ALL RIGHT. GOOD EVENING. I WILL NOW CALL THIS MEETING TO ORDER.
[1) CALL TO ORDER]
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THE TIME IS 6 P.M. MADAM CLERK, CAN WE PLEASE HAVE THE ROLL CALL? OH. YES. MAYOR MEDINA. HERE.MAYOR PRO TEM SALDANA. HERE. COUNCILMEMBER MARTINEZ.
HERE. COUNCILMEMBER RAYA. HERE. COUNCILMEMBER MEDINA.
I'M HERE. ALL MEMBERS PRESENT. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU.
IF YOU CAN, PLEASE STAND FOR THE FLAG SALUTE.
THANK YOU. WE'LL MOVE ON TO ITEM NUMBER
[ 5) APPROVAL OF AGENDA]
5. APPROVAL OF AGENDA. ARE THERE ANY CHANGES TO THE AGENDA? NO. ALL RIGHT. WITH THAT, I WOULD LIKE TO ENTERTAIN A MOTION FOR APPROVAL.SO MOVED. SECOND. MADAM CLERK, WE GOT A FIRST AND A SECOND.
I'M SORRY, I DIDN'T GET WHO SECONDED.
OKAY. MAYOR MEDINA. AYE. MAYOR PRO TEM SALDANA.
AYE. COUNCILMEMBER MARTINEZ. AYE. COUNCILMEMBER RAYA.
MOTION IS UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED. THANK YOU. WE'LL MOVE ON TO ITEM NUMBER 7.
[7) PUBLIC COMMENTS ON ITEMS NOT ON THE AGENDA]
PUBLIC COMMENTS ON ITEMS NOT ON THE AGENDA. THIS PORTION OF THE MEETING IS RESERVED FOR PERSONS DESIRING TO ADDRESS THE COUNCIL, INCLUDING THE COUNCIL ACTING AS A GOVERNING BOARD FOR THE SUCCESSOR AGENCY ON ANY MATTER, NOT ON THE AGENDA.BLESS YOU. THANK YOU. OVER WHICH THE COUNCIL AND THE 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. THIS WILL LIMIT A COUNCILMEMBER'S RESPONSE TO QUESTIONS AND REQUESTS DURING THIS COMMENT PERIOD.
ARE THERE ANY PUBLIC COMMENTS? I SEE ONE. GOOD EVENING MAYOR AND.
IS THE MIC ON? IF NOT, PUSH THE BUTTON. THERE YOU GO.
AND I JUST WANTED TO GIVE A BRIEF UPDATE OF THE LEGISLATIVE YEAR THAT HAS COME TO AN END.
SOME OF THE WINS THE SENATOR WAS ABLE TO SECURE FOR KERN COUNTY.
AS YOU GUYS MAY KNOW, THIS YEAR WAS VERY DIFFICULT TO SECURE FUNDING FOR NOT ONLY OUR COUNTIES, BUT OUR CITIES. BUT THROUGH THE SENATOR'S WORK THROUGH AB 105 VIA THE BUDGET AND THE CURRENT YEAR, SHE WAS ABLE TO SECURE $7 MILLION FOR KERN COUNTY.
SO WE WANT TO MAKE SURE HUMAN SERVICES IS BEING SUPPORTED.
ANOTHER $2 MILLION HAS GONE TO THE VALLEY FEVER TESTING.
AS WE KNOW, VALLEY FEVER IS A VERY HIGH POTENT DISEASE THAT WE HAVE HERE IN THE CENTRAL VALLEY.
AND WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT OUR COMMUNITY IS BEING AS PROTECTED AS POSSIBLE.
SHE WAS ALSO ABLE TO SECURE ANOTHER $1 MILLION FOR THE MEADOWS FIELD AIRPORT, WHICH, AS YOU KNOW, THAT'S KIND OF BEEN. ONE OF HER MAIN ISSUES IS TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE ABLE TO EXPAND FLIGHTS AND ACCESS OUT OF KERN COUNTY.
SO IT'S WORK THAT'S IN PROGRESS, BUT IT'S WORK THAT SHE'S WORKING ON.
AND ADDITIONALLY, THERE WAS ANOTHER $21 MILLION THAT WERE SECURED FOR FLOODPLAIN RESTORATION.
