OKAY. GOOD EVENING. [1) CALL TO ORDER ] [00:00:03] I'LL NOW CALL THIS MEETING TO ORDER THE TIME OF 6:03 P.M. MADAM CLERK, CAN WE PLEASE HAVE THE ROLL CALL? YES. MAYOR MARTINEZ, HERE. MAYOR PRO TEM GARCIA. I'M SORRY. COUNCILMEMBER MEDINA, HERE. COUNCILMEMBER REYNA. I'M HERE. AND COUNCILMEMBER SALDANA HERE. COUNCIL MEMBER MAYOR PRO TEM GARCIA WILL BE ARRIVING LATE. PLEASE STAND FOR A FLAG. SALUTE. SALUTE. PLEDGE. IS THERE ANYONE IN THE PUBLIC THAT WOULD LIKE TO SAY THE INVOCATION? SEEING NONE WE'LL OBSERVE A MOMENT OF SILENCE. PLEASE BE SEATED. ITEM NUMBER [5) PRESENTATIONS ] FIVE PRESENTATIONS PROCLAMATION FOR SAFELY SURRENDER BABY AWARENESS MONTH. MIGUEL SALAZAR FROM THE KERN COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES WILL RECEIVE THIS AWARD. MR. SALAZAR, IF I COULD PLEASE HAVE YOU COME UP TO THE PODIUM AND I'LL READ THE PROCLAMATION. THE PROCLAMATION STATES. WHEREAS THE SAFELY SURRENDER BABY LAW RESPONSE TO THE INCREASING NUMBER OF NEWBORN INFANT DEATHS DUE TO ABANDONMENT IN UNSAFE LOCATIONS. AND. WHEREAS, FIRST CREATED IN JANUARY 2001, THE LAW'S INTENT IS TO SAVE THE LIVES OF NEWBORN INFANTS AT RISK OF ABANDONMENT BY ENCOURAGING PARENTS OR PERSONS WITH LAWFUL CUSTODY TO SAFELY SURRENDER THE INFANT WITHIN 72 HOURS OF BIRTH WITH NO QUESTIONS ASKED. AND. WHEREAS, IN THE KERN COUNTY, THERE HAVE BEEN 95 BABIES SAFELY SURRENDERED SINCE 2006. AND. WHEREAS, IN WASCO AND THROUGHOUT KERN COUNTY, A NEWBORN BABY CAN BE SAFELY SURRENDERED INTO THE HANDS OF ANY HOSPITAL, EMERGENCY ROOM OR FIRE STATION STAFF. AND. WHEREAS, THE SAFELY SURRENDER BABY COALITION, UNDER THE COORDINATION OF THE DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES, WORKS TO EDUCATE WASCO CITIZENS AND ALL KERN COUNTY RESIDENTS ABOUT THIS IMPARTIAL OR EXCUSE ME, IMPORTANT LAW. AND. WHEREAS, THE COALITION IS MADE UP OF A SMALL GROUP OF DEDICATED INDIVIDUALS REPRESENTING A LONG LIST OF AGENCIES, NONPROFITS, HOSPITALS AND STAKEHOLDERS, INCLUDING FIRST FIVE KERN, BAKERSFIELD CITY FIRE DEPARTMENT, THE KERN COUNTY FIRE DEPARTMENT. KERN MEDICAL, DIGNITY, HEALTH, MEDICAL EXCUSE ME DIGNITY HEALTH'S MERCY AND MEMORIAL HOSPITALS, ADVENTIST HEALTH AND CLINICA SIERRA VISTA, TO NAME A FEW. AND. WHEREAS, OUR FEBRUARY AWARENESS CAMPAIGN WILL INCLUDE MOVIE THEATER ADVERTISING VIA A 32ND PSA LIVE PRESS CONFERENCE AT KERN MEDICAL PRESENTATIONS AND PROCLAMATIONS THROUGHOUT KERN COUNTY. AND NOW, THEREFORE, I. VINCENT MARTINEZ, MAYOR OF THE CITY OF WASCO, CALIFORNIA, DO HEREBY PROCLAIM THE MONTH OF FEBRUARY AS SAFETY, SURRENDER, BABY, BABY AWARENESS MONTH, AND ENCOURAGE ALL WASCO RESIDENTS TO REACH OUT AND ASSIST THE SAFELY SURRENDER BABY COALITION WITH THEIR THEIR ENDEAVORS. THANK YOU, MR. SALAZAR, FOR THIS WORK. 95 BABIES. THAT'S 95 TOO MANY. BUT I'M GLAD THAT AT LEAST THEY WERE SAFELY SURRENDERED. THANK YOU. ON BEHALF OF THE KERN COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES TO ALL HERE IN ATTENDANCE. MAYOR, COUNCIL MEMBERS, I ACCEPT THIS PROCLAMATION. THANK YOU. ANY COMMENTS FROM THE OTHER MEMBERS? I'LL MAKE A COMMENT. I THINK IT'S GREAT THAT, YOU KNOW, CHILDREN CAN BE SAFELY SURRENDERED. IT'S NOT IDEAL, BUT UNDER THE CIRCUMSTANCES WHERE OUR BABY MIGHT END UP MAYBE NOT SURVIVING, IT'S THE BEST CHOICE. SO THANK YOU FOR FOR THAT. YOU'RE WELCOME. YEAH. I JUST ECHO WHAT THE COUNCIL MEMBER JUST SAID. YOU GUYS ARE DOING SOME GREAT WORK. OBVIOUSLY, WE DON'T. WE WOULDN'T LIKE THIS TO HAPPEN, BUT AT LEAST THERE'S A SAFE METHOD TO DO AND GO ABOUT IT. SO THANK YOU FOR YOUR WORK. YES. THANK YOU FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY TO ACCEPT THIS PROCLAMATION AND TO MAKE THE CITIZENS OF WASCO AWARE OF THE SERVICE. ALL RIGHT. WELL, THANK YOU FOR EVERYTHING YOU DID. ITEM NUMBER. PROCLAMATION FOR KERN COUNTY GRAND JURY AWARENESS MONTH. [00:05:05] WHEREAS THE GRAND JURY IS ONE OF THE OLDEST GOVERNMENT INSTITUTIONS IN OUR JURISPRUDENCE DEVISED TO CHECK THE EXCESSES OF THE ENGLISH MONARCHY AND TO ENSURE THE RIGHT OF THE ACCUSED. AND. WHEREAS, THE CALIFORNIA CONSTITUTION, ADOPTED IN 1879, PROVIDED THAT THE GRAND JURY SHALL BE DRAWN AND SUMMONED AT LEAST ONCE A YEAR IN EACH COUNTY. AND THE CALIFORNIA GRAND JURY IS AN ARM OF THE SUPERIOR COURT, AND THE GRAND JURY ACTS AS THE PUBLIC'S WATCHDOG BY INVESTIGATING AND REPORTING ON AFFAIRS OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT AND RECOMMENDING WAYS LOCAL GOVERNMENTS CAN BE MORE EFFICIENT, EFFECTIVE, TRANSPARENT AND ACCOUNTABLE. AND THE KERN COUNTY GRAND JURY IS A BODY OF 19 CITIZENS AND IS A DIVERSE GROUP OF MEN AND WOMEN WITH A WIDE RANGE OF BACKGROUNDS AND INTERESTS. AND THE GRAND JURORS MAKE A COMMITMENT TO SERVE A MINIMUM OF 20 HOURS PER WEEK FOR A TERM OF 12 MONTHS. AND A NEW GRAND JURY IS IMPANELED IN JUNE OF EACH YEAR. NOW, THEREFORE, I. VINCENT MARTINEZ, MAYOR OF THE CITY OF WASCO, DO HEREBY PROCLAIM THE MONTH OF FEBRUARY TO BE KERN COUNTY GRAND JURY AWARENESS MONTH AND ENCOURAGE ALL CITIZENS TO CONTINUE CONSIDER VOLUNTEERING FOR THE KERN COUNTY GRAND JURY. WE DON'T HAVE ANYONE HERE FROM THE GRAND JURY TO ACCEPT THIS, BUT I DO WANT TO THANK THEM. THEY PUT IN A LOT OF TIRELESS WORK AND THEY DON'T GET PAID FOR IT, AND THEY PUT IN A LOT OF HOURS. SO IT'S AN OUTSTANDING ORGANIZATION THAT MAKES A LOT OF GOOD RECOMMENDATIONS. ANYBODY ELSE HAVE ANYTHING ELSE TO SAY? NO FURTHER COMMENT FROM ME. NO COMMENT. LOUIS, CAN I GET YOU TO TURN THE AIR DOWN JUST A LITTLE BIT? YES. I SEE EVERYBODY FANNING THEMSELVES SO. STUFFY. ITEM NUMBER SIX PUBLIC COMMENTS. [6) PUBLIC COMMENTS ] THIS PORTION OF THE MEETING IS RESERVED FOR PERSONS DESIRING TO ADDRESS THE COUNCIL AND INCLUDING THE COUNCIL, ACTING AS A GOVERNING BOARD FOR THE SUCCESSOR AGENCY ON ANY MATTER, NOT ON THIS AGENDA, AND OVER WHICH THE COUNCIL AND SUCCESSOR AGENCIES 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 ACTION OR DISCUSSION ON ITEMS NOT ON THE AGENDA. SUBJECT TO NARROW EXCEPTIONS. THIS WILL LIMIT A COUNCIL MEMBERS RESPONSE TO QUESTIONS AND A REQUEST MADE DURING THIS COMMENT PERIOD. ARE THERE ANY PUBLIC COMMENTS AT THIS TIME? MADAM CLERK, DO WE HAVE ANY EMAIL COMMENTS? WE HAVE A PUBLIC COMMENT. OH, I'M SORRY. HONORABLE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCILMAN. MY NAME IS MICHAEL HARE, AND WE'VE HAD AN OPPORTUNITY THIS LAST TWO YEARS TO BUILD A SUBDIVISION JUST OUT NEAR THE NEW GRAMMAR SCHOOL AND SO FORTH. AND I WANTED TO THANK YOU FOR THAT OPPORTUNITY. IT'S WORKED OUT REALLY WELL. TRACTORS SOLD OUT. THERE'S A LOT OF HOUSING NEEDS HERE IN THE COMMUNITY. WE'VE BEEN BUILDING HERE SINCE 1995 AND WE'VE BUILT FOUR OR FIVE SUBDIVISIONS AND PRESENTLY WE HAVE UNDER CONTRACT 80 ACRES JUST BEHIND THE WALMART THERE. AND WE'RE HOPING TO DEVELOP THAT IN THE NEAR FUTURE. YOUR STAFF RIGHT NOW IS SCOTT AND MARIA AND TOM, TOO. I DIDN'T KNOW TOM WAS STILL HERE, BUT WE'RE BOTH HERE. YEAH. WE'VE WORKED WITH THEM IN THE PAST AND YOU'VE GOT A GREAT STAFF AND SO FORTH. SO HOPEFULLY WE CAN WORK OUT. WE'VE GOT SOME ISSUES WITH WATER RIGHT NOW, GETTING WATER AND SO FORTH. BUT IF WE CAN WORK THAT OUT, THERE'S PROBABLY GOING TO BE ABOUT, WELL, THERE WAS A TRACK THERE BEFORE AND IT WAS 169 LOTS THAT WAS ACTUALLY APPROVED. AND WE WANT TO MAKE IT A LITTLE BIT SMALLER, ABOUT 121 ENLARGE THE LIGHTS JUST A LITTLE BIT AND MIX THE HOUSES UP A LITTLE BIT. SO WE'RE LOOKING FORWARD TO DOING THAT AND I THINK IT'S GOING TO BE A GOOD THING FOR BOTH OUR COMPANY AND FOR THE COMMUNITY. BUT ANYHOW, IT'S GOOD TO BE WITH PEOPLE WE LIKE. WE APPRECIATE IT. THANK YOU. WELL, THANK YOU FOR YOUR COMMENTS ABOUT OUR STAFF. THEY ARE AWESOME. SO. GOOD EVENING, [INAUDIBLE] AND COUNCILMAN. MY NAME IS CLARIBEL GUTIERREZ AND THE FIELD REPRESENTATIVE FOR US. [INAUDIBLE] AND I DO APOLOGIZE THAT I HAVEN'T COME EARLIER BECAUSE WE'VE BEEN VISITING EVERY SINGLE BODY IN THE KERN COUNTY AREA IN HER DISTRICT. BUT SHE SENDS HER BEST REGARDS TO ALL YOU GUYS. SHE IS WISHING TO WORK CLOSELY WITH ALL OF YOU AND WITH ANYTHING THAT YOU WANT ME TO TAKE BACK TO HER, DON'T HESITATE TO REACH OUT TO ME. SO MY OFFICE NUMBER IS 3350302 EXT 102 AND MY CELL PHONE NUMBER BECAUSE I'M AN OPEN BOOK AND WE'RE HERE TO BLESS A COMMUNITY AND BRIDGE THE GAP IN ANY AREA THAT WE CAN. SO IT'S 7783265. [00:10:01] AND SO WE HAVE TO SEARCH IS GOING TO BE IN THE DISTRICT ON FRIDAY. IF ANYBODY WANTS TO MEET WITH HER, WE HAVE A LITTLE OPEN WINDOW FROM 2 TO 3, SO LET ME KNOW BEFORE I LEAVE. THANK YOU. YOU HAVE A BLESSED ONE, GUYS. EVEN THOUGH