Apr 07, 2026 City Council

I'M SORRY. GO FOR IT. GOOD EVENING. I WILL NOW CALL THIS MEETING TO AN ORDER.

[1) CALL TO ORDER]

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I'M HERE. COUNCIL MEMBER MARTINEZ HERE. COUNCIL.

MEMBER MEDINA HERE. COUNCIL MEMBER RAYA HERE.

CAN YOU PLEASE STAND FOR THE PLEDGE? 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.

IS THERE ANYBODY IN THE CROWD LIKE TO JOIN US IN AN INVOCATION? ALL RIGHT. DO A MOMENT OF SILENCE.

THANK YOU.

IS THERE ANYONE IN THE AUDIENCE THAT WOULD LIKE TO PERFORM? I'M SORRY.

ARE THERE ANY CHANGES TO THE AGENDA? NO. NO CHANGES.

[5) APPROVAL OF AGENDA]

I MOTION TO APPROVE THE AGENDA. I'LL SECOND. MADAM CLERK, ROLL BY ROLL CALL.

MEMBER SALDAÑA. AYE. MAYOR PRO TEM REYNA. AYE.

COUNCIL MEMBER MARTINEZ. AYE. COUNCIL MEMBER MEDINA.

AYE. COUNCIL. MEMBER RAYA. AYE. MOTION BY COUNCIL MEMBER MARTINEZ SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER MEDINA TO APPROVE THE AGENDA AS TO FORM, MOTION IS UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED. THANK YOU. ITEM SIX, PRESENTATIONS.

[6.a. Unwired Broadband Update ]

IS A UNWIRED BROADBAND REP. YES, SIR. OH, HIT THE BUTTON ON THAT MICROPHONE.

THERE YOU GO. YOU'RE GOOD. OKAY. MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS.

MY NAME IS JOHN TINOCO. I AM THE FIBER OPERATIONS MANAGER OF UNWIRED BROADBAND.

I JUST WANT TO SAY THE PURPOSE I'M HERE TODAY IS TO GO OVER THE FIBER OF THE HOME PROJECT GOING ON IN GAZA CITY.

IT'S BEEN GOING ON FOR QUITE A FEW MONTHS. AND I JUST WANT TO GIVE YOU GUYS AN UPDATE ON WHAT'S GOING ON AND ALSO TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS AND TO LEND MY SUPPORT ON ANYTHING THAT I CAN DO TO SMOOTH ANYTHING OUT OR JUST KEEP EVERYTHING GOING GOOD.

SO WE HAVE A PRESENTATION HERE. THIS IS A OVERVIEW OF WHAT WE'RE DOING HERE IN YOUR GUYS'S CITY.

AND. JUST KIND OF GIVE YOU GUYS AN IDEA OF YOU KNOW, WHO WE ARE AS A COMPANY.

I KNOW YOU GUYS, WE'VE WORKED WITH YOU GUYS FOR QUITE SOME TIME ALREADY. WE'VE DISCUSSED A LOT. WE HAVE A LOT OF MEETINGS, ESPECIALLY WITH SCOTT. SO WE ARE FOCUSING IN ON THE CENTRAL VALLEY AND WE ARE EXPANDING OUR FIBER TO THE HOME PROJECT RIGHT NOW.

RIGHT NOW YOU GUYS ARE WE'RE HALFWAY DONE. WE HAVE HALF OF THE DA IS LIT, SO HALF OF THE TOWN IS LIT RIGHT NOW.

TOTALING IN A 2728 PASSINGS RIGHT NOW. SORRY.

NEXT SLIDE. LET'S SEE HERE. THE, THE NEW UTILITY IS POWERING ECONOMIC GROWTH IN THE QUALITY OF LIFE.

SO BASICALLY, YOU KNOW, THE THE PURPOSE OF THE PROJECT RIGHT NOW IS TO GIVE THE CITY OF WASCO HIGH SPEED INTERNET AFFORDABLE COST. SOMETHING THAT I, YOU KNOW, I THINK IS NECESSARY AND GREAT FOR A TOWN TO HAVE, ESPECIALLY, YOU KNOW, WHEN YOU GUYS ARE GROWING A LITTLE BIT OF A PERSONAL EXPERIENCE WITH THIS TOWN.

I REMEMBER DOING SOME, A PROJECT HERE A WHILE BACK THAT WAS GOING AROUND THE CITY OF WASCO MANY YEARS AGO WITH CDIN.

AND THE LAST TIME I WAS HERE AROUND THIS AREA, SPENDING ACTUAL TIME HERE WAS 2014 AND I HAVE SEEN SINCE I CAME BACK HERE LAST YEAR, I'VE SEEN NOTHING BUT GROWTH. SO IT'S BEEN PRETTY NICE TO COME OVER HERE AND SEE THAT.

AND JUST KIND OF SEE WHAT'S GOING ON HERE IN YOUR GUYS'S CITY. LET'S SEE HERE.

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SO ESPECIALLY WITH EVERYTHING GOING ON NOWADAYS FIBER TO THE HOME OFFERING HIGH SPEED INTERNET.

THIS, YOU KNOW, FOR PEOPLE THAT ARE, YOU KNOW, WORKING FROM HOME PEOPLE THAT ARE, YOU KNOW, DOING EDUCATION, YOU KNOW, COLLEGE CLASSES EVEN JUST KIDS, YOU KNOW, YOU KNOW HOME SCHOOLING.

ALSO WE HAVE A PART OF THE PROJECT IS OFFERING YOU GUYS FIBER.

WE'RE WORKING ON A SCHEDULING A MEETING FOR THIS WEEK, IF NOT FOLLOWING NEXT WEEK WITH CAMERON AS CITY ENGINEER TO GO OVER THE DARK FIBER FOR YOU GUYS. SO THAT'S ON THE LIST RIGHT NOW TO GO SEE HERE.

THE PROJECT ALSO FUTURE PROOFS THE FOUNDATION FOR THE NEXT GENERATION.

SO THIS IS SOMETHING THAT ONCE IT'S BUILT HERE IT'S NOT GOING TO BE OBSOLETE.

IT COULD JUST BE BUILT ON THE WAY THE NETWORK IS STRUCTURED.

IT'S ACTUALLY BUILT FOR IF THERE IS LIKE SUBSTANTIAL NEED, LIKE IF THERE'S AN AREA OF THE TOWN THAT NEEDS MORE FIBER, IT NEEDS MORE GROWTH. WE COULD EASILY EXPAND IN THOSE AREAS.

AND WITH NOT HAVING TO BREAK GROUND AND HAVING TO DO A WHOLE PROJECT ALL OVER AGAIN. SO THIS IS HONESTLY REALLY GOOD FOR YOU GUYS.

IT'S SOMETHING THAT'S GOING TO BE AROUND FOR, YOU KNOW, QUITE A FEW LIFETIMES.

WE'RE BUILDING THIS AS WE'RE BUILDING THE GOLD STANDARD OF NETWORKS. AND I, I TRULY DO BELIEVE THAT I MYSELF AS A CONTRACTOR FOR MANY YEARS, I GOT MY START IN THE FIBER GAME BACK IN WHEN I WAS IN THE AIR FORCE.

AND THIS WAS, YOU KNOW, I'M GONNA AGE MYSELF RIGHT NOW ABOUT 20 YEARS AGO.

AND THERE WAS NO FIBER TO THE HOME, YOU KNOW, IT WAS ALL CO-AX.

IT WAS JUST TELEPHONE COPPER PAIRS. SO SEEING THE GROWTH IN WHAT'S GOING ON IT'S BEEN AMAZING.

BEING ON THE CONTRACTING SIDE AND NOW COMING ON THE SIDE WHERE WE'RE THE PROVIDER HAS BEEN A, IT'S BEEN A BIG CHANGE, BUT IT'S BEEN FOR ME, IT'S BEEN A GREAT CHANGE.

YOU KNOW, I'M ABLE TO ACTUALLY SEE THE PRODUCT AND SEE, YOU KNOW, TALKING TO THE CUSTOMERS.

I'VE HAD QUITE A FEW VISITS OUT HERE IN WASCO.

YOU KNOW, WE'VE HAD, YOU KNOW, THERE'S BEEN SOME QUESTIONS, YOU KNOW, I WOULD SAY THAT THEY MAYBE NOT ISSUES, BUT THERE'S QUESTIONS GOING ON. SO I'LL MAKE IT A POINT TO COME OUT HERE AND I LIKE TO DO FACE TO FACE.

I THINK THAT'S REALLY IMPORTANT FOR WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO DO AND WHAT WE'RE, AND OUR ULTIMATE GOAL IS.

LET'S SEE HERE. THIS IS THE PRICING STRUCTURE.

WE WANTED TO GO AHEAD AND JUST ADD THAT IN THERE. I MYSELF AM NOT ON THE SALES SIDE, YOU KNOW, I'M, YOU KNOW, WORRIED ABOUT GETTING YOUR GUYS'S FIBER FROM POINT A TO POINT B AND MAKING SURE THAT, YOU KNOW, YOU GUYS HAVE QUALITY INTERNET AND HIGH SPEED AND HIGH SPEED INTERNET, BUT WE WANTED TO THROW THIS IN HERE FOR YOU GUYS.

SO YOU GUYS SEE WHAT'S GOING ON, WHAT WE HAVE TO OFFER.

AND HONESTLY WITH THOSE PRICES EVEN AT A 250, YOU'D BE ABLE TO STREAM AND DO PRETTY MUCH WHAT YOU GUYS HAVE TO DO AT A RESIDENTIAL LEVEL. BUT WE ALSO OFFER HIGHER LEVELS FOR PEOPLE WHO ARE GAMING PEOPLE WHO RUN BUSINESSES OUT OF HOME.

SO THERE'S PLENTY OF OPTIONS. SO HERE'S A BREAKDOWN.

EVERY SINGLE AREA IS BROKEN DOWN BY COLOR. SO THE ORANGE AREAS ARE AREAS THAT ARE NOT LIT YET.

