[1) CALL TO ORDER] [00:00:05] GOOD EVENING. I WILL NOW CALL THE MEETING TO ORDER THIS. THE TIME IS 6PM. MADAM CLERK ROW, MAY WE HAVE THE ROLL CALL, PLEASE? MAYOR SALDAÑA? HERE. MAYOR PRO TEM REYNA. HERE. COUNCILMEMBER MARTINEZ. HERE. COUNCILMEMBER RAYA? HERE. COUNCILMEMBER MEDINA? ABSENT. THANK YOU. ON SLIDE THREE, STAND FOR THE FLAG SALUTE. I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS, ONE NATION, UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL. SOMEONE IN THE CROWD THAT WOULD LIKE TO JOIN US IN AN INVOCATION. I SEE NO ONE. PLEASE STAND FOR. I MEAN, PLEASE BOW YOUR HEADS FOR A MOMENT OF SILENCE. THANK YOU. PLEASE BE SEATED. [5) APPROVAL OF AGENDA] ON TO ITEM FIVE. ARE THERE ANY CHANGES TO THE AGENDA? NO CHANGES. THANK YOU. RECORDING. I WOULD LIKE TO ENTERTAIN A MOTION. NO CHANGE ON THE AGENDA. SO MOVE. I'LL SECOND FOR APPROVAL. FOR APPROVAL? I'M SORRY. YES. OKAY. THANK YOU. MOVING ON TO ITEMS. OH, WE'RE GONNA DO A ROLL CALL. YEAH. MAYOR SALDAÑA. AYE. MAYOR PRO TEM REYNA. AYE. COUNCILMEMBER MARTINEZ. AYE. COUNCILMEMBER RAYA. AYE. MOTION BY MAYOR PRO TEM REYNA SECONDED BY COUNCILMEMBER MARTINEZ TO APPROVE THE AGENDA AS TO FORM. MOTION IS APPROVED. WITH FOUR EYES. WITH COUNCILMEMBER MEDINA ABSENT. THANK YOU. WE [6.a. Proclamation for Community Action Partnership (CAPK) of Kern Hunger Action Month ] ON FIGHTING SIX PRESENTATIONS. SIX A PROCLAMATION FOR COMMUNITY ACTION PARTNERSHIP CAP K OF KERN HUNGER ACTION MONTH. TONIGHT WE ARE RECOGNIZING COMMUNITY ACTION PARTNERSHIP OF KERN OR CAP K AND SEPTEMBER AS NATIONAL HUNGER ACTION MONTH. IN 2025, THE CAP K FOOD BANK DISTRIBUTED MORE THAN 22 MILLION POUNDS OF FOOD COUNTRYWIDE, INCLUDING OVER 634,000 POUNDS IN WASCO RESIDENTS WITH SUPPORT FROM LOCAL COMMUNITY AND FAITH BASED PARTNERS. AS WE OBSERVE NATIONAL HUNGER ACTION MONTH, WE THANK CAP K AND HIS AND ITS PARTNERS FOR THEIR DEDICATION TO IMPROVING FOOD ACCESS AND SUPPORTING THOSE IN NEED. I WOULD LIKE. I WOULD NOW LIKE TO INVITE CAP REPRESENTATIVES SUSANNA MAGANA AND KELLY LAURIE TO THE PODIUM. THANK YOU. WHAT'S THAT? IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO SAY ANY WORDS. THANK YOU. GOOD EVENING, MAYOR SALDAÑA AND CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS AND STAFF. HUNGER ACTION MONTH IS AN OPPORTUNITY TO BRING ATTENTION TO AN ISSUE AFFECTING FAR TOO MANY OF OUR NEIGHBORS HERE IN KERN COUNTY AND SPECIFICALLY HERE IN WASCO. CHANGES TO SNAP COMBINED WITH THE GROWING COST OF LIVING ARE PUTTING EVEN GREATER PRESSURE ON HOUSEHOLD BUDGETS, WHICH DISPROPORTIONATELY AFFECTS OUR LOW INCOME NEIGHBORS AND THOSE ON FIXED INCOMES, INCLUDING OUR SENIOR CITIZENS. AT THE CAPCAY FOOD BANK, WE DISTRIBUTE MORE THAN 1.5 MILLION POUNDS OF FOOD EVERY MONTH. WE DO THIS IN PARTNERSHIP WITH GREAT ORGANIZATIONS. SPECIFICALLY HERE IN WASCO, WE'RE PROUD TO PARTNER WITH THE WASCO FREE WILL BAPTIST CHURCH. WITH THE WASCO PARKS AND RECREATION DEPARTMENT OF THE CITY AND WITH THE WESTSIDE FAMILY FELLOWSHIP CHURCH TOGETHER. OVER THE LAST 12 MONTHS, THAT NUMBER THAT YOU ALLUDED TO EARLIER HAS ACTUALLY INCREASED. AND WE'VE DISTRIBUTED MORE THAN £700,000 OF FOOD HERE IN WASCO, WHICH EQUATES TO OVER 583,000 MEALS TO THE TO SERVE NEIGHBORS RIGHT HERE IN WASCO. AND WE TRULY COULDN'T DO THIS WORK WITHOUT THE TIRELESS EFFORTS OF THESE GREAT PARTNERS WHO SHOW UP FOR THEIR NEIGHBORS ALL YEAR LONG. BUT THE GOAL OF OUR WORK CAN'T SIMPLY BE TO FIND MORE FOOD TO KEEP UP WITH GROWING DEMANDS, BECAUSE WE CANNOT, WE MUST WORK TOGETHER TO ADDRESS THE ROOT CAUSES OF HUNGER, TO NOT ONLY SERVE THE LINE, BUT TO SHORTEN IT. HUNGER IS A SOLVABLE ISSUE. AND AS LONG AS WE HAVE THE PRIVILEGE TO SERVE IN THIS CAPACITY, WE WORK EVERY DAY TOWARDS OUR GOAL AND TO BE THE FIRST COUNTY IN AMERICA TO FULLY ADDRESS FOOD INSECURITY. AND SO WE WANT TO SAY THANK YOU FOR HELPING US TO PROCLAIM SEPTEMBER AS HUNGER ACTION [00:05:01] MONTH AND FOR STANDING WITH US IN THE FIGHT TO END. TO END HUNGER. BECAUSE IF THERE'S FOOD FOR ONE, THERE'S FOOD FOR TWO. AND I'M GOING TO STEP ASIDE AND LET MY BOSS, THE HEALTH AND NUTRITION DIRECTOR FOR CAP K, TALK ABOUT A COUPLE OF THE EVENTS THAT WE WOULD LIKE TO INVITE YOU TO AS PART OF YOUR ACTION MONTH. GOOD AFTERNOON. FOR ME, IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT TO LET THE COMMUNITY KNOW THAT HUNGER ACTION MONTH IS REALLY ABOUT ACTION AND WHAT YOU CAN DO AS AN INDIVIDUAL OR AS A GROUP TO BE ABLE TO CONTINUE TO ADVOCATE AND TO LET PEOPLE KNOW THAT WE ARE AROUND TO HELP WITH FOOD INSECURITY. WE HAVE A COUPLE OF EVENTS COMING UP. SO WE HAVE. TODAY WAS HUNGER ACTION DAY. SO AS YOU CAN SEE, KELLY AND I ARE BOTH WEARING ORANGE. SO IF YOU GUYS CAN WEAR ORANGE THROUGHOUT THE MONTH OF SEPTEMBER, THAT WOULD BE GREAT. IT'S ALSO JUST TO BRING AWARENESS AND TO BRING ACTION INTO THIS MONTH. AND WHAT WE DO. WE HAVE A BLOOD DRIVE THAT'S GOING TO BE HAPPENING SEPTEMBER 4TH. THE DONATION IS GOING TO BE DOWNTOWN ON L STREET AND 18. IF YOU DO DONATE THAT DAY, YOU WILL BE GOING INTO A RAFFLE TO BE ABLE TO GET BRACELETS FOR THE CURRENT COUNTY FAIR. SO THAT'S ALWAYS NICE. PERK. SEPTEMBER 19TH, WE'RE DOING COMMUNITY BOX BUILD DAY, AND THAT'S AN OPPORTUNITY FOR YOU TO COME OUT TO THE FOOD BANK AND BUILD BOXES FOR OUR SENIOR COMMUNITY. WE'RE GOING TO BE HAVING TWO SHIFTS, A MORNING SHIFT AND AN AFTERNOON SHIFT. AGAIN, THAT WOULD BE SEPTEMBER 19TH AND THEN THE BIG EVENT THAT WE REALLY WANT YOU ALL TO HELP US GET THE WORD OUT IS THE FEED THE NEED AT THE KERN COUNTY FAIR. THIS IS OUR FOOD COLLECTION. SIX CANS WILL GET YOU INTO THE KERN COUNTY FAIR FOR FREE. SO THAT'S REALLY IMPORTANT TO LET OUR FOLKS AROUND OUR COMMUNITY KNOW BECAUSE IT'S REALLY EXPENSIVE TO GO TO THE FAIR. SO THIS IS A GREAT PERK TO BE ABLE TO NOT ONLY ENJOY THE FAIR, BUT ALSO HELP IN BRINGING IN THOSE CANNED GOODS THAT ARE GOING TO HELP TO BE DISTRIBUTED INTO OUR COMMUNITIES. SO KELLY'S GOING TO WRAP UP WITH ANOTHER EVENT THAT GOING ON THE WHOLE MONTH AND IT'S THE EMPTY PLATE CHALLENGE. SUSANNA, IF I MAY ASK YOU, WHEN IS THE DAY FOR THE FEED THE FEED THE NEED? THE FEED THE NEED IS SEPTEMBER 29TH. I DO HAVE A BUNCH OF FLYERS. I'M GOING TO LEAVE THAT SO THAT YOU GUYS CAN HAVE THAT. AND ALSO THE HUNGER ACTION MONTH EVENT THAT LISTS ALL THE EVENTS THAT I MENTIONED. SO I HAVE A COUPLE OF COPIES OF THAT IN IN THE FLYERS THAT I'M GOING TO BE LEAVING BEHIND. IN ADDITION, THERE ARE SOME FLYERS ON HOW TO REGISTER FOR VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES. THANK YOU. THANKS SO MUCH. AND I'LL JUST FINISH BY SAYING THAT WE HAVE SOMETHING DURING HUNGER ACTION MONTH CALLED THE EMPTY PLATE CHALLENGE, WHICH IS WHERE WE TAKE ONE ACTION. WE SKIP ONE MEAL AND TAKE ONE ACTION. THAT'S WHAT WE'RE ASKING FOLKS TO DO, SKIP ONE MEAL AND TAKE ONE ACTION ON BEHALF OF THEIR FOOD INSECURE NEIGHBORS. IF YOU WANT INFORMATION ABOUT HOW TO DO THAT, WHAT ALL THOSE DIFFERENT OPTIONS ARE FOR ACTIONS, YOU CAN GO TO THE WEBSITE CAPCAY.ORG HAM26HAM OBVIOUSLY STANDS FOR HUNGER ACTION MONTH. IT'S NO PUN INTENDED WITH HUNGER ACTION MONTH SAYING HAM, BUT HAM26CAFK.ORG HAM26 AGAIN, THANK YOU SO MUCH. WE ARE COMMITTED TO ADDRESSING FOOD INSECURITY ACROSS ALL OF KERN COUNTY AND MOST NOTABLY HERE IN WASCO. I HAVE A PERSONAL AFFINITY. I GREW UP IN A TOWN VERY SIMILAR TO WASCO. I GREW UP NORTH OF HERE IN SELMA. VERY SIMILAR TOWNS, VERY SIMILAR POPULATION. AND WE JUST REALLY APPRECIATE THE PARTNERSHIP THAT WE HAVE WITH OUR AGENCY PARTNERS HERE AND WITH THE CITY. AND SO THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO SHARE A LITTLE BIT. THANK YOU, KELLY. ARE THERE ANY COMMENTS FROM THE MEMBERS? MAYOR PRO TEM REYNA. THANK YOU, MAYOR. WHAT A WONDERFUL JOB YOU DO TO FEED OUR COMMUNITY. NOT JUST OUR COMMUNITY, BUT THE NATION. 22 MILLION. THAT'S WHAT YOU SAID. 22 MILLION POUNDS OF FOOD. 22 AND A HALF MILLION POUNDS. OKAY. CAN'T FORGET THE 500,000. LET ME ADD THAT I'M JUST OVERJOYED WITH WHAT YOU DO. I THANK YOU FOR ALL OF WHAT YOU BRING TO OUR COMMUNITY. I DO WANT YOU TO KNOW THAT THIS IS SOMETHING DEAR TO MY HEART. I COLLABORATE WITH OTHER ORGANIZATIONS TO BRING EVERY OTHER MONTH FOOD DISTRIBUTIONS TO OUR COMMUNITY THROUGH THE ST. JOHN DE EVANGELIST PARISH, ONE OF OUR PARTNERS. AND SO I'M SO THANKFUL THAT YOU DO THIS. AND I'LL ASK YOU IF THERE'S A PROBABILITY THAT YOU CAN. YOU'RE OPEN TO THE PROBABILITY OF HAVING ANOTHER PARTNER TO BRING ANOTHER FOOD DISTRIBUTION. YEAH. THE SHORT ANSWER IS YES. THERE'S A ROADMAP TO BEING THE FIRST COUNTY IN AMERICA OR EVEN A CITY TO FULLY ADDRESS FOOD INSECURITY. IT'S MORE FOOD, MORE ACCESS, AND MORE INFORMATION. WE'RE GOING TO BE SOURCING MORE FOOD IN 2027 THAN WE EVER HAVE BEFORE. WE HAVE A GREAT TEAM THAT'S WORKING VERY HARD [00:10:01] TO DO THAT, BUT WE NEED MORE ACCESS POINTS BECAUSE OUR FRIENDS AT THE WESTSIDE FAMILY FELLOWSHIP AT FREE WILL AND THE PARKS AND REC, THEY'RE WORKING HARD ALL THE TIME, BUT THEY CAN'T DO IT ALONE. AND SO WE DEFINITELY NEED MORE PARTNERSHIPS. SO WE'RE ALWAYS OPEN TO THAT. FOR SURE. WE'LL TALK SOME MORE. CONGRATULATIONS. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MS. SERENA. MEMBER MARTINEZ. YEAH. SO I GREW UP POOR, SPENT PART OF MY CHILDHOOD IN GOVERNMENT HOUSING. BUT THE ONE THING THAT WE ALWAYS HAD WAS FOOD. YOU KNOW, IT WAS NEVER A PROBLEM. MY MOM ALWAYS MADE SURE WE HAD FOOD IN THE FRIDGE. SO FOR ME GROWING UP, FOOD INSECURITY WAS SOMETHING I NEVER WORRIED ABOUT, NEVER THOUGHT ABOUT. AND EVEN AS AN ADULT, YOU KNOW, I TALK TO A LOT OF MY MORE AFFLUENT FRIENDS, AND THEY DON'T THINK FOOD IS. THAT THERE'S SUCH THINGS AS FOOD INSECURITY. RIGHT. THEY THINK THAT EVERYBODY HAS FOOD. AND I'LL SHARE A STORY THAT ONE OF MY FRIENDS SHARED WITH ME. I'M SURE HE WOULDN'T MIND ME SHARING IT, BUT OUR LOCAL WRESTLING COACH, JUAN GALLARDO, HE GREW UP RIGHT DOWN THE STREET FROM ME, AND WE WERE TALKING A COUPLE YEARS AGO. I'VE KNOWN HIM MY WHOLE LIFE. AND HE WAS TELLING ME HOW AS A KID, THE ONLY MEAL HE WOULD GET WAS THAT FREE LUNCH AT SCHOOL, AND HE WOULD HAVE TO GO FROM FRIDAY TILL MONDAY TILL HE GOT TO EAT AGAIN, UNLESS HE WENT TO A FRIEND'S HOUSE AND THEY HAD FOOD. AND I NEVER KNEW THAT AS A KID. HE NEVER TOLD ME THAT, YOU KNOW, AND IT. IT MADE ME REFLECT ON MY CHILDHOOD OF MY FRIENDS COMING OVER AND WANTING TO EAT, AND MY MOM FINALLY SAYING, LIKE, WE CAN'T FEED THE WHOLE NEIGHBORHOOD. LIKE, YOU KNOW, YOU CAN'T. THEY CAN'T COME OVER AND EAT. BUT AT THE TIME, I DIDN'T THINK ABOUT IT AS A CHILD, AND I DIDN'T THINK ABOUT FOOD INSECURITY UNTIL JUAN SHARED THAT STORY WITH ME. AND I BEGAN TO DO SOME RESEARCH AND FIND OUT HOW MANY KIDS ARE ACTUALLY GOING WITHOUT. AND YOU LOOK AT OUR PAL PROGRAM THAT'S GIVING OUT MEALS NOW, AND THAT SHOULD JUST REALLY SHOW PEOPLE, I MEAN, THESE KIDS, HOW MANY KIDS ARE SHOWING UP EVERY DAY TO EAT. 20 TO 30 KIDS EVERY DAY SHOWING UP JUST TO GET A MEAL. AND IT'S A MAJOR PROBLEM, ESPECIALLY IN OUR COMMUNITY. AND I'M GRATEFUL FOR PEOPLE LIKE YOU THAT ARE BRINGING AWARENESS TO THESE PROBLEMS BECAUSE A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE LIKE ME, THEY'RE JUST OBLIVIOUS TO IT. AND AWARENESS IS WHERE IT STARTS. AND SO YOU GUYS ARE DOING A GREAT SERVICE. THANK YOU. MR. RAYA. YEAH, THANK YOU FOR COMING. I READ AN ARTICLE ABOUT A COUPLE DAYS AGO IN THE BAKERSFIELD, CALIFORNIA. I GUESS THEY WERE PROMOTING THE SEPTEMBER AS THE HUNGER ACTION MONTH. AND ONE THING THAT STOOD OUT TO ME WAS THAT THEY MENTIONED THAT 12% OF OUR ADULTS IN KERN COUNTY SUFFER REPORTED SUFFERING SHORTAGE OF FOOD. OKAY, BUT THAT FIGURE, TO THE 12% FIGURE THEY MENTIONED, THAT IS BOTH HIGHER THAN THE STATE AND NATIONAL AVERAGE. AND THE MORE ALARMING WAS THAT OUR CHILDREN, 30% OF OUR CHILDREN ARE ALSO UNINSURED WHEN THEIR NEXT MEAL IS GOING TO BE COMING FROM. SO IT'S A BIG PROBLEM HERE THROUGHOUT, YOU KNOW, KERN COUNTY. AND, AND I THANK YOU FOR BRINGING THAT AWARENESS AND THE EDUCATION TO OUR COMMUNITY AND HOPEFULLY ENCOURAGING PEOPLE, YOU KNOW, TO HELP OUT, TO VOLUNTEER OR JUST TO SPREAD THE WORD AROUND IN OUR COMMUNITY ABOUT THIS PROBLEM WITH HUNGER. SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU, KELLY AND SUSANNA. I MEAN, IT'S AS WE ALL KNOW, AND WE CAN SEE ONCE STATISTICS SHOW UP, THAT'S WHEN YOU REALLY SEE THE INSECURITIES BECAUSE EVEN ON CERTAIN HOUSEHOLDS, EVEN IF THEY'RE DOING WELL ON FINANCE, THEY'RE WELL OFF FINANCIALLY. BELIEVE IT OR NOT. THERE'S INSECURITIES OF FOOD AT TIMES ON SOME HOUSEHOLDS, DEPENDING ON HOW THEY MANAGE YOUR MONEY AND WHATNOT, I GUESS. BUT IT'S HERE AND IT'S BEEN A HUGE FACTOR THAT, YOU KNOW, OBVIOUSLY WE APPRECIATE YOU GUYS FOR YOU GUYS ADVOCATING AND SPREADING THE AWARENESS, YOU KNOW. SO THANK YOU GUYS FOR WHAT YOU GUYS DO. I'M GONNA PRESENT A PROCLAMATION. [00:15:34] MOVING ON TO ITEM NUMBER EIGHT, SUCCESSOR AGENCY BUSINESS. WE HAVE NONE. MR. SEVEN. OH, WOW. I'M SKIPPING THE WHOLE. I ALREADY CHECKED IT [7) PUBLIC COMMENTS] OUT. MY BAD, GUYS. 