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Welcome to the August.

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Got it. All right. Welcome to the August

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5th um

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» City council meeting uh for our close

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session. If we can have a roll call.

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» I don't have a microphone.

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» I'm present.

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» Is present. Mr. Blades doesn't have a

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microphone.

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» Present.

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» Mr. Roger.

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» President. Mr.

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» President,

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» Mr. Gord

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» Present. We have

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» No microphones. Oh, there it goes.

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» All right. Uh, do we have a motion for

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approval of the agenda?

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» So moved.

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» Motion second.

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» Motion and second.

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» Vote, please.

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» Thank you, sir.

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» Five eyes. Motion carries.

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» All right. Uh, public comment on close

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session. Any of you lovely people, would

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you like to comment?

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» You see you see lovely people out there?

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I don't I'm wondering. I don't see

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anybody here.

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» I I was about

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» Seeing none. No lovely people had no

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comment.

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» Not on the phone, right?

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» Yeah.

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» All right. Uh we will adjourn to close

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session conference with legal counsel

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existing litigation people of the state

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of California XL Rob Bont at all v. the

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city of Ridgerest Superior Court of

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California County of Kern case number

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and then some numbers and letters. We

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will adjourn.

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» Um

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now to the attorney report out of close

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session.

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» Thank you honorable mayor council

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members. One item was discussed in close

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session. That's existing litigation as

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depicted on the agenda. No reportable

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actions were taken by the council. Thank

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you.

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» Thank you. Uh we will adjourn to the 550

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special open session agenda.

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If we can have a roll call.

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» Mayor Endicott.

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» I am present.

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» Mr. Blades

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» Mr. Roger

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» Present.

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» Mr. Haymon

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» Mr. Gorman

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» Present.

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» Five present. We have a quorum.

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» All right. Uh, next we have an approval

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of the agenda. So moved.

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» Second.

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Motion.

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» I think we're gonna have to do a roll

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call on that. May Mr. Andut

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» I.

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» Mr. Blades.

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» I.

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» Mr. Rogerham.

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» Mr. Hayman.

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» Mr. Gorman.

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» I.

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» Five eyes. Motion carries.

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» All right. Uh, for all those in

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attendance, if we're going to do the

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pledge of allegiance and invocation. Um

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if you can stand up for that if you're

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able and remain standing for the

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invocation after.

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» Ready begin.

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» I pledge allegiance to the flag of the

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United States of America and to the

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republic for which it stands. One nation

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under God, indivisible, with liberty and

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justice for all.

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» Please join me in prayer if you would.

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Lord, thank you for giving us this day.

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Lord, thank you for the city of

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Ridgerest where we live and cherish.

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Lord, thank you for the wonderful people

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we have serving this community. Lord, I

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pray for our country. Give your

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directions to the leaders of our country

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so that they take right decisions for

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this country. Lord, I pray for the

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troops who are in harm's way. Protect

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them from all evil. I pray for our

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police department. Lord protect them as

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they put their lives online to protect

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this community. Lord, pray for all the

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people who gathered here today. Lord,

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pray for the city council and the city

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staff. Lord, thank you for the

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opportunity you have given to us to

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discuss the matters. Lord, give your

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wisdom and your direction. Lord,

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whatever we do, let it be beneficial to

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this community. I ask this in Jesus

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precious name. Amen.

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» Amen.

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» Amen.

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All right, we'll move on to item number

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one. Uh discussion and action item.

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Resolution of the city council of the

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city of Ridgerest adopting the 2023

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through 2031 draft general plan housing

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element in the fair housing analysis and

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authorizing staff to submit the same to

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the California Department of Housing and

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Community Development for certification.

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» Go ahead, Heather.

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» Good evening, mayor, members of council.

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Um so tonight I have before you the

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housing element. This is the fifth

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draft. Um we have received notification

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from HCD

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that the draft meets the statutory

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requirements. Um we also

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put this for a 7-day public review

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period prior to submitting to HCD. So it

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is before you tonight ready to be

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adopted. Um,

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some of the main changes since you first

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saw the document in September of 2023,

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um, include changes to the site

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inventory. Um, all of the sites under

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one acre are no longer included in their

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site inventory.

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programs, including updates to our

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zoning ordinance, um, in regards to

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housing, um, that are all in this new

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document, including things for emergency

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shelters, farm workers housing, um,

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large sites,

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inclusionary housing, um, and several

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other various programs that we will be

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implementing. um with the adoption of

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this. So tonight, all we're asking is

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that you um adopt this and then we will

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send it back to HCD for final

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certification.

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» All right. Any members of the council

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have any comment or questions?

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» And I'll just quick comment. Heather,

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thank you for working so hard on this. I

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know that you have worked for a very

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long time working trying to get this

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through and all the hoops you've had to

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jump through with the state. Thank you.

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» Thank you.

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Same here. Thank you, Heather, and and

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council and everyone that's been

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involved in getting this uh to the point

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where it is today. And hopefully we get

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it in their hand in the past and we'll

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be pass this. So, thank you very much.

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» Well, now it just sounds empty if I also

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add on, but thank you.

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» It's all good. I just add tone and

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delivery.

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» That is true. Okay.

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» Uh I actually want to thank you more

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than the rest of them because I care

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more. Um, but sincerely thank you. Um, I

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I know I've only been here for two years

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and this started well before me, but it

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seems to be a headache and I'm sure

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dealing with the state of California

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cannot be easy.

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Any other council members?

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No one else wants to thank Heather.

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» Thank you, Heather.

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» There we go. All right.

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» Thank you, Heather.

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» There we go. All right. Uh, any members

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of the public uh, wish to comment or

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» Thank you, Heather.

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» There we go. There we go.

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» All right. Uh, seeing no other comments

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or questions. Um,

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do we have a motion?

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» Motion, please.

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» Motion to approve.

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» Do we have a second?

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» Second. There we go. Motion and second.

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Please vote.

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» Sorry, I stole your I stole your

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thunder.

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» Second, sir. No problem at all. Five

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eyes. Motion carries. Thank you all.

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» Thank you.

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» All right.

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So, next we have four minutes till we

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adjourn or do we just go ahead and

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adjourn?

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» We can wait.

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» We should probably wait.

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» Okay, we wait.

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» Four minutes.

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» Anyone have any jokes

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that are appropriate?

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I have a joke so appropriate you could

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tell it in church.

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» There we go.

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» Which church?

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» One of 17 that currently exists. This um

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Zen master leave if you've heard it. Um

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found himself on the busy streets of New

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York City and and found himself wanting

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one of those famous New York hot dogs

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starting at Coney Island. And he

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happened to be nearby a hot dog vendor,

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a Neanderthal looking fellow who dragged

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his knuckles, was wearing a dirty

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t-shirt and a cigar in his mouth, a New

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York attitude, and a hot dog machine. Oh

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my goodness, this is great. The Zen

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master, saffron robe, shaven head, great

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serenity, floated up to the hot dog

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vendor and asked, "Make me one with

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everything.

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I know you're out there. He can hear

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crickets. Good thing it's a two-stage

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joke. The Zen master gave the hot dog

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vendor a $20 bill and stood nearby the

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machine, eating it, however nervously.

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And finally, the Zen master's equinimity

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snapped. And he reapproached the hot dog

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vendor, pointing at his halfeaten hot

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dog and asked, "Excuse me, but don't I

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get any change with this?"

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The hot dog vendor smiled as some of you

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are smiling now and said, "Change comes

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only from within."

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I missed the crickets.

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Same joke.

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» I used to watch the

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So, we actually have my group on

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this moment right here.

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actually it's a good good

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way

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to just keep going.

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So now

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will eventually ask the question

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» Or it'll just be silence

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and that's okay.

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It wasn't just crickets.

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» All right.

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Welcome to the Wednesday, August 5th,

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2026 Ridgerest City Council meeting.

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Another roll call. No, let's just skip

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right by that.

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» All right.

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» Can we have an approval of the agenda?

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» So moved.

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» Second.

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» Motion and second.

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» I must not have made a slide. Mayor

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Indicott

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» I.

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» Mr. Blades.

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» I.

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» Mr. Roger.

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» I.

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» Mr. Haymon.

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» I.

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» Mr. Gorman.

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» I.

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» Five eyes. Motion carries.

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» All right. Uh, next we will do council

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presentations.

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Y.

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Thank you.

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I guess I'm taking Rick's job on

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» Solomon. you do the next joke. Okay.

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» All right.

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» Nope. Nope. Nope. So I So as as everyone

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can see the first presentation is city

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clerk week proclamation. I have to note

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were you asked to write up this for

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yourself?

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» No. Actually there's a funny story to

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that.

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» Do you want to tell it?

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» Sure.

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So all of these proclamations that are

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done, I write them, I prepare them, I

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give them to the council. So when city

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clerk week came along, I did not

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recognize myself because I thought it

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was silly to ask them to recognize me.

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So Travis so graciously made up our own

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little city clerk week, wrote the

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proclamation himself, prepared it

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himself so that they could recognize me.

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So that's how this came about.

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So, I did not write this.

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» She proof that

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» Knowing knowing that

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» I did not even do that. I didn't look at

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it. I put the agenda and just kind of

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» Knowing that Travis did this, I'm

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honestly surprised it's not in comic

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sands. So,

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» All right. So, uh, proclamation of the

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city of Ridgerest, California, the

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57th77th annual professional municipal

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clerk's week, August 3rd through the

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9th, 2026.

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Could he have made it smaller?

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» Whereas the office of the professional

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mun municipal clerk, a timehonored and

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vital part of local government, exists

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throughout the world. And whereas the

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office of the professional municipal

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clerk is the oldest among public

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servants. And whereas the office of the

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professional municipal clerk provides

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the professional link between the

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citizens, the local governing bodies and

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agencies of government at other levels.

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And whereas professional municipal

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clerks have pledged to be ever mindful

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of their neutrality and impartiality,

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render rendering equal service to all.

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Whereas the professional municipal clerk

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serves as the information center on

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functions of local government and

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community.

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Whereas the professional municipal

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clerk, if we could have just done PMC,

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that would have been fantastic,

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continually strives to improve the

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administration of the affairs of the

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office of the professional municipal

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clerk through participation in education

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programs, seminars, workshops, and the

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annual meetings of their state,

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provincial, county, and international

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professional organizations. Whereas it

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is most appropriate that we recognize

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the accomplish of the office

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accomplishments of the office of the

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professional municipal clerk. Now

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therefore, we the city council of the

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city of Ridgerest do recognize the week

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of August 3rd through August 9th, 2026

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as Ridgerest Professional Municipal

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Clerk's Week and further extend

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appreciation to our professional

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municipal clerk, Rea.

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And to all the professional mun

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municipal clerks for their vital

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services they perform and their

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exemplary dedication to the communities

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they represent. extended this fifth day

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of August 2026 myself and council I want

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to go above and beyond and it's not just

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what you do here it's all the other

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organizations that you are a part of

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that you tie yourself to that you make

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sure that they continue to strive and

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thrive and that we I don't think that we

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should just have a week to recognize

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that uh all the hard work that you do

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all of the everything that you do behind

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the scenes to make it that our jobs

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easier here. I have a a nice little um

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agenda up there that everything is

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written what I need to say so that I

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don't make errors. Uh so that's nice. Um

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but thank you for all you do. This is

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yours

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» And and people want a speech.

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» I did not prepare a speech.

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Um I I just want to say thank you for

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for doing this. This means a lot. when

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you said you were gonna do it, I kind of

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just thought, well, yeah, sure he is.

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But and he did. I really did. I thought

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that. Um, so thank you. And this means a

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lot to me and and as Travis said, I do a

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lot of other organizations in town

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because I love Ridgerest. Um, I I have a

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passion for Ridgerest and I just want to

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make it better. So I appreciate you guys

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recognizing me for that and it means a

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lot. Thank you very much.

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Yes, that's it.

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I'm trying to make sure that I don't

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have the chair.

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» Thank you.

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I have to admit, after being a professor

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for a while, uh I'm very attuned to uh

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font and so at one point I made the

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mistake of saying that I hate comic

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sands and so they made my entire agenda

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comic sands. That was the statement.

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That's the reason for the joke about

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Travis doing that. But

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» Next we have our penny pool update.

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Good afternoon. Good afternoon.

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Grab the controller voice. There you go.

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Thank you.

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All right. Good evening, mayor and

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members of the city council. Tonight, I

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would like to provide an update on the

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Sergeant John Penny Memorial Pool

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Complex Replacement Project. The project

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officially began in construction in

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January 2026.

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Continues to make significant progress.

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This partation will highlight completed

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work, current construction activities,

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project schedule, budget status, and the

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next major milestones.

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This project it's a collaborative effort

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involving several

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involving several teams working together

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toward the successful completion of the

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city's new aquatic facility. The city of

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Richest provides overall project

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management and oversight through the

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parks and wreck public works engineering

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and city administration.

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AMG and associate serves as a general

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contractor and is responsible for daily

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construction operations,

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scheduling, quality control and safety.

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Fluty and Moody together with Welden

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provide design support, construction

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management, resident engineering,

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inspection and construction

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administration.

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Weekly owner, architect, contractor

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meetings continue to keep the project

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moving efficiently and allow us to

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address issues before they affect the

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schedule.

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This slide illustrates the project

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layout and compares it with the aquatic

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center vision

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versus the site development that was

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initially started in January and

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February. As work progresses, the

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council will continue to see the project

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take shape and resemble the original

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conceptual rendering.

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During the first two months of

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construction, the contractor completed

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mobilization activities. This included

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installation of construction, fencing,

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signage, establishing survey control,

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setting up trailers, testing facilities,

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beginning rough grading, and

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coordinating early utility re

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relocations. This activity established

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the foundation for all subsequent

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construction.

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In March, the project transition into

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major earthwork. Building pads were s

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verified for both the community building

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and the restroom building. Excavation

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also began for the competition pool,

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activity pool, the perch and the pump

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pit while site grading continue

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throughout the complex.

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April focused primarily on underground

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infrastructure. Sewer improvements,

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electrical conduit installation, under

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slab utilities, concrete work for the

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search and pumps were completed. This

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work is critical because much of the

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infrastructure becomes inaccessible

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after the pools and buildings are

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constructed.

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During May, construction activities

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advanced vertically. The restroom and

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storage building slabs were completed.

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Community building footings were formed

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and placed. Excavation continue for both

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the competition and structural pools

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while the search pit reached its

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substantial completion.

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June marked another milestone. The

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community building, foundation, and slab

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were completed. Masonary construction

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began on the restroom and storage

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building while plumbing continued

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beneath the instructional pool. These

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activities allowed multiple construction

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crews to work at the same time across

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the site.

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Throughout July, construction

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accelerated significantly. Masonary

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walls for the community building

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progressed. The roof construction began

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on the restroom building and both

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activity and instructional pools

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received shot creek. Underground

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plumbing also continue with the

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competition pool. By the end of the

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July, nearly every major area of the

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project has active construction

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happening at the same time.

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Now today, active across

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there's active construction across every

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major project.

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The community building has completed its

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foundation and majoring work and has

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moved into roof framing. The restroom

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building has completed majoring and roof

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framing is now advancing rough

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mechanical, electrical, plumbing, HVAC

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and fire sprinkler installation.

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Both the activity and structural pool

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have completed shock creek and are

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advancing toward waterproofing and tile

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finishes. Construction crews continue

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supporting construction while work

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transitions into structural and

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architectural phases.

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As expected on a project of this size,

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several unforeseen utilities conflicts

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were encountered during the

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construction. Although the project team

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successfully coordinated relocations

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with the siros valley minerals water man

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while uh coordinating with all the other

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utilities such as the city wastewater

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operations waste wastewater Indian wells

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valley water district southern

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California Edison and we're continue to

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work with PG as well although these

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issues required redesign coordination

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they were addressed without

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significantly impacting overall project

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progress. Utility coordination remains

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one of our highest priorities as a

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project moves forward.

564
00:26:10,640 --> 00:26:16,080
This project remains on schedule.

565
00:26:13,679 --> 00:26:19,679
Construction beginning January 2026 and

566
00:26:16,080 --> 00:26:23,679
the contract includes 393

567
00:26:19,679 --> 00:26:26,000
working days. As of today, 138 working

568
00:26:23,679 --> 00:26:28,720
days have been used representing

569
00:26:26,000 --> 00:26:32,000
approximately 35% of the contract

570
00:26:28,720 --> 00:26:35,039
duration. There have been no approved

571
00:26:32,000 --> 00:26:37,600
time extensions, only one non-working

572
00:26:35,039 --> 00:26:40,960
day due to weather, and the current

573
00:26:37,600 --> 00:26:43,279
contract completion remains August 2027.

574
00:26:40,960 --> 00:26:44,640
Staff continues monitoring schedule

575
00:26:43,279 --> 00:26:47,360
performance throughout weekly

576
00:26:44,640 --> 00:26:50,720
construction meetings and continues to

577
00:26:47,360 --> 00:26:53,600
provide such updates.

578
00:26:50,720 --> 00:26:55,760
This project also remains financially

579
00:26:53,600 --> 00:26:59,120
healthy. The original construction

580
00:26:55,760 --> 00:27:03,520
contract is approximately 19.48 48

581
00:26:59,120 --> 00:27:06,400
million with a contingency of 292,000

582
00:27:03,520 --> 00:27:10,880
for a total authorized project budget of

583
00:27:06,400 --> 00:27:13,600
approximately 19.78 million. Now, six

584
00:27:10,880 --> 00:27:17,600
progress payments have been processed

585
00:27:13,600 --> 00:27:21,679
totaling a total of 4.35 million

586
00:27:17,600 --> 00:27:24,799
representing roughly 22% of the total

587
00:27:21,679 --> 00:27:27,520
authorized budget. All payments are

588
00:27:24,799 --> 00:27:30,080
reviewed by the city staff, construction

589
00:27:27,520 --> 00:27:32,799
management, inspectional personnel

590
00:27:30,080 --> 00:27:37,120
before approval to verify completed

591
00:27:32,799 --> 00:27:39,440
work. And at this time, expenditures are

592
00:27:37,120 --> 00:27:45,120
consistent with construction progress

593
00:27:39,440 --> 00:27:48,240
and within the approved project budget.

594
00:27:45,120 --> 00:27:50,320
In summary, the Sergeant John Penny

595
00:27:48,240 --> 00:27:52,880
Memorial Pool Complex continues to makes

596
00:27:50,320 --> 00:27:55,840
excellent progress. Major earthquake is

597
00:27:52,880 --> 00:27:58,480
complete. Utilities are substantially

598
00:27:55,840 --> 00:28:00,080
installed. Buildings are rising above

599
00:27:58,480 --> 00:28:03,039
grade. And pool construction is

600
00:28:00,080 --> 00:28:05,120
advancing rapidly. City staff, our

601
00:28:03,039 --> 00:28:07,679
consultants, and the contractor continue

602
00:28:05,120 --> 00:28:10,559
to work closely to maintain schedule,

603
00:28:07,679 --> 00:28:13,200
manage costs, and promptly resolve

604
00:28:10,559 --> 00:28:14,559
construction challenges. Over the coming

605
00:28:13,200 --> 00:28:17,360
months, the project will focus on

606
00:28:14,559 --> 00:28:20,399
building completion,

607
00:28:17,360 --> 00:28:22,399
pool finishes, utility commission, and

608
00:28:20,399 --> 00:28:24,799
the preparation for architectural and

609
00:28:22,399 --> 00:28:28,240
site improvements. So, we appreciate the

610
00:28:24,799 --> 00:28:32,679
council's continued support of this

611
00:28:28,240 --> 00:28:32,679
important community investment.

612
00:28:32,960 --> 00:28:41,799
Next, I would like to show a

613
00:28:36,640 --> 00:28:41,799
construction progress video. Sorry.

614
00:28:52,559 --> 00:28:56,960
This is the most up-to-date construction

615
00:28:55,520 --> 00:28:59,960
video that was provided by the

616
00:28:56,960 --> 00:28:59,960
contractor.

617
00:29:01,039 --> 00:29:07,799
So, as he spans over, he's going to go

618
00:29:03,600 --> 00:29:07,799
throughout the job site.

619
00:29:11,279 --> 00:29:20,480
We're currently coming in on the north

620
00:29:16,320 --> 00:29:25,240
east or north east part of the project

621
00:29:20,480 --> 00:29:25,240
overseeing the north driveway.

622
00:29:32,640 --> 00:29:39,799
And then here we're beginning to see

623
00:29:36,240 --> 00:29:39,799
the pool complex.

624
00:29:40,080 --> 00:29:46,000
We have the structural

625
00:29:42,799 --> 00:29:48,960
activity pool.

626
00:29:46,000 --> 00:29:53,240
You can see has the shot creek already

627
00:29:48,960 --> 00:29:53,240
working some utilities.

628
00:29:55,279 --> 00:29:59,720
Competition pool is in progress.

629
00:30:01,200 --> 00:30:05,520
It has advanced now. So, it's just

630
00:30:03,360 --> 00:30:08,240
waiting for Shot Creek. If you see it

631
00:30:05,520 --> 00:30:11,559
out now, since this video was taken at

632
00:30:08,240 --> 00:30:11,559
the end of July,

633
00:30:12,399 --> 00:30:18,360
it shows the rough plumbing in place.

634
00:30:23,520 --> 00:30:29,679
Now, we're expanding into the community

635
00:30:26,880 --> 00:30:32,799
building.

636
00:30:29,679 --> 00:30:35,039
We have there the search pit at the

637
00:30:32,799 --> 00:30:40,039
bottom.

638
00:30:35,039 --> 00:30:40,039
The pump pip is no longer visible,

639
00:30:40,159 --> 00:30:45,640
but we have the vertical work

640
00:30:42,640 --> 00:30:45,640
progressing.

641
00:30:55,679 --> 00:30:58,960
Just to note, the masonary vertical work

642
00:30:57,520 --> 00:31:00,559
is already completed. So if you go out

643
00:30:58,960 --> 00:31:02,080
there today, you'll see that the

644
00:31:00,559 --> 00:31:06,520
committee building is already working on

645
00:31:02,080 --> 00:31:06,520
the roof framing.

646
00:31:23,279 --> 00:31:28,480
And now he's going to begin to

647
00:31:25,440 --> 00:31:31,760
transition into the restroom and storage

648
00:31:28,480 --> 00:31:33,440
building and the overall site view of

649
00:31:31,760 --> 00:31:35,919
the project.

650
00:31:33,440 --> 00:31:38,320
So here the restroom building major is

651
00:31:35,919 --> 00:31:40,399
already completed.

652
00:31:38,320 --> 00:31:43,120
The roof framing for the most part has

653
00:31:40,399 --> 00:31:45,279
been completed

654
00:31:43,120 --> 00:31:49,279
and you can see a little bit of um the

655
00:31:45,279 --> 00:31:53,600
overall job site conditions that are

656
00:31:49,279 --> 00:31:53,600
currently on the job.

657
00:31:56,960 --> 00:32:04,000
So, this concludes the project's update

658
00:32:01,679 --> 00:32:07,360
and thank you for your time and

659
00:32:04,000 --> 00:32:10,480
continued support for the Sergeant John

660
00:32:07,360 --> 00:32:14,000
Penny Memorial Complex replacement

661
00:32:10,480 --> 00:32:16,559
project. I'll be happy to answer any

662
00:32:14,000 --> 00:32:20,399
questions the mayor or the council

663
00:32:16,559 --> 00:32:24,320
members may have.

664
00:32:20,399 --> 00:32:27,440
So, uh, fantastic. Um,

665
00:32:24,320 --> 00:32:30,960
do say think that maybe like a Beach

666
00:32:27,440 --> 00:32:34,399
Boys medley, uh, show in the pool would

667
00:32:30,960 --> 00:32:37,200
be Sorry, I the intrusive thoughts are

668
00:32:34,399 --> 00:32:39,279
winning today. Um, no, that's that's

669
00:32:37,200 --> 00:32:44,080
fantastic. The only question that I have

670
00:32:39,279 --> 00:32:48,240
um is uh you continue to use shot creek

671
00:32:44,080 --> 00:32:48,720
and I assume that is concrete that shot

672
00:32:48,240 --> 00:32:49,120
» Correct.

673
00:32:48,720 --> 00:32:49,600
» Okay.

674
00:32:49,120 --> 00:32:51,360
» Yes.

675
00:32:49,600 --> 00:32:52,240
» All right. Well, it's just that simple.

676
00:32:51,360 --> 00:32:56,480
All right.

677
00:32:52,240 --> 00:32:58,480
» Um is there um any

678
00:32:56,480 --> 00:33:02,240
» I don't know. I I assume that's standard

679
00:32:58,480 --> 00:33:05,120
of using that. Is there any um hardness

680
00:33:02,240 --> 00:33:07,440
or problems with that long term? Like

681
00:33:05,120 --> 00:33:09,200
are there any other concrete? I I assume

682
00:33:07,440 --> 00:33:11,360
if we got a harder concrete it would be

683
00:33:09,200 --> 00:33:13,760
more expensive or nitrogen filled or

684
00:33:11,360 --> 00:33:16,159
something like that that it would be

685
00:33:13,760 --> 00:33:16,880
more expensive but this is the common

686
00:33:16,159 --> 00:33:18,559
thing used

687
00:33:16,880 --> 00:33:20,399
» That is correct creek is the common

688
00:33:18,559 --> 00:33:22,720
thing for penny pools and they do all

689
00:33:20,399 --> 00:33:24,480
the testing as well so this is all being

690
00:33:22,720 --> 00:33:27,039
tested and verified okay with third

691
00:33:24,480 --> 00:33:29,279
parties as well. Okay, any other

692
00:33:27,039 --> 00:33:31,440
comments, questions?

693
00:33:29,279 --> 00:33:33,760
» Louise, I thought that was a brilliant

694
00:33:31,440 --> 00:33:36,640
presentation. I enjoyed the video a lot

695
00:33:33,760 --> 00:33:38,880
and I was a little surprised, stunned

696
00:33:36,640 --> 00:33:41,840
actually to notice that none of the

697
00:33:38,880 --> 00:33:44,240
workmen seemed to have been aware of

698
00:33:41,840 --> 00:33:47,279
that drone.

