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BAKERSFIELD Regular Meeting of April 4, 2024 -5:30 p.m. THE SOUi,[) OF $,,.ttUfWJ 'if,1/cr
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Council Chambers, City Hall, 1501 Truxtun Avenue
ROLL CALL
Present: Vice-Chair Cater, Commissioners Bittle, Kaur, Koman, Neal,
Strickland
Absent: Chair Bashirtash
Staff Present: Paul Johnson, DS Planning Director; Viridiana Gallardo-
King, Deputy City Attorney II; Manpreet Behl, PW Civil Engineer IV;
Shannon Clark, DS Civil Engineer II; Susanna Kormendi, Civil Engineer
Ill; Jennie Eng, DS Principal Planner; Roque Nino, Principal Planner;
Tony Jaquez, DS Principal Planner; Courtney Camps, DS Associate
Planner;; Macy lacopetti, DS Secretary I; Ana Solis, DS Secretary II
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
PUBLIC STATEMENTS
a. Agenda Item Public Statements
None.
b. Non-Agenda Item Public Statements
None.
CONSENT ITEMS
a. Approval of Minutes: Regular scheduled Planning Commission
meeting of April 4, 2024.
CONSENT PUBLIC HEARINGS
There are no Consent Public Hearing Items
ACTION TAKEN
APPROVED.
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ABSENT; NEAL
ABSTAINED
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NON-CONSENT PUBLIC HEARINGS
a. Zone Change No. 23-0287: Mc lntosh & Associates, representing
Old River Properties, LLC (property owner), is proposing a change
in zone classification from R-1 (One-Family Dwelling) to R-2 (Limited
Multiple-Family Dwelling) on 20 .56 acres located near the
northwest of Panama Lane and Old River Road. A Mitigated
Negative Declaration will also be considered.
Associate Planner Courtney Camps provided the staff report. Public
hearing was opened. Two people spoke in favor. No speakers in
opposition. No one spoke in rebuttal. Public hearing closed. Planning
Commission deliberated. Motion by Commissioner Koman, seconded
by Commissioner Kaur, to approve Non-Consent Public Hearing Item
6.a. incorporating the Planning Director's memo dated April 4, 2024.
Motion approved.
COMMUNICATIONS
a. Planning Director Johnson congratulated Principal Planner Jennie
Eng on her 40 years of service with the city of Bakersfield. He also
announced the next Planning Commission meeting will be on April
18, 2024.
COMMISSION COMMENTS
a. Vice-Chair Cater congratulated Principal Planner Jennie Eng.
ADJOURNMENT
There being no further business, Chair Bashirtash adjourned the
meeting at 5:56 p.m.
Ana Solis
~ording Secretary
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Paul Johnson
Planning Director
ACTION TAKEN
RES 11-24
RES 12-24
APPROVED
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