Dec 06, 2022 City Council

GOOD EVENING, EVERYONE.

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[1) CALL TO ORDER]

MADAM CLERK, WILL YOU CALL THE ROLL? THANK YOU, MADAM CLERK. IF YOU'RE ABLE, PLEASE STAND FOR A FLAG, SALUTE AND REMAIN STANDING FOR AN INVOCATION, WHICH WILL BE DONE BY PASTOR MANUEL CANTU.

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.

LET'S ALL BOW OUR HEADS AND CLOSE OUR EYES.

THANK YOU, HEAVENLY FATHER, FOR HIS BEAUTIFUL EVENING.

YOU'VE GIVEN US, FATHER, THIS TIME, THIS OPPORTUNITY TO BE HERE, TO COME TOGETHER TO SUPPORT THE FUTURE OF WASCO.

FATHER, WE ASK THAT YOUR HOLY SPIRIT COVER EACH MEMBER, ESPECIALLY THE COUNCIL, THEIR STAFF, FATHER, AS THEY PLAN AND THEY PROJECT YOUR MASTER PLAN AND THEY DEVISE A MASTER PLAN THAT WOULD PLEASE YOU, FATHER, FOR THE PROSPERITY OF THIS COMMUNITY.

WE ASK THAT YOU KEEP US SAFE, KEEP THEM SAFE, KEEP OUR SCHOOLS SAFE, OUR CHILDREN SAFE, FATHER, OUR COMMUNITY THAT YOU WOULD CONTINUE TO POUR BLESSING IN OUR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AS WELL. FATHER, THANK YOU FOR THE PEOPLE THAT YOU'VE CHOSEN TO PUT HERE IN THIS GROUP OF LEADERS TONIGHT AND THE CHURCHES AS WELL, AND EVERY OTHER ORGANIZATION THAT SUPPORTS THIS WONDERFUL COMMUNITY.

IN THE NAME JESUS CHRIST, WE PRAY.

AMEN. AMEN.

THANK YOU, PASTOR. ALL RIGHT.

I AM FIVE PRESENTATIONS.

[5) PRESENTATIONS]

MADAM CLERK, DO YOU HAVE THOSE FOR ME SO I CAN READ THEM? THEY'RE ABOUT THE SAME. ALL RIGHT.

MR. MAYOR, IF I MAY, CAN I INTRODUCE THE OTHER GENTLEMEN THAT ARE HERE WITH OUR CHURCH AS WELL? YES, PLEASE DO.

SO ON BEHALF OF LIFEHOUSE CHURCH, WE WANT TO THANK THE MAYOR AND COUNCIL AND THE STAFF FOR THIS RECOGNITION, AND WE BROUGHT SOME OTHER MEMBERS OF OUR BOARD HERE WITH US, SAL GARCIA AND BROTHER LUIS ESPINOZA, ALONG WITH MY WIFE, BEAUTIFUL WIFE BACK THERE--I DON'T KNOW IF SHE WANTS TO BE IN THE PICTURE OR NOT--ANYWAY, THANK YOU FOR THE RECOGNITION, MR. MAYOR AND COUNCIL. THANK YOU, PASTOR, AND WELCOME, GENTLEMEN.

LET THE RECORD REFLECT THAT MR. GARCIA IS NOW PRESENT.

CERTIFICATE OF RECOGNITION.

THE CITY OF WASCO PROUDLY PRESENTS A CERTIFICATE TO MANUEL CANTU, AND ALSO PASTOR PAUL HERNANDEZ FROM FREEWILL BAPTIST CHURCH IN RECOGNITION OF THE FAITHFUL AND DEDICATED SERVICE AND COMMITMENT FOR THE INVOCATIONS OF THE CITY COUNCIL MEETINGS.

HONOR ON THIS DECEMBER 6TH, 2022, YOUR MAYOR GILBERTO REYNA.

I'LL COME DOWN THERE AND I KNOW THAT PASTOR PAUL IS NOT PRESENT BECAUSE HE'S CURRENTLY UNAVAILABLE.

HE IS FEELING UNDER THE WEATHER, BUT BRADLEY [INAUDIBLE] IS HERE TO RECEIVE THE AWARD ON HIS BEHALF.

[INAUDIBLE] THANK YOU VERY MUCH. YOU CAN TAKE A PICTURE.

YEAH, THAT'LL BE FINE.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

[APPLAUSE] OKAY, ONE QUICK ANNOUNCEMENT.

TOYS FOR TOTS HAS GRACEFULLY ASKED US TO DELIVER 500 GIFTS THIS YEAR.

SO WE'VE REACHED OUT TO KARL CLEMENS SCHOOL.

WE'RE GOING TO BE DOING A COMMUNITY, I GUESS, ANNOUNCEMENT AS WELL.

WE'LL PROBABLY USE SOME OF THE SOCIAL MEDIA SITES THAT ARE HERE.

OUR CHURCH ALONE CANNOT DISTRIBUTE OR WE DON'T HAVE ENOUGH PEOPLE TO GIVE THEM TO.

SO WE'RE GOING TO DO A COMMUNITY RODEO.

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SO WE'LL BE SENDING THAT OUT AS WELL, AND IF YOU KNOW FAMILIES THAT ARE IN NEED OR NEEDY AND THEY CAN'T AFFORD TO BUY GIFTS, PLEASE LET THEM KNOW TO CALL LIFEHOUSE CHURCH.

OKAY. THANK YOU, FOLKS.

THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT.

ANY COMMENTS FROM THE MEMBERS? MAYOR PRO-TEM? OH, TO BOTH CHURCHES AND ESPECIALLY THE PASTORS, THANK YOU SO MUCH.

YOU KNOW, MANY TIMES WE OVERLOOK OUR OWN SPIRITUALITY, OUR OWN DRIVE THAT'S WITHIN, AND, YOU KNOW, WE NEED TO BE FUELED AS WELL, AND OVER THE YEARS, I'VE NOTICED THAT YOUR CHURCHES HAVE STEPPED UP AND REALLY HELPED, AND I APPRECIATE THAT SO MUCH, BECAUSE WHEN YOU LEAST EXPECT ANYTHING IS WHEN YOUR WORDS OF COMFORT REALLY HELPS US.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MEMBER PALLARES MAYOR PRO TEM.

