May 05, 2026 City Council

GOOD EVENING. I WILL NOW CALL THIS MEETING TO ORDER.

[1) CALL TO ORDER]

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COUNCIL MEMBER MEDINA. HERE. COUNCIL MEMBER MARTINEZ.

HERE. COUNCIL MEMBER RAYA. HERE. ALL MEMBERS PRESENT.

ALL MEMBERS PRESENT. THANK YOU. ITEM THREE. WE ALL STAND UP FOR A FLAG.

SALUTE. 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.

CARLOS. IS THERE ANYBODY IN THE CROWD? JOIN US IN INVOCATION.

THANK YOU.

WE THANK YOU FOR THIS TIME. WE ASK NOW IN THE NAME OF JESUS, THAT YOU ALLOW THIS MEETING TO BE WHAT YOU HAVE TO BE, TO BE ABLE TO TAKE CARE OF THE PEOPLE OF THIS CITY.

IN JESUS NAME WE PRAY. AMEN. AMEN. THANK YOU.

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

[5) APPROVAL OF AGENDA]

SO MOVED. I'LL SECOND IT.

IT WAS A FIRST AND A SECOND. APPROVED BY MR. REYNA AND SECOND BY.

YEAH. OKAY. MAYOR 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 SECONDED BY MAYOR SALDAÑA TO APPROVE THE AGENDA AS TO FORM WITH THE CHANGES.

WITH THE CHANGES MENTIONED, MOTION IS UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED.

THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. FOR THE ITEM NUMBER SIX PRESENTATION, WE'LL START WITH CERTIFICATE OF RECOGNITION FOR LUIS DIAZ.

[6.a. Certificate of Recognition – Luis Diaz – Completed 130th Boston Marathon ]

LUIS DIAZ. BOSTON. COMPLETED THE BOSTON MARATHON.

THAT'S AWESOME. IS THERE ANYTHING THAT THE. YEAH.

I MEAN, I WANT TO SAY. YEAH LAST MEETING, I BROUGHT IT UP THAT, YOU KNOW, WE WANT TO RECOGNIZE LUIS FOR REPRESENTING WASCO OUT IN BOSTON FOR THE RUNNING THE 130TH BOSTON MARATHON, WHICH IS NOT A IT'S NOT A IT'S NOT A SMALL ACCOMPLISHMENT.

AND I MEAN, EVEN LOOKING AT YOUR YOUR PLACE, RIGHT.

OVERALL, I THINK THERE WAS 29,000 PARTICIPANTS.

YOU, YOU REPRESENTED WASCO. WELL, I'M SURE YOU GUYS HAVE PROBABLY SEEN LUIS RUNNING AROUND TOWN.

HE'S HE'S AN AVID RUNNER. HE'S BEEN RUNNING FOR A COUPLE OF YEARS NOW.

AND HE, HE TOOK A, A LIKING TO IT AND, YOU KNOW, HE'S HE'S DONE A GREAT JOB REPRESENTING THE CITY.

AND GIVEN THAT BOSTON IS A QUALIFIER, RIGHT? IT'S NOT LIKE YOU CAN JUST SIGN UP FOR THE, FOR THE MARATHON, YOU GOT TO ACTUALLY MAKE THE TIME. AND HE'S ACTUALLY SOMEBODY THAT'S BEEN INSPIRING, YOU KNOW, LOCAL COMMUNITY IN TERMS OF, YOU KNOW, DOING BETTER AND, YOU KNOW, PROVING PERFORMANCE AND WHATNOT.

SO JUST WANTED TO RECOGNIZE LUIS FOR, FOR YOUR ACCOMPLISHMENT AND, YOU KNOW, KEEP ON, KEEP ON DOING YOUR GOOD DEEDS, RUNNING, YOU KNOW, THESE DIFFERENT EVENTS. AND HOPEFULLY YOU KEEP ON GETTING FASTER AND EVEN, YOU KNOW, MAYBE NEXT YEAR YOU'LL GET FIRST PLACE.

HOLD ON, HOLD ON. LOUIS, I HEARD THAT YOU'VE BEEN RUNNING FOR TWO YEARS ONLY.

THREE YEARS. OKAY, THAT'S VERY, VERY GOOD. EXCELLENT.

EXCELLENT ACHIEVEMENT IN SUCH A SHORT RUNNING TIME.

I MEAN, THE LENGTH OF TIME THAT YOU'VE BEEN RUNNING, I HEARD COUNCIL MEMBER VALENTIN MEDINA SAID THAT THIS WAS THE 180TH.

30TH. 130TH? 30TH? YES. YOU DON'T LOOK A DAY PAST 25.

CONGRATULATIONS. MR.. WELL, CONGRATULATIONS. YOU KNOW, THE BOSTON MARATHON IS THE OLDEST MARATHON IN THE WORLD, AND IT'S THE MOST PRESTIGIOUS. EVERYBODY WANTS TO RUN IN IT.

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IT'S NOT LIKE THE LA, THE SAN DIEGO, THE SAN FRANCISCO MARATHON, WHERE ANYBODY CAN JUST SIGN IN AND RUN THIS ONE.

YOU HAVE TO HAVE A QUALIFYING TIME. AND I KNOW IN RECENT YEARS, THEY HAVE LOWERED THE TIMES TO MAKE IT MORE DIFFICULT TO ENTER IT, BECAUSE THERE WERE SO THERE'S SO MANY PEOPLE.

HOW MANY PEOPLE WERE THERE AT THE MARATHON THIS YEAR? 6000 FOR CHARITIES. BUT YOU HAVE TO RAISE $10,000.

WOW. YEAH. YEAH. THEY GOT, I THINK, 33,000 APPLICANTS AND THEY ONLY ACCEPT 24,000.

SO THEY GOT PEOPLE [INAUDIBLE] THAT, WOW, THAT'S A BIG ACCOMPLISHMENT.

AND YOUR DEDICATION AND YOUR TIME. I CAN JUST IMAGINE YOU GET HOME FROM WORK IN THE AFTERNOON AND YOU'RE EITHER GOING TO DECIDE, SHOULD I EAT OR SHOULD I GO MY 10 OR 12 MILES.

12 MILES. YOU HAVE TO GO RIGHT AWAY, BECAUSE OR ELSE YOU'RE NOT GOING TO GET OUT THE HOUSE.

AND YOU KNOW, I CONGRATULATE YOU FOR YOUR DEDICATION AND YOUR TIME AND REPRESENTING WASCO AT THE BOSTON MARATHON.

THANK YOU. SO IN CASE YOU GUYS DIDN'T KNOW, MIGUEL HERE WAS A PHENOMENAL TRACK AND FIELD AND CROSS COUNTRY RUNNER BACK IN THE DAYS, BACK IN THE DAY. HOW MANY MILES A WEEK ARE YOU RUNNING TO TRAIN? SEVEN, PROBABLY. WOW. THAT IS. THAT'S CRAZY. FOR THE NEXT FOUR MONTHS.

WELL, I'M. I'M SURE WITH YOUR DETERMINATION, YOU CAN DO IT.

THANK YOU FOR REPRESENTING OUR CITY WELL, AND FOR BEING SUCH AN ARTICULATE YOUNG MAN.

YOU KNOW, IT'S NICE TO SEE SO MANY OF THE KIDS CAN ACTUALLY LOOK UP TO IN OUR COMMUNITY DOING SOMETHING DIFFERENT.

THIS IS PRETTY COOL. SO I'M GOING TO RUN WITH A WASCO SHIRT NEXT TIME [LAUGHS]. CONGRATULATIONS.

CONGRATULATIONS, LUIS [APPLAUSE]. AND.

YOU'LL SEND ME THE PICTURES? AS LONG AS YOU DON'T CUT OFF OUR.

RECEPTION. YEAH. THANK YOU.

I THOUGHT.

I BETTER GET GOING. ARE YOU GOOD? I'M. GONNA GO RUN RIGHT NOW.

ALL RIGHT. MOVING ON TO THE 6.B. 6.B. TO ITEM 6.B.

[Additional Item]

I AM THRILLED TO SHARE THAT PALM AVENUE'S KNUCKLEHEADS 19 GROUP 19:20 A.M., RECEIVED A NATIONAL BUILD AWARD AT THE VEX ROBOTICS COMPETITION IN SAINT LOUIS, MISSOURI.

