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Committee Members:
Rhonda Smiley, Assistant to the City Manager Jacquie Sullivan, Chair
David Couch
Rudy Salas
AGENDA SUMMARY REPORT
Regular Meeting of the
COMMUNITY SERVICES COMMITTEE MEETING
Thursday, October 4, 2012 – 12:00 p.m.
City Hall North
First Floor - Conference Room A
1600 Truxtun Avenue, Bakersfield CA 93301
The meeting was called to order at 12:02 P.M.
1. ROLL CALL
Committeemembers Present:
Councilmember Jacquie Sullivan, Chair
Vice Mayor David Couch
Councilmember Rudy Salas
Staff Present:
Alan Tandy, City Manager Ginny Gennaro, City Attorney
Rhonda Smiley, Asst. to the City Manager Richard Iger, Associate Attorney
Steven Teglia, Asst. to the City Manager Dianne Hoover, Rec. & Parks Director
Chris Huot, Administrative Analyst Darin Budak, Asst. Rec. & Parks Director
Doug McIsaac, Community Development Director Raul Rojas, Public Works Director
Jim Eggert, Planning Director Brad Underwood, Asst. Public Works Director
Kate Shea, Planning Associate Planner Arnold Ramming, Civil Engineer
Ryan Bland, Community Development Coordinator Ryan Starbuck, Traffic Engineer
Stuart Patteson, Operations Manager
Others Present:
Bob Smith, Bike Bakersfield Cindy Parra, Bike Bakersfield
Antonie Boessenkool, Bakersfield Californian
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2. ADOPT JULY 12, 2012 AGENDA SUMMARY REPORT
Adopted as submitted
3. PUBLIC STATEMENTS
None
4. DEFERRED BUSINESS
A. Discussion and Committee Recommendation Regarding Amenity Options for Planz
and Siemon Pools – Tandy / Rojas
Administrative Analyst Chris Huot presented a report summarizing two community
meetings held to obtain citizen feedback regarding potential replacement
amenities for the dormant pools at Siemon and Planz Park.
Siemon Park
Nine members of the public attended the meeting; four indicated they favored
a spray pad, four indicated they favored a pool, and one did not express an
opinion either way. Councilmember Ken Weir indicated he favored a spray
park.
Planz Park
Despite ample advance publicity, no members of the public were in
attendance. Councilmembers Rudy Salas and Russell Johnson indicated they
favored a hybrid skate park/picnic area concept.
Public Works Civil Engineer Arnold Ramming presented a report to the Committee
detailing the spray pad amenity at Siemon Park and the hybrid skate park/picnic
area amenity at Planz Park, including estimated costs, funding timeline and
estimate time for design and construction of each amenity.
Committemember Rudy Salas thanked staff for their outreach efforts and holding
the community meetings.
Committee Chair Jacquie Sullivan asked if the skate park at Planz Park was going
to be constructed as large as possible in accordance with the amount of area
available.
Public Works Raul Rojas stated the skate park constructed will be larger than the
current pool area. It can be expanded in the future if more area of the park is
used.
Committeemember Salas made a motion to recommend the demolition of the
dormant pool structures and replacing them with a splash pad at Siemon Park and
a skate park/picnic area at Planz Park be forwarded to the full City Council for
consideration.
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The motion was unanimously approved.
B. Bike Transportation Plan Update – Tandy / Eggert
Planning Director Jim Eggert presented a report summarizing the progress of
developing the Bike Transportation Plan (BT Plan).
The City entered into an agreement with Alta Planning and Design in July of 2012
to develop the BT Plan. The goal is to present a Final BT Plan to the City Council for
adoption in April 2013.
Bob Smith with Bike Bakersfield asked if new bikeways, routes, and facility types
would be included in the BT plan, in addition to what is already included in the
General Plan. Mr. Smith also encouraged a bicycle tour as suggested in the
consultant’s agreement.
Community Development Director Doug McIsaac stated the consultant would not
be limited to what is already described in the General Plan. The consultant will be
developing new routes and facilities, and reviewing existing bikeways, routes, and
facilities, for improvements.
Vice Mayor Couch asked that the consultant include an analysis of the
feasibility of designating two east/west arterials and two north/south arterials,
with wider bike lanes to be the preferred route for the biking community.
Committeemember Rudy Salas asked if the BT Plan would be adopted by April
2013.
Planning Director Eggert stated it may be possible to adopt the BT Plan by then.
Several public workshops still need to be held. There is no time constraint related to
the funding sources.
5. COMMITTEE COMMENTS
Committee member Salas thanked Mr. Smith for his assistance in acquiring the grant
funding for the BT Plan. He also thanked staff for developing and initiating the
installation of new amenities at Planz Park and Siemon Park.
6. ADJOURNMENT
The meeting adjourned at 1:05 P.M.
cc: Honorable Mayor and Council