Agenda — Arvin City Council, March 25, 2025 (part 2 of 2)

Policy C0-2.6 Identify and pursue opportunities to open up school playgrounds and playfields to public recreational use outside of school hours through joint use agreements with the appropriate school districts.

Policy C0-2.7 Encourage conservation and promotion of the City's historical and cultural resources.

Policy C0-2.8 Promote the development and design of the civic center and Jewett Square area as focal points for the community and for the City's identity.

Goal 3. Maintain and enhance groundwater levels in order to assure an adequate supply for future City water need.

Policy C0-3.1 Encourage continued groundwater recharge efforts of the Arvin-Edison Water Storage District.

Policy C0-3.2 Embark on a public education program regarding water conservation practices in residential, commercial, industrial and public facility development.

Policy C0-3.3 Encourage the use of reclaimed wastewater for appropriate uses such as agricultural irrigation or frost protection.

Policy C0-3.4 Require thorough information in all environmental assessments for projects which may have a substantial effect on groundwater levels.

Goal 4. Continue to provide high quality water for domestic use within the City of Arvin.

Policy C0-4.1 Monitor water quality regularly in all wells in the Arvin Community Services District.

Policy C0-4.2 Investigate means of protecting the groundwater supply from contamination by agricultural chemicals.

Policy C0-4.3 Ensure that all components of the City's infrastructure related to water delivery and consumption, including those on private property, are functioning properly to protect water quality.

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Attachment: Appendix A (2024 General Plan and Housing Element Annual Progress Reports) 5 - Conservation and Open Space Element -Resolution No. 202-34 dated August 21, 2012 Page 3 of 3 5 - Conservation and Open Space Element Goals and Policies Goal 5. Protect life and property from damage and destruction due to flooding.

Policy C0-5.1 Institute flood control measures to protect existing urban areas.

Policy C0-5.2 Implement the drainage improvement measures specified in the Master Drainage Plan for Arvin.

Policy C0-5.3 Direct the City Engineer and Flood Control District to review all development proposals and ensure adequate protection from flood damage.

Goal 6. Preserve wildlife, endangered and/or rare species and natural habitats and eco-systems in the Arvin Planning area.

Policy C0-6.1 Protect sensitive and significant ecological areas of unique vegetation and wildlife.

Policy C0-6.2 Protect from extinction the identified endangered species which recognize the Arvin area as part of their natural range.

Policy C0-6.3 Consider the establishment of protected open space areas, planted with native valley vegetation, to serve as wildlife habitat and natural laboratory for public education purposes.

Policy C0-6.4 Implement a relocation program for any rare and/or endangered animal species found in urbanized areas.

Goal 7. Improve air quality in the Arvin area by controlling emissions from stationary and mobile sources.

Policy C0-7.1 Participate in the development and review of regional air quality plans.

Policy C0-7.2 Cooperate in the implementation of regional plans to improve and protect local air quality.

Policy C0-7.3 Require detailed air quality information and projected impacts in the environmental documentation for all major development.

Goal 8. Maintain solid waste collection and disposal services in accordance with California state standards.

Policy C0-8.1 Implement diversion programs related to business collection including commercial onsite recycling and commercial onsite green waste pick up.

Policy C0-8.2 Promote public education and outreach regarding the benefit of municipal waste programs and how they work.

Policy C0-8.3 Continue waste management practices that meet or exceed requirements specified by the California Integrated Waste Management Act.

Goal 9. Improve energy efficiency of all new construction in the Arvin area.

Policy C0-9.1 Encourage the use of energy efficient building materials, installation of energy efficient appliances, and energy efficient design and construction.

Policy C0-9.2 Enforce the State Energy Conservation Standards for both residential and commercial uses.

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Attachment: Appendix A (2024 General Plan and Housing Element Annual Progress Reports) 6 - Noise Element November 1988 Page 1 of 5
6 - NOISE ELEMENT – 1988 November 1988:

The Noise Element identifies noise issues that are generated by: traffic along Bear Mountain Boulevard, Southern Pacific Rail; industrial operations, and agricultural operations.

Summary Action 2023-2024:

Action 1. Community Development Department in the project development review and environmental review ensure that appropriate mitigation measures are established to reduce the exposure of excessive noise. ON-Going.

Action 2. The City’s Circulation Element establishes designated truck routes along its major arterials to lessen the exposure of traffic noise to sensitive uses such as schools and residential homes. On-Going.

Action 3. The City Building Department implements the California Noise Insulation Standards (California Administrative Code, Title 25) for development of all new multi-family dwelling units, such as hotels, apartments and condominiums. On-Going.

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Attachment: Appendix A (2024 General Plan and Housing Element Annual Progress Reports) 6 - Noise Element November 1988 Page 2 of 5
6 - NOISE ELEMENT:

Noise Element Issues:

1. Vehicular and rail transportation modes are regarded as the most continuous noise sources within the Arvin community. These transportation modes, as well as future transportation sources, contribute to noise pollution which may be harmful to local residents.

The planning and implementation of a circulation system that will provide for the efficient measurement of goods and people throughout the community, as well as minimizing excessive noise emissions, is considered desirable. Careful planning of future land use development along Bear Mountain Boulevard and Tejon Highway/Derby Street should be particularly considered.

2. The existing residential land uses facing Tejon Highway are presently impacted by the industrial uses located east of the identified street. The city should seek appropriate solutions to protect the residents from harmful noise while maintaining the economic viability of the industrial and employment services.

3. The placement of noise-sensitive land use activities, such as schools and hospitals, should be located away from major noise sources. Stationary sources, such as industrial plants or mobile sources, such as vehicular movement, increase overall noise levels in the community and can be a significant health hazard or nuisance in specific sensitive land use activities.

4. Planned residential and commercial land use activities along designated major streets, secondary streets, and local connectors should consider the impacts of noise emissions generated by the vehicular traffic flows. Over the years, these streets, especially Campus Drive, Meyer Street, Harvey Street, Comanche Drive, Sycamore Road, and Varsity Avenue will be identified as high noise corridors. Bear Mountain Boulevard is presently a high noise corridor.

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Attachment: Appendix A (2024 General Plan and Housing Element Annual Progress Reports) 6 - Noise Element November 1988 Page 3 of 5
6 - NOISE ELEMENT -CONTINUED:

Noise Element Issues - C. Noise Goals and Objectives:

1. Ensure that the residents of the City of Arvin are protected from excessive noise and harmful sound.

1.1 Encourage viability and continued existence of residential areas by preventing unnecessary noise generating sources from being introduced in the neighborhoods.

