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July 9-15, 2010 • Volume 5 Issue 2www.Taftindependent.com

“Serving the West Kern County Communities of Taft, South Taft, Ford City, Maricopa, Fellows, McKittrick, Derby Acres, Dustin Acres, and the Cuyama Valley”

Big City Skate Shop Opens On Center Street

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Taft City Council Approves Budget, suspends Council Member $300 Monthly Stipend, Denies Taft Independent copy of Approved Grand Jury Report Response, Offers Reward Money...Page 11

The PlaceBeautiful Downtown Ventucopa

(661) 766-26604414 Highway 33, Ventucopa, CA

Deep Pit Pork, Tortillas, Beans,

Salad and SalsaLive Music by Iron Outlaws and

Country Guy start at 6 p.m.$1.00 Domestic Drafts 5 to 7 p.m.

(No to-go’s)4th of July we will close at 2 p.m.

Girls Night OutSummer Bunco July 21st at 6 p.m.

Saturday, July 10thDinner starts at 5:30 p.m. until Gone!

The PlaceVicky & Alick Invite you to a

$10.00All-You-Can-Eat

Dinner

Help! We need your help, if you have party or activity pictures in the backyard at The Place pre 1958 please give us a

copy or write us a story about it! Please call with any information!

Taft Camera Club To Offer Triple Feature Show Tuesday, July 13th at Chevron Valley

2 TAFT INDEPENDENT July 9-15, 2010

Passion For Nails

1014 6th Street • TaftIn the Save A Lot Shopping Center

(661)745-4913Monday to Friday10am-7pm and

Saturday 9am-6pm

Gift Certificates AvailableNail Services:

Sea Shell • Glitter Acrylic Metalic Flakes • Rock Star

(we also treat ingrown nails)

Men & Seniors & Diabetics Welcome

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aft

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New Store Hours:Tuesday - Friday 9:30am - 5:00pm

Saturday 10:00am - 2:00pmClosed Sunday and Monday

Handmade Hammond’s Candies

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Next Step Cardio and Fitness Club

Open 24 Hours! 506 Center Street (661) 205-5579

It’s Never Too Late to Get In Shape!

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Miller’s

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Beauty Supply

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Glam Squad on Premises

Beauty Supply • Salon • Boutique

Barbara Van Pelt • Melissa ThornsberryLaci Rodart • Christine Dunning

Carolyn EasleyShop Manager - Jessica G. Miller

Hair & Skin Care Products • Salon Services Synthetic Hair Wigs & Human Hair Extentions

Hair Accessories • Jewelry • Pictures & Prints • Massages

101 B. Street • Taft

(661)763-9890

El Jacalito Restaurant

Mexican Food & Seafood

Monday - Buy 1 Dinner and get the 2nd FREE*

*On dinner combos 1- 102nd dinner must be of equal or lesser

value From 4pm - Closing.

Wednesday - Kids Eat FREE*

*Kids under 10 years old eat free from Kids Menu with paying Adult

From 4pm - Closing.

Saturday - Noche MexicanaSteak or Chicken Fajitas

$9.95From 4pm - Closing.

All Specials Subject to Change

Specials

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Clem: 661-979-5057 Roman: 661-599-0520

Tires • Commercial Vehicles Industrial • Alignment

Kids Stop

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Personal StyleSalon & Boutique

SUMMERSAVINGS!

Open Tues. - Fri. 10am-5pmSaturday 10am-2pm

Watch for our New Specials Weekly!Clothing for Men and Women

and Juniors!Jewelry • Accessories • Purses

and Much More!!

Personal Style's

Rite Away Carpet Cleaning

Finished with Your Spring Cleaning?Now it’s Time to do the Carpet!

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START NOW AND LOOK GREAT FOR THE REST OF SUMMER!

Sign Up for our Daily Fitness Camp

Check out our New Specials!

photographysniper.com

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It’s time for Senior Portraits!

4 affordable packages to choose from

Session fee only $40Don’t wait until the last minute!

Call and book your senior photo session today!

Store HoursClosed from 1pm-2pm for lunch

NOW OPEN!

520 Center Street • www.bigcityskatepark.com

Purchase any Pro Deck over $50 & receive FREE 2 Hour

Session at Big City Skate Park!

Apparel • Shoes • Helmets • Accessories Boards • Bearings • Trucks And More!

Skate DemoDEATHWISHJuly 22nd @ 5pm

Big City Skate Park4350 Wible Road Store Hours

Tuesday - Saturday 11am - 6pmSunday 12pm - 5pm

(661)769-9394

July 9-15, 2010 TAFT INDEPENDENT 3

Community Events.........3

News Briefs......................3

Westside Watcher...........4

Westside News.................5

Downtown Economy....................6 & 7

Web Wise..........................8

Westside Horoscopes.....9

Westside News.................9

Classified Ads................10

Inside Community Events

The Taft Independent

508 Center StreetP.O. Box 268

Taft, California 93268(661) 765-6550

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Locally and Independently owned since 2006

The Taft Independent is a locally owned community newspaper published weekly on Fridays for your enjoyment and reading pleasure. We publish 3,250 issues and distribute to over 225 locations in the city of Taft and the neighboring communities of Cuyama Valley, McKittrick, Maricopa, Fellows and Western Kern County, California.

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Alzheimer’s Disease Association of Kern County Offering Respite Care Every Thursday in Taft

Alzheimer’s Disease Association Of Kern County is offering Respite Care here in Taft. Call-Cathy Perkins at 760-379-0848 for RESPITE CARE info. Respite Care is available every Thursday At the First Baptist Church located at 220 North St. from 9:00am—3:00pm.

New Hospice Volunteer Orientation Saturday, July 17th

Optimal Hospice Care is offering a special Saturday New Volunteer Orientation Saturday, July 17 from 9am-2pm. A light lunch will be provided. To reserve your seat, please contact the Volunteer Department today! Call 661-716-4000 or Email us at [email protected] We are located at 4700 Stockdale Hwy, Ste. 120* in Bakersfield. We are looking for caring individuals willing to offer friendship and support to Taft area families affected by terminal illness.

