>> LIGHT SWITCH. GET HIM OUT OF SYNC.
[1) CALL TO ORDER]
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>> IF YOU CAN PLEASE BE SEATED. GOOD EVENING.
I WILL NOW CALL THIS MEETING TO ORDER.
THE TIME IS 06:01 P.M. MADAM CLAIR, CAN WE PLEASE HAVE THE ROLL CALL?
>> THANK YOU. IF YOU CAN, PLEASE STAND FOR THE FLAG SALUTE.
NO. I WILL JUST OBSERVE A MOMENT OF SILENCE. THANK YOU.
PRESENTATIONS PROCLAMATION FOR COMMUNITY
[5)a. Proclamation for Community Action Partnership of Kern Hunger Action Month]
ACTION PARTNERSHIP OF CURRENT HUNGER ACTION MONTH.EXCUSE ME, IF I DON'T PRONOUNCE YOUR NAME CORRECTLY, BUT I HAVE KELLY LOWRY, FOOD BANK PROGRAM ADMINISTRATOR, IF WE CAN PLEASE GO TO THE PODIUM.
SUSANNA MAGANA, DIRECTOR OF HEALTH AND NUTRITION SERVICE.
PREDICA RAM CHIEF BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT OFFICER. NOT TOO BAD? PERFECT. IT'S ALL RIGHT.
IF YOU CAN JUST GO TO THE PODIUM. THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE.
WE HAVE A PROCLAMATION FOR YOU GUYS FOR HUNGER ACTION MONTH, WHEREAS COMMUNITY A PARTNERSHIP OF CURRENT IS A NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION, DEDICATED TO COMBATING POVERTY AND SELF SUFFICIENCY, AND WHEREAS AS A MEMBER OF A NATIONWIDE NETWORK OF COMMUNITY ACTION AGENCIES, CAPK OPERATES THE WONDERFUL COMMUNITY FOOD CENTER, A VITAL RESOURCE FOR INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES FACING FOOD AND SECURITIES, AND WHEREAS THROUGHOUT SEPTEMBER, CAPK WILL HOST A SERIES OF IMPACTFUL EVENTS AND INITIATIVES TO SHINE THE LIGHT ON THE CHALLENGES POSED BY HUNGER TO MOBILIZE COMMUNITY.
SUPPORT, AND WHEREAS THE ACTIVITIES INCLUDE A PRESS CONFERENCE HELD AT THE CAPK FOOD BANK ON SEPTEMBER 3RD, 2024, A FUND RAISING CAMPAIGN THROUGH THE CAPK FOUNDATION, AND A FUND RAISING CAMPAIGN THROUGH THE CAPK FOUNDATION TO SUPPORT CAPK'S HUNGER RELIEF EFFORTS.
WHEREAS THE ANNUAL FEED, THE NEED FOOD DRIVE WILL BE HELD AT THE KERN COUNTY FAIR ON SEPTEMBER 24TH, ALLOWING ATTENDEES TO BRING SIX CANS OF FOOD TO GET INTO THE FAIR FOR FREE.
NOW, THEREFORE, I THE MAYOR OF CITY OF WASCO ON BEHALF OF THE WASCO CITY COUNCIL AND ALL OF ITS CITIZENS, DO HEREBY PROCLAIM THE MONTH OF SEPTEMBER AS HUNGER ACTION MONTH.
I CALL UPON ALL CITIZENS TO UNITE IN SOLIDARITY AND DEMONSTRATE THE COMMITMENT TO THE FIGHT AGAINST HUNGER.
TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I HAVE HERE ON TO SET MY HAND AND COST TO BE FIXED THE GREAT CITY OF WASCO CALIFORNIA ON THE 17TH DAY OF SEPTEMBER 2024. THANK YOU.
>> YEAH. BUT WE'LL MAKE IT FAIRLY QUICK BECAUSE YOU HAVE A FULL AGENDA, BUT I WANTED TO JUST TAKE A MOMENT AND INTRODUCE ANNA VIGIL.
SHE'S ALSO PART OF OUR GOVERNING BOARD, BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND HAS BEEN PHENOMENAL OF ADVOCATING FOR WASCO AND SURROUNDING AREAS.
I JUST WANTED TO TAKE A MOMENT TO HIGHLIGHT HER AS WELL.
FOR THOSE OF YOU THAT KNOW ABOUT COMMUNITY ACTION PARTNERSHIPS.
>> OUR AGENCY, WE'RE PART OF A NETWORK OF 1,100 ACTUALLY, BUT KERN IS OUR PRIMARY SERVICE AREA.
WE HAVE ABOUT 19 DIFFERENT PROGRAMS, BUT THE FOCUS OF TODAY IS REALLY JUST ABOUT OUR FOOD BANK.
KELLY IS GOING TO TALK A LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT OUR STATS AND HOW MUCH PRODUCTION WE'VE DONE FOR CALENDAR YEAR 23.
SUSANNA WILL GIVE SOME EXAMPLES OF SOME OF THE GREAT WORK THAT WE'RE DOING TO BE INNOVATIVE AND MEET COMMUNITY NEED. I'LL TRANSITION TO THEM.
>> GOOD AFTERNOON, KELLY LOWRY, THE FOOD BANK PROGRAM ADMINISTRATOR.
I WAS JUST HERE RECENTLY IN WASCO, MET WITH THE CITY MANAGER AND SOME STAFF FROM THE COMMUNITY.
WE HAD A GREAT LIVELY DISCUSSION WHERE I TALKED ABOUT THE FOOD INSECURITY NEED, NOT ONLY ACROSS KERN COUNTY, BUT RIGHT HERE IN WASCO.
WHAT WE KNOW TO BE TRUE IS THAT AT THE BEGINNING OF LAST YEAR, WE WERE SEEING ENGAGEMENTS ACROSS THE COUNTY OF ABOUT 100,000 TIMES THAT WE WERE PROVIDING SERVICES EVERY SINGLE MONTH TO KERN COUNTY RESIDENTS.
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LET THAT SYNC IT ABOUT 100,000 A MONTH.THAT NUMBER OVER THE LAST THREE MONTHS HAS DOUBLED TO 200,000 THAT WE'RE SEEING ENGAGED ON ACROSS THE COUNTY EVERY SINGLE MONTH.
IN RESPONSE TO THAT, WE DISTRIBUTE ABOUT 1.8 MILLION POUNDS OF FOOD EVERY SINGLE MONTH, WHICH EQUATES TO OVER 20 MILLION POUNDS OF FOOD THAT WE DISTRIBUTE OVER A CALENDAR YEAR TO MEET THE NEED THAT FOLKS HAVE OF FOOD AND SECURITY.
IT'S A GREAT NEED AND HUNGER ACTION MONTH IS OUR OPPORTUNITY TO NOT JUST TALK ABOUT THE INCREDIBLE NEED, BUT ALSO WHAT'S HAPPENING TO MEET THAT NEED.
YOU'VE GOT GREAT AGENCY PARTNERS, ORGANIZATIONS, CHURCHES THAT ARE THE ONES THAT DO THE DISTRIBUTION ON A WEEK IN AND WEEK OUT BASIS RIGHT HERE IN THE COMMUNITY AND WE COULDN'T DO WHAT WE DO WITHOUT GREAT PARTNERS LIKE THEM.
WITH THEIR SUPPORT HERE IN WASCO, WE DISTRIBUTE OVER THE LAST 12 MONTHS OVER 600,000 POUNDS OF FOOD TO THE FOOD INSECURE POPULATION RIGHT HERE IN WASCO.
THAT'S AN INCREDIBLE THING, BUT WE KNOW THERE'S A LOT OF WORK STILL LEFT TO BE DONE.
WE KNOW THAT FOOD INSECURITY IS STILL A HUGE NEED.
WE'VE GOT A BOLD PLAN AT CAP K TO BE THE FIRST COUNTY IN AMERICA TO END FOOD INSECURITY ACROSS THE WHOLE COUNTY.
THE WAY WE'RE GOING TO DO IT IS BY ENDING IT HERE IN WASCO.
WE'RE GOING TO DO IT COMMUNITY BY COMMUNITY, AND I KNOW IT'S GOING TO BE WITH YOUR HELP.
I WOULD JUST LASTLY LIKE TO INVITE EACH OF YOU, MR. MAYOR AND COUNCIL MEMBERS AND ANY OF THE OTHER CITY STAFF TO COME TO THE FOOD BANK, I WOULD LOVE TO GIVE YOU A PERSONAL TOUR OF THE FOOD BANK AND TALK A LITTLE BIT MORE IN DEPTH ABOUT THAT STRATEGY THAT WE HAVE TO END FOOD INSECURITY HERE IN WASCO.
THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO RAISE AWARENESS AROUND THIS IMPORTANT ISSUE AND FOR YOUR PARTNERSHIP.
>> I KNOW THAT YOU GUYS ARE ALL WONDERING, WELL, HOW CAN YOU HELP? HOW CAN YOU HELP PERSONALLY? I WANT TO INVITE YOU ALL TO COME OUT ON TUESDAY THE 24TH THIS MONTH TO THE FAIR.
I KNOW THAT YOU GUYS ARE ALL EXCITED ABOUT THE FAIR COMING TO TOWN.
THIS IS A GREAT OPPORTUNITY TO HELP AND TO SUPPORT OUR CAUSE.
SIX CANS OF FOOD WILL GET YOU AN ADMISSION FOR FREE.
AGAIN, I INVITE ALL OF YOU TO TAKE THE TIME TO GO OUT TO THE FAIR AND SUPPORT FEED THE NEED EVENT.
ALSO, WE HAVE ONGOING VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES.
IF YOU AS AN INDIVIDUAL, AS A BUSINESS, AS A GROUP, WANT TO GO DO A DAY OF SERVICE AT THE FOOD BANK, WE WOULD LOVE TO HAVE YOU GUYS COME OUT AND HELP AND BE ABLE TO GIVE BACK TO YOUR COMMUNITY.
AGAIN, TUESDAY THE 24TH, FEED THE NEED EVENT, SIX CANS, WILL GET YOU IN FREE. THANK YOU SO MUCH.
>> AWESOME LOT. THANK YOU ALL.
A LOT OF GREAT WORK THAT YOU ARE ALL DOING.
IT'S IMPRESSIVE. THE NUMBERS THAT YOU GUYS ARE PUTTING OUT THERE DOUBLING YOUR REACH.
IT'S AMAZING. IT'S OBVIOUSLY, SOMETHING'S WORKING. YOU GUYS ARE DOING SOMETHING RIGHT.
I DO SEE DISTRIBUTIONS THAT ARE HAPPENING ON WASCO REGULARLY, SO IT SEEMS LIKE YOU GUYS ARE PART OF THAT PARTNERSHIP WITH LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS. KEEP UP THE GREAT WORK.
I THINK WE ARE DEFINITELY INTERESTED IN TOURING THE FOOD BANK, SO WE'LL GET WITH OUR STAFF HERE TO SET SOMETHING UP AND PUT A DATE ON THE CALENDAR SO THAT WE CAN GO OUT THERE.
THANK YOU ALL FOR BEING HERE AND WE DO HAVE THE CERTIFICATE 2%.
SORRY. BEFORE I MOVE ON, ANY COMMENTS FROM THE COUNCIL? MEMBER MARTINEZ.
>> I KNEW YOU GUYS DID A LOT OF WORK IN THE COMMUNITY, BUT I HAD NO IDEA HOW SIGNIFICANT THE AMOUNT OF WORK YOU GUYS DO, AND THAT'S AMAZING.
THANK YOU GUYS FOR ALL THAT YOU DO NOT ONLY FOR WASCO BUT FOR KERN COUNTY.
>> YOU GUYS ARE DOING AN AWESOME JOB.
I CONSTANTLY SEE, OUT THERE AND SOCIAL MEDIA, CHURCHES, OTHER ORGANIZATIONS, HAVING THE FOOD DRIVES, AND NOW I KNOW WHERE IT'S COMING FROM, AND LIKE THE MAYOR SAID, WE WOULD LOVE TO GO SEE, TOUR THE FOOD BANK, THE PROCESS THAT YOU GUYS GO. GREAT JOB, GUYS.
>> THANK YOU, MAYOR. THIS IS SOMETHING THAT IS DEAR TO ME.
I'VE BEEN INVOLVED IN FOOD DISTRIBUTIONS MANY TIMES, BEING A MEMBER OF THE NICA COLUMBUS.
WE DID THAT ALSO AS A COUNCIL MEMBER, I'VE BEEN INVOLVED IN FOOD DISTRIBUTIONS FOR MANY TIMES AS WELL.
TO JUST HEAR ALL OF THE GOOD THAT YOU'RE DOING IN THE COUNTY AND ALSO IN WASCO, 600,000 POUNDS OF FOOD DISTRIBUTED.
THAT'S JUST AMAZING, AND I THANK YOU FOR THAT BECAUSE THE NEED IS OUT THERE.
THERE ARE MANY FAMILIES WHO DON'T HAVE ENOUGH TO EAT.
IT'S SURPRISING BECAUSE SOME PEOPLE BELIEVE THAT WE WHO LIVE IN THE UNITED STATES DON'T SUFFER FROM THAT, BUT NOTHING COULD BE FURTHER FROM THE TRUTH.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR WHAT YOU'RE DOING.
I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO VISITING THE FOOD DISTRIBUTION CENTER. THANK YOU SO MUCH.
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>> AWESOME, FOR THAT. PLEASE JOIN ME.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR KIND WORDS.
>> THANK YOU FOR ALL THE WORK.
>> MARIA MAKE A NOTE SO THAT WE CAN MAKE SURE WE GET SOMETHING.
>> PERFECT. MOVING ON. PUBLIC COMMENTS.
[6) PUBLIC COMMENTS ON ITEMS NOT ON THE AGENDA]
ON ITEMS NOT ON THE AGENDA, THIS PORTION OF THE MEETING IS RESERVED FOR PERSONS DESIRING TO ADDRESS THE COUNCIL.INCLUDING THE COUNCIL ACTING AS A 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 LIMIT THE COUNCIL MEMBERS RESPONSE TO QUESTIONS AND REQUESTS MADE DURING THIS COMMENT PERIOD.
