May 16, 2023 City Council

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[1) CALL TO ORDER: Mayor Martinez ]

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THE TIME IS 6:00 PM.

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 ARE PRESENT.

THANK YOU. CAN EVERYONE PLEASE STAND FOR A 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.

PLEASE REMAIN STANDING.

IF I COULD HAVE PAUL HERNANDEZ, PLEASE COME FORWARD.

THANK YOU. LET'S GO AHEAD AND PRAY.

LOVING FATHER, WE COME TO YOU RIGHT NOW.

LORD, JUST ASKING YOUR BLESSING ON THIS DAY.

HUMBLY, LORD, BOWING OURSELVES BEFORE YOU, LORD, ADMITTING THAT WE NEED YOUR WISDOM.

WE NEED YOUR GUIDANCE, LORD.

OUR COMMUNITY NEEDS YOUR HELP, LORD.

WE PRAY THAT YOU WOULD HELP US DO ALL THINGS DECENTLY AND IN ORDER.

LORD PRAY THAT YOU WOULD BE WITH OUR, OUR NATION AND ALL THOSE REPRESENTATIVES, LORD, THAT WE HAVE IN OUR GREAT STATE.

WE PRAY THAT YOU WOULD CONTINUE TO BLESS THE COUNCIL MEMBERS, LORD, AND THEIR DECISION MAKING FOR OUR COMMUNITY.

PRAY YOU BE WITH THE COMMUNITY MEMBERS AND ALL THEIR NEEDS.

LORD, WE LOVE YOU, GOD PRAISE YOU AND THANK YOU AND ASK THESE THINGS IN YOUR SON, JESUS CHRIST, PRECIOUS AND HOLY NAME.

AMEN. AMEN.

YOU MAY BE SEATED. ITEM NUMBER FIVE PRESENTATIONS PROCLAMATION FOR COMMUNITY ACTION PARTNERSHIP

[5) PRESENTATIONS]

OH, OKAY PLEASE.

[VIDEO] FOR ME I FEEL SATISFIED WHEN SOMEBODY APPRECIATES IT.

THANK YOU. [INAUDIBLE] THE WHOLE MONTH OR THE WHOLE YEAR I'M WORKING.

THAT'S MY THING. MY NAME IS FREDDIE JIMENEZ, WAREHOUSE SPECIALIST TO THE FOOD BANK.

WAREHOUSE SPECIALIST MAINLY WHAT I DO RIGHT HERE IS FORKLIFT DRIVER MAKING ORDERS, DRIVING TRUCKS, DELIVERIES, TAKING DONATIONS AND INVENTORY.

I STARTED IN AND VOLUNTEERED IN THE FOOD BANK IN 2001 BECAUSE ONE DAY I COME IN FOR ASK FOR FOR FOOD AND I SEE WHAT WONDERFUL MEN DO TO THE COMMUNITY.

SO I ASKED, THE SUPERVISOR CAN I COME AND HELP YOU OUT [INAUDIBLE].

AND HE SAID, YES, YOU WANT TO START ON MONDAY? SO I COME IN MONDAY. I START ON MONDAY.

AND THAT DAY MY LIFE CHANGED.

WHEN I GO HOME AND I TELL MY WIFE, I MY WIFE, SHE'S SO HAPPY.

SHE SAID, YOU WANT TO WORK, YOU WORK IN THE FOOD BANK.

YOU WANT TO WORK? YES, I DO.

I WANT TO WORK IN THE FOOD BANK.

AND I LOVE IT WHAT I DO [INAUDIBLE].

I NEVER FORGET THIS ONE.

ONE PARENTS COMING TWO KIDS, ONE BOY, ONE GIRL.

AND THE GIRL HAS A BIRTHDAY.

SO I GOT A CAKE AND THE CAKE IS A PINK CAKE.

HE GOT A LITTLE [INAUDIBLE] ON TOP.

SO I [INAUDIBLE] SUPERVISOR [INAUDIBLE] I WANT A BIG FAVOR.

