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GOOD EVENING. I WILL NOW CALL THIS MEETING TO ORDER.
[1) CALL TO ORDER]
THE TIME IS 6:01.MADAM CLERK, CAN WE PLEASE HAVE THE ROLL CALL? THANK YOU. IF YOU CAN, PLEASE STAND FOR THE FLAG SALUTE.
THANK YOU. PLEASE REMAIN STANDING.
IS THERE ANYBODY IN THE AUDIENCE THAT WOULD LIKE TO DO THE INVOCATION TODAY? NO. WE'LL OBSERVE A MOMENT OF SILENCE.
[5.a. Proclamation for Domestic Violence Awareness Month]
PRESENTATIONS. ITEM FIVE, A PROCLAMATION OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AWARENESS MONTH.WE HAVE THE LADIES OF LIDERES CAMPESINAS.
IF YOU ALL PLEASE COME TO THE PODIUM.
SO THE PROCLAMATION IS THE DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AWARENESS MONTH.
WHEREAS OCTOBER IS ANNUALLY RECOGNIZED AS NATIONAL DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AWARENESS MONTH, AND WHEREAS DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AFFECTS ALL PEOPLE FROM THOSE MARGINALIZED COMMUNITIES WHO REMAIN DRASTICALLY UNDERSERVED HERE IN CALIFORNIA.
WHEREAS LIDERES CAMPESINAS, AN ORGANIZATION THAT FOR OVER 30 YEARS COMPRISED OF FARM WORKERS, HAS BEEN DEDICATED TO SUPPORTING FARM WORKER WOMEN TO STRENGTHEN THEIR LEADERSHIP AND TOGETHER, THE AGENTS OF SOCIAL, POLITICAL AND ECONOMIC CHANGE TO ENSURE HUMAN RIGHTS, AND WHEREAS, THE LOCAL NORTH KOREAN CHAPTER, LIDERES CAMPESINAS COMITÉ NORTE, HAS BEEN ORGANIZING EFFORTS AND HELP FARM WORKING WOMEN WHO MAY BE IN A DOMESTIC VIOLENCE SITUATION AND TO VOICE THEIR EXPERIENCES TO HELP SPREAD AWARENESS AND HELP END VIOLENCE AGAINST CAMPESINOS AND WHEREAS, ALTHOUGH PROGRESS HAS BEEN MADE TOWARD PREVENTING AND ENDING DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, IMPORTANT WORK REMAINS TO BE DONE, AND WHEREAS ALL DOMESTIC VIOLENCE SURVIVORS DESERVE ACCESS TO CULTURALLY RESPONSIVE PROGRAMS AND SERVICES TO INCREASE THEIR SAFETY AND SELF-SUFFICIENCY, AND NOW, THEREFORE, I, THE MAYOR OF THE CITY OF WASCO, ON BEHALF OF THE WASCO CITY COUNCIL AND ALL ITS CITIZENS DO HEREBY PROCLAIM THE MONTH OF OCTOBER 2024 AS DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AWARENESS MONTH AND RECOGNIZE THE VITAL ROLE THAT ALL CALIFORNIANS CAN PLAY IN PREVENTING AND ONE DAY ENDING DOMESTIC VIOLENCE.
THANK YOU. WOULD YOU LIKE TO SAY A FEW WORDS? WE'RE REPRESENTING THE CAMPAIGN FOR DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, THAT THERE WILL BE NO MORE DOMESTIC VIOLENCE IN OUR COMMUNITY.
AND WE'RE CAMPAIGNING RIGHT NOW PROVIDING RESOURCES AND INFORMATION SO THAT THERE ARE PEOPLE IN THE COMMUNITY THAT MAY NOT BE VICTIMS OF THIS DOMESTIC VIOLENCE FURTHERMORE.
MY COMPADRES AND COMPATRIOTS ARE VERY PLEASED THAT YOU ARE HONORING US TODAY AND RECOGNIZING US FOR THE WORK THAT WE ARE DOING IN THE COMMUNITY, ADVOCATING AND FIGHTING AGAINST DOMESTIC VIOLENCE.
ANY COMMENTS FROM THE MEMBERS? MAYOR PRO TEM SALDAÑA.
I WOULD LIKE TO SAY THAT IT'S AN AWESOME.
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OH. I'M SORRY.MEMBER RAYA, ANYTHING TO ADD? WELL, AS WE KNOW, DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, YOU KNOW, DOESN'T HOLD ANY DOESN'T DISCRIMINATE.
YOU KNOW, GENDER, RACE, SOCIOECONOMICS, AND IT'S VERY IMPORTANT THAT YOU GUYS BRING THE AWARENESS TO THE COMMUNITY TO HELP THOSE THOSE PEOPLE THAT ARE IN THE DARK COME OUT AND HOPEFULLY, YOU KNOW, PROTECT THEM AND FREE THEMSELVES AGAIN FOR THEM FROM THAT TRAGEDY.
AS COUNCILMEMBER RAYA MENTIONED THIS OCCURS THROUGHOUT DIFFERENT SOCIAL STATUS PEOPLE, AND SO I KNOW THAT YOU'VE BEEN WORKING AT THIS FOR A LONG TIME, AND YOU'RE MAKING A DIFFERENCE.
YOU'RE VERY VISIBLE AND VOCAL ABOUT IT.
WE ARE MUJERES CAMPESINOS AND WE ARE WOMEN HERE THAT IMMIGRATED FROM OUR COUNTRY.
WE HAVE ORGANIZED AS AN ORGANIZATION.
MANY OF US HAVE LIVED THROUGH DOMESTIC VIOLENCE.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT, BECAUSE I KNOW TOGETHER WE CAN OVERCOME THIS VIOLENCE.
LET US NOT FORGET THAT VERY LONG AGO THERE WAS A FAMILY AND THAT ONE PERSON PERISHED.
WHEN IS THE EVENT? THE EVENT WILL BE THE 29TH OF THIS MONTH.
WE ARE GOING TO DO A MARCH AND A MOMENT OF SILENCE.
WHERE AND WHAT TIME? EVERYONE IS INVITED AND IT WILL BE IN SHAFTER FROM NINE UNTIL IT ENDS.
IT STARTS AT FIVE AND IT WILL BE AT THE CATHOLIC CHURCH.
CATHOLIC CHURCH. OKAY. THANK YOU.
THANK YOU. I JUST WANT TO SAY I REALLY LIKE THE, WHAT DO THEY CALL IT, THOSE YEAH. I CAN'T REMEMBER THE WORD, BUT THE APRONS.
DID YOU ALL MAKE EACH YOUR OWN? OR. THEY'RE ALL DESIGNED INDIVIDUALLY BY EACH OF THE WOMEN, AND EACH OF THEM HAVE THEIR OWN MESSAGE ACCORDING TO WHAT THEY LIVED.
THANK YOU. I MEAN, THAT'S A STRONG REPRESENTATION.
SO THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE. THANK YOU FOR, YOU KNOW, BRINGING THAT VISUAL TO US.
WE DO HAVE A CERTIFICATE OF RECOGNITION FOR YOU ALL.
GENTLEMEN, IF YOU CAN JOIN ME.
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YEAH. CAN CAN WE JUST MAKE SURE THAT THE PHONES ARE ON SILENT, PLEASE? MOVING ON TO ITEM FIVE B, PROCLAMATION FOR NATIONAL BREAST CANCER AWARENESS MONTH, AND A LOT[5.b. Proclamation for National Breast Cancer Awareness Month]
OF READING TODAY. NATIONAL BREAST CANCER AWARENESS MONTH.WHEREAS NATIONAL BREAST CANCER AWARENESS MONTH BEGAN IN 1985 AND IS AN INTERNATIONAL HEALTH CAMPAIGN HELD EVERY OCTOBER, AND WHEREAS A WOMAN IN THE US TODAY HAS A ONE IN EIGHT CHANCE OF DEVELOPING BREAST CANCER OVER HER LIFETIME AND A ONE INCH 39 CHANCE OF DYING FROM BREAST CANCER, AND WHEREAS US MEN MAKE UP ONE OF EVERY 100 BREAST CANCER DIAGNOSES IN THE COUNTRY, AND WHEREAS THERE ARE 4 MILLION BREAST CANCER SURVIVORS IN THE US, INCLUDING WOMEN RECEIVING BREAST CANCER TREATMENT, AND WHEREAS THE MONTH AIMS TO PROMOTE SCREENING AND PREVENTION OF THIS DISEASE, WHICH AFFECTS 2.3 MILLION WOMEN WORLDWIDE, AND WHEREAS THE MONTH FEATURES A NUMBER OF CAMPAIGNS AND PROGRAMS CONDUCTED BY BREAST CANCER ADVOCACY ORGANIZATIONS AIMED AT SUPPORTING PEOPLE DIAGNOSED WITH BREAST CANCER, EDUCATING PEOPLE ABOUT BREAST CANCER RISK FACTORS, AND ENCOURAGING WOMEN TO GO FOR REGULAR BREAST CANCER SCREENINGS AT AGE 40 OR EARLIER, AND FUNDRAISING FOR BREAST CANCER RESEARCH AND WHEREAS, NATIONAL BREAST CANCER AWARENESS MONTH CAN BE A GOOD REMINDER TO LEARN MORE ABOUT BREAST CANCER AND SOME GOOD PLACES TO START CAN BE EXAMINING OUR OWN PERSONAL RISK OF DEVELOPING THE DISEASE AND DOING OUR PART TO GIVE SUPPORT, HOPE AND CARE FOR FAMILIES AND SURVIVORS TO BREAST CANCER.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, THE MAYOR OF THE CITY OF WASCO, ON BEHALF OF THE WASCO CITY COUNCIL AND ALL ITS CITIZENS, DO HEREBY PROCLAIM OCTOBER 2024 AS NATIONAL BREAST CANCER AWARENESS MONTH. I URGE ALL CITIZENS TO JOIN IN ACTIVITIES THAT WILL INCREASE AWARENESS OF WHAT AMERICANS CAN DO TO PREVENT AND CONTROL BREAST CANCER AWARENESS OR BREAST CANCER, AND PAY TRIBUTE TO THOSE WHO HAVE LOST THEIR LIVES TO THE DISEASE.
