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Tehachapi City Council
May 19, 2025

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TEHACHAPI POLICE DEPARTMENT COMMUNITY ROOM
P9TEHACHAPI 220 WEST C STREET
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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, MAY 19, 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 City Clerk Tori Marsh

Present: Mayor Pogon- Cord, Mayor Pro Tem Pauer, Councilmember Smith, Councilmember Davies, Councilmember Chung

Absent: None

INVOCATION
Led by Pastor Mark Bixler, Tehachapi Church of Christ

PLEDGE TO THE FLAG
Led by Councilmember Davies

POLICE CHIEF REPORTS

1. Recognition of Tehachapi Police Department Employee of the Quarter — Executive Assistant to the Police Chief Rae Budge— PRESENTATION

COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT REPORTS

2. Earth Day Cleanup Recognitions- PRESENTATION

3. National Public Works Week— PRESENTATION
CONSENT AGENDA Pa Removed Item 12
Approved
Sm/ Ch Ayes All
Tehachapi City Council Regular Meeting— May 19, 2025
Tehachapi Redevelopment Successor Agency Regular Meeting Tehachapi Public Financing Authority Regular Meeting And Tehachapi City Financing Corporation Regular Meeting ACTION TAKEN

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 May 5, 2025— APPROVED AND FILED

AIRPORT MANAGER REPORTS

6. Assignment of Aeronautical Hangar Ground Lease — Hangar 13E — APPROVED Approved H
The Assignment Of
ASSIGNMENT OF HANGAR GROUND LEASE FOR HANGAR 13E BETWEEN 13e Be
ase or Hangar
13e Between O' quinn, Neta
TIM O' QUINN, NETA GHOLIZADEH AND THE CITY OF TEHACHAPI AND Gholizadeh And The City Of AUTHORIZED THE CITY MANAGER TO SIGN Tehachapi And Authorized The City Manager To Sign
Sm/ Ch Ayes All

FINANCE REPORTS

7. Disbursements and bills for April 29, 2025 through May 13, 2025 - AUTHORIZED Authorized Payments

PAYMENTS
Sm/ Ch Ayes All

8. City of Tehachapi Treasurer' s Report through April 2025 — RECEIVED REPORT Received Report Sm/ Ch Ayes All

9. PUBLIC HEARING - An action to order the levy of assessments within the Adopted Resolution No. 14- 25 Amending / Or Appro
Landscaping and Lighting District No. 1 for fiscal year 2025/ 2026 The Fanl Engineer' s Report A. OPENED HEARING AT 6: 19 PM Regarding The Landscaping And B. NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING PUBLISHED APRIL 23, 2025 IN TEHACHAPI Lighting Assessment District No. 1, And The Levy And
NEWS; NO CORRESPONDENCE RECEIVED Collection Of Annual
C. FINANCE DIRECTOR HAMED JONES GAVE STAFF REPORT Assessments Related Thereto For Fiscal Year 2025/ 2026( 2)
D. NO PUBLIC COMMENT RECEIVED
Adopted Resolution No. 15- 25
E. CLOSED HEARING AT 6: 21 PM Ordering The Levy And Collection F. COUNCIL COMMENTS Of Assessments Within The
G. ADOPTED RESOLUTION NO. No. 14- 25 AMENDING AND/ OR APPROVING THE Lands[ apingcnd Lighting District 1, for Fiscal Year 2025/ 2026 FINAL ENGINEER' S REPORT REGARDING THE LANDSCAPING AND LIGHTING Pa/ Ch Ayes All ASSESSMENT DISTRICT NO. 1, AND THE LEVY AND COLLECTION OF ANNUAL ASSESSMENTS RELATED THERETO FOR FISCAL YEAR 2025/ 2026( 2) ADOPTED RESOLUTION NO. 15- 25 ORDERING THE LEVY AND COLLECTION OF ASSESSMENTS WITHIN THE LANDSCAPING AND LIGHTING DISTRICT NO. 1, FOR FISCAL YEAR 2025/ 2026

10. PUBLIC HEARING - An action to order the levy of assessments within the Adopt Resolution No. 16- 25 Approving The Annual Engineer' s
Drainage Benefit Assessment District No. 1 and No. 16 for fiscal year 2025/ 2026 Report And Ordering The Levy A. OPENED HEARING AT 6: 24 PM And Collection Of Assessments B. NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING PUBLISHED APRIL 23, 2025 IN TEHACHAPI Within The City Of Tehachapi Drainage Benefit Assessment
NEWS; NO CORRESPONDENCE RECEIVED District No. 1 And No. lb( Parcel C. FINANCE DIRECTOR HAMED JONES GAVE STAFF REPORT Map 11353), For Fiscal Year 202s/ zoz6, Pursuant To The
D. NO PUBLIC COMMENT RECEIVED
Tehachapi City Council Regular Meeting— May 19, 2025
Tehachapi Redevelopment Successor Agency Regular Meeting Tehachapi Public Financing Authority Regular Meeting And Tehachapi City Financing Corporation Regular Meeting ACTION TAKEN E. CLOSED HEARING AT 6: 26 PM Provisions Of The Benefit F. COUNCIL COMMENTS Assessment Act Of 1982
Ch/ Da Ayes All
G. ADOPT RESOLUTION NO. 16- 25 APPROVING THE ANNUAL ENGINEER' S

