Aug 04, 2026 City Council

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

[ 1) CALL TO ORDER]

THIS LIMITS. TIME LIMITS WILL BE STRICTLY ENFORCED MEETINGS STATE DETAILS, GUIDELINES AND.

PLEASE HAVE THE ROLL CALL. MAYOR SALDANA. HERE.

MAYOR PRO TEM REYNA. I'M HERE. COUNCIL MEMBER MEDINA.

HERE. COUNCIL MEMBER RAYA. HERE. COUNCIL MEMBER MARTINEZ ABSENT.

THANK YOU. 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.

THERE'S SOMEONE IN THE CROWD THAT WOULD LIKE TO PERFORM THE INVOCATION. I SEE NO ONE.

LET'S DO A BOW OUR HEADS FOR A MOMENT OF SILENCE, PLEASE.

THANK YOU. YOU MAY BE SEATED.

MOVING ON TO ITEM NUMBER FIVE. APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA.

[5) APPROVAL OF AGENDA]

I'D LIKE TO ENTERTAIN A MOTION. FOR. FOR THE NO CHANGES TO THE AGENDA.

FOR APPROVAL. FOR APPROVAL. I'M SORRY. SO MOVED.

I'LL SECOND THAT. ROLL BY ROLL CALL. MAYOR SALDAÑA.

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

AYE. COUNCIL MEMBER RAYA. AYE. MOTION BY COUNCIL MEMBER MEDINA.

SECOND BY MAYOR PRO TEM REYNA TO APPROVE THE AGENDA AS TO FORM.

MOTION IS APPROVED WITH FOUR AYES WITH COUNCIL MEMBER MARTINEZ ABSENT.

THANK YOU. ITEM NUMBER SIX. PRESENTATIONS. NONE.

NO. YEAH. AND ITEM NUMBER SEVEN. MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC MAY ADDRESS THE CITY COUNCIL ON NON-AGENDA CITY BUSINESS WITHIN THE CITY'S JURISDICTION. COMMENTS ARE LIMITED TO 2 OR 2 MINUTES PER SPEAKER.

AND THE PUBLIC COMMUNICATIONS PERIOD IS LIMITED TO 30 MINUTES WITH IN PERSON SPEAKERS HEARD BEFORE WITHOUT.

HEARD BEFORE VIRTUAL SPEAKERS. I'M SORRY. BROWN ACT REQUIREMENTS.

THE CITY COUNCIL CANNOT DISCUSS ON OR ACT ON ANY ITEM NOT LISTED ON THE AGENDA EXCEPT AS PERMITTED BY LAW.

AS A RESULT, COUNCIL MEMBER RESPONSES DURING PUBLIC COMMUNICATIONS MAY BE LIMITED.

ARE THERE ANY PUBLIC COMMENTS AT THIS TIME? MADAM CLERK, DO WE HAVE ANY REMOTE COMMENTS? WE HAVE NO REMOTE COMMENTS. THANK YOU. ARE THERE ANY EMAIL COMMENTS, MADAM CLERK? MAYOR, THERE ARE NO EMAIL COMMENTS FOR THIS ITEM OR ANY OTHER AGENDA ITEM.

THANK YOU. MOVING ON TO NUMBER ITEM NUMBER EIGHT SUCCESS OR AGENCY BUSINESS.

WE HAVE NONE. ITEM NUMBER NINE WASCO PUBLIC FINANCE AUTHORITY BUSINESS WE HAVE NONE.

ITEM NUMBER TEN, CHIEF MORA, CAN YOU COME UP AND PRESENT THE.

[10.1. Andres Denis-Ramirez, Police Officer ]

GOOD AFTERNOON, HONORABLE MAYOR. I REALLY THE STOP IT! SO I'M HAPPY TO BE HERE TODAY BECAUSE WITH YOUR SUPPORT AND THE SUPPORT OF THE CITY MANAGER, WE HAVE REACHED A AN IMPORTANT MILESTONE FOR THE WASCO POLICE DEPARTMENT, AND THAT IS THAT WE'RE FULLY STAFFED.

SO SHORTLY, WE'RE GOING TO BE PINNING THE BADGE ON FOUR NEW OFFICERS, A RECORDS CLERK, AND WE WILL BE CELEBRATING THE PROMOTION OF A SENIOR RECORDS CLERK AND A SENIOR POLICE DISPATCHER. SO I'M GOING TO TURN MY PODIUM AROUND BRIEFLY.

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[10.2. Christopher Galutira, Police Officer ]

[10.3. Dalia Guadalupe Vasquez, Police Officer ]

[10.5. Jose Raul Lanuza, Police Officer ]

[10.7. Danielle Wise, Promotion to Records Clerk II ]

[10.4. Georgine Laddaga, Records Clerk ]

[10.6. Marilynn Ortega, Promotion to Senior Police Dispatcher ]

AND EVERYTHING YOU DO MAKES A DIFFERENCE. LET'S STAY FOCUSED, CONTINUE TO SUPPORT EACH OTHER.

AND THE BIGGEST AND MOST IMPORTANT THING FOR ALL OF US IS CONTINUE WORKING TOWARDS MAKING WASCO A SAFE, A NICE PLACE TO LIVE. OKAY. AND THAT'S WHAT I HAVE.

THANK YOU SO MUCH, FRIENDS AND FAMILY. THANK YOU FOR SHOWING UP AND SUPPORTING OFFICERS OF WASCO PD.

THANK YOU. AND OUR ALLIED AGENCIES. WE HAVE SHAFTER PD HERE.

WE HAVE BAKERSFIELD POLICE DEPARTMENT AND THE KERN COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT.

SO WE APPRECIATE EVERYBODY. AND NOW COMES THE FUN PART.

SO WHAT WE'RE GOING TO DO IS WE'RE GOING TO CALL THE PERSON WHO'S GOING TO PIN THE BADGE.

THAT PERSON WILL MAKE THEIR WAY UP, PIN THE BADGE ON THE OFFICER OR DISPATCHER AND WORK THEIR WAY BACK.

THERE'LL BE A MINUTE FOR A QUICK PHOTO AND THEY'LL WORK.

YOU'LL WORK YOUR WAY BACK TO YOUR SEAT. AND WHEN WE'RE DONE, THEY'LL TAKE THE OATH OF OFFICE.

IT'S GOING TO BE A SHORT RECESS FOR PHOTOS, AND YOU'LL BE FREE TO GO AND CELEBRATE AFTER AFTER SOME MORE RECOGNITIONS.

SO LET'S GET STARTED. CAN I HAVE VICTOR VASQUEZ, IS VICTOR VASQUEZ HERE? YOU ARE GOING TO PIN.

FOR NOW, YOU CAN COME UP HERE AND FACE THE CROWD.

OR YOU CAN TAKE A PICTURE OF HIM AS HE'S PINNING HER.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH. [APPLAUSE]. FOR CHRISTOPHER GALUTIRA. CAN I HAVE LIEUTENANT LLOYD GALUTIRA STEP UP, PLEASE? IF YOU HAVEN'T MADE THE CONNECTION, LIEUTENANT [INAUDIBLE] CHRISTOPHER'S FATHER.

SO HAVE FUN WITH IT. VERY NEAT EXPERIENCE. I WON'T HAVE THIS EXPERIENCE TO HAVE MY SON WORKING IN MY DEPARTMENT.

SO VERY, VERY COOL. [APPLAUSE] STEP UP PLEASE, ANDRES FACE THE CROWD. AND CAN I HAVE HIS DAUGHTER, ILIANA DENISE.

REMEMBER TO GO STRAIGHT IN. [LAUGHTER] [APPLAUSE] CAN I HAVE OFFICER JOSE LANUZA STEP UP, PLEASE? AND CAN I HAVE HIS FATHER, RAUL LANUZA.

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CAN I HAVE LARRY WISE STEP UP, PLEASE? HUSBAND.

LARRY.

CAN I HAVE HER DAUGHTER? MILA MARQUEZ. MARIA MARQUEZ.

THERE YOU GO. [APPLAUSE] CAN I HAVE SENIOR POLICE OFFICER MARILYNN ORTEGA STEP UP, PLEASE? SENIOR POLICE OFFICER MARILYNN, CAN I HAVE HER SON, DYLAN AND EMANUEL ORTEGA? SENIOR POLICE DISPATCHER. I'M SORRY. SENIOR POLICE DISPATCHER.

AND, DYLAN. I THINK YOU'VE DONE IT BEFORE.

[APPLAUSE] SO CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL. YOU GUYS ARE TRULY WHAT KEEPS OUR DEPARTMENT GOING IN OUR COMMUNITY SAFE.

PLEASE STAY TRUE TO OUR MISSION AND KEEP DOING WHAT YOU'RE DOING.

I'M PROUD TO BE A PART OF THE TEAM AND HAVE YOU GUYS BE PART OF WASCO.

SO THANK YOU. [APPLAUSE] GET YOUR OATH.

NOW, NOW COULD I. OH, THE OATH. YES. THE OATH.

I FORGOT ABOUT THE OATH. SORRY. BACK TO YOU GUYS.

OH. OKAY. IF YOU CAN, PLEASE RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND.

REPEAT AFTER ME. I STATE YOUR NAME.

THAT I WILL BEAR TRUE FAITH AND ALLEGIANCE.

TO THE CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES.

UPON WHICH I'M ABOUT TO ENTER.

[APPLAUSE] CAN I GET JANNETT TAPIA UP HERE FOR THE SENATOR? MELISSA HURTADO.

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AND I WANT TO START OFF BY SAYING CONGRATULATIONS AS YOU STEP INTO THIS NEW ROLE.

TRULY, I CAN'T REMEMBER IF THE CITY HAS ESTABLISHED A POLICE DEPARTMENT HAS IT BEEN TWO YEARS, THREE YEARS. BUT I'M GOING TO SAY THAT THAT'S NOT MY FAILING MEMORY.

AND INSTEAD, IT'S BECAUSE THE DEPARTMENT HAS INTEGRATED ITSELF INTO THE CITY SO WONDERFULLY THAT YOU HAVE BECOME CORE MEMBERS OF OUR COMMUNITY.

AND REALLY, CHIEF, YOU AND LIEUTENANT GALUTIRA, WHO HAS MADE THIS DEPARTMENT A STANDARD FOR WHAT WE EXPECT COMMUNITY POLICING TO BE LIKE.

