1 00:00:00,400 --> 00:00:03,600 That's going to say municipality lesbian to be concealed to learns 2 00:00:03,600 --> 00:00:06,600 it's enough job vacancies. 3 00:00:06,766 --> 00:00:09,633 Good evening and welcome to this, second special 4 00:00:09,633 --> 00:00:12,800 meeting of the Municipal Council of the City of Bakersfield. 5 00:00:12,800 --> 00:00:15,800 Monday, January 19th, 2026. 6 00:00:16,766 --> 00:00:17,700 Hello. Adoption. 7 00:00:17,700 --> 00:00:20,300 The Lord Reggio 8 00:00:20,300 --> 00:00:22,800 adoption of the agenda of the City of Venezuela. 9 00:00:22,800 --> 00:00:27,533 Special Council Meeting of January 19th, 2026 at 7:30 p.m.. 10 00:00:27,533 --> 00:00:30,033 I propose I second. 11 00:00:30,033 --> 00:00:33,033 All in favor? 12 00:00:33,766 --> 00:00:35,133 Okay, period. 13 00:00:35,133 --> 00:00:39,133 The question duplicate news event in question. 14 00:00:40,333 --> 00:00:43,333 New to Madame Nicole Corrado. 15 00:00:43,833 --> 00:00:47,266 Okay, so we get since there's a $50 16 00:00:47,300 --> 00:00:51,100 fee for animals at the city pound who are not license, 17 00:00:51,533 --> 00:00:56,633 that means license animals stay there for free with tax dollars. 18 00:00:56,666 --> 00:00:59,733 I would like the city to post every lost and found 19 00:00:59,733 --> 00:01:02,000 animal at the pound on the city website 20 00:01:03,000 --> 00:01:07,000 and effects does that and the pound location should be published. 21 00:01:07,000 --> 00:01:12,000 Please consider a contract with a veterinary hospital to be the pound. 22 00:01:12,000 --> 00:01:15,000 Instead of using the shed behind the library. 23 00:01:16,000 --> 00:01:20,000 Miss Corrado, in recent, 24 00:01:20,000 --> 00:01:24,000 times, last year we had 10 or 12 dogs 25 00:01:24,000 --> 00:01:29,000 that were brought to the pound throughout the entire year. 26 00:01:29,000 --> 00:01:33,000 This would not warrant, the type of contract 27 00:01:33,000 --> 00:01:36,000 that would be necessary to, bring, 28 00:01:36,000 --> 00:01:39,000 animals to the veterinary hospital. 29 00:01:40,000 --> 00:01:44,000 Asked for the $50 fee for animals at the city pound. 30 00:01:44,000 --> 00:01:48,000 They are, yes, 31 00:01:48,000 --> 00:01:51,000 administered for those who are not license. 32 00:01:52,000 --> 00:01:56,000 However, beacons field homeowners, who have dogs 33 00:01:56,000 --> 00:02:00,000 do pay for a license fee, which in part covers that service. 34 00:02:01,000 --> 00:02:05,000 Unfortunately or unfortunately, depending on the point of view, 35 00:02:05,000 --> 00:02:09,000 when a dog is brought to our holding facility here. 36 00:02:11,000 --> 00:02:12,000 The owner 37 00:02:12,000 --> 00:02:16,000 usually, normally would end up with a fine for, 38 00:02:16,000 --> 00:02:21,000 the fact that this dog was not kept at all times under their control. 39 00:02:22,000 --> 00:02:25,000 So that's the answer to your question. 40 00:02:25,000 --> 00:02:28,000 I just have another question about that. Or. 41 00:02:28,000 --> 00:02:31,000 Mr. Ryan, I was going to say that. 42 00:02:31,000 --> 00:02:34,000 So you put money into, 43 00:02:35,000 --> 00:02:39,000 heating and air conditioning, a building that is mostly used for storage 44 00:02:40,000 --> 00:02:44,000 instead of contract for that, that is used mostly for storage, 45 00:02:44,000 --> 00:02:48,000 but is a city pound once a month. 46 00:02:48,000 --> 00:02:54,000 So why wouldn't it be more cost effective to rent out, 47 00:02:54,000 --> 00:02:57,000 to contract out to the Sherwood vet 48 00:02:57,000 --> 00:03:00,000 and also along with the Sherwood vet? 49 00:03:00,000 --> 00:03:04,000 If an animal, the animal would also get health checks and everything. 50 00:03:04,000 --> 00:03:06,000 Bakersfield loves its animals. 51 00:03:06,000 --> 00:03:08,000 Bakersfield does not. 52 00:03:08,000 --> 00:03:14,000 Most beacons fielders are actually shocked and quite disturbed that Bakersfield 53 00:03:14,000 --> 00:03:19,000 doesn't have anything other than a garden shed to house lost animals. 