Boys Basketball Camp July 26th- 30th

Westside Recreation & Park District will be holding a Boys Basket Ball Camp to teach the basic fundamentals of basketball. Camp will be held July 26th - July 30th from 9am to noon at the TUHS Mullen Gym. $40 per participant. Boys ages 8-15. Registration ends July 22nd. The camp will be instruced by Taft High coach, Jeff Hughes. Guest speakers and more! For more info contact Les Clark at [email protected] or 763-4246

Second Annual Derby Acres Tumbleweed Festival Saturday, July 31st

Saturday, July 31st will be the 2nd annual Derby Acres Tumbleweed Festival. Starting at 10am. Come on out for fun for the entire family! Raffle and prizes, must be present to win at 3pm. Horseshoe Tournamen, entry fee 9am. Car & Motorcycle show, no entry fee. Tumbleweed decorating contest 10am. Bounce house, dunk tank, music, games, Bloody Mary Contest, vendors, arts & crafts, t-shirts, food and more! If you would like to be a vendor there is no charge, deadline for entry form is July 1st. For more info call 745-4892 or 577-7136

8th Annual Old Friends of Bakersfield Car Club’s “Fabulous Fifties Fun Car Show” Saturday, October 2nd

Saturday, October 2, 2010 from 9:00am - 3:30 pm (free to the public) To register a car call Gil Edmondson @ 661-703-4071, Rhonda Pierce @ 661- 809-1500, or pick up forms at Zingo’s restaurant in Bakersfield. Registration: $30 by September 25th, day of car show $35. Includes one lunch ticket. Last year the show had 172 registered cars. Lost of raffle prizes, super raffle prizes, vendors, 50/50, dash plagues, goody bags, and more.....Proceeds from the fundraiser benefit MOVE International.

Oildorado Kick Off Concert Friday, October 15th

Tickets are on sale now for the Oildorado kick off concert! You can purchase tickets at West Hills Nazarene Church at 300 LASSEN 763-4196 or at www.oildoradoconcert.com.

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McKittrick Pool is Now Open!

Monday to Friday from 12pm-3pm for Open Swim and

Tuesday and Thursday Nights from 5pm-7pm for Night Swim

Full Snack Bar Open DailyStudents of McKittrick swim for FREE

everyone else admission is $123250 2nd Street at McKittrick School

Starting July 5th Night Swim will move to Monday and Wednesday Nights from 5pm - 7pm

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Online entries are now being accepted into the contests and exhibits at this year’s Kern County Fair, which will run Sept. 22-Oct. 3Whether you’re an amateur photographer or gourmet cook, you’ll find a way to share your interests with visitors to the fair this year. Go to kerncountyfair.com to enter contests in categories ranging from hobbies and floral arranging to baked goods and needle arts. This year’s offerings include a recipe contest giving participants an opportu-nity to “Bake for the Cure” and join the fight against breast cancer with their kitchen skills. The contest, sponsored by Fleishmann’s Yeast, gives local cash prizes, plus winners compete for national grand prizes. For each entry, Fleish-mann will donate $10 to Susan G. Koman for the Cure. Following trends in the arts and other fields, the Kern County Fair has added a number of new contests and categories for 2010. There also are many contests designed for children, from special cooking competitions to the ever-popular Lego-building contests. Most contests have closing dates in August. This year’s theme is “Best in the West.” Entry catalogues are available at the Kern County Fair, 1142 South P Street, and also online at kerncountyfair.com. For more information, contact the Kern County Fair Entry Department at 833-4914.

Online Entries Now Accepted for Contests at Kern County Fair

It’s that time of year again where all the miniature soccer stars of Taft begin signing up for the AYSO season. One round of signups has ready taken place but the second round is just around the corner, Saturday, July 17. The non-profit organization will be welcoming kids four and older from 9:00 to noon to sign up for the season at the soccer fields behind the Albertson’s shopping center. “All you need to do is have your kid’s basic information and the registration fee,” Regional Commissioner, Curtis Ashmore said. The fee, which includes a uniform, is $55 for one child and $50 for any additional child of the same family. The Taft AYSO league has been active for more than 25 years and has always catered toward their players. “We just try to provide a fun and secure place to let the kids enjoy the game,” Ryan Self, Coach Administrator, said. The organization guarantees that each player will get to play three out of the four quarters in each game, “Unlike other sports where you might not even see your kid play at all,” Ashmore said. “It’s all about the kids.” Although the sport has been gaining popularity, the Commissioner said that they are hurting for sponsorships. “We’re going to be going around town in the next week or two, business to business, trying to recruit sponsorships,” he contin-ued. “We’ll take any donations. Everything we make goes back into the kids.” AYSO is powered by board members who are dedicated and close to the sport. “This is my first year and I couldn’t do anything without everyone else,” Ashmore said. “Especially our treasurer Bonnie Nunoz, she is the glue that holds the AYSO program together.” The members, Luis Ponce, Ruben Nuno, Hubble Self, Tracy Self, Theresa Self, Jackie Ponce, the Commissioner, the Coach Administrator and the treasurer, are all volunteers. The organization will hold one more round of signups in August before the season begins and vuvuzela enthusiasts from the World Cup flock to the sidelines to cheer on all the future Team USA players.

AYSO Sign Ups, Round Twoby Jessica G. Miller


Editorial

Westside Watcher

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Lunch and DinnerTuesday - Friday

11 am - 2 pm 4 pm - 9 pmSaturday 4 pm - 9 pm

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Sagebrush Annie’sRestaurant and Wine Tasting

Tasting Sat. & Sun. 11:30-5 pmDinner by Reservation

4211 Highway 33, Ventucopa(661) 766-2319

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Monday – Friday 6:30 am to 5pm.

