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MINUTES
REGULAR MEETING
August 27, 2024, 12:00 p.m.
City Hall North Conference Room A
1600 Truxtun Avenue
Members Present: Committee Member Andrae Gonzales — Chair
Committee Member Eric Arias
Members Absent: Committee Member Ken Weir
City Staff: Christian Clegg, City Manager
Anthony Valdez, Assistant City Manager
Jennifer Byers, Economic and Community Development Director
Juan Heredia, Administrative Analyst III
Julie Drimakis, City Clerk
Josh Rudnick, Deputy City Attorney
Phill Burns, Development Services Director
Nicole Anderberg, Bakersfield Police Lieutenant
Jason Cater, Economic & Community Development Manager
Nicole Franco Ruiz, Economic & Community Development Planner II
Jessica Golden, Economic & Community Development Planner II
Nina Carter, Homeless Services Principal
Others Present: Jim Wheeler, Flood Ministries
Theo Dues, Brundage Lane Navigation Center
Joe Conroy, Public Information Officer
1. ROLL CALL
Meeting called to order at 12:04 p.m.
2. PUBLIC STATEMENTS
a. Agenda Item Public Statements
b. Non -Agenda Item Public Statements
3. ADOPTION OF THE MINUTES
a. Adoption of July 23, 2024, Meeting Minutes
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Moved by: Committee Member Eric Arias
Staff recommends adoption of the minutes
Approved
4. STAFF REPORTS
a. August 2024 - Staff update on the City's efforts to addressing
housing and homelessness
Economic and Community Development Director Byers made staff
comments and provided written materials.
Administrative Analyst Heredia made staff comments and Lieutenant
Anderberg made additional staff comments.
Councilmember Gonzales requested a report on the Rapid Response
Team.
Moved by: Committee MemberAndrae Gonzales
Staff recommends Committee receive and file report.
Approved
1. Written materials submitted by ECD
5. NEW BUSINESS
a. Update on the City of Bakersfield's strategies to address quality of
life, homelessness, housing, and behavioral health
City Manager Clegg made staff comments and provided a PowerPoint
presentation.
Moved by: Committee Member Eric Arias
Staff recommends Committee receive and file report.
Approved
1. PowerPoint presentation
6. COMMITTEE COMMENTS
7. ADJOURNMENT
Meeting was adjourned at 1:18 p.m.
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ANDRAE GONZALES, CHAIR
JULIE DRIMAKIS, CITY CLERK