Mar 07, 2023 City Council

[INAUDIBLE] GOOD EVENING.

[1) CALL TO ORDER]

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THE TIME IS 6:01 P.M.

MADAM CLERK, CAN WE PLEASE HAVE THE ROLL CALL? YES. MAYOR MARTINEZ HERE.

MAYOR PRO TEM GARCIA, PRESENT, COUNCIL MEMBER MEDINA, HERE.

COUNCIL MEMBER REYNA I'M HERE.

COUNCIL MEMBER SALDANA, HERE.

ALL MEMBERS PRESENT.

CAN WE PLEASE HAVE EVERYONE STAND FOR A FLAG? SALUTE. SALUTE.

PLEDGE.

PLEASE BE SEATED. I'M SORRY.

IS MANUEL CANTU HERE? I DON'T SEE. I'M SORRY.

MAYOR. HE TEXTED EARLIER AND SAID HE WASN'T GOING TO BE ABLE TO MAKE IT.

IS THERE ANYBODY WHO WOULD LIKE TO GIVE AN INVOCATION? MR. LYNCH? THANK YOU, SIR. THANK YOU.

[INAUDIBLE] FOR PRAYER.

HEAVENLY FATHER, WE THANK YOU FOR THE EVENING THAT YOU'VE GIVEN US.

AND AS WE AS OUR COUNCIL AND CITY STAFF WORK TOGETHER TO FOR THE BETTERMENT OF THIS CITY, WE ASK THAT YOU GUIDE THEM IN THE RIGHT DIRECTIONS, THAT THEY DO BLESS EACH AND EVERY ONE THAT'S PRESENT TONIGHT.

IN JESUS NAME.

AMEN. PLEASE BE SEATED.

WE HAVE NO PRESENTATIONS TONIGHT.

SO ITEM NUMBER SIX PUBLIC COMMENTS.

THIS PORTION OF THE MEETING IS RESERVED FOR PERSONS DESIRING TO ADDRESS THE COUNCIL, INCLUDING THE COUNCIL ACTING AS THE GOVERNING BOARD FOR THE SUCCESSOR AGENCY ON ANY MATTER NOT ON THIS AGENDA, AND OVER WHICH THE COUNCIL AND SUCCESSOR AGENCY HAVE JURISDICTION.

SPEAKERS ARE LIMITED TO TWO 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 MEMBER'S RESPONSE TO QUESTIONS AND REQUESTS MADE DURING THIS COMMENT PERIOD.

ARE THERE ANY PUBLIC COMMENTS AT THIS TIME? SEEING NONE, MADAM CLERK, DO WE HAVE ANY EMAIL COMMENTS? THERE ARE NO EMAIL COMMENTS FOR THIS ITEM OR ANY ITEM ON THIS AGENDA.

THANK YOU. MOVING ON TO ITEM NUMBER SEVEN.

WE HAVE NO SUCCESSOR AGENCY BUSINESS.

ITEM EIGHT. WE HAVE NOTHING.

ITEM NUMBER NINE CONSENT CALENDAR.

[9) CONSENT CALENDAR]

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 NINE A THROUGH NINE G.

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

MAYOR PRO TEM GARCIA.

I HAVE NONE. MEMBER MEDINA.

NONE. MEMBER REYNA.

I HAVE NONE. MEMBER SALDANA.

NONE. IS THERE ANYONE IN THE AUDIENCE THAT WOULD LIKE TO REMOVE AN ITEM? SEEING NO ONE, ARE THERE ANY COUNCIL MEMBERS THAT WOULD LIKE TO REMOVE AN ITEM? MAYOR PRO TEM GARCIA.

MEMBER MEDINA. NONE.

MEMBER REINA. NO, THANK YOU, MAYOR.

MEMBER SALDANA.

NONE. AND I HAVE NONE.

I'D LIKE TO ENTERTAIN A MOTION FOR APPROVAL.

SO MOVED. I'LL SECOND THE MOTION.

MADAM CLERK IT WAS.

THE MOTION WAS MADE BY MEMBER GARCIA, AND I SECOND IT.

CAN YOU CALL THE VOTE BY ROLL CALL? MOTION BY PRO TEM GARCIA.

MAYOR PRO TEM GARCIA.

EXCUSE ME. SECONDED BY MAYOR MARTINEZ TO APPROVE THE CONSENT CALENDAR.

THANK YOU. ITEM NUMBER TEN.

WE HAVE NO PUBLIC HEARINGS.

WE HAVE NO DEFERRED BUSINESS.

[12) NEW BUSINESS]

NEW BUSINESS ITEM.

A RESIDENTIAL RECYCLING AND TRASH AMERICAN REFUSE INFORMATIONAL ITEM ONLY MR. JEFF MARTIN.

GOOD EVENING, HONORABLE MAYOR AND COUNCIL.

MY NAME IS MARIA MEDINA AND I'M THE RECYCLING COORDINATOR FOR AMERICAN REFUSE.

I WANTED TO SHARE WITH YOU SOME RECYCLING INFORMATION RESIDENTS ARE RECEIVING WITH THEIR NEW BLUE RECYCLE CART SERVICE WITH AMERICAN REFUSE.

EVERYTHING IS IN ENGLISH AND IN SPANISH, AND THIS IS WHAT IS BEING ATTACHED ON THEIR BLUE RECYCLE CART.

SO ON IT WE HAVE OUR WELCOME LETTER AND ON THE WELCOME LETTER IT HAS WHAT THEIR PICKUP DAY WHICH IS GOING TO BE EVERY FRIDAY.

IT EXPLAINS THE RECYCLE BAG.