REPORT AND ORDERING THE LEVY AND COLLECTION OF ASSESSMENTS

WITHIN THE CITY OF TEHACHAPI DRAINAGE BENEFIT ASSESSMENT DISTRICT NO. 1 AND NO. 1B ( PARCEL MAP 11353), FOR FISCAL YEAR 2025/ 2026, PURSUANT TO THE PROVISIONS OF THE BENEFIT ASSESSMENT ACT OF 1982

DEVELOPMENT SERVICES REPORTS

11. Easement Agreement and Notice of Acceptance for Irrevocable Offer of AEasementpproved AndAgreement AuthorizedAnd The
Dedication for Ingress, Egress, and Road Purposes for the United Truck Wash Irrevocable Offer Of Dedication Project on Monolith Street — APPROVED AND AUTHORIZED THE EASEMENT As Proposed, Authorized The AGREEMENT AND THE IRREVOCABLE OFFER OF DEDICATION AS PROPOSED, Mayor To Sign A Certificate Of AUTHORIZED THE MAYOR TO SIGN A CERTIFICATE OF ACCEPTANCE, AND Toceptoncrd S, And Directed Staff
To Record Same Subject To The
DIRECTED STAFF TO RECORD SAME SUBJECT TO THE ISSUANCE OF TITLE Issuance OfTitlelnsurance INSURANCE Sm/ Ch Ayes All

PUBLIC WORKS REPORTS

12. Renewal of the Delegated Maintenance Agreement— Caltrans ( Hwy 202- Tucker Approved The Delegated Road)— DEPUTY PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR TYLER NAPIER GAVE STAFF REPORT; MaieAgreement Between Caltrans And
APPROVED THE DELEGATED MAINTENANCE AGREEMENT RENEWAL BETWEEN The City Of Tehachapi For The CALTRANS AND THE CITY OF TEHACHAPI FOR THE CITY TO CONDUCT STREET City To Conduct Street Sweeping Services( Maintenance& Storm
SWEEPING SERVICES ( MAINTENANCE & STORM CLEANUP), RED CURB Cleanup), Red Curb Painting, And PAINTING, AND LITTER REMOVAL AND AUTHORIZED THE MAYOR TO SIGN, Litter Removal And Authorized SUBJECT TO CITY MANAGER AND CITY ATTORNEY APPROVAL The Mayor To Sign, Subject To City Manager And City Attorney
Approval
Pa/ Sm Ayes All

13. Agreement with Brightview Landscape Services, Inc. for citywide weed Approved The Agreement And abatement services — APPROVED THE AGREEMENT AND AMENDMENT Amendment Between Brightview Landscape Services, Inc. And The BETWEEN BRIGHTVIEW LANDSCAPE SERVICES, INC. AND THE CITY OF City Of Tehachapi For Citywide TEHACHAPI FOR CITYWIDE WEED ABATEMENT SERVICES IN THE AMOUNT OF Weed Abatement Services in The Amount Of$ 48, 528. 00 Annually 48, 528. 00 ANNUALLY OR $ 4, 044. 00 MONTHLY HLY AND AUTHORIZED THE CITY Or$ 4, 044. 00 Monthly And MANAGER TO APPROVE ANY CHANGE ORDERS UP TO A MAXIMUM OF 20% OF Authorized The City Manager To THE ORIGINAL CONTRACT AMOUNT ( OR $ 9, 705. 60) AND AUTHORIZED THE To
ApproveAMAinyChangeOf203ordersOfTheUp
aximum
MAYOR TO SIGN, SUBJECT TO CITY MANAGER AND CITY ATTORNEY APPROVAL Original Contract Amount( Or 9, 705. 60) And Authorized The
Mayor To Sign, Subject To City
Manager And City Attorney
Approval
Sm/ Ch Ayes All

CITY MANAGER REPORTS

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

COUNCILMEMBER REPORTS
Tehachapi City Council Regular Meeting— May 19, 2025
Tehachapi Redevelopment Successor Agency Regular Meeting Tehachapi Public Financing Authority Regular Meeting And Tehachapi City Financing Corporation Regular Meeting ACTION TAKEN

CLOSED SESSION

1. Closed Session minutes of May 5, 2025— APPROVE AND FILE Tabled

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§ 54956. 9
City of Tehachapi, et. al v. Tehachapi-Cummings County Water District (2 cases)

4. 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 6: 39 pm to a City Council, Tehachapi Adjourned At 6: 39 pm Redevelopment Successor Agency, Tehachapi Public Financing Authority and Tehachapi City Financing Corporation Regular Meeting to be held on June 2, 2025 at 6: 00 pm.
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TORI MARSH, CMC
City Clerk, City of Tehachapi, California
Approved this 2nd day
of June 2025.
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JOAN POGON- CORD
Mayor, City of Tehachapi, California

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