Jun 17, 2025 City Council

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RIGHT ON TIME. ALL RIGHT. GOOD EVENING. I WILL NOW CALL THIS MEETING TO ORDER. THE TIME IS 6 P.M..

[1) CALL TO ORDER]

MAYOR PRO TEM HERE. COUNCIL MEMBER MARTINEZ HERE.

COUNCIL MEMBER RAYA HERE. COUNCIL MEMBER REYNA.

HERE. ALL MEMBERS PRESENT. THANK YOU. IF YOU CAN, PLEASE STAND FOR THE FLAG SALUTE.

SALUTE FLAG. I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.

AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS. ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL.

PLEASE REMAIN STANDING. I BELIEVE WE HAVE. PASTOR HARRISON, IF YOU'D LIKE TO LEAD US IN INVOCATION, PLEASE. YES. LET US BY HIS FATHER. WE SAY THANK YOU FOR THIS DAY.

WE THANK YOU FOR THIS OCCASION. WE THANK YOU FOR EACH AND EVERYONE THAT IS HERE. WE ASK IN THE NAME OF JESUS THAT YOU ALLOW THIS BUSINESS TO BE DONE THE WAY YOU WOULD HAVE IT TO BE DONE. WE'LL GIVE YOUR NAME, ALL THE PRAISES, THE GLORY AND THE HONOR.

IN JESUS NAME WE PRAY. AMEN, AMEN, AMEN. THANK YOU, PASTOR HARRISON.

NEXT UP, WE HAVE ITEM NUMBER FIVE, APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA.

[5) APPROVAL OF AGENDA]

GOT IT. WITH THAT, I WOULD LIKE TO ENTERTAIN A MOTION FOR APPROVAL.

SO MOVED. I'LL SECOND. MADAM CLERK, YOU GET A VOTE BY ROLL CALL.

MAYOR MEDINA. HI. MAYOR PRO TEM SALDANA. AYE.

COUNCIL MEMBER. MARTINEZ. AYE. COUNCIL MEMBER.

HI. COUNCIL MEMBER. REYNA. AYE. MOTION BY COUNCIL MEMBER.

MARTINEZ. SECONDED BY MAYOR PRO TEM SALDANA TO APPROVE THE AGENDA, AS ONE.

MOTION IS UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED. THANK YOU. MOVING ON TO ITEM NUMBER SIX, PRESENTATIONS.

[6.a. Proclamation Juneteenth]

WE HAVE PROCLAMATION OF JUNETEENTH, AND WE HAVE THE CHAPLAIN HERE.

I DON'T KNOW IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO JOIN US HERE AT THE AT THE STAND.

SO WE DO HAVE A PROCLAMATION TODAY. WHEREAS ON JANUARY 1ST, 1863, PRESIDENT ABRAHAM LINCOLN ISSUED THE EMANCIPATION PROCLAMATION, SETTING IN MOTION THE END OF SLAVERY IN THE UNITED STATES.

AND WHEREAS IT WAS NOT ONLY JUNE 19TH, 1865, THAT IT WAS ANNOUNCED TO THOSE STILL ENSLAVED IN TEXAS, THE PEOPLE WERE INFORMED THAT, IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROCLAMATION FROM THE EXECUTIVE OF THE UNITED STATES, ALL SLAVES ARE FREE. AND WHEREAS THE CELEBRATION OF THE END OF SLAVERY, WHICH BECAME KNOWN AS JUNETEENTH, IS THE OLDEST KNOWN PUBLIC CELEBRATION OF THE END OF SLAVERY IN THE UNITED STATES.

AND WHEREAS JUNETEENTH COMMEMORATES AFRICAN AMERICAN FREEDOM AND CELEBRATES THE SUCCESS GAINED THROUGH EDUCATION AND GREATER OPPORTUNITY.

AND WHEREAS, ON A LARGER SCALE, A CELEBRATION OF JUNETEENTH REMINDS EACH OF US OF THE PRECIOUS PROMISES OF FREEDOM, EQUALITY AND OPPORTUNITY WHICH ARE AT THE CORE OF THE AMERICAN DREAM.

NOW, THEREFORE, THE MAYOR AND THE CITY OF WASCO, ON BEHALF OF WASCO AND ALL CITIZENS, DO HEREBY PROCLAIM JUNE 19TH, 2025, AS JUNETEENTH DAY IN THE CITY OF WASCO AND URGE ALL CITIZENS TO BECOME AWARE OF THE SIGNIFICANCE OF THIS CELEBRATION IN AMERICAN HISTORY AND IN THE HERITAGE OF OUR NATION AND CITY. IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I HAVE HEREUNTO SET MY HAND AND CAUSE TO BE AFFIXED A GREAT SEAL OF WASCO, CALIFORNIA, ON THE 17TH DAY OF JUNE OF 2025. THANK YOU.

WELCOME. ANY COMMENTS FROM THE MEMBERS? MAYOR PRO TEM SALDANA.

THAT'S A GREAT THING. IT'S ALWAYS GOOD TO HAVE YOU KNOW PROCLAMATION ON THIS BECAUSE IT'S GOOD INFORMATION AND SO PEOPLE CAN GET MORE EDUCATED. THANK YOU, MAYOR MARTINEZ.

JUNETEENTH IS A REMARKABLE DAY FOR US TO CELEBRATE.

YOU KNOW, IT'S A VERY IMPORTANT DAY. AND, YOU KNOW, UNFORTUNATELY, I THINK A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE UNAWARE OF WHAT EXACTLY THE DAY REPRESENTS.

AND IT'S VERY IMPORTANT TO EDUCATE AND EMPOWER PEOPLE TO KNOW THE STRUGGLE AND WHAT WHAT HAS HAPPENED HERE IN THIS COUNTRY.

AND I COMMEND YOU GUYS FOR ALL OF THE LEADERSHIP THAT YOU GUYS DO HERE IN OUR COMMUNITY.

AND YOU GUYS JUST DO GREAT WORK AND THANK YOU.

THANK YOU. YEAH. THANK YOU FOR BRINGING THIS VALUABLE INFORMATION TO OUR COMMUNITY, ESPECIALLY OUR YOUTH, YOU KNOW, BECAUSE AS YOU GUYS KNOW JUNETEENTH IS THEIR YOUNGEST NATIONAL HOLIDAY IN, AND IT'S ANNUALLY CELEBRATED IN JUNE AND SCHOOL IS OUT.

AND A LOT OF THE TIME WE DON'T TOUCH THAT SUBJECT THAT THIS THIS SUBJECT IN SCHOOL.

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THANK YOU. THANK YOU MARINA. THANK YOU MAYOR.

I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR ALL YOU DO TO BRING THIS COMMEMORATION TO WASCO.

I'VE ATTENDED IT BEFORE. IT'S A WONDERFUL EVENT WHERE, YOU KNOW, YOU CELEBRATE THE HISTORY OF BLACK AMERICANS.

AND IT WAS IMPRESSIVE TO ME TO SEE THE LAST TIME I ATTENDED.

HOW MANY PEOPLE WITHIN THE COMMUNITY HAVE HIGH LEVELS OF EDUCATION AND THAT WAS WONDERFUL TO SEE.

SO CONGRATULATIONS ON JUNETEENTH. I KNOW IT'S COMING UP, BUT THANK YOU.

THANK YOU FOR BRINGING IT TO OUR COMMUNITY AND GIVING US GIVING US ALL AN OPPORTUNITY TO PARTICIPATE IN THIS WONDERFUL EVENT.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU. MARINA. AND I WOULD JUST LIKE TO SAY THANK YOU.

FIRST OF ALL, THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE. OBVIOUSLY SHOWING UP IS IMPORTANT, RIGHT? AND AN EVENT. WHEN IT COMES TO JUNETEENTH, THAT'S WHAT IT'S ABOUT. IT'S ABOUT SHOWING UP. SHOWING UP FOR OUR COMMUNITY. SHOWING UP FOR FOR OUR OUR, YOU KNOW, OUR CITIZENS AND OBVIOUSLY THIS PIECE OF HISTORY.

AND AS WE KNOW, WE'RE LIVING THROUGH HISTORIC MOMENTS NOW.

SO IT'S IMPORTANT TO REALLY REPRESENT, YOU KNOW, REPRESENT FOR OUR COMMUNITIES WHAT IT MEANS TO NOT LET FOLKS FORGET OF, OF THE HISTORY. RIGHT? BECAUSE IT'S IMPORTANT. BECAUSE WHEN WE FORGET, THEN IT'S JUST IT'S NOT HISTORY AND IT'S NOT IMPORTANT ANYMORE.

SO WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THAT WE'RE, WE'RE WE'RE COMMEMORATING AND, YOU KNOW, REALLY MAKING MAKING AN EFFORT TO CONTINUE TO TO MOVE THIS FORWARD AND MOVE THIS MOMENT FORWARD SO THAT FOLKS CONTINUE TO TO KNOW AND BE AWARE.

BECAUSE, LIKE A LOT OF THESE GENTLEMEN ECHOED, I IMAGINE THAT A LOT OF OUR COMMUNITY IS NOT AWARE OF, YOU KNOW, SOME OF THESE SOME OF THESE DATES SOME OF THIS HISTORY.

SO. SO THANK YOU FOR WHAT YOU DO AND FOR BEING HERE.

AND WITH THAT, WE DO HAVE A PROCLAMATION CERTIFICATE FOR YOU.

AND WE'RE GOING TO GO DOWN AND TAKE A PICTURE.

THANK YOU SIR. YES. EVERYBODY WELCOME. YES.

THANK YOU SIR. HOW ARE YOU? HOW ARE YOU? OKAY. IT'S A BLESSING TO GOD. GOD.

AND SO THEY WOULD ALREADY BE DEAD. ARE YOU.

READY? ARE YOU READY? OKAY. ALL RIGHT. ONE. TWO. THREE. OKAY.

OKAY. YOU'RE DEAD.

THANK YOU. THANK THANK YOU, MR. CHAIRMAN.

HOW ARE YOU DOING? HERE.

OKAY. THANK YOU. BEFORE OR AFTER? DURING. DURING. SO GO AHEAD. GOT IT. GO AHEAD AND OPEN PUBLIC COMMENT.

[7) 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, OR WHICH A COUNCIL AND SUCCESSOR AGENCY HAVE JURISDICTION.

SPEAKERS ARE LIMITED TO TWO MINUTES. A MAXIMUM OF 30 MINUTES WILL BE ALLOWED FOR ANY ONE SUBJECT.

PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME FOR THE RECORD BEFORE MAKING YOUR PRESENTATION. BROWN ACT REQUIREMENTS.

THE BROWN ACT DOES NOT ALLOW ACTION OR DISCUSSION ON ITEMS NOT ON THE AGENDA, SUBJECT TO NARROW EXCEPTIONS.

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THIS TONIGHT, HONORABLE MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL.

TONIGHT WE HAVE JOHN MAJORS, WHICH IS WHO IS WITH UNWIRED UNDERGROUND.

AND THEY'RE THE COMPANY THAT'S DOING THEIR FIBER INSTALLATION NOW HERE IN TOWN.

YOU MAY HAVE SEEN SOME ACTIVITY. I ASKED JOHN TO COME TONIGHT AND SHARE A LITTLE BIT ABOUT WHAT'S HAPPENING NOW AND MORE IMPORTANTLY, WHAT'S COMING IN. AND IT'LL BE A MORE COMPREHENSIVE PRESENTATION AT THE NEXT MEETING.

SO WITH THAT, JOHN, IT'S YOURS. THANK YOU. SCOTT.

GOOD EVENING. COUNCIL MEMBERS, CITY STAFF AND RESIDENTS OF THE COMMUNITY.

AS SCOTT SAID, MY NAME IS JOHN MAJORS, AND I'M THE VICE PRESIDENT OF OPERATIONS WITH UNWIRED BROADBAND.

AS YOU GUYS ARE AWARE, WE'VE WE'VE. KICKED OFF OUR FIBER TO THE HOME PROJECT THAT WE CURRENTLY HAVE FOR THE CITY OF WASCO.

THE TOTAL PROJECT IS GOING TO BE ROUGHLY 410,000FT OF UNDERGROUND CONSTRUCTION WHICH AT THIS POINT WE'VE COMPLETED ROUGHLY 4200.

