[1) CALL TO ORDER: Mayor ] [00:00:06] GOOD EVENING. I WILL NOW CALL THIS MEETING TO ORDER. THE TIME IS 6 P.M.. THE CITY DOES NOT TOLERATE DISRUPTIVE BEHAVIOR IN OUR MEETINGS. WE ARE COMMITTED TO CREATING A CULTURE OF BELONGING WHERE MEMBERS OF OUR DIVERSE COMMUNITY FEEL INCLUDED, SAFE AND RESPECTED. THIS COUNCIL MEETING IS CONSIDERED A LIMITED PUBLIC FORUM, WHICH MEANS THE COUNCIL CAN REGULATE THE TIME, PLACE AND MANNER OF SPEECH. SPEAKER COMMENTS MUST BE LIMITED TO THE AGENDA ITEM UNDER CONSIDERATION BY THE COUNCIL FOR THE CONSENT CALENDAR FOR PUBLIC HEARING. SPEAKER COMMENTS DURING ORAL COMMUNICATIONS MUST BE LIMITED TO MATTERS WITHIN THE COUNCIL'S AUTHORITY, GENERALLY REFERRED TO SO WITHIN THE COUNCIL SUBJECT MATTER JURISDICTION. IF A SPEAKER'S COMMENTS ARE NOT RELATED TO AN AGENDA ITEM, THE PRESIDING OFFICER WILL RULE THE SPEAKER OUT OF ORDER. A SPEAKER WILL NOT BE RULED OUT OF ORDER BECAUSE OF A DISAGREEMENT WITH THE CONTENT OF THEIR SPEECH. BECAUSE THE NATURE OF REMOTE COMMUNICATIONS. SPEAKERS WHO ARE RULED OUT OF ORDER WILL NOT BE GIVEN ANOTHER CHANCE TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM. THEREFORE, SPEAKERS ARE WARNED TO LIMIT THEIR COMMENTS TO SUBJECTS THAT ARE ALL WITHIN THE CITY COUNCIL'S AUTHORITY TO DECIDE OR TAKE ACTION. LOCATION AND ONLINE MEETING DETAILS ARE AVAILABLE ON THE COUNCIL AGENDA. USE THE SHOW CAPTIONS BUTTON TO VIEW CAPTIONS ON ZOOM. SPEAKERS ARE REQUIRED TO KEEP THEIR COMMENTS WITHIN THE TIME PERIOD SET FOR THE PUBLIC COMMENTS FOR THE AGENDA ITEM AND THIS WILL BE STRICTLY ENFORCED. GUIDELINES ARE ARE POSTED ON THE CITY'S WEBSITE AND THE CITY COUNCIL MEETING AGENDA. ROLL CALL. MAYOR SALDAÑA. HERE. MAYOR PRO TEM REYNA. I'M HERE. COUNCIL MEMBER MARTINEZ. HERE. COUNCIL MEMBER MEDINA. HERE. COUNCIL MEMBER RAYA. HERE. ALL MEMBERS PRESENT. THANK YOU. WE'LL MOVE TO ITEM THREE. FLAG SALUTE. PLEASE STAND FOR THE 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. PLEASE REMAIN STANDING FOR AN INVOCATION BY ANYBODY OR A MOMENT OF SILENCE. THANK YOU. PLEASE BE SEATED. [5) APPROVAL OF AGENDA] APPROVAL OF ITEM NUMBER FIVE. APPROVAL OF AGENDA. ARE THERE ANY CHANGES TO THE AGENDA? JUST ONE CORRECTION HONORABLE MAYOR ON CLOSED SESSION ITEM E, THE NEGOTIATING PARTY IS LISTED AS VERTICAL BRIDGE. THIS IS A SEPARATE ITEM, A HOLDOVER FROM A PREVIOUS MEETING. THE NEGOTIATING PARTY. THERE IS ACTUALLY A IGL INVESTMENT GRADE LOANS. ALL OTHER ITEMS ARE CORRECT. THANK YOU, MR. HURLBERT. I WOULD LIKE TO ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO APPROVE WITH THE CHANGES MENTIONED. OH, SORRY MADAM CLERK. VOTE BY ROLL CALL. NO. I'M SORRY. FIRST A MOTION. SO MOVED. I'LL SECOND IT. MADAM CLERK, VOTE BY ROLL CALL. MEMBER SALDAÑA. AYE. MAYOR PRO TEM REYNA. AYE. COUNCIL MEMBER MARTINEZ. AYE. COUNCIL MEMBER MEDINA. AYE. COUNCIL MEMBER RAYA. AYE. MOTION BY COUNCIL MEMBER MARTINEZ. SECOND BY MAYOR SALDAÑA. TO APPROVE THE AGENDA AS TO FORM WITH THE CHANGES MENTIONED. THANK YOU. MOVING ON TO ITEM. MOTION IS UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED. MOTION IS UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED. ITEM NUMBER SEVEN PUBLIC COMMENTS IN COMPLIANCE WITH GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 54954-3 [7) PUBLIC COMMENTS] [00:05:05] PUBLIC COMMUNICATIONS. IS THAT PORTION OF COUNCIL MEETINGS SET ASIDE FOR MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC TO ADDRESS THE CITY COUNCIL ON ITEMS OF ANY CITY BUSINESS OTHER THAN SCHEDULED AGENDA ITEMS. COMMENTS ARE LIMITED TO ITEMS WITHIN THE SUBJECT MATTER JURISDICTION OF THE CITY AND ARE LIMITED TO NO MORE THAN TWO MINUTES PER THE CITY COUNCIL PROTOCOLS. THE PERIOD OF GENERAL PUBLIC COMMUNICATIONS WILL BE LIMITED TO 30 MINUTES, STARTING WITH IN PERSON SPEAKERS, FOLLOWED BY VIRTUAL SPEAKERS. BROWN ACT REQUIREMENTS THE BROWN ACT DOES NOT ALLOW ACTION OR DISCUSSION ON ITEMS NOT ON THE AGENDA, SUBJECT TO NARROW, EXCEPTIONS. THERE WILL BE LIMIT. THERE WILL LIMIT A COUNCIL MEMBERS RESPONSE TO QUESTIONS AND REQUESTS DURING THIS COMMENT PERIOD. I WILL CALL ON MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC PARTICIPATING IN PERSON FIRST, FOLLOWED BY REMOTE PARTICIPANTS. SPEAKERS WILL NOW HAVE TWO MINUTES TO SPEAK. IS THERE ANYONE IN PERSON WHO WISHES TO MAKE ANY PUBLIC COMMENTS AT THIS TIME? I SEE NONE. REMOTE SPEAKERS. UNLESS YOU WANTED TO SPEAK. NO. OH. IT'S OKAY. OKAY. OKAY. I DON'T KNOW IF THIS IS A COMPLAINT. I DO KNOW THAT YOU ARE MAKING REPAIRS TO THE SIDEWALKS. SPANISH]. HER ADDRESS IS 1207 OAK STREET. CONNECTED OR DEAR BY INDEPENDENTS AND INDEPENDENT SCHOOL AND A SPECIAL ED SCHOOL. AND SHE FEELS THAT IT'S ONE OF THE MAIN STREETS WHERE A LOT OF KIDS USE IT. I SEE SHE'S LIVED HERE 24 YEARS AND SHE'S CONCERNED THAT THERE'S NO SIDEWALK. THERE'S A LOT OF STUDENTS THAT WHEELCHAIRS THAT USE ON THIS ROAD. AND SHE FEELS THAT IN THESE YEARS SHE HASN'T SEEN A LOT OF PROGRESS. [00:10:18] SHE HAS A LOT OF NEIGHBORS THAT HAVE THEIR OWN SIDEWALKS. SHE DOESN'T HAVE THE RESOURCES. SHE'S ON A FIXED INCOME. AND SHE'S WONDERING IF SHE HAS TO DO IT OR IF THE CITY IS GOING TO DO IT. SHE'S HERE TO ASK THAT QUESTION. GRACIAS. THANK YOU. EVERYTHING. NEVER GIVE HER YES. WE INFORM HER THAT. GO AHEAD AND LEAVE CONTACT INFO WITH MARIA, GIVING HER MORE INFORMATION. SHE'S SAYING THAT SHE HAS A VIDEO OF HER AREA. SHE NEEDS TO PROVE THAT SHE CAN SHOW IT. SHE UNDERSTANDS THAT THERE MIGHT BE OTHER PEOPLE AHEAD OF HER, BUT SHE FEELS THAT HER AREA IS ONE. IN REMOTE SPEAKERS, PLEASE USE THE RAISE HAND BUTTON. YEAH. NOW WE'RE DIALING. MAN ON YOUR PHONE. I'M SORRY ABOUT THAT. REMOTE SPEAKERS, PLEASE USE THE RAISE HAND BUTTON NOW, OR DIAL NINE ON YOUR PHONE TO INDICATE THAT YOU WISH TO SPEAK. MADAM CLERK, DO WE HAVE ANY REMOTE PARTICIPANTS WISHING TO SPEAK AT THIS TIME? GIVE THEM A COUPLE OF SECONDS. OKAY. OKAY. WE HAVE NO REMOTE PARTICIPATION RIGHT NOW. THANK YOU, MADAM CLERK. ARE THERE ANY EMAIL COMMENTS, MADAM CLERK? THERE ARE NO EMAIL COMMENTS FOR THIS ITEM OR ANY OTHER AGENDA ITEMS. THANK YOU. SEEING NO ONE ELSE WISHING TO SPEAK, I WILL NOT CLOSE THE PUBLIC COMMENT ITEM. MOVING ON TO ITEM EIGHT. SUCCESSOR AGENCY BUSINESS. WE HAVE NONE. ITEM NUMBER NINE WASCO PUBLIC FINANCE AUTHORITY BUSINESS AND NONE. NONE. ITEM NUMBER TEN. PUBLIC SAFETY REPORTS. KERN COUNTY FIRE DEPARTMENT. CHIEF IS NOT HERE, SO WE'LL MOVE ON WITH THE WASCO POLICE DEPARTMENT, [10.b. Wasco Police Department (Mora) ] LIEUTENANT GALUTIRA. GOOD EVENING, HONORABLE MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL. HOPE YOU. I HOPE EVERYONE HAD A GREAT 4TH OF JULY WEEKEND. TONIGHT I'LL BE GOING OVER THE PUBLIC SAFETY REPORT FOR THE MONTH OF JUNE ON BEHALF OF CHIEF MORA. I'LL START WITH OUR MONTHLY ACTIVITY. DURING THE MONTH OF JUNE, OUR OFFICERS HANDLED A TOTAL OF 1,940 INCIDENTS. OF THOSE, 1,095 WERE CALLED FOR SERVICE AND 845 WERE OFFICER INITIATED INCIDENTS. WE'LL MOVE ON TO THE TRAFFIC ENFORCEMENT. OUR OFFICERS CONDUCTED 402 TRAFFIC STOPS AND ISSUED 85 CITATIONS. AND OF THOSE, 31 WERE MOVING VIOLATIONS, WITH 27 BEING FOR SPEEDING. OUR STAFF ALSO ISSUED TEN PARKING CITATIONS DURING THE MONTH FOR OFFICER CASES AND ARRESTS. OUR OFFICERS COMPLETED 213 CASES AND MADE A TOTAL OF 103 ARRESTS. OUR OFFICERS ALSO HAD 47 POSITIVE CITIZEN CONTACTS AND COMPLETED 40 OR 54 PEDESTRIAN VEHICLE CHECKS AS PART OF THEIR PROACTIVE PATROL EFFORTS. MOVING ON TO STOLEN RECOVERED VEHICLES, WE TOOK 12 STOLEN VEHICLES, VEHICLE REPORTS AND RECOVERED THREE VEHICLES DURING THE MONTH. [00:15:03] FOR TRAFFIC COLLISIONS OUR OFFICERS HANDLED 11 COLLISIONS, WITH ONE BEING DUI RELATED. SO IN ADDITION TO OUR MONTHLY ACTIVITY, THE POLICE DEPARTMENT HOSTED A COFFEE WITH A COP EVENT AT STARBUCKS LAST MONDAY. WE HAD A GREAT TURNOUT. A LOT OF PEOPLE FROM OUR COMMUNITY STOPPED BY OUR STAFF HAD A GREAT TIME MAKING DRINKS AND SERVING OUR CUSTOMERS AT A DRIVE THRU WINDOW. AND JUST GETTING TO KNOW OUR PEOPLE IN OUR COMMUNITY. EVENTS LIKE