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ALL RIGHT. GOOD EVENING. I WILL NOW CALL THIS MEETING TO ORDER.
[1) CALL TO ORDER]
ALL MEMBERS PRESENT.THANK YOU. IF YOU CAN, PLEASE STAND FOR THE FLAG SALUTE.
BOW WITH ME IN PRAYER, PLEASE.
GRACIOUS FATHER, WE'RE HONORED TONIGHT TO BE IN YOUR PRESENCE AS BUSINESS IS BEING CONDUCTED ON BEHALF OF THE CITIZENS OF THE CITY OF WASCO. I PRAY, LORD, THAT EACH OF OUR ELECTED OFFICIALS, I PRAY FOR EACH AND EVERY ONE OF THEM THAT ARE THAT ARE HERE TONIGHT AND PRESENT AND DOING THIS WORK.
KEEP THEM SAFE DURING THEIR TOUR OF DUTY AND BE WITH THEIR FAMILIES AS WELL.
I PRAY THIS FOR THE SAME THING FOR OUR FIRE DEPARTMENT AS THEY'RE AS THEY CONDUCT FIRE CALLS AND EMERGENCY SERVICE CALLS, AND FINALLY, LORD, I BLESS EACH AND EVERY CITIZEN OF THIS CITY, WHETHER THEY'RE HERE IN ATTENDANCE OR AT THEIR HOMES OR AT WORK. WATCH OVER AND PROTECT US EACH AND EVERY DAY, AND I PRAY THIS IN YOUR NAME.
THANK YOU. ITEM NUMBER FIVE, PRESENTATIONS. WE HAVE NONE.
WE ARE MOVING ITEM NUMBER 12 UP.
[12.a. Nomination, selection, and Adoption of a Resolution appointing a person to fill the District 5 unexpired term vacancy with the term expiring when the November 5, 2024 General Municipal Elections Results are Certified, and following appointment, the City Clerk will administer an Oath of Office to the newly appointed candidate, 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.]
NEW BUSINESS. SO, ITEM 12A, NOMINATION SELECTION AND ADOPTION OF A RESOLUTION APPOINTING A PERSON TO FILL THE DISTRICT FIVE UNEXPIRED TERM VACANCY WITH A TERM EXPIRING ON NOVEMBER 5TH, 2024 GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION RESULTS ARE CERTIFIED, AND FOLLOWING APPOINTMENT, THE CITY CLERK WILL ADMINISTER AN OATH OF OFFICE TO THE NEWLY APPOINTED CANDIDATE AND FIND THAT THIS ACTION IS NOT A PROJECT AS DEFINED UNDER THE CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT.HONORABLE MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL.
I THINK YOU THE PREAMBLE TO THIS STAFF REPORT SAYS IT ALL.
WE'VE SELECTED A CANDIDATE TO FULFILL THE VACANCY FOR DISTRICT FIVE.
THAT INTERVIEW PROCESS TOOK PLACE AT OUR SPECIAL MEETING LAST WEEK, AND WE HAVE A SINGLE CANDIDATE WHO HAS PASSED THAT PROCESS, AND TONIGHT WE'LL HAVE MR. RAYA COME UP AND TAKE HIS OATH OF OFFICE, AND HE'LL BE SEATED IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING THAT, WE'LL TAKE A SHORT RECESS FOR PHOTOS AND WHATNOT, AND THEN HE WILL TAKE HIS PLACE ON THE DAIS AND CONTINUE AS A FULLY APPOINTED COUNCILMEMBER FROM THAT POINT FORWARD, AND PARTICIPATE IN THE REST OF THE MEETING. IF THERE ARE ANY QUESTIONS, I'M HAPPY TO HANDLE THOSE.
PERFECT. PRETTY SELF-EXPLANATORY.
YES. ARE THERE ANY PUBLIC COMMENTS AT THIS TIME? ON ON THIS ITEM? SORRY. SEEING NONE.
MADAM CLERK, ARE THERE ANY EMAIL COMMENTS ON THIS ITEM? THERE ARE NO EMAIL COMMENTS.
PERFECT. THANK YOU. ANY COMMENTS FROM THE MEMBERS MAYOR PRO TEM? I HAVE NONE.
AGAIN, MIGUEL, THANK YOU FOR JOINING THIS COUNCIL AND WE'RE HAPPY TO HAVE YOU.
YOUR EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND WILL COME IN HANDY, AND YOUR KNOWLEDGE OF OUR COMMUNITY.
WE COULDN'T HAVE FOUND A BETTER PERSON.
THANK YOU FOR STEPPING UP AND TAKING THIS ROLE.
ONCE AGAIN, I'D LIKE TO CONGRATULATE MIGUEL.
I THINK HE'S THE RIGHT PERSON FOR THIS POSITION.
BASED ON HIS INVOLVEMENT ALREADY IN THE COMMUNITY AND HAVING KNOWLEDGE OF WHAT OUR COMMUNITY NEEDS.
THANK YOU. MIGUEL, THANK YOU FOR TAKING THIS ON.
OTHERWISE WE WOULD HAVE A LOT OF FOLKS SIGNING UP.
SO THANK YOU FOR DOING THIS, AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO, YOU KNOW, WORKING SIDE BY SIDE WITH YOU.
WITH THAT BEING SAID MR. RAYA, IF YOU COULD COME UP.
I WOULD LIKE TO ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO APPOINT MIGUEL RAYA AS CITY COUNCILMEMBER FOR DISTRICT FIVE.
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SO MOVED. SECOND.MADAM CLERK, IT'S BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED.
CAN I HAVE A VOTE BY ROLL CALL? YES.
MOTION BY COUNCILMEMBER MARTINEZ.
SECONDED BY COUNCILMEMBER REYNA TO APPOINT MIGUEL A.
RAYA TO FILL THE CITY COUNCIL DISTRICT FIVE UNEXPIRED TERM.
MOTION IS UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED.
AWESOME. WELL, NOW IT'S OFFICIAL.
YEAH, I'LL GIVE YOU AN OPPORTUNITY IF YOU WANT TO SAY A COUPLE OF COMMENTS.
OTHERWISE, WE WILL TAKE A FIVE MINUTE RECESS.
WELL, ACTUALLY, I HAVE TO DO THE OATH.
OH, YOU HAVE TO DO THE OATH? OKAY.
