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>> GOOD EVENING. I WILL NOW CALL THIS MEETING TO ORDER.
[ 1) CALL TO ORDER]
THE TIME IS 6:02.MADAM CLERK, CAN WE PLEASE CALL THE ROLL CALL?
>> MAYOR GARCIA AND COUNCIL MEMBER SALDANA IS ABSENT.
>> OKAY. NOW, IF WE CAN ALL STAND FOR THE FLAG SALUTE.
>> IF YOU CAN CALL THE GENTLEMAN THAT WILL BE LEADING THE FLAG SALUTE.
>> CAN I HAVE JUAN DAVID GARRIDO TO THE PODIUM? YOU CAN LEAD US WITH THE FLAGS OF THE PLEASE.
>> THANK YOU, JUAN. PLEASE REMAIN STANDING.
DOES ANYBODY IN THE AUDIENCE WOULD LIKE TO GIVE AN INVOCATION FOR US TODAY? IF NOT, WE WILL OBSERVE A MOMENT.
>> COACH JUAN IS GOING TO DO IT.
>> BOW YOUR HEADS. THANK YOU, LORD, FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY.
THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING US TO BE ON THE LIST TO WAKE UP THIS MORNING.
WE ARE TRULY BLESSED TO BE PART OF THIS TOWN.
WE ARE TRULY BLESSED TO BE IN YOUR PRESENT, NOT EVERYBODY GETS THAT CHOICE TO BE IN YOUR PRESENCE BECAUSE THEY CHOOSE NOT TO.
BUT WE UNDERSTAND THAT YOUR GRACE AND YOUR MERCY, WHAT YOU DID ON THE CROSS FOR EVERY SINGLE ONE OF US, DIED IN THE CROSS, GOT SPIT ON, STABBED, BEATEN, THERE WAS SO MUCH INVOLVED IN THAT, DEAR LORD, THAT WE CAN'T WE TRULY TRULY IMAGINE WHAT ACTUALLY HAPPENED THAT DAY.
YES, THE BIBLE SPEAKS ABOUT IT, BUT WE'RE VISUAL PEOPLE.
BUT AGAIN, DEAR LORD, WE ARE SO BLESSED TO BE IN THIS TOWN, WE ARE SO BLESSED FOR ALL THESE LEADERS THAT WE HAVE IN TOWN.
WE'RE HAPPY ABOUT THE SOCCER TEAM, THE FOOTBALL TEAM, THE WRESTLING TEAM.
[NOISE] THE PEOPLE IN THIS COMMUNITY ARE WONDERFUL.
WE JUST RAISE EVERYBODY UP TO YOU AND WE JUST WANT TO UNDERSTAND THAT WE'RE GOING TO BOW TO YOU ONE DAY BECAUSE WE WILL STAND BEFORE YOU, DEAR LORD.
WE JUST ASK IN YOU NAME, JESUS. AMEN.
>> TONIGHT, WE HAVE THE PRESENTATION FOR
[ 5) PRESENTATIONS]
THE RECOGNITION OF THE WASCO HIGH SCHOOL WRESTLING TEAM.WE HAVE YOU FOLKS PRESENT, CORRECT? WELL ATTENDED. IF YOU CAN ALL PLEASE COME UP TO THE PODIUM.
>> COACH JUAN GALLARDO, ANSELMO ARELLANO, JOE BLANCHARD, JOSE ROBLEDO, AND ANGEL ROMERO.
I HAVE THE CITY OF WASCO PROUDLY PRESENT A CERTIFICATE TO THE WASCO HIGH SCHOOL WRESTLING TEAM IN RECOGNITION OF YOUR UNWAVERING TEAMWORK AND DEDICATION TO A WELL-DESERVED TRIUMPH OF BEING THE 2024 VALLEY CHAMPIONS HONORED ON MAY 21ST, 2024.
[APPLAUSE] WOULD YOU GENTLEMEN LIKE TO SAY A FEW WORDS?
>> WELL, WE THANK YOU GUYS FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO GET RECOGNIZED.
BUT HONESTLY, IT'S THESE KIDS.
WE'RE COACHES AND WE'RE PART OF LEADERSHIP.
BUT HONESTLY, THESE KIDS SACRIFICE A LOT, GET UP IN THE MORNING, WORK OUT, GO TO SCHOOL, DEAL WITH MOM AND DAD, DOING THE TRASH, CLEAN FROM THE ROOM CLEAN, WHICH THEY PROBABLY DON'T DO VERY WELL OF IT.
[NOISE] THEN GO TO PRACTICE, PRACTICE 2 AND 1/2.
GO TO TOURNAMENT, FRIDAY, SATURDAY, GET SUNDAY OFF AND START ALL OVER AGAIN.
SOME OF THESE KIDS WILL BE DOING YEAR-ROUND PROGRAM, AND THAT'S WHY WE'RE SUCCESSFUL.
THE PROOF IS IN THE PUDDING, OUR TRAVELING FROM RENO, NOW WE'RE GOING TO TAKING 10 KIDS TO FARGO, NORTH DAKOTA THIS YEAR.
WE HAVE ONE KID GOING TO MONGOLIA THIS YEAR, SO IT'S GOOD TIME.
THE KIDS ARE DOING IT, WE'RE JUST ASSISTING THEM AND THE CREDIT GOES TO THEM.
I'M VERY IMPRESSED BY THE POLICE HERE.
THEY HAVE REALLY, REALLY CLEANED UP.
I HAVE A SITUATION WHERE COACH ROBLEDO AND I WERE LOADING UP, HE BROUGHT SOME GATORADE FOR THE KIDS THAT WE'RE GOING TO UTAH FOR THE WESTERN REGIONALS, AND WE SAY A GUY TURNED A CORNER ON SUNSET, JUST SPEEDING.
I'M LIKE, WHERE'S THE COPS AT, AND TWO SECONDS LATER, COP COMES AND CAUGHT HIM TOOK THEM IN, TOLD HIM.
BUT THE OTHER DAY SAW ANOTHER COP PULL ANOTHER GUY OVER, TAKING THIS CAR, WHICH IS WONDERFUL.
A GUY WHO WAS BORN HERE RIGHT ACROSS FROM HIGH SCHOOL, COACHING HERE FOR 28 YEARS NOW, I JUST LOVE THAT THE CITY STEPPED UP, GOT THESE PEOPLE IN ORDER, CLEANING UP.
THAT'S A NOTE, JUST TO SAY I DO APPRECIATE THAT.
IT'S A WONDERFUL THING THAT YOU GUYS ARE DOING.
