RIDGECREST CITY COUNCIL
SUCCESSOR REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY
FINANCING AUTHORITY
HOUSING AUTHORITY
MINUTES
Wednesday, October 15, 2025 Regular Session - 6:00 p.m.
ROLL CALL - 6:00 p.m.
Council Present: Mayor Endicott; Mayor Pro-Tem Blades; Vice Mayor Rajaratnam; Council Member Hayman; Council Member Gorman
Staff Present: City Attorney M. Koczanowicz; Deputy City Manager Reed; City Clerk Charlon APPROVAL OF AGENDA - Motion To Approve Agenda - Hayman - Rajaratnam - 5 ayes PUBLIC COMMENT OF ITEMS NOT ON THE AGENDA - Brenda, S. Le
COUNCIL ANNOUNCEMENTS/DIRECTION
CONSENT CALENDAR
1. Proposed Action To Approve Draft Minutes Of The Ridgecrest City Council Charlon
2. Authorization For The City Manager To Execute The Notice Of Completion For The Clean California Inyokern Transit Hub Improvement Project; For The City Clerk To File The Notice Of Completion And City Staff To Release Retention In The Amount Of Seven Thousand Forty-Seven Dollars And Fifty Cents (87,047.50) To Nagle Earthworks Thirty (30) Days After Recordation Reed
3. Authorization For The City Manager To Execute The Notice Of Completion For The FY24 Measure V Paving Improvement Project; For The City Clerk To File The Notice Of Completion And City Stafi To Release Retention In The Amount Of One Hundred And Seventy-Six Thousand One-Hundred And Fifty-Eight Dollars And Two Cents ($176,158.02) To Griffith Construction Thirty (30) Days After Recordation Reed
Grant Acceptance For A California Department Of Alcoholic Beverage Control (ABC) Grant From The Office Of Traffic Safety Through The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Motion To Approve Consent Calendar - Blades - Rajaratnam - 5 ayes
DISCUSSION / ACTION ITEMS
5. Discussion Regarding The Board Of The Indian Wells Valley Groundwater Authority (IWVGA) Public Comment - R. Westa-Lusk, M. Sinnott Hayman
6. Proposed Approval Of Increased Appropriations To The FY 2025-2026 Budget Reed Motion To Approve - Hayman - Gorman - 5 ayes
COMMITTEE REPORTS
Economic Development Committee
Members: Kyle Blades and Solomon Rajaratnam
Meeting: 1st Monday of the month @ 5:15 p.m.
Location: City Hall Conference Room B, 1s Floor
• Report from October 6, 2025
Finance Committee
Members: Solomon Rajaratnam and Scott Hayman
Meeting: 2nd Tuesday each month at 5:30 p.m.
Location: City Hall Conference Room B, 1s Floor
Report from October 14, 2025
Infrastructure Committee
Members: Mayor Endicott and Kyle Blades
Meeting: 4" Thursday each month at 5:00 p.m.
Location: City Hall Conference Room B, 1st Floor
Next meeting October 23, 2025
Parks, Recreation, and Quality of Life Committee
Members: Mayor Endicott and Scott Hayman
Meeting: 1s Tuesday each month at 5:30 p.m.
Location: City Hall Council Chambers
Report from October 7, 2025
OTHER COMMITTEES, BOARDS, OR COMMISSIONS
CITY MANAGER REPORT
FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS
MAYOR AND COUNCIL COMMENTS
ADJOURNMENT - 6:59 p.m.
MINUTES - CITY COUNCIL / SUCCESSOR REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY / FINANCING AUTHORITY / HOUSING AUTHORITY REGULAR - October 15, 2025