AND SO AS YOU STEP INTO YOUR NEW ROLES, WE KNOW THAT YOU HAVE A HIGH BAR OF STANDARD TO MEET, BUT WE KNOW THAT YOU WILL MEET IT. AND SO ON BEHALF OF THE SENATOR, I WANT TO SAY CONGRATULATIONS.

AND I HAVE CERTIFICATES OF RECOGNITION FOR YOU.

ANDRES DENIS-RAMIREZ. CHRISTOPHER GALUTIRA. DALIA GUADALUPE VASQUEZ. GEORGINE LADDAGA.

JOSE RAUL LANUZA. MARILYNN ORTEGA. AND DANIELLE WISE.

THANK YOU. AND CONGRATULATIONS. [APPLAUSE] THANK YOU.

JANET. DON'T GO AWAY. NO. HE STAYS THERE FOR NOW.

WE'RE STILL GOING TO DO ANOTHER ONE. WHERE DID HE GO? YEAH.

ALL RIGHT. NOW WE'D LIKE TO INTRODUCE KOLE QUEZADA FROM THE OFFICE OF CONGRESSMAN DAVID VALADAO.

[APPLAUSE] GOOD EVENING EVERYONE. MY NAME IS KOLE, AND IT'S AN HONOR TO BE HERE ON BEHALF OF CONGRESSMAN VALADAO'S OFFICE.

AND TODAY'S BADGE PINNING REPRESENTS MORE THAN THE BEGINNING OF A NEW ROLE.

EACH BADGE SYMBOLIZES A COMMITMENT TO SERVE WITH COURAGE, RESPECT, AND A PROMISE TO PROTECT THE PEOPLE OF WASCO.

ON BEHALF OF CONGRESSMAN VALADAO, CONGRATULATIONS TO EACH OF TODAY'S OFFICERS ON THIS IMPORTANT MILESTONE.

WE THANK YOU FOR ANSWERING THE CALL TO PUBLIC SERVICE AND WISH YOU SAFETY AND SUCCESS AS YOU SERVE THE WASCO COMMUNITY.

IT IS MY PRIVILEGE TO PRESENT YOU EACH WITH A CERTIFICATE OF CONGRESSIONAL RECOGNITION.

ANDRES DENIS-RAMIREZ.

CHRISTOPHER GALUTIRA.

DALIA GUADALUPE VASQUEZ.

GEORGINE LADDAGA. JOSE RAUL LANUZA. MARILYNN ORTEGA. DANIELLE WISE.

THANK YOU EVERYONE.

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[APPLAUSE] WE'LL BE DOING A FIVE MINUTE RECESS RIGHT NOW FOR PICTURES. JUST. IT'S 6:20.

I WILL NOW CALL THIS MEETING BACK TO ORDER. THE TIME IS 6:28 P.M..

MOVING ON TO ITEM 11 PUBLIC SAFETY REPORTS. 11 A KERN COUNTY FIRE DEPARTMENT MR. APPLETON IS NOT HERE. 11 B WASCO POLICE DEPARTMENT CHIEF MORA.

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

WE HAD 2,229 TOTAL INCIDENTS, 1,090 CALLS FOR SERVICE AND OFFICER INITIATED 01,139, SO SLIGHTLY OVER WHICH WE LIKE TO SEE.

THE NEXT GRAPH TO YOUR RIGHT, I'M GOING TO COME BACK TO THAT BECAUSE THERE'S SOMETHING YOU'RE GOING TO WANT TO KNOW ABOUT THAT.

SO I'LL COME BACK TO THAT ONE. BUT IF WE GO DOWN TO TRAFFIC STOPS, WE MADE 457 ISSUED 123 CITATIONS, MOVING VEHICLE WERE 59, PARKING CITATION 17. TOTAL CASES FOR THE MONTH 185 AND 98 ARRESTS. CITIZEN CONTACTS ARE UP TO 77 AND VEHICLE AND PEDESTRIAN CHECKS 64. FOR STOLEN VEHICLES WE HAD SEVEN AND WE RECOVERED TEN FOR TRAFFIC COLLISIONS. WE HAD 14 TOTAL, TWO OF WHICH WERE DUI RELATED.

SO GOING BACK TO THE TOP GRAPH, THE TOTAL DISPATCH COST.

UP UNTIL RECENTLY WE WEREN'T ABLE TO TRACK THE NUMBER OF PHONE CALLS COMING INTO OUR DISPATCH CENTER.

SO NOW WITH THE IMPLEMENTATION OF SOFTWARE, WE CAN TRACK THE NUMBER OF 911 CALLS VERSUS THE NUMBER OF NON-EMERGENCY CALLS. AND THERE'S MORE WE CAN DO.

BUT I THINK THIS IS RELEVANT TO THE POINT I'M TRYING TO MAKE HERE.

THE CALIFORNIA OFFICE OF EMERGENCY SERVICES REQUIRES A DISPATCHER TO ANSWER A CALL A 911 CALL WITHIN 15 SECONDS.

THAT'S THEIR GOLD STANDARD. WE'RE ANSWERING ON AVERAGE 911 CALLS WITHIN 10S.

SO WE ARE BEATING THE GOLD STANDARD. I THOUGHT THAT WAS NOTEWORTHY.

CERTAINLY MAKES ME HAPPY. AND THAT'S JUST THE TYPE OF WORK THAT'S GOING ON AT THE DISPATCH CENTER.

SO MOVING ON TO OTHER CASES, I HAVE TWO CASES THERE.

THESE WERE BURGLARIES IN PROGRESS AT THE SAME LOCATION, WHICH WAS OUR PG&E YARD.

BUT ON ONE OF THESE CASES WE ASKED FOR AN ALLIED AGENCY'S HELP.

SHAFTER RESPONDED WITH THEIR K-9, AND THE KERN COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE SENT SEVEN DEPUTIES.

THEY ALSO HAD A K-9 AND A DRONE. WE WERE ABLE TO CLEAR THE YARD WITH THEIR DRONES AND THE BUILDINGS WITH THE DOGS AND TWO PEOPLE, TWO SUBJECTS WERE ARRESTED. THE VERY NEXT MORNING WE GET ANOTHER ALARM OF A BURGLARY IN PROGRESS AT THE SAME LOCATION. SO FOR THAT ONE, WE DEPLOYED OUR DRONE.

WE WERE ABLE TO SEE THE SUSPECT IN THE YARD. BECAUSE OF THE AREA, THE LARGE AREA WE CALL THE SO, WHICH RESPONDED AND MCFARLAND PD ALSO RESPONDED AND ONE SUBJECT WAS ARRESTED OUT OF THAT AREA.

SO OUR ALLIED AGENCIES ARE ANSWERING THE CALLS.

WE TRY TO DO THE SAME FOR THEM AND WORKING TOGETHER MAKES A DIFFERENCE.

SO ON OTHER. ON ANOTHER NOTE. WE HAD THE MOBILE CLINIC, THE.

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TO 9:30 P.M. AT CORMACK PARK. GROCERY OUTLET WALMART, TROPICANA AND [INAUDIBLE] MARKET ARE DONATING FOOD AND BEVERAGES AND IT SHOULD BE A FUN TIME FOR EVERYBODY.

THAT I'LL BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. CHIEF, JUST BRIEFLY, THIS IS WHAT DAY? THIS FRIDAY FOR THE MOVIE NIGHT. THAT'S RIGHT.

SORRY, MAYOR. YOU'RE GOOD. WHAT MOVIE ARE THEY SEEING. I THINK IS THE MINECRAFT MOVIE.

IT'S A MINECRAFT MOVIE. YEAH. YEAH. MAYOR PRO TEM REYNA, DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS FOR MR. CHIEF MORA? SOME COMMENTS. CHIEF, I THINK OUR DISPATCHERS ABILITY TO ANSWER THE CALL IN 10S RATHER THAN 15.

WE SHOULD CALL IT PLATINUM SINCE THE OTHER ONE IS A GOLD STANDARD, OURS SHOULD BE A PLATINUM STANDARD, RIGHT? HIGHER UP. CONGRATULATIONS. THAT'S EXCELLENT.

AND IT WAS VERY INTERESTING TO SEE THE NUMBER OF CALLS, HOW EMERGENCY CALLS ARE MUCH LESS THAN NON-EMERGENCY CALLS, WHICH YOU WOULD EXPECT RIGHT FROM THE COMMUNITY.

AND I'M WONDERING WHETHER BEFORE YOU WERE ABLE TO PULL THIS OUT, WHETHER PEOPLE WERE CONFUSED OF WHAT WAS AN EMERGENCY AND WHAT WAS NOT AN EMERGENCY.

YOU KNOW, HOW THEY SHOULD CALL WHETHER 911 OR THE NON-EMERGENCY NUMBER.

AND I'M ASKING THIS BECAUSE I SAW A LITTLE VIDEO ON FACEBOOK, SOCIAL MEDIA, OUR OFFICERS, YOU KNOW, JUST HAVING, YOU KNOW, IS IT AN EMERGENCY? IS IT A NON-EMERGENCY? SO I'M WONDERING YOU KNOW, WHETHER THIS WAS A PROBLEM BEFORE AND NOW IS BETTER.

YEAH. AND THAT WAS THE IDEA BEHIND THOSE TYPE OF VIDEOS JUST TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC.

AND IT CERTAINLY HELPS US TO ROUTE THE CALL. AND A LOT OF CALLS ARE ALSO TRANSFERRED TO OTHER AGENCIES WHEN IT'S OUT OF OUR JURISDICTION. SO MAYBE, MAYBE THAT IS TRUE. MAYBE THERE WAS SOME CONFUSION.

OKAY. AND IF I MAY ASK YOU ONE MORE QUESTION YOU WERE TALKING ABOUT ACCIDENTS AND WE SAW ON YOUR GRAPH, WHICH IS NOT HERE ANYMORE, BUT THERE WAS, I BELIEVE THE PREVIOUS MONTH EIGHT ACCIDENTS.

AND NOW WE SORT OF WENT UP TO 14. OUR OFFICERS I SEE THEM OUT THERE STOPPING PEOPLE AND I KNOW THAT THEY'RE DOING THEIR JOB, BUT DO YOU ATTRIBUTE THAT TO WHAT DO YOU ATTRIBUTE IT TO THE FACT THAT WE HAVE MORE ACCIDENTS AGAIN.

