City of Wasco City Council Meeting Minutes, November 18, 2025 MINUTES WASCO CITY COUNCIL and Successor Agency to the Former Redevelopment Agency Tuesday, November 18, 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 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: Martinez, Raya, Reyna STAFF PRESENT: City Manager M. Scott Hurlbert, City Attorney Tom Schroeter, Assistant City Manager Maria Lara, Deputy City Clerk Yolanda Tinajero, Marketing Specialist Neomi Perez, Public Works Director Luis Villa, Community Development Director Keri Cobb, Accounting Manager Rocio Mosqueda, Police Chief Alecio Mora 3) FLAG SALUTE: by Mayor Medina 4) INVOCATION: observed a moment of silence 5) APPROVAL OF AGENDA: Motion by Council Member Martinez, seconded by Mayor Pro Tem Saldaña, to approve the agenda as to form by the following roll call vote: AYES: MEDINA, SALDAÑA, MARTINEZ, RAYA, REYNA NOES: NONE ABSTAIN: NONE ABSENT: NONE 6) PRESENTATIONS: None 7) PUBLIC COMMENTS ON ITEMS NOT ON THE AGENDA: There were no public comments. Deputy City Clerk Yolanda Tinajero mentioned that 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 City of Wasco City Council Meeting Minutes, November 18, 2025 10) PUBLIC SAFETY REPORTS a. Kern County Fire Department (Appleton)No reports Chief Appleton absent. b. Wasco Police Department (Mora)Chief Mora reported on 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 $473,326.82 b. Approval of City Council Minutes for: 1. October 7, 2025, Regular Meeting2. November 4, 2025, Regular Meeting c. CEQA Guidelines; Approval of Travel and Training Expenses exceeding $500.00 per trip for the City Manager and Council Members to attend the League of California Cities Mayors and Council Members Academy Conference on January 21-23, 2026, in Sacramento, CA. d. CEQA Guidelines; Ratify Travel and Training Expenses exceeding $500.00 for the the CALACT Maintenance Conference on November 17th 20th, 2025, in Monterey, CA. e. CEQA Guidelines; Receive and File the Investment Reports for May 2025 through September 2025. There was no Conflict of Interest on the consent calendar for any Council member. City Manager Hurlbert mentioned there are corrections to the agenda for item 11.b.1. to note that October 21, 2025, is the correct minutes date, and the Council Member Reyna was noted as Mayor Reyna for item 15, and to be corrected to reflect his title as Council Member. Motion by Council Member Reyna, seconded by Mayor Medina, to approve the consent calendar with the corrections to the minutes for item 11.b.1. by the following roll call vote: AYES: MEDINA, SALDAÑA, MARTINEZ, RAYA, REYNA NOES: NONE ABSTAIN: NONE ABSENT: NONE City of Wasco City Council Meeting Minutes, November 18, 2025 12) PUBLIC HEARINGS: a. CEQA Guidelines; Introduce and waive the first reading of an Ordinance of the City Council of the City of Wasco Repealing and Re-enacting Chapter 15.04 of the City of Wasco Municipal Code Relating to Building Code Regulations and Adopting by Reference the California Code of Regulations Title 24, Parts 1-12, 2025 Edition of the California Building Standards Code. Oral presentation by Community Development Director Keri Cobb. Mayor Medina opened the public hearing at 6:10 p.m. There were no public comments.Mayor Medina closed the public hearing at 6:11 p.m. Motion by Mayor Pro Tem Saldaña, seconded by Council Member Martinez, to introduce and waive the first reading of an ordinance by the following roll call vote: AYES: MEDINA, SALDAÑA, MARTINEZ, RAYA, REYNA NOES: NONE ABSTAIN: NONE ABSENT: NONE b. CEQA Guidelines; Introduce and waive the first reading of an Ordinance of the City Council of the City of Wasco Repealing and Re-enacting Chapter 15.08 of the City of Wasco Municipal Code Relating to Fire Prevention Regulations and Adopting by Reference the California Code of Regulations Title 24, Part 9, 2025 Edition of the California Building Standards Code. Oral presentation by Community Development Director Keri Cobb. Mayor Medina opened the public hearing at 6:12 p.m. There were no public comments.Mayor Medina closed the public hearing at 6:12 p.m. Motion by Council Member Reyna, seconded by Mayor Medina, to introduce and waive the first reading of an ordinance by the following roll call vote: AYES: MEDINA, SALDAÑA, MARTINEZ, RAYA, REYNA NOES: NONE ABSTAIN: NONE ABSENT: NONE 13) DEFERRED BUSINESS: None 14) NEW BUSINESS: a. CEQA Guidelines; Receive and File the Donation Financial Activity Quarterly Report for Fiscal Year 2024-2025 Quarter 4 (April 1, 2025, through June 30, 2025) and Fiscal Year 2025- 2026 Quarter 1 (July 1. 2025 through September 30, 2025).