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I HAVE HEREUNTO SET MY HAND AND CAUSED TO BE AFFIXED THE GREAT SEAL OF WASCO, CALIFORNIA, ON THIS 15TH DAY OF OCTOBER, 2024. THANK YOU.
ANY COMMENTS FROM THE MEMBERS? MAYOR PRO TEM SALDAÑA.
NOTHING OTHER THAN CONGRATULATE THE PEOPLE YOU KNOW FOR THE PROCLAMATION.
THANK YOU. I MEAN, CANCER IN GENERAL, RIGHT? I MEAN, IT'S A BIG DEAL.
SOME OF THESE STATS I DIDN'T EVEN KNOW ABOUT.
YOU KNOW, WHEN YOU THINK ABOUT BREAST CANCER, YOU JUST DIRECTLY THINK ABOUT WOMEN BUT IT'S SOMETHING THAT'S IMPORTANT.
JUST IN OUR COMMUNITY IN GENERAL, RIGHT, THE WOMEN HERE FROM LIDERES TALKED ABOUT THE ADVOCACY FOR DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, BUT IT GOES HAND IN HAND.
A LOT OF TIMES JUST IN OUR ETHNICITY.
RIGHT. OR THE WAY THAT WE'RE RAISED AND THINGS LIKE THAT.
IT'S NOT VERY TYPICAL TO GO GET, YOU KNOW, CANCER SCREENINGS OR, YOU KNOW, ANY OF THAT, ANY OF THAT STUFF, RIGHT? A LOT OF A LOT OF FOLKS FROM THE LATINO BACKGROUND REALLY JUST WAIT UNTIL SOMETHING'S WRONG TO GO GET CHECKED OUT.
SO REALLY, THE MESSAGE HERE IS MAKING SURE THAT WE'RE BEING PREVENTATIVE, THAT WE'RE GETTING AHEAD OF IT, GETTING CHECKED, AND REALLY ENCOURAGE, RIGHT, ENCOURAGE I MEAN, LIDERES IS A GREAT ADVOCACY GROUP, BUT OBVIOUSLY, YOU KNOW, IT STARTS AT HOME WITH THE WOMEN THAT WE HAVE AT HOME, MAKING SURE THAT THEY ARE GETTING REGULARLY SCREENED BECAUSE
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YOU JUST NEVER KNOW.SO THANK YOU FOR THIS, AND I'LL HOLD ON TO THIS CERTIFICATE.
[6) PUBLIC COMMENTS ON ITEMS NOT ON THE AGENDA]
THIS PORTION OF THE MEETING IS RESERVED FOR PERSONS DESIRING TO ADDRESS THE COUNCIL AND INCLUDING THE COUNCIL ACTING AS THE GOVERNING BOARD FOR THE SUCCESSOR AGENCY ON ANY MATTER NOT ON THIS AGENDA, AND OVER WHICH THE COUNCIL AND SUCCESSOR AGENCY HAVE JURISDICTION.SPEAKERS ARE LIMITED TO TWO MINUTES.
A MAXIMUM OF 30 MINUTES WILL BE ALLOWED FOR ANY ONE SUBJECT.
PLEASE STATE THE NAME FOR THE RECORD BEFORE MAKING YOUR PRESENTATION.
ARE THERE ANY PUBLIC COMMENTS AT THIS TIME? PLEASE COME TO THE PODIUM AND STATE YOUR NAME FOR THE RECORD.
ONE OF THE MAIN ONES IS THIS ONE PARTICULAR PERSON IS DOING FIREWORKS IN THE WEE HOURS.
IT'S BEEN GOING ON FOR YEARS AND YEARS AND YEARS, BUT THIS GUY IS OUT OF CONTROL.
IT'S LIKE WORLD WAR WHATEVER AND ALL I CAN SAY IS, IF ANYTHING HAPPENS, YOU'RE NOT GOING TO HAVE A LITTLE TEENY HOUSE FIRE. HE'S LOADED.
YOU CAN HEAR IT WITH WHAT HE SETS OFF.
MAYBE GET I'VE ASKED DISPATCHERS WHERE IT'S LOCATED FROM, AND I THINK IT'S POSO IN THIRD, FOURTH, FIFTH. THEY GET CALLS, I CALL THEM, I'M THE FIRST CALL, AND I SAY, WHERE ARE YOUR CALLS COMING FROM? AND THAT'S MAYBE YOU CAN DO THAT AND PUT FLYERS ON EVERYBODY AROUND THAT GROUP AND SAY, PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE, IF YOU KNOW WHO IT IS, CONTACT ANONYMOUSLY, IT'S OUT OF CONTROL, BUT YOU'RE NOT GOING TO HAVE A LITTLE FIRE IF THIS EVER GOES UP AND THEN PEOPLE ARE STEALING STUFF ALL NIGHT IN THE WEE HOURS, OUR TRASH CAN, SOMEBODY AT FOUR IN THE MORNING PICKED UP OUR TRASH CAN AND THEY'RE NOT LIGHT AND WALKED OFF WITH IT.
WE HAVE A LOT OF TRAFFIC IN THE ALLEYWAYS BY THE CAR WASH ALL NIGHT LONG.
I DON'T FEEL SAFE EVEN DURING THE DAY WALKING, AND I'LL TELL YOU, YOU GUYS ARE DOING AN AWESOME JOB.
I KNOW EVERYBODY, ALMOST EVERYBODY THERE.
I FEEL LIKE IF I NEED THEM, I CAN CALL THEM AND THEY'RE THERE.
WE'RE OUT OF CONTROL ALONG WITH THE ANIMALS.
YOU SAID IT WAS POSO, AND I THINK THEY'RE SAYING ONE CALL.
IT WAS POSO, AND THIRD, IN THAT GENERAL AREA.
THERE WAS ANOTHER NIGHT, WEE OURS.
PALM. IS IT PALM? DISPATCHER KNOWS BECAUSE LAST WEEK OR A FEW DAYS AGO I CALLED UP AND I SAID IS THERE A WORLD WAR TWO GOING OFF? I MEAN, THERE MUST HAVE BEEN FOUR DOZEN IN A ROW.
JUST. POOP POOP POOP POOP POOP POOP POOP, NONSTOP, AND HE GOES, WE'RE GETTING CALLS.
SO MAYBE YOU GUYS CAN LOOK IT UP, BUT MAYBE PUT FLYERS ON EVERYBODY'S AND SAY ANONYMOUSLY, PLEASE CALL, BUT IF SOMETHING GOES UP, IT'S NOT GOING TO BE A LITTLE.
THANKS. 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 ITEMS. THANK YOU. MOVING ON TO ITEM TEN PUBLIC SAFETY REPORTS KERN COUNTY FIRE DEPARTMENT.
[10.a. Kern County Fire Department (Appleton)]
IT'S A GOOD SEGUE YES.GOOD EVENING, HONORABLE MAYOR.
A COUPLE THINGS TO COVER FOR YOU THIS EVENING.
WE HAD 108 INCIDENTS WITH ENGINE 31 IN SEPTEMBER.
I WANT TO I HAVE TWO OTHER THINGS.
WE'LL STAY WITH INCIDENTS AND THEN WE'LL GO TO THE OTHER THING.
SO ON OCTOBER 4TH, THERE WAS A SIGNIFICANT INCIDENT IN MCFARLAND.
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I WAS THERE.IT WAS AT THE HIGH SCHOOL THERE.
NOBODY WAS INJURED, BUT IT WAS A VERY SIGNIFICANT INCIDENT, BUT THE COOL THING WAS, WAS THAT THE WASCO PD WAS THERE, INCLUDING LIEUTENANT MORA, AND SO IT WAS REALLY, REALLY GOOD TO SEE THE POLICE DEPARTMENTS COME TOGETHER TO ASSIST MCFARLAND, DELANO, WASCO WAS THERE. TAFT WAS THERE.
SO IT'S EARTHQUAKE PREPAREDNESS AND READINESS.