54 00:03:20,000 --> 00:03:24,000 And people are also upset that there isn't any adoption options, that there aren't. 55 00:03:25,000 --> 00:03:26,000 There aren't free food banks. 56 00:03:26,000 --> 00:03:32,000 There aren't anything to help animals that there's no there's no animal services. 57 00:03:32,000 --> 00:03:35,000 It's just that, you know, a pound that you know 58 00:03:35,000 --> 00:03:38,000 what, like it's been for the past 50 plus years. 59 00:03:39,000 --> 00:03:40,000 Thank you for your comments. 60 00:03:43,000 --> 00:03:46,000 Any other questions? 61 00:03:46,000 --> 00:03:49,000 On that? 62 00:03:51,000 --> 00:03:52,000 Nope. 63 00:03:52,000 --> 00:03:55,000 Miss Ryan, please proceed to the microphone. 64 00:03:58,000 --> 00:03:58,000 Yeah. 65 00:03:58,000 --> 00:04:01,000 I'm sorry, because I know that the previous meeting was about the budget. 66 00:04:01,000 --> 00:04:07,000 So you weren't allowed to disclose any real detail for contract purposes. 67 00:04:07,000 --> 00:04:10,000 But, has there been any follow up at all 68 00:04:10,000 --> 00:04:13,000 to our concerns that were raised at the last meeting? 69 00:04:14,000 --> 00:04:17,000 And what is the status like? 70 00:04:17,000 --> 00:04:22,000 We saw the bus doing the trial run midmorning on Montrose, struggling. 71 00:04:23,000 --> 00:04:27,000 And, any feedback to Beacon's 72 00:04:27,000 --> 00:04:30,000 field, miss Ryan, the, 73 00:04:30,000 --> 00:04:34,000 I'm not going to throw the book at you, but the rule is that 74 00:04:34,000 --> 00:04:38,000 the questions should be limited to the items on the agenda. 75 00:04:38,000 --> 00:04:42,000 Oh, and but what I can tell you is that. 76 00:04:42,000 --> 00:04:43,000 Sorry, I didn't have. 77 00:04:43,000 --> 00:04:45,000 We will have a council meeting on 78 00:04:45,000 --> 00:04:50,000 the 26th, and there's still, as far as I can tell or no, a meeting 79 00:04:50,000 --> 00:04:55,000 schedule for the next day between the SDM and Montrose residents. Yes. 80 00:04:55,000 --> 00:04:59,000 So we're aware that such time there is no new development that I would be sure. 81 00:04:59,000 --> 00:05:01,000 Okay, I appreciate that. Sorry. 82 00:05:01,000 --> 00:05:02,000 Thank you. No problem. 83 00:05:02,000 --> 00:05:04,000 Have a good evening. However, 84 00:05:05,000 --> 00:05:08,000 I just want to say I can't resist this. 85 00:05:08,000 --> 00:05:13,000 I just want to say I have never left a meeting with so few answers 86 00:05:14,000 --> 00:05:15,000 to my concerns. 87 00:05:15,000 --> 00:05:19,000 And I think as a council that you should be concerned about that. 88 00:05:21,000 --> 00:05:21,000 Noted. 89 00:05:21,000 --> 00:05:24,000 Thank you. 90 00:05:26,000 --> 00:05:29,000 Item 40.1. 91 00:05:34,000 --> 00:05:37,000 Depois of the motion to proceed. 92 00:05:37,000 --> 00:05:39,000 Lemme sunset. 93 00:05:39,000 --> 00:05:44,000 I don't consider it a regular modify the regular sunset 94 00:05:44,000 --> 00:05:48,000 concerning the provision meadow Lane position in Tex. 95 00:05:48,000 --> 00:05:51,000 Do I propose? 96 00:05:53,000 --> 00:05:55,000 No. 20. Oh. 97 00:05:55,000 --> 00:05:56,000 Excuse me. 98 00:05:56,000 --> 00:06:00,000 So you just have you the motion to attack the the 99 00:06:00,000 --> 00:06:04,000 the regular amount of a levied marshal and so fit 100 00:06:05,000 --> 00:06:08,000 item item 40.2. 101 00:06:08,000 --> 00:06:13,000 So if item 40.2 is I give motion for item 40.2 102 00:06:13,000 --> 00:06:17,000 and it's a filing a notice of motion of draft bylaw B 117 103 00:06:17,000 --> 00:06:22,000 seven entitled bylaw Modifying bylaw bike dash 117 104 00:06:22,000 --> 00:06:25,000 concerning the rate of transfer duties applicable to transfers 105 00:06:26,000 --> 00:06:32,000 with a basis of imposition exceeding $615,700 in order to modify 106 00:06:32,000 --> 00:06:36,000 the applicable rate and index the basis of imposition 107 00:06:36,000 --> 00:06:39,000 to $630,100. 