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BAKERSFIELD CITY COUNCIL
MINUTES
REGULAR MEETING
January 24, 2024, 3:30 p.m. and 5:15 p.m.
Council Chambers, City Hall, 1501 Truxtun Avenue
REGULAR MEETING — 3:30 p.m.
1. ROLL CALL
Present: Mayor Goh, Vice Mayor Gonzales, Councilmembers Arias, Weir, Smith,
Freeman, Gray and Kaur (seated at 3:31 p.m.)
2. PUBLIC STATEMENTS
a. Agenda Item Public Statements
Mike Turnipseed. spoke regarding presentation materials not available in the agenda
packet for review for Reports items 3.a. and 3.b.
b. Non -Agenda Item Public Statements
None.
3. REPORTS
a. Discussion of Council Policy for Conducting City Council Meetings (Resolution
No. 206-2021)
(Staff recommends Council discussion and direction.)
Deputy City Attorney Zambrano made staff comments and provided a PowerPoint
presentation and written material.
Motion by Councilmember Arias for Option 3, Public Comment on Agenda items 10,
11, 12 (reports, deferred business, and new business) only allowed at the time item is
called. Motion approved with Councilmembers Weir and Gray voting no.
b. Charter Review Update
(Staff recommends the Council receive the update and provide any future direction.)
City Manager Clegg provided staff comments and a PowerPoint presentation.
Councilmember Weir left the meeting at 4:29 pm.
Motion by Vice Mayor Gonzales to receive, file and bring the Charter Review Update to
the February 14, 2024, meeting. Motion unanimously approved.
4. CLOSED SESSION
5. CLOSED SESSION ACTION
6. ADJOURNMENT
Mayor Goh adjourned the 3:30 p.m. meeting at 4:37 p.m.
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REGULAR MEETING - 5:15 PM
1 ROLL CALL
Present: Mayor Goh, Vice Mayor Gonzales, Councilmembers Arias, Weir (seated
at 5:17 p.m.), Smith, Freeman, Gray and Kaur
2. INVOCATION
By Pastor Tim Grays Sr., Pastor of Pleasant View Missionary Baptist Church.
3. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
By North High School FFA Team.
4. PRESENTATIONS
Certificate of appreciation to Bill Thomas for the Thomas Roads Improvement Project.
5. PUBLIC STATEMENTS
a. Agenda Item Public Statements
Kiyoshi Tomono spoke in support regarding Consent Calendar item 7.d.3. (written
materials provided).
b. Non -Agenda Item Public Statements
Chrissy Quintanilla, Lorena Salinas, Gabriela Mota, Omar Samara, Valeria Ugalde,
Martin Higuera and Leslie Moreno spoke requesting a resolution to call for a ceasefire
in the conflict in Gaza.
6. APPOINTMENTS
None.
7. CONSENT CALENDAR
a. Minutes:
1. Approval of minutes of the January 10, 2024, Regular City Council Meetings.
(Staff recommends approval of the minutes.)
b. Payments:
1. Receive and file payments from December 29, 2023, to January 11, 2024,
in the amount of$15,029,017.02 and Self Insurance payments in the amount
of $353,575.76, totaling $15,382,592.78.
(Staff recommends receiving and filing the report.)
C. Ordinances:
1. First Reading of an ordinance amending Chapter 8.27.015 relating to
maintenance of vacant buildings.
(Staff recommends first reading of the ordinance.)
REMOVED FOR SEPARATE CONSIDERATION. See page 9.
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7. CONSENT CALENDAR continued
d. Resolutions:
1. Property Abatement Resolution for December 2023, and January 2024,
Resolution confirming approval by the City Manager designee of the Code
Enforcement Manager's report regarding assessments of certain properties in
the City for which structures have been secured against entry or for the
abatement of certain weeds, debris and waste matter and the demolishment
of dangerous buildings and authorizing collection of the assessments by the
Kern County Tax Collector.
