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TEHACHAPI POLICE DEPARTMENT COMMUNITY ROOM
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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, DECEMBER 16, 2024— 6: 00 P. M.
NOTE: Sm, Da, Pa, Ch and Po are abbreviations for Council Members Smith, Davies, Pauer, Chung, and Pogon- Cord, respectively. For example, Pa/ Sm denotes Mayor Pro Tem 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 Davies, Mayor Pro Tern Pogon- Cord, Councilmember Smith, Councilmember Chung, Councilmember Pauer
Absent: None
INVOCATION
Led by Pastor Kyle Philips, Grace Fellowship Church
PLEDGE TO THE FLAG
Led by Councilmember Pauer
ELECTION
1. Swearing in of new officers and presentation of Certificates of Election per Resolution No. 31- 24 which provides for the appointment to the offices of the City that were to be elected on Tuesday, November 5, 2024— PRESENTATION
2. According to Tehachapi Municipal Code Section 2. 08. 040, the presiding officer of Elected Councilmember Pogonthe council shall be the Mayor, who shall be elected by the Council Members, Cord To Two- Year Mayor Position from among their membership except that the outgoing Mayor may not succeed Ayes All himself or herself- ELECTION OF MAYOR FOR A TWO- YEAR TERM
COUNCILMEMBER SMITH NOMINATED COUNCILMEMBER POGON- CORD FOR MAYOR
Tehachapi City Council Regular Meeting— December 16, 2024 Tehachapi Redevelopment Successor Agency Regular Meeting Tehachapi Public Financing Authority Regular Meeting And Tehachapi City Financing Corporation Regular Meeting ACTION TAKEN
3. Election of Mayor Pro-tempore — ELECTION OF MAYOR PRO-TEMPORE FOR A Elected Pauer To Two-Year Mayor Pro Tern Position
TWO- YEAR TERM Ayes All
COUNCILMEMBER DAVIES NOMINATED COUNCILMEMBER PAUER FOR
MAYOR PRO TEM
CONSENT AGENDA Approved
Sm/ Ch Ayes All
AUDIENCE ORAL AND WRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS
4. Public comment
CITY CLERK REPORTS
5. Minutes for the Tehachapi City Council, Tehachapi Redevelopment Successor Approved And Filed Sm/ Ch Ayes All
Agency, Tehachapi Public Financing Authority, and the Tehachapi City Financing Corporation regular meeting held on November 18, 2024 — APPROVED AND FILED
FINANCE DIRECTOR REPORTS
6. Disbursements and bills for November 13, 2024 through November 25, 2024 - Authorized Payments AUTHORIZED PAYMENTS Sm/ Ch Ayes All
AIRPORT MANAGER REPORTS
7. Aeronautical Hangar Rental Agreement — Hangar 20W — APPROVED THE Approved The Aeronautical AERQNAUTICAL HANGAR RENTAL AGREEMENT FOR HANGAR 20W BETWEEN HAg Hangar angar
TheOf
THE CITY OF TEHACHAPI AND LYMAN FREEMAN AND AUTHORIZED THE CITY Tehachapi And Lyman Freeman MANAGER TO SIGN, SUBJECT TO CITY MANAGER AND CITY ATTORNEY And Authorized The City Manager To Sign, Subject To City APPROVAL
Manager And City Attorney
Approval
Sm/ Ch Ayes All
DEVELOPMENT SERVICES DIRECTOR REPORTS
8. Agreement with Provost & Pritchard for East Side Sewer Lift Station design Approved The Agreement services— APPROVED THE AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF TEHACHAPI AND Between The City Of Tehachapi And Provost& Pritchard For The
PROVOST & PRITCHARD FOR THE DESIGN OF THE EAST SIDE SEWER LIFT Design Of The East Side Sewer STATION AND AUTHORIZED THE MAYOR TO SIGN, SUBJECT TO CITY MANAGER Lift Station And Authorized The Mayor To Sign, Subject To City
AND CITY ATTORNEY APPROVAL
Manager And City Attorney
Approval
Sm/ Ch Ayes All
9. On- Call Engineering Services Agreement with 4- Creeks, Inc— APPROVED THE ON- Approved The On- Call CALL AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF TEHACHAPI AND 4- CREEKS, INC. FOR Agreement BetweenThe CityOf Tehachapi And 4- Creeks, Inc. For
PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERING CONSULTANT SERVICES AND AUTHORIZED THE Professional Engineering Rm.