THIS GIVES US THE GREAT OPPORTUNITY TO BUILD POSITIVE RELATIONSHIPS WITH OUR RESIDENTS. WE ALSO HAD OUR BUSINESS DISTRICT WATCH MEETING AND HAD ANOTHER GREAT TURNOUT FROM OUR LOCAL BUSINESS OWNERS AND CONCERNED COMMUNITY MEMBERS AS WELL. THEY WERE ABLE TO SHARE CONCERNS WITH US. AND WE REASSURED THEM THAT WE'LL CONTINUE WORKING HARD TO ADDRESS THOSE CONCERNS. AND LASTLY HONORABLE COUNCIL NEXT WEEK WILL BE HOSTING OUR FIRST JUNIOR POLICE SUMMER CAMP FOR THE KIDS IN OUR COMMUNITY. THE CAMP WILL BE HELD AT THE PAL BUILDING. IT WILL BE FROM MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY. AND I'M HAPPY TO SAY THAT WE ARE COMPLETELY FULL. WE HAVE A LOT OF FUN ACTIVITIES PLANNED FOR THE KIDS. THEY'LL DO AN OBSTACLE COURSE, LEARN A LITTLE BIT ABOUT BUILDING SEARCHES. PARTICIPATE IN MOCK TRAFFIC STOPS AND LEARN HOW OFFICERS COLLECT AND PROCESS EVIDENCE. AND OF COURSE, EVERYTHING WILL BE AGE APPROPRIATE AND FOCUS ON HAVING FUN. WE'RE REALLY EXCITED ABOUT THE CAMP AND LOOK FORWARD TO SPENDING A WEEK WITH KIDS AND GIVING THEM A FUN LOOK OF WHAT POLICE OFFICERS DO. THAT CONCLUDES MY PUBLIC SAFETY REPORT. IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, I'LL GLADLY ANSWER THEM. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, LIEUTENANT GALUTIRA. ANY COMMENTS FROM MR. PRO TEM MAYOR REYNA? YES. GREAT JOB. IT'S FUN TO SEE OUR DEPARTMENT OUT THERE, ALL OF YOU, DOING GREAT THINGS FOR THE COMMUNITY. SO THANK YOU. KEEP IT UP. THANK YOU. MEDINA. YEAH, THANK YOU FOR THE REPORT. I DID SEE THE WHOLE COFFEE WITH THE COP. I KNOW MR. REYNA WAS THERE. I WASN'T ABLE TO MAKE IT, BUT I HAVE A QUESTION ON THE BUSINESS WATCH GROUP. IS THAT GOING TO BE A MONTHLY MEETING OR WHAT ARE YOU GUYS THINKING? SO FOR NOW, IT'S QUARTERLY. OKAY. JUST DEPENDING ON HOW MUCH PARTICIPATION WE GET WE MIGHT DO IT ONCE A MONTH. OKAY. SO CURRENTLY IT'S QUARTERLY AND IT'S TARGETING. IS IT 7TH STREET OR IS IT KIND OF ANYBODY. ANYBODY. OKAY. AND THEN MY OTHER QUESTION WAS ON THE REPORT ON THE 47 POSITIVE CITIZEN CONTACTS. HOW DO YOU GUYS QUANTIFY A POSITIVE CITIZEN CONTACT? JUST OUR OFFICERS GO OUT AND PATROL AND YOU KNOW, THEY'LL STOP AND TALK TO A BUSINESS OWNER OR THEY'LL STOP AND TALK TO A CHILD THAT'S PLAYING BASKETBALL ON THE STREET. SO THEY PUT IT ON THE RADIO AS A, WE CALL IT 1013. SO. OKAY. POSITIVE CONTACT. ALL RIGHT. I WAS JUST CURIOUS. I MEAN, I FIGURED THERE'S A LOT OF POSITIVE, YOU KNOW, OUT THERE. I JUST WASN'T SURE HOW YOU GUYS WERE TRACKING IT. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. THAT'S ALL RIGHT, MR. RAYA. THANK YOU FOR THE REPORT. AND THANK YOU FOR EVERYTHING YOU GUYS DO FOR THE COMMUNITY AND THE SUMMER POLICE CAMP. HOW MANY KIDS ARE YOU GUYS EXPECTING? WE HAVE 27 FROM ALL AGES. LIKE, IS THERE A LIMIT OF AGE? YES, IT'S FROM 9 TO 14, 9 TO 14. GREAT. AND I WOULD JUST LIKE TO ADD ONE COMMENT FOR THE PAL PROGRAM. YOU KNOW, WE HAD A COUPLE OF SENIORS THAT GRADUATED FROM THE PROGRAM. AND AS I GO IN THERE AND TALK TO THEM, A LOT OF THEM, THEY DON'T KNOW WHERE TO GO. LIKE THEY DON'T HAVE NO GUIDANCE. THEY DON'T HAVE NO MENTORSHIP. UNFORTUNATELY, A LOT OF THOSE KIDS DON'T GO WITH THEIR SCHOOL COUNSELOR OR THEY DON'T HAVE NO ONE TO TALK TO. I WOULD LIKE FOR A POLICE OFFICER JUST TO SHOW UP AT LEAST 15 MINUTES THERE AND TALK TO THE KIDS. AND MAYBE IF THERE'S A ROOM ON THE SIDE, MAYBE PULL THOSE OLDER KIDS AND JUST HAVE TALK WITH THEM, SAY, HEY, WHAT ARE YOU LOOKING FORWARD TO DOING IN LIFE? JUST OPEN THE CONVERSATION. AND FROM THERE THEY CAN GUIDE THEM BECAUSE A LOT OF KIDS, LIKE THEY DON'T KNOW. YES, SIR. THANK YOU, MR. RAYA. MR. MARTINEZ. GOOD JOB ON BEING PROACTIVE. I LIKE THE 27 TRAFFIC CITATIONS. I'M HAPPY TO HEAR THOSE NUMBERS ARE GOING UP. I HAVE AN IDEA THAT I WANT TO THROW OUT THERE THAT SCOTT'S GOING TO ABSOLUTELY HATE, BUT I SAW OUR NEIGHBORS TO THE SOUTH RECENTLY GOT A MOTOR OFFICER, AND I'VE ALWAYS FELT THE CITY NEEDS ONE. I KNOW LIABILITY INSURANCE, ALL THAT STUFF. BUT JUST THROWING THE IDEA OUT THERE, IT'S A PIE IN THE SKY THING. QUICK QUESTION, I AND IF I MISSED IT, I APOLOGIZE. THE ELECTRIC BIKES, ARE WE DOING ANYTHING? HAVE WE PUT OUT ANY PUBLIC EDUCATION ON THAT. [00:20:02] WE HAVE NOT. BUT WE ARE PLANNING ON PUTTING SOMETHING ON SOCIAL MEDIA AND EDUCATING OUR FOLKS AS WELL. OKAY. I HAVEN'T SEEN IT BE A PROBLEM, BUT I SEE PEOPLE ON FACEBOOK COMPLAINING ABOUT IT ALL THE TIME. ALL THE KIDS IN MY NEIGHBORHOOD ARE VERY RESPECTFUL WITH THEIRS. SO I JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE WE'RE DOING SOMETHING. THAT'S ALL I HAVE, SIR. THANK YOU. WELL, THANK YOU FOR THE REPORT, LIEUTENANT. AND I WOULD LIKE TO ECHO A LOT WHAT MY COLLEAGUES WERE SAYING THAT, YOU KNOW, IT'S IMPORTANT FOR THE CAMARADERIE, THE, YOU KNOW, THE COLLABORATION OF THE CITY, BECAUSE, I MEAN, SINCE WE BROKE OUT WITH OUR DEPARTMENT AND TO WHAT IT'S TO WHERE WE'RE AT NOW, YOU KNOW, IT'S GOING IN THE RIGHT PATH. AND IT'S JUST A MATTER OF US ENGAGING AND JUST MORE COMMUNITY MEMBERS AND MORE, YOU KNOW, THE WHOLE COMMUNITY JUST GETTING INVOLVED. AND IT'S A GOOD IDEA TO GET TO KNOW ALL THE OFFICERS. YOU KNOW, AT THE END OF THE DAY, YOU GUYS ARE JUST HERE FOR DOING YOUR JOBS AND, YOU KNOW, TO PROTECT US AND TO FOR OUR SAFETY. BUT IT'S ALSO IMPORTANT FOR THE COMMUNITY TO BE COMFORTABLE WITH THE OFFICERS AND, YOU KNOW, MAKE SURE THAT THEY COULD TRUST AN OFFICER. YOU KNOW, THAT'S THE KEY THING. AND THAT'S. THANK YOU FOR ALL YOU GUYS HAVE BEEN DOING. THANK YOU MAYOR. ALL RIGHT. I DID HAVE ONE MORE QUESTION I KNOW THE CHIEF HAD MENTIONED LAST TIME ABOUT THE DRONE AND THERE'S TRAINING AND WHATNOT. IS THAT STILL THE CASE CURRENTLY OR IT'S JUST BEING TRAINING OR IS IT LIVE OR WHAT'S THAT? WE'RE STILL TRAINING WITH THE DRONE. IT'S UP AND RUNNING. BUT WE'RE STILL IN THE TRAINING PHASE. CORRECT. GOTCHA. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. IF I MAY, I WANT TO ASK YOU A QUESTION THAT JUST OCCURRED TO ME. WE JUST WENT THROUGH THE 4TH OF JULY, AND I KNOW THAT THE FACT THAT THE PEOPLE KNOW WE HAVE A DRONE NOW HAS DIMINISHED THE AMOUNT OF ILLEGAL FIREWORKS BEING FIRED DURING THE WEEKDAYS AND THE IN THE EVENINGS. BUT THE 4TH OF JULY WAS AN EXCEPTION, RIGHT? EVERYBODY WAS SENDING ALL OF THIS ILLEGAL FIREWORKS INTO THE AIR. AND I WANTED TO ASK YOU WHETHER OUR OFFICERS ISSUED ANY TICKETS OR WHETHER THE DRONE WAS ABLE TO CAPTURE ANYONE ILLEGALLY SENDING FIREWORKS INTO THE AIR AND WHETHER THESE PEOPLE WILL BE RECEIVING A CITATION. NO. THE DRONE DID NOT GET ANY FOOTAGE. AND OUR OFFICERS DID NOT ISSUE ANY CITATIONS. HOWEVER, WE DID SEIZE THE ILLEGAL FIREWORKS. AND I'M GOING TO GIVE YOU GUYS SOME PERCENTAGE HERE. SO LAST YEAR WE GOT DISPATCHED TO ILLEGAL FIREWORKS CALLS 40. I THINK WE GOT 40 CALLS LAST YEAR. SO THIS YEAR WE ONLY GOT FIVE. SO I THINK PARTIALLY, I THINK THE DRONE AND OUR OFFICERS BEING PROACTIVE, IT WAS A DETERRENT THIS YEAR AND IT WAS A SUCCESS. SO OKAY. WELL THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR THE ANSWER. YES, YES. THANK YOU. MOVING ON TO CITY BUSINESS. CITY COUNCIL BUSINESS ITEM 11 CONSENT CALENDAR. [11) CONSENT CALENDAR] THE CONSENT CALENDAR CONSISTS OF ITEMS THAT ARE ROUTINE AND NON-CONTROVERSIAL AND THE STAFF'S OPINION. THESE ITEMS ARE APPROVED IN ONE MOTION UNLESS A COUNCIL MEMBER OR A MEMBER OF THE PUBLIC REQUESTS THE REMOVAL OF A PARTICULAR ITEM OR SEPARATE CONSIDERATION. THIS EVENING WE HAVE ITEMS 11 A TO 11 R. AT THIS TIME, I WOULD LIKE TO ASK THE MEMBERS WHETHER THEY HAVE A CONFLICT OF INTEREST REGARDING ANY ITEM ON THE CONSENT CALENDAR. MAYOR PRO TEM REYNA. I HAVE NO CONFLICT. MEMBER MARTINEZ. NO CONFLICT. MEMBER MEDINA. I HAVE NO CONFLICT. MEMBER RAYA. NO CONFLICT. AND I HAVE NO CONFLICT MYSELF. ARE THERE ANY COUNCIL MEMBERS WHO WOULD LIKE TO REMOVE AN ITEM? IS THERE ANYONE IN PERSON WHO WISHES TO MAKE ANY? NO. ANY OF THE MEMBERS WOULD LIKE TO. YEAH. OKAY. ARE THERE ANY COUNCIL MEMBERS WHO WOULD LIKE TO REMOVE AN ITEM? MAYOR. I DON'T. NO. I DO NOT. I HAVE NONE. NONE. OKAY. SO THIS IS WHERE YOU SAY. CAN I GET A MOTION? NOT YET. NOT YET. OPEN THE PUBLIC COMMENT. ARE THERE ANY IS THERE ANYONE IN PERSON WHO WISHES TO MAKE ANY PUBLIC COMMENTS ON THE CONSENT CALENDAR? REMOTE SPEAKERS, PLEASE USE THE RAISE HAND BUTTON NOW, OR DIAL NINE ON YOUR PHONE TO INDICATE THAT YOU WISH TO SPEAK. MADAM CLERK, DO WE HAVE ANY REMOTE PARTICIPANTS WISHING TO MAKE A PUBLIC COMMENT ON THE CONSENT CALENDAR? [00:25:07] WE HAVE NONE, MAYOR. THANK YOU. DO WE HAVE ANY IN PERSON? I DON'T KNOW. DO WE HAVE ANY IN PERSON THAT WOULD LIKE TO REMOVE AN ITEM. WE HAVE NONE. