CITY OF
TEHACHAPI POTICE DEPARTMENT
EMERGENCY OPERATIONS CENTER
220 WEST C STREET TEHACHAPI
CALIFORNIA
MINUTES
TEHACHAP! CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING,
TEHACHAPI REDEVELOPMENT SUCCESSOR AGENCY REGULAR MEETING,
TEHACHAPI PUBLIC FINANCING AUTHORITY REGULAR MEETING, AND TEHACHAPI ClW FINANCING CORPORATION REGUIAR MEETING
MONDAY, DECEMBER L,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 seconded it. The abbreviation Ab means absent, Abd abstained, Ns noes, and NAT no action taken.
ACTION TAKEN
CALI TO ORDER
Meeting called to order by Mayor Pogon-Cord at 6:00 pm
ROLL CALL
Roll call by Deputy City Clerk Jessica Garner
Present: Mayor Pogon-Cord, Mayor Pro Tem Pauer, Councilmember Chung, Councilmember Davies, Councilmember Smith
Absent: None
INVOCATION
Led by Mike Safford, Pastor Tehachapi Vineyard Church
PLEDGE TO THE FLAG
Led by Councilmember Davies
1., CONSENT AGENDA
AUDIENCE ORAL AND WRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS
2. Public comment
Approved
Sm/Da Ayes All
Tehachapi City Council Regular Meeting - December L,2025 Tehachapi Redevelopment Successor Agency Regular Meeting Tehachapi Public Financing Authority Regular Meeting And Tehachapi City Financing Corporation Regular Meeting ACTION TAKEN ,1.
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CITY CLERK REPORTS
3. Minutes for the Tehachapi City Council, Tehachapi Redevelopment Successor Agency, Tehachapi Public Financing Authority, and the Tehachapi City Financing Corporation regular meeting held on November 17, 2025 - APPROVED AND FILED
4. Destruction of Records - ADOPTED RESOLUTION NO. 33-25 TO AUTHORIZE THE
DESTRUCTION OF CERTAIN CITY RECORDS SUBJECT TO APPROVAL BY THE CITY
CLERK AND CITY ATTORNEY
FINANCE REPORTS
5. Disbursements and bills for November 13, 2025 through November 25,2025 -
AUTHORIZED PAYMENTS
6. City of Tehachapi lnvestment Report through October 2025- RECEIVED REPORT
DEVELOPMENT SERVICES REPORTS
7. Architectural Design & Site Plan Review No. 2020-07- Mountain Top Storage - Richmond Properties, L.L.C.; Public lmprovement Notice of Completion -
APPROVED THE NOTICE OF COMPLETION FOR ARCHITECTURAT DESIGN & SITE PLAN REVIEW NO. 2O2O.O7 - MOUNTAIN TOP STORAGE _ RICHMOND PROPERTIES, L.L.C. PUBLIC IMPROVEMENTS AND DIRECTED STAFF TO RECORD SAME.
8. Development/Reimbursement Agreement with Bhavjinder Singh and Arvinder Singh for the development of the East Tehachapi Lift Station - DEVELOPMENT SERVICES DIRECTOR DON MARSH GAVE STAFF REPORT; APPROVED THE
DEVELOPMENT/REIMBURSEMENT AGREEMENT BETWEEN BHAVJINDER
SINGH AND ARVINDER SINGH AND THE CITY OF TEHACHAPI FOR THE
DEVETOPMENT AND REIMBURSEMENT REQUIREMENTS ASSOCIATED WITH
THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE EAST TEHACHAPI IIFT STATION AND AUTHORIZED
THE MAYOR TO SIGN, SUBJECT TO CITY MANAGER AND CITY ATTORNEY
APPROVAL
Approved And Filed
sm/Da Ayes All
Adopted Resolution No. 33-25 To
Authorize The Destruction Of
Certain City Records Subject To
Approval By the City Clerk And
city Attorney
Sm/Da Ayes All
Authorized Payments
Sm/Da Ayes All
Received Report
Sm/Da Ayes All
Approved The Notice Of
Completion For Architectural
Design & Site Plan Review No.
2020-07 - Mountain Top Storage
- Richmond Properties, t.[.C.
