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[1) CALL TO ORDER]
>> GOOD EVENING. I WILL NOW CALL THIS MEETING TO ORDER.
MADAM CLERK, CAN WE PLEASE HAVE THE ROLL CALL?
>> THANK YOU. TODAY WE HAVE, IS WASCO ROSE QUEEN RIHANNA SANCHEZ THAT'S GOING TO LEAD US IN THE FLAG SALUTE, SO IF YOU PLEASE CAN STAND WITH US.
>> THANK YOU. PLEASE REMAIN STANDING.
WE'RE GOING TO HAVE INVOCATION BY MIKE LYNCH.
>> DOWN PRAYER WITH ME, PLEASE.
OUR GRACIOUS, FATHER, WE THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE HERE TONIGHT.
THE REINSTALLATION SERVICE FOR OUR COUNCIL MEMBERS, AND WE JUST THANK YOU, LORD, FOR THOSE WHO HAVE DEDICATED THEIR TIME TO HELP SERVE THIS CITY.
LORD, I JUST PRAY FOR EVERYBODY THAT'S HERE REPRESENTED TONIGHT.
PRAY FOR OUR FIRST RESPONDERS, OUR POLICE DEPARTMENT, AND OUR FIRE DEPARTMENT HERE IN TOWN, TOO LORD, AS THEY ARE WATCHING OVER THE CITY AND CARING FOR US IN TIME THAT WE MAY NEED THEM.
WE PRAY THESE THINGS IN JESUS' NAME, AMEN.
>> PRESENTATIONS. WE HAVE NONE.
[6) PUBLIC COMMENTS ON ITEMS NOT ON THE AGENDA]
PUBLIC COMMENTS ON ITEMS NOT ON THE AGENDA.THIS PORTION OF THE MEETING IS RESERVED FOR PERSONS DESIRING TO ADDRESS THE COUNCIL, INCLUDING THE COUNCIL, ACTING AS A GOVERNING BOARD FOR THE SUCCESSOR AGENCY ON ANY MATTER NOT ON THIS AGENDA OVER WHICH THE SUCCESSOR AGENCY HAS 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.
THE BROWN ACT DOES NOT ALLOW ACTION OR DISCUSSION ON ITEMS NOT ON THE AGENDA SUBJECT TO NARROW EXCEPTIONS.
THIS WILL LIMIT A COUNCIL MEMBER'S RESPONSE TO QUESTIONS AND REQUESTS DURING THIS COMMENT PERIOD.
ARE THERE ANY PUBLIC COMMENTS AT THIS TIME?
>> HONORABLE MAYOR. YES. MR. PLAARS HAD ASKED IF HE COULD MAKE A COMMENT ON ONE OF THE ITEMS. IT IS ACTUALLY ON THE AGENDA, BUT RATHER THAN INTERRUPT THE FLOW OF ITEMS 9 AND 10, ASKED IF HE COULD DO IT DURING THIS TIME.
HONORABLE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL, IN MY OPINION, THE METHOD TO SELECT THE MAYOR AND PRO TEM NEEDS TO BE MODIFIED AGAIN.
IN THE PAST, THE MAYORSHIP WAS LITERALLY WORKING THROUGH THE CHAIRS TO BECOME MAYOR.
SORRY, IT'S BEEN A WHILE SINCE I'VE BEEN.
[LAUGHTER] OVER THE PAST THREE YEARS, THOUGH, I'VE NOTICED A SHORT CIRCUIT OF CYCLING THROUGH THE MAYORSHIP BY NOMINATING PEOPLE OUT OF ORDER.
NEW COUNCIL MEMBERS USUALLY GO ALONG WITH THE FIRST NOMINATION BECAUSE THEY EITHER DON'T KNOW OR DON'T WANT TO UPSET ANYONE.
THE STRONG ARM OF THE PAST MAYOR OR SENIOR COUNCILMAN SHOULD NOT BE ABLE TO INFLUENCE THE OUTCOME OF THE NEXT MAYOR SELECTION BY THIS SHORT-CIRCUIT TECHNIQUE.
IF BEING MAYOR IS MOSTLY CEREMONIAL, WHY PREVENT SOMEONE FROM THEIR DREAMS? I ENCOURAGE YOU ALL TO UPDATE THE MAYOR SELECTION PROCESS TO BE BASED NOT ON FAVORITISM OR PREFERENCE, BUT BASED ON FAIRNESS.
YOU ARE ALL QUALIFIED TO BE MAYOR AND IS SAID THAT YOU MUST NOMINATE YOURSELF BECAUSE OF PREFERENCE.
THEREFORE, I WOULD LIKE YOU TO CONSIDER NOMINATING VALENTIN MEDINA FOR THE FULL TERM AS MAYOR AND EDUARD SEDANA AS FULL TERM AS MAYOR PRO TEM. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
>> THANK YOU. ARE THERE ANY OTHER PUBLIC COMMENTS AT THIS TIME? SEEING NONE, MADAM CLERK, DO YOU HAVE ANY EMAIL COMMENTS?
>> THERE ARE NO EMAIL COMMENTS FOR THIS ITEM OR FOR ANY OTHER ITEMS ON THIS AGENDA.
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ITEM NUMBER 7, SUCCESSOR AGENCY, WE HAVE NO BUSINESS.ITEM NUMBER 8, WASCO PUBLIC FINANCE, NO NEW BUSINESS.
[9) OATH OF OFFICE ADMINISTERED TO NEWLY APPOINTED COUNCIL MEMBERS. (Martinez)]
OATH OF OFFICE HAS BEEN ADMINISTERED TO NEWLY APPOINTED COUNCIL MEMBERS. MS. FLORES.[NOISE] IF I CAN PLEASE HAVE COUNCIL MEMBER VINCENT MARTINEZ TO THE PODIUM AND SAMANTHA MARTINEZ.
THANK YOU. DID YOU TAKE PICTURES? HERE'S YOUR BACK. THANK YOU.
YOU CAN PLEASE RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND AND REPEAT AFTER ME. I.
>> DO SOLEMNLY SWEAR OR AFFIRM.
>> DO SOLEMNLY SWEAR OR AFFIRM.
>> THAT I WILL SUPPORT AND DEFEND.
>> THAT I WILL SUPPORT AND DEFEND.
>> THE CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES.
>> THE CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES.
>> AND THE CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA.
>> AND THE CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA.
>> THAT I WILL BEAR TRUE FAITH AND ALLEGIANCE.
>> THAT I WILL BEAR TRUE FAITH AND ALLEGIANCE.
>> TO THE CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES.
>> TO THE CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES.
>> AND THE CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA.
>> AND THE CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA.
>> THAT I WILL TAKE THIS OBLIGATION FREELY.
>> THAT I WILL TAKE THIS OBLIGATION FREELY.
>> WITHOUT ANY MENTAL RESERVATION.
>> WITHOUT ANY MENTAL RESERVATION.
>> UPON WHICH I AM ABOUT TO ENTER.
>> UPON WHICH I AM ABOUT TO ENTER.
>> ROUND OF APPLAUSE FOR COUNCIL MARTINEZ.
[APPLAUSE] YOU'RE ABLE TO SIGN SIGNATURE, RIGHT HERE. [INAUDIBLE]
>> SURE. [LAUGHTER] I DON'T NEED TO STAND UP TO DO THAT, BUT CONGRATULATIONS ON RETAINING YOUR SEAT.
I GUESS A POINT OF CLARIFICATION FOR THE FOLKS THAT DON'T SEE THIS ALL THE TIME.
TONIGHT, WE'RE DOING THE SWEARING-IN OF THE APPOINTED COUNCIL MEMBERS RATHER THAN ELECTED COUNCIL MEMBERS.
THIS IS BECAUSE THIS YEAR, WE HAD ALL THREE OF OUR VACANCIES RUN UNOPPOSED, AND SO THERE WAS NO NEED TO HAVE AN ACTUAL ELECTION OR HAVE THE NAMES APPEAR ON THE BALLOT.
THIS IS A SLIGHT DEVIATION FROM THE NORMAL PROCESS, BUT NONETHELESS, YOU GET TO BE SEATED AND WE'RE HAPPY TO HAVE YOU BACK ON THE COUNCIL FOR ANOTHER TERM.
>> COUNCIL MEMBER MARTINEZ, DO YOU WANT TO COME BACK HERE? WE'RE GOING TO TAKE PICTURES.
>> BEFORE WE DO THAT, I'D LIKE TO, FIRST OF ALL, CONGRATULATE VINCENT MARTINEZ FOR HIS APPOINTMENT TO THE COUNCIL.
HOWEVER, I DO WANT TO CLARIFY THAT HE IS CONSIDERED ELECTED BECAUSE NO ONE RAN AGAINST HIM, AND SO EVEN THOUGH WE APPOINTED HIM, HE'S STILL CONSIDERED AN ELECTED OFFICIAL TO THAT SEAT.
SHOULD I MAKE A DAY CALL FOR THE SERVICE? [LAUGHTER]
>> COME ON, MAN. YOU ALREADY GOT NERVOUS? [BACKGROUND]
>> JUST FOR YOU TWO, ONE MORE PICTURE.
NEXT, IF I CAN HAVE COUNCIL MEMBER EDDIE SALDANA AND SULEMA SALDANA TO THE PODIUM?
>> I WAS RIGHT SIDE UP TO ME. [LAUGHTER]
>> IF YOU CAN RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND AND REPEAT AFTER ME. I.
>> THAT I WILL SUPPORT AND DEFEND.
>> THAT I WILL SUPPORT AND DEFEND.
>> THE CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES.
>> THE CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES.
>> AND THE CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA.
>> AND THE CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA.
>> THAT I WILL BEAR TRUE FAITH AND ALLEGIANCE.
>> I WILL BEAR TRUE ALLEGIANCE.
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>> TO THE CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES.
>>TO THE CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES.
>> AND THE CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA.
>> AND THE CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA.
>> THAT I WILL TAKE THIS OBLIGATION FREELY.
>> THAT I WILL TAKE THIS OBLIGATION FREELY.
>> WITHOUT ANY MENTAL RESERVATION.
>> WITHOUT ANY MENTAL RESERVATION.
>> THAT I WILL WELL AND FAITHFULLY.
>> I WILL WELL AND FAITHFULLY.
>> UPON WHICH I AM ABOUT TO ENTER.
>> UPON WHICH I'M ABOUT TO ENTER.
>> ROUND OF APPLAUSE. [APPLAUSE] [BACKGROUND] AFTER YOU SIGN.
YEAH, PLEASE. DO COUNCIL MEMBERS HAVE ANY COMMENTS? THANK YOU.
>> WE LOOK FORWARD TO WELL, DO THE SAME THING FOR THIS, BUT WE LOOK FORWARD.
[LAUGHTER] I WAS GOING TO HOLD OFF TO THE END.
WE LOOK FORWARD TO JUST CONTINUE TO HAVE THIS COUNCIL CONTINUE TO SERVE OUR COMMUNITY.
I KNOW ALL THESE GENTLEMEN HERE ARE HERE FOR A REASON BECAUSE THEY CARE, THEY WANT TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE, SO I CONGRATULATE EVERY SINGLE ONE OF YOU FOR BEING HERE AND LOOK FORWARD TO WASCO.
>> THANK YOU. IF I CAN HAVE COUNCIL MEMBER MIGUEL RAYA AND LEZET RAYA COME TO THE PODIUM.
[NOISE] YOU CAN RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND AND REPEAT AFTER ME. I.
>> THAT I WILL SUPPORT AND DEFEND.
>> THAT I WILL SUPPORT AND DEFEND.
>> THE CONSTITUTION OF UNITED STATES.
>> THE CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES.
>> AND THE CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA.
>> AND THE CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA.
>> THAT I WILL BEAR TRUE FAITH AND ALLEGIANCE.
>> BEAR TRUE FAITH AND ALLEGIANCE.
>> TO THE CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES.
>> TO THE CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES.
>> AND TO THE CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA.
>> TO THE CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA.
>> THAT I WILL TAKE THIS OBLIGATION FREELY.
>> TAKE THIS OBLIGATION FREELY.
>> WITHOUT ANY MENTAL RESERVATION.
>> WITHOUT ANY MENTAL RESERVATION.
>> THAT I WILL WELL AND FAITHFULLY.
>> THAT I WILL WELL AND FAITHFULLY.
>> UPON WHICH I'M ABOUT TO ENTER.
>> UPON WHICH I'M ABOUT TO ENTER.
>> WELL, SINCE I MISSED OUT ON [NOISE] THE MIDDLE ONE, BOTH TO EDDIE AND MIGUEL, REALLY HAPPY TO HAVE YOU BACK ON THE COUNCIL.
I KNOW YOU BOTH TAKE IT VERY SERIOUSLY AND LOOK FORWARD TO THE COMING YEAR 2 AND YEAR 4 OF YOUR TERMS TO CONTINUE DOING THE GOOD WORK.
CONGRATULATIONS TO BOTH OF YOU.
>> I ALSO WANT TO ECHO THOSE SENTIMENTS.
I WANT TO CONGRATULATE ALL OF THEM.
I KNOW WE WERE ORIGINALLY TALKING ABOUT MR. MARTINEZ, BUT THERE ARE THREE [LAUGHTER] MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL THAT ARE BEING APPOINTED TODAY.
ALL OF THEM CONSIDERED ELECTED.
CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL OF YOU AND I LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING WITH YOU IN THE COMING YEARS. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU, GILBERT. WITH THAT BEING SAID, MOVING ON TO ITEM NUMBER 10,
[10) APPOINTMENT OF MAYOR AND MAYOR PRO TEM. (Hurlbert)]
APPOINTMENT OF MAYOR AND MAYOR PRO TEM. MR. HOBERT.>> YES, HONORABLE MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL.
THE NEXT STEP IN THIS PROCESS IS TO SELECT OR APPOINT A MAYOR AND A MAYOR PRO TEM.