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 TWO MINUTES PER SPEAKER AND THE AND THE PUBLIC COMMUNICATIONS PERIOD IS LIMITED TO 30 MINUTES WITHIN PERSON SPEAKERS HEARD BEFORE VIRTUAL SPEAKERS. BROWN ACT REQUIREMENTS THE COUNCIL REQUIREMENT THE COUNCIL CANNOT DISCUSS, DISCUSS OR ACT ON ITEMS NOT LISTED ON THE AGENDA EXCEPT AS PERMITTED BY LAW. AS A RESULT, COUNCILMEMBER RESPONSES DURING PUBLIC COMMUNICATIONS MAY BE LIMITED. ARE THERE ANY PUBLIC COMMENTS AT THIS TIME? STEP UP TO THE PODIUM AND STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS, PLEASE. I'M GOING TO CLICK THE. THERE'S A LITTLE CLICK RIGHT THERE. THE BOTTOM. YEAH. PRESS THE BUTTON. THERE IT IS. THANK YOU. GOOD EVENING. MY NAME IS JOE MARTINEZ. MY ADDRESS IS 930 REDWOOD AVENUE IN MOSCOW. A COUPLE THINGS I'D LIKE TO MENTION. START OUT WITH THE KUDOS AND I'LL GET INTO THE NEGATIVE KUDOS. A COUPLE TIMES WITHIN THE LAST YEAR I'VE HAD TO REACH OUT TO MARIA MARTINEZ BECAUSE I WAS NOT GETTING A RESPONSE WHEN I CONTACTED THE CITY. SHE WAS VERY GRACIOUS AND GOT ME TO CORRECT PEOPLE AND I WAS ABLE TO GET THE RESOLUTION THAT WAS NEEDED TO MY SATISFACTION. SO I WANTED TO SAY THANK YOU FOR. AWESOME. NOW TO MY CRITICISM OVER THE PAST YEAR I'VE READ THE POLICE WATER PRESS RECORDS AND MY BACKGROUND TO GIVE YOU A LITTLE BACKGROUND FOR A STATISTICIAN. AND I LOOKED AT NUMBERS. NUMBERS DON'T LIE. AND WHAT I'VE NOTICED OVER THE LAST YEAR, WE STARTED OUT REAL STRONG WITH OUR POLICE FORCE. SEEMED LIKE WE HAD A LOT OF COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT. WE HAD OFFICERS OUTSIDE OF THEIR VEHICLE ENGAGING WITH THE COMMUNITY. I WOULD SAY IT SEEMS LIKE BASED ON THE ARREST RECORDS THAT MOST OF THE CRIMES THAT HAVE BEEN COMMITTED WERE CAUGHT BECAUSE THE OFFICER WAS DRIVING. THE REASON I BRING THAT UP IS ONE OF THE ISSUES THAT WE RUN INTO IN OUR AREA IS WE SEEM TO SEE A LOT OF E SCOOTERS AND ELECTRIC BIKES OPERATED BY THOSE WHO ARE NOT OF LEGAL AGE TO VOTE. AND I HAVE WATCHED ON FIVE DIFFERENT OCCASIONS THE POLICE EXPLORER DRIVE BY AND NOT MAKE ANY CONTACT WITH THE PERSON WHO WAS RIDING, ESPECIALLY SINCE THEY WERE GOING THE WRONG WAY WITHOUT A HELMET. AND IT CONCERNS ME BECAUSE I START TO SEE A PATTERN THAT WE SAW WITH THE SHERIFF WHICH WAS THEY WERE STICKING TO THEIR VEHICLE AND IF A CRIME DIDN'T HAPPEN IN FRONT OF THEM, WE WERE KIND OF SOL. SO I'M NOT SAYING THAT IT'S DETRIMENT. I'M JUST SAYING THAT BASED ON WHAT I'M LOOKING AT ON POLICE REPORTS THAT THEY'RE PUTTING OUT AND ON WHAT MY OBSERVATION IS, IT'S SOMETHING THAT YOU SHOULD BE CONCERNED WITH. IT'S VERY EASY FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT TO GET COMFORTABLE BEHIND THE WHEEL OF A VEHICLE. SAFER. YOU HAVE THE ABILITY TO RESPOND QUICKLY. YOU ALSO HAVE THE FIREPOWER NECESSARY TO BE MOST PROBLEMS, WHEREAS WHEN YOU'RE ON FOOT, IT'S A LOT HARDER. BUT YOU ALSO BUILD A RELATIONSHIP. YOU ALSO SEE ISSUES. YOU CAN HELP ADDRESS SOME OF THOSE ISSUES. YOU GET PEOPLE MORE COMFORTABLE DEALING WITH LAW ENFORCEMENT, ESPECIALLY THOSE WHO MAY HAVE A NEGATIVE CONNOTATION OF LAW ENFORCEMENT, WHETHER IT'S BECAUSE FAMILY MEMBERS, WHETHER IT'S BECAUSE OF PAST HISTORIES OR SOCIAL MEDIA HAS TOLD THEM SOMETHING. I WOULD NOT SAY THAT ANY OF THAT IS TRUE OF OUR LAW ENFORCEMENT. BUT AGAIN, IT IS A PERSPECTIVE. SO THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. HAVE A GREAT NIGHT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. [00:20:01] MADAM CLERK, DO WE HAVE ANY REMOTE COMMENTS? YEAH, JUST A MINUTE. YEAH, WE HAVE NONE. MAYOR. THANK YOU. GOOD EVENING, HONORABLE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS. MY NAME IS OSCAR AND CECIL HAD A QUESTION ON THE WATER WELLS THAT THEY HAD STARTED DRILLING. SO MY EXPERIENCE IN WELLS, WHEN IT COMES TO WATER WELLS, TYPICALLY IT TAKES ABOUT MAYBE A WEEK OR SO TO COMPLETE. WE'VE DONE MOLD DRILL WELLS IN ABOUT A WEEK, EXPLORATION WELLS ABOUT THREE MONTHS OR SO. I'VE SEEN THEM STACKED, JUST STAYING THERE WITH NO ACTION GOING ON ON THE WATER. WELL, THERE'S TWO OF THEM THAT I'VE SEEN. ONE BEHIND WALMART AND ONE BEHIND OR BY 7TH STREET, I THINK IT IS, OR HOZO MIGHT BE HOSO HOSELED IN. SO I'M JUST TRYING TO SEE. I'M NOT SURE IF IT'S JUST BECAUSE THEY'RE ON THEIR OWN BUDGET OR IF THERE'S A COMPLETION DATE THAT THEY'RE WILLING TO. THEY'RE HAVING TO COMPLETE IT. BY THE WAY, I SEE WHEN YOU GOT EQUIPMENT PARKED OUT THERE, SOMEONE'S GOT TO PAY THE BILL SOMEWHERE. SO I'M THINKING IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN COMPLETED BY NOW. SO I WAS JUST WONDERING ABOUT THE STATUS ON THAT AND ALSO MAYBE I MISSED IT. BUT I ALSO WANTED TO ASK ABOUT THE. DID WE EVER FIND OUT FIX THE PROBLEM WITH THE SECURITY ON THE. I KNOW THERE WAS THAT DEATH THAT HAPPENED ON THE OUTSKIRTS FOR THE COPPER WIRE. THAT WAS TAKEN CARE OF. I'M NOT SURE WE EVER GOT A SECURITY SYSTEM SET IN PLACE ALARMS, WHATEVER IT IS. SO THAT WAY IT DOESN'T HAVE. JUST LIKE I SAID, I MIGHT HAVE MISSED IT. I'M NOT SURE IF IT'S BEEN BROUGHT UP BEFORE. AND I GUESS ONE MORE COMMENT THAT I WANTED TO MAKE AND I HAVEN'T MENTIONED IT BEFORE, BUT IT'S BEEN BROUGHT UP. BUT ON THE POLICE OFFICERS I KNOW OFFICER COOK AND OFFICER I WANT TO RECOGNIZE THEM BECAUSE THEY'VE BEEN GOING TO THE POLICE ACTIVITY LEAGUE AND MEETING UP WITH THE KIDS. AND I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT I BRING IT UP FOR EVERYONE TO KNOW THAT, YOU KNOW, THAT WE APPRECIATE THE TIME THAT THEY'RE TAKING WHEN THEY DO GO OVER THERE AND THEY'RE ENGAGED. ESPECIALLY OFFICER IS DEFINITELY OUT THERE WANTING TO MAKE SURE THAT HE TAKES CARE OF THE KIDS, MAKE SURE THEY'RE LOOKING FOR THE CROSS. THEY'RE OKAY, YOU KNOW, SO NO KUDOS TO THAT. BUT I'M NOT SURE TO GET MORE ANSWERS ON THE OTHER THINGS. WOULD YOU LIKE TO. I THINK THEY HAVE YOUR INFORMATION ALREADY, RIGHT, MR. SAY THAT AGAIN. THEY HAVE YOUR INFORMATION. YOUR NUMBER, NOTHING. IN CASE YOU WANT TO. YOUR INFORMATION. YES. OKAY. WE'LL HAVE THE DIRECTOR DO HAVE MY CONTACT. ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MR. MOVING ON TO WHAT WAS I. NUMBER 9, ITEM 9, WASCO PUBLIC FINANCE AUTHORITY BUSINESS. IF WE CAN GO BACK TO PUBLIC COMMENTS, WE HAVE A EMAIL. PUBLIC COMMENT, MY BAD. ARE THERE ANY EMAIL COMMENTS, MADAM CLERK? SO WE DO HAVE ONE TONIGHT. WE GOT IT IN. IT WAS SENT VIA EMAIL FROM SABREYNA OCHOA. SHE'S A RESIDENT ON DAISY STREET AND SHE WAS CONTACTING THE CITY REGARDING THE ISSUES WITH THE PARKING OVERFLOW FROM ROSALITA VILLAGE THAT IS AFFECTING HER RESIDENTIAL AREA. THAT'S IT. THANK YOU, MARIA. SO IN THIS CASE, YOU GUYS CONTACT THEM BACK VIA EMAIL? YES. YEAH, WE CAN UPDATE THEM. THE COUNCIL IS AWARE OF THE SEVERAL THINGS WE'VE BEEN DOING IN THAT AREA. IT'S ONGOING, SO WE'LL. WE'LL UPDATE HER. THANK YOU. NOW WE'RE MOVING ON TO ITEM NUMBER NINE. WAS PUBLIC FINANCE AUTHORITY [10.a. Kern County Fire Department (Appleton) ] BUSINESS. THERE'S NONE. ITEM NUMBER 10, PUBLIC SAFETY REPORTS 10A. KERN COUNTY FIRE DEPARTMENT. CHIEF APPLETON. GOOD EVENING, HONORABLE MAYOR, MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL, I HAVE NOTHING TO REPORT TONIGHT. ANY QUESTIONS FOR YOU? IT'S THE FIRST. MY REPORT WILL COME OUT IN A COUPLE DAYS. ANY COMMENTS FROM MAYOR PRO TEM REYNA? NO COMMENTS. THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE, CHIEF. IT'S NICE TO KNOW WE WENT 18 HOURS WITHOUT A FIRE. SIR. MR. BEER? NO COMMENTS. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. MR. MARTINEZ. NO COMMENTS. NO COMMENTS AND THANK YOU [10.b. Wasco Police Department (Mora) ] FOR YOUR SERVICE. ITEM 10A. 10B WAS POLICE DEPARTMENT CHIEF MORA. GOOD EVENING, HONORABLE MAYOR, MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL, AUGUST WAS A BUSY MONTH FOR US. TOTAL INCIDENT FOR THE MONTH WE HAD 02,208 INCIDENTS. COST PER [00:25:03] SERVICE. 1051 OFFICER INITIATED ACTIVITY 1,157. SO AGAIN, MORE PROACTIVE ACTIVITY THAN CALL FOR SERVICE. THAT'S WHAT WE LIKE TO SEE. ON THE DISPATCH SIDE, DISPATCHERS HANDLED 01,540, 49 NON EMERGENCY CALLS AND 507 EMERGENCY CALLS, 911 CALLS. MOVING DOWN TO TRAFFIC STOPS AND CITATIONS. WE'VE CONDUCTED 446 FOR THE DISPATCH. YEAH, IT'S A HIGHER NUMBER. DO I HAVE THE WRONG. NO, I PROBABLY DID AN UPDATE. THAT SHOULD BE THE CORRECT ONE. OKAY. AND I CAN SEE IT HERE. SO YES, SYSTEM DIDN'T UPDATE. I APOLOGIZE FOR THAT. FOR INCIDENTS, HOWEVER, ARE CORRECT. SO YEAH. NON EMERGENCIES 1,753 EMERGENCY 537 DOWN TRAFFIC STOP 446 CITATION 137 OF WHICH 55 WERE MOVING VIOLATIONS AND 16 WERE PARKING CITATIONS AND TOTAL CASES. WE WORKED 202 CASES AND WE MADE 116 ARRESTS. SO THE ARRESTS ARE THE HIGHEST IT'S BEEN ALL YEAR AS WELL. FOR CITIZEN CONTACTS, WE ARE DOWN TO 55 AND WE CONDUCTED 69 VEHICLE AND PEDESTRIAN CHECKS. MOVING DOWN TO STOLEN VEHICLES, WE'VE HAD EIGHT STOLEN VEHICLES AND RECOVERED FIVE OF THEM. DUI CRASHES ARE ALSO NOT CRASHES. I'M SORRY, JUST TRAFFIC COLLISIONS OR A LITTLE HIGH. THIS MONTH WE HAD 15. BUT FOR THE MONTH OF AUGUST WE'VE HAD ZERO DUI RELATED. SO I SAY FOR THE MONTH OF AUGUST BECAUSE I DID A SEARCH FOR THE ENTIRE YEAR AND WE HAVE MADE 116 DUI ARRESTS, THREE OF WHICH ARE WERE WRONG WAY DRIVERS, WHICH IS REALLY DANGEROUS. SO I WANT TO BRING THIS UP NOW BECAUSE THE HOLIDAYS ARE AROUND THE CORNER. IT'S GOING TO BE HOLIDAY SEASON SEASON. AND SO WE WANT PEOPLE TO KNOW OUR COMMUNITY WASA COMMUNITY TO PLAN AHEAD, MAKE SMART CHOICES, GET YOUR DESIGNATED DRIVER. ALL THE STUFF WE KEEP HEARING OVER AND OVER BECAUSE WE'RE HOPING FOR ZERO FATALITIES FOR THE ENTIRE YEAR. SO THANK YOU. THAT'S ALL I HAVE. I'D BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. CHIEF, THANK YOU. AND COMMONS MAY APPROACH IN REINA. THANK YOU, MAYOR. CHIEF, GREAT JOB. GREAT NUMBERS. I WANTED TO BRING UP SOMETHING THAT MR. JOE MARTINEZ BROUGHT UP, SOMETHING THAT I'VE TALKED ABOUT FROM THE DAIS BEFORE AND THAT IS THE NEED FOR EDUCATION FOR ALL THESE CHILDREN THAT ARE OUT THERE RIDING SCOOTERS AND RIDING ELECTRIC BIKES AND RIDING BIKES, REGULAR BIKES, ON ONE WHEEL. AND IT OCCURRED TO ME THAT WE'RE GOING TO BE HAVING A BIKE RODEO COMING UP VERY SOON. AND SO MAYBE THAT PRESENTS AN OPPORTUNITY TO ADDRESS THESE ISSUES THAT WE HAVE BEEN TALKING ABOUT THAT WE KNOW ARE OCCURRING ON A DAY IN AND DAY OUT BASIS AND ADDRESS IT, YOU KNOW, NOT JUST WITH THE CHILDREN, BUT POSSIBLY WITH THE PARENTS AS WELL. WHAT I SEE IS ALL THESE KIDS THAT ARE ON SCOOTERS AND ELECTRIC BIKES AND REGULAR BIKES ON ONE WHEEL, THEY'RE ALWAYS RIDING ON THE WRONG SIDE OF THE ROAD, WHICH IS VERY, VERY DANGEROUS. BUT ASIDE FROM THE FACT THAT THEY'RE NOT WEARING HELMETS, YOU KNOW, IN THOSE SCOOTERS AND ELECTRIC BIKES GO AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED. I DON'T KNOW WHAT THE TOP SPEED IS, BUT IT SEEMS LIKE THEY'RE GOING QUITE, QUITE FAST. AND A COLLISION AT THAT RATE OF SPEED, NOT THAT IT'S GOING TO CAUSE INJURY. MY NEIGHBOR JUST YESTERDAY WAS TELLING ME THAT HE HAD A COLLISION WITH A GIRL THAT WAS RIDING A SCOOTER RIGHT BEHIND THE FIRE STATION. YOU KNOW HOW YOU CAN GO BEHIND THE FIRE STATION? HE TOOK HIS BIKE THAT WAY, AND THERE WAS A YOUNG GIRL ON A SCOOTER, AND THEY COLLIDED. AND FORTUNATELY, NOTHING HAPPENED TO EITHER ONE OF THEM. BUT THE POTENTIAL FOR THIS KIND OF ACCIDENT IS THERE. SO MAYBE WE NEED TO PROMOTE IT SOMEHOW [00:30:01] THAT THIS IS OPEN NOT JUST TO THOSE WHO RIDE BIKES, BUT THOSE WHO RIDE SCOOTERS AND ELECTRIC BIKES AS WELL. YES. SO WE ARE AWARE OF THE BIKE RODEO. WE PLAN TO BE THERE. WE ALSO PARTNERED UP WITH THE NATIONAL CHILD SAFETY COUNCIL, AND THEY'RE SENDING US LOTS OF COLORFUL MATERIAL FOR BIKE SAFETY, AND THEY COVER A LOT OF THE RULES AS WELL. SO WE'RE HOPING TO GET THAT MATERIAL OUT AS WELL. I WANT TO TELL YOU SOMETHING ELSE. THE PEOPLE THAT PUT TOGETHER THAT BIKE RIDE THAT WE HAVE ON A REGULAR BASIS NOW, THEY WOULD BE GREAT CONTACTS TO PASS THIS INFORMATION AROUND, BECAUSE ONE OF THEM IS AT THE HIGH SCHOOL. AND THEN THERE IS ALSO THE PE TEACHER AT THE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, THERESA