YOU KNOW, I IT'S I THINK IT STARTS THE WEATHER GETS HOT.

PEOPLE ARE OUT MORE? IT COULD BE WE HAD THE. WELL, I'M NOT GOING TO BLAME IT ON THE WORLD SERIES, BUT THERE'S PEOPLE CELEBRATING AND IT'S JUST A BUSIER MONTH.

NOW WHAT WE'RE DOING IS WE ARE STAYING PROACTIVE AND, MAKING ALL THESE STOPS AND SOME SOMETIMES THAT'S THE POINT OF MAKING THE TRAFFIC STOP, NOT SO MUCH TO PUNISH PEOPLE WITH TICKETS, ALTHOUGH SOMETIMES IT'S NEEDED, BUT REALLY TO LOOK AND SEE WHAT'S, GOING ON WITH THE DRIVER.

ALL RIGHT. VERY GOOD. YEAH. WELL, I THINK OVERALL YOU AND THE STAFF ARE DOING AN OUTSTANDING JOB, SO THANK YOU. THANK YOU. MEMBER MEDINA. CHIEF, I JUST WANT TO SAY, YOU KNOW, YOU'VE OBVIOUSLY BEEN PAYING ATTENTION IN TERMS OF MAKING WASCO A NICE PLACE TO LIVE. I LIKE THAT COMMENT.

GOOD JOB. I DO APPRECIATE THE TEXT, RIGHT, THAT WE GET THROUGH, SCOTT, IN TERMS OF, YOU KNOW, WHEN SOME SITUATIONS ARE RISING, SOMETIMES THERE'S A BIG POLICE PRESENCE AND WHATNOT.

AND SOMETIMES FOLKS ARE WONDERING, INCLUDING OURSELVES, WHAT'S GOING ON. SO IT'S GOOD TO KNOW WHEN SOME OF THESE SITUATIONS ARE HAPPENING.

I'M CURIOUS, I'M NOT SURE IF YOU CAN DISCLOSE OR NOT, BUT ON THIS PG&E SITUATION, BECAUSE I DID SEE THE VEHICLES THAT DAY BEFORE.

AND THEN I ACTUALLY PASSED THAT NEXT MORNING AND I SAW THE, YOU KNOW, CARS THERE AGAIN, BUT WAS THERE SOMETHING SPECIFIC THEY WERE GOING AFTER OR.

YEAH, THERE IT WAS COPPER WIRE. OKAY. THERE IS COPPER WIRE AND THERE WAS HEAVY POLICE PRESENCE BECAUSE THE PERIMETER.

GOTCHA. WE WON THE SEARCH. AND THE PROBLEM WITH THAT IS THAT WE CAN'T HOLD PERIMETER BECAUSE THEN WHO'S GOING TO DO THE SEARCH.

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THERE SPECIFICALLY, RIGHT. BECAUSE YOU MENTIONED THERE WAS TWO THE DAY BEFORE AND THEN SOMEBODY THE NEXT DAY. SO YEAH. COPPER WIRE.

OKAY. GOTCHA. OKAY. YEAH. I MEAN, YOU KNOW, YOU GUYS ARE DOING A GOOD JOB IN TERMS OF THE POLICE PINNINGS.

YOU KNOW, IT'S GOOD TO HEAR THAT WE'RE FULLY STAFFED. WHAT? WHAT ARE WE AT? WHAT'S OUR COUNT? 23. 23 SWORN. SWORN OFFICERS.

THEN HOW MANY DISPATCH. WE HAVE SEVEN DISPATCHERS AND TWO RECORDS CLERKS.

OKAY. GOTCHA. OKAY, GOOD. YEAH. YEAH, A LITTLE BIT OVER TWO YEARS, BUT WE'RE FULLY STAFFED, SO HOPEFULLY IT STAYS THAT WAY. WE HOPE A WHILE AT LEAST.

THANK YOU, CHIEF. THANK YOU. MEMBER RAYA. YEAH.

WELL, CONGRATULATIONS, CHIEF, ON BEING FULLY STAFFED.

MUCH NEEDED, YOU KNOW, FOR ALL THESE THINGS HAPPENING IN WASCO.

AND ONE THING JUST THANK YOU FOR ADDRESSING THE PROBLEM LAST WEEK AT CORMACK PARK.

WITH THE HOMELESS SITUATION OUT THERE, YOU KNOW, THE PARENTS, COACHES AND THE KIDS REALLY APPRECIATE YOU GUYS RESTORING BACK THE PARK BACK TO NORMAL. WE HAVE THREE TEAMS THAT PRACTICE THERE, THREE YOUTH TEAMS, ONE BEING ALL GIRLS.

AND THEY DIDN'T WANT TO PRACTICE NO MORE. AND I GOT A COUPLE OF CALLS THAT SAY, HEY, THERE'S NO OTHER PLACE TO PRACTICE HERE IN WASCO ONLY HERE.

AND THANK YOU FOR GOING OUT THERE AND RESTORING BACK THE PARK BACK TO NORMAL.

APPRECIATE IT. THANK YOU. AND WE'RE GOING TO HAVE OUR MOVIE NIGHT THERE.

THERE YOU GO. TAKING IT BACK. YEAH. [LAUGHTER] CHIEF, THANK YOU FOR THE REPORT.

AND AS ALWAYS, YOU KNOW, IT'S SEEING YOU AND THE WHOLE DEPARTMENT FROM WHERE WE STARTED TO WHERE WE'RE AT NOW.

IT'S JUST A GOOD FEELING TO SEE YOU GUYS FULLY STAFFED. AND, YOU KNOW, THE REMARKS FROM THE FROM THE COMMUNITY AND ALL THAT IS JUST POSITIVE, POSITIVE. SO JUST KEEP UP THE HARD, THE GOOD WORK AND THANK YOU FOR EVERYTHING.

WELL, THANK YOU ALL FOR THE SUPPORT AS ALWAYS. THANK YOU, CITY MANAGER AND THE WASCO TEAM. AND THANK YOU.

OKAY. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. MOVING ON TO CITY COUNCIL BUSINESS.

[12) CONSENT CALENDAR: ]

AND THE STAFF'S OPINION THESE ITEMS ARE APPROVED IN ONE MOTION, UNLESS A COUNCILMEMBER OR MEMBER OF THE PUBLIC REQUESTS THE REMOVAL OF A PARTICULAR ITEM TO SEPARATE CONSIDERATION. THIS EVENING WE HAVE ITEMS 12 A TO 12 O.

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. NO CONFLICT. MAYOR MEMBER MEDINA.

NO CONFLICT. MEMBER RAYA. NO CONFLICT. AND I HAVE NO CONFLICT MYSELF.

ARE THERE ANY COUNCILMEMBERS WHO WOULD LIKE TO REMOVE AN ITEM? MAYOR PRO TEM REYNA. I'D LIKE TO A LITTLE BIT FURTHER DISCUSSION ON ITEM 12 B.

12 B AS IN BOY. B AS IN BOY. YES. MEMBER MEDINA.

I HAVE NONE. MEMBER RAYA. I HAVE NONE. AND I HAVE NONE MYSELF.

ARE THERE ANY PUBLIC COMMENTS AT THIS TIME? I SEE NONE, MADAM CLERK.

ARE WE GOING TO DISCUSS IT BEFORE I GO THROUGH ALL THIS, OR HOW DOES IT WORK OUT WHEN. NO.

WE WILL DO THE THE MOTION FOR THE CONSENT AND THEN CONSIDERATION.

BUT BEFORE WE MOVE FORWARD IF ANYBODY HAS ANY PUBLIC COMMENTS, JUST TAKE A LITTLE LONGER.

OKAY. BECAUSE THEY ARE TRANSLATING. WE'RE GOOD.

THANK YOU. MADAM CLERK, DO WE HAVE ANY REMOTE COMMENTS? THERE ARE NO REMOTE COMMENTS. THANK YOU. I WOULD LIKE TO ENTERTAIN A MOTION FOR THE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE AGENDA.

MOTION TO APPROVE ALL ITEMS EXCEPT ITEM 12 B.

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

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

COUNCIL. MEMBER MEDINA. AYE. COUNCIL MEMBER RAYA.

AYE. MOTION BY MAYOR PRO TEM. SECOND BY MEMBER SALDAÑA TO APPROVE THE CONSENT CALENDAR WITH SEPARATE CONSIDERATIONS ON ITEM 12 B.

MOTION IS APPROVED WITH FOUR AYES WITH COUNCILMEMBER MARTINEZ ABSENT.

[12.b. Council finds this action is not a “project” defined under section 15378 of the CEQA Guidelines; Adopt a Resolution Authorizing the City Manager or Designee to Execute and Enter into an Agreement with Creative Financial Staffing for Temporary Staffing Services in the Finance Department. ]

AND I'LL ADDRESS IT TO SCOTT. OKAY. CAN YOU CLARIFY WHETHER THE CURRENT BACKLOG INCLUDES RETRO PAY THAT IS ALREADY DUE? I READ YOUR REPORT. OKAY. AND THAT'S WHY I'M ASKING THIS QUESTION, OR WHETHER THIS TEMPORARY SUPPORT IS INTENDED TO HELP US PROCESS RETROACTIVE PAY PROMPTLY ONCE A NEW CONTRACT IS APPROVED. IN ADDITION TO WANTING OUR ASSOCIATES PAID PROMPTLY,

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THAT'S THE REASON FOR MY QUESTION. AND SCOTT, WHETHER YOU WANT TO ANSWER IT OR.

YEAH, I'LL TAKE A FIRST SHOT. OKAY. TRACY CAN CORRECT ME IF I GO ASTRAY.

BUT REALLY, IT'S MORE THAN THAT. SO WE HAVE NOT ONLY A COMPLEX PAYROLL SITUATION, BUT WE ALSO HAVE OUR PRIMARY PAYROLL PERSON IS OUT ON EXTENDED LEAVE AT THE MOMENT, SO WE'RE RUNNING SHORT.

THE RETROS ARE PART OF THAT BURDEN AND IT NEEDS TO BE CAUGHT UP.

