Aug 19, 2025 City Council

[1) CALL TO ORDER]

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GOOD EVENING. I WILL NOW CALL THIS MEETING TO ORDER THE TIME AT 6 P.M.

MADAM CLERK, CAN WE PLEASE HAVE THE ROLL CALL? MAYOR MEDINA. HERE. MAYOR PRO TEM SALDAÑA. HERE.

COUNCIL MEMBER MARTINEZ. HERE. COUNCIL MEMBER RAYA HERE.

COUNCIL MEMBER. REINA. ABSENT. THANK YOU. IF YOU CAN, PLEASE STAND FOR THE FLAG.

SALUTE. PLEDGE.

PLEASE REMAIN STANDING IF YOU'D LIKE TO LEAD US IN INVOCATION.

LET'S PRAY. HEAVENLY FATHER, WE THANK YOU FOR THE DAY THAT YOU'VE GIVEN US.

AND THE BEAUTIFUL WEATHER. TONIGHT IS A MOMENTOUS TIME OF SWEARING IN A NEW POLICE CHIEF AND CONDUCTING BUSINESS HERE LORD.

AND WE JUST PRAY THAT EVERYTHING THAT'S DONE IS DONE ACCORDING TO YOUR WILL.

AND WE DO THIS IN JESUS NAME. AMEN. AMEN. THANK YOU.

PLEASE BE SEATED.

ITEM NUMBER 5. APPROVAL OF AGENDA. ARE THERE ANY CHANGES TO THE AGENDA?

[5) APPROVAL OF AGENDA]

I'LL MOVE. SECOND. MADAM CLERK. WE HAVE A FIRST AND A SECOND.

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

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

AYE. COUNCIL MEMBER RAYA. AYE. MOTION BY MAYOR PRO TEM SALDAÑA.

SECONDED BY COUNCIL MEMBER MARTINEZ TO APPROVE THE AGENDA AS TO FORM.

MOTION IS APPROVED WITH 4 AYES, WITH COUNCIL MEMBER REYNA ABSENT.

THANK YOU. MOVING ON TO ITEM NUMBER 7, AS WE HAVE NO PRESENTATIONS.

PUBLIC COMMENTS ON ITEMS NOT ON THE AGENDA. THIS PORTION OF THE MEETING IS RESERVED FOR PERSONS DESIRING TO ADDRESS COUNCIL, INCLUDING THE COUNCIL ACTING AS THE GOVERNING BOARD FOR SUCCESSOR AGENCY ON ANY MATTER, NOT ON THIS AGENDA FOR WHICH THE COUNCIL AND SUCCESSOR AGENCY HAVE JURISDICTION.

SPEAKERS ARE LIMITED TO 2 MINUTES. A MAXIMUM OF 30 MINUTES WILL BE ALLOWED IN ANY ONE SUBJECT.

PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME FOR THE RECORD BEFORE MAKING YOUR PRESENTATION.

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

THIS WILL LIMIT OUR COUNCIL MEMBERS RESPONSE TO QUESTIONS AND REQUESTS DURING THIS COMMENT PERIOD. ARE THERE ANY PUBLIC COMMENTS? SEEING NONE.

MADAM CLERK, DO WE HAVE ANY EMAIL COMMENTS? THERE ARE NO EMAIL COMMENTS FOR THIS ITEM OR ANY OTHER AGENDA ITEMS. MAYOR. THANK YOU. WE WILL MOVE ON TO ITEM NUMBER TEN.

[10.a. Alecio Mora, Chief of Police ]

SO WITH THAT WE HAVE ITEM 10 A ALECIO MORA, CHIEF OF POLICE, AFTER OR CHIEF OF.

CHIEF FIVE GO FIRST. GOOD EVENING, HONORABLE MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL.

TONIGHT IS TRULY AN IMPORTANT EVENING FOR ME.

AS YOU KNOW, FOR THE LAST 2 YEARS, WE'VE BEEN WORKING ON A SUCCESSION MODEL FOR MY REPLACEMENT.

ONCE THE ORGANIZATION WAS UP AND RUNNING, I WAS THINKING ABOUT ALECIO EARLIER TODAY, THINKING, HOW WOULD I DESCRIBE THIS MAN AT THE LAST BADGE MEETING WE DID A FEW MONTHS AGO, I THINK I SPENT SUFFICIENT TIME EXPLAINING HIS BACKGROUND AND WHERE HE CAME FROM, AND THE FACT THAT I'D LIKE TO SAY, LIKE ME, HE CAME FROM VERY HUMBLE BEGINNINGS, AND IT CERTAINLY IS CARRIED THROUGH TO THE MAN THAT HE IS TODAY.

SO FOR THE SAKE OF BREVITY, I JUST LIKE TO USE A FEW WORDS THAT I WAS THINKING ABOUT WHEN I WAS THINKING ABOUT HIM EARLIER.

SO FROM A PROFESSIONAL STANDPOINT, I LOOK AT ALECIO AND I THINK I GOT A HARD WORKING MAN WHO GIVES ME WAY MORE THAN THAN HE RECEIVES FROM ME. HE'S VERY HUMBLE, VERY INTELLIGENT.

IN FACT, SOMETIMES HE'S SCARY INTELLIGENT WHEN IT COMES TO TECHNOLOGY.

HALF THE TIME I FEEL LIKE I'M IN A DOCTOR'S OFFICE.

I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHAT HE'S TALKING ABOUT. VERY FORWARD THINKING, BUT I'M VERY PLEASED WITH THE HONESTY, THE COMPASSIONATE BEHAVIOR THAT HE SHOWS ME EVERY DAY.

THIS MAN IS COMPASSIONATE NOT ONLY TO THE CITIZENS THAT WE SERVE, BUT HE'S GOT A LOVE FOR THIS PROFESSION.

HE HAS A LOVE FOR THE FELLOW STAFF MEMBERS OF THIS ORGANIZATION AND CERTAINLY THE CITIZENS THAT WE SERVE.

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THERE'S A LOT OF PEOPLE THAT LIKE TO WEAR THESE THINGS, BUT THEY DON'T WANT TO MAKE THE TOUGH DECISIONS.

AS A CITY MANAGER OR ANY OF YOU, SOMETIMES YOU'RE FACED WITH DECISIONS THAT ARE VERY DIFFICULT.

AND WHAT IS THE ADAGE? THEY SAY THE RIGHT DECISION IS SELDOM THE EASY DECISION, AND ALECIO KNOWS HOW TO MAKE THE RIGHT DECISION.

ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I ADMIRE MOST ABOUT I CALL HIM ALEX, BUT HIS [LAUGHTER] ABOUT ALEX IS THE WORK LIFE BALANCE.

JUST TO GIVE YOU AN EXAMPLE ABOUT MYSELF. I HAVEN'T BEEN THAT WORKHORSE IN ALL MY LIFE.

I'VE SPENT MOST OF MY TIME IN PERSON. AND I ONLY WISH THAT I HAD THE ABILITY.

DON'T LEAVE THIS PLACE ANY DAY OF THE WEEK WITHOUT WORRYING ABOUT WHAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN IN THE COMMUNITY.

WE WORRY ABOUT THINGS LIKE EARTHQUAKES. I'M WORRIED ABOUT AIRPLANES COMING OUT OF THE OLD FIELD THAT DON'T QUITE MAKE IT.

YOU HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT, YOU KNOW, A TRAIN DERAILMENT.

HERE. YOU CAN IMAGINE THAT WE CAME UP WITH THIS BECAUSE WE FEEL TOTALLY RESPONSIBLE FOR THE COMMUNITY WE SERVE AND THEY'RE WORKING WITH US.AND TO TO ACHIEVE THE RANK AND THE HONOR OF WEARING THE 4 STARS OF THE CHIEF OF POLICE, IT SAYS A WHOLE [LAUGHTER] IT'S A LITTLE MORE NATURAL FOR ME.

FOR YOU. YOU KNOW. YOU CAN SOMETIMES JUST TALK ABOUT THE REALITIES OF LIFE.

AS WELL.I SAID I HAD SOMETHING TO SAY ABOUT ALEXANDER I ASKED PERMISSION FIRST, BUT THIS MORNING. APPARENTLY, WE ARE NOT DONE [LAUGHTER] GOOD AUTHORITY THAT YOU DID. AND I SEE A TEXT MESSAGE HERE TO ALECIO THAT SAYS, HEY, I WAS ON ALEXANDER'S CASE EXCUSE YOU. YOU'RE TALKING TO THE CHIEF'S SON.

[LAUGHTER] AS YOU ALL KNOW, THIS IS MEANT THE WORLD TO ME AND I WAS TELLING MARIE MARTINEZ EARLIER TODAY, I SAID, YOU KNOW, [LAUGHTER]. AND SO MANY TIMES.SO YOU CAN MAKE ME WEEP.

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SO EVERYBODY ELSE CAN TAKE PICTURES.

I'VE BEEN CHARGED WITH TAKING PHOTOS TONIGHT.EVERYBODY WANTS THEIR PICTURE OR NOBODY WANTS TO BE YEAH. OH, SURE. YEAH.

THEY'RE WITH YOU [INAUDIBLE] SPOTLIGHT HAS BEEN AROUND ALEX FOR 20 YEARS.

YOU MEAN ALECIO [LAUGHTER] ALECIO GOOD ON YOU.

BUT I HAVE KNOWN ALEX, I THINK, FOR CLOSE TO 20 YEARS.

AND I THINK IT WAS VERY LITTLE QUESTION IN THE, IN CHIEF IN MY MINDS, WHEN WE WERE JUST STARTING TO GET THIS DEPARTMENT UP AND RUNNING. WE NEEDED TO HAVE A SUCCESSION PLAN IN PLACE FROM THE VERY BEGINNING, AND THERE WAS VERY LITTLE DOUBT THAT YOU WERE THE RIGHT CHOICE FOR THAT.

HIS OBSERVATIONS AND EVEN MATCHED MINE. AND WE'RE GOING TO HAVE A VERY GOOD RUN HERE.

HAPPY TO HAVE YOU ON BOARD. I THINK I SHARE A LOT OF PHILOSOPHY AND POSITION AS FAR AS WHAT IT IS.

DEFINITELY. THANK YOU HAVE A WORD IF YOU'D LIKE. OH, SURE. SURE. WELL,YEAH. I SIMPLY WANT TO THANK THE WASCO COMMUNITY FOR THE SUPPORT THE THE LEADERSHIP IN THE CITY OF WASCO AS WELL, AND ALL THE MEN AND WOMEN OF THE WASCO POLICE DEPARTMENT FOR ALL THE HELP AND SUPPORT OVER THE LAST 2 YEARS.

AND I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO BUILDING UPON THE PRINCIPLES THAT CHIEF FIVECOAT LEFT FOR US.

NOT ONLY IS HE A GREAT LEADER FOR WASCO, BUT FOR ME, IT'S MUCH MORE THAN THAT.

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OKAY, SO JUST KNOW. KNOW THAT THAT I REALLY MEAN THAT.

I WANT TO THANK MY FRIENDS AND FAMILY, ALL THE WE WE LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING WITH EVERY ONE OF YOU AND FAMILY.

THANK YOU SO MUCH.

WITH IN INTEGRITY, TRANSPARENCY, HUMILITY, AND WITH A COMMITMENT FOR PUBLIC SAFETY.

THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH. [APPLAUSE] DO YOU WANT ARE YOU READY? I. I DO. DO SOLEMNLY SWEAR. DO SOLEMNLY SWEAR.

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. AGAINST ALL ENEMIES, FOREIGN AND DOMESTIC AS WELL. AGAINST ALL ENEMIES, FOREIGN AND DOMESTIC AS WELL. THAT I WILL BEAR TRUE MIC] TO THE CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES.

TO THE CONSTITUTION OF UNITED STATES. AND THE CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA.

AND THE CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA. THAT I WILL TAKE THIS OBLIGATION.

THAT I WILL TAKE THIS OBLIGATION. FREELY, WITHOUT ANY MENTAL RESERVATION.

FREELY WITHOUT ANY MENTAL RESERVATION. FOR AND THAT I WILL HOLD OUT. AND FAITHFULLY. AND FAITHFULLY. DISCHARGE THE DUTIES.

DISCHARGE THE DUTIES. UPON .MIC] STAY UP THERE, ALEX.

SO WE DO HAVE A COUPLE OF MEMBER REPRESENTATIVES.

WE'LL START WITH JANNETT TAPIA FROM SENATOR TAO'S OFFICE, WHO HAS A CERTIFICATE.

I DON'T KNOW WHICH WAY TO FACE. SO GOOD AFTERNOON EVERYONE.

MY NAME IS JANNETT TAPIA, KERN COUNTY DISTRICT REP FOR STATE SENATOR MELISSA HURTADO. AND I JUST HAVE TO SAY, YOU DO HAVE SOME PRETTY BIG SHOES TO FILL, BUT I KNOW YOU'VE BEEN THERE PRACTICALLY FROM THE BEGINNING.