MEMBER GARCIA. THANK YOU AGAIN.

THIS IS A WELL DESERVED RECOGNITION.

WE THANK YOU FOR YOUR PARTICIPATION HERE, BUT ALSO IN THE COMMUNITY.

I KNOW I'VE ALWAYS SAID PEOPLE DON'T ALWAYS LISTEN TO THEIR POLITICIANS OR THEIR LEADERS, BUT THEY LISTEN TO THEIR FAITH LEADERS, AND SO I FIND POWER IN THAT, AND SO I APPRECIATE YOU BEING HERE AND BEING A PARTNER WITH US IN LEADING THE CITY.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MEMBER LYNCH.

GENTLEMEN, I APPRECIATE THE WORK OF THE PASTORS AND THE CHURCHES IN TOWN.

I'M A PASTOR MYSELF, AND IT'S GREAT WORKING WITH COMMUNITY PEOPLE.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MEMBER MARTINEZ.

AGAIN, THANK YOU GUYS FOR ALL YOU GUYS DO.

I MEAN, WE HAVE A LOT OF FAITH ORGANIZATIONS IN OUR COMMUNITY THAT DO A LOT OF GOOD, BUT WE ONLY HAVE A HANDFUL THAT ARE CONSISTENTLY THE LEADERS IN GETTING THINGS DONE, AND YOUR CHURCHES ARE AMONG THAT SMALL GROUP THAT ARE CONSISTENTLY DOING GOOD FOR THE COMMUNITY, AND SO THANK YOU FOR ALL YOU DO.

THANK YOU ALL. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

REALLY APPRECIATE YOU BEING HERE ON A REGULAR BASIS.

ALL RIGHT. ITEM NUMBER SIX, PUBLIC COMMENTS.

[6) PUBLIC COMMENTS]

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 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? OKAY, SEEING NONE.

MADAM CLERK, DO WE HAVE ANY EMAIL COMMENTS? THERE'S NO EMAIL COMMENTS AT THIS TIME FOR ANY OF THE AGENDA ITEMS. THANK YOU. MOVING ON TO ITEM SEVEN--WAIT, WE DON'T HAVE ANYTHING UNDER ITEM SEVEN, WHICH IS SUCCESSOR AGENCY BUSINESS.

NOTHING UNDER WASCO PUBLIC FINANCE AUTHORITY NUMBER EIGHT.

WE MOVE ON TO THE CITY COUNCIL BUSINESS.

[9) 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 A MEMBER OF THE PUBLIC REQUESTS THE REMOVAL OF A PARTICULAR ITEM.

THIS EVENING WE HAVE ITEMS 9A-9I.

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

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

OKAY, SEEING NONE.

ARE THERE ANY COUNCIL MEMBERS THAT WOULD LIKE TO REMOVE AN ITEM? I WOULD LIKE TO ENTERTAIN A MOTION FOR APPROVAL.

SO MOVED. SECOND.

MADAM CLERK, IT HAS BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED.

WOULD YOU CALL THE VOTE BY ROLL CALL? MOTION BY COUNCIL MEMBER MARTINEZ SECONDED BY COUNCIL MEMBER GARCIA TO APPROVE THE CONSENT CALENDAR MOTION IS UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED.

THANK YOU, MADAM CLERK.

THERE IS NOTHING UNDER 10, PUBLIC HEARINGS OR 11, DEFERRED BUSINESS.

[12)NEW BUSINESS]

A.) APPROVE A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE AN EMPLOYMENT CONTRACT WITH CHARLIE FIVECOAT CODE TO SERVE AS WASCO CHIEF OF POLICE AND AUTHORIZE

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MR. HURLBERT.

YES, HONORABLE MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL, AS YOU RECALL, IN OCTOBER YOU APPROVED THE STARTUP BUDGET AND POSITIONS FOR FUTURE POLICE DEPARTMENT.

THIS IS THE FIRST ACTION IN THAT PROCESS BEYOND OUR OUR PREVIOUS CLOSED SESSIONS ON THE MATTER.

YOU HAVE INCLUDED IN YOUR AGENDA PACKET THE FINAL DRAFT OF THE CONTRACT PROPOSED EMPLOYMENT CONTRACT WITH MR. FIVECOAT. IT'S A PRETTY STANDARD CONTRACT.

IT WAS MODELED AFTER MINE, A COMBINATION OF MINE AND OTHER DEPARTMENT HEADS.

NOTHING REALLY NEW IN THERE OTHER THAN WE MAY RECALL.

WE'VE HAD SOME DISCUSSION, BRIEF DISCUSSION ABOUT MAKING SOME CORRECTIONS TO HOW UNUSED LEAVE IS HANDLED FOR DIRECTORS.

THAT HAS BEEN CORRECTED IN THIS DEPARTMENT OR IN THIS VERSION OF A CONTRACT WHERE THERE IS NO REQUIREMENT FOR COMPLETE CASH OUT OF UNUSED LEAVE ON AN ANNUAL BASIS.

THE INDIVIDUAL EMPLOYEE CAN CHOOSE THE AMOUNT THAT GETS CASHED OUT.

THERE IS STILL A CAP ON ACCUMULATION.

THE OTHER CHANGE HERE IS THAT WHILE WE WERE DOING RESEARCH FOR THIS POSITION, AS ODD AS IT MIGHT SEEM, THE PERS CONTRACT FOR OUR PUBLIC SAFETY WHEN WE HAD A POLICE DEPARTMENT ENDING IN 1981 WAS A 2% AT 50.

SINCE THAT TIME.

