[1) CALL TO ORDER: Mayor] [00:00:07] GOOD EVENING. I WILL NOW CALL THIS MEETING TO ORDER. THE TIME IS 6 P.M. MADAM CLERK, CAN WE PLEASE HAVE A ROLL CALL? MAYOR PRO TEM MARINA. I'M HERE. COUNCIL MEMBER MARTINEZ. HERE. WE'RE GOING TO START THE SPECIAL AND REGULAR MEETING, OKAY? YES. MAYOR PRO TEM REINA? I'M HERE. COUNCIL MEMBER MARTINEZ? HERE. COUNCIL MEMBER MEDINA? HERE. COUNCIL MEMBER REA? HERE. IF YOU'RE ABLE, PLEASE STAND FOR THE FLAG SALUTE AND REMAIN STANDING FOR INVOCATION. SALUTE 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 SOMEONE HERE THAT CAN LEAD US IN AN INVOCATION? IF NOT, WE WILL OBSERVE A MOMENT OF SILENCE. THANK YOU. YOU MAY BE SEATED. I WILL NOW RECESS THIS SPECIAL MEETING AT 6 02 P.M. AND START THE REGULAR MEETING AT THE SAME TIME. BUT WE'RE GOING TO CONTINUE THE REGULAR MEETING. YEAH, WE'RE GOING TO CONTINUE THE REGULAR MEETING. THE ROLL CALL REMAINS THE SAME? EVERYTHING REMAINS THE SAME. [5) APPROVAL OF AGENDA] YOU'RE AN ITEM NUMBER APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA. ARE THERE ANY CHANGES TO THE AGENDA? YES PRO TEM THERE ONE CHANGE WE WILL BE DELETING THE CLOSED SESSION ITEMS ARE NO NEW INFORMATION TO DISCUSS SO WE WON'T NEED TO HOLD ANY OF THE CLOSED SESSION AND ALSO IT'S NOT NOTED ON THE REGULAR MEETING AGENDA BUT AS YOU KNOW, AND WE WILL SEE AS WE PROCEED FORWARD, WE'RE GOING TO BE INTEGRATING THIS SPECIAL MEETING WITH THE REGULAR MEETING. THAT DOESN'T REALLY CAUSE A CHANGE TO THE AGENDA, BUT IN THE ORDER OF BUSINESS, IT WILL. THANK YOU. WHEN WE GET TO NEW BUSINESS. THANK YOU, SCOTT. OKAY, DULY NOTED. I WOULD LIKE TO ENTERTAIN A MOTION FOR APPROVAL WITH THE CHANGES MENTIONED. SO MOVED. CLARK, I'LL SECOND. OKAY, MADAM CLARK. COULD YOU CALL THE VOTE? MAYOR PRO TEM REINA? 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 WITH ITEMS 18 DEFERRED FOR THE NEXT MEETING. MOTION IS APPROVED WITH FOUR AYES, WITH MAYOR SALDANA ABSENT. ALL RIGHT, ITEM NUMBER SIX, [6.a. Proclamation National Child Abuse Prevention Month] PRESENTATIONS. ITEM A, PROCLAMATION NATIONAL CHILD ABUSE PREVENTION MONTH. SAY THAT AGAIN? PROCLAMATION. WHEREAS THE WASCO CITY COUNCIL RECOGNIZES THAT THE SAFETY AND WELL-BEING OF CHILDREN IS ESSENTIAL TO THE HEALTH AND FUTURE OF OUR COMMUNITY, AND WHEREAS CHILD ABUSE AND NEGLECT REMAIN PERSISTENT IN WIDESPREAD ISSUES AFFECTING CHILDREN AND FAMILIES IN EVERY CITY, COUNTY, AND STATE, INCLUDING KERN COUNTY, AND WHEREAS IN THE KERN COUNTY NETWORK FOR CHILDREN 2024-2025 ANNUAL REPORT. 13,512 CHILDREN IN KERN COUNTY WERE SUSPECTED OF BEING ABUSED OR NEGLECTED IN 2024, AN AVERAGE OF 37 CHILDREN PER DAY. AND WHEREAS DURING THE SAME PERIOD, 02,500. [00:05:01] 70 CHILDREN, AN AVERAGE OF SEVEN CHILDREN PER DAY, WERE CONFIRMED VICTIMS OF ABUSE OR NEGLECT FOLLOWING INVESTIGATIONS BY CHILD PROTECTIVE SERVICES AND OR LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES. AND WHEREAS CHILDREN UNDER THE AGE OF FIVE AND HOMELESS YOUTH REMAIN AT THE HIGHEST RISK FOR ABUSE AND NEGLECT DUE TO DEPENDENCY, INSTABILITY, AND LIMITED ACCESS TO PROTECTIVE RESOURCES. AND MANY VULNERABLE CHILDREN REMAIN UNACCOUNTED BECAUSE THEY ARE HIDDEN, UNSTABLY HOUSED, OR OTHERWISE OUTSIDE THE REACH OF TRADITIONAL SYSTEMS OF CARE. AND WHEREAS PREVENTING CHILD ABUSE REQUIRES A COORDINATED COMMUNITY EFFORT INVOLVING CHILD PROTECTIVE SERVICES, LAW ENFORCEMENT, HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS, EDUCATORS, SERVICE ORGANIZATIONS, AND RESIDENTS WORKING TOGETHER TO STRENGTHEN FAMILIES AND PROTECT CHILDREN AND WHEREAS THE CITY OF WASCO REMAINS COMMITTED TO SUPPORTING EFFORTS THAT REDUCE CHILD ABUSE, RAISE AWARENESS AND THE TRAUMA EXPERIENCED BY CHILDREN AND FAMILIES AND PROMOTE ACCESS TO VITAL SERVICES AND COMMUNITY RESOURCES. NOW, THEREFORE, I, THE MAYOR OF THE CITY OF WASCO, ON BEHALF OF THE WASCO CITY COUNCIL AND ALL CITIZENS, DO HEREBY PROCLAIM THE MONTH OF APRIL 2026 AS NATIONAL CHILD ABUSE PREVENTION MONTH AND URGE ALL RESIDENTS TO JOIN IN RAISING AWARENESS, SUPPORTING PREVENTION EFFORTS, AND WORKING TOGETHER TO BUILD STRONG FAMILIES AND A SAFER FUTURE FOR EVERY CHILD. IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF I HAVE HEREUNTO SET MY HAND AND CAUSE TO BE AFFIXED THE GREAT SEAL OF WASCO, CALIFORNIA, ON THIS DAY OF THE 21ST DAY OF APRIL 2026, MAYOR PATEL, GILBERTO REYNA. CAN I PLEASE HAVE YADIRA VARGAS AND ANYONE ELSE THAT WISHES TO COME UP TO THE PODIUM WITH HER? COULD YOU PRESS THE BUTTON SO THAT, THERE WE GO. MY NAME IS CARLOS BARRAZA, I'M COORDINATOR OF COMMUNITY SCHOOLS FOR THE WASCO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL DISTRICT. AND ON BEHALF OF YADIRA VARGAS, WE ARE HERE IN COLLABORATION WITH THE KERN COUNTY NETWORK OF CHILDREN TO RECEIVE THIS RECOGNITION. AND WITH ME IS MRS. KARINA CAMPBELL, SHE'S OUR DISTRICT FOSTER YOUTH AND HOMELESS YOUTH SPECIALIST. AND IRENE MONTOYA, SHE'S OUR COMMUNITY-BASED LIAISON FOR WASCO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL DISTRICT. WE ALSO HAVE A LETTER THAT WE COLLABORATED ON AND WE WOULD LIKE TO READ IT OUT TO THE CITY. ON BEHALF OF THE KERN COUNTY NETWORK FOR CHILDREN AND THE WASCO UNION ELEMENTARY SCHOOL DISTRICT, IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE KERN COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES, FIRST 5 KERN, CASA OF KERN, THE OPEN DOOR NETWORK, AND OUR MANY DEDICATED COMMUNITY PARTNERS, WE ARE TRULY HONORED TO ACCEPT THIS PROCLAMATION. APRIL IS CHILD ABUSE PREVENTION MONTH, AND THIS RECOGNITION BY THE CITY OF WASCO COUNCIL AFFIRMS A VITAL TRUTH PROTECTING CHILDREN AND STRENGTHENING FAMILIES IS A SHARED COMMUNITY RESPONSIBILITY FOR OUR EDUCATIONAL FAMILY RESOURCE CENTER THIS MONTH REPRESENTS MORE THAN AWARENESS IT REFLECTS DAILY ACTION THAT HAPPENS THROUGH PREVENTION SERVICES PARENT EDUCATION CONNECTION TO RESOURCES AND TRUSTED RELATIONSHIPS THAT SUPPORT FAMILIES BEFORE CRISIS OCCUR OCCURRED OUR CENTER SERVES AS WELCOMING HUB IN NEIGHBORHOODS ACROSS WASCO OFFERING FAMILIES SUPPORT, STABILITY, AND HOPE. THIS PROCLAMATION HONORS THE TIRELESS WORK OF OUR FRONTLINE STAFF, MS. KARINA CAMPBELL AND IRENE MONTOYA, COMMUNITY PARTNERS, AND FAMILY THEMSELVES WHO WORK TOGETHER EVERY DAY TO CREATE SAFER, HEALTHIER ENVIRONMENTS WHERE CHILDREN CAN THRIVE. WE ARE DEEPLY GRATEFUL FOR THE CITY'S CONTINUED PARTNERSHIP AND COMMITMENT TO CHILDREN AND FAMILIES IN THE CITY OF WASCO. THANK YOU FOR STANDING WITH US, FOR RECOGNIZING THE IMPORTANCE OF PREVENTION. AND FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP AND SUPPORTING STRONG FAMILIES AND BRIGHT FUTURES FOR OUR CHILDREN. THANK YOU. THE WORK THAT YOU DO, YOU BEING IN THE FRONT LINES OF WHERE THE CHILDREN ARE, AND YOU NO DOUBT SEE THE PROCLAMATION STATES MANY CHILDREN WHO ARE EITHER SUSPECTED OF BEING ABUSED OR ARE BEING ABUSED. SO I CANNOT EMPHASIZE ENOUGH HOW IMPORTANT YOUR WORK IS. AND THE FACT THAT YOU TAKE ACTION AND PROTECT THESE CHILDREN, IT GIVES US ALL AN OPPORTUNITY TO DO THE SAME. IT IS A DIFFICULT THING, NO DOUBT, BECAUSE NOT ALL OF US ARE AWARE. [00:10:01] OF WHAT GOES ON WITH CHILDREN. BUT IT'S A SAD, SAD STATE OF AFFAIRS WHEN SUCH CHILDREN ARE BEING ABUSED. IT JUST, IT BREAKS MY HEART, AND IT CERTAINLY BREAKS YOURS AS WELL. SO THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE. NOW I'LL ASK THE MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL IF THEY WISH TO MAKE ANY COMMENTS. MEMBER MEDINA? FIRST OF ALL, THANK YOU FOR ALL THE WORK THAT YOU DO. OBVIOUSLY IT DOESN'T GO UNNOTICED. I THINK JUST GIVEN THAT THE MONTH OF APRIL IS AWARENESS MONTH DOESN'T MEAN THAT IT'S THE ONLY MONTH RIGHT IT'S AN EVERYDAY EFFORT UM YOU GUYS ARE IN THE FRONT LINE LIKE MR REYNA SAID UH JUST KEEP UP THE THE GOOD WORK UM OBVIOUSLY THESE NUMBERS ARE IT'S UNFORTUNATE TO SEE HOW HIGH THEY ARE RIGHT BECAUSE IT'S JUST THAT'S JUST GOING TO COUNTY AND THAT'S JUST WHAT'S GETTING REPORTED I'M SURE THERE'S A LOT MORE OUT THERE THAT'S UNREPORTED AND WHATNOT SO I THINK THE BIGGEST SEARCH JUST FROM YOU GUYS AND EVERYBODY IN THE PUBLIC IS THAT IF SOMEBODY IS AWARE OF SOME SORT OF ABUSE OR NEGLECT THAT'S HAPPENING THAT IT GETS REPORTED, RIGHT? TO THE SCHOOLS OR SOCIAL WORKERS, ETC. BECAUSE THAT'S REALLY WHAT IT TAKES. I MEAN, KIDS ARE KIDS, THEY DON'T KNOW BETTER, THAT MIGHT BE THEIR NORMAL. SO I THINK IT'S REALLY UNDERSTANDING THAT AND MAKING SURE THAT WE'RE BEING ADVOCATES FOR THE CHILDREN. SO THANK YOU FOR THE WORK THAT YOU DO AND IT'S WELL DESERVED AND LET'S JUST NOT FORGET THAT IT'S AN EVERYDAY EFFORT. SO THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MEMBER MEDINA. MEMBER MARTINEZ. YEAH, THANK YOU GUYS FOR THE WORK THAT YOU DO. IT'S AWESOME. YOU KNOW, WHEN IT COMES TO CHILD ABUSE, YOU GUYS ARE ABOUT THE PREVENTION, AND I WOULD RATHER SEE THE PROACTIVE RATHER THAN THE REACTIVE SIDE OF IT, OF CHILD ABUSE. AND SO YOU GUYS ARE DOING VERY IMPORTANT WORK, AND LIKE MY COLLEAGUE SAID, YOU KNOW, THIS SHOULDN'T BE THE ONLY MONTH FOR THIS. SO THANK YOU GUYS. THANK YOU, MR. MARTINEZ. MARIAH? YEAH, THANK YOU FOR BRINGING AWARENESS AND RESOURCES TO OUR COMMUNITY TO FIGHT THIS TERRIBLE ISSUE THAT OUR SOCIETY FACES. ANY GIVEN DAY, THERE ARE THOUSANDS OF CHILDREN BEING PUT INTO FOSTER HOMES BECAUSE OF CHILD ABUSE. THANK YOU FOR CARING FOR OUR CHILDREN AND KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK. YOU'LL WAIT FOR A MOMENT. WE'LL COME DOWN AND PRESENT THE PROCLAMATION TO YOU. THANK YOU. [6.b. Certificate of Recognition to Wasco High School Competition Cheer Team] ITEM B, EXCUSE