Dec 19, 2023 Special City Council

CALL THE MEETING. GOOD EVENING.

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GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL MEMBERS.

I WOULD LIKE TO NOTIFY THE COUNCIL MEMBERS AND THE MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC THAT LAST WEEK, THE REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING AGENDA WAS COMPLETED AND PHYSICALLY POSTED AT CITY HALL AND OUTSIDE THE WASCO SUBSTATION, AND AN EMAIL WAS SENT OUT TO THE AGENDA DISTRIBUTION LIST BEFORE THE 72 HOUR REQUIREMENT. UNFORTUNATELY, WE ENCOUNTERED TECHNICAL ISSUES THAT PREVENTED A SUCCESSFUL POSTING OF THE AGENDA TO THE CITY WEBSITE. THE PROBLEM WAS DISCOVERED AFTER THE 72 HOUR REQUIRED POSTING DEADLINE FOR A REGULAR MEETING.

AT A PRECAUTION AND OBSERVING THE NOTICE REGULATIONS, A DUPLICATE AGENDA WAS POSTED AS A SPECIAL MEETING AGENDA WITHIN THE 24 HOUR POSTING REQUIREMENT.

TONIGHT, BOTH MEETINGS WILL BE CALLED TO ORDER AND PROCEED WITH THE ITEMS ON THE AGENDA.

MAYOR, YOU MAY NOW PROCEED WITH CALLING BOTH MEETINGS TO ORDER.

I WILL NOW CALL THE REGULAR AND SPECIAL MEETING TO ORDER.

[1) CALL TO ORDER]

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

MAYOR PRO TEM GARCIA, PRESENT.

COUNCIL MEMBER MEDINA HERE.

COUNCIL MEMBER REYNA.

I'M HERE. COUNCIL MEMBER.

SALDANA. HERE.

ALL MEMBERS PRESENT.

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 WHILE CHAPLAIN LYNCH PROVIDES AN INVOCATION.

BOW WITH ME IN PRAYER, PLEASE.

OUR HEAVENLY FATHER, WE COME TO YOU TONIGHT ASKING YOUR BLESSING UPON THIS MEETING, AS WE DO THE BUSINESS THAT NEEDS TO BE TAKEN CARE OF, LET US DO IT SWIFTLY AND PROFICIENTLY.

LORD, TAKE CARE OF US THROUGH THIS CHRISTMAS HOLIDAY FOR WHAT THE SEASON MEANS C ELEBRATING THE BIRTH OF JESUS CHRIST OUR LORD AND SAVIOR.

FOR I PRAY THIS IN JESUS NAME.

AMEN. AMEN, AMEN.

PLEASE BE SEATED. ITEM SIX.

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 ELIMINATE COUNCIL MEMBERS RESPONSE TO QUESTIONS AND REQUESTS MADE DURING THIS COMMENT PERIOD.

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

THANK YOU. MOVING ON TO ITEM NUMBER NINE.

[9) NEW EMPLOYEE POLICE DEPARTMENT BADGE PINNING CEREMONY FOR]

SO WE HAVE, UH, POLICE SERGEANT FORTUNATO MARISCAL, SENIOR POLICE OFFICER PATRICK KLAWITTER, POLICE OFFICER ARMANDO SALCEDO, POLICE OFFICER AGUSTINE URIBE, POLICE OFFICER ANTHONY TROUT, POLICE CHAPLAIN CARLOS HARRISON, POLICE CHAPLAIN MIKE LYNCH, AND POLICE CHAPLAIN BRIAN KLASSEN.

HONORABLE MAYOR, MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL.

TONIGHT IS KIND OF A SPECIAL MILESTONE NIGHT FOR US BECAUSE AS OF TODAY, WE'VE REACHED 15 COMMISSIONED PERSONNEL FOR THE POLICE DEPARTMENT, AND WE HAVE NON COMMISSIONED STAFF ON BOARD NOW, OUR RECORDS ADMINISTRATOR, SENIOR DISPATCHER AND DISPATCHER, AS WELL AS A RECORDS CLERK.

SO WE'RE WELL ON OUR WAY TO BEING READY FOR A STAND UP SOMETIME FIRST QUARTER THIS YEAR.

I WAS LOOKING AROUND AS I AT THE PEOPLE THIS AFTERNOON THINKING TO MYSELF THAT PROBABLY BETWEEN SERGEANT MARISOL AND OFFICER TROUT AND MYSELF WOULD PROBABLY APPROACH 100 YEARS WORTH OF EXPERIENCE.

SO IT'S IT'S RATHER INTERESTING THAT WE'RE ABLE TO BRING IN SEASONED PEOPLE THAT WILL BE HERE TO HELP US WITH THE GROWTH OF OUR DEPARTMENT.

THE FIRST PINNING TONIGHT IS SERGEANT FORTUNATO MARISCAL.

JUST A LITTLE BIT ABOUT SERGEANT MARISCAL, 34 YEARS LAW ENFORCEMENT EXPERIENCE WITH LOS ANGELES POLICE DEPARTMENT.

HE'S WORKED PATROL.

HE'S WORKED VIOLENT APPREHENSION TEAM, THE GANG UNIT, WORKED THE FBI TASK FORCE WHEN THEY INFILTRATED THE MEXICAN MAFIA.

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AND TONIGHT HE'S GOING TO BE PINNED BY HIS WIFE, ANNA.

ANNA, WOULD YOU PLEASE COME UP [APPLAUSE]? I'D LIKE TO INTRODUCE SENIOR OFFICER PATRICK KLAWITTER NEXT.

PATRICK COMES TO US FROM THE SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT.

HE HAS 12 YEARS EXPERIENCE.

HE'S AN EXPERT IN SEXUAL ASSAULT TRAINING, A FIELD TRAINING OFFICER.

HE'S WON THE 10851 STOLEN VEHICLE PIN AWARD BEFORE.

HE HAS A BA DEGREE IN CRIMINAL JUSTICE.

AND TONIGHT, HE'LL BE PINNED BY HIS WIFE, MICHELLE.

MICHELLE, WOULD YOU JOIN ME, PLEASE [APPLAUSE]? I'D LIKE TO ASK OFFICER ANTHONY TROUT TO COME FORWARD.