1.2 Maintain low noise levels in areas or in the vicinity of activities deemed as being noise sensitive.

1.3 Reduce noise generating sources created by transportation sources.

1.4 Regulate noise impacts generated by land use activities in commercial, industrial, or recreational areas.

2. Maintain a high quality of life within the community by abating existing and potential noise patterns.

1.1 Eliminate unnecessary noise nuisances through the use of regulatory measures.

1.2 Develop strategies to adequately abate excessive noise levels from long- term and special event noise sources.

1.3 Promote the continued existence and protection of low noise levels throughout the City.

1.1.1 Protect the future residents from adverse and unnecessary noise problems by encouraging the location of new residential subdivisions away from major noise sources.

1.1.2 Regulate the noise generated by various family pets and recreational/hobby activities in the residential areas.

1.1.3 Encourage in residential areas the planting of trees, hedges, and other types of landscaping to aid in the reduction of noise.

1.2.1 Isolate industries whose operations are characterized by high levels of noise from sensitive uses (health care facilities, schools, places of public assembly, etc.) and require adequate buffering from other uses.

1.2.2 Utilize a variety of buffering techniques (trees, hedges, block walls) to protect noise sensitive uses from the hazards of noise pollution.

1.2.3 Discourage the placement of hospitals, rest homes, and other similar uses along major thoroughfares carrying heavy vehicular traffic.

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Attachment: Appendix A (2024 General Plan and Housing Element Annual Progress Reports) 6 - Noise Element November 1988 Page 4 of 5
6 - NOISE ELEMENT -CONTINUED:

Noise Element Issues - C. Noise Goals and Objectives:

1.3.1 Encourage and enforce State noise abatement requirements on all vehicles and stationary sources.

1.3.2 Encourage the California Department of Transportation to develop, in accordance with Federal and State mandates, a noise attenuation buffer along sections of the Bear Mountain Boulevard (State Highway 223) which are presently at grade or plan to be elevated.

1.3.3 Encourage the Southern Pacific/Santa Fe Transportation Companies to properly maintain railway lines and establish operational restrictions in areas where adjacent uses would be adversely impacted.
l.3.4 Restrict commercial trucks to designated high-use corridors, excepting those necessary to carry out local construction and deliveries.

1.3.5 Discourage the placement of residential uses in close proximity to transportation terminals and heavily traveled transportation routes.

1.3.6 Encourage the Southern Pacific Transportation Company to develop a noise attenuation buffer along its corridor.

1.3.7 Enforce regulation laws pertaining to muffler/smog emission controls on vehicles.

1.3.8 Prohibit motorcycle and "dirt bike" noise in residential areas and in noise sensitive areas.

1.3.9 Reduce the noise dangers affecting the uses in close proximity to the Southern Pacific Railroad tracks.

1.4. l Locate light and heavy industrial uses away from existing or planned residential areas.

1.4.2 Require landscaping/brick walls and other buffering techniques within the setback areas of industrial and commercial building perimeters.

1.4.3 Encourage the use of landscaping in commercial areas to act as a noise inhibitor and as an aesthetic attractor.

2.l.1 Utilize maximum anticipated, or "worst case", noise conditions as the basis for land use and development controls, as a means to prevent future incompatibilities.

2.1.2 Update noise standards and criteria as knowledge in the field of noise expands and new insights into its effects on urban and rural life are gleaned.

2.1.3 Coordinate with the California Department of Transportation and Federal and local transportation agencies in developing overall noise mitigation programs.

2.2.1 Develop a City noise ordinance that includes noise level limits for residential, commercial, and industrial land uses for construction activities; and for motor vehicles operating within the City.

2.2.2 Establish a periodic noise monitoring program to measure changes in ambient noise levels as a means to evaluate the effectiveness of source controls and impacts on urban and rural uses.

2.3.1 Monitor factors influencing the year 20 IO or "worst case" noise exposure levels and as significant changes occur (e.g. traffic volumes and routing, railroad use, technology, rate of development), prepare revised noise contours. As noise contours shift, appropriate land use and development controls shall be applied to newly impacted areas.

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Attachment: Appendix A (2024 General Plan and Housing Element Annual Progress Reports) 6 - Noise Element November 1988 Page 5 of 5
6 - NOISE ELEMENT -CONTINUED:

Noise Element Issues - C. Noise Goals and Objectives:

D. Noise implementation Measures/Action Programs
This section identifies several implementation procedures, techniques, and action programs that should be used by the City of Arvin to effectively apply the Noise Element Policies in a logical timeframe and sequence. The recommended timeframe identified with each program is categorized as:
a. 1 to 5 years
b. I to 10 years
c. I to 20 years
d. Continuously

1. The City of Arvin should consider the impacts of noise in all planning decisions, both plan and policy, in order to inhibit the effects of noise as described in the text of the Noise Element. Subsequently a noise impact assessment should be included for all significant developmental projects being proposed within the City (D).

2. Areas of the community exposed to LON (ONEL) 65 or greater should be designated as noise impacted areas (D).

3. New development of residential or other noise sensitive uses should not be permitted in noise impacted areas unless effective noise mitigation measures are incorporated into the project design to reduce exterior noise levels to less than LON (CNEL) 65 (D).

4. Noise level criteria for uses other than residential or noise sensitive should follow recommendations made by the State Office of Noise Control (D).

5. The City of Arvin should adhere to and enforce the guidelines established in the Land Use Classification Outline (found in the Land Use Element) relating to development (0).

6. The City Building Department should enforce the California Noise Insulation Standards (California Administrative Code, Title 25) for development of all new multi-family dwelling units, such as hotels, apartments and condominiums (D).

7. The Noise Element should be reviewed and updated periodically to ensure that noise exposure information and implementation policies are consistent with changing conditions within the Community (0).

8. The local Police Department should be encouraged to enforce existing sections of the California Vehicle Code relating to mufflers and modified exhaust systems and other laws pertaining to motor vehicle noise emissions standards (D).

9. The City of Arvin shall review and revise, as necessary, its ordinances regarding noise emissions in residential areas to reduce unnecessary noise (D).

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Attachment: Appendix A (2024 General Plan and Housing Element Annual Progress Reports) 7 - Community Health Element – Resolution No. 2012-34 dated August 21, 2012 Page 1 of 5 7 -COMMUNITY HEALTH ELEMENT – RESOLUTION NO. 2012-13 AUGUST 21, 2012: -2023 AND 2024: Community Health Element established nine (9) goals which is to improve the overall safety of the transportation system for pedestrians, cyclists, and all nonmotorized roadway users; Improve environmental conditions through good transportation system design; improve the community's health by providing opportunities for physical activity through walking and bicycling, encourage physical activity through parks, open space and recreational facilities ,improve access to fresh fruits, vegetables, and other healthy food by encouraging a mix of food establishments that offer healthy food choices; reduce alcohol, tobacco, and other drug use by creating a social and physical environment that supports healthy choices, ensuring access to treatment services and enforcing existing regulations, improve access to medical services, strengthen social and mental well-being through neighborhood design; and promote and encourage development of childcare facilities and programs.