BESIDES, CHIEF, I'VE [INAUDIBLE] THIS ENTIRE TIME, AND WE KNOW THAT THE COMMUNITY OF WASCO, ALL THE RESIDENTS THAT WE SERVE, THEY'RE IN GOOD HANDS.

AND WE'RE FORTUNATE TO HAVE YOU TAKING OVER THE HELM AND FOLLOWING IN THE CHIEF'S STEPS.

AND SO, ON BEHALF OF THE SENATOR, WE JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU FOR ALL THAT YOU'VE DONE UP TO THIS POINT AND ALL OF THE PREVIOUS ROLES AS LIEUTENANT, AS ASSISTANT CHIEF, AND NOW AS FULL CHIEF. AND WE WISH YOU THE ABSOLUTE BEST.

AND SENATOR THAT WOULD LIKE ME TO RELAY THAT.

WE HOPE THAT YOU CONSIDER HER AN ALLY, AND WE WILL CONTINUE TO SUPPORT YOU IN ANY WAY THAT WE CAN.

AND WHILE CONGRATULATIONS ON THIS NEW ROLE.

[APPLAUSE] NEXT UP WE HAVE STEVEN KEMP FROM CONGRESSMAN VALADAO'S OFFICE.

HI, I'M STEVEN WITH CONGRESSMAN DAVID VALADAO'S OFFICE.

AND JUST WANTED TO SAY CONGRATULATIONS ON THE SIGNIFICANT MILESTONE BEING SWORN IN AS A NEW POLICE CHIEF.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR COMMITMENT TO PUBLIC SAFETY AND YOUR DEMONSTRATED EXCELLENCE IN LEADERSHIP.

WE REALLY APPRECIATE THAT. AND I KNOW THAT SUCCEEDING CHARLIE FIVECO AND YOUR YEARS OF EXPERIENCE WILL REALLY BE GREAT IN OUR AREA AND OUR COMMUNITY IN CALIFORNIA'S 22ND CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT. AND SO, ON BEHALF OF THE CONGRESSMAN, I HAVE A CERTIFICATE OF RECOGNITION. AND THANK YOU ALL FOR HAVING ME. SO WE APPRECIATE IT.[APPLAUSE] THANK YOU. NEXT UP WE HAVE CLARIBEL GUTIERREZ FROM ASSEMBLY MEMBER, DOCTOR JASMEET BAINS OFFICE.

THANK YOU.KNOW THAT EVERYBODY SAID, WELL, YOU KNOW, THE CHIEF WILL BIG SHOES TO FILL, BUT I KNOW THAT THE CIRCLE OF LIFE AND THE GRATITUDE THAT HE HAS, HE HAS CHOSEN THE RIGHT PERSON TO CONTINUE THE LEGACY THAT HE HAS CREATED FOR HIMSELF.

LORD, I KNOW BECAUSE I'VE BEEN REPRESENTED AS A REALLY GOOD CONDUCTOR.

JUST ME IN

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YOU INCLUDE EVERYBODY, AND YOU MAKE SURE THAT YOU ARE PRESENT TO BE ABLE TO HEAR THE CONCERN.

JUST LIKE YOU SAID, YOUR ASSEMBLYWOMAN MIC] IN 2 YEARS NOW CONGRATULATIONS.[APPLAUSE] THANK YOU. AND LASTLY, WE HAVE MARIA ESPINOZA FROM SUPERVISORS COUCH'S OFFICE.

GOOD EVENING EVERYONE. MARIA ESPINOZA , I'M THE OFFICE OF SUPERVISOR OF DAVID CROUCH.

THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR INVITING US AND ALLOWING US TO BE PART OF THIS BITTERSWEET MOMENT.

WELL, IT'S VERY SAD BECAUSE WE SAY GOODBYE TO AN AMAZING CHIEF, BUT ALSO VERY EXCITING BECAUSE WE WORK WITH ANOTHER AMAZING CHIEF [INAUDIBLE] BEING CAPABLE OF THIS JOB. SO I WOULD SAY THANK YOU SO MUCH AND I LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING WITH YOU.

AND THEN JUST AGAIN, I KNOW THAT IT'S BEEN SAID ALREADY, BUT THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR ALLOWING YOUR FATHER, YOUR HUSBAND, TO BE PART OF THIS COMMUNITY AND KEEP US SAFE.

SO THANK YOU.

[APPLAUSE] THANK YOU ALL. BEFORE WE TAKE A QUICK BREAK, I WOULD LIKE TO OPEN UP THE FLOOR FOR THE COUNCIL MEMBERS IF THEY WANT TO SAY A FEW WORDS.

I'LL START WITH MEMBER MARTINEZ. FIRST OF ALL, CONGRATULATIONS.

YOU KNOW, YOUR CONTRIBUTION TO THIS DEPARTMENT IS IMMEASURABLE.

I KNOW THAT YOU DID A LOT OF THINGS BEHIND THE SCENES AND THINGS THAT WE DID SEE.

YOU KNOW, IT'S NO SMALL PART THAT A LOT OF THE PEOPLE THAT WORK FOR US ARE WORKING HERE BECAUSE OF YOU.

YOU ARE ONE OF THE FIRST PEOPLE TO TAKE THIS LEAP OF FAITH AND JUMP INTO THIS UNKNOWN OF WASCO PD AND FOLLOW THE CHIEF'S CRAZY IDEA.

AND A LOT OF PEOPLE SAW THAT AND FOLLOWED TOO.

AND, YOU KNOW, THAT REALLY HELPED US TO GET TO WHERE WE'RE AT TODAY.

SO THANK YOU FOR WHAT YOU'VE DONE, AND I'LL LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING WHAT YOU'RE GOING TO DO NEXT. THANK YOU.

MEMBER RAYA. WELL CONGRATULATIONS, ALEX. YOU KNOW, AS CHIEF, YOU PUT IT BEAUTIFULLY.

IT WAS SEEN LIKE THE SENSEI PASSING THE TORCH TO THE STUDENT.

IT WAS BEAUTIFUL TO SEE. I KNOW YOU GET EMOTIONAL.

I GET IT. YOU ALMOST MADE ME CRY. I GET EMOTIONAL TOO.[LAUGHTER] OH, IT WAS GOOD.

SO WE'RE LOOKING FORWARD TO YOU WORKING HERE.

I KNOW YOU'RE GOING TO DO A GREAT JOB. YOU'RE LIKE. CHIEF SAID. YOU'RE VERY HUMBLE.

