Ventura County Sheriff's Department

On 02/29/2016, at approximately 1:50 PM, a patrol deputy working in the city of Fillmore located a two year-old child strapped in a stroller, a few feet into the road, on the 1100 block of Los Serenos Drive.

Initially, the deputy saw a couple of adults nearby and suspected they were the child’s parents/guardians; however, after swerving to avoid hitting the stroller and parking his patrol unit, the deputy found out the child was abandoned.

The child appeared to have been crying due to having mucus running down his nose and was only wearing a shirt and diaper. The deputy also noted the temperature, which was between 85 and 90 degrees.

One of the adults told the deputy he saw two females arguing and leaving in separate directions, leaving the child in the stroller. Neither of them returned for the child. As the adult was about to call for police assistance, the patrol deputy arrived. It was estimated the child was alone for approximately five to ten minutes.

Unable to locate any responsible person(s) for the child, the deputy had the child transported to the Fillmore Police Station and contacted the county’s Children’s Protective Services (CPS). A social worker responded to the station to assist.

Several deputies assisted with the investigation and, with the assistance of local residents, the child’s mother, Marisela Aguilar, and aunt, Elida Aguilar, were located. They were questioned about the incident.

After the investigation was complete, both Marisela and Elida were arrested for child endangerment. Marisela also had outstanding warrants. CPS was able to place the child with a responsible family relative.

The case was submitted to the District Attorney’s Office for filing consideration. The District Attorney’s Office elected to file one count each of felony child endangerment against Marisela and Elida.

Nature of Incident: Found Child / Two arrested for Child Endangerment
Report Number: Report Number 16-31260
Location: 1100 Block Los Serenos Drive, Fillmore
Date & Time: February 29, 2016 at 1:50 PM
Unit(s) Responsible: Ventura County Sheriff’s Office - Fillmore / Santa Clara Valley Station
(S)uspects, (V)ictims, (P)arty, (D)ecedent City of Residence
(S) Marisela Aguilar, Fillmore
(S) Elida Aguilar, Fillmore
Prepared by: Detective Javier Chavez
Media Release Date: March 4, 2016
Follow-Up Contact: Detective Javier Chavez, Fillmore Sheriff’s Station
805-524-2233
Approved by:
Captain Dave Wareham
Address/Location
Ventura County Sheriff's Office
800 S Victoria Ave
Ventura, CA 93009
Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 805-654-9511

Greg Ryan President of Pasteurization Technology Group gave a presentation on the new technology his company developed to save energy and more.

Tuesday’s City Council meeting began with a Ventura County Transportation Commission Presentation and was followed by addressing some changes to the City's Aquatic Manual during the times that FUSD uses the pool, along with amending Fillmore's Municipal Code relating to curfews for minors during school hours.

Other items discussed were the Do Not Sit On Wall signs placed on the planter in the center of Central Avenue and a report on the Humane Living Standards Residential Property Inspection Program.

FUSD Superintendent Dr. Adrian Palazuelos addressed the Council and Trusties regarding the Long Range Facilities Master Plan. It’s a 10-year plan to upgrade and maintain the district's infrastructure. Palazuelos stated the importance of knowing "where to invest" and "what is actually possible," adding, "we want to do everything" but we must prioritize and identify what needs to be addressed first then define facility standards and question what should be fixed/repaired or replaced.

"We need to make Sespe School up and running again" and that the current facilities need to be brought up to a high standard. He reminded everyone that the next Steering Committee Meeting will be held March 22, 2016 at 5:30 p.m. in the FUSD Board Room.

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American Red Cross of Ventura County

During Red Cross Month in March, the American Red Cross invites individuals to become everyday heroes by giving blood.

March has been recognized as Red Cross Month by every U.S. president since 1943. Red Cross Month is a celebration of supporters who are the face of the Red Cross in their communities, helping to prepare for and bringing help and hope after emergencies.

For more than 30 years, blood donor Sherri Kay has been helping the Red Cross fulfill its lifesaving mission. “Knowing that I help to save lives and make a difference through the Red Cross is one of the most significant things that I do,” she said.

Heroes of all blood types are needed to ensure a sufficient blood supply this spring. The Red Cross must collect approximately 14,000 blood and platelet donations every day for patients.

Make an appointment to donate blood by downloading the free Red Cross Blood Donor App, visiting redcrossblood.org or calling 1-800-RED CROSS (1-800-733-2767).