THERE'S ONE DAY THAT IS ACTUALLY GOING LIVE THIS WEEK.

SO THAT'S GOING TO MAKE OUR EIGHT GIVING YOU THAT TOTAL THAT I GAVE EARLIER, THE 2728.

RIGHT NOW THERE'S BEEN A LITTLE BIT OF A SLOWDOWN RIGHT NOW WITH A, WE'RE KIND OF GETTING HUNG UP ON A CALTRANS PERMIT.

THAT DOES HAPPEN FROM TIME TO TIME. IT'S KIND OF BEEN ONE OF THOSE THINGS THAT'S BEEN LIKE, YOU KNOW, WE'RE ALWAYS FIGHTING AGAINST THEM, BUT WE'RE TRYING TO WORK WITH THEM AND GET EVERYTHING THAT THEY NEED. 70 MDUS, MDUS ARE MULTIPLE DWELLING UNITS. THOSE WOULD BE YOUR APARTMENTS PLACES LIKE THAT.

LET'S SEE HERE. AND THIS IS TO KIND OF SHOW YOU GUYS A LITTLE BIT OF A BREAKDOWN.

KIND OF GIVING YOU THE SKELETON OF WHAT OUR STRUCTURE IS LOOKING LIKE.

SO IT SHOWS ALL THAT GREEN RIGHT THERE IS SHOWING WHERE ALL THE DROPS ARE GOING TO GO.

AND THEN THERE'S IT ALSO BRANCHES OUT FROM THERE.

SO THIS IS JUST KIND OF GIVING YOU A HIGH LEVEL IDEA OF WHAT WE'RE PUTTING IN AND HOW IT'S LOOKING.

AND ONCE AGAIN, ONCE WE GET THOSE OR I'M SORRY, THOSE CALTRANS PERMITS APPROVED WHICH IS JUST RIGHT NOW WAITING ON ONE, WE'RE GOING TO BE ABLE TO LIGHT ALL THOSE UP WITHIN ABOUT A WEEK AND A HALF TO TWO WEEKS TIME FRAME.

IS THAT ALL THE OTHER CONSTRUCTION IS GOING TO BE COMPLETED. SO ALL WE NEED TO DO IS JUST MAKE THOSE FEW CONNECTIONS WE'LL BE GOOD TO GO. AND I'M GOING TO SHOOT MYSELF IN THE FOOT LATER ON FOR THIS ONE. BUT MY PERSONAL INFORMATION IS RIGHT THERE.

SO THAT'S MY PHONE NUMBER. THAT'S MY WORK NUMBER.

THAT'S MY PERSONAL NUMBER. SO IF THERE'S ANY ISSUES THAT'S THE NUMBER I'VE BEEN GIVEN OUT OVER HERE.

AND I URGE ANYBODY WHO HAS ANY ISSUES OR QUESTIONS TO GO AHEAD AND GIVE ME A CALL PERSONALLY.

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I KNOW THAT THIS PROJECT CAN BE, IT CAN BE A LOT SOMETIMES, ESPECIALLY FOR A TOWN LIKE THIS.

YOU KNOW, WE'RE JUST COMING IN HERE AND, YOU KNOW, UP AND GOING UP AND DOWN THE ROADS, YOU KNOW, DIGGING, YOU KNOW, DIGGING HOLES AND, YOU KNOW, PUTTING IN CONDUIT.

BUT I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE CAN MAKE THIS AS EASY AS POSSIBLE.

AND BEING ABLE TO KEEP YOU GUYS HAPPY AT THE END OF THE DAY AND MAKING THIS PLACE BETTER THAN WHAT IT WAS BEFORE WE GOT HERE.

THAT'S WHAT I GOT. ANY QUESTIONS FROM THE MEMBERS? MAYOR PRO TEM? [INAUDIBLE]. THANK YOU FOR THAT REPORT.

TONY, MAY I CALL YOU TONY? ABSOLUTELY. YES, SIR.

JOHNNY, I SHOULDN'T CALL YOU TONY. TONY. I SHOULD CALL YOU JOHNNY.

CALL ME WHATEVER YOU WANT. THAT'S VERY GENEROUS OF YOU.

HIS MIDDLE NAME. I HEARD JOHNNY, I MAY BE. I'M A LITTLE NERVOUS.

YOU KNOW. I APPRECIATE ALL OF WHAT YOU'RE DOING.

YOU KNOW, TO BRING OUR CITY TO THE LATEST IN WIRED SERVICES.

LATEST INTERNET. BUT I'M STILL HEARING ABOUT ISSUES, AND I'M JUST HOPING THAT THOSE ISSUES ARE ATTENDED TO IMMEDIATELY.

I WAS AT THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT WHEN A GENTLEMAN CAME IN AND HE SAID THAT SOMEBODY HAD GONE INTO HIS YARD AND HAD GONE INTO HIS YARD AND HAD DUG UP A BIG HOLE, THEY DESTROYED HIS SPRINKLER SYSTEM.

AND WHEN HE TALKED TO THE PEOPLE THAT DID THIS, THEY SAID, YOU KNOW, WELL, THIS IS AS MUCH AS WE'RE GOING TO DO.

AND OUR STAFF DIRECTED HIM TO YOUR OFFICE, I SUPPOSE.

I JUST IT WORRIES ME WHEN I CONTINUE TO HEAR THESE THINGS ON A REGULAR BASIS WHERE PEOPLE ARE SAYING, YOU KNOW, HEY, SOMETHING WAS DONE WRONG AND NOTHING IS BEING DONE ABOUT IT.

SO, I MEAN, YOU'RE THE RIGHT PERSON TO TALK TO.

I'M CERTAIN THAT YOU YOU CAN MAKE THINGS HAPPEN.

YES, SIR. NO, ABSOLUTELY. AND I ACTUALLY DO REMEMBER THAT PHONE CALL. I ACTUALLY DID TALK TO THAT INDIVIDUAL AND WE GOT HIM TAKEN CARE OF.

OKAY. SO THOSE ARE ONE OF THE THINGS TOO, THAT LIKE, IF OUR CONTRACTOR IS NOT ABLE TO GET TO IT OR IT'S, YOU KNOW, NOT GETTING THERE IN A TIMELY FASHION, I HAVE GUYS IN HOUSE THAT I WILL HAVE GO OUT THERE AND I HAVE GUYS USUALLY HERE ALMOST EVERY DAY. IF NOT ONE CREW, WE HAVE TWO CREWS HERE.

SO IT'S NOT MUCH FOR THEM TO COME OUT AND DO A LITTLE, YOU KNOW, WORK A LITTLE OVERTIME AND THEY'RE MORE THAN WILLING AND THE GUYS WILL FIX THAT STUFF. THEY HAVE SPRINKLER PARTS ON HAND SO THEY HAVE EVERYTHING THEY NEED TO FIX, YOU KNOW, DO ANY FIXES LIKE THAT. WE TRY TO MAKE SURE WE'RE PREPARED.

SO EVEN WHEN WE'RE DOING OUR OWN DROPS FOR THE CUSTOMERS, YOU KNOW, WE MAY HIT A SPRINKLER LINE, BUT YOU KNOW, WE'RE GOING TO OWN UP TO IT AND WE'RE GOING TO FIX IT AND MAKE SURE EVERYTHING'S WORKING BEFORE WE LEAVE. BUT I AM THE GUY.

YES, SIR. AND JUST, JUST TO, YOU KNOW, MAKE AN ADDITIONAL COMMENT.

YOUR CONTRACTOR SHOULD BE ABLE TO FIX THOSE THINGS WHEN THEY HAPPEN, RIGHT? IT SHOULDN'T BE UP TO YOU TO DO IT. THIS PERSON WAS TOLD, YOU KNOW, THIS IS ALL WE'RE GOING TO DO AND THEY WALKED AWAY.

SO SOMETHING TO PERHAPS MAKE SURE THAT DOESN'T HAPPEN BECAUSE THAT LEAVES A BAD TASTE IN OUR RESIDENTS MOUTH.

YOU KNOW, JUST LIKE, YES, SIR, THEY CAME AND DESTROYED AND THEY DIDN'T WANT TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT.

BUT I HAVE NO DOUBT THAT YOU FIXED IT. I REALLY BELIEVE THAT YOU DID.

EXCEPT THAT THIS CUSTOMER HAD A BAD EXPERIENCE.

BUT THANK YOU. THANK YOU. YES, SIR. COUNCIL. MEMBER MEDINA.

JOHNNY, THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE. I THINK IT'S GOOD TO GET, YOU KNOW, UPDATES EVERY ONCE IN A WHILE JUST TO SEE WHERE THINGS ARE AT.

I KNOW WE HAD EXPRESSED TO SCOTT AND LEWIS. I MEAN, I THINK THE BIGGEST ISSUE WE HAD, AND I'M SURE YOU'RE AWARE OF IT WAS THE TEMPORARY PATCHING. SO JUST SOMETHING TO KEEP IN MIND FOR FUTURE PROJECTS, RIGHT? BECAUSE I THINK THAT WAS ONE OF THE BIGGEST CHALLENGES FACED HERE WAS THAT PATCHING.

I GET IT BECAUSE OF THE BORING, RIGHT? BUT SOMETHING THAT YOU GOT TO LOOK AT IN TERMS OF HOW TO MAKE THAT PROCESS BETTER BECAUSE I MEAN, WE'RE GETTING A RAIN HERE THIS WEEKEND. I DON'T KNOW WHAT THAT LOOKS LIKE IN TERMS OF WHAT PATCHING PROGRESS WE'RE IN, BUT THAT'S SOMETHING TO LOOK OUT FOR FOR THIS, YOU KNOW, UPCOMING WEEKEND'S EVENT.