SUMMARY ACTIONS FOR CITY WIDE LAND USE GOALS AND POLICIES:

Action 1: The city was awarded grant funding for the preparation of Complete Streets and Safe Routes to School Plan in 2020 and was accepted by the City Council. The purpose of this Plan isto deliver aComplete Streets and Safe Routesto School Plan for the City of Arvin that builds upon the recommendations of the KernCounty Active Transportation Plan to deliver a set of infrastructure projects and design tools that can be applied throughout the city to improve safety; encourage the use of non-motorized transportation, public transportation, rideshare, and other emerging modes; balance modesto improve the comfort of the streetfor all users; and improve the quality oflife forstudents and residents of Arvin
Action 2: The city in 2023 and 2024 promoted Farmers Market and Arvin Community Awareness activities at City Hall and at Park located on the west side of Walnut.

Action 3: The City approved Vanguard Medical Center at the northwest corner Bear Mountain Blvd. and Walnut Ave. by Site Development Permit No. 2022-1100BMG VANGUARD – Established a deferred payment program for development impact fees.

Action 4: The City’s Grant’s Manager has applied for and received a number of grants to improve the existing park facilities to encourage physical activities and outdoor use. Projects include: Prop 68 Digiorgio Park Refresh (12-2022); Prop 68 Kovacevich Park Upgrades (12- 2022), Urban Pathways/Greening (12-2022); REAP 2.0 Grant for Arvin Center Dec 30 2022 - Grant App $10 million – for development of Arvin Center – Created Dec 30 2022; 2023- Kern COG CEC (park and ride charging stations); 2024- Urban Greening Phase II - Urban Greening Phase II - Bike and Pedestrian path from Alderette Drive to Grapevine Drive on the east side of Walnut Drive, 2024- CCG Grant Smotherman Park – Christine - CCG applications for Smotherman Park Pedestrian Path, Resilience HUB – Smotherman Community Center – Solar and EV charging Stations; Smotherman Park – 6’-0” walkway, irrigation, tree planting and Sump

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Attachment: Appendix A (2024 General Plan and Housing Element Annual Progress Reports) 7 - Community Health Element – Resolution No. 2012-34 dated August 21, 2012 Page 2 of 5 7 -COMMUNITY HEALTH ELEMENT – RESOLUTION NO. 2012-13 AUGUST 21, 2012:

Action 5: The City’s Grant’s Manager has applied for and received a number of grants to improve the city’s existing improve the overall safety of the transportation system for pedestrians, cyclists, and all non-motorized roadway users. Projects include: 2022- CDBG – Franklin - CDBG Franklin St Rehab 18-CDBG -12902; 4th Street Improvements OPIC ; 2023- CDBG Haven Dr. Rehab; 2023- CCG Grant 4th St, Smotherman, Meyer St, and Plumbtree St., 4th Street Extension, Plumbtree Street Renovation, Smotherman Park Pedestrian Path, Meyers Street Renovation; 2024- SBI Haven Drive - SB1 – Haven Drive Preliminary Engineering; 2024 - Community Change Grant – Grant Application for various projects – 10 – 4th Street; Transit Stop; Urban Greening Phase 2 (El Dorado and Grapevine); Resilience HUB – Smotherman Community Center – Solar and EV charging Stations; Smotherman Park – 6’- 0” walkway, irrigation, tree planting and Sump renovation, soccer field bioswale; Kovacevich Park Charging Stations; Plumbtree resurfacing and bike lane; Meyers Street resurfacing; 2024- Urban Greening Phase II - Bike and Pedestrian path from Alderette Drive to Grapevine Drive on the east side of Walnut Drive; 2024- SB1 - Meyer Street Renovation. Meyer Renovation from Bear Mountain to West Sycamore -SB1 Meyer St Renovation – CCG Grant; 2024- SB1 4th Street Improvement
7 - COMMUNITY HEALTH ELEMENT GOALS AND POLICIES:

Community Health Element Goals and Policies - Citywide Goals and Policies Goal 1: Improve the overall safety of the transportation system for pedestrians, cyclists, and all non-motorized roadway users.

Policy CH-1.1 Consider pedestrian safety and crime prevention measures in major transit centers and high pedestrian traffic generators such as schools, community centers, parks, etc.

Policy CH-1.2 Pursue funding for projects that reduce the risk of nonmotorized/motorized vehicle collisions, particularly in areas where such collisions frequently occur.

Policy CH-1.3 Ensure sidewalks are sufficiently wide and clear of obstructions to facilitate pedestrian movement and access for the disabled.

Policy CH-1.4 Implement traffic-calming and traffic-slowing measures on roads with a high level of pedestrian and non-motorized vehicle activity.

Policy CH-1.5 Ensure that the City has a network of "complete streets".

Goal 2: Improve environmental conditions through good transportation system design.

Policy CH-2.1 Designate truck routes away from residential neighborhoods and other sensitive uses.

Policy CH-2.2 Create air pollution buffers by locating residences, schools, child care facilities, elderly care facilities, parks, and health care facilities away from heavy industrial areas.

Policy CH-2.3 Use landscaping and other buffers to separate existing sensitive uses from rail lines, heavy industrial facilities, and other emissions sources.

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Attachment: Appendix A (2024 General Plan and Housing Element Annual Progress Reports) 7 - Community Health Element – Resolution No. 2012-34 dated August 21, 2012 Page 3 of 5 7 -COMMUNITY HEALTH ELEMENT GOALS AND POLICIES - CONTINUED:

Community Health Element Goals and Policies - Citywide Goals and Policies Goal 3: Improve the community's health by providing opportunities for physical activity through walking and bicycling.

Policy CH-3.1 Improve sidewalks and the pedestrian environment citywide with particular emphasis in the civic center area and areas around schools and parks.

Policy CH-3.2 Maximize the potential of the City's streets as universally accessible public spaces for pedestrians to walk and socialize. Explore opportunities to reclaim portions of streets, such as excess parking spaces, as open spaces, parklets and additional sidewalk areas.

Policy CH-3.3 Increase the number of multi-use trails and create a network of striped bicycle lanes, signed bicycle routes, bicycle priority streets, and secure bicycle parking throughout the City.

Policy CH-3.4 Provide incentives to employers and developers to include secure bicycle parking and storage in existing and new businesses and in all new development projects.