IT'S THE ANNUAL DRILL THAT PROMOTES THE READINESS AND AND JUST BEING PREPARED, AND SO THE BIG THING IS IS SURVIVING THE EARTHQUAKE IS ONCE IT IF THERE IS AN EARTHQUAKE, YOU KNOW, DUCK AND COVER THAT KIND OF THING, DON'T GO OUTSIDE, STAY AWAY FROM POWER LINES, THAT KIND OF THING, BUT THE AND SURVIVING THAT, BUT THE BIGGER ISSUE IS MAKING A PLAN AND MAKING SURE YOUR FAMILY IS READY, AND THERE'S THREE THINGS.
TWO IS CREATE A KIT, AND NUMBER THREE IS STAY INFORMED AND YOU CAN STAY INFORMED THROUGH BY SIGNING UP FOR READYKERN, AND THAT'S HOW YOU'LL GET A LOT OF THE INFORMATION THAT COMES OUT WHEN THERE'S AN EMERGENCY.
SO I JUST WANT TO LET YOU KNOW ABOUT THAT.
ANY QUESTIONS? ANY QUESTIONS FROM THE MEMBERS? MEMBER REYNA.
CHIEF, I JUST WANT TO BRING UP SOMETHING THAT I TALK ABOUT REGULARLY, WHICH IS THE FIREWORKS.
YOU HEARD JULIE DISCUSSING THIS JUST A MOMENT AGO AND THIS NEVER STOPS.
THIS IS A VERY SERIOUS PROBLEM.
I DO WANT TO SAY THAT WE DON'T HEAR IT AS OFTEN AS WE USED TO.
I THINK THE PEOPLE MAY BE AWARE THAT WE DO HAVE A POLICE DEPARTMENT NOW AND THAT THEY MAY TAKE ACTION, BUT THERE ARE SOME PEOPLE THAT NO MATTER WHAT YOU DO, THEY WILL STILL CONTINUE TO DO IT AND THOSE ARE THE ONES THAT DO IT WITH CERTAIN VICIOUSNESS.
SO I'M GOING TO ASK YOU TO PLEASE WORK WITH OUR POLICE DEPARTMENT.
I'VE ASKED YOU THIS BEFORE, BUT I'M GOING TO ASK YOU AGAIN TO SEE WHAT TOGETHER CAN BE DONE.
YOU AND THE POLICE DEPARTMENT TO TRY TO FIGURE OUT WHO THESE PEOPLE ARE.
BECAUSE IT'S NOT EVERYBODY, AND IF WE CAN NARROW IT DOWN TO A NEIGHBORHOOD AND MAYBE BE ABLE TO, I DON'T KNOW, MAYBE CONFISCATE WHATEVER IT IS THEY HAVE, FIND THEM, WHATEVER NEEDS TO BE DONE TO ALLEVIATE THIS PROBLEM, WHICH IS A SERIOUS PROBLEM WHEN YOU KNOW THIS OCCURS AT ANY TIME OF THE DAY, BUT PARTICULARLY IT OCCURS AT NIGHT, AND IT COULD BE THE WEE HOURS OF THE MORNING, ONE 2:00 IN THE MORNING WHERE THESE PEOPLE JUST LET OFF, AND SO I'M ASKING YOU, PLEASE, TO COLLABORATE WITH THE POLICE DEPARTMENT TO SEE IF SOMETHING CAN BE DONE.
SURE, AND WE DO COOPERATE WITH THE POLICE DEPARTMENT REGULARLY ON THAT.
SO THANK YOU. IT'S NOT THAT WE'RE NOT DOING WHAT YOU'VE ASKED.
IT'S VERY DIFFICULT TO FIND THOSE PEOPLE.
AS SHE INDICATED BY THERE'S NO EXACT LOCATION.
SO IT'S VERY DIFFICULT FOR US TO FIND THEM AS WELL.
[10.b. Wasco Police Department (Fivecoat)]
LIEUTENANT MORA.GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL.
I GOT TO APOLOGIZE IN ADVANCE.
I DON'T HAVE THE CHIEF'S PRESENTATION TODAY.
[CHUCKLING] YOU KNOW, I HAD THE CAMERA ALREADY.
I CAN'T DO IT BETTER THAN HE DOES.
HE'S THE EXPERT, BUT I DO HAVE THE NUMBERS AND EVERYTHING'S LOOKING PRETTY GOOD FOR US.
SO THE TOTAL NUMBER OF INCIDENTS WERE 690, AND THAT'S FOR THE. SINCE THE FIRST TWO TODAY, CALLS FOR SERVICE ALONE WERE 428.
OFFICER INITIATED INCIDENTS WERE 262.
THAT'S STILL 61% IS BEING GENERATED BY THE OFFICERS.
TRAFFIC STOPS. WE HAD 139 TOTAL.
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OF THOSE TRAFFIC STOPS, 27 ENDED UP IN CITATIONS.26 WERE MISDEMEANORS, 21 WERE FELONIES, AND.
UP UNTIL NOW, SINCE OPENING DAY, WE'VE HAD 17 PURSUITS WHICH HAVE ENDED IN NINE ARRESTS.
THE LAST PURSUIT WAS LAST SUNDAY INVOLVING A DUI DRIVER, AND? CASES WORTH MENTIONING.
WE STILL WE'RE STILL FINDING GUNS OUT THERE.
BACK IN THE ON THE FOURTH, WE FOUND A WE ARRESTED AN INDIVIDUAL WITH A GUN IN NARCOTICS, WHICH IS PRETTY GOOD, AND THERE'S A PRETTY GOOD CASE. I CAN'T TALK ABOUT THE SPECIFICS, BUT IT'D BE GOOD FOR YOU TO KNOW THAT WHILE INVESTIGATING A COMMERCIAL BURGLARY.
OFFICERS OBTAIN A SEARCH WARRANT WHICH LED THEM TO THE HOUSE, AND RECOVERED OVER $25,000 OF STOLEN GOODS, AND THAT IS FROM TWO PREVIOUS BURGLARIES.
SO I THOUGHT THAT WAS A GOOD CASE.
SO AND WE JUST GOT TO KEEP THEM KEEP THEM MOVING FORWARD.
ANY QUESTIONS? THANK YOU, LIEUTENANT. ANY COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS FROM THE COUNCIL? MAYOR PRO TEM.
THANK YOU. MEMBER RAYA. THANK YOU.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR ALL YOU'RE DOING.
YOU'RE WELCOME. WE'RE HAPPY TO DO IT.
[11) CONSENT CALENDAR]
CITY COUNCIL BUSINESS 11 CONSENT CALENDAR.THIS EVENING WE HAVE ITEMS 11A THROUGH 11E.
HONORABLE MAYOR, IF I COULD INTERRUPT JUST BRIEFLY I HAVE AN ITEM ON ITEM E.
IT DOES NOT NEED TO BE REMOVED FROM CONSENT, BUT I WANTED TO POINT OUT A TYPO ON THE STAFF REPORT.
SO IF THE CLERK COULD BRING UP ITEM E, I'LL POINT IT OUT.
IT'S JUST A SENTENCE THAT NEEDS TO BE DISREGARDED.
IT WAS A HOLDOVER FROM A PREVIOUS REPORT THAT GOT COPIED, AS I'M SURE YOU NOTICED.
YEAH, AND THE ACTUAL TEXT OF THE STAFF REPORT IS WHAT I'M AFTER FOR ITEM 11E.
SO THE RIGHT THERE UNDER DISCUSSION, THAT FIRST SENTENCE JUST PRETEND THAT DOESN'T EXIST.
SO IT HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH PALM AVENUE, AND IT HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH TWO FUNDING COMPONENTS.
THE REST OF THE REPORT IS FINE.
SO YOU CAN IGNORE THOSE WHILE VOTING.
I HAVE NONE. MEMBER MARTINEZ IS ABSENT.
MEMBER REYNA. CONFLICT, MAYOR, IS THAT WHAT YOU'RE ASKING? YES CONFLICT OF INTEREST.
NO CONFLICT. THANK YOU, AND I HAVE NO CONFLICT.
IS THERE ANYONE IN THE AUDIENCE THAT WOULD LIKE TO REMOVE AN ITEM? SEEING NONE. ARE THERE ANY COUNCILMEMBERS THAT WOULD LIKE TO REMOVE AN ITEM? MAYOR PRO TEM SALDAÑA.
WELL, MAYOR I WAS GOING TO REMOVE, ACTUALLY, I DON'T WANT TO REMOVE ANY ITEM, BUT I WAS GOING TO TALK ABOUT C AND E, AND OUR CITY MANAGER ALREADY MADE THE CORRECTION FOR E, WHICH, YOU KNOW, I CAUGHT, BUT COULD I TALK BRIEFLY ABOUT ASK A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS ABOUT C WITHOUT PULLING IT? WOULD THAT BE POSSIBLE OR ASK QUESTIONS WITHOUT PULLING, RIGHT? CLARIFICATION. YES.
SO NEVER MIND ABOUT THE SUBHEADING DISCUSSION.