LIKE I TOLD YOU LAST TIME AND A LITTLE BIT OF TIME YOU GUYS HAVE DONE QUITE A FEW THINGS AND I'M JUST HAPPY AND EXCITED TO BE WORKING WITH YOU GUYS AND HOPEFULLY, YOU KNOW, KEEP IT ROLLING AND KEEP ALL THE THINGS COMING IN FOR THE BENEFIT OF OUR WASCO CITIZENS, ESPECIALLY OUR YOUTH AND OUR ELDERLY.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MR. RAYA. SO NOW THEY'LL DO THE OATH OF OFFICE AND THEN IT WILL BE OFFICIAL.
YOU'RE GOING TO REPEAT AFTER ME AFTER I SAY I, PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME.
DO SOLEMNLY SWEAR OR AFFIRM [REPEATED] THAT I WILL SUPPORT AND DEFEND [REPEATED] THE CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES [REPEATED] AND THE CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA [REPEAT] AGAINST ALL ENEMIES, FOREIGN AND DOMESTIC [REPEAT] THAT I WILL BEAR TRUE FAITH AND ALLEGIANCE AND TRUE FAITH [REPEAT] TO THE CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES AND THE CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA [REPEAT] THAT I WILL TAKE THIS OBLIGATION FREELY [REPEAT] WITHOUT ANY MENTAL RESERVATION OR PURPOSE OF EVASION.
[REPEAT] AND THAT I WILL WELL AND FAITHFULLY [REPEAT] DISCHARGE THE DUTIES.
[REPEAT] UPON WHICH I'M ABOUT TO ENTER.
FIVE MINUTE RECESS FOR PICTURES.
YEAH. NOW WE'LL DO A FIVE MINUTE RECESS FOR PICTURES.
[6) PUBLIC COMMENTS ON ITEMS NOT ON THE AGENDA]
PUBLIC COMMENTS ON ITEMS NOT ON THE AGENDA.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 AGENCY, 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.
ARE THERE ANY PUBLIC COMMENTS AT THIS TIME? PLEASE COME UP AND STATE YOUR NAME FOR THE RECORD, AND PLEASE PUT THE TIMER.
MY NAME IS MICHAEL DUNN, OWNER OF LEO TOWING.
WE SIGNED AN AGREEMENT ON THE 1ST OF JULY OF THIS YEAR, WHICH WAS SUPPOSED TO LAST UNTIL THE 1ST OF JULY 2025, PROVIDING TOW SERVICES FOR WASCO POLICE DEPARTMENT ON A ROTATION BASIS, ALONG WITH CASTRO'S AND MARTIN'S TOWING.
AS OF JULY 28TH WAS OUR LAST CALL THAT WE'VE HAD WITH THE WASCO POLICE DEPARTMENT.
I HAVE SPOKEN WITH LIEUTENANT MORA, WHO IS IN CHARGE OF THE TOW SERVICE AGREEMENT, WHO I'VE TALKED WITH SEVERAL TIMES, AND HE CANNOT GIVE ME ANY ANSWERS ON WHY WE'RE NOT GETTING TOWS. I'VE SPOKEN WITH CASTRO'S TOWING.
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THEY ARE NOT GETTING TOWS EITHER.MARTIN'S, CASTRO'S AND I ARE ON TWO OTHER ROTATIONS WITH BAKERSFIELD CHP AND BUTTONWILLOW CHP.
WHERE WE ALL GET 33.33% OF THE CALLS.
I'M NOT SURE WHO I GO TO FOR ANSWERS.
SO I'M JUST COMING TO YOU ALL FOR SOME ANSWERS ON THAT.
IF WE COULD FIND THAT OUT AND WHY WE'RE BEING TAKEN OFF ROTATION WITH NO NOTICE EITHER.
SO I'M JUST NEEDING TO GET SOME ANSWERS ON THIS, AND HOW COME WE'VE BEEN TAKEN OFF THE ROTATION AND THEN OUR AGREEMENTS PRETTY MUCH BEEN BROKEN AT THIS POINT, BECAUSE NOW WE'RE NOT ON ROTATION ANYMORE.
THEY SAID THEY WERE STILL GOING TO USE US FOR HEAVY CALLS AND EVIDENCE CALLS, BUT I CAN'T DEDICATE TRUCKS AND EQUIPMENT, ALL THAT JUST TO GET PART OF THE ROTATION THAT IS FEW AND FAR BETWEEN.
ALL RIGHT. MR. DUNN, YOUR TIME IS UP.
OKAY. IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO LEAVE YOUR CONTACT INFO WITH THE CLERK.
ARE THERE ANY OTHER PUBLIC COMMENTS? PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME FOR THE RECORD.
THE DIVISION MANAGER IN THE CHAPTER OFFICE.
SO WHEN WE WERE FIRST, WHEN WE JOINED THE WASCO POLICE ROTATION, ALL THEY ASKED AND REQUIRED OF US IS TO APPLY FOR WASCO BUSINESS LICENSE, WHICH WE GOT AS DURING OUR PARTNERSHIP WITH THE WASCO POLICE DEPARTMENT.
WE CAN'T FIND ANYWHERE WHERE IT SAYS WE ARE REQUIRED TO HAVE A YARD IN THE CITY LIMITS OF WASCO.
AS SINCE WE STARTED, WE HAVE NOT DECLINED ANY CALLS AND MET ALL ALL OUR ETAS.
WE HAVE LIGHT TO HEAVY DUTY EQUIPMENT AND HAZMAT CLEANING SERVICES.
ALSO, THE LOCAL TOW COMPANY OF THE CITY OF WASCO DOES NOT PROVIDE, AND DOES NOT PROVIDE AND HAVE THE PROPER EQUIPMENT THAT THE TOW COMPANIES HAVE TO PROVIDE. OUR MAIN PRIORITIES IS THE CIVILIANS AND THE OFFICER SAFETY IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.
THANK YOU AND WE HOPE WE CAN WORK WITH YOU GUYS AGAIN.
I WILL ASK THE SAME IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO LEAVE YOUR NUMBER WITH THE WITH THE CLERK.
THANK YOU. ARE THERE ANY OTHER PUBLIC COMMENTS? SEEING NONE. MADAM CLERK, DO WE HAVE ANY EMAIL COMMENTS? MAYOR, THERE ARE NO EMAIL COMMENTS FOR THIS ITEM OR ANY OTHER ITEMS ON THE AGENDA.