FURTHER TO MR. PLAARS'S COMMENTS, WE HAD A RECOLLECTION OF OUR PREVIOUS WHEN THE APPOINTMENT WAS MADE TO FILL THE UNFINISHED TERM FOR MAYOR.
THE COUNCIL HAD A DISCUSSION ABOUT THAT AND HAD AT LEAST AT THAT TIME, NOTIONALLY AGREED THAT RATHER THAN HAVE THE PARTIAL TERM OF MAYOR BE THE END AND HAVE TO GO THROUGH THE ROTATION AGAIN, THAT WE HAD DISCUSSED HAVING BOTH THE MAYOR AND THE MAYOR PRO TEM CONTINUE ON FOR FULL TERMS.
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IT'S OBVIOUSLY UP FOR DISCUSSION TONIGHT IF EITHER OF YOU GENTLEMEN WOULD RATHER NOT CONTINUE YOUR TERM, THAT'S ALWAYS AN OPTION.BUT IF YOU WOULD, THEN THE COUNCIL CAN DISCUSS AND THEN I WOULD LOOK FOR A NOMINATION AND A VOTE FOR A SLATE OF A MAYOR AND A MAYOR PRO TEM.
IF THERE ARE ANY QUESTIONS, I'M HAPPY TO WORK THROUGH IT WITH YOU.
>> PERSONALLY HAVE NO QUESTIONS, BUT I'LL LEAVE IT UP TO THE REST OF YOU.
MR. REYNA, DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS?
I'D LIKE TO NOMINATE MR. VALENTIN MEDINA TO BE OUR MAYOR.
>> DO WE HAVE A SECOND? [OVERLAPPING]
>> IF HE ACCEPTS, I IMAGINE HE WOULD.
>> I GUESS BEFORE WE MOVE ON TO THAT, DO WE NEED TO OPEN FOR PUBLIC COMMENTS?
>> ARE THERE ANY PUBLIC COMMENTS AT THIS TIME? SEEING NONE. I GUESS NOW WE CAN PROCEED WITH THAT.
>> YES. MINE IS ON THE TABLE [LAUGHTER] OR ON THE FLOOR, HOWEVER YOU WANT TO CALL IT.
I NOMINATE OUR CURRENT MAYOR VALENTIN MEDINA TO CONTINUE HIS POST AS MAYOR FOR THE UPCOMING YEAR.
>> HE HAS DONE A GREAT JOB AND I THINK HE WILL CONTINUE TO DO.
>> I APPRECIATE THAT. THANK YOU.
>> IF THERE ARE NO OTHER NOMINATIONS, CAN WE HAVE THE CLERK DO ROLL CALL?
>> MOTION MADE BY COUNCIL MEMBER REYNA, SECONDED BY COUNCIL MEMBER MARTINEZ TO APPOINT MAYOR MEDINA AS MAYOR.
MOTION IS UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED.
>> THANK YOU. I WOULD JUST LIKE TO SAY THANK YOU FOR THE NOMINATION.
IT'S BEEN GREAT WORKING WITH YOU ALL SO FAR.
I LOOK FORWARD TO CONTINUE DOING THE WORK THAT WE'VE ALL BEEN DOING.
IT'S NOT A I THING, IT'S A WE.
EVERYBODY'S DOING GREAT THINGS.
OBVIOUSLY, THE PEOPLE THAT ARE REALLY DOING THE LIGHT WORK IS THE STAFF.
THANK YOU ALL FOR THE WORK YOU DO AND FOR MAKING US LOOK GOOD AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO HAVING THAT CONTINUE FOR YEARS TO COME, NOT JUST THIS YEAR COMING UP.
WITH THAT BEING SAID, I WILL NOW OPEN THE FLOOR.
NOMINATIONS FOR THE APPOINTMENT OF MAYOR PRO TEM.
I WILL START. I WOULD LIKE TO NOMINATE EDDIE TO CONTINUE AS MAYOR PRO TEM.
>> ARE THERE ANY OTHER NOMINATIONS? DOES THE NOMINEE ACCEPT THE NOMINATION?
>> WELL, I GUESS WE'VE ALREADY ENTERTAINED THE MOTION.
MADAM CLERK, CAN WE HAVE THE VOTE BY ROLL CALL?
>> MOTION MADE BY MAYOR MEDINA, SECONDED BY COUNCIL MEMBER REYNA TO APPOINT MAYOR PRO TEM SALDANA AS MAYOR PRO TEM.
MOTION IS UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED.
>> THANK YOU. ANY COMMENTS, MAYOR PRO TEM?
>> NO. I'D JUST LIKE TO ECHO WHAT YOU JUST SAID, MR. MAYOR MEDINA.
I ENJOY BEING PART OF THIS GROUP.
LET'S JUST KEEP WORKING TOGETHER. THANK YOU, GUYS.
>> THANK YOU. WITH THAT BEING SAID, WE WILL NOW HAVE A 20-MINUTE RECESS FOR RECEPTION WITH COUNCIL MEMBERS AND GUESTS.
IT'S 6:20. WE'LL RECONVENE AT 6:40.
ITEM NUMBER 11, PUBLIC SAFETY REPORTS.
WE DON'T HAVE ANYTHING FROM FIRE DEPARTMENT, I'M ASSUMING?
[11.b. Wasco Police Department (Fivecoat)]
>> GOOD EVENING, HONORABLE MAYOR, MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL.
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THANK YOU. THE TRENDS ARE CONTINUING MUCH AS THEY HAVE BEEN FOR THE LAST FEW MONTHS.WE'RE CURRENTLY RUNNING AT A 41% OFFICER-INITIATED RESPONSE.
THAT'S TO SAY THAT 41% OF ALL THE CALLS WE'RE HANDLING ARE INITIATED BY THE OFFICERS THEMSELVES AS OPPOSED TO THE 911 DISPATCH.
PLEASED WITH THE WAY THE ACTIVITY HAS BEEN GOING.
WE STILL GOT A LITTLE BIT OF A DOWNWARD TREND.
THAT SEEMS TO BE THE CASE THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY.
BREAKDOWN OF THE ACTIVITY THAT WE HAVE.
JUST AN INTERESTING COMMENT ON VEHICLE STOPS, HAVING A RECENT CONVERSATION.
OF THE 164 VEHICLE STOPS THAT WE'VE MADE IN THE MONTH OF NOVEMBER, 12% OF THOSE ENDED UP BEING CITED.
SOME PEOPLE WOULD SAY, WELL, IF YOU HAD ALL THOSE CAR STOPS, WHY DIDN'T YOU CITE ALL OF THOSE VEHICLES? I BELIEVE AS WE STARTED THIS PROJECT BACK IN 2022, WE REALIZED THAT THERE HAD BEEN AN ABSENCE OF TRAFFIC ENFORCEMENT IN WASCO FOR SOME TIME.
AS A RESULT, DRIVERS WERE PROBABLY HAVING ERRORS IN THEIR DRIVING PATTERNS THAT NEEDED TO BE CORRECTED.
MY PHILOSOPHY ON THAT HAS BEEN THAT WE NEED TO GET OUT THERE AND TRY TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC AS TO WHAT THE RULES OF THE ROAD ARE AND MAKE SURE THAT PEOPLE ARE LEARNING AND ADHERING TO THE VEHICLE CODE.
WHEN YOU LOOK AT OUR CITATION TO STOP RATIO, IT'S ABOUT 12% THAT WE'RE ACTUALLY CITING.
AS TIME GOES ON, YOU'LL SEE THAT NUMBER GO UP BECAUSE OBVIOUSLY YOU CAN ONLY WARN SOMEBODY SO MANY TIMES BEFORE YOU HAVE TO RESORT TO CITATION.
BUT THE WHOLE LOGIC BEHIND OUR TRAFFIC ENFORCEMENT PROGRAM IS TO EDUCATE THE MOTORING PUBLIC AND TRY TO GET THEM TO COME AROUND.
IF ANYBODY ASKED YOU, WELL, WHY IS THE CITATION RATE LOWER THAN THE STOP RATE, THAT'S WHY.
THEN LASTLY, I JUST WANTED TO MENTION THE NATIONAL NIGHT OUT THAT WE HAD A WEEK OR SO AGO.
IN MY VIEW, IT WAS A GREAT SUCCESS.
COUNCILMAN REYNA, I HOPE YOU'LL ACCEPT MY APOLOGIES FOR USING ALL OF YOUR PHOTOGRAPHS.
>> NOT AT ALL. I'M HAPPY THAT YOU USED THEM.
>> I THINK THE EVENT CAME TOGETHER VERY WELL.
A COMMENT I'D LIKE TO MAKE ON THAT IS ALL OF THE CITY STAFF, EVERYBODY FROM EVERY DEPARTMENT HELPED US WITH THIS PROJECT.
QUITE FRANKLY, I HAVE TO SAY, MARIA, YOU WERE REALLY THE DRIVING FORCE OF MAKING THIS THING COME TOGETHER.
OFTENTIMES, I'M THE GUY SITTING IN A CORNER GOING, DO WE REALLY HAVE TO DO ALL THIS STUFF? AS IT TURNED OUT, IT COULDN'T HAVE BEEN BETTER.
BY ANY STRETCH, I DON'T THINK IT COULD HAVE BEEN ANY BETTER.
I'D JUST LIKE TO PUT A SHOUT-OUT TO MY PEERS AND FELLOW STAFF MEMBERS FOR THE SUCCESS.
IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, I'LL BE HAPPY TO ANSWER THEM FOR YOU.
>> THANK YOU, CHIEF. ANY QUESTIONS FROM THE MEMBERS? MAYOR PRO TEM?
>> I HAVE NO QUESTIONS OTHER THAN IT WAS A GOOD TURNOUT.
I WENT TO THE NIGHT OUT, AND THAT WAS A REALLY INTERESTING THING TO SEE A LOT OF KIDS HAVE FUN AND THE FAMILY.
IT WAS A GOOD NIGHT OUT. THANK YOU FOR EVERYTHING YOU DO, CHIEF.
>> MEMBER MARTINEZ, ANYTHING TO ADD?
>> JUST TO CONGRATULATE MARIA.
>> I KNOW YOU'RE INVOLVED TOO A LOT. THANK YOU.
>> WELL, TO BE QUITE CANDID, SHE PUSHED PRETTY HARD.
SHE MADE SURE I DID WHAT I WAS SUPPOSED TO DO. THANK YOU.
>> MEMBER REYNA, ANYTHING TO ADD ON YOUR END?
>> JUST TO CONGRATULATE THE STAFF AND THE CHIEF ON THE ACHIEVEMENT ON THIS NATIONAL NIGHT OUT.
CHIEF, YOUR REPUTATION PRECEDES YOU.
OF COURSE, I SAY THAT REGULARLY.
WE HAD PEOPLE COMING FROM FAR AND WIDE, AND THAT ONLY HAPPENS WHEN PEOPLE HAVE APPRECIATION FOR WHAT YOU DO.
I KNOW THAT RIDGECREST WAS HERE, THE CHIEF OF ARVIN WAS HERE, MCFARLAND WAS HERE, SHAFTER WAS HERE.
THE RESPONSE FROM THE COMMUNITY WAS ALSO JUST WONDERFUL.
I HAD FUN. I'M GLAD THAT YOU USED MY PICTURES.
YOU'RE NOT THE ONLY ONE BECAUSE VERONICA USED THEM TOO. THANK YOU.
>> I'D JUST LIKE TO ADD IT WAS A GREAT EVENT.
I WENT TOWARDS THE TAIL END OF IT, BUT, ONE, I WAS GLAD THAT WE WERE USING OUR SPACE RIGHT IN DOWNTOWN AREA.
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TWO, I WAS HAPPY TO SEE WHAT MR. REYNA MENTIONED.THERE WERE FOLKS FROM ALL OVER THE PLACE.
THREE, YOU'RE SETTING HIGH STANDARDS.
AT THE END OF THE DAY, NEXT YEAR, WE'RE LOOKING FOR SOMETHING BIGGER AND BETTER.
IT WAS A GREAT EVENT AND I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO NEXT YEAR.
ONE THING THAT I REALLY LIKED JUST ON THE EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND WAS THAT TRAILER.
THAT TRAILER, IT'S AN IMPACTFUL THING.
ONE THING THAT I HOPE THAT WE SEE MORE OF NEXT YEAR IS A LOT OF OUR YOUNGER COMMUNITY, THE TEENAGE, THE HIGH SCHOOLERS, THAT STUFF BECAUSE I THINK WHEN YOU SEE SOMETHING LIKE THAT, IT REALLY DRIVES A MESSAGE HOME OF THE IMPORTANCE OF WHY YOU NEED TO BE DRIVING SAFE, NOT UNDER THE INFLUENCE.
BECAUSE WE ALL KNOW WHEN FOLKS ARE YOUNGER, EVERYTHING SEEMED EASIER, AND IT'S REALLY NOT.
I THINK INCORPORATING THOSE THINGS INTO AN EVENT LIKE THIS HAS A LOT OF POWER BEHIND IT.
I DON'T KNOW WHOSE IDEA THAT WAS, BUT I THOUGHT THAT WAS A GREAT IDEA.
THANK YOU GUYS FOR AN EVENT THAT WAS WELL THOUGHT OUT AND WELL PUT TOGETHER.
>> MAYOR, CAN I MAKE A PUBLIC COMMENT REAL FAST? WE NEED TO SUPPORT GROCERY OUTLET, IF YOU DON'T ALREADY SUPPORT GROCERY OUTLET.
THEY SUPPLIED ALL THE HOT DOGS AND STUFF THAT WE SERVED AT THE THING TWO WEEKS AGO.
THEN BACK IN, I BELIEVE IT WAS JUNE OR THE FIRST PART OF JULY, WE DID CHILL IT IN THE PARK WITH THE POLICE AND GROCERY OUTLET SUPPLIED ALL THE ICE CREAM FOR US.
>> I THINK WE ALL AGREE WITH THAT, AND I THINK THAT'S MAYBE IN THE PLANS ALREADY OR IN THE WORKS.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR COMMENT, MR. LYNCH.
