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>> WE'LL CALL THIS MEETING TO ORDER.
[1) CALL TO ORDER]
IT IS NOW 6:01 P.M. MADAM CLERK, PLEASE CALL THE ROLL.>> ABSENT MAYOR PRO TEM MEDINA.
>> THANK YOU, MADAM CLERK. FIRST OFF, IF YOU'RE ABLE, PLEASE STAND FOR A FLAG SALUTE.
>> IS THERE ANYONE ABLE TO PROVIDE THE INVOCATION FOR US THIS EVENING? IF NOT, WE WILL ADJOURN A MOMENT OF SILENCE.
>> WE'LL NOW MOVE ON TO ITEM 6, PUBLIC COMMENTS.
THIS PORTION OF THE MEETING IS RESERVED FOR PERSONS DESIRING TO ADDRESS THE COUNCIL, 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 A PRESENTATION.
FOR THE BROWN ACT DOES NOT ALLOW ACTION OR DISCUSSION ON ANY ITEMS NOT ON THIS AGENDA.
THIS WILL LIMIT ANY COUNCIL MEMBERS RESPONSE TO QUESTIONS AND REQUESTS MADE DURING THIS COMMENT PERIOD.
ARE THERE ANY PUBLIC COMMENTS AT THIS TIME? MADAM CLERK, DO WE HAVE ANY EMAIL COMMENTS?
>> THERE ARE NO EMAIL COMMENTS FOR THIS ITEM OR ANY ITEMS ON THE AGENDA.
>> THANK YOU, MADAM CLERK. WE MAY NOW MOVE ON TO ITEM 10.
[10) a. Kern County Fire Department (Appleton)]
OUR PUBLIC SAFETY REPORTS.TEN A, WE HAVE KERN COUNTY FIRE.
JAMES, [INAUDIBLE] DO YOU HAVE A REPORT FOR US THIS EVENING? COME ON UP TO THE NOTE PODIUM.
THAT'S PERFECTLY FINE THANK YOU OR MAYBE IT WAS SET AHEAD OF YOU.
>> I ACTUALLY WAS ON THIS FIRE, SO I COULD ANSWER QUESTIONS FOR YOU ABOUT THIS.
>> THIS TOOK PLACE JUNE 1ST ON 2024 AT 12:14 A.M.
IT WAS 1,000 BLOCK OF THE SIXTH STREET RIGHT DOWN THE ROAD.
IT'S A VACANT STRUCTURE FULLY INVOLVED REPORTS OF FLEEING PEOPLE FROM THE STRUCTURE.
IT SPREAD TO THE ADJACENT HOUSES AND ABANDONED VEHICLES.
THERE'S LOTS OF TRASH, LOTS OF VEHICLES, LOTS OF FIRE LOAD.
LARGE TREE FELL AROUND THE FIREFIGHTERS.
IT WAS ON THE DELTA, WHICH WE CALL THE DELTA EXPOSURE WOULD BE THE EAST FROM HERE.
TREE FELL NEARLY HIT SOME OF THE FIREFIGHTERS.
ACTUALLY THOUGHT THAT ONE OF THE FIREFIGHTERS WERE UNDERNEATH IT INITIALLY BUT WAS ABOUT TO CALL MAYDAY AND HE WALKED UP.
IT WAS A VERY INTENSE EMOTIONAL MOMENT.
FIREFIGHTERS WORKED. WE WORKED FOR ABOUT FIVE HOURS.
THOSE STRUCTURES ARE VERY OLD.
SO A LOT OF FIRE LOAD, A LOT OF KINDLING, THE TREES, THERE'S JUST A LOT TO IT.
FORTUNATELY, FIRE IS UNDER INVESTIGATION.
WE CALLED THE UNIT OUT, THEY'RE INVESTIGATING IT.
TWO ALARM. I CALL A THREE ALARM TO IT.
USED SOME OF THAT EQUIPMENT TO COVER WASCO AND MCFARLAND SOME OF THE CITIES.
SO WE USED THE SECOND ALARM AND THEN SOME OF THE OTHER EQUIPMENT TO COVER OUR CONTRACT CITIES.
TOTAL EIGHT ENGINES, ONE LADDER TRUCK, A DIVISION CHIEF, FOUR BATTALION CHIEFS, ONE SAFETY OFFICER AND TWO ARSON INVESTIGATORS, 39 FIRE FIRES TOTAL.
JUST A LOT OF FIRE LOAD IN THIS.