699
00:33:44,240 --> 00:33:50,240
Nobody looked up and pointed. Yeah, that

700
00:33:47,279 --> 00:33:53,919
silencer must work.

701
00:33:50,240 --> 00:33:56,399
Thank you. Okay,

702
00:33:53,919 --> 00:33:58,399
» I'll concur. Um that's a great great

703
00:33:56,399 --> 00:34:00,559
presentation. Um it's kind of humbling

704
00:33:58,399 --> 00:34:01,760
and exciting to see this project going

705
00:34:00,559 --> 00:34:04,159
on in the community. I think it's the

706
00:34:01,760 --> 00:34:06,720
biggest quality of life and one of the

707
00:34:04,159 --> 00:34:09,599
greatest things that uh we've seeing

708
00:34:06,720 --> 00:34:11,280
come to the city um in my lifetime of

709
00:34:09,599 --> 00:34:12,879
living here. But uh I was there

710
00:34:11,280 --> 00:34:14,240
yesterday and uh my wife and I went got

711
00:34:12,879 --> 00:34:16,000
a cup of coffee and parked across the

712
00:34:14,240 --> 00:34:17,200
street in the shade next to the park,

713
00:34:16,000 --> 00:34:19,119
you know, and was watching them. And

714
00:34:17,200 --> 00:34:21,440
you're exactly right. we were commenting

715
00:34:19,119 --> 00:34:23,520
on the work that was going on was in

716
00:34:21,440 --> 00:34:25,839
every aspect or facet of the of the

717
00:34:23,520 --> 00:34:27,599
construction process and it was and the

718
00:34:25,839 --> 00:34:28,639
other thing was it was about 106 degrees

719
00:34:27,599 --> 00:34:30,560
out

720
00:34:28,639 --> 00:34:32,399
» And to see these guys out there working

721
00:34:30,560 --> 00:34:34,560
um they weren't missing a beat I was I

722
00:34:32,399 --> 00:34:35,919
was impressed it's it's an impressive

723
00:34:34,560 --> 00:34:38,800
project and I think it's going to be

724
00:34:35,919 --> 00:34:41,040
wonderful for the city and u thanks to

725
00:34:38,800 --> 00:34:43,679
everybody that's uh playing a part on

726
00:34:41,040 --> 00:34:46,399
making this happen so

727
00:34:43,679 --> 00:34:48,480
thank you

728
00:34:46,399 --> 00:34:51,040
» Great presentation very

729
00:34:48,480 --> 00:34:53,200
Thank you very much. So, do you oversee

730
00:34:51,040 --> 00:34:55,119
the project or

731
00:34:53,200 --> 00:34:55,760
how what is your involvement in the

732
00:34:55,119 --> 00:34:57,680
project?

733
00:34:55,760 --> 00:34:59,599
» Yeah, I'm currently overseeing as part

734
00:34:57,680 --> 00:35:01,119
of the engineering division.

735
00:34:59,599 --> 00:35:02,560
» Right. Thank you. Good job.

736
00:35:01,119 --> 00:35:04,720
» Thank you.

737
00:35:02,560 --> 00:35:06,640
» Yeah, Luis, thank you so much. I mean,

738
00:35:04,720 --> 00:35:08,960
this this project is going to is a once

739
00:35:06,640 --> 00:35:10,720
in a-lifetime thing and I appreciate the

740
00:35:08,960 --> 00:35:12,320
care and and the work that you're

741
00:35:10,720 --> 00:35:13,920
putting into making sure that it's

742
00:35:12,320 --> 00:35:16,720
everything that the community wants it

743
00:35:13,920 --> 00:35:18,000
to be. So, I appreciate it.

744
00:35:16,720 --> 00:35:21,320
» Thank you. Appreciate it.

745
00:35:18,000 --> 00:35:21,320
» Thank you, Luis.

746
00:35:22,320 --> 00:35:26,800
» All right. Next, we will move on to

747
00:35:24,640 --> 00:35:28,400
public comment of items not on the

748
00:35:26,800 --> 00:35:29,839
agenda. Persons wishing to address the

749
00:35:28,400 --> 00:35:31,359
council on matters that are within the

750
00:35:29,839 --> 00:35:33,359
council's jurisdiction and do not

751
00:35:31,359 --> 00:35:35,520
already appear on the agenda may do so

752
00:35:33,359 --> 00:35:37,599
at this time. Council will not respond

753
00:35:35,520 --> 00:35:38,800
to any public comments, but may provide

754
00:35:37,599 --> 00:35:40,800
direction to staff to collect

755
00:35:38,800 --> 00:35:42,640
information. Pursuant to the Brown Act,

756
00:35:40,800 --> 00:35:44,240
the city council may not act on an item

757
00:35:42,640 --> 00:35:46,400
that does not appear on this agenda.

758
00:35:44,240 --> 00:35:48,000
Speakers are limited to 5 minutes. The

759
00:35:46,400 --> 00:35:49,599
public comment section of the agenda is

760
00:35:48,000 --> 00:35:51,359
limited to a total of one hour. Each

761
00:35:49,599 --> 00:35:53,040
speaker is asked to provide his or her

762
00:35:51,359 --> 00:35:53,680
name.

763
00:35:53,040 --> 00:35:56,960
Hello.

764
00:35:53,680 --> 00:35:59,440
» Hi, I'm Lorraine Horny. I have I had two

765
00:35:56,960 --> 00:36:02,160
questions. Now I have three. I didn't

766
00:35:59,440 --> 00:36:06,000
see on the plans about where's any

767
00:36:02,160 --> 00:36:09,040
shade. Number one, is there a first aid

768
00:36:06,000 --> 00:36:11,200
area? And the other I guess I have

769
00:36:09,040 --> 00:36:14,800
three. Um,

770
00:36:11,200 --> 00:36:16,720
if it's a competitive pool, is that just

771
00:36:14,800 --> 00:36:19,599
for our town or people going to come

772
00:36:16,720 --> 00:36:22,000
from out of out of the area and compete

773
00:36:19,599 --> 00:36:24,240
against Ridgerest folks? Where are the

774
00:36:22,000 --> 00:36:26,400
bleachers or you know, whatever? Anybody

775
00:36:24,240 --> 00:36:28,480
that would be watching, where are they

776
00:36:26,400 --> 00:36:30,880
going to be?

777
00:36:28,480 --> 00:36:32,960
So, I know you can't answer, but those

778
00:36:30,880 --> 00:36:34,720
are questions.

779
00:36:32,960 --> 00:36:37,119
And that was one section. Then I

780
00:36:34,720 --> 00:36:39,760
wondered, I never hear any updates on

781
00:36:37,119 --> 00:36:42,320
LFCO annexation

782
00:36:39,760 --> 00:36:43,839
stuff. It just kind of went away. We

783
00:36:42,320 --> 00:36:44,400
don't know what's going on as people

784
00:36:43,839 --> 00:36:46,720
here.

785
00:36:44,400 --> 00:36:48,000
» Uh are you talking about the um

786
00:36:46,720 --> 00:36:50,079
» The healthcare district?

787
00:36:48,000 --> 00:36:51,839
» Yeah, but I mean why are we still

788
00:36:50,079 --> 00:36:54,400
meeting as what's going on?

789
00:36:51,839 --> 00:36:56,560
» Uh so I'll answer that one. Uh we

790
00:36:54,400 --> 00:36:59,520
haven't that has not been on the agenda.

791
00:36:56,560 --> 00:37:01,839
Um, but at our next meeting next win or

792
00:36:59,520 --> 00:37:03,359
two week two Wednesdays from today, I

793
00:37:01,839 --> 00:37:06,560
will I'll bring it up and

794
00:37:03,359 --> 00:37:07,280
» And see and I'll come back with a an

795
00:37:06,560 --> 00:37:10,000
answer for you.

796
00:37:07,280 --> 00:37:12,400
» Okay. And my only other last question is

797
00:37:10,000 --> 00:37:14,480
what's the possibility of getting the

798
00:37:12,400 --> 00:37:17,599
food services for the senior center

799
00:37:14,480 --> 00:37:19,520
brought back here to Ridgerest

800
00:37:17,599 --> 00:37:21,839
because they they suck. Yeah,

801
00:37:19,520 --> 00:37:23,680
» They really do. and it's getting to be

802
00:37:21,839 --> 00:37:26,720
winter, so somebody driving over

803
00:37:23,680 --> 00:37:28,400
Walker's Pass to bring us peanut butter

804
00:37:26,720 --> 00:37:30,480
and jelly is pretty crappy.

805
00:37:28,400 --> 00:37:33,680
» So, we'll have our quality of life uh

806
00:37:30,480 --> 00:37:34,880
meeting uh the next or the first Tuesday

807
00:37:33,680 --> 00:37:35,520
of next month. Um

808
00:37:34,880 --> 00:37:37,920
» Okay.

809
00:37:35,520 --> 00:37:41,359
» And we'll try and I don't know if we'll

810
00:37:37,920 --> 00:37:43,440
have that answer, but um feel free to

811
00:37:41,359 --> 00:37:47,200
come. We have a lot of members of the

812
00:37:43,440 --> 00:37:48,800
senior center that show up and and we it

813
00:37:47,200 --> 00:37:49,839
really becomes a more informal

814
00:37:48,800 --> 00:37:50,640
conversation.

815
00:37:49,839 --> 00:37:53,599
» Good. So,

816
00:37:50,640 --> 00:37:55,040
» So for seniors and senioritas, right?

817
00:37:53,599 --> 00:37:56,000
» Yes. Yeah, absolutely, ma'am.

818
00:37:55,040 --> 00:37:59,280
» Okay.

819
00:37:56,000 --> 00:38:02,079
» Actually, for your first three, can we

820
00:37:59,280 --> 00:38:04,160
» Yes. So, the the bleachers are um an

821
00:38:02,079 --> 00:38:06,400
ancillary item. Once the full pool deck

822
00:38:04,160 --> 00:38:06,960
is constructed, the bleachers will be

823
00:38:06,400 --> 00:38:07,280
put in.

824
00:38:06,960 --> 00:38:09,200
» Good.

825
00:38:07,280 --> 00:38:10,960
» Uh bleachers are part of it there. The

826
00:38:09,200 --> 00:38:12,400
shade that's going to be provided is

827
00:38:10,960 --> 00:38:14,960
going to be with the trees. There's

828
00:38:12,400 --> 00:38:17,760
multiple trees and there's also a gazebo

829
00:38:14,960 --> 00:38:20,079
down the center in between the

830
00:38:17,760 --> 00:38:21,680
» The activity pool and the competition

831
00:38:20,079 --> 00:38:24,720
pool I believe. I can't I always get the

832
00:38:21,680 --> 00:38:25,839
two switched. So there will be plenty of

833
00:38:24,720 --> 00:38:27,520
places where there's shade. There's

834
00:38:25,839 --> 00:38:28,240
awnings that come off the buildings as

835
00:38:27,520 --> 00:38:30,320
well. So

836
00:38:28,240 --> 00:38:32,079
» Okay, good. And the first there is a

837
00:38:30,320 --> 00:38:33,680
first aid place somewhere for each.

838
00:38:32,079 --> 00:38:35,359
» Yes. So there's a designated area for

839
00:38:33,680 --> 00:38:36,960
not only the lifeguards, but there will

840
00:38:35,359 --> 00:38:38,400
be designated there will be an AED

841
00:38:36,960 --> 00:38:40,000
there. There will be first aid kits.

842
00:38:38,400 --> 00:38:41,599
There will be all that stuff will be

843
00:38:40,000 --> 00:38:42,320
provided and hung once all the buildings

844
00:38:41,599 --> 00:38:43,280
are constructed.

845
00:38:42,320 --> 00:38:46,599
» Cool. Thanks.

846
00:38:43,280 --> 00:38:46,599
» Thank you, Lorraine.

847
00:38:54,160 --> 00:39:00,000
My name is Tom Wiknik and I come to you

848
00:38:57,280 --> 00:39:04,079
tonight to hopefully maybe try and

849
00:39:00,000 --> 00:39:06,000
inspire some uh activity or some uh

850
00:39:04,079 --> 00:39:10,400
effort on the part of the city council

851
00:39:06,000 --> 00:39:11,920
in in total because there's u a couple

852
00:39:10,400 --> 00:39:15,440
months ago I brought up something about

853
00:39:11,920 --> 00:39:18,720
the 395 project and current cog has now

854
00:39:15,440 --> 00:39:20,560
got that out at 2045

855
00:39:18,720 --> 00:39:22,640
And I mentioned that when I was on Kern

856
00:39:20,560 --> 00:39:25,200
Cog back in the early 2000s, that was a

857
00:39:22,640 --> 00:39:27,760
five-year out project waiting for

858
00:39:25,200 --> 00:39:31,440
funding. Well, obviously now if it's out

859
00:39:27,760 --> 00:39:34,880
to 2045, it's more than five years.

860
00:39:31,440 --> 00:39:37,520
Anyway, uh I want to talk about how we

861
00:39:34,880 --> 00:39:40,800
use Kernogg and how I used Kernogg when

862
00:39:37,520 --> 00:39:43,440
I was there because as council people,

863
00:39:40,800 --> 00:39:46,160
you can do more for the not just Richest

864
00:39:43,440 --> 00:39:48,560
but the whole valley and Kernog is a

865
00:39:46,160 --> 00:39:50,160
means to do that. if you start thinking

866
00:39:48,560 --> 00:39:51,520
out of the box and start thinking about

867
00:39:50,160 --> 00:39:54,320
things that you might be able to do to

868
00:39:51,520 --> 00:39:57,200
help make the valley a better place.

869
00:39:54,320 --> 00:39:59,680
One, uh, as one example, and this is a

870
00:39:57,200 --> 00:40:02,800
real minor example, but when I was on

871
00:39:59,680 --> 00:40:04,560
the, um, Kernog,

872
00:40:02,800 --> 00:40:06,560
I I've traveled all over this country.

873
00:40:04,560 --> 00:40:08,240
I've been in all 50 states, and one

874
00:40:06,560 --> 00:40:10,240
thing I've noticed a lot of times along

875
00:40:08,240 --> 00:40:11,680
freeways, they would have the sign for a

876
00:40:10,240 --> 00:40:14,480
city and then they'd have a business

877
00:40:11,680 --> 00:40:15,760
loop. So people could see traveling that

878
00:40:14,480 --> 00:40:17,599
they could take this business loop and

879
00:40:15,760 --> 00:40:19,839
go through the town which is good for

880
00:40:17,599 --> 00:40:21,200
business when they when they know they

881
00:40:19,839 --> 00:40:23,280
can go in one side and come out the

882
00:40:21,200 --> 00:40:25,760
other. And I thought why don't we have

883
00:40:23,280 --> 00:40:28,880
that in Rididgerest. I'm going to run

884
00:40:25,760 --> 00:40:30,880
out of time so quick. Anyway, so I said

885
00:40:28,880 --> 00:40:34,160
why don't we have a business loop cuz we

886
00:40:30,880 --> 00:40:37,359
didn't have one. So I got the idea why

887
00:40:34,160 --> 00:40:39,280
not establish a 395 business loop

888
00:40:37,359 --> 00:40:42,640
through Ridgerest.

889
00:40:39,280 --> 00:40:45,280
And how did I do that? through Kernog.

890
00:40:42,640 --> 00:40:46,640
I brought it up. I I brought it to the

891
00:40:45,280 --> 00:40:48,640
attention of the staff over there at

892
00:40:46,640 --> 00:40:51,200
Kernog. And I'll tell you one thing, I

893
00:40:48,640 --> 00:40:53,040
remember this real clearly that when I

894
00:40:51,200 --> 00:40:55,119
tried to get things done in Kernog, I

895
00:40:53,040 --> 00:40:57,599
didn't do it by myself. I had to make

896
00:40:55,119 --> 00:40:59,920
sure I had a county supervisor that was

897
00:40:57,599 --> 00:41:02,880
helping me. Actually, two supervisors,

898
00:40:59,920 --> 00:41:05,040
the southern part of Eastern Kern, the

899
00:41:02,880 --> 00:41:07,359
uh the rep from California City, the rep

900
00:41:05,040 --> 00:41:09,040
from Tahachi. We had kind of a little

901
00:41:07,359 --> 00:41:10,960
group that we tried to support each

902
00:41:09,040 --> 00:41:14,640
other in all our projects because we

903
00:41:10,960 --> 00:41:18,640
made sure that every budget that Kernog

904
00:41:14,640 --> 00:41:20,880
had had a project going on in East Kern.

905
00:41:18,640 --> 00:41:23,119
Every budget had something going on out

906
00:41:20,880 --> 00:41:26,720
here and not just fix a sidewalk or a

907
00:41:23,119 --> 00:41:29,520
bike path. Anyway, back to the 395.

908
00:41:26,720 --> 00:41:31,839
Brought it up to staff. Calrans rep

909
00:41:29,520 --> 00:41:34,960
attended the meeting. They said, "We'll

910
00:41:31,839 --> 00:41:38,319
take it to CALR. No problem." So now we

911
00:41:34,960 --> 00:41:40,560
have business 395 through uh Ridgerest.

912
00:41:38,319 --> 00:41:42,079
No big deal, right? Okay. But it's

913
00:41:40,560 --> 00:41:45,280
something to maybe try and bring some

914
00:41:42,079 --> 00:41:48,560
traffic in. Um then there was the time

915
00:41:45,280 --> 00:41:50,400
where I said, you know, Bowman Road was

916
00:41:48,560 --> 00:41:52,560
supposed to be a freeway at one time

917
00:41:50,400 --> 00:41:54,240
from St. Louis Abyispo to Las Vegas

918
00:41:52,560 --> 00:41:55,599
right through Rididgerest. And you know

919
00:41:54,240 --> 00:41:58,319
what would have been good for that is

920
00:41:55,599 --> 00:42:00,400
for keeping all the big trucks going to

921
00:41:58,319 --> 00:42:02,720
Kermag from right going through the city

922
00:42:00,400 --> 00:42:05,599
of Rididgerest with all the chemicals. I

923
00:42:02,720 --> 00:42:07,839
got to hurry up. Anyway, at the at when

924
00:42:05,599 --> 00:42:10,800
I was on the Kernok, they found out that

925
00:42:07,839 --> 00:42:12,560
the state was abandoning the 178 freeway

926
00:42:10,800 --> 00:42:14,319
project. And with that, they were going

927
00:42:12,560 --> 00:42:16,880
to abandon the rightway all the way

928
00:42:14,319 --> 00:42:19,200
through. And I said, "Oh, no, wait a

929
00:42:16,880 --> 00:42:21,920
minute. Once you lose a rightaway, it's

930
00:42:19,200 --> 00:42:24,640
gone forever." So, I talked to the

931
00:42:21,920 --> 00:42:26,800
county and I talked with the richest

932
00:42:24,640 --> 00:42:28,319
people and I said, "Let's keep the

933
00:42:26,800 --> 00:42:31,359
rightaway through the Indian Wells

934
00:42:28,319 --> 00:42:33,440
Valley at least." And guess what? Kernog

935
00:42:31,359 --> 00:42:35,359
agreed with that and got the state of

936
00:42:33,440 --> 00:42:38,240
California to give us the rightway so we

937
00:42:35,359 --> 00:42:41,280
if we ever wanted to we could add that.

938
00:42:38,240 --> 00:42:42,960
Okay. And that was possibly a way to get

939
00:42:41,280 --> 00:42:45,200
something through. And by the way,

940
00:42:42,960 --> 00:42:48,160
Bowman Road didn't go from Downs out to

941
00:42:45,200 --> 00:42:50,079
Jack's Ranch Road. So what did I do? I

942
00:42:48,160 --> 00:42:51,680
went over to meet with John McQuiston. I

943
00:42:50,079 --> 00:42:54,400
said, "Hey, is there a way we can get

944
00:42:51,680 --> 00:42:56,240
the city's portion of uh Bowman done and

945
00:42:54,400 --> 00:42:59,119
you take it the county ticket back out

946
00:42:56,240 --> 00:43:01,599
to Dra Jack Road?" He said, "Yeah, let's

947
00:42:59,119 --> 00:43:05,200
work on that. A year and a half later,

948
00:43:01,599 --> 00:43:09,760
we the city and the county by the use of

949
00:43:05,200 --> 00:43:13,200
Kernog was doing uh Bowman Road from

950
00:43:09,760 --> 00:43:15,440
Downs out to there to Jack's Ranch Road.

951
00:43:13,200 --> 00:43:17,520
Now, back to 395.

952
00:43:15,440 --> 00:43:19,359
There was a question about why I was

953
00:43:17,520 --> 00:43:21,599
concerned about it and I brought it up

954
00:43:19,359 --> 00:43:23,839
about the safety issue. Well, guess

955
00:43:21,599 --> 00:43:26,079
what? the last time since the last time

956
00:43:23,839 --> 00:43:28,960
we talked. We now have a family in

957
00:43:26,079 --> 00:43:31,440
Ridgerest that lost a gr a granddaughter

958
00:43:28,960 --> 00:43:33,119
on 395.

959
00:43:31,440 --> 00:43:36,480
We have a family that lost a

960
00:43:33,119 --> 00:43:38,640
granddaughter on 395. And I know that

961
00:43:36,480 --> 00:43:41,200
because the grandfather came into my

962
00:43:38,640 --> 00:43:43,359
store the other day and he could hardly

963
00:43:41,200 --> 00:43:46,319
talk to me.

964
00:43:43,359 --> 00:43:48,160
He was so upset about it. Now, I'm try

965
00:43:46,319 --> 00:43:50,640
only saying this and I'm almost out of

966
00:43:48,160 --> 00:43:52,560
time, but I'm saying, why don't you guys

967
00:43:50,640 --> 00:43:54,240
get a little bit more energetic and

968
00:43:52,560 --> 00:43:58,000
trying to do things that help the whole

969
00:43:54,240 --> 00:44:00,960
valley, okay? And you know, and get

970
00:43:58,000 --> 00:44:03,280
Peter's wherever he's hiding, get him to

971
00:44:00,960 --> 00:44:05,839
come out and start doing something for

972
00:44:03,280 --> 00:44:08,640
the valley. How about adding some more

973
00:44:05,839 --> 00:44:10,880
stuff, road payment and stuff like this

974
00:44:08,640 --> 00:44:13,040
for the county? You know, the best thing

975
00:44:10,880 --> 00:44:16,000
we got out of Peters is raise the price

976
00:44:13,040 --> 00:44:18,400
we pay for the fire service. And of

977
00:44:16,000 --> 00:44:20,640
course, of all for bringing in that $400

978
00:44:18,400 --> 00:44:23,119
million pipeline. I'm sorry I'm running

979
00:44:20,640 --> 00:44:26,160
over and I have more that I could go on

980
00:44:23,119 --> 00:44:29,359
and on, but I want I was wanted to try

981
00:44:26,160 --> 00:44:31,359
encourage you as a council come up with

982
00:44:29,359 --> 00:44:33,520
some ideas.

983
00:44:31,359 --> 00:44:35,200
Ra was saying that just before that she

984
00:44:33,520 --> 00:44:38,079
like loves the richest and she wanted to

985
00:44:35,200 --> 00:44:41,839
do things to help. The microphone's off.

986
00:44:38,079 --> 00:44:44,560
Okay. But anyway, I'm trying to inspire

987
00:44:41,839 --> 00:44:45,119
you. Maybe try and do something more.

988
00:44:44,560 --> 00:44:48,440
Thank you.

989
00:44:45,119 --> 00:44:48,440
» Thank you, Tom.

990
00:44:55,680 --> 00:45:03,520
» Hello. My name is Frankie Duna and I am

991
00:44:59,680 --> 00:45:06,319
here today because um and I don't even

992
00:45:03,520 --> 00:45:08,240
know if this is

993
00:45:06,319 --> 00:45:11,760
» Oh, I don't know if this is even the

994
00:45:08,240 --> 00:45:14,319
right place to be, but um last week a

995
00:45:11,760 --> 00:45:16,960
83year-old friend of mine, longtime

996
00:45:14,319 --> 00:45:19,920
family friend came over and he he has

997
00:45:16,960 --> 00:45:24,160
Alzheimer's and so he loses his words a

998
00:45:19,920 --> 00:45:28,079
lot and anyway he brought me um his

999
00:45:24,160 --> 00:45:32,560
water bill and he's on fixed income and

1000
00:45:28,079 --> 00:45:35,200
he does live uh on the corner of

1001
00:45:32,560 --> 00:45:37,359
uh Downs and Vicki. I think it used to

1002
00:45:35,200 --> 00:45:40,720
be Dr. Green's house back in the day.

1003
00:45:37,359 --> 00:45:43,280
Anyway, it's a two-story house. So, I

1004
00:45:40,720 --> 00:45:47,760
was looking at his water bill and I see

1005
00:45:43,280 --> 00:45:50,000
that um his bill was for 69,000 gallons

1006
00:45:47,760 --> 00:45:53,680
of water.

1007
00:45:50,000 --> 00:45:56,560
Uh mind you, it's him.

1008
00:45:53,680 --> 00:46:01,200
His bill was $692.74,

1009
00:45:56,560 --> 00:46:02,720
but IWVGA fees were $45.

1010
00:46:01,200 --> 00:46:05,760
And he said to me, "Where's that money

1011
00:46:02,720 --> 00:46:08,240
going?" I said, "I I don't know. Where

1012
00:46:05,760 --> 00:46:09,760
is that money going? How is that money

1013
00:46:08,240 --> 00:46:12,319
determined?

1014
00:46:09,760 --> 00:46:14,079
How is it possible this man used 69,000

1015
00:46:12,319 --> 00:46:15,599
gallons of water? I know he takes a bath

1016
00:46:14,079 --> 00:46:18,800
every Saturday whether he needs to or

1017
00:46:15,599 --> 00:46:22,800
not. He's from Georgia and he is a bath

1018
00:46:18,800 --> 00:46:26,960
dude. So, um, but in this was his bill

1019
00:46:22,800 --> 00:46:31,760
for July. His bill for June,

1020
00:46:26,960 --> 00:46:34,800
he only used 20,000 gallons of water.