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. [INAUDIBLE] MAYOR PRO TEM REYNA, HOLD ON. THIS IS WOULD I GET A MOTION? THERE'S NOTHING RIGHT HERE. IT'S JUST. THAT'S CORRECT. COULD I GET A MOTION FOR APPROVAL? SO MOVED. SECOND. MAYOR PRO TEM REYNA. MOTION FOR APPROVAL. GO AHEAD AND DO THE ROLL CALL VOTE. MAYOR. MAYOR. 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 MARTINEZ TO APPROVE THE CONSENT CALENDAR MOTION IS UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED. SO WE'RE DONE WITH THAT PART, RIGHT? THAT'S CORRECT. NOW TO IF ANY. I'M GOING TO PULL THE CONSENT NOTE. ITEM 12. ITEM 12. ITEM 12. PUBLIC HEARINGS. MADAM CLERK, WAS THIS ITEM NOTICED? IF YOU WANT TO GO AHEAD AND READ THE ITEM. READ THE ITEM. OKAY. YES, PLEASE. THERE'S ARE SMALL. [LAUGHTER] STAFF SHALL INTRODUCE A PUBLIC HEARING ITEM AND PRESENT THEIR REPORT TO. NOT THAT ONE. ITEM NUMBER 12 A COUNCIL FINDS THE ACTION IS NOT A PROJECT. ITEM NUMBER 12 A COUNCIL FINDS ACTION IS NOT A PROJECT DEFINED UNDER SECTION 15378 OF THE CEQA GUIDELINES. [12.a. Council finds this action is not a “project” defined under section 15378 of the CEQA Guidelines; Conduct a Public Hearing and Reporting on City of Wasco Vacancies, Recruitment, and Retention Efforts to Comply with Assembly Bill 2561. (Blakemore) ] CONDUCT A PUBLIC HEARING AND REPORTING ON CITY OF WASCO VACANCIES, RECRUITMENT AND RETENTION EFFORTS TO COMPLY WITH ASSEMBLY BILL, MRS BLAKEMORE. BEFORE WE DO THE PRESENTATION, IF THE NOTICE HAS BEEN PUBLISHED IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE LAW. ALSO, IF YOU CAN GO AHEAD AND OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING AS OF NOW. MAYOR. ALL RIGHT. I WILL NOW OPEN UP THE PUBLIC HEARING. FINANCE DIRECTOR BLAKEMORE. ALL RIGHT. GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL MEMBERS. THE ITEM IS THE CITY'S VACANCY REPORT, PRESENTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH ASSEMBLY BILL 2561, WHICH REQUIRES LOCAL AGENCIES TO PUBLICLY REPORT VACANCIES, RECRUITMENT AND RETENTION EFFORTS. WHEN THE FISCAL YEAR 26-27 BUDGET WAS ADOPTED BACK ON JUNE 16TH, THE CITY HAD 11 VACANT POSITIONS OUT OF THE 125 BUDGETED FULL TIME POSITIONS, RESULTING IN OVERALL VACANCY RATE OF 8.8%. NEITHER OF OUR BARGAINING GROUPS EXCEEDED THE 20% VACANCY THRESHOLD THAT WOULD REQUIRE ADDITIONAL REPORTING UNDER THE LAW. AND SINCE THE BUDGET WAS ADOPTED THREE WEEKS AGO, APPROXIMATELY, WE'VE ALREADY HAVE MADE PROGRESS IN FILLING THOSE VACANT POSITIONS. WE FILLED A SENIOR DISPATCHER, A POLICE OFFICER, AND ONE ANIMAL CONTROL OFFICER POSITION, AND WE CONTINUE TO ACTIVELY RECRUIT FOR THE REMAINING VACANCIES AND STAFF. AND I SEE THAT NANCY IS HERE TONIGHT, OUR HR MANAGER BUT THEY REMAIN FOCUSED ON RECRUITING AND RETAINING QUALIFIED EMPLOYEES BY IMPROVING THEIR RECRUITMENT EFFORTS, MAINTAINING COMPETITIVE COMPENSATION, EXPANDING OUR INTERNAL PROMOTION OPPORTUNITIES, AND STRENGTHENING EMPLOYEE ONBOARDING AND RETENTION INITIATIVES. AND THIS ITEM IS INFORMAL ONLY AND FULFILLS THE CITY'S ANNUAL REPORTING REQUIREMENT UNDER AB 2561, AND THE STAFF RECOMMENDS THAT THE COUNCIL RECEIVE AND FILE THE REPORT. THAT'S ABOUT IT. THANK YOU, MISS BLAKEMORE. IS THERE ANY COMMENTS FROM THE MEMBERS? MAYOR PRO TEM REYNA. I JUST WANT TO SAY THAT THE CITY MANAGER AND THE CITY COUNCIL HAVE WORKED AT MAKING SURE THAT WE ARE FULLY STAFFED. AND SO, YOU KNOW, 8% AND IT'S LESS THAN 8% NOW. IT'S VERY GOOD. SO THANK YOU ALL FOR DOING WHAT NEEDS TO BE DONE TO NOT BE AT THAT 20%, WHICH WILL REQUIRE ADDITIONAL WORK, NO DOUBT. RIGHT. THAT'S IT. MEMBER MARTINEZ. NO COMMENT. MEMBER MEDINA. I HAVE NO COMMENTS. MEMBER RAYA. NO COMMENTS. I HAVE NO COMMENTS OTHER THAN THANK YOU FOR ALL YOU GUYS DO. THANK YOU GUYS. WE WILL NOW. WE WILL NOW HAVE PUBLIC COMMENTS. [00:30:04] I WILL CALL ON MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC PARTICIPATING IN PERSON FIRST, FOLLOWED BY REMOTE PARTICIPANTS. IS THERE ANYONE IN PERSON WHO WISHES TO MAKE ANY PUBLIC COMMENTS ON THIS ITEM? I SEE NONE. REMOTE SPEAKERS PLEASE USE THE RAISE HAND BUTTON NOW, OR DIAL NINE ON YOUR PHONE TO INDICATE THAT YOU WISH TO SPEAK. MADAM CLERK, DO WE HAVE ANY REMOTE PARTICIPANTS WISHING TO SPEAK? WE HAVE NONE, MAYOR. THANK YOU. WE HAVE NONE. CITY CLERK. I WILL NOW CLOSE. I WILL NOW CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING. I WOULD LIKE TO ENTERTAIN A MOTION. MADAM CLERK, I WOULD LIKE TO ENTERTAIN A MOTION. SO MOVED. SECOND. MOTION FOR APPROVAL. MOTION FOR APPROVAL. I'M SORRY. YEAH. MADAM CLERK, VOTE BY ROLL CALL. I'M SORRY WHO SECOND? SALDAÑA. THE MAYOR. OKAY. THANK YOU. MAYOR SALDAÑA. AYE. MAYOR PRO TEM REYNA. AYE. COUNCIL MEMBER MEDINA. AYE. COUNCIL MEMBER MARTINEZ. AYE. COUNCIL MEMBER RAYA. AYE. MOTION BY COUNCIL MEMBER MEDINA SECONDED BY MAYOR SALDAÑA TO ADOPT THE RESOLUTION. MOTION IS UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED. THANK YOU. MOVING ON TO ITEM 13. DEFERRED BUSINESS. WE HAVE NONE. ITEM 14 NEW BUSINESS. [14.a. Council finds this action is not a “project” defined under section 15378 of the CEQA Guidelines; Adopt a Resolution reaffirming Resolution No. 2026-4339, Approving the City’s Fiscal Year 2026–2027 Annual Operating Budget and the Five-Year 2025–2030 Capital Improvement Program in Compliance with AB 2561 Vacancy Reporting Requirements. (Blakemore) ] THE PUBLIC MAY COMMENT ON EACH ITEM LISTED ON THE AGENDA FOR NEW BUSINESS ITEMS ON THE. SO THE ITEMS ARE TAKEN UP. NEW BUSINESS ITEMS MAY BE. MAYOR, YOU CAN GO AHEAD AND JUST READ OUT THE 14 A IF YOU CAN JUST READ OUT THE COUNCIL FINDS. 14 A COUNCIL FINDS THE ACTION IS NOT A PROJECT DEFINED UNDER SECTION 15378 OF THE CEQA GUIDELINES. ADOPT A RESOLUTION REAFFIRMING RESOLUTIONS NUMBER 2026-4339. APPROVING THE CITY'S FISCAL YEAR 2026 2027 ANNUAL OPERATING BUDGET AND THE FIVE YEAR 2025 2030 CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM AND COMPLIANCE WITH AB 2561 VACANCY REPORTING REQUIREMENTS. MRS. BLAKEMORE. ALL RIGHT. WELL, THANK YOU ONCE AGAIN, HONORABLE MAYOR AND COUNCIL MEMBERS. SO BASICALLY, IN ORDER TO GET OUR BUDGET AND THE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM ON OUR WEBSITE AND OUT THERE IS YOU HAVE TO HAVE THE VACANCY REPORT DONE AND APPROVED FIRST, WHICH YOU JUST DID. SO THANK YOU. SO THERE ARE NO CHANGES TO THE BUDGET. SO IT'S BASICALLY VACANCY REPORT DONE. JUST RE APPROVAL OF THE BUDGET SO THAT WE CAN GET IT POSTED. THANK YOU. ARE THERE ANY COMMENTS FROM THE MEMBERS? MAYOR PRO TEM REYNA. NO COMMENTS. MEMBER MARTINEZ. NO COMMENTS. MEMBER MEDINA. NO COMMENTS. MEMBER RAYA. NO COMMENTS. I HAVE NO COMMENTS MYSELF. I WILL CALL ON MEMBERS OF. THIS IS. WE WILL NOW TAKE PUBLIC COMMENT. YEAH, WE WILL NOT TAKE PUBLIC COMMENTS. I WILL CALL ON MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC PARTICIPATING IN PERSON FIRST, FOLLOWED BY REMOTE PARTICIPANTS. IS THERE ANYONE IN PERSON WHO WISHES TO MAKE A PUBLIC COMMENT ON THIS ITEM? SEEING NONE. REMOTE SPEAKERS PLEASE USE THE RAISE HAND BUTTON OR DIAL NINE ON YOUR PHONE TO INDICATE THAT YOU WISH TO SPEAK. MADAM CLERK, DO WE HAVE ANY REMOTE PARTICIPANTS WISHING TO SPEAK? WE HAVE NONE, MAYOR. THANK YOU. I WOULD LIKE TO ENTERTAIN A MOTION FOR APPROVAL. SO MOVED. I'LL SECOND. MADAM CLERK. VOTE BY ROLL CALL. MEMBER SALDAÑA. AYE. MAYOR PRO TEM REYNA. AYE. COUNCIL