Photograph 1
View of Study Area looking north from the southwest corner of the site. View of parked vehicles. A semi truck was also parked in this area prior to taking the photograph.
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Attachment: 5b-Appendix B_Bio Comanche and Varsity_CC Mtg 052323 (Public Hearing: Comanche & Varsity - GPA 2023-02 & ZC 2023-02) Photographic Documentation
Photographs: January 6, 2023
Project: Varsity Ave and Comanche Drive, Arvin, CA
Photographer: Kathy Kinsland
Photograph 2
View of northern portion of
Study Area. Comanche
Avenue on the west.
Photograph 3
View of the southeastern
portion of the Study Area. The
Study Are is in the foreground,
and the adjacent residential
community in the background.
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Attachment: 5b-Appendix B_Bio Comanche and Varsity_CC Mtg 052323 (Public Hearing: Comanche & Varsity - GPA 2023-02 & ZC 2023-02) To: Shin Tu Record Search 22-320
Precision Civil Engineering, Inc.
1234 O Street
Fresno, CA 93721
Date: August 29, 2022
Re: Proposed General Plan Amendment and Rezone for Subject Property located on the Southeast corner of Varsity Avenue and Comanche Drive
County: Kern
Map(s): Arvin 7.5’
CULTURAL RESOURCES RECORDS SEARCH
The California Office of Historic Preservation (OHP) contracts with the California Historical Resources Information System’s (CHRIS) regional Information Centers (ICs) to maintain information in the CHRIS inventory and make it available to local, state, and federal agencies, cultural resource professionals, Native American tribes, researchers, and the public. Recommendations made by IC coordinators or their staff regarding the interpretation and application of this information are advisory only. Such recommendations do not necessarily represent the evaluation or opinion of the State Historic Preservation Officer in carrying out the OHP’s regulatory authority under federal and state law.
The following are the results of a search of the cultural resource files at the Southern San Joaquin Valley Information Center. These files include known and recorded cultural resources sites, inventory and excavation reports filed with this office, and resources listed on the National Register of Historic Places, the OHP Built Environment Resources Directory, California State Historical Landmarks, California Register of Historical Resources, California Inventory of Historic Resources, and California Points of Historical Interest. Due to processing delays and other factors, not all of the historical resource reports and resource records that have been submitted to the OHP are available via this records search. Additional information may be available through the federal, state, and local agencies that produced or paid for historical resource management work in the search area.
PRIOR CULTURAL RESOURCE STUDIES CONDUCTED WITHIN THE PROJECT AREA AND THE ONE-HALF MILE RADIUS
According to the information in our files, there has been one previous cultural resource study conducted within the project area: KE-00297. There have been eight additional cultural resource studies conducted within the one-half mile radius: KE-00411, 00690, 03777, 04013, 04079, 04489, 04959, 05040. It should be noted that KE-00297 only intersects a small portion of the southeast side of the project area. Also, this report was completed 29 years ago and should be considered out of date for current studies.
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Attachment: 5c-Appendix C_CHRIS Record Search_Comanche and Varsity CC Mtg 052323 (Public Hearing: Comanche & Varsity - GPA 2023-02 Record Search 22-320
KNOWN/RECORDED CULTURAL RESOURCES WITHIN THE PROJECT AREA AND THE ONE-HALF MILE RADIUS According to the information in our files, there is one recorded resource within the project area: P-15- 009042. There are two known resources within the one-half mile radius: P-15-018878, 020546. These resources consist of historic landscaping, trash scatters, and roads.
There are no recorded cultural resources within the project area or radius that are listed in the National Register of Historic Places, the California Register of Historical Resources, the California Points of Historical Interest, California Inventory of Historic Resources, for the California State Historic Landmarks.
COMMENTS AND RECOMMENDATIONS
We understand the proposed project proposes to rezone and amend the General Plan land use from Low Density Residential Single Family Dwelling Zone to High Density Residential Multiple Family Zone.
Additionally, we understand that no development is proposed with this project. As such, no further cultural resource investigations are needed at this time. However, this project area has not been previously studied for cultural resources and it is unknown if any are present. Therefore, prior to any future development and ground disturbance activities, we recommend a qualified, professional consultant conduct a field survey to determine if cultural resources are present. A list of qualified consultants can be found at www.chrisinfo.org.