AND THIS TEMPORARY RESOURCE SHOULD HELP WITH THAT AND KEEP US CAUGHT UP UNTIL THE, THE STAFFING, PERMANENT STAFFING SITUATION IS RESOLVED. AS FAR AS THE STATUTORY COMMENTS, I'M NOT FAMILIAR ENOUGH WITH THE TIMELINES TO COMMENT ON THAT, BUT I DON'T BELIEVE WE'RE IN DANGER OF THAT AT THIS POINT.

OKAY. AND THAT WAS THE REASON FOR MY QUESTION.

MISS BLAKEMORE. YEAH. BASICALLY, WE HAVE ALLOTTED TWO FULL TIME POSITIONS FOR PAYROLL.

THAT'S HOW MUCH WORK IN GENERAL, UNDER OUR CURRENT PAYROLL PROCESS IT TAKES.

AND ONLY HAVING ONE FULL TIME RIGHT NOW, IT'S REALLY CUTTING CORNERS.

WE'RE HAVING STAFF, ACCOUNTANTS, WE'RE HAVING AN ACCOUNTING MANAGER STEP IN.

SO WE'RE STILL GETTING THROUGH SOME OF IT, BUT IT'S TAKEN AWAY FROM A LOT OF OTHER PEOPLE'S JOB DUTIES.

AND WE HAVE AREAS THAT THEY NEED TO FOCUS ON PRIMARILY.

AND SO WHAT WE IDEALLY WANT TO DO IS BE FULLY STAFFED IN PAYROLL WITH TWO FULL POSITIONS.

BUT UNTIL THIS OTHER PAYROLL EXTENDED LEAVE IS WHETHER OR NOT THAT POSITION COMES BACK OR, OR NOT, YOU KNOW, WE NEED SOME KIND OF TEMPORARY FILL IN.

YEAH. AND LET ME, LET ME SAY THIS. I FULLY SUPPORT WHAT YOU'RE TRYING TO DO.

OKAY. THE QUESTION JUST WAS IN MY MIND AS TO WHETHER WE ALREADY HAVE, YOU KNOW, BACK PAY THAT IS OVERDUE.

THAT WAS THE REASON FOR MY QUESTION. AND I WAS CONCERNED ABOUT, YOU KNOW, CALIFORNIA IS VERY STRICT AND IT TRIGGERS FINES, YOU KNOW, IF WE DON'T PAY PEOPLE IN TIME. AND THAT WAS, WHAT I WAS TRYING TO ASCERTAIN.

BUT IT APPEARS THAT THAT'S NOT THE CASE. THAT'S CORRECT.

AND IT'S A FULL CIRCLE ORGANIZATIONAL TASK TO GET PEOPLE THE PAY COMING FROM THE DEPARTMENT, COMING FROM HR, COMING TO PAYROLL. IT ALWAYS ENDS UP ON PAYROLL AT THE LAST, YOU KNOW, MOMENT.

SO WE'RE ALL WORKING TOGETHER AS A TEAM ON EVERY SIDE, EVERY DEPARTMENT GETTING THEIR PERFORMANCE REVIEWS IN ON TIME, HR APPROVING IT ON TIME, TRYING TO GET IT TO US IN FINANCE AS FAST AS POSSIBLE SO WE CAN GET IT ON TIME AND GET IT OUT.

THAT'S THE IDEAL GOAL. THAT'S WHAT WE'RE GOING TO WORK TOWARDS. AND I HAVE NO DOUBT THAT YOU WILL ACHIEVE YOUR GOALS.

I HAVE NO DOUBT ABOUT THAT. SO I DON'T HAVE ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS, SO I'LL MOVE TO APPROVE THE ITEM.

I'LL SECOND IT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU SCOTT. SURE.

VOTE BY ROLL CALL. VOTE. MEMBER SALDAÑA. AYE.

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

AYE. COUNCIL MEMBER RAYA. AYE. MOTION BY MAYOR PRO TEM REYNA.

SECONDED BY MAYOR SALDANA TO APPROVE ITEM 12 B.

MOTION IS APPROVED WITH FOUR AYES WITH COUNCIL MEMBER MARTINEZ ABSENT.

THANK YOU. MOVING ON TO ITEM 13 PUBLIC HEARINGS.

WE HAVE NONE. ITEM NUMBER. ITEM NUMBER 14 DEFERRED BUSINESS.

WE HAVE NONE. ITEM 15 NEW BUSINESS. WE HAVE NONE.

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

16 A CURRENT ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION, MR. MEDINA. I HAVE NOTHING TO REPORT AT THIS TIME.

THANK YOU. 16 B KERN COUNCIL OF GOVERNMENT, MR.

[16.b. Kern Council of Government (Reyna) ]

THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR. MOVING ON TO ITEM 16 C, AND WE'RE FINALLY LOOKING FORWARD AIMING FOR AUGUST 29TH.

[16.c. Wasco Task Force (Saldaña & Raya) ]

SO I'M SORRY, 8 TO 10 IN THE MORNING. YES. THANK YOU.

[17) REPORTS FROM CITY MANAGER: ]

YES. HONORABLE MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL.

A FEW ITEMS TO REPORT. YOU'VE BEEN HEARING ABOUT PROGRESS ON THE G STREET REPLACEMENT STREETLIGHTS, AND THOSE ARE NOW UP AND RUNNING. WE REPORTED LAST WEEK ABOUT THE PEDESTRIAN CROSSING HERE AT EIGHTH STREET IS COMPLETE.

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SO SOON AFTER THOSE SHIP SHOULD ARRIVE. AND THE INSTALLATION REALLY ONLY TAKES A DAY OR TWO.

THERE IS A SNIP EVENT SCHEDULED FOR AUGUST 10TH 7 A.M.

TO 4 P.M.. AND WE TALKED ABOUT THIS BEFORE. THIS ORGANIZATION CALLED LOVE DOGS HAS PICKED UP THE MANTLE HERE.

THEY'RE NOT OFFERING FREE SNIPS, BUT A GREATLY REDUCED PRICE, $20.

AND LIKE THE OTHER SNIP EVENTS PRE-REGISTRATION IS NEEDED.

MAY I ASK A QUESTION ABOUT THAT, SCOTT? SURE IS.

IS THAT SOMETHING THAT THE CITY IS PAYING FOR THEM TO COME HERE, OR DOES THAT FEE COVER THEIR EXPENSES? THE $20 FEE THAT YOU SPOKE ABOUT. SO NO, THIS IS ACTUALLY IT'S ALL SPONSORED BY LOVE DOGS.

THAT SNIP EVENT IS COMPLETELY PAID FOR BY THEM FOR MCFARLAND RESIDENTS AND CITY OF WASHOE RESIDENTS.

SO ALL THEY NEED IS A PLACE TO HOST IT. SO WE HOST IT ONE MONTH AND HOPEFULLY THEY KEEP GOING.

AND THEN MCFARLAND HOSTS ONE MONTH. SO WE JUST SWAP ON, ON THAT.

BUT LOVE DOGS IS THE PRIMARY SPONSOR FOR THIS.

AND IT'S THEIR REASONING FOR CHARGING THE $20 FEE AT A MINIMUM INSTEAD OF THE FULL COST OR FREE FOR THAT MATTER.

IF I MAY ASK YOU ONE MORE QUESTION, ARE THEY AS BUSY AS THE SNIP YOU KNOW, PROGRAM WAS WHEN THEY CAME.

YES. ARE THEY HAVING THE SAME AMOUNT OF CUSTOMERS? IT'S ACTUALLY THE SAME, SAME PROGRAM WE'RE RUNNING.

WE WERE RUNNING THROUGH SNIP. OKAY. THEY'RE CONTRACTING THEM TO TO HOLD THE EVENTS.

INTERESTING. THEY JUST NEED A LOCATION. AND IF WE WERE WILLING TO DO IT, WHICH WE DID THEY WOULD COME HOSTED HERE AS WELL.

WELL, LET'S KEEP DOING IT. THAT AND THAT FLIER SHOULD BE OUT TOMORROW MORNING.

THEY'RE GOING TO SEND IT TO ME. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU SO MUCH.

OKAY. NEXT ON THE LIST, COMMUNITY BREAKFAST TOMORROW, 7 A.M..

AND BAKERSFIELD COLLEGE IS HOSTING AT THEIR SPACE AT INDEPENDENCE HIGH.

THE ROSE PARADE IS SCHEDULED FOR 912. AND WE HAVE SCHEDULED TO HAVE CITY FOLKS A BOOTH AND VEHICLES AND STAFF AND VARIOUS CAPACITIES. DURING THAT EVENT THAT SAME DAY, THERE WILL BE AN EVENT CALLED THE EVENING IN BLOOM, WHICH IS DESIGNED TO RECOGNIZE THE GRAND MARSHALS.

AND THAT IS AGAIN, 912 6 P.M. IT'S AN ADDRESS ON FRESNO AVENUE.

I DON'T BELIEVE I KNOW THE THE ADDRESS, BUT IF YOU ARE INTERESTED, PLEASE RSVP WITH THE CITY CLERK'S.

KEDCS. 37TH ANNUAL DINNER IS COMING UP ON SEPTEMBER 10TH.

TIME IS 6 TO 9. AT THE SAME PRIVATE RESIDENCE THAT HAS HOSTED THAT IN THE PAST 3 OR 4 YEARS.

OUT ON ALFRED HARRELL HIGHWAY IN BAKERSFIELD.

BIKE RODEO COMING UP ON SEPTEMBER 19TH. THAT'S A SATURDAY, 9 A.M.

TO NOON. AND THAT WILL BE HELD AT THE HIGH SCHOOL CAFETERIA PARKING LOT.

AND THE CASE, THE KERN COUNTY LAW ENFORCEMENT FOUNDATION AWARDS DINNER IS TO BE HELD OCTOBER 15TH.

PRETTY GOOD LEAD TIME HERE. IF YOU HAVE INTEREST PLEASE CHECK IN WITH THE CITY CLERK AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.

IT'S NOT UNCOMMON FOR THAT EVENT TO SELL OUT.

AND THAT'LL BE HELD AT DIGNITY ARENA, DOWNTOWN BAKERSFIELD.

THERE IS A WELCOME BACK TO SCHOOL EVENT TO BE HELD AT PALM MIDDLE SCHOOL ON AUGUST 10TH AT 730 IN THE MORNING.

