CITY OF
TEHACHAPI POTICE DEPARTMENT
EMERGENCY OPERATIONS CENTER
220 WEST C STREET TEHACHAPI
CALIFORNIA
MINUTES
TEHACHAPI CITY COUNC!L REGULAR MEETING,
TEHACHAP! REDEVELOPMENT SUCCESSOR AGENCY REGULAR MEETING,
TEHACHAPI PUBLIC FINANCING AUTHORITY REGULAR MEETING, AND TEHACHAP! CITY F!NANCING CORPORATION REGULAR MEET!NG
MONDAY, JUNE 1,2026- 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 5:00pm
ROIL CAtt
Roll call by Deputy City Clerk Jessica Garner
Present: Mayor Pogon-Cord, Mayor Pro-Tem Pauer, Councilmember Smith Councilmember Chung, Councilmem ber G utierrez
Absent: None
INVOCATION
Led by Pastor George Alaniz from Mountain Bible Church
PLEDGE TO FLAG
Led by Councilmember Smith
PRESENTATIONS
t. Shop Local/Staycation and Summer Events - PRESENTATION Tehachapi City Council Meeting - Monday, June 1, 2026
Tehachapi Redevelopment Successor Agency Regular Meeting Tehachapi Public Financing Authority Regular Meeting And Tehachapi City Financing Corporation Regular Meeting ACTION TAKEN Received Report And Held Public
Hearing Regarding Draft 2026
Regional Transportation
Plan/Sustainable Communities
StrateSy; Draft 2027 Federal
Transportation lmprovement
Program; Corresponding Draft
Air quality Conformity Analysis;
And Draft Environmental lmpact
Report
NAT
Approved and filed
Gu/Sm Motion Carried
Adopted Resolution No. 18-25
Calling For The Holding Of A
General Municipal Election To Be
Held On Tuesday, November 3,
2026, For The Election Of Certain
Officers As Required By The
Provisions Of The Larirr Of The
State Of California Relating To
General Law Cities; And Adopted
Resolution No. 19-26 Requesting
The Board Of Supervisorc OfThe
County Of Kern To Consolidate A
General Municipal Election To Be
Held On November 3, 2025, with
The Statewide General Election
To Be Held On the Date Pursuant
To 510403 OfThe Elections Code
Gu/Sm Motion Carried
Authorized Payments
Gu/Sm Motion Carried
Approved Emergency Abatement
Actions Conducted By Code
Enforcement At 710 West
Tehachapi Boulevard
Gu/Sm Motion Carried
Received Report
PUBLIC HEARING
2. PUBLTC HEARING - Kern Council of Governments - Draft 2026 Regional Transportation Plan/Sustainable Communities Strategy; Draft 2027 Federal Transportation lmprovement Program; Corresponding Draft Air Quality Conformity Analysis; and Draft Environmental lmpact Report A. OPENED HEARING AT 5:15PM
B. REPORT BY KERN COUNCIT OF GOVERNMENTS
C. NO PUBLIC COMMENTS RECEIVED
D. CLOSED HEARING AT 5:25PM
E. COUNCIT COMMENTS
F. INFORMATION ONLY
AUDIENCE ORAL AND WRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS
3. Public Comment
CONSENT AGENDA
4. Minutes for the Tehachapi City Council, Tehachapi Redevelopment Successor Agency, Tehachapi Public Financing Authority, and the Tehachapi City Financing Corporation regular meeting held on May 4, 2026 - APPROVED AND FILED
5. General Municipal Election - ADOPTED RESOLUTION NO. 18-26 CALIING FOR
THE HOLDING OF A GENERAL MUNICTPAL ELECTION TO BE HEID ON TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 3,2026, FOR THE ELECTION OF CERTAIN OFFICERS AS REQUIRED
BY THE PROVISIONS OF THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA REIATING TO GENERAL LAW CITIES; AND ADOPTED RESOLUTION NO. 19-26 REQUESTING