ANTHONY HAS 19 YEARS OF LAW ENFORCEMENT EXPERIENCE, 15 YEARS OF COMBINED SERVICE WITH THE NAVY AND THE NATIONAL GUARD.

HE HAS TRAFFIC COLLISION EXPERTISE.

HE'S ALSO A RADAR INSTRUCTOR.

[INAUDIBLE] AND TONIGHT, HE'LL BE PINNED BY HIS WIFE, ELSA.

[APPLAUSE] ARMANDO SALCEDO, PLEASE.

ARMANDO HAS SIX MONTHS OF LAW ENFORCEMENT EXPERIENCE.

SERVED FIVE YEARS IN THE UNITED STATES MARINE CORPS, WHICH WE HAVE A PRIVATE JOKE ABOUT THAT.

AND TONIGHT, HE'LL BE PINNED BY HIS WIFE, GUADALUPE [APPLAUSE].

IF I MAY AGUSTINE URIBE, PLEASE COME UP.

OFFICER URIBE SERVED ONE YEAR WITH THE AIRPORT POLICE DEPARTMENT.

HE HAS SIX AND A HALF YEARS AS A NAVAL RESERVE OFFICER.

AND TONIGHT HE'S GOING TO BE PINNED BY HIS HIS UNCLE, WHO IS A CHP OFFICER THAT WORKS AT BAKERSFIELD OFFICE.

WOULD YOU PLEASE COME UP, JOSE.

[APPLAUSE] ARGUABLY, I MAY HAVE SAVED THE BEST FOR LAST.

I'M NOT SURE. SO TONIGHT WE HAVE OUR FIRST THREE CHAPLAINS COMING ON BOARD FOR THE POLICE DEPARTMENT.

I'D JUST LIKE TO HAVE A MOMENT TO EXPLAIN TO YOU WHY THAT'S SO IMPORTANT TO US.

VIRTUALLY ANYONE THAT'S IN THIS BUSINESS FOR ANY LENGTH OF TIME HAS THEIR OWN DEMONS THAT THEY CARRY AS A RESULT OF SOME OF THE THINGS THEY'VE HAD TO DO AND SEE OUT THERE ON THE ROAD.

WHAT I FOUND WITH THE CHAPLAIN PROGRAM, BOTH AT THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE AND IN SHAFTER, WAS THAT THESE THESE FOLKS COME ON BOARD AS VOLUNTEERS.

THEY RIDE WITH THE OFFICERS, THEY SPEND TIME WITH THE OFFICERS.

AND I WAS TRYING TO FORMULATE IN MY MIND, WHAT IS IT THAT YOU BRING TO THE ORGANIZATION THAT'S SO IMPORTANT TO US? AND I WAS THINKING, FIRST OF ALL, THERE'S AN OFFICER WELLNESS COMPONENT IN THIS.

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SOMETIMES YOU OPEN UP ABOUT SOME OF THOSE DEMONS, AND SOMETIMES IT TAKES CARE OF SOME OF THOSE PROBLEMS FOR YOU.

SO HAVING THESE GENTLEMEN WITH US AND IN A CAPACITY WHERE THEY CAN HELP IS QUITE CRITICAL TO US.

THEY'RE ALSO VERY GOOD AT DE-ESCALATING SITUATIONS OUT THERE ON THE STREET.

SOMETIMES YOU'LL GET INTO A SITUATION WHERE ONCE THEY SEE A CHAPLAIN, IT'S LIKE, OKAY, WELL, I'M GOING TO CALM DOWN AND NOT BE SO ROWDY, RIGHT? SO THAT'S DEFINITELY AN ADVANTAGE TO US AS WELL.

AND CERTAINLY WITH THESE THREE GENTLEMEN, WE HAVE ALSO A KNOWLEDGE BASE OF THE COMMUNITY.

THEY KNOW WHO THE COMMUNITY IS BECAUSE YOU ALL HAVE CONGREGATIONS AND YOU KNOW THE ISSUES THAT ARE GOING ON WITH THOSE CONGREGATIONS.

THE OTHER THING THAT THEY BRING TO US THAT'S IMPORTANT IS THEY KNOW WHAT COMMUNITY RESOURCES ARE AVAILABLE OUT THERE FOR THE VICTIMS OF SOME OF THE CRIMES THAT WE HAVE, OR TO SOME KIND OF MORAL SUPPORT FOR THE PEOPLE THAT ARE THAT WE ARE ENGAGED WITH.

I'M VERY PROUD TONIGHT TO TO HAVE ALL THREE OF YOU ON BOARD.

FIRST, WE HAVE CHAPLAIN MIKE LYNCH, WHO IS A PASTOR AT THE TRINITY SOUTHERN BAPTIST CHURCH IN TAFT.

HIS WIFE, CAROL, IS HERE TONIGHT, CARLOS HARRISON FROM THE TRUE LIGHT BAPTIST CHURCH.

AND IS YOLANDA HERE? I DIDN'T SEE HER. OH, THERE YOU GO.

ABSOLUTELY. AND THEN LASTLY, BRIAN KLASSEN, WHO REPRESENTS THE TABERNACLE OF PRAISE, AND HIS WIFE MELISSA IS HERE.

GENTLEMEN, I AM SO PLEASED TO HAVE YOU ON BOARD.

AND, CARLOS, YOU KNOW THE RELATIONSHIP WE BUILD OVER TIME, MIKE.

BRIAN IS IS NEW TO THE COMMUNITY.

HE ACTUALLY SOUGHT US OUT.

HE CAME AND AND ASKED IF THERE WAS SOMETHING HE COULD DO TO SUPPORT US.

SO I'M VERY PROUD TO HAVE ALL THREE OF YOU ON BOARD.

AND THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR BEING HERE.

[APPLAUSE] THE CITY CLERK WILL NOW ADMINISTER THE OATH OF OFFICE.

SO YOU GUYS CAN ALL TAKE PICTURES WITH EVERYBODY.

BUT WE'RE GOING TO SAVE THAT UNTIL AFTER THE PRESENTATIONS, PLEASE.

OKAY. GOOD EVENING, GOOD EVENING, GOOD EVENING.

OKAY. IF YOU CAN REPEAT AFTER ME.

BUT RIGHT AFTER I SAY I, I NEED YOU TO STATE YOUR NAME.