SO A LOT OF THAT FUNDING WILL BE GOING TO AREAS OF TULARE COUNTY, KERN COUNTY AND KINGS COUNTY AS WELL, A LOT OF IT GOING TOWARDS THE MCFARLAND AREA, WHERE, AS YOU GUYS MIGHT REMEMBER, DURING THE MARCH WINTER STORMS OF 2023, WE EXPERIENCED A LOT OF FLOODING. SO ASIDE FROM THAT, WE ALSO HAD A BIT OF LEGISLATION.
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HAVE ANY OUTAGES AND PROVIDE ANY FUNDING FOR THEM, IF THERE'S ANY DAMAGES CAUSED TO YOUR DOMESTIC APPLIANCES, ANY OF THE SORT. AND SHE ALSO WAS ABLE TO SECURE SB 345, WHICH IS A STATE FIRE TRAINING ACCESSIBILITY TO MAKE SURE THAT OUR FIREFIGHTERS ARE ABLE TO PAY FOR THEIR TRAINING AND MAKE SURE THAT OUR FIREFIGHTERS ARE AS SKILLED AS POSSIBLE AS THEY COULD BE.THERE'S ALSO THE CONSUMER DATA PROTECTION AND NOTIFICATION ACT, WHICH WAS TO SECURE IF THERE'S ANY BREACHES IN DATA FROM ANY COMPANY THAT YOU'RE ALERTED RIGHT AWAY. SO YOU CAN TAKE THOSE APPROPRIATE STEPS TO SECURE YOURSELF.
AND YEAH. THAT'S IT. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME, COUNCIL, MAYOR.
SO THANK YOU, AND GIVE OUR REGARDS TO THE SENATOR.
WITH THAT, ANYBODY ELSE HAVE 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.
[10) NEW EMPLOYEE POLICE DEPARTMENT BADGE PINNING CEREMONY FOR: 1. Rafael Silva, Police Officer 2. Jasmin Olvera, Police Officer 3. Andrew Poggio, Dispatcher 4. Melissa Guzman, Dispatcher ]
SO WE HAVE ITEM NUMBER TEN, NEW EMPLOYEE POLICE DEPARTMENT BADGE PINNING CEREMONY FOR.AND THEN PLEASE JOIN. ARE THEY OUTSIDE OR THEY'RE HIDING? I DON'T KNOW, I GOT. I THINK THEY'RE OUTSIDE.
PERFECT. SO I IMAGINE WE HAVE RAFAEL SILVA, POLICE OFFICER.
JASMIN OLVERA, POLICE OFFICER. ANDREW POGGIO, YES, THAT'S CLOSE ENOUGH.
DISPATCHER. AND MELISSA GUZMAN. YES. ALL RIGHT, CHIEF, THE FLOOR IS YOURS.
THANK YOU, MAYOR, AND MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL.
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OKAY. IF YOU CAN, PLEASE RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND. REPEAT AFTER ME.I. I. 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. AGAINST ALL ENEMIES, FOREIGN AND DOMESTIC. THAT I WILL BEAR TRUE FAITH AND ALLEGIANCE. THAT I WILL BEAR TRUE FAITH AND ALLEGIANCE.
TO THE CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES. TO THE CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES.
AND THE CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA.
AND THE CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA. THAT I WILL TAKE THIS OBLIGATION.
THAT I WILL TAKE THIS OBLIGATION. FREELY WITHOUT ANY MENTAL RESERVATION.
AND THAT I WILL WELL AND FAITHFULLY. DISCHARGE THE DUTIES.
DISCHARGE THE DUTIES. UPON WHICH I'M ABOUT TO ENTER.
UPON WHICH I'M ABOUT TO ENTER. A ROUND OF APPLAUSE.
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AND PLEASE STAY UP THERE. WE HAVE A COUPLE PRESENTATIONS FOR YOU GUYS.SO WE'LL START OFF WITH [INAUDIBLE] FROM SENATOR HURTADO'S OFFICE.
SO KERN COUNTY REP FOR STATE SENATOR. AND I JUST WANT TO SAY ON BEHALF OF THE SENATOR, IT'S A PLEASURE TO BE HERE TODAY TO JOIN IN WELCOMING YOU TO THE WASCO PD FORCE. WHETHER THAT MIGHT BE YOU COMING IN TO A NEW ROLE, COMPLETELY NEW, OR COMING INTO A NEW COMMUNITY, WE KNOW, AND WE TRUST THAT THE CITY OF WASCO WILL BE SAFE IN YOUR HANDS.
SO ON BEHALF OF THE SENATOR, I DO HAVE CERTIFICATES FOR EACH OF YOU.