MEMBER MARTINEZ. AYE. COUNCIL MEMBER MEDINA. AYE. COUNCIL MEMBER RAYA. AYE. MOTION BY MAYOR PRO TEM REYNA. SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER MEDINA TO ADOPT THE RESOLUTION. MOTION IS UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED. MOVING ON TO ITEM 14 B, COUNCIL FINDS THIS ACTION IS NOT A PROJECT DEFINED UNDER SECTION 15378 OF THE [14.b. Council finds this action is not a “project” defined under section 15378 of the CEQA Guidelines; Adopt a Resolution approving the City’s Appropriations Limit for the Fiscal Year 2026-2027. (Blakemore)] CEQA GUIDELINES. ADOPT A RESOLUTION APPROVING THE CITY'S APPROPRIATIONS LIMIT FOR THE FISCAL YEAR 2026 2027. FINANCE DIRECTOR BLAKEMORE. GREAT. THANK YOU ONCE AGAIN. THIS ITEM IS AN ANNUAL ADOPTION OF THE CITY'S APPROPRIATION LIMITS, ALSO KNOWN AS THE GANN LIMIT, AS REQUIRED BY ARTICLE 8B OF THE CALIFORNIA CONSTITUTION. EVERY CALIFORNIA CITY IS REQUIRED TO CALCULATE AND ADOPT THIS LIMIT EACH YEAR. IT'S IMPORTANT TO NOTE THAT THE GANN LIMIT IS NOT A SPENDING LIMIT ON THE CITY'S OVERALL BUDGET. [00:35:03] INSTEAD, IT LIMITS THE AMOUNT OF APPROPRIATIONS THAT COULD BE FUNDED FOR CERTAIN TAX PROCEEDS. MOST REVENUES, SUCH AS GRANTS, FEES FOR SERVICES, ENTERPRISE FUNDS, QUALIFYING CAPITAL PROJECTS ARE EXCLUDED FROM THIS CALCULATION. SO FOR FISCAL YEAR 26-27, THE CITY'S CALCULATED APPROPRIATIONS LIMIT IS $35.8 MILLION, WHILE OUR APPROPRIATIONS SUBJECT TO THE LIMIT ARE 5.9 MILLION. THIS LEAVES THE CITY APPROXIMATELY 29.9 MILLION BELOW THE CONSTITUTIONAL LIMIT. SO WE ARE WELL WITHIN OUR COMPLIANCE. AS IN PRIOR YEARS, STAFF IS RECOMMENDING THE USE OF THE CITY'S POPULATION GROWTH FACTOR AND THE CAPITAL OR THE CALIFORNIA PER CAPITA PERSONAL INCOME FACTOR FOR THE ANNUAL ADJUSTMENT. ALTHOUGH THE COUNTY'S POPULATION FACTOR IS SLIGHTLY HIGHER THIS YEAR, STAFF RECOMMENDS MAINTAINING THE CITY'S HISTORICAL METHODOLOGY FOR CONSISTENCY, ESPECIALLY WHEN WE REMAIN SIGNIFICANTLY BELOW THE LIMIT. THIS IS AN ANNUAL HOUSEKEEPING ITEM REQUIRED BY STATE LAW, AND THE STAFF RECOMMENDS ADOPTION OF THE RESOLUTION. THANK YOU, MRS. BLAKEMORE. ARE THERE ANY COMMENTS FROM THE MEMBERS? MAYOR PRO TEM REYNA. I JUST WANT TO SAY THIS WAS KIND OF A COMPLICATED REPORT. I READ IT, BUT IT IS. YOU PUT IT IN A VERY SIMPLE, VERY SIMPLE TERMS, WHICH ALL OF WHAT YOU SAID IS IN THE REPORT. AND I LIKE THE FACT THAT WE ARE BEING CONSISTENT AND NOT TRYING TO CHANGE TO A DIFFERENT MARKER. THAT WAY, YOU KNOW, YEAR AFTER YEAR, WE CONTINUE TO DO THE SAME. THAT'S ALL. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. MEMBER MARTINEZ. NO COMMENTS. MEMBER MEDINA. NO COMMENTS. MEMBER RAYA. I HAVE NO COMMENTS. MYSELF. WE WILL NOT TAKE PUBLIC COMMENTS. I WILL CALL. I WILL CALL MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC PARTICIPATING IN PERSON FIRST, FOLLOWED BY THE REMOTE PARTICIPANTS. IS THERE ANYONE IN PERSON WHO WISHES TO MAKE ANY PUBLIC COMMENTS ON THIS ITEM? I SEE NONE. REMOTE SPEAKERS PLEASE USE THE RAISE HAND BUTTON NOW OR DIAL NINE ON YOUR PHONE TO INDICATE WHAT THAT YOU WISH TO SPEAK. MADAM CLERK, DO WE HAVE REMOTE PARTICIPANTS WISHING TO SPEAK? WE HAVE NONE, MAYOR. THANK YOU. I WOULD LIKE TO ENTERTAIN A MOTION FOR APPROVAL. SO MOVED. SECOND. ALL RIGHT, MADAM CLERK. VOTE BY ROLL CALL. MEMBER SALDAÑA. AYE. MAYOR PRO TEM REYNA. AYE. COUNCIL MEMBER MARTINEZ. AYE. COUNCIL MEMBER MEDINA. AYE. COUNCIL MEMBER RAYA. AYE. MOTION BY COUNCIL MEMBER MARTINEZ, SECOND BY COUNCILMEMBER RAYA TO ADOPT THE RESOLUTION. MOTION IS UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED. THANK YOU. MOVING ON TO ITEM NUMBER 14D OR [14.c. Informational Update on the Capital Improvement Program (CIP). (Hurlbert) ] C I'M SORRY. INTERNATIONAL UPDATE ON THE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM. CIP MR. HURLBERT. YES. HONORABLE MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL. AT ONE OF OUR PREVIOUS MEETINGS, THERE WAS A REQUEST FOR FURTHER DETAIL ON OUR CAPITAL PROGRAM STATUS AND PROGRESS AND INCLUDED IN YOUR STAFF REPORT TONIGHT, WHICH MAYBE WE CAN THROW THOSE UP. OH, THEY'RE IGHT THERE. IS THAT CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM LIST SORTED TWO DIFFERENT WAYS. THE FIRST PAGE THAT YOU SEE THERE ARE PROJECTS THAT ARE IN PROCESS. THEY MAY BE RIGHT AT THE BABY STEP PROCESS OR THEY MAY BE WELL UNDERWAY. THESE ARE SORTED BY THEIR STATUS. AND SO YOU CAN GO THROUGH THOSE AND SEE WHAT ARE THE PROJECTS THAT ARE ALREADY GOING. AND AN AMOUNT OF MONEY THAT IS FUNDED FOR THAT PROJECT AND IN THE RIGHT HAND COLUMN THE BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR 27. NEXT. WELL, AND THEN THERE ARE THREE SECTIONS. THE NEXT SECTION IS CURRENTLY IN EARLY DEVELOPMENT MEANS WORK HASN'T ACTUALLY BEGUN. MAYBE WE HAVEN'T EVEN SPENT MONEY. WE'RE STILL DOING RESEARCH MAYBE PUTTING TOGETHER QUOTES AND THINGS LIKE THAT. THOSE ARE THE ONES THAT ARE HIGHLIGHTED IN YELLOW ON THE SECOND PAGE. AND THEN THE LAST SECTION ARE PROJECTS WHICH ARE DEFERRED, WHICH MEANS THEY JUST, THEY HAVEN'T STARTED YET. WE DON'T HAVE A FINAL SCOPE, MAYBE, OR THEY'RE WAITING FOR FUNDING. AND SO WE HAVE GREEN, YELLOW AND RED THERE. ON THE NEXT TWO PAGES ARE A SIMILAR CODING AS FAR AS THE COLOR CODING GOES, BUT THEY'RE BROKEN UP BY DEPARTMENT WHERE THE PROJECTS ARE HAVE THEIR GENESIS. [00:40:05] SO YOU'LL SEE AT THE BEGINNING, WE START WITH CITY BUILDINGS, FACILITIES AND SO FORTH, FOLLOWED BY THE C AND G ENTERPRISE FLEET AND EQUIPMENT, I.T. DEPARTMENT AND SO ON. AND EACH OF THOSE ARE COLOR CODED IN THE SAME WAY. IN PROGRESS THERE'S WORK HAPPENING. YELLOW MEANS THEY'RE IN EARLY DEVELOPMENT, AND RED MEANS THEY'RE DEFERRED FOR OTHER ACTION LATER. NOW WITHIN THE GREEN, YOU'LL NOTICE THAT'S A HUGE LIST. AND JUST BECAUSE THERE IS PROGRESS AND THEY'RE IN PROGRESS DOESN'T MEAN YOU MAY ACTUALLY SEE DIRT GETTING MOVED. YOU MAY NOT SEE BUILDINGS GO UP. THERE'S SOMETIMES A LOT OF LEAD TIME AND AGAIN, FUNDING IS ONE OF THE CRITICAL PATHS THROUGH THOSE PROJECTS. SO HOPEFULLY THIS IS HELPFUL. AND ON TOP OF THOSE LISTS, WE HAVE ALSO IN THE PRESENTATION FOLDER THE CURRENTLY ACTIVE, VISIBLY ACTIVE REPORT, THIS WAS POPULAR THE LAST TIME THAT MR. VIA PRODUCED IT. AND HE'S UPDATED THIS LIST. AND WE'LL BRING THIS TO YOU WHENEVER THERE ARE SIGNIFICANT CHANGES IN WHAT'S GOING ON. I DON'T KNOW THAT MONTHLY MAKES SENSE OR EVEN QUARTERLY MAY BE TOO LONG. SO WHEN SOMETHING SIGNIFICANT IS COMPLETED OR BEGUN, WE'LL BRING THIS UPDATED LIST TO YOU. WOULD YOU BE ABLE TO SHARE THIS CHART WITH ME VIA EMAIL? YOU SHOULD HAVE IT. IT WILL BE POSTED, BUT WE CAN EMAIL IT ALSO. WOULD YOU LIKE FOR ME TO EMAIL IT OR PUT IT IN YOUR SHARE FILE? PUT IT IN MY SHARE FILE. OKAY. EVERYONE. OKAY. THANK YOU. AND IF THERE ARE QUESTIONS I WITH THE HELP OF STAFF, I WILL ATTEMPT TO ANSWER THOSE. ALL RIGHT. ARE THERE ANY COMMENTS FROM THE MEMBERS? MAYOR PRO TEM REYNA. JUST A QUICK QUESTION. I KNOW THAT THE LIST IS VAST. YES. IT'S VERY LONG. AND I DON'T THINK AND CORRECT ME IF I'M WRONG, THAT THE WAY THAT THEY ARE LISTED ON THE LIST DOES NOT ESTABLISH PRIORITY. IS THAT CORRECT? THAT'S CORRECT. OKAY. AND ALSO, AS YOU LOOK AT THE RIGHT COLUMN, YOU SEE THE KIND OF FUNDING THAT EACH PROJECT MIGHT ALREADY HAVE SECURED. IS THERE A WAY THAT WE COULD POSSIBLY PRIORITIZE THIS LIST BASED ON. AND I KNOW WE DON'T HAVE FULL FUNDING FOR THIS PROJECT, BUT BASED ON WHAT THEIR CURRENT STATUS IS, WHETHER THEY ARE PRIORITIZED AS ONE, TWO AND THREE AND FOUR. SO TWO ANSWERS TO THAT QUESTION, THE BLACK AND WHITE LIST, THOSE ARE THE TOP PRIORITY. THOSE ARE THE ONES THAT ARE ACTIVE. WE'RE WORKING ON THOSE. RIGHT. TAKE PERHAPS ESTIMATED BUT NOT EXACTLY KNOWN AMOUNT OF TIME TO AND STAFF RESOURCES TO ACCOMPLISH AND COMPLETE. SO THAT AFFECTS THE PRIORITY. TO BE HONEST, WE SAT DOWN 6 OR 7 OF US IN THE ROOM AND TRIED TO DO EXACTLY WHAT YOU JUST PROPOSED. I THINK WE WERE THROUGH THE FIRST FIVE, AND WE HAD ALREADY CHEWED UP OVER A HALF HOUR, MAYBE 