Upcoming blood donation opportunities:

Oxnard
3/23/2016: 8:30 a.m. - 2:30 p.m., Oxnard High School, 3400 W Gonzales Rd

Simi Valley
3/19/2016: 9 a.m. - 3 p.m., Rancho Santa Suzanna Community Center, 5005-C Los Angeles Ave
3/22/2016: 8 a.m. - 8 p.m., Simi Valley Hospital Adventist Health, 2975 N Sycamore Drive
3/24/2016: 8:30 a.m. - 2:30 p.m., Apollo High School, 3150 School Street

Thousand Oaks
3/16/2016: 1 p.m. - 7 p.m., Thousand Oaks Inn, 75 W Thousand Oaks Blvd
3/23/2016: 1 p.m. - 7 p.m., Thousand Oaks Inn, 75 W Thousand Oaks Blvd
3/28/2016: 1 p.m. - 7 p.m., Thousand Oaks Inn, 75 W Thousand Oaks Blvd
3/30/2016: 1 p.m. - 7 p.m., Thousand Oaks Inn, 75 W Thousand Oaks Blvd

Ventura
3/17/2016: 8:15 a.m. - 2:15 p.m., Ventura High School, 2 North Catalina
3/29/2016: 10 a.m. - 4 p.m., Ventura College, 4667 Telegraph Road

Westlake Village
3/30/2016: 9 a.m. - 3 p.m., Guitar Center Corporate Center, 5795 Lindero Canyon Rd.

How to donate blood
Simply download the American Red Cross Blood Donor App, visit redcrossblood.org or call 1-800-RED CROSS (1-800-733-2767) to make an appointment or for more information. All blood types are needed to ensure a reliable supply for patients. A blood donor card or driver’s license or two other forms of identification are required at check-in. Individuals who are 17 years of age (16 with parental consent in some states), weigh at least 110 pounds and are in generally good health may be eligible to donate blood. High school students and other donors 18 years of age and younger also have to meet certain height and weight requirements.

Blood donors can now save time at their next donation by using RapidPass to complete their pre-donation reading and health history questionnaire online, on the day of their donation, prior to arriving at the blood drive. To get started and learn more, visit redcrossblood.org/RapidPass and follow the instructions on the site.

About the American Red Cross
The American Red Cross shelters, feeds and provides emotional support to victims of disasters; supplies about 40 percent of the nation’s blood; teaches skills that save lives; provides international humanitarian aid; and supports military members and their families. The Red Cross is a not-for-profit organization that depends on volunteers and the generosity of the American public to perform its mission. For more information, please visit redcross.org or cruzrojaamericana.org, or visit us on Twitter at @RedCross.

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On Saturday March 5th, Flashes Soccer defeated Saddleback Valley Christian 5-1 to become CIF Champions. Measuring one of the largest crowds attending the all-day finals tournament, approximately 1,000 Fillmore Soccer fans made the trip to Warren High School in Downey California for the 9:30am match start and witnessed their Flashes become CIF Southern Section Division 7 Champions and improve their season record to 20-3-3.

Upon returning home to Fillmore after the match, the team was met by the Fillmore Fire Department, loaded on top of one of the department’s largest vehicles, and given a parade through Fillmore.

This Tuesday March 8th, 4pm at the Fillmore High Football Field, Flashes soccer takes on Sun Valley High in the first round of the 2016 Southern California Regional Division 5 Championships. The Fillmore High Alumni Association will hold a fundraiser at the game by accepting donations in exchange for Flashes gear including hats, t-shirts, hoodies, scarfs, beanies and coffee mugs. More information about the Alumni Association available at www.fillmorehighalumni.com

Officials are expecting a capacity crowd at Flashes Field. Tickets available game day only at Flashes Field (Fillmore High Football Field) Box Office. Ticket booth and gate open at 4pm. General Admission $9.00, Children (5 years and up)/Students (ASB card)/Seniors $5.00. For more information contact Fillmore High School at (805) 524-6100. [Editorial note: Go Flashes!]

Video courtesy Greg DeJarnette

Safe Kids Ventura County in collaboration with Fillmore Rotary, Fillmore Fire Department and First 5 SCV NfL are offering every 4th Thursday of every month appointments to come in and have your car seats checked and education on how to properly install your car seat. To get more information please email Irma Magana: Notaryirma@hotmail.com or you may call Safe Kids Appointment Line directly at (805) 973-7501.

