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B A K E R S F I E L D Committee Members: Staff: '" Rhonda mile^,^ Harold Hanson, Chair Assistant to the City Manager Sue Benham Ken Weir 4&: AGENDA SUMMARY REPORT REGULAR MEETING OF
THE PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE Monday, May 6,201 1 12:OO p.m. City Hall North -Conference Room A 1600 Truxtun Avenue Bakersfield, CA 93301 The meeting was called to order at
12:Ol PM 1. ROLL CALL Committee members present: Councilmember Harold Hanson, Chair Councilmember Sue Benham Councilmember Ken Weir Staff present: Alan Tandy, City Manager Ginny Gennaro,
City Attorney Rhonda Smiley, Asst. to the City Manager Justin Crumley, Associate Attorney Steve Teglia, Asst. to the City Manager Nelson Smith, Finance Director Chris Huot, Administrative
Analyst Phil Burns, Building Director Raul Rojas, Public Works Director Marian Shaw, PW Civil Engineer Brad Underwood, Asst. Public Works Director Others present: Warren Maxwell, K.C.
Roads Eileen Carroll, D.C.S. David Cates, Lenox Homes Donna Carpenter, H.B.A. Matt Towery, Towery Homes Roger Mclntosh, Mclntosh & Assoc. Scott Thayer, Castle & Cooke Christine Bedell,
Bakersfield Californian Mike Makes, Premier Planning John Giumarra, Giumarra Vineyards 2. ADOPT MARCH 14,2011 AGENDA SUMMARY REPORT Adopted as submitted
AGENDA SUMMARY REPORT Planning and Development Committee Monday, May 6,201 1 Page 2 3. PUBLIC STATEMENTS None 4. CLOSED SESSION A. Conference with Legal Counsel Regarding Potential Litigation
-Closed session pursuant to subdivision (b)(3)(A) of Government Code Section 54956.9 (One Matter) -Gennaro City Attorney Ginny Gernnaro stated there was no reportable action. 5. DEFERRED
BUSINESS A. Discussion and Committee Recommendation Regarding the Feasibility of reducing Fees during the Economic Downturn-Tandy /Gennaro City Manager Alan Tandy provided an overview
of the information provided to the Committee at the March 14, 2011 meeting regarding the most recent update of the traffic impact fees which took two years to complete. Mr. Tandy stated
It is extremely difficult to devise a plan to spur economic development while overcoming the current economical constraints related to the funding of scheduled road projects. Public
Works Director Raul Rojas provided an overview of the research staff conducted in response to Committee questions from the March 14, 201 1 meeting as detailed below: Mr. Rojas stated
there are currently approximately 1,450 homes for sale in Metropolitan Bakersfield of which 274 are foreclosures and 536 are short sales for 55 percent of the total available. Since
the first of the year, 1,719 homes have been sold of which 765 were foreclosed properties and 365 were short sales for 65 percent of the total sales. The City faces potential exposure
to litigation by implementing a TIF feelcredit outside of the framework provided in the Mitigation Fee Act due to Proposition 218 as this type of concept has not been adjudicated. The
County of Kern charges a documentary transfer tax of 0.1 1 percent of assessed valuation for each transfer of ownership, since the City of Bakersfield does not have a similar tax imposed
the Recorder allocates the entire amount of the tax collected to the County of Kern. Based on the data previously stated, as of the beginning of this year, the County of Kern has received
approximately $260,944.20 in the form of documentary transfer tax revenue. Data based on information provided by the Bakersfield Association of Realtors. Mr. Rojas also stated that the
city receives one percent of sales tax for material costs which are purchased in the City of Bakersfield. A $170,000 home that has a material cost of $28,000 would result in a total
of $280 generated for the city, if all materials were purchase within the City limits. In comparison, a $1 million highway construction project, of which approximately 40 percent is
materials, would result in the City receiving a total of $4,000 in sales tax.
AGENDA SUMMARY REPORT Planning and Development Committee Monday, May 6,201 1 Page 3 Mr. Rojas stated that as of March 21, 2011, nine final tract maps and five parcel maps would lose
their vested rights. Suspending the City's current policy, to allow for an addition year of vesting rights for final maps, would affect 321 residential lots in the nine final tract maps
and 18 lots in the five final parcel maps. If all 321 residential lots have building permits pulled before the end of the extended vesting rights period, it would result in a loss of
approximately $1, 644,483.00 in the Transportation Development Fund. For commercial or industrial zoning, the impact fee varies depending on the project size so the potential loss of
revenue would vary. There is currently a proposed bill to extend approved tentative maps or vesting maps that have not expired and will expire prior to January 1, 2014. This would affect
28,000 tentative maps. A change in the funding projections for the Transportation Impact Fee would require a change in KernCOG's Regional Transportation Plan. It would change metro Bakersfield's
funding opportunities for state and federal funding. City Attorney Ginny Gennaro stated that the TIF fees should not be changed unless a full nexus document is prepared in conjunction
with the County. Scott Thayer with Castle and Cooke stated extending the vesting rights for recorded maps would greatly assist developers by allowing an extra 12 months for construction.
City Civil Engineer Marian Shaw stated developers would have to complete an application to extend vesting rights and submit it to the Planning Commission. Then it would be brought before
the City Council for approval. Committeemember Ken Weir made a motion to extend vesting rights for recorded maps for 12 months, applicable to maps that expire through April 30, 2012.
The motion was unanimously approved. B. Discussion and Committee Recommendation Regarding the 2011 Committee Meeting Schedule -Smiley The Committee requested staff provide alternative
dates for the remaining meetings to be scheduled on Tuesday or Wednesday due to scheduling conflicts. 6. COMMITTEE COMMENTS Committeemember Ken Weir proposed that a pilot program be
established for new homes to subsidize $3,000 in costs imposed by the City on the home. The subsidy would phase out over time when economic indicators indicate an up rise in the economy.
Staff will meet with Committeemember Weir for additional details. 7. ADJOURNMENT The meeting adjourned at 1 :06 PM