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MEETING OF JUNE 17, 2010 - 5:30 P.M.
lFOR `P Council Chambers, City Hall, 1501 Truxtun Avenue
ACTION TAKEN
A. ROLL CALL
Present: Chair Stanley, Vice Chair Haddock
Commissioners Kirschenmann, Strong, Tkac, Tragish
Absent: Commissioner McGinnis
B. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
C. PUBLIC STATEMENTS
NONE
D. CONSENT CALENDAR - NON - PUBLIC HEARING ITEMS
MINUTES
1 . Approval of minutes for Regular Planning Commission
meeting of April 1, 2010.
2. Approval of minutes for Regular Planning Commission
meeting of April 15, 2010.
ADMINISTRATIVE REVIEWS
NONE
MISCELLANEOUS
NONE.
Commissioner Haddock moved, APPROVED
seconded by Commissioner
Strong to approve Consent Calendar MCGINNIS
Non-Public Hearing Items 1 and 2. ABSENT
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E. CONSENT CALENDAR - PUBLIC HEARING ITEMS
1 , Planned Development Review No. 10-0174 RES NO
14-10
2, General Plan Amendment/Zone Change 10-0045 GPA RES NO
15-10
ZC RES NO
16-10
3, General Plan Amendment/Zone Change 10-0157 GPA RES NO
17-10
ZC RES NO
18-10
Hearing open, no one from the public or .
any Commissioners spoke. Hearing
closed.
Commissioner Tkac moved, seconded APPROVED
by Commissioner Haddock to approve
Consent Calendar Non-Public Hearing MCGINNIS
Items 1, 2 and 3. Commissioner Tragish ABSENT
was seated after the roll call vote
concluded at 5:34. TRAGISH
ABSENT
F. PUBLIC HEARINGS
1 , Planned Development Review No. 10-0174 (Summit HEARD ON
Engineering) CONSENT
2. General Plan Amendment/Zone Change 10-0045 (Max P. HEARD ON
Bacerra & Associates) CONSENT
3. General Plan Amendment/Zone Change 10-0157 (MSW HEARD ON
Architectural & Engineering, Inc.) CONSENT
4. General Plan Amendment/Zone Change 06-2247,
Planned Development Review No 09-0162 and Planned
Development Review No 09-0163 for the Saco Ranch
Commercial Center (McIntosh & Associates)
Hearing open, staff report given by ! APPROVED
Martin Ortiz. Roger McIntosh,
representing the Bidart Brothers, Mark MCGINNIS
Jones representing, Jones and Beardley, ' ABSENT
Bob Sullivan, spoke in favor of staff's
recommendation. Public hearing closed
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Mary Jane Wilson answered
Commissioner Tkac's question regarding
how 0 net energy is obtained and if there
is a pollution component in the process.
Commissioner Tragish moved, seconded . RES NO
by Commissioner Tkac to adopt a 19-10
Resolution (Exhibit A), making CEQA
findings (Sections 15091 and 15093 of the MCGINNIS
State CEQA Guidelines), approving ABSENT
mitigation measures, adopting a
Statement of Overriding Considerations,
a mitigation monitoring program, and
recommending certification of the Final
EIR for GPA/ZC No. 06-2247 to the City
Council including two City of Bakersfield
memorandums from Marian Shaw dated
June 15, 2010 and June 17, 2010.
Commissioner Tragish moved, seconded RES NO
by Commissioner Tkac to adopt a 20-10
Resolution (Exhibit B), making findings
and approving the requested General MCGINNIS
Plan Amendment to change the Land ABSENT
Use Designations as depicted in Exhibit
B-2, with conditions of approval,
adopting a Statement of Overriding
Considerations and mitigation monitoring
program, and recommend the same to
the City Council including two City of
Bakersfield memorandums from Marian
Shaw dated June 15, 2010 and June 17,
2010.
Commissioner Tragish moved, seconded RES NO
by Commissioner Haddock to adopt a 21-10
resolution (Exhibit C), making findings
and approving the requested Zone MCGINNIS
Change as depicted in the attached ' ABSENT
Exhibit C-2 and further described in
Exhibit C-6, with conditions of approval,
adopting a Statement of Overriding
Considerations and mitigations
monitoring program, and recommend
the same to City Council including two
City of Bakersfield memorandums from
Marian Shaw dated June 15, 2010 and
June 17, 2010.
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Commissioner Tragish moved, seconded RES NO
by Commissioner Strong to adopt a 22-10
resolution (Exhibit D), making findings and
approving the preliminary development 1 MCGINNIS
plan (PD No. 09-0162) for the ABSENT
development of a new commercial
development on approximately 65 acres,
with conditions of approval, adopting a
Statement of Overriding Considerations
and mitigation monitoring program, and
recommend the same to the City Council
including two City of Bakersfield
memorandums from Marian Shaw dated
June 15, 2010 and June 17, 2010.
Commissioner Tragish moved, seconded RES NO
by Commissioner Tkac to adopt a ` 23-10
resolution (Exhibit E), making findings and
approving the preliminary development MCGINNIS
plan (PD No. 09-0163) for the ABSENT
development of a new commercial
development on approximately 79 acres,
with conditions of approval, adopting a
Statement of Overriding Considerations
and mitigation monitoring program, and
recommend the same to City Council
including two City of Bakersfield
memorandums from Marian Shaw dated
June 15, 2010 and June 17, 2010.
G. COMMUNICATIONS
Mr. Eggert stated that because the City Council has not
approved the budget he is unable to update the Commission as
previously stated and will defer the update to the July 1St
meeting,
H. COMMISSION COMMENTS
Commissioner Tkac stated concerns about global warming and
making decisions on something that has not been proven
scientifically to be true or untrue. Mr, Eggert responded that
decisions are made according to State CEQA law, which
requires analysis of greenhouse gases. Therefore, a project, if
challenged, can legally be defended.
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ADJOURNMENT
There being no further business, Chair Stanley adjourned the
meeting at 6:46 p.m.
Robin Gessner, Recording
Secretary
Ji ge Secretary
June 22, 2010 Pla i ctor
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