SO IF YOU'LL GIVE ME ONE MOMENT, I'LL GO AHEAD AND PRESENT IT TO RAFAEL SILVA.
PERFECT. THANK YOU. NOW WE HAVE STEVEN KEMP FROM CONGRESSMAN DAVID VALADAO´S OFFICE.
THANK YOU FOR DEMONSTRATING OUTSTANDING LEADERSHIP AND PUBLIC SERVICE AND CHARACTER.
AND SO, ON BEHALF OF THE CONGRESSMAN, I HAVE CERTIFICATES OF RECOGNITION AS WELL.
FOR OFFICER SILVA. OFFICER OLVERA.
DISPATCHER POGGIO. DISPATCHER GUZMAN.
THANK YOU. NEXT UP WE HAVE [INAUDIBLE] WITH ASSEMBLY MEMBER, DOCTOR [INAUDIBLE]´S OFFICE.
THANK YOU, MAYOR. GOOD AFTERNOON.
I KNOW THAT ALL YOU GUYS SPEAK ENGLISH, SO IT'S AN HONOR AND A PRIVILEGE JUST STANDING HERE TODAY KNOWING THAT THE CITY OF WASCO IN OUR DISTRICT 35TH IS GOING TO BE MORE SAFER, AND PEOPLE ARE GOING TO GET THEIR RESULTS AND THEIR CALLS ON TIME.
SO I KNOW THAT ALL YOU GUYS ARE DOING THESE THINGS FOR THE RIGHT REASON, BECAUSE IF YOU DIDN'T LOVE PEOPLE AND YOU DIDN'T LOVE WHAT YOU DO, YOU WOULDN'T GO RUNNING IN WHEN SOME OF US ARE RUNNING OUT.
SO ON BEHALF OF MY BOSS, ASSEMBLYWOMAN DOCTOR [INAUDIBLE], WELCOME TO OUR FAMILY.
WE'RE GOING TO TRY TO GET ALL THE RESOURCES THAT YOU GUYS NEED SO YOU COULD BE ABLE TO HAVE THE JOB.
MY BOSS IS A BIG GATEKEEPER WHEN IT COMES TO SAFETY, EDUCATION AND HEALTH.
AND THAT'S WHERE YOU GUYS COME IN. TO BRIDGE THE GAP FOR THE RESIDENTS.
GUYS, YOU KNOW, ARE BRIDGING THE GAP TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE SAFE EVERY TIME WE COME HERE.
SO, ON BEHALF OF MY BOSS, I GOT CERTIFICATES OF RECOGNITION FOR ALL YOU GUYS.
STARTING FIRST, RAFA SILVA, ONE OF MY FAVORITES.
YOU ALL ARE MY FAVORITES. JASMINE OLVERAS.
AND LAST BUT NOT LEAST, MELISSA GUZMAN.
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GOOD EVENING EVERYONE. MY NAME IS [INAUDIBLE].AS I WAS SITTING DOWN, IT WAS IMPOSSIBLE NOT TO SMILE WATCHING YOUR LOVED ONES PIN YOUR BADGES.
SO ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS, I WANT TO PRESENT A CERTIFICATE TO RAFAEL SILVA.
I DO WANT TO OPEN UP THE FLOOR REAL QUICK FOR COUNCILMEMBERS IN CASE THEY WANT TO SAY ANYTHING.
SO I'LL START WITH MAYOR PRO TEM SALDANA. WELL REPRESENTATIVES DID A LOT, COVERING A LOT.
I WISH YOU GUYS THE BEST. THANK YOU GUYS. THANK YOU.
MEMBER MARTINEZ. I WANT TO TOUCH ON SOMETHING THE CHIEF SAID REAL QUICK.
HE SAID DO THE RIGHT THING FOR THE RIGHT REASONS.
THERE'S GOING TO BE TIMES WHERE YOU'RE GOING TO FIND THAT THE LETTER OF THE LAW AND THE SPIRIT OF THE LAW DON'T ALIGN. AND I JUST ASK THAT YOU USE YOUR CONSCIENCE TO GUIDE YOU IN MAKING THE RIGHT DECISION. IN A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME, THESE YOUNG MEN AND WOMEN AT OUR DEPARTMENT HAVE DEVELOPED A VERY STRONG REPUTATION IN OUR COMMUNITY. THEY HOLD THEM IN VERY HIGH REGARD. AND THERE'S TWO REASONS FOR THAT. ONE, THEY AGGRESSIVELY GO AFTER CRIMINALS. TWO, THEY TREAT EVERYBODY CRIMINALS, 911 CALLS, VICTIMS. EVERYBODY IS TREATED WITH DIGNITY AND RESPECT. AND I ASK THAT YOU FOLLOW THAT. AND I LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING WITH YOU GUYS. WELCOME TO WASCO.