THE BUILD THE BUILD AWARD GOES TO THE SINGLE TEAM, WHOSE ROBOT IS MOST ROBUST AND RELIABLE UNDER INTENSE COMPETITION, SHOWS EXCEPTIONAL ATTENTION TO DETAIL AND KEEPS STRONG DOCUMENTATION OF ITS BUILD PROCESS.

JUDGES, JUDGES HIGHLIGHTED KNUCKLEHEADS CLEAR TEAM COMMUNICATIONS EXCELLENCE, EXCELLENT ENGINEERING AND DIGITAL NOTEBOOKS. CONFIDENT INTERVIEW SKILLS AND CREATIVE BUILD SOLUTIONS, INCLUDING A STRUCTURAL ALIGNER.

THE DOUBLE, THE DOUBLE DORITO METHOD THAT HELPED THE DRIVER SCORE WHILE STAYING WITHIN THE 18 BY 18 BY 18 SIZE

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I ALSO WANT TO CELEBRATE OUR SISTER TEAM 1920 D DOOM'S.

DOOM'S KIRBY'S, WHICH HAS QUALIFIED FOR WORLDS THREE YEARS IN A ROW TOGETHER 19 GROUP 1920 AND 1920. I'M SORRY GROUP'S 1920 M AND 1920 D COLLECTED 11 JUDGE AND COMPETITION AWARDS DURING THE 2025 2026 SEASON. THESE STUDENTS LEARN TO USE CAD SOFTWARE USED BY ENGINEERS WHILE BALANCING OTHER COMMITMENTS. A REAL TESTAMENT TO THEIR PERSISTENCE AND PASSION, THEIR ACHIEVEMENTS SHOWCASES WHAT COMMITMENTS, WHAT COMMUNITIES AND SCHOOLS ARE ACCOMPLISHED CAN ACCOMPLISH WHEN WE WORK HARMONIOUSLY, HARMONIOUSLY TOGETHER.

SO NOW WE WOULD LIKE TO PRESENT. WE'D LIKE TO PRESENT THE AWARDS TO [INAUDIBLE]THE FOLLOWING STUDENT.

OH, ACTUALLY ANY WORDS FROM THE COUNCILMAN MR. REYNA. THANK YOU MAYOR. THIS IS A OUTSTANDING VICTORY.

AND YOU ARE. YOU DESERVE ALL THE CREDIT. BUT I THINK THIS VICTORY, YOUR VICTORY, IS SWEETER FOR ALL OF US BECAUSE IT WAS THE COMMUNITY THAT HELPED YOU GET THERE. AND SO THAT MEANS ALL OF US GET TO ENJOY YOUR VICTORY.

SO CONGRATULATIONS. THAT WAS A GREAT ACHIEVEMENT.

AS I MENTIONED, AND I DIDN'T KNOW ALL THIS, THAT THE MAYOR MENTIONED THAT, YOU KNOW, TEAMS FROM WASCO HAVE PLACED HIGH IN THIS COMPETITION PREVIOUSLY.

SO VERY PROUD OF ALL OF YOU. THANK YOU, MR. MEDINA.

YEAH. NO, I'M GLAD TO SEE THERE'S A BIG GROUP OF YOUNG FOLKS HERE TODAY.

AND HEARING THE, THE INFORMATION OF, YOU KNOW, WHAT ACTUALLY TOOK PLACE, GETTING SEVENTH PLACE OUT OF 600 PLUS TEAMS. THAT'S AMAZING. ESPECIALLY REPRESENTING NOT JUST WASCO, BUT IT SOUNDS LIKE CALIFORNIA AS A WHOLE.

THAT'S, THAT'S A HUGE ACHIEVEMENT. HEARING THE WHOLE AUTOCAD, I MEAN, THAT'S SOMETHING THAT I HEARD IN COLLEGE, RIGHT? YOU GUYS DON'T LOOK ANYWHERE NEAR BEING COLLEGE AGE.

SO THAT'S, THAT'S PRETTY COOL. THE FACT THAT YOU GUYS WERE DEALING WITH SOME OF THAT SOME OF THOSE SOPHISTICATED PROGRAMS AND LEARNING THAT AT SUCH A YOUNG AGE.

SO, YOU KNOW, KEEP DOING WHAT YOU'RE DOING. YOU GUYS ARE OBVIOUSLY ON THE RIGHT PATH. AND DON'T GIVE UP.

OBVIOUSLY YOU GUYS HAD YOUR OWN CHALLENGES IN TERMS OF JUST EVEN GETTING THERE.

AND LIKE MR. REYNA SAID, IT SOUNDS LIKE THE COMMUNITY CAME TOGETHER AND, AND GAVE YOU GUYS A HELPING HAND ON THAT FRONT. BUT YOU GUYS, YOU KNOW, BROUGHT IT HOME IN TERMS OF REALLY REPRESENTING OUT THERE. SO, SO GREAT JOB.

ALL RIGHT, MR. RAYA. YEAH. WELL, CONGRATULATIONS.

YOU KNOW, THANK YOU FOR PUTTING WASCO ON THE MAP AND REPRESENTING THEM AND THE WORLD STAGE.

YOU KNOW, IT'S AMAZING JUST TO SEE A SMALL COMMUNITY, LOW INCOME COMMUNITY, SMALL TOWN GOING AGAINST LARGE TECHNOLOGICAL CITIES FROM INDIA, FROM JAPAN, FROM CHINA, COMPETING AGAINST THEM.

THAT'S A THAT'S AMAZING. IT JUST GOES TO SHOW THAT IF WE PROVIDE THE RESOURCES FOR THESE KIDS IN THE RIGHT COACHING OR KIDS CAN CAN ACCOMPLISH ANYTHING THEY WANT AND JUST TELL THEM, MY FELLOW COUNCILMAN HERE, IF YOU HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY OR THE TIME TO GO AND CHECK OUT THE ROBOTIC ROOM THAT THEY HAVE AT PALM AVENUE. IT'S WORTH THE TOUR. IT'S AMAZING WHAT THEY HAVE OUT THERE TO WORK WITH.

SO, AND ALSO I'D LIKE TO RECOGNIZE THE PARENTS, STUDENTS, AND COACH DURAN ON THE BACK FOR HUSTLING AND GETTING THOSE 27,000 IN 4 YEARS AND FOUR DAYS. THAT'S A THAT'S AMAZING.

AND I THINK I HEARD THE STORY. IT WAS STARTED WITH BYRON.

OKAY. HE WAS THE ONE THAT FIRST STARTED A GOFUNDME.

AND HE SAYS, HEY, MAN, WE HAVE TO GO. YOU KNOW, THIS IS A GREAT OPPORTUNITY. WE ONLY HAVE FOUR DAYS.

WE CAN'T WE CANNOT JUST GIVE UP. AND THEN THEY STARTED THE THE COMMUNITY GOING AND EVERYTHING.

AND I WOULD LIKE TO RECOGNIZE SOME OF THE COMMUNITIES HERE THAT GOT INVOLVED AND SUPPORTED THESE KIDS, ESPECIALLY, YOU KNOW, THE ORANGE HEART FOUNDATION AND MV AUTO WORKS.

VICENTE LUNA. THERE WERE THE FRONT RUNNERS PUSHING FOR THESE KIDS, AND THEY WERE ABLE TO REACH NATIONALS NOT ONLY REACH NATIONALS, BUT THEY BROUGHT AN AWARD. AND THEN IF YOU PUT INTO PERSPECTIVE, YOU'RE LIKE, WOW, WASCO.

IT'S IT WAS SIX DIVISIONS, 80 TEAMS PER DIVISION.

AND THEY GOT THERE WAS ONLY EIGHT AWARDS GIVEN AMONG ALL THOSE DIVISIONS, ALL THOSE TEAMS,

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THIS IS WHAT THE BUILD AWARD IS. THIS AWARD HONORS A TEAM'S ENGINEERING EXCELLENCE.

A ROBOT NOT ONLY FUNCTIONAL BUT ALSO THOUGHTFULLY DESIGNED, DURABLE, EFFICIENT AND BUILT WITH A HIGH LEVEL OF CRAFTSMANSHIP. CONGRATULATIONS TO THE KNUCKLEHEADS.

OKAY, THERE ARE COMPOSED OF OZIEL GARCIA. I DON'T SEE THEM HERE.

JUST WAVE YOUR HAND. MASON. THERE HE IS. DANIEL NAVARRO.

OKAY. THERE ARE. AWARD REFLECTS COUNTLESS HOURS OF PREPARATION AND PROBLEM SOLVING.

