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ASCU CITY COUNCIL
and Successor Agency to the
Former Redevelopment Agency
and the Wasco Public Finance Authority
Tuesday, May 31 2022
Regular Meeting - 6:00 p. m.
Via Zoom Webinar
REGULAR MEETING - 6:00 pm
1) CALL TO ORDER: Mayor
This meeting was called to order by Mayor Reyna at 6:03 p. m. and announced the meeting was being held Pursuant to AB 361 issued by Governor Newsom on September 20, 2021, and Government Code 54953( e). All members are joining this meeting remotely via Zoom Webinar,
2) ROLL CALL:
Present: Mayor Reyna, Mayor Pro Tem Pallares, Council Members: Garcia, Lynch, Martinez
3) FLAG SALUTE: Led by Mayor Reyna
4) INVOCATION: Manuel Cantu, Lifehouse Church
5) PRESENTATIONS:
U. Proclamation for 53rd Annual Professional Municipal Clerks Week May 1-7, 2022.
Mayor Reyna presented the proclamation to City Clerk Martinez. 6) PUBLIC COMMENTS: NONE
7) SUCCESSOR AGENCY BUSINESS: NONE
8) WASCO PUBLIC FINANCE AUTHORITY BUSINESS: NONE
CITY COUNCIL BUSINESS:
9) CONSENT CALENDAR:
The Consent Calendar consists of items that, in staffs 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 Meeting minutes for April 19, 2022, Regular Meeting. b. Receive and file departments bill pay totaling $ 169, 422. 61.
City of Wasco City Council Meeting Minutes, May 3, 2022 DocuSign Envelope ID: 935E2048- 3636- 442A- BBFA- 46D207F89020 c. Adopt a Resolution to Authorize the City Manager or his Designee to Enter into an Agreement between the City of Wasco and Willdan Financial Services to Conduct an Impact Fee Study for the City of Wasco.
Reso# 2022- 3723
Agmt# 2022- 013
d. Rejection of Bid received for the City of Wasco Janitorial Services Published on March O6, 2022.
e. Adopt a Resolution Authorizing the City Manager or his Designee to Sign and Execute an Agreement with Toter, LLC, a subdivision of Wastequip, in the amount of $ 24, 961. 50 to purchase 312 96- gallon refuse carts via Sourcewell and Toter' s Contract # 1717176
Reso# 2022- 3724
Agmt# 2022- 014
City Clerk Martinez request to remove item 9a due to missing information to the minutes.
No public comments.
Motion was made by Council Member Lynch, seconded by Mayor Reyna, to approve the Consent Calendar and deferring item 9a for the next Council meeting, by the following roll call vote:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSTAIN
ABSENT:
10) PUBLIC HEARINGS: NONE
11) DEFERRED BUSINESS: NONE
12) NEW BUSINESS:
REYNA, PALLARES, GARCIA, LYNCH, MARTINEZ
NONE
ONE
ONE
a. Adopt a Resolution to Authorize the City Manager or his designee to enter into an agreement between the City of Wasco and Gladwell Governmental Services Inc. for Consulting Services for Elections.
Reso# 2022- 3725
Agmt# 2022- 015
Oral Report by City Manager Hurlbert.
No public comments.
Motion was made by Mayor Reyna, seconded by Council Member Garcia, to approve item 12a, by the following roll call vote:
AYES: REYNA, PALLARES, GARCIA, LYNCH, MARTINEZ
NOES: NONE
ABSTAIN: NONE
ABSENT: NONE
City of Wasco City Council Meeting Minutes, May 3, 2022 DocuSign Envelope ID: 935E2048- 3636- 442A- BBFA- 46D207F89020 13) REPORTS FROM COMMISSION AND COMMITTEES:
a. Kern Economic Development Corporation ( Garcia)
Council Member Garcia,
Atttended the first in -person meeting since January 2022, and is excited for the opportunity to be a representative and to network.
Engaged with Richard Chapman, President and CEO of Kern EDC to present at a future City Council meeting, and encouraged to meet with Melinda Brown, Vice - President of Business Development of Kern EDC to discuss economic goals and priorities for the near future. The next meeting will be in June 2022.
b. Kern Council of Government ( Reyna)
Mayor Reyna:
CalTrans has created a calendar for District 6 .
The construction of the roundabout located at Highway 46 and J Street is scheduled to be postponed until the overpass is built by California High Speed Rail.