MEMBER RAYA. WELL, CONGRATULATIONS. WELCOME TO OUR TOWN.
AND I JUST WISH YOU THE BEST. AND THANK YOU. MEMBER REYNA.
CONGRATULATIONS, YOU'RE JOINING ONE OF THE NEWER POLICE DEPARTMENTS AROUND.
BUT ONE OF THE BEST ONES AS WELL. YOU KNOW, GREAT LEADERSHIP.
AND NOW YOU'RE JOINING THE TEAM. AND I WISH YOU THE BEST.
STAY SAFE. AND AS COUNCILMEMBER MARTINEZ SAID.
YOU KNOW, MAKE SURE THAT YOU USE YOUR CONSCIENCE AS YOU'RE OUT THERE PERFORMING YOUR JOB.
THANK YOU SO MUCH. THANK YOU. AND I WILL JUST ADD.
I'LL ECHO WHAT THE MEMBER SAID, BUT ONE THING THAT THE CHIEF MENTIONED, RIGHT.
EVERYBODY'S HIRING. SO. SO THANK YOU FOR CHOOSING THE CITY OF WASCO.
OBVIOUSLY, WE HAVE THE NEWEST DEPARTMENT AROUND TOWN.
YOU KNOW, IT JUST BECAUSE IT'S THE NEWEST, IT'S HERE TO STAY, RIGHT? LIKE, THAT'S WHAT I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THAT WE'RE AWARE OF. IT'S GROWING.
WE WANT TO MAKE SURE WE'RE PLACING THE RIGHT PEOPLE. WE HAVE THE RIGHT LEADERSHIP IN LINE.
SO ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU GUYS HAVE, YOU GUYS HAVE PEOPLE, YOU KNOW, MENTORS.
YOU GUYS HAVE GOOD MENTORS THAT ARE EDUCATED, THAT HAVE BEEN AROUND FOR A WHILE.
THERE'S A LOT OF EXPERIENCE, RIGHT? SO I DON'T KNOW WHAT BACKGROUND YOU GUYS ALL COME FROM IN TERMS OF HOW MUCH EXPERIENCE YOU GUYS HAVE. BUT YOU GUYS ARE EVER IN A SITUATION WHERE YOU HAVE A QUESTION AND AREN'T SURE, MAKE SURE YOU USE YOUR RESOURCES BECAUSE WE HAVE INCREDIBLE AMOUNT OF WEALTH HERE IN TERMS OF KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERIENCE.
SO, YOU KNOW, THAT'S JUST MY TWO PIECES OF ADVICE, RIGHT? IF THERE'S EVER A TIME WHERE YOU'RE IN DOUBT, MAKE SURE YOU USE YOUR RESOURCES.
SO WELCOME TO THE TEAM AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO HAVING YOU GUYS HERE FOR HOPEFULLY A LONG TIME.
AND WITH THAT, WE WILL TAKE A FIVE MINUTE RECESS.
AND THEN WE'LL RECONVENE. SO WE'LL RECONVENE AT 6:30.
ALL RIGHT. WE'LL MOVE ON TO ITEM NUMBER 11. PUBLIC SAFETY REPORTS.
[11.a. Kern County Fire Department (Appleton) ]
KERN COUNTY FIRE DEPARTMENT, CHIEF APPLETON.[00:25:02]
HONORABLE MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL. GOOD TO SEE YOU ALL THIS EVENING.I HAVE A SEPTEMBER REPORT. IT'S A LITTLE BIT LATE.
WE HAD A TECHNICAL ISSUE. BUT WE HAD 136 TOTAL INCIDENTS IN SEPTEMBER.
16TH OF THOSE WERE FIRES, 83 WERE MEDICAL CALLS, AND 37 MISCELLANEOUS CALLS IN THERE.
AND SO YEAH, LOOKING FORWARD TO THE HOLIDAYS COMING UP AND CHRISTMAS BREAK AND SO FORTH.
SO WE'LL BE EAGER TO BE OUT THERE. SO ANY QUESTIONS? ANY QUESTIONS FROM THE MEMBERS? THANK YOU CHIEF.
THANK YOU CHIEF. THANK YOU CHIEF. ALL RIGHT. WE'LL MOVE ON TO CHIEF MORA, WASCO PD.