(Staff recommends adoption of the resolution.)
RES 007-2024
2. State of California Office of Traffic Safety Regional Crash Response and
Extrication Improvement Program
(Staff recommends approval of the resolutions and appropriation.)
1. Resolution to accept a grant in the amount of $100,000.
RES 008-2024
2. Resolution determining that extrication equipment can most
efficiently be obtained through cooperative procurement bidding
procedures from L.N. Curtis and authorizing the Finance Director to
dispense with bidding thereof, not to exceed $100,000.
RES 009-2024
3. Appropriate $100,000 grant fund revenues to the Fire
Department Operating budget within the General Fund for the
purchase of extrication equipment.
3. EPA CPRG Grant Accept
(Staff recommends approval of the resolution, appropriation, and increased
staff complement.)
REMOVED FOR SEPARATE CONSIDERATION. See page 9.
1. Resolution to accept the grant in the amount of $998,221.
2. Appropriate $998,221 to the Development Services Operating
.Budget within the General Fund;
3. Request to increase Development Services employee complement by
1 position, to be funded by the grant; Administrative Analyst III #89320
4. Resolution approving annual renewal for case services subscription purchase
with Versaterm Inc., not to exceed $155,000.
(Staff recommends approval of the resolution.)
RES 011-2024
5. Resolution to dispense with formal bidding procedures in the purchase of
three gridless sentry towable trailers and accessories and authorizing the
Finance Director to dispense with bidding therefore, not to exceed $191,000.
(Staff recommends approval of the resolution.)
RES 012-2024
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6. Emergency roof replacement on 3615 Stockdale Hwy
(Staff Recommends approval of resolution, agreement, and appropriation.)
Resolution dispensing with bidding procedures due to need for
urgent repairs of the building located at 3615 Stockdale Hwy, and
authorizing Bakersfield Shingles Wholesale Inc. to perform necessary
repairs, not to exceed $145,645.56.
RES 013-2024
2. Agreement with Bakersfield Shingles Wholesale Inc. to perform
necessary repairs, not to exceed $145,645.56.
AGR 2024-016
3. Appropriate a total of $1,755,,483 in available fund balance in
various funds to the Public Works Capital Improvement budget
needed to complete portions of right-of-way activities on the
Centennial Corridor. The fund balances include Westside Parkway
State Fund ($242,941), Capital Outlay — Local TRIP Fund ($600,000),
and Utility Surcharge Capital Fund ($912,542).
7. Resolution approving an application to the Kern County Local Agency
Formation Commission to annex an uninhabited territory into the city identified
as Annexation No. 718 (Verdugo No. 4) generally located west of Verdugo
Lane and north of Brimhall Road. Use of a Notice of Exemption will also be
considered. (Ward 4)
(Staff recommends approval of the resolution.)
RES 014-2024
8. Resolution approving an application to the Kern County Local Agency
Formation Commission to annex an uninhabited territory into`the city identified
as Annexation No. 719 (Pioneer No. 1) generally located west of Vineland
Road, north of Pioneer Drive. Use of a Notice of Exemption will also be
considered. (Ward 3)
(Staff recommends adoption of the resolution.)
RES 016-2024
9. Resolution approving an application to the Kern. County Local Agency
Formation Commission to annex an uninhabited territory into the city
identified as Annexation No. 720 (Washington No. 7) generally locate on the
northwest corner of Potomac Avenue and Washington Street. Use of a Notice
of Exemption will also be considered. (Ward 7)
(Staff recommends adoption of the resolution.)
RES 016-2024
10. Resolution of Intention No. 2189 adding territory, Area 4-286 (13110 Game
Set Way), to the Consolidated Maintenance District and preliminarily
approving, confirming, and adopting the Public Works Director's Report:
Street Tier = 0; Park Tier = 0 — (Ward 3)
(Staff recommends adoption of the resolution of intention.)
