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HomeMy WebLinkAbout07/12/1999 BAKERSFIELD _ _ ~ ..... Randy Rowles, Chair Alan Tandy, City Manager David Couch Staff: John W. Stinson Mike Maggard AGENDA SUMMARY REPORT URBAN DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE Monday, July 12, 1999 1:15 p.m. City Manager's Conference Room 1. ROLL CALL Call to Order at 1:155_p.m. Present: Councilmembers Randy Rowles, Chair; leaving at 3:07 Councilmember Mike Maggard Councilmember David Couch arrived at 1:20 p.m. (Voted on first item heard, 5B) Planning Commissioners Jeff Tkac, Chair; Stephen Boyle, and Marti Kemper 2. ADOPT MAY 10, 1999 AGENDA SUMMARY REPORT Adopted as submitted. 3. PRESENTATIONS None 4. PUBLIC STATEMENTS Renee Nelson provided an announcement for the 1999 Air Quality Symposium presented by the San Joaquin Valley Air Pollution Control District on September 15 and 16. She requested that the City Council receive a copy of the announcement. (Attached) ADOP'I'E9 AS SIIBI~IITTED Olq AIJGUST 30, 1999 r~L[ C0Pf URBAN DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE AGENDA SUMMARY REPORT Monday, July 12, 1999 Page -2- 5. DEFERRED BUSINESS A. Update on current status of Bakersfield area freeway projects Jack LaRochelle gave an update on current freeway projects. He indicated we are waiting for CalTrans to complete the analysis of the freeway 58 at 99 interchange and that there should be a report on the status of their recommendation at the next committee meeting. Gene Bogart gave an update on the study of the recharge areas potentially affected by the Kern River freeway. Soil samples are being analyzed and percolation tests are being conducted for a 60-day period to develop strategies to address potential mitigation that may be required. Staff is continuing to work with interested parties on this issue. There was a question regarding sewer lines in the area that also could be affected by the freeway. Public Works Director Rojas responded that the sewer lines would be double lined as part of any mitigation, similar to the existing river crossing of these lines. There was also discussion of developing a map of water recharge areas within the city and developing ways to protect them from development. There were also comments made by Ron Brummett from Kern COG about collection of additional information regarding issues related to the refinery property along the proposed freeway route. B. Review of proposed amendment to the sign ordinance regarding off- premises directional signs Jack Hardisty provided a memo regarding discussions with Mr. Rosenlieb and including · recommendations to address the sign issue involving Mr. Rosenlieb's client. Also presented was a response by Mr. Rosenlieb re. concerns with staff's recommendations. There was discussion by the committee regarding a desire to address the issue of these types of unique non-conforming signs. Staff will report back to the Council a recommendation to send back to the Planning Commission a proposed amendment to the ordinance regarding the abatement of non-conforming signs. C. Update on current status of alternatives for beautification of entrances to the City Staff gave a brief update on progress regarding entry signs to the city. Discussions with the Arts Council are continuing and input from other groups is being solicited regarding possible types and locations of signs. Public input on proposed sign styles was collected via the city web site. Approximately 15 comments were received with no one style receiving a clear majority of votes. Staff will continue to work with these groups. URBAN DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE AGENDA SUMMARY REPORT Monday, July 12, 1999 Page -3- D. Discussion of possible incentives to encourage planting of trees in the downtown area This item was deferred until the next meeting. E. Discussion of Transportation Sales Tax Measure This item was deferred until the next meeting. 6. NEW BUSINESS A. Discussion of improvements to downtown parking including possible cooperative efforts to provide additional bus services for area parking lots A brief presentation was made by city staff and Bill Wilbanks from the County Administrative Office regarding the possibility of bus service for the parking areas adjacent to the City and County government buildings, the Convention Center and Centennial Garden Arena. Staff has had preliminary discussions with the County and GET to explore possible routes and to'analyze the costs of such a service. Research and discussions with the other agencies will continue. B. Review of list of sites qualified for Transportation Development Funds This item was deferred until the next meeting. C. Joint meeting with Planning Commission Committee to review draft ordinance regarding Planning Commission appointments The Urban Development Committee met jointly with a committee from the Planning Commission to receive comments regarding concerns previously expressed by Planning Commissioners regarding the proposed ordinance. Planning Commissioner comments focused on concerns regarding the nomination of individual Commissioners by individual Councilmembers. They were concerned with the appearance to the public that this method of appointment would politicize the Planning Commission. They expressed that open application by city residents to serve on the Commission should continue. They indicated the public's perception of the Planning Commission is that of an independent body and linking appointments to an individual Councilmember could change that perception. There were differing opinions stated by members of the Urban Development Committee in response to-the stated concerns. There was discussion that there may be URBAN DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE AGENDA SUMMARY REPORT Monday, July 12, 1999 Page -4- two distinct issues, one involving the nomination procedure and another regarding the process of voting for Commissioners. The Committee did not reach a consensus regarding this issue and recommended that the proposed ordinance prepared by the City Attorney which incorporated with the comments from the June 30th City Council meeting be returned to the City Council at the July 21st meeting along with the comments of the Planning Commissioners for further Council deliberation. 7. ADJOURNMENT Adjourned at 4:05 p.m. cc: Honorable Mayor and City Council Attendance: Staff: City Manager Alan Tandy, Assistant City Manager John Stinson, City Attorney Bart Thiltgen, Public Works Director Raul Rojas, Development Services Director Jack Hardisty, Economic Development Director Jake Wager; Water Resources Manager Gene Bogart; Engineering Services Manager Jack LaRochelle; Civil Engineer Marian Shaw; and Parks Supervisor Ed Lazaroti. Public: Jim Johnson, Arts Council of Kern; John Fallgatter, Smart Growth Coalition; Renee Nelson; Cassie Daniel, Bakersfield Association of Realtors; Jay Rosenlieb on behalf of Good Nite Inns; Ron Brummett, Kern COG; Dennis Bainbridge, C.L.E.A.N.; Michael Green, Reporter- The Bakersfield Californian; and Bill Wilbanks, Kern County General Services s:John\UrbanDev\UD99ju112summary.wpd