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Tehachapi City Council
November 6, 2023

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TEHACHAPI POLICE DEPARTMENT COMMUNITY ROOM
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220 WEST C STREET

MINUTES

TEHACHAPI CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING,

TEHACHAPI REDEVELOPMENT SUCCESSOR AGENCY REGULAR MEETING,

TEHACHAPI PUBLIC FINANCING AUTHORITY REGULAR MEETING, AND

TEHACHAPI CITY FINANCING CORPORATION REGULAR MEETING
MONDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 2023— 6: 00 P. M.

NOTE: Wi, Sm, Da, Pa and Po are abbreviations for Council Members Wiggins, Smith, Davies, Pauer, and Pogon- Cord, respectively. For example, Wi/ Sm denotes Council Member Wiggins made the motion and Council Member Smith seconded it. The abbreviation Ab means absent, Abd abstained, Ns noes, and NAT no action taken.

ACTION TAKEN

CALL TO ORDER
Meeting called to order by Mayor Davies at 6: 00 pm

ROLL CALL
Roll call by City Clerk Tori Marsh

Present: Mayor Davies, Mayor Pro Tern Pogon- Cord, Councilmember Pauer, Councilmember Smith, and Councilmember Wiggins

Absent: None

INVOCATION
Led by Pastor Gerald Fair, Tehachapi Calvary Chapel Church

PLEDGE TO THE FLAG
Led by Councilmember Wiggins

POLICE CHIEF

1. Swearing in of Tehachapi Police Officer Michael Gregorio and Reserve Police Officer Robert Haymond - OATH OF OFFICE AND BADGE PINNING CEREMONY

COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT REPORTS

2. Mayor presented certificates of recognition to the Greater Tehachapi Chamber of Commerce and the Go2Girlz for the success of the Downtown Trick or Treat Trail— PRESENTATION
Tehachapi City Council Regular Meeting— November 6, 2023 Tehachapi Redevelopment Successor Agency Regular Meeting Tehachapi Public Financing Authority Regular Meeting And Tehachapi City Financing Corporation Regular Meeting ACTION TAKEN CONSENT AGENDA Approved
Sm/ Po Ayes All

AUDIENCE ORAL AND WRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS

3. Public comment

CITY CLERK REPORTS

4. Minutes for the Tehachapi City Council, Tehachapi Redevelopment Successor Approved And Filed Agency, Tehachapi Public Financing Authority, and the Tehachapi City Financing Sm/ Po Ayes All
Corporation regular meeting held on October 2, 2023 and Special Meeting held on October 23, 2023— APPROVED AND FILED

5. Special Event Application—City of Tehachapi Hometown Christmas—APPROVED Approved The City Of Tehachapi THE CITY OF TEHACHAPI HOMETOWN CHRISTMAS SPECIAL EVENT Event HometownChristmasSpecial Application And APPLICATION AND ASSOCIATED STREET CLOSURES, SUBJECT TO CITY Associated Street Closures, MANAGER AND CITY ATTORNEY APPROVAL Subject To City Manager And City Attorney Approval
Sm/ Po Ayes All

6. Special Event Application— City of Tehachapi Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony Approved The City Of Tehachapi APPROVED THE CITY OF TEHACHAPI CHRISTMAS TREE LIGHTING CEREMONY Cs ri Ceremony hristmaTSpecialee lightEventng
SPECIAL EVENT APPLICATION AND ASSOCIATED STREET CLOSURES, SUBJECT Application And Associated TO CITY MANAGER AND CITY ATTORNEY APPROVAL Street Closures, Subject To City Manager And City Attorney
Approval
Sm/ Po Ayes All

7. Special Event Application—Greater Tehachapi Chamber of Commerce Christmas Approved The Greater Tehachapi Parade — APPROVED THE GREATER TEHACHAPI CHAMBER OF COMMERCE chamber of commerce Christmas Parade And Associated CHRISTMAS PARADE AND ASSOCIATED STREET CLOSURES, SUBJECT TO CITY Street Closures, Subject To City MANAGER AND CITY ATTORNEY APPROVAL Manager And City Attorney Approval
Sm/ Po Ayes All

FINANCE DIRECTOR REPORTS

8. Disbursements and bills for September 25, 2023 through October 31, 2023 - Authorized Payments

AUTHORIZED PAYMENTS
Sm/ Po Ayes All

9. RSI Disbursements and bills for September 25, 2023 through October 31, 2023— Mayor Davies Recused Himself Due To A Potential Conflict. He
AUTHORIZED PAYMENTS Is An Employee Of RSI.

