HAVE AND BUILDING MORE RESPECT.

AND IT'S A GOOD SHOWING.

I REALLY APPRECIATE IT.

THANK YOU. AND YOU BETTER KEEP THAT SIGN IN STORAGE BECAUSE I LOVE THAT WASCO SIGN.

TRACY, GREAT JOB.

ALL RIGHT. ARE THERE ANY OTHER PUBLIC COMMENTS? MADAM CLERK, DO WE HAVE ANY EMAIL COMMENTS? MAYOR, WE DID NOT RECEIVE EMAIL COMMENTS ON ANY ITEMS FOR THIS AGENDA.

THANK YOU. ITEM SEVEN SUCCESSOR AGENCY BUSINESS.

[9) CONSENT CALENDAR]

COUNCIL BUSINESS.

THE CONSENT CALENDAR.

THE CONSENT CALENDAR CONSISTS OF ITEMS THAT, IN STAFF'S OPINION, ARE ROUTINE AND NON-CONTROVERSIAL.

THIS ITEMS ARE APPROVED IN ONE MOTION UNLESS A COUNCIL MEMBER OR A MEMBER OF THE PUBLIC REQUESTS THE REMOVAL OF A SPECIFIC ITEM.

THIS EVENING WE HAVE ITEMS [INAUDIBLE].

AT THIS TIME, I WOULD LIKE TO ASK THE MEMBERS IF THEY HAVE A CONFLICT OF INTEREST ON A PARTICULAR ITEM ON THE CONSENT CALENDAR.

MAYOR PRO TEM PALLARES.

NO CONFLICT.

MEMBER LYNCH NO CONFLICTS SIR.

MEMBER MARTINEZ NO CONFLICTS, AND I DO NOT HAVE A CONFLICT EITHER.

IS THERE ANYONE IN THE AUDIENCE THAT WOULD LIKE TO REMOVE AN ITEM? IF SO, PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME FOR THE RECORD BEFORE MAKING YOUR COMMENT.

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.

NO, SIR. MEMBER MARTINEZ.

NO, SIR. AND I DO NOT WANT TO REMOVE AN ITEM.

I WOULD LIKE TO ENTERTAIN THE MOTION FOR APPROVAL.

I'LL SO MOVE, SIR.

SECOND, MADAM CLERK HAS BEEN MOVED AND SECOND, WOULD YOU CALL THE VOTE BY ROLL CALL

[12) a. Adopt a Resolution Approving the Final Map for Phases 2 and 3 of Tract 7373 accepting for public use the dedications for the purposes for which they are offered Authorizing the City Manager, City Clerk, or their designees to sign the Subdivision Agreement and Authorize the City Clerk to endorse the maps. (Villa)]

MOTION IS APPROVED WITH FOUR AYES WITH COUNCIL MEMBER GARCIA ABSENT.

THANK YOU, MADAM CLERK.

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ITEM 12 NEW BUSINESS.

ITEM A ADOPTED RESOLUTION APPROVING THE FINAL MAP FOR PHASES TWO AND THREE OF TRACT 7373.

ACCEPTING FOR PUBLIC USE.

THE DEDICATION FOR THE PURPOSES FOR WHICH THEY ARE OFFERED.

AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER, CITY CLERK OR THEIR DESIGNEES TO SIGN THE SUBDIVISION AGREEMENT AND AUTHORIZE THE CITY CLERK TO ENDORSE THE AMOUNTS. MR. VILLA. GOOD EVENING, HONORABLE MAYOR.

COUNCIL TONIGHT FOR COUNCIL APPROVAL, I HAVE THE MAPS FOR TRACT 7373, PHASES TWO AND THREE.

THE SUBDIVIDE HAS SUBMITTED THE FINAL MAP FOR 7373, PHASE TWO AND THREE.

THE CITY ENGINEER HAS REVIEWED AND APPROVED ALL FINAL MAPS.

THE SUBDIVIDE HAS PAID ALL NECESSARY FEES.

HAS PROVIDED TAX ESTIMATES, CERTIFICATES, MAP RECORDING FEES, LETTERS OF CREDIT AS ATTACHED TO THIS REPORT.

THE COUNCIL APPROVED PHASE ONE BACK IN OCTOBER 2021, WITH THAT STAFF RECOMMENDS COUNCIL ADOPTS THE RESOLUTION PROVEN THE FINAL MAP FOR PHASE TWO AND THREE. TRACK 7373.