I KNOW THERE'S A LOT OF WORK THAT HAS ALREADY BEEN HAPPENING IN TERMS OF OF REFILLING WITH THE CONCRETE OR BACKFILLING WITH CONCRETE AND WHATNOT. BUT I THINK, I MEAN, THAT WAS THE BIGGEST COMPLAINT THAT I HAD WAS, YOU KNOW, THE PATCHWORK THAT HAPPENS, YOU KNOW, WITH THE, WITH ALL THE BORING AND, YOU KNOW, THINGS ALL JUST A LOT OF LIABILITY IS WHAT I REALLY SAW OUT THERE, RIGHT? A LOT OF TRIPPING HAZARDS. I SAW QUITE A BIT OF IT BY MY HOUSE, SO I'M SURE THERE'S A LOT MORE THROUGHOUT THE CITY.

SO JUST SOMETHING TO THINK ABOUT FOR THE FUTURE IN TERMS OF WHETHER IT'S THE TIMELINE OF THE PROJECT,

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IS THAT WHAT I UNDERSTOOD? SO THAT WOULD BE IF WE GET EVERYTHING, YOU KNOW, APPROVED THROUGH CALTRANS, WE CAN HAVE EVERYTHING DONE WITHIN A WEEK OR TWO AND TIED BACK IN.

AND THAT WAY WE CAN TURN EVERYTHING UP. BECAUSE RIGHT NOW WE ARE I JUST LOOKED AT THE TRACKER EARLIER TODAY.

THE THE MOST WE HAVE IS ABOUT 15% LEFT IN A COUPLE DAYS LEFT FOR BORING.

OTHER THAN THAT, WE'RE PRETTY MUCH BORED OUT AND WE'RE NOT RIGHT NOW. WE'RE JUST SETTING BOXES AND TRYING TO GET EVERYTHING TIED IN. SO ONCE THAT'S DONE THEN IT'S JUST PULLING THE FIBER AND SPLICING IT IN AND MAKING SURE IT'S ALL TERMINATED AND MAKING IT BACK TO THE CO.

OKAY. SO WHEN YOU TALKED ABOUT HALF WAS LIVE, SO IT'S HALF OF THE CITY ALREADY ABLE TO GET THE NETWORK OR NO? YES, SIR. NO. EVERY, ALL THE AREAS RIGHT THERE IN THE GREEN ARE ALL GOOD TO GO.

SO THAT'S ONE THING THAT THEY COULD DO. THEY CAN GO ON, GET ON WIRED.COM AND THEY CAN GO OVER THERE AND YOU KNOW, THERE'S A DROP DOWN YOU CAN GO FOR TO GET SERVICE AND YOU CAN TYPE IN YOUR ADDRESS AND IT'LL LET YOU KNOW.

IF YOU'RE GOOD TO GO ON THERE, IF YOU'RE NOT, IT WON'T POP UP.

BUT EVERYTHING ELSE, LIKE WE JUST CHECKED IT EARLIER TODAY.

ME AND CYNTHIA HER ADDRESS WAS GOOD TO GO. SO SHE, SHE HAD THE QUESTION ABOUT THAT, YOU KNOW, IF WE COULD PROVIDE SERVICE, THOUGH. OKAY. OKAY.

ALL RIGHT. WELL, THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE. COULD YOU RETURN THE TO THE SLIDE WHERE YOUR PRICES ARE LISTED? I WOULD LIKE TO TAKE A PICTURE OF IT. ABSOLUTELY.

THANK YOU. IF YOU WANT, WHAT I'LL DO IS I'LL GO AHEAD AND SEND AN EMAIL TO CAMERON SCOTT.

AND THAT WAY YOU GUYS HAVE IT AND THEY CAN FORWARD IT TO WHOEVER ELSE NEEDS IT.

AND IF THAT'S SOMETHING THAT WE CAN GIVE TO YOU GUYS, I'LL GET WITH OUR SALES DEPARTMENT. MAYBE WE CAN GET THAT TO YOU GUYS TO PUT ON YOUR GUYS'S WEBSITE IF YOU GUYS WANT OR CAN SHARE THAT.

I'LL GIVE YOU GUYS THE OPTION. I'D LIKE TO HAVE THE INFORMATION TO BE ABLE TO SHARE WITH PEOPLE AND ENTITIES BECAUSE PEOPLE ASK ME ABOUT IT.

YES, SIR. THANK YOU. COUNCIL. MEMBER RAYA. OH, JOHNNY, THANK YOU FOR GIVING US AN UPDATE FOR THE REPORT.

THAT WAS MY QUESTION. WHAT YOU MEANT BY ALMOST HALFWAY DONE.

AND YOU EXPLAINED IT. ANOTHER QUESTION THAT I HAVE IS YOU GUYS ARE JUST GOING TO BE COMPLETING ALL THE WIRING FIRST, AND THEN YOU GUYS ARE GOING TO COME IN AND FINISH UP THE SIDEWALK PATCHES OR NO.

SO ACTUALLY IT'S GOING TO BE RIGHT NOW WE'RE FINISHING UP ALL THE BORING. SO WE GOT A FEW MORE.

WE GOT TO TIE IN EVERYTHING. SO WITH THAT THEY'RE GOING TO BE DOING THE RESTORATION.

THERE'S GOING TO BE. SO THAT'S HOW IT GOES. SO GOES THE CONSTRUCTION.

THEN IT GOES THE RESTORATION AND THE PLACING OF THE FIBER KIND OF GO SIMULTANEOUSLY.

BUT THE RESTORATION HAPPENS, YOU KNOW, AFTER WE DO THE WORK.

OKAY, SIR. THANK YOU. COUNCIL MEMBER MARTINEZ.

I HAVE NO QUESTIONS. MAYOR. QUESTIONS. WELL, JOHNNY, SOUNDS LIKE YOU'RE THE MAN AND WE COULD, YOU KNOW, COLLEAGUES ASKED YOU A COUPLE QUESTIONS AND I HOPE TO GET THAT, YOU KNOW, SOLVED AND WORK TOGETHER MORE THAN ANYTHING.

AND THANK YOU FOR THE REPORT. YEAH. YES, SIR.

THANK YOU, SIR. THANK YOU. ITEM 6.B.

[6.b. Proclamation – Sexual Assault Awareness Month Lideres de Campesinas]

HERE IN KERN COUNTY, LÍDERES DE CAMPESINAS SUR CONTINUES VITAL WORK BY EDUCATING FARMWORKERS, SHARING WOMEN'S STORIES, AND RAISING AWARENESS ABOUT SEXUAL ASSAULT AND HARASSMENT THROUGH THROUGH OUR, I'M SORRY, THROUGHOUT COMMUNITY OUTREACH. THE CITY OF WASCO RECOGNIZES THE IMPORTANCE OF SUPPORTING SURVIVORS, PROMOTING EDUCATION AND BUILDING A SAFER COMMUNITY FOR ALL.

TODAY, WE PROCLAIM APRIL 2026 AS SEXUAL ASSAULT AWARENESS MONTH AND ENCOURAGE EVERYONE TO TAKE PART IN ACTIVITIES THAT PROMOTE AWARENESS, PREVENTION, AND SUPPORT. ON BEHALF OF THE CITY OF WASCO CITY COUNCIL, WE WOULD LIKE TO PRESENT THIS PROCLAMATION TO YOU.

YOU WANT US TO COMMENT FIRST? OH, YOUR CHOICE FIRST.

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THAT'S ALL GOOD. ALL RIGHT. ANY COMMENTS FROM MAYOR PRO TEM REYNA? THANK YOU. MAYOR. I WANT TO CONGRATULATE YOU BECAUSE THE WORK THAT YOU DO TO EMPOWER THOSE PEOPLE THAT ARE USUALLY NOT EMPOWERED. I MEAN, YOU'RE DOING A GREAT JOB AT IT.

AND I SEE YOU NOT ONLY, YOU KNOW, BRINGING ATTENTION TO SEXUAL ASSAULT AND HARASSMENT, BUT TO ANOTHER HOST OF DIFFERENT ISSUES THAT PEOPLE ARE SUFFERING FROM. SO I COMMEND YOU FOR DOING THAT.

AND I REALLY HAVE A LOT OF RESPECT FOR THE WORK THAT YOU DO.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU SIR. COUNCIL MEMBER MEDINA.

THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE, AS ALWAYS. KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK.

YOU OBVIOUSLY ARE DOING A LOT OF GOOD THINGS OUT IN THE COMMUNITY. THIS IS JUST ONE OF THE MANY THINGS THAT YOU GUYS ARE DOING. SO JUST KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK.

MEMBER RAYA. YEAH. SEXUAL VIOLENCE IS USUALLY A TOPIC THAT PEOPLE LIKE DOESN'T LIKE TO DISCUSS.

IT USUALLY GETS THROWN TO THE SIDE AND YOU KNOW, THANK YOU FOR BRINGING THE COMMUNITY TOGETHER AND TACKLING THIS IMPORTANT ISSUE.

AND THANK YOU VERY MUCH. AND FOR YOUR EFFORTS AND YOUR SERVICE.

THANK YOU. MEMBER MARTINEZ. I NEED TO THANK YOU GUYS FOR BEING HERE AGAIN.

YOU GUYS ARE AWESOME. ALL THE THINGS THAT YOU DO FOR THE COMMUNITY.

SEXUAL ASSAULT AWARENESS IS VERY IMPORTANT BECAUSE IT'S THE, IT'S THE MOST PERSONAL TYPE OF CRIME THAT SOMEBODY CAN BE VICTIMIZED BY.

AND SO MAKING PEOPLE AWARE THAT IT'S NOT THEIR FAULT THAT PEOPLE WILL BELIEVE THEM AND TO COME FORWARD IS VERY IMPORTANT.

SO I THANK YOU GUYS FOR THAT. THANK YOU LADIES AS ALWAYS, YOU KNOW, YOU GUYS, SINCE YOU GUYS SET FOOT ON SET BOOTS ON THE GROUND, YOU GUYS HAVE BEEN DOING A LOT FOR THE COMMUNITY AND I THANK YOU GUYS FOR ALL YOUR HARD WORK.