A pavement overlay will be located at Highway 46 from E Street to Highway 99 during the years of 2025 and 2026,
c. Wasco Task Force ( Martinez & Reyna)
No reports
14) REPORTS FROM THE PUBLIC SAFETY DEPARTMENTS:
a. Kern County Fire Department ( Appleton)
Kern Fire Chief Appleton updated the Council on the following, Thursday, May 5, 2022, at 5:00 pm, fifty new deputies from the Kern County Fire Department Academy will graduate.
In June 2022, a New Academy will begin,
b. Kern County Sheriff Department ( Shinn)
Sergeant Shinn gave recent crime reports.
15) REPORTS FROM CITY MANAGER:
City Manager Hurlbert updated the council on the following:
In -person City Council meetings will begin on the next regular meeting on Tuesday, May 17, 2022.
Dial A Ride service started today, using new software and new schedulers, and are going well; looking forward to expanding the driving staff moving forward.
Attended the Coffee By a Cop event on Thursday, April 28, 2022, at the Wasco Starbucks.
Will be attending the League of California Cities Summit Wednesday, May 10, 2022, in Sacramento, California, and three council members will be in attendance.
Events; Primavera in the Park on Saturday May 7, 2022 from 10:00 am - 3:00 pm, at Barker Park.
Cleanup Day at Barker Park, Saturday May 14, 2022, 9:00 am to 12:00 pm, for electronic waste and large items can be dropped off; an event flyer will be posted on the City of Wasco website with provisions for large items, and can be done by appointment.
A Bike Rodeo will be happening later this summer; date and location TBD.
City of Wasco City Council Meeting Minutes, May 3, 2022 DocuSign Envelope ID: 935E2048- 3636- 442A- BBFA- 46D207F89020 Code enforcement staff conducting vendor sweeps that do not have a business license or health department permits, that are selling food out on the streets. 16) REPORTS FROM CITY COUNCIL:
Council Member Garcia.
Attending the League of California Cities Summit Wednesday, May 10, 2022 in Sacramento, California.
Looking forward to attend the Cleanup at Barket Park on Saturday May 14, 2022, and actively trying to recruit volunteers.
Council Member Lynch:
Attended the Local Agency Formation Commission ( LAFCO) meeting on April 27, 2022, with City Attorney Schroeter.
Requested the Council Members to remember him as he is undergoing surgery on May 4, 2022.
Council Member Martinez:
Thank the City Clerk' s staff for all their hard work.
Attended the Coffee By a Cop event on Thursday, April 28, 2022, at the Wasco Starbucks.
Thanked City Manager Hurlbert and the Animal Control Officers; United States Postal Service stopped mail service to a neighborhood block due to a vicious dog.
Animal Control Officers caught the dog, and the mail service resumed.
Mayor Reyna:
Thanked Sergeant Shinn and the Wasco Kern County Deputies for all their hard work and expressed his support.
Thanked the City Clerk and staff for all their work.
The Firework Committee met with Fire Chief Appleton, Sergeant Shinn, and City Manager Hurlbert and discussed some possible solutions moving forward and thanked them for being at the meeting.
Mayor Reyna adjourned into Closed Session at 6:48 pm
Mayor Reyna adjourned out of Closed Session at 717 pm.
Council Member Lynch logged off at 7: 17 pm after the Closed Session and did not join Regular session.
17) CLOSED SESSION:
a. Approved Closed Session meeting minutes for April 19, 2022. 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 Meeting Minutes, May 3, 2022 DocuSign Envelope ID: 935E2048- 3636- 442A- BBFA- 46D207F89020 18) CLOSED SESSION ACTION,
City Manager Hurlbert reported out.
a. Approved Closed Session meeting minutes for April 19, 2022.
Motion was made by Mayor Reyna, seconded by Council Member Pallares, to approve the April 19, 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) of Section 54956. 9
Motion was made by Mayor Reyna, seconded by Council Member Garcia, to authorize City Manager Hurlbert to proceed with corrections to the City Is vacation accrual process and pay the corrected amounts not to exceed $ 20, 000, by the following roll call vote,
AYES: REYNA,
NOES: NONE
ABSTAIN: NONE
ABSENT: NONE
19) ADJOURNMENT:
PALLARES, GARCIA, LYNCH, MARTINEZ
Mayor Reyna Adjourned the meeting at 7: 18 pm.
DocuSigned by:
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MonicaVFlores, Deputy City Clerk
DocuSigned by:
Gilberto Reyna, Mayor
City of Wasco City Council Meeting Minutes, May 3, 2022