[00:00:01] GOOD EVENING. I WILL NOT CALL [1) CALL TO ORDER] THIS MEETING TO ORDER. THE TIME IS 6PM ROLL CALL. MADAM CLERK. MAY WE HAVE THE ROLL CALL, PLEASE? MAYOR SALDAÑA? HERE. MAYOR PRO TEM REYNA. I'M HERE. COUNCIL MEMBER MARTINEZ? HERE. COUNCIL MEMBER MEDINA? HERE. COUNCIL MEMBER RAYA? HERE. ALL MEMBERS PRESENT. MOVING ON TO ITEM THREE. PLEASE STAND FOR THE FLAG. SALUTE AND REMAIN STANDING FOR AN INVOCATION. SALUTE. PLEDGE. I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS, ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL. WE HAVE SOMEONE IN THE CROWD THAT MIGHT WANT LEAD US IN AN INVOCATION. I SEE NOBODY. LET'S BOW OUR HEADS FOR A MOMENT OF SILENCE, PLEASE. THANK YOU. SEATED, PLEASE. ITEM NUMBER FIVE, [5) APPROVAL OF AGENDA] APPROVAL OF AGENDA. ARE THERE ANY CHANGES TO THE AGENDA? YES. HONORABLE MAYOR AND COUNCIL MEMBER, WE DO HAVE TWO ITEMS THAT WE NEED TO ONE, ADD UNDER PRESENTATIONS, WE HAVE A PROCLAMATION FOR THE FORMER ROSE QUEEN, EMMA GOMEZ. SHE IS HERE TONIGHT, SO WE HAVE PROCLAMATION FOR HER AND THAT WILL GO UNDER PRESENTATION. AND THE OTHER ITEM THAT WE HAVE IS ITEM NUMBER 14 UNDER NEW BUSINESSES. ITEM A. THERE WAS A TYPO ON THE STAFF REPORT. UNDER SECTION 1 RECOMMENDATION, THE FISCAL YEAR WAS INCORRECT. IT STATED FISCAL YEAR 2020, 25- 26. WE NEED TO CORRECT IT TO MATCH THE 2024 AND 2025. THE AGENDA HAS A RIGHT, BUT THE STAFF REPORT HAS A RIGHT, HAD A TYPO, SO IT NEEDS TO BE CORRECTED TO 2024- 2025. ALL RIGHT, WELL, WE'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION FOR APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA WITH IT CHANGES. MOVE TO APPROVE. MAYOR SECOND. I WOULD LIKE TO. MADAM CLERK. VOTE BY ROLL CALL, PLEASE. MAYOR SALDAÑA. AYE. MAYOR PRO TEM REYNA. AYE. COUNCIL MEMBER MARTINEZ. AYE. COUNCIL MEMBER MEDINA. AYE. COUNCIL MEMBER RAYA. AYE. MOTION BY MAYOR PRO TEM REYNA. SECOND BY MAYOR SALDAÑA TO APPROVE THE AGENDA WITH THE CHANGES MENTIONED. MOTION IS UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED. THANK YOU. MOVING ON [6) PRESENTATIONS] TO ITEM SIX. PRESENTATIONS, RECOGNITION OF THE FORMER ROSE QUEEN, EMMA GOMEZ. EMMA, CAN YOU PLEASE COME UP TO THE PODIUM, PLEASE? ON BEHALF OF THE CITY, ON BEHALF OF THE CITY COUNCIL AND THE RESIDENTS OF WASCO, IT IS MY HONOR TO RECOGNIZE OUR FORMER MS. WASCO ROSE QUEEN EMMA GOMEZ. THROUGHOUT HER REIGN, EMMA HAS REPRESENTED THE CITY OF WASCO WITH GRACE, PRIDE AND DEDICATION. WHETHER PARTICIPATING IN COMMUNITY EVENTS, CIVIL CELEBRATIONS, OR REPRESENTING OUR CITY AS AN AMBASSADOR, SHE HAS EXEMPLIFIED THE SPIRIT AND VALUES THAT WASCO THAT MAKES WASCO A GREAT COMMUNITY. WE ARE GRATEFUL FOR THE FOR HER ENTHUSIASM, LEADERSHIP AND COMMITMENT TO SERVING OUR RESIDENTS. EMMA. EMMA'S CONTRIBUTIONS HAVE HELPED STRENGTHEN COMMUNITY PRIDE AND HAVE LEFT A POSITIVE IMPACT IN OUR CITY. EMMA, THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE. YOUR HARD WORK AND FOR BEING SUCH AN OUTSTANDING REPRESENTATIVE OF WASCO, WE WISH YOU A VERY SUCCESS IN YOUR FUTURE ENDEAVORS AND LOOK FORWARD TO ALL THAT YOU WILL ACCOMPLISH. THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE TO THE CITY OF WASCO. YES, OF COURSE. I'M VERY HAPPY TO HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK ABOUT EMMA. I'VE KNOWN EMMA SINCE SHE WAS A LITTLE GIRL, AND NOW SHE BECAME THIS BEAUTIFUL YOUNG WOMAN AND SHE BECAME A QUEEN. EMMA, YOU HAVE REPRESENTED YOUR COMMUNITY REALLY WELL. AND I HAVE NO DOUBT THAT YOU HAVE MADE YOUR PARENTS AND YOUR FAMILY VERY [00:05:04] PROUD. BUT THERE ARE OTHER PEOPLE THAT YOU HAVE MADE VERY PROUD. YOUR SPONSORS, THE KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS, OF WHICH I AM A MEMBER, ARE VERY PROUD OF YOU AND THE WORK THAT YOU HAVE DONE REPRESENTING THE COMMUNITY AS OUR QUEEN, OUR ROSE QUEEN, AND ALSO YOUR PARISH COMMUNITY IS VERY PROUD OF YOU FOR HAVING REPRESENTING NOT JUST THE COMMUNITY, BUT THE PARISH AS WELL DURING YOUR TERM AS A QUEEN. SO, I WANT TO CONGRATULATE YOU AND I WANT TO WISH YOU THE BEST BECAUSE YOU JUST MOVING ON. AND SO, I HOPE THAT YOU ACHIEVE GREAT THINGS BEYOND THIS. I'M CERTAIN YOU WILL. AND AGAIN, WE'RE VERY, VERY PROUD OF YOU. THANK YOU. AND CONGRATULATIONS. YEAH, IT'S HARD TO BELIEVE IT'S BEEN A YEAR ALREADY. YOU'VE DONE A GREAT, YOU KNOW, GREAT WORK. YOU OBVIOUSLY STAYED INVOLVED IN A LOT OF EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES. YOU KNOW, BESIDES, WHEN YOU WERE RUNNING FOR, FOR THE ROSE QUEEN, THE REAL WORK STARTED AFTERWARDS, AS I'M SURE YOU'RE AWARE. AND IT CONTINUES, RIGHT? THAT'S. THIS IS JUST KIND OF THE BEGINNING. YOU GOT A LOT MORE WORK TO DO WITHIN YOUR COMMUNITY AND EVERYTHING ELSE THAT YOU HAVE IN TERMS OF YOUR ENDEAVORS, YOUR FUTURE ENDEAVORS. SO KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK. YOU REPRESENTED WASCO WELL, THE INTERACTIONS I HAD WITH YOU, YOU SEEM LIKE AN OUTSTANDING PERSON. SO, I'M SURE YOU WILL GO FAR IN LIFE. SO, YOU KNOW, KEEP THE GOOD WORK, KEEP REPRESENTING WASCO AND WHATEVER YOU DO. SO GOOD JOB. THANK YOU, MR. RAYA. YEAH, WELL, HI, EMMA. THANK YOU FOR REPRESENTING, YOU KNOW, OUR COMMUNITY. NOT ONLY YOUR COMMUNITY, BUT YOU REPRESENTED YOUR FAMILY VERY WELL. WASCO HIGH AND ALL THOSE PUBLIC EVENTS YOU ATTENDED AND JUST OVERVIEW ARE A GREAT EXAMPLE FOR ALL THOSE YOUNG LITTLE GIRLS THAT INSPIRE ONE DAY TO BE A ROSE QUEEN LIKE YOU. YOU DID AN