I'M CALLING THIS MEETING TO ORDER. [00:00:06] MADAM CLERK, WILL YOU CALL THE ROLL [INAUDIBLE]. [1) CALL TO ORDER] MAYOR REYNA HERE. MAYOR PRO TEM PALLARES HERE. MEMBER GARCIA MEMBER LYNCH HERE. COUNCIL MEMBER MARTINEZ HERE. ALL MEMBERS PRESENT. THANK YOU, MADAM CLERK. PLEASE STAND FOR THE FLAG SALUTE, WHICH WILL BE RECITED BY IVORY, WHO IS THE DAUGHTER OF EVELYN MARIE MURILLO AND HER HUSBAND. WHAT IS HER HUSBAND'S NAME? COME ON UP. OKAY. APOLOGIZE. AFTER THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE, PLEASE REMAIN STANDING FOR THE INVOCATION BY PASTOR CANTU. YOU CAN DO IT. I KNOW YOU CAN. GO AHEAD. JUST SAY, READY, BEGIN. SALUTE PLEDGE . I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG, OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, AND TO THE REPUBLIC, FOR WHICH IT STANDS, ONE NATION, UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL. GREAT JOB. THANK YOU HEAVENLY FATHER, WE COME BEFORE YOU THIS BEAUTIFUL EVENING, THANKING YOU FOR THE MANY BLESSINGS YOU'VE BESTOWED UPON WASCO THE RESIDENTS OF WASCO, THE SCHOOL DISTRICT, OUR COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT FATHER, THE FIRE DEPARTMENT, ALL THOSE PEOPLE THAT MAKE UP THIS BEAUTIFUL COMMUNITY FATHER, AND WE ASK THAT YOU CONTINUE TO PROVIDE OPPORTUNITIES FOR US TO GROW, FOR US TO SERVE OUR COMMUNITY FATHER. THAT WE WILL FULFILL YOUR MASTER PLAN FOR THE CITY OF WASCO BE WITH THIS COUNCIL AS THEY MAKE DECISIONS TO LET YOUR HOLY SPIRIT GUIDE THEM IN THE RIGHT WAY AND THE WAY THAT THAT YOU KNOW THAT THEY SHOULD GO, FATHER, SO THAT WE CAN SEE A NOTICEABLE DIFFERENCE. THAT WE HAVE A LEADERSHIP THAT TRUSTS IN GOD. IN THE NAME OF JESUS CHRIST WE PRAY. AMEN. AMEN. THANK YOU, PASTOR. WE APPRECIATE THAT. ALL RIGHT. MOVING ON. WE DON'T HAVE ANY PRESENTATIONS THIS EVENING. ITEM SIX PUBLIC COMMENTS. THIS PORTION OF THE MEETING IS RESERVED FOR PERSONS DESIRING TO ADDRESS THE COUNCIL AND INCLUDING THE COUNCIL, ACTING AS THE GOVERNING BOARD FOR THE SUCCESSOR AGENCY AND THE WASCO PUBLIC FINANCE AUTHORITY ON ANY MATTER ON THIS AGENDA, AND 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 THIS AGENDA, SUBJECT TO NARROW EXCEPTIONS. THIS WILL LIMIT A COUNCIL MEMBERS RESPONSE TO THE QUESTIONS AND REQUESTS MADE DURING THIS COMMENT PERIOD. ARE THERE ANY PUBLIC COMMENTS AT THIS TIME? SEEING NONE. MADAM CLERK, DO WE HAVE ANY EMAIL COMMENTS? MAYOR WE DID NOT RECEIVE EMAIL COMMENTS ON ANY ITEMS FOR THIS AGENDA. THANK YOU, MADAM CLERK. ALL RIGHT. WE DON'T HAVE ANYTHING ON THE SUCCESSOR AGENCY BUSINESS, AND NOR DO WE HAVE ANYTHING UNDER THE WASCO PUBLIC FINANCE AUTHORITY BUSINESS. [9) CONSENT CALENDAR] [00:05:03] CITY COUNCIL BUSINESS 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 PARTICULAR PARTICULAR ITEM. THIS EVENING WE HAVE ITEMS NINE A THROUGH NINE F. 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. THANK YOU. MEMBER GARCIA. NO MAYOR. THANK YOU. MEMBER LYNCH NO CONFLICTS SIR. MEMBER MARTINEZ. NO CONFLICT. AND I DO NOT HAVE A CONFLICT EITHER. IS THERE ANYONE IN THE AUDIENCE THAT WOULD LIKE TO REMOVE AN ITEM. PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME FOR THE RECORD BEFORE MAKING YOUR COMMENT. [INAUDIBLE] ARE THERE ANY COUNCIL MEMBERS THAT WOULD LIKE TO REMOVE AN ITEM? MAYOR PRO TEM PALLARES. NO ITEMS THANK YOU. MEMBER GARCIA, NONE. MEMBER LYNCH NONE, SIR. MEMBER MARTINEZ. NOTHING. [INAUDIBLE] AT THIS TIME I WOULD LIKE TO ENTERTAIN A MOTION FOR APPROVAL. SO MOVED SIR. SECOND, MADAM CLERK IT HAS BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED. WOULD YOU CALL THE VOTE BY ROLL CALL? YEAH. [INAUDIBLE] SECONDED BY COUNCIL MEMBER MARTINEZ TO APPROVE THE CONSENT CALENDAR. MOTION IS UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED WITH ALL MEMBERS PRESENT. THANK YOU. WE DIDN'T WE DIDN'T VOTE. WE DIDN'T TAKE THE ROLL CALL. WE'LL NEED TO DO A VOICE CALL PRIOR TO TO THAT STEP. YEAH, I'LL TAKE OVER. MOTION BY COUNCIL MEMBER LYNCH SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER MARTINEZ TO APPROVE THE CONSENT CALENDAR. MOTION IS UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED. THANK YOU, MADAM CLERK. [10)a. Adopt a Resolution Approving the Issuance of the California Municipal Finance Authority Multi-Family Housing Revenue Bonds in an Aggregate Principal Amount not to exceed $15,000,000 for the Purpose of Financing or Refinancing the City of Wasco City Council Meeting Agenda, November 1, 2022 Acquisition, Construction, Improvement and Equipping of Poplar Place Apartments and Certain Other Matters Relating Thereto.] MOVING ON TO ITEM TEN, PUBLIC HEARINGS. ITEM A ADOPT A RESOLUTION APPROVING APPROVING THE ISSUANCE OF THE CALIFORNIA MUNICIPAL FINANCE AUTHORITY, MULTIFAMILY HOUSING AND REVENUE BONDS IN AN AGGREGATE PRINCIPAL AMOUNT, NOT TO EXCEED $15 MILLION FOR THE PURPOSE OF FINANCING OR REFINANCING THE ACQUISITION, CONSTRUCTION IMPROVEMENT AND EQUIPPING OF POPLAR PLACE APARTMENTS AND CERTAIN OTHER MATTERS RELATING THERE TO, MS. COBB. GOOD EVENING, MR. MAYOR. MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL. ON NOVEMBER 16TH, 2021, THE CITY APPROVED THE POPLAR PLACE APARTMENT PROJECT, WHICH IS A 36 UNIT AFFORDABLE MULTIFAMILY PROJECT AT 401 NORTH POPLAR. THE BORROWER FOR THIS PROJECT IS REQUESTING THAT THE CALIFORNIA MUNICIPAL FINANCE AUTHORITY SERVE AS THE MUNICIPAL ISSUER OF TAX EXEMPT BONDS IN AN