I BELIEVE IT'S SCHEDULED TO RUN FROM 730 TO 9.

I DON'T KNOW IF THERE'S A NEED TO RSVP. YES, THERE IS A NEED TO RSVP.

SO PLEASE CHECK IN WITH THE CITY CLERK ON THAT.

WE ALREADY HEARD ABOUT THE MOVIE IN THE PARK THIS FRIDAY EVENING THAT CAME ON US PRETTY QUICK, BUT STAFF WAS ABLE TO PUT THAT TOGETHER, WORKING WITH SEVERAL OTHER FOLKS.

AND THAT'S ALL SPONSORED BY COMMUNITY SUPPORTERS.

SO AND THERE'S, WE'VE HEARD A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE RENAMING OF THE FORMER VINTAGE RESEARCH FACILITY NOW WONDERFUL ROSE FACILITY TO BEING RENAMED THE RESNICK AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH FACILITY.

AND THERE'S ALSO AN ASSOCIATION WITH UC DAVIS, UC DAVIS, I'M SORRY, UC DAVIS THAT IS OCCURRING SIMULTANEOUSLY.

SO THERE ARE A COUPLE THINGS GOING ON. THERE'S A FACILITY INTRODUCTION LUNCHEON TOUR THAT'S TO BE HELD ON THURSDAY,

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AND THAT'S WHAT I'VE GOT ON MY LIST. SO IF THERE ARE ANY QUESTIONS, HAPPY TO TACKLE THOSE.

THANK YOU. MR. HOBART. IS THERE ANY QUESTIONS FROM MEMBER MEMBERS? MAYOR PRO TEM REYNA.

YEAH, I'M NOT CLEAR. THE ROSE PARADE. WHAT WAS THE DATE SCOTT? SEPTEMBER 12TH. EIGHT 12TH. SEPTEMBER 10TH. SEPTEMBER 9-12.

AND IS ARE WE PLANNING TO HAVE THAT LITTLE VEHICLE AVAILABLE FOR THE COUNCIL TO RIDE ON.

ALL RIGHT. I KNOW WE ALWAYS IT'S AN IFFY SITUATION, RIGHT? YEAH. EVERYBODY LOOK AT LUIS. IT'S ALWAYS A SURPRISE.

READY TO GO LUIS. [LAUGHTER] IT'S LIKE OH, WILL IT WORK? WE CAN ALWAYS PUSH IT. WE'VE DONE IT BEFORE. YEAH.

THAT'S TRUE. NO, I DON'T HAVE ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS.

THANK YOU, MR. MEDINA. YEAH, I DO HAVE A COUPLE QUESTIONS ON.

TALKING ABOUT ANIMALS AND SNIP. WHERE ARE WE AT ON ANIMAL CONTROL STAFFING.

I HEAR THERE'S SOME CHANGES HAPPENING. AND I KNOW LAST TIME WHEN WE WERE GOING THROUGH THE MOTIONS OF THE BUDGET, WE HAD TALKED ABOUT AN ADDITIONAL POSITION, BUT I DON'T KNOW. DO WE HAVE ANYBODY NOW IN ANIMAL CONTROL? WHERE ARE WE AT ON THAT? I'LL LET MR. VILLA ADDRESS THAT.

SO WE'RE CURRENTLY IN THE HIRING PROCESS FOR TWO ANIMAL CONTROL OFFICERS.

WE HAVE ONE ON STAFF, ONE LEFT TO PD. SO WE'RE PICKING UP THE PACE HERE, BUT WE WANT TO BE FULLY STAFFED IN THE NEXT TWO MONTHS.

HOPEFULLY IF EVERYTHING WORKS OUT, THERE'S TWO IN THE PROCESS NOW. AND I MEAN, I'M NO EXPERT ON ANIMAL CONTROL, BUT WHEN IT COMES TO THAT, ARE WE HIRING? LIKE, DO WE TARGET PEOPLE THAT HAVE EXPERIENCE? IS IT LIKE INTERNAL AND WE COACH THEM? LIKE, WHAT DOES THAT LOOK LIKE? YEAH. SO MOST PEOPLE THAT WE DO HIRE HAVE, HAVE EXPERIENCE IN ANIMAL FIELD.

THERE'S SOME TYPE WHERE THEY WORKED IN VETERINARIAN, WHERE THEY WORKED IN A DIFFERENT SHELTER.

THEY DO HAVE EXPERIENCE AND THEN WE SEND THEM OFF TO A COURSE AS WELL.

OKAY. YEAH. I MEAN, WE ALL KNOW THAT WE HAVE AN ISSUE, RIGHT? I MEAN, I THINK IT'S GOOD ABOUT THE SNIP AND SNIP EVENT AND WHATNOT, BUT I THINK WE REALLY NEED TO FOCUS HEAVILY ON BEING STAFFED.

DEFINITELY. BECAUSE THAT'S GOING TO HELP US NETWORK ANIMALS.

I KNOW THERE'S BEEN THINGS THAT HAVE BEEN DONE IN THE PAST IN TERMS OF NETWORKING ANIMALS AND TRYING TO SORT OF MOVE THEM AND WHATNOT, AND I DON'T KNOW HOW MUCH OF THAT IS HAPPENING. I IMAGINE VERY LITTLE, IF AT ALL, BECAUSE OF STAFFING.

SO I WOULD JUST LIKE TO SEE THAT, YOU KNOW, WE'RE REALLY FOCUSING ON THAT BECAUSE I MEAN, I SEE ANIMALS ROAMING AROUND ALL OVER THE PLACE, RIGHT? AND SNIP EVENTS ONLY GOING TO DO SO MUCH.

SO I THINK HAVING THE STAFF WHERE WE NEED TO BE, NEEDS TO BE A PRIORITY.

SO I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT, YOU KNOW, WE ARE FOCUSING ON THAT.

AND I WAS CURIOUS IN TERMS OF HOW WE TACKLE THE ANIMAL CONTROL OFFICERS THAT ARE COMING IN, RIGHT? SO DEFINITELY THAT THAT'S PRIORITY GETTING FULLY STAFFED.

AND ONCE WE'RE FULLY STAFFED JUST THE TRAINING COMES ALONG.

WE DO HAVE STAFF CURRENTLY IN OTHER DEPARTMENTS THAT USED TO BE IN ANIMAL CONTROL AS WELL.

IF WE NEED THEM TO HELP TRAIN, THEY'LL DO THAT AS WELL.

OKAY. SO YEAH, DEFINITELY WANT TO HELP NETWORKING.

AND ONCE WE'RE FULLY STAFFED, WE DO HAVE TWO TRUCKS THAT WE CAN RUN.

AND THAT IS, THAT IS MY GOAL IS TO KEEP TWO TRUCKS RUNNING ALL DAY.

SO DO WE HAVE BECAUSE I RECALL GOING ON OUR WHEN WE WERE GOING THROUGH OUR BUDGET, IS IT FOUR POSITIONS OR IS IT THREE? THREE TOTAL. THREE TOTAL. AND I THOUGHT WE HAD FOUR.

WELL, ONE'S A PART TIME. THREE FULL TIME ANIMAL CONTROL OFFICERS.

OKAY. WE WOULD THE WE JUST RECENTLY APPROVED.

WERE YOU RECENTLY APPROVED ON THE BUDGET TO ADD THE THIRD ONE? AND THEN WE HAVE ONE PART TIME KENNEL ATTENDANT.

THAT'S WHAT? KENNEL ATTENDANT. SO CLEAN AND FEED ANIMALS.

OKAY. GOTCHA. ALL RIGHT. PART TIME. SO IT'S THREE AND A HALF TECHNICALLY POSITIONS.

YES. OKAY. AND OCCASIONALLY SOME VOLUNTEERS, BUT THEY KIND OF COME AND GO.

YEAH. YEAH. YEAH. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU.

YEAH, WE COULD JUST GET PERIODIC UPDATES ON THAT.

I'D BE INTERESTED IN THAT. THE OTHER QUESTION IS THE WATER WELLS.

I KNOW THERE'S MOVEMENT GOING ON. YOU KNOW, THERE'S A COUPLE FOLKS THAT HAVE ASKED ME THE ONE I DON'T REMEMBER FROM I KNOW LUIS, I THINK YOU TOUCHED ON IT LAST MEETING, BUT I COULDN'T, I DON'T RECALL THE SPECIFICS, BUT CENTRAL AND POZZO IS THAT ALREADY IN THE DRILLING PHASE, LIKE WE'RE PAST THE TEST PHASE, OR IS THAT STILL TEST PHASE STILL IN TEST PHASE? AND THERE WERE SOME TECHNICAL ISSUES WITH THAT.

YEAH. AND SO THEY'RE MOVING OVER TO TO START A NEW TEST.

OKAY. SO THERE WAS SOME PERMITTING DELAYS ON GETTING THAT APPROVED.

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THAT THIS IS A TOPIC THAT, YOU KNOW, WE'RE, WORKING ON EVERY DAY.

AND IF WE, IT MAY COME BACK TO YOU FOR SOME DECISIONS IF WE DON'T SEE PROGRESS THERE.

GOTCHA. OKAY. SO THAT ONE STILL TEST PHASE. AND THEN THERE'S DRILLING GOING ON IN NORTH OF WALMART.

MARGALO AND CENTRAL THEY STARTED DRILLING, I BELIEVE, TODAY OR YESTERDAY, BUT I'M NOT SURE HOW WHAT ALL THEY GOT DONE YESTERDAY, BUT YEAH. OKAY. GOTCHA. IS THERE OTHERS THAT ARE HAPPENING SOON, OR IS THAT KIND OF THE FOCUS RIGHT NOW? AND THEN THE OTHER TWO WILL POP UP OR? TWO MORE SITES, ONE AT FILBURN AND CENTRAL, AND THEN ANOTHER ONE ON THE SOUTH EAST CORNER OF THE OLD LABOR CAMP PARCEL IS THE FOURTH NEW WELL LOCATION.

YEAH. WE'RE LIMITED ON THAT AS FAR AS RUNNING PARALLEL WITH JUST TWO RIGS AVAILABLE.

