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HomeMy WebLinkAbout01/17/1996 B A K E R S F I E L D Ci. ' Kevin McDermott, Chair Alan --t'ty Manager Randy Rowles Staff: Gall E. Waiters Patricia M. Smith AGENDA SUMMARY REPORT URBAN DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE Wednesday, January 17, 1996 12:15 p.m. City Manager's Conference Room 1. ROLL CALL Call to Order at 12:26 p.m. Present: CounCilmembers Kevin McDermott, Chair; Randy Rowles and Patricia M. Smith 2. APPROVAL OF DECEMBER 6, 1995 MINUTES Approved as submitted 3. PRESENTATIONS None 4. PUBLIC STATEMENTS None APPROVF~ AS SUBbfITTE~ JANUARY 29, 1996 FILE COPY URBAN DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE AGENDA SUMMARY REPORT Wednesday, January 17, 1996 Page -2- 5. DEFERRED BUSINESS A. SPEED HUMP PROGRAM Staff refreshed the Committee's recollection on the pilot program results which were submitted at their July 11, 1995 meeting. The Committee asked staff to develop a policy to addreSS the following issues: what is the zone of benefit and who would pay for the speed hump; what would be the "neighborhood circumference" impacted by the speed hump and who would determine the criteria for placement; what is the traffic criteria that determines that a speed hump is necessary; and how many humps would be on one street and within what distance from each. This proposed policy should be brought back to a future Committee meeting. A public comment addressed the idea of privatizing the work, if citizens will be required to pay for the speed hump installation. B. SPECIFIC TRAILS PLAN This item was taken out of sequence at the meeting. The meeting was adjourned before is was discussed thoroughly. The Committee has proposed calling a special meeting for January 29, 1996. This item will appear under deferred business on that agenda. 6. NEW BUSINESS A. TRANSPORTATION IMPACT FEE The Committee reviewed a draft ordinance regarding the Transportation Impact Fee for all new development. The Committee asked that staff exclude the mention of dollars under the "Appeal" clause and refer to our cost recovery system instead. It was also recommended that staff propose an appropriate indexing system to base the fee standards, and to develop a process whereby the project list would be revaluated every three years. The BIA will submit a list to staff which addreSSes those projects they feel should not be on the list. The Committee asked that staff prepare an Administrative Report for a City Council meeting which outlines the major changes to the program and ordinance. Staff will also be considering the problems associated with the Transportation Impact Fee such as with timing, budgeting and crediting developers. A list proposing the addition of certain collectors into the program was distributed. URBAN DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE AGENDA SUMMARY REPORT Wednesday, January 17, 1996 Page -3- B. STOCKDALE HIGHWAY MEDIAN LANDSCAPING The Committee proposed to substantially scale down this project to minimize annual costs. Some property owners are trying to obtain donated funds for an endowment. These changes could reduce the annual costs to below $1,000. Council policy already allows for no assessment on landscaping if the costs are below the $1,000 threshold. This was done on Gorrill Street. The project will consist of approximately 10 trees, an 18 inch strip of decorative concrete on either side of the median, and asphalt between the planters. Total construction costs should not exceed the original landscape budget of $57,000. The neighborhood group has already scheduled a fund raiser and will present to the Council their results at its February 21, 1996 meeting. They anticipate raising at least $2,000. C. DESTEC PARK FUNDING Staff provided the Committee with written alternatives for utilizing the funding contributed by DESTEC. Those alternatives were prioritized as follows: Priority #1 Improvements to Siemon and University Park at $210,000; Priority #2 Improvements and open space in the northeast at $385,000; Priority #3 Improvements on existing City school property (Thorner and Nichols) at $195,000; Priority #4 Improvements at the Kern County Soccer Park at $125,000 with a like contribution from the County; and Priority #5 Improvements to Highland High School at $20,000 with a like contribution from the Kern County High School District. The Committee asked staff to prepare additional information regarding these priorities and the proposed funding. The Kern County High School District meets on January 23, 1996, so the Committee decided to wait until they could review the school district's comments regarding the Priority #5 proposal. The Committee called a special meeting for January 29, 1996 for this purpose. 7. ADJOURNMENT Adjourned 3:10 p.m. GEW:jp