MOVING ON TO CONSENT CALENDAR, ITEM NUMBER 12.
[12) 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 REQUEST THE REMOVAL OF A PARTICULAR ITEM.
THIS EVENING, WE HAVE ITEMS 12A-12G.
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.
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?
>> SORRY. IT'S A LITTLE OUT OF ORDER.
>> I'D LIKE TO PULL OUT ITEM F AND G FOR FURTHER DISCUSSION HERE.
>> DO WE WANT TO DISCUSS THAT NOW OR AFTER WE DO A MOTION FOR APPROVAL?
>> AFTER WE DO A MOTION FOR APPROVAL.
>> IN FACT, I'LL MAKE THE MOTION TO APPROVE THE ITEMS, EXCEPT FOR F AND G.
>> I'LL SECOND THAT. MADAM CLERK, CAN WE HAVE THE VOTE BY ROLL CALL?
>> MOTION BY COUNCIL MEMBER REYNA, SECONDED BY MAYOR MEDINA TO APPROVE THE CONSENT CALENDAR WITH SEPARATE CONSIDERATION FOR ITEMS F AND G FOR FURTHER DISCUSSION.
[Items 12.f. & 12.g.]
WHAT IS THE PAGE FOR THIS ITEM? I DID NOT PUT ON MY NOTES.>> PAGE 86. I'LL BRING IT UP REAL QUICK.
THANK YOU. I'LL START BY SAYING THAT I THINK IT'S GREAT THAT WE ARE USING THESE FUNDS FOR THESE GOOD PURPOSES.
I THINK THAT IF WE DON'T USE THEM, WE LOSE THEM.
IS THAT CORRECT, CITY MANAGER HURLBERT?
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ALLOCATIONS HAVE BEEN MADE FOR DIFFERENT THINGS, COMPUTER SOFTWARE FOR THE WATER, FINANCE, POLICE DEPARTMENT, PROFESSIONAL SERVICES DEVELOPMENT AND EDUCATION.I IMAGINE THAT HAS TO DO WITH EITHER PEOPLE THAT WE HIRE ALSO MAKING SURE THAT OUR EMPLOYEES ARE ABLE TO GET TRAINING.
>> THEN WE ARE ALLOCATING 496,473 FOR THE POLICE DEPARTMENT LAND PURCHASE, AND THAT WOULD BE IN ADDITION TO THE $500,000 THAT WE HAVE FOR THAT PURPOSE AS WELL.
>> EXCUSE ME. THAT'S WHAT I MEANT TO SAY, FIVE MILLION.
WHAT CAUGHT MY ATTENTION AND I WANTED TO ASK YOU WHAT THIS IS IS CALLED RETENTION PLAN, AND $216,000 HAVE BEEN ALLOCATED FOR THAT.
>> THIS WOULD BE AS WE HAVE DONE IN THE PAST, IF THERE IS AN OPPORTUNITY TO DO A ONE TIME OFF SCHEDULE PAYMENTS, THEN THESE FUNDS CAN BE USED FOR THAT.
THAT WOULD REQUIRE SEPARATE APPROVAL BY THE COUNCIL TO MOVE THAT FORWARD, BUT THAT IS ONE OF THE CATEGORIES THAT WE WANTED TO PUT INTO PLAY.
>> THIS SAYS WE DID, I BELIEVE, LAST YEAR?
>> I DON'T KNOW WHAT WE SPENT AT THAT TIME.
I KNOW WHAT THE AMOUNT WAS PER INDIVIDUAL.
IT SEEMS LIKE A VERY LARGE AMOUNT OF MONEY.
>> KEEP IN MIND, WE HAVE 50% MORE EMPLOYEES TODAY THAN WE DID THEN.
>> WITHOUT BEING VERY SPECIFIC, WOULD THIS AMOUNT COVER THOSE EXTRA EMPLOYEES OR DO WE STILL HAVE ADDITIONAL FUNDING THAT WOULD PROBABLY DISBURSE TO SOMETHING ELSE?
>> THEN COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT IN SOCIAL MEDIA 55,000, IS THAT FOR OUR NEW POSITION?
>> FOR EXAMPLE, NO. THAT WAS THE EXPENSES THAT HAD PREVIOUSLY BEEN APPROVED FOR THE SOFTWARE AND OTHER PIECES OF THE SOCIAL MEDIA EFFORT.
THAT DOLLAR AMOUNT HAD PREVIOUSLY BEEN APPROVED, WE SIMPLY HAVE MOVED IT OUT OF BEING FUNDED FROM GENERAL FUNDS TO BEING USED WITH ARPA.
AGAIN, WHAT IS THE DEADLINE FOR THIS ARPA FUNDS IF WE DON'T USE THEM.
>> DECEMBER 31ST. IT HAS TO BE ENCUMBERED OR SPENT.
>> BY TAKING THIS ACTION TODAY, WE ARE ENCUMBERING THE AMOUNT THAT WE HAVE STILL TO SPEND.
>> WELL, WE AVOID THE RESTRICTION AT THAT POINT.
WE'LL STILL NEED TO TAKE ADDITIONAL STEPS TO FULLY ENCUMBER THOSE FUNDS DURING THIS MONTH, BUT WANTED TO GET APPROVAL TO MOVE FORWARD WITH THESE AREAS AND THIS AMOUNT, WITH THE COUNCIL'S DIRECTION THAT WE DO, IN FACT, WANT TO SPEND THIS MONEY DOWN BEFORE IT IS NO LONGER USABLE, AND THE STAFF IS TAKING STEPS TO MAKE SURE WE DO THAT.
ONCE WE ENCUMBER OR SPEND THIS FUNDS, EITHER WAY, THE $1,316,670.54, AT THAT POINT, WE HAD SPENT THE SIX MILLION DOLLARS THAT WE RECEIVED.
WE WOULD HAVE SPENT THAT AMOUNT.
>> AT THAT POINT, YES, WE WOULD HAVE SPENT THE ENTIRE AMOUNT PLUS OR MINUS ANY INTEREST THAT MAY ACCRUE FROM THE REST OF THESE FUNDS.
>> I DID SAY THAT WAS MY FINAL QUESTION, BUT IT'S NOT TRUE.
I DO HAVE ONE MORE QUESTION AND THAT IS, I HAD REQUESTED THIS COUNCIL TO SPEND IN TOTAL $50,000 FOR COVID VACCINATION ENGAGEMENT TO TRY TO GET THE PEOPLE TO PARTICIPATE IN VACCINATING.
I KNOW WE DID NOT USE ALL OF THOSE CARDS, THAT THERE WAS A BALANCE OF CARDS LEFT.
I DON'T KNOW HOW MANY. WHAT HAS HAPPENED TO THOSE FUNDS? DO WE NEED TO ADD THEM TO THAT LIST DO THAT WE DON'T LOSE IT? WE ALREADY BOUGHT THE VISA CARD, STAFF ALREADY DID THAT, BUT STILL, THERE IS AN AMOUNT THERE AND I DON'T KNOW WHAT THE AMOUNT IS.
DO WE NEED TO MAKE SOME KIND OF A DECISION AS TO WHAT THOSE ARE GOING TO BE USED FOR?
>> I DON'T EXPECT ANYONE TO KNOW THE BALANCE, THIS IS SOMETHING THAT WE HAVEN'T TALKED ABOUT FOR A LONG TIME, BUT THE FACT REMAINS THAT THOSE FUNDS WERE ARPA FUNDS.
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MAYBE THEY'RE ALREADY CONSIDERED SPENT, AND SO WHAT WE NEED TO DO IS WHAT USE WE CAN GIVE THOSE CARDS.IN MY OPINION, THEY SHOULD SOMEHOW BENEFIT THE COMMUNITY.
BECAUSE THAT'S WHAT THE INTENT WAS ORIGINALLY.
THE COUNCIL APPROPRIATED $50,000 FOR THAT PURPOSE.
AGAIN, I DON'T KNOW WHAT THE BALANCE IS.
I DID GIVE MOST OF THIS AWAY, BUT I DON'T KNOW WHAT THE REMAINDER IS.
JUST SOMETHING TO KEEP IN MIND THAT STAFF NEEDS TO COME BACK WITH THAT INFORMATION AND HAVE A PROPOSAL FOR US TO SPEND THOSE CARDS.
>> MR. RENA [PHONETIC], AS PART OF THE RESOLUTION IN THE LAST SECTION, SECTION 5, GRANTS THE CITY MANAGER THE AUTHORITY TO IF WE CREATE NEW CATEGORIES SO LONG AS THEY MEET THE ARPA GUIDELINES, IF THERE'S, FOR EXAMPLE, THE GIFT CARD VACCINATIONS, CREATING NEW CATEGORIES, THAT MAY BE SOMETHING THAT THE CITY MANAGER CAN CREATE A CATEGORY WITHOUT COMING BACK TO THE COUNCIL.
>> I AM FINE. I DON'T THINK THERE'S A LARGE AMOUNT OF MONEY IN THERE, BUT I DO THINK THAT THEY NEED TO BE SPENT.
AGAIN, I WOULD LIKE TO SEE THOSE FUNDS GO TO THE COMMUNITY SOMEHOW.
I CAN THINK OF WAYS THAT YOU CAN DO THAT.
WE STILL HAVE PEOPLE THAT ARE UNABLE TO PAY THEIR WATER BILLS OR WHATEVER.
I DON'T KNOW, BUT I WOULD LIKE TO SEE THAT HAPPEN RATHER THAN HAVE THOSE CARDS JUST IN LIMBO.
>> I THINK I CAN ANSWER PART OF THE QUESTION.
THE MONEY HAS BEEN SPENT FOR THE PURCHASE OF THE CARDS, SO THERE'S NO DANGER OF THEM BEING IN LIMBO.
IT JUST WOULD BE AN INTERNAL DECISION WHAT THEY WOULD BE USED FOR.
IF THE ENTIRE 50 HAS BEEN USED TO PURCHASE THOSE CARDS, THEN THEN WE AREN'T IN DANGER OF LOSING THAT FUND.
>> I THINK I DID MENTION THAT TO YOU THAT I THINK THAT THE MONEY IS ALREADY SPENT, BUT THE MONEY STILL IS THERE AND THOSE WERE, ORIGINALLY, ARPA FUNDS.
I WOULD SUGGEST THAT WE USE THOSE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE COMMUNITY.
JUST LET US KNOW. YOU CAN MAKE THAT DECISION JUST LET US KNOW.
>> AT MINIMUM, WE WILL REPORT OUT ON THE BALANCE AND WHERE THEY'VE GONE.
>> THANK YOU. THEN I HAD ANOTHER ITEM, AND THAT WAS AXON ENTERPRISES.
THAT'S PART OF THE CONSENT CALENDAR.
I THINK THIS IS GREAT, HAVING CAMERAS IN OUR VEHICLES THAT SERVE NOT ONLY THE PURPOSE OF RECORDING, BUT THEY CAN BE USED AS EVIDENCE.
I READ YOUR REPORT AND I NOTICED THAT ON THE CONTRACT, IT HAS TWO DATES.
MY QUESTION IS, ARE ALL VEHICLES GOING TO HAVE CAMERAS FROM THE START OF THE CONTRACT, WHICH ACCORDING TO THIS, THE ESTIMATED DATE IS JANUARY 15 OF 2025? THERE'S A SECOND DATE.
IT SAYS THAT IT HAS A START DATE OF 12/15/2025.
MY QUESTION TO YOU IS, ARE ALL THE VEHICLES GOING TO HAVE CAMERAS FROM THE BEGINNING? THE SECOND QUESTION IS, WHY ARE WE GETTING SOMETHING A YEAR LATER? ALMOST A YEAR LATER TO BE PRECISE.
>> CAN WE HAVE THE CHIEF COMMENT ON THAT, IF YOU WOULD.
>> SUPPOSE TO BE THE THREE CAMERA SYSTEM THAT'S INTEGRATED WITH THE BLOCK SYSTEM.
IT WILL BASICALLY TAKE [INAUDIBLE]
>> IT HAS THE ABILITY TO READ LICENSE PLATES.
>> IT WILL BE PROGRAMMED TO [INAUDIBLE] WITH CERTAIN VEHICLES [INAUDIBLE] WE DON'T WANT TO PUT IT IN ALL OF OUR VEHICLES [INAUDIBLE].
>> AT THE PRESENT TIME, IT DOESN'T MAKE SENSE IF WE PUT IN ALL CARS BECAUSE YOU'D BE PUTTING THEM IN SERGEANT CARS AND PEOPLE THAT WOULD USE THEM, BUT NOT TO THE DEGREE [INAUDIBLE] W WE GOT TO SAVE MONEY [INAUDIBLE] FIVE UNITS IN SERVICE.
THEN THAT WOULD ALLOW US TO TEST THOSE OVER TIME AND FIND OUT WHAT THE SUCCESS RATE WAS WITH THREE AND [INAUDIBLE].
THAT WAS THE WHOLE REASON BEHIND WHY WE WANTED IT TO GO TO THREE, THREE.
BASICALLY, TAKES A STATIONARY CLOCK CAMERA AND DRIVE IT ALL OVER TOWN.
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>> I UNDERSTOOD THAT FROM THE REPORT.
I'M CURIOUS NOW BECAUSE WE'RE ENTERING INTO A CONTRACT WITH THEM FOR FIVE YEARS.
>> AGAIN, I GUESS MY QUESTION IS, MONICA, WOULD YOU BRING THAT REPORT UP OR TELL ME WHAT PAGE IT IS?
>> NINETY-TWO. I WANT TO BRING THAT REPORT AT WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT.
FORGIVE ME. I USUALLY HAVE QUESTIONS.
IT SAYS RIGHT HERE, AXON FLEET.
I SEE NOW. BECAUSE YOU HAVE SELECTED FIVE CARS TO BE EQUIPPED WITH THIS EQUIPMENT, THERE ARE SEVERAL PORTIONS OF THE EQUIPMENT THAT WE GET FIVE OF TO COMPLETE THE SETUP.
