Wasco City Council
April 15, 2025

City of Wasco City Council Meeting Agenda, April 15, 2025 .

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CCESSIBILITY: In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), if you need special assistance to participate in the City Council meeting, please contact the City Clerk Department at 661-758-7215 or via email at [email protected] within 48 hours of the meeting or sooner.

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ENDA AVAILABILITY : T he City Council Agenda is posted on the bulletin board at the entrance of City Hall, 746 8th Street, Wasco, at the entrance of 764 E Street, Wasco, and at the entrance of the Wasco Police Department’s Office, 748 F Street, Wasco. The agenda packet, meeting minutes, and archived City Council meetings are available on the City’s website, www.cityofwasco.org.

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genda Materials: Cit y Council agenda materials are released no later than 72 hours prior to a meeting and are available to the public at the City Clerk’s Office, 746 8th Street, Wasco, CA, in a public binder at each City Council meeting, and on the City’s website at https://www.cityofwasco.org/AgendaCenter
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UBLIC COMMENTS: A ll public comments are subject to a 2 -minute limit, and a maximum of Thirty (30) minutes will be allowed for any subject. To provide your comments to the City Councilmembers regarding matters not on the agenda or a specific item on the agenda, you may address your comments IN PERSON. Before making your presentation, you will be asked to state your name for the record . If you would like to submit a written public comment, please email the City Clerk at [email protected] no later than 4:00 p.m. Ap ril 15, 2025. Please clearly indicate which agenda item number your comments pertain to. Every effort will be made to read your comment into the record. If a comment is received after the specific time mentioned above but before the meeting is adjourned, the comment will still be included as a part of the record of the meeting. Still, it will not be read into the record.

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ease be advised that communications directed to the City Council are public records and are subject to disclosure pursuant to the California Public Records Act and Brown Act unless AGENDA
Regular City Council Meeting,
Successor Agency to the
Former Redevelopment Agency and the
Wasco Public Finance Authority
Tuesday, April 15, 2025 – 6:00 pm.

Council Chambers
746 8th Street, Wasco, CA 93280
www.cityofwasco.org
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City of Wasco City Council Meeting Agenda, April 15, 2025 exempt from disclosure under the applicable law. Communications will NOT be edited for redactions and will be printed/posted as submitted.

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ponibilidad.

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EGULAR MEETING – 6:00 pm
1) C
ALL TO ORDER: Mayor
2) R
OLL CALL: Mayor Medina, Mayor Pro Tem Saldaña, Council Members: Martinez, Raya, Reyna
3) F
LAG SALUTE: by Mayor Medina
4) I
NVOCATION: by
5) A
PPROVAL OF AGENDA:
6) P
RESENTATIONS:
a. Recognition of Former Sales Tax Committee Member CARL J. HIVELY b. Sex
ual Harassment Awareness Month – LIDERES DE CAMPESINAS
7) P
UBLIC COMMENTS ON ITEMS NOT ON THE AGENDA:

This portion of the meeting is reserved for persons desiring to address the Council , i
ncluding the Council acting as the Governing Board for the Successor Agency on any matter not on this agenda over which the Council and Successor Agency have jurisdiction. Sp eakers are limited to two (2) minutes. A maximum of Thirty (30) minutes will be allowed for any one subject. Please state your name for the record before making yo
ur presentation.

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WN ACT REQUIREMENTS: The Brown Act does not allow action or Discussion on items not o
n the agenda (subject to narrow ex ceptions). This will limit a Councilmember’s response to questions and requests during this comment period. 8) SUCCESSOR AGENCY BUSINESS: None
9) W
ASCO PUBLIC FINANCE AUTHORITY BUSINESS: None
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City of Wasco City Council Meeting Agenda, April 15, 2025 10) PUBLIC SAFETY REPORTS
a. Kern County Fire Department (Appleton)
b. Wasco Police Department (Fivecoat)
CITY COUNCIL BUSINESS:
11) CONSENT CALENDAR:

The Consent Calendar consists of items that are routine and noncontroversial, in the staff's opinion. These items are approved in one motion unless a Council Member or member of the public requests the removal of a particular item.
a. Receive and File department payments totaling $2,004,266.09

b. Approval of City Council Minutes for April 1, 2025, Regular Meeting.

c. Council finds this action is not a “project” defined under section 15378 of the CEQA Guidelines; Approval for Travel Expenses Exceeding $500.00 per participation for Mayor Medina, Council Member Reyna, and City Manager M. Scott Hurlbert to attend the League of California Cities City Leaders Summit on April 23 – April 25, 2025, in Sacramento, California.

d. Council finds this action qualifies as categorically exempt pursuant to section 15308 of the CEQA Guidelines; Adopt a Resolution Authorizing the City Manager to Sign a Letter Authorizing the County of Kern as the Lead Agency to Submit to the California Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery (CalRecycle) a Regional Application for the Used Oil Payment Program (OPP) Fiscal Year 2025 -26 on its behalf.

12) PUBLIC HEARINGS: None
13) DEFERRED BUSINESS: None

14) NEW BUSINESS:
a. Council finds this action is not a “project” under Section 15378 of the CEQA Guidelines; Adopt a Resolution Authorizing the City Manager or designee to Sign and Execute a Consultant Services Agreement with California Consulting, Inc., a full-service grant writing firm, to provide grant writing assistance for projects listed on the Adopted Capital Improvement Program. (Hurlbert)

b. Council finds this action is not a “project” under section 15378 of the CEQA Guidelines; Adopt a Resolution Authorizing the City Manager or designee to finalize and endorse an agreement with Teter Architects & Engineer s Connected for Professional Architectural Services for the new Wasco Police Building Project. (Hurlbert)

c. Council finds this action is not a “project” under section 15378 of the CEQA Guidelines; Adopt a Resolution Authorizing the City Manager or designee to finalize and endorse an Amendment to the Employment Agreement with Deputy Public Works Director Alberto Martinez. (Hurlbert)

d. Council finds this action is not a “project” under section 15378 of the CEQA Guidelines; Adopt a Resolution Authorizing the City Manager or designee to finalize 3 of 108
City of Wasco City Council Meeting Agenda, April 15, 2025 and endorse an Employment Agreement with Assistant Chief of Police , Alecio Mora. (Hurlbert)

e. Council finds this action is not a “project” under section 15378 of the CEQA Guidelines; Adopt a Resolution Authorizing the City Manager or designee to develop, finalize and endorse all documents and agreements necessary to make full utilization of Rule 20A Power Line Undergrounding funds allocated to the City of Wasco. (Hurlbert)

f. Council finds this action is not a “project” under section 15378 of the CEQA Guidelines; Adopt a Resolution Authorizing the City Manager or designee to finalize and endorse a Side Letter with WPOA concerning Evidence and Property Room Duty incentive pay. (Hurlbert)

15) REPORTS FROM COMMISSIONS AND COMMITTEES:
a. Kern Economic Development Corporation (Medina)
b. Kern Council of Government (Reyna)
c. Wasco Task Force (Saldaña and Medina)
16) REPORTS FROM THE CITY MANAGER:

17) REPORTS FROM THE CITY COUNCIL:

18) CLOSED SESSION:
a. Closed Session Minutes for February 4, 2025.

b. CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL—ANITICIPATED LITIGATION Significant exposure to litigation pursuant to paragraph (2) of subdivision (d) and paragraph (3) of subdivision (e) of Section 54956.9: two potential cases.

c. CONFERENCE WITH REAL PROPERTY NEGOTIATIONS 54956.8
Property: APN 487-010-83
City Negotiator: City Manager, Mayor
Negotiating Party: TBD
Under Negotiations: Price and terms of payment
19) CLOSED SESSION ACTION:

20) ADJOURNMENT:

This is to certify that this agenda was posted at Wasco City Hall on A pril 12, 2025, on/or before
6:00 p.m. The agenda is also available on the City website at www.cityofwasco.org.

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Maria O. Martinez, CMC
City Clerk

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City of Wasco City Council Meeting Agenda, April 15, 2025 All agenda item supporting documentation is available for public review o n the city website , www.cityofwasco.org, and the office of the City Clerk of the City of Wasco, 746 8 th Street, Wasco, CA 93280 , during regular business hours, 8:00 am – 4:30 pm Monday through Thursday and 8:30 am – 4:30 pm Friday (closed alternate Friday's), following the posting of the agenda. Any supporting documentation related to an agenda item for an open session of any regular meeting that is distributed after the agenda is posted and prior to the meeting will also be available for review at the same location and available at the meeting. Please remember to turn off all cell phones, pagers, or electronic devices during Council meetings.

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WARRANTS AMOUNTS
G032425 17,876.11
G032625 168,017.02
I032625 391.65
R032625 7,334.31
H032625 576.15
G040225 934,426.45
H040225 710,359.77
G032725 22,859.20
A0324251 181.22
A0324252 22,267.61
A0324253 9,674.68
A032525 88,392.37
A040325 21,909.55 Verified By:

Grand Total 2,004,266.09 Finance Director WARRANT VENDOR NAME VENDOR No. INVOICE No. CHECK No. DESCRIPTION AMOUNTS 1 A0324251 BEYOND6, LLC 6209 664258693 5570 COMPRESSED NATURAL GAS 181.22 2 A0324251 Total 181.22
3 A0324252 NAVIA BENEFIT SOLUTIONS 5664 FSA 031425 5571 HEALTH CARE FSA 031425 50.00 4 A0324252 NAVIA BENEFIT SOLUTIONS 5664 FSA 032125 5571 HEALTH CARE FSA 032125 294.06 5 A0324252 NAVIA BENEFIT SOLUTIONS 5664 031025 5571 MEDICAL CHECK RUN 031025 21,923.55 6 A0324252 Total 22,267.61
7 A0324253 NAVIA BENEFIT SOLUTIONS 5664 030325 5574 MEDICAL CHECK RUN 030325 9,674.68 8 A0324253 Total 9,674.68
9 A032525 ANTHEM BLUE CROSS 6062 001885884H 5572 APRIL 25: INSURANCE PREMIUM 88,392.37 10 A032525 Total 88,392.37
11 A040325 NAVIA BENEFIT SOLUTIONS 5664 A1037630 5575 MAR 25: HRA/MERP ADMIN & BROKER FEES 2,150.00 12 A040325 NAVIA BENEFIT SOLUTIONS 5664 031725 5575 MEDICAL CHECK RUN 031725 8,869.41 13 A040325 NAVIA BENEFIT SOLUTIONS 5664 032425 5575 MEDICAL CHECK RUN 032425 10,619.84 14 A040325 NAVIA BENEFIT SOLUTIONS 5664 10959673 5575 MAR 25: PARTICIPANT FEE 215.25 15 A040325 NAVIA BENEFIT SOLUTIONS 5664 FSA 032825 5575 HEALTH CARE FSA 032825 55.05 16 A040325 Total 21,909.55
17 G032425 ADVANCED DATA STORAGE INC 6275 0201468 29902 SHREDDING SRVCS FOR PD 35.00 18 G032425 AIRWAVE COMMUNICATION 6240 BK2033 29903 10 AMP MOTOROLA RADIOS (3) 2,703.78 19 G032425 AMAZON CAPITAL SERVICES, INC 4968 1FVN-NVKK-JCT W 29904 23030-2: PALBLDG PRJ 23030, CON/CITY IMPR/FENCE/GA 81.18 20 G032425 AMAZON CAPITAL SERVICES, INC 4968 1Q1C-C4CL-T6KN 29904 DRAIN CONNECTORS, OUTLET BOX EXTENDER 37.14 21 G032425 AMAZON CAPITAL SERVICES, INC 4968 1C46-R7NG-LJWQ 29904 PD SURGE PROTECTORS 269.78 22 G032425 AMAZON CAPITAL SERVICES, INC 4968 1CMK-46LQ-14W3 29904 OFFICE EQUIPMENT FOR PAL COORDINATOR 453.55 23 G032425 AMAZON CAPITAL SERVICES, INC 4968 1JR1-VT11-6CMT 29904 PAL BUILDING EQUIPMENT 861.30 24 G032425 AMAZON CAPITAL SERVICES, INC 4968 1KYL-9PC1-N3DK 29904 ANIMAL CONTROL HARDWARE REPLACEMENT 407.00 25 G032425 AMAZON CAPITAL SERVICES, INC 4968 1W4R-FGRD-4DCG 29904 POE & ETHERNET SWITCH FOR TIME CLOCK 162.36 26 G032425 AMAZON CAPITAL SERVICES, INC 4968 1Y1H-K1VD-9RLD 29904 CABLES AND ACCESSORIES FOR IT 118.23 As of April 8th, 2025
Bill Pay
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WARRANT VENDOR NAME VENDOR No. INVOICE No. CHECK No. DESCRIPTION AMOUNTS 27 G032425 ATT - PAYMENT CENTER 1488 000023077402 29905 PHONE SERVICES 1/24/25 - 2/23/25 35.85 28 G032425 ATT - PAYMENT CENTER 1488 000023077403 29905 PHONE SERVICES 1/24/25 - 2/23/25 62.07 29 G032425 ATT - PAYMENT CENTER 1488 000023077404 29905 PHONE SERVICES 1/24/25 - 2/23/25 31.81 30 G032425 ATT - PAYMENT CENTER 1488 000023077405 29905 PHONE SERVICES 1/24/25 - 2/23/25 323.93 31 G032425 ATT - PAYMENT CENTER 1488 000023077406 29905 PHONE SERVICES 1/24/25 - 2/23/25 31.81 32 G032425 ATT - PAYMENT CENTER 1488 000023077407 29905 PHONE SERVICES 1/24/25 - 2/23/25 92.32 33 G032425 ATT - PAYMENT CENTER 1488 000023077408 29905 PHONE SERVICES 1/24/25 - 2/23/25 32.22 34 G032425 ATT - PAYMENT CENTER 1488 000023077409 29905 PHONE SERVICES 1/24/25 - 2/23/25 62.11 35 G032425 ATT - PAYMENT CENTER 1488 000023077410 29905 PHONE SERVICES 1/24/25 - 2/23/25 31.81 36 G032425 ATT - PAYMENT CENTER 1488 000023077411 29905 PHONE SERVICES 1/24/25 - 2/23/25 31.81 37 G032425 ATT - PAYMENT CENTER 1488 000023077412 29905 PHONE SERVICES 1/24/25 - 2/23/25 2,677.94 38 G032425 ATT - PAYMENT CENTER 1488 000023077413 29905 PHONE SERVICES 1/24/25 - 2/23/25 31.81 39 G032425 ATT - PAYMENT CENTER 1488 000023077414 29905 PHONE SERVICES 1/24/25 - 2/23/25 35.85 40 G032425 ATT - PAYMENT CENTER 1488 000023077415 29905 PHONE SERVICES 1/24/25 - 2/23/25 60.51 41 G032425 ATT - PAYMENT CENTER 1488 000023077416 29905 PHONE SERVICES 1/24/25 - 2/23/25 31.81 42 G032425 ATT - PAYMENT CENTER 1488 000023077417 29905 PHONE SERVICES 1/24/25 - 2/23/25 31.81 43 G032425 ATT - PAYMENT CENTER 1488 000023077418 29905 PHONE SERVICES 1/24/25 - 2/23/25 31.81 44 G032425 ATT - PAYMENT CENTER 1488 000023077419 29906 PHONE SERVICES 1/24/25 - 2/23/25 31.81 45 G032425 ATT - PAYMENT CENTER 1488 000023077420 29905 PHONE SERVICES 1/24/25 - 2/23/25 92.40 46 G032425 ATT - PAYMENT CENTER 1488 000023078943 29905 PHONE SERVICES 1/24/25 - 2/23/25 107.57 47 G032425 ATT - PAYMENT CENTER 1488 000023079037 29905 PHONE SERVICES 1/24/25 - 2/23/25 395.49 48 G032425 AUTOZONE,INC 851 05346784871 29907 POLICE # GEN: 55 GAL SYNTHETIC 866.00 49 G032425 BSK & ASSOCIATES, INC. 1052 AI05914 29908 WW: WATER QUALITY TESTING 1,576.87 50 G032425 COUNTRY AUTO & TRUCK, INC. 3008 749240 29909 RFS VEH #23: HOSE,NAPA ANTIFREEZE 384.14 51 G032425 GARDAWORLD 4266 20632201 29911 FEB 25: EXCESSIVE SERVICES 197.25 52 G032425 KIMBALL MID WEST 1013 103101828 29912 PAINT 499.99 53 G032425 P & J ELECTRIC, INC. 66 9251 29913 TROUBLESHOOTING ELECTRICAL PANEL AND PUMP AT LIFT 1,078.92 54 G032425 SMS LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE 5696 2501-1 29914 MINI STORAGE LANDSCAPE 412.50 55 G032425 SMS LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE 5696 2501-2 29914 LANDSCAPE FOR OIL CHANGERS 150.00 56 G032425 TPX COMMUNICATIONS 6123 184474512-0 29915 MAR25: MICROSOFT SUBSCRIPTIONS FOR PD 922.81 57 G032425 TRADICIONES MARKETS, INC 5259 400 MARCH 2023 29910 400 UB PAYMENTS MARCH 23 72.00 58 G032425 UNIVAR USA INC 111 52789699 29916 WELL #14: 747 G ST, SOD HYPO 12.5% LIQUICHLOR 829.20 59 G032425 UNIVAR USA INC 111 52822662 29916 WELL #7: 4TH AND POPLAR, SOD HYPO LIQUID CHLORIDE 829.20 60 G032425 UNIVAR USA INC 111 52822663 29916 WELL 11: 11TH & OAK, SOD HYPO 12.5% LIQUICHLOR 663.36 61 G032425 Total 17,876.11
62 G032625 AFFINITY TRUCK CENTER 405 F013309379:01 29917 RFS VEH #23: SEALING RING 23.27 63 G032625 AFFINITY TRUCK CENTER 405 F013308966:01 29917 RFS VEH #23: GASKET, SHOULDER SCREW, FLANGE SCREW 1,628.50 64 G032625 AFFINITY TRUCK CENTER 405 F013309037:01 29917 RFS VEH #24: WHEEL NUT, PRESSURE SENSOR 238.91 65 G032625 AFFINITY TRUCK CENTER 405 F013309285:01 29917 RFS VEH #23: HOSE 207.00 66 G032625 AFFINITY TRUCK CENTER 405 F013309372:01 29917 RFS VEH #23: O-RING, SPRING PIN, SPLICE, SPINDLE 64.20 67 G032625 AFFINITY TRUCK CENTER 405 F013309417:01 29917 RFS VEH #23: CONTROL VALVE, HEX, SOCKET SCREW 352.83 68 G032625 AMAZON CAPITAL SERVICES, INC 4968 1HM1-KT7Q-7VL9 29918 DOUBLE GANG OUTLET EXTENDER 32.46 69 G032625 AMAZON CAPITAL SERVICES, INC 4968 1KRW-NXCC-CH36 29918 OFFICE SUPPLIES FOR FINANCE 183.01 70 G032625 AMAZON CAPITAL SERVICES, INC 4968 1T7Y-1FPT-6RM9 29918 OFFICE SUPPLIES FOR FINANCE 31.69 71 G032625 AMAZON CAPITAL SERVICES, INC 4968 1Q4W-PCND-7X4N 29918 20226-0: ID BADGE HOLDERS FOR RFID CARDS 97.41 72 G032625 AMERICAN REFUSE INC 183 341023 29919 MAR 25:RECYCLE CARTS RESIDENTIAL 44,013.33 73 G032625 ASPECT ENGINEERING 5829 13047 29920 2/24/25 T&M SUPPORT 780.00 74 G032625 BARCODES LLC 6276 INV7477557 29938 25016-0: EQUIPMENT FOR E-CITITAION 1,250.29 75 G032625 BARCODES LLC 6276 INV7478020 29938 25016-0: EQUIPMENT FOR E-CITITAION 7,252.75 76 G032625 BARCODES LLC 6276 INV7494463 29938 25016-0: EQUIPMENT FOR E-CITITAION 20,026.25 77 G032625 BARCODES LLC 6276 INV7497567 29938 25016-0: EQUIPMENT FOR E-CITITAION 4,750.00 2 of 5
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WARRANT VENDOR NAME VENDOR No. INVOICE No. CHECK No. DESCRIPTION AMOUNTS 78 G032625 CAPITAL INDUSTRIAL MEDICAL SUPPLY CO 238 203297 29921 801 8TH ST: FIRST AID KIT RESTOCK 3/7/25 159.13 79 G032625 CEN-CAL CONSTRUCTION 3848 24149-02 29922 24002-2: DRAINAGE INLET CONCRETE 18,996.00 80 G032625 CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS 68 167751301030725 29923 MAR 25:INTERNET SRVCS ANNEX 144.96 81 G032625 CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS 68 168679001030725 29923 MAR 25:INTERNET SRVCS PD STATION 204.99 82 G032625 CLARK PEST CONTROL 117 37082133 29924 MARCH 7TH 2024: 5409 7TH ST PEST SERVICES 60.00 83 G032625 CLARK PEST CONTROL 117 37082204 29924 MARCH 7 2025: 5410 7TH ST PEST CONTROL SERV 65.00 84 G032625 CLARK PEST CONTROL 117 37086473 29924 MARCH 7TH 2024: 5409 7TH ST PEST SERVICES 88.00 85 G032625 COUNTRY AUTO & TRUCK, INC. 3008 750627 29925 RFS VEH #15: Z HOSE END FITTING 127.91 86 G032625 CUMMINS INC 376 Y8-250255792 29926 DIAGNOSTIC: ACUTATOR REPAIRS 7,031.93 87 G032625 CUMMINS INC 376 Y8-250356641 29926 CHARGER REPLACEMENT: MAINTAINS GENERATOR BATTERIES 3,471.22 88 G032625 DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE 1668 802281 29927 FEB 25: FINGERPRINTS DOJ 209.00 89 G032625 DIAMOND TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 2724 37632 29928 MARCH IT AGREEMENT SRVCS 7,750.00 90 G032625 DIAMOND TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 2724 37775 29928 24047-0: NETWORK SWITCHES FOR PD 6,301.92 91 G032625 FINISHLINE SIGNS 5938 14979 29929 DECALS FOR PD VEHICLE 799.50 92 G032625 GENERAL OFFICE MACHINE COMPANY 1195 24730 29930 PD PRINTER MAINT AGRMNT 238.15 93 G032625 JOHN KULAR CONSULTING 3734 1579 29931 24008-0: STORMWATER, OPEN FLOWS STORM CAD SOFTWARE 5,513.20 94 G032625 KAISER FOUNDATION HEALTH PLAN INC 4757 199630869433 29932 APRIL 25: INSURANCE PREMIUM 713.18 95 G032625 KERN COUNTY WASTE MANAGEMENT DEPT. 19 48543-IN 29933 2/7/25-2/24/25 STREET SWEEPINGS 1,359.03 96 G032625 KERN TURF SUPPLY INC. 188 SI2487681 29934 PARTS FOR LANDSCAPE 260.20 97 G032625 KIMBALL MID WEST 1013 103137697 29935 SS CS AND SS NUT 113.88 98 G032625 KNIGHT'S SITE SERVICES, INC 1075 0000229041 29936 3/4/25-3/31/25: PORTABLE TOILET SERV @ GW SITE 77.06 99 G032625 LARRY MORRIS 6065 REIMB 031425 29937 POST TRAINING MILEAGE REIMB 116.97 100 G032625 MARTIN, PARIS, AND MULLINS LLC 5976 2025-15 29939 BACKGROUND INVESTIGATION 2,000.00 101 G032625 O'REILLY AUTO ENTERPRISES, LLC 4230 4936-241754 29940 STREET VEH #89: BRAKE PADS, BEARING SET, WHL SEAL 653.16 102 G032625 O'REILLY AUTO ENTERPRISES, LLC 4230 4936-242808 29940 DAR VEH #60: BRAKE ROTOR, BEARING 917.92 103 G032625 O'REILLY AUTO ENTERPRISES, LLC 4230 4936-242854 29940 CODE VEH #05: TAIL LIGHT AND CABIN FILTER 330.65 104 G032625 P & J ELECTRIC, INC. 66 9284 29941 MATERIALS AND ELECTRICIAN FOREMAN SERVICE 1/25/25 1,219.98 105 G032625 PG & E COMPANY 85 5816195239-3 031125 29942 UB MCCOMBS & GRIFFITH WELL #12 6,411.53 106 G032625 PG & E COMPANY 85 0257904856-8 031125 29942 UB GRAPEVINE LN 14.97 107 G032625 PG & E COMPANY 85 0705182385-9 031825 29942 UB 501 F ST CNG STATION 1,216.55 108 G032625 PG & E COMPANY 85 2767702756-0 031725 29942 UB 603 PALM AVE 25.14 109 G032625 READYREFRESH BY NESTLE 4027 25B0033487406 29943 02/1/25 - 2/28/25: 5409 7TH ST LATE FEE 20.00 110 G032625 RICHLAND CHEVROLET COMPANY 155 167795 29944 STREET VEH #89: RING 27.52 111 G032625 SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY AIR POLLUTION CONTROL DI 1198 S181693 29945 5/1/25-4/30/26- 470 BHP CUMMINS MODEL DIESEL-FIRED 577.00 112 G032625 SC SITE SERVICES LLC 6272 52115 29946 Q4: BILLING FOR REPEATER RENTAL 1,350.00 113 G032625 SPAY NEUTER IMPERATIVE PROJECT CALIFORNIA 5032 2535 29948 23029-0: 3/7/25 DOUBLE CLINIC W/VACCINES 8,000.00 114 G032625 STATE CONTROLLER'S OFFICE 509 FAUD-00004793 29949 ANNUAL STREET REPORT 24/25 FY 2,833.33 115 G032625 SURFACE PUMPS INC. 3567 0162709-IN 29950 REPAIR WEMCO, FIELD LABOR, FUEL, LASER ALIGNMENT 773.18 116 G032625 THE GAS COMPANY 246 08207136329 031925 29951 MULTIPLE ADDRESSES 834.87 117 G032625 THE SHAFTER PRESS/ WASCO TRIBUNE 4787 3689 29947 AD: JOB RECRUITMENT ANIMAL SHELTER 84.00 118 G032625 TIMECLOCK PLUS, LLC 6214 INV00397619 29952 20224-0: IMPLEMENTATION SRVCS DEC 337.50 119 G032625 TYLER TECHNOLOGIES, INC 1064 045-509226 29953 20224-0: CASHIERING IMPLEMENTATION 1,860.00 120 G032625 UNIVERSAL URGENT CARE & OCCUPATIONAL MEDI C 5268 EM018087 29954 (2) PHYSICAL POST-OFFER 90.00 121 G032625 WASTEQUIP, LLC 372 20INV000704166 29955 14 METAL LIDS AND 30 EARS/HINGES 3,706.59 122 G032625 Total 168,017.02
123 G032725 CROSSWHITE CONSTRUCTION INC 5244 04-0325 29986 23030-3: CONS/ CONTRACTOR /RETENTION 22,859.20 124 G032725 Total 22,859.20
125 G040225 ALEXANDER'S CONTRACT SERVICES, INC. 3828 202502170590 29987 2/11/25 - 2/17/25: METER READS 6,659.07 126 G040225 AMAZON CAPITAL SERVICES, INC 4968 116Q-6667-13WH 29988 INK FOR ID PRINTER/ DOOR CAMERA FOR PAL 262.90 127 G040225 AMAZON CAPITAL SERVICES, INC 4968 1DCR-97DX-DPK4 29989 NOTARY BRIEFTCASE FOR CITY CLERK 22.62 128 G040225 AMAZON CAPITAL SERVICES, INC 4968 1FRP-FN6D-NNQC 29988 SUPPLIES FOR NATIONAL NIGHT OUT 93.70 3 of 5
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WARRANT VENDOR NAME VENDOR No. INVOICE No. CHECK No. DESCRIPTION AMOUNTS 129 G040225 AMAZON CAPITAL SERVICES, INC 4968 1FTK-MPGW-73XT 29988 PANTS FOR TRANSIT 43.07 130 G040225 AMAZON CAPITAL SERVICES, INC 4968 1GG7-JCHR-RHKY 29989 CITY MANAGER OFFICE SUPPLIES 30.78 131 G040225 AMAZON CAPITAL SERVICES, INC 4968 1JFW-NTCR-MHCL 29989 RIBBON CUTTING SUPPLIES 14.06 132 G040225 AMAZON CAPITAL SERVICES, INC 4968 1JPH-VC9W-DV14 29988 OFFICE SUPPLIES FOR CITY HALL 56.77 133 G040225 AMAZON CAPITAL SERVICES, INC 4968 1JVV-1MFF-KQQ4 29988 SUPPLIES FOR TRANSIT 139.61 134 G040225 AMAZON CAPITAL SERVICES, INC 4968 1K61-LVFW-CTHN 29988 SUPPLIES FOR CHRISTMAS EVENT 724.19 135 G040225 AMAZON CAPITAL SERVICES, INC 4968 1LHP-W4FM-J6QF 29988 PRIVACY SCREEN FOR CITY CLERK 367.40 136 G040225 AMAZON CAPITAL SERVICES, INC 4968 1LX4-4VX6-M37X 29989 OFFICE SUPPLIES FOR CITY HALL 11.36 137 G040225 AMAZON CAPITAL SERVICES, INC 4968 1M6Y-CK4Q-RWLT 29988 COMPUTER ACCESSORIES FOR COUNCIL MEMBER 130.90 138 G040225 AMAZON CAPITAL SERVICES, INC 4968 1M7T-CGRT-3JVV 29988 SUPPLIES FOR CITY HALL 50.97 139 G040225 AMAZON CAPITAL SERVICES, INC 4968 1NRJ-3CVN-R3Y7 29989 KEY CABINET FOR CODE 27.03 140 G040225 AMAZON CAPITAL SERVICES, INC 4968 1P9G-76CX-3 MRG 29989 NAMEPLATE FOR PLANNING COMMISSIONER 11.89 141 G040225 AMAZON CAPITAL SERVICES, INC 4968 1PN6-HJMF-FRPD 29988 OFFICE SUPPLIES FOR CITY HALL 103.88 142 G040225 AMAZON CAPITAL SERVICES, INC 4968 1QG7-K11Y-RD79 29988 CELL PHONE ACCESSORY 77.91 143 G040225 AMAZON CAPITAL SERVICES, INC 4968 1R4D-RVTG-6CXX 29989 NAMEPLATE FOR ASSOCIATE PLANNER 11.89 144 G040225 AMAZON CAPITAL SERVICES, INC 4968 1RFJ-YK71-7RGK 29989 OFFICE SUPPLIES FOR CITY HALL 25.89 145 G040225 AMAZON CAPITAL SERVICES, INC 4968 1F1R-MHX6-DKQR 29988 SUPPLIES FOR COUNCIL OATH OF OFFICE MEETING 71.93 146 G040225 AMAZON CAPITAL SERVICES, INC 4968 1VJK-MKHV-4JCC 29988 ICE MAKER FOR CITY HALL 514.17 147 G040225 AMAZON CAPITAL SERVICES, INC 4968 1WQF-M3K1-6VKX 29988 OFFICE SUPPLIES FOR CITY HALL 241.15 148 G040225 AMAZON CAPITAL SERVICES, INC 4968 1XDR-F36H-1H9L 29988 PRIVACY SCREENS FOR CITY HALL 198.50 149 G040225 AMAZON CAPITAL SERVICES, INC 4968 1YKL-JYDC-LQMQ 29989 NOTEBOOK FOR CITY CLERK 34.46 150 G040225 AMAZON CAPITAL SERVICES, INC 4968 16F6-KVVV-37M9 29989 PANTS FOR TRANSIT 37.98 151 G040225 AMAZON CAPITAL SERVICES, INC 4968 133W-4WWT-DQY6 29988 OFFICE SUPPLIES FOR CITY HALL 53.86 152 G040225 AMAZON CAPITAL SERVICES, INC 4968 1RRH-V3GF-7HNH 29989 MONSTER & MASTER 15"" C CLAMPS 31.27 153 G040225 AMAZON CAPITAL SERVICES, INC 4968 FPW-FQ4F-CHC6 29988 METAL GRINDING AND CUTTING WHEELS & WHITE MARKERS 127.19 154 G040225 AMAZON CAPITAL SERVICES, INC 4968 1P77-CR4M-7MYY 29988 EASTWOOD SURFACE CONDITIONING TOOL 267.91 155 G040225 AMAZON CAPITAL SERVICES, INC 4968 1W6Q-KYQC-97X1 29988 WHITE PERMANENT MARKERS FOR SANITATION BINS 40.59 156 G040225 AMAZON CAPITAL SERVICES, INC 4968 14MF-WV3H-3KC7 29988 5 OF THE ORBIT 12-STATION OUTDOOR PANEL SPRINKLER 395.75 157 G040225 ASPECT ENGINEERING 5829 12990 29990 2/12/25-2/20/25: T&M SUPPORT 6,000.00 158 G040225 BHT ENGINEERING, INC 5134 24-460 29991 DEC 24: SAM'S MINI STORAGE 497.50 159 G040225 BHT ENGINEERING, INC 5134 WA25-004 29991 24003-1: FEB 2025 HSIP CYCLE 11-HWY 43 & 8TH 1,055.00 160 G040225 BHT ENGINEERING, INC 5134 WA25-005 29991 24003-1: FEB 2025 HSIP CYCLE 11, HWY 46 & POPLAR 477.50 161 G040225 CEN-CAL CONSTRUCTION 3848 24106-02 29992 22014-1,2,3: SOUTHGATE PED. IMPR 238,901.15 162 G040225 CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS 68 167736001032125 29993 APR 25: CH INTERNET SRVCS 319.89 163 G040225 CINTAS CORPORATION NO. 3 4480 4221199386 29994 UNIFORM SRVCS 021425 423.29 164 G040225 CINTAS CORPORATION NO. 3 4480 4220475174 29994 UNIFORM SRVCS 020725 419.31 165 G040225 CINTAS CORPORATION NO. 3 4480 4221941945 29994 UNIFORM SRVCS 022125 555.32 166 G040225 CINTAS CORPORATION NO. 3 4480 4222737225 29994 UNIFORM SRVCS 022825 479.98 167 G040225 CINTAS CORPORATION NO. 3 4480 4223414987 29994 UNIFORM SRVCS 030725 430.11 168 G040225 CITY OF WASCO/PUBLIC TRANSIT 1683 11057 29995 FEB 25: CNG FUELING STATION 8,914.32 169 G040225 CORE & MAIN LP 4704 w630201 29996 25005-0: METER BOX LIDS 1,753.65 170 G040225 CORE & MAIN LP 4704 W684921 29996 STOCK PARTS FOR THE REPAIR OF SERVICE LINES 2,743.27 171 G040225 FED EX 123 8-805-39748 29997 EXPRESS SERVICES 022125 26.26 172 G040225 GRIFFITH COMPANY 192 30123001 29998 23021-1: CENTRAL AVE RSTP PROJECT 456,381.24 173 G040225 HARTZELL GENERAL ENGINEERING CONTRACTOR 5930 25014-2 29999 23003-0: WELL #13, PAYMENT NO.14 27,885.49 174 G040225 INTERWEST CONSULTING GROUP, INC. 1571 1416974 30000 FEB 25: PROF SRVCS MULTIPLE LOCATIONS 6,374.78 175 G040225 INTERWEST CONSULTING GROUP, INC. 1571 1587237 30000 PRMT#24-000813 SAM'S MINI STORAGE 720.00 176 G040225 JEFFRIES BROS., INC 140 167041CT 30001 FEB 25: FUEL SERVICES 20,117.74 177 G040225 KERN COUNTY WASTE MANAGEMENT DEPT. 19 LANDFILL MARCH 25 30002 MAR 25: LANDFILL FEES 19,339.02 178 G040225 KERN COUNTY WASTE MANAGEMENT DEPT. 19 LANDFILL WSP FEB 25 30002 FEB 25: WSP LANDFILL FEES 6,106.44 179 G040225 NEW YORK LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY 4733 YMH_20250403 30003 APR 25: INSURANCE PREMIUM 270.00 4 of 5
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WARRANT VENDOR NAME VENDOR No. INVOICE No. CHECK No. DESCRIPTION AMOUNTS 180 G040225 PETTY CASH/CITY HALL 13 MARCH 2025 30004 PETTY CASH REIMBURSEMENT 251.50 181 G040225 PG & E COMPANY 85 5199704189-5 031825 30005 UB MULTIPLE LOCATIONS 44,144.94 182 G040225 PG & E COMPANY 85 0751114029-0 032825 30005 UB COW VEHICLES PARKING 390.38 183 G040225 PG & E COMPANY 85 4675436856-4 032625 30005 UB NE CENTRAL & MARGALO 404.22 184 G040225 PG & E COMPANY 85 4739420173-8 031025 30005 UB 2200 PALM AVE 17.71 185 G040225 PG & E COMPANY 85 7955235222-5 032825 30005 UB 709 POSO UNDERPASS 184.30 186 G040225 PG & E COMPANY 85 9285039198-5 032825 30005 UB 640 G ST AMTRAK WALKWAY 293.50 187 G040225 PRINCIPAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY 5862 1168207-10001 031825 30006 APRIL 25: INSURANCE PREMIUM 12,603.25 188 G040225 REP FITNESS 6285 #SO618054 30007 23030-0: PAL BUILDING EQUIPMENT 5,009.80 189 G040225 RMS LIFE SAFETY 5994 23-0470 #6 30008 21034-3: LCTOP CHARGING STATIONS 7,718.45 190 G040225 RMS LIFE SAFETY 5994 23-0473 #6 30008 23022-1: INVOICE FOR CEC CHARGING STATIONS 14,676.23 191 G040225 ROYAL INDUSTRIAL SOLUTIONS 711 0332-1125297 30009 AUTOBAHN COBRA HEAD 462.53 192 G040225 SHAFTER-WASCO IRRIGATION DISTRICT 1055 2ND INSTALL FY 24/25 30010 2ND INSTALLMENT: ASSESSMENT FEES 2024-2025 FOR EXC 25,782.20 193 G040225 SOLENIS LLC 4012 133924412 30011 PRAESTOL FLOCCULANT IS A POLYMER SOLUTION USED DAI 6,162.08 194 G040225 SOUTHERN TIRE MART LLC 5953 7150021492 30012 RFS #GEN: 20 RECAP TIRES 3,324.51 195 G040225 UNIVAR USA INC 111 52878746 30013 WELL #14: 747 G ST, SOD HYPO 12.5% LIQUICHLOR 1,119.41 196 G040225 VALENTIN MEDINA 5917 REIMB 012725 30014 MILEAGE REIMB LEAGUE OF CA CONF 365.40 197 G040225 WELLS FARGO FINANCIAL LEASING 4372 5033626077 30015 MAR25: PD PRINTER LEASE 166.90 198 G040225 WESCO 2051 050656 30016 22012-3: LIGHTING FOR VETERANS PARK 277.23 199 G040225 Total 934,426.45
200 H032625 THE BAKERSFIELD CALIFORNIAN 206 89224ad433992 29957 PLHA PUBLICATION AD 383.30 201 H032625 THE SHAFTER PRESS/ WASCO TRIBUNE 4787 3657 29956 PLHA PUBLICATION AD 192.85 202 H032625 Total 576.15
203 H040225 HARTZELL GENERAL ENGINEERING CONTRACTOR 5930 25014-1 30017 23003-0: WELL #13, PAYMENT NO.14 710,359.77 204 H040225 Total 710,359.77
205 I032625 AMAZON CAPITAL SERVICES, INC 4968 1RRH-V3GF-6HT7 29958 TASK FORCE SUPPLIES: LEATHER GLOVES, SAFETY VESTS, 391.65 206 I032625 Total 391.65
207 R032625 BEHAVIORAL MOMENTUM SERVICES 6223 17185-0007014100-2 29959 RFND-DPST 1410 7TH ST. WASCO, CA. 93280 120.98 208 R032625 CASA DE CORTEZ, INC. DBA CALIFORNIA HOME 5928 17769-0007011440 29960-29982 OVRPYMT - 1136 7TH STREET WASCO, CA 93280 6,343.98 209 R032625 CASA DE CORTEZ, INC. DBA CALIFORNIA HOME 5928 17769-0007011441 29983 OVRPYMT 1136 7TH ST WASCO, CA 93280 795.09 210 R032625 SALVADOR A. ZAVALETA 6173 18747-015000604A 29984 RFND-DPST 604 CENTRAL AVE.#A 52.63 211 R032625 TIMOTHY RYAN CASTILLO 6295 18619-0001019330 29985 RFND-DPST 1933 1ST ST. WASCO, CA. 93280 21.63 212 R032625 Total 7,334.31
213 Grand Total 2,004,266.09
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City of Wasco City Council Meeting Minutes, April 1, 2025

MINUTES

WASCO CITY COUNCIL
and Successor Agency to the
Former Redevelopment Agency
Tuesday, April 1, 2025
Regular Meeting – 6:00 p.m.

City Council Chambers
746 8th Street, Wasco, CA 93280
R
EGULAR MEETING – 6:00 pm
1) C
ALL TO ORDER: Mayor
Mayor Medina called the meeting to order at 6:01 p.m.
2) R
OLL CALL: Mayor Medina, Mayor Pro Tem Saldaña, Council Members: Martinez, Raya, Reyna
PRESENT: Mayor Medina, Council Members: Martinez, Raya, Reyna ABSENT: Mayor Pro Tem Saldaña
ST
AFF PRESENT: City Manager M. Scott Hurlbert, City Attorney Tom Schroeter, Assistant City Manager Maria Lara, City Clerk Maria Martinez, Deputy City Clerk Samanth a C
arranza, Public Works Director Luis Villa, Finance Director Isarel Perez -Hernandez, Community Development Director Keri Cobb, Police Chief Charlie Fivecoat, Kern Fire Chief Joe Appleton
3) F
LAG SALUTE: by Mayor Medina
4) I
NVOCATION: observed a moment of silence
5) AP
PROVAL OF AGENDA:

M
otion by Council Member Martinez, seconded by Mayor Medina, to approve the agenda as to form by the following roll call vote:

A
YES: MEDINA, MARTINEZ, RAYA, REYNA
NOES: NONE
ABSTAIN: NONE
ABSENT: SALDAÑA
6) PRESENTATIONS: None
7) P
UBLIC COMMENTS ON ITEMS NOT ON THE AGENDA:
• Veronica Jacuinde
D
eputy City Clerk Samantha Carranza mentioned that there are no email comments for this item or any other agenda items.
8) SU
CCESSOR AGENCY BUSINESS: None
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City of Wasco City Council Meeting Minutes, April 1, 2025 9) WASCO PUBLIC FINANCE AUTHORITY BUSINESS: None

10) PUBLIC SAFETY REPORTS
a. Kern County Fire Department (Appleton)
Fire Chief Appleton gave a recent fire report.
b. Wasco Police Department (Fivecoat)
Chief Fivecoat gave a PowerPoint presentation on recent crime.

CITY COUNCIL BUSINESS:
11) CONSENT CALENDAR:

The Consent Calendar consists of items that are routine and noncontroversial, in the staff's opinion. These items are approved in one motion unless a Council Member or member of the public requests the removal of a particular item.
a. Receive and File department payments totaling $978,521.21

b. Approval of City Council Minutes for March 18, 2025, Regular Meeting.

c. Council finds this action is not a “project” per Section 15378 of the CEQA Guidelines; Adopt a Resolution Authorizing the City Manager or Designee to approve a purchase order to purchase 40 street light poles & luminaires from Wesco Distribution for a cost not to exceed $95,000.00.

Reso#2025-4189

d. Council finds this action is not a “project” per Section 15378 of the CEQA Guidelines; Approval of the acceptance of the CEC Charging Station Project and Authorize the City Clerk to file the Notice of Completion.

Rec#2025-004

e. Council finds this action is not a “project” per Section 15378 of the CEQA Guidelines; Adopt a Resolution Authorizi ng the City Manager or Designee to Finalize, Endorse and Enter into an Agreement with United Pipe & Steel Fabrication for the Well 14 Transit Metal Carport Project in the amount of $ 29,690.00 and allowing the City Manager to execute Contract Change Orders in an amount not to exceed an aggregate of $10,000.00
Reso#2025-4190
Agmt#2025-011

f. Council finds this action is not a “project” per Section 15378 of the CEQA Guidelines; Approval of the acceptance of the City of Wasco ADA Sidewalk and Street Light Improvements Project and Authorization for the City Clerk to file the Notice of Completion.

Rec#2025-005

g. Council finds this action not a “project” per Section 15060(c) (3) of the CEQA Guidelines; Approval of Training Expenses Exceeding $500.00 for the Police Sergeant to attend the POST Supervisory Course scheduled for April 14 -25, 2025, Clovis, CA.

h. Council finds this action not a “project” per Section 15060(c) (3) of the CEQA Guidelines; Approval of Training Expenses Exceeding $500.00 for All Sworn 12 of 108
City of Wasco City Council Meeting Minutes, April 1, 2025 Personnel, including Officers, Senior Police Officers, and Sergeants, t o attend the POST Perishable Skills Update for various dates in 2025 and 2026, in Hanford, CA.

There was no conflict of Interest on the consent calendar for any of the Council members.

Motion by Council Member Reyna , seconded by Council Member Martinez , to approve the consent calendar by the following roll call vote:

AYES: MEDINA, MARTINEZ, RAYA, REYNA
NOES: NONE
ABSTAIN: NONE
ABSENT: SALDAÑA
12) PUBLIC HEARINGS: None
13) DEFERRED BUSINESS: None

14) NEW BUSINESS:
a. Council finds this action not a “project” per Section 15378 of the CEQA Guidelines; Receive and File the “Cans of Creativity” Art Project for Wrapping the New Trash Cans on 7th Street.

Assistant City Manager Maria Lara gave a PowerPoint presentation.

There were no public comments.

The council presented a certificate of recognition to the art teachers Kassandra Martin, Vanessa Vikers, and Julie Pineo.

No action taken; presentation item only.

b. Council finds this action not a “project” per Section 15060(c)(3), of the CEQA Guidelines; Adopt a Resolution Authorizing the City Manager or Des ignee to complete and submit an Application for Funding and the Execution of a Grant Agreement, Budget Appropriations, and any Amendments Thereto with Kern Community College District for the California Jobs First Catalyst Fund for the Kern County Wasco Branch Library and Learning Center.

Reso#2025-4191

Oral presentation by City Manager Scott Hurlbert.

There were no public comments.

Motion by Mayor Medina , seconded by Council Member Reyna, to adopt a resolution by the following roll call vote:

AYES: MEDINA, SALDAÑA, MARTINEZ, RAYA, REYNA
NOES: NONE
ABSTAIN: NONE
ABSENT: SALDAÑA
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City of Wasco City Council Meeting Minutes, April 1, 2025 c. Council finds this action not a “project” per Section 15060(c)(3), of the CEQA Guidelines; Receive and file the City of Wasco Financial Statements for the Year Ended June 30, 2024, and the City of Wasco Measure X Financial Statements for the Year Ended June 30, 2024.

Presentation by Ahmed Badawi, Auditor Badawi and Associates.

There were no public comments.

Motion by Council Member Reyna , seconded by Mayor Medina, to receive and file by the following roll call vote:

AYES: MEDINA, SALDAÑA, MARTINEZ, RAYA, REYNA
NOES: NONE
ABSTAIN: NONE
ABSENT: SALDAÑA
d. Council finds this action not a “proj ect” per Section 15060(c)(3), of the CEQA Guidelines; Salary Schedule Update and addition of job titles Assistant Chief of Police and City Project Coordinator.

Reso#2025-4192

Oral presentation by City Manager Scott Hurlbert.

There were no public comments.

Motion by Council Member Reyna , seconded by Mayor Medina, to adopt a resolution by the following roll call vote:

AYES: MEDINA, SALDAÑA, MARTINEZ, RAYA, REYNA
NOES: NONE
ABSTAIN: NONE
ABSENT: SALDAÑA
e. Council finds this action not a “project” per Section 15060(c) (3), of the CEQA Guidelines; Adopt a Resolution Approving the City of Wasco Social Media Policies, and Authorize the City Manager or Designee to Endorse and Implement the Social Media Policies.

Reso#2025-4193

Oral presentation by City Manager Scott Hurlbert,
There were no public comments.

Motion by Council Member Martinez , seconded by Mayor Medina, to adopt a resolution by the following roll call vote:

AYES: MEDINA, SALDAÑA, MARTINEZ, RAYA, REYNA
NOES: NONE
ABSTAIN: NONE
ABSENT: SALDAÑA

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City of Wasco City Council Meeting Minutes, April 1, 2025 15) REPORTS FROM COMMISSIONS AND COMMITTEES:
a. Kern Economic Development Corporation (Medina)
• The next meeting will be on April 24, 2025, and the Kern Economic Summit will be on May 1, 2025, at California State University, Bakersfield CSUB.

b. Kern Council of Governments (Reyna)
• There are $60 million for Surface Transportation Program STP and Congestion and Mitigation and Air Quality Improvement Program CMAC projects becoming available soon; applications are due July 17, 2025.
• Currently working on the railroad for the roundabout at Highway 46, and expect the improvements will be done this summer, and construction will begin in the fall. • Have requested CALTRANS to attend council meetings to provide details of what is being done.

c. Wasco Task Force (Saldaña and Medina)
• Joined with Kern County community cleanup on March 29, 2025; over 80 people joined.