Policy CH-3.5 Encourage bicycle safety through education programs targeting bicyclists and motorists and promotional events such as bicycle rodeos and free helmet distribution events.

Policy CH-3.6 Work collaboratively with the school district, school board, PTA, and community residents to identify and address access and safety issues for students arriving at school by bike or on foot.

Goal 4: Encourage physical activity through parks, open space and recreational facilities.

Policy CH-4.1 Ensure an equal distribution of parks within the City such that all homes are within one-quarter mile walking distance of at least one usable park and/or open space.

Policy CH-4.2 Work with the school districts and other community organizations to provide and support after-school fitness and education programs for school age children.

Policy CH-4.3 Improve the use of existing venues and programs through marketing, promotion, extended park supervision/hours, and other high visibility strategies.

Policy CH-4.4 Provide a range of quality recreational facilities that are well maintained, have adequate lighting, signage, hours of operation and represent the multiethnic and multi-cultural needs of the community.

Policy CH-4.5 Protect visitors of parks and recreational facilities from exposure to structural and safety hazards, wildland fires, crime and other natural or human-induced incidents.

Policy CH-4.6 Promote park and facility design that discourages vandalism, deters crime, provides natural surveillance and creates a safe and comfortable environment.

Policy CH-4.7 Pursue a variety of creative financial mechanisms that will ensure adequate recreational services and facilities to meet public demand.

Policy CH-4.8 Work with school districts to open up school playgrounds and recreational facilities outside of school hour use through a joint-use agreement.

Policy CH-4.9 Promote the use of vacant land within developed neighborhoods for temporary recreational use, with maintenance provided by neighborhood residents and businesses.

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Attachment: Appendix A (2024 General Plan and Housing Element Annual Progress Reports) 7 - Community Health Element – Resolution No. 2012-34 dated August 21, 2012 Page 4 of 5 7 - COMMUNITY HEALTH ELEMENT GOALS AND POLICIES - CONTINUED:

Community Health Element Goals and Policies - Citywide Goals and Policies Goal 5: Improve access to fresh fruits, vegetables, and other healthy food by encouraging a mix of food establishments that offer healthy food choices.

Policy CH-5.1 Encourage new and existing food retailers to improve the quality and selection of healthy foods through financial incentives, zoning, technical assistance and other similar programs.

Policy CH-5.2 Work with school districts to ensure that healthy food options are available in all Arvin schools.

Policy CH-5.3 Limit the number of fast food restaurants and liquor stores in areas with high existing concentration of these uses.

Policy CH-5.4 Promote the production and distribution of locally grown food by reducing barriers to farmers markets, food cooperatives, and neighborhood or community gardens.

Goal 6: Reduce alcohol, tobacco, and other drug use by creating a social and physical environment that supports healthy choices, ensuring access to treatment services and enforcing existing regulations.

Policy CH-6.1 Adopt and enforce tobacco control laws. Continue updating and reinforcing tobacco control laws that pertain to location and retailing practices of tobacco stores, smoking restrictions, and smoke-free home and workplace
laws.

Policy CH-6.2 Raise awareness of alcohol and other drug issues. Reduce positive associations and increase perceptions of harm among youth by changing social norms through supporting a comprehensive, evidence-based prevention approach that includes media, enforcement, education, and policy.

Policy CH-6.3 Prohibit smoking in areas around public facilities designated as smoke-free zones by the City. Public areas include City Hall, parks and recreational facilities, schools, and other public meeting places.

Goal 7: Improve access to medical services.

Policy CH-7.1 Expand public transit service to neighborhood and regional medical facilities.

Policy CH-7.2 Encourage the provision of a range of health services (including but not limited to primary, preventive, specialty, prenatal, dental care, mental health, and substance abuse treatment/counseling) in a manner accessible to City residents.

Policy CH-7.3 Develop a partnership with nearby cities to provide expanded regional medical services.

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Attachment: Appendix A (2024 General Plan and Housing Element Annual Progress Reports) 7 - Community Health Element – Resolution No. 2012-34 dated August 21, 2012 Page 5 of 5 7 - COMMUNITY HEALTH ELEMENT GOALS AND POLICIES - CONTINUED:

Community Health Element Goals and Policies - Citywide Goals and Policies Goal 8: Strengthen social and mental well-being through neighborhood design.

Policy CH-8.1 Provide diverse public spaces that provide pleasant places for neighbors to meet and congregate.

Policy CH-8.2 Pursue an integrated strategy to reduce street crime and improve personal safety.

Policy CH-8.3 Support community organizations that do workforce development and connect people to social services.

Goal 9: Promote and encourage development of childcare facilities and programs.

Policy CH-9.1 Encourage the inclusion of community of childcare centers and other community-serving uses at public facilities (schools, community centers, etc.) in the City.

Policy CH-9.2 Encourage and facilitate the operation of child care centers at private and nonprofit locations, including major employers, commercial centers, churches and private schools.

Policy CH-9.3 Provide incentive programs for new developments to encourage the provision of child care facilities and child care programming.

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Attachment: Appendix A (2024 General Plan and Housing Element Annual Progress Reports) 8 - Air Quality Element – Resolution No. 2012-34 dated August 21, 2012 Page 1 of 4
8 - AIR QUALITY ELEMENT (RESOLUTION NO. 2012-34 – AUGUST 21, 2012) - 2023 AND 2024 : Air Quality Element established six (6) goals which integrate air quality, land use, and transportation; incorporating low emission vehicles in the City’s operations; incorporating energy efficiency in homes, businesses, and city operations; encouragement of residents to implement energy efficiency in their lives; minimize hazardous exposure; and Proactively coordinate City air quality improvement activities with County and regional programs and those of neighboring communities.

SUMMARY ACTIONS FOR CITY WIDE LAND USE GOALS AND POLICIES:

Action 1: The city was awarded grant funding for the preparation of Complete Streets and Safe Routes to School Plan in 2020 and was accepted by the City Council. The purpose of this Plan isto deliver aComplete Streets and Safe Routesto School Plan for the City of Arvin that builds upon the recommendations of the KernCounty Active Transportation Plan to deliver a set of infrastructure projects and design tools that can be applied throughout the city to improve safety; encourage the use of non-motorized transportation, public transportation, rideshare, and other emerging modes; balance modesto improve the comfort of the streetfor all users; and improve the quality oflife forstudents and residents of Arvin
Action 2: The city has applied for state and federal grants for the conversion of transit buses from gasoline to electric vehicles and installed electric charging stations for the transit buses.

The city has installed electric charging stations at its parking facilities. Constructed Solar Parking Shade Structures for electric generation and charging stations for electric vehicles.

Action 3: All new residential development must incorporate solar design and must meet the State of California building and safety codes.