SO IT HAS INFORMATION ABOUT THE RECYCLING.

IT HAS INFORMATION ABOUT HHW AND JUST COMMON RECYCLABLE THINGS THAT PEOPLE THINK ARE RECYCLABLE.

SO WE CALL THIS AN IN-HOME RECYCLE BAG SO THEY CAN EITHER HANG IT ON THEIR DOOR, JUST PLACE IT SOMEWHERE WHERE IT'S NOT IN THEIR WAY.

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THAT WAY THEY CAN TAKE THEIR ITEMS AND GO DUMP IT INSIDE THEIR RECYCLE CAN.

ALSO ON THE WELCOME LETTER, IT HAS INFORMATION ABOUT OUR APP.

OUR APP IS LIVE AND READY FOR RESIDENTS TO USE, SO THEY WOULD JUST DOWNLOAD THE AMERICAN REFUSE APP AND THEY WOULD PUT IN THEIR ADDRESS FOR THEM.

AND IT HAS REMINDERS SO THEY CAN PUT OUT THEIR CART THE DAY BEFORE THE NIGHT OF.

THEY CAN LOOK UP ITEMS NOT ONLY FOR THEIR RECYCLE CAN BUT JUST ALSO FOR THEIR GREEN CAN AND FOR THEIR TRASH.

AND IT TELLS THEM WHICH CAN TO PUT IT IN.

ALSO, IT LETS THEM KNOW THAT WE WILL BE CHECKING THEIR BLUE CAN AND ALSO THEIR GREEN CAN, YOU KNOW, IN THE FOLLOWING MONTH.

SO ARE THEIR FIRST SCHEDULED PICKUP DAY IS THE 17TH AND WE WILL BE CHECKING EVERY BLUE CARD, JUST MAKING SURE THAT PEOPLE ARE USING IT CORRECTLY AND JUST TRAINING THEM FOR THAT.

ALSO, SO ON HERE, WE DO HAVE THE TRIFOLD BROCHURE, WHICH IS ALSO MORE INFORMATION ABOUT WHAT GOES IN EVERY CAN.

DON'T OVERFILL A REMINDER OF HOW FAR AWAY TO PLACE THEIR CANS ALSO WITH THEIR TRASH AND THEIR GREEN.

AND THAT'S PRETTY MUCH IT.

AND THEN ANYONE THAT'S COMING OUT TO US.

WE LET THEM KNOW THIS IS YOUR NEW CAN.

IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT A MISSED PICKUP OR ANY OTHER INFORMATION THEY WOULD CALL AMERICAN REFUSE.

OKAY. DO YOU? I'M SORRY. IS THAT THE ENTIRE PRESENTATION, OR WAS THERE GOING TO BE ANOTHER PORTION? DO YOU GUYS WANT TO DO QUESTIONS RIGHT NOW FROM THE COUNCIL? YES. MAYOR PRO TEM, DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? NOT IMMEDIATELY, BUT I'M EXCITED.

AND THANK YOU FOR PRESENTING THIS TODAY.

MEMBERS SALDANA I WAS FORTUNATE TODAY TO WITNESS MR JEFF MARTIN AND ALL HIS CREW DELIVERING THE CANS AND HE PRETTY MUCH EXPLAINED TO ME AND THAT'S AWESOME.

IT'S GOT ALL THE INFORMATION ON THE CAN, WHICH IS REALLY IMPORTANT FOR THE, YOU KNOW, PEOPLE TO KNOW SO THEY CAN MAKE SURE HOPEFULLY EVERYBODY FOLLOWS THE RULES.

BUT THANK YOU GUYS.

MEMBER MEDINA I'VE NO COMMENTS.

THANK YOU. MAYOR MAYOR REYNA.

YES, JUST ONE QUESTION.

I HAVEN'T RECEIVED MINE, SO I IMAGINE, I MEAN, YOU'RE STARTING ON THE 17TH OF THIS MONTH.

YES, CORRECT.

OKAY. SO ABOUT HOW FAR ALONG ARE YOU ON THE DISTRIBUTION OF THE BLUE CANS? SO WE ARE ON OUR SECOND DAY AND EVERYBODY IS GOING TO RECEIVE THEIR BLUE CAN BEFORE THE 17TH, SO EVERYONE WILL HAVE IT.

I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO USING IT.

THANK YOU. SORRY, MAYOR.

YEAH. YOU JUST TO CLARIFY, YOU DID SAY IT WOULD BE WEEKLY ON FRIDAYS.

YES, EVERY FRIDAY.

WE WILL PICK IT UP EVERY FRIDAY.

AND IF I AM A CURRENT CUSTOMER ON THE BLUE CART, WILL THAT BILLING CEASE AS A CURRENT CUSTOMER? SO DO SOMETHING ABOUT THAT.

YEAH. SO FOR ANY VOLUNTEER CUSTOMERS, BASICALLY THEY WOULD UNLESS THEY WANTED TO KEEP THEIR ADDITIONAL CAN, THEY WOULD CANCEL SERVICE WITH AMERICAN REFUSE.

SO YOU WOULD STOP PAYING US DIRECTLY AND THEN THE NEW CAN WOULD BE BILLED UNDER YOUR CITY BILL SO THAT'S THAT'S ALSO ON OUR WEBSITE ON THE FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS.

SO IT HAS WHAT IF I'M ALREADY A VOLUNTEER BLUE CARD CUSTOMER.

SO PERFECT.

THANK YOU. SO WE WILL BE SENDING SOMETHING OUT, I BELIEVE, NEXT WEEK, PROBABLY WITHIN THE WEEK WE'LL SEND YOU A LETTER JUST ON HOW TO DISCONTINUE THE SERVICE IF YOU DO NOT WANT THE ADDITIONAL. PERFECT.