16) REPORTS FROM THE CITY MANAGER:

City Manager Hurlbert updated the city council on the following:
• Community breakfast on April 2, 2025, at the Old Courthouse at 7:00 a.m. • Community Cleanup Statistics: scrap metal and white goods 6.6 tons, mattresses

2.7 tons, 14.3 tons of regular trash, with 24 tons of total collection. 186 trucks and cars went through the drive -through. A new step was instituted for peo ple wanting to help with unloading; a short waiver of liability form was required. 54 people signed up and signed the waiver.
• April 7, 2025, is the deadline for the Veterans Banner Program orders for the year. • Wasco Recreation and Parks District will hold an Easter Egg Hunt event will be on April 12, 2025.
• The PAL ribbon cutting will be on April 22, 2025, at 10:00 a.m. • Wasco Resources Fair on April 245, 2025, at Wasco High School from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.
• The League of California Cities Leaders’ Summit will be held in Sacramento on April 23-25, 2025.
• Memorial Day Ceremony at the National Cemetery on May 24, 2025. • The Bike Rodeo on May 24, 2025, at Barker Park.
• The City received confirmation that the State Water Revolving Fund contract has been executed. A kickoff meeting with staff is scheduled for next Friday to initiate the process.

17) REPORTS FROM THE CITY COUNCIL:

Council Member Reyna:
• Attended the Kern County Superintendent of Schools Family Event City Vehicle Display.
• Attended the Mental Health Awareness and Art Festival.

18) CLOSED SESSION: None

19) CLOSED SESSION ACTION:

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City of Wasco City Council Meeting Minutes, April 1, 2025 20) ADJOURNMENT:

Mayor Medina adjourned the meeting at 7:47 p.m.

____________________________________
Maria O. Martinez, City Clerk

______________________________________
Valentin Medina, Mayor

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.

TO: Honorable Mayor and Council Members

FROM: M. Scott Hurlbert, City Manager
Maria O. Martinez, City Clerk

DATE: April 15, 2025

SUBJECT: Approval for Travel Expenses Exceeding $500.00 per participation for Mayor Medina, Council Member Reyna , and City Manager M. Scott Hurlbert to attend the League of California Cities City Leaders Summit on April 23 – April 25, 2025, in Sacramento, California.

Recommendation:

Staff recommends the City Council:
1) Approval for Travel Expenses Exceeding $500.00 per participation for Mayor Medina, Council Member Reyna, and City Manager M. Scott Hurlbert to attend the League of California Cities City Leaders Summit on April 23 – April 25, 2025, in Sacramento, California; and

2) Find that this action is not a project as defined under the California Environmental Quality Act State Guidelines; therefore, pursuant to State Guidelines Section 15378; no environmental review is required.

Environmental Review:

The staff has reviewed the proposed activity for compliance with the California Environmental Quality Act(CEQA). It has determined that the activity is not a “Project” as defined under Section 15378 of the State CEQA guidelines because the proposed activity consists of a governmental fiscal/administrative activity which does not result in a physical change in the environment; therefore, pursuant to Section 15060(c)(3) of the State CEQA Guidelines, the activity is not subject to CEQA. Thus, no environmental review is required.

Discussion:

The League of California Cities City Leaders Summit is an event where city officials can influence policy in the Capitol and gain leadership skills and offers city officials exceptional opportunities to meet with legislators to advocate for cities’ top priorities, as well as participate in peer -to-peer discussions and in -depth sessions covering topics ranging from leadership issues facing cities. The preliminary conference schedule for the League of California Cities City Leaders Summit is attached.

STAFF REPORT
City of Wasco

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The cost of the training, hotel fees, and food per diems will exceed the Expense and Use of Public Resources Policy Limits established by City of Wasco Resolution No. 2006 -2327, limiting expenses to $500.00 per trip.

As a result, the City Council must approve the travel request for Mayor Medina, Council Member Reyna, and City Manager Hurlbert as the expenses for the cost of the trip will exceed $500.00.

Fiscal Impact:

It is estimated that the League of California Cities 2025 Annual Training Conference cost will not exceed $2, 500 per attendee. This expense is covered in the Adopted FY 2 4/25 Budget. No budget action is needed with approval of this item.

Attachments:

1. Conference Information

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City Leaders Summit
April 23- 25, 2025
SAFE Credit Union Convention Center
1400 J Street, Sacramento, CA
Register (https://my.calcities.org/Events/Calendar-Of-Events/Meeting-Home-Page? meetingid=%7bC8122823-F26E-EF11-A670-6045BDD99838%7d)
The City Leaders Summit offers opportunities for city leaders from across the state to influence policy decisions in the Capitol and gain top-notch leadership skills. City officials can walk the halls of the Capitol and advocate for Cal Cities’ top priorities, in-between peer-to-peer discussions and in-depth educational sessions. We hope you join us April 23-25 at the SAFE Credit Union Convention Center for our 2025 City Leaders Summit!
For registration questions, please contact Megan Dunn
(mailto:[email protected]) .

For sponsorship questions, please contact Amy Wade
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(mailto:[email protected]) .

For program questions, please contact Kayla Boutros
(mailto:[email protected]) .

Become a Sponsor (https://my.calcities.org/Events/Sponsorships/Product-Details? productid=%7B9AEEB6CF-2AB4-EF11-B8E8-6045BDFFB49A%7D)
Please see our event and meeting policies (/education-and-events/event-and- meeting-policies-26201#0)
Summit Information
Registration
Capacity is limited, and registration is subject to sell out prior to the registration deadline. Register early!

Full Registration Includes:
admission to all educational sessions
admission to the Wednesday evening reception, Thursday breakfast and lunch, and Friday breakfast

Attendees can register through their MyCalCities account. If you have not used your MyCalCities account already, please review
details about the
portal (/about-MyCalCities)  and contact us for questions.

Register online (https://my.calcities.org/Events/Calendar-Of-Events/Meeting-Home- Page?meetingid=%7bC8122823-F26E-EF11-A670-6045BDD99838%7d)  through your MyCalCities account by Wednesday, April 16.

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If you are registering someone other than yourself, first sign in as yourself and then choose the option to register someone else.

Note: A credit card is required for registration through MyCalCities. If you need to pay with a check, create your account and then reach out to conference registrar,
Megan Dunn (mailto:[email protected])  to request a mail-in registration form. Full payment is due at the time of registration.

To request an accommodation or for inquiries about accessibility, please contact conference registrar,
Megan Dunn (mailto:[email protected]) . Every
effort will be made to honor requests submitted.

View Cal Cities’  event and meeting policies (/education-and-events/event-and- meeting-policies-26201)  in advance of the summit.

Full Conference Registration Fees
Member-City Officials and City Staff
$650
Non-Member City Officials and City Staff $1,650
All Others $850

One-Day Registration Fees
Wednesday-only registration for member city officials and city staff $160
Thursday and Friday-only registration for member city officials and city staff
$485
Wednesday-only non-member city registration $1,160
Thursday and Friday-only non-member city registration $1,485 Wednesday-only registration for all others $340
Thursday and Friday-only registration for all others $540 Guest/Spouse Pass to Wednesday Reception $50

*The guest/spouse fee is restricted to persons who are not city or public officials, are not related to any Cal Cities Partner or sponsor, and would have no professional reason to attend the conference. It includes admission to Wednesday’s networking reception only. There is no refund for the 4/8/25, 4:04 PM City Leaders Summit | Cal Cities
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cancellation of a guest/spouse registration. It is not advisable to use city funds to register a guest/spouse. Please contact conference registrar Megan Dunn (mailto:[email protected]) to inquire about a guest/spouse pass.

Refund Policy
Advance registrants unable to attend will receive a refund of rate paid, minus a $75 processing charge, only when a written request is submitted to conference registrar
Megan Dunn (mailto:[email protected]) , and
received on or before April 16. Refunds will not be available after this date. If you are unable to attend, you may substitute a colleague for your entire registration.

Hotel and Travel
A limited number of hotel rooms are available at a reduced rate for conference attendees. The discounted hotel rate cut-off is April 1, 2025. Hotels are subject to sell out prior to the deadline – reserve early!

STEP ONE:

Register for the Conference
(https://my.calcities.org/Events/Calendar-Of-Events/Meeting-Home-Page? meetingid=%7bC8122823-F26E-EF11-A670-6045BDD99838%7d)

STEP TWO: Book a hotel room
Once you register for the conference you will receive access to the hotel booking link.

Hyatt Regency Sacramento
1209 L Street

Sacramento, CA 95814
(916) 443-1234

Group Hotel Rate (per night): $229 – Single/Double Occupancy (plus tax and fees)

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Hotel Changes or Cancellations
Hotel reservation changes, date modifications, early check-out, or cancellations must be made directly through the hotel. Please note that after April 1, 2025 has passed, you may incur a financial penalty and minimum one- night room charge or attrition fees.

PLEASE NOTE: The information you provide to Cal Cities when registering for a Cal Cities conference or meeting may be shared with the conference or meeting hotel(s). The hotel(s) will also share your first name, last name, email, and dates/length of stay in the hotel with Cal Cities.

CAUTION! You must be registered for the conference prior to booking a hotel room. Do not make a hotel reservation unless you are sure it is needed. Your city/company will be financially responsible for all cancellation/attrition fees.

Parking and Transportation

Please visit the SAFE Credit Union Convention Center’s website (https://safecreditunionconventioncenter.com/attendees/parking-and-directions) for information regarding nearby parking garages.

Hyatt Regency Sacramento
Self-Parking: $25.00 for overnight parking or $30.00 for day use.

Valet Parking (per day): $37.00 for overnight parking or $40.00 for day use.

Nearby airport:

Sacramento International Airport (SMF): 11 miles
Schedule
*Schedule subject to change
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TO: Honorable Mayor and Council Members

FROM: M. Scott Hurlbert, City Manager
Luis Villa, Public Works Director

DATE: April 15, 2025

SUBJECT: Adopt a Resolution Authorizing the City Manager or Designee to Sign a Letter Authorizing the County of Kern as the Lead Agency to Submit to the California Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery (CalRecycle) a Regional Application for the Used Oil Payment Program (OPP) Fiscal Year 2025-26 on its behalf.

Recommendation:

Staff recommends the City Council:
1) Adopt a resolution authorizing the City Manager or Designee to sign a letter authorizing the Count y of Kern as the lead agency to submit to CalRecycle a regional application for the used oil payment program fiscal year 202 5-26 on its behalf.

2) Find that the Project qualifies as categorically exempt pursuant to Section 15308 (actions by Regulatory Agencies for Protection of the Environment) of the CEQA Guidelines; no environmental review is required.

Environmental Review:

Staff has reviewed and find the Project for compliance with the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) qualifies for a Class 8 categorically exempt pursuant to Section 15308 (actions by Regulato ry Agencies for Protection of the Environment) of the CEQA Guidelines, which exempts actions taken regulatory agencies by state or local ordinance, to assure the maintenance, restoratiom, enhancement, or protection of the environment where the regulatory process involves procedures and protections of the environment. Thus, no environmental review is required.

Background:

The City has historically opted into the regional application for the used oil payment program with the County of Kern.

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Discussion:

It is in the best interest of the City to authorize the County of Kern to be the lead agency and submit an application on the City of Wasco's behalf for funding to CalRecycle for the support and marketing of used oil recycling centers within the City limits. The City has authorized the County previously and is required to do so on an annual basis.

Public Resources Code 48600 et seq. describes the California Oil Recycling Enhancement Act (Act), which provides for, among other things, funding to assist local governments in developing and maintaining an ongoing used oil and used oil filter collection/recycling program for their communities. In 2009, Senate Bill 546 (Lowenthal, Chapter 353, Statutes of 2009) was enacted and made various changes to the Act, in cluding: changing the funding from a reimbursable grant program (formerly known as the Used Oil Block Grant Program [UBG]) to a payment program (referred to as the Used Oil Payment Program [OPP]). As the lead agency, the County manages and oversees the use d oil recycling program. This program consists of the operation and oversight of certified used oil collection centers in Kern Unincorporated areas and within the participating jurisdictions.

The County also provides advertisement and promotion of the program, submits required reporting to the State, and covers other administrative responsibilities. The County has larger staffing resources and capacity than the City to monitor and implement the used oil recycling program; therefore , staff recommends the Ci ty opt into the regional application as it has historically done.

Fiscal Impact:

None

Attachments:

1. Resolution

2. Correspondence from Kern County Public Works

3. Letter of Participation for the Used Oil Payment Program, Fiscal Year 2025-2026

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RESOLUTION NO. 2025 -

A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WASCO AUTHORIZING THE CITY

MANAGER OR DESIGNEE TO SIGN A LETTER AUTHORIZING THE COUNTY OF KERN AS

THE LEAD AGENCY TO SUBMIT TO CALRECYCLE A REGIONAL APPLICATION FOR THE USED OIL PAYMENT PROGRAM FISCAL YEAR 2025-26

WHEREAS
, the City Council of the City of Wasco has limited staffing capacity and historically ops into the regional application for used oil payment program with the County of Kern; and

WHEREAS
, Public Resources Code 48600 et seq. describes the California Oil Recycling Enhancement Act (Act) which provides for, among other things, funding to assist local governments in developing and maintaining an on-going used oil and used oil filter collection/recycling program for their communities; and WHEREAS, t
he County of Kern acts as the lead agency and oversees the used oil recycling program; and
WHEREAS, th
e City wishes to submit a letter with language attached as Exhibit “A” to authorize the County of Kern as the Lead Agency to submit to CalRecycle a regional application for the used oil payment program; and WHEREAS, the
County of Kern provides advertisement and promotion of the program, submits required reporting to the State and covers other administrative responsibilities;

NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED
, by the City Council of the City of Wasco as
follows:

SECTION 1
: The City Manager or designee is authorized to endorse and send a letter authorizing the County of Kern as the lead agency to submit to CalRecycle a Regional Application for the Used Oil Payment Program (OPP) Fiscal Year 202 5-26 on the City of Wasco’s behalf.
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I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing Resolution No. 2025 - was passed and adopted by the Council of the City of Wasco at a regular meeting thereof held on April 15, 2025, by the following vote:

COUNCIL MEMBERS: MEDINA, SALDANA, MARTINEZ, RAYA, REYNA AYES:

NOES:

ABSTAIN:

ABSENT:

__________________________

VALENTIN MEDINA,
MAYOR of the City of Wasco

Attest: _______________

__________________________________

MONICA FLORES, CPMC
CITY CLERK and Ex Officio Clerk of
the Council of the City of Wasco

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City Manager’s Office
(661) 758-7214 Fax (661) 758-5411
746 8th Street, Wasco, CA 93280
www.cityofwasco.org

April 15, 2025

Waste Management Specialist
Kern County Public Works
2700 M Street, Suite 450
Bakersfield, CA 93301

RE: Letter of Authorization

I, M. Scott Hurlbert, City Manager of the City of Wasco, am authorized to contractually bind the City of Wasco. Pursuant to this authority, I hereby authorize the County of Kern to submit a reginal Used Oil Payment Program (OPP) application and act as lead Agency on the behalf of the City of Wasco. The County of Kern is hereby authorized to execute all documents necessary to implement and secure payment under the OPP.

Sincerely,

M. Scott Hurlbert
City Manager
661-758-7215

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TO: Honorable Mayor and Council Members

FROM: M. Scott Hurlbert, City Manager
Maria Lara, Assistant City Manager

DATE: April 15, 2025

SUBJECT: Adopt a Resolution Authorizing the City Manager or designee to Sign and Execute a Consultant Services Agreement with California Consulting, Inc., a full -service grant writing firm , to provide grant writing assistance for projects listed on the Adopted Capital Improvement Program.

Recommendation:

Staff Recommends the City Council:
1) Staff recommends adopting a resolution authorizing the City Manager or designee to sign and execute a Consultant Services Agreement with California Consulting, Inc., a full-service grant writing firm, to provide grant writing assistance for projects listed on the Adopted Capital Improvement Program.

2) Find that this Consultant Service Agreement is not a project pursuant to CEQA Section 15378 (b).

Environmental Review:

Staff has reviewed the proposed Project for compliance with the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) and has determined that this Consultant Service Agreement is not a project under CEQA Section 15378 (b) as it is for grant writing activities that do not result in any physical changes to the environment. Thus, no environmental review is required.

Background:

The City is pursuing grant funding for several capital and construction projects in our adopted Capital Improvement Program. These projects include the construction of a new Civic Center, Police Station, Animal Control Facility, Public Works Yard, Transit Facility, and Water Wells.

City staff have successfully obtained grants and have recently implemented a few (i.e., Central Park, Phase I: 7th Street, Veterans Park, PAL Building), while still having several major grants/projects that require execution, such as the State Water Board Agreement for $37.9 million, CMAQ/RSTP (Fillburn/Central Project) for $ 3.1 million, and the Regional Early Action Program Grant for Alley Reconstructio n totaling $750,00.00. These will

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demand significant staff time and project management to implement and secure reimbursements according to the guidelines. Due to limited staffing capacity, we propose bringing in Consulting, Inc. to assist with grant writing and securing competitive grants for these major projects that still need funding, ensuring they reach completion.

Discussion:

California Consulting, Inc., founded in 2004, is a full-service grant writing firm specializing in grant research and ident ification. The services provided include grant writing and submission on a per-task order basis for competitive grants focused on funding the major construction projects in the Adopted Capital Improvement Program. The agreement's term is month -to-month, a nd either party may terminate it with 30 days' prior written notice.

The attached draft Consultant Service Agreement is subject to final review by the City attorney and the Consultant.

Fiscal Impact:

Staff requests that the city council allocate $30,0 00 in the FY26 Budget for Professional Service Grant Writing to support this proposal.

Attachments:

1. Resolution

2. Draft Consultant Service Agreement

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RESOLUTION NO. 2025 -

A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WASCO AUTHORIZING THE CITY

MANAGER OR DESIGNEE TO SIGN AND EXECUTE A CONSULTANT SERVICES AGREEMENT WITH CALIFORNIA CONSULTING, INC., A FULL-SERVICE GRANT WRITING

FIRM, TO PROVIDE GRANT WRITING ASSISTANCE FOR PROJECTS LISTED ON THE ADOPTED CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM.

WHEREAS
, the City Council of the City of Wasco has limited staffing capacity and needs grant writing assistance with pursuing competitive local, state, and or federal grant funding; and
WHEREAS, th
e City wishes to enter into a Consultant Service Agreement with California Consulting, Inc., a full-service grant writing firm, with agreement attached as Exhibit “A”; and

WHEREAS,
the City Attorney has reviewed the terms and conditions of the agreement; and

NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED
, by the City Council of the City of Wasco, as
follows:

SECTION 1
: The City Manager or designee is authorized to sign and execute a Consultant Services Agreement with California Consulting, Inc.

SECTION 2:

The City Council of the City of Wasco authorizes the City Manager or designee to appropriate $30,00.00 in local funds in the FY26 Budget to retain California Consulting, Inc., to provide grant writing consulting services on a task basis as specified in the agreement.

SECTION
3: The Agreement shall not be valid unless and until so approved by the City Attorney and executed by the City Manager upon satisfaction of the requirements and contingencies identified herein.
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I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing Resolution No. 2025 - was passed and adopted by the Council of the City of Wasco at a regular meeting thereof held on April 15, 2025, by the following vote:

COUNCIL MEMBERS: MEDINA, SALDAÑA, MARTINEZ, RAYA, REYNA AYES:

NOES:

ABSTAIN:

ABSENT:

__________________________

VALENTIN MEDINA,
MAYOR of the City of Wasco

Attest: _______________

__________________________________

MONICA FLORES, CPMC
DEPUTY CITY CLERK and Ex Officio Clerk of
the Council of the City of Wasco

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1 CONSULTANT SERVICES AGREEMENT
THIS
AGREEMENT mad e this ____day of ________________, 2025, by and between the CITY OF WASCO, a municipal corporation (the "City"), and CALIFORNIA CONSULTING, INC., a California Corporation, (the “Consultant”).

W
I T N E S S E T H :

W
HEREAS, City wishes to contract with Consultant to provide certain grant writing services (the “Services”) more particularly described in Exhibit “A” attached hereto and by this reference made a part hereof that may be required by the City from time to time under the terms and conditions described hereinafter and Consultant is agreeable thereto.

NOW
, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants and conditions set forth hereinafter, the parties agree as follows:

1. The parties incorporate the foregoing recitals as if fully set forth herein verbatim.

2. During
the term of this Agreement, Consultant shall serve at the pleasure of the City Manager’s designee who shall be the Assistant City Manager until further written notice to Consultant. Consultant shall perform those Services requested by the City by written or email direction to Consultant and within the time frames and any other terms and conditions of same described therein. Whenever Services are requested, Consultant shall submit a scope of work and cost proposal for same and City and Consultant shall negotiate, where necessary, over the terms of same. Consultant shall place the terms agreed upon in a task order in substantially the form described in Exhibit “B” attached hereto and by this reference made a part hereof (the “Task Order”), sign it and submit it to the City for the Assistant City Manager’s signature and same shall become an amendment to this Agreement.

3. Consultant shall receive payment for all Services performed by Consultant hereunder based on the Fee Schedule attached hereto as Exhibit “ C” and by this reference made a part hereof (the “Fee”). For all Services exceeding $2.0 million, the cost of the Services shall be subject to negotiation between the parties based on a “Time and Materials” basis with Consultant charging $150.00 per hour and the parties agreeing on a “not to exceed” amount and with City reimbursing Consultant for its reasonable out of pocket expenses. As used in this Agreement, "Time and Materials" shall mean the number of hours devoted by Consultant to such Services charged at the rate of $150.00 per hour and including reasonable costs incurred by Consultant as agreed upon by the parties.

4. Consultant shall recei
ve payment for the Services pursuant to the Tas k
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2 Order upon completion of the Services to the reasonable satisfaction of the City. U pon completion of the Services, Consultant shall submit an invoice to the City setting forth the Fee and the costs incurred. City Manager shall have the right of the reasonable review of each invoice and, at the conclusion of the review, City Manager shall place the matter on the agenda for the next available City Council meeting for consideration by the City Council. Upon approval of the invoice, same shall be paid in the regular cycle of payments made by City for other bills and claims.

5. Consultant may not provide services for projects within City to any entity or individual other than City without the prior written consent of the City. City may contract with any other Consultant to perform consulting services of the type described herein and shall have no obligation or responsibility to utilize Consultant for any such services other than those services for which a Task Order has been issued.

6. Information, data, plans and specifications, Consultant's estimates, and all other project documents drafted or created by Consultant or on behalf of Consultant for City shall belong to City and Consultant hereby assigns all of its copyright interests therein to City, irrevocably and forever and agrees that City shall be the owner of all such copyrights. All of the foregoing documents hereafter prepared by Consultant for City or on behalf of Consultant for City shall be retained and maintained for City by Consultant in its offices at no additional cost to City. Consultant shall release all such files and documents as instructed by City from time to time, and all such files and documents shall belong to City. Consultant shall not be liable for use of any such files or documents for purposes other than their original intended purpose.

7. Consultant hereby agrees to indemnify, defend, and hold harmless City, its agents, officers, Councilmembers, employees, and representatives from any and all claims, liabilities, expenses, and damages, including, attorneys' fees, for injury to or death of any person, and for damage to any property, arising out of or related to any negligent or intentional act, error, or omission by or on behalf of Consultant in performance of Consulting Services under this Agreement, provided

8. The term of this Agreement shall be on a month to month basis from the date of this Agreement. Either party may terminate this Agreement at any time upon 30 days prior written notice to the other party in which case, Consultant shall be entitled to payment for the work completed by Consultant prior to the date of termination, provided, however, that if City terminates this Agreement due to a default by Consultant, no payment shall be due to the Consultant for the services to which the default applied.

9. All notices required to be given under this Agreement or by law shall be in writing and shall be deemed served if personally delivered or if sent by confirmed facsimile or electronic mail ("Email") or by United States mail, certified, return receipt requested, with date of signing the return receipt (or refusal to sign) as the date of service as follows: if to City - City Manager, 746 8
th Street, Wasco, California 93280, Fax –
(661) 758-7239, Email - [email protected]; or if to Consultant – 35 of 108

3 ________________, 214 Main Street, Suite 10 2, El Segundo, California 90245, Fax ______________ E mail:____________________ A ny party may change any of the foregoing as it relates to the party by giving written notice to the other party of the change in the manner set forth herein

10. Time is of the essence with regard to each covenant, condition and provision of this Agreement.

11. This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of California.

12. This Agreement and the projects arising hereunder constitute the entire agreement between the parties with regard to the subject matter herein and supersede all prior oral and written agreements and understandings between the parties with respect thereto.

13. This Agreement may not be altered, amended, or modified except by a writing executed by duly authorized representatives of all parties. This Agreement or any amendment to same may be executed in counterparts.