I [INAUDIBLE] DO SOLEMNLY SWEAR OR AFFIRM.

DO SOLEMNLY SWEAR OR AFFIRM.

THAT I WILL SUPPORT AND DEFEND.

THAT I WILL SUPPORT AND DEFEND THE CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES, THE CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES AND THE CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA, AND THE CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA.

AGAINST ALL ENEMIES, FOREIGN AND DOMESTIC, AGAINST ALL ENEMIES, FOREIGN AND DOMESTIC.

THAT I WILL BEAR TRUE FAITH AND ALLEGIANCE.

I WILL BEAR TRUE FAITH AND ALLEGIANCE, TO THE CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES, TO THE CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES, AND THE CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA, AND THE CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA.

THAT I WILL TAKE THIS OBLIGATION, THAT I WILL TAKE THIS OBLIGATION FREELY, WITHOUT ANY MENTAL RESERVATION, FREELY, WITHOUT ANY MENTAL RESERVATION OR PURPOSE OF EVASION OR PURPOSE OF EVASION, AND THAT I WILL WELL AND FAITHFULLY.

THAT I WILL WELL AND FAITHFULLY DISCHARGE THE DUTIES.

DISCHARGE THE DUTIES UPON WHICH I'M ABOUT TO ENTER UPON.

UPON WHICH I AM ABOUT TO ENTER.

ROUND OF APPLAUSE, PLEASE. [APPLAUSE] ALL RIGHT. I JUST WANT TO SAY WELCOME TO ALL OF YOU TO THE CITY OF WASCO.

WE'RE VERY EXCITED TO HAVE YOU.

WE JUST ASK THAT YOU GUYS SERVE WITH PRIDE, INTEGRITY AND HONOR.

YOU GUYS ARE THE FOUNDATION OF OUR DEPARTMENT.

YOU GUYS ARE GOING TO SET THE TEMPO FOR EVERYBODY WHO COMES AFTER YOU.

THEY'RE GOING TO LOOK TO THIS DEPARTMENT AND WANT TO KNOW WHAT KIND OF CHARACTER IT HAS.

AND THAT'S GOING TO BE DEFINED BY YOU GUYS.

SO JUST PRIDE, INTEGRITY AND HONOR.

UM, AT THIS TIME, I'D LIKE TO ASK JANET TAPIA FROM SENATOR HURTADO'S OFFICE TO COME FORWARD WITH THE CERTIFICATE AND SAY A FEW WORDS.

SO GOOD AFTERNOON EVERYONE.

IT'S ALWAYS A PLEASURE TO BE HERE CELEBRATING THESE BADGE PINNING CEREMONIES.

WE, SENATOR [INAUDIBLE] UH, REGRETS SHE WAS UNABLE TO MAKE IT DOWN TODAY, BUT WE ARE ALWAYS SO HAPPY TO BE HERE.

UH, CHIEF WAS ABLE TO SHARE WITH ME EARLIER THAT YOU GUYS ARE SO CLOSE TO BEING AT FULL, FULLY STAFFED, WHICH IS INCREDIBLE.

THE SENATOR HOPES THAT YOU GUYS WILL CONTINUE TO VIEW HER AS A PARTNER.

BUT TO ALL OF YOU WHO ARE ENTERING AND BEING SWORN IN TODAY, WE WANT TO SAY THANK YOU FOR ALL THAT YOU HAVE DONE IN THE PAST AND ALL THAT YOU CONTINUE TO DO TO MAKE THIS COMMUNITY

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SO ON BEHALF OF THE SENATOR, I'D LIKE TO PRESENT THESE CERTIFICATES OF RECOGNITION.

SO I WILL CALL YOU UP ONE BY ONE.

UH, FORTUNATO MARISCAL, POLICE SERGEANT.

THERE YOU GO. CONGRATULATIONS.

THANK YOU. PATRICK KLAWITTER, SENIOR POLICE OFFICER.

CONGRATULATIONS. ARMANDO SALCEDO, POLICE OFFICER.

CONGRATULATIONS. THANK YOU. MA'AM.

AGUSTINE URIBE. POLICE OFFICER.

ANTHONY TROUT. POLICE OFFICER.

CONGRATULATIONS. CARLOS HARRISON, POLICE CHAPLAIN.

CONGRATULATIONS. THANK YOU. MIKE LYNCH, POLICE CHAPLAIN.

THANK YOU. AND LAST BUT NOT LEAST, BRIAN KLASSEN, POLICE CHAPLAIN.

CONGRATULATIONS. THANK YOU SO MUCH.

[APPLAUSE] I'LL NOW ASK SUPERVISOR DAVID COUCH TO COME FORWARD, PLEASE. THANK YOU MAYOR.

UM, IT'S REALLY AN HONOR AND A PRIVILEGE TO BE HERE.

CONGRATULATIONS TO THE CITY OF WASCO AND TO TO ALL OF YOU.

I SAID THIS LAST TIME, AND I MEAN IT IT SEEMS SORT OF INADEQUATE TO GIVE YOU GUYS A PIECE OF PAPER WHEN YOU'RE PUTTING YOUR LIFE ON THE LINE FOR YOUR COMMUNITY. AND IT'S IT'S WITH A LOT OF HUMILITY THAT I, THAT I, THAT I WANT TO PASS THESE OUT TO YOU, THAT BECAUSE OF WHAT YOU'RE GOING TO DO FOR YOUR COMMUNITY AND THE STEP THAT YOU'RE TAKING TONIGHT. AND I WANT YOU TO KNOW THAT ON BEHALF OF THE COUNTY OF KERN, WE DEEPLY APPRECIATE WHAT YOU'RE DOING.

UM, SO I'M JUST GOING TO NAME OUT SOME FIRST NAMES.

FORTUNATO. YES, SIR.

RIGHT HERE. SIR. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

I APPRECIATE YOUR HELP. SORRY, PATRICK.

ARMANDO. AGUSTINE.

YES. THANK YOU.

CONGRATULATIONS, ANTHONY.

THANK YOU, SIR, VERY MUCH.

CARLOS. THERE YOU ARE.

LET'S DO IT THIS WAY. THERE YOU GO.

NICE JOB. MIKE.

YOU LOOK STRANGELY LIKE A GUY THAT I THINK WAS SANTA CLAUS THE OTHER NIGHT.