IT'S BEING RECOGNIZED IN THE TOWN.
>> AWESOME. THANK YOU, JUAN. [APPLAUSE]
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>> WE DO HAVE AN AWARD FOR YOU GUYS, BUT I'LL GIVE THE GENTLEMAN HERE IF THEY HAVE A COUPLE OF WORDS.
>> FIRST OF ALL, KIDS, OUTSTANDING JOB, BUT I DO WANT TO GIVE YOUR COACHES A LITTLE CREDIT BECAUSE I DON'T THINK THAT COACH JUAN GAVE THE COACHES ENOUGH CREDIT.
YOU LOOK AT THIS WRESTLING TEAM, THIS IS THE MOST RESPECTFUL TEAM THAT WASCO HAS, AND WE'VE GOT SOME OUTSTANDING KIDS ON OUR BASEBALL PROGRAM, FOOTBALL PROGRAM, ALL OF THAT.
THESE KIDS ARE ALWAYS THE MOST RESPECTFUL IN TOWN.
I DON'T THINK THAT A LOT OF PEOPLE IN THIS ROOM, I HAVE A LOT OF PERSONAL KNOWLEDGE BECAUSE I'VE BEEN AROUND THIS WRESTLING PROGRAM FOR YEARS, I'VE WATCHED TWO OF YOU GUYS COME UP THROUGH THE PROGRAM.
I GOT MY MECHANIC OVER HERE, KNOWN JUAN SINCE THE FIRST GRADE, MR. BLANCHARD WAS A HIGH SCHOOL TEACHER THERE, SO I'VE GOT A GREAT RELATIONSHIP WITH ALL THE COACHES ON THIS TEAM.
YOU GUYS ARE THE REASON WHY THESE KIDS ARE SUCCESSFUL.
I'M NOT TAKING ANYTHING AWAY FROM THE HARD WORK THEY DID.
JUAN, YOU GOT THESE KIDS AT YOUR HOUSE EVERY DAY YEAR-ROUND.
I DON'T KNOW HOW YOU PUT UP WITH THEM.
I CAN'T STAND MY OWN KIDS AS MUCH TIME AS YOU SPEND WITH THESE KIDS, AND THAT'S AMAZING.
TO ALL OF YOU COACHES, YOU GUYS ALL HAVE SACRIFICED A LOT AND IT SHOWS.
I'M MORE PROUD OF HOW RESPECTFUL AND GOOD THESE KIDS ARE IN OUR COMMUNITY THAN THE VALLEY CHAMPIONSHIP.
BUT THAT IS AN AMAZING ACCOMPLISHMENT THAT I NEVER GOT TO ACCOMPLISH AND TAKE PART IN, I'LL NEVER HAVE A VALLEY RING, I'M PROUD OF YOU GUYS, THE CITY'S PROUD OF YOU GUYS.
BUT A LOT OF CREDIT GOES TO YOU COACHES.
THANK YOU GUYS FOR ALL THE SACRIFICE YOU GUYS MAKE.
>> YES, I ECHO THOSE SENTIMENTS THAT MEMBER MARTINEZ EXPRESSED.
WHAT A WONDERFUL THING FOR ALL OF YOU TO REPRESENT WASCO.
YOU ARE AT THE TOP, WHAT BETTER CAN WE ASK FOR, RIGHT? YOU COACHES, DEFINITELY, ARE INSTRUMENTAL IN MAKING THIS HAPPEN.
I KNOW THE KIDS WORK HARD TO GET THERE, BUT WITHOUT YOU, THE COACHES, NONE OF THIS I THINK WOULD BE POSSIBLE.
I COMMEND YOU ALL. CONGRATULATIONS. THANK YOU FOR DOING WHAT YOU'VE DONE. GREAT ACHIEVEMENT. [APPLAUSE]
>> [INAUDIBLE] TAKE A PICTURE. [BACKGROUND]
>> I'M GOING TO MOVE IT THAT WAY AND THEN IF YOU GUYS CAN COME.
>> YOU KNOW WHAT THEY SAY, JUAN, IF YOU HAVE TIME TO LEAN, YOU HAVE TIME TO CLEAN, SO DON'T LEAN. [LAUGHTER]
>> A LITTLE BACK THERE, COACH.
PUT THE TALL ONES IN THE BACK SO EVERYBODY GETS THEIR FACE IN HERE.
>> [OVERLAPPING] THANK YOU, APPRECIATE IT.
[OVERLAPPING] [INAUDIBLE] IN FRONT OF THE.
>> I DO GOT A SIDE STORY, THOUGH.
I TOLD THE KIDS THAT WE'RE GETTING THE RECOGNITION, WE'RE GETTING THE KEY TO THE CITY, AND THEY ASKED, WHAT DOES THE KEY OPEN UP COACH? [LAUGHTER] [BACKGROUND]
>> CONGRATULATIONS. [BACKGROUND]
>> I'LL LEAVE THE PODIUM THAT FIRST. [INAUDIBLE].
>> I SEE HOW OUR GUARD KEEPS ON GIVING.
>> WE'RE GOING TO TRY TO FIX THOSE SLIDES.
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WE HAVE OUR PROCLAMATION FOR PUBLIC WORKS WEEK, MR. VEEYA.
>> NATIONAL PUBLIC WORKS WEEK 2024, WHEREAS PUBLIC WORKS PROFESSIONALS FOCUS ON INFRASTRUCTURE FACILITIES AND SERVICES THAT ARE OF VITAL IMPORTANCE FOR SUSTAINABLE AND RESILIENT COMMUNITIES AND TO THE PUBLIC HEALTH, HIGH QUALITY OF LIFE, AND WELL-BEING OF THE PEOPLE OF THE CITY OF WASCO.
WHEREAS THESE INFRASTRUCTURE FACILITIES AND SERVICES COULD NOT BE PROVIDED WITHOUT THE DEDICATED EFFORTS OF PUBLIC WORKS PROFESSIONALS WHO ARE ENGINEERS, MANAGERS AND EMPLOYEES AT ALL LEVELS OF THE GOVERNMENT AND THE PRIVATE SECTOR.
WE ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR BUILDING, IMPROVING, AND PROTECTING OUR NATION'S TRANSPORTATION, WATER SUPPLY, WATER TREATMENT, AND SOLID WASTE SYSTEMS. PUBLIC BUILDINGS AND OTHER INFRASTRUCTURES AND FACILITIES ESSENTIALS FOR OUR CITIZENS.