THANK YOU, MR. VILLA.

ARE THERE ANY PUBLIC? YES. SORRY. I'LL BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE.

YES, I DO WANT TO SAY THIS IS ROUTINE, RIGHT? THAT IS CORRECT. IT'S A ROUTINE MATTER.

BUT I WOULD ASK IF YOU WOULD GET TOGETHER WITH VERONICA AFTER YOUR PRESENTATION OR AT THE END OF THIS MEETING SO THAT SHE HAS ANY QUESTIONS FOR YOU [INAUDIBLE]. BUT BEFORE THAT, ARE THERE ANY PUBLIC COMMENTS AT THIS TIME? OK SEEING NONE. ANY COMMENTS FROM THE MEMBERS? MAYOR PRO TEM PALLARES.

NO COMMENTS. THANK YOU.

MEMBER LYNCH NO COMMENT, SIR.

MEMBER MARTINEZ NO COMMENTS AND I DON'T HAVE ANY COMMENTS.

[13) a. Kern Economic Development Corporation (Garcia) ]

[13) b. Kern Council of Government (Reyna) ]

OKAY MADAM CLERK HAS BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED, WOULD YOU CALL THE ROLL THE VOTE BY ROLL CALL? MOTION BY COUNCIL MEMBER MARTINEZ, SECONDED BY COUNCILOR MEMBER LYNCH TO ADOPT THE RESOLUTION.

MOTION IS APPROVED WITH FOUR AYES WITH COUNCIL MEMBER GARCIA ABSENT.

THANK YOU, MADAM CLERK.

ALL RIGHT. MOVING ON TO ITEM 13.

REPORTS FROM COMMISSIONS AND COMMITTEES FROM COUNCIL OF GOVERNMENTS.

I ATTENDED THURSDAY'S MEETING AND IT WAS VERY GOOD.

WE HAVE SOME I HAVE SOME GOOD INFORMATION TO SHARE WITH YOU.

BUT FIRST, I WANTED TO MENTION THAT IT IS THROUGH THE CONTACT THROUGH CURRENT COG WITH OUR DISTRICT SIX REPRESENTATIVE MICHAEL NAVARRO, THAT PETER KING SIGNS WERE INSTALLED ON THIS CROSSING RIGHT HERE OF [INAUDIBLE] AND HIGHWAY 43.

AND I THINK THEY WENT UNNOTICED FOR THE MOST PART.

RIGHT. ARE YOU AWARE THAT THOSE SIGNS ARE THERE? YEAH, I'M RIGHT. THEY WENT UNNOTICED.

SO THAT IS AN EFFORT TO CONTINUE TO MAKE THAT CROSSING SAFER.

BUT IT'S NOT. THE FINAL ANSWER IS, IS THAT WE DISCUSSED BEFORE.

THE GOAL IS TO HAVE A COG SYSTEM INSTALLED THERE THAT WOULD BE PEDESTRIAN ACTIVATED IN WHICH YOU WOULD PRESS A BUTTON AND IT WOULD FLASH A YELLOW LIGHT AND THEN EVENTUALLY TURN INTO A RED AND STOP TRAFFIC.

BUT AT LEAST IT'S MORE VISIBLE THAN JUST HAVING THE PAINTING CROSSING.

BUT I WOULD STILL ASK YOU TO BE VERY CAREFUL AS YOU CROSS, BECAUSE MANY OF THOSE VEHICLES, YOU KNOW, PRETEND LIKE YOU'RE NOT ON THE CROSSING.

BEING IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION. AND I WANT TO THANK I DID THINK PERSONALLY, MICHAEL NAVARRO FOR MOVING FORWARD WITH THAT.

HE'S LISTENING AND BUT I DID TELL HIM THAT IT'S JUST A STEP IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION AND NOT THE FINAL GOAL, WHICH IS TO INSTALL THE SYSTEM HERE, AS WELL AS THAT POPLAR AND HIGHWAY 46.

AND HE UNDERSTANDS THAT.

HE SAYS HE'S WORKING WITH OUR STAFF TO MAKE THIS HAPPEN.

ALL RIGHT. ALSO, I GUESS MANY OF YOU KNOW THAT I'VE BEEN RIDING A BIKE.

I STUDIED RIDING A BIKE AUGUST 24TH.