SO AS SOON AS THE [INAUDIBLE] DONE, THEN IT WILL JUMP TO THE NEXT ONE AND HOPEFULLY THEY'LL LEAPFROG AND GET GET ALL FOUR TEST HOLES DONE IN A FAIRLY SHORT ORDER. GOTCHA. OKAY. ALL RIGHT.

THAT WAS IT. THANK YOU. BEFORE WE MOVE FORWARD CITY MANAGER, I THINK YOU WERE GOING TO TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE COOLING CENTER.

OH, YES. SO TODAY WAS THE KICK OFF OF THE KERN COUNTY COOLING CENTER ANNOUNCEMENT.

THEY GO BY THE 105 FORECAST. AND IN PAST YEARS WE HAD KIND OF RAMPED OUR PROGRAM UP TO MATCH THAT. AND WHEN THE COUNTY DECLARED IT, THEN WE WOULD DECLARE IT AS ALL AS WELL.

IF YOU RECALL, AT THE END OF LAST SEASON, WE GAVE YOU SOME PRETTY GRIM RESULTS OF THE INVESTMENT WE'VE MADE THERE WITH THE SEVERAL HOURS OF STAFF TIME OVERTIME TO MAN THE SITE, SOME DAYS NO PARTICIPANTS, SOME DAYS ONE.

AND WE HAD MADE THE DECISION AT THE END OF LAST SEASON TO CURTAIL THE PROGRAM.

BUT TONIGHT I WANTED TO JUST CHECK BACK WITH THE COUNCIL AND MAKE SURE THAT THAT'S THE WAY WE WANT AHEAD.

IF WE HEAR ANY KIND OF YOU KNOW, REALISTIC DEMAND FROM THE COMMUNITY WILL CERTAINLY CONSIDER RE ENACTING THAT PROGRAM. BUT AT THIS POINT IT JUST DOESN'T SEEM THERE WAS ANY RETURN ON THAT.

THAT COST OF TYING UP STAFF AND PAYING THAT EXTRA OVERTIME.

SO I'M INTERESTED IN ANY THOUGHTS IF THERE NEEDS TO BE MORE DISCUSSION, WE CAN BRING IT BACK AS A REGULAR DISCUSSION ITEM.

THANK YOU SCOTT. THAT HAS BEEN IN MY MIND, THE WEATHER HAS BEEN EXTREMELY HOT.

WE'RE AVERAGING, YOU KNOW, 106, 107. CORRECT.

TODAY WAS EXTREMELY HOT. AND I WONDER ABOUT THOSE PEOPLE, PEOPLE THAT ARE UNHOUSED.

YOU KNOW, HOW THEY'RE FAIRING WITH THIS EXTREME WEATHER EVENTS.

AND SO AND I KNOW IT WAS VERY UNSUCCESSFUL. I MEAN, LAST YEAR WE OPENED AT I THINK IT WAS 105, RIGHT. 105 WAS BEEN THE TRIGGER POINT. YES.

WAS THE TRIGGER. AND WE DIDN'T HAVE A LOT OF PEOPLE VISITING THE CENTER.

AND I'M WONDERING, I'M WONDERING NOW HOW WE MAKE IT KNOWN IN THE COMMUNITY THAT THE CENTER IS AVAILABLE, AND MAYBE WE OUGHT TO TRY THAT AND, YOU KNOW, INCREASE OUR PRESENCE IN THE COMMUNITY REGARDING THIS ISSUE. WE HAVE A LOT MORE TOOLS NOW THAN WE DID LAST YEAR.

WE ARE CONSTANTLY AND WHEN I SAY WE AS A CITY, WE'RE CONSTANTLY PUTTING SOME TYPE OF A SOCIAL MEDIA PROMOTION, YOU KNOW, WHETHER IT BE THE POLICE DEPARTMENT OR THE POLICE ACTIVITY LEAGUE.

RIGHT. AND OTHER THINGS, IF WE COULD POSSIBLY PROMOTE THAT AND SEE IF WE CAN IMPROVE THE USAGE OF IT FOR THOSE THAT NEED IT. I'M CERTAIN THERE ARE PEOPLE OUT THERE THAT NEED IT AND NOT JUST THE UNHOUSED.

YOU KNOW, THERE COULD BE OTHER PEOPLE THAT ARE NOT ABLE TO AFFORD THIS EXTREMELY EXPENSIVE UTILITY BILLS TO RUN AIR CONDITIONER. I KNOW SOME PEOPLE THAT, YOU KNOW IN THE PAST HAVE NOT RUN THEIR AIR CONDITIONING BECAUSE IT'S SO EXPENSIVE, RIGHT? WE ALL KNOW WE ALL ARE VICTIMS OF THAT.

SO THAT'S MY OPINION. OKAY. ANYTHING ANYTHING ON THAT MR. MEDINA. YEAH. I MEAN, I THINK THE POINT THAT MR. REYNA IS MAKING IS VALID, RIGHT? I DON'T KNOW HOW WE MANAGE.

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BUT I'M ALSO THINKING, I MEAN, WITH THIS WEATHER, IF OUR SORT OF TRIGGER WAS 105, THAT TO ME IS ALREADY, YOU KNOW, PRETTY HOT. I THINK WE SHOULD WE, IF WE DO SAY, HEY, WE WANT TO REVISIT THE IDEA OF THE COOLING CENTER, I THINK WE SHOULD PROBABLY BE THINKING MORE LIKE AT THE 102, 103 MARK.

THAT'S SORT OF A TRIGGER. JUST GIVEN THAT IT'S, I MEAN, 105, IT JUST FEELS LIKE EXTREMELY HOT, RIGHT? LIKE 103 IS ALREADY HOT. I KNOW SORT OF LIKE ON THE FIELD SIDE OF THINGS, 103 IS KIND OF THE TRIGGERING, YOU KNOW, FOR AG EMPLOYEES AND WHATNOT. IT'S KIND OF THE TRIGGERING WEATHER.

AND IF SOME OF THE CONCERNS ARE, YOU KNOW, SOME OF THE UNHOUSED FOLKS OR WHATNOT, OR PEOPLE JUST THAT, YOU KNOW, MAYBE THEY'RE ON SWAMP COOLERS OR SOME OF THEIR AC UNITS DON'T WORK OR WHATNOT.

BUT I, YEAH, I THINK WE WOULD HAVE TO BE A LITTLE BIT MORE STRATEGIC IN TERMS OF IF WE DID WANT TO REACTIVATE THE CENTER, JUST THAT WE'RE NOT DOING IT JUST TO DO IT, BUT THAT WE'RE ACTUALLY TRYING TO PROMOTE IT AND TRY TO GET PEOPLE IN THERE.

OR MAYBE WE GIVE IT, GIVE IT A GO FOR, YOU KNOW, I KNOW THIS WEEK COMING UP, IT'S GOING TO BE 112 OR SOMETHING ON THE WEEKEND.

111 RIGHT. OH MY GOD. MAYBE WE WANT TO GIVE IT A SHOT.

AND THEN IF WE SAY, HEY, WE HAVE NOBODY AT ALL, THEN MAYBE WE JUST DROP IT, RIGHT? BECAUSE IT'S GOING TO COOL, COOL BACK DOWN AFTER THAT AFTER THIS WEEK.

OKAY. IF I MAY. CITY MANAGER LAST YEAR, WE DID PROMOTE THE COOLING CENTER BY SENDING A REVERSE 911 TEXT MESSAGE.

WE DID THAT EVERY TIME WE HAD THE COOLING CENTER.

ALSO WE DID PUT IT ON THE NEWS. IT WAS PUBLISHED ON THE NEWSPAPER AND OUR CITY WEBSITE.

THE ONLY THING THAT WE DIDN'T DO WAS THE SOCIAL MEDIA BECAUSE WE DIDN'T HAVE IT ACTIVE AT THAT TIME.

MAYBE ADD SOCIAL MEDIA TO WHAT WE DID LAST YEAR.

THE MESSENGER BOARD, WE ALSO DID. YEAH. MEMBER RAYA ON THAT.

JUST A QUICK QUESTION FOR SCOTT. JUST ANY UPDATE WITH ON WIRE UNDER SITUATION ON THE SIDEWALKS, FIXING THE SIDEWALKS WHERE THEY ARE. OH, ON WIRED.

THEY'RE. I MAY HAVE A SLIGHT UPDATE. THERE WAS AN EMAIL SENT OUT TO OUR STAFF.

WHAT THEY WANT TO DO IS THEY WANT TO CONSOLIDATE ALL THE, THEY'RE GOING THROUGH A TRANSITION PHASE RIGHT NOW.

SO THEY, WHAT THEY WANT TO DO IS CONSOLIDATE EVERYTHING. PUT ALL TOGETHER.

WHAT IS IT GOING TO TAKE TO CLOSE EVERYTHING OUT? AND THAT'S WHEN OUR MAIN THINGS TO TACKLE, WHICH IS OUR GIS SPECIALIST, IS GETTING EVERYTHING TOGETHER.

THEIR OWN CREW IS WALKING ALL THE SITES WHERE THEY'VE OPENED UP THE EITHER THE CURB OR IN THE STREET AND WHAT'S LEFT THAT NEEDS TO BE REPAIRED WITH THE PERMANENT PATCH, NOT JUST A TEMPORARY PATCH. ONCE THEY GET ALL THAT DATA, THEY'RE WORKING TOGETHER, THEN THEY'RE GOING TO TACKLE THAT. SO I THINK IT'S GOING TO HAPPEN PRETTY QUICK, REAL QUICK, JUST BUT I WILL GIVE YOU AN UPDATE ONCE I FIND OUT MORE DETAILS.

OKAY. MAY I ADD TO THAT IF I MAY. I DID MENTION THAT YOU KNOW, SOME OF THIS ASPHALT IS RECEDING.

I DID MENTION THAT AND LAST WEEK I DID A WALK SEVERAL BLOCKS.

OKAY. AND IT WAS WORSE THAN I THOUGHT. SO WE'RE RISKING A LOT BOTH THEY AS A COMPANY AND US AS A CITY IF WE DON'T ADDRESS THIS IMMEDIATELY.

THEY HAVE TRIP HAZARDS THROUGHOUT. AND I THINK THAT NEEDS IMMEDIATE ATTENTION.

