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MINUTES
WASCO CITY COUNCIL
and Successor Agency to the
Former Redevelopment Agency
and the Wasco Public Finance Authority
Tuesday, April19, 2022Regular
Meeting - 6: 00p. m. Via
ZoomWebinar REGULAR
MEETING - 6: 00pm 1)
CALLTO ORDER: This
meetingwas calledto orderby MayorReyna at 6: 08p. m. andannouncedthe meetingwas beingheld Pursuantto AB361issuedby GovernorNewsom on September 20, 2021, and GovernmentCode 54953( e). All membersare joiningthis meetingremotely via ZoomWebinar, 2)
ROLLCALL: Present:
Mayor Reyna, Mayor Pro Tem Pallares, Council Members: Garcia, Lynch, Martinez Deputy
City Clerk Flores informedthe councilthere was a requestfor interpretationin Spanish for this meetingand gave instructionson howto selectthe languagefor interpretation.
The
translatorthen proceededto conductthe Spanishtranslation. 3) FLAGSALUTE: Led by MayorReyna 4)
INVOCATION: by PaulHernandez, Freewill Baptist Church. 5) Approvalto continueto holdall CityCouncilmeetings until furthernotice by teleconference pursuant to AssemblyBill 361and GovernmentCode Section 54953( e) 1 and findingthat there is a proclaimedstate of emergencyin thestateand city and that state and local officialshave recommendedmeasures to promotesocial distancing, all as requiredin AB361 and Section54953( e). ( Hurlbert) City ManagerHurlbert gave an oralreport. No
publiccommentsMotion
was madeby CouncilMember Garcia, seconded by CouncilMember Lynch, to approve holding all CityCouncilmeetings by teleconferencepursuant to AB361 until further notice by the followingroll call vote: AYES:
REYNA, PALLARES, GARCIA, LYNCH, MARTINEZNOES:
NONE ABSTAIN:
NONE ABSENT:
NONE City
of WascoCity CouncilRegular Meeting Minutes, April 19, 2022 DocuSign Envelope ID: 935E2048- 3636- 442A- BBFA- 46D207F89020 6) PRESENTATIONS:
a. Community Service Award Recognition to Sharon Nicol and Nancy Waterhouse Mayor Reyna presented the recognition certificate to Sharon Nicol and Nancy Waterhouse.
Mayor Reyna mentioned that Fire Chief Appleton has requested that his item be moved after the presentations.
15) REPORTS FROM THE PUBLIC SAFETY DEPARTMENTS:
a. Kern County Fire Department ( Appleton)
Fire Chief Joe Appleton gave an oral report.
7) PUBLIC COMMENTS: None
8) SUCCESSOR AGENCY BUSINESS: None
9) WASCO PUBLIC FINANCE AUTHORITY BUSINESS: None
CITY COUNCIL BUSINESS:
10) CONSENT CALENDAR:
The Consent Calendar consists of items that, in the staff' s opinion, are routine and non- controversial. These items are approved in one motion unless a Council Member or member of the public requests the removal of a particular item. a. Approval of City Council Special Meeting Minutes for April 2, 2022 b. Receive and file departments bill pay totaling $ 1, 602, 273. 97 c. Adopt a Resolution Approving the Amended City Annual Calendar for the 2022 Calendar Year.
Reso# 2022- 3718
d. Adopt A Resolution Approving the Submittal of an Application to PG& E Better Together Giving Program and Authorize the City Manager or his Designee as the Signature Authority for the Execution of the Grant Agreement and any Amendments Thereto.
Reso# 2022- 3719
No public comments.
Motion was made by Mayor Reyna, seconded by Council Member Lynch, to approve the Consent Calendar by the following roll call vote:
AYES: REYNA, PALLARES, GARCIA, LYNCH, MARTINEZ
NOES: NONE
ABSTAIN: NONE
ABSENT: NONE
City of Wasco City Council Regular Meeting Minutes, April 19, 2022 DocuSign Envelope ID: 935E2048- 3636- 442A- BBFA- 46D207F89020 11) PUBLIC HEARINGS:
a. Conduct a public hearing to receive oral comments
needs, consider comments, if any, and adopt Resolution
Needs Finding for the Fiscal Year 2022- 2023.
Reso# 2022- 3720
City Clerk Martinez gave an oral presentation.
Mayor Reyna opened the public hearing at 6:33 pm.
No public comments.
