TEHACHAPI
TEHACHAPI POTICE DEPARTMENT
EMERGENCY OPERATIONS CENTER
220 WEST C STREET
MINUTES
TEHACHAPI CITY COUNCIT REGUIAR MEETING,
TEHACHAPI REDEVELOPMENT SUCCESSOR AGENCY REGULAR MEETING,
TEHACHAPI PUBLIC FINANCING AUTHORITY REGUTAR MEETING, AND
TEHACHAPI CITY FINANCING CORPORATION REGULAR MEETING
MONDAY, DECEMBER L5,2025- 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
CAIL 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 Chung, Councilmember Davies, Councilmember Smith
Absent: None
INVOCATION
Led by Nick Smith, Pastor Christian Life Assembly
PLEDGE TO THE FLAG
Led by Councilmember Pauer
CONSENT AGENDA
AUDIENCE ORAI AND WRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS
1. Public comment
Approved
Sm/Pa Ayes All
CALIFORNIA
Tehachapi City Council Regular Meeting - December L5,2025 Tehachapi Redevelopment Successor Agency Regular Meeting Tehachapi Public Financing Authority Regular Meeting And Tehachapi City Financing Corporation Regular Meeting ACTION TAKEN *
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ClW CLERK REPORTS
2. Minutes for the Tehachapi City Council, Tehachapi Redevelopment Successor Agency, Tehachapi Public Financing Authority, and the Tehachapi City Financing Corporation regular meeting held on December 7,2025 -APPROVED AND FItED
3. Records Retention Schedule Update - ADOPTED RESOTUTION NO. 34-25 REPEALING RESOTUTION NO. 11-21 AND ADOPTING THE UPDATED CITY OF
TEHACHAPI RECORDS RETENTION SCHEDULE, SUBJECT TO CITY ATTORNEY
AND CITY CLERK APPROVAL
F!NANCE REPORTS
4. Disbursements and bills for November 26,2025 through December !0,2025 -
AUTHORIZED PAYMENTS
5. City of Tehachapi lnvestment Report through November 2025 - RECEIVED REPORT
DEVELOPMENT SERVICES REPORTS
6. Notice of Completion - Transportation Development Act (TDA) Dennison Road Pedestrian Facilities & Class ll Bike Lane Project -CITY ENGINEER ANDREW
NORTON GAVE STAFF REPORT- INFORMATION ONLY
7. Notice of Completion - Regional Surface Transportation Program (RSTP) Valley ll lmprovements Projects -CITY ENGINEER ANDREW NORTON GAVE STAFF REPORT - INFORMATION ONtY
Approved And Filed
Sm/Pa Ayes All
Adopted Resolution No. !14-25 To
Repeal Resolution No. 11-21 and
Adopting the Updated city of
Tehachapi Records Retention
Schedule, Subject to City
Attorney Approval and City Clerk
Approval
Sm/Pa Ayes All
Authorized Payments
Sm/Pa Ayes All
Received Report
Sm/Pa Ayes All
Tehachapi City Council Regular Meeting - December 15,2025 Tehachapi Redevelopment Successor Agency Regular Meeting Tehachapi Public Financing Authority Regular Meeting And Tehachapi City Financing Corporation Regular Meeting ACTION TAKEN
8. Second reading and adoption of an ordinance amending ordinance 23-Ot-773 and Tehachapi Municipal Code Section 15.04.160 concerning building regulations - CITY INSPECTOR JOSEPH RANKIN GAVE STAFF REPORT; ADOPTED ORDINANCE NO. 25-06-784 OF THE CITY COUNCII OF THE CITY OF TEHACHAPI ADOPTING ORDINANCE NO. G-9359 OF THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF THE COUNTY OF KERN, STATE OF CALIFORNIA AMENDING CHAPTERS 17.04, T7.06, L7.O8, t7.t0, 17.L2, 17.16. 17.20, L7.24, 17.26, 17.28, L7.32, 17.34, 17.36, L7.4O,17.4,L7.48, AND 17.56 OF TtTtE 17 OF THE ORDTNANCE CODE OF THE
COUNTY OF KERN CONCERNING BUILDING REGULATIONS - GENERAL, RESTDENTTAL CODE, BU|LDING CODE, GREEN BUttDtNG STANDARDS CODE,
MECHANICAL CODE, HOUSING CODE, PLUMBING CODE, ETECTRICAT CODE, EXISTING BUITDING CODE, DANGEROUS BUILD!NGS CODE, BUITDING
RELOCATION, MOBILE HOME AND ACCESSORY STRUCTURES, FTOOD PLAIN MANAGEMENT CODE, AND ENERGY CODE AND AMENDTNG SECTTON 1 OF ORDINANCE NO. 23.01-773 OF THE CITY OF TEHACHAPI AND TEHACHAPI MUNICIPAL CODE SECflON 15.04.160, BY TtrLE ONIY
CITY MANAGER REPORTS
10. Report to Council regarding current activities and programs - VERBAL REPORT
COUNCITMEMBER REPORTS
cLosEp sEssroN
1. Closed session minutes of December 7,2025 - APPROVED AND FIIED
2. CONFERENCE WITH tEGAt COUNSET.ANTICIPATED LITIGATION Significant exposure to litigation pursuant to paragraph (2) of subdivision (d) and paragraph (3) of subdivision (e) of Section 54956.9: (1 potential case)
3. CONFERENCE WITH LEGAT COUNSEL- ANTICIPATED LITIGATION lnitiation of litigation pursuant to Government Code Section 5a956.9(d)(a): (1 potential case)
Adopted Ordinance No. 25-06-
784 Of The City Council Of The
City Of Tehachapi Adopting
Ordinance No. G-9359 Of The
Board Of Supervisors Of The
County Of Kern, State Of
California Amending Chapters
17.u, t7.06, t7.o8, 17.t0, 17.t2,
17.16, 17.20, L7.24, t7.26, r7.28,
tt.t2, 17.34, t7.36, 17.40, t7.U,
17.48, And 17.55 Of Title 17 Of
The Ordinance Code OfThe
County Of Kern Concerning
Building Regulations - General,
Residential Code, Building Code,
Green Building Standards Code,
Mechanical Code, Danterous
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 Of The
City OfTehachapi And Tehachapi
Municipal Code Section
15.04.160, By Title Only
Ch/Da Ayes All
PalSm Ayes All
Tehachapi City Council Regular Meeting - December t5,2025 Tehachapi Redevelopment Successor Agency Regular Meeting Tehachapi Public Financing Authority Regular Meeting And Tehachapi City Financing Corporation Regular Meeting ACTION TAKEN
4. 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-tD4t34
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
ADJOU MENT
The City Council/Boards adjourned at 6:L8 pm to a City Council, Tehachapi Redevelopment Successor Agency, Tehachapi Public Financing Authority and Tehachapi City Financing Corporation Regular Meeting to be held on January 5, 2026 at 6:00 pm.
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TORI MARSH, CMC
City Clerk, City of Tehachapi, California
Approved this 2nd day
of February 2026.
6r-(
Mayor, City of Tehachapi, California
Adjourned At 6:18 pm
POGON-CORD