I WANT TO GIVE THIS CAKE TO THE LITTLE GIRL.

SHE'S CRYING FOR THE CAKE.

SHE HAS A BIRTHDAY [INAUDIBLE].

SHE GOT A BIRTHDAY TODAY [INAUDIBLE].

SO YOU GIVE ME THE CAKE FOR THAT LITTLE GIRL.

EVERYBODY WANT. WE WANT A CAKE.

SO WHAT I DO, I PUT IT INSIDE THE BANANA BOX AND I CURL IT TO THE TOP.

AND THE PARENTS SAY, WHAT IS THAT? HE SAID, OPEN YOUR CAR.

I'LL PUT YOUR CAR IN A BOX IN YOUR CAR.

THE GIRL OPEN [INAUDIBLE] THE PAPER FROM THE TOP.

THEY TAKE IT OUT THE PAPER AND THEY SAY IT'S TIME TO CRY.

AND THE PARENTS STARTED CRYING.

AND HOW IT TOUCHED MY HEART.

MY HEART. BECAUSE I REMEMBER THAT BECAUSE I REMEMBER [INAUDIBLE] CAKE.

SO I GOT A [INAUDIBLE] GIVE IT TO SOMEBODY.

SO THAT DAY IT TOUCHED MY HEART AND IT GAVE ME MORE POWER TO ME COMING TO THE FOODBANK, THAT'S THE THING.

I'M STILL HERE BECAUSE MY ME, I CAN DO BUILDING HOUSING.

I CAN DO A LOT OF THINGS, YOU KNOW, AND MY THING IS HELPING THE COMMUNITY.

I'M GOING TO READ THE PROCLAMATION FOR COMMUNITY ACTION MONTH.

WHEREAS COMMUNITY ACTION PARTNERSHIP OF KERN WAS ESTABLISHED IN 1965 AND HAS MADE ESSENTIAL CONTRIBUTIONS TO INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES ACROSS KERN COUNTY BY CREATING ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES AND STRENGTHENING COMMUNITIES.

AND WHEREAS, COMMUNITY ACTION PARTNERSHIP OF KERN ADDRESSES UNDERLYING CAUSES OF POVERTY, ALLEVIATES THE EFFECTS AND PROMOTES DIGNITY, DIGNITY AND SELF SUFFICIENCY IN THE COMMUNITY WE SERVE. AND WHEREAS, COMMUNITY ACTION PARTNERSHIP OF KERN DELIVERED OVER 19.1 MILLION POUNDS OF FOOD ACROSS KERN COUNTY IN 2022 THROUGH

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AND WHEREAS, COMMUNITY ACTION OF KERN OPERATES THE BROADWAY AND SUNRISE VIA HEAD START LOCATIONS IN WASCO, TENDING TO THE CHILDREN WITHIN THE COMMUNITY AND PROVIDING A HEAD START TO THEIR EDUCATION.

AND NOW, THEREFORE, I VINCENT MARTINEZ, MAYOR OF THE CITY OF WASCO, ON BEHALF OF THE WASCO CITY COUNCIL AND ALL ITS CITIZENS, DO HEREBY PROCLAIM THE MONTH OF MAY 2023 AS COMMUNITY ACTION MONTH IN RECOGNITION OF THE HARD WORK AND DEDICATION THROUGHOUT THE COMMUNITY.

IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF I HAVE HEREUNTO SET MY HAND AND CAUSE TO BE AFFIXED TO THE GREAT SEAL OF WASCO, CALIFORNIA, ON THIS THE 16TH DAY OF MAY 23RD.

MR. GILL? YES, SIR.

WOULD YOU LIKE TO SAY A FEW WORDS? THANK YOU FOR JOINING US.

YES, THANK YOU VERY MUCH, MR. MAYOR. COUNCIL MEMBERS.

MY NAME IS LEWIS GILL AND I SERVE AS THE CHIEF PROGRAM OFFICER FOR CAPK.