Mayor Reyna closed the public hearing at 6:34 pm.
concerning unmet transit
Establishing Unmet Transit
Motion was made by Council Member Garcia, seconded by Mayor Reyna, to approve item 11a by the following roll call vote:
AYES: REYNA, PALLARES, GARCIA, LYNCH, MARTINEZ
NOES: NONE
ABSTAIN: NONE
ABSENT: NONE
b. Conduct a Public Hearing and Adopt a Resolution Approving the 5-year solid waste rate adjustment schedule for customers of record ( property owners or tenants).
Reso# 2022- 3721
Comments by City Manager Hurlbert.
Mayor Reyna opened the public hearing at 6:40 pm.
No public comments.
Mayor Reyna closed the public hearing at 6:41 pm.
City Clerk Martinez explained the tabulation process and mentioned there would be no attempts to validate the protest letters at the time of tallying the letters, only to determine the number of protest letters received. She stated that there were a total of net parcels of 5,474, and to reach a majority of protests, a total amount of 50%+ 1, which is 2,738 protest letters, would be required.
City Clerk Martinez proceeded to tally the protest letters. An insufficient majority of protest letters were received, totaling 183, and ended the protest process.
Motion was made by Council Member Garcia, seconded by Council Member Martinez, to adopt a Resolution approving the 5-year solid waste rate adjustment schedule for customers of record by the following roll call vote:
AYES: REYNA, PALLARES, GARCIA, LYNCH, MARTINEZ
NOES: NONE
ABSTAIN: NONE
ABSENT: NONE
City of Wasco City Council Regular Meeting Minutes, April19, 2022 DocuSign Envelope ID: 935E2048- 3636- 442A- BBFA- 46D207F89020 Mayor Reyna adjourned the meeting for a five- minute recess at 7:22 pm.
Mayor Reyna resumed the meeting at 7:28 pm.
12) DEFERRED BUSINESS:
a. Adopt a Resolution upholding or a Resolution overturning the City of Wasco Planning Commission' s decision to deny an extension request for Conditional Use Permit 18- 06, A Conditional Use Permit to allow off - site alcohol sales at a new 24- hour convenience store and service station at 1300 Highway 46. ( Cobb) Reso# 2022- 3722
Oral report by Community Development Director Cobb.
Public comments by:
Gary Langley
Anthony Oliveri
Commissioner Ward and Commissioner Clendenen explained the reasons the Planning Commission denied an extension request for Conditional Use Permit 18-06, Motion was made by Mayor Reyna, seconded by Council Member Garcia, to overturn the Planning Commission' s decision to deny an extension request for Conditional Use Permit 18- 06, A Conditional Use Permit to allow off - site alcohol sales at a new 24- hour convenience store and service station at 1300 Highway by the following roll call vote:
AYES: REYNA, GARCIA, LYNCH
NOES: PALLARES, MARTINEZ
ABSTAIN: NONE
ABSENT: NONE
13) NEW BUSINESS:
a. Nomination and Appointment of a Representative and Alternate Representative to serve on the San Joaquin Valley Air Pollution Control District Special City Selection Committee.
Oral presentation by City Clerk Martinez.
No public comments.
Mayor Reyna nominated Council Member Martinez for the Alternate position and affirmed Council Member Garcia as the Representative.
Motion was made by Mayor Reyna, seconded by Council Member Garcia, to appoint Council Member Garcia as a Representative and to appoint Council Member Martinez as an Alternative to serve on the San Joaquin Valley Air Pollution Control District Special City Selection Committee by the following roll call vote:
AYES: REYNA, PALLARES, GARCIA, LYNCH, MARTINEZ
NOES: NONE
ABSTAIN: NONE
ABSENT: NONE
City of Wasco City Council Regular Meeting Minutes, April 19, 2022 DocuSign Envelope ID: 935E2048- 3636- 442A- BBFA- 46D207F89020 b. Nomination and Appointment of second Council Member to serve on an ad hoc Council Committee regarding California High -Speed Rail Authority issues.
City Manager Hurlbert gave an oral presentation.
No public comments.
Council Member Martinez nominated Council Member Lynch to serve on the ad hoc committee.
Motion was made by Council Member Martinez, seconded by Council Member Garcia, to appoint Council Member Lynch to serve on the ad hoc Council Committee regarding California High -Speed Rail Authority issues by the following roll call vote:
AYES: REYNA, PALLARES, GARCIA, LYNCH, MARTINEZ
NOES: NONE
ABSTAIN: NONE
ABSENT: NONE
c. Receive updates regarding California High -Speed Rail Authority issues, and authorize the City Manager to continue agreement negotiations. ( Hurlbert) PowerPoint presentation by City Manager Hurlbert
Wasco High - Speed Rail April 2022 Update
No public comments.
