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REGULAR MEETING OF JUNE 18, 2009, 5:30 p.m.
o ° Council Chambers, City Hall, 1501 Truxtun Avenue
ACTION TAKEN
1. ROLL CALL
Present: Chair McGinnis
Commissioners Blockley, Haddock, Strong, Tragish
Absent: Commissioner Stanley, Tkac
2. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
Commissioner Haddock led the pledge.
3. PUBLIC STATEMENTS
None
4. CONSENT CALENDAR
4.1 NON-PUBLIC HEARING ITEMS
4.1 a Receive and File - Planning Director's Report
Administrative Review of 09-0377 (Castle & Cooke
Ca. Inc.)
Motion by Commissioner Blockley, second by APPROVED
Commissioner Strong to approve the Non-Public AB STANLEY
Hearing Items. AB TKAC
4.2 PUBLIC HEARING ITEMS
4.2a Approval of General Plan Amendment 09-0060 RES 31-09
(City of Bakersfield)
4.2b Approval of Continuance to August 6, 2009 for Zone CONT.TO
Change 09-0303 8/6/09
4.2c Approval of General Plan Amendment 09-0258 RES 32-09
(SmithTech/USA)
4.2d Approval of Zone Change 09-0258 RES 33-09
(SmithTech/USA)
RES 34-09
4.2e Approval of General Plan Amendment 09-0326
(Cit y
of Bakersfield)
Public hearing opened. No one from the public or
any Commissioners spoke. The public hearing is
closed with the exception of items 4.2b.
Commissioner Tragish and Commissioner Strong
both stated they had reviewed the pre-meeting
DVD's and are ready to vote.
Motion by Commissioner Blockley, second by APPROVED
Commissioner Haddock to adopt Consent AB STANLEY
Calendar Items 4.2a through 4.2e with the AB TKAC
exception of 4.2b which is being continued to
August 6, 2009 with hearing remaining open.
5. PUBLIC HEARINGS—GENERAL PLAN AMENDMENTS/
LAND USE AMENDMENTS/CIRCULATION AMENDMENT/
ZONE CHANGES
5.1 General Plan Amendment 09-0171 (City of CONT. TO
Bakersfield) 7/16/09
Public hearing opened, staff report given. Catherine
Seaborn, Lynn Rosenstein, Rebecca Cavanaugh, Shawn
Brandon, Mike Nommensen, Brian Smith, Daniel Seaborn,
Paul Gappmayer, Pam Seaborn, Charlie Wright, John
Blackmen, Ron Schuh and Neil Rosenstein spoke in
opposition to staff's recommendation. Diane Hoover spoke
in favor of staff's recommendation. The public hearing is
closed.
APPROVED
Motion by Commissioner Haddock, second by AB STANLEY
Commissioner Strong to continue item to the July 16, AB TKAC
2009 meeting.
HEARD ON
5.2 General Plan Amendment 09-0060 (City of Bakersfield) CONSENT
5.3 Zone Change 09-0303 (Marino & Associates) HEARD ON
CONSENT
5.4a General Plan Amendment 09-0258 (SmithTech USA)
HEARD ON
5.4b Zone Change 09-0258 (SmithTech USA) CONSENT
5.5 General Plan Amendment 09-0326 (City of Bakersfield) HEARD ON
CONSENT
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5.6a General Plan Amendment 09-0023 (Luis RES 35-09
Hinojosa)
Motion by Commissioner Tragish, second by APPROVED
Commissioner Strong to adopt a resolution AB STANLEY
making findings approving the Negative AB TKAC
Declaration and approving the general Plan
Amendment to change the Land Use
Designation from LMR/LR (Low Medium
Residential/Low Density Residential) to OC
(Office Commercial) and GC (General
Commercial) on 25.6 acres as shown on
Exhibit A2 with removal of condition number
5 and with the added conditions 1 through 3
in the memorandum dated June 18, 2009 and
recommend the same to the City Council.
5.6b Zone Change 09-0023 (Luis Hinojosa) RES 36-09
Motion by Commissioner Tragish, second by APPROVED
Commissioner Strong to adopt a resolution AB STANLEY
making findings approving the Negative AB TKAC
Declaration and approving Zone Change to
change the pre-zoning from R-1 (One Family
Dwelling), R-2 (Limited Multiple Family
Dwelling), E (Estate) and C-2 (Regional
Commercial) to C-O/PCD (Professional and
Administrative Office/Planned Commercial
Development) and C-0PCD (Regional
CommerciaMPlanned Commercial
Development) on 25.6 acres as shown on
attached Exhibit A2 with removal of condition
number 5 and with the added conditions 1
through 3 in the memorandum dated June 18,
2009 and recommend the same to City
Council.
Public hearing is open, staff report given. Arthur
Unger, Leslie Martinez, Susan Bennett, Michelle
Shaw and Sterling Cole spoke in opposition of
staff's recommendation. Luis Hinojosa spoke in
favor of staff's recommendation. The public
hearing is closed.
6. COMMUNICATIONS
Mr. Movius reminded the Commission that the July 22 meeting
has been cancelled and that the next meeting will be July 16`h
and will be his last meeting.
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7. COMMISSION COMMENTS
None.
8. ADJOURNMENT
There being no further business, Chair McGinnis adjourned the
meeting at 7:58 p.m.
Robin Gessner, Recording Secretary
Jim e Secretary
Plan Di for
July 28, 2009