45 MINUTES. SO THERE ARE YOU ARE CORRECT. THERE ARE SO MANY FACTORS THAT AFFECT THESE THAT IT'S VERY DIFFICULT. AND THAT'S WHY WE CHOSE THE GREEN, YELLOW, RED TO START WITH. NOW. YOU KNOW, WE CAN GIVE IT ANOTHER TRY, BUT I DON'T KNOW. THERE'S AS I SAID, THERE ARE SO MANY FACTORS THAT WILL IMPACT THAT PRIORITY AND TAKE A NUMBER ONE TO NUMBER THREE, IF THE FUNDING. RIGHT. AND I UNDERSTAND IT ALL DEPENDS ON FUNDING. IF WE GET THE FUNDING, WE CAN MOVE FORWARD. IF WE DON'T HAVE THE FUNDING, THE PROJECT CONTINUES TO BE DELAYED. BUT I WAS JUST LOOKING AGAIN AT THE RIGHT COLUMN AND LOOKING AT THE KIND OF FUNDING THAT ALREADY EXISTS WITHIN THOSE PROJECTS. AND I MEAN, I COULD PROBABLY DO THAT ON MY OWN. YOU KNOW, JUST LOOK AT WHICH ONES HAVE THE MOST FUNDING. BUT IF POSSIBLE, I DON'T WANT TO GIVE YOU I DON'T WANT TO BURDEN YOU, YOU KNOW, WITH ADDITIONAL WORK. RIGHT. BUT IF POSSIBLE, AS THIS PROJECTS GET ADDITIONAL FUNDING MAYBE YOU WANT TO PRIORITIZE. AND I THINK THAT WILL HAPPEN. AND JUST TO CLARIFY, THE RIGHT HAND COLUMN IS NOT THE AMOUNT OF FUNDING THEY HAVE. THAT IS THE BUDGET FOR THE PROJECT. VERY GOOD. FUNDING IN HAND IS VASTLY DIFFERENT IN MANY CASES, SUCH AS THE THIRD ITEM, THERE ARE NEW PUBLIC WORKS, CORPORATE YARD AND FACILITY. THAT'S A 7 TO $8 MILLION PROJECT BUDGET WISE, BUT JUST A [00:45:01] FRACTION OF THAT HAS BEEN SECURED. YEAH. I WAS GUIDED MYSELF BY THE POLICE STATION FUNDING. SAME, SAME SITUATION. IT'S A HIGH, VERY HIGH PRIORITY. RIGHT. BUT ALL CONTINGENT ON FINANCE DECISIONS THAT WILL COME THIS YEAR. VERY GOOD. THAT'S GOOD TO KNOW. SO MAYBE, YOU KNOW, A FOOTNOTE AT THE BOTTOM. YEAH, WE CAN DEFINITELY DO THAT. AND AND I THINK THERE'S A DESIRE PROBABLY INTERNALLY ALSO TO HAVE A LIST THAT WE CAN GO BY. BUT THE REALITY IS WHEN A PROJECT GETS FINISHED OR FUNDING COMES IN, WE'RE GOING TO SIT DOWN AND REEVALUATE THE LIST AND PUSH A PROJECT FORWARD AT THAT TIME. TOTALLY AGREE. THAT'S WHAT YOU SHOULD DO, RIGHT? AS PROJECTS GET FUNDING THEY MOVE TO THE TOP BECAUSE WE DO HAVE A LIMITED AMOUNT OF TIME TO USE THOSE FUNDS. CORRECT. AND THAT CAN DEFINITELY AFFECT THE PRIORITY AS WELL. RIGHT. WELL THANK YOU. MEMBER MARTINEZ. NO COMMENTS. MEMBER MEDINA. I MEAN, I GUESS ONLY TO ADD TO MR. REYNA, IT ALMOST SEEMS LIKE AS SOME OF THOSE PROJECTS COMPLETE, THEY KIND OF TRANSLATE INTO A SIMILAR LIST LIKE THIS ONE THAT MR. VILLA PUT TOGETHER. RIGHT. AND IT'S KIND OF JUST A NATURAL TRANSITION BECAUSE, I MEAN, IT'S GOING TO TAKE TIME AND WHATEVER YOU GUYS DECIDE, IF IT'S A BIMONTHLY OR WHATEVER TYPE OF REPORT, THEN MAYBE IT'S ONLY 1 OR 2 OR WHAT, YOU KNOW, MAYBE THERE'S NONE. BUT I THINK SOMETHING LIKE THAT WOULD BE GOOD. BESIDES THAT, NO COMMENTS. THANK YOU. MEMBER RAYA. I JUST SAW A LOT OF PROJECTS ON THE YELLOW, WHICH MEANS IN PROGRESS RIGHT. NOW GREEN IS IN PROGRESS. PROGRESS. YELLOW IS EARLY DEVELOPMENT. EARLY DEVELOPMENT OKAY. I WAS JUST, I JUST HAD THAT QUESTION. YEAH. RIGHT. I HAVE NO COMMENTS MYSELF. SO THERE IS NO ACTION REQUIRED ON THIS OTHER THAN JUST TO ACCEPT THE INFORMATIONAL UPDATE. OKAY. SO DO I REPEAT EVEN THE REST FOR THE PUBLIC AND ALL THAT PUBLIC COMMENT? YES. I WILL CALL ON MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC PARTICIPATING IN PERSON FIRST, FOLLOWED BY REMOTE PARTICIPANTS. IS THERE ANYONE IN PERSON WHO WISHES TO MAKE ANY PUBLIC COMMENTS ON THIS ITEM? I SEE NONE. REMOTE SPEAKERS PLEASE USE THE RAISE HAND BUTTON NOW, OR DIAL NINE ON YOUR PHONE TO INDICATE THAT YOU WISH TO SPEAK. MADAM CLERK, DO WE HAVE ANY REMOTE PARTICIPANTS WISHING TO SPEAK. WE HAVE NONE MAYOR. THANK YOU, MADAM CLERK. MOVING ON TO ITEM 14 D CITY. [14.d. Council finds this action is not a “project” defined under section 15378 of the CEQA Guidelines; Adopt a Resolution Approving the Amended Salary Schedule for the Fiscal Year 2026-2027 in Compliance with the California Public Employees’ Retirement System (CalPERS) Requirement for Publicly Available Pay Schedules. (Vera) ] I MEAN, COUNCIL FINDS THE ACTION IS NOT A PROJECT DEFINED UNDER A SECTION 15378 OF THE CEQA GUIDELINES. ADOPT A RESOLUTION APPROVING THE AMENDED SALARY SCHEDULE FOR THE FISCAL YEAR 2026 2027, IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE CALIFORNIA PUBLIC EMPLOYEES RETIREMENT SYSTEM. CALPERS REQUIREMENT FOR PUBLICLY AVAILABLE PAY SCHEDULES. HR. MANAGER MRS. VERA. GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL MEMBERS. PRESENTED TO YOU TONIGHT IS THE AMENDED SALARY SCHEDULE, WHICH INCLUDES THE 4.25% COLA INCREASE THAT WAS ALSO PROVIDED TO THE WPOA MEMBERS IS NOW BEING EXTENDED TO THE NON-REPRESENTED PUBLIC SAFETY GROUPS UNDER THE CLASSIFICATION DIRECTOR LEVEL STATUS AS WELL AS MIDDLE MANAGEMENT, AND THIS ALSO INCLUDES ANY NON-REPRESENTED DIRECTORS, MIDDLE MANAGEMENT AND CONFIDENTIAL GROUPS OUTSIDE OF THE WPOA. THE STAFF REPORT SHARED WITH YOU ALL ALSO INCLUDES A DETAILED LIST OF WHAT THE CURRENT SALARY RANGES WERE PREVIOUSLY, WHAT THEY WOULD MOVE NOW INTO, AND THEN ANY ADDITIONAL NOTES WITH REGARDS TO ANY OF THOSE SPECIFIC CHANGES. AND THAT EXTENDS BETWEEN TWO PAGES DUE TO THE LONG LIST OF DIRECTOR LEVEL, MIDDLE MANAGEMENT AND CONFIDENTIAL STAFF THAT WE CURRENTLY POSSESS. AND THEN YOU CAN SEE A FULL VERSION OF THE AMENDED SALARY SCHEDULE AS ADDITIONAL ATTACHMENTS. OUTSIDE OF THAT, I CAN GO AHEAD AND TRY AND ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU MAY ALL HAVE. THANK YOU, MISS VERA. ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS? IS THERE ANY COMMENTS FROM THE MEMBERS? MAYOR PRO TEM REYNA. JUST FOR THE PUBLIC'S SAKE. THIS IS THE SALARY SCHEDULE THAT WE HAD PREVIOUSLY APPROVED. IS THAT CORRECT? THIS IS THE SALARY SCHEDULE THAT WAS PREVIOUSLY APPROVED ALONG WITH THE MODIFICATIONS, INCLUDING THE ADJUSTMENTS TO MIDDLE MANAGEMENT, DIRECTOR LEVEL STAFF AND CONFIDENTIAL EMPLOYEES NOT REPRESENTED BY ANY OTHER UNIT. THANK YOU FOR THE DETAILED EXPLANATION. I WAS VERY SHORT ON THAT. THAT'S ALL I WANTED TO KNOW. THANK YOU. MEMBER MARTINEZ. NO COMMENTS. MEMBER MEDINA. I HAVE NO COMMENTS. MEMBER RAYA. NO. I HAVE NO COMMENTS MYSELF. I WILL NOW TAKE PUBLIC COMMENTS. [00:50:08] I WILL CALL ON MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC PARTICIPATING IN PERSON FIRST, FOLLOWED BY REMOTE PARTICIPANTS. IS THERE ANY PERSON WHO WISHES TO MAKE ANY PUBLIC COMMENTS ON THIS ON THIS ITEM? SEEING NONE. ACTUALLY. ACTUALLY, I DO HAVE A COMMENT, IF I MAY. WHAT IS THE ROLE OF THE POLICE SUPPORT SERVICES MANAGER? WHOEVER CAN ANSWER THAT FOR ME. THE ROLE OF THE POLICE SERVICES MANAGER OVERSEES BOTH THE RECORDS DIVISION. SO THE TWO RECORDS CLERK, THE RECORDS CLERK TWO AND THE RECORDS CLERK ONE, ALONG WITH SUPERVISING OF DISPATCHING STAFF. OKAY, SO THEY'RE OVERSEEING THAT SIDE. THEY OVERSEE PRETTY MUCH ANYBODY WHO'S DISPATCHING OR WITHIN THE RECORDS PORTION OF IT. OKAY. THANK YOU. YOU'RE GOOD. YEAH. I WILL CALL MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC PARTICIPATING IN PERSON. I WOULD DO THAT. IS THERE ANYONE IN THE PUBLIC? I SEE NOBODY. REMOTE QUESTIONS, REMOTE SPEAKERS, PLEASE USE THE RAISE HAND BUTTON NOW, OR DIAL NINE ON YOUR REMOTE TO INDICATE THAT YOU WISH TO SPEAK. MADAM CLERK, DO WE HAVE ANY REMOTE PARTICIPANTS WISHING TO SPEAK? I HAVE TO GIVE A COUPLE OF SECONDS. OKAY. YEAH. MOVE TO APPROVE. I'LL SECOND IT. MADAM CLERK, VOTE BY 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 MAYOR SALDAÑA TO ADOPT THE RESOLUTION. MOTION IS UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED. THANK YOU. MOVING ON TO ITEM 15 REPORTS FROM COMMISSIONS AND COMMITTEES. [15.a. Kern Economic Development Corporation (Medina) ] 15 A CURRENT ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION, MR. MEDINA. THERE IS A WEST CURRENT ECONOMIC ALLIANCE LUNCH TOMORROW HERE IN WASCO. I'M GOING TO TRY TO MAKE IT. IT'S AT 12:15 AT CAFE 101. THANK YOU. JUST A QUICK CLARIFICATION. THERE'S A LUNCH THAT'S PRIOR THAT. OH, IS THERE. PROBABLY A NOTICE YOU GOT TODAY. THE MEETING