1021
00:46:31,760 --> 00:46:38,079
And then his bill for May, he used

1022
00:46:34,800 --> 00:46:39,839
18,000 gallons of water, which it seems

1023
00:46:38,079 --> 00:46:43,839
outrageous to me anyway, that that

1024
00:46:39,839 --> 00:46:46,079
amount. But um

1025
00:46:43,839 --> 00:46:49,599
so

1026
00:46:46,079 --> 00:46:52,240
first, how do you go and and use 40 more

1027
00:46:49,599 --> 00:46:54,000
thousand gallons in a month as one

1028
00:46:52,240 --> 00:46:55,839
human? And the water company did come

1029
00:46:54,000 --> 00:46:59,839
out and inspect a couple of times. They

1030
00:46:55,839 --> 00:47:01,520
said there's no leak anywhere. Um and he

1031
00:46:59,839 --> 00:47:03,920
went and spoke with someone at the water

1032
00:47:01,520 --> 00:47:06,000
company and they kind of told him in a

1033
00:47:03,920 --> 00:47:08,240
nutshell, move to a red state. This is

1034
00:47:06,000 --> 00:47:12,000
what you get.

1035
00:47:08,240 --> 00:47:13,440
So, um, they said the money goes to the

1036
00:47:12,000 --> 00:47:15,760
government and it's the government

1037
00:47:13,440 --> 00:47:17,359
that's charging him this money. And I

1038
00:47:15,760 --> 00:47:18,880
told him it's not the government, it's

1039
00:47:17,359 --> 00:47:21,359
IWVGA.

1040
00:47:18,880 --> 00:47:25,520
Is that our government? I don't know.

1041
00:47:21,359 --> 00:47:27,599
I'm I'm This is all new to me. But

1042
00:47:25,520 --> 00:47:29,839
how is it determined? How are the fees

1043
00:47:27,599 --> 00:47:31,920
determined each month? It seems to be a

1044
00:47:29,839 --> 00:47:35,839
different amount. Is it based on our

1045
00:47:31,920 --> 00:47:37,599
property value? Is it? Does anybody know

1046
00:47:35,839 --> 00:47:39,440
the answer to my question or am I

1047
00:47:37,599 --> 00:47:42,440
barking up the wrong tree here? I don't

1048
00:47:39,440 --> 00:47:42,440
know.

1049
00:47:44,000 --> 00:47:49,040
» Um

1050
00:47:46,000 --> 00:47:51,359
because a friend of mine who lives Shir

1051
00:47:49,040 --> 00:47:52,720
lives about three blocks away from him

1052
00:47:51,359 --> 00:47:55,440
and she has a swimming pool and a

1053
00:47:52,720 --> 00:47:57,359
two-story home and her bill was under

1054
00:47:55,440 --> 00:48:00,079
$200.

1055
00:47:57,359 --> 00:48:04,160
So, I don't

1056
00:48:00,079 --> 00:48:06,720
I don't know how we can address this. I

1057
00:48:04,160 --> 00:48:09,119
luckily he has savings. He has to dip

1058
00:48:06,720 --> 00:48:11,359
into his savings to pay his water bill

1059
00:48:09,119 --> 00:48:14,640
so that he can eat for the rest of the

1060
00:48:11,359 --> 00:48:16,720
month. It's It's I don't know. My water

1061
00:48:14,640 --> 00:48:20,000
bill is $61.

1062
00:48:16,720 --> 00:48:23,520
And on my water bill, there's no prior

1063
00:48:20,000 --> 00:48:25,599
months, no prior information. It's every

1064
00:48:23,520 --> 00:48:28,480
month it's the same amount. I'm like,

1065
00:48:25,599 --> 00:48:31,440
that is so odd. I was gone for a month

1066
00:48:28,480 --> 00:48:33,520
in February and my bill was $61.

1067
00:48:31,440 --> 00:48:36,000
Like, how does that happen? I know I

1068
00:48:33,520 --> 00:48:39,599
wasn't there to use the water. Nobody

1069
00:48:36,000 --> 00:48:41,760
else was. So,

1070
00:48:39,599 --> 00:48:43,359
does anybody have any advice? I I would

1071
00:48:41,760 --> 00:48:45,359
like to tell him. I was going to bring

1072
00:48:43,359 --> 00:48:48,240
him, but he's has they call it

1073
00:48:45,359 --> 00:48:52,480
sundowner, so he's worse in the evening.

1074
00:48:48,240 --> 00:48:54,880
» My friend, those numbers you read to me

1075
00:48:52,480 --> 00:48:57,680
seem remarkable. My first thought was he

1076
00:48:54,880 --> 00:49:01,040
has a terrible leak somewhere. Uh or

1077
00:48:57,680 --> 00:49:04,400
perhaps does do you happen to know if he

1078
00:49:01,040 --> 00:49:07,119
cools his house with refrigeration unit

1079
00:49:04,400 --> 00:49:07,520
or what we call evaporative or swamp

1080
00:49:07,119 --> 00:49:09,359
cooler?

1081
00:49:07,520 --> 00:49:11,839
» It's it's refrigerated air and he

1082
00:49:09,359 --> 00:49:13,680
doesn't even use it until he goes to bed

1083
00:49:11,839 --> 00:49:15,599
at night because

1084
00:49:13,680 --> 00:49:17,119
» It's a twotory so he wants to cool down

1085
00:49:15,599 --> 00:49:19,119
the top floor just

1086
00:49:17,119 --> 00:49:22,480
» And yet the water district had some

1087
00:49:19,119 --> 00:49:25,040
technicians out there to seek uh to find

1088
00:49:22,480 --> 00:49:28,960
any leak and they weren't successful.

1089
00:49:25,040 --> 00:49:33,040
» No. And if you I mean presenting like I

1090
00:49:28,960 --> 00:49:36,720
said like we can go from um May, June

1091
00:49:33,040 --> 00:49:39,760
and July and each month progressively. I

1092
00:49:36,720 --> 00:49:42,000
mean his bill in May was

1093
00:49:39,760 --> 00:49:44,720
1702.

1094
00:49:42,000 --> 00:49:48,480
His bill in I'm sorry that that was

1095
00:49:44,720 --> 00:49:50,720
June. May was 15418 and then it went up

1096
00:49:48,480 --> 00:49:53,680
to 1702

1097
00:49:50,720 --> 00:49:57,000
and then the following month it jumped

1098
00:49:53,680 --> 00:49:57,000
to $692.

1099
00:49:57,280 --> 00:50:01,000
Am I out of time?

1100
00:50:01,680 --> 00:50:07,040
So I don't know if anybody has any

1101
00:50:04,000 --> 00:50:08,480
advice for me or um

1102
00:50:07,040 --> 00:50:10,800
» Do I need to meet with the ground

1103
00:50:08,480 --> 00:50:12,240
authority or how do I figure out how

1104
00:50:10,800 --> 00:50:14,079
» Absolutely. So, I think if you have a

1105
00:50:12,240 --> 00:50:16,559
moment um and you could grab some of

1106
00:50:14,079 --> 00:50:18,319
Travis Reed's time, our city manager, he

1107
00:50:16,559 --> 00:50:19,839
he could help you and point you in the

1108
00:50:18,319 --> 00:50:22,000
right direction. Okay. Uh the water

1109
00:50:19,839 --> 00:50:23,359
district is a wealth of information. Um

1110
00:50:22,000 --> 00:50:24,880
I mean, the tech, you know, I'm not

1111
00:50:23,359 --> 00:50:26,079
going to speak for them. Uh but I know

1112
00:50:24,880 --> 00:50:28,559
that they have very good technicians,

1113
00:50:26,079 --> 00:50:29,680
they have very good staff, so if they um

1114
00:50:28,559 --> 00:50:30,960
they didn't see something, a lot of

1115
00:50:29,680 --> 00:50:33,040
times they can only check in certain

1116
00:50:30,960 --> 00:50:34,960
areas. Of course, that's you know, they

1117
00:50:33,040 --> 00:50:36,079
can't look at everything. It does sound

1118
00:50:34,960 --> 00:50:36,480
like there's a water leak and it's

1119
00:50:36,079 --> 00:50:37,920
pretty bad.

1120
00:50:36,480 --> 00:50:42,480
» It does. it it I mean that would be

1121
00:50:37,920 --> 00:50:44,000
sensible but the water leak

1122
00:50:42,480 --> 00:50:46,960
he

1123
00:50:44,000 --> 00:50:48,800
it happened in within the 3month period

1124
00:50:46,960 --> 00:50:51,359
is that you know I mean it just it

1125
00:50:48,800 --> 00:50:52,880
jumped up 40,000 gallons of water

1126
00:50:51,359 --> 00:50:55,040
» Yeah yeah I don't I don't want to like

1127
00:50:52,880 --> 00:50:56,800
over analyze it's not for me to say so I

1128
00:50:55,040 --> 00:50:57,920
will say that and any questions that the

1129
00:50:56,800 --> 00:50:59,920
water district

1130
00:50:57,920 --> 00:51:01,760
» Can't answer when it comes to breaking

1131
00:50:59,920 --> 00:51:03,280
out the bill especially those GA fees

1132
00:51:01,760 --> 00:51:05,200
the GA can definitely answer those

1133
00:51:03,280 --> 00:51:09,960
questions for you

1134
00:51:05,200 --> 00:51:09,960
» All right thank you so Yep. Thank you.

1135
00:51:16,480 --> 00:51:20,880
» Good evening. My name is Brenda Litetra

1136
00:51:18,559 --> 00:51:23,440
and I'm running for city council. My

1137
00:51:20,880 --> 00:51:25,760
husband and I are not only passionately

1138
00:51:23,440 --> 00:51:27,839
against government overreach. We are

1139
00:51:25,760 --> 00:51:29,920
arguably the most qualified people in

1140
00:51:27,839 --> 00:51:32,559
the room to be talking about the risks

1141
00:51:29,920 --> 00:51:33,920
of flock. I need to come clean about

1142
00:51:32,559 --> 00:51:36,240
something.

1143
00:51:33,920 --> 00:51:39,040
10 years ago, my husband and I worked at

1144
00:51:36,240 --> 00:51:40,960
Google. We left Silicon Valley because

1145
00:51:39,040 --> 00:51:43,839
we were sick of the industry and wanted

1146
00:51:40,960 --> 00:51:45,920
to build a better quality of life. One

1147
00:51:43,839 --> 00:51:48,160
of the projects I worked on was

1148
00:51:45,920 --> 00:51:51,680
especially relevant to the topic of

1149
00:51:48,160 --> 00:51:54,160
violation of privacy for profit. As I

1150
00:51:51,680 --> 00:51:56,720
understand it, my project at Google was

1151
00:51:54,160 --> 00:51:59,040
funded by you, the consumer, who

1152
00:51:56,720 --> 00:52:02,480
searched for products using the feature

1153
00:51:59,040 --> 00:52:05,839
near me in Google Shopping. You may have

1154
00:52:02,480 --> 00:52:09,920
seen 3D representations

1155
00:52:05,839 --> 00:52:12,559
and 3D swivels, 360 swivels

1156
00:52:09,920 --> 00:52:15,599
of that product when you searched. Your

1157
00:52:12,559 --> 00:52:18,400
search results were tied to Google Maps.

1158
00:52:15,599 --> 00:52:20,559
And when you walked into that store to

1159
00:52:18,400 --> 00:52:22,720
buy that thing you searched for, Google

1160
00:52:20,559 --> 00:52:25,119
would then allegedly turn around into

1161
00:52:22,720 --> 00:52:27,920
the store and say, "Hey, you owe us

1162
00:52:25,119 --> 00:52:30,640
money for advertising. Here's a list of

1163
00:52:27,920 --> 00:52:32,800
items or list of times people walked

1164
00:52:30,640 --> 00:52:35,920
into your store using our search

1165
00:52:32,800 --> 00:52:39,280
feature. If you haven't already done so,

1166
00:52:35,920 --> 00:52:42,240
turn off tracking in Google Maps.

1167
00:52:39,280 --> 00:52:44,880
We weren't trying to sell you anything.

1168
00:52:42,240 --> 00:52:48,480
It was a front to try and create the

1169
00:52:44,880 --> 00:52:52,319
largest library available so a rob a

1170
00:52:48,480 --> 00:52:56,240
robot could understand that object in 3D

1171
00:52:52,319 --> 00:52:58,400
and better be able to pick it up.

1172
00:52:56,240 --> 00:53:01,040
Data mining has become a standard

1173
00:52:58,400 --> 00:53:03,040
practice across the industry. But you

1174
00:53:01,040 --> 00:53:05,040
can choose to opt out. You can choose

1175
00:53:03,040 --> 00:53:07,920
not to use certain apps. And just

1176
00:53:05,040 --> 00:53:11,520
because it's become boilerplate,

1177
00:53:07,920 --> 00:53:14,319
that doesn't mean it's less wrong.

1178
00:53:11,520 --> 00:53:18,240
We're going to push back um for changes

1179
00:53:14,319 --> 00:53:20,240
to get the contract to Flock um changed

1180
00:53:18,240 --> 00:53:22,319
to prevent this.

1181
00:53:20,240 --> 00:53:25,040
Flock has argued that in order to

1182
00:53:22,319 --> 00:53:27,920
improve their algorithm, they need live

1183
00:53:25,040 --> 00:53:31,200
data from across the country. No, they

1184
00:53:27,920 --> 00:53:34,240
don't. I worked for project Hadamari at

1185
00:53:31,200 --> 00:53:36,880
Google. At the time, the projects of the

1186
00:53:34,240 --> 00:53:38,720
project's conception, machine learning

1187
00:53:36,880 --> 00:53:41,599
was unable to read a stop sign at

1188
00:53:38,720 --> 00:53:43,839
different angles. We helped machines

1189
00:53:41,599 --> 00:53:45,760
developed a better picture of our world

1190
00:53:43,839 --> 00:53:48,800
in 3D.

1191
00:53:45,760 --> 00:53:52,240
Algorithms developed for imaging depends

1192
00:53:48,800 --> 00:53:54,800
on the test team's ability to create a

1193
00:53:52,240 --> 00:53:58,000
set of challenge objects to repeatedly

1194
00:53:54,800 --> 00:54:00,400
test against to track progress.

1195
00:53:58,000 --> 00:54:02,880
People make tweaks on the software side,

1196
00:54:00,400 --> 00:54:05,680
hardware folks make improvements on the

1197
00:54:02,880 --> 00:54:08,400
machine side and we rerun the objects to

1198
00:54:05,680 --> 00:54:11,599
see how things changed so progress can

1199
00:54:08,400 --> 00:54:14,640
be tracked. In my career, I've been part

1200
00:54:11,599 --> 00:54:16,960
of training three different models for

1201
00:54:14,640 --> 00:54:20,160
different projects.

1202
00:54:16,960 --> 00:54:22,480
That is how it's really done. If Flock

1203
00:54:20,160 --> 00:54:24,640
isn't doing it this way, it may explain

1204
00:54:22,480 --> 00:54:26,559
why their algorithm is so bad at reading

1205
00:54:24,640 --> 00:54:28,800
license plates.

1206
00:54:26,559 --> 00:54:31,599
A report from Roseville revealed that

1207
00:54:28,800 --> 00:54:33,119
70% of the alerts from Flock were false

1208
00:54:31,599 --> 00:54:35,680
positives.

1209
00:54:33,119 --> 00:54:38,640
The Richest PD confirmed this when we

1210
00:54:35,680 --> 00:54:40,880
sat down with them last week.

1211
00:54:38,640 --> 00:54:43,599
We need leaders with a backbone at all

1212
00:54:40,880 --> 00:54:45,920
levels of government. My name is Brenda

1213
00:54:43,599 --> 00:54:48,240
Litetra. I'm running for city council

1214
00:54:45,920 --> 00:54:50,400
and you can learn more about me by going

1215
00:54:48,240 --> 00:54:51,440
to brendaitra.com.

1216
00:54:50,400 --> 00:54:54,760
Thank you.

1217
00:54:51,440 --> 00:54:54,760
» Thank you, Brenda.

1218
00:54:55,119 --> 00:54:59,400
We have a caller on the line.

1219
00:55:03,200 --> 00:55:06,319
» I can't see if he's waving.

1220
00:55:04,559 --> 00:55:06,960
» He's trying to get him on the phone now.

1221
00:55:06,319 --> 00:55:10,079
Go ahead.

1222
00:55:06,960 --> 00:55:14,160
» Okay. Go ahead, caller.

1223
00:55:10,079 --> 00:55:18,400
» Yes, this is Renee West. Uh, my public

1224
00:55:14,160 --> 00:55:22,960
comment is um I want to know is the city

1225
00:55:18,400 --> 00:55:25,680
council going to update us on the

1226
00:55:22,960 --> 00:55:28,319
application they put in to be an

1227
00:55:25,680 --> 00:55:31,280
intervenor status?

1228
00:55:28,319 --> 00:55:35,520
And are you going to be publishing any

1229
00:55:31,280 --> 00:55:39,839
of the correspondence between

1230
00:55:35,520 --> 00:55:42,240
the California Energy Commission

1231
00:55:39,839 --> 00:55:44,559
that when you said you were going to

1232
00:55:42,240 --> 00:55:47,359
send that letter? I I think a lot of

1233
00:55:44,559 --> 00:55:49,760
people want proof that the application

1234
00:55:47,359 --> 00:55:52,799
did get sent

1235
00:55:49,760 --> 00:55:55,760
and if you have an update on anything

1236
00:55:52,799 --> 00:55:58,760
regarding your research on the data

1237
00:55:55,760 --> 00:55:58,760
center.

1238
00:55:59,200 --> 00:56:03,119
Yeah, Renee, uh, the city manager is

1239
00:56:01,359 --> 00:56:06,160
going to address that in his, uh,

1240
00:56:03,119 --> 00:56:07,440
comments at the end, so you will get an

1241
00:56:06,160 --> 00:56:10,240
update.

1242
00:56:07,440 --> 00:56:12,559
» Okay. And, uh, congratulations on the

1243
00:56:10,240 --> 00:56:14,640
progress of the pool. I think it's a

1244
00:56:12,559 --> 00:56:15,200
wonderful thing for our community. Thank

1245
00:56:14,640 --> 00:56:18,400
you.

1246
00:56:15,200 --> 00:56:21,400
» Thank you, Renee,

1247
00:56:18,400 --> 00:56:21,400
» Jamie.

1248
00:56:24,160 --> 00:56:30,720
» Good evening, Richest. Uh last week,

1249
00:56:27,040 --> 00:56:33,280
several of a group of concerned citizens

1250
00:56:30,720 --> 00:56:35,520
met with the chief uh about the city's

1251
00:56:33,280 --> 00:56:37,119
contract with flock safety. Uh first of

1252
00:56:35,520 --> 00:56:40,640
all, I want to thank the chief for

1253
00:56:37,119 --> 00:56:42,559
giving us the time to do that.

1254
00:56:40,640 --> 00:56:44,559
It was a constructive meeting and I want

1255
00:56:42,559 --> 00:56:46,720
to acknowledge that. Uh the chief asked

1256
00:56:44,559 --> 00:56:49,599
us to draft the specific contract

1257
00:56:46,720 --> 00:56:51,440
language we'd want to see. We submitted

1258
00:56:49,599 --> 00:56:53,200
uh earlier this week and our

1259
00:56:51,440 --> 00:56:57,200
understanding is that it has gone to

1260
00:56:53,200 --> 00:56:59,200
flock. I want to tell the residents of

1261
00:56:57,200 --> 00:57:00,799
Bridgerest what is in it because

1262
00:56:59,200 --> 00:57:03,119
residents deserve to know what's being

1263
00:57:00,799 --> 00:57:05,680
asked for on their behalf. First, what

1264
00:57:03,119 --> 00:57:07,280
we have asked Flock. Two sections we

1265
00:57:05,680 --> 00:57:09,599
focused on. You've all heard me talk

1266
00:57:07,280 --> 00:57:11,200
about them before. Uh section 4.3

1267
00:57:09,599 --> 00:57:12,640
governs what Flock can do with the data

1268
00:57:11,200 --> 00:57:15,119
from our cameras. Right now, it gives

1269
00:57:12,640 --> 00:57:17,440
them a permanent license. One that uh

1270
00:57:15,119 --> 00:57:19,839
outlives the contract. We ask for four

1271
00:57:17,440 --> 00:57:22,400
things. that the license end when the

1272
00:57:19,839 --> 00:57:24,400
contract ends with the data destroyed

1273
00:57:22,400 --> 00:57:26,640
and destruction certified in writing.

1274
00:57:24,400 --> 00:57:29,599
That our data not be used to train their

1275
00:57:26,640 --> 00:57:31,440
artificial intelligence systems. Uh the

1276
00:57:29,599 --> 00:57:34,319
uh the contract currently allows that by

1277
00:57:31,440 --> 00:57:36,000
name. That our data not be used to build

1278
00:57:34,319 --> 00:57:38,160
or improve products. The city doesn't

1279
00:57:36,000 --> 00:57:40,000
buy. The contract says other flock

1280
00:57:38,160 --> 00:57:42,480
offerings and that phrase has no limits

1281
00:57:40,000 --> 00:57:44,160
in it. And a small change that matters.

1282
00:57:42,480 --> 00:57:46,640
The contract says flock will not sell

1283
00:57:44,160 --> 00:57:48,640
our data. We asked that it say flock

1284
00:57:46,640 --> 00:57:50,400
will not sell, distribute, license or

1285
00:57:48,640 --> 00:57:52,720
transfer it. A company can give that

1286
00:57:50,400 --> 00:57:55,040
data away without ever selling it. We

1287
00:57:52,720 --> 00:57:56,960
also ask them to document how they

1288
00:57:55,040 --> 00:57:59,280
anonymize data, what they actually strip

1289
00:57:56,960 --> 00:58:01,440
out and how they test it and to have

1290
00:57:59,280 --> 00:58:04,400
that verified independently. Right now

1291
00:58:01,440 --> 00:58:07,599
we are taking their word for it.

1292
00:58:04,400 --> 00:58:09,599
Next up, section 5.3 uh governs who gets

1293
00:58:07,599 --> 00:58:11,280
to see our footage. Today, Flock can

1294
00:58:09,599 --> 00:58:13,839
disclose it based on their own good

1295
00:58:11,280 --> 00:58:15,280
faith belief that doing so is reasonably

1296
00:58:13,839 --> 00:58:17,920
necessary. That's a standard that

1297
00:58:15,280 --> 00:58:20,240
companies apply to themselves. We ask

1298
00:58:17,920 --> 00:58:22,319
for four things. That good faith belief

1299
00:58:20,240 --> 00:58:24,480
be replaced with a real standard. The

1300
00:58:22,319 --> 00:58:26,799
closure only under a warrant, subpoena,

1301
00:58:24,480 --> 00:58:29,599
or court order, or to prevent someone's

1302
00:58:26,799 --> 00:58:31,920
death or serious injury documented at

1303
00:58:29,599 --> 00:58:34,319
the time and limited to the minimum

1304
00:58:31,920 --> 00:58:36,160
needed. that phrase third parties be

1305
00:58:34,319 --> 00:58:37,599
struck entirely and that everyone who

1306
00:58:36,160 --> 00:58:39,680
can receive our data be named and

1307
00:58:37,599 --> 00:58:41,599
limited. That the city can be told

1308
00:58:39,680 --> 00:58:44,079
within 72 hours of any disclosure who

1309
00:58:41,599 --> 00:58:46,240
received it, what they received and why.

1310
00:58:44,079 --> 00:58:48,720
And that the law and that where the law

1311
00:58:46,240 --> 00:58:50,240
allows the city be told before flock

1312
00:58:48,720 --> 00:58:52,480
responds to a legal demand so the city

1313
00:58:50,240 --> 00:58:54,559
has a chance to object. We also asked

1314
00:58:52,480 --> 00:58:55,920
for a clear prohibition on our data

1315
00:58:54,559 --> 00:58:58,160
reaching any federal agencies or

1316
00:58:55,920 --> 00:59:01,200
agencies outside California. That's not

1317
00:58:58,160 --> 00:59:02,799
a new idea. California law already

1318
00:59:01,200 --> 00:59:06,000
restricts it and the department's own

1319
00:59:02,799 --> 00:59:08,480
policy does as well. Second, what we are

1320
00:59:06,000 --> 00:59:10,079
asking of the city that no material

1321
00:59:08,480 --> 00:59:11,839
change to the contract, no change of the

1322
00:59:10,079 --> 00:59:13,359
system settings affecting retention,

1323
00:59:11,839 --> 00:59:15,359
sharing or logging take effect without

1324
00:59:13,359 --> 00:59:17,520
the council approving it at a public

1325
00:59:15,359 --> 00:59:19,040
meeting

1326
00:59:17,520 --> 00:59:20,960
and that this contract not renew

1327
00:59:19,040 --> 00:59:22,640
automatically. Renewal should be a vote

1328
00:59:20,960 --> 00:59:24,880
you take publicly as a separate agenda

1329
00:59:22,640 --> 00:59:26,400
item from the full bud budget. Third,

1330
00:59:24,880 --> 00:59:27,839
what we ask the chief other than

1331
00:59:26,400 --> 00:59:29,760
submitting the requested amendments.

1332
00:59:27,839 --> 00:59:31,359
Searches run against Rididgerest cameras

1333
00:59:29,760 --> 00:59:33,440
by outside agencies don't appear

1334
00:59:31,359 --> 00:59:36,160
anywhere on the public can see uh the

1335
00:59:33,440 --> 00:59:37,760
police can uh RPD can see that. We ask

1336
00:59:36,160 --> 00:59:39,920
that they be published quarterly and if

1337
00:59:37,760 --> 00:59:42,240
that flock won't p publish them in their

1338
00:59:39,920 --> 00:59:44,640
transparency portal that the department

1339
00:59:42,240 --> 00:59:46,880
publish them on the city website

1340
00:59:44,640 --> 00:59:48,079
instead. That's within the department's

1341
00:59:46,880 --> 00:59:50,319
authority and requires no one's

1342
00:59:48,079 --> 00:59:52,000
permission. We also asked uh for the

1343
00:59:50,319 --> 00:59:53,760
list of every outside vendor and agency

1344
00:59:52,000 --> 00:59:55,359
with access to our data and that audit

1345
00:59:53,760 --> 00:59:58,400
information may not be reduced or

1346
00:59:55,359 --> 01:00:00,400
removed without the city's approval.