>> WHEN I ORIGINALLY READ THIS, I THOUGHT IT WAS 5, 15, 20, 25, 30 VEHICLES.
I DIDN'T KNOW WHETHER WE HAD THAT MANY.
THEN TOWARDS THE MIDDLE OF THIS REPORT, IT DOES STATE THAT AXON EVIDENCE FLEET VEHICLE LICENSE FIVE AND IT SAYS ESTIMATED START DATE 1/15 OF 2025.
LET ME GO TO THE BOTTOM OF THE REPORT.
AXON SIGNAL EXTENDED WARRANTY SIGNAL UNIT, ESTIMATED START DATE 12/15/2025.
IS THAT JUST A WARRANTY PERIOD? IS THAT WHAT IT IS?
>> YES. I BELIEVE THE NEW PRODUCT WARRANTY WOULD RUN ITS COURSE AND THEN THE EXTENDED WARRANTY WOULD BEGIN AFTER THE END OF THE STANDARD WARRANTY.
WELL, THERE ARE TWO DRIVERS FOR DOING THE FIVE YEAR DEAL.
IT'S MORE THAN A YEAR'S WORTH OF SAVINGS.
IF WE CAN DO FIVE AT A TIME, WE AVOID ALL THOSE INCREMENTAL INFLATORS THAT ARE IN THE STANDARD CONTRACTS.
>> I'M WITH YOU, BY THE WAY. I LOVE IT.
>> WE'D GET THE OUT OF THE BOX WARRANTY AND THEN THE EXTENDED WARRANTY COMES AFTER THAT.
BY CAPITALIZING THAT ALL UP IN YEAR 1, AGAIN, WE SAVE ABOUT 18,000 ON AN ANNUAL COST.
>> ALMOST ALMOST 19,000, 18,633.
NO, IT'S ALL GOOD. I'M WITH YOU.
I JUST WANTED TO UNDERSTAND HOW THIS WAS GOING TO BE IMPLEMENTED.
WE'RE LOOKING TO SET UP OR PUT THIS INTO FIVE CARS, AND THEN WE MAY EXTEND IT AT A LATER DATE.
I THINK WE'RE MORE THAN ENCOURAGED BY THE SUCCESS OF THE FLOCK SYSTEM ALREADY, AND IT'LL BE A GREAT MULTIPLIER TO HAVE THEM IN CARS MOVING AROUND IN ADDITION TO THE FIXED LOCATIONS WE ALREADY HAVE THAT HAVE BEEN SO SUCCESSFUL.
>> AS YOU KNOW, I HAD ASK CONGRESSMAN STATE OF VALLEJO REPRESENTATIVE TO LOOK FOR SOME FUNDING FOR US TO EXPAND OUR FLOCK SYSTEM.
OF COURSE, I DIDN'T KNOW THAT.
THERE WAS A LOT OF QUESTIONS HE HAD THAT I DIDN'T HAVE ANSWERS FOR, BUT THIS SERVES THAT PURPOSE TO IT, EXPANDS IT BY AT LEAST FIVE MORE CAMERAS, WHICH ARE MOBILE, WHICH IS A GREAT THING.
>> I DON'T THINK I HAVE FURTHER QUESTIONS.
I WILL GO AHEAD AND MOVE TO APPROVE THE TWO ITEMS THAT I PULLED, F&G.
THANK YOU, CHIEF FOR YOUR ANSWERS, AND THANK YOU, SCOTT, AND EVERYBODY ELSE, THANK YOU.
>> HE'S ALREADY SECONDED IT. MADAM CLERK, IT'S BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED.
>> MAYOR PRO TEM SELDANYA [PHONETIC].
>> MOTION MADE BY COUNCIL MEMBER RENA, SECONDED BY MAYOR PRO TEM SELDANYA TO APPROVE ITEM 12F AND 12G.
MOTION IS UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED.
>> THANK YOU. MOVING ON TO ITEM 15,
[15.a. 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 15378, no environmental review is required. (Cobb)]
NEW BUSINESS, 15A, ADOPT A RESOLUTION APPROVING THE AMENDED SALARY SCHEDULE FOR THE FISCAL YEAR 2024-2025 IN COMPLIANCE WITH CALIFORNIA PUBLIC EMPLOYEES RETIREMENT SYSTEM, CALPERS.REQUIREMENT FOR PUBLICLY AVAILABLE PAY SCHEDULES, AND FIND THAT THIS ACTION IS NOT A PROJECT THAT'S DEFINED UNDER THE CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT STATE GUIDELINES,
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THEREFORE PURSUANT TO STATE GUIDELINE SECTION 15378, NO ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW IS REQUIRED.>> YES. HONORABLE MAYOR, MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL.
AS OUR COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT STAFF GROWS IN THEIR JOB DUTIES AND IN THEIR EXPERIENCE AND THEIR SKILLS AND RESPONSIBILITIES, THERE'S A NEED FOR US TO ADJUST THE SALARY SCHEDULE AND POSITION CLASSIFICATIONS ACCORDINGLY.
AS A RESULT, STAFF IS PROPOSING THE ADDITION OF A LEAD CODE COMPLIANCE OFFICER CLASSIFICATION AT A RANGE OF 45.
THIS IS SIMILAR TO WHAT WAS RECENTLY DONE IN THE SHOP AND AT ANIMAL CONTROL.
THEN ALSO TO ADJUST THE ASSOCIATE PLANER RANGE FROM 44-45, AS SHOWN ON THE TABLE IN YOUR STAFF REPORT AND IN THE AMENDED SALARY SCHEDULE ATTACHED TO THE RESOLUTION.
STAFF IS RECOMMENDING THAT BOTH OF THESE CHANGES BE MADE AND A NEW SALARY SCHEDULE FOR FISCAL YEAR '24/'25 BE ADOPTED, AN AMENDED SCHEDULE.
HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.
>> THANK YOU. DO WE HAVE ANY COMMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC? SEEING NONE, ANY COMMENTS FROM THE MEMBERS? MAYOR PRO TEM SELDANYA.
>> I HAVE NO QUESTION. NO COMMENTS.
>> THANK YOU, MAYOR. CARRY, JUST QUICKLY, I BELIEVE WE ADDED ONE ADDITIONAL POSITION TO THAT STAFF.
WE HAD APPROVED AN ADDITIONAL POSITION FOR YOUR STAFF?
>> WE APPROVED THE HOMELESS OUTREACH COORDINATOR RECENTLY.
>> WAS THERE ANOTHER ONE THAT WE APPROVED EARLIER IN THE YEAR?
>> YES. THAT WAS WITH THE BUDGET, I BELIEVE, OR EARLIER.
>> HAS THAT PERSON COME ALREADY INTO YOUR STAFF?
>> THE ADDITIONAL ADMIN ON THE CODE COMPLIANCE SIDE, THAT WAS A YEAR AND A HALF AGO.
YES, THAT PERSON HAS BEEN ON BOARD FOR OVER A YEAR.
>> IT HAS HELPED ON THE ADMINISTRATIVE SIDE, YEAH, TO HELP KEEP THE GUYS OUT IN THE FIELD A LITTLE BIT MORE.
>> NO FURTHER QUESTIONS. THANK YOU.
>> I GUESS THE ONLY QUESTION THAT I HAVE ON THAT, THIS IS JUST A STRUCTURE CHANGE? ESSENTIALLY, YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE THE SAME TEAM.
>> YOU'RE JUST GOING TO HAVE A LITTLE BIT ROOM FOR MORE GROWTH, I GUESS.
>> I'D LIKE TO ENTERTAIN A MOTION.
>> I'LL SECOND. MADAM CLERK, CAN WE GET THE VOTE BY ROLL CALL?
>> I'M SORRY. COUNCIL MEMBER MARTINEZ.
>> MOTION BY COUNCIL MEMBER RENA, SECONDED BY MAYOR MEDINA TO ADOPT THE RESOLUTION.
MOTION IS UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED.
>> THANK YOU. MOVING ON TO ITEM 15B,
[15.b. Adopt a Resolution to Authorize the City Manager or Designee to Approve a Purchase Order for a Subscription to a Utility Rate Management Service with Waterworth Innovations Inc, and Find that this Project is classified as categorically exempt pursuant to CEQA Section 15332. (Villa)]
ADOPT THE RESOLUTION TO AUTHORIZE THE CITY MANAGER OR DESIGNATE TO APPROVE A PURCHASE ORDER FOR A SUBSCRIPTION TO UTILITY RATE MANAGEMENT SERVICE WITH WATERWORTH INNOVATIONS INC., AND FIND THAT THIS PROJECT IS CLASSIFIED AS CATEGORICALLY EXEMPT PURSUANT TO CEQA, SECTION 15332.I IMAGINE THAT'S WHY WE HAVE FOLKS ON THE SCREEN.
>> YES. BRIEFLY, NOT TO TAKE ANYONE'S THUNDER, BUT GRANGE GORDON WITH WATERWORTH HAS BEEN PATIENTLY WAITING ONLINE, SO WITHOUT KEEPING HIM ANY LONGER, WE'LL GO AHEAD AND DEFER TO HIS PRESENTATION.
>> I THINK HE'S MADE IT THERE.
>> AWESOME. I APOLOGIZE [INAUDIBLE].
>> YOU ARE UP AND WE, AGAIN, APPRECIATE YOUR PATIENCE WHILE WE CAUGHT UP WITH YOUR ITEM.
>> [INAUDIBLE] I APOLOGIZE, I'M IN A HOTEL RIGHT NOW AND I'VE BEEN GETTING A MESSAGE SAYING THAT MY INTERNET IS UNSTABLE.
THAT DOESN'T [INAUDIBLE] WHERE YOU ARE RIGHT NOW CURRENTLY?
>> EXCELLENT. [INAUDIBLE] THE AGENDA.
I'LL KEEP THIS TO ABOUT FIVE MINUTES.
I DON'T KNOW HAVE MUCH CONTEXT [INAUDIBLE] BUT I'M GOING TO DIVE IN TO OUR FOUNDATION PLATFORM AND SHOW YOU SOME OF THE CAPABILITIES [INAUDIBLE] THE CITY COUNCIL SOME OF THIS CONTEXT?
>> WE HAVE NOT. PERHAPS IT WOULD BE WISE FOR ME TO TAKE TWO MINUTES TO DO THAT WHILE WE GET YOUR PRESENTATION UP ON THE SCREEN.
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WE HAD TALKED ABOUT THIS BRIEFLY, PERHAPS EVEN DURING OUR STRATEGIC MEETING AND SINCE.WHEN WE SET OUR RATES AND WE DO A RATE STUDY AND THE 218 PROCESS YOU MAY BE RECOLLECTING NOW, WE TYPICALLY WILL HIRE CONSULTANTS WHO COME IN AND MAY OR MAY NOT HAVE WORKED WITH THE CITY PRIOR, AND SO THEY'RE COMING IN FRESH.
THERE'S A HUGE SLUG OF WORK THAT GETS DONE TO TRY TO DEVELOP THE BACKGROUND, DEVELOP THE FINANCIAL MODEL FOR WHAT OUR RATE ADJUSTMENT SHOULD BE.
THAT USUALLY GOES INTO A PROPRIETARY SPREADSHEET THAT THAT PARTICULAR CONSULTANT USES.
ONCE WE COME UP WITH THE TWO OR THREE OR FOUR SCENARIOS THAT YOU GET TO CHOOSE FROM FOR OUR RATE CHANGES, THAT WORK BECOMES STATIC.
THAT SPREADSHEET IS RARELY USED AGAIN.
IT SITS THERE FOR FOUR OR FIVE YEARS UNTIL THE RATES RUN THEIR COURSE, AND THEN WE START THE CYCLE OVER AGAIN.
MR. GORDON IS GOING TO SHOW YOU A SYSTEM THAT IS LIVE.
IT'S REAL TIME. WE PUT THE DATA IN, WE KEEP THE DATA UP TO DATE.
WE CAN LOOK AT DIFFERENT RATE STRUCTURE SCENARIOS, HOW WE'RE DOING VERSUS OUR ENTERPRISE LEVELS ANY DAY THAT WE WANT TO, AND WE CAN DEVELOP AN UNLIMITED NUMBER OF MODELS TO CONSIDER WHEN GOING FORWARD.
WE'VE HAD THREE OR FOUR DEMONSTRATIONS OF VARYING DEPTHS OF THIS PRODUCT.
IT'S VERY IMPRESSIVE IN THE CAPABILITIES.
EVEN MORE IMPRESSIVE IS THE COST TO LICENSE THIS SOFTWARE IN THEIR SERVICES IS EQUAL OR LESS THAN THE SLUG OF MONEY THAT WE SPEND EVERY FIVE YEARS ON AN ANNUALIZED BASIS.
FROM A COST STANDPOINT, IS NOT AN INCREASE PERHAPS AT ALL, IF ANY, IT WOULD BE MINOR.
WE GET THE ADVANTAGES OF REAL TIME ANALYSIS.
WE GET THE ADVANTAGE OF USING THE FOLKS AT WATERWORTH.
THIS IS WHAT THEY DO, IS RATE ANALYSIS, SO THEY CAN HELP US WITH THE 218 PROCESS AND ANY OF THE ADDITIONAL PIECES THAT PRODUCE A BURDEN AT RATE ADJUSTMENT TIME.
THAT'S THE BACKGROUND. HE WILL WALK YOU THROUGH.
IT'S CLOUD-BASED SO WE CAN ACCESS IT FROM ANY OF OUR STAFF AT ANY TIME, PRODUCES REPORTS THAT WE CAN CUSTOMIZE AND SAVE AND PRODUCE AT ANY TIME.
A LOT OF ADVANTAGES, AND I'LL LET HIM TALK SPECIFICALLY ABOUT THE REPORT AND SOME OF THE FEATURES THAT IT HAS.
>> I APPRECIATE THAT MR. [INAUDIBLE] CITY COUNCIL, I APPRECIATE YOU BEING ON AND GIVING YOUR TIME.