WHAT I WANTED TO ASK REGARDING WELL, NUMBER 12 AND, AND I DO UNDERSTAND MY QUESTION THAT YOU DON'T HAVE A DEFINITE ANSWER, BUT I WANT TO KNOW FROM YOU HOW MUCH LONGER DO YOU ESTIMATE THAT REPLACING AND LENGTHENING THE TUBING AND PUMP BY 100FT WILL EXTEND THE USEFUL LIFE
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OF, WELL, NUMBER 12, I KNOW THAT YOU WENT IN VERY GOOD DETAIL ABOUT WHAT WAS DONE AND HOW WE ARE TRYING TO BRING IT UP TO PAR, BUT IT SEEMS TO ME THAT ONCE WE DO THE WORK, THAT WILL BE GOOD FOR SEVERAL YEARS, BUT I DON'T KNOW THAT.SO I WANTED TO ASK YOU BECAUSE IT'S A 17 YEAR OLD.
WELL, AND I WILL DEFER TO OUR PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR FOR A MORE DEFINITIVE ANSWER, BUT YES, I THINK WHEN WE NEED TO DO WORK OF THIS MAGNITUDE ON A WELL, WE GO BACK WITH THE IDEA OF THE TIME AND EXPENSE OF PULLING THE WELL AND PUTTING THE NEW HARDWARE IN THERE. WE WANT TO MAKE IT EXTEND ITS LIFE, IF WE CAN, FOR A SMALL INCREMENTAL ADDITIONAL COST, AND I THINK THAT'S THE APPROACH WE'RE TAKING HERE.
RIGHT, BUT I WOULD GUESS YEARS AND THAT'S THE INTENTION.
YOU WANT TO COME TO A MICROPHONE.
OH I'M SORRY. YEAH. SO YES, THAT IS THE INTENTION.
I WOULD GUESSTIMATE PROBABLY ABOUT TEN YEARS PLUS DEPENDING ON, YOU KNOW, THE OPERATION, HOW MUCH IT'S OPERATED, BUT YES, PULLING IT NOW, I THINK THAT WAS THE PURPOSE OF ON THAT STAFF REPORT, WE'RE GETTING THE WORK THAT'S BEING DONE NOW, WILL EXTEND THE LIFE OF THE WELL, APPROXIMATELY HOPEFULLY TEN YEARS OR MORE. WELL, THAT'S VERY GOOD BECAUSE WHAT IS THE COST OF A WELL NOWADAYS? IS IT NEAR $1 MILLION? OH, NO. YEAH.
I WAS GOING TO SAY FOUR AND A HALF, BUT FIVE.
WE JUST BUILT A WELL AT THE BOOTH PROPERTY AND SO WE SPENT $150,000.
IT'S MONEY WELL-SPENT IF WE CAN GET ANOTHER TEN YEARS OUT OF THAT.
WELL, SO YES, KUDOS TO OUR STAFF FOR LOOKING FOR THIS KIND OF SOLUTIONS, BECAUSE I THINK IT IS A VERY EFFECTIVE AND EFFICIENT SOLUTION THAT IN THE LONG RUN, WILL SAVE US LOTS OF MONEY.
WELL, HOW FAR ARE WE FROM COMPLETING THAT? IT IS. GO AHEAD.
I JUST WANT TO COME BACK UP HERE.
SHOULD BE READY, JANUARY, FEBRUARY.
DELAYS WERE JUST WITH THE TRANSFER SWITCH AT THE WELL SITE AND PG&E CONNECTION.
THANK YOU. BEFORE THAT, I HAVE NO CONFLICTS.
SO YOU DIDN'T ASK YOURSELF THAT QUESTION? SO IT'S BEEN MOVED.
CAN I GET A SECOND? I'LL SECOND IT. MADAM CLERK, IT'S BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED.
CAN WE HAVE THE VOTE BY ROLL CALL? MOTION BY COUNCILMEMBER.
SECONDED BY MAYOR PRO TEM SALDANA TO APPROVE THE CONSENT CALENDAR WITH CORRECTIONS MENTIONED ON ITEM 11 E. MOTION IS APPROVED WITH FOUR AYES, WITH COUNCILMEMBER MARTINEZ ABSENT.
THANK YOU. MOVING ON TO ITEM 12.
[12.a. Approve the New Wasco Police Activities League Program Coordinator position and Adopt a Resolution Approving the Amended Salary Schedule for the Fiscal Year 2024-2025 in Compliance with the California Public Employees’ Retirement System (CalPERS) Requirement for Publicly Available Pay Schedules and Find that this action is not a project as defined under the California Environmental Quality Act State Guidelines; therefore, pursuant to State Guidelines Section 15060(c) (3), no environmental review is required. (Hurlbert)]
NEW BUSINESS.APPROVE THE NEW WASCO POLICE ACTIVITIES LEAGUE PROGRAM COORDINATOR POSITION AND ADOPT A RESOLUTION APPROVING THE AMENDED SALARY SCHEDULE FOR THE FISCAL YEAR 2024 TO 2025, IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE CALIFORNIA PUBLIC EMPLOYEES RETIREMENT SYSTEM, CALPERS.
HONORABLE MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL.
ALONG WITH THE ACTIVATION OF THE POLICE DEPARTMENT, IT WAS A VERY EARLY GOAL OF THAT ENTIRE EFFORT TO REINSTATE WHAT WAS PREVIOUSLY THE SAL PROGRAM AND CREATE A PAL PROGRAM, A POLICE ACTIVITIES LEAGUE PROGRAM.
THIS IS THIS HAS BEEN A SUCCESSFUL MEANS OF TYING THE COMMUNITY, ESPECIALLY THE YOUTH, TO OUR LAW ENFORCEMENT DEPARTMENT, AND WITH THE GRANT FUNDS THAT WE'VE RECEIVED, WHICH WERE CONFIRMED TODAY.
NOT BY COINCIDENCE TO COMPLETE THAT WORK AT THE PAL BUILDING.
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DEPARTMENT, ACTIVELY ON PUTTING ON THE PROGRAMS AND MANAGING THAT RESOURCE.WE ALSO NEED SOMEBODY TO ASSIST WITH THE POLICE RELATED GRANTS THAT OFTEN ARE GOING TO BE USED IN THOSE PROGRAMS AND WITH OTHER ACTIVITIES, AND THAT WILL TAKE SOME OF THAT WORK AND DISTRIBUTE IT WITH OUR ASSISTANT CITY MANAGER, WHO HANDLES THE BULK OF THAT NOW.
SO THE PERSON WE'RE LOOKING FOR WILL HAVE A PRETTY WIDE VARIETY OF SKILLS.
THEY'LL HAVE THE ORGANIZATIONAL SKILLS.
THEY'LL HAVE SOME FINANCIAL KNOW HOW.
IT WOULD BE A PLUS TO FIND SOMEBODY THAT'S FAMILIAR WITH GRANT MANAGEMENT.
GRANT COORDINATION AND ALSO HAS A HEART FOR THE YOUTH THAT WILL BE USING THE FACILITY.
THIS PERSON WOULD REPORT TO THE, THEY'D BE PART OF THE POLICE DEPARTMENT ORG CHART AND WOULD REPORT BOTH TO THE CHAIN OF COMMAND AT THE POLICE DEPARTMENT WITH FREQUENT GUIDANCE AND WORK WITH THE ASSISTANT CITY MANAGER.
IN YOUR STAFF REPORT, YOU SEE THAT WE'VE ESTABLISHED A POSITION PAY RANGE THAT IS ALSO REFLECTED IN THIS UPDATED SALARY SCHEDULE. THAT'S AN ATTACHMENT TO THE RESOLUTION ESTABLISHING THAT RANGE AND MEETING OUR PERS REQUIREMENTS FOR PUBLICATION OF THAT PAY SCHEDULE.
SO IF THERE ARE ANY QUESTIONS I WOULD BE HAPPY TO ANSWER THOSE.
THANK YOU. SCOTT, ARE THERE ANY PUBLIC COMMENTS AT THIS TIME? SEEING NONE ANY COMMENTS FROM THE MEMBERS? MAYOR PRO TEM SALDAÑA? I HAVE NO COMMENTS.
MEMBER RAYA? I JUST THINK IT'S A MUCH NEEDED PROGRAM FOR YOUTH HERE IN OUR COMMUNITY.
YOU KNOW, THEY'RE GOING TO FIND A SAFE ENVIRONMENT WHERE THEY CAN LEARN LEADERSHIP, MAYBE BUILD THEIR SELF-ESTEEM AND TALK WITH THE OFFICERS AND OTHER PEOPLE AND STAFF TO HELP THEM MAKE WISE CHOICES.
THANK YOU. MEMBER REYNA? I AM HOPING THAT YOU ALREADY HAVE SOMEBODY IN MIND.
SINCE WE WERE SO LUCKY TO GET CHARLIE, YOU KNOW, AND OUR SERGEANT AND EVERYBODY ELSE.
ARE YOU APPLYING? ARE YOU APPLYING FOR THE ROLE? NO. I'M NOT. I WANT TO BE CLEAR ABOUT THAT.
IT'S OPEN TILL FILLED, AND I DON'T WANT MARIA TO TAKE THAT ROLE EITHER.
NO, I WAS JUST CURIOUS WHETHER YOU ALREADY HAVE SOMEONE IN MIND.
ARE YOU GOING TO SAY ANYTHING? WELL, WE'LL BE OPENING THE RECRUITMENT VERY, VERY QUICKLY WITH APPROVAL TONIGHT.