TODAY, I STAND BEFORE YOU TO EXPRESS OUR SINCEREST GRATITUDE TO THE CITY OF WASCO FOR DECLARING MAY AS COMMUNITY ACTION MONTH IN KERN COUNTY.

THIS PROCLAMATION IS A TESTAMENT TO OUR COMMUNITY'S DEDICATION TO FIGHTING POVERTY AND IMPROVING THE LIVES OF OUR FELLOW RESIDENTS.

COMMUNITY ACTION PARTNERSHIP WAS ESTABLISHED IN 1965 AS KERN COUNTY'S ANTI-POVERTY NONPROFIT AND HAS BEEN UNWAVERING IN ITS MISSION TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE.

WE OPERATE 19 PROGRAMS THAT PRIMARILY SERVE KERN COUNTY, ADDRESSING VARIOUS NEEDS AND CREATING LASTING IMPACT.

AS YOU MENTIONED, OUR HEAD START PROGRAM, EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION IS A SHINING EXAMPLE OF OUR COMMITMENT TO EDUCATION.

ANOTHER ESSENTIAL PROGRAM IS CAPK FOOD BANK.

AND I HAVE SEEN FREDDIE'S VIDEO SO MANY TIMES AND EVERY TIME IT'S LIKE I'M GOING TO JUST YEAH, I LOVE THAT STORY.

IT'S ALWAYS THOSE LITTLE THINGS, ISN'T IT? RIGHT. WHEN WE JUST SHOW A LITTLE BIT OF KINDNESS TO SOMEBODY.

I GOT OFF SCRIPT. THEY HAVE THINGS THAT I'M SUPPOSED TO SAY, BUT I'M ALWAYS MORE INTERESTED IN THE PEOPLE THAN THE LIVES.

OUR 211 CALL CENTER SERVICES A LIFELINE CONNECTING INDIVIDUALS WITH A WIDE RANGE OF SOCIAL SAFETY NET SERVICES, FROM UTILITY ASSISTANCE TO WEATHERIZATION AND WATER BILL SUPPORT. OUR CALL CENTER OPERATES 24/7 TO ENSURE THE HELP IS JUST A PHONE CALL AWAY.

OUR MIGRANT CHILD CARE PROGRAM HOLDS GREAT IMPORTANCE IN SUPPORTING AGRICULTURAL WORKERS AND THEIR FAMILIES.

IT ASSISTS IN FINDING CHILD CARE ANYWHERE IN CALIFORNIA.

IT'S ENTIRELY PORTABLE, ENSURING THAT PARENTS CAN WORK WITH PEACE OF MIND, KNOWING THAT THEIR CHILDREN ARE WELL CARED FOR.

BUT NONE OF OUR ACHIEVEMENTS WOULD BE POSSIBLE WITHOUT THE VALUABLE COLLABORATION OF OUR COMMUNITY PARTNERS.

IT IS THROUGH THESE PARTNERSHIPS THAT WE CREATE A NETWORK OF SUPPORT MAKING A REAL DIFFERENCE IN THE LIVES OF PEOPLE.

AND IF ANYONE OR ANYONE YOU KNOW NEEDS HELP, WE URGE YOU TO REACH OUT TO CAPK.

SIMPLY HAVE THEM DIAL 211 AND WE'RE THERE 24/7.

SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

WELL, THANK YOU FOR ALL THAT YOU DO.

WE DO APPRECIATE IT. AND ESPECIALLY THE PROGRAMS FOR THE KIDS TO MAKE SURE THAT WE DON'T HAVE ANY CHILDREN GOING HUNGRY.

ARE THERE ANY COMMENTS FROM THE OTHER MEMBERS? NO, NO COMMENTS. BUT I JUST WANT TO THANK YOU AND CAPK, BECAUSE YOU DO A LOT FOR MANY COMMUNITIES IN KERN COUNTY, BUT ALSO WASCO, YOU DO A LOT FOR OUR COMMUNITY.

SO I THANK YOU FOR ALL YOU DO FOR OUR COMMUNITY.