AGGREGATE AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $15 MILLION. THE PROCEEDS OF WHICH WILL BE USED TO FINANCE OR REFINANCE THE ACQUISITION, CONSTRUCTION, IMPROVEMENT AND EQUIPPING OF THE POPLAR PLACE APARTMENTS. IN ORDER FOR ALL OR A PORTION OF THE BONDS TO QUALIFY AS TAX EXEMPT BONDS THE CITY OF WASCO MUST CONDUCT CONDUCT A PUBLIC HEARING, PROVIDING THE MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY AN OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK IN FAVOR OF OR AGAINST THE USE OF TAX EXEMPT BONDS FOR THE FINANCING OF THE PROJECT. FOLLOWING THE CLOSE OF THE HEARING AND APPLICABLE ELECTED REPRESENTATIVE OF THE GOVERNMENTAL UNIT WHERE THE PROJECT IS LOCATED MUST PROVIDE ITS APPROVAL OF THE ISSUANCE OF THE BONDS FOR THE FINANCING OF THE PROJECT. JUST A QUICK BIT OF BACKGROUND ON THE CMFA. THE CMFA WAS CREATED ON JANUARY 1, 2004, PURSUANT TO A JOINT EXERCISE OF POWERS AGREEMENT. TO DATE, OVER 330 MUNICIPALITIES, INCLUDING THE CITY OF WASCO, HAVE BECOME MEMBERS OF CMFA. THERE ARE NO COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH MEMBERSHIP IN THE CMFA, AND THE CITY WILL IN NO WAY BECOME EXPOSED TO ANY FINANCIAL LIABILITY BY REASON OF ITS MEMBERSHIP IN THE CMFA. THE BONDS TO BE ISSUED BY THE CMFA FOR THE PROJECT WILL BE THE SOLE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE BORROWER, AND THE CITY WILL HAVE NO FINANCIAL, LEGAL, MORAL OBLIGATION, LIABILITY OR RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE PROJECT OR THE REPAYMENT OF THE BONDS FOR THE FINANCING OF THE PROJECT. FURTHER, THE CITY'S LEGAL COUNSEL HAS THOROUGHLY REVIEWED THIS REQUEST AND RECOMMENDED THE ATTACHED INDEMNITY AGREEMENT BETWEEN PACIFIC WEST COMMUNITIES AND THE CITY, WHICH WAS FULLY EXECUTED PRIOR TO THIS HEARING. STAFF IS RECOMMENDING THAT THE COUNCIL ADOPT THE ATTACHED RESOLUTION APPROVING THE ISSUANCE OF THE BONDS. AND THIS EVENING WE HAVE MR. TRAVIS COOPER FROM THE CMFA IN THE AUDIENCE. IF YOU HAVE ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS ON THIS. [00:10:02] THANK YOU, MRS. COBB. AT THIS TIME, I WOULD LIKE TO OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING. DO WE HAVE ANY COMMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC? OKAY, SEEING NONE. MAYOR? YES? DID YOU OPEN THE PUBLIC COMMENT PORTION? YES. YES. YES. OH, I DON'T WANT TO. I DON'T WANT TO HEAR IT ANY HARDER, BECAUSE THEN I'LL BREAK THE MICROPHONES. OH, ALL RIGHT. SEEING NONE, AT THIS TIME I WOULD LIKE TO CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING. ANY COMMENTS FROM THE MEMBERS. MAYOR PRO TEM PALLARES. NO QUESTIONS. THANK YOU. MEMBER GARCIA NONE. MEMBER LYNCH NONE SIR. MEMBER MARTINEZ. NO COMMENTS. THANK YOU. AND I DON'T HAVE ANY COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS. AT THIS TIME I WOULD LIKE TO ENTERTAIN A MOTION FOR APPROVAL. SO MOVED. SECOND, MADAM CLERK IT'S BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED. WOULD YOU CALL THE VOTE BY ROLL CALL? MOTION BY COUNCIL MEMBER GARCIA, SECONDED BY COUNCIL MEMBER TO ADOPT THE RESOLUTION. MOTION IS UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED. THANK YOU, MADAM CLERK. ALL RIGHT. WE DON'T HAVE ANY DEFERRED BUSINESS. SO MOVING ON TO ITEM 12, NEW BUSINESS. [12)a. Update and Direction by the City Council to Staff regarding the High-Speed Rail Agreements.] UPDATE AND DIRECTION BY THE CITY COUNCIL TO STAFF REGARDING THE HIGH SPEED RAIL AGREEMENTS. MR. HURLBERT. YES. HONORABLE MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL. I HAVE A VERY SHORT POWERPOINT PRESENTATION HERE. THIS MEETING OR THE PRESENTATION TONIGHT IS REALLY TO GIVE YOU A QUICK UPDATE ON WHERE WE ARE WITH THE HIGH SPEED RAIL SETTLEMENT AGREEMENTS. WE'RE CALLING THAT WHOLE BUNDLE OF AGREEMENTS. THERE ARE FOUR IN FACT. THIS SLIDE SHOW SHOULD LOOK VERY, VERY FAMILIAR. IT'S A VIRTUAL COPY OF THE ONE WE LOOKED AT IN APRIL. BUT A LOT OF WATER HAS GONE UNDER THE BRIDGE. THE ALL FOUR AGREEMENTS NOW HAVE ADVANCED. THERE IS A MEETING TOMORROW AMONGST THE MAYOR OR THE MAYOR AMONGST THE ATTORNEYS. OUR CITY ATTORNEY WILL BE PRESENT, AS WELL AS THE AUTHORITY ATTORNEYS. AND THE INTENT IS TO POUND OUT THE FINAL LEGALESE CONCESSIONS ON EACH SIDE SO THAT EVERYBODY'S HAPPY WITH THE FORMAT OF THE AGREEMENTS. PART OF THE CHALLENGE IS THAT WE HAVE FOUR STAND ALONE AGREEMENTS, YET THEY MUST BE EXECUTED ALL OR NONE. IF WE CAN'T GET ALL FOUR EXECUTED AT THE SAME TIME, THEN NONE OF THEM ARE ENFORCED. SO EVERYBODY HAS TO BE HAPPY WITH THE WITH THE WORDING. SO IF YOU'LL ALLOW ME TO GO THROUGH THIS SLIDE SHOW VERY QUICKLY, JUST TO RECAP AND REMIND MR. LYNCH, I DON'T BELIEVE YOU WERE PRESENT AT THIS PREVIOUS, WERE YOU FOR THIS? WE DID THE PRESENTATION. SO THIS WILL BE REVIEW FOR YOU AS WELL. SO IF WE GO TO THE NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE. THIS IS PRETTY MUCH WHAT I JUST SAID. THIS IS A DECADES LONG PROJECT WE'RE WORKING ON HERE. YOU'RE ALL FAMILIAR WITH THE THE VARIOUS BREAKTHROUGHS WE'VE HAD, PARTICULARLY IN FUNDING OF THE LABOR CAMP CLEAN UP AND IN THE PAYMENT FOR SOME OF THE ONGOING BURDEN THAT THE CITY IS GOING TO ASSUME OF THIS NEW INFRASTRUCTURE, AS WELL AS SOME OF THE UNMITIGATED IMPACTS OUTSIDE THE ENVIRONMENTAL ENVELOPE OF THE PROJECT ITSELF. SO THESE AGREEMENTS SATISFY EACH OF THOSE. I GUESS IT'S IMPORTANT TO POINT OUT THAT THE DOLLAR AMOUNTS HAVE BEEN