We also recommend that you contact the Native American Heritage Commission in Sacramento. They will provide you with a current list of Native American individuals/organizations that can assist you with information regarding cultural resources that may not be included in the CHRIS Inventory and that may be of concern to the Native groups in the area. The Commission can consult their "Sacred Lands Inventory" file to determine what sacred resources, if any, exist within this project area and the way in which these resources might be managed. Finally, please consult with the lead agency on this project to determine if any other cultural resource investigation is required. If you need any additional information or have any questions or concerns, please contact our office at (661) 654-2289.
By:
Jeremy E David, Assistant Coordinator Date: August 29, 2022 Please note that invoices for Information Center services will be sent under separate cover from the California State University, Bakersfield Accounting Office.
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Attachment: 5c-Appendix C_CHRIS Record Search_Comanche and Varsity CC Mtg 052323 (Public Hearing: Comanche & Varsity - GPA 2023-02 Notice of Public Hearing
And
Notice of Intent to Prepare Negative Declaration
Notice is hereby given that the City Council of the City of Arvin, California, will conduct a public hearing, at which time the public may be present and be heard, to consider the following:
Date: December 14, 2022
Place: City of Arvin Council Chambers, 200 Campus Drive, Arvin CA 93202 Time: 6:00 P.M.
Description of Projects: General Plan Amendment (GPA) No. 2023-02 and Rezone No. 2023-02 are filed by the City of Arvin (Applicant/Property Owner) and pertain to one (1) parcel that is generally located on the southeast corner of Varsity Avenue and North Comanche Drive ("Project site") in Arvin, CA.
The site is identified by the Kern County Assessor
as Assessor's Parcel Number (APN) 190-020-38,
totaling approximately 2.84 acres. GPA No. 2023-
02 requests a land use change from Low Density
Residential to High Density Residential. Rezone
No. 2023-02 requests a rezone from R-1 — Single
Family Dwelling/PUD — Planned Unit
Development to R-4 — Multiple-Family Zone
District. No physical development is proposed by
the Project.
Applicant: City of Arvin, 200 Campus Drive,
Arvin, CA 93203
Additional information on the proposed project
and proposed environmental finding may be
obtained from the City of Arvin, City Hall, 200
Campus Drive, Arvin, California, 93203, or the City’s web site at www.arvin.org. In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, if you need special assistance to participate in this meeting, please call (661) 854-3134. Notification 48 hours prior to the meeting will enable the City to make reasonable arrangements to ensure accessibility. At the conclusion of the public hearing, the City Council may approve the project.
All persons interested in this topic who have questions, would like to provide feedback, or who have comments are invited to attend. If you challenge the approval or denial of these matters in court, you may be limited to raising only those issues you or someone else raised at the public hearing described in this notice, or in written correspondence delivered to the City Clerk, at or prior to, the public hearing. Address any communications or comments regarding the project to Cecilia Vela, City Clerk, at 200 Campus Drive, Arvin, CA 93203, (661) 854-3134, [email protected].
Cecilia Vela, City Clerk
Published: Bakersfield Californian, May 13, 2023
Arvin City Council Public Hearing Information
Date: May 23, 2023
Time: 6:00 PM
Place: City of Arvin Council Chambers, 200 Campus Drive, Arvin, CA 93203
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Attachment: 6-PHN and NOI MND - Comanche and Varsity CC Mtg 052323 (Public Hearing: Comanche & Varsity - GPA 2023-02 & ZC 2023-02) America Rescue Plan Budget - $5,227,224
original budget prepared 7/13/21 by J. Jones
expenses updated to 4/30/23 Budget Re-allocate Spent to date Committed Remaining Pay down Fire Contract to FY 22 level
in FY 23-24-25 $622,000 - 78,000 544,000 -
Streets and Roads (or equipment) $1,500,000 - - 1,500,000 Park + Vet's Hall improvements and Repairs $1,100,000 479,421 18,000 602,579 Police/City Hall/Comm Dev refurbish $200,000 211,818 - (11,818) Employee Retention Plan $800,000 111,694 688,306 -
Wastewater Treatment Plant $505,224 (258,000) - - 247,224 Partial funding - 9 PD vehicles $0 258,000 258,000 -
Economic Development $500,000 142,500 15,000 342,500
Total $5,227,224 $0 $1,023,433 $1,523,306 $2,680,485
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Attachment: ARPA Update Report_052323 (ARPA Spending Update - April 2023)