Saturday 7 am to 2 pmSundays 7:30 am to 1 pm

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The Oildorado folks are trying to round up former queen can-didates to honor at a luncheon during October’s Diamond Jubilee celebration. Lisa Willhelm, who coordinates the queen pageant, is looking for the addresses of former Maids of Petroleum. “I’m asking any former queen candidate, or anyone who might know one, to contact me with their addresses so we can invite them to our luncheon,” she said.Her email address is [email protected] The luncheon is scheduled for Tuesday, Oct. 19 at noon. The site is yet to be determined. This will be the first-ever luncheon to honor former queen candidates.Willhelm said she has 20 Maids of Petroleum for this year’s cel-ebration who will compete for the title of Oildorado Queen. The Maids of Petroleum help promote the event by making ap-pearances both locally and in other communities. The queen pageant also will be on the 19th in the Taft Union High School Auditorium at 7 p.m. Planning for the Diamond Jubilee edition of Oildorado Days (Oct. 14-24) is moving into high gear. In addition to the traditional events like the melodrama, parade, oil field skills contests, civic luncheon, vintage aircraft fly-in, and the whiskerino and hair bun contests, the city’s 100th anniversary celebration will include hot air balloons, a Christian rock concert, a downtown street party featuring rocker Eddie Money, and a petroleum industry night. For details, go to oildoradodays.com

Oildorado Queens Luncheon

Public Documents 101

You know, I don’t get no respect - not even from our friends on the Taft City Council. Last Tuesday, the Watcher was at the Taft City Council Meeting minding his own business - while our ace reporter Clark Kent Miller was copiously taking notes of the goings ons at the meet-ing - when the city attorney handed out copies of a letter she had drafted responding to the Kern County’s Grand Jury Report that excoriated Messrs. Linder, Miller and Noerr for meeting in closed session to draft a letter telling Messrs. Thompson and Noble to shut their mouths - and quit talking about employee complaints against Thompson and Noble for harassment - that could cause possible litigation against the city. Not that it matters - Thompson and Noble are both considering suing the city anyway - because they are no longer the ruling majority on the council and want to make things as miserable as possible for the new majority by trying to make them look bad - just like the recent Grand Jury report attempts to do. What a coincidence. Anyway, The Watcher was surreptitiously handed a copy of the draft response by Coun-cilman Miller from the dais, but was immediately motioned to give the precious document back, which the Watcher did. Well, the council went on to hear Mayor Dave blast the Grand Jury for not look-ing more closely at what the council did to get Noble and Thompson to shut their pie holes. Seems the Grand Jury jumped the gun, accordin’ to hizzoner, by claiming that the council had met in closed session with out public notice to discuss the sensitive mat-ter of Thompson and Noble harassing city employees and what it might cost the city if

Dear Editor

With Kern County's unemployment rate skyrocketing, why is it that Public Agencies such as the City of Taft continue to use INMATE LABOR?? I understand its cheaper, but those incarcerated should come a distant second to an unemployed, tax paying, voting citizen. I believe an article on this issue is appropriate. Jason Swaim

the employees decided to sue the city. Sensitive indeed, since both Thompson and Noble (Noble was interviewed about the letter on TV News) went straight to the Bakersfield media (they avoided the Indy) to complain about the letter they got from the other council members telling them to shut up about employee related matters. Well, the Grand Jury report didn’t sit well with Mayor Dave and he proceeded to chastise and verbally abuse the Grand Jury for sloppy work, poor in-vestigative skills and other high crimes - and worst of all - for not talking to Mayor Dave or any of the other accused council members to get their take on the complaint that undoubtedly came from Noble and Thomp-son. According to some at city hall, it seemed like the Grand Jury had completely taken the side of Thompson and Noble in their political struggle with Linder, Miller and Noerr and issued the critical report lam-basting Linder, Miller and Noerr for meeting in secret without putting the item on an agenda not giving public notice of the meeting where they was gonna talk about the issue in closed session. Except, the council did all those things. The meeting was properly noticed and what’s worse - the city attorney and an-other outside hired gun attorney - gave the council specific legal advice on how to publicly notice the meeting, how to post it so the public would be informed, and even had the attorneys write the letter admonishing Noble and Thompson to ensure all was done properly. What was the Grand Jury thinking? Are they in cahoots with Thompson and Noble to embarrass and make the new council majority look bad to help ol’ Cliffy out? Many people think so. Didn’t the Grand Jury know that it was Thompson that has been releasing all the closed ses-sion materials to the media, that Thompson was the councilman causing the problems at city hall. Was someone or some cleaver attorney with influence with the Grand Jury or the District At-torney hand feeding the Grand Jury information that supported Thompson political agenda and was the Grand Jury unwittingly being used to make the new council majority look bad when it has been the Spifman breaking all the laws and rules at city hall? Who knows, and will we ever know? But, the really bad news here is that Mayor Dave, on the ad-vice of the city attorney, refused to give the Watcher a copy of the draft Grand Jury response letter - a public document - that must be made available to the public - and the media - as soon as it is handed out during the public meeting - and even after Mayor Noerr read the entire letter to the council, and even worse,

after the council had voted to approve the response letter. But the city attorney said no, and the Watcher would not get a copy of the document. Does the city attorney have a problem with the Taft Inde-pendent? Even a first year law student knows that a document - read and debated upon in open session of the city council, and subsequently voted on in public and approved by the council - is a public document. What are they thinking down there?

The residents of this commu-nity should be concerned about the city council and the city attorney who has little regard for the public and how they conduct business - in public. Me thinks the council should question the city attorney on such basic legal questions, and that city attorney should take a refresher California Public Open Meeting law retraining class.


WEST SIDE RECREATION AND PARK DISTRICT500 Cascade Place, Taft, CA 93268 (661) 763-4246

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OPEN SWIMMonday-Friday1:30-5:00 p.m.Natatorium Swimming Pool, 821 4th Street, TaftAdmission: $2 per personThe William M. Thomas Aquatic Center at the Walter Glenn Natatorium is open for summer! All ages are welcome to stop by to enjoy the slides, brand new spray park and other amenities that have been added to the updated and renovated facility. Children ages 6 and younger must be accompanied by an adult during Open Swim sessions

SATURDAY SWIMSaturdays (through August 28)11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.Admission: $2 per personChildren ages 6 and younger must be accompanied by an adult during Open Swim ses-sions

NIGHT SWIMMonday and Thursday Evenings7:30-8:45 p.m.Admission: $1 per personDon’t get a chance to swim during the day? Monday and Thursday nights are just for adults and families! Ages 17 and younger must attend with an adult family member.

