May 02, 2023 City Council

OKAY, SIR.

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[1) CALL TO ORDER: Mayor Martinez]

AND I'M CALLING THIS MEETING TO ORDER.

MADAM CLERK, CAN WE PLEASE HAVE THE ROLL CALL? ALL RIGHT, IF I EVERYONE PLEASE STAND FOR THE FLAG SALUTE.

SALUTE. PLEDGE.

I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS.

ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL.

AND THE INVOCATION MR. LYNCH. LET'S PRAY.

LORD, WE'VE BEEN CALLED TO ORDER.

WE PLEDGE THE FLAG.

AND NOW WE COME IN IN A MANNER OF PRAYER THAT YOU'LL WATCH OVER THIS MEETING TONIGHT AND ALL WE DO.

AND, LORD, WHAT A BLESSING IT IS TO SERVE A CITY THAT STILL PUTS THE WORDS IN GOD WE TRUST ABOVE THE DOOR.

BLESS EACH PERSON HERE TONIGHT.

LET THE DECISIONS BE MADE THE WAY THEY NEED TO BE MADE.

IN JESUS NAME, I PRAY THIS.

AMEN. AMEN.

PLEASE LET THE RECORD REFLECT THAT MR. REYNA HAS ARRIVED AT 6:03 P.M.

AND WE HAVE NO PRESENTATIONS.

[6) PUBLIC COMMENTS]

THIS PORTION OF THE MEETING IS RESERVED FOR PERSONS DESIRING TO ADDRESS THE COUNCIL AND INCLUDING THE COUNCIL ACTING AS THE GOVERNING BOARD FOR THE SUCCESSOR AGENCY 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? YES, MA'AM. PLEASE COME FORWARD AND STATE YOUR NAME.

GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL MEMBERS.

MY NAME IS CINDY PARRA AND TONIGHT I AM HERE REPRESENTING BIKE BAKERSFIELD, A MR. GARCIA AND COUNCILMAN REYNA.

THEY'RE VERY FAMILIAR WITH OUR ORGANIZATION AND I JUST WANTED TO COME OUT AND INVITE YOU TO A BIKE RODEO.

I'VE GIVEN THE CLERK SOME OF THE FLIERS FOR THE BIKE RODEO THAT WE WILL BE HOLDING ON MAY 9TH AT 3 P.M.

AT THE WASCO BRANCH LIBRARY.

WE WILL HAVE A RODEO, A COMMUNITY WALK AND A FREE SNACKS, DRINKS AND GIVEAWAYS.

WE'VE BEEN LUCKY TO HAVE SOME OF THE COUNCIL MEMBERS SUPPORT OUR EFFORTS HERE IN WASCO TO HAVE TO MAKE SAFER STREETS AND INFRASTRUCTURE TO POINT OUT WHERE PEOPLE CAN RIDE BIKES, CAN WALK COMFORTABLY AND TO BE JUST SAFER ON THE STREETS.

WE'VE ALREADY HELD A STAKEHOLDER MEETING AND A MINI WALKING AUDIT, SO OUR NEXT EVENT WILL BE THIS BIKE RODEO. AND WHAT WE ALSO WOULD LIKE TO SCHEDULE SINCE MAY IS BIKE MONTH AND NATIONAL BIKE TO WORK WEEK IS IN TWO WEEKS.

WE WOULD LIKE TO INVITE COUNCIL MEMBERS AND STAFF HERE TO.

WE WILL COME OUT AND WE WILL RIDE BIKES FROM, I THINK, BARKER PARK HERE TO THE CITY HALL THAT DAY.

FOR ANY EMPLOYEES THAT WANT TO BIKE TO WORK THAT DAY, WE WILL SUPPLY E-BIKES FOR THEM TO TRY OUT AND TO BE ABLE TO TO TO TAKE A RIDE ON AN E-BIKE.

IT'LL CHANGE YOUR LIFE. GETTING ON AN E-BIKE.

COUNCILMAN MAYOR REYNA.

HE RIDES A PEDAL BIKE.

HE'S HE'S A WARRIOR THAT WAY.

BUT YEAH, WE WILL SUPPLY E-BIKES TO GET YOU FROM BARKER PARK HERE, AND WE'LL PROVIDE REFRESHMENTS THAT DAY SO OUR STAFF WILL GET A HOLD OF YOUR CITY STAFF TO SEE WHEN WOULD BE A GOOD DAY TO SCHEDULE THAT.

SO BUT MOST OF ALL, IF YOU CAN GO, COME ON MAY 9TH TO OUR BIKE RIDE RODEO.

THAT'S WONDERFUL. GREAT, GREAT HAPPENING WHICH IS, EXCUSE ME, WHICH IS BIKE TO WORK WEEK.

IT'S A, YOU KNOW, IT'S THE FOLLOWING WEEK AFTER THIS MAY 9TH EVENT.

SO I THINK IT'S 11TH TO THE 18TH, SOMETHING LIKE THAT.

BUT YEAH, WE INVITE YOU ALL AND WE'LL GET IN CONTACT WITH CITY STAFF AND WE CAN GET A FEW OF YOU TO BIKE TO WORK.

YEAH. NO, I'M DOWN.

GILBERT'S DOWN. I KNOW.

ISAREL'S DOWN. RIGHT ON.

YEAH. I'VE GOT AN 18 MILE COMMUTE TO WORK.

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WE'LL GET YOU ON AN E-BIKE, AND YOU'LL BE HERE IN NO TIME.

I'M TELLING YOU.

SO. YEAH.

SO. THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR TIME.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU. ARE THERE ANY OTHER PUBLIC COMMENTS? PLEASE COME. GOOD EVENING, HONORABLE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL.

MY NAME IS CLARIBEL GUTIERREZ AND I'M STILL THE FIELD REPRESENTATIVE FOR ASSEMBLYWOMAN DR.

JASMINE BANES.

SHE'S HONORED TO REPRESENT YOU GUYS AT THE STATE LEVEL.

AND SO SHE JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT YOU GUYS DON'T FEEL LIKE WE'RE NOT VISITING YOU GUYS ENOUGH.

I KNOW THEY I THE LAST MEETING WAS CANCELED FOR WHATEVER REASON IT MIGHT BE.

AND SO I TRY TO BECAUSE YOU GUYS ARE THE SAME SCHEDULE OF THE SISTER CITY OF SHAFTER.

SO I TRY TO DO ONE THERE AND ONE HERE.

BUT I WANT YOU TO KNOW THAT BEHIND THE SCENES WE'RE WORKING ON YOUR GUYS' BEHALF.

ANY LETTER OF RECOMMENDATIONS THAT YOU SEND DOWN THE PIPELINE TO THE DISTRICT OFFICE IS SENT RIGHT AWAY TO SACRAMENTO SO THEY COULD START DOING THEIR JOB ON BEHALF OF THE CONSTITUENTS THAT WE HAVE HERE.

AND WE HAVE I HAVE SOME POSITIVE NEWS.

I'M NOT ALLOWED TO SAY THEM JUST YET.

I WAS TELLING THE MAYOR THAT I WANT TO BE ACCURATE ON THE INFORMATION THAT I PROVIDE TO YOU GUYS, BUT WE ARE SO GRATEFUL THAT YOU GUYS ALLOW ME TO BE A LITTLE BIT OF WORK ON BEHALF OF YOU. SO IF ANYTHING THAT YOU FEEL THAT I NEED TO KNOW TO SEND BACK TO THE ASSEMBLYWOMAN AND DON'T FEEL HESITATE TO REACH OUT TO ME ON THE NUMBER AT THE DISTRICT IS 335-0302.

AND SO I'M ALWAYS AVAILABLE AND SOME OF YOU GUYS GOT MY CELL PHONE NUMBER, SO USE IT.

SO THANK YOU AND CONTINUE THE AMAZING JOB THAT YOU GUYS ARE DOING AND ANYTHING THAT YOU FEEL THAT THE ASSEMBLYWOMAN COULD DO ON YOUR GUYS' BEHALF, THAT'S WHAT WE'RE HERE FOR.

SO THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE.

THANK YOU, CLARIBEL AND WE'RE LOOKING FORWARD TO THIS EXCITING NEWS THAT'S COMING.

I GOT CRUMBL COOKIES, BUT I DIDN'T BRING ENOUGH FOR EVERYBODY.

THAT'S ALL RIGHT. START WITH THE COUNCIL.

ARE THERE ANY OTHER TO THE CLERK? ARE THERE ANY OTHER PUBLIC COMMENTS? MADAM CLERK, DO WE HAVE ANY EMAIL COMMENTS? NO EMAIL COMMENTS FOR THIS ITEM OR ANY OTHER ITEM ON THE AGENDA.

THANK YOU. ITEM NUMBER SEVEN.

NO, NO NEW BUSINESS ITEM NUMBER EIGHT, 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 THIS EVENING WE HAVE ITEMS 9A THROUGH 9L.

THAT AN L OR AN I? SORRY, THAT'S AN I.

IT'S AN L. OH, IT IS AN L.

YES. YES.

HONORABLE MAYOR, IF I COULD STAFF WOULD REQUEST THAT ITEM F WOULD BE DEFERRED.

THERE WERE SOME ISSUES WITH THAT COMPLETION OF THAT PROJECT.

AND SO WE AREN'T READY TO ASK FOR A NOTICE OF COMPLETION YET.

OKAY. IT'LL COME BACK ON THE NEXT AGENDA, SO I'LL MAKE THE MOTION TO APPROVE ALL ITEMS EXCEPT FOR F AS IN FRANK, CORRECT? I WOULD LIKE TO. I'M SORRY.

I FORGOT TO ASK EVERYBODY.

THAT'S ALL RIGHT. ALL RIGHT.

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

MAYOR PRO TEM GARCIA I HAVE NONE.

MEMBER MEDINA. I HAVE NONE.

MR. REYNA. I DO NOT HAVE ANY CONFLICT.

I'M SORRY. I DID.