I KNOW THAT [INAUDIBLE] THE CITY MANAGEMENT ROLES IN 2021, MAKING A LOT OF POSITIVE CHANGES [INAUDIBLE] I THINK WITH AMERICAN UTILITIES, IT'S REALLY DELICATE BALANCE BETWEEN SUFFICIENT CAPITAL INVESTMENT, PROTECT CUSTOMER AFFORDABILITY, AND OBVIOUSLY, UTILITY RATES ARE A VERY DELICATE SUBJECT.
AS SCOTT SAID, WE WORKED WITH OVER 300 UTILITIES ACROSS AMERICA, INCLUDING A GREAT NUMBER IN NEW JERSEY AND CALIFORNIA.
WITH THAT I WANT TO DEVOTE MY FULL TIME.
THIS IS ESSENTIALLY A CASH FLOW PRO FORMA.
AGAIN, USER-FRIENDLY, EASY TO USE.
IT'S REALLY FOCUSED ON BEING TRANSPARENT AND LETTING THIS INFORMATION ON REALLY CLEAR AND EASY TO UNDERSTAND FASHION.
AGAIN, RATHER THAN SEEING ALL THE NUMBERS IN EXCEL MODE, WHICH AGAIN, THEY BUILD THEM VERY DIFFICULT TO USE IF SOMEBODY DID BUILD A CASH FLOW PRO FORMA, IT'S VERY DIFFICULT TO MANAGE THE EXCEL-BASED WORKLOAD.
I KNOW [INAUDIBLE] TRANSPARENCY AND SHARING INFORMATION WITH YOU-ALL AS THE DECISION-MAKERS OF THIS COUNCIL, AS WELL AS THE PUBLIC [INAUDIBLE], MAKING SURE THAT WE'RE DOING OUR DUE DILIGENCE AND [INAUDIBLE] WORKING THROUGH A COUPLE OF CAPABILITIES, BUT IN THIS MODEL, YOU CAN SEE I'VE NOW LISTED ALL MY REVENUES [INAUDIBLE].
AS SCOTT SAID, NOT ONLY DO YOU HAVE ACCESS [INAUDIBLE] AT ALL TIME [INAUDIBLE] SOMETHING WE DO VERY REGULARLY, COUNCIL PRESENTATION, WORKSHOPS, FOLKS THAT ARE MUCH SMARTER THAN ME MANAGING AND ANALYZING THE DATA.
AS YOU CAN SEE WHEN I TURN ON ALL THE LAYERS, THESE ARE BASICALLY ALL THE COMPONENTS THAT MAKE UP A REVENUE REQUIRED ANALYSIS. GREAT REVIEW.
IN THIS CASE, YOU CAN SEE THAT OUR CASH POSITION CERTAINLY DWINDLED.
NOW, THERE'S A COUPLE OF DIFFERENT WAYS THE COMMUNITIES [INAUDIBLE] FIXING THIS CASH POSITION.
THE FIRST IS [INAUDIBLE] THE CITY HAS PREVIOUSLY HAD SOME PRETTY LARGE GAPS WITHOUT THE ADJUSTMENTS AS A RESULT [INAUDIBLE] REVENUE, SO I THINK RESERVES ARE DECLINING PRETTY SIGNIFICANTLY.
YOU CAN SEE THAT IN THIS CASE.
THIS CASH POSITION IS JUST A DATA SET, I SHOULD ALSO NOTE EARLY IN THE DATA.
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THIS CASH POSITION IS REGARDING THE PLUMMETE IN 2025.NOW WE CAN SEE THAT IN 2025 I HAD THIS THREE MILLION DOLLAR PROJECT.
THIS MIGHT BE WHERE WE CAN SEE OUR CASH HERE STARTING TO DWINDLE [INAUDIBLE] FORECAST.
I HAVE A 15% ANNUAL [INAUDIBLE] WHICH IS JUST REALLY EVEN HIGHER, BUT [INAUDIBLE] JUST COMING BACK DOWN MORE IF I TAKE THIS THREE MILLION DOLLARS.
MAYBE SCOTT, LEWIS [INAUDIBLE] WHAT WILL BE THE IMPACT IF WE PUSH THIS UP TO 2028 [INAUDIBLE] PROJECT COST NOW INCREASED TO $4.5 MILLION.
IN THE SHORT-TERM, THIS [INAUDIBLE] IN THE LONG-TERM, IT'S REALLY NOT A VIABLE OPTION.
WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO JUST KICK THE CAN DOWN THE ROAD AND DIVERSE SOME OTHER PROJECTS IN THE UPCOMING YEARS OR WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO LOOK AT SOME REALLY SIGNIFICANT READJUSTMENTS WHICH ARE [INAUDIBLE].
THIS IS [INAUDIBLE] HOPE I'M NOT QUITE TOO FAST ON THIS, I JUST WANT TO BE MINDFUL OF THE TIME.
THE NEXT WAY WHERE PERHAPS YOU-ALL CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS [INAUDIBLE] 50% INCREASE IN THAT PROJECT COST.
WHAT ELSE CAN WE DISCARD, WHAT ELSE CAN WE LOOK AT? [INAUDIBLE] OTHER OPTION IS LOOK AT OUR REVENUES AS AN ENTERPRISE FUND NEED TO BE QUITE SELF SUFFICIENT.
THEN STEP 7 IN OUR SALE SERVICE FORECASTING, YOU CAN SEE A COUPLE OF DIFFERENT ASSUMPTIONS THAT IMPACT US ON POPULATION GROWTH, MORE CUSTOMERS.
THE SYSTEM IS GOING TO HELP US DECLINE USAGE.
HERE'S WHERE WE HAVE 2% ANNUAL INCREMENTAL INCREASES, WHICH IS THIS REVENUE, THE REVENUE THAT IS SITTING.
SLOWLY GRADUAL INCREASE OF REVENUES [INAUDIBLE] COUNCIL, STAFF.
IN THIS CASE, IT'S NOT QUITE COMING IN.
MAYBE THIS IS WHERE SCOTT AND LEWIS WILL COME TO YOU AND THEN SAY, WE NEED TO LOOK AT [INAUDIBLE] SCHEDULE AND LOOKING TO MAKE THE PROJECT COST CHANGE.
WE DIDN'T SEE THAT [INAUDIBLE] THIS MIGHT BE WHERE YOU-ALL THINK, LET'S JUST WAIT UNTIL 2026 WHEN WE START [INAUDIBLE] CASH FLOW POLICY, THAT MINIMUM FUND BALANCE.
WE NEED TO MAINTAIN FOR RISK AND CRITICALITY.
THIS MIGHT BE WHERE, LET'S SEE WHAT WE HAVE AND WAIT UNTIL THEN [INAUDIBLE] A 10% REVENUE ADJUSTMENTS ON OUR RATES [INAUDIBLE] A ONE TIME [INAUDIBLE] ADJUSTMENT.
THESE ARE THE TYPE OF INCREASES THAT ARE NEVER ON [INAUDIBLE] THIS IS USUALLY THE BY PRODUCT OF WHEN YOU HAVE [INAUDIBLE] ADJUSTMENTS AND [INAUDIBLE].
IN THIS CASE, YOU-ALL SAY, THAT'S DEFINITELY NOT GOING TO BE THE CASE, WE CAN'T HAVE A BUDGET FOR SOMETHING LIKE THAT.
[INAUDIBLE] TO COME BACK TODAY.
MAYBE THAT MEANS WE GET A COUPLE OF YEARS OF 7% RATE ADJUSTMENTS, FIVE, AND THEN THREE IN THE FUTURE.
AGAIN, THERE'S A LOT OF MATH [INAUDIBLE] AND OUR MODEL CAN TAKE ALL THE MATH BECAUSE IT'S VERY EASIER FOR IT TO MODEL SO THAT YOUR TEAM CAN SAVE A LOT OF TIME WORKING ON THIS, BUT ALSO, WE WANT TO PROVIDE THIS RECOMMENDATIONS TO YOU-ALL IN A REALLY CLEAR AND EASY TO UNDERSTAND FASHION.
THERE'S ALSO A BIGGER ART PIECE HERE AND PERHAPS PART OF THIS ART IS [INAUDIBLE] GENERAL TAX INCREASE, AND THIS MIGHT BE IF YOU WANT TO BALANCE THIS OUT, YOU NEED MORE THAN 3%.
THAT MIGHT BE IN 2026, WE GOT TO COME BACK TO THIS 8%, MAYBE EVEN 9% TO GET US BALANCED BACK ON TRACK.
AGAIN, WATERWORTH REALLY SERVES THE PLATFORM TO BE REALLY TRANSPARENT.
I KNOW THAT ONE OF SCOTT'S GOALS IS TO BE [INAUDIBLE] ANALYSIS OF EACH ENTERPRISE.
WATERWORTH PROVIDES [INAUDIBLE] MODEL, ALSO, CRITICALLY ILLUSTRATING [INAUDIBLE].
THAT'S IT, COUNCIL [INAUDIBLE].
WITH THAT, [INAUDIBLE] CAPABILITY.
FOR THE SAKE OF TIME, SCOTT [INAUDIBLE].
>> THANK YOU. DO WE HAVE ANY COMMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC? SEEING NONE, ANY COMMENTS FROM THE MEMBERS? MAYOR PRO TEM SELDANYA?
>> THANK YOU, MAYOR. I READ SOMEWHERE IN YOUR REPORT THAT YOU ARE MATHEMATICIANS.
I CAN SEE WHY. THAT IS A COMPLIMENT.
I THINK THIS CAN AVOID THOSE HIGH INCREASES THAT WE DO EVERY FIVE YEARS.
I'M ALWAYS CONCERNED ABOUT THE LESS FORTUNATE THAT ARE ON A BUDGET WHERE A HIGH RATE INCREASE IS ACTUALLY VERY DIFFICULT FOR THEM TO ABSORB.
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I DON'T KNOW IF WE CAN DO THIS EVERY YEAR, BUT HAVING THIS TOOL CAN ACTUALLY HELP US SEE WHETHER WE CAN WAIT A YEAR OR TWO BEFORE WE END UP WITH A VERY LARGE INCREASE.HOWEVER, THERE WAS SOMETHING THAT CAUGHT MY ATTENTION WHEN I READ THE REPORT.
I'M PARAPHRASING NOW, IT SAYS, WATER AFFORDABILITY HELPS YOU UNDERSTAND WHETHER SPECIFIC CUSTOMERS MAY BE BURDENED FINANCIALLY, AND THAT'S ONE OF MY BIG CONCERNS AND IT'S ALWAYS BEEN SINCE WE DID THE LAST RATE CHANGE.
THAT'S WHY WE HAVE A BUY DOWN FOR THE CURRENT RATE.
IT SAYS YOU CAN ALSO RE-CALIBRATE RATES TO SHIFT THE COST BURDEN TO HIGHER USERS.
THAT'S SOMETHING THAT, TO ME, IT'S IN THE FUTURE, I'M NOT TALKING ABOUT NOW, BUT WE COULD LOOK AT THAT, THE PEOPLE THAT HAVE MORE USAGE OF WATER CAN POSSIBLY ABSORB MORE OF THOSE RATE CHANGES AND TRY TO MITIGATE THOSE THAT ARE ON A FIXED INCOME.
NOT SOMETHING THAT WE'RE GOING TO DECIDE TONIGHT, BUT IT CAUGHT MY ATTENTION AS A PROBABILITY.
I THINK THAT THE OTHER QUESTION THAT I HAD, YOU'VE ALREADY ANSWERED IT, IS THAT WE COULD DO RATE INCREASES EVERY YEAR IF NECESSARY TO ADJUST SMALL INCREASES RATHER THAN A LARGE ONE.
I WANTED TO SAY MR. GORDON ANSWERED THAT QUESTION AS HE WAS DOING HIS PRESENTATION.
SCOTT, WHAT ARE YOUR THOUGHTS?
>> I THINK HE COVERED IT VERY WELL.
IT'S IMPOSSIBLE IN A 10-MINUTE MEMO TO SHOW THE CAPABILITIES OF THE PRODUCT, BUT YOU ARE CORRECT.
THE FREEDOM THAT IT GIVES US AS STAFF TO ANALYZE, FOR EXAMPLE, THE CHANGE IN OUR REVOLVING FUND GRANT SITUATION.
WE'VE BEEN GOING ALONG AND THE CURRENT RATES THAT WE HAVE MADE CERTAIN ASSUMPTIONS ABOUT THOSE RATES AND COSTS AND THE AMOUNT THAT WOULD BE FUNDED THROUGH THE REVOLVING FUND.
THIS WOULD BE A SITUATION WHERE WE COULD PLUG IN THE NEW REAL NUMBERS IMMEDIATELY AND IN AN AFTERNOON OR LESS, HAVE THE ANSWER TO, WELL, HOW IS THAT GOING TO AFFECT THE REMAINING COUPLE OF YEARS ON OUR FIVE-YEAR RATE PLAN? DO WE NEED TO COME IN IN YEAR 4 AND START MAKING ADJUSTMENTS BEFORE THE FULL FIVE YEARS HAVE RUN? IT GIVES YOU THE OPTION OF DOING THAT WITH A FEW HOURS INVESTED INSTEAD OF TENS OF THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS, GETTING A CONSULTANT TO COME IN AND COLLECT ALL THE NUMBERS AND RUN NEW ONES.
I THINK IT MAKES THIS MUCH MORE NIMBLE.
WE CAN LOOK AT OUR FORECASTED CASH RESERVES AND DECIDE WHEN SUBSIDY OF RATES MAKES SENSE AND WHEN IT'S DANGEROUS.
WE DON'T HAVE TO GUESS AT THOSE THINGS AND WE DON'T HAVE TO PAY FOR MULTIPLE ITERATIONS OF THE MODEL, WE CAN GET THE ANSWERS IMMEDIATELY.
>> I WAS JUST GOING TO SAY, I LOVE THE DIALOGUE AND JUST TO MAKE A POINT THAT I WANT [INAUDIBLE] WHETHER IT'S PROJECT COST, TIMING, FUNDING SOURCES, INTEREST RATES, GRANT ACCESS.
