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Tehachapi City Council
March 18, 2024

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TEHACHAPI POLICE DEPARTMENT COMMUNITY ROOM
TEHACHAPI 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, MARCH 18, 2024— 6: 00 P. M.

NOTE: Sm, Da, Pa and Po are abbreviations for Council Members Smith, Davies, Pauer, and Pogon- Cord, respectively. For example, Pauer/ Sm denotes Council Member Pauer 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 Pro Tem Pogon- Cord, Councilmember Smith, Councilmember Pauer

Absent: Mayor Davies, Vacancy

INVOCATION
Led by Melissa Fair, Calvary Chapel Church

PLEDGE TO THE FLAG
Led by Councilmember Pauer

CITY CLERK REPORTS

1. City Council Appointment— District 5— DEPUTY CITY CLERK ASHLEY WHITMORE Nomination by Smith GAVE STAFF REPORT; APPOINTED HANNAH CHUNG TO THE TEHACHAPI CITY Ayes All

COUNCIL TO COMPLETE A TERM TO EXPIRE FOLLOWING THE CERTIFICATION OF THE NOVEMBER 2024 ELECTION

2. Hannah Chung was sworn in and took her seat at the dais.

POLICE CHIEF REPORTS

3. Promotion of Tehachapi Police Department Lieutenants Jason Dunham and Justin Ruppert- PRESENTATION
Tehachapi City Council Regular Meeting– March 18, 2024
Tehachapi Redevelopment Successor Agency Regular Meeting Tehachapi Public Financing Authority Regular Meeting And Tehachapi City Financing Corporation Regular Meeting ACTION TAKEN

4. Recognition of Tehachapi Police Department Employee of the Quarter Officer Anthony Bonelli– PRESENTATION

5. Swearing in of Tehachapi Police Officer Christian Laverne – OATH OF OFFICE

AND BADGE PINNING CEREMONY

6. Consent agenda Sm/ Po Ayes All

AUDIENCE ORAL AND WRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS

7. Public comment

CITY CLERK REPORTS- CONTINUED

8. Minutes for the Tehachapi City Council, Tehachapi Redevelopment Successor Approved And Filed Sm/ Pa Ayes All
Agency, Tehachapi Public Financing Authority, and the Tehachapi City Financing Corporation regular meeting held on March 4, 2024– APPROVED AND FILED

9. Taxicab Application – Change in operation – DEPUTY CITY CLERK ASHLEY Directed The City Clerk To Issue WHITMORE GAVE STAFF REPORT; DIRECTED THE CITY CLERK TO ISSUE TAXICAB TaxicabHasMet PermitAllCityAfter AppliConditionscant PERMIT AFTER APPLICANT HAS MET ALL CITY CONDITIONS Sm/ Pa Ayes All

FINANCE DIRECTOR REPORTS

10. Disbursements and bills for February 28, 2024 through March 13, 2024 - Authorized Payments AUTHORIZED PAYMENTS Sm/ Po Ayes All

11. RSI Disbursements and bills for February 28, 2024 through March 13, 2024 – Authorized Payments AUTHORIZED PAYMENTS Sm/ Pa Ayes All

12. Fiscal Year End 2023 Financial Reports - PRESENTATION Tabled

PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR REPORTS

13. XIO Agreement for SCADA Services – APPROVED THE AGREEMENT BETWEEN Approved The Agreement XIO, INC. AND THE CITY OF TEHACHAPI FOR SCADA SERVICES AND BetweenCifxapi Inc. AndTheCity Tehachapi For Scada
AUTHORIZED THE MAYOR TO SIGN, SUBJECT TO CITY MANAGER AND CITY Sm/ Pa Ayes All

ATTORNEY APPROVAL

DEVELOPMENT SERVICES DIRECTOR REPORTS

14. Program Supplement Agreement No. 00000A451 to Administering Agency- State Adopted Resolution No. 04- 24 And
Agreement for State Funded Projects, Agreement No. 09- 5184521, Project No. AuthoriExecuteP MayorrogramToSign
ATPL- 5184 ( 043) and resolution for the Valley and Mill Gap Closure Project – Supplement Agreement No.

