[9) e. Adopt a Resolution to Authorize the City Manager or Designee to Execute a Task Order Proposal with QUAD KNOPF, INC., for Professional Consulting Services for Compliance with the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) and National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) to Support the Drinking Water State Revolving Fund Application for the Construction of Four Wells and Two New Water Storage Tanks (Project) in the City of Wasco, and Find that the subject activity is not a project within the meaning of CEQA Guidelines Section 15378 and is therefore not subject to review under CEQA.]

THANK YOU, MAYOR. GOOD EVENING.

I WANT TO MAKE SURE I UNDERSTAND THIS ITEM AS I READ IT.

I'M NOT SURE EXACTLY WHAT'S GOING ON, SO I'LL JUST READ BRIEFLY WHAT IT SAYS HERE THAT WE HAD REQUESTED $44,283,872, AND IN SEPTEMBER, THE CITY RECEIVED NOTIFICATION THAT THE STATE FUNDING UNDER THIS PROGRAM WILL NOT BE ABLE TO COVER THE COMPLETE PROJECT AND THE QUALITY FOR ADDITIONAL FEDERAL AND TO QUALIFY FOR ADDITIONAL FEDERAL EMERGENCY CONTAMINANTS FUNDING.

THE CITY MUST INCLUDE FEDERAL CROSS CUTTER REQUIREMENTS OF NEPA.

SO. WE ARE TO APPROVE $26,427 TO BE ABLE TO DO THAT.

YES. SO AS IS OUTLINED IN THE REPORT, THE STATE REVOLVING FUND IS OR WERE FUNDS ALREADY IN THIS IN STATE CONTROL, THAT POT OF MONEY, WE WERE TOLD IN A MEETING LATE LAST WEEK WAS EXPENDED.

BUT THERE IS FEDERAL BACKFILL MONEY AVAILABLE UNDER THE SAME APPLICATION, UNDER THE SAME REQUIREMENTS, EXCEPT IT'S FEDERAL MONEY.

SO THAT IN ADDITION TO CEQA, THE CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL LAW, WE ALSO HAVE TO COMPLY WITH SOME OF THE INVESTIGATIONS THAT ARE REQUIRED FOR FEDERAL LAW UNDER NEPA IS CALLED.

SO THERE IS ADDITIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL WORK TO BE DONE.

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THE GRANT MANAGER, FOR LACK OF A BETTER TERM FOR THIS OUR APPLICATION WE MET WITH HE AND HIS DIRECT SUPERVISOR ABOUT THIS. THEY DID NOT SEEM TO BE CONCERNED ABOUT OUR APPLICATION OR ANYTHING ELSE.

IT WAS JUST WE NEEDED TO GET THIS ADDITIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL WORK DONE.

VERY GOOD. SO I BELIEVE NOW I UNDERSTAND THAT WE'RE STILL GOING TO GET THE 44 MILLION IN OR WE ARE APPLYING FOR IT.

YES. OKAY. WELL.

I MEAN, THAT IS WHAT WE'VE BEEN TOLD AND WHAT WE'VE BEEN OPERATING UNDER THAT ASSUMPTION FOR MORE THAN A YEAR, RIGHT? YES. SO AS SURE AS ANYTHING IS THAT THAT IS EXACTLY WHAT'S GOING ON.

AND THE REASON WHY I BRING IT UP IS BECAUSE I HAD STATED ON THIS DAIS BEFORE THAT WE HAD THOSE $44 MILLION.

AND IT'S NOT THE CASE.

RIGHT. I MEAN, THOSE HAVE NOT BEEN ALLOCATED TO US IN THE PAST.

BUT I BELIEVE THAT WE HAD THAT THEY HAD ALLOCATED THEM TO US.

THEY HAVE ALLOCATED IT.

THEY HAVE APPROVED OUR OUR APPLICATION TO CONTINUE MOVING FORWARD THROUGH THEIR PROCESS.

BUT I BELIEVE WE'VE CLARIFIED THAT WE DON'T HAVE THE MONEY UNTIL WE SIGN THE GRANT DOCUMENTS AND THAT HAS NOT OCCURRED.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR THE CLARIFICATION.

UNLESS THERE ARE ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS, MAYOR I MOVE TO APPROVE? I'LL SECOND. MADAM CLERK.

IT'S BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED.

CAN WE HAVE 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 COUNCIL MEMBER REYNA, SECONDED BY MAYOR MARTINEZ TO APPROVE ITEM 9E MOTION IS UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED.

I BELIEVE WE HAVE A YOUNG MAN THAT JUST WALKED IN WHO HAD AN ITEM FOR PUBLIC COMMENT.

[6) PUBLIC COMMENT]

HE WAS LATE. IF YOU'D LIKE TO COME FORWARD NOW AND PLEASE INTRODUCE YOURSELF.

YES, SIR. MY NAME IS NOLAN TERREROS.

I'M WITH THE OPEN DOOR NETWORK.

OCTOBER IS DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AWARENESS MONTH, AND AT THE OPEN DOOR NETWORK, WE OFFER SERVICES TO VICTIMS OF SURVIVORS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, SEXUAL ASSAULT AND HUMAN TRAFFICKING, ALONG WITH SERVICES TO HOMELESS INDIVIDUALS IN KERN COUNTY.

THE REASON WHY I'M HERE TODAY IS WE ARE GOING TO BE HOSTING A KIND OF LIKE A HOW DO YOU SAY, AN EVENT HERE IN WASCO NEXT WEDNESDAY.

IT'LL BE AT 6 P.M.

