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APPOINTMENTS
Item 7m'd. Various Appointments
* One appointment (at large) tothe Fire Department Civil Service Board to serve a term to expire un December
]1, 2O24.
* One appointment (at large) tothe Miscellaneous Departments Civil Service Board to serve a term tn expire un
December 31' 2034.
* One appointment (at large)to the Police Civil Service Board to serve a term to expire on December 31, 2024.
* One appointment (at large)tothe Kern Mosquito and Vector Control District.
CONSENT CALENDAR—ORDINANCES
Item 8d' Council Meeting Policies (All Wards) At their November 17' 2021 meeting, the City Council conducted first
reading of an ordinance amending Bakersfield Municipal [ode Chapter 2.04 to simplify and clarify the authority for
conducting meetings and enforcing rules of decorum consistent with current law and Council policy. At their November
17, 2021 meeting,the Council also adopted Resolution No. 206-2021 establishing a Council policy regarding the conduct
of City Council meetings including revising the manner and time for taking public comments to separate public
statementainto"A8enda"and °Non'A0enda" pub|iccommentperiods,a||nvvin0uptoZminutesperspeaker, 20minutex
per agenda item, and 20 minutes total for non-agenda statements. While the Resolution has already been adopted, it
dues not take effect until December 31, 2021 to a||oxv staff time to transition meeting materials and notify the public.
Staff recommends adoption of the ordinance.
NEW BUSINESS
Item 13o' (Ward 1)On October 2U'2021'Council
authorized staff tn research opportunities to expand BLN['s bed capacity and programming to have an even greater
impact on addressing the Otv's homeless crisis. |n the last month, on average 7O individuals per week have been willing
tu enter the BLNC but have been turned away due tn full capacity. The number of individuals seeking shelter isexpected
to climb in the winter months and as the City's [ode Enforcement Rapid Response Teams make a concerted effort to
clear entrenched encampments on the Kern River and other areas. In its first year in operation,the BILNC operation has
been an overwhelming success, providing over 700 individuals with wrap-around health, mental health and housing
services.The BILNC has matched over 100 individuals with permanent housing thereby removing them from our streets
and into a place of their own.
Staff recommended facility improvement options could increase current capacity of 150 beds to up to 260 beds, fill gaps
in the homeless services system' add infrastructure to attract and retain guests, expand offices for City staff that work
directly with the homeless and make recommended capital investments to the aging building. Options include
construction of new men's dorm, expanded pet kennels, a homeless recuperative care dorm in partnership with Kern
Medical Center, dining area expansion, expanded caseworker offices and space for the City's Code Enforcement Rapid
Response Teams.
The City intends to leverage state and federal funding including the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) for the proposed
expansion just as the City did with the CARES Act during the initial tenant improvements in 2020. It is expected that a
majority of the PSVS-Measure N investments in the proposed expansion will be offset by ARPA funds available to the
BLNC. The total cost of all facility improvement options is$6,014,704.00.There are currently$200,000 remaining capital
funds unexpended from the initial BLNC construction project.
Staff recommends that the City Council approve Amendment No. 1 to Agreement No. 2021-245 increasing the
compensation amount of Agreement No. 2021-245 by $6,014,704.00 to allow for the completion of the construction
phase of the BLNC tenant improvement project and the transfer of $5,814,704.00 from Public Safety Vital Services —
Measure N unappropriated sales tax revenues to the Public Works Department Capital Improvement Project budget
within the PSVS-Measure N Capital Outlay Fund.
Approved: Anthony Valdez,Assistant to the City Manager 'V cc: Department Heads
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