SO A LITTLE OVER 1% OF THE PROJECT WE'VE FOCUSED OUR PRIMARY FOCUS AT THE, AT THE BEGINNING OF THIS PROJECT INTO THE LOCATES THAT'S IMPORTANT FOR ENSURING THAT WE DON'T DISRUPT ANY OF THE EXISTING UTILITIES.

THAT MAY BE PRESENT UNDERGROUND. SO WHAT WE'VE BEEN DOING OVER THE LAST SEVERAL WEEKS IS KIND OF GETTING AHEAD OF THE BOARD CREWS MAKING SURE THAT WE HAVE THE LOCATES IDENTIFIED, WE'RE ABLE TO POTHOLE THOSE TO ACTUALLY VISUALLY INSPECT.

AND THEN THAT WAY, AS THE RIG COMES THROUGH, WE HAVE OUR INSPECTORS ON SITE TO BE ABLE TO IDENTIFY THAT THE THE RIG IS GOING TO MISS THOSE UTILITIES. WE'VE ALSO STARTED CONSTRUCTION ON THE CO LOCATION, WHICH IS OUR CENTRAL OFFICE.

THAT'S ESSENTIALLY THE HUB FOR THE ENTIRE NETWORK, WHICH IS LOCATED AT THE WATER THE WATER TOWER.

SORRY. AND SO WE'RE ALMOST COMPLETED THERE. WE'RE GOING TO HAVE REDUNDANT BACKHAUL CONNECTIONS AT THAT POINT.

WE'RE CURRENTLY WORKING ON THE NETWORK INFRASTRUCTURE THAT'S GOING TO GO FROM THE CO-LOCATION OR THE CENTRAL OFFICE OVER TO THE SOUTH END OF TOWN.

WE BREAK UP THE TOWN INTO WHAT WE CALL DAS OR DISTRIBUTION AREAS.

SO THE FIRST FEW DAYS THAT ARE GOING TO GO LIVE, WE'RE ANTICIPATING NEXT MONTH ARE GOING TO BE ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF TOWN.

AND THEN FROM THERE, WE'LL FOCUS ON THE CENTRAL AND THEN EVENTUALLY THE NORTH AND THE WEST.

SO WITH THAT, AGAIN, I, I APOLOGIZE FOR NOT HAVING A FORMAL PRESENTATION, BUT WE WILL HAVE THAT AT THE NEXT CITY COUNCIL.

PERFECT. THANK YOU. ANY COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS FROM THE MEMBERS? MAYOR PRO TEM, THANK YOU FOR THAT INFORMATION, JOHN MARTINEZ.

YEAH, THANK YOU FOR THE INFORMATION. I CAN'T WAIT FOR IT TO BE LIVE, YOU KNOW, SO I CAN GET OFF SPECTRUM.

I'LL JUST THANK YOU FOR SHARING THE INFORMATION. THANK YOU. GREAT.

THANK YOU JOHN. I'M ALSO WAITING FOR YOU TO GET IT TO MY AREA SO THAT I CAN CONNECT TO IT.

WELL, FEEL FREE TO SLIP ME YOUR ADDRESSES, AND WE'LL PUT THEM IN THE FRONT. AND YOU'LL SEND A CREW TO TO LAY THE WIRE THERE.

ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, GUYS FOR YOUR HOSPITALITY. IT'S BEEN GREAT WORKING WITH YOU GUYS SO FAR AND WE'RE EXCITED FOR THIS PROJECT. SO THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE.

I MEAN I THINK THIS IS GREAT INFORMATION. I DO HAVE A COUPLE QUESTIONS FOR YOU.

SO I KNOW YOU MENTIONED 1%. ARE WE ON TRACK? WHAT IS WHAT'S THE PROJECT LOOK LIKE? YEAH. CURRENTLY, RIGHT NOW WE'RE ESTIMATING A COMPLETION DATE FOR THE THE PROJECT.

AND IT'S ENTIRELY THE END OF JANUARY 2026 OR THE BEGINNING OF FEBRUARY.

THAT'S A TENTATIVE DATE. IT'S SUBJECT TO ENSURING THAT WE HIT OUR DEADLINES.

AND LIKE I SAID, THE BIGGEST CHALLENGE WITH THESE PROJECTS IS THE VARIABLES THAT ARE UNKNOWN UNDERGROUND.

SO THE MORE THAT WE CAN STAY AHEAD OF THE BORING CREWS, ENSURING THAT WE IDENTIFY ALL OF THE EXISTING UTILITY INFRASTRUCTURE AHEAD IS GOING TO ENSURE THAT THAT WE CAN STAY ON SCHEDULE. GOTCHA.

AND I KNOW YOU MENTIONED YOU DIDN'T HAVE A FORMAL PRESENTATION, BUT CAN WE EXPECT TO SEE YOU HERE ON A MONTHLY BASIS ONCE A MONTH OR WHAT.

WHAT DOES THAT LOOK LIKE? THAT'S SUBJECT TO THE TIMELINE THAT YOU GUYS WANT TO SEE.

I'M MORE THAN HAPPY TO BE HERE AT EVERY COUNCIL MEETING OR ONCE A MONTH. IT'S UP TO YOU GUYS. REALLY.

OKAY. ANY ANY COMMENTS FROM THE MEMBERS ON REPORTING OUT? I THINK A MONTHLY UPDATE WOULD BE GOOD. PERFECT.

NOW THAT WE KNOW OUR STATUS UPDATES, IS THERE ANY MAJOR ISSUES THAT HAVE CAME, CAME ABOUT OR, YOU KNOW, ANY ANY BARRIERS OR HURDLES THAT YOU'VE ENCOUNTERED? OKAY. ABSOLUTELY. WE CAN COMMIT TO THAT. AND I THINK IF YOU ALLOW, I MIGHT ADD THAT THEY ENVISION A PRETTY COMPREHENSIVE PROGRESS STATUS AVAILABLE ON A WEBSITE AND SOCIAL MEDIA AS WELL.

SO WE'RE WE'RE RIGHT NOW CONNECTING. OUR FEET OF SOCIAL MEDIA AND WEBSITE DATA TO THEIR TO THEIR SITE SO WE CAN PUSH THAT INFORMATION OUT. BUT IF YOU'RE WILLING TO, TO COMMIT TO EVERY OTHER MEETING ONCE A MONTH NOW, THAT'S FINE. IF THAT NEEDS TO BE ADJUSTED IN THE FUTURE, WE CAN CERTAINLY DO THAT.

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SO WE DO HAVE THE WEBSITE. THE WEBSITE IS GOING TO CONSIST OF A OVERHEAD MAP THAT SHOWS EACH OF THE DISTRIBUTION AREAS OF THE CITY.

AND IT'LL HAVE A TENTATIVE START DATE FOR THAT AS THAT GETS PULLED IN OR PUSHED OUT.

THAT WEBSITE IS KIND OF OUR MOST CURRENT FOR THAT INFORMATION.

SO WE'LL BE SHARING THAT WITH THE CITY AS WELL.

FROM THERE, WE ALSO, BEFORE OUR CREWS GO INTO AN AREA, ESSENTIALLY WHEN THEY PUT PAINT ON THE GROUND TO LOCATE THE RESIDENTS CAN EXPECT TO SEE DOOR HANGERS THAT GO OUT AND ON THOSE DOOR HANGERS THAT WILL HAVE CONTACT INFORMATION FOR THE VARIOUS REPRESENTATIVES FROM UNWIRED THAT THEY WOULD NEED TO VOICE ANY SORT OF CONCERNS OR QUESTIONS TOWARDS. THERE'S ALSO A WEBSITE THAT THEY CAN GO TO TO UNDERSTAND OUR CONSTRUCTION PROCESSES, KIND OF WHAT TO EXPECT THAT QR CODE ON THAT DOOR HANGER FROM THERE, ONCE WE ACTUALLY START POTHOLES, WHEN WE PUT CONSTRUCTION CREWS IN THE AREA, THAT'S WHEN YOU'LL START SEEING OUR YELLOW SIGNS.

AND ON THOSE SIGNS YOU'LL SEE A DATE. SO THAT WAY THE RESIDENTS CAN EXPECT YOU KNOW, US TO HAVE A START DATE AND THEN AN END DATE OF WHEN WE EXPECT TO BE OUT OF THE AREA.

SO WITH THOSE THINGS, IT HELPS WITH THE COMMUNICATION.

AND THEN WE'LL ALSO HAVE ONE OF OUR SUPERVISORS ON THE FIBER SIDE JOHNNY TINOCO.

HE'LL BE STOPPING IN TO CITY HALL ONCE A WEEK TO, TO SPEAK WITH ANYBODY REGARDING ANY SORT OF ISSUES THAT MAY ARISE WHETHER IT BE RESTORATIONS OR CONCERNS FROM THE CITIZENS. SO THAT WAY WE CAN STAY ON TOP OF THAT STUFF AND ADDRESS IT.

OKAY, PERFECT. JOHN, I HAVE A QUESTION FOR YOU.

YOU MENTIONED AREAS. AND SO WHEN YOU START DIGGING, WELL, AFTER YOU GET NOTICED, HOW MANY BLOCKS DO YOU DO AT A TIME IN AN AREA. SO WE TRY OUR BEST TO ANY OF THE KIND OF HIGH TRAFFIC AREAS WE TRY AND KEEP OUR CREWS TO A MINIMUM TO AVOID ANY SORT OF DISRUPTION. BECAUSE WITH THAT COMES THE TRAFFIC CONTROL AND THINGS LIKE THAT.

SO THERE ISN'T ONE PARTICULAR ANSWER THAT I CAN GIVE YOU.

IT'S ON A CASE BY CASE BASIS. WHAT WE ARE ANTICIPATING RIGHT NOW IS, IS WE'RE GOING TO HAVE ONE CREW IN IN DA NINE, WHICH IS TO THE WEST OF THE WATER TOWER. AND THEN WE'RE GOING TO MOVE IN TWO MORE CREWS THAT ARE GOING TO BE IN DA 13, WHICH IS GOING TO BE ON THE SOUTH END OF TOWN.

AND THEN AS WE PROGRESS, WE'RE GOING TO ADD ANOTHER CREW OR TWO IN DA 14 OR DA 15, WHICH IS TO THE WEST OF THE SOUTH END OF TOWN.

OKAY. ALL RIGHT. VERY GOOD. THANK YOU. ABSOLUTELY.

ALL RIGHT. WELL, THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE. PERFECT.

THANK YOU GUYS. THANK YOU, JOHN. WITH THAT, ARE THERE ANY OTHER PUBLIC COMMENTS? NOBODY. ARE THERE ANY EMAIL COMMENTS, MADAM CLERK? NO. EMAIL COMMENTS. MAYOR. THANK YOU. WITH THAT, WE WILL MOVE ON TO ITEM NUMBER TEN, PUBLIC SAFETY REPORTS.

[10.a. Kern County Fire Department (Appleton)]

MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL. I HAVE A REPORT FROM WHERE'D HE GO? FOR THE INCIDENTS IN MAY. MAY? WE HAD 165 TOTAL INCIDENTS IN WASCO.

ABOUT 17 OF THOSE WERE FIRES, 98 WERE MEDICAL CALLS AND 50 OTHER TYPES OF CALLS SO FAR.

THAT'S ALL I HAVE FOR TODAY. WE DID HAVE AN INCIDENT OUTSIDE OF TOWN.

WAY OUT OF TOWN LAST NIGHT. GUN CLUB ROAD DIDN'T AFFECT THE CITY AT ALL.

SO JUST IN CASE YOU GET ANY PHONE CALLS FROM THAT.

I FIGURED THAT WOULD COME UP TODAY, SO. YEAH.

OKAY. EVERYTHING UNDER CONTROL ON THAT FRONT? YES.

YEAH. PERFECT. SO I'M NOT SURE WHY PEOPLE WILL CALL THE CITY, BUT IT'S IT'S SO FAR OUT THERE, SO. BUT STILL, THEY STILL SAY IT'S WASCO. THEY DO? YES. YEAH. SO ANY ANY COMMENTS FROM THE MEMBERS? NO. I WAS GOING TO ASK THE SAME QUESTION. I SEEN THE GOOGLE IN THE MORNING.

SOME KIND OF EVACUATION ORDER HAD GOT PICKED UP AND I'M LIKE, STARTED GOING INTO DETAILS OF HOW MUCH WAS INVOLVED IN THE 20,000 GALLONS OF NATURAL GAS.

I'M LIKE, WOW, THAT WAS THAT WOULD HAVE BEEN PRETTY BAD.