IT WAS A POSSIBILITY I CAN'T CONFIRM OR DENY.

AND LAST BRIAN.

GUYS CONGRATULATIONS AGAIN.

THANK YOU FOR BEING ALLOWING ME TO BE WITH YOU.

[APPLAUSE] THANK YOU VERY MUCH. AND LAST BUT NOT LEAST, CLARIBEL GUTIERREZ FROM ASSEMBLY MEMBER DR.

[INAUDIBLE]. GOOD EVENING.

BUENAS TARDES A TODOS.

THANK YOU GUYS. IT'S AN HONOR AND A PRIVILEGE JUST TO BE PART OF THE PROCESS OF THE WASCO POLICE DEPARTMENT AND JUST BRINGING PEOPLE THAT ARE HERE FOR THE RIGHT REASONS IN ONE ACCORD. AND TO HAVE GOD IN THE EQUATION IS THE BEST THING THAT WE COULD DO, NOT ONLY FOR THE POLICE DEPARTMENT, FOR THE COMMUNITY AS A WHOLE.

AND ON BEHALF OF THE ASSEMBLYWOMAN, DR.

[INAUDIBLE] I ALSO HAVE A CERTIFICATE OF RECOGNITION FOR YOU COMING INTO OUR FAMILY AND MAKING SURE THAT OUR RESIDENTS AND OURSELVES BE SAFE IN ALL AREAS.

SO, UM, I ALSO GOT A CERTIFICATE OF RECOGNITION FOR POLICE SERGEANT FORTUNATO MARISCAL.

THANK YOU SIR.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE AND GOD BLESS YOU.

PATRICK, I'M NOT GOING TO THANK YOU, SIR.

GOD BLESS YOU. ARMANDO SALCEDO, THANK YOU SO MUCH AND GOD BLESS YOU.

THANK YOU, THANK YOU.

AGUSTINE URIBE, THANK YOU.

GOD BLESS YOU.

ANTHONY TROUT. THANK YOU SIR.

GOD BLESS YOU. CARLOS HARRISON.

THANK YOU, SIR, AND PRAY FOR US.

AMEN. MIKE LYNCH, THANK YOU SO MUCH AND GOD BLESS YOU.

AND WE'RE GOING TO PRAY FOR YOU TOO.

BRIAN THANK YOU SO MUCH AND GOD BLESS YOU.

AND THANK YOU FOR SERVING FOR AND ON BEHALF OF THE ASSEMBLYWOMAN, ONCE AGAIN, THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE AND BE SAFE OUT THERE AND CONGRATULATIONS ON ALL YOUR POSITIONS.

THANK YOU. [APPLAUSE] AT THIS TIME, I'M GOING TO ASK THE COUNCIL TO GO DOWN SO WE CAN TAKE A PHOTOGRAPH.

WE ARE GOING TO TAKE A FIVE MINUTE RECESS.

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THE TIME IS 6:34 P.M..

ITEM NUMBER TEN.

[10) APPOINTMENT OF MAYOR AND MAYOR PRO TEM.]

THEREFORE, PURSUANT TO STATE GUIDELINES SECTION 1506 DC 3, NO ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW IS REQUIRED [INAUDIBLE].

YES, HONORABLE MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL.

UH, SO OUR STANDARD PROCEDURES CALL FOR A FAIRLY SIMPLE PROCESS HERE.

IF THERE ARE, UH, THERE'S MORE THAN ONE INDIVIDUAL ON THE COUNCIL THAT'S INTERESTED IN IN THE MAYOR'S POSITION, THEN WE'LL HAVE A SERIES OF VOTES.

THE FIRST VOTE WOULD BE JUST ONE VOTE PER COUNCIL MEMBER FOR THE, UH, INDIVIDUAL THAT YOU, UM, NOMINATE TO BE THE MAYOR.

IF WE HAVE A TIE FOR HIGH VOTES AFTER THAT, THEN WE'LL VOTE JUST FOR THOSE TWO INDIVIDUALS AND CONTINUE WITH THAT PROCEDURE UNTIL WE HAVE SOMEONE WITH A CLEAR MAJORITY.

THAT MAKES SENSE TO EVERYBODY.

MAKES SENSE. UH, THE CITY CLERK WILL CALL THE ROLL FOR THE FOR THE VOTES OF.

BUT THE FIRST STEP IS FOR YOU TO DETERMINE IF THERE'S SOMEONE INTERESTED IN THE POSITION.

UM, FOR NOMINATIONS.

ARE THERE ARE THERE ANY PUBLIC COMMENTS AT THIS TIME? UH, SEEING NONE COMMENTS FROM THE MEMBERS? UH, MAYOR PRO TEM GARCIA? UM, NO, JUST SOMETHING THAT I'M PROUD TO BE CONSIDERED, TO, FOR FOR FOR NOMINATION AS MAYOR.

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I DO NOT HAVE A COMMENT.

COUNCIL MEMBER REYNA NO COMMENTS MAYOR.

THANK YOU. COUNCIL MEMBER SALDANA NO COMMENTS AND I HAVE NO COMMENTS.

I'LL NOW OPEN THE FLOOR FOR NOMINATIONS FOR OFFICE OF THE MAYOR.

MAYOR, I'D LIKE TO NOMINATE ALEX GARCIA TO BE MAYOR FOR THE FOLLOWING YEAR.

THANK YOU. ARE THERE ANY OTHER NOMINATIONS? OKAY, I'LL NOW CLOSE THE NOMINATIONS.

I'D LIKE TO ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO APPOINT, UH, MEMBER GARCIA AS MAYOR.

SO MOVED. AND I'LL SECOND IT.

IT'S BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED.

MADAM CLERK, CAN WE HAVE THE VOTE BY ROLL CALL? YES.

MOTION BY COUNCIL MEMBER REYNA SECONDED BY MAYOR MARTINEZ TO APPOINT MAYOR PRO TEM GARCIA AS MAYOR OF THE CITY OF WASCO.

MOTION IS UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED [APPLAUSE].

THANK YOU, MADAM CLERK. MOVING ON TO THE SECOND HALF OF ITEM TEN, I WILL NOW OPEN THE FLOOR FOR NOMINATIONS FOR THE OFFICE OF MAYOR PRO TEM.

