[1) CALL TO ORDER]
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GOOD EVENING. I WILL NOW CALL THIS MEETING TO ORDER.
MADAM CLERK, CAN WE PLEASE HAVE THE ROLL CALL? MEMBERS ARE PRESENT.
IF YOU COULD, PLEASE. IF YOU CAN, PLEASE STAND FOR THE FLAG.
. THANK YOU. PLEASE STAY REMAIN STANDING.
DO WE HAVE ANYBODY IN THE AUDIENCE THAT WOULD LIKE TO DO AN INVOCATION? IF NOT, WE'LL OBSERVE A MOMENT OF SILENCE.
THANK YOU. PRESENTATIONS, WE HAVE NONE. PUBLIC COMMENTS ON ITEMS, NOT ON THE AGENDA.
[6) PUBLIC COMMENTS 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 THE GOVERNING BOARD FOR THE SUCCESSOR AGENCY ON ANY MATTER NOT ON THIS AGENDA OVER WHICH THE COUNCILMAN 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.
THIS WILL LIMIT A COUNCIL MEMBER'S RESPONSE TO QUESTIONS AND REQUESTS DURING THIS COMMENT PERIOD.
ARE THERE ANY PUBLIC COMMENTS AT THIS TIME? I THINK WE WILL HAVE SOME PUBLIC COMMENTS COMING IN SO WE CAN.
YES. [INAUDIBLE] . PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME FOR THE RECORD.
[SPANISH] . TODAY I'M HERE ONCE AGAIN, AND I'M HERE TO INVITE THE MEMBERS OF COUNCIL.
[SPANISH] . SHE WOULD LIKE TO INVITE YOU GUYS TO A MEETING.
IT'S MORE OF A JUST A CONVERSATION OF WHAT THEY ARE PROPOSING.
SO SHE HAS, SO SHE DOES HAVE SOME LETTERS THAT SHE WOULD LIKE TO GIVE OUT.
[SPANISH] . SHE SAID SHE'S ALSO AWARE THAT THE CITY HAS LAWYERS.
SO SHE JUST WANTS TO MAKE SURE THAT SHE'S FALLING IN THE RIGHT PATH.
IF NOT FOR ANY LEGAL, SHE'S NOT STEPPING OVER ANY LEGAL BOUNDARIES.
[SPANISH] . SO SHE WANTS TO AND SHE SAID THAT THE MEETING ON THURSDAY AND SHE WOULD WANT TO KNOW TODAY IF SOME OF YOU GUYS ARE ABLE TO JOIN AND IF NOT TO LET HER KNOW.
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THAT WAY SHE WOULD JUST NOT COME TO THE MEETINGS ANYMORE AND SHE WOULD NOT BOTHER.OKAY. JUST A POINT OF CLARIFICATION.
THAT'S AGAINST BROWN ACT AND SO THAT'S WHY I EXPLAINED.
[INAUDIBLE]. GOING TO DISCUSS POLICY.
YEAH. IF WE, IF POLICY IS GOING TO BE DISCUSSED WE CANNOT DO THAT.
SHE IS AWARE THAT THE MORE THAN THREE ARE NOT ALLOWED.
BUT IF TWO OF YOU GUYS CAN JOIN IN, IT WOULD BE NOT SOMETHING CLOSE, SOMETHING OPEN FOR THE PUBLIC.
I WOULD LIKE TO ASK OUR ATTORNEY FOR SOME GUIDANCE HERE.
WOULD WE BE ABLE TO ATTEND A MEETING OF THIS ORGANIZATION, THEIR ORGANIZATION, AND YOU KNOW, THREE OF US BE PRESENT WERE POSSIBLY REQUESTS FOR POLICY WILL BE DISCUSSED.
I SEE THAT AS TROUBLESOME, BUT I'M NOT SURE.
[SPANISH] . IF IT'S OPEN TO THE PUBLIC, YES, YOU CAN GO.
YES. YOU JUST CAN'T TALK ABOUT CITY BUSINESS TOGETHER BETWEEN EACH OTHER.
YOU CAN MAKE STATEMENTS AT THE MEETING.
OKAY. YEAH. YOU JUST YOU'D NEED TO HAVE AN AGENDIZED ITEM TO DISCUSS WHAT YOU LEARNED AT THE PRESENTATION UNDER A REGULARLY SCHEDULED MEETING ON A REGULAR SCALE OR A SPECIAL SCHEDULE, BUT A SCHEDULED MEETING.
OKAY, SO CAN YOU TRANSLATE THAT FOR HER, PLEASE? [SPANISH].
THANK YOU. DO WE HAVE ANY MORE PUBLIC COMMENTS? SEEING NONE SUCCESSOR AGENCY BUSINESS.
FINANCE AUTHORITY BUSINESS? WE HAVE NONE. MOVING ON TO ITEM TEN.
[10.b. Wasco Police Department (Fivecoat)]
CHIEF [INAUDIBLE]. NO.GOOD EVENING, HONORABLE MAYOR.
TONIGHT I HAVE A BRIEF STATUS REPORT FROM THE POLICE DEPARTMENT.
WE'VE ADDED A NEW SLIDE TO THE DECK JUST TO HELP YOU SEE WHAT WE'RE DOING AS FAR AS OUR COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES AND SOME OF THE THINGS THAT WE'RE DOING AROUND THE COUNTY AND YOU'LL SEE THIS USUALLY FOR THE PREVIOUS MONTH.
OF COURSE, WE HAD THE WASCO ROSE FESTIVAL AND PARADE.
THE WASCO STATE PRISON HEALTH FAIR AND A STREET INTERDICTION OPERATION OUT IN RIDGECREST, AND WE SENT OFFICERS OUT THERE FOR THAT, THOSE PROGRAMS. THAT PROGRAM IS FUNDED BY AB109 MONIES, AND WE BRING OFFICERS TOGETHER FROM ALL THE VARIOUS AGENCIES IN THE COUNTY.
AND WE DEAL WITH COMMON ISSUES.
SOMETIMES IT'S QUALITY OF LIFE ISSUES.
SOMETIMES IT'S PAROLE, PROBATION, SEARCHES, THINGS OF THAT NATURE.
ANYWAY, WE SENT A TEAM OUT THERE AND IT WAS VERY EFFECTIVE.
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WE ALSO SENT MULTIPLE OFFICERS TO THE KERN COUNTY FAIR THIS YEAR.I STARTED 40 YEARS AGO ON THE FAIR, AND IT STILL DUSTY AND IT STILL JUST AS IT WAS THEN.
SO THIS SLIDE, WHAT I'M HOPING TO GARNER FROM THIS WITH YOU IS IT'S SHOWING THE TOTAL ACTIVITY.
THE REPORTED CALLS IN PURPLE AND THE GREEN IN OFFICER INITIATED.
THE THING THAT I FIND INTERESTING WITH IT IS IT'S STARTING TO TREND DOWN.
THE NUMBERS ARE BEGINNING TO TREND DOWN.
IT SEEMS TO BE A CYCLIC THING THAT APPEARS IN THIS BUSINESS.
AS FAR AS THE ACTIVITY ITSELF.
JUST A COUPLE OF THINGS TO NOTE.
YOU'LL NOTICE THAT WE'RE AT 8500 INCIDENTS NOW SINCE APRIL 18TH.
I ANTICIPATE THE POLICE DEPARTMENT WILL GO OVER 10,000 INCIDENTS IN THE MONTH OF OCTOBER AND I THINK FOR A SIX MONTH RUN, THAT'S PRETTY GOOD FOR US AND AGAIN, THE NUMBER THAT SEEMS TO BE RUNNING FAIRLY STATIC IS 43% OF OUR ACTIVITY IS OFFICER INITIATED ACTIVITY.
THAT MEANS THEY'RE ON THE STREET MOVING AROUND.