THANK YOU. YEAH, YOU MAY NOT ALWAYS KNOW IT, BUT THE CAPK FOOD BANK IS BEHIND A LOT OF THESE FOOD DRIVES AND DISTRIBUTIONS ALL THROUGHOUT THE COMMUNITY.

ALL THESE ORGANIZATIONS THAT PUT THEM ON EVERY MONTH AND OTHER FREQUENT LOCATIONS.

THEY USUALLY COME FROM THE FOOD BANK.

SO WE APPRECIATE THAT AND THE PARTNERSHIP.

THANK YOU.

ALL RIGHT. ITEM FIVE B PROCLAMATION FOR COLLEGE COMMUNITY SERVICES, CCS, MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS MONTH.

MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS MONTH.

WHEREAS EXCUSE ME, SIR, I GOT TO PUT ON MY GLASSES.

I FORGOT I HAVE THESE NOW.

DO YOU WANT TO SEE IT HERE? YES. WHEREAS IN 1949, THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MENTAL HEALTH, KNOWN NOW KNOWN AS MENTAL HEALTH AMERICAN ORGANIZATION, CREATED MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS MONTH.

AND WHEREAS, MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS MONTH WAS ESTABLISHED TO INCREASE AWARENESS OF THE IMPORTANCE OF MENTAL HEALTH AND WELLNESS IN AMERICANS LIVES AND TO CELEBRATE RECOVERY FROM MENTAL ILLNESS. AND WHEREAS, MENTAL ILLNESS CAUSES UNTOLD SUFFERING FOR MILLIONS OF INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES IN COMMUNITIES ACROSS THE COUNTRY.

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AND WHEREAS IT IS OUR RESPONSIBILITY BOTH AS INDIVIDUALS AND A COMMUNITY TO SUPPORT AND CARE FOR THOSE IN NEED AND HELP THE PEOPLE FIND THE MENTAL HEALTH RESOURCES THEY NEED FOR THEMSELVES, FAMILY, FRIENDS AND NOW THEREFORE I VINCENT MARTINEZ MAYOR OF THE CITY OF WASCO, ON BEHALF OF THE WASCO CITY COUNCIL AND ITS CITIZENS, DO PROCLAIM THE MONTH OF MAY 2023 AS MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS MONTH.

WE HAVE TWO PEOPLE HERE, PATTY AND NAOMI.

CAN YOU GUYS PLEASE COME FORWARD? WOULD YOU LADIES LIKE TO SAY A FEW WORDS? YES. I'M NOEMI OJEDA.

I'M THE DIRECTOR OF THE CHILDREN'S MENTAL HEALTH CLINIC AND I'M A LICENSED THERAPIST.

AND I JUST WANT TO SAY, I'M REALLY GRATEFUL FOR THIS PROCLAMATION.

OUR TOWN IS STILL IN SO MUCH NEED.

WE'RE CURRENTLY SERVING ABOUT 300 CHILDREN FROM WASCO AND SURROUNDING AREAS, BUT WE ARE CONSTANTLY GETTING REFERRALS FOR FAMILIES IN NEED.

AND THIS PROCLAMATION AND HAVING EVENTS IN THE TOWN BRING AWARENESS TO THOSE PEOPLE.

AND WE REALLY BELIEVE EVERY HUMAN DESERVES TO HAVE THOSE THOSE KIND OF NEEDS MET.

EVERY PERSON IS AFFECTED BY MENTAL HEALTH IN ONE WAY OR ANOTHER.

SO THIS IS ONE STEP FORWARD IN BREAKING THAT STIGMA.

SO THANK YOU.

AND I HAVE MUGS FOR YOU GUYS.

THANK YOU. PATTY, DID YOU WANT TO SAY ANYTHING? SO MY NAME IS PATTY.

I'M THE LEAD THERAPIST AT CCS WASCO.

AND YEAH, I JUST WANT TO THANK YOU GUYS.