I'D LIKE TO NOMINATE MEMBER MEDINA.

ARE THERE ANY OTHER NOMINATIONS ON THE FLOOR? SEEING NONE.

I WILL NOW CLOSE THE FLOOR OF NOMINATIONS.

I WILL NOW LIKE TO ENTERTAIN A MOTION FOR THE APPOINTMENT OF MR. MEDINA FOR MAYOR PRO TEM.

SO MOVED. I SECOND IT.

IT'S BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED.

MADAM CLERK, PLEASE CALL THE VOTE BY ROLL.

MOTION BY COUNCIL MEMBER.

MARTINEZ SECONDED BY COUNCIL MEMBER REYNA TO APPOINT COUNCIL MEMBER MEDINA AS MAYOR PRO TEM FOR THE CITY COUNCIL AND MOTION IS UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED.

DO YOU WANT DO YOU WANT HIM HERE AND ME DOWN THERE, OR DO YOU WANT HIM? I THINK WE'RE GOING TO SWITCH CHAIRS HERE.

THANK YOU SIR.

AT THIS TIME, WE'D LIKE TO PRESENT THE OUTGOING MAYOR WITH THE TIME HONORED GAVEL.

AND IT'S AS A, AS A, AS A TOKEN OF THIS COUNCIL AND COMMUNITY'S APPRECIATION FOR YOUR SERVICE AS MAYOR THIS YEAR.

[APPLAUSE]

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CITY COUNCIL BUSINESS.

MAYOR, IF WE CAN HAVE SOME WORDS FROM.

OH, YEAH. I'M SORRY. I DIDN'T MEAN TO DO THAT.

THANK YOU TO CITY STAFF.

UM, YOU GUYS REALLY MADE ME LOOK GOOD THIS YEAR.

I DIDN'T HAVE TO DO MUCH.

JUST SHOW UP AND SMILE.

TAKE A FEW PICTURES.

UH, MARIA LAURA IS NOT HERE.

WAS GREAT ABOUT GIVING ME CLIFFSNOTES FOR EVERYTHING THAT I WENT TO TO MAKE SURE I HAD SOMETHING INTELLIGENT TO SAY, SO I DIDN'T LOOK, UH, LOOK OVERWHELMED.

BUT THANK YOU TO THE COUNCIL.

WE MADE A LOT OF PROGRESS THIS YEAR.

OBVIOUSLY, WITH OUR POLICE DEPARTMENT.

THAT'S THE THE SHINING STAR THAT WE HAVE RIGHT NOW.

BUT WITH THE LABOR CAMP AND EVERYTHING ELSE, UM, PUBLIC WORKS EVERY DEPARTMENT, WE'RE MAKING PROGRESS, AND THAT'S ALL WE CAN ASK FOR.

SO I JUST HOPE THAT THIS CONTINUES.

THANK YOU GUYS FOR EVERYTHING [APPLAUSE].

IF I COULD.

YES. I REALLY HAVE APPRECIATED HAVING YOU.

UM, TOM AND I TALK FREQUENTLY ABOUT THE MEETINGS, AND AND ONE OF THE THINGS IS WE BOTH REALLY APPRECIATE THE WAY YOU HANDLE THE MEETINGS AND AND KEEP US ON TRACK.

AND I REALLY APPRECIATE THAT.

I KNOW ALEX WILL DO THE SAME.

UM, AND IT HAS BEEN GREAT TO HAVE YOU PRESENT AT THE VARIOUS EVENTS, AND YOU ALWAYS DO A GOOD JOB AND REPRESENT THE CITY WELL.

AND I REALLY APPRECIATE THAT AND I APPRECIATE THE COMMUNICATION.

THANK YOU. THIS PAST YEAR.

THANK YOU [APPLAUSE]. THANK YOU VERY MUCH, BOTH OF YOU, GENTLEMEN.

[11) CONSENT CALENDAR]

THE CONSENT CALENDAR CONSISTS OF ITEMS THAT ARE ROUTINE AND NON-CONTROVERSIAL IN STAFF'S OPINION.

THESE ITEMS ARE APPROVED IN ONE MOTION.

UNLESS A COUNCIL MEMBER OR MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC REQUESTS ANY PARTICULAR ITEM BE REMOVED.

THIS EVENING WE HAVE ITEMS 11 A THROUGH 11 H.

A PARTICULAR ITEM ON THE CONSENT CALENDAR.

MAYOR PRO TEM MEDINA.

I HAVE NO CONFLICT.

THANK YOU. MEMBER MARTINEZ.

NO CONFLICT. MEMBER MAYOR REYNA.

NO CONFLICT MAYOR.

MEMBER SALDANA. NO CONFLICT.

AND I TOO HAVE NO CONFLICT.

ARE THERE ANY COUNCIL MEMBERS THAT WOULD LIKE TO REMOVE ANY ITEMS FROM THE CONSENT CALENDAR? MEMBER MEDINA. OH, EXCUSE ME, MAYOR PRO TEM MEDINA I HAVE NONE.

THANK YOU. MEMBER MARTINEZ.

NO. MEMBER MAYOR REYNA.

NO MAYOR, AND MEMBER SALDANA.

NO I HAVE NONE EITHER.

IS THERE ANYONE IN THE AUDIENCE THAT WOULD LIKE TO REMOVE AN ITEM? PLEASE STATE YOUR FULL NAME FOR THE RECORD BEFORE MAKING ANY COMMENTS.

I'D LIKE TO ENTERTAIN A MOTION FOR APPROVAL OF THE CONSENT CALENDAR.

SO MOVED. SECOND.

IT'S BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED.

MADAM CLERK, PLEASE CALL THE ROLL BY THE VOTE BY ROLL.

I'M SORRY.

MOTION BY COUNCIL MEMBER MARTINEZ SECONDED BY COUNCIL MEMBER SALDANA TO APPROVE THE CONSENT CALENDAR.

MOTION IS UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED.

THANK YOU, MADAM CLERK.

SKIPPING DOWN TO ITEM 14, NEW BUSINESS.