WE'LL MOVE FORWARD WITH THE RECRUITMENT IN THE NEXT WEEK OR TWO, I WOULD IMAGINE.
YEAH, IT'S A GREAT MOVE FOR US, A GREAT POSITION TO HAVE.
THAT IDEAL THAT WE HAVE TO WORK WITH THE YOUTH AND BE ABLE TO SORT OF LIKE GUIDE THEM IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION, WHICH IS SORELY NEEDED IN OUR COMMUNITY.
WHEN IS THE PROJECTED DATE TO FOR THE PROGRAM TO START? WELL, THE BUILDING WON'T BE READY PROBABLY FOR AT LEAST A COUPLE MONTHS MORE.
YEAH, WE HAVE A MARCH, SO IT'LL BE AFTER THE NEW YEAR.
WE WOULD HOPE TO HAVE THIS PERSON ON BOARD PRIOR TO THAT, AND, AND THAT PERSON CAN HELP WITH THE FINALIZING OF WHAT'S GOING ON OVER THERE AT THE BUILDING. SO LOOKING TO MOVE FAIRLY QUICKLY FOR US ANYWAY.
WELL, I KNOW MARIA IS MORE THAN WILLING TO HELP, RIGHT? MAYBE IT WILL EASE A LITTLE BIT OF YOUR WORKLOAD WITH HAVING SOMEBODY THERE.
SO, I MEAN, THIS IS GOING TO BE A VITAL PART OF THIS PROGRAM, RIGHT? BECAUSE WE NEED SOMEBODY THAT'S BOOTS ON THE GROUND, THAT'S RUNNING THE DAY TO DAY, WHICH IS THIS SOUNDS LIKE IT'S GOING TO BE THAT PERSON.
SO I THINK THERE'S SOMETHING THAT IS GREAT.
I AM WITH EVERYBODY SAID AND IN TERMS OF I SAID THAT NO, NO BUDGET ACTION REQUIRED.
SO THIS IS BECAUSE IT'S A GRANT FUND OR GRANT FUNDS WILL BE USED FOR THE EXPENSE OF THIS POSITION FOR AT LEAST THE NEXT COUPLE OF CYCLES, WE BELIEVE, AND IT COULD BE LONG TERM ONGOING AND EVEN IF, EVEN IF IT DOESN'T, EVEN IF THIS PARTICULAR FUNDING SOURCE IS CHANGED OR CURTAILED IN THE FUTURE, WE WILL WORK TOWARD HAVING THESE FUNDS AVAILABLE THROUGH OTHER REVENUE SOURCES, EITHER FURTHER GRANTS OR JUST EXPANSION OF OUR GENERAL FUND REVENUES.
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OKAY. YEAH. I MEAN, THAT WAS MY ONLY QUESTION.IF WE'RE LOOKING TO FILL THIS POSITION THAT IT'S A LONG TERM POSITION, RIGHT? IT IS. ONE WAY OR ANOTHER, WE'RE GOING TO FUND IT.
WITH THAT, I WOULD LIKE TO ENTERTAIN A MOTION FOR APPROVAL.
I'LL SECOND IT. IT'S BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED, MADAM CLERK, VOTE BY ROLL CALL.
MOTION BY COUNCILMEMBER REYNA.
SECONDED BY MAYOR PRO TEM SALDAÑA TO ADOPT THE RESOLUTION.
MOTION IS APPROVED WITH FOUR AYES, WITH COUNCILMEMBER MARTINEZ ABSENT.
[12.b. Adopt a Resolution approving a new capital improvement Project #25013 (City Media Initiative); amend the City of Wasco Adopted Operating Budget and Capital Improvement Program fiscal year 2024/2025; authorize the City Manager or designee to procure services and execute contracts, including, but not limited to attorney fees, social media and accessibility tools, logo trademark fees, and other items related to the framework of establishing a consistent community engagement; authorize appropriation of $33,000.00 in ARPA funds; and Find that the subject activity is not a project within the meaning of CEQA Guidelines Section 15378 and is, therefore, not subject to review under CEQA. (Hurlbert)]
25013 CITY MEDIA INITIATIVE.AUTHORIZE THE CITY MANAGER, OR DESIGNEE TO PROCURE SERVICES AND EXECUTE CONTRACTS INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO ATTORNEY FEES, SOCIAL MEDIA AND ACCESSIBILITY TOOLS, LOGO TRADEMARK FEES, AND OTHER ITEMS RELATED TO THE FRAMEWORK OF ESTABLISHING A CONSISTENT COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT.
AUTHORIZE APPROPRIATION OF 33,000 AND ARP FUNDS, AND FIND THAT THE SUBJECT ACTIVITY IS NOT A PROJECT WITHIN THE MEANING OF CEQA GUIDELINES SECTION 15378 AND IS THEREFORE NOT SUBJECT TO REVIEW UNDER CEQA.
HONORABLE MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL.
SO THIS IS REALLY THE NEXT STEP IN IMPLEMENTING THE COUNCIL PRIORITY THAT WAS ESTABLISHED AT OUR STRATEGIC MEETING OF ADDING SOCIAL MEDIA PRESENCE TO THE CITY'S ARSENAL OF WAYS TO COMMUNICATE WITH THE COMMUNITY, AND ALONG WITH THAT WE WILL BE FORMALIZING AND IMPROVING THE OTHER METHODS THAT WE ALREADY HAVE FOR EXAMPLE, THE CITY WEBSITE.
THE NEWSPAPER, THE ARRANGEMENT THAT THE COUNCIL APPROVED AT THE LAST MEETING WITH HAVING THIS COMMITMENT TO USING THE LOCAL PAPER AS A CONDUIT FOR INFORMATION TO THE COMMUNITY.
THOSE THOSE EFFORTS WILL ALL DOVETAIL TOGETHER.
AS A MUNICIPALITY, OUR IMPLEMENTATION OF SOCIAL MEDIA IS A LITTLE BIT MORE COMPLEX, PARTLY BY JUST BY LAW AND PARTLY BY SOUND POLICY OR PRUDENT POLICY.
SO, FOR EXAMPLE, OUR SOCIAL MEDIA SITE WILL NEED TO BE AUDITABLE IN A PUBLIC RECORDS REQUEST.
SO THERE ARE SOFTWARE PRODUCTS THAT NEED TO BE PURCHASED THAT ARCHIVE, NOT JUST THE POSTINGS, BUT THE COMMENTS THAT ARE MADE ON THE CITY'S SITE SO THEY CAN BE REQUESTED THROUGH THE PRA IN THE FUTURE.
THERE ARE ACCESSIBILITY REQUIREMENTS UNDER THE ADA LAWS THAT WE HAVE.
BOTH OUR SOCIAL MEDIA SITE AND OUR WEBSITE COMPLY WITH THOSE ADA REGULATIONS, AND SO YOU CAN SEE HOW IT WILL MUSHROOM AND, AND HAVE SOME ADDITIONAL COSTS THAT GO ALONG WITH IT.
WE ALSO ARE LOOKING AT THE OPTIONS WE HAVE BETWEEN ON HOW TO PROTECT OUR LOGO.
THAT HAS HAPPENED MORE THAN A COUPLE TIMES IN THE PAST, WHERE FOLKS JUST GO IN AND CUT AND PASTE OUR LOGO AND PUT IT ON THEIR OWN WEBSITE OR ON THEIR OWN MAILERS, AND SO WE'LL BE DEVELOPING SOME POLICIES AROUND THAT, AND PERHAPS EVEN TRADEMARK PROTECTION TO HELP US ENFORCE THAT AND HAVE A LITTLE BIT MORE AUTHORITY THERE. THE TRADEMARKS THEMSELVES ARE NOT EXPENSIVE, BUT THE LEGAL PACKAGING TO GET THAT DONE CAN RUN INTO SOME COST, AND IN YOUR REPORT, AS YOU CAN SEE, WE'VE GOT SOME ATTORNEY'S FEES THAT'S PRIMARILY AROUND THE POLICIES THAT NEED TO BE DEVELOPED AND PERFECTED, AND THIS WILL EXTEND BEYOND JUST THE SOCIAL MEDIA SITE OR THE WEBSITE.
THIS WILL BE MOST LIKELY AN EXPANSION OF OUR EXISTING POLICIES, BOTH FOR EMPLOYEES, FOR THE COUNCIL AND FOR FOLKS THAT USE OUR MEDIA SITES ON WHAT THE ALLOWABLE USES ARE, AND SO THIS WILL ALL COME BACK TO THE COUNCIL FOR REVIEW AND CONSIDERATION IN A SERIES OF, OF ITEMS TO BE CONSIDERED ON FUTURE MEETINGS, BUT THAT'S, THAT'S WHERE WE RUN INTO THOSE COSTS AND SOME OF THESE COSTS ARE LARGELY UPFRONT.