ARE THERE ANY PUBLIC COMMENTS AT THIS TIME?
>> HELLO. MY NAME IS RUDI MALO.
I'M ASKING FOR ANY SUPPORT FROM OUR SIDE FOR SPORT COMPLEX.
FROM OUR SIDE, WE'RE TRYING TO DO AS MUCH AS WE CAN.
WE WOULD LIKE HELP FROM YOU GUYS, SO WE CAN HAVE OUR YOUTH, OUR FUTURE TO HAVE WHERE THEY CAN HANG OUT.
BUT HERE WE WOULD ASK FOR A BIT OF HELP FROM YOU GUYS IF WE CAN.
>> THEY CAN'T SAY IN SPANISH? IT HAS TO BE IN ENGLISH.
CAN WE GET SOMEBODY TO TRANSLATE HER? COME ON TRANSLATOR.
>> YOU GUYS NEED TO HAVE SOMEBODY TO TRANSLATE HERE. ALL THE TIME.
>> VERONICA PEREZ IS HERE TO REMIND THE COUNCIL OF LAST COUNCIL MEETING THAT SHE ATTENDED WHERE SHE REQUESTED THE SUPPORT FROM THE COUNCIL FOR A COMPLEX DEPARTMENT FOR SPORTS WITH A SPORTS COMPLEX, THAT THIS IS NOT JUST A PHOTO OP.
SHE'S LOOKING FOR SUPPORT SO THAT THE STUDENTS AND CHILDREN DON'T HAVE TO TRAVEL OUTSIDE OF TOWN FOR COMPETITIONS.
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>> ANOTHER TOPIC THAT WAS COVERED THREE WEEKS AGO WAS REGARDING COUNCIL MEMBER GILBERTO RENA SUPPORT WHERE THE COMMUNICATION HAS ONLY BEEN THROUGH THROUGH MESSAGING AND WOULD LIKE TO HAVE THOSE IN PERSON.
USUALLY THAT CONVERSATION IS HAPPENING CURRENTLY THROUGH THE CITY CLERK AND WOULD LIKE TO BE INVOLVED IN THOSE COMMUNICATIONS IN PERSON, NOT THROUGH MESSAGING.
SHE WOULD LIKE TO THANK THE COUNCIL FOR YOUR TIME AND YOUR SUPPORT.
>> NEXT TIME, PLEASE, HOW ABOUT A TRANSLATOR FOR EVERYBODY.
>> MAYOR, I'D LIKE TO JUST BRIEFLY SAY SOMETHING.
>> VERONICA, JUST FOR YOUR INFORMATION, THE CITY CLERK DOES HAVE THE INFORMATION.
SHE IS COMMUNICATING WITH THE PEOPLE FOR THE MEXICAN CONSULATE.
AS SOON AS SHE'S ABLE TO PUT SOMETHING TOGETHER, WE'LL GIVE YOU THE RESOLUTION.
IT HAS NOT BEEN FORGOTTEN, IT'S BEEN WORKED ON.
THEN ONE RECOMMENDATION FOR THE FUTURE, ANYTIME THAT YOU WANT A TRANSLATOR, PLEASE LET OUR CITY CLERK KNOW, AND WE WILL HAVE A TRANSLATOR FOR YOU.
A TRANSLATOR IS HERE ANYTIME IS REQUESTED, BUT IF YOU SHOW UP WITHOUT REQUESTING ONE, THEY WON'T BE HERE.
FOR THE FUTURE, IF YOU WANT A TRANSLATOR, JUST REQUEST IT THROUGH OUR CITY CLERK OFFICE. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU. ARE THERE ANY OTHER PUBLIC COMMENTS? COME ON UP. PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME FOR THE RECORD.
I'M JUST HERE ON BEHALF OF THE WASCO ROSE FESTIVAL TO JUST THANK THE CITY.
AGAIN, THIS WAS A FANTASTIC FESTIVAL.
THE BEST PARADE WE'VE HAD SO FAR IN RECENT MEMORY.
THE FESTIVAL IN THE PARK WAS AMAZING.
CAN I JUST SAY THE POLICE DEPARTMENT? I STOPPED ON THE CORNER OF SEVENTH AND POPLAR, AND I SAID TO THE OFFICER THERE, I SAID, "CAN I TAKE YOUR PICTURE?" HE WALKED OUT IN FRONT OF HIS VEHICLE AND DID A THUMBS-UP.
I SAID IT'S SO WONDERFUL TO SEE OUR WASCO POLICE DEPARTMENT AT THE FESTIVAL, AND HE SAID, "PEOPLE KEEP STOPPING ME AND TELLING ME THAT." THAT JUST MADE MY HEART HAPPY TO HEAR THAT THE MEMBERS IN THE COMMUNITY ARE COMMUNICATING THAT.
YOU GUYS COULDN'T HAVE BEEN MORE AMAZING.
EVERYWHERE WE TURNED, THERE WAS AN OFFICER.
IT GAVE ALL OF US SUCH A SENSE OF SECURITY AND WE LOVED HAVING THE POLICE DEPARTMENT, PART OF THE PARADE, THE CITY.
ALL OF YOUR VEHICLES ARE ALWAYS WELCOME.
WE JUST WANT TO THANK YOU. WE DO THIS FOR WASCO.
WE LOVE WASCO, AND IT'S OUR BLESSING TO DO IT.
BUT WE COULDN'T DO IT WITHOUT THE CITY AND THE STREET CLOSURES AND CLEANING UP AFTERWARDS AND ALL THE THINGS.
WE JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU.
>> ARE THERE ANY OTHER PUBLIC COMMENTS? SEEING NONE, MADAM CLERK, DO WE HAVE ANY EMAIL COMMENTS?
>> THERE ARE NO EMAIL COMMENTS FOR THIS ITEM OR ANY OTHER AGENDA ITEMS, MAYOR.
SUCCESSOR AGENCY BUSINESS, WE HAVE NONE, WASCO PUBLIC FINANCE AUTHORITY BUSINESS, WE HAVE NONE, NEW EMPLOYEE POLICE DEPARTMENT BATCH PENDING, WE HAVE NONE.
[10)a. Kern County Fire Department (Appleton) ]
PUBLIC SAFETY REPORTS, KERN COUNTY FIRE DEPARTMENT, CHIEF APPLETON.>> GOOD EVENING, HONORABLE MAYOR, MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL.
I HAVE OUR REPORT FROM AUGUST FOR THE NUMBER OF INCIDENTS.
WE RAN HERE IN WASCO WITH ENGINE 31, 187 INCIDENTS, 31 OF THOSE WERE FIRES, 111 WERE MEDICAL CALLS, AND THE REST WERE MISCELLANEOUS BEYOND THAT. ANY QUESTIONS?
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>> THANK YOU, CHIEF. NO QUESTIONS FOR ME.
ANY QUESTIONS FROM THE MEMBERS, MEMBER MARTINEZ.
>> THANK YOU. WASCO POLICE DEPARTMENT, CHIEF JACOB.
[10)b. Wasco Police Department (Fivecoat)]
>> GOOD EVENING, HONORABLE MAYOR, MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL.
IF YOU COUNT THE HALF A MONTH OF APRIL THAT WHEN WE STARTED UP AND THEN THIS HALF OF THE MONTH, WE'VE ACTUALLY BEEN OPERATIONAL NOW FOR FIVE MONTHS AND ACTUALLY FAIRLY PLEASED WITH THE PROGRESS THAT WE'RE MAKING, IF I CAN GET THIS THING TO WORK.
>> IT'S NOT WORKING? YOU HAVE IT ON?
>> IT'S GIVEN THE LITTLE LETTERS.
>> I THINK WHAT'S IMPORTANT ABOUT THE SLIDE THAT I HAVE ON THE SCREEN FOR YOU, IT BASICALLY SHOWS THE NUMBER OF CALLS FOR SERVICE THAT WE'VE RAN, THE NUMBER OF OFFICER INITIATED CALLS, AND THE NUMBER THAT WE'RE ACTUALLY DISPATCHED THROUGH THE 911 SYSTEM.
AS OF THIS MORNING, WE'VE HAD 7,759 CALLS FOR SERVICE IN THE LAST FIVE MONTHS.
WE'RE RUNNING AT ABOUT A 43% OFFICER INITIATED CALLS FOR SERVICE.
REASON THAT'S IMPORTANT AND THE REASON THAT I BRING IT UP AT THESE COUNCIL MEETINGS IS, I THINK IT'S A DIRECT REFLECTION OF THE OFFICERS BEING ON THE STREET, THE HIGH VISIBILITY PATROLS THAT WE'RE DOING OUT THERE.
WHEN YOU CAN LOOK AT YOUR OFFICER INITIATED ACTIVITY, IT TELLS ME THAT THEY'RE OUT THERE DOING THEIR JOB.
>> THANK YOU. AS FAR AS TOTAL CASES, THIS IS JUST A BREAKDOWN OF THE CASES THAT WE'VE WORKED, AGAIN, TALKING ABOUT THE OFFICER INITIATED ACTIVITY.
ONE OF THE THINGS I'VE BEEN NOTICING IS WE'VE HAD A NUMBER OF CRASHES IN THE CITY OF LASCOW, I THINK WE'RE UP TO 55 NOW IN THE LAST FIVE MONTHS.
BUT WE'RE NOTICING THAT THE PRIMARY COLLISION FACTOR ON SEVERAL OF THOSE ACCIDENTS HAS BEEN PEOPLE UNDER THE INFLUENCE.
WE'RE WORKING VERY DILIGENTLY TRYING TO GET OUT THERE AND EDUCATE THE PUBLIC ABOUT TRAFFIC SAFETY, ABOUT THE FACT THAT WE ARE OUT THERE.
I'M PROUD OF THE FACT THAT IN SPITE OF THE NUMBER OF TRAFFIC STOPS WE'RE MAKING, WE'RE ONLY CITING ABOUT 30% OF THE PEOPLE THAT WE CONTACT.
WE'RE REALLY TRYING TO PUSH EDUCATION AT THIS POINT.
STOLEN VEHICLE CASES, WE'RE STILL RUNNING A FAIRLY SUBSTANTIAL NUMBER OF STOLEN VEHICLES.
HOWEVER, OUR RECOVERY RATE HAS BEEN WORKING PRETTY WELL FOR US THE LAST FEW MONTHS.
THIS MONTH, WE'VE HAD 11, WE'VE ONLY RECOVERED TWO.
GENERALLY, THAT NUMBER PICKS UP AS THE MONTH MOVES ON. TOTAL RESTS.
THESE NUMBERS ARE SOMEWHAT DECEIVING AND I'M CHECKING NOW TO SEE HOW MANY OF THESE ARE WARRANTS.
THERE IS A LARGE NUMBER OF PEOPLE WE CONTACT THAT HAVE ACTIVE WARRANTS.
THE NUMBERS ARE SOMEWHAT DECEIVING BECAUSE OFTENTIMES THEY'RE JUST IN THE ROTATION, IF YOU WILL, THE REVOLVING DOOR OR THE COURT SYSTEM, MAYBE THE SAME CHARGES OVER AND OVER AGAIN.
CITATIONS. WE'VE WRITTEN 476 CITATIONS SINCE WE'VE BEEN IN BUSINESS.
AGAIN, REFLECTING BACK TO WHAT I SAID EARLIER, IT'S ONLY ABOUT 30% OF THE NUMBER OF STOPS THAT WE'RE ACTUALLY MAKING.
I'M QUITE PLEASED WITH THE ACTIVITY OF THE OFFICERS.
I WAS ASKED THE QUESTION IN TWO COUNSEL MEETINGS AGO ABOUT THE NUMBER OF PURSUITS.
OUR PURSUIT NUMBERS ARE FAIRLY LOW.
ONE OF THE THINGS I FIND INTERESTING IS A NUMBER OF THE PURSUITS HAVE BEEN LOW SPEED PURSUITS, LITERALLY 5-15 MILES AN HOUR, SO DEFINITELY REDUCES THE RISK TO THE OFFICERS AND TO THE VIOLATORS.
WE'VE HAD NO DAMAGE TO OUR VEHICLES AS A RESULT OF THOSE PURSUITS, WE'VE HAD MINIMAL NUMBER OF USE OF FORCE ISSUES, AND WE'VE HAD ABSOLUTELY NO CITIZEN COMPLAINTS.
I'M QUITE PLEASED WITH THE RESULTS.
IF THERE'S ANY QUESTIONS, I'D BE HAPPY TO ANSWER THEM.
>> I HAVE NO QUESTIONS. JUST THANK YOU, CHIEF.
OBVIOUSLY, THE NUMBERS ARE IMPRESSIVE OVER THE COURSE OF THE LAST FIVE MONTHS, THERE HAS BEEN QUITE A BIT OF CONTACT.
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I APPRECIATE THE CONTINUOUS TRACKING BECAUSE IT DEFINITELY KEEPS US INFORMED AS TO WHAT'S GOING ON AND, THE TREND OF THE CALLS AND WHATNOT.THANK YOU. ANY COMMENTS FROM THE MEMBERS, MARTINEZ?
>> FIRST OF ALL, GREAT JOB ON ALL THE OFFICER INITIATED STOPS.
THAT'S WHAT WE WANTED TO SEE, AND SO A GOOD JOB WITH THAT. I JUST HAD A QUESTION.
YOU MENTIONED A LOT OF DUI ACCIDENTS.
DO WE HAVE ADEQUATE NUMBERS OF OFFICERS THAT HAVE THE ADVANCED TRAINING LIKE IF WE HAVE A DUI FATALITY, OR WILL WE BE CALL ASKING THE CHP FOR ASSISTANCE IN THOSE INVESTIGATIONS?
>> WE WILL BE SENDING PEOPLE TO SCHOOL.
WE'VE GOT A NUMBER OF YOUNG OFFICERS THAT ARE DEFINITELY GOING TO NEED THE TRAINING.
AS FAR AS ANYTHING INVOLVING FATALITIES, IF WE NEED THEM.