YES. THANK YOU FOR THE REPORT. ALL RIGHT. I HAVE A QUESTION.

YEAH. GO AHEAD. CHIEF. AS WE QUICKLY APPROACH JULY WHAT PLANS DO YOU HAVE FOR CURTAILING THE USE OF ILLEGAL FIREWORKS? I KNOW THAT WE TALK ABOUT THIS EVERY YEAR.

AND SO I'M JUST WONDERING WHETHER YOU HAVE ANY PLANS IF YOU ARE COLLABORATING WITH OUR POLICE DEPARTMENT TO PERHAPS CATCH SOME OF THESE VIOLATORS THAT ARE ALWAYS OUT THERE NO MATTER WHAT TIME OF THE YEAR IT IS. BUT IF IT GETS CLOSER TO THE 4TH OF JULY, YOU SEE MORE OF IT.

YES. AS I'VE TOLD YOU IN THE PAST OUR FIRE ENGINE WILL NOT BE ENFORCING THAT BECAUSE THE PUBLIC HAS MADE IT UNSAFE FOR THEM.

AND AND WE CAN'T CHANGE THAT. SO OUR INVESTIGATORS WILL HAVE VIEWS IN VARIOUS MEANS, LIKE THEY DID LAST YEAR TO

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BUT ALSO THAT WE'VE WORKED ON IN THE PAST. THE POLICE DEPARTMENT IS NOW AVAILABLE NOW, AND THEY HAVE THE ABILITY TO WRITE COURT CITATIONS.

AND I CAN'T SPEAK FOR THE CHIEF. BUT THEY ARE THEY CAN DO THAT AS WELL.

SO WE HAVE WE HAVE THAT ABILITY. SO IF I COULD SUPPLEMENT THAT THIS MAY NOT HAVE RISEN UP INTO YOUR SPHERE YET, BUT OUR STAFF IS IS WORKING ACTIVELY ON A COUPLE THINGS THAT I'LL DESCRIBE A LITTLE MORE THOROUGHLY IN MY COMMENTS LATER IN THE MEETING. BUT THERE IS A PRETTY HEALTHY LIST OF THINGS THAT WE'RE LOOKING AT AND WORKING WITH THE FIRE DEPARTMENT ON LINKING TO THEIR REPORTING SITE HOW WE'RE GOING TO COORDINATE.

AND THAT'S BEEN DISCUSSED AS RECENTLY AS OUR STAFF MEETING THIS MORNING, SO THAT THAT LIST HAS BEEN IN PLACE FOR A FEW WEEKS NOW.

I'M HAPPY TO HEAR THAT. YEAH. SO WE'RE WE'RE WORKING ON LOOKING FORWARD TO YOUR REPORT.

I'LL, I'LL ACTUALLY JUMP A LITTLE BIT SO THE COUNCIL CAN BEGIN THINKING PRIOR TO MY CITY MANAGER COMMENTS ABOUT WHETHER OR NOT TO REPEAT WHAT WE DID TWO YEARS AGO, WHICH WAS TO DISTRIBUTE DOOR HANGERS OR I DON'T THINK IT WAS LAST YEAR, DOOR HANGERS VIA COUNCIL MEMBERS LONGER THAN TWO YEARS AGO.

OKAY, SO THERE WILL BE A QUESTION COMING ON WHETHER YOU WANT TO REPEAT THAT.

COME IN. OKAY. I'LL DO MY PART. OKAY. SO THANK YOU.

THANK YOU. I THINK WE'RE GOOD. THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

[10.b. Wasco Police Department (Fivecoat) Officer Award Recognition]

GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL FOR THIS REPORT.

I'LL BE FOCUSING ON THE MONTH OF JUNE. SPECIFICALLY THE FIRST OR THE 17TH OR PART OF THE 17TH.

SO. AND I'LL BE MOVING IN A Z PATTERN. SO FOR THOSE THAT WANT TO FOLLOW ALONG.

SO FOR SO FAR WE'VE HANDLED 936 INCIDENTS. OF THOSE, 572 WERE CALLS FOR SERVICE AND 364 WERE INITIATED BY THE OFFICERS. WE'VE MADE 57 ARRESTS.

WE'VE TAKEN NINE STOLEN. WE'VE HAD NINE STOLEN VEHICLES AND RECOVERED EIGHT OF THEM.

WE'VE MADE A 14 CITIZEN CONTACTS. AND IN THE AREA OF TRAFFIC, WE'VE WE MADE 174 TRAFFIC STOPS AND CITED 51 INDIVIDUALS. AND THAT'S ALL I HAVE.

I'D BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS REGARDING THE NUMBERS.

THANK YOU. ANY COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS FROM THE MEMBERS? MAYOR PRO TEM, I HAVE NO QUESTIONS. JUST THANK YOU FOR YOUR REPORT.

MEMBER MARTINEZ. THANK YOU FOR EVERYTHING YOU DO, SIR.

JUST THANK YOU. AND I KNOW YOUR GREAT NUMBERS, AND I JUST HAVE CURIOSITY.

IF YOU CAN COMPARE THEM TO PREVIOUS YEARS. I KNOW PROBABLY YOU DON'T LIKE TO BRAG, BUT PROBABLY YOU GUYS ARE KILLING IT.

I THINK WE ARE. WE HAVE THE NUMBERS FOR 2024, AND I THINK WE'RE GOING TO BE UP THERE.

OKAY. I'M MARINA. YEAH. I JUST WANT TO SAY THAT WOULD BE COMPARING THEMSELVES TO LAST YEAR.

SO BECAUSE WE'VE GONE A A YEAR ALREADY, BUT I JUST CAN'T BELIEVE HOW MUCH INFORMATION IS ON THIS CHART.

IT'S REALLY GOOD. I WANT TO ASK YOU, WOULD YOU SHARE IT WITH ME VIA EMAIL? WOULD THAT BE POSSIBLE? SURE. I'M ALWAYS TAKING PICTURES, BUT HAVING THE CHART WOULD BE A LOT BETTER.

MAKE SURE I DO THAT. THANK YOU SO MUCH. AND I HAVE ONE MORE THING THAT I WANTED TO PASS ON TO THE COUNCIL ON JUNE 12TH.

OFFICER URIBE AND OFFICER COOK WERE RECOGNIZED BY MOTHERS AGAINST DRUNK DRIVERS, MADD.

THE MISSION OF MAD IS TO END THE DRUNK DRIVING.

THEY PROVIDE INFORMATION TO VICTIMS OF THIS CRIME, AND THEY THEY'RE SET OUT TO PREVENT UNDERAGE DRINKING.

OUR OFFICERS, ONE OF OUR OFFICERS, WOULD EVEN REMOVE 25 DUI DRIVERS.

AND OFFICER COOK REMOVED 12 DUI DRIVERS AS PART OF THEIR OFFICER INITIATED ACTIVITY.

SO GOOD JOB TO THEM. WE'RE REALLY PROUD OF WHAT THEY'VE DONE.

WE'LL DO YOU. DID I HEAR CORRECTLY? YOU SAID ONE OF OUR OFFICERS REMOVED 2525 DUI.

THAT IS A LOT. AND I BELIEVE THAT'S YEAR TO DATE NUMBER TOTAL SINCE INCEPTION WAS 42.

RIGHT. RIGHT. FOR THAT PARTICULAR OFFICER? YES.

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BUT YEAH, THEY'RE DOING PRETTY, PRETTY GOOD. AND JUST SO THAT, YOU KNOW, EASTER WEEKEND, FOR THE WEEKEND, WE ARRESTED SEVEN PEOPLE FOR DUI JUST THE LAST WEEKEND ALONE.

NO WONDER WE HAVE SO MANY ACCIDENTS IN THE WASCO.

SPEED AND PROBABLY BEING IMPAIRED. THANK YOU SO MUCH.

WELL, THANK YOU FOR FOR THE REPORT. I DO HAVE A QUESTION.

IT'S SORT OF ON A SIDE NOTE. NOT NOT REALLY RELATED TO THIS REPORT, BUT OBVIOUSLY, YOU KNOW, WE'RE AWARE OF EVERYTHING THAT'S BEEN GOING ON RECENTLY IN TERMS OF LIKE ICE AND IMMIGRATION ENFORCEMENT AND WHATNOT.

THERE HASN'T BEEN ANYTHING THAT YOU ARE AWARE OF THAT'S BEEN HAPPENING HERE IN WASCO.

NO. OKAY. NO, THEY HAVE NOT REACHED OUT FOR ASSISTANCE.

AND I'M NOT AWARE OF ANY REPORTS OF ICE BEING IN WASCO.

OKAY. AND THEN I MEAN, I KNOW THERE WAS PROBATIONARY DEALS THAT WERE HAPPENING IN THE PAST.

IS THAT STILL, YOU KNOW, WHEN THINGS LIKE THAT HAPPEN, FOLKS KIND OF GET SCARED, RIGHT? UNMARKED VEHICLES AND THINGS LIKE THAT. BUT I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE ALL SORT OF IN THE LOOP IN CASE THERE WAS SOMETHING THAT CAME UP. I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE INFORMED. JUST SO THAT EVERYBODY'S AWARE. RIGHT.

BECAUSE THEY'RE THERE'S CONVERSATIONS THAT I'VE HAD IN THE PAST WITH PEOPLE.

AND SOMETHING AS SIMPLE AS SORT OF LETTING THEM KNOW, HEY, THIS ISN'T ICE OR IMMIGRATION.

THIS IS JUST SORT OF THE NORMAL ORDER OF BUSINESS THAT'S HAPPENING.

PROBATIONARY DEALS. RIGHT? AND IT KIND OF PUTS THEM AT EASE.

SO I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE SORT OF IN THE LOOP AND THINGS LIKE THAT. YEAH, WE CAN CERTAINLY DO THAT IN MAYBE SHORTLY AFTER WE CAN FOLLOW UP WITH THE SHORT PRESS RELEASE AS WELL. PUT PEOPLE AT EASE. YEAH. I MEAN, I THINK, YOU KNOW, I'VE BEEN KEEPING UP WITH THE NEWS.

SEEMS LIKE IT'S KIND OF CAME DOWN. YOU KNOW THE ADMINISTRATION HAS BACKED OFF A LITTLE BIT, ESPECIALLY IN FARM COMMUNITIES AND THINGS LIKE THAT. BUT AGAIN, SOMETHING WE WANT TO WANT TO BE CONSCIOUS OF AND WANT TO BE AWARE OF.

AND I MEAN, THAT'S WHAT OUR, YOU KNOW, COMMUNITY IS REALLY RELYING ON.

WE GOT A LOT OF FARM WORKER COMMUNITY HERE, RIGHT, TRAVELING BACK AND FORTH AND WHATNOT. SO WE WANT TO MAKE SURE WE'RE VIGILANT AND ARE AWARE OF WHAT'S GOING ON. I UNDERSTAND I WAS ONE OF THEM AT SOME POINT.

YEAH. THANK YOU. YOU'RE WELCOME. ASSISTANT CHIEF I HAVE A QUESTION FOR YOU.

YOU MENTIONED THAT THEY HAVE NOT APPROACHED YOU WITH ANY REQUEST FOR ASSISTANCE.

AND I WANTED TO SPEAK ABOUT THAT. ARE WE GOING TO ASSIST THE IMMIGRATION AUTHORITIES IF THEY REQUESTED, OR ARE WE PROHIBITED UNDER A PARTICULAR LAW TO DO THAT? SO. SO WE WOULDN'T PARTICIPATE IN THE CIVIL ARREST FOR IMMIGRATION PURPOSES ONLY.

NOW, IF THEY A LOT OF THESE REQUESTS COME BECAUSE THE PERSON COULD HAVE WARRANTS FOR THE ARREST.

AND IN THAT CASE, IF WE'RE GOING AFTER A VIOLENT OFFENDER, WE MAY BE ABLE TO ASSIST, BUT WE WOULD JUDGE IT.

WE WOULD CONSIDER IT ON A CASE BY CASE BASIS.

BUT CERTAINLY WE WOULDN'T WANT TO GET INVOLVED IN ANYTHING LIKE THAT.

OKAY. THANK YOU FOR THE ANSWER. YOU'RE WELCOME. THANK YOU.

WITH THAT, MOVING ON TO ITEM 11. CONSENT CALENDAR.

