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REGULAR MEETING
January 29, 2024, 12:00 p.m.
City Hall North Conference Room A
1600 Truxtun Avenue
Members Present: Andrae Gonzales, Eric Arias
Members Absent: Ken Weir
Staff Present: Christian Clegg, City Manager
Josh Rudnick, Deputy City Attorney II
Julie Drimakis, City Clerk
Jenni Byers, Acting Economic Development Director
Mario Orosco, Budget Officer
Joe Conroy, Public Information Officer
Cecilia Greigo, Principal Planner (ECD)
Michelle Cruz, Management Assistant
Monica Medve, Planner II (ECD)
1. ROLL CALL
2. . PUBLIC STATEMENTS
a. Agenda Item Public Statements
b. Non -Agenda Item Public Statements
3. ADOPTION OF MINUTES
a. Adoption of the November 27, 2023, agenda summary report
Moved by: Eric Arias
Adoption of minutes
For (2): Andrae Gonzales, and Eric Arias
Absent (1): Ken Weir
Approved (2 to 0)
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4. STAFF REPORTS
a. Staff Update on the Security Grant Program
Jenny Byers, Acting Economic and Community Development Director
made staff comments.
Moved by: Eric Arias
Staff recommends receive and file
Approved
1. PowerPoint presentation Business Security Grant
5. NEW BUSINESS
a. Review of upcoming Committee Topics
Chair Gonzales asked for a conversation about P/Q Streets.
Chair Gonzales asked to add his referral for timetables for development
process be discussed in this Committee.
Committee member Arias requested an update on East Hills Mall and an
evaluation of the small infrastructure fund that is dedicated to Wards 1 and
2 while expanding that into more wards as necessary with more money.
Overview of where we are with CDBG (Community Development Block
Grant) program.
Chair Gonzales would like to have a conversation about the Housing Trust
fund.
Moved by: Eric Arias
Staff recommends receive and file
Approved
b. EOA Program Update
Principal Planner Cecelia Griego made staff comments and provided a
PowerPoint presentation.
Chair Gonzales requested that we move to all TIF funding.
Committee member Arias would like an update on the ballooning costs in
the General fund.
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Chair Gonzales asked if we could address the issues in 34th Street.
Rename it and move it down to 24th Street or 23rd Street.
Chair Gonzales requested ongoing revenue service for new businesses
trying to come in to the downtown area.
Moved by: Andrae Gonzales
That item be referred to the full Council
Approved
1. PowerPoint presentation Economic Opportunity Area Plan and
Program Update
6. COMMITTEE COMMENTS
7. ADJOURNMENT
Meeting was adjourned at 1:03 p.m.
ANDRAE GONZALES, CHAIR
BUDGET, FINANCE AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE
ATTEST:
JULIE DRIMAKIS, MMC
CITY CLERK and Ex Officio Clerk of
the Council of the City of Bakersfield
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