[14.a. Approval of the Travel and Training and selection of Two (2) Council Members to Attend the International Council of Shopping Centers ICSC Conference scheduled for May 19-21, 2024, in Las Vegas, Nevada, and Find that this action is not a project as defined under the California Environmental Quality Act State Guidelines; therefore, pursuant to State Guidelines Section 15060(c)(3), no environmental review is required. (Hurlbert)a. Approval of the Travel and Training and selection of Two (2) Council Members to Attend the International Council of Shopping Centers ICSC Conference scheduled for May 19-21, 2024, in Las Vegas, Nevada, and Find that this action is not a project as defined under the California Environmental Quality Act State Guidelines; therefore, pursuant to State Guidelines Section 15060(c)(3), no environmental review is required. (Hurlbert)]

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

CITY MANAGER. YES.

HONORABLE MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL.

UH, TONIGHT, AS YOU KNOW, WE'VE HAD A COUPLE OF DISCUSSIONS ABOUT THE RETAIL CONFERENCES THAT TAKE PLACE FROM TIME TO TIME.

AND THE COUNCIL HAD PROPOSED THAT WE ASSIGN A MAXIMUM OF TWO PER CONFERENCE JUST TO KEEP COSTS DOWN AND AVOID BROWN ACT ISSUES AND SOME OTHER ADVANTAGES.

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UH, BUT A MAXIMUM OF TWO UH, COUNCIL MEMBERS TO ATTEND THIS CONFERENCE AND ALONG WITH THAT TO APPROVE THE, UM, THE EXPENDITURE FOR ATTENDANCE.

SO IF THERE ARE ANY QUESTIONS, I'M HAPPY TO ASK THOSE.

VERY WELL. ARE THERE ANY PUBLIC COMMENTS AT THIS TIME? THANK YOU FOR YOUR REPORT, MR. HURLBURT. ARE THERE ANY PUBLIC COMMENTS AT THIS TIME? ON THIS ITEM, I'D LIKE TO ASK THE COUNCIL MEMBERS IF THEY'D LIKE, IF THEY WOULD LIKE TO ATTEND THE CONFERENCE, MAYOR PRO TEM MEDINA.

I GUESS I HAVE A COMMENT, IF I MAY.

SURE. UM, MY RECOMMENDATION WOULD BE THAT SOMEBODY THAT HAS PREVIOUSLY ATTENDED ATTEND, AND I MEAN, I'D BE OKAY IF IF COUNCIL MEMBER SALDANA ATTENDS, IF HE'S IF HE'S WILLING TO THAT THAT WOULD BE MY RECOMMENDATION.

GOT IT. UH, HOW ABOUT, UM, INPUT FROM MEMBER MARTINEZ? I WILL NOT BE ABLE TO ATTEND.

GOT IT. UH, MEMBER REYNA.

UH, AS YOU KNOW, I AM THE RETIRED MEMBER OF THE COUNCIL, AND I'M AVAILABLE, AND I'VE EXPRESSED THAT BEFORE, BUT I DO UNDERSTAND OTHER MEMBERS MAY WANT TO ATTEND, SO I AM AVAILABLE IF NO ONE ELSE IS.

VERY WELL, HOW ABOUT YOURSELF, MEMBER SALDANA? ANY INPUT? UM, I'M WILLING TO GO.

I MEAN, AS FAR AS THAT GOES, UM, I'M I'M WILLING TO PICK UP WHERE MR. MEDINA SAID IF HE DOESN'T WANT TO GO, I'M WILLING TO GIVE IT UP.

YOU KNOW, GIVE UP THE SPOTS FOR HIM.

HE WANTS TO GO. BUT IF I'M NOT, IF HE DOESN'T WANT TO GO, I'LL GO.

YEAH. MAYOR PRO TEM, YOU DON'T WANT TO JOIN ME IN NEVADA.

IF NOT, WE'LL HAVE, UM.

OH, SEEMS LIKE MEMBER SALDANA.

YEAH, I THINK SALDANA IF HE'S AVAILABLE, I'LL TAKE IT.

I THINK THOSE ARE OUR CONSENSUS OF OUR TWO MEMBERS.

AND MAY I SAY AT THIS TIME, I THINK WE COULD ROTATE IN FUTURE, UM, CONFERENCES, BECAUSE AT THIS POINT, EVERY ONE OF US HAS ATTENDED, SOME OF US HAVE ATTENDED MORE THAN OTHERS.

DEFINITELY. UM, VERY WELL, THEN I'D LIKE TO ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO APPROVE TRAVEL FOR COUNCIL MEMBERS.

UH, SALDANA AS WELL AS MYSELF MAYOR GARCIA TO ATTEND THE ICSC CONFERENCE IN MAY.

SO MOVED.

SECOND, IT'S BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED, MADAM CLERK.

SECONDED BY REYNA.

PLEASE CALL THE VOTE BY ROLL.

BY COUNCIL MEMBER REYNA TO APPROVE THE TRAVEL AND TRAINING FOR MAYOR GARCIA AND COUNCIL MEMBER SALDANA TO ATTEND THE ICSC CONFERENCE.

MOTION IS UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED.

THANK YOU, MADAM CLERK.

MOVING INTO ITEM 15.

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

ITEM 15 A THE CURRENT EDC CORPORATION, WHICH HELD THEIR CHRISTMAS PARTY LAST WEEK AT TANGRAM INTERIORS.

UM, I WAS NOT ABLE TO ATTEND.

I'M NOT SURE IF ANYONE ELSE WAS ABLE TO GO.

UM, THAT MORNING CAUGHT ME OFF.

I ATTENDED FANTASTIC.

GOOD. I DON'T KNOW IF I CAN GIVE THAT REPORT DURING MY COMMENTS OR NOW.

LOOK FORWARD TO THAT. THANK YOU.

UM, AND WHAT ABOUT FROM KERN COUNCIL OF GOVERNMENTS, MISS REYNA?

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

UM, SO I WILL NOT HAVE ANYTHING TO REPORT NOW OR NEXT MONTH EITHER.

HOW ABOUT 15C WASCO TASK FORCE.

UH, NOTHING TO REPORT AT THIS TIME.

THANK YOU. SIR. ITEM 16 REPORTS FROM KERN COUNTY FIRE AND SHERIFF, WHICH WE DO NOT HAVE TONIGHT.

THAT'S OKAY. WE'LL MOVE ON TO ITEM 17.