WHEREAS, IT IS IN THE PUBLIC INTEREST FOR CITIZENS, CIVIL LEADERS, AND THE CHILDREN OF THE CITY OF WASCO TO GAIN KNOWLEDGE OF AND MAINTAIN AN ONGOING INTEREST AND UNDERSTANDING OF THE IMPORTANCE OF PUBLIC WORKS AND PUBLIC WORKS PROGRAMS IN THEIR RESPECTIVE COMMUNITIES.
WHEREAS THE YEAR 2024 MARKS A 64TH ANNUAL NATIONAL PUBLIC WORKS WEEK SPONSORED BY THE AMERICAN PUBLIC WORKS ASSOCIATION, CANADIAN PUBLIC WORKS ASSOCIATION.
NOW THERE OF THE MAYOR IN THE CITY OF WASCO ON BEHALF OF WASCO AND ALL ITS CITIZENS DO HEREBY PROCLAIM THE NATIONAL PUBLIC WORKS WEEK 2024, I URGE ALL CITIZENS TO JOIN WITH THE REPRESENTATIVES OF THE AMERICAN PUBLIC WORKS ASSOCIATION, AND GOVERNMENT AGENCIES AND ACTIVITIES, EVENTS, AND CEREMONIES DESIGNED TO PAY TRIBUTE TO OUR PUBLIC WORKS PROFESSIONALS, ENGINEERS, MANAGERS, AND EMPLOYEES, AND TO RECOGNIZE THE SUBSTANTIAL CONTRIBUTIONS THEY MAKE TO PROTECTING OUR NATIONAL HEALTH, SAFETY, AND QUALITY OF LIFE.
AND TESTIMONY WHEREOF I HAVE HERE ON TO SET MY HAND AND COSTS TO BE AFFIXED THE GREAT CITY OF WASCO ON THIS DAY OF 21ST OF MAY 2024.
>> WELL, REALLY QUICK, JUST WANT TO THANK ALL STAFF THAT WAS ABLE TO ATTEND, IF YOU CAN PLEASE COME UP.
EVERYONE HERE PLAYS AN ESSENTIAL ROLE.
OF COURSE, WE HAVE MORE STAFF.
I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU FOR ALL THEY DO.
THEY TRULY DO PUT IN A LOT OF HOURS, A LOT OF WORK, OVERTIME JUST TO PROVIDE ESSENTIAL SERVICES FOR OUR COMMUNITY.
FOR THAT, I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU.
>> I DON'T WANT TO SAY YOU GUYS HAVE THE MOST IMPORTANT JOB IN THE CITY BUT SHE HAS DEFINITELY HAVE THE MOST VISIBLE JOB IN THE CITY.
BECAUSE IF THE ROADS AREN'T FIXED, IF THE GRAFFITI IS NOT TAKEN OUT, ALL OF THAT, WE ALL GET PHONE CALLS, SCOTT GETS PHONE CALLS.
YOU GUYS ARE JUST GREAT ABOUT, WE'VE REALLY TRANSITIONED THE CITY IN THE LAST FEW YEARS, AND THAT'S A BIG PART OF YOU GUYS, AND HOPEFULLY WE CAN GIVE YOU GUYS THE TOOLS AND RESOURCES GOING FORWARD THAT YOU GUYS NEED TO BE ABLE TO CONTINUE TO JUST MAKE OUR CITY LOOK BETTER AND BE A SAFER PLACE.
I'VE SAID IT BEFORE. I'VE SEEN YOU GUYS OUT THERE IN THE RAIN AND WHEN IT'S FLOODED AND STUFF.
I WAIT BY AND I HONK AT YOU GUYS, BUT I'M NOT GETTING OUT.
BUT I APPRECIATE THE WORK YOU GUYS ARE DOING AND OTHER PEOPLE DO.
BECAUSE WHEN YOU GUYS ARE OUT THERE IN THE RAIN, WE GET THE TEXT MESSAGES, PEOPLE ARE LIKE, HEY, YOU GUYS ARE OUT HERE. THEY'RE OUT HERE QUICK.
I TALKED TO PEOPLE FROM OUR NEIGHBORING COMMUNITIES AND THEY DON'T GET THOSE RESPONSES.
THEY DON'T GET THE COOPERATION FOR PUBLIC WORKS TO COME OUT AND CLOSE DOWN A ROAD THE SECOND THAT THERE'S A MAJOR TRAFFIC ACCIDENT, WHICH I'M SURE THE PDS CAN ALLOW BECAUSE THE SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT THOUGHT VERY HIGHLY OF YOU GUYS FOR ALL THE TIMES YOU GUYS WERE JUST THERE FOR THEM TO DO ROAD CLOSURES AND STUFF.
WE'RE VERY UNIQUE TO HAVE THAT BENEFIT AND I APPRECIATE EVERYTHING YOU GUYS DO. THANK YOU.
I THINK MOST PEOPLE UNDERESTIMATE THE VALUE OF PUBLIC WORKS.
YOU ARE THE GEARS THAT MAKE THIS CITY WORK.
WITHOUT YOU, WE WOULD COME TO A SCREECHING HALT.
I SAID THAT BEFORE, AND I DON'T MIND REPEATING IT BECAUSE IT'S TRUE.
IT'S JUST INCREDIBLE OF THE AMOUNT OF WORK THAT YOU PERFORM TO CONTINUE TO MAKE THE CITY WORK LIKE A WELL OIL MACHINE.
WE USED TO HAVE FLOODING WITHIN OUR STREETS.
WE NO LONGER HAVE FLOODING BECAUSE PUBLIC WORKS HAS BEEN FOR YEARS NOW
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CLEANING THE SEWERS ON A REGULAR BASIS WITH THE EQUIPMENT THAT WE NOW HAVE, AND NOW WE'RE ABLE TO NOT HAVE FLOODING IN OUR STREETS.BUT THIS IS ONE EXAMPLE OF MANY THAT I COULD GIVE OF THE WORK THAT YOU DO TO KEEP OUR CITY GOING.
I THINK THAT THE MOMENT THAT YOU FAIL TO DO YOUR JOB, PEOPLE WILL BE VERY UNHAPPY SO I HOPE THAT NEVER HAPPENS.
>> IF YOU'D INDULGE ME, I'D LIKE TO SAY A COUPLE OF WORDS TOO.
IN ADDITION TO WHAT THE COUNCIL MEMBERS HAVE SAID, IF I DON'T SHOW UP FOR A COUPLE OF DAYS, THINGS JUST KEEP GOING.