The Fillmore Police Department and the Fillmore Unified School District are proud to announce the creation of the “Public Service Club” on the Fillmore Middle School Campus. Students in 7th and 8th grade may join the club that meets every Wednesday during their lunch hour.

The club was created through a cooperative effort with the Fillmore Police Department, the Sheriff’s Explorer program, and the Fillmore Unified School District to mentor younger students and develop leadership, personal and community accountability, discipline, organization, time management, and written and verbal communication skills.

Guess speakers and mentors will attend the lunch time meetings and provide topics of interest that the club members would then put into practice. This program was developed to mentor and support students and their education in the same manner as the Fillmore Explorer Post. The Post has an age range of 14 to 21. This program will allow younger students to begin to experience the pride and responsibility that is developed through these community outreach programs.

7th and 8th grade students who have a 2.5 GPA or higher and are students in good academic standing on the Fillmore Middle school campus may participate by filling out a form that is available in the school office and submitting it to Counselor Nadia Lucero or Office Clerk, Ms. Isela Larin.

Prepared by: Captain Dave Wareham

Presley McLain, 9 years old, holds a check in the amount of $3,038 which she raised for the ACS.

Presley McLain was invited to speak at the Ventura County Community Leadership Council on Wednesday, February 10 at Community Memorial Hospital. The council consists of individuals who help initiate programs and provide services for cancer patients.

For Presley's 9th birthday she decided that instead of birthday presents she would like people to donate to the American Cancer Society. Her Grandpa Hank died from cancer and her Grandma Lou and Aunt Jana are cancer survivors, so the cause has a special place in her heart.

She spoke on why she chose to forgo birthday presents and collect donations instead. She said she has learned how much the American Cancer Society helps people and she just really wanted to help people.

Presley collected and presented a check to the American Cancer Society for $3038.

She is the daughter of Bobby and Lori McLain and is a 3rd grader at San Cayetano Elementary School.

Calvery Chapel of Oxnard
On Tuesday, February 16, 2016, Explorer Sergeant Nicholas Bartels was awarded the 2015 Explorer of the Year for the City of Fillmore. Nicholas has been an Explorer for four years and due to his hard work and dedication, he has risen to the rank of Sergeant with Explorer Post #2958. In 2014, he attended a three-week long Explorer Academy, where Nicholas was an active group leader and ultimately earned the Academy Leadership Award. Over the years, Nicholas has contributed over 500 hours of his time to the post and to the citizens of Fillmore through many community service events. He has also been a big contributor to the post’s tactical teams, often serving as team leader for tactical scenarios at the Chandler, LASO, and Arcadia Explorer competitions. Nicholas has also been a liaison between the Fillmore and Western Railroad and the Explorers, setting up training events on the train and coordinating details for the train. While not working with the Explorers, he is an active member of the community by participating in Mock Trial, swim team, Fillmore High School drum major, Interact Club member, Piru School science fair judge, Youth Rotary member, to name a few. Due to his hard work, dedication, and leadership skills, Explorer Sergeant Nicholas Bartels is a well-deserving recipient of the 2015 Explorer of the Year.
Prepared by:
Isela Larin
Citizen Patrol/Associate Advisor

Paul Benavidez, representing the Lions Club, presented samples of proposed fruit label murals to be painted on building walls around town.
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Caltrans District 7 Deputy District Director Ali F. Zaghari gave a presentation on the proposed changes to Highway 126 at Tuesday's Fillmore City Council meeting. The SR-126 Safety Improvement Project also brought many Fillmore residents to the council chamber to speak during Public Comments.

The proposed project will begins at Hallock Drive in Santa Paula east to E Street in Fillmore. Zaghari informed the Council that Caltrans initiated an in-depth safety investigation and study in 2009 after a series of cross-median collisions between 2007-2009. In 2010 an interim project was proposed and completed in 2012 that included the installation of rumble strips and speed feedback signs. Data collected and completed in 2015 showed a reduction in general accident rate but Zaghari explained "rumble strips are the answer." the main problem is the speed of traffic. In 2009 the speed limit was reduced to 55 mph, but the majority of traffic is between 65-70 mph.

What Caltrans is proposing are a number of changes that include a concrete median barrier or a raised median island with visual markers. The change proposal that received the greatest push back was a set of four roundabouts spaced 1.5 miles apart. Their proposed placement going west starting at Fillmore would be Old Telegraph Road, then west of Spalding Drive, the third would be Toland Road and the last location would be east of Hobson Road.