YOU KNOW, YOU CARE ABOUT THE COMMUNITY. YOU KNOW THE COMMUNITY VERY WELL.

AND YOU'VE BEEN WORKING UNDER CHIEF FIVECOAT FOR THE PAST 2 YEARS, SO.

UNDER HIS LEADERSHIP AND HIS MENTORSHIP, WE KNOW YOU'RE YOU'RE READY TO TAKE THE LEADERSHIP ROLE.

SO CONGRATULATIONS. THANK YOU. MEMBER SEEING ALL THESE CHANGES AND NEW PEOPLE. AND IT'S DEFINITELY A GOOD THING TO BE LIVING IN WASCO AND GOING THROUGH ALL THESE CHANGES.

SEEING ALL THESE BEAUTIFUL FACES. YOU KNOW, IT'S JUST AMAZING.

AND SEEING YOUR FAMILY AND FRIENDS, YOU KNOW, AND IT ALL GOES TOGETHER AND IT MEANS A LOT.

ALL FOR WASCO FOR THE BETTER OF OUR TOWN. THANK YOU.

AND THANK YOU, CHIEF. WE LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING WITH YOU.

CHIEF MORA. THANK YOU FOR EVERYTHING. THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE.

OBVIOUSLY FIRST AND FOREMOST, THANK YOU TO CHIEF FIVECOAT.

YOU KNOW, IT TAKES VISION AND LEADERSHIP. YOU KNOW, THE THE THE STRATEGY BEHIND IT.

SUCCESSION PLANNING IS HUGE, RIGHT? AND THAT'S WHAT THIS WAS ABOUT.

IT WAS SUCCESSION PLANNING. AND REALLY YOU KNOW, SOMETHING IN THE MAKING THAT DIDN'T JUST HAPPEN OUT OF NOWHERE.

RIGHT. YOU, YOU YOU SORT OF CLIMBED UP, LIEUTENANT, ASSISTANT CHIEF, AND TODAY, CHIEF.

SO CONGRATULATIONS FOR THAT. AND I'M GOING TO ECHO WHAT EVERYBODY WAS SAYING, RIGHT.

YOU'RE ABOUT YOU'RE YOU'RE A PERSON. THAT'S ABOUT THE COMMUNITY. I MEAN, WHAT I'VE SEEN, YOU KNOW, WHAT I'VE WHAT I'VE SEEN FROM YOU. YOU SHOW UP.

THE COMMUNITY CLEANUPS THAT WE'VE HAD RIGHT ON, ON A SATURDAY, YOU SHOW UP IN YOUR PERSONAL VEHICLE AND YOU'RE ABOUT IT.

SO THAT'S WHAT WE NEED. THAT'S WHAT WE WANT. AND, YOU KNOW, I THINK THE CHIEF CHOSE A GREAT SUCCESSOR.

I KNOW YOU'RE GOING TO DO GREAT THINGS. I KNOW YOU'RE GOING TO CONTINUE TO GROW WITH THE CITY OF WASCO, AND I KNOW YOU'RE GOING TO CONTINUE TO GROW YOUR TEAM, RIGHT. BECAUSE THEY NEED A GOOD LEADER. IT TAKES A STRONG LEADER.

SOMEBODY THAT CAN LEAD, THAT CAN GUIDE, THAT CAN MENTOR MORE THAN ANYTHING ELSE.

YOU HAD A MENTOR YOURSELF. WE WE LOOK FOR THAT FROM YOU FOR THE REST OF THE MEMBERS.

SO, YOU KNOW, THANK YOU FOR FOR BEING HERE. THANK YOU FOR TAKING ON THAT ROLE.

AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO WHAT YOU'RE GOING TO CONTINUE TO DO FOR US. THANK YOU.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH. AND AGAIN, THANK YOU ALL FOR YOUR SUPPORT SINCE DAY ONE.

AND I'M TRULY BLESSED AND HUMBLED

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THE TIME IS 6:25. WILL RECONVENE AT 6:30.

ALL RIGHT. WE'LL NOW CALL THIS MEETING BACK TO ORDER. THE TIME IS 6:34.

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

KERN COUNTY FIRE DEPARTMENT CHIEF APPLETON. GOOD EVENING. MAYOR. MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL. I JUST I WANT TO SAY HAPPY AUGUST. NICE. FAIRLY COOL. AUGUST. THAT'S GOING TO CHANGE SORRY. I KNOW THEY'RE WORKING. WE'RE GETTING READY TO GO TO A I BELIEVE I TALKED TO WHERE YOU GUYS GET AROUND TO IT AND HAVE TIME.

SO OUR GUYS ARE READY FOR YOU GUYS. AWESOME. WELL THANK YOU.

ANY QUESTIONS? NO QUESTIONS. NO QUESTIONS.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU. I'LL MOVE ON TO ITEM NUMBER 11B.

[11.b. Wasco Police Department (Mora) ]

I DON'T HAVE THE YOU CAN OKAY. RIGHT UP TO IT. NOT TOO CLOSE [LAUGHTER].

I CAN SEE NOW.

GOOD EVENING. HONORABLE MAYOR AND COUNCIL MEMBERS.

SO I'LL BE PRESENTING THE PUBLIC SAFETY REPORT FOR THE MONTH OF AUGUST.

SO LET ME SEE HERE. I'M SORRY. I'M NOT PREPARED, IT WAS A LAST MINUTE THING.

YOU'RE GOOD. TAKE YOUR TIME. WHICH ONE DO YOU WANT TO GO? CAN YOU GO UP, PLEASE? LET'S SEE HERE. I'LL TAKE THE RESPONSIBILITY OKAY. I SEE. ALL RIGHT. THROUGHOUT THE MONTH OF AUGUST OUR OFFICERS RESPONDED TO 278 INCIDENTS FROM THE PUBLIC AND 798 INCIDENTS WERE OFFICER INITIATED ACTIVITIES WHILE ON PATROL.

THAT BRINGS A TOTAL OF, I CAN'T.

MARIA, IS THERE A WAY TO ZOOM IN? A THOUSAND? 30. 1076. OKAY. 1076 I APOLOGIZE, I.

THAT'S. SO YEAR TO DATE, WE HAVE HANDLED 12,324 TOTAL INCIDENTS.

AND IN REGARDS TO ENFORCEMENT ACTIVITY OUR OFFICERS MADE 39 ARRESTS IN AUGUST.

SO BRINGING THE YEAR TO DATE TOTAL 2. CAN YOU GO DOWN, PLEASE? DOWN. SORRY. THAT'S. OH, SORRY.