I WAS SUPPOSED TO SAY CONFLICT.

I THINK I SAID IF THERE WAS ANYTHING TO REMOVE.

DID I SAY CONFLICT? YOU SAID CONFLICT.

I DID. OKAY.

I'M SORRY. MEMBER SALDANA IS NOT HERE AND I DON'T HAVE ANYTHING TO REMOVE.

IS THERE ANYONE IN THE AUDIENCE THAT WOULD LIKE TO REMOVE AN ITEM? SEEING NO ONE, ARE THERE ANY MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL WOULD LIKE TO REMOVE AN ITEM.

MAYOR PRO TEM GARCIA I HAVE NONE.

MEMBER MEDINA. I HAVE NONE.

MEMBER REYNA? I WOULD LIKE TO REMOVE B, D AND J.

FOR FURTHER CONSIDERATION AND THERE'S TWO ON B THANK YOU.

AND IF NO ONE ELSE WANTS TO REMOVE IT, I MOVE TO APPROVE ALL ITEMS EXCEPT FOR B, D, F AND J.

COUNCIL MEMBER REYNA FOR ITEM 9B, ARE YOU REMOVING 9B-1 AND 2? GOOD QUESTION. NOW JUST A MINUTE FOR FEBRUARY 21ST.

OKAY, SO WHICH ONE IS FEBRUARY 21ST? OKAY. YES, I WILL.

SECOND, THE MOTION IS MADE.

MADAM CLERK, WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND.

I'M SORRY. CAN YOU REPEAT THE ITEMS THAT ARE BEING REMOVED? CAN YOU REPEAT THE ITEMS? YES, OF COURSE.

IT WOULD BE ITEM B TO ITEM D, STAFF PULL ITEM F

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OKAY. AND.

ONE MOMENT.

AND I'M SORRY I DIDN'T GET A MOTION AS WELL.

MR. REYNA MADE THE MOTION AND I SECONDED IT.

OKAY. I APOLOGIZE.

OKAY. ROLL CALL.

A MOTION BY COUNCIL MEMBER REINA, SECONDED BY MAYOR MARTINEZ TO APPROVE A THE CONSENT CALENDARS WITH SEPARATE CONSIDERATIONS ON ITEM 9B TO 9F AND 9J.

MOTION IS APPROVED WITH FOUR EYES WITH COUNCIL MEMBER SALDANA ABSENT.

OKAY, CORRECTION ON THAT ON ITEM F HAS BEEN DEFERRED FOR THE NEXT MEETING.

EXCUSE ME A SECOND. GIVE ME A SECOND.

THAT WAS RIGHT. IT WAS OKAY.

I JUST. I SAID EVERYTHING.

NO, I SAID, DO YOU NEED A SECOND? NEVER MIND. SHE USUALLY ASKS FOR A MINUTE.

I GOT YOU. THAT WAS THE PROBLEM.

THE FLOOR IS YOURS. SURE. THANK YOU.

[9) b.2. February 21, 2022, Regular Meeting]

HOUSEKEEPING. YEAH, THAT'S WHAT I WANT TO SAY.

HOUSEKEEPING ON THE MINUTES OF FEBRUARY THE 21ST AND 22ND..

UNDER THE COMMENTS BY OUR CITY MANAGER, THE WORD APPROVED PER APPEARS TWICE UNDER HIS COMMENTS IN THE SAME SENTENCE.

SO THAT JUST NEEDS TO BE CORRECTED.

AND THEN THE OTHER ONE THAT I HAD IS UNDER MY COMMENTS, IT SAYS THAT A REQUESTED INTEREST IN ATTENDING THE INTERNATIONAL COUNCIL OF SHOPPING CENTERS IS SHOULD READ A REQUEST TO BE SIGNED UP TO ATTEND.

AND THEN UNDER D, I HAD A QUESTION.

[9) d. Waive the Second reading and Adoption by title only of an Ordinance of the City Council of the City of Wasco rezoning 19.4 acres (APN 490-020-21, 22, and 23) from R-1-6 (single family residential 6,000 square foot minimum lot size) to P-F (Public Facilities), Amending Zoning Code Sections 17.22.050 Table 2-1, 17.22.055, Table 2- 2, 17.40.140(B) and 17.30.030(A) and Find that this project is compliant with the California Environmental Quality Act of 1970 pursuant to the Mitigated Negative Declaration (SCH#2023010548) for the Water System Improvement and Treatment Project adopted by the Wasco City Council on March 21, 2023.]

I SEE WHY WE'RE DOING THEM.

BUT I HAD A QUESTION REGARDING ITEM NUMBER FIVE, THE NEW LANGUAGE BEING ADDED REGARDING EXCEPTIONS TO THE FENCE OR WALL HEIGHT LIMITATIONS.

AND SO THE QUESTION THAT I HAVE IS, ARE WE ANTICIPATING WALLS OR FENCES TALLER THAN SEVEN FEET FOR FACILITIES LIKE LIKE THE ONE THAT WE'RE PROPOSING? YES, WE ARE.

YES. SO WE'RE GOING HIGHER, NOT LOWER, RIGHT? CORRECT. WELL, WE'RE WE'RE WE ARE LEAVING OURSELVES FLEXIBILITY TO ADJUST THE HEIGHT REQUIREMENTS AS THE SITUATION DICTATES.

RIGHT. WE'RE MIXING RESIDENTIAL AND COMMERCIAL AREAS BACK TO BACK.

THERE MAY BE A VARIETY OF THINGS.

WE WE WOULD LIKE TO IT MAKES IT MAKES TOTAL SENSE.

AND SO THE OTHER QUESTION I HAD THAT WOULD ONLY APPLY TO THAT TYPE OF FACILITY, NO OTHER AREA WITHIN THE CITY.

THAT WAS MY QUESTION. IT WOULD APPLY TO ANY PARCELS WITH THIS SAME ZONING AND LAND USE CATEGORY.

OKAY. SO IF WE HAVE OTHER PUBLIC FACILITIES.

YEAH, THE CHAPTER THAT YOU'RE REFERRING TO IS FENCES AND WALLS.

SO IT APPLIES TO ANY FENCE OR WALL IN ANY ZONING DISTRICT.

IT GIVES IT GIVES STAFF FLEXIBILITY DEPENDING ON THE SITUATION TO INCREASE THE SIZE.

SO THAT BRINGS UP IN PUBLIC FACILITIES.

OKAY. WELL, I'M GLAD YOU SAID THAT.

SO NOW THAT BRINGS UP ANOTHER QUESTION.

THIS WOULD THIS HAPPEN IN NEIGHBORHOODS AS WELL? THE GO AHEAD.

IT WOULD BE DEPENDENT ON THE SITUATION RIGHT NOW, THE CODE SAYS [INAUDIBLE].

AND IF THERE WERE A SITUATION WITH ATTENUATING CIRCUMSTANCES LIKE THE AMOUNT OF A HURLBURT SAID, WHERE WE'VE GOT A RESIDENTIAL UP AGAINST A COMMERCIAL OR SOMETHING WHERE IT DICTATED A HIGHER WALL THAN THAT, WE WOULD HAVE A FLEXIBILITY TO DO THAT.

OKAY. YEAH. IN FACT, THAT APPLIES TO NEIGHBORHOODS BECAUSE THAT'S THE WHOLE PURPOSE, TO SEPARATE THIS FACILITY FROM THE NEIGHBORHOODS.

OKAY. THAT'S WHAT I WANTED TO MAKE CLEAR.

THANK YOU FOR THE ANSWER.

[9) j. Adopt a Resolution Authorizing The City Manager to Make a $132,960.46 Monetary Budget Amendment from the Adopted FY 2022-2023 Pavement Preservation Project (20215) to the CDBG-16th Rehabilitation Project, 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.]

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AND WHAT I WAS WANTING TO ASK IS THE BALANCE OF $360,022.30 ARE THIS REMAINING FUNDS EARMARKED FOR OTHER PROJECTS AT THIS TIME? I CANNOT ANSWER THAT OFF THE TOP OF MY HEAD.

PERHAPS STAFF HAS AN ANSWER TO THAT.

I BELIEVE THOSE WE HAVE SOME PLANS THAT WE WANT TO BRING BACK TO COUNCIL AND PRESENT THEM TO YOU.

OKAY. ALL RIGHT.

THAT'S WHAT I WANTED TO KNOW.

I BELIEVE THOSE ARE ALL THE QUESTIONS I HAD.

SO THANK YOU FOR THE ANSWERS.

FURTHER, ANY OTHER QUESTIONS THAT ANYONE ELSE MIGHT HAVE ABOUT THIS ITEM I MOVE TO APPROVE? THAT WOULD BE ITEM B TWO, D AND J.

YOU MADE A MOTION. I'LL SECOND THE MOTION.

MADAM CLERK, THE MOTION HAS BEEN MADE.

IT'S BEEN SECONDED. CAN WE CALL THE VOTE BY ROLL? YES.

MOTION BY COUNCILMAN REYNA, SECONDED BY MAYOR MARTINEZ TO APPROVE ITEM 9B TO 9J.

MOTION IS APPROVED WITH FOUR EYES WITH COUNCIL MEMBER SALDANA ABSENT.

THANK YOU. ITEM NUMBER TEN PUBLIC HEARINGS.

WE HAVE NONE. DEFERRED BUSINESS.

WE HAVE NONE. ITEM NUMBER 12 NEW BUSINESS ADOPT A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER OR DESIGNEE TO ENTER IN A PROFESSIONAL SERVICE AGREEMENT WITH ART SHERWIN FOR ON CALL

[12) a. Adopt a Resolution Authorizing the City Manager or Designee to Enter in to a Professional Services Agreement with Art Sherwyn for On Call Consulting Services and Find that this Action is Exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act of 1970 pursuant to Section 15061(b)(3), no environmental review is required. (Cobb)]

MRS. COBB. GOOD EVENING, MR. MAYOR. MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL.