ME, CERTIFICATE OF RECOGNITION TO WASCO HIGH SCHOOL COMPETITION CHEER TEAM. YOU CAN GO AHEAD AND LET ME JUST BRIEFLY READ THIS. YOU CAN STAND THERE. CERTIFICATE OF RECOGNITION, THE CITY OF WASCO PROUDLY PRESENTS THIS CERTIFICATE TO WASCO HIGH SCHOOL COMPETITION CHEER TEAM IN RECOGNITION OF THEIR HARD-FOUGHT JOURNEY AND TRIUMPHANT VICTORIES OF WINNING THE TITLE IS THE USA NATIONAL IN 2026 SIF CENTRAL SECTION CHAMPIONS WOW OKAY UM WE WOULD JUST LIKE TO SAY THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING US TO BE HERE TODAY AND HONOR THE TEAM. I'M SYDNEY BAUCHER. I AM ONE OF THE CHEER COACHES [00:15:04] AND THEN I HAVE INSLEE MELBRICK AND VICTORIA CAMPBELL HERE WITH ME TODAY AND THEN HALEY COYLE IS OUR OTHER COACH TOO BUT SHE COULDN'T MAKE IT TODAY BUT WE ARE SO THANKFUL THAT WE ARE HERE THE TEAM STARTED PRACTICING FOR THIS IN JULY AND OUR COMPETITION SEASON IS JUST DECEMBER JANUARY AND THEN FEBRUARY IS WHERE WE DID THE USA NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP IT'S OUR FIRST TIME EVER GOING AND WINNING THE USA NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP, THE FIRST TIME WE EVER WENT WAS LAST YEAR. SO, IN COMING OUR SECOND YEAR AND BEING SUCCESSFUL IN THAT WAY WAS SOMETHING THAT WAS VERY, VERY EXCITING. THESE KIDS WORK TREMENDOUSLY HARD AND ONE THING THAT WE ALWAYS COME BACK TO AND THE TEAM ALWAYS WANTS TO ACKNOWLEDGE IS THAT WE DO IT SO PEOPLE AROUND THE STATE, AROUND THE COUNTRY, KNOW WHO WASCO IS. AND THAT'S SOMETHING THAT'S VERY IMPORTANT TO THEM AND SOMETHING THAT THEY DID VERY WELL BECAUSE NOW PEOPLE KNOW OUR NAME, PEOPLE KNOW WASCO HIGH, AND WE'RE JUST SO PROUD OF THEIR EFFORTS. SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR HAVING US. CONGRATULATIONS. WE ARE PROUD OF YOU TOO. THANK YOU. YOU HAVE GOOD WASCO IN THE MOUTH, RIGHT? YES. NATIONALLY, WOW. ACHIEVEMENT, CONGRATULATIONS. I'LL GO TO THE MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL. MEMBER MEDINA, ANYTHING YOU WISH TO SAY? YEAH, I REMEMBER THE CHEER TEAM. I THINK YOU GUYS WERE HERE LAST YEAR, WEREN'T YOU? YEAH, SO I WAS LIKE, YOU GUYS ALWAYS COME IN DEEP, RIGHT? THE WHOLE TEAM COMES UP. BUT NO, I MEAN, I THINK IT'S GREAT EVERY TIME THAT WE CAN SHOWCASE WASCO, BECAUSE A LOT OF PEOPLE DON'T KNOW WHERE WASCO'S AT, RIGHT? IT'S LIKE THAT LITTLE TOWN THAT YOU POINT ON THE MAP AND KIND OF YOU BLINK, YOU MISS IT TYPE OF DEAL. I THINK IT'S AMAZING THAT YOU GUYS ARE REPRESENTING OUR CITY OUT THERE. KEEP UP THE GREAT WORK. OBVIOUSLY, YOU KNOW, EVERYBODY'S HERE. IT LOOKS ALL HAPPY. I LOVE YOUR GUYS' HATS, ALL SHINY. SO, YOU KNOW, IT'S DEFINITELY SOMETHING TO BE PROUD OF. SO KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK, AND HOPEFULLY THIS IS NOT THE FIRST TITLE THAT YOU GUYS BRING HOME, AND IT'S A, YOU KNOW, YEAR AFTER YEAR DEAL. SO GOOD JOB. THANK YOU. YEAH. THEY WERE DETERMINED TO WIN, AND THEY DID, RIGHT? SECOND TIME AROUND. WONDERFUL. MR. MARTINEZ. SO I REMEMBER 30 YEARS AGO HOW MUCH BETTER OUR CHEER TEAM WAS THAN SHAFTER'S. AND IT'S JUST BEEN AN EVOLUTION EVER SINCE. IT'S JUST BUILT UPON A GOOD CHEER TEAM TO A GREAT CHEER TEAM. AND EVERY YEAR YOU GUYS ARE EVOLVING. AND THAT'S AWESOME. I MEAN, SECOND YEAR TO WIN NATIONALS. I MEAN, THAT'S A DISNEY MOVIE. AND THANK YOU, LADIES, FOR WHAT YOU DO FOR THESE. EXCUSE ME, WHAT YOU DO FOR THESE YOUNG LADIES, YOU KNOW, IT MEANS A LOT TO THEM. SO, THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MR. MARTINEZ. MR. RAYA? WELL, CONGRATULATIONS. YOU KNOW, WINNING A LEAGUE TITLE, A VALLEY TITLE IS HARD, BUT A NATIONAL TITLE, THAT'S ON ANOTHER LEVEL. AND I KNOW IT REQUIRES, YOU KNOW, EXTREME DEDICATION, SACRIFICE, AND HARD WORK. AND I KNOW BOTH THE CHEERLEADERS AND THE COACHES PUT IT TOGETHER TO GET THE NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP. AND I JUST WANT TO THANK THE COACHES FOR ALL YOUR EFFORT, SACRIFICES THAT YOU MADE. I KNOW YOU LEFT BEHIND FAMILY TIME, YOUR OWN PERSONAL TIME TO SACRIFICE FOR THESE GIRLS. AND SOMETIMES, YOU KNOW, I KNOW THERE WAS A COUPLE OF TIMES THESE GIRLS WERE LIKE, AH, THESE COACHES, GOD. BECAUSE YOU GUYS PUSHED THEM TO THAT LIMIT, BUT YOU GUYS ALREADY KNEW WHAT IT TAKES TO BE A CHAMPION, AND YOU GUYS GOT THROUGH THOSE GIRLS, AND CONGRATULATIONS FOR A JOB WELL DONE. THANK YOU SO MUCH. THANK YOU. [00:21:20] IF YOU WILL REMAIN THERE, WE'LL COME DOWN. THIS IS THE CITY. THANK YOU. FINISH ALL THE WAY UNTIL YOU GET TO NEW BUSINESS. OKAY. THEN YOU'LL GO TO THE NEXT ONE. NOW WE'RE GOING TO GET TO THE BORING PART OF THE MEETING. THEY'LL SCREW YOU OUT IN HERE. WE HAD ALL THE EXCITEMENT WE NEEDED. I THOUGHT YOU WERE GOING TO SAY IT WAS BORING. I KNOW, RIGHT? IT FEELS MORE NORMAL, RIGHT? YEAH, BACK TO NORMAL. ALL RIGHT, CONTINUING [7) PUBLIC COMMENTS ON ITEMS NOT ON THE AGENDA] TO ITEM NUMBER SEVEN, PUBLIC COMMENTS ON ITEMS NOT ON THE AGENDA. THIS PORTION OF THE MEETING IS RESERVED FOR PERSONS DESIRING TO ADDRESS THE COUNCIL, INCLUDING THE COUNCIL ACTING AS A GOVERNING BOARD FOR THE SUCCESSOR AGENCY. ON ANY MATTER NOT ON THIS AGENDA OVER WHICH THE COUNCIL AND SUCCESSOR AGENCY HAVE JURISDICTION. SPEAKERS ARE LIMITED TO TWO MINUTES. A MAXIMUM OF 30 MINUTES WILL BE ALLOWED FOR ANY ONE SUBJECT. PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME FOR THE RECORD BEFORE MAKING YOUR PRESENTATION. BROWN ACT REQUIREMENTS. THE BROWN ACT DOES NOT ALLOW ACTION OR DISCUSSION ON ITEMS NOT ON THE AGENDA, SUBJECT TO NARROW EXCEPTIONS. THIS WILL LIMIT A COUNCIL MEMBER'S RESPONSE TO QUESTIONS AND REQUESTS DURING THIS COMMENT PERIOD. ARE THERE ANY PUBLIC COMMENTS? WHERE DID THE PUBLIC GO? WELCOME. PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME FOR THE RECORD AND MAKE YOUR COMMENT. PUSH THE BUTTON FIRST, THOUGH, SO IT TURNS GREEN. RIGHT, THERE YOU GO. THERE YOU GO. GOOD EVENING, HONORABLE CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS. MY NAME IS NICOLE VILLARUZ, YOUR LOCAL GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS REPRESENTATIVE FOR PG&E. I'M UP HERE AGAIN, MAKING MY WAY AROUND TO ALL THE CITY COUNCIL MEETINGS IN THE EVENING TIME. I JUST WANT TO TAKE THE TIME TO SAY THAT I WAS ABLE TO MEET WITH YOUR CITY MANAGER, WITH YOUR PUBLIC THIS IS THE ENGINEER CAMERON ARNOLD WITH LOUISE AND A BUNCH OF YOUR OTHER CITY STAFF RECENTLY WITH OUR LOCAL CUSTOMER RELATIONSHIP MANAGER TO GO OVER KIND OF MY ADVOCACY PRIORITIES AS A LOCAL GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS REP, BUT ALSO TO GO OVER WAYS THAT THE CITY CAN SAVE. WE ALSO WENT OVER SOME OTHER OPTIONS FOR THE CITY TO LOOK INTO, AND I JUST WANTED TO SAY THANK YOU TO YOUR STAFF. YOU HAVE AN AMAZING STAFF HERE AT CITY OF WASCO. THEY ARE SO, I MEAN YOU GUYS KNOW IT, BUT IT'S KIND OF FUN WHEN I GET TO ENGAGE WITH THEM. SO I JUST WANT TO TELL THE COUNCIL THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR ALLOWING YOUR STAFF TO MEET WITH US. WE'RE ALWAYS AN EMAIL AWAY. I'M ALWAYS AN EMAIL OR TEXT AWAY FROM YOU GUYS, SO PLEASE REACH OUT IF YOU NEED ME. BUT I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU, AND THANK YOU FOR HAVING THE CHEERLEADERS HERE. THIS WAS A LOT OF FUN. NOT MOST CITY COUNCIL MEETINGS HAVE A HUGE TURNOUT LIKE THIS, SO THIS IS EXCITING. AND I'M GOING TO GIVE MY CARD TO MARIA JUST SO SHE CAN GET YOU GUYS ON. THANK YOU SO MUCH. AND THANK YOU FOR RECOGNIZING OUR STAFF. WE KNOW WE HAVE WONDERFUL STAFF, BUT IT'S GOOD TO HEAR FROM OUR STAFF. ARE THERE ANY E-MAIL COMMENTS, [00:25:02] MADAM CLERK? THERE ARE NO EMAIL COMMENTS FOR THIS ITEM OR ANY OTHER AGENDA ITEMS. THANK YOU. PUBLIC SAFETY REPORTS, ITEM 10. [10.b. Wasco Police Department (Mora)] MR. APPLETON IS NOT HERE. CHIEF, DO YOU WANT TO GIVE US YOUR REPORT? NO. THANK YOU. GOOD AFTERNOON, MAYOR PRO TEM AND HONORABLE MEMBERS. I'M SORRY, HONORABLE. BETTER PRO TEMP. IT'S OKAY. CANCEL. SO THE NUMBERS FOR THIS MONTH, THE FIRST TWO WEEKS OF APRIL, THE FIRST SET ARE TRENDING PRETTY NORMAL, NOT MUCH CHANGE THERE. FOR TRAFFIC STOPS AND CITATIONS, HOWEVER, THERE SEEMS TO BE A LITTLE SPIKE IN OVERALL CITATIONS. WE'RE AT 93. AND A SLIGHT INCREASE IN PARKING CITATIONS AS WELL WITH 62. SO JUST LOOKING AT THAT, I'M SURE WE'RE GONNA HAVE A BETTER MONTH THIS MONTH THAN THE PREVIOUS ONE. IN TOTAL ARRESTS, WE HAD 84 CASES AND 40 ARRESTS. PEDESTRIANS AND VEHICLE CHECKS, WE HAD 40, CITIZEN CONTACTS, 20. AND STOLEN VEHICLES, SO FAR WE'VE HAD NO STOLEN VEHICLES, BUT WE RECOVERED ONE. AND TRAFFIC COLLISIONS, WE'VE HAD EIGHT SO FAR, AND OUT OF THOSE EIGHT, WE'VE HAD ONE DUI RELATED. WE HAD THE MOBILE CLINIC ON THE 20TH. I DON'T HAVE THE NUMBERS OF HOW MANY PEOPLE RECEIVED A SERVICE THERE. AND THE OTHER THING I HAVE IS IF YOU'RE AWARE, WE'VE HAD A SHOOTING LAST SUNDAY. AND WE HAVE MADE AN ARREST ON THAT CASE. SO I'M WORKING ON A PRESS RELEASE. I DON'T WANT TO GET AHEAD OF THE GUYS DOING ALL THE HARD WORK. I DON'T WANT TO COMPROMISE ANY FOLLOW-UP THAT THEY HAVE. BUT YOU CAN EXPECT AN UPDATE REALLY SOON. SO THAT'S ALL I HAVE. I'LL BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. THANK YOU, CHIEF. REALLY APPRECIATE IT. YOU AND THE ENTIRE DEPARTMENT. ANY COMMENTS FROM OUR MEMBERS? MEMBER MEDINA? YEAH, CHIEF. LIKE ALWAYS, IT'S ALWAYS GOOD TO SEE THE NUMBERS. IT'S UNFORTUNATE THAT WE HAD THAT FATAL SHOOTING THIS LAST WEEKEND. I'M HAPPY TO HEAR THAT YOU GUYS HAVE MADE AN ARREST. SO WITHOUT GETTING TOO MUCH INTO THE DETAILS, I'LL WAIT FOR THE FURTHER PRESS RELEASE. BUT THANK YOU FOR ALL THE WORK YOU GUYS DO. YOU'RE WELCOME. REMEMBER MARTINEZ AGAIN. THANK YOU. OBVIOUSLY YOU GUYS