AS YOU RECALL, WE HAD A MOTORCYCLE FATALITY TOO LONG AGO.
THAT WAS A CASE THAT WAS WORKED BY US, BUT WE DO HAVE ACCESS TO THE HIGHWAY PATROL.
THEY'RE BEING VERY COOPERATIVE WITH US BECAUSE A LARGE PERCENTAGE OF THE CRASHES WE'RE WORKING ARE ACTUALLY HIGHWAY 46 AND 43 CRASHES, WHICH TECHNICALLY WOULD BE THEIR JURISDICTION, BUT THEY DON'T MIND US TAKING THOSE CASES FOR THEM.
>> COACH, I KNOW YOU RUN AND I RUN TOO, AND I COACH TEAMS AND OFTEN I WAS OUT THERE A JOHN PRUITT AND WE USED TO STOP PRACTICE BECAUSE PEOPLE WERE BURNING OUT OR DOING DONUTS AND THE KIDS WOULD JUST STOP AND I COULDN'T GET THEIR ATTENTION.
THEY WANTED TO SEE THE BURNS NOW.
YOU GUYS ARE DOING AN AWESOME JOB.
ONE OF THE MAIN REASONS BECAUSE THE OFFICERS ARE ARE ACTIVE, THEY'RE AROUND AND PEOPLE KNOW THAT THEY'RE AROUND.
YOU GUYS ARE KEEPING UP A GOOD JOB.
>> CHIEF, I JUST WANT TO ADD THAT ANOTHER REASON OF THE ACCIDENTS IS DISTRACTED DRIVERS.
AS I WAS COMING TO THE COUNCIL MEETING THIS EVENING COMING EAST ON FIFTH STREET SOMEBODY ALMOST HIT ME BECAUSE THEY ASSUMED I HAD A STOP SIGN, WHICH I DIDN'T.
THEY ENTERED THE INTERSECTION.
THEY ALMOST HIT ME BECAUSE THEY WERE DISTRACTED.
YOU AND THE OFFICERS ARE DOING AN OUTSTANDING JOB.
>> THANK YOU, CHIEF. MOVING ON TO CITY COUNCIL BUSINESS ITEM 11, CONSENT CALENDAR.
[11) CONSENT CALENDAR]
THE CONSENT CALENDAR CONSISTS OF ITEMS THAT IN THE STAFF'S OPINION ARE ROUTINE AND NON CONTROVERSIAL.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 118-119.
AT THIS TIME, I WOULD LIKE TO ASK THE MEMBERS IF THEY HAVE A CONFLICT OF INTEREST ON A PARTICULAR ITEM ON THE CONSENT CALENDAR. MEMBER MARTINEZ.
>> I TOO HAVE NO CONFLICT. IS THERE ANYONE IN THE AUDIENCE THAT WOULD LIKE TO REMOVE AN ITEM? SEEING NONE, ARE THERE ANY COUNCIL MEMBERS I WOULD LIKE TO REMOVE AN ITEM? MEMBER MARTINEZ?
>> I TOO HAVE NONE. I WOULD LIKE TO ENTERTAIN A MOTION FOR APPROVAL.
>> IT'S BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED.
BY VINCE, SECOND BY MEMBER RINA.
MADAM CLERK, CAN WE GET THE VOTE BY ROLL CALL?
>> MOTION BY COUNCIL MEMBER MARTINEZ, SECONDED BY COUNCIL MEMBER RINA, TO APPROVE THE CONSENT CALENDAR.
MOTION IS APPROVED WITH FOUR EYES WITH COUNCIL MEMBER SALDANA ABSENT.
[12)a. Discussion and Possible Minute Action determining the city's position regarding one resolution that has been submitted for consideration at the Annual Conference and referred to the Cal Cities policy committees scheduled to meet on October 17, 2024 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. (Hurlbert) ]
ITEM 12 NEW BUSINESS, DISCUSSION, AND POSSIBLE MINUTE ACTION, DETERMINING THE CITY'S POSITION REGARDING ONE RESOLUTION THAT HAS BEEN SUBMITTED FOR CONSIDERATION AT THE ANNUAL CONFERENCE AND REFERRED TO THE CAL CITY'S POLICY COMMITTEE SCHEDULED TO MEET ON OCTOBER 17TH, 2024, 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, MR. HOLBERT.
YES, HONORABLE MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL.
IF YOU RECALL AT A PREVIOUS MEETING, WE SELECTED ONE MEMBER TO BE THE DESIGNATED VOTER AT THE CAL CITY'S CONFERENCE WITH TWO ALTERNATES.
IT TURNS OUT THERE IS ONE ITEM THAT IS SLATED FOR DISCUSSION AND A VOTE AT THE MEETING.
IT HAS TO DO WITH THE POSITION OF SUPPORT FOR THE LEAGUE TO TAKE REGARDING PENDING LEGISLATION AT A HIGH LEVEL DESCRIBED AS WHAT APPLIES TO ONE APPLIES TO ALL.
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THIS IS REALLY AN ISSUE WHERE THE LEGISLATION FROM TIME TO TIME WILL PASS RULES THAT APPLY TO CITIES AND COUNTIES, BUT FOLKS AT THE STATE LEVEL ARE EXEMPTED FROM THOSE SAME RULES.AND SO THERE ARE FOLKS WORKING ON LEGISLATION THAT WOULD ADDRESS THAT, AND THE CAL CITIES ORGANIZATION ITSELF IS GOING TO BE ASKING ITS MEMBERSHIP TO VOTE WHETHER THEY SHOULD SUPPORT OR NOT SUPPORT OR TO REMAIN SILENT ON THIS ISSUE.
BASED ON MY REVIEW OF THE POSITION OF THE COUNCIL, I WOULD RECOMMEND A POSITION OF SUPPORT FOR THIS EFFORT, AND I THINK IT'S A GOOD BUSINESS.
A LOT OF WATER WILL GO UNDER THE BRIDGE BEFORE LEGISLATION IS ACTUALLY FINISHED AND VOTED ON AT THE STATE LEVEL, BUT I THINK IT'S A GOOD OPPORTUNITY TO MAKE THE CITY'S POSITION KNOWN IN THIS REGARD.
SO IF THERE ARE ANY QUESTIONS, I'LL ATTEMPT TO ANSWER.
THERE'S NOT A LOT OF INFORMATION ABOUT THIS YET.
BUT AS IT BECOMES MORE AVAILABLE, I'LL MAKE SURE THAT IT GETS TO THE COUNCIL MEMBERS.
THANK YOU. ARE THERE ANY PUBLIC COMMENTS AT THIS TIME? SEEING NONE. ARE THERE ANY COMMENTS FROM THE MEMBERS? MEMBER MARTINEZ? YEAH, I KIND OF THOUGHT THIS WAS A NO BRAINER THAT WE WOULD SUPPORT THIS.
I JUST WANT TO ADD TO THE CONVERSATION, AND YOU KNOW WHAT THEY'RE DOING AT THE LEGISLATURE, THEY'RE EXEMPTING THEMSELVES FROM THE RULES THAT THEY ESTABLISH FOR US.
FOR EXAMPLE, WHEN THEY WORK IN COMMITTEES, THEY'RE ABLE TO ACTUALLY POLL THOSE PRESENT TO SEE HOW THEY'RE GOING TO VOTE AND ABLE TO COUNT THE VOTES, SOMETHING THAT IS ILLEGAL FOR US UNDER THE BROWN ACT.
UNDER SQA, THE ADDITION FOR THE GOVERNOR'S OFFICE WAS EXEMPTED FROM SQA, SOMETHING THAT WE ARE NOT EXEMPT FROM.
SO THESE ARE TERRIBLE THINGS THAT ARE HAPPENING, THAT THEY MAKE EXEMPTIONS FOR THEMSELVES, BUT NOT FOR THE CITY.
SO ALL WE WILL BE ASKING FOR IS, WHAT APPLIES TO ONE, APPLIES TO ALL.
LET'S ALL BE MEASURED WITH THE SAME MEASURE SO THAT THERE'S NO EXEMPTIONS FOR THEM.
SO I THINK IT'S A GOOD WAY FOR US TO SUPPORT IT, AND IF EVERYBODY AGREES, THAT'S WHAT I'LL BE VOTING ON.
THANK YOU, MR. RENA. I HAVE NOTHING TO ADD.
I WOULD LIKE TO TEND THE MOTION IN SUPPORT OF THE LEAGUE OF CALIFORNIA CDS RESOLUTION.
MOVING, SECOND, MADAM SHIRK, CAN WE GET THE VOTE VIA ROLL CALL? MAYOR MADINA.
MOTION BY COUNCIL MEMBER MARTINEZ, SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER RENA IN SUPPORT OF THE LEAGUE OF CALIFORNIA CITY'S RESOLUTION.
MOTION IS APPROVED WITH FOUR AYES WITH MAYOR SALDANA, ABSENT.
THANK YOU MOVING ON TO ITEM B,
[12)b. Discussing and providing guidance to staff regarding the allocation of funds for Downtown Décor 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. (Villa) ]
DISCUSSING AND PROVIDING GUIDANCE TO STAFF REGARDING THE ALLOCATION OF FUNDS FOR DOWNTOWN DECOR AND FIND THAT THIS ACTION IS NOT A PROJECT AS DEFINED UNDER THE CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTS QUALITY ACT GUIDELINES, THEREFORE, PURSUANT TO STATE GUIDELINE SECTION 15378, NO ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW IS REQUIRED, MR. RIA.HONORABLE MAYOR, MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL.
TONIGHT FOR A DISCUSSION IS TO POTENTIAL ALLOCATE SOME FUNDING FOR DOWNTOWN DECOR.
WE HAVE SOME WITH THE NEWLY RENOVATED DOWNTOWN.
WE ALSO HAVE ARTWORK THAT'S GOING IN.
WE CURRENTLY DON'T HAVE ANY FUNDING FOR THAT, FOR MAINTENANCE.
WE'VE HAD SOME PIECES STOLEN ALREADY.
SO JUST KIND OF GETTING SOME GUIDANCE FROM COUNCIL, POTENTIALLY ALLOCATING SOME FUNDING FOR DOWNTOWN PROJECT.
IF YOU HAVE THE QUESTIONS. SORRY, I'M A BIT UNDER THE WEATHER SET.
GOOD. ARE THERE ANY PUBLIC COMMENTS AT THIS TIME? SEEING NONE. ANY COMMENTS FROM THE MEMBERS, MEMBER MARTINEZ? NO COMMENTS.
I DON'T REMEMBER READING AN AMOUNT, IS THAT JUST SOMETHING? SO REALLY QUICK.
THERE IS AN ATTACHMENT ON THERE WHERE THERE'S A QUOTE THAT WE RECEIVED.
SO KIND OF GIVE YOU A GUIDELINE OF WHAT WE'RE LOOKING AT.
WHAT THAT STOOD OUT TO ME SPECIFICALLY WAS THE CHRISTMAS TREE.
YEAH. I CAN'T REMEMBER IF WE HAD CAMERAS OR WE'RE INSTALLING CAMERAS.
BUT IF WE ARE HAVING THIS DISCUSSION,
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THAT WOULD BE MY ONLY CONCERN MAKING SURE THAT WE HAVE SOME SORT OF SURVEILLANCE BECAUSE IT'S NOT CHEAP.WE DO. WE HAVE IN THE PROGRAM THAT THEY'RE ALREADY GETTING TOGETHER, CAMERAS ARE GOING TO BE INSTALLED DOWNTOWN.
IF THAT'S THE QUESTION. YES, THERE IS.
THAT IS CORRECT. DEFINITELY GOING TO ATTRACT FOLKS, AND I THINK IT'S GOING TO SERVE THE PURPOSE OF WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO DO HERE, WITH THE WHOLE RENOVATION AND THE CAMERAS.
UNLESS YOU HAVE A QUESTION MAYOR.
AND TONIGHT, REALLY, IT PROBABLY COULD HAVE BEEN MORE CLEAR, BUT WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR IS GUIDANCE FROM THE COUNCIL TONIGHT, NOT ON A PARTICULAR DOLLAR AMOUNT, BUT THE TYPES OF THINGS THAT YOU'D LIKE US TO COME BACK WITH SPECIFIC NUMBERS ON A HOLIDAY TREE.
WE'VE LOOKED AT A COUPLE OF THE QUOTE THAT'S INCLUDED WITH THE REPORT IS A CERTAIN SIZE, BUT IT'S DESIGNED TO BE MODULAR SO YOU CAN ADD ADDITIONAL BASE SECTIONS TO IT TO MAKE IT TALLER OVER TIME.
THEY'RE PRETTY PRICEY, SO WE MIGHT WANT TO START OUT WITH SOMETHING THAT'S A LITTLE MORE MODEST.
BUT I THINK THERE ARE REALLY TWO COMPONENTS TO THIS.
ONE IS SIMILAR TO THE BANNER PROGRAM, WHERE WE'VE ESTABLISHED NOW AN ONGOING FUND FOR MAINTENANCE AND EXPANSION OF THAT PROGRAM.
I THINK WE'RE LOOKING FOR SOMETHING SIMILAR HERE FOR DOWNTOWN TO CORE JUST IN GENERAL.
MONEY FOR MAINTENANCE AND REPAIR AND REPLACEMENT WHEN IT'S NEEDED.
BUT ALSO WHAT IS AN APPROPRIATE AMOUNT TO SET ASIDE AT THE BEGINNING NOW TO GET STARTED WITH, IF IT'S A TREE, IF IT'S THE TYPES OF THINGS THAT ARE ON YOUR MONITOR NOW THAT EMBELLISH THE LIGHTS.
IF YOU INDICATE TONIGHT, YES, COME BACK WITH PRICING ON THAT.
THEN WE'LL DO THAT, WE'LL PRODUCE ANOTHER REPORT WITH SOME DOLLAR AMOUNTS, AND THEN THE COUNCIL CAN GIVE US A SPECIFIC AUTHORIZATION FOR THOSE DOLLAR AMOUNTS IN EACH CATEGORY.
AS OF NOW IT SOUNDS LIKE WE ARE LOOKING TO ALLOCATE.