[11) CONSENT CALENDAR]

THESE ITEMS ARE APPROVED IN ONE MOTION UNLESS COUNCIL MEMBER OR MEMBER OF THE COUNCIL OR. MEMBER OF THE PUBLIC REQUESTED REMOVAL OF A PARTICULAR ITEM.

THIS EVENING WE HAVE ITEMS 11 A.M. TO 11 A.M..

IT'S A LONG LIST. SURE YOU DIDN'T WANT TO ADD ANOTHER ONE? SCOTT, DO YOU? 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.

MAYOR PRO TEM SALDANA. I HAVE NONE. MEMBER MARTINEZ.

NO CONFLICT. NO CONFLICT. NO CONFLICT. I HAVE NO CONFLICT.

IS THERE ANYONE IN THE AUDIENCE WHO WOULD LIKE TO REMOVE AN ITEM? SEEING NONE.

ARE THERE ANY COUNCIL MEMBERS THAT WOULD LIKE TO REMOVE AN ITEM? MAYOR PRO TEM SALDANA.

I HAVE NONE. MEMBER MARTINEZ. NO, SIR. NO. MEMBER REYNA.

NO. MAYOR. THANK YOU. AND I HAVE NONE. I WOULD LIKE TO ENTERTAIN A MOTION FOR APPROVAL.

GO TO APPROVAL. I'LL SECOND. MADAM CLERK, WE HAVE A FIRST AND A SECOND.

CAN WE GET THE ROLL BY ROLL CALL? MAYOR MEDINA.

AYE. MAYOR PRO TEM. SALDANA. AYE. COUNCIL MEMBER MARTINEZ.

AYE. COUNCIL MEMBER RAYA. AYE. COUNCIL MEMBER REYNA.

AYE. MOTION BY COUNCIL MEMBER REYNA. SECONDED BY MAYOR PRO TEM SALDANA TO APPROVE THE CONSENT CALENDAR.

MOTION IS UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED. THANK YOU. SO ARE WE.

[14) CLOSED SESSION]

WE ARE GOING TO SPLIT THE CLOSED SESSION INTO TWO PIECES TONIGHT.

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AND THEN WE'LL COME BACK BECAUSE THERE IS A NEW SALARY SCHEDULE THAT NEEDS TO BE APPROVED UNDER NEW BUSINESS.

AND THIS CLOSED SESSION PIECE NEEDS TO HAPPEN FIRST.

THEN WE'LL CONTINUE THROUGH THE NEW NEW BUSINESS SESSION ITEMS AND THEN GO TO ANOTHER CLOSED SESSION THAT DEALS WITH THE LITIGATION ISSUES. ALL RIGHT. MAKES SENSE. YEAH.

THANK YOU. OKAY. SO WITH THAT, WE HAVE ITEM 14 CLOSED SESSION.

AT THIS TIME WE HAVE THE CLOSED SESSION ITEMS 11 EIGHT TO I'M SORRY, 14 8 TO 14 D.

ARE THERE ANY PUBLIC COMMENTS REGARDING THE CLOSED SESSION ITEMS AT THIS TIME? SEEING NONE, WE WILL NOW TURN TO CLOSED SESSION AND RETURN TO REPORT OUT.

IN CLOSED SESSION, THE COUNCIL VOTED ON A MOTION BY COUNCIL MEMBER REYNA, SECONDED BY KELLY MAYOR PRO TEM SALDANA, AND UNANIMOUSLY, UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED TO GIVE A 4% COLA INCREASE TO THE SEIU EMPLOYEES, THE WASCO PUBLIC POLICE OFFICERS ASSOCIATION EMPLOYEES, THE UNREPRESENTED EMPLOYEES, AND THE CITY MANAGER. HOW ABOUT THE.

EVALUATION. PUBLIC EMPLOYEE PERFORMANCE EVALUATION.

THE EVALUATION. WE HAVEN'T DONE THAT YET. NO.

NO. NO. REPORTABLE. ALL RIGHT. WITH THAT, MOVING ON TO ITEM NUMBER 15. NEW BUSINESS 15 EIGHT. COUNCIL FINDS THIS ACTION IS NOT A PROJECT DEFINED IN THIS SECTION.

[15.a. Council finds this action is not a “project” defined under section 15378 of the CEQA Guidelines; Adopt a Resolution Approving an Application for Funding and Authorizing the City Manager or Designee to Execute a Grant Agreement, Budget Appropriations, and any Amendments Thereto for the San Joaquin Valley Air Pollution Control District’s Bikeway Incentive Program. (Lara)]

FOR THE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY AIR POLLUTION CONTROL DISTRICT'S BIKEWAY INCENTIVE PROGRAM.

THANK YOU, HONORABLE MAYOR AND COUNCIL MEMBERS.

AND THIS ITEM IS FOR A RESOLUTION TO APPROVE AN APPLICATION TO THE ART DISTRICT FOR THE BIKEWAY INCENTIVE PROGRAM.

WE'RE GOING TO BE UTILIZING THE BIKE MASTER PLAN.

THE MAP, I BELIEVE MARIA IS TRYING TO PULL IT UP AS PART OF THE ATTACHMENTS.

THIS MAP WAS DISCUSSED IN OUR PREVIOUS COUNCIL MEETING.

SO WE'RE GOING TO BE WORKING WITH PUBLIC WORKS TO IDENTIFY THE BIKE LANES THAT HAVEN'T BEEN DONE, AND WE WILL BE SUBMITTING ON THOSE TO THE ART DISTRICT TO HOPEFULLY GET FUNDING TO DO THEM.

SO TONIGHT WE'RE ASKING COUNCIL TO APPROVE A RESOLUTION SO WE CAN SUBMIT A GRANT APPLICATION TO THE ART DISTRICT FOR BIKE LANES.

THANK YOU. ARE THERE ANY PUBLIC COMMENTS AT THIS TIME? ANY COMMENTS FROM THE MEMBERS? MAYOR PRO TEM NO COMMENTS.

MEMBER MARTINEZ. NO COMMENTS. MARIA. NO COMMENT.

I'M MARINA. I'M VERY PLEASED TO SEE THIS. THANK YOU FOR DOING THAT.

THERE ARE STILL AREAS THAT NEED TO BE COMPLETED IN AREAS THAT COULD ALSO BE IMPROVED BECAUSE THEY WERE DONE MANY YEARS BACK.

SO I WILL BRING SOMETHING THAT I WANTED YOU TO ALSO CONSIDER, AND MAYBE I'LL DO THAT IN MY COMMENTS.

I'LL DO THAT IN MY COMMENTS. BUT YES, IF THERE ARE NO FURTHER COMMENTS, I'LL MOVE TO APPROVE IT.

I DO HAVE A COMMENT. SO THE MAP, ANYTHING THAT'S A DASH, THAT'S WHAT YOU'RE SEEKING FUNDING FOR.

THAT IS CORRECT, MAYOR. ANYTHING THAT HASN'T BEEN DONE.

WE WILL BE WORKING WITH OUR CITY ENGINEER TO CONFIRM, BUT I BELIEVE EVERYTHING THAT HAS A DASH, AND THEN I BELIEVE. SORRY, I CAN'T AND THEN. YEAH, A DASH BLUR OR DASH PURPLE, I BELIEVE, STILL NEED TO BE DONE. SO WE WOULD BE SUBMITTING FOR BOTH CLASS TWO AND CLASS THREE.

SO THOSE ARE INDIVIDUAL, LIKE SUBMISSIONS. IT'S A DIFFERENT CATEGORY.

I BELIEVE WE CAN SUBMIT IT TOGETHER. AND IF NOT WE WILL USE THE SAME RESOLUTION TO JUST SUBMIT SEPARATE APPLICATIONS.

OKAY, BUT THE RESOLUTION APPROVING THAT YOU'RE APPROVING TONIGHT SHOULD WORK FOR BOTH.

OKAY. THANK YOU. I WANT TO ADD SOMETHING. SO THIS REQUESTS ARE FOR A MAXIMUM OF $125,000.

IS THAT CORRECT? I BELIEVE IT'S 150,000 ANNUALLY PER AGENCY THAT WE CAN RECEIVE.

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CORRECT. WE WILL TRY WITH, DEPENDING ON HOW MUCH THE ESTIMATES COME.

BUT I MEAN, YEAH, DEPENDING ON THE NEED, THAT MAKES SENSE.

ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. I'LL SECOND. WAIT. SO MOTION.

I NEED A MOTION BY MR. REINA, SECONDED BY MAYOR PRO TEM.

WILL BE. MAYOR MEDINA. HI. MAYOR PRO TEM SALDANA, A COUNCIL MEMBER.

MARTINEZ A COUNCIL MEMBER. RAYA. HI. COUNCIL MEMBER REYNA.

YES. DEFINITELY A YES. MOTION BY COUNCIL MEMBER REYNA.

SECONDED BY MAYOR PRO TEM SALDANA TO ADOPT THE RESOLUTION.

MOTION IS UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED. THANK YOU. MOVING ON TO ITEM 15 B COUNCIL FUNDS.

[15.b. Council finds this action is not a “project” defined under section 15378 of the CEQA Guidelines; Adopt a Resolution Approving the Salary Schedule for the Fiscal Year 2025-2026 in Compliance with the California Public Employees’ Retirement System (CalPERS) Requirement for Publicly Available Pay Schedules to include the 4% COLA increase per the Memorandum of Understanding for SEIU Local 521, Wasco Police Department Officers Association (WPOA), and Non-Represented Staff Members. (Hurlbert)]

ADOPT THE RESOLUTION APPROVING THE SALARY SCHEDULE FOR THE FISCAL YEAR 2025 TO 2026, IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE CALIFORNIA PUBLIC EMPLOYEES RETIREMENT SYSTEM CALPERS REQUIREMENT FOR PUBLICLY AVAILABLE PAY SCHEDULES TO INCLUDE THE 4% COLA INCREASE FOR THE MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING FOR SEIU LOCAL 521.

WASCO POLICE DEPARTMENT OFFICERS ASSOCIATION, WPA AND NON-REPRESENTATIVE STAFF MEMBERS.

MR. HERBERT. YES. HONORABLE MAYOR. AS WAS JUST DISCUSSED PREVIOUSLY.

ANY TIME WE HAVE A SALARY SCHEDULE CHANGE. THIS IS A CALPERS AND STATE REQUIREMENT THAT WE PUBLISH A NEW SCHEDULE.

IN THIS CASE, AS YOU HAD JUST APPROVED AND IN CLOSED SESSION, YOU WILL APPROVE AGAIN HERE MOMENTARILY IN OPEN SESSION.

THE APPLICATION OF THE 4% COLA ACROSS ALL EMPLOYEE GROUPS AND UNREPRESENTED EMPLOYEES, INCLUDING THE CITY MANAGER BEFORE YOU AND ATTACHED YOUR TO YOUR AGENDA PACKET IS THE PROPOSED NEW SCHEDULE.

IF YOU RECALL, THERE WERE AMENDMENTS MADE TO THE CITY MANAGER CONTRACT IN THE PAST SO THAT THE CONTRACT WOULDN'T HAVE TO HAVE AN AMENDMENT EVERY TIME THERE WAS A COLA CHANGE. SO IT APPROVED A RANGE, AND IT APPROVED THE COUNCIL'S ABILITY TO CHANGE THAT RANGE THROUGH THIS ACTION RATHER THAN A FORMAL CONTRACT AMENDMENT. SO WE BELIEVE THIS IS MUCH MORE STREAMLINED.

WE ALSO BELIEVE THAT APPROVING THIS TONIGHT WILL LET US GET OUT AHEAD OF THE CURVE FOR OUR FINANCE DEPARTMENT AND AVOID DOING RETROACTIVE PAYMENTS, SINCE THESE WILL BECOME, WE ANTICIPATE THEM BECOMING ACTIVE ON JULY 1ST, THE BEGINNING OF THE NEW FISCAL YEAR. SO APPROVAL TONIGHT WILL ALLOW THAT TO TAKE PLACE AHEAD OF THAT SCHEDULE.

SO IF THERE ARE QUESTIONS I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER THOSE.

SURE. THANK YOU. ARE THERE ANY PUBLIC COMMENTS AT THIS TIME? SEEING NONE. ARE THERE ANY COMMENTS FROM THE MEMBERS? MAYOR PRO TEM. I HAVE NONE. MEMBER MARTINEZ. NO COMMENTS.

MEMBER. NO COMMENTS. MARINA. NO COMMENTS. MAYOR AND I HAVE NO COMMENTS.