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e. Agreements:
1. Agreement with Kern County (not to exceed $2,780,098) for expansion of
Library hours of service and program enhancement.
(Staff recommends approval of the agreement.)
REMOVED FOR SEPARATE CONSIDERATION. See page 9.
2. Agreement with Kern Literacy Council ($60,000) for Youth Violence
Prevention Services.
(Staff recommends approval of the agreement.)
REMOVED FOR SEPARATE CONSIDERATION. See page 9.
3. Community Advisory Panel for Bakersfield Police Department Agreement with
S3 Consulting Solutions (not to exceed $151,200) for project management,
strategic planning, and technical services.
(Staff recommends approval of the agreement.)
AGR 2024-019
4. Agreement with Bakersfield Brentwood LP ($1,233,297.68) for the
Construction of Affordable Housing Agreement lending up to $1,233,267.68 in
Permanent Local Housing Allocation Funds to the Bakersfield Brentwood LP
for the purpose of developing 58 affordable farm labor housing units located at
7350 Willis Avenue (APN 132-010-31) in East Bakersfield. (Ward 3)
(Staff recommends approval of the agreement.)
REMOVED FOR SEPARATE CONSIDERATION. See page 10.
5. Independent Contractor's Agreement - Housing Element Update
(Staff recommends approval of the agreement.)
1. Agreement with Rincon Consultants, Inc. in an amount not to
exceed $180,134.75 for the preparation of the Housing Element
update.
AGR 2024-021
2. Appropriate $73,165.83 from the Regional Early Action Planning
(REAP) Grant second allocation to the General Fund Development
Services Department Operating Budget.
3. Appropriate $61,920.17 from the General Plan Maintenance and
Update Trust account to the General Fund Development Services
Department Operating Budget.
6. Design Consultant Agreement with Ordiz-Melby Architects (not to exceed
$75,000) for Remodel of City Hall South Annex (Ward 2)
(Staff recommends the approval of the agreement.)
AGR 2024-022
7. Design Consultant Agreement with Moore, lacofano, Goltsman Inc.,
(MIG, Inc.), (not to exceed $308,175) for the design of the Citadel Street
Urban Greening Project. (Ward 2)
(Staff recommends the approval of the agreement and budget transfers.)
AGR 2024-023
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CONSENT CALENDAR continued
8. Final Map and Improvement Agreement with Shamrock 45, Inc., for Tract
Map 6352 Phase 6, Located north of Highland Knolls Drive and west of
Bedford Green Drive. (Ward 3)
(Staff recommends approval of the Final Map and Improvement Agreement.)
AGR 2024-024
9. Final Map and Improvement Agreement with Shamrock 45, Inc. for
Tract Map 6352 Phase 7, Located north of Highland Knolls Drive and west of
Bedford Green Drive. (Ward 3)
(Staff recommends approval of the Final Map and Improvement Agreement.)
AGR 2024-025
10. Final Map, Private Agreements, and Improvement Agreement with
Summit Capital Ventures, Inc., for Tract 7376 Phase 3, Located at the
southeast corner of South Allen Road and Muirlands Parkway. (Ward 5)
(Staff recommends approval of the Final Map, Private Improvement Agreement,
Private Landscape Agreement and Public Improvement Agreement.)
AGR 2024-026, AGR 2024-027, AGR 2024-028
11. Amendment No. 3 to Agreement No. 2020-178 with the Housing Authority of
the County of Kern Homeless Housing Assistance and Prevention Round 3
(HHAP-3) and Round 4 (HHAP-4) for Homeless Youth Rental Assistance.
(Staff recommends approval of the amendment.)
AGR 2020-178 (3)
12. Amendment No. 1 to Agreement No. DS23-048 with Al Precision Builders
(increasing compensation by $60,000; revised not to exceed $100,000) to
provide various abatement services.
(Staff recommends approval of the amendment.)