BURKE. THAT ALSO WOULD BE HELPFUL TO REACH THOSE THAT WERE INTERESTED IN EDUCATING. OKAY. SO PERHAPS WE CAN MAKE A DEAL. THEY CAN HELP US EDUCATE, AND WE'LL GIVE THEM AN ESCORT. RIGHT? THAT'S. THAT'S TRUE. SO WE NEED. WE NEED TO HAVE THAT CONVERSATION. THAT'S WHAT I'M POINTING OUT. THANK YOU. YOU'RE WELCOME. AND IF I CAN BE, YOU KNOW, CONDUIT TO IT, I'LL BE HAPPY TO DO THAT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MR. RAYA. JUST, CHIEF. GREAT NUMBERS AND GREAT JOB. AND I HAD A SIMILAR QUESTION TO MR. REYNA JUST REGARDING THE E SCOOTERS IN THE E BIKE. I SEE THEM ALL THE TIME NOW. YOU KNOW, A GROUP OF KIDS GOING OUT THERE, 30, 40 MILES PER HOUR. I ASKED ONE OF THE KIDS, I GO, WHAT'S THE LIMIT ON YOUR BIKE THAT YOU CAN GO? AND HE SAYS, 50. WHAT? SO THEY'RE. THEY'RE GOING. THEY'RE THESE. THESE. HOW MUCH YOU PAY FOR IT? THEY PAY UP TO $1,800 FOR THESE ONES. AND THEY'RE. THEY'RE COMING UP. AND YOU KNOW, IT'S BECOMING A VERY POPULAR ACTIVITY ACTIVITY TO DO AFTER SCHOOL. GET IN A GROUP OF GROUP AND JUST GO AROUND TOWN. AND IT SAYS NOT ONLY DANGEROUS FOR THEM, BUT DANGEROUS FOR THE DRIVERS. NOW I HAVE TO BE DOUBLE CONSCIOUS WHEN I MAKE A STOP. I LOOK. ONE TIME I ALMOST RAN ONE KID OVER BECAUSE I LOOKED AND YOU SHOULD JUST EXPECT THE PEDESTRIAN TO BE 5 OR 10 YARDS FROM THE CROSSWALK. AND I LOOKED THAT WAY AND I LOOKED THE OTHER WAY. AND BY THE TIME I LOOKED THE OTHER WAY, THAT KID WAS COMING 40 SOMETHING MILES PER HOUR. AND WHEN I TURNED, HE WAS ALREADY HERE IN FRONT OF ME. I WAS LIKE, WHAT? WHERE HE COME FROM? SO IT'S NOT ONLY FOR THE PEOPLE DRIVING. I KNOW. IT'S LIKE I. IT'S BEEN A HOT TOPIC IN OUR COMMUNITY. NOW EVERYBODY'S TALKING ABOUT IT. BECAUSE IT'S A MAJOR PROBLEM. YEAH, NO. AND THEY'RE SUPPOSED TO ABIDE BY THE RULES OF THE ROAD. THEIR KIDS ARE NOT. SO WE NEED TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT. THANK YOU, MR. MARTINEZ. YEAH, A COUPLE OF THINGS. SO FIRST OF ALL, KIND OF A LITTLE BIT OFF TOPIC, BUT IT'LL. IT'LL COME AROUND FULL CIRCLE. A COUPLE WEEKS AGO, I SAW A POST ON THE WASCO CHEESE MOSES PAGE THAT ASKED IF ANY OF THE CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS FOLLOW THE PAGE. WELL, I DO, AND I FOLLOW WITH MY OWN PERSONAL PROFILE AND I'M A FAKE PROFILE, SO. BUT I SAW SOMETHING ON THERE TODAY THAT MADE ME HAPPY. AND IT WAS ONE OF OUR OFFICERS FEEDING A HOMELESS MAN. AND THE PUBLIC COMMENTS FOR IT WERE OBVIOUSLY, YOU KNOW, JUST OVERWHELMING. I FORGOT THE OFFICER THAT DID THAT. YOU PROBABLY KNOW I KNOW WHO IT IS. CAN YOU DIVULGE? YES, OFFICER LAUSA. OKAY, WELL, SEND HIM MY THANKS AND PROBABLY THE WHOLE COUNCIL'S THANKS. THAT WAS AWESOME. AND IT WAS AWESOME TO SEE SOMEBODY ELSE DOCUMENTED OTHER THAN US, YOU KNOW, AND. AND THEN IT GOT POSTED ON THAT PAGE, SO WAS REALLY HAPPY TO SEE THAT ONTO THE E BIKES. YOU AND I TALKED ABOUT THIS ABOUT A MONTH AGO, AND I DON'T KNOW WHAT THE SOLUTION FOR E BIKES IS. RIGHT. BECAUSE LIKE YOU GUYS WERE SAYING, A LOT OF THEM GO 50 MILES AN HOUR. CALIFORNIA, THEY'RE ONLY ALLOWED TO GO OVER 28 MILES AN HOUR. I THINK IS THE MAX. BUT THEY'RE GETTING THESE CHINESE ONES THAT GO FASTER. AND IT REMINDS ME OF A PROBLEM THAT I USED TO HAVE WHEN I WAS A YOUNG DEPUTY WORKING AT FRASER PARK WAS PEOPLE WOULD CALL ABOUT DIRT BIKES AND QUADS BEING ON THE STREET AND ALL THAT STUFF. AND EVERY TIME WE TRIED TO STOP THEM, THEY WOULD TAKE OFF AND WE COULDN'T KEEP UP WITH THEM AND WE HAD A COUPLE OF INCIDENCES WHERE WE DID TRY TO STOP THEM. THEY TOOK OFF, RAN A STOP SIGN, AN ACCIDENT HAPPENED AND THEN OF COURSE EVERYBODY BLAMED US FOR IT. AND IN THIS SITUATION, WE'RE DEALING WITH A LOT OF YOUNG KIDS THAT HAVE BIKES THAT ARE WAY TOO FAST FOR THEM. AND, AND I DON'T KNOW, ME PERSONALLY, I'M FINE WITH THROWING OUT A SPIKE STRIP. I DON'T CARE IF THE KID'S 6 YEARS OLD. I KNOW THAT'S UNPOPULAR, BUT YOU KNOW, YOU TAKE OFF FROM THE COPS, YOU GET STOPPED. BUT YOU KNOW, THAT'S THE REASON WHY I'LL NEVER BE ANYTHING BEYOND THIS CITY COUNCILS BECAUSE OF THOSE KIND OF VIEWS. BUT WHAT I'M GETTING AT IS I HONESTLY, I THINK THE ONLY SOLUTION TO FIGHTING E BIKES IS FOR OUR LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY TO HAVE E BIKES. THAT WAY YOU GUYS CAN KEEP UP WITH THEM, YOU GUYS CAN ACTUALLY CHASE THEM. I'VE BEEN A BIG PROPONENT OF BIKE PATROL. I'VE KIND OF MENTIONED IT A FEW TIMES SINCE WE'VE GOT A POLICE DEPARTMENT. THEY'RE EXTREMELY EFFECTIVE TOOLS. THE E BIKES MAKE IT EVEN EASIER AND FASTER TO RESPOND TO THINGS. AND I REALLY HONESTLY THINK THIS IS THE ONLY WAY WE'RE GOING TO [00:35:02] COMBAT IT BECAUSE THEY'RE NOT GOING TO STOP. THEY'RE NOT GOING TO STOP FOR US. AND LUCKILY WE HAVEN'T GOT TO THE POINT WHERE THEY'RE DRIVING THROUGH WALMART AND STUFF LIKE THAT, DOING THESE TIGHT TAKEOVERS LIKE I'VE SEEN ON THE INTERNET. BUT THAT'S THE ONLY SOLUTION I HAVE. EDUCATION, YES, WE TALKED ABOUT IT. WE NEED TO DO IT. BUT MOST, THESE KIDS ARE GOING TO IGNORE THAT. MOST OF THE PARENTS AREN'T PAYING ATTENTION TO WHAT THEIR KIDS ARE DOING. SO YOU KNOW THAT, THAT'S MY SUGGESTION. I'D LIKE TO SEE E BIKES COME UP, UP AS A, AS A BUDGET ITEM IN THE NEAR FUTURE AND SOME TRAINING FOR IT. I LIKE THE IDEA. THANK YOU SO MUCH. SO THAT'S ALL, SIR. THANK YOU, CHIEF. SO OBVIOUSLY, I MEAN, I LIKE COUNCILMAN RAYA JUST MENTIONED, IT'S OBVIOUSLY A BIG PROBLEM THAT LITTLE BY LITTLE IT'S STARTING TO BECOME BIGGER AND BIGGER. AND I KNOW MR. MARTINEZ JUST MENTIONED LIKE HE SEES THE INTERNET LIKE THERE'S BIGGER TAKEOVERS. WELL, IT'S JUST A MATTER OF TIME BECAUSE IT SEEMS LIKE I LIVE ON RIGHT OFF FILBURN, SO I GET TO SEE THEM, YOU KNOW, GOING BOTH WAYS AND WHATNOT AND, AND EVEN RIGHT THERE ON, ON, ON POZO AND, AND MAPLE AT THAT STOP SIGN. THE, THE MOBILE HOME PARK IS A BLIND SPOT. SO I WAS, I WAS LIKE, YOU MEAN. SORRY. I WAS AT THE STOP SIGN AND LOOKING BOTH WAYS AND I LOOKED THE OTHER WAY JUST AS I WAS GOING TO TURN TO THE LEFT AND JUST AS I, AS I WAS GONNA PRESS ON THE, ON THE, ON THE GAS, THIS ONE JUST GOES RIGHT IN FRONT OF ME. AND THAT TO ME IS LIKE. SO I CAME UP. MAYBE IS THERE OFFICERS AT THE SCHOOLS, AS TIME PERMITS, TAKE PATROL, BUT WE DON'T HAVE LIKE AN SRO. NO. OKAY, WELL, MAYBE IF WE COULD COLLABORATE WITH THE SUPERINTENDENTS AND WHATNOT. AND I MEAN AT A, AT A, AT A, AN ASSEMBLY OR SOMETHING. AN ASSEMBLY AND WHATNOT. YOU KNOW, MAKE SURE, SEE YOUR GUYS PRESENCE IS FELT WITH THE YOUTH. SO YOU GUYS CAN SEE, YOU KNOW, THEY COULD TAKE IT AS THEY GO. YOU KNOW, WHAT IT'S STARTING TO BECOME. THEY'RE BEING MORE AWARE OR WHATNOT. AND YOU KNOW, MAYBE JUST KEEP, YOU KNOW, INFORMATIVE. YES. OTHER THAN THAT, THANK YOU FOR ALL YOU GUYS DO. AND THANK YOU, MR. MORA. WELL, THANK YOU. THANK YOU ALL FOR THE SUPPORT AND THE COMMENTS. I JUST HAVE ONE MORE COMMENT. I. I KNOW YOU GUYS DID AN EXCELLENT JOB OUT THERE IN FILBERG. YOU KNOW, I'M STOPPING THOSE SPEEDING VEHICLES. YOU GUYS, WHAT WERE YOU GUYS DOING? YOU GUYS WERE STOPPING THERE AND GETTING THEM, I THINK, FOR THE E BIKES IN THE SCHOOL AFTER SCHOOL WHEN THE BELL RINGS, A LOT OF ALL THOSE KIDS TAKE THEIR E BIKE SCOOTERS TO SCHOOL. JUST BE RIGHT THERE AND PARK A PATROL CAR AND AS THEY'RE GOING ALONG, HAVE THE OFFICERS TALK TO THEM AND FOLLOW THEM AND SEE, OH, THEY'RE WATCHING ME. THEY ALREADY TALKED TO ME PERSONALLY. OH, AND THEY'RE FOLLOWING ME AND THEY'RE WATCHING ME. SO THEY'RE GOING TO BE MORE CONSCIOUS OF FOLLOWING THE RULES BECAUSE IT'S ONLY A SMART GROUP IN BOTH JUNIOR HIGHS AND SOME OF THE HIGH SCHOOL KIDS, THEY'RE DOING IT. YEAH. FOR US, I CAN SEE A LOT OF BENEFIT TO THAT BECAUSE ONE IS, WE KNOW WHO THESE KIDS ARE AND WHO'S THE OWNER, WHO'S GOT THE FAST SCOOTERS. THANK YOU. WE TAKE THAT INTO CONSIDERATION. CHIEF, ONE MORE COMMENT BEFORE YOU SIT DOWN. I THINK THAT ONE OF OUR OFFICERS HAS STOPPED SOME OF THE KIDS THAT WERE RIDING ON ONE WHEEL ON THEIR BIKES. AND THAT OFFICER, I DON'T KNOW IF HE WAS A MALE OFFICER OR FEMALE OFFICER, BUT THAT OFFICER, NOT ONLY DID THEY STOP THE CASE, BUT TOOK THE TIME TO GO TALK TO THE PARENTS OF THESE CHILDREN. AND THAT'S ALSO A GREAT TOOL BECAUSE THE PARENTS ARE LETTING THESE KIDS OUT TO PLAY AND THEY MAY BE UNAWARE. I DOUBT THAT THEY'RE UNAWARE, BUT THEY MAY BE UNAWARE OF WHAT THEY'RE DOING. AND, YOU KNOW, FOR AN OFFICER TO COME AND SAY YOUR KIDS ARE VIOLATING THE RULES OF THE ROAD, THAT COULD BE VERY EFFECTIVE AS WELL. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, CHIEF. MOVING ON TO ITEM. OH, SORRY. YOU HAVE AN E BIKE. YEAH, I DO NOT. BUT SINCE YOU BROUGHT IT UP, THAT'S WHY I'M BACK UP HERE. I KNOW YOU SEE THE E BIKES AND ISSUES THEY CAUSE IN THE STREETS. HOWEVER, THE BATTERIES, THE LITHIUM LITHIUM ION BATTERIES ARE EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. THEY CAN BE. AND WE'RE SEEING MORE AND MORE FIRES CAUSED BY LITHIUM ION BATTERIES. SO AS YOU, I WOULD ENCOURAGE EVERYONE, IF YOU OWN, DO NOT LEAVE YOUR LITHIUM ION BATTERIES PLUGGED IN ALL THE TIME, WHETHER IT'S YOUR. YOUR EV OR YOUR SCOOTER OR BICYCLE OR A BIKE, WHATEVER IT MAY BE, ANYTHING WITH LITHIUM ION BATTERIES AND DON'T DAMAGE BATTERIES. BE VERY CAREFUL WITH THEM. BUT THEY. THIS IS THE BIG THING ABOUT THEM. THEY CAN RANDOMLY START OFF GASSING AND IT LOOKS LIKE WHITE SMOKE OR GRAY SMOKE, AND IT'S EXTREMELY TOXIC. IT WILL KILL YOU. AND IT'S. IT'S A BIG PROBLEM FOR US. AND SO I WANT TO TELL YOU, ANYBODY THAT'S HERE, [00:40:01] ANYBODY. ANYBODY IN THE COMMUNITY, A COUPLE OF THINGS ABOUT E BIKES AND SCOOTERS AND THAT KIND OF THING. I WOULD NOT STORE THEM INSIDE YOUR HOUSE. I WOULD STORE THEM OUTSIDE. AND NOT. IF YOU DO HAVE TO STORE THEM INSIDE, NOT BETWEEN YOU AND THE DOOR TO GET OUTSIDE. THIS IS A MAJOR PROBLEM ACROSS THE COUNTRY. WE'VE BEEN FORTUNATE IN CALIFORNIA, IT HASN'T HIT US AS MUCH, BUT IT IS STARTING TO. WE ARE SEEING MORE AND MORE LITHIUM ION BATTERY FIRES ALL OVER THE PLACE. SO JUST A WARNING TO PEOPLE. SO IT'S NOT JUST THE KIDS ON BIKES AND DIFFERENT THINGS LIKE THAT. THEY'RE RUNNING AROUND THE STREETS BECAUSE AS THEY DO THAT, THEY BUMP THEM, DROP THEM, CRASH, AND WHATEVER, AND THAT DAMAGES THE BATTERIES AND IT CAUSED. AND THEY CAN CAUSE THEM TO FAIL AND CAUSE A BIG PROBLEM AND CAUSE MORE FIRES. SO I JUST WANT TO GET THAT OUT TO YOU AS WELL AS YOU SEE PEOPLE AND TALK TO THEM. IT'S VERY IMPORTANT TO STORE THEM OUTSIDE. DON'T LEAVE THEM PLUGGED IN, AND JUST BE VERY CAUTIOUS. IF YOU SEE A BATTERY SMOKING OR IT LOOKS LIKE IT'S SMOKING, STAY AWAY FROM IT AND CALL 911. DO NOT GO NEAR IT. THAT GAP, A COUPLE BREATHS OF THAT WILL CAUSE YOU WILL SHORTEN YOUR LIFE IMMEDIATELY AND DRAMATICALLY. CHIEF, DO YOU GUYS HAVE, LIKE, AN EDUCATIONAL FLYER WITH THAT INFORMATION? NO, IT IS A. THE LITHIUM ION BATTERIES ARE. AND THE DIFFERENT TYPES OF LITHIUM BATTERIES ARE EVOLVING SO MUCH. WE ARE TRYING AND THE FIRE SERVICE IN GENERAL IS TRYING TO CATCH UP, TO ADJUST OUR TACTICS, EDUCATE OUR OWN PEOPLE, AND JUST TRYING TO CATCH UP TO THE ENTIRE ISSUE AS A WHOLE, AS A, AS A FIRE SERVICE. SO WE IN KERN COUNTY, THERE'S A FEW OF US THAT HAVE BEEN WORKING, WATCHING THIS FOR THE PAST SEVERAL YEARS, AND NEW YORK'S THE ONE THAT REALLY STARTED IT. THEY HAD THE BIGGEST PROBLEMS FIRST, AND THEY HAD EXPONENTIAL AMOUNT OF DEATHS AND FIRES CAUSED BY LITHIUM ION BATTERIES AND THROUGH EACH YEAR. AND SO WE, WE'VE BEEN FORTUNATE. FORTUNATE. WE HAVEN'T HAD THAT, BUT WE DO SEE AN INCREASE IN, IN BATTERY OR FIRES CAUSED BY BATTERIES. THANK YOU, SIR. OKAY, THANK YOU. MOVING ON [11) CONSENT CALENDAR] TO CITY COUNCIL BUSINESS, ITEM NUMBER 11, THE CONSENT CALENDAR. THE CONSENT CALENDAR CONSISTS OF ITEMS THAT ARE ROUTINE AND NON CONTROVERSIAL IN THE STAFF'S OPINION. THIS ITEM, THESE ITEMS ARE APPROVED AND ONE MOTION, UNLESS A COUNCILMEMBER OR COUNCILMEMBER OR MEMBER OF THE PUBLIC REQUESTS THE REMOVAL OF THE PARTICULAR ITEM TO SEPARATE CONSIDERATION THIS EVENING WE HAVE ITEM 11A TO 11E. 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 PROTEM REYNA. NO CONFLICT. MAYOR. MAYOR. COUNCILMEMBER RAYA. NO CONFLICT. COUNCILMEMBER MARTINEZ. NO CONFLICT. AND I HAVE NO CONFLICT MYSELF. ARE THERE ANY COUNCIL MEMBERS WHO WOULD LIKE TO REMOVE AN ITEM? MAYOR PRO TEM REYNA? NO. MEMBER MARTINEZ. NO. MEMBER RAYA? NONE. AND I HAVE NONE. ARE THERE ANY PUBLIC COMMENTS AT THIS TIME? I SEE NONE. MADAM CLERK, DO WE HAVE ANY REMOTE COMMENTS? GIVE ME A MOMENT. YEAH, WE HAVE NO REMOTE COMMENTS. THANK YOU. I WOULD LIKE TO ENTERTAIN A MOTION FOR APPROVAL. I'LL SECOND IT. OKAY. MADAM CLERK, VOTE BY ROLL CALL. MAYOR SALDAÑA. AYE. MAYOR PRO TEM REYNA. AYE. COUNCILMEMBER MARTINEZ. AYE. COUNCILMEMBER RAYA. AYE. MOTION BY COUNCILMEMBER MARTINEZ. SECOND BY MAYOR SALDAÑA. TO APPROVE THE CONSENT CALENDAR. MOTION IS APPROVED WITH FOUR EYES WITH COUNCILMEMBER MEDINA ABSENT. THANK YOU. MOVING TO ITEM 12, PUBLIC HEARINGS. WE HAVE NONE. ITEM 13, DEFERRED BUSINESS. WE [14.a. Council finds this action is not a “project” defined under section 15378 of the CEQA Guidelines; Discussion and Possible Minute Action Regarding New City Facilities Updates. (Hurlbert) ] HAVE NONE. ITEM 14, NEW BUSINESS. 