HomeMy WebLinkAbout11/13/2000 BAKERSFIELD
~~J~~ Jeffrey A. Green, Chair
Alan Tandy, City Manager David Couch
Staff: John W. Stinson Mike Maggard
AGENDA SUMMARY REPORT
URBAN DEVELOPMENT COMMI'I-rEE
Meeting of Monday, November 13, 2000
4:00 p.m.
City Manager's Office - City Hall
1. ROLL CALL
Called to order: 4:05 p.m.
Present: Councilmembers Jeffrey Green, Chair; David Couch; and Mike Maggard
2. ADOPT OCTOBER 16, 2000 AGENDA SUMMARY REPORT
Adopted as submitted.
3. PUBLIC STATEMENTS
Shawn Caldwell, Doug Bird and Leonard Koch spoke against opening Shellabarger Road.
Keith Huffman spoke in favor of opening Shellabarger Road.
4. DEFERRED BUSINESS
A. Discussion and Committee recommendation regarding Transportation Development Fees
- Capital Improvement Plan
At the Committee's request from the last meeting, Jack LaRochelle provided a cash flow analysis
for the next five years. Marion Shaw gave an overview of projects added to the Regional
Transportation Facilities List. Some projects were added due to changes in growth patterns, but
most were added to facilitate development and provide continuity to the transportation system.
There is no change to the fee structure as the projects completed are approximately equal to the
projects being added.
ADOFI'EI) AS SUBI~III"rED FEBRUARY 12, 2001
URBAN DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE
AGENDA SUMMARY REPORT
Monday, November 13, 2000
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Roger Mclntosh spoke and questioned the reasoning for some projects included on the list and
suggested waiting for the completion of the 2030 model that will be used for the Greiner traffic
system study.
The Committee discussed several projects on the list and time constraints. The Transportation
Development Fees - Capital Improvement Plan needs to be adopted by the Council within 180 days
of adoption of the FY 2000-01 Capital Improvement Program budget which was adopted June 28,
2000. It was pointed out that with Council direction, the Regional Transportation Facilities List can
be amended during the year to prioritize, remove projects or add needed projects. As this is a
metropolitan plan, it must also be adopted annually by the County.
The Committee unanimously approved the Regional Transportation Facilities List for the
Transportation Development Fees - Capital Improvement Plan to be forwarded to the Council for
adoption with the understanding that it can be amended during the year at Council direction.
B. Discussion and Committee recommendation regarding tree ordinance
Planning Director Stan Grady handed out a summary of comments from the Planning Commission
Landscape Committee meeting and a summary of comments and recommendations from the Tree
Foundation. Planning staff has also met with the Board of Realtors, the BIA of Kern County and
CELSOC members.
Pauline Larwood, Smart Growth Coalition, spoke about their recently completed survey and results
showing the number one issue of those surveyed was that citizens wanted to see more trees in
Bakersfield and the metropolitan area.
Gary O'Neil, Oleander Sunset Park Association, spoke about the tree ordinance and the need to
have a list of preferred trees, concern about the removal of mature trees, compliance and
enforcement of the ordinance.
Fred Porter, CELSOC, pointed out that commercial development is responsible for a very small
portion of the trees in Bakersfield. Only 4.5 percent of the available property being developed is
commercial.
The Committee clarified that the draft ordinance now being considered for adoption is for new
commercial development and does not cover residential. The original referral was to consider what
can be done for future commercial development where there are existing mature trees and how to
keep those mature trees.
The Committee directed Planning Director Stan Grady to ask the groups who have not submitted
written comments to do so and invite the groups to a meeting with City staff and work out the issues
in the draft tree ordinance that can be agreed upon and make notations on the outstanding issues
and bring the information back to the Committee.
URBAN DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE
AGENDA SUMMARY REPORT
Monday, November 13, 2000
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C. Discussion and Committee recommendation regarding existing City ordinance relating
to manufactured homes
This item was before the Committee sometime ago and there was discussion about making changes
to the existing ordinance to more closely conform with some optional language in State law.
Basically, it would add language to the ordinance to prohibit the installation of a manufactured home
in R-1 zones if it is 10 years old or older. This would not apply to existing manufactured homes
already on a site, but only installation of manufactured homes after adoption of the ordinance.
Staff has been in contact with the Board of Realtors and they have no objection to the proposed
changes to the ordinance.
The Committee unanimously approved the changes to the ordinance relating to manufactured
homes and directed staff to forward the ordinance to the Council for adoption.
5. ADJOURNMENT
The meeting was adjourned at 5:15 p.m.
Staff: City Manager Alan Tandy; Assistant City Manager John W. Stinson; City Attorney Bart Thiltgen;
Public Works Director Raul Rojas; Planning Director Stanley Grady; Parks Supervisor Ed Lazaroti; and
Public Works Civil Engineer Marian Shaw.
Others: Roger Mclntosh, Martin-Mclntosh; Mark Smith, ASU; Cassie Daniel, Bakersfield Board of
Realtors; Stuart Baugher; Keith Huffman; Leonard Koch; Shawn Caldwell; Doug Bird; Dana Adams, Tree
Foundation; Fred Porter, CELSOC; Brian Todd, BIA of Kern County; Gary O'Neil, Oleander Sunset Park
Association; Pauline Larwood, Smart Growth Coalition; Renee Nelson; Reporter James Burger, The
Bakersfield Californian; and reporter from KERN Radio.
cc: Honorable Mayor and City Councilmembers
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