Another change option to the highway includes two undercrossings which would be located near Old Village Road and near Hall/Sycamore Road, and a third change proposed would be left turn lanes at Orcuit Road, Willard Road, Hall/Sycamore Road and Atmore Road.

Zaghari showed the Council a video of a turnabout on State Highway 138 in Palmdale and said the goal is to slow the traffic down saying the "intention is traffic calming." Council Member Douglas Tucker asked if it would slow traffic through town to a standstill and how many accidents had taken place during a 12 month period at the video location.

Mayor Diane McCall asked CONTINUED »

At Tuesday's Fillmore Unified School District (FUSD) Meeting the Board of Trustees approved the application for a County-District-School Code, which is the first formal step in creating a Fillmore Adult Education Program (FAEP). The funding for the program comes from a $504,409 Adult Education Block Grant the district recently received and not out of FUSD's General Funds. In the past FUSD had offered Adult Education classes, but they were through Ventura College who ran the program. The FAEP is now going to be offered through the District's own program.

FUSD started offering a limited class schedule of Adult English as a Second Language (ESL) and Computer/Tech Literacy at Sespe Elementary since 2015. To meet the growing needs of the community new classes will be offered that include a General Education Diploma (GED), on-line classes to obtain a High School Diploma and carrier technology.

FUSD will be working with other Adult Education Schools in the county including Ventura College. Classes will be taught in the local schools and will have zero impact on FUSD's K-12 Budget.

Anthony Ibarra, Director of Technology, along with two new FUSD Computer Specialist employees Gill San Jose and Robert Ash, gave an update on the District's Technology Services. Ibarra informed the Board that in two years the present network will be far outdated. Presently the system broadband is just barely sufficient with 500 Mbps, (mega bits per second), but will need 4,000 Mbps in 2018 and the Wide Area Network (W.A.N.) which is the district wide connection speed to schools is presently 1 Gbps (gigabyte per second) and will also not be adequate in 2018.

The Local Area Network (L.A.N.) within a school will also be obsolete in 2018 and must have an upgraded network path of travel with the installation of fiber optic solutions that is scalable and support from 1 to 10G speed.

Ibarra informed the Board his department is in the process of setting up a campus network that will replace outdated cables, outdated equipment, install wireless and update the phone system and is expected to be completed next month.

At present only faculty and staff have access to Office 365, but the District will soon be adding students which will allow the students to install the full Office application on up to 5PC's or Macs at home for free.

Ibarra suggested the District start looking for the $2,560,000 needed to upgrade next year to 10G speeds along with a new location for the datacenter that has backup power and the other upgrades needed. Ibarra presented a breakdown of cost for each upgrade: Horizontal Cable $450,000, Network Equipment $900,000, Telephone System $350,000, Wireless $250,000, Servers $150,000, Power Backup $120,000, PA/Bell/Clock Intercom $200,000, Workstations $140,000.

Assistant Superintendent Martha Hernandez briefly presented to the Board regarding the State requirement for a Single Plan for Student Achievement (SPSA) and what it entails. FUSD is in the third year of Program Improvement (PI) and the State of California requires documentation of student improvement and the documented plan the District will use to achieve it.

SPSA forms the basis for all Title 1 funds which is the federal Elementary and Secondary Education Act passed in 1965 (currently know as No Child Left Behind) that provides funding to local school districts to improve the academic achievement of disadvantaged students. Districts must submit to their state education agency a plan stating how the funds will improve academic achievement.

In developing the plan the California Education Code requires school districts work together with a School Site Council (SSC) which consists of parents, teachers, administrators and others in developing the SPSA and addressing how the funds are to be used to improve student performance. The SPSA must be reviewed by the SSC annually and updated, and has the decision-making authority, including proposed expenditures of funds.

The implementation of Common Core State Standards has given California school districts additional time to bring their academic achievement out of Program Improvement due to the first pilot year of testing which was not used to evaluate student progress. Where FUSD stands regarding PI will be answered after the spring 2016 testing.

Ventura County Sheriff's Department

A message from Detective Chip Cadman:
Farm Watch readers, on Sunday (February 14th), Sheriff’s Deputies responded to the 1900 block of Wooley Road in the unincorporated area of Oxnard, in reference to suspects entering fenced storage yards and out buildings. The Deputies were able to detain and later arrest two suspects for burglary (459 California Penal Code), Juan Carlos Arceo (45 years) and Magdiel Ramirez (26 years). Deputies identified two properties the suspects entered. Stolen property was recovered and returned to the rightful owners. These suspects were associated with a yellow 1997 Ford F250 pickup truck (California license plate #04110E1).