City of Wasco City Council Meeting Minutes, November 18, 2025 PowerPoint presentation by Accounting Manager Rocio Mosqueda; noted that a $500 original donation to the PAL Program was missing in the report, corrected and included in the presentation. There were no public comments.Motion by Mayor Pro Tem Saldaña, seconded by Council Member Reyna, to receive and file with the corrections mentioned by the following roll call vote: AYES: MEDINA, SALDAÑA, MARTINEZ, RAYA, REYNA NOES: NONE ABSTAIN: NONE ABSENT: NONE 15) REPORTS FROM COMMISSIONS AND COMMITTEES: a. Kern Economic Development Corporation (Medina) No reports. b. Kern Council of Governments (Reyna) No reports Next meeting November 20, 2025. c. Wasco Task Force (Saldaña and Medina) No reports. 16) REPORTS FROM THE CITY MANAGER: The City Manager will email the reports to the council members. Council Member Reyna requested a future report on the approved investment for September 30, 2025, with a total cash and investment value of $75,828,750, and a decrease of $1,232.956 from the previous month. Mayor Medina requested information on whether there were any flooding issues due to the amount of rain received. In the last 24 hours, the work from Unwired has been stopped on any new work to check for subsidence on patches that need attention due to rain. There will be no launching out into new areas until they have gone back and double-checked. 17) REPORTS FROM THE CITY COUNCIL: Mayor Pro Tem Saldaña: Encouraged the public to attend the Wasco Tigers game on Friday. Council Member Reyna: Attended the Regional Transportation Plan for Kern County on November 13, 2025. There were no public comments on the closed session items. Mayor Medina adjourned into closed session at 6:30 p.m. Mayor Medina adjourned out of closed session at 6:45 p.m. 18) CLOSED SESSION: a. Closed Session Minutes for November 4, 2025.
City of Wasco City Council Meeting Minutes, November 18, 2025 b. CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL EXISTING LITIGATION 54956.9 (d)(1) Name of Case: Amerivet Contracting, a California Corporation c. CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL EXISTING LITIGATION 54956.9 (d)(1) Name of Case: LEO Towing d. PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT APPOINTMENT 54957Title: Finance Director e. CONFERENCE WITH REAL PROPERTY NEGOTIATORS: Property: APN 487-200-04, 487-180-01, 487-140-52 City negotiator: City Manager Negotiating party: Frank Iturriria Under negotiation: Price and terms of lease19) CLOSED SESSION ACTION: City Manager M. Scott Hurlbert reported out. a. Closed Session Minutes for November 4, 2025. No reportable action. b. CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL EXISTING LITIGATION 54956.9 (d)(1) Name of Case: Amerivet Contracting, a California Corporation No reportable action. c. CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL EXISTING LITIGATION 54956.9 (d)(1) Name of Case: LEO Towing No reportable action. d. PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT APPOINTMENT 54957Title: Finance Director City Manager Hurlbert mentioned that a candidate for the Finance Director position has been identified and that a conditional offer has been accepted. There is a draft contract that outlines the terms and conditions and requests the city ssful completion of the background check and pre-employment paperwork, to onboard the individual as soon as possible. Motion by Council Member Martinez, seconded by Mayor Pro Tem Saldaña, to approve and execute the employment contract by the following roll call vote: AYES: MEDINA, SALDAÑA, MARTINEZ, RAYA, REYNA NOES: NONE ABSTAIN: NONE ABSENT: NONE City of Wasco City Council Meeting Minutes, November 18, 2025 e. CONFERENCE WITH REAL PROPERTY NEGOTIATORS: Property: APN 487-200-04, 487-180-01, 487-140-52 City negotiator: City Manager Negotiating party: Frank Iturriria Under negotiation: Price and terms of leaseNo reportable action. 20) ADJOURNMENT: Mayor Medina adjourned the meeting at 6:47 p.m. ____________________________________ Yolanda Tinajero, Deputy City Clerk ______________________________________ Eduardo Saldaña, Mayor