AND ALTHOUGH I RIDE MOSTLY ON DIRT AND GRAVEL ROADS, I'M ALSO DRIVING IN SOME OF OUR CITY STREETS.

AND I'VE BEEN FINDING THAT OUR BIKE LANES ARE IN A VERY SAD CONDITION.

I DID BRING THIS UP AT CURRENT COG, AND I WAS TOLD THAT THERE IS LOTS AND LOTS OF MONEY THROUGH THE [INAUDIBLE] PROGRAM TO DO THIS BIKE LANES OR REPAINT THEM.

AND SO IF WE COULD LOOK INTO THAT AND REFURBISH ALL OF OUR BIKE LANES, THAT WOULD BE GREAT AND MAYBE USE SOME OF THAT BEAUTIFUL GREEN PAINT.

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THAT WOULD BE AWESOME.

BUT ANYWAY, I WOULD ASK THAT YOU DO THAT.

AND THEN THERE'S A PROGRAM, IT'S CALLED THE EQUITABLE REHABILITATION COMMUNITY GRANTS, AND THIS IS FOR BROWNFIELDS.

THERE'S $100 MILLION AVAILABLE THROUGH THIS PROGRAM, AND IT OPENS JANUARY 1ST.

I'M NOT QUITE SURE WHETHER WE HAVE ANY BROWNFIELDS.

I KNOW THAT THE LABOR CAMP MIGHT CONSIDER ONE, BUT WE HAVE ALREADY A SOLUTION FOR THAT.

IS THAT CORRECT, SCOTT? WE DEFINITELY HAVE WORKING ON THAT, YES.

OKAY. WELL, SO THIS IS A LOT OF MONEY THERE.

AND LAST YEAR IT WAS $75 MILLION.

THIS TIME THEY OPTED TO $100 MILLION.

AND DO YOU HAVE THE INFORMATION ON THIS PROGRAM? [INAUDIBLE] YES.

I ASKED THAT THE INFORMATION BE SHARED WITH ME VIA EMAIL AND I CAN FORWARD THAT FOR YOU.

OKAY. SO ALSO, AS YOU KNOW, WE HAD PALM AVENUE REHABILITATION ON THE NORTH SIDE OF HIGHWAY 46 AND WE HAD RUN INTO AN ISSUE WITH THAT.

BUT ONE OF THEM WAS CLEAR, WHILE THE OTHER ONE WAS STILL WAITING ON AN ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW.

MICHAEL NAVARRO TOLD ME ON THURSDAY THAT THE ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW FOR THE PORTION THAT IS NOT ALREADY A ROAD THAT WE NEED TO GO, THE ROAD THERE WAS APPROVED AND IT WAS GOING TO BE SIGNED ON THURSDAY.

AND I'M WONDERING WHETHER STAFF HEARD ANYTHING ABOUT IT, BECAUSE HE SAID IT WAS DONE.

WE DID. UNFORTUNATELY, WE RECEIVED THAT INFORMATION FROM CALTRANS AFTER THE DEADLINE.

SO WE'RE WORKING DILIGENTLY ON SEEING IF THERE'S A WAY TO GET THAT RECTIFIED.

HE DID SAY THAT IT WAS NOT SIGNED ON THURSDAY, THAT THEY WERE WAITING FOR A SIGNATURE, THAT THE ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW HAD BEEN FINISHED.

BUT HOPEFULLY THEY WILL ALLOW IT'S A FEDERAL DEADLINE.

SO WE'RE BEING TOLD BY BOTH CALTRANS AND CURRENT STAFF THAT IT'S CLOSED.

SO WE'RE LOOKING AT WHAT CAN BE DONE.

WOW. YEP.

ALL RIGHT. VERY DISAPPOINTING BECAUSE WE YES, WE WORK HARD AT SAVING THIS PROJECT AND SO DID CALTRANS.

[13) c. Wasco Task Force (Martinez & Reyna)]

YEAH, IT'S A SURPRISE TO ME AS WELL.

I SPENT A GOOD PART OF TODAY WORKING ON THAT.

ALL RIGHT. WELL, HOPEFULLY WE CAN FIND A SOLUTION.

ALL RIGHT. I ATTENDED THE WASCO FESTIVAL.

OH, EXCUSE ME. THAT'S NOT FOR THIS PORTION.

THIS WAS REGARDING KERN COUNTY.

