RIDGECREST CITY COUNCIL
SUCCESSOR REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY
FINANCING AUTHORITY
HOUSING AUTHORITY
MINUTES
Wednesday, December 7, 2022 Regular Session - 6:00 p.m.
CALL TO ORDER - 6:00 p.m.
ROLL CALL
Counci Presen: Mayna, Cou Bie: Vic gy eldemo Council Member Lyle Bad Tem L. Scott
Absent: None
Staff Present: City Attorney M. Kozanowicz; City Manager Strand; City Clerk Charlon; Chie:
McLaughlin; PW Director Reec
APPROVAL OF AGENDA
• Hayman - Blades 5 Ayes
NOTE: The vote is displayed in bold below each item. For example, Blades-Rajaratnam denotes Council Member Blades made the motion and Vice Mayor Rajaratnam seconded the motion. Ayes, Noes, Absents, Abstentions follow.
REGULAR SESSION
PRESENTATION
Employee Service Award Presentations Council
PUBLIC COMMENT OF ITEMS NOT ON THE AGENDA
Public Comment E. Balfour
COUNCIL ANNOUNCEMENTS/DIRECTION
CONSENT CALENDAR
1. Proposed Action To Approve Draft Minutes Of The Ridgecrest City Council Regular Meeting Dated November 16, 2022 Charlon
Review And Approve Recognized Obligation Payment Schedule (ROPS) 2023-24 And Administrative Budget For Fiscal Year 2023-24 Of The Successor Agency To The Ridgecrest Redevelopment Agency And Approval Of Resolution Freese
• Rajaratnam - Breeden 5 Ayes
DISCUSSION / ACTION ITEMS
Public Comment on items 3, 4 & 5 - None
3. A Resolution To Accept The Base Bid (Sch. A+B) As Submitted By Bowman Asphalt, Inc. Accept Additive Alternative Schedule "D" For High Tensile Asphalt Reinforcement Fiber, And Deny The Base Bid Option (Sch. A+C) For Utilization Of Reclaimed Material. Allocate Measure V Funds For The Base Bid, And Up To $139,310.20 For A Ten Percent (10%) Construction
Contingency. A Maximum Total Of Up To $1,532,412.20. Award A Construction Contract To Bowman Asphalt, Inc. To Construct The Franklin Ave. Street Improvement Project In The Amount Of One Million Three Hundred And Ninety-Three Thousand One Hundred And Two Dollars (S1,393.102.00), And Authorize The City Manager, Ronald Strand, To Execute The Contract Reed
• Blades - Hayman 5 Ayes
4. A Resolution To Accept The Base Bid As Submitted By Pavement Coatings Co. Allocate Measure V Funds For The Base Bid, And Up To $58,938.00 For A 5% Contingency. A Maximum Total Of Up To $1,237.698.00. Award A Construction Contract To Pavement Coatings Co. To Construct The FY22 Measure V Chip Seal Project In The Amount Of One Million One Hundred & Seventy- Eight Thousand Seven Hundred Sixty Dollars ($1.178.760.00): And Authorize The City Manager, Ronald Strand, To Execute The Contract Reed
• Hayman - Blades 5 Ayes
5. A Resolution To Accept The Base Bid, Schedule A&D. As Submitted By Griffith Co. Deny Additive Alternate Schedules B&C; Allocate Measure V Funds For The Base Bid, And Up To $230.572.26 For A 5% Contingency. A Maximum Total Of Up To $4,842,017.41. Award A Construction Contract To Griffith Co. To Construct The FY22 Measure V Paving Project In The Amount Of Four Million Six Hundred & Eleven Thousand Four Hundred Forty-Five Dollars And Fifteen Cents (S4,611,445.15); And Amend A Construction Engineering Agreement With Willdan Engineering In The Amount Of One Hundred And Eight Thousand Dollars ($108,000.00); And Authorize The City Manager, Ronald Strand, To Execute The Contract & Amendment Reed
• Breeden - Rajaratnam - 5 Ayes
6. A Resolution To Accept The Base Bid As Submitted By EverLevel Holdings Inc. Allocate Wastewater Enterprise Funds For: The Base Bid. A Ten Percent (10%) Contingency ($629,423.50) And A Construction Engineering Contract With Willdan Engineering ($314,908.00). Award A Construction Contract To EverLevel Holdings To Construct The Phase Il Sewer Project In The Amount Of Six Million Two Hundred And Ninety-Four Thousand Two Hundred And Thirty-Five Dollars ($6,294,235.00). And Authorize The City Manager, Ronald Strand, To Execute The Contract Reed
Public Comment - None
• Blades - Rajaratnam 5 Ayes
7. Discussion Regarding The Board Of The Indian Wells Valley Groundwater Authority (IWVGA) Hayman
MINUTES - CITY COUNCIL / SUCCESSOR REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY / FINANCING AUTHORITY / HOUSING AUTHORITY REGULAR - December 7, 2022
PUBLIC HEARINGS
8. A Public Hearing And Resolution Approving The Fiscal Year 2023-2024 Annual Application Regarding The Kern County Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Program Wegener • Open Public Hearing - 7:34 p.m.
• Staff report & application reviewed
• Public comments - none
• July 4* & 5" page 2 of application
• Close Public Hearing - 7:43 p.m.
• Rajaratnam - Breeden 5 Ayes
COMMITTEE REPORTS**Committee Meeting dates are subject to change and will be announced on the City website
Infrastructure Committee
Members: Solomon Rajaratnam and Kyle Blades
Meeting: 4th Thursday each month at 5:00 p.m.
Location: City Hall Council Chambers
• Report from 11/24/22 - CANCELED
City Organization and Services Committee ("City Org')
Members: Mayor Eric A. Bruen and Peggy Breeden
Meeting: 1s Thursday each month at 5:30 p.m.
Location: City Hall Council Chambers
• Report from 12/1/22 - CANCELED
Parks, Recreation, and Quality of Life Committee
Members: Mayor Eric A. Bruen and Scott Hayman
Meeting: 1st Tuesday each month at 5:00 p.m.
Location: Kerr McGee Center Meeting Room
• Report from 12/6/22
OTHER COMMITTEES, BOARDS, OR COMMISSIONS
CITY MANAGER REPORT
Workshop: late Jan/early Feb 2023 - Status Of The City Conversation
FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS
MAYOR AND COUNCIL COMMENTS
ADJOURNMENT - 8:25 p.m.
AS A ON LOCESSOR REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY FIANCING AUTHORITY HOUSING AUTHORITY