SETTLED UPON FOR SOME TIME AND BOTH ON OUR SIDE AND ON THE AUTHORITY SIDE. SO IT REALLY IS JUST THE FORMAT OF THESE AGREEMENTS THAT IS WHAT THE REMAINING STEP THAT WE HAVE. SO NEXT SLIDE. SO AGAIN, A REMINDER OF WHAT HAS HELD UP THIS PROCESS IN THE PAST HAD TO DO WITH ENCROACHMENT, PERMITS BEING WITHHELD UNTIL THE REST OF THESE ISSUES COULD BE RESOLVED. THE TITLE SIX COMPLAINT IS HANGING OUT THERE. IT WILL BE WITHDRAWN WITH THE EXECUTION OF THESE AGREEMENTS. THE ASSESSMENTS BASED UPON THE MILESTONE DELAYS, THERE WAS A LIQUIDATED DAMAGES CLAUSE IN ONE OF OUR EARLIER ENCROACHMENT PERMITS. [00:15:03] THE DUE DATES FOR THAT PASSED. WE ISSUED ONE LIQUIDATED DAMAGES INVOICE AND THAT BROUGHT EVERYBODY TO THE TABLE PRETTY QUICKLY. AND SO THAT OUTSTANDING BALANCE, ALONG WITH ANY FUTURE LIQUIDATED DAMAGES ATTACHED TO THAT OLD ENCROACHMENT PERMIT, WILL BE RESOLVED BY THESE AGREEMENTS AS. AND THE CITY HAS HAS PROPOSED TO WITHDRAW THE ONE OUTSTANDING INVOICE. AND SO WHAT IS LEFT ARE THESE FOUR AGREEMENTS. FIRST IS THE LABOR CAMP CLEANUP. AS WE RECALL, THE RAISE GRANT WILL NOW PROVIDE BACKUP FUNDING FOR THAT. THE WAY THIS AGREEMENT IS BEING STRUCTURED AS A WORK CONTRACT FOR BETWEEN THE AUTHORITY AND THE CITY. IT SEEMS LIKE SEEMED TO ME ANYWAY TO BE A CLUMSY WAY TO DO THAT IN THE BEGINNING. NOW IT'S STARTING TO MAKE MORE SENSE. BUT IN ESSENCE, WHAT IS GOING TO HAPPEN IS THE AUTHORITY IS HIRING THE CITY TO DO THIS WORK. WE WILL PUT THE WORK OUT TO BID FOR OUR SUBCONTRACTORS WE'LL BE REIMBURSED FOR THOSE COSTS IF WE CANNOT FIND OTHER GRANT SOURCES, THERE'S A GOOD CHANCE WE'LL GET SOME GRANT ASSISTANCE WITH THE ASBESTOS ABATEMENT, IN PARTICULAR AS A AS AN ADD ON TO OUR EPA GRANT THAT WE'RE ALREADY OPERATING UNDER. AND SO THAT AMOUNT, THE AUTHORITY ISN'T RESPONSIBLE FOR THAT AMOUNT. IT JUST HELPS MOVE THE PROJECT FORWARD THAT MUCH QUICKER. QUESTION AND THAT IS ONLY IF WE'RE ABLE TO SECURE GRANTS RIGHT. [INAUDIBLE] WHERE WE ARE UNABLE THEN WE BID THE WORK OUT, WE GET THE WORK DONE AND WE GET REIMBURSED FOR. THANK YOU. AND SO THAT GOES FOR EACH OF THE PHASES. NOW, WE DON'T HAVE A STRICT DEFINITION OF THE PHASES OF THE CAMP CLEANUP BECAUSE THE EPA REPORT IS NOT IN OUR HANDS YET. IT IS. IT WAS IN OCTOBER. SO WE EXPECT ANY DAY TO HAVE THAT REPORT AND A PLAN FOR THE CLEANUP. THE THIRD AGREEMENT IS THE PROJECTS THAT ARE OUTSIDE THE AUTHORITY ENVIRONMENTAL ENVELOPE. THIS IS THE REMEDIATION OF THE ALLEY BETWEEN POSO AND 14TH. NO. 11TH. PARALLEL WITH H STREET. G STREET. SORRY, STREET. I'M GETTING MY STREETS IN MY HEAD MIXED UP HERE. SO AND THERE'S ALSO THE 13TH STREET WIDENING TO ALLOW ON STREET PARKING THERE AND ALL THE WORK THAT GOES ALONG WITH THAT. IT ALSO INCLUDES THE NEW WORK ON THE EAST SIDE OF SIXTH STREET AFTER THAT STREET IS PERMANENTLY CLOSED, AFTER THAT RAIL CROSSING IS CLOSED. INSTEAD OF JUST A DEAD END, WE'LL HAVE AN ACTUAL TURN IN THERE. THE STORM DRAINS WILL HAVE TO BE RECONFIGURED AND THE PAVING BROUGHT UP TO SPEED, THERE'LL BE A BARRIER WALL AND A FENCE THERE AS WELL. AND THEN THE OTHER IS THE CONNECTION OF THE NEW SEWER ON THE J STREET EXTENSION DOWN TO POSO. THERE'S A NEW SECTION OF SEWER THAT WILL BE INSTALLED BY THE AUTHORITY UP UNTIL UP TO THE BOUNDARY OF THEIR ENVIRONMENTAL ENVELOPE. THEN THE CITY WILL BUILD IT FROM THERE TO THE CONNECTION ON NINTH AND H. SO. OH, AND MOST IMPORTANTLY, THE COMPLETION OF WELL 13. SO THE WELL 13 HAS BEEN DRILLED. THE COMPLETION AND CONNECTION AND FINAL TESTING OF THAT WELL NOW WILL BECOME PART OF THAT PACKAGE OF FUNDING TO THE CITY DIRECTLY. WE'RE PREPARING AN RFP FOR THE COMPLETION OF THAT WORK GOING FORWARD. SO THEN THE FINAL AGREEMENT HAS TO DO WITH THE OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE OF THE NEW UNDER CROSSINGS, IN PARTICULAR THE PEDESTRIAN TUNNEL FOR ONE, AND POSO UNDER CROSSING. THERE'S NEW INFRASTRUCTURE THERE. IF IT WAS JUST THE REPLACEMENT OF THE ROAD, WE WOULD JUST CARRY ON. BUT THERE ARE NOW STORM WATER LIFT STATIONS THAT HAVE TO BE OPERATED AND MAINTAINED. THERE ARE LOTS OF SQUARE FEET OF ADDITIONAL GRAFFITI SURFACE THAT WE'RE ANTICIPATING NEEDING TO TAKE CARE OF AND JUST THE GENERAL CLEANING AND SECURITY MONITORING OF THE OF THE PEDESTRIAN UNDER CROSSING. SO THOSE ARE THE FOUR ITEMS WE CAN GO TO THE LAST SLIDE HERE. YEAH, JUST GO AHEAD AND CLICK. SO IT'S ALL. HOW WE GOT HERE. AND ONE MORE CLICK, I THINK. THERE YOU GO. SO WE HAD COMPLETED THE FIRST TWO STEPS, THAT LETTER AGREEMENT THAT BOUND BOTH PARTIES TO THIS PATH THAT WE'RE ON. [00:20:01] THE ENCROACHMENT PERMIT WAS ISSUED BASED ON THAT, IN FACT, TWO PHASES OF THAT. ENCROACHMENT PERMIT HAVE BEEN ISSUED. AND THEN THE FINAL DRAFT ARE THESE AGREEMENTS I JUST DESCRIBED. THEY HOPEFULLY WILL BE FINALIZED TOMORROW AND BROUGHT BACK TO YOU ON THE NEXT MEETING ON THE 15TH TO APPROVE EXECUTION OF THOSE. THERE MAY STILL BE SOME SMALL ISSUES TO BE CLEANED UP BETWEEN THE ATTORNEYS, BUT I HAVE A FEELING WE'LL BE 99% THERE AFTER TOMORROW'S MEETING. SO THAT'S A LOT QUICKLY. BUT IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS, I'M MORE THAN HAPPY TO ANSWER. THANK YOU, MR. HURLBERT. I WANT TO ASK YOU SOMETHING. WE DON'T HAVE THE EPA REPORT ON THE GROUND OVER THERE. BUT IS THAT HINDRANCE IN ANY WAY SINCE WE'RE GOING TO BE MOVING FORWARD TO SIGN THE AGREEMENTS TOMORROW? WE WON'T BE SIGNING THEM TOMORROW. WE'LL BE FINALIZING THE AGREEMENTS, AND THEN THEY'LL STILL BE BROUGHT BACK TO YOU ON THE 15TH. I WOULD ASSUME THAT'S DANGEROUS. I KNOW, BUT I'M ASSUMING THAT WE WILL HAVE THE EPA REPORT IN HAND THE NUMBERS THAT WE HAVE ON THE CAMP CLEAN UP. WE HAVE A FAIRLY HIGH CONFIDENCE BECAUSE THEY'RE BASED ON A PREVIOUS STUDY THAT WAS DONE. ALTHOUGH COSTS HAVE GONE UP, WE FEEL THAT WE'RE IN THE BALLPARK THERE AND THE REQUIREMENTS SHOULDN'T HAVE CHANGED TOO DRASTICALLY BETWEEN THE TWO. SO OBVIOUSLY, IF IF THE IF THERE ARE SURPRISES IN THE EPA REPORT, THEN THAT MAY AFFECT THE AGREEMENT AND WE WOULD COME BACK TO YOU BEFORE IT'S EXPLAINED. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. AND JUST ONE LAST THING. WOULD YOU SPEAK ABOUT HOW THIS. ENABLED TO CONTROL THE ENCROACHMENT, PERMIT SAYS GIVING YOU SOME LEVERAGE AS TO BRINGING HIGH SPEED RAIL TO THE TABLE. SURE. THAT REALLY IS THE YOU KNOW, LEVERAGE IS SOMEWHAT OF A CRUDE TERM, BUT THAT'S WHAT IT IS. AND THE CITY HAD MOVED FORWARD AND ALLOWED WORK TO BEGIN AND CONTINUE TO A POINT. BUT TO RESOLVE THESE FINAL ISSUES AND TO MOSTLY THE LARGEST THING HERE WAS RESOLVING THAT PHYSICAL LIABILITY OF THE CAMP CLEANUP THAT REPRESENTED A SIGNIFICANT PORTION OF OUR ENTIRE GENERAL FUND RESERVES AND HAS HAS HAMSTRUNG SOME OF THE THINGS WE'D LIKE TO DO AS THIS IN THE CITY AND WITH THOSE FINANCES BEING TIED UP. SO YOU'RE CORRECT, THE ISSUANCE OF THE ENCROACHMENT PERMIT WAS USED AS THAT NEGOTIATION TOOL, LET'S CALL IT, TO GET EVERYBODY TO THE TABLE. AND I THINK AND WE'VE SAID IN OTHER MEETINGS ON THIS TOPIC THAT THE LOCAL MANAGEMENT OF THE AUTHORITY AND EVEN THE BOARD HAVE BEEN SUPPORTIVE IN THE EFFORTS THAT WE'VE HAD OVER THE LAST YEAR OR SO IN GETTING THESE THINGS ALL RESOLVED. AND SO WE HAVE TO GIVE THEM CREDIT WHERE CREDIT'S DUE. THEY'VE COME TO THE TABLE AND MADE GOOD ON THE PROMISES THEY'VE MADE. THANK YOU, MR. HURLBERT. I JUST THINK IT'S IMPORTANT FOR THE PUBLIC TO KNOW, SURE, THAT THIS IS NOT SOMETHING THAT CAME ABOUT EASILY. NOT AT ALL. YEAH. ALL RIGHT. AND ONE LAST QUESTION FOR ME. DO I NEED TO BE PRESENT AT THAT MEETING TOMORROW? I DON'T KNOW WHAT LEGAL WISDOM I WOULD BE ABLE TO IMPART. I DON'T THINK IT WOULD BE NECESSARY OR NEEDED AT THIS POINT. THE CITY ATTORNEY'S GOING TO BE THERE. WE HAVE OUR OTHER SPECIALIST ATTORNEY WHO'S HELPED US WITH A LOT OF THESE AGREEMENTS, WILL BE REVIEWING THE WORK THAT'S ACCOMPLISHED TOMORROW. BEFORE WE GO TO THE NEXT STEP. SO I THINK WE'LL BE WELL REPRESENTED. THANK YOU. MR. [INAUDIBLE]. ALL RIGHT. ANY COMMENTS FROM THE MEMBERS? OH, EXCUSE ME. YOU NEED DIRECTION. MY YES. THE DIRECTION THAT I'M ASKING FOR IS TO PROCEED WITH THE NEGOTIATIONS AND TO SCHEDULE CERTAINLY AT THE NEXT COUNCIL MEETING THERE WILL BE SOME WORK, BUT IF NECESSARY, A SPECIAL MEETING BETWEEN NOW AND THEN, IF THERE ARE ANY SIGNIFICANT ITEMS. OKAY. LET ME FIRST GO TO THE PUBLIC. ARE THERE ANY PUBLIC COMMENTS AT THIS TIME? OKAY SEEING NONE. ANY COMMENTS FROM THE MEMBERS? MAYOR PRO TEM PALLARES. NO COMMENTS. MEMBER GARCIA. NO. THANK YOU, MEMBER LYNCH. JUST A QUESTION. WHAT'S THE STATUS ON THE THE OVERPASS? THE VIADUCT PROPOSAL? THE WORK CONTINUES. THE RETAINING WALLS PILINGS ARE BEING INSTALLED NOW. [00:25:04] IF YOU NOTICE, WHEN YOU DRIVE BY, YOU CAN SEE THE DIRT LEVEL IS STILL UP, THAT THE HIGH SPEED BRIDGE IS ESSENTIALLY COMPLETE. BUT THE CONNECTING WALLS AND THE REMOVAL OF THE REST OF THAT EARTH TO PROVIDE THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE BOTTOM UNDERNEATH THE NEW BRIDGES REMAINS TO BE DONE. THERE IS A THERE IS A MYTHICAL TIMELINE OUT THERE THAT SAYS IT WILL BE DONE FIRST QUARTER NEXT YEAR. THERE'S A PROBABLY MORE REALISTIC TIMELINE THAT SAYS THIRD, SECOND, THIRD QUARTER. IT WOULD ACTUALLY BE OPEN TO TRAFFIC. THE VIADUCT LOOKS LIKE IT'S COMING ALONG PRETTY-- THAT'S COMING ALONG. I NOTICED TWO OR THREE WEEKS AGO THEY STARTED WITH THE SOUND WALL UP ON TOP AND. SO I THINK A LOT OF THE WORK THERE IS TURNED TO ESTHETICS. YOU KNOW, THEY'RE TRYING DIFFERENT FINISHES ON THE CONCRETE AND WHATNOT. SO THAT WORK. BUT THAT'S A MASSIVE STRUCTURE. SO I WOULDN'T BE SURPRISED IF THE SAME AMOUNT OF TIME IS TAKEN TO GET IT TO COMPLETION. MAYOR, I DID HAVE A QUESTION. YES, OF COURSE. COULD YOU TOUCH ON MAYBE THE YOU KNOW, JUST FOR THE RESIDENTS OUT IN THIS AREA, THE LIGHTING AND THEN MAYBE EVEN THE STREET. I KNOW WE WERE SUPPOSED TO EXPAND THAT STREET FOR ACCESS. WHERE 13TH, CORRECT? YEAH. SO THE FIRST THINGS FIRST, THE LIGHTING ON G STREET THAT WAS [INAUDIBLE] AND REMOVE THE AUTHORITY CAME IN AND INSTALLED THE NUMBER OF SOLAR LIGHTS. THOSE ARE UP AND FUNCTIONING. THEY HAVE BEEN FOR A COUPLE OF WEEKS. YEAH, IT'S BEEN A MONTH. YEAH. SO, SO THAT SEEMS TO BE WORKING. WELL, THESE ARE MOTION SENSITIVE LIGHTS, SO THEY OPERATE AT A CERTAIN LEVEL. WHEN A MOTION IS DETECTED, THEY GO TO A BRIGHTER LEVEL. SO THEY SEEM TO BE WORKING WELL. 13TH STREET IS WHAT YOU MENTIONED AS FAR AS THE PARKING IN THE REAR. SO THAT WORK WILL BEGIN AS SOON AS THIS AGREEMENT IS FINALIZED. WE HAVE ROUGH PLANS FOR THAT WORK BUT DOES NEED TO BE BUILT, TURNED INTO WORKING DRAWINGS THAT WE CAN GET BIDS ON. UNDERSTOOD. ON THAT, SOLAR LIGHTING AGAIN IS TEMPORARY, CORRECT? THERE'S NO TIMELINE ON THAT. THERE'S NO TIME LIMIT ON IT. I THINK THOSE BELONG TO US NOW. VERY WELL. THANK YOU. THANK YOU MEMBER GARCIA. MEMBER MARTINEZ. NO COMMENTS. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. WELL, AS FAR AS I AM CONCERNED, AND I'LL GET A CONSENSUS HERE, I THINK WE NEED TO ALLOW YOU TO MOVE FORWARD AND SAYS YOU NEED TO GET THIS AGREEMENT FINALIZED SO YOU CAN BRING IT TO US FOR APPROVAL. SO IF THERE'S ANYBODY THAT DISSENTS THAT, PLEASE SPEAK UP. ALL RIGHT. IT SEEMS TO BE AN UNANIMOUS AGREEMENT. OKAY. WE WILL PROCEED. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MR. CHAIR. ALL RIGHT. REPORTS FROM COMMISSIONS AND COMMITTEES. CURRENT ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION, MEMBER GARCIA. WE DON'T HAVE A MEETING UNTIL DECEMBER. ALL RIGHT. AND I WAS UNABLE TO ATTEND THE COUNCIL OF GOVERNMENTS LAST TIME. [13)b. Kern Council of Government] AND YOU GRACIOUSLY ATTENDED ON MY BEHALF. ANYTHING TO REPORT? NO, THERE WAS. IT WAS A REALLY SHORT MEETING. THANK YOU. AND WASCO TASK FORCE. THE TASK FORCE HAS NOT MET, NOR HAS THE ADVISORY COMMITTEE, PUBLIC SAFETY ADVISORY COMMITTEES. SO NOTHING TO REPORT THERE EITHER. WE DON'T HAVE SERGEANTS IN HERE, BUT WE DO HAVE MR. [14)a. Kern County Fire Department] APPLETON COUNTY FIRE DEPARTMENT. YOU HAVE THE PODIUM, SIR. GOOD EVENING, HONORABLE MAYOR. MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL HAD TO RUSH OUT LAST TIME. I'M SORRY ABOUT THAT BUT HERE TONIGHT. BUMMED WE DIDN'T GET TO GO TO THE TRICK OR TREAT LAST NIGHT. WE MISSED OUT ON THAT. SO. BUT WE WILL BE HERE ON THURSDAY FOR AN EVENT AT BARKER PARK FOR THE SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS. SO WE'LL BE HERE THURSDAY FOR THAT. THAT WAS IN THE REPORT. ANY QUESTIONS? ANY QUESTIONS FOR CHIEF APPLETON? NO QUESTIONS. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. REPORT FROM CITY MANAGER. [15) REPORTS FROM THE CITY MANAGER] YES, HONORABLE MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL. FIRST OF ALL, SERGEANT SHINN WAS WAS HERE. THERE WAS AN ACCIDENT ACROSS TOWN AND HE NEEDED TO REPORT TO. HE MAY STILL SHOW UP. HE DID SEND A POWERPOINT, BUT IF HE DOESN'T SHOW TO PRESENT IT, I WOULD PROPOSE THAT WE JUST HOLD IT AND HE CAN DO TO NEXT MEETING. [00:30:06] SURE, SURE. I DO HAVE A SHORT LIST OF ANNOUNCEMENTS HERE. WE PUBLIC WORKS. I SAY WE ACTUALLY PUBLIC WORKS ESTABLISHED TWO NEW DIAL RIDE STOPS. SO THESE WILL BE PERSISTENT STOPS AS VERSUS SOME OF THE OTHER JUST PICKED UP WHEREVER WE HAVE ONE AT TERESA BURKE ACROSS THE STREET ON FILBURN AWAY FROM THE CORNER. SO THERE WAS A LOT OF THOUGHT WENT INTO THAT AND WHERE WE COULD DIRECT KIDS. THERE'S ALREADY A CROSSING GUARD TAKING CHILDREN ACROSS TO THE NORTH SIDE OF FILBURN. NOW IT'S JUST LESS THAN 100 FEET OR 100 FEET OR SO. FROM THE CORNER IS WHERE THERE'S A DEDICATED SPOT WITH A CORRECT ACCESS AND SIDEWALK ADA ACCESS. THAT'S WHAT THE CONCRETE THAT WAS, A CONCRETE RAMP THAT GOES TO THE EXISTING SIDEWALK. THAT'S BACK A LITTLE FURTHER. THAT'S RIGHT. NOW, OVER AT JOHN L PREWITT ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF SEVENTH. AGAIN, IF YOU ARE STANDING IN FRONT OF THE SCHOOL, YOU'VE GOT A VERY CONGESTED RIGHT HAND TURN MOVE THERE IN THE PAST ARE OR TRANSIT VANS HAVE HAD TO COMPETE WITH THAT AND WAIT IN LINE AND HOPE TO GET A SPOT WHERE THEY'RE NOT TYING UP TRAFFIC. SO INSTEAD WHAT WE'VE DONE IS ON THE SCREEN HERE, RIGHT IN THAT EXISTING SET OF SIDEWALK THERE, WE'VE ESTABLISHED A SIMILAR STOP. SO NOW THE KIDS THAT ARE USING THE VAN EITHER BEING DROPPED OFF OR PICKED UP FOR SAFE FROM THE CHAOS OF THE REST OF THE VEHICLES GOING IN AND OUT. AND IT GIVES OUR DRIVERS A SAFE PLACE WITHOUT GETTING TIED UP IN THE TRAFFIC THERE. SO THEY DID THAT VERY QUICKLY, TURNED THAT AROUND QUICKLY. SO HATS OFF TO PUBLIC WORKS AND TRANSIT FOR WORKING ON THAT AND GETTING IT DONE. GREAT JOB [APPLAUSE]. THANK YOU. A COUPLE OF OTHER ANNOUNCEMENTS ON THE THE CITY WILL PARTICIPATE IN A JOB FAIR AT THE HIGH SCHOOL ON THE 10TH, AND THIS HAPPENS DURING THE LUNCH HOUR. THE CITY WILL HAVE A AN EASY UP AND A TABLE THERE TO HAND OUT INFORMATION TO JOB FAIR PARTICIPANTS. THE COMMUNITY BREAKFAST IS THIS IS THE LAST ONE FOR THE YEAR. LAST ONE FOR THE YEAR? TOMORROW MORNING, 7 A.M. AT THE OLD COURTHOUSE FOR THOSE THAT WOULD LIKE TO ATTEND WOULD BE MORE THAN WELCOME. THERE IS A COMMUNITY CLEANUP FLYER HERE ON NOVEMBER 19TH AT BARKER PARK FROM 7 A.M. TO NOON. SO THIS WILL BE BULKY ITEMS, FURNITURE, MATTRESSES, E-WASTE. I DON'T BELIEVE THIS IS SET UP FOR HAZARDOUS WASTE. SO NO PAINTS OR CHEMICALS OR THINGS LIKE THAT. THAT'S WHEN AGAIN, THIS IS I HAVE NOVEMBER 19TH, NOON FROM NINE TO NOON AT BARKER. WOULD YOU SEND A CALENDAR INVITE TO COUNCIL MEMBERS? WOULD THAT BE POSSIBLE? SURE. I THINK THE CLERK'S CAN CAPTURE THAT REQUEST. YES, WE GOT IT. OKAY. AND THEN NEXT TO LAST, WE HAVE JUST THE FIRST BIT OF INFORMATION WAS RECEIVED TODAY ON THE TOYS FOR TIGERS. THEY'RE CHANGING UP THEIR FORMAT FROM WHAT I UNDERSTAND, THEY'RE GOING TO HAVE A CHRISTMAS TREE SPECTACULAR FAMILY FUN NIGHT. THAT'S A LOT TO BE DELIVERED THERE. DECEMBER 5TH, MONDAY, THAT'S A MONDAY EVENING, 6:00 PM AT THE ELKS LODGE. THERE'S INFORMATION COMING OUT. WE'LL WE CAN FORWARD THOSE TO THE COUNCIL AS WELL. ONCE WE GET THE DETAILS TIGHTENED UP, THERE IS I BELIEVE THERE IS A DINNER, BUT WE DON'T HAVE INFORMATION ON THE DINNER TICKETS. WHAT THOSE COST OR ANYTHING YET. IS IT THE PARADE ON THE FIFTH. THIS IS THIS IS THE TOYS FOR TIGERS? NO, THE CHRISTMAS PARADES ON THE FIFTH, TOO, ISN'T