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Committee Members
Staff: Jacqui Kitchen Councilmember, Bruce Freeman Chair
Assistant City Manager Councilmember, Willie Rivera
Councilmember, Bob Smith
REGULAR MEETING OF THE
PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE
Tuesday, November 17, 2020
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, Bob Smith
Councilmember, Willie Rivera
City Staff: Christian Clegg, City Manager
Anthony Valdez, Administrative Analyst
Joe Conroy, Public Information Officer
Virginia “Ginny” Gennaro, City Attorney
Josh Rudnick, Deputy City Attorney
Christopher Boyle, Development Services Director
Phil Burns, Building Director
Paul Johnson, Planning Director
Jose Fernandez, Development Services Technician
Additional Attendees: Members of the Public
2. ADOPT SEPTEMBER 22, 2020 AGENDA SUMMARY REPORT
The report was adopted as submitted.
/S/ Jacqui Kitchen
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3. PUBLIC STATEMENTS
None.
4. NEW BUSINESS
A. Committee Discussion and Recommendation Regarding Reasonable Accommodation
Ordinance – Boyle/Kitchen
Development Services Director Boyle provided a PowerPoint presentation summarizing the
Reasonable Accommodation Ordinance memorandum included in the agenda packet in
response to a referral made by Councilmember Rivera at the September 9, 2020 City Council
meeting.
Committee Chair Rivera made a motion to present the ordinance to the Planning Commission
for public hearing. The motion was unanimously approved.
B. Committee Discussion and Recommendations Regarding Vacant Building Ordinance –
Boyle/Kitchen
Development Services Director Boyle provided a PowerPoint presentation summarizing the
Vacant Buildings & Chronic Nuisance Properties Toolkit memorandum included in the agenda
packet in response to the referrals made by Councilmember Gonzales at the February 19,
2020 and July 15, 2020 City Council meetings.
Committee member Freeman asked if staff could prepare a draft policy to allow evaluations
of properties based on receivership, foreclosure, and purchases to address chronic nuisance
properties.
City Attorney Gennaro and City Manager Clegg agreed that a policy could be drafted and
prepared by staff.
Committee member Freeman made a motion directing staff to prepare a draft policy on the
use of receiverships, foreclosures, and purchases for problem properties and present it to the
Committee at a future meeting. The motion was unanimously approved.
5. COMMITTEE COMMENTS
None
6. ADJOURNMENT The meeting adjourned at 12:40 p.m.