1347
00:59:58,400 --> 01:00:02,079
We didn't send a take it or leave it

1348
01:00:00,400 --> 01:00:03,760
list either for the provisions most

1349
01:00:02,079 --> 01:00:05,920
likely to draw resistance. We included

1350
01:00:03,760 --> 01:00:07,680
alternative language that gets to the

1351
01:00:05,920 --> 01:00:09,839
same place with less imposition on the

1352
01:00:07,680 --> 01:00:12,799
vendor. We'd rather this end in an

1353
01:00:09,839 --> 01:00:14,559
agreement than a standoff.

1354
01:00:12,799 --> 01:00:16,240
To be clear about what we're saying,

1355
01:00:14,559 --> 01:00:18,319
we're not accusing anyone of acting

1356
01:00:16,240 --> 01:00:20,319
improperly. We're saying the contract

1357
01:00:18,319 --> 01:00:22,799
permits things that the city has no way

1358
01:00:20,319 --> 01:00:25,520
to see and the city can't verify what it

1359
01:00:22,799 --> 01:00:27,119
can observe. I'd also note in February a

1360
01:00:25,520 --> 01:00:28,799
federal appeals court dismissed every

1361
01:00:27,119 --> 01:00:30,559
claim brought by man who was wrongly

1362
01:00:28,799 --> 01:00:32,160
flagged by the system and pulled over.

1363
01:00:30,559 --> 01:00:34,000
The court's reasoning was that Flock's

1364
01:00:32,160 --> 01:00:36,000
obligation runs to its customer, the

1365
01:00:34,000 --> 01:00:38,240
police department, in this case the RPD,

1366
01:00:36,000 --> 01:00:40,559
and not to the public. If that's the

1367
01:00:38,240 --> 01:00:42,240
law, this contract is the only place

1368
01:00:40,559 --> 01:00:44,799
protections for residents can come from.

1369
01:00:42,240 --> 01:00:46,079
There is no other mechanism. So here's

1370
01:00:44,799 --> 01:00:48,319
what I'm asking tonight. that this

1371
01:00:46,079 --> 01:00:50,720
council direct staff to place flock

1372
01:00:48,319 --> 01:00:53,680
contract on a future agenda as a

1373
01:00:50,720 --> 01:00:56,000
discussion item agenda item with the

1374
01:00:53,680 --> 01:00:57,440
proposed amendment language that we have

1375
01:00:56,000 --> 01:00:59,839
submitted before you so it can be

1376
01:00:57,440 --> 01:01:02,160
presented debated in public and that the

1377
01:00:59,839 --> 01:01:04,880
language itself be included in the

1378
01:01:02,160 --> 01:01:07,359
public agenda packet. We're not asking

1379
01:01:04,880 --> 01:01:09,359
uh anything we're unwilling we're

1380
01:01:07,359 --> 01:01:10,720
unwilling to say out loud. Residents

1381
01:01:09,359 --> 01:01:12,480
should be able to read exactly what was

1382
01:01:10,720 --> 01:01:14,240
requested and judge it for themselves.

1383
01:01:12,480 --> 01:01:16,640
We've done the drafting. All we're

1384
01:01:14,240 --> 01:01:18,960
asking is that it come before you out in

1385
01:01:16,640 --> 01:01:22,280
the open. Thank you.

1386
01:01:18,960 --> 01:01:22,280
» Thank you, Jamie.

1387
01:01:25,280 --> 01:01:32,119
» Um, we have a member or someone caller.

1388
01:01:28,160 --> 01:01:32,119
There we go. That's the word.

1389
01:01:39,119 --> 01:01:42,480
» Go ahead, caller.

1390
01:01:40,640 --> 01:01:44,240
» Okay. Thank you very much. Uh, good

1391
01:01:42,480 --> 01:01:48,079
evening everyone. This is Kathy Brown

1392
01:01:44,240 --> 01:01:49,920
calling in. Uh I just want to say uh

1393
01:01:48,079 --> 01:01:52,559
with respect to block as we know it is

1394
01:01:49,920 --> 01:01:55,920
surveillance but our surveillance in the

1395
01:01:52,559 --> 01:01:57,040
society continues to um escalate. Uh you

1396
01:01:55,920 --> 01:01:59,359
guys probably all heard about

1397
01:01:57,040 --> 01:02:01,440
surveillance pricing when you go

1398
01:01:59,359 --> 01:02:02,799
shopping. Your data is being used just

1399
01:02:01,440 --> 01:02:06,079
against you to find out I'm going to

1400
01:02:02,799 --> 01:02:08,400
charge Joe $5 and Jane too. Right now in

1401
01:02:06,079 --> 01:02:10,880
California State Assembly, uh Chris Ward

1402
01:02:08,400 --> 01:02:13,119
is passing a bill to eradicate that

1403
01:02:10,880 --> 01:02:15,520
insanity. I just wanted everyone to know

1404
01:02:13,119 --> 01:02:18,240
about that. Okay. I want to say this

1405
01:02:15,520 --> 01:02:21,119
regarding the data center. Kudos to

1406
01:02:18,240 --> 01:02:22,799
Richest City Council, to the mayor and

1407
01:02:21,119 --> 01:02:25,440
all the attorneys involved and Travis

1408
01:02:22,799 --> 01:02:27,520
Reid. I read your seven-page letter,

1409
01:02:25,440 --> 01:02:29,520
your intervenor letter that you sent to

1410
01:02:27,520 --> 01:02:31,119
the state, I believe on July 20th, and I

1411
01:02:29,520 --> 01:02:33,119
want to say something, gentlemen. You

1412
01:02:31,119 --> 01:02:35,440
described in great detail all of the

1413
01:02:33,119 --> 01:02:37,200
concerns that we had. Uh you did an

1414
01:02:35,440 --> 01:02:39,599
excellent job. As far as I'm concerned,

1415
01:02:37,200 --> 01:02:42,640
I found this to be extremely positive

1416
01:02:39,599 --> 01:02:44,160
letter and presentation and I just

1417
01:02:42,640 --> 01:02:46,799
wanted everyone to know I hope they all

1418
01:02:44,160 --> 01:02:46,799
read it because it was really well real

1419
01:02:46,799 --> 01:02:46,799
well real well real well real well real

1420
01:02:46,799 --> 01:02:48,559
well real well real well real well real

1421
01:02:46,799 --> 01:02:50,400
well real well real uh written and uh

1422
01:02:48,559 --> 01:02:52,079
proposed and I hope the state takes it

1423
01:02:50,400 --> 01:02:53,839
seriously. So thank you very much

1424
01:02:52,079 --> 01:02:58,440
tonight and have a good one. Thank you.

1425
01:02:53,839 --> 01:02:58,440
» Thank you Kathy Mike.

1426
01:03:01,359 --> 01:03:07,119
» Good evening everyone. I'll identify

1427
01:03:04,160 --> 01:03:09,440
myself tonight. Mike Neil and I'm

1428
01:03:07,119 --> 01:03:11,200
standing up here as a veteran of city

1429
01:03:09,440 --> 01:03:13,599
council meetings. Uh I've been doing

1430
01:03:11,200 --> 01:03:15,760
this way too long. I sometimes wonder if

1431
01:03:13,599 --> 01:03:17,760
I had what they call insanity, which is

1432
01:03:15,760 --> 01:03:18,799
repeating the same mistake over and over

1433
01:03:17,760 --> 01:03:21,440
thinking you're going to get some

1434
01:03:18,799 --> 01:03:23,599
results. But here I am nonetheless. And

1435
01:03:21,440 --> 01:03:26,880
I'm encouraged, very encouraged to see

1436
01:03:23,599 --> 01:03:28,480
that we have a record year, I believe,

1437
01:03:26,880 --> 01:03:31,440
this year in the city of Risk Race as

1438
01:03:28,480 --> 01:03:34,559
far as candidates running for the city

1439
01:03:31,440 --> 01:03:37,440
council and candidates running for the

1440
01:03:34,559 --> 01:03:39,119
water district. Uh, I would say the

1441
01:03:37,440 --> 01:03:42,240
water district is actually the more

1442
01:03:39,119 --> 01:03:46,000
important of the two because your water

1443
01:03:42,240 --> 01:03:50,079
district board has fought for you, not

1444
01:03:46,000 --> 01:03:53,280
the uh machine in your favor to try to

1445
01:03:50,079 --> 01:03:55,520
keep the massively expensive pipeline

1446
01:03:53,280 --> 01:03:58,079
out of this valley.

1447
01:03:55,520 --> 01:04:01,280
and they have been resisted

1448
01:03:58,079 --> 01:04:04,079
with uh a lot of a lot of effort

1449
01:04:01,280 --> 01:04:06,720
obviously a lot of use of the

1450
01:04:04,079 --> 01:04:09,119
groundwater authorities lawyers to come

1451
01:04:06,720 --> 01:04:11,520
up with statements trying to demean and

1452
01:04:09,119 --> 01:04:13,200
slander the water district

1453
01:04:11,520 --> 01:04:16,000
and there's a lot I could go in on that

1454
01:04:13,200 --> 01:04:19,440
but I think most of you know that story

1455
01:04:16,000 --> 01:04:21,520
all I can say is uh as to Scott Haymon

1456
01:04:19,440 --> 01:04:24,400
running for water district that that is

1457
01:04:21,520 --> 01:04:26,799
a self-contradictory

1458
01:04:24,400 --> 01:04:30,400
thing he is against what the water

1459
01:04:26,799 --> 01:04:33,119
district leaders have been for for the

1460
01:04:30,400 --> 01:04:35,039
last eight years and we need them to

1461
01:04:33,119 --> 01:04:37,280
continue on the road they're they're

1462
01:04:35,039 --> 01:04:40,319
going down they put us on in this city

1463
01:04:37,280 --> 01:04:42,640
and that is to prevent that debacle and

1464
01:04:40,319 --> 01:04:45,599
get a sound solution.

1465
01:04:42,640 --> 01:04:47,599
It also encourages me greatly to see

1466
01:04:45,599 --> 01:04:49,920
these pe that a lot of people now are

1467
01:04:47,599 --> 01:04:53,280
coming to the meetings mainly because of

1468
01:04:49,920 --> 01:04:56,880
their interest in those two uh subjects.

1469
01:04:53,280 --> 01:04:58,799
They don't like being surveiled.

1470
01:04:56,880 --> 01:05:01,280
And I would say improving the flock

1471
01:04:58,799 --> 01:05:03,520
contract is a small step, but what it

1472
01:05:01,280 --> 01:05:06,720
really needs to be done is to take them

1473
01:05:03,520 --> 01:05:08,960
down, get them out of here. I never

1474
01:05:06,720 --> 01:05:11,920
signed up to be put under a surveillance

1475
01:05:08,960 --> 01:05:14,000
state and I will never accept it and I

1476
01:05:11,920 --> 01:05:17,280
will always speak out against it anytime

1477
01:05:14,000 --> 01:05:20,000
the subject comes up. So find out who

1478
01:05:17,280 --> 01:05:22,640
these new city council candidates are

1479
01:05:20,000 --> 01:05:24,559
and ask them, are you in favor of taking

1480
01:05:22,640 --> 01:05:26,960
down the flock cameras around town.

1481
01:05:24,559 --> 01:05:29,760
That'll tell you a whole lot about the

1482
01:05:26,960 --> 01:05:32,079
possible candidates position on fourth

1483
01:05:29,760 --> 01:05:34,240
amendment rights under the Constitution.

1484
01:05:32,079 --> 01:05:36,720
If they're for it and they want to

1485
01:05:34,240 --> 01:05:38,319
justify it, then I guess they just don't

1486
01:05:36,720 --> 01:05:41,039
simply understand what those rights are

1487
01:05:38,319 --> 01:05:42,559
all about. The city has allowed it.

1488
01:05:41,039 --> 01:05:44,559
They're continuing on. They're not

1489
01:05:42,559 --> 01:05:48,400
responding to the objections as far as I

1490
01:05:44,559 --> 01:05:50,960
can see. Uh but continued pushing

1491
01:05:48,400 --> 01:05:52,640
sometimes gets you action. However, you

1492
01:05:50,960 --> 01:05:54,880
can change the nature of the city

1493
01:05:52,640 --> 01:05:57,200
council by voting for people who believe

1494
01:05:54,880 --> 01:05:58,960
in freedom and not just continuing on

1495
01:05:57,200 --> 01:06:02,160
this the way the city has gone on

1496
01:05:58,960 --> 01:06:05,480
forever and a day. Thank you.

1497
01:06:02,160 --> 01:06:05,480
» Thank you, Mike.

1498
01:06:06,640 --> 01:06:11,880
Any other members of the public wish to

1499
01:06:08,880 --> 01:06:11,880
comment?

1500
01:06:12,880 --> 01:06:17,200
Seeing none,

1501
01:06:15,680 --> 01:06:20,000
I think he's taking a phone call and not

1502
01:06:17,200 --> 01:06:22,240
wanting to comment. Okay. All right. Um,

1503
01:06:20,000 --> 01:06:24,400
we will move on to council announcements

1504
01:06:22,240 --> 01:06:26,000
and direction.

1505
01:06:24,400 --> 01:06:27,839
Um,

1506
01:06:26,000 --> 01:06:30,240
I'm going to take the lead at first and

1507
01:06:27,839 --> 01:06:33,119
then I'm sure other people have it. Um,

1508
01:06:30,240 --> 01:06:36,000
I just want to give a large kudos to

1509
01:06:33,119 --> 01:06:40,000
RPD. Um, I don't know if you guys saw

1510
01:06:36,000 --> 01:06:43,440
the the thing that happened on Appaloosa

1511
01:06:40,000 --> 01:06:46,000
Street last week, uh, Thursday. It was a

1512
01:06:43,440 --> 01:06:48,240
standoff. It lasted

1513
01:06:46,000 --> 01:06:53,359
eight hoursish.

1514
01:06:48,240 --> 01:06:55,760
Um, and I was lucky, uh, along with uh,

1515
01:06:53,359 --> 01:06:58,720
city manager, the other Travis, or the

1516
01:06:55,760 --> 01:07:01,280
real Travis. I'm the other Travis. Um,

1517
01:06:58,720 --> 01:07:04,400
we got to go and, uh, be with them at

1518
01:07:01,280 --> 01:07:07,839
the, um, command center, I guess. Uh, I

1519
01:07:04,400 --> 01:07:11,119
also want to highlight, uh, Riley, um,

1520
01:07:07,839 --> 01:07:15,520
our IT guy. Uh, he's our drone operator.

1521
01:07:11,119 --> 01:07:19,200
Um, and just a fantastic job done by,

1522
01:07:15,520 --> 01:07:23,119
you know, all members of our, um, RPD,

1523
01:07:19,200 --> 01:07:25,440
of our SWAT team. Um, it had a good

1524
01:07:23,119 --> 01:07:27,839
result. Um, the individual was not

1525
01:07:25,440 --> 01:07:32,559
harmed. Uh the individual did not harm

1526
01:07:27,839 --> 01:07:36,160
anyone else. Um but I also uh want to

1527
01:07:32,559 --> 01:07:39,599
highlight uh Officer Moroni. Um he is

1528
01:07:36,160 --> 01:07:42,640
our negotiator. Uh and sitting standing

1529
01:07:39,599 --> 01:07:45,359
there watching him work, watching him

1530
01:07:42,640 --> 01:07:49,200
take the the abuses on the phone and

1531
01:07:45,359 --> 01:07:52,480
still try and come back with um you

1532
01:07:49,200 --> 01:07:53,839
know, respectful um dialogue. um with

1533
01:07:52,480 --> 01:07:56,400
the Kern County mental health

1534
01:07:53,839 --> 01:08:00,480
individuals were there. Um all the

1535
01:07:56,400 --> 01:08:05,599
officers involved um big shout out to

1536
01:08:00,480 --> 01:08:07,680
Officer Groves. Um man is an animal. Um

1537
01:08:05,599 --> 01:08:11,839
uh went into the building after the gas

1538
01:08:07,680 --> 01:08:15,839
had been in. No mask, no problem. Um but

1539
01:08:11,839 --> 01:08:17,759
I was very proud of our RPD. Um the work

1540
01:08:15,839 --> 01:08:20,640
that they have put in, the training that

1541
01:08:17,759 --> 01:08:23,520
they've put in to get the good result.

1542
01:08:20,640 --> 01:08:25,920
Um, I was able to thank them. I also

1543
01:08:23,520 --> 01:08:28,799
want to thank the Cal City uh police

1544
01:08:25,920 --> 01:08:31,600
department officers who came and helped

1545
01:08:28,799 --> 01:08:33,759
um one of the gentlemen I I gave back

1546
01:08:31,600 --> 01:08:37,440
ride back here uh so he could get in his

1547
01:08:33,759 --> 01:08:40,159
car and assume his shift at at Cal City.

1548
01:08:37,440 --> 01:08:41,839
Um a lot of hard work went into that. A

1549
01:08:40,159 --> 01:08:44,400
lot of training went into that to make

1550
01:08:41,839 --> 01:08:46,000
sure that we had a good result. Um and

1551
01:08:44,400 --> 01:08:50,159
Chief, thank you for your leadership on

1552
01:08:46,000 --> 01:08:53,440
that one. Um, you know, it's really easy

1553
01:08:50,159 --> 01:08:55,839
after eight or heck, after a couple

1554
01:08:53,440 --> 01:09:00,159
hours of not getting the result you want

1555
01:08:55,839 --> 01:09:03,440
to just bust in and use your force

1556
01:09:00,159 --> 01:09:05,679
instead of reason. Um, and so I loved

1557
01:09:03,440 --> 01:09:07,600
the restraint that they showed, um,

1558
01:09:05,679 --> 01:09:10,880
their ability to get him out and

1559
01:09:07,600 --> 01:09:15,440
unharmed. Um, and to get his dogs out

1560
01:09:10,880 --> 01:09:17,520
and unharmed. Um, it just, you know, if

1561
01:09:15,440 --> 01:09:18,799
you see a police officer, give them a

1562
01:09:17,520 --> 01:09:21,600
thank you because they were probably

1563
01:09:18,799 --> 01:09:24,719
involved that night. Uh, if you see a

1564
01:09:21,600 --> 01:09:26,880
police officer's spouse, give them a

1565
01:09:24,719 --> 01:09:29,520
thank you because that was a long time

1566
01:09:26,880 --> 01:09:32,159
uh with no communication and worrying

1567
01:09:29,520 --> 01:09:34,159
about them coming home. Um, we often

1568
01:09:32,159 --> 01:09:36,480
don't think of that. Uh, we're in a

1569
01:09:34,159 --> 01:09:39,600
negative society where we want to focus

1570
01:09:36,480 --> 01:09:41,759
on the negative. But um I was recently

1571
01:09:39,600 --> 01:09:43,199
reminded that we need to start thinking

1572
01:09:41,759 --> 01:09:46,719
about some of the positives that we do

1573
01:09:43,199 --> 01:09:49,679
and highlighting those. So RPD, uh

1574
01:09:46,719 --> 01:09:51,759
Officer Moroni, Chief, uh anyone else

1575
01:09:49,679 --> 01:09:54,080
involved that night, thank you guys. Uh

1576
01:09:51,759 --> 01:09:58,520
I really appreciate it.

1577
01:09:54,080 --> 01:09:58,520
» Yeah, absolutely. Thank you guys.

1578
01:10:02,480 --> 01:10:05,920
» Yes, I think in that vein, thank you,

1579
01:10:03,920 --> 01:10:07,600
Mr. Mayor. Uh they they probably

1580
01:10:05,920 --> 01:10:11,280
correctly turned my mic down. I I get

1581
01:10:07,600 --> 01:10:13,040
it. I get it. Um uh so we thank you

1582
01:10:11,280 --> 01:10:14,800
Travis foring on the letter from from

1583
01:10:13,040 --> 01:10:16,880
Congressman Fong. I'll just share a

1584
01:10:14,800 --> 01:10:18,320
piece of it. Uh and that is the

1585
01:10:16,880 --> 01:10:22,159
Department of War recognizing China

1586
01:10:18,320 --> 01:10:24,320
Lake. Um Mr. Fong writes uh NS China

1587
01:10:22,159 --> 01:10:26,000
Lake as well as our region's defense um

1588
01:10:24,320 --> 01:10:29,040
as well as our region's defense and

1589
01:10:26,000 --> 01:10:30,560
space ecosystem are truly worldclass.

1590
01:10:29,040 --> 01:10:32,320
The Department of War's recognition of

1591
01:10:30,560 --> 01:10:33,679
China Lake as a global leader is a

1592
01:10:32,320 --> 01:10:36,000
credit to the investments that have been

1593
01:10:33,679 --> 01:10:37,520
made. strong local and regional support

1594
01:10:36,000 --> 01:10:39,920
and the hard work of the talented men

1595
01:10:37,520 --> 01:10:41,440
and women who developed and test cutting

1596
01:10:39,920 --> 01:10:44,000
edge technology for our nation's war

1597
01:10:41,440 --> 01:10:46,320
fighters. Uh it it was a pleasure to

1598
01:10:44,000 --> 01:10:48,719
read uh just as the mayor just pointed

1599
01:10:46,320 --> 01:10:50,640
out, it's it is far too easy uh in

1600
01:10:48,719 --> 01:10:52,960
today's world to to get hung up on some

1601
01:10:50,640 --> 01:10:54,640
of the negatives, but uh we do have a

1602
01:10:52,960 --> 01:10:55,840
lot of people working hard for us. We

1603
01:10:54,640 --> 01:10:58,239
have a lot of support throughout the

1604
01:10:55,840 --> 01:11:00,640
community and um I I appreciated

1605
01:10:58,239 --> 01:11:03,920
Congressman Fong recognizing all that

1606
01:11:00,640 --> 01:11:05,679
goes on here. um they are why this

1607
01:11:03,920 --> 01:11:08,560
community is here. That's that's why

1608
01:11:05,679 --> 01:11:11,560
Rich Crest exists. So I appreciate the

1609
01:11:08,560 --> 01:11:11,560
recognition.

1610
01:11:14,320 --> 01:11:19,679
» Just want to thank police department for

1611
01:11:17,840 --> 01:11:21,600
their committed service to our

1612
01:11:19,679 --> 01:11:24,080
community. Thanks for protecting this

1613
01:11:21,600 --> 01:11:27,440
community from bad guys. We really

1614
01:11:24,080 --> 01:11:29,600
appreciate what you do.

1615
01:11:27,440 --> 01:11:33,880
» I just want it noted I said it first.

1616
01:11:29,600 --> 01:11:33,880
And so obviously I I care more.

1617
01:11:35,440 --> 01:11:43,440
» Um that last caller uh the lady joggled

1618
01:11:40,159 --> 01:11:46,560
my mind just now about uh it'll it'll

1619
01:11:43,440 --> 01:11:52,400
develop a name uh and and it shocked me.

1620
01:11:46,560 --> 01:11:54,400
I just became aware of uh AI based uh

1621
01:11:52,400 --> 01:11:58,320
digital shelf pricing I'll call it

1622
01:11:54,400 --> 01:12:02,960
within an institution. Um, I had no

1623
01:11:58,320 --> 01:12:05,040
idea, but you can learn uh about it uh

1624
01:12:02,960 --> 01:12:09,280
if you find on the internet. Senator

1625
01:12:05,040 --> 01:12:13,120
Josh Holly, I think he's from Georgia,

1626
01:12:09,280 --> 01:12:17,360
um gave a kickoff narrative to some

1627
01:12:13,120 --> 01:12:19,199
subcommittee inside the Senate where um

1628
01:12:17,360 --> 01:12:23,440
he brought up the issue, an issue I've

1629
01:12:19,199 --> 01:12:28,719
never heard of. and and if indeed

1630
01:12:23,440 --> 01:12:31,840
um an ed an end item that he mentioned

1631
01:12:28,719 --> 01:12:34,960
uh that I can see going beyond this is

1632
01:12:31,840 --> 01:12:37,760
um let's say that uh Travis Reed who

1633
01:12:34,960 --> 01:12:40,960
makes an awful lot of money was walking

1634
01:12:37,760 --> 01:12:45,600
down the aisles in Walmart. Let's say

1635
01:12:40,960 --> 01:12:48,320
admiring the uh the digital pricing uh

1636
01:12:45,600 --> 01:12:50,640
sh digital shelf pricing. It's a little

1637
01:12:48,320 --> 01:12:53,679
goodie that says whatever it is that's

1638
01:12:50,640 --> 01:12:57,520
above this this this little card whose

1639
01:12:53,679 --> 01:13:00,800
digital numbers are changing. Um, that's

1640
01:12:57,520 --> 01:13:03,440
what it costs. and he might walk up to

1641
01:13:00,800 --> 01:13:08,159
it uh maybe to buy a quart or two of

1642
01:13:03,440 --> 01:13:12,400
motor oil and he'd see the cost would be

1643
01:13:08,159 --> 01:13:16,480
whatever he's willing to pay because the

1644
01:13:12,400 --> 01:13:19,760
AI behind that price and I think Flock

1645
01:13:16,480 --> 01:13:23,440
is probably contributing data also

1646
01:13:19,760 --> 01:13:26,159
um knows what he can afford and if I

1647
01:13:23,440 --> 01:13:30,239
walked up to it I'd easily get a low

1648
01:13:26,159 --> 01:13:33,440
price and like it perhaps But prices are

1649
01:13:30,239 --> 01:13:35,280
changing to suit the buyer and they see

1650
01:13:33,440 --> 01:13:37,840
the buyer coming. They know all about

1651
01:13:35,280 --> 01:13:40,400
you as you pull into the parking lot and

1652
01:13:37,840 --> 01:13:43,199
as you walk into the store. He mentioned

1653
01:13:40,400 --> 01:13:46,000
the big supermarket uh nationwide

1654
01:13:43,199 --> 01:13:48,640
supermarket chain blast.

