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Home My WebLink About02/08/24 PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT REGULAR POST (183 PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE POST-MEETING AGENDA BAKERSFIELD REGULAR MEETING PHF SOUND COIF�A091U),i^' ,�. February 8, 2024, 5:30 p.m. City Hall North Conference Room A 1600 Truxtun Avenue Committee Members: Manpreet Kaur Bob Smith Bruce Freeman 1. ROLL CALL 2. PUBLIC STATEMENTS a. Agenda Item Public Statements b. Non-Agenda Item Public Statements 3. ADOPTION OF MINUTES a. Adoption of November 14, 2023 Special Meeting Minutes *1. Staff memorandum correcting November 14, 2023 minutes 4. REPORTS 5. DEFERRED BUSINESS a. General Plan and Housing Element update *1. Corrected Staff Report *2. Written materials provided by Development Services 6. NEW BUSINESS a. Downtown Housing Capacity Analysis *1. PowerPoint presentation 7. COMMITTEE COMMENTS 8. ADJOURNMENT BAKERSFIELD "PIKE SOUND OFF Staff: Committee Members: Gary Hallen, Assistant City Manager Manpreet Kaur— Chair Bruce Freemen Bob Smith MEETING OF THE SPECIAL PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE Of the City Council — City of Bakersfield Tuesday, November 14, 2023 5:00 p.m. City Hall North — Conference Room A 1600 Truxtun Avenue, Bakersfield CA 93301 AGENDA SUMMARY REPORT Meeting called to order at 5:01 p.m. 1. ROLL CALL Committee Members Present: Manpreet Kaur— Chair Bruce Freemen Bob Smith City Staff Present: Gary Hallen Assistant City Manager Julie Drimakis, City Clerk Chris Boyle, Development Services Director Viridiana Gallardo-King, Deputy City Attorney II Ashley Zambrano, Deputy City Attorney II Paul Johnson, Planning Director Phil Burns, Building Director 2. PUBLIC STATEMENTS a. Agenda Item Public Statements Kevin Oliver spoke regarding item 5.b. Page 2of31 b. Non-Agenda Item Public Statements None 3. ADOPT August 22, 2023, AGENDA SUMMARY REPORT Motion by Committee Member Smith for approval of minute. Motion unanimously approved. 4. REPORTS None 5. DEFERRED BUSINESS a. Update on Chronic Nuisance and Properties Progress and Consideration of Vacant Building Registry Ordinance (Staff recommends receive and file report and provide direction) Phil Burns spoke regarding 5a. Motion by Committee Member Smith to move item a. to full Council. Motion unanimously approved. b. Discussion of Short-term rental property policy (Staff recommends receive and file report and provide direction) Gary Hallen and Dustin Reilich spoke regarding 5 b. Motion by Committee Member Smith to bring back a Redline ordinance, including what the top 10 cities are doing. Motion passed with Committee Member Freeman voting no. 6. NEW BUSINESS None 7. COMMITTEE COMMENTS Chair Kaur confirmed the cancelation of the regular planning and development meeting on 12//7/2024. 8. ADJOURNMENT The meeting was adjourned at 6:34 p.m. Manpreet Kaur, CHAIR PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE Special Meeting of the Planning and Pgd6Dr3e1ZjfC r$mittee of the City Council—City of Bakersfield Tuesday, November 1,2022,12:00 p.m.-Page 2 ATTEST: JULIE DRIMAKIS, MMC CITY CLERK and Ex Officio Clerk of the Council of the City of Bakersfield Special Meeting of the Planning and Pgd6Dt4erijfC r$mittee of the City Council—City of Bakersfield Tuesday, November 1,2022,12:00 p.m.-Page 3 ( 03 BAKERSFIELD THE SOUND OF ,W CITY CLERK'S OFFICE MEMORANDUM February 6, 2024 TO: PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE FROM: JULIE DRIMAKIS, CITY CLERK SUBJECT: ITEM la, MINUTES The minutes of the Special Meeting on November 14, 2023, have been revised. The corrected minutes are attached. Attachments Page 5of31 BAKERSFIELD "PIKE SOUND OFF Staff: Committee Members: Gary Hallen, Assistant City Manager Manpreet Kaur— Chair Bruce Freemen Bob Smith MEETING OF THE SPECIAL PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE Of the City Council — City of Bakersfield Tuesday, November 14, 2023 5:00 p.m. City Hall North — Conference Room A 1600 Truxtun Avenue, Bakersfield CA 93301 AGENDA SUMMARY REPORT Meeting called to order at 5:01 p.m. 1. ROLL CALL Committee Members Present: Manpreet Kaur— Chair Bruce Freemen Bob Smith City Staff Present: Gary Hallen Assistant City Manager Julie Drimakis, City Clerk Chris Boyle, Development Services Director Viridiana Gallardo-King, Deputy City Attorney II Ashley Zambrano, Deputy City Attorney II Paul Johnson, Planning Director Phil Burns, Building Director 2. PUBLIC STATEMENTS a. Agenda Item Public Statements Kevin Oliver spoke regarding item 5.b. Page 6of31 b. Non-Agenda Item Public Statements None 3. ADOPT August 22, 2023, AGENDA SUMMARY REPORT Motion by Committee Member Smith for approval of minute. Motion unanimously approved. 