City of Wasco City Council Meeting Minutes, June 3, 2025
MINUTES
WASCO CITY COUNCIL
and Successor Agency to the
Former Redevelopment Agency
Tuesday, June 3, 2025
Regular Meeting – 6:00 p.m.
City Council Chambers
746 8th Street, Wasco, CA 93280
REGULAR MEETING – 6:00 pm
1) CALL TO ORDER:
Mayor Medina called the meeting to order at 6:00 p.m.
2) ROLL CALL: Mayor Medina, Mayor Pro Tem Saldaña, Council Members: Martinez, Raya, Reyna
PRESENT: Mayor Medina, Mayor Pro Tem Saldaña, Council Members: M artinez, Raya, Reyna
LATE: Council Member Martinez arrived at 6:01 p.m.
STAFF PRESENT: City Manager M. Scott Hurlbert, City Attorney Tom Schroeter, Assistant City Manager Maria Lara, Deputy City Clerk Monica Flores, Deputy City Clerk Yolanda Tinajero, Public Works Director Luis Villa, Finance Director Isarel Perez -Hernandez, Community Development Director Keri Cobb, Assistant Police Chief Alecio Mora, Kern Fire Chief Joe Appleton , Code Enforcement Officer Sergio Gonzalez, Assistant Public Works Director Alberto Martinez, Water Supervisor Cesar Montes
3) FLAG SALUTE: by Mayor Medina
4) INVOCATION: observed a moment of silence.
5) APPROVAL OF AGENDA:
City Manager M. Scott Hurlbert mentioned item 11.f. of the agenda, the “PAL Project,” was not included in the synopsis in the paragraph on agenda.
Motion by Council Member Martinez, seconded by Mayor Pro Tem Saldaña, to approve the agenda with items 6.a. and 6.b to be moved down the agenda as the meeting proceeds until all parties are available by the following roll call vote:
AYES: MEDINA, SALDAÑA, MARTINEZ, RAYA, REYNA
NOES: NONE
ABSTAIN: NONE
ABSENT: NONE
6) PRESENTATIONS:
a. Waterworth Progress Report (Hurlbert)
A presentation by Calvin Coles and Andrew O’ Brien, Waterworth Specialists.
Docusign Envelope ID: BDD8F980-0322-4CA0-BF34-177C2C431440 City of Wasco City Council Meeting Minutes, June 3, 2025 b. CALTRANS Update on Highway 46 Roundabout
A PowerPoint presentation by Shelly Maggard, Caltrans District 6 Project Manager.
7) PUBLIC COMMENTS ON ITEMS NOT ON THE AGENDA:
There were no public comments.
Deputy City Clerk Yolanda Tinajero mentioned there are no email comments for this item or any other agenda items.
8) SUCCESSOR AGENCY BUSINESS: None
9) WASCO PUBLIC FINANCE AUTHORITY BUSINESS: None
10) PUBLIC SAFETY REPORTS
a. Kern County Fire Department (Appleton)
Chief Appleton gave a recent fire report.
b. Wasco Police Department (Fivecoat)
Assistant Police Chief Mora gave a PowerPoint presentation of recent crimes.
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 $422,554.76
b. Approval of City Council Minutes for:
1. May 13, 2025, Special Meeting
2. May 20, 2025, Regular Meeting
c. Council finds this action is not a “project” defined under section 15378 of the CEQA Guidelines; Approval of Travel and Training Expenses Exceeding $500.00 for the Police Support Services Manager and Police Dispatcher to attend the 2025 National Emergency Number Association (NENA) Conference and Expo from June 21- 26, 2025, in Long Beach, CA.
d. Council finds this action is not a “project” defined under section 15378 of the CEQA Guidelines; Adopt a Resolution Authorizing the City Manager or Designee the Submission of an Application for Fiscal Year 2025 -2026 Federal Funding Under Section 5311 (49 U.S.C. Section 5311) and the Execution of a Standard Agreement with the California Department of Transportation (CALTRANS), Division of Rail and Mass Transportation.
Reso#2025-4210
e. Council finds this action is not a “project” defined under section 15378 of the CEQA Guidelines; Adopt a Resolution Approving an Application for Funding and Authorizing the City Manager or Designee to Execute the Grant Agreement and any amendments thereto from the FY2025 COPS Hiring Program (CHP) of the U.S.
Department of Justice, Office of Community Oriented Policing Services.
Reso#2025-4211
Docusign Envelope ID: BDD8F980-0322-4CA0-BF34-177C2C431440 City of Wasco City Council Meeting Minutes, June 3, 2025 f. Council finds this action is not a “project” defined under section 15378 of the CEQA Guidelines; Approval of the acceptance of the City of Wasco Public Facility Improvement Project and Authorization for the City Clerk to file the Notice of Completion.
Rec#2025-008
g. Council finds this action is not a “project” defined under section 15378 of the CEQA Guidelines; Adopt a Resolution Approving the Cost Report for Outstanding Fines and Abatement Costs, Assessing the Cost Thereof and Imposing Liens Pursuant to City of Wasco Municipal Code 1.20, 8.24, and 17.80.
Reso#2025-4212
There was n o conflict of Interest on the consent calendar for any of the Council members.
Motion by Council Member Reyna, seconded by Mayor Medina, to approve the consent calendar by the following roll call vote:
AYES: MEDINA, SALDAÑA, MARTINEZ, RAYA, REYNA
NOES: NONE
ABSTAIN: NONE
ABSENT: NONE
12) PUBLIC HEARINGS: None
13) DEFERRED BUSINESS: None
14) NEW BUSINESS:
a. Council finds this action is not a “project” defined under section 15061(b)(3), of the CEQA Guidelines; Adopt a Resolution Authorizing the City Manager or Designee to Approve Change Orders to the City Security System Project in the amount not to exceed $116,240.00 to address Police Department technology requirements, funded through the Police Department Technology Equipment Program Grant, in addition to the Professional Services Agreement with American Business Machines approved on July 18, 2023. (Hurlbert)
Reso#2025-4213
Agmt#2023-040(1)
Oral presentation by City Manager M. Scott Hurlbert.