THERE ARE SO MANY DIFFERENT VARIABLES OF USAGE [INAUDIBLE] I USUALLY WANT TO GIVE.
YOU-ALL LIVE IN GREEN MALL AND I MISSED A COUNCIL MEMBER'S NAME, AND YEAH, WE'RE TALKING ABOUT AFFORDABILITY AND EQUITABILITY, BUT THERE ARE BIG CONVERSATIONS OF MAKING SURE THAT THIS CAUSE [INAUDIBLE] MAKE SURE WE AUTHORIZE OUR RESTRUCTURE DESIGN AND THEN PERHAPS TO MAKE SURE THAT THOSE WHO ARE REALLY TIGHT ON THE AFFORDABILITY [INAUDIBLE]
>> THANK YOU, MR. GORDON. THIS 30,000 I FORGET THE EXACT AMOUNT, 34,000.
THAT'S FOR A 30-MONTH SUBSCRIPTION AND OUR STAFF WOULD BE INPUTTING ALL OF THE DATA INTO THIS MODEL AND OUR STAFF WILL BE CAPABLE AT ONE POINT AFTER BEING TRAINED TO MANIPULATE IT?
>> OUR TEAM WOULD UPDATE THE MODEL THAT YOU ALL SET UP BECAUSE IT HAS THIS ALL SETUP AND GET ALL DATA IMPLEMENTED.
WE DO THAT IN THE FIRST YEAR OF THE SUBSCRIPTION.
WE DON'T WANT YOUR STAFF TIME TO BE DOING LOW-LEVEL UPDATES OF DATA, BUT THEN WITH ALL THE TRAININGS INCLUDED WE'RE MAKING SURE THAT THEY ARE VERY COMFORTABLE WITH USING THE MODEL.
WE WANT TO [INAUDIBLE] AND TAKE THAT WORK OFF THEIR PLATE.
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>> THANK YOU, MR. GORDON. JUST TO BE CLEAR, YOU DID MENTION THIS, SCOTT.
WHAT WE PAY FOR THIS FOR 30 MONTHS WOULD BE THE COST OF JUST A FEW WEEKS OF WORK FOR A CONSULTANT?
>> WELL ACROSS THIS WHOLE PERIOD OF TIME, IT'S THE SAME OR LESS THAN WE WOULD IN THOSE FOUR OR FIVE YEAR CYCLES THAT WE THAT WE SHOULD BE IN.
WE HADN'T BEEN IN BEFORE, BUT NOW WE ARE AND RECURRING.
>> I DON'T THINK I HAVE ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS.
THANK YOU FOR ANSWERING MY QUESTION, MR. GORDON.
SCOTT, THANK YOU. IF THERE ARE NO FURTHER QUESTIONS, I MOVE TO APPROVE IT.
>> I JUST HAVE MORE COMMON, I GUESS.
I MEAN, IT SEEMS LIKE A POWERFUL TOOL, RIGHT? I MEAN, IT'S DATA ANALYTICS AND FORECASTING AND WHATNOT.
RIGHT NOW WHAT WE'RE USING OUR CURRENT TOOLBOX PER SEC, IT'S EXCEL SPREADSHEETS.
WHERE WE'RE NOT ABLE TO JUST PUNCH IN AND PLUG AND PLAY, LIKE HOW WE'RE GOING TO BE ABLE TO DO WITH THIS.
I MEAN, 30,000 AT THE END OF DAY IT'S STILL GOOD CHUNK OF MONEY., RIGHT?
>> IF YOU TELL ME, HEY, WE CAN DO EVERYTHING WITH THIS? IT'S GREAT.
IT SEEMS LIKE IT'S TAILORED AROUND OUR WATER USAGE AND NEEDS AND FORECASTING THAT AND NOT JUST SHORT TERM BUT LONG TERM, WE'RE GOING TO BE ABLE TO RESPOND ON THAT FRONT.
IF WE FEEL CONFIDENT THAT IT'S AN INVESTMENT THAT WE'RE GOING TO GET OUR DIVIDENDS, WHETHER IT'S FIVE, 10, 15 YEARS, JUST BECAUSE OF THE WAY WE'RE GOING TO BE ABLE TO REACT TO WHAT IT'S GOING TO HAPPEN.
I'M ALL FOR IT. ASIDES, IT'S SOMETHING THAT WE KNOW FOR A FACT, WE'RE GOING TO BE USING, IT'S NOT JUST SOMETHING THAT WE'RE SAYING, HEY, WE'RE SPENDING THIS 30 GRAND AND WE HAVE THIS NICE TOOL AND IT'S THERE.
>> I THINK THAT THAT'S WHY WE PUT GRANGE THROUGH FOUR DIFFERENT DEMOS IS TO BE SURE OF THAT.
IT WASN'T JUST FLASHY THAT WE WENT THROUGH A NUMBER OF DIFFERENT SCENARIOS AND CHALLENGED HIM TO SHOW US HOW THE PRODUCT WOULD DO THAT.
I THINK WE'RE CONVINCED AT THIS POINT THAT IT WILL GIVE THIS A BENEFIT BEYOND THE COST.
>> THE ONLY THING I WOULD ADD TO THAT IS ABOUT THE DATA-LOG AND IN TERMS OF THE COST VALUE.
WE RELATE TO UTILITIES AND OUR CLIENTS TOLD US WHEN JUST PROACTIVE STATE MAKING MORE PROACTIVE DECISIONS AND THAT WE'RE HAVING A LONG TERM POINT OF VIEW.
SMART AND MORE EFFICIENT DECISIONS USUALLY GET MADE WHICH RESULTS IN A HUGE COST BENEFITS.
THERE ALWAYS GOING TO BE MUCH MORE COSTLY.
EVERYTHING THAT WE LOOK AT IS HOW ARE WE GOING TO LIMIT THE IMPACT ON GREAT PAY IN THE LONG TERM AND WHETHER THAT'S REPLACING LOOKING AT CAPITAL INVESTMENT TODAY OR IN X NUMBER OF YEARS AS OPPOSED TO REACTIVE EMERGENCY REPAIRS.
THAT'S WHAT I WANT TO SHARE IN THIS SESSION.
SO MADAM CLERK, IT'S BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED.
>> MOTION MADE BY COUNCIL MEMBER REYNA, SECONDED BY MAYOR MEDINA TO ADOPT THE RESOLUTION.
MOTION IS UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED.
[15.c. Adopt a resolution authorizing the City Manager or designee to finalize, sign and endorse a contract change order with Hartzell Engineering for the water tank storage expansion of Well 13, for an amount not to exceed $3.8 million, 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.]
ADOPT A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER OR DESIGNATE TO FINALIZE, SIGN AND ENDORSE A CONTRACT CHANGE ORDER WITH HARTZELL ENGINEERING FOR THE WATER TANK STORAGE EXPANSION OF WELL 13 FOR AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED 3.8 MILLION.FIND THAT THIS ACTION IS NOT A PROJECT THAT'S DEFINED UNDER THE CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENT QUALITY ACT STATE GUIDELINES.
THEREFORE, PURSUANT TO STATE GUIDELINES, SECTION 15060C3, NO ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW IS REQUIRED, MR. RIA.
>> GOOD EVENING ALL REVERED MEMBERS OF COUNCIL.
THIS ITEM HERE IS PRETTY FAMILIAR.
IT WAS BROUGHT TO YOU IN NOVEMBER 5 WITH THE APPROVAL FOR THE WATER STORAGE TANK AT WELL 13TH. I'M SORRY.
WITH A NOT TO EXCEED FOR 4.2 MILLION.
WITH THAT, THAT DAY, WE WENT OUT, CONTACTED HARTZELL ENGINEERING, WHICH IS THE CONTRACTOR ON SITE, WELL 13.
HE CAME BACK WITH SOME NEW NUMBERS WITH IT'S 3.5 MILLION.
WHAT WE ARE RECOMMENDING FOR COUNSEL IS TO APPROVE A CONTRACT WITH HARTZELL NOT TO EXCEED 3.8 MILLION FOR THE WATER STORAGE TANK AT WELL 13.
SO A CHANGE ORDER. IF ANY QUESTIONS,
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I'LL BE HAPPY TO ANSWER.>> THANK YOU, MR. RIA. DO WE HAVE ANY COMMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC.
SEEING NONE. ANY COMMENTS FROM THE MEMBERS? MEMBER PRO TEM SALDANA?
>> THANK YOU, MAYOR. I DON'T REALLY HAVE COMMENTS.
I DID NOTICE THAT WE'RE GETTING A WELDED TANK RATHER THAN A WHAT DO YOU CALL IT?
>> BOLTED. I UNDERSTAND THAT MAKES IT EASIER FOR THE MAINTENANCE OF THE TANK?
>> I THINK THAT THAT'S A PLUS.
I LIKE THE FACT THAT IT'S RELATIVELY A GOOD PRICE, RIGHT?
>> YES. DEFINITELY A WAY BETTER PRICE THAN THAN EXPECTED TO.
>> I READ THAT. IT'S SOMETHING THAT WE REALLY NEED AND IT MOVES US IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION TO BE ABLE TO PROVIDE ENOUGH WATER FOR OUR COMMUNITY.
I DID READ SOMEWHERE THAT IT CAN PUMP UP TO 02,250 GALLONS PER MINUTE AND THAT BROUGHT UP A QUESTION IN MY MIND.
WHEN YOU DO THAT, WHEN YOU'RE PUMPING THAT AMOUNT OF WATER AT THAT RATE, DOES THAT INCREASE THE PRESSURE ON THE SYSTEM?
>> IT CAN, IT'S ALL THROUGH SCADA. IT'S ALL AUTOMATED.
DEPENDING ON CURRENTLY, THAT'S HOW WE RUN OUR SYSTEM IS THROUGH PRESSURE.
LET'S JUST SAY PRESSURE DROPS, CAUSE ANOTHER WELL TO KICK ON SAME SCENARIO WITH THE WATER WITH THE TANK.
>> WHAT I'M WONDERING IS WHETHER THAT LIMIT OF 2,250, I THINK THAT WAS THE AMOUNT.
I'M NOT SURE NOW WILL INCREASE THE PRESSURE AND WILL DAMAGE SOME OF THE SYSTEM AS IT GOES DOWN THE LINE, AND THAT'S WHAT I WAS WONDERING.
>> THESE PUMPS ARE ON WHAT THEY CALL THE VFD OF EVERY FREQUENCY DRIVE UNIT.
IT SPEEDS THE PUMP UP, SPEEDS IT DOWN AT.
IT'S NOT LIKE IT KICKS ON AND GOES FULL THROUGH OUT LET AT ONE TIME.
THEN ACCORDING TO THE PRESSURE THAT THE SET POINTS ARE SET TO, THAT'S WHAT DRIVES IT.
>> BECAUSE MY EXPERIENCE IS THAT WITHIN THE CITY, WE HAVE VERY GOOD WATER PRESSURE.
I'VE MEASURED IT BEFORE IN MY HOUSE.
THAT'S QUITE A BIT OF PRESSURE SO THAT CAUGHT MY ATTENTION AS TO WHETHER THAT MIGHT INCREASE AND CAUSE SOME DAMAGE TO THE INFRASTRUCTURE.
>> FOR INSTANCE, IF WE WOULD TURN THE PUMP ON, OPEN IT IN ONE END, NO RESTRICTIONS, THAT PUMP CAN PUMP 2,225 GALLONS PER MINUTE.
NOW YOU CLOSE IT DOWN, IT'LL SLOW DOWN AND COMPENSATE FOR IT.
>> THAT JUST GIVES US CAPACITY THAT'S WHAT IT WOULD DO.
>> I DON'T THINK THEY HAVE ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS.
THANK YOU FOR DOING THE RESEARCH AND TRYING TO SAVE US AND OUR CONSTITUENTS MONEY.
>> PUTTING US ON A PATH TO BE ABLE TO HAVE MORE GROWTH WITHIN THE CITY. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU. I HAVE NOTHING TO ADD.
>> I'LL SECOND THE MAYOR. THANK YOU.
>> CLERK, MOTION WAS MOVED AND SECONDED, CAN WE GET THE ROLL CALL?
>> MOTION BY MAYOR MEDINA, SECONDED BY COUNCIL MEMBER REYNA TO ADOPT THE RESOLUTION.
MOTION IS UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED.
>> THANK YOU. HONORABLE MAYOR, IF I COULD, I DON'T WANT TO MAKE THIS CONFUSING, BUT I'M NOT CONVINCED THAT WE HAD THE CORRECT CALL OUT ON ITEM B FOR THE SQA FINDING.
IF I COULD BOTHER THE COUNSEL TO GO THROUGH THE VOTE ONE MORE TIME AND APPROVE THE ITEM AS MOTION, AND A CORRECTED SQA STATEMENT, IF NECESSARY.
>> THE VERBIAGE. LOOKING AT MY PLANNER, I DON'T THINK CATEGORICALLY EXEMPT IS THE CORRECT EXEMPTION THERE OR FINDING FOR A UTILITY RATE SOFTWARE AND SERVICE.
I THINK IT SHOULD BE NOT A PROJECT.
>> MADAM CLERK, IF WE COULD CALL A ROLL ONE MORE TIME, AND THE MOTION WOULD BE TO ACCEPT ITEM B AND CORRECTED SQA STATEMENT FINDING AS NECESSARY.
>> YOU'RE JUST MAKING A CORRECTION TO THE SQA PORTION?
>> YOUR OFFER REMAINS THE SAME?
>> MOTION REMAINS THE ITEM REMAINS THE SAME.
BUT THE SQA FINDING, IF WE DON'T, WE'LL FIND OURSELVES BRINGING THIS ITEM BACK TO CORRECT THIS DAY IN THE FUTURE,
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AND I'D RATHER TAKE CARE OF IT TONIGHT, I WOULD AUTHORIZE THE CLERK TO SUBSTITUTE THE CORRECT FINDING.I DO NOT READ THAT SQA FINDING ANYMORE BECAUSE IT'S REPETITIVE.
