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Tulelake, CA— Explanation of Break Ins at Vallarta Grocery Explained

At the beginning of each Tulelake City Council Meetings the Mayor Tom Cordonier stands up reads the following statement:

“I would like to thank all the members of the public for attending tonight’s City Council Meeting…

Before we get started I would like to ask that everyone adhere to the following rules during the meeting:

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While others are speaking, please show courtesy to others by refraining from talking amongst yourself:

Make sure your all non-emergency cell phones are turned off or on vibrator mode.

Thank you.”

The meeting comes to order….

Please rise for the pledge of allegiance and remove your hats.”

The entire Tulelake City Council at City Hall in Tulelake, CA passed the Minutes from the last Tulelake City Council meeting on September 2, 2014 tonight.

Those minutes are now public record, which you can now read below:

All the present city council members at tonight’s Tulelake City Council meeting approved all the past bills.

There was then a moment of pause as the city council was getting ready to go into closed session due to Ramon Alonso had not arrived yet. But moments before the closed session was to start Ramon Alonso had entered the chambers and that put the agenda back in it’s normal listed agenda items as item #5 with the Discussion and Action on the Break-in- at Vallarta Grocery and the follow up from Chief of Police, Tony Ross.

Note: Due to the recent fire in Weed, CA. I have been dealing with some of those issues.

To Continue:

Monday’s night’s agenda item # 5 Break in @ Valletta Grocery Store and follow up from Chief of Police put on the Agenda by the owner of (Roman Alonso.)

Roman sits down at the City Council Table…

Roman: Three times they tried to break in and the fourth time they got in, Mr. Ross. He knows who broke in. Broken window and two doors and paid for the damage. Second break in the person paid for the damage. The High School kids, teenagers are learning from the gangs.

Tony Ross interrupts and says that the gang situation was not part of the agenda but he would discuss it during Department Head updates at the end of the meeting with more on our safety.

Roman: Parents are worrying about this situation…

Tony Ross: I have been dealing with this for six months by myself. Seven days a week.

#6 Appointment legitimating committee for Tulelake Committee v. Modoc County et, al. Government code 54956.9 (Mayor Cordonier)

Council member Randy Darrow was appointed as a committee of one for the Committee for Tulelake v. Modoc County et, al.

#7 Closed Session regarding Tulelake Committee v. Modoc County et. Al. (Mayor Cordonier)

#8. Announcement of closed session by Mayor Cordonier.

Announcement by Mayor, Tom Cordonier after closed session: No action to be taken.

#9 Department Head comments

Tony Ross during the Department Updates made the following comments:

Tony Ross mentioned about the machete fight at the Fair Grounds and where shots were fired in town other shootings and a drive by complaint with 40 vials of Meth. “It’s difficult”.

Where Tony says he clears one and then has five more, believing to be between groups of kids involved. Where they break in and steal nothing. Confession of one, then cop to another burglary where they do not belong here; but are from the Newell area coming here to Tulelake. Where Tony Ross mentioned, “Anyone that drives into this town is welcome here. It is a problem. It is what it is”. Tony Ross said.

"Where there has been a bad pool of candidates for Tulelake Police officers applying for the job in Tulelake as police officers. You address the problem. General rule hit prime suspects. They break in out of boredom and the DOJ does nothing with the fingerprints. Print Examiner. It is just the nature of the beast these days. I assure you there are more important things than these kids. People are mostly from out of town that come here causing problems."

Other comment by Ramon: “Need more police to do the job with more respect. Yreka, three guys.” No comment from Tony Ross on discussion of gang’s arrest.

Ramon: We need more protection.

Tony Ross: Reliance on the DA is not working as they are arrested and released. It is not right! I do the best I can. Phone rings and Dar leaves to answer his cell phone.

Update by Jenny City Administrative Clerk:

$1,800 plus a donation by the Chamber of Commerce brings the total to $2,899.50 towards new Christmas Decorations for the City of Tulelake. Jenny will put together a list of all the donors who donated money, time to the booth at this years Tulelake/Butte Valley Fair.

In total there were 77 people, businesses and organizations that donated to the Christmas Decoration Fund. Donations are still being accepted at City Hall.

There is a plan according to Jenny to have the Christmas lighting on a Saturday this year.

Other things were updated such as the continuing Wastewater Plant with Jim Cook.

If people are interested in hearing the entire meeting they can make an appointment with Jenny to set a date and time to hear the entire meeting as it is a public record for all to listen too.

Contact Jenny at the Tulelake City Hall for more information at (530) 667-5522 or leave a message on the City of Tulelake voice mail.

Written by James Garland of Tulelake News
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Tulelake, CA 96134-0772

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