OKAY. AND TEAMWORK. HOURS AND HOURS. I GOT FIRST.

THIS IS MY FIRST YEAR TEACHING AT PALM THERE AT THE MIDDLE SCHOOL.

AND I SEE THESE KIDS GOING OUT THERE TO LUNCH AND I'M.

WHERE ARE YOU GUYS GOING? WE'RE GOING OVER HERE TO THE ROOM.

TO THE WRITING ROOM. OKAY. AFTER SCHOOL, 4:30.

I SEE SOME KIDS COMING OUT. I'M LIKE, WHY ARE YOU GUYS AT AN AFTERSCHOOL PROGRAM THIS LATE? FIVE AND I SEE COACH DURAN, YOU KNOW, DROP OFF SOME KIDS IN MY NEIGHBORHOOD.

05:00 HE DROPS THEM OFF. SO THEY HAVE PUT IN THE TIME YEAR AFTER YEAR.

THAT'S WHY YOU HAVE THESE THREE YOUNG MEN RIGHT HERE.

LET ME SAY YOUR CORRECT NAMES. THE DOOM KIRBY'S.

BYRON FUENTES. RAISE YOUR HAND. GABRIEL MENDOZA AND THE CHAMP CHAMPS BIT.

OKAY, THOSE THREE KIDS BEEN ON IT SINCE SIXTH GRADE.

ONE MORE, ONE MORE. OKAY. YES. GEE. JIRAIYA RODRIGUEZ.

OKAY. THERE HE IS. ALL RIGHT. I'M SORRY, MA'AM.

THOSE KIDS IN SIXTH GRADE, THEY'VE BEEN TEAMING UP AND BEEN GONE TO THE WORLDS THREE TIMES.

SO GREAT JOB. AND OF COURSE, WHERE RECOGNITION IS DUE.

COACH DURAN, HE'S THE ONE THAT HAS BROUGHT THIS PROGRAM TO WHAT IT IS TODAY.

YOU KNOW, COUNTLESS HOURS EFFORT PUT INTO THIS PROGRAM.

OKAY. SOMETIMES, YOU KNOW, THEY DON'T GET RECOGNITION BECAUSE HE'S ALWAYS INSIDE, BUT HE HAS GONE TO HIS DREAM TEAM THREE TIMES TO WORLDS.

OKAY. AND NOT ONLY DID THEY RECOGNIZE THE COMMUNITY RECOGNIZES THE ROBOTICS TEAM, BUT NOW IT'S RECOGNIZED WORLDWIDE.

NOW I CAN SEE SOME KIDS FROM JAPAN WHO WHO GOT THE AWARD AND THIS FALLING DOWN.

AND THEY'RE LIKE, WASCO! WHERE THE HECK IS WASCO? I WONDER HOW MANY KIDS ARE INTERNATIONAL HAVE GOOGLE WASCO NOW BECAUSE OF YOU GUYS.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR EFFORT. YEAH! MR..

MARTINEZ. YEAH, I HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO MEET A FEW OF YOU OVER AT THE THE TACO [INAUDIBLE] MV AUTOWORKS AND I SAW ONE OF YOUR GUYS'S ROBOTS, AND THAT THING AMAZED ME. I MEAN, IT WAS FAST.

IT WAS IT WAS BUILT WITH ALL KINDS OF PARTS. I DON'T EVEN KNOW WHAT THEY ARE.

AND TALKING TO YOU GUYS, YOU GUYS ARE ALL VERY INTELLIGENT.

I'M REALLY PROUD OF YOU GUYS FOR BRINGING THIS AWARD BACK TO WASCO.

YOU KNOW, IT'S IT'S NOT SOMETHING THAT PEOPLE THINK OF WASCO FOR, WHICH MAKES IT ALL THAT MUCH BETTER, YOU KNOW? AND I'M SURE YOU GUYS ARE GOING TO CONTINUE TO EXCEL AND COACH.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR DEDICATION. I KNOW THAT IT'S IT'S HARD ENOUGH BEING A TEACHER, BUT BEING A COACH ON TOP OF THAT CAN REALLY WEAR ON A PERSON.

AND I ADMIRE YOU FOR CONTINUING TO WORK WITH THESE KIDS AND SHOWING THEM THE SUPPORT THEY NEED.

THANK YOU GUYS. AND I'D LIKE TO ECHO WHAT MR. COUNCIL MEMBER RAYA AND COUNCIL MEMBER MARTINEZ. I MEAN, A LOT OF STUFF THAT I WANTED TO SAY, THEY'VE ALREADY SAID IT, BUT THANK YOU GUYS FOR, YOU KNOW, PUTTING US ON THE MAP AND YOU GUYS KEEP UP THE HARD WORK.

YOU KNOW, THE SKY'S THE LIMIT. YOU KNOW, YOU GUYS HAVE PROVED IT.

AND LIKE MR. MARTINEZ SAYS FROM A SMALL TOWN, YOU KNOW, I MEAN, FROM A SMALL TOWN, A LOT OF PEOPLE DON'T REALLY RECOGNIZE CERTAIN THINGS. BUT NOW, BECAUSE OF YOU GUYS, YOU GUYS HAVE PUT US UP THERE.

SO CONGRATULATIONS. AND I GOT SOME AWARDS FOR YOU GUYS IF YOU GUYS WANT TO STEP UP [APPLAUSE].

AT THE ROBOT.

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WE HAVE. BEAT YOU TO IT. OH, YEAH. SPEEDY WINS TOPS AND YO YOS. I KNOW IT'S, I KNOW IT'S LAST MINUTE, BUT.

YOU'RE GOOD AT BEING PUT ON THE SPOT, RIGHT? SO MAKE IT WORK.

SO GOOD AFTERNOON, EVERYONE. HONORABLE MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL.

MY NAME IS JANETT TAPIA, COUNTY DISTRICT REP FOR STATE SENATOR MELISSA HURTADO.

AND ON BEHALF OF THE SENATOR, I WANT TO APOLOGIZE FOR NOT HAVING CERTIFICATES FOR THE STUDENTS AND THEIR INCREDIBLE ACHIEVEMENT. YOU KNOW, COMING FROM A SMALL TOWN AS WELL, THOUGH A LITTLE BIT SMALLER THAN WASCO, I'M FROM EARLIMART.

YOU KNOW, SEEING THESE STUDENTS COME SO FAR, YOU KNOW, TO GO TO NATIONALS TO MAKE THESE INCREDIBLE ACHIEVEMENTS IS JUST IT MAKES YOU SO PROUD. AND IT MAKES ME PROUD TO COVER WASCO FOR THE SENATOR.

AND I JUST WANT TO SAY TO THEM, I HOPE YOU'RE PROUD OF ALL THAT YOU'VE ACCOMPLISHED.

AND YOU RECOGNIZE THAT YOU'RE GOING TO BIG PLACES.

AND THAT YOU REALIZE THAT YOU HAVE SET A NEW STANDARD FOR WHAT IT MEANS TO BE EXCELLENT IN ACADEMICS.

SO CONGRATULATIONS ON THIS INCREDIBLE ACCOMPLISHMENT.

HOPEFULLY I CAN GET YOU CERTIFICATES AT SOME POINT ON BEHALF OF THE SENATOR.

AND AGAIN, CONGRATULATIONS FOR THIS AWESOME ACHIEVEMENT GUYS. CONGRATULATIONS [APPLAUSE]. NEXT ITEM. ALL RIGHT. I WILL MOVE ON TO ITEM NUMBER SEVEN.

[7) PUBLIC COMMENTS ON ITEMS NOT ON THE AGENDA]

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

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

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

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

THIS WILL LIMIT COUNCIL MEMBERS RESPONSE TO QUESTIONS AND AND REQUESTS DURING THE COMMENT PERIOD.

ARE THERE ANY PUBLIC COMMENTS AT THIS TIME? ARE THERE ANY EMAIL COMMENTS, MADAM CLERK? THERE ARE NO EMAIL COMMENTS FOR THIS ITEM OR ANY OTHER AGENDA ITEMS. THANK YOU. MOVING ON TO ITEM NINE. SUCCESSOR SUBJECT BUSINESS.

I'M SORRY. SUCCESSOR AGENCY BUSINESS. MAYOR. YES, THAT WOULD BE ITEM EIGHT.