SO THAT'S ALL I HAVE FROM KERN COUNTY.

WASCO TASK FORCE.

MR. MARTINEZ, DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING? OKAY. THE WASCO TASK FORCE HAS NOT MET, PER SE, BUT THAT THE ADVISORY STEERING COMMITTEE CONTINUES TO MEET.

AND WE HAD A MEETING IN WHICH SCOTT ATTENDED OUR LAST MEETING.

VERY INFORMATIVE MEETING.

EVERYBODY WAS HAPPY TO HEAR FROM SCOTT AND WHAT HE'S DOING TO IMPLEMENT OUR POLICE DEPARTMENT.

SCOTT HAS MADE THAT A PRIORITY, PRIORITY NUMBER ONE FOR HIM.

AND SO I WAS ABLE TO SHARE WITH SCOTT SEVERAL DOCUMENTS THAT WE HAD GATHERED THROUGHOUT THIS PAST FEW WEEKS, INCLUDING A ORGANIZATIONAL CHART COST HAVING TO DO WITH MATERIALS SUCH AS IN VEHICLES, GUNS, THAT TYPE OF THING, AS WELL AS

[14) a. Kern County Fire Department (Appleton)]

SO I THINK WE'RE MOVING IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION.

I'M VERY HOPEFUL THAT WE WILL SOLVE THIS PRIOR TO ANY BIG ISSUE HAVING, YOU KNOW, HAVING A BIG ISSUE WITH OUR CURRENT SERVICE.

ALL RIGHT. REPORTS FROM KERN COUNTY FIRE, CHIEF APPLETON.

GOOD EVENING, HONORABLE MAYOR, MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL.

GOOD TO SEE YOU AGAIN. I MISSED YOU THE LAST MEETING.

I MISSED THE CANCELLATION, BUT I WAS HERE.

NOBODY ELSE WAS.

I JUST WANT TO LET YOU KNOW OUR REPORT FOR AUGUST OF 2022.

IN 171, TOTAL INCIDENTS.

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AND THEN ON THE 10TH, I THINK IT WAS IN JUNE 31, TOOK PART IN THE ROSE FESTIVAL PARADE.

I COULDN'T BE THERE. I HAD ANOTHER COMMITMENT.

[15) REPORTS FROM THE CITY MANAGER]

AND WE LOVE BEING IN THE PARADES, SO ALWAYS A GOOD TIME.

SO THAT'S ALL I HAVE FOR THIS EVENING.

I DO HAVE. THANK YOU FOR THE INFORMATION TO THE LADIES.

THE CHRISTMAS PARADE ON MY CALENDAR NOW.

SO. ALL RIGHT.

ANY QUESTIONS? ANY QUESTIONS FOR THE CHIEF? NO QUESTIONS. NO QUESTIONS.

ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU, CHIEF. THANK YOU.

OK REPORT FROM SERGEANT SHINN AT THIS TIME.

REPORTS FROM CITY MANAGER MR. SCOTT HURLBERT.

YES, HONORABLE MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL.

I'M GOING TO TRY SOMETHING NEW OR INTERNALLY.

WE'RE DOING A KIND OF A HIGHLIGHT LIST FROM EACH OF THE DEPARTMENTS, SO I'M PICKING OUT A FEW OF THOSE TO SHARE AT EACH MEETING AND THEN WE'LL WORK ON GETTING YOU THIS ENTIRE LIST.

SO AT LEAST EVERY COUPLE OF WEEKS YOU CAN SEE SOME AT A HIGH LEVEL ANYWAY WHAT STAFF IS WORKING ON.

SO AGAIN, SOME OF THE HIGHLIGHTS THAT HAVE BEEN DISCUSSED IN PAST MEETINGS.

WE HAVE THE TEMPORARY LIGHTS ON G STREET ARE NOW COMPLETE THANKS TO MR. VILLA IS WORKING WITH THE HIGH SPEED RAIL FOLKS CRB AND THEY GOT THOSE INSTALLED CLEAR UP TO EIGHTH STREET ALL THE WAY TO [INAUDIBLE].

SO WE HAVE AT LEAST THOSE TEMPORARY LIGHTS IN PLACE.