[17) REPORTS FROM THE CITY MANAGER]

YES. HONORABLE MAYOR, MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL.

UM, YOU HEARD PART OF OUR POLICE DEPARTMENT RECRUITMENT STATS TONIGHT.

UM, DEFINITELY MOVING ALONG AHEAD OF SCHEDULE WITH THAT RECRUITMENT, UH, A TOTAL OF 90, 19, UH, FULL TIME PAID STAFF AND AN ADDITIONAL FIVE BETWEEN THE RESERVES AND THE CHAPLAINS THAT WERE, UH, SWORN IN TONIGHT.

SO MAKING GREAT PROGRESS THERE.

UH, WE HAVE NUMEROUS ADDITIONAL FOLKS IN BACKGROUND.

IF THE NUMBER WE EXPECT TO CLEAR BACKGROUND, DO, IN FACT, CLEAR BACKGROUND WE'LL BE VERY, VERY CLOSE TO FULL STAFFING, UM, EARLY NEXT YEAR. SO WE'RE MOVING AHEAD.

VERY WELL.

UM, STILL HAVE SOME TECHNICAL TASKS TO COMPLETE BEFORE WE'RE READY TO GO LIVE.

UH, AS THE CHIEF MENTIONED, WE EXPECT THAT TO OCCUR FIRST QUARTER OF NEXT YEAR AND CAN'T CAN'T COME QUICK ENOUGH.

SO GOOD PROGRESS THERE.

UM, MENTIONED THE, UH, $100,000 GRANT THAT WAS RECEIVED BY THE CITY FOR A ONE YEAR TERM TO PROVIDE SHELTER ANIMALS WITH SPAY AND NEUTER SURGERIES, PREVENTIVE CARE, MICROCHIPS, CHIPS AND ADOPTION FEES AND

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FANTASTIC. MAY I ASK A QUESTION? SURE. SO THIS IS AN ADDITION TO THE $280,000 THAT WE HAVE RECEIVED PREVIOUSLY? YES. IS IT FROM ALSO THE THE SAME COLLEGE THIS? NO. THIS IS CALIFORNIA FOR ALL ANIMALS.

YES. THANK YOU.

THIS IS GREAT NEWS.

YES. IT IS ABLE TO CONTINUE THIS FOR ANOTHER AT LEAST TWO MORE YEARS.

WELL, THIS IS THIS IS A ONE YEAR TERM SO I DON'T KNOW THE DETAILS.

IF MAYBE IT'S UP TO $100,000 SPENT DURING THIS ONE YEAR TERM.

OKAY. UH, WOULD BE MY.

AND IT WILL BE CONCURRENT TO THE EXISTING GRANT THAT WE HAVE.

I BELIEVE THAT'S TRUE.

YES. OKAY.

THANK YOU. YEP.

UH, THE CAMP DEMOLITION STATISTICS, UM, WE HAVE, UH, OVER 50% OF THE BUILDINGS ABATED SO FAR.

AND PROGRESS IS GOING QUICKLY.

IT LOOKS LIKE WE'RE GOING TO DODGE THE WORST OF THE FORECAST WEATHER, SO THAT SHOULDN'T SLOW US DOWN TOO MUCH THERE.

UM, FOLLOWING THE THE WORK THAT THE COUNCIL DID AT OUR LAST MEETING, WE'RE ALREADY BACK INTO THE BIDDING PROCESS FOR THE DEMOLITION. WE ALSO RECEIVED SOME PRELIMINARY SOILS TESTING RESULTS TODAY.

AND IT LOOKS LIKE THE SOIL REMOVAL PART OF THE JOB THAT WE HAD DISCUSSED BEFORE WILL BE MINIMAL.

LESS THAN FEWER THAN 10% OF THE BUILDINGS, UH, APPEAR TO HAVE THE ISSUE.

UM, SO THAT NEED TO HAVE THE SOIL REMOVED FROM AROUND THEM.

SO THAT WILL REDUCE COSTS AND TIME A GREAT DEAL.

UH, WHAT'S EVEN BETTER NEWS IS THE VIRTUALLY ALL OF THOSE BUILDINGS ARE IN THE SECTION THAT'S ALREADY BEEN ABATED.

SO THAT WORK CAN PROBABLY BEGIN IN PARALLEL.

SO THAT WAS GOOD NEWS.

UM, CHRISTMAS TOUR OF LIGHTS, UM, KICKED OFF YESTERDAY AND CONTINUES TONIGHT.

UH, FOLLOWING THE MEETING FOR OUR STAFF THAT'S PARTICIPATING.

UM, PRETTY VERY GOOD PARTICIPATION FROM WHAT I HEAR.

UH, THE CITY HAD THREE VEHICLES AND THERE WERE AT LEAST ABOUT TEN VEHICLES.

TEN MORE VEHICLES, BECAUSE WE RAN OUT OF ROOM IN OUR VEHICLES.

AND SO THEY JUST FOLLOWED ALONG PARADE STYLE FOR THE, THE TOUR.

SO, UM, THAT WENT VERY WELL.

UM, MEMBER REYNA HAD A BRILLIANT SUGGESTION INVITING THE POLICE DEPARTMENT TO JOIN US NEXT, RIGHT.

FOR NEXT YEAR. I THINK IT WOULD BE GREAT IF, UH, WE COULD HAVE A COUPLE OF SQUAD CARS.

ONE ON THE FRONT, ONE ON THE BACK.

AND THAT WAY WHEN WE COME TO AN INTERSECTION, THEY COULD SORT OF, LIKE, KEEP THIS GOING.

THE CARAVAN WAS SO LARGE OR SO LONG THAT WE WENT TO A CUL DE SAC AT ONE POINT, AND, AND THERE WAS A POINT IN WHICH WE WERE WORRIED THAT WE WOULD ALL GET TRAPPED BECAUSE PEOPLE KEPT COMING, BUT SOMEBODY FIGURED OUT THAT THEY NEEDED TO WAIT TO WAIT TO LET SOME OF THE CARS THROUGH BACK OUT.

OTHERWISE WE WOULD ALL BE JUST, YOU KNOW, TRAPPED IN THAT CUL DE SAC.

WE'LL REGRET WE DIDN'T HAVE OUR TOWING CONTRACT IN.

AHEAD OF TIME. SO.