AT IT'S GOING TO TAKE PLACE AT THE 14417 STREET WASCO HERE IN WASCO.

I'M HERE TO ASK YOU GUYS IF WE COULD GET YOUR PERMISSION TO PUT, LIKE, PURPLE LIGHTS AROUND THE CITY HALL BUILDING HERE JUST TO RAISE AWARENESS ON DOMESTIC VIOLENCE HERE IN WASCO.

CURRENTLY WE HAVE OUR OFFICE DOWNTOWN, BAKERSFIELD LIT UP AND OUR UNION CAMPUS OFFICE LIT UP IN PURPLE.

AND WE WOULD LIKE TO GET YOUR PERMISSION TO DO THE SAME HERE IN WASCO.

I BELIEVE THAT WOULD NEED TO BE AN AGENDIZED ITEM, CORRECT? UNFORTUNATELY, YES.

PARTICULARLY IN THIS TYPE OF A REQUEST.

WE DO NOT HAVE ANY SPECIAL MEETINGS SCHEDULED BETWEEN NOW AND THE 17TH.

SO THE 17TH WOULD BE OUR NEXT REGULAR MEETING WHERE WE WOULD HAVE AN AGENDA FOR THAT.

UNLESS COUNCIL DIRECTS STAFF TO SCHEDULE A SPECIAL MEETING TO CONSIDER THIS.

SO UNFORTUNATELY, WE DON'T HAVE A MEETING SCHEDULED BETWEEN NOW AND THEN TO DISCUSS THAT AS AN AGENDIZED ITEM, SO WE WOULDN'T BE ABLE TO, BUT HOPEFULLY SOME OF OUR COUNCIL MEMBERS WILL BE ABLE TO ATTEND THE EVENT.

OKAY, PERFECT. THANK YOU SO MUCH.

MOVING ON TO ITEM NUMBER 12, NEW BUSINESS ADOPT A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER OR DESIGNEE TO APPROVE, REVIEW AND PROVIDE INSPECTION OF THE WASCO ROTARY SIGN PROJECT

[12) a. Adopt a Resolution Authorizing the City Manager or Designee to Approve, Review, and Provide Inspection of the Wasco Rotary Sign Project Implementation and Find that this action is exempt under the California Environmental Quality Act State Guidelines pursuant to Section 15311; therefore, no environmental review is required. ]

IMPLEMENTATION AND FIND THAT THIS ACTION IS EXEMPT UNDER THE CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT STATE GUIDELINES PURSUANT TO SECTION 15 311.

THEREFORE, NO ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW IS REQUIRED.

HONORABLE MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL.

WE HAVE MEMBERS OF THE ROTARY WASCO ROTARY HERE TO DO A PRESENTATION FOR YOU ABOUT THIS PROPOSED PROJECT.

GOOD EVENING. CITY COUNCIL, MAYOR, CITY MANAGER AND EVERYBODY IN THE AUDIENCE.

THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING US TO PRESENT ON THIS TOPIC.

I'M GOING TO ASK MR. LARRY PENNELL AND MR. KELLY RICHARDS TO PLEASE JOIN ME UP HERE.

BEFORE WE START AGAIN, WE WANT TO LIKE TO THANK YOU FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY SET BEFORE YOU.

IT LOOKS LIKE IT PICKED UP SOME GOOD MOMENTUM.

I EVEN SENT IT AS A RESOLUTION.

SO WE WANT TO THANK YOU FOR THAT AS WELL.

BUT WE'RE HERE TO REALLY PRESENT ABOUT POTENTIAL SERVICE PROJECT.

AND ALSO, AS YOU GUYS COULD SEE ON THE SLIDE HERE IS TELLING YOU A LITTLE BIT WHO WE ARE SO WE CAN UNDERSTAND THE CONTEXT AND THE WHY WE'RE HERE.

A SERVICE PROJECT THAT WE WANT TO PROPOSE ON A FOUR WAY, FOUR WAY SIGNS THE FOUR WAY TEST THAT WE'LL EXPLAIN WHAT THAT'S ALL ABOUT IN THE ENTRANCE OF TOWN AND THEN

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ALSO PROPOSE AND LEAVE SOMETHING FOR THE NEXT STEPS, WHICH IS FUTURE PARTNERSHIPS WITH THE CITY, WITH YOU GUYS ON OTHER ITEMS THAT WE COULD ALSO DISCUSS AND WE COULD SET THAT FORWARD. SO THAT IS THE OBJECTIVE OF TODAY BEFORE WE DO GET STARTED, I PASS IT OVER TO LARRY PENNELL.

I WOULD LIKE TO ALSO ACKNOWLEDGE OUR SOME OTHER MEMBERS OF THE ROTARY THAT ARE HERE WITH US TODAY.

WE HAVE DANNY ARELLANO FROM THE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL DISTRICT AS HIS SUPERINTENDENT, OUR SUPERINTENDENT FOR THE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL DISTRICT, BRAD MAYBERRY, WITH LINDA CHAIREZ, PRINCIPAL AT JOHN AL PRUITT AND ALSO SUPERINTENDENT OF WASCO HIGH SCHOOL DISTRICT, MR. KEVIN TALLON. THAT IS JUST A SMALL PORTION OF US THAT ARE COMPOSED OF MEMBERSHIP FOR WASCO ROTARY.

AS YOU GUYS, SOME OF YOU HAVE JOINED US.

GILBERT IS OFTEN FREQUENT VISITOR AS WELL CHIEF FIVECOAT HAS JOINED US A COUPLE OF TIMES.

AND SCOTT, WE MEET EVERY MONDAY.

