RIDGECREST CITY COUNCIL
SUCCESSOR REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY
FINANCING AUTHORITY
HOUSING AUTHORITY
MINUTES
Wednesday, March 15, 2023 Regular Session - 6:00 p.m.
ROLL CALL -6:00 p.m.
Council Present: Mayor Eric A. Bruen; Mayor Pro-Tem Solomon P. Rajaratnam; Vice Mayor Kyle Blades; Council Member Skip Gorman; Council Member L. Scott Hayman
Absent: None
Staff Present:
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APPROVAL OF AGENDA
Motion To Approve Agenda Rajaratnam - Hayman 5 Ayes
NOTE: The vote is displayed in bold below each item. For example, Blades-Rajaratnam denotes Council Member Blades made the motion and Council Member Rajaratnam seconded the motion. Ayes, Noes, Absents, Abstentions follow.
PRESENTATION
1. Employee Years of Service
2. Life Saving Award
Transit Driver Appreciation
4. Annual Comprehensive Financial Report (ACFR)
PUBLIC COMMENT OF ITEMS NOT ON THE AGENDA
Public comments - M. Sinnott
COUNCIL ANNOUNCEMENTS/DIRECTION
Bruen - Community Cleanup this Saturday
CONSENT CALENDAR
Proposed Action To Approve Draft Minutes Of The Ridgecrest City Council Regular Meeting Dated March 1, 2023
6. Proclamations for the Month of March Charlon
Motion To Approve Consent Calendar Blades - Rajaratnam 5 Ayes
PUBLIC HEARING
7. A Public Hearing And Approval Of A Resolution Of The City Of Ridgecrest City Council To Consider Public Comments And Establish A Finding For Unmet Needs That Are Reasonable To Meet With The Public Transportation System For Fiscal Year 2023-2024 Smith • Open Hearing - 7:00 p.m.
• Report reviewed
• No public comments heard during hearing or received by City Clerk Hearing closed - 7:03 p.m.
• Motion to approve with amendment to change 5'h Whereas date to 3/15/23 Blades - Hayman 5 Ayes
DISCUSSION / ACTION ITEMS
8. Discussion Regarding The Board Of The Indian Wells Valley Groundwater Authority (IWVGA) Hayman
9. A Resolution To Accept The Base Bid, As Submitted By Elecnor Belco Electric Inc., Utilize The Budgeted Highway Safety Improvement Project (HSIP) Funds Of $819,020.00, Which Will Be State Reimbursed, And Allocate General Fund Reserves Up To $226,246.00 For The Remainder & A 5% Contingency. A Maximum Total Of Up To $1,045,266.00 For The Project; And Award A Construction Contract To Elecnor Belco Electric Inc., To Construct The HSIP Project In The Amount Of Seven Hundred & Eighty-Five Thousand Six Hundred Dollars And No Cents ($785,600.00); And Authorize The City Manager, Ronald Strand, To Execute The Contract Reed
• Blades - Rajaratnam 5 Ayes
ORDINANCE
10. Introduction And First Reading Of An Ordinance Of The Ridgecrest City Council Amending The Ridgecrest Municipal Code Concerning An Extension Of Tentative Parcel Maps & Tentative Tract Maps Spurlock
• General consensus to carry over 1st reading to the April 5'* meeting COMMITTEE REPORTS - Committee Meeting dates are subject to change and will be announced on the City website
City Organization and Services Committee ('City Org')
Members: Mayor Eric A. Bruen and Skip Gorman
Meeting: 1s Thursday each month at 5:30 p.m.
Location: City Hall Council Chambers
• Report from 03/02/23 - Canceled
Parks, Recreation, and Quality of Life Committee
Members: Mayor Eric A. Bruen and Skip Gorman
Meeting: 1s Tuesday each month at 5:00 p.m.
Location: Kerr McGee Center Meeting Rooms
• Report from 03/07/23 Pool Town Hall
MINUTES - CITY COUNCIL / SUCCESSOR REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY / FINANCING AUTHORITY / HOUSING AUTHORITY REGULAR - March 15, 2023
Economic Development Committee
Members: Kyle Blades and Solomon Rajaratnam
Meeting: 2nd Wednesday of the Month @ 5:15 p.m.
Location: City Hall Council Chambers
• Report from 03/08/23 - Meeting change to 1 Monday @ 5:15 p.m. starting in April Finance Committee
Members: Mayor Eric A. Bruen and Scott Hayman
Meeting: 2nd Tuesday each month at 5:30 p.m.
Location: City Hall Council Chambers
> Report from 03/14/23
Ridgecrest Area Convention and Visitor Bureau (RACVB)
Members: Solomon Rajaratnam and Megan McKenzie (staff)
Meeting: 4th Wednesday each month at 9:00 a.m.
Location: California Welcome Center
• Next meeting 03/22/23
Infrastructure Committee
Members: Solomon Rajaratnam and Kyle Blades
Meeting: 4' Thursday each month at 5:00 p.m.
Location: City Hall Council Chambers
• Next meeting 3/23/23
OTHER COMMITTEES, BOARDS, OR COMMISSIONS
CITY MANAGER REPORT
FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS
MAYOR AND COUNCIL COMMENTS
ADJOURNMENT - 8:30 p.m.
MINUTES - CITY COUNCIL / SUCCESSOR REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY / FINANCING AUTHORITY / HOUSING AUTHORITY REGULAR - March 15, 2023