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BAKERSFIELD CITY COUNCIL
MINUTES
„® MEETING OF MARCH 20, 2019
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Council Chambers, City Hall, 1501 Truxtun
Avenue
Regular Meetings- 3:30 p.m. and 5:15 p.m.
REGULAR MEETING - 3:30 PM
1. ROLL CALL
Present: Mayor Goh, Vice -Mayor Parlier, Councilmembers Gonzales,
Weir, Smith, Freeman (seated at 3:35 p.m.), Sullivan (seated
at 3:35 p.m.)
Absent: Rivera
2. PUBLIC STATEMENTS
None.
3. WORKSHOPS
None.
4. CLOSED SESSION
a. Conference with Legal Counsel — Existing Litigation; Closed Session
pursuant to Government Code section 54956.9(d) (1) regarding the
following:
1. Judi Newton and John Newton v. City of Bakersfield, et at.,
Kern County Superior Court Case No. BCV -16-102120
2. City of Bakersfield v. Citizens Business Bank, Kern County
Superior Court Case No. BCV -16-102384
Motion by Vice -Mayor Padier to adjourn to Closed Session at 3:34
p.m. Motion passed with Councilmembers Freeman and Sullivan
absent.
The Closed Session meeting was adjourned at 5:05 p.m.
Meeting reconvened at 5:12 p.m.
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5. CLOSED SESSION ACTION
a. Conference with Legal Counsel — Existing Litigation; Closed Session
pursuant to Government Code section 54956.9(d) (1) regarding the
following:
1. Judi Newton and John Newton v. City of Bakersfield, et al.,
Kern County Superior Court Case No. BCV- 16-102120
City Attorney was given direction.
2. City of Bakersfield v. Citizens Business Bank, Kern County
Superior Court Case No. BCV- I6-102384
No reportable action.
6. ADJOURNMENT
Mayor Goh adjourned the 3:30 p.m. meeting at 5:12 p.m.
REGULAR MEETING- 5:15 p.m.
1. ROLL CALL
Present: Mayor Goh, Vice -Mayor Parlier, Councilmembers Gonzales,
Weir, Smith, Freeman, Sullivan
Absent: Rivera
2. INVOCATION
by Minister Elbert Watkins, of Compassion Christian Center.
3. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
by Jonathan Parham, Senior at Frontier High School.
4. PRESENTATIONS
a. Proclamation presented to the Gandhi Celebration Committee
and the Naina & Ravi Patel Foundation declaring Peace and Non -
Violence Day in Bakersfield on March 30, 2019.
Mr. Patel accepted the proclamation and made comments.
b. Proclamation to Chad Provensal, Assistant Principal of the Kern
High School District's Bakersfield Adult School, declaring Adult
Education Week in Bakersfield during the week of April 8, 2019.
Mr. Provensal accepted the proclamation and made comments.
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4. PRESENTATIONS continued
C. Proclamation to Mikin Plummer, Member of the Board of Directors
for the Boys & Girls Club of Kern County, declaring National Boys &
Girls Club Week in Bakersfield during the week of April 8, 2019.
Ms. Plummer accepted the proclamation and made comments.
d. Proclamation to Russ and Cindy Huge of the American Red Cross
Central California Region, declaring Red Cross Month in Bakersfield,
during March 2019.
Ms. Huge accepted the proclamation and made comments.
5. PUBLIC STATEMENTS
a. Michael Turnipseed, Kern County Taxpayers Association, spoke
regarding the goals and objectives of the Public Safety Vital City
Services Measure Oversight Committee; and submitted written
material.
b. Belen Delgado, Dolores Huerta Foundation Youth and Family Civic
Engagement Initiative, asked the City Council to consider
establishing a Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Unity Committee.
Councilmember Gonzales requested staff reach out to Ms. Delgado
and determine it H is possible to coordinate her ideas with existing
committees in the community.
6. WORKSHOPS
None.
7. APPOINTMENTS
None.
8. CONSENT CALENDAR
(Staff recommends adoption of Consent Calendar items.)
Minutes:
a. Approval of minutes of the March 6, 2019, Regular City Council
Meetings.
Payments:
b. Receive and file department payments from February 22, 2019 to
March 7, 2019. in the amount of $13,212,633.56, Self Insurance
payments from February 22, 2019, to March 7, 2019, in the amount
of $299,883.80, totaling $13,512,517.36.
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8. CONSENT CALENDAR continued
Ordinances:
C. Adoption of ordinance amending the Official Zoning Map in Title 17
of the Bakersfield Municipal Code by changing the zone district
from a PCD (Planned Commercial Development) zone to a C-2/
PCD (Regional Commercial/Planned Commercial Development
Combining) zone on 10.59 acres located at the southwest corner of
Stockdale Highway and Buena vista Road (11301 Stockdale Hwy)
in southwest Bakersfield. (ZC # 18-0386 KSA Group Architects,
representing ABS Surplus -O, LLC) (FR 03/06/19)
ORD 4971
d. Adoption of ordinance amending the Official Zoning Map in Title 17
of the Bakersfield Municipal Code by changing the zone district
from R-1 (One Family Dwelling) to R -1 -CH (One Family Dwelling -
Church Overlay) on approximately 27 acres, located at 12225
Stockdale Highway, also being along the south side of Stockdale
Highway, approximately 1A mile east of South Allen Road (ZC No.