DO WE HAVE AN INTEREST IN ALLOCATING AMOUNT FOR THE COURT? RIGHT. WE DON'T HAVE A SPECIFIC. OKAY.
AND WHAT WE CAN DO IS COME BACK WITH WHAT AT LEAST STAFF'S OPINION WOULD BE PRUDENT AMOUNTS IN EACH OF THOSE BUCKETS.
YEAH. I'M OKAY WITH THAT, MR. ANAN.
NO. I JUST WANTED TO CLARIFY BECAUSE I DID READ THE REPORT.
I DID SEE THIS CHRISTMAS DECORATIONS WE'VE BEEN TO SEVERAL CONFERENCES WHICH WE SEE THESE PEOPLE THAT SELL THIS TYPE OF EQUIPMENT, IT IS EXPENSIVE.
BUT WE DO NEED TO START IMPROVING OUR DOWNTOWN SINCE WE ALREADY SPENT SO MANY MILLIONS TO DO THAT.
BUT IN ANY CASE, THE WAY I UNDERSTOOD THE REPORT IS THAT THIS MONEY WOULD ALSO BE ALLOCATED TO REPLACE OR REPAIR DAMAGE DECORATIONS THAT WOULD BE DOWNTOWN.
IT'S NOT ONLY RELATED TO CHRISTMAS, BUT ANYTHING THAT IS BEAUTIFYING THAT.
WE HAVE OTHER SEASONAL BANNERS, FOR EXAMPLE.
AND AS WE HAVE OPPORTUNITY IN FUNDING, WE COULD ADD TO THAT.
YEAH. SO YEAH, DEFINITELY, MY VOTE IS THAT YOU SHOULD COME BACK AND PROPOSE WHAT AMOUNT YOU WANT TO DO AND THEN WE CAN VOTE ON THAT.
PERFECT. ARE THERE ANY PUBLIC COMMENT AT THIS TIME? SEEING NONE.
THERE'S A PUBLIC. [BACKGROUND] CAN YOU COME TO THE PODIUM? AND PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME FOR THE RECORD. WHAT IS IT? HARRISON, DO YOU GUYS ALREADY HAVE AN AMOUNT ESTABLISHED? DO YOU GUYS HAVE LIKE A YEARLY AMOUNT THAT YOU SPEND OR DO YOU GUYS WANT TO GO OVER THAT OR ARE YOU SAYING THAT THIS IS JUST A ONE TIME TYPE THING FOR THIS YEAR, THE NEXT YEAR, YOU'RE GOING TO COME BACK WITH SOMETHING ELSE? YES. SO IT SOUNDS LIKE WE DON'T HAVE A DESIGNATED AMOUNT.
SO THE IDEA IS FOR THE STAFF TO COME BACK WITH THE RECOMMENDED AMOUNT BASED ON WHAT WE THINK WE WOULD NEED.
IF IT'S FOR CHRISTMAS DECORATIONS, FOR RENOVATING, ANY ITEMS THAT WE MAY HAVE, AND WHATNOT.
SO IT'S ESTABLISHING WHAT THAT LOOKS LIKE.
ALL RIGHT. ANY OTHER PUBLIC COMMENTS? I HAVE A QUESTION. MATCH MARTIN.
BECAUSE I WAS LOOKING AT THE WEBSITE THAT THEY HAVE, DO YOU GUYS OR WILL YOU GUYS BE LOOKING AT OTHER WEBSITES WHERE TO PURCHASE YOUR STUFF FROM TO SEE WHAT'S THE CHEAPEST, I MEAN, TO SAY [OVERLAPPING].
WE WILL. THIS IS JUST A QUOTE WE RECEIVED JUST TO BRING THE COUNCIL TO GIVE AN IDEA OF WHAT WE'RE LOOKING TO SPEND? WELL, THE AMOUNT JUST TO START.
BUT DEFINITELY WE WILL BE ABLE TO [INAUDIBLE].
FROM DIFFERENT PLACES? DIFFERENT METHODS, CORRECT.
THANK YOU. ANY OTHER PUBLIC COMMENTS? NONE. ANY OTHER COMMENTS FROM THE MEMBERS, MEMBER MARTINEZ? NO COMMENT.
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MEMBER RINA? NO. I'VE ALREADY MADE MY COMMENTS, MAYOR. THANK YOU.THANK YOU. I WOULD LIKE TO ENTERTAIN A MOTION FOR APPROVAL.
SO THERE'S NO APPROVAL REQUIRED.
IT'S SIMPLY GUIDANCE AND I'VE RECEIVED THAT.
WE'LL BE COMING BACK IN A FUTURE MEETING.
ALL RIGHT. WELL, WE EXPECT TO HEAR BACK ON THIS AGENDA ITEM.
SO BRINGING IT BACK NEXT MEETING? YES.
ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. ITEM D. ADOPT A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER OR DESIGNATE TO NEGOTIATE TERMS AND DEVELOP AGREEMENTS WITH UNWIRED BROADBAND LLC FOR CITY.
YOU DON'T HAVE C? YES. SORRY, I SKIPPED THE WHOLE.
I WAS ALREADY GOING AHEAD OF MYSELF.
ITEM C. ADOPT A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING
[12)c. Adopt a Resolution Authorizing the City Manager or designee to finalize and endorse an agreement with the Wasco Union High School District to oversee a drinking fountain water filtration program to reduce 123-TCP concentration: and Find that this action is not a project defined under the California Environmental Quality Act State Guidelines; therefore, pursuant to State Guidelines Section 15378, no environmental review is required. (Villa) ]
THE CITY MANAGER OR DESIGNATE TO FINALIZE AND ENDORSE AN AGREEMENT WITH THE WASCO UNION HIGH SCHOOL DISTRICT TO OVERSEE A DRINKING FOUNTAIN WATER FILTRATION PROGRAM TO REDUCE 123 TCP CENTRATION.AND FIND THAT THIS ACTION IS NOT A PROJECT DEFINED UNDER THE CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT.
STATE GUIDELINES THEREFORE PURSUANT TO STATE GUIDELINE SECTION 15378.
NON-ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW IS REQUIRED.
NO WONDER YOU WEREN'T LEAVING THE PODIUM.
YES. I WAS GOING TO LEAVE WHEN YOU SAID UNWIRED, SOUNDS LIKE THAT'S ME.
GO AHEAD. THE CITY WAS APPROACHED BY THE HIGH SCHOOL DISTRICT ABOUT 2.5 YEARS AGO IN REGARDS TO GRANT FUNDING THAT WAS AVAILABLE.
THIS WOULD ALLOW FILTRATION SYSTEM TO BE INSTALLED ON DRINKING FOUNTAINS.
THE ONLY WAY TO RECEIVE THE FUNDING WAS IF THE CITY WOULD COLLABORATE WITH THE DISTRICT AND OVERSEE THE PROJECT, WHICH INCLUDES OUR DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF WATER OPERATIONS WHO MAINTAINS A WATER TREATMENT LICENSE TO TRAIN AND SUPERVISED PERSONNEL.
THE DRINKING FOUNTAINS WOULD BE INSTALLED IN HIGH USE AREAS AROUND THE SCHOOL.
CURRENTLY, I BELIEVE THEIR BOARD HAS ALREADY APPROVED THIS AND PENDING APPROVAL OF OUR CITY COUNCIL, I RECOMMEND APPROVAL OF CITY COUNCIL FOR THE TITLE.
AND IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, HAPPY TO TAKE A STAB AT IT THERE.
ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU, MR. RIA. ARE THERE ANY COMMENTS OR SOMETHING? SEEING NONE. ANY COMMENTS FROM THE MEMBERS? MEMBER MARTINEZ.
NO COMMENTS. OUR CITY MANAGER EXPLAINED THIS LAST MEETING, AND IT WAS VERY WELL EXPLAINED, SO NO FURTHER COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS. THANK YOU.
THANK YOU. AND I DO HAVE NO COMMENTS.
I WOULD LIKE TO ENTERTAIN A MOTION FOR APPROVAL.
I WILL SECOND. MADAM CLERK, CAN WE HAVE THE VOTE BY ROLL CALL? MAYOR MADINA? AYE.
MOTION BY COUNCIL MEMBER REINA, SECONDED BY MAYOR MADINA TO ADOPT A RESOLUTION.
MOTION IS APPROVED WITH FOUR AYES WITH MAYOR PROTON SALDANA ABSENT.
NOW, ITEM D. ADOPT A RESOLUTION
[12)d. Adopt a Resolution Authorizing the City Manager or Designee to Negotiate Terms and Develop Agreements with UnWired Broadband, LLC for a City-wide Fiber Optic Network Overbuild; 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. (Hurlbert) ]
AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER OR DESIGNEE TO NEGOTIATE TERMS AND DEVELOP AGREEMENTS WITH UNWIRED BROADBAND LLC FOR A CITYWIDE FIBER OPTIC OVERBUILD.I 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, MR. HARBERT.
YES, HONORABLE MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL.
THIS IS ALSO A PROJECT THAT WE'VE DISCUSSED BRIEFLY DURING DIFFERENT MEETINGS.
WE WERE APPROACHED BY UNWIRED BROADBAND LATE LAST YEAR ABOUT THEIR INTEREST IN WASCO AS A POSSIBLE SITE FOR THEIR PROJECT.
TONIGHT, WE'LL HAVE A PRESENTATION ABOUT THAT.
BUT I WANT TO POINT OUT JUST FOR THE DISTINCTION BETWEEN A NORMAL PROJECT THAT THE CITY WOULD GO AND CONTRACT WITH SOMEONE TO INSTALL INFRASTRUCTURE OR DO SOMETHING ELSE.
THIS IS MORE AKIN TO OTHER PUBLIC UTILITIES, A GAS OR ELECTRICAL, FOR EXAMPLE.
SO THE COMPANY UNWIRED IS PROPOSING TO BUILD THIS AS A CUSTOMER BASE.
THEY WOULD FINANCE, DESIGN, IMPLEMENT AND SERVICE THIS NETWORK.
WHAT WE'RE HEARING ABOUT TONIGHT IS THEIR PLAN AND HOW THAT WOULD AFFECT THE CITY, WHAT INFRASTRUCTURE MIGHT BE OF USE OR AVAILABLE TO THE CITY AS PART OF IT, AND WHAT WE CAN DO TO HELP MOVE THEIR PROJECT ALONG IN AN EFFICIENT WAY SO THAT IT'S AS SUCCESSFUL AS POSSIBLE.
I DON'T THINK ANYBODY WHO'S REALLY QUESTIONING THE VALUE OF HAVING HIGH SPEED FIBER NETWORK TO ANY ADDRESS THAT ORDERS IT HERE IN TOWN.
IT'S A BIG ADVANTAGE. IT'S A COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE FOR US FROM A BUSINESS STANDPOINT.
THERE ARE MANY COMPANIES THAT WON'T COME TO A LOCATION UNLESS THERE IS REDUNDANT FIBER ACCESS AVAILABLE AT THAT LOCATION.
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THIS IS A WAY FOR THE CITY TO GET THERE WITHOUT SEEKING GRANT FUNDING OR SPENDING OUR OWN MONEY ON THE ACTUAL INFRASTRUCTURE.>> IN FACT, IT MAY EVEN PRODUCE NET SAVINGS JUST BECAUSE OF THE SERVICES THAT THEY'RE MAYBE GOING TO BE PROPOSING AS PART OF THE PACKAGE.
AGAIN, A DIFFERENCE HERE, THIS IS NOT A COMPETITIVELY BID OF PROJECT.
THINK OF IT AS A COMPETING GAS COMPANY COMING IN AND WANTING TO INSTALL IN OUR RIGHT OF WAY.
THAT'S ONE OF THE AGREEMENTS THAT THEY'LL BE LOOKING FOR IS, HOW ARE WE GOING TO INTERFACE WITH THIS COMPANY IN OUR CITY RIGHT OF WAY AS THEY'RE PUTTING THIS INFRASTRUCTURE IN.
ALSO MENTIONED IN THE STAFF REPORT IS THE FACT THAT THE CITY OF COALINGA, WHICH DEMOGRAPHICS AREN'T A WHOLE LOT DIFFERENT THAN OURS IS IN THE FINAL PHASES OF CONSTRUCTION OF A VERY SIMILAR PROJECT AND ALREADY TURNING ON SERVICES FOR SOME OF THEIR CITIZENS.
AND SPOKEN WITH THE NOW INTERIM CITY MANAGER THERE WHO WAS INVOLVED WITH THIS PROJECT, AND HE'S HAD A VERY GOOD EXPERIENCE AND HAS OFFERED TO TELL US MORE ABOUT IT AS WE MOVE ALONG.
WITH THAT, I WILL TURN IT OVER TO THE UNWIRED FOLKS WHO DO THEIR PRESENTATION.
>> THANK YOU, SCOTT. THANK YOU, HONORABLE MAYOR, COUNCIL MEMBERS AND MEMBERS OF THE CITY, AND, OF COURSE, MEMBERS OF THE AUDIENCE.
>> PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME FOR THE RECORD.
I'M THE DIRECTOR OF FIBER FOR UNWIRED BROADBAND.
I WANT TO TELL YOU JUST A LITTLE BIT OF HISTORY ABOUT THE COMPANY.
HAS A STORIED HISTORY FOR SERVING THE UNDERSERVED.
WE PRESENTLY HAVE OVER 200 TOWERS SERVING THE VALLEY.
I LIKE TO THINK THAT IF YOU'RE IN AN UNDERSERVED AREA ON WHERE I BROADBAND HAS A FIXED WIRELESS SOLUTION FOR YOU.
I THINK WE HAVE THE BEST NETWORK OPERATIONS FOLKS IN THE BUSINESS.
WE'RE KNOWN FOR 99.99% RELIABILITY, GUARANTEED SPEEDS.
WE'VE WON NUMEROUS AWARDS, 2024, BEST OF THE CENTRAL VALLEY.
LAST YEAR, I WAS PRESENT WHEN WASCO WHEN OUR COMPETITORS AWARDED US AS THE COMPETITOR OF THE YEAR.
I SHOULD SAY THE PROVIDER OF THE YEAR.