WE PRESENT YOU GUYS WITH A PROCLAMATION.

SO I KNOW YOU'RE NOT GOING TO TOUCH IT.

YEAH. YEAH.

YEAH, YEAH.

YEAH.

MOVING ON TO ITEM SEVEN PUBLIC COMMENTS ON THE ON ITEMS NOT ON THE AGENDA.

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

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

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

BROWN ACT REQUIREMENTS. THE BROWN ACT DOES NOT ALLOW ACTION OR DISCUSSION ON ITEMS ON THE AGENDA, SUBJECT TO NARROW EXCEPTIONS. THIS WILL LIMIT A COUNCIL MEMBER'S RESPONSE TO QUESTIONS AND REQUESTS DURING THE COMMENT PERIOD.[INAUDIBLE] GO AHEAD AND FINISH THAT. GO AHEAD.

ALL RIGHT. THAT'S IT. OKAY. WE SKIPPED JEANETTE'S OPPORTUNITY TO PRESENT HER PROCLAMATION.

[Additional Items]

SORRY HE DIDN'T BRING HIS GLASSES TODAY.

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ENTONCES DE PARTE DE LA SENADORA LE QUEREMOS DAR GRACIAS POR SU COMPASION POR SU VALENTIA Y TODO LO HACEN PARA LEVANTAR LAS VOCES AQUI DE LA GENTE DE WASCO.

HERE, JEANETTE KERN, COUNTY DISTRICT REP FOR STATE SENATOR HURTADO, WE WANT TO SAY THANK YOU SO MUCH TO THE LEADERS, CAMPESINOS OF THE NORTH CHAPTER FOR ALL THE WORK THAT THEY DO TO BREAK THE SILENCE AND TO LIFT THE VOICES OF THOSE WHO HAVE BEEN SURVIVORS OF SEXUAL ASSAULT.

AND SO ON BEHALF OF THE SENATOR, WE WANT TO SAY THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR BRAVERY, FOR YOUR COMPASSION, AND FOR EVERYTHING THAT YOU DO FOR THE MEMBERS HERE OF THE COMMUNITY OF WASCO.

DO WE GO AND TAKE A PICTURE WITH THEM? YES, LET'S GO SO.

I KNEW I WOULD TELL YOU.

JUST. JUST DON'T TOUCH THE LENS. MAKE SURE WE HAVE.

SORRY FOR INTERRUPTING.

OKAY, I NUMBER EIGHT. SUCCESSOR AGENCY BUSINESS.

WE HAVE NONE. BEFORE WE CONTINUE. OKAY. THERE'S A PORTION THERE OF THE PUBLIC COMMENT THAT WE NEED TO VERIFY THAT WE HAVE NO EMAIL COMMENTS.

DID IT PROCEED? IF YOU IF ANYBODY IN THE PUBLIC HAS ANY COMMENTS, I APOLOGIZE, MADAM CLERK.

IS THERE ANYBODY IN THE PUBLIC HAVE ANY COMMENTS? NUMBER SEVEN IN EMAIL COMMENTS. I'M SORRY. YEAH, THERE ARE NO EMAIL COMMENTS FOR THIS ITEM OR ANY OTHER AGENDA ITEMS. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. ITEM NUMBER NINE, THE WASCO PUBLIC FINANCE AUTHORITY BUSINESS. WE HAVE NONE. NUMBER TEN, PUBLIC SAFETY REPORT.

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

HONORABLE MAYOR, MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL OR COUNCIL, KERN COUNTY FIRE DEPARTMENT.

YOU GUYS GOT RID OF THE SHERIFF [LAUGHS] THAT'S WORKING WELL, RIGHT? I HAVEN'T GIVEN ANY. I JUST WANT TO UPDATE YOU.

I JUST SENT AN EMAIL. I HAVEN'T GIVEN ANY INCIDENT REPORT NUMBERS FOR THIS YEAR YET.

JANUARY 1ST, ACROSS THE WHOLE COUNTRY. THE FIRE INCIDENT REPORTING SYSTEM CHANGED.

SO WE ARE ONE OF MANY, MANY FIRE DEPARTMENTS ACROSS THE COUNTRY THAT HAVE CHANGED THAT SYSTEM AND THAT WE ARE WORKING THROUGH THOSE THINGS.

AND SO THE REGULAR REPORT THAT I GET EVERY MONTH WITH ALL THE STATS DOESN'T COME, IT COMES, BUT THERE'S NOTHING IN IT. AND SO WE'RE WORKING THROUGH THOSE ISSUES.

BUT I DO HAVE A COUPLE NUMBERS FOR JANUARY AND FEBRUARY.

THERE ARE FOR JANUARY AND FEBRUARY IN WASCO THERE ARE A TOTAL OF 20 FIRES 119 MEDICAL CALLS AND THREE RESCUES AND THE REST WERE JUST MISCELLANEOUS CALLS FOR A TOTAL OF 217 FOR JANUARY AND FEBRUARY.

SO 95 AND JANUARY 122 IN FEBRUARY TOTAL CALLS.

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WE HAVE TRUCK FIRES ALL THE TIME. IT'S A REGULAR OCCURRENCE.

HAPPENS ALL OVER THE PLACE. BUT THIS ONE WAS CARRYING SOME HAZARDOUS, HAZARDOUS MATERIALS AND CAUSED A LITTLE COMMOTION.

THERE WAS NO EVACUATIONS, NOTHING LIKE THAT, AND EVERYTHING WAS FINE.

ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH CAME OUT AND THE CLEANUP COMPANY CAME OUT AND CLEANED UP THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND ALL THE, THE CHEMICALS THAT WERE THAT SPILLED AS A RESULT OF THE FIRE AND IT WAS ALL CLEANED UP.

SO PROBABLY DRIVE BY THERE TODAY AND CAN'T TELL THE DIFFERENCE.

OH, THERE'S A BLACK SPOT ON THE GROUND. SO THAT'S ALL I HAVE FOR THIS EVENING.

ANY QUESTIONS? MAYOR PRO TEM REYNA. NO QUESTIONS.

THANK YOU. CHIEF. COUNCIL MEMBER MEDINA. NO QUESTIONS.

THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE. MR. RYAN. NO, THANK YOU, MR. MARTINEZ. NOTHING. THANK YOU CHIEF. THANK YOU, CHIEF, FOR YOUR REPORT.

THANK YOU EVERYONE. IF I COULD. HONORABLE MAYOR.

THIS WAS A GOOD EXAMPLE OF OUR KIND OF STREAMLINING.

LEARNING HOW TO DO THE EMERGENCY NOTIFICATION, EVEN THOUGH THIS DIDN'T TRIGGER EVACUATIONS OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT.

IT WAS A PRETTY EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATION. THE CHIEF SENT ME A TEXT DIRECTLY, WHICH YOU ALL GOT A COPY OF.

AND THERE WAS COMMUNICATION IMMEDIATELY WITH THE POLICE DEPARTMENT, OF COURSE.

AND SO I THINK THE IMPROVEMENTS THAT WE'VE MADE TO THE COMMUNICATION ARE GETTING PROVEN OUT NOW.

SO THIS WAS A GOOD DRY RUN FOR THAT. YEAH FOR SURE.

IT'S REALLY GOOD TO HEAR SCOTT. THANK YOU. WASCO POLICE DEPARTMENT CHIEF MORA.

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

MARCH WAS A LITTLE BUSIER FOR US AND I WILL BE COVERING THE WHOLE MONTH, SO TOTAL INCIDENTS WERE 1661 CALLS FOR SERVICE 985 AND OFFICER INITIATED INCIDENTS WERE 676. SO MOVING DOWN FOR TRAFFIC STOPS WE HANDLED 305 ISSUED 109 CITATIONS, 37 OF THEM FOR MOVING WERE MOVING VIOLATIONS.

AND I ADDED ONE CATEGORY PARKING, WHICH WE'VE BEEN WORKING ON, AND WE ISSUED 41 OF THOSE.

SO MOVING DOWN TO TOTAL ARRESTS, WE WORKED 172 CASES AND MADE 98 ARRESTS.

AND WE MADE 29 CITIZEN CONTACTS AND 73 VEHICLE AND PEDESTRIAN CHECKS.

MOVING DOWN TO THE STOLEN VEHICLES, WE TOOK SEVEN STOLEN REPORTS AND RECOVERED SEVEN.

AND LAST BUT NOT LEAST, WE WORKED 14 TRAFFIC COLLISIONS, ONE OF WHICH DUI WAS DUI RELATED.

SO WITH REGARDS TO TO NUMBERS, WE CAN SEE THAT WE'RE GETTING A LITTLE BUSIER.

WE'LL SEE WHAT APRIL LOOKS LIKE FOR US. BUT I'M GOING TO MOVE ON TO OTHER OTHER ACTIVITY WE'VE HAD ON THE THIRD.

APRIL 3RD, WE CONDUCTED A TOBACCO DECOY OPERATION WITH THE ASSISTANCE OF CODE ENFORCEMENT.

THANK YOU KERI. AND THE TEAM VISITED SEVEN LOCATIONS AND SIGHTED TWO BUSINESSES.

ONE CITATION WAS ISSUED FOR SELLING TOBACCO TO A MINOR AND THE OTHER LOCATION WAS CITED FOR SELLING TOBACCO TO A MINOR AND SELLING WITHOUT A LICENSE.

AND IN ADDITION TO THE THE THE OPERATION, THEY CONDUCTED TWO INSPECTIONS.

NO VIOLATIONS WERE OBSERVED. AND THEN ON APRIL 6TH, THE PD CONDUCTED A DISTRACTED DRIVER DISTRACTED DRIVING OPERATION.