THANK YOU. I APPRECIATE THAT BECAUSE THAT'S REALLY HELPFUL AS A CURRENT CUSTOMER, WHICH I'M EXCITED ABOUT EVERYBODY TAKING ADVANTAGE OF BECAUSE MY BLUE BINS WAY MORE FULL, WAY MORE OFTEN THAN MY BLACK ONE IS.

SO I'M EXCITED TO JUMP ON BOARD.

OKAY. AND THEN THEY ALSO PULLED UP OUR WEBSITE.

SO ON OUR WEBSITE WE HAVE A TAB THAT WE MADE JUST FOR I'M SORRY, JUST FOR WASCO SO ON THERE.

AND I'M SORRY I DON'T HAVE MY GLASSES, BUT IT HAS.

YOU KNOW WHY.

YEAH, THIS ONE. OKAY.

OH, NO, IT'S OKAY.

I'M SORRY. SO SOME OF THE THINGS THAT WE PUT ON THE WASCO TAB, BECAUSE IT MIGHT BE A LITTLE CONFUSING AT FIRST.

CITY IS GOING TO RETAIN BILLING FOR ALL OF THEM.

ALL THE CANS, SO YOU DON'T HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT EVEN THOUGH IT'S AN AMERICAN REFUSE BLUE CART, YOU WON'T HAVE TO HAVE ANOTHER CHECK TO AMERICAN REFUSE.

EVERYTHING IS STILL GOING TO REMAIN THROUGH THE CITY.

SO I PUT ON THERE THAT THE TRASH AND ORGANICS WILL STILL BE PICKED UP BY THE CITY OF WASCO FOR RESIDENTS AND THEN WE WILL BE PICKING UP THE BLUE.

I WENT INTO WHY FOLKS ARE GETTING THIS BECAUSE OF SB 1383.

SO THIS BLUE CART FULFILLS YOUR OBLIGATIONS WITH THAT.

SO THERE'S OTHER QUESTIONS THAT WE'VE HEARD COME UP BEFORE.

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OKAY, THAT'S FINE. THERE ARE SO MANY OTHER THINGS THAT WE NEED TO PUT IN THE BLUE CART, CARDBOARD, YOU KNOW, DIFFERENT PLASTICS.

SO WE NEED TO CAPTURE THOSE TO HELP MAKE THESE STATE DIVERSION RATES.

SO, YOU KNOW, YOU ARE STILL ALLOWED WE WANT TO MAKE THAT CLEAR THAT YOU CAN DO THAT WHEN YOU WILL GET YOUR NEW CARD IS ON THERE, AS MARIA ALREADY DISCUSSED. AND THEN WE HAVE THE WEEKLY PICKUP.

THERE'S LINKS ON HERE FOR THEM TO GO TO OUR APP.

IF PEOPLE DON'T HAVE A SMARTPHONE ON OUR HOME PAGE, IT ACTUALLY HAS THE WASTE WIZARD, WHICH YOU CAN PUT IN DIFFERENT ITEMS AND THAT WILL TELL YOU WHAT GOES WHERE.

AND WE OPEN THAT UP FOR ALL WASCO RESIDENTS SO THAT THEY CAN FIND OUT WHAT GOES IN THEIR ORGANICS, CAN THE BLACK TRASH CAN AND THE BLUE OR THE BLUE RECYCLED CAN. SO THOSE ARE ON THERE AS WELL AS ON THE WELCOME LETTER.

IT HAS QR CODES TO SEND PEOPLE DIRECTLY TO EITHER IF IT'S AN ANDROID DEVICE OR AN APPLE IPHONE.

OKAY. AND IT ALSO WILL DIRECT LINK THEM TO THIS SITE.

SO IT'S AMERICAN REFUSE.CO WITH THE WASCO TAB.

OKAY. AND THEN ON HERE, IT ALSO HAS EVERYTHING THAT CAN GO IN EACH CART.

IT'S JUST AT THE BOTTOM THERE AND THERE'S INFORMATION ON OUR APP.

THAT'S WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE.

IT DOES SAY TRULY TRASH AND AMERICAN REFUSE.

THAT IS THE RIGHT ONE.

YOU CAN SEE OUR LOGO ON THERE.

AND WE ALSO.

WANTED TO ENCOURAGE PEOPLE TO USE THE SHARPS AND PHARMACEUTICAL DROP OFF THAT WE HAVE IN FRONT OF OUR OFFICE.

ONE THING THAT WE WANT TO BE CAREFUL OF IS PEOPLE PUTTING THOSE IN A RECYCLING BIN.

THOSE HAVE TO BE, A LOT OF TIMES HAND-SORTED AND IF A WORKER GETS STUCK BY THAT, IT'S VERY BAD.

THEY HAVE TO GET TESTING AND STUFF.

SO THAT IS SOMETHING I PUT AT THE VERY BOTTOM OF THE PAGE.

IT'S FREE DROP OFF AS MUCH AS YOU WANT, BUT PLEASE USE THOSE THERE AT OUR OFFICE AT 1316 J STREET.

THEY'RE RIGHT IN FRONT. THEY'RE RED AND BLUE.

YOU CAN'T MISS THEM. SO THAT'S AT THE VERY BOTTOM AND I THINK THAT'S ABOUT IT FOR THAT.

IS THERE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? AS YOU WERE SPEAKING, SOMETHING CAME UP.

THERE SEEMS TO BE A BELIEF AMONG COUNCIL MEMBERS THAT PEOPLE DON'T OPEN THEIR BILLS.