SOME OF THE THINGS I'M CONCERNED ABOUT WE'VE TALKED ABOUT THIS BEFORE.
WE HAVE A FAIRLY SIGNIFICANT INCIDENCE OF DUI DRIVERS.
WE'RE WORKING ON PROGRAMS NOW TO VERY STRATEGICALLY IMPACT THOSE.
OF A NUMBER OF ACCIDENTS AS WELL.
STOLEN VEHICLES HAS SEEMED TO BE.
IT SEEMS TO BE A PROBLEM ALL OVER THE SOUTHERN END OF THE VALLEY, BUT THE FACT THAT WE'VE GOT A 56% RECOVERY RATE ON THOSE VEHICLES IS IS PRETTY GOOD FOR US.
SO FAR, 481 ARRESTS SINCE WE STARTED.
YOU NOTICE THE ARREST NUMBERS ARE TRENDING A LITTLE BIT UP.
I SUSPECT WHAT'S HAPPENING THERE IS YOU'VE GOT A NEW AGENCY, NEW OFFICERS ON BOARD.
SO WE MADE 1686 CAR STOPS SINCE WE STARTED, BUT WE ONLY WRITE ABOUT 30% OF THE STOPS THAT WE MAKE. WE'RE TRYING TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC OUT THERE AS TO THE ISSUES WITH DRIVER SAFETY, AND TRY TO BRING THEM ALONG SO THAT PEOPLE UNDERSTAND THAT THEY JUST CAN'T DRIVE, AS THEY WERE DOING BEFORE AND IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, I'D BE HAPPY TO ANSWER THEM FOR YOU.
ANY QUESTIONS FROM THE COUNCIL? I HAVE NO QUESTIONS. THANK YOU, CHIEF, FOR THE REPORT.
YOU KNOW, I TALKED TO PEOPLE IN THE COMMUNITY, AND TODAY I HEARD A COMPLIMENT THAT FOR THE POLICE DEPARTMENT, THIS PERSON SAID, WE'RE ALL VERY HAPPY WITH THE POLICE DEPARTMENT.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? THANK YOU, CHIEF. VERY GOOD.
ITEM NUMBER 11. CONSENT CALENDAR.
[11) CONSENT CALENDAR]
THE CONSENT CALENDAR CONSISTS OF ITEMS THAT ARE ROUTINE AND NONCONTROVERSIAL AND THE STAFF'S OPINION.THESE ITEMS ARE APPROVED IN ONE MOTION.
UNLESS A COUNCIL MEMBER OR A MEMBER OF THE PUBLIC REQUESTS THE REMOVAL OF A PARTICULAR ITEM.
THIS EVENING WE HAVE ITEMS 11 A THROUGH 11 F.
MAYOR PRO TEM SILVA I HAVE NONE.
MAYOR. THANK YOU. YOU HAVE NO CONFLICT.
IS THERE ANYONE IN THE AUDIENCE THAT WOULD LIKE TO REMOVE AN ITEM? SEEING NONE, ARE THERE ANY COUNCIL MEMBERS THAT WOULD LIKE TO REMOVE AN ITEM? MAYOR PRO TEM, I HAVE NONE.
THANK YOU. I WOULD LIKE TO ENTERTAIN A MOTION FOR APPROVAL.
SECOND. MADAM CLERK HAS BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED.
CAN WE HAVE THE VOTE BY ROLL CALL?
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SECONDED BY PRO TEM.MAYOR PRO TEM SALDANHA TO APPROVE THE CONSENT CALENDAR.
MOTION IS UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED.
[12.a. Authorize the City Manager or designee to allocate $5,000.00 budget funding for the ongoing maintenance of downtown decor, and approve a purchase order and appropriate funding not exceeding $40,000.00 for the initial seasonal decor purchase, and Find the subject activity 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.]
THANK YOU. MOVING ON TO ITEM 12.AUTHORIZE THE CITY MANAGER, OR DESIGNEE TO ALLOCATE $5,000 BUDGET FUNDING FOR THE ONGOING MAINTENANCE OF DOWNTOWN CORE AND APPROVE A PURCHASE ORDER AND APPROPRIATE FUNDING NOT EXCEEDING $40,000 FOR THE INITIAL SEASONAL DECOR.
PURCHASE AND FIND THE SUBJECT ACTIVITY.
THEREFORE, PURSUANT TO STATE GUIDELINES SECTION 15378, NO ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW IS REQUIRED.
IT DOESN'T STATE IT ON THE AGENDA, BUT THE RESOLUTION IS ATTACHED TO THE AGENDA PACKET.
GOOD EVENING, [INAUDIBLE] MAYOR.
THE CITY'S CURRENT DECOR IS IN BAD SHAPE AND NEEDS TO BE REPLACED WITH DOWNTOWN.
RECENTLY RENOVATED, THE NEW DECOR WILL FURTHER ENHANCE ITS APPEARANCE.
STAFF RECOMMENDS APPROVING 40,000 FOR THE INITIAL PURCHASE OF DECOR, AN ANNUAL ALLOCATION OF 5000 FOR MAINTENANCE, AND I'LL BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. THANK YOU, MR. [INAUDIBLE]. ARE THERE ANY PUBLIC COMMENT COMMENTS AT THIS TIME? NO. ANY COMMENTS FROM THE MEMBERS MAYOR PRO TEM REYNA.
I HAVE NO COMMENTS. MEMBER MARTINEZ.
THANK YOU. MAYOR. ASIDE FROM WHAT YOU SHOWED US ON THE LAST MEETING IS TO WHAT WAS SHOWN AS POSSIBLE PURCHASES FOR DECORATIONS SINCE THEN. HAVE YOU LOOKED AT ANYTHING ELSE THAT YOU WANT TO PURCHASE OR WAS THAT IT? BECAUSE IF YOU RECALL, I HAD MENTIONED THAT THERE WAS NO AMOUNT STIPULATED, BUT YOU POINTED OUT THAT, YEAH, THERE WAS A STIPULATION OF THINGS THAT WERE LIKE GRAPHICS. RIGHT.
I HAVE NOT RECEIVED ANY OTHER QUOTES.
BUT PENDING APPROVAL TODAY, THEN MOVING FORWARD TOMORROW.
THANK YOU. I'D SAY JUST FOR MULTIPLE HOLIDAY CELEBRATION.
WE KNOW CHRISTMAS IS ONE OF THEM, RIGHT? CORRECT. OKAY.
I WOULD LIKE TO ENTERTAIN A MOTION FOR APPROVAL.
DO WE NEED TO DO A ROLL? YEAH. SO CAN MADAM CLERK, CAN WE DO A VOTE BY ROLL CALL?CALL]. MOTION BY COUNCIL MEMBER MARTINEZ.
SECONDED BY MAYOR MEDINA TO ADOPT THE RESOLUTION.
MOTION IS UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED.
THANK YOU. I'M MOVING ON TO ITEM 12.
[12.b. Adopt a Resolution Authorizing the City Manager or designee to finalize and endorse an Amended and Restated Communications Site Lease agreement with unWired Broadband, LLC.; and Find the subject activity 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.]
B ADOPT A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER, OR DESIGNEE TO FINALIZE AND ENDORSE AN AMENDED AND RESTATED COMMUNICATIONS SITE LEASE AGREEMENT WITH UNWIRED BROADBAND, LLC AND FIND THE SUBJECT.ACTIVITY IS NOT A PROJECT AS DEFINED UNDER THE CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT GUIDELINES.
THEREFORE, PURSUANT TO STATE GUIDELINES SECTION 15378, NO ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW IS REQUIRED.
HONORABLE MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL.
TENNIS. SO THROUGH A SERIES OF CHANGES AND HANDOFFS, THE LEASE NOW IS HELD BETWEEN THE CITY AND UNWIRED BROADBAND, THE SAME COMPANY THAT'S PROPOSING OUR FIBER OPTIC OVERBUILD HERE IN WASCO.