ITEM NUMBER SEVEN SUCCESSOR AGENCY BUSINESS.
ITEM NUMBER EIGHT WASCO PUBLIC FINANCE AUTHORITY.
THERE IS NONE. ITEM NUMBER NINE.
NEW EMPLOYEE. POLICE DEPARTMENT BADGING, PINNING CEREMONY.
ITEM NUMBER TEN. PUBLIC SAFETY REPORTS.
[a. Kern County Fire Department (Appleton)]
10 A KERN FIRE DEPARTMENT.CHIEF APPLETON. GOOD EVENING, HONORABLE MAYOR.
I JUST WANTED TO FOLLOW UP FROM OUR LAST MEETING AND LET YOU KNOW THAT THE NUMBER OF CITATIONS FOR AROUND THE 4TH OF JULY THAT WERE ISSUED WERE WE ISSUED FOUR CITATIONS.
SO I JUST WANT THAT'S ALL I HAVE FOR THIS EVENING.
THAT'S IT. I DO HAVE A QUESTION.
YES, SIR. A COUPLE WEEKS AGO, WE HAD A MULTIPLE FIRES.
I KNOW, SCOTT, YOU WERE KEEPING US IN THE LOOP ON THAT.
WAS THERE ANY FINDINGS ON THAT OR.
BOTH OF THOSE FIRES ARE UNDER INVESTIGATION.
OKAY. SO, STILL ACTIVELY BEING INVESTIGATED.
THANK YOU. ANY QUESTIONS FROM THE MEMBERS? MAYOR PRO TEM.
THANK YOU FOR WHAT YOU DO, SIR.
JUST A FOLLOW UP. SO THIS IS VERY GOOD NEWS.
YOU'RE SAYING THAT FOUR CITATIONS WERE ISSUED WITHIN THE CITY LIMITS OF WASCO.
YES, AND I'M VERY HAPPY ABOUT IT.
SO CAN YOU TELL US HOW THIS HAPPENED? WERE THE FIREFIGHTERS OUT THERE LOOKING FOR THESE PEOPLE USING ILLEGAL FIREWORKS? DID WE USE A DRONE? HOW WAS THIS DETERMINED?
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OUR FIREFIGHTERS ON THE ENGINE WERE NOT OUT THERE.OUR ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS WERE OUT THERE DOING THAT.
SO THESE PEOPLE, ONCE THEY WERE DETERMINED THAT THEY HAD USED ILLEGAL FIREWORKS, WERE THEY CONTACTED OR WERE THEY? WELL, THIS LADY THAT POSTED ON SOCIAL MEDIA, SHE SHE SAID SHE GOT HER TICKET IN THE MAIL.
IS THAT NORMAL? IT'S VERY POSSIBLE, YES.
OKAY, AND LAST TIME I SAID THAT, SHE ATTRIBUTED THE PROBLEM TO DUMB AND DUMBER.
SHE WASN'T REFERRING TO ANYONE ELSE.
I TOOK IT TO BE HER HUSBAND HER SON.
MEMBER RAYA, ANYTHING TO ADD? NO COMMENTS. THANK YOU.
ITEM TEN B WASCO POLICE DEPARTMENT.
[b. Wasco Police Department (Fivecoat)]
LIEUTENANT MORA.SHOULD BE IN THERE. GOOD EVENING, HONORABLE MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL.
WE'RE GOING TO MOVE ON TO SLIDE ONE REAL QUICK.
WHAT I WANT TO POINT OUT IN THIS SLIDE.
OH. WE'VE SEEN IT BEFORE, BUT WHAT I WANT TO POINT OUT IS THE CURVE RIGHT THERE. WE WANT TO STAY.
IT LOOKS LIKE THINGS ARE SLOWING DOWN OUT THERE, AND WE HOPE THAT CONTINUES.
ALL RIGHT. SO FOR THIS GO AROUND, THE STATUE ONLY GO UP TO AUGUST 28TH.
OFFICER INITIATED ACTIVITY WAS 583.
THAT IS, STILL 44% OF THE CALLS WERE INITIATED BY OUR STAFF.
I'LL GO BACK TO THAT NUMBER IN A LITTLE BIT BECAUSE THERE'S SOMETHING I WANT TO POINT OUT AS WELL.
VEHICLE AND PEDESTRIAN CHECKS, 46 AND CITIZEN CONTACTS.
SIX COLLISIONS OF THE 157 CASES, 112 WERE CRIMINAL CASES.
WE'VE HAD 16 STOLEN VEHICLES, SIX RECOVERIES.
54 OF THEM WERE FOR MISDEMEANORS.
THAT'S WHAT HAPPENS WHEN YOU'RE NOT WOULD YOU? I WAS STILL LOOKING AT THE GRAPH.
[CHUCKLING] YEAH, I'M FOLLOWING MY OWN.
SO THERE WE ARE. I'M JUST GOING TO LOOK AT THAT.
SO WE DID WE DID NEARLY 300 TRAFFIC STOPS RIGHT OUT OF THE 300.
SO WE'RE TRYING TO CHANGE BEHAVIOR.
WE'RE TRYING TO EDUCATE PEOPLE.
THE POINT HERE IS THAT WE WANT IT TO STOP.
WE WANT EVERYBODY TO BE SAFE, AND SO WE CAN KEEP WORKING TOGETHER AS A TEAM, THE COMMUNITY AND US.
WE DON'T WANT ANYBODY TO GET INJURED.
WE HAD SIX AGENCIES HERE DELANO, MCFARLAND, ARVIN SHAFTER, PROBATION, EVEN RIDGECREST PD.
WE ONLY HIT 24 AND FIVE ARRESTS CAME OUT OF THAT.
A LOT OF CONTACTS, A LOT OF POSITIVITY, AND WE KEEP TO WE WOULD LIKE TO KEEP WORKING WITH OUR ALLIED AGENCIES TO MAKE SURE WASCO STAYS SAFE.
THAT'S ALL I HAVE. ANY QUESTIONS? AWESOME. ANY QUESTIONS FROM THE MEMBERS? NO QUESTIONS. ALL RIGHT.
