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The council’s clerk read the consent process and, after no items were pulled for discussion, the roll call recorded “John? Yes. Davies? Yes. Smith? Yes. Power? Yes. And Pogon Court? Yes,” resulting in a 5–0 approval of the consent agenda.

Staff provided information-only updates stating the notice of completion for the 2025 Street Rehabilitation project had been filed with the county recorder after contractor WestRock, LLC completed contract items. Engineering staff said the city’s pavement condition index has improved since the last measurement and that ongoing work will address additional streets in future years.

Staff also reported a notice of completion for installation of exercise equipment at Warrior Park; city staff said a ribbon-cutting is scheduled for Sept. 24 at 4 p.m. Council members praised interdepartmental collaboration and thanked residents for passing Measure S, which they said helped fund pavement projects.

No additional votes or contract closures beyond the recorded consent-vote and the informational filings were recorded in the transcript excerpt.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Tehachapi City Council Meeting: September 15, 2025","oneSentenceSummary","The city council approved the consent agenda 5-0 and staff reported notices of completion for the 2025 Street Rehabilitation project and Warrior Park exercise-equipment installation; councilmembers praised progress on pavement condition and park improvements.","taxTitle","Tehachapi, Kern County, California","taxId",58545,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6464336,"Tehachapi seeks five-year renewal for school resource officer contract, district to fund up to $140,000 per year",395,2657000,3052000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5783930-7bade057a5494970df88517b646171e0&start=2657&end=3052","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5783930-7bade057a5494970df88517b646171e0/thumbnail_2657000.jpg","/articles/6464336/Tehachapi/Kern-County/California/Tehachapi-seeks-five-year-renewal-for-school-resource-officer-contract-district-to-fund-up-to-140000-per-year","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6464336-a941f809b5b65b1117b284b50a5b8048/orig.mp4?Expires=1773674217&Signature=WOlOaLCwlSi10~CqnO68Eq~8bHtkIqrYJSxBENfN2vkmk8NYIK-dlYTliFut9Z7ZM9ARXKUN5QsTETAc36r37elbW4h7SHvEGFfg0ZkCYXMf~k9q~od1zDsCRQfcx2TedWwad2o27s6PtFznxW0vLX61gqYyUn3oUqxEwqd0AOjBFHJOGKZpBC8Y~q9amuC8vsghCQG2MlgrWw0fGioMn4V~dVmMb6oljdLFi0M3MkXslMjgAXErPMki5UTpEjJcD7It2vwUT9gkzg2-efjAaDJ7bWPNTAhUeokde~J6g~Qso9pxGeM~0wOvTvg1LvD89Lld0lV1BqS4f5b3-46fWw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Tehachapi city and police officials asked the council on Sept. 15 to authorize a five-year contract with the school district to provide one full-time school resource officer. City presenters said the Unified School District agreed to fund the position up to $140,000 per school year and that the parties intend five-year agreements going forward to provide continuity.

Staff told the council the previous contract structure had been two- and three-year renewals; both the city and the district agreed a five-year term would improve continuity amid recent administrative turnover at the district. The current contract for the 2024–25 school year had technically expired but the officer continued to work under the prior terms while the parties completed approvals. The city’s police chief said the SRO is “a resource” to students and staff rather than strictly “their cop,” and that the position primarily provides on-campus safety, relationship-building and occasional coverage for events.

Council members asked about operational details: the contract covers a 10-month service period aligned with the school year (the summer months are not covered but coverage can be provided as needed for summer school or special events), overtime for events is covered as negotiated, and the $140,000 figure was described as an upper limit that “will not exceed” that amount in a given year. Staff said the city set the cap slightly higher to allow for salary step changes or replacements that could increase the officer’s salary band.