DR. BAINES WENT TO SHAFTER SWEARING IN CEREMONY INSTEAD OF VASQUEZ, WE'LL FORGIVE HER FOR THAT. BAKERSFIELD. THANK YOU FOR COMING. BY THE WAY, I JUST WANT TO SAY I DID EXTEND A PERSONAL INVITATION TO HER TO BE HERE, AND SHE CHOSE SHAFTER. SHE HAD A PREVIOUS COMMITMENT TO BE TRUTHFUL. THAT'S ALL RIGHT. ITEM NUMBER SEVEN, SUCCESSOR AGENCY BUSINESS. NONE. ITEM NUMBER EIGHT WASCO. PUBLIC FINANCE AUTHORITY BUSINESS NONE. [9) CONSENT CALENDAR ] ITEM NUMBER NINE. CITY COUNCIL. CITY COUNCIL BUSINESS. NUMBER NINE CONSENT CALENDAR. SORRY, I'M HAVING A HARD TIME READING TONIGHT. THE CONSENT CALENDAR CONSISTS OF ITEMS THAT, IN STAFF'S OPINION ARE ROUTINE AND NON CONTROVERSIAL. THESE ITEMS ARE APPROVED IN ONE ONE MOTION UNLESS A COUNCIL MEMBER OR A MEMBER OF THE PUBLIC REMOVED REQUESTS THE REMOVAL OF A PARTICULAR ITEM. THIS EVENING WE HAVE ITEMS NINE A THROUGH NINE IN. HONORABLE MAYOR. THE STAFF WOULD LIKE TO REQUEST PULLING ITEM NUMBER NINE. WHICH ONE? 9F AS IN FRANK, THIS WAS THE MAN LIFT PIECE OF EQUIPMENT STAFF ACTUALLY INSPECTED THAT PARTICULAR MODEL FOUND IT DOESN'T QUITE MEET OUR NEEDS. IT'S NOT SUITABLE FOR THE TASK. AND SO WE'RE GOING TO FIND A MORE SUITABLE MODEL AND BRING THAT BACK TO YOU ON A FUTURE ITEM. SO WE JUST LIKE TO REMOVE THAT FROM THE CONSENT. SO MY AGENDA IS MISSING THE CONSENT CALENDAR LANGUAGE. SO I'M GOING TO TRY TO DO IT OFF THE TOP OF MY HEAD. I JUST GOES NINE, EIGHT THROUGH NINE AND THEN THE NEXT PART OF IT. YES, THEY GIVE ME A SCRIPT, FOLKS. SO AND THEN IT JUST GOES TO PUBLIC HEARING. BUT I'LL JUST TRY TO DO IT OFF THE TOP OF MY HEAD. IF I DO IT WRONG, THEN YOU GUYS WILL STEP IN AND HELP ME. IS THERE ANY MEMBER OF THE PUBLIC THAT WOULD LIKE TO REMOVE AN ITEM FROM THE CONSENT CALENDAR? SEEING, NONE. DO ANY OF THE MEMBERS HAVE A CONFLICT OF INTEREST? MEMBER SALDANA NO PROBLEM. MEMBER MEDINA NONE. MEMBER ARENA WOULD ANY MEMBER LIKE TO REMOVE AN ITEM FROM THE CONSENT CALENDAR? MEMBER SALDANA MEMBER MEDINA AND MEMBER SORRY, AND I HAVE NONE. I THINK WE GOT THROUGH IT RIGHT. OKAY. SO I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE CONSENT CALENDAR WITH THE EXCEPTION OF ITEM F. SECOND, THE MOTION. MADAM CLERK, WE HAVE A FIRST AND A SECOND. CAN YOU CALL THE VOTE BY ROLL CALL? YES, MAYOR. MEMBER GARCIA. I'M SORRY. MAYOR PRO TEM GARCIA. ABSENT. WE'LL GET THROUGH THIS MEETING. [10)a. Introduce and Waiver of the First Reading by title only of an Ordinance of the City of Wasco Amending Table 2-6 of Municipal Code Section 17.22.070 and Amending Boundaries on Figure 2-4 of the Municipal Code Section 17.24.040 to allow drivethroughs with a Conditional Use Permit and Find that this project is exempt under the California Environmental Quality Act of 1970 (CEQA) and State CEQA Guidelines Section 15305. (Lara) ] ITEM NUMBER TEN PUBLIC HEARING INTRODUCE AND WAIVER OF FIRST READING. DO I ACTUALLY NEED TO READ THAT PORTION? OKAY. INTRODUCE AND WAIVER OF THE FIRST READING BY TITLE ONLY OF AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF WASCO AMENDING TABLE 2-6 OF MUNICIPAL CODE SECTION 17.2 2.070 AND AMENDING BOUNDARIES ON FIGURE 2-4 OF THE MUNICIPAL CODE 172440 TO ALLOW DRIVE THRUS WITH A CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT AND FIND THAT THIS PROJECT IS EXEMPT UNDER THE CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITIES ACT OF 1976 AND STATE CEQA GUIDELINES. 15 305. MISS LORA. THANK YOU, MAYOR. HONORABLE MAYOR AND COUNCIL. TONIGHT WE ARE ASKING COUNCIL TO INTRODUCE AND WAIVE THE FIRST READING OF THE FIRST READING BY TITLE OF AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF WASCO AMENDING TWO MUNICIPAL CODE SECTIONS. I DO HAVE OUR ASSISTANT PLANNER HERE WITH US. SHE WILL COME UP AND DO A MINI PRESENTATION ON THE ITEM, ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. WE ALSO HAVE THE APPLICANT HERE IN THE AUDIENCE, SO I WOULD LIKE TO BRING OUR ASSISTANT PLANNER TO THE PODIUM AND HAVE HER DO HER PRESENTATION. GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL MEMBERS. THIS IS MY FIRST TIME. SO VERY NERVOUS. YOU'RE GOING TO DO GREAT, YOU'RE AMONG FRIENDS. [00:15:03] SO STAFF RECOMMENDS THE CITY COUNCIL CONDUCT THE PUBLIC HEARING AND INTRODUCE THE WAIVER OF THE FIRST READING ZONE ORDINANCE, TEXT AMENDMENT AND BOUNDARY CHANGE REQUESTS REQUESTING TO AMEND TABLE 22-6 OF MUNICIPAL CODE SECTION 17.2 2.070 TO ALLOW DRIVE THRUS WITH THE CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT AND A REQUEST TO AMEND THE BOUNDARIES OF THE HISTORIC DOWNTOWN COMBINING DISTRICT MUNICIPAL CODE SECTION 17-24 I'M SORRY 17.20 4.040 AND FIND THAT THIS PROJECT IS EXEMPT UNDER THE CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT OF 1976 AND STATE CODE GUIDANCE GUIDELINES SECTIONS 15 305. I HAVE A BRIEF PRESENTATION SHOWING THE PROPOSED AMENDING SECTIONS SO ATTACHED TO YOUR STAFF REPORT IS ATTACHMENT THREE, WHICH IS OUR CURRENT LAND USE TABLE. THIS IS OUR PERMITTED LAND USES OF COMMERCIAL AND INDUSTRIAL ZONES. AND AS YOU CAN SEE, I HAVE CROSSED OFF THE AREA THAT DOESN'T ALLOW DRIVE THRUS OR RESTAURANTS WITH FAST FOOD, WITH DRIVE THRUS IN THESE DISTRICTS IS THAT'S THE CENTRAL DISTRICT TO ALLOWING THEM WITH THE CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT. SO AS LONG AS THE PLANNING COMMISSION APPROVES IT AND THEN I HAVE ATTACHMENT FOUR, WHICH IS FIGURE TWO DASH FOR EXISTING WITH PROPOSED CHANGES AND THE YELLOW LINE IS OUTLINING THE DOWNTOWN HISTORIC DISTRICT. AND AS YOU CAN TELL IN THE RED, THE RED AREA IS RECOMMENDING OR THERE AMENDING TO REMOVE IT FROM THE HISTORIC DOWNTOWN DISTRICT. SO ON NOVEMBER 14, 2022, THE PLANNING COMMISSION HELD A PUBLIC HEARING AND PASSED AND ADOPTED RESOLUTION 2022-0006, A RESOLUTION OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF WASCO RECOMMENDING APPROVAL OF ZONING, ORDINANCE, TEXT AMENDMENT AND ZONING CHANGE. 2201. THE APPLICANT IS REQUESTING THAT THE TWO PARCELS IN QUESTIONS APN 030-061-12 AND 030-061-13 BE REMOVED FROM THE HISTORIC DOWNTOWN COMBINING DISTRICT. BOTH AMENDMENTS ARE BEING REQUESTED DUE TO DRIVE THRUS NOT BEING ALLOWED IN THE CENTRAL DISTRICT, ZONING OR HISTORIC DOWNTOWN. COMBINING DISTRICT THE APPLICANT'S PARCELS ON THE EDGE OF THE BOUNDARIES OF THE HISTORIC DOWNTOWN COMBINING DISTRICT. THIS ITEM WILL BE BACK ON FEBRUARY 21ST FOR THE COUNCIL MEETING FOR THE SECOND READING AND APPROVAL OF THE ORDINANCE. IF APPROVED, THE ORDINANCE WILL TAKE INTO EFFECT 30 DAYS AFTER ITS PASSAGE. AT THAT TIME, THE APPLICANT CAN SUBMIT A CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT APPLICATION WITH THE PLANNING DEPARTMENT FOR PLANNING COMMISSION APPROVAL. SO THIS CONCLUDES MY PRESENTATION. IF THE COUNCIL PUBLIC HAS ANY QUESTIONS, I'M AVAILABLE AT THIS TIME. AND WE ALSO HAVE THE APPLICANT HERE IF YOU GUYS HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR HIM. OUTSTANDING PRESENTATION. THANK YOU. AT THIS TIME, I WOULD LIKE TO OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING. DO WE HAVE ANY COMMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC? SEEING NONE. DO WE HAVE ANY EMAIL COMMENTS REGARDING THIS OR NO? NO. AT THIS TIME, I'D LIKE TO CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING. ANY COMMENTS FROM THE MEMBERS? MAYOR PRO TEM GARCIA. NONE. THANK YOU. MEMBER MEDINA. NO COMMENT. MEMBER REINA? QUESTION I KNOW THE LOCATION. I THINK IT MAKES SENSE TO HAVE IT RIGHT THROUGH THERE, BUT I AM CONCERNED ABOUT POSSIBLY HAVING HEAVY TRAFFIC AT THAT LOCATION AND IT'S SPILLING ONTO F STREET. SO I WANT TO KNOW IF THERE IS A PLAN TO MAKE THIS DRIVE THROUGH SO THAT THE MAJORITY OF THE VEHICLES WAITING IN LINE WILL BE ON THE PARKING LOT RATHER THAN ON THE STREET. SO IF I'M NOT MISTAKEN, YOU HAVE PLANNED ON BLOCKING THE ENTRANCE ON 48. THE APPLICANT HAS PLANNED ON BLOCKING THE ENTRANCE ON F STREET AND ONLY UTILIZING THE ONE ON SIXTH STREET. SO THE TRAFFIC IS GOING TO QUEUE IN THE PARKING LOT AND IT'LL GO ON TO SIXTH STREET IF THERE'S THAT MANY. OKAY, THAT MAKES SENSE. YEAH. NO, I'M FULLY AWARE OF THE LOCATION AND THAT'S WHY I PREFACE MY QUESTION THAT WAY. I KNOW THERE IS PLENTY OF ROOM IN THE LOT. I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT NO TRAFFIC WILL BE QUEUING ON F STREET BECAUSE THAT WOULD CREATE A BIG PROBLEM FOR US. SO I LIKE THE IDEA OF HAVING IT THE ENTRANCE ON SIXTH STREET AND THEN QUEUING THE CARS AND THE PARKING. [00:20:01] SO THAT'S ALL. THANK YOU. MEMBER SALDANA NO COMMENT. AND I DIDN'T HAVE A QUESTION, A FOLLOW UP