14 A COUNCIL FINDS THIS ACTION IS NOT A PROJECT DEFINED UNDER SECTION 153 OF THE CEO GUIDELINES. DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE MANY ACTION REGARDING NEW CITY FACILITIES UPDATES. MR. HARBERT? YES. HONORABLE MAYOR, MEMBERS [00:45:01] OF THE COUNCIL, TO ENSURE THAT THIS NEXT STEP GOES SMOOTHLY. I'M GOING TO SWAP SEATS SO I CAN ACTUALLY RUN THE THE SLIDESHOW FROM THE CLERK'S SEAT. SO GIVE ME A MINUTE TO. TO STEP OVER THERE. I SHOULD HAVE BROUGHT MY GLASSES. MY MONITOR OVER THERE IS JUST LIKE YOURS. VIEW ONLY. SO, COUNCIL, YOU MAY RECALL A FEW MONTHS AGO, WE DID AN UPDATE WITH SOME OF THE MUNICIPAL FACILITIES PROJECTS AND GOT SOME INITIAL DIRECTION, INCLUDING WORKING ON SITE PLANS, PRELIMINARY FLOOR PLANS AND WHATNOT FOR POTENTIAL NEW PROJECTS AND REPLACING AGING CITY FACILITIES. I'LL GO BACK OVER SOME OF THAT INFORMATION AND JUST REVIEW WHAT WE HAD TALKED ABOUT PREVIOUSLY. AND THESE ARE THESE. THESE ARE THE PRIORITIES THAT WERE LAID OUT FOR US, THAT WE'VE BEEN LIVING WITHIN OUR FACILITIES. AND IT'S, YOU KNOW, IT HAS DONE THE JOB, BUT DEFINITELY NOT SUSTAINABLE IN THE LONG TERM. AND OUR STAFF IS SPREAD OUT AND CRAMPED INTO THE SPACES THAT WE HAVE. AND, YOU KNOW, WE DON'T NEED TO HARP ON THAT TOO MUCH, BUT WE DO. YOU KNOW, SOME OF OUR FACILITIES ARE OVER 50 YEARS OLD AND WE'RE FIGHTING MAINTENANCE ISSUES AND ENERGY EFFICIENCY ISSUES. SO THESE KIND OF CAME TO THE TOP AS OUR TWO TOP PRIORITIES. THE FIRST WAS THE 8TH STREET MUNICIPAL COMPLEX DIRECTLY TO THE SOUTH, AND ALSO THE CENTRAL AVENUE COMPLEX ON LAND WE ACQUIRED OUT AT FILBURN CENTRAL FOR FUTURE DEVELOPMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS, YARD, TRANSIT, OFFICE, ANIMAL CONTROL, AND THE NEW WELL SITE. ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THAT? DOES THAT MATCH WITH EVERYONE'S RECOLLECTION? SO THE GOOD NEWS REMAINS THE GOOD NEWS. WE HAVE THE LAND NOW UNDER CONTROL FOR BOTH OF THOSE PROJECT SITES. THERE ARE NO DEBT ON THOSE PROPERTIES. WE HAVE NOW COMPLETED THE PRELIMINARY SITE DESIGNS FOR BOTH, AND YOU'VE SEEN SOME EARLY VERSIONS OF THOSE. BUT TONIGHT YOU'LL GET THE FIRST LOOK AT SOME OF THE WORK THAT TEETER AND ASSOCIATES HAS DONE FOR US OVER THE LAST COUPLE FEW MONTHS. THE CHALLENGES REMAIN THE SAME AS WELL. CONSTRUCTION COSTS, ALTHOUGH THE RISE MAY HAVE FLATTENED A LITTLE BIT, STILL ON THE RISE. FUNDING SOURCES ARE DIFFICULT, PARTICULARLY WITH THE STATE BUDGET ISSUES AT HAND. AND THESE ARE LARGE PROJECTS, AND THEY REQUIRE OUTSIDE HELP TO MAKE SURE THAT THINGS ARE DONE CORRECTLY AND IN A TIMELY MANNER. SO HERE'S JUST A QUICK INITIAL CONCEPT, AND YOU'VE SEEN DIAGRAMS SIMILAR TO THIS. BUT AGAIN, THIS IS THE ENVISIONED COMPLEX DIRECTLY SOUTH OF WHERE WE'RE SITTING NOW ON THAT ENTIRE BLOCK. THIS WOULD ENCOMPASS A NEW POLICE DEPARTMENT BUILDING AND CITY HALL AND COUNCIL CHAMBERS. SO I DON'T KNOW IF THERE ARE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THAT. WE. WE HAVE A COMMON COURTYARD HERE, VISITOR PARKING, THAT WOULD HANDLE THE NORMAL KINDS OF FLOW. WE ALSO HAVE THE ADVANTAGE OF ALL OF THE STREET FRONTAGE AROUND ON G STREET, AND EMPLOYEE PARKING WOULD NOW BE SECURED IN THE BACK. IN ADDITION, WE HAVE THE PARKING ACROSS THE STREET. ONCE THIS FACILITY WHERE WE'RE SITTING NOW IS EMPTY, WE WOULD HAVE SOME OPTIONS AS FAR AS ADDITIONAL PARK PARKING ACROSS THE STREET. IF THAT BECAME NECESSARY QUESTIONS. GOT. I'M HAVING TROUBLE READING THIS GRAY TEXT RIGHT IN FRONT OF THE COMMUNITY CENTER ACROSS THE SIDEWALK. OH, THERE'S TEXT THERE. WELL, YOU'VE GOT A GENERATOR THERE AND MICRO GRID STORAGE IF WE NEED. IF WE DECIDE TO PURSUE FUNDING FOR A MICRO GRID, WHICH WOULD BE SUSTAINABLE IF THERE ARE PROBLEMS WITH THAT. SO THE ONE THING I NOTICE IS VISITOR PARKING. LIKE, THERE'S NOT VERY MUCH. IF WE'RE GONNA HAVE A COMMUNITY CENTER AND ALL THAT, THERE'S NOT MUCH FOR VISITOR PARKING. THEY'RE GONNA BE ALL THE WAY OUT ON 8TH STREET. SO THE TERM COMMUNITY CENTER, THAT'S ACTUALLY THE EOC OPERATIONS CENTER. THAT'S RIGHT. I REMEMBER NOW. THAT'S NOT A TERRIBLY ACCURATE [00:50:01] TITLE FOR THAT SPACE. AND IS THERE ONE HANDICAP STALL THERE IF I'M MAKING OUT THAT LITTLE WHITE SYMBOL? NO, THERE ARE SEVERAL IN THE. IN THE FRONT. SO IS THIS AN ACCURATE DEPICTION OF THE PARKING THAT WILL BE THERE? YES. OH, OKAY. AND IT'S. I MEAN, THESE ARE LINES ON PAPER. SO THERE'S STILL WORK TO DO. RIGHT. ALL OF THE. ALL OF THE ADA REQUIREMENTS HAVE BEEN TAKEN INTO ACCOUNT. WHAT HAS CHANGED IN THE LAST FEW YEARS IS THE JUST CRAZY REQUIREMENTS FOR EV CHARGING SPACES. SO NOT ONLY A GREATLY INCREASED NUMBER HAVE TO BE OPERATIONAL ON DAY ONE, BUT YOU HAVE TO HAVE A MULTIPLE OF THAT PLUMBED WITH CONDUIT TO ADDITIONAL SPACES. SO AS THE STATE REGULATIONS AND REQUIREMENTS INCREASE THAT WE'LL WILL BE REQUIRED TO ADD MORE EV CHARGING. AND I'M ASSUMING IT'S ILLEGAL TO PARK IN AN EV SPOT IF YOU'RE NOT AN EV VEHICLE. WELL, THE ONES THAT DON'T HAVE CHARGERS. WELL, OBVIOUSLY THERE. THAT'LL BE OKAY. AND OUT IN THE PUBLIC PARKING. YES, IN OUR. IN OUR STAFF PARKING AREA, WE'LL. WE'LL JUST HAVE TO DEAL WITH THAT AS IT COMES. IF THE. THE FOLKS WITH EV VEHICLES START TO OUTNUMBER THOSE THAT DON'T, THEN WE MAY HAVE TO RELABEL SOME OF THOSE, BUT WE'D HAVE CONTROL OVER THAT. SCOTT, THERE'S A QUESTION FOR MR. MARTINEZ. COULD YOU JUST COME UP AND ASK YOU OR WAIT TILL YOU FINISH YOUR. SURE. I'LL TAKE. I'LL TAKE A COUPLE QUESTIONS, BUT IF IT STARTS TO DRAG OUT, WE MAY HAVE TO HOLD THEM TO THE END OR SOMETHING. OKAY, BEFORE YOU GO. YEAH, OKAY. BEFORE YOU. YOU GO ON, SCOTT. SO THE VISITOR PARKING IS IN THE FRONT OF THESE BUILDINGS, WHICH WOULD BE ON 8TH STREET, RIGHT ACROSS THE STREET. CORRECT. AND I SEE. IS IT 16 SPACES? YEAH, I THINK IT SAYS THAT. OKAY, 16. SO ALL OF THE PARKING BEHIND THE BUILDING IS ACTUALLY STAFF PARKING. IS THAT CORRECT? OKAY. JUST WANTED TO BE CLEAR ABOUT THAT. AND THAT'S A, THAT'S A NET INCREASE OF PARKING ON THE 8TH STREET TAKEN IN TOTO COMPARED TO TONIGHT. RIGHT. BECAUSE THERE'S GOING TO BE PARKING ON THE STREET AS WELL. RIGHT. SO THAT'S, THAT'S IN ADDITION TO. AND THAT CAN BE CONVERTED BACK TO DIAGONAL. YEAH. WHERE NOW IT'S FLAT. AND THE ALLEY ENTRANCE WOULD, WOULD TAKE THE PLACE. OR ONE OF THE DRIVEWAYS WOULD TAKE, TAKE A PLACE OF THE ALLEY ENTRY. BUT WE WOULD RESTORE THOSE OTHER DIAGONAL SPACES. AND SINCE WE STILL OWN THIS BUILDING AFTER THIS GETS BUILT, PEOPLE COULD ALSO PARK ON THIS SIDE OF THE STREET. IS THAT CORRECT? CORRECT. THAT'S WHAT I WAS SAYING EARLIER IS ONCE, ONCE THIS BUILDING IS VACANT, WE WOULD HAVE MUCH MORE FLEXIBILITY WITH THE PARKING DIRECTLY BEHIND CITY HALL. OKAY, VERY WELL. I JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE I UNDERSTOOD. SURE. SO THIS IS A. I WOULDN'T SAY THIS IS PRELIMINARY. THIS HAS BEEN WORKED ON BY FOLKS FROM THE ARCHITECT'S OFFICE AND FROM THE POLICE DEPARTMENT. WE'VE COMPARED TO SEVERAL OTHER FLOOR PLANS OF OTHER DEPARTMENTS UP AND DOWN THE VALLEY AND KIND OF COMPILED THAT TOGETHER. BY NO MEANS IS THIS FINAL. THERE WILL BE LOTS OF ADJUSTMENTS. SOME OF IT WILL BE DETERMINED BY THE CONSTRUCTION METHOD THAT'S CHOSEN, THE CONTRACTOR THAT'S CHOSEN. WE HAVE OPTIONS AS FAR AS HOW THAT PROCESS WILL ACTUALLY TAKE PLACE. WHETHER THAT'S A DESIGN BUILD OR CONTRACT MANAGEMENT MODEL. THERE ARE SEVERAL MODELS. SO WE'RE STILL EXPLORING THE PROS AND CONS OF THOSE. THERE WILL BE FOLLOW UP WORKSHOPS TO DISCUSS THAT WITH COUNCIL AND HAVE PRESENTATIONS FROM FOLKS IN THE BUSINESS SPECIFICALLY TO TALK ABOUT THOSE OPTIONS. BUT IN GENERAL THIS IS A SUBSTANTIAL IMPROVEMENT TO WHAT WE'RE OPERATING IN TODAY. IT INCLUDES THE MOST SIGNIFICANT CHANGES I THINK ARE THE ADDITION OF THE HOLDING CELL AREA AND AN EXPANDED EVIDENCE AREA AND A MUCH BETTER LOBBY SITUATION THAN WE HAVE TODAY. AND THEN WE TALKED ABOUT THAT. WHAT WAS LABELED AS A COMMUNITY ROOM, THAT'S ACTUALLY THIS MULTI PURPOSE ROOM AND THERE'S A CONFERENCE ROOM HERE. THIS IS BY FAR THE MOST PREFERRED LAYOUT FOR AN EOC OPERATING ARRANGEMENT WHERE YOU HAVE AN AIR THAT PUBLIC MAY COME AND GO PRESS AND SO FORTH AND THEN AN OPERATIONS AREA IMMEDIATELY ADJACENT TO IT FOR THE COMMAND STAFF TO OCCUPY DURING AN INCIDENT. IS THAT WHAT WE WOULD CALL THE [00:55:01] RESILIENCY CENTER? IS THAT. NO, NO, THIS IS STRICTLY FOR. WELL, THESE PLACES WOULDN'T BE EXCLUSIVE TO. TO INCIDENT COMMAND, BUT THEY. BECAUSE THEY'D BE EMPTY MOST OF THE TIME. THEY CAN BE USED FOR OTHER THINGS. BUT THE RESILIENCE CENTER IS ANOTHER PROJECT NOT WITHIN THESE WALLS. OKAY. SO THIS MULTIPURPOSE ROOM WOULD SORT OF TAKE THE PLACE OF THE COURTHOUSE BUILDING. THE TYPE OF USE THAT WE ARE GIVING THAT BUILDING NOW DEFINITELY FILL THAT NEED FOR, FOR A LITTLE BIT BETTER ROOM THAN THE LARGE ROOM WE HAVE OVER THERE NOW. IT COULD CERTAINLY BE. I THINK IT WAS 1700 SQUARE FEET. IS THAT WHAT I SAW BEFORE? YEAH, I THINK SO. SO. AND IT CAN BE OPENED DURING OUTSIDE OF NORMAL BUSINESS HOURS IF NEEDED WITHOUT COMPROMISING THE SECURITY OF THE POLICE DEPARTMENT AREA ITSELF. AS YOU SEE AROUND THE PERIMETER, THERE ARE AREAS THAT IF IT NEEDED IN FUTURE YEARS. THIS IS A 10 TO 20 YEAR HORIZON AS FAR AS STAFFING REQUIREMENTS GO. IF WITHIN THAT TIME THERE IS UNEXPECTED GROWTH OR BEYOND THAT TIME, THE BUILDING SHELL CAN BE EXPANDED TO ACCOMMODATE MORE FUNCTIONALITY. THE OTHER THING WE DON'T HAVE NOW IS ANY KIND OF A SALLY PORT THAT WOULD BE ADDED FUNCTIONALITY AS WELL. SO ADJACENT TO THAT AT THE RISK OF SOMETHING NOT KNOWING. WHAT'S A SALLY PORT? OH, SALLY PORT IS AN AREA THAT CAN BE SECURED BOTH ENTRANCE AND EXIT AND LOCK DOWN BEFORE THE DOOR TO THE HOLDING AREA IS OPENED AND VICE VERSA. FOLKS THAT ARE IN CUSTODY THAT NEED TO BE TRANSPORTED WOULD BE HELD GENERALLY IN THIS AREA, PROCESSED AND THEN WHEN TRANSPORTATION WAS AVAILABLE, IT WOULD COME INTO THIS. THE DOORS, THE ROLLING DOORS WOULD BE CLOSED. INDIVIDUALS WOULD BE LOADED AND TRANSPORTED SUPPORTED. THANK YOU. AND JUST SINCE WE LEARNED A NEW WORD, THE LOBBY ACTS AS A SALLY PORT. THIS HALLWAY ACTS AS A SALLY PORT HERE AS WELL. A DOOR CAN BE UNLOCKED, INDIVIDUALS CAN STEP INTO HERE. THEN THE OTHER DOOR UNLOCKS ONLY AFTER THE FIRST ONE IS LOCKED. SOME BANKS USED TO USE THAT KIND OF SALLY PORT KIND OF THING. YES, ACCESS. SO DIRECTLY TO THE EAST, THERE'S THE COMMON AREA HERE, THAT'S THE MEETING ROOM HERE AND THAT VESTIBULE. SO THIS WOULD BE THE CITY HALL GENERAL LAYOUT, MUCH MORE ACCOMMODATING LOBBY WITH RESTROOMS, THE SERVICE ORIENTED FUNCTION FUNCTIONS. THE FINANCE DEPARTMENT, THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT WOULD HAVE COUNTER SPACE FACING THE LOBBY, IMMEDIATELY HAVE A RECEPTION FOR OTHER TYPES OF MEETINGS AND VISITORS TO THE CITY HALL. GENERALLY THIS IS, THIS COLOR IS THE FINANCE DEPARTMENT, COMMUNITY SERVICES, COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT, COMMON AREAS, CITY MANAGER AND CLERK'S OFFICE, AND THEN THE COUNCIL CHAMBERS AND CONFERENCE ROOMS THAT COULD ALSO BE UTILIZED BY PUBLIC COMING INTO THIS AREA. SO ALL OF YOU HAVE HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO LOOK AT THIS LAYOUT AND ARE IN AGREEMENT THAT THIS IS AN EFFICIENT WAY OF DOING IT OR IS THIS THE FIRST TIME EVER EVERYBODY'S LOOKING AT IT WITH US? ALL THE STAFF HAVE SEEN THIS AND ACTIVELY WORKED ON IT. SAME WITH THE POLICE DEPARTMENT. TRYING TO FIND THE BEST POSSIBLE LAYOUT FOR EVERYONE. YEAH, BY NO MEANS DO I THINK THIS IS PERFECT. WE'RE DEFINITELY CONSTRAINED BY SQUARE FOOTAGE WHICH DIRECTLY CORRELATES TO COST. SO YOU KNOW, IF WE HAD AND A BOTTOMLESS BUCKET OF MONEY, WE WOULD PROBABLY ADD SOME MORE FEATURES. BUT AT THIS POINT IN TIME FOR THE FORESEEABLE FUTURE, THIS WILL DEFINITELY IMPROVE FUNCTIONALITY AND DEFINITELY MUCH MORE EFFICIENT AS FAR AS INTERDEPARTMENTAL ACTIVITIES WHERE NOW WE'VE GOT STAFF CROSSING HIGHWAY 43 TO COME TO MEETINGS HERE OR VICE VERSA. THIS IS ONE OF THE PRIMARY GOALS