IT? I BELIEVE. [INAUDIBLE] SO THEY WILL NOT CONFLICT. LASTLY. SINCE MISS LAURA IS NOT HERE TONIGHT, I'LL GIVE ON HER BEHALF. WE'RE IN THE BEGINNING STAGES OF SEEKING GRANT FUNDING FOR THE PUBLIC SAFETY START UP EFFORT FOR THE POLICE DEPARTMENT. STARTUP EFFORT. WE PASSED THE FIRST PHASE OF A HOMELAND SECURITY GRANT THAT WE'RE ASKING FOR. I DON'T HAVE ANY OTHER DETAILS AT THIS POINT, BUT AT LEAST HAVE OUR FOOT IN THE DOOR. [00:35:01] SO WE'RE WE'RE MAKING SOME PROGRESS IN THAT AREA AS WELL. SO. UM, IF THERE ARE ANY QUESTIONS, I'LL ATTEMPT TO ANSWER THEM. BUT THAT'S ALL I HAVE FOR TONIGHT. ANY QUESTIONS FOR OUR CITY MANAGER? SEEING NONE [INAUDIBLE]. ON 10/26, I ATTENDED THE ORIGINAL ROUNDTABLE LISTENING SESSION [16) REPORTS FROM THE CITY COUNCIL] WITH CALIFORNIA'S INFRASTRUCTURE ADVISER, FORMER L.A. MAYOR ANTONIO VILLARAIGOSA. THIS WAS A VERY NICE EVENT IN THAT IT WAS VERY INTIMATE. THERE WERE ONLY SIX SELECTED THERE, AND IT WAS BY INVITATION ONLY. AND HE HAS BEEN TAPPED ON BY THE GOVERNOR TO GO OUT AND SPEAK TO THE COMMUNITIES ABOUT THIS $100 BILLION, WHICH IS CALLED THE FEDERAL INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENT AND JOBS ACT. THAT'S A LOT OF DOUGH. AND THAT WILL BE COMING AT SOME POINT. AND SO MAYOR VILLARAIGOSA IS GOING AROUND SPEAKING TO COMMUNITIES AND TELLING THEM OR TELLING US, RATHER, THAT THIS MONEY WILL BECOME AVAILABLE AND WE NEED TO BE READY FOR IT. IT'S GOING TO BE MONEY FOR TRANSPORTATION, WATER, ENERGY, BROADBAND, ENVIRONMENTAL REMEDIATION. YOU KNOW, ANYTHING HAVING TO DO WITH TRANSPORTATION MONEY WILL BE AVAILABLE. AND SO ONE OF THE THINGS THAT HE SPOKE ABOUT AND HE WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT WE UNDERSTOOD IS THAT, YOU KNOW, IF WE CHOOSE PROJECTS THAT ARE BENEFICIAL TO A REGION LIKE REGIONAL PROJECTS, WE HAVE A VERY GOOD CHANCE OF GETTING FUNDED. ALSO, WE HAVE WE HAVE SHOVEL READY PROJECTS, THOSE THAT WILL ALSO HAVE A GREAT OPPORTUNITY TO BE FUNDED. YOU KNOW, I MEAN, WE COULD LET OUR IMAGINATIONS RUN WILD HERE AND THEN DECIDE WHAT IT IS WE WANT TO DO AND THEN GO AFTER IT. JUST BE READY FOR IT. HE ONE OF THE REQUIREMENTS OF THIS MONEY IS THAT IT MUST BE LOCAL PEOPLE MUST BE HIRED. THAT'S ONE OF THE REQUIRES OF THIS MONEY. HE MADE A LOT OF EMPHASIS ON THAT. AND SO HE SAID, PUT YOUR UNEMPLOYED TO WORK, PUT YOUR YOUTH TO WORK. YOU KNOW, THE ONES THAT ARE OUT THERE IN NEED OF A JOB, PUT THEM TO WORK. AND YOU KNOW, IN WHICH CAPACITY. I DON'T KNOW HOW YOU KNOW, WHAT FORM THAT WOULD TAKE, BUT WE DEFINITELY COULD DO THAT. AND SO THERE'S A GREAT, GREAT OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO DO THIS. THERE'S MONEY FOR BIKE LANES, VALUE FOR FIXING ROADS. YOU KNOW, OF COURSE, THERE'S INVESTMENTS FOR PUBLIC TRANSIT. AND THAT'S SOMETHING WE NEED THAT'S RIGHT UP YOUR ALLEY. SO AS I SAID, WE CAN JUST LET OUR IMAGINATIONS RUN AND THEN PREPARE FOR IT. SO GREAT OPPORTUNITY. WHEN WILL THE MONEY COME? I DID NOT GET THAT ANSWER. THAT WAS MY FIRST QUESTION. WHEN IS THAT MONEY COMING? WE DON'T KNOW. BUT IT IS. IT IS LAW NOW. SO IT WILL BE COMING. SO WE NEED TO PREPARE FOR IT. SO I'M ASKING OUR STAFF TO START THINKING VERY DILIGENTLY ABOUT THIS THINGS AND WHAT IT IS WE'RE GOING TO DO. I HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO VISIT HIS DEPARTMENTS AND HE WAS TELLING ME ABOUT SOME OF THE THINGS HE WANTS TO DO. AND WHEN I CAME BACK I SAID, WELL, YOU CAN GET MONEY FOR THAT. YOU KNOW, WHETHER WE'LL GET IT OR NOT IS ANOTHER THING. BUT I THINK WE COULD. I MEAN, I THINK IT WOULD BE VERY NICE AND I'M CERTAIN ALL OF US AND ALL OF YOU HAVE SOMETHING TO THINK ABOUT IT. ALL RIGHT. ALSO, OCTOBER THE 29TH SUNDAY, COVID 19 VACCINATION CLINIC WAS AGAIN A SUCCESS. WE VACCINATED AND I KEEP SAYING THAT WE I DID NOT JAB ANYBODY WITH THE VACCINE, BUT I WAS THERE PASSING OUT CARDS. SO 86 PEOPLE WERE VACCINATED. NOT ALL OF THEM WERE RESIDENTS OF WASCO. THIS TIME, THE CLINIC WAS ALSO GIVING THE FLU VACCINE. SO 29 PEOPLE RECEIVED THE FLU VACCINE AND I GAVE OUT ON BEHALF OF THE CITY 79 VISA CARDS. WE ONLY HAVE 103 LEFT. AND SO THIS IS DEFINITELY MAKING A DIFFERENCE. I THINK, YOU KNOW, I REMEMBER WHEN WE DIDN'T HAVE THE CARDS, THE NUMBER HAD DROPPED DRAMATICALLY. AND NOW WE CONSISTENTLY, YOU KNOW, CLOSE TO 100, OVER 100. SO IT'S MAKING A BIG DIFFERENCE FOR OUR COMMUNITY. AND SO THERE'S SOMETHING THAT [INAUDIBLE] AS WELL. I WANT YOU TO KNOW THAT YESTERDAY I WAS MY GRANDCHILDREN ARE VISITING FOR A SHORT TIME. [00:40:02] AND THEN WE WERE ALL OUTSIDE. THEY WERE GETTING READY TO GO AND SUDDENLY WE HEARD THIS BIG BANG AND A BIG WHISTLING SOUND AND IT SOUNDED LIKE SOMETHING EXPLODED AND, YOU KNOW, LIKE. SOMETHING WAS ESCAPING. AND WHAT IT HAPPENED ACTUALLY IS AT THE CORNER OF FIFTH AVENUE, AT THE CORNER OF REDWOOD, WE SUDDENLY SEE THIS TRUCK AS WE WERE OUTSIDE, YOU KNOW, SLOWLY MOVING FORWARD. IT'S STRAIGHT AHEAD, MOVING FORWARD. AND SO WHAT HAPPENED IS A VEHICLE RUN INTO A PARKED TRUCK AND THEY MOVED THAT TRUCK ABOUT 60 FEET. IT'S LUCKY THAT THE INDIVIDUAL, A WOMAN THAT WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE, DID NOT SUFFER ANY MAJOR INJURIES THAT WERE VISIBLE. I ASKED HER, YOU KNOW, THEY NEED TO GO TO THE HOSPITAL. WHAT DO YOU NEED? AND SHE SAID, NO, SHE WAS VERY SCARED THAT THAT HAD HAPPENED. BUT IT POINTS OUT TO SOMETHING, BECAUSE THIS IS AN AREA AND I THINK IT HAPPENS EVERY