HomeMy WebLinkAbout11/13/2000 BAKERSFIELD
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AI~ Tandy, City Ma~ag'er Jeffrey A. Green
Staff: Darnell Haynes Jacquie Sullivan
AGENDA SUMMARY REPORT
INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS COMMITTEE
of the City Council - City of Bakersfield
Monday, November 13, 2000
12:00 noon
City Manager's Conference Room
1. ROLL CALL
Called to order at 12:23 p.m.
Present: Councilmember Irma Carson, Chair (seated at 12:39 p.m.)
Councilmember Jeff Green, acting chair
Councilmember Jacquie Sullivan
2. ADOPTION OF AUGUST 22, 2000 AGENDA SUMMARY REPORT
(This item was moved to the end of the agenda.) Adopted as submitted. Committee members
Carson and Sullivan: ayes. Committee member Green abstained as he had not attended the
August 22nd meeting.
3. PUBLIC STATEMENTS
The Committee welcomed Councilmember-Elect Hanson who was observing the meeting.
4. DEFERRED BUSINESS
A. Discussion and Committee recommendation to prioritize agenda items for future
Joint City Council/Board of Supervisors meetings
1. Capital Improvement Plan for the Transportation Impact Fees This item is currently being
reviewed by the Urban Development Committee who will be forwarding a recommendation to
the Council. The Urban Development Committee suggested that this could be adopted at the
joint City/County meeting as it requires adoption by both the City Council and the Board of
Supervisors.
The Committee recommended the adoption of the Capital Improvement Plan for the
Transportation Impact Fees be placed on the joint City/County meeting agenda. (This item
is time Sensitive and must be adopted by the City Council and the Board of Supervisors before
the end of December 2000).
INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS COMMITTEE
AGENDA SUMMARY REPORT
November 13, 2000
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2. City of Bakersfield Appointments to the Metropolitan Bakersfield Tree Advisory Ad Hoc
Committee At the October 11th City Council meeting, the Council adopted the formation of
an Ad Hoc Tree Advisory Committee. The administrative report included a recommendation
that the City and County appointments could be made at the joint City/County meeting. The
City has two appointments. One appointment is to be a certified arborist or landscape
architect and the other a representative from the development industry. Staff has prepared
a list of possible appointees for consideration by the Vice-Mayor, who will be making the
appointments.
The 'Committee recommended that appointments to the Metropolitan Bakersfield Tree
Advisory Ad Hoc Committee be place on the next joint City/County meeting agenda.
3. Update on the URS Greiner Study presentation The URS Greiner traffic systems study
is under way. There are about 20 options under consideration at this point. Jack LaRochelle
stated that he and Kern County Roads Director Craig Pope would like to make a presentation
on the options at the joint City/County meeting. Staff recommended that the project manager
from URS Greiner also be there to answer questions. This presentation would be one of many
updates provided by staff. As the Greiner study proceeds, options will be reviewed for fatal
flaws and traffic projections applied to the models to determine the feasibility of each option.
The Committee recommended the URS Greiner traffic systems study presentation by City and -
County staff be included on the joint City/County meeting agenda.
5. NEW BUSINESS
1. Update on Graffiti Abatement Program in County Areas At the last joint meeting it was
discussed that graffiti abatement enforcement and prosecution could be enhanced. City and
County staff met with the County District Attorney's office staff to coordinate efforts regarding
arrests and prosecutions. The County is in the process of addressing staffing impacts to
enhance their graffiti abatement efforts.
The Committee approved placing an update on Graffiti Abatement Program in County Areas
on the joint meeting agenda with a short report by City and County staff on their upcoming
meeting regarding graffiti issues to be held on November 17th.
6. ADJOURNMENT
The meeting adjourned at 12:51 p.m.
Attendance: Councilmember-Elect Harold Hanson; City Manager Alan Tandy, Assistant City
Manager John W. Stinson; Attorney Bart Thiltgen; Assistant to the City Manager Darnell Haynes;
Public Works Engineering Services Manager Jack LaRochelle; General Services Superintendent
Brad Underwood; Recreation and Parks Business Manager Jane Gardner; Carlos Gonzales,
reporter, KERO,TV; and Renee Nelson
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