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Staff: Committee Members:
Christian Clegg, City Manager Councilmember, Eric Arias - Chair
Councilmember, Patty Gray
Councilmember, Manpreet Kaur
Amended
Special Meeting of the
Safe & Healthy Neighborhoods Committee
of the City Council - City of Bakersfield
Thursday, May 4, 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 12:00 p.m.
1. ROLL CALL
Committee members present: Councilmember Eric Arias - Chair
Councilmember Patty Gray
Councilmember Manpreet Kaur
City Staff: Christian Clegg, City Manager
Crystal Rubio, Assistant to the City Manager
Elizabeth Villanueva, Deputy City Attorney I
Brent Stratton, Assistant Chief of Police
City Manager's Office Fellows
Eric Galvan, City Manager's Office
Juan Heredia, City Manager's Office
Julie Drimakis, City Clerk
Additional Attendees: Members of the Public and other City Staff.
2. PUBLIC STATEMENTS
a. Agenda Item Public Statements
City Clerk Drimakis announced and provided a staff memorandum transmitting
additional correspondence received after the publication of the agenda regarding
agenda item 6.c.
2. PUBLIC STATEMENTS continued
1. Pastor Manuel Carrizalez, Focus Ministries, (written material provided), and
Michael Turnipseed spoke regarding item 6.a.
2. Karina Funez, Bernardo Ochoa, Susan Saelee spoke on behalf of Patsy
Romero and Johnny Delgado spoke regarding item 6.c.
b. Non -Agenda Item Public Statements
1. Oday Guerrero spoke regarding a Statewide Program named Children
Thrive.
2. Gema Perez, Greenfield Walking Group, and Daisy Vega spoke regarding
safety concerns and crosswalks for children walking to and from various
high schools around the city.
3. ADOPTION OF THE MARCH 2, 2023, AGENDA SUMMARY REPORT
Motion by Councilmember Kaur to adopt the March 2, 2023, Agenda Summary Report.
Motion unanimously approved.
4. REPORTS
None.
5. DEFERRED BUSINESS
None.
6. NEW BUSINESS
A. Update on CaIVIP: Problem Analysis for Committee discussion and feedback.
(Informational item; staff recommends receive and file).
City Manager Clegg provided staff comments and PowerPoint Presentation.
B. Update regarding CaIVIP Program for Committee discussion and feedback.
(Informational item; staff recommends receive and file).
Assistant Police Chief Stratton, Lieutenant McAfee, Assistant to City Manager
Rubio and City Manager Clegg provided staff comments and PowerPoint
Presentation.
Motion by Councilmember Kaur to receive and file agenda items 6.a. and 6.b.
Motion unanimously approved.
C. Consideration and direction regarding Tobacco Retail Permit Ordinance.
(Staff recommends Committee receive and file and provide direction.)
Deputy City Attorney Villanueva and City Manager Clegg provided staff
comments.
Motion by Councilmember Gray to adopt Kern County's Tobacco Retail Permit
Ordinance and move for first reading to City Council. Motion unanimously approved.
Safe Neighborhoods & Community Relations Committee
Special Meeting May 4, 2023
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7 , COMMITTEE COMMENTS
None.
8. ADJOURNMENT
The meeting was adjourned at 1:37 p.m.
Eric Arias, CHAIR
SAFE NEIGHBORHOODS AND COMMUNITY RELATIONS COMMITTEE
ATTEST:
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JLYLIE DRIMAKIS, MMC
CITY CLERK and Ex Officio Clerk of
the Council of the City of Bakersfield
Safe Neighborhoods & Community Relations Committee
Special Meeting May 4, 2023
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