TEHACHAPI POLICE DEPARTMENT
EMERGENCY OPERATIONS CENTER
220 WEST C STREET TEHACHAPI
ORNIA
TEHACHAP! CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEET!NG,
TEHACHAPI RE DEVELOPM E NT SUCCESSOR AG ENCY REG U LAR MEETING, TEHACHAPI PUBLIC FINANCING AUTHORITY REGULAR MEET!NG, AND
TEHACHAPI CITY FINANCING CORPORATION REGUTAR MEETING
MONDAY, MAY4,2026- 5:00 P.M.
NOTE: Ch, Sm, Po, Pa and Gu are abbreviations for Council Members Chung, Smith, Pogon-Cord, Pauer and Gutierrez, 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
CALL TO ORDER
Meeting called to order by Mayor Pogon-Cord at 6:00pm
ROLL CALL
Roll call by City Clerk Tori Marsh
Present: Mayor Pogon-Cord, Mayor Pro-Tem Pauer, Councilmember Chung, Councilmember G utierrez
Absent: Councilmember Smith
INVOCATION
Led by Pastor Zach Douglas from Country Oaks Baptist Church
PLEDGE TO FLAG
Led by Councilmember Gutierrez
POLICE DEPARTMENT REPORTS
1. Recognition of Officer of the Year - PRESENTATION
2. Mayor presented a proclamation for National Police Week 2026- May 11-17 -
PRESENTATION
COMMU N ITY ENGAGEMENT REPORTS
3. Mayor presented a proclamation to Community Action Partnership of Kern (CAPK) proclaiming May as Community Action Month in Tehachapi -
PRESENTATION
CITY OF
MINUTES
Tehachapi City Council Meeting - Mondan May 4, 2025
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CITY CLERK REPORTS
4. Swearing in of Tehachapi City Treasurer Coty DeArmond - PRESENTATION
CONSENT AGENDA
AUDIENCE ORAL AND WRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS
5. Public Comment
CITY CLERK REPORTS (cont.)
6. Minutes for the Tehachapi City Council, Tehachapi Redevelopment Successor Agency, Tehachapi Public Financing Authority, and the Tehachapi City Financing Corporation regular meeting held on April 20, 2026 - APPROVED AND FILED 7 . Planning Commissioners expiration of terms - TNFORMATION ONLY
8. Policy addressing telephonic and internet service disruptions in compliance with Senate Bll 7O7 - ADOPTED RESOTUTION NO. 09-26 ADOPTING A pOUCy
ESTABLISHING PROCEDURES FOR ADDRESSING TETEPHONIC OR INTERNET
SERVICE DISRUPTIONS DURING COUNCIL MEETINGS
F!NANCE REPORTS
9. Disbursements and bills for April 15, 2026, through April 29, 2026 -
AUTHORIZED PAYMENTS
10. PUBIIC HEARING - An action to order the levy of assessments within the Landscaping and Lighting District No. 1 for fiscal year 202612027 A. OPENED HEARING AT 5:19 PM
B. NOTICE OF PUBTIC HEARING PUBTISHED APRIL 22,2026IN TEHACHAPI NEWS; NO CORRESPONDENCE RECEIVED
C. FINANCE DIRECTOR HAMED JONES GAVE STAFF REPORT
D. NO PUBLIC COMMENT RECEIVED
E. CTOSED HEARING AT 5:21PM
F. COUNCIT COMMENTS
G. ADOPTED RESOTUTTON NO. 10-26 AMENDTNG AND/OR AppROVtNG THE
FINAL ENGINEER'S REPORT REGARDING THE LANDSCAPING AND TIGHTING ASSESSMENT DISTRICT NO. 1, AND THE IEVY AND COLLECTION OF ANNUAL ASSESSMENTS RELATED THERETO FOR FISCAT YEAR 202612027 (2) ADOPTED RESOTUT|ON NO. LL-26 ORDERING THE LEVY AND
COIIECTION OF ASSESSMENTS WITHIN THE TANDSCAPING AND LIGHTTNG DlsTRrcI NO. 1, FOR FtSCAt YEAR2O26|2O27
Approved
Ch/Gu Motion Carried
Ab Sm
Approved and filed
Ch/Gu Motion Carried
Ab Sm
Adopted Resolution No. Gl-26
Adopting A Policy Establishing
Procedures For Addressing
Telephonic Or lnternet Service
Disruptions During Council
Meetings
Pa/Ch Motion Carried
Ab Sm
Authorized Payments
Ch/Gu Motion Carried
Ab Sm
Adopted Resolution No. 10-26
Amending And/Or Approving
The Final Enginee/s Report
Regarding The [andscaping And
tighting Assessment District No.