[8.a. Council finds this action is not a “project under Section 15378 of the CEQA Guidelines; Adopt A Resolution of The Successor Agency to The Former Wasco Redevelopment Agency Authorizing The Signing Authority for The Investment Account Held in the Local Agency Investment Fund (Blakemore) ]

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MRS. BLAKEMORE. I GOT IT. HONORABLE MAYOR. THIS IS ACTUALLY A FOLLOW UP TO SOME OF THE OTHER BANKING AUTHORIZATIONS APPROVED RECENTLY BY THE COUNCIL.

THE PARTICULAR WORDING IN THIS RESOLUTION SPECIFIES THAT IT'S AN INVESTMENT ACCOUNT, NOT A NORMAL BANKING ACCOUNT.

THAT IS REALLY THE ONLY DIFFERENCE FROM THE PREVIOUS APPROVALS THAT YOU'VE MADE.

AND THIS THIS WILL GIVE FULL AUTHORITY TO THE APPROPRIATE STAFF, INCLUDING MRS. BLAKEMORE, GOING FORWARD. ALL RIGHT. ARE THERE ANY PUBLIC COMMENTS AT THIS TIME? ANY COMMENTS FROM THE MEMBERS? VICE CHAIRMAN REYNA.

NO COMMENTS. DIRECTOR MARTINEZ. NO COMMENT. DIRECTOR MEDINA.

NO COMMENTS. DIRECTOR RAYA. NO COMMENTS. AND I HAVE NO COMMENTS MYSELF.

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

I'LL SECOND IT. MADAM CLERK, VOTE BY ROLL CALL.

CHAIRMAN SALDAÑA. AYE. VICE CHAIRMAN REYNA. AYE.

DIRECTOR MARTINEZ. AYE. DIRECTOR MEDINA. AYE.

DIRECTOR RAYA. AYE. MOTION BY DIRECTOR MARTINEZ.

SECOND BY CHAIRMAN SALDAÑA TO ADOPT THE RESOLUTION.

MOTION IS UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED. THANK YOU. MOVE ON TO ITEM 9.

9.A. COUNCIL FINDS THIS ACTION IS NOT A PROJECT UNDER SECTION 1537, EIGHT OF THE CEQA GUIDELINES.

[9.a. Council finds this action is not a “project under Section 15378 of the CEQA Guidelines; Adopt a Resolution of The Board of Directors of The Wasco Public Financing Authority Authorizing the Signing Authority for the Investment Account Held in the Local Agency Investment Fund (Blakemore)]

MRS. BLAKEMORE. I'LL TAKE THIS. HONORABLE MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL.

THIS IS A MIRRORED RESOLUTION HERE, BUT AFFECTING THE WASCO PUBLIC FINANCE AUTHORITY.

AGAIN, TO MAKE THE DISTINCTION THAT THERE'S AUTHORITY FOR SIGNING ON THE INVESTMENT ACCOUNT, NOT JUST THE BANKING ACCOUNTS. THERE ARE ANY QUESTIONS? I'M HAPPY TO HANDLE THOSE. ANY QUESTIONS? NO QUESTIONS.

NO QUESTIONS. ARE THERE ANY PUBLIC COMMENTS AT THIS TIME? ANY COMMENTS FROM THE MEMBERS? VICE CHAIRMAN REYNA.

NO COMMENTS MAYOR. DIRECTOR MARTINEZ. NO COMMENT.

DIRECTOR MEDINA. NO COMMENTS. DIRECTOR RAYA. NO COMMENTS.

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

MOVE TO APPROVE. I'LL. SECOND. MADAM CLERK, VOTE BY ROLL CALL.

CHAIRMAN SALDAÑA. AYE. VICE CHAIRMAN REYNA. AYE.

DIRECTOR MARTINEZ. AYE. DIRECTOR MEDINA. AYE.

DIRECTOR RAYA. AYE. MOTION BY VICE CHAIRMAN REYNA.

SECOND BY DIRECTOR MEDINA TO ADOPT THE RESOLUTION.

MOTION IS UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED. ALL RIGHT, YOU GUYS ARE ALL WELCOME TO STAY.

WE LOVE HAVING AN AUDIENCE. BUT IF YOU GUYS DON'T, THIS IS THE BORING PART OF THE MEETING, SO IT'S NOT RUDE IF YOU GUYS LEAVE. I JUST WANTED TO SAY THAT.

BUT YOU'RE WELCOME TO STAY. SHALL WE? SHALL WE NOT? BUT IT'S ALMOST OVER. YEAH. CITY COUNCIL BUSINESS ITEM 11.

CONSENT CALENDAR ITEM TEN. ITEM TEN. HE'S TRYING TO HAVE IT BE OVER.

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

I DON'T SEE CHIEF APPLETON. SO MR. [INAUDIBLE], YOU'RE UP.

GOOD EVENING, EVERYONE. HONORABLE MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL.

SO I'LL BE PRESENTING THE PUBLIC SAFETY REPORT FOR THE MONTH OF APRIL FOR OUR POLICE DEPARTMENT.

LAST MONTH, OUR IT WAS ACTUALLY OUR BUSIEST MONTH TO DATE.

WE HAD 1663 TOTAL INCIDENTS. OF THOSE, 912 WERE CALLED FOR SERVICE FROM OUR COMMUNITY MEMBERS REQUESTING ASSISTANCE, AND 751 INCIDENTS WERE OFFICER INITIATED ACTIVITIES.

DURING THE MONTH OF APRIL, OUR OFFICERS CONDUCTED 278 TRAFFIC STOPS.

A TOTAL OF 144 CITATIONS WERE ISSUED, INCLUDING 31 MOVING VIOLATIONS AND 76 PARKING CITATIONS.

OUR STAFF GENERATED 161 CASES AND MADE 85 TOTAL ARRESTS DURING THE MONTH.

OFFICERS ALSO CONDUCTED 71 PEDESTRIAN AND VEHICLE CHECKS, AND 33 OF THOSE WERE POSITIVE CITIZEN CONTACTS WHERE OFFICERS WERE SIMPLY ENGAGING WITH

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BOTH VEHICLES WERE RECOVERED, WHICH IS THE LOWEST NUMBER OF STOLEN VEHICLES REPORT WE'VE HAD TO DATE.

OUR STAFF ALSO HANDLED 13 TRAFFIC COLLISIONS DURING THE MONTH.

TWO OF THOSE WERE DUI RELATED COLLISIONS. OUR STAFF ALSO WORKED WITH CODE ENFORCEMENT AND CONDUCTED THREE GRANT FUNDED TOBACCO OPERATIONS. TWO STORES WERE CITED FOR SELLING TOBACCO PRODUCTS TO A MINOR, AND ILLEGAL FLAVORED TOBACCO PRODUCTS WERE CONFISCATED.

ON THE LAST WEEKEND OF APRIL DIANA GARCIA, OUR COORDINATOR SEVERAL OF OUR PAL KIDS AND I PARTICIPATED IN THE COMMUNITY CLEANUP EVENT.

THESE KIDS WERE SPLIT INTO GROUPS WITH SOME HELPING PAINT OVER GANG GRAFFITI AROUND TOWN, WHILE OTHERS HAVE PICKED UP TRASH THROUGHOUT OUR COMMUNITY.

I ALSO WANT TO THANK COUNCIL MEMBER RAYA FOR SPENDING TIME WITH THE [INAUDIBLE] POCKETS DURING THE CLEANUP AND HELPING OUT ALONGSIDE THEM.

AND WE WE APPRECIATE THE SUPPORT AND THE INVOLVEMENT, SIR.

THANK YOU. I'M EXCITED TO SHARE THAT SIX OF OUR YOUTH BOXERS ARE NOW OFFICIALLY REGISTERED WITH USA BOXING AND HAVE RECEIVED THEIR AMATEUR BOXING LICENSES. THIS ALLOWS THEM TO COMPETE IN BOXING COMPETITIONS, TOURNAMENTS AND NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS.

ONE OF OUR BOXERS WILL BE COMPETING IN VISALIA ON MAY 16TH AT RIDGEVIEW MIDDLE SCHOOL, LOCATED AT 3315 NORTH ACRES IN VISALIA, CALIFORNIA. IF ANY, IF ANYONE WOULD LIKE TO COME OUT AND SUPPORT OUR BOXER, WE'D LOVE TO SEE YOU THERE.

CHIEF MORA, DIANE, AND MYSELF AND OTHER PD STAFF MEMBERS WILL BE ATTENDING.

