HomeMy WebLinkAbout02/22/23 CC AGENDA HIGHLIGHTS AGENDA HIGHLIGHTS
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REPORTS
Item 3o' Presentation on Neighborhood Traffic Calming Program (AU Wards)The City has enlisted Kim|ey-Horn to
develop Neighborhood Traffic Calming Program (Program). The Program will rescind the City's existing Speed
Hump Policy and offer new and effective traffic calming solutions. This agenda item is a presentation by Kimley-
Horn. Staff recommends Council receive and file their presentation.
APPOINTMENTS
Item 6o. One Appointment to PSVS Citizens Oversight Committee (AU VVo,do) City Council plans to make one
appointment to the Bakersfield Public Safety &Vital Services Measure Citizens Oversight Committee for Ward 3.
ORDINANCES
Item 7o'd' First Reading of Various Annexation Ordinances (Wards 5 and 7) The City plans to amend two Ward
boundaries to annex a total of 77.93 gross acres of land. Annexation No. 697 is 19.54 gross acres located north
of Taft Highway approximately one eight of mile east of Mountain Ridge Drive. Annexation No. 705 is 58.39
gross acres located on the southwest and southeast corners of Panama Lane and Progress Road intersection.
This item is a first reading to amend municipal code sections 1.12.070 and 1 .12.050.
Item 7e. Adoption of Various Ordinances (AU VVordn) In 2022' City Council requested staff review several land
use/zoning ordinances under Title 17 of the Bakersfield Municipal Code. Council specifically requested staff
review ordinances on the City's floor area ratio, parking space dimensions, and outdoor lighting. This item
adopts amendments to Chapters 17.25' 17.26' 17.58' and 17.71 of the Bakersfield Municipal Code.
RESOLUTIONS
/henn 7g' Adoption of Neighborhood Traffic Calming Program (/kU Wards) The City has enlisted Kim|ey-Horn to
develop Neighborhood Traffic Calming Program (Program). The Program will rescind the City's existing Speed
Hump Policy and offer new and effective traffic calming solutions. This agenda item rescinds Resolution No. 80-
97 and adopts the Program.
AGREEMENTS
Item Js. (Ward 2) Street and Corridor
improvements along Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. were included in the Fiscal Year 2822/23 Capital
Improvement Program. This project will design Complete Street improvements along Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
Blvd including traffic calming, enhanced pedestrian safety components, improved signage and lighting,
resilient pavement markings, and aesthetic improvements to landscaping and hordscoping. Staff requested
qualifications and proposals from several firms for this project ondrecornmendsowordofthengreementto
TDG Engineering for onnt-tn-exceed amount nf$228'980.
Item 7aa. Downtown Corridor Enhancement Improvements(Ward 2) In 2020, City Council approved Agreement
No. 2020-168 to develop the Downtown Corridor Enhancement Streetscape Master Plan and develop
conceptual plan layouts for the corridor enhancement improvements along Chester Avenue and H Street. This
agenda item amends Agreement No. 2020-168 with IBI Group for the Downtown Corridor Enhancement
Improvements for a new not-to-exceed amount of$1,387,051 and extends the term until December 31, 2027.
Item 7ak. H Street Corridor Improvements (Ward 2) The H Street Corridor Improvements Project (Project) was
approved by Council in Fiscal Year 2022-23. The project will design Complete Streets Improvements including
enhanced pedestrian, bicycle, and other multimodal safety and capacity improvements; improved signage
and lighting; drainage: pavement markings; and aesthetics improvements to landscaping and hardscaping
This agenda item will award the design agreement for the Project to Quad Knopf, Inc. for a not-to-exceed
amount of$431,08, transfer$300,000 from the Street Improvement Corridor: H St. and Chester Ave Project to the
new H Street Corridor Improvements Project; and transfer$150,000 from the Grant Match Allocation Project to
the new H Street Corridor Improvements Project.
Prepared by: Juan Manuel Heredia, Administrative Analyst III cc: Department Heads
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