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ACCESSIBILITY TOOLS, AND THEN ALSO THERE'S AN EFFICIENCY THAT CAN BE HAD WITH USING SOCIAL MEDIA SCHEDULING AND PUBLISHING TOOLS, WHERE WE CAN CREATE CONTENT ONE TIME AND HAVE IT PUSHED OUT IN AN AUTOMATED WAY TO THE WEBSITE, TO ONE OR MORE OR NUMEROUS SOCIAL MEDIA SITES, AND ALSO WE CAN USE THAT SAME CONTENT AND SEND THAT TO BE PUT IN OUR SPOT ON THE NEWSPAPER.SO LOTS OF LOTS OF PIECES TO THIS EFFORT, BUT THIS IS REALLY THE START TO GET GOING.
AT THE TIME, IT WAS IDENTIFIED AS A PRIORITY AT THE STRATEGIC MEETING.
WELL, WE HAVE A BETTER IDEA OF WHERE WE'RE GOING NOW, AND SO THIS IS THE FIRST STEP IN THE CIP IS DESIGNED TO COVER THE BULK OF THE ONE TIME COSTS OF APPROXIMATELY 17,400.
I ROUNDED THAT TO 1800, AND THEN A LITTLE OVER 14,000 FOR THE RECURRING COSTS, AND THOSE ARE ESTIMATES AT THIS POINT THEY COULD EASILY GO DOWN.
HAPPY TO ATTEMPT TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THE COUNCIL MAY HAVE.
THANK YOU, SCOTT. ARE THERE ANY PUBLIC COMMENTS AT THIS TIME? SEEING NONE. ANY COMMENTS FROM THE MEMBERS? MAYOR PRO TEM, I HAVE NO COMMENTS OTHER THAN JUST THANK YOU AND ALL THE STAFF.
MEMBER RAYA. SO IT'S ONLY ONE TIME COST OF $16,000, AND AFTER THAT, IT WILL BE $8000 THE FOLLOWING YEARS? 17 FOR THE WHAT WE KNOW ABOUT FOR UPFRONT COSTS, AND THAT'S LARGELY THE LEGAL REVIEW OF OUR POLICIES AND PROCEDURES, AND THEN THE SOFTWARE TOOLS THAT I MENTIONED, SOME OF THEM ARE GOING TO BE ANNUAL LICENSES.
YOU DON'T BUY THOSE THINGS ANYMORE.
IN FACT, OUR OWN WEBSITE HOSTING COMPANY, CIVICPLUS, HAS A VERSION OF THAT PUBLISHING TOOL THAT MAYBE WE ALREADY HAVE ACCESS TO. WE JUST HAVEN'T USED IT YET TO TEST THIS OUT.
MEMBER REYNA. THANK YOU, MAYOR.
I MEAN, YOU'RE MOVING FORWARD WITH SOMETHING THAT WE WANT TO DO AS A COUNCIL DIRECTIVE THAT YOU HAD RECEIVED PREVIOUSLY OUR PLANNING MEETINGS, AND SO THIS IS SEPARATE.
I WANT TO UNDERSTAND THIS. THIS IS SEPARATE FROM WHAT WE DID AT THE LAST MEETING, WHICH WAS THE PURCHASE OF THE NEWSPAPER AND THE MICROSITE AT THEIR WEBSITE.
DON'T GET ME WRONG. I THINK IT'S A GOOD THING.
I'M JUST I DID NOT ANTICIPATE THAT, YOU KNOW, THIS COST WOULD BE THAT WAY.
SO NOW WE HAVE ABOUT 24,000 FOR THE REST OF THE YEAR FOR THE NEWSPAPER, AND ONCE WE DO THIS 33,000.
SO THE COST IS GROWING, AND FOR NEXT YEAR IT'LL GROW EVEN MORE BECAUSE THE NEWSPAPER WILL BE LARGER.
THE COST OF THAT WILL BE LARGER.
ACTUALLY, NO, THE ANNUAL COST FOR THE NEWSPAPER IS 24,000.
WHAT'S LEFT OF THIS YEAR IS 9 OR 8 TWELFTHS OF THAT.
SO? SO THE COST THIS YEAR FOR THE PAPER DEAL IS LESS THAN 24.
SO THE EFFECT IN THE CURRENT FISCAL YEAR IS IS LESS THAN THE SUM OF THESE NUMBERS.
I DO WANT TO SAY THAT IT IS SORELY NEEDED.
WE SEE THAT WHAT IS WHAT IS CURRENTLY OCCURRING IN SOCIAL MEDIA, WHERE PEOPLE START RUMORS AND THOSE RUMORS JUST GROW AND GROW, AND PEOPLE HAVE A LOT OF MISINFORMATION, AND BY THE WAY, WHILE I'M TALKING ABOUT SOCIAL MEDIA, THE PEOPLE ARE USING OUR LOGO CURRENTLY.
YES, SOCIAL MEDIA, WHICH SHOULD NOT BE DONE.
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IT WITHOUT HAVING TO ANSWER TO IT.ALL RIGHT. I DON'T THINK I HAVE ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS.
I WAS JUST CONCERNED ABOUT THE COST THAT MIGHT BE GROWING, BUT I ALSO HEARD YOU SAY THAT YOU'RE GOING TO BE LOOKING FOR PERHAPS THERE MAY BE EASIER OR NOT, OR BETTER WAYS AND MAYBE CHEAPER WAYS TO DO THIS, LIKE WORKING WITH THAT.
THE PEOPLE THAT ARE HOSTING OUR OWN WEBSITE AT THIS TIME.
SO YES, THAT'S SUFFICIENT FOR ME.
MAYOR REYNA. SO I MEAN I TO THE 33,000 I MEAN, IT SEEMS LIKE A LOT OF MONEY, RIGHT? JUST GIVEN THE FACT THAT IT SOUNDS LIKE THIS JUST TO SET UP THE FRAMEWORK.
RIGHT. JUST TO SORT OF MAKE SURE THAT ALL OUR BASES ARE COVERED.
SO WHAT'S THE GAME PLAN ONCE WE HAVE THIS ALL SET IN PLACE? IS ON THE SOCIAL MEDIA SIDE.
IS IT INTERNAL EMPLOYEE THAT'S GOING TO MANAGE THAT FRONT.
LIKE WHAT DOES THAT LOOK LIKE.
IT'S A VERY GOOD QUESTION, AND THIS HAS REALLY BEEN YOU KNOW, ONE OF MY PRIMARY CONCERNS ON THIS WHOLE TOPIC IS HOW DO WE GENERATE, FIRST OF ALL, HOW DO WE GENERATE CONTENT THAT IS INTERESTING TO FOLKS IF WE'RE TRYING TO GET A MESSAGE OUT? AND THE SECOND IS WHO IS GOING TO MANAGE IT BECAUSE IT IS NOT A CHECK IT ONCE A WEEK KIND OF A THING.
THIS IS A MY PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE TELLS ME THAT IT CAN EASILY TURN INTO YOU KNOW, AN HOURS PER DAY KIND OF RESPONSIBILITY AND WE DO NOT HAVE THAT RESOURCE CURRENTLY AVAILABLE.
WE CAN, YOU KNOW, WALK BEFORE WE RUN, BUT TAKING THIS ON IS A SERIOUS COMMITMENT, AND IF WE WANT TO DO IT RIGHT AND WE WANT TO DO IT RESPONSIBLY, IT'S GOING TO REQUIRE EFFORT.
YEAH. I MEAN, I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE BEING TRANSPARENT IF THERE'S GOING TO BE SOME OTHER ITEM THAT'S GOING TO GET ADDED TO THIS IN THE FUTURE, THAT WE'RE SORT OF PREPPED FOR THAT. RIGHT? BECAUSE NOW IT SORT OF JUST SEEMS LIKE WE'RE LAYING THE FRAMEWORK, JUST MAKING SURE THAT WE'RE GOOD WHEN IT COMES TO LIKE OUR CURRENT WEBSITE AND ANY SORT OF FUTURE WEBSITE THAT WE'RE TRYING TO LOOK AT OR PLATFORMS THAT WE'RE TRYING TO LOOK AT, BUT THIS IS JUST THE BEGINNING, RIGHT? IT IS. SO I MEAN, I AGREE, I MEAN, IT'S SOMETHING THAT'S NEEDED BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, WITH THE PAPER WE'RE ONLY GOING TO REACH, YOU KNOW, A CERTAIN DEMOGRAPHIC AND WE NEED A SOCIAL MEDIA PRESENCE.
SO I'M ALL FOR THAT, BUT I JUST WANT TO BE PREPPED FOR WHEN YOU KNOW WHAT'S TO COME, BECAUSE IT'S NOT JUST GOING TO BE LIKE, OH, IT'S 33,000 AND THAT'S IT, RIGHT? WE'RE GOING TO MAYBE HAVE TO HIRE SOMEBODY OR, YOU KNOW, SOMETHING, SOMETHING LIKE THAT.
THAT IS POSSIBLE AND NOT UNLIKELY THAT WITHIN A PERIOD OF TIME AND NOT NEXT YEAR NECESSARILY, BUT SOON IF IT BECOMES A VALUABLE TOOL AND WE WANT TO EXPAND THE AMOUNT AND THE TYPES OF INFORMATION WE'RE PUTTING ACROSS THIS WAY, THAT IT JUST DOESN'T GET CREATED BY ITSELF.