I DON'T THINK THAT WE CAN WAIT FOR THEM TO, YOU KNOW, I DON'T KNOW WHAT THE PLAN IS, BUT I DON'T THINK WE CAN WAIT IF THIS RESULTS IN SOMEBODY BEING INJURED, A FALL, A TRIP, TRIP AND FALL THAT WOULD NOT BE A GOOD OUTCOME KNOWING WHAT WE KNOW.

RIGHT. SO MY SUGGESTION IS A LITTLE BIT OF PUSHBACK.

OF COURSE, YOU KNOW, YOU, YOU'RE THE STAFF, YOU DECIDE WHAT TO DO.

BUT AGAIN, I DID WALK IT AND THERE ARE SEVERAL AREAS THAT ARE UNACCEPTABLE.

COULD YOU SEND ME THOSE LOCATIONS OR. SURE, I CAN WALK AGAIN AND SEND YOU SOMETHING.

AND YOU DON'T HAVE TO GO VERY FAR AREA IF YOU GO ON G STREET AND ONE OF THE TURNS, I FORGET WHICH ONE IT IS.

YOU'LL SEE THIS BIG GAPING SQUARE OR RECTANGLE THERE THAT YOU KNOW, IT'S JUST THERE.

AND THEY DID THAT. G STREET. YEAH. JUST GO SOUTH ON G STREET AND JUST I DON'T REMEMBER IF IT'S THE NEXT STREET OVER OR THE FOLLOWING STREET, YOU'LL FIND THAT HOLE THERE. SO I MEAN, WE'RE REALLY TAKING CHANCES AND NOT FIXING THESE THINGS.

WE'LL TAKE CARE OF IT. YEAH. MY CONCERN WAS THAT BECAUSE I WAS TALKING TO ONE OF THE WORKERS AND JUST ASKING HIM, AND HE SAID THAT THEY WERE CLOSE TO MAKING THE [INAUDIBLE] GETTING A NEW TOWN IN FRESNO.

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NOW, IF THEY GET A NEW DEAL OUT THERE IN THE TOWN OF FRESNO, IT CAN LEAVE US BEHIND, RIGHT? NO. YEAH. YEAH, WE'LL ADDRESS IT. WE'RE DEFINITELY GOING TO SET UP ANOTHER MEETING WITH THEM AFTER THEY TAKE CARE OF ALL THE LOCATIONS THAT THEY PINPOINTED, EVERY LOCATION THAT NEEDS TO BE TAKEN CARE OF. AND ONE MORE THING.

I WAS TALKING TO SOME RESIDENTS THAT LIVE ACROSS 46 PECAN STREET.

THERE'S A LITTLE THE CORNER SITE, THERE'S A PARK, SMALL LITTLE PARK THERE.

I THINK IT BELONGS TO THE CITY RIGHT AT PECAN STREET.

OH, NORTH TO 46. YEAH. I'M SORRY, I DIDN'T HEAR.

YEAH. YES. OKAY. THEY WERE JUST ASKING IF YOU GUYS CAN PUT SOME TRASH CANS THERE BECAUSE THERE'S NO TRASH CANS THERE.

OKAY. I NORMALLY REPORT ON THINGS THAT I WANT TO TALK ABOUT UNDER, YOU KNOW, WHEN EACH COUNCIL MEMBER HAS AN OPPORTUNITY TO DISCUSS THINGS, BUT I'M GOING TO DISCUSS THIS DURING THIS PERIOD.

CAN WE WRAP UP THE COOLING CENTER TOPIC? YEAH, I WAS GOING TO SORRY, I DON'T, YOU KNOW, IT WENT FROM ONE THING TO THE NEXT TO THE NEXT NEXT COOLING CENTER. YOU WENT ABOUT, THE. OH, THAT'S OKAY, BUT THE COOLING CENTERS, I MEAN.

GOOD POINT. WELL, SO HERE'S MY DECISION POINT AND I'M FINE EITHER WAY.

WE CAN START TOMORROW AND WE'LL YOU KNOW, IT'S JUST IT'S TWO PEOPLE BECAUSE WE CAN'T LEAVE A PERSON THERE BY THEMSELVES INTO THE EVENING.

TIMES WHATEVER THEIR HOURLY RATE IS OVER TIME.

AND SO IF WE'RE GOING TO COMMIT TO THAT AND EVERY TIME THERE'S PROBABLY A HUGE JUMP IN THE NUMBER OF DAYS WE WOULD HAVE THE FACILITY OPEN.

IF WE GO FROM 105 DOWN TO 102 OR 103 YOU KNOW, THE NUMBER OF DAYS IN A YEAR THAT ARE OVER 105 IS PROBABLY, YOU KNOW, 5 OR 6 OVER 102, PROBABLY 10 OR 15.

SO I'M JUST PULLING NUMBERS OUT OF THE AIR, BUT THAT'S MY GUESS.

SO, YOU KNOW, IT BECOMES, IT'S NOT A BUDGETED ITEM.

SO WE NEED TO KEEP THAT IN MIND AS WELL. AND, YOU KNOW, I WANT TO GET A FEELING FOR WHAT THE COUNCIL'S.

VISION IS FOR WHAT CONSTITUTES A TEST. HOW MANY TIMES DO WE WANT TO ADVERTISE IT AND STAFF IT UNTIL WE COME TO A DECISION POINT AND EITHER DECIDE TO STOP OR GO ON. JUST THIS WEEK, NEXT WEEK YOU KNOW, FOR THE WHOLE SUMMER.

I'LL PUT IT PRETTY EASY. I THINK SCOTT I THINK IF THE COUNCIL AGREES, I THINK WE START IT TOMORROW BECAUSE IT'S GOING TO BE HOT FOR THIS NEXT SEVEN DAYS, AND THEN IT'S GOING TO COOL OFF. IT'S GOING TO BE UNDER 100 FOR, YOU KNOW, AFTER THIS HEAT WAVE.

AND THEN NEXT MEETING THAT WE RECONVENE. YOU KNOW, WE TALK ABOUT NUMBERS.

IF THERE WAS NOTHING OR NO TRAFFIC, THEN WE CAN DECIDE, HEY, DO WE WANT TO KEEP IT OPEN AGAIN? OR DO WE JUST WANT TO NOT MOVE FORWARD? THAT WOULD BE MY OPINION.

BUT, YOU KNOW, OPEN FOR DISCUSSION FOR THE OTHER MEMBERS.

I AGREE WITH YOU. I CONCUR. I THINK THAT THIS IS A GOOD TEST, YOU KNOW, FOR THE REMAINDER OF THIS WEEK.

AND SEE WHAT KIND OF RESULTS YOU GET. FOR THE NEXT MEETING BECAUSE AGAIN, AS COUNCIL MEMBER MEDINA ALLUDED TO, THE TEMPERATURE WILL NOT BE AS HIGH AS IT IS NOW.

OKAY. DO WE BECAUSE WE MAKE A DECISION DAY TO DAY ON WHETHER TO OPEN OR NOT.

SO DO WE START TOMORROW AND GO UNTIL IT DROPS BELOW 105 OR BELOW 102 OR 103? I SEE. WHAT'S MY TRIGGER FOR STOPPING, YOU KNOW.

I DON'T HAVE THE BENEFIT OF THE KNOWLEDGE THAT MR. MEDINA HAS REGARDING WORKERS IN THE FIELDS. I DON'T, I, YOU KNOW, I DON'T HAVE THAT.

WELL, I'LL TELL YOU THIS, SCOTT. JUST LOOKING AT THE FORECAST, IT LOOKS LIKE IT'S GOING TO BE OVER 105 FOR THE NEXT SEVEN DAYS.

YEAH. AND THEN AND THEN AFTER THAT IT'S GOING TO DROP.

YOU KNOW IT'S GOING TO BE IN THE 90S. SO NOT JUST THIS WEEK, BUT INTO THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK.

UP UNTIL TECHNICALLY IT SAYS TUESDAY. AND THEN IT DROPS.

OKAY. WELL, AND I GUESS WHAT MY PROPOSAL IS THAT WE WOULD MAINTAIN THE TRIGGER.

MAINTAIN THE TRIGGER THAT YOU WERE. SO THE TRIGGER IS, I MEAN, WE CAN CONTINUE WITH THE 105, RIGHT? OKAY. THAT'S FOR THE NEXT SEVEN DAYS REGARDLESS, IT'S GOING TO BE THAT. AND WHERE WE OPENING ON WEEKENDS OR. NO.

NO. OKAY. SO EVEN SO, EVEN ON SATURDAY AND SUNDAY, THAT DIDN'T MATTER.

RIGHT. SO OUR TEST IS REALLY THE NEXT, YOU KNOW, THREE DAYS, THREE DAYS PLUS MONDAY, TUESDAY NEXT WEEK.

YEAH. SCOTT, I WANT TO SAY WE DID OPEN ON A FRIDAY AND SATURDAY.

OH DID WE? LAST YEAR A COUPLE TIMES. FRIDAY. RIGHT ON A SATURDAY.

NOT TOO SURE. MAYBE SUNDAY. I CAN CHECK THE LOGS THAT WE.

OKAY, BUT WE'LL CHECK THE LOGS. IF WE HAVE DONE SATURDAYS IN THE PAST, THEN DO WE DO IT AGAIN?

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THE BIGGEST THING THOUGH, I THINK THAT NEEDS TO HAPPEN TOMORROW OR PROBABLY TOMORROW.

IT'S SOCIAL MEDIA, RIGHT? BECAUSE THAT'S THE QUICKEST WAY TO DISSEMINATE INFORMATION, RIGHT? IT'S NOT THE NEWSPAPER, IT'S NOT THE TEXT. IT'S SOCIAL MEDIA.

RIGHT. SO I THINK THAT'S WHAT NEEDS TO HAPPEN FIRST THING TOMORROW MORNING.

YOU KNOW, SOMETHING'S GOING ON, ON THE INSTAGRAM PAGE AND THEN WE'RE GOING TO KNOW RIGHT AWAY, RIGHT? IF THERE'S PEOPLE SHOWING UP OR THERE'S NOT.

RIGHT. SO INSTAGRAM AND FACEBOOK FOR THE OLDER PEOPLE.

[LAUGHTER] OR MYSPACE. OH MY GOD.