INITIALLY, WHEN WE GOT ESTABLISHED TO THE HYDRANT SYSTEM.
THE PUMPS DIDN'T KICK ON INITIALLY, WE LOST WATER FOR ABOUT FIVE MINUTES AND IT KICKED ON FORTUNATELY, AND WE HAD PLENTY OF WATER AFTER THE REST OF THE INCIDENT, ABOUT FIVE MINUTES INTO IT. THAT'S THE BLOCK.
NO ALLEYWAY. SO IT WAS A BIG BLOCK.
I HAD A DIVISION CHARLIE, RABO DELTA, WHICH MEANS I HAD DIFFERENT OFFICERS IN CHARGE ON EITHER SIDE OF THE BLOCK AND I JUST GAVE THEM RESOURCES AS THEY CAME IN.
IT GAVE NO INDICATION, DIDN'T HEAR IT.
IT WAS GREEN. IT'S DEFINITELY AN EXPERIENCED MOMENT FOR ME. IT'S A SLIDE SHOW.
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I'M GOING TO FOREVER REMEMBER.THAT'S MYSELF AND MY DIVISION CHIEF TALKING ABOUT OPERATIONS. ANY QUESTIONS FOR ME?
>> THANK YOU. NO, I APPRECIATE IT.
I KNOW WE ALL SEEN IT [LAUGHTER] FROM AROUND TOWN OR ON SOCIAL MEDIA.
>> I SAW IT FROM MCFARLAND COMING IN.
>> SO WE APPRECIATE YOUR ACTION AND TONIGHT'S REPORT.
>> ANY OTHER COMMENTS FROM THE MEMBERS?
HOW MANY STRUCTURES WERE BURNED?
>> WE HAD TWO STRUCTURES, BOTH OF THEM WERE VACANT AND THEN WE HAD EXPOSURES THAT WERE DAMAGED SO THERE WAS THREE STRUCTURES DAMAGED, TWO BURNED.
SO FIVE TOTAL THAT WERE AFFECTED.
>> THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR ATTENDING TO THIS FIRE, WHICH WAS HUGE.
>> YEAH. YOU'RE WELCOME. IT'S AN HONOR.
>> NEXT WE HAVE WASCO POLICE DEPARTMENT, CHIEF FIVECOAT.
[10) b. Wasco Police Department (Fivecoat)]
>> GOOD EVENING, HONORABLE MAYOR, MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL.
RELATIVE TO THE STRUCTURE FIRE, I WANTED TO MENTION THAT TONIGHT.
SO SERGEANT MARASCO WAS WORKING B SHIFT THAT NIGHT AND ACTUALLY DISCOVERED THAT FIRE.
AND THE OFFICERS WENT DOWN AND DID EVACUATION IN THE SURROUNDING EXPOSURES AND GOT PEOPLE OUT OF THERE.
I THOUGHT IT WAS A REALLY GOOD CATCH ON THEIR PART.
WE'VE HAD A NUMBER OF INCIDENTS.
I'M I'M HOPING IN THE ENSUING WEEKS TO PUT TOGETHER GRAPHICS FOR THE PURPOSE OF SHOWING YOU WHAT THE ACTIVITY LOOKS LIKE.
BUT ONE OF THE THINGS I WANTED TO POINT OUT TONIGHT IS WE'VE BEEN OPERATIONAL NOW FOR 46 DAYS FROM APRIL 18TH UNTIL THE PRESENT.
DURING THAT TIME, WE'VE RESPONDED TO 2,339 INCIDENTS.
JUST IN THE LAST TWO WEEKS SINCE YOUR LAST COUNCIL MEETING, WE'VE RESPONDED TO 723 OF THOSE INCIDENTS.
THE PART THAT I'M REALLY PROUD ABOUT IS OF THAT TOTAL NUMBER OF CALLS, 1,250 OF THEM FROM OUR INCEPTION, WERE DISPATCH CALLS FROM THE 911 CENTER.
SO THAT MEANS THAT 1,089 OF THE INCIDENTS WERE OFFICER INITIATED.
AND I THINK THAT'S IMPORTANT TO MENTION TO YOU GENTLEMEN IS THAT THE GUYS ARE OUT ON THE STREET, THEY'RE MOVING, IT'S LIKE FINDING A STRUCTURE FIRE.
YOU DON'T FIND THEM IF YOU'RE NOT ON THE STREET.