Action 4: All new construction must meet the San Joaquin Valley Air Pollution Control District (SJVAPCD) requirements where there is construction, grading, excavation and demolition activities to reduce particulate emissions to the maximum extent feasible.

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Attachment: Appendix A (2024 General Plan and Housing Element Annual Progress Reports) 8 - Air Quality Element – Resolution No. 2012-34 dated August 21, 2012 Page 2 of 4
8 - AIR QUALITY ELEMENT GOALS AND POLICIES:

Goal 1: Integrate air quality, land use and transportation planning and policy to reduce the emission of criteria pollutants and greenhouse gases from mobile sources.

Policy AQ-1.1: Encourage strategic land use patterns for businesses that reduce the number and length of motor vehicle trips, and that encourage alternative modes of travel.

Policy AQ-1.2: Encourage employment-intensive development within walking or bicycling distance of existing neighborhoods, and discourage such development in more remote areas.

Policy AQ-1.3: Support the location of ancillary employee services (such as child care, restaurants, banks, convenience markets) at or adjoining major employment centers, in order to reduce the need for midday vehicular travel.

Policy AQ-1.4: Promote self-supporting developments inclusive of homes, schools, civic uses, retail and neighborhood services within walking distance of each other.

Policy AQ-1.5: Promote infill growth within existing urban areas as a priority over outward expansion, where appropriate.

Policy AQ-1.6: Promote site planning and design that prioritizes pedestrian and bicycle access and contributes to a safe, pleasant street environment for those arriving on foot or bicycle.

Policy AQ-1.7: Recommend the use of traffic calming measures, where appropriate, within subdivision plans (e.g., median crossing islands, curb extensions, mini- roundabouts) in order to improve the safety and viability of pedestrian and bicycle travel.

Policy AQ-1.8: Coordinate with the SJVAPCD on the review of proposed development projects.

Policy AQ-1.9: Submit transportation improvement projects to be included in regional transportation plans (RTP, RTIP, CMP, etc.) that are found to be consistent with the air quality and climate change goals and policies of the General Plan.

Policy AQ-1.10: To the greatest extent feasible, identify and mitigate the air quality and greenhouse gas emissions impacts of all development projects.

Goal 2: Encourage the use of low-emission vehicles in City operations and in the larger community.

Policy AQ-2.1: Replace City fleet vehicles with low-emission technology vehicles wherever possible.

Policy AQ-2.2: Give preference to contractors using reduced-emission equipment for City construction projects, as well as for City service contracts.

Policy AQ-2.3: Encourage developments and street systems that accommodate the use of neighborhood electric vehicles (NEVs) for local travel.

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Attachment: Appendix A (2024 General Plan and Housing Element Annual Progress Reports) 8 - Air Quality Element – Resolution No. 2012-34 dated August 21, 2012 Page 3 of 4
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Goal 3: Promote energy conservation in homes, businesses, and City operations.

Policy AQ-3.1: Incorporate energy-conserving design and construction techniques into the construction and renovation of City facilities.

Policy AQ-3.2: Encourage the use of building materials and methods that increase efficiency beyond State Title 24 standards.

Policy AQ-3.3: Encourage the use of energy-efficient appliances, such as water heaters, cooking equipment, refrigerators, furnaces and other units, where feasible.

Policy AQ-3.4: Encourage the implementation of cost-effective and innovative emissionsreduction technologies in building components and design.

Policy AQ-3.S: Promote the implementation of sustainable design strategies for "cool communities" such as reflective roofing, light-colored pavement, shade trees, and other measures to reduce energy demand.

Policy AQ-3.6: Proactively work with appropriate State, County, regional, and local agencies as well as private partners to seek funding sources and implement programs to reduce water and energy use, reduce pollutant emissions and reduce the creation of greenhouse gases.

Goal 4: Provide the community with accurate, complete information about the role of individual choices in affecting air quality and climate change and provide encouragement for individuals to make voluntary changes that lead to reduced emissions.

Policy AQ-4.1: Encourage employers to participate in SJVAPCD public education programs.

Policy AQ-4.2: Encourage businesses to provide employees with information about alternatives to single-occupant auto travel, including public transit, ridesharing, bicycling and other means of travel.

Policy AQ-4.3: Provide air quality information through the City's web site, including links to SJVAPCD and ARB public information.

Policy AQ-4.4: Support infrastructure and programs that enable and encourage children to safely walk or bicycle to school.

Policy AQ-4.5: Support the efforts of local public and private groups that provide air quality, public health and climate change education and outreach programs.

Policy AQ-4.6: Work with the Kern County Office of Education and the Arvin Union School District to provide information to students on air pollution, public health effects and climate change.

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Attachment: Appendix A (2024 General Plan and Housing Element Annual Progress Reports) 8 - Air Quality Element – Resolution No. 2012-34 dated August 21, 2012 Page 4 of 4
8 - AIR QUALITY ELEMENT GOALS AND POLICIES:

Goal 5: Minimize exposure of the public to hazardous air pollutant emissions, particulates and noxious odors from highways, major arterial roadways, industrial, manufacturing, and processing facilities.

Policy AQ-5.1: Locate adequate sites for industrial development and major roadway projects away from existing and planned sensitive land uses in accordance with the provisions of ARB's Air Quality and Land Use Handbook.

Policy AQ-5.2: Locate residential development projects and projects housing populations categorized as sensitive receptors an adequate distance from existing and potential sources of hazardous emissions in accordance with the provisions of ARB's Air Quality and Land Use Handbook.

Policy AQ-5.3: Coordinate with the SJVAPCD to ensure that construction, grading, excavation and demolition activities within the County's jurisdiction are regulated and controlled to reduce particulate emissions to the maximum extent feasible.

Policy AQ-5.4: Require that all access roads, driveways, and parking areas serving new commercial and industrial development be constructed with materials that minimize particulate emissions and are appropriate to the scale and intensity of use.

Goal 6: Proactively coordinate City air quality improvement activities with County and regional programs and those of neighboring communities.

Policy AQ-6.1: Designate an Air Quality and Climate Change Coordinator to coordinate City efforts and work with neighboring jurisdictions and affected agencies to minimize crossjurisdictional and regional transportation and air quality issues.

Policy AQ-6.2: Consult with the SJVAPCD and KernCOG during CEQA review of discretionary projects having the potential for causing adverse air quality, transportation, and climate change impacts. Participate in the SJVAPCD Climate Change Action Plan implementation.

Policy AQ-6.3: Actively work with and support agricultural activities to develop, implement and find funding sources for programs and initiatives that improve air quality, reduce greenhouse gases and particulate matter.