IF YOU GUYS DON'T SHOW UP FOR A COUPLE OF DAYS, [LAUGHTER] THINGS STRIKE, AND THEY'RE RIGHT.
YOU'RE OUT IN THE BAD WEATHER, YOU'RE UP TO YOUR HIPS AND BROKEN WATER LINES ALL THE TIME.
I REALLY APPRECIATE YOU GUYS AND WHAT YOU DO AND GALS.
[LAUGHTER] YOU'RE AN IMPORTANT PART OF THAT OPERATION OVER THERE TOO, CYNTHIA.
I REALLY DO APPRECIATE ALL THAT YOU DO.
I'M GLAD YOU'RE GETTING RECOGNIZED TONIGHT.
>> I'LL KEEP IT SHORT AND SWEET.
I ECHO EVERYTHING THAT THESE GENTLEMEN SAID.
I THINK YOU GUYS ARE A FUNDAMENTAL COMPONENT OF OUR CITY, THEY'VE ALL EXPRESSED THAT.
THANK YOU FOR COMING IN TO WORK DAY IN AND DAY OUT AND LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING YOU GUYS AROUND FOR MANY YEARS TO COME HERE IN THE CITY.
NOW, I HAVE THE PROCLAMATION, SO WE'LL TAKE SOME PICTURES.
>> TO MOVE IT AGAIN. [BACKGROUND]
>> [BACKGROUND] ALL RIGHT, WE WILL MOVE ON TO PUBLIC COMMENTS.
THIS PORTION OF THE MEETING OF RESERVED FOR PERSONS DESIRING TO ADDRESS THE COUNCIL AND INCLUDING THE COUNCIL ACTING AS A GOVERNING BOARD OF 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.
THE BROWN ACT DOES NOT ALLOW ACTION OR DISCUSSION ON ITEMS NOT ON THE AGENDA, SUBJECT TO NARROW EXCEPTIONS.
THIS WILL LIMIT 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 WE HAVE ANY EMAIL COMMENTS?
>> THERE ARE NO EMAIL COMMENTS FOR THIS ITEM OR ANY OTHER ITEM ON THE AGENDA.
>> THANK YOU. WE WILL MOVE ON TO THE SUCCESSOR AGENCY BUSINESS, WHICH WE HAVE NONE.
MOSCOW PUBLIC FINANCE AUTHORITY, NO NEW BUSINESS.
NEW EMPLOYEE POLICE DEPARTMENT, BATCH PENDING, NONE.
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WE WILL MOVE ON TO PUBLIC SAFETY REPORTS.[10.a. Kern County Fire Department (Appleton)]
KERN COUNTY FIRE DEPARTMENT, CHIEF APPLETON.>> GOOD EVENING, NOR MAYOR PRO TEM AND COUNCIL MEMBERS.
I HAVE NOTHING TO REPORT TONIGHT, BUT I DIDN'T GET TO SAY IT WHEN THEY WERE STILL HERE, BUT VERY PROUD OF THOSE YOUNG MEN, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN FROM THE WASCO WRESTLING TEAM.
AS A WRESTLING DAD, IT'S GREAT TO SEE THEY DID SO WELL.
WE'VE SPENT QUITE A FEW TOURNAMENTS HERE IN WASCO AT THE GYM WHEN MY KIDS WERE YOUNGER, SO IT'S GREAT TO SEE THEM DOING SO WELL.
THAT'S ALL I HAVE FOR NIGHT. ANY QUESTIONS?
>> CHIEF APPLETON, I WANT TO PUT SOMETHING IN YOUR MIND.
FOURTH OF JULY IS COMING AND AS YOU KNOW, WE ALWAYS HAVE A RISE IN THE USE OF ILLEGAL FIREWORKS.
IT NEVER STOPS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR.
BUT NOW YOU HAVE A WILLING PARTNER IN OUR POLICE DEPARTMENT AND SO I WOULD ENCOURAGE YOU TO COORDINATE WITH THEM, MAKE A PLAN, AND LET'S ATTACK SOME OF THAT AND MAYBE WE CAN MAKE A DENT IN THOSE ILLEGAL FIREWORK USE.
I KNOW THAT IN THE PAST, YOU ALWAYS HAD CONCERNS ABOUT THE SAFETY OF THE FIREMEN AND WOMEN AND SO I THINK THAT NOW THAT WE HAVE OUR OWN POLICE DEPARTMENT THAT YOU CAN HAVE YOUR SUPPORT, NO DOUBT. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU, SIR. WASCO PD LIEUTENANT MOTTA.
[10.b. Wasco Police Department (Fivecoat)]
>> GOOD AFTERNOON, MAYOR PRO TEM AND HONORABLE MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL.
AND I WAS I WANTED TO CONGRATULATE THEM, BUT THEY GOT OUT OF HERE BEFORE I COULD.
I'M VERY PROUD OF THEM AND I WAS REALLY FLATTERED BY THE COMMENT OF THE COACH.
THAT IS THE REASON WHY WE CAME HERE, AND THAT IS THE REASON WHY WE DO WHAT WE DO.
I HAVE SOME GENERAL STATISTICS HERE.
JUST TO ECHO WHAT THE GENTLEMAN SAID.
THIS REPORTING PERIOD, MAY 7 THROUGH THE 21ST, OUR OFFICERS HANDLED 783 INCIDENTS.
THREE HUNDRED AND NINETY-ONE WERE CALLS FOR SERVICE.
BUT THE INTERESTING THING HERE IS THAT THE OFFICERS THEMSELVES GENERATED 392.
S THAT SHOWS US THAT THEY'RE ACTIVE, THEY'RE VISIBLE AND THEY'RE DOING THEIR JOB.
THAT IS NOT TO MENTION THE 191 TRAFFIC STOPS THAT THEY CONDUCTED, OF WHICH 77 CITATIONS WERE ISSUED.
ALL IN ALL, IT LOOKS LIKE WE'RE DOING GREAT.
WE HAD 36 ARREST TOTAL FOR THIS PERIOD AND IT LOOKS LIKE THINGS ARE MOVING FOR US.
I DO HAVE TWO CASES THAT I WANT TO HIGHLIGHT VERY BRIEFLY.
ONE IS A VANDALISM CASE OFFICERS ON THE 15TH RESPONDED TO THE ST. JOHN'S CATHOLIC CHURCH REGARDING THE VANDALISM IN PROGRESS.
THEY WERE ABLE TO ARREST THE SUSPECT WHO BECAME VERY UNCOOPERATIVE AND AS A RESULT, DAMAGED ONE OF OUR PATROL UNITS.