THE BOARD OF SUPERVTSORS OF THE COUNTY OF KERN TO CONSOLIDATE A GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION TO BE HELD ON NOVEMBER 3, 2025, WITH
THE STATEWIDE GENERAL ELECTION TO BE HELD ON THE DATE PURSUANT TO S1O4O3 OF THE ELECTIONS CODE
6. Disbursements and bills for April 30, 2026, through May 27, 2026 -
AUTHORIZED PAYMENTS
7. City of Tehachapi lnvestment Report through April 2026 - RECEIVED REPORT
8. Emergency abatement at 77O West Tehachapi Boulevard - APPROVED
EMERGENCY ABATEMENT ACTIONS CONDUCTED BY CODE ENFORCEMENT AT 710 WEST TEHACHAPI BOULEVARD
Tehachapi City Council Meeting - Monday, June 1, 2026
Tehachapi Redevelopment Successor Atency Regular Meeting Tehachapi Public Financing Authority Regular Meeting And Tehachapi City Financing Corporation Regular Meeting ACTION TAKEN
9. Adoption of CEQA Determination for the 2026127 Paving Project of various downtown streets - ADOPTED THE CECUA NOTICE OF EXEMPTION AND DTRECTED STAFF TO FttE THE NOTTCE OF EXEMPTION FOR THE R25105 2026127
PAVING PROJECT
10. Adoption of CEQA Determination for the 2026/27 SB1 Surface Treatment Project of various locations throughout the City of Tehachapi - ADOPTED THE
CEQA NOTICE OF EXEMPTION AND DIRECTED STAFF TO FILE THE NOTICE OF EXEMPTION FOR THE R26105 2026127 SB1 SURFACE TREATMENT PROJECT
DEVELOPMENT SERVICES REPORTS
11. Project List for Fiscal Year 2026/27 funded by sB1-ADoprED RESoLUTtoN No.
20.26 ACCEPTING THE LIST OF PROJECTS FOR FtSCAt YEAR2026127 FUNDED BY SBl: THE ROAD REPAIR AND ACCOUNTABITIW ACT OF 2017
CITY MANAGER REPORTS
12. Report to Council regarding current activities and programs - VERBAL REPORT
COUNCITMEMBER REPORTS
crosED sEsstoN
1. Closed Session Minutes for May 4,2026 - APPROVED AND FILED
2. CONFERENCE WITH TEGAL COUNSEL - EXISTING LITIGATTON
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-23-1O4L34
b. city of Tehachapi v. Tehachapi-cummings county water District, et al. Kern County Superior Court Case No. BCV-24-1}t5l2
c. Tehachapi-cummings county water District v. City of Tehachapi, et al. sacramento county superior court case No. 34-2o22-90003992-cu-wMGDS d. Tehachapi-cummings county water District v. city of Tehachapi, et al. Kern County Superior Court case No. BCV-25-103013
Adopted The CECIA Notice Of
Exemption And Directed Staff To
File The Notice Of Exemption For
The R26106 2026127 Paving
Project
Gu/Sm Motion Carried
Adopted the CEQA Notice Of
Exemption And Directed Staff To
File The Notice Of Exemption For
the R26105 2026/27 SB1 Surface
Treatment Project
Gu/Sm Motion Carried
Adopted Resolution No. 20-26
Acceptint The List Of Projects For
Fiscal Year 2025/27 Funded By
SB1: The Road Repair And
Accou ntability A ct Ot 2Ol7
Pa/Ch Motion Carried
Approved and Filed
Pa/Ch Motion Carried
Tehachapi City Councit Meeting - Mondan June 1, 202G
Tehachapi Redevelopment Successor Agency Regular Meeting Tehachapi Public Financing Authority Regular Meeting And Tehachapi City Financing Corporation Regular Meeting ACTION TAKEN The city council/Boards adjourned at 6:40 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 15, 2026, at 6:00 pm.
Deputy City Clerk, City of Tehachapi, California
ADJOURNMENT
6rr!
J GARNER
yor, City of Tehachapi, California
POGON-CORD
Approved this 15th day
ofJune 2026.
Adjourned At 6:40 pm