The suspects were interested in welding equipment and batteries from farm equipment. Several farms in this area have previously been the victims of battery thefts. If you own property in this area, please take additional steps to protect your property. If you have been the recent victim of a theft, please contact Sheriff’s Dispatch and request a deputy respond to your location to take a crime report, so we can try and tie these suspects to more crimes. Please look at the below posted photographs of the suspects and see if you recognize them as being on your property. A collaborative effort will help us prevail over criminals.

The following advice is always wise if you suspect illegal activity on your property:
• Call the Sheriff’s Office immediately at 911.
• Be a good witness, note suspect descriptions such as age, height, weight, facial hair, clothing, and shoe type.
• If a vehicle is involved, obtain a license plate number and note vehicle color, body damage, bumper stickers, camper shell, after market tires and wheels, etc.
• Provide the dispatcher with information about the time and last known direction of travel.

Agricultural Crimes Detective Chip Cadman
E-mail: greg.cadman@ventura.org
Office: 805-384-4726
Work Cell: 805-797-6424
Sheriff’s Office Dispatch 805-654-9511
Be alert and stay safe!
Chip

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the City Council of the City of Fillmore, on Tuesday, February 23, 2016, in the City Council Chambers at City Hall, at 6:30 p.m. or as soon thereafter as the matter may be heard, will consider adopting the ordinance summarized below:

Ordinance No. 857 Rescinding Ordinance No. 16-856 and Adding Chapter 7.40 and Amending Sections 6.04.1615 and 6.04.1620 of the Fillmore Municipal Code, Imposing an Express Ban on marijuana Cultivation, Marijuana Delivery, and Mobile Marijuana Dispensaries and Finding that such Amendments are not subject to CEQA.

Summary: This ordinance will ban marijuana cultivation, marijuana delivery and mobile marijuana dispensaries in the City.

The complete text of Ordinance No. 857 is available for review in the City Clerk’s Office in City Hall, 250 Central Avenue, Fillmore, California. Please contact the City Clerk’s Office at dianai@ci.fillmore.ca.us or (805) 524-1500 ext. 211, if you have any questions regarding this ordinance. Any and all interested persons may appear and be heard.

Written comments may be submitted to the City Clerk’s Office, 250 Central Avenue, Fillmore, California 93015, for consideration by the City Council at the meeting. In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), the City of Fillmore does not discriminate against persons with disabilities and is an accessible facility. Any person with a disability who requires a modification or accommodation to be able to participate in this meeting is asked to contact the office of the City Clerk at dianai@ci.fillmore.ca.us or 805-524-1500 ext 211, no fewer than two business days prior to the meeting to allow for reasonable arrangements. The City Council Chambers is equipped with a portable microphone for anyone unable to come to the podium. Assisted listening devices are also available upon request.

Dated this 11th day of February, 2016

(l-r) City Manager Rowlands, Council Member Minjares, Mayor Pro Tem Broggie, Mayor McCall, Council Member Tucker and Council Member Neal.
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Tuesday's Fillmore City Council Meeting began with a number of city residents signing up to address the Council during Public Comments. Some came and sat with protest signs held high. One after another spoke on what they considered needs changing in the Council itself. Council Member Douglas Tucker was not in attendance during the Public Comments and arrived at 6:55 p.m., after all the speakers had spoken.

First to speak was Steve McKinnon saying "Words matter" emphasizing the need to be responsible for ones actions and commenting on the pressure and bullying toward the late Fillmore Fire Chief Rigo Landeros by members of the Council. McKinnon called for "certain people to resign."

Next to address the Council was former Mayor, Councilmember and 24 years on the Fillmore Fire Department, Roger Campbell. "We lost somebody special" he told the Council. "The fire department was a big part of my life" and continued by thanking three Council Members, Manuel Minjares, Mayor Pro Tem Carrie Broggie, Mayor Diane McCall and City Manager David W. Rowlands "You did what you could." Campbell was noting that those three Council Members were not to blame for what most consider a tragedy in the untimely death of Landeros.

Next was Kenneth Creason a 38-year resident of Fillmore. "A great injustice has been done" Creason began and reminded everyone how Landeros' dedication to duty assured the community that in case of an emergency "Rigo" was there. "The untimely death of Rigo is a tremendous loss to the community......this city does not need or want bullying of city employees." Creason also called for resignations of council members.

