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Staff: Committee Members:
Christian Clegg, City Manager Councilmember Bruce Freeman – Chair
Anthony Valdez, Assistant to City Manager Councilmember Bob Smith
Councilmember Patty Gray
Special Meeting of the Planning and Development Committee
of the City Council – City of Bakersfield
Thursday, February 10, 2022
12:00 p.m.
City Hall North – Conference Room A
1600 Truxtun Avenue, Bakersfield CA 93301 A G E N D A
The meeting was called to order at 12:00 p.m. 1. ROLL CALL
Committee members: Councilmember Bruce Freeman, Chair Councilmember Bob Smith City Staff: Christian Clegg, City Manager
Anthony Valdez, Assistant to the City Manager
Virginia “Ginny” Gennaro, City Attorney
Viridiana Gallardo-King, Deputy City Attorney
Christopher Boyle, Development Services Director
Gregg Strakaluse, Public Works Director
Phil Burns, Building Director Paul Johnson, Planning Director Jason Cater, Principal Planner
Stuart Patteson, Deputy Public Works Director Additional Attendees: Members of the public 2. PUBLIC STATEMENTS
There were no public statements.
3. ADOPT SEPTEMBER 9, 2021 AGENDA SUMMARY REPORT
The report was adopted as submitted
4. NEW BUSINESS A. Committee Discussion and Recommendation Regarding Auto-mall Segment Improvement/Re-naming - Boyle
Development Services Director Chris Boyle discussed ways to attract regional buyers to the auto mall through Caltrans signage, a street name changes at State Route 99
offramps, Wible Road Street branding, Freeway signage and collaborating business
internet signage.
Committee member Smith was not in favor of changing White Lane name and in-turn
would prefer to add signage on Wible Road. Committee member Smith also mentioned that the responsibility would then fall more on the dealerships to collaborate.
Chair Freeman asked whether the City would be responsible for managing an auto
mall website and if the City would need to facilitate with dealerships. Chair Freeman
requested that additional conversation be had with dealerships and refine ideas.
B. Committee Discussion and Recommendation Regarding Signage Policy: Highway 99
Corridor Signage - Boyle Development Services Director Chris Boyle provided information on freeway
orientated signs and requested committee recommendation to amend (Section
17.60.070.D) ordinance to allow signage at the Hosking Avenue/Highway 99
interchange.
Motion by Committee member Smith to develop ordinance and bring to Planning Commission. Motion carried.
C. Committee Discussion and Recommendation Regarding Objective Multifamily
Standards – Boyle
Development Services Director Chris Boyle provided information on the development
of multi-family design standards to make progress towards effort to ensure quality
multi-family projects become common within the community.
Motion by Committee member Freeman to prepare mixed use and multi-family residential objective design standards within the RFP for preparation of the required housing-related zoning ordinance update and brought to Planning Commission. Motion carried.
Discussion and Committee Recommendation Regarding Adoption of the 2022
Committee Meeting Schedule – Clegg/Valdez
Motion by Committee member Smith to adopt 2022 Committee Meeting schedule,
removing the April 14, 2022 meeting. Motion carried,
5. COMMITTEE COMMENTS 6. ADJOURNMENT
Meeting adjourned at 12:46