TEACHAPI POLICE DEPARTMENT
EMERGENCY OPERATIONS CENTER
220 WEST C STREET
MINUTES
TEACHAPI CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING,
TEACHAPI REDEVELOPMENT SUCCESSOR AGENCY REGULAR MEETING,
TEACHAPI PUBLIC FINANCING AUTHORITY REGULAR MEETING, AND
TEHACHAPI CITY FINANCING CORPORATION REGULAR MEETING
MONDAY, NOVEMBER 17, 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 Tem Pauer made the motion and Council Member Smith secondec t. 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 Davies, Councilmember Smith
Absent: Councilmember Chung
INVOCATION
Led by Councilmember Davies
PLEDGE TO THE FLAG
Led by Mayor Pro Tem Pauer
POLICE CHIEF REPORTS
1. Swearing in of Tehachapi Police Officers Christopher Manriquez and Juan Garcia-Lopez - OATH OF OFFICE AND BADGE PINNING CEREMONY
2. CONSENT AGENDA Approved
Sm/Da Motion Carried
Ab Ch
AUDIENCE ORAL AND WRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS
3. Public comment
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CITY CLERK REPORTS
* 4. Minutes for the Teachapi City Council, Teachapi Redevelopment Successor Approved And Filed Agency, Tehachapi Public Financing Authority, and the Teachapi City Financing Sm/Da Motion Carried Ab Ch
Corporation regular meeting held on October 20, 2025 - APPROVED AND FILED
FINANCE REPORTS
* 5. Disbursements and bills for October 16, 2025 through November 12, 2025 - Authorized Payments AUTHORIZED PAYMENTS Sm/Da Motion Carried
Ab Ch
COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT REPORTS
6. 2025 Breast Cancer Awareness Month follow-up - PRESENTATION
7. Upcoming holiday events - PRESENTATION
* 8. Special Event Application - Christmas Parade - APPROVED THE GREATER Approved The Greater Teachap TEACHAPI CHAMBER OF COMMERCE CHRISTMAS PARADE SPECIAL EVENT Chamber Of Commerce Christmas Parade Special Event
APPLICATION AND ASSOCIATED STREET CLOSURES, SUBJECT TO CITY Application And Associated MANAGER AND CITY ATTORNEY APPROVAL Street Closures, Subject To City Manager And City Attorney
Approval
Sm/Da Motion Carried
Ab Ch
PUBLIC WORKS REPORTS
9. City Hall Roof and HVAC Replacement Project - PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR Approved The Agreement For The City Hall Roof Replacement
TYLER NAPIER GAVE STAFF REPORT; APPROVED THE AGREEMENT FOR THE And HVAC Replacement Project CITY HALL ROOF REPLACEMENT AND HVAC REPLACEMENT PROJECT IN THE In The Amount Of $116, 238.95 AMOUNT OF $116,238.95 AND AUTHORIZED THE CITY MANAGER TO APPROVE And Authorized the City ANY CHANGE ORDERS UP TO A MAXIMUM OF 20% OF THE ORIGINAL Manager To Approve Any Change Orders Up To A
CONTRACT (OR $23,247.79) Maximum Of 20% Of The
Original Contract (Or $23,247.79)
DA/Pa Motion Carried
Ab Ch
CITY MANAGER REPORTS
10. Report to Council regarding current activities and programs - VERBAL REPORT
COUNCILMEMBER REPORTS
CLOSED SESSION
1. CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL-ANTICIPATED LITIGATION Rejected Claim By Russel Morthorpe
paricant es) of subtion enor serion 49569s one case subdivision (d) and Sm/Po Motion Carried Ab Ch
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2. CONFERENCE WITH REAL PROPERTY NEGOTIATORS
Property: 415-012-10
City Negotiators: City Manager, Development Services Director Negotiating Parties: Union Pacific
Under Negotiations: Price and terms of payment
3. CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL - ANTICIPATED LITIGATION Pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(4): (1 potential case)
4. CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL - EXISTING LITIGATION
Pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(1): (4 cases) a. City of Tehachapi v. Tehachapi-Cummings County Water District, et al.
Kern County Superior Court Case No. BCV-23-104134
b. City of Tehachapi v. Tehachapi-Cummings County Water District, et al.
Kern County Superior Court Case No. BCV-24-101512
c. Tehachapi-Cummings County Water District v. City of Tehachapi, et al.
Sacramento County Superior Court Case No. 34-2022-80003892-CU-WM- GDS
d. Tehachapi-Cummings County Water District v. City of Tehachapi, et al.
Kern County Superior Court Case No. BCV-25-103013
ADJOURNMENT
The City Council/Boards adjourned at 6:29 pm to a City Council, Tehachapi Adjourned At 6:29 pm Redevelopment Successor Agency, Teachapi Public Financing Authority and Tehachapi City Financing Corporation Regular Meeting to be held on November 17, 2025 at 6:00 pm.
Tor Marsh
TORI MARSH, CMC
City Clerk, City of Tehachapi, California
Approved this 1 day
of December 2025.
Pran Fogon Cord
OAN POGON-CORD
Mayor, City of Tehachapi, California