EXCELLENT JOB AND CONGRATULATIONS, AND WE WISH YOU THE BEST IN YOUR FUTURE WHATEVER YOU DO. THE ROSE PAGEANT, THE ROSE FESTIVAL IS SOMETHING VERY NEAR AND DEAR TO ME. MY WIFE IS A ROSEDALE TRANSPLANT. SHE WENT TO LIBERTY HIGH AND SHE DOES NOT UNDERSTAND HOW BIG OF A DEAL THE ROSE PAGEANT IS AND HOW SPECIAL THE ROSE QUEEN IS TO THIS COMMUNITY AND SHE'S LEARNING SLOWLY, BUT SHE STILL DOESN'T FATHOM IT. MAYA I WENT TO THE ROSE PARADE AS FAR BACK AS I COULD REMEMBER, FOUR OR FIVE YEARS OLD. AND I HAVE RARELY MISSED IN ALL THOSE YEARS. MY FIRST EXPERIENCE WITH THE ROSE PAGEANT. I WAS SUPER EXCITED WHENEVER I GOT ASKED TO ESCORT THE 1995 WINNER, CARLA BRILLAWAY. I GOT TO DO THE FAREWELL DANCE WITH THE 94 WINNER AND THEN MY SON ESCORTED AT THE ROSE PAGEANT. SO IT'S SOMETHING THAT'S BEEN IN OUR FAMILY FOR A LONG TIME. I'VE GOTTEN TO FIND PHOTOGRAPH IT. AND A COUPLE YEARS AGO I GOT TO DRIVE MS. SANCHEZ IN HER FAREWELL PARADE, AND I GOT TO ESCORT HER THROUGH THE PARK AND I SPENT A LOT OF TIME WITH HER THAT YEAR AND IT WAS AMAZING. ALL THESE LITTLE GIRLS THAT COME UP AND LIKE, THAT'S THE QUEEN. THAT'S THE QUEEN, YOU KNOW. AND THEY LOOK TO YOU AS A ROLE MODEL. AND YOU'VE CONTINUED THIS LONG TRADITION THAT WASCO'S HAD OF HAVING EXCEPTIONAL QUEENS TO SERVE AS A ROLE MODEL TO ALL THESE YOUNG LADIES. AND THEY ALL ASPIRE TO BE YOU ONE DAY. AND I AM VERY GRATEFUL THAT YOU SERVED DISTINGUISHEDLY AND MADE SUCH AN IMPACT ON OUR COMMUNITY. AND I KNOW YOU HAVE A VERY BRIGHT FUTURE. THIS IS JUST ONE CHAPTER CLOSING AND ANOTHER DOOR OPENING FOR YOU. I KNOW THAT GOOD THINGS ARE IN STORE FOR YOU. THANK YOU FOR SERVING WASCO. IT'S SOMETHING THAT HAS BEEN PART OF US BECAUSE WE'VE BEEN IN WASCO AND SEEING SO MANY DIFFERENT ROSE QUEENS, YOU KNOW, AND SEEING YOU ACCOMPLISH THIS, IT'S, IT'S, IT'S A, AN AMAZING FEELING TO SEE PEOPLE THAT I WENT TO SCHOOL WITH, YOU KNOW, BUT CONGRATULATIONS AND ALSO GOOD JOB, YOU KNOW, FOR ALL THE HARD WORK YOU DID. NOW COULD WE JOIN US, JOIN US FOR A PICTURE, PLEASE. [7) PUBLIC COMMENTS] [00:11:05] MOVING ON TO ITEM NUMBER SEVEN. MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC MAY ADDRESS THE CITY COUNCIL ON NON AGENDA CITY BUSINESS WITHIN THE CITY'S JURISDICTION. COMMENTS ARE LIMITED TO 2 MINUTES PER ND THE PUBLIC COMMUNICATIONS PERIOD IS LIMITED TO 30 MINUTES WITHIN PERSON SPEAKERS. SPEAKERS HEARD BEFORE VIRTUAL SPEAKERS. BROWN ACT REQUIREMENT. BROWN ACT REQUIREMENT. THE COUNCIL CANNOT DISCUSS OR CANNOT OR ACT ON ITEMS NOT LISTED ON THE AGENDA EXCEPT AS PERMITTED BY LAW. AS A RESULT, COUNCIL MEMBER RESPONSES DURING PUBLIC COMMUNICATIONS MAY BE LIMITED. ARE THERE ANY PUBLIC COMMENTS AT THIS TIME? PLEASE STEP UP TO THE PODIUM. I'M SHARON SHARP. I'M THE SECRETARY OF THE WASCO ROSE FESTIVAL FOUNDATION. AND ON BEHALF OF OUR FOUNDATION, WE JUST WANT TO THANK THE CITY. CAN'T BELIEVE IT'S BEEN A YEAR SINCE I WAS BACK HERE DOING THIS. BUT WE ARE SO GRATEFUL. YOU KNOW, WE ALL LOVE WASCO AND WE, YOU KNOW, TOOK THIS ON TO PRESERVE OUR TRADITIONS. BUT NOTHING IS POSSIBLE WITHOUT THE CITY, WITHOUT ALL THE MYRIAD OF THINGS YOU DO AND APPROVING THINGS AND COLLABORATING WITH US, WORKING TOGETHER. THE POLICE DEPARTMENT, LIKE, THE PRESENCE THAT THE POLICE DEPARTMENT HAS AT THE ROSE FESTIVAL IS JUST AMAZING. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT, I KNOW THEY'RE NOT HERE, BUT WE LOVE HAVING THEM IN THE FRONT OF OUR PARADE. AND WE THIS YEAR WE ADDED THE CAR SHOW UNDER PUTTING THAT ON OURSELVES, AS WELL AS THE HONORED GUEST RECEPTION. AND I THINK OUTSIDE OF LIKE THE BIGGEST GROUP THAT WAS IN ATTENDANCE OUTSIDE OF THE GRAND MARSHALS WAS THE CITY. YOU HAD SO MUCH REPRESENTATION AT THE HONORED GUEST RECEPTION. AND YOU KNOW, THAT MEANS MORE THAN, YOU KNOW THAT YOU ARE SHOWING UP TO THE EVENTS, YOU'RE SUPPORTING THE EVENTS, AND YOU KNOW, WHAT AN EXAMPLE THAT YOU'RE SETTING FOR THE COMMUNITY AND SUPPORTING OUR COMMUNITY'S EVENTS. SO, THIS WAS OUR SIXTH YEAR AND WE'RE JUST GETTING STARTED. I SAID NOW WE'RE HEADED TOWARDS THE FIRST DECADE. SO, WE JUST WANT TO AGAIN EXTEND A THANK YOU FOR EVERYTHING THAT THE CITY DID. THANK YOU, SHARON. YOU GUYS DID AN OUTSTANDING JOB. SHARON. THERE ARE NO MORE PUBLIC COMMENTS. MADAM, GOOD AFTERNOON. MY NAME IS ANDRES RAMIREZ. I'M REPRESENTING. SO AGAIN, MY NAME IS ANDRES RAMIREZ. I AM REPRESENTING OUR NEWLY FORMED YOUTH SOCCER TEAM CALLED ROSETOWN FC. MY MAIN CONCERN, AND IT HAS BEEN A PROBLEM EVER SINCE, YOU KNOW, MOSCOW'S BEEN ALONG. OUR MAIN CONCERN RIGHT NOW IS THAT THERE ARE NO SOCCER FIELDS FOR OUR KIDS. IT'S BEEN LIKE THAT. IT'S NOT ONLY AFFECTING SOCCER SPECIFICALLY, BUT ALSO FOOTBALL AND OTHER SPORTS. WE NEED GRASS AREAS. IT HASN'T REALLY BEEN SOMETHING PUBLIC. IT'S ALWAYS SOMETHING THAT WE HAD TO RELY ON SCHOOLS FOR. AND OVER THE RECENT YEARS, THEY HAVE BEEN EVEN INCREASING THEIR INSURANCE POLICIES AND EVEN TRYING TO OVERCHARGE US, BASICALLY TRYING TO FORCE US NOT TO, I GUESS, PRACTICE ON THEIR FIELDS. BUT SOMETHING THAT THE PARTS DON'T MAKE REALLY PROVIDE THAT MUCH SPACE THAT, YOU KNOW, WE REALLY, REALLY NEED SOCCER FIELDS RIGHT NOW. SO THAT'S OUR BIGGEST CONCERN, LIKE I SAID, IS THAT WE DON'T REALLY GOT ANY FIELDS FOR THESE GUYS. IT'S [00:15:02] EVEN BEEN THAT BAD THAT WE HAD TO RELY ON LOST HILLS FIELDS. WE HAVE TO GO TO SHAFTED TO GO PLAY EVEN SOMETIMES. MCFARLANE. SO, IT'S NOTHING THAT