YOU GUYS ARE OPEN DOOR INVITATION TO OUR MEETING EVERY EVERY MONDAY AT NOON EXCEPT WHEN WE GO DARK ON SOME MEETING TIMES, WHICH IS TYPICALLY ON HOLIDAYS.

YOU'RE MORE THAN WELCOME TO JOIN US FOR OUR CLUB MEETING AND ALSO A LUNCH.

BUT ALSO JOIN US IN FELLOWSHIP IN REGARDS TO US ROLLING UP OUR SLEEVES AND PEOPLE BEING PEOPLE OF ACTION.

SO THANK YOU AGAIN FOR THIS TIME AND WE'LL GO HOPEFULLY GO THROUGH THIS AS SWIFTLY AS POSSIBLE.

BUT IT'S ALSO WITH THE REAL NOTE THAT WE COULD HOPEFULLY CONTINUE AND START SERVICE PROJECTS WITHIN OUR WASCO SCHOOL COMMUNITY THAT IS VERY DEAR TO ALL OF OUR HEARTS AND START SOMETHING THAT WE CAN START ROLLING UP OUR SLEEVES WITH YOU GUYS IN PARTNERSHIP AND START DOING SOMETHING FOR THE BETTERMENT OF OUR COMMUNITY.

SO I'LL PASS IT OVER TO LARRY.

THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT.

GOOD EVENING, MR. MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL.

I'M LARRY PENNELL, WHO WE ARE, WE'RE A WORLDWIDE SERVICE CLUB.

WE'RE DOWN TO 21 MEMBERS RIGHT NOW.

WE'RE EVEN FEWER THAN THAT AFTER COVID, BUT WE'RE SLOWLY REGAINING OUR MOMENTUM AND MEMBERSHIP IS INCREASING.

SO WE'RE DELIGHTED WITH THAT.

WHO WE ARE. WE'RE YOUR NEIGHBORS.

WE'RE YOUR FRIENDS. THE SAME PEOPLE YOU RUN INTO AT THE GROCERY STORE, AT THE BARBER SHOP.

WE ALL ATTEMPT THROUGHOUT THE WORLD WHO ARE ROTARY MEMBERS TO PRACTICE THE FOUR WAY TEST.

IS IT THE TRUTH? IS IT FAIR TO ALL CONCERNED? WILL IT BUILD, GOODWILL AND BETTER FRIENDSHIPS AND WILL IT BE BENEFICIAL TO ALL CONCERNED? THAT'S WHAT WE STRIVE TO EMBRACE IN EVERYTHING THAT WE PURSUE.

WE'RE HERE THIS EVENING TO TALK TO YOU ABOUT AND PROPOSE SIGNS AT OUR ENTRYWAY.

I THINK ALL OF US, AS WE DRIVE INTO TOWN, NOTICE THERE'S A NEED FOR SOME REHAB TO SOME EXISTING SIGNS.

AND WE'D LIKE TO PROPOSE TO YOU THIS EVENING THE INSTALLATION OF SOME NEW SIGNS THAT REFLECT THE FOUR WAY TEST.

WE'RE DELIGHTED TO BE HERE.

WE'RE DELIGHTED TO BE A SERVICE CLUB, AND WE WOULD LIKE TO PARTNERSHIP WITH YOU FOLKS AND YOUR STAFF IN COMING UP WITH FUTURE PROJECTS.

WE'LL GET ON TO THAT A LITTLE BIT LATER THIS EVENING.

BUT THAT'S WHO WE ARE AND WHY WE'RE HERE RIGHT NOW.

WELL, THAT TURNS IT OVER TO ME.

YOU OUGHT TO ATTEND SOME OF OUR MEETINGS.

THEY'RE A HOOT. OKAY.

FOR SOME REASON, I CAN'T IMAGINE WHY I SEEM TO GET FINED A LOT AT OUR MEETINGS.

I JUST DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY THAT HAPPENS.

BUT COULD WE SWITCH THE SIGN TO THE SLIDE, TO THE NEXT SIGN? THIS ONE. THERE WE GO.

AS TRAFFIC COMES IN FROM THE SOUTH, WE HAVE A NUMBER OF PEOPLE WHO SPEED.

I KNOW THAT'S A SHOCK, BUT IT HAPPENS.

AND OUR CLUB HAS COME UP WITH THE IDEA THAT WE COULD POSSIBLY SLOW THIS TRAFFIC DOWN A LITTLE BIT.

WE COULD PUT SOME SIGNS UP.

PEOPLE SLOW DOWN TO READ SIGNS.

REMEMBER THE OLD SHAVING SIGNS THAT USED TO BE UP.

SO YOU HAVE TO BE OLD TO REMEMBER THAT.

[LAUGHTER] BUT I REMEMBER IT.

ANYWAY, IF YOU LOOK AT THESE SIGNS, WHAT WE WANT TO DO IS WE WANT TO HAVE A SERIES OF SIGNS.

WE WANT FIVE OF THEM. THE FIRST ONE WILL SAY, OF COURSE, ROTARY CLUB IN AND OF ITSELF SO THAT THEY KNOW WHO IS SPONSORING THIS.

BUT THEN WE'RE GOING TO HAVE SIGNS THAT HAVE THIS FOUR WAY TEST ON THEM.

AND WE HAVE HIGH HOPES THAT PEOPLE WILL SLOW DOWN TO READ THEM, BECAUSE THESE SIGNS REALLY EXHIBIT UNIVERSAL TRUTHS.

IS IT THE TRUTH? IS IT FAIR TO ALL CONCERNED.

IF YOU SWITCH TO THE NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE.