14. In the event any action or proceeding is instituted arising out of or relating to this Agreement, the prevailing party shall be entitled to its reasonable attorney's fees and actual costs.

15. Waiver by a party of any provision of this Agreement shall not be considered a continuing waiver or a waiver of any other provision, including the time for performance of any such provision.

16. This Agreement shall be binding upon and shall inure to the benefit of the parties hereto, and their respective heirs, successors, and assigns. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Consultant shall not, under any conditions, assign this Agreement or any part thereof to any other entity or individual.

17. If any term, provision, covenant or condition of this Agreement is held by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, void, or unenforceable, the remainder of the provisions shall remain in full force and effect and not be affected, impaired, or invalidated thereby.

18. City and Consultant acknowledge that each party and their respective legal counsel have reviewed this Agreement and agree that this Agreement is the product of negotiations between the parties. This Agreement shall be interpreted without reference to the rule of interpretation of documents that uncertainties or ambiguities therein shall be determined against the party so drafting the Agreement.

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4 comprehensive general liability insurance coverage in an amount not less than $1 million per occurrence automobile liability for owned, hired, and non -owned vehicles, and workers compensation insurance as required by law. Consultant shall provide City with appropriate certificates of insurance and endorsements for the comprehensive general liability insurance coverage in which City, its officers, Councilpersons, employees, and agents shall be named as additional insureds and specifically designating all such insurance as "primary," and providing further that same shall not be terminated nor coverage reduced without ten days prior written notice to City.

20. Consultant is an independent contractor under this Agreement and is not an agent or employee of City.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Agreement on the date first hereinabove written.

M. SCOTT HURLBERT, City Manager, City
of Wasco, California, “City”

CALIFORNIA CONSULTING, INC., a
California Corporation, “Consultant”

By: _________________________________
Name: _________________

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5 EXHIBIT “A”

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8 EXHIBIT “B”

[Form of Task Order]

Work Authorization and Task Order No._________
Project Name_______________________
Job No. ________________

1. Project Title:

2. Project Description:

3. Scope of Work / Tasks:

4. Period of Performance:

5. Budget – Hourly or fixed (include not to exceed amount):

6. Special Terms and Conditions: All the terms and conditions of the agreement between the City of Wasco and J.L. PLANK, INC., (dba CEN-CAL CONSTRUCTION) dated ______________, 2025 are incorporated by reference as if fully set forth herein.

City of Wasco

By_____________________________

Name___________________________ Name_________________________

Title O
WNER Title___________________________

Date____________________________ Date__________________________

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9 EXHIBIT “C”
[Fee Schedule]

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TO: Honorable Mayor and Council Members

FROM: M. Scott Hurlbert, City Manager
Charlie Fivecoat, Chief of Police

DATE: April 15, 2025

SUBJECT: Adopt a Resolution Authorizing the City Manager or designee to finalize and endorse an agreement with Teeter Architects & Engineers Connected for Professional Architectural Services for the new Wasco Police Building Project.

Recommendation:

Staff recommends the City Council:
1) Adopt a Resolution Authorizing the City Manager or designee to finalize and endorse an agreement with Teeter Architects & Engineers Connected for Professional Architectural Services for the new Wasco Police Building Project; and

2) Find that this action is not a project as defined under the California Environmental Quality Act State Guidelines; therefore, pursuant to State Guidelines Section 15378, no environmental review is required.

Environmental Review:

Staff has reviewed the proposed activity for compliance with the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA). It has been determined that the activity is not a “Project” as defined under Section 15378 of the State CEQA guidelines because it consists of a governmental fiscal/administrative activity that does not result in a physical change in the environment; therefore, pursuant to Section 15060(c)(3) of the State CEQA Guidelines, the activity is not subject to CEQA. Thus, no environmental review is required.

Discussion:

Escrow closed in early March of 2025 for the purchase of property selected for the new City Hall and Police Department complex. The next phase of the project includes the creation of a basic site plan to be used for future design detail and construction process RFPs and is intended to also assist with additional grant funding opportunities as they arise.

Staff have discussed the need to move existing utilities at the project site and intend to use the basic site plan to help facilitate the utility relocation effort. Teeter Architectural & Engineers Connected has been highly recommended to assist with the basic site project

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design and has a proven history within the City of Wasco for services provided to the elementary school district along with other municipalities in the San Joaquin Valley.

The proposed Professional Services Agreement would provide for specific work to be completed pursuant to Task Orders. Initially, the basic site plan design proposal, submitted by Teeter Architectural & Engineers Connected, includes stakeholder meetings used to generate two site plan sketches. One of the plans, based on the stakeholder feedback, will then be revised to complete and present a final master plan as a computer generated 2D graphic. This task order is estimated at a cost of $23,000 - $28,000.

There is also an optional service to create a 3D Graphic of the site master plan with a conceptual exterior design for each building. The 3D Graphic image may be important for various presentations and grant proposals. This work would be a separate Task Order at a cost of $12,000 – $14,000.

Staff recommends approval of the Professional Services Agreement and up to $45,000 in Task Order costs.

Fiscal Impact:

Engineering services will be paid based on time and materials from the adopted FY 2023/2024 CIP budget. No budget action is required with approval of this item.

Attachments:

1. Resolution

2. Proposal and Rate Schedule

3. Draft Standard PSA

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RESOLUTION NO. 2025 -

A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WASCO AUTHORIZING THE

CITY MANAGER OR DESIGNEE TO FINALIZE AND ENDORSE AN AGREEMENT WITH

TEETER ARCHITECTS AND ENGINEERS CONNECTED FOR PROFESSIONAL

ENGINEERING SERVICES FOR PROFESSIONAL ARCHITECTURAL SERVICES FOR THE

NEW WASCO POLICE DEPARTMENT BUILDING PROJECT

WHEREAS
, the City wishes to contract with Teeter Architects & Engineers Connected to provide professional engineering services for professional architectural services for the new Wasco Police Building Project; and

WHEREAS
, the services provided are described in the agreement attached hereto as Exhibit “A”; and
WHEREAS, s
aid agreement has been made in the form and manner
prescribed by the City of Wasco Municipal Code and the California Public Contract Code; and

WHEREAS, T
eeter Architects & Engineers Connected and the City each acknowledge that each party and their respective legal counsel have reviewed the agreement; and
WHEREAS, t
he agreement shall be governed by and construed in
accordance with the laws of the State of California; and

WHEREAS, T
eeter Architects & Engineers Connected shall maintain all worker’s compensation insurance were and, in the amounts, required by law and comprehensive general public liability insurance as outlined in the agreement.

NOW THEREFORE BE IT
RESOLVED, by the City Council of the City of Wasco
as follows:

SECTION 1
: Approves the agreement with Teeter Architects & Engineers Connected.

SECTION 2
: Authorizes the City Manager or designee to finalize and endorse the agreement.

SECTION 3:

The Agreement shall not be valid unless and until so approved by the City Attorney and executed by the City Manager upon satisfaction of the requirements and contingencies identified herein.
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I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing Resolution No. 2025 - was passed and adopted by the Council of the City of Wasco at a regular meeting thereof held on April 15, 2025, by the following vote:

COUNCIL MEMBERS: MEDINA, SALDAÑA, MARTINEZ, RAYA, REYNA AYES:

NOES:

ABSTAIN:

ABSENT:

__________________________

VALENTIN MEDINA,
MAYOR of the City of Wasco
Attest: _______________

__________________________________

MONICA FLORES, CPMC
DEPUTY CITY CLERK and Ex Officio Clerk of
the Council of the City of Wasco

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E

NGINEERING SERVICES AGREEMENT
TH
IS AGREEMENT ( the “Agreement”) made this ______day
of_______________, 2025, by and between the CITY OF WASCO, a municipal corporation (the "City"), and TEETER ARCHITECTS AND ENGINEERING CONNECTED, a California Corporation (the “Engineer”).

W I
T N E S S E T H :

W
HEREAS, Cit y and Engineer entered into that certain a greement dated _______________ in which Engineer would provide professional architectural services for the new Wasco Police Building Project; and W
HEREAS, th e parties have agreed to _______________, and, W
HEREAS, the parties agree that the Agreement shall hereby be terminated and be of no further force or effect except as described hereinafter and the City hereby hires Consultant to perform the foregoing services and such other services relating to _______________as directed by the City manager or his designee and Engineer is agreeable thereto.

NOW
, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants and conditions set forth hereinafter, the parties agree as follows:

1. Th
e parties incorporate the foregoing recitals as if fully set forth herein verbatim. The parties hereby terminate the Agreement except for Engineer’s obligations described in paragraph _______ which shall survive the termination of the Agreement.

2. D uring th e term of this Agreement, Engineer shall serve at the pleasure of the City Manager or his designee. Engineer shall perform those services related to _______________ as determined by and as requested by the City Manager or his designee by written communication or email directed to Engineer and within the time frames and the terms and conditions described therein. In that regard, whenever a service is requested, Engineer shall submit a scope of work and cost proposal for same and City and Engineer shall negotiate, where necessary, over the terms of same.

Notwithstanding any other provision to this Agreement, City may contract with any other engineers to perform any services otherwise described herein and shall have no obligation or responsibility to utilize Engineer for any such services.

3. E ngi
neer shall receive payment for all services performed by Engineer hereunder b ased on “ Time and Materials.” As used in this Agreement, "Time and Materials" shall mean the number of hours devoted by the Engineer and its staff to such services charged at the rate set forth in the Engineer's Rate Schedule attached 47 of 108

hereto as Exhibit "A" and by this reference made a part hereof. The Engineer's Rate Schedule shall remain unchanged for two (2) years from the date of this Agreement subject to changes in prevailing wage as they apply to employees who receive prevailing wage.

4. The engineer shall bill the City no more often than monthly by invoice (the “Invoice”) for the services provided. Each Invoice shall include a description of the work done by each employee or contractor the amount of time spent by each and such additional information as may be required by the City Manager or his designee. The City Manager or designee shall have the right of reasonable review of each Invoice, and at the conclusion of the review, the City Manager shall place the matter on the agenda for the next available City Council meeting for consideration by the City Council. Upon approval of the I nvoice by the city council, the same shall be paid in the regular cycle of payments made by the City for other bills and claims.

5. Engineer shall not provide engineering services within City to any entity or individual other than City without the prior written consent of the City which consent may be given or denied in City’s sole and absolute discretion.

6. Information, data, plans and specifications, engineer's estimates, and all other project documents drafted or created by Engineer or on behalf of Engineer for City shall belong to City and Engineer hereby assigns all of its copyright interests therein to City, irrevocably and forever and agrees that City shall be the owner of all such copyrights. All of the foregoing documents hereafter prepared by Engineer for City or on behalf of Engineer for City shall be retained and maintained for City by Engineer in its offices at no additional cost to City. Engineer shall release all such files and documents as instructed by City from time to time, and all such files and documents shall belong to City. Engineer shall not be liable for use of any such files or documents for purposes other than their original intended purpose.

7. (a
) Engineer hereby agrees to indemnify, defend, and hold harmless City, its agents, officers, Councilmembers, employees, and representatives from any and all claims, liabilities, expenses, and damages, including, without limitation, attorneys' fees, for injury to or death of any person, and for damage to any property, arising out of or in any way related to any negligent or intentional act, error, or omission by or on behalf of Engineer in performance of services under this contract.

(b) In the event Engineer is a “design professional” as defined in Civil Code Section 2782.8, Engineer shall indemnify, defend and hold harmless City, its officers, agents and employees against any and all liability, claims, actions, causes of actions or deman ds, against them, or any of them, before administrative or judicial tribunals of any kind whatsoever, that only arise out of, pertain to, or relate to the negligence, recklessness, or willful misconduct of Engineer and only for the Engineer’s proportionate percentage of fault.

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8. The term of this Agreement shall be from month to month , commencing as of the date of this Agreement and shall be deemed automatically renewed at the commencement of each month . Either party may terminate this Agreement at any time upon ten (1 0) days prior written notice to the other party. In the event of termination, Engineer shall be entitled to payment under the terms of this Agreement for the work completed by Engineer to the reasonable satisfaction of the City Manager, provided, however, if this Agreement is terminated due to a default by the Engineer, no payment shall be due to the Engineer for the Services to which the default applied.

9. All notices required to be given under this Agreement or by law shall be in writing and shall be deemed served if personally delivered or when sent by confirmed facsimile or electronic mail ("Email") or by United States mail, certified, return receipt requested, with date of signing the return receipt (or refusal to sign) as the date of service or by United States mail, postage prepaid with notice deemed served on the third business day thereafter. All such notices shall be served as follows: if to City - City Manager, 746 8th Street, Wasco California 93280, Fax – (661) 758-7214, Email – [email protected] or if to Engineer –_______________, Fax – _______________, Email – _______________. Any party may change any of the foregoing as it relates to the party by giving written notice to the other party of the change in the manner set forth herein.

1 0. Time is of the essence with regard to each covenant, condition and provision of this Agreement.

11. This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of California.

12. This Agreement and the projects arising hereunder constitute the entire agreement between the parties regarding the subject matter herein and supersede all prior oral and written agreements and understandings between the parties with respect thereto.

13. This Agreement may not be altered, amended, or modified except by a writing executed by duly authorized representatives of all parties.

14. In the event any action or proceeding is instituted arising out of or relating to this Agreement, the prevailing party shall be entitled to its reasonable attorney's fees and actual costs.

15. Waiver by a party of any provision of this Agreement shall not be considered a continuing waiver or a waiver of any other provision, including the time for performance of any such provision.

16. This Agreement shall be binding upon and shall inure to the benefit of the parties hereto, and their respective heirs, successors, and assigns. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Engineer shall not, under any conditions, assign this Agreement or any part thereof to any other entity or individual.
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17. If any term, provision, covenant or condition of this Agreement is held by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, void, or unenforceable, the remainder of the provisions shall remain in full force and effect and not be affected, impaired, or invalidated thereby.

18. City and Engineer acknowledge that each party and their respective legal counsel have reviewed this Agreement and agree that this Agreement is the product of negotiations between the parties. This Agreement shall be interpreted without reference to the rule of interpretation of documents that uncertainties or ambiguities therein shall be determined against the party so drafting the Agreement.

19. Without limiting Engineer's obligations under Paragraph 7 of this Agreement, Engineer shall obtain and maintain during the life of this Agreement:

(a) Comprehensive general liability insurance coverage in an amount not less than $1 million per occurrence and automobile liability for owned, hired, and non -owned vehicles;

(b) Professional/negligent acts, errors and omissions insurance satisfactory to City in an amount not less than $1 million per claim; and Engineer shall provide City with appropriate certificates of insurance and endorsements for the comprehensive general liability insurance coverage in which City, its officers, Councilpersons, employees, and agents shall be named as additional insureds and specifically designating all such insurance as "primary," and providing further that same shall not be terminated nor coverage reduced without ten days prior written notice to City.

20. Engineer is an independent contractor under this Agreement and is not an agent or employee of City.

21. This Agreement or any amendment to same may be executed in counterparts.

A facsimile or electronic copy of this Agreement shall be as effective as the original for all purposes.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Agreement on the date first hereinabove written.

M. Scott Hurlbert, City Manager,
City of Wasco, California, “City”

TEETER ARCHITECTS AND ENGINEERS
CONNECTED, a California Corporation, “Engineer”

By: ______________________________

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EXHIBIT “A”
[Engineer Rate Schedule]

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.

TO
: Honorable Mayor and Council Members
FR
OM: M. S
cott Hurlbert, City Manager
Luis Villa, Public Works Director
Nancy Vera, Human Resources Manager
D
ATE: April 15, 2025
SUBJECT: Adopt a Resolution Approving the Amended Employment Agreement between Alberto Martinez Deputy Public Works Director, Water Operations, and the City of Wasco.

R
ecommendation:

Staff recommends the City Council:
1) Adopt Resolution Approving the Amended Employment Agreement between Alberto Martinez Deputy Public Works Director, Water Operations, and the City of Wasco.
2) F
ind the subject activity is not a project within the meaning of CEQA Guidelines Section 15378 and is, therefore, not subject to review under CEQA.

E
nvironmental Review:

The staff has reviewed the proposed activity for compliance with the California Environmental Quality Act(CEQA) and has determined that the activity is not a “Project” as defined under Section 15378 of the State CEQA guide lines because the proposed activity consists of a governmental fiscal/administrative activity which does not result in a physical change in the environment; therefore, pursuant to Section 15060(c)(3) of the State CEQA Guidelines, the activity is not subject to CEQA. Thus, no environmental review is required.

B
ackground:

At the time the Deputy Public Works Director classification was established and filled, the Administrative/Executive Leave benefit was set at fifty -six (56) hours per year. Other exempt, Director-level classifications receive eighty (80) hours per year. This proposed amendment brings the Deputy Public Works Director classification up to par with the other Director-level classifications.

STAFF REPORT
City of Wasco
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Discussion:

The City proposes updating Section 9 Letter B No. 2 Letter C of the Employment Agreement identified as Administrative/Executive Leave to better match the terms and conditions provided to the City’s other executive employees.

The current language in the Employment Agreement reads:

“(c) Administrative/Executive Leave. Employee shall be entitled to fifty -six (56) hours of administrative leave per year which shall be provided on the same terms and conditions as provided to the City’s other executive employees. On each anniversary of this agreement, or in reasonable proximity to same as determind in the sole discretion of the City Manager but not to exceed two week of each year, Employee shall be required to “cash out” any accrued but unused administrative leave at his then-current hourly rate of compensation. In the event of termination of this Agreement, Employee shall be entitled to payment for any unused Administrative Leave.”

The Amended paragraph is proposed to Read (emphasis added):

“(c) Administrative/Executive Leave. Employee shall be entitled to eighty (80) hours of administrative leave per year, which shall be provided on the same terms and conditions as provided to the City’s other executive employees. On each anniversary of this agreement, or in reasonable proximity to same as determin ed in the sole discretion of the City Manager but not to exc eed two weeks of each year, Employee shall be required to “cash out” any accrued but unused administrative leave at Employee’s then-current hourly rate of compensation. In the event of termination of this Agreement, Employee shall be entitled to payment for any unused Administrative Leave.”

No other changes to the Employment Agreement are proposed.

Fiscal Impact:

Sufficient funds exist in the adopted FY 2024/2025 Operating Budget to cover t he additional twenty-four (24) hours of Administrative / Executive Leave. No budget action is required with approval of this item.

Attachments:

1. Resolution

2. Exhibit “A” – Employment Agreement

3. Exhibit “B” – Draft Employment Agreement Amendment
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RESOLUTION NO. 2025 -

A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WASCO APPROVING THE CONTRACT

AMENDMENTS BETWEEN ALBERTO MARTINEZ AND THE CITY OF WASCO TO AMEND TERMS OF DEPUTY PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR, WATER OPERATIONS AGREEMENT NO. 2022 – 008.

WHEREAS, the City Council approved a Resolution to appoint Alberto Martinez as the Deputy Public Works Director, Water Operations via agreement 2022 – 008, attached as Exhibit “A”; and
WHEREAS, The City would like to amend Section 9 Letter B No. 2 Letter C of the Employment Agreement identified as “ Administrative/Executive Leave” to provide eighty (80) hours of administrative leave per year which shall be provided on the same terms and conditions as provided to the City’s other executive employees.

N
OW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Wasco, SEC
TION 1: The City Council hereby approves , subject to final approval, corrections, and legal verbiage acceptable to Alberto Martinez, City Manager and the City Attorney, the proposed contract amendment between the City of Wasco and Alberto Martinez, a copy of which is attached as Exhibit “B”.

SEC
TION 2: Authorizes the City Manager or D esignee to endorse and implement the amended contract for Alberto Martinez as Deputy Public Works Director, Water Operations. -o0o-
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I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing Resolution No. 2025 - was passed and adopted by the Council of the City of Wasco at a regular meeting thereof held on April 15TH, 2025, by the following vote:

COUNCIL MEMBERS:

AYES:

NOES:

ABSTAIN:

ABSENT:

__________________________________

VALENTIN MEDINA
MAYOR of City the Wasco

Attest: _______________

__________________________
MARIA O. MARTINEZ
CITY CLERK and Ex Officio Clerk of
the Council of the City of Wasco
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EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT NO. 2022 - 008

CITY OF WASCO DEPUTY PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR, WATER OPERATIONS

This Employment Agreement (“Agreement”) is made by and between the C i t y o f W a s c o , a California municipal corporation, (“the City”), and Alberto Martinez, an individual (“Employee;” collectively, “the parties” ). The effective date of this Agreement shall be the date that it is approved by the City Council.

RECITALS

A. The City desires to employ the services of Employee as Deputy Public Works Director, Water Operations (the “Classification”), under the terms and condi tions set forth herein, and Employee is agreeable to same;
B. Employee represents that he/she has the requisite specialized skills, training, certifications, licenses, and authorizations and is otherwise qualified to serve in the Classification.

C. In connection with and contingent upon successfully passing pre-employment drug testing, criminal background check and/or general reference check and Employee’s acceptance of employment in the Classification, the City and Employee wish to enter into an Employment Agreement that sets forth the rights and obligat ions of the parties, and that will supersede all prior negotiations, discussions or agreements.

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the above reci tals and of the mutual covenants, promises, and conditions herein contained, the City and Employee agree as follows:

1. INCORPORATION. The parties incorporate the foregoing recitals as if fully set forth herein verbatim.

2. HIRE; COMMENCEMENT OF EMPLOYMENT. The City hereby hires Employee as Deputy Public Works Director, Water Operations (subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, effective as of the date that it is approved by the City Council , or Employee’s first day of work in the Classification, whichever is later.

3. TERM OF EMPLOYMENT. The Term of this Agreement shall begin on the date that it is approved by the City Council, or Employee's first day of work in the Classification, whichever is later, and shall expire three years from that date. At the sole discretion of the City Manager, the Term may be extended for a period of two year(s) thereafter by means of a writing memorializing same consistent with the NOTICE provisions herein.

4. AT-WILL EMPLOYEE. Employee understands that he/she is an employee “at-will” under California law. Employee understands that, except as specifically controlled by this Agreement, Employee holds this position and continues in employment at the pleasure of the City. Employee understands that Employee may be terminated at any time, for any reason, or for no reason. Except as otherwise provided by law or this Agreement, the City may remove Employee from Employee’s position and may terminate this Agreement and the employment 















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relationship with or without cause and with or without prior notice (except as designated in this Agreement, below). Nothing in this Agreement shall prevent, limit or otherwise interfere with the right of Employee to resign from employment w ith the City. Employee specifically relinquishes any protections, privileges, or perquisite s that have or had any effect on the “ at-will” nature of his/her employment.

5. DUTIES AND AUTHORITY. Employee shall exercise the full powers and perform the duties of the Classification, as set forth in the job description (if any) as well as all other applicable ordinances, laws, rules, regulations, and procedures, as they now exist or as they may hereafter be amended. Employee shall exercise such other powers and perform such other duties as the City Manager, or the City Manager’s designee, may require from time to time.

5a. HOURS OF WORK. Employee’s position is full -time with a work schedule generally consistent with the normal business hours adopted by the City and those necessary to fulfill the obligations required for the position. Employee understands and acknowledges that the nature of the Classification is such that Employee’s presence and the performance of Employee’s duties will from time to time be required outside of normal business hours, including meetings, training, and emergencies that may arise.

6. PLACE OF EMPLOYMENT. Unless the parties agree otherwise in writing in accordance with the terms set forth here in, Employee shall perform the duties of the Classification at the City’s place of business, which is at th e time of the execution of this Agreement 746 8th Street, Wasco, California. The City may from time to time require Employee to travel to other locations as necessary to discharge Employee’s duties and or the duties/requirements of the Classification.

7. EMPLOYEE'S OBLIGATIONS. During the term of this Agreement, Employee shall remain in the exclusive employ of the City. Employee shall accept no other employment and shall not become employed by any other employer until the end of the term of this Agreement, or until this Agreement may otherwise be ended and Employee released from his/her obligations hereunder. Employee shall devote Employee’s full energies, interest, abilities and productive time to the performance of this Agreement, and shall utilize Employee’s best efforts to promote the City’s interests. Employee shall not engage in any activity, consulting service or enterprise, for compensation or otherwise, which is actually or potentially in conflict with or inimical to, or which interferes with, his/her dut ies and responsibilities to the City, except as authorized in writing (including e-mail) by the City. Employee shall obtain prior authorization from the City Manager for any outside employme nt, consulting, teaching or enterprise. The City retains the right to amend said authorization, place further condition, or revoke authorization if in the opinion of the City the outside employment actually or potentially is in conflict with or inimical to, or interferes with, his/her duties and responsibilities to the City.

7a. RESIDENCY WAIVED. The City waives any requirement that Employee’s residence within the City of Wasco be a term or condition of Employee’s employment.

