1655
01:13:46,000 --> 01:13:52,159
Um it wasn't Albertson's, but it could

1656
01:13:48,640 --> 01:13:54,560
have been. and

1657
01:13:52,159 --> 01:13:59,600
the price of data that's being bought

1658
01:13:54,560 --> 01:14:02,560
and sold to put together

1659
01:13:59,600 --> 01:14:06,320
the logic that allows pricing to change

1660
01:14:02,560 --> 01:14:08,719
as you walk up to it is stunning.

1661
01:14:06,320 --> 01:14:12,560
Onethird of this large supermarket

1662
01:14:08,719 --> 01:14:16,480
chain's total profit for the year came

1663
01:14:12,560 --> 01:14:18,400
from selling the data all about me and

1664
01:14:16,480 --> 01:14:21,199
you.

1665
01:14:18,400 --> 01:14:26,080
Um, if if you wrote that down, that's

1666
01:14:21,199 --> 01:14:29,520
Senator Josh Holly, H A W E Y, uh,

1667
01:14:26,080 --> 01:14:32,239
giving the leadin um, introduction to,

1668
01:14:29,520 --> 01:14:34,960
uh, a Senate subcommittee, and he spends

1669
01:14:32,239 --> 01:14:38,239
five or six minutes describing, to my

1670
01:14:34,960 --> 01:14:40,880
horror, uh, this dynamic pricing that's

1671
01:14:38,239 --> 01:14:45,360
going to change, it's going to change

1672
01:14:40,880 --> 01:14:47,520
the face of the economy in this country

1673
01:14:45,360 --> 01:14:50,560
uh, in a breathtaking

1674
01:14:47,520 --> 01:14:53,120
manner. there. Um, one other thing I

1675
01:14:50,560 --> 01:14:55,199
wanted to report that was spontaneous.

1676
01:14:53,120 --> 01:14:58,719
The other thing was as you drive through

1677
01:14:55,199 --> 01:15:00,719
town, I noticed changes. And that

1678
01:14:58,719 --> 01:15:03,920
building that uh I've been referring to

1679
01:15:00,719 --> 01:15:06,000
only as um ma the old Matrix Motors

1680
01:15:03,920 --> 01:15:08,560
building, sorry, Chip Holloway, but

1681
01:15:06,000 --> 01:15:10,640
that's the only name I know to give that

1682
01:15:08,560 --> 01:15:12,320
building. I don't know what it was when

1683
01:15:10,640 --> 01:15:14,320
it was originally built, but it was

1684
01:15:12,320 --> 01:15:20,480
knocked down over the last couple of

1685
01:15:14,320 --> 01:15:22,719
days. And um um Travis to my right knows

1686
01:15:20,480 --> 01:15:24,719
more about why and who owns it and

1687
01:15:22,719 --> 01:15:27,040
what's going to happen, but it's an old

1688
01:15:24,719 --> 01:15:30,960
building that's been there forever. And

1689
01:15:27,040 --> 01:15:34,000
uh now it's not and it uh actually looks

1690
01:15:30,960 --> 01:15:36,080
much better not being there because that

1691
01:15:34,000 --> 01:15:39,120
aesthetically that was an awful looking

1692
01:15:36,080 --> 01:15:41,360
building. Always has been. Uh that's all

1693
01:15:39,120 --> 01:15:44,080
I have.

1694
01:15:41,360 --> 01:15:46,320
» I think all right. We will move on to

1695
01:15:44,080 --> 01:15:48,080
the consent calendar.

1696
01:15:46,320 --> 01:15:49,120
All items listed on consent are

1697
01:15:48,080 --> 01:15:51,040
considered to be routine and

1698
01:15:49,120 --> 01:15:52,719
non-controversial by city staff. Consent

1699
01:15:51,040 --> 01:15:54,239
items may be approved by one motion if

1700
01:15:52,719 --> 01:15:56,000
no member of the council wishes to

1701
01:15:54,239 --> 01:15:57,760
comment or ask questions. If comment or

1702
01:15:56,000 --> 01:15:59,440
discussion is desired, the item can be

1703
01:15:57,760 --> 01:16:01,199
removed from the consent calendar by a

1704
01:15:59,440 --> 01:16:02,880
member of the council and will be

1705
01:16:01,199 --> 01:16:05,600
considered in listed sequence. There are

1706
01:16:02,880 --> 01:16:07,120
five consent items listed on the posted

1707
01:16:05,600 --> 01:16:09,120
agenda. Is there anyone in the public

1708
01:16:07,120 --> 01:16:13,239
that wishes to comment on the consent

1709
01:16:09,120 --> 01:16:13,239
items listed on the agenda?

1710
01:16:14,560 --> 01:16:18,320
All right. Are there any items that

1711
01:16:16,480 --> 01:16:21,960
council wishes to pull off the agenda

1712
01:16:18,320 --> 01:16:21,960
for separate discussion?

1713
01:16:22,400 --> 01:16:26,080
» Seeing none, do I have a motion?

1714
01:16:24,960 --> 01:16:27,760
» So moved.

1715
01:16:26,080 --> 01:16:30,400
» And a second.

1716
01:16:27,760 --> 01:16:33,719
» Second.

1717
01:16:30,400 --> 01:16:33,719
» Please vote.

1718
01:16:35,360 --> 01:16:39,679
» Five eyes. Motion carries.

1719
01:16:37,520 --> 01:16:41,440
» All right. We will move on to discussion

1720
01:16:39,679 --> 01:16:43,040
and action items. Number eight,

1721
01:16:41,440 --> 01:16:44,800
discussion and proposed action to

1722
01:16:43,040 --> 01:16:47,280
approve a resolution designating a

1723
01:16:44,800 --> 01:16:48,800
voting member and alternate to attend

1724
01:16:47,280 --> 01:16:50,239
the League of California Cities annual

1725
01:16:48,800 --> 01:16:51,920
conference and represent the city of

1726
01:16:50,239 --> 01:16:55,840
Rididgerest.

1727
01:16:51,920 --> 01:16:57,360
» So, we currently have uh four uh city

1728
01:16:55,840 --> 01:17:00,560
staff and council registered to go to

1729
01:16:57,360 --> 01:17:02,640
the conference. The two city council are

1730
01:17:00,560 --> 01:17:06,560
uh council member Gorman and council

1731
01:17:02,640 --> 01:17:09,440
member Blades. uh we need to designate

1732
01:17:06,560 --> 01:17:11,760
one as our voting member and one as an

1733
01:17:09,440 --> 01:17:14,800
alternate so that they can go into the

1734
01:17:11,760 --> 01:17:16,239
annual business meeting and vote on the

1735
01:17:14,800 --> 01:17:17,760
resolutions that are presented that

1736
01:17:16,239 --> 01:17:20,640
night which at this point have not come

1737
01:17:17,760 --> 01:17:22,640
out yet. Um so among yourself if you

1738
01:17:20,640 --> 01:17:24,640
could please just discuss who you want

1739
01:17:22,640 --> 01:17:25,600
to put as first and second and let me

1740
01:17:24,640 --> 01:17:28,480
know.

1741
01:17:25,600 --> 01:17:30,400
» Roshambo rock paper scissors.

1742
01:17:28,480 --> 01:17:31,840
» I think I mean well well Skip has been

1743
01:17:30,400 --> 01:17:33,679
designated the last few times and I

1744
01:17:31,840 --> 01:17:35,120
think it's his to have if he wishes.

1745
01:17:33,679 --> 01:17:37,760
Okay, I support that.

1746
01:17:35,120 --> 01:17:40,080
» I'd be glad to uh continue to be the

1747
01:17:37,760 --> 01:17:40,640
voting member. Uh Kyle, you would be the

1748
01:17:40,080 --> 01:17:41,760
alternate.

1749
01:17:40,640 --> 01:17:44,239
» Yes, sir.

1750
01:17:41,760 --> 01:17:45,280
» Great. See how we did that? Uh Rea,

1751
01:17:44,239 --> 01:17:47,520
» That's lovely.

1752
01:17:45,280 --> 01:17:50,760
» Are there any members of the public that

1753
01:17:47,520 --> 01:17:50,760
wish to comment?

1754
01:17:51,120 --> 01:17:56,000
Motion to approve. Councilman Gorman

1755
01:17:53,840 --> 01:17:57,600
being the voting member and Councilman

1756
01:17:56,000 --> 01:17:58,400
Blades being the alternate.

1757
01:17:57,600 --> 01:18:00,480
» Second.

1758
01:17:58,400 --> 01:18:03,800
» Motion and second.

1759
01:18:00,480 --> 01:18:03,800
» Please vote.

1760
01:18:04,560 --> 01:18:06,880
Five eyes. Motion carries. Thank you,

1761
01:18:06,400 --> 01:18:09,040
gentlemen.

1762
01:18:06,880 --> 01:18:10,800
» I almost voted no just to see what would

1763
01:18:09,040 --> 01:18:12,400
happen. Um,

1764
01:18:10,800 --> 01:18:14,239
» All right. Number nine, a resolution of

1765
01:18:12,400 --> 01:18:15,760
the Rich Crest City Council approving a

1766
01:18:14,239 --> 01:18:17,360
professional services agreement for the

1767
01:18:15,760 --> 01:18:21,040
evaluation of the wastewater treatment

1768
01:18:17,360 --> 01:18:22,159
plant digtor roof.

1769
01:18:21,040 --> 01:18:26,040
If it would have been you and I, Mr.

1770
01:18:22,159 --> 01:18:26,040
Mayor, a bit of a different story.

1771
01:18:27,040 --> 01:18:30,239
» Terry's not here. So,

1772
01:18:28,320 --> 01:18:32,239
» Mr.

1773
01:18:30,239 --> 01:18:34,239
Mr. Reed, you're up. Terry. Yes, Terry

1774
01:18:32,239 --> 01:18:36,080
is not feeling well. Thank you, council

1775
01:18:34,239 --> 01:18:38,560
and mayor. Uh, tonight we're bringing

1776
01:18:36,080 --> 01:18:40,320
forward a contract with Adora, who is

1777
01:18:38,560 --> 01:18:42,560
one of our formerly Mike Nunley. We are

1778
01:18:40,320 --> 01:18:45,520
currently in contract with them for some

1779
01:18:42,560 --> 01:18:47,520
items as they relate to the plant. Um,

1780
01:18:45,520 --> 01:18:49,920
recently Sean has had numerous issues

1781
01:18:47,520 --> 01:18:53,600
with dig lids. He has done a very very

1782
01:18:49,920 --> 01:18:55,760
good job of trying to limp the 1940s

1783
01:18:53,600 --> 01:18:59,280
plant along, but this one requires

1784
01:18:55,760 --> 01:19:00,960
structural repair as we have had um lit

1785
01:18:59,280 --> 01:19:02,640
literal mountains of poop bubbling out

1786
01:19:00,960 --> 01:19:04,080
of the top of the digtor that he has to

1787
01:19:02,640 --> 01:19:06,400
deal with and recirculate through the

1788
01:19:04,080 --> 01:19:08,640
plant daily. Um so we would like to do

1789
01:19:06,400 --> 01:19:11,760
some structural investigation and see if

1790
01:19:08,640 --> 01:19:14,320
we can come up with a plan that is not

1791
01:19:11,760 --> 01:19:16,640
uh absurdly expensive to try to limp the

1792
01:19:14,320 --> 01:19:18,880
digesttors on a little longer. Um,

1793
01:19:16,640 --> 01:19:20,000
currently only one functions correctly.

1794
01:19:18,880 --> 01:19:21,600
That's the one we're looking at doing

1795
01:19:20,000 --> 01:19:24,640
the lid on. The other one has a pipe

1796
01:19:21,600 --> 01:19:26,960
that is we believe collapsed that when

1797
01:19:24,640 --> 01:19:28,719
we have it pumped down to uh do the

1798
01:19:26,960 --> 01:19:30,640
investigation of the lids further. We

1799
01:19:28,719 --> 01:19:32,159
would like to eventually maybe take care

1800
01:19:30,640 --> 01:19:33,760
of that as well. So that way we have two

1801
01:19:32,159 --> 01:19:36,239
functioning digesttors that we can

1802
01:19:33,760 --> 01:19:40,120
utilize. Um, with that I'm open for any

1803
01:19:36,239 --> 01:19:40,120
questions that you guys may have.

1804
01:19:40,960 --> 01:19:46,640
» I do have one question. So this proposal

1805
01:19:43,920 --> 01:19:48,480
is only for them to give a

1806
01:19:46,640 --> 01:19:50,640
recommendation, right?

1807
01:19:48,480 --> 01:19:53,520
» It's it's a yeah, it's a recommendation

1808
01:19:50,640 --> 01:19:55,920
and like a 30 to 40% design set of plan

1809
01:19:53,520 --> 01:19:58,880
so we can get a rough uh cost estimate

1810
01:19:55,920 --> 01:20:00,400
prepared to what the work would be so

1811
01:19:58,880 --> 01:20:02,000
that way we can all discuss it and to

1812
01:20:00,400 --> 01:20:02,880
see if we want to proceed further from

1813
01:20:02,000 --> 01:20:05,920
that point.

1814
01:20:02,880 --> 01:20:08,560
» Okay. Thank you.

1815
01:20:05,920 --> 01:20:10,080
» Any other council questions, comments?

1816
01:20:08,560 --> 01:20:11,440
Uh, no. You guys have been piecing this

1817
01:20:10,080 --> 01:20:15,040
thing together for a while. So,

1818
01:20:11,440 --> 01:20:17,920
appreciate the hard work.

1819
01:20:15,040 --> 01:20:20,239
» Anything from you two?

1820
01:20:17,920 --> 01:20:22,880
No. Any

1821
01:20:20,239 --> 01:20:24,159
» Do you Do you have a comment question

1822
01:20:22,880 --> 01:20:24,719
» With regard to

1823
01:20:24,159 --> 01:20:25,280
» Yes.

1824
01:20:24,719 --> 01:20:29,199
» No.

1825
01:20:25,280 --> 01:20:32,320
» Okay. Okay. Any member of the public,

1826
01:20:29,199 --> 01:20:34,880
Mr. Unnamed citizen?

1827
01:20:32,320 --> 01:20:36,400
» Yeah. Mike Neil again. Uh here's where

1828
01:20:34,880 --> 01:20:38,000
you can get a little value out of old

1829
01:20:36,400 --> 01:20:40,400
guys who come to meetings forever in a

1830
01:20:38,000 --> 01:20:43,440
day. I was here when they first uh

1831
01:20:40,400 --> 01:20:45,199
proposed to raise the sewer fee on the

1832
01:20:43,440 --> 01:20:47,920
citizens. They actually tripled it at

1833
01:20:45,199 --> 01:20:50,960
that time. That was 2012.

1834
01:20:47,920 --> 01:20:53,040
And the statements at that time were

1835
01:20:50,960 --> 01:20:55,520
we got to replace the sewer treatment

1836
01:20:53,040 --> 01:20:57,120
plant. It's falling apart. They needed

1837
01:20:55,520 --> 01:20:58,640
more reserve money. So they need to

1838
01:20:57,120 --> 01:21:01,199
raise the rates. And they're supposed to

1839
01:20:58,640 --> 01:21:03,120
do that within like the first year or

1840
01:21:01,199 --> 01:21:05,120
two, get enough to have reserves that

1841
01:21:03,120 --> 01:21:08,480
they could go bond it, get the money and

1842
01:21:05,120 --> 01:21:12,320
make the thing happen. Well, that is

1843
01:21:08,480 --> 01:21:14,159
almost 15 years since that date. And

1844
01:21:12,320 --> 01:21:16,960
here we are and this money we're

1845
01:21:14,159 --> 01:21:18,480
spending on these digesttor lids just

1846
01:21:16,960 --> 01:21:20,960
that's money down a hole. going to be

1847
01:21:18,480 --> 01:21:24,320
thrown away basically just to patch this

1848
01:21:20,960 --> 01:21:27,280
thing up to keep it going till

1849
01:21:24,320 --> 01:21:29,679
forgot what was in the agenda like 2035

1850
01:21:27,280 --> 01:21:31,120
or some some date way out when they're

1851
01:21:29,679 --> 01:21:32,719
going to get the new wastewater plant

1852
01:21:31,120 --> 01:21:35,679
built.

1853
01:21:32,719 --> 01:21:38,080
It's

1854
01:21:35,679 --> 01:21:42,080
disappointing to say the least that we

1855
01:21:38,080 --> 01:21:43,840
couldn't have got busy with this project

1856
01:21:42,080 --> 01:21:46,080
and already had the wastewater plant

1857
01:21:43,840 --> 01:21:49,040
built. That could have happened, but we

1858
01:21:46,080 --> 01:21:51,679
took forever at the BS of Ron Strand to

1859
01:21:49,040 --> 01:21:53,840
make negotiations with the Navy about

1860
01:21:51,679 --> 01:21:55,760
easements on to their land so they could

1861
01:21:53,840 --> 01:21:58,239
continue getting 500 acre feet of water

1862
01:21:55,760 --> 01:22:00,480
from us every year. And it just took

1863
01:21:58,239 --> 01:22:02,239
forever and forever and forever. And

1864
01:22:00,480 --> 01:22:06,320
this may sound like I'm being harsh, but

1865
01:22:02,239 --> 01:22:08,960
I really don't understand why we're now

1866
01:22:06,320 --> 01:22:10,880
peacemail replacing parts that are have

1867
01:22:08,960 --> 01:22:12,719
to gonna have to be thrown away. And

1868
01:22:10,880 --> 01:22:15,199
we're not This isn't even for replacing

1869
01:22:12,719 --> 01:22:17,120
the parts. This is just getting getting

1870
01:22:15,199 --> 01:22:19,280
the thoughts out on what it takes to

1871
01:22:17,120 --> 01:22:21,360
replace the parks. Then we got to get

1872
01:22:19,280 --> 01:22:23,040
the parts replaced, which is who knows

1873
01:22:21,360 --> 01:22:26,080
how much more. I could ask Travis, maybe

1874
01:22:23,040 --> 01:22:28,560
he'd have a rough idea, but this is very

1875
01:22:26,080 --> 01:22:32,080
sad that we have let this drag out till

1876
01:22:28,560 --> 01:22:33,920
now we're throwing good money after bad.

1877
01:22:32,080 --> 01:22:35,600
» Thank you, Mike.

1878
01:22:33,920 --> 01:22:39,440
» Yep.

1879
01:22:35,600 --> 01:22:41,520
» Yeah, Travis, go ahead.

1880
01:22:39,440 --> 01:22:43,840
» Good evening. Uh, I'm Lawrence Cassetta.

1881
01:22:41,520 --> 01:22:46,560
I'm one of your uh candidates for city

1882
01:22:43,840 --> 01:22:48,639
council and um I was just looking at the

1883
01:22:46,560 --> 01:22:50,719
minutes and uh first of all Travis those

1884
01:22:48,639 --> 01:22:52,400
are some interesting pictures just the

1885
01:22:50,719 --> 01:22:54,159
the corrosion that are around the pipes

1886
01:22:52,400 --> 01:22:57,679
this that and the other and I kind of

1887
01:22:54,159 --> 01:23:00,080
get it it needs to be patched. Um I was

1888
01:22:57,679 --> 01:23:02,960
just looking at it and one thing I was

1889
01:23:00,080 --> 01:23:06,719
uh keying in is okay we got the waste uh

1890
01:23:02,960 --> 01:23:09,360
water plant that's coming along and um

1891
01:23:06,719 --> 01:23:13,600
how's that going? when is it going to be

1892
01:23:09,360 --> 01:23:17,440
online? And uh if we had that idea and

1893
01:23:13,600 --> 01:23:20,159
everyone had that in motion, then uh

1894
01:23:17,440 --> 01:23:23,120
will those patches for the lids for the

1895
01:23:20,159 --> 01:23:26,000
digesttors uh will that hold us along to

1896
01:23:23,120 --> 01:23:28,719
that point or is there another gap? So

1897
01:23:26,000 --> 01:23:31,679
that's all I had. Thank you very much.

1898
01:23:28,719 --> 01:23:33,280
» Question, Lawrence. Uh Mr. Reid.

1899
01:23:31,679 --> 01:23:35,120
» Yeah, I think I can kind of fill in some

1900
01:23:33,280 --> 01:23:36,239
of the blanks for both Mike and

1901
01:23:35,120 --> 01:23:37,280
yourself, Lawrence. Uh

1902
01:23:36,239 --> 01:23:38,560
» Thank you. We've been working on the

1903
01:23:37,280 --> 01:23:42,560
wastewater treatment plant for quite

1904
01:23:38,560 --> 01:23:44,400
some time. We do have 100% plans. Um,

1905
01:23:42,560 --> 01:23:46,080
with all the reconstruction after the

1906
01:23:44,400 --> 01:23:47,840
earthquakes, it kind of put a monkey

1907
01:23:46,080 --> 01:23:50,080
wrench into things because the Navy had

1908
01:23:47,840 --> 01:23:52,000
such a big rebuild going on on the base

1909
01:23:50,080 --> 01:23:53,760
that changed where we were getting power

1910
01:23:52,000 --> 01:23:56,000
from. So, that's the last remaining

1911
01:23:53,760 --> 01:23:57,360
item. We talk weekly with the Navy.

1912
01:23:56,000 --> 01:23:58,719
They've been a great partner with this.

1913
01:23:57,360 --> 01:24:00,080
It did take us a while to get the

1914
01:23:58,719 --> 01:24:03,360
easement to work out some of that

1915
01:24:00,080 --> 01:24:04,960
language, but as it stands, if I

1916
01:24:03,360 --> 01:24:08,080
absolutely had to, we could go out to

1917
01:24:04,960 --> 01:24:11,600
bid today for for the plan. My problem

1918
01:24:08,080 --> 01:24:14,239
is is yes, Mike is correct. Since 2014,

1919
01:24:11,600 --> 01:24:16,800
we have collected uh higher sewer fees,

1920
01:24:14,239 --> 01:24:18,639
but everything today has gone up

1921
01:24:16,800 --> 01:24:20,480
exponentially, and I don't want to put a

1922
01:24:18,639 --> 01:24:22,000
giant bond on this community, nor do I

1923
01:24:20,480 --> 01:24:23,360
think any of our council members would

1924
01:24:22,000 --> 01:24:26,960
want to put a giant bond on this

1925
01:24:23,360 --> 01:24:29,280
community. um limping this plan along

1926
01:24:26,960 --> 01:24:31,040
right now. This will be really the first

1927
01:24:29,280 --> 01:24:34,080
money that we've had to spend that's

1928
01:24:31,040 --> 01:24:36,159
chased um this plant that we haven't

1929
01:24:34,080 --> 01:24:38,400
been able to address inhouse other than

1930
01:24:36,159 --> 01:24:42,000
normal wear items, pumps, things of

1931
01:24:38,400 --> 01:24:43,679
that, grit chamber repair, um clarifier

1932
01:24:42,000 --> 01:24:45,760
repairs for the paddles and things of

1933
01:24:43,679 --> 01:24:48,000
that nature. So, I agree. I would this

1934
01:24:45,760 --> 01:24:49,679
is the last thing I wanted to do but

1935
01:24:48,000 --> 01:24:51,600
it's it's gotten to the point where the

1936
01:24:49,679 --> 01:24:53,840
structural integrity I feel like it

1937
01:24:51,600 --> 01:24:55,840
could if a lid falls in the digtor

1938
01:24:53,840 --> 01:24:57,840
doesn't work now we're in violation of

1939
01:24:55,840 --> 01:25:00,639
our state board order we have fines that

1940
01:24:57,840 --> 01:25:02,880
could be bigger uh then than the to look

1941
01:25:00,639 --> 01:25:05,360
at this and see if we can come up with a

1942
01:25:02,880 --> 01:25:08,239
cost-effective solution to address it.

1943
01:25:05,360 --> 01:25:10,800
Um so to say yes we are we are actively

1944
01:25:08,239 --> 01:25:12,800
working on the plant. Um if we were to

1945
01:25:10,800 --> 01:25:14,960
bid it today and start the plant

1946
01:25:12,800 --> 01:25:17,280
wouldn't be built. It's a about a three

1947
01:25:14,960 --> 01:25:20,000
and a half year project minimum. So the

1948
01:25:17,280 --> 01:25:22,320
plant wouldn't be built till 2030. Our

1949
01:25:20,000 --> 01:25:24,560
plan currently is to run that plant

1950
01:25:22,320 --> 01:25:26,320
simultaneously with the existing

1951
01:25:24,560 --> 01:25:28,960
wastewater treatment plant for at least

1952
01:25:26,320 --> 01:25:31,280
2 years. Whenever you bring a a new

1953
01:25:28,960 --> 01:25:34,080
plant facility online, there's always

1954
01:25:31,280 --> 01:25:36,159
bugs with SCADA systems, with operating

1955
01:25:34,080 --> 01:25:38,400
things. And we want to make sure that

1956
01:25:36,159 --> 01:25:40,880
when we officially switch and we retire

1957
01:25:38,400 --> 01:25:42,639
the current board order that we can meet

1958
01:25:40,880 --> 01:25:46,400
the full standards of the new board

1959
01:25:42,639 --> 01:25:49,760
order from uh Department of um water and

1960
01:25:46,400 --> 01:25:52,480
uh CS I can I think of the acronym not

1961
01:25:49,760 --> 01:25:54,560
the not the name. So that really is the

1962
01:25:52,480 --> 01:25:57,360
the push at this moment. We are still

1963
01:25:54,560 --> 01:25:58,960
pushing daily on the plant. We are just

1964
01:25:57,360 --> 01:26:00,320
trying to explore every option for

1965
01:25:58,960 --> 01:26:03,679
funding. We're looking at multiple

1966
01:26:00,320 --> 01:26:05,440
grants. Um we got a million dollars from

1967
01:26:03,679 --> 01:26:08,480
Congressman Fong that we're going after

1968
01:26:05,440 --> 01:26:11,040
doing the um grant application process

1969
01:26:08,480 --> 01:26:13,360
right now from EPA to further aid this

1970
01:26:11,040 --> 01:26:15,199
design. Um and we're like I said, we

1971
01:26:13,360 --> 01:26:16,639
look daily for grants. Uh we want to

1972
01:26:15,199 --> 01:26:18,320
apply for the state revolving fund. This

1973
01:26:16,639 --> 01:26:20,560
will be the fourth year in a row that

1974
01:26:18,320 --> 01:26:22,320
we've replied that we've uh constantly

1975
01:26:20,560 --> 01:26:24,080
been looking for ways to score higher on

1976
01:26:22,320 --> 01:26:25,600
the application so that way we can make

1977
01:26:24,080 --> 01:26:27,920
sure that the construction of this plant

1978
01:26:25,600 --> 01:26:31,880
is affordable for the community.