[11.b. Wasco Police Department (Mora) ]
COUNCIL. I'M GOING TO START AT THE VERY TOP WITH POWELL BECAUSE OUR GOAL IS ALMOST MET.WE'RE AT 96 POWELL MEMBERS ENROLLED AND OUR GOAL WAS 100.
SO ONCE WE HIT THAT GOAL, I'M GOING TO BE VERY HAPPY.
AND SO FOR ACTIVITY FOR THE MONTH OF OCTOBER, WE HAD 1700.
I'M SORRY, 1720 INCIDENTS, 1030 CALLS FOR SERVICE AND 690 OFFICER INITIATED ACTIVITY. FOR ARRESTS, WE MADE 76 ARRESTS.
WE HAD FIVE STOLEN VEHICLES. ONE RECOVERED. WE STOPPED 345 DRIVERS AND ISSUED 142 CITATIONS. THE HIGHEST THIS YEAR. AND WE MADE 33 CITIZEN CONTACTS.
ON A DIFFERENT NOTE, OUR OFFICERS PARTICIPATED IN THE BREAST CANCER AWARENESS MONTH. THEY SOLD THE PINK PATCHES FOR $10 EACH, AND THEY ALSO SOLD T-SHIRTS FOR $25 EACH.
AND THEY RAISED $1,300 TOTAL. AND THAT IS GOING TO GO TO A FAMILY IN NEED HERE IN WASCO.
WE'RE ALSO PARTICIPATING IN NO SHAVE NOVEMBER, AND FUNDS FROM THAT IS ALSO GOING TO GO TO THE CHARITY OF THEIR CHOICE, HOPEFULLY ONE HERE LOCAL. AND WE'RE ALSO GOING TO BE DOING SHOP WITH A COP.
SO WE'RE GOING TO BE BUSY. AND I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.
AWESOME. THANK YOU, CHIEF. ANY QUESTIONS FROM THE MEMBERS? MAYOR PRO TEM? NO QUESTIONS. THANK YOU, CHIEF MORA.
MARTINEZ? SECRETARY OF WATER WOULD BE VERY DISAPPOINTED WITH NO SHAVE NOVEMBER, SIR.
GREAT JOB WITH EVERYTHING. DO YOU GUYS HAVE ANY PATCHES LEFT? I THINK SO.
I CAN. OKAY, I'LL REACH OUT TO YOU TOMORROW. OKAY.
TODAY I WAS JUST TALKING TO ONE OF THE RESIDENTS IN WASCO, AND THEY WERE JUST ASKING ME, MAN, YOU KNOW, EVERY TIME I GO THE POLICE ALWAYS HAS SOMEONE STOPPED.
ARE THEY LOOKING FOR SOMETHING OR SOMEONE? I GO, NO, THEY'RE JUST DOING THEIR JOB.
SO THEY'RE NOT USED TO SEEING THAT AND NOW THEY'RE SEEING IT CONSTANTLY.
SO YOU GUYS ARE DOING A GREAT JOB. THANK YOU.
MEMBER REYNA? GREAT STATS. KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK, CHIEF.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU ALL FOR ALL THE SUPPORT AS ALWAYS.
THANK YOU. WELL THANK YOU. YOU'RE GOOD CHIEF.
ALL RIGHT. WE'LL MOVE ON TO ITEM NUMBER 12. CITY COUNCIL BUSINESS CONSENT CALENDAR.
[12) CONSENT CALENDAR]
THE CONSENT CALENDAR CONSISTS OF ITEMS THAT ARE ROUTINE AND NON-CONTROVERSIAL, AND THE STAFF'S OPINION. THESE ITEMS ARE APPROVED IN ONE MOTION, UNLESS A COUNCILMEMBER OR MEMBER OF THE PUBLIC REQUESTS THE REMOVAL OF A PARTICULAR ITEM.THIS EVENING WE HAVE ITEMS 12 A. AND 12 B. AT THIS TIME, I WOULD LIKE TO ASK THE MEMBERS, DO 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. MEMBER RAYA? NONE. MEMBER REYNA.
NO CONFLICT, MAYOR. I HAVE NO CONFLICT. IS THERE ANYBODY IN THE AUDIENCE WHO WOULD LIKE TO REMOVE AN ITEM? SEEING NONE. ARE THERE ANY COUNCILMEMBERS WHO WOULD LIKE TO REMOVE AN ITEM? MAYOR PRO TEM SALDANA? I HAVE NONE. MEMBER MARTINEZ? NOTHING, SIR. MEMBER RAYA? NOTHING. MEMBER REYNA? NOTHING, MAYOR. AND I HAVE NONE. I WOULD LIKE TO ENTERTAIN A MOTION FOR APPROVAL.