YOU KNOW, IF IT COMES TO THE CITY.

I'VE HEARD THAT SEVERAL TIMES.

EXPRESS AND SO I AM CONCERNED ABOUT SOMETHING THAT COUNCIL MEMBER GARCIA MENTIONED, WHICH IS EXISTING MEMBERS.

AND I DON'T KNOW HOW MANY YOU HAVE.

AS FAR AS I'M CONCERNED, HE'S THE ONLY ONE, BUT I'M CERTAIN YOU HAVE OTHERS THAT ARE ON THE ON THAT BLUE RECYCLABLE CAN.

AND IS THERE A WAY THAT WE CAN MAKE THAT KNOWN TO THOSE OTHER THAN SENDING THEM A LETTER, PERHAPS MEDIA RELEASE? YOU KNOW THAT WASCO IS IMPLEMENTING THIS NEW BLUE CAN AND THOSE THAT HAVE THE SERVICE ALREADY, I BELIEVE THEY MENTIONED IT'S INCLUDED IN THE LITERATURE THAT'S ATTACHED TO THE YOU HAVE A VERY SMALL AMOUNT OF VOLUNTEER BLUE RECYCLE.

SO WE'LL REACH OUT TO THEM VIA LETTER AND IF NOT, WE'LL MAKE A PHONE CALL.

WE WON'T LEAVE THEM.

I MEAN, WE'LL KNOW BECAUSE WE'RE GOING TO GO EVERY WEEK.

SO WE'RE SEEING A POSSIBLE PROBLEM, YOU KNOW? YEAH, IT'S A VERY SMALL NUMBER.

AND WE DO APPRECIATE THOSE THAT HAVE BEEN ON THE FOREFRONT OF RECYCLING.

BUT WE'LL GET TO THEM NOT TO WORRY.

THANK YOU. OKAY.

ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? I DID HAVE A QUESTION, ACTUALLY.

ARE WE STILL GOING TO HAVE THE BIG BLUE BINS THAT ARE THROUGHOUT THE CITY OR.

NO? THE LIKE OVER BY BARK, BARK AND SPOT.

I DON'T RECALL WHAT THE PLAN WAS FOR THOSE.

YEAH, AND THOSE HAVE BEEN A CONSTANT SOURCE OF PROBLEMS OVER FILLING AND PEOPLE LEAVING THINGS OUTSIDE OF THE CONTAINER.

SO AT THIS POINT, PROBABLY NOT.

PROBABLY FOR SURE NOT.

IT WAS AN ALTERNATIVE FOR THE MEANTIME TO GET PEOPLE TO DO IT.

BUT NOW THAT EVERYONE'S WELL, THEY GET PULLED BY THE 17TH OR BEFORE.

PROBABLY. WAIT A LITTLE BIT.

WE LIKE TO GIVE SOME OVERLAPPING, YOU KNOW, AND OKAY, IT'S EASIER TO PICK UP A BIG MESS OUT THERE NEXT TO IT FOR SURE.

OKAY. AND THEN ANOTHER THING THAT WE DID DISCUSS, YOU KNOW, EVERYONE GOT A POSTCARD, SO THEY ARE NOTIFIED.

EVERYONE IS WHETHER THEY'RE A CURRENT CURBSIDE OR AN ALLEYWAY, EVERYONE WILL BE GETTING THEIR CART IN THE FRONT OF THEIR HOUSE.

SO EVERY CART HAS A SERIAL NUMBER.

AND SO IT WILL BE ATTACHED TO THAT HOUSE.

SO, YOU KNOW, SORRY FOR THE ALLEYWAY CUSTOMER, BUT WE'RE GOING TO NEED THEM TO MOVE IT TO WHERE IT'S NORMALLY.

YOUR CANS ARE NORMALLY SERVICED, BUT THEY WILL BE DELIVERED IN THE FRONT SO THAT WE CAN IDENTIFY THE HOUSE WITH THAT PARTICULAR CART.

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ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FROM THE MEMBERS? HOW MANY CUSTOMERS DO WE HAVE THAT HAVE ALLEY SERVICE CURRENTLY? DO WE KNOW? I'M SURE WE KNOW.

I DON'T KNOW, BUT I'M SURE WE KNOW IT'S NOT A HUGE NUMBER.

I DID SEE IT TWICE ON HERE AS TO WHERE THEY NEED TO PUT IT WITH THE OTHER ONES.

SO BUT I DID WANT TO POINT OUT, I'M A FAN OF THE APP.

I'M A USER OF THE APP FOR A FEW MONTHS NOW THIS THIS SAME APPLICATION IS USED FOR CUSTOMERS IN SHAFTER.

AND THE ONE FEATURE THAT I LIKE IS IT TELLS YOU, OH, THERE'S A HOLIDAY ON YOUR PICKUP DAY AND HERE'S WHEN IT WILL HAPPEN IN LIEU OF THAT DAY, IT'S GOING TO BE MISSED.

IT ALSO HAS THAT WASTE WIZARD BUILT INTO IT.

SO YOU CAN TYPE IN PAPER TOWELS AND IT'LL TELL YOU WHICH BIN IT GOES IN.

AND SO I THINK IT REALLY WORKS WELL IN IF YOU FORGET WHETHER IN CHAPTER THE BLUE CANS ONLY PICKED UP EVERY OTHER WEEK SO IT'S EASY TO LOSE TRACK.

IS THIS THE RECYCLE WEEK OR NOT.

AND THE APP TELLS YOU SO IF WE EVER HAVE TO GO TO SOME SORT OF ROTATING CYCLE, THAT'S A GREAT WAY TO DO IT.

