RIDGECREST CITY COUNCIL
SUCCESSOR REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY
FINANCING AUTHORITY
HOUSING AUTHORITY
MINUTES
Wednesday, November 5, 2025 Closed Session - 5:00 p.m.
Regular Session - 6:00 p.m.
ROLL CALL - 5:00 p.m.
Council Present: Mayor Pro-Tem Blades; Vice Mayor Rajaratnam; Council Member Hayman; Council Member Gorman
Absent: Mayor Endicott
Staff Present: City Attorney M. Koczanowicz; Deputy City Manager Reed; City Clerk Charlon APPROVAL OF AGENDA - Motion To Approve Agenda - Hayman - Gorman - 4 ayes - 1 absent
CLOSED SESSION
Conference with Legal Counsel Anticipated Litigation
Gov Code Section 54956.9 (one case)
Conference With Legal Counsel - Existing Litigation (GC Sec. 54956.9) Mojave Pistachios, LLC v Indian Wells Valley Water District, et al.
Orange County Superior Court Case No. 30-2021-01187275-CU-OR-CJC
REGULAR SESSION
ATTORNEY REPORT OUT OF CLOSED SESSION - No reportable action
PRESENTATIONS
1. East Kern County Community Foundation
PUBLIC COMMENT OF ITEMS NOT ON THE AGENDA
Public comments: N. Hutmacher; unknown speaker troop 760; J. Dunn
COUNCIL ANNOUNCEMENTS/DIRECTION
CONSENT CALENDAR
2. Proposed Action To Approve Draft Minutes Of The Ridgecrest City Council Charlon Regulations Of Illegal Fireworks And Assess Liability For Illegal Use On The Property Owners Attorney
4. Authorization For The City Manager, Ron Strand, To Sign The Notice Of Completion For The Emergency Well Rehab At The Leroy Jackson Sports Complex, For The City Clerk To File The Notice Of Completion, And For City Staff To Release Retention In The Amount Of Four Thousand Four Hundred Seventy-Five Dollars And Zero Cents ($4,475.00) To The Contractor, Water Wel Service Inc., Within Thirty 30) Days After Recordation Of The Notice Of Covegetion
5. A Resolution Of The Ridgecrest City Council Authorizing Acceptance Of The State Of California, Office Of Traffic Safety Step Grant Dampier
Pull item 3 - Tom Wiikncih
Motion To Approve Consent Calendar 2, 4 & 5- Blades - Rajaratnam - 4 ayes - 1 absent Item 3 -
Public comment - Tom Wiikncih; Megan
Motion To Approve Consent Calendar 3- Gorman - Rajaratnam - 4 ayes - 1 absent
DISCUSSION / ACTION ITEMS
6. Professional Services Agreement With Lisa Wise Consulting, Inc., For The Workforce Housing Needs Assessment Spurlock
Public comments: None
Motion To Approve - Rajaratnam - Hayman - 4 ayes - 1 absent
7. A Resolution Of The Ridgecrest City Council Approving A Professional Services Agreement With Provost & Pritchard For Consulting Services For The Continued Design Of The Wastewater Treatment Plant & The State Revolving Fund Application Roberts Public comment: Tom Wiikncih
Motion To Approve - Hayman - Rajaratnam - 4 ayes - 1 absent
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, 1st Floor
• Report from November 3, 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, 1st Floor
• Next meeting November 11, 2025
Infrastructure Committee
Members: Mayor Endicott and Kyle Blades
Meeting: 4'h Thursday each month at 5:00 p.m.
Location: City Hall Conference Room B, 1st Floor
> Report from October 23, 2025
Parks, Recreation, and Quality of Life Committee
Members: Mayor Endicott and Scott Hayman
Meeting: 1st Tuesday each month at 5:30 p.m.
Location: City Hall Council Chambers
• Report from November 4, 2025
OTHER COMMITTEES, BOARDS, OR COMMISSIONS
CITY MANAGER REPORT
FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS
MAYOR AND COUNCIL COMMENTS
ADJOURNMENT - 7:02 p.m.
MINUTES - CITY COUNCIL / SUCCESSOR REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY / FINANCING AUTHORITY / HOUSING AUTHORITY REGULAR - November 5, 2025