THE AUGUST. RIGHT HERE. OH, THERE IT IS. WELL, WHICH ONES THE.

[LAUGHTER] WELL, THE ARREST DOESN'T SAY. I DON'T THINK

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RIGHT? I THINK IT'S. THERE WE GO. IT DOESN'T HAVE THE TOTAL NUMBER.SO 39. SO 656 AND THEN ADD 39. SO THAT BRINGS IT UP TO OH MY GOSH, MY MATH IS NOT VERY GOOD. IT'S GOING TO BE LIKE 720 ARRESTS FOR, YOU KNOW, FOR THE YEAR.

THERE WERE 2 STOLEN VEHICLES FOR THE MONTH AND THREE WERE WERE RECOVERED. IN AUGUST.

AND THEN WE'RE GOING TO GO TO OUR TRAFFIC STOPS AND CITATIONS.

SO LAST MONTH OUR OFFICERS CONDUCTED 140 TRAFFIC STOPS AND 48 WERE THOSE FOR GIVING A CITATION. AND THEN WE'RE GOING TO GO TO CITIZEN CONTACTS. SO THESE ARE OUR POSITIVE CITIZEN CONTACTS.

OUR OFFICERS MADE 10 CONTACTS WHILE OUT ON PATROL. AND. LASTLY, I WANTED TO UPDATE EVERYONE IN REGARDS TO OUR PAL PROGRAM. IT'S GOING STRONG OR CONSISTENTLY.

GETTING KIDS TO COME OUT IN AND APPLY FOR THE PROGRAM.

WE CURRENTLY HAVE. I WAS TALKING TO OUR PAL DIRECTOR.

WE CURRENTLY HAVE ABOUT 53 ENROLLED AND IT'S CONTINUE TO GROW.

AND TODAY WE MET WITH THE KERN COUNTY BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB.

IN REGARDS TO WORKING WITH THEM, THAT WOULD ALLOW THEM TO USE OUR BUILDING TO, TO PROVIDE MEALS FOR OUR KIDS MONDAY THROUGH THURSDAY, WHICH IS A BIG THING THAT WE GET APPROVED.

SO OTHER THAN THAT, THAT CONCLUDES THE PUBLIC SAFETY RAEPORT.

THANK YOU. SERGEANT. I DON'T WANT TO PUT YOU ANY MORE ON THE SPOT, BUT ANY ANY IDEA AS TO WHY THE TREND OR THE NUMBERS ARE LOWER THIS MONTH IN COMPARISON TO ALL THE OTHER MONTHS? WELL YOU KNOW, SOMETIMES.

IT'S NOT OVER YET. YEAH, IT'S STILL MID-MONTH.

GOOD POINT. YOU KNOW, WHEN YOU LOOK AT THESE THINGS MONTH OVER MONTH, AND I THINK YOU'VE HEARD ME SAY THIS BEFORE, THE TREND LINE STAYS FAIRLY STATIC. WE'VE SEEN SOME DOWNWARD TREND OVER TIME.

AND SO THE THING THAT I'M REALLY PROUD OF. OUR OUR FELONY CASES ARE THE ONES THAT WE HAVE THIS PHILOSOPHY THAT WE CAN STOP THESE CASES WHEN WE FIRST START.

IT'S GOING TO HELP US ALL KEEP THE CRIME RATE DOWN.

AND ONE OF THE THINGS I'M VERY PROUD OF WITH THE OFFICERS IS WE ARE ACTIVELY INVESTIGATING EVERY CASE WE HAVE.

WE HAD A JEWELRY THEFT RECENTLY. WE'VE GOT 2 SUSPECTS IDENTIFIED.

WE'LL BE MAKING ARRESTS ON THAT. ALSO, WE ALSO HAD THE UNFORTUNATE SHOOTING THAT WEEK OR SO GO AND WORK IN THAT CASE VERY ACTIVELY. AND IT'S LIKE IF YOU WERE TO ASK THE OFFICERS NOW WHO'S INVOLVED, WE KNOW, WE KNOW WHO'S INVOLVED.

WE'VE JUST GOT TO PUT THE CASE TOGETHER. SO I THINK WE'RE HAVING A VERY POSITIVE IMPACT ON THE PROBLEM.

PERFECT. THANK YOU. CHIEF. ANY QUESTIONS FROM THE MEMBERS? MAYOR PRO TEM SALDAÑA, I HAVE NO QUESTIONS. MARTINEZ.

GOOD WORK WITH THE PAL PROGRAM. SO I SEE YOU GUYS CONTINUE TO SUCCEED WITH THAT.

THANK YOU. SIR. MEMBER RAYA. YEAH, JUST GREAT JOB.

I DRIVE AROUND THE COMMUNITY. I CONSTANTLY SEE OFFICER PULLING, PULLING PEOPLE OVER, TALKING TO THEM OR JUST QUESTIONING HIM.

YOU GUYS ARE DOING A FANTASTIC JOB HERE IN OUR COMMUNITY AND KEEPING US SAFE.SIR. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. MOVE ON TO ITEM NUMBER 12.

[12) CONSENT CALENDAR]

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AND THE STAFF'S OPINION. THESE ITEMS ARE APPROVED IN ONE MOTION AND THAT'S COUNCIL MEMBER OR MEMBER OF THE PUBLIC REQUEST THE REMOVAL OF A PARTICULAR ITEM.

THIS EVENING WE HAVE ITEMS 12 A TO 12 G.

AT THIS TIME, I WOULD LIKE TO ASK THE MEMBERS IF THEY HAVE A CONFLICT OF INTEREST ON A PARTICULAR ITEM, NOT ON THE CONSENT CALENDAR OR SORRY ON THE CONSENT CALENDAR.

MAYOR PRO TEM SALDAÑA, I HAVE NONE. MEMBER MARTINEZ.

NO CONFLICT. MEMBER RAYA. NO CONFLICT. I HAVE 2 HAVE NO CONFLICT.

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

ARE THERE ANY COUNCIL MEMBERS WHO WOULD LIKE TO REMOVE AN ITEM? MAYOR PRO TEM SALDAÑA, I HAVE NONE.

MEMBER MARTINEZ. NOTHING, SIR. MEMBER RAYA. NOTHING.

AND I HAVE NONE. I WOULD LIKE TO ENTERTAIN A MOTION FOR APPROVAL.

SO MOVED, I WILL SECOND. MADAM CLERK, DO WE GET THE VOTE BY ROLL CALL? YES. MAYOR MEDINA. AYE. MAYOR PRO TEM SALDAÑA.