STARTS ACTUALLY AT 2:00. GOTCHA. AND IT'S AT THE FORMER VETS ALL THE THE SO. I GOT THE LUNCH MEETING, BUT I DID NOT GET THE ACTUAL MEETING. YOU SHOULD HAVE GOTTEN AN ANNOUNCEMENT ABOUT IT. THE COUNCIL GOT THE MEETING THROUGH THE CALENDAR. OH, GOTCHA. YEAH. YEAH. BUT NOT THE LUNCH MEETING. RIGHT. THAT WAS LATE TODAY. YES. OKAY. SO I CAN SEND YOU GUYS THAT CALENDAR INVITE. I DIDN'T IT'S TOO LATE. RIGHT? YOU'RE INVITED TO BOTH. NO, NO. YOU KNOW WHAT IS TOMORROW? IT'S TOMORROW. YOU DON'T HAVE THE HOURS. WHAT TIME? AT 12:15. THE LUNCH STARTS AT 12:15 AT 101. AND THEN THE MEETING STARTS AT TWO AT THE REC DEPARTMENT HALL. UNFORTUNATELY, I DON'T BELIEVE I'M GOING TO BE IN WASCO AT THAT TIME ANYWAY. WASCO. YEAH, AND THAT'S ALL I HAVE FOR THAT. THANK YOU, MR. MEDINA. MOVING ON TO ITEM 15 B, CURRENT COUNCIL OF GOVERNMENT. [15.b. Kern Council of Government (Reyna) ] MR. RAYA. THANK YOU MAYOR. THE JUNE 18TH CURRENT COUNCIL OF GOVERNMENTS MEETING. THIS MONTH THE LOCAL CLEARINGHOUSE SECTION INCLUDED A FEDERAL GRANT APPLICATION FROM SEMITROPIC ELEMENTARY SCHOOL DISTRICT, WHICH IS LOCATED WITHIN THE WASCO COMMUNITY. THE DISTRICT IS SEEKING A APPROXIMATELY 9.3 MILLION. THROUGH THE INNOVATIVE APPROACHES TO LITERACY CURRENT RURAL READING PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM TO EXPAND READING RESOURCES AND LITERACY SUPPORT FOR RURAL STUDENTS. KERN COLLEAGUES WAS PROCEDURAL RECEIVING AND FILING THE APPLICATION AS PART OF THIS RESPONSIBILITY TO TRACK FEDERAL FUNDING REQUESTS WITHIN THE REGION. BUT THE PROJECT ITSELF DIRECTLY BENEFITS FAMILIES AND STUDENTS IN THE WASCO AREA. THE ONLY REASON WHY I'M REPORTING ON THIS IS BECAUSE IT WAS PART OF OUR AGENDA. AND THIS IS THE CURRENT COG DOES NOT HAVE THE ABILITY TO HOLD THE PROJECT OR DELAY THE PROJECT, BUT SIMPLY IT IS PUT ON THE AGENDA AS AN INFORMATIONAL ITEM BECAUSE IT AFFECTS OUR COMMUNITY. SO I'M SHARING THAT WITH YOU AND I WILL HAVE THIS FOR YOU, MADAM CLERK, IN A MOMENT. AND THEN THE TRANSPORTATION PLANNING POLICY COMMITTEE, THE TPPC PHILIP VALLEJO, THE DEPUTY DISTRICT DIRECTOR FOR DISTRICT SIX, HIGHLIGHTED SEVERAL ONGOING CALTRANS PROJECTS WITHIN THE CITY OF WASCO, INCLUDING THE PEDESTRIAN SAFETY UPGRADES ON SR 46 AT POPLAR AVENUE AND SR 43 AT EIGHTH STREET, BOTH REPORTEDLY AT ROUGHLY 75% COMPLETED. [00:55:03] IS THAT ACCURATE, MR. VILLA? YES. OKAY. THANK YOU. AS WELL AS THE SR 4643 ROUNDABOUT PROJECT, WHICH IS MOVING TOWARDS CONSTRUCTION. ONCE REMAINING UTILITY RELOCATIONS ARE FINISHED. THE AGENDA ALSO NOTED WASCO FISCAL YEAR 2025 2026 TRANSPORTATION DEVELOPMENT ACT APPORTIONMENT OF APPROXIMATELY 1.93 MILLION. IN REFERENCE TO RECENTLY REGIONAL PLANNING ENGAGEMENT INVOLVING BOTH THE CITY STAFF AND THE WASCO YOUTH POLICE ACTIVITIES LEAGUE, WHICH I ATTENDED MYSELF. ADDITIONALLY, CALTRANS REPORTED AN EMERGENCY CLEAN UP ON SR 46 JUST WEST OF THE CITY. COUNCIL MEMBER MEDINA YOU HAD ASKED ME ABOUT THIS AND I DID FOLLOW UP WITH IT. THERE WAS NO ACTION ON THIS ITEM, BUT CALTRANS DID CLEAN UP THE ROAD. IT HAPPENED DURING THE SAME PERIOD AS WE WERE. WE WENT TO SACRAMENTO AND WHAT THEY DID IS THEY ACTUALLY REMOVED ANY DIRT THAT WAS ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, BOTH SIDES OF THE ROAD, AND WASHED THE PAVEMENT. AND THAT'S THE ANSWER TO THE QUESTION THAT MR. MEDINA HAD ASKED ME WAS, YOU KNOW, THAT THE VEHICLE WAS STILL THERE. AND I FOLLOWED UP WITH THAT. BUT THEY HAVE SAID THAT THEY HAVE REMOVED THE VEHICLE AS WELL. SO EVERYTHING IS CLEANED UP AND THERE'S NO MORE NEED FOR ANY OTHER ACTIONS. OKAY. ANYWAY, THAT'S MY REPORT. THANK YOU, MR. REYNA. MOVING ON TO ITEM 15 C WASCO TASK FORCE. [15.c. Wasco Task Force (Saldaña & Raya) ] I BELIEVE WE WERE STILL GOING TO GO DARK ON THE MONTH OF JULY. WE REPORT BACK IN AUGUST. MOVING ON TO ITEM 16 REPORTS FROM THE CITY MANAGER. [16) REPORTS FROM CITY MANAGER] YES. HONORABLE MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL. A LOT OF THESE ITEMS HAVE BEEN DISCUSSED ALREADY TONIGHT, BUT I'LL GO THROUGH MY LIST. THE WEST KERN ECONOMIC ALLIANCE MEETING IS TOMORROW. THAT MEETING HALL, JUST IN CASE. THERE'S QUESTIONS ABOUT THAT. THE 2:00 MEETING IS 1202 POPLAR. THEN THE DISCUSSION OF THE PEDESTRIAN CROSSING PROJECTS WAS ALREADY HAD THOSE CONTINUE TO MOVE ALONG AND WAITING ON MATERIALS, I IMAGINE AT THIS POINT STILL. STILL WE DID NOT RECEIVE AN UPDATE AS OF THIS AFTERNOON. WE WERE TRYING TO GET A BETTER UPDATE. THEY'RE JUST ON BACKORDER. THIS IS WHAT WE GOT FROM THE COMPANY NOW. AND THERE'S 12 OTHER PROJECTS THAT ARE DEPENDENT ON THE SAME POSE AND THEY'RE ON HOLD AS WELL. OKAY. THANK YOU. OKAY. THE COMMUNITY BREAKFAST IS DARK IN JULY, SO WE'LL RESUME THAT NEXT MONTH. THE INDEPENDENCE DAY A CELEBRATION HERE IN TOWN WAS A SUCCESS BY MOST ACCOUNTS, AND WE DID HAVE OUR HOMELESSNESS COORDINATION PERSON PRESENT THERE ALSO HAD A POLICE PRESENCE THERE. AND FROM WHAT WE HEARD, A GOOD TURNOUT. I THINK JUST TO SUPPLEMENT THE LIEUTENANT'S REPORT, NOT ONLY DID WE HAVE A LOWER NUMBER OF CALLS, BUT THERE WERE ONLY MINOR FIREWORKS RELATED INCIDENTS THAT HAPPENED. ONE WAS THERE WAS A JUST A SURFACE FIRE WAS TRYING TO GET GOING ON AN APARTMENT COMPLEX ROOF. IT WAS PUT OUT QUICKLY BEFORE THERE WAS ANY SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE. ALSO A TRASH CAN FIRE AND A SMALL BRUSH FIRE, BUT THOSE WERE ALL ADDRESSED QUICKLY AND NO MAJOR STRUCTURAL PROBLEMS ON ANY OF THOSE. THE KDC DINNER ON A DIFFERENT KDC ACTION IS COMING UP. DID WE GET THE DATE ON THAT, MADAM CLERK? SEPTEMBER THE 10TH. SEPTEMBER 10TH. SO WE'LL HAVE WE PROBABLY ALREADY HAVE MORE INFORMATION. WE'LL MAKE SURE THAT THOSE INVITES GET OUT TO THE WHOLE COUNCIL, THAT EVENT CAN SELL OUT OR GET CROWDED. SO IF YOU'RE INTERESTED THEN PLEASE LET THE CLERK'S OFFICE KNOW. AND THEN I'LL AGAIN ASK MR. VILLA TO FILL IN IF I DON'T MAKE A BIG ENOUGH DEAL ABOUT THIS. BUT TANK TWO AT WELL, WE'RE CALLING IT TANK TWO. TANK ONE IS THE ONE UP ON STILTS OVER HERE. BUT TANK TWO IS NOW IN FULL SERVICE. IT WAS APPROVED WAS THE LAST UPDATE YOU GOT APPROVED BY THE STATE, BUT NOW IT'S BEEN PUT INTO SERVICE. SO THAT IS CORRECT. SO WITH ALL THE, YOU KNOW, FLUSHING AND TESTING MAKING SURE ALL THE EQUIPMENT WORKS AUTOMATICALLY OVER THE PAST MONTH. SO NOW IT'S, IT'S, IT'S UP AND RUNNING. [01:00:02] IT'S IN REALITY THAT'S WHAT'S RUNNING ON ITS OWN NOW AND HAS 2 OR 3 WELLS SHUT OFF DURING THE DURING THE DAY. AND THIS TANK, ALONG WITH THE BOOSTER PUMPS, IS IS RUNNING THE ENTIRE CITY FOR NOW, WHICH IS REALLY GOOD. CAN YOU REPEAT WHAT YOU JUST SAID, THE WHAT? SO CURRENTLY THE SYSTEM WITH THE TANK, WITH THE BOOSTER PUMPS AS IT SITS NOW RUNS DURING THE DAY ON ITS OWN WITHOUT HAVING THE OTHER THREE WELLS, THREE FOUR WELLS KICK ON. SO IT'S A SIGNIFICANT CHANGE GIVEN THE OTHER WELLS BREAK. DOING WHAT IT WAS DESIGNED TO DO. YEP. AND PUMPING FILLING IN DURING CHEAP POWER TIMES. SO IT'S YEAH. IT FILLS DURING THE NIGHT TIME. RIGHT? DURING THE DAY, WE'LL USE THE BOOSTER PUMPS AND PUT IT INTO THE SYSTEM. ALL RIGHT. VERY GOOD. SO THAT'S WHAT I HAVE FOR MY LIST. ALL RIGHT. QUESTIONS. SO THAT CONCLUDES MY REPORT. DOES ANYONE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR MR. HURLBERT. NO QUESTIONS. I HAVE A COUPLE QUESTIONS, AND I DON'T KNOW THAT THESE ARE SPECIFICALLY FOR YOU, SCOTT, BUT I RECALL A COUPLE OF MONTHS AGO ELECTRIC VANS WHERE THEY WEREN'T WORKING. ARE THEY WORKING NOW? WE WERE WAITING ON SOMETHING. WE ARE STILL WAITING ON THEY WERE WORKING, BUT THEN THEY STOPPED WORKING AGAIN AND WE'RE WAITING ON THE BATTERIES. THE ACCELERATOR BATTERIES. OKAY. SO I KNOW THOSE WEREN'T CHEAP, BUT I MEAN, HAVE WE PRESSED THE ISSUE LIKE, WHERE ARE WE AT ON THAT FRONT? THEY'VE BEEN SITTING FOR I DON'T KNOW HOW LONG. RIGHT. YES. YES. WE HAVE ONE THAT'S BEEN SITTING FOR A WHILE. THE OTHER ONE HAS BEEN IN ROUTE. OKAY. SO ONE HAS BEEN WORKING AND THE OTHER ONE HASN'T. OKAY. I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT YOU KNOW WHAT TO KNOW, WHAT