NOT ONLY DID HE DAMAGE THE CHURCH, BUT HE DAMAGED A PATROL CAR.
WHAT WAS INTERESTING ABOUT THAT CASE IS THAT OUR OFFICERS ARE SHOWING RESTRAINT AND THAT'S ALWAYS REFRESHING TO SEE BECAUSE WE DO HAVE NEW OFFICERS AND NOBODY LIKES A CATHOLIC BEING VANDALIZED OR A CHURCH OR A CAR.
THE NEXT CASE I WANT TO HIGHLIGHT.
BY THE WAY, THIS SUBJECT WAS BOOKED ON FELONY CHARGES FOR HIS ACTIONS.
THE NEXT CALL ON THE 16TH AND ALSO TRY TO MAKE A TRAFFIC STOP ON A BICYCLIST.
THE SUSPECT LED HIM ON A SHORT VEHICLE PURSUIT.
WHEN THE OFFICERS WERE ABLE TO TAKE HIM IN CUSTODY, HE WAS FOUND IN POSSESSION OF A LOADED FIREARM AND NARCOTICS.
JUST TO SHOW THAT OUR OFFICERS ARE OUT THERE MAKING CONTACTS, CONTACTING BAD PEOPLE.
THIS GUY WAS A BAD PERSON, A LONG, LONG RECORD OF CRIMINAL HISTORY AND EVERYTHING WE DO WE DO FOR OUR COMMUNITY.
I APPRECIATE THE SUPPORT AND EVERYTHING YOU GUYS HAVE DONE FOR US. THAT'S ALL I HAVE.
>> AWESOME. THANK YOU, MR. MOTTA. ANY COMMENTS?
>> JUST REAL QUICK. YOU GUYS ARE DOING AN OUTSTANDING JOB.
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EVEN PEOPLE WHO ARE VERY NEGATIVE ABOUT OUR CITY HAVE BEEN VERY POSITIVE BECAUSE THEY'VE HAD PERSONAL INTERACTIONS WITH YOUR OFFICERS ALREADY.THEN THEY'RE VERY HAPPY WITH THE RESPONSE TIMES.
THEY'RE VERY HAPPY WITH THE PEOPLE BEING PUT IN CUSTODY.
IT'S BEING RECOGNIZED BY THE COMMUNITY, AND THANK YOU.
THE FACT THAT YOU'RE OUT THERE, STOPPING PEOPLE THAT ARE VIOLATING THE TRAFFIC LAW, THAT IS GOING WELL.
I KNOW THAT PEOPLE ARE NOTICING IT.
SOME PEOPLE ARE TALKING ABOUT THE FACT THAT NOW PEOPLE STOP AT STOP SIGNS AS THAT WE'RE NOT DOING BEFORE.
MAYBE IT'S MY IMAGINATION, THEY SAY, BUT I I SEE PEOPLE NOW STOPPING A STOP SIGNS AND I CAN TELL YOU THAT NOBODY WANTS TO GET A TICKET.
I'M CERTAIN THAT THAT'S WHAT'S HAPPENING.
YOU MENTIONED THAT THE INDIVIDUAL HAD A LOADED FIREARM, AND THEN ANOTHER THING YOU MENTIONED ABOUT HIM.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH DOING GREAT WORK.
WE KNOW THAT HAVING OUR OWN POLICE DEPARTMENT WAS GOING TO CHANGE THINGS IN WASCO AND YOU'RE PROVING THIS.
>> I JUST WANT TO SAY, VISIBILITY, IT'S BEEN NIGHT AND DAY FOR SURE.
I THINK EVERY TIME I GO OUT, I SEE ONE OF THE WASCO PD VEHICLES, WHICH IS AWESOME.
FEEDBACK HAS BEEN GREAT. PEOPLE ARE HAPPY.
OBVIOUSLY, WITH THESE NUMBERS, YOU GUYS ARE PUTTING AT WORK, WHICH IS WHAT WE WANT SO THANK YOU FOR EVERYTHING THAT YOU DO AND MAKE SURE THAT GETS PASSED ON TO THE REST OF THE TEAM.
>> I APPRECIATE THAT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
>> WE WILL MOVE ON TO THE CONSENT CALENDAR.
[11)CONSENT CALENDAR]
THE CONSENT CALENDAR CONSISTS OF ITEMS THAT ARE ROUTINE AND NON-CONTROVERSIAL IN THE STAFF'S OPINION.THESE ITEMS ARE APPROVED IN ONE MOTION UNLESS A COUNCIL MEMBER OR MEMBER OF THE PUBLIC REQUESTS THE REMOVAL OF A PARTICULAR ITEM.
THIS EVENING, WE HAVE ITEMS 10A-10F.
>> ELEVEN. YOU PUT THE WRONG NUMBER.
>> SORRY. CORRECTION, 11A-11F. THANK YOU.
>> THROUGH 11F. AT THIS TIME, I WOULD LIKE TO ASK THE MEMBERS THAT THEY HAVE A CONFLICT OF INTEREST ON A PARTICULAR ITEM ON THE CONSENT CALENDAR. MEMBER MARTINEZ?
>> NO CONFLICT. MAY I PRETEND.
>> I HAVE NO CONFLICT. IS THERE ANYONE IN THE AUDIENCE THAT WOULD LIKE TO REMOVE AN ITEM? SEEING NONE, ARE THERE ANY COUNCIL MEMBERS THAT WOULD LIKE TO REMOVE AN ITEM?
>> MEMBER MARTINEZ? MEMBER REYNA?
>> I WOULD NOT LIKE TO REMOVE AN ITEM.
I WOULD LIKE TO ENTERTAIN A MOTION FOR APPROVAL.
>> MADAM CLERK, IT'S BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED.
>> MOTION BY COUNCIL MEMBER MARTINEZ, SECONDED BY COUNCIL MEMBER REYNA TO APPROVE THE CONSENT CALENDAR.
MOTION IS APPROVED WITH THREE EYES WITH MAYOR GARCIA, COUNCIL MEMBER SALDANA ABSENT.
>> THANK YOU. WE HAVE NO PUBLIC HEARINGS OR DEFER BUSINESS, WE'LL MOVE ON TO NEW BUSINESS.
[14.a. Appointment of Miguel Raya to serve on the Wasco Recreation and Parks District Board to fill the unexpired term expiring November 30, 2025; 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) ]
ITEM 14A, APPOINTMENT OF MIGUEL RAYA TO SERVE ON THE WASCO RECREATION AND PARK DISTRICT BOARD TO FILL THE UNEXPIRED TERM EXPIRING NOVEMBER 30TH, 2025.I FIND THAT THIS ACTION IS IT'S NOT A PROJECT THAT'S DEFINED UNDER THE CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT, STATE GUIDELINES.
