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Rhonda miley, Assistant to the City Manager Zack Scrivner, Chair
For: Alan Tandy, City Manager y g er Harold Hanson
Ken Weir
AGENDA SUMMARY REPORT
PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE
Thursday, February 12, 2009 — 12:00 p.m.
City Manager's Conference Room —'Suite 201
City Hall, 1501 Truxtun Avenue, Bakersfield CA
The meeting was called to order at 12:15:00 P .
I. ROLL CALL
Present: Councilmember Zack Scrivner, Chair
Councilmember Ken Weir
Absent: Councilmember Harold Hanson
Staff present:
Alan Tandy, City Manager Rick Kirkwood, Management Assistant
John W. Stinson, Asst. City Manager Steve Teglia, Administrative Analyst
Ginny Gennaro, City Attorney Jefferson Billingsley, Associate Attorney
Sean Cacal, Supervisor II
Brad Underwood, Asst. Public Works Director
Dianne Hoover, Recreation and Parks Director
Ken Trone, Park Construction and Facilities Planner
Others present:
John Pryor, Vision 2020 Corrine Coats, Bakersfield Assoc. of Realtors
2. ADOPT THE OCTOBER 8, 2008 AGENDA SUMMARY
Adopted as submitted.
3. PUBLIC STATEMENTS
None
Planning and Development Committee
February 12, 2009
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4. NEW BUSINESS
A. Discussion regarding Block Wall Policy - Hoover
In 2008, the Committee gave directions for staff to include standards for walls that
developers construct for residential development adjacent to freeways, arterial, and
collector streets. Staff presented to the Committee options for aesthetics, construction
and graffiti deterrence. A report was provided to Council recommending amendments
to the standards and was approved. By Planning Commission Resolution, the City's
wall and landscaping policy for residential subdivisions was approved and
implemented.
Committee chair Zack Scrivner asked staff to discuss what improvements can be made
to the wall along the 99 Hwy between Panama Lane and Taft Hwy. Recreation and
Parks Director Dianne Hoover reported staff has stubbed out the irrigation to provide a
water source. The City's contractor estimates it will cost approximately $36,000 to
install the system, which includes the plant material. The annual maintenance cost to
the City is estimated at $15,000 for the first three years, until the plants are established.
Committee chair Scrivner added that there is approximately $5,000 in grant money from
PG&E that can be used towards the irrigation and plant installation, and suggested that
staff consider raising money through donations in order to obtain remaining funds
needed. Mr. Scrivner also asked staff to offset the annual maintenance cost by the
amount of staff time and materials spent removing graffiti from the walls each week.
John Pryor of Vision 2020 commented that Vision 2020 supports the notion, of adding
landscaping and encourage the addition of trees. The only concern expressed by the
board of Vision 2020 is that if artwork is incorporated in the wall improvement, it
promotes the positive image Vision 2020 is trying to create for Bakersfield. Committee
chair Scrivner stated that the mural project was an idea the Committee was considering
in the event irrigation and landscaping was not an option. The Committee is still open
to considering this option for the portion of Hosking that gets graffiti, until the move
forward with the interchange. Corrine Coats of the Board of Realtors added that
regarding the topic of fundraising, the Board would be happy to assist with the City's
efforts.
Committee chair Scrivner made a motion to move forward with plan on the wall
expenditure for maintenance and staffs recommendation for raising funds from the
private sector for the initial investment and ongoing maintenance. The motion was
seconded by Committee member Ken Weir.
B. Discussion and Committee Recommendation regarding Adoption of the 2009
Committee Meeting Schedule. - Stinson
Committee members adopted the schedule as submitted.
Planning and Development Committee
February 12, 2009
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5. COMMITTEE COMMENTS
None
6. ADJOURNMENT
The meeting adjourned at 12:30:10 PM.
cc: Honorable Mayor and City Council members