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Tehachapi City Council
April 7, 2025

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TEHACHAPI POLICE DEPARTMENT COMMUNITY ROOM
E-TEHACHAPI 220 WEST C STREET
A I r= Q R N I A

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, APRIL 7, 2025— 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 Tern 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 Pogon- Cord at 6: 00 pm

ROLL CALL
Roll call by Deputy City Clerk Ashley Whitmore

Present: Mayor Pogon- Cord, Mayor Pro Tern Pauer, Councilmember Smith, Councilmember Davie, Councilmember Chung

Absent: None

INVOCATION
Led by Father Gregory Beaumont, St Malachy Roman Catholic Church

PLEDGE TO THE FLAG
Led by Councilmember Smith

COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT DIRECTOR REPORTS

1. Tehachapi Police Department Dispatchers for National Public Safety Telecommunicators Week, April 13 - 19 - PRESENTED

CONSENT AGENDA
Approved
Sm/ Pa Motion Carried

AUDIENCE ORAL AND WRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS

2. Public comment
Tehachapi City Council Regular Meeting— April 7, 2025
Tehachapi Redevelopment Successor Agency Regular Meeting Tehachapi Public Financing Authority Regular Meeting And Tehachapi City Financing Corporation Regular Meeting ACTION TAKEN

ASSISTANT CITY MANAGER REPORTS

3. Introduction and first reading of an ordinance to adopt the California Approved The First Reading Of An Ordinance Designating Fire
Department of Forestry and fire protection fire hazard severity zone map for the Hazard Severity Zones City of Tehachapi — APPROVED THE FIRST READING OF AN ORDINANCE Sm/ Da Motion Carried

DESIGNATING FIRE HAZARD SEVERITY ZONES

4. Introduction and first reading of an ordinance establishing a Downtown Approved The First Reading Of err
THE FIRST r w inn,., w w rr An Ordinance Establishing A Entertainment Zone — APPROVED I HE FIRS l READING yr AN ORDIN NCL Downtown Entertainment Zone, ESTABLISHING A DOWNTOWN ENTERTAINMENT ZONE, ADOPTING THE Adopting The Boundaires And BOUNDAIRES AND DATES AND TIMES OF OPERATION FOR THE Dates And Times Of Operation For The Entertainment Zone, And
ENTERTAINMENT ZONE, AND ADOPTING OTHER REQUIREMENTS FOR THE Adopting Other Requirements CIV I ER I HIIVIVICN I ZONE IN COMPLIANCE VV I I t1 CALIFORNIA STATE SENA I E BILL For The En, a. a, r,me rt Zone, r; 969 ( 2024)
Compliance With California State
Senate Bill 969( 20241
Ch/ Pa Motion Carried

CITY CLERK REPORTS

5. Minutes for the Tehachapi City Council, Tehachapi Redevelopment Successor Approved And Filed Sm/ Pa Motion Carried
Agency, Tehachapi Public Financing Authority, and the Tehachapi City Financing Corporation regular meeting held on March 17, 2025— APPROVED AND FILED

6. The City Council will appoint one member to the City of Tehachapi Planning Appointed Kelley Ann Ryan To Commission to fill a vacancy created by the resignation of Charles White. This The
nToTehachapiCompieteATePlanningrm
appointment will fill a short- term vacancy, which is to expire on June 30, 2025. To Expire On June 30, zoz5 The City Clerk' s office received two applications from Kelley Ann Ryan and Sm Nominated Ryan Ayes Sm/ Pa/ Po Barbara Minor — APPOINTED KELLEY ANN RYAN TO THE CITY OF TEHACHAPI Noes Ch/ Da PLANNING COMMISSION TO COMPLETE A TERM TO EXPIRE ON JUNE 30, 2025 Da Nominated Minor Ayes Ch/ Da
Noes Sm/ Pa/ Po