THEREFORE, PURSUANT TO THE STATE GUIDELINES SECTION 150603, NO ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW IS REQUIRED.
>> YES, HONORABLE MAYOR PRO TEM AND MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL.
THIS ITEM TONIGHT IS THE CITY'S RESPONSIBILITY TO FILL A VACATED SEAT ON THE RECON PARK BOARD VACATED BY OUR FRIEND, SHARON.
WE HAD AN ADVERTISEMENT FOR CANDIDATES.
WE RECEIVED INITIALLY THREE APPLICATIONS.
ONE WAS WITHDRAWN, LEAVING TWO CANDIDATES.
THOSE INDIVIDUALS WERE INTERVIEWED BY THE STANDING COUNCIL COMMITTEE FOR DOING SUCH INTERVIEWS ALONG WITH MYSELF.
ULTIMATELY, THE COMMITTEE HAS SELECTED MIGUEL RAYA TO FILL THE SEAT AND SERVE ON THE BOARD THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE TERM.
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IF THERE ARE ANY QUESTIONS, I'D BE HAPPY TO ANSWER THOSE.>> COUNCIL MEMBER MARTINEZ, ANY QUESTIONS?
>> I DON'T HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, BUT I'M SUPER EXCITED.
I'VE KNOWN MIGUEL FOR 35, 40 YEARS, AND THIS IS THE MOST ATHLETIC PERSON I'VE EVER KNOWN IN MY LIFE.
THIS GUY IN PE WAS ALWAYS THE BEST OR THE SECOND BEST AT EVERY SPORT.
HE WAS AN OUTSTANDING POINT GUARD.
HE DIDN'T EVEN CARE ABOUT THOSE SPORTS.
SOCCER AND RUNNING WERE HIS SPORTS.
FROM THE LOOKS OF HIM, HE COULD STILL PROBABLY OUT RUN MOST OF OUR HIGH SCHOOL CROSS COUNTRY TEAM, AND HE'S SUPER SMART AND JUST A GREAT HUMAN BEING.
WHEN I SAW MIGUEL'S NAME, I WAS REALLY EXCITED FOR THIS.
MIGUEL, THANK YOU FOR APPLYING FOR THIS, AND I LOOK FORWARD TO YOU DOING REALLY GOOD THINGS.
>> I ECHO THOSE SENTIMENTS TOO.
WE HAVE A COMMITTEE THAT MEETS AND DISCUSSES THE CANDIDATES, AND WE ALWAYS ACCEPT THOSE RECOMMENDATIONS WHEN THEY BECOME BEFORE THE COUNCIL.
BUT I AM REALLY HAPPY TO MOVE FORWARD WITH MIGUEL BEING PART OF THE RECREATIONS AND PARKS DISTRICT.
THANK YOU FOR WILLING TO SERVE.
NOT MANY PEOPLE ARE WILLING TO SERVE, AND SO I COMMEND YOU FOR WILLING TO SERVE. THANK YOU.
>> CONGRATULATIONS. BY NO MEANS, IS THIS AN EASY TASK.
IT IS DEFINITELY A COMMITMENT. THANK YOU FOR APPLYING AND FOR YOUR DEDICATION.
WE LOOK FORWARD FOR YOU TO SERVING.
ARE THERE ANY PUBLIC COMMENTS AT THIS TIME? SEEING NONE, I WOULD LIKE TO ENTERTAIN A MOTION.
>> MADAM CLERK, IT'S BEEN MOVED AND SECOND.
CAN I HAVE A VOTE BY ROLL CALL?
>> MOTION BY COUNCIL MEMBER REYNA, SECONDED BY COUNCIL MEMBER MARTINEZ TO APPOINT MIGUEL RAYA TO SERVE ON THE WASCO RECREATION AND PARKS DISTRICT BOARD FOR UNEXPIRED TERM ENDING NOVEMBER 30TH, 2025.
MOTION IS APPROVED OF THREE AYES WITH MAYOR GARCIA, COUNCIL MEMBER SALDANA ABSENT.
>> THANK YOU. MR. RAYA, CAN YOU STEP UP TO THE PODIUM? WOULD YOU LIKE TO SAY A FEW WORDS?
>> YES. JUST VERY EXCITED TO BE PART OF THE CITY.
LIKE LIKE VINCENT SAID, I WAS BORN HERE, RAISED HERE, WENT TO SCHOOL HERE, WENT TO PARK AND REC, WAS COACHING PARKING REC FOR OVER 10 YEARS.
I'VE COACHED JUNIOR HIGH, NOW ON THE AMANDA HIGH SCHOOL.
I PLAYED A LOT OF SPORTS AND CURRENTLY, A LOT OF THOSE WRESTLING KIDS, THEY WERE IN MY CLASS TOO.
I TEACH AT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, SO I'M A TEACHER HERE TOO.
I'M REALLY CLOSE TO THE COMMUNITY.
I KNOW AND I'D LIKE TO THANK ALSO THE POLICE DEPARTMENT FOR DOING A HECK OF A JOB, TOO.
I NOTICED, LIKE MR. REYNA SAID, NOW PEOPLE ARE STOPPING BEFORE THEY PARK.
[LAUGHTER] EVEN MYSELF, I WAS DOING SOME BAD HABITS.
I DON'T SEE NO MORE BURNS OUTS, NO MORE DONUTS OUT THERE. I LIKE TO RUN.
SOMETIMES I GO OUT THERE BY PARK AND THAT WAS A HOTSPOT OUT THERE.
I HAVEN'T SEEN KIDS DOING DONUTS OUT THERE NO MORE.
>> IT'S JUST WONDERFUL TO SEE THAT IN OUR COMMUNITY HERE.
OUR KIDS DESERVE THAT AND OUR CITIZENS DESERVE THAT SECURITY AND THAT PROTECTION.
AS PARK AND REC, I HOPE TO ADD A LITTLE BIT OF MY KNOWLEDGE IN SPORTS AND HELP OUT THE PARK AND REC OR YOUTH IN OUR COMMUNITY GROUP. THANK YOU.
>> I HAVE A LITTLE PIN FOR YOU.
>> WE'LL TAKE A PICTURE, TOO? PICTURE IN TIME.
I SHOULD HAVE WORN A COURT AND TIE.