YOU CAN SET YOUR REMINDERS FOR THE NIGHT BEFORE OR THE MORNING OF AND IT IS VERY HELPFUL WHEN A HOLIDAY WHEN SOMETIMES WE GET BUMPED.

YEP. SO I FEEL LIKE THAT'S THE BEST ONE OF THE BEST FEATURES OF THE APP.

IT'S VERY HELPFUL. THANK YOU.

MAYOR IF I COULD, WOULD IT BE CAN WE USE OUR SYSTEM TO KIND OF FURTHER REINFORCE REMINDING FOLKS THE PHONE EMAIL? YES. AND WE ACTUALLY SPENT A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF TIME WORKING WITH AMERICAN REFUSE ON ALL THE DIFFERENT FORMS OF MEDIA THAT WE CAN USE TO INFORM PEOPLE ABOUT THIS.

THE CITY WEBSITES BEING UPDATED, THEY LINK BACK AND FORTH TO EACH OTHER.

WE'VE TALKED ABOUT USING THE REVERSE 911 IF NEEDED TO SEND THAT MESSAGE OUT.

THERE WAS EVEN SOME DISCUSSION OF HALF PAGE FRONT AND BACK FLIERS AROUND TOWN IF FOLKS NEED EXTRA REMINDERS.

SO THERE'S A FAIR AMOUNT OF WORK HAS BEEN DONE IN THAT AREA AND JUST TO PUT YOUR MIND AT EASE, WE ORDERED EXTRAS OF THESE TO BE PUT IN CITY OFFICES.

SO IF YOU HAVE NEW CUSTOMERS OR IF SOMEONE LOST IT IS ON A RECYCLED CONTENT PAPER, BUT IT DOES HAVE A KIND OF SHEEN TO IT.

SO IT SHOULD LAST VERY WELL.

WE'VE WORKED ON POSSIBLY DOING A LOOP ON A WHOLE LINE WITH FAQS, SO WE SENT THOSE OVER.

SO IF PEOPLE ARE HOLDING, IT'S THE MOST COMMON ONES THAT WE'VE HEARD SO FAR.

I'M ALSO WORKING ON A STAND FOR WHEN PEOPLE ARE WAITING IN LINE TO GIVE THEM INSTRUCTIONS IN ENGLISH AND SPANISH ON HOW TO DOWNLOAD THE APP AS WELL.

SO WE'RE WORKING DILIGENTLY AND AS WE ROLL OUT AND AS WE HEAR MORE FROM CUSTOMERS AND SEE MORE, THEN WE'LL TAILOR IT. MARKETING CHANGES ALL THE TIME.

SO WE USUALLY TRY AND STAY REALLY ON TOP OF IT.

OKAY, THAT'S GOOD TO HEAR.

ANY OTHER QUESTIONS I SKIPPED? ARE THERE ANY PUBLIC COMMENTS REGARDING THIS ITEM? MR. PALLARES.

JOHN. PALLARES. I HAD A QUESTION AS FAR AS THE LIKE FOR INSTANCE, MYSELF IN THE SECONDARY UNIT, THOSE WITH ADDRESSES WITH THE HALF SOMEWHERE ELSE, WILL THEY BE GETTING THEIR ITEMS PLACED WITH THEIR IMMEDIATE NEIGHBOR OR WILL IT BE IN THE PROXIMITY OF THEIR HOME WITH THEIR NAME ON IT? FOR INSTANCE, I'M AWAY DURING BUSINESS HOURS, SO IT'S HARD FOR ME TO GET THE LITTLE TOTE OR A HANDBAG OR WHATEVER.

SO THE QUESTION IS FOR SECONDARY UNITS, HOW DO THEY GET THEIR ITEMS? SO IF YOU COULD COME TO THE MIC SO PEOPLE AT HOME CAN HEAR.

SO WE DO HAVE A LIST OF EVERY CUSTOMER IN WASCO, EVEN THE HALVES.

IF YOU KNOW THIS UNIT HAS TWO HOUSES AND WHAT WE DO FOR THOSE IS WE WILL WRITE ON THE CAN.

AS YOU KNOW, WASCO DOES ALREADY.

SO IT'S LIKE WITH THE CHALK MARKER, WE DO PLACE THEM IN THE FRONT, BUT SINCE THEY'RE WRITTEN ON, PEOPLE KNOW THAT IT'S THEIRS AND THEY TAKE IT, YOU KNOW, TO THE BACK.

OKAY. AND THERE WAS THERE MAY BE A FOLLOW UP ABOUT IF YOU WEREN'T HOME TO RECEIVE YOUR PAIL, DID WERE YOU ABLE TO ACTUALLY GET IT? NO. OKAY.

SO IS THERE A WAY FOR FOLKS THAT WE MISSED? THAT'S FOR US.

THEY CAN CONTACT US AND WE HAVE IT IN THE OFFICE AND THEN WE'LL TAKE YOU OFF OF THE LIST.

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THANK YOU. OKAY. ANY OTHER PUBLIC COMMENTS? ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU GUYS VERY MUCH FOR THAT PRESENTATION.

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

REPORTS FROM COMMISSIONS AND COMMITTEES.

CURRENT ECONOMIC COUNCIL MEMBER GARCIA.

I DO BELIEVE NO MEETING THIS MONTH.

I THINK THE NEXT ONE IS IN APRIL.

THEY ARE HAVING A TOUR OF ONE OF THE MEMBERS FACILITIES, THAT'S RIO TINTO AND EAST KERN.

THAT WILL BE THREE TOURS.