OKAY. THERE'S THE FIRST ONE.

NEXT ONE. WILL IT BUILD GOODWILL AND BETTER FRIENDSHIPS AND WILL IT BE BENEFICIAL TO ALL CONCERNED? WE CONSIDER THESE TO BE THE CORE OF WHAT WE DO FOR WASCO.

AND MR. PENNELL WAS CORRECT TWO DAYS AGO.

WE HAVE SINCE SIGNED ON TWO NEW MEMBERS.

WE ARE NOW AT 23.

I BELIEVE OUR PRESIDENT ANNOUNCED THAT AT THE MEETING.

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SO WASCO ROTARY IS GROWING SLOWLY AGAIN, BACK TO WHAT COULD BE A SIGNIFICANT BENEFICIAL FORCE FOR THE CITY. AND WE THINK THAT THIS KIND OF SERVICE PROJECT WILL A SLOW DOWN TRAFFIC, AT LEAST A MINUSCULE AMOUNT.

THERE ARE DOGS THAT RUN OUT ON THAT ROAD RIGHT THERE FROM THAT NEIGHBORHOOD.

THERE ARE CHILDREN THAT RUN OUT THERE.

WE WANT TO SLOW TRAFFIC DOWN COMING IN FROM THE SOUTH.

AND WE THINK THAT THESE SIGNS ARE VERY BENEFICIAL TO THE COMMUNITY.

SO WE ASK THAT YOU CONSIDER OUR APPLICATION TO MONITOR US AND HELP US PUT THESE IN.

OKAY. THANK YOU.

NOW, YOU MAY ASK YOURSELF AS CITY COUNCIL AND MAYOR, IS WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE TO PROPOSE? AND IF WE COULD GO TO THE NEXT SLIDE, THE SLIDE THAT KELLY COVERED, WE WANTED TO INCLUDE JUST A REFERENCE THAT WOULD BE A $20 FINE IN ONE OF OUR MEETINGS FOR HAVING JUST GIVING THE CITY COUNCIL SOME IDEAS THERE.

THE SIGNS ALSO HAD THE DIMENSIONS.

AS YOU GUYS CAN SEE, IT'S NOTHING TO OBSTRUCT THEM TO WHERE IT'S GOING TO BE, SOMETHING BLOWN OUT OF PROPORTION.

AND IT'S ALSO SOMETHING AESTHETICALLY NICE WE WANT TO BRING IN BEFORE WE GO OVER WHERE WE WANT TO PROPOSE THESE FOUR WAY TEST SIGN TO BE.

WE WOULD LIKE TO ALSO INCLUDE IN OUR PRESENTATION THAT WE'RE WILLING TO DO WHAT THE CITY COUNCIL AND ALSO THE CITY WITH LUIS BEING THE PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR MAKING US UNDERSTAND WHAT IS GOING TO BE THE REQUIREMENTS OF US.

DO WE HAVE TO HAVE CERTAIN REQUIREMENTS OF POLE, YOU KNOW, FOR EXAMPLE, CIRCUMFERENCE, CERTAIN HEIGHT, ETCETERA, ETCETERA.

WE'RE READY TO MEET THOSE OBLIGATIONS AND OF COURSE WORKING WITH YOUR TEAM TO DO SO.

BUT WITH THAT SAID, WE WOULD LIKE TO PROPOSE THAT THESE SIGNS, AS YOU GUYS SEE IN WASCO ROTO WOULD BE THE FIRST ONE.

THE NEXT FOUR WOULD BE THE FOUR WAY TEST.

WOULD IT BE ON THE ENTRANCE COMING FROM SOUTH GOING NORTH ON HIGHWAY 43? RIGHT. WHEN YOU PASS FILBURN, AS YOU GUYS CAN SEE, THAT'S WHERE SIGN NUMBER ONE.

IF YOU GUYS COULD MAKE REFERENCE TO THAT, THAT WOULD BE OUR FIRST FLOWERBED AS AS SOON AS YOU CROSS FILBERT GOING SOUTH TO NORTH ON 43 COMING INTO THE ENTRANCE.

WE WOULD LIKE TO PROPOSE THAT EVERY SIGN FOR THE FIRST FIVE FLOWERBEDS, THAT'S WHERE THAT SIGN WOULD GO.

FOR EXAMPLE, SIGN NUMBER ONE WOULD BE FOUR FEET TALL.

OUR PROPOSAL DOESN'T MEAN IT HAS TO BE THAT WE WOULD LIKE TO MAKE SURE THAT WE MEET YOUR REQUIREMENTS.

BUT SIGN NUMBER ONE WILL BE WASCO ROTARY, THE SECOND ONE AND THE THIRD ONE THE FOURTH ONE AND THE FIFTH ONE.

OCCUPYING EACH FLOWER BED WOULD BE THE FOUR WAY TEST SIGNS AS WELL.

SO IF YOU KEEP GOING, MARIA, PLEASE, WITH THE NEXT SLIDE, YOU'LL SEE THE NEXT SIGN, THREE AND FOUR GOING SOUTH TO NORTH.

AND THEN THE LAST SIGN WOULD BE THE NEXT SLIDE WOULD BE SIGN FIVE, WHICH WOULD BE THE LAST FOUR WAY TEST SIGN AS WELL.

OKAY. AS KELLY MENTIONED, WE DO WANT TO DO SOMETHING ESTHETICALLY NICE AND ALSO PROPOSE THAT FOR YOU GUYS AS WELL, THAT IT'S NOT JUST SOMETHING THAT WE WANT TO DO AND JUST PROVIDE AND SAY IT'S A MARKETING CAMPAIGN.