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8. EVALUATIONS. Employee’s performance in th e Classification shall be reviewed in writing by the City on or near the yearly anniversary of the commencement of this Agreement. If the City does not conduct such review within twenty (20) days of such anniversary, it is Employee’s responsibility to request in writing that such review be conducted. The absence of any such written review, the failure of the City to conduct such review, or the failure or refusal of Employee to request such review, shall not be deemed an indication of Employee’s satisfactory performance in the Classification.

9. SALARY AND BENEFITS.

A. Salary:

(1) Base Salary. The City shall pay Employee a base salary of ninety-four thousand fifty-three dollars and forty-four cen ts ($94,053.44) annually, subject to legally permissible, voluntary or required withholding, prorated and paid on the City’s normal paydays.

Employee specifically agrees that this amount is intended to be, and is, compensation for all hours worked by Employee. Employee expressly understands that Employee is exempt from the overtime pay provisions of California law (if any) and federal law. The City Manager may, from time to time and as specified herein, increase Employee’s base salary provided that (a) Employee satisfies written and quantifiable goals and objec tives; and (b) such in crease does not cause Employee’s salary to exceed the salary range approved and published by the City Council.

(2) Expenses. The City recognizes that Employee may incur certain expenses of a non-personal and job-related nature. The City agrees to reimburse or to pay such reasonable business expenses as are established by the City’s policies, which are authorized for reimbursement, and which are incu rred and submitted according to the City’s normal expense approval and reimbursement procedures. All ex penses must be supported by documentation meeting Employer’s normal requirements and should be subm itted within time limits established by Employer.

B. Employment Benefits. In addition to base salary, the City shall provide to Employee the following benefits:

(1) Holidays. Employee shall be entitl ed to the scheduled holidays generally available to other executive employees of Employer. Employee’s salary includes holiday pay.

Accordingly, Employee shall not be entitled to any additional salary or compensation for working on a holiday.

(2) Other Leave Benefits. Employee shall receive the following additional paid and unpaid leave benefits:
(a) Vacation. Employee shall acc rue vacation time at a rate of 6.16 hours per bi-weekly pay period; however, Employee shal l not be permitted to accrue more than a maximum of one hundred sixty (160) vacation hours. On each anniversary of this Agreement, or in reasonable proximity to same as determined in the sole discretion of the City Manager but not to exceed two weeks, Employee may “cash -out” up to one hundred twenty hours of accrued but unused vacation time; however, Employee may not use the “cash-out” process to create a negative 















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vacation balance.

(b) Sick Leave. Employee shall accr ue sick time at a rate of 4 hours every two weeks. Employee shall not be permitted to accrue more than a maximum of one hundred twenty (120) sick leave hours. Upon retirement w ith PERS and terminati on of this Agreement consistent therewith, Employee will be afforded the opportunity to contribute all unused sick leave hours to Employee’s PERS retirement account, in accordance with all applicable rules and regulations of PERS. Should Employee decline to contribute unused sick hours to Employee’s PERS retirement account, no “cash -out” or other compensation therefor e will be provided to Employee.

(c) Administrative/Executive Leave. Employee shall be entitled to fifty-six (56) hours of administrative leave per year wh ich shall be provided on the same terms and conditions as provided to the City’s other executive employees. On each anniversary of this agreement, or in reasonable proximity to same as determind in the sole discretion of the City Manager but not to exceed two week of each year, Employee shall be required to “cash out” any accrued but unused administrative leave at his then-current hourl y rate of compensation. In the event of termination of this Agreement, Employee shall be entitled to payment for any unused Administrative Leave.

(3) Group Medical, Dental, Life Insurance. Employee (including Employee’s dependents, as applicable) will be eligible for health and welfare benefits and group insurance, as are provided under the City‘s policies as are applicable to executive employees, according to the terms presently established and as may be changed from time to time. At the City’s expense, Employee shall receive a term life insurance policy in the amount of $175,000.

(4) Social Security. The City shall pay Employee’s portion of Social Security payments in the same manner as the City currently pays on behalf of its other executive employees, subject to amendment from time to time.

(5) PERS Retirement. Employee shall be entitled to retirement benefits through the California Public Employees’ Retirement System (PERS). Employee shall participate in PERS at the formula and level of 2% @ 62 for the duration of this Agreement and any extensions thereof. Employee shall be responsible for paying the applicable employee contribution pursuant to PERS regulations. If any benefits enumerated hereunder ar e contrary to PERS regulations and/or applicable law, then those portions which so conflict will be deemed severed and the applicable law and/or regulations shall apply and shall be deemed to replace those portions which so conflict.

(6) Uniform/Boot Allowance. The City shall provide Employee with an annual allowance for uniform/boot purchase by Employee in the amount of three hundred dollars ($300.00), which shall be payable on the payday following the execution of this Agreement and on each payday immediately following the anniversary Employee’s execution of this Agreement.

(7) Travel/Professional Development. For the good of the City and as provided for in the City Budget, the City shall pay the reasonable travel and subsistence expenses 















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as are established by the City Council and amended from time to time, for Employee’s professional and official travel, meetings, and occasions ad equate to continue Employee’s professional development and to pursue necessary and other functions for the City, as may be duly approved by the City Council. The City also agrees to pay for reasonable travel and subsistence expenses as authorized by City Council policy as may now or later exist or be amended, related to such short courses, institutes, and seminars that the City deems necessary for Employee’s professional development. This section specifically contemplates, subject to City Manager approval but without further need for approval by the City Council , the City’s payment for reasonable travel and subsistence expenses related to Employee’s attendance and participation at conferences held by the American Public Works Association (APWA) and its California affiliate chapter(s), the American Water Works Association (AWWA) and its California-Nevada affiliate chapter(s), the California Water Environment Association (CWEA), and the California League of Cities.

(9) Dues/Subscriptions. For the good of the City and as provided for in the City Budget, the City shall pay such profession al dues and subscriptions as are necessary for Employee’s continuation and full participation in national, regional , state, and local associations and organizations necessary and desirable for Em ployee’s continued professional participation, growth, and advancement and for the good of the City, as may be approved by the City Council.

(10) Bonding. The City shall bear the full costs of any fidelity or other bonds required of Employee (if any) under any law or ordinance by virtue of Employee’s employment as directed by applicable ordinance, state law, the City, or the City Manager’s request.

(11) Cell Phone. Given the “on- call” nature of the Classification as set forth above, Employer shall provide Employee with a “ smartphone” and data plan that is appropriate for the needs of the Classification, consistent with City’s Cell Phone Policy. Employee acknowledges that the “ smartphone” is and shall remain the property of the City, that the “smartphone” is reserved exclusively for use in service to the City, and that Employee has no expectation of property or privacy in the “smartphone,” or in the data transmitted through or saved on same. Employee understands that the “smartphone” is subject to the provisions of the Brown Act and agrees to comply with same. Upon termination of Employee’s employment with the City, or upon malfunction or cessation of function of th e “smartphone,” Employee shall immediately return the “smartphone” to the City.

(12) Other Fringe Benefits. Except as otherwise expressly provided in this Agreement, Employee shall be eligible for no other fringe benefits.

(13) The City reserves the right to e nhance, reduce, terminate, and amend or to otherwise change its benefit programs at any time. Any such change to any benefit plan available to Employee, or in which Employee is enrolled pursuant to this Agreement shall apply to Employee, including any new or additional bene fits or any reduction or elimination of benefits, without the need to amend this Agreement. In the event such change is only applicable to certain employees, if the change is applicable to executive employees, then those changes shall also apply to Employee.

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A. Termination without Cause. The City Manager may, in its sole and absolute discretion, terminate this Agreement prior to the expiration of the Term, pursuant to Chapter 2.04 of the Wasco Municipal Code. The City shall pay Employee for all services through the effective date of termination. Employee shall be paid for accrued and unused paid leave time, as may be applicable to leave time of that type under state law. In the event of termination by the City Manager, if the termination is not for “Cause” as defined below, Employee shall also receive, in specific exchange for Employee’s execution of a waiver of any and all claims against the City arising from Employee’s employment, Severance Pay equal to (a) (i)one month of COBRA premiums (in an amount necessary to continue Employee’s enrollment in the plan in which Employee was enrolled at the time of termination) if Employee has completed less than one year of service; (ii) two months of COBRA premiums if Employee has completed between one and two years of service; or (iii) three months of COBRA premiums if Employee has completed two years of service or more; as well as (b) the lesser of the following (i) Employee’s salary for the remainder of the Term; or (ii) one month’s salary if Employee has completed less than one year of service; or (iii) two months’s salary if Employee has completed between one and two years of service; or (iv) three months’ salary if Employee has completed two years of service or more. Employee understands and acknowledges that Employee will not receive the sums set forth herein until and unless Employee executes such waiver. Notwiths tanding the foregoing, under no circumstances shall Employee receive any amount in excess of the limitations provided in Government Code §§ 53260 – 53264, or other applicable law.

B. Termination for Cause. For purposes of th is Agreement, the following grounds for termination shall be considered termination for cau se. In the event of termination for cause, no Severance Pay will be issued to Employee.

1. Conviction of, or pleading of nolo contendre to, a felony;

2. Conviction of a misdemeanor arising out of Employee’s duties under this Agreement and involving a willful or intentional violation of law;

3. Willful abandonment of duties;

4. A pattern of repeated, willful and intentional failure to carry out the terms of this Agreement, including any materially significant and legally constituted policy decisions of the City;

5. Any material act or pattern of action of dishonesty, disclosure of confidential information, commission of any act of gross carelessness or misconduct, unjustifiable neglect of Employee’s duties under this Agreement; and/or

6. Any other action or inaction by Employee that materially and substantially impedes or disrupts the performance of the City or its organizational units, is detrimental to employee safety or public safety, violates properly established rules or procedures, adversely affects the reputation of the City, its officers or employees, or has a substantial and adverse effect on the City’s interests.

7. Failure by Employee to obtain the “D3 Water Operator” certification within twenty- 















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four (24) months of execution of this Agreement, unless this requirement is waived or delayed in writing by Employer pursuant to the NOTICE provisions herein.

C. Abuse of Office: In the event that Employee is convicted of a crime involving an abuse of office or position, Employee shall reimburse the City for any paid leave, cash settlement (including any monies paid hereunder), or any other outlay by the City on Employee’s behalf, as provided for by Government Code sections 53243-53243.4.

D. Termination Due to Disability. If, at the end of any calendar month during the term of this Agreement, Employee is, and has been for the duration of the calendar month then ending, unable to perform the duties of the Classification due to mental or physical illness or injury, this Agreement, and Employee’s employment thereunder, may be terminated.

E. Disputes. Except as otherwise mutually agreed, and unless otherwise precluded by law, any dispute as to whether severance is excused under Section 7, Paragraph C, Sub-Paragraphs 4 and 5, above, shall be referred to arbitration before a single neutral arbitrator selected from a list of seven (7) arbitrators requested from the Ca lifornia State Mediation and Conciliation Service.

The City will strike the first name, and the parties will alternate striking names until one person is left who shall be designated as the arbitrator.

11. ENTIRE AGREEMENT. This Agreement sets forth the final, complete and exclusive agreement between the City and Employee relating to the employment of Employee by the City, subject to the City of Wasco’s rules, regulations, and policies. Any prior discussions or representations by or between the parties are mer ged into, and/or rendered null and void by, this Agreement. The foregoing notwithstanding , Employee understands and acknowledges that Employee’s employment is subject to the City’s generally applicable rules, policies, procedures, and regulations, including but not limited to those pertaining to employment matters, such as rules and regulations addressing equal employment opportunity, sexual harassment, and violence in the workplace.

12. REVIEW. Employee acknowledges that he/she has had the opportunity to review this Agreement and has conducted an independent review of the financial and legal effects of this Agreement, Employee acknowledges and agrees that Employee has been provided with the time, and has had the opportunity, to consult with others of Employee’s own choosing, including but not limited to legal counsel, with regard to this Agreement and its effects. Employee acknowledges that any agreement not to do so was Employee’s, and Employee’s alone. Employee acknowledges and agrees that he/she has made an independent judgment regarding the financial and legal effects of this Agreement and has not relied on any representation by the City, or its officers, agents, or employees, other than those expressly set forth in this Agreement.

13. GOVERNING LAW. This Agreement shall be interpreted and construed pursuant to and in accordance with the local laws of the State of California.

14. MUTUALLY DRAFTED. For purposes of California law, the City and Employee agree that both the City and Employee ar e the drafters of this Agreement and that any ambiguity herein will not be construed against either the City or Employee. 















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15. HEADINGS, CAPTIONS. The headings and captions used in this Agreement are inserted for reference purposes only and shall not be deemed to limit or affect in any way the meaning or interpretation of any of the provisions of this Agreement.

16. SEVERABILITY. If any provision of this Agreement is held invalid or unenforceable, the remainder of this Agreement shall nevertheless remain in full force and effect.

If any provision is held invalid or unenforceable with respect to particular circumstances, it shall nevertheless remain in full force and effect in all other circumstances.

17. WAIVER. Waiver by any party of any breach of this Agreement by the other party, whether such waiver is express or implied, shall not be construed as a continuing waiver or consent to any subsequent breach of this Agreement on the part of the other party.

18. NO AMENDMENT EXCEPT IN WRITING. No amendments to this Agreement may be made except in writing, signed and dated by the City and Employee.

19. NOTICES. Any notice to Employer under this Agreement shall be given in writing to the City, either by personal service or by registered or certified mail, postage prepaid, addressed to the City at the following address: City Manager, City of Wasco, Wasco City Hall, 746 8th Street, Wasco, CA 93280. Any such notice to Employee shall be given in writing and, if mailed, shall be addressed to Employee at Employee’s home address then shown in Employee’s personnel file as maintained by the City. Employee agrees to keep the City apprised as to Employee’s proper address at all times. For the purpose of determining compliance with any time limit in this Agreement, a noti ce shall be deemed to have be en duly given (a) on the date of delivery, if served personally on the party to wh om notice is to be given, or (b) on the second business day after mailing, if mailed to the party to whom the notice is to be given in the manner provided in this section.

This Agreement, which consists of eight pages in nineteen (19) numbered sections, may be executed in counterparts, which together shall form an integrated Agreement. For purposes of this Agreement’s execution, a facsimile, photocopied, or electronically transmitted signature shall be equally valid to an original.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF , the parties have caused this Agreement to be signed and executed personally or on its behalf by its duly authorized representative.

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MPLOYEE C ITY OF WASCO

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Exhibit “B”

EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT NO._________________

AGREEMENT BETWEEN ALBERTO MARTINEZ AND THE CITY OF WASCO TO

AMEND TERMS OF DEPUTY PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR, WATER OPERATIONS AGREEMENT NO. 2022 - 008
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his Mutual Agreement to Amend (“Amendment Agreement”) is entered into by and between Alberto Martinez, an individual (“Employee;” collectively, “the parties”) and the City of Wasco, a California municipal corporation, (“the City”) with regard to the Employment Agreement (“Employment Agreement”) signed March 17, 2022, by and between Employee and the City.

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ECITALS
A. On March 17th, 2022, Employee and the City entered into the Employee Agreement, a true and correct copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit “A”.

B. Employee and the City agree that the Employment Agreement is binding on the parties and remains in effect in all respect s, except as specifically amended in this Amendment Agreement.

C. Section 9 Letter B No. 2 Letter C of the Employment Agreement identified as “Administrative/Executive Leave” identifies Employee shall be entitled to fifty -six (56) hours of administrative lea ve per year which shall be provided on the same terms and conditions as provided to the City’s other executive employees.

D. The City would like to update Section 9 Letter B No. 2 Letter C of the Employment Agreement identified as Administrative/Executive to Employee shall be entitled to eighty (80) hours of administrative leave per year which shall be provided on the same terms and conditions as provided to the City’s other executive employees.

NOW, THEREFORE, the City and Employee agree as follows:

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mendment 1:

Section 9 Letter B No. 2 Letter C entitled “Administrative/Executive Leave”, which consists of three (3) sentences, is hereby amended as follows:

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anguage in Employment Agreement: “(c) Administrative/Executive Leave. Employee shall be entitled to fifty-six (56) hours of administrative leave per year which shall be provided on the same terms and conditions as provided to the City’s other executive employees. On each anniversary of this agreement, or in reasonable proximity to same as determind in t he sole discretion of the City Manager but not to exceed two week of each year, Employee shall be required to “cash out” any accrued but unused administrative leave at his then -current hourly rate of compensation. In the event of termination of this Agreement, Employee shall be entitled to payment for any unused Administrative Leave.”
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mended to Read: “(c) Administrative/Executive Leave. Employee shall be entitled to eighty (80) 65 of 108
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hours of administrative leave per year which shall be provided on the same terms and conditions as provided to the City’s other executive employees. On each anniversary of this agreement, or in reasonable proximity to same as determined in the sole discretion of the City Manager but not to exceed two weeks of each year, Employee shall be required to “cash out” any accrued but unused administrative leave at Employee’s then-current hourly rate of compensation. In the event of termination of this Agreement, Employee shall be entitled to payment fo r any unused Administrative Leave.”

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have caused this Agreement to be signed and executed personally or on its behalf by its duly authorized representative.

EMPLOYEE C ITY OF WASCO

Alberto Martinez M. Scott Hurlbert, City Manager

__________________________ __________________________ Signature Signature

Date: , 2025 Date: , 2025

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TO
: Honorable Mayor and Council Members
FR
OM: M. S
cott Hurlbert, City Manager
Charles Fivecoat, Chief of Police
Nancy Vera, Human Resources Manager
D
ATE: April 15, 2025
SUBJECT: Adopt a Resolution Approving the Employment Agreement with Alecio Mora as the Assistant Chief of Police.

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ecommendation:

Staff recommends the City Council:
1) Adopt a Resolution Approving the Employment Agreement with Alecio Mora a s t
he Assistant Chief of Police; and
2) F
ind the subject activity is not a project within the meaning of CEQA Guidelines Section 15378 and is, therefore, not subject to review under CEQA.

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nvironmental Review:

The staff has reviewed the proposed activity for compliance with the California Environmental Quality Act(CEQA) and has determined that the activity is not a “Project” as defined under Section 15378 of the State CEQA guidelines because the proposed activity consists of a governmental fiscal/administrative activity which does not resu lt in a physical change in the environment; therefore, pursuant to Section 15060(c)(3) of the State CEQA Guidelines, the activity is not subject to CEQA. Thus, no environmental review is required.

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iscussion:

The City would like to contract Alecio Mora as Assistant Chief of Police. Mr. Mora currently serves the City of Wasco as a Police Lieutenant. Mr. Mora holds a Bachelor of Arts in Criminal Justice with a Minor in Sociology from the California State University, Bakersfield, and is currently working to complete a Master’s Degree . Mr. Mora has met all of the California Peace Officer Standards and Training (POST) requirements for this position , including a Basic, Intermediate, Advanced, and Supervisory Certificate from the Commission on Peace Officer Standards and Training (POST).

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he Assistant Chief of Police is responsible for overseeing a variety of special projects for Local Public Safety, tasks include but are not limited to the daily operations of the City of Wasco’s Police Department, community, governmental and interdepartmental relations;

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requiring considerable public contact as well as a broad knowledge of the City as a whole. It is crucial to have an individual who c an understand the technical aspects of the local government and the needs of our residents. More importantly, this individual will need to have a “big -picture” perspective to help guide the community into the future.

They must be willing and capable of working in a collaborative manner with people at all levels within the organization, as well as being able to communicate and engage with the community, the City’s executive leadership team, and the City Council.

Wasco Municipal Code states:
“2.04.130 Powers and duties--Appointment and removal.

It shall be the duty of the city manager to and he shall appoint, remove, promote and demote any and all officers and employees of the city excepting elected officers and the city attorney. The city manager shall enter into a contract in writing on behalf of the city with all department heads in a form approved by the city council.”

Mr. Mora's employment agreement will be for an initial term of three years and include a base salary of $145,000.00. His other terms and benefits are similar to those of other current and previous department directors. The agreement was developed by the City’s employment law attorney and reviewed by the City Attorney.

Fiscal Impact:

The estimated fiscal impact is equal to the current an d future annual budget appropriation for salary and benefits relating to the Employment Agreement. Sufficient funds exist in the remaining Adopted FY 2024 -2025 Operating Budget to fund this Agreement. No budget action is required to approve this item.

Attachments:

1. Resolution

2. Employment Agreement
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ESOLUTION NO. 2025 -

A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF WASCO CITY COUNCIL AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO

EXECUTE AN EMPLOYMENT CONTRACT WITH ALECIO MORA TO SERVE AS ASSISTANT CHIEF OF POLICE.

WHEREAS, the City wishes to employ Mora as the Assistant Chief of Police; and WHEREAS, Mora will be employed by the City under the terms and conditions described in the employment agreement; and
WHEREAS, said agreement will be made in the form and manner prescribed to other director level employees; and
WHEREAS, the agreement shall be governed by the construed in accordance with the employment laws of the State of California.

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OW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Wasco, SEC
TION 1: The City Council hereby approves , subject to final approval, corrections, and legal verbiage acceptable to Alecio Mora , City Manager and the City Attorney , the proposed Employment Agreement between the City of Wasco and Alecio Mora, a copy of which is attached as Exhibit “A”.

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TION 2: Authorizes the City Manager or D esignee to endorse and implement the Employment Agreement and file said contract with the City Clerk. -o0o-
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I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing Resolution No. 2025 - was passed and adopted by the Council of the City of Wasco at a regular meeting thereof held on April 15, 2025, by the following vote:

COUNCIL MEMBERS:

AYES:

NOES:

ABSTAIN:

ABSENT:

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VALENTIN MEDINA
MAYOR of the City of Wasco

Attest: _______________

__________________________
MARIA O. MARTINEZ
CITY CLERK and Ex Officio Clerk of
the Council of the City of Wasco
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EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT NO. 2025 -

CITY OF WASCO ASSISTANT CHIEF OF POLICE
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his Employment Agreement (“Agreement”) is made by and between the City of Wasco, a California municipal corporation, (“ the City ”) and Alecio Mora , an individual (“Employee ;” collectively, “the P arties”). T he effective date of this Agreement shall be the date that it is approved by the City Council.

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ECITALS
A. The City desires to employ the services of Employee as Assistant Chief of Police ( the “Classification”), under the terms and conditions set forth herein, and Employee is agreeable to same.

B. Employee represents that he/she has the requisite specialized skills, training, certifications, licenses, and authorizations and is otherwise qualified to serve in the Classification.

C. In connection with and contingent upon successfully passing pre-employment drug testing, POST background check and/or general reference check and Employee’s acceptance of employment in the Classification, the City and Employee wish to enter into an Employment Agreement that sets forth the rights and obligations of the P arties, and that will supersede all prior negotiations, discussions or agreements.

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the above recitals and of the mutual covenants , promises, and conditions herein contained, the City and Employee agree as follows:

1. INCORPORATION. T he Parties incorporate the foregoing recitals as if fully set forth herein verbatim.

2. HIRE; C OMMENCEMENT OF EMPLOYMENT. The City hereby hires Employee as Assistant Chief of Police (subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, effective as of the date that it is approved by the City Council, or Employee’s first day of work in the Classification, whichever is later.

3. TERM OF EMPLOYMENT. The Term of this Agreement shall begin on MONTH DAY, YEAR, and shall expire three years from that date. At the sole discretion of the City Manager, the Term may be extended thereafter by means of a writing memorializing same consistent with the NOTICE provisions herein.

4. AT-WI LL EMPLOYEE. Employee understands that he/she is an employee “at-will” under California law. Employee understands that, except as specifically controlled by this Agreement, Employee holds this position and continues in employment at the pleasure of the City. Employee understands that Employee may be terminated at any time, for any reason, or for no reason. Employee understands that City may be change or eliminate this position at any time, for any reason, or for no reason. Except as otherwise provided by law or this Agreement, the City 71 of 108

may remove Employee from Employee’s position and may terminate this Agreement and the employment relationship with or without cause and with or without prior notice (except as designated in this Agreement, below). Nothing in this Agreement shall prevent, limit or otherwise interfere with the right of Employee to resign from employment with the City . Employee specifically relinquishes any protections, privileges, or perquisites that have or had any effect on the “at-will” nature of his employment.

5. DUTIES AND AUTHORITY. Employee shall exercise the full powers and perform the duties of the Classification, as set forth in the job description (if any) as wel l as all other applicable ordinances, laws, rules, regulations, and procedures, as they now exist or as they may hereafter be amended. Employee shall exercise such other powers and perform such other duties as the City Manager, or City Manager’s designee may require from time to time.

5a. HOU
RS OF WORK. Employee’s pos ition is full- time with a work schedule generally consistent with the normal business hours adopted by the City and those necessary to fulfill the obligations required for the position . Employee understands and acknowledges that the nature of the Classification is such that Employee’s presence and the performance of Employee’s duties will from time to time be required outside of normal business hours, including meetings, training, and emergencies that may arise.