THEY CONDUCTED ABOUT 20 TRAFFIC STOPS, ISSUED SIX CITATIONS FOR INDIVIDUALS DRIVING WHILE TALKING ON THE CELL PHONE AND TWO NONMOVING CITATIONS. SO WHILE THEY WERE CONDUCTING THIS DISTRACTED DRIVER OPERATIONS, THEY MADE A TRAFFIC STOP TOWARDS THE END, LED THEM TO A SHORT VEHICLE PURSUIT IN THE OUTSKIRTS OF TOWN, AND AT THE CONCLUSION OF THE STOP, THEY RECOVERED AN ASSAULT STYLE RIFLE WITH AN EXTENDED MAGAZINE.

SO THESE ARE SOME QUICK REMINDERS OF HOW DANGEROUS OUR JOB CAN BE SOMETIMES.

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I HEARD THAT WAS FUN AND WITH A GOOD TURNOUT.

AND WE ALSO PARTICIPATED IN THE MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS EVENTS.

AND THE NEXT MOBILE CLINIC IS ON APRIL 20TH. AND THE YEAR TO DATE WE PROVIDED SERVICES OR WILL THEY PROVIDED SERVICES TO ABOUT 67 INDIVIDUALS. SO WE'VE BEEN BUSY, BUT I'LL BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. ANY COMMENTS FROM THE MEMBERS? MAYOR PRO TEM REYNA, YOU'VE BEEN BUSY DOING GOOD THINGS FOR THE COMMUNITY.

THANK YOU. I'D LIKE I'D LIKE TO SEE THOSE NUMBERS.

JUST A COUPLE OF QUICK QUESTIONS. YOU HAD SENT A COUPLE OF OFFICERS TO BE CERTIFIED ON VEHICLES THAT ARE NOISY. YES. AND ALSO A COUPLE OF OFFICERS, PERHAPS MORE, I DON'T KNOW THAT WERE CERTIFIED ON LATER.

LIDAR. LIDAR. YES. ARE THOSE OFFICERS BACK? AND ARE THEY NOW IMPLEMENTING WHAT THEY LEARN IN THE COMMUNITY? SO WE DID SEND THREE TO THE DRAGNET. THEY'RE LOOKING FOR THOSE TYPE OF VIOLATIONS.

I'M NOT AWARE THAT WE'VE HAD A CASE YET, BUT THEY'RE, THEY'RE CERTAINLY LOOKING AND THEY'RE TRAINED UP.

SO DRAGNET IS THAT THE NOISE? DRAGNET IS THE NAME OF THE COMPANY.

THE TITLE OF THE COURSE. OKAY. IS FOR ADMISSIONS INSPECTIONS.

OKAY. YEAH. BUT WE, BEFORE WE DIDN'T HAVE ANYBODY TRAINED, SO.

RIGHT. SO JUST TO CLARIFY, SO NOW WE HAVE OFFICERS THAT ARE CERTIFIED TO IDENTIFY THE NOISE LEVEL THAT VEHICLES ARE PRODUCING AND WHETHER IT'S EXCESSIVE. RIGHT? SO NOW WITH THE TRAINING, IF AN OFFICER BELIEVES THAT THERE'S A VEHICLE EQUIPPED WITH ALTERED IGNITION OF ANY TYPE, NOW THEY HAVE THE RIGHT TO INVESTIGATE FURTHER AND LOOK UNDER THE HOOD, OKAY? IF THEY FIND A VIOLATION, IT'S NO LONGER A SIMPLE FIX IT TICKET.

THEY GET A STICKER ATTACHED TO THE CITATION INDICATING OTHER POLICE OFFICERS THAT THAT IS NOT A TICKET THAT YOU CAN SIGN OFF.

THEY GET SENT TO THEY CALL IT THE REFEREE, BUT IT'S ESSENTIALLY A MECHANIC THAT NEEDS TO GO THROUGH A WHOLE FULL INSPECTION BEFORE THEY CAN GET SIGNED IT SIGN OFF.

OKAY. I LIKE THAT. AND REGARDING THE THE SPEEDING, NOW THAT WE HAVE OFFICERS THAT ARE TRAINED IN LIDAR, RIGHT. HAVE THEY ARE THEY OUT IN THE COMMUNITY? YES. I SEE THAT OUR MOVING VIOLATIONS ARE UP.

I'D LIKE TO THINK THAT IT'S BECAUSE OF THAT. KEEP ENCOURAGING MORE ACTIVITY IN THE MOVING VIOLATION AREA.

WE WE REALLY WE CAN'T GIVE A NUMBER A QUOTA, BUT WE WE ENCOURAGE PEOPLE.

YEAH. SO USUALLY, AND THIS IS JUST MY OWN PERSONAL EXPERIENCE.

THOSE PEOPLE THAT HAVE THIS LOUD VEHICLES ARE ALSO THE ONES THAT ARE SPEEDING BECAUSE THEY USE, YOU KNOW, THE SPEEDING TO CREATE THIS LOUD SOUND.

SO, BUT NOT ALWAYS. THERE ARE SOME THAT ARE JUST SPEEDING, YOU KNOW, WITHOUT HAVING THOSE ALTER EXHAUSTS.

BUT ANYWAY, I'M HAPPY TO HEAR THAT. I LOOK FOR BETTER NUMBERS, BETTER NUMBERS NEXT TIME.

NOT THAT YOUR NUMBERS ARE NOT GOOD. PLEASE DON'T MISUNDERSTAND ME.

BUT NOW THAT WE HAVE THE CERTIFIED OFFICERS, THOSE NUMBERS SHOULD GO UP, IN MY OPINION.

YEAH, I AGREE, ONCE YOU'RE TRAINED, YOU GET TO SEE MORE.

YOU CAPTURE MORE BECAUSE NOW YOU KNOW WHAT TO LOOK FOR.

THANK YOU CHIEF. I APPRECIATE YOU. MEMBER MEDINA.

CHIEF, KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK, AS ALWAYS. YOU KNOW, THESE REPORTS ARE ALWAYS GOOD.

I'M GLAD YOU, YOU KNOW, GOT THAT WEAPON OFF THE STREET.

I'M SURE THERE'S LOTS OF THEM OUT THERE. WHEN IT COMES TO THE THE TOBACCO DEAL THAT YOU TALKED ABOUT ARE THEY GOING TO LIKE YOUR TYPICAL LOCATION THAT, THAT IS SELLING TOBACCO OR LIKE, I MEAN, I DON'T KNOW, RIGHT? BECAUSE YOU MENTIONED SOMEBODY WAS UNLICENSED, RIGHT? OR ARE THEY HITTING DIFFERENT PLACES? JUST SO THEY COME UP WITH A LIST OF, OF SHOPS AND YEAH, THAT SELL TOBACCO. AND THE IDEA IS THERE TO IS TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY'RE COMPLIANT.

AND SO WE HAVE A COUPLE AND SOME ARE FOLLOWING THE RULES AND OTHERS ARE NOT.

AND WE JUST NEED THEM TO KNOW THAT WE WANT THEM TO STOP.

YEAH. OKAY. WELL, I'M GLAD YOU'RE REPORTING ON IT.

IT'S, YOU KNOW, ALWAYS INTERESTING TO HEAR WHAT YOU GUYS ARE DOING. SO THANK YOU. MEMBER RAYA.

HEY, CHIEF. I KNOW LAST MEETING YOU WERE NOT HERE, BUT JUST CONGRATULATIONS FOR THE AWARD THAT YOU GUYS RECEIVED.

THANK YOU. GOOD JOB. AND JUST ONE QUESTION. DRIVING DISTRACTED ACCIDENTS.

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WELL, YEAH, WE SO WE HAVE A GRANT THAT COVERS OVERTIME FOR THOSE OPERATIONS SO THE OFFICERS CAN FOCUS ON IT.

BUT ANYTIME THE OFFICER SEES A VIOLATION, THEN THEY MAKE US STOP IT.

AND THAT'S WHAT CREATES A HIGH NUMBER OF INCIDENTS.

AND SO IT'S PROBABLE CAUSE TO MAKE A STOP AND SEE WHAT ELSE COMES ABOUT, IF ANYTHING, THEY HAVE THE DISCRETION TO WRITE A TICKET, BUT. ALL RIGHT, ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. [INAUDIBLE] MARTINEZ, MARIA, CAN WE GO BACK TO THE STATS PAGE REAL QUICK? I HAD A QUESTION. UNDER TOTAL ARRESTS. OKAY. SO WHAT ARE THE OFFICER CASES? THE BLUE? BECAUSE UNDER THE TOTAL ARREST SECTION.

YES. SO THOSE ARE CASES WHERE IT COULD BE VANDALISMS BURGLARIES.

ALL THE CASES. OKAY. SO IS THAT LIKE A CLOSED CASE OR IS IT AN ONGOING INVESTIGATION OR IT COULD BE.

YEAH. IT'S A, IT'S A ANYTHING. IF IT'S A CLOSED CASE, IF IT WAS BY ARREST.

NO, BUT. I WAS JUST TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHY THAT NUMBER IS HIGHER THAN THE ARRESTS.

OH. WELL. YEAH. I'M SORRY. I SEE WHAT YOU'RE ASKING.

YEAH. WELL, SOME OF THOSE CASES, WE WORK AT BURGLARY, AND IF THERE'S NO LEADS AND WE'RE KIND OF STUCK WITH THE CASE, WE'RE STILL INVESTIGATING. RIGHT? WE'RE DONE THERE. BUT THOSE ARE CLOSED CASES.

SOME ARE STILL OPEN, BUT JUST FOR THE THIS TIME FRAME, THESE ARE THE CASES THAT WE WORK IN.

OKAY. GOT THAT NUMBER OF ARRESTS. OKAY. THANK YOU.

SO I NOTICED EVERYTHING IS TRENDING UPWARDS. OBVIOUSLY WITH THE WEATHER WARMING UP.