IT'S SOMETHING WE DO WANT TO HAVE A PROJECT THAT ALSO SERVES THE COMMUNITY SAFETY, THE ESTHETICS OF OUR COMMUNITY AS WELL, AND THAT SOMETHING COULD BE THE BETTERMENT FOR OUR COMMUNITY. BUT WITH THAT SAID, BEFORE WE CLOSE OFF AND LEAVE THIS THIS IN YOUR HANDS AS WELL, WE WOULD LIKE TO SHOW YOU ANOTHER OUR FUTURE PROJECTS THAT WE ARE CONSIDERING.

SO MARIA, IF YOU COULD GO TO THE NEXT SLIDE AS FUTURE PARTNERSHIPS AND I KNOW THAT WE'VE HAD CONVERSATIONS WITH SOME OF YOU GUYS AT CITY COUNCIL, THE CITY MANAGER, BUT WE'D LIKE TO PROPOSE THAT THIS WOULD BE THE START OF ONE.

I KNOW THAT A WASCO ROTARY, UNFORTUNATELY AND FORTUNATELY WE'RE VERY WELL KNOWN THAT IF AN ORGANIZATION IN OUR COMMUNITY NEEDS MONEY, GO TO WASCO ROTARY, RIGHT WASCO ROSE QUEEN PAGEANT, FIREWORKS SHOW.

WE'LL DROP THE MONEY AND WE'RE VERY HAPPY AND HONORED TO DO THAT.

BUT IT'S NOT ALL ABOUT THAT.

IT'S GREAT TO DO THAT.

IT'S GREAT TO HAVE THAT FELLOWSHIP AND IT'S GREAT TO BE LOOKED UPON THAT.

BUT IT'S ALSO SOMETHING THAT'S TIME TO BE OF ACTION BASED AND A CALL FOR SERVICE.

AND THIS IS WHERE WE WANT TO START.

THIS WOULD BE ONE WITH US IN PARTNERSHIP WITH YOU.

BUT WE WANT TO IF WE MAKE REFERENCE TO THIS, THAT'S A LITTLE BIT MORE SOUTH NOW IN THE CITY OF WASCO, WHICH IS OUR SIGN.

AND SOME OF US HAVE NOTICED IT'S PROBABLY GETTING A LITTLE TIME FOR SOME TLC.

WE WANT TO PROPOSE THAT TO YOU.

THIS IS SOMETHING THAT WE COULD DO IN THE FUTURE WHERE WE COULD ROLL UP OUR SLEEVES WITH YOU GUYS, THAT WE COULD BRING UP OUR CHECKBOOK AND PROVIDE THIS OF SERVICE TO YOU GUYS AND MAKE THIS A PARTNERSHIP OF COMMUNITY BUILDING, COMMUNITY BETTERMENT.

AND IT ALSO GOING TO BE SOMETHING FOR OUR COMMUNITY TO MAKE IT A REALITY.

SO WITH THAT SAID, I WOULD LIKE TO PASS IT OVER TO LARRY AS WE CLOSE OFF WITH SOME CLOSING REMARKS.

THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT. IF WE'RE WHEN WE'RE SUCCESSFUL WITH THIS PROJECT, WE'D LIKE TO DISCUSS WITH YOU AND THE STAFF SOME FUTURE PROJECTS.

THINGS LIKE ADOPTING THE HIGHWAY, KEEPING THE HIGHWAY CLEAN WITH THESE NEW SIGNS HAVE BEEN INSTALLED.

COLLABORATING WITH OTHER PROJECTS THAT THE CITY STAFF MAY BE IN NEED OF HELP WITH.

AS A SERVICE CLUB, WE CAN BRING FORTH BODIES TO HELP THE CITY STAFF ON COMMUNITY WIDE CLEANUP PROGRAMS AND THINGS SIMILAR TO THAT.

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BASICALLY, WE'D LIKE TO GET OUR NAME IN FRONT OF THE COMMUNITY BY DOING PROJECTS LIKE THE PRESIDENT'S BEEN REFERRING TO AND BETTERING THE COMMUNITY, ITS APPEARANCE AND ITS LIVABILITY.

AND WE WANT TO BE VERY HELPFUL AND OF ASSISTANCE TO YOUR CITY STAFF.

WE FOUND THEM TO BE VERY HELPFUL AND CORDIAL IN WORKING WITH US AND GETTING US TO THIS POINT THIS EVENING.

SO THAT'S BASICALLY WHAT WE'RE HERE TO PROPOSE TONIGHT.

IT'S ON INSTALLING NEW SIGNS AND THEN GOING AFTER REHAB TO THE EXISTING SIGNS AND THEN IN THE NEAR FUTURE, ADOPTING SOME HIGHWAYS AROUND THE COMMUNITY.

SO WE'RE AVAILABLE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT COUNCIL MAY HAVE.

THANK YOU. ARE THERE ANY PUBLIC COMMENTS AT THIS TIME, MR. PALLARES? OKAY.

OH, SURE. EXCUSE ME. JOHN PALLARES.

AS FAR AS THIS ITEM 12 A, I ASK THAT YOU TABLE IT OR UTILIZE A LITTLE TIME FOR FURTHER DISCUSSION.

I'D LIKE TO SEE THIS A LITTLE BIT BIGGER IN TERMS OF SAFETY.

MY PERSONAL OPINION IS WE NEED A HARD STOP ON FILBURN, SO WE NEED TALKS WITH CALTRANS AND THE COUNTY AS FAR AS PUTTING IN A LIGHTS OR A STOP SIGN TO MAKE IT SAFER.