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LACE OF EMPLOYMENT. Unless the Parties agree otherwise in writing in accordance with the terms set forth herein, Employee shall perform the duties of the Classification at the City’s place of business, which is at the time of the execution of this Agreement 746 8th Street, Wasco, California. The City may from time to time require Employee to travel to other locations as necessary to discharge Employee’s duties and or the duties/requirements of the Classification.

7. EM PLOYEE'S OBLIGATIONS . During the term of this Agreement, Employee shall remain in the exclusive employ of the City. Employee shall accept no other employment and shall not become employed by any other employer until the end of the term of this Agreement, or until this Agreement may otherwise be ended and Employee released from his/her obligations hereunder. Employee shall devote Employee’s full energies, interest, abilities and productive time to the performance of this Agreement, and shall utilize Employee’s best efforts to promote the City’s interests. Employee shall not engage in any activity, consulting service or enterprise, for compensation or otherwise, which is actually or potentially in conflict with or inimical to, or which interferes wit h, his/her duties and responsibilities to the City, except as authorized in writing (including e -mail) by the City . Employee shall obtain prior authorization from the City Manager for any outside employment, consulting, teaching or enterprise. City retains the right to amend said authorities , place further condition, or revoke authorization if the outside employment is actually or potentially in conflict with or inimical to, or which interferes with, his/her duties and responsibilities to the City.

7a. RE SIDENCY WAIVED. The City waives any requirement that Employee’s residence within the City of Wasco be a term or condition of Employee’s employment.

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8. EVALUATIONS. Employee’s performance in the Classification shall be reviewed in writing by the City on or near the yearly anniversary of the commencement of this Agreement. If the City does not conduct such review within twenty (20) days of such anniversary, it is Employee’s responsibility to request in writing that such review be conducted. The absence of any such written review, the failure of the City to conduct such review, or the failure or refusal of Employee to request such review, shall not be deemed an indication of Employee’s satisfactory performance in the Classification.

9. SALARY AND BENEFITS.

A. Salary:

(1) B
ase Salary. T he City shall pay Employee a base salary of one hundred forty-five thousand dollars ($145,000.00) annually, subject to legally permissible, voluntary or required withholding, prorated and paid on the City’s normal paydays. Employee specifically agrees that this amount is intended to be, and is, compensation for all hours worked by Employee.

Employee expressly understands that Employee is exempt from the overtime pay provisions of California law (if any) and federal law. The City Manager may, from time to time and as specified herein, increase Employee’s base salary provided that (a) Employee satisfies written and quantifiable goals and objectives; and (b) such increase does not cause Employee’s s alary to exceed the salary range approved and published by the City Council.

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n addition to the salary set forth above, the City shall deposit 8.4% of base pay in equal payroll installments into Employee’s MissionSquare formally ICMA Retirement Corporatio n, or other 457 deferred compensation account offered by the City.

(2) E
xpenses. The City recognizes that Employee may incur certain expenses of a non-personal and job-related nature. the City agrees to reimburse or to pay such reasonable business ex penses as are established by the City’s policies , which are authorized for reimbursement, and which are incurred and submitted according to the City’s normal expense approval and reimbursement procedures. To be eligible for reimbursement , all expenses must be supported by documentation meeting Employer’s normal requirements and must be submitted within time limits established by Employer.

B. E mployment Benefits . In addition to base salary, the City shall provide to Employee the following benefits:

(1) H olidays . Employee shall be entitled to the scheduled holidays generally available to other executive employees of Employer . Employee’s salary includes holiday pay.

Accordingly, Employee shall not be entitled to any additional salary or compensation for working on a holiday.

(2) O
ther Leave Benefits . Employee shall receive the following additional paid and unpaid leave benefits:
(a) V acation. Employee shall accrue vacation time at a rate of 6.16 per bi- 73 of 108

weekly pay period; however, Employee shall not be permitted to accrue more than a maximum of two hundred forty (240) vacation hours. On each anniversary of this Agreement, or in reasonable proximity to same as determined in the sole discretion of the City Manager but not to exceed four weeks, Employee may “cash -out” up to their accrued but unused va cation time at his/her then - current hourly rate of compensation; however, Employee may not use the “cash -out” process to create a negative vacation balance. In the event of termination of this Agreement, Employee shall be entitled to payment for any unsured vacation accrual.

(b ) Sick Leave. Employee shall accrue sick time at a rate of 4 hours per bi- weekly pay period . Employee shall not be permitted to accrue more than a maximum of one hundred fifty-six (156) sick leave hours. Employee shall accrue no additional sick leave which would cause a sick leave balance exceeding the one hundred fifty-six hours. Upon retirement with PERS and termination of this Agreement consistent therewith, Employee will be afforded the opportunity to contribute all unused sick leave hours to Employee’s PERS retirement account, in accordance with all applicable rules and regulations of PERS. Should Employee decline to contribute unused sick hours to Employee’s PERS retirement account, no “cash -out” or other compensation therefor will be provided to Employee.

(c ) Administrative/Executive Leave. Employee shall be entitled to eighty (80) hours of administrative leave per year which shall be provided on the same terms and conditions as provided to the City’s other executive employees. On each anniversary of this Agreement, or in reasonable proximity to same as determined in the sole discretion of the City Manager but not to exceed two weeks, Employee may “cash-out” up to their accrued but unused Administrative Leave at his/her then -current hourly rate of compensation; however, Employee may not use the “cash-out” process to create a negative Administrative Leave balance. In the event of termination of this Agreement, Employee shall be entitled to payment for any unused Administrative Leave.

(3) G roup Medical, Dental, Life Insurance. Employee (including Employee’s dependents, as applicable) will be eligible for health and welfare benefits and group insurance, as are provided under the City ‘s policies as are applicable to executive employees, according to the terms presently established and as may be changed from time to time. At the City’s expense, Employee shall receive a term life insurance policy in the amount of $175,000.

(4) S
ocial Security . T he City shall pay Employee’s portion of Social Security payments in the same manner as the City currently pays on behalf of its other executive employees, subject to amendment from time to time.

(5) P ERS Retirement . Employee shall be entitled to retirement benefits through the California Public Employees’ Retirement System (PERS). Employee shall remain at his current formula and level of 2% @ 55 for the duration of this Agreement and any extensions thereof. Employee shall be responsible for paying the applicable employee contribution pursuant to PERS regulations. If any benefits enumerated hereunder are contrary to PERS regulations and/or applicable law, then those portions which so conflict will be deemed severed and the applicable law and/or regulations shall apply and shall be deemed to replace those portions which so conflict. 74 of 108

(6) Un iform/Boot Allowance. The City shall provide Employee with an annual allowance for uniform/boot /equipment purchase by Employee in the amount of one thousand one hundred fifty dollars ($1150.00), which shall be payable on the payday following the execution of this Agreement and annually on the payday immediately following each anniversary of Employee’s execution of this Agreement.

(7) T ravel/Professional Development. For the good of the City and as provided for in the City Budget, the City shall pay the reasonable travel and subsistence expenses as are established by the City Council and amended from time to time, for Employee’s professional and official travel, meetings, and occasions adequate to continue Employee’s professional development and to pursue necessary and other functions for the City , as may be duly approved by the City Council. The City also agrees to pay for reasonable travel and subsistence expenses as authorized by City Council policy as may now or later exist or be amended, related to such short courses, institutes, and seminars that the City deems necessary for Employee’s professiona l development. This section specifically contemplates, subject to Chief of Police approval, the City’s payment for reasonable registration, travel and subsistence expenses related to Employee’s attendance and participation at job-related conferences, and the fees and costs associated with the “POST” Certification and other certifications. Pay incentive for “POST” Certificates including but not limited to Intermediate, Advanced , and Supervisory Certificates will follow the same pay structure as other Public Safety staff members. Pay incentive for Bilingual Certificates including but not limited to Oral Only and Oral and Written will follow the same pay structure as other Public Safety staff members.

(9) Dues/Subscriptions. F
or the good of the City and as provided for in the
City Budget, the City shall pay such professional dues and subscriptions as are necessary for Employee’s continuation and full participation in national, regional, state, and local associations and organizations necessary and desirable for Employee’s continued professional participation, growth, and advancement and for the good of the City and within approved budget.

(10) B onding . The City shall bear the full costs of any fidelity or other bonds required of Employee (if any) under any law or ordinance by virtue of Employee’s employment as directed by applicable ordinance, state law, the City, or the City Manager’s request.

(11) C ell Phone . Given the “on-call” nature of the Classification as set forth above, Employer shall provide Employee with a “smartphone ” and data plan that is appropriate for the needs of the Classification, consistent with City’s Cell Phone Policy. Employee acknowledges that the “ smartphone” is and shall remain the property o f the City , that the “smartphone” is reserved exclusively for use in service to the City, and that Employee has no expectation of property or privacy in the “smartphone,” or in the data transmitted through or saved on same.

(12) O ther Fringe Benefits. Except as otherwise expressly provided in this Agreement; Employee shall be eligible for no other fringe benefits.

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(13) The City reserves the right to enhance, reduce, terminate, and amend or to otherwise change its benefit programs at any time. Any such change to any benefit plan available to Employee, or in which Employee is enrolled pursuant to this Agreement shall apply to Employee, including any new or additional benefits or any reduction or elimination of benefits , without the need to amend this Agreement. In the event such change is only applicable to certain employees, if the change is applicable to executive employees, then those changes shall also apply to Employee.

10. TERMINATION OF AGREEMENT.

A. T erm ination without Cause. The City Manager may, in its sole and absolute discretion, terminate this Agreement prior to the expiration of the Term, pursuant to Chapter 2.04 of the Wasco Municipal Code. The City shall pay Employee for all services through the effective date of termination. Employee shall be paid for accrued and unused paid leave time, as may be applicable to leave time of that type under state law. In the event of termination by the City Manager, if the termination is not for “Cause” as defined below, Employee shall also receive, in specific exchange for Employee’s execution of a waiver of any and all claims against the City arising from Employee’s employment, Severance Pay equal to three months of COBRA premiums in an amount necessary to continue Employee’s enrollment in the plan in which Employee was enrolled at the time of termination, plus the lesser of the following (a) Employee’s salary for the ramainder of the term; or (b) three months’ salary. Notwithstanding the foregoing, under no circumstances shall Employee receive any amount in excess of the limitations provided in Government Code §§ 53260 – 53264, or other applicable law.

B. Termination for Cause.

For purposes of this Agreement, the following grounds for termination shall be considered termination for cause. In the event of termination for cause, no Severance Pay will be issued to Employee.

1. C onviction of, or pleading of nolo contendre to, a felony;

2. Conviction of a misdemeanor arising out of Employee’s duties under this Agreement and involving a willful or intentional violation of law;

3. Willful abandonment of duties;

4. A pattern of repeated, willful and intentional failure to carry out the terms of this Agreement, including any materially significant and legally cons tituted policy decisions of the City;

5. Any material act or pattern of action of dishonesty, disclosure of confidential information, commission of any act of gross carelessness or misconduct, unjustifiable neglect of Employee’s duties under this Agreement; and/or

6. Any other action or inaction by Employee that materially and substantially impedes or disrupts the performance of the City or its organizational units, is detrimental to employee safety or public safety, violates properly established rules or procedures, adversely affects the reputation 76 of 108

of the City, its officers or employees, or has a substantial and adverse effect on the City’s interests.

C. Abuse of Office: In the event that Employee is convicted of a crime involving an abuse of office or position, Employee shall reimburse the City for any paid leave, cash settlement (including any monies paid hereunder), or any other outlay by the City on Employee’s behalf, as provided for by Government Code sections 53243-53243.4.

D. T ermination Due to Disability. If, at the end of any calendar month during the term of this Agreement, Employee is, and has been for the duration of the calendar month then ending, unable to perform the duties of the Classification due to mental or physical illness or injury, this Agreement, and Employee’s employment thereunder may, at the discretion of the City Manager, be terminated.

E. Disputes. Except as otherwise mutually agreed, any dispute as to whether severance is excused under Section 7, Paragraph C, Sub -Paragraphs 4 and 5, above, shall be referred to arbitration before a single neutral arbitrator selected from a list of seven (7) arbitrators requested from the California State Mediation and Conciliation Service. The City will strike the first name , and the Parties will alternate striking names until one person is left who shall be designated as the arbitrator.

11. EN TIRE AGREEMENT. This Agreement sets forth the final, complete and exclusive agreement between the City and Employee relating to the employment of Employee by the City, subject to the City of Wasco’s rules, regulations, and policies. Any prior discussions or representations by or between the P arties are merged into, and/or rendered null and void by, this Agreement. The foregoing notwithstanding, Employee understands and acknowledges that Employee’s employment is subject to the City’s generally applicable rules, policies, procedures, and regulations, including but not limited to those pertaining to employment matters, such as rules and regulations addressing equal employment opportunity, sexual harassment, and violence in the workplace.

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EVIEW. Employee acknowledges that he/she has had the opportunity to review this Agreement and has conducted an independent review of the financial and legal effects of this Agreement, Employee acknowledges and agrees that Employee has been provided with the time, and has had the opportunity, to consult with others of Employee’s own choosing, including but not limited to legal counsel, with regard to this Agreement and its effects. Employee acknowledges that any agreement not to do so was Employee’s, and Employee’s alone. Employee acknowledges and agrees that he/she has made an independent judgment regarding the financial and legal effects of this Agreement and has not relied on any representation by the City, or its officers, agents, or employees, other than those expressly set forth in this Agreement.

13. GOVERNING LAW. T his Agreement shall be interpreted and construed pursuant to and in accordance with the local laws of the State of California.

14. MUTUALLY DRAFTED. F or purposes of California law, the City and Employee agree that both the City and Employee are the drafters of this Agreement and that any ambiguity herein will not be construed against either the City or Employee. 77 of 108

15. HEADINGS, CAPTIONS. The headings and captions used in this Agreement are inserted for reference purposes only and shall not be deemed to limit or affect in any way the meaning or interpretation of any of the provisions of this Agreement.

16. SEVERABILITY. I f any provision of this Agreement is held invalid or unenforceable, the remainder of this Agreement shall nevertheless remain in full force and effect.

If any provision is held invalid or unenforceable with respect to particular circumstances, it shall nevertheless remain in full force and effect in all other circumstances.

17. WAIVER. W aiver by any party of any breach of this Agreement by the other party, whether such waiver is express or implied, shall not be construed as a continuing waiver or consent to any subsequent breach of this Agreement on the part of the other party.

18. NO AME NDMENT EXCEPT IN WRITING. No amendments to this Agreement may be made except in writing, signed and dated by the City and Employee.

19. N OTICES . Any notice to Employer under this Agreement shall be given in writing to the City, either by personal service or by registered or certified mail, postage prepaid, addressed to the City at the following address: City Manager, City of Wasco, Wasco City Hall, 746 8th Street, Wasco, CA 93280. Any such notice to Employee shall be given in writing and, if mailed, shall be addressed to Employee at Employee’s home address then shown in Employe e’s personnel file as maintained by the City. For the purpose of determining compliance with any time limit in this Agreement, a notice shall be deemed to have been duly given (a) on the date of delivery, if served personally on the party to whom notice is to be given, or (b) on the second business day after mailing, if mailed to the party to whom the notice is to be given in the manner provided in this section.

This Agreement, which consists of eight (8) pages in nineteen (19) numbered sections, may be executed in counterparts, which together shall form an integrated Agreement. For purposes of this Agreement’s execution, a facsimile, photocopied, or electronically transmitted signature shall be equally valid to an original.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties have caused this Agreement to be signed and executed personally or on its behalf by its duly authorized representative.

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MPLOYEE C ITY OF WASCO

By: Alecio Mora By: M. Scott Hurlbert, City Manager

__________________________ __________________________ Signature Signature

Date:
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TO: Honorable Mayor and Council Members

FROM: M. Scott Hurlbert, City Manager
Maria Lara, Assistant City Manager

DATE: April 15, 2025

SUBJECT: Adopt a Resolution Authorizing the City Manager or designee to develop, finalize and endorse all documents and agreements necessary to make full utilization of Rule 20A Power Line Undergrounding funds allocated to the City of Wasco.

Recommendation:

Staff Recommends the City Council:
1) Staff recommends adopting a resolution authorizing the City Manager or designee to develop, finalize and endorse all documents and agreements necessary to make full utilization of Rule 20A Power Line Undergrounding funds allocated to the City of Wasco.

2) Find that this Consultant Service Agreement is not a project pursuant to CEQA Section 15378 (b).

Environmental Review:

Staff has reviewed the proposed Project for compliance with the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) and has determined that this Consultant Service Agreement is not a project under CEQA Section 15378 (b) as it is for grant writing activities that do not result in any physical changes to the environment. Thus, no environmental review is required.

Background:

The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) and utility operators such as Pacific Gas and Electric (PG&E), through CPUC Rule 20A, established a surcharge to fund undergrounding of overhead power lines. For many years, the fees were collected and allocated to each jurisdiction for this purpose.

More recently, it was decided that the Rule 20A program would be wound down and eventually eliminated. Jurisdictions with any remaining allocation were prompted to submit qualifying projects to use the funds, or unused balances would be swept into a pool for reallocation to other, approved projects.

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The City of Wasco submitted an undergrounding project in anticipation of our Police Department, City Hall, and Council Chambers project, just south of the existing City Hall building. This project is considered critical to the safety, efficiency, and aesthetic quality of our planned Municipal Services Campus. At the time, our project was rejected. An amended version of the application was submitted and reviewed but also was rejected for not fully meeting the requirements of the program. Subsequent to that rejection, the City closed escrow on the project property.

During the last 2 -3 months, the City filed a protest on the decision. With lobbying assistance and support from a number of elected officials, our revised project information was reconsidered. On April 8, 2025 PG&E provided a response to the City Protest. With full site control now in hand, the project has been accepted and reallocation of the City’s Rule 20A funds has been reversed. Below is a summary of the City’s Work Credit balance.

Discussion:

A number of time-sensitive steps must now be taken to ensure these funds are secured.

The steps include adoption of a resolution and potentially adoption of an ordinance. At the time of publication of this staff report and agenda, some of the requirements are still under discussion with PG&E and the CPUC. An updated version of the required Resolution may be presented at the meeting for review.

Fiscal Impact:

A fiscal impact has not been identified at this time. Expenses related to the engineering and design of the Rule 20A undergrounding project will be charged to the Police Department CIP Project. No immediate budget action is required with approval of this item.

Attachments:

1. Resolution

2. Rule 20A Attachment – PG&E Communications
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RESOLUTION NO. 2025 -

A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WASCO AUTHORIZING THE CITY

MANAGER OR DESIGNEE TO DEVELOP, FINALIZE AND ENDORSE ALL DOCUMENTS AND AGREEMENTS NECESSARY TO MAKE FULL UTILIZATION OF CPUC RULE 20A POWER LINE UNDERGROUNDING FUNDS ALLOCATED TO THE CITY OF WASCO.

WHEREAS
, the City of Wasco has acquired land to develop an Municipal Services Campus including a new Police Station, City Hall, and Council Chambers; and
WHEREAS, t
he property currently has overhead utility poles and lines which bisect the property, complicating the design and efficient use of the site; and

WHEREAS,
the City desires to use CPUC Rule 20A funds to underground and relocate the overhead lines; and

WHEREAS,
the Cit y has received initial approval of the project, however a number of time-sensitive steps remain to ensure full access to the funds and to begin the project; and

WHEREAS,
the City desires to authorize the City Manager or designee to proceed with all required documents, agreements, resolutions and ordinances as required to ensure full use CPUC Rule 20A funds to underground and relocate the overhead lines.

NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED
, by the City Council of the City of Wasco, as
follows:

SECTION 1
: The City Manager or designee is authorized to develop, finalize and endorse all documents and agreements necessary to make full utilization of CPUC Rule 20A Power Line Undergrounding funds allocated to the City of Wasco. -o0
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I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing Resolution No. 2025 - was passed and adopted by the Council of the City of Wasco at a regular meeting thereof held on April 15, 2025, by the following vote:

COUNCIL MEMBERS: MEDINA, SALDAÑA, MARTINEZ, RAYA, REYNA AYES:

NOES:

ABSTAIN:

ABSENT:

__________________________

VALENTIN MEDINA,
MAYOR of the City of Wasco

Attest: _______________

__________________________________

MONICA FLORES, CPMC
DEPUTY CITY CLERK and Ex Officio Clerk of
the Council of the City of Wasco

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Sidney Bob Dietz II
Director
Regulatory Relations
Pacific Gas and Electric Company
300
Lakeside Drive
Oakland, CA 94612
April 8, 2025
California Public Utilities Commission
Energy Division
ED Tariff Unit
505 Van Ness Avenue
San Francisco, CA 94102
S
ubject: Paci fic Gas and Electric Company’s Reply to the Protest s to Advice 7533-E – Proposal of Reallocations of Electric Rule 20A Work Credits Dear
Energy Division Tariff Unit:

P
ursuant to General Order 96- B, General Rule 7.4.3, PG&E submits these reply comments in support of Advice Letter 7533- E. The purpose of Advice 7533- E is to propose reallocations of Electric Rule 20A work credits.

B
ackground
O
n March 10, 2025, PG&E submitted Advice 7533- E to propose work credit reallocations to Active Rule 20A Projects in accordance with the reallocation prioritization requirements of D.23- 06-008 (the Decision). In Advice 7533- E, PG&E proposed reallocating 44.7M in work credits from 73 inactive communities within PG&E’s service territory to 22 projects in active communities meeting the prioritization criteria described in the Decision. PG&E provided a detailed breakdown of all the proposed reallocations and described the prioritization methodology it used to determine which projects should receive reallocation. Advice 7533-E fully complied with the Decision.

S
ummary of Protests and Res ponses
Four
parties submitted protests and responses to Advice 7533- E: the city of Marysville (Marysville), the city of Wasco (Wasco), the city of Novato (Novato), and the Public Advocates Office at the California Public Utilities Commission (Cal Advocates).

Below is a high-level summary of each of their protests and responses:

M
arysville
Marysville takes issue with the fact that Advice 7533-E does not show the existing work credits of each community that will be receiving reallocated work credits. Marysville notes that even if it receives the maximum reallocation proposed by PG&E in Advice 7533-E, it will still hav e a deficit of work credits for its existing Rule 20A project.

Accordingly, Marysville requests PG&E provide a “current work credit balance” column 83 of 108
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and recalculate the funding gaps for the 14 communities that were not fully funded.

Marysville notes that “perhaps there is a chance that [a] project’s funding gap is such that it is infeasible to continue …[and an] agency would be willing to forgo their reallocation and let another agency who’s project is more feasible.” 1 Wasco

In its protest, Wasco provides information about a design for a new civic center and recently purchased land and asks PG&E to reconsider reallocating its work credits in Advice 7533- E. Wasco states that the new civic center will include a new police headquarters, city hall, and council chambers. According to Wasco, approximately 550 feet of current overhead electric facilities in the area could potentially cause back feed service issues and will negatively impact the efficiency of the new facilities as well as access by the public. To address these concerns, Wasco would like to use its current Rule 20A work credit balance to move the overhead electric facilities underground.

Wasco’s protest is supported by a letter from California State Senator Melissa Hurtado.

Novato

Novato argues that its proposed Novato Blvd Rule 20A project meets the prioritization criteria described in the Decision and, therefore, the city should receive work credit reallocation. According to Novato, the project is necessary to enable the city, the North Marin Water District, and the Novato Sanitary District to complete improvements on Novato Blvd. The city’s project proposes to widen Novato Blvd. to accommodate traffic safety improvements, storm drain and water quality improvements, and the addition of bike lanes and sidewalks. Novato provides a lengthy history of the Novato Blvd. project and the city’s interactions with PG&E relating to the scope and cost of that project.

Ultimately, Novato’s executed Work Progress Agreement (WPA) with PG&E for this project shows that $1,540,646.70 in reallocation credits, or independent funds, is needed for this project to be fully funded.
2 Cal Advocates

In response to Advice 7533- E, Cal Advocates urges the Commission to request additional information from PG&E or limit the reallocation amounts proposed. Cal Advocates opposes PG&E’s proposal to reallocate all remaining Rule 20A work credits , arguing that this approach would undermine the Commission’s intent to lower costs to ratepayers. Cal Advocates notes that neither San Diego Gas & Electric Company nor Southern California Edison reallocated all available work credits from inactive communities. Next, Cal Advocates criticizes PG&E’s decision to fully fund eight existing Rule 20A projects through reallocation rather than requesting funds directly from these communities. Finally, Cal Advocates recognizes that PG&E appropriately described its

1 City of Marysville Protest to Advice 7533-E, March 26, 2025, at p. 4.

2 City of Novato Protest to Advice 7533-E, March 31, 2025, at p. 2. 84 of 108
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methods for reallocation before requesting the following additional information: (1) the current work credit balance of communities receiving reallocation, (2) PG&E’s reallocation cap determination, (3) how PG&E determined which communities would receive the work credit allocation cap, (4) a description of PG&E’s communications with communities receiving proposed reallocations, and (5) information on whether communities receiving proposed reallocations intend to complete their Rule 20A projects.

