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~- ~.~ ~ Randy Rowles, Chair
Alan Tandy, City Manager David Couch
Staff: John W. Stinson Mike Maggard
AGENDA SUMMARY REPORT
URBAN DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE
Monday, January 31, 2000
4:00 p.m.
City Manager's Conference Room
1. ROLL CALL
Call to Order at 4:17 p.m.
Present: Councilmembers Randy Rowles, Chair; Mike Maggard; and David Couch
2. ADOPT DECEMBER 6, 1999 AGENDA SUMMARY REPORT
Adopted as submitted.
3. PRESENTATIONS
None
4. PUBLIC STATEMENTS
None
5.DEFERRED BUSINESS
A. Discussion and Committee recommendation regarding Downtown Business and Property
Owners' Vision effort--Downtown Parking
This item was deferred at the request of the representatives from the Downtown Business and
Property Owners Association due to time constraints and the absence of one of their members.
ADOPT/~D AS SUBtqZTTED ON FI~BRUARY 28, 2000
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· 6. NEW BUSINESS
A. Review and Committee recommendation regarding the Borba Dairy development and a
proposed resolution in opposition - Hardisty
At the request of Councilmember Salvaggio, the City Council referred the issue of resident
concerns regarding the Borba Dairy development and drafting of a resolution in opposition to
the Dairy development to the Urban Development Committee. Staff provided the Council with
the executive summary from the Environmental Impact Report and a chronology of actions
related to the project.
Numerous comments were received from speakers, both in favor and opposed to the proposed
dairy project. Those opposed expressed concerns regarding the potential impacts on nearby
residents, the number of dairies approved and the size of the proposed dairies. Those in
support cited the process the Borbas had followed, the potential economic benefits of the project
and a willingness to make a presentation to explain how the dairies would be operated.
Committee members expressed concerns that there were a number of unanswered questions
that needed to be addressed before a recommendation could be made to the full Council.
Committee members, therefore, requested that staff provide additional background information
on the impacts on air quality, water quality, and odor control; possible relocation to another site;
the approval process; the implications to the 2010 General Plan; and the maximum number of
cows allowed at the site.
The Committee desired additional information from both the proponents and opponents of the
project. It was suggested that a workshop format before the entire Council would be the best
way to present the information to the Committee as well as the entire Council in order to promote
a well informed decision. The Committee recommended that a Council workshop be scheduled
for February 23, 2000, on the Borba Dairy development with 20 minutes each for the proponents
and opponents to make presentations regarding the project. Subsequent to the workshop, the
Urban Development Committee will meet on February 28, 2000, to further discuss the project
and bring back a recommendation to the Council on the issue at the March 15th City Council
meeting.
B. Review and Committee recommendation regarding Shellabarger Road access
This item was deferred to the next meeting due to time constraints.
C. Review and Committee recommendation regarding right-turn channelization at signalized
intersections
This item was deferred to the next meeting due to time constraints.
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AGENDA SUMMARY REPORT
Monday, January 31, 2000
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7. COMMITTEE COMMENTS
None
8. ADJOURNMENT
Adjourned at 5:45 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, Public Works Civil Engineer Marian
Shaw, Traffic Engineer Stephen Walker, and Principal Planner Marc Gauthier.
Public: Mary Berglund, Kern Co. Neighbors for Quality Air, Water and Growth; Jeff Huot;
John Martinez; Nancy Martinez; James A. Borba; Mary K. Shell, Harper & Shell; Mike
Bankston, Parents United; Sonja Swenson-Wolsey, Parents United; Fred Voltz; Herman
Ruddell, DBA; Cathy A. Butler, DBA; Steve Roberts, Consultant; Dale G. Scales, Farm
Real Estate Broker; Daniel Scales, Scales Construction, Inc.; Ben Nafus; Tony Graziano,
U.A.P.; James Burger, Reporter- The Bakersfield Californian; Larry Wolf, Concerned
Citizens for Agriculture; Duncan Harvey, Parents United; Robin Carpenter, Carpenter
Insurance; Kirk Golding, Parents United for a Healthy Environment; Pauline Larwood,
Smart Growth Coalition of Kern; and Stephan DeBranch, Castle & Cooke.
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