MOST OF YOU WILL RECALL THAT IN JANUARY 2022, THE CITY COUNCIL APPROVED A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING A $5 MILLION GRANT APPLICATION TO THE CLEAN CALIFORNIA GRANT PROGRAM TO WORK ON THE DOWNTOWN STREETSCAPE.

PART OF THAT APPLICATION INCLUDED ART INSTALLATIONS IN VARIOUS LOCATIONS IN THE DOWNTOWN.

AND SO STAFF TONIGHT IS REQUESTING THAT THE COUNCIL AUTHORIZE CITY MANAGER TO ENTER INTO AN AGREEMENT WITH ART SHERWIN TO ASSIST THE CITY WITH SELECTING THE ART, MAKING SURE THAT IT'S APPROPRIATE FOR THE SPACE AND THE OVERALL DESIGN IN THE DESIGNATED SPACES.

IF YOU RECALL, AND I THINK WE'VE GOT AN EXHIBIT, I CAN WE CAN TAKE A LOOK.

WE'RE LOOKING AT ART INSTALLATIONS AS PART OF THE GRANT IN ALL THREE PEDESTRIAN ALLEYS AND IN THE PLAZA SPACE.

THOSE ARE THE LONG, THE LONG SPACES THERE.

THESE ARE THE PEDESTRIAN ALLEYS AND THEN THE PLAZA SPACE.

SO MR. SHERWIN WOULD WORK WITH THE ARTISTS AND THE INSTALLATIONS AND GIVE US AN IDEA OF OVERALL WHAT, WHAT WE NEED TO PUT AND WHERE.

HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE AS FAR AS A STATUS UPDATE ON THAT PROJECT.

WE'RE CURRENTLY IN DESIGN CLOSE TO BEING COMPLETE, FULLY COMPLETE WITH THE DESIGN AND SHOULD BE ABLE TO GO OUT TO BID IN THE NEXT 4 TO 6 WEEKS ONCE WE HAVE FINAL DESIGN.

SO ARE THERE ANY PUBLIC COMMENTS AT THIS TIME? SEEING NONE, ARE THERE ANY COMMENTS FROM THE MEMBERS MAYOR PRO TEM GARCIA NONE.

MEMBER MEDINA.

THE ONLY COMMENT IS IF WE CONTRACT OUT ONCE THERE IS SOME SORT OF DESIGN OR THINGS LIKE THAT, IS THAT GOING TO BE PRESENTED BACK TO COUNCIL? WE'LL BRING BACK THE CONCEPT DESIGNS, RIGHT? YEAH. FOR COUNCIL TO TAKE A LOOK AT.

OKAY. THAT'S IT.

THANK YOU, MEMBER. THANK YOU.

WILL THERE BE PUBLIC INPUT REGARDING THE DESIGN AS WELL? THERE HAS BEEN PUBLIC INPUT IN TERMS OF THE OVERALL PLAN AND WHAT SHOULD GO IN THOSE ALLEYS.

WE'RE WORKING WITH.

WE'LL BE WORKING WITH THE HISTORICAL SOCIETY FOR ONE PARTICULAR INSTALLATION AND WE'VE TALKED TO SOME OTHER COMMUNITY MEMBERS ABOUT WHAT THEY WOULD LIKE TO SEE.

BUT CERTAINLY WE'LL LIKE I SAID, WE'LL BRING BACK THE DESIGN, THE CONCEPTS ONCE WE HAVE ONCE WE HAVE THOSE CONCEPTS TO BE RESPONDED TO.

ALL RIGHT. SO WE'LL HAVE ADDITIONAL PUBLIC INPUT ONCE WE HAVE, WE CAN.

THAT WAS I MEAN, WE'RE ON A TIME, A TIGHT TIMELINE FOR THIS.

WE'VE HAD QUITE A BIT OF PUBLIC INPUT ON THE OVERALL PLAN.

WE CAN FURTHER HAVE PUBLIC INPUT ON THE SPECIFIC ART.

IT JUST ADDS TIME TO THE PROCESS.

BUT WE CAN CERTAINLY IF IT'S GOING TO WORKSHOP, I DO NOT WANT TO HAVE THAT.

IF IT'S GOING TO DERAIL THE PROJECT, VERY WELL.

COULD YEAH, WE DON'T WE DON'T WANT TO DO THAT.

WE WANT WE DON'T WANT TO JEOPARDIZE THE ABILITY FOR US TO GET THAT PROJECT DONE BECAUSE WE WOULD LOSE THE FUNDING.

SO WE WANT TO PROCEED.

I WAS JUST WONDERING BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, I LOOKED AT THE ARTWORK FROM THIS ARTIST AND IT'S NICE.

I LIKE IT. BUT YOU KNOW WHAT I LIKE OTHER PEOPLE MIGHT NOT LIKE, BUT IF IT'S GOING TO RISK DERAILING THE PROJECT AND I DON'T WANT TO DO AND TO BE CLEAR, HE WILL NOT NECESSARILY BE THE ARTIST HE IS.

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HE WILL NOT NECESSARILY DO THE ART.

SO, FOR EXAMPLE, I'LL GIVE YOU AN EXAMPLE.

ONE INSTALLATION THAT WE'RE LOOKING AT RIGHT NOW THAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT IN THE PLAZA WOULD BE SIMILAR TO IF YOU'VE BEEN IN THE THE THE MAIN OFFICE AT THE HIGH SCHOOL, THE OLD HISTORIC PHOTOS THAT HAVE BEEN KIND OF RETOUCHED AND COLORIZED TO BE PRINTED ON OUTDOOR MATERIAL THAT'S APPROPRIATE FOR THE OUTDOOR AND ATTACHED TO THE BUILDINGS THERE. SO IT'S SORT OF A IT BECOMES SORT OF A MUSEUM.

SO HE WILL GUIDE THAT PROCESS.

HE WILL NOT NECESSARILY BE PAINTING ARTWORK TO HANG.

GOT IT. THANK YOU.

OKAY. IF I COULD, THE OTHER IMPORTANT THING THAT THIS CONSULTANT CAN ADD IS GUIDANCE ON LICENSING ISSUES.

WE WANT TO BE SURE THAT WE DON'T INADVERTENTLY TRIP OVER SOME COPYRIGHT THINGS, AND THERE MAY BE ARTWORK THAT'S IN THE PUBLIC DOMAIN WHERE. THAT'S NOT AN ISSUE AT ALL AND WE CAN USE IT DIRECTLY SO WE DON'T HAVE THAT EXPERTISE IN HOUSE.

RIGHT. I LIKE THE IDEA THAT WE'RE HAVING SOMEBODY LIKE HIM.

I LOOKED AT HIS WEBSITE AND, YOU KNOW, AS YOU SAID, HE WON'T BE INVOLVED IN THE ARTWORK PER SE, BUT I MEAN, HE'S SERVING A GOOD PURPOSE BY US HIRING HIM.

SO I'M GOOD WITH THAT.

OKAY, GREAT. THIS IS THE ART.

SHERWIN RIGHT. THIS IS THE ART.

SHERWIN YES. SOME OF YOU WILL KNOW, SOME OF YOU WILL KNOW.

I THINK HE'S A GREAT ARTIST AND HE HAS A VERY STRONG CONNECTION TO OUR COMMUNITY.

HE KNOWS THE COMMUNITY WELL, SO I'M VERY, VERY GLAD THAT WE BROUGHT SOMEBODY IN.

THAT WAS MY HIGH SCHOOL TEACHER.

PROBABLY MOST OF THE PEOPLE IN THIS ROOM AND WAS BELOVED.

I BELIEVE HE WAS LIKE LIKE NATIONAL TEACHER OF THE YEAR OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT.

I MEAN, IT WAS SOME HUGE AWARD THAT WAS ALL OVER THE PLACE FOR A WHILE.

HE'S HIGHLY QUALIFIED AND KNOWS THE COMMUNITY WELL, SO I THINK HE'S VERY HAPPY TO SEE HIS NAME HERE.

I DON'T HAVE ANY OTHER COMMENTS.

I WOULD LIKE TO ENTERTAIN A MOTION FOR APPROVAL.

SO MOVED. I'LL SECOND IT.

LES MARTIN. IT'S BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED BY MEMBER MEDINA.

BYE BYE. MADAM CLERK, CAN WE CALL THE VOTE BY ROLL? MAYOR MARTINEZ? AYE. MAYOR PRO TEM GARCIA.

AYE. COUNCIL MEMBER MEDINA.

AYE. COUNCIL MEMBER REINA.

AYE. MOTION BY COUNCIL.

GARCIA. I'M SORRY. MAYOR PRO TEM GARCIA, SECONDED BY COUNCIL MEMBER MEDINA TO ADOPT A RESOLUTION MOTION, IS APPROVED WITH FOUR EYES.

COUNCIL MEMBER SALDANA ABSENT.

THANK YOU. MOVING ON TO ITEM C.

ADOPT A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER OR DESIGNEE TO EXECUTE A PURCHASE ORDER WITH FINISH LINE SIGNS FOR THE DESIGN AND INSTALLATION OF COMPLETE GRAPHICS KIT FOR THE NEW POLICE PATROL VEHICLES AND FIND THAT THIS ACTION IS NOT A PROJECT AS DEFINED UNDER CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL BE I'M SORRY.

B OH, I'M SORRY.

I DID SKIP BEAT. SO MOVING BACK TO ITEM B, ADOPT A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER OR DESIGNEE TO FINALIZE AND EXECUTE A PURCHASE AGREEMENT WITH

[12) b. Adopt a Resolution Authorizing the City Manager or Designee to Finalize and Execute a Purchase Agreement with ProForce Law Enforcement for Police Department weapons including: fourteen (14) Glock 17 or 19, 9mm Gen5 handguns, fourteen (14) fourteen (14) Remington Arms 870 .12-gauge shotguns, six (6) Remington .12 Gauge Non-Lethal Shotguns & fourteen (14) Colt M4 .556 Caliber Tactical Rifles, 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. (Fivecoat)]

STATE GUIDELINES. THEREFORE, PURSUANT TO STATE GUIDELINES SECTION 5060 C THREE, NO ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW IS REQUIRED.