IT'S CUT AND PASTE, AND IT'S ALWAYS THE SAME IN EVERY REPORT.
>> THIS CAUGHT MY EYE DURING PROOFING AND I DID NOT FOLLOW UP, SO THIS IS MY FAULT.
>> WELL I'M NOT LOOKING FOR FAULT.
INTERESTING, I NEVER READ IT ANYMORE BECAUSE IT'S ALWAYS THE SAME AND IT HAPPENS TO BE DIFFERENT IN THIS PARTICULAR.
>> NO MOTION NEEDS TO BE DONE AGAIN.
>> IT WOULD BE SAFEST TOM IF WE HAD A MOTION AND A SECOND TO ACCEPT THE ITEM B WITH THE CORRECTIONS TO THE SQA FINDING.
>> I'LL MAKE THE MOTION. I BELIEVE I MADE THE MOTION ORIGINALLY, I'LL MAKE THE MOTION.
TO APPROVE IT IS WITH THE CORRECTIONS ON THE SQA FINDING.
>> MOTION MADE BY COUNCIL MEMBER REYNA, SECONDED BY MAYOR MEDINA TO ADOPT THE RESOLUTION WITH CORRECTED SQA STATEMENT FINDING AS NECESSARY.
MOTION IS UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED.
>> I'LL START READING THOUGH, SCOTT.
>> MOVING ON TO ITEM 16 REPORTS FROM COMMISSIONS AND COMMITTEES,
[16.a. Kern Economic Development Corporation (Medina)]
CURRENT ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION.THERE'S NOTHING TO ADD. NEXT MEETING IS SCHEDULED FOR THE BEGINNING OF THE YEAR.
16 B, CURRENT COUNCIL OF GOVERNMENT, MR. REYNA.
[16.b. Kern Council of Government (Reyna) ]
>> MAYOR AND COUNCIL MEMBERS STAFF I DID NOT ATTEND THE LAST MEETING.
IT CONFLICTED WITH OUR NATIONAL NIGHT OUT AND I COULD NOT ATTEND OR I DECIDED NOT TO ATTEND.
I THOUGHT THAT BEING HERE LOCALLY WAS MORE IMPORTANT.
I ASKED EDDIE WHO IS OUR ALTERNATE, AND HE HAD THE SAME ISSUE THAT HE WANTED TO BE HERE.
HOWEVER, I DID READ THE AGENDA, AND I DO WANT TO BRING SOME THINGS TO YOUR ATTENTION.
THESE ARE ATP CMAC RSTP PROJECT LIST.
WASCO IS LISTED WITH FOUR DIFFERENT PROJECTS.
I'LL JUST READ THEM TO YOU QUICKLY.
THE FIRST ONE IS FILBURN AVENUE BETWEEN CENTRAL AVENUE AND G STREET AT VARIOUS LOCATIONS, ASPHALT REHABILITATION, STRIPING, SIGNAGE, AND ADA RAMP IMPROVEMENTS FOR $50,000.
WHAT I WANT TO NOTE ON ALL OF THIS IS THAT IT SAYS THAT THE AUTHORIZATION REQUEST HAS NOT BEEN SUBMITTED.
I BELIEVE THIS HAVE A DEADLINE JANUARY 17 OF 2025.
THE SECOND ONE IS EASTBOUND FILBURN AVENUE BETWEEN WEST CENTRAL AVENUE AND PALM STREET, SHOULDER DUST, SUPPRESSION, PROVIDED FULL PAYMENT WITH CURB GUTTER, 88 RAMPS, SIDEWALKS, BIKE LANE, STRIPING, AND SIGNAGE FOR $120,000, SAME SITUATION.
THE WASCO EASTBOUND FILBURN AVENUE BETWEEN WEST GRIFFITH AVENUE AND G STREET.
SHOULDER DUST SUPPRESSION, PROVIDE FULL PAYMENT WITH CURVE GUTTER ADA RAMP SIDEWALK, BIKE LANE STRIPING AND SIGNAGE FOR A $120,000.
ALSO THE EAST SIDE OF CENTRAL AVENUE FROM 1310 NORTH OF FILBURN STREET TO VAI MOROCCO, BOULEVARD, IN BETWEEN BEDIS VENUE AND SR 46, INSTALL CLASS ONE AND CLASS TWO BICYCLE TRAILS, 88 CORE RM DRIVE APPROACHES AND RELATED PEDESTRIAN AND LANDSCAPING IMPROVEMENTS FOR $71,000.
ALL OF THOSE ARE LISTED AS NOT SUBMITTED. THERE'S ONE MORE.
THIS ONE IS LISTED AS NOT UNDER CONSTRUCTION.
I'M CERTAIN YOU KNOW THAT THIS ONE IS FOR AUTHORIZATION DATE OF 8/19 OF 2023, BIKE FACILITIES FOR $3,000 AND IT SAYS ESTIMATED COMPLETION DATE MAY OF 24, BUT OF THAT HAS PASSED.
HAVE WE COMPLETED THAT? NO, RIGHT?
>> THAT WAS [INAUDIBLE] I'M SORRY.
>> BIKE FACILITIES, AND I'M NOT SURE WHAT THAT MEANS.
MAYBE A BIKE RACK OF SOME TYPE.
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>> MAYOR AND COUNCIL, IF I CAN PROVIDE SOME CLARIFICATION.
I KNOW THAT OUR CITY ENGINEER, CAMERON ARNOLD SITS IN THE T TECH MEETING AND KNOWING ON PROJECTS CURRENTLY, SOME OF THEM ARE IN DESIGN.
WHEN IT COMES TO THESE TYPE OF FUNDINGS, THERE'S DIFFERENT PROCESSES, AND YOU DO HAVE TO FILE THE E 76 FOR AUTHORIZATION TO EITHER FUND CONSTRUCTION OR FUND THE ENGINEERING OF IT.
I KNOW THAT OUR STAFF IS CURRENTLY WORKING ON FORMULATING THAT PAPERWORK IN THE BIKE FACILITIES, TYPICALLY IS BIKES.
>> BUT WE'VE BEEN USING THEM LATELY.
I'M SURE YOU'VE SEEN THE GREEN WITH THE CITY LOGO, THE LOGO OF THE CITY OF WASCO.
ONE IS RIGHT OUTSIDE OF THE FINANCE DEPARTMENT.
HERE IN FRONT OF OUR POLICE DEPARTMENT.
I KNOW THAT OUR CITY ENGINEER IS WORKING ON POTENTIALLY BRINGING A BIKE, LIKE A NATURAL BIKE.
I BELIEVE OUR PUBLIC LIBRARY HERE IN WASCO HAS ONE, BUT HE'S LOOKING AT POTENTIALLY GETTING ONE WITH THE CITY LOGO.
>> WE ARE WORKING ON ALL THOSE PROJECTS.
WE'RE WELL AWARE OF THE PROCESS AND THE FORMS THAT WE NEED TO SUBMIT.
>> I'LL JUST LIST THE OTHER ONE.
I'LL MENTION ONE THAT'S LISTED 819.
>> TO ADD TO THE ASSISTANT CITY MANAGER, WE'VE IN FACT RECEIVED THE INVOICE FOR THE BICYCLE TODAY.
WE SHOULD BE CUTTING THAT CHECK THIS WEEK.
>> SORRY, ISRAEL. I SAID LOUIS.
>> THEY LOOK VERY MUCH THE SAME.
>> JUST TO BE CLEAR, SO THE OTHER ONE IS FOR A19, 2023 BIKE SAFETY.
AGAIN, I DON'T KNOW WHAT THAT IS 2,000, IT SAYS WILL ORDER EQUIPMENT.
I'M JUST READING FROM THE REPORT THAT WAS ON THIS LAST MEETING.
YOU MAY BE FURTHER ADVANCED, EXCUSE ME, THAN WHAT THIS REPORT SAYS.
BUT BECAUSE I WAS UNABLE TO ATTEND, I'M JUST READING FROM THE REPORT.
THEN THE LAST ONE IS WASCO PEDESTRIAN IMPROVEMENTS AT 11TH STREET FROM D STREET TO BIRCH AVENUE, A NEW SIDEWALK, CURB AND GUTTER, AND 88 RAMPS FOR 425,592.
WELL, IT SAYS NOT UNDER CONSTRUCTION, BUT IT DOES SAY IT IS IN THE DESIGN PHASE.
I BELIEVE THAT'S IT. THEY'RE REPEATED ON THIS OTHER PAGE.
THAT'S MY REPORT. SUBJECT TO ANY QUESTIONS ANYONE MIGHT HAVE, BUT THE STAFF HAS MORE ANSWERS THAN QUESTIONS AND I LIKE THAT. [LAUGHTER]
>> IF I MAY ADD ONE MORE PIECE OF INFORMATION.
>> I KNOW THAT YOU MENTIONED THE BIKE SAFETY.
TYPICALLY, THOSE $2,000 ARE USED FOR BIKE HELMETS, BIKE RODEOS, CODE SPORTSMEN, I KNOW THAT SOME ARE POLICE DEPARTMENT.
EVERY SUMMER, I KNOW THEY DO A BIKE RODEO OUT AT [INAUDIBLE] PARK AND THEY BRING THE COMMUNITY OUT.
THOSE $2,000 ARE USED FOR THAT TO GET BIKE HELMETS AND BIKE SAFETY INFORMATION.
>> THAT REMINDED ME OF SOMETHING.
ON ONE OF THE REPORTS THAT WE APPROVED TODAY, THERE WAS FUNDING FOR CENTRAL AVENUE AND IT TALKS ABOUT THE CONTRACTOR IS GOING TO INSTALL 12 NO PARKING BIKE LANE SIGNS WITH BREAKAWAY POLES.
IT MAKES NO MENTION OF WHO'S GOING TO DO THE STRIPING, AND MY QUESTION IS, IS CITY STAFF GOING TO DO THIS STRIPING IF THE CONTRACTOR IS NOT GOING TO DO IT?
>> THIS SHOULD BE THE CONTRACTOR DOING THE STRIPING.
>> THERE IS NO MENTION ON THE CHART OF THE STRIPING.
IT DOES MENTION THE BIKE LANE SIGNS, 12 OF THEM AND IT'S ESTIMATION, BUT IF IT IS NOT CORRECTLY STATED, WE NEED TO MAKE SURE THAT THE CONTRACTOR IS UNDERSTANDING OF THAT.
>> WE CAN REVIEW THE ACTUAL WORK CONTRACT TO ENSURE THAT EXCELLENT HE IS.
BUT THE DESCRIPTION THAT YOU READ FROM THE CURRENT COG INCLUDED THE BIKE LANE STRIPING, SO I'M CERTAIN THAT IT DOES.
>> THEN I JUST HAVE A LITTLE BIT OF A GRIPE AND IT'S IN JEST.
WAS IT NECESSARY TO INCLUDE THE 35 PAGES OF APPLICABLE WAGE INFORMATION FOR THE CURRENT IN MONO COUNTY'S IMPERIAL,
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IN SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY JOB CLASSIFICATIONS?>> APPARENTLY SO. WE WOULD NOT HAVE DONE THAT UNNECESSARILY.
>> TWENTY-FIVE PAGES OF WHAT WE NEED TO PAY TO EACH CLASSIFICATION OF EMPLOYMENT IF THEY WORK IN THIS COUNTY.
I THOUGHT THAT WAS, DO I REALLY NEED THIS INFORMATION? [LAUGHTER] IT WAS VERY INTERESTING THOUGH.
>> KEEP THE LOGGING INDUSTRY BUSY.
>> I KNOW. EVERY LITTLE DETAIL, IT EVER MENTIONS THE DELINEATION BETWEEN COUNTIES AND 100 FEET SOUTH OR NORTH OR NORTHWEST, IT'S STRANGE.
THANK YOU. THAT'S ALL IN MY REPORT, MAYOR. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU, MR. REYNA. WASCO TASK FORCE.
[16.c. Wasco Task Force (Saldaña and Medina) ]
>> NOTHING TO REPORT OTHER THAN WE'RE STILL ON GETTING READY TO BEGIN AT THE BEGINNING OF THE YEAR. THAT'S THE PLAN.
>> THANK YOU. REPORTS FROM CITY MANAGER.
[17) REPORTS FROM THE CITY MANAGER]
>> HONORABLE MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL.
ONE OF THE IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENTS THIS WEEK, THE FINANCE DEPARTMENT WILL BE IMPLEMENTING AN UPGRADE TO OUR ACCOUNTING SYSTEM AND THE DEPARTMENT WILL BE CLOSED ON DECEMBER 12TH ALL DAY DURING THAT SYSTEM UPGRADE.
IN FACT, WE'RE COUPLING THAT WITH OUR RECORDS RETENTION PURGING PROCESS, SO WE'LL USE THAT DOWNTIME PRODUCTIVELY.
PAYMENTS WILL STILL BE ACCEPTED AT FIESTA MARKET AND PERMIT PAYMENTS CAN STILL BE SUBMITTED VIA MYGOV, BUT ANY OF THE OTHER ONLINE OR IN-PERSON METHODS OF PAYMENT FOR UTILITIES OR MYGOV OR PERMITS WILL NOT BE AVAILABLE ON THAT DAY.
WE'RE GOING TO BEGIN SENDING OUT NOTIFICATIONS AND POSTING THAT INFORMATION IN VARIOUS PLACES.
COMMUNITY BREAKFAST IS TOMORROW 7:00 AM ACROSS THE STREET AT THE OLD COURTHOUSE.
THE REC AND PARK JOINT MEETING IS STILL UP IN THE AIR.
WE HAD AS WAS REPORTED BY MANY, THE NATIONAL NIGHT OUT WAS IN MY OPINION ANYWAY, A ROUSING SUCCESS, REALLY GOOD SELECTION OF FOOD VENDORS, REALLY GOOD ACTIVITIES FOR THE KIDS.