QUESTION. WOULD THE EXIT TRAFFIC FOR THE DRIVE THRU COME OUT IN THE ALLEY OR RETURN BACK THROUGH SIXTH STREET? ABOUT SIX FEET WITHIN THE PARKING LOT. ACTUALLY GOES DIRECTLY, IF I MAY. IT ACTUALLY WILL GO DIRECTLY ONTO SIXTH STREET, NOT ON THE NORTH SIDE OF THE BUILDING INTO THE PARKING LOT. IT WOULD EXIT THE PROPERTY GOING NORTH. BUT THAT'S ALSO WHERE THEY ENTER IT, RIGHT? THEY'LL ENTER THROUGH THE NORMAL DRIVEWAY THAT'S ALREADY THERE ON THE WEST SIDE OF THE BUILDING. DRIVE THROUGH WOULD BE ON THE EAST SIDE OF THE BUILDING. AND JUST TO MAKE SURE EVERYBODY UNDERSTANDS THE PROCESS WILL ALLOW FINE TUNING OF ALL OF THAT, THE LAYOUT OF THE PARKING AND THE TRAFFIC FLOW AND WHATNOT. SO AT THIS STAGE, WE'RE JUST GETTING THE ZONING PREP PREPARED TO ALLOW THIS TO BE UNDERSTOOD. AND I HAVE NO COMMENTS. I'D LIKE TO ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO INTRODUCE AND WAIVE THE FIRST READING OF THE ORDINANCE. MOVE TO. SECOND, IT'S BEEN MOVED IN. SECONDED. MADAM CLERK, CAN YOU CALL THE VOTE BY ROLL CALL? YES. . MOTION BY COUNCIL MEMBER REENA, SECONDED BY MAYOR PRO TEM GARCIA TO INTRODUCE AND WAIVE THE FIRST READING OF AN ORDINANCE MOTION IS UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED. YOU SEE, YOU ARE SO THOROUGH, YOU ONLY GOT TWO QUESTIONS FROM THE WHOLE COUNCIL. SO GOOD JOB. DID YOU ACKNOWLEDGE THAT MAYOR PRO TEM GARCIA 617 FOR THE RECORD. THANK YOU FOR DOING THAT, MARIA. ITEM NUMBER 11 DEFERRED BUSINESS. WE HAVE NONE. ITEM NUMBER 12 NEW BUSINESS. [12)a. Appointment of Three (3) Planning Commissioners to fill full-term seats on the Planning Commission Board, term expiring on December 31, 2026, and Find that this action is not a project as defined under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEAQ) State Guidelines; therefore, pursuant to State Guidelines Section 15060(c) (3), no environmental review is required.(Martinez & Gracia) ] APPOINTMENT OF THREE PLANNING COMMISSIONERS TO FILL FOUR FULL TERM SEATS ON THE PLANNING COMMISSION BOARD TERM EXPIRING DECEMBER 31ST, 2026, AND FIND THAT THIS ACTION IS NOT A PROJECT AS DEFINED UNDER CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT SCHOOL STATE GUIDELINES. THEREFORE, PURSUANT TO STATE GUIDELINES, SECTION 15 06DC3 NO ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW IS REQUIRED. THAT WILL BE MYSELF AND MAYOR PRO TEM GARCIA. WE HAD SOME REALLY GOOD APPLICANTS AND THE THREE THAT WE'RE GOING TO BRING, IT'S NOT A KNOCK ON THE FOURTH APPLICANT. WE JUST HAVE OTHER THINGS THAT WE FEEL THE FOURTH APPLICANT IS GOING TO BE ABLE TO DO FOR THE CITY. SO THE THREE PEOPLE THAT ARE BEING NOMINATED, I ACTUALLY DON'T HAVE THE LIST. SO IT WAS JOHN PALLARES. OH, WHERE IS IT? THERE IT IS. MARCOS TORRES AND JEREMIAH SKILLS. THAT'S WHO ALEX AND I ARE RECOMMENDING FOR APPOINTMENT. ALEX, DO YOU HAVE ANY COMMENTS YOU WANT TO ADD IT? NO. ASIDE FROM THE REAPPOINTMENT OF JEREMIAH AND MARCOS, AS WELL AS MR. JOHN POLARIS, WE HAD ONE MORE OTHER APPLICANT WHO WAS ALWAYS, YOU KNOW, ENGAGED IN THE CITY. SO WE'RE ENCOURAGED TO SEE HIM IN THE POOL OF APPLICANTS. NO DOUBT HE'LL FIND ANOTHER SPOT ON ANOTHER COMMISSION ON THE CITY. BUT THIS IS THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE COMMITTEE. ALL RIGHT. ARE THERE ANY PUBLIC COMMENTS AT THIS TIME? SEE NONE. ANY COMMENTS FROM THE MEMBERS? MAYOR PRO TEM, NONE AT THIS TIME. MEMBER MEDINA. NO COMMENTS? MEMBER REYNA NO. YOUR RECOMMENDATION IS GOOD ENOUGH FOR ME AND MEMBERS SALDANA NO COMMENTS. ALL RIGHT. I'D LIKE TO ENTERTAIN A MOTION. SO MOVE. I'LL SECOND. GO AHEAD. IT'S BEEN MOVED IN. SECONDED. MADAM CLERK, CAN YOU CALL THE VOTE BY ROLL CALL? YES. . MOTION BY MAYOR PRO TEM GARCIA, SECONDED BY COUNCILMEMBER MEDINA TO APPOINT JOHN PALLARES JEREMIAH SKEELS AND MARCOS TORRES TO FILL THE FULL TERM SEATS ON THE PLANNING COMMISSION BOARD EXPIRING DECEMBER 31ST, 2026. MOTION IS UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED. AND IF I COULD. SORRY, [INAUDIBLE]. YOU SET UP YOUR OWN TRAP, RIGHT? [INAUDIBLE] SO THANK ALL OF YOU GUYS FOR YOUR WILLINGNESS TO SERVE. IMPORTANT. [00:25:12] ALL RIGHT. ITEM B, ADOPT A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER OR DESIGNEE TO ENTER AND EXECUTE FRANCHISE AGREEMENTS WITH AMERICA. [12)b. Adopt a Resolution Authorizing The City Manager or designee to enter and execute Franchise Agreements with American Refuse, Inc. for the Collection and Handling of Residential Recyclable materials, and Commercial Organics, Recyclable materials and Roll-off Services, subject to final approval of the City Manager and City Attorney and find that this action is not a project as defined under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) State Guidelines; therefore, pursuant to State Guidelines Section 15060(c) (3), no environmental review is required. (Villa) ] REFUSE INC FOR THE COLLECTION AND HANDLING OF RESIDENTIAL RECYCLABLE MATERIALS AND COMMERCIAL ORGANICS, RECYCLABLE MATERIALS AND ROLL OFF SERVICES SUBJECT TO FINAL APPROVAL OF THE CITY MANAGER AND CITY ATTORNEY AND FIND THAT THIS ACTION IS NOT A PROJECT AS DEFINED UNDER THE CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT. SECURE STATE GUIDELINES. THEREFORE, PURSUANT TO STATE GUIDELINES 15 O 60 C THREE NO ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW IS REQUIRED. MR. VILLA, IT LOOKS LIKE YOU JUST GOT CALLED ON A MATH CLASS AND YOU ARE READY. GOOD EVENING, HONORABLE MAYOR. MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL TONIGHT WE HAVE FOR YOUR APPROVAL A RESIDENTIAL AND COMMERCIAL CONTRACT WITH AMERICAN REFUGE FOR COLLECTION AND HANDLING OF ORGANICS AND RECYCLABLE MATERIALS. THIS WILL PROVIDE THE NECESSARY SERVICES TO COMPLY WITH STATE MANDATED RECYCLING LAWS. THIS HAS BEEN MONTHS OF ONGOING WORK BY BOTH PARTIES. AND NOW THE CITY AND AMERICAN REFUGEES HAVE COME TO AN AGREEMENT. THIS AGREEMENT WILL BE SUBJECT TO FINAL APPROVAL OF THE CITY MANAGER AND CITY ATTORNEY. STAFF RECOMMENDS COUNCIL TO ADOPT A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO ENTER AND EXECUTE THE FRANCHISE AGREEMENTS WITH AMERICAN REFUGE. WITH THAT, IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, I'LL BE HAPPY TO ANSWER. THANK YOU. LEWIS, ARE THERE ANY PUBLIC COMMENTS AT THIS TIME? SEEING NONE. ARE THERE ANY COMMENTS FROM THE MEMBERS? MAYOR PRO TEM GARCIA? I HAVE NONE. MEMBER MEDINA. NO COMMENTS. MARINA. I HAVE QUESTIONS. I READ THE REPORT AND FORGIVE ME IF I SEEM NOT TO UNDERSTAND FULLY THE REPORT, SO I'M GOING TO ASK A FEW QUESTIONS. I UNDERSTAND THAT AMERICAN REFUSE WILL BE BILLING DIRECTLY ALL COMMERCIAL CUSTOMERS. AM I CORRECT IN THAT? I BELIEVE THAT'S THE ARRANGEMENT. I'D LIKE TO ASK JEFF MARTIN TO COME ON OVER JEFF MARTIN AMERICAN REFUSE. SO ON THE COMMERCIAL SIDE, WE WILL DEAL DIRECTLY WITH THE COMMERCIAL CUSTOMERS AND WE WILL BUILD THEM DIRECTLY. YES. OKAY. AND SO AND THEN FOR OUR RESIDENTIAL CUSTOMERS, THE CITY WILL BE BILLING THEM. BUT IF THERE IS ANY ISSUES WITH THE SERVERS, THEY WILL BE CONTACTING YOUR COMPANY. IS THAT CORRECT? JEFF YEAH, WE HAVE CONDUIT OF COMMUNICATION BETWEEN THE CITY AND OUR COMPANY. SO IF A CUSTOMER CALLS SO WE CAN TAKE CARE OF THEM, BUT AS FAR AS LIKE STOPS AND STARTS AND THAT TYPE OF THING AND DIRECT CALLS, THEY CAN CALL OUR COMPANY DIRECTLY. IT'D PROBABLY BE HANDLED FASTER IF IT IS THE BLUE CAN WITH WHAT WE'RE PICKING UP. OKAY. ARE YOU ALSO PICKING UP THE GREEN CAN FOR COMMERCIAL? FOR THE COMMERCIAL SECTOR? WE WILL BE OKAY. AND THAT WAS MORE CONFUSING ME BECAUSE I SAW I READ YOUR REPORT AND I SAW THE COMMERCIAL, THE GREEN, YOU KNOW, WASTE AS WELL. AND IT'S CALLED ORGANICS. AND I THOUGHT THAT YOU WOULD BE PICKING UP ALSO THE THE RESIDENTIAL PORTION OF IT. BUT GOING BACK TO MY QUESTION REGARDING CUSTOMERS CALLING. SO IF THERE ARE ANY ISSUES WITH PICKUP WHICH INEVITABLY WILL OCCUR, I'VE DEALT WITH THOSE NOT ON A, YOU KNOW, VERY OFTEN, BUT THEY OCCUR ON A REGULAR BASIS. AND OUR STAFF IS VERY RESPONSIVE TO MAKING SURE THAT THESE CUSTOMERS GET ATTENDED TO. I JUST WANT TO GET A REASSURANCE FROM YOU, JEFF, THAT THIS IS GOING TO OCCUR THE SAME WAY AS IT HAS OCCURRED WITH THE CITY IN WHICH THIS CUSTOMERS ARE ATTENDED TO IMMEDIATELY. I WANT TO TELL YOU WHY. BECAUSE IF THEY'RE NOT, I GUESS WHO THEY'RE GOING TO BE COMING TO. THEY'RE GOING TO BE COMING TO US. DOES THAT MAKE SENSE TO YOU? SO WILL YOU BE MAKING SURE THAT THOSE GET ATTENDED TO IMMEDIATELY? YEAH, THAT'S THE BUSINESS WE'RE INTO IS SERVICE. SO IF WE DON'T PROVIDE