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HomeMy WebLinkAbout11/08/1999 BAKERSFIELD ~~-,~ ~ Randy Rowles, Chair Alan Tandy, City Manager David Couch Staff: John W. Stinson Mike Maggard AGENDA SUMMARY REPORT URBAN DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE Monday, November 8, 1999 1'15 p.m. City Manager's Conference Room 1. ROLL CALL Call to Order at 1:15 p.m. Present: Councilmembers Mike Maggard, acting chair; and David Couch Absent: Councilmember Rar~dy Rowles, Chair 2. ADOPT SEPTEMBER 27, '1999 AGENDA SUMMARY REPORT Adopted as submitted. 3. PRESENTATIONS None 4. PUBLIC STATEMENTS 5. DEFERRED BUSINESS A. Metropolitan Bakersfield freeway status report Jack LaRochelle gave a brief update on the status of freeway projects and distributed an informational report. He indicated that the tier I environmental document for route 58 was being reviewed by the Federal Highway Administration. APPROVED AS~S~TTED ON DECEIqBER 6' 1999 F~L[ COPY URBAN DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE AGENDA SUMMARY REPORT Monday, November 8, 1999 Page -2- B. Staff report regarding Charrette Process Jack Hardisty gave an update on research into the cost of conducting a Charette process. He indicated that a professional facilitator could potentially cost $25,000 plus incidental expenses. He said there may be some funding available from the Great Valley Center, since they have an interest in promoting such community planning efforts. Jack also indicated that there was interest expressed by the local chapters of the American Institute of Architects and the American Planning Association to assist with a charrette process. The representative from the BIA expressed some concerns regarding using the Great Valley Center since they have taken an advocacy role in certain statewide planning issues. 'They were more agreeable if the focus of the charrette process was local needs. CouncilmemberCouch clarified that the focus should be on the downtown area. Staff will continue to gather additional information, make contact with the Great Valley Center and report back to the Committee. C. Report and possible committee recommendation on regulation of manufactured homes and impacts of potential ordinance changes Jack Hardisty provided a chart showing the numbers of Mobile Homes installed annually in order to show the potential impact if a proposed change to the city ordinance were approved which would not allow a permit for homes older than 10 years. Staffwill prepare a draft ordinance and meet with the Bakersfield Board of Realtors to get their input then bring this item back to the committee for further action. D. Discussion and possible committee recommendation regarding possible incentives to encourage planting of trees in the downtown area and proposal submitted by Kern Tree Foundation John Stinson explained that staff had met with representatives from the Tree Foundation, and the Downtown Business and Property Owners Association (DBA) to discuss the proposal submitted by the Tree Foundation to plant more trees in the downtown. Staff explained that they reviewed with both groups the City's current plans to expand the streetscape beyond Chester Avenue with funds currently budgeted and additional grant funds which were recently applied for. Staff also explained some of the difficulties in planting trees in the downtown including issues of property ownership, locating utilities, having to cut sidewalks, providing irrigation, and conformance with the Council adopted Master Street Tree Plan. Based upon discussion between staff and the two groups it was suggested that the Tree Foundation could more effectively focus their tree planting efforts in areas adjacent to downtown where there were existing grass strips between the sidewalk and street (parkways). This would eliminate the need for concrete cutting, tree grates, and irrigation and could be done with the consent of the property owner to provide maintenance. Also the size 'of trees proposed to be planted by the Tree Foundation would be more acceptable to the City in these areas. The Tree Foundation was supportive of this approach and indicated that they would coordinate their tree planting efforts with city staff including following the types of trees specified in the Master Street Tree Plan to provide URBAN DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE AGENDA SUMMARY REPORT Monday, November 8, 1999 Page -3- consistency in the downtown. The DBA indicated that they would continue to work with the City in the formation of maintenance districts in the downtown to provide for the maintenance of the expanded streetscape areas funded by the City or though grants. 6. NEW BUSINESS None 7. COMMITTEE COMMENTS Councilmember Couch asked if there was any possibility of getting PG&E to do some landscaping of their facility at Rosedale Highway and Coffee Road. Staff indicated they would contact PG&E and see what could be done. 8. ADJOURNMENT Adjourned at 3:10 p.m. cc: Honorable Mayor and City Council Attendance: Staff! Assistant City Manager John Stinson, Assistant City Manager Alan Christensen, City Attorney Bart Thiltgen, Development Services Director Jack Hardisty, Public Works Engineering Services Manager Jack LaRochelle, Public Works Parks and Landscape Designer Don Hoggatt, Economic Development-Development Associate Donna Barnes, Assistant Recreation and Parks Director Allen Abe, and Parks Supervisor Ed Lazaroti. Public: Ron Brummett, Kern COG; Renee Nelson; Brian Todd, BIA of Kern County; Dana Nelson, Tree Foundation; Rick Hewett, Tree Foundation; Graham Kay Eddie; Linda Robinson, Tree Foundation; Cassie Daniel, Bakersfield Board of Realtors. s:John\UrbanDev\UD99Nov08summary.wpd