THE OTHER ITEMS ARE OUT IN THE FUTURE.
WE'VE GOT IN JANUARY, THE MAYORS AND COUNCIL MEMBERS ACADEMY IN SACRAMENTO FROM JANUARY 21ST-24TH.
YOU KNOW IF YOU'VE SIGNED UP FOR THAT.
IF YOU HAVEN'T, THEN YOU'RE PROBABLY NOT GOING.
CAL CITIES CITY MANAGER CONFERENCE AGAIN IN FEBRUARY, THE WASCO PARADE THIS SATURDAY, IF YOU ARE PARTICIPATING IN THE PARADE.
ALTHOUGH THE PARADE STARTS AT 6:00 PM, I THINK THE ORGANIZERS WOULD LIKE TO SEE YOU THERE BY 5:00 IF POSSIBLE AND 5:30 AT THE VERY LATEST JUST SO WE GET EVERYBODY ORGANIZED AND IN THE PROPER PLACE IN LINE.
>> SCOTT, I HAVE A QUESTION ABOUT THAT IF I MAY.
IN THE PAST, THERE WAS A QUESTION TO THE COUNCIL WHETHER ANYBODY WAS PARTICIPATING.
I DON'T KNOW THAT AN INVITATION HAS BEEN SENT OUT TO FIND OUT WHETHER WE'RE GOING TO BE PARTICIPATING.
DO THE STAFF WANT TO KNOW AT THIS POINT WHETHER WE ARE GOING TO BE PRESENT OR NOT?
>> I CAN SEND A CALENDAR INVITE. I CAN DO THAT.
>> THEN FINALLY, THE TOUR OF LIGHTS IS STILL COMING UP ON THE 18TH AND 19TH.
I THINK ARE THOSE TOURS BOOKED ALREADY?
>> THERE ARE STILL SOME AVAILABLE SEATS?
>> YEAH. I THINK WE'RE GOING TO OPEN IT UP THE WEEK BEFORE OR THE BEGINNING OF THAT WEEK.
>> THAT'S COMING UP ON THE 18TH AND 19TH, AND THAT WILL LEAVE AND RETURN TO THE REC AND PARK OFFICE.
THEN FINALLY, YOU GOT A COUPLE OF UPDATES OVER THE WEEKEND ON THE CLOUDY WATER SITUATION.
I WANTED TO CLOSE THE BOOK ON THAT.
I GUESS I'LL START WITH THE GREAT NEWS IS NONE OF THE TESTS TAKEN BEFORE, DURING, AND AFTER THE REPORTS OF CLOUDY WATER SHOWED ANY CONTAMINATION.
IT'S PURELY AN AESTHETIC THING AND WE PRETTY STRONGLY BELIEVE IT'S DIRECTLY RELATED TO THE MAINTENANCE OF THAT PARTICULAR WELL, OF WELL 12.
IT WAS IF YOU RECALL THAT YOU HAD AUTHORIZED SOME REPAIRS TO THAT WELL.
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IT WAS ALSO THE PERFORATIONS WERE SERVICED.IT WAS FLUSHED FOR SEVERAL DAYS, BUT STILL IT'S VERY POSSIBLE THAT OPENING AND CLOSING THE ISOLATION VALVES DISLODGED SOME SEDIMENT AND THAT'S WHAT CAUSED THE CLOUDINESS.
WE RECEIVED A COUPLE OF CALLS.
THE WELL ONLY REALLY RAN FOR NOT EVEN TWO DAYS AND AS SOON AS WE HAD THE FIRST CALL, THE WELL WAS TAKEN OFFLINE.
WE'VE HAD NO CALLS ON THAT TOPIC SINCE LAST TUESDAY, SO A FULL WEEK WITH NO FURTHER REPORT.
>> JUST TO UNDERSTAND, SCOTT, THE WELL, IT'S NOT ONLINE ANYMORE?
>> IT IS RUNNING, FLUSHING INTERMITTENTLY JUST TO MAKE SURE WE DON'T HAVE ANY FURTHER SEDIMENT THAT'S GOING TO BREAK LOOSE.
IT'S PART OF THE WEEKLY TESTING ROUTINE, SO WE HAVE AT LEAST TWO NEGATIVE TESTS SINCE THE FIRST REPORT.
>> WHEN YOU AND I SPOKE, YOU DID SAY THAT SEVERAL OF THE PEOPLE THAT HAD CONTACTED THE CITY WERE CONTACTED AND SOMEONE FROM OUR STAFF WAS SENT TO THEIR HOME TO TEST AT THEIR WATER TAP.
>> WE DID NOT TEST AT THE TAP, BUT WE TESTED AT THE END OF THEIR BLOCK, DID FLUSHING AND COLLECTED CHLORINE RESIDUAL SAMPLES AND THEY WERE ALL NORMAL.
THAT INDICATES A LACK OF ANY BACTERIAL ACTIVITY.
>> IT'S UNFORTUNATE BECAUSE WE'RE ALL AWARE OF CHISMOSOS, SOME PEOPLE WERE PUTTING STUFF THERE THAT THE WATER WOULD NOT CAUSE THAT [OVERLAPPING] AND I DON'T THINK IT'S WORRISOME BECAUSE THINGS CAN CATCH FIRE.
>> I THINK WORRISOME ISN'T STRONG ENOUGH.
I THINK IT'S DANGEROUS TO CAUSE THAT PANIC WHEN THERE REALLY IS NO CAUSE FOR IT.
>> YOU CAN SCREAM FIRE IN A CROWDED MOVIE THEATER AND THAT'S SIMILAR TO WHAT THEY'RE DOING.
IT'S UNFORTUNATE THAT THESE PEOPLE DO.
ANYWAY, I DIDN'T MEAN TO INTERRUPT.
>> THANK YOU, SCOTT. ANY QUESTIONS FOR SCOTT?
WE HAVE $7,800 IN REMAINING GIFT CARDS.
>> THAT'S QUITE A BIT OF MONEY.
>> IT SOUNDS LIKE CHRISTMAS PRESENTS FOR CITY STAFF.
>> SOUNDS LIKE WE'LL BE COMING BACK TO COUNCIL TO VERIFY WHERE WE WANT TO. DIRECT THAT.
>> IT WOULD BENEFIT THE COMMUNITY.
>> THAT WAS ALWAYS THE INTENT.
>> MOVING ON TO REPORTS FROM CITY COUNCIL.
[18) REPORTS FROM THE CITY COUNCIL]
ANYTHING ELSE TO ADD, MAYOR, PRO TEM?>> I HAVE NOTHING ELSE TO ADD.
I GOT INVITED TO THE HIGH SCHOOL TO SPEAK TO THE LINK CREW, WHICH IS A SERVICE ORGANIZATION, TALK TO THEM ABOUT COMMUNITY LEADERSHIP LAST WEEK.
ONE OF THE THINGS THEY WANT TO DO IS THEY WOULD LIKE TO JOIN THE COMMUNITY TASK FORCE.
EDDY, WHENEVER YOU GUYS HAVE SOME INFORMATION, IF YOU COULD SEND ME A FLYER OR SOMETHING AND I'LL FORWARD IT TO THEM.
THEY'VE GOT ABOUT 70 KIDS IN THE LINK CREW NOW, WHICH IS A LOT MORE THAN WHEN WE WERE IN HIGH SCHOOL.
I THINK THERE'S SIX OR SEVEN KIDS IN IT.
IT'S A PRETTY GOOD SERVICE ORGANIZATION. THAT'S ALL.
>> THANK YOU, MARTINEZ. MEMBER REYNA?
>> I KNOW I ALREADY MADE MY COMMENTS ABOUT NATIONAL NIGHT OUT.
CONGRATULATIONS TO EVERYONE THAT MADE THIS HAPPEN.
I KNOW IT WAS OUR STAFF, OUR POLICE DEPARTMENT.
BUT NOW THAT WE DID THAT, I'D LIKE TO SEE THIS EVENTS HAPPEN ON A REGULAR BASIS.
THERE'S A LOT OF THINGS THAT COULD BE DONE TO BRING THE COMMUNITY TOGETHER DOWNTOWN.
I KNOW THAT WE ARE COUNTING ON TILO TO SPEARHEAD THE BUSINESS CHAMBER, THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.
BUT THERE MAY BE OTHER AVENUES TO DO THAT.
MAYBE THE ORANGE HEART FOUNDATION, THEY'VE DONE THINGS BEFORE.
NOT EVERYBODY IS ALWAYS HAPPY ABOUT WHAT WE DO.
I HEARD A COMPLAINT THAT A PARTICULAR INDIVIDUAL, HIS BUSINESS WAS KILLED BY 50% BY OUR NATIONAL NIGHT OUT.
MY QUESTION IS, HOW CAN WE HAVE YOU PARTICIPATE SO THAT THAT DOESN'T HAPPEN? IT'S JUST SOMETHING TO CONSIDER IN THE FUTURE.
I DON'T THINK THAT WE CAN MAKE EVERYBODY HAPPY EVERY TIME, BUT I DO THINK THAT WE NEED TO HAVE THOSE EVENTS FOR THE COMMUNITY SO THAT WE CAN GATHER AND ENJOY SOMETHING NICE LIKE THE NATIONAL NIGHT OUT.
THAT'S IT FOR ME, MAYOR, NOTHING ELSE. THANK YOU.
THANK YOU, STAFF FOR ALL YOUR REPORTS AND WHAT YOU DO FOR THE CITY. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU, MR. REYNA. I GUESS ALONG THOSE LINES OF DOWNTOWN.
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I KNOW THE 99 CENT STORE, I THINK IS CLOSED OR NOT OPERATIONAL.ARE WE WORKING ON THAT? OR I DON'T KNOW WHAT WE CAN DO.
BUT JUST WE REDID THAT AREA AND IT'S JUST WHEN THERE'S A BUSINESS THAT ISN'T OPEN.
I DON'T KNOW IF THERE'S ANOTHER. I DON'T KNOW, WHAT WAS THAT? EL BURRITO OR SOMETHING? LOCO? IS THERE ANYTHING THAT WE'RE DOING ON THAT FRONT OR THAT WE CAN DO?
>> WE HAVE CONTACT WITH BOTH PROPERTY OWNERS.
WE DON'T HAVE A WAY TO REQUIRE THAT SOMEBODY OPEN A BUSINESS IN THOSE BUILDINGS, BUT WE CAN PROVE CODE COMPLIANCE AND EFFORTS TO IMPROVE THE OUTSIDES OF THE BUILDINGS AND THOSE THINGS.
ENCOURAGE PROPERTY OWNERS TO DO SOMETHING WITH THEIR PROPERTIES.
>> I KNOW ONE OF THEM AT LEAST IS TAPED UP AND WHATNOT.
AT LEAST THERE'S NOTHING HAPPENING, BUT AT LEAST IT DOESN'T LOOK AS BAD AS THE OTHER ONE.
BUT JUST SOMETHING I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT IF THERE IS SOMETHING WE CAN DO THAT WE ARE TRYING TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT.
BECAUSE IT'S LIKE IF WE'RE INPUTTING ALL THIS MONEY INTO IT, BUT THEN THE BUSINESSES AREN'T DRIVING OR THERE IS NO BUSINESS THERE, THEN IT MAKES IT HARD TO SAY, COME DOWNTOWN AND THEN THE DOORS ARE SHUT.
THE LÍDERES CAMPESINAS ARE GOING TO HAVE AN EVENT ON DECEMBER 20TH AT THE WOMEN'S CLUB.
THEY'RE GOING TO HAVE FOOD, THEY'RE GOING TO BE PASSING OUT TOYS.
THEY'RE GOING TO HAVE A LITTLE FARE WITH INFORMATION AND WHATNOT.
THEY'RE INVITING THE REST OF THE COUNCIL MEMBERS, ANYBODY FROM THE STAFF THAT'S AVAILABLE.
THAT'S I BELIEVE IT'S A FRIDAY FROM 3:00-6:00.
THEN LUIS, I SENT YOU THE INFO.
THERE WAS SOME MEMBERS FROM 15TH STREET.
THERE'S SOME DOG ISSUES, BUT I'M SURE LUIS WILL TAKE CARE OF IT. THAT'S ALL I HAVE.
>> MAY I ASK ANOTHER QUESTION?
>> I DO HAVE A QUESTION SINCE YOU BROUGHT THIS BUSINESSES UP.
I NOTICED THAT THE CLINIC WHERE THE BANK OF AMERICA USED TO BE HAS TAKEN OVER THE BUILDING NEXT TO THEM AND NOW THEY HAVE IT BOARDED UP.
DO YOU KNOW WHAT THEIR INTENTION IS? ARE THEY GOING TO BUILD THAT WALL OR COVER IT UP?
>> THAT'LL BE REPLACED BY STORE FRONT WINDOW AND DOORS.
THEY'RE DOING THE INTERIOR IMPROVEMENTS NOW.
>> GOOD. THE COURTYARD NEXT TO THE EL BURRITO LOCO, IT'S A COURTYARD THERE BEHIND THE FENCE.
DOES THAT BELONG TO THAT BUILDING TOO? THAT WOULD BE A WONDERFUL OPPORTUNITY FOR SOMEBODY TO OPEN AN AL FRESCO KIND OF RESTAURANT WHERE PEOPLE COULD HAVE JUST ENJOYMENT THERE.
ANYWAY, THANK YOU, STAFF. THAT'S ALL FROM ME. THANK YOU
>> THANK YOU. MOVING ON TO ITEM 19 CLOSED SESSION.
[19) CLOSED SESSION]
THIS EVENING, WE HAVE ITEMS 19A THROUGH 19F.ARE THERE ANY PUBLIC COMMENTS REGARDING THE CLOSED SESSION ITEMS AT THIS TIME? SEEING NONE WE WILL NOW ENTER INTO CLOSED SESSION AND RETURN TO REPORT OUT.
>> BUT I UNDERSTAND WILL BE THE BEGINNING OF THE END.
>> MEETING IS ADJOURNED. IT IS NOW 8:31.
>> [INAUDIBLE]
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.