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Special Meeting of the Citizens Oversight Committee for
Bakersfield Public Safety and Vital Services Measure (PSVS)
Of the City Council - City of Bakersfield
Tuesday, December 1, 2020
11:00 a.m.
City Hall South
1501 Truxtun Avenue, Bakersfield CA 93301
City Council Chambers
MINUTES
1. ROLL CALL
Present: Chair Sanders, Vice Chair Hibbard, Committee Members Holt,
Louie, Prince (Participating by phone), Rowland (Participating by
phone).
Absent: Keller, Perez-Andreesen, Tobias
2. ADOPTION OF MINUTES FROM JUNE 2, 2020, OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE MEETING
Motion by Committee Member Holt second by Committee Member Louie to
adopt minutes from the June 2.2020 Oversight Committee Meeting. Motion is
approved with Committee Members Perez-Andreessen, Hibbard, and Tobias
absent.
3. PUBLIC COMMENTS
A. Curtis Bingham made comments and gave blessings to the City.
B. Eddy Lane, Sierra Club Kern Kowea Chapter, expressed concern
regarding parks maintenance and financial transparency.
C. Riddhi Patel made comments regarding funding to the Bakersfield
Police Department from the PSVS funds.
4. NEW BUSINESS
A. General PSVS Fiscal Year 2020-21 Budget Update
Assistant City Manager Chris Huot provided PowerPoint presentations and
made comments.
Chair Sanders announced a Blue Memo transmitting public comment
sent to the City Clerk's Office email.
Chair sanders also sought clarification from CM Clegg regarding Eddie
Lane's park budget comments and match grant for the Kaiser Pavilion
project.
5. COMMITTEE COMMENTS
Committee Member Prince sought clarification from Assistant City
Manager Huot regarding PERS and status of police recruitment and
hiring timeline.
Committee Member Louie sought clarification regarding the income
from the PSVS tax during COVID-19 and being in and out of the purple
tier.
6. ADJOURNMENT
Meeting is adjourned at 12:10 pm
ATTFST
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JULIE DRIMAKIS, CMC
CITY CLERK and Ex Officio Clerk of the
Council of the City of Bakersfield
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