Informational item only; no action
14) REPORTS FROM COMMISSION AND COMMITTEES:
a. Kern Economic Development Corporation ( Garcia)
No reports
b. Kern Council of Government ( Reyna)
No reports
c. Wasco Task Force ( Martinez & Reyna)
No reports
15) REPORTS FROM THE PUBLIC SAFETY DEPARTMENTS:
a. Kern County Fire Department ( Appleton)
per Chief Appleton' s request item 15a was presented after item 6a. b. Kern County Sheriff Department ( Shinn)
Sargent Shinn gave a PowerPoint presentation on recent crimes.
Announced on Thursday, April 28, 2022, Wasco deputies will be City of Wasco City Council Regular Meeting Minutes, April 19, 2022 DocuSign Envelope ID: 935E2048- 3636- 442A- BBFA- 46D207F89020 16) REPORTS FROM THE CITY MANAGER:
City Manager Hurlbert updated the council on the following.
Dial A Ride is on track for a soft start next month, and staff continues to recruit for an additional driver and implement a new dispatch system.
Staff received an evaluation camera system and installed it to begin testing the equipment during the soft opening. Ifall goes well, the equipment can be ordered and moved to the new electric vans once we receive them in the future.
Attended the League of California Cities General Membership Meeting in Coalinga, California, on Thursday, April 14, 2022, with Mayor Pro Tem Pallares and Council Members Garcia and Lynch.
Notified he had been accepted to the League of California Cities City Managers Working Group on the Sales Tax Reform Committee.
17) REPORTS FROM THE CITY COUNCIL:
Mayor Pro Tem Pallares:
Thanked the Public Works Department staff for repairing a water line break at a residence in his district and provided a temporary repair for the resident' s driveway.
Council Member Garcia:
Thanked Sergeant Shinn for his report presentation. He suggests discussion at a future meeting regarding tools to be proactive for catalytic converters' thefts.
Council Member Lynch:
Attended the League of California Cities General Membership Meeting in Coalinga, California, on Thursday, April 14, 2022, with City Manager Hurlbert, Mayor Pro Tem Pallares, and Council Member Garcia
Council Member Martinez:
The deadline to submit the Veteran' s Banner Program application will be the last day of April 2022. Encouraged the public to sponsor a Veteran' s banner at 80 dollars each for Deputy Sheriff Phillip Campas and local Wasco residents.
Mayor Reyna:
Announced six additional Veterans banner applications received before the last deadline.
Attended the Rose Garden Project on Saturday, April 9, 2022, and thanked Sharon Nicol, Nancy Waterhouse, and all the volunteers for their hard work.
Thanked staff for their hard work with reports and preparing for the meeting.
Mayor Reyna adjourned into Closed Session at 8: 55 PM.
Mayor Reyna adjourned out of Closed Session at 9: 21 PM.
Council Member Garcia logged off at 9:21 PM after the Closed Session and did not join the Regular session.
18) CLOSED SESSION:
a. Approved Closed Session meeting minutes for March l , 20220 b. CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL - ANTICIPATED LITIGATION Significant exposure to litigation pursuant to paragraph ( 2) of subdivision ( d) and paragraph ( 1) of subdivision ( e) of Section 54956. 9
City of Wasco City Council Regular Meeting Minutes, April 19, 2022 DocuSign Envelope ID: 935E2048- 3636- 442A- BBFA- 46D207F89020 19) CLOSED SESSION ACTION:
City Attorney Schroeter reported out.
a. Approved Closed Session meeting minutes for March l , 2022.
Motion was made by Mayor Reyna, seconded by Council Member Garcia, to approve the March 1, 2022, Closed Session Meeting Minutes by the following roll call vote:
AYES: REYNA, PALLARES, GARCIA, LYNCH, MARTINEZ
NOES: NONE
ABSTAIN: NONE
ABSENT: NONE
b. CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL - ANTICIPATED LITIGATION Significant exposure to litigation pursuant to paragraph ( 2) of subdivision ( d) and paragraph ( 1) of subdivision ( e)
20) ADJOURNMENT:
of Section 54956. 9
Mayor Reyna adjourned the meeting at 9:24 p. m.
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