4. REPORTS None 5. DEFERRED BUSINESS a. Update on Chronic Nuisance and Properties Progress and Consideration of Vacant Building Registry Ordinance (Staff recommends receive and file report and provide direction) Phil Burns spoke regarding 5a. Motion by Committee Member Smith to move item a. to full Council. Motion unanimously approved. b. Discussion of Short-term rental property policy (Staff recommends receive and file report and provide direction) Gary Hallen and Dustin Reilich spoke regarding 5 b. Motion by Committee Member Smith to bring back a Redline ordinance, including what the top 10 cities/survey cities are doing, and how they handle administrative fines and violations. Motion passed with Committee Member Freeman voting no. 6. NEW BUSINESS None 7. COMMITTEE COMMENTS Chair Kaur confirmed the cancelation of the regular planning and development meeting on 12//7/2024. 8. ADJOURNMENT The meeting was adjourned at 6:34 p.m. Manpreet Kaur, CHAIR PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE Special Meeting of the Planning and Pgd6Dr7e1ZjfC3r$mittee of the City Council—City of Bakersfield Tuesday, November 1,2022,12:00 p.m.-Page 2 ATTEST: JULIE DRIMAKIS, MMC CITY CLERK and Ex Officio Clerk of the Council of the City of Bakersfield Special Meeting of the Planning and Pgd6Dr8erijfC r$mittee of the City Council—City of Bakersfield Tuesday, November 1,2022,12:00 p.m.-Page 3 ( 03 BAKERSFIELD THE SOUIND OF 5ahlrAwf MEMORANDUM February 8,2024 TO: PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE Manpreet Kaur, Chair Bruce Freeman Bob Smith FROM: Christopher Boyle, Development Services Director SUBJECT: General Plan/Housing Element Update Progress Report This report is intended to provide information on the current status of the General Plan and 6th Cycle Housing Element update.The last report to the Planning and Development Committee occurred on February 9, 2023. EXISTING GENERAL PLAN In accordance with California Government Code Section 65300, the City and the County of Kern jointly adopted the Metropolitan Bakersfield General Plan ("MBGP") and certified the associated programmatic Environmental Impact Report("EIR") in 2002 to plan for the long-term future development of the Metropolitan Bakersfield area. The 2002 MBGP included an update to the text of the previous 1990 General Plan and made minor revisions to the land-use map designations that had originally been prepared in the late 1980's. Staff prepared text changes "in-house" and a consultant assisted in preparation of the EIR. The MBGP contains seven elements as were required by state law, including Land Use, Circulation, Housing, Conservation, Open Space, Noise, and Safety.Two additional optional elements, a Public Services and Facilities Element and Parks Element, reflect the specific needs and objectives of the City. The MBGP also includes a reservation for the "Kern River Plan Element," which was jointly adopted by the City and County in 1985. The Kern River Plan Element was subsequently adopted in 2007 with separate supporting environmental documentation. GENERAL PLAN AND HOUSING ELEMENT UPDATE H isto ry In January 2020, the City Council approved a contract with Rincon Consultant Inc. ("Rincon") for $49,764.00 to prepare a General Plan Update Strategy and Options Report, which was presented to the Planning and Development Committee, Planning Commission, and City Council during the summer of 2020. The City Council directed staff to prepare a comprehensive General Plan update. A programmatic EIR will accompany the comprehensive update. Development Services Department 1715 Chester Avenue, B'alke rsfielldl,CA'93301 Planning:661-3#a?#6Jctn: 661-326-3720 FAX Planning:651-85 2136 Buillding: 661-32 -0266 On October 21, 2021,the Council approved an Independent Contractor's Agreement with Rincon Consultants, Inc. ($2,766,189) for the preparation of a General Plan update, associated zone mapping, and associated environmental document; and an Agreement with Rincon Consultants, Inc. ($298,541) for the preparation of a Housing Element update and associated environmental document.The kick-off meeting occurred on 11/30/21. 2023T4^� The past year could be described as a Visioning year. Workshops associated with envisioning the future of Bakersfield were held in a series of in-person and on-line workshop events while the Bakersfielc12025 website hosted a"Think Big"survey that reached over 800 respondents.The Visioning efforts were summarized in the release of the Vision Statement. After the Visioning efforts were completed, the Land Use Alternatives outreach efforts were initiated. Those efforts will continue into this new year. Approximately one year ago, a comprehensive study of where the City is today was released in the Existing Conditions Background Report (ECBR). The ECBR provides a snapshot of Bakersfield as of 2022—everything from land use and mobility patterns, to economic conditions, to natural and cultural resources, and other physical, environmental, and quality of life topics.The ECBR lays out the foundational understanding of Bakersfield and its community. In total, almost 30 outreach events have been held to date with almost 1500 individual respondents. The Bakersfield 2045 RISE website(www.bakersfield2045.com)continues to be the receptacle for all things Bakersfield General Plan and Housing Element. The 1" Draft 61h Cycle Housing Element was submitted to the California Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD) in the fall of last year and the City is currently preparing a 2nd Draft responsive to HCD comments for anticipated submittal in spring of this year. Staff will continue efforts toward an approved document. In conjunction with Housing Element efforts, an update of the City's residential zoning ordinance is nearing presentation to the Planning Commission and City Council while annexations and rezoning specific to the Housing Element vacant sites inventory are on a similar path. The City is currently in noncompliance with State law since the 61h Cycle Housing Element was not approved by HCD by the end of 2023. 