HomeMy WebLinkAbout02/19/25 BKFD COMMUNITY LAND TRUST SPECIALBAKERSFIELD COMMUNITY LAND TRUST
MINUTES
REGULAR MEETING
February 19, 2025, 2:00 p.m.
City Hall North Conference Room A
1600 Truxtun Avenue
Members Present: Amy Rose, Alex Mora, Andrae Gonzales, Bob smith, and Vince
Zaragoza
Members Absent Manpreet Kaur
1. CALL TO ORDER
Meeting called to order at 2:03 p.m.
2. ROLL CALL
3. PUBLIC STATEMENTS
a. Agenda Item Public Statements
None.
b. Non -Agenda Item Public Statements
None.
4. ADOPTION OF MINUTES
a. Adoption of January 15, 2025, Regular Meeting minutes.
(Staff recommends adoption of the minutes.)
Motion by Board Member Rose, for approval of minutes. Motion approved
with Board Member Kaur absent.
5. DEFERRED BUSINESS
None.
6. NEW BUSINESS
a. BCLT Vice Chair Replacement
Staff recommends Board Determination
Board member Gonzales nominated Board Member Rose as Vice Chair.
Nomination was approved with Board Member Kaur absent.
b. Agreement between BCLT and Self Help Enterprises (SHE)
This item is informational only and for discussion.
Betsy McGovern -Garcia, Vice President Self -Help Enterprises (SHE),
made comments.
Heather Mendonca, SHE, continued comments.
No reportable action.
C. Affordable Housing Product
This item is informational only and for discussion.
Betsy McGovern -Garcia made comments.
Board Member Mora requested a list of properties be provided to the
Board.
No reportable action.
d. IRS Tax Exempt Designation Status
This item is informational only.
Jose Gonzales, SHE, made comments.
Board Member Gonzales requested an update on whether the State
exemption has been received.
No reportable action.
e. BCLT Insurance
Staff recommends approval of the D&O liability insurance policy.
Betsy McGovern -Garcia made comments.
Motion by Board Member Zaragoza, for approval of the D&O liability
insurance policy. Motion approved with Board Member Kaur absent.
f. BCLT Logo
Staff recommends approval of the BCLT logo.
Item was continued to a future meeting.
g. City of Bakersfield and BCLT Transactions
Informational only
Betsy McGovern -Garcia made comments.
Board Member Gonzales requested that SHE staff meet with the City
Attorney and the City Manager for further discussions.
No reportable action.
7. DIRECTOR COMMENTS
a. Training Workshop for Administration, Officers and Board as needed
Betsy McGovern -Garcia made comments and introduced Jose Flores,
Senior Project Manager, and Dave Bacerra, Senior Project Manager from
Self Help Enterprises.
b. Housing Acquisition Update
Betsy McGovern -Garcia made comments.
Board Member Gonzales requested that the remanent parcels from the
Centennial corridor be considered for acquisition and inclusion in the
B C LT.
8. ADJOURNMENT
Meeting was adjourned at 3.01 p.m.
JULIE DRIMAKIS, Secretary