BUT A COUPLE OF INTERESTING DYNAMICS HERE.
THIS AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY AND UNWIRED HAD THERE HAD BEEN SOME UPDATES CONSIDERED TO IT
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MANY YEARS AGO, BUT THROUGH CHANGES IN THE CITY MANAGER POSITION HERE AND CHANGES ON THE UNWIRED SIDE OF THE ACCOUNT MANAGER THAT JUST DIDN'T GO THROUGH.AS A CONSEQUENCE, WE'VE BEEN OPERATING UNDER A MONTH TO MONTH TERMS OF A SEVERAL YEAR OLD AGREEMENT AND THAT AGREEMENT DID NOT HAVE A CAP ON THE ANNUAL CPI ADJUSTMENT.
THE INFLATOR THAT WE REFER TO IT IN THE CONTRACT.
SO THIS CAUSED A COUPLE OF THINGS.
WELL, THEY GOT CAUGHT UP IN 22 AND HAVE BEEN PAYING THE CORRECT AMOUNT, ALBEIT THE AMOUNT THAT IS ASSIGNED TO THAT LEASE NOW IS ABOVE, WELL ABOVE MARKET VALUE AND THEY ARE OVERPAYING FOR THOSE SERVICES THREATENING TO MAKE THE LEASE JUST UNAFFORDABLE AND UNSUSTAINABLE. SO A COUPLE OF MONTHS AGO, I STARTED DISCUSSING WITH OUR ACCOUNT REP, LET'S GET THIS THING FIGURED OUT, GET IT BACK TO A REASONABLE RATE AND SO, AS NOTED IN THE STAFF REPORT, WE CAME UP WITH TWO PRIMARY MODIFICATIONS TO THE AGREEMENT.
OUR CITY ATTORNEY WILL HAVE A CRACK AT IT ONE MORE TIME TO MAKE SURE THE LEGALESE IS CORRECT, BUT THE TERMS WILL BE A ONE TIME ADJUSTMENT OF THE MONTHLY RATE DOWN TO $1,100 A MONTH.
AND THEN WE WILL CREATE A NEW INFLATOR FACTOR THAT WILL BE THE ACTUAL PUBLISHED CPI, THE REAL EXPECTED INFLATION RATE OUT IN THE MARKET OR 3% CAP.
SO WE WON'T GET THIS RUNAWAY IN INFLATOR MAKING THE RATES UNTENABLE.
THERE ARE REALLY TWO REASONS THAT IT MAKES SENSE FOR THE CITY TO DO THIS.
ONE IS IF THE SITE BECOMES UNAFFORDABLE FOR UNWIRED TO CONTINUE TO OPERATE, THEN THE CITY LOSES 100% OF THE REVENUE WE'RE GETTING FROM IT NOW. IT ALSO WOULD IT COULD THREATEN THE INTERNET CONNECTIVITY OF MANY OF OUR OUTLINE BUSINESSES, AGRICULTURE AND OTHER INDUSTRIAL BUSINESSES THAT ARE OUTSIDE THE REACH OF BROADBAND THAT'S BASED HERE IN THE CITY AND IN FACT, WOULD BE OUTSIDE THE REACH OF THE PROPOSED FIBER OPTIC NETWORK AS WELL.
SO THAT'S NOT GOOD FOR OUR BUSINESS RESIDENTS HERE EITHER.
SO THOSE ARE REALLY THE REASONS FOR THIS RESTATEMENT.
THE TERMS ARE FOUND TO BE ACCEPTABLE BY WIRED.
I GUESS THE OTHER FACTOR THAT I FAILED TO MENTION THAT IS IN THE REPORT AS WELL, IS THAT UNWIRED THEMSELVES, ARE FORECASTING TO LOSE AS MUCH AS 40% OF THEIR WIRELESS SUBSCRIBERS WHO ARE INSIDE THE RANGE OF THE NEW FIBER NETWORK AND WILL OPT TO JUMP OVER, AND SO THEY'LL LOSE THAT REVENUE BASIS FROM THE EXISTING LEASE.
SO IF THERE ARE OTHER QUESTIONS, I'M HAPPY TO ADDRESS THOSE.
ARE THERE ANY PUBLIC COMMENTS AT THIS TIME? ARE THERE ANY COMMENTS FROM THE MEMBERS MAYOR PRO TEM SALDANA? I HAVE NO COMMENTS. MARTINEZ.
THANK YOU MAYOR. I READ YOUR REPORT.
VERY THOROUGH. I LIKE THE SOLUTION.
I THINK IT'S A VERY GOOD SOLUTION.
YOU PROJECT THAT WE HAVE A LOSS OF ABOUT $6,000 WITH THIS NEW CONTRACT.
SO I THINK IT'S A VERY GOOD SOLUTION.
WHAT WAS SURPRISING TO ME IS THAT IF I REMEMBER CORRECTLY, WHEN THE CEO OF ON WIRE WAS HERE, THE QUESTION CAME UP AS TO HOW FAR THE FIBER OPTIC CABLE WAS GOING TO REACH, AND THEN HE SAID THAT THEY WOULD TRY TO SERVE THE OTHERS THAT WERE BEYOND THAT, THAT NETWORK WITH THE UNWIRED SERVICES.
BUT THEY WERE THERE ALREADY SERVICING THOSE PEOPLE IN WASCO.
YEAH, I DON'T RECALL THE EXACT NUMBER, AND I DON'T EVEN KNOW THAT IT IS A PUBLIC NUMBER.
WE HAVE 15 ANTENNAS ON OUR WATER TOWER, AND EACH OF THEM SERVES MULTIPLE CUSTOMERS.
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RIGHT AND THERE'S ALSO THE CONTRACT CALLS FOR THE POSSIBILITY OF ADDING ADDITIONAL ANTENNAS, BUT ONLY AFTER A STUDY IS MADE.YOU KNOW, AS TO WHETHER THE THE RAILING CAN SUPPORT THOSE ANTENNAS AT THEIR CORES.
SO I THINK IT'S AGAIN, AS I MENTIONED, IT'S A VERY GOOD AGREEMENT AND IT SAVES US SOME MONEY RATHER THAN LOSING THE ENTIRE AMOUNT.
I WAS CURIOUS AS TO WHY YOU CHOSE THE RIVERSIDE COUNTY CONSUMER PRICE INDEX.
IS THAT TYPICAL? IT IS. IT'S STRANGE, BUT THAT TURNS OUT TO BE A BETTER EQUIVALENCE THAN ANY OTHER PUBLISHED IT'S COMMONLY USED.
THAT RIVERSIDE NUMBER IS COMMONLY USED IN THE CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY AS WELL AND SEVERAL OF OUR OTHER CONTRACTS THAT THE CITY IS ENGAGED IN USE THAT INDEX.
THANK YOU FOR DOING A GREAT JOB ON THIS CONTRACT.
I GUESS THE ONLY QUESTION OR MORE POINT OF CLARIFICATION, I KNOW YOU MENTIONED THAT THEY'D BE LOSING CUSTOMERS, BUT TECHNICALLY THEIR HOPE IS THAT THEY'RE JUST ROLLING OVER, RIGHT? THEY'RE CANNIBALIZING THEIR OWN CUSTOMERS.
YES. OKAY. SO THAT'S A MORE ACCURATE.
THEY'RE GOING TO SHIFT FROM THE WIRELESS OPERATION TO THE TO THE FIBER.
YES. IT ALSO DEPENDS ON HOW MUCH THEY CHARGE.
IT MIGHT GAIN THEM SOME MONEY, DEPENDING IF THE WIRE IS MORE COSTLY.
BUT, YOU KNOW, I SWITCHED PROVIDERS BECAUSE OF JUST THE PRICE AND WHATNOT.