There were no public comments.
Motion by Mayor Medina , seconded by Mayor Pro Tem Saldaña , to adopt the resolution by the following roll call vote:
AYES: MEDINA, SALDAÑA, MARTINEZ, RAYA, REYNA
NOES: NONE
ABSTAIN: NONE
ABSENT: NONE
Docusign Envelope ID: BDD8F980-0322-4CA0-BF34-177C2C431440 City of Wasco City Council Meeting Minutes, June 3, 2025 15) REPORTS FROM COMMISSIONS AND COMMITTEES:
a. Kern Economic Development Corporation (Medina)
No reports.
b. Kern Council of Governments (Reyna)
No reports.
c. Wasco Task Force (Saldaña and Medina)
The next community clean -up will be on June 21, 2025. Meeting at the corner of Gromer Avenue and Palm Avenue from 7:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
16) REPORTS FROM THE CITY MANAGER:
City Manager Hurlbert updated the city council on the following:
• The League of California Cities Annual Conference will be held on October 8-10, 2025, in Long Beach, CA.
• The next Community Breakfast will be held on June 4, 2025, at 7:00 a.m. at the Freewill Baptist Church.
• The Scofield Project is now complete. Repairs have been completed, and is now fully opened to traffic.
• Striping has been completed on Central Avenue, and it is now fully open to traffic. • The Gromer Landscape Project will begin on June 21, 2025, at 7:00 a.m. • The SNIP event will be on June 17, 2025, from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. in front of the Public Works Department, by appointment only.
• The City received an invitation to the Grand Opening for the Wonderful Amenities Center in Shafter, CA, on June 12, 2025.
• A Bike Lane Plan has been completed, and a portion of it has been implemented.
Staff is looking into identifying areas where painting is needed and working on filling the gaps in the plan.
• Staff has received a quote for Flock Cameras that is approximately $39,000.00 more to implement them, and staff has begun studying the optimum locations.
There may be an opportunity to work with commercial property owners if there is an advantage to having a camera on private or commercial properties. If there is reason to proceed, the project will be brought to the council as an appropriation request following the adoption of FY 2024-2025 Operating Budget as the additional $39,000.00 is not included in the current draft budget.
17) REPORTS FROM THE CITY COUNCIL:
Council Member Reyna:
• Attended the Memorial Day Ceremony at the Bakersfield National Cemetery on May 24, 2025.
• Attended the Wasco Police Department Bike Rodeo on May 24, 2025. • Attended the Memorial Day Ceremony at the Wasco Cemetery on May 26, 2025. • On June 1, 2025. The second of four NAMI Hearts and Minds Workshops took place at St. John’s the Evangelist Parish Hall. The next workshop will be held on June 22, 2025, at the St. John’s the Evangelist Parish Hall at 1:00 p.m. • Requested staff to consider that Code Enforcement Officers work early evenings to enforce the food vendors that are setting up in the evenings. • Thanked the Public Works Director and the Deputy Public Works Director who provided a large bin to assist with the clean -up outside of the St. John’s the Evangelist Parish Hall.
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Mayor Medina:
• Requested staff to perform a weed abatement for the address of 812 Tulip Street.
There were no public comments on closed session items.
Mayor Medina adjourned into closed session at 7:12 p.m.
Mayor Medina adjourned out of closed session at 7:27 p.m.
18) CLOSED SESSION:
a. Closed Session Minutes for May 20, 2025.
b. CONFERENCE WITH LABOR NEGOTIATORS 54957.6
Agency designated representatives: City Manager, HR Manager, Employee Organization: SEIU Local 521
c. PUBLIC EMPLOYEE PERFORMANCE EVALUATION – City Manager per Government Code Section 54957
d. CONFERENCE WITH LABOR NEGOTIATORS 54957.6
Agency designated representatives: Mayor Medina and Councilmembers Unrepresented employee: City Manager
e. CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL—ANTICIPATED LITIGATION Significant exposure to litigation pursuant to paragraph (2) of subdivision (d) and paragraph (3) of subdivision (e) of Section 54956.9: one potential case. 19) CLOSED SESSION ACTION:
City Attorney Tom Schroeter reported out.
a. Closed Session Minutes for May 20, 2025.
Motion by Council Member Martinez , seconded by Mayor Pro Tem Saldaña , to approve the closed session minutes by the following roll call vote:
AYES: MEDINA, SALDAÑA, MARTINEZ, RAYA, REYNA
NOES: NONE
ABSTAIN: NONE
ABSENT: NONE
b. CONFERENCE WITH LABOR NEGOTIATORS 54957.6
Agency designated representatives: City Manager, HR Manager, Employee Organization: SEIU Local 521
No reportable action.
c. PUBLIC EMPLOYEE PERFORMANCE EVALUATION – City Manager per Government Code Section 54957
No reportable action.
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Agency designated representatives: Mayor Medina and Councilmembers Unrepresented employee: City Manager
No reportable action.
e. CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL—ANTICIPATED LITIGATION Significant exposure to litigation pursuant to paragraph (2) of subdivision (d) and paragraph (3) of subdivision (e) of Section 54956.9: one potential case.
No reportable action.
20) ADJOURNMENT:
Mayor Medina adjourned the meeting at 7:28 p.m.
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Monica Flores, Deputy City Clerk
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Valentin Medina, Mayor
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