ARE TOP NOTCH. YOU KNOW THAT YOU GUYS ARE RIGHT. I APPRECIATE WHAT YOU GUYS DO AND I APPRECIATE THE USE OF SOCIAL MEDIA AND THE NEWS RELEASES AND STUFF. SO THANK YOU. REMEMBER I AM. THANK YOU FOR EVERYTHING YOU GUYS DO. YOU GUYS DO A TREMENDOUS JOB AND I GOT SOME POSITIVE COMMENTS FROM SOME RESIDENTS THAT NEIGHBORHOOD BEHIND JLP THAT ONE TWO THREE YEARS AGO. A LOT OF, I KNOW A COUPLE PEOPLE, THEY MOVED OUT OF THERE BECAUSE THERE WERE ALWAYS, YOU KNOW, YOUNG KIDS PEELING OUT ON THEIR TRUCKS. THEY WERE SPEEDING DOWN THE STREET. IT WASN'T SAFE. I TALKED TO SOME OF THE NEIGHBORS THERE THAT I KNOW AND THEY SAID, HEY, IT'S TOTALLY DIFFERENT. YOU KNOW, COPS ARE UP AND DOWN HERE PATROLLING AND WE DON'T SEE THAT ANYMORE. SO YOU SAY JUST THANK THE POLICE DEPARTMENT FOR US AND THEY REALLY APPRECIATE ALL THE WORK YOU HAVE DONE. THANK YOU. WE APPRECIATE THE FEEDBACK. AND I ALWAYS MAKE IT A POINT TO GO BACK AND RELAY THAT INFORMATION TO THE STAFF. SO THANK YOU ALL. CHIEF, I WANTED TO MAKE A COMMENT REGARDING CHILDREN RIDING BIKES AND RIDING SCOOTERS. THEY'RE OUT THERE, THEY'RE GOING AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED, WHAT I THINK IS A HIGH RATE OF SPEED. I THINK THOSE SCOOTERS CAN GO AS FAST AS 25 MILES AN HOUR. SOME OF THEM HAVE SPEED CONTROL THAT YOU CAN, YOU KNOW, PARENTS CAN USE THEIR PHONE TO CONTROL IT. BUT I'M WORRIED THAT THE CHILDREN THAT ARE RIDING BIKES, MAINLY BOYS, THEY'RE USUALLY RIDING ON THE WRONG SIDE OF THE ROAD, AND THEY'RE POPPING WHEELIES, AND THAT'S REALLY DANGEROUS. BUT, YOU KNOW, THE CHILDREN, THEY'RE OUT THERE HAVING FUN. AND SO I WANTED TO ASK YOU, IS THERE A WAY THAT WE CAN HAVE AN EDUCATION FOR BOTH SCOOTER RIDERS AS WELL AS BICYCLE RIDERS AS TO WHAT IS THE PROPER WAY TO BE OUT THERE IN THE STREETS AND BE SAFE? I'M WORRIED THAT ONE OF THESE DAYS WE'RE GOING TO HAVE A FATALITY BECAUSE, AGAIN, THE BOYS ARE ON THE WRONG SIDE OF THE ROAD FREQUENTLY. AND THEN THOSE WHO RIDE [00:30:02] SCOOTERS ARE JUST ZOOMING ALSO ON THE WRONG SIDE OF THE ROAD, WITHIN AND OUT OF TRAFFIC, AND THAT'S REALLY, REALLY DANGEROUS. SO IF YOU CAN COME UP WITH SOME TYPE OF A PROGRAM THAT CHILDREN CAN ATTEND SO THAT THEY CAN LEARN THE PROPER WAY OF BEING OUT THERE. YES, OF COURSE. YOU KNOW, I HAVE A WITNESS HERE THAT WILL ATTEST THAT WE WERE JUST TALKING ABOUT THIS, AND THAT IS SO WE ARE PLANNING ON HAVING SOME SORT OF ONGOING EDUCATION SESSION FOR ALL VIOLATIONS, BUT WE DO SPECIFICALLY TALK ABOUT SCOOTERS AND E-BIKES AND THAT SORT OF THING. AND WE'RE BRAINSTORMING RIGHT NOW AS TO HOW WE'RE GOING TO DO IT AND HOW WE'RE GOING TO KEEP IT GOING AS WELL. IT'S GOING TO BE A LONG-TERM PROGRAM, WE HOPE. AND WE'LL ADDRESS THAT AS A PRIORITY, BECAUSE I DO SEE IT SOMETIMES. YEAH. IT'S EVERYWHERE. A VENUE THAT MIGHT BE SUITABLE WOULD BE THE PARK, BECAUSE A LOT OF THE SCOOTER RIDERS ARE AT THE PARK, AND THE BICYCLE RIDERS ARE AT THE PARK. AND, YOU KNOW, WE HAVE SEVERAL PARKS, SO THAT PROBABLY WOULD BE A GOOD IDEA. JUST A SUGGESTION. BUT I'M HAPPY TO HEAR THAT YOU'RE DOING THAT, BECAUSE I AM REALLY CONCERNED ABOUT YOU KNOW, WE'RE GOING TO HAVE A FATALITY IF THIS CONTINUES BECAUSE THESE CHILDREN ARE UNAWARE OF THE RULES OF THE WORLD. AND THE DANGERS. AND THE DANGERS, YES, EXACTLY. THANK YOU SO MUCH. YOU'RE WELCOME. BEFORE YOU LEAVE THE PODIUM, THOUGH, I WANTED TO POINT OUT WE'VE JUST CROSSED A VERY IMPORTANT MILESTONE WITH OUR POLICE DEPARTMENT ON SATURDAY. YES. I BELIEVE IT WAS OUR TWO-YEAR ANNIVERSARY. OF COURSE. OF THE FOUNDING OF THE POLICE DEPARTMENT. AND ON A COMPLETELY UNRELATED REASON, I WAS AT THE DA'S OFFICE LAST WEEK AND GOT A LOT OF COMPLIMENTS ABOUT THE QUANTITY AND THE QUALITY OF THE CASES THAT WASCO PD IS SENDING THEIR WAY. SO UNSOLICITED, JUST COMPLIMENTARY COMMENTS MADE BY THAT STAFF THERE. SO THE DEPARTMENT REALLY IS DOING A GREAT JOB. A BIG PART OF THAT. THANK YOU FOR SHARING THAT SCOTT. YEAH IT'S WONDERFUL TO HEAR. WE KNOW THAT YOU'RE DOING A GOOD JOB, THE ENTIRE DEPARTMENT IS DOING A GOOD JOB, BUT IT'S GOOD TO HEAR FROM OTHERS AS WELL. JUST LIKE ABOUT OUR STAFF ALSO. ALRIGHT, THANK YOU CHIEF. THANKS AGAIN. ALRIGHT, LET'S SEE, LET'S SEE WHERE I AM HERE ON MY AGENDA. [11) CONSENT CALENDAR] ALL RIGHT, CITY COUNCIL BUSINESS, ITEM 11, CONSENT CALENDAR. THE CONSENT CALENDAR CONSISTS OF ITEMS THAT ARE ROUTINE AND NON-CONTROVERSIAL IN 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. THIS EVENING WE HAVE ITEMS 11A TO 11D. AT THIS TIME, I WOULD LIKE TO ASK THE MEMBERS IF THEY HAVE A CONFLICT OF INTEREST ON A PARTICULAR ITEM ON THE CONSENT CALENDAR. MEMBER MEDINA? I HAVE NONE. MEMBER MARTINEZ? NO CONFLICT. MEMBER RAYA? NO CONFLICT. AND I DON'T HAVE A CONFLICT EITHER. 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? NO? SHALL I CALL YOU BY NAME? I HAVE NOT. NO? SPEAK UP. NO. YES. NO, NO. I GUESS I SHOULD BE MORE FORMAL. OKAY. I WOULD LIKE TO ENTERTAIN A MOTION FOR APPROVAL. SO MOVED. I'LL SECOND. I'LL SECOND. WHO DID IT? I MOVED. YOU GOT A SECOND? MARTINEZ. OKAY. MADAM CLERK, WOULD YOU CALL THE ROLL? MAYOR PRO TEMERINA? AYE. COUNCIL MEMBER MARTINEZ? AYE. COUNCIL MEMBER MEDINA? AYE. COUNCILMEMBER RAYA MOTION BY COUNCILMEMBER MEDINA SECOND AND BY COUNCILMEMBER MARTINEZ TO APPROVE THE CONSENT CALENDAR MOTION IS APPROVED WITH FOUR AYES WITH MAYOR SALDANA ABSENT. THANK YOU THERE'S NOTHING UNDER 12 AND 13. SO AT THIS TIME I SHOULD RECESS THE YEAH, OKAY VERY GOOD EXCUSE ME, DO YOU WANT TO RECESS NOW OR AFTER WE FINISH THE FIRST NEW BUSINESS [00:35:01] ITEM? I PREFER IF IT'S OKAY WITH EVERYBODY. WE'LL GO AHEAD AND DO THE FIRST NEW BUSINESS ITEM AND THEN WE'LL RECESS TO THE SPECIAL MEETING. THAT WILL WORK FOR ME. OKAY. I THINK EVERYBODY'S IN AGREEMENT? [14.a. Council finds this action is not a “project” under Section 15378 of the CEQA Guidelines; Adopt a Resolution Authorizing the City Manager or Designee to Finalize and Execute a Temporary Employment Agreement for a Summer IT Intern Through Kern Intern Connections, Subject to City Manager and City Attorney Review.] OKAY. YES. OKAY, THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT, ITEM 14, NEW BUSINESS, 14A, COUNCIL, FINDS THIS ACTION IS NOT A PROJECT UNDER SECTION 15378 OF THE CEQA GUIDELINES. I CAN SEE BETTER WITH MY GLASSES ON. OKAY, HERE WE GO. ADOPT A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER OR DESIGNEE TO FINALIZE AND EXECUTE A TEMPORARY EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT FOR A SUMMER IT INTERN TO KERN COUNTY, KERN INTERN CONNECTIONS, SUBJECT TO CITY MANAGER AND CITY ATTORNEY'S REVIEW. THANK YOU, HONORABLE MAYOR PRO TEMP AND CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS. THIS IS, AGAIN, WE'RE PARTNERING WITH CURRENT ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT. THEY'RE HOSTING THEIR ANNUAL PROGRAM. EVERY SUMMER THEY TRY TO PLACE YOUTH IN INTERNSHIPS. LAST SUMMER WE PARTICIPATED. THE IT DEPARTMENT HAD A YOUNG FELLOW THAT I BELIEVE IS ATTENDING TAFT COLLEGE. RIGHT NOW, SO THIS COMING SUMMER, THEY'VE REACHED OUT TO US AND ASKED IF WE COULD PARTNER WITH THEM AGAIN AND HOST ANOTHER STUDENT. AND THIS IS WHAT THIS ITEM IS ALL ABOUT. THANK YOU, MRS. LADDER. ARE THERE ANY PUBLIC COMMENTS AT THIS TIME? SEEING NONE. ANY COMMENTS FROM THE MEMBERS? MEMBER MARTINEZ? NO COMMENT. MEMBER MEDINA? I MEAN, I THINK THIS IS GREAT. ANYTIME WE CAN HAVE AN INTERN, I THINK IT'S A GOOD OPPORTUNITY BOTH FOR THE CITY AND FOR THE INTERN THEMSELVES. I KNOW LAST YEAR, THE GENTLEMAN THAT INTERNED SEEMED LIKE HE ENJOYED IT. I KNOW HE WORKED WITH MANNY AND IT SEEMS LIKE HE WAS HELPFUL. SO I'M ALL FOR IT. SO THANK YOU. MEMBER RYAN. JUST LOVE THE IDEA. YOU KNOW, I THINK IT'S GREAT. YOU KNOW, GIVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO THESE YOUNG KIDS COMING IN TO LEARN ON THE JOB AND ALSO FOR HELP THE CITY AND BOTH OF THEM. IT'S A GREAT DEAL. YEAH, I AGREE. I THINK THIS IS A WONDERFUL PROGRAM. NOT ONLY BECAUSE IT GIVES AN OPPORTUNITY TO THESE STUDENTS TO LEARN ON THE JOB, BUT ALSO BECAUSE IT IS A GREAT DEAL FOR US. I THINK THE OVERALL PROGRAM IS A LITTLE BIT OVER $2,000. WE GET SUBSIDIZED, IF I READ THE REPORT. AND SO I THINK IT'S A WONDERFUL OPPORTUNITY FOR EVERYONE. EVERYBODY WINS IN THIS INSTANCE, SO THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT, I'LL MOVE THIS FORWARD. IS THERE A SECOND? NO SECOND. OKAY. MADAM CLERK, WILL YOU CALL THE ROLL? MAYOR PRO TEMRENA? AYE. COUNCIL MEMBER MARTINEZ? AYE. COUNCIL MEMBER MEDINA? AYE. COUNCIL MEMBER ARAYA? AYE. MOTION BY MAYOR PRO TEMRENA, SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER MEDINA, TO ADOPT THE RESOLUTION. MOTION IS APPROVED WITH FOUR AYES, WITH MAYOR SALDANA ABSENT. SCOTT, DO YOU WANT ME TO CONTINUE UNTIL THE END? SO NOW WE CAN PAUSE, I GUESS, OR RECESS THE REGULAR MEETING. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. AT THIS TIME, I WILL RECESS THE REGULAR MEETING AT 639. [Additional Item] AND START THE SPECIAL MEETING IMMEDIATELY. ALL RIGHT, WE'LL DO THE SPECIAL COUNCIL. NOW, DO I GO TO NUMBER FOUR AT THIS TIME? YES. NEW BUSINESS. CITY COUNCIL FINANCES ACTION IS NOT A PROJECT, NOT A IT'S REPEATED. UNDER SECTION 15378 OF THE CEQA GUIDELINES, A DOCUMENT IS ISSUED TO THE CECU TO PROVIDE A DOCUMENT THE RESOLUTION APPROVING THE MID-YEAR OPERATING BUDGET ADJUSTMENT TOTALLY A FOUR HUNDRED AND SIX THOUSAND TWO HUNDRED AND TWENTY FOUR INCREASE. MS. BLAKEMORE. ALL RIGHT WELL THANK YOU AND GOOD EVENING HONORABLE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS. TONIGHT I WANT TO WALK YOU THROUGH OUR MID-YEAR BUDGET REVIEW FOR THE FISCAL YEAR 2526. [00:40:01] OKAY, THE GOAL IS TO GIVE YOU A CLEAR PICTURE OF WHERE WE ARE FINANCIALLY AT THIS POINT, WHERE WE EXPECT TO END, AND HOW WE POSITION US TO MOVE FORWARD IN THE NEXT BUDGET CYCLE. AT A HIGH LEVEL, THE PRESENTATION IS ABOUT THREE THINGS. WHERE WE STAND TODAY, WHERE WE ARE HEADED BY YEAR END, AND HOW THAT HELPS GUIDE OUR UPCOMING BUDGET AND STRATEGIC PLANNING DECISIONS. SO THIS IS OUR BUDGET TIMELINE AND I'LL JUST TAKE A MOMENT TO WALK YOU THROUGH WHERE WE ARE IN THE OVERALL BUDGET. SO TONIGHT'S MID-YEAR REVIEW WILL BE REALLY THE STARTING POINT AND THE NUMBERS THAT I'LL PRESENT TO YOU I RAN THROUGH MARCH 31ST OF 2026. FROM HERE WE MOVE TO THE STRATEGIC PLANNING MEETING THAT WILL BE NEXT WEEK ON THURSDAY THE 30TH. AND WE'LL HAVE OUR BUDGET WORKSHOPS MID-MAY AND WITH THE A FISCAL YEAR 27 BUDGET FOR JUNE 2ND TO MAKE THE COUNCIL AGENDA. IN ADDITION TO WHERE WE STAND TODAY, THE FISCAL YEAR 25 AUDIT IS CURRENTLY UNDER PROGRESS AND HOPEFULLY WE'LL BE COMPLETING IT IN THE NEXT SEVERAL MONTHS. NOT SURE ON THE EXACT END DATE ON THAT. BUT THAT'S WHERE WE STAND ON THE BUDGET TIMELINE. AT A HIGH LEVEL, THE CITY REMAINS IN A STRONG AND STABLE FINANCIAL POSITION. REVENUES AND EXPENDITURES ARE GENERALLY TRACKING IN LINE WITH EXPECTATIONS. SOME NUMBERS MAY LOOK A LITTLE LOWER RIGHT NOW, BUT THAT'S LARGELY DUE TO TIMING, ESPECIALLY HOW AND WHEN REVENUE IS RECEIVED AND US ACTUALLY BOOKING IT INTO THE SYSTEM. AND OVERALL, WE HAVE TAKEN A CONSERVATIVE APPROACH IN BOTH OUR ESTIMATES AND OUR PROJECTIONS MOVING FORWARD. SO NEXT WE'RE GOING TO GET TO A THREE SLIDES AND THIS ONE I UNDERSTAND IS VERY DETAILED AND I'M GOING TO WALK YOU THROUGH IT A LITTLE BIT BUT THERE'S ANOTHER ATTACHMENT AND IT'S A LITTLE BIT BIGGER IF YOU WANT TO LOOK AT THAT AND TO BEGIN WITH SO WE'RE GOING TO START WITH THE GENERAL FUND AND OVERALL REVENUES AND EXPENDITURES ARE TRACKING IN LINE AND WE ARE PROJECTING THE YEAR-END FUND BALANCE TO BE APPROXIMATELY 25 MILLION 25.6 MILLION SO LIKE I SAID, SLIDE FIVE IS FAIRLY DETAILED AND I WANT TO WALK YOU THROUGH A FEW POINTS TO MAKE IT A LITTLE BIT EASIER TO FOLLOW. FIRST OF ALL, THE FIRST THREE COLUMNS, WHICH ARE THE BUDGET FOR 25, THE PROJECTED FOR 25, AND THE ADOPTED FOR 26, THEY COME DIRECTLY FROM THE COUNCIL APPROVED ADOPTED BUDGET FOR 26. SO IF YOU WERE TO GO BACK TO THAT DOCUMENT, THEY COME EXACTLY FROM THERE. ONE ITEM TO NOTE IS THE BEGINNING FUND BALANCE AS OF JUNE 30TH, 2024 HAS BEEN ADJUSTED TO EXCLUDE FUND 71. THAT'S GOING TO BE OUR CIP FUND. WHILE IT WAS INCLUDED IN THE ADOPTED BUDGET, THE DETAILED REVENUES AND EXPENDITURES WERE NOT. SO THIS ANALYSIS FOCUSES ON JUST PRIMARY GENERAL FUND ACCOUNTS. SO I ADJUSTED THAT BALANCE, AND THAT'S WHERE YOU MIGHT SEE THAT SMALL LITTLE LETTER A. SO MOVING TO THE NEXT COLUMN. I WANT TO HIGHLIGHT WHAT WAS ENTERED INTO OUR FINANCIAL SYSTEM, WHICH IS TYLER MUNIS, AND THERE'S A DIFFERENCE OF $200,000, AND THAT DIFFERENCE COMES FROM THE ADOPTED BUDGET OF 26 HAD A TRANSPOSITION ERROR. SO WHAT WAS ENTERED IN OUR SYSTEM WAS ACTUALLY CORRECT, AND THAT'S WHERE THE $200,000 VARIANCE COMES FROM. AND THEN I JUST SORT OF PROJECT OUT ONE MORE COLUMN, AND THAT IS ALL THE CHANGES THAT HAVE HAPPENED THIS YEAR. THAT HAD BEEN COUNCIL APPROVED. THERE WAS $490,000 OF ADDITIONAL EXPENSE AND $460,000 OF THAT WAS DRIVEN BY THE COUNCIL APPROVED MOTOROLA SOLUTIONS EXPANSION PROJECT AND THAT WAS DONE IN DECEMBER. SO ANOTHER COLUMN OVER IS WE'RE PROPOSING TOTAL MID-YEAR ADJUSTMENTS OF $406,224 WHICH I'LL SUMMARIZE IN THE NEXT SLIDE BUT THAT'S AN INCREASE. OKAY, NET INCREASE. AND FINALLY, THE LAST COLUMN, WHICH IS WHAT WE'RE REALLY FOCUSED ON, IS WHERE WE'RE GOING TO END THE BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR 26. AND RIGHT NOW WHEN WE COMPARE THE PROPOSAL FOR THE ADJUSTMENT AND TAKING INTO CONSIDERATION THE TRANSPOSITION ERROR, WE'RE ONLY LOOKING AT NEGATIVE 0.3% DIFFERENCE IN FUND BALANCE. AND SO OVERALL OUR FINANCIAL POSITION IS STRONG WITH $25.6 MILLION IN GENERAL RESERVES, WHICH ACCOUNT FOR 147% OF OPERATING EXPENDITURES, WHICH IS WELL ABOVE THE 35% RESERVE POLICY. SO WE'RE IN A STRONG FINANCIAL POSITION. [00:45:04] DID YOU SAY 147%? YES. YEAH. SO RIGHT CAN WE ASK, SORRY, CAN WE ASK QUESTIONS ALONG THE WAY? ABSOLUTELY. ON, CAN YOU EXPLAIN A LITTLE BIT BETTER WHEN YOU TALK ABOUT TRANSPOSITION ERROR, LIKE HOW WAS THAT, OR LIKE HOW DID THAT COME UP, I GUESS? I WANT TO UNDERSTAND THAT PART. SO WHEN I HAD TO GO BACK AND RECREATE EVERYTHING, THE FIRST THING I DO IS WHAT I CALL TICK AND TIE. LIKE I NEED TO START WITH A BALANCE. AND SO I PULLED THE ADOPTED BUDGET, AND THERE'S THREE PARTICULAR SLIDES ON THAT ADOPTED BUDGET. I THINK THEY'RE MARKED PAGE 58, 59, AND 60. AND PAGE 60 SHOULD TIE TO THE THREE PAGES BEFORE THAT. AND ONE OF THE NUMBERS JUST HAD DIFFERENT ONE NUMBER WAS HIGHER. ONE NUMBER ON ONE OF THE PAGES SHOWED 7,676,000. AND THEN THE THE THIRD PAGE SHOWED $7,876,000. SO IT WAS JUST IN THE ADOPTED BUDGET. SO IT AFFECTED THE TOTAL ENDING BUDGET. BUT NO, GOOD QUESTION. SO I CAUGHT IT. I CAUGHT IT BECAUSE I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THE NUMBERS THAT WE START WITH ARE RELIABLE AND I ALSO TIED IT TO OUR AUDITED FUND BALANCE FROM FISCAL YEAR 24 SINCE THAT HAS BEEN LOOKED AT AND FINALIZED BY THE AUDIT. SO I MADE SURE ALL THE NUMBERS WERE RIGHT. IN MY ENTIRE PROCESS GOING FORWARD. OKAY, THANK YOU. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? NO. PLEASE CONTINUE. YEAH, GREAT. AND SO THE, OKAY, NOW NEXT WE'RE ON OUR MID-YEAR ADJUSTMENTS. AND SO WHAT WE'RE PROPOSING IS THAT APPROXIMATELY $493,000 OF ADDITIONAL REVENUES, PRIMARILY FROM SALES TAX AND MEASURE X. TAX AND THAT IS COMING DIRECTLY FROM HDL WHEN WE MET WITH THEM JUST LAST WEEK SO THAT THOSE PROJECTIONS ARE COMING FROM THEM AND THEN AN ADDITIONAL EIGHTY SIX THOUSAND DOLLARS IN ADDITIONAL EXPENDITURES AND IF WE HAVE QUESTIONS ON THOSE EXACT EXPENDITURES LUCKILY I HAVE ALL OF THEM HERE TO ANSWER THAT AND EVEN WITH THESE ADJUSTMENTS THE OVERALL IMPACT OF THE FUND BALANCE IS MINIMAL AND THE CITY STILL REMAINS IN A STABLE AND BALANCED FINANCIAL POSITION SO THAT'S THE PROPOSAL. I DID SOME GENERAL SLIDES SHOWING THE HISTORICAL FUND BALANCE AND THE TOP SEVEN TAX REVENUES. THIS IS JUST TO GIVE YOU SOME HISTORICAL CONTEXT. YOU'LL SEE THAT WHILE THE FUND BALANCE HAS COME DOWN SLIGHTLY FOR 25-26 FROM PRIOR YEARS, IT STILL REMAINS RELATIVELY STRONG AND HIGHER THAN THE EARLIER YEARS, FISCAL YEAR 21 AND 22. THAT'S JUST TO SHOW YOU SOME HISTORICAL TRENDS. AND THEN AS FAR AS THE TOP SEVEN REVENUES THERE, I KNOW IT'S A LITTLE CHALLENGING TO SEE, BUT I DO SHOW THAT THE BUDGET VERSUS ACTUAL OVER THE LAST FOUR FISCAL YEARS. SO YOU CAN SEE THE SALES TAX, THE PROPERTY TAX, AND THE MOTOR VEHICLE LICENSE HAVE CONSTANTLY PERFORMED WELL OVER THE PAST FEW YEARS. AND FOR THIS YEAR, WHILE THE NUMBERS MAY APPEAR LOWER AT THIS POINT, IT'S MAINLY JUST DUE TO TIMING. OF US RECOGNIZING IT AND GETTING IT IN, BUT IT WILL BE IN BEFORE THE END OF THE YEAR. AND SO SALES TAX IS EXPECTED TO EXCEED BUDGET BY $186,000 PER HDL AND MEASURE X BY $307,000. AND WE DO ANTICIPATE FINISHING THE YEAR AT AROUND OUR REVENUE EXPECTATIONS OF WHAT'S IN THE BUDGET. AND SO THAT'S REALLY THE OVERVIEW FOR THE GENERAL FUNDS. SO I DO WANT TO OPEN UP QUESTIONS FOR GENERAL FUNDS BEFORE WE MOVE INTO ENTERPRISE FUNDS. I DO HAVE SOME QUESTIONS. WHAT? SCOTT, MAYBE THIS IS YOU, I DON'T KNOW, BUT CAN YOU REFRESH MY MEMORY WHEN IT COMES TO THE ASSIGN AND UNASSIGN ON WHY THERE WAS A SIGN IN ALL THE PREVIOUS YEARS? YES. SO I ANTICIPATED THIS QUESTION. SO THE BLUE BAR ON THE HISTORICAL FUND BALANCE IS THE RESERVES FOR THE LABOR CAMP CLEANUP. IF YOU RECALL, WE HAD 9.3. $3 MILLION EARMARKED IN CASE WE HAD TO END UP CLEANING IT UP OURSELVES. BECAUSE OF THE AGREEMENT WE MADE WITH HIGH SPEED RAIL, THEY COVERED THAT THROUGH REIMBURSEMENT. AND ROUND NUMBERS, I'M TRYING TO REMEMBER, WE WERE UNDER $5 MILLION TOTAL EXPENDED TO DO THE CLEANUP, AND WE'VE BEEN 100% REIMBURSED FOR THAT. [00:50:06] SO THAT DIDN'T ADD MONEY TO THE RESERVES, IT. UNLOCKED THAT AMOUNT. SO IT'S NO LONGER ASSIGNED. MAKES SENSE, THANK YOU. AND THEN ON THE OTHER COLUMN WHERE YOU HAVE INTEREST EARNED, I SEE THAT YOU HAVE IT MARKED, BUT I DON'T SEE ANY SORT OF COLOR COORDINATION TO IT THERE. SHOULD IT BE ON THERE? WHAT, INTEREST? YEAH, INTEREST EARNED. YEAH, INTEREST EARNED HAS DEFINITELY BEEN EARNED, IT JUST HASN'T BEEN BOOKED YET. WE WILL GET IT CAUGHT UP. IT'S JUST ONE OF THE MANY THINGS TO GET CAUGHT UP. SO WE'RE CATCHING UP 25 AND THEN CATCHING UP 26 ON INTEREST EARN, BUT INTEREST HAS BEEN COMING IN. OKAY. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? OKAY. I'M NOT SURE WHETHER THIS IS WHERE I WANT TO BRING THIS UP. I BROUGHT IT UP BEFORE, AND THAT IS A CONCERN THAT I HAVE OF THE CURRENT GLOBAL SITUATION. THAT WILL AFFECT US AS WELL. THERE IS A MUNICIPALITY, I MENTIONED THIS BEFORE, THAT IS NOW IN TROUBLE. THEY ARE GOING TO HAVE TO DO CUTBACKS. THE NUMBERS DON'T SHOW THAT FOR US. BUT THE DISRUPTION OF THE DISTRIBUTION OF OIL WORLDWIDE IS AFFECTING MANY, MANY COUNTRIES, PRIMARILY IN ASIA AND SOUTHEAST ASIA. BUT IT DOES NOT MEAN THAT IT'S NOT GOING TO AFFECT US AS WELL. THERE ARE COUNTRIES LIKE THE PHILIPPINES AND INDIA WHO ARE HAVING TO RATION THE OIL THAT THEY HAVE, AND SOME OF THEM HAVE ELIMINATED TAXES BECAUSE THERE'S JUST NOT ENOUGH TO GO AROUND. YOU KNOW, PEOPLE USUALLY ARGUE, WELL, WE ARE THE BIGGEST PRODUCER OF OIL, BUT WE ALSO IMPORT OIL, AND WHEN YOU SUM IT ALL UP, WE END UP BEING A NET. WE DON'T EXPORT AS MUCH AS WE ASSUME. AND THERE IS THE BIG PROBABILITY OF A RECESSION LOOMING OUT THERE. AND EVEN IF THE WAR WERE TO WIND UP TOMORROW, WHAT HAS ALREADY BEEN PUT IN PLACE WILL TAKE MONTHS TO WORK ITSELF OUT. AND SO I WANT TO BE VERY CAUTIOUS. I WANT US TO BE VERY CAUTIOUS ABOUT WHAT WE DO WITH THE FUNDS THAT WE HAVE, THAT WE DO NOT OVER-COMMIT OURSELVES. AND THEN FIND OURSELVES IN A SITUATION IN WHICH WE HAVE TO CUT BACK, WHATEVER THAT CUT BACK MAY MEAN. YOU KNOW, USUALLY PEOPLE ARE LOOKING TO FREEZE HIRING, IN SOME INSTANCES LETTING PEOPLE GO, WHICH WOULD BE A TERRIBLE THING. BUT I THINK WE NEED TO BE VERY, VERY AWARE OF THAT. YOU DON'T HEAR THIS VERY MUCH, BUT I'VE BEEN DIGGING INTO IT A LOT. AND IT'S WORRYING ME. IT REALLY IS WORRYING ME. AND I THINK US AS A BODY AND YOU AS A STAFF NEED TO PUT OUR HEADS TOGETHER AROUND THIS AND SAY, DO WE REALLY WANT TO COMMIT OUR FUNDS TO UNCERTAINTY? SO I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT I PUT IT OUT THERE. I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE ALL THINKING AND TALKING ABOUT IT AND THAT WE TRY TO FIGURE OUT WHAT THE BEST COURSE FOR US. IS BEFORE WE JUMP INTO SOMETHING AND THEN WE REALIZE THAT, HEY, IT'S NOT DOABLE BECAUSE OF A SITUATION THAT SUDDENLY SHOWED UP, WHICH IS A RECESSION. IT IS VERY LIKELY THAT WE'RE GOING TO HAVE A RECESSION. YOU DON'T HEAR IT ON THE NEWS. NOBODY'S TALKING ABOUT IT. BUT THE FACT IS THAT OIL IS VERY EXPENSIVE. IF YOU GOOGLE THE PRICE OF OIL THAT IS GOING TO BE IN THE $99 RANGE, BUT THAT'S NOT WHAT PEOPLE ARE PAYING FOR IT. PEOPLE ARE PAYING $130, $40, $150, $160. THAT'S WHAT COUNTRIES ARE PAYING FOR OIL. AND SO THAT'S WHAT THEY CALL OIL FUTURES. I DID NOT UNDERSTAND THAT BEFORE I STARTED TO DIG INTO THIS. SO JUST TO SUMMARIZE, I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE VERY AWARE, ALL OF US, THE COUNCIL AND THE STAFF. THAT WE MAY END UP WITH A SITUATION IN THE VERY NEAR FUTURE IN WHICH THOSE REVENUES THAT WE'RE SAYING ARE HEALTHY NOW MAY NOT BE THERE. THERE MAY BE MANY REASONS WHY, BUT SIMPLY IF YOU LOOK AT THE PRICE OF GAS, RIGHT, IT'S WHAT, NEARLY $6 A GALLON [00:55:04] NOW. AND THAT'S UNSUSTAINABLE. PEOPLE ARE SPENDING A LARGE PERCENTAGE OF THEIR INCOME JUST TO MOVE AROUND. AND SO I'M CONCERNED, AND I WANT TO EXPRESS THAT CONCERN. I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE THINK ABOUT THIS AS WE MOVE THROUGH THIS PROCESS AND THAT WE DO NOT OVERCOMMIT OURSELVES JUST IN CASE THINGS DON'T TURN OUT THE WAY WE THINK THEY'RE GOING TO DO. YOU KNOW, THE NUMBERS LOOK HEALTHY NOW, BUT THEY MAY NOT LOOK HEALTHY THREE MONTHS FROM NOW. THAT'S MY POINT. SO, HONORABLE MAYOR PRO TEM, I APPRECIATE THE COMMENTS. YOU'RE EXACTLY RIGHT. WE MUST BE VIGILANT AND LOOK TOWARD THE FUTURE. DEAL WITH THAT UNCERTAINTY. TONIGHT'S EXERCISE IS SIMPLY FOR THIS CURRENT SITUATION AND A LESS THAN THREE MONTH WINDOW. AND THESE NUMBERS THAT ARE BEING PROPOSED TONIGHT ARE AN EXTREMELY MODEST CORRECTION TO OUR CURRENT YEAR BUDGET. IN FACT, THE EXPECTED REVENUE INCREASES ARE MORE THAN FOUR TIMES THE PROPOSED. EXPENSE INCREASES. SO THAT I FEEL PRETTY CONFIDENT THAT THERE WON'T BE ANY SURPRISES IN THIS SHORT TIME WINDOW AND WITH THOSE NUMBERS. THE CORRECT OR PERHAPS THE MORE PRODUCTIVE TIME TO DISCUSS THESE FUTURES AND POTENTIAL FOR RECESSION VERSUS NOT IS ENTIRELY WHAT OUR STRATEGIC MEETING IS DESIGNED FOR, IS TO TALK ABOUT THOSE KINDS OF THINGS. WHAT ARE OUR PRIORITIES? WHAT IS THE FORECAST. WHAT DO WE WANT TO LOOK AT GOING FORWARD? THIS IS JUST A SNAPSHOT IN TIME, AND NO DECISIONS ON FUTURE BUDGETS WILL BE MADE TONIGHT. AS I MENTIONED AT THE BEGINNING, I DIDN'T KNOW WHETHER THIS IS THE RIGHT MOMENT TO BRING THIS UP, BUT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT ADDITIONAL EXPENDITURES OVER $400,000. NO, $80,000. IF WE CAN BACK UP A COUPLE SLIDES. YEAH, ABSOLUTELY. 86,000. YEAH, 86 AND ADDITIONAL EXPENSES. 493 ADDITIONAL PROJECTED REVENUES FOR A NET OF 400 POSITIVE. OKAY, SO WE'RE STILL COUNTING ON THAT REVENUE TO COME IN, AND THAT'S WHAT I'M CAUTIONING YOU THAT IT MAY NOT. YEAH, AND WE DON'T PLAN TO SPEND THE 400. WE'RE ONLY ADJUSTING BY THE 86. OKAY. THAT SEEMS MORE DOABLE. BEAR IN MIND THAT THESE ARE STILL BUDGET NUMBERS TOO. WE, WITHOUT EXCEPTION, UNDERSPEND OUR BUDGET EVERY YEAR. SO THESE ARE LINE ITEMS THAT WE KNOW WE'VE RUN SHORT ON, THESE PARTICULAR LINE ITEMS IN THESE PARTICULAR DEPARTMENTS. THERE WILL BE OTHER LINE ITEMS THAT WE UNDERSPEND, AND THEY'LL LIKELY BALANCE OUT. BUT RATHER THAN SHUFFLING FROM BUCKET TO BUCKET WITHIN THE DEPARTMENTS, WE CHOSE TO JUST SUMMARIZE THIS HERE. IT JUST SIMPLY AUTHORIZES THE CONTINUED OPERATION WITH THESE ADDITIONAL RECOGNITIONS FOR THE NEXT THREE MONTHS. THANK YOU, SCOTT. I APPRECIATE THAT. THAT'S THE 86,000 MAKES ME FEEL MORE AT EASE. GOOD. HOWEVER, I DON'T REGRET SHARING WITH YOU WHAT I JUST SHARED BECAUSE THIS IS SOMETHING THAT, AS I MENTIONED, ALL OF US, EVERY SINGLE ONE OF US HERE NEEDS TO BE LOOKING AT THAT. INTO THE FUTURE BECAUSE THIS IS COMING. THIS IS COMING AND NOBODY'S TALKING ABOUT IT. VERY FEW PEOPLE ARE TALKING ABOUT IT AND SO WE NEED TO PREPARE OURSELVES FOR IT. I DO HAVE ONE REQUEST. THESE ARE VERY DIFFICULT TO READ. I'D LIKE TO HAVE FULL PAGES OF EACH ONE OF THESE CHARTS. NOT NOW, BUT IF YOU COULD ARRANGE IT SO THAT I COULD GET THEM, THAT WOULD BE WONDERFUL. MAYBE THE REST OF THE COUNCIL WANTS THEM. THIS ONE I ALREADY SAVED IN A SEPARATE PDF FOR YOU. OKAY. I'D LIKE TO HAVE THEM ALL ON THIS PRESENTATION. OKAY. THANK YOU. I APPRECIATE IT. THANK YOU SO MUCH. YEAH, YOU'RE WELCOME. AND TOMORROW THEY'RE GOING TO GET AN EMAIL OUT FOR THE STRATEGIC MEETING ON YOUR PERSONAL GOALS FOR THE CITY OF WASCO. SO EXPECT THAT EMAIL TOMORROW SO WE CAN PREP FOR THE MEETING ON THE 30TH. OKAY? THANK YOU. YEAH, AND THEN WE'RE GOING TO MOVE ON TO ENTERPRISE FUNDS. AND THE FIRST ONE IS, SO ON THE ENTERPRISE FUNDS, WE'RE GOING TO TALK ABOUT WASTEWATER, WATER, AND SANITATION. AND THESE ARE ALL DESIGNED [01:00:03] TO BE SELF-SUPPORTING, AND OVERALL THEY'RE PERFORMING AS EXPECTED. FOR WASTEWATER, ONCE AGAIN, THESE SLIDES ARE IN THE SAME FORMAT AS THE PREVIOUS ONE, WHICH IS THE FIRST THREE COLUMNS, THE BUDGET PROJECTED AND ADOPTED BUDGET, ARE ALL TAKEN FROM THE COUNCIL APPROVED A 2026 ADOPTED BUDGET. THEN THE ENTERED BUDGET AND THE REVISED BUDGET ARE EXACTLY THE SAME. SO THERE'S BEEN NO CHANGES FOR EACH OF THESE THROUGHOUT THE PRESENTATION FOR WATER, WASTEWATER, AND SANITATION. I DID ADJUST THE BEGINNING FUND BALANCE TO AGREE TO THE AUDITED. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FROM FISCAL YEAR 24 BECAUSE OF COURSE WHEN THE BUDGET BEING DONE THAT THE BEGINNING BALANCE IS USUALLY AN ESTIMATE UNTIL THE AUDITS DONE SO THAT WAS EXPECTED SO THERE'S BEEN NO CHANGES TO THE WASTEWATER FUND THIS IS JUST ANOTHER CHART JUST SHOWING THAT THE ACTUALS THROUGH 331 ARE SORT OF IN LINE WITH EXPECTATIONS FOR WASTEWATER? PRETTY MUCH GOING PRETTY SMOOTHLY WHEN WE GET OVER INTO WATER SAME EXACT THING WHAT WAS ADOPTED IS WHAT'S ENTERED AND IT'S WHAT'S THE SAME AND THERE'S BEEN NO CHANGES FOR A BUDGET. THIS SLIDE, AND I WANT TO POINT OUT FOR WATER, IS THAT YOU CAN SEE THE REVENUES AND EXPENSES ARE DRASTICALLY LOWER THAN THE BUDGET. SO THE BUDGET FOR WATER WAS $31 MILLION, BUT OF THAT $31 MILLION, I THINK IT WAS $27.9 IS GRANT-RELATED REVENUE. AND OF THAT GRANT-RELATED REVENUE. THROUGH MARCH, WE'VE ONLY SPENT $1.3 MILLION, AND SO THAT EXPENSE HAS BEEN INCURRED, AND WE'RE JUST WORKING ON GETTING THAT REVENUE FOR THE $1.3 MILLION. SO WE WILL ALWAYS OFFSET THE EXPENSES WITH THE GRANT REVENUE, WHICH IS WE DON'T HAVE THE EXPENSES SO FAR, WHETHER I THINK THEY JUST DELAYED PROJECTS RELATED TO WATER. MAY I ASK A QUESTION? THE $37-SOMETHING MILLION, THE GRANT, IS THAT MONEY ALREADY IN OUR COFFERS? IN OUR WHAT? IN OUR COFFERS. NO, IT'S PURELY A REIMBURSEMENT-BASED. SO WE HAVE TO SPEND THE MONEY TO GET REIMBURSED. SO WE WILL GET REIMBURSED UP TO THAT AMOUNT. RIGHT. AND JUST IN THE LAST 10 DAYS OR SO, THE PHYSICAL DRILLING OF THE TEST WELL HAS BEEN STARTED. ALL THE WORK SO FAR HAS BEEN GETTING THE GRANT SECURED, WHICH TOOK SEVERAL YEARS. OF YEARS. AND THEN THE ENGINEERING AND DESIGN AND BIDDING AND SO FORTH. SO WE'RE PHYSICALLY BEGINNING NOW. AND WE ARE NOT AT RISK. MOST GRANTS HAVE A TIME LIMIT. DOES THIS ONE HAVE A TIME LIMIT? IT DOES. AND WHAT IS THE TIME LIMIT? MR. REINA, BUT WE CAN GET YOU THAT TIMELINE. THAT'S FINE. THE ONLY REASON FOR THE QUESTION IS I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT YOU WE DON'T RUN OUT OF TIME TO SPEND THAT MONEY. SPEND A LOT OF ENERGY MAKING SURE THAT'S THE CASE. YEAH, ALSO BECAUSE A LOT OF ENERGY WAS SPENT TO GET IT TO US. AS WE MENTIONED, IT TOOK SEVERAL YEARS TO GET IT DONE. WE'LL REPORT BACK ON THAT DEADLINE. WE DO HAVE MONTHLY MEETINGS WITH THE STATE REP BECAUSE THEY'RE ON THE SAME MISSION. THEY WANT US TO SPEND THE MONEY AND DELIVER THE PROJECT. I AGREE. AND THE AGREEMENT WITH THEM. WHICH WE NEED SORELY, RIGHT? YES. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. APPRECIATE IT. AND THEN THE LAST IS THE SANITATION FUND. ONCE AGAIN, THE ADOPTED BUDGET EQUALS THE ENTERED BUDGET EQUALS THE REVISED BUDGET. THERE'S BEEN NO CHANGES IN SANITATION. AND THE SANITATION JUST BASICALLY WILL END WITH A FUND BALANCE OF $5.6 MILLION. AND RIGHT NOW THE THE REVENUES AND EXPENSES ARE TRENDING AS EXPECTED. AND SO BEFORE I PROCEED, DO YOU HAVE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS ON WASTEWATER, WATER, OR SANITATION? NO, I'LL JUST MAKE A COMMENT. SCOTT, YOU SENT OUT THE PURCHASE OF, WHAT IS IT, 90-GALLON TRASH CANS, IS THAT CORRECT? I THOUGHT THAT WAS A WISE DECISION. YOU KNOW, WE ARE OUT THERE. I BELIEVE YOU SAID THEY'RE 20 YEARS OLD? YEAH, THEY'RE PAST THEIR EXPECTED LIFETIME. AND WE HAD A DISCUSSION ABOUT THIS YESTERDAY WITH THE PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR. THE LIFE EXPECTANCY IS 10 YEARS ON THOSE TOTES. WE'VE BEEN MILKING THEM, SO THEY'RE DUE. WELL, GOOD. ANYWAY, I JUST WANTED TO MAKE [01:05:01] THAT COMMENT. I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT THAT LET ME FIRST SAY THIS. I THINK IT'S WONDERFUL THAT THE LIFE EXPECTANCY WAS 10 YEARS, THAT WE WERE ABLE TO GET 20 OUT OF IT. BUT NOW I THINK IT'S DUE TO REPLACE THEM. SO THANK YOU. THAT WAS THE ONLY COMMENT I WANTED TO MAKE. PERFECT. WELL, THANK YOU. THIS LAST SLIDE IS JUST KEY TAKEAWAYS, AND WE'RE TALKING FOR THE FISCAL YEAR 25 AND 26 ONLY, BUT FOR THIS FISCAL YEAR, IT STILL REMAINS IN A STRONG POSITION FOR THIS YEAR GOING THROUGH JUNE 30TH. SECOND, WE'RE STARTING TO SEE SOME EXTERNAL COST PRESSURES LIKE INFLATION, FUEL COSTS, SOME LABOR NEGOTIATIONS, AND WE'LL CONTINUE TO MONITOR THAT AND KEEP YOU INFORMED. AND THIRD, WE'RE MAINTAINING FINANCIAL DIS- FINANCIAL DISCIPLINE BY AVOIDING RELIANCE ON ONE-TIME FUNDS FOR ONGOING OPERATIONS. AND FINALLY, WE WILL CONTINUE TO CLOSELY MONITOR REVENUES, ECONOMIC CONDITIONS, AND ANY LEGISLATIVE CHANGES AS WE MOVE INTO THE NEXT BUDGET CYCLE. AND THAT'S THE LAST SLIDE. SO WITH THAT, THE STAFF IS RECOMMENDING APPROVAL OF THE MID-YEAR BUDGET ADJUSTMENTS, TOTALING AN INCREASE OF $406,224. THANK YOU, MS. BLAKEMORE. ARE THERE ANY PUBLIC COMMENTS AT THIS TIME? SEEING NONE, ANY COMMENTS FROM THE MEMBERS? MEMBER MARTINEZ? THANK YOU FOR THE PRESENTATION. THAT WAS VERY THOROUGH BUT EASY TO UNDERSTAND, SO THANK YOU. MEMBER MEDINA? YEAH, THANK YOU, MS. BLAKEMORE, FOR THE PRESENTATION AND BEING ABLE TO ANSWER THE QUESTIONS WE HAD SO I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO THE STRATEGIC PLANNING MEETING NEXT WEEK I'M SURE THERE'S GOING TO BE A LOT MORE QUESTIONS AND LONG-TERM UH FOCUSES AND WHATNOT SO I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO THAT THANK YOU ALL RIGHT THANK YOU REMEMBER RYAN YEAH THANK YOU FOR YOUR WORK IN YOUR PRESENTATION VERY EASY TO UNDERSTAND THANK YOU I I WANT TO COMMENT ON THE FACT THAT YOU STILL SMELL LIKE A NEW CAR YOU KNOW I'M BEING A LITTLE BIT FUNNY HERE BUT I MEAN THIS IS VERY GOOD YOU KNOW IT'S JUST YOU GOT IN AND YOU'RE WORKING THE NUMBERS AND MAKING IT MAKE SENSE SO THANK YOU FOR THAT AND THANK YOU FOR ANSWERING MY QUESTIONS. I APPRECIATE IT I'LL CONTINUE TO LEARN AND SEE WHAT YOU KNOW THE COUNCIL NEEDS AND WHAT THE CITY NEEDS AND WE'LL ADJUST AND KEEP MOVING FORWARD. THANK YOU. I WOULD LIKE TO ENTERTAIN A MOTION FOR APPROVAL. MADAM CLERK HAS BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED. WOULD YOU CALL THE ROLL? OKAY, MAYOR PRO TEMPORENA? AYE. COUNCIL MEMBER MARTINEZ? AYE. COUNCIL MEMBER MEDINA? AYE. COUNCIL MEMBER RYAN? AYE. MOTION MADE BY COUNCILMEMBER MEDINA. MARTINEZ. MARTINEZ. SECONDED BY COUNCILMEMBER MEDINA TO ADOPT THE RESOLUTION. MOTION IS APPROVED WITH FOUR AYES, WITH MAYOR SALDANA ABSENT. THANK YOU, MADAM CLERK. AT THIS TIME, I'M ADJOURNING THIS SPECIAL MEETING. IT IS 7.09. AND I HAVE TO BACK THE GAP. ALL RIGHT. SO DO WE GO BACK TO THE OTHER MEETING? YES. [15.a. Kern Economic Development Corporation (Medina)] WE CAN CONTINUE THE REGULAR MEETING. RIGHT. SO ITEM 15, REPORTS FROM COMMISSIONS AND COMMITTEES, CURRENT ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION. MR. MEDINA. SO THESE ARE QUARTERLY MEETINGS. THE MEETING IS ACTUALLY THIS WEEK ON THE 23RD. I'LL BE OUT IN SACRAMENTO, SO I WON'T BE ABLE TO ATTEND. DO WE HAVE AN ALTERNATE FOR YOU? I DON'T THINK WE DO. OKAY. I DON'T KNOW THAT THEY ALLOW IT. THAT'S CORRECT. THEY DO NOT ALLOW IT. [15.b. Kern Council of Governments (Reyna)] LAST TIME I WAS TRYING TO SEND AN ALTERNATE, AND I DON'T THINK THEY ALLOWED IT. THAT'S RIGHT. THEY SAY, WHAT DO YOU MEAN? ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU, MR. MEDINA. ALL RIGHT, NOW CURRENT COUNCIL OF GOVERNMENTS, THAT WOULD BE ME. I'LL BE BRIEF. THE HIGH SPEED RAIL AUTHORITY RELEASED THE DRAFT 2026 CALIFORNIA HIGH SPEED RAIL [01:10:02] BUSINESS PLAN AND PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD ENDING APRIL 29TH. AND I BELIEVE SCOTT, YOU AND JAY HAVE ALREADY PLANNED TO BE THERE? YES, AND I CAN GIVE A QUICK UPDATE HERE AS WELL AS ANYWHERE ELSE, BUT THERE IS A COMMENT LETTER PUT TOGETHER BY THE AFFECTED CITIES IN THE COUNTY. TO THAT BUSINESS PLAN AND THAT HAS BEEN CRAFTED AND REVIEWED BY YOUR SUPPORT LETTER COMMITTEE, AD HOC COMMITTEE, OVER THE LAST COUPLE DAYS AND GIVEN APPROVAL TO GO AHEAD AND HAVE WASCO SIGN ON AS A SUPPORTER OF THAT LETTER. JAY SCHLOSSER AND MYSELF, JAY IS THE DIRECTOR OF KERN COG NOW, HE AND I WILL BE DELIVERING THAT LETTER IN PERSON AT THE HIGH SPEED RAIL MEETING ON THE 29TH. I'M CERTAIN YOU WILL DO A FINE JOB. WELL, WE'LL SEE WHETHER I ACTUALLY HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO EDITORIALIZE, BUT I THINK IT WILL BE GOOD. AND THIS SAME GROUP HERE IN KERN COUNTY INTENDS TO HAVE AT LEAST ONE REPRESENTATIVE AT EVERY MEETING GOING FORWARD SO THAT THE BOARD IS WELL AWARE THAT KERN COUNTY IS. HIGHLY INTERESTED IN WHAT'S GOING ON. OUR INTERACTION WITH THE AUTHORITY IS MINIMAL FROM THIS POINT FORWARD, BUT I STILL THINK IT'S IMPORTANT TO SUPPORT THE WHOLE COUNTY, AND I APPRECIATE THE COUNCIL ALLOWING ME TO DO THAT THROUGH THIS COMMITTEE. YEAH, I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT THAT YOU BE PART OF IT BECAUSE IT WILL AFFECT US NO MATTER WHAT THEY'RE DOING. YOU KNOW, WHETHER THEY'RE DOING JUST SOUTH OF US. SURE. I THINK WE WILL SUFFER SOME CONSEQUENCES OF THEIR ACTIVITY. I THINK YOU MENTIONED A COUPLE OF THINGS TO ME. THE LAY DOWN YARD IS ONE OF THEM. AND THEN THE POWER PLANT. YEAH, I MEAN, THOSE ARE THE KINDS OF THINGS THAT ARE STILL IN FLUX AND THERE ISN'T A GOOD COMMUNICATION. METHOD BETWEEN THE AUTHORITY AND THE CITIES THAT ARE AFFECTED. RIGHT, BUT THAT WOULD AFFECT US, THAT'S MY POINT. INDIRECTLY, YES. VERY GOOD. ALL RIGHT, SO MICHAEL NAVARRO IS PRESENT. THAT'S THE DIRECTOR FOR DISTRICT 6, AND I WAS PLEASANTLY SURPRISED TO SEE HIM. AND I BROUGHT UP THE FACT THAT WE WERE STILL WAITING ON THE INSTALLATION OF THE HOT SYSTEM AT POPLAR AND HIGHWAY 46 BROUGHT UP THE FACT THAT I HAD BEEN TOLD THAT ALL OF THE PERMITS HAD BEEN GIVEN, AND I SHARED WITH THEM THAT THEY ARE REQUESTING TO BE GIVEN THE OPPORTUNITY TO CHECK THE BOLTS WHERE THIS THING IS GOING TO BE ATTACHED TO. MR. VILLA CAN UPDATE US ON THAT. WOULD YOU GIVE US AN UPDATE? BECAUSE HE SAID HE WOULD GET BACK TO ME, BUT UNFORTUNATELY HE DIDN'T, SO I'M NOT QUITE SURE. SO FORTUNATELY, LOOP HAS GAVE US AN UPDATE. THEY HAVE RECEIVED APPROVAL ON THE BOLTS THAT THEY WERE WAITING ON, SO THERE'S A SIGN-OFF THERE, AND THE BOLTS ARE BEING SHIPPED AS WE SPEAK, SO WE SHOULD BE RECEIVING THEM SHORTLY, WHETHER END OF THE WEEK OR NEXT WEEK. ONCE THEY'RE RECEIVED, LOOP WILL MOBILIZE, AND THEY'LL INSTALL THOSE ASAP AS SOON AS THEY GET THEM. INTERESTING, SO I MISUNDERSTOOD FROM THE BEGINNING. I THOUGHT THE BOLTS WERE ALREADY IN THE GROUND AND THEY NEEDED TO INSPECT THEM, BUT THAT'S NOT THE CASE. NO, NOT FOR THE 46 LOCATION. OKAY. THEY'RE NOT IN THE GROUND. THEY'RE AT THE FACILITY WHERE THEY'RE MADE. OKAY. SO NOW WE HAVE RECEIVED THEM. THEY'RE GOING TO BE INSTALLED. DO YOU KNOW WHEN THAT CROSSING WILL BE FINISHED AT THIS TIME? DO YOU HAVE A TIMELINE? WE'RE HOPING LATE JUNE BECAUSE THE POLES ARE STILL SCHEDULED TO BE DELIVERED ON BOTH LOCATIONS IN JUNE. ALL RIGHT. IS THERE ANYTHING ELSE HOLDING THIS LOCATION HERE? ARE YOU WAITING ON BOTH? JUST THE POLES FOR JUNE. OKAY, SO THEY'RE FOR BOTH LOCATIONS? CORRECT. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. THAT PROVIDES SOME CLARITY. THANK YOU. OKAY. MICHAEL NAVARRO SPOKE ABOUT THE VEHICLE HAZARD CLEANUP. THAT OCCURRED OUTSIDE OF WASCO ON HIGHWAY 46, I BELIEVE IT WAS. HE SAID THAT IT'S GOING TO COST OVER A MILLION DOLLARS TO CLEAN THAT UP FULLY. SO THAT'S AN INTERESTING OUTCOME. HE DID SAY THAT THE CROSSING AT HIGHWAY 46 AND POPLAR IS 75% COMPLETE. I DON'T SEE THAT. THAT SEEMS LIKE A HIGH NUMBER, BUT MAYBE YOU AGREE WITH HIM. I DON'T KNOW. DO YOU? [01:15:06] 75% COMPLETE DOESN'T SEEM SO, RIGHT? I DO NOT. I THINK IT'S MORE, YOU KNOW, 40% COMPLETE. BUT IT'S THERE. ONCE THE BOLTS COME IN, THE BOLTS WILL BE INSTALLED AND THE ADA RAMPS WILL BE PROBABLY POURED THE NEXT DAY. THANK YOU. HE ALSO MENTIONED THAT WE WERE WAITING ON ELECTRICAL. IS THAT ACCURATE? YES, THE BOLT PATTERN NEEDS TO BE PLACED BEFORE THE CONDUIT COMES IN, SO THEY ARE WAITING ON THAT AS WELL. OKAY, VERY GOOD. SO HIGA SAKURA, I'M SAYING THAT. AND THEN 46TH AND J STREET ROUNDABOUT, THEY'RE STILL ON UTILITY RELOCATION. SCOTT, YOU PROBABLY ARE AWARE OF THAT? I'M NOT SURE. YES. OKAY, AND THEY'RE GOING TO COME, WHEN I SAY THEY, KERNKOG WILL COME AND GIVE A PRESENTATION IN JUNE. THEY'VE BEEN TALKING ABOUT COMING TO GIVE A PRESENTATION, BUT IT HASN'T HAPPENED. THEY DID COME ONCE. I RECEIVED A CALL, POSSIBLY PROMPTED BY THIS CONVERSATION YOU HAD WITH MICHAEL, TO PERHAPS SCHEDULE THAT SOONER THAN JUNE. OKAY. SO THAT'S IN PROGRESS RIGHT NOW. EVERYTHING ELSE IS GOING. ACCORDING TO PLAN, AS YOU