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Alan Tan er
Staff: John W. Stinso~
AGENDA SUMMARY REPORT
INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS COMMITTEE
City/County - City Host
Friday, February 19, 1993
12:00 Noon
Convention Center - Grape Room
1. Budget SYmposium (Joe Drew)
Joe handed out a draft of a plan for the proposed Symposium for LOcal
Governments. This plan outlined a two-day workshop for identifying common issues
between local governmental entities. During the first day session, there would be
budgetary presentations by each level of local' government and discussion about
issues' relative to those presentations. Following the first day, staff would develop
strategies to implement or address those particular issues raised on day one. There
was discussion about the need for a facilitator for the budgetary symposium, also
discussion regarding having multimedia capability up to and including television
. coverage of the event 'which could be distributed to local cable companies for
rebroadcast. School Superintendent Kelly Blanton indicated that the school's cable
channel would be available for rebroadcast as well, if needed. There was discussion
of utilizing the television capabilities of the City/County Fire Training staff to do the
television production work for the symposium. The committees both discussed
options for locating the symposium at either the Convention Center, Red Lion or
some other large facility. It was determined that a steering committee needed to be
established to determine which entities and representatives of those entities should
participate in the symposium. The County assigned Joe Drew and the City assigned
John Stinson to coordinate and put together a steering committee to come back to
the Intergovernmental Relations Committee to finalize plans for the proposed
symposium.
2. Fiscal Impact Analysis (Joel Heinrichs)
Joel presented a report which was going to the Kern County Board of'Supervisors
regarding fiscal impact process progress report. Joel gave a brief explanation of the
background of the report which was very technical in nature. There were a number
of questions regarding the methodologies included in the report. Copies of the
report are included for Council's review. This item was provided by the County for
informational purposes only.
3. Citywide Parks District Update
John Stinson gave a brief update on the Citywide Parks District proposal. 'Recent
meetings between County staff; Henry Agonia, General Manager of North
Bakersfield Recreation and Park District; and the City, have resulted in the County
indicating that they would not be able to participate in a Citywide assessment district.
The City indicated that it may be looking at the possibility of a Citywide lighting and
landscaping district as a possibility to address the.upcoming financial shortfalls due
to State budget actions. · While City staff has not developed a specific plan at this
point, the North Bakersfield .Recreation and Park District has exhibit interest in
participatin~g in an areawide assessment district. Discussion centered on the.
possibility of the City implementing a metro area assessment di, strict which might
include County areas similar to the way Challenger Park includes County areas as
a first step towards a metro area district. Additional discussion involved the
possibility of North Bakersfield Recreation and Park District ultimately annexing all
of those areas which had assessment districts as a possibility in the future. City,
County, and North Bakersfield Recreation and Park District staff will be meeting to
further develop these ideas.to return to the Intergovernmental Relations Committee
for further discussion.
4. Set Next Meeting
Tuesday, March 16, 1993, from 11:45 a.m. - 1:45 p.m. at the County Administrative
Office, 5th Floor.
Attending: City Chair Conni Brunni, Kevin McDermott (absent), Patricia Smith, Allen
Shaw, John Stinson, Jack HardiSty, and Ed Schulz.
Supervisor Mary K. Shell, Supervisor Pauline Larwood, Joe Drew, Bernie
Barmann, Steve Schuett, Joel Heinrichs, Adel Klein, Allen Krauter, County
guests: Kern County Superintendent of Schools Kelly Blanton, and General
Manager North Bakersfield Recreation and Park District Henry Agonial '
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