THIS WAS AGAIN 40 YEARS AGO IN 2013 WHEN WHEN THE REFORM ACT PASSED THE PEPRA, AS IT'S CALLED, THOSE CITIES THAT ALREADY HAD AN EXISTING PUBLIC SAFETY CONTRACT, IT WAS SIMPLY ROLLED OVER IF THEY DID NOTHING AND IT WAS FROZEN FOREVER.

THE CURRENT LAW DOES NOT ALLOW THAT FORMULA TO BE MODIFIED, EXCEPT IN RARE CASES IT CAN BE REDUCED BUT NOT INCREASED.

SO WE ARE STUCK WITH THE 2% AT 57 PEPRA FORMULA FOR PUBLIC SAFETY.

THIS IS GOING TO BE A CHALLENGE.

WE WON'T BE COMPETITIVE ON AN APPLES TO APPLES BASIS WITH OTHER AGENCIES, BUT WE'RE WORKING WITH THE CITY ATTORNEY THAT SPECIALIZES IN THESE MATTERS FOR PERSONNEL ISSUES, AND IT APPEARS THAT WE CAN SUPPLEMENT THAT RETIREMENT AMOUNT WITH A SEPARATE DEFERRED COMPENSATION ACCOUNT.

THE COMMON NAME FOR IT IS ICMA 457.

THIS IS A VEHICLE THAT'S VERY COMMON WITH MANY CITIES, INCLUDING WASCO.

WE'VE REVERSE CALCULATED AN AMOUNT OF A CONTRIBUTION THAT WOULD BE REQUIRED TO MAKE UP THAT DIFFERENCE BETWEEN 2.0 AND 2.7, AND THAT TURNS OUT TO BE ABOUT $530 PER PAY PERIOD, AND THAT CREATES AN AMOUNT THAT ABSORBS THAT DIFFERENTIAL AT THE PROJECTED END OF THE CONTRACT.

SO THAT IS SPELLED OUT IN THE CONTRACT BEFORE YOU, THE DRAFT BEFORE YOU.

IT IS EQUIVALENT WITH THE CITIES.

IT PROBABLY IS ACTUALLY SLIGHTLY LESS EXPENSIVE FOR THE CITY BECAUSE WE AREN'T PAYING INTO THE PERS DISCOUNT RATE.

WE'RE PAYING A FLAT AMOUNT.

IT WILL BE UP TO CHIEF FIVECOAT TO CHOOSE HOW HE INVESTS THAT MONEY TO GET THE RETURN THAT HE DESIRES.

SO THAT'S A LITTLE BIT COMPLEX.

IF THERE ARE QUESTIONS ABOUT THAT, HAPPY TO ANSWER THEM AS WELL AS ANY OTHER QUESTIONS ABOUT THE CONTRACT IN GENERAL.

THE CONTRACT IS INTENDED TO BECOME EFFECTIVE TOMORROW, OR A START DATE OF TOMORROW, EFFECTIVE UPON SIGNATURE AND AN APPROVAL BY THE COUNCIL.

THANK YOU, MR. HURLBERT.

I KNOW THAT CONTRACT'S FOR THREE YEARS WITH TWO OPTIONS FOR RENEWAL OF ONE YEAR EXTENSIONS.

CORRECT. ALL RIGHT, ARE THERE ANY PUBLIC COMMENTS AT THIS TIME? OKAY, SEEING NONE ANY COMMENTS FROM THE MEMBERS? MAYOR PRO-TEM NO COMMENTS.

THANK YOU. MEMBER GARCIA AND NONE AT THIS TIME.

MEMBER LYNCH NO COMMENTS.

MEMBER MARTINEZ.

JUST A QUICK QUESTION ON THE RETIREMENT THING.

SO YOU SAID THAT GOING THIS ROUTE WOULD COST US LESS THAN IF THEY DID ALLOW US TO CHANGE THAT FORMAT TO 2.7? THAT'S MY GUESS. OUR RETIREMENT LIABILITY TIED TO PERS DISCOUNT RATES VERSUS A DISCOUNT RATE THAT WE CAN SELECT.

IN THIS CASE I CHOSE 7% AND TO GET A FUTURE VALUE THAT WAS SUFFICIENT.

SO THAT'S SOMEWHAT SPECULATION.

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SO THE ONLY WAY ESSENTIALLY BE ABLE TO GET THIS CHANGE WOULD BE THE STATE LEGISLATOR TO TAKE ACTION TO AUTHORIZE THIS.

THAT IS MY UNDERSTANDING.

WE'RE CONTINUING TO RESEARCH THAT.

IF IT TURNS OUT THERE IS A BETTER WAY, A CLEANER WAY, AND WE CAN IN FACT GET AN ADJUSTMENT TO OUR CONTRACT WITH PERS, WE MAY COME BACK TO THE COUNCIL AND PROPOSE THAT ALTERATION.

OKAY, THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MEMBER MARTINEZ.

YEAH, THAT WOULD BE GOOD.

IF YOU FIND OUT, AS YOU SAID, THAT THERE'S ANOTHER OPTION, PLEASE COME BACK TO US.

SURE. AT THIS TIME, I WILL MOVE THIS FORWARD.

IS THERE A SECOND? I'LL SECOND IT, SIR.

MADAM CLERK, IT HAS BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED.

WOULD YOU CALL THE VOTE BY ROLL CALL? MOTION BY MAYOR REYNA SECONDED BY COUNCIL MEMBER LYNCH TO APPROVE ITEM 12A.

MOTION IS UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED. THANK YOU, MADAM CLERK.

[13)a. Kern Economic Development Corporation]

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION.

MEMBER GARCIA. JUST THAT THE NEXT MEETING WILL BE IN JANUARY.

THE ANNUAL HOLIDAY PARTY IS THIS THURSDAY.

THE STAFF SHOULD HAVE SENT THAT OUT TO EVERYBODY, BUT IT WILL BE AT 8 TO 10 AT TEN TANGRAM INTERIORS.

THAT'S OFF OF [INAUDIBLE] THURSDAY MORNING.

LET'S. THANK YOU VERY MUCH, MEMBER GARCIA.