OVER THE WEEKEND THERE WAS A YOU MAY NOT BE AWARE, A ROVING PACK OF FERAL DOGS, LARGE DOGS FORMED HERE IN TOWN WAS CAUSING SOME PROBLEMS. OUR ANIMAL CONTROL WAS ABLE TO PICK UP TWO OF THOSE THAT SEEM TO BE THE RINGLEADERS AND CAUSING AT LEAST THE SOME OF THE ACTIVITIES.

THEY SAY FOLLOW US, FOLLOW US.

IN A MANNER OF SPEAKING, YES.

AND SO THAT SEEMS TO HAVE BROKEN UP THE GANG OR CLUB [INAUDIBLE].

SO BUT IT WAS A SERIOUS CONCERN.

THESE WERE MOSTLY GERMAN SHEPHERDS AND A COUPLE OF OTHER LARGE DOG BREEDS.

SO, YOU KNOW, IT'S FUN TO LAUGH ABOUT IT, BUT WE DIDN'T WANT THAT GROUP WANDERING AROUND TOWN.

SO ANIMAL CONTROL CAME IN EARLY AND STARTED PATROLLING, PARTICULARLY NEAR THE SCHOOLS, AND WE WERE ABLE TO CAPTURE A COUPLE OF THE RINGLEADERS.

SO COMING UP THIS WEEK IS SENIOR DAY AT KERN COUNTY FAIR.

ON FRIDAY, YOU SHOULD GET A LITTLE MORE INFORMATION ON THAT FROM THE CITY CLERK COOPERATING WITH THE PARKS AND REC DIRECTOR PARK DISTRICT TO PROVIDE RIDES OUT TO THE FAIRGROUNDS FOR SOME OF OUR LOCAL SENIORS WE'LL BE USING ONE OF OUR [INAUDIBLE] RIDE VEHICLE, TWO OF OUR [INAUDIBLE] RIDE VEHICLES TO MAKE THAT HAPPEN. AND THAT'S AN ALL DAY EVENT, A COUPLE OF GRANTS, THE CROSSWALKS AS WAS MENTIONED BY THE MAYOR EARLIER, IT LOOKS LIKE THE HAWK SYSTEM FOR 46 HAS GOT PRETTY GOOD TRACTION.

THERE'S STILL SOME COUNT THRESHOLDS AND DOLLAR ISSUES WITH A FULL HAWK SYSTEM HERE.

BUT THEY HAVE PROVIDED A COUPLE OF NARROWING TRAFFIC, CALMING MEASURES ALONG WITH PAINT AND LIGHTING THAT MAY BE A CLOSE SECOND FOR US.

SO BUT THAT IS MOVING FORWARD.

AND THE SECOND GRANT ACTIVITY WAS WITH A WONDERFUL COMPANY.

WE'VE APPLIED AND SEEMED TO HAVE PRELIMINARY APPROVAL FOR THE CONCEPT FOR A SIGNIFICANT BIKE RODEO EVENT.

SO MAYBE UP IN THE $12,000 RANGE, WHICH WOULD BE ENOUGH TO PROVIDE SOME BIKES AND HELMETS AND THINGS BEYOND WHAT WE NORMALLY DO AT THOSE RODEOS. SO SHOULD HEAR ABOUT THAT VERY SOON.

IS THAT COMING UP LATER THIS THIS YEAR? THIS YES, I SHOULD KNOW THE DATE THAT WAS PROPOSED, BUT I, I DON'T HAVE IT WITH ME.

SO I HEARD IT MENTIONED.

SO BUT I DON'T KNOW IF THAT'S A FINAL DATE, BUT YOU'LL DEFINITELY BE GETTING A CALENDAR WITH THAT ON ON IT SOON.

WORKING ON WE HAVE TO PUT A BID BACK OUT.

WE GOT NO RESPONSES FOR A HOUSING ELEMENT, ASSISTANCE FOR A GENERAL PLAN.

AND THIS IS BECOMING MORE AND MORE COMMON WHERE WE'RE PUTTING WORK OUT TO BID AND JUST NOT GETTING RESPONSES.

FOLKS ARE SHORTHANDED, THEY'RE BUSY.

AND IT'S IT'S JUST SEEMS TO BE A PROBLEM, NOT JUST FOR US, BUT FOR OTHER JURISDICTIONS.

SO WE'RE GOING BACK OUT TO BID FOR THAT.

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AND SO THOSE ARE CONFIRMED FOR OBJECTS, ROSS GOING IN IN AN EXISTING BUILDING AND THE DUTCH BROTHERS ADJACENT TO GROCERY OUTLET.