AND AGAIN, AVAILABILITY OF EXPANSION IN THE FUTURE IS KIND OF BUILT [01:00:02] INTO THE PLAN. THANK YOU. I DON'T KNOW IF WE CAN ASK THE STAFF OVER THERE. I MEAN NONE OF THEM ARE GOING TO SAY IT'S PERFECT. THAT WAS WHEN I ASK, YOU KNOW, HAVE ALL OF YOU HAD AN OPPORTUNITY FOR INPUT AND. YEAH, I WANT TO HEAR WHAT THEY THINK. YEAH. ANYONE WILLING TO SPEAK UP? SURE. SO I PARTICIPATED IN THE LAYOUT ON CITY HALL AND I THINK IT'S A PRETTY EFFICIENT USE OF SPACE. WE THOUGHT A LOT ABOUT THE PUBLIC FACING COUNTERS AND HOW THE PUBLIC WOULD INTERFACE WITH OUR STAFF. AND I THINK IT'S A. I THINK IT'S A PRETTY GOOD DESIGN. I THINK IT'LL WORK WELL. ANYONE ELSE? CONFERENCE ROOMS. IT MAKES A LOT OF SENSE THE WAY THE CONFERENCE ROOMS ARE LAID OUT BECAUSE FINANCE HAS ITS OWN NEED FOR CONFERENCE ROOMS AT TIMES. PLANNING CURRENTLY USES OURS RIGHT NOW BECAUSE THEY DON'T HAVE THE SPACE. SO IT'S NICE THAT SOME OF THE CONFERENCE ROOMS ARE SORT OF EARMARKED FOR THE, THE PARTICULAR DEPARTMENT. SO THERE'S NOT, YOU KNOW, DOUBLE BOOKINGS OF THE CONFERENCE ROOM. AND IT LOOKS LIKE THERE'S A GOOD AMOUNT FOR THE CITY HALL AND THEN ANOTHER ONE. SO I JUST THINK THAT LAYOUT IS GOOD TOO. AND AGAIN WE'RE AT THE STAGE WHERE THIS HAS EVOLVED QUITE A BIT. IT'S BY NO MEANS THE FINAL LAYOUT AND, AND ITS LINES ON PAPER, VERY EASY TO ADJUST AND IMPROVE IF WE NEED TO AS WE GO THROUGH THE PROCESS. SO THE ARCHITECTS, THE NEXT STEP WAS ONCE WE HAD A FOOTPRINT WAS TO START WORKING ON POTENTIAL OUTSIDE ELEVATIONS TREATMENTS. AND WE'VE GOT A NUMBER OF ELEVATIONS HERE. THESE WERE KIND OF A. A LOOK AT DIFFERENT STYLES OF PARTIALLY SLOPED ROOF LINES. BUT WITH THE EQUIPMENT AREA BEHIND THE NORMAL FACADE, THAT'S THESE THREE BUT WITH THREE TYPES OF MATERIALS. SO THIS WOULD BE MORE OF A TRADITIONAL TILE ROOF. THIS WAS A SLATE COLORED ROOF AND THIS IS A RAISED SEAM METAL AND THEN THIS IS THE FLOOR FLAT ROOF, JUST PARAPET TYPE WALL TREATMENT HERE. SO THOSE ARE A LITTLE SMALL TO REALLY CREEP IN THERE AND LOOK AT THE DETAILS. BUT AGAIN THESE ARE JUST FIRST PASS. WHAT ARE THE DIFFERENT KINDS OF OPTIONS OUT THERE? WHAT MAKES SENSE? THIS IS A MUCH BETTER REPRESENTATION OF WHAT THE COURTYARD VIEW MIGHT LOOK LIKE. AND AGAIN, THIS IS AS CLOSE AS THEY GOT TO A KIND OF A TERRACOTTA. BUT THIS IS AGAIN A RAISED SEAM METAL ROOF. VERY DURABLE AND CAN BE MADE ENERGY EFFICIENT. CORRECT INSULATION UNDERNEATH, BUT AVAILABLE IN MANY, MANY DIFFERENT COLORS. AND THAT'S ONE OF THE OTHERS, I THINK KIND OF A REDDISH MIMICKING TERRACOTTA OR GREEN WERE THE TOP TWO AMONGST STAFF. I WAS LOOKING AT IT, I THOUGHT IT WAS ORANGE, NOT REDDISH. YEAH, THIS TURNED OUT MORE ORANGE. THIS IS MAYBE A BETTER EXAMPLE OVER TIME THE TERRACOTTA KIND OF BLEACHES OUT AND CHANGES FROM THIS BRIGHT RED. BUT AGAIN, THERE WILL BE MULTIPLE STEPS IN OUR FUTURE OF LOOKING AT SPECIFIC COLORS, SPECIFIC KINDS OF TEXTURES ON THE BUILDINGS AND HAVE BE A CHANCE TO REVIEW THOSE. IN MY OPINION, ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE WOULD HAVE TO CONSIDER MORE AS IT PERTAINS TO THE ROOF IS DURABILITY. RIGHT. I MEAN, IF WE'RE GOING TO SPEND THE MONEY THAT'S HIGH ON MY LIST. I DODGE BUCKETS IN OUR HALLWAY HERE TOO FREQUENTLY TO BE WANTING TO HAVE A ROOF THAT LEAKS. I DO NOT WANT THAT IN MY FUTURE. SO ANYWAY, AND AGAIN, EVEN THE TYPE OF FACADE TREATMENTS HERE CAN BE ADJUSTED. THIS IS JUST ATTACHMENT TO THE FRONT OF THE BUILDING, NOT PART OF THE FLOOR PLAN OR ANYTHING ELSE. WOULD THIS COURT AR BE A PLACE WHERE POSSIBLY OUR ASSOCIATES CAN SIT DOWN AND HAVE A MEAL OR JUST HAVE A CONVERSATION? IS THAT SOMETHING THAT COULD BE? SURE, YEAH. THAT CAN HAPPEN HERE. IT CAN ALSO HAPPEN. WE HAVE OUTDOOR SEATING ADJACENT TO THE BREAK ROOM [01:05:01] ON THIS SIDE. AND THERE'S AN AREA HERE AS WELL OUTSIDE THE BREAK ROOM AT THE PD. PATIO AREA HERE, COVERED PATIO. SO OUTDOOR SEATING FOR BOTH PUBLIC AND STAFF. I LIKE THAT. SO THAT'S A QUICK OVERVIEW OF THE CAMPUS ACROSS THE STREET. THE NEXT WORK THAT HAS BEEN DONE IS ON THE PUBLIC WORKS COMPLEX AT CENTRAL AND FILBURN. THIS IS KIND OF STARTING WITH WHAT THE OTHER PRESENTATION ENDED WITH. THIS IS A CONCEPTUAL VIEW OF THE FRONT OF THE BUILDING. THIS WOULD BE FACING CENTRAL AVENUE, WOULD BE OUT HERE. THERE WOULD BE TWO PRIMARY ENTRANCES, ONE ONE HERE THAT ACCESSES THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT AND THE OFFICE SPACE FOR ANIMAL CONTROL AND TRANSIT. THERE ALSO IS ANOTHER KIND OF MODIFIED SALLY PORT TREATMENT HERE WHERE IF ANIMALS WERE BEING TAKEN IN AND OUT OF THE BACK. THERE'S ANOTHER PUBLIC ENTRANCE HERE THAT GOES DIRECTLY TO AN OUTSIDE AREA IN THIS KENNEL BUILDING, WHICH WE'LL LOOK AT CLOSER HERE IN A MINUTE, JUST BEYOND. SO AGAIN, PUBLIC PARKING HERE. THIS LANDSCAPED AREA COULD BE EXPANDED FOR MORE PUBLIC PARKING. AND OFF TO THE RIGHT OFF THE SCREEN, THERE'S AN EXPANDED PARKING AREA AS WELL. AND IT WOULD BE LARGE ENOUGH, SPECIFICALLY IT'S DESIGNED TO BE LARGE ENOUGH TO ACCOMMODATE THE SNIP VAN OR TRAILER THAT COMES IN THE KIND OF THE OVERFLOW PARKING THAT OCCURS WHEN THOSE PROGRAMS ARE GOING. I DO NOT KNOW HOW MANY PARKING SPACES PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT HAS IN FRONT OF IT ON 8TH STREET, BUT I KNOW THEY'RE USUALLY ALL FILLED. YES. SO. OH, YEAH, WELL, WE HAVEN'T GOTTEN TO THAT PART YET. ALL RIGHT, SO YOU'LL SEE THE STAFF PARKING HERE IN A MINUTE. THIS IS JUST VISITOR PARKING. ALL RIGHT, VERY GOOD. BECAUSE THAT'S WHAT I WAS TRYING TO POINT OUT, THAT THERE'S NOT ENOUGH SPACE FOR VISITORS. TWO SLOTS HAVE BEEN DESIGNATED FOR VISITORS, BUT I'M CERTAIN THERE'S PROBABLY A NEED FOR MORE. YES. SO HERE IS. THIS IS A VERY BUSY DRAWING, BUT I'LL KIND OF POINT THAT OUT. SO WE HAVE ALL OF THIS IS PRIMARY STAFF PARKING. WE HAVE ADDITIONAL LARGE VEHICLE PARKING HERE. WE HAVE THE PARKING YOU SAW ACROSS THE FRONT. ALL THE STAFF COUNTS AND WHATNOT HAVE BEEN COLLECTED AND REVIEWED AND ADJUSTED. AND SO THIS REPRESENTS THE CURRENT AND HORIZON PARKING DEMAND FOR THE FACILITY. AND HERE YOU'VE GOT THAT MAIN BUILDING THAT WE SAW IN THE FIRST RENDERING ABOVE. OVER THE TOP OF IT WAS THAT ANIMAL CONTROL KENNEL AREA. JUST BEYOND TO THE RIGHT IS THE FLEET SHOP. SO THE AUTO SHOP AND SOME OFFICE SPACE HERE ASSOCIATED WITH THE FLEET SHOP AND MATERIAL STORAGE BUILD OUT BUILDINGS. AGAIN, AS I NOTED, THESE ARE LONG VEHICLE PULL THROUGH PARKING. THESE ARE PARKING FOR TRANSIT VEHICLES, CURRENT AND FUTURE. AND FUELING STATION WITH COVERED PARKING FOR SANITATION VEHICLES. OTHERS THAT ARE CNG IN PARTICULAR. THEN WE ALSO HAVE A DIESEL FUELING STATION, A WASH RACK, AN AREA THAT WOULD JUST BE OPEN GREEN SPACE NOW TO ACCOMMODATE FUTURE OFFICE EXPANSION. ALSO A SMALL EXPANSION AREA FOR THE SHOP SHOULD IT NEED TO GROW IN THE FUTURE. THERE WILL BE TWO OR THREE MAIN ENTRANCES HERE, ONE OFF OF FILBURN THAT COMES IN THIS WAY, THAT WOULD ACCOMMODATE TWO WAY TRAFFIC. BUT A GATE SYSTEM THAT'S DEEP ENOUGH THAT EVEN A LARGE VEHICLE CAN PULL IN, WAIT FOR THE GATE TO OPEN AND BE OUT OF TRAFFIC. SAME TREATMENT HERE. SAME TREATMENT HERE. THERE WILL BE. THERE'S NO ROAD THERE NOW, BUT TO THE SOUTH TO AN UNNAMED ROAD ALIGNMENT THERE. MAYBE THAT'S JACKSON, I DON'T KNOW. BUT IF A ROAD IS BUILT IN THE FUTURE THERE WE WOULD HAVE A GATE TO THE SOUTH. THIS IS A COMMON SUMP AREA THAT WOULD NOT ONLY ACCOMMODATE THE DRAINAGE FROM THIS FACILITY, BUT ALSO ANY FUTURE DEVELOPMENT HERE. AND IF YOU RECALL OUR ACQUISITION OF THIS PARCEL, THE OWNERS ACROSS ON THE OTHER SIDE TO THE EAST, IT WILL ACCOMMODATE THE DRAINAGE REQUIREMENTS OF THAT FUTURE RESIDENTIAL AREA. SO THERE [01:10:01] WOULDN'T HAVE TO BE A SEPARATELY MAINTAINED SUMP ON THAT LAND. AND THAT ALSO SERVES AS A QUIET AREA. THIS WHOLE AREA FROM THE SUMP AND ALL OF THESE, THIS WHOLE BAND HERE ARE EITHER NO SOUND OR QUIETER SOUND TO ISOLATE FUTURE HOMES FROM ANY OF THE REGULAR DAYTIME ACTIVITY THAT'S GOING ON AT THE YARD. AGAIN, THIS IS AN AREA THAT IS RESERVED FOR THE FUTURE WELL SITE AT PHIL BURN IN CENTRAL WITH ACCESS BOTH HERE AND HERE AND PROBABLY HERE. IT WOULD HAVE ACCESS TO BE ABLE TO PULL VEHICLES IN FOR MAINTENANCE OF IT. IT'S LIKELY THAT THE WELL WOULD BE CONSTRUCTED PROBABLY PRIOR TO THIS BEING COMPLETE. SO THE FLEET SHOP LOOKS QUITE SMALL FOR THE OPERATION. BUT YOU JUST MENTIONED THAT THIS OTHER AREA HERE ON FILBURN WOULD BE USED FOR MAINTENANCE TOO. IS THAT CORRECT? NO, I MISUNDERSTOOD YOU WHEN YOU. THIS AREA. NO, THIS IS THE WELL SITE. OKAY, YOU MENTIONED MAINTENANCE WHILE YOU WERE POINTING AT THE MAINTENANCE OF THE WELL WOULD HAPPEN HERE. THEN THIS IS. THESE ARE TRANSIT VEHICLES CHARGING AREAS. THERE'S A PULL THROUGH HERE FOR ANIMAL CONTROL VEHICLES TO BE ABLE TO BACK IN AND LOAD AND UNLOAD ANIMALS. AND PART OF THIS IS ALREADY SET UP, WE ASSUME WOULD BE COVERED FOR SOLAR SHADE COVERS FOR THIS. AGAIN, IF WE DECIDE THAT A MICRO GRID MAKES SENSE, THEN THOSE SOLAR COVERS COULD BE ADDED TO THE OTHER PARKING AREAS. ARE WE EXPANDING THE CAPACITY OF THE ANIMAL CONTROL KENNELS SIGNIFICANTLY? WE'LL LOOK AT THE FLOOR PLAN HERE IN A MINUTE. SO IF I COULD JUST GO BACK TO THE FLEET SHOP. SO WE HAVE JUST THAT ONE BUILDING. NOW WHEN I LOOK AT OVERALL SIZE OF THESE FACILITIES, THAT FLEET SHOP LOOKS SMALL, BUT I'M CERTAIN IT'S AN ADEQUATE BUILDING TO BRING, YOU KNOW, A BIG TRUCK IN. BUT IS THAT TYPICALLY WHY WE HAVE JUST ONE BAY OR IS IT MORE THAN ONE? THIS IS THREE BAYS. OKAY. AND WITH THE CAPACITY TO ADD A FOURTH BAY, THE FUTURE IF NECESSARY. GOT IT. SO WE'RE GONNA BE LOOKING AT FLOOR PLANS AGAIN SO HERE SHORTLY. AND THEN SPACE TO STORE VEHICLES THAT ARE WAITING SERVICE OR THEY'RE FINISHED AND WAITING TO BE MOVED. SCOTT, THE AREA WHERE IT'S ALL LOOKS LIKE A CHAIN LINK FENCE, ALL THE LEFT THE EAST SIDE RIGHT THERE. WHAT'S GONNA BE RIGHT THERE. SO RIGHT NOW THAT IS THE RESERVED AREA THAT WE HAD ENVISIONED FOR SOME SORT OF LOW VOLUME NEIGHBORHOOD COMPATIBLE COMMERCIAL. AND THAT WHEN, WHEN THERE'S LIKE FOR FUTURE. IS THERE LIKE SOMETHING SET OR THERE'S SOMEBODY IN MIND OR HOW DOES THAT WORK OUT FOR THIS? NOT CURRENTLY. IT'S. IT'S BEING RESERVED. IT WOULD BE A SOURCE OF REVENUE POTENTIALLY FOR THE CITY. OR IF OUR. OR IF, IF WE EXPERIENCE GROWTH IN THE NEXT TWO, 10, 20 YEARS BEYOND WHAT WE HAD PROGRAMMED INTO THIS DESIGN, WE COULD RETAIN THIS AND EXPAND INTO THAT AREA TODAY. THAT WOULD BE AN OPTION BECAUSE WHEN, INITIALLY, WHEN I WAS. WHEN IT WAS PRESENTED TO ME, I. I MISUNDERSTOOD YOU GUYS. I THOUGHT IT WAS GOING TO BE SOME KIND OF STRUCTURAL BUILDINGS THERE IN CASE SOMEBODY WANTS TO RUN, LIKE IF BUSINESSES WANTS TO RUN BUSINESS OUT OF THERE. BUT YEAH, WE, WE WOULD TYPICALLY NOT BUILD THAT KIND OF A STRUCTURE. THERE WOULD BE A DEVELOPER THAT WOULD COME AND BUILD MEDICAL OFFICES. SOMETHING THAT'S LOW TRAFFIC, LOW, LOW SOUND. AGAIN, TO PROTECT THE INTEGRITY OF THE RESIDENTIAL AREA HERE. ONE OF THE IDEAS WAS MINI STORAGE. IT'S VERY, YOU KNOW, VERY LOW TRAFFIC, VERY QUIET. BUT THAT REMAINS TO BE SEEN WITHOUT A. WITHOUT A PRIVATE PARTY TO TAKE THAT OVER. THAT'LL HAVE TO BE DECIDED AT THAT TIME. SO LET'S TAKE A LOOK AT THE ACTUAL FLOOR PLANS. THAT'LL MAYBE ANSWER SOME MORE QUESTIONS. SO THIS IS THAT MAIN ENTRANCE THAT WE LOOKED AT IN THE VERY FIRST RENDERING. COMES INTO A PUBLIC LOBBY HERE. GOT A WAITING AREA, GOT RESTROOMS, GOT ACCESS TO A MEETING ROOM THAT CAN BE USED FROM BOTH THE PUBLIC LOBBY AND FROM BEHIND RECEPTION AREA. SO NOW WE WOULD HAVE THE EFFICIENCY OF HAVING A RECEPTION AREA THAT WOULD HANDLE THREE DEPARTMENTS WHERE RIGHT NOW WE HAVE THREE RECEPTIONISTS, ESSENTIALLY ONE AT PUBLIC WORKS OFFICES, ONE [01:15:02] AT ANIMAL CONTROL AND ONE FOR TRANSIT. SO THOSE, THOSE FUNCTIONS WOULD BE CONSOLIDATED HERE. AND THEN THERE WOULD BE THE CORE PART OF THE BUILDING THAT WE CALL IT WOULD HAVE AREAS FOR COPYING, PAPER HANDLING AND MAIL COMING AND GOING. AND THAT SORT OF THING WOULD HAPPEN HERE IN THE YELLOW, THE DARKER YELLOW KIND OF GOING CLOCKWISE HERE WE'VE GOT THE ANIMAL CONTROL OFFICES WITH THIS IS THAT ANIMAL ENTRY AND EXIT KIND OF SALLY PORT HERE. YOU DON'T WANT DOGS GETTING LOOSE WITH ONE GATE. SO PERSON AND THEIR ANIMAL CAN COME IN THERE, SHUT THE GATE BEHIND THEM, OPEN THE OTHER GATE ACCESS HERE FOR STAFF INVOLVED WITH ANIMAL CONTROL. AND THIS IS THE FRONT OF THAT KENNEL THERE. BUILDING ACROSS, JUST A SHORT WALK AWAY. IT SOLVES A LOT OF PROBLEMS BY HAVING THOSE TWO FUNCTIONS IN TWO DIFFERENT BUILDINGS. YOU DON'T HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT AIR QUALITY