HomeMy WebLinkAbout01/02/90 MINUTES RABakersfield, California, January 2, 1990
Minutes of the Regular Meeting of the Central
District Development Agency of the City of Bakersfield,
California, held in the Council Chambers of City Hall, 1501
Truxtun Avenue, at 3:00 p.m., January 2, 1990.
The meeting was called to order by Chairperson Dunn.
City Clerk Williams called the roll as follows:
Present:
Absent:
Agency Members Dunn, Kronenberg,
Watson
Agency Members Killmer, Araujo
Paynter, Rubin,
PUBLIC STATEMENTS
Mr. Charles Drew, President of the Downtown Business
Association, 1918 19th Street, issued a formal invitation to
Central District Development Agency Members to attend the
Downtown Business Association meeting on January 3, 1990, from
7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m., regarding the City Ordinance pertaining
to unreinforced masonry buildings.
Assistant City Attorney Alan Daniel reminded the
Agency of the Brown Act rules and stated that if the Agency
Members attend the above-mentioned Downtown Business
Association meeting, if there is a majority, the Agency Members
cannot meet among themselves to make decisions at the meeting.
All discussions would have to be curtailed to the next Central
District Development Agency meeting.
City Manager Dale Hawley stated that the Council has
~appointed a Citizens' Committee which has identified 178
buildings that the Committee felt were unreinforced concrete
buildings, and notices have been sent to the property owners of
the 178 buildings that there will be a public'hearing on
January 10, 1990, before the City Council. He also stated that
the Building Director and some of his staff will be at the
Downtown Business Association meeting on January 3, 1990.
Mr. Mel Rubin asked that members of
Business Association and the Central District
Agency staff give consideration to the following:
the Downtown
Development
What might be the average cost
per square foot to bring the 178
buildings up to the State code?
2. What is the current vacancy
factor among those buildings?
What will be the cost factor
among some of the owners; would
it be cheaper for them to
demolish their buildings? If so,
what might be the reduction in
taxes to the City and to the
CDDA? What is the potential loss
of revenue to the CDDA as a
result of this Ordinance?
Chairperson Dunn responded to Mr. Mel Rubin's
questions by stating that those questions would be discussed at
the City Council meeting on January 10, 1990.
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CONSENT CALENDAR
The following items were listed on the Consent
Calendar:
Se
Approval of Warrant Nos. 0161 to
0188, inclusive, in the amount of
$222,850.81.
Minutes of the Regular Meeting of
December 4, 1989, for approval.
Ce
Design Review Committee
Application No. 89-9 submitted by
Humphrey Signs to install
"Clearance" signs and "Exit"
signs for the City Center Parking
Garage located at 18th and "K"
Streets.
Councilmember Kronenberg noted for the record that
regarding Item c of the Consent Calendar, the recommendation by
the Design Review Committee has to do with moving some signs on
the City Center Parking Garage that are currently flush with
the sidewalk to the interior of the garage. Approval of that
action is predicated upon the compliance of the owner with
State handicap height requirements for signs, and that issue is
being addressed and brought to the attention of the City staff
and the team that constructed the garage and will probably be
addressed as they go on. Currently there is an 8'2" height
requirement. It is a very low ceiling garage with an exposed
sprinkler system that may have to be retro-fitted to a
different height. The Consent Calendar approval is to move the
signs to the interior for design consideration. In doing that,
if it becomes necessary to redesign the signs to fit the height
requirement, those signs should come before the Design Review
Committee again.
Upon a motion by Agency Member Paynter, Items a, b
and c of the Consent Calendar were approved by the following
roll call vote:
Ayes:
Noes:
Abstain:
Absent:
Agency Members Dunn,
Watson
None
None
Agency Members Araujo,
Kronenberg,
Killmer
Paynter, Rubin,
NEW BUSINESS
Election of Central District Development
Agency Chairperson and Vice-Chairperson for
Calendar Year 1990.
Upon a motion by Agency Member Kronenberg, Agency
Member Paynter was elected to the position of Chairperson of
the Central District Development Agency for the Calendar Year
1990 by the following roll call vote:
Ayes:
Noes:
Abstain:
Absent:
Agency Members Dunn,
Watson
None
None
Agency Members Araujo,
Kronenberg,
Killmer
Paynter, Rubin,
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Agency Member Paynter thanked former Chairperson Dunn
for a good solid year in chairing the Agency.
Upon a motion by Agency Member Watson, Agency Member
Kronenberg was elected to the position of Vice-Chairperson of
the Central District Development Agency for the Calendar Year
1990 by the following roll call vote:
Ayes:
Noes:
Abstain:
Absent:
Agency Members Dunn, Kronenberg,
Watson
None
None
Agency Members Araujo, Killmer
Paynter, Rubin,
AGENCY STATEMENTS
Chairperson Paynter stated there have been many
problems in 1989 but that he feels the Agency is a more
seasoned group of commissioners and is better staffed. He
stated he is looking forward to the year 1990 as a year where
things can happen.
Chairperson Paynter announced the appointments to the
Committees for the year 1990 as follows:
Committee of Housing, Relocation and
Communications:
Chairperson
Member
Member
Agency Member Araujo
Agency Member Killmer
Agency Member Rubin
Design Review Committee:
Chairperson
Member
Member
Agency Member Kronenberg
Agency Member Rubin
Agency Member Paynter
Development Committee:
Chairperson
Member
Member
Agency Member Watson
Agency Member Dunn
Agency Member Paynter
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ADJOURNMENT
Agency,
was
There being no further business to come before the
upon a motion by Agency Member Kronenberg, the meeting
adjourned to Closed Session at/~20 p.m.
CHAIRPERSON of th~ Central District Development
Agency of the City of Bakersfield
ATTEST:
SECRETARY of the .Central District Development
Agency of the City of Bakersfield
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