I WOULD LIKE TO SEND A MOTION FOR APPROVAL. SO MOVED.

I'LL SECOND. MADAM CLERK, CAN WE GET THE VOTE? MAYOR MEDINA? AYE. MAYOR. PRO TEM. SALDANA. AYE.

COUNCIL MEMBER. MARTINEZ. AYE. COUNCIL MEMBER.

RAYA. AYE. COUNCIL MEMBER REYNA. AYE. MOTION BY COUNCIL MEMBER MARTINEZ.

SECONDED BY MAYOR REYNA TO ADOPT THE RESOLUTION.

MOTION IS UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED. THANK YOU. MOVING ON TO ITEM 15.

[15.c. Council finds this action is not a “project” defined under section 15378 of the CEQA Guidelines; Adopt a Resolution approving the City’s Fiscal Year 2025-2026 Annual Operating Budget and 2025-2030 Capital Improvement Program. (Perez-Hernandez)]

WITHOUT THE RESOLUTION APPROVING THE CITY'S FISCAL YEAR 2025 TO 2026 ANNUAL OPERATING BUDGET AND 2025 TO 2038 CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM. MR. PEREZ-HERNANDEZ. TURN IT ON. YEAH.

AND SEE. ALL RIGHT. GOOD EVENING, HONORABLE MAYOR.

MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL. SO JUNE 17TH, WE'RE HERE.

WE STARTED THIS UNDERTAKING BACK IN JANUARY, AS WHEN WE STARTED WITH THE MID-YEAR BUDGET REVIEW.

WE ALSO HAD THE STRATEGIC BUDGET WORKSHOP, WHERE DEPARTMENTS PRESENTED THEIR STRATEGIC PRIORITIES FOR THE UPCOMING FISCAL YEAR, AS WELL AS ACCOMPLISHMENTS AND ENHANCEMENTS DONE PER DEPARTMENT SUCH AS ROUTE CONFIGURATIONS TO BE MORE STREAMLINED.

SO THOSE ARE A FEW ITEMS THAT THAT WERE COVERED THROUGHOUT THE STRATEGIC WORKSHOP AND HOW THOSE PILLARS CAME ABOUT,

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NOW WE MOVE FORWARD AND WE HAD OUR BUDGET WORKSHOP WHERE IT WAS IT WAS LENGTHY.

THERE WAS A LOT OF GREAT INFORMATION DELIVERED TO THE COUNCIL MEMBERS AS WELL AS ATTENDEES, ON HOW THIS BUDGET WAS PUT TOGETHER. AGAIN, AS THE MAYOR MENTIONED A FEW MINUTES AGO THE ECONOMIC UNCERTAINTIES ARE FLUID.

THEY'RE CHANGING CONSTANTLY. AND ONE OF THE, THE THE APPROACHES THAT WAS TAKEN IN THIS BUDGET WAS LET'S LET'S ENSURE THAT WE ARE DISCIPLINED, BUT WE'RE ALSO CONSERVATIVE IN TERMS OF BUDGETING BECAUSE WE DON'T WANT TO OVEREXTEND OURSELVES AND OVERCOMMIT AND THEN HAVE TO TAKE TAYLOR BACK.

IF WE HAVE A SIX MONTH HORIZON. IT'S MUCH EASIER FOR US TO RECALIBRATE AT THE SIX MONTH MARK AND DETERMINE WHETHER OUR PROJECTIONS ARE ON TARGET, WHICH IS ARE THE TWO PILLARS THAT WE REALLY FOCUSED ON.

ONE OF THEM WAS, OUR HDL CONSULTANTS, SIGNALING THAT OUR REVENUES WERE GOING TO BE PROJECTED TO COME IN FLAT AND AND ALSO WITH DEPARTMENT. IT'S WHERE CAN WE REALLY FINE TUNE OUR OPERATING EXPENSES SO THAT, THAT WE DON'T REDUCE THE LEVEL OF SERVICE THAT WE PROVIDE TO OUR RESIDENTS, OUR STAKEHOLDERS, BUT ALSO GIVE US ENOUGH OF A WIGGLE ROOM FOR JANUARY TO COME IN AND WE CAN RECALIBRATE.

SO WITH THOSE TWO MAIN PILLARS IN MIND IS HOW WE BRING FORWARD TO YOU A BALANCED BUDGET FOR THE GENERAL FUND AS WELL AS THE ENTERPRISE FUNDS, THE HEALTH OF THE ENTERPRISE FUND. AND AS DISCUSSED DURING THE LAST COUNCIL MEETING.

WE WILL BE ENTERING THE NEW CYCLE OF RATE STUDIES SO THAT WE CONTINUE TO STAY AHEAD OF THE CURVE OF WHETHER THESE THESE ENTERPRISE FUNDS.

NEED TO RECALIBRATE THEIR RATES OR NOT. AGAIN, THOSE ARE CONVERSATIONS THAT ARE TO BE DISCUSSED LATER ON.

BUT AGAIN, IT'S MORE SO. AND THAT THE COUNCIL HAS A HAS A CLEAR VIEW OF THE CITY'S FINANCES.

AND HOPEFULLY WE'VE ARTICULATED THAT THROUGH THE STAFF REPORT AND THROUGH THE BUDGET MESSAGE PUT FORWARD WITH THE CITY CLERK RIGHT NOW SCROLLING THROUGH.

I HOPE YOU CAN READ AS FAST AS AS IT'S MOVING, BUT DOING GREAT.

BUT OTHER THAN THAT OTHER THAN THAT, I'LL TURN IT OVER BACK TO THE COUNCIL AND SAY THANK YOU AND THANK THE DEPARTMENT HEADS, THE CITY MANAGER PD AND THE LEADERSHIP OF THE CITY COUNCIL STEERING US AND ENSURING THAT WE ARE NOT HOLDING OURSELVES COMMITTED, BUT ALSO REPORTING OUT OUR PROGRESS THROUGH OUR PROJECT'S FINANCIAL BENCHMARKS.

THE MAYOR CALLS THEM KPIS. SO OTHER THAN THAT, I'LL GLADLY TURN OVER TO THE COUNCIL FOR ANY QUESTIONS, CONCERNS OR DOUBTS WORRIES THAT THEY MIGHT HAVE.

THANK YOU, MR. CHAIR. ARE THERE ANY PUBLIC COMMENTS AT THIS TIME? SEEING NONE. ANY COMMENTS FROM THE MEMBERS? MAYOR PRO TEM, I HAVE NO COMMENTS.

GOOD JOB BY YOU AND YOUR STAFF. ONCE AGAIN, THANK YOU FOR THIS GREAT JOB.

THANK YOU FOR THE REPORT. WELL ORGANIZED AND WELCOME.

THANK YOU. I'M MARINA. JUST A COUPLE OF THINGS.

THIS REMINDER PAGE 120 OF THE BUDGET OR THE AGENDA.

IT STATES THAT WITH THE COUNCIL ADOPTION OF THE 2024-2025 OPERATING BUDGET, THAT SHOULD BE 2025-2026. WE COULD MAKE THAT CORRECTION. WHERE IS IT? I'M SORRY. PAGE 120. PAGE 120 I WAS LOOKING FOR IT.

RIGHT NOW I AM ON 120. DID YOU FIND IT? THERE WE GO TO THE EITHER NEXT ONE UP OR NEXT ONE DOWN.

IT REFERS TO THE INCORRECT YEAR. OH, THE FISCAL YEAR I SEE IT.

YEAH OKAY OKAY. AND THEN WE'LL CAPTURE THAT. YEAH.

WE'LL GO UNDER THE POLICE DEPARTMENT CHART. THE POSITION OF ASSISTANT POLICE CHIEF IS NOT INCLUDED IN THAT CHART.

ARE WE EVENTUALLY GOING TO MOVE AWAY FROM THAT POSITION? I'M JUST CURIOUS. SO PART OF THE THE SUCCESSION PLAN THAT WE HAVE DISCUSSED THAT IS STILL ACTIVE? YEAH. I THE EXPECTATION AT THIS POINT IS WHEN THERE ARE CHANGES MADE THERE, WE WOULD NOT HAVE BOTH POSITIONS FILLED SIMULTANEOUSLY FOR THE FORESEEABLE FUTURE. OKAY. BECAUSE THERE'S A POSITION OF LIEUTENANT RIGHT BELOW IT.

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YES. SO THAT'S THE REASON FOR MY QUESTION. ALL RIGHT.

I HAVE NO FURTHER QUESTIONS. THE ONLY QUESTION I HAVE IS THE WHAT IS THE ACCOUNTING MANAGER OR FINANCE MANAGER? ACCOUNTING MANAGER? YEAH. SO IS THAT A IS THAT A NEW ROLE OR IS THAT JUST A.

SO THAT POSITION HAS ALWAYS BEEN A PART OF THE CITY.

ONE OF THE DECISIONS THAT WAS MADE AT THE TIME, FOUR YEARS AGO WAS TO FREEZE THAT POSITION IN ORDER TO PROFESSIONALLY DEVELOP STAFF AND, AND THROUGH INTERNAL CONVERSATIONS AND DISCUSSIONS ON FREEZING THAT POSITION SO THAT WE CAN START FILLING IN, GIVEN THAT THERE'S THERE'S AN AMPLE AMOUNT OF WORK THAT NEEDS TO BE TAKEN CARE OF.

SO, YES, RIGHT NOW. SO THIS IS TO INCREASE OUR BANDWIDTH ESSENTIALLY TO PRETTY MUCH.

YES. AND THE AND THE CITY HAS PRETTY MUCH ABSORBED OR GAINED FOUR YEARS WORTH OF SALARY SAVINGS IN TERMS OF THAT POSITION WHERE SALARIES VERSUS PROFESSIONALLY DEVELOPING INDIVIDUALS AND TRAININGS.

IT'S SUBSTANTIALLY LOWER THAN FULLY LOADED EMPLOYEE.

BUT NOW WE'RE WE'RE SEEING THAT THE BULK OF WORK IS REQUIRES THAT.

AND FOR US TO MAINTAIN TO ATTAIN THOSE THOSE AWARDS TO BE FINANCIALLY SUSTAINABLE AND TIMELY.

BECAUSE IF THOSE THINGS ARE NOT HAPPENING, IT CAN REALLY IMPACT OUR ABILITY TO, TO ATTAIN GRANTS.

BECAUSE IF WE CAN'T MANAGE OUR OWN FINANCES, WHO'S WILLING TO LOAN US OR GIFT THOSE FUNDS IF WE CAN'T MANAGE OUR OWN SAVING? THAT BRINGS UP ANOTHER QUESTION FOR MYSELF. I DID SEE ALL THOSE CHARTS.

I BELIEVE THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT HAS SOME POSITIONS THAT ARE UNFILLED.

AND LET'S SEE, THERE'S ANOTHER DEPARTMENT. PUBLIC WORKS MAYBE.

OKAY. THERE'S MORE THAN ONE DEPARTMENT I CAN'T RECALL. YEAH.

PUBLIC WORKS. AND FOR THE POLICE DEPARTMENT. DEPARTMENT? YEAH. POLICE DEPARTMENT'S ALSO TWO, TWO POSITIONS THAT ARE UNFILLED.

SO AS WE'RE APPROVING THIS CURRENT BUDGET ARE THOSE POSITIONS THAT ARE UNFILLED AT THIS TIME TO.

ARE THEY TO REMAIN UNFILLED FOR THE DURATION OF THE YEAR? NO. SO THOSE POSITIONS WE, WE, WE BUDGETED AS IF WE ARE GOING TO BE FILLING THOSE POSITIONS AS THE NEED ARISES FOR THE DEPARTMENT, AS IF THEY WERE GOING TO BE 100% FULLY STAFFED.

OTHERWISE, IF WE WERE TO NOT BUDGET FOR THE POSITION, I'LL USE THE POLICE DEPARTMENT AS AN EXAMPLE.

IF WE WERE NOT TO BUDGET FOR THEM AND AN OPPORTUNITY PRESENTS ITSELF.

WE WOULD HAVE TO COME BACK TO THE COUNCIL. REQUEST A BUDGET AMENDMENT.

A SALARY ADJUSTMENT BEFORE WE CAN START GOING OUT AND FURTHER RECRUITMENT.

