TEHACHAPI POTICE DEPARTMENT
EMERGENCY OPERATIONS CENTER
TEHACHAPI 220 WEST C STREET
A. FORNIA
MINUTES
TEHACHAPI CIW COUNCIL REGUTAR MEETING,
TEHACHAP! REDEVELOPMENT SUCCESSOR AGENCY REGUTAR MEETING,
TEHACHAPI PUBLIC FINANCING AUTHORTTY REGULAR MEETING, AND TEHACHAPI CITY FINANC!NG CORPORATION REGUIAR MEETING
MONDAY, JULY 20, 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
CAIL TO ORDER
Meeting called to order by Mayor Pogon-Cord at 6:00pm
ROLI CALL
Roll call by City Clerk Tori Marsh
Present: Mayor Pogon-Cord, Mayor Pro-Tem Pauer, Councilmember Smith, Councilmember Chung, Councilmember Gutierrez
Absent: None
INVOCATION
Led by Pastor Rob Brooks from the Tehachapi Church ofthe Nazarene
PTEDGE TO FLAG
Led by Councilmember Pauer
AUDIENCE ORAL AND WRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS
L. Public Comment
CONSENT AGENDA
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 June 15, 2026 and special meeting held on June 30, 2026- APPROVED AND FIIED
Removed ltem 3
Approved And Filed
Sm/Ch Motion Carried
CITY OF
Tehachapi city Council Meeting - MondaY,lulY 20,2026
Tehachapi Redevelopment Successor Agency Regular Meeting Tehachapi Public Financint Authority Regular Meeting And Tehachapi City financing Corporation Regular Meeting
3. Destruction of Records - ADOPTED RESOTUTION NO. 23-25 AUTHORIZING THE
DESTRUCTION OF CERTAIN CITY RECORDS SUBJECT TO APPROVAT BY THE CITY
CTERK AND CITY ATTORNEY
4. Disposition of city owned property - ADoPTED RESOLUTION NO. 24-26
AUTHORIZING THE DISPOSITION OF CITY OWNED PROPERTY
5. Disbursements a nd bills for I u ne 11., 2026, through J u ly 15, 2026 - AUTHORIZED
PAYMENTS
6. City of Tehachapi lnvestment Reports for May 2026 and June 2026 - RECEIVED
REPORTS
7. Federal Funding under Federal Translt Administration (FTA) Section 5311 with the California Department of Transportation for operating assistance for the City's Dial-A-Ride transit service - ADOPTED RESOLUTION NO. 25-26 AUTHORIZING THE FEDERAL FUNDING UNDER FTA SECTION 5311 (49 USC SECTION 5311) WITH THE CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION AND REPEAIING RESOIUTION NO. 41-23
8. Special Event Application - Kids Day at the Museum - APPROVED THE KIDS DAY
AT THE MUSEUM SPECIAL EVENT APPTICATION AND ASSOCIATED STREET
CLOSURES, SUBJECT TO STAFF CONDITIONS, CITY MANAGER AND CITY
ATTORNEY APPROVAL
9. Special Event Application - Green Street Get Down - APPROVED THE GREEN
STREET GET DOWN SPECIAL EVENT APPTICATION AND ASSOCIATED STREET
CI-OSURES, SUBJECT TO STAFF CONDITIONS, CITY MANAGER AND CITY
ATTORNEY APPROVAL
10. Special Event Applications - Greater Tehachapi Chamber of Commerce 63'd Annual Tehachapl Mountain Festival, Tehachapi Mountain Festival Parade and Mountain Gallop 5K - APPROVED THE 53'd ANNUAL TEHACHAPT MOUNTATN
FESTIVAL, TEHACHAPI MOUNTAIN FESTIVAL PARADE AND MOUNTAIN GALTOP 5K SPECIAL EVENT APPTICATIONS AND ASSOCIATED STREET
CLOSURES SUBJECT, TO STAFF CONDITIONS, CITY MANAGER AND CITY ATTORNEY APPROVAT AND; AUTHORIZED THE MAYOR TO SIGN THE
AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF TEHACHAPI AND THE GREATER
TEHACHAPI CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
Adopted Resolution No. 24-26
Authorizing The Disporition Of
City Owned Property
Sm/Ch Motion Carried
Authorized Payments
Sm/Ch Motion Carried
Received Repons
Sm/Ch Motion Carried
Adopted Resolution No. 25-25
AuthorizinB The Federal f !nding
Under FIA Se.tion 5311(49 USC
Section 53ll) with The California
D€partment Of Transportation
And R€p€aling Resolution No.
