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November 4,2015 COUNCIL MEETING
SPECIAL MEETING - 4:00 p.m.
NOTE: A separate special meeting will be called to order at 4:00 p.m., followed by Public Statements
that will encourage comments pertaining to the Workshop and Closed Session matters only. The
Council will first hear a presentation from the City Manager's Office regarding of the City Council
Goals Update and then recess into Closed Session. Upon conclusion of the Closed Session, any
Closed Session action will be announced prior to adjournment of the meeting. At 5:15 p.m., the
Regular Meeting will be called to order to address the remal nder of the agenda items.
WORKSHOPS
Item 3a. Council Goals Update. Staff from the City Manager's Office will present a summary of
changes that have been made to the Council Goals document since it was presented on
September 15, 2015. After the brief staff presentation, staff will receive feedback from the
Councilmembers. Final approval of the Goals is scheduled to take place during the November 18,
2015 City Council meeting.
CLOSED SESSION
There will be one item pertaining to the City Attorney's Performance Evaluation
REGULAR MEETING - 5:15 p.m.
PRESENTATIONS
Item 4a. Representatives from the American Public Works Association (APWA) will make a
presentation to Public Works Director Nick Fidler in recognition of the Bakersfield Public Works
Department as the 104th agency to become accredited. The accreditation program was instituted
in 1995 by APWA to provide a means of formally verifying and recognizing public works agencies for
compliance with the recommended practices set forth by the organization, The Department is the
15th agency in California to receive this recognition.
CONSENT CALENDAR
Ordinances
Item 8c. Cal Water Franchise Ordinance. The item is the first reading of an ordinance to grant
California Water Service Company a two year franchise. The item was continued from the City
Council meeting of October 14, 2015. The franchise allows Cal Water to construct and maintain
certain infrastructure within the City's right-of-way in exchange for financial and operational
considerations. Under the proposed franchise, the payment terms to the City remain the same as
they existing currently, however the term of the franchise would be for two years. If Council approves
the first reading of the ordinance, the second reading and adoption of the ordinance is tentatively
scheduled for the November 18, 2015 meeting.
REPORTS
Item I Ia. Youth Commission Presentation. Councilmember Rivera will provide the City Council with a
presentation regarding the potential forming of a youth commission.
M,
Item 72a. Commercial Wav at Truxtun Avenue Intersection Improvements. This item was continued
from the City Council meeting of October l4.20l5.The proposed project iOC|Ud8SimproverneD1sat
the intersection, including the widening 0f Commercial Way to accommodate two left turns and one
right turn ontoTruxtVO Avenue and the installation of pedestrian crosswalk that would provide
OCoeSS to/from the Kern River Bike Path located to the north of the intersection. During the October
14, 2015 Council meeting, the Council requested additional information from staff regarding traffic
counts and ifT[UxtUn Avenue CDU|d be reconfigured to allow continuous vveStbOUOd traffic, while
simultaneously allowing for vehicles to make dUO| left hand turns onto T0xtuD Avenue. This
supplemental information is now included in the administrative report.
NEW BUSINESS
Item 78a. 2016 City Council Meeting Dates. The City Council will consider O resolution Setting the
dates for the City Council meetings, Budget Hearings, and Department Budget Presentation for 2016.
The CDVDCi| may choose tD discuss setting dates for a Council Retreat and separate noon budget
hearings OS part {f finalizing the 20l6 Council meeting calendar.
Item /Db. Memorandum of Understanding regarding the Sharing Property and Sales Tax with County
of Kern for Future Annexations. Since 1995, the City and the County of Kern have utilized a master tax
sharing agreement bJdetermine revenue sharing for most annexations that have occurred. /\ n7aSfB[
agreement is the most efficient vYoy of completing the tax sharing negotiation process required by
state law |O order for an annexation tObe finalized. The sharing Dr splitting of future tax revenue isO
important part of the annexation process, as it recognizes the transfer of certain gDvDnlO1eDt
services, such os police, streets and parks, from o county to a city. |n spring 2Ol4, the City and the
County settled a disagreement OS to how certain property taxes were allocated from previous
annexations. The settlement outlined the prOC8SS for both parties to negotiate Q new rnQSt8r
agreement for the sharing or splitting of taxes for annexations that occur in the future. The agreement
before the COUDd| is the [8SU|t Of over 2U months ofnegotiation between the City and County. The
agreement applies to future ODO8XOfions only and will result in the City receiving opp[oXirna18|y
$10,70 for every $lOU Of property tax revenue allocated to |000| tO>dng entities under Proposition 13.
In addition' the COVD1y will receive 10% Of the City's sales and use tax allocations from sales fax
generated within the future annexation areas. Staff from the City Manager's Office will provide the
Council with short presentation on this topic. Staff is recommending the Council approve the MOU.
Approved: Alan Tandy, City Manager chforAT
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