IT, WE WON'T HAVE A BUSINESS. SO OF COURSE WE'RE GOING TO TEND TO THEM. THIS IS WE HAVE AROUND 12 PEOPLE THAT ANSWER THE PHONE THAT SPECIALIZE IN SOLID WASTE AND RECYCLING COLLECTION, THAT KNOW HOW TO DEAL WITH IT. THEY KNOW WHAT'S GOING ON. AND WE HAVE A LOT OF SYSTEMS WITHIN OUR OUR TRUCKS. YOU KNOW, WE GET A LOT OF CALLS. I WAS MISSED. YOU KNOW, I WASN'T DUMPED, THAT TYPE OF THING. ALL OF OUR TRUCKS HAVE TWO SYSTEMS, TWO BACKUP SYSTEMS TO WHERE WE HAVE LIVE VIDEO FEED COMING FROM OUR TRUCKS WHERE WE CAN VERIFY. AND THEN ALL OF OUR DRIVERS HAVE A TABLET SYSTEM WHERE WE TAKE PICTURES AND IT GOES DIRECTLY TO ALL OF OUR CUSTOMER SERVICE STAFF, USUALLY WITHIN 7 [00:30:01] SECONDS TO ONE MINUTE. WHENEVER THERE'S AN ISSUE WHERE WE CAN'T PICK UP A CAN WE CALL IT NON? COLLECTION OR CONTAMINATION CART. SO I'M SURE WHEN WE START OFF, THERE IS GOING TO BE A LOT OF CALLS. I'M SURE THERE'S GOING TO BE A LOT OF COMPLAINTS. BLUE CARTS ARE BY FAR THE MOST COMPLICATED THING, YOU KNOW, ESPECIALLY WITH WHAT'S RECYCLABLE AND WHAT'S NOT RECYCLABLE. AND HOW WE STARTED OFF IS WE WANT TO GET EVERYBODY STARTED ON THE RIGHT FOOT. YOU KNOW, I DON'T WANT YOU THINKING THAT YOU CAN PUT FOAM AND FILL UP THE CONTAINER FULL OF POLYSTYRENE ON DAY ONE AND ONCE WE COLLECT IT, YOU'RE GOING TO THINK IT'S OKAY AND YOU CAN CONTINUE TO DO THAT. AND SO OUR STAFF, WE GO OUT, WE CHECK OUR CANS BEFORE THE TRUCKS COLLECT THEM. AND IF IT IS CONTAMINATED, WE WILL TAG IT AND IT WILL BE LEFT BEHIND. AND SO TYPICALLY, ONLY ABOUT 1 TO 2% OF FOLKS THAT WE ACTUALLY THE CAN BEHIND ON ACTUALLY CALL US AND ASK WHAT HAPPENED. A LOT OF THEM, YOU KNOW, IT'S OBVIOUS WE WRITE ON THE TAG ON WHAT'S WRONG WITH THE CAN OR WHAT WAS WRONG WITH THE CONTENTS OF THE CAN. WE HAVE AN APP FOR PEOPLE ALSO WHERE PEOPLE CAN DOWNLOAD. YOU CAN SEE EXACTLY WHAT YOU CAN AND CAN'T. IT'S CALLED I'M SLIPPING NOW. I THINK SCOTT'S GOT IT. I HAVE IT ON MY PHONE. WE'RE GETTING HIM TRAINED RIGHT NOW. BUT ANYWAYS, WE HAVE A LOT OF RESOURCES TO KNOW WHAT YOU'RE SUPPOSED TO PUT IN. THE CANDIDATE IS SUPER CONFUSING. YOU KNOW, THERE'S NOT ALL PLASTICS ARE CREATED EQUAL. THERE'S SO IT'S REALLY A CHALLENGE. HOPEFULLY WE WILL GET LEGISLATION TO CHANGE THINGS WHERE IT'S MUCH SIMPLER FOR FOLKS BUT IT'S GOING TO BE A REAL CHALLENGE, YOU KNOW, AND THEN THERE'S A LOT OF FOLKS THAT JUST JUST DON'T LIKE RECYCLING AND THEY'RE JUST GOING TO THIS IS GOING TO BE THEIR OVERFILL FOR THEIR TRASH CAN. AND SO WE'RE GOING TO BE THERE TO MARKET FROM CONTAMINATED. BUT PEOPLE GET UPSET ABOUT IT. BUT THAT'S WHY WE'RE HERE. THAT'S WHAT OUR JOB IS TO GET EVERYBODY TRAINED TO WHERE WHEN YOU PICK UP AN ITEM, YOU KNOW EXACTLY WHERE IT'S SUPPOSED TO GO. AND YOU'RE THINKING, I NEED TO PUT IT IN THE BLUE CAN NOT IN THE TRASH CAN. AND SAME THING FOR ORGANICS. SO I'M VERY YEAH, I READ YOUR REPORT AND IT MENTIONS CERTAIN RECYCLABLES, NUMBER ONE, NUMBER TWO, I BELIEVE, AND THREE AND FOUR, YOU KNOW, AND YOU KNOW, I DON'T KNOW THAT I LOOK AT THOSE THINGS I THINK AS RECYCLE, I MIGHT PUT IT THERE AND KNOW STYROFOAM. I DID READ THAT AS WELL AS NO METALS IN THERE IS. I THINK IT SAYS THAT. SO I LIKE THAT. I THINK IT'S GOING TO BE AN EDUCATION. BUT MY MAIN CONCERN WAS DEALING WITH CUSTOMERS. AS YOU KNOW, THAT'S SOMETHING THAT I HAVE TO DEAL WITH AND I HAVE NO DOUBT OTHER COUNCIL MEMBERS HAVE AS WELL. AND IT'S SOMETHING THAT OUR STAFF, AS I SAID, HAS BEEN VERY PROMPT ABOUT ADDRESSING. SO I WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT'S GOING TO CONTINUE. ONE MORE COMMENT. I KNOW THAT THE RATE IS GOING TO BE 949, PLUS A FRANCHISE FEE OF 105 FOR A TOTAL OF 1055, AND ALSO THAT YOU HAVE THE ABILITY TO COME BACK TO US AND ASK FOR INCREASES IF NECESSITATED. AND DO YOU ANTICIPATE ANY INCREASES IN THE NEAR FUTURE? I'M JUST CURIOUS, THE RAISES ARE BASED ON CPI, CONSUMER PRICE INDEX. IT'S NOT THAT WE'RE COMING BACK, YOU KNOW, EVERY YEAR AND SAYING, HEY, WE NEED TO MAKE MORE, WE NEED TO MAKE MORE. WE'RE BASING IT OFF OF OUR COST RAISING. I MEAN, WE'RE RUNNING TRUCKS ON NATURAL GAS. THE PRICE OF NATURAL GAS TRIPLED. SO, YOU KNOW, WE HAVE TO PASS THOSE ADDITIONAL COSTS ON TO OUR CUSTOMERS. SO AT THE RATE THAT THINGS ARE CHANGING, I FEEL LIKE NOTHING IS STEADY. I WAS TOLD FIVE YEARS AGO THAT NATURAL GAS NEVER CHANGES IN PRICE. I HAVE. YEAH, EXCEPT JANUARY TRIPLED. BUT OTHER THAN THAT, IT'S GREAT. SO YEAH, THE ONE THING I KNOW IS I CANNOT PREDICT THE FUTURE. I DON'T KNOW WHAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN. I DON'T KNOW WHERE THE PRICING IS GOING TO GO. BUT EVERYTHING HAS, ESPECIALLY IN THE LAST TWO YEARS, HAS EXPONENTIALLY, YOU KNOW, DOUBLED, IF NOT TRIPLED. SO, YOU KNOW, WE HAVE TO TAKE A SAMPLE OF THAT. AND WE WORKED REALLY DILIGENTLY TO COME UP WITH SOMETHING THAT'S VERY FAIR AND EQUITABLE TO GET A SNAPSHOT. AND THEN KEEP IN MIND, WE ARE WORKING ALMOST A YEAR AND A HALF BEHIND. SO WHAT HAPPENS IN JANUARY? WE WON'T SEE IT UNTIL A YEAR AND A HALF UNTIL JULY TO ACTUALLY GO BACK TO GET IT INCREASED. SO WE HAVE A LONG, LONG TIME FRAME TO GO FROM. SO BUT I THINK THIS YEAR, YOU KNOW, WE SAW LIKE A 9% CPI INCREASE. SO, YOU KNOW, I DON'T KNOW WHAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN. I HOPE WE DON'T YOU KNOW, I THINK IT HURTS EVERYBODY BUT IT IS WHAT IT IS. YES, THAT'S MY CONCERN, TOO. THANK YOU, JEFF. I APPRECIATE YOU ANSWERING MY QUESTIONS. AND JUST ONE MORE QUESTION FOR OUR CITY MANAGER. [00:35:01] THIS I READ AN ARTICLE AND FORGIVE ME, I DON'T REMEMBER THE COMMUNITY IN WHICH. THE COMMUNITY CHALLENGE. THE FRANCHISE FEE IS AN ADDITIONAL TAX. IS THERE THE PROBABILITY THAT MIGHT OCCUR HERE AS WELL? THE FEES IN TOTAL WERE PART OF THE CALCULATION FOR OUR RATE SETTING PROCESS. SO THOSE WERE DISCLOSED DURING THAT EXERCISE. SO I DON'T BELIEVE THAT WILL AFFECT US. WE CAN CERTAINLY INVESTIGATE THAT AND SEE WHETHER THERE'S SOMETHING THAT WE'RE NOT AWARE OF THAT HAS CHANGED. LET'S DO THAT SO THAT WE'RE PREPARED IN CASE SOMETHING LIKE THAT SHOULD COME UP. THAT CAN BE DONE. AND I'D LIKE TO MAYBE JUST QUICKLY EXPAND ON WHAT MR. MARTIN POINTED OUT. OUR RATE STUDY AND OUR FEE SCHEDULE WAS BASED UPON ASSUMPTIONS THAT MR. MARTIN HAD MADE AND DELIVERED TO US. AND SO THERE ARE ASSUMPTIONS ON CPI THAT ARE IN THERE. THEY'RE PROBABLY LOW IN THE EARLY YEARS OF OUR FIVE YEAR WINDOW, BUT ON AVERAGE ACROSS THE FIVE YEARS RIGHT NOW, WE DON'T SEE THAT'S GOING TO RUN US INTO TROUBLE WITH OUR CURRENT RATE SCHEDULE. IF IT DOES, THEN THE SOLUTION TO THAT IS TO GO BACK THROUGH THE PROP 18 PROCESS AND MAKE THAT ADJUSTMENT EARLY RATHER THAN USING THE ENTIRE FIVE YEARS THAT HAS BEEN APPROVED. THANK YOU. AND AS YOU'RE SPEAKING, ANOTHER QUESTION OCCURRED TO ME THE. WE WILL BE PAYING THE COST OF THIS SERVICE TO JEFF MARTIN ON A MONTHLY BASIS EXCEPT FOR THE FRANCHISE FEE WHICH THE CITY RETAIN. AND WHAT IS THAT MONEY GOING TO BE? WHAT FUND IS IT GOING TO BE GOING INTO? IT'S GOING TO BE INTO THAT. REFUSE SANITATION, ENTERPRISE. CORRECT. IT STAYS WITHIN THE SANITATION ENTERPRISE. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. I APPRECIATE ALL OF YOUR ANSWERS. MEMBER SALDANA, DO YOU HAVE ANY COMMENTS? NO COMMENTS. THANK YOU, JEFF. I HAVE NO COMMENTS. I'D LIKE TO ENTERTAIN A MOTION SO MOVED. IT'S BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED. MADAM CLERK, CAN YOU CALL A VOTE BY ROLL CALL. COUNCILMEMBER REYNA, SECONDED BY MAYOR PRO TEM GARCIA TO ADOPT A RESOLUTION. MOTION IS UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, LEWIS. AND THANK YOU, MR. MARTIN. YEP. OF COURSE, WE STARTED THIS PROCESS AT THE BEGINNING OF 2020. AND SO IT'S COME A LONG WAYS. AND I. SCOTT AND LOUIS KIND OF HAD TO PICK UP A LOT OF PIECES, AND WE HAD JUST A FEW MEETINGS AND WE WERE ABLE TO REALLY GET DOWN TO BUSINESS AND GET THINGS DONE REALLY QUICKLY AND ACTIVELY. AND SO STAFF HERE REALLY DID AN A-PLUS JOB. SO JUST SO YOU GUYS KNOW, THEY'RE REALLY KICKING BUTT SO WELL. THANK YOU FOR THAT, JEFF. THANK YOU, JEFF. AND IF WE'RE THROWING AROUND COMPLIMENTS. I APPRECIATE MR. MARTIN'S ABILITY TO COME TO THE TABLE AND WORK THROUGH THAT BECAUSE WE LITERALLY HAD TO THROW OUT THE FIRST TRY AT OUR CONTRACT AND START OVER. AND WE CAUGHT BACK UP PRETTY QUICKLY. AND CONGRATULATIONS TO THE ATTORNEYS INVOLVED, BOTH AMR'S AND OUR CITY ATTORNEY WHO SPECIALIZES IN THIS. THEY CAME TO AN AGREEMENT ON THE INDEMNITY LANGUAGE REMARKABLY FAST, JUST SINCE THE AGENDA WAS PUBLISHED, WITH THE DISCLAIMER THAT THERE WAS STILL CITY