I THINK CONVERSATIONS LIKE THIS IS REALLY WHERE IT STARTS AND REALLY REDUCING THAT STIGMA IN UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES LIKE OURS.

SO JUST THANK YOU GUYS FOR THIS PROCLAMATION.

AND HOPEFULLY WITH CONVERSATIONS LIKE THESE, WE CAN REDUCE THAT STIGMA, STIGMA AND PEOPLE CAN REALLY GET THE HELP THAT THEY DESERVE.

SO THANK YOU.

NAOMI DO YOU WANT TO MENTION YOUR EVENT ON THURSDAY? YES, I KNOW. WE ARE HAVING TO CELEBRATE MAY MENTAL HEALTH MONTH.

WE'RE HAVING AN EVENT THIS THURSDAY, 5 TO 7 P.M.

AT 826 [INAUDIBLE].

WE JUST MOVED, SO 826 STREET HERE IN WASCO IN OUR PARKING LOT.

WE'RE GOING TO HAVE FREE TACOS AND FREE AGUAS FRESCAS AND A LOT OF INFORMATION ABOUT MENTAL HEALTH.

SO THAT'S OUR NEW LOCATION RIGHT HERE AT THE NEW BUILDING.

THAT'S OUR NEW LOCATION. YES, RIGHT ACROSS FROM THE LAUNDROMAT BEHIND [INAUDIBLE] THAT'S WHAT I KEEP TELLING PEOPLE FROM WASCO.

AND FOR ANY ADULT THAT NEEDS SERVICES, THEY GO THERE AND EACH CHILD WHO NEEDS SERVICES THEY GO TO OURS.

DID ANY OF THE MEMBERS HAVE ANY COMMENTS? JUST ME. MAYOR, I GUESS.

I'M SORRY. I'M GOING TO MISS THE TACOS.

I HAVE ANOTHER MEETING TO GO TO.

ALL RIGHT. ITEM NUMBER SIX PUBLIC COMMENTS.

[6) PUBLIC COMMENTS]

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

THANK YOU. ITEM NUMBER SEVEN, WE HAVE NO BUSINESS ITEM NUMBER EIGHT WE HAVE NO BUSINESS 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 E.

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MAYOR PRO TEM GARCIA I DO NOT.

MEMBER MEDINA. NO, I'M SORRY.

NO, NO.

MEMBER REYNA. I HAVE NO CONFLICT.

MEMBERS SALDANA. NO CONFLICT.

IS THERE ANYONE IN THE AUDIENCE THAT WOULD LIKE TO REMOVE AN ITEM? SEEING NO ONE.

ARE THERE ANY COUNCIL MEMBERS WHO WOULD LIKE TO REMOVE AN ITEM? MAYOR PRO TEM GARCIA MEMBER.

MEDINA NONE. MEMBER REYNA.

I'D LIKE TO REMOVE ITEM 9B1.

ITEM 9B1 FIRST ONE.

OKAY. MEMBER SALDANA, IS THERE ANYTHING YOU WOULD LIKE TO REMOVE? NO, NONE. I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE ALL ITEMS EXCLUDING THE 9B1, SECOND.

IT'S BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED.

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

AYE. MAYOR PRO TEM GARCIA.

AYE. COUNCIL MEMBER MEDINA.

AYE. COUNCIL MEMBER.

REYNA. AYE.

COUNCIL MEMBER SALDANA, AYE.

MOTION BY MAYOR MARTINEZ.

SECONDED BY MAYOR PRO TEM GARCIA TO APPROVE THE CONSENT CALENDAR WITH SEPARATE CONSIDERATIONS ON ITEM 9B1 FOR FURTHER DISCUSSION.

MOTION IS UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED.

MEMBER REYNA. YES.

[9) b.1. Approval of City Council Meeting Minutes for: 1. March 7, 2023, Regular Meeting]

A REPORTED ON THE RESULTS OF THE VACCINATION CLINIC AND I REPORTED THAT I HAD GIVEN OUT 56 $50 CARDS AND IT WAS CAPTURED AS $5,650 IN GIFT CARDS.