SO I THINK WE'RE ALL LOOKING FORWARD TO THIS.
SO WITH THAT BEING SAID, I WOULD LIKE TO ENTERTAIN A MOTION FOR APPROVAL.
SECOND. MADAM CLERK. MADAM CLERK HAS BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED.
CAN WE HAVE THE VOTE BY ROLL CALL? MOTION BY COUNCIL MEMBER REYNA.
SECONDED BY MAYOR PRO TEM SALDANA TO ADOPT THE RESOLUTION.
MOTION IS UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED.
THANK YOU. MOVING ON TO ITEM 12.
[12.c. Adopt a Resolution Authorizing the City Manager or designee to finalize and endorse an Advertising Agreement with The Wasco Tribune, and Find the subject activity 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.]
C ADOPT A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER, OR DESIGNEE TO FINALIZE AND ENDORSE AND ADVERTISE THE AGREEMENT WITH THE WASCO TRIBUNE AND FIND THE SUBJECT.ACTIVITY IS NOT A PROJECT THAT'S DEFINED UNDER THE CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT.
THEREFORE, PURSUANT TO STATE GUIDELINES SECTION 15378, NO ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW IS REQUIRED.
HONORABLE MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL.
NOT TOO DIFFERENT AN ITEM HERE.
SO WE'VE OVER THE YEARS, THERE'S BEEN INCREASING PRESSURE ON THE PRINT MEDIA INDUSTRY IN GENERAL THAT'S KIND OF OUTLINED IN YOUR REPORT IN FRONT OF YOU AND OUR LOCAL PAPER AND IN FACT, THE CALIFORNIAN HERE IN THE LAST COUPLE OF WEEKS IS NO EXCEPTION TO THAT RULE.
THERE ARE LOTS OF ECONOMIC PRESSURES ON THAT BUSINESS.
SO THERE'S A PROPOSAL TO HELP STABILIZE THAT SITUATION WAS HAS BEEN PRESENTED TO THE CITY AND A MARKETING PROPOSAL IS INCLUDED AS EXHIBIT A ON YOUR STAFF REPORT.
BUT REALLY THE TWO OR THE PRIMARY FINANCIAL ASPECT OF THIS IS THAT THE TRIBUNE IS OFFERING TO PROVIDE THE CITY WITH TWO PAGES, TWO FULL PAGES PER MONTH OF CONTENT OR HALF PAGE EVERY WEEK, OR SOME COMBINATION OF THAT FOR A FLAT FEE OVER THE COURSE OF ONE YEAR AND THIS WOULD BE A ONE YEAR COMMITMENT, BUT STILL CAN BE TERMINATED WITH 30 DAYS NOTICE BY EITHER PARTY.
IT DOESN'T HAVE TO RENEW NECESSARILY AT THE END OF THE YEAR.
BUT THERE ARE SEVERAL DIFFERENT ISSUES THAT CAME UP IN DOING AN ANALYSIS OF THIS OFFER, AND WHETHER IT MADE FINANCIAL SENSE OR ANY OTHER KIND OF SENSE FOR THE CITY AND SO IN YOUR REPORT, YOU'LL NOTICE I BROKE THAT REALLY INTO THREE PRIMARY ISSUES.
ONE IS THAT THERE IS A SOCIAL BENEFIT TO HAVING A LOCAL PAPER.
WE HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO FOLKS HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO SEE A PICTURE OF THEIR KIDS WITH THE BASEBALL TEAM ON THE FRONT OF THE PAPER AND GET THE FOOTBALL SCORES AND YOU GET THE OTHER THINGS. IT'S A WEEKLY.
AND IT IS FOCUSED ON THESE TWO COMMUNITIES AND SPECIFICALLY ON WASCO.
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SO THERE'S THAT AND IT ALSO IS IMPORTANT TO NOTE THAT THIS PAPER IS AN ADJUDICATED LEGALLY ADJUDICATED PAPER.THAT MEANS IT'S PERMISSIBLE TO RUN LEGAL ADS, SUCH AS PUBLIC HEARING NOTICES AND OTHER LEGAL NOTICES, AND THAT'S NOT TRUE OF MANY LOCAL PAPERS.
THIS IS ONE AND IT'S IMPORTANT, AS THE CITY DOES BUSINESS, THAT WE POST THOSE HEARING NOTICES WHERE OUR CITIZENS ARE LIKELY TO BE ABLE TO SEE THEM.
SO THE PAPER IS DISTRIBUTED FREE HERE AND THE CIRCULATION IS SIGNIFICANT.
THEY'RE OUT THERE ON MANY COUNTERTOPS AT BUSINESSES THROUGHOUT THE COMMUNITY.
SO PEOPLE DO HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY WHERE THEY MIGHT NOT EVER LOOK AT THE CALIFORNIAN LEGAL NOTICES OR ONE OF THE OTHER PAPERS THAT ORIGINATE IN BAKERSFIELD FOR THAT PURPOSE. SO TO LOSE THAT DISTRIBUTION HERE LOCALLY CAUSES A FINANCIAL AND AN ACCESS PROBLEM.
SO THE FINANCIAL PROBLEM IS THAT THE CALIFORNIANS RATES FOR AN EQUIVALENT AD RUN ANYWHERE FROM 2 OR 3 TO 6 OR 8 TIMES THE COST OF THE EQUIVALENT AD HERE IN THE TRIBUNE.
THERE'S AN ONGOING DESIRE TO RECRUIT LOCALLY IF, WHEN, IF AND WHENEVER POSSIBLE.
WE WOULD LOSE THAT AND BE RESTRICTED TO RUNNING ADS IN THE CALIFORNIAN.
OUR BEST PROJECTION IS THAT IF WE HAD TO SHIFT ALL OF OUR ADVERTISING BUSINESS OVER TO THE CALIFORNIAN, OUR 40 TO 50,000 A YEAR COULD JUMP AS HIGH AS 70,000 A YEAR.
EVEN WITH THE PROPOSED $24,000 A YEAR BLANKET ADVERTISING, BULK ADVERTISING PROPOSAL.
SO THE LAST IS THAT THIS IS GOOD TIMING FOR US WITH THE INITIATIVE THAT WAS IDENTIFIED AT THE STRATEGIC MEETING THIS YEAR, AND THAT WAS WE NEED TO FIND MORE AND BETTER WAYS OF COMMUNICATING WITH OUR CITIZENS AND THAT REALLY IS FOCUSED ON SOCIAL MEDIA THIS YEAR AND GETTING A PRESENCE OUT THERE.
WELL, THIS PROVIDES TWO NEW PATHS FOR THAT COMMUNICATION.
WE CAN USE THIS HALF PAGE OR FULL PAGE TO COMMUNICATE THE THINGS THAT WE FEEL ARE IMPORTANT TO THE COMMUNITY, BUT ALSO WE WILL AUTOMATICALLY GET ACCESS TO THE TRIBUNE'S WEBSITE AND THEIR OTHER SOCIAL MEDIA PUSHES THAT THEY'RE GOING TO DO WITH THE CONTENT THAT WE PROVIDE.
SO THE FISCAL IMPACT OF THIS DECISION IS AN UP FRONT COST.
IT'S KIND OF A DEFENSIVE MOVE SIMILAR TO THE OTHER ONE.
FOR WHAT'S LEFT OF THIS FISCAL YEAR, IT'LL BE ABOUT $16,000.
IT'S PAYABLE MONTHLY, AND OVER THE COURSE OF 12 MONTHS, THAT WOULD BE $24,000.
THE I BELIEVE THAT WHAT WE HAVE IN OUR ADVERTISING BUDGETS THAT'S IN THE ADOPTED BUDGET ARE SUFFICIENT TO GET US THROUGH THE MID-YEAR REPORTING AND AND ADJUSTMENT, IF NECESSARY, FOR THE BALANCE OF THE YEAR.