Reply t
o Protests and Responses

PG&E’s responses to the protests and responses submitted by Marysville, Wasco, Novato, and Cal Advocates are set forth below.

Reply to Marysville

Although not required by the Decision, PG&E agrees with Marysville that providing the existing work credits for the proposed recipients of work credit reallocation would be beneficial and adds additional transparency. While Rule 20A community work credit balances are already publicly available in PG&E’s annual Rule 20 report, providing this information in the Advice Letter would provide better context for how PG&E determined reallocation amounts. PG&E will provide a supplemental to Advice Letter 7533-E, which will include the existing work credit balances for all the proposed recipients.

Reply to Wasco

Wasco first approached PG&E regarding the project discussed in its protest in approximately 2023. At that time, the civic center was in concept only with no city funds committed towards this effort. The request from Wasco was to remove the poles to facilitate easier ingress/egress for first response vehicles such as police. For overhead to underground requests to qualify for Rule 20A, the project must meet one of five public interest criteria. Because the civic center was only in concept , and ingress/egress considerations were not a Rule 20A public interest criterion, this project was denied for Rule 20A treatment.

Wasco’s protest provides new information that was not previously disclosed to PG&E, specifically the designing of the new civic center and a recent purchase of land towards these efforts. With this new information, PG&E agrees that this project now meets the Rule 20A public interest criteria four: “The street or road or right -of-way adjoins or passes through a civic area or public recreation area or an area of significant scenic, cultural, and/or historic interest to the general public.”

Accordingly, PG&E will provide a supplemental to Advice Letter 7533-E, removing Wasco’s work credits for reallocation purposes. However, Wasco will remain inactive until an ordinance is adopted per Rule 20 Tariff Section A. 1.b to “creat[e] an underground district in the area in which both the existing and new facilities are and will be located…” Failure to follow the ordinance adoption procedures listed in the Rule 20 Tariff will result 85 of 108
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in Wasco’s status remaining inactive and work credits subject to expiration on June 8, 2025.

Reply to Novato

PG&E does not dispute the City of Novato’s argument that its proposed Novato Blvd Rule 20A project meets the prioritization criteria described in the Decision. Novato does meet the definition of underserved as their last completed project occurred prior to 2004. However, the location of the project is not considered disadvantaged by the definition set by the CPUC.
3 PG&E considered many different approaches to reallocation and ultimately chose to propose reallocating work credits to all communities who met both priorities as we felt that this approach was the best aligned with the Commission’s stated goals in the Decision.

Reply to Cal Advocates

PG&E believes that the protest from Cal Advocates is without merit. PG&E’s reallocation proposal is within the scope of the Commission order and aligns with the purpose of reallocation to “ counteract the historical inequitable distribution of Rule 20A funds.”4 PG&E ’s proposal is to reallocate work credits to communities that meet both priority community definitions set in D.23-06-008.

Cal Advocates’ argument that PG&E’s proposed reallocation of $44.3 million of available work credits undermine s the Commission’s intent to lower costs to ratepayers is inaccurate. Cal Advocates ’ opposition to reallocation and recommendation for the immediate sunset of the Rule 20A program was previously acknowledged by the Commission in D.23-06-008. After this acknowledgement, the Commission ordered the utilities to propose reallocation through a Tier 2 Advice Letter or inform the Commission that a reallocation will not be proposed through a Tier 1 Advice Letter. The Commission stated in D.23-06-008 that “[t]his decision does not increase the number of Rule 20A work credits available for reallocation or otherwise increase the ratepayer funding available for Rule 20A projects.”

Second, Cal Advocates recommends that PG&E’s reallocation proposal align with other utilities, while failing to recognize that the utilities face different circumstances. San Diego Gas & Electric chose not to propose reallocation of work credits, “given that any remaining work credits are minimal and would not be enough to fully fund a project.” 5 SCE’s reallocation proposal fully funded all Rule 20A projects that need additional work

3 D.23-06-008, Ordering Paragraph 4(f).

4 D.23-06-008, p. 25.

5 SDG&E Advice Letter 4560-E, Page 1

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credits including communities that are not considered priority communities. 6 In PG&E’s case, there are more communities with work credit needs than work credits available for reallocation. PG&E’s proposal fully fund ed 8 communities and partially funded the remaining 14. For those 14 communities, further discussions need to take place to determine how they want to address work credit shortfall s. Options include scope reduction, exercising their option to contribute financially to any Rule 20A project that has insufficient work credits for completion7, or cancelling the project.

Cal Advocates ’ contention that communities having the option to contribute financially to any Rule 20A project fails to acknowledge that reallocation was meant to address the existing barrier to entry for smaller and disadvantaged communities. Both reallocation of work credits and contributing financially to a Rule 20A Project are options in D.23-06-008.

Specific to Cal Advocates request for additional information, PG&E will be providing a supplemental Advice Letter 7533-E, which will include the existing work credit balances for all the proposed recipients and remaining work credit need after reallocation.

Regarding the method utilized for establishing the cap, because there were insufficient work credits to fully fund all the communities that met both priorities, a process needed to be established to determine how the work credits would be distributed. First, the communities are sorted with smallest need to largest need for reallocation. Second, a cap alternative is established for each row. The cap alternative is the remaining work credits available for reallocation divided by the number of remaining communities to be funded. The full reallocation need is funded if the relocation need is smaller than the cap alternative. Once the cap alternative is the smaller of the two, the cap is established for the remaining communities.

6 SCE Advice Letter 5435-E, Page 2

7 D.23-06-008, Ordering Paragraph 4(d).
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To illustrate this, 8 million work credits are available for reallocation in the example below. Communities A, B, and C receive full reallocation need because their need is smaller than the cap alternative. However, with Community D, because the cap of 1.6 million is smaller than the need of 2 million, the cap is set to 1.6 million for Community D, E, and F.

Description Balance Estimate Need

Remaining
WC
Cap
Alternative
Starting
Balance

8,000,000
Community A

2,000,000

2,800,000

800,000

7,200,000

1,333,333
Community B

1,300,000

2,200,000

900,000

6,300,000

1,440,000
Community C

1,400,000

2,700,000

1,300,000

5,000,000

1,575,000
Community D

1,300,000

3,300,000

2,000,000

3,000,000

1,666,667
Community E

500,000

3,100,000

2,600,000

400,000
Community F

900,000

3,600,000

2,700,000

(2,300,000)

On the topic of communication, PG&E has had multiple communication with all 266 participating communities regarding reallocation. PG&E provides email updates to a list of approximately 800 email addresses regarding any major regulatory activity and has hosted two webinars specific to sunsetting of the Rule 20A Program and reallocation.

PG&E can confirm that proposed recipients for reallocation do not have the means to self- fund the gap between current estimate and their work credit balance.

Conclusion

PG&E appreciates the community engagement and the Commission’s consideration of Advice 7533-E . As noted above, while the original Advice 7533- E met the requirements of D.23 -06-008, PG&E will submit a supplemental Advice Letter that removes Wasco's work credits from reallocation in response to the additional information provided by that city. As a result, PG&E will propose the reallocation of 43.4M work credits from 72 inactive communities. The proposed reallocation cap will be 2,132,527.54 work credits, which will allow seven projects to be fully funded and 15 additional projects will either require a scope reduction and/or financial contribution to close the gap between the projects’ expected costs and available work credits.

Break point
where the need
is smaller than
cap alternative
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Sincerely,

/ S/
Sidney Bob Dietz II
Director, Regulatory Relations
CPUC Communications

cc: Karin Hieta, Program Manager, Energy Infrastructure, Public Advocates Office Vincenzo S. Corazza, Public Works Director, City of Marysville Timothy Burke, PE, Interim Director of Public Works, City of Novato M. Scott Hurlbert, City Manager, City of Wasco
Melissa Hurtado, Senator, 16
th District
Aaron Brieno, Chief of Staff & Interim Scheduler, 16th District Service List R.17-05-010

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Sidney Bob Dietz II
Director
Regulatory Relations
Pacific Gas and Electric Company
300 Lakeside Drive
Oakland, CA 94612

April 8, 2025
Advice 7533-E-A
(Pacific Gas and Electric Company ID U 39 E)
Public Utilities Commission of the State of California
Subject: Supplemental: Proposal of Reallocations of Electric Rule 20A Work Credits
Purpose

Pursuant to Ordering Paragraph (OP) 5 of Decision (D.) 23-06-008 (the Decision), Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) hereby submits to the California Public Utilities Commission (Commission or CPUC) this Tier 2 Advice Letter (AL) as a supplemental to replace the original Advice 7533-E in its entirety. The purpose of this supplemental AL is to update the proposed reallocations of Electric Rule 20A work credits1 in the original AL to withhold the city of Wasco’s Rule 20A work credits for a proposed project that meets the public Interest criteria . While the reallocation figures have been updated in this supplemental AL , PG&E’s reallocation approach and prioritization methodology , as described in the original Advice 7533-E, have not been altered.

Background

As required by D.23-06-008, each utility is to file a Tier 2 advice letter within 18 months of the effective date of the Decision to propose work credit reallocations to Active Rule 20A Projects in accordance with the reallocation prioritization requiremen ts of the Decision. On November 19, 2024, PG&E requested a 90 -day extension to give certain communities an opportunity to propose new Rule 20A Projects to avoid having their Rule 20A work credits reallocated. On November 27, 2024, the CPUC informed PG&E that the 90-day extension request was granted.

1 The advice letter has been updated to include the existing work credit balances and to reflect the total proposed reallocation amount of 43.4 million for 72 inactive communities, including the removal of work credits for Wasco, resulting in a decrease for the reallocation cap from 2,222,333.59 to 2,132,527.54. The number of fully funded projects has decreased by one (new total is 7), while the number of projects requiring additional funding has increased by one (new total is 15). Updates to attachments A an d B have also been made. In Attachment A, the total number of work credits proposed for reallocation for 15 projects that will require a scope reduction and/or additional financial contribution has been updated, along with two typographical error corrections. In Attachment B, the total number of credits proposed for reallocation from inactive communities has been updated.

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On March 10, 2025, PG&E submitted the original Advice 7533-E proposing Rule 20A work credit reallocations, and four parties submitted protests in response. The city of Novato (Novato) argued that it should be prioritized for work credit reallocations for its Novato Blvd. project.2 The city of Marysville (Marysville) requested additional information about work credit balance s of communities to receive reallocated work credits .3 The Public Advocates Office at the California Public Utilities Commission (Cal Advocates) criticized PG&E’s choice to reallocate all remaining Rule 20A work credits from inactive communities and asked for additional information .4 And the city of Wasco protested the original Advice 7533-E by providing information about a design for a new civic center and recently purchased land and asked PG&E to reconsider reallocating its work credits.

On April 8, 2025, PG&E responded to the protests with additional information5 and agreed not to reallocate Wasco’s Rule 20A work credits, as originally indicated. PG&E recognized that additional consideration was appropriat e due to the new information that the city provided, more specifically the designing of the multi-facility Civic Center and the recent purchase of land supporting these efforts. With this new information, the proposed project now aligned with Rule 20A public interest criteria four—the street adjoins or passes through a civic area or public recreation area or significant scenic, cultural and/or historic interest to the general public.

With Wasco’s original project now qualifying for Rule 20A treatment, PG&E had to adjust the Rule 20A work credit reallocations proposed in the original Advice 7533 -E. The new calculations are presented in this supplemental AL and in the attachments included with this submission.

Discussion

PG&E proposes the reallocation of 43.4M in work credits from 72 inactive communities within PG&E’s service territory to 22 projects in active communities meeting the prioritization criteria described in the Decision, as shown in the summary table below. For additional details, please see Attachments A and B to this AL. Attachment A contains the required information listed in Attachment A of the Decision, and Attachment B provides an accounting of all inactive communities and final work credit balances to be reallocated with totals, as required by OP 5(b) of the Decision.

2 City of Novato Protest to Advice 7533-E, March 31, 2025, at p. 1. 3 City of Marysville Protest to Advice 7533-E, March 26, 2025, at p. 4. As indicated in PG&E’s April 8, 2025 protest reply comments, Rule 20A community work credit balances are already publicly available in PG&E’s annual Rule 20 report, submitted on April 1, 2025. This information is also now included in this supplemental AL.
4 Cal Advocates Protest to Advice 7533-E, April 1, 2025, pp. 1-3. 5 For additional information, please see PG&E’s Reply to Protests to Advice 7533-E – Proposal of Reallocations of Electric Rule 20A Work Credits, submitted on April 8, 2025. 91 of 108
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Community Project Expected
Project Cost *

(A)
Work
Credit
Balance
(B)
Work
Credit
Shortfall
(C=A-B)
Proposed
Reallocation
Amount
(D)
Remaining
Work
Credit
Shortfall
(E=C-D)
TEHAMA 5TH STREET, TEHAMA $ 2,765,000 75,802 2,689,198 2,132,527.54 556,670 SAN

JOAQUIN
COLORADO AVE, SAN JOAQUIN $ 3,553,000 395,365 3,157,635 2,132,527.54 1,025,107 HURON LASSEN AVE PH 3, HURON $ 5,962,000 225,895 5,736,105 2,132,527.54 3,603,577 SIERRA
COUNTY
MAIN STREET, SIERRA CITY $ 10,040,000 488,564 9,551,436 2,132,527.54 7,418,908 RIO DELL WILDWOOD AVE PH 2, RIO DELL $ 2,612,000 504,072 2,107,928 2,107,928.11 0 DOS PALOS BLOSSOM ST, DOS PALOS $ 2,907,000 817,708 2,089,292 2,089,292.00 0 ORANGE
COVE
EP ANCHOR AVE ORANGE COVE R20A $ 4,054,000 1,051,711 3,002,289 2,132,527.54 869,761 WILLITS SNIDER PARK, WILLITS $ 3,067,000 885,426 2,181,574 2,132,527.54 49,046 LAKEPORT 11 ST, LAKEPORT ** $ 12,251,000 1,070,858 11,180,142 2,132,527.54 9,047,614 RIO VISTA MAIN ST PH 1, RIO VISTA $ 4,041,000 830,509 3,210,491 2,132,527.54 1,077,963 KINGSBURG 10TH AVE ROOSEVELT SCHOOL
KINGSBURG R20A
$ 3,428,000 1,365,406 2,062,594 2,062,594.00 0 ARVIN VARSITY RD, ARVIN $ 6,599,000 933,659 5,665,341 2,132,527.54 3,532,813 COALINGA ELM AVE PH 1 COALINGA R20A $ 2,581,000 1,934,592 646,408 646,408.00 0 FORT
BRAGG
CHESTNUT ST PH1, FORT BRAGG $ 2,190,000 1,355,923 834,077 834,077.00 0 SHAFTER SOUTH SHAFTER AVE, SHAFTER $ 4,876,000 1,508,451 3,367,549 2,132,527.54 1,235,021 MARYSVILLE HWY 70, MARYSVILLE $ 5,690,000 2,755,994 2,934,006 2,132,527.54 801,478

DINUBA TRANSIT CENTER BETWEEN L & M ST
R20A
$ 3,341,000 1,387,655 1,953,345 1,953,345.00 0 GRASS
VALLEY

LA BARR MEADOWS, GRASS VALLEY
R20A **
$ 9,789,000 2,415,823*** 7,373,177 2,132,527.54 5,240,649 SELMA NEBRASKA AVE, SELMA $ 6,405,000 1,898,930 4,506,070 2,132,527.54 2,373,542 MARINA RESERVATION RD MARINA R20A ** $ 5,583,000 1,905,932 3,677,068 2,132,527.54 1,544,540 OROVILLE MYERS ST OROVILLE R20A $ 3,188,000 1,460,596 1,727,404 1,727,403.84 0 MANTECA AIRPORT WAY, MANTECA R20A ** $ 9,946,000 4,620,644 5,325,356 2,132,527.54 3,192,828

$ 114,868,000

43,408,961.05

* All project costs have been escalated to expected project start year. ** Project delineating ESJ and non-ESJ communities has been included for reallocation. *** Work credit balance includes 1.5 million work credit donation from Nevada County.

In making this reallocation, PG&E recognizes that there are more proposed projects needing additional work credits than work credits available for reallocation. More specifically, municipalities within PG&E’s service territory have passed resolutions for 154 projects that will not move forward unless the work credit gap is addressed.

Accordingly, to determine which projects should receive reallocation pursuant to the Decision, PG&E followed the prioritization methodology described in detail below.

A. Updating Project Costs
To identify potential Rule 20A projects to receive work credit reallocation, PG&E first needed to update project cost estimates for the full queue of proposed projects in the service territory. Prior to this reallocation effort, proposed Rule 20A projects in the queue were at different phases of the design and scoping process. Also, some of the proposed 92 of 108
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Rule 20A projects in PG&E’s queue were proposed by municipalities m any years ago , and costs for labor and materials have changed . Accordingly, not all PG&E’s cost estimates for these proposed Rule 20A projects were still accurate.

To update the proposed project cost estimates, PG&E developed a project cost calculator tool. The tool perform ed linear regression analyses on quantitative characteristics (e.g. trench length ) and qualitative variables (e.g. geographic settings ) from 37 Rule 20A projects completed from 2019 to 2023 to identify which combinations yield ed the least uncertainty in predicted cost estimate s for each project. The tool then used this data to obtain m ore accurate cost estimates by seeking out combinations that minimize d the magnitude of potential variances . Recalculating project costs using this tool was more efficient than individually designing all projects for estimating purposes.

After identifying the updated project costs, PG&E developed a multiyear , Rule 20A workplan for proposed future work. The workplan was informed by the expected Rule 20A program budget in future years, project queue, project financial forecast by month, and forecasted project durations. Creating the workplan also allowed PG&E to forecast what year(s) project costs would be incurred so that the appropriate cost escalation factors could be applied.

B. Reviewing the Priority Criteria
After recalculating the Rule 20A project costs in the queue, PG&E reviewed which projects require additional work credits to see if the projects meet one or both priority criteria outlined in OP 4 of the Decision. The priority criteria were defined in the Decision as (1) active Rule 20A Projects located in a city, unincorporated county, or tribal jurisdiction that has not completed a Rule 20A project since 2004 or (2) Active Rule 20A Project where at least 50 percent of the main line trench distance will be located within Environmental and Social Justice Community census tract(s).

PG&E sorted the projects into three groups based on the number of priority criteria met by the project scope—i.e., no priority criteria, one priority criteria, or both priority criteria.

Upon sorting the proposed projects, PG&E discovered that the total reallocation need for projects meeting both priority criteria was greater than the total work credits available for reallocation.

Ultimately, PG&E chose to propose reallocation only to the group of projects meeting both priority criteria outlined in the Decision and not to projects meet ing one or no priority criteria.

C. Reallocation Cap
Among the Rule 20A projects meeting both priority criteria, there was a wide range in the number of work credits needed to complete the project scope of work. For example, the smallest need for reallocation to cover additional costs was 646K in work credits while the largest need was 11.2M in work credits.

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Given this disparity, PG&E set a reallocation cap so that all proposed projects within the group of projects meeting both criteria would receive some reallocation. PG&E determined that this cap should be up to 2,132,527.54 in work credits. This reallocation cap will allow 7 projects to be fully funded. 15 additional projects will either require a scope reduction and/or additional financial contribution to close the gap between the projects’ expected costs and available work credits.

Protests

Pursuant to GO 96 -B, General Rule 7.5.1, PG&E respectfully requests that the original protest and comment period designated in Advice 7533-E be maintained and that the protest period not be reopened. The rationale for this request is that the reallocation approach and prioritization methodology, as described in the original Advice 7533-E, have not been altered.

Effective Date

Pursuant to General Order (GO) 96 -B, Rule 5.2, and OP 5 of D.23-06-008, this advice letter is submitted with a Tier 2 designation. PG&E requests that this Tier 2 advice submittal become effective on, April 9, 2025, which is the original requested effective date in AL 7533-E.

Notice

In accordance with General Order 96 -B, Section IV, a copy of this advice letter is being sent electronically to parties shown on the attached list and the parties on the service list for R.17-05-010. Address changes to the General Order 96 -B service list should be directed to PG&E at email address [email protected]. For changes to any other service list, please contact the Commission’s Process Office at (415) 703 -2021 or at [email protected]. Send all electronic approvals to [email protected].

Advice letter submittals can also be accessed electronically at: http://www.pge.com/tariffs/. /S/
Sidney Bob Dietz II
Director, Regulatory Relations
CPUC Communications

Attachments:

Attachment A: Required Information Regarding Proposed Projects for Reallocation of Rule 20A Work Credits
Attachment B: Inactive Communities and Final Work Credit Balances to be Reallocated

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cc: Karin Hieta, Program Manager, Energy Infrastructure, Public Advocates Office Vincenzo S. Corazza, Public Works Director, City of Marysville Timothy Burke, PE, Interim Director of Public Works, City of Novato M. Scott Hurlbert, City Manager, City of Wasco
Melissa Hurtado, Senator, 16th District
Aaron Brieno, Chief of Staff & Interim Scheduler, 16th District Service List R.17-05-010
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ADVICE LETTER

SUMMARY

ENERGY UTILITY
Company name/CPUC Utility No.:

Utility type:

Phone #:

EXPLANATION OF UTILITY TYPE

ELC GAS

PLC HEAT
MUST BE COMPLETED BY UTILITY (Attach additional pages as needed) Advice Letter (AL) #:

WATER
E-mail:

E-mail Disposition Notice to:

Contact Person:

ELC = Electric
PLC = Pipeline
GAS = Gas
HEAT = Heat WATER = Water
(Date Submitted / Received Stamp by CPUC)
Subject of AL:

Tier Designation:

Keywords (choose from CPUC listing):

AL Type: Monthly Quarterly Annual One-Time Other:

If AL submitted in compliance with a Commission order, indicate relevant Decision/Resolution #:

Does AL replace a withdrawn or rejected AL? If so, identify the prior AL:

Summarize differences between the AL and the prior withdrawn or rejected AL:

Confidential treatment requested? Yes No
If yes, specification of confidential information:

Confidential information will be made available to appropriate parties who execute a nondisclosure agreement. Name and contact information to request nondisclosure agreement/ access to confidential information:

Resolution required?
Yes No
Requested effective date: No. of tariff sheets:

Estimated system annual revenue effect (%):

Estimated system average rate effect (%):

When rates are affected by AL, include attachment in AL showing average rate effects on customer classes (residential, small commercial, large C/I, agricultural, lighting).

Tariff schedules affected:

Service affected and changes proposed1:

Pending advice letters that revise the same tariff sheets:
1Discuss in AL if more space is needed.
✔
Supplemental: Proposal of Reallocations of Electric Rule 20A Work Credits [email protected]
✔
Compliance
Clear Form
2 7533-E-A
N/A
N/A
✔
Kimberly Loo
N/A
✔
No
Pacific Gas and Electric Company (ID U39 E)
N/A
4/9/25
(279)789-6209
[email protected]
N/A
D.23-06-008
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California Public Utilities Commission
Energy Division Tariff Unit Email:

[email protected]
Protests and correspondence regarding this AL are to be sent via email and are due no later than 20 days after the date of this submittal, unless otherwise authorized by the Commission, and shall be sent to:

Contact Name:

Title:

Utility/Entity Name:

Telephone (xxx) xxx-xxxx:

Facsimile (xxx) xxx-xxxx:

Email:

Contact Name:

Title:

Utility/Entity Name:

Telephone (xxx) xxx-xxxx:

Facsimile (xxx) xxx-xxxx:

Email:

CPUC
Energy Division Tariff Unit
505 Van Ness Avenue
San Francisco, CA 94102
Director, Regulatory Relations
Clear Form
Pacific Gas and Electric Company
[email protected]
Sidney Bob Dietz II, c/o Megan Lawson
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Attachment A
Required Information Regarding Proposed Projects
for Reallocation of Rule 20A Work Credits
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Project Sponsor
Other Project
Sponsors County City
Utility Undergrounding
District Project Name/Identifier
Project Address (Street, City, ZIP
Code)
Applicant
Type
Project Status
(Active/Hold)
Project Stage
(Planning,
Estimating/Design,
Construction,
Closing)
Trench Length
(ft)
Length,
Estimated or
Design
Project Cost
(Actual, Non-
Adjusted) *
Actual Cost/
Current
Estimated At
Completion
Current/
Actual Cost
per foot
Line Footage
of Primary
UG Circuit
Project Spend
to Date
(as of
2/28/2025)
Joint Trench
Participants
Public Interest Criteria
Met By Project
Percent of
Underground Mile
in Underserved/ESJ
Community by
Main Line Trench
Distance
Project in
Urban/Urban
Cluster/Rural
(Defined in the
American
Community
Survey)
Work Credit
Reallocation
for this
Specific
Project
Reallocation
Explanation
TEHAMA None TEHAMA TEHAMA 5TH STREET 5TH STREET, TEHAMA | 19-52013-01 | NO ORDER 5TH ST, TEHAMA, 96021 Government
Agency Hold Planning 1,604 Preliminary 2,765,000$ EAC 1,724$ Unknown $0 Unknown Arterial Street or Major
Collector 100% Urban Cluster 2,132,528$
See Note 1
below.

