HomeMy WebLinkAbout03/22/2000 BAKERSFIELD
~~L.~ ~ Randy Rowles, Chair
Alan Tandy, City Manager David Couch
Staff: John W. Stinson Mike Maggard
AGENDA SUMMARY REPORT
SPECIAL MEETING
URBAN DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE
Wednesday, March 22, 2000
4:00 p.m.
City Hall- Council Chamber
1. ROLL CALL
Call to Order at 4:00 p.m.
Present: Councilmembers: Randy Rowles, Chair; David Couch; and Mike Maggard
2. ADOPT FEBRUARY 28, 2000 AGENDA SUMMARY REPORT
Adopted as submitted.
3. PUBLIC STATEMENTS
4. DEFERRED BUSINESS
A. Review and Committee recommendation regarding the Borba Dairy development and
a proposed resolution in opposition
Mary Shell, representing the Borba Dairy, spoke in support and a report being prepared
regarding mitigation and monitoring procedures for ground water.
James Borba spoke in support and wanted to postpone the decision to be able to present
more facts about ground water contamination.
Larry Wolf, Kern Citizens for Agriculture, spoke in support of the dairy project and
signatures being collected in support.
Kirk Golding, Parents United for a Healthy Environment, spoke in opposition and regarding
signatures being collected from people who own homes and live nearby and are against the
proposed site.
ADOPTED AS SUBHITTED APRIL 24, 2000
FILE COPY
URBAN DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE
AGENDA SUMMARY REPORT
Wednesday, March 22, 2000
Page -2-
Mike Bankston, Parents United for a Healthy Environment, spoke in opposition to the
location of the dairy and non-conformance with the Bakersfield 2010 Plan.
Arthur Unger, Sierra Club, spoke in opposition and expressed concerns regarding ground
water contamination.
Robin Carpenter, Kern County Neighbors for Quality Air, Water and Growth, spoke in
opposition and expressed concems regarding ground water contamination and against the
location of the proposed dairy.
Cathy Smith spoke in opposition and expressed concerns regarding ground water
contamination.
George Demos, Sr. spoke in opposition, and expressed concerns regarding ground water
contamination and protecting air quality.
Sonja Swenson-Wolsey, Parents United for a Healthy Environment, spoke in opposition to
the dairy.
The Committee members discussed the Borba Dairy issue and suggested proposed
language for a resolution to be sent to the County Board of Supervisors. They proposed
the following:
· The City Council recommends that in order to bring clarity and certainty to the location
of animal confinement and feeding facilities, such as the Borba dairies, that Kern County
complete a county-wide plan and program environmental impact report specific to
concentrated animal confinement and feeding facilities, which defines where such
facilities may be located, and identify minimum mitigation measures required, similar to
the process used by Tulare County;
· The City Council proposes a joint special committee made up of representatives from
both the city and county planning commissions be formed to make suggestions for the
development of policies, protocols, and procedures for both bodies for the review and
approval of projects on the fringe of city boundaries within the 2010 General Plan in
order to balance planning issues at the city/county interface; and
· The City Council strongly urges the County of Kern to take affirmative steps to facilitate
the location of an alternate site within Kern County and outside the 2010 General Plan
boundaries for the Borba dairies where the potential for incompatibility between
agricultural and urban uses would not exist, and, in that regard, offers the assistance of
the City of Bakersfield in this process.
The Committee directed staff to take the draft language and prepare a resolution for
approval by the Council at the March 23rd City Council meeting.
URBAN DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE
AGENDA SUMMARY REPORT
Wednesday, March 22, 2000
Page -3-
B. Discussion and possible Committee recommendation regarding Downtown Business
and Property Owners' Vision effort--Traffic and Circulation (This item heard first)
Herman Ruddell gave a presentation on traffic flow and capacities of the various streets in
the downtown based on a study done in 1992. A future vision with proposed suggestions
to gain capacity increases and provide ingress to the downtown and increase street parking
was presented, The Committee directed Public Works staff to work with the DBA to provide
needed information such as traffic counts and required width for streets and street parking
to assist with their future vision project on traffic and circulation in the downtown.
5. ADJOURNMENT '
Adjourned at 6:24 p.m.
cc: Honorable Mayor and City Council
Attendance: Staff: City Manager Alan Tandy, Assistant City Manager John Stinson, City Attorney Bart
Thiltgen, Development Services Director Jack Hardisty, Public Works Director Raul
Rojas, Economic Development Director Jake Wager; City Clerk Pam McCarthy, and
Development Services Principal Planner Marc Gauthier.
Public: Herman Ruddell, Downtown Business and Property Owners Association (DBA);
Mary Shell, representing the Borba Dairies; James Borba; Larry Wolf, Kern Citizens for
Agriculture; Kirk Golding, Parents United for a Healthy Environment; Mike Bankston,
Parents United for a Healthy Environment; Arthur Unger, Sierra Club; Robin Carpenter,
Kern County Neighbors for Quality Air, Water and Growth; Cathy Smith; George Demos,
Sr.; and Sonja Swenson-Wolsey, Parents United for a Healthy Environment.
S:John\UrbanDev\U D00mar22Summary.wpd