Creason made comment on what was said during the January 5, 2016 Fillmore City Council and Successor Agency Special Goal Setting Session Meeting and questioned why it was not being put into the meeting minutes. The question of what was said was later addressed by Minjares and McCall after the Public Comments were over.

Fillmore resident Veronica Levy began, "I didn't know Rigo, I wish I had. I've never seen such an outpouring of grief by a community." She then suggested the street Sespe Place be renamed, Rigo Landeros Street in honor of him.

Former Council Member Brian Sipes addressed the Council stating he was bullied while serving on the Council and that was what lead him to resign May 15, 2013. Sipes stated he had seen "violent temper tantrum outbursts by Tucker.....I have nothing to gain by being here, all I want is the truth."

Jamie Melagon, like many others who addressed the Council, spoke of the pain that has been brought to the community and stated a councilmember needs to resign.

Tim Holmgren, a member of the Planning Commission, stated, "An amazing spirit has left us.....The community is divided which will leave us in turmoil." Holmgren spoke of healing and the need to come together and ended with, "To Rigo, I just want to say we miss you."

Former Mayor and Councilmember Patti Walker addressed the Council agreeing with Levy on renaming Sespe Place Rigo Landeros Street. She said it would be so appropriate being right in front of the fire station where Rigo loved working.

Last to speak during Public Comments was Ernie Vegas who reiterated what those going before him had stated, ending with "We need to remember Rigo's dedication to the city and the passion he had."

The comments speaker Creason referred to at the January 5, 2016 Fillmore City Council and Successor Agency Special Goal Setting Session Meeting did not have any audio or video recording and there were only three people in attendance, besides the Council Members and city staff.

The City Staff and Council who were in attendance were Council Member Tucker and Rick Neal, Minjares, Broggie, McCall and City Staff Rowlands, Financial Director Gaylynn Brien, Police Chief Dave Wareham, Planning and Community Development Director Kevin McSweeney, Human Resource Director/Deputy City Clerk Diana Impeartrice, Community Services Supervisor Annette Cardona and the last meeting that Chief Landeros had attended.

During the meeting there was a short back and forth between Neal and Landeros. Neal questioned Landeros about some Fillmore Fire Foundation funds and asked if they were suppose to go to the City, to which Landeros responded affirmatively. In a January 11th email exchange with Rowlands, when asked why Landeros would seem to admit that “something was amiss with the funding” by his affirmative answer, Rowlands stated, “Rigo was trying to calm the situation and said the [Fillmore Fire] foundation can provide those funds to the city. However, in talking to him later I said no we are not doing that as nothing improper occurred.”

At the workshop Minjares then interjected, questioning the timing of Neal's question and if the issue was a goal setting issue. He then suggested the issue be addressed at another time. McCall interjected, stating nonprofits have records and they (the Council) could look into the matter later. There were questions of why the comments were not put in the minutes when it was spoken during an official meeting.

During this Tuesday's meeting McCall and Minjares wanted make a clarification to the record on what they remember saying back in January in response to the questioning of Landeros by Neal. Minjares stated he did not feel the question was in the form of a goal, asking Neal if the meeting were the proper place to ask such a question and if it should be part of the goal workshop. McCall remembers stating the question was to a nonprofit and they have records that can be reviewed.

During Tuesday’s meeting McCall brought up the sale of the Fire Chief vehicle, which almost brought her to tears and she needed to compose herself before continuing.

In a related agenda item Rowlands asked for approval in adopting a City Council Code of Conduct toward City Staff. Minjares commented that the resolution would bring clarity on proper conduct once it is in writing. He asked if city staff comments had been taken into consideration and was told "yes" they were part of creating the document. Discussions went back and forth, most agreeing on the merits of the resolution.

Fillmore resident Alex Mollkoy questioned the public clarity of the document stating that most people viewing the meeting on TV or the internet would not have the printed paper in their hands and therefore would not know what the Council was approving. He suggested it be presented to the public, "word for word", what exactly is being proposed or maybe have a presentation on it. Minjares agreed with Mollkoy on presenting it "word for word" and proceeded to read the entire resolution.

What the resolution basically states, beyond the previous Code of Conduct, is a Council Member must discuss problems or issues with the City Manager, Mayor, or City Attorney if it is a legal matter, and not directly with other city staff; basically if puts a distance between the Council and city staff. A vote was taken and all council members approved the new resolution.