7. Disposition of city owned property — ADOPTED RESOLUTION 04- 25 TO Adopted Resolution 04. 25 To ty

AUTHORIZE THE DISPOSTION OF CITY OWNED PROPERTY SUBJECT TO CITY Authorize The
Owned PropertytDySubject TooOCity C
CLERK AND CITY ATTORNEY APPROVAL Clerk And City Attorney Approval Sm/ Pa Motion Carried

COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT DIRECTOR REPORTS- CONTINUED

8. Donation of folding tables and chairs to Tehachapi Valley Recreation and Parks District— INFORMATION ONLY

FINANCE DIRECTOR REPORTS

9. Disbursements and bills for March 11, 2025 through April 1, 2025- AUTHORIZED Authorized Payments

PAYMENTS
Sm/ Pa Motion Carried

10. Van Lant & Frankhanel, LLP agreement for audit services — APPROVED THE Approved The Agreement nel

AGREEMENT BETWEEN VAN LANT & FRANKHANEL, LLP AND THE CITY OF yen ty
Llp And The City Of Of Tehachapi
TEHACHAPI FOR AUDIT SERVICES, SUBJECT TO CITY MANAGER AND CITY For Audit Services, Subject To ATTORNEY APPROVAL City Manager And City Attorney
Approval
Sm/ Pa Motion Carried
i enacnapi city council Kegular Meeting— April 7, 2025
Tehachapi Redevelopment Successor Agency Regular Meeting Tehachapi Public Financing Authority Regular Meeting And Tehachapi City Financing Corporation Regular Meeting ACTION TAKEN

DEVELOPMENT SERVICES DIRECTOR REPORTS

11. 2025-2026 Measure S Pavement Rehabiliation Project award —AWARDED THE Awarded The 2025- 2026 2025- 2026 MEASURE S PAVEMENT REHABILITATION PROJECT TO WESTROCK, Measures Paveme Rehabilitation Projecntt To LLC DBA WESTROCK GENERAL ENGINEERING FOR THE TOTAL BID AMOUNT OF Westrock, 1Ic Dba Westrock 2, 599,999 AND AUTHORIZED THE CITY MANGER TO APPROVE ANY General Engineering For The Total Bid Amount Of$ 2, 599, 999 NECESSARY CHANGE ORDERS UP TO A MAXIMUM OF 20% OF THE And Authorized The City Manger CONSTRUCTION COST ($ 519, 999. 80) AND AMEND THE PROJECT BUDGET To Approve Any Necessary ACCORDINGLY Change Orders Up To A
Maximum Of 20% Of The
Construction Cost($ 519, 999. 80)
And Amend The Project Budget
Accordingly
Sm/ Ch Motion Carried

12. Dennision Road Bicycle/ Pedestrian Improvements Project — Change Order Authorized StaffTo Spend Up To utilitzation and approval — AUTHORIZED STAFF TO SPEND UP TO $ 2, 014, 853 $ z, olass3 Which Represents
The Total Allowable Grant
WHICH REPRESENTS THE TOTAL ALLOWABLE GRANT FUNDING IN Funding lnAccordance With The ACCORDANCE WITH THE GRANT TERMS Grant Terms
Sm/ Ch Motion Carried

CITY MANAGER REPORTS

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

COUNCILMEMBER REPORTS

CLOSED SESSION

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

2. 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)

3. 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.

ADJOURNMENT
The City Council/ Boards adjourned at 7: 33 pm to a City Council, Tehachapi Adjourned At 7: 33 pm Redevelopment Successor Agency, Tehachapi Public Financing Authority and Tehachapi City Financing Corporation Regular Meeting to be held on April 21, 2025 at 6: 00 pm.

Tehachapi City Council Regular Meeting— April 7, 2025
Tehachapi Redevelopment Successor Agency Regular Meeting Tehachapi Public Financing Authority Regular Meeting And Tehachapi City Financing Corporation Regular Meeting ACTION TAKEN OOIL J? # _ I ..

TORI MARSH, CMC
City Clerk, City of Tehachapi, California
Approved this 21" day
of April 2025.

JOAN POGON- CORD
Mayor, City of Tehachapi, California

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