WHAT I MEAN BY YOU, THE ENTIRE POLICE DEPARTMENT AND YOU ALSO YOU KNOW, WHEN WHEN YOU BRING SO MANY AGENCY, EVERYBODY IS AWARE THAT YOU'RE OUT THERE AND EVERYBODY IS LIKE, WATCH OUT, RIGHT? THEY DON'T KNOW WHAT THE FOCUS IS, BUT THEY'RE ALL ALERT.
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KNOW, ELIMINATING SOME OF THOSE INDIVIDUALS THAT ARE OUT THERE COMMITTING CRIMES.YOU'RE WELCOME. THANK YOU ALL FOR THE SUPPORT.
THANK YOU. YEAH. I JUST WANT TO ADD I THINK THE PARTNERSHIPS ARE GREAT BECAUSE, I MEAN, I KNEW SOMETHING WAS GOING ON BECAUSE I SAW ALL SORTS OF VEHICLES AND IT WAS A BUNCH OF THEM, BUT I THINK IT'S HELPFUL THAT WE DO IT THAT WAY BECAUSE WE'RE NOT ALLOCATING ALL OF OUR RESOURCES RIGHT.
ABSOLUTELY WE HAVE SOME SCHEDULED ALREADY.
WE'RE GOING TO HELP OUT WITH THE FAIRGROUNDS.
RIDGECREST IS GOING TO HAVE THEIR OWN OPERATION.
[11)CONSENT CALENDAR]
MOVING ON TO CITY COUNCIL BUSINESS ITEM NUMBER 11.THIS EVENING WE HAVE ITEMS 11 A THROUGH 11 G.
MAYOR PRO TEM SALDAÑA, I HAVE NO CONFLICT.
MAYOR REYNA. NO CONFLICT, MAYOR.
IS THERE ANYONE IN THE AUDIENCE THAT WOULD LIKE TO REMOVE AN ITEM? SEEING NONE, ARE THERE ANY COUNCILMEMBERS THAT WOULD LIKE TO REMOVE AN ITEM? MAYOR PRO TEM SALAÑA? I HAVE NONE.
ITEM D FOR FURTHER DISCUSSION.
MAYOR. ITEM 11 D? THAT'S CORRECT. THANK YOU, AND I HAVE NO ITEMS. I WOULD LIKE TO ENTERTAIN A MOTION FOR APPROVAL, WITH THE EXCEPTION OF ITEM 11 D FOR FURTHER DISCUSSION.
CAN WE HAVE THE VOTE BY ROLL CALL? A MOTION BY COUNCILMEMBER REYNA, SECONDED BY MAYOR PRO TEM SALDAÑA, TO APPROVE THE CONSENT CALENDAR MOTION IS APPROVED.
MOTION IS UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED.
[11.d. Adopt a Resolution Authorizing the City Manager or Designee to Finalize and Execute a Professional Service Agreement with Time Clock Plus subject to the City Manager and City Attorney review, 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.]
I NEED SOME HELP UNDERSTANDING THIS REPORT.FIRST OF ALL, LET ME SAY I LIKE THIS CHANGE.
I THINK IT'S GOING TO BE GREAT.
POTENTIAL SERVICE SAVINGS EXCUSE ME OF $404,158 OVER THE PERIOD OF THE CONTRACT, WHICH IS FIVE YEARS, BUT IN READING THE REPORT, I NOTICED THAT THE REPORT STATES THAT WE'RE GOING TO BE SPENDING $47,009.61 ON THE INITIAL CONTRACT WITH LATER IN THE REPORT, IT SAYS THE YEARLY COST IS $11,809, BUT AT THE BOTTOM OF THE REPORT, IT STATES THE FOLLOWING NO FISCAL IMPACT.
IT STATES THAT WHILE THIS MODULE IS UNDER BUDGET ESTIMATE, STAFF PROPOSES TO RETAIN THESE FUNDS FOR OTHER MODULES TO ROUND OUT OUR ENTERPRISE RESOURCE PLANNING SUITE OF APPLICATIONS.
SO CAN YOU EXPLAIN THAT TO ME? ARE WE ENTERING INTO A CONTRACT OR ARE WE NOT? WE ARE ENTERING INTO A CONTRACT FOR THE AMOUNTS THAT YOU MENTIONED.
THOSE ARE ACCURATE FOR THIS MODULE, WHICH IS THE TIME COLLECTION AND SCHEDULING MODULES THAT INTERFACE WITH OUR ERP OR ENTERPRISE RESOURCE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM WHICH IS KNOWN AS MUNIS, AND SO THIS WILL FEED THOSE HOURS DIRECTLY INTO THE PAYROLL SYSTEM, AND THIS PRODUCT, WE HAD A BUDGETED ITEM THAT WAS APPROVED IN THE ADOPTED BUDGET FOR ADDITIONAL MODULES FOR OUR ERP, INCLUDING MUNIS AND WHATNOT, THAT WAS ABOVE THIS AMOUNT, AND SO THE PROPOSAL THAT PARAGRAPH IS THERE.
THERE ARE OTHER ITEMS THAT WE WOULD LIKE TO BE ADDING OTHER MODULES AND FUNCTIONALITY.
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RIGHT NOW BUT THIS IS SIGNIFICANTLY BELOW BUDGET, AND IT LEAVES ROOM FOR MAYBE SPEEDING UP THE TIMELINE FOR IMPLEMENTING SOME OF THOSE OTHER IMPROVEMENTS DURING THIS BUDGET YEAR, SO THAT IT PROBABLY SHOULDN'T READ NO FISCAL IMPACT.SURE WE'RE SPENDING THE BUDGETED MONEY.
YES, BUT BECAUSE OF THE WORDING, IT SEEMS LIKE WE'RE NOT MAKING THE EXPENDITURES.
RIGHT. I WANTED CLARIFICATION ON THAT.
YOU KNOW, BEING USED TO RECORD ALL OF THE DATA THAT IS BEING RECORDED MANUALLY NOW.
THANK YOU. IF THERE ARE NO FURTHER QUESTIONS, I MOVE TO APPROVE THE ITEM.
I'LL SECOND. CAN WE HAVE A VOTE BY ROLL CALL? MOTION BY COUNCILMEMBER REYNA, SECONDED BY MAYOR MEDINA TO APPROVE ITEM 11 D.
A MOTION IS UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED.