MOVE TO APPROVE. I WILL SECOND. MADAM CLERK, CAN WE GET THE VOTE BY ROLL CALL? MAYOR MEDINA. AYE. MAYOR PRO TEM SALDANA. AYE.
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COUNCILMEMBER MARTINEZ. AYE. COUNCILMEMBER RAYA.MOTION IS UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU.
WE'LL MOVE ON TO ITEM NUMBER 16. REPORTS FROM COMMISSIONS AND COMMITTEES.
WE HAVE ITEM 16 A. CURRENT ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION.
WE HAVE NOTHING TO REPORT AT THIS TIME. 16 B.
CURRENT COUNCIL OF GOVERNMENT. MR. REYNA? NOTHING TO REPORT, MAYOR.
THANK YOU. 16 C. WASCO TASK FORCE. MR. SALDANA?
[16.c. Wasco Task Force (Saldaña and Medina) ]
WE´LL BE GOING DARK FOR THE MONTH OF NOVEMBER.BACK TO DECEMBER. ALRIGHT. REPORTS FROM CITY MANAGER.
[17) REPORTS FROM THE CITY MANAGER]
MR. HURLBERT. YES. HONORABLE MAYOR, MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL.GOOD LIST OF ANNOUNCEMENTS TONIGHT. THE BURGER KING IS OPEN, IF YOU HADN'T HEARD.
AND SO THIS IS A MAJOR ACCOMPLISHMENT FOR OUR COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT AND FOR THE OWNER OF THE FRANCHISE WHO'S EXCITED TO HAVE THE DOORS OPEN. PREPARE FOR LONG LINES AND A CROWDED PARKING LOT, SO.
WE HAVE A COMMUNITY BREAKFAST COMING UP. IT WILL BE HELD AT THE PAL BUILDING ON WEDNESDAY 11/5.
THAT'S TOMORROW, 7 A.M. WE HAVE A SNIP EVENT COMING UP.
11/12, 8 A.M. AT THE USUAL LOCATION ACROSS THE STREET HERE ON 8TH STREET.
TRUNK OR TREAT WAS A GREAT SUCCESS. THE LINE WAS UNBELIEVABLE.
AND I WAS TELLING THE STAFF THIS MORNING THAT I WAS REALLY IMPRESSED WITH HOW ORDERLY IT WAS.
AND SO A GUEST APPEARANCE OVER HERE, THERE WAS.
MY FAVORITE WOOKIE. SO YES, THERE WERE LOTS OF GREAT COSTUMES.
I SAW A COUPLE. I HAVE TO APOLOGIZE TO COUNCILMEMBER MARTINEZ.
I DID NOT CORRECTLY IDENTIFY WHAT YOUR COSTUME WAS.
WE WERE PEAPODS. THREE PEAS IN A POD. PEAS IN A POD.
I GUESS SOME SORT OF VEGETABLE. THAT'S CLOSE.
PEOPLE KEPT CALLING US GREEN BEANS. OKAY. SO ANYWAY.
BUT THAT WAS GOOD TO HAVE OUR YOUNGEST CONSTITUENT OUT THERE CELEBRATING, SO.
THESE ARE PRIMARILY CALTRANS AND THE HIGH SPEED AUTHORITY GIVING AWARDS TO THEMSELVES, BUT THERE WILL BE AN EVENT HELD NOVEMBER 6TH, THIS THURSDAY UP IN FRESNO.
SO IF THERE'S INTEREST, LET THE CLERK KNOW AND SHE CAN ARRANGE IT.
WHEN IS THIS? THURSDAY EVENING IN FRESNO, 5 TO 8:30.
THERE'S A BROCHURE. I THINK THAT WE CAN CIRCULATE.
YOU SHOULD HAVE RECEIVED IT ON YOUR OWN, BUT WE CAN FORWARD THAT ALSO.
NEXT UP, THE KERN COUNTY D.A. ALSO CHOSE NOVEMBER 6TH FOR HER DEDICATION OF THE VICTIMS OF VIOLENT CRIME MEMORIAL IN BAKERSFIELD. THAT BEGINS AT 5:30 P.M. IN DOWNTOWN IN BAKERSFIELD.