9 A.M., 10 A.M. AND 11 A.M.

ON THURSDAY THE 13TH, WHICH IF YOU'RE NOT AT THE LEAGUE OF CONFERENCE CITY LEADER SUMMIT, YOU ARE WELCOME TO PARTICIPATE.

I WILL BE AT THAT CAL CITIES CONFERENCE, SO I CANNOT.

BUT EVERYONE AND STAFF ARE ALWAYS WELCOME TO PARTICIPATE.

THAT'S IT. THANK YOU, SIR.

KERN COUNCIL OF GOVERNMENTS MR MAYOR REYNA MEETING THIS THURSDAY.

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

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

I'LL BE THE FIRST MEETING OF THE YEAR, SO MEETING HIM BY ONE L WE'LL SEE WHAT KIND OF TURNOUT WE GET.

MARIA IS GOING TO DO A PRESENTATION.

THE CHIEF WILL BE THERE.

MR REYNA AND I WILL BE THERE, SO WE'LL REPORT BACK ON THE FOLLOWING MEETING.

OUTSTANDING. THANK YOU, SIR.

ITEM NUMBER 14 REPORTS FROM THE KERN COUNTY FIRE AND SHERIFF'S SEEING.

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

ITEM B, KERN COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT.

SERGEANT SHANNON'S. WONDERFUL TO SEE YOU, SIR.

THANK YOU, SIR. GOOD TO BE BACK.

UNFORTUNATELY, I WAS OUT ON TRAINING AND THEN AS AN INSTRUCTOR FOR A COUPLE OF WEEKS, SO ALL WHILE MAINTAINING THE ADMINISTRATIVE DUTIES HERE JUST SO YOU GUYS FEEL COMFORTABLE.

BUT GOOD EVENING, MAYOR.

MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL.

I'M JUST GOING TO PRESENT A COUPLE OF THE INVESTIGATIONS JUST FROM THE PAST TWO WEEKS, BUT I WANT TO MAKE IT CLEAR BEFORE I EVEN GET TO THAT POINT THAT THIS IS A REAL SMALL SNAPSHOT OF WHAT THE DEPUTIES HERE HAVE BEEN DOING EVEN FOR THE PAST MONTH AND A HALF, THAT I HAVE BEEN ABSENT FROM THE MEETINGS.

THIS TYPE OF WORK IS JUST A MIRROR OF WHAT THEY'VE BEEN DOING EVEN PRIOR TO THAT.

AND AS I SPEAK ABOUT IT, IT'S SOMETHING THAT'S UNFORTUNATELY A CONTINUING ISSUE THAT WE'RE TRYING TO FIGHT IN THIS CITY, WHICH YOU GUYS ARE ALL AWARE OF. BUT WITH THAT BEING SAID, I'LL KIND OF COVER THE FIRST INCIDENT, FIRST INVESTIGATION WHICH OCCURRED ON MONDAY, FEBRUARY 20TH, AT APPROXIMATELY 8:20 A.M., DEPUTIES FROM THE WASCO SUBSTATION CONDUCTED A PROBATION SEARCH IN THE 500 BLOCK OF D STREET.

DURING THE PROBATION SEARCH, DEPUTIES PLACED OSCAR BERETTA.

18 YEAR OLD MALE FROM WASCO UNDER ARREST FOR AN ACTIVE ARREST WARRANT AND DURING THE SEARCH OF THE RESIDENCE, SUBSEQUENTLY LOCATED AN UNSERIALIZED HANDGUN WHICH COMMONLY REFERRED TO AS GHOST GUN AND IS ALSO DEPICTED ON THE POWERPOINT PRESENTATION.

BURRITO WAS SUBSEQUENTLY ARRESTED AND BOOKED IN THE KERN COUNTY JAIL FOR POSSESSION OF AN UNREGISTERED FIREARM, POSSESSION OF A FIREARM BY A PROHIBITED PERSON, CHILD ENDANGERMENT AND VARIOUS ADDITIONAL CHARGES.

UM, AS WE CONTINUE, YOU'LL SEE THE THEME.

WHEREAS ON SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 26TH, PROBABLY AT APPROXIMATELY 2:36 P.M., DEPUTIES FROM THE WASCO SUBSTATION CONDUCTED A TRAFFIC ENFORCEMENT STOP IN THE 1300 BLOCK OF BELLFLOWER AVENUE.

DURING THE TRAFFIC STOP, DEPUTIES DETAINED THE OCCUPANTS WHO WERE IDENTIFIED AS JESUS IBARRA, A 20 YEAR OLD MALE FROM WASCO.

EMILIANO MARTINEZ, A 45 YEAR OLD MALE FROM WASCO AND TWO ADDITIONAL JUVENILES.

DURING THE SEARCH OF THE VEHICLE, DEPUTIES LOCATED A HANDGUN, A MAGAZINE AND AMMUNITION, WHICH IS ALSO DEPICTED ON THE SLIDE SHOW.

ONCE AGAIN, I, BARR AND MARTINEZ SUBSEQUENTLY ARRESTED AND BOOKED IN THE KERN COUNTY JAIL FOR PARTICIPATION IN A CRIMINAL STREET GANG, CHILD ENDANGERMENT, POSSESSION OF A CONCEALED FIREARM IN A VEHICLE AND VARIOUS ADDITIONAL CHARGES.

BOTH OF THE JUVENILES WERE ALSO BOOKED IN JUVENILE HALL FOR PARTICIPATION IN CRIMINAL STREET GANG AND VARIOUS WEAPONS POSSESSION VIOLATIONS.

AND ON THE THIRD INCIDENT THAT I'LL COVER IS ON SATURDAY, MARCH 4TH, APPROXIMATELY 340.

LET ME SEE. IT WAS.