CHIEF FIVE CODE. YES.

YES, SIR. GOOD EVENING, HONORABLE MAYOR, MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL.

THIS IS ACTUALLY THE FIRST PHASE OF WEAPONS ACQUISITIONS FOR THE POLICE DEPARTMENT.

AS WE TALKED ABOUT THE START UP, WE'RE INTENDING ON TRYING TO HIRE AND EQUIP 14 OFFICERS FOR THE START UP OF THE AGENCY.

THIS WEAPON PACKAGE HANDLES ALL OF THOSE OFFICERS, OFFICERS.

IT PROVIDES INDIVIDUAL SIDEARMS FOR THE FOR THE OFFICERS, AS WELL AS INDIVIDUALIZED TACTICAL RIFLES AND SHOTGUNS.

THE SIX NON-LETHAL GUNS ARE DESIGNED TO GO IN THE BACK OF THE NEW PATROL CARS THAT WE SHOULD TAKE DELIVERY OF IN ABOUT THREE WEEKS.

AMAZING. OUTSTANDING.

IS THAT THE END OF THE PRESENTATION, SIR? I DON'T WANT TO. THAT'S ALL I HAVE.

YES, SIR. PERHAPS OFF TOPIC OR ACTUALLY, ARE THERE ANY PUBLIC COMMENTS AT THIS TIME? SEEING. NONE. NO COMMENTS.

COMMENTS FROM THE MEMBERS. I'LL START WITH A QUESTION.

WE DECIDED ON A RANGE LOCATION YET? NO. SOMETHING WE COULD EVEN DISCUSS ACTUALLY.

ACTUALLY MAYOR. WHAT WE'RE DOING IS WE'RE LOOKING AT THE EXISTING SITE THAT IS OUT BY THE ANIMAL CONTROL FACILITY.

THE BERM LINE IS STILL THERE, OBVIOUSLY REQUIRES SOME RENOVATION, BUT HOPEFULLY SOMEDAY WE'LL BE ABLE TO REOPEN THAT RANGE.

OUTSTANDING. THAT'S ALL I HAVE.

MEMBER GARCIA. THAT'S AWESOME.

THAT'S EXCITING. THANK YOU FOR WORK.

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THANK YOU. MEMBER AND GREAT.

THIS IS GREAT.

I LOVE IT. THANK YOU, CHIEF.

THANK YOU, EVERYONE, SIR.

ALL RIGHT. I WOULD LIKE TO ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO APPROVE.

SECOND. IT'S BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED.

MADAM CLERK, CAN YOU CALL THE VOTE BY ROLL CALL? MAYOR MARTINEZ. AYE.

MAYOR PRO TEM GARCIA.

HI. DID WE CATCH.

OKAY. COUNCIL MEMBER MEDINA COUNCIL MEMBER REINA.

HI. MOTION BY COUNCIL MEMBER REINA, SECONDED BY COUNCIL MEMBER MEDINA TO ADOPT THE RESOLUTION MOTION IS APPROVED WITH FOUR EYES, BUT COUNCIL MEMBER SALDANA ABSENT.

ALL RIGHT, NOW WE'LL GO TO ITEM C.

[12) c. Adopt a Resolution Authorizing the City Manager or Designee to Execute a Purchase Order with FinishLine Signs for the design and installation of the complete graphics kit for the new Police patrol vehicles 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. (Fivecoat)]

NO ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW IS REQUIRED.

CHIEF I'VE. YES.

HONORABLE MAYOR, MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL.

THIS IS THE GRAPHIC PACKAGE FOR THE SIX NEW VEHICLES THAT WERE ANTICIPATING DELIVERY OF VERY SHORTLY.

I SPOKE WITH THE UPFITTER YESTERDAY.

THE GENTLEMAN ACTUALLY DROVE UP HERE FROM SANTEE TO PICK UP THE RADIO HARDWARE THAT GOES INTO THE SIX VEHICLES AT THE TIME I SPOKE WITH HIM YESTERDAY, FOUR OF THE SIX VEHICLES WERE FINISHED.

THE OTHER TWO SHOULD BE COMPLETED IN THE NEXT TWO WEEKS.

THEY'LL THEN BE TRUCKED UP HERE TO WASCO, WHERE THEY'LL BE DELIVERED TO US.

AND WE'RE WORKING WITH THE GRAPHICS DESIGNER HERE IN BAKERSFIELD TO PROVIDE THE GRAPHICS, AS YOU SEE ON THE SCREENS IN THE COUNCIL CHAMBERS.

THAT'S THE GRAPHICS PACKAGE WE CAME UP WITH.

I HAVE TO THANK NAOMI PEREZ FOR THE WORK THAT SHE DID ON THE GRAPHICS BECAUSE QUITE FRANKLY, THAT WAS HER IDEA AND I THINK IT WAS AN EXCELLENT CHOICE.

SO THIS THIS PARTICULAR RESOLUTION AND PURCHASE AGREEMENT IS FOR THE GRAPHICS FOR THOSE SIX CARS.

COOL. ANY COMMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC AT THIS TIME? SEEING NONE. ANY COMMENTS FROM THE MEMBERS MAYOR PRO TEM GARCIA.

NO, NOT AT THIS TIME.

YOU DIDN'T SEEM VERY CONFIDENT IN THAT ANSWER.

YOU KNOW IT'S NOT WORTH IT.

NEXT, ONE MEMBER OF MEDINA.

NO COMMENTS. MAYOR REYNA.

GREAT LOOKING CAR. I'LL JUST ASK YOU, IS IT A PROBLEM WITH THE FONT? YES, IT WAS. OKAY, SO ALEX AND I BOTH DON'T LIKE THE GENERIC CITY OF WASCO FONT.

THAT'S THE ONLY. BUT I DON'T KNOW IF THAT'S EVEN SOMETHING THAT WE CAN EVEN CHANGE.

IT WAS WORTH CHANGING. THIS IS JUST A PICTURE SO PHOTOSHOPPED TOGETHER.

SO AS THE CHIEF POINTED OUT, WE'LL BE WORKING WITH THE ACTUAL GRAPHIC DESIGNER TO DO.

THIS IS JUST PLACEMENT LIKE EVERYTHING ELSE ABOUT IT.

I LOVE. OTHER THAN THE FONT ON THE CITY OF WASCO, IT STANDS OUT LIKE A SORE THUMB BECAUSE IT'S JUST LIKE TEXT FROM A PAPER.

YEAH, IT SHOULD BE A DIFFERENT FONT.

OKAY. PLEASE.

WE'RE. WE'RE INTERESTED IN FEEDBACK.

I'D RATHER. NO, THIS IS VERY SOLID.

NOW, AFTER IT'S APPLIED.

WELL, IT WAS JUST MORE LIKE, YOU KNOW, I'M NOT GOING TO COMPLAIN OVER THE FONT.

NO, IT'S. THAT IS.

LET'S DO IT. LET'S DO IT.

ALL RIGHT. IF YOU YOU KNOW, IF YOU SAID YOU WANTED IT, YOU KNOW, PURPLE AND GREEN INSTEAD OF BLACK AND WHITE, I WOULD RESERVE MY COMMENTS.

DISCUSSION? YEAH.

NO, A DARK PURPLE MIGHT BE LEAKED.

NO, JUST ONE COMMENT ON THAT, IF YOU WILL.

WE REALLY WANT TO GET THIS RIGHT.

SO IF THERE IS IF THERE ARE SUGGESTIONS THAT WE CAN USE WHEN WE TALK TO OUR OUR DECAL GUY, WE'D LIKE TO KNOW.

AND CERTAINLY WE WANT SOMETHING THAT THE COMMUNITY IS GOING TO BE PROUD OF AND THAT MAKES OUR DEPARTMENT VERY DISTINCTIVE.

YEAH. OUTSTANDING.

WELL, I WILL MAKE THE MOTION TO APPROVE.

I'LL SECOND. IT'S BEEN MOTION AND SECONDED.

MADAM CLERK, CAN YOU CALL THE VOTE? YES. MAYOR MARTINEZ.

HI. MAYOR PRO TEM GARCIA.

HI. COUNCIL MEMBER MEDINA.

HI. COUNCIL MEMBER REINA I MOTION BY MAYOR MARTINEZ, SECONDED BY COUNCIL MEMBER REINA TO ADOPT A RESOLUTION MOTION IS APPROVED WITH FOUR EYES WITH COUNCIL MEMBER SALDANA ABSENT. MOVING ON TO ITEM D, ADOPT A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER OR DESIGNEE TO APPROVE A PURCHASE ORDER IN THE AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED

[12) d. Adopt a Resolution Authorizing the City Manager or designee to approve a purchase order in an amount not to exceed $15,200.00 to relocate a modular building the building will be purchased from Wasco Union high School in the amount of $20, 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. (Villa)]

THE BUILDING WILL BE PURCHASED FROM WASCO UNION HIGH SCHOOL IN THE AMOUNT OF $20 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 1506 DC3 NO ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW IS REQUIRED.

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HONORABLE MAYOR COUNCIL STAFF HAD BEEN SEARCHING FOR MODULAR UNITS AS A POSSIBLE WAY TO HAVE TEMPORARY OFFICES WITH HIGH PRICES ON RENTALS AND NO UNITS AVAILABLE TO PURCHASE.

TIME PASSED AND I RECEIVED A CALL FROM INDEPENDENCE HIGH SCHOOL.

THEY WERE WILLING TO SELL US A COUPLE OF UNITS THEY HAD AS LONG AS WE HAD THEM REMOVED BY MAY 8TH, WHICH IS COMING PRETTY SOON.

THE UNITS ARE IN GREAT SHAPE WITH A NEW AC UNITS ON THEM.

CITY COULD USE THEM FOR FUTURE OFFICES, TRAINING ROOMS, MAYBE EVEN A TRAINING ROOM FOR OUR NEW RANGE.