THERE HAS TO BE STAFF WORKING ON THAT, AND SO RIGHT NOW, WE'LL COBBLE TOGETHER CONTENT FROM WHEREVER WE CAN AND DO IT WITHOUT HIRING EXTRA PEOPLE, BUT THAT WILL COME.
OKAY. MAYOR, MAY I ASK ANOTHER QUESTION? NO DOUBT YOU'RE AWARE OF PERHAPS OTHER CITIES THAT HAVE ALREADY ESTABLISHED A PRESENCE ON SOCIAL MEDIA.
HOW ARE THEY, THE ONES THAT YOU'RE AWARE OF, HOW ARE THEY HANDLING? DO THEY HAVE A DEDICATED INDIVIDUAL THAT MANAGES IT? IS THAT WHAT? YES.
IS THAT A CITY SIMILAR TO OUR SIZE OR IS IT A SMALLER, SMALLER CITY? OH, INTERESTING.
WELL, LOOK, I DON'T WANT TO I DON'T WANT TO GET INTO THE WEEDS ON THIS, BUT I THINK, YOU KNOW, WE CAN GET CREATIVE ONCE IT COMES DOWN TO THAT, BECAUSE IT'S NOT JUST GOING TO BE A MONITORING LIKE A SOCIAL MEDIA POLICE.
YES, AND TO HAVE THAT PRESENCE THAT'S GOING TO BE LIKE, THIS IS A PERSON.
HEY, IF I WANT TO RUN SOMETHING BY THE CITY OR POST SOMETHING OR WHATEVER, LIKE WE NEED SOMEBODY THAT'S GOING TO BE THAT SUBJECT MATTER EXPERT AND THAT'S REALLY HELPING US PUSH THAT PRESENCE IN THE COMMUNITY.
SO WITH THAT BEING SAID, I WOULD LIKE TO EXTEND A MOTION FOR APPROVAL.
MOVE TO APPROVE, MAYOR AND I WILL SECOND.
SO, MADAM CLERK, CAN WE GET THE VOTE BY ROLL CALL?
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MOTION BY COUNCILMEMBER REYNA.SECONDED BY MAYOR MEDINA TO ADOPT THIS RESOLUTION.
MOTION IS APPROVED WITH FOUR AYES, WITH COUNCILMEMBER MARTINEZ ABSENT.
[15.a. Kern Economic Development Corporation (Medina)]
JUST A REMINDER THE FOR THOSE OF YOU THAT SIGNED UP THE KERN COUNTY ENERGY SUMMIT IS IS IT NEXT WEEK, NEXT THURSDAY, NEXT THURSDAY AT 07:30. RIGHT.YOU KNOW, WE HAVE 7:30 ON OUR LIST, BUT YEAH, I RECALL SOMETHING ABOUT 7:15 AS WELL.
YEAH, IT WAS JUST A WEIRD NUMBER BUT ANYWAYS FOR THOSE OF YOU THAT ARE SIGNED UP I WILL.
I PLAN ON BEING THERE, SO I'LL SEE YOU ALL THERE.
BESIDES THAT, THE NEXT MEETING IS SCHEDULED FOR, I BELIEVE, IN JANUARY.
MR. REYNA. NOTHING TO REPORT, MAYOR.
I REPORTED ON THE LAST MEETING AT THE LAST COUNCIL MEETING.
[15.c. Wasco Task Force (Saldaña and Medina) ]
MAYOR PRO TEM SALDAÑA. YEAH.I'LL BE THERE 8:30. SO ANYBODY THAT'S GOING TO SHOW UP WE'LL BE BY THE PATIO.
I MEAN, BY THE CANOPY IN BETWEEN THE OFFICE AND THE POOL, AND OUR NEXT MEETING WILL BE THE 24TH.
WE PLAN ON HOPEFULLY DOING THE DOWNTOWN MEETING.
SO I'LL SEND OUT THE EMAILS WITH FURTHER, FURTHER DETAILS.
THANK YOU. MAYOR PRO TEM. REPORTS FROM THE CITY MANAGER.
[16) REPORTS FROM THE CITY MANAGER]
YES. HONORABLE MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL.PRETTY GOOD LIST OF ITEMS HERE.
WE HAVE A TENTATIVE DATE FOR THE WENDY'S RIBBON CUTTING ON 10:30.
THERE WAS A PROJECT SUGGESTED FROM THE DAIS A COUPLE MEETINGS AGO ABOUT LOOKING AT RESTRIPING FIFTH STREET FOR A BLOCK OF FIFTH STREET TO INCREASE PARKING AVAILABILITY THERE.
THE FOLKS THAT ARE RESIDENTS OR BUSINESSES ADJACENT TO THAT LOCATION HAVE BEEN CANVASED, IF YOU WILL, AND GENERALLY IN FAVOR, AND SO STAFF WILL BE PROCEEDING FORWARD WITH THIS FIRST STEPS IN GETTING THAT DONE.
SO WE'RE THINKING IT'S GOING TO ADD I THINK I CAN TELL AT LEAST 16 TOTAL.
SO WE'LL HAVE 16 TOTAL AS COMPARED TO THE NINE OR SO THAT ARE NOW.
SO THAT'S WE GET A COUPLE SPOTS JUST OUT OF THAT.
OKAY. YEAH. THANK YOU FOR LOOKING INTO THAT REC AND PARK JOINT MEETING UPDATE.
SO THE DEPARTMENT MANAGER HAS CANVASSED HER BOARD MEMBERS, AND THEY THE CONSENSUS THERE IS THEY WOULD LIKE TO WAIT UNTIL THAT BOARD SEAT IS FILLED BEFORE WE HOLD THE JOINT MEETING.
I THINK I SENT A NOTE TO THE COUNCIL ABOUT THAT.
SO WE'RE ACTIVELY SEEKING APPLICANTS FOR THAT APPOINTMENT, AND WE'LL KEEP THAT OPEN FOR AT LEAST ANOTHER MONTH OR SO AND HOPEFULLY BRING A FEW GOOD, QUALIFIED CANDIDATES TO THE COMMITTEE FOR CONSIDERATION, BUT IT'S LIKELY THAT THE JOINT MEETING WILL NOW HAVE TO BE HELD AFTER THE FIRST OF THE YEAR WITH HOLIDAY SCHEDULES.
THAT MAKES SENSE. QUICK REPORT OUT.
A FEW OF YOU WERE ATTENDED THE OCTOBER 10TH KERN COUNTY LAW ENFORCEMENT FOUNDATION EVENT, WHERE OUR CHIEF WAS HONORED AS THE ADMINISTRATOR OF THE YEAR AND IT WAS A GREAT EVENT AND A GREAT MOMENT FOR CHIEF FIVECOAT AND RECOGNITION.
WELL DESERVED, AND THE ENTIRE ROOM, AND THIS IS A BIG EVENT.
IT WAS IT WAS A PRETTY LOUD APPLAUSE FOR HIM.
SO AND I THINK HE REALLY APPRECIATED IT.
WE HAVE SNIP EVENTS SCHEDULED ONE TOMORROW AND THE NEXT ONE ON THE 21ST, BOTH AT 8 A.M., RIGHT OVER
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HERE ON 8TH STREET, ACROSS FROM THE COURTHOUSE.YOU SAID THE OTHER ONE ON THE 21ST? 21ST, 8 A.M..
YES. BEGINNING TONIGHT FOR SOME OF US, AND TOMORROW FOR ALL OF US, IS THE CAL CITIES CONFERENCE THAT BEGINS TOMORROW IN LONG BEACH.
I'LL BE OUT OF THE OFFICE THROUGH THE THROUGH THE CONFERENCE, AND OUR ASSISTANT CITY MANA GER WILL BE ACTING CITY MANAGER, AND YOU SHOULD GET A NOTE ABOUT THAT THIS EVENING.
COMING UP, AS ALREADY WAS MENTIONED, OCTOBER 24TH, THE KERN COUNTY ENERGY SUMMIT.
IF YOU'RE NOT SIGNED UP, I BELIEVE THEY MAY BE FULL BY NOW, AND OCTOBER 31ST, THE TRUNK OR TREAT EVENT WILL BE 5 P.M. AT BARKER PARK.
ANOTHER REMINDER THAT WE'LL BE SWITCHING TO SATURDAYS ONLY BEGINNING IN NOVEMBER.
THEN WE'LL HAVE THE SAVE THE DATE ABOUT THE DOWN ON THE WEST SIDE.
NOT THE [INAUDIBLE]. YEAH, OKAY.
NOT THE RECYCLING BINS AT HOME.
YEAH. THIS IS JUST FOR THE GREEN WASTE DROP OFF.
NOT THE HOME RESIDENTIAL SERVICE.
WHEN DOES THAT START? BEGINNING IN NOVEMBER.
THEN WE STILL HAVE A SAVE THE DATE FOR THE SEVENTH STREET RIBBON CUTTING.
IT'S FIRMING UP FOR NOVEMBER 7TH.
THE NOVEMBER 31ST HAS BEEN SAID AS THE NATIONAL NIGHT OUT, AND WE HAD, IF YOU RECALL, WE ATTEMPTED TO HAVE IT THAT SAME NIGHT, BUT THERE'S A CONFLICT WITH ANOTHER GROUP HERE IN TOWN.
