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HomeMy WebLinkAbout06/21/2021 Committee Members Staff: Christian Clegg Councilmember, Chris Parlier, Chair City Manager Councilmember, Ken Weir Councilmember, Andrae Gonzales SPECIAL MEETING OF THE LEGISLATIVE AND LITIGATION COMMITTEE Monday, June 21, 2021 12:00 p.m. City Hall North, First Floor, 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, Ken Weir Councilmember, Andrae Gonzales Committee members Absent: Councilmember, Chris Parlier, Chair City Staff Present: Christian Clegg, City Manager Kevin Truelson, Assistant to the City Manager Anthony Valdez, Administrative Analyst III Joe Conroy, Public Information Officer Virginia Gennaro, City Attorney Ashley Zambrano, Deputy City Attorney Stuart Patteson, Acting Public Works Director Additional Attendees: Members of the Public 2.PUBLIC STATEMENTS There were no public statements made. 3.ADOPT MARCH 22, 2021 AGENDA SUMMARY REPORT The Report was adopted as submitted. 4.DEFERRED BUSINESS A.Committee Discussion and Recommendation Regarding Ebikes– Gennaro There were seven public statements made regarding E-bikes; three in support and four in opposition of allowing E-bikes on the Kern River bike path. /S/ Christian Clegg S:\Council Committees\2021\Legislative and Litigation\06_June\June 21 ASR Page 2 CC:mc City Attorney Gennaro introduced Deputy City Attorney Zambrano, who provided a PowerPoint presentation summarizing the proposed ordinance amendments outlined in the E-bikes on the Kern River Trail memorandum provided in the packet in response to the Committee’s direction during their March 22, 2021 meeting. Committee member Gonzales thanked staff for the thorough presentation. Committee Chair Weir stated E-bikes are encroaching on the Kern River bike path. They will also cause damage to the path overtime and will cause long-term maintenance issues. Committee member Gonzales made a motion to present the proposed ordinance to the full City Council for approval. The motion failed with Committee member Gonzales voting yes and Committee Chair Weir voting no. 5.NEW BUSINESS A.Committee Update and Discussion Regarding Legislative Advocacy – Clegg City Manager Clegg provided a verbal presentation summarizing the proposed Legislative Advocacy Program in response to City Council’s action item within the City Council Goals. The City received five proposals in response to a request for proposals for professional legislative advocacy firms; based on the proposals and performance during the interview process, Renne Public Policy Group (RPPG) Advocacy group was selected. City Manager Clegg introduced members of RPPG Advocacy group, who provided a PowerPoint presentation on the firm’s team made up of advocates, municipal policy experts, grant writers, lawyers and former senior local government officials and full-service advocacy approach that includes document creation, analysis and grant support. Committee member Gonzales thanked RPPG for attending the meeting and providing the overview. He inquired about RPPG about their overall success metrics. RPPG representatives Sharon Gonsalves and Dane Hutchins responded that success is tailored and based on the city’s direct needs and agenda. Committee Chair Weir inquired about how RPPG would initially represent the ninth largest city of California. RPPG representative Gonsalves stated representing the city at the state level in meetings in Sacramento to continue to advocate for the city’s needs. RPPG representative Hutchins added that their firm is at full capacity to support the city’s agenda. They will continue discussions with city staff on the City Council’s agenda and goals including economic development and core industries that impact the city. Committee member Gonzales made a motion to present this item to the full City Council for consideration. The motion was approved with Committee Chair Weir and Committee member Gonzales voting yes. B.Discussion and Committee Recommendation Regarding Adoption of the 2021 Committee Meeting Schedule - Clegg The Committee meeting schedule was adopted as summitted. 6.COMMITTEE COMMENTSThere were no comments. 7.ADJOURNMENT The meeting adjourned at 1:20 p.m.