2024?The Next I--,r In the upcoming year,the completion of Land Use Alternatives will then signal pop-up events while the consultant begins analysis of the alternatives in advance of a Study Session #2 focused on a preferred land use alternative. Key Policy Working Papers aligned to the preferred land use alternative will be drafted beginning in the late spring into early summer. Policy workshops will support Study Session#3,followed by additional stakeholder interviews. An Administrative Draft General Plan is currently targeted for completion in the fall of 2024. Staff will continue to collaborate with Rincon and HCD in attaining an approved 61h Cycle Housing Element, with hopes for success before the end of the year. It is essential that the residential zoning ordinance updates, vacant site inventory rezoning, and the Regional Housing Needs Allocation driven annexations are completed as soon as possible to enhance the potential for HCD certification. RECOMMENDATION Staff recommends that your Committee digest the information within this report and any testimony associated with the Committee meeting itself and receive and file this informational report. CEQA analysis will not be completed as part of this report as there is no project associated with the preparation of this report per the Page 10 of 31 California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA). NEXT STEPS The information provided is informational in nature, recommended the committee to receive and file. Page 11 of 31 ( 03 BAKERSFIELD THE SOUIND OF 5ahlrAwf MEMORANDUM February 8,2024 TO: PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE Manpreet Kaur, Chair Bruce Freeman Bob Smith FROM: Christopher Boyle, Development Services Director SUBJECT: General Plan/Housing Element Update Progress Report This report is intended to provide information on the current status of the General Plan and 6th Cycle Housing Element update.The last report to the Planning and Development Committee occurred on February 9, 2023. EXISTING GENERAL PLAN In accordance with California Government Code Section 65300, the City and the County of Kern jointly adopted the Metropolitan Bakersfield General Plan ("MBGP") and certified the associated programmatic Environmental Impact Report("EIR") in 2002 to plan for the long-term future development of the Metropolitan Bakersfield area. The 2002 MBGP included an update to the text of the previous 1990 General Plan and made minor revisions to the land-use map designations that had originally been prepared in the late 1980's. Staff prepared text changes "in-house" and a consultant assisted in preparation of the EIR. The MBGP contains seven elements as were required by state law, including Land Use, Circulation, Housing, Conservation, Open Space, Noise, and Safety.Two additional optional elements, a Public Services and Facilities Element and Parks Element, reflect the specific needs and objectives of the City. The MBGP also includes a reservation for the "Kern River Plan Element," which was jointly adopted by the City and County in 1985. The Kern River Plan Element was subsequently adopted in 2007 with separate supporting environmental documentation. GENERAL PLAN AND HOUSING ELEMENT UPDATE H isto ry In January 2020, the City Council approved a contract with Rincon Consultant Inc. ("Rincon") for $49,764.00 to prepare a General Plan Update Strategy and Options Report, which was presented to the Planning and Development Committee, Planning Commission, and City Council during the summer of 2020. The City Council directed staff to prepare a comprehensive General Plan update. A programmatic EIR will accompany the comprehensive update. Development Services Department 1715 Chester Avenue, B'alke rsfielldl,CA'93301 Planning:661-3ftrAJ Ii 661-326-3720 FAX Planning:661-8 2 '136 Buillding: 661-32 -0266 On October 21, 2021,the Council approved an Independent Contractor's Agreement with Rincon Consultants, Inc. ($2,766,189) for the preparation of a General Plan update, associated zone mapping, and associated environmental document; and an Agreement with Rincon Consultants, Inc. ($298,541) for the preparation of a Housing Element update and associated environmental document.The kick-off meeting occurred on 11/30/21. 