41-23
sm/ch Motion canied
Approved The l(ids Day At The
Museum Special Event
Application And Associated
Street Closures, Subiect To Staff
Conditions, City Manager And
City Attorney Approval
Sm/Ch Motion Carried
Approved The Green Street Get
Down Special Event Application
and Associated Street Clorures,
Subject To Staft Conditions, City
Manager And City Aft orney
Approval
Sm/Ch Motion Carried
Approved The 63d Annual
Tehaahapi Mountain Fertival,
Tehachapi Mountain Festival
Parade And Mountain Gallop 5l(
Special Event Applications And
Associated Street Closures,
Subject To Staff Conditions, City
Manager And City Attorn€y
Approval And; Authorized The
Mayor To Sign The Agrcement
Between The City OfTehachapi
And The G reater Tehacha pi
Chamber OfCommerce
Sm/Ch Motion Carried
ACTION TAKEN
Adopted Resolution No. 23-26
AuthorizinS The D€st.uctio. Of
Certain City Records Subjed To
Approval By The City ClerkAnd
City Attorney
Ch/Gu Motion Carried
11. Amend ment to Aeronautical Hangar Ground Lease - Hangar 23E - APPROVED
THE FIRST AMENDMENT TO THE AERONAUTICAL GROUND LEASE FOR HANGAR 23E BETWEEN PAMETA MIDDTETON AND THE CITY OF TEHACHAPI
AND AUTHORIZED THE MAYOR TO SIGN
12. Agreement with Union Pacific Railroad for Land Leases - APPROVED THE TEASE
AGREEMENT BETWEEN UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD AND THE CIW OF
TEHACHAPI AND AUTHORIZED THE MAYOR TO SIGN
13. East Tehachapi Boulevard and State Highway 58 lnterchange project:
Specialized Consultant Services - APPROVED THE AGREEMENT BETWEEN PARSONS TRANSPORTATION GROUP, INC. AND THE CITY OF TEHACHAPI AND
AUTHORIZED THE MAYOR TO SIGN
L4. Easement Agreement and Notice of Acceptance for lrrevocable Offer of Dedication for Public Utilities - APPROVED AND AUTHORTZED THE EASEMENT AGREEMENT AND THE IRREVOCABLE OFFER OF DEDICATION A5 PROPOSED,
AUTHORIZED THE MAYOR TO SIGN A CERTIFICATE OF ACCEPTANCE AND
DIRECTED STAFF TO RECORD SAME SUBJECT TO THE ISSUANCE OF TITTE
INSURANCE
15. Emergency abatement at 129 East D Street - APPROVED EMERGENCY ABATEMENT ACTIONS CONDUCTED BY CODE ENFORCEMENT AT 129 EAST D STREET
FINANCE REPORTS
16. Transit Development Plan -ADOPTED THE TRANSIT DEVELOPMENT pLAN AND
DIRECTED STAFF TO IMPLEMENT THE RECOMMENDATIONS MADE BY
NETSON/NYGAARD AS STAFF DEEMS APPROPRIATE
DEVETOPMENT SERVICES REPORTS
17 . 2026/27 Measure S Paving Project Award - AWARDED THE 2026127 MEASURE
S PAVING PROJECT TO GRIFFITH COMPANY FOR THE TOTAT BID AMOUNT OF $L,472,735.0O AND AUTHORIZED THE CITY MANAGER TO APPROVE ANY
NECESSARY CHANGE ORDERS UP TO THE PROJECT BUDGET AMOUNT
CITY MANAGER REPORTS
1.8. Reportto Council regarding current activities and progra ms - VERBAL REPORT Approved The Leaie Agreement
Between Union Paaific Railroad
And The City OfTehachapi And
Authorized The Mayor To Sign
Sm/Ch Motion Carried
Approved The Agreement