SO YOU SHOULD SEE ACTIVITY ON BOTH OF THOSE.

DO YOU HAVE AN ESTIMATED OPENING DATE FOR ANY OF THOSE? I THINK THAT ROSS WAS SPRING MARCH SEEMS TO STICK IN MY HEAD.

IT'S AN INTERNAL TENANT, IMPROVEMENTS ONLY.

THAT MATCH WITH YOUR RECOLLECTION? THEY JUST TOOK THEIR PERMITS OUT LAST WEEK, SO IT'LL BE SEVERAL MONTHS.

BUT THEY ARE INTERESTED IN DOING A RIBBON CUTTING AND SO THERE'LL BE SOME MORE NOTIFICATIONS IN THAT REGARD.

CODE COMPLIANCE PARTNERED WITH KERN COUNTY HEALTH OVER THE WEEKEND AND DID A FOOD VENDOR SWEEP.

WE GOT TWO VENDORS WERE WERE STOPPED AND WAY BELOW OUR NORMAL LEVEL OF ACTIVITY ON THE WEEKENDS SO BUT THEY'LL KEEP WORKING ON THAT AND TAKE CARE OF THE ILLEGAL FOOD VENDORS.

WE'RE ALSO WORKING ON STARTING TO ENFORCE THE SB 1383 COMMERCIAL FOOD WASTE RECYCLING RULES.

SO SOME OF OUR COMMERCIAL BUSINESSES HERE THAT HAVE FOOD WASTE MAY BE GETTING THOSE NOTIFICATIONS, WARNINGS AND ULTIMATELY CITATIONS.

SO I WOULDN'T BE SURPRISED IF COUNCIL MEMBERS START TO GET CALLS ABOUT THAT.

BUT IT'S IT'S AN OVERDUE ENFORCEMENT OF 1383, AND THERE'S BEEN QUITE A BIT OF PUBLIC OUTREACH ON THIS.

SO IT'S JUST A MATTER OF COMPLIANCE WITH THE RULES.

FOR MYSELF AND OTHERS IN THE DEPARTMENT, WE'RE PREPPING FOR THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CONFERENCE IN SAN DIEGO NEXT WEEK, ALREADY LINING UP A NUMBER OF MEETINGS WITH POTENTIAL RETAILERS THAT ARE INTERESTED IN HEARING MORE ABOUT WASCO.

SO THERE'S QUITE A BIT GOING ON THERE.

AND I WANTED TO RECOGNIZE ALSO ALONG WITH WITH SHARON AND THE ORANGE ARTS FOR.

SERGEANT SHINN WAS ABLE TO CONVINCE TRICK BRIBE.

SIX OR SEVEN ADDITIONAL DEPUTIES TO WATCH EACH OF OUR CLOSED INTERSECTIONS AT THE PARADE ROUTE.

AND THAT WAS A BIG HELP.

AS WAS POINTED OUT. SO I GOT A CHANCE TO WALK THE ROUTE, DIDN'T SEE ANY TROUBLE IN THE CROWD, DIDN'T SEE ANY KIND OF PROBLEMS. AND I THOUGHT EVERYBODY DID A GREAT JOB.

SO AND HATS OFF TO OUR STAFF.

THE FLOAT WAS FABULOUS AND THE COORDINATION AND THE CLEAN UP, EVERYTHING WENT REALLY, REALLY WELL.

SO. AND THAT'S ALL I HAVE.

OH, YEAH.

THAT DIDN'T MAKE IT ONTO MY LIST.

SO [INAUDIBLE] IS GOING OVER THERE ONE LOT OVER FROM PANDA EXPRESS.

THEY WILL BE HAVING A GROUNDBREAKING DATE AND TIME TO BE FORWARDED BY THE CITY CLERK.

NO, NO.

THE CITY MANAGER, THE ASSISTANT CITY MANAGER AND THE MAYOR WILL ALL BE AT THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.

WE'LL BE TRYING TO GET MORE BUSINESS SO WE CAN OPEN.

THANK YOU, MR. HURLBERT. IT'S WONDERFUL TO HEAR ALL THIS THINGS HAPPENING IN THE CITY, THIS BIKE RODEO EVENT.