WE'VE ALREADY SEEN, YOU KNOW, MULTIPLE DEATHS.

THE ONE THAT COMES TO MIND WAS THAT LITTLE GIRL BACK WHEN THEY HAD THAT MEMORIAL DISPLAY OUT FOR A LONG TIME.

BUT AS FAR AS THE COMMUNITY, I'D LIKE TO SEE SOMETHING A LITTLE BIT BIGGER WHERE THE ROTARY WOULD BE ARMS AND ARMS WITH THE ELKS AND THE KNIGHTS AND ALL THE OTHER COMMUNITIES . WE HAVE FOUR MAJOR ENTRANCES INTO THE TOWN.

AND I KIND OF LIKE TO SEE A BIGGER SIGN SIMILAR TO THE OLD WASCO NICE PLACE TO LIVE.

15 YEARS AGO, 20 YEARS AGO, I HAD ASKED THE CITY FOR PERMISSION TO PUT UP A STREET SIGN.

WELL, IT'S CALLED A ROAD SIGN OF YOUR CLUB'S LOGO.

AND AT THE TIME IT WAS, I WOULDN'T SAY DENIED, BUT NOT FORMALLY MOVED FORWARD BECAUSE AT THE TIME THAT THE SIGN RIGHT THERE FOR WASCO EVEN BACK THEN WAS GOING FOR UPDATING AND MAINTENANCE.

AND SO THOSE SIGNS YOU SEE UP THERE WERE TAKEN DOWN AND WE WEREN'T ABLE TO PUT OUR SIGN UP.

AND I THINK IT'S REALLY NEAT TO DRIVE TO ANY COMMUNITY IN THE STATE AND SEE THIS LARGE SIGN WITH ALL THE ORGANIZATIONS WORKING TOGETHER FOR A COMMON GOAL.

SO THAT'S PRETTY MUCH MY THOUGHTS ON THAT.

I'D LIKE TO SEE A LITTLE BIT BIGGER, YOU KNOW, AND I'M AS FAR AS THIS PARTICULAR ISSUE, I THINK IT'S A WONDERFUL START.

I RESPECT THE ROTARY AND I HOPE IT SUCCEEDS.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU, JOHN.

I GUESS MY ONLY QUESTION WOULD BE TO THE CITY ATTORNEY, DOES THIS SET ANY KIND OF PRECEDENT FOR OTHER ORGANIZATIONS TO BE ABLE TO COME IN AND PUT UP SIGNS? I DON'T KNOW THAT IT SETS LEGAL PRECEDENT, BUT IT CERTAINLY CAN BE REFERRED TO IN THE FUTURE.

SO IT COULD POTENTIALLY EXPOSE THE CITY TO LIABILITY IF ANOTHER ORGANIZATION CAME IN AND WE DENIED THEIR SIGN.

SO I'M NOT WILLING TO GO THAT FAR.

I THINK IT WOULD PROBABLY COME UP IN THE COMMENTS AND THE RESPONSE TO A PROPOSAL.

I DON'T KNOW THAT IT WOULD NECESSITATE ANY LIABILITY ON THE PART OF THE CITY.

OKAY. I'M GOING TO SAY THAT.

THAT WAS ALL I NEEDED TO KNOW.

I THINK IT'S A GREAT IDEA.

I JUST WANTED TO ADD TWO WORDS.

OKAY. I FINALLY REMEMBERED BURMA-SHAVE.

OKAY, THAT WAS IT.

I DIDN'T GO THROUGH I DIDN'T GET COMMENTS FROM THE MEMBERS.

MAYOR PRO TEM GARCIA.

NO, I THINK IT'S A GREAT PROPOSAL.

WE CAN WORK TOGETHER NOT ONLY WITH YOU GUYS, BUT ALL THE ORGANIZATIONS, AND IT'S A GOOD FIRST STEP.

THERE'S NOTHING WRONG WITH THE FIRST STEP TO A GOOD START.

I GREW UP SEEING THOSE SIGNS ON THERE, AND I'D LOVE TO SEE THAT SIGN PRESERVED AND FURTHER REHABBED.

SO ANYONE WILLING TO DO IT, LET'S GO AHEAD AND SUPPORT THEM.

THAT'S ALL I GOT TO SAY. MEMBER MEDINA YEAH.

I MEAN, I THINK THE SIGNS ARE A GOOD IDEA, REALLY LOOKING FORWARD FOR MORE OF THE PARTNERSHIP OF, YOU KNOW, LIKE THE WASCO SIGN AND REVIVING SOME OF THOSE, SOME OF THOSE SIGNAGE. SO THANK YOU.

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MEMBER REYNA.

THANK YOU. I WANT TO WELCOME YOU ALL, INCLUDING VERONICA GIAQUINTA, WHO IS ALSO A MEMBER OF YOUR CLUB.

[LAUGHTER] OH, THAT'LL BE A FINE FOR OUR PRESIDENT.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU. I'LL MATCH MINE.

ALL RIGHT. YOU KNOW, GREAT IDEA.

I LOVE THIS. I ALWAYS LOVE SEEING THOSE SIGNS.

IT WAS COMING FROM BAKERSFIELD TO SHAFTER.

AND YOU WERE ALLUDING ABOUT HOW HIGH THE SIGNS SHOULD BE.

FOUR FEET. OUR STAFF CAN WORK WITH YOU SO THAT WE CAN COME UP WITH A SOLUTION THAT IS FAIR TO ALL CONCERNED.

RIGHT. AND SO I THINK IT'S A GREAT IDEA.