SO THAT'S BEEN MOVED TO THE 21ST, AND THAT WILL ALSO TAKE PLACE AT THE PLAZA BEGINNING AT 4 P.M..
ONE IS FOR DECEMBER 7TH, 6 P.M..
FIRST ANNOUNCEMENT OF THE CHRISTMAS FESTIVAL AND PARADE, SO SAVE THAT DATE.
THERE WILL BE LOT, LOT OF ADDITIONAL INFORMATION COMING YOUR WAY FROM THE CLERK'S OFFICE, I'M SURE, AND THEN ALSO, THE FIRST HEADS UP HERE WITH THE CALIFORNIA CITIES MAYORS AND COUNCILMEMBERS ACADEMY.
THEY'VE SPLIT IT LIKE THEY DID LAST YEAR, A NORTH EVENT AND A SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA EVENT.
THE SACRAMENTO EVENT IS JANUARY 22ND THROUGH 24TH IN SACRAMENTO, AND THEN THERE IS ANOTHER ACADEMY ON JANUARY 29TH THROUGH 31ST IN GARDEN GROVE IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA.
SO YOU SHOULD HAVE RECEIVED A CALENDAR INVITE ON YOUR CITY CALENDAR IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO ATTEND.
GET YOUR RESERVATIONS IN AS EARLY AS POSSIBLE.
WE THEN GENERALLY CAN GET BETTER DEAL ON THE EVENT ITSELF, AND ENSURE THAT WE GET LODGING NEAR THE EVENT INSTEAD OF NOT. THEY DO SELL OUT AND THAT'S IT.
HOPEFULLY THAT'S ENOUGH. THAT'S.
YEAH, THAT'S THAT IS A MOUTHFUL.
YES. I THINK WE HAVE MOST OF THESE ON OUR CALENDARS.
THE ONLY ONE THAT I WASN'T SURE OF IS THAT NATIONAL NIGHT OUT.
SO IF WE CAN MAKE SURE THAT ONE GETS PUT ON OUR CALENDARS.
[17) REPORTS FROM THE CITY COUNCIL]
REPORTS FROM CITY COUNCIL, UNLESS THERE'S ANY QUESTIONS FOR SCOTT.ANYTHING ELSE TO REPORT? I HAVE NOTHING TO REPORT. NOTHING ELSE TO REPORT? MEMBER RAYA. NO, NOTHING.
MAYOR. I DO WANT TO MAKE NOTE OF SOMETHING THAT SCOTT ALREADY MENTIONED.
AWARDS. AWARDS DINNER, AND IT WAS QUITE NICE TO SEE OUR OWN CHARLIE FIVECOAT RECOGNIZED FOR HIS DISTINGUISHED CAREER IN LAW ENFORCEMENT AND RECEIVE AN AWARD AS AN ADMINISTRATOR OF THE YEAR.
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YOU KNOW, CHARLIE IS QUITE A HUMBLE GUY, AND IT'S JUST NICE TO SEE THAT GREAT RECOGNITION.SCOTT, AS YOU MENTIONED, EVERYBODY THERE WAS ROOTING FOR HIM, SO THAT'S WONDERFUL TO SEE.
SO I KNOW CHARLIE IS NOT HERE, BUT WHEN YOU SEE HIM NEXT TIME, MAKE SURE YOU CONGRATULATE HIM FOR RECEIVING SUCH A WONDERFUL AWARD.
I ALSO PARTICIPATED ON THE VECINOS UNIDOS MEET AND GREET, AND THESE ARE.
THESE ARE THE GROUP THAT HAS COME TWICE ALREADY TO THE COUNCIL AND HAD BROUGHT SOME CONCERNS THAT THEY HAD THAT THEY HAD SPOKEN WITH ME ABOUT, AND I WAS THERE AND I WAS ABLE TO ANSWER MANY OF THEIR QUESTIONS AND THEY EXPRESSED SOME OF THE CONCERNS THAT THEY HAVE EXPRESSED HERE AT THE COUNCIL.
THAT'S ONE OF THE THINGS THEY MENTIONED.
ANOTHER THING THEY HAVE CONCERN ABOUT IS THAT THEY ASK, CAN WE HAVE A 24 HOUR EMERGENCY CLINIC HERE? BUT I WOULD SUSPECT THAT IS A BUSINESS DECISION BY THOSE THAT PROVIDE THE SERVICE, AND SO NOT SOMETHING THAT WE WOULD BE ABLE TO AFFECT OURSELVES, AND THERE WAS A LOT OF A HOST OF OTHER THINGS THAT THEY BROUGHT UP, AND WE WERE ABLE TO PROVIDE SOME I WANT TO USE THE WORD EDUCATION AS TO HOW THINGS WORK FOR THE CITY SO THAT THEY ARE NOT WITH THE IDEA THAT SOME OF THESE THINGS THAT THEY WANT CAN HAPPEN OVERNIGHT.
I WAS NOT THE ONLY ONE THAT REINFORCED THAT THOUGHT, BUT I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT FOR US TO MEET WITH THEM AND HEAR THEM OUT, AND ALSO AT THE SAME TIME THAT WE CAN SHARE THE WAY THAT THEY CAN GO ABOUT ACHIEVING THESE THINGS.
ANYWAY, I JUST WANTED TO SHARE THAT BECAUSE THERE IS SOME WORK TO BE DONE THERE TO ACHIEVE THAT SPORTS COMPLEX, BUT AGAIN, THAT'S A LONG TERM PROPOSITION.
YEAH. I MEAN, ONLY TO ADD TO THAT WAS SO THERE WAS THREE OF US THERE, AND REALLY IT ENDED UP TURNING INTO A Q&A, RIGHT? EDUCATIONAL SORT OF SESSION.
I THINK IT WAS REALLY PRODUCTIVE.
YOU KNOW, IT'S REALLY A GROUP THAT'S REALLY ENGAGED.
SO IT'S THE DOLORES HUERTA FOUNDATION.
SO IT'S A LOCAL CHAPTER HERE, AND THEY'RE JUST LOOKING FOR COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT, RIGHT? THEY WANT PARTNERSHIP AND WHATNOT, BUT REALLY, IT JUST COMES DOWN TO SORT OF THE EDUCATION OF, YOU KNOW, THAT THESE THINGS TAKE TIME, RIGHT? I KNOW THEY'VE CAME AND THEY'VE THEY'VE EXPRESSED A SPORT COMPLEX, AND I THINK WE'RE ALL IN AGREEMENT THAT IT'S A GREAT IDEA.
RIGHT. IT'S A GREAT IDEA. I MEAN, WE'VE TALKED ABOUT SOCCER IS THEIR BIGGEST THING.
RIGHT, AND AND I'VE VOCALIZED THAT A LOT BECAUSE I MEAN IT'S A SOCCER COMMUNITY, RIGHT.
WE HAVE FOOTBALL, WE HAVE BASKETBALL AND WHATNOT, BUT WE DON'T HAVE A PLACE WHERE KIDS CAN GO AND PLAY SOCCER, RIGHT? I GOT A COMMENT FROM SOMEBODY THE OTHER DAY WHERE, YOU KNOW, THERE'S KIDS PLAYING SOCCER AT THE CENTRAL PARK, YOU KNOW, CENTRAL AVENUE PARK.
THERE'S NO FIELDS THERE, RIGHT? THERE'S GRASS. SO WHEREVER THERE'S SOMETHING THAT THEY CAN USE, IT'S GOING TO GET USED.
SO REALLY, IT'S JUST, YOU KNOW, MAKING SURE THAT WE'RE ENGAGING WITH, YOU KNOW, DIFFERENT GROUPS.
WE OBVIOUSLY HAVE A LOT OF GROUPS HERE IN WASCO.
A LOT OF THE GROUPS ARE WORKING TOWARDS THE SAME SORT OF GOALS.
WHAT YOU MENTIONED AND WHAT MR. REYNA MENTIONED, THE OFFICER OF THE YEAR AWARDS.
I MEAN, THAT'S MY SECOND TIME ATTENDING.
YOU KNOW, CHIEF WAS ON THE STAGE LAST YEAR.
HE WAS ON THE STAGE AGAIN. SO, AND AGAIN, I MEAN, HE'S A GUY THAT'S WELL RESPECTED ON ON THAT, YOU KNOW, ON THAT FRONT BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, EVERY TIME THAT HE WAS MENTIONED OR EVEN JUST SORT OF WALKING AROUND SEEING HIM INTERACT WITH FOLKS, YOU KNOW, YOU COULD TELL THAT THEY REALLY RESPECT HIM.
THEY SPEAK HIGHLY OF HIM, AND, YOU KNOW, HE'S A GREAT GUY TO HAVE HERE IN OUR PD.
SO ITEM 18 CLOSED SESSION THIS EVENING WE HAVE ITEMS 18 A TO 18 C.
[18) CLOSED SESSION]
ARE THERE ANY PUBLIC COMMENTS REGARDING THE CLOSED SESSION ITEMS AT THIS TIME? SEEING NONE, WE WILL NOW ENTER INTO CLOSED SESSION AND AND RETURN TO REPORT OUT.
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.