1, And The levy And Collection
Of Annual Assessments Related
Thereto For Fiscal Year
202sl2o26l (21 Adopted
Resolution No. 11-26 Ordering
The levy And Collection Of
Assessments Within The
Landscaping And tithting District
No. 1, For Fiscal Year 2025/2026
Ch/Pa Motion Carried
Ab Sm
Tehachapi City Council Meeting - Monday, May 4,2O26
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11. PUBIIC HEARING - An action to order the levy of assessments within the Drainage Benefit Assessment District No. 1 and No. 1B for fiscal year 2026/2027 A. OPENED HEARING AT 5:22 PM
B. NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING PUBTISHED APRIL 22,2026 IN TEHACHAPI NEWS; NO CORRESPONDENCE RECEIVED
C. FINANCE DIRECTOR HAMED JONES GAVE STAFF REPORT
D. NO PUBLIC COMMENT RECEIVED
E. CTOSED HEARING AT 5:24 PM
F. COUNCIL COMMENTS
G. ADOPTED RESOLUTION NO. 12.26 APPROVING THE ANNUAL ENGINEER'S
REPORT AND ORDERING THE LEVY AND COTLECTION OF ASSESSMENTS
WITHIN THE CIW OF TEHACHAPI DRAINAGE BENEFIT ASSESSMENT DtsTRtcT NO. 1 AND NO. 18 (PARCEI MAP 11353), FOR FTSCAL YEAR 202612027, PURSUANT TO THE PROVTS|ONS OF THE BENEFTT ASSESSMENT ACT OF 1982
12. With the appointment of the new City Treasurer, Coty DeArmond, it is necessary that the Council designate a new authorized signer for certain city financial accounts - ADOPTED RESOLUTION NO. 13-25 AUTHORIZING DESIGNATED oFFtcERS TO DEPOS|T, DISBURSE, AND/OR TRANSFER FUNDS |NTO AND OUT
OF SAVINGS ACCOUNTS AND DEMAND DEPOSITACCOUNTS, AND TO DEPOSIT
FUNDS AND ACCEPT CERTIFICATES OF DEPOSIT FROM ANY FEDERALTY OR
CALIFORNIA STATE CHARTERED BANK LOCATED WITHIN THE STATE OF CATIFORNIA AND REPEALING RESOTUTION NO. 50-22
POLICE DEPARTMENT REPORTS
13. Emergency Abatement at 655 West Tehachapi Blvd - APPROVED THE
EMERGENCY ABATEMENT ASTIONS CONDUCTED BY CODE ENFORCEMENT AT 655 WEST TEHACHAP! BLVD
PUBLIC WORKS REPORTS
1-4. Fire Life Safety System inspection, testing, documentation, and reporting services RFP - APPROVED THE AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF TEHACHAPI
AND TRI-SIGNAL INTEGRATION, INC FOR FIRE LIFE SAFETY SYSTEM
INSPECTION, TESTING, DOCUMENTATION, AND REPORTING SERVICES AND AUTHORIZED THE MAYOR TO SIGN, SUBJECT TO CITY AfiORNEY AND CITY
MANAGER APPROVAL
Adopted Resolution No. 12-26
Approving The Annual Enginee/s
Report And Ordering The Levy
And Collection Of Assessments
Within The City Of Tehachapi
Drainage Benefit Assessment
District No. l And No. 18 (Parcel
Map 11353), For Fiscal Year
202612027, Pursuant To The
Provisions Of The Benefit
Assessment Act Of 1982
Pa/Ch Motion Carried
Ab Sm
Adopted Resolution No. 13-26
Authorizing Designated Officers
To Deposit, Disburce, And/Or
Transfer Funds lnto And Out Of
Savings Accounts And Demand
Deposit Accounts, And To
Deposit Funds And Accept
Certificates Of Deposit From Any
Federally Or California State
Chartered Bank located Within
The State Of California And
Repealing Resolution No. 5G22
Ch/Gu Motion Carried
Ab Sm
Approved The Emergency
Abatement Actions Conducted
By Code Enforcement At 555
West Tehachapi Blvd
Ch/Gu Motion Carried
Ab Sm
Approved The Agreement
Between The City OfTehachapi
And Tri-Signal lntegration, lnc.