[13)b. Kern Council of Government]

I DID ATTEND THE LAST MEETING AND SOME GOOD THINGS CAME OUT OF THAT.

THE COG, WE APPROVED $350,671 OF CMAQ FUNDING FOR WASCO AND THIS IS TO MAKE UP FOR MONIES THAT WE HAD LOST AT ONE POINT NOT TOO FAR IN THE DISTANT PAST TO COMPLETE THE NORTH PALM AVENUE CONSTRUCTION PROJECT BETWEEN [INAUDIBLE].

THIS IS A ONE FOURTH MILE LENGTH OF ROAD THAT THIS MONEY WILL BE USED FOR AND THIS WAS POSSIBLE BECAUSE FUNDING THAT WAS MOVED FROM CMAQ CONTINGENCY PROJECTS AND OUR STAFF DILIGENTLY CAME UP WITH THIS IDEA AND PURSUED IT WITH KERN COG AND THEY AGREED AND SO IT WAS APPROVED.

SO I'M HAPPY TO REPORT THAT WE ARE GETTING THAT MONEY AND SO WE WILL BE ABLE TO COMPLETE THAT PROJECT THAT SOMEHOW WE THOUGHT HAS SLIPPED FROM OUR HANDS AND NOW IS BACK ON TRACK.

WE ALSO GOT $750,000 FOR ALLEY RECONSTRUCTION.

THIS IS A GRANT FROM THE ORIGINAL EARLY ACTION PLANNING, AND THIS GRANT IS WITH THE IDEA THAT THIS MAY ENCOURAGE ADDITIONAL HOUSING TO BE BUILT ON THOSE ALLEYS THAT WE WILL BE FIXING.

AM I CORRECT IN SAYING THAT? THAT IS HOW IT'S WRITTEN UP, YES, YOU ARE CORRECT.

YEAH, SO THOSE ARE TWO GREAT THINGS THAT ARE HAPPENING AT THE LAST MEETING.

THAT'S OVER $1,000,000 THAT WE RECEIVE IN FUNDING, AND SO IT PAYS TO BE THERE TO SPEAK ABOUT IT ON THIS LAST ONE, THERE WAS SOME CONTINGENCY LIST THAT INCLUDED AN ARVIN PROJECT AND THERE WAS A. AN ADVOCATE FOR ARVIN, SPEAKING ON BEHALF OF THE CITY, ASKING THAT THEIR PROJECT, WHICH WAS IN CONTINGENCY OF $1,609,518, BE MOVED FROM CONTINGENCY TO THE ACTUAL LIST OF PROJECTS THAT WERE BEING PUT FORTH, WHICH, IF THAT HAD BEEN DONE, PROBABLY WOULD HAVE KNOCKED OFF SOME OF THE PROJECTS BECAUSE SOME OF THE PROJECTS WERE RANKED IN THE SENSE OF PRIORITY AND OURS WAS ON THE LOWER END OF THE PRIORITY.

AND SO IF THAT HAD BEEN MOVED FORWARD, IT WOULD HAVE TAKEN US OUT OF THE RUNNING, BUT FORTUNATELY IT WAS REJECTED.

THAT MOVE WAS REJECTED AND SO WE WERE ABLE TO GET THE FUNDING.

SO JUST SO THAT, YOU KNOW, THAT SOMETIMES WE HAVE TO FIGHT FOR WHAT WE GET.

ALL RIGHT, THAT'S IT FROM KERN COG.

THE WASCO TASK FORCE HAS NOT MET FOR A WHILE, NOR HAS OUR COMMITTEE.

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[14)b. Kern County Sheriff’s Department]

GOOD EVENING, MAYOR. MEMBERS OF THE BOARD.

I'M GOING TO GO OVER A COUPLE OF THE RECENT INVESTIGATIONS RECALL SERVICE THAT YOUR WASCO DEPUTIES HAVE HANDLED, AND ALSO COVER AN UPDATE ON A CASE THAT'S A COUPLE OF YEARS OLD.

I'M PRETTY PLEASED TO ADVISE YOU GUYS OF AND MONTHLY STATISTICS.

DID YOU GIVE ME DEAD BATTERIES ON THIS? DID YOU TURN IT ON, ON THE SIDE? NO.

NO, I GOT IT NOW.

[CHUCKLING] LET'S SEE IF IT GOES.

THERE WE GO. SHE SET YOU UP.

[CHUCKLING] USER ERROR. SHE DID, IT'S ALWAYS ON WHEN I GET IT.

IT WORKS IF YOU TURN IT ON.

[CHUCKLING] YES. THE FIRST INCIDENT ON MY COVER OCCURRED ON SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 19TH AT APPROXIMATELY 3:30 P.M..

A DEPUTY FROM WASCO SUBSTATION CONDUCTED A TRAFFIC ENFORCEMENT STOP NEAR THE INTERSECTION OF SEVENTH STREET AND REDWOOD AVENUE.

DURING THE TRAFFIC STOP, DRIVER OF THE VEHICLE WAS IDENTIFIED AS PORFIRIO DELGADIO, AGED 21 OF WASCO.

DURING A SUBSEQUENT SEARCH OF THE VEHICLE, DEPUTIES LOCATED A LOADED SEMI-AUTOMATIC PISTOL WITH AN ALTERED SERIAL NUMBER.

AS YOU CAN SEE IN THE PHOTOGRAPH.

DELGADIO WAS SUBSEQUENTLY BOOKED IN THE KERN COUNTY JAIL FOR FELONY ALTERING A SERIAL NUMBER ON A FIREARM AND CARRYING A CONCEALED FIREARM IN A VEHICLE.

NEXT ONE I'D LIKE TO PRESENT OCCURRED ON WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 23RD, APPROXIMATELY 1 A.M.

IN THE MORNING. DEPUTY FROM WASCO SUBSTATION CONDUCTED A TRAFFIC ENFORCEMENT STOP NEAR THE INTERSECTION OF PENELOPE AVENUE AND VIOLET STREET.