AND THE LAST THING IS, OUR NEXT MOBILE CLINIC AT THE POWELL BUILDING WILL BE MAY 18TH.

IF YOU KNOW ANYONE WHO MAY NEED MEDICAL SERVICES OR ASSISTANCE, PLEASE HELP SPREAD THE WORD.

OUR LAST MOBILE CLINIC, TEN PATIENTS WERE SEEN AND ASSISTED.

COMPLETES THE REPORT. ANYTHING FROM THE MEMBERS MAYOR PRO TEM REYNA? I'M JUST FLABBERGASTED BY THE NUMBER OF COLLISIONS THAT WE HAVE EVERY MONTH.

THEY THEY'RE ABOUT THE SAME. 13, 14, 13 AND I WOULD VENTURE TO SAY THAT A LOT OF THOSE HAVE TO DO WITH SPEEDING.

SO I WANTED TO ASK YOU LIEUTENANT. I SAW THE NUMBER OF CITATIONS THAT WERE GIVEN OUT, BUT ARE WE CATCHING A LOT OF THESE SPEEDSTERS WHEN THEY'RE OUT THERE SPEEDING THROUGHOUT WASCO? BECAUSE EVERYBODY SEES THEM. I SPOKE ABOUT IT LAST MEETING AS WELL, AND I REALLY WOULD LIKE TO SEE AN EFFORT MADE TO CURTAIL THAT BECAUSE IT'S NOT JUST THE SPEEDING, IT'S, YOU KNOW, THE COLLISIONS THAT ARE HAPPENING AND YOU DON'T SPEAK ABOUT INJURIES, BUT NO DOUBT THERE MAY BE INJURIES AMONG THOSE COLLISIONS.

SO IT'S REALLY DANGEROUS, NOT JUST FOR THOSE THAT ARE DRIVING A FEW MEETINGS BACK COUNCIL MEMBER MARTINEZ MENTIONED ABOUT HOW HE WAS WITH HIS DAUGHTER OUT THERE AT THE PARK.

AND YOU KNOW, HE SAW PEOPLE SPEEDING, WHICH PUTS EVERYBODY IN DANGER.

SO ANYWAY ARE WE TARGETING THIS SPEEDSTERS? YES.

WE ACTUALLY JUST RECENTLY SENT A FEW OF OUR OFFICERS TO GET RADAR AND LIDAR CERTIFIED.

RIGHT. SO WITH THAT, THAT SHOULD HELP US SLOW THESE SPEEDERS.

WE'LL HAVE MORE OFFICERS OUT THERE CERTIFIED TO ISSUE THESE TYPE OF CITATIONS.

GOOD. THANK YOU. YEAH, I'M AWARE OF THAT. I SPOKE ABOUT IT ALSO AT THE LAST MEETING ABOUT THE CERTIFICATIONS.

WE JUST NEED TO BE OUT THERE TARGETING THESE INDIVIDUALS BECAUSE THEY'RE NOT STOPPING, EVIDENCED BY THE RESULTS THAT YOU REPORT EVERY MONTH.

THANK YOU SO MUCH. YES, SIR. MEMBER MEDINA. NO, I MEAN, AS ALWAYS, KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK.

YOU KNOW, I SEE THE VEHICLES OUT THERE PATROLLING.

SCOTT GAVE US A LITTLE TOUR OF THE DRONE. RIGHT.

SO I KNOW THAT'S GOING TO BE UP AND RUNNING SOON, SO YOU KNOW, GOOD REPORTS, SO KEEP UP THE GOOD.

GOOD JOB. THANK YOU. MEMBER RAYA. YEAH, WELL TWO WEEKS AGO, YOU KNOW, TWO TWO MEETINGS AGO COUNCILMAN REYNA BROUGHT TO THE ATTENTION ABOUT THE THE YOUTH AND THEIR BIKES, YOU KNOW, LARGE GROUP OF YOUTH TAKING OVER THE STREETS AND BEING OUT THERE.

I JUST WANT TO SAY, I KNOW A COUPLE OF YOUR OFFICERS GAVE A COUPLE OF CITATIONS.

I HAVEN'T SEEN THEM RECENTLY OUT THERE. SO YOU GUYS JUST SAW YOUR OFFICERS.

GREAT JOB. AND THE RESIDENTS AND THE SCHOOLS APPRECIATE WHAT YOU GUYS ARE DOING.

THANK YOU, MADAM MARTINEZ. YEAH, I JUST WANT TO ECHO WHAT MR.

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WITHOUT OFFENDING ANYONE [LAUGHS]. SO I'M GLAD TO SEE THE NUMBER OF CITATIONS ARE GOING UP.

I JUST WOULD LIKE TO CONTINUE TO SEE THAT TREND.

I MEAN, OBVIOUSLY, AS IT'S GETTING WARMER, MORE PEOPLE ARE OUT.

I NOTICED YOUR CITIZEN CONTACTS EVERY MONTH SINCE JANUARY HAVE SLOWLY CREPT UP BECAUSE AS IT GETS WARMER, YOU GET MORE OF THE PROBLEM PEOPLE OUT WALKING AT NIGHT.

AND IT'S GOOD TO SEE THAT YOUR OFFICERS ARE INCREASING THE CONTACTS WITH THE GROWING NUMBER OF PEOPLE WHO ARE OUT.

SO THANK YOU GUYS AND KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK. THANK YOU SIR.

THANK YOU, LIEUTENANT, FOR THE REPORT. AND I GUESS KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK.

AND, YOU KNOW, THE COMMUNITY SEES LOOKS AT EVERYTHING YOU GUYS ARE DOING AND APPRECIATE IT.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU MAYOR. ALL RIGHT. MOVING ON TO ITEM 11 CITY COUNCIL BUSINESS.

[11) CONSENT CALENDAR]

AND THE STAFF'S OPINION THESE ITEMS ARE APPROVED IN ONE MOTION.

UNLESS A COUNCIL MEMBER OR A MEMBER OF THE PUBLIC REQUESTS THE REMOVAL OF A PARTICULAR ITEM.

THIS EVENING WE HAVE ITEMS 11.A TO 11.E. 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. NO CONFLICT. MEMBER RAYA.

NO CONFLICT. I HAVE NO CONFLICT MYSELF. IS THERE ANYONE IN THE AUDIENCE WHO WOULD LIKE TO REMOVE AN ITEM? SEE NOBODY. ARE THERE ANY COUNCIL MEMBERS WHO WOULD LIKE TO REMOVE AN ITEM? MAYOR PRO TEM REINA. NONE MAYOR. MEMBER MARTINEZ.

NO, SIR. MEMBER MEDINA. I HAVE NONE. MEMBER RAYA.

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

MOVE TO APPROVE. I'LL SECOND. MADAM CLERK, ROLL CALL, MAYOR 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. MOVING ON TO ITEM 12 PUBLIC HEARINGS.

WE HAVE NONE. ITEM 13 DEFERRED BUSINESS. WE HAVE NONE.

ITEM 14 NEW BUSINESS. WE HAVE NONE. ITEM 15 REPORTS FROM COMMISSIONS AND COMMITTEES.

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

UNFORTUNATELY, THE LAST MEETING, WE WERE OUT AT SACRAMENTO FOR THE LEAGUE OF CITIES.

BUT I DO BELIEVE THERE IS A SUMMIT COMING UP, RIGHT.

AND I'M SURE SCOTT WILL REPORT ON THAT. THERE IS A SUMMIT IN MAY.

YES. DON'T REMEMBER WHAT DATE? MAY 7TH. AM I MAKING IT UP? YEP. NO. THERE IS ONE FOR THURSDAY. THIS THURSDAY.

THIS THURSDAY, MAY 7TH. YES. SEVENTH DAY. AFTER TOMORROW.

SEVENTH AT SEVEN IN THE MORNING. OKAY. 7:30. THAT'S THE.

YEAH, THAT'S THE ONLY THING THAT COMES TO MIND WHEN IT COMES TO CURRENT EDC. YEAH.

THAT'S IT. MAYOR. ALL RIGHT. ITEM NUMBER 15. BE CURRENT CURRENT COUNCIL OF GOVERNMENT.

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

43 AND 8TH STREET, WHICH IS RIGHT HERE. AND I HAD MENTIONED TO HIM ABOUT THE BOLTS.

HE SAID THAT THAT THEY WERE ABLE TO HELP AND RELEASE THE BOLTS, WHICH WE DISCUSSED AT OUR LAST MEETING.