AND ALLERGIES AND ALL THE THINGS THAT WOULD COME ALONG WITH HAVING OFFICE SPACE AND ANIMALS IN THE SAME AREA. SO THEN AGAIN, GOING EAST HERE, THIS IS THE TRANSIT OPERATIONS HAVE A PRIMARY OFFICE CUBICLE SPACE FOR DRIVERS TO COME IN AND DO PAPERWORK IF THERE NEEDS TO BE ADDITIONAL PERSONNEL ADDED OVER TIME. THAT'S WHAT THESE DASHED AREAS ARE FOR, IS FUTURE POSSIBLE CUBICLE SPACE AND ALSO A STORAGE ROOM THAT WOULD ALSO HAVE AREAS FOR UNIFORMS AND JACKETS AND THINGS THAT THE TRANSIT DRIVERS TYPICALLY WOULD CHANGE OUT OF THEIR STREET CLOTHES POTENTIALLY, OR AT LEAST ADD A JACKET AND A HAT AND THINGS LIKE THAT. SO THEN CONTINUING THIS, AGAIN, THIS KIND OF GRAY AREA, PURPLISH GRAY, ARE CORE FUNCTIONS. SO THIS IS THE BREAK ROOM SERVING THIS BUILDING. IN A LARGE MEETING ROOM THAT IN JUST CHAIRS, IT WOULD HOLD UPWARDS OF 80 PEOPLE. IN A TABLE CLASSROOM KIND OF LAYOUT. IT WOULD BE LESS THAN THAT, BUT THAT WOULD BE, WHAT WAS IT, 2, 4, 6. TO 50 PEOPLE AT DESKS. SO WITH THE, WITH THE EMPLOYEE COUNT WITH PUBLIC WORKS, BOTH CURRENT AND PROJECTED IN THE FUTURE, WE NEED A MEETING ROOM THAT CAN ACCOMMODATE THE WHOLE GROUP AT ONE TIME AND THEN A MORE FORMAL CONFERENCE ROOM HERE THAT WOULD BE SHARED. AGAIN, DES WAS POINTING OUT HAVING MAYBE NOT DEDICATED, BUT PROXIMATE MEETING ROOMS FOR EACH DEPARTMENT TO SHARE IS IMPORTANT. THEN THIS LAYOUT, THIS IS THE LARGEST PART OF IT. THESE ARE THE PUBLIC WORKS RELATED FUNCTIONS. YOU'VE GOT A COUPLE OF OFFICES FOR EACH ENTERPRISE FOR WATER, FOR WASTEWATER, FOR SANITATION AND CITY ENGINEER AND PROJECT MANAGEMENT STAFF, PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR AND THE DEPUTY DIRECTORS. AND AGAIN, SHARED AREA FOR A WORK ROOM A LITTLE BIT LARGER, QUITE A BIT LARGER THAN THE ONE OVER HERE. SO THIS WOULD ACCOMMODATE THE LARGE FORMAT PLOTTER THAT WE HAVE, LAYOUT TABLE THAT WILL ACCOMMODATE LARGE MAPS, LOTS OF COUNTER SPACE, REGULAR COPIER AND SO FORTH DOORS OUT OF THE BUILDING. LOTS OF WAYS TO GET OUT TO THE YARD AND TO THE PARKING AREA AND OVER TO THE SHOP. SO THAT'S A HIGH LEVEL. ANY SPECIFIC QUESTIONS ON THAT? WELL, LOUIS, THIS IS FOR YOU. THIS IS YOUR AREA. ARE WE ADDING, BY HAVING THIS LAYOUT SOMETHING THAT YOU DON'T HAVE CURRENTLY THAT WILL SATISFY A NEED THAT YOU CURRENTLY HAVE? OH, DEFINITELY. I MEAN, THE SPACE IS HUGE. SO MOST OF THE STAFF NOW WE'RE EITHER DOUBLED UP IN SOME OF THE AREAS, COME ACROSS AND USE THE BUILDING [01:20:02] ACROSS THE STREET TO HOUSE SOME OF OUR STAFF AS WELL. SO THIS IS GOING TO BE AWESOME. GOOD. WE WANT YOU TO BE HAPPY, VERY HAPPY. ALSO, KEEP IN MIND IT'S GOING TO HELP TRANSIT AS WELL AND ANIMAL CONTROL ALL AT ONCE. WE WANT YOU TO BE HAPPY TOO, MARIA, OR THE PEOPLE THAT WORK WITH YOU. I'LL STILL BE OVER HERE. SO THE NEXT THING TO LOOK AT ARE THE TWO OUTBUILDINGS. THIS IS THE SHOP. SO AGAIN, THREE BAYS ONE WAY WITH A PIT IS THE CURRENT IDEA. AND THE OTHER TWO WOULD HAVE LIFTS. WE'D HAVE OFFICE SPACE. CURRENTLY THERE'S JUST A REPORT WRITING DESK I THINK OVER THERE. BUT NOW WE WOULD HAVE A PLACE FOR THE PRIMARY SHOP LEAD SHOP EMPLOYEES TO HAVE OFFICE SPACE. ALSO SIT DOWN AREA FOR THE OTHER EMPLOYEES TO FILL OUT, TIME CARDS, WHATEVER THEY NEED TO DO AS FAR AS PAPERWORK GOES. RESTROOMS, A BREAK ROOM THAT WOULD BE SHARED NOT JUST WITH THE STAFF THAT ARE PRIMARILY WORKING OUT OF THE SHOP, BUT OTHER STAFF THAT ARE COMING AND GOING FROM THE PARKING AREAS TO THE SOUTH AND TO THE EAST WOULD BE ABLE TO COME IN AND USE THESE FACILITIES FOR LUNCH AND THE RESTROOM FACILITIES AND SO FORTH. THESE ROOMS WOULD BE A SECURE STORAGE FOR TOOLS, FOR PARTS AND FOR FLUIDS. BULK FLUIDS WOULD NEED TO BE STORED BOTH FOR DISPENSING AND FOR DISPOSAL. TRAFFIC IS DESIGNED AT LEAST THE CURRENT FLOW THOUGHT IS THAT VEHICLES WOULD ENTER FROM THE SOUTH. AND THESE ARE THREE TALL BAY ROLL UP DOORS SO SANITATION VEHICLES CAN EASILY BE ACCOMMODATED. SO CURRENTLY HOW MANY MECHANICS DO WE HAVE AND DO THEY WORK ON MORE THAN ONE VEHICLE AT A TIME? CURRENTLY. SO CURRENTLY WE HAVE TWO MECHANICS AND YES AT TIMES THEY DO WORK INDIVIDUALLY INDEPENDENTLY DEPENDING ON WHAT THEY'RE WORKING ON. OR THEY'LL TACKLE ONE TRUCK AT A TIME DEPENDING WITH WHAT THE SITUATION IS. SO HAVING THREE BASIN IF NEEDED. AS WE GROW YOU MAY BE ABLE TO ADD A THIRD MECHANIC. IS THAT. YES. AND WE'RE IN THE PROCESS OF HIRING A THERMO MECHANIC AS WELL. SEE DEFINITELY. SO YEAH. SO NEXT TO IT THIS IS THE KENNEL. AND WE ASKED ABOUT ADDITIONAL SPACES. I. I THINK WE ADDED A COUPLE MORE RECENTLY BUT I. THE TOTAL KENNEL COUNT CURRENT FACILITY IS WE HAVE APPROXIMATELY 20 KENNELS CURRENTLY. SO WE HAVE, WE HAVE ALMOST 20 RIGHT HERE. PLUS YES, I THINK WE DOUBLED UP ON THIS. YEAH, DOUBLED THE TOTAL NUMBER OF DOG KENNELS PLUS A SEPARATE CAT AREA THAT'S YOU KNOW, AIR SUPPLY. SEPARATE, SEPARATED FROM THE REST AND A LOBBY RESTROOM HERE. THERE WILL BE FOLKS WORKING OUT HERE FREQUENTLY BUT NOBODY REALLY OFFICED IN THIS BUILDING. PUBLIC COULD COME IN AND VISIT THE KENNELS. THESE KENNELS, THE WAY THEY'RE DRAWN, YOU NOTICE THIS IS THE EXTERIOR WALL. THE GREEN AREA IS THE STRUCTURE ITSELF. AND THEN THE KENNELS WOULD EXTEND THROUGH A DOGGIE DOOR TO AN OUTDOOR PORTION AND AN INDOOR PORTION. SO IS THE SAME ON THE OTHER SIDE THE EXTENSION. THESE ARE ALL THE SAME. THIS IS A QUARANTINE AREA. SO THESE. THERE'S A DOOR AND A WALL SEPARATING THESE KENNELS FROM THE REST. SO IF YOU GET A DOG THAT DOESN'T LOOK RIGHT, YOU DON'T WANT TO EXPOSE THE OTHER DOGS TO THIS ONE THAT MIGHT BE HILLED AND THEY CAN BE KEPT THERE. SO HAVING THIS DOUBLE THE AMOUNT OF KENNELS WOULD ALLEVIATE THE PROBLEM THAT WE FREQUENTLY HEAR ABOUT, WHICH IS THAT WHEN PEOPLE CALL, YOU KNOW, FOR AN ANIMAL THAT IS LOOSE THAT USUALLY. WELL, I SHOULDN'T SAY USUALLY, BUT SOMETIMES THEY'RE GIVING THE REASON THAT THERE'S NO ROOM AT THE KENNEL. BECAUSE UP AN ANIMAL, LEWIS. THAT'S CORRECT. CURRENTLY WE GET MAXED OUT PRETTY QUICKLY WITH ONLY THE 20 KENNELS. WE STILL TRY TO ACCOMMODATE FOR EMERGENCY PURPOSES AS WELL, YOU KNOW, VICIOUS ATTACK. AND WE WOULD HAVE TO HAVE A SPARE KENNEL OVER THE WEEKEND OR EVEN OVERNIGHT. NOW THE FACT THAT YOU CURRENTLY HAVE ONLY 20 KENNELS DOESN'T MEAN THAT ONLY ONE ANIMAL IS IN ONE KENNEL. RIGHT. YOU CAN FIGHT FIND ANIMALS THAT CAN COEXIST IN AN AREA AND PUT THEM TOGETHER. [01:25:02] THAT IS CORRECT. THAT'S WHAT CURRENTLY STAFF DOES. ESPECIALLY WITH THE SMALLER BREED. YOU CAN PUT TWO TO THREE TOGETHER AS LONG AS THEY. BUT EVEN WITH THOSE MEASURES THAT WE TAKE, WE STILL GET FILLED QUICKLY, IS THAT WHAT YOU'RE SAYING? UNFORTUNATELY, YES, WE DO. THANK YOU. HENCE THE PROGRAMS THAT WE HAVE, THE ADOPTION PROGRAM, THE SPAY AND NEUTER PROGRAM, THE EDUCATION PROGRAM. BUT THOSE ARE LONG TERM PART OF THE SOLUTION, NOT JUST KEEP BUILDING BIGGER AND BIGGER KENNELS. SO WE ALSO HAVE PART OF THAT ANIMAL CONTROL LAYOUT IS THIS STORAGE AREA WHICH WAS VISIBLE ON THAT OVERVIEW MAP. AND THE, THE PARKING FOR THE ANIMAL CONTROL VEHICLES UP CLOSE TO THE KENNEL. THEN WHAT ISN'T DETAILED IS THIS DOOR OUT OF THE KENNEL AREA GOES TO THE OUTDOOR. AND THESE ARE EXERCISE PENS. SO WE HAVE FOUR. FOUR NOW OR SIX. I'M SORRY, WHAT WAS THAT? HOW MANY OUTDOOR EXERCISE KENNELS DO WE HAVE NOW? WE HAVE FOUR. YEAH, SO WE HAVE FOUR NOW. SO WE'LL JUMP UP TO NINE. PLUS THIS AREA IS JUST FENCED, BUT NOT A PLAY CLOSED AREA, BUT IT WOULD JUST BE FENCED IN AN AREA TO RUN. ALSO THESE ARE GRASS AREAS SO THE ANIMALS COULD BE WALKED IN THIS AREA. SO MUCH BETTER SITUATION FOR EXERCISING THE ANIMALS AND GETTING THEM OUTDOORS. AM I MISSING SOMETHING? DOES THIS COMPOUND HAVE ANY GREEN AREA FOR OUR EMPLOYEES? YEAH. SO THIS IS LAWN. THIS IS LAWN. THERE'LL BE LANDSCAPING HERE. THERE'S AN OUTDOOR PATIO AND LAWN AREA AROUND THE BACK OF THE SHOP. OKAY. SO PEOPLE COULD JUST COME OUT AND RELAX IF THE WEATHER PERMITS, YOU KNOW, AND JUST HAVE A CHAT OR A MEAL OUT THERE WHILE THEY'RE TAKING A BREAK. YES. OKAY. AND AGAIN, WE HAVE DEDICATED BREAK AREAS HERE AND HERE THAT ARE SPECIFICALLY FOR THAT. PURPOSE WELL THAT IMPROVES THE QUALITY OF LIFE WHILE AT WORK, YOU KNOW. THANK YOU. SO THAT'S THAT. HERE'S A JUST SIMPLE ELEVATIONS. THIS IS THE WEST FACING FRONT OF THE ADMIN BUILDING. NORTH FACING, EAST FACING, SOUTH FACING. THE CURRENT VISION FOR THIS IS THESE WOULD BE STEEL FRAME CONSTRUCTION BUT WITH CONTRASTING TREATMENT TO CERTAIN AREAS JUST TO BREAK UP THE LONG WALL SPACE. RIGHT. AND THIS WOULD BE BUILT OFF SITE AND THEN JUST BROUGHT IN. AND NOT. NOT TYPICALLY WITH THIS KIND OF STEEL FRAME BUILDING. THEY IT'S NOT MODULAR. THIS WOULD BE ERECTED ON SITE. OKAY. SAME VIEWS WITH THE SHOP BUILDING. THERE ARE THE THREE TALL BAYS, TWO ENDS. AND THEN THIS WAS ONE OF THOSE BREAK AREAS HERE ON THE SHOP BUILDING. AND THEN ON THE KENNEL. THIS IS PROBABLY THE MOST INTERESTING HERE. AND THEN THIS WOULD BE OPEN AIR FOR THOSE OUTDOOR KENNELS COMING THROUGH THE WALL. THIS IS A 3D VIEW JUST FROM THE AIR. JUST A SIMPLE BLACK AND WHITE LINE DRAWING SHOWS THE OUTDOOR EXERCISE AREAS. WE TALKED ABOUT STORAGE, COVERED PARKING TO START WITH AND COULD BE EXPANDED. MAIN AG SHOP AND THEN THESE AREAS OUT HERE ARE FOR PILES OF MATERIAL. SAND OR GRAVEL OR CONCRETE OR WHATEVER THE CURRENT PROJECT DEMANDS. THEY WOULD BE FLEXIBLE TO CHANGE FROM ONE PROJECT TO THE NEXT. SAME THING. BUT FROM THE OPPOSITE CORNER. LOOKING FROM THE SOUTH HERE, YOU'RE LOOKING AT THE ENTIRE PROPERTY NOW. AND THEN ANOTHER COUPLE OF RENDERINGS. A LITTLE MORE DETAIL AROUND THE ANIMAL CONTROL ENTRY AREA. AND THEN HERE'S LOOKING ACROSS THAT [01:30:02] EXPANSION PARKING AREA AT THE SHOP BUILDING. AND THEN ANOTHER VIEW FROM THAT GREEN AREA IN THE FRONT ACROSS TO THE MAIN ADMIN ENTRY AND THE ANIMAL CONTROL ENTRY HERE. AND THIS IS THE KENNEL. NICE. SO WE HAD THIS EXACT SAME SLIDE IN DECEMBER OR JANUARY WHENEVER WE LOOKED AT THIS. THOSE REMAIN OUR OPTIONS. OUR ACTION PLAN AT THE TIME HAS ADDED A COUPLE MORE ITEMS. WE'VE ACCOMPLISH THE FIRST THREE. AND SO TONIGHT WE'RE JUST LOOKING FOR DIRECTION FROM COUNCIL THAT WE'RE KIND OF WE'RE ON THE RIGHT TRACK. DIDN'T SEE ANYTHING THAT WAS SCARY OR PARTICULARLY ALARMING THAT. AND THE NEXT STEP IF WE WANT TO CONTINUE MOVING THIS FORWARD IS TO TO GET PROPOSALS FROM DIFFERENT FIRMS INCLUDING TEETER INCORPORATED WHO WE'VE WORKED WITH SO FAR TO THE NEXT STEP WOULD BE DEVELOPING PLANS THAT WERE SUFFICIENT TO GO TO BID. SO THIS WOULD BE A PRETTY COMPLEX SET OF PLANS FOR BOTH FACILITIES. MECHANICAL, STRUCTURAL, ELECTRICAL. A FULL SET OF PLANS SUFFICIENT TO GO TO BID. ALONG THAT PROCESS WOULD BE MAKING SOME MORE DECISIONS AND WOULD BE THE PRIMARY SUBJECT OF OUR NEXT WORKSHOP WOULD BE MAKING SOME DECISIONS ABOUT THE CONSTRUCTION STYLE THAT WE'RE INTERESTED IN. AGAIN THE DESIGN BUILD OR THERE ARE A NUMBER OF DIFFERENT KINDS AND WE CAN TALK ABOUT THE PROS AND CONS OF EACH OF THOSE AND PERHAPS HEAR FROM SOME OF THE FOLKS THAT ARE INTERESTED IN HELPING THE CITY WITH THAT KIND OF WORK. SO THAT'S BEFORE WE WOULD DO THAT THOUGH, WE WOULD HAVE TO FIGURE OUT HOW IT IS WE'RE GOING TO FINANCE IT, RIGHT? CORRECT. AND THAT'S THE FIRST STEP. WELL, YEAH, I MEAN, I THINK WHAT WE'RE ASKING. OR CAN THEY BE DONE IN CONJUNCTION? WE CAN. I THINK WHAT I'M ASKING FOR IS APPROVAL TO MOVE FORWARD WITH GETTING PROPOSALS FOR THE TECHNICAL WORK THAT NEEDS TO BE DONE AND GET SOME ADDITIONAL PROPOSALS. YOU'VE SEEN ONE FOR A DIRECT FUNDING SOURCE ALREADY. WE COULD BRING THEM BACK. WE COULD FIND A COUPLE OF OTHERS THAT ARE COMPETITORS AND UNDERSTAND HOW THAT WOULD WORK, WHAT THE COSTS WOULD BE. YEAH, THE ISSUE WE HAVE IS THAT WE DO NEED TO BUILD THESE FACILITIES AND THE LONGER WE WAIT, THE MORE EXPENSIVE THEY BECOME. YES, DEFINITELY. SO THE QUESTION IS, DO WE WANT TO, YOU KNOW, USE SOME OF OUR RESERVES? DO WE WANT TO POSSIBLY BORROW MONEY TO BUILD THIS FACILITIES? AND THAT'S SOMETHING THAT I WOULD LIKE TO SEE THE PUBLIC PARTICIPATE IN, YOU KNOW, GET THEIR INPUT AS TO HOW THEY FEEL WE SHOULD PROCEED. I MEAN, I HAVE MY OWN IDEAS, BUT I THINK THAT THIS IS SOMETHING FOR THE PEOPLE OF WASCO AND IT IS DURABLE. YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT, I BELIEVE YOU MENTIONED 50 YEARS INTO THE FUTURE, ONCE THIS GETS BUILT, MAYBE 30, WE'RE IN 50 YEAR OLD BUILDINGS NOW, SO MAYBE 30, 40 FOR SURE. I THINK THAT'S A REASONABLE EXPECTATION. SO HARD TO SAY. IF WE BACK UP 30 YEARS, WASCO LOOKED A LITTLE DIFFERENT THAN IT DOES TODAY. RIGHT, RIGHT, RIGHT. SO THAT'S. THOSE ARE REALLY THE TWO AGAIN. SO ANY FEEDBACK AS FAR AS