FAMILY FUN FRIDAYFriday, July 166:30-9:30 p.m.Natatorium Swimming Pool, 821 4th Street, Taft$3 per person or $12 per family (max 6 – additional family members $2 each)Cool down with a dip in the pool and do-it-yourself ice cream sundaes. Bring the whole crew down to the Natatorium for some swimming and fun! The fee includes admission and ice cream. All children must be accompanied by an adult 18 years or older.

JR. HIGH NIGHTSaturday, July 17CANCELED DUE TO LACK OF PARTICIPATION IN JUNE!

NATATORIUM POOL PARTIESMake your reservation now!Reservations are now being accepted for private party rentals at the Natatorium swim-ming pool. Parties may take place on Friday evenings, Saturday or Sunday between now and the end of August. Rental fees start at $165 for 2-hours. Call 763-4246 for more information.

AQUATICS WEEK AT THE NATATORIUM July 19-23, 2010 Pack the Pool, Relay Day, Penny Dive & Big Splash Contest! All activities take place during Open Swim, 1:30-5:00 p.m. Sponsored by Elk Hills Power

OVERNIGHT LOCK-INSaturday, July 177:30 p.m. to 7:30 a.m.Community Center Auditorium, 500 Cascade Place, TaftAges 6-11$15 per person * pre-registration is required by July 15Join us for a fun night of games, crafts, movies, snacks and fun! Stay up as late as you can – once you can’t keep your eyes open any longer, you can take a nap. We will also have a little breakfast before you go home on Sunday morning.

PRINCESS BOOT CAMPTuesday, July 202:00-3:00 p.m.Community Center Auditorium, 500 Cascade Place, TaftGirls ages 4-8$5 per person * pre-registration is required by July 19Come one, come all, whether big or small, to earn your wings and other special princess things. You are invited to train to be a princess at our special Boot Camp. We will learn how to do all the things that princesses do so you can earn your wings, crown and wand. We hope you are ready for the challenge! Pre-registration is required.

SUPERHERO PARTYWednesday, July 212:00-3:00 p.m.Community Center Auditorium, 500 Cascade Place, TaftBoys ages 4-8$5 per person * pre-registration is required by July 20Come join us for some Superhero games, activities and other fun! We’ll give you some pointers on how to be the best Superhero you can be. You’ll even get to create your own Superhero mask. Pre-registration is required.

PRESCHOOL 2010/2011Registration for new students begins Tuesday, July 20 in the District Office, 500 Cas-cade Place in Taft. The new school year will begin the week of August 23. Fees vary for each class session. Children must be 3 years old to attend. For more information, please phone 763-4246 or send an email to [email protected].

WIFFLE BALL TOURNAMENTSaturday, July 179:00 a.m.Franklin Field Recreation Complex, TaftAges 10 and up$50 per team or $10 per person (5 per team max) Registration deadline – July 15

BOYS BASKETBALL CAMPJuly 26-309:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.TUHS Mullen Gym, TaftBoys ages 8-15$40 per person Registration deadline – July 22Work with a Taft High coach and his players, plus two great guest speakers!

SUMMER CONDITIONING CAMPJuly 12-29, Monday through Thursday Evenings7:00-8:30 p.m.Ages 10 and up$40 per person (STOP scholarships are available) Athletes are encouraged to participate in this camp that will work all muscle groups of the body, allowing for maximum performance.

HUNTERS SAFETY COURSEAugust 2-4, 20106:30-9:30 p.m.Community Center AuditoriumAll Ages$5 per person facility fee(minimum of 10 paid students required)

EAGLE MTN. BUS TRIPMonday, August 2, 20107:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.Bus leaves from Community CenterAges 21 and older$3 per personCall 763-4246 to reserve a spot on the bus!


Westside News and Business BriefsTessie Garratt Pony Tail & Hair Bun Contest Underway

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OT Cookhouse Daily Specials (For the week of 7-13-10 thru 7-17-10)

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Hot Roast Beef Sandwich

Braised Short Ribs

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Beef Tipswith Noodles

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The first article described how redevelopment started and what redevelopment funds may be used for generally and the 2nd article described how redevelopment benefits communities and improves the lives of its community stakeholders. This article takes a closer look at the economic impact of redevelopment activities. California has 397 active redevelopment agencies in communities throughout the state. Redevelopment’s economic contribution to California’s economy was $40.79 Billon in FY 2006-2007 and 303,946 jobs were created. During that single fiscal year, more than $2 Billion in new State and local taxes were generated due to redevelopment activities. Similarly, 78,750 units of affordable housing was built or rehabilitated since 1995 and 18,522 units of low and moderate income housing is expected to built or refurbished over the next two years by redevelopment agencies. After the federal government, redevelopment agencies are the 2nd largest funder of affordable housing in California! While redevelopment agencies are probably the least understood local government entity, redevelopment agencies breathe new life into areas in need of revitalization and create new opportunities in the areas of local communities that most need it. The primary purpose of redevelopment agencies is to build better communities. Redevelopment agencies invest local dollars to support and create jobs, eliminate blight, and strengthen local economies by building safe, healthy, affordable and sustainable communities throughout California. The California Redevelopment Association (CRA) advocates for the interests of city and county redevelopment agencies before the California Legislature and Administration, preserves, protects and promotes the tools of redevelopment, conducts professional development seminars and conferences, and provides public information and education on redevelopment issues and activities. The next and future articles will describe a new Strategic Plan for Redevelopment and interesting related topics. If you are interested in learning more about how redevelopment activities benefit communities, please visit the CRA website at www.calredevelop.org , visit the City of Taft website at www.cityoftaft.org or contact Taft City Manager Bob Gorson at (661) 763-1222, ext. 12.

Redevelopment: A Closer Look

With 98 days left until Oildorado, the events for the celebration are beginning to prepare, like the Whiskerino, the pageant, the melodrama and of course, the Tessie Gar-ratt Ponytail and Bun contest.

