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HomeMy WebLinkAbout04/06/1999 BAKERSFIELD AGENDA SUMMARY REPORT CITY/COUNTY INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS COMMITTEE MEETING City Host Tuesday, April 6, 1999 12:00 noon Centennial Garden - Club Room 1. ROLL CALL Members: Pete Parra Irma Carson Randy Rowles Ken Peterson Jacquie Sullivan Others Present: Dave Pdce Adel Klein Alan Tandy Raul Rojas Scott Jones Chades Lackey John Stinson Steve Schuett Jacques LaRochelle Ross Elliott Bart Thiltgen Marian Shaw Alan Chdstensen Alan Krauter Dr. Jinadu David Lyman Daphne Washington Call to Order at 2. PRESENTATIONS Staff presented June 15th, September 14th, and November 16th as possible dates for future IGRC meetings in 1999 for review by the members. 3. PUBLIC STATEMENTS 4. DEFERRED BUSINESS A. CSA-71 UPDATE City Manager Alan Tandy gave a report on the Status of the CSA -71 agreement between the City and the County. Mr. Tandy gave a bdef history of the CSA-71 issue to the Committee and stated staff continues to work toward a modification of the agreement that is satisfactory to both agencies. Councilmember Irma Carson asked where the area waslocated. Jacques LaRochelle of the City of Bakersfield showed a map of the area. Ms. Carson requested that smaller copies of the map be distributed to members of the Committee. B. GOAL SETTING Staff reported on the goal setting session from the previous IGRC meeting. The committee was given a number of issues to prioritize, and staff outlined steps for accomplishing the goals. The committee agreed that after discussion of each issue, an action statement would be agreed upon by the group. AGENDA SUMMARY REPORT INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS COMMITFEE April 6, 1999 Page -2- 1. Economic Development Alan Crowder from Kern County reported on a study that will be released this week by the Natelson Corporation regarding economic development in Kern County. Mr Crowder reported that the study is focusing on business clusters, consolidating resources, the lack of a "one-stop-shop" for economic development, and the areas of focus in the future for economic development of Kern County. Members of the committee then began a brainstorming session to determine what economic development efforts in the County were not working and what might be accomplished in the future. The role of KEDC was discussed. Again Mr. Crowder reported that the Natelson Study mentioned that KEDC should continue to be a focus of economic development and there should be a greater emphasis placed on privatization of KEDC operations and soliciting private sector contributions. The committee developed a number of focus areas in the brainstorming discussion, including improving the airport, incentive packages, the role of KEDC, infrastructure investments, redevelopment tools, enhancing transportation, and developing a Metro Park. The discussion of airport and transportation issues ensued, and several suggestions were made regarding the future airport expansion. It was noted that the airport was key to economic development efforts as many potential business clients always ask about the airport in it's passing. A suggestion was raised regarding including in the airport's expansion a commercial area for shoppers. Pete Parra noted that the airport was key to many travelers in Bakersfield, and cited the number one destination for Bakersfield travelers is Guadalajara, Mexico. This comment led to a desire by some of the members to make the airport an international airport. Randy Rowles mentioned one of the key advantages to the airport now is that it has good parking and access. Persons flying out of Bakersfield know they can get to the airport quickly, park and get to their flight within five to ten minutes, as opposed to Fresno or Los Angeles, which takes much longer. City Manager, Alan Tandy stated that several people mentioned to him that the road leading to the airport would be key because it determines the passenger's opinion of Bakersfield. Some of the members suggested that a streetscape or other enhancement might improve the attractiveness of the airport, and that this should be considered in the new terminal expansion. As the discussion concluded, both the City and the County agreed that more cooperative efforts regarding the airport should be attempted. A suggestion was made that the City, County, KEDC, the Chamber of Commerce, and airport staff should form a task force that would aid in the planning of the new terminal and airport expansion, which is underway already. A suggestion was also made that a strategy should be developed to capture more of the local airline passengers and work with local businesses to encourage use of the airport here in Bakersfield. Both the City and County committed to the task force idea and determined that this would be one of their action items for economic development. AGENDA SUMMARY REPORT INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS COMMITTEE April 6, 1999 Page -3- Because of limited time, the committee decided that more discussion on economic development would be appropriate for a future meeting. In the next meeting, discussion of incentive packages, the role of KEDC, use of infrastructure, incentives, and redevelopment would be discussed. The legislative issue would also be discussed at a future meeting. 5. NEW BUSINESS None 6. ADJOURNMENT The meeting was adjourned at 1:30 p.m. April 14, 1999 //,~ Alan Christensen, Assistant City Manager AC:al