FUTURE RANGE MAYBE.

SO MODULAR UNITS OF THAT SIZE 24 BY 60 CAN RANGE ANYWHERE FROM 108,000 AND UP.

STAFF RECOMMENDS CITY COUNCIL ADOPT A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER OR DESIGNEE TO APPROVE A PURCHASE ORDER IN THE AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $15,200 WITH H M CONSTRUCTION TO RELOCATE THE MODULAR BUILDING.

ARE THERE ANY COMMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC AT THIS TIME? ALL RIGHT. SO I DO HAVE FIRST I HAVE A QUESTION.

HOW OLD ARE THESE UNITS? I BELIEVE THE UNITS FROM 98.

98. AND WHAT'S THE EXPECTED LIFE EXPECTANCY OF THOSE THINGS? NOT SURE ON THAT, BUT I WENT OUT THERE AND CHECKED THE UNITS.

UNITS ARE GREAT. I THINK THE SCHOOL, IF I'M NOT MISTAKEN, THEY HAVE SOMETHING TO DO WITH STUDENTS THE AGE OF THE UNITS.

THEY CAN'T HAVE STUDENTS IN THEM, BUT THEY'RE USABLE FOR ANYTHING ELSE.

I BELIEVE THEY'RE ACTUALLY GETTING NEWER UNITS.

OKAY. THANK YOU. AND MR. HERBERT, THE AGENDA SAYS A MODULAR BUILDING.

AND ON THE RESOLUTION IT SAYS A BUT IN THE DISCUSSION IT SAYS A COUPLE.

SO, OKAY, SO THEY'RE CONNECTED CURRENTLY.

SO IT LOOKS LIKE ONE BUILDING, BUT THEY ACTUALLY WILL BREAK INTO A SEPARATE UNITS AND THEY CAN BE REJOINED ONCE WE DECIDE ON A PERMANENT LOCATION OR I'M ASSUMING THEY CAN BE USED STANDALONE WITH SOME FINISH ON THE FOURTH WALL.

SO YEAH, SO THE UNIT CURRENTLY THEY HAVE TWO CLASSROOMS TOGETHER.

THERE ARE ACTUALLY 24 BY 30, BUT TOGETHER 24 BY 60.

AS THEY SIT RIGHT NOW, THEY CAN SEPARATE THEM, MAKE TWO UNITS.

BUT YEAH, I APOLOGIZE ON THAT.

I KNOW I SHOULD HAVE BEEN MORE CLEAR ON THAT ONE.

THAT'S QUITE ALL RIGHT, SIR.

AND YOU'RE SAYING THE MARKET VALUE IS ABOUT NORTH OF 100,000 FOR THE TWO TOGETHER? WELL, THE RESEARCH I DID IS FOR FOR THEY START THE SQUARE FOOTAGE STARTS ABOUT 75 BUCKS A SQUARE FOOT ON THESE END UP.

IF YOU CAN FIND THEM. IF YOU CAN FIND THEM.

THAT IS THAT IS AN IMPORTANT POINT.

THEY'RE VERY DIFFICULT. THAT WAS THE ISSUE, IS THAT YOU COULDN'T FIND THEM.

THEY'LL RENT THEM TO YOU.

YOU JUST COULDN'T PURCHASE THEM.

EVEN BETTER. EVEN THE RENTAL, IF YOU CAN FIND IT, WAS RIDICULOUS.

IT WAS. WAS OUT THERE. I DO HAVE A QUESTION.

THIS IS NOT A DEAL BREAKER.

ARE WE PAYING $20 FOR THE 24 BY 60 OR 24 BY 32.

$10 A PIECE OR, YOU KNOW, 20 BUCKS TOTAL.

I'M JUST KIDDING. NO, JUST THAT WE'RE GOING TO BE TAKING ON THE COSTS OF RELOCATING THEM, RIGHT? THAT'S CORRECT. THAT'S THE ONLY COST.

REALLY? 20 BUCKS.

WHERE ARE WE STORING THEM? SO THEY'LL BE OUT AT THE SEWER PLANT ON THAT VICINITY? YEAH. AND THERE'S A CHANCE THAT MR. VILA WILL BE ABLE TO NEGOTIATE THAT PRICE, RIGHT? NOT A STRONG CHANCE.

BUT WE'RE.

WE'RE STILL TRYING.

HEY, WE GOT THE CARS FOR $2, LET'S SAY.

SO THERE WILL BE LOCATED TWO TO THE WASTEWATER TREATMENT FACILITIES AT THE MAIN ENTRANCE BY THE TOWER.

THAT AREA HAS BEEN CLEANED OUT.

LEVELED OUT. SO THERE'LL BE.

IS IT BEHIND LOCKED GATES? IS IT? IT IS. AND BARBED WIRE FENCE.

ANY COMMENTS. MAYOR REYNA.

NO, I MADE MY COMMENT.

MR. MEDINA. NO COMMENT.

ALL RIGHT. I'LL MAKE THE MOTION THEN I'LL SECOND.

IT'S THE MOTION HAS BEEN MADE AND IT'S BEEN SECONDED.

CAN YOU PLEASE CALL THE VOTE BY ROLL CALL, MADAM CLERK? YES, MAYOR MARTINEZ.

HI. MAYOR PRO TEM GARCIA.

HI. COUNCIL MEMBER MEDINA.

HI, COUNCIL MEMBER. RENA.

HI. MOTION BY MAYOR MARTINEZ SECONDED BY MAYOR PRO TEM GARCIA TO ADOPT A RESOLUTION MOTION IS APPROVED WITH FOUR EYES WITH COUNCIL MEMBER SALDANA ABSENT.

THANK YOU. ITEM NUMBER 13 REPORTS FROM COMMISSIONS AND COMMITTEES.

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

MAYOR PRO TEM GARCIA.

I WAS NOT ABLE TO ATTEND THE LAST MEETING THAT WAS IN TAFT.

CONFLICTING SCHEDULES, BUT WE DO HAVE.

THE CURRENT ECONOMIC SUMMIT THAT IS HOSTED BY THE EDC ON THE 13TH AT 6 P.M..

I HAVE TO CONFIRM THAT TIME, BUT SOUNDS WEIRD.

THAT IS THE TELEVISED.

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YEAH. THEY DON'T HAVE AN IN-PERSON EVENT THIS YEAR.

OKAY. I WAS LOOKING AT THAT. I WAS LIKE, IS THAT LAST YEAR'S OKAY THEN.

WELL, THEN JUST FYI, THEN.

YES, ON THAT.

THANK YOU, MAYOR. THANK YOU.

ITEM B CURRENT COUNCIL GOVERNMENT MR SHORT MEETING.

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

I JUST EMAILED BOTH OF YOU.

UM, WE, WE ARE APPLYING FOR THE CLEAN CALIFORNIA GRANT.

IT'S A SECOND GRANT FOR US, BUT THERE'S A NEW ONE THERE THAT IT'S CALLED SAFE STREETS AND ROADS FOR ALL.

AND I WANT THE DEADLINE FOR APPLYING THIS JULY THE 10TH OF THIS YEAR.

I THINK, YOU KNOW, WE'VE TALKED ENOUGH ABOUT HOW TO MAKE OUR ROADS SAFER AND WHAT A GREAT OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THAT AND APPLY FOR SOME MONEY. HAVE YOU ALREADY LOOKED AT IT? WERE YOU AWARE OF IT? MAY I? YES, OF COURSE.

YES, I. TODAY WAS A THREE HOUR WEBINAR AND IT'S A FEDERAL GRANT AND IS COMING.

RIGHT. AND THEY HAVE DIFFERENT COMPONENTS.

THEY HAVE AN IMPLEMENTATION.

FOR THAT. WE HAVE A LOCAL SAFETY PLAN ADOPTED AND WE DO.

SO WE ARE LOOKING I WILL BE LOOKING AT.

AT THAT PLANT. THEY HAVE TO BE PROJECTS OUT OF THAT PLANT.

SO WE'LL BE MEETING WITH STAFF AND DETERMINING IF WE GO BECAUSE YOU CAN APPLY UP TO LIKE $10 MILLION.

IT'S A BIG. AMOUNT OF DOLLARS THAT YOU CAN APPLY, BUT THERE IS A 20% MATCH.

SO WE HAVE TO BE CAREFUL, RIGHT? YEAH. HOW MUCH ARE WE GOING TO ASK AND WHERE THE MATCH COMING FROM? YOU KNOW, IN ADDITION, YOU KNOW, NEW BIKE LANES AND, YOU KNOW.

BEAUTIFUL SIDEWALKS EVERYWHERE COMPLYING WITH THE ADA.

I DON'T KNOW IF THAT QUALIFIES FOR IT, BUT I MEAN, I DON'T KNOW WHAT IT ALL ENCOMPASSES, BUT IT'S SAFE ROADS FOR ALL.

SO GREAT OPPORTUNITY FOR US, CONSIDERING, OF COURSE, THAT WE HAVE TO CONTRIBUTE 20%.

THAT WOULD BE BASED ON OUR BUDGETING THAT WE DO FOR THAT.

SO ANYWAY, I WANTED TO BRING THAT UP.

THAT WAS THE ONLY THING THAT WAS WORTH NOTING FROM THE LAST MEETING.

THANK YOU, MAYOR.

THANK YOU. ITEM C WASCO TASK FORCE MEMBER MEDINA.

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

I'M GOING TO SEE IF WE CAN PUSH OUR MEETING FOR NEXT WEEK.

NEXT THURSDAY, SAME TIME INSTEAD OF THIS WEEK.

JUST CHANGE IT UP. SEE IF WE GET MORE ATTENDANCE.

I KNOW IN THE CONFLICT.

I THINK THERE'S ANOTHER MEETING THAT GOES ON THE FIRST THURSDAY OF THE MONTH.

SO WE'LL SEE. THANK YOU, SIR.

ITEM NUMBER 14 REPORTS FROM KERN COUNTY FIRE CHIEF APPLETON.