AND OF COURSE, THAT NEEDS TO BE CORRECTED TO 56, $50 CARDS.

AND IF THERE IS NO FURTHER COMMENTS, I MOVE TO APPROVE THE ITEM.

SECOND, IT'S BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED.

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

AYE. MAYOR PRO TEM GARCIA.

AYE. COUNCIL MEMBER MEDINA.

AYE. COUNCIL MEMBER REYNA.

AYE. COUNCIL MEMBER SALDANA.

AYE. MOTION BY COUNCIL MEMBER REYNA, SECONDED BY MAYOR PRO TEM GARCIA TO APPROVE ITEM 9B1 WITH THE CHANGES AS MENTIONED.

MOTION IS UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED.

THANK YOU. ITEM NUMBER TEN PUBLIC HEARINGS.

[10) a. Introduce and Waive the First Reading of an Ordinance of the City Council of the City of Wasco Amending an Ordinance and Accepting the Requirements of the Penal Code Relating to the Recruitment and Training of Law Enforcement Officers, 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.]

THEREFORE, PURSUANT TO STATE GUIDELINES SECTION 15060 C3, NO ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW IS REQUIRED.

CHIEF [INAUDIBLE]. YES.

GOOD EVENING, HONORABLE MAYOR, MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL ORDINANCE NUMBER 98, WHICH WERE AMENDING OR ATTEMPTING TO AMEND, HAS TO DO WITH POST CERTIFICATION FOR THE POLICE AGENCY HERE IN WASCO.

THERE'S QUITE A BIT OF HISTORY HERE.

IN 1961, THIS ORDINANCE WAS WRITTEN TO ESTABLISH THE ORIGINAL WASCO POLICE DEPARTMENT AS A PEACE OFFICER STANDARDS AND TRAINING CERTIFIED AGENCY WITH THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA.

OBVIOUSLY, A LOT OF YEARS HAVE GONE BY SINCE THEN.

WE'RE NOW IN THE PROCESS OF REESTABLISHING OUR POLICE DEPARTMENT AND WE CERTAINLY WANT TO BE A POST CERTIFIED AGENCY AND HELD TO THE PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS THAT POST HAS, AS WELL AS THE PROVISIONS OF THE PENAL CODE.

THE MODIFICATION OF THIS ORDINANCE IS SIMPLY ADDING DISPATCHERS TO THE POST CERTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS AS FAR AS POST TRAINING. SO THE MODIFICATION IS THAT DISPATCHERS ARE NOW INCLUDED AS PART OF THE POST REQUIREMENTS.

AT THIS TIME, I'D LIKE TO OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING.

DO WE HAVE ANY COMMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC? SEEING NONE AT THIS TIME, I'D LIKE TO CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING.

ANY COMMENTS FROM THE MEMBERS, MAYOR PRO TEM GARCIA? NONE AT THIS TIME. MEMBER MEDINA.

NO COMMENTS. MEMBER REYNA.

NO COMMENTS. MEMBER SALDANA.

NO COMMENTS. AND I HAVE NO COMMENTS.

I'D LIKE TO ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO INTRODUCE AND WAIVE THE FIRST READING OF THE ORDINANCE, MOVE TO APPROVE.

IT'S BEEN MOVED BY MR. REYNA AND SECONDED BY ALEX.

MADAM CLERK, CAN YOU CALL THE VOTE BY ROLL CALL? MOTION BY COUNCIL MEMBER REYNA, SECONDED BY MAYOR PRO TEM GARCIA TO INTRODUCE AND WAIVE THE FIRST READING OF AN ORDINANCE MOTION IS UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED.

THANK YOU. ITEM NUMBER 11 DEFERRED BUSINESS.

WE HAVE NONE. ITEM NUMBER 12 NEW BUSINESS.

WE HAVE NONE.

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

THE ECONOMIC SUMMIT WAS ON SATURDAY.

DID YOU GET TO WATCH IT? I DIDN'T GET TO WATCH IT.