ARE WE ON THE RIGHT TRACK? CAN WE MOVE FORWARD WITH AT LEAST GETTING PROPOSALS FROM FOLKS THAT ARE INTERESTED IN WORKING ON THE PLANS TO CREATE A BID PACKAGE IN THE FUTURE? AND WOULD YOU LIKE US TO BRING BACK SOME MORE CANDIDATES FOR POTENTIALLY DIRECT FUNDING OPTIONS? I THINK THAT IN PREVIOUS DISCUSSIONS WE'VE HAD, IT WAS PRETTY WELL DECIDED THAT BONDING WAS NOT A PREFERRED METHOD. IT'S TIME CONSUMING AND EXPENSIVE AND I DON'T THINK THERE ARE ANY ADVANTAGES TO THAT VERSUS THE DIRECT FUNDING. QUITE THE OPPOSITE. SO I THINK IT'S REALLY GOING TO COME DOWN TO A DISCUSSION BETWEEN WHAT CAN WE, WHAT ADDITIONAL MONIES CAN WE GET THROUGH GRANTS AND EARMARKS? WHAT IF ANY, OF OUR RESERVES DO WE WANT TO DEDICATE TOWARD THESE PROJECTS AND WHAT ARE THE TERMS [01:35:02] IN THE VIABILITY OF OUTSIDE FUNDING TO MAKE UP THE DIFFERENCE. SURE. AND RIGHT OFF THE TOP OF YOUR HEAD, WE DO HAVE SOME HEALTHY RESERVES. AND CAN YOU MENTION WHAT THE AMOUNT IS? I, I WON'T UNTIL, OUT OF DEFERENCE TO OUR FINANCE DIRECTOR, UNTIL SHE HAS COMPLETED HER WORK WITH CLOSING OUT THE CURRENT AUDITS. ALL RIGHT, VERY GOOD THEN. I'LL WAIT FOR THAT. LOOKS GOOD TO ME. OKAY. ANYTHING TO MOVE FORWARD FOR THAT. YEAH, DEFINITELY. OKAY, WELL, WE'LL DO THAT. OUR CITY ENGINEER HAS ALREADY ASKED TEETER TO KIND OF GIVE US AN IDEA WHAT THEIR PROPOSAL WOULD LOOK LIKE AND WE'LL SEE IF WE CAN FIND A COUPLE OF COMPARABLE QUALITY FIRMS TO DO THE SAME AND HOPEFULLY COME BACK TO YOU WITH MORE FREQUENT WORKSHOPS ON MAKING SOME OF THESE, THESE DECISIONS AS WE GO. I DON'T KNOW IF THERE WERE ANY STRONG FEELINGS. IT DOESN'T MATTER, EXCEPT THAT WE'RE GOING TO ASK ARCHITECTS TO CONTINUE TO PRODUCE RENDERINGS FROM TIME TO TIME. SO THEY'RE TRYING TO COME UP WITH A COLOR PALETTE FOR THE BUILDINGS AND THE ROOFS. SO I DON'T KNOW IF THERE WERE ANY STRONG FEELINGS ABOUT THAT. I LIKE THE BRIGHT COLORS. OKAY. I DIDN'T CARE FOR THE GREEN PERSONALLY. YEAH, NOR DID I. OH, NO GREEN. WOW. THERE YOU GO. NO GREEN. I DIDN'T LIKE THE GREEN. OKAY. SO SOME, SOME TERRACOTTA RELATED ROOF COLOR IS PREFERRED. I, I LIKE THAT SOMEWHERE IN THAT COLOR. OH, NO. WE CAN DO YELLOW OR PURPLE WITH POLKA DOTS IF WE WANT, BUT YEAH, WE, WE CAN BRING A COUPLE OTHER OPTIONS. MAYBE, MAYBE. BUT THE, THE MOST COMMON FOR MUNICIPAL KIND OF BUILDINGS WOULD BE THAT TERRACOTTA LOOK OR SOME MORE GOVERNMENT KIND OF GREENISH. I GUESS SO. OKAY, WELL THAT'S, THAT'S GOOD FEEDBACK. THAT'S WHAT TONIGHT'S ABOUT. SO I APPRECIATE THAT. ALL RIGHT, SO WE WILL MOVE FORWARD. I'LL TAKE THAT AS A DIRECTION FROM K COUNCIL. WE'LL KEEP CHARGING FORWARD AND GET BACK TO YOU WITH THE NEXT STEPS AS QUICKLY AS WE CAN. CAN WE HAVE A PROGRAM WORKSHOP ALREADY IN THE CALENDAR. YEAH. SO DO YOU THINK YOU'RE GOING TO GET BACK TO US BEFORE THEN? NO. ON THE 29TH WE'LL HAVE THE NEXT WORKSHOP WHICH WOULD CONTAIN THE RESULTS OF OUR INITIAL QUERY FOR ARCHITECTS AND FOR FUNDING AND ALSO MAYBE A LITTLE BETTER IDEA ON THE COST ESTIMATES AND YOU KNOW, WHAT WE HAVE NOW AND WHAT WE NEED TO GET IT THROUGH THE. THE END. VERY GOOD. SO IS THERE ANY OTHER COMMENTS FROM THE MEMBERS? I MEAN, IT SOUNDS LIKE WE'RE PRETTY MUCH AGREEING ON JUST MOVING FORWARD, SO. YEAH, CONTINUE. YEAH, I THINK HE'S GOT HIS DIRECTION. I HEARD. SO, YEAH, WE CAN, WE CAN TALK, TAKE A COUPLE PUBLIC COMMENTS. NOW TOO? YEAH. ARE THERE ANY PUBLIC COMMENTS AT THIS TIME? QUESTION GOT ANSWERED, MR. MARTINEZ? NO. YOU DON'T WANT TO. YOU DON'T WANT TO COME UP, MR. MARTINEZ? OKAY. OKAY, THANK YOU. I THINK THE LADY HAS A COMMENT. GOOD AFTERNOON. MARIA MARTINEZ. I WAS LISTENING ABOUT THE PROJECT YOU GUYS ARE WORKING ON. I THINK IT'S FANTASTIC. YOU CAN ONLY HEAR ONE AT A TIME OR UNDERSTAND. SO SHE THINKS THIS IS A FANTASTIC PROJECT THAT YOU GUYS ARE WORKING ON. THE AREAS IS CLOSE BY TO THE COMMUNITY. YOU GUYS MENTIONED AN AREA THAT'S RESERVED FOR POSSIBLE REVENUE. RIGHT. OKAY. SO THERE'S A SPACE OFF OF HIGHWAY 43 THAT THEY'RE USING CURRENTLY. THEY'RE RENTING OUT TO TRUCKERS AND THEY'RE PARKING THEIR. THEIR TRACK TRAILERS THERE AND [01:40:01] THEY'RE CHARGING FOR IT. THAT MAY BE AN IDEA FOR THAT REVENUE AREA, MAYBE USING IT IN THAT WAY WHERE IT'S PRODUCING REVENUE AND IT'S NOT JUST EMPTY. THEN IN THE FUTURE, WHEN ANOTHER PROJECT OR A DIFFERENT PROJECT COMES UP, THEN MAYBE THAT WILL BE CLOSED OUT AND THE NEW PROJECT COULD BE DEVELOPED. SURE. CURRENTLY WHERE THE KENNEL CURRENTLY IS, WHAT IS THE SECURITY MEASURES BEING TAKEN SO THAT WHEN SOMEBODY GOES TO PICK UP THEIR DOG, THE DOG IS NOT SICK OR TO KNOW THAT THE DOG IS NOT SICK. SO A FEW YEARS AGO, HER DOG THAT NEVER GETS OUT GOT OUT OF HER HOUSE. IT WAS PICKED UP BY ANIMAL CONTROL, TAKEN TO THE POUND, TO THE KENNELS, AND WHEN SHE WENT TO PICK IT UP, RIGHT AWAY, THE DOG DIDN'T WANT TO EAT. SHE TOOK IT TO THE VET AND THE VET TOLD HER THAT THE DOG HAD AN ANIMAL COLD. THEN IT WAS A COST FOR HER TO TAKE IT, HER DOG WAS HEALTHY. AND SO THEY TOLD HER THAT SHE HAD GOTTEN ILL FROM THE KENNEL. SO THE REASON HER QUESTION COMES UP IS BECAUSE THERE WAS A COMMENT STATING THAT IF THE DOGS GET ALONG, THEY COULD MAYBE SHARE A KENNEL OR CURRENTLY SHARE A KENNEL. I'M NOT SURE. BUT WE DON'T KNOW WHETHER THE DOGS ARE ILL OR NOT AND COULD TRANSMIT THAT ILLNESS TO THE OTHER DOG THAT'S ALSO SHARING THE KENNEL. THAT'S OUR QUESTION. WHAT'S THE SECURITY REGARDING THAT? THAT'S IT. THANK YOU. DO WE MAKE ANY COMMENTS? WELL, THERE ARE PROCEDURES IN PLACE AT THE KENNEL AND SHARING KENNELS IS NOT IDEAL. BUT YOU'VE GOT A THICKNESS OF CHAIN LINK BETWEEN THE KENNELS. RIGHT. SO THEY COULD BE NEXT TO EACH OTHER. WE CAN'T HAVE ISOLATION ROOMS FOR EVERY ANIMAL. I'D JUST LIKE TO MAKE. IT WAS SEVERAL YEARS AGO, BUT WE DO HAVE A QUARANTINE AREA FOR ANIMALS. WE BELIEVE ARE SICK. CORRECT. AND THE STAFF CHECKS THEM MULTIPLE TIMES PER DAY. SO IF THEY SUSPECT ONE IS SICK, THEN TAKE THE APPROPRIATE STEPS. OKAY. YEAH. I DON'T KNOW IF THERE'S A WAY TO GUARANTEE. IF I CAN GIVE HER A CALL TOMORROW AND THEN EXPLAIN TO HER THE R PROCEDURES THAT WE HAVE IN PLACE FOR THE SHELTER, IF THAT'S OKAY. THANK YOU. I JUST WANT TO ANSWER ONE. ONE THING SHE MENTIONED BECAUSE WE HAVE DISCUSSED THIS PREVIOUSLY IN OPEN SESSION, AND THAT IS EXACTLY WHAT SHE MENTIONED. THAT THAT AREA THAT WE ARE LEAVING IS A QUIET AREA. WE HAVE CONSIDERED A PLACE WHERE PEOPLE CAN STORE STUFF. WELL, AND I GUESS I CAN RESPOND TO THAT NOW THAT TRUCK PARKING WOULD NOT BE A QUIET, CLEAN USE OF THAT AREA. IT WOULD NOT BE COMPATIBLE WITH THE ADJACENT RESIDENTIAL. BUT. BUT A STORAGE AREA, A MINI STORAGE TYPE SETUP WOULD BE. WE'RE GOOD. YEAH, THAT'S. I GIVE UP MY. MY PLACE HERE. MAYOR, COULD WE TAKE A SHORT RECESS? LET'S JUST FINISH. IF ANYBODY ELSE HAS A PUBLIC COMMENT. OKAY. MADAM CLERK, DO WE HAVE ANY REMOTE. ANY REMOTE? WE CURRENTLY HAVE NO REMOTE COMMENTS, MAYOR. THANK YOU, MADAM CLERK. I WOULD LIKE. [01:45:01] AND YOU JUST NEEDED GUIDANCE. THERE'S NO MOTION OR ANYTHING, RIGHT? DO YOU NEED A ACTUAL MOTION? MARIA? YOU GOT DIRECTION. WE COULD MOVE FORWARD BY DIRECTION. AND THEN YOU DON'T NEED A FULL FORMAL MOTION. YEAH. SO WE DON'T NEED MUCH. SO WE'RE GOOD. OKAY. AWESOME. ARE WE GOING TO TAKE A BREAK? ARE WE GOING TO CONTINUE GOING ON THE NEXT. I'D LIKE TO TAKE A SHORT BREAK. OKAY. [14.b. Council finds this action is not a “project” defined under section 15378 of the CEQA Guidelines; Adopt a Resolution approving operating budget adjustments totaling a $111,523.25 increase. (Blakemore) ] DO YOU WANT TO GO AHEAD AND JUST FINISH THE TOYS AND GOING TO HAVE THAT FIVE MINUTE BREAK? YEAH, I CAN DO THAT. ALL RIGHT. MOVING ON TO ITEM 14B B. COUNCIL FINDS THE ACTION IS NOT A PROJECT DEFINED UNDER SECTION 15378 OF THE SEQUEL GUIDELINES. ADOPT THE RESOLUTION APPROVING OPERATING BUDGETS. ADJUSTMENTS TOTALING A HUNDRED, 100, 111,523 WITH 25 CENTS INCREASE. MRS. BLAKEMORE. ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU. HONORABLE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS. THIS ITEM IS A BUDGET ADJUSTMENT FOR THE 111,005, 23 AND 25 CENTS FOR AUDIT RELATED. FOR AUDIT RELATED PROFESSIONAL SERVICES. AND I WOULD LIKE TO EMPHASIZE THAT THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR NEW SERVICE, EXPANDED SERVICE OR ADDITIONAL CONTRACTS. THE CONTRACTS WERE PREVIOUSLY APPROVED AND FUNDED THROUGH PRIOR BUDGET ACTIONS AND THEN DUE TO THE TIMING OF THE CITY'S AUDIT PROCESS, SOME AUDIT COSTS THAT WERE ORIGINALLY ANTICIPATED FOR 24, 25 AND 25 AND 26 WERE NOT INCURRED IN THOSE YEARS. AND WE ARE NOW EXPECTING TO PAY THEM IN THIS FISCAL YEAR, WHICH IS 26 AND 27 THE BUDGET CONSISTS APPROXIMATELY OF 84,650 FOR AUDIT FEES AND 26,873 FOR THE REMAINING BALANCE FOR THE LSL CONSULTING CONTRACT. AND THESE. THESE ARE OBLIGATIONS THAT ALREADY EXIST. AND WE ARE SIMPLY ALIGNING OUR BUDGET WITH THE FISCAL YEAR IN WHICH THE EXPENDITURES ARE EXPECTED TO INCUR. SO BASICALLY, IN SHORT, THIS IS A CARRYOVER FROM PREVIOUSLY PLANNED EXPENDITURES INTO FISCAL YEAR 27 DUE TO TIMING, AND IT'S NOT AN INCREASE IN THE CITY'S OVERALL CONTRACTUAL COMMITMENTS. AND THE STAFF RECOMMENDS APPROVAL. ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU, MS. BLAKEMORE. ARE THERE ANY COMMENTS FROM THE MEMBERS? MAYOR PRO TEM REYNA. JUST A QUICK QUESTION. SO I READ. I READ THE REPORT, AND YOU JUST MADE IT CLEAR TO US THAT THIS ADDED BUDGET FUNDING FOR THIS PURPOSE OF THE AUDIT REPRESENTS A SAVINGS FROM THE LAST BUDGET. YES. FOR THE LAST TWO. YES. OKAY. THAT'S HOW I UNDERSTOOD. I WANTED TO MAKE SURE EVERYBODY UNDERSTOOD IT AS WELL. RIGHT. SAVING. WE'RE JUST TRANSFERRING IT TO THIS YEAR. YEAH. SO WE'LL HAVE LESS EXPENSES IN 24, 25, AND 25 AND 26. THEY'LL JUST BE INCURRED IN THIS FISCAL YEAR. ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU. THAT WAS MY QUESTION. COUNCILMAN RAYA. NO COMMENTS. COUNCILMAN MARTINEZ? NO COMMENTS. I HAVE NO COMMENTS MYSELF. THANK YOU FOR YOUR PRESENTATION, MR. BLAKEMORE. MADAM CLERK. NO, NO. ARE THERE ANY PUBLIC COMMENTS AT THIS TIME? I SEE NONE. MADAM CLERK, DO WE HAVE ANY REMOTE COMMENTS? THERE ARE NO REMOTE COMMENTS. THANK YOU. I WOULD LIKE TO ENTERTAIN A MOTION FOR APPROVAL. MOVE TO APPROVE. I'LL SECOND. MADAM CLERK. MOVE BY ROLL CALL. MAYOR SALDAÑA. AYE. MAYOR PRO TEM REYNA. AYE. COUNCILMEMBER MARTINEZ. AYE. COUNCILMEMBER RAYA. HI. MOTION BY MAYOR PRO TEM, SECOND BY COUNCILMEMBER MARTINEZ TO ADOPT THE RESOLUTION. [14.c. 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 finalize and execute an agreement with Wasco Recreation and Parks District (“WRPD”) for reimbursement of costs related to repaving parking lot areas of Westside Park. ] MOTION IS APPROVED. WITH FOUR EYES. WITH COUNCILMEMBER MEDINA ABSENT. THANK YOU. MOVING ON TO ITEM 14C. COUNCIL FINDS THE ACTION IS NOT A PERFECT DEFINED. NOT A PROJECT DEFINED UNDER SECTION 15378 OF THE CEO GUIDELINES. ADOPT A RESOLUTION OF AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER OR CITY MANAGER OR DESIGNEE TO FINALIZE AND EXECUTE AN AGREEMENT WITH WASCO RECREATION AND PARKS REC. PARKS DISTRICT, WRPD, FOR REIMBURSEMENT OF COSTS RELATED TO REPROVING REPAVING PARKING LOT AREAS OF WEST SIDE PARK. MR. HOBERT. YES. HONORABLE MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL, THERE'S A DIFFERENT PROJECT THAT IS CURRENTLY PLANNED FOR REPAVING THE BECKUS AVENUE AREA ADJACENT TO WESTSIDE PARK. WHILE THAT WAS BEING WORKED ON, STAFF NOTICED OR CITY ENGINEER NOTICED THAT NOT ONLY THE LONG PARKING LOT THAT FRONTS BECKUS AT WESTSIDE PARK, BUT ALSO THE ONE THAT'S ON THE SOUTH SIDE PARK. OF THE PARK ARE IN REALLY BAD [01:50:01] SHAPE AND SO ASKED OUR CONTRACTOR TO ADD A AN ADDITIONAL LINE ITEM OF WHAT IT WOULD COST TO ADD THOSE TO THE PROJECT AND GOT. HE KEPT THE SAME UNIT PRICING AS THE REST OF THE WORK. AND THE TOTAL FOR BOTH OF THEM TURNED OUT TO BE ABOUT $79,000. WE APPROACHED THE REPLACEMENT DEPARTMENT AND SOUNDED LIKE A BARGAIN TO THEM. SO THEY'D LIKE TO PIGGYBACK ON OUR PROJECT AND REIMBURSE THE CITY FOR THE INCREMENTAL COST OF THE TWO PARKING LOT AREAS. THE AGREEMENT THAT IS ATTACHED TO YOUR STAFF REPORT LAYS THAT OUT. IT ALSO REQUIRES THAT IF THERE ARE ANY CHANGE ORDERS OR ADDS OR EVEN REDUCTIONS, THAT THE REC DEPARTMENT BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THAT TOTAL INCREMENTAL CHARGE. NOT EXACTLY 79,000, BUT WHATEVER IT TURNS OUT TO BE, CITY ATTORNEY DEVELOPED THE AGREEMENT. THE WRPD DIRECTOR HAS REVIEWED IT. THEIR ATTORNEY IS IN THE PROCESS OF REVIEWING IT ALSO. AND SO TONIGHT, JUST ASKING FOR AUTHORIZATION