SOMETHING THAT I THINK WE SHOULD START TAKING UNDER CONSIDERATION NOT ONLY TO SUPPORT FOR SOCCER, BUT OTHER YOUTH PROGRAMS AND AGAIN, EVEN FOR THE GENERAL PUBLIC. WE NEED SOMETHING THAT WILL HELP US BE MORE ACTIVE AND AGAIN, GOING TO HELP US OUT IN OUR. I GUESS JUST HELPING THE PUBLIC BE MORE ACTIVE. MAINLY FOR THE KIDS, THOUGH. THEY REALLY NEED IT. IT'S SOMETHING THAT WE NEED TO KEEP AT IT TO KEEP THESE GUYS BUSY OFF THE STREETS, YOU KNOW, JUST GOT THEM ON THE RIGHT PATH. BUT OVERALL, THAT'S SOMETHING I WANTED TO KEEP AS THEY BRING UP. I DON'T WANT TO KEEP RELYING TOO MUCH ON OTHER CITIES' SOCCER FIELDS. I THINK THAT'S SOMETHING WE SHOULD START CONSIDERING AND START AIMING TO BRING UP IN THE FUTURE. THANK YOU. I LIKE YOUR SHIRT. CAN I HAVE YOUR NAME, PLEASE? YES. ANDRE RAMIREZ. RAMIREZ. ANDRE. WOULD YOU GIVE YOUR PHONE TO OUR CITY CLERK? YOUR PHONE NUMBER. THANK YOU. ANDRE. ANY MORE PUBLIC SPEAKERS? HI, GOOD EVENING. MY NAME IS ERICA VARGAS, AND I AM HERE ON BEHALF OF ALL THE PARENTS SUPPORTING ANDRES, THE REQUEST ABOUT THE SOCCER FIELD. THIS IS ALSO A MOM. YES. MY NAME IS ESTRELLA, AND, WELL, BASICALLY WE'RE JUST HERE SUPPORTING, YOU KNOW, WHAT ANDRES HAS REQUESTED. I DON'T KNOW HOW OFTEN YOU GUYS DRIVE THROUGH THE PARKS. I WOULD HOPE THAT YOU GUYS DO IT VERY OFTEN. SEE HOW BIG THE GRASS IS ACTUALLY AT THE PARKS NOW, IF YOU GUYS DO DRIVE THROUGH THE PARKS, ONE OF YOU, WHEN IS THE LAST TIME YOU ACTUALLY WENT TO THE PARK? LAST WEEK? THIS WEEK? THIS MORNING. THIS MORNING. HOW WAS. HOW WAS THE GRASS? I CAN'T COMMENT RIGHT NOW BECAUSE IT'S PUBLIC. THIS IS PUBLIC SCHOOL. YEAH. SO, IT'S PRETTY BIG. SO EVEN FOR YOU TO JUST WALK IN THE PARK, IT'S HORRIBLE. CAN YOU JUST IMAGINE A KID TRYING TO PLAY? YOU KNOW, JUST TRY TO PRACTICE A BALL? IT'S. IT'S LITERALLY IMPOSSIBLE. AND ON TOP OF THAT, WE REALLY HAVE NO LIGHTING. LIKE, WHERE IS THE LIGHTING AT? HOW COME WE DON'T HAVE NO LIGHTING AT THE PARK? THERE'S NO LIGHTING. SO THAT IS SOMETHING THAT. I THINK ALL THIS IS THE REASON WHY THESE PARENTS ARE HERE, BECAUSE WE WANT YOU GUYS TO ACTUALLY PAY ATTENTION TO US, YOU KNOW, PAY ATTENTION TO OUR KIDS. WE. WE NEED SOMETHING HERE. I ALSO AM PETITIONING THE SAME THING. MY KIDS HAVE BEEN PLAYING SOCCER HERE. MY OLDEST SON IS ALREADY 26, AND HE'S BEEN PLAYING SINCE HE WAS 5 HERE. AND SINCE THEN, WE HAVE NOT SEEN A SOCCER FIELD. SO, I MEAN, WE WOULD WANT TO HAVE SOMETHING HERE FOR OUR KIDS. MY. MY SON IS CURRENTLY PLAYING FOR ROSE TOWN. BUT EVEN FOR OUR GRANDKIDS OR OTHER KIDS, OTHER GENERATIONS TO KEEP. TO KEEP THEM OFF THE STREET, YOU KNOW, SOMETHING MORE LOCAL FOR US. I LOVE THIS TOWN AND EVERYTHING ABOUT IT, BUT I THINK WE. IT'S TIME FOR US TO GET A SOCCER FIELD GOING FOR US. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. THANK YOU, GUYS. YOU GUYS LEAVE YOUR INFORMATION. MADAM CLERK, DO WE HAVE ANY REMOTE COMMENTS? IS THERE ANY OTHER PUBLIC? I'M SORRY, IS THERE ANY OTHER PUBLIC COMMENTS? THANK YOU, MADAM, HOW'S IT GOING? GOOD. MY NAME IS JAIME LINARES. COULD YOU REPEAT YOUR NAME? I'M ELINARES. PERFECT. THANK YOU. PERFECT. HI, HOW'S IT GOING? MY CONCERN IS ALSO THE SOCCER FIELDS. I'VE BEEN HERE FOR ABOUT. IN THIS COMMUNITY ABOUT 24, 24 YEARS AND IT HAS IMPROVED NOT EVEN ONE BIT. IT'S ALWAYS BEEN SOCCER FIELDS OVER HERE ACROSS 46. AND THEN WE TAKE THEM OFF, WE PUT THEM BACK ON. I THINK IT'S EMBARRASSING. COMPARED TO OUR COMMUNITY, WE'RE NOT HAVING A SPORT COMPLEX. COMPARED TO DAWES HILLS, SHAFTER, DELANO, OUR KIDS ARE TRYING TO STAY ACTIVE AND I FEEL LIKE IT'S. WE SHOULD TRY TO PUSH THEM STAY ACTIVE. INSTEAD, WE'RE GETTING THEM OUT OF OUR COMMUNITY. THEY WANT TO MOVE AWAY INSTEAD OF STAYING WITH OUR COMMUNITY. SO THAT'S [00:20:01] KIND OF OUR MAIN CONCERN HERE. JUST TO DO SOMETHING BETTER WITH OUR COMMUNITY. STAY MORE ACTIVE WITH DOMAINS. WE COULD USE SOCCER FIELDS, FOOTBALL FIELDS, BASKETBALL COURTS, MAYBE A LITTLE BIT MORE WORK ON THE PARKS, LITTLE BIT MORE LIGHTING, JUST A LITTLE BIT MORE FOR THE COMMUNITY. THANK YOU, SIR. CLERK, ANY MORE PUBLIC COMMENTS? CLICK IT AGAIN. YEAH, CLICK IT AGAIN. YEAH. ONCE IT'S GREEN, YOU'RE GOOD. OKAY. SORRY. HI, MY NAME IS YESENIA RODRIGUEZ. I AM ALSO HERE SPEAKING FOR ROSE TOWN. MY SON HAS PLAYED WITH FIRST WHEN WE WERE TAGGED. NOW THAT WE ARE AT ROSE TOWN, OUR CONCERN ALSO IS THAT WE HAVE TO COMMUTE ALL THE WAY TO. IT'S LIKE A FOUR, FIVE-MINUTE MUTE ALL THE WAY TO BAKERSFIELD FOR THEM TO PLAY LOCALLY. BECAUSE WE DON'T HAVE A SOCCER FIELD. IT'S HARD FOR LAW SCHOOL SOMETIMES TO LET US BORROW THEIR FIELDS BECAUSE THEY HAVE TO USE IT. MCFARLAND HAS THE SAME PROBLEM. THEIR FIELDS ARE NOT AS GOOD AS OURS, BUT IT'S ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE REALLY NEED TO WORK ON, I WANT TO SAY, BECAUSE MY, MY KID LOVES TO PLAY SOCCER AND I KNOW ALL THE KIDS IN ROW LIKE TO PLAY SOCCER AND IT'S THE SPORT THAT THEY LOVE. THAT'S WHY THEY'RE UNDER CLUB. RIGHT. SO, WE REALLY DO NEED SOCCER FIELD AS MUCH AS WE KNEW NEED OTHER FIELDS FOR OTHER SPORTS BECAUSE IT'S REALLY HARD FOR THEM TO BE JUMPING A FENCE IN WASCO. HEISMAN GET IN TROUBLE FOR TRYING TO PLAY THE SPORT THAT THEY LOVE. AND THE PARKS ARE ALWAYS. WE TALK WITH FLAG FOOTBALL OR ANY OTHER SPORTS THAT ARE GOING ON WITH THEIR REG. EVEN FOR REG. THEY DON'T EVEN HAVE A SOCCER SHOW. THEY HAVE TO RELY ON THE SOCCER PARKS. I MEAN, ON THE PARK, ON THE DIAMONDS