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August 17, 2016 City Council Meeting
REGULAR MEETING - 3:30 p.m.
NOTE: A separate meeting will be called to order at 3:30 p.m., followed by Public Statements
that will encourage comments pertaining to Closed Session matter only. The Council will then
recess into Closed Session. Upon conclusion of the Closed Session, any Closed Session
action will be announced prior to adjournment of the meeting. At 5:15 p.m., the Regular
Meeting will be called to order to address the remainder of the agenda items.
CLOSED SESSION
There will be a public employee performance evaluation for the City Manager and a
conference with the labor negotiator.
REGULAR MEETING - 5:15 p.m.
WORKSHOPS
Item 6a. California Water Service Company. Per the existing franchise agreement between
the City of Bakersfield and California Water Service Company (Cal Water), Cal Water is
required to notify the City prior to submitting an application for any type of rate increase in
the City of Bakersfield with the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC). The Franchise
also requires Cal Water representatives to make a presentation to the City Council to provide
information and justification for such a rate increase request. Cal Water has notified the City
of its intent to request a surcharge be applied to customers for drought related expenses.
Representatives from Cal Water will provide additional information on this request and be
available to answer any questions.
Item 6b. Food Trucks. The Community Services Committee recently reviewed a proposed
ordinance to regulate the operation of food trucks within the City. The Committee members
made several suggested changes to the draft ordinance, listened to concerns and questions
from the public, and voiced their opinions relative to what they each believed should be the
hours of operation and the distance requirements from brick and mortar businesses. The
Committee did not come to a unanimous decision on certain parts of the ordinance
language and asked staff to present the topic to the full City Council for further discussion
and recommendation.
APPOINTMENTS
Item 7a. North of the River Recreation and Parks District. There will be one appointment to the
North of the River Recreation and Parks District.
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CONSENT CALENDAR
Resolutions
Item 81. Police Grant Acceptance. The Bakersfield Police Department was recently notified
it was one of 10 law enforcement agencies statewide to receive $506,481 in state funding as
part of the Strengthening Law Enforcement and Community Relations Grant Program. The
grant provides funding for law enforcement training on issues such as implicit bias and
assessing the status of law enforcement - community relations and to establish problem -
oriented initiatives such as Operation Ceasefire, behavioral health programs and restorative
justice programs. The grant funding will be used, in part, for BPD to partner with community
groups to reduce gang violence through outreach and intervention. In order to officially
receive the grant funds, the City Council must formally accept the award by resolution.
Property Acquisition Agreements - TRIP
Item 8an & ao. Property Demolition Agreements for Centennial Corridor Proiect. These items
represent the continuation of the demolition of structures on properties the City has
previously acquired to construct the Centennial Corridor. The City has been acquiring
properties since March of 2014 through a federally- authorized early acquisition program. To
date, the City has acquired: 172 of the 199 single family homes (86%); 9 of the 9 multi - family
properties (100 %); and 13 of the 17 commercial /industrial properties (76 %). Earlier this year
Caltrans approved the Record of Decision (ROD) for the project which allows, among other
activities, the removal of structures within the project area. The two proposed agreements
total nearly $650,000 and will allow for the continuation of the demolition phase. After
removal of all above and below ground structures on each the properties, a wood chip
cover will be applied to provide soil stabilization and weed control.
NEW BUSINESS
Item 13a. Wireless Telecommunications Facilities Moratorium. Over the past several months
staff has received over 20 proposals to place wireless telecommunications facilities within the
City's right -of -way. As proposed, these facilities can reach up to 120' high and are proposed
in various areas of the City, including residential areas. Existing City ordinances only regulate
the construction of a wireless communication facility on private property. The City's
ordinance needs to be updated to include standards for the placement of these types of
facilities in the City's rights -of -way. In order to allow time for staff to develop proposed
standards and for the Council to consider them, staff is requesting the Council impose a 45
moratorium, to be effective immediately, on the issuance of any new permits for these types
of facilities. In addition, staff is requesting that this issue be referred to Planning and
Development Committee for further analysis. Public Works staff will provide a short
presentation on this topic.
Approved:
cc: Department Heads
Alan Tandy, City Manager Cffor AT City Manager's File
City Clerk's File
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