DURING THE TRAFFIC ENFORCEMENT STOP, THE DRIVER OF THE VEHICLE WAS IDENTIFIED AS JUAN CASTILLO, AGE 18, OF WASCO, AND JOSE DELGADO, AGE 19, OF WASCO AND ADDITIONAL MALE JUVENILE WERE IDENTIFIED AS THE PASSENGERS DURING A SUBSEQUENT SEARCH OF THE VEHICLE.

A LOADED SEMIAUTOMATIC PISTOL WAS SEIZED, AND CASTILLO AND DELGADIO WERE SUBSEQUENTLY BOOKED IN A KERN COUNTY JAIL FOR FELONY CARRYING A CONCEALED WEAPON IN PUBLIC AND CARRYING A CONCEALED FIREARM IN A VEHICLE.

THE MALE JUVENILE WAS ALSO BOOKED IN THE JUVENILE HALL FOR SIMILAR WEAPONS POSSESSION RELATED CHARGES.

THE NEXT INCIDENT OCCURRED ON SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 27TH, APPROXIMATELY 1 A.M., WHERE A DEPUTY FROM WASCO SUBSTATION WAS IN THE AREA OF NORTH PALM AVENUE AND CROMER AVENUE WHEN THEY HEARD GUNSHOTS NEARBY.

THE DEPUTIES THEN RESPONDED TO THE AREA AND LOCATED SEVERAL VEHICLES AND ATTEMPTED TO CONDUCT A TRAFFIC ENFORCEMENT STOP AT ONE OF THE VEHICLES, WHICH LED THEM ON A BRIEF PURSUIT AND ENDED WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A SOLO VEHICLE COLLISION.

AFTER THE VEHICLE CRASHED, THE MALE SUBJECT EXITED THE VEHICLE ARMED WITH A HANDGUN, WHICH RESULTED IN AN OFFICER INVOLVED SHOOTING.

DURING THE INCIDENT, NEITHER OF THE DEPUTIES INVOLVED WERE HARMED, BUT THE SUBJECT WAS STRUCK AND TRANSPORTED TO THE HOSPITAL FOR TREATMENT OF HIS INJURIES.

HOMICIDE DETECTIVES SUBSEQUENTLY RESPONDED TO THE SCENE, AND ASSUME THE INVESTIGATION, WHICH IS STILL ONGOING BASED ON THE NATURE OF THIS CASE.

FURTHER INFORMATION IS NOT AVAILABLE AT THIS TIME AND WE'LL RELEASE WHEN APPROPRIATE, AND THEN THE LAST CASE I'D LIKE TO UPDATE ON, IT'S ACTUALLY A CASE THAT OCCURRED ON SEPTEMBER 26TH IN 2020 AND THE 1000 BLOCK OF 16TH STREET, WHERE DURING THE INVESTIGATION, ALEJANDRO URUGUAY, AGE 24, OF WASCO, NOW WAS ARRESTED FOR ATTEMPTED MURDER AND NUMEROUS WEAPONS POSSESSION CHARGES AFTER WEEKS LONG INVESTIGATION. I'M PLEASED TO ANNOUNCE THAT ON NOVEMBER 30TH OF 2022 DAYS AGO, URUGUAY TOOK A PLEA DEAL IN RELATION TO THE CASE FOR ASSAULT WITH A DEADLY WEAPON, A FIREARM, AND WAS SENTENCED TO 15 YEARS IN THE STATE PRISON.

THIS ONCE AGAIN SERVES A REMINDER TO THOSE PEOPLE OUT THERE THAT ARE TRYING TO CAUSE HARM TO OUR COMMUNITY THAT YOU WILL BE CAUGHT AND BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE FOR YOUR ACTIONS.

OTHER THAN THAT, I'M JUST GOING TO GO OVER SOME OF THE BRIEF STATISTICS THAT ARE MONTH TO MONTH AGO FROM OCTOBER OF THIS YEAR TO NOVEMBER OF THIS YEAR, WHERE YOU CAN SEE OUR CALLS FOR SERVICES SLIGHTLY DIP DOWN TO 762.

ARRESTS 52, AND THE CITATIONS SLIGHTLY WENT UP TO 33, ALONG WITH OUR PATROL CHECKS AND OUR NARCOTICS RELATED ARRESTS WITH THE

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WITH THAT, I'MM WILLING TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT I CAN.

MAYOR AND THE BOARD.

THANK YOU, SERGEANT SHINN.

ANY QUESTIONS FOR THE SEARGENT? THANK YOU, SIR. I WOULD LIKE TO MENTION THAT THE PARADE WENT OFF VERY WELL, AND IT WAS A GOOD TIME.

THANK YOU VERY, VERY MUCH.

I'LL TURN THIS OFF, SO THE BATTERIES AREN'T DEAD NEXT TIME.

[CHUCKLING] IF I COULD, MAYOR REYNA, I DID RECEIVE A CALL FROM CHIEF APPLETON.

HE WAS PULLED INTO SOME TRAINING THAT WENT LONG AND LET ME KNOW EARLIER THIS AFTERNOON HE WOULDN'T BE ABLE TO MAKE IT.

SO HE'LL CATCH US UP AT THE NEXT MEETING.

THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT, REPORTS FROM THE MANAGER.

[15)REPORTS FROM THE CITY MANAGER]

I THOUGHT IT WAS GREAT.

THE TURNOUT WAS GREAT, AND EVERYONE SEEMED TO HAVE A GOOD TIME, AND THE TREE LIGHTING CAME OFF WELL.

SO APPRECIATE OUR STAFF THAT PARTICIPATED AND HELPED MAKE THAT A SUCCESS THERE.

THEY WERE OUT THERE EVEN IN A LITTLE BIT CHILLY AND IN LONG HOURS.

EVERYBODY DID A GREAT JOB, ESPECIALLY FROM PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT.

THOSE FOLKS REALLY CHIPPED IN AND HELPED PULL IT OFF.

SO THEY DESERVE SOME RECOGNITION? MR. MAYOR, I'D LIKE TO THANK MR. HURLBERT FOR PULLING MY SLEIGH.