18-0270 - Paul Dhanens Architect, representing the property owner,
Bridge Bible Church of Mennonite Brethren). (FR 02/06/19)
ORD 4972
Resolutions:
e. Resolution in opposition of Senate Bill 246 (Wieckowski).
RES 030-19
f. Resolution in support of Assembly Bill 213 (Reyes).
RES 031-19
g. Resolution establishing residential permit parking on Occidental
Street and Pomona Street.
RES 032-19
h. Resolutions to add the following territories to the Consolidated
Maintenance District and approving, confirming, and adopting
the Public Works Director's Report for each:
Area 2-72 (4250 Ashe Road) - Ward 6
RES 033-19
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2. Area 4-191 (2443 Oak Street) - Ward 2
RES 034.19 1
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8, CONSENT CALENDAR continued
ITEM 8.h. CONTI A ED
3. Area 4-192 (1705 Baker Street) - Ward 2
RES 035-19
4. Area 4-193 (1836 Orange Street) - Ward 2
RES 036-19
5. Area 4-194 (3130 24th Street) - Ward 2
RES 037-19
Agreements:
i. Final Map and Improvement Agreement with Gateway Homes, Inc.
for Parcel Map 12190 located on the northeast corner of Sparks
Street and E. Panama Lane.
AGR 19-044
j. Final Map and Improvement Agreement with Castle & Cooke
for Tract 7299, unit- 5 located West of Allen Rd. and Ming Ave.
AGR 19-045
k. Agreement with LeSar Development Consultants ($105,200) for
preparation of the 2020-2025 Consolidated Plan, FY 2020-21 Annual
Action Plan, Update of Citizen Participation Plan, and Update of
Analysis of Impediments to Fair Housing Choice for the U.S.
Department of Housing and Urban Development.
AGR 19-046
I. Amendment No. 4 to Agreement No. 15-264 with Nossaman LLP
($400,000; revised not to exceed $1,400,000) to provide outside
legal services for the Centennial Corridor Project.
AGR I5-264(4)
ED. Amendment No. I to Agreement No. 17-172 with WSP ($49,753;
revised not to exceed $649,680) for the continued Construction
Management Services on the Truxtun Avenue Operational
Improvement Project.
AGR 17-172(1)
n. Amendment No. 5 to Agreement No. 15-008 with NV5, Inc.
($357,459.78; revised not to exceed $14,206,374.74), for
construction management services for the Beltway Improvements
Project.
AGR I5-008(5)
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8. CONSENT CALENDAR continued
0. Contract Change Order No. 2 to Agreement No. 18-037 with SW
Construction ($18,659.37; revised not to exceed $305,207.90) for
rehabilitation of the sewer lift station at Office Park Drive.
AGR 18-037 CCO 2
P. Contract Change Order No. 21 and 23 to Agreement No. 17-171
with Granite Construction Company ($86,896.02; revised not to
exceed $8,165,786.52) for Truxtun Avenue Operational
Improvements.
AGR 17-171 CCO 21, CCO 23
q. Contract Change Order No. 2 to Agreement No. 18-154 with Griffith
Company ($88,000; revised not to exceed $28,274,564) for 24th
Street Operational Improvements Project.
Bids:
AGR 18-154 CCO 2
Purchase of steel 3 -yard containers for the Solid Waste
Division:
Accept bid from Consolidated Fabricators Corp., Van
Nuys, California ($72,601.82) for steel containers. J
2. Appropriate $73,000 fund balance to the Public Works
Operating Budget within the Refuse Enterprise Fund to
cover the purchase of steel containers.
Purchase of seven four -door full size sedans for the Development
Services and Public Works Departments.
Accept bid from Mullaney CDJR, Paso Robles ($162,936.46)
for seven four -door full size sedans.
2. Appropriate $69,900 Equipment Management Fund balance
to the Public Works Department's Operating Budget to fund
the purchase costs of three sedans.
Miscellaneous:
Acceptance of Audit Reports for the 2017-18 Fiscal Year:
1. Comprehensive Annual Financial Report (CAFR) for the
fiscal year ended June 30, 2018.
2. Agreed Upon Conditions Report for the fiscal year ended
June 30, 2018. ail
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8. CONSENT CALENDAR continued
ITEM 8.I. CONTINUED
3. Auditor Communication with Those Charged with
Governance DSAS 114 Letter) for fiscal year ended June 30,
2018.
4. Independent Auditors Report- Compliance with
Contractual Requirements relative to the Bakersfield
Subregional Wastewater Management Plan for the year
ended June 30, 2018.
5. Independent Auditors Report on Appropriations Limit
Worksheet (GANN Limit) of the City of Bakersfield for
the fiscal year ended June 30, 2018.
6. Independent Auditors Report - Rabobank Arena, Theater,
Convention Center, Bakersfield Ice Sports Center &
Spectrum Amphitheatre for the fiscal year ended June 30,
2018.
