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Kevin McDermott, Chair
Ala~t//T~ d~'Ci~~ger Randy Rowles
sta~~Gadil E. Wait Patricia M. Smith
! AGENDA SUMMARY REPORT
URBAN DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE
Wednesday, September 18, 1996
12:15 p.m.
City Manager's Conference Room
1. ROLL CALL
Call to Order at 12:35 p.m.
Present: Councilmembers Kevin McDermott, Chair; and Patricia Smith
Absent: Councilmember Randy Rowles
2. APPROVAL OF AUGUST 14, 1996 MINUTES
Approved as submitted.
3. PRESENTATIONS
None
4. PUBLIC STATEMENTS
None
5. DEFERRED BUSINESS
A. UPDATE ON FREEWAYS
Staff distributed a written status report. The County has adopted an alignment
change on the West Beltway, but staff has not been able to get a status report on
this issue. We will keep working on it. Councilmember Smith asked if anything is
being done to the intersection of Comanche and State Highway 178 to make it
safer. She asked staff to look into it. Councilmember McDermott asked staff to
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check with KernCOG on why the Kern River Freeway is being scoped out again.
Staff believes it is because new players have entered into the project and CalTrans
wants to bring them up to speed.
B. FIRE STATION LOCATION
Staff reported that there is adequate fire coverage in the western area of
Bakersfield with the current fire station locations, but suggested that in the future
Station 9 may have to be moved to have better coverage for the southwest. Chief
Kelly assured the Committee that the level of service with siting a new fire station
in the west would be consistent and within established response time criteria.
Councilmember McDermott asked staff to report to the Ad Hoc Committee that
discussions around fire station location should ensure that the residents in the
western area of Bakersfield have the same level of service as all other city
residents; and that a temporary station be constructed as soon as possible to
provide better coverage for citizens in that area.
6. NEW BUSINESS
A. KIOSK SIGNS FOR HOUSING DEVELOPMENTS
Staff reviewed the proposed ordinance regarding the new kiosk sign program for
developers. The purpose of the program is to unify all of the directional signs that
litter the roadway and to make directional signage more consistent. The kiosk sign
will go in the public right-of-way, but Councilmember McDermott is concerned that
this would lead to other issues. Concern was also expressed because of the
12-foot height of the sign and the inflexibility of choosing colors to differentiate
between developments. The BIA is in favor of the program because it levels the
playing field for all developers and it enables developers to put signs up in the
right-of-way and not be concerned about getting permission from residents to have
signs on their property. Staff will come back to the next meeting with comments on
different colors for the signs; the City's level of involvement in regulating the
program; and what we are doing about monitoring the current distance regulation
for banner signs.
7. ADJOURNMENT
Adjourned at 1:57 p.m.
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