CAN YOU GO TO THE NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE.
OUR PROJECT, IT'S A $12 MILLION PROJECT THAT'S GOING TO BE OUR INVESTMENT IN THE CITY.
THIS IS GOING TO BE COMPLETELY SELF FUNDED BY UNWIRED.
THERE'S NO GOVERNMENT MONEY OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT.
OUR INITIAL ESTIMATES ARE SHOWING ABOUT 5,000 PASSINGS AND ABOUT 1,171 MDUS.
THE PROJECT IS JUST SHY OF 74 MILES OF INFRASTRUCTURE.
AND WHAT WE'RE GOING TO DO IS WE'RE GOING TO PLACE ONE FIBER TO EVERY HOME.
WE'RE GOING TO PLACE TWO FIBERS TO EVERY BUSINESS TO EVERY ANCHOR INSTITUTION.
AND THE WAY THAT OUR NETWORK DESIGN IS DONE IS WE'RE ALSO GOING TO HAVE DUAL BACKHAUL WITH THE INTERNET, BASICALLY WITH THE REST OF THE WORLD, WHICH WILL AFFORD VERY HIGH RELIABILITY.
WE ALSO HAVE A WIRELESS TOWER IN TOWN, SO WE'LL ALSO HAVE A TERTIARY BACKHAUL TO OUR WIRELESS NETWORK, WHICH AS EVERYONE KNOWS, IS VERY RELIABLE.
THEN ONE OF THE THINGS WE DO ON OUR DESIGN CONSIDERATIONS IS, OF COURSE, WE'LL HAVE A CENTRAL OFFICE, WHICH WE'RE GOING TO NEGOTIATE THE LOCATION WITH YOU FOLKS.
BASICALLY, IT'S SPLIT UP INTO 432 HOMES, WHICH WE CALL DISTRIBUTION AREAS.
THEY'LL TAKE THAT 6,000 PASSINGS AND THEY'LL SPLIT IT ALL UP BY 432 UNITS, AND YOU'LL GET THE NUMBER OF WHAT WE CALL THE DISTRIBUTION AREAS.
AND THEN WHAT WE'LL DO IS FOR ALL OF THE CONNECTIONS FROM THE CENTRAL OFFICE TO EACH OF THOSE SPLITTER LOCATIONS, WE'LL ACTUALLY HAVE TWO CONDUITS.
YOU'LL HAVE ONE CONDUIT FOR DOING OUR DISTRIBUTION, AND YOU HAVE A SECOND CONDUIT, THAT'S FOR THE FEEDER FIBER.
THE REASON IS IS WE WANT TO BE REAL CAUTIOUS ABOUT THAT FEEDER FIBER, MAKE SURE WE'RE PROTECTING IT, FOR EXAMPLE.
THEN ALSO WITH ME TODAY, I SHOULD HAVE DONE THAT FIRST. IS MATT HERE? HE'S OUR CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER.
JOHN'S VERY CONCERNED ABOUT ALL THIS.
SINCE WE'RE VERY NEW IN OUR PROCESS, AND HE'S VERY CONCERNED ABOUT FOLKS CUTTING SOME OF OUR BACK HAUL.
WHEN THE 811 COMES IN, HE'S OUT THERE, A MEMBER OF HIS TEAM IS OUT THERE AND WHEN FOLKS ARE DRILLING NEAR OUR BACK HAUL OR NEAR FEEDER FIBERS, OUR FOLKS ARE OUT THERE WATCHING THEM AS THEIR DRILL HEADS GO BY OUR CONDUITS.
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VERY PARTICULAR ABOUT KEEPING THE NETWORK UP. MOVE TO THE NEXT THING.IF YOU CAN GO TO TWO SLIDES FORWARD, PLEASE.
STAY RIGHT THERE, PLEASE. BACK ONE.
SORRY. ONE OF THE THINGS THAT PEOPLE ARE ALWAYS CONCERNED ABOUT IS ANCHOR INSTITUTIONS.
ONE OF THE THINGS AS PART OF THIS DESIGN THAT I WAS TALKING ABOUT IS THAT WE PLACE PLENTY OF EXTRA FIBERS, AND WE ALSO USE MICROFIBERS.
WE'RE GOING TO SAY ALONG THESE FEEDER LINES WILL BE TWO INCH AND QUARTER INCH PIPES AND THEY'LL HAVE 288 OR MAYBE ABOUT THAT BIG.
THERE'S PLENTY OF ROOM FOR SPARE FIBERS.
WE'RE PLACING PLENTY OF SPARE FIBERS EVERYWHERE.
FOR EXAMPLE, ONE OF THE THINGS THAT THEY TYPICALLY DO WITH ANCHOR INSTITUTIONS IS LIKE YOU MIGHT CONNECT TO A DARK FIBER NETWORK, WHERE YOU PUT 12 FIBERS, ETC.
BETWEEN ALL THE IMPORTANT INSTITUTIONS.
THIS NETWORK WILL HAVE THOSE FIBERS, BASICALLY FROM DAY ONE.
WE'LL BE CAPABLE OF DOING THAT.
THE OTHER THING TOO, I REMEMBER SCOTT WAS MENTIONED THERE'S A LOT OF BUSINESS PARKS COMMON.
MANY OF THESE HIGHER END BUSINESSES, THEY'RE LOOKING FOR DIVERSE CONNECTIONS TO THE INTERNET BACKHAUL OR DARK FIBER, ETC.. WE'RE GOING TO HAVE THE FIBERS IN THE NETWORK SO THAT WHEN YOU FOLKS ARE AT THESE CONVENTIONS, YOU CAN SAY, HEY, WE'RE GOING TO HAVE THIS STATE OF THE ART NEXT GENERATION FIBEROPTIC NETWORK.
FROM DAY ONE, WE'RE GOING TO COME OUT, WE'RE GOING TO BE ABLE YOU FOLKS TO HAVE FIVE GIGABITS OVER FIVE GIGABITS.
THIS NETWORK, WE'VE MADE CERTAIN DESIGN CONSIDERATIONS WHERE THE NETWORK TODAY IS CAPABLE OF DOING 50 GIGS OVER 50 GIGS.
IF YOU HAVE THAT HIGH END CUSTOMER, YOU HAVE A DATA CENTER, OR YOU HAVE WHOEVER FOLKS WANT TO COME TO YOUR TOWN, YOU'RE GOING TO BE ABLE TO TELL THEM THAT YOU HAVE A NETWORK THAT'S CAPABLE OF WHATEVER THEY NEED.
YOU CAN GO TO THE NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE.
SO I GUESS ONE THINGS I WANTED TO SAY IS OUR PLAN START 250/250 IS 69.99. UNWIRED HAS A NPS SCORE, WHICH IS A CUSTOMER SERVICE RATING OF 65, AND THAT'S KIND OF LIKE UP THERE WITH LIKE APPLE AND AMAZON AND ALL OF THOSE FOLKS.
WE'RE KNOWN FOR OUR PHENOMENAL CUSTOMER SERVICE.
I WAS GOING TO TALK A BIT OF OUR BUILD IN COALINGA.
OUT OF ABOUT 5,000 PASSINGS TO DATE, WE'VE HAD LESS THAN 20 CUSTOMER COMPLAINTS ON OUR BUILD.
JOHN IS SPEARHEADING THESE EFFORTS.
AND I REMEMBER ONE TIME THERE WAS THIS LITTLE OLD LADY AND HER POWER HAD GONE OUT.
AS SOON AS SHE CAME OUT AND OUR TEAM RALLIED AND THERE WAS A GENTLE BY THE NAME OF JOSH.
HE WAS ONE OF OUR CONSTRUCTION COORDINATORS, AND HE OFFERED HIS HOTEL ROOM FOR THIS OLD LADY.
OUR TEAM GRABBED HER, THEY GOT HER OXYGEN, THEY GOT HER A MEAL.
THEY TOOK HER TO HIS HOTEL ROOM, AND THEN THEY REACHED OUT TO YOU KNOW PACIFIC GAS AND ELECTRIC, AND PACIFIC GAS AND ELECTRIC GOT OUT THERE AND IT WAS NOT RELATED TO OUR BILL. WE DIDN'T CUT THE LINES.
IT WAS SOMETHING COMPLETELY NON RELATED, BUT I GUESS MY POINT IS IS THAT OUR FOLKS, THEY VERY MUCH CARE ABOUT THE COMMUNITY, AND EVEN OUR CONTRACTORS DO.
OUR PRICES ARE VERY COMPETITIVE.
WE'RE GOING TO COME IN WITH, LIKE I SAID, 250 OR 250 FOR 69.99.
IF YOU NEED GIG SPEED, IT'LL BE 99.99.
WE OFFER 80% GUARANTEED SPEEDS ON OUR RESIDENTIAL.
OUR NEXT GENERATION BUSINESS, IT'S 299.99 FOR ONE GIG SPEEDS, AND THAT'S 100% GUARANTEED SPEEDS.
THERE'S COURSE FASTER SPEEDS CAPABLE.
LET'S SEE. IF YOU CAN GO TO THE NEXT SLIDE PLEASE.
I'M MISSING A PAGE. HERE WE GO.
ONE RISE REQUEST FOR THE CITY.
I GUESS OUR FIRST REQUEST IS THAT WE EXECUTE A MASTER ENCROACHMENT AGREEMENT.
BASICALLY WHAT THAT DOES, IT DOESN'T REALLY MATTER ON THIS PHASE, THE PROJECT, THE AGREEMENT.
WE'LL WORK WITH YOUR CITY ENGINEER, ETC., TO GET A CITYWIDE BLANKET PERMIT TO BUILD OUT.
THE MASTER ENCROACH AGREEMENT HELPS IN THE FUTURE.
IT MAINLY HELPS US AND THE CITY OF MONUMENTS THAT WE'RE A UTILITY HERE.
BUT IT ALSO SPEEDS UP OUR ABILITY TO DO THINGS IN THE FUTURE.
IT HAS CERTAIN TIMELINES IN THERE SO THAT WHEN WE HAVE A PERMIT, WE CAN GET A 10 DAY TURNAROUND.
ONCE WE BUILD, OUR PRIMARY CONCERN IS THAT WE SERVICE OUR CUSTOMERS AND LIGHT THEM UP QUICKLY ONCE WE CAN ACTUALLY TAKE ORDERS.
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WE'RE ALSO VERY CONCERNED ABOUT FUTURE DEVELOPMENTS COMING TO THE TOWN.WE'D LIKE TO ENTER INTO GETTING A PROCESS WHERE WHEN A NEW BUSINESS IS COMING TO TOWN AND LET'S SAY THEY'RE TALKING TO YOU FOLKS, HEY, YOU WANT TO COME TO TOWN, WE NEED OUR PERMITS.
WE'RE HOPING YOU CAN TALK TO US AT THAT POINT, SO WE CAN TALK TO THAT DEVELOPER AND SAY, HEY, CAN YOU PLACE THESE [INAUDIBLE] OR INFRASTRUCTURE? WE CAN EVEN CONSULT WITH THEM TO MAKE SURE THAT THOSE PATHWAYS ARE PRE CREATED.
SO WHEN THEY'RE READY TO START BUSINESS, WE JUST HAVE TO GO OUT THERE, WE JUST PULL THE FIBER, LIGHT THEM UP.
THE OTHER THING IS THAT NOW I'VE ALREADY BEEN TALKING TO SCOTT ABOUT THIS ABOUT OUR CENTRAL OFFICE.
WE ALREADY HAVE SOME EXISTING INFRASTRUCTURE OVER AT THE WATER TOWER, AND WE NEED A 10 BY 10 SPOT JUST TO PLACE BASIC IT'S CALLED OLT, WHICH OPTICAL LINE TERMINAL.
IT'S LIKE A BIG BOX THAT TALKS THE OUTSIDE WORLD.
WE'D BE WILLING TO EXCHANGE THAT REAL ESTATE FOR SERVICES WITH THE CITY OF COALINGA.
THEY GAVE US A GREAT SPOT RIGHT NEXT TO CITY HALL.
IT'S THIS BIG, BEAUTIFUL SPOT.
WE PUT THAT BOX IN THERE AND THEN, OF COURSE, WE HIRED ONE OF THE LOCAL COMPANIES TO BUILD, ACTUALLY JOHN DID THIS, THIS BEAUTIFUL IRON THING AROUND IT.
SO IT LOOKS REAL NICE AND THEN THE CITY GAVE US A BUNCH OF LANDSCAPING.
I THINK I SAY LIKE A YARD FULL OF WHAT YOU CALL IT ALL THE WOOD CHIPS, I GUESS, WE DID ALL BEAUTIFUL IN EXCHANGE FOR THAT.
WE GAVE THEM, I THINK IT WAS LIKE FREE GIG SPEED TO THE POLICE DEPARTMENT TO CITY HALL IN EXCHANGE FOR THAT LEASE.
SO WE LIKE TO CHANGE SERVICES FOR STUFF.
THAT'S WHAT'S FROM A FINANCIAL MODEL.
THEN OF COURSE, WE'D ALSO LIKE TO OFFER YOU GUYS ASSISTANCE IN DRAFTING REGULATIONS FOR ALL NEW DEVELOPMENTS WHERE WHEN THEY'RE BUILDING NEIGHBORHOOD, THEY'RE GOING TO PLACE THOSE CONDUITS FOR US.
WHEN THEY'RE GOING TO BUILD THE HOUSE, YOU'RE GOING TO PLACE THAT THREE QUARTER INCH CONDUIT FROM THE RIGHT AWAY UP TO THE HOUSE.
IT'LL JUST SPEED EVERYTHING UP AND THE COST IS FRACTIONALLY FOR THESE FOLKS TO DO IT.
FOR US TO GET OUT THERE, IT'S LIKE 20 BUCKS A FOOT TO BUILD IN THE STREET.
I THINK TO BURY A DROP, IT'S $500.
THESE GUYS AT THE TIME, THEY CAN JUST TAKE THAT LITTLE PIECE OF CONDUIT FOR PENNIES A FOOT AND JUST DROP IT IN THE GROUND WHEN IT'S ALREADY OPENED.