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

MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL.

I JUST WANTED TO REPORT TO YOU.

SUNDAY MORNING, EARLY ABOUT 1 A.M., WE HAD A FIRE AT THE WASCO MOTEL ON THE EAST SIDE OF THE MOTEL IS THE OLD RESTAURANT.

AND IN THE KITCHEN THERE, THEY HAD A FIRE ABOUT 1:00 IN THE MORNING.

FIREFIGHTERS ARRIVED ON SCENE QUICKLY.

WE HAD 21 PERSONNEL ON SCENE.

THEY KEPT THE FIRE CONTAINED.

THAT AREA IS ALREADY BOARDED UP.

IT'S NOT BEING NOT BEING USED.

AND SO THEY WERE ABLE TO GET IN THERE, PUT THE FIRE OUT AND KEEP IT FROM EXTENDING TO THE REST OF THE RESTAURANT SIDE OF THAT WING.

AND THEN ANOTHER ANOTHER ANOTHER OCCUPIED MOTEL ROOMS WERE AFFECTED AT ALL.

AND THEN IT'S THAT TIME OF YEAR WE START TO SEE WITH ALL THE RAIN, WE HAVE A LOT OF WEEDS OUT.

SO JUST A REMINDER THAT IF A REMINDER FOR PEOPLE TO CUT THEIR WEEDS, BUT IF THEY DO HAVE A PROBLEM WHERE THEY NEED SOME HELP, THEY CAN CALL THE OR THEY CAN GET ON THE CITY OF WASCO WEBSITE AND CLICK ON REPORT A PROBLEM AND YOU CAN GO THERE AND GET THE ADDRESS FOR WHERE YOU NEED THE CODE ENFORCEMENT TO GO HANDLE THE WEED ISSUE THERE.

SO WE'RE TRYING TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE DOING AS MUCH AS WE CAN TO KEEP THE FIRES TO A MINIMUM.

SO THAT'S ALL I HAVE FOR TONIGHT.

THANK YOU, SIR. THANK YOU.

ANY QUESTIONS? THANK YOU.

NONE PARTICULARLY.

THANK YOU, SIR. THANK YOU.

THANK YOU, CHIEF. SERGEANT STACY.

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

GOOD EVENING, MAYOR. MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL.

SO WE GOT JUST A COUPLE OF THINGS WE'RE GOING TO GO OVER THAT HAPPENED A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO.

SO ON APRIL 20TH, DURING A TRAFFIC STOP, DEPUTIES 43, JUST SOUTH NEAR KIMBERLY CONDUCTED A TRAFFIC STOP.

DURING THAT TRAFFIC STOP, THEY LOCATED APPROXIMATELY 2 POUNDS OF METHAMPHETAMINE THAT WAS COMING INTO WASCO AND MADE A PRETTY GOOD ARREST THERE

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THE NEXT MORNING, WE WERE ABLE TO AUTHOR A SEARCH WARRANT AT A HOUSE IN SHAFTER THAT WAS ASSOCIATED WITH THE TRAFFIC STOP AND LOCATED APPROXIMATELY 6 POUNDS OF METHAMPHETAMINE ALONG WITH FIVE ILLEGALLY POSSESSED FIREARMS. AS YOU CAN SEE THERE, A FEW OF THEM ARE HIGH POWERED RIFLES AND SOME CURRENCY.

SO ALL THAT STUFF WAS COMING INTO THE CITY OF WASCO THAT WE WERE ABLE TO OBTAIN AND AND KEEP IT FROM COMING IN HERE.

DID YOU SAY 6 POUNDS? 6 POUNDS? YES.

JEEZ, WHAT IS THE STREET VALUE OF THAT? IT WAS I CAN'T REMEMBER THE ACTUAL MY NARCOTICS DEPUTY WAS TRYING TO TELL ME.

IT'S PUSHING SIX FIGURES, ISN'T IT? YEAH, IT'S PRETTY HIGH UP THERE.

SO IT WAS.

IT WAS SOMEWHERE AROUND 100,000 OR SO, IF NOT MORE.

SO THAT WAS I WAS VERY HAPPY AND IMPRESSED THAT THEY WERE ABLE TO OBTAIN THE INFORMATION THEY DID AND WAS ABLE TO GET THIS STUFF OFF OFF THE STREETS AND OUT OF THE CITY OF WASCO.

UNFORTUNATELY, WE CAN'T GET IT ALL.

YOU KNOW, IT'S BEEN TRIED FOR DECADES NOW AND METHAMPHETAMINE IS JUST GOING TO BE OUT THERE.

SO WITH THAT SAID, YOU KNOW, PEOPLE IN THE PUBLIC BE VIGILANT OF PROBLEM AREAS TO REPORT THEM.

AND WE WILL DO THE BEST WE CAN TO TO KEEP THE DRUGS OFF THE STREET AND AWAY FROM THE CHILDREN FOR THE MOST PART.

ALSO, I KNOW THERE'S BEEN AN ISSUE WITH THE OHVS, THE OFF HIGHWAY VEHICLES RIDING ON THE ROADWAYS HERE IN TOWN, ALONG WITH SOME STREET RACING.

IT'S A PROBLEM THAT WE ARE DEALING WITH, I THINK STATEWIDE, IF NOT NATIONWIDE WHEN IT COMES TO THE STREET RACING STUFF.

AND I'M GETTING MY GUYS INFORMED OF THAT.

OUR TRAFFIC GUYS ARE AWARE OF IT AND THEY WILL BE TRYING TO DO SOMETHING IN THE FUTURE, HOPEFULLY THAT WE CAN GET ENOUGH DEPUTIES OUT HERE AND DO AN OPERATION IN THE FUTURE TO TRY TO COMBAT THAT PROBLEM.

AND ONE MORE THING FOR THOSE OF THE PUBLIC, THERE HAVE BEEN AN UPTICK IN AUTO THEFTS A LOT OF TIMES EARLY IN THE MORNING, THE VICTIMS HAVE BEEN LEAVING THEIR VEHICLES RUNNING AND UNLOCKED.

TIME OF OPPORTUNITY THERE.

AND THE VEHICLE HAS GONE BY THE TIME THEY GET OUT OF THEIR HOUSE.

SO JUST BE VIGILANT OF THAT.

DON'T LEAVE YOUR VEHICLES RUNNING.

IT DOESN'T GET COLD ENOUGH RIGHT NOW TO HAVE TO WARM YOUR VEHICLES UP.

AND WE'LL JUST KEEP TRYING TO GET THOSE THAT ARE INVOLVED.

ANY QUESTIONS? ANY QUESTIONS FROM THE MEMBERS? NO, JUST A COMMENT.

GREAT BUST. YEAH.

NO, THAT WAS A GOOD ONE. THEY WERE COMING FROM SHAFTER, RIGHT? YEAH, THERE WERE.

THAT'S WHERE THAT WAS LOCATED.

IS THAT IN SHAFTER? YES.

TRAFFIC STOP. THE INDIVIDUAL WAS JUST COMING NORTHBOUND 43 INTO THE CITY OF WASCO.

WELL, IT'S NICE TO KNOW WE KEEP THE STREETS OF SHAFTER CLEAN, TOO.

SO, YEAH, SOMEONE HAD TO HAVE TO CALL THE POLICE CHIEF ABOUT THIS ONE.

I SAW A COMMENT ON SOCIAL MEDIA WHEN THERE WAS A SHOOTING IN IN SHAFTER AND THEY SAID IT FEELS VERY WASCO.

WASCO ISH. OH, GOD, THAT'S SO.

YEAH. GEEZ. ALSO, ONE OTHER THING.

I KNOW IT CAME OUT IN THE MEDIA A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO ABOUT THE HOMICIDE INVESTIGATION THAT WAS GOING ON.

THE ORIGINAL CALL WAS JUST THE STABBING THAT OCCURRED, AND THE VICTIM WAS TRANSPORTED TO THE HOSPITAL WHERE HE LATER DIED A COUPLE OF DAYS LATER. SO IF ANYONE HAS ANY INFORMATION IN THE PUBLIC THAT COULD HELP US IN THAT INVESTIGATION OR CONTACT THE SECRET WITNESS HOTLINE OR THE KERN COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE HOMICIDE INVESTIGATOR UNIT.

OUTSTANDING. THANK YOU, SIR.

REPORTS FROM THE CITY MANAGER, MR.

[15) REPORTS FROM THE CITY MANAGER]

SO I HAVE A FEW EVENTS COMING UP HERE.

CSO'S SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS IS HAVING A CHILD DEVELOPMENT EVENT.

WE HAD THIS LAST YEAR, BUT THE WEATHER TURNED UGLY AND THE TURNOUT WAS VERY LOW.

WE'RE GOING TO TRY AGAIN ON THURSDAY, THE FOURTH, TWO DAYS FROM NOW, 930 TO 1130 AT BARKER PARK PARKING LOT.

WE'LL HAVE A VARIETY OF CITY VEHICLES, THE BIG TRUCKS AND THINGS THAT KIDS LIKE TO LOOK AT.

AND THIS IS PRIMARILY THE THE CONSUMERS OF THIS EVENT ARE MOTHERS WITH SMALL CHILDREN THAT AREN'T IN SCHOOL.

AND THEY LOVE GOING AROUND AND SEEING HOW THE TRUCKS WORK AND SO FORTH.

SO THAT'S COMING UP AGAIN, 930 THURSDAY AT BARKER PARK.

AS MEMBER GARCIA POINTED OUT, THE CCDC ANNUAL SUMMIT WILL BE TELEVISED ON MAY 13TH FROM 6 TO 730. I FAIL TO NOTE THE CHANNEL, BUT I BELIEVE IT WAS 17.

YEAH, IT IS. AND WE HAVE ANOTHER SNIP EVENT SCHEDULED OR NOT SCHEDULED YET.

WE DO. THAT'S NOT SCHEDULED.

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BULKY WASTE REPORT.