[CHUCKLING] YEAH, THAT'S RIGHT.

FIRST OF ALL THANK YOU FROM SANTA CLAUS, [CHUCKLING] AND MAKING IT A SMOOTH RIDE IS NO SMALL FEAT WITH THAT HOOK UP THERE, I HUNG ON WITH ONE HAND ALL THE TIME.

THAT WAS PULLING THE RAIL SANTA.

THAT SLED HAS GOT A A LITTLE BUCK TO IT.

SO I APPRECIATE YOU HANGING IN THERE.

SANTA MOONLIGHTS IS A COUNCIL MEMBER.

ALL RIGHT, REQUEST FROM COUNCIL MEMBERS TO HAVE THE CONVERSATION.

[16)REPORTS FROM THE CITY COUNCIL]

WELL, LAST TIME I REPORTED, I HAD SPOKEN TO THE CDC, THE WARDEN, ABOUT OUR SITUATION WITH VIOLENCE WITHIN THE CITY AND ASKED HOW SHE COULD HELP, AND SHE SAID SHE WOULD REACH OUT TO PROBATION AND SHE DID.

WE STILL HAVE NOT HEARD FROM THEM, ACCORDING TO INFORMATION FROM OUR CITY MANAGER, BUT SHE GOT THE BALL ROLLING BECAUSE SHE SENT ME AN EMAIL SAYING I SPOKE TO THIS PEOPLE AND THEY HAVE STARTED SOME KIND OF THING GOING, AND THEN DURING THE MEETING AT OR AFTER THE MEETING AT KERN COG, I SPOKE TO DAVID COUCH AND ASKED THE SAME QUESTION, OUR SUPERVISOR, CAN YOU HELP US STEM THIS VIOLENCE THAT IS OCCURRING IN OUR CITY ON A REGULAR BASIS? AND I HAD NOT MENTIONED TO HIM ABOUT PROBATION AT THE CDC, BUT HE MENTIONED THE SAME THING, THAT HE WOULD REACH OUT TO PROBATION FOR KERN COUNTY, AND HE HAD, HE HEARD BACK FROM THEM, AND SO WE'RE JUST WAITING TO HEAR FROM THEM.

SO THESE ARE THINGS THAT I KNOW WE'VE DONE IN THE PAST, SERGEANT.

WE HAVE DONE THESE THINGS IN THE PAST, BUT I THINK WE NEED TO AVAIL OURSELVES OF ANY HELP THAT WE CAN GET TO CONTINUE TO TRY TO CURTAIL THIS CONTINUAL VIOLENCE THAT IS OCCURRING WITHIN OUR CITY, AND I THINK WE WILL ALL AGREE THAT'S THE RIGHT STEP . ALSO, I SPOKE TO SERGEANT SHINN DURING THE [INAUDIBLE] AFTER THE PARADE, AND HE SAID HE HAS NOT HEARD FROM THEM EITHER, BUT HE WAS ON VACATION.

SO PROBABLY IF THEY REACHED OUT, THEY COULDN'T GET A HOLD OF HIM.

ANYWAY, HE SAID HE WAS GOING TO REACH OUT TO THEM HIMSELF.

SO I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO WHAT WE WILL HEAR IN THE FUTURE.

ALSO ON 11/29, I MET WITH MIKE BAKERSVILLE AND WE HAD SOME PEOPLE ALSO ON VIA ZOOM, AND THIS WAS CALLED THE SAFE ROUTES FOR CYCLISTS ACTIVE TRANSPORTATION PROGRAM, WHICH IS POSSIBLE THROUGH THE CURRENT ACTIVE TRANSPORTATION ALLIANCE AND THIS IS AN ALLIANCE THAT SEEKS TO DO AUDITS WITHIN CITIES AND TO TRY TO INCREMENT THE AMOUNT OF BIKE AND PEDESTRIAN LANES THAT WOULD IMPROVE OTHER METHODS OF TRANSPORTATION, ALTERNATIVE METHODS OF TRANSPORTATION WITHIN OUR CITY.

THIS IS SOMETHING THAT I'M VERY INTERESTED ON.

I'VE EXPRESSED THAT BEFORE, AND SO I ATTENDED THAT.

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IT WAS A MEETING THAT LASTED ALMOST 2 HOURS.

IT INCLUDES BERKELEY, THE COLLEGE, AND THEY'RE PROVIDING A LOT OF INFORMATION THAT IS ACCESSIBLE TO EVERYONE TO BE ABLE TO REPORT AND TO DO AUDITS AS TO WHAT IS NEEDED WITHIN ANY PARTICULAR LOCATION OR EVEN FINDING LOCATIONS THAT MAY BE PROBLEMATIC AND THEN BRINGING THEM TO THE ATTENTION OF THOSE THAT ARE IN CHARGE.

SO IT WAS A GOOD MEETING.

I REALLY ENJOYED IT.

SCOTT LAU FROM CALTRANS WAS THERE, AND SO HE WILL BE WILLING TO PUT FORTH ANYTHING THAT MIGHT HELP OUR CITY OR ANYBODY INVOLVED IN THIS TO IMPROVE THE ALTERNATIVE TRANSPORTATION, WHICH AS YOU KNOW, I'VE BECOME A CYCLIST, AND SO I'M VERY FAMILIAR OR VERY AWARE OF IT.

AFTER THE MEETING, I WENT AHEAD AND INVITED SCOTT LAU TO WALK WITH ME TO HIGHWAY 46 AND POPLAR AND TO CROSS THE STREET WITH ME.

YOU'VE SEEN THOSE BEACONS THAT ARE THERE, AND SO HE SAID, WELL, LET'S DO IT.