AND SO IN THAT CASE, SERGEANT MARASCO FOUND THAT STRUCTURE FIRE BUT MORE IMPORTANTLY, WHEN YOU LOOK AT OUR OFFICER INITIATED ACTIVITY AND COMPARE IT TO OUR CALLS FOR SERVICE, WE'RE RUNNING BASICALLY THE SAME AMOUNT OF OFFICER INITIATED RESPONSES AS WE ARE 911 DISPATCH CALLS.
WHAT WE'RE SEEING IN THE STATS AND I'M HOPING TO REFINE THESE FOR YOU MUCH CLOSER, IS THAT WE'RE HAVING A LOT OF ISSUES WITH STOLEN VEHICLES, UNLICENSED DRIVERS, SUSPENDED DRIVER'S LICENSE WITH DRIVERS.
A LOT OF THE TRAFFIC CONTROL ISSUES THAT WE'VE TALKED ABOUT IN THE PAST ARE ALL RELATED TO THESE THINGS.
AND SO WE'RE HAVING A PRETTY GOOD IMPACT WITH THEM.
OUT OF THE 23 STOLEN VEHICLES THAT WE'VE HAD SINCE APRIL 18TH, WE'VE RECOVERED 11 OF THEM, MOST OF WHICH WERE OCCUPIED WHEN WE RECOVERED THEM.
SO I'M QUITE PROUD OF THAT THAT WE WERE ABLE TO JUMP THAT.
AS I SAID, I'M HOPING THAT IN THE NEAR FUTURE TO BE ABLE TO GIVE YOU A MORE GRAPHIC EXPLANATION OF THE ACTIVITY, BUT I'M GENERALLY VERY HAPPY WITH WHAT THE OFFICERS ARE DOING, AND I HOPE THAT YOU WILL SEE IT THAT WAY AS WELL.
IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, I'D BE HAPPY TO ANSWER THEM.
>> THANK YOU, CHIEF. ANY COMMENTS FROM THE COUNCIL?
>> NO, CHIEF, THEY'RE DOING AN OUTSTANDING JOB.
WE ALL SEE IT, THE PEOPLE ARE HAPPY.
THE POINTED OUT TO US, AND TO ME, THEY POINTED OUT HOW HAPPY THEY ARE TO SEE THE OFFICERS DOING THEIR JOB.
SO THANK YOU. WE KNEW THIS WOULD HAPPEN, AND SO WE'RE ALL ELATED.
[11) CONSENT CALENDAR]
>> MOVING ON TO CONSENT CALENDAR, CITY COUNCIL BUSINESS, ITEM 11.
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 MEMBER OF THE PUBLIC REQUEST THE REMOVAL OF ANY PARTICULAR ITEM.
THIS EVENING, WE HAVE ITEM 11 A THROUGH 11 D. AT THIS TIME, I'D LIKE TO ASK THE MEMBERS IF THEY HAVE ANY CONFLICTS OF INTERESTS ON ANY OF THESE ITEMS ON THE CONSENT CALENDAR.
I DO NOT HAVE ANY. MEMBER MARTINEZ.
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>> IS THERE ANYONE IN THE AUDIENCE THAT WOULD LIKE TO REMOVE ANY ITEMS THIS EVENING? ARE THERE ANY COUNCIL MEMBERS THAT WOULD LIKE TO REMOVE ANY ITEMS.
>> I'D LIKE TO JUST PULL OUT ITEM B FOR FURTHER DISCUSSION.
>> VERY WELL. SEEING THERE ARE NO OTHER CONSIDERATIONS, I'D LIKE TO ENTERTAIN A MOTION FOR APPROVAL.
>> MOVE TO APPROVE A, C AND D.
>> IT'S BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED BY MEMBER MARTINEZ.
>> MADAM CLERK, PLEASE CALL THE VOTE BY ROLL.
>> MOTION BY COUNCIL MEMBER REYNA, SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER MARTINEZ TO APPROVE THE CONSENT CALENDAR WITH SEPARATE CONSIDERATIONS ON ITEM 11B FOR FURTHER DISCUSSION.
MOTION IS APPROVED WITH FOUR AYES WITH MAYOR PRO TEM MEDINA ABSENT.
>> THANK YOU, MADAM CLERK. WE MOVE AHEAD TO NEW BUSINESS ITEM 14A TO DO.
>> I'M SORRY. I GUESS I'M TRYING TO SEPARATE CONSIDERATION ON B. I'VE BEEN OUT FOR A WHILE.