For Fire Life Safety System
lnspection, Testing,
Documentation, And Reporting
Services And Authorized The
Mayor To Sign, Subject To City
Attorney And City Manager
Approval
Ch/Gu Motion Carried
Ab Sm
Tehachapi City Council Meeting - Monday, May 4,2026
Tehachapi Redevelopment Successor Agency Regular Meeting Tehachapi Public Financing Authority Regular Meeting And Tehachapi City Financing Corporation Regular Meeting ACTION TAKEN
PLANNING DEPARTMENT REPORTS
15. Second Reading of an Ordinance regarding procedures for expediting permit processing for electric vehicle charging systems - ADOPTED ORDINANCE NO.
26.02.786 OF THE CIW OF TEHACHAPI ADDING CHAPTER L5.24, ELECTRIC VEHICLE CHARGING SYSTEM PERMIT EXPEDITING, TO TITLE 15, BUILDINGS
AND CONSTRUCTION, OF THE TEHACHAPI MUNICIPAT CODE TO SET FORTH
PROCEDURES FOR EXPEDITING PERMIT PROCESSING'FOR ETECTRIC VEHICLE
CHARGING SYSTEMS AND MAKING A FINDING OF EXEMPTION FROM THE
CATIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAT QUALIW ACT
CITY MANAGER REPORTS
16. Report to Council regarding current activities and programs - VERBAL REPORT
COUNCILMEMBER REPORTS
CLOSED SESSION
1. Closed Session Minutes for April 20,2026 - APPROVED AND FILED 2, CONFERENCE WITH REAL PROPERTY NEGOTIATORS
Property: Hangar 36W
Agency Negotiating Party: City Manager, Airport Manager Negotiating Party: David Sampson
Under Negotiation: Possible exercise of City's right of first refusal to purchase Hangar 36W
3. CONFERENCE WITH LEGAT COUNSET- 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-23-104134
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. 34-2O22-80003892-CU-WMGDS d. Tehachapi-Cummings County Water District v. City of Tehachapi, et al. Kern County Superior Court case No. BCV-25-103013
Adopted Ordinance No. 25-02-
786 Of The City Of Tehachapi
Adding Chapter 15.24, Electric
Vehicle Charging System Permit
Expediting, To Title 15, Buildings
And Construction, Of The
Tehachapi Municipal Code To Set
Forth Procedures For Expediting
Permit Processing For Electric
Vehicle Charging Systems And
Making A Finding Of Exemption
From The California
Environmental Quality Act
Gu/Pa Motion Carried
Ab Sm
Approved and Filed
Gu/Ch Motion Carried
Ab Sm
Tehachapi City Council Meeting - Mondan May 4,2025
Tehachapi Redevelopment Successor Agency Regular Meeting Tehachapi Public Financing Authority Regular Meeting And Tehachapi City Financing Corporation Regular Meeting ACTION TAKEN
ADJOURNMENT
The City Council/Boards adjourned at 6:32 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, June L, 2026, al6:00 pm.
TORI MARSH, CMC
City Clerk, City of Tehachapi, California
Approved this 1't day
ofJune 2026.
POGON-CORD
Mayor, City of Tehachapi, California
Adlourned At 6:32 pm