YOU GUYS ARE GETTING MORE CALLS FOR SERVICE. BUT I LIKE TO SEE THAT THE MOVING VIOLATIONS ARE TRENDING UP, THE CITATIONS IN GENERAL. AND I LIKE SEEING THAT PARKING CITATION THING THERE, AND ESPECIALLY SEEING THOSE NUMBERS GO UP FROM 14 IN JANUARY TO 41 IN MARCH.

BECAUSE THAT'S ONE THING THAT I'M SURE EVERYBODY ON THE COUNCIL HEARS FROM TIME TO TIME IS, YOU KNOW, COMPLAINTS ABOUT SOMEBODY'S NEIGHBOR.

SO I APPRECIATE YOU GUYS ARE BEING PROACTIVE IN THAT.

BUT OVERALL, GOOD JOB. KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK, SIR.

THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT CHIEF. THANK YOU. AS MY COLLEAGUE SAID KEEP UP THE HARD WORK AND THANK YOU FOR THE REPORT.

WELL, THANK YOU. THANK YOU AGAIN FOR EVERYTHING AND THE SUPPORT. RIGHT.

I GOT CITY COUNCIL BUSINESS ITEM 11. CONSENT CALENDAR.

[11) CONSENT CALENDAR]

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

ARE THERE ANY PUBLIC COMMENTS? ARE THERE ANY EMAIL COMMENTS, MADAM CLERK? THAT'S WHY I WAS LIKE. THERE'S NO EMAIL COMMENTS ITEMS. ALL RIGHT. 11.H TO. 11.H TO 11.E THANK YOU MADAM.

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 REYNA. NO CONFLICT MAYOR. MEMBER MARTINEZ.

NO CONFLICT. MEMBER MEDINA. GIVEN THAT THIS IS ON CROMER, DO I NEED TO? WOULD THAT BE A CONFLICT, SCOTT OR? NOT TYPICALLY.

SO THIS IS A ROAD PROJECT THAT HAPPENS TO BE NEAR THE COUNCIL MEMBER'S HOUSE.

BUT IF IT'S A LONG STRETCH OF THE ROAD NOT SPECIFIC TO THIS.

OKAY. NO CONFLICT. ALRIGHT. MEMBER RAYA? NO CONFLICT.

I HAVE NO CONFLICT MYSELF. IS THERE ANYONE IN THE AUDIENCE WHO WOULD LIKE TO REMOVE AN ITEM? ARE THERE ANY COUNCIL MEMBERS WHO WOULD LIKE TO REMOVE AN ITEM? MAYOR PRO TEM REYNA. NO. MEMBER MARTINEZ. NO.

MEMBER MEDINA. I HAVE NO. MEMBER RAYA. OH NO.

I WOULD LIKE TO ENTERTAIN A MOTION FOR APPROVAL.

SO MOVED. SECOND. OKAY. GO AHEAD. MR. MEMBER MEDINA.

SECOND. MADAM CLERK, VOTE BY ROLL CALL. MEMBER SALDAÑA.

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

AYE. COUNCIL MEMBER MEDINA. AYE. COUNCIL MEMBER RAYA.

AYE. MOTION BY MAYOR PRO TEM REYNA, SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER MEDINA TO APPROVE THE CONSENT CALENDAR.

MOTION IS UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED. THANK YOU. ITEM NUMBER 12.

PUBLIC HEARINGS. WE HAVE NONE. ITEM NUMBER 13.

DEFERRED BUSINESS. WE HAVE NONE. ITEM NUMBER 14.

NEW BUSINESS. WE HAVE NONE. ITEM 15 REPORTS FROM THE COMMISSION AND COMMITTEES.

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

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SO I WILL NOT BE ABLE TO ATTEND, BUT I'LL SEE IF I CAN GET SOME INFORMATION.

THAT'S ALL I HAVE. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MR. MEDINA.

ITEM 15.B KERN COUNTY KERN COUNCIL OF GOVERNMENT.

[15.b. Kern Council of Governments (Reyna)]

THERE'S TWO ITEMS THAT ARE GOING TO BE TALKING ABOUT. THEY WERE ON CONSENT CALENDAR, BUT THEY'RE IMPORTANT ENOUGH TO TALK ABOUT THEM.

THERE'S A LOT OF MONEY AVAILABLE FOR PROJECTS TO OUR CITY.

THE FIRST ONE IS TRANSIT. TRANSIT AND INTERCITY RAIL CAPITAL PROGRAM CYCLE EIGHT.

NUMBERS ARE NOW $950 MILLION, WHICH COULD BE ADJUSTED BASED ON AUCTION PROCEEDS AND THE CHANGING CASH FLOW REQUIREMENTS OF PROJECTS ALREADY AWARDED BETWEEN NOW AND SEPTEMBER 26TH. PROJECTS MUST DEMONSTRATE GREENHOUSE GAS REDUCTION IMPROVEMENTS THAT INCREASE RIDERSHIP.

PART OF THIS CYCLE IS TRANSIT SAFETY IMPROVEMENTS.

OPTIONAL MEETINGS DISCUSS PROJECTS WERE HELD BETWEEN MARCH 2ND AND MARCH 13TH OF THIS YEAR.

PROJECT GUIDELINES ARE AVAILABLE AT THE CAL STATE WEBSITE.

NORMAL ATP CYCLE IS ABOUT HALF, HALF THIS 950 150 MILLION STATEWIDE.

THE CALL IS FOR STAFF TO REVIEW THE GUIDELINES FOR CREATIVE WAYS TO PURSUE THIS MONEY.

OPTIONS FOR IMPROVING TRANSIT TRANSIT ACCESS MIGHT INCREASE RIDERSHIP AND IN TURN, REDUCE GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS.

STAFF COULD ATTEND SOME OF THE WORKSHOPS AND DISCUSS THE TYPES OF PROJECTS WE WANT.

THIS COULD BE AN OPPORTUNITY TO ADD A NEW DIAL-A-RIDE VEHICLE OR TO IMPROVE HOW WE SERVE OUR COMMUNITY WITH TRANSIT.

SO THERE'S GOING TO BE WORKSHOPS. IF YOU WANT TO FIND OUT, PLEASE LOG ON TO THAT WEBSITE.

AND MAYBE WE CAN GET SOME FUNDING. THIS IS COMPETITIVE, SO WE NEED TO MAKE SURE THAT OUR PROJECTS ARE COMPETITIVE.

BUT THE AMOUNT IS JUST INCREDIBLE. THIS IS STATEWIDE, BUT IT'S $950 MILLION.

THAT IS A VERY LARGE AMOUNT. AND I HOPE THAT WE CAN GET OUR HANDS ON SOME OF THAT.

CYCLE EIGHT ACTIVE TRANSPORTATION PROGRAM CALL FOR PROJECTS.

MARCH 19TH OF THIS YEAR. PROJECT APPLICATIONS ARE DUE JUNE THE 22ND OF THIS YEAR.

THE FUND, THE FUND ESTIMATE IS 619 MILLION FOR FOUR YEARS OF PROGRAMING FOR THE FISCAL YEARS 2027-2028, 2028-2029, 2029-2030 AND 2030-2031. AGAIN, THIS IS A VERY LARGE AMOUNT COMPARED TO PREVIOUS CYCLES. CURRENT CON NPO TARGET AMOUNT FOR THIS CYCLE IS 7.9 MILLION FOR THE FOUR YEARS.

THIS AMOUNT INCLUDES THE 1.6 MILLION BORROWED BY THE SANTA BARBARA ASSOCIATION OF GOVERNMENTS DURING CYCLE SEVEN.

KERN DOES NOT DO A SEPARATE CALL FOR ETP PROJECTS TO USE THE MPO SHARE, AND THEREFORE DOESN'T ADOPT ITS OWN MODIFIED GUIDELINES OR REQUEST SEPARATE APPLICATIONS. CURRENT DELIVERY POLICY DIFFERS FROM THE ORIGINAL STATE APPLICATION REVIEW AND RANKING FOR ALL ORIGINAL STATE SUBMISSIONS APPLICATIONS. THE MPO PROJECT SELECTION PROCESS WILL BEGIN IN JANUARY 2027 AND CONCLUDE IN JUNE 2027, WHEN THE CDC ADOPTS THE MPO PROJECTS.

SO HERE ARE A COUPLE OF GREAT OPPORTUNITIES FOR US TO GET SOME FUNDING.

ASKING STAFF TO LOOK INTO THEM. BOTH OF THEM ARE AVAILABLE.

AND HOPEFULLY WE CAN TAP ONTO THEM AND FIND SOME PROJECTS IN OUR CITY.

MADAM CLERK, THIS IS FOR YOUR RECORD. THANK YOU.

AND THAT CONCLUDES MY REPORT. THANK YOU, MR. RANA.

ITEM 15.C WASCO TASK FORCE. SO WE LOOK FORWARD TO COLLABORATE ON THE APRIL 25TH CITYWIDE CLEANUP.

[15.c. Wasco Task Force (Saldaña and Raya) ]

ON THIS LUNCH AFTER. AWESOME. THANK YOU. ITEM NUMBER 16 REPORTS FROM THE CITY MANAGER.

[16) REPORTS FROM THE CITY MANAGER]

SOME OF THESE HAVE ALREADY BEEN MENTIONED. THERE WAS REPORTEDLY A GOOD TURNOUT FOR THE EASTER EGG EVENT.

AND ALSO THE TRANSIT DEPARTMENT AND THE PAL FOLKS PARTICIPATED IN THAT.

AND THAT WAS SUCCESSFUL. ALSO THE MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS PROGRAM, I WAS ONLY THERE FOR THE FIRST HOUR OR SO,

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SO THAT LOOKS LIKE A SUCCESS IN MY MIND. ALSO THE SNIP EVENT, THE LAST SCHEDULED SNIP EVENT WILL BE APRIL 24TH AT 8 A.M. ACROSS THE STREET, AS USUAL. WE'RE ACTIVELY SEEKING WAYS TO CONTINUE THAT PROGRAM.