BUT HE MENTIONS HE DID REPLY AFTER THE MEETING THAT WE HAD AND SAID, HE SAYS THERE ARE STILL A FEW ITEMS REQUIRING INSPECTION, FOR EXAMPLE POLES, CABINET SERVICE, PEDESTALS, ETC.

AND HE DOES MENTION IN HIS EMAIL TO ME THAT THE CITY STAFF HAS ESTIMATED TO COMPLETE THIS CROSSINGS IN JULY, AND I'M NOT SURE WHETHER THAT'S ACCURATE OR NOT.

THAT'S THAT'S PRETTY ACCURATE. WE HAVE MID-JUNE TOWARDS THE END OF JUNE.

SO. NO. OKAY. AND JUST FOR THE PUBLIC SAFE, BECAUSE WE NORMALLY DON'T GET A PUBLIC THIS LATE IN THE MEETING OR, YOU KNOW, THIS ADVANCE WE HAVE BEEN WORKING ON CROSSINGS TO PROTECT THE PEDESTRIANS WITHIN OUR CITY ARE

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YOU'RE ALL FAMILIAR WITH IT. THAT'S THE ONE RIGHT ACROSS THE STREET FROM THAT ARCO STATION ON HIGHWAY 46.

AND A LOT OF CHILDREN CROSS THAT INTERSECTION TO GO TO SCHOOL AND GOING BACK HOME AS WELL.

IT'S TAKEN SEVERAL YEARS. I PERSONALLY HAVE BEEN WORKING ON IT FOR AT LEAST 5 TO 6 YEARS TO CHANGE THAT CROSSING.

IT HAS BEEN GRADUALLY BEING MADE BETTER. AND NOW WE'RE GOING TO HAVE IT'S CALLED A HAWK SYSTEM, WHICH IS A PEDESTRIAN ACTIVATED LIGHT, WHICH WHEN YOU PRESS THE BUTTON, IT WILL ACTUALLY FLASH AN AMBER LIGHT AND EVENTUALLY WILL TURN INTO A RED LIGHT, WHICH WILL CAUSE TRAFFIC TO STOP. ORIGINALLY, THEY JUST PAINTED THE CROSSWALK.

THEN THEY PUT THOSE FLASHING BEACONS WHICH NOBODY PAYS ATTENTION TO PEOPLE JUST PRETEND LIKE THEY'RE NOT THERE AND CONTINUE DRIVING.

BUT NOW THIS WILL FORCE THE TRAFFIC TO STOP AND HEAR.

WHAT HAS HAPPENED IS CALTRANS. BY THE WAY, THEY OWN THE RIGHT OF WAY.

THIS IS NOT SOMETHING THAT WE CAN WORK ON ON OUR ON OUR OWN.

SO WE HAD TO COLLABORATE WITH THEM AND WE HAD TO PUT SOME MONEY IN THE GAME FOR THEM TO GET THESE THINGS DONE.

THEY NARROWED THE ROAD RIGHT HERE AT 8TH STREET IN 43, AND THEY'RE GOING TO PUT FLASHING BEACONS.

AND JUST THE FACT THAT THE ROAD WAS NARROWED CAUSES TRAFFIC TO SLOW DOWN.

SO THAT'S THAT'S A BENEFIT. AND WHEN THE FLASHING BEACONS, FLASHING BEACONS ARE ON, HOPEFULLY OUR EMPLOYEES AND ANYBODY THAT CROSSES THIS CROSSING RIGHT HERE WILL BE SAFER BECAUSE WE HAVE A CURRENT BUS THAT STOPS RIGHT HERE AND PEOPLE GO THAT WAY OR COME THIS WAY TO TAKE THE BUS.

AND OUR EMPLOYEES ARE CONSTANTLY WALKING FROM ONE SIDE TO THE OTHER.

MAYBE NOT CONSTANTLY, BUT REGULARLY. RIGHT? ANYWAY.

NOW YOU'RE AWARE OF WHAT'S GOING ON. AND THAT'S WHAT I WAS SPEAKING ABOUT. THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU, MR. REYNA. ITEM 15.C WASCO TASK FORCE.

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

TRY TO PLAN SOMETHING OUT FOR SOME TYPE OF EVENT.

MOVING ON TO ITEM NUMBER 16 REPORTS FROM THE CITY MANAGER.

[16) REPORTS FROM THE CITY MANAGER]

I'LL GO THROUGH THE LIST OF UPCOMING ITEMS AND AS USUAL, IF THERE ARE QUESTIONS, YOU CAN STOP ME OR BE CONTACTED TO MAKE CONTACT WITH THE CITY CLERK AT ANY TIME TO GET DETAILS. WE HAVE A SNIP EVENT THAT HAPPENED ON APRIL 24TH, AND I DON'T KNOW IF WE GOT DETAILED NUMBERS OR NOT. WE DO NOT. WE. WE DID. BUT I WANT TO PUT THE FULL DETAIL FOR THE THREE YEARS SINCE IT ENDED.

AND AND I'M MISSING A FEW NUMBERS. OKAY. SO WE'LL HAVE A FULL REPORT FROM COUNCIL ON HOW, YOU KNOW, WHAT THE SUCCESS OF THAT WHOLE PROGRAM WAS OVER THE LAST FEW YEARS.

WE ARE STILL WORKING ON THE JOINT MEETING WITH RPD, AND IT'S LOOKING LIKE BASED ON THE FEEDBACK FROM THE THE DISTRICT STAFF THAT'S GOING TO BE PUT OFF TILL AUGUST, UNFORTUNATELY.

SO IF THERE'S AN OPPORTUNITY TO MOVE IT UP, WE'LL TAKE IT.

BUT RIGHT NOW, THAT'S WHAT WE'RE HEARING FROM FROM THE DISTRICT.

THEIR FIRST AVAILABILITY COMMUNITY BREAKFAST TOMORROW AT 7 A.M.

OVER AT THE OLD COURTHOUSE, LIKE USUAL. AND WE'LL HAVE A COMMUNITY CLEAN UP.

OH, THAT HAPPENED ALREADY. BUT WE HAVEN'T HAD A CHANCE TO TO REPORT ON IT.

ON APRIL 25TH. AND LOTS OF FOLKS PARTICIPATED IN THAT.

AS WAS MENTIONED EARLIER, THE ECONOMIC SUMMIT IS COMING UP ON 5/7.

I THINK IF YOU AREN'T ALREADY REGISTERED, IT'S PROBABLY TOO LATE TO GET IN TO THAT EVENT.

CAL CITIES GOLF TOURNAMENT WAS THERE WAS SOME INTEREST IN THAT ON MAY 15TH IN DINUBA.

I THINK WE'VE GOT A COUPLE OF TAKERS MAYBE. OKAY.

I DON'T KNOW IF THAT REGISTRATION IS CLOSED YET OR NOT, BUT IF YOU'RE INTERESTED, SEE, SEE THE CLERK AS WAS MENTIONED, THE. THEY'RE TALKING ABOUT THE GOLF. OH, OKAY.

I'M SORRY. THE PAL BOXING TOURNAMENT IN VISALIA WAS, WAS ANNOUNCED EARLIER.

AGAIN, IT'S THEY WOULD WELCOME FOLKS THAT WOULD WOULD WANT TO ATTEND AS SPECTATORS.

WE CAN GET MORE INFORMATION THROUGH THE CLERK AS WELL FOR THAT.

WHAT'S THE DATE ON THAT? IT IS 5/16 STARTS AT NOONISH, WE'RE TOLD.

CAN YOU SEND US A CALENDAR INVITE? SURE. DETAILS? YEP. YEAH. WE WILL HAVE A CELEBRATION OF EDUCATION IS BEING PUT ON BY THE

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THAT IS 5/21 AT 2 P.M.. MEMORIAL DAY EVENT AT THE NATIONAL CEMETERY IS COMING UP ON MAY 23RD. THAT EVENT STARTS AT NINE.

DON'T DOES NOT REQUIRE PREREGISTRATION OR RESERVATION.

IF YOU NEED TO KNOW WHERE THE NATIONAL CEMETERY IS, IT'S HALFWAY TO TEHACHAPI.

BUT IT'S ALWAYS A GOOD EVENT. I'VE, I'VE GONE FOR SEVERAL YEARS.

WHAT'S WHAT'S THE DATE AGAIN ON THAT? 5/23 SATURDAY MORNING.

