WASCO CITY COUNCIL
MINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING
AUGUST 16, 2005
1. CALL TO ORDER- Mayor Wegman called the meeting to order at 7:05 p.m.
2. FLAG SALUTE.
3. INVOCATION- Pastor John Ross- Westside Family Fellowship Church.
4. ROLL CALL- Present: Mayor Wegman, Council Members Pearson, West, Espitia & Cortez, City Manager Pennell, City Clerk Gibson, Executive Secretary Krause, Attorney Alan Peake, Public Works Director Jones, Finance Director Wooner, H. R. Director Randhawa, Planning Director Woodcock, Economic Development Director Mittag, Finance Specialist Mosqueda, Sgt. McDonald and Supt. of Streets & Projects Wren.
5. PRESENTATIONS AND AWARDS- NONE.
6. COMMUNICATIONS FROM THE AUDIENCE- Myron Williams, 1202 14th, addressed the Council with his concerns on a $355.24 bill he received from Fire Prevention Services..
Jane Reithofer, 1018 Birch, read a statement asking that the Council help in the cleanup of a deplorable home on her street. City Manager Pennell recommended that a draft ordinance addressing this type of issue be brought to the Council in the near future for consideration and possible adoption.
7. REPORT AND POSSIBLE MINUTE ACTION, RE: Agreement/action of Interim City Clerk- A motion was made by Mayor Wegman to appoint Councilmember Pearson as Interim City Clerk and to appoint Vicki Hight to serve the remainder of the unexpired term of City Clerk Gibson, 2nd by Councilmember West. All in favor, motion carried.
8. CONSENT CALENDAR-
a. Approval of minutes from the July 19, 2005 regular and special City Council meetings.
b. Approval of bill paying list.
c. Acceptance of July 2005 Building Permit Report.
d. Approval of (No. 2005-2261) APPROVAL OF A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WASCO ADOPTING THE 2005-06 DISADVANTAGED BUSINESS ENTERPRISES GOAL OF TEN PERCENT (10%) AND AUTHORIZING THE CITY ENGINEER TO TRANSMIT THE REQUIRED DOCUMENTS TO THE CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION.
e. Approval of (No. 2005-2259) APPROVAL OF A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WASCO ACCEPTING THE GRANT WITH CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF WATER RESOURCES, DESIGNATING THE CITY MANAGER TO SIGN A FUNDING CONTRACT, AND AUTHORIZING THE FINANCE DIRECTOR TO APPROVE PARTIAL PAYMENT ESTIMATES FOR THE WATER SERVICES INFRASTRUCTURE REHABILITATION FEASIBILITY STUDY TO BE PERFORMED BY HELT ENGINEERING, INC.
f. Approval of (No. 2005-2262) A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WASCO APPROVING AN APPLICATION TO THE PACIFIC GAS AND ELECTRIC COMPANY FOR FUNDING UNDER THE LOCAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT GRANTS PROGRAM; THE EXECUTION OF A STANDARD AGREEMENT IF SELECTED FOR FUNDING AND ANY AMENDMENTS THERETO; AND ANY RELATED DOCUMENTS NECESSARY TO PARTICIPATE IN THE LOCAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT GRANTS PROGRAM.
g. Approval of (No. 2005-2260) A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WASCO IN SUPPORT OF AMTRAK PASSENGER RAIL SERVICE.
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.
Councilmember Cortez asked that item “b” be removed for further discussion. Motion by Councilmember Pearson to approve/adopt the remaining items, 2nd by Councilmember Espitia. Motion carried with the following vote:
AYES: Mayor Wegman, Council Members Pearson, Espitia, West & Cortez.
NOES: NONE
ABSTAIN: NONE
ABSENT: NONE
Attorney Peake read the resolution titles.
After his questioning of item “b”, Councilmember Cortez made the motion to approve, 2nd by Councilmember Pearson. All in favor, motion carried.
9. Report and introduction of an Ordinance, re: AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WASCO AMENDING SECTION 2.60.160 OF THE WASCO MUNICIPAL CODE RELATED TO APPROVAL OF EXPENDITURES- After a brief discussion, Councilmember West made the motion to continue this item until the meeting of September 6, 2005, 2nd by Councilmember Espitia. All in favor, motion carried.
10. Report and possible minute action, re: Approval of bid award to Ortega R’s Construction for the City Hall Annex and Sheriff’s Sub-Station modular tie-in expansion project- Supt. of Streets and Projects Wren explained that the Sheriff’s expansion was within budget but the Annex expansion would require approximately another $81,000. The Building, Planning and Housing Departments are the primary funding sources.