ATTORNEY SIGN OFF NEEDED. NOW IT'S NO LONGER NEEDED. IT'S DONE. IT'S OUTSTANDING. IT'S ALWAYS NICE TO BELONG TO A MUTUAL ADMIRATION CLUB. YES, WE'LL MEET REGULARLY. [12)c. Adopt a Resolution authorizing the City Manager or designee to execute Agreements and or Applications with Local, State, and Federal Agencies required for the Creation of the Wasco Police Department; Implement the transition plan of law enforcement services from the Kern County Sheriff Contract to the City, Authorize the related Wasco Police Department accounts/sub-accounts, budget amendments and or Budget Appropriations, and Find that this action is not a project as defined under the California Environmental Quality Act State Guidelines; therefore, pursuant to State Guidelines Section 15060(c) (3), no environmental review is required. (Hurlbert) ] ITEM NUMBER C ADOPT A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER OR DESIGNEE TO EXECUTE AGREEMENTS AND APPLICATIONS WITH LOCAL, STATE AND FEDERAL AGENCIES REQUIRED FOR THE CREATION OF THE WASCO POLICE DEPARTMENT. IMPLEMENT THE TRANSITION PLAN OF LAW ENFORCEMENT SERVICES FROM THE CURRENT COUNTY SHERIFF CONTRACT TO THE CITY. AUTHORIZED THE RELATED WASCO POLICE DEPARTMENT ACCOUNTS, SUB ACCOUNTS, BUDGET AMENDMENTS, AND OR BUDGET APPROPRIATIONS AND FIND THAT THIS ACT IS NOT A PROJECT AS DEFINED UNDER CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT STATE GUIDELINES. THEREFORE PURSUANT TO STATE GUIDELINES 15 O 60 C THREE NO ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW IS REQUIRED. MR. HER WORK HURLBURT. HONORABLE MAYOR, MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL. THAT'S QUITE A MOUTHFUL. SOME OF THIS IS CLEANUP JUST TO ENSURE THAT WE HAVE PROPER WORDING ON OUR RESOLUTIONS FOR THE CREATION OF THE POLICE DEPARTMENT AND THIS WORDING IS REQUIRED. WE'RE FINDING OUT WITH SOME OF THE NEXT STEPS THAT WE'RE UNDERTAKING. NOW, THIS ITEM WILL ALLOW US TO MOVE FORWARD WITH A COUPLE OF THOSE IMPORTANT. [00:40:06] STEPS IN ENGAGING WITH STATE AGENCIES AND THE SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT ON THE DETAILS OF OUR TRANSITION AS WE START TO NEGOTIATE. THOSE ARE CONTINUE TO NEGOTIATE THOSE. AND PERHAPS MOST IMPORTANTLY, THE START UP FUNDING WAS APPROVED BY THE COUNCIL TWO MONTHS AGO AND THE CREATION OF. A POLICE WASCO POLICE DEPARTMENT WITHIN THE GENERAL FUND. HOWEVER, OUR CURRENT POLICY ALLOWS THE CITY MANAGER TO MOVE MONEY BETWEEN SUBACCOUNTS INSIDE THAT FUND, BUT DOESN'T EXPLICITLY GIVE ME AUTHORITY TO CREATE NEW SUBACCOUNTS. SO AS THE CHART OF ACCOUNTS IS MATURING AND EVOLVING AS WE'RE DISCOVERING THIS ITEM TONIGHT WILL ALLOW ME TO CREATE NEW SUBACCOUNTS AND MOVE THAT MONEY WITHIN THE DEPARTMENT LIKE I NORMALLY WOULD. IT GIVES ME THAT EXTRA AUTHORITY TO CREATE, IN CONSULTATION WITH OUR FINANCE DIRECTOR THE REQUIRED ACCOUNTS WITHIN THE POLICE DEPARTMENT FUND. SO IF THERE ARE PARTICULAR QUESTIONS ABOUT THIS PROCESS, HAPPY TO FIELD THOSE. IT IS MOSTLY CROSSING T'S AND DOTTING I'S HERE TO MAKE SURE WE HAVE THE PROPER AUTHORITY MOVING FORWARD. THE ACTUAL COSTS OF ANY OF THESE AGREEMENTS WILL COME BACK TO YOU IN SEPARATE AGREEMENTS IF IT'S OUTSIDE OF OUR ORIGINAL BUDGET. THANK YOU. ARE THERE ANY PUBLIC COMMENTS AT THIS TIME? SEEING NONE. ARE THERE ANY COMMENTS FROM THE MEMBERS, MAYOR PRO TEM GARCIA AND THEN AT THIS TIME NEW MEMBER MEDINA NO COMMENTS. MEMBER REYNA NO COMMENTS. MEMBER SALDANA NO COMMENTS. I JUST WANT TO SAY TO FOLKS, THANK YOU. GET ALONG SO EXPEDITIOUSLY. SO IT LOOKS LIKE I'M GOING TO BE THE ONE THAT WAS WRONG ON THIS TIMELINE, HOPEFULLY, BECAUSE I THOUGHT THIS WAS GOING TO TAKE A LOT LONGER THAN IT'S TAKEN YOU. SO. OUTSTANDING JOB. I'D LIKE TO ENTERTAIN A MOTION MOVE TO APPROVE. SECONDED. IT'S BEEN MOVED IN, SECONDED BY A MEMBER SALDANA, I BELIEVE. MADAM CLERK, CAN YOU CALL THE VOTE BY ROLL CALL? I'M SORRY. A MOTION BY COUNCILMEMBER MEMBER, SECONDED BY COUNCILMEMBER SALDANA TO ADOPT THE RESOLUTION. MOTION IS UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED. ITEM NUMBER D, DAVID, ADOPT A RESOLUTION RATIFYING THE EXECUTED ENGAGEMENT LETTER WITH ATTORNEY SEAN GIBBONS, FREEMAN, MATHIS AND GARY [12)d. Adopt A Resolution Ratifying the Executed Engagement Letter with Attorney Sean Gibbons of Freeman Mathis & Gary for Legal Services and find that this action is not a project as defined under the California Environmental Quality Act State Guidelines; therefore, pursuant to State Guidelines Section 15060(c) (3), no environmental review is required. (Hurlbert) ] FOR LEGAL SERVICES AND FIND THAT THIS ACTION IS NOT A PROJECT AS DEFINED UNDER THE CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT STATE GUIDELINES. THEREFORE, PURSUANT TO STATE GUIDELINES, 15 O 60 C THREE NO ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW IS REQUIRED. MR. HERBERT YES. HONORABLE MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL. THIS IS A LITTLE BIT OF AN UNUSUAL SITUATION WHERE WE'RE ASKING THE COUNCIL TO RATIFY AN ACTION THAT HAS ALREADY TAKEN PLACE. MR. GIBBONS IS A CRITICAL PART OF OUR LEGAL TEAM, AND WE HAD A NUMBER OF PERSONNEL ISSUES WE WERE IN THE MIDST OF WHEN HE MOVED FROM ONE LAW FIRM TO ANOTHER. THE NEW FIRM, PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENT MATCHED THE BILLING RATE MATCHED TO A LARGE EXTENT THE OPERATING TERMS, AND HE WAS ABLE TO RETAIN HIS CONNECTION WITH THESE ISSUES THAT WERE IN PROGRESS. SO WE WENT AHEAD AND EXECUTED WHAT COULD HAVE TURNED INTO AN INTERIM AGREEMENT. BUT WITH YOUR RATIFICATION TONIGHT, THAT AGREEMENT WILL BECOME PERMANENT WITH THE NEW FIRM. IF THERE ARE QUESTIONS, HAPPY TO ANSWER THOSE. THANK YOU. ARE THERE ANY PUBLIC COMMENTS AT THIS TIME? SEEING NONE, ANY COMMENTS FROM THE MEMBERS? MAYOR PRO TEM GARCIA I HAVE NONE. MAYOR MEMBER MEDINA NO COMMENT. MEMBER REYNA, DID A LAWYER NOT HAVE A NON-COMPETE CLAUSE IN THIS CONTRACT? THAT'S BETWEEN HE AND HIS HIS FIRM. I KNOW THAT. I JUST CAN NEITHER CONFIRM OR DENY. MEMBER SALDANA, YOUR COMMENTS AND I HAVE NO COMMENTS. I'LL MOTION TO APPROVE THIS. DO I HAVE A SECOND? SECOND. IT'S BEEN MOVED IN. SECONDED. MADAM CLERK, CAN YOU CALL THE VOTE BY ROLL CALL? YES, MAYOR MARTINEZ. MAYOR PRO TEM GARCIA. ALL RIGHT. COUNCILMEMBER MEDINA. COUNCILMAN MAYOR REYNA I. COUNCIL MEMBER SALDANA. ALL RIGHT. MOTION BY MAYOR MARTINEZ. SECONDED BY COUNCIL MEMBER MEDINA TO ADOPT A RESOLUTION. MOTION IS UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED. SORRY. COME TO THINK OF IT, MR. HURLBERT, HE'S A VERY GOOD LAWYER. HE AVOIDED THAT NON-COMPETE CLAUSE. AND I RECALLED AFTER I GAVE YOU MY SNARKY ANSWER, THAT HE ACTUALLY DID HAVE HIS PREVIOUS FIRM'S BLESSING [00:45:09] ON THIS MOVE AND RETAINING US AS A CUSTOMER IN THAT LIST. HE FORWARDED THAT EMAIL TO US JUST TO CLEAN THAT UP. SO THERE YOU GO. THERE WAS CONCURRENCE ITEM NUMBER E ADOPT A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER OR DESIGNEE TO APPROVE A PURCHASE ORDER TO PURCHASE [12)e. Adopt a Resolution Authorizing the City Manager or designee to approve a purchase order to purchase six (6) new Ford Utility Interceptor AWD Police vehicles, including emergency lighting and other police up fitting equipment; purchase of up to six (6) used vehicles, including refurbishment costs, and execute a Master Agreement with Enterprise Fleet Management (without committing to any orders at this time); and make an Appropriation of ARPA funds in the amount of $500,000 and Budget Amendment to the Adopted FY 2022-2023 Capital Improvement Plan and the Adopted Annual Operating Budget for FY 2022-2023; and Find that this action is not a project as defined under the California Environmental Quality Act State Guidelines; therefore, pursuant to State Guidelines Section 15060(c) (3), no environmental review is required. (Hurlbert) ] SIX NEW FORD UTILITY INTERCEPTOR. A POLICE VEHICLES, INCLUDING AN EMERGENCY LIGHTING AND OTHER POLICE OUTFITTING EQUIPMENT PURCHASE OF UP TO SIX USED VEHICLES, INCLUDING REFER REFURBISHMENT COSTS AND EXECUTE A MASTER AGREEMENT WITH ENTERPRISE FLEET MANAGEMENT WITHOUT COMMITTING TO ANY ORDERS AT THIS TIME AND MAKE APPROPRIATIONS OF A ARPA FUNDS. ARPA FUNDS IN THE AMOUNT OF 500,000 AND BUDGET AMENDMENT TO THE ADOPTED FY 20 FISCAL YEAR 2022 2023 CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PLAN AND THE ADOPTED ANNUAL OPERATING BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR 2022-23 AND FIND THIS ACTION IS NOT A PROJECT AS DEFINED UNDER