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YOU SHOULD HAVE RECEIVED THAT.

IF YOU HAVEN'T, LET ME KNOW, I'LL FORWARD THE LINK THAT I RECEIVED.

APPRECIATE IT. THANK YOU.

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

THANK YOU, SIR. ITEM C WASCO TASK FORCE MEMBER MEDINA.

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

WE'RE GOING TO GO BACK TO OUR ORIGINAL THURSDAY, FIRST OF THE MONTH, THURSDAY MEETINGS NEXT MONTH.

BUT THERE WAS SOME GOOD CONVERSATION, GOOD DIALOG WITH THE TASK FORCE.

AND I THINK WE'RE GOING TO BE LOOKING TO PUT SOME SORT OF EVENT IN SEPTEMBER.

I DON'T WANT TO DO ANY DETAILS YET AS WE DON'T HAVE ANYTHING FIRM, BUT WE MIGHT BE PUTTING SOMETHING OUT THERE LATER THIS YEAR.

[INAUDIBLE] ITEM 14, I DON'T SEE THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE HERE OR THE FIRE DEPARTMENT, SO WE'LL MOVE ON TO ITEM NUMBER 15 REPORT FROM THE CITY MANAGER.

[15) REPORTS FROM THE CITY MANAGER]

A FEW ITEMS. ONE IS THE REMINDER ABOUT THE MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS MONTH AND THE EVENT ON THE 18TH.

THEY STOLE MY THUNDER ON THAT.

WE HAVE A ON MAY 31ST, A SPAY AND NEUTER EVENT, 8 A.M.

TO 4 P.M.

HERE AT THE COURTHOUSE, I BELIEVE IS THE LOCATION AND THEY WILL START TAKING APPOINTMENTS THIS SATURDAY AT NOON.

CORRECT. SO WHAT'S THE DATE ON THAT? THE 31ST 5-31.

THANK YOU. THERE WILL ALSO BE A JUNE SNIP EVENT, BUT THE DATE, THE PRECISE DATE HASN'T BEEN SET YET.

SO WE'LL REPORT ON THAT.

GROCERY OUTLET.

WE HAVE A TENTATIVE DATE FOR RIBBON CUTTING ON JUNE 15TH, AND THE REPRESENTATIVES FROM GROCERY OUTLET ARE OFFERING A WALKTHROUGH THE DAY PRIOR TO THE RIBBON CUTTING FOR CITY OFFICIALS AND STAFF.

SO WE'LL GET SOME MORE DETAILS TO THE COUNCIL AS THAT THE TIME IS SET AND SO FORTH.

STILL OUT THERE A LITTLE WAYS.

JULY 14TH IS SET FOR THE ANNUAL BIKE RODEO.

THERE'S A FLYER PENDING ON THAT.

WHEN WE GET THAT, WE'LL DISTRIBUTE THAT TO THE COUNCIL.

I ATTENDED THE MCAB MEETING, WHICH IS A LITTLE KNOWN COUNTY COMMITTEE THAT HANDLES EMERGENCY MEDICAL POLICIES AND AND WHATNOT FOR FOR ALL OF KERN COUNTY.

I GOT MYSELF BACK ONTO THAT THAT COMMITTEE THIS YEAR.

NOTHING TERRIBLY EARTH SHAKING DURING THAT MEETING.

THAT WAS MOSTLY STANDARD BUSINESS.

A QUARTERLY REPORT FROM JEFF FERRIS, WHO'S ONE OF THE MANAGERS THERE IN THAT DEPARTMENT.

BUT A COUPLE OF THINGS THAT WE'LL BE INVESTIGATING TO PERHAPS INTEGRATE INTO OUR INTO OUR POLICE DEPARTMENT OPERATIONS.

IT'S A NEW PRODUCT CALLED TELEHEALTH 911 THAT MAYBE CAN BE INTEGRATED, PERHAPS WITH DISPATCH CENTERS.