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Attachment: Appendix A (2024 General Plan and Housing Element Annual Progress Reports) 9 - Climate Action Plan March 2013 Page 1 of 4
9 - Climate Action Plan – 2013 dated March 2013:

Summary Actions – Climate Action Plan:

Action 1. Arvin Transit Buses and city vehicles are being replace with low emissions vehicles – on-going.

Action 2: City Manager’s purchase new and efficient office equipment, replace lighting with efficient energy-LED’s – on-going.

Action 3: The city has applied for state and federal grants for the conversion of transit buses from gasoline to electric vehicles and installed electric charging stations for the transit buses. The city has installed electric charging stations at its parking facilities. Constructed Solar Parking Shade Structures for electric generation and charging stations for electric vehicles. 2023- Kern COG CEC (park and ride charging stations) and 2024-Resilience HUB – Smotherman Community Center – Solar and EV charging Stations
Action 4: All new residential development must incorporate solar design and must meet the State of California building and safety codes.

Renewable Energy (Estimated GHG reduction of 270 Metric Tons CO2e) RE 1 – Supply 100 percent of Arvin local government energy demand via renewable sources.  Execute renewable power purchase agreement and/or install renewable energy systems on Cityowned land or facilities, such that all of the electricity demand of municipal buildings is met using renewable energy.

Energy Efficiency (Estimated GHG reduction of 50 Metric Tons CO2e) EE-1 – Increase the energy efficiency of municipal buildings and facilities  Replace older office machines, refrigerators and other equipment with more energy- efficient models as old equipment is retired at the end of its normal life cycle.  Upgrade remaining older HVAC system components to improve efficiency.  Retro-commission all other building systems to identify opportunities to achieve additional efficiency gains.
 Retrofit existing buildings with energy-saving features such as cool roofs.

EE-2 – Increase the energy efficiency of citywide public infrastructure  Replace existing street lighting with high- efficiency LEDs.

Transportation (Estimated GHG reduction of 68 Metric Tons CO2e) TR-1 – Increase the fuel efficiency of the City's vehicle and transit fleet.  Replace the remaining internal combustion- powered vehicles in the Police and Public Works fleets with low-emissions vehicles.
 Continue purchasing CNG vehicles for the City transit fleet, replacing internal combustionpowered vehicles at the end of their normal life cycle.

TR-2 – Increase the percentage of employees commuting to work by means other than driving alone.  Offer sufficient incentives to induce at least five employees to take transit, carpool, walk or bike to work on at least a part-time basis. Include financial incentives, supporting facilities (e.g., lockers/showers for bike commuters), and education/training resources.

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9 - Climate Action Element -Policy Context of Climate Change Planning Since 2005, the State of California has responded to growing concerns over the effects of climate change by adopting a comprehensive approach to addressing emissions in the public and private sectors. California’s role as a global leader was solidified with the passage of the Global Warming Solutions Act of 2006 (AB 32).

AB 32 - AB 32 requires the state to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions to 1990 levels by 2020. In December 2007, the California Air Resources Board (CARB) identified the 2020 limit, equal to statewide emissions in 1990, of 427 million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent (MMTCO2E) gases. It also requires the California Air Resources Board (ARB) to develop a policy plan for reaching AB 32 emissions reduction goals and to adopt and enforce regulations to implement the plan.

The resulting AB 32 Scoping Plan was adopted by ARB in December 2008. Among the many strategies articulated, it encourages local governments to reduce emissions in their jurisdictions by a degree commensurate with state goals. Given that identifying 1990 emissions levels can be difficult for some local governments, a reduction of approximately 15 percent below “current” levels (this language was used in 2008) is given as a rough equivalency.

However, AB 32 stopped short of setting mandatory targets for local government compliance. The state has not set an air quality threshold, though it has the authority to do so through the ARB. California’s 35 air districts, which operate independent of the state and ARB, are responsible for enforcing state and federal air pollution reduction laws in their jurisdiction, including AB 32. The air districts can establish threshold levels that are enforceable within their jurisdiction, and some air districts have set significance thresholds which trigger mitigation requirements.

These thresholds vary by region.

In addition, AB 32 identifies the following strategies that will impact local governance:
 Develop a California cap-and-trade program.
 Expand energy efficiency programs.
 Establish and seek to achieve reduction targets for transportation-related GHG emissions.  Expand the use of green building practices.
 Increase waste diversion, composting, and commercial recycling toward zero-waste.  Continue water efficiency programs and use cleaner energy sources to move and treat water.  Reduce methane emissions at landfills.
 Preserve forests that sequester carbon dioxide.

Important steps that have already been taken by the state include mandating stronger vehicle emissions standards (AB 1493, 2002), establishing a low-carbon fuel standard (EO # S-01-07, 2007), mandating a climate adaptation plan for the state (S-EO # 13-08, 2008), establishing a Green Collar Job Council, and establishing a renewable energy portfolio standard for power generation or purchase in the state. The state also has made a number of legislative and regulatory changes that have significant implications for local governments

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9 - CLIMATE ACTION ELEMENT -POLICY CONTEXT OF CLIMATE CHANGE PLANNING – CONTINUED:

Climate Action Element -Policy Context of Climate Change Planning SB 97 - SB 97 (2007) requires the Office of Planning and Research to maintain greenhouse gas planning guidelines for the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA). In addition, ARB is tasked with creating energy-use and transportation thresholds for CEQA reviews which, if exceeded, would require local governments to account for greenhouse gas emissions when reviewing project applications.

CEQA - CEQA (California Environmental Quality Act) is a State statute that requires public agencies to evaluate the environmental impacts of discretionary development plans and projects in their jurisdictions. Pursuant to law, the state Office of Planning and Research updated CEQA guidelines to require analysis of climate change in CEQA documents, which came into effect in March 2010. Many jurisdictions are finding that climate change impacts from local government activities are “significant” under CEQA, and are identifying emissions reductions targets and Climate Action Plans (ICLEI Milestones Two and Three) as mitigation measures to reduce climate change impacts to less-than- significant levels.

The California Attorney General’s Office provides guidance on when to prepare a Climate Action Plan if the local government intends it to serve as its primary CEQA mitigation strategy for its General Plan:
“If a city or county intends to rely on a Climate Action Plan as a centerpiece of its mitigation strategy, it should prepare the Climate Action Plan at the same time as its general plan update and EIR (Environmental Impact Report). This is consistent with CEQA’s mandate that a lead agency must conduct environmental review at the earliest stages in the planning process and that it not defer mitigation. In addition, we strongly urge agencies to incorporate any Climate Action Plans into their general plans to ensure that their provisions are applied to every relevant project.”1 Furthermore, a local government may elect to incorporate climate mitigation into its General Plan and fulfill CEQA through a fully integrated plan rather than separate efforts.