Authorized Payments
Wi/ Pa Motion Carried
Abd Da

10. City of Tehachapi Investment report through September 2023 — RECEIVED Received REPORT
Tehachapi City Council Regular Meeting— November 6, 2023 Tehachapi Redevelopment Successor Agency Regular Meeting Tehachapi Public Financing Authority Regular Meeting And Tehachapi City Financing Corporation Regular Meeting ACTION TAKEN

AIRPORT MANAGER REPORTS

11. Aeronautical Hangar Rental Agreement for Hangar 27W — APPROVED THE Approved The Aeronautical Hangar Rental Agreement For
AERONAUTICAL HANGAR RENTAL AGREEMENT FOR HANGAR 27W BETWEEN Hangar 27w Between The City Of THE CITY OF TEHACHAPI AND KEVIN BICKERS Tehachapi And Kevin Bickers Sm/ Po Ayes All

POLICE CHIEF REPORTS

12. First reading and introduction of an ordinance establishing a Military Equipment Approved The First Reading And Use Policy— POLICE CHIEF STANDRIDGE GAVE STAFF REPORT; APPROVED THE Introduction Of An OrdinancCityOf
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PROPOSED CHANGES AND MODIFICATIONS TO THE TEHACHAPI POLICE AndTehachapiModificationsDepartment TOThe Police
DEPARTMENT JOB DESCRIPTIONS Job Descriptions
Sm/ Po Ayes All

14. New Police department organizational chart and addition of new positions — Approved The Tehachapi Police POLICE CHIEF STANDRIDGE GAVE STAFF REPORT; APPROVED THE TEHACHAPI OrganizationalnalPolice
POLICE DEPARTMENT NEW ORGANIZATIONAL CHART AND ADDITIONAL Lieutenant, Code Enforcement POLICE LIEUTENANT, CODE ENFORCEMENT OFFICER AND FULL- TIME Officer And Full- Time Community __- Engagement Specialist Positions
COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT SPECIALIST POSITIONS Sm/ Wi Ayes All

15. Purchase of police patrol units — APPROVED THE PURCHASE ORDER AND Approved The Purchase Order INVOICE TO COMPLETE THE PURCHASE OF TWO PATROL UNITS FROM PHIL And Invoice To Complete The Purchase Of Two Patrol Units LONG FORD From Phil Long Ford
Sm/ Po Ayes All

CITY MANAGER REPORTS

16. Report to Council regarding current activities and programs— VERBAL REPORT

COUNCILMEMBER REPORTS

17. Mayor' s committee assignments

CLOSED SESSION

1. Closed session minutes of October 2 and October 23, 2023 meetings Approved And Filed Po/ Wi Ayes All

2. CONFERENCE WITH REAL PROPERTY NEGOTIATORS City Declined Its Right Of First Refusal
Property: Hangar 56W Wi/ Po Ayes All
Agency Negotiating Party: City Manager, Airport Manager Negotiating Party: John Tumilowicz
Under Negotiation: Possible exercise of City' s right of first refusal to purchase Hangar 56W
Tehachapi City Council Regular Meeting— November 6, 2023 Tehachapi Redevelopment Successor Agency Regular Meeting Tehachapi Public Financing Authority Regular Meeting And Tehachapi City Financing Corporation Regular Meeting ACTION TAKEN

3. CONFERENCE WITH REAL PROPERTY NEGOTIATORS City Declined Its Right Of First Property: Hangar 29W
Refusal
Po/ Da Ayes All
Agency Negotiating Party: City Manager, Airport Manager Negotiating Party: William E. Hunt
Under Negotiation: Possible exercise of City' s right of first refusal to purchase Hangar 29W

4. CONFERENCE WITH REAL PROPERTY NEGOTIATORS No Reportable Action Property: APN 04046005
Agency Negotiating Party: City Manager
Negotiating Party: Glover Trust
Under Negotiation: Price and Terms of Payment

5. CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL— EXISTING LITIGATION No Reportable Action Paragraph ( 1) of subdivision ( d) of Section 54956. 9
Name of Case: Tehachapi- Cummings County Water District v. City of Tehachapi, et. al.

6. CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL- ANTICIPATED LITIGATION No Reportable Action Initiation of litigation pursuant to Paragraph ( 4) of Subdivision ( d) of§ 54956. 9:

Two potential cases)

ADJOURNMENT
The City Council/ Boards adjourned at 7: 05 p. m. to a City Council, Tehachapi Adjourned At 7: 05 pm Redevelopment Successor Agency, Tehachapi Public Financing Authority and Tehachapi City Financing Corporation Regular Meeting to be held on Monday, November 20, 2023 at 6: 00 pm.

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1 TORI MARSH, CMC
City Clerk, City of Tehachapi, California
Approved this 20th day
of November 2023.

MICf1AEL DAVI S
Mayor, City of Tehachapi, California

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