AYE. COUNCIL MEMBER MARTINEZ. AYE. COUNCIL MEMBER RAYA.

AYE. MOTION BY COUNCILMEMBER MARTINEZ, SECOND BY MAYOR MEDINA TO APPROVE THE CONSENT CALENDAR.

MOTION IS APPROVED WITH 4 AYES, WITH COUNCILMEMBER REYNA ABSENT.

THANK YOU. WE WILL MOVE ON TO ITEM 15 A ,NEW BUSINESS COUNCIL FINDS THAT THIS ACTION IS NOT A “PROJECT” DEFINED UNDER SECTION 15378 OF THE CEQA GUIDELINES; INFORMATIONAL ONLY:

[15.a. Council finds that this action is not a “project” defined under section 15378 of the CEQA Guidelines; Informational only: Update on the Repairs and Current Status of WELL NO. 8. (Villa]

FORTUNATELY ENOUGH, WE WERE ABLE TO CONTACT BAKERSFIELD WELDING PUMP AND THAT QUICKLY ON SOME REPAIRS.

TEMPORARY REPAIRS FOR THAT AND OBTAIN A TEMPORARY VFD THAT THEY CAME OUT AND CONNECTED.

ON JULY 15TH, WE CAME TO COUNCIL FOR APPROVAL ON EMERGENCY REPAIRS, NOT TO EXCEED 15,000 FOR A REPAIR ON THE VFD.

THAT VFD WAS OBSOLETE. A NEW VFD. IT'S IN A RANGE OF OVER $100,000, WHICH DIDN'T MAKE SENSE.

FOR A WHILE, THAT'S GOING TO BE DEMOED. WITH THE SR FUNDING.

SO THE SOLUTION WAS TO OBTAIN AN OLD VFD THAT MATCHED THE EXISTING ONE OFF AN OLDER WELL.

SO BAKERSFIELD WILL WIN TRANSPORT THAT ONE OVER.

MADE THE CONNECTIONS. AND ALL IN ALL THE EXPENSES WAS $6,588, WHICH WAS WELL UNDER THE THE APPROVED EMERGENCY REPAIRS AT THE TIME. SO THEY'RE HAPPY TO SAY THAT THE WELL IS CURRENTLY UP AND RUNNING OPERATIONAL WITH NO ISSUES.

WITH THAT, IF ANYONE HAS ANY QUESTIONS HAPPY TO ANSWER.

THANK YOU. ARE THERE ANY PUBLIC COMMENTS AT THIS TIME? NOT ANY COMMENTS FROM THE MEMBERS. MAYOR PRO TEM SALDAÑA. WHAT'S THE ACRONYM STAND FOR? VFD. VARIABLE FREQUENCY DRIVE.

AND THAT DOES WHAT ON THE ON THE WELL. SO ON THE WELL WHAT IT DOES WHEN IT TURNS A MOTOR ON, AND DEPENDING ON THE PRESSURE OR HOW MUCH FLOW OR VOLUME IT NEEDS, IT SPEEDS THE PUMP UP AND SLOWS IT DOWN.

SO THAT'S BASICALLY THE BRAIN OF THE SET OF THE PUMP RUNNING FULL THROTTLE, SAY 1200 GALLONS A MINUTE.

SO IF IT'S NOT CALLING FOR 1200 GALLONS A MINUTE, IT'LL JUST REDUCE IT TO 800 GALLONS.

IT'LL JUST VARY OUT ON ITS OWN DEPENDING ON WHAT IT'S CALLING FOR.

THAT'S REALLY IMPORTANT BECAUSE OTHERWISE IF IT DOESN'T HAVE THAT, IT'LL BURN OUT THE THE PUMP OR. THAT OR AN OVERPRESSURE OF THE LINES.

OH WOW. THANK YOU. YEP. MARTINEZ NO QUESTIONS.

YOU KNOW, JUST GETTING THE CONTROLLER FROM THE OTHER PUMPS, WHICH YOU NEED.

DEFINITELY.

I MEAN THE WATER DEPARTMENT ACTED QUICKLY. WORKING ON ON THE WEEKEND, EVEN ON WAS THE 4TH OF JULY.

AND OBTAINING THAT JUST TO MAKE SURE THAT WE HAVE PLENTY OF WATER FOR FOR THE RESIDENTS THROUGH THE HOT WEEKEND, HOLIDAY WEEKEND FOR THAT MATTER. PERFECT. THANK YOU.

THANK YOU. 1,2. ITEM 15 B COUNCIL FINDS THIS ACTION IS NOT A “PROJECT” DEFINED UNDER SECTION 15378 OF THE CEQA

[15.b. Council finds this action is not a “project” defined under section 15378 of the CEQA Guidelines; Adopt a Resolution Authorizing the City Manager or Designee to Execute a Purchase Order with Phil Long Ford of Denver for the Purchase of Two (2) New Ford Utility Interceptor AWD Police Vehicles, Including Emergency Lighting, Other Police Upfitting Equipment, and Budget Appropriations for a total amount not to exceed $160,000.00 (Mora)]

I VOLUNTEER TO ASSIST IN THIS ITEM TONIGHT. THIS ITEM IS FOR 2 NEW VEHICLES FOR POLICE.

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THEY'RE GOING TO BE FULLY EQUIPPED. THEY'RE GOING TO BE OUT IN THE STREET. THEY'RE GOING TO BE PATROL VEHICLES.

WE HOPE TO BRING, YOU KNOW, GET THEM, GET THEM OUTFITTED AND HOPEFULLY HAVE THEM HERE.

I KNOW THE CHIEF IS IN THE PROCESS OF BRINGING HOPEFULLY 2 NEW OFFICERS ON BOARD.

AND WE'RE HOPING TO HAVE THESE VEHICLES HERE SOON SO WE CAN YOU KNOW, HAVE THEM FOR THE NEW OFFICERS.

WITH THAT, I WILL TAKE ANY QUESTIONS YOU MIGHT HAVE.

AND I BELIEVE WE'RE USING THE SAME VENDOR THAT WE'VE BEEN USING FOR THE ONES WE'VE PURCHASED IN THE PAST.

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

I GUESS THE ONLY QUESTION I WOULD HAVE IS. SO I SEE THE TOTAL IS $160,000, BUT THE QUOTED PRICE IS $98,000 FOR ONE AND $99,000 FOR ANOTHER. YES I BELIEVE THAT THAT'S PROBABLY. AND CORRECT ME IF I'M WRONG.

IT COULD BE THE OUTFITTING. I CAN HELP WITH THAT.