I'M HAPPY TO HEAR ABOUT IT BECAUSE, AS YOU KNOW, RECENTLY WE HAD A MAN THAT WAS KILLED WHILE RIDING A BIKE. AND THEN WE ALSO HAD A CHILD THAT WAS IMPACTED BY A VEHICLE.

AND, YOU KNOW, I THINK THAT THERE IS A GREAT NEED OUT THERE FOR EDUCATION AND ALSO TELLING PEOPLE ABOUT THE TYPE OF EQUIPMENT THEY HAVE TO

[16) REPORTS FROM THE CITY COUNCIL]

AS I RIDE A BIKE, I SEE A LOT OF PEOPLE WITH ABSOLUTELY NO TYPE OF REFLECTORS OR LIGHTS.

THEY'RE WEARING DARK CLOTHING AND THEY'RE ZOOMING THROUGH THE STREETS AND THEY ASSUME THAT VEHICLES CAN SEE THEM.

AND THAT'S NOT NECESSARILY SO.

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REPORTS FROM CITY COUNCIL MEMBER TEM PALLARES.

NO REPORT. THANK YOU.

AND MEMBER LYNCH.

AT THE ROSE FESTIVAL.

JUST A COMMENT AT THE ROSE FESTIVAL I HAD A BOOTH RIGHT NEXT TO THE CITIES AND SPOKE WITH A LOT OF PEOPLE. AND THIS ONE LADY, SHE SAYS, I DON'T KNOW ABOUT WASCO YOU GUYS HAVEN'T YOU GUYS HAVEN'T GROWN OR DONE ANYTHING FOR FOR SO LONG? AND I SAID, WHEN'S THE LAST TIME YOU WERE HERE? AND SHE SAYS, WELL, IT'S BEEN PROBABLY 12 YEARS SINCE I'VE BEEN TO WASCO.

AND I SAID, WELL, THEN YOU HAVEN'T BEEN DOWN ON THE HIGHWAY TO SEE WHAT'S GOING ON DOWN THERE.

I SAID, WE HAVE WE HAVE A STARBUCKS, WE'VE GOT PANDA EXPRESS, WE'VE GOT WAL-MART, YOU HAVE A WAL MART.

AND I SAID, YEAH, WE GOT OURS BEFORE YOU DID.

AND MINE IS BIGGER THAN YOURS.

SO I SAID, BEFORE YOU GO HOME TO TEHACHAPI, TAKE A TRIP DOWN THE HIGHWAY.

AND I'M VERY IMPRESSED WITH HOW QUICK THE GROCERY OUTLET IS GOING IN.

THE SHELL OF THEIR BUILDING IS COMPLETELY DONE AND IT'S JUST NOW PUTTING THE ROOF ON IT AND ALL THE TRIMMINGS.

SO. THANK YOU, MR. LYNCH. MEMBER, MARTINEZ.

JUST ONE THING.

SO I HAD THE PRIVILEGE OF DRIVING THE OUTGOING ROSE QUEEN IN THE PARADE, AND THAT WAS A REALLY COOL EXPERIENCE.

I MEAN, I KNOW HOW BIG OF A DEAL THE ROSE PAGEANT IS.

I WAS AN ESCORT WHEN I WAS IN HIGH SCHOOL.

MY SON WAS AN ESCORT, DATED A FEW ROSE QUEENS, YOU KNOW, ALL OF THAT STUFF.

SO I WON'T GO THERE. SO I KNOW HOW BIG OF A DEAL IT IS, BUT BUT DRIVING HER DRIVING HER WAS SO AWESOME BECAUSE YOU HAD THESE LITTLE KIDS AND THEY WERE RIDING UP AND THEY'D BE LIKE, DO YOU REMEMBER WHEN I MET YOU IN DECEMBER? YOU KNOW, TO THESE KIDS, THIS WAS A REAL LIFE PRINCESS, YOU KNOW, AND THEY WERE JUST YELLING THINGS AT HER AND JUST THE AWH AND NOT ONLY FROM LITTLE GIRLS, BUT FROM A LOT OF LITTLE BOYS, LADY.

BUT THE AWH THAT THEY HAD FOR HER, IT WAS IT WAS REALLY SOMETHING NEAT.

AND I'M GLAD THAT I HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO DRIVE HER.

THANK YOU, MR. MARTINEZ. I'M GLAD THAT YOU WERE ABLE TO DO THAT.

THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT.