AND FIRST OF ALL, WE STOOD THERE TO SEE IF ANYBODY WOULD HAVE KNOWLEDGE THAT WE WERE THERE READY TO CROSS AND NOBODY WOULD, AND SO THEN HE HIT THE BUTTON, AND SO THE BEACONS STARTED FLASHING AND SEVERAL VEHICLES WENT BY WITHOUT EVEN ATTEMPTING TO STOP, AND SO WE STARTED TO CROSS. WE EVENTUALLY MADE IT TO THE OTHER SIDE, BUT VERY AWARE THAT WE NEEDED TO BE LOOKING BOTH WAYS BECAUSE VEHICLES CONTINUE TO COME.

SO I TOOK HIM TO [INAUDIBLE] VILLAGE TO SHOW HIM, YOU KNOW, HOW WE HAVE A COMMUNITY THERE THAT NEEDS TO BE ON THE EAST SIDE OF THE TRACKS, AND AS WE TURN, WE DID THE SAME THING, AND IT WAS EVEN WORSE.

MANY VEHICLES, INCLUDING SOME BIG RIGS, JUST DID NOT STOP, EVEN THOUGH THE BEACONS WERE FLASHING.

WHY DID I DO THAT? BECAUSE I HAVE BEEN SAYING THAT IS INSUFFICIENT, AND I KNOW OUR STAFF IS LOOKING TO CHANGE THAT BY HAVING A HAWK SYSTEM INSTALLED, BUT I WILL TALK TO ANYBODY THAT CAN MOVE THOSE WHEELS FASTER BECAUSE HE SAID, I'M GOING TO TAKE THIS BACK.

HE WAS ACTUALLY VIDEOTAPING ON HIS PHONE AS WE WERE CROSSING AND HE WAS MAKING COMMENTS.

HE SAID, YOU KNOW, WE'RE CROSSING HERE; IT'S VERY DANGEROUS, AND, YOU KNOW, WE ARE VISIBLE.

IT'S DURING DAYLIGHT, AND SO CAN YOU IMAGINE THE KIDS HAVING TO CROSS A BUSY HIGHWAY AT ANY ONE TIME? SO I THINK THAT WAS A GOOD THING AND HOPEFULLY SOMETHING WILL COME OUT OF THAT AS WELL.

I WANT TO CONGRATULATE CHIEF CHARLIE FIVECOAT.

THANK YOU, SIR. VERY, VERY HAPPY TO HAVE YOU.

YOU'RE THE RIGHT PERSON TO GET US GOING WITH THIS NEW ENDEAVOR OF OUR NEW POLICE DEPARTMENT, AND I'M VERY, VERY EXCITED TO SEE YOU, YOU KNOW, MAKE THIS OR BRING IT TO FRUITION. SO THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU, AND THANK YOU TO OUR STAFF.

THEY DO SO MUCH WORK.

YOU KNOW, AND SCOTT, YOU ALLUDED TO THAT.

I SAW THEM. THEY WERE PUTTING BARRICADES UP.

A LOT OF WORK GOES ON WHEN THESE FESTIVITIES TAKE PLACE AND OUR STAFF IS OUT THERE PARTICIPATING IN OUR COMMUNITY.

SO THANK YOU TO ALL.

THANK YOU FOR ALL THE GREAT REPORTS THAT YOU WRITE, WHICH I READ ALL OF IT.

I APPRECIATE THAT YOU DO THAT, AND SO THANK YOU, AND THEN ALSO THANK YOU TO THE SHERIFF.

I SAW ALL OF THOSE DEPUTIES THAT YOU INVITED AND THEY WERE THERE, AND SO THANK YOU FOR DOING THAT.

I THINK THERE WAS A SENSE IN OUR COMMUNITY THAT WE WERE SAFE.

GOOD LAW ENFORCEMENT PRESENCE, AND SO THANK YOU FOR THAT AS WELL.

OKAY, THAT'S IT FOR ME.

MAYOR PALLARES? NO REPORT.

THANK YOU. MEMBER GARCIA? CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR NEW CHIEF.

I'M THANKFUL FOR YOU TO COME ON BOARD AND JUST ECHOING HIS THE MAYOR'S COMMENTS THERE AND [INAUDIBLE] OUR APPRECIATION TO HAVE YOU ON BOARD HERE.

THANKS TO THE STAFF.

YES, IT WAS A REALLY GOOD TIME AT THE STAFF APPRECIATION LUNCH, WHICH WE ALL GOT TO PARTICIPATE IN.

WE REALLY CAN'T SAY THANK YOU ENOUGH TO THE STAFF BECAUSE THEY MAKE IT HAPPEN EVERY DAY.

THEY MAKE US LOOK GOOD.

I WANTED TO REMIND STAFF AND COUNCIL MEMBERS THAT THE LEAGUE OF CITIES IS HOSTING THE CASINO NIGHTS HOLIDAY CELEBRATION ON THE NINTH.

IT'S GOING TO BE IN [INAUDIBLE].

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SO THAT'S OPEN INVITATION TO EVERYBODY, AS ALWAYS, AND THEN I'M WORKING WITH SOME YOUNG FOLKS TO PUT TOGETHER A NIGHT BIKE RIDE, AND I COMMUNICATED AND BEEN WORKING WITH THE MAYOR HERE TO WORK TOGETHER ON THIS AS HE'S PUT TOGETHER AN EXCELLENT BIKE RIDING SERIES HERE IN THE COMMUNITY.

SO THIS WILL BE THE DECEMBER ITERATION, AND I'M EXCITED TO BE PRESENTING THAT THIS NEXT WEDNESDAY ON THE 14TH.

IT WILL BE AT BARKER PARK IN THE PARK ON THE PATHWAYS, BUT WE'RE GOING TO BE PROVIDING SOME LIGHTS RAFFLING OFF A COUPLE OF BIKES, PROVIDING GLOWSTICKS.

WE HAVE VOLUNTEERS PUTTING THOSE ON THE BIKES FOR FOLKS.

SO A REALLY GOOD TIME.

LOTS OF SPONSORS AND FRIENDS OF WASCO HAVE CONTRIBUTED TO THIS EVENT.

SO THOSE ARE ALL OF MY ANNOUNCEMENTS.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MEMBER GARCIA.