THE CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT STATE GUIDELINES. THEREFORE, PURSUANT TO STATE GUIDELINES, SECTION 15 06DC3 NO ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW IS REQUIRED. MR. HERBERT YES. HONORABLE MAYOR. THAT'S DEFINITELY A MOUTHFUL. SO THERE'S A LOT GOING ON IN THIS ITEM TO TO PUT IT INTO ONE SENTENCE. WE'RE ASKING FOR A PORTION OF OUR PROJECTED VEHICLE ACQUISITION BUDGET NOW TO. TAKE ADVANTAGE OF A HANDFUL OF OPPORTUNITIES. THE FIRST OF THESE IS WE BECAME AWARE OF A VERY LARGE ORDER AT A STATE AGENCY LEVEL IN ANOTHER STATE WHERE THERE WERE 16 TOO MANY VEHICLES ORDERED. WE WERE OFFERED ACCESS TO SOME OF THOSE VEHICLES MANY MONTHS AHEAD OF OUR NORMAL SUPPLY CHAIN CONSTRAINTS. AND THE CHIEF NEGOTIATED THAT THIS WITH THE BROKER. AND SO WE ARE PROPOSING TO ACQUIRE SIX OF THESE ARE THE SAME VEHICLES THAT WE WOULD HAVE ORDERED ON OUR OWN. THE GOOD NEWS ABOUT THIS IS THEY'RE UNDER CONSTRUCTION NOW AT THE FACTORY AND WILL BE DELIVERED WITHIN A COUPLE OF MONTHS TO THE UP FITTER AND COULD BE AVAILABLE TO US LATE SPRING, EARLY SUMMER. SO WE'RE SIMPLY MOVING THAT UP, TAKING ADVANTAGE OF THAT OPPORTUNITY. THE PRICING IS GOOD, COMPETITIVE TO GOOD AND AGAIN, IT'S A VEHICLE WE WOULD HAVE WANTED TO ACQUIRE AT ANY RATE. THE SECOND OPPORTUNITY WAS THE IDENTIFICATION OF, WE BELIEVE, FAIRLY SECURELY, AT LEAST TWO AND POSSIBLY AS MANY AS SIX VEHICLES WHO HAVE WHAT'S CALLED SURVEYED OUT OF THE USE OF OTHER AGENCIES. THEY HAVE A PARTICULAR NUMBER OF MILES WHERE THEY ROTATE THEIR CARS REGARDLESS OF WHAT CONDITION THEY'RE IN. AND WE MAY HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO ACQUIRE THOSE. AND THEY WOULD PROBABLY, WITH A SMALL INVESTMENT, WOULD BE ABLE TO GET ANOTHER COUPLE OF YEARS, MAYBE THREE, IF WE'RE CAREFUL WITH THEM WITHOUT PAYING FULL PRICE. THE HUGE ADVANTAGE OF THIS IS THESE VEHICLES ARE TYPICALLY SOLD TO AN AUCTIONEER OR EVEN SOLD FOR SCRAP AND SENT TO THE CRUSHER SO WE CAN ACQUIRE THEM FOR A VERY LOW COST. MUCH OF THE UP FITTING COST, THE LIGHTS, THE WIRING SYSTEM, THE RADIO BRACKETS AND SO FORTH HAS ALREADY BEEN DONE. AND THOSE PARTS DON'T WEAR OUT. SO WE CAN AVOID THE 20 TO 25000 PER VEHICLE COST OF OUTFITTING THEM FROM SCRATCH. AND SO WE WOULD TYPICALLY USE THESE FOR UNMARKED VEHICLES OR OTHER UTILITY PURPOSES RATHER THAN A STANDARD PATROL VEHICLE. SO WE'RE ASKING FOR PERMISSION TO MOVE FORWARD WITH THOSE THOSE ACQUISITIONS AND NEGOTIATE THEM AND GRAB THEM ALL WE CAN. THE THIRD ROUTE HERE WE'RE LOOKING AT IS THROUGH FLEET PROVIDERS, ENTERPRISE FLEET MANAGEMENT. AS A COMPANY THAT WE'VE BEEN SPEAKING TO ON DIFFERENT TOPICS OVER THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS, KRISTIN IS REPRESENTING ENTERPRISE FLEET MANAGEMENT TONIGHT, AND ALTHOUGH WE THE WINDOW FOR ORDERING NEW VEHICLES EVEN THROUGH ENTERPRISE IS NOT OPEN CURRENTLY, WE WOULD LIKE TO GET AUTHORIZATION TONIGHT TO HAVE A MASTER AGREEMENT IN PLACE THAT WOULD AUTHORIZE US TO BRING BACK TO COUNSEL RATHER QUICKLY PARTICULAR ORDERS IN THE FUTURE WITHOUT THE TIME INVOLVED AHEAD TO GET THE MASTER AGREEMENT IN PLACE. WE ALSO BELIEVE THAT ENTERPRISE WILL BE A PRIMARY SOURCE FOR THE ELECTRIC VEHICLE VERSIONS OF THE INTERCEPTOR [00:50:08] WHEN THEY BECOME AVAILABLE. AND YOU'LL HAVE AN ITEM NEXT ON YOUR AGENDA THAT DEALS WITH THE VOUCHER SYSTEM THAT IS BEING OFFERED TOWARD THE PURCHASE OF THOSE VEHICLES. SO AND LASTLY, ANOTHER OPTION THAT WE'RE AWARE OF IS THAT FORD MOTOR COMPANY OFFERS SIMILAR TYPES OF LEASING OPPORTUNITIES. SO WE MAY TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THOSE WHERE APPROPRIATE IF THE OTHER SOURCES AREN'T TIMELY. SO TONIGHT, THOUGH THE AUTHORIZATION FOR THE APPROPRIATION AND THE ACQUISITION OF SIX NEW VEHICLES AND UP TO SIX USED VEHICLES IS WHAT I'M ASKING FOR. THANK YOU, SIR. ARE THERE ANY PUBLIC COMMENTS AT THIS TIME? SEE, AND THEN I'LL START OFF THE MEMBER COMMENTS. I THINK THIS NEEDS TO BE DONE. MAKE IT EASIER FOR YOU GUYS TO GET THESE BECAUSE THESE ARE VEHICLES ARE NOT EASY TO GET AND THEY'RE WINDOWS THAT WE'VE GOT TO MEET. SO I THINK GIVING YOU KIND OF THE BLANKET OPPORTUNITY TO GO OUT AND MAKE THESE AGREEMENTS AND THEN SPRING BACK FOR A RUBBER STAMP, I THINK IS THE WAY THAT WE NEED TO GO. OKAY. COMMENTS FROM THE OTHER MEMBERS. MAYOR PRO TEM GARCIA WELL, I MEAN, IT SEEMS THAT THESE ARE PURCHASES THAT WE NEED TO MAKE ANYWAYS. I MEAN WE'RE GOING TO DO LATER DOWN THE ROAD. I MEAN, BARRING ANY FACTORS SUCH AS SUPPLY ISSUES OR ANYTHING ELSE, I MEAN, WE WOULD PROBABLY FACE. HIGHER RATES, HIGHER PRICES ANYWAYS, OVER TIME. THAT IS TRUE. SO I THINK I'M ENCOURAGED THAT YOU AND OTHERS HAVE FOUND THESE OPTIONS. I THINK IT'S THINKING OUTSIDE THE BOX AND I'M FOR IT. MEMBER MEDINA? NO COMMENT. YOU KNOW, FOR THOSE OF US BELIEVERS, THERE IS SOME DIVINE INTERVENTION GOING ON HERE. YOU KNOW, IT'S JUST EVERYTHING IS FALLING INTO PLACE FROM BEGINNING UNTIL NOW. SO. GREAT. I BELIEVE THIS IS GREAT. THANK YOU ALL FOR DOING SUCH A GREAT JOB AND GETTING US HERE SO FAR, SO FAST. DO NOT DISCOUNT THE CHIEF'S DETECTIVE SKILLS THAT HE MAY HAVE DEVELOPED OVER HIS CAREER AND HIS ABILITY TO SNIFF OUT THESE DEALS. DIVINE INTERVENTION STARTED WITH THAT. ONE WAY OR ANOTHER. I'M TAKING HIM TO THE NEXT, YOU KNOW, SWAP MEET WITH ME, YOU KNOW, FIND A REMBRANDT FOR YOU. NO FURTHER COMMENT, NO COMMENTS, NEVER SAID. I AIN'T NO COMMENTS. I'D LIKE TO ENTERTAIN A MOTION MOVE TO APPROVE. SECOND, IT'S BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED. AND, MADAM CLERK, CAN YOU CALL THE VOTE BY ROLL CALL? YES. MOTION BY COUNCILMEMBER REYNA. SECONDED BY MAYOR PRO TEM GARCIA TO ADOPT A RESOLUTION. MOTION IS UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED. [12)f. Adopt a Resolution Approving an Application for Funding and authorizing the City Manager or designee to execute the Grant Agreement and any Amendments Thereto for the San Joaquin Valley Air Pollution Control District’s New Alternative Fuel Vehicle Purchase Program, and Find that this action is not a project as defined under the California Environmental Quality Act State Guidelines; therefore, pursuant to State Guidelines Section 15060(c) (3), no environmental review is required. (Hurlbert) ] ITEM NUMBER F ADOPT A RESOLUTION APPROVING THE APPLICATION FOR FUNDING AND AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER OR DESIGNEE TO EXECUTE THE GRANT AGREEMENT AND ANY AMENDMENTS THERE. THERE ARE TWO FOR THE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY AIR POLLUTION CONTROL DISTRICT'S NEW ALTERNATIVE FUEL VEHICLE PURCHASE PROGRAM AND FIND THAT THIS ACTION IS NOT A PROJECT AS DEFINED UNDER CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT STATE GUIDELINES. THEREFORE, PURSUANT TO STATE GUIDELINES, SECTION 15 06DC3 NO ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW IS REQUIRED. MR. HURLBERT, HONORABLE MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL. THIS IS THE AFOREMENTIONED PROGRAM, VOUCHER PROGRAM THAT PROVIDES CURRENTLY UP TO $20,000 PER VEHICLE, FIVE MAXIMUM PER AGENCY IN ANY GIVEN YEAR TOWARD THE PURCHASE OF THESE LOW EMISSION AND CURRENTLY EV INTERCEPTOR VEHICLES THAT CAN BE APPLIED TO INTERCEPTOR VEHICLES. I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT TO NOTE THAT THE 20,000 SAVINGS IS IMPORTANT. IT NEARLY OFFSETS THE UP FITTING COST FOR THE VEHICLES, AS I MENTIONED. AND SO A PRETTY GOOD ADVANTAGE TO US IF WE'RE BUYING THESE FIVE AT A TIME, $100,000 SAVINGS, I WOULD. AND ASSISTANT CITY MANAGER LAURA IS IS HANDLING THIS PROGRAM FOR THE CITY AND SHE IS KEEPING IN TOUCH WITH IT. I WOULD LIKE TO POINT OUT THAT WE HAVE BEEN LOBBYING FAIRLY AGGRESSIVELY WITH OUR ELECTED LEGISLATORS TO LOOK INTO EXPANDING THIS PROGRAM, TO RECOGNIZE HOW MUCH THE COST OF VEHICLES HAS GROWN. AND JUST SINCE THIS PROGRAM WAS EVEN CONCEIVED AND THAT 20,000 FOR ESPECIALLY FOR A POLICE VEHICLE, MAY NOT BE ENOUGH. SO OUR FIRST BATCH MAY COME UNDER THE $20,000 VOUCHER PROGRAM. WE'RE HOPEFUL THAT LEGISLATORS WILL AGREE WITH US AND BOOST THAT AMOUNT PER VEHICLE IN LATER ROUNDS OF THIS PROGRAM. [00:55:01] BUT FOR NOW, WE JUST WANT TO BE IN THE GAME. AND SO WE'RE ASKING COUNCIL TO APPROVE THE APPLICATION FOR THESE FUNDS AND THAT FUNDING, THAT'S STATE FUNDING, RIGHT, FOR THAT VOUCHER PROGRAM. STATE AND THROUGH THE THROUGH THE AIRPORT. ALL RIGHT. ARE THERE ANY PUBLIC COMMENTS AT THIS TIME? SEEING NONE. ARE THERE ANY COMMENTS FROM THE MEMBERS? MAYOR PRO TEM? GARCIA NO, NO COMMENTS