The Natural Resources Agency added a new provision, Section 15183.5 that became effective in March 2010, which provides a framework for plan- level greenhouse gas emissions reduction plans.2 An adequate plan must:
 Quantify existing and projected community- wide greenhouse gas emissions over a specified time period;  Establish greenhouse gas emissions reduction targets over the life of the plan which, if achieved, would render the community's greenhouse gas emissions to be less than significant;  Identify and analyze the greenhouse gas emissions resulting from specified activities in the community;  Identify a suite of specific, enforceable measures that, collectively, will achieve the emissions targets;  Establish a mechanism to monitor the plan's progress and to require amendment if the plan is falling short; and,  Be adopted in a public process following environmental review.

Increasingly, local governments view this approach as a practical necessity, in part because state guidance specifies that lead agencies should consider the extent a project complies with a statewide, regional or local climate action plan in order to assess “significance”.3 Notably, the guidance does not offer a guaranteed safe harbor for such projects – leaving continued uncertainty.

Finally, a local government may claim exemption from CEQA through a Categorical Exemption, assuming that the criteria for exemption are met.4
1 Climate Change, the California Environmental Quality Act, and General Plan Updates: Frequently Asked Questions from the California Attorney General’s Office. 2011, Jan 26.
<http://ag.ca.gov/globalwarming/pdf/CEQA_GP_FAQs.pdf>.
2 Ibid.
3 Natural Resources Agency. CEQA Guideline Number 15064.4.

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Climate Action Element -Policy Context of Climate Change Planning State Renewable Energy Programs
California has the most aggressive Renewable Portfolio Standard (RPS) in the nation, requiring 20% renewable procurement by 2010. The Governor established an even more ambitious target through executive order with the Renewable Electricity Standard (RES).5 Additionally, the state promotes solar uptake in the private sector with the California Solar Initiative (CSI) regulated by the CPUC's CSI proceedings.

AB 811
AB 811 (2007) authorizes all local governments in California, if they so choose, to establish special districts that can be used to finance energy efficiency, solar, or other renewable energy improvements to homes and businesses in their jurisdiction.

As a result of opposition by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, federal regulators have effectively put most of the local programs dealing with residential properties on hold. It may take additional federal legislation to get residential programs fully back on track, although programs designed for commercial properties face no similar roadblocks. A handful of programs in California are continuing but at the time of publication, uncertainty remains.

SB 375
SB 375 (2008) revises the process of regional transportation planning by metropolitan planning organizations (MPOs), which are governed by elected officials from local jurisdictions. The statute calls on CARB to establish regional transportationrelated greenhouse gas targets and requires MPOs to develop a regional “Sustainable Communities Strategy” (SCS) of land use, housing, and transportation policies that will move the region towards its GHG target, or an “Alternative Planning Strategy” (APS) is the SCS cannot achieve the GHG reduction goals. The statute stipulates that transportation investments must be consistent with the Sustainable Com munities Strategy and provides CEQA streamlining for local development projects that are consistent with the Strategy.

Other Benefits of Climate Protection Measures
In addition to addressing climate change, measures taken to reduce greenhouse gas emissions have other important benefits. The most obvious of these is the potential for significant cost savings. Many of the measures in this plan “pay for themselves” quickly by reducing direct costs, such as fuel or energy used, and also indirect costs such as maintenance. In other cases, however, some measures may require funding support from state and federal sources in order to be financially viable.

A key strategic side benefit of climate change mitigation activities is enhanced energy security through reduction in total demand. Climate protection measures can also spur business and job growth during the design, manufacture, and installation of energy efficient technologies. Climate change mitigation activities, particularly those related to transportation, help to clean the air by reducing vehicle emissions.

In light of the compositional changes already made to Earth’s atmosphere, we have already set the planet on a course for some degree of climate change. Many of the actions identified here to mitigate GHG emissions will also help Arvin’s government to adapt to a changing climate. For example, extreme and prolonged heat waves can put considerable strain on the reliability of energy delivery in peak periods, possibly leading to service disruption during times when cooling is most needed. By increasing efficiency across the city, such service disruptions are less likely and the City will be able to better cope with those situations.
4 California Department of Transportation. Chapter 34 – Exemptions to CEQA. Accessed 2011, Jan 26. < http://www.dot.ca.gov/ser/vol1/sec5/ch34ce/chap34.htm>. 5 Executive Order S-21-09 authorizes Air Resources Board (ARB) to adopt regulation that all retail sellers of electricity shall serve 33 percent of their load with renewable energy by 2020

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Attachment: Appendix A (2024 General Plan and Housing Element Annual Progress Reports) 10 - Environment Justice Element Resolution No. 2023-10 dated February 28 2023 Page 1 of 5 10 - Environment Justice Element – Resolution No. 2023-10 dated February 28, 2023:

Environmental Justice encompasses several inter-related topics. Topics of concern to the City of Arvin are addressed as follows:

1. Public Input and Capacity Building;

2. Land Use and the Environment;

3. Mobility and Active Living; and

4. Healthy and Affordable Housing.

Each topic is presented below with a description, an objective (what the City wishes to achieve), and policies to accomplish the objective. Together, the objectives and policies are expected to resolve the perceived, or real, environmental justice conflicts with regards future proposals for development, public participation and provision of city services.

Summary Action – Environmental Justice:

Action 1. The City of Arvin’s population is approximately 95% Spanish speaking – to encourage community participation, public hearings offer translation services for the Spanish speaking public. The city is continuing the update of its day-to-day activities to encourage the Spanish speaking population to participate in the City’s operational decisions. On-Going.

Action 2. The Community Development Department, in its review of development projects, ensures that the development project is compliant with the city’s development codes and general plan policies. This review and development requirements implement and furthers protection for low income and minority populations. On-Going.

Action 3. The City’s adopted General Plan Land Use Element and Diagram establishes the spatial relationship of various land uses. The City’s Commercial Corridor is Highway 223 (Bear Mountain Boulevard). The area includes high density residential designations, Kern Community College, and Arvin High School. The City has land use designated areas that provide the opportunity for development and the General Plan Policies ensure that services are accessible for all residents. On-Going.

Action 4. The City’s Grant Manager in 2023 and 2024 has applied for and received grants from the State of California Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) program for the development of preapproved construction plans for Accessory Dwelling Units, funding for financial assistance for the construction of Accessory Dwelling Units. Grant applications are prepared and submitted on an annual basis for funding affordable housing which include first time home buyers, rehabilitation loans for existing residential dwellings, and for construction of Accessory Dwelling Units. On-Going.