NO REACTION. REACTION. SO I'LL ASK STAFF, DO YOU RECALL, I DON'T BELIEVE WE'VE EVER HAD A PERSON WALK IN TO? HAVE WE HAD WHAT? YEAH.

LAST SUMMER. SO I JUST JUST THINKING ABOUT THAT.

THAT'S A PARTICULARLY DIFFICULT POPULATION TO REACH WITH THE MESSAGING.

SO BUT WE DO HAVE A COORDINATOR WHO COULD HELP SPREAD THAT WORD TOO.

SO OKAY. YEAH. I THINK ALL WE ALL WE NEED TO DO IS JUST TRY IT, YOU KNOW, AND SEE WHAT RESULTS WE GET.

AND THAT WILL INFORM US TO HOW WE SHOULD DECIDE FOR THE FUTURE.

ALL RIGHT. ALL RIGHT. AND THEN WE SHOULD HAVE NUMBERS FOR THE MEETING OF THE 18TH, RIGHT? YES. OKAY. WE'RE GOOD. SO MOVING ON TO ITEM 18.

[18) REPORTS FROM CITY COUNCIL: ]

OH, SEE, WE GOT AHEAD. I JUST HAVE ONE ITEM TO DISCUSS.

OKAY. SO IT'S BEEN REPORTED THAT MORE THAN 30 WATER SYSTEMS HAVE BEEN HACKED IN MICHIGAN AND OTHER STATES.

AT LEAST SEVEN STATES HAVE REPORTED AN INCURSION.

BRAHAM MINNESOTA, A 1700 RESIDENT COMMUNITY HAD IT'S WATER SYSTEM HACKED TO ATTEMPT TO DISRUPT SERVICE BY CHANGING PASSWORDS AND SETTING SETTINGS TO PREVENT OPERATORS FROM CONTROLLING THE FLOW OF THEIR WATER WELL AND THE WATER TREATMENT PLANT.

THIS IS JUST ONE WATER WELL AND ONE TREATMENT PLANT.

RIGHT? AND THEN THEY DID THE WAY THEY'VE APPROACHED THIS, THEY DISCONNECTED THE CITY'S WATER TREATMENT PLANT FROM THE INTERNET TO PREVENT FURTHER ATTACKS. ON JUNE 2026, CAL WATER SYSTEMS SERVING BAKERSFIELD, VISALIA, AND CHICO EXPERIENCED A TARGETED CYBER BREACH BY AN IRANIAN LINKED HACKER GROUP NAMED MANDALA.

AND LAST YEAR, SOMEONE HACKED THE REEDLEY WATER DISTRICT.

AND AS FAR AS I KNOW, THEY STILL DON'T KNOW WHO DID IT.

WHY AM I MENTIONING ALL OF THESE. THE DANGER IS OUT THERE, RIGHT? THAT IT DOESN'T MATTER HOW LARGE YOUR COMMUNITY IS.

1700 RESIDENT COMMUNITY GOT HACKED. YOU KNOW, WE'RE 25,000.

WHAT ARE WE DOING TO KEEP OUR WATER SYSTEMS SAFE FROM INTRUSION? AND IF WE WERE TO BE INTRUDED IN, WHAT IS OUR PLAN TO IMMEDIATELY, YOU KNOW, RESOLVE THE ISSUE BECAUSE WE CAN'T BE WITHOUT WATER. SO I WITH RESPECT, I DON'T THINK THIS IS THE PROPER FORUM TO DISCUSS THE DETAILS OF OUR PREVENTION AND REACTION PLANS. I THINK IT ONLY DRAWS ATTENTION.

VERY GOOD. SO WE CAN SCHEDULE A SEPARATE SESSION TO TALK ABOUT THAT.

YEAH. I THINK IT IS IMPORTANT BECAUSE YOU IT'S ON THE NEWS.

AND THAT'S SOMETHING THAT IS CONCERNING AND I AGREE WITH YOU.

LET'S NOT DISCUSS IT IN OPEN SESSION. BUT, YOU KNOW, MAYBE PUT TOGETHER SOME KIND OF INFORMATIONAL SOME KIND OF INFORMATION THAT WE WILL BE ABLE TO KNOW WHAT THE PLANNING IS FOR AN EVENT SUCH AS THIS ONE.

SO. YEAH, I'M FINE WITH THAT. SCOTT. AND I AGREE WITH YOU.

OKAY. THANK YOU. MR. MEDINA. THE ONLY OTHER THING I HAVE IS THE BIKE CLUB.

IT'S GOING TO HAVE A RIDE OUT THIS FRIDAY. FRIDAY NIGHT.

THEY'RE MEETING UP AT 730 BARKER PARK. EVERYBODY WELCOME.

RIGHT. THEY HAD A HUGE SUCCESS. THE FIRST ONE I KNOW THE THE WASCO PD HELPED OUT WITH THAT ONE.

SO IF YOU COME OR BRING YOUR KIDS OR YOUR COUSIN OR WHOEVER, MAKE SURE THEY HAVE A LIGHT, YOU KNOW, THE BETTER LIT UP THEY ARE, THE BETTER. IT'S HOT, BUT IT'S A GOOD TURNOUT AND IT'S FUN.

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THAT'S ALL I HAVE. THANK YOU, MR. MEDINA. I JUST WANT TO REPORT.

WE ME AND SCOTT PARTICIPATED IN THE BUSINESS IS BOUNDLESS WITH RICHARD CHAPMAN, THE CEO FROM CURRENT ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.

IT WAS A GOOD EXPERIENCE. AND I ALSO WAS I PARTICIPATED ON THIS PAST SATURDAY AT THE TRUE LIFE BAPTIST CHURCH.

THEY DID A BACKPACK GIVEAWAY AND SCHOOL SUPPLIES.

AND IT WAS GOOD TURNOUT. THEY GAVE OUT ABOUT 150, 180 BACKPACKS WITH SOME SCHOOL SUPPLIES.

SO THAT'S GOOD TO SEE. THAT'S ALL I GOT TO REPORT.

[19) CLOSED SESSION PUBLIC COMMENTS]

THIS EVENING WE HAVE CLOSED SESSION. CLOSED SESSION ITEMS 20 A TO 20 B.

ARE THERE ANY PUBLIC COMMENTS AT THIS TIME? SHE HAS A COMMENT. OH.

IS THIS A IS THIS A PUBLIC COMMENT FOR THE CLOSED SESSION ITEM? THERE'S NO WAY TO KNOW THAT. I DON'T KNOW.

THERE. THERE WASN'T AN, AN OPPORTUNITY TO PARTICIPATE IN THE CITY MANAGER COMMENTS.

SO YOU KNOW, WE CAN RECEIVE A COMMENT. OKAY. CAN YOU, CAN YOU PRESS THAT LITTLE THING TO TURN INTO GREEN.

THERE YOU GO. PERFECT. AND PROBABLY IF YOU IF YOU CAN SPEAK INTO THE MICROPHONE, THAT WOULD BE MOST HELPFUL.

OKAY.

I HAD A DOG IN MY HOUSE FOR TWO WEEKS. I HAD A PROBLEM WITH HIM. COULDN'T GET HIM OUT OF MY HOUSE. I CALLED AND THEY WENT.

BUT THE GUY REFERRING THE EXPERIENCE. I LOCKED HIM UP IN THE IN THE BACKYARD AND THE DOG LEFT.

WE WENT BY AND HE TOLD ME, KEEP THEM THERE, BUT YOU HAVE TO FEED HIM AND EVERYTHING, AND THEN WE'LL GO.

BECAUSE WE DON'T HAVE ENOUGH CAGES FOR THE DOGS. OKAY.

I SAID, OKAY. I FED THEM AND GAVE THEM WATER.

I CALLED AGAIN. THEY WENT AND THEN MY SON HELPED HIM GRAB THE DOG AND THEY TOOK HIM BECAUSE THEY HAD SPACE THEN.

THAT'S WHY I LIKE TO HEAR THAT THEY HAVE MORE STAFF. THAT'S ONE OTHER COMMENT REGARDING THE COOLING CENTER.

I DIDN'T KNOW ABOUT IT. I HEARD THAT IT WAS PROMOTED IN THE NEWSPAPER.

I DON'T KNOW IF THE NEWSPAPER STILL GOES TO THE HOMES. I DON'T KNOW, I DON'T RECEIVE IT.

I HEARD IT WAS THROUGH INSTAGRAM AND OTHERS.

ONE OF THE MOST POPULAR SITES, I GUESS, OR GROUPS IS WASCO WE ALL FIND OUT EVERYTHING THERE, SO I DON'T KNOW IF IT'S GOOD TO SAY THIS RIGHT NOW.

A LOT OF PEOPLE LIKE MYSELF ARE NOT INFORMED OF THE COOLING CENTER.

IT DOES HELP A LOT. I FEEL LIKE IT HELPS A LOT.

AFTER 102 DEGREES, IT'S A LOT. IT'S HOT. IT MAY BE 102, BUT IT FEELS LIKE IT'S 106 107. SO LIKE I SAID, IT'S GOOD TO TRY IT AGAIN DURING THIS SEASON.

I UNDERSTAND THAT. THERE HAS TO BE ANOTHER WAY TO INFORM THE COMMUNITY.

I'M NOT. I'M NOT A GOSSIP.

[01:15:05]

BUT I WANT TO FIND OUT WHICH WAY TO FIND OUT ABOUT IT AND WHERE IT'S AT, BECAUSE I DON'T KNOW WHERE THE CENTER IS LOCATED.

CAN YOU TELL ME WHERE THE CENTER IS LOCATED? BUT IT WOULD BE GOOD.

IT'S IMPORTANT. IT'S IMPORTANT. OKAY. AND IT'S DIRECTLY ACROSS THE STREET.

2 P.M. TO SEVEN.

I DO HAVE MY AC ON, BUT I'M JUST CHECKING THE TEMPERATURE.

THANK YOU. THAT'S ALL. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. MADAM CLERK, DO WE HAVE ANY REMOTE COMMENTS? THE CLOSED SESSION. THERE ARE NO REMOTE COMMENTS MAYOR.

WE WILL NOW ENTER CLOSED SESSION AND RETURN TO REPORT.

[20) CLOSED SESSION]

LAST ONE. MOTION AND YES. NO. WE'RE GOOD. 7:39. THIS MEETING IS ADJOURNED.

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.