[11) b. Adopt a Resolution Authorizing the City Manager or Designee to Execute Contract Change orders with J.L. Plank, Inc. in an amount not to exceed $300,000.00 in addition to the originally approved $200,000.00 as part of the Downtown Renovation Project, and Find that this action is not a project as defined under the California Environmental Quality Act State Guidelines; therefore, pursuant to State Guidelines Section 15378, no environmental review is required.]
[LAUGHTER] GO AHEAD.>> THANK YOU MAYOR. I READ YOUR REPORT, STAFF.
I JUST WANTED TO DISCUSS IT FURTHER IN KEEPING WITH THE IDEA THAT WHEN WE AUTHORIZE ADDITIONAL LARGE AMOUNTS OF MONEY THAT WE SHOULD DISCUSS THEM FURTHER.
CAN YOU TALK ABOUT WHAT'S GOING ON WITH THAT PROJECT, SCOTT? I KNOW THAT YOU'RE HAVING CHANGES MADE TO WHAT WAS ORIGINALLY PLANNED, I READ YOUR REPORT, BUT CAN YOU TALK ABOUT THAT?
>> I WOULD PROBABLY DEFER TO STAFF WOULD BE FAR MORE UP-TO-DATE ON THE CHANGES THAT ARE INCLUDED IN THE REPORT, IF THAT'S OKAY WITH YOU.
>> THE PROJECT IS GOING AS PLANNED.
THERE HAS BEEN SOME CHANGE ORDERS AS NOTED HERE.
ONE OF THEM THAT TOOK A HEFTY AMOUNT WAS THE WATER LINE THROUGH ONE OF THE PARKLETS THAT HAD TO BE EXTENDED.
THAT ONE WAS DISCOVERED ACTUALLY, I THINK, MAYBE TWO WEEKS PRIOR TO THE PROJECT EVEN STARTING.
I THINK WE HAD TO GRANT THE OPENING CELEBRATION TO OPEN UP THE PROJECT.
A COUPLE OF WEEKS BEFORE THAT LINE THAT RUNS TO THAT BROKE, SO THAT IS ALL THAT PART IS GOING TO BE ALL CONCRETE.
THEY ENDED UP REPLACING. THEY'RE CHASING IT BACK, AND IT INVOLVED IT BEING REPLACED, SO THAT'S NEW.
THAT'S PART OF THE CHANGE ORDER.
THERE'S SOME CHANGE ORDERS THAT HAD TO HAPPEN ON ONE OF THE LOTS THERE AT THE, I BELIEVE IT'S THE 99 CENT STORE, THERE WAS A CHANGE ORDER THERE IN FRONT OF IT, THERE'S A BASEMENT THEY RAN INTO IT. I'M SORRY.
>> NO, IT'S AN OLD BASEMENT THAT WAS RAN INTO THAT NEEDED TO BE FILLED IN.
THERE'S DIFFERENT THINGS THAT YOU'RE RUNNING INTO THAT WE NEEDED CHANGE ORDERS FOR.
BUT SO FAR, YOU SEE THE LIGHTS GOING UP, LIGHT POLES ARE GOING UP, THEY SHOULD BE GETTING WIRED IN TODAY AND TOMORROW.
BUT SO, FAR UNLESS YOU NEED ANY SPECIFICS THAT PROJECT IS ON TRACK.
>> VERY GOOD. A QUESTION REGARDING THE ART THAT WOULD BE PLACED BOTH ON THE MURALS AND ON THE ALLEYWAYS OR PARKLETS?
>> YES. WHERE ARE WE WITH THAT? IS THAT ALREADY IN THE WORKS?
>> WE SHOULD SEE INSTALLATIONS STARTING.
WELL, THE FIRST INSTALLATIONS HAVE ALREADY HAPPENED.
>> THE FIRST INSTALLATION ALREADY HAPPENED, THE METAL ROSE SCULPTURE HAS BEEN INSTALLED, THERE'LL BE SOME FINISHING TWEAKS ON THAT.
THE NEXT COUPLE OF PIECES SHOULD GO IN IN THE NEXT 2-3 WEEKS.
THERE'LL BE A TILE MOSAIC GOING IN AND THE BUTTERFLY WALL SHOULD BE INSTALLED IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF WEEKS.
WALL PAINT HAS BEEN COMPLETED AND GETTING READY TO INSTALL THE ART.
>> I SAW THAT. I LOVE THE COLORS. THANK YOU.
>> NO FURTHER QUESTIONS, MAYOR. I MOVE TO APPROVE.
>> REALLY QUICK, CAN I ADD SOMETHING TO IT?