YOU HAVE ME. OKAY. THANK YOU. THERE'S ALSO A LOCAL MEMORIAL DAY EVENT, BUT WE ARE STILL WAITING FOR DETAILS ON THAT.

WE'LL GET YOU A TIME AND PLACE HERE IN THE NEXT HOPE.

HOPEFULLY. THIS WEEK KDC TRANSPORTATION FOUNDATION BREAKFAST IS MAY 13TH AT 8 A.M.

AT CTEC 8 A.M. TO NOON AT AT CTEC, WHICH IS SOUTH WEST BAKERSFIELD AREA.

WE'VE RECENTLY BECOME AWARE OF A FATHER DAUGHTER DANCE THAT'S BEING PUT TOGETHER FOR MAY 21ST RIGHT NOW, SCHEDULED BETWEEN 6:30 AND 8:30 AT THE SEVENTH STREET PLAZA.

GOT A DISCUSSION ABOUT THAT LAST WEEK OR LAST MEETING, BUT DIDN'T KNOW THE DATE AND OR TIME.

INDEPENDENCE DAY CELEBRATION WILL BE SATURDAY, 7/4 AT BARKER PARK.

WE THINK THE IN THE PARK EVENT STARTS AROUND FOUR AND THEN THE IN PARK ACTIVITIES WILL SHUT DOWN ABOUT DUSK FOR THE FIREWORKS SHOW. WILL THE. WILL THERE BE ANY MORE DETAILS COMING IN THE FUTURE? I KNOW THAT IN THE PAST THEY HAVE HAD SORT OF LIKE A SMALL PARADE AROUND THE PARK.

OH, THE BIKE? YEAH. THE BIKE. ONE BIKE RIDE. I'M PRETTY SURE THEY'LL SEND OUT MORE INFORMATION ON THAT.

MAYBE I'LL GET READY TO GET BACK ON MY BIKE. SO IF THERE'S MORE INFORMATION, WE'LL GET THAT.

AND THEN AGAIN, JUST REPEATING THE MOBILE HEALTH CLINIC SCHEDULED FOR MAY 18TH.

AND THAT IS OPEN. IT'S PARKED NEAR THE POWELL, BUT IT'S OPEN TO FOLKS OTHER THAN JUST POWELL, ACTIVE POWELL MEMBERS. SO THAT'S ALL I HAVE. THANK YOU, MR. HURLBERT. MOVING ON TO ITEM 17 REPORTS FROM THE CITY COUNCIL.

[17) REPORTS FROM THE CITY COUNCIL]

I ATTENDED THE WASCO WOMEN'S CLUB POP UP. I HAD A DELICIOUS DRINK.

I DIDN'T BUY ANYTHING ELSE. THERE WAS A LOT OF THINGS TO BUY, BUT I DON'T NEED ANYTHING.

MOST OF THOSE THINGS WERE GEARED TOWARDS MOTHER'S DAY.

RIGHT? AND THEN I ALSO ATTENDED THE CINCO DE MAYO FESTIVAL AT SAINT JOHN THE EVANGELIST PARISH.

VERY SUCCESSFUL EVENT. AND THAT'S IT FROM ME.

THANK YOU, MR. REYNA. I'M SORRY I LOST MY. MEMBER MARTINEZ.

SORRY. NOTHING TO REPORT. JUST A QUESTION. SO NEXT WEEK IS.

THE NEXT MEETING DATE WOULD BE THE ICC CONFERENCE.

YEAH. YES. SO WILL THE MAYOR AND I BE JOINING REMOTELY OR WE'RE JUST GOING TO DO THE QUORUM HERE? I THINK WE'LL GO WITH THE QUORUM. WE'LL SEE WHAT THE AGENDA LOOKS LIKE, BUT I PLAN ON TRYING TO GET BACK HERE IN TIME FOR THE MEETING.

YOU CAN CHOOSE WHETHER YOU NEED TO MAKE IT BACK OR NOT.

SO I DON'T KNOW THAT WE'LL BE SET UP TO DO A REMOTE PARTICIPATION.

OR WHETHER THAT QUALIFIES IF THAT'S A BROWN ACT QUALIFYING.

I DON'T THINK THAT QUALIFIES. NOT JUST YET. BUT THERE'S OTHER QUALIFICATIONS.

YEAH. DOESN'T THE CONFERENCE GO ALL THE WAY TO THE 20TH? IT DOES. IT SHOULD BE WEDNESDAY. WEDNESDAY. IT'S WEDNESDAY.

OKAY. YEAH. I HAD JUST PLANNED ON COMING BACK ON TUESDAY.

SO YOU. YEAH. YOU GUYS ARE WELCOME TO STAY UNTIL IT'S OVER.

WE JUST NEED TO MAKE SURE THAT THE OTHER. YEAH. I NEED TO INFORM YOU THAT DUE TO SOME PERSONAL MATTER.

I WILL NOT BE ATTENDING THE NEXT MEETING. NO, THE BUDGET IS THE ONE YOU WANT THE BUDGET MEETING.

SO YOU'LL BE HERE FOR THE COUNCIL MEETING? YEAH. I'LL BE HERE FOR THE COUNCIL MEETING. I JUST AND I'LL TALK TO YOU, SCOTT, ABOUT IT MORE IN DETAIL. I DON'T WANT TO ANNOUNCE THIS PUBLICLY, OTHER THAN THE FACT THAT I'M NOT GOING TO BE ABLE TO ATTEND THE BUDGET MEETING.

AND IF I'M ABLE TO ATTEND VIA YOU KNOW, ZOOM PERHAPS.

[00:50:04]

STARTED WORKING ON THAT TODAY. PERFECT. THANK YOU.

THANK YOU. MEMBER MEDINA. I KNOW THAT [INAUDIBLE] YOU'VE BEEN REPORTING ON THAT THE LAST COUPLE MEETINGS, BUT WHAT'S THE UPDATE THERE? IS IT ALMOST COMPLETE? GOD BLESS YOU. SO SO THE PAVING HAS BEEN COMPLETED.

UTILITIES WERE RAISED YESTERDAY. WE'RE WAITING ON STRIPING NOW WHICH SHOULD BE COMPLETED IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS.

BUT OTHER THAN THAT, IT'S, IT'S, IT'S PRETTY MUCH DONE OTHER THAN STRIPING.

OKAY. ALL RIGHT. GOOD. THE ONLY OTHER REQUEST THAT I HAVE IS CAN WE LOOK OVER HERE ON THAT THIS GYM I CAN'T REMEMBER WHAT IT'S CALLED, BUT THE ONE THAT'S NEXT TO THE PANADERIA. OH, RIGHT.

YEP. YEAH, ACROSS THE STREET FROM IT. YEAH. SO THERE'S ALWAYS PEOPLE THAT ARE CROSSING THERE. WE DON'T HAVE AN ACTUAL CROSSWALK, SO NOBODY EVER STOPS. RIGHT. BUT WE SHOULD PROBABLY LOOK AT THAT INTERSECTION.

I DON'T KNOW IF THERE'S ANYTHING WE CAN DO OR NOT, BUT OR IF WE'VE LOOKED AT IT IN THE PAST, IT'S TOUGH. I THINK WE'VE, WE'VE TRIED TO KICK IT AROUND THE IDEAS, BUT SINCE IT'S CALTRANS, IT GOES BACK TO THE SAME THING. IT'S CALTRANS RIGHT AWAY.

YEAH. SO WE WOULD NEED TO OPEN UP TALKS WITH THEM AS WELL.

WE DID SOME PARKING ACROSS THE STREET WHERE WE DID DIAGONAL PARKING ACROSS THE STREET.

WELL, ACTUALLY ON THE BAKERY SIDE, SO THAT HELPED OUT PEOPLE END UP PARKING THERE.

BUT STILL THE CROSSING BACK OVER IS A, IS AN ISSUE.

YEAH. YEAH. MY CONCERN ISN'T SO MUCH THE PARKING.

IT'S THE, YOU KNOW, THE RIGHT. NO I UNDERSTAND.

YEAH. YEP. SO JUST KEEP THAT TOP OF MIND IF YOU KNOW, IF WE NEED TO CONTINUE HAVING THOSE CONVERSATIONS WITH CALTRANS.

BUT MORE MORE OF A SAFETY CONCERN. THAT'S ALL I HAVE.

OKAY. MEMBER RAYA. YEAH. I ATTENDED A CITY WIDE CLEANUP.