CITY ENGINEER ANDREW NORTON GAVE STAFF REPORT; ADOPTED 00000a4S1 To Administering RESOLUTION NO. 04- 24 AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR TO SIGN AND EXECUTE For Agency- StatetateFueMdProster
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Agreement
For State Funded Projects,
PROGRAM SUPPLEMENT AGREEMENT NO. 00000A451 TO ADMINISTERING Agreement No. 09- 5184521, AGENCY- STATE MASTER AGREEMENT FOR STATE FUNDED PROJECTS, PROJECT NO. ATP- 5184( 0431 AGREEMENT NO. 09- 5184521, PROJECT NO. ATP- 5184( 043) 1 Sm/ Pa Ayes All
Tehachapi City Council Regular Meeting— March 18, 2024
Tehachapi Redevelopment Successor Agency Regular Meeting Tehachapi Public Financing Authority Regular Meeting And Tehachapi City Financing Corporation Regular Meeting ACTION TAKEN

15. Assignment & Assumption Agreement and First Amendment to Improvement Approved And Authorized The Mayor To Sign Both The
Agreement for Final Tract Map No. 6248 located on S. Robinson St, adjacent to Assignment And Assumption the Wells Education Center — APPROVED AND AUTHORIZED THE MAYOR TO Agreement And The First SIGN BOTH THE ASSIGNMENT AND ASSUMPTION AGREEMENT AND THE FIRST Amendment To Improvement Agreement For Final Tract Map
AMENDMENT TO IMPROVEMENT AGREEMENT FOR FINAL TRACT MAP NO. No. 6248 6248 Sm/ Pa Ayes All

CITY ENGINEER REPORTS

16. Tract 6216, Phase 4A— K Hovnanian Communities; Public Improvement Notice Approved The Notice Of of Completion — CITY ENGINEER ANDREW NORTON GAVE STAFF REPORT; CoPhasempletion ForTract 6216, 4a K Hovnanian
APPROVED THE NOTICE OF COMPLETION FOR TRACT 6216, PHASE 4A — K Communities Public HOVNANIAN COMMUNITIES PUBLIC IMPROVEMENTS AND DIRECTED STAFF Improvements And Directed

TO RECORD SAME
Staff To Record Same
Pa/ Sm Ayes All
POLICE CHIEF REPORTS— CONTINUED

17. Purchase of Police Vehicles — POLICE CHIEF RICH STANDRIDGE GAVE STAFF Approved V
The Purchase Of Police
APPROVED THE PURCHASE OF POLICE VEHICLES AS PRESENTED Pa/ All

CITY ATTORNEY REPORTS

18. The attorney' s Spring conference for the League of California Cities is scheduled AThpprovedCostFor TheTheCity' ShareAttorney Of
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for May 8- 10, 2024. The registration fee is$ 625 and a hotel room for 2 nights is To Attend The
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239.00. If approved by the City Council, the City' s share of the registration fee California Cities' Spring and hotel room would be$ 551. 50— APPROVED THE CITY' S SHARE OF THE COST Conference Sm/ Pa Ayes All

FOR THE CITY ATTORNEY TO ATTEND THE LEAGUE OF CALIFORNIA CITIES'

SPRING CONFERENCE

CITY MANAGER REPORTS

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

COUNCILMEMBER REPORTS

CLOSED SESSION

1. Closed session minutes of February 20, 2024 meetings Received and Filed Sm/ Po Motion Carried
Ch Abd

1. CONFERENCE WITH REAL PROPERTY NEGOTIATORS City Declined Its Right Of First ert Hangar H Property:Y= g RefusalPo Pa/ P Ayes All
Agency Negotiating Party: City Manager, Airport Manager Negotiating Party: Mark Boutilier
Under Negotiation: Possible exercise of City' s right of first refusal to purchase Hangar H
Tehachapi City Council Regular Meeting— March 18, 2024
Tehachapi Redevelopment Successor Agency Regular Meeting Tehachapi Public Financing Authority Regular Meeting And Tehachapi City Financing Corporation Regular Meeting ACTION TAKEN

2. CONFERENCE WITH REAL PROPERTY NEGOTIATORS
Property: APN 223- 052- 02 S 34 T32 R 33 NE1/ 4 ( Exc Rd) City Negotiators: City Manager, Public Works Director
Negotiating Party: Melendez Family Survivors Trust
Under Negotiation: Price and terms of payment

2. CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL- ANTICIPATED LITIGATION Initiation of litigation pursuant to paragraph ( 4) of subdivision ( d) of Section 54956. 9: ( one potential case)

3. CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL— EXISTING LITIGATION
Paragraph ( 1) of subdivision ( d) of Section 54956. 9
Name of Case: Tehachapi- Cummings County Water District v. City of Tehachapi, et. al.

ADJOURNMENT
The City Council/ Boards adjourned at 6: 50 pm to a City Council, Tehachapi Adjourned At 6: 50 pm Redevelopment Successor Agency, Tehachapi Public Financing Authority and Tehachapi City Financing Corporation Regular Meeting to be held on Monday, April 1, 2024 at 6: 00 pm.

TORI MARSH, CMC
City Clerk, City of Tehachapi, California
Approved this 15t day
of April 2024.
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MICHAEL DAVIES
Mayor, City of Tehachapi, California

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