>> AT THIS TIME, WE WOULD LIKE TO RECOGNIZE THE OUTGOING BOARD MEMBER, SHARON SHARP.
CAN YOU PLEASE COME TO THE PODIUM? SHARON HAS SERVED AS A BOARD MEMBER FOR SIX YEARS DEDICATING HER TIME, SKILLS, AND ENERGY TO THE COMMUNITY IN WASCO.
WE TRULY APPRECIATE YOUR CONTRIBUTIONS.
COUNCIL MEMBERS, ANY COMMENTS?
THANK YOU. NOT ONLY FOR THE REC, BUT FOR THE CITY.
YOU REALLY ARE AN AWESOME PERSON, AND THIS CITY LOVES YOU AND THIS COUNCIL LOVES YOU AND EVERYTHING THAT YOU DO.
I'M REALLY SAD THAT YOU'RE STEPPING DOWN FROM THE PARKS BOARD, BUT I UNDERSTAND THAT YOU HAVE OTHER OBLIGATIONS NOW AND THAT WAS A LITTLE BIT OF A TIME COMMITMENT.
LOOKING FORWARD TO THE DAY THAT YOU RUN FOR THE CITY COUNCIL.
[LAUGHTER] WE'RE REALLY PROUD OF YOU.
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FROM THE BOTTOM OF MY HEART, THANK YOU FOR EVERYTHING YOU DO FOR WASCO.>> WHAT CAN I SAY? I'VE ALWAYS BEEN FOND OF YOU, YOU KNOW THAT.
I HAVE A LOT OF RESPECT FOR YOU.
I THINK THAT YOU ARE ONE OF THE BEST ACTIVE MEMBERS IN OUR COMMUNITY.
NOT THE ONLY ONE, BUT ONE OF THE BEST ONES.
I'M SORRY THAT YOU'RE LEAVING THE RECREATIONS AND PARKS DISTRICT BOARD.
BUT I ALSO UNDERSTAND YOU HAVE PERSONAL COMMITMENTS THAT YOU HAVE TO ATTEND TO.
I KNOW WE'RE GOING TO SEE YOU DO OTHER THINGS WITHIN THE COMMUNITY AND YOU'LL NEVER STOP BEING INVOLVED, I KNOW THAT.
SO THANK YOU FOR ALL YOU'VE DONE SO FAR.
>> THANK YOU, MR. REYNA. SHARON, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR ALL YOUR WORK AND DEDICATION.
IT DEFINITELY DOESN'T GO UNNOTICED.
IT'S DEFINITELY A BIG TIME COMMITMENT.
I KNOW MR. RAYA HAS BIG SHOES TO FILL.
THANK YOU FOR EVERYTHING YOU'VE DONE, AND WE HAVE A LITTLE TOKEN OF APPRECIATION FOR YOU.
>> I JUST WANT TO THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY.
WHEN I FIRST JOINED THE REC BOARD, I WAS THE ONLY WOMAN, AND AT ONE POINT, THERE WERE THREE OF US, THREE WOMEN.
SEEING ALL THE CHANGES ON THE REC BOARD OVER THE LAST FEW YEARS.
WHEN I STARTED, I GOT TO SIT NEXT TO THE LATE GILBERT GARLAND, AND I LEARNED A LOT FROM THE GENTLEMEN THAT WERE ON THE BOARD AT THE TIME.
WE GOT THROUGH COVID AND A LOT OF CHALLENGES.
I REALLY APPRECIATED MY TIME ON THE BOARD, AND IT WAS A VERY, VERY TOUGH DECISION.
BUT I'M GRADUATING THIS YEAR WITH MY BACHELOR'S IN ENGLISH TO HOPEFULLY TEACH HIGH SCHOOL ENGLISH SOMEWHERE SOMETIME.
THE CLOSER IT'S GETTING TO GRADUATION AND CRUNCH TIME, I FELT LIKE IT WAS THE BEST DECISION FOR THE REC AND FOR THE CITY TO MAKE SURE YOU HAVE SOMEONE WHO COULD GIVE GREATER TIME COMMITMENT.
IT SOUNDS LIKE ATHLETICALLY, YOU'VE DEFINITELY UPGRADED, SO CONGRATULATIONS.
THANK YOU AGAIN. FOR THE POLICE DEPARTMENT, I HAVE A SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORM WITH WASCO.
OVER THE YEARS, PEOPLE AREN'T ALWAYS POSITIVE WHEN IT COMES TO LAW ENFORCEMENT AND COMMENT AFTER COMMENT, EVERY TIME I POST SOMETHING, THEY'RE GREAT, I SEE THEM OUT THERE, I'VE SEEN THEM ALL THE TIME, I HAD AN ISSUE AND THEY WERE THERE IN TWO MINUTES.
I JUST WANT TO ECHO WHAT MY FRIEND JUAN SAID EARLIER THAT IS MAKING A POSITIVE IMPACT IN THE COMMUNITY ALREADY. THANK YOU.
>> CONGRATULATIONS ON GETTING YOUR DEGREE.
>> [LAUGHTER] THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
>> THANK YOU AGAIN FOR ALL YOU DO, AND CONGRATULATIONS ON YOUR DEGREE. I'M SUPER PROUD OF YOU.
>> THAT BRINGS US TO REPORTS FROM COMMISSIONS AND COMMITTEES.
MR. GARCIA IS NOT PRESENT FOR CURRENT ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION.
CURRENT COUNCIL OF GOVERNMENT, MR. REYNA.
[15.b. Kern Council of Government (Reyna)]
>> MAYOR PRO TEM, UNFORTUNATELY, I DID ASK OUR MAYOR TO ATTEND ON MY BEHALF SINCE I SPENT A COUPLE OF DAYS IN THE HOSPITAL.
I DON'T KNOW IF HE WAS ABLE TO ATTEND,
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BUT HE'S NOT HERE TO REPORT.MAYBE ON THE NEXT COUNCIL MEETING HE'LL BE ABLE TO REPORT IF HE ATTENDED.
>> PERFECT. FOR WASCO TASK FORCE.
WE DON'T HAVE ANY NEW BUSINESS TO REPORT.
WE'LL BE MEETING, I WAS JUST LOOKING AT MY CALENDAR, NOT NEXT THURSDAY BECAUSE WE HAVE SOMETHING ELSE LINED UP.
[LAUGHTER] BUT WE WILL BE MEETING AT THE END OF THIS MONTH SO THAT WE CAN SET UP THE NEXT CLEAN UP FOR THE MONTH OF JUNE.