YES. SO THAT'S A GREAT IDEA.

AND BE SURE AND REMIND US NEXT YEAR WHEN WE GET TO THE PLANNING STAGES OF THIS AND PUT SOMETHING TOGETHER.

UH, TOMORROW, UH, LOCAL JUDGES AND I HAVE TO ADMIT, I DON'T KNOW WHO THE JUDGES ARE, WILL BE, UH, UH, VIEWING THE HOUSES THAT WERE DECORATED AND ENTERED INTO THE CONTEST.

SO WE HAVE THERE'S 24 HOUSES REGISTERED.

YEAH. YES. SO IT WILL BE SOME SENIORS THAT ATTEND THE SENIOR CENTER.

OKAY, THERE THEY WILL BE THE JUDGES.

OKAY. AND THEN I'M ASSUMING A WINNER ANNOUNCED SHORTLY THEREAFTER.

SO THIS WEEK, I'M SURE, UH, I'VE GOT ANOTHER SNIP EVENT THE LAST ONE OF THE YEAR COMING UP ON DECEMBER 22ND.

AND THEN JUST A REMINDER THAT THE REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING FOR JANUARY 2ND, WE WILL BE DARK THAT EVENING.

UM, OUT ON THE LONG TERM FORECAST, WE'VE GOT THE CURRENT EDC, UM, EVENT AT MECHANICS BANK CONVENTION CENTER, AND THAT IS JANUARY 25TH, I BELIEVE.

YEP. AND THEN THE CURRENT COUNCIL OF GOVERNMENTS AWARD, UH, UH, EVENT IS MARCH 7TH.

SO THOSE ARE FAR ENOUGH OUT THERE.

BUT, UH, BE SURE YOU LET THE THE CITY CLERK KNOW IF YOU'RE INTERESTED IN THOSE EVENTS.

UM, THAT IS ALL I HAVE ON MY ANNOUNCEMENTS TONIGHT.

THANK YOU SO MUCH, MR.

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UM, MOVING ON TO REPORTS FROM CITY COUNCIL.

[18) REPORTS FROM THE CITY COUNCIL]

VERY WELL, HOW ABOUT, UM, MEMBER MARTINEZ? NOTHING TO REPORT, SIR.

MAYOR REYNA.

YEAH I WANT TO SAY SOMETHING REGARDING OUR POLICE DEPARTMENT.

I WAS TALKING TO THE CHIEF A FEW MINUTES AGO, AND SPEAKING TO HIM ABOUT HOW IMPRESSED I AM WITH THE LEVEL OF EXPERIENCE AND KNOWLEDGE THAT THE NEW POLICE OFFICERS HAVE.

UM, YOU KNOW, PROBABLY IT'S NOT WELL KNOWN IN THE COMMUNITY THAT A POLICE DEPARTMENT HAS TO HAVE ALL OF THESE DIFFERENT REQUIREMENTS TO BE ABLE TO ACTUALLY OPERATE WITHIN THE CITY. YOU HAVE TO HAVE SOMEBODY THAT HAS KNOWLEDGE ABOUT TRAFFIC.

YOU HAVE TO HAVE SOMEBODY THAT HAS KNOWLEDGE ABOUT GANG ACTIVITY.

THESE ARE CONSIDERED EXPERTS, I BELIEVE.

AND, YOU KNOW, YOU HAVE SOMEBODY THAT CAN POSSIBLY ALSO LOOK AT OTHER TYPES OF CRIMES THAT ARE NOT COMMON.

AND HAVING THAT KIND OF EXPERIENCE ALREADY WITHIN THE DEPARTMENT, I THINK IT'S BUILDING A DEPARTMENT THAT IS VERY, VERY COMPLETE.

AND I'M VERY, VERY IMPRESSED BY THAT.

SO, CHIEF, I WANT TO GIVE A SHOUT OUT TO YOU.

I MEAN, THAT'S JUST OUTSTANDING THAT YOU'RE BEING ABLE TO BRING ALL OF THESE DEPUTIES WITH SUCH A GREAT EXPERIENCE.

AND I KNOW WE HAVE SOME THAT DON'T HAVE VERY MUCH EXPERIENCE, LIKE A SIX MONTH, UH, OFFICER THAT, YOU KNOW, JUST GRADUATED.

BUT I THINK THAT IN ALL IN ALL, IT'LL WORK OUT WITH A GREAT FORCE.

AND SO THANK YOU AND THANK YOU, STAFF AND EVERYBODY ELSE.

THE COUNCIL HAS HAD A BIG, UH, UH, YOU KNOW SAY IN MOVING THIS FORWARD.

SO I THINK THAT IT WAS THE VISION OF ALL OF US TO, TO, TO GET THIS DONE.

AND NO DOUBT WE HAVE THE RIGHT PERSON AT THE HELM TO, TO GET IT DONE.

RIGHT. SO CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL THE NEW OFFICERS.

CONGRATULATIONS, CHIEFS CHIEF, AND TO ALL OF US AS WELL.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MADAM MAYOR REYNA.

MEMBERS ANYTHING TO ADD? I HAVE NOTHING TO ADD.

THANK YOU. AND I HAVE NOTHING ELSE TO ADD ASIDE FROM THE APPRECIATION TO MY COLLEAGUES, UM, FOR THE APPOINTMENT THIS EVENING.

UM, IT IS, UH, NOT LOST ON ME.

THE THE TRUST AND THE WEIGHT OF ITS DECISION AND THE TRUST.

SO I APPRECIATE THAT AND LOOK FORWARD TO TO LEADING THIS COUNCIL.

WELL THANK YOU.

THANK YOU ALEX.

WE NOW MOVE TO ADJOURN.

NO, NO, NOT YET.

MOVED TO ADJOURN BOTH MEETINGS PLEASE.

YES, WE DO NEED TO ADJOURN BOTH OF THEM BECAUSE WE ARE STILL IN THE MIDDLE OF TWO.

YES. WE NOW MOVE TO ADJOURN BOTH THE REGULAR AND SPECIAL MEETING FOR THIS EVENING.

IT IS NOW 6:59 P.M..

OKAY, BUT NOBODY GET UP YET.

MARIA HAS TO TALK TO US. THAT'S RIGHT, THAT'S RIGHT.

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.