1979
01:26:27,920 --> 01:26:31,880
» Outstanding. Thank you, Travis.

1980
01:26:31,920 --> 01:26:35,199
» Yep, you're good. Thank you very much.

1981
01:26:33,679 --> 01:26:38,000
» Thank you. Any other members of the

1982
01:26:35,199 --> 01:26:40,880
public wish to comment?

1983
01:26:38,000 --> 01:26:42,639
Seeing none, none on the calls. Do we

1984
01:26:40,880 --> 01:26:46,480
have a motion?

1985
01:26:42,639 --> 01:26:47,199
» Motion to approve and a second.

1986
01:26:46,480 --> 01:26:48,960
Second

1987
01:26:47,199 --> 01:26:52,280
» Motion and second.

1988
01:26:48,960 --> 01:26:52,280
» Please vote.

1989
01:26:53,520 --> 01:26:57,280
» Five eyes. Motion carries.

1990
01:26:55,440 --> 01:26:59,199
» All right. Next, we will move on to item

1991
01:26:57,280 --> 01:27:01,920
number 10. Authorization for temporary

1992
01:26:59,199 --> 01:27:03,360
police officer over hire. Honestly,

1993
01:27:01,920 --> 01:27:06,560
Chief, I want to thank you for keeping

1994
01:27:03,360 --> 01:27:08,239
that title short and sweet. As the one

1995
01:27:06,560 --> 01:27:10,639
who has to read it, I appreciate that.

1996
01:27:08,239 --> 01:27:13,280
» I'll try to keep the presentation in

1997
01:27:10,639 --> 01:27:14,320
line with that. We're at a position at

1998
01:27:13,280 --> 01:27:16,560
the police department. Thanks for having

1999
01:27:14,320 --> 01:27:17,840
me, uh, Mr. Mayor and Council, I

2000
01:27:16,560 --> 01:27:21,440
appreciate the opportunity to be up here

2001
01:27:17,840 --> 01:27:23,440
and talk about this proposal.

2002
01:27:21,440 --> 01:27:24,719
We have some anticipated openings coming

2003
01:27:23,440 --> 01:27:26,000
up in the police department. However, at

2004
01:27:24,719 --> 01:27:28,480
this moment, we are fully staffed with

2005
01:27:26,000 --> 01:27:30,239
our 29 authorized police officers. What

2006
01:27:28,480 --> 01:27:32,239
we would like to do is have a 30th

2007
01:27:30,239 --> 01:27:34,880
position authorized for the next 6

2008
01:27:32,239 --> 01:27:37,440
months uh from today, allowing us to get

2009
01:27:34,880 --> 01:27:42,239
somebody into training to be immediately

2010
01:27:37,440 --> 01:27:44,480
able to fill what we know is uh an

2011
01:27:42,239 --> 01:27:47,760
opening in the department.

2012
01:27:44,480 --> 01:27:49,440
uh we have the people on staff. Uh you

2013
01:27:47,760 --> 01:27:50,960
one of our csos will likely move up to

2014
01:27:49,440 --> 01:27:53,920
police officer and then we have a

2015
01:27:50,960 --> 01:27:55,280
recruiting opportunity as well. This

2016
01:27:53,920 --> 01:27:59,040
will give us the ability to have that.

2017
01:27:55,280 --> 01:28:00,960
The cost should be nothing because the

2018
01:27:59,040 --> 01:28:03,199
anticipated opening is currently not

2019
01:28:00,960 --> 01:28:05,600
drawing a salary from the city uh given

2020
01:28:03,199 --> 01:28:09,040
the personnel circumstance. So it should

2021
01:28:05,600 --> 01:28:12,080
be not cost prohibitive. Uh there could

2022
01:28:09,040 --> 01:28:14,400
be a cost if there's an overlap, but it

2023
01:28:12,080 --> 01:28:16,400
could be as little as zero. We would

2024
01:28:14,400 --> 01:28:17,760
like the opportunity to do that mostly

2025
01:28:16,400 --> 01:28:20,639
to fill those positions so we can

2026
01:28:17,760 --> 01:28:22,400
continue to operate at full staffing for

2027
01:28:20,639 --> 01:28:23,679
a greater length of time as opposed to

2028
01:28:22,400 --> 01:28:25,520
having a gap that we have to fill

2029
01:28:23,679 --> 01:28:27,040
because as you know to hire somebody off

2030
01:28:25,520 --> 01:28:29,520
the street today, it'll be a year before

2031
01:28:27,040 --> 01:28:31,679
we can actually see them performing.

2032
01:28:29,520 --> 01:28:33,040
So with that, any questions? We'll just

2033
01:28:31,679 --> 01:28:35,199
try to keep your questions as short as

2034
01:28:33,040 --> 01:28:37,040
my title.

2035
01:28:35,199 --> 01:28:38,480
» Uh no, no questions. Just a quick

2036
01:28:37,040 --> 01:28:39,600
comment. Chief, I know you're always

2037
01:28:38,480 --> 01:28:40,800
looking for efficiencies. I know that

2038
01:28:39,600 --> 01:28:42,639
you pay attention to it. I've sat and

2039
01:28:40,800 --> 01:28:44,159
talked with you about the budget, about

2040
01:28:42,639 --> 01:28:45,840
the money you're spending. Like, we've

2041
01:28:44,159 --> 01:28:47,840
gone over everything at length. So, I

2042
01:28:45,840 --> 01:28:49,440
know you do your due diligence. Uh, if

2043
01:28:47,840 --> 01:28:52,159
you weren't, then we'd be hammering you

2044
01:28:49,440 --> 01:28:53,280
over it. But, uh, so I I appreciate your

2045
01:28:52,159 --> 01:28:56,159
your approach.

2046
01:28:53,280 --> 01:28:57,760
» Thank you.

2047
01:28:56,159 --> 01:28:58,800
» I think it's wise to preempt a shortfall

2048
01:28:57,760 --> 01:29:01,520
that, you know, is going to be coming up

2049
01:28:58,800 --> 01:29:04,560
down the road. And so, I appreciate the

2050
01:29:01,520 --> 01:29:06,560
the looking forward aspect of it. So,

2051
01:29:04,560 --> 01:29:10,040
» Thank you. Yeah, I appreciate it.

2052
01:29:06,560 --> 01:29:10,040
Councilman Gorman,

2053
01:29:12,960 --> 01:29:17,280
» In your executive summary, you you're

2054
01:29:15,520 --> 01:29:17,600
you're doing this right right now.

2055
01:29:17,280 --> 01:29:17,840
» No.

2056
01:29:17,600 --> 01:29:20,840
» No.

2057
01:29:17,840 --> 01:29:20,840
» Nope.

2058
01:29:20,880 --> 01:29:22,800
» We're on the higher.

2059
01:29:22,000 --> 01:29:24,400
» But thank you.

2060
01:29:22,800 --> 01:29:27,520
» But I'll be happy to talk with you about

2061
01:29:24,400 --> 01:29:29,679
it any other time.

2062
01:29:27,520 --> 01:29:32,239
» Uh Chief, I just want to say that I

2063
01:29:29,679 --> 01:29:34,880
appreciate you more than

2064
01:29:32,239 --> 01:29:35,600
» Kyle. Yeah, I just

2065
01:29:34,880 --> 01:29:36,800
» Fair enough.

2066
01:29:35,600 --> 01:29:37,280
» Even Even though it was the third one to

2067
01:29:36,800 --> 01:29:38,560
talk.

2068
01:29:37,280 --> 01:29:40,400
» That might be true. Actually,

2069
01:29:38,560 --> 01:29:42,239
» I think he's got short timers.

2070
01:29:40,400 --> 01:29:45,719
» All right. Uh, any member of the public

2071
01:29:42,239 --> 01:29:45,719
wish to comment?

2072
01:29:46,639 --> 01:29:51,600
» Seeing none, uh, do I have a motion?

2073
01:29:50,000 --> 01:29:52,639
» Motion to approve.

2074
01:29:51,600 --> 01:29:54,159
» Second.

2075
01:29:52,639 --> 01:29:57,120
» Motion and second.

2076
01:29:54,159 --> 01:29:59,440
» Please vote.

2077
01:29:57,120 --> 01:30:01,679
» Okay,

2078
01:29:59,440 --> 01:30:02,639
» Travis.

2079
01:30:01,679 --> 01:30:04,880
He's just trying to show his

2080
01:30:02,639 --> 01:30:07,840
appreciation.

2081
01:30:04,880 --> 01:30:10,400
» I missed it. I heard it beep.

2082
01:30:07,840 --> 01:30:12,320
» I should have just hit no. Okay.

2083
01:30:10,400 --> 01:30:14,719
» Uh next we'll move on to committee

2084
01:30:12,320 --> 01:30:16,880
reports. Uh economic development

2085
01:30:14,719 --> 01:30:20,800
committee that their report from August

2086
01:30:16,880 --> 01:30:22,320
3rd. Yes, we just met. Uh we had a lot

2087
01:30:20,800 --> 01:30:24,320
of the same discussion items. Uh and

2088
01:30:22,320 --> 01:30:26,400
part of that was

2089
01:30:24,320 --> 01:30:27,520
uh Balsam Street. Some of those flags

2090
01:30:26,400 --> 01:30:29,360
are are finally going to come down.

2091
01:30:27,520 --> 01:30:31,440
They're they're ripped and torn. And so

2092
01:30:29,360 --> 01:30:34,400
those are all all going to be removed uh

2093
01:30:31,440 --> 01:30:35,760
in the near future. Uh the next food

2094
01:30:34,400 --> 01:30:37,840
truck Friday is going to be cancelled.

2095
01:30:35,760 --> 01:30:39,600
It's too hot

2096
01:30:37,840 --> 01:30:41,360
and and probably looking in the future

2097
01:30:39,600 --> 01:30:42,880
and not having a lot of those food truck

2098
01:30:41,360 --> 01:30:44,800
Fridays during the summer months. It's

2099
01:30:42,880 --> 01:30:47,679
just uh

2100
01:30:44,800 --> 01:30:48,400
it's not fruitful for anybody.

2101
01:30:47,679 --> 01:30:50,800
» Yeah.

2102
01:30:48,400 --> 01:30:53,199
» So uh but but but the next city nights

2103
01:30:50,800 --> 01:30:55,600
is on the 22nd of August and it it

2104
01:30:53,199 --> 01:30:57,199
should be a good time. There'll be a

2105
01:30:55,600 --> 01:30:59,040
phone party. Bridge Gamings I think is

2106
01:30:57,199 --> 01:31:00,480
going to have a tournament as uh and of

2107
01:30:59,040 --> 01:31:02,800
course a lot of the same food trucks and

2108
01:31:00,480 --> 01:31:05,679
whatnot.

2109
01:31:02,800 --> 01:31:06,960
Um we also discussed at the economic and

2110
01:31:05,679 --> 01:31:08,800
and you will probably hear the same

2111
01:31:06,960 --> 01:31:11,040
thing at the infrastructure committee.

2112
01:31:08,800 --> 01:31:12,639
Uh Mr. Rulan brought up a lot of good

2113
01:31:11,040 --> 01:31:14,320
hey part of the economic development

2114
01:31:12,639 --> 01:31:16,800
could also make make sure we're paying

2115
01:31:14,320 --> 01:31:19,840
attention to keeping things picked up

2116
01:31:16,800 --> 01:31:21,280
and cleaned and stuff like that. So uh

2117
01:31:19,840 --> 01:31:24,920
it was a lot of good discussion and

2118
01:31:21,280 --> 01:31:24,920
those will be ongoing.

2119
01:31:26,159 --> 01:31:32,239
Councilman Roger Adam, anything to add?

2120
01:31:29,600 --> 01:31:34,560
» I think um

2121
01:31:32,239 --> 01:31:37,040
Jennifer mentioned that there would be

2122
01:31:34,560 --> 01:31:37,920
an astronaut to Victor.

2123
01:31:37,040 --> 01:31:39,600
» Yes, Ike.

2124
01:31:37,920 --> 01:31:40,800
» On August 26th,

2125
01:31:39,600 --> 01:31:43,440
» Correct, sir.

2126
01:31:40,800 --> 01:31:44,960
» So, she encouraged people to go and

2127
01:31:43,440 --> 01:31:48,320
» I didn't have complete notes on that.

2128
01:31:44,960 --> 01:31:50,159
So, I know that uh yes, Ike will be in

2129
01:31:48,320 --> 01:31:51,679
town. I know that he has a tight

2130
01:31:50,159 --> 01:31:53,040
schedule. There's a lot of talk of him

2131
01:31:51,679 --> 01:31:54,320
being presenting in one place,

2132
01:31:53,040 --> 01:31:58,000
presenting in the other, but I do not

2133
01:31:54,320 --> 01:31:59,920
have a full uh full information on what

2134
01:31:58,000 --> 01:32:01,600
his schedule's going to be. So, I think

2135
01:31:59,920 --> 01:32:04,080
more to follow on that. And I know that

2136
01:32:01,600 --> 01:32:06,239
the RACVB is looking into trying to do

2137
01:32:04,080 --> 01:32:08,400
something. Uh there's going to be some

2138
01:32:06,239 --> 01:32:11,600
amount of presentation on the base, but

2139
01:32:08,400 --> 01:32:13,679
I don't want to speak out of turn.

2140
01:32:11,600 --> 01:32:16,800
All right. Um the finance committee

2141
01:32:13,679 --> 01:32:18,480
their next meeting will be September 8th

2142
01:32:16,800 --> 01:32:20,960
um

2143
01:32:18,480 --> 01:32:23,920
at 5:30 city hall conference room B on

2144
01:32:20,960 --> 01:32:26,880
the first floor infrastructure meeting

2145
01:32:23,920 --> 01:32:30,719
uh report from July 23rd. Yeah, you bet.

2146
01:32:26,880 --> 01:32:33,440
Uh so there was there was some we talked

2147
01:32:30,719 --> 01:32:36,000
about uh so the soccer field parking lot

2148
01:32:33,440 --> 01:32:38,960
just maybe getting some grindings.

2149
01:32:36,000 --> 01:32:40,400
Um

2150
01:32:38,960 --> 01:32:41,600
yeah and I think that we can probably

2151
01:32:40,400 --> 01:32:44,000
make that happen. I think was the

2152
01:32:41,600 --> 01:32:47,199
consensus was at some point get some

2153
01:32:44,000 --> 01:32:50,080
grindings over there. Uh so the PG&

2154
01:32:47,199 --> 01:32:51,920
steel covers on Baton that was another

2155
01:32:50,080 --> 01:32:54,000
uh point of conversation and we're sort

2156
01:32:51,920 --> 01:32:55,840
of at the whim of PG&E but I know that

2157
01:32:54,000 --> 01:32:57,600
our engineers are tracking to make sure

2158
01:32:55,840 --> 01:32:59,920
that the road is uh is fixed

2159
01:32:57,600 --> 01:33:02,880
appropriately afterwards, but they're

2160
01:32:59,920 --> 01:33:06,560
over there replacing old gas lines.

2161
01:33:02,880 --> 01:33:08,239
Um let's see.

2162
01:33:06,560 --> 01:33:09,840
I think that was that was it. Solomon,

2163
01:33:08,239 --> 01:33:10,880
do you have anything?

2164
01:33:09,840 --> 01:33:11,360
» I was there. you were there.

2165
01:33:10,880 --> 01:33:13,840
» Yeah.

2166
01:33:11,360 --> 01:33:17,120
» Sorry. It's

2167
01:33:13,840 --> 01:33:20,639
» Uh No, I want to I want to highlight Mr.

2168
01:33:17,120 --> 01:33:22,880
Ruland for bringing his own agenda to

2169
01:33:20,639 --> 01:33:26,639
talk to us about and it brought up a lot

2170
01:33:22,880 --> 01:33:30,280
of really good points um that we will

2171
01:33:26,639 --> 01:33:30,280
continue to work on.

2172
01:33:31,360 --> 01:33:34,800
» Felspar.

2173
01:33:32,320 --> 01:33:37,679
» Oh, yeah. Drove on Felspar. Uh is

2174
01:33:34,800 --> 01:33:41,600
there's there's a bumpy spot.

2175
01:33:37,679 --> 01:33:43,199
Um Mr. ruling was dissatisfied with the

2176
01:33:41,600 --> 01:33:46,480
the road.

2177
01:33:43,199 --> 01:33:50,960
» Uh let's see.

2178
01:33:46,480 --> 01:33:52,880
Yeah, I think that's I think that's it.

2179
01:33:50,960 --> 01:33:55,520
All right. Um next we have parks and

2180
01:33:52,880 --> 01:33:58,960
wreck. Uh our next meeting will be

2181
01:33:55,520 --> 01:34:00,880
September 1st um at 5:30 here in city

2182
01:33:58,960 --> 01:34:04,400
hall council chambers. But I do want to

2183
01:34:00,880 --> 01:34:07,600
mention um that

2184
01:34:04,400 --> 01:34:09,920
we are doing our movie in the theater

2185
01:34:07,600 --> 01:34:12,480
instead of movie in the park uh August

2186
01:34:09,920 --> 01:34:14,719
14th. Um

2187
01:34:12,480 --> 01:34:16,480
and if you or your family would like to

2188
01:34:14,719 --> 01:34:17,920
go, please stop by Parks and Wreck to

2189
01:34:16,480 --> 01:34:20,239
pick up your tickets. Limited seats

2190
01:34:17,920 --> 01:34:22,560
available and five tickets per person.

2191
01:34:20,239 --> 01:34:24,639
Tickets must be picked up before end of

2192
01:34:22,560 --> 01:34:28,239
business on August 12th. The movie will

2193
01:34:24,639 --> 01:34:29,520
be the Minecraft movie. Um, this was one

2194
01:34:28,239 --> 01:34:31,520
of the things that I was really

2195
01:34:29,520 --> 01:34:34,159
passionate about and I'm happy to see it

2196
01:34:31,520 --> 01:34:36,639
go. Uh, I love the theater. I love going

2197
01:34:34,159 --> 01:34:39,360
to the movies. There's a there's a magic

2198
01:34:36,639 --> 01:34:42,080
to it. Um, you smell the popcorn. You

2199
01:34:39,360 --> 01:34:43,520
It's a communal event. Um, you get to

2200
01:34:42,080 --> 01:34:45,600
hear other people laughing at things

2201
01:34:43,520 --> 01:34:47,040
that you find funny. Uh, you also get to

2202
01:34:45,600 --> 01:34:48,239
hear people laughing at things you don't

2203
01:34:47,040 --> 01:34:49,760
find funny and then you question

2204
01:34:48,239 --> 01:34:53,120
yourself whether or not that really was

2205
01:34:49,760 --> 01:34:55,360
funny. Um, but the movies had always

2206
01:34:53,120 --> 01:34:58,080
been a magical thing to me and so giving

2207
01:34:55,360 --> 01:35:00,000
um the public the opportunity to go for

2208
01:34:58,080 --> 01:35:02,080
individuals that might not regularly go

2209
01:35:00,000 --> 01:35:04,159
to the theater. Um, and so instead of

2210
01:35:02,080 --> 01:35:06,159
being out in the heat, we're going to do

2211
01:35:04,159 --> 01:35:09,280
it at the theater. Um, and supporting

2212
01:35:06,159 --> 01:35:12,159
Rich Crest Cinemas. So,

2213
01:35:09,280 --> 01:35:14,000
all right. Um,

2214
01:35:12,159 --> 01:35:16,320
next we will move on to other

2215
01:35:14,000 --> 01:35:19,960
committees, boards or commissions.

2216
01:35:16,320 --> 01:35:19,960
Anyone have

2217
01:35:20,320 --> 01:35:22,719
» He typically looks at me when he says

2218
01:35:22,320 --> 01:35:24,880
that.

2219
01:35:22,719 --> 01:35:28,880
» I do only because I enjoy

2220
01:35:24,880 --> 01:35:31,280
» Kurt Cog uh what I typically sit in on

2221
01:35:28,880 --> 01:35:34,560
through Zoom in conference room B was

2222
01:35:31,280 --> 01:35:37,280
dark this month. Um,

2223
01:35:34,560 --> 01:35:40,560
and speaking uh all the way over to

2224
01:35:37,280 --> 01:35:42,639
Tommy Wikenick, the

2225
01:35:40,560 --> 01:35:47,920
um

2226
01:35:42,639 --> 01:35:49,920
the prospect of having US 395 highway

2227
01:35:47,920 --> 01:35:53,920
improved as it goes diagonally through

2228
01:35:49,920 --> 01:35:56,080
the Indian Wells Valley. Um, I'm sorry

2229
01:35:53,920 --> 01:35:59,600
it's going to be so far into the future,

2230
01:35:56,080 --> 01:36:02,880
but we lost um

2231
01:35:59,600 --> 01:36:07,199
most of a local family also in a very

2232
01:36:02,880 --> 01:36:10,800
tragic accident on US 395 some years

2233
01:36:07,199 --> 01:36:14,800
back. I think maybe a dozen years ago.

2234
01:36:10,800 --> 01:36:17,520
And um I may have I didn't think I had

2235
01:36:14,800 --> 01:36:20,800
the foresight to check Kernog at that

2236
01:36:17,520 --> 01:36:24,719
time. Um, I think indirectly I did try

2237
01:36:20,800 --> 01:36:27,920
to contact supervisor of um

2238
01:36:24,719 --> 01:36:31,920
the supervisor of the county that most

2239
01:36:27,920 --> 01:36:35,360
of South 395 is in. Uh, quick, what

2240
01:36:31,920 --> 01:36:37,040
county is that?

2241
01:36:35,360 --> 01:36:38,400
» Is it San Bernardino?

2242
01:36:37,040 --> 01:36:40,719
» Sano.

2243
01:36:38,400 --> 01:36:42,480
» San Bernardino County.

2244
01:36:40,719 --> 01:36:45,040
They said it loud enough that my hearing

2245
01:36:42,480 --> 01:36:47,280
aids actually picked it up. Um, pretty

2246
01:36:45,040 --> 01:36:49,199
much ignored. And that caused me though

2247
01:36:47,280 --> 01:36:51,920
to start

2248
01:36:49,199 --> 01:36:55,280
personally something I could do without

2249
01:36:51,920 --> 01:36:58,639
waiting on some other activity to do and

2250
01:36:55,280 --> 01:37:01,679
that is start the US 395 safety program

2251
01:36:58,639 --> 01:37:04,400
in the form of an image I created of the

2252
01:37:01,679 --> 01:37:05,920
US 395 route sign with a skull and

2253
01:37:04,400 --> 01:37:08,800
crossbones

2254
01:37:05,920 --> 01:37:11,760
uh hanging over it. It's uh it's

2255
01:37:08,800 --> 01:37:14,239
sharpedged visually. Motorcyclists just

2256
01:37:11,760 --> 01:37:17,440
love it. And I started buying the

2257
01:37:14,239 --> 01:37:19,280
stickers from Sticker Mule and uh formed

2258
01:37:17,440 --> 01:37:22,400
an arrangement with them. And I've been

2259
01:37:19,280 --> 01:37:24,080
buying them uh right along over the

2260
01:37:22,400 --> 01:37:26,400
years, over the dozen years. And I'm

2261
01:37:24,080 --> 01:37:29,520
thinking we're coming close to getting

2262
01:37:26,400 --> 01:37:33,119
around 10,000 of those stickers on

2263
01:37:29,520 --> 01:37:36,239
bumpers and uh back truck windows and

2264
01:37:33,119 --> 01:37:38,080
elsewhere. Um and what it says to the

2265
01:37:36,239 --> 01:37:40,480
driver and other drivers who've seen

2266
01:37:38,080 --> 01:37:42,719
them. I can say this because I just

2267
01:37:40,480 --> 01:37:46,000
ordered 500 more stickers. They'll be at

2268
01:37:42,719 --> 01:37:48,560
my shop and elsewhere for pickup. We're

2269
01:37:46,000 --> 01:37:51,760
going to charge $1 a sticker. That'll

2270
01:37:48,560 --> 01:37:54,719
allow me to buy 500 more once these are

2271
01:37:51,760 --> 01:37:57,440
gone. And it says to the drivers, if

2272
01:37:54,719 --> 01:38:00,719
you're going to go on US 395, especially

2273
01:37:57,440 --> 01:38:03,280
south of here, put your head on a swivel

2274
01:38:00,719 --> 01:38:05,199
because you're you're going to be taking

2275
01:38:03,280 --> 01:38:08,239
your life in your hands. pull in behind

2276
01:38:05,199 --> 01:38:10,320
some ponderous truck and let the truck

2277
01:38:08,239 --> 01:38:12,639
block for you as the crazy people

2278
01:38:10,320 --> 01:38:15,360
heading north trying to get to Mammoth

2279
01:38:12,639 --> 01:38:19,040
to go skiing or whatever have to pull

2280
01:38:15,360 --> 01:38:22,960
into oncoming traffic to get by.

2281
01:38:19,040 --> 01:38:25,840
And um I'm pleased to think that over

2282
01:38:22,960 --> 01:38:27,760
time perhaps,

2283
01:38:25,840 --> 01:38:31,600
you never know for sure, perhaps we've

2284
01:38:27,760 --> 01:38:35,440
saved some lives. And when Kernog

2285
01:38:31,600 --> 01:38:38,960
finally gets around to improving US 395

2286
01:38:35,440 --> 01:38:41,119
by adding two or three passing lane

2287
01:38:38,960 --> 01:38:43,199
opportunities, I think that would be the

2288
01:38:41,119 --> 01:38:46,639
improvement I'd like to see. That's

2289
01:38:43,199 --> 01:38:48,880
something they can actually afford. Um

2290
01:38:46,639 --> 01:38:50,239
that'll happen. then I'll quit ordering

2291
01:38:48,880 --> 01:38:53,280
stickers.