This event held for the ladies started registration on Monday, July 5 with an open house at the Tessie Garratt Headquarters, Trends. Unlike the Whiskerino, this con-test focuses more on design and look rather than growing.

While the Whiskerino and the Tessie Garratt contest run in conjunction with each other, they hold significant differences. The men’s beard growing competition has been around since the beginning whereas the ponytail and bun contest began in 1995.

The event was named in honor of upstanding business-woman and community leader, Tessie Garratt. The

infamous local woman took over her husband’s company after he passed away while continuing to raise her six children. Garratt, Chamber President, Jan Ashley’s grandmother, also made a name for herself after being the first woman elected to the city council from 1945 to 1955. This year, the contest will have a more modern take on the categories. Rather than having one category for blond, brown, grey and red hair, it will now feature separate categories for natural and artificial hair. “There is nothing worse than someone with naturally red hair losing to someone with artificial red hair,” contest director and stylist at Trends, Tiffany Yaws said. After discussing ways to revitalize the tradition, Oildorado President, Eric Cooper, enlisted her help in running the event. Yaws added, “It’s great to see fresh new ideas come full circle and work out.” Yaws has been working with salons all over town bringing the event together. “I’m trying to form a camaraderie with all the salons and to get everyone excited to participate.” In the Salon Competition, each stylist will represent themselves and can enter only two clients, one in the ponytail and bun categories. It will be the only aspect of the contest where hair extensions are allowed. The contest is not reserved for salons or beauticians only. Anyone can register their coiffure at a participating salon at no cost and must do so before the day of the contest as no drop-ins will be allowed to enter the day of. Participants must be 18 years of age or older to register. However, for those who don’t quite reach the required age, there will be a category designed for young ladies. The last day to register for the contest will be October 16 with the actual event following the next day.

by Jessica G. Miller

Categories:Natural Pony Tail Color Categories:• Longest Pony Tail• Most Beautiful Pony Tail• Best Blond Pony Tail• Best Brown Pony Tail• Best Grey Pony Tail• Best Red Pony Tail

Artificial Hair Pony Tail Color Categories: • Best Blond Pony Tail• Best Red Pony Tail• Best Brown Pony Tail

Hair Bun Categories: • Best Bun• Most Unique Bun

Salon Competition Categories: • Most Creative Bun• Most Unique Pony Tail

18 Years of Age & Younger Category: • Best Hair Bun• Best Pony Tail

Stephanie DodsonPony Tail by Tiffany Yaws

Cindy PattersonHair Bun by Tiffany Yaws

For questions regarding registration and categories and for more information contact Tiffany Yaws at Trends Salon 765-2077

We all know that young children enjoy sweet juices and soda, and well, mostly anything that may be bad for your health. Consider-ing that most of these products claim to be “all-Natural” or “100% juice”, using young children in their advertisements, it’s no wonder parents aren’t aware of their unhealthy ingredients! It was recently found that a very popular juice, Welch’s, is actually one of the Top Six WORST juices in the country!! Regardless of the fact that they advertise “100% Real Juice” they cover up the fact that it is laden with sugar and additives. So, the question arises, what can parents give to their kids this summer as a healthy alternative when they kick and scream for juice? HINT water is 0 calorie, 0 sugar unsweetened essence water. Created by California mother of four, Kara Goldin, HINT has no preser-vatives and just a ‘hint’ of natural fruit to add flavor. With ten different flavors including watermelon, blackberry, and strawberry-kiwi, it has been making its way into stores all over the west coast.

Keeping California Kids Hydrated and Healthy This Summer


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The Taft Camera Club will be showing a triple feature program at its next meeting, Tuesday, July 13th. The program will feature a “Landscape/Seascape” Show-and-Tell in which members will discuss how they shot the image and invite other member com-ment. The program will also feature a Member Showcase in which members will submit some of their all-time favorite images – particularly those with a patriotic flavor. Sand-wiched in between will be a special video of World War II patriotism. An informational discussion on how to shoot night lights will also be held in advance of the September assigned topic of “Night Lights.” Shooting night lights will consider both the light source itself or a subject which has been illuminated by a night light. Depending upon

the nature of the subject, a proper exposure will consider the elements of shutter, aperture, and sensitivity. The July 13th meeting will be held at the Chevron Valley Community Room, 1092 West Kern St. with the door open at 6:00 and the meeting beginning at 6:30. The summer meetings will feature similar member Show-and-Tell themed images – the August meeting theme being “Lone Tree.” The public is invited to attend this meeting and all other meetings of the Taft Camera Club.

Local Roper Wins Regional Team Roping Championship $215,000 in prize money and more than $77,000 in prizes offered Stephenville, Texas A local roper was a big win-ner during the recent United States Team Roping (USTRC) West Coast Regional Championships held May June 24-27 at the California Mid-State Fairgrounds in Paso Robles, Calif. Mary E Stubblefield of Taft, Calif., was the winner in the #12 Shoot-Out defeating 82 other teams with partner Mike Castner of Lodi, Calif. The duo earned a $10,000 paycheck from the $20,416 total purse, along with a custom Martin trophy saddle. Team roping is a timed event that requires a team effort. A team is made up of a ³header² and a ³heeler². The header¹s job is to catch the steer around the horns, and then set it up by turning it across the arena. The heeler then rides in and ropes the steer around both hind legs. The clock is stopped when the steer is secured between both ropers and their horses are facing each other. Much like in the sport of golf, ropers are handicapped or receive a classification rating based on their skill level and competitive ability. Ropers can be classified from a #1 to a #10, de-pending on their roping position and ability. The added total of both roping partners handicaps determines their division eligibility. For example, if the division is a #11, the total rating for both ropers cannot equal more than 11, with some divisions requiring a handicap floor. The West Coast Regional Championship Finals is the first among seven Regional Finals to take place across the U.S. throughout the summer and included a purse of $215,098 along with $77,000 in prizes, including 22 Martin Saddles and Gist Silversmiths buckles. Included in the Regional Finals is a preliminary roping event that allows ropers to qualify for the USTRC-branded ³Shoot Out² finals division for each classifica-tion. Offering an estimated combined total of $2 mil-lion in cash and prizes, Regional Finals events are a stepping-stone leading to the USTRC National Finals of Team Roping in Oklahoma City, Okla., October 23-31. An estimated purse of more than $4 million in cash and prizes will be on the table for the taking at the event expected to attract more than 3,000 teams. The USTRC approves more than 85 team roping events across the United States, attracting ropers from bordering Mexico and Canada, as well as other countries. The United States Team Roping Champion-ships, headquartered in Stephenville, Texas, is the official home of America¹s Cowboy Sport, representing more than 35,000 competitive team ropers across the country. USTRC brings the sport of team roping to the national stage by pro-viding competition with integrity as the trusted source of team roping competition rules and classifications. USTRC events paid out more than $19 million in 2009 to team ropers from all walks of life.

