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HomeMy WebLinkAbout09/27/1999 BAKERSFIELD ~[~-'~~ Randy Rowles, Chair Alan Tandy, City Manager David Couch Staff: John W. Stinson Mike Maggard AGENDA SUMMARY REPORT URBAN DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE Monday, September 27,1999 1:15 p.m. City Manager's Conference Room 1. ROLL CALL Call to Order at 1:15 p.m. Present: Councilmembers Randy Rowles, Chair; David Couch and Mike Maggard 2. ADOPT AUGUST 30, 1999 AGENDA SUM MARY REPORT Adopted as submitted. 3. PRESENTATIONS None 4. PUBLIC STATEMENTS Pauline Larwood spoke regarding the request she made at the joint City Council/County Supervisors meeting regarding creating a joint city/county committee to review development standards within the 2010 General Plan boundaries. It was explained that the City Council had not yet taken any action to respond to her request and that the item could be addressed directly by the Council or possibly referred to a Committee to review her request. ADOPTED AS SUBMITTED NOVEt4~ 8, 1999 ! F'ILE COPY URBAN DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE AGENDA SUMMARY REPORT Monday, September 27, 1999 Page -2- 5. DEFERRED BUSINESS A. Metropolitan Bakersfield freeway status report Marion Shaw gave a brief update on the status of freeways in metropolitan Bakersfield. She provideda memo that was requested regarding Centennial Corddor land acquisition by the state. Raul Rojas gave a brief update on the Kern River freeway status. He indicated that staff has been discussing a potential solution to the connection of the Kern River freeway to Highway 99 with CalTrans. Ron Brummett indicated that CalTrans is preparing cost estimates for Kern COG for each of the route alternatives for the Kern River Freeway. A summary memo with information on the Century freeway was also distributed in response to a previous Committee request. Staff - indicated that a more detailed report by the California State Auditor on the Century Freeway was available upon request. B. Staff report regarding transfer of development rights Jack Hardisty distributed a memo and gave a presentation in the use of transfer of development rights (TDR) for potential water recharge areas to the Committee. He indicated that such programs may be difficult to implement due to administrative cost and legal liability issues. It was explained that the purchase of easemehts, options on property or outright purchase could possibly be more cost effective that a TDR program. He explained that Planning Director Stan Grady would be giving the City Council a workshop of broader scope on TDR programs and additional information would be provided at that time. C. Staff report regarding Charrette Process Jack Hardisty gave a presentation on the Charrette process and provided the Committee with a handbook on the process as well as some examples of how it has been used by other communities. Councilmember Rowles indicated that he and staff had met with representatives from the local chapter of the Amedcan Institute of Architects who are interested in assisting with this process. Councilmember Rowles asked that Mr. Hardisty research the cost of a facilitator should the City want to consider using the Charrette process and bring that information back to the Committee. 6. NEW BUSINESS A. Review and Committee recommendation regarding existing City ordinances relating to manufactured homes Jack Hardisty gave a presentation regarding the regulation of manufactured homes within the city. He indicated that the state generally regulates manufactured homes, with the city having limited regulatory authority. He explained that the City could limit the use of manufactured homes more that 10 years old on R-1 lots should the Council choose to. However, there could URBAN DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE AGENDA SUMMARY REPORT Monday, September 27, 1999 Page -3- be issues of housing affordability if this change were made. The Committee asked that staff provide additional information regarding manufactured homes and bdng this item back for further discussion. B. Discussion and Committee recommendation regarding standards for billboards bordering City/County areas Staff distributed a comparison of city and county standards for billboards. Upon review the committee requested that staff draft a letter for City Council action to be sent to the Board of Supervisors requesting that the City and County work together to have consistent standards for billboards within the metro Bakersfield area. This would be in keeping with the goal of having consistent planning and development standards within the metropolitan area. C. Set next meeting The next meeting was set for October 25, 1999. 7. COMMITTEE COMMENTS None 8. ADJOURNMENT Adjourned at 3:10 p.m. cc: Honorable Mayor and City Council Attendance: Staff: Assistant City Manager John Stinson, Chief Assistant City Attorney Bob Sherfy, Public Works Director Raul Rojas, Development Services Director Jack Hardisty, Water Resources Manager Gene Bogart; Civil Engineer Marian Shaw; Finance Director Gregory Klimko; and Planning Director Stan Grady. Public: Ron Brummett, Kern COG; Roger Mdntosh, Martin-Mclntosh; Renee Nelson; Pauline Larwood, Smart Growth Coalition; and Chuck Feet, KERO - TV 23. s:John\Urban Dev\U D99sept27summary.wpd