>> I'M NOT TOO SURE MAYBE, IF IT WAS BROUGHT UP THIS MORNING, BUT JUST TO BE MADE AWARE THAT DOWNTOWN PROJECT, THERE'S PLANTS ALREADY BEING INSTALLED IN TREES.
UNFORTUNATELY, WE'VE ALREADY HAD SOME THEFT WITH
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60-PLUS PLANTS ALREADY BEING STOLEN AND A COUPLE OF TREES FROM DOWNTOWN.>> SOMEBODY UPROOTED THE PLANTS?
>> YEAH. JUST TO MAKE THE COUNCIL AWARE THERE, MAYBE.
>> WE'RE TRYING TO DO SOMETHING GOOD FOR THE COMMUNITY AND BEAUTIFY IT, BUT WE STILL HAVE, THAT'S UNFORTUNATE BUT I THOUGHT I'D BRING IT UP.
I APPRECIATE IT. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS?
>> I'M SORRY TO HEAR THAT. NO, I MOVE TO APPROVE.
>> IT'S BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED BY MR. MARTINEZ. PLEASE CALL THE VOTE BY ROLL.
>> MOTION BY COUNCIL MEMBER REYNA, SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER MARTINEZ TO APPROVE ITEM 11B.
MOTION IS APPROVED WITH FOUR AYES WITH MAYOR PRO TEM MEDINA ABSENT.
>> THANK YOU, MADAM CLERK. WE MAY NOW MOVE ON TO NEW BUSINESS ON ITEM 14A,
[14) a. Adopt A Resolution Authorizing the City Manager or Designee to Accept the Grant Award of Approximately $47,950.00 and Execute a Grant Agreement and any Amendments thereto for the Fiscal Year 2024-2025 California Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control (ABC) Alcohol Policing Partnership Grant Program, 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 15378, no environmental review is required.]
WHICH IS TO ADOPT A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER OR HIS DESIGNEE TO ACCEPT THE GRANT AWARD OF APPROXIMATELY $47,950 AND EXECUTE A GRANT AGREEMENT AND ANY AMENDMENTS THERE TOO FOR FISCAL YEAR 2024-2025 FOR CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE CONTROL, ABC, ALCOHOL POLICING PARTNERSHIP GRANT PROGRAM, AND FIND THAT THIS ACTION IS NOT A PROJECT AS DEFINED UNDER [INAUDIBLE] STATE GUIDELINES.THEREFORE, PURSUANT TO STATE GUIDELINES SECTION 15378, NO ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW IS REQUIRED.
THIS EVENING, WE HAVE MS. LAURA.
>> WOULD YOU LIKE TO PRESENT? MS. LAURA. THANK YOU.
>> GOOD EVENING, HONORABLE MAYOR AND COUNCIL.
WELL, I'M VERY EXCITED AND THRILLED TO INFORM YOU THAT A FEW MONTHS AGO, THE CHIEF AND I AND SERGEANT [INAUDIBLE], AND I WORKED ON A GRANT APPLICATION TO THE DEPARTMENT OF ALCOHOL AND BEVERAGE CONTROL TO SUBMIT FOR TRAINING TWO OFFICERS IN THE DEPARTMENT TO BRING SOME MONEY TO HOPEFULLY WORK WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF ALCOHOL TO DO SOME UNDERCOVER WORK AND TRY TO ONE, REDUCE THE SALE OF ILLEGAL ALCOHOL TO MINORS, BUT ALSO DO EDUCATION OUTREACH TO THE COMMUNITY AND TO THE BUSINESS OWNERS THAT ARE SELLING THESE PRODUCTS.
WE'RE VERY EXCITED THAT WE WERE SELECTED.
I KNOW THAT THE CHIEF IS WORKING ON APPOINTING TWO OFFICERS TO ATTEND THE SACRAMENTO TRAINING THAT WILL BE TAKING PLACE IN JULY, SO TWO OF OUR OFFICERS WILL BE ATTENDING THAT CONFERENCE, AND THEN IT IS A 12-MONTH GRANT, SO WE'LL HAVE 12 MONTHS TO USE THIS $47,950.
THAT WILL COVER OVERTIME, TRAINING MATERIAL FOR US TO IMPLEMENT THE GRANT.
>> SUPER. THAT'S AWESOME. THANK YOU.
>> I READ YOUR REPORT AND THERE WAS SOMETHING THAT CAUGHT MY ATTENTION THAT I DON'T KNOW WHAT IT IS.
