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Home My WebLink About03/13/1996 g A K E R S F I E L D Kevin McDermott, Chair Randy Rowles Patricia M. Smith Staff: Gall E. Waiters AGENDA URBAN DEVELOPMENT COMMI'I'rEE Wednesday, March 13, 1996 12:15 p.m. City Manager's Conference Room Second Floor - City Hall, Suite 201 1501 Truxtun Avenue Bakersfield, CA 1. ROLL CALL 2. APPROVAL OF FEBRUARY 15, 1996 MINUTES 3. PRESENTATIONS 4. PUBLIC STATEMENTS 5. DEFERRED BUSINESS A. ICE RINK PROPOSAL 6. NEW BUSINESS A. TRANSPORTATION ALTERNATIVES FOR METRO BAKERSFIELD- ROJAS B. NEW FIRE STATION LOCATION - KELLY 7. ADJOURNMENT GEVV:jp FILE COPY 13 A K E R S F I E L D Alan Tandy, City Manager Randy Rowles Staff: Gall E. Waiters Patficia M. Smith AGENDA SUMMARY REPORT URBAN DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE Thursday, February 15, 1996 12:15 p.m. City Manager's Conference Room 1. ROLL CALL Call to Order at 12:33 p.m. Present: Councilmembers Kevin McDermott, Chair; Randy Rowles and Patricia M. Smith 2. APPROVAL OF JANUARY 29, 1996 SPECIAL MEETING MINUTES Approved as submitted 3. PRESENTATIONS None 4. PUBLIC STATEMENTS None 5. DEFERRED BUSINESS A. DESTEC FUNDING Staff revised their recommendation for the potential uses for the DESTEC funding to include $210,000 for improvements to Siemon and University Parks; no allocation for the $299,000 in park development fees already collected in Park Zone 6; and for Council to determine the allocation of the remaining funds of $290,000 between Highland High School, Kern County Soccer Foundation and American Youth Soccer Organization (AYSO). The Committee recommended that URBAN DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE ]~ ~"~ ~ [~ ~: AGENDA SUMMARY REPORT Thursday, February 15, 1996 Page -2- $60,000 be allocated to the Soccer Foundation as "seed money." Staff and the Foundation indicated that the County would consider a contribution during their bUdget hearings in August 1996; $230,000 be allocated to Highland High School for lighting during the first phase of their project. A provision is to be added into the agreement with the City that assures the DESTEC money will be expended by 1999, and that the high school will not receive any money until they show some ability to complete their project. , B, SPEED UNDULATION PROGRAM PROPOSAL At the last Committee meeting, staff was asked to develop a policy that put in place a speed undulation program. The Committee reviewed the policy and asked that some minor changes and/or clarifications be made: 1) Money would be contributed up front and placed in a trust fund pdor to construction; 2) In order for construction, 75 percent of the residents affected would need to sign the petition; 3) The City Engineer is responsible for defining the minimum circumference for the area affected; 4) The policy will state "sponsor group" instead of resident so as not to imply that the burden would lie with one resident; 5) Placement of the undulation(s) would be pictured or sketched and would accompany the petition so that residents can see the placement pdor to signing the petition; 6) Staff will monitor the issue and determine at a later date how to proceed with a request to remove an undulation once it has been installed. Staff will recirculate the final policy and if there are no additional comments or changes by the Committee, will schedule it for Council action.- 6. NEW BUSINESS A. DESIGNATION OF SCENIC CORRIDORS Staff provided the Committee with a concept plan to address certain roadways as "scenic corridors" of the City. A map was distributed which identified what areas are currently landscaped, the funding mechanism, and the volume of traffic on the streets charted. The Committee concurred with the preliminary concept and asked staff to do more work along those same lines. The Planning Director recommended that the project not be called "scenic corridors" because that is a designation that is used by the state for specific corridors. He instead suggested using the term "entry ways" into the City. Staff also noted that this concept can be tied to the base benefit study being conducted for maintenance districts, because this project also has budget and long-term maintenance issues. 7. ADJOURNMENT Adjourned 1:40 p.m. CITY COUNCIL 1501 TRUXTUN AVENUE BAW~RSPIRLD, CA 93301 RE: FUNDS DONATKD BY D~G'TRC C01tg. DEAR: ~ ~ ~ ~ IS L~ ~VO, ~ SON JO~ ~ ~ B~ P~Y~ SO~ FOR ~ ~T 3-~".~*, :OF*:~-'~ S~S:'~:~ p~ ~~ HIS ~ACILITIES ~T O~ KIDS ~ ~JOY. KIDS ~ ~ ~p ~y ~ AV~B ~ ~. ~ WORK ~L ~, ~R WO~ ~ ~ ~ ~ p~y S~ ~ ~ ~ WI~ ~S0 ~P ~ ~Z~ SO~ 0~ ~ ~ YOU S0 ~~ A~I~ ~ ~IS ~. IF I ~ B~ 0F SINCRRELY, LIDIA BRAVO .... . ...~ ':; '... ADDRESS - , 3104 CHUC~ STRRI,~T ' :* ii" ., B~RSFIRI.D, CA' ~_3312: ..... ' ' (805) 588-9142 --~0~P_. ............ · . ~.: . .. · ..... ,-' ~ ?. :. : Kern County Soccer Park, fact sheet: $1,762,440 spent locally each year by 15,400 out of county visitors. Regionals '90, '94, '97, each generate 9,000 room nights, $54,000, occupancy taxes, and $1M+. National Field Hockey Championships and National AAU Cross Country events scheduled w/in next 2 years. Over 2,000 kids and 700 adults play leagues at the Park. 5 events annually fill Park to capacity and. lights would allow each to expand to meet more existing demand. Al! additional teams would be visitors spending in our cOmmunity. Tournament this next weekend with 32 women's teams. Over 20 _~these teams will be out of towners. Following two weekends are AYSO recreational youth soccer playoffs, 65 teams each. 55 teams each weekend will be visiting 15 kids each, parents, siblings, and likely grandparents and others for these special event for these recreational players. All major high school and junior college cross country events are held at the Park. Runners never have to enter public streets or highways. The Soccer Park has existed solely on user fees and donations, with no drain on any tax proceeds, even those generated directly from the events held at the faciliW. The Soccer Park is expanding recreation.