I LOVE THE FACT THAT YOU WANT TO WORK WITH THE CITY ON OTHER MATTERS, CLEAN UP CITYWIDE, CLEAN UP.

HEY, WE'RE HAVING ONE ON OCTOBER THE 21ST.

JOIN US.

YOU'RE WELCOME TO BE THERE.

AND THEN ALSO, YOU MENTIONED THE OLD WASCO SIGN.

I HAPPEN TO TAKE A BIKE RIDE ON SUNDAY TO SHAFTER AND BACK AND I PASS RIGHT BY THAT SIGN AND I COULD SEE UP CLOSE HOW TATTERED THAT SIGN LOOKS. SO GREAT IDEA.

I ALSO LOVE THE FACT THAT WE COULD INCLUDE EVERY ORGANIZATION IN TOWN THAT IS ACTIVE IN THE COMMUNITY, DOING GOOD FOR THE COMMUNITY TO INCLUDE THEIR LOGOS.

SO AND JUST ONE FINAL THOUGHT.

WE USED TO HAVE A TARDY JAR.

I THINK WE CAN BRING A FINE JAR FOR THOSE THAT BREAK THE RULES ON THE DAIS.

[LAUGHTER] SO THANK YOU ALL.

FINE IDEA. MY VOTE IS YES.

MEMBER SALDANA. I LIKE TO ECHO ALONG WITH ALL YOU GUYS OUT OF THE COUNCILMAN I AM ALL FOR WHATEVER IT TAKES FOR, YOU KNOW, THE COMMUNITY TO GET TOGETHER AND WORK TOGETHER AND WHATEVER THE OUTCOME FOR THE PEOPLE IS.

YOU KNOW, THE MAIN THING THAT'S, YOU KNOW, FOR ME THAT I'M FOR IT.

AND I AGREE THAT IT'S SOMETHING IMPORTANT.

AND COMING BACK FROM A CONFERENCE THIS PAST WEEK IN SACRAMENTO, YOU KNOW, THEY SAID ONE OF THE ONE OF THE SPEECHES THAT I WENT SEE OR PRESENTATION WAS TO GET MORE INVOLVED AND, YOU KNOW, TO GET MORE PEOPLE INVOLVED.

AND IT SEEMS LIKE IT'S, YOU KNOW, DIVINE POWERS ARE ALWAYS CLICKING RIGHT ON TIME, IT SEEMS LIKE.

AND I GET EXCITED FOR THINGS LIKE THAT.

SO I'M FOR IT.

BACK IT UP. THANK YOU.

I'D LIKE TO ENTERTAIN A MOTION FOR APPROVAL.

MOVE TO APPROVE MAYOR.

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

MADAM CLERK, CAN WE HAVE THE VOTE BY ROLL CALL? I DIDN'T GET THE SECOND. MAYOR MARTINEZ.

AYE. MAYOR PRO TEM GARCIA.

AYE. COUNCIL MEMBER MEDINA.

AYE. COUNCIL MEMBER REYNA.

AYE. COUNCILMEMBER SALDANA.

AYE. MOTION BY COUNCIL MEMBER REYNA, SECONDED BY COUNCIL MEMBER SALDANA TO ADOPT A RESOLUTION MOTION, IS UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU. AND IF I MAY, REAL QUICK, I KNOW IT MIGHT BE A POINT OF ORDER HERE, BUT YOUR OCTOBER 21ST, SEND THAT OVER, GILBERT.

MAYBE SOME OF US WILL BE OUT THERE WITH YOU GUYS, BUT MAYBE THERE'S SOMETHING WE CAN DO BETTER DO IS MAYBE SPONSOR THE BREAKFAST OR THE LUNCH FOR THOSE PARTICIPANTS THAT ARE THERE. THAT'S SOMETHING THAT WE'RE GOING TO COMMIT.

OUR TREASURER IS RIGHT THERE, MR. DANNY ARELLANO. HE KNOWS THAT WE PROBABLY HAVE THE MONEY FOR IT AS WELL.

AND ALSO OUR REVERSE RAFFLE IS COMING UP.

WE'LL MAKE SURE THAT IT GETS TO MARIA OR SOMEBODY FROM THE CITY.

I KNOW THAT'S SOMETHING THAT IT'S ALWAYS A PLEASURE TO HAVE THE CITY COUNCIL, A CITY MANAGER AND ALSO CHIEF POLICE AND YOU GUYS HAVE STAFF THAT'S ABLE TO PARTICIPATE.

IT'S ALWAYS FUN, BUT MORE IMPORTANTLY, IT'S ALSO A GREAT BENEFIT BECAUSE THAT'S WHAT PUTS THE MONEY IN OUR BANK ACCOUNT TO CONTRIBUTE TO OTHER COMMUNITY BASED ORGANIZATIONS.

SO AGAIN, WHOLEHEARTEDLY ON BEHALF OF EVERYBODY AT WASCO ROTARY IN OUR COMMUNITY, THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

THANK YOU, SIR. OSCAR, JUST FOR THE RECORD, SERGIO GONZALEZ IS IN CHARGE OF THIS, AND YOU CAN FIND HIS [INAUDIBLE] THROUGH KERRY HIS INFORMATION I MEAN TO SAY.

THANK YOU. MOVING ON TO ITEM B, ADOPT A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER OR DESIGNEE TO FINALIZE AND EXECUTE A PURCHASE AGREEMENT WITH PRO FORCE LAW ENFORCEMENT FOR

[12) b. Adopt a Resolution Authorizing the City Manager or Designee to Finalize and Execute a Purchase Agreement with ProForce Law Enforcement for Personal Body Armor used by Police and Code Compliance 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.]