2292
01:38:50,239 --> 01:38:55,119
» Hey, hey, skip, real quick. Um, on the

2293
01:38:53,280 --> 01:38:57,440
subject of current cog, Travis, are you

2294
01:38:55,119 --> 01:38:59,119
still sitting in on those calls?

2295
01:38:57,440 --> 01:39:00,719
» Uh,

2296
01:38:59,119 --> 01:39:02,320
Kyle, I'm not hearing you.

2297
01:39:00,719 --> 01:39:03,600
» Oh, I'm sorry. Can I can you hear me

2298
01:39:02,320 --> 01:39:05,520
now?

2299
01:39:03,600 --> 01:39:06,880
» If you if you talk right into that

2300
01:39:05,520 --> 01:39:09,119
microphone, I can.

2301
01:39:06,880 --> 01:39:12,239
» He was asking if Mr. Reid was also

2302
01:39:09,119 --> 01:39:14,639
» Yes. I'm asking uh so Travis so there is

2303
01:39:12,239 --> 01:39:17,040
the both the elected portion of kernogg

2304
01:39:14,639 --> 01:39:20,719
and there is also a very large probably

2305
01:39:17,040 --> 01:39:23,920
a lot a lot larger than it was before uh

2306
01:39:20,719 --> 01:39:25,600
presence of staff tackling kernogg and

2307
01:39:23,920 --> 01:39:28,639
you can imagine why because it is an

2308
01:39:25,600 --> 01:39:31,679
immense amount of money that pours in um

2309
01:39:28,639 --> 01:39:34,000
into roads and streets across uh across

2310
01:39:31,679 --> 01:39:36,719
the county and so I remember when I was

2311
01:39:34,000 --> 01:39:39,040
on curtain cog Travis was there as the

2312
01:39:36,719 --> 01:39:40,719
public works director was on those staff

2313
01:39:39,040 --> 01:39:43,199
calls and they were making a great deal

2314
01:39:40,719 --> 01:39:45,199
of headway towards getting projects and

2315
01:39:43,199 --> 01:39:48,080
money and funding. Uh, and it was

2316
01:39:45,199 --> 01:39:50,000
actually Travis having projects ready,

2317
01:39:48,080 --> 01:39:52,080
shovel ready, he could swoop in and get

2318
01:39:50,000 --> 01:39:54,480
other cities money on a pretty

2319
01:39:52,080 --> 01:39:56,639
consistent basis. And so my hope was

2320
01:39:54,480 --> 01:39:57,760
that we are still doing that. Uh, you're

2321
01:39:56,639 --> 01:39:59,760
still paying attention to that.

2322
01:39:57,760 --> 01:40:02,800
» So yeah, I do still pay attention to it

2323
01:39:59,760 --> 01:40:05,600
actively. I still work with Terry on uh

2324
01:40:02,800 --> 01:40:08,000
dealing with our local planners from the

2325
01:40:05,600 --> 01:40:11,600
Kernog area for the multitude of grants

2326
01:40:08,000 --> 01:40:13,679
that we go after. Um I think one of the

2327
01:40:11,600 --> 01:40:17,199
biggest things that's changed is Kernog

2328
01:40:13,679 --> 01:40:19,760
has become more of they actually don't

2329
01:40:17,199 --> 01:40:22,159
they aren't the overseer of the money

2330
01:40:19,760 --> 01:40:24,239
anymore if that makes sense. They are

2331
01:40:22,159 --> 01:40:26,639
the advocate for it. We go through their

2332
01:40:24,239 --> 01:40:29,760
process to get grants or to get projects

2333
01:40:26,639 --> 01:40:31,280
moved to the top of the line. But CALR

2334
01:40:29,760 --> 01:40:33,520
is actually the one that administers

2335
01:40:31,280 --> 01:40:36,320
most of them. And I'm sure we all have

2336
01:40:33,520 --> 01:40:39,679
seen the uh direction that our state has

2337
01:40:36,320 --> 01:40:41,760
taken with uh ADA concerns and things

2338
01:40:39,679 --> 01:40:45,040
like that. So the majority of CALR shop

2339
01:40:41,760 --> 01:40:46,239
funding has been shoved towards ADA and

2340
01:40:45,040 --> 01:40:48,960
projects because that's what they're

2341
01:40:46,239 --> 01:40:52,239
getting sued on the most. Um we did get

2342
01:40:48,960 --> 01:40:54,880
a cargo study done on 395 that shows 395

2343
01:40:52,239 --> 01:40:56,480
is the fifth fifth or sixth, I can't

2344
01:40:54,880 --> 01:40:58,960
remember, most important project in the

2345
01:40:56,480 --> 01:41:00,639
region. So there is still headway being

2346
01:40:58,960 --> 01:41:03,520
made on it, but it has been pushed out

2347
01:41:00,639 --> 01:41:05,280
due to other concerns and other laws

2348
01:41:03,520 --> 01:41:09,800
that have been passed to which have

2349
01:41:05,280 --> 01:41:09,800
forced money to other areas.

2350
01:41:10,320 --> 01:41:15,360
Another committee I virtually attend is

2351
01:41:13,679 --> 01:41:17,600
East Current Air Pollution Control

2352
01:41:15,360 --> 01:41:20,880
District. I believe that committee out

2353
01:41:17,600 --> 01:41:22,719
of um Tahachchip will be meeting uh

2354
01:41:20,880 --> 01:41:25,440
quarterly

2355
01:41:22,719 --> 01:41:29,520
and uh they just recently published

2356
01:41:25,440 --> 01:41:31,440
their annual toxics report. I um imposed

2357
01:41:29,520 --> 01:41:34,400
upon Rick to make us about a dozen

2358
01:41:31,440 --> 01:41:39,520
copies that that are on the desk right

2359
01:41:34,400 --> 01:41:42,239
now. It's um it's a bit dry but um it

2360
01:41:39,520 --> 01:41:44,000
has some elements of interest. It shows

2361
01:41:42,239 --> 01:41:46,719
what the East Current Air Pollution

2362
01:41:44,000 --> 01:41:49,199
Control District is sniffing about to

2363
01:41:46,719 --> 01:41:52,000
become aware of and how they respond to

2364
01:41:49,199 --> 01:41:56,239
it and um

2365
01:41:52,000 --> 01:41:58,320
their world and

2366
01:41:56,239 --> 01:42:01,600
it makes for some interesting reading.

2367
01:41:58,320 --> 01:42:04,480
You're invited uh uh I have 12 of them,

2368
01:42:01,600 --> 01:42:06,880
13 if I put my copy there laying on the

2369
01:42:04,480 --> 01:42:10,800
desk. You're invited to grab yourself a

2370
01:42:06,880 --> 01:42:13,840
copy if you're so inclined and um read

2371
01:42:10,800 --> 01:42:16,880
it, be informed. That's all I have.

2372
01:42:13,840 --> 01:42:19,600
Thank you. Anyone else with the other

2373
01:42:16,880 --> 01:42:22,960
committee boards or commission?

2374
01:42:19,600 --> 01:42:25,440
All right. Uh I am part of the RAN

2375
01:42:22,960 --> 01:42:27,920
board. Um it is actually I don't know

2376
01:42:25,440 --> 01:42:31,520
what it's what RAN stands for. Do you

2377
01:42:27,920 --> 01:42:34,480
know what RA stand? Yeah. Uh it

2378
01:42:31,520 --> 01:42:36,400
basically was the overview of the

2379
01:42:34,480 --> 01:42:39,119
sheriff's department um and law

2380
01:42:36,400 --> 01:42:42,880
enforcement in Kern County. Uh we had

2381
01:42:39,119 --> 01:42:47,040
our annual meeting um

2382
01:42:42,880 --> 01:42:49,840
I don't know couple couple weeks ago. Um

2383
01:42:47,040 --> 01:42:51,360
we looked at um different proxy

2384
01:42:49,840 --> 01:42:55,840
attendants.

2385
01:42:51,360 --> 01:42:58,320
um they have a security assessment. Um

2386
01:42:55,840 --> 01:43:01,520
and they are using their county IT

2387
01:42:58,320 --> 01:43:04,400
system to do the security assessment of

2388
01:43:01,520 --> 01:43:07,119
their system. Um I suggested that they

2389
01:43:04,400 --> 01:43:09,600
look at SISA and see what SISA can do to

2390
01:43:07,119 --> 01:43:12,159
help protect them. Um I was then told

2391
01:43:09,600 --> 01:43:15,360
that Kern County can handle it. Uh they

2392
01:43:12,159 --> 01:43:17,840
don't need a federal agency doing it for

2393
01:43:15,360 --> 01:43:19,840
free. So who am I to say anything

2394
01:43:17,840 --> 01:43:22,159
different? Um

2395
01:43:19,840 --> 01:43:25,520
they did change their meeting frequency.

2396
01:43:22,159 --> 01:43:27,280
Uh so they'll now be meeting twice a

2397
01:43:25,520 --> 01:43:29,040
year. Uh March will be the budget

2398
01:43:27,280 --> 01:43:31,280
review. September will be the progress

2399
01:43:29,040 --> 01:43:33,040
review. They did have their budget

2400
01:43:31,280 --> 01:43:38,560
proposal. Um some of the things that

2401
01:43:33,040 --> 01:43:42,880
they are looking at is increasing um

2402
01:43:38,560 --> 01:43:45,840
oh my god brain fart. Um life where is

2403
01:43:42,880 --> 01:43:47,119
he? Chief what's the life scan is life

2404
01:43:45,840 --> 01:43:48,800
scan.

2405
01:43:47,119 --> 01:43:51,199
» Yes. Uh so they are getting more money

2406
01:43:48,800 --> 01:43:54,320
for that. Um they also talked about uh

2407
01:43:51,199 --> 01:43:59,199
getting retinal scanners uh with their

2408
01:43:54,320 --> 01:44:00,960
uh live scan. So um yeah, that was that

2409
01:43:59,199 --> 01:44:04,239
was the RAN board meeting. It was rather

2410
01:44:00,960 --> 01:44:07,960
quick. Um all right, next we have the

2411
01:44:04,239 --> 01:44:07,960
city manager report.

2412
01:44:08,560 --> 01:44:12,000
» So I got a couple things for you

2413
01:44:09,760 --> 01:44:13,920
tonight. Uh comprehensive pool update.

2414
01:44:12,000 --> 01:44:15,920
No, I'm just kidding. Thank you, Luis,

2415
01:44:13,920 --> 01:44:17,040
for for doing that. U I just wanted to

2416
01:44:15,920 --> 01:44:19,840
say one of the one quick thing about

2417
01:44:17,040 --> 01:44:21,760
Luis. Luis has really been um thrown

2418
01:44:19,840 --> 01:44:23,520
into the fire here lately. Him and Sator

2419
01:44:21,760 --> 01:44:24,880
are very very busy. So I greatly

2420
01:44:23,520 --> 01:44:28,000
appreciate him taking the time to put

2421
01:44:24,880 --> 01:44:30,400
that report together. He also handles

2422
01:44:28,000 --> 01:44:33,040
all of our encroachment permits uh a lot

2423
01:44:30,400 --> 01:44:37,280
of plan checks uh dealing with the

2424
01:44:33,040 --> 01:44:39,360
Bowman project uh out on Mayhem and

2425
01:44:37,280 --> 01:44:40,719
prepping for our next project. So they

2426
01:44:39,360 --> 01:44:42,000
really are have been busy and they're

2427
01:44:40,719 --> 01:44:44,960
doing a great job for us. So I

2428
01:44:42,000 --> 01:44:48,320
appreciate their their help. Um, next I

2429
01:44:44,960 --> 01:44:50,239
check almost daily if not multiple times

2430
01:44:48,320 --> 01:44:53,119
a day to see if we have received a

2431
01:44:50,239 --> 01:44:55,520
response from CEC. I would assume that

2432
01:44:53,119 --> 01:44:58,000
it would come through the docket. Um,

2433
01:44:55,520 --> 01:44:59,679
like everything else has come, but I am

2434
01:44:58,000 --> 01:45:02,239
yet to see anything be published in

2435
01:44:59,679 --> 01:45:04,239
response to our request for intervenor

2436
01:45:02,239 --> 01:45:05,520
status. Um, I was going to give it till

2437
01:45:04,239 --> 01:45:06,880
the end of the week and if I haven't

2438
01:45:05,520 --> 01:45:09,199
heard from anybody the end of the week,

2439
01:45:06,880 --> 01:45:10,880
I was going to call Miss Huber or Huber,

2440
01:45:09,199 --> 01:45:12,400
however you pronounce that, and see if I

2441
01:45:10,880 --> 01:45:13,600
can get an update and see what we are to

2442
01:45:12,400 --> 01:45:15,360
expect.

2443
01:45:13,600 --> 01:45:17,920
Um, and then I think Chief, do you want

2444
01:45:15,360 --> 01:45:19,600
to talk about your uh information, some

2445
01:45:17,920 --> 01:45:22,600
statistics that we've had with Fox

2446
01:45:19,600 --> 01:45:22,600
system?

2447
01:45:32,719 --> 01:45:37,760
Several people on council asked for just

2448
01:45:34,239 --> 01:45:39,920
some data on flock, how it's used, most

2449
01:45:37,760 --> 01:45:42,400
specifically, have we had success using

2450
01:45:39,920 --> 01:45:46,880
it? Is there value? Uh the answer I

2451
01:45:42,400 --> 01:45:49,600
believe is yes. Uh we've had 72

2452
01:45:46,880 --> 01:45:50,960
specific arrests from Flock. Uh

2453
01:45:49,600 --> 01:45:54,400
everything ranging from attempted

2454
01:45:50,960 --> 01:45:56,800
homicide, child stealing,

2455
01:45:54,400 --> 01:45:59,280
domestic violence, DUIs,

2456
01:45:56,800 --> 01:46:01,760
a whole host of different violations

2457
01:45:59,280 --> 01:46:04,320
that we've been able to quickly address.

2458
01:46:01,760 --> 01:46:07,760
One of the misnomers about Flock is that

2459
01:46:04,320 --> 01:46:09,679
it is in some way um replaces the

2460
01:46:07,760 --> 01:46:11,840
officer. What I would offer to you is

2461
01:46:09,679 --> 01:46:13,280
that it accelerates investigations.

2462
01:46:11,840 --> 01:46:17,360
We're able to get more information

2463
01:46:13,280 --> 01:46:20,480
faster to make decisions and act on that

2464
01:46:17,360 --> 01:46:23,280
uh investigative information.

2465
01:46:20,480 --> 01:46:25,520
It gives us the ability, for example,

2466
01:46:23,280 --> 01:46:26,960
uh we had a hit and run where without

2467
01:46:25,520 --> 01:46:28,159
flock, we wouldn't have able to identify

2468
01:46:26,960 --> 01:46:30,159
the vehicles that were in the area at

2469
01:46:28,159 --> 01:46:33,679
the time. So, it's been valuable in that

2470
01:46:30,159 --> 01:46:35,840
way. uh as the police department being

2471
01:46:33,679 --> 01:46:37,760
the point of the flock contract, you

2472
01:46:35,840 --> 01:46:39,280
know, we're also trying to work with our

2473
01:46:37,760 --> 01:46:41,119
community groups who have privacy

2474
01:46:39,280 --> 01:46:43,760
concerns. We recognize that those

2475
01:46:41,119 --> 01:46:45,040
concerns are valid and uh in meeting

2476
01:46:43,760 --> 01:46:47,040
with them, we were certainly looking for

2477
01:46:45,040 --> 01:46:48,480
ways to that's why I asked them to

2478
01:46:47,040 --> 01:46:50,560
submit language that they thought was

2479
01:46:48,480 --> 01:46:52,719
acceptable. So, I can try to push that

2480
01:46:50,560 --> 01:46:54,080
through Flock and say, "Hey, the people

2481
01:46:52,719 --> 01:46:55,920
in our community would like it to say

2482
01:46:54,080 --> 01:46:57,760
this." I don't know if they'll do it.

2483
01:46:55,920 --> 01:46:58,960
they're big corporation, but I

2484
01:46:57,760 --> 01:47:01,119
definitely want to take the information

2485
01:46:58,960 --> 01:47:02,560
from the community and try to put it in

2486
01:47:01,119 --> 01:47:05,679
front of flock and see if I can't get it

2487
01:47:02,560 --> 01:47:07,440
through. Uh, I'm not holding my breath

2488
01:47:05,679 --> 01:47:08,880
because they're Flock and they didn't

2489
01:47:07,440 --> 01:47:12,400
care what LAPD had to say, but we're

2490
01:47:08,880 --> 01:47:13,679
Ridgerest, so we'll see how it goes. Um,

2491
01:47:12,400 --> 01:47:14,880
so I put a little packet together with

2492
01:47:13,679 --> 01:47:17,280
just some information about some of the

2493
01:47:14,880 --> 01:47:21,040
case law, some of the cases that we've

2494
01:47:17,280 --> 01:47:22,880
uh used Flock for. I I will maybe

2495
01:47:21,040 --> 01:47:24,880
correct our conversation a little bit.

2496
01:47:22,880 --> 01:47:26,400
Uh while I did acknowledge that the

2497
01:47:24,880 --> 01:47:28,239
flock

2498
01:47:26,400 --> 01:47:31,280
product does make errors in reading

2499
01:47:28,239 --> 01:47:33,440
plates, for example, calling an I a T

2500
01:47:31,280 --> 01:47:35,440
when the plate is covered, we didn't

2501
01:47:33,440 --> 01:47:39,199
talk about the percentage. We definitely

2502
01:47:35,440 --> 01:47:40,400
do not have a 70% misread uh rate here.

2503
01:47:39,199 --> 01:47:42,480
That might have happened somewhere else,

2504
01:47:40,400 --> 01:47:45,280
but uh we do get misreads, but the

2505
01:47:42,480 --> 01:47:49,679
percentage is relatively low. Uh, and

2506
01:47:45,280 --> 01:47:52,960
again to reiterate, Flock has no ability

2507
01:47:49,679 --> 01:47:57,199
to run a license plate through DMV.

2508
01:47:52,960 --> 01:48:00,400
Anything that you read about an error in

2509
01:47:57,199 --> 01:48:02,239
a stop is a police officer problem. That

2510
01:48:00,400 --> 01:48:04,880
is a police officer police department

2511
01:48:02,239 --> 01:48:06,639
mistake, not a Flock mistake. Flock

2512
01:48:04,880 --> 01:48:08,719
gives us a picture. We have to evaluate

2513
01:48:06,639 --> 01:48:10,320
that picture for authenticity, confirm

2514
01:48:08,719 --> 01:48:12,320
that it's the correct plate that we're

2515
01:48:10,320 --> 01:48:15,040
looking for before we take any action.

2516
01:48:12,320 --> 01:48:17,840
that's incumbent upon our officers to do

2517
01:48:15,040 --> 01:48:18,960
that. Uh, knock on wood, we haven't

2518
01:48:17,840 --> 01:48:21,840
stopped somebody who shouldn't be

2519
01:48:18,960 --> 01:48:23,600
stopped. U, but I can see how it does

2520
01:48:21,840 --> 01:48:25,760
happen with people, you know, being a

2521
01:48:23,600 --> 01:48:27,679
little bit too assertive and not taking

2522
01:48:25,760 --> 01:48:29,760
the time to verify the information. But

2523
01:48:27,679 --> 01:48:34,560
we've had good luck. Uh, there was a

2524
01:48:29,760 --> 01:48:37,520
point in our policy that, uh, the group

2525
01:48:34,560 --> 01:48:39,840
pointed out that they wanted changed and

2526
01:48:37,520 --> 01:48:41,440
we control the policy as the city. So,

2527
01:48:39,840 --> 01:48:45,199
that change was made. I met with them on

2528
01:48:41,440 --> 01:48:47,119
Friday at 5 and that policy was made at

2529
01:48:45,199 --> 01:48:48,639
9:00 a.m. on Monday. We were able to

2530
01:48:47,119 --> 01:48:51,040
change that policy. It was a wording

2531
01:48:48,639 --> 01:48:52,639
issue that was easy to correct. So,

2532
01:48:51,040 --> 01:48:54,320
we'll continue to work as closely as we

2533
01:48:52,639 --> 01:48:56,080
can with the community members. You

2534
01:48:54,320 --> 01:48:57,920
know, of course, my goal is to keep

2535
01:48:56,080 --> 01:48:59,679
Flock up and running. So, if that means

2536
01:48:57,920 --> 01:49:02,320
we got to, you know, work to get some

2537
01:48:59,679 --> 01:49:03,520
language changed, uh, we'll certainly do

2538
01:49:02,320 --> 01:49:05,760
that because I do believe it's an

2539
01:49:03,520 --> 01:49:07,679
effective tool to help keep your keep

2540
01:49:05,760 --> 01:49:10,239
our community safe and catch bad guys

2541
01:49:07,679 --> 01:49:11,520
faster than we could before. And I'm

2542
01:49:10,239 --> 01:49:14,239
happy to take any questions if you have

2543
01:49:11,520 --> 01:49:17,119
them.

2544
01:49:14,239 --> 01:49:17,920
» So if can I answer can I ask any

2545
01:49:17,119 --> 01:49:18,560
questions? Can

2546
01:49:17,920 --> 01:49:22,080
» Go ahead.

2547
01:49:18,560 --> 01:49:24,880
» Okay. Um so you've sent the language to

2548
01:49:22,080 --> 01:49:28,000
Flock, right? Say they reject it the the

2549
01:49:24,880 --> 01:49:31,520
proposed language for the contract. Say

2550
01:49:28,000 --> 01:49:33,440
they reject it. Is that a thing when the

2551
01:49:31,520 --> 01:49:35,600
next time that the contract is up for

2552
01:49:33,440 --> 01:49:37,520
renewal that we can push for those

2553
01:49:35,600 --> 01:49:39,040
changes? We actually have a little

2554
01:49:37,520 --> 01:49:40,159
window in our contract we can push for

2555
01:49:39,040 --> 01:49:41,840
the changes now. Okay.

2556
01:49:40,159 --> 01:49:43,840
» So, we'll see what they do. Okay.

2557
01:49:41,840 --> 01:49:46,000
» I'll report back and if they don't

2558
01:49:43,840 --> 01:49:46,800
change it, we can go from there.

2559
01:49:46,000 --> 01:49:49,280
» Okay.

2560
01:49:46,800 --> 01:49:52,080
» Like I said, I'm not terribly optimistic

2561
01:49:49,280 --> 01:49:54,800
because of they didn't change it for

2562
01:49:52,080 --> 01:49:56,960
LAPD. LAPD still gives them a lot more

2563
01:49:54,800 --> 01:49:58,320
money than we do. Uh but I think we're a

2564
01:49:56,960 --> 01:50:01,760
little more persuasive.

2565
01:49:58,320 --> 01:50:03,920
» There we go. That's a spirit.

2566
01:50:01,760 --> 01:50:06,080
» Great. Thank you. Oh,

2567
01:50:03,920 --> 01:50:10,600
» Sorry.

2568
01:50:06,080 --> 01:50:10,600
This is a hot camering

2569
01:50:25,520 --> 01:50:27,679
a report.

2570
01:50:26,880 --> 01:50:29,280
» It turned off.

2571
01:50:27,679 --> 01:50:30,719
» There we go. You're receiving a report

2572
01:50:29,280 --> 01:50:32,719
from the city manager. Part of that

2573
01:50:30,719 --> 01:50:35,040
report is a report for the police chief

2574
01:50:32,719 --> 01:50:36,239
on the status of flock. So there is no

2575
01:50:35,040 --> 01:50:36,639
violation. We're fine.

2576
01:50:36,239 --> 01:50:37,920
» Thank you.

2577
01:50:36,639 --> 01:50:39,920
» Okay.

2578
01:50:37,920 --> 01:50:43,440
» So chief, I I just want to say I think

2579
01:50:39,920 --> 01:50:45,040
that flock is an effective tool to catch

2580
01:50:43,440 --> 01:50:46,880
bad people doing bad things in our

2581
01:50:45,040 --> 01:50:48,880
community. U one of the concerns I've

2582
01:50:46,880 --> 01:50:51,280
heard from the public on numerous

2583
01:50:48,880 --> 01:50:54,000
occasions is the abuse of the

2584
01:50:51,280 --> 01:50:55,520
information that flock contains. And so

2585
01:50:54,000 --> 01:50:58,320
in when I was reading through this

2586
01:50:55,520 --> 01:51:00,480
brief, um correct me if I'm wrong, but I

2587
01:50:58,320 --> 01:51:03,280
I read that, you know, we that the

2588
01:51:00,480 --> 01:51:05,520
department is having bi-weekly reviews

2589
01:51:03,280 --> 01:51:07,679
or you know like I guess you could say

2590
01:51:05,520 --> 01:51:10,560
audits that would be one of my you know

2591
01:51:07,679 --> 01:51:12,800
suggestions suggestions is to have a you

2592
01:51:10,560 --> 01:51:14,800
know a review and an audit of the you

2593
01:51:12,800 --> 01:51:16,880
know usage of it and who's using it but

2594
01:51:14,800 --> 01:51:18,960
is that correct in what I read that the

2595
01:51:16,880 --> 01:51:19,440
the department is doing that on a weekly

2596
01:51:18,960 --> 01:51:20,639
basis?

2597
01:51:19,440 --> 01:51:21,360
» That is correct. We were doing it

2598
01:51:20,639 --> 01:51:21,840
monthly.

2599
01:51:21,360 --> 01:51:23,440
» Okay.

2600
01:51:21,840 --> 01:51:25,119
» But now it's easier just to do it right

2601
01:51:23,440 --> 01:51:27,920
before every meeting so I can speak

2602
01:51:25,119 --> 01:51:29,679
intelligently to any lapses that may

2603
01:51:27,920 --> 01:51:31,520
occur. We haven't found any, but I want

2604
01:51:29,679 --> 01:51:32,800
to make sure I can report in real time

2605
01:51:31,520 --> 01:51:34,960
because I think it's valuable to both

2606
01:51:32,800 --> 01:51:36,159
the council and the community.

2607
01:51:34,960 --> 01:51:38,800
» Very good. Thank you.

2608
01:51:36,159 --> 01:51:39,199
» Thank you, Chief.

2609
01:51:38,800 --> 01:51:42,000
» Good.