AGR 2024-029
13. Amendment No. 6 to Agreement No. 19-101, RM Industries Inc. (increase
compensation by $19,500; revised not to exceed $233,828.52), for the
continuance of janitorial services at McMurtrey Aquatic Center.
(Staff recommends approval of the amendment.)
AGR 19-101 (6)
14. Curbside green waste and commercial food processing at Mt. Vernon
Recycling Facility.
(Staff recommends approval of this Amendment and appropriation.)
Amendment No. 2 to Agreement No. 2022-257 with Quinn Company
(increasing compensation by $540,000; revised not to exceed
$904,482.49 and extend term to June 30, 2025) for the rental of a
Type 6 low shredder.
AGR 2022-257 (2)
2. Appropriate $600,000 from Refuse Enterprise Fund to the Public
Works Operating Budget (421-4081-585-40.42) to cover the
immediate rental cost of the shredder ($540,000) and cover
costs in, other rental equipment in the amount of $60,000.
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7. CONSENT CALENDAR continued
15. Contract Change Order No. 6 to Agreement No. 21-237 with JTS Construction
($93,250.34; revised not to exceed $12,745,596.73) for Kaiser Permanente
Sports Village Ph. IV Project. (Ward 7)
(Staff recommends approval of the contract change order.)
CCO 21-237 (6)
16. Contract Change Order No. 40 to Agreement No: 18-176 (BFC Project)
with Security Paving Company (increasing compensation $8,600; revised not
to exceed $51,942,067.75), for the Bakersfield Freeway Connector Project.
(Wards 1 & 2)
(Staff recommends approval of the change order.)
CCO 18-176 (40)
17. Contract Change Orders Nos. 50, 54, 61, 63, 65, 105, 114, 118, 119, 123,
137, 139, 140, 141, 142, 143, 145, and 146 to Agreement No. 19-069
(Mainline Project) with Security Paving Company (increasing compensation by
$1,184,095.03; revised not to exceed $150,682,174.89) for the Centennial
Corridor Mainline Project. (Wards 1, 2, & 3)
(Staff recommends approval of the change orders.)
CCO 19-069 (50), (54), (61), (63), (65), (105), (114), (118), (119), (123), (137), (139),
(140), (141), (142), (143), (142), (146)
f. Bids:
1. Reject All Bids for Downtown Manhole Rehabilitation Project. (Ward 2)
(Staff recommends rejecting all bids and postponing the project until further
notice.)
2. Installation of Streetlighting Improvements Project: Holtby Road and Dracena
Street. (Ward 2)
(Staff recommends acceptance of low bid, approval of contract, and approval of
City -controlled contingency.)
1. Accept bid and approve contract with Loop Electric Inc., (not to
exceed $1,437,763).
AGR 2024-030
2. Authorize staff to approve, as necessary, up to $40,000 in City
controlled contingency for unforeseen conditions encountered
during construction of said project.
3. Bakersfield Police Department (BPD) Property Room Backup Generator
Project. (Ward 2)
(Staff recommends acceptance of low bid, approval of contract, and approval of
City controlled contingency.)
1. Accept Bid and Approve Contract with Days Generator Service
($215,415) for the BPD Property Room Backup Generator Project;
AGR 2024-031
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Item 0. continued
2. Authorize staff to approve, as necessary, up to $25,000 in City
controlled contingency for unforeseen conditions encountered
during construction of said project.
g. Miscellaneous:
1. Appropriate $155,690.50 in Lawn to Garden and Spray to Drip program
revenues received from California Water Service
(Staff recommends approval of the appropriation.)
2. Appropriate $544,082.46 State Grant Revenues to the Police Operating
Budget within the Supplemental Law Enforcement Services Fund.
(Staff recommends approval of the appropriation.)
h. Successor Agency Business:
Receive and file Successor Agency payments from December 29, 2023, to
January 11, 2024, in the amount of $170,670.56.
(Staff recommends report be received and filed.)
i. Public Safety/Vital Services Measure:
1. Economic Opportunity Area (EOA) Grant Agreement with James Tyson, dba
Centro Cali Brewing ($59,793.46) for business expansion.