108 00:06:40,000 --> 00:06:44,000 And I propose no, give motion to that proposed. 109 00:06:45,000 --> 00:06:46,000 So the 110 00:06:46,000 --> 00:06:50,000 bylaw is, filed and notice has been given. 111 00:06:50,000 --> 00:06:54,000 Just to give you a little bit of context, we adjust the rate, 112 00:06:54,000 --> 00:07:00,000 for the, in common parlance, what is called the welcome tax 113 00:07:00,000 --> 00:07:04,000 for a higher rate at the a certain level. 114 00:07:05,000 --> 00:07:08,000 Item point, what 115 00:07:09,000 --> 00:07:09,000 depot? 116 00:07:09,000 --> 00:07:15,000 We have a motion G project director mountain b b o r c sounds for sometimes 117 00:07:15,000 --> 00:07:18,000 a regular monthly text that have vendor beacons field 118 00:07:18,000 --> 00:07:21,000 have been on see variances. 119 00:07:21,000 --> 00:07:24,000 Mercy. 120 00:07:24,000 --> 00:07:26,000 Item 40.4. 121 00:07:26,000 --> 00:07:30,000 So prior to proposing, the adoption of bylaw 122 00:07:30,000 --> 00:07:34,000 B 172 entitled Bylaw on Tourism 2026, I'll further elaborate. 123 00:07:35,000 --> 00:07:38,000 The object of bylaw B 172 is to provide the terrorists 124 00:07:38,000 --> 00:07:42,000 applicable for all services and activities provided by the City of Beacons 125 00:07:42,000 --> 00:07:45,000 field for 2020 five six. 126 00:07:45,000 --> 00:07:48,000 A modification was made between the Notice of motion and the adoption 127 00:07:48,000 --> 00:07:53,000 to add a fee for the manual reading of non communicating water meter. 128 00:07:53,000 --> 00:07:55,000 This is section 2.3.1. 129 00:07:55,000 --> 00:07:58,000 So I propose the adoption of bylaw B 172 130 00:07:58,000 --> 00:08:01,000 entitled bylaw 2026. 131 00:08:01,000 --> 00:08:03,000 I second all in favor. 132 00:08:06,000 --> 00:08:11,000 I, Miss Malcolm, miss Mark, miss Malcolm. 133 00:08:11,000 --> 00:08:13,000 No, there's no question period. It's over. 134 00:08:13,000 --> 00:08:16,000 You can come after the meeting and we'll answer you. 135 00:08:18,000 --> 00:08:21,000 Item 40.5. 136 00:08:21,000 --> 00:08:23,000 Okay. Adoption adoptions. Irregular. 137 00:08:23,000 --> 00:08:26,000 My sound dogs in regular. 138 00:08:27,000 --> 00:08:30,000 The region towns can say a solar section. 139 00:08:30,000 --> 00:08:32,000 They see ourselves ineligible. 140 00:08:32,000 --> 00:08:35,000 Seemingly span, random 141 00:08:35,000 --> 00:08:38,000 within the proposed logic. 142 00:08:38,000 --> 00:08:39,000 Regular. 143 00:08:39,000 --> 00:08:39,000 Regular. 144 00:08:39,000 --> 00:08:42,000 My sunspots and kettles. 145 00:08:42,000 --> 00:08:45,000 A telco decreed that the city 146 00:08:45,000 --> 00:08:47,000 establish regular the function 147 00:08:47,000 --> 00:08:50,000 they say I was just gonna say in mystic won't forget. 148 00:08:50,000 --> 00:08:54,000 I wanted to effectuate the motion l adoption electric 149 00:08:54,000 --> 00:08:57,000 the synchronous atmosphere in the Prévoir. 150 00:08:58,000 --> 00:08:59,000 Dudley. 151 00:08:59,000 --> 00:09:02,000 Question 12 Sarah Porter along Joe than it could and sounds like so 152 00:09:02,000 --> 00:09:05,000 you know I want to propose 153 00:09:06,000 --> 00:09:08,000 just like owned 154 00:09:08,000 --> 00:09:10,000 up that. 155 00:09:10,000 --> 00:09:12,000 Okay. 156 00:09:12,000 --> 00:09:14,000 Bit it lessens my case. 157 00:09:16,000 --> 00:09:18,000 To propose 158 00:09:18,000 --> 00:09:20,000 I second, 159 00:09:20,000 --> 00:09:23,000 in favor. 160 00:09:23,000 --> 00:09:25,000 The meeting is lifted. 161 00:09:25,000 --> 00:09:27,000 Closed. 162 00:09:27,000 --> 00:09:29,000 Mascara to see a two 163 00:09:29,000 --> 00:09:32,000 that we see what all three present. 164 00:09:32,000 --> 00:09:34,000 Physic one calling one. 165 00:09:34,000 --> 00:09:36,000 So I have a good evening. Thank you. Mercy.