SO WHAT'S BEFORE YOU NOW IS A REQUEST TO AUTHORIZE MYSELF OR DESIGNEE AND THE CITY ATTORNEY TO TURN THIS MARKETING PROPOSAL.
TAKE THOSE TERMS AND PUT THEM INTO A STANDARD CITY SERVICE CONTRACT AND GET THAT FINALIZED AND APPROVED BY BOTH PARTIES MOVING FORWARD AND IF THERE ARE ANY QUESTIONS, I'M HAPPY TO ADDRESS THOSE.
THANK YOU, MR. HERBERT. ARE THERE ANY PUBLIC COMMENTS AT THIS TIME? ACTUALLY, I FAILED TO POINT OUT THAT WE HAVE.
STAN WILSON IS ONE OF OUR ONE OF THE BENEFACTORS OF THE PAPER, AND I WAS WONDERING WHO HE WAS AND HE CAME TO TO WATCH TONIGHT AND AND I'M NOT GOING TO PUT HIM ON THE SPOT IF HE FELT LIKE I MISSED ANYTHING OUT, HE'S FREE TO GET UP AND COMMENT.
THANK YOU SCOTT. ANY PUBLIC COMMENTS AT THIS TIME? SEEING NONE, ARE THERE ANY COMMENTS FROM THE MEMBERS?
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MAYOR PRO TEM SALDANA, I WOULD LIKE TO I LIKE WHAT YOU SAID ABOUT.THAT'S THE BETTER WAY TO, YOU KNOW, COMMUNICATE WITH A PUBLIC.
AND ALSO TO ME IT'S IMPORTANT FOR LIKE FOR ACCOMPLISHMENTS FOR THE YOUTH OR ANYTHING.
THE LITTLE KIDS SEE THEIR NAME OR THEIR PICTURE IN THE NEWSPAPER.
THAT'S LIKE A, YOU KNOW, MOTIVATES THEM AND JUST IT'S A GOOD THING.
YEAH. THANK YOU MAYOR PRO TEM, MEMBER MARTINEZ NO COMMENTS.
WE DO IT THROUGH THE WASCO TRIBUNE AND WHAT BETTER WAY TO KEEP IT HERE LOCALLY? YEAH. THANK YOU RAYA, MAYOR REYNA.
THANK YOU MAYOR. I'LL START BY SAYING THAT I LIKE THIS PROPOSAL.
I THINK IT'S GOOD FOR FOR OUR CITY.
QUESTION, THOUGH A POINT OF CLARIFICATION.
WE ARE NOT GOING TO STOP ADVERTISING ON THE CALIFORNIAN.
IS THAT CORRECT? NO, WE THERE ARE STILL A NUMBER OF SITUATIONS THAT MAKE SENSE IF WE'RE RECRUITING WE WANT TO COVER AS WIDE.
YES. WE WOULD LOVE TO ATTRACT FOLKS FROM WASCO.
BUT THE FOR CERTAIN SPECIALIZED POSITIONS.
YEAH, WE DEFINITELY NEED TO ADVERTISE, THROW A WIDER NET, CAST A LARGER NET.
SO WE WILL CONTINUE TO DO THAT.
BUT IN A RATIO THAT'S MORE REASONABLE AND WE AREN'T.
AND THAT PROMPTS A QUESTION TO ME, WHICH YOU BROUGHT UP, I THINK THAT, YOU KNOW, THERE MAY BE ADDITIONAL EXPENSES MORE THAN THE $16,000 THAT WE ALLOCATE NOW, BECAUSE IF YOU NEED TO CONTINUE TO ADVERTISE IN THE CALIFORNIAN BECAUSE OF REQUIREMENTS, RIGHT, OF A WIDER REACH, THAT WE MAY END UP SPENDING MORE THAN THE $16,000 A YEAR PROJECTING TO SPEND AND THAT'S WHAT YOU'RE SAYING YOU WOULD COME BACK TO US? THAT'S CORRECT AND YEAH, IF THE BUDGET FALLS SHORT, WE DEFINITELY WILL BE COMING BACK AND AS EARLY AS THE MID-YEAR IF NECESSARY AND I THINK IT'S A SIMILAR SITUATION HERE.
WE AREN'T GOING TO STOP RUNNING THE TYPES OF PUBLICATIONS IN THE TRIBUNE EVEN THAN WE ARE NOW.
BUT THIS GIVES US THAT EXTRA OPPORTUNITY.
IT GIVES US AN OPPORTUNITY TO PASS THROUGH INFORMATION FROM OTHER GROUPS.
MY LIST OF ACTIVITIES THAT I READ AT EVERY MEETING THAT ARE GOING ON OUT IN THE COMMUNITY THOSE DON'T ALWAYS MAKE IT INTO THE COMMUNITY CALENDAR THAT THAT THE TRIBUNE PUTS OUT ON THEIR OWN.
SO WE NOW HAVE THAT OPPORTUNITY TO DO THAT.
SO THIS IT ISN'T FREE AND IT'S AS MUCH A DEFENSIVE EXPENDITURE AS IT IS ANYTHING ELSE.
I THINK JUST TO PROTECT THAT ADDITIONAL CONDUIT TO THE COMMUNITY.
OKAY AND I HAVE FURTHER COMMENT.
AND THIS IS IT THAT, YOU KNOW, YOU TALKED ABOUT ACCESS TO THE MICROSITE, RIGHT? WHICH IT'S IN ESSENCE, SOCIAL MEDIA, A TYPE OF SOCIAL MEDIA.
SO I WANT STAFF TO BRING FORTH A POLICY AS TO HOW THIS IS GOING TO BE WORKED, BECAUSE INEVITABLY WHEN YOU'RE ON SOCIAL MEDIA, YOU'RE GOING TO CREATE DISCUSSIONS.
EXACTLY. SO AND THAT SHOULD INCLUDE ALSO COUNCIL ACTIVITIES THAT SHOULD BE PART OF IT AS WELL.
I THINK, AGAIN, IT'S A GREAT OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO TEST THE WATER AS TO HOW WE'RE ABLE TO INTERACT WITH THE COMMUNITY THROUGH SOCIAL MEDIA WITHOUT, YOU KNOW, RUNNING INTO TROUBLE, WHICH WE MIGHT.
RIGHT. I THINK THE COUNCILS WERE WELL AWARE OF MY FEELINGS ON THAT.
BUT IT'S NECESSARY AND YOU'RE CORRECT.
SO YOU BRING UP SOME GREAT POINTS THAT NEED TO BE ADDED TO THAT.
WHAT ARE OUR INTERNAL POLICIES ON WHAT MAKES IT ONTO THE SITE AND WHAT DOESN'T AND HOW WE POLICE THAT? THANK YOU. I DON'T THINK I HAVE ANY FURTHER COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS.
THANK YOU MAYOR. THANK YOU, MR. REYNA. I MEAN, I THINK THE TRIBUNE IS PART OF OUR HISTORY.
SO I THINK IF WE'RE ABLE TO SUPPORT AND IT'S A WIN WIN SITUATION.
WHAT IT SOUNDS LIKE IN THIS PLACE.
I LIKE THE WAY THAT YOU LAID THIS OUT.
AND WE GOT TO CATER TO OUR RESIDENTS, RIGHT? I MEAN, WE'VE TALKED ABOUT SOCIAL MEDIA.
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SO I'M ALL FOR THIS.THANK YOU FOR, YOU KNOW, BEING DETAILED AND LAYING IT OUT FOR US.
I THINK IT'S A GOOD POINT THAT MR. REYNA MADE IN THE SENSE OF LIKE, THIS DOESN'T MEAN THAT WE'RE FULFILLING ALL OF OUR NEEDS WITH THE TRIBUNE.