Local Roper Wins Regional Team Roping Championship

Taft Camera Club Plans Triple Feature Show

Saturday, July 3, a sign hung in the window of Ben’s Books informing the public of an early closure for the day as Ben Mangum would be jumping out of a perfectly good airplane to celebrate his 71st birthday, which was on July 6th. Along with inviting the public to witness his skydive, the sign also explained that if all went well, they would resume hours the following Tuesday if not they would, however, be closed indefinitely. We’re pleased to report that Ben’s Books was once again open on July 6. Ben described the jump at Skydive Taft he won in a charity auction for the Alpha House as exhilarating and exciting. “People asked if I was scared and how it was jumping out of a plane and really…it just happens,” he said. Photos from his almost-birthday jump are on display at his bookshop, Ben’s Books, 810 Center Street.

Ben Jumps Out of A Perfectly Good Airplane

Center Street has been flooded with local kids on skate boards with the opening of Big City Skate Shop at 520 Center Street. Owners, Rick and Vonda Peralez are excited about the opening of their Taft location skate shop. “We are already getting a great response from the kids in the area,” said Rick, “We hope this gives them something to do this summer that is stress free for the parents.” Big City will carry a selection of apparel, shoes, helmets, accesso-ries, boards, trucks, bearings and more from brands such as Etnies, Vox, Anti Hero, Chocolate, Girl and more. Waiver forms will also be available for their indoor skate park, located in Bakersfield, at the Taft location for the parents convenience. Big City is planning a grand opening for the first week in August to get more people from the community to come over and check out what they are all about. Big City Skate Park in Bakersfield will be hosting a Skate Demo with DEATHWISH, Baker, and Skate Junt on Thursday, July 22nd at 5pm. For more information stop by Big City Skate Shop at 520 Center Street or call 769-9394. Open Tuesday to Saturday 11am to 6pm and Sunday from 12pm, noon, to 5pm.

Taft locals, Patrick Martinez and Joe Munoz, will be working at Big City.

Ben Mangum celebrates his 71st Birthday as he sky-dives over Taft. Ben is seen here performing a tandem jump with Jumpmaster, Mike Martin of Skydive Taft.


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Who’s In Your Face(book)?

By Mimi Collins

Are you one of the 400 million-plus people on Facebook? Only 30% of Face-book users are in the U.S.; the other 70% are global. Small world!

Of those 400 million-plus users around the world, how many have access to your profile? How much of your personal information do people see? How can you control access, and maintain some measure of privacy? It’s a good idea to check your Facebook settings monthly. Let’s take a quick look at the basic settings.

First, check your profile by choosing Edit My Profile under your profile picture. For the best privacy, enter only what is required. In Basic Information, I recom-mend that your birthday (required) be set to either Show only month & day or Don’t show my birthday.

Next, go to the top right corner of your Facebook page, choose Account, then choose Account Settings. (We’ll look at Privacy Settings next.) Check your Set-tings, Notifications, and Facebook Ads tabs first, to be sure everything is as you want it, and make changes as needed.

Privacy Settings may be accessed by choosing Account, then Privacy Settings. (You can also find a link in your Account Settings, under the Settings tab.) First, under Basic Directory Information, choose View settings. This allows you to control who has access to which of your features on Facebook: Everyone, Friends of Friends, or Friends Only. “Everyone” means those 400 million-plus; “Friends of Friends” means potential thousands who aren’t on your list, but are on your friends’ lists; and “Friends” means only people you have agreed to add as friends. As an example, I’ve set my first three choices to Everyone and the last four to Friends Only.

Under Privacy Settings—Sharing on Facebook, choose Customize settings for more features you can restrict to Everyone, Friends of Friends, or Friends Only. Again, you can mix these up as you like; I prefer to set all of mine in this section to Friends Only.

Under Privacy Settings—Applications and Websites, choose Edit your settings and work your way through the section. There are oodles of links you, your friends, and your friends of friends may use that may clog your Facebook arteries if you allow them to, so this is the place to do some clean-up. Under What you’re using, choose Remove for a shockingly long list of stuff you may or may not recognize, and remove those you don’t recognize or want. Once that’s done, it won’t take long to whip through the other four settings.

Under Privacy Settings—Block Lists, choose Edit your lists. Block users is for those really ugly people you never, ever want to hear from again. It’s the delete but-ton you sometimes wish for in real life. Blocked applications lists those annoying FarmVille and similar notices you’ve blocked (full disclosure: I play FarmVille).

Under Privacy Settings—Controlling How You Share, choose Learn more for the fine print. Scroll to the bottom for Security Page, Safety Center, and more.

If you’re really into it by now, choose Account, then choose Help Center. I’ve only given you the tip of the Facebook iceberg, but it should help you protect your privacy and make Facebook more manageable.


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Aries (March 21-April 19): It won’t be easy but try to not over-react to a close friend’s problem this week. It really doesn’t concern you nor do you need to provide any kind of solution.

Taurus (April 20-May 20): While you certainly have every right and reason to be upset with a loved one, it would behoove you in this case to hear them out and go easy on the guilt trip.

Gemini (May 21-June 20): You can’t complain that people don’t know the real you when you make every possible effort to hide it from them. Just try being yourself for once.

Cancer ( June 21-July 22): You’re allowed to have an opinion, but there’s also a fine line between having one and forcing it on any and all around you. Try to be more of the former.