2610
01:51:39,199 --> 01:51:44,560
» Yeah. And the last thing for me, um,

2611
01:51:42,000 --> 01:51:46,320
Parks is undertaking yet another project

2612
01:51:44,560 --> 01:51:49,040
uh, in-house. They are going to be

2613
01:51:46,320 --> 01:51:52,000
renovating the varsity softball field

2614
01:51:49,040 --> 01:51:53,520
beginning August 10th. They have decided

2615
01:51:52,000 --> 01:51:54,880
to use the same method we used on the

2616
01:51:53,520 --> 01:51:57,360
Shetland field. The Shetland field's

2617
01:51:54,880 --> 01:51:59,119
been uh, holding up quite nicely. It's

2618
01:51:57,360 --> 01:52:01,440
held up with the heat so far. I haven't

2619
01:51:59,119 --> 01:52:04,159
been out this week with it at 113. Have

2620
01:52:01,440 --> 01:52:05,280
you by chance? It still looks good. So,

2621
01:52:04,159 --> 01:52:06,639
we're going to try to take that same

2622
01:52:05,280 --> 01:52:09,199
approach and try to get the varsity

2623
01:52:06,639 --> 01:52:12,560
softball field redone. Um, so we've got

2624
01:52:09,199 --> 01:52:14,639
a nice good flat true grass playing

2625
01:52:12,560 --> 01:52:16,560
surface for not only the Burough's

2626
01:52:14,639 --> 01:52:18,719
varsity softball team, but all the uh

2627
01:52:16,560 --> 01:52:20,400
youth groups that use them as well and

2628
01:52:18,719 --> 01:52:23,520
adult softball I'm sure at some point

2629
01:52:20,400 --> 01:52:25,280
and all that stuff. So, when when does

2630
01:52:23,520 --> 01:52:26,719
Burough's

2631
01:52:25,280 --> 01:52:29,199
softball start?

2632
01:52:26,719 --> 01:52:31,199
» October, right? Is that when they start?

2633
01:52:29,199 --> 01:52:32,480
They're they're doing some club stuff

2634
01:52:31,199 --> 01:52:35,920
right now, but we're going to move them

2635
01:52:32,480 --> 01:52:37,840
to JV. Um, and then, uh, we're going to

2636
01:52:35,920 --> 01:52:39,760
have it down from like August 10th to

2637
01:52:37,840 --> 01:52:42,000
October 12th. That'll give us time to

2638
01:52:39,760 --> 01:52:43,520
get the work done, let the grassroot,

2639
01:52:42,000 --> 01:52:45,440
uh, give it time to establish itself,

2640
01:52:43,520 --> 01:52:46,800
and then we'll turn it back over so all

2641
01:52:45,440 --> 01:52:48,960
the groups can use it. So,

2642
01:52:46,800 --> 01:52:50,560
» I just wanted to I I assume you guys

2643
01:52:48,960 --> 01:52:52,000
looked into the timing of it. I just

2644
01:52:50,560 --> 01:52:52,400
wanted to make sure that it would be

2645
01:52:52,000 --> 01:52:54,960
good.

2646
01:52:52,400 --> 01:52:56,880
» Nuriss and her staff speak directly with

2647
01:52:54,960 --> 01:52:58,800
all the directors of the groups. Uh the

2648
01:52:56,880 --> 01:53:01,040
other people that are closely involved

2649
01:52:58,800 --> 01:53:02,719
with coaching groups. Uh they teach she

2650
01:53:01,040 --> 01:53:04,960
spoke directly to the head coach of the

2651
01:53:02,719 --> 01:53:06,239
varsity softball team. Um so she does

2652
01:53:04,960 --> 01:53:08,000
they do a really good job of making sure

2653
01:53:06,239 --> 01:53:10,000
they maintain communication and let

2654
01:53:08,000 --> 01:53:12,159
everybody know when we're planning on

2655
01:53:10,000 --> 01:53:13,840
doing it and make sure we can try to

2656
01:53:12,159 --> 01:53:15,760
accommodate those groups as best as we

2657
01:53:13,840 --> 01:53:17,119
can. I think the groups are probably

2658
01:53:15,760 --> 01:53:18,639
more excited to see the field getting

2659
01:53:17,119 --> 01:53:19,920
redone than they are for the

2660
01:53:18,639 --> 01:53:21,840
inconvenience of maybe potentially

2661
01:53:19,920 --> 01:53:23,280
having to move a field. With that,

2662
01:53:21,840 --> 01:53:25,760
» It's the end of my report.

2663
01:53:23,280 --> 01:53:27,840
» All right. Thank you.

2664
01:53:25,760 --> 01:53:31,639
» All right. Uh next we will move to

2665
01:53:27,840 --> 01:53:31,639
future agenda items.

2666
01:53:32,719 --> 01:53:37,199
» None. None. All right. Mayor and council

2667
01:53:35,599 --> 01:53:38,800
comments.

2668
01:53:37,199 --> 01:53:39,920
» Oh,

2669
01:53:38,800 --> 01:53:41,520
I'm disappointed.

2670
01:53:39,920 --> 01:53:44,159
» I I just wanted to see you look

2671
01:53:41,520 --> 01:53:46,800
disappointed. I I have actually talked

2672
01:53:44,159 --> 01:53:49,599
enough. I haven't I haven't got anything

2673
01:53:46,800 --> 01:53:50,719
more to add.

2674
01:53:49,599 --> 01:53:52,800
» I just want to say thank you to the

2675
01:53:50,719 --> 01:53:55,840
chief for this uh this brief on flock. I

2676
01:53:52,800 --> 01:53:58,159
know it's a um a heated contested uh

2677
01:53:55,840 --> 01:54:00,320
issue in in the community. But um I want

2678
01:53:58,159 --> 01:54:02,080
to thank him for meeting with the folks

2679
01:54:00,320 --> 01:54:03,840
in the within the community that have

2680
01:54:02,080 --> 01:54:05,599
concerns about it and and trying to work

2681
01:54:03,840 --> 01:54:08,080
through some of their some of the issues

2682
01:54:05,599 --> 01:54:11,520
that they have um and you know things

2683
01:54:08,080 --> 01:54:13,760
that could be bettered and uh keep close

2684
01:54:11,520 --> 01:54:16,080
tabs on on the flock. I do think it's

2685
01:54:13,760 --> 01:54:17,840
something that is effective um but I

2686
01:54:16,080 --> 01:54:22,080
also think it's something that has to be

2687
01:54:17,840 --> 01:54:24,320
guarded closely um in house and u so I

2688
01:54:22,080 --> 01:54:25,520
just want to thank you for meeting with

2689
01:54:24,320 --> 01:54:27,040
these individuals and thank the

2690
01:54:25,520 --> 01:54:28,800
individuals for bringing your concerns

2691
01:54:27,040 --> 01:54:31,920
to the chief and I and I hope that we

2692
01:54:28,800 --> 01:54:34,960
can come to a a workable you know and

2693
01:54:31,920 --> 01:54:38,199
and comfortable position on it. So thank

2694
01:54:34,960 --> 01:54:38,199
you everyone.

2695
01:54:38,560 --> 01:54:42,960
I just want to thank all the candidates

2696
01:54:41,040 --> 01:54:45,760
who are running for the council as well

2697
01:54:42,960 --> 01:54:48,560
as for mayor. Um this time of the year

2698
01:54:45,760 --> 01:54:51,599
there is lot lot of interest but it is a

2699
01:54:48,560 --> 01:54:53,119
great calling and with that comes great

2700
01:54:51,599 --> 01:54:56,000
responsibility

2701
01:54:53,119 --> 01:54:58,080
and great sacrifice and you have to give

2702
01:54:56,000 --> 01:55:00,159
lot of time. So thank you very much for

2703
01:54:58,080 --> 01:55:02,239
your willingness to serve this

2704
01:55:00,159 --> 01:55:03,599
community. It's a great honor. Thank

2705
01:55:02,239 --> 01:55:06,320
you.

2706
01:55:03,599 --> 01:55:08,000
And secondly,

2707
01:55:06,320 --> 01:55:10,239
I want to recognize the planning

2708
01:55:08,000 --> 01:55:13,280
commission and the code enforcement. I

2709
01:55:10,239 --> 01:55:15,360
mean, some of the work they do, it goes

2710
01:55:13,280 --> 01:55:18,239
unnoticed. So, I want to bring to the

2711
01:55:15,360 --> 01:55:20,400
public notice that um they have been

2712
01:55:18,239 --> 01:55:24,480
working on cleaning up the properties.

2713
01:55:20,400 --> 01:55:28,480
One of the property on 505 South Helina

2714
01:55:24,480 --> 01:55:30,320
is um given permission for abatement.

2715
01:55:28,480 --> 01:55:33,040
So, that property would be cleaned up

2716
01:55:30,320 --> 01:55:35,040
soon. I mean it had his own challenges.

2717
01:55:33,040 --> 01:55:38,400
I've been following up on this for a

2718
01:55:35,040 --> 01:55:42,719
long time. But this is the first example

2719
01:55:38,400 --> 01:55:44,480
and this gives us a base for abating

2720
01:55:42,719 --> 01:55:46,800
other properties which have legal

2721
01:55:44,480 --> 01:55:49,360
issues. So thank you so much for the

2722
01:55:46,800 --> 01:55:52,840
code enforcement office for taking care

2723
01:55:49,360 --> 01:55:52,840
of these properties.

2724
01:55:55,040 --> 01:56:00,880
So, school starts tomorrow and I know

2725
01:55:57,520 --> 01:56:02,719
there's probably uh at every age at what

2726
01:56:00,880 --> 01:56:04,480
whatever grade you're going into,

2727
01:56:02,719 --> 01:56:08,800
there's probably a lot of nerves, a lot

2728
01:56:04,480 --> 01:56:11,040
of anticipation. Uh sometimes

2729
01:56:08,800 --> 01:56:14,239
sometimes society can be can be rough to

2730
01:56:11,040 --> 01:56:15,920
integrate into. But I I wish every

2731
01:56:14,239 --> 01:56:17,840
single kid, no matter what grade, no

2732
01:56:15,920 --> 01:56:19,760
matter what school, no matter where

2733
01:56:17,840 --> 01:56:23,360
you're at, I I wish you the very very

2734
01:56:19,760 --> 01:56:24,800
best because I think u I mean, my gosh,

2735
01:56:23,360 --> 01:56:25,840
right, there's that that's what those

2736
01:56:24,800 --> 01:56:27,440
are the kids. That's what we're supposed

2737
01:56:25,840 --> 01:56:30,400
to be paying attention to, the next

2738
01:56:27,440 --> 01:56:34,239
generation, the future, growing their

2739
01:56:30,400 --> 01:56:36,880
minds, um and and their souls. So, I I

2740
01:56:34,239 --> 01:56:38,960
would also like to to add that my

2741
01:56:36,880 --> 01:56:40,880
appreciation for everybody running for

2742
01:56:38,960 --> 01:56:43,440
council. Uh not just for council, for

2743
01:56:40,880 --> 01:56:44,960
mayor, not just for the water district,

2744
01:56:43,440 --> 01:56:46,239
uh for the school board, right? There's

2745
01:56:44,960 --> 01:56:47,920
a lot of people putting their names out

2746
01:56:46,239 --> 01:56:50,639
there and putting themselves out there.

2747
01:56:47,920 --> 01:56:53,040
And it's a it's a raw experience. You're

2748
01:56:50,639 --> 01:56:55,440
going to witness a part of the community

2749
01:56:53,040 --> 01:56:56,880
you've never witnessed before. You're

2750
01:56:55,440 --> 01:56:58,400
you're going to you're going to witness

2751
01:56:56,880 --> 01:57:01,840
a part of your friends and family that

2752
01:56:58,400 --> 01:57:04,880
you didn't know existed. And you're

2753
01:57:01,840 --> 01:57:06,719
going to grow exponentially

2754
01:57:04,880 --> 01:57:09,199
like as a person you are going to grow

2755
01:57:06,719 --> 01:57:12,080
quite a bit and it's nothing but good.

2756
01:57:09,199 --> 01:57:15,040
It's nothing but healthy for you. Uh it

2757
01:57:12,080 --> 01:57:18,080
there are times that will appear uh

2758
01:57:15,040 --> 01:57:20,719
negative but those are momentary and in

2759
01:57:18,080 --> 01:57:23,040
the growth path. So, so stick with it,

2760
01:57:20,719 --> 01:57:24,480
stay at it, and and no matter how it

2761
01:57:23,040 --> 01:57:26,239
turns out, whether it's a win or it's a

2762
01:57:24,480 --> 01:57:29,440
loss, uh you went out there and you did

2763
01:57:26,239 --> 01:57:31,440
it, and you were just a small tiny

2764
01:57:29,440 --> 01:57:34,320
percentage of people that that stepped

2765
01:57:31,440 --> 01:57:39,360
into the arena, so to speak. So, so good

2766
01:57:34,320 --> 01:57:42,560
on you for doing it, and good luck.

2767
01:57:39,360 --> 01:57:45,760
All right, I will close us out. Um,

2768
01:57:42,560 --> 01:57:49,199
today in history, 20 years ago, I was

2769
01:57:45,760 --> 01:57:51,280
able to con my wife into marrying me.

2770
01:57:49,199 --> 01:57:54,880
Uh, so we celebrated our 20-y year

2771
01:57:51,280 --> 01:57:56,880
anniversary today, um, by me being at

2772
01:57:54,880 --> 01:57:59,280
city council and then being on a flight

2773
01:57:56,880 --> 01:58:01,760
to Meoo for most of the day. So, I got

2774
01:57:59,280 --> 01:58:03,920
to rub that in her face that it's nice

2775
01:58:01,760 --> 01:58:07,599
weather there. Um,

2776
01:58:03,920 --> 01:58:12,239
also want to point out, um, as Dave

2777
01:58:07,599 --> 01:58:15,199
said, it is silly season. So, um,

2778
01:58:12,239 --> 01:58:18,239
thank you for stepping up. There's not a

2779
01:58:15,199 --> 01:58:20,080
lot of people willing to take on the

2780
01:58:18,239 --> 01:58:24,239
slings and arrows that will be coming

2781
01:58:20,080 --> 01:58:26,480
your way. Um, uh, a lot of people are

2782
01:58:24,239 --> 01:58:31,199
looking to tear people down instead of

2783
01:58:26,480 --> 01:58:34,960
building them up. Um, and and it's not

2784
01:58:31,199 --> 01:58:36,480
easy. Um, you have to have thick skin.

2785
01:58:34,960 --> 01:58:39,119
Um,

2786
01:58:36,480 --> 01:58:41,119
and I will say, uh, stay off of

2787
01:58:39,119 --> 01:58:44,719
Facebook.

2788
01:58:41,119 --> 01:58:47,920
That's where the evilness is. Um,

2789
01:58:44,719 --> 01:58:49,040
um, but it's, you know, each person's

2790
01:58:47,920 --> 01:58:52,159
going to have their own leadership

2791
01:58:49,040 --> 01:58:54,880
style. Um, mine obviously was to stay

2792
01:58:52,159 --> 01:58:57,520
off Facebook um, and to meet people in

2793
01:58:54,880 --> 01:58:58,800
person. Uh, so much so that I bought a

2794
01:58:57,520 --> 01:59:01,599
shirt that said I'm the mayor because

2795
01:58:58,800 --> 01:59:05,920
people had no clue who I was. Uh, they

2796
01:59:01,599 --> 01:59:08,560
knew me by my shoes. Uh, still do. Um,

2797
01:59:05,920 --> 01:59:12,480
but remember that

2798
01:59:08,560 --> 01:59:14,639
people have intent and and while I

2799
01:59:12,480 --> 01:59:18,560
generally have

2800
01:59:14,639 --> 01:59:20,320
a cynical view of society as whole, uh,

2801
01:59:18,560 --> 01:59:22,320
and that's just due to my time in

2802
01:59:20,320 --> 01:59:25,920
military intelligence and grad school

2803
01:59:22,320 --> 01:59:29,119
and learning about people. Um, people

2804
01:59:25,920 --> 01:59:32,400
are good. Um, people are trying to step

2805
01:59:29,119 --> 01:59:34,639
up and make a productive change. Um,

2806
01:59:32,400 --> 01:59:37,119
people want to help. Um, I was having a

2807
01:59:34,639 --> 01:59:40,639
conversation with someone this week and

2808
01:59:37,119 --> 01:59:42,400
I I mentioned Mr. Rogers. Uh, Mr. Rogers

2809
01:59:40,639 --> 01:59:44,800
used to watch that show all the time.

2810
01:59:42,400 --> 01:59:46,800
Uh, and he he had a a bit where he would

2811
01:59:44,800 --> 01:59:48,080
talk about look for the helpers. Well,

2812
01:59:46,800 --> 01:59:50,239
the helpers are the ones that have

2813
01:59:48,080 --> 01:59:53,440
pulled papers and got people to sign for

2814
01:59:50,239 --> 01:59:57,599
them and and are trying to help make

2815
01:59:53,440 --> 02:00:00,159
this city better. Um, remember that it

2816
01:59:57,599 --> 02:00:02,239
is incremental change. Um, a lot of big

2817
02:00:00,159 --> 02:00:04,639
changes doesn't happen easy with

2818
02:00:02,239 --> 02:00:08,000
government. There's a lot of experiences

2819
02:00:04,639 --> 02:00:09,520
with that. Um I don't know if you guys

2820
02:00:08,000 --> 02:00:12,639
notice, but I am not seeking

2821
02:00:09,520 --> 02:00:14,960
re-election. Um

2822
02:00:12,639 --> 02:00:17,679
it is a good weight loss pro program. I

2823
02:00:14,960 --> 02:00:23,599
will tell you that. Um stress and

2824
02:00:17,679 --> 02:00:27,599
anxiety uh run a muck. Um, what you guys

2825
02:00:23,599 --> 02:00:28,960
as the public don't see is I I'm not

2826
02:00:27,599 --> 02:00:31,760
going to speak for the rest of you, but

2827
02:00:28,960 --> 02:00:33,760
I go home and I question

2828
02:00:31,760 --> 02:00:35,280
everything that I just did in that

2829
02:00:33,760 --> 02:00:38,639
meeting. Did I make the right choice?

2830
02:00:35,280 --> 02:00:41,599
Did I represent to my best abilities?

2831
02:00:38,639 --> 02:00:43,840
And that hangs over you for a long time

2832
02:00:41,599 --> 02:00:47,840
after that meeting and that gavvel stops

2833
02:00:43,840 --> 02:00:50,400
and we've adjourned. Um that's the part

2834
02:00:47,840 --> 02:00:53,840
most people don't see and and to be

2835
02:00:50,400 --> 02:00:56,880
honest most people don't care to see. Um

2836
02:00:53,840 --> 02:00:59,280
they most of the public um they look at

2837
02:00:56,880 --> 02:01:02,719
elected representatives through a lens

2838
02:00:59,280 --> 02:01:07,760
of greed of selfservice.

2839
02:01:02,719 --> 02:01:10,239
Um and and once you get to know uh the

2840
02:01:07,760 --> 02:01:12,560
people who are running, you will see

2841
02:01:10,239 --> 02:01:14,800
that they are ordinary ordinary average

2842
02:01:12,560 --> 02:01:17,760
individuals trying to step up and meet

2843
02:01:14,800 --> 02:01:20,400
the moment. Um

2844
02:01:17,760 --> 02:01:23,199
I I am not running uh because I talk to

2845
02:01:20,400 --> 02:01:24,719
my kids. Uh my wife my wife I love her

2846
02:01:23,199 --> 02:01:27,360
to death. She didn't want me to run in

2847
02:01:24,719 --> 02:01:29,760
the first place. Um and I ran. Didn't

2848
02:01:27,360 --> 02:01:34,040
think I was going to win. I won. Uh so

2849
02:01:29,760 --> 02:01:34,040
we were both shocked. Um,

2850
02:01:34,239 --> 02:01:41,440
I have enjoyed being the mayor. Um,

2851
02:01:37,520 --> 02:01:43,599
because I feel like I'm helping. Um, I

2852
02:01:41,440 --> 02:01:46,880
also didn't realize the strain that that

2853
02:01:43,599 --> 02:01:50,719
puts on my children. Um, and and my

2854
02:01:46,880 --> 02:01:53,119
kids, they matter the world to me. Um,

2855
02:01:50,719 --> 02:01:55,679
for as long as I can remember, uh, you

2856
02:01:53,119 --> 02:01:57,679
know, as this is my 20 year wedding

2857
02:01:55,679 --> 02:01:59,599
anniversary, I start thinking about, you

2858
02:01:57,679 --> 02:02:01,040
know, where we were uh, when we got

2859
02:01:59,599 --> 02:02:04,159
married.

2860
02:02:01,040 --> 02:02:05,679
We were so poor. Um, we had nothing. Uh,

2861
02:02:04,159 --> 02:02:07,840
we lived in married student housing in

2862
02:02:05,679 --> 02:02:10,480
Purdue. All we dreamed about was having

2863
02:02:07,840 --> 02:02:14,159
a family and and eventually getting to

2864
02:02:10,480 --> 02:02:16,080
the place that we are today. Um, and you

2865
02:02:14,159 --> 02:02:17,599
know, my daughter, she wanted me to run.

2866
02:02:16,080 --> 02:02:20,159
Uh, she likes telling people that I'm

2867
02:02:17,599 --> 02:02:22,560
the mayor. Um, and that she's going to

2868
02:02:20,159 --> 02:02:24,719
be the mayor one day. Uh, but she was

2869
02:02:22,560 --> 02:02:27,760
afraid that if I didn't run for mayor

2870
02:02:24,719 --> 02:02:30,880
that we would have to move from Richest.

2871
02:02:27,760 --> 02:02:35,199
Um, and so I I assured her that we can

2872
02:02:30,880 --> 02:02:37,440
stay in Rich cuz I have other jobs. Um,

2873
02:02:35,199 --> 02:02:39,199
and then she was like, "Okay, Daddy, you

2874
02:02:37,440 --> 02:02:42,320
can you cannot be mayor. You can be home

2875
02:02:39,199 --> 02:02:45,119
with me." And my son, I missed a lot of

2876
02:02:42,320 --> 02:02:48,000
his life, uh, growing up with the

2877
02:02:45,119 --> 02:02:50,239
military, with my grad school, uh, with

2878
02:02:48,000 --> 02:02:52,960
this. Um, and so I try and pour myself

2879
02:02:50,239 --> 02:02:54,800
into sports with him and to coach him so

2880
02:02:52,960 --> 02:02:58,080
I can see that development, so I can see

2881
02:02:54,800 --> 02:03:01,840
that growth. Um, and so I don't have

2882
02:02:58,080 --> 02:03:04,400
much a lot of time left before he leaves

2883
02:03:01,840 --> 02:03:06,800
the house and goes to college and starts

2884
02:03:04,400 --> 02:03:09,199
his own family. So, I'm going to make

2885
02:03:06,800 --> 02:03:10,960
use of the time with him. Uh, so I can

2886
02:03:09,199 --> 02:03:14,960
see him grow and develop and become the

2887
02:03:10,960 --> 02:03:17,760
man that he is. Um,

2888
02:03:14,960 --> 02:03:19,840
I told myself I wasn't going to cry. Uh

2889
02:03:17,760 --> 02:03:23,280
but

2890
02:03:19,840 --> 02:03:26,880
just just remember when you're in this

2891
02:03:23,280 --> 02:03:28,639
cycle uh the knives will come out.

2892
02:03:26,880 --> 02:03:31,520
People will target you for any

2893
02:03:28,639 --> 02:03:34,320
deficiency that they see and tell you

2894
02:03:31,520 --> 02:03:37,520
that you're not enough.

2895
02:03:34,320 --> 02:03:41,119
You are enough. Um you are stepping up

2896
02:03:37,520 --> 02:03:44,000
when others didn't. Uh, and so that in

2897
02:03:41,119 --> 02:03:47,360
my book puts you on a bigger pedestal

2898
02:03:44,000 --> 02:03:50,080
than you're willing to take the the the

2899
02:03:47,360 --> 02:03:54,560
anger, the animous of individuals who

2900
02:03:50,080 --> 02:03:56,480
wouldn't do it. Um, and so on behalf of

2901
02:03:54,560 --> 02:03:58,800
myself, uh, I just want to thank

2902
02:03:56,480 --> 02:04:02,480
everyone that is running that wants to

2903
02:03:58,800 --> 02:04:07,440
continue to make this city better. Um,

2904
02:04:02,480 --> 02:04:09,360
that wants to be that change. Um, and so

2905
02:04:07,440 --> 02:04:12,560
that is

2906
02:04:09,360 --> 02:04:14,639
is all I have. I don't have a quip or

2907
02:04:12,560 --> 02:04:16,239
sarcasm. I was I was told today that

2908
02:04:14,639 --> 02:04:19,840
apparently growing up in the Midwest,

2909
02:04:16,239 --> 02:04:21,520
sarcasm is part of your lexicon. Uh, too

2910
02:04:19,840 --> 02:04:23,599
bad that it's only taken a year and a

2911
02:04:21,520 --> 02:04:26,239
half for people to start understanding

2912
02:04:23,599 --> 02:04:29,679
that I'm overly sarcastic. And I don't

2913
02:04:26,239 --> 02:04:33,040
have the filter to stop. Um, so with

2914
02:04:29,679 --> 02:04:35,360
that, um, I hope that, uh, the children

2915
02:04:33,040 --> 02:04:38,639
going to school today, tomorrow have a

2916
02:04:35,360 --> 02:04:41,040
great school year. Um, that they reach

2917
02:04:38,639 --> 02:04:42,800
their potential and that we as a

2918
02:04:41,040 --> 02:04:45,760
community continue to support them

2919
02:04:42,800 --> 02:04:48,480
through that. Um, and that we give them

2920
02:04:45,760 --> 02:04:50,400
all the love and guidance that either we

2921
02:04:48,480 --> 02:04:52,800
wish we would have had or that we did

2922
02:04:50,400 --> 02:04:54,639
have. So, thank you all. Have a

2923
02:04:52,800 --> 02:04:58,639
wonderful evening and we will see you in

2924
02:04:54,639 --> 02:04:58,639
two weeks. Thank you.