THE HOLDUP IS OR WHATNOT, BECAUSE WE SPENT A LOT OF MONEY ON THESE ELECTRIC VEHICLES FOR THEM TO NOT BE WORKING. YEAH. YES. IT WAS PRIMARILY MAJORITY GRANT MONEY, BUT NONETHELESS WE KIND OF FOLLOWED THE TREND AND FOLLOWED THE URGING OF THIS STATE TO TRY THESE ELECTRIC VEHICLES. AND THEY'RE NOT PROVING TO BE AS RELIABLE AS ANYBODY HOPED. SO IF YOU RECALL THE TROUBLE WE HAD, EVEN FINDING A VENDOR THAT WAS IN BUSINESS, LONG ENOUGH TO GIVE US A QUOTE AND DELIVER A VEHICLE. YOU KNOW, WE STRUCK OUT A COUPLE TIMES ON THAT FRONT. SO WE'RE HOPEFUL THAT SOME OF THESE TECHNICAL ISSUES CAN BE WORKED OUT. AND THERE WOULD BE MINIMAL IF ANY, COST TO THE CITY TO GET THEM THERE. BUT IN THE MEANTIME, WE'RE VERY THANKFUL THAT WE HAVE A CNG AND A GAS POWERED VEHICLE TO KEEP US RUNNING IN THE MEANTIME. OKAY. YEAH. I MEAN, IF WE CAN GET AN UPDATE, YOU KNOW, IF I CAN ADD SCOTT, IF I CAN ADD. SO JUST AN UPDATE ON THAT. SO SOME OF THE VEHICLES THAT WERE REPAIRED, WHAT ENDS UP HAPPENING IS THEY END UP FINDING ANOTHER BATTERY ISSUE. SO THEY, YOU KNOW, MAYBE FROM THE LAST UPDATE, THEY WERE IN OPERATION FOR MAYBE 2 OR 3 WEEKS AND THEN SOMETHING ELSE HAPPENS. SO IT'S NOT LIKE THEY WERE DOWN FOR THREE, FOUR MONTHS AT ONE TIME. OKAY. JUST SO THAT WE'RE CLEAR ON THAT AND THAT, YOU KNOW, THEY'VE ATTEMPTED TO REPAIR OR THEY HAVE REPAIRED THEM, BUT IT'S EITHER ANOTHER BATTERY OR THE SAME BATTERY JUST GOES OUT AND WE'RE JUST GOING BACK AND FORTH WITH THEM IN REALITY, BUT HOPEFULLY THEY GET IT SOLVED PRETTY QUICKLY. AND WE GET THEM ON THE ROAD. OKAY. UNWIRE. I HAVEN'T HEARD FROM THEM IN A LITTLE BIT, BUT WHERE ARE WE AT WITH THAT PERCENTAGE WISE? SO I CAN GET AN ACTUAL UPDATE. THEY'VE KIND OF BEEN AWAY FOR A BIT IN THE SENSE OF COMMUNICATION ON IT. THERE'S NO NEW ACTIVITY HAPPENING. MOST OF IT'S ALL JUST TRYING TO DO THE REPAIRS. WE ACTUALLY RECEIVED SOME REPAIR WORK TODAY TO BE TO INSPECT BY FRIDAY AND [INAUDIBLE] SO BASICALLY IT'S ALL JUST REPAIR WORK AND NO ADDITIONAL NEW WORK. IF YOU DO SEE ANYBODY DOING NEW WORK, LIKE BORING WOULD BE THE STATE PROJECT, WHICH IS CVIN AND THEY MAY SUB OUT SOME OF THE PEOPLE THAT ARE HERE NOW THAT WORK FOR UNWIRED, BUT IT'S NOT UNWIRED. OKAY. IS THAT THE ONE THAT I ASKED YOU ABOUT? YES. UP ON MCCOMBS. YEAH. YES. OKAY. YEAH. I JUST KNOW THAT I HAD SEEN AN ARTICLE, I THINK UNWIRE WAS DOING WORK FOR LOST HILLS OR THEY WERE GOING TO BE DOING WORK OUT THERE. SO I WAS JUST WONDERING, YOU KNOW, WHERE WE WERE AT IN TERMS OF COMPLETION. AND THERE WILL BE A MORE COMPREHENSIVE UPDATE SOMETIME THIS SUMMER ABOUT THE NEXT PHASE, WHICH IS TO FOR THE CITY TO TAKE INTERNET SERVICE DELIVERY OFF OF THAT NEW FIBER NETWORK AND ALSO MAKING USE OF THE SO-CALLED DARK FIBER THAT THEY'VE INSTALLED AND ARE IN THE PROCESS OF INSTALLING FOR CITY USE. SO THERE'S SOME ENGINEERING THAT NEEDS TO TAKE PLACE TO ACTUALLY MOVE THAT PROJECT FORWARD. [01:05:01] THAT'S GOING TO BE ONE OF THOSE YELLOW PROJECTS FOR A WHILE BEFORE PHYSICAL WORK STARTS. GOTCHA. AND THEN JUST ONE LAST I HAD A BUSINESS MEMBER REACH OUT IN TERMS OF FLAGS. I GUESS THEY, YOU KNOW, BUSINESS FLAGS, KIND OF LIKE THE CAR DEALERS PUT OUT. AND I GUESS THEY WERE ASKED TO REMOVE THEM. I DON'T KNOW, YOU KNOW, THE SPECIFICS IN TERMS IF THERE'S SOME SORT OF CITY ORDINANCE OR WHATNOT. AND HE WASN'T ABLE TO GIVE ME EXACT DETAILS. I TOLD HIM TO SEND ME AN EMAIL WITH KIND OF, YOU KNOW, A LITTLE BIT OF BACKGROUND. BUT I WAS CURIOUS, IS THERE SOME SORT OF CITY ORDINANCE ON THAT OR. OKAY. AND PERMANENT SIGNS WOULD BE. SO THAT'S SPECIFIC TO OUR CITY, RIGHT? LIKE IF THAT'S SOMETHING WE WANTED TO CHANGE AS A COUNCIL, WE COULD. SURE. YOU COULD REQUEST THAT THE PLANNING COMMISSION LOOK AT THAT AND CHANGE THE SIGN CODE. IS THAT SOMETHING YOU WANTED TO DO? OKAY. SO YEAH, I WASN'T SURE. I IMAGINE THERE'S SOME SORT OF CITY ORDINANCE. YES. RIGHT. I JUST GIVEN THE FACT THAT WE'VE BEEN WANTING TO WORK WITH LOCAL BUSINESSES AND MAKING SURE THAT THEY'RE SUCCESSFUL AND WHATNOT. SO JUST, YOU KNOW, THROWING IT OUT THERE THAT, YOU KNOW, ONE OF THESE BUSINESS OWNERS REACHED OUT AND WHATNOT. SO I JUST TOLD THEM, I DON'T KNOW. RIGHT. IF IT'S A CITY ORDINANCE? I IMAGINE IT IS. BUT WE'LL KIND OF JUST HAVE A CONVERSATION. SO YEAH, UNFORTUNATELY, A LOT OF TIMES WHAT HAPPENS IS THEY SEE IT SOMEWHERE AND THEY THINK THAT'S A GREAT IDEA AND THEY ORDER ONE AND THEY DON'T THINK ABOUT SOME OF THE GUIDELINES THAT WERE PROBABLY ON THEIR BUSINESS LICENSE DOCUMENTATION THEY GOT. AND THEY DON'T CHECK IN WITH THE CITY PLANNING DEPARTMENT TO FIND OUT IF THERE ARE ANY RULES OR READ THE MUNI CODE. YEAH. SO BUT THEY DEFINITELY DO FALL UNDER THE LARGER UMBRELLA OF THE SIGN ORDINANCE. AND GENERALLY WHAT HAPPENS IS THEY DO BECOME PERMANENT IN THEIR BECOME UNSIGHTLY AND NOT MAINTAINED VERY WELL. SO THAT'S ONE OF THE REASONS THERE'S A RESTRICTION ON THEM. OKAY. GOTCHA. ALL RIGHT. THAT'S ALL. THANK YOU, MR. MARTINEZ YOU HAD SOMETHING. I JUST HAD A QUICK QUESTION, SO FORGIVE MY LACK OF MECHANICAL KNOWLEDGE, BUT ON THAT ON THAT WATER TANK, I'M ASSUMING THAT THERE'S A FINITE AMOUNT OF WATER THAT CAN COME OUT AT ANY GIVEN TIME, RIGHT? I MEAN, SO IF OBVIOUSLY IT'S PUTTING OUT A LOT OF WATER, BUT IF WE HAVE A SPIKE IN DEMAND, WILL THE WELL AUTOMATICALLY TURN ON TO SUPPLEMENT THAT? OR IS THAT SOMETHING THAT MANUALLY HAS TO BE TURNED ON? THAT'S CORRECT. SO THERE'S THREE BOOSTER PUMPS THAT ARE AT THE ACTUAL STATION WHERE THE TANK IS NOW. SO IT CALLS AS ITS DEMAND INCREASES IT CALLS AN ADDITIONAL PUMP THERE. AND IF THAT'S MAXED OUT AT THAT LOCATION, IT'LL CALL FOR AN ADDITIONAL WELL TO KICK ON. OKAY. IF THAT ANSWERS YOUR QUESTION. YEAH. NO, THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT I WANTED TO KNOW. I WAS JUST CURIOUS. THANK YOU. SO IF YOU SEE ON SOME OF THE STAFF REPORTS AND PROJECTS AND PURCHASES THAT COME THROUGH THAT USE THE TERM SCADA, THAT'S THE SYSTEM, THE COMMUNICATION SYSTEM THAT'S USED BY INDUSTRIAL PROCESSES TO TALK TO EACH OTHER. AND THAT'S BEEN AN INVESTMENT THAT'S BEEN BEING MADE OVER THE LAST FEW YEARS IS TO UPGRADE OUR SCADA SYSTEMS SO THEY CAN TALK TO EACH OTHER AND OPERATE MANUALLY OR AUTOMATICALLY, RATHER THAN HAVING SOMEONE HAVE TO GO OUT AND MANUALLY TURN ON A WELL. OKAY, COOL. YEAH. AND THEN REALLY QUICK, THE OPERATORS HAVE THE CAPABILITY OF ADJUSTING ON SCADA OF WHAT NEEDS TO TURN ON AT, YOU KNOW, AND WHAT SEQUENCE. SAY, WELL, 14 HERE KICKS ON NEXT. SO THEY HAVE THE ABILITY TO DO THAT. OKAY. THANK YOU GUYS. [17) REPORTS FROM CITY COUNCIL] MOVING ON TO REPORTS ITEM NUMBER 17 REPORTS FROM THE CITY COUNCIL. MAYOR PRO TEM MR. REYNA. THANK YOU, MAYOR. I HAVE A FEW ITEMS. I SPOKE TO RAFAEL OROZCO, AND HE'S THE PARENT OF ONE OF OUR BOXERS. MAYBE YOU KNOW HIM. HE SAID THAT EIGHT OF OUR FIGHTERS FROM OUR PAL ASSOCIATION RECEIVED BELTS IN L.A.. I'M NOT SURE WHETHER ANYONE IS FAMILIAR WITH THAT. SO THEY WENT AND THEY FOUGHT, AND THEY RETURNED EIGHT OF THEM WITH BELTS. AND ONE OF THE COACHES RECEIVED ONE AS WELL, WHICH IS FANTASTIC. AND I'LL TRY TO GET THE NAMES OF THE CHILDREN AND OF THE COACH SO WE CAN RECOGNIZE THEM WITH CERTIFICATES HERE AT THE COUNCIL. BUT WHAT HE MENTIONED TO ME IS THAT PARENTS ARE FINDING IT DIFFICULT TO ACTUALLY GO TO THESE EVENTS BECAUSE OF A LACK OF TRANSPORTATION. HE SAID THAT HE HIMSELF HAD DIFFICULTY. [01:10:01] I BELIEVE HE SAID HE HAD TWO SONS. AND SO I'M WONDERING WHETHER THERE IS SOMETHING THAT THE COUNCIL CAN DO OR IN COMBINATION WITH OUR POLICE DEPARTMENT TO GET THIS SUPPORT PARENTS, MAYBE NOT EVERY EVERY PARENT, BUT MAYBE SOME OF THE PARENTS, YOU KNOW, IN SOME WAY OF A LOTTERY TYPE OF THING, I DON'T KNOW, TO GET THEM THERE TO SUPPORT THESE CHILDREN WHILE THEY'RE FIGHTING AND ACHIEVING THIS GREAT RESULTS FOR OUR CITY. SO I JUST WANTED TO PUT THAT OUT THERE FOR SOMETHING TO STAFF TO BRING TO THE COUNCIL AND POSSIBLY SOMETHING THAT WE CAN CONSIDER IN THE NEAR FUTURE. I ATTENDED COFFEE WITH A COP. I WAS I'M SO IMPRESSED WITH OUR