Motion by Councilmember Cortez to approve, 2nd by Councilmember Pearson. All in favor, motion carried.
11. Report and possible minute action, re: Approval to fund the Palm Avenue and Concrete Replacement Projects with Workforce Housing Reward Grant funds and to fund the Central Avenue Project with Traffic Impact Fee funds- Supt. of Streets & Project Wren made a brief report.
Motion by Councilmember West to approve, 2nd by Councilmember Espitia. All in favor, motion carried.
12. Report and possible minute action, re: FM Radio Station Transmitter Site-Hector DeLaRosa, applicant- Mr. DeLaRosa made a brief report. Attorney Peake to prepare an agreement reflecting a 1 year lease at $100 per month.
Motion to approve by Councilmember Cortez, 2nd by Councilmember Pearson. All in favor, motion carried.
13. Report and possible minute action, re: Auto-Cad Technician position- City Manager Pennell recommended postponing until mid year in order to have a cost analysis done. Attorney Peake recommended that staff track the time they are spending on duties that could be done by a new Technician.
Motion by Councilmember to leave this position vacant for now, 2nd by Councilmember Espitia. Council Members Cortez and Pearson voted against the motion. Motion carried.
14. Report and possible minute action, re: Approval of Classification Study concerning job specifications- H.R. Officer Randhawa reported that this was thoroughly reviewed and approved by the Employee Union.
Motion to approve by Councilmember Espitia, 2nd by Councilmember Cortez. All in favor, motion carried.
15. Report and possible minute action, re: Designation of Voting Delegate and Alternate Voting Delegate/2005 League Annual Conference of the League of California Cities- Motion by Mayor Wegman to make her the Delegate and Councilmember West the Alternate. All in favor, motion carried.
16. Report and possible minute action, re: Acceptance of “Notice of Completion/Acceptance of Work” for the Barker Park Lighting Improvements C.D. Activity #21.02.2 completed by JPL Electric and authorizing the filing of said Notice-Supt. of Streets & Projects Wren made a brief report.
Motion to approve by Councilmember West, 2nd by Councilmember Pearson. Councilmember Espitia abstained. Motion carried.
17. Report, recommendation and possible minute action, re: Need for appointment to Wasco Recreation and Parks District Board of Directors to complete term of Mark Greenfield- Councilmember Pearson made the motion instructing staff to advertise and accept letters of interest, 2nd by Councilmember Cortez. All in favor, motion carried.
18. Reports from City Attorney- recommended that the RDA meeting be held prior to going into Closed Session.
19. Reports from city staff-
P.W.D. Jones- City Hall mold abatement completed.
Finance Director Wooner- Tax default property information to be brought back at a
future date.
Sgt. McDonald- Update on School Resources Grant. Will prepare a staff memo on
proposed daytime curfew.
Mayor Wegman- asked that a joint meeting of the Council and the Planning
Commission be planned.
E. D. Director Mittag- reported that Alpha Leisure on “J” Street should provide
approximately 15-20 jobs.
Blair Knox, Asst. to Supervisor Watson- reported that the Board of Supervisors had
approved the new budget and also on proposed highway and road improvements.
20. Reports from City Manager- Councilmember Espitia and West will comprise a committee to look into the matter of ice cream vendors.
21. Councilmember West- recommended a General Plan amendment that would require three street trees be planted for every one taken out. Mayor Wegman said that we need a street tree plan.
Council Members Espitia and West and Mayor Wegman attended the ACCAP Conference and reported that one of the issues addressed was the use of outside work crews.
Mayor Wegman- Asked that the downtown area and parking lots be readied for the Rose Festival.
8:51 p.m. Councilmember Espitia made a motion to recess to the RDA meeting, 2nd by Mayor Wegman. All in favor, motion carried.
Meeting reconvened at 9:00 p.m. and Council immediately went into the Closed Session.
22. Closed Session- a) Conference with Legal Counsel, re: State Street Bank vs. City of Wasco. Government Code Section 54956.9(a).
Open meeting reconvened at 9:25 p.m.- Attorney Peake made the following report: “Information was provided, no action taken”.
23. Adjournment- 9:26 p.m. Motion made by Councilmember Pearson, 2nd by Councilmember Cortez. All in favor, motion carried.
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Mayor Interim City Clerk Pearson
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