TEHACHAPI POTICE DEPARTMENT
EMERGENCY OPERATIONS CENTER
220 WEST C STREET TEHACHAPI
MINUTES
TEHACHAPI CITY COUNCIL SPECIAL MEETING,
TEHACHAP! REDEVELOPMENT SUCCESSOR AGENCY SPECTAL MEETING,
TEHACHAPI PUBLIC FINANCING AUTHORIW SPECIAL MEETING, AND
TEHACHAPI CITY FINANCING CORPORATION SPECIAL MEETING
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY L7,2026 - 6:00 p.M.
NOTE: Ch, Sm, Po and Pa are abbreviations for Council Members Chung, Smith, Pogon-Cord and pauer, respectively. For example, Ch/Sm denotes Council Member Chung 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
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CALL TO ORDER
Meeting called to order by Mayor Pogon-Cord at 6:00pm
ROIL CArr
Roll call by City Clerk Tori Marsh
Present: Mayor Pogon-Cord, Mayor Pro Tem Pauer, Councilmember Chung and Councilmember Smith
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 February z, 2026 - AppRovED AND FTLED Approved
Sm/Ch Ayes All
Approved and Filed
Sm/Ch Ayes All
CITY OF
CALIFORNIA
Absent: None, Vacancy (1)
!NVOCATION
Led by Pastor Gerald Fair, Calvary Chapel Church
PTEDGE TO THE FIAG
Led by Mayor ProTem Pauer
CONSENT AGENDA
AUDIENCE ORAI AND WRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS
1. Public Comment
CITY CTERK REPORTS
Tehachapi City Council Meeting - Tuesdan February 17,2026 Tehachapi Redevelopment Successor Agency Special Meeting Tehachapi Public Financing Authority Special Meeting And Tehachapi City Financing Corporation Special Meeting ACTION TAKEN *
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FINANCE REPORTS
3. Disbursements and bills for January 29, 2026, through February Ll, 2026 -
AUTHORIZED PAYMENTS
4. city of Tehachapi lnvestment Report through January 2026- RECEIVED REpoRT
5. PUBLIC HEARING - Conducted a public hearing to receive public testimony concerning the transit needs within the city. The City of Tehachapi provides a transit service named Dial-A-Ride through Kern Regional Transit - opENED HEARING AT 5:03PM; NOTICE OF PUBIIC HEARTNG WAS PUBLISHED tN THE TEHACHAPI NEWS ON JANUARY 14, 2026; NO CORRESPONDENCE WAS RECEIVED; FINANCE DIRECTOR HAMED JONES GAVE STAFF REpORT; NO PUBLIC COMMENTS RECEIVED; CTOSED HEARTNG AT 5:05pM; ADOpTED RESOLUTION NO. 01-25 FINDING THATTHERE ARE NO UNMETTRANSIT NEEDS
THAT ARE REASONABLE TO MEET WITHIN THE CIW
6. City Attorney hourly rate increase request from St80 to 5225 per hour - APPROVED AN INCREASE IN THE CITY ATTORNEY'S BILLING RATE TO 5225 PER
HOUR AND AUTHORIZED THE MAYOR TO SIGN AN AMENDMENTTO THE CITY
ATTORNEY'S CONTRACT
COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT REPORTS
7. 2026 Community Event Schedule - INFORMATION ONLY
PLAN NI NG DEPARTMENT REPORTS
8. Second reading and adoption of an Ordinance amending the zoning for APN No. 415-130-42 and No. 415-130-43 from Light lndustrial (M-1) to General Commercial (C-3) for the Kern Community College District to construct a community college campus - ADOPTED ORDINANCE 26-0!-785 AMENDING
THE CITY'S OFFICIAT REGULATING PIAN REGARDING ASSESSOR'S PARCEL NUMBER 4L5-L3O-42 AND 415-130-43 OF THE TEHACHAPI ZONING CODE
9. The attorney's Spring conference for the League of California Cities is scheduled for May 13-15, 2026. The registration fee is 56ZS.00 and a two-night stay in the hotel is 5239.00 per night. lf approved by the City Council, the City's share of the registration fee and hotel room would be 5576.00 - APPROVE THE clw's
SHARE OF THE COST FOR THE CITY ATTORNEY TO ATTEND THE LEAGUE OF
CATIFORNIA CITY'S SPRING CONFERENCE
CITY MANAGER REPORTS
10. Report to Council regarding current activities and programs - VERBAL REPORT Approved and Filed
Sm/Ch Ayes All
Received Report
Sm/Ch Ayes All
Adopted Resolution No. 01-25
Finding That There Are No
Unmet Transit Needs That Are
Reasonable To Meet Within The
City
Ch/Pa Ayes All
Approved An lncrease to the City
Attorney's Billing Rate and
Authorized the Mayor to Sign an
Amendment to the City
Attorney's Contract
Sm/Ch Ayes All
Adopted Ordinance 25-01-785
Amending the Ci$s Official
Regulating Plan Regarding
Assessor's Parcel Number 415-
130-42 and 415-13043 of the
Tehachapi Zoning Code
Sm/Ch Ayes All
Approved The City's Share Of
The Cost For The City Attorney
To Attend The league Of
California Cities' Spring
Conference
Sm/Ch Ayes All
CITY ATTORNEY REPORTS
Tehachapi City Council Meeting - Tuesday, February 17,2026 Tehachapi Redevelopment Successor Agency Special Meeting Tehachapi Public Financing Authority Special Meeting And Tehachapi City Financing Corporation Special Meeting ACTION TAKEN
COUNCILMEMBER REPORTS
cLosED sEssroN
1. Closed Session Minutes for February 2,2026 - APPROVED AND FILED
2. 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-LO1512
c. Tehachapi-Cummings County Water District v. City of Tehachapi, et al.
Sacramento County Superior Court Case No. 34-2O22-80003892-CU-WMGDS 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 6:28 p.m. to a City Council, Tehachapi Redevelopment Successor Agency, Tehachapi Public Financing Authority and Tehachapi City Financing Corporation Regular Meeting to be held on Monday, March 2,2026 at 6:00 pm.
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TORI MARSH, CMC
City Clerk, City of Tehachapi, California
Approved this 2nd day
of March 2026.
J GON-CORD
Mayor, City of Tehachapi, California
Tabled
Adjourned At 6:28 pm
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