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HomeMy WebLinkAbout07/09/1997 B A K E R S.F I E L D Kevin McDermott, Chair Randy Patri¢ia M. Smith Staff: Gail E. Waiters AGENDA URBAN DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE Wednesday, July 9, 1997 City Manager's Conference Room Second Floor - City Hall, Suite 201 1501 Truxtun Avenue Bakersfield, CA 1. ROLL CALL 2. APPROVAL OF MAY 7, 1997 MINUTES 3. PRESENTATIONS 4. PUBLIC STATEMENTS 5. DEFERRED BUSINESS A. FREEWAY UPDATE - LaRochelle B. SPHERE OF INFLUENCE - Grady C. NOR PARK DEVELOPMENT FEES - Hardisty 6. NEW BUSINESS A. PARK DEVELOPMENT FEES - Rojas B. SCOPE OF GENERAL PLAN - Hardisty 7. ADJOURNMENT GEW:jp FILE DRAFT BAKERSFIELD /~_ _ _ Kevin McDermott, Chair .~atan Tandy, City Manager Randy Rowles fi: Gail E. Waiters Patricia M. Smith AGENDA SUMMARY REPORT SPECIAL JOINT MEETING WITH PLANNING COMMISSIONERS URBAN DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE - Wednesday, May 7, 1997 12:15 p.m. City Manager's Conference Room 1. ROLL CALL Call to Order at 12:15 p.m. Present: Council~nembers Kevin McDermott, Chair; Randy Rowles and Patricia Smith 2. APPROVAL OF APRIL 16, 1997 MINUTES Approved as submitted. 3. PRESENTATIONS None 4. PUBLIC STATEMENTS None 5. DEFERRED BUSINESS A. STANDARDS FOR UTILITIES IN RIGHT-OF-WAY Staff revised several provisions in the proposed ordinance to reflect the comments of the utility companies and to clarify the moratorium process. There are basically three levels of service. With the first, a company that has a franchise agreement with the DRAFT URBAN DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE AGENDA SUMMARY REPORT Wednesday, May 7, 1997 Page -2- City would not be required to pay a degradation fee if the agreement included a warranty on their work. The second level would cover an agreement with a new company, and would require the company to provide a limited warranty on their work for a certain period of time and pay the degradation fee. The third level the company would pay the total degradation fee. A moratorium on cuts to newly-paved streets (except in emergencies) would be phased in over three years. Staff is proposing that a committee be formed to regularly review and coordinate upcoming plans for construction to reduce the need for multiple cuts. A final proposed ordinance will be brought before the full Council for adoption. B. SMALL LOTS Clarification on the direction the Committee wanted to pursue was offered to members of the Planning Commission. The Committee wants to ensure that developers of small lots provide an appropriate level of amenities for those residents, and that the developments are aesthetically pleasing. Staff and the Planning Commission will continue to work on an equitable process for ensuring these amenities. 6. NEW BUSINESS A. POLICY REGARDING REQUESTS FOR CONTINUANCE The Committee was concerned whether the City was granting a request for continuance consistently and appropriately, because it appeared as though some individuals were using this procedure as a tool "to wear down the opposition." The Committee recommended that proposed ordinance #3 be forwarded to the full Council for adoption. This ordinance allows continuances before the Planning Commission, Board of Zoning Adjustment and the City Council only for good cause, and that no continuances would be granted without opening the public hearing and taking testimony from anyone who wishes. 7. ADJOURNMENT Adjourned at 1:10 p.m. Note: The Committee asked that future meetings be scheduled monthly, on the Wednesdays not reserved for City Council meetings. GEW:jp