2023 The past year could be described as a Visioning year. Workshops associated with envisioning the future of Bakersfield were held in a series of in-person and on-line workshop events while the Bakersfielc12025 website hosted a 'Think Big" survey that reached over 800 respondents. The Visioning efforts were summarized in the release of the Vision Statement. After the Visioning efforts were completed, the Land Use Alternatives outreach efforts were initiated. Those efforts will continue into this new year. Approximately one year ago, a comprehensive study of where the City is today was released in the Existing Conditions Background Report (ECBR). The ECBR provides a snapshot of Bakersfield as of 2022—everything from land use and mobility patterns, to economic conditions, to natural and cultural resources, and other physical, environmental, and quality of life topics.The ECBR lays out the foundational understanding of Bakersfield and its community. In total, almost 30 outreach events have been held to date with almost 1500 individual respondents. The Bakersfield 2045 RISE website(www.bakersfield2045.com)continues to be the receptacle for all things Bakersfield General Plan and Housing Element. The 1" Draft 61h Cycle Housing Element was submitted to the California Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD) in the fall of last year and the City is currently preparing a 2nd Draft responsive to HCD comments for anticipated submittal in spring of this year. Staff will continue efforts toward an approved document. In conjunction with Housing Element efforts, an update of the City's residential zoning ordinance is nearing presentation to the Planning Commission and City Council while annexations and rezoning specific to the Housing Element vacant sites inventory are on a similar path. The City is currently in noncompliance with State law since the 61h Cycle Housing Element was not approved by HCD by the end of 2023. 2024 In the upcoming year,the completion of Land Use Alternatives will then signal pop-up events while the consultant begins analysis of the alternatives in advance of a Study Session #2 focused on a preferred land use alternative. Key Policy Working Papers aligned to the preferred land use alternative will be drafted beginning in the late spring into early summer. Policy workshops will support Study Session#3,followed by additional stakeholder interviews. An Administrative Draft General Plan is currently targeted for completion in the fall of 2024. Staff will continue to collaborate with Rincon and HCD in attaining an approved 61h Cycle Housing Element, with hopes for success before the end of the year. It is essential that the residential zoning ordinance updates, vacant site inventory rezoning, and the Regional Housing Needs Allocation driven annexations are completed as soon as possible to enhance the potential for HCD certification. RECOMMENDATION Staff recommends that your Committee digest the information within this report and any testimony associated with the Committee meeting itself and receive and file this informational report. CEQA analysis will not be completed as part of this report as there is no project associated with the preparation of this report per the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA). Page 13 of 31 NEXT STEPS The information provided is informational in nature, recommended the committee to receive and file. Page 14 of 31 A , n . o - 0 uA - r - i j n ea uA yj gg c� sot 2 FES 6T jz � w - ' m a i - iefr I f( llJ��d �� 16 - r { r ( 03 BAKERSFIELD THE SOUIND OF 5ahlrAwf MEMORANDUM February 8,2024 TO: PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE Manpreet Kaur, Chair Bruce Freeman Bob Smith FROM: Christopher Boyle, Development Services Director SUBJECT: Downtown Housing Capacity Analysis This report aims to lay the groundwork for a presentation on the potential for downtown Bakersfield to accommodate a growth of 10,000 residents.The presentation will be delivered by Mr. Eric Bagwell, Senior Project Manager at ECONorthwest. OVERVIEW A goal of City Council is to increase the number of residents living in downtown Bakersfield by 10,000 by the year 2030. In response, ECONorthwest was tasked to provide a Downtown Capacity Analysis by: (1) defining a specific study area; (2) identifying the current downtown population; (3) collecting market data and identifying infill prototypes; (4) assessing market value of developable land; and (4) testing the financial feasibility of prototypes and estimate feasible resident capacity of new development. To realize this goal, the Downtown Housing Capacity Analysis recommends: (1) strategically up-zoning lower- density portions of downtown; (2) providing incentives for more residential in the C-B zone; (3) leveraging City or other publicly owned parcels to catalyze development; and (4) devising an infrastructure strategy to support downtown development. RECOMMENDATION The information provided is informational in nature. No action by the Committee is required. 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