IT SAYS, TAP ON THE SHOULDER, SOMETHING TO THAT EFFECT, DO YOU KNOW WHAT THEY'RE TALKING ABOUT?
>> IT'S LIKE WHENEVER THEY ASK AN ADULT TO BUY SOME BEER FOR THEM.
>> THIS GRANT, IT'S SIMILAR TO THE TOBACCO ONE THAT WE GOT A FEW MONTHS AGO, BUT THIS IS FOR ALCOHOL, SO WE NOW HAVE AN ALCOHOL ONE AND A TOBACCO ONE.
THE END GOAL IS TO HAVE OUR LAW ENFORCEMENT OUT THERE, AND HOPEFULLY, EDUCATING OUR BUSINESS OWNERS AND SHAPING OUR FUTURE LEADERS TO MAKE WISER CHOICES.
>> YES. BEFORE WE GO TOO FAR OFF TRACK, ARE THERE ANY PUBLIC COMMENTS ON THIS ITEM? PLEASE GO AHEAD. [LAUGHTER]
>> NO, I'M JUST EXCITED ABOUT IT BECAUSE A FEW YEARS BACK, I HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO GO ON A RIDE ALONG WITH THE SHERIFFS, AND WE HAPPENED TO GO AND MAKE CONTACT WITH A COUPLE OF YOUNG ADULTS TEENAGERS THAT WERE AT THE WESTSIDE PARK AND THEY HAD ALCOHOL WITH THEM, A YOUNG MAN AND A YOUNG GIRL.
THEY ADMITTED THAT THEY PURCHASED THE ALCOHOL FROM A LOCAL BUSINESS
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WHICH SOLD IT TO THEM KNOWING THAT THEY WERE UNDERAGE.THIS IS EXCITING TO SEE THIS TAKE SHAPE AND ADDRESS THAT ISSUE THAT I KNOW IS HAPPENING.
BASED ON YOUR REPORT, THERE'S A LOT OF PEOPLE DRIVING UNDER THE INFLUENCE AND THEY'RE OBTAINING ALCOHOL ILLEGALLY, SO THANK YOU FOR DOING THAT, ALL OF YOU.
>> ANY OTHER COMMENTS, MEMBER MARTINEZ?
>> AGAIN, GREAT JOB FINDING MORE GRANT MONEY FOR THE CITY. YOU'RE DOING AN AWESOME JOB.
>> THANK YOU, MARIA. THANK YOU.
>> I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION FOR APPROVAL. I APPROVE.
>> SECONDED BY MEMBER SALDANA.
PLEASE CALL THE VOTE BY ROLL, MADAM CLERK.
>> MOTION BY COUNCIL MEMBER REYNA, SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER SALDANA TO ADOPT THE RESOLUTION.
THE MOTION IS APPROVED WITH FOUR AYES WITH MAYOR PRO TEM MEDINA ABSENT.
>> THANK YOU, MADAM CLERK. MOVE ON TO REPORTS AND COMMISSIONS FROM COMMITTEES.
[15) a. Kern Economic Development Corporation (Garcia)]
CURRENT ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION.I DO BELIEVE THE NEXT MEETING IS COMING UP HERE PRETTY SOON IN EARLY JUNE.
I DO NOT HAVE THAT DATE AT THE TOP OF MIND, FORGIVE ME, MEMBERS.
[15) b. Kern Council of Government (Reyna)]
MOVING ON TO ITEM 15 B, CURRENT COUNCIL OF GOVERNMENTS, MR. REYNA.>> NO MEETING YET THIS MONTH, SO NOTHING TO REPORT, MAYOR.
I'M NOT SURE WHETHER YOU WERE ABLE TO ATTEND THE LAST MEETING.
I ATTENDED IN YOUR STEAD AND IT WAS VERY SHORT MEETING.
[LAUGHTER] NOT TOO MUCH OF IMPORT TO REPORT. THANK YOU.
>> I WAS GLAD TO ATTEND AND MAKE SURE WE WERE REPRESENTED.
[15) c. Wasco Task Force (Saldaña and Medina)]
WASCO TASK FORCE. MEMBER SALDANA.>> WE'LL BE HAVING A CLEAN-UP THIS SATURDAY.
WE'LL BE MEETING UP AT THE KMART PARKING LOT AT 8:00 AM.
>> THE TASK FORCE IS KICKING BUTT LATELY, SO THANK YOU.
GOOD WORK. I INVITE EVERYONE TO PARTICIPATE.