PERSONAL BODY ARMOR USED BY POLICE AND CODE COMPLIANCE OFFICERS AND FIND THAT THIS ACTION IS NOT A PROJECT AS DEFINED UNDER CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT STATE GUIDELINES.

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

YES, HONORABLE MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL.

THIS ITEM IS FAIRLY SELF-EXPLANATORY.

WE'VE DISCUSSED DURING OUR BUDGET DISCUSSIONS ON THE POLICE DEPARTMENT STARTUP THE NEED FOR BODY ARMOR AS IT'S KNOWN NOW OR BULLETPROOF VEST.

THERE ALSO HAS BEEN A NEED IDENTIFIED FOR SOME TIME THAT OUR CODE ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS CAN USE THIS, PARTICULARLY AGAINST EDGE WEAPONS AND THINGS LIKE THAT.

THEY ENCOUNTER HOSTILE SITUATIONS ON A FAIRLY REGULAR BASIS OUT IN THE FIELD.

SO WE SHOPPED THESE TWO NEEDS TOGETHER.

IN THE STAFF REPORT, YOU SEE THE PRICING FOR THE INDIVIDUAL ITEMS, POINT OF VOCABULARY HERE, THE

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VEST PART OF IT, THE MATERIAL PART OF IT IS ACTUALLY CALLED THE CARRIER.

SO IT IS A PIECE OF FABRIC THAT ACTUALLY HAS POCKETS IN IT AND DIFFERENT SIZES, SHAPES AND GRADES OF ARMOR PLATES ARE INSERTED INTO THE CARRIER ITSELF. SO THAT'S NOT A TERM THAT ALL OF US ARE USED TO SEEING WITH THE CARRIER VERSUS THE PANELS THEMSELVES.

SO ON THE PRICING, YOU CAN SEE THAT PRO FORCE CAME IN AT THE LOW END OF OUR BIDS THAT WE RECEIVED BLUE LINE, IF I'M NOT MISTAKEN, WAS NOT AS RESPONSIVE AS WE HAD HOPED.

THEY DIDN'T GIVE US A FULL QUOTE OR OR DID THEY? OKAY. YEAH.

SO AT ANY RATE, AFTER REVIEW AND TALKING TO OTHER DEPARTMENTS AND OTHER USERS AND THE VENDORS THEMSELVES, STAFF IS RECOMMENDING THE PRO FORCE SOLUTION.

AND THIS IS EXPENDITURE OF APPROXIMATELY $29,000 FOR THIS SOLUTION.

AND IF THERE ARE QUESTIONS, I'D BE HAPPY TO ANSWER THEM.

IF I CAN'T ANSWER THAT, I'M SURE THE CHIEF CAN.

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

I HAVE NONE. MEMBER MEDINA.

HAVE NONE. MEMBER REYNA.

NO COMMENTS. MAYOR SALDANA.

I HAVE NONE. AND I HAVE NO COMMENTS.

I'D LIKE TO ENTERTAIN A MOTION.

SO MOVED. SECOND.

IT'S BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED.

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

AYE. COUNCILMEMBER MEDINA? AYE. COUNCIL MEMBER.

REYNA. AYE.

COUNCIL MEMBER SALDANA.

AYE. MOTION BY MAYOR PRO TEM GARCIA, SECONDED BY COUNCIL MEMBER MEDINA TO ADOPT A RESOLUTION MOTION IS UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED.

[12) c. Adopt A Resolution Authorizing the City Manager or Designee to Finalize, Execute and Implement the City of Wasco Police Department Policy Manual developed with the use of Lexipol, LLC, a Delaware Limited Liability Company, 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.]

MOVING ON TO ITEM C, ADOPT A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER OR DESIGNEE TO FINALIZE, EXECUTE AND IMPLEMENT THE CITY OF WASCO DEPARTMENT POLICY MANUAL DEVELOPED WITH THE USE OF LEXIPOL LLC, A DELAWARE LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY, AND FIND THAT THIS ACTION IS NOT A PROJECT AS DEFINED UNDER CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT STATE GUIDELINES. THEREFORE, PURSUANT TO STATE GUIDELINES SECTION 15060 C3, NO ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW IS REQUIRED.

YES. HONORABLE MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL.

YOU MAY RECALL THE TERM OR THE COMPANY NAME LEXIPOL.

THIS IS A COMPANY THAT PROVIDES STANDARDIZED, TESTED AND CONSTANTLY REVISED POLICIES AS A PACKAGE SERVICE FOR POLICE DEPARTMENTS ALL OVER THE COUNTRY.

IT IS THE DE FACTO STANDARD IN THAT SPACE.

WE CONTRACTED WITH LEXIPOL.

THEY'VE DEVELOPED A SET OF POLICIES FOR THE WASCO POLICE DEPARTMENT.

THE CHIEF AND HIS STAFF HAVE PAINSTAKINGLY, AND I EMPHASIZE PAIN.

THEY HAVE REVIEWED EVERY WORD OF THESE MANUALS AND WHAT'S BEING PRESENTED NOW OR WHAT WAS INCLUDED IN THE LINK IN YOUR PACKET BECAUSE IT IS OVER 700 PAGES HAS BEEN REVIEWED.

IT IS IN DRAFT FORM WITH YOUR ADOPTION TONIGHT OR YOUR APPROVAL TO IMPLEMENT TONIGHT.

IT WILL BECOME THE ACTIVE POLICY.

ONE THING THERE WAS AN OMISSION ON THE RESOLUTION THAT'S ON YOUR SCREENS NOW.