THANK YOU. MOVING ON TO ITEM 12 B NEW BUSINESS.
[12.b. Discussion and Possible Minute Action to Appoint One Voting Delegate and Two Alternates for the League of California Cities 2024 Annual Conference and Expo held on October 16-18, 2024, in Long Beach, California, 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.]
DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION TO APPOINT ONE VOTING DELEGATE AND TWO ALTERNATES FOR THE LEAGUE OF CALIFORNIA CITIES 2024 ANNUAL CONFERENCE AND EXPO HELD ON OCTOBER 16TH THROUGH THE 18TH, 2024, IN LONG BEACH, CALIFORNIA AND FIND THAT THIS ACTION IS NOT A PROJECT THAT'S DEFINED UNDER THE CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT STATE GUIDELINES. THEREFORE, PURSUANT TO STATE GUIDELINES SECTION 15378, NO ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW IS REQUIRED.HONORABLE MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL.
CAL STATE IS AN ORGANIZATION THAT THE CITY OF WASCO BELONGS TO, ALONG WITH 98% OF THE OTHER CITIES IN CALIFORNIA, HOLDS THEIR ANNUAL CONFERENCE. DURING THAT CONFERENCE, THEY WILL HAVE POSITIONS AND POLICIES THAT HAVE BEEN DEVELOPED OVER THE COURSE OF THE PREVIOUS YEAR, SOME OF WHICH REQUIRE A VOTE BY THE GENERAL MEMBERSHIP TO ADOPT AS AN ORGANIZATION.
IN GENERALLY SPEAKING, THE POLICIES THAT ARE ADOPTED BY CAL CITIES ARE IN LINE WITH THE CITY OF WASCO, ALTHOUGH THERE HAVE IN THE PAST BEEN OCCASIONS WHEN THAT'S NOT THE CASE, BUT WHAT WE DO IS, AS A MEMBER CITY, WE HAVE A VOTE AT THAT GENERAL MEMBERSHIP GATHERING, AND IT'S THE REQUIREMENT NOW FOR THIS COUNCIL TO CHOOSE ONE MEMBER TO BE THE VOTING DELEGATE, AND ALSO TO ASSIGN TWO ALTERNATES WHO ARE PLANNING ON ATTENDING THE CONFERENCE.
SO I'LL LEAVE IT TO YOU TO DISCUSS AMONGST YOURSELVES IF THERE'S SOMEONE INTERESTED IN VOLUNTEERING, OR WE CAN HOLD A NOMINATION TO SELECT BOTH THAT DELEGATE AND TWO ALTERNATES.
SHOULD BE PRETTY EASY, I THINK, BUT THANK YOU.
ARE THERE ANY PUBLIC COMMENTS AT THIS TIME? SEEING NONE.
I WILL OPEN IT UP FOR DISCUSSION.
ANY COMMENTS FROM MAYOR PRO TEM SALDAÑA? I HAVE NO COMMENTS.
I WOULD LIKE TO NOMINATE MR. REYNA. MEMBER MARTINEZ.
I HAVE NO COMMENTS, BUT I'LL SECOND THE NOMINATION IF WE COULD DO THAT RIGHT NOW.
MEMBER REYNA. [CHUCKLING] WHAT DO I SAY? I'VE SERVED IN THIS POSITION BEFORE, AND I'LL DO IT GLADLY.
I DO WANT TO SAY THAT BEFORE I GO AND, YOU KNOW, REPRESENT THE CITY AND VOTE ON BEHALF OF THE CITY THAT WE DO NEED TO DISCUSS ANY ITEMS THAT WILL BE VOTED ON.
WE DIDN'T USED TO DO THAT IN THE PAST, AND SO, YOU KNOW, IT'S VERY, VERY CRUCIAL THAT I MY VOTE REPRESENTS THE VOTE OF THE ENTIRE COUNCIL, AND AS I SAID, GENERALLY IT'S FAIRLY OBVIOUS WHAT THE CITY'S POSITION WILL BE, AND IT ALSO IS NOT UNUSUAL FOR THE CITY, FOR CAL CITIES TO DELAY THE RELEASE OF THEIR AGENDA AND THE SLATE OF ITEMS TO BE VOTED ON UNTIL VERY LATE IN THE PROCESS.
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POLICY AND SUPPORT LETTER COMMITTEE TO DISCUSS THOSE AND CERTAINLY I WOULD BE ABLE TO BRIEF YOU AS FAR AS THE ITEMS BEING CONSIDERED.IF POSSIBLE, THE PARTICIPATION OF THE ENTIRE COUNCIL WOULD BE BEST.
YES, AND I WANT TO NOMINATE WHO IS ATTENDING THE LEAGUE OF CALIFORNIA CITIES.
MAYOR, IF WE CAN HAVE MEMBER RAYA.
SORRY. LET ME GET USED TO THAT.
ANY COMMENTS OR DISCUSSION? NO COMMENTS. OKAY.
WELL, WITH THAT BEING SAID I AM GOOD WITH THAT AS WELL.
SO WE'LL APPOINT MEMBER REYNA, AND THEN PRO TEM SALDAÑA AND MYSELF WILL BE THE ALTERNATES.
WHO WOULD BE THE FIRST ALTERNATE? MYSELF. OKAY.
SO I WOULD LIKE TO ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO APPOINT MEMBER REYNA AS OUR VOTING DELEGATE MYSELF AS THE SECOND ALTERNATE.
FIRST ALTERNATE, AND THEN MAYOR PRO TEM SALDAÑA SECOND ALTERNATE.
MADAM CLERK, CAN I HAVE THE VOTE BY ROLL CALL? OKAY.
MOTION BY MAYOR MEDINA SECONDED BY MAYOR PRO TEM SALDAÑA TO APPOINT COUNCILMEMBER REYNA AS LEAGUE OF CAL CITIES' VOTING DELEGATE, AND MAYOR MEDINA AS THE FIRST ALTERNATE AND MAYOR PRO TEM SALDAÑA AS THE SECOND ALTERNATE.
MOTION IS UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED.
[12.c. Approval of Employment Agreement with Kameron Arnold as the City Engineer 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.]
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.
HONORABLE MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL.
YOU CREATED THE POSITION OF CITY ENGINEER IN ANTICIPATION OF THIS PROMOTION.
