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September 28, 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 matters 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 conference with the labor negotiator and a conference with legal counsel
regarding three items of existing litigation.
REGULAR MEETING - 5:15 p.m.
WORKSHOPS
Item 6a. IACP Final Report. Staff from the Bakersfield Police Department will provide a final
progress report on the implementation status of the recommendations made by the
International Association of Chiefs of Police.
APPOINTMENTS
There will be one appointment to the Metropolitan Bakersfield Habitat Conservation Trust
Group.
CONSENT CALENDAR
Ordinances
Item 8e. Food Trucks. During the August 17th City Council meeting, staff presented a
proposed ordinance outlining new regulations for the operation of food trucks within the City.
After Council discussion, staff was directed to bring the first reading of the ordinance to the
Council for consideration at the next meeting. As a result of the discussion during the August
17th meeting, the proposed ordinance includes a 75 foot operating buffer from brick and
mortar restaurants and specific times of operation for food trucks, based on the day of the
week and the zoning of the area in which the food truck is operating. Staff is requesting the
Council adopt the ordinance. First reading took place on September 7, 2016. If approved,
the new regulations will take effect in 30 days.
Resolutions
Item 8h. Identify Vendors, Plans, and Setting Rates for Health Insurance. Prior to the start of
the ensuing calendar year, the City Council reviews and considers health care vendors,
plans, and rates for City employees. The resolution before the Council summarizes the
proposed changes to the vendors, plans, and rates for 2017. Most notably, the rates for the
Blue Shield PPO for active employees plan are not proposed to increase, with only minor to
moderate rate increases for all other health plans. In addition, the City and active employees
will see a significant rate reduction by switching dental plans to United Concordia. The
proposed vendors, plans, and rates included in the resolution for 2017 have been reviewed
and endorsed by the Insurance Committee, Personnel Committee, and City staff.
DEFERRED BUSINESS
Item 12a. League of California Cities Annual Conference - City Position on Conference
Resolution. Each year the League of California Cities hosts an annual conference during
which proposed League resolutions will be considered. League resolutions generally consider
taking action on issues impacting municipalities across the state. Currently, there is one
proposed resolution that will be considered during the annual conference. The Council
discussed a position on the League resolution during the September 7, 2016 City Council
meeting, however, the Council deferred action on the item to tonight's meeting. The position
the Council takes on the proposed League resolution will simply state the City's position on
the resolution, it will not have any other impacts beyond that action. Staff is recommending a
neutral position on the proposed League resolution.
NEW BUSINESS
Item 13a. Wireless Telecommunications Facilities. Recently, cellular companies have
requested approval to place their equipment in the public right -of -way (streets, sidewalks,
alleys, etc.). The California Public Utilities Commission essentially grants a State -wide franchise
to companies which give them authorization to install these types of facilities in the right -of-
way. The City's existing regulations do not adequately address the unique issues of these
facilities being placed in the right -of -way, including traffic safety, accessibility, and
aesthetics. As a result, at the August 17, 2016 the Council adopted a 45 -day moratorium on
the approval of any new wireless equipment in the public right -of -way until regulations could
be adopted and referred the matter to the Council's Planning and Development Committee
for further discussion. Since that time, the Committee reviewed an emergency ordinance
and unanimously recommended it be presented to the City Council for consideration. The
proposed ordinance, if approved this evening, creates a new permit for placing equipment
in the public right -of -way, promotes collocation of equipment on existing poles, and provides
general standards governing the look, size, location, and impacts of that equipment. Staff is
requesting approval of the proposed emergency ordinance, which will become effectively
immediately.
Item 13b. Cabaret Permits and Curfew for Minors. In August, Councilmember Rivera
requested that the Legislative and Litigation Committee discuss hookah lounges and possible
solutions to ongoing crime and safety issues related to these types of businesses. After
discussion, the Committee recommended changes which, if approved by the full City
Council, would require hookah lounge owners to obtain a cabaret permit prior to operating
if live entertainment or recorded music is a part of the operation of the business. The
proposed changes are geared toward eliminating criminal activity in and around hookah
lounges as described by the Police Department at the Committee meeting. Additionally, the
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Committee also recommended changes to the City's curfew ordinance in order to be
consistent with the current tobacco laws affecting minors. Staff is requesting first reading of
the ordinances for each of these items.
Approved:
Alan Tandy, City Manager -,2 or AT
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