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HomeMy WebLinkAbout05/23/2005 B A K E R S F I E L D ~~ ~*~'~-' Sue Benham, Chair Staff: ,John W. Stinson David Couch For: Alan Tandy, City Manager Mike Maggard AGENDA SUMMARY REPORT PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE MEETING Monday, May 23, 2005 - 1:00 p.m. City Manager's Conference Room 1. ROLL CALL The meeting was called to order at 1:07 p.m. Present: Councilmembers Sue Benham, Chair; and David Couch; Councilmember Mike Maggard arrived at 1:09 p.m. 2. PUBLIC STATEMENTS 3. CLOSED SESSION A motion was made by the Chair to move the Closed Session to be heard after Deferred Business 7.A. The Committee unanimously approved the motion. The Closed SeSsion was called t° order at 1:23 p.m. A. Conference with Legal Counsel--Potential Initial of Litigation Pursuant to subdivision (c) of Government Code section 54956.9 - one case The Closed Session adjourned at 1:59 p.m. 4. CLOSED SESSION ACTION There was no reportable action. 5. ADOPT APRIL 25, 2005 AGENDA SUMMARY REPORT There was one correction to the agenda summary report. The Closed Session on April 25, 2005 was called to Order.at 12:14 p.m. Adopted as submitted with the above correction. AGENDA SUMMARY REPORT PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE MEETING Monday, May 23, 2005 Page 2 6. PUBLIC STATEMENTS 7. DEFERRED BUSINESS A. Discussion and Committee recommendation regarding appeals of extension of vesting rights , City Manager Alan Tandy explained there was a long time in the City's history when discretionary extensions of vesting rights for subdivision maps were granted. When the City Council began to set the traffic impact and park development fees at the true levels and adopted the new fee schedules, staff believed at that time, although it was not in writing, that requests for discretionary map extensions would no longer be granted. If all the developer appeals and requests for extensions of time for vesting rights now before the City are approved, the City.would lose $3.2 million in traffic impact and park development fees as it allows developers to develop at the previous fee schedule rates. Staff is recommending that all the appeals be denied, except for the one by Public Works (which is actually to appeal a Planning Commission decision to allow two extensions of vesting rights), and a policy be adopted that the City not grant discretionary extensions of time for vesting rights in the future. Roger Mclntosh spoke in favor of granting the appeals to extend the vesting rights, as this has been past practice. He agreed if, the City is not going to grant discretionary extensions, there should be a written policy. Committee Member Couch stated he has met with staff on this issue several times and cannot come up with a rationale to grant the appeals because there will always be unforeseen equally important reasons in the future for other requests from developers to grant discretionary extensions of vesting rights. At past meetings regarding setting the impact fees, Committee Member Couch recalled Committee discussions and direction to staff that discretionary extensions of vesting rights should no longer be granted. Committee Member Couch made a motion to accept the staff recommendation on the pending appeals and requested staff to draft a formal policy stating discretionary extensions of vesting rights for subdivision maps no longer be granted. Staff will draft a formal policy for Council consideration and also put the appeals back on the Council agenda with the Committee's recommendation that discretionary extensions of vesting rights no longer be granted. The Committee unanimously approved the motion. The meeting adjourned to Closed Session at 1:20 p.m. AGENDA SUMMARY REPORT PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE MEETING Monday, May 23,2005 Page 3 8. COMMITTEE COMMENTS 9. ADJOURNMENT The regular meeting adjourned at 2:00 p.m. Attendance-staff: City Manager Alan Tandy; City Attorney Ginny Gennaro; Assistant City Manager John Stinson; Development Services Director Stan Grady; Public Works Director Raul Rojas; Civil Engineer Marian Shaw; and City Clerk Pam McCarthy Attendance-others: Roger Mclntosh; and Kath McWhorter, Castle and Cooke cc: Honorable Mayor and City Councilmembers S:~JOHN\Council Committees\05Planning&Development\05May23summary.doc