LAST YEAR, OUR DEPUTY PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR MR. ARNOLD RECEIVED HIS PROFESSIONAL ENGINEER REGISTRATION AND IS NOW A LICENSED CIVIL ENGINEER AND IS ELIGIBLE FOR THIS POSITION, AND THE HIS PROMOTION WILL BE EFFECTIVE UPON YOUR APPROVAL.
EFFECTIVE ON HIS ANNIVERSARY DATE, WHICH WAS LATE LAST MONTH OR MID LAST MONTH.
SO WE'D KEEP THOSE CONTRACTS CONTINUOUS.
OTHER THAN THE TITLE, THERE ARE A COUPLE OF MINOR CHANGES, PARTICULARLY IN THE TRAINING LIST OF ITEMS, IS MORE APPROPRIATE FOR HIS NEW POSITION AS OPPOSED TO THE LAST.
THERE WAS ALSO A CHANGE TO MIRROR THE OTHER DEPARTMENT HEAD LEVEL OF EXECUTIVE LEAVE WAS SET UP TO MATCH THAT. OTHER THAN THAT, MOSTLY JUST CORRECTIONS AND LEGAL IMPROVEMENTS TO THE CONTRACT ITSELF.
THANK YOU. IF THERE ARE ANY QUESTIONS, I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER THOSE.
THANK YOU. ARE THERE ANY PUBLIC COMMENTS AT THIS TIME? SEEING NONE. ANY COMMENTS FROM THE MEMBERS? MAYOR PRO TEM SALDAÑA.
MAYOR REYNA. THANK YOU, MAYOR.
I'M JUST HAPPY THAT WE'RE GOING TO HAVE IN-HOUSE CITY ENGINEER.
YES. I WOULD SAY WELL DESERVED, RIGHT? THAT WAS THE SUCCESSION PLAN.
SO I WOULD LIKE TO ENTERTAIN A MOTION FOR APPROVAL.
I WILL SECOND CAN WE HAVE THE VOTE BY ROLL CALL? MOTION BY COUNCILMEMBER REYNA SECONDED BY MAYOR MEDINA TO ADOPT A RESOLUTION.
MOTION IS UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED.
[12.d. Appointment of One (1) Planning Commissioner to fill an unexpired seat on the Planning Commission Board, term expiring on December 31, 2024, and Recognition of the Former Planning Commissioner Petra Rueda 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.]
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31ST, 2024, AND RECOGNITION OF THE FORMER PLANNING COMMISSIONER PETRA RUEDA, 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.
WE'RE LOOKING FOR RECOMMENDATIONS.
MEMBER SALDAÑA. MY RECOMMENDATION WAS COURTNEY COLEMAN ALSO.
MR. MARTINEZ MENTIONED, IT'S YOU KNOW, WE THANK ALL THE APPLICANTS COMING OUT AND APPLYING, AND COURTNEY HAS BEEN IN THE COMMUNITY FOR MANY YEARS, TOO, AND I KNOW HE'LL DO A GOOD JOB.
ARE THERE ANY PUBLIC COMMENTS AT THIS TIME? SEEING NONE, ARE THERE ANY COMMENTS FROM THE MEMBERS? MAYOR PRO TEM SALDAÑA.
MEMBER MARTINEZ. NO FURTHER COMMENT.
MEMBER REYNA. YOU KNOW, IT'S GOOD THAT WE HAVE AN AD HOC COMMITTEE THAT MAKES RECOMMENDATIONS, AND WE USUALLY DO NOT QUESTION THOSE RECOMMENDATIONS, AND I'M NOT GOING TO START DOING IT TODAY.
GOOD. I THINK IT'S A GOOD RECOMMENDATION AND I'M TOTALLY IN FAVOR OF THAT.
PERFECT, AND I AM GOING TO AGREE WITH THAT SENTIMENT.
I THANK MEMBER MARTINEZ AND MEMBER SALDAÑA FOR SPEARHEADING THIS, AND COURTNEY, THANK YOU FOR, YOU KNOW, THROWING YOUR NAME IN THE HAT, AND I WOULD LIKE TO ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO APPOINT COURTNEY COLEMAN AS PLANNING COMMISSIONER.
MADAM CLERK, IT'S BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED.
CAN I HAVE A VOTE BY ROLL CALL? MOTION BY COUNCILMEMBER MARTINEZ SECONDED BY MAYOR PRO TEM SALDAÑA TO APPOINT COURTNEY COLEMAN TO SERVE ON THE PLANNING COMMISSION TO FILL THE UNEXPIRED TERM.
MOTION IS UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED.
THANK YOU. IF I CAN HAVE PETRO RUEDA ON THE PODIUM.
MAYOR, IF WE CAN HAVE COURTNEY COLEMAN COME UP, TOO.
OKAY. COURTNEY, CAN YOU COME TO THE PODIUM? WE CAN LET THEM SAY A FEW WORDS.
WOULD YOU LIKE TO SAY A FEW WORDS? JUST THANK YOU GUYS.
BE HAPPY TO WORK ALONGSIDE OF EVERYBODY AND SEE HOW IT GOES.
ALL RIGHT, NOW, IF I CAN HAVE PETRA RUEDA ON THE PODIUM FOR RECOGNITION.
DIRECTOR KERI COBB WOULD LIKE TO SAY SOME WORDS.
[INAUDIBLE] JUST QUICKLY TO THANK PETRA FOR HER YEARS OF SERVICE ON THE PLANNING COMMISSION.
I THINK IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT TO NOTE THAT THIS IS VOLUNTEER SERVICE.
PETRA DIDN'T GET PAID FOR HER TIME ON THE PLANNING COMMISSION.
THIS IS COMMUNITY SERVICE, AND I REALLY APPRECIATE THE COMMISSIONERS AND THEIR WILLINGNESS TO READ ALL OF OUR REPORTS AND LEARN A LITTLE BIT ABOUT WHAT'S GOING ON IN THE COMMUNITY. SO PETRA DID A GREAT JOB, AND WE'RE GOING TO MISS HER, BUT WELCOME TO MR. COLEMAN. LOOKING FORWARD TO WORKING WITH YOU.
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YEAH. THANK YOU.AWESOME. THANK YOU. THANK YOU.
YOU'RE NOT DONE YET. [CHUCKLING]. COMMENTS FROM THE MEMBERS.