(Staff recommends approval of the agreement.)
AGR 2024-032
2. Agreement with Center for Strategic Policy Innovation (not to exceed $48,000)
for ongoing support.
(Staff recommends approval of the agreement.)
AGR 2024-033
City Clerk Drimakis announced staff memorandums received for Consent Calendar
item 7.a. transmitting corrected minutes, Consent Calendar item 7.d.6. transmitting
corrected subject title and resolution, Consent Calendar item 7.e.1., transmitting
correspondence received in support, Consent Calendar item 7.e.4., transmitting
corrected subject title, Consent Calendar item 7.e.15., transmitting corrected Ward,
and Consent Calendar item 7.g.2. requesting the item be removed from the agenda.
Councilmember Gray requested Consent Calendar items 7.c.1 and 7.e.2., be removed for
separate consideration.
Councilmember Freeman requested Consent Calendar item 7.e.1., be removed for separate
consideration.
Councilmember Weir requested Consent Calendar items 7.d.3., 7.e.1., and 7.e.4., for
separate consideration.
Vice Mayor Gonzales abstained from Consent Calendar item 7.i.1., due to source of
campaign contribution.
Motion by Vice Mayor Gonzales to adopt Consent Calendar items 7.a. through 71 with
the removal of items 7.c.1., 7.d.3., 7.e.1., 7.e.2. and 7.e.4., for separate consideration
and the removal of item 7.g.2. Motion unanimously approved with Vice Mayor
abstaining from item 711.
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7. CONSENT CALENDAR continued
C. 1. First Reading of an ordinance amending Chapter 8.27.015 relating to
maintenance of vacant buildings.
(Staff recommends first reading of the ordinance.)
FR ONLY
Development Services Building Director Burns provided a PowerPoint
presentation.
Motion by Vice Mayor Gonzales to adopt Consent Calendar item 7.c.1., with the
addition of referring the item back to the Planning and Development Committee for
the tiered fine list. Motion approved with Councilmembers Weir and Gray voting no.
d. 3. Environmental Protection Agency — Climate Pollution Reduction Grant
Acceptance.
(Staff recommends approval of the resolution, appropriation, and increased
staff complement.)
Resolution to accept the grant in the amount of $998,221.
RES 010-2024
2. Appropriate $998,221 to the Development Services Operating
Budget within the General Fund;
3. Request to increase Development Services employee complement by
one position, to be funded by the grant; Administrative Analyst III
#89320.
Motion by Councilmember Weir to adopt Consent Calendar item 7.d.3. Motion
unanimously approved.
e. 1. Agreement with Kern County (not to exceed $2,780,098) for expansion of
Library hours of service and program enhancement.
(Staff recommends approval of the agreement.)
AGR 2024-017
Councilmember Weir left the dais at 6:43 p.m. and returned at 6:46 p.m.
Motion by Vice Mayor Gonzales to adopt Consent Calendar item 7.e.1., with an
evaluation protocol developed along with Council determination of the program.
Motion approved with Councilmember Freeman voting no.
Councilmember Arias left the meeting at 7:02 p.m.
Mayor Goh recessed the meeting at 7:02 p.m. and reconvened the meeting at 7:15 p.m.
e. 2. Agreement with Kern Literacy Council ($60,000) for Youth Violence
Prevention Services.
(Staff recommends approval of the agreement.)
AGR 2024-018
Motion by Councilmember Gray to adopt Consent Calendar item 7.e.2. Motion
approved with Councilmember Arias absent.
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e. 4. Agreement with Bakersfield Brentwood LP ($1,233,297.68) for the
Construction of Affordable Housing Agreement lending up to $1,233,267.68 in
Permanent Local Housing Allocation Funds to the Bakersfield Brentwood LP
for the purpose of developing 58 affordable farm labor housing units located at
7350 Willis Avenue (APN 132-010-31) in East Bakersfield. (Ward 3)
(Staff recommends approval of the agreement.)