WE WERE HOPING THAT WE COULD HELP YOU FOLKS DO THAT.
THEN ANOTHER THING, WE WERE HOPING THAT I COULD MEET THE PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR.
I DON'T KNOW IF YOU HAVE OR WHO BE IN CHARGE OF PUBLIC WORK.
>> I WAS HOPING I COULD WORK WITH YOU AND YOUR TEAM TO MAKE SURE THAT WE COORDINATE WITH YOU WITH THE LOCATES, SO WE DON'T OVERWHELM AND OF COURSE, WE DON'T WANT TO DAMN CITY INFRASTRUCTURE.
ONCE WE GET TO THAT POINT, I LIKE TO HAVE THAT CONVERSATION SO THAT YOUR GUYS AND MY GUYS ARE TALKING SO THAT WE CAN MAKE SURE WE'RE DOING THE RIGHT THING WORKING TOGETHER.
HOW CAN UNWIRED HELP THE CITY? THERE'S A LOT OF OPTIONS THERE.
LIKE, FOR EXAMPLE, I PRESENTED TO THE CITY OF FOWLER NOT TOO LONG AGO AND THEY WERE LIKE, HEY, WE NEED YOU FOLKS.
WE'RE GOING TO HELP YOU GET EXPEDITED PERMITS.
WITH YOUR PERMITS, WE'LL JUST CHARGE YOU HOURLY AS YOU DO THE WORK.
THEY ASKED US TO DO LIKE A FEEL GOOD PROJECT LIKE, HEY, CAN YOU GIVE US THREE OR FOUR GIG SPEED PIPES SO WE CAN PUT SOME WIRELESS AND KEY LOCATIONS, HELP US WITH WIRELESS IN SOME OF THE PUBLIC LOWER INCOME AREAS, IT MAY BE, SCHOOLS, ETC.
BUT WE CAN DO WHATEVER YOU NEED.
WE CAN CREATE RINGS, WE CAN CREATE SPOKE NETWORKS, AND WE CAN LINK ALL YOUR STUFF TOGETHER.
WE'D LIKE TO TALK ABOUT GETTING YOUR CITY TELECOM SPEND, I'M SURE WILL BE CHEAPER AND FASTER AND BETTER THAN WHOEVER YOU'RE USING NOW.
I GUESS LAST I'D LIKE TO SAY IS I'M VERY EXCITED TO GET TO BRING THIS GAME CHANGING PROJECT TO THE CITY OF WASCO.
I'M THINKING OF THE OTHER CITY.
WHAT WE'VE NOTICED IN OTHER PLACES IS THAT THE PROPERTY VALUES GO UP BY 5%, THE VALUES OF MULTI DWELLING UNITS, THEY GO UP BY ABOUT 10%.
IN THE CITY OF COALINGA, THE MAYOR WAS TELLING ME, MAYOR HORN, HE WAS SAYING THAT ONCE WE HAD COMMITTED, THAT WE WERE COMING AND HE WAS GOING TO THESE EVENTS THAT 10 MAJOR BUSINESSES HAVE COMMITTED TO COME TO THE CITY AND ACTUALLY THEY'RE STARTING TO OPEN DOORS THERE.
FOR OTHER PLACES, THIS PROJECT, IT'S A HUGE GAME CHANGER FOR THE CITY, AND I RESPECTFULLY REQUEST YOUR SUPPORT.
>> THANK YOU. ARE THERE ANY PUBLIC COMMENTS AT THIS TIME?
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SEEING NONE. ANY COMMENTS FROM THE MEMBERS, MEMBER MARTINEZ.>> I LIKE IT. SOMEBODY WHO HAS SPECTRUM THAT CUTS OUT ABOUT A HALF A DOZEN TIMES A DAY.
ANOTHER ALTERNATIVE IS A GREAT IDEA.
>> I THINK IT WILL BE GREAT FOR OUR RESIDENTS AND OUR BUSINESS TO ATTRACT MORE BUSINESS, LIKE YOU SAID.
>> THANK YOU, MAYOR. I DO HAVE SOME QUESTIONS.
MR. STEVENS. HOW ARE YOU TODAY?
>> I'M VERY WELL, THANK YOU. HOW ABOUT YOURSELF, SIR?
>> I'M WELL, THANK YOU. I READ SOME PLACE ON THE REPORT THAT THIS IS A 7.5 MILLION INVESTMENT, BUT I'M LOOKING FOR [INAUDIBLE] AND I CAN FIND IT.
DID I READ WRONG OR DID YOU MISSPEAK?
WHAT HAPPENED WAS WAS A LOT OF TIMES WE DO WHAT THEY CALL A SWAG, WE JUST WHEN I'M TALKING TO SCOTT, LIKE, HEY, WE THINK IT'S GOING TO BE THIS.
>> THEN OF COURSE, JOHN CAME INTO THIS INTO TOWN AND HE DID WHAT HE DOES, AND HE'S LIKE, HEY, JERRY, I THINK THIS IS ACTUALLY GOING TO BE THE COST, AND I SAID, OKAY, JOHN. THAT'S WHERE WE GOT THE 12.
THAT'S ONE QUESTION. I DO HAVE MORE.
LET ME JUST GO THROUGH MY NOTES HERE.
I READ THE MASTER ENCROACHMENT AGREEMENT AND UNDER POINT 1, IT SAYS THE FTTP NETWORK MAY CONSIST OF AERIAL AND UNDERGROUND, FIBER OPTIC CABLES, LINES, OR STRINGS, UNDERGROUND CONDUITS, VAULTS, ACCESS MANHOLES, AND HANDHOLES, AMONG OTHER THINGS, THAT'S MY ADDED LANGUAGE.
IT SAYS THE AGREEMENT ALSO DOES NOT GRANT THE USAGE OF CITY POLES OR CONDUIT BY THE GRANDE.
THEN LATER ON, UNDER SECTION FIVE, IT SAYS THAT YOU AS THE GRANTEE, MAY USE EXISTING PG&E POLES OR AERIAL CABLES.
>> THAT YOU MAY ALSO PLACE CABLES WHEREVER YOU SEE A NEED.
EXCUSE ME, NOT CABLES, BUT POLES.
NOW, WE HAVE UNDERGROUND UTILITIES IN MANY OF OUR NEIGHBORHOODS.
HOW DO YOU INTEND TO GET TO THOSE NEIGHBORHOODS YOUR SERVICE, THE FIBER OPTIC CABLE? ARE YOU GOING TO BE PLACING POLES IN THIS NEIGHBORHOODS OR ARE YOU GOING TO BE DOING IT UNDERGROUND?
>> THERE'S A SLIGHT DISTINCTION THAT COVERS ME FOR MANY THINGS.
YOUR NETWORK IS GOING TO BE 100% UNDERGROUND NETWORK? THE REASON I PUT THE POLES IN THERE LIKE PG&E OR AT&T IS IT'S TOUGH FOR US FROM A COST PERSPECTIVE TO BUILD BOTH SIDES OF THE STREETS, WE CAN HAVE PERFECT COVERAGE OR TO GO DOWN THE ROAD AND DRILL ACROSS EVERY STREET.
I HAVE TO MAKE CERTAIN COST CONSIDERATIONS.
WHAT I DO IS IN THOSE NEIGHBORHOODS, THEY'RE AERIAL, AND WHAT WE DO IS WE'LL RISE UP ON A PG&E POLE WITH A DROP, AND THEN I'LL SWING ACROSS AND HIT THE AT&T POLE, AND THEN HIT THE CUSTOMER PREMISE, AND THAT'LL AFFORD A SIGNIFICANT SAVINGS.
IF WE HAVE TO DRILL ACROSS EVERY ROAD, SOMETIMES IT'S $3,500.
OR I KNOW IN MANY TIMES IN THE OLDER NEIGHBORHOODS, WE'LL HAVE TO BUILD IN THE ALLEYS.
WHAT WE'LL DO WHEN WE BUILD IN THE ALLEYS IS WE'LL GO RIGHT DOWN THE ALLEY, AND THEN WE'LL DO IS WE'LL PLACE A HANDHOLE RIGHT NEXT TO A POLE.
AT THE TIME OF CONSTRUCTION, WE'LL PLACE LIKE A 1" CONDUIT FROM THAT HAND HOLE UP TO THE POLE, AND IT'S ALL DONE.
THEN WHEN THOSE CUSTOMERS ORDER, THEN WE'LL COME BACK AND WE'LL PULL THAT AERIAL DROP ACROSS THE STREET, BUT THE ACTUAL INFRASTRUCTURE OF THE PROJECT IS GOING TO BE BURIED, BUT WE MAY RUN THOSE LITTLE SKINNY DROPS THAT THERE'S TO THE CUSTOMER HOUSE.
>> THANK YOU. THAT CLARIFIES IT FOR ME BECAUSE I WAS WORRIED THAT WE MAY SEE POLES WHERE CURRENTLY NON EXIST.
IT DOES STIPULATE THERE THAT THEY WILL HAVE THAT ABILITY TO PUT POLES WHERE WHERE THEY SEE A NEED.
>> I THINK IT'S CRITICAL TO POINT OUT THAT IS AN UNTOUCHED DRAFT THAT HASN'T EVEN BEEN REVIEWED BY IF YOU RECALL THREE OR FOUR WEEKS AGO, YOU APPROVED A CONTRACT WITH A TELECOMMUNICATION SPECIALIST ATTORNEY TO HELP US WORK ON THESE THINGS AND MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE COVERED.
BUT I THINK THE IMPORTANT THING IS WE WANT TO HAVE AND THEY ARE INTERESTED IN A MINIMUM IMPACT.
IN THESE CASES WHERE POLES ALREADY EXIST, AND YOU'VE ALREADY GOT TELEPHONE AND CABLE SERVICE PROVIDED THAT WAY, IT IS LESS IMPACT TO THE NEIGHBORHOOD TO USE THAT EXISTING INFRASTRUCTURE VERSUS DIRECTIONAL DRILLING ACROSS FOR EVERY SINGLE HOME.
>> I DON'T HAVE A WORRY ABOUT WHERE EXISTING POLES OR THERE ARE EXISTING POLES.
MY CONCERN WAS ABOUT NEIGHBORHOODS WHEN WE HAVE CURRENTLY UNDERGROUND UTILITIES, BOTH CABLE AND TELEPHONE AND ELECTRICITY,
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THAT WE MIGHT END UP HAVING TO PUT POLES THERE.YOU'RE SAYING NO, THAT WOULD NOT HAPPEN.
>> YES, SIR, I ASSURE YOU, WE'RE NOT GOING TO DO THAT.
>> THANK YOU. BEING THAT THIS IS AN INCOMPLETE DRAFT OF AN AGREEMENT.
I FOUND ALSO, FOR EXAMPLE, THAT THE CITY OF WASCO IS NOT MENTIONED UNDER THE INSURANCE CLAUSE, WHICH REQUIRES THEM TO HAVE A $3,000,000 INSURANCE PLUS A ONE MILLION DOLLAR WRITER AND AN UMBRELLA IN ADDITION TO THAT.
BUT THAT WAS LEFT BLANK. NOW I UNDERSTAND.
BUT I READ EVERYTHING, SO IT'S JUST.
>> YOU WILL FIND THAT, I WILL CATCH THIS THING.
SO LET ME SEE IF I HAVE ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS.
THIS IS A CONTRACT THAT WILL BE IN EXISTENCE FOR 20 YEARS IF WE SIGN IT WITH YOU AND IT DOES STIPULATE THAT IF PG&E SHOULD DECIDE TO UNDERGROUND THEIR UTILITY, THAT YOU WOULD BE REQUIRED AT THAT POINT TO UNDERGROUND YEARS AS WELL.
>> I DON'T KNOW IF ANYTIME IN THE NEAR FUTURE, PG&E WILL BE DOING THAT.
BUT SOMETHING THAT WOULD BE A CONSIDERABLE ADDED EXPENSE TO YOUR INVESTMENT IF YOU KNOW WHERE TO DO THAT.
>> SURE. USUALLY THE WAY THAT THEY'VE BEEN DOING IT MOST RECENTLY, I GUESS WOULD BE SINGLE CONDUCTOR LINES IS USUALLY WHAT THEY TRY TO BURY FIRST.
THEN GENERALLY THE THREE PHASE, THEY'LL DO THAT SECONDARILY OR NEVER. THAT MAY HAPPEN.
BUT GENERALLY WHEN THEY DO THAT IS, THEY'LL REACH OUT TO US AND THEY'LL SAY, IF WE'RE ON THEIR POLES, LET'S SAY, WHICH IN YOUR TOWN, WE WON'T BE, BUT IF THERE'S A DROP, THEY'LL IDENTIFY THAT THROUGH THEIR ENGINEERS, AND THEY'LL LET US KNOW, HEY, YOU GUYS HAVE GOT TWO DROPS HERE AND THEY'LL GIVE US THE OPTION TO PLACE CONDUITS IN WHEN THEY OPEN THE GROUND, AND USUALLY THEY'LL GO DOWN 60" AND THEN WE'LL BE AT 36".
WE'LL DO IS WE'LL LAY OUR DROP CONDUITS IN, AND THEN WE'LL COORDINATE WITH THEM TO SWITCH THOSE DROPS OVER TO BURY.
>> MINIMIZES YOUR COST AS WELL.
>> YES. IT'LL BE BORNE BY US THOSE COSTS, THAT'S CORRECT.
>> THANK YOU. I DON'T HAVE ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS.
>> THANK YOU, MR. REIN. I DO HAVE A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS MYSELF.
I WASN'T 100% CLEAR AS TO THE AREA WOULD PROVIDE THE THERE IS A SERVICE.
I SAW THE AMOUNT OF HOUSEHOLDS THAT IT WOULD TOUCH AND MULTI DWELLING UNITS.
WOULD IT BE A PARTIAL REACH OF THE CITY OR EVERYBODY WOULD BE ABLE TO HAVE FIBER?
>> COULD YOU PULL UP THE MAP AND GO TO THE CITY MAP? I GUESS WHEN I WAS LOOKING AT THE MAP, I REMEMBER.