YOU KNOW, THERE'S STILL THE NEED FOR THE CALIFORNIAN.
BUT WHERE WE CAN WE WILL USE IT.
SO I'M ALL FOR THAT AND THEN THE LAST COMMENT, I THINK IT GOES A LONG WAYS IN TERMS OF, YOU KNOW, THE KIDS MY NIECE WAS JUST FEATURED A COUPLE WEEKS AGO AND IT'S LIKE, OH, IT'S A BIG DEAL, RIGHT? IT'S LIKE, OH, LIKE I'M ON THE PAPER.
SO WITH THAT BEING SAID, I WOULD LIKE TO ENTERTAIN A MOTION FOR APPROVAL.
MOVE TO APPROVE MAYOR. I WILL SECOND MADAM CLERK, CAN WE GET THE VOTE BY ROLL CALL? MEMBER REYNA. SECONDED BY MAYOR MEDINA, TO ADOPT A RESOLUTION.
MOTION IS UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED.
THANK YOU. MOVING ON TO ITEM 13 PUBLIC HEARINGS.
[13.a. Conduct a Public Hearing and adopt a Resolution Amending the Traffic Impact Fee Rate Schedule, and Find the subject activity 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.]
CONDUCT A PUBLIC HEARING AND ADOPT A RESOLUTION AMENDING THE TRAFFIC IMPACT FEE RATE SCHEDULE AND FIND THE FIND THE SUBJECT ACTIVITY IS NOT A PROJECT AS DEFINED UNDER THE CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT STATE GUIDELINES.GOOD EVENING, HONORABLE MAYOR.
TONIGHT'S ITEM IS TO ADOPT A TRAFFIC IMPACT FEES.
THE TRAFFIC IMPACT FEES ARE REVIEWED AND ADJUSTED ON AN ANNUAL BASIS.
BASICALLY PRETTY MUCH ROUTINE ANNUALLY.
PER SECTION 1324 OF THE WASCO MUNI CODE.
I DO WANT TO POINT OUT ON EXHIBIT A, THERE IS A SMALL TYPO.
SO ON THOSE IT SAYS 2023 ON BOTH THE BOTTOM ONE SHOULD SAY 2024.
[INAUDIBLE] GO DOWN WHERE IT SAYS CALCULATION OF DAILY TRIP.
OKAY. YEAH. SO I JUST WANT TO POINT THAT OUT.
WHERE THE CURSOR IS AT. SO I JUST WANT TO POINT THAT OUT.
NO WORRIES. AT THIS TIME I WOULD LIKE TO OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING.
DO WE HAVE ANY COMMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC? SEEING NONE AT THIS TIME, I WOULD LIKE TO CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING.
ANY COMMENTS FROM THE MEMBERS? MAYOR PRO TEM SALDANA.
WHO PAYS THIS IMPACT FACE? I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT FOR THE PUBLIC TO KNOW THAT THE DEVELOPERS DO.
IS THAT CORRECT? YES, CORRECT.
SO IF YOU WILL ALLOW ME VIA SO JUST IN THREE SENTENCES, IF I CAN IMPACT TRAFFIC IMPACT FEE RECOGNIZES A PROJECT WHETHER IT'S COMMERCIAL OR RESIDENTIAL, IS IT GOING TO INCREASE TRAFFIC OR IS IT GOING TO CAUSE AN INTERSECTION THAT USED TO BE A FOUR WAY NO STOP NOW NEEDS A STOP SIGN, OR NOW NEEDS A STOPLIGHT? THESE ARE FUNDS THAT ARE COLLECTED AGAINST THAT NEED IN THE FUTURE AND EVERY DEVELOPER, EVERY PROJECT HAS TO ESTIMATE WHAT THAT IMPACT IS.
NO FURTHER QUESTIONS AND I HAVE NO FURTHER QUESTIONS.
I WOULD LIKE TO ENTERTAIN A MOTION FOR APPROVAL.
SO MOVED. DO WE NEED TO CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING? MADAM CLERK HAS BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED BY ROLL CALL.
MOTION BY COUNCIL MEMBER MARTINEZ.
SECONDED BY MAYOR MEDINA TO ADOPT A RESOLUTION.
REPORTS FROM COMMISSIONS AND COMMITTEES.
[15.a. Kern Economic Development Corporation (Medina) ]
15, A CURRENT ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION.I ATTENDED THE MEETING LAST WEEK IN BAKERSFIELD.
18TH ANNUAL KERN COUNTY ENERGY SUMMIT, WHICH IS OCTOBER 24TH, 7:55AM TO 12:30PM.
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I DON'T KNOW IF WE ALREADY HAVE THAT ON THE CALENDAR.I DO HAVE THE ANNUAL REPORT BOOKLET.
SCOTT. I GOT A I HAVE A COPY FOR YOU IN MY TRUCK SO I CAN GET THAT TO YOU.
AFTER THIS THE NEXT MEETING IS JANUARY FOR STRATEGIC PLAN.
THERE WAS A COMMENT THAT WAS MADE.
I MEAN, IT WAS OVERALL JUST DISCUSSION OF, YOU KNOW, THE ECONOMIC HEALTH OF KERN COUNTY.
OVERALL, WE'RE, YOU KNOW, DOING WELL.
IT'S HEALTHY. YOU KNOW, WE HAVE A LOT OF JOBS HERE.
THERE'S A LOT OF EMPLOYERS THAT ARE COMING IN.
RIGHT AND WE HAVE THE INDUSTRIAL PARK IN SHAFTER.
HE MENTIONED THAT IN KERN COUNTY, THERE'S 52 PHYSICIAN OPENINGS THAT PAY OVER 300,000 BASE PAY IN BAKERSFIELD AND I GUESS THE BIGGEST HURDLE THAT THEY HAVE IS THE AQI.
SO THE AIR QUALITY INDEX AND I GUESS THERE'S DIFFERENT STUDIES THAT ARE OUT THERE.
THE BIGGEST ONE BEING FROM THE AMERICAN LUNG ASSOCIATION ASSOCIATION AND THEY POINTED OUT, YOU KNOW MAYBE SOME OF THE DATA IS OLD OR THEY'RE USING, YOU KNOW, DATA THAT'S, YOU KNOW, 20, 30, 40 YEARS OLD.
I KNOW, MR. REYNA, YOU'RE PART OF THAT.
I CAN PROVIDE YOU WITH A BOOKLET.
YEAH, YEAH. SO THAT TO ME WAS.
YEAH AND I FIGURED YOU HAD A LOT MORE INSIGHT.
BUT THAT, TO ME WAS JUST INTERESTING, RIGHT? THE AMOUNT OF OPENINGS THAT ARE OUT THERE.
JUST DECISIONS. I KNOW WE TALKED ABOUT HIRING LOCAL.
I KNOW DOCTOR JASMINE BAINS WAS HERE.
NOT THAT LONG AGO TALKING ABOUT A MEDICAL SCHOOL AND THINGS LIKE THAT.
SO THERE'S OBVIOUSLY A NEED, RIGHT? AND IF WE CAN WORK TOWARDS THAT AND DEVELOP OUR STUDENTS HERE INTERNALLY AND PUSH FOR THEM TO COME BACK.
BECAUSE AT THE END OF THE DAY, THEY'RE LIVING HERE.
THEY'RE PROVIDING TO THE COMMUNITY.
THEY'RE ACTIVE MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY, SO IT'S JUST AN INTERESTING NUMBER.
I JUST FIGURED I'D SHARE THAT WITH YOU ALL.
THAT'S ANNUAL SALARY. BASE SALARY.
OKAY. WELL, AS YOU KNOW, THE GOVERNOR APPROVED THE EXPENDITURE FOR THE FOR THE NEW SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND SO WE SHOULD SEE IN THE FUTURE MORE DOCTORS GRADUATING AND HOPEFULLY THEY'LL STAY LOCAL.