POLICE DEPARTMENT FOR ALL THE THINGS THAT THEY ARE DOING. THEY'RE ACTIVE EVERYWHERE. AND IT SHOWS THE COMMUNITY IS REALLY PLEASED WITH THE PERFORMANCE AND SO THANK YOU. I ALSO ATTENDED THE FIRST DOWNTOWN WATCH MEETING. AND AGAIN THAT'S SOMETHING THAT WAS VERY WELL RECEIVED. THERE WERE A LOT OF BUSINESS PEOPLE THERE. AND SOMETHING CAME UP DURING THIS MEETING THAT CAUGHT MY ATTENTION AND THAT IS THAT THEY WERE TALKING ABOUT HAVING A CAMERA REGISTRY. THIS IS FOR BUSINESSES TO HAVE CAMERA REGISTRY SO THAT IF SOMETHING OCCURS THAT YOU KNOW, IT CAN BE RECORDED. AND IT REMINDED ME THAT WE HAD THIS PROGRAM BEFORE. WHEN THE SHERIFF WAS HERE, WE HAD A CAMERA REGISTRY, AND IN FACT, WE HAD PROVIDED SOME FUNDING TO PARTIALLY SUBSIDIZE THE PURCHASE OF CAMERAS. I KNOW THAT THAT PROGRAM WAS NOT VERY SUCCESSFUL. NOT A LOT OF PEOPLE MADE USE OF THAT OPPORTUNITY. BUT I'M WONDERING WHETHER THIS IS SOMETHING THAT WE CAN BRING BACK TO ALSO ALLOW BUSINESSES AND INDIVIDUALS TO REGISTER THOSE CAMERAS AND THAT WE COULD SUBSIDIZE IN SOME WAY. AND I KNOW THAT, YOU KNOW, WE'RE NOT LOADED WITH MONEY, BUT THIS PROBABLY WOULD BE A VERY CHEAP WAY OF HELPING KEEP OUR BUSINESSES AND HOMES SECURE. SO THAT'S SOMETHING THAT I WOULD LIKE STAFF TO BRING TO THE COUNCIL AS WELL. I ALSO HAD A QUESTION ABOUT UNWIRED. SCOTT YOU MENTIONED THAT. OR MAYBE LUIS MENTIONED THAT. YOU KNOW, THERE AT THE END OF THINGS, WHEN THEY WENT THROUGH MY NEIGHBORHOOD, THEY LAID DOWN THE CONDUIT, BUT THEY DID NOT LAY DOWN CABLE. AND I HAVEN'T SEEN ANYONE GO BACK TO LAY DOWN THE CABLE THROUGH THE CONDUIT. AND SO I'M WONDERING, YOU KNOW, WHAT PERCENTAGE IS ACTUALLY COMPLETED. AND ALSO, ANOTHER THING THAT I'M WONDERING ABOUT IS THAT AS THEY MADE THESE HOLES TO PUT THIS CONDUIT UNDERGROUND, THEY PUT ASPHALT ON THIS HOLES THAT THEY DUG, AND THAT ASPHALT IS STILL THERE. AND THEY HAVE NOT COME BACK TO REPLACE THE ASPHALT WITH CONCRETE, WHICH IS WHAT ORIGINALLY WAS THERE. THE SIDEWALK IS MADE OF CONCRETE. SO I WOULD LIKE UNWIRED TO TELL US SPECIFICALLY WHEN THEY'RE GOING TO TAKE CARE OF THIS AND WHEN THEY PLAN TO PUT THAT WIRE THROUGH, BECAUSE THAT WILL CREATE ADDITIONAL ACTIVITY WITHIN OUR NEIGHBORHOODS IN WHICH, YOU KNOW, THEY'LL BE HAVING THIS LARGE SPOOLS AND PEOPLE WORKING, WHICH IS FINE. I ACTUALLY TALKED TO THEM. THEY WERE VERY PLEASANT, AND THEY WERE MAKING SURE THAT THEY WERE NOT GOING TO HIT OUR WATER LINES OR OUR GAS LINES, ELECTRIC LINES. THEY WERE VERY CAREFUL ABOUT THAT. SO I WAS IMPRESSED WITH THEM. SO IF WE COULD GET AN ANSWER ON THAT AS WELL. AND THEN I WANTED TO LET YOU KNOW THAT DURING THE MAY 19, 2026 COUNCIL MEETING, JAY SCHLOSSER CAME HERE TO TO TALK ABOUT THE WHAT WAS THAT, RTP? AND AS HE WAS LEAVING, I ASKED JAY IF HE COULD JUST TAKE A MOMENT AND TAKE A DETOUR DRIVE DOWN HIGHWAY 43 AND TURN RIGHT ON KIMBERLINA ROAD SO THAT HE COULD SEE THE CONDITION OF THE ROAD. I KNOW THAT THAT'S NOT YOU KNOW, SOMETHING THAT HE'S IN CHARGE OF, BUT HE SAID, I'LL BE HAPPY TO DO THAT BECAUSE HE'S VERY FAMILIAR WITH THE PEOPLE THAT TAKE CARE OF IT. AND SO I DIDN'T KNOW WHETHER HE HAD UNTIL SHORTLY AFTER, MAYBE A FEW DAYS LATER, I SAW A KERN COUNTY CREW AT THE KIMBERLINA AND PALM AVENUE [01:15:07] INTERSECTION. THEY WERE ACTUALLY FIXING THE ROAD. IT WAS REALLY, REALLY BAD THERE. THEY ONLY FIXED THAT. UNFORTUNATELY, THERE'S A LOT MORE THAT THEY COULD HAVE FIXED. I ACTUALLY ASKED HIM TO GO ALL THE WAY TO CENTRAL. YOU KNOW, AS YOU TURN FROM KIMBERLINA ONTO CENTRAL, THAT'S DESTROYED AS WELL. BUT I JUST, I WANT TO PUBLICLY THANK JAY, YOU KNOW, BECAUSE I HAVE NO DOUBT I HAVEN'T SPOKEN WITH HIM WHEN I WENT TO THE CURRENT COG MEETING. HE DID NOT ATTEND. HE WAS SOMEPLACE ELSE, I GUESS, ON VACATION. I GUESS I COULD HAVE CALLED HIM, BUT I HAVEN'T. BUT HE HAD SOMETHING TO DO WITH THAT BECAUSE IT JUST HAPPENED. AND SO I'M VERY THANKFUL BECAUSE HE DID THAT. SO. AND I BELIEVE THAT'S IT. THANK YOU, MAYOR. THANK YOU, MR. REYNA. MR. MEDINA. I HAVE NOTHING TO REPORT. MR. RAYA. YEAH, JUST THAT WHAT MR. REYNA SAID ABOUT THE PAL PROGRAM. THEY WENT TO LAMONT, AND THEY GOT THE THE BELT FOR THE BEST GYM. I THINK THERE WAS A GYM FROM SANTA MARIA, ONE FROM LA, OF COURSE, LAMONT, BAKERSFIELD AND WASCO. SO EIGHT OF OUR KIDS GOT A BELT, SO WE GOT THE MOST BELTS. AND ALSO THE COACH RECEIVED A BELT FOR THE GYM AS THE BEST GYM THERE. AND ONE OF THE PROBLEMS THAT WHEN I WAS TALKING TO SOME OF THE PARENTS THERE, SOME OF THEM, THEY WENT, YOU KNOW, THEIR MOM AND DAD WERE NOT THERE. AND WHEN WE GOT THERE, THEY WERE CHARGING $40 TO GET IN PER PERSON. SO I GET IT. THE GYM'S GIVING OUT ALL THESE BELTS TO ALL FOR EVERY FIGHT. SO IT COST MONEY AND THEY'RE TRYING TO MAKE A LITTLE BIT OF MONEY, YOU KNOW, SO SOME OF THE PARENTS WILL SAY, OH, I'LL JUST WATCH IT. I'LL JUST WATCH THROUGH THE WINDOW. SO A LOT OF THEM, AND BELIEVE ME, IT'S NOT LIKE A SCHEDULED TIME. SO IF YOUR CHILD GETS THE 19 FIGHT ON THE SCHEDULE. OH LORD. THEY HAVE A WING RING ENTRANCE SONG TO GO IN THERE. THEY INTRODUCE THE FIGHTERS, THEY FIGHT FOR THREE ROUNDS. AND YOU, SOME OF THOSE PARENTS WERE OUTSIDE FOR A LONG, LONG, LONG TIME. AND THERE WERE TALKING AND THEY HAD SOME CONCERNS THAT WHAT HAPPENS WHEN THESE FIGHTS ARE IN FRESNO? SOME OF OUR KIDS CANNOT GO. I CANNOT TAKE THEM. YOU KNOW, I WORK OR I'M NOT GOING TO HAVE THE MONEY TO TO PAY FOR GAS AND TO GET IN. AND SO I THINK IF WE JUST LIKE THE HIGH SCHOOL OR THE JUNIOR HIGH, THEY GOT, THEY GOT A VAN. LIKE, I KNOW WE GOT AN ELECTRIC VAN. [LAUGHTER] JUST. IT ONLY SO MAYBE THE DIAL A RIDE. YOU KNOW THOSE BUSSES THAT YOU USE? THE SMALL ONES. HIRE SOMEONE ON SATURDAY OVERTIME, TAKE THEM BECAUSE THE PROGRAM IS GROWING AND A LOT OF THESE KIDS WANT TO GO TO THE FIGHT. THAT'S WHAT THEY TRAIN FOR. AND A LOT OF THEM GET DISCOURAGED, LIKE, HEY, WE'RE NOT GETTING ANY FIGHTS. IT'S NOT EASY TO GET FIGHTS. SO IF THEY GET ANYTHING, WE'RE LIKE, IF WE GET ANYTHING IN SANTA MARIA OR IN FRESNO, WE'RE GOING BECAUSE IT'S SO HARD TO GET A FIGHT. I THINK THIS IS THE FIRST ONE WE GET SINCE APRIL. THIS WAS THE FIRST ONE WE HAD, SO IT'S VERY DIFFICULT. SO THAT WAS JUST SOMETHING FOR YOU GUYS JUST TO KEEP UP OUT THERE. LIKE MAYBE A VAN AN THE COACH OR SOMEBODY ELSE DRIVES THESE KIDS OVER THERE. AND ONE MORE THING I'D JUST LIKE TO THANK MISS BLAKEMORE FOR HER ANNUAL BUDGET REVIEW. YOU KNOW, I'M NEW TO THE COUNCIL. THIS WAS MY FIRST TIME GOING THROUGH IT. THE APRIL 16TH MEETING. YOU DID AN EXCELLENT JOB WITH YOUR POWERPOINT, AND THEN YOU GAVE US A PACKAGE TO TAKE ALONG. SO AS I WAS IN THAT PACKAGE, YOU PROBABLY SAW ME WITH MY HEAD DOWN. IT WAS MY FIRST TIME, YOU KNOW, GOING THROUGH ALL THE DEPARTMENTS, ALL THE EXPENSES, EXPENSES FROM THE DEPARTMENT, THE BUDGET. SO AND THEN YOU CAME NEXT MEETING, AND THEN YOU CAME WITH ANOTHER HANDOUT WITH THE QUESTIONS THAT THE CITY COUNCIL THE COUNCILMAN HAD. YOU HAD THOSE QUESTIONS WELL WRITTEN AND DETAILED OUT HANDED US FOR US TO TAKE IN AND SEE. SO I REALLY APPRECIATED ME BEING A NEW COUNCILMAN AND GOING MY FIRST TIME GOING THROUGH THIS BUDGET. SO THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. MARTINEZ. I HAVE NOTHING TO REPORT. I HAVE NOTHING TO REPORT MYSELF. MOVING ON TO ITEM 18. CLOSED SESSION PUBLIC COMMENTS. MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC WILL NOW HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO ADDRESS COUNCIL ON THE CLOSED SESSION ITEMS 19 A TO 19 E IS THERE ANYONE IN PERSON WHO WISHES TO MAKE A PUBLIC COMMENT ON THE CLOSED SESSION ITEMS AT THIS TIME? I SEE NO ONE. REMOTE SPEAKERS PLEASE RAISE YOUR DIGITAL HAND NOW OR DIAL NINE ON YOUR PHONE TO INDICATE THAT YOU WISH TO SPEAK. MADAM CLERK, DO WE HAVE ANY REMOTE PARTICIPATION? PARTICIPANTS WISHING TO SPEAK. WE HAVE NONE, MAYOR. [01:20:06] THANK YOU. SEEING NO OTHER PUBLIC COMMENTS, COUNCIL WILL NOW ADJOURN TO CLOSED SESSION. [19) CLOSED SESSION] DO A FIVE. I HAVE NOT SEEN THAT. * This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.