THE EVENT WAS WELL ATTENDED AND IT LOOKS LIKE.

OH. AT THE LAST SNIP EVENT THERE WERE 48 ANIMALS SPAYED OR NEUTERED.

SO JUST FOR THE RECORD.

BULKY WASTE EVENT NETTED 5.9 TONS OF SCRAP METAL, ONE POINT ALMOST 1.6 TONS OF MATTRESSES, 7.2 TONS OF TRASH AND 2.1 TONS OF E-WASTE.

SO THAT'S VERY SUCCESSFUL TO KEEP THOSE ITEMS OUT OF OUR ALLEYS AND YARDS AND AND SIDES OF THE ROAD.

SO A TOTAL OF SIX, ALMOST 17 TONS THERE.

16 TONS. WHAT DO YOU GET, I GUESS IS THE PROPER WELL UPDATE.

SO WE HAVE WELL, 12 IS BACK ONLINE.

THE MOST RECENT BACK TESTS HAVE BEEN NEGATIVE AND IT'S BEEN CLEARED TO RESUME FUNCTION.

WELL, 14 HAS BEEN REPAIRED AND THE PUMP PAUSED THIS MORNING, BUT IS NOW RUNNING.

OKAY. IT'S UP AND RUNNING.

EVERYTHING'S RUNNING CORRECTLY.

IF YOU DON'T MIND, I'LL JUST SURE EVERYTHING'S RUNNING CORRECTLY.

STAFF IS GOING TO FLUSH THE LINE, THE LINES, THE WELL AS NORMAL PROCEDURE.

SO THIS, WELL, IF NEEDED, CAN BE BACK ONLINE AFTER TESTING BACK ON FRIDAY.

BUT IT'S UP AND RUNNING.

NO ISSUES. THIS IS AN UNFORTUNATE ONE RIGHT NEXT TO US.

THAT'S THE ONE THAT THE BOWLS WERE DAMAGED OR SOMEHOW NOT WORKING, THE CASING WERE REPLACED.

AND THEN SOME OF SEVERAL OF THE JOINTS WERE REPAIRED AS WELL.

WERE REMOVED AND THEY WERE JAMMED, SO THEY HAD TO BE CUT.

SO THAT BRINGS UP ANOTHER QUESTION THAT I ASKED BEFORE.

THAT'S A BRAND NEW.

WELL, RIGHT.

YES. DO WE HAVE ANY RECOURSE WITH THE THE BUILDERS OF THE WELL STAFFS CURRENTLY IN TALKS WITH THE JASPER AND GETTING GATHERING ALL THE INFORMATION AND SEE WHAT.

AND SUPREME CHAIR FOR THAT, RIGHT? RIGHT. I'D BE VERY INTERESTED IN FINDING OUT WHAT WHAT TRANSPIRED.

WE'LL GO BACK AND RECORD IT.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

OKAY. NEXT UP, THE HOUSING ELEMENT SURVEY IS STILL AVAILABLE TO OUR RESIDENTS AND COUNCIL OR ANYONE WHO CARES TO RESPOND. THERE'S A LINK THAT'S PROMINENT ON THE CITY WEBSITE THERE.

CITY OF WASCO. ORG.

THERE IS A NEW UTILITY ASSISTANCE PROGRAM.

PERHAPS NOT BRAND NEW, BUT NEW TO US.

OPERATED THROUGH CAPC AND WE'LL HAVE SOME DETAILS ADDED TO OUR SITE SOON ON THAT AS WELL.

BUT IN GENERAL, THIS OFFERS FOR QUALIFYING RESIDENTS WHO ARE BEHIND ON THEIR UTILITIES OR FACING BEING BEHIND.

THEY CAN QUALIFY FOR UP TO $2,000 OF ASSISTANCE TOWARD THOSE UTILITY BILLS.

SO WE WILL POST ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THE WEBSITE ABOUT THAT REMINDER THAT THE COUNCIL HAD DECIDED WHEN OUR CALENDAR FOR THE YEAR WAS PUT INTO PUT INTO PLACE, THAT WE WOULD BE DARK ON JULY 4TH, WHICH IS THE FIRST TUESDAY OF JULY.

SO OUR NORMAL COUNCIL DATE.

SO JUST A REMINDER TO MARK THAT DOWN ON YOUR CALENDARS.

AND THEN WE DID GET SOME LAST MINUTE TAKERS ON OUR VETERANS BANNER PROGRAM.

SO WE HAVE NOW POSSIBLY SEVEN FOLKS THAT ARE INTERESTED AND ALSO CONSIDERING PERHAPS A WAY TO RECOGNIZE OUR EMPLOYEES THAT ARE VETERANS AND AND LOOK INTO A PROGRAM TO BRING THAT BACK TO YOU.

COUNCIL FOR FINAL APPROVAL OR FUNDING.

BUT NOTIONALLY, THE IDEA WOULD BE TO RECOGNIZE THEM EITHER WITH INTERNALLY GATHERED FUNDS OR THROUGH CITY FUNDS.

SO VERY NICE IDEA. I LIKE IT.

THEN WE HAVE A CAL CITIES MEMBERSHIP MEETING ON THURSDAY, MAY 18TH IN MADERA, AND THAT INFORMATION CAME IN FAIRLY RECENTLY THIS AFTERNOON.

SO WE'LL FORWARD THAT WHEN WE CAME INTO THE MEETING AS WE WERE COMING IN.

SO IF IT'S NOT ALREADY IN YOUR INBOX, YOU'LL SEE A DUPLICATE COME IN FROM THE CLERK'S OFFICE SOMETIME IN THE NEXT DAY OR SO.

AND THEN REMINDER THAT I WILL BE ON VACATION STARTING AS SOON AS THIS GAVEL IS STRUCK THROUGH.

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SO I'LL BE BACK IN THE OFFICE TUESDAY.

AND ASSISTANT CITY MANAGER LAURA WILL BE ACTING IN MY ABSENCE.

AND UNLESS THERE ARE QUESTIONS, THAT'S ALL I HAVE FOR CITY MANAGER COMMENTS.

MAY I ASK A QUESTION REGARDING THE SNIP SNIP BUS RESULTS? OKAY. I TALKED ABOUT THIS LAST MEETING TOO, THAT THE RESULTS WERE NOT MEETING EXPECTATIONS.

DO WE KNOW WHETHER THESE RESULTS MET EXPECTATIONS BASED ON THE ON THE POINT VALUE THAT THEY ASSIGN TO EACH PROCEDURE? DO WE KNOW THAT? SO REALLY QUICK ON THE POINTS, I'M STILL NOT TOO FAMILIAR WITH HOW THEIR SYSTEM WORKS, BUT ON THE AVERAGE IT'S ABOUT 50 ANIMALS PER PER EVENT.

SO THAT'S PRETTY CLOSE TO.

OKAY. YEAH. OKAY.

AND I WILL ADD THAT WE'RE STILL LOOKING AT THAT WHOLE PROCESS, THE THE PROCEDURE FOR MAKING RESERVATIONS AND HOW FAR AHEAD THE RESERVATIONS ARE MADE. IT MAY BE CONTRIBUTING TO SOME OF THE SOME OF THE ISSUES THAT WE'RE HAVING WITH THE NO SHOWS BECAUSE IT'S SO FAR AHEAD.

PEOPLE HAVE A LOT OF CONFLICTS.

THEY DON'T CALL AND CANCEL.

THEREFORE, THAT SPOT IS TAKEN UNLESS THERE HAPPENS TO BE SOMEBODY STANDING THERE AT FOR THAT WINDOW, THEN THAT MIGHT GO UNUSED.

AND SO WE'RE WE'RE STILL IN DISCUSSIONS WITH THE CURRENT PROVIDER AND POTENTIALLY IF THERE ARE OTHER PROVIDERS THAT MIGHT BE MORE EFFECTIVE.

VERY GOOD. THAT WAS NOT MENTIONED TO ME THAT, YOU KNOW WHAT YOU JUST SAID, RESERVATIONS ARE BEING MADE FAR IN ADVANCE AND THAT CAUSES A CONFLICT WITH THOSE THAT MAY.

THAT'S A NEW DEVELOPMENT.

YEAH. OKAY. VERY GOOD.

MAY I ADD SOMETHING THAT WAS MENTIONED THIS MORNING? I BELIEVE THAT OUR SHELTER ANIMALS ARE GIVING CYCLE.

THERE ARE NO SHOW. WE TRY TO TAKE CARE OF OUR SHELTER ANIMALS.

YES. THOSE OUR OWN SHELTER ANIMALS.

YES. OKAY.

YEAH. THAT SERVES THE SAME PURPOSE.

YES, IT DOES. RIGHT.

VERY GOOD. THANK YOU.

ALL RIGHT. REPORTS FROM THE CITY COUNCIL, MAYOR PRO TEM GARCIA TO MY TWO DOGS WERE TWO OF THOSE FROM THIS WEEKEND.

[16) REPORTS FROM THE CITY COUNCIL]

SO THEY PUT US IN FOR SORRY, I TRY TO GET IN IN FEBRUARY AND THEY PUT US IN FOR THE LAST FOR THIS MONTH, FOR APRIL.

IT WAS EASY. IT WAS COVERED.

SHOWED UP, DROPPED THEM OFF AND GOT THEM PICKED UP AND BEFORE THE BEFORE NOON.

SO IT WAS PRETTY GOOD. I JUST PAID EXTRA FOR THE FOR THE MICROCHIPPING AND STUFF, SO THAT'S PRETTY GOOD.

UM, VACCINE CLINIC WENT PRETTY WELL THIS SUNDAY.

WE HAD ALMOST 50 PARTICIPANTS, DESPITE THERE BEING A NUMBER OF OTHER EVENTS IN TOWN HAPPENING THE SAME DAY.

UM, JUST A FEW OTHER THINGS.

I KNOW I WASN'T ABLE TO ATTEND THE LAST MEETING, BUT I JUST KIND OF WANTED TO TOUCH ON THE CITY LEADERS SUMMIT.