I THINK IT'S VERY IMPORTANT AND THAT'S ALL I HAVE FOR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION.
CURRENT COUNCIL GOVERNMENT, MR.
[15.b. Kern Council of Government (Reyna)]
REYNA. THANK YOU MAYOR.ALL RIGHT. SO SEVERAL THINGS HAPPENED AT THE LAST MEETING.
THE FIRST ITEM IS THE SOMETHING THAT WE APPROVED ON OUR CONSENT CALENDAR.
THERE WAS A DEVELOPMENT REGARDING THE DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT, HCD THAT THEY WERE ABLE TO OBTAIN A FUNDING FOR THINGS THAT HAD BEEN ASSIGNED ALREADY, BUT ONLY AT 94.1% OF ORIGINAL REQUEST.
BUT AWARDS WERE TRENDING 11,125,381, BUT GOING TO WASCO WAS ALLOCATED.
WE HAD REQUESTED 750,000, AND IT WAS REVISED TO 705,882, WHICH WE APPROVED ON DURING THE CONSENT CALENDAR VOTE.
KERN COG AGENCIES, ALONG WITH FRITO-LAY NORTH AMERICA INCORPORATED AND CALIFORNIA CLEAN TRANSPORTATION, LLC REQUESTED AND WILL RECEIVE AUGMENTED FUNDING FROM THE CALIFORNIA ENERGY COMMISSION.
THE ORIGINAL AGREEMENT AND DATE FOR US WAS 930 OF 2024, AND NOW IT HAS BEEN CHANGED TO DECEMBER 5TH OF 2025 AND THOSE ARE GOOD NEWS BECAUSE THAT GIVES US AN ENTIRE YEAR TO WORK ON THAT.
SO THAT WAS A 2.5 MILLION INCREASE OVER 1.792485, AND ALSO INCREASES THE MATCHING FUND REQUIREMENT TO 833,377.
UNFORTUNATELY, I DON'T HAVE LOCAL FIGURES ON THIS REPORT, SO I'M NOT QUITE SURE WHAT OUR APPORTIONMENT OF THAT IS AND I DON'T HAVE THAT NUMBER EITHER, SO I DON'T HAVE IT.
IT'S NOT ON THE REPORT, BUT IT'S IMPORTANT BECAUSE IT EXPANDS OUR AGREEMENT A WHOLE YEAR.
SO IT ALLOWS US TO BE ABLE TO DO THAT AND THEN ITEMS 4C WASCO SUBMITTED A TRANSPORTATION DEVELOPMENT ACT TDA CLAIMS THAT WERE APPROVED.
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THE FIRST ONE WAS FOR FISCAL YEAR 22, 2023.PUBLIC TRANSIT AND THAT WAS LOCAL TRANSPORTATION FUND, LTF 118,771 AND STATE TRANSPORTATION ASSISTANCE FUND, WHICH IS CALLED STAFF 251,647.
THE TOTAL OF THAT WAS 370,418 AND WE ALSO HAD STREET AND ROADS THAT WAS APPROVED FOR THE LOCAL TRANSPORTATION FUND, LTF FOR 406,411.
NOTHING UNDER THE STAFF FOR THE TOTAL OF THE TWO WHICH WERE APPROVED FOR PAYMENT IS A REIMBURSEMENT IS 776,829 AND THAT CONCLUDES MY REPORT MAYOR SUBJECT TO ANY QUESTIONS ANYONE MIGHT HAVE.
THANK YOU, MR. REYNA. ANY QUESTIONS FROM THE COUNCIL? THANK YOU. MOVING ON TO 15C WASCO TASK FORCE.
[15.c. Wasco Task Force (Saldaña and Medina) ]
MAYOR PRO TEM. YEAH.IT WILL START AT FROM 9AM TO 12.
[16) REPORTS FROM THE CITY MANAGER]
ITEM 16. REPORTS FROM THE CITY MANAGER.A FEW ITEMS ON THE LIST TONIGHT.
SOME MANY ARE REPEATS, BUT TOMORROW, OCTOBER 2ND, IS THE COMMUNITY BREAKFAST GOING TO BE HELD AT THE WASCO ELEMENTARY DISTRICT OFFICE AT 440 GRIFFITH? THAT'S IN THE MORNING AT 7AM SO AT THE DISTRICT OFFICE ON GRIFFITH.
OCTOBER 10TH, THE CLIFF, THE LAW ENFORCEMENT FOUNDATION.
IS STILL OUT THERE. OCTOBER 10TH.
IF YOU HAVEN'T GOT YOUR TABLE LOCKED DOWN, I THINK IT'S TOO LATE.
WE SUBMITTED THE FINAL ASSIGNMENTS TODAY.
SNIP. EVENT SCHEDULED FOR OCTOBER 16TH AND OCTOBER 21ST, BOTH AT 8AM, RIGHT HERE ON EIGHTH STREET.
OCTOBER 16TH THROUGH 18TH IS THE CAL CITIES CONFERENCE COMING UP IN LONG BEACH.
OCTOBER 19TH IS THE BULKY WASTE EVENT JUST MENTIONED AND THEN OCTOBER 24TH.
OCTOBER 31ST IS THE TRUNK OR TREAT.
WHAT TIME DOES IT START AT 5? 6 TO 8. 6 TO 8.
OKAY AND THEN ALSO OUT THERE WAYS.
NOVEMBER 7TH IS THE RIBBON CUTTING FOR SEVENTH STREET.
AND THEN ALSO ON THAT DAY WE'VE ADDED THE NATIONAL NIGHT OUT.
WE DECIDED TO SYNCHRONIZE THAT WITH THE RIBBON CUTTING.
THERE AT OUR NEW PLAZA ON SEVENTH STREET WILL BE THE NATIONAL NIGHT OUT.
WHAT DAY WAS THAT? THE DATE THAT'S ON THE SEVENTH AS WELL.
YOU GUYS ARE BOOKED OCTOBER 7TH.
NOVEMBER 7TH. IT'S THE SAME DAY AS THE RIBBON CUTTING.
GOT IT AND UNLESS THERE ARE QUESTIONS, THAT'S ALL I HAVE TONIGHT.
HAVE YOU BEEN HAS STAFF BEEN CONTACTED FOR A RIBBON CUTTING FOR WENDY'S.
WE HAVE HAD OUR HAND OUT TO WENDY'S FOR THAT FROM THE BEGINNING AND HAVE NOT HEARD BACK.
SO I HAPPENED TO STOP BY THE OTHER NIGHT AND MET THE MANAGER LOUIS, NOT YOU.
THAT'S NEWS TO ME. YEAH AND ACTUALLY ASK HIM, YOU KNOW, ARE YOU GOING TO HAVE A RIBBON CUTTING? AND HE SAID HE HAD BEEN ASKING FOR IT, BUT HE DIDN'T KNOW.
SO HOPEFULLY I TOLD HIM, I SAID REACH OUT TO THE CITY AND HE HAD BEEN ASKING US.
NO, HE HAD BEEN ASKING HIS CORPORATE.
YEAH. LET'S MAYBE FOLLOW UP ON THAT BECAUSE IT WOULD BE NICE, YOU KNOW, TO HAVE A RIBBON CUTTING.
I GUESS IT'S A QUESTION ALONG THE LINES OF THE TRUNK OR TREAT.
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I DON'T KNOW, DO WE? BECAUSE SHE SENT ME AN APPLICATION.I DON'T KNOW IF WE USUALLY, LIKE, FILL ONE OUT AND SEND IT IN OR WHAT THAT LOOKS LIKE.
SO THAT NORMALLY HAPPENS WHEN YOU'RE WANTING TO HAVE A BOOTH YOURSELF.