WHERE THROUGHOUT THE CITY, FIFTH STREET IN THAT INTERSECTION FROM PALM AVENUE TO THE END OF THE PARK IS A LOT OF VEHICLES GO AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED. AND SO I THINK WE NEED TO TAKE MEASURES TO APPLY SOME CALMING YOU KNOW TRAFFIC CALMING DEVICES. AND I THINK THIS WOULD BE A PERFECT AREA TO TEST IT BECAUSE AND I KNOW IT HAPPENS THROUGHOUT THE CITY, BUT I THINK THIS IS AN AREA THAT CONSISTENTLY SEES VEHICLES RUNNING AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED AND SOMEONE WHO IS RUNNING TO A PARKED TRUCK. CAN YOU IMAGINE THAT? IT'S JUST TERRIBLE. SO FORTUNATELY, NOBODY WAS KILLED AND NOBODY'S [INAUDIBLE] MAJOR INJURIES. BUT IT'S ONLY YOU KNOW, IT'S ONLY A MATTER OF TIME. SO, PLEASE, I THINK WE HAD ALLOCATED MONEY FOR TRAFFIC CALMING DEVICES. LET'S MOVE FORWARD WITH THAT. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. I ALSO WANT YOU TO KNOW THAT I REACHED OUT TO REED [INAUDIBLE] OFFICE FOR HELP WITH GANG VIOLENCE IN OUR COMMUNITY. HE REACHED OUT TO CDCR AND ASKED THEM TO CHECK ON THEIR PAROLEES. SO THAT MAYBE THAT'S ONE AREA THAT THOSE THAT ARE OUT THERE AND THEY'RE NOT COMPLYING WITH THEIR RELEASE TERMS AND THAT THEY CAN BE PUT BACK IN JAIL. THAT'S JUST ONE AREA THAT WE CAN LOOK INTO OR THEY CAN LOOK INTO. AND ON ON THE EIGHTH, I BELIEVE WE HAVE A MEETING. BOTH MR. GARCIA AND I BELONG TO THE CITIZENS ADVISORY COMMITTEE FOR THE PRISON, AND I WILL BE BRINGING THAT UP TO THEM AS WELL TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY'RE FOLLOWING UP ON THAT. AND THEN I ALSO ATTENDED THE FIRST STAFF PUMPKIN DECORATING AND COSTUME CONTEST. I THINK THAT'S HOW IT WAS LABELED. I'M NOT QUITE SURE OF LANGUAGE. IT WAS A LOT OF FUN. IT WAS A LOT OF FUN. NOT A LOT OF CONTESTANTS FOR THE PUMPKIN DECORATING, PROBABLY THREE. BUT THE ONE THAT WON, WHICH WAS EVELYN, REALLY TOOK THE PRIZE HANDS DOWN. RIGHT. SHE SPENT 7 HOURS DECORATING THE PUMPKIN. YES. SOMEBODY GAVE HER SOME COMPETITION. AND THEN, OF COURSE, THE COSTUMES WERE ALL GREAT. YOU KNOW, EVERYBODY LOOKED AWESOME. BUT OF COURSE, THERE WAS SOMEBODY THAT WAS A PINATA THAT WAS [INAUDIBLE] I CREATED. AND SO SHE TOOK THE PRIZE ANYWAY. I HAVE A REQUEST. THIS CAME TO ME THE THE SUPERINTENDENT OF THE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, KELLY RICHARDS. THEY SAID REQUEST TO CLOSE THE PEDESTRIAN ALLEY WEST OF PALM AVENUE, RIGHT BEHIND THE SCHOOL. I THINK THAT'S PETERS. I'M NOT QUITE SURE WHETHER THAT'S THE STREET. APPARENTLY, THAT ALLEY HAS BEEN IS BEING USED BY GANG MEMBERS, YOU KNOW, TO HANG AROUND AND [INAUDIBLE]. SO I DON'T KNOW IF THAT'S POSSIBLE. I DON'T KNOW IF WE CAN EVEN DO THAT, BUT. WE PROBABLY NEED TO LOOK INTO. I'M NOT I'M NOT FAMILIAR WITH THAT PARTICULAR ALLEY, SO I'D HAVE TO [INAUDIBLE]. WE HAVE SEVERAL. THERE'S ONE WEST OF PALM AVENUE AND THERE'S ALSO ONE NORTH AVENUE AT THAT INTERSECTION. [00:45:09] AND THEY HAVE JUST BECOME A NUISANCE. THE CATWALK BEHIND CIRCLE K. YEAH. MY CONCERN WOULD BE THAT IF WE CLOSE THEM, THEN THEY BECOME AN ENCLOSED AREA FOR PEOPLE TO GATHER, IF THEY ARE ABLE TO JUMP THE WALL. AND THAT I DID MENTION THAT. SO I DON'T KNOW. I'M NOT SAYING WE SHOULD OR WE SHOULD AND WE JUST NEED TO LOOK INTO IT. I HAD BROUGHT THIS UP TO DANIEL BECAUSE I WANTED TO CLOSE MY OWN ALLEY AND HE SAID, IT'S NOT POSSIBLE. ALL RIGHT. I DIDN'T KNOW THAT CRUSHED YOUR DREAM. YES. YEAH, I THINK WE SHOULD GET RID OF ALL THAT. YEAH, YEAH, YEAH. THAT'S WHERE WE USED TO. I MEAN, YOU ALSO. ALL RIGHT, WELL, IT'S OUT THERE, SO, YOU KNOW, THIS INDIVIDUAL EVENTUALLY WILL PROBABLY COME TO THE CITY AND SAY, I LIKE TO DO THIS AHEAD OF TIME AND CAN PREPARE FOR IT. MORE THINGS. I WOULD LIKE TO ASK FOR A GRANTS LIST. I KNOW THAT WE HAVE RECEIVED A LOT OF GRANTS SINCE MISS LAURA JOINED US, AND SO I'D LIKE TO HAVE A LIST OF ALL THE GRANTS WE HAVE. WE SEE PEOPLE FREQUENTLY. WHEN I HAVE CONVERSATIONS WITH THEM, THEY THEY SAY TO ME, YOU SHOULD BE GETTING MORE GRANTS AS I SAY WAIT, WE ARE GETTING GRANTS, BUT I DON'T KNOW ALL OF THEM, SO I'D LIKE TO BE MORE FAMILIAR WITH THEM. SO IF YOU COULD SEND ME THAT LIST SHE'S WORKING ON THAT LIST AND CAN GET THAT DISTRIBUTED. SURE. RIGHT AWAY. AND LET'S SEE, ON A PERSONAL NOTE, I WANT TO SHARE SOMETHING WITH YOU. AS YOU ALL KNOW, I'VE BEEN RIDING MY BIKE, MAYBE NOT ALL OF YOU KNOW, BUT I HAD BEEN RIDING MY BIKE AND ON FRIDAY OF LAST WEEK I DID MY FIRST 50 MILE RIDE. GOOD JOB. IT'S OUTSTANDING SERVICE. GOOD. I WENT TO BATON [INAUDIBLE] AND I RETURNED. I DID RETURN. I'M HERE. SO I JUST WANT TO SHARE THAT WITH YOU. BEING ON MY BIKE HAS MADE ME VERY AWARE OF ALL THE DIFFICULTIES THAT BIKE RIDERS ENCOUNTER AS THEY RIDE THEIR BIKES. AND I'M ENCOUNTERING ENCOUNTERING SOME OF THOSE SAME DIFFICULTIES. SO THERE IS A LOT OF ROOM FOR OUR CITY TO IMPROVE THE STREETS FOR BIKE RIDERS. AND I KNOW, I KNOW THAT WE CAN GET MONEY FOR THAT. THAT'S SO FOR ME. I'M SORRY I WAS LONG WINDED, BUT I HAD A LOT TO TALK ABOUT. MAYOR PRO TEM PALLARES. JUST ONE ITEM. YESTERDAY FOR ALL HALLOWS EVE, I HAD THE PLEASURE OF HELPING OUT AT THE LIBRARY THAT THREE LIBRARIANS THERE PUT ON A LITTLE DRIVE THRU CANDY DISTRIBUTION AS WELL AS ARTS AND CRAFTS. SO THANK YOU TO THE LIBRARIANS FOR FOR KEEPING THAT OPEN FOR THE KIDS. THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR. THANK YOU, MR. PALLARES, I REMEMBER YOU BEING THERE LAST YEAR. I THINK