REPORTS FROM THE CITY MANAGER, MR. HURLBERT.
[16) REPORTS FROM THE CITY MANAGER]
>> HONORABLE MAYOR, MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL, I DON'T HAVE A LONG LIST.
JUST WHAT'S ON TOP OF MIND TONIGHT.
COUNCIL MEMBER SALDANA POINTED OUT ONE OF OUR ITEMS WOULD BE THIS COMMUNITY CLEAN UP EVENT THIS SATURDAY.
THERE IS A COMMUNITY EVENT TOMORROW MORNING.
>> COMMUNITY BREAKFAST TO BE HELD AT INDEPENDENCE HIGH AT 7:00 A.M? 7:00 AM.
INDEPENDENCE HIGH. EVERYTHING ELSE, I THINK IS OUT A LITTLE FURTHER INTO THE MONTH.
>> JUNE 17TH. IT'LL BE RIGHT THE NIGHT BEFORE OR THE DAY BEFORE OUR NEXT MEETING.
>> WE'LL SEND OUT AN UPDATED CALENDAR TO THE COUNSEL.
>> YES. [BACKGROUND]. YES. THE MOST IMPORTANT THING. CALLING CENTER.
IF YOU HAVE OPTED INTO THE CITY'S NOTIFICATION SYSTEM, YOU PROBABLY GOT THE RECORDING TODAY.
WE'RE GOING TO TRY AGAIN IN THE MORNING WITH SOMETHING A LITTLE MORE CLEAR.
NOTIFICATION SOFTWARE TRIES TO TURN A PHONE NUMBER INTO, [LAUGHTER] INSTEAD OF READING A PHONE NUMBER.
THAT'LL BE REDONE, WE'LL SEND IT OUT IN THE MORNING, BUT THE CALLING CENTER WILL BE OPEN TOMORROW AND THURSDAY.
I BELIEVE WE'RE GOING FROM 4:00-7:00? [BACKGROUND] 1:00 UNTIL 7:00 PM.
OR AS WE HAVE TAKERS OF THE SERVICE.
AS YOU KNOW, IN THE PAST, THERE HAVE BEEN A FAIRLY LIGHT CROWD OF FOLKS THAT HAVE TAKEN ADVANTAGE OF IT.
BUT WITH THIS EARLY HEAT WAVE, WE'LL SEE.
NOW THAT THE COURTHOUSE IS AVAILABLE, AGAIN, WE'LL BE RESTARTING THAT PROGRAM THIS SUMMER.
>> THAT'S EXCELLENT. I APPRECIATE THAT.
>> [OVERLAPPING] OH, THERE WE GO. I WAS JUST GOING TO SAY, IS THERE A GRAPHIC THAT WE CAN PUT OUT THERE?
>> PERFECT. THANK YOU SO MUCH TO THAT TOGETHER.
EXCELLENT. THANK YOU. EXCELLENT UPDATES.
[17) REPORTS FROM THE CITY COUNCIL]
>> REPORTS FROM CITY COUNCIL, MEMBER MARTINEZ?
>> THANK YOU, MAYOR. YES, I ATTENDED THE MEMORIAL DAY CELEBRATION ALONG WITH CHIEF FIGHT COAT AT THE BAKERSFIELD NATIONAL CEMETERY.
WE LAY SOME FLAGS AT THE TOMBS OF THOSE WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES FOR OUR FREEDOM.
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THAT'S ALWAYS A GREAT HONOR TO BE ABLE TO DO THAT.ON MAY 29TH, I RECEIVED A CALL FROM ASSEMBLY MEMBER DR. JESS MED BAINES.
HE WANTED TO LET ME KNOW THAT OUR CITY WILL RECEIVE BETWEEN $250-300,000 IN FENTANYL TASK FORCE GRANTS.
SHE SAID THAT SOMEBODY FROM HER TEAM WOULD BE IN CONTACT WITH OUR STAFF.
I DON'T KNOW IF THAT HAS OCCURRED.
>> THAT HASN'T HAPPEN THAT I'M AWARE OF. NOT YET.
>> YES. THIS IS FROM THE FENTANYL TASK FORCE GRANTS.
THEY DIVIDED UP QUITE A LARGE AMOUNT OF MONEY BETWEEN SEVERAL CITIES AND WHAT WAS LEFT, I BELIEVE, $500-600,000 WAS GOING TO BE DIVIDED UP EQUALLY BETWEEN MCFARLAND AND WASCO.
I DID TALK TO SCOTT THAT DAY AFTER I SPOKE WITH HER.