I DIDN'T REALLY SERVE MUCH ON THE ON THE COUNCIL, BUT, I MEAN, I'VE GOT TO WITNESS YOUR GUYS'S WORK BEFORE AND ALL THAT, AND I WOULD LIKE TO THANK YOU FOR ALL YOUR WORK AND ALL YOUR COMMITMENT, YOU KNOW, ALL YOUR TIME.
MY HONOR, COUNCILMEMBER MARTINEZ.
YOU ARE SOMEBODY THAT'S BELOVED IN OUR CITY BECAUSE OF ALL YOU DO, AND THANK YOU.
THANK YOU, PETRA, FOR SERVING, AND I KNOW YOU'RE SERVING RIGHT NOW AT THE ELEMENTARY BOARD.
YOU'RE DOING AN EXCELLENT JOB OVER THERE.
SO YOU'RE A GREAT SERVICE FOR OUR COMMUNITY.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU. BEST WISHES TO YOU, MIGUEL.
I KNOW, YOU KNOW, PEOPLE LOOK AT THE PEOPLE THAT ARE SERVING AND FEW PEOPLE ARE WILLING TO TAKE THAT PLACE WHEN SOMEBODY NEEDS TO STEP DOWN. SO I THANK YOU FOR WHAT YOU'VE DONE, AND I THANK COURTNEY COLEMAN FOR TAKING THAT POSITION AS WELL.
YES. THANK YOU. THANK YOU SO MUCH.
I WILL ECHO WHAT THESE GENTLEMAN SAID.
YEAH. THANK YOU. IT SOUNDS LIKE YOU'RE NOT DONE.
YOU'RE STILL DOING, YOU KNOW, STILL STAYING BUSY, BUT AGAIN, THANK YOU AND WE DO HAVE A PLAQUE HERE OF RECOGNITION FOR YOUR YEARS OF SERVICE.
DO YOU WANT TO SAY A FEW WORDS? IT'S BEEN MY HONOR.
THANK YOU SO MUCH. IT'S BEEN MY HONOR.
LOTS TO CELEBRATE TODAY ITEM 14, DEFERRED BUSINESS.
WE HAVE NONE. ITEM 15 REPORTS FROM COMMISSIONS AND COMMITTEES.
15A KERN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION.
I HAVE NOTHING TO REPORT AT THIS TIME.
15B KERN COUNCIL OF GOVERNMENT.
MEMBER REYNA. NOTHING TO REPORT AT THIS TIME.
[15)c. Wasco Task Force (Saldaña and Medina) ]
15C WASCO TASK FORCE.MAYOR PRO TEM SALDAÑA, I'D LIKE TO INVITE EVERYBODY ON THE 14TH OF SEPTEMBER AT 7:30 A.M., WE'LL BE MEETING IN FRONT OF THE EMPTY LOT IN FRONT OF THE FIESTA LATINA. WE'LL BE HAVING TO CLEAN UP THAT DAY.
YEAH. SO WE EXPECT TO SEE EVERYBODY THERE.
[16)REPORTS FROM THE CITY MANAGER]
ITEM 16, REPORT FROM CITY MANAGER.STILL HAVE THOSE TWO SNIP EVENTS COMING UP FOR SEPTEMBER ON THE NINTH AND THE 16TH.
8 A.M. STILL, THERE SHOULD BE A FLYER CIRCULATING.
IF YOU HAVEN'T RECEIVED THAT ALREADY, PLEASE PASS THAT ALONG.
THE SEVENTH STREET VETERANS BANNERS WENT UP IN TIME FOR THE LABOR DAY WEEKEND.
YOU CAN SEE THOSE MOUNTED ON THE NEW LIGHT POLES DOWNTOWN.
THE WINE AND ROSES EVENT IS COMING UP SEPTEMBER 6:06 P.M.
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THEIR SLOGAN THIS YEAR IS STOP AND SMELL THE ROSES.SO IF YOU'RE INTERESTED IN THAT, THAT'S COMING UP QUICK.
ROSE PARADE IS THE DAY FOLLOWING SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 7TH.
WE WILL HAVE THE FIRE TRUCK RUNNING THIS YEAR WITH THE ACCESSORY TRAILER IS ACTUALLY OPERATIONAL THIS YEAR, SO WE'LL BE HAULING THAT ALONG, AND THE SLOGAN FOR THIS YEAR'S PARADE AND EVENT IS SMALL TOWN, BIG HEARTS, AND SO THE PARADE WILL USE THE SAME ROUTE AS LAST YEAR AND END UP OVER AT BARKER PARK FOR THERE'LL BE SOME FOOD VENDORS AND SOME OF THE CITY.
VEHICLES ON DISPLAY AND SO FORTH.
AS WAS MENTIONED EARLIER, OCTOBER 16TH THROUGH 18TH IS THE CAL CITIES CONFERENCE.
IF YOU'RE SIGNED UP, YOU KNOW, AND IF YOU'RE NOT, THERE MAY BE TIME TO GET IN THERE.
OCTOBER 19TH IS THE BULKY WASTE EVENT.
WE'RE WAITING ON DETAILS FOR THAT.
I THINK THAT'S GOING TO BE A COUNTY SPONSORED EVENT, AND THEN WE'RE PUTTING ONE WAY OUT THERE.
THE SEVENTH STREET RIBBON CUTTING IS FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 8TH.
IS THAT CORRECT, MADAM CLERK? YOU'RE LOOKING AT ME.
WE'LL HAVE MORE DETAILS AS WE GET CLOSER, AND THEN.
COMMUNITY BREAKFAST IS TOMORROW, 7 A.M., AND THE MEETING TOMORROW WILL NOT BE HELD HERE.
IT'LL BE HELD OUT AT THE WASCO STATE PRISON, AND JUST A REMINDER TO THE COMMUNITY OR WHOEVER MIGHT BE ATTENDING, THAT THE PRISON RULES. NO DENIM.
UNLESS YOU WANT TO END UP AS A REGULAR RESIDENT OF THE PRISON.
UNLESS THERE ARE ANY QUESTIONS.
REPORTS FROM THE CITY COUNCIL.
[17)REPORTS FROM THE CITY COUNCIL]
MAYOR PRO TEM SALDAÑA.NOTHING TO REPORT. MEMBER RAYA, I'M SURE YOU HAVE A WHOLE LOT TO REPORT, RIGHT? [CHUCKLING] MEMBER REYNA. THANK YOU, MAYOR.