YEAH. THOSE ARE THE VEHICLES ONLY. ONLY FOR TWO.

THAT PRICE. OKAY. GOTCHA. TWO VEHICLES. OKAY.

VEHICLE ONLY. YEP. FITTING IS ON TOP. GOTCHA.

OKAY. I WASN'T SURE IF IT WAS. EACH VEHICLE WAS THAT PRICE.

THAT MAKES SENSE. THANK YOU. AND I HAVE NO FURTHER QUESTIONS.

WITH THAT, I'LL MOVE TO APPROVE. CAN I GET A SECOND? A SECOND. MADAM CLERK, CAN WE GET THE VOTE BY ROLL CALL? MAYOR MEDINA. AYE. MAYOR PRO TEM SALDAÑA. AYE.

COUNCIL MEMBER MARTINEZ. AYE. COUNCIL MEMBER RAYA.

AYE. A MOTION BY MAYOR MEDINA. SECOND BY MAYOR PRO TEM SALDAÑA TO ADOPT THE RESOLUTION.

MOTION IS APPROVED WITH THE 4 AYES. COUNCILMEMBER REYNA ABSENT.

THANK YOU. WE'LL MOVE ON TO ITEM 15C. COUNCIL FINDS THIS ACTION IS NOT A “PROJECT” DEFINED UNDER SECTION 15378 OF THE CEQA

[15.c. Council finds this action is not a “project” defined under section 15378 of the CEQA Guidelines; Adopt a Resolution Authorizing the City Manager or Designee to Execute an Employment Agreement with Alecio Mora as the Chief of Police. (Hurlbert) ]

NOW WE DO THE PAPERWORK. AND I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT TO POINT OUT THERE THE TIMING OF OF THESE CHANGES YOU'LL SEE ON YOUR ON THE TIMING OF THIS. CHIEF MORA WILL TAKE OVER ON SEPTEMBER 3RD, THE DAY AFTER OUR NEXT COUNCIL MEETING.

BUT THERE'S A LITTLE BIT OF A METHOD TO OUR MADNESS HERE.

BUT BEFORE YOU TONIGHT ON THIS ITEM, IS THE EMPLOYMENT CONTRACT ALSO SET UP TO BE EFFECTIVE ON SEPTEMBER 3RD THAT THAT WEDNESDAY FOLLOWING THE NEXT COUNCIL MEETING. THIS IS A STANDARD CONTRACT.

IT'S VERY CLOSELY MIRRORS THE CURRENT CHIEF'S CONTRACT.

THE BEGINNING SALARY REPRESENTS ABOUT A 10% PREMIUM ABOVE THE ASSISTANT CHIEF SALARY THAT MR. MORA HAS BEEN EARNING OR CHIEF IN WAITING. MORA.

AND SO THE REST OF THE TERMS ARE EQUIVALENT TO THE CURRENT CHIEF'S CONTRACT.

IF THERE ARE ANY COMMENTS. GLAD TO ANSWER THOSE.

WE ARE CALLING THIS A DRAFT IF THERE ARE ANY TYPOS OR WHATNOT.

THOSE WILL BE CORRECTED BEFORE EXECUTION. THANK YOU.

SCOTT. ARE THERE ANY PUBLIC COMMENTS AT THIS TIME? SEEING NONE. ANY COMMENTS FROM THE MEMBERS? MAYOR PRO TEM SALDAÑA.

NONE. MEMBER MARTINEZ. NO COMMENTS. MEMBER RAYA.

NO COMMENTS. AND I HAVE NO COMMENTS. I WOULD LIKE TO ENTERTAIN A MOTION FOR APPROVAL.

SO MOVED. I WILL SECOND MADAM CLERK AND WE'LL GET THE VOTE BY ROLL CALL.

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

AYE. COUNCIL MEMBER RAYA. AYE. MOTION BY COUNCILMEMBER MARTINEZ, SECOND BY MAYOR MEDINA TO ADOPT THE RESOLUTION.

MOTION IS APPROVED WITH 4 AYES, WITH COUNCIL MEMBER REYNA ABSENT.

THANK YOU. WE WILL MOVE ON TO ITEM 16. REPORTS FROM COMMISSIONS AND COMMITTEES.

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

WHAT WAS THAT? INTERN LUNCH. SO I MET OUR INTERN.

JESUS. THAT WAS PRETTY COOL. HE SEEMS VERY ENTHUSIASTIC ABOUT HIS INTERNSHIP.

SEEMS LIKE HE REALLY ENJOYED IT. SO IT SEEMS LIKE THAT PROGRAM WAS WELL RECEIVED AND WELL USED, AT LEAST BY THE CITY OF WASCO, SO THAT WAS GOOD TO SEE.

BESIDES THAT, I DON'T HAVE ANYTHING ELSE TO REPORT ON THE CURRENT ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION.

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

WE'LL BE GOING DARK ON OUR NEXT CLEAN UP AND OUR BACK UP IN SEPTEMBER.

THANK YOU. I'LL MOVE ON TO ITEM 17. REPORTS FROM CITY MANAGER.

[17) REPORTS FROM THE CITY MANAGER]

A FEW ITEMS TONIGHT. THE COMMUNITY NREAKFAST MEETING WILL BE HELD SEPTEMBER 3RD AT 7 A.M.

AT THE WASCO STATE PRISON. THE PAPERWORK WAS NEEDED IF YOU WANTED TO DO THE TOUR.

IS THAT ALREADY CLOSED OR IS THERE STILL TIME? BUT BEHIND THE WALL TOUR IS RESTRICTED. NEXT ITEM IS THE SNIP EVENT.

ALSO SEPTEMBER 3RD, 8 A.M.. AS USUAL. REGISTRATION AHEAD IS REQUIRED.

RESERVATIONS ARE REQUIRED. THE. YOU MAY RECALL WE'VE SPOKEN ABOUT THE DOWNTOWN PAINT PROGRAM OR FACADE PROGRAM IN THE PAST.

WE ACTUALLY HAD A TAKER. AND THE WORK HAS BEEN LARGELY COMPLETED.

TAKE A CRUISE BY 937TH STREET. THAT'S THE ONES STORE.

AND TOTAL FACELIFT OF THE PAINT JOB OF THE FRONT OF THE BUILDING.

OH, I FORGOT, WE HAVE BEFORE AND AFTER PICTURES.

SO THAT'S THE BEFORE PICTURE. AND THERE'S THE AFTER.

NICE. MUCH MORE UP TO DATE COLOR SCHEME THERE.