I KNOW YOU OTHERS, THE OTHERS PROBABLY ALREADY SPOKE A BIT ABOUT IT, BUT I'M STILL EXCITED ABOUT THE WHAT WE LEARNED, ESPECIALLY THE NUISANCE ABATEMENT OPPORTUNITIES AND I HOPE THE STAFF IS WORKING ON THAT.

I FORWARD YOU TO DO SOME MORE DETAILS.

I'M SURE YOU PROBABLY GOT THE SAME STUFF BUT PUSHED IT UP OVER ANYWAYS.

UM. FOR THOSE OF US GOING TO THE ICC PREP, THERE'S A WEBINAR GOING ON TOMORROW MORNING, I BELIEVE, AT 9 A.M.

FOR JUST LIKE BEING PREPPED FOR THE EVENT AND MAKING THE MOST OF OF THE TRIP.

THIS SCHOOL DISTRICT IS INVITING US TO THE CELEBRATION OF EDUCATION ON THE FOURTH THIS THURSDAY AT 1:30 P.M.

I SENT THAT TO THE CLERK. I'D LIKE TO CONFIRM ATTENDANCE.

FOR MY PART, AT LEAST, THE COUNCIL IS OBVIOUSLY INCLUDED OR WELCOME AS WELL.

THAT'S AT THE SCHOOL DISTRICT ON THIS THURSDAY AT 130.

IT'S USUALLY A MORNING EVENT.

THEY'RE MAKING IT MID DAY LOOKS LIKE.

YEAH. LUNCH. A LUNCH THING.

YEAH. IN AN EFFORT TO CONTINUE TO HAVE GOOD RELATIONSHIP WITH OUR LOCAL PRISON, THE WARDEN HAS THEIR COMMUNITY MEETINGS EVERY MONTH. THAT MAY 1ST IS GOING TO BE ON THE NINTH AT 1 P.M..

GILBERT AND I ARE USUALLY OFF AND ON.

GO TO THAT ONE.

ANYONE'S WELCOME. I'VE CONFIRMED MY ATTENDANCE FOR THIS ONE.

GOOD. I JUST WANT TO REMIND EVERYBODY THAT THAT'S OPEN TO EVERYBODY TO PARTICIPATE.

JUST FOR THE RECORD, THE MAYOR HAS BEEN THERE AS WELL.

GOOD, GOOD, GOOD. IT'S PROBABLY WHEN I PROBABLY MISSED.

OTHER THAN THAT, I THINK THAT'S ALL I GOT TO COVER FOR TODAY.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

MEMBER MEDINA. JUST A COMMENT.

I ATTENDED THE CLEAN UP.

I THOUGHT IT WAS IT WAS GREAT.

I GUESS I HAD A SUGGESTION TOO.

I SAW SOME FOLKS THAT HAD TIRES THAT THEY HAD TO TAKE THEM BACK WITH THEM.

THAT'S ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE SEE OUT IN THE COUNTRY AND WHATNOT.

SO MAYBE FOR THE NEXT CLEANUP, YOU KNOW, IF THERE'S A WAY TO ADD THAT TO THE DISPOSAL, I THINK IT'D BE IT'D BE GREAT.

[00:55:05]

THANK YOU, SIR. MEMBER RAYNOR.

YES. FIRE CHIEF BROUGHT THIS UP.

WEEDS THROUGHOUT THE CITY.

I KNOW WE HAVE AN ORDINANCE THAT ESTABLISHES, YOU KNOW, HOW THEY'RE SUPPOSED TO BE MAINTAINED.

AND SO I DON'T KNOW IF CODE ENFORCEMENT IS ALREADY OUT THERE, YOU KNOW, CONTACTING THESE PEOPLE BECAUSE THERE'S A LOT OF DRY GRASSES THERE AT THAT POINT WHERE THEY'RE VERY FLAMMABLE.

AND THAT COULD BE A BIG ISSUE.

SO ARE THEY ALREADY ADDRESSING THAT? OKAY. YEP.

RIGHT. YEAH. IT'S, YOU KNOW, WE HAVE AN ADDITIONAL PROBLEM BECAUSE OF ALL THE RAIN.

NOW WE HAVE BIGGER WEEDS, YOU KNOW, SO MORE, MORE DRIVEN.

AND THEN ALSO, I HAD A REQUEST.

APPARENTLY THE RECYCLING BINS THAT WERE LOCATED THROUGHOUT THE CITY, ONE BY THE HIGH SCHOOL, YOU KNOW, AND ANOTHER LOCATIONS, I BELIEVE BARKER PARK HAD ONE AS WELL WHERE BEING UTILIZED BY SEVERAL PEOPLE, INCLUDING PEOPLE THAT DO NOT LIVE IN THE CITY COUNTY FOLK.

AND NOW THEY'RE WITHOUT THE ABILITY TO RECYCLE.

AND I'M WONDERING, IS THERE ANY PLAN FOR US TO PUT AND I KNOW THAT'S A COUNTY ISSUE, BUT MAYBE WE CAN HELP AS WELL TO PUT ONE OF THOSE BINS, PERHAPS AT THE AT THE PLANT NEAR THE WATER PLANT WHERE WE RECEIVED THE THE GREEN WASTE, WOULD THAT BE POSSIBLE? I'M WONDERING ABOUT THAT.

WE WOULD HAVE TO DISCUSS THAT WITH OUR CONTRACTOR OR FRANCHISEE THAT THE RECYCLING BIN IS HANDLED EXCLUSIVELY BY AMR, NOT THE CITY.

SO THAT WOULD BE AN ADDITIONAL COST OR SOMETHING THEY WOULD BE WILLING TO ABSORB.

MAYBE THIS IS A CONVERSATION WE NEED TO HAVE WITH THE COUNTY TO ADDRESS THOSE FOLKS BECAUSE THEY DON'T HAVE ANYWHERE TO GO.

I WAS TOLD THAT THEY'RE ASKING THEIR FRIENDS WHO LIVE WITHIN THE CITY LIMITS, YOU KNOW, COULD THEY BORROW THEIR GREEN WASTE? EXCUSE ME? BLUE, BLUE WASTE CAN.

BUT OF COURSE, THAT PRESENTS A PROBLEM FOR BOTH, YOU KNOW, AND IT DEPENDS ON HOW MUCH THEY ARE BRINGING IN.

SO I THINK THAT'S AN ISSUE THAT NEEDS ADDRESSING.

HAVE THEY COMMUNICATED? WE CAN START A CONVERSATION OURSELVES, I THINK, YES.

HAVE THEY REACHED OUT TO THE COUNTY SUPERVISOR ON THIS MATTER? NO. I CAN REACH OUT TO HIM, BUT I THOUGHT I'D BRING IT OUT HERE AS WELL, YOU KNOW, BECAUSE THEY WERE DOING IT.

THESE PEOPLE WERE BRINGING THEY LIVE NEAR JUST OUTSIDE THE CITY LIMITS, YOU KNOW, AND THEY'RE NOT ABLE TO DO THAT ANYMORE.

OKAY. ANYWAY, I WANT TO THANK COUNCIL MEMBER GARCIA FOR TAKING ON THE VACCINATION CLINIC.

I HAD A CONFLICT THIS SUNDAY, COULDN'T BE THERE.

WE HAD A FESTIVAL AT THE CATHOLIC CHURCH, CINCO DE MAYO FESTIVAL, AND SO I HAD TO BE THERE.

BUT THANK YOU FOR DOING THAT.

OKAY. UM.

YOU REMINDED ME OF THE OLDEN DAYS.

YES, OF COURSE. STARTED IT.

RIGHT. THANK YOU, STAFF, FOR ALL THE REPORTS.

YOU KNOW, I READ THEM THE MINUTES.

YEAH, I READ EVERYTHING.

SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

THANK YOU FOR DOING SUCH A GREAT JOB.

APPRECIATE IT. THAT'S IT.

THANK YOU, SIR. I JUST HAVE ONE THING.

I VOLUNTEERED TO PHOTOGRAPH THE ORANGE HEARTS FESTIVAL.

DADDY DAUGHTER DANCE. AND AS ALWAYS, IT WAS AN AMAZING EVENT.

I DON'T KNOW HOW MANY PEOPLE SHOWED UP, BUT IT WAS AT LEAST A COUPLE HUNDRED.

THEY FILLED THE RICHARD REDDING GYM.

IT WAS PACKED. MY WIFE PHOTOGRAPHED 92 FAMILIES IN JUST THE FIRST HOUR ALONE.

SO WHICH IF YOU THINK ABOUT THAT, TRYING TO GET A LITTLE GIRL POSED THAT QUICK IS AMAZING.

THE DADS DIDN'T CARE, WHICH IS A GOOD THING.

LUCKILY, IT WASN'T A MOMMY DAUGHTER DANCE BECAUSE WE WOULD HAVE NEVER GOT THROUGH THE FIRST PHOTOGRAPH BECAUSE WE WOULD HAVE TO RETAKE IT.

THE DADS WERE JUST LIKE, OKAY, IT'S FINE.

BUT SO IT WAS A GREAT EVENT.

THERE WERE A TON OF PEOPLE THERE.

AND WHAT I LOVE ABOUT EVERYTHING THE ORANGE SHIRTS DO IS IT'S NOT A IT'S NOT A CLIQUE OF PEOPLE THAT ATTEND THESE EVENTS.

YOU SEE PEOPLE FROM ALL WALKS OF LIFE, ALL INCOME LEVELS, ALL RACES AT THESE THINGS.

AND IT IS JUST IT'S AN AMAZING COMMUNITY EVENT.

I'M GRATEFUL FOR THEM AND FOR THE WORK THEY DO FOR OUR CITY.

SO I HAVE NOTHING ELSE.

WE HAVE NO CLOSED SESSION.

SO THIS MEETING IS ADJOURNED AT 7:02 P.M.

AND SCOTS ON VACATION. I'M ON VACATION.

YEAH.

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.