EXPECT? I DON'T THINK WE CAN SAY ANYTHING ABOUT THAT. RELOCATION HAS GONE TO PLAN. IT'S BEEN DIFFICULT. BUT OUR PART IS DONE. WE'RE WAITING. OUR PART'S COMPLETE. WELL, DESIGN AND EVERYTHING'S IN. I BELIEVE CALCHANCE IS STILL ACQUIRING A PARCEL THERE. ONCE IT GETS FINALIZED, THEN THEY GIVE US THE GO-AHEAD, AND WE CAN PUT THE PROJECT OUT TO BID, THE RELOCATION OF OUR WATER LINE. ALL RIGHT. VERY GOOD. THANK YOU. THIS WAS A COMMUNITY REPORT. EVERYBODY CONTRIBUTED TO IT. THANK YOU. THAT'S MY REPORT. [15.c. Wasco Task Force (Saldaña and Raya)] THAT'S OUR REPORT. AND THEN WE HAVE CURRENT COUNCIL, LET'S SEE, WASCO TASK FORCE. MR. RYAN, I'M SORRY. I CAN'T SEE WITHOUT MY GLASSES. OH, THAT'S FINE. WELL, WE'RE UNITING WITH THE CITY FOR THE CITYWIDE CLEANUP. WE'RE GOING TO BE MEETING AT BARKER PARK AT 8 IN THE MORNING TO NEWS. THAT'S THE INFORMATION MAYOR EDDIE SALDANA GAVE ME. ALL RIGHT. VERY GOOD. WHAT DAY IS THAT? APRIL 25TH IS SATURDAY. IS THERE GOING TO BE FOOD? YES. YOU'LL EAT WELL. YEAH, THOSE TACOS ARE GOOD. IT'S WORTH WAITING ON MINE. CARRIE, DO YOU KNOW, ARE WE EXPECTING VOLUNTEERS FROM, LIKE, FFA AND THINGS LIKE THAT, OR ANY IDEA? I THINK SO. I KNOW THE PAL KIDS WILL BE VOLUNTEERING, SO I THINK WE SHOULD HAVE A GOOD NUMBER OF VOLUNTEERS. YOU CAN CERTAINLY CHECK IN WITH SERGIO OR CHRISTIAN, AND THEY'LL KNOW FOR SURE WHAT OTHER NEEDS WE HAVE. BUT WE CAN ALWAYS USE MORE TRUCKS AND TRAILERS ESPECIALLY. I KNOW THAT OUR LIST OF 50, I THINK WE CAPPED IT AT 50 THIS TIME FOR PICKUP. I THINK WE FILLED UP PRETTY QUICK. OKAY. YEAH. AND THEN TIRES ARE BEING ACCEPTED AS WELL THIS TIME? YES, TIRES ARE ACCEPTED AND E-WASTE. OKAY, PERFECT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. ANYBODY ELSE WANTS [16) REPORTS FROM THE CITY MANAGER] TO MAKE ANY COMMENTS AT THIS TIME? REPORTS FROM CITY MANAGER. OKAY. HONORABLE MAYOR PRO TEM AND MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL, ACTUALLY A LITTLE BIT SHORTER LIST TODAY. THE FINAL SNP EVENT THAT WE TALKED ABOUT WILL HAPPEN ON APRIL 24TH HERE ON THURSDAY, OR FRIDAY, AT THE USUAL PLACE AND TIME. WE ARE STILL PURSUING OPTIONS TO CONTINUE SOME FORM OF THAT PROGRAM GOING FORWARD. WE'RE WORKING WITH THE REC DEPARTMENT. TO GET OUR JOINT MEETING SCHEDULED SOMETIME IN THE NEAR FUTURE. WE'LL LET YOU KNOW, AND I'M SURE YOU'LL HEAR FROM THE CITY CLERK ONCE WE MAKE SOME PROGRESS. IT PROBABLY WON'T BE UNTIL AFTER OUR BUDGET. WELL, I WOULD GUESS THAT. WE'RE SHOOTING FOR MAY, BUT IF IT DOESN'T HAPPEN, THAT'S PROBABLY WHY. OKAY. JUST EVERYBODY'S SCHEDULE IS FILLING UP. COMMUNITY BREAKFAST IS SCHEDULED FOR MAY 6TH. THAT'S A WEDNESDAY AT 7 A.M. CURRENTLY THE LOCATION IS OLD COURTHOUSE, AS OFTEN IS. COMMUNITY CLEANUP WAS JUST ANNOUNCED. I THINK WE HAVE OUR CODE COMPLIANCE FOLKS, PUBLIC WORKS, AND THE TASK FORCE ALL PARTICIPATING, PLUS MORE. ECONOMIC SUMMIT IS COMING UP. [01:20:01] THAT'S THE KDC ANNUAL EVENT THAT THEY HOLD IN BAKERSFIELD. THAT'S ON MAY 7TH. AT 730 IN THE MORNING, THAT'S THE ONE THAT RUNS ALL MORNING AND THEY TYPICALLY LET YOU OUT RIGHT BEFORE LUNCHTIME. AND I BELIEVE THE CITY CLERK HAS A FLYER ON THAT THAT HAS OR WILL BE DISTRIBUTED. IT'S ON THEIR CALENDAR. OKAY, SO IT'LL BE ON YOUR CALENDARS. THERE IS A CALIFORNIA CITIES GOLF TOURNAMENT COMING UP, WHICH YOU MAY HAVE ALSO RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION IN YOUR EMAIL. THAT'S GOING TO BE HELD ON 515 IN DINUBA. JUST ACHING FOR A GOLF ROUND, THAT MAY BE INTERESTING TO YOU. THE WASCO MEMORIAL DAY EVENT, WE'VE HEARD THERE WILL BE ONE, BUT WE'RE STILL WAITING FOR DETAILS FROM THE ORGANIZERS. SO I'LL REPORT ON THAT AT THE NEXT MEETING. KEDC IS HAVING THEIR KERN TRANSPORTATION FOUNDATION BREAKFAST ON MAY 13TH. IT WILL BE HELD AT THE SEATAC BUILDING. AND RUNS FROM 8 TO NOON. THIS IS A PRETTY SPECIALIZED GET-TOGETHER. FOLKS THAT ARE HEAVILY INVOLVED IN TRANSIT AT A LARGE SCALE AND FOLKS THAT ARE IN LOGISTICS ARE TYPICALLY THE MOST ENGAGED AT THESE KINDS OF MEETINGS. I'VE BEEN TO A COUPLE OF THEM IN THE PAST AND SO THERE MAY BE INTEREST ON A PERSONAL LEVEL BUT AS FAR AS THE CITY IS CONCERNED NOT A REAL HIGH PRIORITY. SO WE DON'T HAVE TO SAINT MARIA. WELL, WE CAN. I'M ACTUALLY GOING. THAT'S IMPORTANT. YOU'RE IN TRANSPORTATION. SO, ARE YOU GOING TO ATTEND THAT MEETING? OH, SO MARIA IS ATTENDING. I THOUGHT IT WAS A JOKE, BUT THAT'S GOOD. SO EVEN FOLKS THAT ARE INVOLVED IN TRANSIT AT A MODERATE SCALE CAN GET A BENEFIT. THANK YOU FOR MODIFYING THAT. NOW IT FITS HER. YES. AND I'D LIKE TO HAVE MR. VILLA COME UP AND UPDATE ON A COUPLE OF THINGS. ONE ON THE GROMER PARKING SITUATION AND ONE ON THE SIDEWALK, MISSING SIDEWALK. YEAH, GO AHEAD. DID WE GET A COPY OF THAT MAP? GOOD EVENING, HONORABLE MAYOR PRO TEM. COUNCIL SO QUICK UPDATE FOR THE GROMER PAVING I KNOW IT'S BEEN A LITTLE DISRUPTED OUT THERE TODAY WAS PRETTY MESSY BUT THE PLAN IS STILL TO HOPEFULLY EVEN WITH TODAY'S DISRUPTION IS TO BE COMPLETED PAVING BY FRIDAY SO THIS YEAR IS ADDRESSING ONE OF THE CONCERNS THERE FOR PARKING CAUSED REALLY BY THE, I BELIEVE IT'S ROSALEDA VILLAGE. ROSALEDA. ROSALEDA VILLAGE, THANK YOU. SO THE PROPOSED IS TO PAVE PARKING ON THE NORTH END. WE DID CONFIRM, I KNOW WE'VE RAN DIFFERENT SCENARIOS. WE DID CONFIRM THE COUNTY LINE IS AT THE FENCE LINE. SO IT WOULD GIVE US A BUFFER TO ADD SOME PARKING THERE. SO WITH THIS PROJECT, WE'RE DOING MORE PAVING. WE CAME UP WITH THIS SOLUTION TO ADD 12 FEET FOR ADDITIONAL PARKING AT A 400 FEET WIDE SECTION, WHICH IS ADDRESSING THE AREA. THIS IS AN OVERLAY WHERE A LOT OF THE OVERFLOW OF THE CARS ARE BEING PARKED. SO WITH THIS HERE, IT'LL ADDRESS THAT ISSUE WITH ADDING 16 PARKING STALLS THERE COMING DIRECTLY OUT OF THE PRIVATE ROAD, WHICH IS COMING OUT OF THAT ROSALEDA VILLAGE. APARTMENT COMPLEX SO THIS WILL HELP ALLEVIATE SOME OF THE CONCERNS THAT WERE BROUGHT UP AND THE REASON WE'RE PARKING THAT DIRECTION IS THE PARALLEL PARKING THAT THE DIAGONAL PARKING DOES NOT WORK BECAUSE IT STILL DOES THE YES THE BACK END OF A LOT OF THOSE TRUCKS WILL STICK OUT AND CAUSE SOME ISSUES SO YEAH, ANYBODY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ON THIS? THIS IS SOMETHING THAT WE CAME UP PRETTY QUICKLY BECAUSE OF THE GROMORE PROJECT AND THE PAVING THAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN PRETTY QUICK, NEXT TWO DAYS. SO I FIGURED THIS WAS A QUICK SOLUTION FOR A PRETTY HUGE PROBLEM WITH THAT. I HAVE A QUESTION REGARDING THIS. I KNOW THIS IS BROUGHT ABOUT BY THE NUMBER OF INDIVIDUALS THAT LIVE IN A PARTICULAR APARTMENT, RIGHT, AND HAVING MULTIPLE CARS. CORRECT. THIS IS ONLY FOR 16 CARS AND I DON'T KNOW HOW MANY ARE PARKING OUT THERE. [01:25:01] MR. MEDINA PROBABLY HAS A BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF THAT. BUT WILL THIS SOLVE THE ISSUE OF THESE PEOPLE PARKING INAPPROPRIATELY THROUGHOUT THAT AREA? I DON'T BELIEVE IT WILL SOLVE THE ENTIRE ISSUE. SO WE DO, I'D OPEN UP. CONVERSATION AGAIN WITH THE MANAGER OF THE COMPLEX AND TRYING TO FIND ADDITIONAL PARKING WHICH IS ON THE SOUTH END OF THIS CORNER. SOUTHEAST CORNER. SOUTHEAST CORNER, CORRECT. THEY HAVEN'T. YOU SAID AN EMPTY LOT, SO THAT'S PRIVATE PROPERTY? THAT IS CORRECT. SO WE WOULD HELP THEM WITH DESIGN AND THEN THEY WOULD HAVE TO BE THE ONES TO DEVELOP IT? CORRECT. SOMETHING TO THAT EFFECT, KIND OF ANY KIND WHERE THEY CAN SEE WE'RE DOING, THE CITY'S DOING THEIR PART TO HELP BUT FIND A SOLUTION AND. YOU KNOW HOPEFULLY MOTIVATES THEM TO DO SOMETHING WITH THEIR PARKING ALL RIGHT THANK YOU SO LOUIS, THANK YOU ALL FOR MOVING ON THIS. I'M HAPPY TO SEE THAT WE WERE ABLE TO COME UP WITH SOMETHING SO QUICKLY. I THINK IT WAS TIMELY IN TERMS OF THE WORK HAPPENING ON GROMER, WHICH HELPS FEED UP THIS PROCESS. THE ONLY QUESTION OR COMMENT WOULD BE, IS THERE GOING TO BE A, I DON'T KNOW IF THERE IS A CROSSWALK, I DON'T THINK THERE IS, BUT I IMAGINE THERE'S GOING TO BE SOME SORT OF CROSSWALK THERE. THERE IS NOT CURRENTLY, BUT YES, ONCE WE ADD THIS PORTION HERE, WE'LL ADD TWO CROSSWALKS, ONE FOR EACH. SECTION COMING OUT OF THE ADA JUST STRAIGHT BACK AND SIGNAGE ALONG THE ROAD. AND THEN ON THE VEHICLE PARKING, IS IT GOING TO BE LIKE MARKED, LIKE KIND OF LIKE SQUARED OFF TYPE OF DEAL? YEAH. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. THIS IS GREAT. THANK YOU GUYS FOR MOVING ON THIS. I THINK THIS IS GOING TO, I MEAN, IT'S NOT AN END-ALL SOLUTION FOR EVERYTHING THAT'S GOING ON, BUT I THINK IT'S DEFINITELY GOING TO HELP. SO THANK YOU GUYS. OKAY. I THINK THAT COVERS. JUST HAVE A QUICK COMMENT ON IT TOO. ONE OF THE RESIDENTS THAT LIVES IN THOSE HOUSES FURTHER DOWN FROM THE NEW LABOR CAMP, WHICH IS CALLED ROSALITA VILLAGE. YEAH, SHE WAS ASKING IF THERE COULD BE A PATROL CAR, ESPECIALLY DURING SCHOOL HOURS, BECAUSE A LOT OF THOSE CARS, A LOT OF THOSE FAMILIES OR MOTHERS ARE TAKING THEIR KIDS TO SCHOOL AND THEY'RE CROSSING. SHE'S CONCERNED THAT SHE SEES THESE CARS, ESPECIALLY THOSE PEOPLE THAT WORK IN THE MCFARLAND AREA, YOU KNOW, DELANO AREA THAT WAY. THEY'RE GOING LATE TO WORK AND THEY'RE GOING 60, SOMETIMES 70 MILES PER HOUR. AND SHE'S JUST CONCERNED THAT SOMEBODY'S GOING TO GET RUN OVER, ESPECIALLY THOSE KIDS. AND SOMETIMES THESE PARENTS HAVE TWO OR THREE KIDS. THEY HAVE THEM INSIDE AND ONE KID FORGETS THEIR BOOK OR THEIR BACKPACK. GO BACK AND GET YOUR BACKPACK. AND SHE SEES THAT AND SHE SAYS, IF WE CAN HAVE THE CITY HAVE A PATROL CAR THERE. LEAST FROM 630 TO 745 A.M. BUT SHE DOES THE TIME THOSE CARS ARE FLYING THROUGH WHICH SPECIFIC ROAD GIRL RIGHT THERE AND THAT BECAUSE THOSE CARS ARE PARKED ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND SO A LOT OF THOSE CARS YOU KNOW THEY'RE THE MOM AND THE KIDS ARE TAKING THEIR KIDS TO SCHOOL AND THAT WAS A CONCERN WE THOUGHT ABOUT AS WELL FOR ADDING PARKING IN THAT LOCATION TO US TO MAKE IT A LITTLE SAFER WAS TO COME UP WITH THIS AND ADD CROSSWALKS AND SOME SIGNAGE BECAUSE THEY'RE ALREADY DOING IT ILLEGALLY. NOW THEY CAN DO IT SAFER. BUT DEFINITELY, I THINK WE CAN COME UP WITH SOMETHING, MAYBE PATROL. WHAT IS THE SPEED LIMIT ON THAT? I BELIEVE ON MY ROAD IT'S 35. I THINK SO. BUT SINCE THERE'S A STRAIGHTAWAY FOR, YOU KNOW. MILE OR MORE THEY, THEY FLOOR IT. THE SCHOOL IS LOCATED WHERE? IT'S SOUTH. IT'S LOCATED SOUTH. IT'S SOUTH OF THAT. OKAY. YEAH, BUT SOME OF THOSE PARENTS HAVE KIDS THAT ARE TAKING TO DAYCARE, SO THEY START MOVING THE CARS AROUND 630 OR SO, AND SOME OF THOSE FAMILIES HAVE THREE KIDS. ONE AT THE HIGH SCHOOL, ONE IN ELEMENTARY, ONE LIKE MIDDLE SCHOOL. SO THEY START EARLY TAKING THEIR KIDS TO SCHOOL. MAKING DELIVERIES. DELIVERIES, YEAH. I WANTED TO BRING UP SOMETHING THAT I'VE SEEN IN THE LAND. AND I'M NOT QUITE SURE WHERE IT IS LOCATED, BUT I'VE SEEN IT, IN WHICH SCHOOL AREAS ARE ENCLOSED IN A WAY IN WHICH TRAFFIC HAS TO SLOW DOWN DRAMATICALLY TO GO THROUGH THEM. IT'S SOME TYPE OF, IT'S NOT FENCING, BUT IT'S SOMETIMES [01:30:01] VERY BRIGHT COLORED BARS THAT REDUCE THE TRAFFIC TO, YOU KNOW, THE LIMIT, WHICH IS, I BELIEVE, 25 ON A SCHOOL ZONE, RIGHT? BUT I DON'T KNOW WHETHER THAT COULD BE DONE ON THE ROAD WHERE PEOPLE ARE SPEEDING, YOU KNOW, THAT WOULD BE MORE APPROPRIATE TO BE NEAR THE SCHOOL. AND THAT'S PROBABLY SOMETHING THAT THE SCHOOL DISTRICT MIGHT BE ABLE TO DO IN COLLABORATION WITH US. I'LL TAKE A TRIP TO DELANO AND TAKE PHOTOS OF THAT. MAYBE I CAN SPEAK ABOUT IT AT THE NEXT MEETING. THANK YOU. SO ARE THERE ANY MORE COMMENTS ON THIS? OKAY, SO LET ME ADD A COUPLE QUICK THINGS. ONE IS THE CITY CREWS CAN DO THE PAINTING OF THE CROSSWALK AND THE PARKING DELINEATION THERE. IT'S ALSO, MR. VILLA POINTED OUT HOW TIMELY THIS IS. SO THE COUNCIL HAD ALREADY AUTHORIZED WITH THE GROMER PROJECT AUTHORIZATION TO CONTINUE WITH THE PROJECT AND A CERTAIN LEVEL OF CHANGE ORDERS THAT COULD BE APPROVED BY THE CITY MANAGER OR DESIGNEE. THIS PROJECT IS WELL UNDER THAT. CHANGE ORDER LIMIT. SO DEPENDING ON HOW YOU READ THE RESOLUTION, I ALREADY HAVE AUTHORITY TO MOVE FORWARD WITH THIS WITH YOUR CONCURRENCE TONIGHT. SO WE CAN TAKE NOTE THAT THERE'S CONCURRENCE. I THINK THAT GIVES US ONE EXTRA, JUST DOTTING OUR I'S AND CROSSING OUR T'S ON EXPENDING THESE FUNDS. SO IT WILL BE UNDER WITH THE SAME CONTRACTOR THAT'S DOING THE WORK JUST DOWN THE ROAD. OKAY, I WANT TO MAKE SURE I UNDERSTAND WHAT YOU SAID. PART OF THE THINGS THAT WE APPROVED TODAY IS THE LINING UP OF THE PAINTING OF THIS. WHAT I WAS ACTUALLY SAYING IS THAT THIS PROJECT WILL BE DONE AS A CHANGE ORDER TO THE GROMER PAVING PROJECT, WHICH ALREADY HAS SUFFICIENT FUNDS CONTAINED IN IT TO COVER THE COST OF ADDING THE PAVING FOR THE PARKING. THERE WON'T BE ADDITIONAL COSTS OTHER THAN THE PAINT AND STAFF TIME TO DO THE STRIPING. WE DON'T HAVE TO GO HIRE ANOTHER COMPANY TO DO THAT PART OF IT. OKAY. THAT SEEMS REASONABLE TO ME. SEEMED LIKE A GOOD SOLUTION TO ME AS WELL. PLEASE PROCEED, MR. BIDDLE. OKAY. THE OTHER UPDATE WOULD BE THE SIDEWALKS. SO SIDEWALKS, WE DID LOOK OVER THE ST. FRANCIS SCHOOL. SO WE CAME UP WITH PROBABLY WHAT'S MISSING OUT OF THOSE IS ANYWHERE FROM 2500 TO 3000 LINEAR FEET OF SIDEWALK TO COMPLETE THAT. SO WE'RE GONNA GO AHEAD AND START WITH THAT PROJECT WITH THE SAFE ROUTES TO SCHOOL SECTIONS. FOLLOWING THE SAFE ROUTES TO SCHOOL ONCE THAT'S COMPLETED, WE'LL GO TO THE RESIDENT COMPLAINTS. WE HAVE STAFF THAT KEEPS A LOG, KEEPS A LOG OF COMPLAINTS. PEOPLE USUALLY SAYING, HEY, WE HAVEN'T HAD SIDEWALKS FOR 40 YEARS. SO THOSE COMPLAINTS WILL TAKE PRIORITY NEXT AFTER THE SAFE ROUTES TO SCHOOL OR ANY EMERGENCIES OR SAFETY THAT SOMEONE POINTS OUT TO US LIKE ANY RAMPS. SO THAT WILL CONTINUE THEN ONCE THAT'S COMPLETE, THE LIST PROBABLY HAS ABOUT 20 COMPLAINTS ON THERE RIGHT NOW. AND THE LINEAR FEED VARY, SO IT'S JUST CERTAIN SECTIONS, WE'LL LOOK AT THOSE. BUT THAT WILL CONTINUE ALONG WITH THE PROBLEMATIC AREAS AND THE OLDER NEIGHBORHOODS THAT ARE MISSING SIDEWALKS, JUST TO INFILL. THANK YOU, SO I'LL ASK YOU, WHAT ABOUT THE ONE ON FIFTH FROM POPLAR GOING EAST? THAT'S ONE OF THE ONES THAT'S STARTING FIRST. THAT'S ALONG THE STATE PROSTATE SCHOOL. THAT'S RIGHT. I BROUGHT THAT UP AT THE LAST MEETING. THAT IS CORRECT. YEAH, AND SO I JUST WANTED, I'M GLAD THAT YOU'RE MENTIONING THIS BECAUSE YEAH, THAT IS A PRIORITY, YOU KNOW, AND IT'S A VERY SHORT RUN. I BELIEVE IT'S JUST ONE BLOCK. IT IS ONE BLOCK, YEP. IT'S FROM POPLAR TO BIRCH, I BELIEVE. YEAH, AND NOT EVEN ALL THE WAY. I THINK THERE'S A SMALL, THERE'S SMALL SECTIONS. YEAH, WILL YOU BE REMOVING THAT AND LAYING JUST A COMPLETE SIDEWALK? BECAUSE IT APPEARS VERY NARROW. IT'LL BE STRICTLY SIDEWALK. IF WE NEED TO MAKE ADJUSTMENTS ON THE FIELD, THE CONTRACTOR WILL LOOK AT IT. WE HAVE AN ON-CALL CONTRACT WITH SYNCALP THAT WILL BE TAKING CARE OF THAT, WHICH WE HAVE A MEETING WITH THEM FRIDAY, 8 A.M., TO ADDRESS THIS. IT'LL HAPPEN PRETTY QUICK, AS LONG AS THEY HAVE AVAILABILITY, WHICH IT SEEMS LIKE THEY DO. NOTHING COULD BE MORE IMPORTANT THAN TAKING CARE OF OUR CHILDREN. DEFINITELY. THEY GO TO SCHOOL. WE'VE BEEN TALKING ABOUT IT FOR A WHILE NOW, RIGHT? EVEN [01:35:01] DURING THE PRESENTATIONS, WE WERE TALKING ABOUT TAKING CARE OF THE CHILDREN. ANYBODY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ON SIDEWALKS? I'LL HAVE A IF I MAY, I'LL JUST ADD, I KNOW THAT WE'VE BEEN HAVING A LOT OF ISSUES WITH GRAFFITI, ESPECIALLY OVER THE WEEKEND. THERE WAS ABOUT 12 REPORTED. HALF OF THOSE HAVE GOTTEN TAKEN CARE OF TODAY, AND THEN THE OTHER HALF WILL BE TAKEN CARE OF TOMORROW. SO IF YOU SEE THAT OR SEE ADDITIONAL GANG-RELATED GRAFFITI, OUR STAFF IS ON TOP OF IT. THE PICTURES THAT I SENT TO YOU, I TOOK THEM ON THE WEEKEND, AND I SENT THEM TO YOU LATE AFTERNOON YESTERDAY. YEAH, THERE IS JUST THIS PROPAGATION OF GRAFFITI, GANG ACTIVITY. AND MAYBE, CHIEF, CAN ALSO BE INVOLVED IN THAT TO YOU KNOW SEE WHO WHO'S DOING IT BECAUSE UH THEY'RE MAKING A MESS OUT OF THIS BEAUTIFUL CITY ANYWAY THANK YOU THANK YOU ANY ANY QUESTIONS FOR MR VILLAR NO QUESTIONS ALL RIGHT ALL RIGHT THANK YOU THANK YOU ALL RIGHT UM REPORTS FROM UH CITY COUNCIL UH [17) REPORTS FROM THE CITY COUNCIL] CHIEF, I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO YOUR EDUCATION ABOUT THE BIKES AND SCOOTERS. PLEASE INVITE ME ONCE YOU DECIDE TO DO SOMETHING. OF COURSE. I'LL BE HAPPY TO BE THERE. AND I CAN'T THINK OF ANYTHING ELSE THAT I HAVE TO SAY. I NORMALLY HAVE A LOT OF THINGS TO SAY. IF I REMEMBER, I'LL COME BACK. MEMBER MARTINEZ. I HAVE NOTHING TO REPORT. MEMBER MEDINA. THE ONLY THING I HAVE IS I ATTENDED THE WASCO LIBRARY GRAND OPENING LAST WEEK. SO THAT WAS HOW WERE YOU NOTIFIED ABOUT THAT? I GOT IT. WHAT'S THAT? I DIDN'T KNOW I WAS. I DIDN'T KNOW I SHOULD. THEY HAD A TAPE RECORDER. YEAH. AND YOU WERE THERE? YEAH, I THINK A GENTLEMAN FROM I THINK MAYBE THE BAKERSFIELD BRANCH OR SOMETHING, HE HAD REACHED OUT VIA EMAIL AND I ATTENDED. AND THEY HAVE CHANGED IT FROM LIKE MARCH. THAT HAPPENED. IT WASN'T VERY WELL ATTENDED. I CAN SEE WHY. MAYBE COMMUNICATION WASN'T THE BEST. ANYWAYS, IT'S OPEN. I TOOK MY DAUGHTER YESTERDAY. WE GOT SOME BOOKS FOR HER. FUN FACT, I WORKED THERE WHEN I WAS IN HIGH SCHOOL. IT'S GOOD TO SEE IT REVAMPED. THERE'S NO COMPUTERS THERE YET, BUT THEY'RE WORKING ON IT, SO THERE WILL BE COMPUTERS IN THERE AND WHATNOT. FREE WI-FI, AC WORKS WELL, SO IT'S A GOOD PLACE FOR THE SUMMER. BESIDES THAT, I WANTED TO ASK IF WE CAN DO A CERTIFICATE OF RECOGNITION. THERE'S A FRIEND OF MINE THAT RAN THE BOSTON MARATHON, LUIS DIAZ, REPRESENTING WASCO. SO HE WAS OUT THERE THIS MONDAY. SO I THINK IT'S A BIG ACCOMPLISHMENT. YOU KNOW GOING OUT TO BOSTON AND REPRESENTING THE CITY OF WASCO SO IF WE CAN DO SOMETHING FOR HIM FOR MAYBE NEXT MEETING AND I CAN YOU KNOW I CAN GET YOU THE DETAILS ON THAT. YEAH I SAW THAT ON SOCIAL MEDIA THAT SOMEBODY WAS BOSTON MARS. YEAH AND HE'S ACTUALLY HE'S A GOOD RUNNER 245 YOU KNOW SO IT'S HE'S PRETTY QUICK. ANYTHING ELSE MR. MEDINA? THAT'S IT. MEMBER RAYA? I'D JUST LIKE TO THANK LEWIS AND PUBLIC WORKS FOR REMOVING THE GRAFFITI IN OUR NEIGHBORHOOD VERY, VERY QUICKLY. WE WOKE UP THAT SUNDAY MORNING AND WHOA, IN THE INTERSECTION OF POPLAR AND FILBURN, YOU HAVE SOME LARGE GRAFFITI LETTERS FROM A LOCAL GANG. AND THEN AS WE DROVE DOWN POPLAR, ON THE RIGHT SIDE, ALL THOSE APARTMENTS AND THE RESIDENCE WALLS ALL THE WAY TO. POZO IN POPLAR, IT WAS JUST FULL OF GRAFFITI. AND I THINK THAT WAS SUNDAY. MONDAY, BY LUNCHTIME, I CAME HOME. 11.30, I GET EARLY LUNCH, AND IT WAS ALMOST, EVERYTHING WAS ALMOST COMPLETELY REMOVED VERY RAPIDLY. I WAS VERY FRUSTRATED AT FIRST WHEN I SAW IT ON SUNDAY, BUT THEN I WAS LIKE, OH, MAN, THESE GUYS DID AN AWESOME JOB. IT'S ALL GONE ALREADY. SO, YOU KNOW, THANK, YEAH, GREAT JOB. IT'S IMPORTANT TO REMOVE THE GRAFFITI RIGHT AWAY BECAUSE THAT'S WHAT THE GANGS WANT. THEY WANT THE PRESENCE, THAT THEY KNOW THAT THEY'RE [01:40:01] THERE, THE LOCAL RIVALS, SENDING MESSAGES, SO GREAT JOB OF REMOVING IT QUICKLY. YEAH, THE BEST WAY TO ELIMINATE THAT PRIDE THAT THEY HAVE IS TO NOT BE ABLE TO SHOW IT TO SOMEBODY ELSE. IT WAS THERE WHAT HAPPENED? GOOD JOB. ALL RIGHT. I BELIEVE WE'RE ADJOURNED. * This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.