SAN JOAQUIN None FRESNO SAN JOAQUIN COLORADO AVE COLORADO AVE, SAN JOAQUIN | 20-10047-01 | NO ORDER

COLORADO AVE, SAN JOAQUIN,
93660
Government
Agency Hold Planning 2,002 Preliminary 3,553,000$ EAC 1,775$ Unknown $0 Unknown Arterial Street or Major
Collector 100% Urban Cluster 2,132,528$
See Note 1
below.

HURON None FRESNO HURON LASSEN AVE PH 3 LASSEN AVE PH 3, HURON | 19-10030-01 | NO ORDER LASSEN AVE, HURON, 93234 Government
Agency Hold Planning 3,869 Preliminary 5,962,000$ EAC 1,541$ Unknown $0 Unknown Arterial Street or Major
Collector 100% Urban Cluster 2,132,528$
See Note 1
below.

SIERRA COUNTY None SIERRA UNINCORPORATED

THE SIERRA CITY MAIN

STREET PROJECT AND
UUD MAIN STREET, SIERRA CITY | 19-46000-01 | NO ORDER MAIN ST, SIERRA CITY, 96125 Government
Agency Hold Planning 6,677 Preliminary 10,040,000$ EAC 1,504$ Unknown $0 Unknown Arterial Street or Major
Collector 100% Rural 2,132,528$
See Note 1
below.

RIO DELL None HUMBOLDT RIO DELL UUD NO. 2 WILDWOOD AVE PH 2, RIO DELL | 95-12040-01 | NO ORDER WILDWOOD AVE, RIO DELL, 95562 Government
Agency Hold Planning 1,605 Preliminary 2,612,000$ EAC 1,627$ Unknown $0 Unknown Civic/Scenic/Historical/Ot
her Interest to General
Public 100% Urban Cluster 2,107,928$
See Note 1
below.

DOS PALOS None MERCED DOS PALOS

BLOSSOM ST, DOS
PALOS BLOSSOM ST, DOS PALOS | 19-24006-01 | NO ORDER BLOSSOM ST, DOS PALOS, 93620 Government
Agency Hold Planning 1,708 Preliminary 2,907,000$ EAC 1,702$ Unknown $0 Unknown Arterial Street or Major
Collector 100% Urban Cluster 2,089,292$
See Note 1
below.

ORANGE COVE None FRESNO ORANGE COVE ANCHOR AVE EP ANCHOR AVE ORANGE COVE R20A | 16-10039-01 | 31221681

ANCHOR AVE, ORANGE COVE,
93646
Government
Agency Hold Planning 2,599 Preliminary 4,054,000$ EAC 1,560$ Unknown $2,205 Unknown Arterial Street or Major
Collector 100% Urban Cluster 2,132,528$
See Note 1
below.

WILLITS None MENDOCINO WILLITS SNIDER PARK SNIDER PARK, WILLITS | 19-23028-01 | NO ORDER

SNIDER PARK ALONG STATE ST,
MARIN ST, HUMBOLDT ST, E.

COMMERCIAL ST, WILLITS, 95490
Government
Agency Hold Planning 1,746 Preliminary 3,067,000$ EAC 1,757$ Unknown $0 Unknown Civic/Scenic/Historical/Ot
her Interest to General
Public 100% Urban Cluster 2,132,528$
See Note 1
below.

LAKEPORT None LAKE LAKEPORT 11TH ST 11 ST, LAKEPORT | 19-17010-01 | NO ORDER 11TH ST, LAKEPORT, 95453 Government
Agency Hold Planning 8,088 Preliminary 12,251,000$ EAC 1,515$ Unknown $0 Unknown Arterial Street or Major
Collector
Project delineates
ESJ and non-ESJ
communities Urban Cluster 2,132,528$
See Note 1
below.

RIO VISTA None SOLANO RIO VISTA MAIN ST PH 1 MAIN ST PH 1, RIO VISTA | 19-48010-02 | NO ORDER MAIN ST, RIO VISTA, 94571 Government
Agency Hold Planning 2,539 Preliminary 4,041,000$ EAC 1,592$ Unknown $0 Unknown Arterial Street or Major
Collector 100% Urban Cluster 2,132,528$
See Note 1
below.

KINGSBURG None FRESNO KINGSBURG
10TH ST (ROOSEVELT
SCHOOL) 10TH AVE ROOSEVELT SCHOOL KINGSBURG R20A | 04-10000-01 | 30768527 10TH ST, KINGSBURG, 93631 Government
Agency Hold Planning 2,173 Preliminary 3,428,000$ EAC 1,578$ Unknown $15,022 Unknown Arterial Street or Major
Collector 100% Urban Cluster 2,062,594$
See Note 1
below.

ARVIN None KERN ARVIN UUD #1 VARSITY RD, ARVIN | 19-15001-01 | NO ORDER VARSITY RD, ARVIN, 93203 Government
Agency Hold Planning 4,244 Preliminary 6,599,000$ EAC 1,555$ Unknown $0 Unknown Arterial Street or Major
Collector 100% Rural 2,132,528$
See Note 1
below.

COALINGA None FRESNO COALINGA ELM AVE ELM AVE PH 1 COALINGA R20A | 11-10013-01 | 74013924 ELM AVE, COALINGA, 93210 Government
Agency Hold Planning 1,532 Preliminary 2,581,000$ EAC 1,685$ Unknown $759 Unknown Arterial Street or Major
Collector 100% Urban Cluster 646,408$
See Note 1
below.

FORT BRAGG None MENDOCINO FORT BRAGG CHESTNUT ST CHESTNUT ST PH1, FORT BRAGG | 21-23011-01 | NO ORDER

CHESTNUT ST, FORT BRAGG,
95437
Government
Agency Hold Planning 1,521 Preliminary 2,190,000$ EAC 1,440$ Unknown $0 Unknown Arterial Street or Major
Collector 100% Urban Cluster 834,077$
See Note 1
below.

SHAFTER None KERN SHAFTER SOUTH SHAFTER AVE SOUTH SHAFTER AVE, SHAFTER | 20-15048-01 | NO ORDER

SOUTH SHAFTER AVE, SHAFTER,
93263
Government
Agency Hold Planning 2,905 Preliminary 4,876,000$ EAC 1,678$ Unknown $0 Unknown Arterial Street or Major
Collector 100% Urban Cluster 2,132,528$
See Note 1
below.

MARYSVILLE None YUBA MARYSVILLE
HWY 70 AND 12TH ST,
MARYSVILLE HWY 70, MARYSVILLE | 20-58010-01 | NO ORDER HWY 70, MARYSVILLE, 95901 Government
Agency Hold Planning 3,392 Preliminary 5,690,000$ EAC 1,677$ Unknown $0 Unknown Civic/Scenic/Historical/Ot
her Interest to General
Public 100% Urban 2,132,528$
See Note 1
below.

DINUBA None TULARE DINUBA TRANSIT CENTER TRANSIT CENTER BETWEEN L & M ST R20A | 11-54007-01 | 35543384 L ST & M ST, DINUBA, 93618 Government
Agency Hold Planning 2,107 Preliminary 3,341,000$ EAC 1,586$ Unknown $97,393 Unknown Civic/Scenic/Historical/Ot
her Interest to General
Public 100% Urban Cluster 1,953,345$
See Note 1
below.

GRASS VALLEY None NEVADA UNINCORPORATED

LA BARR MEADOWS

ROAD UNDERGROUND
UTILTY DISTRICT LA BARR MEADOWS, GRASS VALLEY R20A | 24-29004-01 | NO ORDER

LA BARR MEADOWS RD, GRASS
VALLEY, 95949
Government
Agency Hold Planning 5,798 Preliminary 9,789,000$ EAC 1,688$ Unknown $0 Unknown Arterial Street or Major
Collector
Project delineates
ESJ and non-ESJ
communities Rural 2,132,528$
See Note 1
below.

SELMA None FRESNO SELMA NEBRASKA AVE NEBRASKA AVE, SELMA | 20-10049-04 | NO ORDER NEBRASKA AVE, SELMA, 93662 Government
Agency Hold Planning 4,027 Preliminary 6,405,000$ EAC 1,591$ Unknown $0 Unknown Arterial Street or Major
Collector 100% Urban Cluster 2,132,528$
See Note 1
below.

MARINA None MONTEREY MARINA

RESERVATION RD,
UUD# 2008-1 RESERVATION RD MARINA R20A | 08-27019-01 | 30649669 RESERVATION RD, MARINA, 93933 Government
Agency Hold Planning 3,868 Preliminary 5,583,000$ EAC 1,443$ Unknown $9,548 Unknown Arterial Street or Major
Collector
Project delineates
between ESJ and
non-ESJ
communities Urban 2,132,528$
See Note 1
below.

OROVILLE None BUTTE OROVILLE MYERS ST MYERS ST OROVILLE R20A | 11-04015-01 | 30938105 MYERS ST, OROVILLE, 95966 Government
Agency Hold Planning 1,991 Preliminary 3,188,000$ EAC 1,601$ Unknown $86 Unknown Arterial Street or Major
Collector 100% Urban Cluster 1,727,404$
See Note 1
below.

MANTECA None SAN JOAQUIN MANTECA

UNDER GROUND
UTILITY AIRPORT WAY AIRPORT WAY, MANTECA R20A | 24-39013-01 | NO ORDER AIRPORT WAY, MANTECA, 95337 Government
Agency Hold Planning 5,898 Preliminary 9,946,000$ EAC 1,686$ Unknown $0 Unknown Arterial Street or Major
Collector
60% of project in
ESJ and remaining
40% delineates ESJ
and non-ESJ
communities Urban 2,132,528$
See Note 1
below.
* All project costs have been escalated to expected project start year.

Note 1: Project located in city or unincorporated county that has not completed a Rule 20A project since 2004 and where at least 50 percent of the main line trench distance will be located within Environmental and Social Justice Community (ESJ) census tract(s). 99 of 108

Attachment B
Inactive Communities and Final Work Credit Balances to be Reallocated 100 of 108
Ln Inactive Community
Work Credit
Balances
Work Credits to be
Reallocated
Work Credit
Balances After
Reallocation
1 ALPINE COUNTY 20,011.00 20,011.00 - 2 AMADOR CITY 37,458.00 37,458.00 - 3 AMADOR COUNTY 92,891.45 92,891.45 - 4 ANTIOCH 969,287.17 969,287.17 -
5 ATASCADERO 2,402,852.00 2,402,852.00 -
6 AUBURN 120,804.60 120,804.60 -
7 AVENAL 600,887.00 600,887.00 -
8 BENICIA 1,779,815.00 1,779,815.00 -
9 BIGGS 10,302.00 10,302.00 -
10 BLUE LAKE 261,203.00 261,203.00 - 11 CALISTOGA 571,030.00 571,030.00 - 12 CLEARLAKE 2,344,459.00 2,344,459.00 -
13 CLOVERDALE 622,310.00 622,310.00 - 14 COLFAX 158,643.17 158,643.17 -
15 CORCORAN 52,971.00 52,971.00 - 16 CORNING 499,239.89 499,239.89 -
17 DEL REY OAKS 272,008.00 272,008.00 - 18 GLENN COUNTY 2,543,706.00 2,543,706.00 - 19 GONZALES 367,516.00 367,516.00 - 20 GUADALUPE 457,152.00 457,152.00 - 21 GUSTINE 293,603.00 293,603.00 -
22 HEALDSBURG 34,070.87 34,070.87 - 23 HERCULES 824,252.00 824,252.00 - 24 HOLLISTER 601,188.00 601,188.00 - 25 IONE 388,553.00 388,553.00 -
26 ISLETON 319,244.00 319,244.00 -
27 JACKSON 130,285.00 130,285.00 -
28 KERMAN 441,895.00 441,895.00 -
29 KING CITY 93,596.00 93,596.00 - 30 LAFAYETTE 782,546.00 782,546.00 - 31 LASSEN COUNTY 303,380.00 303,380.00 - 32 LATHROP 327,693.53 327,693.53 -
33 LIVINGSTON 548,430.00 548,430.00 - 34 MADERA 419,235.62 419,235.62 -
35 MARICOPA 228,291.00 228,291.00 - 36 MARIPOSA COUNTY 165,414.00 165,414.00 - 37 MENDOTA 627,996.00 627,996.00 -
38 MONTE SERENO 366,701.00 366,701.00 - 39 NEWMAN 912,236.43 912,236.43 -
40 OAKDALE 33,530.59 33,530.59 - 41 OAKLEY 807,676.00 807,676.00 -
42 PASO ROBLES 99,771.82 99,771.82 - 43 PIEDMONT 575,342.00 575,342.00 - 44 PLACER COUNTY 73,879.98 73,879.98 - 45 PLEASANT HILL 1,895,963.36 1,895,963.36 - 46 PLYMOUTH 162,687.00 162,687.00 - 47 RED BLUFF 1,153,627.00 1,153,627.00 -
48 ROCKLIN 341,036.00 341,036.00 -
49 ROSEVILLE 13,343.00 13,343.00 - 50 SACRAMENTO COUNTY 756,783.00 756,783.00 - 51 SAN ANSELMO 661,747.00 661,747.00 - 52 SAN CARLOS 223,044.97 223,044.97 - 53 SAN JUAN BAUTISTA 268,760.00 268,760.00 - 54 SAN RAMON 1,536,447.11 1,536,447.11 -
55 SANGER 944,622.00 944,622.00 -
56 SARATOGA 129,044.00 129,044.00 - 57 SCOTTS VALLEY 876,827.00 876,827.00 - 58 SHASTA COUNTY 2,355,433.49 2,355,433.49 - 59 SHASTA LAKE 6,498.00 6,498.00 - 60 SISKIYOU COUNTY 27,275.00 27,275.00 - 61 SONORA 656,535.00 656,535.00 -
62 ST HELENA 54,788.00 54,788.00 - 63 STANISLAUS COUNTY 293,884.00 293,884.00 - 64 SUISUN CITY 835,227.00 835,227.00 - 65 SUTTER CREEK 442,859.00 442,859.00 - 66 TAFT 892,057.00 892,057.00 -
67 TRINIDAD 2,146.00 2,146.00 - 68 TRINITY COUNTY 13,122.00 13,122.00 - 69 TULARE COUNTY 4,954,134.00 4,954,134.00 - 70 WHEATLAND 281,446.00 281,446.00 - 71 WILLIAMS 28,662.00 28,662.00 - 72 WILLOWS 17,606.00 17,606.00 - 73 ANDERSON * - - - 74 ANGELS CAMP * - - - 75 ATHERTON - - - 76 ATWATER * - - - 77 BELVEDERE * - - - 78 BUTTE COUNTY - - - 79 CAMPBELL * - - - 80 COLMA - - - 81 FIREBAUGH * - - - 82 FOSTER CITY - - - 83 FOWLER * - - - 84 HILLSBOROUGH * - - - 85 LEMOORE * - - - 86 MILL VALLEY * - - - 87 NAPA COUNTY * - - - 88 PLACERVILLE * - - - 89 RIVERBANK * - - - 90 SAN LUIS OBISPO * - - - 91 SAND CITY ** 221,664.00 - 221,664.00 92 SAUSALITO ** 1,381,141.88 - 1,381,141.88 93 SEASIDE - - - 94 SEBASTOPOL - - - 95 SOLANO COUNTY ** 2,925,239.00 - 2,925,239.00 96 SONOMA * - - - 97 WASCO ** 1,306,331.00 - 1,306,331.00 98 WOODSIDE - - - 99 YOLO COUNTY - - - Total 49,243,336.93 43,408,961.05 5,834,375.88 ** Rule 20A work credits were not used for reallocation due to community having pending action for those work credits.
* Inactive communities with negative work credit balances are shown as zero for the purposes of this table.
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PG&E Gas and Electric
Advice Submittal List
General Order 96-B, Section IV

AT&T Ellison Schneider & Harris LLP Pacific Gas and Electric Company
Albion Power Company Peninsula Clean Energy
Alta Power Group, LLC Electrical Power Systems, Inc.

Fresno
Pioneer Community Energy
Anderson & Poole Engie North America Public Advocates Office Atlas ReFuel BART Engineers and Scientists of
California
Redwood Coast Energy
Authority
Ava Community Energy
Regulatory & Cogeneration
Service, Inc. BART
Buchalter GenOn Energy, Inc. Resource Innovations
Barkovich & Yap, Inc. Green Power Institute Rockpoint Gas Storage Biering & Brown LLP
Braun Blaising Smith Wynne, P.C. Hanna & Morton LLP San Diego Gas & Electric Company
SPURR
California Community Choice
Association
ICF consulting San Francisco Water Power and
Sewer
California Cotton Ginners &
Growers Association
iCommLaw Sempra Utilities
California Energy Commission International Power Technology Sierra Telephone Company, Inc.

California Hub for Energy
Efficiency
Intertie Southern California Edison
Company
California Alternative Energy and
Advanced Transportation
Financing Authority
Intestate Gas Services, Inc. Southern California Gas
Company
California Public Utilities
Commission

Kaplan Kirsch LLP
Spark Energy
Calpine Kelly Group Sun Light & Power
Cameron-Daniel, P.C. Ken Bohn Consulting Sunshine Design Casner, Steve Keyes & Fox LLP Stoel Rives LLP
Center for Biological Diversity
Chevron Pipeline and Power Leviton Manufacturing Co., Inc. Tecogen, Inc.

City of Palo Alto Los Angeles County Integrated TerraVerde Renewable Partners City of San Jose Tiger Natural Gas, Inc.

Clean Power Research Waste Management Task Force TransCanada Coast Economic Consulting
Commercial Energy MRW & Associates Utility Cost Management Crossborder Energy Manatt Phelps Phillips Utility Power Solutions Crown Road Energy, LLC Marin Energy Authority
Communities Association (WMA) McClintock IP Water and Energy Consulting McKenzie & Associates Wellhead Electric Company
Davis Wright Tremaine LLP Modesto Irrigation District Western Manufactured Housing Communities Association
(WMA)
Day Carter Murphy
Dept of General Services NOSSAMAN LLP Yep Energy
Douglass & Liddell NRG Energy Inc.

Downey Brand LLP
Dish Wireless L.L.C. OnGrid Solar

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.

TO
: Honorable Mayor and Council Members
FR
OM: M. S
cott Hurlbert, City Manager
Nancy Vera, Human Resources Manager
D
ATE: April 15th, 2025
SUBJECT: Adopt a Resolution Approving the Side Letter to Memorandum of Understanding Dated July 1 st, 2024 Between Wasco Police Officers Association (WPOA) and The City of Wasco Effective March 9 th, 2025 , in order to add the Evidence/Property Room Specialist Duty to Section 11 of the current MOU.

R
ecommendation:

Staff recommends the City Council:
1) Adopt a Resolution Approving the Side Letter to Memorandum of Understanding Dated July 1st, 2024 Between Wasco Police Officers Association (WPOA) and The City of Wasco Effective March 9th, 2025 , in order to add the Evidence/Property Room Specialist Duty to Section 11 of the current MOU.
2) Find that this action is not a project as defined under the California Environmental Quality Act State Guidelines; therefore, pursuant to State Guidelines Section 15060(c) (3), no environmental review is required.

E
nvironmental Review:

The staff has reviewed the proposed activity for compliance with the California Environmental Quality Act(CEQA) and has determined that the activity is not a “Project” as defined under Section 15378 of the State CEQA guidelines because the proposed activity consists of a governmental fiscal/administrative activity which does not result in a physical change in the environment; therefore, pursuant to Section 15060(c)(3) of the State CEQA Guidelines, the activity is not subject to CEQA. Thus, no environmental review is required.

D
iscussion:

The City of Wasco would like to include the following language to Section 11 titled “Wages”, Evidence/Property Room Specialist Duty . The Evidence/Pr operty Room Specialist Duty will compensate m embers who are active in the position of Evidence/Property Room Specialis t $750.00 per month. In order to add the Evidence/Property Room Specialist Duty to Section 11 of the current MOU , a Side Letter Agreement has been proposed to the WPOA. The proposed Side Letter to Memorandum

STAFF REPORT
City of Wasco
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of Understanding Dated July 1st, 2024 Between WPOA and The City of Wasco would become Effective March 9th, 2025.

Fiscal Impact:

The Evidence/Property Room Specialist Duty pay will be covered by the Adopted 2024- 2025 Fiscal Year budget. No budget action is required with approval of this item.

Attachments:

1. Resolution

2. Side Letter Agreement
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R
ESOLUTION NO. 2025 -

A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF WASCO APPROVING THE SIDE LETTER TO MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING DATED JULY 1ST, 2024 BETWEEN WASCO POLICE OFFICERS ASSOCIATION (WPOA) AND THE CITY OF WASCO EFFECTIVE MARCH 9TH, 2025. IN ORDER TO ADD THE EVIDENCE/PROPERTY ROOM SPECIALIST DUTY TO SECTION 11 OF THE CURRENT MOU.

WHEREAS, all terms of the proposed Memorandum of Understanding have been agreed upon by all parties involved; covering a period of July 1, 2024 through June 30, 2026; and WHEREAS, the City of Wasco’s designated labor negotiators have met with the WPOA representatives to negotiate an adjustment to the incentive pay associated with Evidence and Property Room Specialist Duty; and
WHEREAS, the WPOA representatives and members have voted to tentatively accept the proposed Side Letter Agreement , subject to final approval, corrections, and legal verbiage acceptable to the WPOA, City Manager and the City Attorney.

N
OW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Wasco, SEC
TION 1: The City Council hereby approves , subject to final approval, corrections, and legal verbiage acceptable to WPOA , City Manager and the City Attorney , the proposed Side Letter Agreement between the City of Wasco and WPOA, a copy of which is attached as Exhibit “A”.

SEC
TION 2: Authorizes the City Manager or Designee to finalize and execute the Side Letter Agreement to Memorandum of Understanding and file said Side Letter Agreement with WPOA and the City Clerk.
-o0o-
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I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing Resolution No. 2025 - was passed and adopted by the Council of the City of Wasco at a regular meeting thereof held on April 15th, 2025, by the following vote:

COUNCIL MEMBERS:

AYES:

NOES:

ABSTAIN:

ABSENT:

__________________________________

VALENTIN MEDINA
MAYOR of City the Wasco

Attest: _______________

__________________________
MARIA O. MARTINEZ
CITY CLERK and Ex Officio Clerk of
the Council of the City of Wasco
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SIDE LETTER TO MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING DATED JULY 1 st, 2024

BETWEEN WASCO POLICE OFFICERS ASSOCIATION
(WPOA) AND THE CITY OF WASCO EFFECTIVE MARCH 9TH, 2025.

The City of Wasco (“City”) and Wasco Police Officers Association (“WPOA,” collectively, “the Parties”) are already signatories to a Memorandum of Understanding (“MOU”) between them. The Meyers- Milias-Brown Act ("MMBA"), Government Code §3500, et seq., requires that the City meet and confer in good faith with recognized employee organizations "regarding wages, hours, and other terms and conditions of employment." The City is a covered entity, and WPOA is a recognized employee organization. As such, the Parties acknowledge and agree to the following:
• Section 11 of the MOU provides information with regards to Wages. • The City of Wasco would like to include the following language to Section 11 titled “Wages” o Evidence/Property Room Specialist Duty:
 Members who are active in the position of Evidence/Property Room Specialist shall receive $750.00 per month.

NOW, THEREFORE, it is agreed by and between the Parties that:
• Section 11 (“Wages”) is to add the following Evidence/Property Room Specialist Duty language as a standalone paragraph at the end of Section 11: “Members who are active in the position of Evidence/Property Room Specialist shall receive $750.00 per month.” • No other changes were offered by either Party to the other Party, and no other changes are contemplated.
• This Side Letter may be executed in counterparts. An electronic copy shall be as effective as the original for all purposes.

END OF SIDE LETTER – SIGNATURE PAGE FOLLOWS

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City of Wasco WPOA

M. Scott Hurlbert, City Manager Lionel Lopez Jr.

City Representative for WPOA

Nancy Vera, Human Resources Manager Daniel Martines - Talavera City Representative for WPOA

Approved as to form:

Thomas F. Schroeter, City Attorney Maira A. Puente
City Representative for WPOA

Tiffany Moran
WPOA, Labor Relations Representative

_________________________________________
Michael D. McCoy
WPOA Attorney

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