AT THIS TIME. REMEMBER MEDINA YES. HE ONLY COMES I HAVE. SO THIS IS GOING TOWARDS THE DIRECTION OF POLICE VEHICLES, RIGHT. GOING ELECTRIC. WHAT DOES IT LOOK LIKE IN TERMS OF CHARGING AND THE LIFE OF THE VEHICLE REPLACEMENT CYCLE, THAT TYPE OF CONSIDERATION? THE THE REPLACEMENT CYCLE IS EXPECTED TO BE SIMILAR. WE'RE KEEPING A CLOSE EYE ON THAT ISSUE IN TERMS OF WHAT THE DURABILITY OF THE VEHICLES ARE. MECHANICALLY, THEY'RE IDENTICAL, EXCEPT THE POWER PLANT. THE SUSPENSION IS THE SAME. THE INTERIORS ARE IN FACT, I THINK WE LEARNED THE OTHER DAY THAT THEY'RE THEY'RE ASSEMBLED ON THE SAME LINE. THEY COME OUT OF THE SAME FACTORY JUST WITH TWO DIFFERENT POWER PLANTS. SO WE EXPECT THE DURABILITY TO BE SIMILAR. I THINK WE'RE LIKE A LOT OF AGENCIES AND EVEN CONSUMERS, WE'RE GOING TO LEARN AS WE GO EXACTLY HOW DURABLE THE ELECTRIC SYSTEMS ARE REGARDING CHARGERS. THERE ARE SEPARATE EFFORTS UNDERWAY NOW TO ESTABLISH BOTH IN PUBLIC CHARGING LOCATIONS AND CITY ONLY CHARGING LOCATIONS TO ACCOMMODATE THESE VEHICLES AS THEY'RE PUT INTO TO SERVICE. EVEN IF EVERYTHING WENT PERFECTLY. WE DON'T EXPECT THESE TO GO INTO SERVICE EARLIER THAN FIRST QUARTER OF 24. YES, THAT'S RIGHT. RIGHT. WELL, OKAY, THAT'S IMPORTANT. I DIDN'T MAKE THAT CLEAR. THESE ARE HYBRIDS. SO THEY WORK BOTH WAYS. BUT NONETHELESS, THE THE HYBRID MECHANISM AND THE DURABILITY OF THE BATTERIES AND WHATNOT IS SOMETHING WE'RE GOING TO BE KEEPING AN EYE ON. THE ADVANTAGE WE HAVE HERE AND IN WASCO IS THAT THE RADIUS OF THE TOWN, THE PATROLLED AREA IS NOT HUGE. AND SO THE ABILITY TO TO RUN A HYBRID VEHICLE BETWEEN CHARGES SHOULDN'T BE A PROBLEM. THANK YOU, REYNA. [INAUDIBLE] MEMBER, SALDANA. NO COMMENTS. ALL RIGHT. I WOULD LIKE TO ENTERTAIN A MOTION SO MOVE. SECONDED. IT'S BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED. MADAM CLERK, CAN YOU CALL THE VOTE BY? ROLL CALL, PLEASE. YES. MOTION BY MAYOR PRO TEM GARCIA, SECONDED BY COUNCILMEMBER SALDANA TO ADOPT A RESOLUTION. MOTION IS UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED. ITEM NUMBER 13 REPORTS FROM COMMISSIONS AND COMMITTEES. [13)a. Kern Economic Development Corporation (Garcia) ] ITEM NUMBER A CURRENT ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION. MAYOR PRO TEM GARCIA. GOOD MORNING. GOOD MORNING. SO I ATTENDED A MEETING ON THE MORNING OF THURSDAY 26 AT THE ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS. THERE WAS A NUMBER OF UPDATES, GENERAL UPDATES, BUT JUST A FEW HIGHLIGHTS. THERE IS A CAREER IN STEM EXPO HAPPENING AT THE CAREER TECHNICAL AND EDUCATION CENTER. THAT'S IN SOUTHWEST BAKERSFIELD. EVERYONE IS WELCOME AND ALL CITIES ARE WELCOME TO PARTICIPATE IN APRIL 28TH. THERE'S ALSO GOING TO BE AN EAST KERN ONE IN MOJAVE LATER OR ACTUALLY EARLIER. IT'LL BE IN MARCH. BUT I'VE ASKED THE STAFF TO MELINDA TO SEND ALL THAT INFORMATION TO THE STAFF, TO THE CLERK, AND THAT'S PRETTY MUCH NOT TOO MANY MORE EXCITING UPDATES FROM THE EDC AT THIS TIME. ITEM THANK YOU. ITEM NUMBER B CURRENT COUNCIL OF GOVERNMENT MEMBER REYNA. [13)b. Kern Council of Government (Reyna) ] YOU KNOW, I ATTENDED THE MEETING. IT WAS PRETTY ROUTINE. HOWEVER, THERE WAS SOMETHING THAT HAS BEEN IN MY MIND AND I EVEN HAD ASKED OUR CITY MANAGER, SCOTT TALBOT, I WAS VERY CONCERNED ABOUT THE WIDTH OF THAT OVERPASS THAT IS BEING BUILT IN OUR CITY ON HIGHWAY 46. MR. HURLBERT, YOU REMEMBER I ASKED YOU WHETHER THAT IS REALLY A FOUR LANE OVERPASS OR THE YOU KNOW, THAT THE ROAD IS GOING TO BE FOUR LANE BECAUSE IT APPEARED TO ME, YOU KNOW, I'M NOT AN EXPERT, OF COURSE, THAT IT IS NOT. AND SO I ASKED ME YOU SAID, WELL I HAVEN'T BEEN OUT THERE TO MEASURE IT EITHER. RIGHT. BUT BECAUSE OF ALL THOSE SCAFFOLDING THAT THEY HAVE IS VERY DIFFICULT TO TELL. SO IT IS CLEAR TO ME NOW THAT IT IS BEING BUILT AS A FOUR LANE UNDERPASS, WHICH IS WHAT THEY HAD AGREED TO DO, AND THAT PUTS MY MIND AT EASE. WE TALKED ABOUT THAT. THE BUILDING OF THE ROUNDABOUT AND THE REDOING OF THE BNSF LINE BRIDGE IS ON TARGET. [01:00:08] SO, YOU KNOW, THAT MAKES IT A LITTLE BIT EASIER FOR ME TO BE COMFORTABLE WITH IT BECAUSE I WAS NOT COMFORTABLE WITH IT. YOU KNOW, IT'S I JUST DIDN'T KNOW I COULDN'T SEE IT. BUT I'M TOLD THAT IT IS A FOUR LANE, SO I'M HAPPY WITH THAT. I'M SATISFIED, LET ME PUT IT THAT WAY. THAT'S ALL. THANK YOU, MAYOR. ITEM NUMBER C WASCO TASK FORCE MEMBER MADEON. I DON'T BELIEVE YOU GUYS HAVE HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO MEET YET. [14)a. Kern County Fire Department (Appleton) ] ITEM NUMBER 14 REPORTS FROM KERN COUNTY FIRE AND SHERIFF. ITEM A KERN COUNTY FIRE DEPARTMENT. MR. APPLETON. GOOD EVENING, HONORABLE MAYOR. MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL. MY NAME IS JOE APPLETON. WELCOME TO THE NEW COUNCIL MEMBERS. I HAVEN'T MET YOU YET. OH, THANK YOU. I'VE BEEN ABSENT A COUPLE OF MEETINGS DUE TO BEING OUT OF TOWN. I'VE HAD SOME TRAINING. WE HAD SOME PROMOTIONAL THINGS I WAS WORKING ON, AND SO I HAVEN'T BEEN HERE FOR A LITTLE BIT, SO. BUT I WANTED TO COME AND SAY GOOD EVENING THIS EVENING AND START OUT BEFORE I HAVE A BRIEF PRESENTATION, A COUPLE OF INCIDENTS WE'VE HAD, BUT I WANTED TO FOLLOW UP WITH A SAFE SURRENDER MONTH. JUST A REMINDER THAT THE SAFE SURRENDER MONTH, THE SAFE SAFE SURRENDER PROGRAM, PROVIDES A SAFE PLACE TO SURRENDER A BABY 365 DAYS A YEAR, 24 HOURS A DAY, SEVEN DAYS, SEVEN DAYS A WEEK. AND THERE'S TWO PLACES YOU CAN DO THAT AN EMERGENCY HOSPITAL ROOM AND A FIRE STATION. THERE'S NO HOSPITAL IN WASCO, AS YOU KNOW. SO THE KERN COUNTY FIRE DEPARTMENT AT 24, 24, SEVENTH STREET IS THE PLACE TO DO THAT. SO I ENCOURAGE EVERYONE IN THE CITY OF WASCO, IF YOU FACE THAT SITUATION OR YOU KNOW OF SOMEONE THAT FACES THAT SITUATION, JUST REMIND THEM THAT THE FIRE STATION IS THAT SAFE SURRENDER LOCATION. THEY CAN DO THAT. SECOND OF ALL, OUR LAST, I GUESS, IS A REPORT HERE. SEE, SERGEANT SHEEHAN'S THE ONE THAT DOES THIS ALL THE TIME. SO I KNOW HE IS, HUH? SEE? THERE WE GO. OH, OH! OH, MAN. THEY GET A LOT OF THEY GET A LOT OF POWERPOINT TRAINING AT THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE. SO IT HAPPENS I. THERE WE GO. OKAY. I WAS PUSHING THE WRONG BUTTON. OKAY, SO GOING BACK A LITTLE BIT. DECEMBER 24TH, CHRISTMAS EVE. WHILE I HOPE EVERYONE WAS ENJOYING THEIR CHRISTMAS WITH THEIR FAMILIES. WE HAD A FIRE ABOUT 9:40 P.M. AT THE OLD LABOR CAMP. IT WAS A SIZABLE FIRE. THE FRONT WAS THE OFFICE AND THE GARAGE AND SO FORTH IN THE FRONT OF THE LABOR CAMP THERE. WE RECEIVED A PHONE CALL FOR A91 CALL FOR REPORTING A FIRE THERE. FIVE ENGINES. A BATTALION CHIEF, A SAFETY OFFICER WERE DISPATCHED. ENGINE 31 ARRIVED TO FIND A HEAVY FIRE COMING FROM THAT BUILDING. THE ROOF HAD ALREADY COLLAPSED UPON THEIR ARRIVAL, SO THEY ASKED FOR AN ADDITIONAL ENGINE AND A LADDER TRUCK TO COME HELP THEM. SO WE HAD SIX FIRE ENGINES, A LADDER TRUCK, TWO BATTALION CHIEFS, THE SAFETY OFFICER FOR A TOTAL OF 24 FIREFIGHTERS THAT WERE ON SCENE ON CHRISTMAS EVE WORKING FOR HOURS TO EXTINGUISH THAT FIRE. THERE WERE NO OUR FOLKS GOT IN THERE AND DID ONCE SAY IT WAS SAFE ENOUGH. THEY GOT THE FIRE PUT OUT. THEY WERE ABLE TO DO A SEARCH AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES OR FATALITIES FOUND INSIDE OF THAT BUILDING. AND THE CAUSE OF THE FIRE IS UNDETERMINED. ALTHOUGH I CAN TELL YOU THAT THERE'S AS YOU KNOW, THERE'S A SIGNIFICANT HOMELESS POPULATION OVER THERE. SO I HAVE A PRETTY GOOD IDEA WHERE THAT FIRE STARTED. SO AND THEN ON JANUARY 17TH, APPROXIMATELY 4:30 IN THE AFTERNOON, WE RECEIVED ANOTHER 911 CALL FOR A FIRE AT 1718 FIRST STREET IN WASCO. WE JUST A TYPICAL REINFORCED STRUCTURE WENT OUT WITH FIVE ENGINES. OOPS. MY MISTAKE. TWO BATTALION CHIEFS AND A SAFETY OFFICER. ENGINE 35 ARRIVED TO FIND HEAVY FIRE COMING FROM THE VACANT HOUSE. THEY WERE ABLE TO EXTINGUISH THE FIRE QUICKLY AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES OR FATALITIES. AND I HAVE A COUPLE OF PICTURES FROM THE FIRE AT THE LABOR CAMP. THIS IS FROM THE BACK SIDE. THERE YOU CAN SEE WHAT THE GARAGE IS. AND IF YOU'VE BEEN THERE BEFORE, WE'VE BEEN THERE QUITE A BIT. SO I KNOW WE USED TO DO A LOT OF TRAINING THERE, SO I KNOW WHAT THAT BUILDING IS. THERE'S A PICTURE OF A LADDER TRUCK THAT WE HAD TO COME OUT BECAUSE OF THE BECAUSE OF THE SIZE OF THE BUILDING AND AND THE ROOF COLLAPSE. WE HAD TO USE THE LADDER TRUCK TO PUT WATER ON THE FIRE TO GET THAT EXTINGUISHED. AND THEN THERE'S ONE MORE VIEW FROM THE OTHER SIDE. SO AND THAT'S ALL I HAVE FOR THIS EVENING. ANY QUESTIONS? YEAH, I HAVE A QUESTION. IS A BABY BEEN SURRENDERED TO THE WASCO FIRE DEPARTMENT? [01:05:01] NOT THAT I KNOW OF. IN KERN COUNTY LAST YEAR. I THINK THERE'S ONLY BEEN SIX DONE, SIX BABIES SURRENDERED. BUT THAT'S STILL A GOOD NUMBER. I MEAN, THAT'S SIX. MORE THAN THAT WOULDN'T BE SURRENDERED. AND SO, TO MY KNOWLEDGE, WE HAVE NOT HAD ONE SURRENDERED IN THE WASCO FIRE STATION. SO HOPEFULLY, HOPEFULLY WE CAN CONTINUE THAT. YES, THAT'S A GOOD THING. BUT THANK YOU GUYS FOR WHAT YOU GUYS DO. I MEAN, THOSE ARE SOME POWERFUL PICTURES, OBVIOUSLY DANGEROUS SITUATIONS. SO THANK YOU, GUYS. OKAY. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. CHIEF. REPORTS FROM THE CITY MANAGER, MR. [15) REPORTS FROM THE CITY MANAGER ] HOLBROOK. YES, HONORABLE MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL. I HAVE A FEW. FIRST OF ALL, I THINK THERE WAS A VERY BRIEF DISCUSSION IN OUR LAST MEETING ABOUT THE FIRM THAT HAD APPROACHED THE CITY REGARDING A NEW SLUDGE HANDLING TECHNOLOGY THEY'RE WORKING ON. I THOUGHT I'D GIVE YOU A LITTLE BIT MORE INFORMATION. WE'VE TAKEN A BABY STEP TOWARD ENGAGING WITH THIS COMPANY. THEY ARE WORKING ON A GRANT APPLICATION TO PROVE THEIR TECHNOLOGY OUT IN A REAL WORLD SITUATION. THEY THINK THAT WASCO WOULD BE AN IDEAL OPPORTUNITY. WE HAVE ROOM AT OUR WASTEWATER PLANT TO ACCOMMODATE THEM, WE BELIEVE. AND SO WE HAVE JOINED WITH THEM TO THE EXTENT OF SAYING THAT WE'RE WILLING TO MOVE FORWARD WITH THEM, SUBJECT TO ALL KINDS OF OF DUE DILIGENCE AND REVIEW OF THE PROGRAM. BUT JUST SO FAR, FOR THEM TO PROCEED WITH TRYING TO SECURE THEIR GRANTS, WE THINK THE MAIN BENEFITS TO THE CITY ARE IF THEIR TECHNOLOGY IS AS EFFECTIVE AS THEY BELIEVE, IT'LL REDUCE OUR SLUDGE VOLUME SIGNIFICANTLY. AND THEREFORE, THE PRICE THAT THE CITY PAYS TO HAVE THAT DISPOSED OF, THERE MAY BE SOME ADDITIONAL BENEFITS THERE, PROBABLY SOME PR BENEFITS, IF THE TECHNOLOGY DOES WORK, WILL BE ASSOCIATED WITH THE SUCCESS OF THAT TECHNOLOGY, WHICH HAS SOME PR VALUE, I BELIEVE. SO THAT IS CONTINUING FORWARD. IF THERE IS AN ACTUAL AGREEMENT BETWEEN OUR ENTITIES THAT WILL COME BACK TO THE COUNCIL FOR APPROVAL. THERE IS A FEW ITEMS COMING UP. SPAY AND NEUTER EVENT FEBRUARY 17TH AND MARCH 20TH ARE THE TWO THAT ARE CURRENTLY SCHEDULED. WE'LL HAVE MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THOSE EVENTS AND ATTEMPT TO GET THE REST OF THE EVENTS FOR THE YEAR CALENDARED, IF NOT THE ENTIRE YEAR AS THEY'RE SET WILL FORWARD THOSE TO YOUR CITY CALENDAR. AND WE'RE ALSO LOOKING AT A WAY TO TO HAVE THOSE POSTED ON THE CITY'S WEBSITE CALENDAR AS WELL SO THAT THE PUBLIC CAN GO AND LOOK THAT UP DIRECTLY. NEXT IS THE YES ON THE SPAY AND NEUTER. YOU SAID THE 17TH AND WHAT WAS THE OTHER DATE? MARCH 20, MARCH 20. AND IS WHERE DOES THAT HAPPEN? IT HAPPENS AT THE COURTHOUSE. TYPICALLY THE OLD COURTHOUSE ACROSS THE STREET. I BELIEVE THEY LIKE TO SET APPOINTMENTS. YES. SO THEY'LL CALL IN ADVANCE. AND ANYONE THAT ATTENDS WILL BE BY APPOINTMENT ONLY. AND THEY TYPICALLY BOOK OUT. SO THEY FILL ALL THEIR APPOINTMENTS AND THEY BRING THAT MUCH VACCINE AND FOLKS THAT JUST SHOW UP WITHOUT AN APPOINTMENT MOST LIKELY WILL UNFORTUNATELY BE TURNED AWAY. SO THEY'LL BE PUT ON THE MARCH 20TH. YEAH, EXACTLY. AND WHICH IS REALLY ENCOURAGING THAT WE GOT AN ENTIRE YEAR'S WORTH OF FUNDING HERE. SO HOPEFULLY WE WON'T HAVE FOLKS DISAPPOINTED BY THAT. THEY WILL BE ABLE TO GET IN. ANYTHING ELSE ON THAT ITEM. REMINDER, THERE IS A RIBBON CUTTING EVENT COMING UP FOR THE ROSS DRESS FOR LESS STORE ON HIGHWAY 46, AND THAT'S SCHEDULED FOR MARCH 4TH AT 8:45 A.M. SO THAT EVENT, IF YOU'RE WATCHING YOUR CALENDAR, YOU'LL NOTICE THAT IS THE SAME DAY AS THE CITY'S STRATEGIC MEETING. SO OUR MEETING WILL BEGIN AFTER THAT IS COMPLETE. IT WILL BE SCHEDULED FOR 10 A.M., SO THERE SHOULD BE PLENTY OF TIME TO GET THROUGH THE MEETING, THE RIBBON CUTTING, AND KNOW A COUPLE OF MY STAFF MEMBERS ARE HOPING. TIME FOR A BRIEF SHOPPING SPREE. YEAH. NO. HOW DID YOU KNOW? I KNEW IT. I WAS ALREADY GOING THERE BEFORE HE SAID IT. MY WIFE SAID WHAT? MY WIFE SAID, WHAT GOOD IS IT YOU BEING MAYOR, IF I CAN'T GET A SNEAK PEAK AT ROSS? SO I DON'T KNOW IF WE KNOW IF WE HAVE DETAILS ABOUT THOSE OPPORTUNITIES, BUT THAT DOES LEAD US TO THE STRATEGIC WORKSHOP WILL HAPPEN IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING AT 10 A.M. AT THE OLD COURTHOUSE AND THERE WILL BE A POSTING ON THAT WHEN THE AGENDA IS POSTED. [01:10:06] DOWNTOWN STRATEGIES WORKSHOP. SO THIS IS A CONTINUATION OF THE WORK WE'RE DOING WITH RETAIL STRATEGIES WITH WHOM WE CONTRACTED LAST YEAR TO HELP US WITH OUR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT EFFORTS. SO THIS WORKSHOP WILL BE OPEN TO THE PUBLIC. THAT'LL BE FEBRUARY 16TH FROM 12 TO 1:30 P.M. AT THE OLD COURTHOUSE AS WELL. THERE ARE FLIERS PERHAPS EVEN NOW BEING DISTRIBUTED. THERE IT IS. ONE, THOUGH. IT'LL BE POSTED ON OUR WEBSITE AND DISTRIBUTED THROUGH OTHER CHANNELS AS WELL. PASS THAT AROUND IF THEY WANT TO TAKE A LOOK. THE INDEPENDENCE HIGH WILL HAVE ITS SIXTH ANNUAL CAREER FAIR ON FEBRUARY 15, JUST AROUND THE CORNER FROM 10 A.M. TO NOON AT THE CAMPUS. AND THE LEAGUE OF CALIFORNIA CITIES IS HAVING ITS ANNUAL CITY LEADERS SUMMIT APRIL 12TH THROUGH 14TH IN SACRAMENTO. THE CITY CLERK WILL BE SOLICITING YOUR INTEREST IN THAT EVENT AND GETTING THE RESERVATIONS IN PLACE IF THERE'S A DESIRE TO ATTEND. AND THAT IS ALL I HAVE TONIGHT. JUST BACK TO THE FIRST THING THAT YOU TALKED ABOUT, THE SLEDGE. I THINK THAT'S GREAT THAT YOU GUYS ARE BEING INNOVATIVE AND LOOKING FOR WAYS TO SAVE THE CITY MONEY INSTEAD OF BEING LIKE MOST GOVERNMENT AGENCIES OF SOMEBODY ELSE. DO YOUR DUE DILIGENCE AND THEN WE'LL FOLLOW. SO I APPRECIATE THAT YOU GUYS ARE LOOKING OUT FOR US. I WILL TAKE THAT COMPLIMENT. ALTHOUGH THE COMPANY REACHED OUT TO ME SO WELL, LIKE I SAID, I TRUST THAT YOU GUYS WILL DO YOUR DUE DILIGENCE FIRST. BUT IF AND IF IT DOESN'T, THEN WE'LL JUST BLAME YOU GUYS ANYWAYS. ABSOLUTELY. ALL RIGHT. [16) REPORTS FROM THE CITY COUNCIL ] REPORTS FROM THE CITY COUNCIL. MAYOR PRO TEM GARCIA. JUST THAT MY RECOMMENDATION MIGHT BE TO THE COUNT TO THE STAFF POTENTIALLY. MAYBE IF YOU CAN JUST LOCK DOWN FIVE FOR THAT CITY SUMMIT. AND WHOEVER CAN'T GO, IT'S EASIER TO CANCEL THAN IT IS TO TRY TO GET A ROOM, TRUST ME. SO JUST MY ONLY COMMENTS, REALLY. THANK YOU. MEMBER SALDANA NO COMMENTS. A MEMBER OF MEDINA. REMEMBER THIS? WE HAD A CLINIC, COVID 19 VACCINATION CLINIC, JANUARY THE 29TH OF THE OLD COURTHOUSE BUILDING. THE NURSES VACCINATED 77 PEOPLE AGAINST COVID, AND THEY ALSO VACCINATED 13 PEOPLE AGAINST THE FLU. EVERYBODY THAT RECEIVED A COVID VACCINE ALSO RECEIVED A $50 VISA CARD, NOT FROM US, BUT FROM OUR PARTNERS AT CURRENT SOUL HAD LET THEM KNOW THAT WE HAD ORDER THE CARDS. HOWEVER, I WAS NOT CERTAIN WHETHER THE CARDS WOULD BE READY OR WOULD ARRIVE IN TIME. THEY DID ARRIVE IN TIME, BUT THEY HAD ALREADY CONFIRMED TO ME THAT THEY WOULD COVER IT FOR EVERYONE. AND SO I WAS VERY PLEASED WITH THAT. SO WE WILL BE PASSING I WILL BE PASSING OUT CARDS FOR OUR NEXT CLINIC, WHICH OCCURS THE LAST SUNDAY OF FEBRUARY, AND THE CARDS HAVE ARRIVED. SO THANK YOU ALL. APPRECIATE IT. THAT'S ALL FOR ME, MAYOR. THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO ATTEND THE LEAGUE OF CALIFORNIA CITIES WITH MEMBER GARCIA AND MARIANA, AND I BELIEVE MEDINA AND SALDANA WENT THE PREVIOUS WEEK IN SACRAMENTO. AND THE ONE THING THAT I TOOK AWAY FROM IT THE MOST WAS A SIMPLE LINE AND THE GOVERNMENT CODE THAT SAID THE PEOPLE DO NOT YIELD THEIR RIGHT TO BE INFORMED BY THEIR GOVERNMENT AGENCIES OF WHAT'S GOING ON JUST BECAUSE THEY VOTED FOR YOU. SO TRANSPARENCY IS KEY. THAT WAS THE MAIN THING I TOOK. SORRY, ISRAEL, THE BUDGET STUFF ALL WITH RIGHT OVER MY HEAD. SO, OKAY, WE ARE GOING TO MOVE INTO CLOSED SESSION BECAUSE THERE'S [17) CLOSED SESSION ] SOMETHING I'M SUPPOSED TO READ FOR THE CLOSED SESSION PART. ITEM 17. YES. ITEM 17 CLOSED SESSION CONFERENCE CALL WITH LEGAL COUNSEL, ANTICIPATED LITIGATION, SIGNIFICANT EXPOSURE TO PURSUANT TO PARAGRAPH TWO OF SUBDIVISION D AND PARAGRAPH THREE OF SUBDIVISION. I'M NOT SURE WHAT THAT SYMBOL MEANS OF SECTION SIX. IS THAT WHAT THAT MEANS? SUBSECTION OK. I THOUGHT IT WAS THE BAT SIGNAL. 54 NINE 56.9 CLAIMED BY [INAUDIBLE] I BELIEVE. ARE THERE ANY PUBLIC COMMENTS REGARDING THE CLOSED SESSION ITEMS AT THIS TIME? WE WILL NOW ENTER IN A CLOSED SESSION AND RETURN TO REPORT OUT. [INAUDIBLE]. * This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.