SO THE COUNTY IS LOOKING AT MAYBE IMPLEMENTING THAT COUNTYWIDE, AND THAT IS ALL I HAVE.

THANK YOU, SIR. ITEM 16 REPORTS FROM THE COUNCIL, MAYOR PRO TEM GARCIA.

[16) REPORTS FROM THE CITY COUNCIL]

THANK YOU. MEMBER SALDANA I HAVE NO REPORTS.

MEMBER MEDINA.

I'VE NOTHING TO REPORT. AND MEMBER REYNA.

THANK YOU, MAYOR. MAY 9TH, I HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO GET TOGETHER WITH PEOPLE FROM BIKE BAKERSFIELD, AND THEY WERE HERE EARLY THAT MORNING, 7 A.M.

WE MET AT WEST SIDE PARK AND WE DID A BIKE TO WORK RIDE.

NOW I WANT YOU TO KNOW THAT THIS WAS THEY CAME AND DID A PRESENTATION HERE IN FRONT OF THE COUNCIL, BUT THEY DIDN'T PUT UP A FLYER OR PUT OUT A FLYER OR ANYTHING.

SO THE DAY BEFORE, LATE IN THE AFTERNOON, I GOT AN EMAIL AND THEN A TEXT SAYING, WE'RE GOING TO BE THERE, COULD YOU JOIN US? AND SO I WAS ABLE TO DO THAT.

AND THEN LATER THAT AFTERNOON, AROUND 3 P.M., THERE WAS A BIKE RODEO OUTSIDE THE LIBRARY.

AND I ATTENDED THAT AS WELL.

YOU KNOW, IT'S NICE THAT THEY'RE ABLE TO COME AND DO THESE THINGS AND BECAUSE THEY HAVE A LOT OF INFORMATION TO SHARE ABOUT SAFETY BIKE RIDING, THE ONLY THING I WISH FOR IS THAT IT WOULD BE MORE TIME LEADING TIME IN LETTING PEOPLE KNOW SO THAT IT WOULD BE BETTER ATTENDED ALSO.

A WEEK TWO WEEKS AGO THIS THURSDAY, I MET WITH SAMIR SHAIKH, WHO IS THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR FOR THE AIR POLLUTION CONTROL DISTRICT.

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AS A MEMBER OF THE BOARD OUR FIRST MEETING WILL BE THIS COMING THURSDAY, 9 A.M.

IN BAKERSFIELD, AND I BELIEVE THAT'S IT FOR ME.

THANK YOU, MAYOR APPRECIATE IT.

THANK YOU. ONE THING THAT I FORGOT TO MENTION, THAT COLLEGE COMMUNITY SERVICES HAD ASKED ME TO TALK ABOUT WAS THAT THEY ARE A NARCAN DISTRIBUTION SITE.

SO IF ANYBODY IS EVER IN NEED OF THAT, IT IS AVAILABLE THERE.

I HAVE NOTHING ELSE TO REPORT.

SO BEFORE YOU ADJOURN, I DO HAVE A QUESTION TO ASK, IF I MAY.

LAST MEETING I ASKED ABOUT POSSIBLY A STAFF CONTACTING KERN COUNTY REGARDING A PLACE OR PLACING RATHER A RECYCLING BIN FOR THOSE THAT LIVE OUTSIDE THE CITY LIMITS AND, YOU KNOW, ARE UNABLE TO DROP OFF THEIR GOODS.

SO WAS THERE ANY HEADWAY MADE ON THAT? I DID NOT.

OKAY. I DID NOT. I APOLOGIZE.

I'LL GET THAT TAKEN CARE OF.

NO APOLOGIES NEEDED.

I WILL BE MEETING WITH SUPERVISOR COUCH THIS THURSDAY, SO I WILL BRING IT UP TO HIM AND THEN MAYBE WE CAN START THE CONVERSATION THAT WAY.

SO THANK YOU SO MUCH.

APPRECIATE IT. OKAY.

WE HAVE NO CLOSED SESSION, SO THIS MEETING IS ADJOURNED.

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.