IT WAS A VERY SUCCESSFUL EVENT. WE HAD KIDS FROM THE [INAUDIBLE] COACHING SEATS OVER THERE ON THE BACK.

HE TOOK A COUPLE OF KIDS TO REMOVE THE GRAFFITI AROUND TOWN.

THEY WERE THE GROUP THAT TOOK THE LONGEST TO COME BACK TO THE PARK.

SO THEY THEY PUT IN THE WORK, THEY PUT IN THE WORK.

AND THEN WE ALSO, LIKE ALWAYS, THE FFA KIDS FROM THE HIGH SCHOOL, THEY'RE ALWAYS THERE HELPING OUT.

AND WE CLEAN UP MULTIPLE ALLEYS HERE THROUGH, THROUGH WASCO.

SO THAT'S GREAT. LEWIS. GREAT JOB FOR CONDUCTING ALL THAT.

EVERYONE THAT VOLUNTEERED. I'D LIKE TO REPORT ON MAY 16TH, THE TRUE LIGHT, TRUE LIGHT MISSIONARY BAPTIST CHURCH WILL BE HAVING A NEIGHBORHOOD DAY AND CHURCH IS LOCATED AT 1104 14TH STREET, AND THEY'LL BE SERVING. I MEAN, OKAY. THEY'LL BE GIVING AWAY CLEAN, GENTLY USED CLOTHING FROM 7 TO 11 AND THEN FROM 11 TO 2, THEY'LL BE DRIVING AROUND THE NEIGHBORHOOD PROVIDING BARBECUE DINNERS FOR THE FOR THE SENIORS.

SO IF ANYBODY HAS ANY SENIORS THAT YOU GUYS MIGHT WANT TO REGISTER OR WHATNOT, YOU GUYS MORE THAN WELCOME TO CONTACT CARLOS.

HE'S RIGHT HERE RIGHT NOW. AND IF NOT THE PHONE NUMBER AND ALL THAT.

IT'S HERE. IT'S FOR THE TO LIGHT AND IT'S AGAIN ON THE ON MAY 16TH AND THAT'S ALL I HAVE TO REPORT.

MAYOR, BEFORE YOU CLOSE THE MEETING, I WOULD LIKE TO ADD SOMETHING ELSE.

THANK YOU. ON MAY 9TH SATURDAY, MAY 9TH, STARTING AT 7 A.M., THE SAINT JOHN THE EVANGELIST PARISH IS GOING TO HAVE A FOOD DISTRIBUTION.

THIS OPEN TO EVERYBODY. IT'S A DRIVE THROUGH.

WE USUALLY GIVE OVER 32,000 POUNDS OF FOOD, BUT WE'RE ASKING FOR VOLUNTEERS.

SO IF YOU, YOU KNOW, WOULD LIKE TO VOLUNTEER, YOU'RE WELCOME.

BOTH YOUNG ADULTS AS WELL AS ADULTS ARE WELCOME TO COME BOTH TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE FRESH FRUIT AND VEGETABLES, AS WELL AS HELPING WITH THE DISTRIBUTION. AND THEN I WANTED TO FOLLOW UP ON SOMETHING TOO, AND FORGIVE ME IF I'VE ALREADY GOT THE ANSWER AND I DIDN'T JOT IT DOWN, I DON'T REMEMBER.

I WANTED TO FOLLOW UP ON BECKY'S IN PALM AVENUE.

THE REFURBISHING OF BOTH OF THOSE STREETS. I KNOW WE GOT THE FUNDING FOR BOTH OF THEM, BUT DO WE HAVE A DATE FOR THEM? I DON'T HAVE A DATE RIGHT NOW OFF THE TOP, BUT I KNOW THAT'S BEING DESIGNED IN-HOUSE.

SO I COULD, I CAN GIVE YOU AN UPDATE. WOULD YOU, WOULD YOU GIVE AN UPDATE AT THE NEXT MEETING IS TO DEFINITELY WHEN WE PLAN TO DO THOSE.

AS I SAID, I KNOW WE HAVE RECEIVED THE FUNDING.

IT'S BEEN IN OUR COFFERS FOR A WHILE NOW. AND SO I JUST WANTED TO FIND OUT WHEN I CAN GET GET YOU AN UPDATE ONCE THE DESIGN IS DONE,

[00:55:01]

AND JUST FOR THE PUBLIC SAFE, I KNOW. EXCUSE ME.

SAKE. I KNOW THAT YOU'RE WORKING ON SEVERAL SIDEWALKS AND I, YOU KNOW, WANT THEM TO KNOW THAT THE CITY IS STAFF IS WORKING ON BUILDING SIDEWALKS FOR, SIDEWALKS, SIDEWALKS DON'T CURRENTLY EXIST.

CORRECT. AND THE WORK STARTED TODAY, AS A MATTER OF FACT.

SO I DROVE ON FIFTH STREET. AND THAT PORTION, SOMEBODY YOU KNOW, IS GETTING THE DRIVERS DRIVEWAYS READY.

AND ALL OF THAT NEEDS TO BE DONE BEFORE IT GETS POURED.

AND I THINK I SEE ALSO ALSO SOMETHING ON SUNSET.

SO CURRENTLY THEY ARE ON FIFTH STREET AND SUNSET.

AND THEN THEY'LL GET AFTER THOSE TWO LOCATIONS ARE COMPLETE, THEY'LL MOVE TO ANOTHER LOCATION WHICH IS CLOSER TO ANOTHER SCHOOL.

THEY'RE, THERE AFTER THEN WE'LL CONTINUE ON THE COMPLAINTS OR THAT WE HAVE BEFORE.

SO THANK YOU. JUST WANT THE PUBLIC TO KNOW THAT OUR STAFF IS WORKING ON THOSE THAT ARE SORELY NEEDED.

THANK YOU SO MUCH. THANK YOU. MAYOR. I HAD ONE MORE QUESTION, MR. VILLA. I DROVE BY ON FILBERT TODAY AND I SEEN A RIG ON LOCATION ON SILVER AND CENTRAL.

OH, I'M SORRY, NOT FILBERT AND CENTRAL [INAUDIBLE] AND CENTRAL. AND IS THAT THE BEGINNING OF THE OF THE TEST? WELL, THAT IS CORRECT. THAT'S THE FIRST TEST. WELL THAT'S BEING DRILLED NOW I THINK CURRENTLY THERE ARE ABOUT 200FT IN HOPEFULLY OBSERVING THE GUYS WHEN THEY WERE JUST DOING THE SWAP OF THE CASING. AND SO END OF THE DAY TODAY, IT'S PROBABLY THEY'RE A WHOLE LOT FURTHER, HOPEFULLY, BUT THEY'RE, WE'RE AT 200FT. YEAH.

WE'LL GIVE YOU A BETTER UPDATE ON THE NEXT MEETING.

THEY SHOULD HOPEFULLY BE DONE. APPRECIATE IT.

ALL RIGHT. MOVING ON TO ITEM 18 CLOSED SESSION THIS EVENING.

[18) CLOSED SESSION]

IT'S SUPPOSED TO BE FOR APRIL 7TH CLOSED SESSION MEETING.

SO IT'S THE MINUTES FOR CLOSED SESSION. NO CLOSED SESSION.

WE DO HAVE MINUTES BUT IT'S GOING TO BE FOR APRIL 7TH.

OKAY. OKAY. AND JUST TO CLARIFY, THE THE MINUTES DOCUMENT ITSELF IS CORRECT.

IT'S JUST THE THE DATE HERE, THE AGENDA THAT'S MISTYPED.

SO WHAT WHAT THE COUNCIL WILL REVIEW AND APPROVE IS CORRECT.

YES. GOTCHA. WE WILL NOW ENTER CLOSED SESSION AND RETURN TO REPORT OUT.

TAKE A FIVE MINUTE RECESS. YES, PLEASE. AWESOME.

THANK YOU ALL FOR STAYING. MOST PEOPLE LEAVE RIGHT AWAY.

OKAY, TOM. SECOND ON THE MINUTES. I KNOW HE WAS.

YEAH. I WAS LIKE, SHE'S GOING TO BE ASLEEP BY THE TIME WE GET.

YEAH. THANK YOU SO MUCH. YOU'RE WELCOME. SIR.

YOUR BABY DOESN'T EAT THIS YET? NOT YET. THANK YOU.

THANK YOU SO MUCH. THANKS FOR HANGING IN. YES.

THAT'S A LONG ONE. DIRTY. THE MEETING'S ADJOURNED.

YAY!

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.