HomeMy WebLinkAbout02/09/1999 Tuesday, February 9, 1999
12:15 PM
County Administrative Center - 3rd Floor Multi-Purpose Room
1115 Truxtun Avenue, Bakersfield "
1. ROLL CALL
Members:
Pete Parra Irma Carson Randy Rowles
Ken Peterson Jackie Sullivan
Others Present:
Dave Price Adel Klein Alan Tandy Raul Rojas
Scott Jones Mel Gibbins Jacque LaRocbelle Ron Fraze
Charles Lackey Ted James Jack Hardisty John Stinson
Steve Schuett Ross Elliott Alan Chrisfianson Gary Hutton
Sheryl Barbich Pauline Larwood Bart Thiltgen Marion Shaw
Lois Chaney
2. PRESENTATIONS
None
3. PUBLIC STATEMENTS
None
4. DEFERRED BUSINESS
A. CSA 71 - Update
Dave Price stated that County and City staff have been meeting to develop an agreement.
During their meeting last week a number of key objectives were identified, and both side are
very close on nearly every issue. The meetings are continuing.
Alan Tandy reiterated that County and City staff are still working on an agreement and good
progress is being made. He estimated that 70% of the issues are resolved and another month
of meetings will be needed.
B. Fire Service Joint Powers Agreement
Ron Fraze indicated that he has been meeting with Dan Clark, and another meeting is
scheduled for later today. He expects all issues to be resolved at that meeting.
s. Business
A. South Beitway Alignments
Jacque LaRoebelle indicated that public input has been received regarding the proposed
alignments. The City is working with Kern Council of Governments (KernCOG) to perform
traffic studies. The basic street alignment has been developed. Only minor "tweaking" is
needed before the next presentation to the City Harming Commission and City Council.
Ted James gave a brief exptanafion of the purpose of the South Beltway and explained how the
project fits into the circulation element of the 2010 General Hah. This beltway is only one of
several other transportation projects needed to meet the Metro arca's circulation needs.
B. Greater Bakersfield 2020 Vision Community Development Summit Report '
Pete Parra opened this topic by explaining thnt the 2020 Vision Report had been presented to
the Board of Supervisors. The Board received the plnn favorably and apprecintes the Chamber
of Commerce taking a lead role in addressing these issues. At the Board meeting, the plan was
referred to the County Administrative Office, Planning and Resource Management Agency to
develop an action plan for implementation of the principles. A report is due back to the Board
on Februnry 23. Staff's action plnn will nddress opportunities for collaborative implementation
with the City and public participation. Scott Jones offered to share the draft report with City
staff prior to the February 23 meeting.
Irma Carson said that the 2020 Vision Report was also presented to the City Council. The
Council referred the plan to the Urban Development Committee, which is chaired by Randy
Rowles. Randy expects that the Committee's recommendation will be presented to the City
Council in mid March. The City wants to keep the momentum going regarding the principles
put forth in the plan, and he reiterated the importance of the City and County working
together on implementation.
C. Function of IGRC - Goal Setting
Pete Parra asked that this topic and the next agenda item be heard/discussed simultaneously.
The members were asked to help define the role of the Intergovernmental Relations Committee
and set some goals for the upcoming year. The following ideas were listed as possible discussion
topics:
· Use these meetings as a forum for communication in understanding each jurisdiction's
Policies.
· Transportation Issues: receive background information to gain an understanding of
all facets of each issue.
Enhance communication between the decision-makers and work towards building
relationships.
· Discuss the possibility of more joint powers agreements (JPA), with possible topics
being the Museum, parks, libraries and others.
· Economic Development: look for opportunities to engage in joint activities.to enhance
each jurisdiction's independent efforts.
· State Legislative Issues: find common ground on changing existing laws or developing
mutually beneficial positions on pending bills. Possible topics include: ERAF; roads
funding (and Va cent sales tax).
· Annexations: understand each jurisdiction's policies and needs; work towards
resolving issues.
· Growth Issues: infrastructure; land use; transportation; perhaps 2010 update.
· Mandatory Garbage Collection and Disposal.
· Parking Issues.
Staff will send this list to ali members of the IGRC and ask ~hem to prioritize the list of topics.
The top priority items will be discussed at future meetings. In general, the IGRC will use the
following approach to address each topic:
1. Identify the issue
2. Each member will gain a full understanding of the issue and the other
jurisdiction's position
3. Reach consensus on a solution when possible
4. Develop an action plan to implement the recommendations
D. Discuss Possible Meeting Between the Entire City Council and the Entire Board of Supervisors
See item C., above.
6. ADJOURNMENT
The meeting was adjourned by Pete Parra at approximately 1:00 PM. The next meeting has
been tentatively scheduled for Thursday, April 15, 1999 - City host.
.~---------goss Elliott, Special Projects Manager
County of Kern