YOU WERE MARIO OR SOMETHING MORE. THIS YEAR, I WAS DONATELLO. AWESOME. VERY, VERY GOOD. MEMBER LYNCH. I HAD THE PLEASURE OF DOING A HARVEST FESTIVAL AT GRIFFITH AVENUE BAPTIST CHURCH LAST NIGHT AND HELPING OUT THERE SINCE THE CANCELLATION OF THE THING AT BARKER PARK. I THINK THEY ALL CAME THERE BECAUSE IT WAS BUSY. BUT I'M GLAD. I'M GLAD THAT THE KIDS FOUND A WAY TO CELEBRATE HALLOWEEN. WELL, AND THE SOMEBODY AT BARKER PARK GAVE GAVE US ABOUT HALF OF THE CANDY THAT THEY HAD COLLECTED AND THEY GAVE THE OTHER HALF SOMEPLACE ELSE. IS THAT IT? SORRY. I WAS JUST WONDERING. IS THERE A WAY TO THAT? WE CAN CONTACT THE HIGHWAY PATROL ABOUT HIGHWAY 46 AND GETTING THAT TRUCK TRAFFIC SLOWED DOWN? SURE. SURE IT'S, YOU KNOW, IT FUNNELS DOWN TO 40 MILES AN HOUR. IN FACT, I THINK IT EVEN GOES DOWN TO 35 AT ONE POINT. BUT IT'S NOT UNUSUAL FOR 50 AND 60 MILES AN HOUR FOR THOSE TRUCKS. I'M CONCERNED ABOUT KIDS THAT ARE CROSSING THE STREET EVEN ILLEGALLY. BUT IT'S YOU KNOW, IT'S. AND TRUCKS PARKING ON THE LEFT HAND TURN LANE RIGHT AND TRUCKS PARKING IN THE IN THE LEFT HAND TURN LANES ARE PARKED IN THE CENTER. IN THE CENTER PARKING CENTER TURN LANE. RIGHT. YEP. VERY, VERY COMMON. THANK YOU, MR. LYNCH. MEMBER GARCIA. I DIDN'T MEAN TO SKIP YOU. HERE WE ARE. HERE WE ARE. I HAD I WOULD HOPE TO HAVE AN UPDATE ON SOME OF THE THE PROJECTS THAT WE'VE BEEN DISCUSSING THAT LIKE DOWNTOWN SEVENTH STREET, THE PARK OUT ON CENTRAL. [00:50:04] HOPEFULLY AT THE NEXT MEETING, I KNOW WE'RE COMING UP ON THE HOLIDAYS AND IT'S GOING TO BE A QUICK A QUICK DIVE INTO INTO, YOU KNOW, JUST VACATION MODE. SO I'D LIKE TO SEE UPDATES ON THAT SO THAT WE CAN PROVIDE THEM TO OUR RESIDENTS AND CONSTITUENTS OVER SET HOLIDAYS. THERE SEEMS TO BE A TON OF FUNDING FLYING AROUND, BUT YET A LOT OF OUR STREETS, YOU KNOW, I REALIZED WE KNOW THEY'RE ON A SCHEDULE, BUT A LOT OF THE RESIDENTS, THIS IS THE PERCEPTION THAT THEY HAVE. SO I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE ASSURING THEM THAT THERE IS A SCHEDULE. AND I WOULD REALLY LOVE TO ASSURE THEM THAT WE'RE MAYBE ASSIGNING SOME OF THIS FUNDING TO HELP SPEED UP THAT SCHEDULE. JUST KIND OF PUT THOSE GENERAL COMMENTS OUT THERE. WITH THAT FUNDING, I'D LOVE TO SEE US BEGIN TO BRANCH OUT AND AND AND TAKE ON MORE DUTIES. AND I KNOW THAT'S THAT'S SOMETHING THAT WE WE'VE HISTORICALLY NOT DONE. BUT HEY, WE'VE PROVED THE PEOPLE WRONG. IN THE LAST TWO YEARS, YOU KNOW, WE'VE WADED INTO PUBLIC HEALTH. WE'VE WADED INTO OTHER OTHER OTHER AREAS. AND I'D LIKE TO SEE US TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE FUNDING THAT'S AVAILABLE FOR HOUSING COMING DOWN FROM THE STATE. I KNOW THERE'S A PROJECT TO EXPAND AND IMPROVE SOME OF OUR ALLEYWAYS IN TOWN. THAT'S THAT'S REALLY EXCITING TO SEE. I WANT TO SEE MORE OF THAT AND AND I'D REALLY LIKE US TO SEE MAYBE EVEN WADING INTO THE IDEA OF COMMUNICATIONS FIBER SPECIFICALLY. THERE'S SOME VENDORS THAT I MET AT LEAGUE OF CITIES WHO MAKE MICRO MICRO DITCHING LOOK REALLY COOL AND FEASIBLE. I'D LIKE US TO SEE LIKE TO SEE IF THAT'S POSSIBLE HERE. IT WOULD BE REALLY COOL TO BE ONE OF THE FIRST CITIES TO DO THAT HERE IN [INAUDIBLE]. YEAH, I AGREE. AND THE FACT THAT MONEY, AS I MENTIONED, WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR THAT FOR BROADBAND AND COMMUNICATIONS, ANY TYPE OF COMMUNICATIONS, THAT WOULD BE GOOD. CERTAINLY THAT WOULD BENEFIT THE CITY AND RESIDENTS AS WELL. THANK YOU, MR. [INAUDIBLE]. YEAH. THE REASON I BROUGHT UP THE PARKS WAS WAS BECAUSE I KNOW YOU HAD MENTIONED BIKE LANES AND BIKING MORE. I KNOW THAT'S A GOAL OF OURS IS MAKING THAT CONNECTIVITY IN THAT AREA OF TOWN MORE POSSIBLE. SO [INAUDIBLE] THANK YOU. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. MEMBER MARTINEZ. SO I WAS TOLD OVER THE WEEKEND THAT THE EVENT AT THE PARK WAS CANCELED YESTERDAY, BUT I THOUGHT IT WAS A JOKE. AND SO I FELT PRETTY SILLY LAST NIGHT SHOWING UP DOWN THERE. BUT BUT I WAS ABLE TO GO TO THE WASCO HIGH FOOTBALL GAME THIS WEEKEND. AND SO CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR TIGERS FOR WINNING A VERY EXCITING GAME AND MAKING IT IN THE PLAYOFFS. AND LASTLY, I WAS ABLE TO GO TO A HALL OF FAME DINNER THIS WEEKEND. CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL OF THE PEOPLE THAT WERE INDUCTED INTO THE WASCO HALL [INAUDIBLE] HIGH HALL OF FAME. AISHA MASTON. CHRISTINA MUNOZ SALINAS. GREG ROMO. JEREMY WEDEL. JOSE MEDINA. TRACY BURNS, LAWRENCE DEMERY, COACH TOM PROFFITT. AND I THINK IT WAS THE 85' CROSS COUNTRY TEAM, 90' TENNIS TEAM, 90' SOFTBALL TEAM, AND 91' BASKETBALL TEAMS WERE ALSO INDUCTED. SO IT WAS A GREAT GROUP OF PEOPLE. I GRADUATED IN THE LATE NINETIES, SO THESE WERE ALL PEOPLE THAT I GREW UP LOOKING UP TO AS ATHLETES, AND THEY WERE ALL WONDERFUL PEOPLE JUST GROWING UP. AND IT'S REALLY, REALLY EXCITING TO SEE THAT GROUP OF PEOPLE GET THAT MUCH DESERVED. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MEMBER MARTINEZ. VERY GOOD. ALL RIGHT. [17) CLOSED SESSION] OKAY. WE DO HAVE CLOSED SESSION THIS EVENING. AND ARE THERE ANY PUBLIC COMMENTS REGARDING THE CLOSED SESSION ITEMS AT THIS TIME? OKAY. SEEING NONE WE WILL GO AHEAD AND ENTER INTO CLOSED SESSION AND WE TURN TO REPORT OUT WE HAVE ONE ITEM. ITEM A PUBLIC EMPLOYEE APPOINTMENT FOR GC, SECTION 54957 TITLED CHIEF OF POLICE. WE WILL BE BACK. * This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.