AND WHATEVER IT IS THAT WE HAVE THERE. THEY DON'T HAVE A SOCCER FIELD TO PLAY ON. SO THAT'S. I FEEL LIKE WE NEED ONE. WOULD YOU LEAVE YOUR NAME WITH THE CITY CLERK? NAME AND PHONE NUMBER. ANY MORE PUBLIC COMMENTS. DEBATING? SEE? NONE. HAVE YOUR CONTACT INFORMATION? MADAM CLERK, DO WE HAVE ANY REMOTE COMMENTS? OH, I'M SORRY. THERE'S ONE MORE. CAN I ASK A QUESTION OF THE PARENTS THAT ARE HERE, IF ANY OF THEM HAVE BEEN. HAVE YOU BEEN TO A RECREATION AND PARKS DISTRICT BOARD MEETING OR SPOKE TO THE RECREATION PARKS DISTRICT DIRECTOR? THANK YOU. NO MORE PUBLIC COMMENTS. NOW WE CAN MOVE ON. MADAM CLERK, DO WE HAVE ANY. SORRY, ANY REMOTE COMMENTS? JUST ONE MOMENT. THERE ARE NO REMOTE COMMENTS. THANK YOU. ARE THERE ANY EMAIL COMMENTS, MADAM CLERK? THERE ARE NO EMAIL COMMENTS, MAYOR. FOR THIS ITEM OR ANY OTHER ITEM ON THE AGENDA. THANK YOU. MOVING TO ITEM 8. SUCCESSOR AGENCY BUSINESS. WE HAVE NONE. ITEM 9, WASCO PUBLIC FINANCE AUTHORITY BUSINESS. WE HAVE NONE. ITEM 10, PUBLIC SAFETY REPORT FROM THE WASCO POLICE [10.b. Wasco Police Department (Mora)] DEPARTMENT. CHIEF MORA. GOOD AFTERNOON, HONORABLE MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL. SO, THE FIRST TWO WEEKS OF SEPTEMBER, OR TRENDING AS THEY SHOULD BE? I SUPPOSE SO. CALLS FOR SERVICE, 1086 TOTAL. I'M SORRY? TOTAL INCIDENTS WERE 1086. CALLS FOR SERVICE, WE HANDLED 506. OFFICER INITIATED ACTIVITY, 580 AGAIN, THERE'S MORE PROACTIVE ACTIVITY THAN COST FOR SERVICE, WHICH IS WHAT WE LIKE TO SEE. NON-EMERGENCY COST TO DISPATCH, 733 EMERGENCY COSTS, 248 FOR THE MONTH OF SEPTEMBER. MOVING DOWN TO TRAFFIC STOPS AND CITATIONS, WE MADE 327 TOTAL TRAFFIC STOPS, ISSUED 120 CITATIONS, OF WHICH 47 WERE FOR MOVING VIOLATIONS. 18 WERE FOR PARKING VIOLATIONS. SO, MOVING DOWN, WE WORKED 98 CASES, OF WHICH 44 RESULTED [00:25:01] IN ARRESTS. WE MADE 24 CITIZEN CONTACTS, AND WE MADE 35 PEDESTRIAN AND VEHICLE CHECKS. MOVING DOWN, WE TOOK THREE STOLEN VEHICLE REPORTS AND RECOVERED ONE STOLEN VEHICLE. AND FOR THIS MONTH, WE ALSO HANDLED SIX TRAFFIC COLLISIONS TOTAL. NONE OF THEM WERE FOR DUI THIS TIME AROUND. AND LAST TIME WE TALKED A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE CONCERN OF THE E BIKES. AND THERE WAS A CASE WE INVESTIGATED BACK ON THE SECOND. THE OFFICERS EXECUTED A SEARCH WARRANT IN A HOUSING CHAPTER FOR AN E BIKE THAT LED HIM ON A PURSUIT. BACK ON AUGUST 10, OFFICER TRIED TO CONDUCT A TRAFFIC STOP FOR HELMET VIOLATIONS, LIGHTING VIOLATIONS, AND THE RIDER FAILED TO STOP. HE RODE RECKLESSLY THROUGHOUT THE CITY UNTIL THE OFFICERS DISCONTINUED FOR SAFETY REASONS, BUT THEY CONTINUED TO FOLLOW UP ON THIS CASE. THEY IDENTIFIED THE RIDER WHO HAPPENED TO BE A 16-YEAR-OLD JUVENILE AND WE SAY HE SEIZED HIS DIRT BIKE AND CHARGES ARE BEING FILED FOR HIM. AND SO, THE POLICE DEPARTMENT PUT TOGETHER THIS FLYER IN AN EFFORT TO NOT ONLY EDUCATE. IT SHOWS PICTURES OF THE DIFFERENT TYPES OF E BIKES, BUT IT ALSO TALKS ABOUT SOME OF THE RESTRICTIONS, SOME OF THE REQUIREMENTS AND SOME OF THE CONSEQUENCES. I KNOW IT CAN BE A LITTLE CONFUSING BECAUSE THERE'S TYPE 1, 2 AND 3 ON THE E BIKES, BUT WE'RE HOPING THAT IF A PARENT EVER HAS ANY QUESTION THAT THEY CAN USE THIS AS A RESOURCE AND KNOW WHAT THE RISKS ARE AND WHAT THE POTENTIAL PENALTIES FOR NOT RIDING RESPONSIBLY. AND IN ADDITION TO WHAT'S ON THIS PAPER, THERE'S A BARCODE THAT WHEN IT'S SCANNED IT'LL TAKE YOU TO EVEN MORE RESOURCES. SO ALL THE INFORMATION IS HERE. WE ARE ENFORCING IT TO THE BEST OF OUR ABILITY. WE WILL BE AT THE BIKE RODEO ON SATURDAY TALKING TO AS MANY PEOPLE AS WE CAN ABOUT THIS. THE LAST THING WE WANT IS FOR SOMEBODY TO GET INJURED FOR RIDING AN E BIKE. THAT'S ALL I HAVE. I'D BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. ANY QUESTIONS. COMMENTS, MAYOR PRO TEM REYNA, MR. REYNA. THANK YOU, MAYOR. CHIEF, THIS IS GREAT INFORMATION FOR THE PARENTS OF THOSE THAT ARE OUT THERE ON ELECTRIC SCOOTERS AND ELECTRIC BIKES. AND. BUT I THINK WE NEED THAT ADDITIONAL COMPONENT THAT WE HAD TALKED ABOUT, WHICH IS EDUCATION OF THESE GROUPS. RIGHT. THIS IS PERFECT FOR THE PARENTS SO THAT THEY ARE INFORMED AS TO THE CAPABILITIES OF THE DEVICES THAT THEIR CHILDREN ARE USING. LAST COUNCIL MEETING WE HAD A DISCUSSION ABOUT HOW FAST SOME OF THESE VEHICLES GO. JUST YESTERDAY I SAW THIS LARGE GROUP OF KIDS ON REGULAR BIKES, CRUISERS, ALL POPPING ON ONE WHEEL AND WHICH IS VERY DANGEROUS. IT'S DANGEROUS WHEN TWO OR THREE DO IT, BUT WHEN A LARGE GROUP OF THEM DO IT, THEY'RE BLOCKING THE ROAD AND YOU KNOW, GOING AGAINST TRAFFIC. SO AGAIN, I THINK WE NEED TO IMPLEMENT THAT. AND YOU MENTIONED THE BIKE RODEO. THAT WOULD BE A GREAT OPPORTUNITY TO DO THAT. AND THEN I ALSO SAW AN INDIVIDUAL AND IT MAY BE THE SAME ONE THAT YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT. HE, HE WAS RIDING AN ELECTRIC BIKE, BUT IT WAS LIKE A DIRT BIKE, TYPE ELECTRIC. AND HE WAS ON ONE WHEEL RIDING ON THE SIDEWALK. AND THAT PUTS NOT ONLY HIMSELF BUT THOSE THAT ARE PEDESTRIANS IN GRAVE DANGER. BUT I'M GLAD TO SEE THAT THE POLICE DEPARTMENT, UNDER YOUR DIRECTION HAS TAKEN THIS ACTION TO PROVIDE INFORMATION TO THE PARENTS AND HOPEFULLY SOME OF THOSE PARENTS WILL ACTUALLY PAY ATTENTION AND SAY THIS ACTIVITY FOR MY CHILDREN IS REALLY, REALLY DANGEROUS BECAUSE WE SEE [00:30:01] IT ALL THE TIME. WE'VE SPOKEN ABOUT IT HERE AT LENGTH. YEAH, THANK YOU. WE'RE ALSO GOING