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REPORTS
Item 3o. Housing Element update (All Wards) Rincon Consultants, Inc., the City's consultant in the preparation of the
6th Cycle Housing Element and comprehensive General Plan update, will present Study Session No. 1 as part of the
ongoing Housing Element and General Plan Update process.
Item 3b' (AUU Wards) At the March Z, 2022,
and March 16, 2022 City Council meetings, the CityAttnrney's Office provided PovverPoint presentations to the City
Council outlining proposed options and ballot measure language for amending the City Charter concerning the selection
of the Police and Fire Chiefs, as well as other potential options relevant to the Police Department for Council
consideration. Based on Cound|'s feedback,the CityAttnrney's Office will provide a fn||nw/'up PoxverPnint presentation
outlining additional ballot measure language options for Council consideration and direction.
APPOINTMENTS
Item 6a' (All Wards)On November 6'2018'voters
within the City of Bakersfield approved Measure N, known as Bakersfield Public Safety/Vital City Services Measure
(Measure). The Measure is a locally controlled one-cent sales tax measure that allows the City ofBakersfield to address
top community priorities including enhancing public safety, reducing homelessness, and bolstering economic
development activities.The Measure requires that the City Council establish a Citizens Oversight Committee(Committee)
of no more than nine residents of City to act in an advisory capacity to review the expenditure of revenues generated by
the tax imposed by the Measure. The at-large Committee member seat is currently vacant and can be filled by a majority
vote of the City Council for a term of three years. Staff recommends Council determination nnan appointment tothe
at-large seat nn the Committee.
CONSENT CALENDAR-RESOLUTIONS
Item 7d. State limitations on oil and gas permitting and extraction (All Wards) The recent unprovoked Russian
invasion of Ukraine, and the subsequent United States ban on Russian oil imports, have pushed the price of energy
soaring to record highs. Combined with existing inflationary trends Californian's have been seeing an increase in
the price of consumer goods. Staff recommend approval of a resolution finding and declaring that a suspension of
the State of California's limitations on oil and gas permitting and extraction will allow local producers to ease supply
disruptions and provide immediate economic relief to consumers throughout the state.
HEARINGS
Item 9a. Sixth Public Hearing Regarding Redistricting Ward Boundaries (AEU Wards)The United States Census Bureau is
required by Article I, Section 2, of the United States Constitution to conduct an accurate count of the population every
ten years. Further, California Elections Code § 21621 requires that following each decennial federal census, and using
that census as a basis,the City Council ("Council")shall adjust the boundaries of any or all of the Council election Wards
of the City so that the Wards shall be substantially equal in population as required by the United States Constitution,
California Constitution, and the Federal Voting Rights Act. Pursuant to California Elections Code § 21627.1, Council held
five (S) public hearings on August 18, 2021, January 19, 2022, February 23, 2022, March 2, 2022, and March 16, 2022
where the Council received briefings from the staff and demographic consultant relating to the redistricting process and
state and federal redistricting criteria, including the California Elections Code, the Federal Voting Rights Act and the
United States Constitution, heard public testimony, and directed staff and the City's demographic consultant to prepare
draft Council Ward maps for consideration. On March 16,2022,Council voted to move Ward Map 5B to Second Reading.
At this meeting, Council will be considering Second Reading of Ward Map 5B. Staff recommends Council adopt the Ward
Boundary Ordinance for Ward Map 5B which takes effect in thirty days.
REPORTS
Item 10a. Fiscal Year 2022-23 PSVS Proposed Budget Overview (All Wards) Staff from the City Manager's Office and
Finance Department will provide the City Council with an overview presentation of the Fiscal Year 2022-23 Proposed
Budget. The overview will include discussion of projected revenues, proposed appropriations, major economic factors,
highlights of major initiatives in support of City Council goals, new position requests and a preview of the capital
improvement budget. This overview will include specific focus on new proposals proposed to be funded by the
Bakersfield Public Safety and Vital Services Measure.
Prepared by:Anthony Valdez, Assistant to the City Manager cc: Department Heads
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