City of Wasco
City Council Agenda
TUESDAY, August 19, 2008 – 7:00pm
City Council Chambers
746 8th Street, Wasco, California 93280
1) CALL TO ORDER
2) FLAG SALUTE
3) INVOCATION: Johnny Martinez, Westside Fellowship
4) ROLL CALL
5) PRESENTATIONS AND AWARDS
6) COMMUNICATIONS FROM THE AUDIENCE: This portion of the meeting is reserved for persons desiring to address the Council on any matter not on this agenda and over which the council has jurisdiction. Speakers are limited to two (2) minutes. Please state your name and address for the record before making your presentation.
The City Council will receive your comments but no action will be taken at this meeting. Should your comments require further consideration by the City Council, the item will be agendized for a report and discussed at a future City Council meeting.
7) CONSENT CALENDAR: The Consent Agenda consists of items that in staff’s opinion are routine and non-controversial. These items are approved in one motion unless a Councilmember or member of the public removes a particular item.
a) Approval of Minutes from the Regular meeting on August 5, 2008.
b) Approval of Bill Paying List.
c) Acceptance of Sheriff’s Activity Report for the Month of July 2008.
d) Acceptance of Code Enforcement Report for the Month of July 2008.
e) Acceptance of Monthly Building Permit Report for July 2008.
f) Second Reading and Possible Adoption of an Ordinance, RE: AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WASCO CONCERNING THE PROHIBITION AND ABATEMENT OF GRAFFITI.
g) Second Reading and Possible Adoption of an Ordinance, RE: AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WASCO AMENDING CHAPTER 13 SEWER, GENERAL PROVISIONS.
h) Acknowledge Receipt of Correspondence.
i) Approve the Reading of All Ordinances and Resolutions by Title Only and
Approve Publication of All Ordinances in Summary Form.
8) Report and Possible Approval, RE: Acceptance of Improvements and Performance Security Bond Reduction to the amount of 10% of the Approved Engineers Estimate for the Off-Site Improvements on Parcel Map 11497. (Allen)
9) Report and Possible Approval, RE: Consider Awarding a Professional Service Contract for the Downtown Revitalization Study to Applied Development Economics. (Johnson)
10) Report and Possible Approval, RE: A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WASCO APPROVING KERN COUNCIL OF GOVERNMENTS TRANSPORTATION DEVELOPMENT ACT STREETS AND ROADS CLAIM FOR FISCAL YEAR 2008-2009. (Zervis)
11) Report and Possible Approval, RE: A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WASCO OPPOSING KERN COUNTY LAFCO’S PROPOSED POLICY CHANGES REGARDING THE ANNEXATION OF AGRICULTURAL LAND UNDER THE WILLIAMSON ACT CONTRACT. (Johnson)
12) Report and Possible Minute Action, RE: Wasco Housing Authority Commissioner Appointments. (Mayor Wegman and Mayor Pro Tem West)
13) Report and Possible Approval, RE: City Council Authorization for the City of Wasco Public Transit Division to Assist in the Transportation of Senior Citizens from the City of Wasco to the Kern County Fair for “Senior Days” Activities on September 19th ~2008. (Councilmember Hively)
14) REPORTS FROM CITY STAFF
15) REPORTS FROM CITY ATTORNEY
16) REPORTS FROM CITY MANAGER
17) REPORTS FROM CITY COUNCIL
18) CLOSED SESSION:
19) ADJOURNMENT to Wasco Redevelopment Agency Meeting
This is to certify that this agenda was posted at Wasco City Hall on August 15, 2008.
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Vickie Hight, City Clerk
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