>> THAT'S PRETTY MUCH EVERYBODY.
>> I GUESS YOU GUYS HAD LIKE A LITTLE ANX THAT WENT UP AND THERE WAS A LITTLE SUBDIVISION THAT WAS LIKE.
>> I TALKED TO OUR DIRECTOR OF WIRELESS, AND WE CAN DO 10 GIG SPEEDS OVER I THINK IT'S A MILE AND A HALF AND THAT WAS WITHIN THAT DISTANCE.
IT'S NOT INCLUDED IN THE ORIGINAL PROJECT, BUT AGAIN, WE CAN TALK ABOUT THAT.
OUR PLAN WAS TO GET FIBER OUT THERE AND THEN FIGURE OUT HOW WHETHER IT WAS SOME POLE OR IF THERE WAS EXISTING INFRASTRUCTURE THAT I COULD USE, LIKE MAYBE FROM THE CITY TOWER, AND THEN PLACE ANOTHER PIECE OF INFRASTRUCTURE POLE TO HIT IT WITH WIRELESS.
THEN WE COULD GET THOSE FOLKS, BUT I'D SAY EVERYTHING IS UP FOR NEGOTIATION AT THIS POINT.
>> YEAH. GIVEN THAT WE DON'T HAVE ANYTHING CONTRACT OR SEALED, I THINK SOMETHING THAT'S WITHIN CITY LIMITS THAT WE SHOULD DEFINITELY CONSIDER FOR THAT.
>> I GOT YOU. I WAS REMINDED BY OUR CFO THAT WE HAVE SOME FUTURE TECH THAT WE'RE GOING TO BE DEPLOYING THAT'S CAPABLE OF ONE GIG SPEEDS WIRELESSLY.
IT'S POSSIBLE THAT NEIGHBORHOOD, WE COULD USE THAT 10 GIG BACK HAUL AND THEN, GET THOSE FOLKS GIG SPEEDS.
>> YOU MENTIONED THE INITIAL COST OF THE PROJECT AND YOU BASICALLY BE FULLY FUNDED BY YOU GUYS AND MR. ANA TRIGGERED A THOUGHT.
ANYTHING THAT HAS TO DO WITH MAINTENANCE AND WHATNOT, THAT WOULD BE FULLY FUNDED BY YOU GUYS IN THE FUTURE, CITY WOULDN'T HAVE TO BE DEALT WITH THAT COST.
>> YES, CORRECT. WE'RE A FULL SERVICE TELECOM.
MY JOB AS A DIRECTOR OF FIBER IS TO MEET WITH YOU FOLKS AND BUILD THESE FUND NETWORKS AND LINK UP EVERYTHING.
THEN AFTER THAT, WE HAVE AN OPERATIONS TEAM THAT I THINK THERE'S 65 MEMBERS.
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AS WE SPEAK RIGHT NOW IN THE CITY KALINGA, THEY'RE BEING TRAINED TO DO ALL THESE THINGS.JOHN'S BEEN COORDINATING WITH THEM TO MAKE SURE THEY UNDERSTAND LOCATES.
OF COURSE, AND WE'RE GOING TO BE TRAINING THEM TO DO DROPS AND MAINTENANCE.
I'VE ACTUALLY HAD CONVERSATIONS WITH OUR CFO ABOUT HOW THAT WOULD LOOK.
WE FOLKS ARE AVAILABLE 24 HOURS A DAY.
IF SOMETHING HAPPENS TO NETWORK, WE REPAIR IT, WE OWN IT JUST AS IF WE WERE, AN AT&T OR A COMCAST OR A FRONTIER, ANY OF THOSE FOLKS WERE A FULL SERVICE TELECOM.
>> YOU GUYS CURRENT FOCUS IS IT MAINLY ON ON SMALLER MUNICIPALITIES, LIKE SMALLER TOWNS OR WHAT'S YOUR AREA OF FOCUS?
>> I THINK THE BEST WAY TO DESCRIBE UNWIRE BROADBAND IS WE SERVE THE UNSERVED AND THE UNDERSERVED.
THE BIG BOYS, THEY'RE GOING TO BATTLE IT OUT IN THE BIG CITIES, IT'LL BE THREE OR FOUR OF THOSE GUYS AND I THINK WE'RE REACHING OUT TO FOLKS LIKE YOU WHERE THERE'S A SERIOUS NEED WHERE WE'VE DONE A LOT OF RESEARCH.
WE LOOK AT ALL METRICS AND WE THINK THAT THIS PROJECT IS LIKE I SAID, IT'S GOING TO BE A GAME CHANGER FOR THE CITY.
IT'S GOING TO CHANGE EVERYONE'S LIVES FOR THE BETTER. THAT'S WHY WE'RE HERE.
>> GOOD. MY ONLY OTHER QUESTION WOULD BE WHAT WOULD A PROJECT LIKE THIS LOOK LIKE.
THE LENGTH OF THE PROJECT FROM START TO FINISH?
>> WELL, THAT'S A GREAT QUESTION. I SHOULD HAVE ANSWERED THAT.
>> THEN IN TERMS OF ANY DISRUPTIONS.
IS THERE ANY ANTICIPATE DISRUPTIONS ALONG THE WAY. LIKE WHAT WOULD THAT LOOK?
>> I CAN TALK ABOUT THAT. AS I MENTIONED TO SCOTT, HE'S A VERY BUSY MAN.
I'VE BEEN TRYING TO GET THIS PROJECT GOING A LITTLE FASTER.
THAT'S WHY I'M HERE HOPING THAT YOU FOLKS CAN GIVE HIM THE RESOURCES TO HELP ME MOVE FASTER.
I LIKE TO THINK THAT OUR DEPARTMENT WORKS AT THE SPEED OF LIGHT.
THAT'S WHAT WE DO. I'D LIKE TO GET PERMISSION AS FAST AS POSSIBLE FOR THIS PROJECT.
IF I COULD GET THAT, I COULD START ENGINEERING IN OCTOBER.
I COULD BE READY TO BREAK GROUND IN 1 FEBRUARY.
I COULD HAVE THE FIRST HOMES ACTIVATED IN APRIL, AND I COULD FINISH THE LAST HOME IN OCTOBER OF NEXT YEAR, IF WITH THE RIGHT RESOURCES TO DO THAT.
>> LET'S TALK ABOUT CONSTRUCTION. I WAS THINKING MY THOUGHTS.
WHAT WE DO IS WHEN WE START A NEIGHBORHOOD, THEY'LL GO OUT THERE AND LET'S SAY THAT 432 HOMES OR LESS, AND THEY'LL DOOR HANG EVERYBODY.
THEY'LL SAY, UNWIREDS COME IN, PLEASE EXCUSE OUR DUST, AND THEN WHAT THEY'LL DO IS THEY'LL WHEREVER THEY'RE WORKING, LET'S SAY THE NEXT DAY, WHAT THEY'LL DO IS, FOR EXAMPLE, OTHER PLACES YOU NEED PERMITS TO DO THIS.
I SHOULD SAY, YOU HAVE TO DO NOTIFICATIONS THAT YOU'RE GOING TO BLOCK THE ROAD AND THEY'LL GO OUT THERE AND THEY'LL SAY, WE'RE GOING TO BE WORKING HERE, THIS STREET, NO PARKING.
THEY GET INTO THEIR DRIVEWAY, BUT THEY CAN'T PARK ALONG THE STREET.
THEN MOST OF THE CITY IS GOING TO BE DIRECTIONAL BOARD.
WHAT THEY'LL DO IS THEY'LL GET OUT THERE WITH THE DRILL, BIG VERMEER'S. I'M SURE YOU'VE SEEN.
THEN THEY'LL JUST DO RIGHT DOWN THE ROAD, AND AT THE APPROPRIATE SPOT, THEY'LL DIG OUT THE BOXES OR THE REDIRECT THE CONDUITS OR THEY'LL REMOVE THE SIDEWALK.
THEY JUST BASICALLY JUST START WORKING DOWN THE STREET.
TYPICALLY, IT'S NOT MORE THAN MAYBE A COUPLE OF DAYS.
SOMETIMES YOU'LL SEE THEY'LL BE TWO, THREE OF THOSE, THE BIG CEMENT TRUCKS OUT THERE AND THEY'LL JUST BE OUT THERE PUTTING IN HANDHOLES AND FILLING IN THE CONCRETE AND JUST MOVING ALONG.
IF WE HAVE THE RIGHT SUPPORT IN TERMS OF LOCATES, MEANING WE'LL PROBABLY MOVE 18,000, 20,000 FEET A WEEK.
OUR GUYS ARE GOING TO BE BLOWING AND GOING.
LIKE I SAID, WE ONLY HAD 20 COMPLAINTS IN 5,000 HOMES IN KALINGA.
THEN EVERYBODY IS GREAT ABOUT CUSTOMER SERVICE.
JOHN COULD PROBABLY GET UP HERE AND TALK TO YOU ABOUT ALL FOLKS THAT HAD, HEY, I HAVE THIS CONCERN, YOU PLACE THE BOX HERE LIKE ONE GUY, I THINK HE HAD JUST BOUGHT A ASTROTURF FOR HIS YARD, AND HE WAS AFRAID ABOUT PLACING THE BOX.
EVEN THOUGH WE HAD RIGHT AWAY THERE, WE SAID, NO, NO, WE CAN PLACE IT IN THE SIDEWALK.
SO WE TRY TO BE VERY ACCOMMODATING.
I THINK ALL THE TEAMS WE HAVE IN THE FIELD, THEY'RE FANTASTIC WITH CUSTOMER SERVICE.
I THINK YOU'RE GOING TO BE THE CITY WOULD BE VERY HAPPY WITH THE WAY WE TREAT THE PUBLIC AND THE WAY THAT THE PROJECT WILL PROGRESS.
I HOPE I ANSWERED YOUR QUESTION.
>> I DO HAVE AN ADDITIONAL QUESTION.
>> YOU MENTIONED SOMETHING THAT CAUGHT MY ATTENTION, AND YOU SAID THAT YOU COULD PUT YOUR BOXES WITHIN THE SIDEWALK.
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BUT THAT POTENTIALLY YOU BELIEVE THAT YOU'RE GOING TO BE NEEDING EASEMENTS TO PROPERTIES? NO.>> NO, SIR. WE ONLY BUILD IN THE PUBLIC RIGHT AWAY.
>> OUR PUBLIC UTILITY EASEMENT.
IF WE DISCOVER THOSE, NOW WE'LL GO IN OUR DISCOVERY PHASE AND WE'RE TALKING TO YOUR ENGINEERS.
IF THERE'S PUBLIC UTILITY EASEMENTS, AND THAT MAKES SENSE FOR US. WE'LL USE THOSE AS WELL.
>> BUT TO CLARIFY THE APPROACH FROM THAT POINT TO THE HOUSE WOULD BE BY PERMISSION AND BY THE CUSTOMER ORDERING THAT SERVICE. NO. I UNDERSTAND.
>> PORT [INAUDIBLE] SOMEBODY WOULD CONTRACT WITH THEM AND THEN THEY WOULD CONNECT TO THE HOUSE OR CONNECT THE HOUSE TO THE SYSTEM?
>> I UNDERSTAND THAT. VERY GOOD.
I DO WANT TO SAY, MAYOR AND COUNCIL MEMBERS, THAT THIS IS SOMETHING THAT THE COUNCIL HAD TALKED ABOUT DURING OUR GOAL SESSION EARLY THIS YEAR, THAT WE WANTED TO HAVE A FIBER OPTIC NETWORK INSTALLED BECAUSE THIS IS SOMETHING THAT IS GOOD FOR OUR COMMUNITY BECAUSE IT WILL ATTRACT BUSINESSES WITH THE CAPABILITIES THAT YOUR NETWORK WILL HAVE.
TRACT BUSINESSES THAT OTHERWISE MIGHT NOT THINK OF COMING BECAUSE THEY NEED THIS FAST NETWORKS TO BE ABLE TO INSTALL THEIR FACILITIES.
I'M CAUTIOUS BECAUSE OF ALL THE THINGS THAT I BROUGHT UP, BUT YOU'RE ASSURING ME THAT NONE OF THIS WILL HAPPEN.
I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO WHEN THAT AGREEMENT COMES BEFORE US. I WILL READ IT AGAIN.
I'LL MAKE SURE THAT YOU CROSSED YOUR EYES AND THAT YOUR TS BECAUSE I'LL BE CATCHING THOSE.
>> I KNOW FOR SURE, THE CITY CULLINGHAM, I'M SURE ANYONE THERE WOULD BE MORE THAN HAPPY TO SPEAK TO YOU ABOUT OUR REFERENCES.
>> THANK YOU, SIR. I APPRECIATE YOUR PRESENTATION.
>> THANK YOU, SIR. [INAUDIBLE] TIME.
>> WITH THAT BEING SAID, I WOULD LIKE TO ENTERTAIN THE MOTION FOR APPROVAL.
MOVE. WELL SECOND. MADAM CLERK, CAN WE GET THE VOTE BY ROCA.
>> MOTION BY COUNCIL MEMBER REINA, SECONDED BY MAYOR MEDINA TO ADOPT A RESOLUTION.
MOTION IS APPROVED WITH FOUR EYES, WITH MAYOR PROTEA ABSENT.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH, GENTLEMEN.
>> MOVING ON. PUBLIC HEARINGS, WE HAVE NONE.
DEFERRED BUSINESS, WE HAVE NONE.
ITEM NUMBER 15, REPORTS FROM COMMISSION AND COMMITTEES.
[15)a. Kern Economic Development Corporation (Medina)]
CURRENT ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION. I KNOW THERE WAS A DINNER.MR. REINA, I BELIEVE YOU ATTENDED.
I DON'T KNOW IF YOU WANT TO REPORT ON THAT.
SCOTT, HIS WIFE, BEV AND KARRIE, AND I ATTENDED THE DINNER.
IT WAS VERY, VERY PLEASANT EXPERIENCE.
WE ATTENDED LAST YEAR AND LAST YEAR IT WAS HOT AND THE WEATHER WAS PERFECT FOR THIS ONE.