AND THE PROUD OWNER POSING IN FRONT. SO WE'RE HOPING THAT KIND OF CATCHES ON DOWNTOWN.

THE ROSE FESTIVAL IS COMING UP. 9-5IS THE WINE AND ROSES DINNER.

YOU CAN RSVP THROUGH THE CITY CLERK'S OFFICE ON THAT.

NATIONAL NIGHT OUT, WE FINALLY SET THE DATE FOR FRIDAY, OCTOBER 10TH.

TENTATIVE TIME IS 4 P.M. TO 9 P.M., AND THE WONDERFUL COMPANY WILL BE PARTICIPATING WITH THAT EVENT.

AND WE'LL HAVE MORE DETAILS AS WE GET CLOSER.

BUT THINGS ARE STARTING TO SHAPE UP WITH THAT.

WE HAVE A JOINT MEETING WITH PARKS AND RECREATION NEXT WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 27TH, HERE AT THE COUNCIL CHAMBERS AT 6 P.M..

WORKING ON AGENDAS WITH BOTH ORGANIZATIONS. AND SO THAT INFORMATION ALSO WILL BE OUT TO YOU PRIOR TO THE MEETING.

SO BE SURE AND MARK THAT ON YOUR CALENDAR. PLAN ON ATTENDING, IF AT ALL POSSIBLE.

CHIEF'S RETIREMENT DINNER. AGAIN, MORE MORE BITTERSWEET HERE.

SO THAT IS SCHEDULED FOR AUGUST 29TH FROM 6 TO 9 OVER AT THE WASCO RECREATION HALL.

AND WE'RE LOOKING FORWARD TO THAT. OURSELVES AND STAFF AND AND SOME OF THE CHIEFS FRIENDS WILL BE ATTENDING.

SO LOOKING FORWARD TO A GOOD EVENING THERE. WE TENTATIVELY HAVE A THE FIBER OPTIC PROJECT NEXT GEN GROUNDBREAKING CEREMONY. LOOKS LIKE THAT'LL HOLD FOR SEPTEMBER 25TH.

AND THAT WILL BE AT 9 A.M.. AND THE LOCATION.

IT'S IN THE CORNER OF MILLBURN AND CENTRAL, ACROSS FROM THE THE NEW PARK THERE.

AND THAT CONCLUDES MY COMMENTS FOR TONIGHT. THANK YOU.

SCOTT. WE'LL MOVE ON TO ITEM NUMBER 18. REPORTS FROM CITY COUNCIL.

[18) REPORTS FROM THE CITY COUNCIL]

IT WAS A GOOD, GOOD OUTCOME. THAT'S WHAT I GOT.

MEMBER MARTINEZ. NOTHING TO REPORT. MEMBER RAYA.

NO, NOTHING TO REPORT. THANK YOU. THE ONLY THING THAT REALLY COMES TO MIND, I ATTENDED LAST OR THIS MONTH. WHAT IS IT? BREAKFAST. AND I DID GET TO SPEND SOME TIME WITH SERGIO AND MANDI AND, YOU KNOW, KIND OF JOINED THEM ON THEIR WEDNESDAY DEAL.

I WOULD ENCOURAGE THE REST OF THE COUNCIL MEMBERS IF YOU GUYS GET A CHANCE TO DO THAT.

IT SORT OF PAINTS A PICTURE OF WHAT THEY'RE DOING. IN TERMS OF OUR UNHOUSED POPULATION MAKING CONTACT AND WHATNOT.

I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT FOR US TO REALLY SORT OF UNDERSTAND THAT PROCESS.

RIGHT. SO I THINK, YOU KNOW, WE WE SIT HERE, WE VOTE ON THINGS, WE HIRE FOLKS, BUT THEN WE DON'T REALLY KNOW WHAT'S HAPPENING ON THE BACK END. AND I THINK EVEN THOUGH I WASN'T THERE ALL DAY IT REALLY PAINTED A PICTURE FOR ME AS TO WHAT THEIR DAY LOOKS LIKE,

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AND IT REALLY MAKES YOU UNDERSTAND WHAT ARE THE THINGS THAT ARE HAPPENING.

BECAUSE IN THE LITTLE TIME THAT I WAS WITH THEM, I SPENT MAYBE LIKE HALF AN HOUR WITH THEM HERE AT THE AT THE HALL.

AND THEN I DROVE AROUND WITH THEM A LITTLE BIT.

AND IN THAT TIME THEY MADE SOME CONTACTS. AND INTERESTINGLY ENOUGH THERE WAS SOME UNHOUSED FOLKS.

AND THEN THERE WAS THERE WAS A OWNER THAT WAS RECOVERING SOME STOLEN ITEMS, YOU KNOW, AT THE SAME TIME.

SO THERE WAS A LOT GOING ON, AND THIS WAS IN 30 MINUTES.

SO IT'S JUST REALLY THOSE PARTNERSHIPS AND UNDERSTANDING WHAT'S HAPPENING.

BECAUSE IT'S PEOPLE FROM SORT OF ALL SORTS OF LIVES OR WALKS OF LIFE.

SO I THOUGHT THAT WAS PRETTY COOL. YOU KNOW, KUDOS TO TO THE TEAM AND THE FOLKS FROM FLOOD MINISTRIES AND EVERYBODY ELSE THAT THEY'RE PAIRING UP WITH. VERY HELPFUL. AND IT SEEMS LIKE THEY'RE ALL ABOUT HELPING THE PEOPLE, SO IT LOOKS LIKE THEY'RE MAKING AN IMPACT.

YOU KNOW, LITTLE BY LITTLE. SO I THOUGHT THAT WAS PRETTY COOL. I ENCOURAGE THE REST OF THE COUNCIL TO DO THAT.

IT SOUNDS LIKE THEY MEET EVERY WEDNESDAY, RIGHT? CARRIE, IS THAT AT 8 OR 8:30? AT THE OLD COURTHOUSE? AND THEN FROM THERE, THEY HEAD OUT. YEAH. SO, YEAH, I MEAN, JUST JUST A LITTLE.

I WASN'T PLANNING ON DOING THAT, BUT IT JUST KIND OF WORKED OUT THAT WAY. BUT I THOUGHT IT WAS COOL THAT I GOT THE OPPORTUNITY TO DO THAT. SO THAT'S REALLY ALL I HAVE FOR FOR TODAY.

WITH THAT, WE HAVE ITEM 19, CLOSED SESSION. SO THIS EVENING WE HAVE ITEMS 19 B THROUGH 19 C.

[19) CLOSED SESSION]