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HomeMy WebLinkAbout05/21/2019  B A K E R S F I E L D Committee Members Staff: Jacqui Kitchen Councilmember, Bruce Freeman Chair Assistant City Manager Councilmember, Willie Rivera Councilmember, Bob Smith SPECIAL MEETING OF THE PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE Tuesday, May 21, 2019 12:00 p.m. City Hall North – Conference Room A 1600 Truxtun Avenue, Bakersfield, CA 93301 AGENDA SUMMARY REPORT The meeting was called to order at 12:00 p.m. 1. ROLL CALL Committee members present: Councilmember, Bruce Freeman, Chair Councilmember, Willie Rivera Councilmember, Bob Smith City Staff: Alan Tandy, City Manager Chris Huot, Assistant City Managers Brianna Carrier, Administrative Analyst III Nathan Gutierrez, Management Assistant Ginny Gennaro, City Attorney Jacqui Kitchen, Development Services Director Kevin Coyle, Development Services Planning Director Mark Fick, Assistant Building Director Steve Esselman, Principal Planner Nick Fidler, Public Works Director Stuart Patteson, Assistant Public Works Director Nelson Smith, Finance Director Dianne Hoover, Recreation and Parks Director Additional Attendees: Members of the Public 2. ADOPT FEBRUARY 26, 2019 AGENDA SUMMARY REPORT The report was adopted as submitted. /S/ Jacqui Kitchen   Planning and Development Committee May 21, 2019 Agenda Summary Report Page 2   3. PUBLIC STATEMENTS Gordon Nipp, Sierra Club, provided comments regarding concerns of cumulative impacts to the environment due to tentative tract maps. Dave Dmohwski, Executive Officer of the Home Builders Association, requested the Committee discuss permit streamlining and accessory dwelling units (ADUs) at a future meeting. Alex Balfour, Cushman & Wakefield, provided comments regarding microbreweries in the downtown area. 4. DEFERRED BUSINESS A. General Plan Update – Tandy/Kitchen Development Services Director Kitchen provided a PowerPoint presentation on the City’s current General Plan and referenced the memorandum included in the packet summarizing the upcoming Request for Proposals (RFP) process for qualified consultants to prepare a strategy and options plan for the City. Renee Nelson, Clean Water and Air Matter, inquired about public outreach to provide comments regarding the General Plan Update. Development Services Director Kitchen responded that the selected Consultant will plan for an extensive public outreach process for public comments. 5. NEW BUSINESS A. Committee Discussion and Recommendation Regarding Microbreweries – Kitchen Development Services Director Kitchen stated that at the request of Councilmember Gonzales, staff researched options to modify the current ordinance and remove the requirement that microbreweries operate with a food service; she summarized the information in a PowerPoint presentation. Director Kitchen stated that the food service component was included as a requirement of the ordinance due to policy requirements imposed by the State of California’s Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control (ABC) licensing and permitting process. Staff contacted ABC to ensure there would be no conflicts in removing the food service requirement; ABC had not responded to staff inquiries as of the time of the meeting. Committee Member Rivera requested staff continue to get a response from ABC in regards to any possible conflicts with their licensing and permitting process. He made a motion to have the requirement removed from the current ordinance and presented to the full City Council for approval on the condition that there are no conflicts with ABC. If conflicts exist, the item is to return to the Committee for further discussion. The motion was unanimously approved. B. Committee Discussion and Recommendation Regarding Tentative Tract Maps – Tandy/Kitchen Development Services Director Kitchen introduced Planning Director Coyle who provided a PowerPoint presentation summarizing the information provided in the agenda packet regarding extension of time for vesting rights of tentative tract maps.   Planning and Development Committee May 21, 2019 Agenda Summary Report Page 3   Committee Chair Freeman stated that amending the municipal code to automatically allow for a second year extension to exercise vesting rights would be beneficial to the development community. Committee Member Rivera agreed stated he would like potential barriers removed to encourage development. Committee Member Smith agreed with Chair Freeman and Member Rivera’s comments and stated that allowing for an automatic second year extension would result in less work for staff and developers alike. Committee Chair Freeman made a motion to recommend amending municipal code BMC16.24.090 C.3 to automatically allow for a second year extension to exercise vesting rights and presented to the City Council/Planning Commission for approval. The motion was unanimously approved. 6. COMMITTEE COMMENTS Committee Members Rivera and Smith congratulated Development Services Director Kitchen on her recent promotion to Assistant City Manager. Committee Chair Freeman requested staff add commercial solar structures to be discussed at a future meeting. 7. ADJOURNMENT The meeting adjourned at 12:43 p.m.