IT WAS GREAT, IT'S A GREAT OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO, YOU KNOW, COMINGLE, MAKE CONTACTS WITH OTHER PEOPLE IN THE COUNTY.
GREAT DINNER. GREAT OPPORTUNITY TO CONNECT WITH OTHERS.
>> NEXT. CONTINUE. CURRENT COUNCIL GOVERNMENT.
[15)b. Kern Council of Government (Reyna)]
>> MAYOR, WE HAVE A MEETING ON THURSDAY, I WILL BE ATTENDING THE MEETING, SO I WILL BE REPORTING ON THE NEXT COUNCIL MEETING.
>> PERFECT. THANK YOU. WASCO TASK FORCE WE HAD THE CLEANUP THIS LAST SATURDAY.
[15)c. Wasco Task Force (Saldaña and Medina)]
I WAS NOT ABLE TO ATTEND, BUT MAYOR PRO TEM DANA WAS PRESENT.SOUNDS LIKE WE HAD ABOUT 20 VOLUNTEERS OVER AT THE CORNER OF 43 I POZO ON THE EMPTY LOT, WHICH NEEDED A LOT OF ATTENTION AND CONTINUOUS TO NEED ATTENTION.
THEY WEREN'T ABLE TO GET THROUGH ALL OF THE CLEAN UP AREA THERE, SO THAT MIGHT BE A FOLLOW UP LOCATION FOR THE FUTURE.
AND THAT IS SAW ON THE TASK FOR SITE.
[16) REPORTS FROM THE CITY MANAGER: ]
>> YES. FEW ITEMS TONIGHT, HONORABLE MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL.
THE ROSE PARADE, AS WAS POINTED OUT BY OUR PUBLIC COMMENT WAS A SUCCESS.
I THINK, AS SHE MENTIONED, MORE ENTRIES THAN BEFORE, AND NO REAL ISSUES FROM A LAW ENFORCEMENT STANDPOINT, EVERYBODY APPEARED TO BE HAVE A GOOD TIME.
COMING UP, WE'VE GOT SEPTEMBER 20 AS KERN COUNTY FAIR SENIOR DAY.
AS USUAL, WE HAVE A PROGRAM HERE TO TRANSPORT FOLKS ASSOCIATED WITH THE SENIORS GROUPS, AND WE'VE ALREADY GOT THE RESERVATIONS FULL.
SO WE'LL BE TRANSPORTING 818, I THINK WAS THE NUMBER OF FOLKS HERE FROM WASCO DOWN TO THE FAIR AND BACK.
ALSO ON THAT DAY ON THAT? YES.
>> DO THEY GET TRANSPORTED AND THE BUS WAITS THERE AND THEN BRINGS THEM BACK OR WHAT DOES THAT LOOK LIKE?
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>> DEFER TO EXACTLY HOW IT IS.
>> I'LL OFFER TO DRIVE ANOTHER BUS IF IT'S NEEDED.
>> I'M LOOKING OUT AFTER MYSELF.
>> ALSO ON THAT DAY, THE 20TH FREE ADOPTION EVENT AT THE GROCERY OUTLET FROM 8:00 A.M. TO 2:00 P.M.
WHEN IS THAT SCOTT 20TH? SEPTEMBER 20? SAME DAY.
YES. ON SEPTEMBER 24, THAT'S A TUESDAY.
THAT'S A REMINDER THAT'S THE BRING THE KANSA FOOD FOR FREE ENTRY TO THE FAIR FOR THE PUBLIC IN GENERAL.
THEN OCTOBER 10, THE KERN COUNTY LAW ENFORCEMENT FOUNDATION OFFICER OF THE YEAR EVENT WILL BE HELD, AND THE CITY CLERK WILL HAVE INFORMATION REGARDING COUNCIL INTEREST IN THAT.
WE DO NEED TO GET A RESPONSE ON THAT FOR RSVPS PRETTY QUICKLY.
THAT EVENT LOCKS DOWN PRETTY FAST.
YOU'RE INTERESTED, PLEASE CONTACT THE CLERK'S OFFICE.
NEXT SNIP EVENTS ARE SCHEDULED FOR OCTOBER 16 AND OCTOBER 21, AT THE USUAL LOCATION HERE ON EIGHTH STREET, THOSE BEGIN AT 8:00 A.M. USUAL PROCESS FOR THOSE.
OCTOBER 16 THROUGH 18TH IS THE CAL CITIES CONFERENCE.
IF YOU'RE GOING YOU KNOW, AND IF YOU'RE NOT, YOU KNOW THAT ALSO.
ON OCTOBER 19, WE'RE HAVING A BULKY WASTE EVENT.
WE HAVE DETAILS ARE PENDING STILL ON THAT FOR EXACT TIME AND LOCATION.
>> THIS IS THE COUNTY WITH COLLABORATION WITH THE CODE ENFORCEMENT?
>> WE DO A CLEANUP ON THAT DAY AS WELL, RIGHT?
>> I DIDN'T HAVE IT IN MY NOTES, BUT THAT SOUNDS LOGICAL.
>> THEN FOLLOWING THAT, ON THE 24TH, THE KERN COUNTY ENERGY SUMMIT, THAT'S HOSTED BY KDC.
THAT'S A HALF DAY EVENT IN BAKERSFIELD AT THE MARRIOTT.
AGAIN, IF YOU MAY HAVE ALREADY RECEIVED A NOTICE IN YOUR CITY EMAIL ON THIS, IF NOT, WE CAN RESEND OR EVEN IF WE DID, WE CAN RESEND. I THINK WE RECEIVED.
GET THE DETAILS FOR YOUR RESERVATION ON THAT.
OCTOBER 31, TRUNK OR TREAT AT BARKER PARK.
WE'LL HAVE A FULL ON POLICE DEPARTMENT TO PARTICIPATE THIS YEAR FOR THE FIRST TIME IN THAT.
>> IS THERE A FLYER FOR THAT OR NOT YET?
>> I'LL CHECK WITH PARKS AND REC.
>> THAT'S, THAT'S A PARKS AND REC EVENT.
AND THEN LASTLY, SAVE THE DATE, CLEAR OUT IN NOVEMBER 7.
THAT'S THE SEVENTH STREET RIBBON CUTTING.
WE'LL BE HAVING AN EVENT TO OFFICIALLY CUT THE RIBBON ON THE SEVENTH STREET IMPROVEMENTS.
ANY MORE DETAILS TO COME ON THAT. ANY QUESTIONS?
>> YES. AS USUAL, EMAIL THIS LIST OUT TO THE COUNCIL.
YOU DON'T HAVE TO RELY ON YOUR NOTES.
>> PERFECT. THANK YOU, MR. ROBERT.
ANY QUESTIONS FOR CITY MANAGER? NO QUESTION. REPORTS FOR CITY COUNCIL. MEMBER MARTINEZ.
[17) REPORTS FROM THE CITY COUNCIL: ]
>> NOTHING TO REPORT. I JUST I KNOW WE'VE TALKED ABOUT IT IN THE PAST A MEETING WITH THE PARKS DEPARTMENT.
WE HAVEN'T HAD ONE AND I DON'T THINK WE'VE EVEN HAD ONE SINCE I'VE BEEN ON THIS COUNCIL.
IF WE COULD GET ONE OF THOSE SET UP, IN PARTICULAR, I WANT TO EXPLORE THE POSSIBILITY OF IF THERE'S ANYTHING THE CITY CAN DO TO HELP WITH ANN AND PARK.
I KNOW THAT THERE WAS SOME QUESTIONS AS TO WHETHER OR NOT MEASURE X FUNDS COULD BE USED ON THAT IN THE PAST, SINCE IT'S NOT A CITY OWNED PARK, BUT SOMETHING THAT WE CAN DO TO TRY TO HELP DO SOMETHING THERE.
>> THERE HAS BEEN SOME DISCUSSION ABOUT SCHEDULING THAT, SO WE'LL PUSH THAT ALONG A LITTLE FASTER.
THANK YOU. IT'S SOMETHING SAD.
>> PERFECT. MEMBER REINA? NO. THANK YOU. MEMBER REINA.
>> THANK YOU. I DO WANT TO SECOND THAT REQUEST.
AS YOU KNOW, I REQUESTED THAT MONTHS AGO ABOUT MEETING WITH THE PARKS AND REC.
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WE NEED TO MAKE SURE THAT WE DO MEET WITH THEM BECAUSE THERE ARE SEVERAL THINGS THAT NEED TO BE DISCUSSED, INCLUDING THE NON PARK.I ALSO WOULD LIKE TO THANK KARRIE AND OUR CO ENFORCEMENT STAFF FOR FOLLOWING UP ON THE VACANT 410 WEDWOOD AVENUE PROPERTY.
FOR THE PAST TWO DAYS, SOMEBODY HAS BEEN THERE REPAIRING THE PROPERTY AND MAKING IT SECURE.
WE NO LONGER HAVE HOMELESS PEOPLE TRYING TO ENTER THE PROPERTY, AND THEY'RE GOING TO BE RENTING IT.
SO THANK YOU FOR FOLLOWING UP ON THAT.
I ALSO WANT TO THANK STAFF FOR BRINGING FORWARD THE APPROVAL REQUEST FOR THE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY AIR POLLUTION CONTROL DISTRICT, GRANT FUNDING FOR AN AIR PURIFIER AT THE LAST COUNCIL MEETING.
THAT WAS ON THE AGENDA, AND I INTENDED TO COMMENT ON IT AT THE TIME, BUT I JUST SKIP MY MIND. THANK YOU.
THIS IS SOMETHING THAT WILL IMPROVE OUR BUILDING AT THE OLD COURTHOUSE WHENEVER WE HAVE THE COOLING CENTER.
ALSO, I WANTED TO ASK CHIEF, MAYBE YOU KNOW THE ANSWER TO THAT.
HOW MANY PATROL VEHICLES DO WE OWN NOW? ACCORDING TO TODAY'S BILL PAY REPORT, WE PAID 151,044 FOR FIVE INVOICES FROM AMERICAN EMERGENCY PRODUCTS FOR PATROL VEHICLE FITTING IN 20,050 IN REGISTRATION FEE REGISTRATION FEES FOR FIVE VEHICLES.
DO YOU KNOW HOW MANY VEHICLES WE HAVE NOW? 18 VEHICLES? YES. THAT SOUNDS GREAT.
YOU SEE THEM ALL OVER THE CITY.
IS THAT ENOUGH VEHICLES CHIEF OR DO WE NEED MORE?
>> IS THE SUPPLY CHAIN STILL MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO FIND THEM?
>> I KNOW YOU ARE. IT'S GOOD TO HAVE CONNECTIONS AND BEING BLESSED BY GOD.
HE CERTAINLY THINGS FALL INTO HIS LAP.
I DON'T MEAN BY THAT THAT YOU DON'T WORK FOR IT, CHIEF.
I JUST KNOW THAT THINGS HAVE BEEN GOOD.
THAT'S ALL I HAVE ON MY NOTE. THANK YOU, MAYOR.
>> THANK YOU, MR. REINA. I WILL THIRD TO THAT SENTIMENT OF GETTING A MEETING GOING WITH PARKS AND REC.
I THINK THAT'S SOMETHING THAT NEEDS TO HAPPEN.
WE CAN DEFINITELY GET THAT GOING.
YOU KNOW, RUSH PAD CAME UP, I KNOW IT WAS BROUGHT UP PLENTY.
I REALLY ENJOYED IT. I HADN'T BEEN TO THE RUSH PARADE IN YEARS.
IT IT'S A HEAVY TIME OF THE YEAR FOR ME IN TERMS OF WORK, BUT IT WAS NICE TO BE THERE AND DRIVE THE FIRE TRUCK.
THAT WAS PRETTY COOL. I REALLY ENJOYED THAT.
I WAS A LITTLE BIT TIRED WITH ALL THE CLUTCH WORK I HAD IT WAS NICE.
BESIDES THAT, I ATTENDED THE CSO ADULT PROGRAM CENTER ON POZO SEPTEMBER 6, AND LIEUTENANT MOTA, ALONG WITH OFFICER COOK, WENT WITH ME.
THAT WAS REALLY WELL RECEIVED RIGHT THERE WITH THE ADULT FOLKS.
IT WAS NICE TO BE ABLE TO INTERACT WITH THEM.
THEY PROPOSED HAVING A CLEAN UP DURING THE WEEK THAT THEY CAN PARTICIPATE IN BECAUSE PART OF THEIR PROGRAM IS COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT.
I TALKED TO EDDIE ABOUT THAT, SO THAT'S SOMETHING THAT WE'LL LOOK INTO.
OBVIOUSLY, IT WILL BE A DIFFERENT GROUP THAT WILL JOIN US, BUT MAYBE IF WE CAN HAVE SOME OF THE STAFF DURING, IF WE SET SOMETHING UP, THAT WOULD BE PRETTY COOL.
THEY HAVE TRANSPORT, THEY HAVE EVERYTHING.
WE WOULD JUST NEED TO SET UP A LOCATION.
I THINK IT WOULD BE A GOOD OPPORTUNITY.
AND THAT'S ALL I HAVE. WITH THAT.
MOVING ON TO ITEM 18 CLOSED SESSION.
[18) CLOSED SESSION]
THIS EVENING, WE HAVE ITEMS 18 A AND 18 B.ARE THERE ANY PUBLIC COMMENTS REGARDING THE CLOSED SESSION ITEMS AT THIS TIME?
>> STAFF WOULD LIKE TO REMOVE ITEM 18 A.
IT WAS AN OVERSIGHT ON OUR END.
THOSE MINUTES WERE APPROVED IN OUR LAST CITY COUNCIL MEETING.
>> THANK YOU. WE WILL REMOVE ITEM 18 A, AND WE WILL HAVE ITEM 18 B.
ARE THERE ANY PUBLIC COMMENTS REGARDING THE CLOSED SESSION AT THIS TIME? SEEING NONE. WE WILL NOW ENTER INTO CLOSED SESSION AND RETURN TO REPORT.
>> I'LL RESPOND RIGHT NOW HERE. [INAUDIBLE]
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>> THANK YOU.
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.