SO THAT KIND OF PUTS US AT A DISADVANTAGE IN TERMS OF US BEING AHEAD AND BUDGETING FOR A POSITION THAT, YEAH, DON'T MISUNDERSTAND, I'M FINE WITH IT. I JUST WANT TO KNOW WHAT THE PROCESS IS GOING TO BE.

BECAUSE AGAIN IF IT IS NOT INCLUDED, THAT CHANGES THE NUMBERS.

CORRECT. AND, AND THERE ARE ALSO ADDITIONAL STAFFING ADJUSTMENTS THAT HAVE BEEN DEFERRED THAT HAVE NOT BEEN PRESENTED TO COUNCIL YET UNTIL WE SEE WHAT THE REVENUE PICTURE IS.

RIGHT. BECAUSE YOU SPEAK ON YOUR REPORT CLEARLY ABOUT REVENUES ARE GOING TO BE EXPECTED TO BE NOT INCREASING, BUT ABOUT REMAIN ABOUT THE SAME. CORRECT. SO RATHER THAN BACKPEDAL WE WOULD MUCH RATHER BUDGET CONSERVATIVELY BE ABLE TO STICK TO THAT BUDGET AT LEAST THROUGH MID-YEAR? AND IF THERE ARE OPPORTUNITIES TO SUPPLEMENT OR FILL THESE VACANCIES? AND AGAIN, VACANCY IS COMPLETELY DIFFERENT THAN A FROZEN POSITION.

TRUE. YES. AND YOUR CHARTS IDENTIFY THOSE FROZEN POSITIONS.

THERE WERE TWO COLORS THAT WERE USED FOR THAT.

ANYWAY, I JUST WANTED FOR MY OWN UNDERSTANDING.

I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WHAT I'M VOTING ON IS, YOU KNOW, THAT I HAVE AN UNDERSTANDING OF WHAT I'M VOTING ON.

CERTAINLY. AND I THINK IT'S WORTH MENTIONING JUST TO PUT EVERYONE AT EASE, WHAT YOU'RE VOTING ON TONIGHT, FROM A DOLLAR STANDPOINT HAS NOT CHANGED FROM THE END OF THE WORKSHOP.

SO WHAT WAS DISCUSSED, WHAT WAS DISCLOSED AND LOOKED AT IN A LOT MORE DETAIL THAN TONIGHT IS WHAT YOU WERE VOTING ON TONIGHT.

AND PARTLY FOR THAT REASON THAT WE ANTICIPATE GOING INTO THE NEW FISCAL YEAR WITH THAT PLAN.

AND IF ADJUSTMENTS NEED TO BE MADE, THEY'LL BE BROUGHT BACK TO YOU.

AND I'LL ASK ANOTHER QUESTION. I DID NOTICE THAT OF COURSE PUBLIC SAFETY IS OUR NUMBER ONE COST TO THE CITY AND OUR NUMBER ONE PRIORITY AS

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AND SO MY QUESTION TO YOU, IS THAT WHAT IT COSTS US THIS CURRENT YEAR? YOU KNOW, THE THE BUDGETED AMOUNT IS WAS LOWER FOR THE THIS YEAR THAT WE'VE JUST COMPLETED.

OKAY. YEAH. SO THERE IS A AN UPTICK. YEAH. COSTS CONTINUE TO MARCH ON.

WE STILL BELIEVE ALTHOUGH THE FURTHER WE GET FROM THE SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT CONTRACT, THE LESS ACCURATELY WE CAN TRY TO PROJECT WHAT THE COST WOULD HAVE BEEN.

BUT WE FEEL AT THIS POINT WE'RE STILL BELOW WHAT THE PROJECTED INCREASES WOULD HAVE BEEN WITH WITH THE SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT.

YEAH. AS IT COMES TO THE SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT.

I'LL JUST TELL YOU THIS. I'M NOT SO CONCERNED JUST ABOUT THE COST, BUT THE LEVEL OF SERVICE OR LACK OF SERVICE THAT WE WOULD BE RECEIVING. SO THIS IS MONEY WELL SPENT? RIGHT.

NO FURTHER QUESTIONS, MA'AM. THANK YOU. WITH THAT, I WOULD LIKE TO EXTEND A MOTION FOR APPROVAL.

MOVE TO APPROVE. SECOND. MADAM CHAIR, CAN WE GET THE VOTE BY.

MAYOR MEDINA? AYE. MAYOR PRO TEM. AYE. COUNCIL MEMBER MARTINEZ.

AYE. COUNCIL MEMBER RAYA. AYE. COUNCIL MEMBER REYNA.

AYE. MOTION BY COUNCIL MEMBER REYNA. SECONDED BY MAYOR MEDINA TO ADOPT A RESOLUTION.

MOTION IS UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED. THANK YOU. MOVING ON TO ITEM 16.

REPORTS FROM COMMISSIONS AND COMMITTEES 16 EIGHT CURRENT ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION.

[16.a. Kern Economic Development Corporation (Medina)]

SO NOTHING TO REPORT AT THIS TIME. 16. BE CURRENT COUNCIL OF GOVERNMENT, MR.

[16.b. Kern Council of Government (Reyna)]

I WILL BE REPORTING FOR THE NEXT MEETING. THANK YOU.

[16.c. Wasco Task Force (Saldaña and Medina)]

I LOOK FORWARD TO DOING THE PROJECT THIS COMING SATURDAY.

THE FIRST DAY OF SUMMER AMAZING IS GOING TO BE 85 DEGREES, SO IT'S GOING TO BE A NICE DAY.

SO LOOK FORWARD FOR ALL YOU GUYS TO HELP OUT.

THANK YOU. 87 DEGREES. THAT'S GOING TO BE NICE.

YEAH. WITH THAT ON THE ON THE EVENT FOR SATURDAY.

IT'D BE NICE IF WE CAN MAYBE HAVE, YOU KNOW, SOMEBODY FROM THE PD OUT THERE JUST KIND OF HELP OUT WITH TRAFFIC CONTROL OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT, I KNOW. WE'VE TALKED WITH MR.. ABOUT HAVING SOME SIGNAGE AND WHATNOT, BUT I THINK IT'D BE GOOD IF MAYBE WE GET A PATROL FIRE.

YOU KNOW, DO A COUPLE OF LAPS OUT THERE. THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

ALL RIGHT. WITH THAT, REPORTS FROM CITY MANAGER, MR.

[17) REPORTS FROM THE CITY MANAGER]

SOME OF THE USUAL SUSPECTS HERE AT COMMUNITY BREAKFAST.

AGAIN WILL BE DARK ON JULY 2ND. SO, NO. NO MEETING IN JULY.

THE GROMER LANDSCAPE PROJECT, WHICH WAS JUST MENTIONED, WILL BE HAPPENING ON THE 21ST.

ANOTHER SNIP EVENT ON THE 17TH. TODAY HAPPENED.

AND THE NEXT ONE WILL BE ON JULY 3RD. SO SEEM TO THE LEVEL OF BARKING INDICATED IT WAS A GOOD TURNOUT TODAY. SO WHICH WE CAN HEAR FROM MY OFFICE.

WRPD, THE REC DEPARTMENT IS HAVING THEIR FIREWORKS EVENT ON JUNE 28TH AT THE BALLPARK.

THE CITY WILL HAVE REPRESENTATION THERE THROUGH ONE OR MORE BOOTHS.

AS USUAL. I SKIPPED AN ITEM HERE. I ATTENDED THE WONDERFUL AMENITIES CENTER, WHICH IS THE NAME FOR THEIR FACILITY DOWN ON SEVENTH STANDARD ROAD. THEY HAD A RIBBON CUTTING ON THE 12TH.

A COUPLE OF US FROM WASCO STAFF ATTENDED. THERE WERE OTHER WASCO FOLKS IN ATTENDANCE, AND IT WAS A IT WAS A GOOD TOUR AND A GOOD EVENT. PROBABLY 300 PEOPLE THERE, IF NOT MORE.

SO IT WAS A IT WAS A GOOD TURNOUT. SO SAVE THE DATE.

COMING UP, THE CURRENT EDC ANNUAL DINNER IS SEPTEMBER 10TH.

SO AGAIN, THAT THAT EVENT HAS BEEN KNOWN TO SELL OUT.

SO IF YOU HAVE AN INTEREST PLEASE LET THE CITY CLERK KNOW.

THE WATER DEPARTMENT IS DOING A SYSTEMATIC VALVE REPLACEMENT.

NOW THESE ARE VALVES IN THE MAINS, NOT ON THE INDIVIDUAL RESIDENTIAL SERVICES.

WE'VE JUST GOT A NUMBER OF THEM THAT ARE AGING OUT AND IT BECOMES DIFFICULT TO CLOSE DOWN OR ISOLATE SECTIONS.

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AND THE THE AFFECTED RESIDENTS AND BUSINESSES ARE BEING ADVISED WELL AHEAD OF THE ACTUAL SHUTDOWN.

TYPICALLY THE LAST AN HOUR OR TWO FOR THE FOR THE ACTUAL JOB ITSELF.

YEP. ANYWHERE FROM 2 TO 4 HOURS DEPENDING. BUT YES, EVERYONE WILL GET A NOTICE AT A TIME.

AND WE JUST FOR PURPOSES, WE'RE CREATING A MAP RIGHT NOW.

SO WE'LL PASS THAT ON TO THE CITY MANAGER AND WE'LL GO FROM THERE.

OF WHERE THE LOCATIONS. SO IT'S GOING TO BE SCATTERED AROUND.

IT'S NOT SPECIFIC, BUT WE'LL I'LL MAP IT OUT FOR YOU.

OKAY. SO LOOK FORWARD TO THAT. EITHER COMING FROM ME OR THROUGH THE CITY CLERK ON ONCE WE KNOW THE APPROXIMATE ORDER, OF COURSE IT'S SUBJECT TO THINGS THAT HAPPEN.

WE CAN GAIN GROUND OR LOSE GROUND ON PROJECTS LIKE THAT EASILY.

YOU HEARD ABOUT THE FIBER PROJECT BEING UNDERWAY AND LOOKING FORWARD TO SOME MORE REPORTS AND REGULAR REPORTS FROM UNWIRED.

AND THEIR PRIMARY CONTRACTOR IS A COMPANY CALLED CROWN, AND THEY'RE DOING THE UNDERGROUND WORK AT SPECIFICALLY.

SO AS YOU SAW TODAY HAD A QUESTION AND GOT THE VICE PRESIDENT OF, OF DEVELOPMENT AND CONSTRUCTION HERE ON SITE. I MEAN, HE'S WATCHING THE JOB PERSONALLY AS HE GOES IN.

SO, SO FAR WE'RE SEEING GOOD SCIENCE FROM THIS PROJECT.

IT'S HARD. IT'S HARD TO REMEMBER THAT IT'S NOT OUR PROJECT.

IT'S THEIR PROJECT. BUT THE CITY HAS A LOT AT STAKE HERE.

CARE. THE ITEM I MENTIONED EARLIER IS AGAIN, A SHOW OF HANDS FOR THOSE OF YOU THAT WEREN'T HERE THREE YEARS AGO.

NOW YOU'RE SAYING IT'S GOING TO BE THREE YEARS SINCE WE LAST DID THE FIREWORKS DOOR HANGERS.

I THOUGHT IT WAS TWO YEARS. I KNOW IT'S BEEN A WHILE.

BUT. BUT IN THE PAST, WHAT WE'VE DONE IS HAVE A DOOR HANGER THAT HAS JUST FACTS AND A WARNING ABOUT ILLEGAL FIREWORKS OR A BAD IDEA. HERE'S A LINK AND INFORMATION ON WHERE TO REPORT IT IF YOU SEE IT.

THE COUNTY MAINTAINS A WEBSITE WHERE PEOPLE CAN DO MAKE THOSE REPORTS.

AND SO STAFF IS AVAILABLE IF THE COUNCIL DECIDES YOU WANT TO DO IT.

THE WAY WE DID IT IN THE PAST WAS WE PRINTED UP APPROXIMATELY A THOUSAND DOOR HANGERS PER COUNCIL MEMBER TO DISTRIBUTE WITHIN YOUR DISTRICT.

AND IF YOU WANT TO RECRUIT SOME FRIENDS AND FAMILY MEMBERS AND CONSTITUENTS TO HELP WITH THAT.

THAT WOULD BE A GOOD IDEA. IF THE COUNCIL'S INTERESTED, WE WILL DO THAT AGAIN.

