HomeMy WebLinkAbout03/18/2002 SUMMARY OF PROCEEDINGS
~ SPECIAL JOINT MEETING OF THE
KERN COUNTY BOARD' OF SUPERVISORS AND
BAKERSFIELD CiTY COUNCIL
~ Council Chambers
1501 Truxtun Avenue, 1st Floor, Bakersfield
MONDAY, MARCH 18, 2002 - 5:30 P.M.
The meeting was called to order by Mayor HarveY*Hall.
1. INVOCATION led *by Reverend*Sara*Haldeman-Scarr, Church of the Brethren
2. FLAG 'SALUTE !ed ~by Mahogany Blank, 4~ grade student at Van ~Hom Elementary
School
3. ROLL CALL
Bakersfield City Council
PRESENT: Mayor Hall, Vice Mayor Salvaggio, Councilmembers Carson, Benham,
Maggard, COuch, Hanson, Sullivan
Kern County Board .of SLjpe~isors
PRESENT: McQuiston, Perez, Patdck, Peterson, Parra
4. OPENING REMARKS BY MAYOR HARVEY L. HALL
5. OPENING REMARKS By CHAIRMAN STEVE PEREZ.
6. PUBLIC PRESENTATIONS
Dave Cross;. Graham Kaye-Eddie; Herman Ruddell, Downtown Business
Association; Kenneth Hersch; Marvin Dean, Southeast Business & Property Owners
Association; and Mike Hayes addressed the Board and City Council to recommend
downtown Bakersfield .as the site of the new High Speed Rail terminal.
Pauline Larwood, Executive Director, Smart Growth Coalition, commented on Item
7C, the General Plan Adoption Process/Update, requesting that legislative bodies
encourage strengthening agricultural policies, downtown revitalization, and inclusion
of air quality policies in the General Plan update.
RECEIVED AND FILED DOCUMENTS
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7, BUSINESS ITEMS
A. HIGH SPEED RAIL TERMINAL LOCATION - Joint Agenda Item (Discussion)
Jack LaRochelle, Assistant Public Works Director, City of Bakersfield., gave
an oral 'presentation and provided written material; Craig Pope, Kern County
Roads Commissioner, gave oral presentation; Raul Rojas, Public Works
Director, City of Bakersfield, provided additional comment.
Lengthy discussion ensued regarding the three terminal .locations being
considered by the California High Speed-Rail Authority: 7th Standard Road,
M Street, and Truxtun Avenue. City and County staff responded to questions
regarding the timeliness of a decision on the preferred location and traffic
circulation ~impacts.
Councilmember Maggard and Supervisor McQuiston requested that this
matter become a priority for Cityand.County staff for future consideration by
both legislative bodies.
B. Use of STIP· Funds for Roadway Rehabilitation - City Agenda Item
(DisCussion)
Raul Rojas, Public Works Director, City of-Bakersfield, gave an oral
presentation. Alan Tandy, City Manager,' provided additional comments.
City of Bakersfield
MOTION-by Councilmember Couch to approve staff recommendation
relative to STIP funding and convey the City's request to-Kern COG -
ALL AYES
RECEIVED AND FILED DOCUMENTS
C. General Plan AdoPtion 'Process/Update - Joint Agenda Item (Discussion)
Jack Hardisty, Development Services Director, City of Bakersfield, and Ted
James, Kern County Planning Director, made oral presentation.
City of Bakersfield
MOTION by Councilmember Couch to accept the draft and endorse the
process for adoption. ALL AYES
D. Kern County Museum -"History for the Future Campaign"- County Agenda
Item (Discussion)
Carola Rupert-Enriquez, Kern County Museum Authority, gave an oral*
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. presentation.
E. Airport Terminal - Status Report - County Agenda Item (Discussion)
Ray Bishop, Kern County Director .of Airports, gave an oral presentation.
· F. Coordinating Roadway Improvements- City Agenda Item (Discussion)
'Raul Rojas, Public Works Director, City of Bakersfield, gave an oral
presentation.
G. Schedule for 2002 Joint Meetings - Joint Agenda Item (Discussion/Action)
City of Bakersfield
MOTION 'by Councilmember Couch to establish September 9, 2002 as
· the next date for the Joint City County Meeting,-and ~further establishing
June 17, 2002 and December 2, 2002 as tentative dates should the need
arise - ALL AYES
Kern County Bpard of Supervisom
Adopted schedule establishing 'September 9, 2002 as the next.date for
the Joint City County Meeting, and further establishing June 17, 2002
and December 2, 2002 as tentative dates should the need arise.
Peterson-Patrick / ALL A YES
8. CLOSING COMMENTS BY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS AND COUNCILMEMBERS
Board Members and Councilmembers requested that administrative reports be
provided to both entities at least 72 hours in advance of future joint meetings.
9. CLOSING COMMENTS BY CHAIRMAN STEVE PEREZ
10. CLOSING COMMENTS BY MAYOR HARVEY L. HALL
11. ADJOURNMENT at 8:36 p.m.
Steve A. Perez, Chairman, of Supervisors