TO PARTNER UP WITH THE SCHOOLS TO GET THIS INFORMATION THROUGH THEIR CHANNELS AS WELL. THANK YOU SO MUCH. COUNCILMEMBER MEDINA. NOTHING IN MY CHIEF, JUST AS ALWAYS. THANK YOU FOR THE REPORT AND KEEP THE GOOD WORK. THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER RAYA. NO, I THINK THIS IS GOING TO BE VERY USEFUL. JUST LIKE MR. REYNA SAID WITH THE INFORMATION, WITH THESE E BIKES, THESE SCOOTERS, YOU'RE. YOU GUYS ARE ALSO PLANNING TO TAKE THIS INFORMATION, DROP IT OUT TO THE SCHOOLS? THAT'S CORRECT. I THINK THAT THAT'S THE FASTEST WAY IT WILL GET TO THE. EACH PARENTS. YEAH. GREAT JOB, CHIEF. CAME UP TO GO WORK. IT WAS GREAT SEEING MOST OF OUR POLICE DEPARTMENT OUT THIS WEEKEND AT THE ROSE FESTIVAL AND SEEING THEM INTERACT WITH THE PUBLIC WITH SMILES ON THEIR FACES AND HAVING A GOOD TIME AND BEING APPROACHABLE. I REALLY APPRECIATE THAT. AND EVERYBODY LOOKS SHARP, WHICH WAS NICE TOO, SO. BUT GREAT JOB BY YOUR DEPARTMENT KEEPING EVERYBODY SAFE THIS WEEKEND. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, CHIEF, FOR THE REPORT. AND THAT'S A EXCELLENT IDEA, YOU KNOW, KNOW SPREADING THAT INFORMATION AND EDUCATING OUR YOUTH AND PARENTS. REALLY ESSENTIAL. THANK YOU FOR THE REPORT. THANK YOU. LOOK AT ALL THE EDUCATION IS OCCURRING HERE IN THE. IN THE COUNCIL CHAMBER. ALL RIGHT, MOVING ON TO ITEM 11. CITY COUNCIL BUSINESS 11. CONSENT CALENDAR. THE CONSENT [11) CONSENT CALENDAR] CALENDAR CONSISTS OF ITEMS THAT ARE ROUTINE AND NON-CONTROVERSIAL IN THE STAFF'S OPINION. THESE ITEMS ARE APPROVED IN ONE MOTION UNLESS A COUNCIL MEMBER OR A MEMBER OF THE PUBLIC REQUESTS THE REMOVAL OF A PARTICULAR ITEM FOR SEPARATE CONSIDERATION THIS EVENING. WE HAVE ITEMS 11A TO 11F. AT THIS TIME, I WOULD LIKE TO ASK THE MEMBERS WHETHER I HAVE A CONFLICT OF INTEREST REGARDING ANY ITEM ON THE CONSENT CALENDAR. MAYOR PRO TEM REYNA. NO CONFLICT. MEMBER MARTINEZ. NO CONFLICT. MEMBER MEDINA? NO CONFLICT. MEMBER RAYA? NO CONFLICT. I HAVE NO CONFLICT MYSELF. ARE THERE ANY COUNCIL MEMBERS WHO WOULD LIKE TO REMOVE AN ITEM? MAYOR PRO TEM REYNA? NO, MA'AM MEMBER MARTINEZ? NO. MEMBER MEDINA? I HAVE NONE. MEMBER RAYA? NONE. I HAVE NONE MYSELF. ARE THERE ANY PUBLIC. ARE THERE ANY PUBLIC COMMENTS AT THIS TIME? NONE. MADAM CLERK. DO WE HAVE ANY REMOTE COMMENTS? WE HAVE NO REMOTE COMMENTS. THANK YOU. I WOULD LIKE TO ENTERTAIN A MOTION FOR APPROVAL. SO, MOVED. I'LL SECOND IT. I'LL SECOND IT, MADAM CLERK. VOTE BY ROLL CALL. MAYOR SALDAÑA. AYE. MAYOR PRO TEM REYNA. AYE. COUNCIL MEMBER MARTINEZ. AYE. COUNCIL MEMBER MEDINA. AYE. COUNCIL MEMBER RAYA. AYE. MOTION BY COUNCILMEMBER MARTINEZ. SECONDED BY MAYOR PRO TEM REYNA, TO APPROVE THE CONSENT CALENDAR MOTION WAS UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED. THANK YOU. MOVING TO ITEM 12, PUBLIC HEARINGS. WE HAVE NONE. ITEM 13, DEFERRED BUSINESS. WE HAVE NONE. ITEM 14, NEW BUSINESS COUNCIL FINDS THIS ITEM IN A PROJECT DEFINED UNDER SECTION 15378 OF THE CEQA [14.a. Council finds this action is not a “project” defined under section 15378 of the CEQA Guidelines; Adopt a Resolution Ratifying the Professional Service Task Order No. 1 Under an Agreement with LSL, LLP for Accounting Support Services for Fiscal Year 2024-2025 in an amount not to exceed $10,000.00. (Blakemore) ] GUIDELINES ADOPT A RESOLUTION RATIFYING THE PROFESSIONAL SERVICE TASK ORDER NUMBER ONE UNDER AN AGREEMENT WITH L LSL LLP FOR ACCOUNTING SUPER SUPPORT SERVICES FOR FISCAL YEAR 202425 AND AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $10,000. THIS IS BLAKEMORE. ALL RIGHT. GOOD EVENING MAYOR AND COUNCIL MEMBERS. THANK YOU. THIS REQUEST, THIS REQUEST COUNCIL TO RATIFY TASK ORDER NUMBER ONE WITH LSL ON THE MOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $10,000 FOR ADDITIONAL ACCOUNTING SUPPORT RELATED TO THE FISCAL YEAR 25 AUDIT. AS THE COUNCIL MAY RECALL, THE ORIGINAL AGREEMENT WITH LSL WAS $60,000. AND DURING THE AUDIT PROCESS SEVERAL COMPLEX ACCOUNTING AND FINANCIAL ISSUES REQUIRE ADDITIONAL PROFESSIONAL ASSISTANCE BEYOND WHAT WAS ORIGINALLY ANTICIPATED. THESE SERVICES INCLUDE WORK RELATED TO CAPITAL ASSETS AND CONSTRUCTION IN PROGRESS, RECONCILIATION PLAN, PENSION ACCOUNTING, THE IMPLEMENTATION OF GASB STANDARDS RELATED TO LEASES, SUBSCRIPTION BASED INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY AGREEMENTS AND COMPENSATED ABSENCES. IN ADDITION, SOME OF THESE GASB STANDARDS SHOULD HAVE BEEN IMPLEMENTED IN PRIOR FISCAL YEARS. AS A RESULT, STAFF AND LSL ARE REQUIRED TO PERFORM MULTI-YEAR REVIEWS AND ANALYSIS TO DETERMINE APPROPRIATE ACCOUNTING TREATMENT AND ENSURE ACCURATE REPORTING GOING FORWARD. AND SO, THE INCREASES, THE INCREASE THE SCOPE [00:35:02] OF WORK NECESSARY TO INCREASE TO COMPLETE THE AUDIT. AND GIVEN THE TIMING OF THE AUDIT DEADLINES AND THE NEED TO KEEP THE AUDIT PROCESS MOVING FORWARD, THE CITY MANAGER AUTHORIZED THE ADDITIONAL SERVICES THROUGH THE TASK ORDER NUMBER ONE. AND THEN THE RATIFICATION OF THIS ITEM WILL APPROVE THE ADDITIONAL 10,000 IN SERVICES BRINGING THE TOTAL THE CONTRACT IS 70,000 FOR FISCAL YEAR 25 AUDIT. AND THE STAFF RECOMMENDS APPROVAL OF THIS RESOLUTION. THAT'S ALL I HAVE. YOU HAVE QUESTIONS RELATED TO THAT? ARE THERE ANY COMMENTS FROM THE MEMBERS? MAY I APPROACH HIM? MAYOR PRO TEM REYNA? MS. BLAKEMORE, JUST TO CLARIFY, THIS WAS ALREADY APPROVED BY THE CITY MANAGER. IT'S JUST BRINGING. BEING