Leo ( July 23-August 22): You’re putting far too much pressure on yourself to perform nearly impossible duties for just one person. No one expects it of you, so why bother?

Virgo (August 23-September 22): Things certainly aren’t as they seem, so before you haul off with a good old-fashioned temper tantrum, why not hear both sides of the story?

Libra (September 23-October 22): It wouldn’t hurt to be a little extra forgiving this week where a significant other is concerned. This actually is a good case of “no harm, no foul.”

Scorpio (October 23-November 22): Focusing on the positive and eschewing the negative is one of the great gifts you possess. You’ll need it now more than ever unfortunately.

Sagittarius (November 23-December 21): Nobody likes a know-it-all, no matter how well they may mean. If no one asked for your advice or thoughts, try to refrain from giving them.

Capricorn (December 22-January 19): You need to figure out the best outlet for these negative feelings swarming around and within you. If not, the one who suffers is you and you alone.

Aquarius ( January 20-February 19): Common sense will be the name of the game this week, as you’ll be surrounded by over-reac-tors desperately in need of a grounding influence.

Pisces (February 20-March 20): If you keep making the same apology over and over again, perhaps it’s time to stop making that same mistake over and over again.

If your birthday is this week: You have a major decision to make and it can’t be made on a whim. While you don’t have time to dilly dally, neither can you afford to rush into this without considering every possible angle. What’s meant to be will be, so just keep the faith and let your instincts lead the way.

A new Forever Stamp image will be available as part of a pricing package that would add less than 13 cents a month to the average American household’s budget. The U.S. Postal Service Governors recommended increasing the price of a First-Class stamp 2 cents to 46 cents and authorized the production of a pane of four evergreen tree branches as the newest image for Forever Stamps. The price of a postcard would increase 2 cents to 30 cents. The Postal Regulatory Commission must approve the recom-mended price changes. The increases would not go into effect until January 2, 2011. It would be the first stamp price increase in almost two years. Holiday Evergreen Forever Stamps will be available to the pub-lic in October at the current rate of 44 cents. Once purchased, the stamps are valid literally forever – despite any future price changes. No additional postage will ever be needed. Faced with plummeting mail volume traced to the recession and increased use of the Internet, the Postal Service is projecting a deficit of nearly $7 billion for the next fiscal year. Despite eliminat-ing millions of work hours and reducing expenses by more than $1 billion every year since 2001, a budget gap remains. The proposed price changes, if approved, will raise about $2.3 billion for the first nine months of 2011. Postmaster General John E. Potter said he does not want customers to bear the burden of dramatic price increases. Instead, Potter announced in March that pricing would be one in a series of solutions the Postal Service is pursuing to become financially sound. “There is no one single solution to the dire financial situation that the Postal Service faces,” Potter said. “These proposed rate adjustments are moderate and part of a fair and balanced approach to insuring mail service for all Americans well into the future.” Other actions outlined in March included changes to delivery frequency, restructuring prepayments of retiree health benefits, creating a more flexible workforce and expanding access to prod-ucts and services to places more convenient to customers. The Postal Service receives no tax dollars for operating expenses, and relies on the sale of postage, products and services to fund its operations. No prices will change before 2011. Additional information on today’s filing can be found on http://www.usps.com/communica-tions/newsroom/deliveringfuture/prices.htm.

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The use of goats in helping to reduce and maintain fuel breaks in Kern County began several weeks ago with the introduction of 15 goats. At first the animals were kept at one of our facilities in Ba-kersfield so that they could be monitored and also receive standard inoculations. In the herd were 3 females that were pregnant and subsequently produced 5 healthy offspring, we also needed to slowly introduce the type of food that they were going to eat to ensure that their digestive system would be able to cope before being introduced to the work area. As part of the pilot program we are continuing to learn about goat husbandry, unfortunately 3 goats were found to have Caseous Lymphadenitis, a contagious disease which affects their lymph nodes. This disease does not manifest itself until the animal is about 18 months old, and although treatable, to prevent any suffering of the affected goats and for the safety of the remainder of the herd the advice taken was to euthanize those that were af-fected. This program has proven very successful in many areas and it is one that we would like to benefit from too. As a pilot program we will continue to learn and adjust as necessary. If you have any questions, please contact the Public Information Officer at (661) 330-0133.

GOAT Program Update

The Arbor Day Foundation is making it easy for every American to have 10 trees planted in our National Forests simply by joining the Foundation during the month of July. The Arbor Day Foundation will honor each new member who joins the Foundation through the Replanting Our National Forests campaign by planting 10 trees in forests that have been destroyed by insects, disease, and devastating fires. A membership to the Foundation costs $10. The need to replant our National Forests is greater than ever. Wildfire season started early this year, and the previous four years brought unprecedented wildfires throughout the country. By planting trees in National Forests, Americans from all walks of life can help preserve these treasures for future generations to enjoy. The Arbor Day Foundation will work with the U.S. Forest Ser-vice, as it has for more than 20 years, to determine which forests will receive the trees based on the greatest need. The U.S. Forest Service has identified a 1-million acre backlog that needs replant-ing mainly because of record wildfires in recent years. "Americans can help the planet through the simple act of planting trees in our National Forests," said John Rosenow, chief executive and founder of the Arbor Day Foundation. "We rely on our forests to help clean the air we breathe, clean drinking water for millions of Americans and provide habitat for many species of wildlife. It is vital to the overall health of the Earth to plant trees." To join the Arbor Day Foundation and help plant trees in our National Forests, send a $10 membership contribution to Replant-ing Our National Forests, Arbor Day Foundation, 100 Arbor Ave., Nebraska City, NE 68410, or go to arborday.org.

Trees Planted In U.S. Forests Damaged by Wildfires


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Photo Ads. Car, truck or house for sale ads are $5 per week, or $10 with a photo. Email us (or bring to our office) a photo of your home, car, truck or motorcycle and we’ll do the rest.