Between Parsons Transportation
Group, lnc. And The City Of
Tehachapi and Authori2ed The
Mayor To Sign
Sm/Ch Motion Canied
Approved And Authorized The
Easement Agreement And The
lrrevo.able Offer Of Dedication
As Proposed, Authorized The
Mayor To Sign A Certifiaate Of
Acceptan.e And Directed StaffTo
Record Same Subject To The
lssuance Of Title lnsurance
Sm/Ch Motion Carried
Approved Emergency Abatement
Adions Conducted By Code
Enforceme.tAt 129 East D Street
Sm/Ch Motion Carried
Adopted The Transit
Development Pl.n And Directed
Staff To lmplement The
Re.ommendations Made By
Nelson/Nygaard fu Staff Deems
Appropriat€
Ch/Gu Motion Carried
Approv€d The First Amendment
To The Aeronautical Ground
Lease For Hangar 23E Between
Pamela Middleton And The City
Of Tehachapi And Authorized
The Mayo. To Sign
tn/Ch Motion Carried
Awarded The 2026/27 Measure S
Paving Projed To Griffith
Company For The Total Bid
Amount Of $1,472,735.00 And
Authorized The City Manage.To
Approve Any I{ecessary Charge
Order3 Up To The Projed Budget
Amount
Pa/Ch Motion Carried
Tehachapi City Council Meeting - Monday, luly 20, 2026
Tehachapi Redevelopment Successor Agency Regular Meeting Tehachapi Public Financing Authority Regular Meeting And Tehachapi City Financint Corporation Retular Meeting ACTION TAKEN Tehachapi City Council Meeting - Mondan luly 2O,2O26
Tehachapi Redevelopment Successor Agency Regular Meeting Tehachapi Public Financing Authority Regular Meeting And Tehachapi City Financing Corporation Regular Meeting ACT!ON TAKEN J
COUNCILMEMBER REPORTS
cLosEp sEssloN
1. Closed Session Minutes for June 15,2026 - APPROVED AND FILED
2. CONFERENCE WITH LEGAT COUNSEL- EXISTING TITIGATION
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-23-7O4L34
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
3. CONFERENCE WITH REAL PROPERTY NEGOTIATORS:
Property: Easements within the following Assessor Parcel Numbers: 416-010- 20, 4L6-240-O4, 4L6-762-05, 416-301-01, 416-040-25, 416-323-Ot, 416-27o-Ot, 476-L62-04, 4L6-304-O6.
Agency Negotiator: City Manager
Negotiating Parties: Southern California Edison Company Under negotiation: Terms of transfer of easements
4, PUBIIC EMPTOYEE PERFORMANCE EVALUATION:
Title: City Manager
ADJOURNMENT
The City Council/Boards adjourned at 7:06p.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, August \7 ,2026, at 6:00 pm.
TORI MARSH, CMC
City Clerk, City of Tehachapi, California
Approved this 17th day
of August 2026.
ON-CORD
6 of Tehacha California
Approved And Filed
Sm/Pa Motion Carried
Approved The Settlement
Agreement Between Tehachapi
Cummings-County Water District
And The City ofTehachapi
Sm/Pa Motion Carried
Approved The Southern
California Edison Utilities And
lndemnifi cation Agreement
Gu/Sm Motion Carried
Approved The Amended City
Managers Atreement
Ch/Pa Motion Carried
Adjourned at 7:05pm