BROUGHT TO THE COUNCIL FOR RATIFICATION. THAT'S CORRECT. SO FISCAL YEAR 25, WE'RE TRYING TO KEEP TO A STRICT SCHEME SCHEDULE AND TRYING TO GET THIS DONE SO THAT WE CAN CONTINUE ON AND MOVE TO FISCAL YEAR 26. THAT'S OBVIOUSLY OUR GOAL SINCE WE'RE BEHIND. AND SO, IN ORDER TO KEEP THEM GOING. TO KEEP US GOING. YES, CITY MANAGER HAS ALREADY APPROVED IT. NO, IT'S GOOD. I JUST WANTED TO CLARIFY THAT. WHAT IS THE DEADLINE? YOU MENTIONED A DEADLINE. WHAT IS THE DEADLINE FOR YOUR AUDIT? WELL, WE WERE POTENTIALLY SUPPOSED TO END TONIGHT, BUT HOPEFULLY THIS WEEK FOR OUR SUPPORT. SO AUDITORS THEY SEND US A LIST. IT'S CALLED PVC SUPPORT PROVIDED BY CLIENT. AND THE LIST IS SOMEWHERE BETWEEN LIKE A HUNDRED THINGS THAT THEY NEED FROM US. SO, THE GOAL FOR US TO GET THEM THEIR SUPPORT IS TECHNICALLY TONIGHT, BUT WE'LL SEE IF THAT GOES TILL ABOUT FRIDAY. WE KEEP ENCOUNTERING MORE AND MORE THINGS THAT WE HAVE TO UNRAVEL, FIX, CORRECT AND MAKE RIGHT. SO, WE ARE CONTINUALLY FOCUSED ON PUSHING THROUGH. I WOULD IMAGINE THAT THE ACCOUNTING MANAGER RIGHT NOW IS STILL WORKING ON IT RIGHT NOW. SO WE'RE GOING TO CONTINUE TO PUSH THROUGH. AND THEN AFTER THEY HAVE ALL THEIR PBC ITEMS, WE'RE LOOKING AT A TURNAROUND TIME FOR A DRAFT-FINANCIAL IN ABOUT A MONTH AND A HALF IS POTENTIALLY THE GOAL TO GET A DRAFT-FINANCIAL FOR 25. ALL RIGHT, MAYOR, IF THERE ARE NO FURTHER QUESTIONS, I MOVE TO APPROVE. MEMBER MARTINEZ? I HAVE NO QUESTIONS. MEMBER MEDINA. AND NO QUESTIONS. MEMBER RAYA? NO QUESTIONS. I HAVE NO QUESTION MYSELF. AND ARE THERE ANY PUBLIC COMMENTS AT THIS TIME? SEE? NONE. MADAM CLERK, DO WE HAVE ANY REMOTE COMMENTS? THERE ARE NO REMOTE COMMENTS. THANK YOU. I'D LIKE TO ENTERTAIN A MOTION. IT'S ALREADY. THERE'S A MOTION ON THE TABLE. I'LL SECOND. THANK YOU, MADAM CLERK. VOTE BY ROLL CALL. MAYOR SALDAÑA. AYE. MAYOR PRO TEM REYNA. AYE. COUNCIL MEMBER MARTINEZ. AYE. COUNCIL MEMBER MEDINA. AYE. COUNCIL MEMBER RAYA. MOTION BY MAYOR PRO TEM REYNA. SECONDED BY COUNCILMEMBER MARTINEZ TO ADOPT THE RESOLUTION. MOTION IS APPROVED. THANK YOU. EXCUSE ME. MOVE ON [15.a. Kern Economic Development Corporation (Medina) ] TO ITEM 15. REPORTS FROM COMMISSION AND COMMITTEES. 15 A CURRENT ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION. MR. MEDINA, THE ONLY THING THAT I HAVE IS WE ATTENDED, ALONG WITH A COUPLE OF MEMBERS HERE, THE CURRENT EDC DINNER LAST WEEK. YOU KNOW, THEY TALKED ABOUT THE. THE STATE OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT IN KERN COUNTY. OBVIOUSLY A STRONG. YOU KNOW, DESPITE WHAT'S GOING ON IN TERMS OF THE ECONOMY, THERE'S A LOT OF OPPORTUNITIES HERE IN TERMS OF GROWTH. SO THAT'S ALWAYS PROMISING. YOU KNOW, WE'RE IN A GOOD COUNTY. THERE'S A LOT OF OPPORTUNITIES DOWN THE ROAD, SO THE FUTURE IS BRIGHT, EVEN THOUGH IT DOESN'T SEEM LIKE IT, BUT IT IS. THAT'S ALL I HAVE. THANK YOU, MR. MEDINA. 15B [15.b. Kern Council of Government (Reyna) ] CURRENT COUNCIL OF GOVERNMENT. MR. RAYA. NOTHING TO REPORT YET. I WILL BE ATTENDING THE MEETING ON [15.c. Wasco Task Force (Saldaña & Raya)] THURSDAY. MAN, THANK YOU. 15C. WASCO TASK FORCE WILL BE GOING DARK FOR THIS MONTH AND LOOK FORWARD TO COLLABORATE [16) REPORTS FROM CITY MANAGER] WITH THE CITYWIDE IN OCTOBER. ITEM 16, REPORTS FROM THE CITY MANAGER. YES, HONORABLE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL. I DO HAVE A FEW COMMENTS. LIKE IT WAS MENTIONED EARLIER, WE PARTICIPATED IN THE ROSE PARADE, AND WE TOOK FIRST PLACE ON OUR VEHICLES. WE BROUGHT A TROPHY BACK TO CITY HALL. THE OTHER ITEM IS SO, BY THE WAY, IT WAS A GREAT PARADE. THANK YOU FOR EVERYBODY THAT PARTICIPATED. I REALLY ENJOYED IT AND I KNOW OUR STAFF DID TOO. SO, THANK YOU EVERYBODY THAT HELPED OUR EMPLOYEES AND I KNOW COUNCIL WAS THERE. THE OTHER ITEM, THE SECOND ITEM THAT I HAVE IS THE WASCO UNIFIED ELEMENTARY SCHOOL DISTRICT WILL BE HAVING THEIR COMMUNITY ROUNDTABLE WORKSHOP TOMORROW, SEPTEMBER 16TH AT 5PM TO 6PM AT THERESA BURKE. THIS IS THEIR COMMUNITY ROUNDTABLE THAT THEY'RE HOPING TO HAVE EVERY THIRD WEDNESDAY OF EACH MONTH. I BELIEVE YOU WERE ALL SENT AN INVITE. THEN WE HAVE OUR BIKE RODEO SEPTEMBER 19TH, WHICH IS THIS COMING SATURDAY FROM 9 TO NOON AT THE WASCO [00:40:19] HIGH SCHOOL CAFETERIA PARKING LOT. WE WILL HAVE CODE ENFORCEMENT, AND OUR WASCO PD WILL BE THERE TO DO EDUCATION AND OUTREACH TO OUR COMMUNITY ABOUT BIKE SAFETY. THE OTHER THING THAT'S COMING UP ON SEPTEMBER 25TH, WE'LL HAVE DIAL RIDE TO ATTENDING THE KERN COUNTY FAIR. I BELIEVE WE'RE COORDINATING WITH THE WASCO RECREATION AND PARK DISTRICT TO TAKE OUR SENIORS TO THE FAIR. WE DO IT EVERY YEAR, SO I KNOW DIORITE IS LOOKING FORWARD TO THAT. AND THEN OUR BIG EVENT IS NATIONAL NIGHT OUT. THAT IS OCTOBER 1ST FROM 5 TO 8PM I WOULD LIKE TO INVITE THE COMMUNITY TO ATTEND THAT EVENT. IT'S AN EVENT, IT'S CALLED THE NATIONAL NIGHT OUT. IT'S A LAW ENFORCEMENT EVENT WHERE WE, THE CITY AND WASCO PD DOES IT IN OUR COUNCIL AND WE HAVE OTHER LOCAL AGENCIES ATTEND THIS EVENT. WE HAVE NONPROFITS ATTENDING IT. THEY HAVE A LOT OF FREE RESOURCES TO THE COMMUNITY. IT'S A FREE EVENT. IT WILL BE ON 7TH STREET ON OUR NEW PLAZA. WE WILL BE BLOCKING TWO BLOCKS. SO WE'RE LOOKING FORWARD. IT'S A THURSDAY NIGHT. WE WILL HAVE LIVE ENTERTAINMENT AND WE'LL HAVE A DJ AND A LIVE MUSIC GROUP THIS YEAR. SO WE'RE REALLY EXCITED. SO PLEASE, IF YOU CAN ATTEND, ATTEND IT. AND THEN WE HAVE