AGR 2024-020
Motion by Councilmember Weir to adopt Consent Calendar item 7.e.4. Motion
approved with Councilmember Arias absent.
8. CONSENT CALENDAR PUBLIC HEARINGS
a. Public Hearing to consider Business Expansion Agreement with BIOS Health Ltd (not
to exceed $250,000), for the development of a West Coast clinical and commercial
hub in Bakersfield.
(Staff recommends approval of the agreement.)
AGR 2024-034
b. Public Hearing to consider EOA Grant Agreement with W.A. Consulting
($248,972.27) for Fagade Improvements.
(Staff recommends approval of the agreement.)
REMOVED FOR SEPARATE CONSIDERATION. See page 11.
C. Public Hearing to consider Action Plan Amendment No 5 to U.S. Department of
Housing and Urban Development Action Plan FY 22/23 Amendment No. 5: Transfer
Community Development Block Grant Entitlement funds from Greater Bakersfield
Legal Assistance ($40,000) to The Mission at Kern County Freezer Replacement
Project.
(Staff recommends approval of the Action Plan Amendment.)
Consent Calendar Public Hearing items 8.a. through 8.c., opened at 7:19 p.m.
No one spoke in support.
No one spoke in opposition.
Emily Waite requested item 8.b. be removed for separate consideration.
Councilmember Smith abstained from Consent Calendar Public Hearing item 8.a. due to
Business Investment.
Consent Calendar Public Hearing items 8.a. and 8.c., closed at 7:21 p.m.
Motion by Vice Mayor Gonzales to adopt Consent Calendar Public Hearing items 8.a.
and 8.c. Motion approved with Councilmember Arias absent and Councilmember
Smtih abstaining from Consent Calendar Public Hearing item 8.a.
9. HEARINGS
b. Public Hearing to consider EOA Grant Agreement with W.A. Consulting
($248,972.27) for Fagade Improvements.
(Staff recommends approval of the agreement.)
AGR 2024-009
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9. HEARINGS continued
Emily Waite, spoke in support of the grant.
Public Hearing item 8.b. closed at 7:26 p.m.
Vice Mayor Gonzales abstained from Consent Calendar Public Hearing item 8.b.
Motion by Councilmember Smith to adopt Consent Calendar Public Hearing item 8.b.
Motion approved with Councilmember Arias absent and Vice Mayor Gonzales
abstaining due to Source of Campaign Contribution.
10. REPORTS
None.
11. DEFERRED BUSINESS
None.
12. NEW BUSINESS
a. Approval of the Council Committees Calendar for January through December 2024.
(Staff recommends approval of the calendar.)
Motion by Vice Mayor Gonzales to adopt the Council Committees Calendar. Motion
approved with Councilmember Arias absent.
13. COUNCIL AND MAYOR STATEMENTS
Vice Mayor Gonzales expressed appreciation for staff involvement at the first Dr. Martin
Luther King Prosperity Neighborhood Summit.
Councilmember Weir left the meeting at 7:30 p.m.
Vice Mayor Gonzales requested staff explore the development of a resolution that will
outline the timeframes and expectations related to the permitting processes.
Councilmember Smith requested staff provide a TRIP Update regarding the timelines
and processes to move forward with the final movements (7 and 8) of the Centennial
Corridor.
Councilmember Smith expressed efforts that have been made in the safety road design
which the results have led to a reduction of pedestrian and vehicle fatalities.
Vice Mayor Gonzales expressed that he abstained from Consent Calendar item 7.i.1., due to
source of campaign contribution.
Mayor Goh made comments regarding her representation at the US Conference of Mayors in
Washington DC.
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14. ADJOURNMENT
Mayor Goh adjourned at 7:39 p.m.
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MAYOR of the City of Bakersfield
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CITY CLERK and Ex Officio Clerk of
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