City of Wasco City Council Special Meeting Minutes, January 16, 2024
MINUTES
WASCO CITY COUNCIL
and Successor Agency to the
Former Redevelopment Agency
Tuesday, January 16, 2024
Special Meeting – 6:00 p.m.
City Council Chambers
746 8th Street, Wasco, CA 93280
SPECIAL MEETING – 6:00 p.m.
1) CALL TO ORDER:
Mayor Garcia called the meeting to order at 7:08 p.m.
2) ROLL CALL: Mayor Garcia, Mayor Pro Tem Medina, Council Members: Martinez, Reyna, Saldaña
PRESENT: Mayor Garcia, Mayor Pro Tem Medina, Council Members: Martinez, Reyna, Saldaña
STAFF PRESENT: City Manager Hurlbert, City Attorney Bateman, City Clerk Martinez, Deputy City Clerk Flores, Public Works Director Villa, Finance Director Perez -Hernandez, Assistant City Manager Lara, Community Development Director Cobb
3) SPECIAL PRESENTATION:
a. Approval of Travel Expenses Exceeding $500.00 for Police Sergeant Maira Puente to attend the POST Supervisors School in Fresno, CA, on 01/29/24 – 02/09/24.
Oral presentation by City Manager Hurlbert.
No public comments.
The City Manager requested direction from the city council on the process to authorize future travel and training for the Wasco Police Department training opportunities and will bring back the discussion at a later meeting.
Motion was made by Council Member Reyna, seconded by Mayor Garcia, to approve the travel expenses by the following roll call vote:
AYES: GARCIA, MEDINA, MARTINEZ, REYNA, SALDAÑA
NOES: NONE
ABSTAIN: NONE
ABSENT: NONE
DocuSign Envelope ID: EE26CFDE-ED9F-4B98-8720-3ACF564C04FA City of Wasco City Council Special Meeting Minutes, January 16, 2024 b. Discussion and possible minute action regarding potential rejection and approval of bids for Wasco Farm Labor Camp Demolition and Cleanup Project 750 H Street Wasco, CA and Adopt a Resolution Authorizing the City Manager or Designee to Award, Finalize and Enter into an Agreement with t he Lowest, Fully Responsive Bidder; and find that the Project is categorically exempt pursuant to CEQA Section 21080 (b)(4); 15269(b)(c), as it is characterized as an emergency project due to the nature of the project site. (Hurlbert)
Reso#2024-4014
Agmt#2024-003
Oral presentation by City Manager Hurlbert.
No public comments.
The consensus of the council is to reject the bid submitted by Unlimited Environmental due to submitting an unresponsive, incomplete packet and to award the contract to Amerivet Contracting as the lowest fully responsive bidder.
Motion was made by Council Member Reyna, seconded by Council Member Saldaña, to reject the bid submitted by Unlimited Environmental and to adopt a resolution to enter into an agreement with Amerivet Contracting to award the Wasco Farm Labor Camp Demolition Project by the following roll call vote:
AYES: GARCIA, MEDINA, MARTINEZ, REYNA, SALDAÑA
NOES: NONE
ABSTAIN: NONE
ABSENT: NONE
4) ADJOURNMENT:
Mayor Garcia adjourned the meeting at 7:21 p.m.
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Monica Flores, Deputy City Clerk
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Alexandro Garcia, Mayor
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