PM. THE DEPUTIES FROM THE WASCO SUBSTATION RESPONDED TO THE 1800 BLOCK OF D STREET FOR A I'M SORRY, A CITY ORDINANCE VIOLATION INVESTIGATION.

UPON ARRIVAL OF THE AREA, DEPUTIES ATTEMPTED TO CONTACT RENEE FIERRO, 25 YEAR OLD MALE FROM WASCO AND JACOB ORTIZ, A 19 YEAR OLD MALE FROM WASCO.

UPON BEING CONTACTED, BOTH SUBJECTS FLED FROM DEPUTIES ON FOOT AND ORTIZ WAS TAKEN INTO CUSTODY AFTER A BRIEF FOOT PURSUIT.

BUT FIERRO WAS NOT LOCATED AT THAT TIME.

DURING THE INCIDENT, DEPUTIES LOCATED TWO LOADED HANDGUNS, WHICH ARE ONCE AGAIN DEPICTED ON THE SCREEN.

ORTIZ SUBSEQUENTLY ARRESTED AND BOOKED ON OCCURRING AT JAIL FOR POSSESSION OF AN UNREGISTERED FIREARM, A GHOST GUN, A POSSESSION OF A FIREARM BY A PROHIBITED PERSON, PARTICIPATION OF A CRIMINAL STREET GANG AND VARIOUS ADDITIONAL WEAPONS POSSESSION CHARGES.

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VERA WAS SUBSEQUENTLY ARRESTED AND BOOKED INTO THE CURRENT COUNTY JAIL FOR THE SAME CHARGES AS ORTIZ, WHICH INCLUDED BUT NOT LIMITED TO POSSESSION OF AN UNREGISTERED FIREARM, POSSESSION OF A FIREARM BY A PROHIBITED PERSON, PARTICIPATION OF A CRIMINAL STREET GANG AND THE ADDITIONAL CHARGES.

ONCE AGAIN, WE TALK ABOUT IT ALL THE TIME.

THESE WEAPONS THAT ARE IN OUR COMMUNITY ARE JUST SUCH A HUGE DEAL.

IT LEADS TO ALL THE VIOLENCE.

IT'S SOMETHING THAT WE'VE GOT TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT.

YOUR DEPUTIES ARE OUT THERE DOING WHAT THEY CAN.

AS YOU CAN SEE, THIS IS ALL JUST WITHIN THE PAST TWO WEEKS.

THE FIREARMS THAT HAVE BEEN REMOVED FROM THE STREETS HERE, ALONG WITH ALL OF THE OTHER TYPES OF INVESTIGATIONS AND ON SITE ACTIVITY AND WORK IS BEING DONE.

I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO SAY, BUT SOMETHING HAS TO CHANGE.

AS FAR AS THE MENTALITY OF THE YOUNGER INDIVIDUALS AND THE PEOPLE THAT ARE LEADING THOSE PEOPLE.

AND YOU SEE THE AGES THAT I'M TALKING ABOUT.

TWO OF THEM WERE JUVENILES THAT WE ARRESTED.

ONE WAS 18, ONE WAS 19.

ANOTHER WAS 20.

IT'S JUST A BAD IT'S A HORRIBLE TREND THAT'S GOING ON RIGHT NOW.

AND LAW ENFORCEMENT IS NOT ABLE TO FIGHT THIS ON THEIR OWN.

WE'VE GOT TO GET INTO THE HOMES AND MAKE SURE THAT PEOPLE UNDERSTAND THAT THIS IS NOT THE WAY THESE FIREARMS ARE, NOT THE WAY TO SOLVE YOUR ISSUES.

AND. WE'RE DOING WHAT WE CAN TO STEM THAT VIOLENCE AND THEN MOVING ON FROM THAT.

I JUST WANT TO INTRODUCE ONE OF THE TWO NEW DEPUTIES THAT WE CURRENTLY HAD TRANSFERRED TO THE WASCO SUBSTATION ON FEBRUARY 11TH, I BELIEVE IT WAS. WE HAD A TRANSFER GO INTO EFFECT AS FAR AS PERSONNEL.

SO WE HAD TWO DEPUTIES, A SENIOR DEPUTY AND A DEPUTY TRANSFERRED TO TWO DIFFERENT ASSIGNMENTS, BUT WE HAD A SENIOR DEPUTY AND A DEPUTY TRANSFERRED IN.

SENIOR DEPUTY BRANDON DISQUIET, WHO WAS WORTH A KERN COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE.

HE WAS PREVIOUSLY WORKED AT THE KERN VALLEY SUBSTATION BEFORE PROMOTING AND COMING TO THE WASCO SUBSTATION.

IT'S GREAT TO HAVE HIM HERE.

HE'S ALREADY HIT THE GROUND RUNNING AND DOING SOME GREAT WORK FOR US.

WE ALSO HAVE ANOTHER GENTLEMAN, THAT'S DEPUTY DILLARD.

I WILL TRY TO HAVE HIM COME TO THE NEXT MEETING.

HE'S ON OUR DAYS OFF AT THIS TIME, BUT I'LL TRY TO SEE IF WE CAN COORDINATE TO HAVE HIM COME IN BUT EXCITED TO HAVE BOTH OF THESE GENTLEMEN HERE.

THEY'RE HARD WORKERS AND ALREADY HITTING THE GROUND, RUNNING, DOING GREAT THINGS FOR THE COMMUNITY.

SO WITH THAT, I'M OPEN TO ANY QUESTIONS FROM THE BOARD.

WELL, THANK YOU, SERGEANT SHANNON.

WELCOME TO WASCO, SIR.