TO GO FORWARD, MAKE ANY MINOR CHANGES NECESSARY TO SATISFY THE OTHER DEPARTMENT ATTORNEY AND GET IT EXECUTED. AND A MOTION TO APPROVE. I WAS ASKING A QUESTION. YES, THAT IS THE ASK HERE IS TO APPROVE THE RESOLUTION AND ALL THAT IS LAID OUT IN THE RESOLUTION. CITY MANAGER AND CITY ATTORNEY CAN APPROVE. AND ANY MINOR CHANGES. YES. COME COMING FROM THE RATIO. ALL RIGHT. ARE THERE ANY COMMENTS FROM THE MEMBERS MAYOR PRO TEM REYNA? NO. I THINK IT'S A GREAT OPPORTUNITY FOR THEM TO REFURBISH THOSE AREAS THAT ARE IN DIRE NEED. YEAH. MEMBER MARTINEZ. YEAH, I AGREE THE PARKING LOT IS TERRIBLE. I BOTTOM OUT EVERY TIME I DRIVE THROUGH IT. SO YEAH, IT NEEDED TO BE DONE. SO YEAH, LET'S MOVE FORWARD WITH MEMBER RAYA. COMMENTS ARE JUST AGREED. EXCELLENT DECISION BY PARKS AND REC IN THE CITY. ALL RIGHT. I. I ALSO AGREE IT'S NEEDED, SO MOVE FORWARD. ARE THERE ANY PUBLIC COMMENTS AT THIS TIME? I SEE NONE. MADAM CLERK, DO WE HAVE ANY REMOTE COMMENTS? WE HAVE NO REMOTE COMMENTS, MAYOR. I'D LIKE TO ENTERTAIN A MOTION FOR APPROVAL. SOME OF. I'LL SECOND IT. MADAM CLERK. VOTE BY ROLL CALL, PLEASE. MAYOR SALDAÑA. AYE. MAYOR PRO TEM REYNA. AYE. COUNCILMEMBER MARTINEZ. AYE. COUNCILMEMBER RAYA. AYE. MOTION BY COUNCILMEMBER MARTINEZ. SECOND BY MAYOR SALDAÑA TO ADOPT THE RESOLUTION WITH THE ADDITIONAL VERBIAGE GIVEN BY THE CITY ATTORNEY. MOTION IS APPROVED WITH FOUR EYES WITH COUNCILMEMBER MEDINA ABSENT. THANK YOU. MOVING ON TO ITEM 15, REPORTS FROM COMMISSIONS AND COMMITTEES. WELL, MR. MAYOR, I APOLOGIZE TO THE MAYOR PRO TEM. I FORGOT WE HAVE ANOTHER SEVERAL MINUTES OF ACTIVITY HERE BETWEEN NOW AND THE ADJOURNMENT. SO JUST A FIVE MINUTE RECESS, OKAY? EVEN A THREE MINUTE RECESS. OKAY. I DON'T KNOW WHY YOU ARE ALSO RELUCTANT TO TAKE A RECESS. GO AHEAD, MISS. THREE MINUTES. THREE MINUTE RECESS. THREE MINUTE. EVEN THE THREE MINUTE. BUT HE, HE ASKED FOR FIVE. BUT IF YOU GUYS WANT TO MAKE IT THREE, THREE MINUTE. REESE'S BATHROOM'S NOT THAT FAR. START AT BUMP IT UP A DEGREE. [15.a. Kern Economic Development Corporation (Medina) ] [01:57:49] ALL RIGHT. MOVING ON TO ITEM 15A. CURRENT ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION. MR. MEDINA IS ABSENT TODAY. SO [15.c. Wasco Task Force (Saldaña & Raya) ] WE'LL WAIT FOR THE NEXT MEETING. ITEM 15B. CURRENT COUNCIL OF GOVERNMENT, MR. REYNA. NOTHING TO REPORT. 15C. MOSCOW TASK FORCE. WILL WE HAD OUR CLEANUP THIS PAST SATURDAY. I KIND OF KNEW THAT THE OUTCOME WASN'T GOING TO BE AS BIG BUT I MEAN WE STILL HAD LIKE 15 PEOPLE THAT SHOWED UP. THE FFA, WASP FFA HAD THAT CHARLES CRAIG EVENT THAT TOOK A LOT OF OUR VOLUNTEERS. I'D LIKE TO SHOUT OUT FOR KERN FARM LABOR. THEY DONATED SOME DONUTS AND SOME WATERS. ICE WATERS. RICK AND NICK LOPEZ AND YOU HAVE ANYTHING, MR. RUBRAND? I JUST LIKE TO THANK RJ ESPINOZA, THE PASTOR FROM WESTSIDE FELLOWSHIP CHURCH. HIM AND HIS MEMBERS CAME IN AND HELPED OUT. WE MET IN THE ABOUT IN THE MORNING, 8 O' CLOCK IN THE MORNING AT THERESA BURKE PARKING LOT. WE STARTED A CLEANUP FROM GRIFFITH. PHIL BURNS STARTED THERE ALL THE WAY TO FILBURN AND GASTON ALMOST GETTING TO 43. AND WE GOT PICKED UP ABOUT SEVEN TRASH BAGS FULL OF LITTER. SO LIKE WE WERE TALKING, ME AND MAYOR HERE, EDDIE, THAT THEIR TASK FORCE, IT JUST SYMBOLIZES, YOU KNOW, THE UNITY OF THE COMMUNITY COMING TOGETHER. YOU KNOW, PEOPLE THAT CARE AND LOVE ABOUT THE COMMUNITY AND ACTUALLY ARE EXCITED ABOUT HELPING WASCO BECOME A NICE PLACE TO LIVE. HE THREW IT IN THERE. [16) REPORTS FROM CITY MANAGER] WE'RE MOVING ON TO ITEM 16. REPORTS FROM THE CITY MANAGER. YES, HONORABLE MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL. GET THROUGH MY LIST HERE. THE USUAL SUSPECTS. COMMUNITY BREAKFAST IS TOMORROW, 7AM OUT AT THE WASCO STATE PRISON. AND I THINK THEY SAID THEY CANCELED THE TOUR. SO IT'S JUST A MEETING. NO JEANS. REMEMBER THOUGH, THE CURRENT EDC DINNER IS STILL SCHEDULED FOR SEPTEMBER 10TH [02:00:03] TIME 6 TO 9. AND IF YOU HAVEN'T SIGNED UP, IT MAY BE TOO LATE. I DON'T KNOW IF THEY'VE CLOSED THE RESERVATIONS FOR THE KEDC DINNER. IT'S CLOSED. OKAY. SO THOSE OF YOU THAT ARE GOING, GREAT. OTHERWISE NEXT, NEXT YEAR, I DON'T REMEMBER. OKAY. ROSE PARADE IS ON SEPTEMBER 12 AND CITY WILL AS WE REPORTED PREVIOUSLY. YOU'LL HAVE BOOTHS AND VEHICLES AND STAFF THERE. EVENING IN BLUE LOOM IS ON THE 12TH THAT EVENING AND THERE'S A DETAILED FLYER FLOATING AROUND FOR THAT. I BELIEVE THAT HAS THE ADDRESS. OKAY, BIKE RODEO THAT WAS MENTIONED A COUPLE TIMES TONIGHT, SEPTEMBER 19TH. THAT'S A SATURDAY FROM NINE TO NOON. AND WE'LL MEET AT THE WASCO HIGH CAFETERIA PARKING LOT, 9 25. SEPTEMBER 25TH IS DIAL RIDE DAY AT THE KERN COUNTY FAIR. IS THAT TAKING RESERVATIONS NOW OR IS IT. THAT'S TAKEN CARE OF BY THE PARKS AND RECREATION. OKAY. THEY'RE SIGNING UP. OKAY. SO IF YOU KNOW ANYBODY THAT MIGHT WANT TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THAT, HAVE THEM DO THAT THROUGH THE PARKS AND REC. THE SCHOOL DISTRICT HAD ESTABLISHED THE WUSED ESD HAD SET THEIR ROUNDTABLE ACCIDENTALLY ON THE SAME TUESDAY NIGHTS AS COUNCIL MEETINGS. SO THEY'RE WORKING ON RESCHEDULING THAT. THEY'RE GOING TO LET US KNOW ONCE THEY PICK AN ALTERNATE DAY OF THE MONTH. AND LASTLY, WE GOT CONFIRMATION FROM REC AND PARK DISTRICT THAT THEY ARE FINE WITH STRUCTURING JOINT MEETING IF WE WANT TO CALL THAT AS WE'LL SET ASIDE PRESENTATION TIME AND AS MANY OF THE PARKS REC AND PARKS FOLKS THAT CAN MAKE IT WILL COME AND WE'LL HAVE A LIST OF TOPICS TO DISCUSS. AND SINCE IT'LL BE IN PRESENTATION MODE, WE CAN HAVE SOME BACK AND FORTH WITHOUT WORRYING ABOUT A QUORUM ON BOTH SIDES AND A BROWN ACT ISSUE. SO WHEN. WHEN IS THE DATE FOR THERE? WE HAVE A DATE. TBD. TBD. OKAY. STILL WORKING ON A DATE. BUT IT SHOULD BE EASIER TO SET A DATE NOW WITHOUT HAVING TO GET TWO QUORUMS SIMULTANEOUSLY. AS LONG AS WE GET A MEETING BEFORE HIGH SPEED RAIL IS DONE RIGHT, IT SHOULD BE GOOD. IT'S TAKEN WELL OVER A YEAR. I CAN. I CAN GUARANTEE THAT. [17) REPORTS FROM CITY COUNCIL] THAT'S ALL. THAT'S ALL I HAVE. ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU, MR. HERBERT. REPORT ITEM NUMBER 17. REPORTS FROM THE. THE CITY COUNCIL. MAYOR PRO TEM REYNA. YEAH. DO WE HAVE AN UPDATE ON THE HAWK SYSTEM INSTALLATION? I KNOW THAT OUR GOAL WAS AT THE END OF JULY, BUT NOW WE'RE IN THE AUGUST, ACTUALLY THE BEGINNING OF SEPTEMBER. DO WE HAVE A DATE NOW? WELL, THE MOST RECENT ESTIMATE WAS IT WAS SHIPPING YESTERDAY. RIGHT. THE END OF AUGUST. SO IT SHOULD BE ON THE ROAD SOMEWHERE. WE DON'T HAVE A WAY TO CHECK ON THE PROGRESS ON THE ROAD. ALL RIGHT, SO ANY. I GUESS IT'S ANYBODY'S GUESS AS TO WHEN IT WILL BE INSTALLED ONCE IT ARRIVES. RIGHT. SO, I MEAN, YES, WE. WE HAD FALSE INFORMATION BEFORE. I MEAN, THEY TOLD US IT WAS GOING TO BE HERE A MONTH AGO AND WE'RE STILL WAITING ON IT. SO. YEAH, I KNOW. DON'T WANT TO GIVE YOU, YOU KNOW, FALSE HOPE AGAIN. SO I DID TELL MR. VILLA THAT I SAW A TRUCK, A FLATBED ON HIGHWAY 43 WITH PIPES THAT LOOK SUSPICIOUSLY LIKE A HAWK POLE SYSTEM. AND I ALMOST PULLED THE GUY OVER. YOU'RE GIVING HIM HOPE. WELL, I HAD BRIEF HOPE AND I SERIOUSLY THOUGHT ABOUT FLAGGING HIM DOWN TO SEE IF HE WAS BRINGING IT HERE. IN ALL SERIOUSNESS, WE'VE BEEN TALKING ABOUT THIS FOR A LONG TIME AND I, I KNOW IT'S BEYOND YOUR CONTROL, BUT THIS IS REALLY NEEDED BECAUSE AS I MENTIONED BEFORE, THE SCHOOL CHILDREN ARE CROSSING HIGHWAY 46 TO GO TO SCHOOL BOTH IN THE MORNING AND THEN GOING HOME. AND NOW WE DON'T HAVE ANY TYPE OF SIGNAL THERE. AND SO I'M CERTAIN ALL OF US WANT FOR THESE CHILDREN TO BE SAFE WHILE CROSSING. CORRECT. AND SO, AND I WANT TO MAKE IT CLEAR THIS IS NO FAULT OF OUR STAFF. YOU KNOW, ALL OF THESE PROCESSES ARE DONE WITH VERY STRICT REQUIREMENTS FROM CALTRANS. AND SO I GUESS IT TAKES TIME TO GET IT DONE, BUT I'M GLAD THAT WE'RE ALMOST THERE. ALMOST. ALMOST BEING THE KEY WORD HERE. AND ANOTHER QUESTION I HAVE IS WHAT IS THE STATUS OF UNWIRE [02:05:02] SIDEWALK AND ROAD REPAIRS? COMMENT ON THAT. SO STATUS ON IT. THE LAST, WE REPORTED, THE LAST MEETING WE WERE HERE, THEY WERE SUPPOSED TO START THE NEXT DAY. THAT DID NOT HAPPEN. THEY'RE HAVING SOME INTERNAL TURNOVER AND OUR LAST UPDATE WAS YESTERDAY IS THAT THEY'RE GOING TO ACQUIRE A NEW COMPANY TO COME OUT AND FINISH UP THE REMAINING PATCHES THAT STILL EXIST FOR AS A PERMANENT PATCH. JUST FOR THE RECORD, THE ADA AND THE PUBLIC RIGHT OF WAY ACCESSIBILITY GUIDELINES ESTABLISH THAT A CONCRETE LIP OF 1/4 OF AN INCH VERTICAL RISE IS A TRIP HAZARD AND MUST BE CORRECTED. AND AGAIN, YOU KNOW, WE'RE DEPENDING ON THIS COMPANY THAT IS FAILING TO DO THE WORK THAT THEY'RE SUPPOSED TO DO. SO LET'S MAKE SURE THAT THEY GET IT DONE. I DON'T FAULT YOU. I KNOW THAT YOU'RE TRYING TO RESOLVE IT. OKAY. I ATTENDED THE COOLING CENTER OPENING ON AUGUST 20TH. THAT WAS A BIG DISCUSSION HERE AT THE COUNCIL BEFORE I WENT THERE. I INVITED PEOPLE THE PREVIOUS DAY TO ATTEND. NONE OF MY INVITEES SHOWED UP. I DID TALK TO THEM AFTER AND THEY SAID, YOU KNOW, THEY HAD THINGS TO DO, THEY WANTED TO GO, BUT THEY DIDN'T GO. ALL RIGHT, SO WE HAD STAFF, TWO PEOPLE, STEVAN AND SETH WERE THERE. I APPRECIATE THEM BEING THERE AND WILLING TO, YOU KNOW, STICK IT OUT. WE HAVE SOME ATTENDEES. WE HAD LOUIS AMADOR AND DALIA AMADOR, A THREE YEAR OLD, HIS DAUGHTER. THEY WERE THERE FOR ABOUT MAYBE FOUR MINUTES. HE SHOWED UP AND SAID, I HAVE SOME BUDDIES THAT DON'T HAVE AIR CONDITIONER. I WANTED TO CHECK IT OUT. TO TELL THEM TO COME HERE. THEY NEVER SHOWED UP. WE HAD ONE OF OUR HOMELESS INDIVIDUALS, WE KNOW HER AS RAINA OR ROSIE. YOU KNOW, SHE GIVES BOTH NAMES. SHE WAS THERE. I LEFT AFTER ABOUT THREE AND A HALF HOURS AND SHE HAD BEEN THERE MAYBE FOR 30 MINUTES. I DON'T KNOW WHAT TIME SHE LEFT. AND THEN OF COURSE WE ALSO HAD SAM HOYLE FROM CHANNEL 23 NEWS AND HE WAS THERE FOR OVER THREE HOURS AS WELL. SO IT DIDN'T BODE WELL. I MEAN, THE RESULTS DON'T, YOU KNOW, IT'S NOT WHAT WE EXPECTED. OKAY, SO THIS IS A SUBJECT FOR FUTURE CONVERSATIONAL DOUBT. SCOTT? YES. ATTENDED THE RIBBON CUTTING AT VANE D PARTY SUPPLY AT 1130 F STREET. THIS IS A BRAND NEW PARTY SUPPLY SHOP. IS SMALL, BUT THEY HAVE A LOT OF GOOD THINGS. A LOT OF CANDIES, PINATAS AND A LOT OF PAPER GOODS WITH FAMOUS NAME CHARACTERS. AND THEN I WANTED TO ASK, BY THE WAY, IF YOU HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY, VISIT THEM, NICE PEOPLE. AND THEN I WANTED TO ASK, I KNOW ABOUT THIS COMMUNITY BIKE RIDE THAT WE NEED TO HAVE A CONVERSATION TO PROVIDE GUIDELINES AS TO HOW THIS WILL HAPPEN IN THE FUTURE. SO I HOPE THAT'S ON SOMEONE'S RADAR TO BRING IT BACK TO THE COUNCIL SO WE CAN DISCUSS IT AND MAYBE WITH SOME RECOMMENDATIONS AS TO HOW THIS CAN BE DONE. BECAUSE THE RECOMMENDATION BY ONE OF OUR POLICE OFFICERS AT THE TIME WAS THAT WE ALL NEEDED TO BE ON A SINGLE LINE ON THE BIKE LANE, WHICH IS FOR A BIKE RIDER WOULD MAKE IT NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE TO DO HERE. YOU GET TO THE CORNER, YOU HAVE ALL THESE PEOPLE, EVERYBODY GETS BEHIND. SO ANYWAY. AND THAT'S IT. THAT'S IT FOR ME. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. MEMBER MARTINEZ. YEAH, SCOTT DIDN'T MENTION THAT WE ATTENDED THE UC DAVIS RESEARCH CAMPUS, AM I SAYING THAT CORRECTLY? YEAH, AT THE OLD WONDERFUL PLACE OUT THERE OFF OF MCCOMBS, IF I REMEMBER RIGHT, CARRIE WAS THERE, MARIA WAS THERE. A LOT OF PLANNING PHASES, BUT IT HAS A LOT OF POTENTIAL FOR A LOT OF GROWTH FOR OUR COMMUNITY. AND IT'S TECHNICALLY OUTSIDE THE CITY LIMITS THOUGH, RIGHT? IT IS, BUT JUST A LOT OF OPPORTUNITY FOR SOME BUSINESS AND FOR SOME EDUCATION AND THINGS LIKE THAT. HOPEFULLY THEY WILL STAY IN CONTACT AND SCOTT AND THE TEAM WILL HAVE UPDATES AS THEY MOVE FORWARD. YES, WE WILL. THAT'S ALL. MEMBER RAYA. I PARTICIPATED AT THE CHARLES CRAIG EVENT FOR THE WASCO FFA AT THE HIGH SCHOOL AND BROUGHT BACK A LOT OF FLASHBACKS. THERE'S BEEN A LOT OF PEOPLE SHOWING ANIMALS. THEY WERE SHOWING STEERS, GOATS, LAMBS, PIGS. AND IT WAS A GOOD EVENT OVERALL AND THAT [02:10:03] WAS PRETTY MUCH IT. THAT'S WHAT I HAVE TO REPORT. NOW WE'RE [19) CLOSED SESSION: Teleconference/Video Conference Meeting.] MOVING ON TO ITEM 18. CLOSED SESSION PUBLIC COMMENTS. THIS EVENING WE HAVE CLOSED SESSION ITEMS 1980 AND 19C THROUGH 19C. ARE THERE ANY PUBLIC COMMENTS AT THIS TIME? SEE? NONE. MADAM CLERK. DO WE HAVE ANY REMOTE COMMENTS? WE HAVE NO REMOTE COMMENTS, MAYOR. THANK YOU. WE WILL NOW ENTER CLOSED SESSION AND RETURN TO REPORT OUT. IT'S 8:10. * This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.