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Staff: Rhonda Smiley
For: Alan Tandy, City Manager
AGENDA SUMMARY REPORT
Zack Scrivner, Chair
Harold Hanson
Ken Weir
SPECIAL MEETING OF THE
PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE
Monday, August 20, 2007 - 2:00 p.m.
Greater Bakersfield Chamber of Commerce
1725 Eye Street, Bakersfield CA
The meeting convened at 2:08 p.m.
1. INTlRODUCTION BY THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
Committee members present: Councilmember Zack Scrivner; Chair
Councilmembers Harold Hanson and Ken Weir
Staff present: Management Assistant Rick Kirkwood; Public Information Officer
Rhonda Smiley; Building Director Phil Burns; Assistant Planning Director, Jim
Eggert; Tom Jones, Park Technician
Others present: Steven Teglia, Greater Bakersfield Chamber of Commerce,;
Elliott Kirschenmann, Carosella Properties; Vickie Martinez Tate, Auto Source
America; Jerry Armstrong, Armstrong Motors; Bart Nieland, City Auto Group; Lyn
Espericuete, California Auto Sales; Jay Gauthier, Bakersfield Auto Sales;
Tamara Christian, KBAK29/KBFX 58 News; Peter Samore, KUZZ Radio; Atif
Kamel, Superior Used Cars; Dianne Hardisty, The Bakersfield Californian;
Garrett Ming, Jim Burke Lincoln Mercury; Kyle Northway, Jim Burke Ford and
Lincoln Mercury; Ted Nicholas, Three-Way Automotive Group; Rafael Salazar,
Limited Motors; Araceli Herrera, C & A Motors; Alejanda Elliott, Autoline, Inc.;
Alan Elliott, Autoline, Inc.
Steven Teglia, Greater Bakersfield Chamber of Commerce, convened the
meeting and introduced Assistant Planning Director, Jim Eggert. Mr. Eggert
explained that the purpose of the meeting was to specifically focus the list of the
car dealers' requests regarding the use of pennants to a defined point. He
explained that the City Council's direction on this issue will apply to all
commercial businesses, not just the auto dealers. He gave a brief slide
presentation showing examples of pennant and pole banner displays at various
businesses.
Planning and Development Committee
August 202, 2007
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2. PUBLIC STATEMENTS
Vickie Martinez Tate presented a letter to the Committee requesting
consideration of banners (metallic streamers, also referred to as pennants),
balloons, banners (used car sale/credit union banners) and temporary permits to
be able to use other sales aids.
After informal discussion between the attendees, City staff, and the members of
the Planning and Development Committee, Chairman Scrivner brought forward a
proposal for the Building and Planning staff, in conjunction with the City
Attorney's Office, to study the feasibility of allowing placement of pennants at a
relatively low density (specifics to be determined at a later date). In addition,
placement of the pennants would be certified in one of two ways:
1) Businesses that use professional banner installers would receive a
certification meeting specific criteria (to be determined by the City) with
a stipulated time frame for renewal, or;
2) Businesses that install the banners themselves would be certified by the
City, for a fee;
3) The existing policy on balloons is to remain the same - 1 per car;
4) Pole Banners /Credit Union signs can be done in two ways:
a. Businesses can continue to place banners on poles, or
b. Businesses can make banners part of their permanent wall signage.
Building and Planning staff will consult with the City Attorney's Office and report
back to the Planning and Development Committee with their recommendations.
3. DEFERRED BUSINESS
None
4. ADJOURNMENT
The meeting adjourned at 3:20 p.m.
cc: Honorable Mayor and City Councilmembers