I AM INTERESTED. I'VE BEEN ASKING FOR THEM TO DO SOMETHING.

I WANT TO DO MY PART. AND SO I WANT TO DO IT.

WHAT I WANTED TO ASK YOU, WILL. WILL THAT DOOR HANGER INCLUDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION, SUCH AS OUR OWN POLICE DEPARTMENT NUMBER.

NON-EMERGENCY NUMBER? YES. AND IN THE PREVIOUS VERSION OF IT HAD THE SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT, WHICH TURNS OUT IS THE SAME PHONE NUMBER. RIGHT.

YES. ALL RIGHT. VERY GOOD. YEAH. GOT ME IN. I WANT TO DO IT.

OKAY. OH BEFORE I COMMIT TO SAYING YES. HOW SUCCESSFUL WAS THAT? I MEAN, DID IT. IT'S DIFFICULT. IT'S DIFFICULT TO TO TELL.

YOU KNOW, THERE'S NOBODY OUT THERE ABLE TO KEEP TRACK OF HOW MANY BACKYARD MORTARS WERE LAUNCHED DURING THAT NIGHT.

AND IS THAT NUMBER GOING UP OR DOWN? IT'S PRETTY SUBJECTIVE.

YEAH, I GUESS MY QUESTION IS MORE ALONG THE LINES LIKE, AND MAYBE IT'S HARD IF IT WAS THREE YEARS AGO, RIGHT. TO GET A SENSE OF LIKE WE HAD THESE NUMBER OF CALLS THIS YEAR.

WE HAD THESE NUMBER OF CALLS BECAUSE WE KNOW FIREWORKS ARE EVERY YEAR.

IT'S THE SAME PROBLEM, RIGHT? RIGHT. I'M JUST WONDERING IF IT'S EVEN WORTH THE LEGWORK.

RIGHT. I MEAN, I KNOW WE HAVE A SOCIAL MEDIA PIECE NOW.

I DON'T KNOW THAT IT'S REACHING VERY FAR, BUT, YOU KNOW, THAT MIGHT HAVE MORE SUCCESS THAN.

AND WE'RE DOING THAT AS WELL. AND SO BOTH FROM THE WEBSITE AND OUR SOCIAL MEDIA IT TURNS OUT I KIND OF PUT CHIEF APPLETON ON THE SPOT TONIGHT, BUT HE HAD GOTTEN A CALL FROM OUR STAFF AND FORWARDED TO THE FIRE DEPARTMENT.

PIO. AND THEY'RE COORDINATING ALL THAT CONTENT RIGHT NOW.

SO WE'RE GOING TO ATTACK IT THAT WAY THROUGH NEWSPAPER ARTICLE, THROUGH THE OUR OWN WEBSITE.

AND THE DOOR HANGER IS AN OPTIONAL ADDITIONAL FEATURE.

HOW WHAT EFFECT IT HAS OR A CUMULATIVE EFFECT.

I DON'T I DON'T KNOW. YEAH. THAT'S WHY I'M PRESENTING IT AS AN OPTION NOT.

I DON'T I DON'T THINK THEY'RE VERY EFFECTIVE BECAUSE I'LL BE HONEST WITH YOU, WHEN I GET A DOOR HANGER, I DON'T LOOK AT IT. I GO STRAIGHT IN THE TRASH AND YOU GO DOWN MY NEIGHBORHOOD AFTER THEY HANG DOOR HANGERS AND THEY'RE LITTERED ALL ACROSS THE STREET. I THINK A PSA FROM THE MAYOR AND A $20 IN YOUTUBE CREDIT WOULD REACH WAY

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OKAY. I WANT TO SAY THAT I TELL YOU MANY TIMES, WE ALL KNOW THAT THESE PEOPLE THAT DO THIS ILLEGAL FIREWORKS, THEY LIVE NEXT DOOR TO SOMEBODY. AND BY HANGING A DOOR HANGER BOTH ON THEIR DOOR AND THEIR NEIGHBORS DOORS, IT GIVES PERMISSION TO THEM TO REPORT THEM. YOU KNOW, BECAUSE I HAVE TO BELIEVE THAT THESE PEOPLE DON'T LIKE IT EITHER.

YOU KNOW, THE PEOPLE THAT ARE BEING SUBJECTED TO THIS CONSTANT BARRAGE OF EXPLOSIONS.

SOME OF THEM ARE QUITE LOUD. SOME OF THEM HAVE A REVERBERATING, REVERBERATING SOUND.

YOU KNOW, YOU CAN BOOM, BOOM, BOOM. YOU CAN HAVE A FOLLOW THAT.

SO I AM IN I WANT TO PUT THOSE DOOR HANGERS IN.

NOBODY WANTS TO DO IT. I'LL DO IT FOR MY DISTRICT.

AND THEN HOPEFULLY WE'LL SEE MORE REPORTING OF, YOU KNOW, TO THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WEBSITE.

BUT I ALSO WOULD LIKE TO SEE FOLLOW UP ON THOSE.

YOU KNOW, NORMALLY THE CHIEF COMES HERE. AND I MEAN, THAT'S SIMPLY, AS HE HAS STATED BEFORE, THAT HE'S NOT GOING TO HAVE HIS FIRE MEN DO THAT.

BUT, YOU KNOW, IN THE PAST HE USED TO COME HERE AND SAY, OH, WE WE WENT AHEAD AND ENGAGED SO MANY TICKETS.

YOU KNOW, BUT UNFORTUNATELY IT'S NOT OUR COMMUNITY.

THOSE TICKETS ARE NOT BEING GIVEN IN OUR COMMUNITY.

THEY'RE BEING GIVEN IN BAKERSVILLE IN OTHER AREAS, BUT NOT NECESSARILY OUR COMMUNITY.

AND WE WANT TO I WANT TO ATTACK THE PROBLEM THAT EXISTS WITHIN OUR COMMUNITY.

BECAUSE EACH YEAR IT'S GETTING WORSE AND WORSE.

IT'S NOT GETTING BETTER, YOU KNOW? SO IF YOU COULD PRINT THEM FOR ME, I'LL BE HAPPY TO PASS THEM ON.

OKAY. I WILL OPT OUT. OKAY.

SO YOU'RE OPTING OUT? YEAH. OKAY. POP THAT ONE.

OKAY. OKAY. AND WE WILL WE'LL POST ALL THE INFORMATION THAT'S ON THAT, CERTAINLY ON THE WEBSITE. SO THAT CAN BE SHARED ONE ON ONE OR WITH OTHER GROUPS THAT YOU ENCOUNTER DURING THIS SEASON.

AND YOU KNOW, WE'RE GOING TO CONTINUE TO ENFORCE TO THE MAXIMUM DEGREE THAT WE CAN AND THAT IT MAINTAINS A SAFE ENVIRONMENT FOR OUR OFFICERS, JUST LIKE WITH THE FIRE DEPARTMENT.

AND AS WE'VE DISCUSSED IN SOME DETAIL IN THE PAST, IT'S EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO TO MAKE THESE THINGS STICK, EVEN IF EVEN IF A CITATION IS HANDED OUT. IT'S PRETTY DIFFICULT.

I THINK WE'VE. SCOTT, WOULD IT BE POSSIBLE TO DO WE HAVE SOME FUNDING AVAILABLE TO DO SOMETHING LIKE A PSA THROUGH ADVERTISING OR FACEBOOK ADVERTISING AND PUSH IT OUT? BECAUSE I KNOW WE CAN MAKE THAT HYPERLOCAL TO JUST PEOPLE WITHIN THE CITY LIMITS.

THAT'S A GREAT IDEA. AND YES, WE DO HAVE PART OF THE APPROVAL OF THE SOCIAL MEDIA EFFORT INCLUDED SOME FUNDS FOR THAT TYPE OF THING FOR PROMOTION. SO I HAVE ANOTHER IDEA. AND THAT IS WE HAVE FIREWORKS BOOTHS.

RIGHT. AND OF COURSE, THE PEOPLE THAT GO TO THE FIREWORKS BOOTH, THEY'RE BUYING SAFE AND SANE FIREWORKS.

BUT, YOU KNOW, I HAVE HAD OCCASION BECAUSE WE HAVE A FIREWORK FIREWORKS BOOTH EVERY YEAR AND PEOPLE COME IN ASKING, DO YOU HAVE THOSE THAT, YOU KNOW GO UP IN THE AIR AND EXPLODE? SO COULD YOU ALSO PRINT SOME SIGNS THAT CAN BE PUT AT THESE BOOTHS? YOU KNOW, SAYING THAT ANYTHING THAT FLIES IN THE AIR OR EXPLODES, IT'S AN ILLEGAL TYPE OF FIREWORK.

THAT THAT WOULD BE A WAY TO TO LET THOSE PEOPLE KNOW.

YEAH. I DON'T THINK THAT'S A BAD IDEA. WE COULD CERTAINLY WHATEVER FACT SHEET WE END UP WITH FOR A VARIETY OF PURPOSES.

IT SHOULD BE A FEW WORDS, YOU KNOW, NOT NOT SOMETHING THAT PEOPLE HAVE TO STAND THERE AND READ FOR A LONG TIME, BUT IT'S SOMETHING THAT THEY CAN SEE AND REALIZE THAT, YOU KNOW, IF THEY'RE THE ONES UTILIZING THIS LEGAL FIREWORKS, THAT THEY'RE IN VIOLATION. SURE. NO, THAT'S A GOOD IDEA.

OKAY. OKAY. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS ON THAT TOPIC? I MEAN, I I'D LIKE THE, THE COMMENT THAT MARTINEZ, YOU KNOW, MENTIONED I'M, I'M WILLING TO DO SOMETHING OR OR, YOU KNOW, SAY SOMETHING. BUT I THINK IF WE HAVE SOMEBODY FROM THE, FROM THE PD AS WELL, I THINK THAT'D BE GOOD, RIGHT? SURE. AND AND I WON'T PRETEND TO SPEAK FOR HIM, BUT I WOULD SUSPECT THAT IF HE'S AVAILABLE, THAT CHIEF APPLETON WOULD BE WILLING TO PARTICIPATE IN THAT.

YEAH, THAT THAT WOULD BE GOOD. SO, SIMILAR TO THE PREVIOUS PSA THAT YOU DID THEN, YOU KNOW,

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I WILL LEAVE THAT TO YOU, GENTLEMEN TO DISCUSS TOO.

BUT I WILL OFFER CITY STAFF TO HELP. SOUNDS GOOD.

PRODUCE THAT. I THINK IF IT'S GOING TO GO OUT ON SOCIAL MEDIA, IF THERE'S A FLIER THAT MAYBE CAN GET EMAILED TO US, RIGHT. AND THEN WE CAN SHARE IT AND WHATNOT. I THINK THAT'D BE GOOD. OKAY.

AND UNLESS THERE ARE OTHER QUESTIONS. THAT CONCLUDES MY REPORT.

ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. REPORTS FROM CITY COUNCIL.

MAYOR PRO TEM SALDANA. I HAVE NOTHING TO REPORT.

I HAVE NOTHING TO REPORT, SIR. I JUST HAVE ONE QUESTION.

I'VE JUST BEEN APPROACHED BY A LOT OF THE YOUTH ASKING ABOUT THE BUILDING.

IS IT OPEN OR NOT? ON A SCHEDULED BASIS? WE'RE STILL WORKING THROUGH THAT.

I DON'T KNOW IF THERE'S ANY UPDATED INFORMATION BEYOND THAT.

LET THE ASSISTANT CHIEF. JUST BECOME MEMBERS OF COUNCIL AND COACHES.

CAN YOU TAP IT ONE MORE TIME? THERE YOU GO. SO WE'RE NOW MEMBERS OF CAL POWELL, AND WE HAVE INSURANCE ON ON FILE NOW.

AND WE'VE JUST COMPLETED THE BACKGROUNDS FOR THE VOLUNTEERS.

SO WE'RE MOVING PRETTY FAST. WE'RE GOING TO TIGHTEN UP SOME LAST MINUTE THINGS, AND WE MAY HAVE A DATE PRETTY SOON.

OKAY. THANK YOU. YOU'RE WELCOME. GOOD QUESTION.

I'M MARINA. THANK YOU. MAYOR. I HAVE A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS I WANTED TO ASK STAFF.

IS WHERE WILL WE OBTAIN FUNDING FOR SIDEWALK IMPROVEMENTS? I'M JUST CURIOUS AS TO WHETHER WE ALREADY HAVE A PLAN TO START ON.