THAT BRINGS US TO REPORTS FROM CITY MANAGER.
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>> HONORABLE MAYOR PRO TEM AND COUNSEL, I MUST ALSO BEG FORGIVENESS.
I DO NOT HAVE A FULLY PREPARED LIST FOR YOU TONIGHT.
I KNOW THAT BREAKS EVERYBODY'S HEART.
[LAUGHTER] BUT A FEW THINGS THAT I DO KNOW JUST FROM MEMORY THAT ARE COMING UP, THE EVENT ON THE 30TH FOR RECOGNIZING OUR POLICE DEPARTMENT STARTUP IS COMING UP.
WE'VE INVITED HALF THE STATE, I THINK, TO THE EVENT.
ALSO, JUST ON A PERSONAL NOTE, I'VE SHARED WITH CHIEF APPLETON AND HIS CREW FROM THE SHAFTER STATION WHO WERE THE FIRST ON THE SCENE IN MY FAMILY'S INCIDENT WE HAD LAST WEEK, AND VERY MUCH APPRECIATED THEIR HELP AT THE SCENE AND AFTERWARD.
ALSO AN ACQUAINTANCE, OR I GUESS A FRIEND, MAYBE STILL A FRIEND OF MINE WAS PULLED OVER HERE IN WASCO FOR ROLLING THROUGH A STOP SIGN AND LET ME KNOW ABOUT THAT.
[LAUGHTER] BUT HE WAS GRACIOUSLY JUST GIVEN A WARNING INSTEAD OF A CITATION, AND SO HE WAS ACTUALLY THANKING ME FOR THAT.
I KNOW THAT THE POLICE DEPARTMENT IS OUT THERE DOING EXACTLY WHAT WE HAVE PLANNED, AND ASKED, AND FOLLOWING THROUGH WITH THE CHIEF'S PHILOSOPHY ON HOW TO BUILD THIS RELATIONSHIP WITH THE COMMUNITY, SO I'M VERY PROUD OF THE WORK THEY'RE DOING IN BUILDING THOSE RELATIONSHIPS.
THERE MAY BE OTHER EVENTS COMING UP THAT I'M FAILING TO LET YOU KNOW ABOUT.
WE'LL GET THOSE TRANSLATED TO AN EMAIL AND THE CITY CLERK CAN DELIVER THOSE TO YOU SOON. THAT'S IT.
>> MR. HOLBERT, ANY QUESTIONS FOR SCOTT?
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I DON'T KNOW IF THAT'S FOR EITHER OF YOU, BUT I WAS PASSING BY DOWNTOWN.IT LOOKS LIKE THE PROJECT'S MOVING ALONG.
WE'VE GOT SOME TREES IN. ANY UPDATE WHAT THAT IS LOOKING LIKE?
LANDSCAPE DID GO IN, MAYBE NEXT TWO WEEKS IT WILL BE COMPLETE.
OTHER THAN THAT EVERYTHING ELSE SEEMS TO BE COMING ALONG.
CONCRETE, THERE'S A LOT BEING POURED.
WE JUST HAVE A FEW SPOTS, MAYBE SOME APARTMENTS THAT STILL NEED TO BE COMPLETED. IT'S GOING PRETTY GOOD.
>> PERFECT. SINCE WE ALL KNOW THE 99 CENTS STORE IS NO LONGER 99 CENTS STORE, BUT IT LOOKS LIKE THEY'VE BEEN DOING WORK.
IS THAT ALREADY GOING TO BE A RENTED LOCATION?
>> IT WAS TAKEN OVER BY THE [INAUDIBLE] MARKET.
>> INTERESTING. WHAT ABOUT THE OLD IMPERIAL BUILDING ON SEVENTH STREET?
I TRIED TO REACH OUT TO THAT PROPERTY OWNER TODAY.
I HAVE HEARD A COUPLE OF DIFFERENT THINGS. [INAUDIBLE]
>> OKAY. NOTHING SET IN STONE.
>> ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. REPORTS FROM CITY COUNCIL, MEMBER MARTINEZ.
>> I HAVE NOTHING TO REPORT, SIR.
HOWEVER, I DO HAVE A QUESTION REGARDING DOWNTOWN.
WHAT IS THE DEADLINE FOR THAT PROJECT? I KNOW IT'S IN JUNE, BUT IS IT AT THE BEGINNING OF JUNE, THE END OF JUNE?
>> FROM MY UNDERSTANDING IT'S THE END OF JUNE. COMPLETE THE END OF JUNE.
>>WE DID RECEIVE AN EXTENSION MORE THAN WE NEED.
>> WE'RE STILL PUSHING PRETTY HARD TO GET IT DONE.
>> I HAD ONE OF THE BUSINESS OWNERS FILL MY EAR WITH A LOT OF NEGATIVE STUFF AND IT'S INCREDIBLE TO ME BECAUSE THE CITY IS DOING A TREMENDOUS AMOUNT OF WORK THAT WILL BENEFIT EVERYONE DOWNTOWN.
IT WAS DIFFICULT TO HEAR SOMEONE TALKING NEGATIVE ABOUT IT.
BUT AT LEAST WE KNOW THAT THE DEADLINE IS COMING AND WE WILL BE ABLE TO MEET IT. THANK YOU.
>> ONE MORE THING. WE WILL BE RECEIVING THE LIGHT BULBS TOMORROW,
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IN THE AM, SO WE EXPECT NEXT WEEK TO START INSTALLATION ON THE LIGHTS [INAUDIBLE]WHEN WILL THAT BE GOING UP? DO WE HAVE A DATE ON THAT?
>> THE BANNERS, THE ONES THAT WE HAVE IN HAND, SHOULD GO UP THIS WEEK, I THINK, IN TIME FOR MEMORIAL DAY.
>> THAT'S THE PROBLEM [INAUDIBLE]
>> AS SOON AS THE POLES GO UP, WE'LL BEGIN DEPLOYING.
>> YOU HAVE TO HAVE THE POLES IN ORDER FOR YOU TO PUT THEM UP.
>> ALL RIGHT. I HAVE NOTHING TO REPORT.
BEFORE GOING TO CLOSED SESSION, ARE THERE ANY PUBLIC COMMENTS REGARDING THE CLOSED SESSION ITEMS AT THIS TIME? SEEING NONE. WE WILL NOW ENTER INTO CLOSED SESSION AND RETURN TO REPORT OUT.
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FIVE MINUTE RECESS?>> WE'LL TAKE A FIVE MINUTE RECESS.
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.