IF YOU'RE INTERESTED, PLEASE ALSO ROUTE THAT RSVP THROUGH THE CITY CLERK.
VETERAN´S DAY PROGRAM TO BE HELD AT THERESA BURKE SCHOOL ON THE SEVENTH AT 9 A.M.
AGAIN, IF YOU'RE INTERESTED IN ATTENDING THAT.
I HAVE ATTENDED A COUPLE OF THOSE AND THEY'RE TYPICALLY UNDER AN HOUR IN DURATION.
SO I WOULD GUESS FROM 9 TO 10. MYSELF AND THE ASSISTANT CITY MANAGER WILL BE AT THE CITY MANAGER'S RETREAT BEGINNING TOMORROW AFTERNOON THROUGH THE END OF THE WEEK.
AND OUR CHIEF OF POLICE WILL BE ACTING CITY MANAGER IN OUR ABSENCE.
GET READY. WE WILL BE GENERALLY AVAILABLE, UNLIKE SOME OF OUR OUT OF TOWN VISITS.
SO CHIEF'S GOT BACK UP IF HE NEEDS IT, SO. WE HAVE THE WASCO COWBOY CHRISTMAS PARADE AND TREE LIGHTING TO BE HELD SATURDAY, DECEMBER 6TH.
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THERE WILL BE A FLIER BEING DISTRIBUTED IF YOU HAVEN'T RECEIVED THAT ALREADY.AND THE CITY INTENDS TO HAVE OUR NEW SLEIGH PROVIDED BY OUR.
FAMOUS MIKE HAS BUILT A NEW SLEIGH FOR US INSTEAD OF THAT RICKETY OLD ONE.
SO WE'LL SEE HOW THAT GOES. WE'LL HAVE A COUPLE OF CITY BOOTHS AFTER THE PARADE, AND WE'LL HAVE THE PAL VOLUNTEERS, WHICH THE OTHER THING I FORGOT TO MENTION AT THE TRUNK OR TREAT, PAL HAD A VERY GOOD PRESENCE THERE AND EXCITED.
THE KIDS INVOLVED WERE WEARING THEIR MATCHING SHIRTS AND AND REALLY DID A GOOD JOB.
SO THEY'LL BE THERE AT THE PARADE AS WELL. LAST ON MY LIST IS THE TOUR OF LIGHTS.
WILL BE ENABLED BY THE DIAL-A-RIDE FOLKS IN DECEMBER.
THE DATES ARE NOW CONFIRMED FOR 12/17 AND THE 18TH, AND THE JUDGING WILL TAKE PLACE ON THE 19TH OF DECEMBER. SO THERE ARE A COUPLE OF TOUR TIMES EACH DAY, 05:30 AND 6:30.
SO. ALL RIGHT, IF THERE ARE ANY QUESTIONS, I'M HAPPY TO ATTEMPT TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.
[INAUDIBLE]. I DO HAVE A QUESTION, MAYOR. SO I'M REALLY EXCITED THAT OUR CITY IS BEING RECOGNIZED FOR THREE PROJECTS THAT WE DID WITH CAL AWARDS. AND I WANTED TO ASK, HOW DO PROJECTS SUCH AS THE ONES THAT ARE BEING RECOGNIZED FOR GET SUBMITTED TO THE COG AWARDS? THAT'S A GOOD QUESTION.
WE WEREN'T EVEN AWARE OF THE EVENT UNTIL THIS WEEK, SO I'M NOT SURE WHAT THE THE PROCESS IS.
I'M WONDERING WHETHER WE CAN NOMINATE OURSELVES OR WHETHER SOMEBODY ELSE NOMINATES US.
THERE'S NO SHAME IN THAT. IF THE OPPORTUNITY COMES UP, WE CERTAINLY WOULD BE WILLING TO DO THAT.
ALL RIGHT. VERY GOOD. THAT WAS THAT WAS MY QUESTION. SURE. THANKS FOR THE ANSWER. ALL RIGHT.
THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. WE'LL MOVE ON TO ITEM NUMBER 18.
[18) REPORTS FROM THE CITY COUNCIL]
REPORTS FROM CITY COUNCIL MAYOR. PRO TEM SALDANA? WELL, CITY MANAGER ALREADY MENTIONED HOW LONG THAT LINE WAS, AND I WAS KIND OF.AND IT WAS A GOOD TURNOUT BECAUSE A LOT OF KIDS WERE EXCITED, SOME WERE FRIGHTENED.
BUT OVERALL, IT WAS A GOOD TIME AND IT WAS A GOOD TURNOUT.