THE SIDEWALKS ARE NON-EXISTENT IN CERTAIN AREAS.

SO THE ANSWER. YOU'RE JUST SMILING. YEAH. SO CURRENTLY IN OUR CIP BOOK, WE DO HAVE A COUPLE OF CONSTRUCTION IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS RELATED TO ADA RAMPS. THAT THROUGH THE ACTION APPROVED. ITEM C EARLIER PUBLIC WORKS WILL BE STARTING THAT PROJECT, AND YOU GUYS DID APPROVE THE FUNDING TO MOVE FORWARD WITH THOSE SIDEWALKS.

AND I BELIEVE IT'S A 1.2 $1.5 MILLION PHASED OUT OVER FIVE YEARS, AND PUBLIC WORKS HAS ZONED LIKE ZONES OF WHERE THEY WANT TO BE TARGETING. BUT I DON'T WANT TO SPEAK SPECIFICS.

I JUST KNOW THAT THE PROJECT IS APPROVED AND UNDER.

SO SO YEAH, JUST TO ADD WE'RE STILL GOING THROUGH SOME OF THE SECTIONS.

WHAT STAFF THAT STARTED A YEARS BACK WAS, YOU KNOW, RESIDENTS WOULD CALL IN AND LET US KNOW THAT, HEY, YOU KNOW, WE DON'T HAVE SIDEWALKS, WINTRY SIDEWALKS.

AND THOSE ARE PROBABLY THE ONES THAT WE WANT TO TACKLE FIRST.

SO WE'RE STILL GOING THROUGH OUR LIST TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE FAIR ACROSS THE BOARD TO EVERYONE, RIGHT? I JUST WANT TO REMIND YOU THAT THE SIDEWALK THAT I BROUGHT UP TO STAFF PREVENTION, THAT IS A ROUTE SAFE ROUTES TO SCHOOL, A SIDEWALK THAT IS NOT THERE. SO THAT NEEDS PRIORITY AS WELL.

SO. CORRECT. THANK YOU. AND WE WILL DO THAT. AND THEN, SCOTT, THIS IS THIS IS FOR YOU.

HAS THERE BEEN ANY PROGRESS ON AN AGREEMENT WITH THE COUNTY OF KERN TO COMPLETE ROAD IMPROVEMENTS ON CONNECTING CITY ROADS NOW THAT JAY SCHLOSSER IS OUR NEW DIRECTOR? I'M WONDERING WHETHER WHAT YOU THE CONVERSATION THAT YOU HAD WITH OUR PREVIOUS DIRECTOR IS EVEN CONTINUING OR.

SO THERE THERE HAVE NOT BEEN ANY MEETINGS THAT I'VE BEEN INVOLVED IN ON THAT EXACT TOPIC.

JAY DOESN'T ACTUALLY START ACTIVE DUTY UNTIL THE END OF THIS MONTH.

RIGHT. YEAH. A WEEK OR TWO TO BE WITH AARON. WITH AARON.

YEAH. SO THERE IS STILL A TRANSITION GOING ON THERE.

BUT YOU BRING UP A GOOD POINT. I DON'T BELIEVE THAT JAY WOULD HAVE BEEN INVOLVED IN THOSE DISCUSSIONS.

AND SO WE CAN WE CAN LOOK INTO THAT. AND IF IT'S POSSIBLE, I CAN MAYBE GRAB SOME TIME OF BOTH HE AND MR. HAKIMI BEFORE THAT TRANSITION BECAUSE HE AARON IS ALREADY INVOLVED IN THAT CASE, BUT BUT I WILL I WILL DOUBLE CHECK ON THAT.

I KNOW THAT IT'S STILL A FAMILIAR TOPIC WITH OUR SUPERVISOR.

THANK YOU. I WILL SEE DAVID COUCH ON ON THURSDAY.

SO I WILL REMIND HIM ON THAT. I ALSO WANTED TO ASK STAFF TO PLEASE FOLLOW UP WITH CALTRANS ABOUT PAINTING A BIKE LANE ON HIGHWAY 46

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THIS IS SOMETHING THAT WE WHEN WE DID THE WALKTHROUGH, IT CAME UP AND THEY SAID THAT THEY COULD DO THAT EASILY.

JULIE. I GUESS IT'S EASIER SAID THAN DONE. THIS IS.

HOW LONG AGO DID WE DO THE WALKTHROUGH? TWO YEARS AGO.

YEAH. SO THAT'S THAT'S SOMETHING THAT SOMEBODY NEEDS.

I'LL DO MY PART AT THE COG. BUT IF STAFF COULD FOLLOW UP ON THAT, THAT WOULD GREATLY APPRECIATE IT.

OKAY. AND THEN WELL, FINALLY, I HAVE A REQUEST FOR STAFF.

I WANT TO REQUEST A CERTIFICATE OF RECOGNITION FOR CONSUELO CONNIE BERNARD.

THAT FOR HER WORK BRINGING THE MEMORIAL DAY CELEBRATION BACK TO WASCO.

IT SAYS YOU HEARD I REPORTED THAT I ATTENDED THAT THAT CEREMONY THAT HAD BEEN ABSENT FOR, I BELIEVE, TWO YEARS. AND SHE WAS THE ONE THAT MADE IT HAPPEN.

SO HER GIVEN NAME IS CONSUELO. SHE GOES BY CONNIE.

BUT I CAN PROVIDE THE INFORMATION TO STAFF TO TO GET THIS DONE.

OKAY. AND THOSE ARE MY COMMENTS. THANK YOU SO MUCH.

[18) REPORTS FROM THE CITY COUNCIL]

I, YOU KNOW, GETTING THAT CLEANED UP. I KNOW THE NEIGHBORS WERE PRETTY HAPPY ABOUT THAT.

ALL THE TALL WEEDS AND WHATNOT. WITH THAT, I HAVE BEEN PASSING BY ON CENTRAL.

ON THOSE SPORTS OR NOT. SPORTS COMPLEX. THAT APARTMENT COMPLEX ON THE CORNER OF CENTRAL AND 7707. YEAH, YEAH, YEAH. SO JUST KEEP AN EYE ON THAT ONE, RIGHT? I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT IT SORT OF STAYS MAINTAINED.

RIGHT. BECAUSE I KNOW THEY CHOPPED ALL THOSE WEEDS DOWN, BUT IT LOOKS LIKE THEY'RE COMING BACK UP. I HAVE A QUESTION ABOUT THAT BECAUSE THE REST OF THE APARTMENTS ARE WELL KEPT. IT'S JUST THAT ONE OF THE OWNER.

YEAH, IT'S UNDER DIFFERENT OWNERSHIP. IT ISN'T.

YEAH. OKAY. YEAH. SO. YEAH. YEAH. JUST KEEP AN EYE ON THAT.

I CAN'T RECALL. I MEAN, I DON'T REALLY DRIVE TOO MUCH AT NIGHT, BUT I CAN'T RECALL.

ARE THE LIGHTS ON 43? ARE THEY UP AND RUNNING? I KNOW A COUPLE MEETINGS AGO YOU TALKED ABOUT WIRING AND WHATNOT, BUT.

SO WE'RE STILL PENDING PERMIT ON THE WEST SIDE FOR BORING AND TO GET THAT IN.

BUT THEY ARE UP AND RUNNING ON THE EAST SIDE.

43. SO ON THE EAST SIDE OF THE AIR. BUT ON THE WEST SIDE, THEY'RE NOT CORRECT.

WHAT IS IT LOOKING LIKE? TIMELINE WISE, ON THE WEST SIDE? I DON'T HAVE AN UPDATE ON THAT.

ONLY BECAUSE WE'RE STILL PENDING A CALTRANS APPROVAL ON OUR ON ENCROACHMENT PERMIT.

OKAY. AND THEY'RE A LITTLE SLOW, HONESTLY. JUST KEEP ME UPDATED OR KEEP US UPDATED ON THAT.

OKAY. AND REALLY QUICK. JUST THAT I WANT TO TAKE ANYTHING FROM KERRY.

KERRY IS THE ONE THAT WAS TAKEN CARE OF. HER DEPARTMENT ON THE ON THE WEEDS.

SO IT'S A TEAM EFFORT, BUT I BUT I BUT I DO APPRECIATE IT THOUGH.

I CAN'T JUST TAKE ALL THE THINGS. GOTCHA, GOTCHA.

GIVE CREDIT WHERE CREDIT IS DUE. THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR THAT.

ON THAT NOTE, I DID WANT TO SEE. DO WE HAVE ANY SORT OF UPDATE? I KNOW WE'VE HIRED A HOMELESS COORDINATOR OR IN-HOUSE COORDINATOR OR WHATEVER WE WANT TO CALL IT.

CAN WE GET SOME SORT OF UPDATE, WHETHER IT'S ON A MONTHLY BASIS OR, YOU KNOW, JUST TO KIND OF SEE, WHERE ARE WE MAKING PROGRESS? I'M SURE THERE'S WORK BEING DONE IN THE BACKGROUND, BUT I'D LIKE TO KIND OF KNOW RIGHT.

BECAUSE I OBVIOUSLY I MEAN, I SEE FOLKS STILL OUT THERE AND WHATNOT, AND I'M SURE WE'RE WORKING WITH THEM, BUT JUST GETTING SOME SORT OF MONTHLY UPDATE, I THINK WOULD BE GOOD FOR, FOR THE COUNCIL. SO WE'RE IN THE LOOP OF WHAT'S GOING ON AND CHALLENGES OR SUCCESSES THAT, THAT WE'RE HAVING. YEAH. BE HAPPY TO DO THAT.

SHE'S SHE'S KEEPING A GOOD, GOOD LOG OF CONTACTS SHE'S MAKING AND AND WHAT WE'VE GOT GOING AND THE, THE POINT IN TIME COUNT NUMBERS JUST CAME OUT AS WELL I BELIEVE.

SO WE'LL GET A REPORT TOGETHER FOR YOU. OKAY.

PERFECT. MAYOR, COULD I ADD ONE MORE THING? YEAH, WE WERE TALKING ABOUT GRAFFITI.

ON CENTRAL BETWEEN SEVENTH STREET AND HIGHWAY 46 ON THE WEST SIDE.

THERE ARE SOME I DON'T KNOW HOW TO DESCRIBE THEM.

THEY'RE WATER TOWERS. THEY'RE JUST LARGE TUBES THAT ARE NEXT TO THE WATER THERE, AND THOSE FREQUENTLY HAVE GRAFFITI.

I APPROACHED THE OWNER OF THE OF THAT ORCHARD.

I KNOW HIM, AND HE SAID THAT THOSE BELONG TO HE SAID THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT.

I DON'T KNOW IF THAT'S TRUE. SO TECHNICALLY, THEY KIND OF DO.

THOSE ARE PART OF INFRASTRUCTURE AND THOSE IF THEY'RE CONCRETE PIPES, THOSE ARE STAND PIPES.

AND SO THEY'RE THEY'RE NECESSARY. THEY DO GET GRAFFITIED FREQUENTLY.

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WE CAN TALK TO THEM ABOUT WHAT A GOOD SOLUTION FOR THAT MIGHT BE.

IT'S. YES, WE'LL WE'LL JUST WORK ON THAT. I WON'T SPECULATE ON THAT REALLY QUICK IF I CAN ADD SCOTT.

SO YOU KNOW IT'S CORRECT. PRETTY GOOD WORKING RELATIONSHIP WITH SWIT.

WE HAVE HIT A FEW OF THE STANDPIPES BEFORE. SO THEY'RE THE ONES ON CENTRAL.

WE CAN COMMUNICATE WITH THEM AND AND TAKE CARE OF THOSE AS WELL.

THEY PAINT THEM OCCASIONALLY, BUT THEN THEY GET REPAINTED AGAIN AND GET GET ME SOME PAINT.

GET ME A ROLLER, AND I'LL PAINT THEM MYSELF. WE'LL WORK WITH THEM AND WE'LL TAKE CARE OF IT.

ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU SO MUCH. ALL RIGHT. WITH THAT, I DON'T THINK WE HAVE ANYTHING ELSE.

[19) CLOSED SESSION]

SEE, 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.

COULD WE TAKE A FIVE MINUTE RECESS? YES. FIVE MINUTE RECESS. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT.

THANK YOU. GENTLEMEN. ALL RIGHT. THE MEETING IS ADJOURNED.

TIME IS 7:49 P.M..

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.