City staff and the city attorney’s office reviewed liability and contract language; a city attorney representative (Mister Schroeder) had reviewed the contract and found it satisfactory. The transcript records council questions and comments supporting the longer-term commitment; a vote was taken later in the meeting but the transcript does not include a clear roll-call vote summary for this specific item in isolation. The article reports the council’s request and contract terms as presented.","The council considered a five-year contract with the school district to provide one full-time school resource officer (SRO); the district agreed to fund up to $140,000 per school year and the city plans five-year agreements going forward for continuity in school safety services.",{"_33":88,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":89,"_41":90,"_43":91,"_45":92,"_47":93,"_49":94,"_51":95,"_53":96,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":97,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":98,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6464340,"Tehachapi staff seek FAA design grant approval for Southwest taxi-lane reconstruction",245,1735000,1980000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5783930-7bade057a5494970df88517b646171e0&start=1735&end=1980","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5783930-7bade057a5494970df88517b646171e0/thumbnail_1735000.jpg","/articles/6464340/Tehachapi/Kern-County/California/Tehachapi-staff-seek-FAA-design-grant-approval-for-Southwest-taxi-lane-reconstruction","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6464340-6dd48f41d8b5b769c3229d6a4275f63b/orig.mp4?Expires=1773674217&Signature=bC9D-fZm7qjjNKkyaTaF7jeeX79AGXeYJmVeXSEiGYB43qG9hLT9K39cvGg60Ds8MRLpAoI9T~w46ORQQjtF2dg5nkbg4eFYitAU20rov7eiO1kuwo6VpeJPXBJt1Wg7H94ZvcYbGquWr3EX48p1WZh-v0RK3SQnn9RMNvo5ep-0nD8xvWSRq-EPGmh8RZs5drDZl369YgdUC7-U-u8FNHy7HfslxWjYgA8L4tmlPv-bALSrRyCvcgfkxX5Fgt5V1HaIxVbPWsY9prgBs~yBckcwm4O~GMOOo5ckFuE7tght3A-U3jVIs5guIXu~FqkSMEDtMpf9uqYVLCbqtLYLhA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","City staff presented a Federal Aviation Administration grant agreement at the Sept. 15 meeting to fund the design phase of the Southwest Diagonal Taxi Lane reconstruction at Tehachapi Municipal Airport and asked the council to authorize execution of the agreement and related documents.

Staff said the city previously received a grant in 2015 to rebuild the diagonal taxiway but that the project was not awarded at that time because some airport tenants opposed the schedule and other details. The pavement condition index (PCI) for the affected pavement was described as 22 in prior surveys (a failed condition), and staff said the design will be updated to current FAA standards. The project scope as presented includes removal and reconstruction of asphalt pavement, installation of a center v-gutter, drainage improvements, pavement markings and environmental review.

Staff told the council the FAA award covers the engineering design phase; the grant comes from the FAA’s Building Infrastructure and Land Program and is distinct from the typical Airport Improvement Program. The design grant requires a 5% city match equal to about $8,000, with a total design-phase cost presented as $163,400. Staff said a separate construction grant is anticipated in a following year to fund construction.

A councilmember said the project scope has expanded slightly from the 2015 design. A staff presenter asked the council to approve the grant agreement and authorize the airport manager, city manager and city attorney to execute the documents. A motion to approve was made during the meeting; the transcript does not include a recorded roll-call vote on this item.

Because the transcript does not record a final vote on the grant item, the article reports the staff recommendation and the motion but does not assert final approval.","City staff presented a Federal Aviation Administration design grant for the Southwest Diagonal Taxi Lane reconstruction at Tehachapi Municipal Airport, describing a design-phase grant with a 5% city match and a later anticipated construction grant; council moved to approve the grant agreement but no recorded vote appears in the transcript.",{"_33":100,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":101,"_41":102,"_43":103,"_45":104,"_47":105,"_49":106,"_51":107,"_53":108,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":109,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":110,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6464344,"Tehachapi proclaims September 2025 Hunger Action Month; CAPK outlines local food distribution numbers",902,634000,1536000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5783930-7bade057a5494970df88517b646171e0&start=634&end=1536","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5783930-7bade057a5494970df88517b646171e0/thumbnail_634000.jpg","/articles/6464344/Tehachapi/Kern-County/California/Tehachapi-proclaims-September-2025-Hunger-Action-Month-CAPK-outlines-local-food-distribution-numbers","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6464344-d70e5d4d96e234547c89acfda43c622b/orig.mp4?Expires=1773674217&Signature=nQCacRuwDgST-oCsbfKd3PW3AL5djVo3Xq1vygCIPLfE0o3v5f1BDtjGAaGoNhPCSSWiJL~1xp4vfQeS8IL~gExLYOWAvHKpgx~omS9n3nNFavgqdB6yHzUU62lqUqGputUE8XzBjUXFayGU~ZCxX4sMDOdijAtksi2d6N3eVF2~SXN8JOAPFvMyJz2N3IIOUBCwnbweRiFGlTuegoOkrl-3dNzWRZvP3pfoQuFTxhR12JeiHEpAkfg-knm4WUReV5eXx23HjI01krsrWVQnqHAHJpKPGVgt1XEvVqPO4NT9MVrsxGwSFxcg57Lb53iBXswPgrKvF1A7tQpbywNeZg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Tehachapi City Council on Sept. 15 proclaimed September 2025 as Hunger Action Month and heard a presentation from Community Action Partnership of Kern (CAPK) about the agency’s food-distribution work in the city.