I, LIKE EVERYONE ELSE, ATTENDED THE ROSE FESTIVAL AND PARTICIPATED IN THE ROSE PARADE, AND I HAD A VERY GOOD TIME.

I THINK OUR STAFF DID A WONDERFUL JOB AT THE PARK WITH THE BOOTHS THAT YOU HAD THERE.

A LOT OF INFORMATION WAS PASSED AROUND, THE KIDS RECEIVED A LOT OF GIFTS AND THERE WAS NOT JUST A GIVE AWAY.

YOU HAVE TO LEARN SOMETHING TO GET A PRIZE AND I LOVE THAT.

I THINK THAT'S SOMETHING THAT WE NEED TO DO EVERY TIME WE'RE OUT THERE BECAUSE WE'RE TEACHING THE FUTURE LEADERS OF OUR COMMUNITY, YOU KNOW, WHAT IT TAKES TO ACTUALLY RUN THE CITY. YOU KNOW, IT'S NOT JUST [INAUDIBLE].

IT'S THERE, BUT YOU HAVE TO IMPLEMENT IT AND ALL OF THESE THINGS.

SO I THINK IT WAS VERY, VERY GOOD.

AS YOU HEARD OUR CITY MANAGER SAID ABOUT THE GANG OF DOGS AND THE RINGLEADERS, THE TWO RINGLEADERS THAT GOT ARRESTED.

I RECEIVED A.

I WAS TAGGED ON A POST IN WHICH SOMEBODY WAS COMPLAINING THAT THIS PACK OF DOGS HAD BEEN AT HER HOUSE AND DESTROYING HER PLANTERS.

AND OTHER PEOPLE WERE SAYING WHEN WE SAW THEM, YOU KNOW, WE JUST RAN INTO THE HOUSE.

IT'S LIKE WE WERE SCARED OF THEM BECAUSE THESE WERE LARGE DOGS AND SOME MEDIUM SIZED DOGS, BUT THEY WERE SAYING THERE WAS AS MANY AS TEN DOGS RUNNING AROUND TOGETHER.

HOW DO THEY GOT TOGETHER? I HAVE NO IDEA. BUT THEY DID.

AND SO THANK YOU FOR TAKING CARE OF IT, YOU KNOW, BECAUSE IT WAS A NUISANCE AND IT COULD BE A SAFETY ISSUE AS WELL.

AND PEOPLE WERE QUESTIONING THAT.

SO THANK YOU. AND I'M GLAD THAT AT LEAST TWO OF THOSE DOGS ARE NOW IN CUSTODY AND THAT THEY WILL BE TREATED TO THE FULL EXTENT OF THE LAW, WHATEVER THAT IS.

FIND THEM A HOME RIGHT.

ALL RIGHT. THIS WOULD BE ALLEVIATED IF PEOPLE, YOU KNOW, PRACTICE RESPONSIBLE ANIMAL OWNERSHIP.

AND WE HAVE A BIG PROBLEM HERE IN WASCO WITH THAT NOT OCCURRING.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU TO STAFF FOR ALL YOU DO.

IT'S ALWAYS A PLEASURE TO READ ALL YOUR REPORTS AND TO SEE ALL THE THINGS THAT YOU DO FOR OUR COMMUNITY.

YOU KNOW, YOU HEARD TRACY AND AND SHARON TALK ABOUT HOW THANKFUL THEY WERE.

AND I THINK THAT SPEAKS LOUDLY ABOUT THE INVOLVEMENT OF OUR STAFF AND OUR CITY IN THE COMMUNITY.

SO THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR ALL YOU DO.

IT IT JUST MAKES US A MUCH BETTER COMMUNITY.

ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU ALL.

ALL RIGHT. WE'RE GOING TO MOVE ON TO A CLOSED SESSION ITEM A CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL, ANTICIPATED LITIGATION, SIGNIFICANT EXPOSURE TO LITIGATION

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THANK YOU ALL FOR ATTENDING.

WE WILL BE BACK OUT TO CLOSE THE MEETING.

YES. ANY PUBLIC COMMENTS ON THE CLOSED SESSION? THERE IS NO NOTE HERE, BUT I WILL CERTAINLY OPEN IT UP FOR THAT.

ARE THERE ANY PUBLIC COMMENTS REGARDING THE CLOSED SESSION? SEEING NONE. WE'LL MOVE ON TO CLOSED SESSION.

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.