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Home My WebLink About10/08/1992 BAKE FIELD Ken Peterson, Chair Alan Tandy, City Manager Kevin McDermott Staff: Jack Hardisty Patricia M. Smith AGENDA SUMMARY REPORT URBAN DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE -Thursday, October 8, 1992 12:00 noon City Manager's Conference Room 1. Sidewalk Pushcart Food Vendor Ordinance (Michael Allford) The draft ordinance has been distributed to the vendors. Very little comment has been received.~ Committee directed staff to be open to comment a bit longer, summarize comments, and report back to committee. 2. ' Uniform Fire Code [1991 Edition] (Steve Johnson) Committee reviewed proposed fire code with S~eve Johnson and Larry Toller of the Fire Department and Roger McIntosh of the BIA. Make some minor changes and schedule for October 21 City Council meeting. Reference committee review in Background of Administrative Report. 3. Subdivision Ordinance (Jack Hardisty) Committee reviewed, agreement by Roger McIntosh and Jack Hardisty to grant the Planning Commission authority to approve 5% variances to st~ndard.s on 5% of subdivision lots. 4. Ward Boundary Changes - How to Approach the Problem (Larry Lunardini) If the Council elections are moved to 199.4, it would be good to consider ward boundaries during early summer of 1993 to be leas~ disruptive to elections: Staff to make a proposal for percent of deviation in population between wards which would trigger reconsideration of boundaries. $. Set Next Meeting October 29, 1992, and invite CDDA representatives. 6. Addendum: Letter from Cal Trans about Kern River Freeway was distributed. (See attachment). In Attendance: Chair Ken peterson; Kevin McDermott; Patricia M. Smith; Alan Tandy; Jack Hardisty; Larry Lunardini; Steve Johnson; Larry Toler; Michael Allford; Bill Descary; and Roger McIntosh of the BIA. Attachment cc: Mayor and City Council 2 STATE O~ CALIFORNIA -. BUSINESS. TRANSPORTATION AND HOUSING AGENCY PETE WILSON, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 1352 WEST OLIVE AVENUE P.O. BOX 12616 FRESNO, CA 93~8-2616 TDD (209)488-~66 PLANNING DEPARTMEN~ September Mr. Jack Hardisty 06-KER-58-R35.4/R52.3 Planning Director EA06200-315400-6232 City of Bakersfield 1501 Tmxtun Avenue Bakersfield, CA 93301 Dear Mr. Hardisty: The State of California Department of Transportation, Caltrans, has formally initiated preliminary engineering and environmental studies for the Route 58 Route AdOption Study. As part of this process, a Project Development Team (PDT) is being assembled. You are being invited, as an appointed member of the PDT, to assist Caltrans in the study. The Caltrans project development process utilizes a team approach to plan transportation projects. The team is made up of individuals, like yourself, who represent agencies and local jurisdictions, as well as technical experts that can assist in the project development process. The PDT acts as an advisory group during the course of studies and makes recommendations to Caltrans. The first PDT meeting is scheduled for Thursday, October 15, 1992 at 1:00 P.M. at the Public Services Building, 2700 "M" Street in Bakersfield. The meeting will be held in Conference Room iA. The intent of the meeting is to discuss the Scope of studies, the alternatives being considered and the environmental analysis to be conducted. A brief project description is attached for your information and review. If I can answer any questions or be of any further assistance to you, please call me at (209) 488-4314. I look forward to a productive PDT meeting on October 15, 1992. Sincerely, D. ALAN McCUEN Deputy District Director Planning and Programming MARY C. FREDERICK Chief Project Development Branch C Attachment 58 ROUTE ADOPTION STUDIES September 1992 · The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans), has initiated the 58 Route Adoption Study. The study will address the need for an improved east-west transportation facility and the growing traffic demands between interstate 5 and Route 99 in Kern County. The purpose of the study is to identify and adopt a specific route for the relocation of Route 58. This will allow for the acquisition of property in order to preserve right-of-waY for construction of a future facility. There has been a longstanding awareness of the need for an improved Route 58 facility by the Kern Council of Governments (Kern COG), the County of Kern and the City of Bakersfield as exemplified by several studies to identify an ultimate alignment. ALTERNATIVE ALIGNMENTS In addition to the build alternatives listed below a No Build Alternative and transit alternatives that will serve all or part of the project need will be studied. The transit alternatives will include consideration of bus, rail and High Occupancy Vehicle (HOV) lanes. Five Alternative Alignments within the study area will be evaluated for their right-of-way costs which include consideration for potential hazardous waste cleanup. Other costs evaluated include .environmental mitigation, construction costs and preliminary roadway design. · ' Seventh Standard Road Corridor follows Seventh Standard Road. Alignment · Hageman Road Alignment From 204/99 Interchange to Hageman Road, then steps southward to parallel the existing Rosedale Highway (Route 58) about 1/2 mile away. · Rosedale Highway Alignment Generally follows Rosedale Highway (existing Route 58). · Brimhall Road Alignment ,_ Includes a direct connection through the urban area south of Kern River from Coffee. Road area to the existing Route 58 freeway at Route 99. · Kern River Alignment Parallels Cross-Valley Canal from Mohawk Road to Interstate 5 - (City of Bakersfield and Kern County Adopted Alignment). · No Build Alternative No Project. PROJECT ISSUES Several environmental issues will be studied during the three year preparation of the Environmental Impact Statement (ELS). The National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) and the California Environmental Quality Act. (CEQA) both require that extensive studies be conducted to assess and minimize the potential impacts of any proposed alignment. In this case, a Tier 1 Environmental Clearance ElS will be prepared. This document acknowledges the timing factor involved in preserving a corridor in which no construction project has yet been-programmed and permits the acquisition of right-of-way. The specific areas that will be evaluated include: · Mass Transit/Public Transportation · Hazardous Materials/Waste · Growth Inducement · Air Quality · Visual Resources and Noise ' · Housing/Business Relocation · Community Disruption · Impacts to Wetlands These and other areas will be examined as part of the study process. The public is encouraged to participate in the route adoption studies as we develop a project to meet the area's traffic needs.