THIS IS THE THE LAST OF THE MONEY THAT WAS THROUGH THAT UC DAVIS GRANT THAT WE RECEIVED.

SO FAR, THEY'VE INDICATED THEY ARE NOT GOING TO CONTINUE THAT PROGRAM THROUGH UC DAVIS.

SO WE'RE LOOKING FOR OTHER SOURCES. WORKING WITH THE REC DISTRICT TO SCHEDULE A JOINT MEETING SOMETIME THIS MONTH OR NEXT.

SO THAT'S A TASK TO GET TEN PEOPLE PLUS STAFF ALL TOGETHER ON THE SAME DATE AND TIME.

SO WE'LL, YOU'LL BE HEARING ABOUT THAT COMMUNITY BREAKFAST.

THE NEXT BREAKFAST IS SCHEDULED FOR MAY 6TH 7 A.M.

AS FAR AS WE KNOW, AT, AT THE COURTHOUSE. WE HAD A REPORT ON THE MOBILE CLINIC.

THERE WAS, THERE WILL BE ANOTHER MOBILE CLINIC SESSION ON APRIL 20TH AT THE POWELL BUILDING.

COMMUNITY CLEANUP WAS JUST MENTIONED. THERE IS AN KERN COUNTY ECONOMIC SUMMIT.

SOME OF YOU MAY HAVE ATTENDED THAT IN THE PAST.

THIS IS USUALLY HELD IN BAKERSFIELD AND IT'S STARTS AT 7:30 DONE BEFORE NOON THROUGH CURRENT ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION. SO YOU, YOU SHOULD BE GETTING A FLIER FROM THE CLERK IF YOU'RE INTERESTED, LET HER KNOW AND WE'LL MAKE THE APPROPRIATE RESERVATIONS.

CALIFORNIA LEAGUE OF CITIES IS HOSTING A GOLF TOURNAMENT.

FOR THOSE OF YOU THAT LIKE WALKS IN THE, IN THE PARK, I GUESS.

SO THAT'S MAY 15TH AND THAT'S IN DINUBA. SO IF YOU HAVE ANY INTEREST IN THAT, PLEASE LET THE CLERK KNOW AND GET YOU THE DETAILS.

THERE IS A MEMORIAL DAY EVENT COMING UP AT THE NATIONAL CEMETERY.

THIS IS THEIR ANNUAL EVENT 9 A.M. ON MAY 23RD.

IT'S A SATURDAY MORNING. ALWAYS A GOOD EVENT.

I KNOW COUNCIL MEMBER REYNA IS, MAYOR PRO TEM REYNA HAS ATTENDED THAT A FEW TIMES.

WHEN I'VE BEEN THERE. I'LL BE THERE. I'LL BE THERE THIS TIME, TOO.

SCOTT. OKAY. AND THEN ALSO THERE IS A WASCO LOCAL MEMORIAL DAY EVENT, BUT WE'RE STILL WAITING TO GET DETAILS ON THE LOCATION AND TIME. WHO'S SPEARHEADING THAT? THE SAME LADY THAT DID IT LAST YEAR.

CONNIE BURNELL? I BELIEVE SO. THAT'S WONDERFUL THAT SHE'S DOING THAT.

AND I'LL BE ATTENDING THAT ONE TOO. OKAY. I THINK THAT'S ALL I HAVE, UNLESS THERE ARE QUESTIONS.

ALL RIGHT. SCOTT, ANYBODY HAS QUESTIONS FOR SCOTT? WE'RE ALL GOOD. ALL RIGHT. YEAH. IF I MAY GO AHEAD AND I KNOW MR. RYA'S NOT HERE, BUT DO YOU HAVE A AN IDEA ON THE GROMER WORK WHEN SORT OF WHAT THAT TIME FRAME LOOKS LIKE.

THERE'S BEEN A LOT OF PROGRESS PRETTY QUICK. THE PRIVATE PROJECT IS COMPLETE.

OKAY, SO THE BID HAS BEEN LET AND AWARDED. AND SO THAT WORK IS JUST IT'S A MATTER OF GETTING IT SCHEDULED, I WOULD SAY. IT SHOULD KICK OFF HERE IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF WEEKS.

OKAY. OKAY. THERE WAS A REPORT, I DON'T RECALL IF THAT WORK HAD BEEN COMPLETED, BUT WE DID USE THE CITY'S ASPHALT ZIPPER.

AND THE WORST PART OF THAT ROAD HAS BEEN ALREADY THE BASE HAS BEEN ZIPPED, FOR LACK OF A BETTER TERM, AND ROLLED. AND THE SURFACE IS MUCH BETTER THAN THE BROKEN ASPHALT THAT WAS THERE BEFORE.

SO THAT SHOULD AT LEAST GET US BY FOR A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME UNTIL THE, THE REPAVING STARTS.

OKAY, PERFECT. THANK YOU. AND ALONG THOSE LINES, BECAUSE I SEE IT'S GOING ALL THE WAY TO ON THE GROMER SIDE, AT LEAST ONE OF THE SIDES, THE NORTH SIDE OF IT IT'S GOING ALL THE WAY TO PALM.

YES. A FEW MEETINGS BACK. I HAD BROUGHT UP ABOUT LOOKING INTO PARKING.

HAVE WE HAD ANY SUCCESS WITH THAT OR. THERE WAS.

INTO THAT? YEAH. THERE WAS A FAIR AMOUNT OF WORK DONE ON THAT OF LOOKING AT DIFFERENT PARKING TYPES OF PATTERNS.

AND THE COMPLICATION HERE IS THAT NORTH OF THE NORTH EDGE OF PAVEMENT IS COUNTY.

THAT'S NOT CITY RIGHT OF WAY. SO WE HAVE A LIMITED THAT WE CAN DO THERE WITHOUT DOING SOME SORT OF MOU OR ANNEXATION PROCESS, WHICH WOULD BE, YOU KNOW, MAYBE SOMETHING WE NEED TO DO, BUT NOT GOING TO BE A QUICK FIX.

ON THE SOUTH SIDE THE, BECAUSE IT'S NOT A FULL ROAD.

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I DON'T WANT TO ENCOURAGE IT, BUT THE FOLKS THAT ARE PARKING UP THERE NOW IN AN UNORGANIZED WAY, ARE ACTUALLY PROBABLY DOING THE MOST EFFICIENT JOB THAT WE COULD DO.

IF WE STRIPE IT. WE MAY INTRODUCE NEW PROBLEMS. SO WE'RE STILL LOOKING AT SOLUTIONS. BUT THAT DOESN'T APPEAR TO BE AN EASY ONE.

OKAY. AT THIS POINT, BUT IT'S BEING LOOKED AT.

IT IS DEFINITELY BEING LOOKED AT. OKAY. I JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE.

YEAH, I MEAN, I'LL CHECK IN WITH YOU ON THAT PERIODICALLY JUST TO SEE SORT OF WHERE WE'RE AT ON THAT FRONT.

AND THAT WOULD BE FINE. IF YOU RECALL FROM PART OF THE DISCUSSION SOME TIME AGO, MAYBE A YEAR AGO.

WE HAD TALKED TO THE MANAGEMENT OF, OF THE APARTMENT COMPLEX THERE ABOUT GOING AHEAD AND USING THAT EMPTY LOT AT THE SOUTH SOUTHEAST CORNER OF THE DEVELOPMENT FOR TEMPORARY PARKING LOT.

AND I DON'T KNOW THAT THAT HAS PROGRESSED. AND SO MAYBE WE NEED TO GIVE THEM ANOTHER NUDGE AND SEE IF THEY REVISIT THAT.

THAT WOULD GIVE, I THINK, AS MANY AS 20 ADDITIONAL PARKING SPOTS TO THE COMPLEX.

OKAY. YEAH, THAT'S THAT'S JUST LIKE A DIRT LOT RIGHT NOW, RIGHT? IT WAS SUPPOSED TO BE A SERVICES BUILDING OF SOME SORT, AND IT JUST NEVER HAPPENED AS PART OF THE APARTMENT CONSTRUCTION.

YEAH. THAT'S NOT A NOT A BAD IDEA. AND LAST THING I HAVE FOR YOU, SCOTT, IS I CAN'T REMEMBER IF WE TALKED ABOUT IT LAST TIME, BUT WAS THERE AN UPDATE ON THE HAWK ON THE HERE AND AT THE 46? YES. SO THAT THE FOUNDATION AND MOUNTING BOLTS AND WHATNOT, THAT WORK IS COMPLETE.

AND THIS, I BELIEVE I MAY NEED TO BE CORRECTED AT THE NEXT MEETING, BUT I BELIEVE THE CALTRANS ENCROACHMENT PERMIT FOR THIS CROSSING IS COMPLETE. BUT THERE WAS A THE COMPANY THAT'S SELLING THE POSTS HAS TO SEND SOMEONE PHYSICALLY OUT TO INSPECT THE BOLTS BEFORE THEY'LL SHIP THE POSTS.

I GUESS IT'S CALTRANS REQUIRES THAT THEY SIGN OFF ON IT, AND SO THEY'RE GOING TO SEND A GUY PHYSICALLY OUT THERE.

LOOK AT THE BOLTS AND DO SOMETHING AND THEN SIGN OFF.

SO I THINK THERE ARE STILL SOME MATERIALS KIND OF LAGGING, BUT THAT APPEARS TO BE THE CRITICAL PATH RIGHT NOW.

OKAY. ALL RIGHT. THAT'S ALL I HAD FOR SCOTT. THANK YOU.

MAYOR, I HAVE A QUESTION FOR SCOTT. I WANT TO ADD TO THAT BECAUSE ALL THE PERMITS TO DO THIS WORK HAVE BEEN ISSUED BY CALTRANS.

SO ANY ANY WAS THE WORD I WANT TO USE. ANY LATENESS ON THE PROJECT THEN HAS TO DO WITH THIS REQUIREMENTS THAT CALTRANS HAS FOR THOSE? YEAH.

