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Al~dy, Cit~ .~a~r Kevin McDermott, Chair
StAff: Gail E. WaiteCs / Randy Rowles
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Patricia M. Smith
AGENDA SUMMARY REPORT
URBAN DEVELOPMENT
Monday, May 1, 1995
12:15 p.m.
City Manager's Conference Room
City Hall, Suite 201
1501 Truxtun Avenue
Bakersfield, CA 93301
1. ROLL CALL
Call to Order 12:35 p.m.
Present: Coun'cilmembers Randy Rowles and Patricia M. Smith
Absent: Councilmember Kevin McDermott, Chair
2. APPROVAL OF MARCH 1, 1995 MINUTES
Approved as submitted.
3. PRESENTATIONS
None
4. PUBLIC STATEMENTS
Mr. Delmarter spoke in support of a variance or deferral of fees for the Breckenridge
drainage basin area until development of the property is completed. A memo was sent
to the Public Works Director and Planning Commission regarding this matter. The City
APPROVI~ ~ 19, 1995
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Attorney advised that a change in the ordinance would be required to give the City
Council authority to defer the required fees. Staff will review the issue and provide the
Council with a recommendation as to whether a change in the ordinance would be
appropriate.
5. DEFERRED BUSINESS
None
6. NEW BUSINESS
A. RESOLUTION PROMOTING GOOD NEIGHBOR RELATIONS
The committee recommended that the resolution be forwarded to Council for adoption
after staff has made the appropriate changes noting "City" instead of "County." The
resolution has been adopted by the County Board of Supervisors.
B. MESA MARIN NEIGHBORHOOD COMPATIBILITY STUDY
The major issues surrounding the Mesa Marin Raceway continue to be noise and traffic
impacting the neighboring residential areas within a 1/,, to 1/2 mile radius of the raceway.
The initial steps of the study include re-evaluating the General Plan, defining the project
area and the scope of the project. Staff anticipates the study will take approximately six
to nine months, when at such time, the study will be brought before the Committee prior
to its presentation to the Planning Commission.
C. MULTI-USE RECREATION STADIUM AT SAM LYNN
The City Council and the Board of Supervisors have contributed $5,000 each for a cost
comparison study. A meeting is scheduled for May 4, 1995 to discuss the study scope
with the consultant. Staff did not have any additional information to report. This item
will be brought back to the next Committee meeting.
D, STATUS REPORT ON HIGHWAYS - HIGHWAY 178 SPECIFIC PLAN
The specific plan for Highway 178 is needed as a prelude to development within the
area. The original alignment plan was adopted by CalTrans in 1960. CalTrans is
holding up some development because they would like the City to have a plan to identify
early development in the area. Staff wants to be proactive in maintaining this corridor
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and, therefore, suggests Council encourage Kern COG to get back on track with this
item. The Committee asked staff to defer additional comments and their
recommendations until the next Committee meeting.
E. RESOLUTION ADOPTING SPECIFIC PLAN LINES FOR MORNING DRIVE,
PALADINO DRIVE AND AN "UNNAMED" COLLECTOR
A memo on the status of this project was disseminated to the Committee. The
Committee asked staff to continue this item to the next general plan cycle. Prior to
scheduling for the next cycle, however, staff was asked to set up a site tour for the
Committee and then bring the item back for discussion.
F. STREET WIDTH AT SOUTH UNION AND PANAMA LANE
In April 1995, Mr. Delmarter proposed to develop property on Tentative Tract 5809 next
to the Panama #10 Annexation and applied for a density bonus -- an incentive to
develop housing in the Iow to moderate income range. Subsequent review of the project
found that it did not qualify for the density bonus. Mr. Delmarter then inquired about
receiving a variance to allow a 52' wide street. The City Attorney opined that this project
was not eligible for a variance. Because Mr. Delmarter informed the Committee that he
could not wait three months for staff to do a review of the density bonus program, staff
was asked to review all options that may provide some relief to Mr Delmarter. Staff is
also to provide a response in writing to the full Council and Mr. Delmarter.
G. UNDERGROUND UTILITY COSTS
It was noted that the specific citizen's concern regarding this issue has been resolved.
The Vice Chair asked that the item be returned to the next meeting so that further
discussion could take place with the entire Committee present.
7. ADJOURNMENT
Adjourned 2:20 p.m.
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