Public lmprovements And
Directed Staff To Record Same
Sm/Da Ayes All
Approved the
Development/Reimbursement
Agreement Between Bhavjinder
Singh And Arvinder Singh And
The City Of Tehachapi For The
Development And
Reimbursement Requirements
Associated With The
Development Of The East
Tehachapi Lift Station And
Authorized The Mayor To Sign,
Subject to City Manager And City
Attorney Approval
DalPa Ayes All
r enacnapr Lrry Louncil Kegular Meellng - uecemoer L,2u25 Tehachapi Redevelopment Successor Agency Regular Meeting Tehachapi Public Financing Authority Regular Meeting And Tehachapi City Financing Corporation Regular Meeting ACTION TAKEN
9. First reading and introduction of an ordinance amending ordinance 23-07-773 and Tehachapi Municipal Code Section 15.04.160 concerning building regulations - CITY INSPECTOR JOSEPH RANKTN GAVE STAFF REpORT; APPROVED THE FTRST READTNG AND |NTRODUCT|ON, By TtTtE ONLY, OF AN
ORDINANCE OF THE CIW COUNCIT OF THE CIW OF TEHACHAPI ADOPTING ORDINANCE NO. G-9359 OF THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF THE COUNTY OF KERN, STATE OF CATIFORNIA AMENDING CHAPTERS 17.04, 17.06,L7.O8,L7.1rO,
17.L2, 17.L6. 17.20, L7.24, 17.26, L7.29, 17.32, L7.34, 17.?6, L7.4O, L7.44, L7.48, AND 17.56 OF TITTE t7 OF THE ORDINANCE CODE OF THE COUNTY OF
KERN CONCERNING BUILDING REGUTATIONS - GENERAL, RESIDENTIAL CODE, BUILDING CODE, GREEN BU|IDING STANDARDS CODE, MECHANICAL CODE, HOUSTNG CODE, PLUMB|NG CODE, EtECTRtCAt CODE, EXISTING BUIIDING coDE, DANGEROUS BUttDtNGS CODE, BUItDtNG REIOCATION, MOBTLE HOME
AND ACCESSORY STRUCTURES, FLOOD PTAIN MANAGEMENT CODE, AND ENERGY CODE AND AMENDING SECTION 1 OF ORDTNANCE NO. 2I-OL-773 OF THE CITY OF TEHACHAPI AND TEHACHAP! MUNICIPAI CODE SECTION
15.04.150.
CITY MANAGER REPORTS
10. Report to Council regarding current activities and programs - VERBAL REPORT
COUNCILM REPORTS
CLOSED SESSION
1. Closed session minutes of Novembe r !7 ,2025 - APPROVED AND FILED
2. CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL-ANTICIPATED LITIGATION Significant exposure to litigation pursuant to paragraph (2) of subdivision (d) and paragraph (3) of subdivision (e) of Section 54956.9: one case.
3. CONFERENCE WITH REAI PROPERW NEGOTIATORS
Property: 300-acre feet of Tehachapi Basin Base Water Rights City negotiator: City Manager, Development Services Director Negotiation Parties: Parsons and Sons LLC
Under negotiation: Price and terms of payment
4. CONFERENCE WITH REAL PROPERTY NEGOTIATORS
Property: 421 acre-feet of Tehachapi Basin Base Water Rights City negotiator: City Manager, Development Services Director Negotiation Parties: Lester A. Safier Trust
Under negotiation: Price and terms of payment
Approved The First Reading And
lntroduction, By Title Only, Of An
Ordinance Of The City Council Of
The City Of Tehachapi Adopting
Ordinance No. G-9359 OfThe
Eoard Of Supervisors Of The
County Of Kern, State Of
California Amending Chapters
L7.O4, t7.06,17.08, L7.tO, t7.L2,
L7.L6, t7.2O, t7.24, t7.26, 17.28,
17.?2, L7.14, t7.?6, L7.40, L7.44,
17.48, And 17.56 0f Titte 17 0f
The Ordinance Code Of The
County Of Kern Concerning
Building Regulations - General,
Residential Code, Building Code,
Green Building Standards Code,
Mechanical Code, Dangerous
Buildings Code, Building
Relocation, Mobile Home And
Accessory Structures, Flood Plain
Management Code, And Energy
Code And Amending Section 1Of
Ordinance No. 23-01-773 OfThe
City Of Tehachapi And Tehachapi
Municipal Code Section
15.04.160
Ch/Sm Ayes All
Approved and Filed
Sm/Pa Ayes All
I ehachapl ctty counctl Regular Meetint - December L,2025 Tehachapi Redevelopment Successor Agency Regular Meeting Tehachapi Public Financing Authority Regular Meeting And Tehachapi City Financing Corporation Regular Meeting ACTION TAKEN
5. CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSET - ANTICIPATED LITIGATION Pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.9(dX4): (1 potential case)
6. CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL - EXISTING LITIGATION
Pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.9(dX1): (4 cases) a. City of Tehachapi v. Tehachapi-Cummings County Water District, et al.
Kern County Superior Court Case No. BCV-23-704t34
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-WMGDS d. Tehachapi-Cummings County Water District v. City of Tehachapi, et al.
Kern County Superior Court Case No. BCV-25-103013
The City Council/Boards adjourned at 6:33 pm to a City Council, Tehachapi Redevelopment Successor Agency, Tehachapi Public Financing Authority and Tehachapi City Financing Corporation Regular Meeting to be held on December 15,2025 at 6:00 pm.
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TORI MARSH, CMC
City Clerk, City of Tehachapi, California
Approved this 15th day
of December 2025.
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RD
Mayor, City of Tehachapi, California
Adjourned At 6:33 pm
ADJOURNMENT