MAYOR TO SIGN, SUBJECT TO CITY MANAGER AND CITY ATTORNEY APPROVAL Consultant Services And Authorized The Mayor To Sign,
AND FINAL APPROVAL OF RATES BY CALTRANS INDEPENDENT OFFICE OFSubject To City Manager And City AUDITS AND INVESTIGATIONS Attorney Approval And Final
Tehachapi City Council Regular Meeting— December 16, 2024 Tehachapi Redevelopment Successor Agency Regular Meeting Tehachapi Public Financing Authority Regular Meeting And Tehachapi City Financing Corporation Regular Meeting ACTION TAKEN Independent Office Of Audits
And Investigations
Sm/ Ch Ayes All
10. CEQA determination for the Valley Boulevard Road Resurfacing Project Phase 2— Adopted The Ceqa Notice Of CITY ENGINEER ANDREW NORTON GAVE STAFF REPORT; ADOPTED THE CEQA Exemlleyaci BoulevardptionRoadForTheResurfvang NOTICE OF EXEMPTION FOR THE VALLEY BOULEVARD ROAD RESURFACING Project Phase 2 And Directed PROJECT PHASE 2 AND DIRECTED STAFF TO FILE SAME Staff To File Same Da/ Sm Ayes All
11. Cooperative agreement with CalTrans District 9 — East Tehachapi Boulevard and Approved The Cooperative State Highway 58 Interchange Project — APPROVED THE COOPERATIVE Agreement Between The City Of Tehachapi And Caltrans District 9
AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF TEHACHAPI AND CALTRANS DISTRICT 9 And Authorized The Mayor To AND AUTHORIZED THE MAYOR TO SIGN SUBJECT TO CITY MANAGER AND CITY Sign Subject To City Manager
ATTORNEY APPROVAL
And City Attorney Approval
Sm/ Ch Ayes All
ASSISTANT CITY MANAGER REPORTS
12. Legislative Tracking with GovBuddy—INFORMATION ONLY
CITY MANAGER REPORTS
13. Report to Council regarding current activities and programs—VERBAL REPORT
COUNCILMEMBER REPORTS
CLOSED SESSION
1. CONFERENCE WITH REAL PROPERTY NEGOTIATORS City Declined To Exercise It' s Property: Hangar 26W
Right Of First Refusal
p y g Pa/ Ch Ayes All
Agency Negotiator: Airport Manager, City Manager
Negotiating Parties: Chad Rosacker
Under negotiation: Price and terms of payment
2. CONFERENCE WITH REAL PROPERTY NEGOTIATORS
Property: 300 acre feet of Tehachapi Basin Base Water Rights Lease City negotiator: City Manager, Public Works Director
Negotiation Parties: Parsons and Sons LLC
Under negotiation: Price and terms of payment
3. CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL- ANTICIPATED LITIGATION Rejected Claim Of Hinaxi Hasmukh Patel
Significant exposure to litigation pursuant to paragraph ( 2) of subdivision( d) and sm/ Pa Ayes All paragraph ( 3) of subdivision ( e) of Section 54956. 9: one case.
4. CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL- ANTICIPATED LITIGATION Initiation of litigation pursuant to paragraph ( 4) of subdivision ( d) of Section 54956. 9: ( one potential case)
5. CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL— EXISTING LITIGATION
Paragraph ( 1) of subdivision ( d) of§ 54956. 9
City of Tehachapi, et. al v. Tehachapi- Cummings County Water District ( 2 cases) Tehachapi City Council Regular Meeting— December 16, 2024 Tehachapi Redevelopment Successor Agency Regular Meeting Tehachapi Public Financing Authority Regular Meeting And Tehachapi City Financing Corporation Regular Meeting ACTION TAKEN
6. CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL— EXISTING LITIGATION
Paragraph ( 1) of subdivision ( d) of§ 54956. 9
Tehachapi- Cummings County Water District v. City of Tehachapi, et. al.
7. CONFERENCE WITH LABOR NEGOTIATORS Approved An Amendment To the Agency designated representatives: Mayor
City Manager' s Contract
Sm/ Pa Ayes AD
Unrepresented Employee: City Manager
ADJOURNMENT
The City Council/ Boards adjourned at 6: 54 pm to a City Council, Tehachapi Adjourned At 6: 54 pm Redevelopment Successor Agency, Tehachapi Public Financing Authority and Tehachapi City Financing Corporation Regular Meeting to be held on January 21, 2025 at 6: 00 pm.
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TORI MARSH, CMC
City Clerk, City of Tehachapi, California
Approved this 21st day
of January 2025.
ETTE PAUER
Mayor Pro Tern, City of Tehachapi, California