OCTOBER 3RD. WE HAVE OUR COMMUNITY CLEANUP, THE BULKY WASTE EVENT FROM 9 TO NOON. CODE ENFORCEMENT AND PUBLIC WORKS WILL BE IN CHARGE OF THAT EVENT. THAT IS OCTOBER 3RD. AND THEN WE HAVE OCTOBER 7TH. WE HAVE OUR COMMUNITY BREAKFAST AND THAT'S GOING TO BE OVER AT THE POWELL BUILDING AT THE POLICE ACTIVITY LEAGUE AT 7AM SO IF YOU'RE ABLE TO ATTEND, ATTEND. AND THEN OCTOBER 29TH WE WILL BE PARTICIPATING IN THE TRUNK OR TREAT WITH I BELIEVE WASCO RECREATION AND PARK DISTRICT PUTS THAT EVENT TOGETHER. THE CITY WILL BE PARTICIPATING IN THAT EVENT. AND LASTLY, WE WANTED TO GIVE AN UPDATE TO CANCEL ON THE HAWK SYSTEM ON 46. SO WE'RE GOING TO HAVE LUIS. LUIS VILLA GIVE. GIVE US AN UPDATE. SO, A QUICK UPDATE IS. SO, UNFORTUNATELY, THE POLES GOT PUSHED BACK TO OCTOBER, SOMETIME IN OCTOBER. THE GOOD THING IS THE OLD SYSTEM THAT WAS REMOVED STILL WORKS. SO, THEY WERE ABLE, THE CONTRACTOR WAS ABLE TO TAME THOSE TWO POLES. NOW FAB UP SOME PLATES BECAUSE THEY HAVE A DIFFERENT BOLT PATTERN NOW AND REINSTALL THEM AS THEY WERE BEFORE PRIOR TO MOVING THEM. SO TEMPORARILY IS THE ORIGINAL ONES THAT ARE THERE, THAT WERE ORIGINALLY THERE ARE THERE NOW AGAIN, UNTIL WE RECEIVE THE ACTUAL HAWK SYSTEM, HOPEFULLY EARLY OCTOBER. I'D LIKE TO COMMENT ON THAT. I WANT TO COMMEND YOU FOR DOING THIS, THE TEAM EFFORT. WELL, YEAH, WHOEVER WAS INVOLVED IN GETTING THIS BACKUP, I WANT TO COMMEND YOU FOR DOING IT BECAUSE THIS WAS SOMETHING THAT WE'VE BEEN WORKING ON FOR YEARS, THE PROJECT OVERALL. RIGHT. AND THEN WHEN WE TOOK THE FLASHING BEACONS DOWN, THEN THE CHILDREN WENT BACK TO SCHOOL, AND THEY HAD NO PROTECTION CROSSING THE STREET. HOW DID I FIND OUT? WELL, I WAS DRIVING ON HIGHWAY 4 AND I HAD TO STOP BECAUSE A KID WAS CROSSING THE STREET AND THE FLASHING BEACONS WERE SAYING STOP. RIGHT. SO. AND I TALKED TO SCOTT ABOUT IT. THAT'S A BIG WIN. THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR DOING THAT. THAT KEEPS THE CHILDREN SAFE. YEAH. LET'S GIVE THEM A ROUND OF APPLAUSE, EVERYBODY. EVERYBODY THAT PARTICIPATED. OKAY. BUT THANK YOU. AND YEAH, I'M REALLY THRILLED THAT AT LEAST THE CHILDREN ARE NOW SAFER. NOT AS SAFE AS WITH THE HAW SYSTEM, BUT WE WILL EVENTUALLY GET THERE. OKAY, THANK YOU. IF I MAY AS WELL, I'M GLAD YOU BROUGHT IT UP BECAUSE I WAS A LITTLE BIT CONFUSED AS TO, YOU KNOW, THE CHANGE. I WAS LIKE, I [00:45:01] THOUGHT IT WAS A DIFFERENT SYSTEM. BUT I'M GLAD YOU'RE CLARIFYING BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, THERE'S OBVIOUSLY BEEN A LOT OF COMMOTION AROUND THE COMMUNITY IN TERMS OF THAT CROSSING. SO I'M SURE I WASN'T THE ONLY ONES THAT WAS CONFUSED. SO I'M GLAD YOU BROUGHT IT UP BECAUSE I. I PASSED BY THERE ALL THE TIME AND THAT WAS A LITTLE BIT. I THOUGHT, YOU KNOW, IT WAS A DIFFERENT TYPE OF SYSTEM THAT WE WERE PUTTING UP. SO NOW IT'S LOOKING LIKE IT'S OCTOBER, RIGHT? CORRECT. OKAY. ACCORDING TO MANUFACTURER. OKAY. SO THAT WAY, IF COMMUNITY MEMBERS ASK. RIGHT. IN TERMS OF THE SYSTEM THAT'S GOING UP, YOU KNOW, THEY'RE AWARE AS TO WHY, WHERE, WHERE, AS TO WHY. SO. SO I'M GLAD YOU BROUGHT THAT UP AND CLARIFIED FOR US. THANK YOU, MAYOR. IF I MAY, JUST FOR THE PUBLIC PRESENT THE CITY, BY THE WAY, HIGHWAY 43 AND HIGHWAY 46 BELONG TO CALTRANS, AND THE CITY DOES NOT HAVE THE AUTHORITY TO DO WORK ON THEM. BUT WE'VE BEEN WORKING WITH CALTRANS FOR SEVERAL YEARS TO CHANGE THE CROSSING BOTH AT 8TH STREET AND 43 AND POPLAR AND HIGHWAY 40. AND WE FINALLY GOT THEM TO AGREE TO MAKE THESE CHANGES. THEY WERE GRADUAL OVER SEVERAL YEARS, BUT THE GOAL WAS A HAWK SYSTEM. THIS SYSTEM WILL ALLOW PEDESTRIANS TO ACTUALLY PRESS A BUTTON, AND THEN YOU'LL HAVE A FLASHING AMBER LIGHT, AND THEN THE LIGHT WILL TURN RED, WHICH WILL CAUSE TRAFFIC TO STOP. AND THE CURRENT BEACONS ARE NOT THE IDEAL TYPE OF TRAFFIC SIGNAL FOR A HIGHWAY BECAUSE PEOPLE DO NOT ASSOCIATE A YELLOW LIGHT WITH STOP. YOU PROBABLY HAVE SEEN IT WHEN THOSE FLASHING BEACONS ARE FLASHING, CARS KEEP GOING, THEY DON'T STOP. SO, IT'S GOING TO BE A GREAT IMPROVEMENT PUTTING THOSE BACK UP. IT'S SAFER FOR THE CHILDREN. BUT HAVING THE. THE ULTIMATE HOG SYSTEM WILL BE THE IDEAL SITUATION. SO, THANK YOU AGAIN. THANK YOU, MAYOR. AND THAT CONCLUDES MY REPORT. MAYOR AND COUNCILMEMBERS, IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, I'M OPEN TO TAKING THEM NOW, IF I MAY, MRS. LARA, I DO HAVE A QUESTION. YOU MENTIONED THE BUSES FOR THE SENIORS GOING TO THE FAIR, AND THIS IS SOMETHING WE DO EVERY YEAR. THAT IS CORRECT. RIGHT. WE'VE BEEN DOING IT FOR SEVERAL YEARS. SO, THE QUESTION THAT I HAVE IS HOW POPULAR IS THIS OFFERING THAT WE DO RIGHT TO THE SENIOR CITIZENS? AND ARE WE LEAVING ANYBODY BEHIND? THAT'S WHAT I WANT TO KNOW. I WILL DEFER TO OUR TRANSIT MANAGER, MS. MARTINEZ. SOME PEOPLE THAT DON'T FIT IN THE BUS. THAT'S WHAT I'M ASKING. NO, WE. WE HAVE SUFFICIENT SEATS FOR EVERYONE WHO REGISTERS TO GO TO THE. OKAY, SO DOES IT TAKE TWO. DOES IT TAKE THREE BUSES? TWO BUSES. TWO BUSES, YES. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO ARE SENIOR CITIZENS, YOU CAN REQUEST TO WRITE. ANYWAY, THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR ANSWERING MY QUESTION. ALL RIGHT, ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FOR CITY. FOR CITY MANAGERS? ALL RIGHT, MOVING ON TO ITEM 17, REPORTS FROM CITY COUNCIL [17) REPORTS FROM CITY COUNCIL] MAYOR PRO TEM REYNA. WELL, IT WAS ALREADY MENTIONED. I ATTENDED THE CURRENT EDITION 38TH ANNUAL DINNER. THAT WAS A NICE EVENT. IT'S NICE EVERY YEAR. IT'S A GREAT OPPORTUNITY FOR COMMUNITY LEADERS TO GET TOGETHER. AND IN THIS CASE, THE DIRECTOR OF THE KERN ADC TALKS ABOUT THE PROGRESS IN KERN COUNTY, WHICH IS GREAT, AS COUNCILMEMBER MEDINA ALREADY ALLUDED. ALSO, I HOSTED A FOOD DISTRIBUTION WITH LEADERS CAMPESINAS WHERE WE RECEIVED NEARLY 30,000 POUNDS OF FOOD AND DISTRIBUTED IT TO ALMOST 500 FAMILIES AT WESTSIDE PARK. I WANT TO THANK FOOD FORWARD AND LEADERS CAMPESINAS FOR THEIR COLLABORATION. ALL THE VOLUNTEERS WHO MAKE THIS BIMONTHLY DISTRIBUTION POSSIBLE AND THE RECREATIONS AND PARKS DISTRICT FOR PROVIDING THE VENUE. NORMALLY, WE DO HAVE THIS DISTRIBUTION AT THE ST. JOHN EVANGELIST PARISH HALL, BUT DUE TO STREET CLOSURES, WE COULDN'T DO THAT FOR THIS PARTICULAR LOCATION. SO, I THANK ALL OF THEM. I ALSO PARTICIPATED IN THE ROSE FESTIVAL PARADE. I GOT TO DRIVE THE LITTLE PICKUP TRUCK. I WANT YOU TO KNOW THAT IS TIRING MY FOOT. GOT TIRED OF, YOU KNOW, ALL THIS MOVEMENT. AND I ALSO ATTENDED THE WASCO ROSE FESTIVAL FOUNDATION DINNER, AN EVENING IN BLOOM WHERE I PRESENTED CERTIFICATES OF RECOGNITION FROM CONGRESSMAN DAVID VALADAO AND PROCLAMATIONS FROM THE CITY OF WASCO ON BEHALF OF THE CITY COUNCIL TO THE [00:50:02] ROSE PARADE GRAND MARSHAL AND THE ROSE QUEEN GRAND MARSHALS AND THE ROSE QUEEN PAGEANT COMMITTEE. AND THAT IS IT FOR ME. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. MEMBER MEDINA. I HAVE NOTHING TO REPORT. MEMBER RAYA. I'D JUST LIKE TO ASK LOUIS JUST A QUICK QUESTION ON THE WELL AND CENTRO IMPOSAL. HOW IS IT MOVING ALONG, OR ARE WE HAVING TROUBLE? CURRENTLY, THEY'RE HAVING SOME ISSUES WITH SOME OF THE EQUIPMENT THERE, BUT THEY'RE HOPING TO MOVE, GET IT REPAIRED AND MOVE ALONG. THAT WAS AT LEAST THE REPORT WE RECEIVED THIS MORNING. WE GET DAILY UPDATES FROM THE ARSENAL. THERE WERE SOME MENTION BY SOME. SOME RESIDENTS THAT WERE LOOKING AT THE EQUIPMENT. IT LOOKED PRETTY BEAT UP, SO. IT IS. IT DOES. LOOK, IF. IF I MAY, MIGUEL, I KNOW WE'VE TALKED ABOUT THIS IN THE PAST, RIGHT? IT'S BEEN BROUGHT UP IN TERMS OF THE WELLS. CAN WE. SOUNDS LIKE YOU GUYS ARE GETTING A DAILY REPORT. CAN WE GET AT LEAST, LIKE, A WEEKLY RECAP ON WHERE WE'RE AT AND JUST SO THAT WE'RE IN THE LOOP AS TO, HEY, THEY'VE HAD DOWNTIME OR WHATNOT, BECAUSE, YEAH, DEFINITELY. IT'S THE SAME THING THAT EVERYBODY'S SAYING. RIGHT. SO, WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THERE'S PROGRESS GOING ON. YEP. NOW, WE ARE DRILLING TWO WELLS, SO WE COULD GET A REPORT ON BOTH OF THEM, CORRECT? YEP. IT'S THE SAME VENDOR, RIGHT? CORRECT. YEAH, THEY'RE RIGHT. THE EQUIPMENT LOOKS ANCIENT. RIGHT. SO, YEAH, DEFINITELY, WE CAN GET YOUR REPORT. SO HOW DOES THIS WORK? DO WE GO TO THE CITY CLERK? YES. THEN THEY'LL. WE'LL EMAIL HER. SHE'LL EMAIL YOU. OKAY. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. MEMBER MARTINEZ. YEAH. JUST A QUICK QUESTION FOR MARIA. OBVIOUSLY, THERE'S A LOT OF INTEREST IN OUR RELATIONSHIP WITH THE PARKS DEPARTMENT ON WHAT'S GOING ON. I KNOW THEY'VE CANCELED SEVERAL MEETINGS WITH US. THE LAST MEETING, SCOTT, I THOUGHT HAD A RESOLUTION, BUT I DON'T REMEMBER WHAT IT WAS. WHAT WAS THAT. THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER MARTINEZ, FOR ASKING THAT QUESTION. WE DID MEET WITH RECREATION AND PARK DISTRICT MANAGER AND THEIR CONSULTANT. I BELIEVE THEY'RE PLANNING TO DO A PRESENTATION AND UPDATING THE COUNCIL AND THE COMMUNITY ON WHAT THEY'RE, YOU KNOW, WHAT THEY'VE BEEN WORKING ON AND WHAT THEIR UPCOMING PROJECTS WILL BE. AND THAT IS SCHEDULED, I BELIEVE, FOR NEXT MONTH, OCTOBER 2026. I DON'T HAVE A DEFINITE DATE, BUT IT WILL BE ONE OF THOSE COUNCIL MEETINGS. SO, I WOULD ENCOURAGE THE COMMUNITY TO LOOK AT OUR AGENDAS BECAUSE NEXT MONTH RECREATION AND PARK DISTRICT WILL BE PROVIDING AN UPDATE TO THE COUNCIL ON THEIR ACTIVITIES AND PLANS. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THIS IS LARA. I WANT TO REINFORCE THAT TO THE PEOPLE THAT ARE PRESENT HERE. I THINK YOU WANT TO ATTEND THAT MEETING. IT IS THE RECREATIONS AND PARKS, RECREATION AND PARKS DISTRICT THAT PROVIDES THE PARKS FOR ALL OF US. WE COLLABORATE WITH THEM AND SEVERAL OF US HAVE BEEN LOOKING INTO POSSIBLE BUILDING SOCCER PARKS. BUT IT IS A RESPONSIBILITY OF RECREATION AND PARKS DISTRICT TO DO THAT. SO, YOU MIGHT WANT TO ATTEND THAT MEETING. LOOK FOR THE AGENDA. WE DON'T HAVE A DATE. RIGHT, MRS. LARA? RIGHT. WE DON'T HAVE THE SET DATE, BUT WE KNOW THAT IT WILL BE IN ONE OF THOSE TWO COUNCIL MEETINGS. WE'RE ONLY GOING TO HAVE TWO COUNCIL MEETINGS IN OCTOBER. SO, YOU KNOW, PLEASE LEAVE YOUR CONTACT INFO WITH THE CLERK AND I'M SURE WE CAN SEND YOU A COPY OF THE AGENDA. YES, IT'S THE FIRST AND THIRD TUESDAY OF EACH MONTH, SO IT'LL BE EITHER ONE OF THOSE TWO. THANK YOU, MRS. LARA. YOU'RE VERY WELCOME. I HAVE NOTHING TO REPORT. MOVING ON TO ITEM 18. CLOSED SESSION PUBLIC COMMENTS. PUBLIC COMMENTS. THIS EVENING WE HAVE CLOSED SESSION ITEMS 19A-19B. ARE THERE ANY PUBLIC COMMENTS AT THIS TIME? [19) CLOSED SESSION] ADAM? CLERK, DO WE HAVE ANY REMOTE COMMENTS? THERE ARE NO REMOTE COMMENTS. WE WILL NOW ENTER CLOSED SESSION AND RETURN TO REPORT. MAYOR, CAN WE HAVE FIVE MINUTES? IT IS 6:54PM A FIVE-MINUTE RECESS. GOOD. THANK YOU. ADJOURN. * This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.