THAT'S ALL I GOT. EDDIE, YOU MAKE THE PERFECT CHEWBACCA.
EVERYBODY WANTED TO TAKE PICTURES. YEAH. THAT'S TRUE.
THANK YOU. MAYOR PRO TEM MARTINEZ? I'D JUST FOLLOW IT UP ON THE TRUNK OR TREAT.
I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO MARIA AND THE CITY STAFF FOR BEING OUT THERE. THAT WAS AWESOME. AND I REALLY WANT TO COMMEND THE CHIEF ON HAVING THE KIDS OUT THERE. THAT WAS AMAZING TO SEE SO MANY KIDS OUT THERE PARTICIPATING AND GETTING THEM INVOLVED IN THE COMMUNITY, SO THANK YOU. MEMBER RAYA? JUST GREAT JOB. IT WAS A GOOD TURNOUT, A LOT OF KIDS AND A LOT OF PEOPLE ENJOYING THE FESTIVITIES.
SO GREAT JOB. THANK YOU. MEMBER REINA. YEAH, I ALSO ATTENDED THE TRUNK OR TREAT AND I WAS VERY, VERY IMPRESSED WITH THE THE CROWD. DOES ANYBODY HAVE AN ESTIMATE OF HOW MANY PEOPLE WERE THERE? IT WAS TWICE THE SIZE THAT IT WAS LAST YEAR. EASILY.
AND OUR CITY STAFF HAD ALSO ONE WITH CHEWBACCA BEING THE MAIN ATTRACTION.
AND I RECOGNIZE YOU EVEN UNDER THE COSTUME, I KNEW IT WAS THE PERFECT CHEWBACCA.
YEAH. IT WAS A FUN EVENT. SO HOPEFULLY THEY'LL BE ABLE TO TOP THAT NEXT TIME.
THAT'S IT FOR ME, MAYOR. THANK YOU, MR. REYNA.
IT SEEMS LIKE THAT'S THE SUBJECT OF TONIGHT'S MEETING, RIGHT? TRUNK OR TREAT. I WAS THERE AS WELL. TOOK MY DAUGHTER.
YEAH. THE LINE WAS HUGE. I ALMOST WANTED TO JUST KEEP DRIVING.
BUT WE HAD TO STOP. I THOUGHT IT WAS GREAT. IT WAS WELL ORGANIZED.
A LOT OF PEOPLE OUT THERE. SO, YOU KNOW, GIVE KUDOS TO THE TEAM BECAUSE THEY DID A GREAT JOB.
I THINK ONE THING THAT DID STAND OUT, I MEAN, IT'S A YEAR AWAY FROM NOW, BUT MAYBE HAVING SOME LIGHTING, RIGHT. IF WE HAVE SOME LIKE LIGHT TOWERS IN THE CORNERS BECAUSE CROSSING, YOU KNOW, THERE'S A LOT OF TRAFFIC AND VISIBILITY WASN'T GREAT.
SO I KNOW THERE WAS PEOPLE TRYING TO CROSS THE STREET AND WHATNOT, AND THAT WAS JUST ONE THING THAT I NOTICED. YOU KNOW, THAT'S SOMETHING THAT MAYBE WE CAN HAVE SOME LIGHTS OUT THERE IN THE CORNER, ESPECIALLY CROSSING THE STREET.
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BUT BESIDES THAT, I THOUGHT IT WAS GREAT. I'M SURPRISED.I DON'T KNOW IF THEY RAN OUT OF CANDY, OR DID EVERYBODY WALK HOME WITH CANDY? I DON'T KNOW. LAST FEW YEARS AGO, WE DID. I DON'T KNOW ABOUT THIS YEAR.
ACTUALLY, WE MADE IT. YES. I'M SURPRISED. JUST THE AMOUNT OF KIDS THAT WERE OUT THERE.
I WAS WALKING AROUND AND TAKING PICTURES, AND I SAW SOME OF THEM AND SAID, WE'RE OUT OF CANDY.
YEAH, BUT SHE HAD GOTTEN THERE EARLY. ALL RIGHT.
SUCH A LARGE CROWD. WELL, WITH THAT, I DO NOT HAVE ANYTHING ELSE TO ADD.
WE DO HAVE ITEM 19, CLOSED SESSION. THIS EVENING WE HAVE ITEMS 19 A.
[19) CLOSED SESSION]
THROUGH 19 E. 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.IT'S NOW 7:10 P.M.
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.