SO REVIEW OF THE BOLTS. SO WHICH IN ESSENCE IS THE FINAL RELEASE ON THE PERMITS.

SO TO SAY THAT ALL THE PERMITS HAVE BEEN ISSUED ISN'T PROBABLY 100% ACCURATE.

THAT'S WHAT I WAS TOLD AT GARIN COBB. YOU KNOW.

AND SO THIS COMES AS A SURPRISE TO ME KNOWING THAT, YOU KNOW, I WAS TOLD THAT ALL THE PERMITS HAVE BEEN ISSUED.

ANYWAY, PROBABLY BE SMART FOR ME TO TRIPLE CHECK THAT WITH LEWIS WHEN HE'S AVAILABLE.

YEAH. BUT MY UNDERSTANDING IS THAT WHILE THEY HAVE OKAYED THE ENCROACHMENT PERMIT, THEY'RE STILL ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS.

AND ON THE SUBJECT ON ROADS, AND I'VE ASKED THIS QUESTION BEFORE, AND I KNOW I'VE BEEN TOLD THAT THIS WILL HAPPEN THIS YEAR, BUT I'D LIKE TO HAVE A MORE PRECISE DATE AS TO WHEN WORK IS GOING TO START, BECAUSE WE HAVE THE FUNDING BOTH FOR [INAUDIBLE] AND FOR PALM AVENUE NORTH. WHEN IS THAT WORK GOING TO START ON REDOING THOSE ROADS WHICH ARE IN REALLY BAD CONDITION? LEWIS HAD MENTIONED BEFORE THAT IT'S GOING TO BE HAPPENING THIS YEAR, BUT DO WE HAVE A DATE ALREADY? AND IF WE DO, COULD YOU SHARE IT WITH US? NEXT MEETING.

AND ALSO THE SIDEWALK ON ON FIFTH STREET BETWEEN POPLAR AND BROADWAY THE SOUTH SIDE OF THE SIDEWALK. IT'S A, IT'S ONLY A BLOCK, A BLOCK AND A HALF.

IT'S ABOUT, IT'S ALMOST TWO BLOCKS. AND I DROVE IT AND IT IS ON THE SAFE ROUTES TO SCHOOL SCHEDULE.

SO I DON'T HAVE A DATE FOR YOU ON THAT. THOSE THINGS WORK THROUGH A PRIORITY LIST, BUT IT IS ON THE RADAR.

SO IT WILL HAPPEN THIS YEAR. I CAN'T SAY THAT FOR SURE.

THAT'S A LONG LIST, SO I WILL FIND OUT. CAMERON WAS LOOKING INTO IT.

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I THINK THAT THAT'S A PRIORITY IN MY MIND, I'M CERTAIN.

I AGREE, BUT I, I GUESS WHAT I WAS SAYING IS THAT LIST AS LONG AS WELL THE SAFE ROUTES ELIGIBLE.

OKAY. VERY GOOD. I JUST WANTED TO ASK YOU THOSE QUESTIONS.

THANK YOU SO MUCH. MEMBER RAYA. WE'RE GOING TO ITEM 17 REPORTS FROM THE CITY

[17) REPORTS FROM THE CITY COUNCIL]

THE WORLD BIPOLAR DAY. FIRST OF ALL, I WANT TO THANK STAFF.

WE COULD NOT HAVE DONE THIS WITHOUT YOU. YOUR YOUR CONTRIBUTION IS MOST VALUABLE.

BUT I ALSO WANT TO THANK EVERYBODY THAT WAS THERE THAT ATTENDED BOTH THE HEALTH ORGANIZATIONS, THE VENDORS, THE ARTISTS. IT WAS BIGGER THAN LAST YEAR.

THIS YEAR, WE HAD BOUNCE HOUSES. WE HAD ALSO THE LITTLE TRAIN THAT WE BROUGHT.

SAME AS THE POLICE NIGHT OUT. AND WE HAD GREAT ATTENDANCE IN THAT.

THE PEOPLE THAT CAME TO PROVIDE SERVICES WERE THERE.

I THINK THAT BECAUSE OF A COMPETING EVENT THAT WE DID NOT HAVE THE CROWD THAT WE HAD LAST YEAR, BUT I THINK WE ACHIEVED OUR PURPOSE IN THAT WE ARE BRINGING, AGAIN, LIGHT TO THIS, THIS MENTAL HEALTH ISSUE THAT PEOPLE ARE AFFECTED BY, AND THAT WE'RE ALSO ABLE TO RAISE ENOUGH FUNDS TO CARRY THIS THROUGH THE YEAR. SO NOW WE WILL BE ABLE TO HAVE WORKSHOPS THAT PROVIDE SPACES WHERE PEOPLE CAN HAVE HONEST CONVERSATIONS ABOUT MENTAL HEALTH AND AVAIL THEMSELVES OF THE NEEDED HELP.

SO AGAIN, I THANK EVERYONE INVOLVED. MY CO-FOUNDER, VERONICA HARKIN, OUR COORDINATOR VOLUNTEER COORDINATOR FLORA RIVERA AND ALSO OH MY GOSH, HER NAME JUST ESCAPED ME.

OLGA ODEH AND EVERYONE ELSE THAT WAS INVOLVED, IT TOOK A LOT OF PEOPLE, THIS IS AN EFFORT THAT TAKES A LOT OF PEOPLE.

OUR CHIEF OF POLICE, OUR POLICE DEPARTMENT EVERYONE WAS JUST SO GREAT AND WE COULD NOT HAVE DONE IT WITHOUT YOU.

SO THE, THE FESTIVAL, THE FESTIVAL BELONGS TO ALL OF US.

SO THANK YOU. AND OUR COUNCIL MEMBERS THAT ATTENDED, YOU KNOW, THANK YOU FOR THE SUPPORT AS WELL.

SCOTT, I SAW YOU THERE AS WELL. SO THANK YOU ALL.

AND THEN I ALSO WANT TO REPORT THAT LAST TUESDAY I ATTENDED THE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY AIR POLLUTION CONTROL DISTRICT CITY SELECTION COMMITTEE, AND I WAS REAPPOINTED TO THE POSITION THAT I CURRENTLY HOLD FOR ANOTHER THREE YEARS.

SO THAT WAS A NEARLY UNANIMOUS VOTE. THERE WAS OVER 30 PEOPLE THAT VOTED.

ONE, ONE SAID, I ABSTAIN AND I DON'T KNOW WHAT THAT MEANS.

YOU KNOW WHAT I'M SAYING? WHY WOULD SOMEBODY ABSTAIN? BUT ANYWAY IT WAS NEARLY UNANIMOUS.

TWO PEOPLE WERE ON THE ROSTER FOR FOR REAPPOINTMENT AND WE WERE BOTH REAPPOINTED.

SO THANK YOU. AND I BELIEVE THAT'S THAT'S IT FOR ME.

THANK YOU, MR. REYNA. MEMBER MARTINEZ. I HAVE NOTHING TO REPORT.

MEMBER MEDINA. I JUST WANT TO THANK. I KNOW MR. V IS NOT HERE, BUT I WANT TO THANK HIM FOR JUMPING ON THAT STARBUCKS DEAL ON THAT HOLE THAT I TALKED ABOUT.

YOU KNOW, HE GOT IT FILLED NEXT DAY. SO, YOU KNOW, I REALLY IS A PLEASURE WORKING WITH HIM, RIGHT? BECAUSE HE JUMPS ON THINGS. IT'S SOMETHING LIKE TO ME, IT SEEMED LIKE IT WAS GOING TO BE MORE COMPLICATED, BUT A LOT OF THE WORK WAS DONE ALREADY AND THEY JUST NEEDED BACKFILL. SO I'M GLAD WE'RE ABLE TO ADDRESS SOME OF THESE CONCERNS.

I ATTENDED THE WORLD BIPOLAR DAY WITH MY DAUGHTER.

I THOUGHT IT WAS A GOOD SUCCESS. WE WENT ON THE TRAIN, WE DID A LITTLE PAINTING, SO I THOUGHT IT WAS GREAT.

I MEAN, THE FEEDBACK FROM THE COMMUNITY I THINK IS GOOD.

I, I'M WITH MR. REYNA HERE. YOU KNOW, IT'S ALWAYS DIFFICULT WHEN THERE'S MULTIPLE EVENTS GOING ON.

BECAUSE I, I ATTENDED AT THE FRONT END OF THE, THE EVENT AND I DID SEEM LIKE IT WAS A LITTLE LATE.

I COULDN'T STAY AHEAD OF ANOTHER CONFLICT. BUT, YOU KNOW, I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO NEXT YEAR'S EVENT.

SO GOOD JOB ON IT. AND, YOU KNOW, LET VERONICA KNOW.

I KNOW SHE KNOWS THAT SHE DID A GOOD JOB. SO THAT'S ALL I HAVE.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU. MEMBER RYAN, NOTHING TO REPORT.

THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. I HAVE NOTHING TO REPORT OTHER THAN JUST I GUESS I MISSED OUT ANOTHER EVENT AND I APOLOGIZE.

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AND YOU KNOW, THE COMMUNITY OBVIOUSLY ENJOYED IT AND I HEARD NOTHING BUT GOOD STUFF.

SO THAT'S ALL I GOT TO REPORT. NOW WE'RE MOVING ON TO ITEM 18.

[18) CLOSED SESSION]

ARE THERE ANY PUBLIC COMMENTS REGARDING CLOSED SESSION AT THIS TIME? I SEE NONE. WE WILL NOW GO INTO, WE WILL NOW ENTER CLOSED SESSION AND RETURN TO REPORT.

TAKE A FIVE MINUTE RECESS. YES. AND I THINK I GAVE YOU THE WHO MOTION AND SECONDED. YEAH. CHANGE INFORMATION ALREADY. YEP.

ALL RIGHT. IT IS 8:02 AND THIS MEETING IS ADJOURNED.

THANK YOU. TOM.

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.