7. Single Audit Report for fiscal year ended June 30, 2018.
Successor Agency Business:
None.
Motion by Vice -Mayor Parlier to adopt Consent Calendar Hems 8.a.
through 8.t. Motion passed with Councilmember Rivera absent.
CONSENT CALENDAR PUBLIC HEARINGS
(Staff recommends conducting Consent Calendar Public Hearing and approval of items.)
None.
10. HEARINGS
a. Public Hearing to consider Resolution adopting fees pursuant to the
cost recovery system.
RES 038-19
City Clerk Drimakis announced a staff memorandum was received
transmitting corrected pages of the Master Fee schedule.
Finance Director Smith made staff comments.
Hearing opened at 5:52 p.m.
No one spoke.
Hearing closed at 5:53 p.m.
Motion by Vice -Mayor Parlier to adopt the resolution. Motion
passed with Councilmember Rivera absent.
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11. REPORTS
a. Fiscal Year 2018-19 Mid Year Budget Review:
1. Mid Year Budget Review of General Fund
2. Add two Construction Inspectors to the personnel
complement
3. Appropriate $40,000 additional Construction Inspection Fee
Revenue for the Salary and Benefits of the two new
inspectors through June 30, 2019 within the Development
Services fund
4. Appropriate and Transfer $59,500 additional Construction
Inspection Fee Revenue from the Development Services
Fund to the Equipment Management Fund for related
vehicles and equipment needs for the two new positions
5. Add one Human Resources Supervisor and one Human
Resources Analyst 1/11 to the personnel complement
6. Appropriate $15,000 General Fund Balance for the Salary
and Benefits of the Human Resources positions through June
30, 2019 within the General Fund
(Staff recommends acceptance of the mid -year report, approval or the four new
positions and appropriaffon/hansfer of funds.)
Finance Director Smith made staff comments and provided a
PowerPoint presentation.
Assistant City Manager Huot made additional staff comments and
continued the PowerPoint presentation.
Councilmember Freeman requested staff provide a description of
the anticipated outcome when requesting additional funds and
personnel in the future.
Motion by Vice -Mayor Pointer to approve the staff
recommendation. Motion passed with Councilmember Rivera
absent.
b. FY 2018-19 Bakersfield Public Safety and Vital Services Measure
Proposed Allocations:
1. Transfer and Appropriate $900,000 additional sales tax
revenue from the Public Safety and Vital Services Operating
Fund to the Police Department Capital Improvement
Budget within the Public Safety and Vital Services Capital
Outlay Fund
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11. REPORTS continued
ITEM I I.b. CONTINUED
2. Transfer and Appropriate $1,588,500 additional sales tax
revenue from the Public Safety and Vital Services Operating
Fund to various Department Capital Outlay Budgets within
the Public Safety and Vital Services Capital Outlay Fund
3. Transfer $12,000,000 additional sales tax revenue from
the Public Safety and Vital Services Operating Fund to
the Public Safety and Vital Services Cash Reserve Fund
4. Resolution dispensing with bidding procedures due to
limited time to complete the remodel and receive Police
Officer Standards Training (POST) approval of the police
academy facility, and authorizing Rymac General
Contracting & Construction Services, Inc. to provide design,
selective demolition and construction management services
for the remodel of the police academy facility not to
exceed $1 million.
RES 039-19
5. Design/Build Construction Agreement with Rymac General
Contracting & Construction Services, Inc. (not exceed
$137,000) to provide design, selective demolition and
construction management services for the remodel of the
police academy facility not to exceed $1 million.
AGR 19-047
(rhe Citizens Oversight Committee voted on March 11, 2019, finding that the
proposals contained within this administrative report are consistent with the
priorities contained within the Measure and that they be approved with the
condition that all allocations be hocked separately within the City's accounting
system. In full concurrence with the findings made by the Citizens Oversight
Committee, staff recommends the proposed allocations, transfers, appropriations,
resolution and agreement.)
City Manager Tandy made staff comments and provided a
PowerPoint presentation.
Assistant City Manager Huot made additional staff comments and
continued the PowerPoint presentation.
Vice -Mayor Parlier requested that an emphasis be made on
transportation for the homeless.
Vice -Mayor Parlier requested that Police employment opportunities
be placed on the Commission on Peace Officer Standards and
Training (POST) website and other law enforcement publications.
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11. REPORTS continued
REM i 1.b. CONTINUED
Vice -Mayor Parlier requested staff explore the possibility of utilizing the
new Police Academy facility for other opportunities, such as regional or
statewide training.
Motion by Vice -Mayor Parlier to approve the staff recommendation.
Motion passed with Councilmember Rivera absent.
12. DEFERRED BUSINESS
None.
13. NEW BUSINESS
None.
14. COUNCIL AND MAYOR STATEMENTS
Mayor Gain expressed gratitude to the community volunteers that assisted
with the homeless point in time count; and stated she joined Mayors, from
the eleven largest cities in California, today to meet with Governor
Newsome to discuss homelessness and advocate for additional funding.
15. ADJOURNMENT
Mayor Goh adjourned the meeting at 6:52 p.m.
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