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Staff:
Christian Clegg, City Manager
Kevin Truelson, Assistant to City Manager
Committee Members:
Councilmember, Eric Arias - Chair
Councilmember, Patty Gray
Councilmember, Manpreet Kaur
Special Meeting of the
Safe & Healthy Neighborhoods Committee
of the City Council - City of Bakersfield
Thursday, March 2, 2023
12:00 p.m.
City Hall North, First Floor, Conference Room A
1600 Truxtun Avenue, Bakersfield CA 93301
Agenda Summary Report
Meeting called to order at 12:05 p.m.
1. ROLL CALL
Committee members present: Councilmember Eric Arias
Councilmember Patty Gray
Councilmember Manpreet Kaur
City Staff: Christian Clegg, City Manager
Scott Andrews, Assistant City Manager
Kevin Truelson, Crystal Rubio and Brianna Carrier, Assistants
to the City Manager
Emily Searson, City Manager's Office
Elizabeth Villanueva, Deputy City Attorney I
Greg Terry, Chief of Police
Brent Stratton, Assistant Chief of Police
Robert Pair, Police Sergeant
Greg Strakaluse, Public Works Director
Julie Drimakis, City Clerk
Additional Attendees: Members of the Public and other City Staff.
2. PUBLIC STATEMENTS
a. Agenda Item Public Statements
1. Karina Funez spoke regarding item 6.c.
2. Patsy Romero spoke regarding item 6.c.
2. PUBLIC STATEMENTS continued
b. Non -Agenda Item Public Statements
None.
3. ADOPTION OF THE DECEMBER 12, 2022, AGENDA SUMMARY REPORT
Motion by Councilmember Gray, seconded by Councilmember Kaur to adopt the
December 12, 2022, Agenda Summary Report. Motion unanimously approved.
4. REPORTS
None.
5. DEFERRED BUSINESS
None.
6. NEW BUSINESS
A. Police Response Time Strategy.
Police Chief Terry provided staff comments and PowerPoint Presentation.
Councilmember Arias requested the Police Response Time Strategy presentation be
given to the entire Council.
B. SpidrTech Police Survey Response data.
Committee Members requested the item be tabled to the next committee meeting.
C. Blue Zones Tobacco Summit Recommendations.
City Manager Clegg provided staff comments.
Committee provided direction regarding sending tobacco retail license to Council and
further analysis of other recommendations be brought back to the Committee.
D. Approval of 2023 Committee Calendar.
Motion by Councilmember Kaur, seconded by Councilmember Gray to adopt the Safe
and Healthy Neighborhoods Committee 2023 Calendar. Motion unanimously
approved.
7. COMMITTEE COMMENTS
None.
Safe Neighborhoods & Community Relations Committee
Special Meeting March 2, 2023
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8. ADJOURNMENT
The meeting was adjourned at 1:40 p.m.
Eric Arias, CHAIR
SAFE NEIGHBORHOODS AND COMMUNITY RELATIONS COMMITTEE
ATTEST:
JULIE DRIMAKIS, MMC
CITY CLERK and Ex Officio Clerk of
the Council of the City of Bakersfield
Safe Neighborhoods & Community Relations Committee
Special Meeting March 2, 2023
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