CAPK speakers told the council the organization distributed more than 4,130 pounds of food in Tehachapi in the first eight months of 2025 and said the community averages nearly 52,000 pounds of food delivered to Tehachapi each month from the CAPK warehouse. CAPK said those figures include about 100 senior food boxes per month for local seniors. One CAPK speaker said, based on Tehachapi’s population and an estimated county food-insecurity rate of about 15%, the local need would be “a little over 33,000 pounds” per month, and that current distributions exceed that amount.

CAPK representatives urged residents to support the food bank by donating, volunteering and participating in community drives. CAPK staff highlighted two upcoming volunteer events: a community box-building day on Sept. 20 from 8 a.m. to 11 a.m., and a major food drive at the county fair on Sept. 23. CAPK staff provided a contact email for volunteer registration: tmitchell@capk.org.

Mayor Joan Pogon Court read a proclamation noting CAPK distributed more than 22 million pounds of food countywide in 2024 and urged residents to join hunger-relief efforts in Tehachapi. Council members and public commenters praised CAPK’s local partners, including Saint Malachy Conference of Saint Vincent de Paul, the Salvation Army of Tehachapi and Stallion Springs Church, and noted CAPK’s new local office near City Hall.

The proclamation was a ceremonial action; no budget or ordinance changes were proposed at the meeting.","The City of Tehachapi proclaimed September 2025 as Hunger Action Month and heard from Community Action Partnership of Kern (CAPK) representatives about local distribution totals, volunteer events and ways residents can help.",{"_33":112,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":113,"_41":114,"_43":115,"_45":116,"_47":117,"_49":118,"_51":119,"_53":120,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":121,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":122,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6464346,"Tehachapi honors Kern County emergency manager Georgiana Armstrong on retirement",587,197000,784000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5783930-7bade057a5494970df88517b646171e0&start=197&end=784","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5783930-7bade057a5494970df88517b646171e0/thumbnail_197000.jpg","/articles/6464346/Tehachapi/Kern-County/California/Tehachapi-honors-Kern-County-emergency-manager-Georgiana-Armstrong-on-retirement","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6464346-dcc7d91a3dea2ccdebc6fdd7527420f3/orig.mp4?Expires=1773674217&Signature=fNJIOnl8uGwiIrsZVesy4pc7~lQQUp7ZH2tsYkQjLauRUuafCVS~iKoggWZ0LSlClVuj26egX1ZHrXz6cqt4yw7lLtGp-MfD7sJVskZ1zlv7vumN0TOk~a~a4avQsAIo7y13Tjl-losZcRkXMZjUEBazR9G0r9VOMe2oHvJnihFYtJkGm1zXoc0ZKJkYOVdkmIUarc0IgLeMvhi1lBnrMHrC5~Hfo6OWuzeoJxEfpRONCT-zXsQjdI~5hhZ2UJtJ0iVU500giBUvwKLNHWX0rzD-W0s23xOtvsSwgyOLm88lYyeOdAtq6xQHSgfBtHBvNMGuhLdpAn6hJiv4oF03Tw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Tehachapi City Council honored Georgiana Armstrong, Kern County’s emergency services manager since February 2003, during its Sept. 15 meeting, thanking her for decades of coordination with local agencies on disaster response and preparedness.

Armstrong — called “Gio” repeatedly by city and county speakers — was credited with facilitating emergency training for local public safety agencies, coordinating grant programs that aided Tehachapi, overseeing compliance with FEMA, IPAWS and the California Governor’s Office of Emergency Services, and helping update the county’s multi-jurisdiction hazard mitigation plan. Mayor Joan Pogon Court and multiple council members expressed appreciation for Armstrong’s “instrumental” work during fires, floods and public-safety power shutoffs (PSPS). One speaker said, “She would text me and say, ‘Keith, what do you guys need?’ That’s who she is.”

Armstrong told the council she had “enjoyed my career with the county of Kern and for the office of emergency services,” and described the agency’s mission as serving the county’s operational area — the county, cities and all first-responder disciplines. The council shared photos and offered remarks about Armstrong’s behind-the-scenes support to Tehachapi’s emergency operations.

The recognition included comments from local law enforcement leaders and a statement from a Kern County official who said Armstrong helped resolve grant-funding issues that will aid future federal and state funding efforts. The remarks made clear Armstrong frequently coordinated directly with Tehachapi staff during incidents and exercises.

The tribute was a ceremonial recognition; no formal council action was recorded beyond the presentation.","The Tehachapi City Council recognized Georgiana \"Gio\" Armstrong for more than two decades leading Kern County emergency services, citing her coordination during local fires, floods and power shutoffs and her work on grant programs and multi-jurisdiction hazard planning.","actionData","errors"]

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