MEMBER LYNCH. WELL, I'D LIKE TO COMMENT ABOUT THE CROSSING AT POPLAR AND THE HIGHWAY.

I KNOW IT'S DIFFICULT TO GET YOUR CAR AROUND THE CORNER, LET ALONE TRY TO CROSS THAT CROSSWALK.

I HAVE WE HAVE ONE OF THOSE SYSTEMS RIGHT IN FRONT OF THE SCHOOL WHERE I TEACH, AND I'VE HAD MY STUDENTS OUT THERE WITH CLIPBOARDS AND WRITING DOWN TRAFFIC VIOLATIONS OF PEOPLE GOING BY, AND IT'S RIGHT IN FRONT OF THE SCHOOL, AND IT'S AMAZING HOW PEOPLE JUST DO NOT OBSERVE THAT.

EVEN HAD ONE YOUNG LADY, I THOUGHT SHE WAS GOING TO CHASE THE CAR DOWN THE STREET AND BEAT THE GUY UP, BUT I'M WITH YOU.

I BELIEVE THAT WE NEED TO HAVE SOMETHING BETTER AT THAT LOCATION BECAUSE WE'RE GETTING READY TO OPEN A GROCERY STORE THERE, TOO.

I'D LIKE TO ALSO THANK SERGEANT SHINN FOR THE SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT'S PART AND THE CITY WORKERS FOR THE WORK THEY DID ON SATURDAY FOR THE CHRISTMAS PARADE, AND I HAD A BALL PLAYING SANTA CLAUS AND SHAKING HANDS AND HUGGING BABIES AND TAKING PICTURES AND EVERYTHING ELSE.

SO WHEN I LOOKED AT THAT LINE OF PEOPLE THAT WANTED TO TAKE PICTURES WITH SANTA CLAUS, I SAID, I'M GOING TO BE HERE TILL MIDNIGHT [CHUCKLING], BUT WE GOT DONE ABOUT A QUARTER TO EIGHT. THANK YOU, MEMBER LYNCH.

I DO WANT TO ADD SOMETHING ELSE, THAT CROSSING SINCE YOU BROUGHT IT UP.

ONE OF THE THINGS THAT SCOTT POINTED OUT TO ME AND [INAUDIBLE] TO ME IS THAT POPLAR GOING NORTH THE STOP THERE, THAT IS THAT INTERSECTION IS NOT PROPERLY DONE.

VEHICLES ACTUALLY HAVE TO COME OUT QUITE A WAYS FROM WHERE THE STOP LINE IS TO BE ABLE TO SEE THE TRAFFIC.

SO THAT'S ANOTHER THING THAT, YOU KNOW, IT'S A PROBLEM AND WE COULD SEE VEHICLES, YOU KNOW, COMING TO A PRETEND STOP.

YOU KNOW, WE KNOW WHAT THOSE ARE AND THEN MOVE FORWARD AND THEY COME QUITE A WAYS ONTO THE HIGHWAY TO BE ABLE TO SEE TRAFFIC.

SO IT WAS A GOOD THING TO BE THERE.

THANK YOU, MEMBER LYNCH.

MEMBER MARTINEZ.

SO FIRST OF ALL, I WANT TO WELCOME CHIEF FIVECOAT.

IT'S NICE TO BE ABLE TO OFFICIALLY CALL YOU CHIEF.

I DON'T KNOW IF ANYBODY ELSE NOTICED, BUT IN OUR INTERVIEW WITH YOU, I ONLY REFER TO YOU AS SIR BECAUSE I KNEW YOU AS COMMANDER FIVECOAT AND THEN CHIEF FIVECOAT WHEN YOU WERE AT SHAFTER P.D, AND YOU'VE EARNED ALL THE RESPECT IN THE WORLD FOR ME.

SO IT'S NICE TO BE ABLE TO OFFICIALLY CALL YOU CHIEF.

SO I THINK WE'RE IN REALLY GOOD HANDS, AND I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO THE FUTURE.

I JUST WANT TO TOUCH REAL QUICK ON THE PARADE.

IT WAS AMAZING THE TURNOUT.

ALMOST 700 PEOPLE WERE IN THE PARADE.

THE STREETS WERE NOT FULLY LINED, BUT THEY WERE CLOSE TO IT FOR A DECEMBER NIGHT.

IT WAS JUST A GREAT EVENT.

HATS OFF TO THE CITY STAFF, SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT AND JUST ALL THE VOLUNTEERS IN GENERAL FROM THE COMMUNITY THAT PARTICIPATED.

IT WAS A GREAT EVENT. LAST NIGHT'S TOYS FOR TIGERS EVENT ALSO HAD A REALLY GOOD TURNOUT.

IT WAS NICE TO SEE THAT MANY PEOPLE THERE AND THAT MANY KIDS ENJOYING THE EVENING.

THE WONDERFUL AG PREP PROGRAM JOSH COOLEY PRESENTED ON THEIR FOOD AND CLOTHING DRIVE THAT THEY'RE HAVING, THEY ARE LOOKING FOR MORE VOLUNTEERS, PARTICIPANTS, ORGANIZATIONS THAT WANT TO HELP COLLECT ITEMS, AND JUST ANY IDEAS ON HOW THEY CAN GET MORE COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION AND DONATIONS FOR THOSE IN NEED, AND ONE LAST THING.

SHAFTER HIGH IS PLAYING FOR THE STATE FOOTBALL CHAMPIONSHIP, BUT THEY DID LOSE TO WASCO, SO JUST A REMINDER OF THAT, BUT GOOD LUCK TO THOSE BOYS.

YEAH, WELL, THAT MAKES WASCO A DE FACTO STATE CHAMPION, RIGHT? IF THEY BEAT THE STATE CHAMPIONS [INAUDIBLE] BE A DIVISION FIVE STATE CHAMPION, YOU KNOW?

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THANK YOU ALL FOR BEING HERE.

MR. [INAUDIBLE], CAN YOU HANG ON FOR JUST A SECOND?

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.