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Hospice Care. Meetings held 1st and 3rd Thursday of each month. 1:30p.m. to 3:00 p.m. At Chevron Valley Credit Union, Community Room, 1092 W. Kern St., Taft. Enter by outside entrance – Albertson’s Shopping Center. And 2nd and 4th Thursday of each month at First Baptist Church. 6 p.m. - 7:30 p.m. 220 N. First St. Free and open to the public. Info call 716-4000.

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Yard Sale Saturday and Sunday July 10th and 11th. 527 North Street. 9am-noon. Antiques, tv’s, furniture, clothing, and a little of everything.

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Yard Sale This SundaySeventh Adventist Church on Harrison & Date Streets. Begins 7 am - 1 pm. Funds raised benefit local food bank.

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DEADLINE FOR FILING is Monday, June 28,

2010 at 4:00 p.m. EOE

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“Petitioner, Edwin Marcott, petitioned

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The City of Taft has a final budget for Fiscal Year 2009-10 and a proposed budget for Fiscal Year 2010-11. And it all came about at the City Council’s regular meeting Tuesday night with a mini-mum of discussion and controversy. A year ago, the council approved a proposed budget for Fiscal Year 2009-10 of $6.98 million. Tuesday the council accepted a final budget for the fiscal year of $7.16 million – an increase of just over $177,000. The proposed Fiscal Year 2010-11 budget that the council ap-proved is just under $6.56 million, or down nearly $430,000 from the proposal for last fiscal year ( July 1-June 30). The new budget is also down more than $607,000 from the final budget for Fiscal Year 2009-10. “For a second year, staff has been requested to conserve all forms of expenses and to be very conservative with their budgets,” Finance Director Teresa Statler said in a pre-council-meeting presentation on the budget. “Staff along with the council need to plan for future purchases.

(For the) past two years we have failed to plan, all capital (expense) was excluded from the budget.” When it came time to vote for last fiscal year’s final budget and this fiscal year’s proposed budget, only Councilmember Cliff Thompson said no. His objection was to an annual promissory note between the city and the Taft Community Development Agency for $250,000. The $250,000 is to cover such items as state law requirements and salaries, said City Manager Bob Gorson. “I voted against the city budget and this is why,” Thompson said. “At some point in time we have to cut this expense.” While he was able to garner support from Councilmember Craig Noble to oppose a resolution on the promissory note, the note was still approved 3-to-2, and the budget was passed 4-to-1.

Wages Frozen

In a move to balance the proposed budget, the council by a 5-to-0 vote passed a resolution approving a policy freezing employee compensation. Councilmember Paul Linder noted that with the compensation freeze, there will be no layoffs anticipated this fiscal year. In another move to save money – although not a large amount – the council voted 4-to-1 to approve a resolution to temporarily suspend councilmembers’ $300 a month stipends. Councilmem-ber Noble cast the no vote. Suspending the stipends will amount to a savings of $1,500 a month for the city. The council also accepted a donation of $1,095 from Mayor Dave Noerr, in the form of returned stipend checks. “I won’t accept another dime while I am on the council,” Noerr said.

Grand Jury Response

In another item on the agenda that was potentially controver-sial but which failed to generate post-Fourth of July fireworks,

the council made minor changes to and then approved by a 3-to-2 vote City Attorney Katherine Gibson’s preliminary re-sponse to the May 19, 2010 Kern County Grand Jury report “City of Taft Brown Act Violation.” Councilmembers Noble and Thompson voted no, with Thompson stating his support of the Grand Jury report. The Grand Jury report was critical of a council majority – Mayor Noerr and Councilmembers Randy Miller and Linder – for an alleged violation of the Brown Act, California’s open meeting law. A request for a copy of the draft Grand Jury response handed to the council by Gibson was made by Taft Inde-pendent publisher Michael Long. The council and Gibson refused to provide Long with a copy of the document, even after the council had voted to approve the draft document with minor changes. State public meeting laws require that such documents be made available to the public. Long said he would make a formal written complaint to the council.

The Grand Jury report said that the council majority had vio-lated the open meeting law by signing a letter which was directed to an unnamed 4th city councilman “demanding silence on certain matters ...” In April, Noerr, Linder and Miller consulted in closed session with the city attorney and outside legal council on employee ha-rassment accusations against two councilmembers and sent a letter to Councilmember Noble asking him to not publicly comment on the ongoing investigation because it could bring possible litigation against the city. “The three members being investigated in the present report seem to be pursuing a vendetta against the other two members and have lost sight of the true role of a council member,” the report read. The report criticized the council majority on the letters’ lan-guage and attempt to silence a council member. The city attorney’s preliminary response to the Grand Jury report disputes any Brown Act violations.

Reward Offered

In a move to prevent the defacing and/or destruction of public-owned facilities or properties, the council unanimously voted to adopt a resolution for “the city to issue reward money for the arrest and conviction of individuals or groups” vandalizing public properties. A prime target of vandals is the Rails to Trails area, which includes the Oil Workers Memorial site. Initially, the reward was to be $250. But the amount was quickly raised to $1,000, with the backing of all the councilmembers.In other financial matters, the council: * By a 4-to-1 vote authorized paying registration, lodging, meals, transportation and other incidental costs for councilmembers who wish to attend the 2010 League of California Cities annual conference, in San Diego. Thompson opposed the measure. “This is a very tight budget year,” he said. “Every penny saved is a penny earned.” * Approved the purchase of a replacement line striping machine, with the $6,756 to come out of capital reserves. * Approved a contract with Iron Gates Real Estate Management for the management of city-owned rental properties. * Approved a promissory note between the city and the Taft Community Development Agency for $2.6 million at 12 percent interest payable to the city. The new note was a rollover of three promissory notes from 2009-10 plus interest. The item was ap-proved 5-to-0. At the conclusion of the council meeting, the councilmembers met as the Development Agency and approved this note, 5-to-0, and the $250,000 promissory note between the city and agency, 3-to-2, with Agencymembers Noble and Thompson voting no. The agencymembers also approved: * The final budget for 2009-10 and the proposed budget for 2010-11; * Planning and administrative expenditures of the Low and Moderate Income Housing Fund for Fiscal Years 2009-10 and 2010-11.

Taft City Council MeetingBy Kent Miller


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