I FEEL SAFER WITH YOU HERE.

SO ANY QUESTIONS FROM THE MEMBERS? NOT AT THIS TIME, THANK YOU.

NO QUESTIONS. NO QUESTIONS.

THANK YOU, SIR. YES. THANK YOU FOR WHAT YOU'RE DOING.

THANK YOU, SIR. THANK YOU.

ITEM NUMBER 15 REPORTS FROM THE CITY MANAGER.

[15) REPORTS FROM THE CITY MANAGER]

JUST THREE ITEMS TONIGHT.

FIRST, ONE REMINDER ABOUT THE TASK FORCE MEETING IS COMING UP THIS THURSDAY EVENING.

NEXT ON THE CALENDAR WILL BE MARCH 30TH.

THIS IS THE NEXT SPAY AND NEUTER EVENT THAT'S COMING UP ON THE 30TH.

AND THEN THE COMMUNITY BREAKFAST.

THE NEXT MEETING WILL BE APRIL 5TH, 7 A.M.

AT THE COURTHOUSE. THAT'S WEDNESDAY, ALWAYS THE FIRST WEDNESDAY OF EACH MONTH.

AND THAT IS ALL I HAVE.

AND BUT ALSO WANTED TO THANK THE COUNCIL AND STAFF FOR THE PRODUCTIVE MEETING ON SATURDAY.

I THOUGHT IT WAS A GREAT WORKSHOP AND I WAS HAPPY TO HEAR BACK THAT FORMAT SEEMED TO BE EFFECTIVE FOR EVERYONE AND WILL CONTINUE IN THAT FORMAT UNTIL A BETTER IDEA COMES ALONG.

SO THANK YOU AGAIN FOR SPENDING YOUR DAY WITH US.

THANK YOU, SIR.

ITEM NUMBER 16 REPORTS FROM THE COUNCIL, MAYOR PRO TEM GARCIA.

[16) REPORTS FROM THE CITY COUNCIL]

SORRY. EXCUSE ME. WOULD YOU LIKE ME TO COME BACK TO YOU? YOU KNOW, REALLY NOTHING TO REPORT.

JUST. THANK YOU. I APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY TO GET TOGETHER ON SATURDAY.

I WENT DOWN THE WRONG HOLE. SORRY.

AND ASIDE FROM THAT, I GOT TO JOIN THE STUDENTS AT TERESA BURKE ANNUALLY LIKE I DO FOR READ ACROSS AMERICA, WHICH IS REALLY FUN.

BUT OTHER THAN THAT STUFF IN THE COMMUNITY LIKE THE ROSS GRAND OPENING AS WELL WAS THIS WEEKEND, WAS EXCITED TO PARTICIPATE WITH THAT WITH EVERYONE HERE.

THANK YOU SIR. MEMBER SALDANA.

NOTHING. MEMBER MEDINA.

NOTHING TO REPORT. JUST THANK YOU FOR ALL THE WORK YOU KNOW YOU GUYS ARE DOING, KEEPING THOSE GUNS OFF THE STREET.

MAYOR MAYOR REYNA THANK YOU, MAYOR.

FEBRUARY 26TH, WE HAD THE COVID 19 VACCINATION CLINIC 60 FOUR PEOPLE WERE VACCINATED BY THE NURSES.

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SO WE'RE STILL MAKING A GOOD DENT INTO, YOU KNOW, THOSE THAT ARE UNVACCINATED OR DON'T HAVE THEIR COMPLETE VACCINE SERIES.

THERE IS SOMETHING COMING UP THAT THE CONTRACT WITH THE SNAP NURSE HAS ENDED, AND SO THEY'RE NOT GOING TO BE THE ONES VACCINATING OR COMING TO VACCINATE PEOPLE IN WASCO AND RAINA, GUESS WHO IS SPEARHEADING THIS EFFORT IS TALKING TO OTHER HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS TO COME AND VACCINATE PEOPLE.

CURRENTLY, SHE'S TALKING TO THE CURRENT HEALTH DEPARTMENT, BUT THEY WANT TO CHANGE IT TO FRIDAY, WHICH WOULD NOT BE AS EFFECTIVE AS HAVING IT ON A SUNDAY.

AS WE KNOW, MOST PEOPLE WORK AND HAVING IT ON A FRIDAY IS NOT GOING TO HAVE THE EFFECT THAT WE WANT, SO WE'RE GOING TO TRY TO RESOLVE THAT.

THANK YOU TO ALL THE STAFF AND MANAGEMENT FOR, YOU KNOW, GIVING UP YOUR SATURDAY TO HAVE THIS GOAL SETTING SESSION.

IT WAS WONDERFUL. I THINK, YOU KNOW, WE GOT TO SPEAK A LOT OF THE THINGS THAT ARE IN OUR MIND.

IT WAS ALSO GOOD TO HEAR THE CITY MANAGER SAY, IT'S GOOD TO HEAR THAT WE'RE ALL ON THE SAME KIND OF MINDSET.

AND ALSO, YOU KNOW, I ATTENDED THE ROSS GRAND OPENING WITH.

ALL OF YOU. AND IT WAS GREAT.

IT'S GREAT TO SEE A NEW RETAILER HERE IN TOWN, YOU KNOW, WHICH WILL KEEP PEOPLE FROM HAVING TO GO TO OTHER MUNICIPALITIES TO DO THOSE PURCHASES AND THUS INCREASING OUR TAX REVENUE.

SO THAT'S ALL.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU TO EVERYONE FOR ALL YOU DO.

THIS MEETING IS ADJOURNED AT 6:33PM.

HAVE A GREAT NIGHT.

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.