I JUST WANTED TO FOLLOW UP ON THAT MEETING THAT IS SUPPOSED TO OCCUR BETWEEN OUR STAFF SCOTT AND THE KERN COG PERSONNEL, PARTICULARLY THE DIRECTOR AND OUR DISTRICT SUPERVISOR, DAVID COUCH HAS NOT OCCURRED SINCE THE LAST TIME WE SPOKE.
THE MEETING WITH WELL, I'M JUST FOLLOWING UP ON THE PROCESS.
SO YOU WERE GOING TO HAVE A MEETING, I BELIEVE, WITH THE COUNTY PUBLIC WORKS.
CORRECT. THAT IS THAT IS STILL PENDING.
THAT'S FOLLOWING THE TTAC MEETING.
OKAY. VERY GOOD. I JUST WANTED TO MENTION THAT WE HAVE A GREAT OPPORTUNITY HERE TO ASK FOR FUNDING AND FOR THE REFURBISHING OF THOSE ROADS THAT ARE CONNECTING TO WASCO ALL AT ONCE.
SO I HOPE WE DO THAT AND NOT PIECEMEAL IT, BECAUSE THIS IS A GREAT OPPORTUNITY AT THE BEGINNING OF A PARTNERSHIP THAT CAN, YOU KNOW, TAKE US FAR AND WIDE, AND SO I WANT TO JUST ENCOURAGE YOU TO DO THAT.
ALSO, I WANT TO SHARE SOMETHING WITH ALL OF YOU.
AS YOU KNOW, THERE IS MANY VACANT HOMES IN WASCO, AND USUALLY WHAT ENDS UP HAPPENING, THE HOMELESS POPULATION THEY'RE KEEN ON FINDING THESE HOME HOMES AND, YOU KNOW, ENTERING THEM AND MAKING THEM A LIVING SPACE FOR THEM.
WELL, ON MY BLOCK, I LIVE ON REDWOOD AVENUE ON THE NORTH SIDE OF THE PARK.
THERE IS A VACANT HOME FOR TEN REDWOOD AVENUE, AND IT HAS BEEN A CONCERN OF MINE BECAUSE IT HAS BEEN VACANT FOR MANY MONTHS. THERE USED TO BE RENTERS THERE, AND THE RENTERS MOVED OUT.
THEY LEFT BOTH WATER AND POWER AVAILABLE AT THE HOUSE, AND SO THAT MAKES IT A BIG TARGET FOR PEOPLE THAT WANT TO SQUAT, AND THIS WAS NO DIFFERENT.
SO OVER THE PAST THREE WEEKS, WE'VE HAD HOMELESS PEOPLE THAT HAVE BEEN COMING AND ENTERING THE HOME.
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I FIGURE THAT WE DON'T WANT TO BECOME VICTIMS IN OUR NEIGHBORHOOD.MAYBE A HOME THAT WILL BE YOU KNOW, HOUSING THESE PEOPLE WITH THE DRUGS AND ALL THE THINGS THAT COME WITH IT, AND SO I TALKED TO ALL MY NEIGHBORS, AND WE GOT TOGETHER WE SECURED THE PROPERTY.
THE GATE WAS NO LONGER LOCKABLE.
WE REBUILT THE FENCE ON, WELL, WE DIDN'T REBUILD THE FENCE.
WE COVERED IT WITH A FOUR BY EIGHT PLYWOOD SHEET OF PLYWOOD, AND THEN I BOUGHT A HOUSE FOR THE GATE, AND I BOUGHT A PADLOCK, AND SO WE WENT AHEAD AND LOCKED THE PROPERTY, AND SO NO LONGER IS THE PROPERTY BEING VISITED BY THE HOMELESS.
I DO KNOW THAT ANYBODY WHO REALLY WANTS TO GET IN THERE IS GOING TO GET IN THERE, AND, BUT WE'RE COUNTING ON OUR POLICE DEPARTMENT TO HELP US RESOLVE THIS ISSUE, BUT KERI, I DID TALK TO OUR CODE ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS ON THE DAY THAT THE HOMELESS ENCAMPMENT WAS BEING TORN ABOUT THIS HOME.
THEY SAID THEY WERE GOING TO GO VISIT AND, YOU KNOW, FIND OUT WHO THE PROPERTY OWNERS ARE SO THAT THEY CAN CONTACT THEM AND MAKE SURE THAT THEY DON'T KEEP THAT PROPERTY, YOU KNOW, UNSECURED.
SO IF YOU COULD DO THAT FOR ME, I WOULD FOLLOW UP ON THAT I WOULD GREATLY APPRECIATE IT, BUT I'M JUST SHARING THIS BECAUSE I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT THAT HOW FOR ALL OF US TO KNOW THAT WE AS RESIDENTS OF WASCO, HAVE A BIG STAKE IN MAKING SURE THAT THESE THINGS DON'T HAPPEN, THAT WE NEIGHBORS GET TOGETHER AND DO WHAT IS NECESSARY TO CALL ATTENTION TO THESE PROBLEMS AND NOT LET THEM TAKE HOLD, AND SO THAT'S WHAT WE'VE BEEN DOING.
EVERYBODY IN MY NEIGHBORHOOD IS AWARE.
EVERYBODY HAS BEEN PITCHED IN.
SOMEBODY WENT AND MOWED THE LAWN, WATERED IT WELL, THERE WAS NO LAWN.
IT WAS JUST DRY, BUT HE CLEANED THAT UP.
I PUT THE TRASH CANS IN THE BACK TO MAKE SURE THAT IT WAS NOT.
IT DOESN'T APPEAR TO BE VACANT, BUT I THINK THAT IT IS ENCOURAGING TO US IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD THAT WE WERE ABLE TO, AT LEAST FOR NOW, STOP THAT TAKEOVER OF THAT HOME.
SO I JUST WANTED TO SHARE THAT WITH YOU.
NOTHING ELSE. THANK YOU, MEMBER REYNA, AND I HAVE NOTHING TO REPORT.
ITEM 18 CLOSED SESSION THIS EVENING.
[18)CLOSED SESSION]
WE HAVE ITEMS 18 A THROUGH 18 C.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.
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.