SO NORMALLY WE DO HAVE THE COUNCIL MEMBERS THAT ARE RUNNING FOR ELECTION.
THEY USUALLY GET THEIR OWN BOOTH, BUT OURS HAS BEEN CANCELED, SO WE WON'T HAVE A BOOTH.
NO NEED. WE WILL HAVE A CITY BOOTH AND A POLICE DEPARTMENT BOOTH.
PERFECT. THANK YOU. I WAS GOING TO ASK THAT WHETHER WE'RE WELCOME TO THE BOOTH.
REPORTS FROM THE CITY COUNCIL.
[17) REPORTS FROM THE CITY COUNCIL]
ANYTHING ELSE TO REPORT, MAYOR PRO TEM SALDANA? NO, I HAVE NONE. MEMBER MARTINEZ.NOTHING TO REPORT, SIR. MEMBER GARCIA? NO. MAYOR REYNA.
I WANTED TO FOLLOW UP ON THE T TAC MEETING.
I KNOW THAT THE T TAC MEETING ALREADY OCCURRED.
SCOTT, THIS QUESTION IS FOR YOU.
DID WE REQUEST FUNDING FOR THE ALL THE CONNECTORS FROM WASCO, WHICH WOULD BE GRIFFITHS PALM AVENUE AND THEN ON THE FURTHER WEST OH, MY GOSH, THE NAME ESCAPES ME WHERE THE PARK IS.
CENTRAL AVENUE. DID WE REQUEST.
I DON'T KNOW THAT THEY'VE BEEN LISTED BY NAME AT T TAC YET.
I CAN CHECK WITH THE CITY ENGINEER AND FIND OUT BUT TO MY KNOWLEDGE, THAT'S STILL AT A LEVEL OF DISCUSSION AT THE STAFF LEVEL BETWEEN THE THE CITY AND THE COUNTY.
MY UNDERSTANDING IS THAT A MEETING OCCURRED AND THAT OUR STAFF WAS THERE, AND THE REPRESENTATIVE FROM THE COUNTY WAS THERE AS WELL, AND SO WAS OUR CURRENT COUNTY EXECUTIVE.
BUT YEAH, JUST I'D LIKE TO FIND OUT HOW IT WENT AND WHETHER WE ARE MOVING FORWARD, BECAUSE THIS, AGAIN, IS A GREAT OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO GET THIS DONE IN COOPERATION WITH THEM. YES AND I WAS AT THAT MEETING AS WELL AND THE GENERAL CONSENSUS WAS WAS POSITIVE AND OR AT LEAST NOBODY SAID NO. WELL, THAT'S ENCOURAGING.
OKAY. WELL, IT'S BEEN WORKED ON.
I WOULDN'T DESCRIBE IT AT A FEVERISH PACE, BUT IT'S BEING WORKED ON.
OH, I KNOW THESE THINGS TAKE TIME.
SO THAT'S WHY I'M FOLLOWING IT.
OKAY. AND THEN I ALSO WANT TO REQUEST A HARD COPY OF THE CURRENT BUDGET.
IS THERE ONE AVAILABLE THAT I CAN GET? WE CAN MAKE ONE AVAILABLE IN YOUR INBOX OR PROVIDE IT TO THE CITY CLERK.
YEAH. IF YOU PUT IT IN MY INBOX, LET HER KNOW, AND THEN SHE CAN LET ME KNOW SO I CAN PICK IT UP.
THANK YOU SO MUCH, I APPRECIATE IT.
COUPLE OF QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS.
I KNOW LAST TIME WE TALKED ABOUT MEETING OR SETTING UP A MEETING WITH PARKS AND RECS.
THERE WAS AN EMAIL THAT I SAW COME THROUGH.
BUT HAVE WE SET ANYTHING UP YET OR STILL WORKING ON THAT? SO I KNOW THAT [INAUDIBLE], SHE'S GOING TO COMMUNICATE WITH HER BOARD TO SEE WHAT DATES ARE AVAILABLE FOR THEM TO MEET.
GREAT FOLLOW UP. THANK YOU MAYOR.
SCOTT, I HAD TEXTED YOU AND MR. VILLA ASKING ABOUT THE FIFTH STREET PARKING.
SO I'M NOT SURE HOW THAT REALLY WORKS RIGHT.
BUT THERE IS SOME INTEREST THERE.
SEEING IT DOES GET PRETTY BUSY.
ESPECIALLY ON A SATURDAY OR SUNDAY.
MAY PERHAPS ANGLE PARKING ON ONE SIDE? EXACTLY. I MEAN, BASICALLY LIKE SOMETHING LIKE HERE.
I THINK THAT'S MORE LIKELY THAN THE SEVENTH STREET MODEL.
JUST. YEAH, THERE'S A PRETTY SIGNIFICANT DIFFERENCE IN THE WIDTH OF THE STREET.
DO YOU KNOW FOR SURE WHICH BLOCK THE BLOCK OR BLOCKS? I CAN TEXT YOU GUYS THE YOU KNOW LIKE THE CROSS STREETS THE TWO CROSS STREETS WOULD BE HELPFUL.
OKAY. SO I'LL SEND THAT OVER TO YOU.
YEAH. I HAVE A QUESTION. ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT FIFTH STREET? FIFTH STREET? YES. YEAH.
SO WHERE THE IMPERIALIST AND THEN CARNITAS AND JESSE THAT.
YEAH. I THINK WE NEED TO GO FURTHER THAN THAT.
I THINK IF YOU GO FROM PALM AVENUE ALL THE WAY TO F STREET, BUT ACTUALLY IT IS TO BROADWAY, MAYBE MORE TOWARDS GRIFFITH.
CARS PARKED ON BOTH SIDES AND THEN IT BECOMES VERY NARROW AND FREQUENTLY YOU SEE PEOPLE DRIVING IN THE CENTER OF THE ROAD, WHICH IS DANGEROUS. AND THAT THAT SITUATION WOULD ACTUALLY GET WORSE WITH THE DIAGONAL PARKING THAT'S BEING PROPOSED.
OKAY. SO I'M NOT SAYING THAT THAT WOULD BE THE SOLUTION, BUT SOMETHING TO LOOK AT, RIGHT?
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DEFINITELY. THAT IS ONE OF THE THINGS WE WOULD BE LOOKING AT AND THE ROAD SHIFTS ALIGNMENT AND WIDTH ABOUT HALFWAY THROUGH THAT SECTION THAT YOU MENTIONED.I DON'T MEAN TO INTERRUPT, BUT ONCE YOU GET TO GRIFFITH ON GOING EAST, THEN IT WIDENS RIGHT AT THE SCHOOL, RIGHT AT THE SCHOOL, AND IT NARROWS A LITTLE BIT FURTHER OUT, WHICH IS WHAT THE MAYOR IS UP.
THE ONLY OTHER QUESTION WOULD BE I KNOW THERE WAS SOME COMMUNICATION BACK AND FORTH, BUT THE [INAUDIBLE] FOOD BANK TOUR, WAS THAT A DATE SET TO THAT AS WELL? I KNOW WE TALKED ABOUT NOVEMBER.
YES. BECAUSE WE'RE GOING TO CHECK.
MOVING ON. ITEM 18, CLOSED SESSION.
[18) CLOSED SESSION]
THIS EVENING WE HAVE ITEMS 18 A AND B, 18 B.ARE THERE ANY PUBLIC COMMENTS REGARDING THE CLOSED SESSION ITEMS AT THIS TIME? WE WILL NOT ENTER INTO CLOSED SESSION AND RETURN TO REPORT OUT.
MAY WE TAKE A FIVE MINUTE? YEAH, WE'LL TAKE A FIVE MINUTE RECESS.
[19) CLOSED SESSION ACTION]
. OKAY. THIS MEETING IS ADJOURNED. THANK YOU.* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.