IF YOU DON'T GET CONTACTED, SCOTT, DO YOU HAPPEN TO REMEMBER THE NAME OF THE PERSON THAT I MENTIONED TO YOU? [LAUGHTER] I DON'T HAVE IT WITH ME.
>> I'LL LOOK IT UP [NOISE] AND SEND IT TO YOU, MARINE.
I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO THE CLEANUP THIS SATURDAY.
>> ANYTHING TO ADD, MEMBER SALDANA?
>> I HAVE NOTHING TO REPORT. GREAT. I HAVE NOTHING TO ADD ASIDE FROM.
I ATTENDED THE CORNER'S GRAND OPENING WITH CHIEF THIS LAST WEEK RECENTLY, AND IT WAS EXCELLENT OPPORTUNITY TO REPRESENT THE CITY AS WELL.
BUT THAT'S PRETTY MUCH THE HIGHLIGHT OF MY REPORT.
LOOKS LIKE WE'RE HEADING INTO CLOSED SESSION.
>> IF I COULD INTERRUPT BRIEFLY.
I JUST ALSO WANTED TO RECOGNIZE THE COUNSEL FOR COMING OUT AND THE STAFF DID A FANTASTIC JOB ON THE GRAND OPENING EVENT ON THURSDAY AND HAVING IT AT THE HIGH SCHOOL CAFETERIA WAS A GREAT VENUE.
VERY WELL ATTENDED. I DON'T KNOW IF WE HAD GOOD ESTIMATES, BUT I WOULD SAY CLOSE TO 300 FOLKS SHOWED UP, IF I WAS GOING TO GUESS, MAYBE A LITTLE MORE, BUT IT REALLY WAS A GREAT EVENT AND APPRECIATE THE CHIEF AND THE FOLKS THAT HE WAS ABLE TO COME TO, BRING TO THE EVENT AS WELL TO GIVE US GOOD COUNTY RECOGNITION.
>> I APPRECIATE THAT REMINDER.
BIG THANKS GOES UP TO THE WASCO HIGH SCHOOL AND THEIR HOSPITALITY.
IT REALLY WAS A SWEET AND WELL PUT TOGETHER EVENT.
THANK YOU, STAFF, AND EVERYBODY WHO PARTICIPATED.
>> EVER PUT TOGETHER A LITTLE GOY CUPS DID A REALLY GREAT JOB [LAUGHTER].
>> NEXT TIME THEY NEED TO MAKE SURE EVERYTHING IN THERE IS EDIBLE BECAUSE I EAT SOMETHING [LAUGHTER].
>> ROSEMARY WASN'T EDIBLE. [LAUGHTER]
>> THEY PUT A LITTLE DECORATIVE BEAD ON THE END AND I THOUGHT IT WAS CANDY.
>> I DID HAVE HER SIGN THAT WAIVER, RIGHT?
>> BUT THE LITTLE GOODY THINGS WERE DESIGNED AND PROCURED AND PUT TOGETHER BY OUR STAFF.
I DO WANT TO MENTION SOMETHING.
WE ALL HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO TALK IN FRONT OF THOSE GUESTS.
WE HAD A LOT OF LUMINARIES THERE, A LOT OF WELL KNOWN PEOPLE THAT ATTENDED THE EVENT.
WHEN I TALKED ABOUT THE STEERING ADVISORY COMMITTEE, I MENTIONED THE NAMES OF THE MEMBERS.
I FAILED TO MENTION A VERY IMPORTANT NAME.
I HAVE APOLOGIZED TO OUR COUNCIL MEMBER VINCENT MARTINEZ, BUT I WANT TO CORRECT THAT PUBLICLY, HE'S ALSO A MEMBER OF THAT COMMITTEE AND HE ALSO SERVED WITH DEDICATION TO ACHIEVE WHAT WE WANTED TO ACHIEVE.
>> WE'RE BEING PART OF THIS. THANK YOU.
>> LOOKS LIKE WE'RE HEADING INTO CLOSE SESSION.
[18) CLOSED SESSION]
WE'LL GO INTO THAT NOW AND RETURN TO REPORT OUT.>> FOR THE CLOSED SESSION ITEMS.
>> OH, YES. BEFORE WE DO ITEMS OF 18 A THROUGH 18 D. ARE THERE ANY PUBLIC COMMENTS ON THE CLOSED SESSION ITEMS? SEEING NONE, WE WILL NOW HEAD INTO THAT SESSION. THANK YOU.
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