5.0 OBJECTIVES AND POLICIES - Environmental Justice encompasses several inter-related topics. Topics of concern to the City of Arvin are addressed as follows:

1. Public Input and Capacity Building;

2. Land Use and the Environment;

3. Mobility and Active Living; and

4. Healthy and Affordable Housing.

5.1 Public Input and Capacity Building
Disadvantaged members of a community often do not have a meaningful voice in decisions that affect their environment. The causes of this are many, including cultural and language barriers, the lack of information, inadequate training, lack of exposure to the decision-making process and officials who aren’t informed about issues of concern for those members of the community. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) identifies community capacity building as efforts to engage disadvantaged populations to help them better identify and meet the needs of their areas. It includes building on existing skills, providing education on issues and processes and helping them communicate effectively in the public realm. At the individual level, capacity building focuses on the development of conditions that allow individual participants to build and enhance existing knowledge and skills and engage in public processes. At the City level, capacity building refers to ensuring the municipal organization is responsive and accountable to all stakeholders and that officials are informed about issues of concern for the community.

Objective EJ-1: Meaningful participation in the public process by all members of the community.

EJ-1.1: Ensure that affected residents have the opportunity to participate in decisions that impact their health.

EJ-1.2: Facilitate the involvement of residents, businesses and organizations in all aspects of the planning process.

EJ-1.3: Schedule public meetings on key issues affecting the public at times and locations most convenient to community members.

EJ-1.4: Support efforts to raise the public’s awareness of the importance of a healthy environment and physical activity.

EJ-1.5: Educate decision makers and the general public on the principles of environmental justice.

EJ-1.6: Consult with Native American Tribes early in the process on issues that could affect culturally significant areas.

EJ-1.7: Collaborate with and among public agencies to leverage resources, avoid duplication of effort and enhance the effectiveness of public participation.

5.2 Land Use and the Environment:

This section addresses environmental hazards as well as land use planning to ensure that city residents are not adversely impacted by new development where they live work and play.

Additionally, policies that address how to improve or retrofit existing hazards are included. In addition to air emissions, commercial and industrial development, and their related trucks, can also generate traffic, noise, odors, light and glare which can adversely affect residential populations.

Objective EJ-2: A reduction in disproportionate environmental burdens affecting lowincome and minority populations.

EJ-2.1: Require that proposals for new sensitive land uses are located adequate distances from major roadways based on an analysis of physical and meteorological conditions at the project site.

EJ-2.2: Require that proposals for new sensitive land uses incorporate adequate setbacks, barriers, landscaping or other measures as necessary to minimize air quality impacts.

EJ-2.3: Provide adequate buffers between schools and industrial facilities/ transportation corridors.

EJ-2.4: Require that zoning regulations provide adequate separation and buffering of residential and industrial uses.

EJ-2.5: Designate truck routes to avoid residential areas including low-income and minority neighborhoods.

EJ-2.6: Give preference in approving commercial and industrial development to those projects that incorporate the latest technologies to reduce diesel emissions.

EJ-2.7: Build new sensitive land uses with sufficient buffering from industrial facilities and uses that pose a significant hazard to human health and safety. The California Air Resources Board recommends that sensitive land uses be located at least 1,000 feet from hazardous industrial facilities.

EJ-2.8: Ensure that low income and minority populations have equal access and influence in the land use decision-making process.

EJ-2.9: Ensure that low-income and minority populations understand the potential for adverse pollution, noise, odor, vibrations, lighting and glare when new commercial and industrial developments are proposed.

EJ-2.10: Ensure that low-income and minority populations understand the effect of projects with toxic materials or emissions.

EJ-2.11: Initiate outreach efforts as early as possible in the decision-making process before significant resources have been invested in a particular outcome.

EJ-2.12: Provide staff and City officials training on the principals and methods of comprehensive public participation. Guidelines for how to conduct staff/official training are contained in the Cal/EPA Environmental Justice Advisory Committee Recommendations.

EJ-2.13: Monitor City facilities and its vehicle fleet to maximize energy efficiency and reduce emissions.

5.2 Land Use and the Environment - Continued:

EJ-2.14: Request that transportation agencies incorporate noise reduction technologies when planning facilities near homes and other sensitive receptors.

EJ-2.15: Support traffic and highway techniques and technologies that reduce noise impacts of vehicular traffic through traffic calming, noise barriers, pavement design and other measures.

EJ-2.16: Support programs to promote the use of energy efficiency products and renewable energy systems.

EJ-2.17: Encourage public and private development to incorporate green building techniques such as construction waste management practices, optimization of energy efficiency measures and avoidance of toxic chemicals.
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5.3 Mobility and Active Living
Mobility is a critical issue in bringing equity to both low income and disadvantaged communities.

These communities often lack access to needed resources, such as schools, health clinics and healthy food outlets. More likely than other communities to rely on public transportation, they often live-in areas with limited transit service. Increased mobility options will provide critical links and opportunities for active living.

Objective EJ-3: Increased mobility and accessibility for all residents.

Policies:

EJ-3.1: Locate medium and high-density housing near jobs, transit, shopping, schools and other needed facilities.

EJ-3.2: Increase access to shopping, jobs and healthcare facilities for low-income and minority populations.

EJ-3.3: Balance walking, bicycling and transit use with automobile use.

EJ-3.4: Plan for the equitable distribution of public facilities and services, prioritizing new facilities in traditionally underserved areas.

EJ-3.5: Encourage transit providers to establish and maintain routes to jobs, shopping, schools, parks and healthcare facilities that are convenient to low-income and minority populations.

EJ-3.6: Implement traffic calming measures such as pop-outs and road narrowing to slow down traffic and improve pedestrian and bicycle safety.

EJ-3.7: Explore measures to encourage walking and bicycling in the City as part of daily physical activities.

EJ-3.8: Promote the use of alternate modes of transportation.

5.3 Mobility and Active Living -Continued:

EJ-3.9: Support public and/or private shuttle systems to transport residents to grocery stores and other sources of healthy food, as resources permit.

EJ-3:10: Work with local school districts to ensure that all schools have safe and walkable routes to school.

EJ-3.11: Require new commercial and industrial development to provide bicycle facilities on-site.

EJ-3.12: Work with local school districts to provide the joint use of school properties for neighborhood parks and recreation centers.

EJ-3.13: Increase access to urban parks, green space and natural environments for traditionally underserved communities.

EJ-3.14: Provide a variety of active and passive parks and recreational activities- accessible to all residents.

EJ-3.15: Encourage the private and non-profit sectors to provide recreational opportunities in the City.

EJ-3.16: Ensure that emergency preparedness and disaster response programs serve all parts of the City.
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5.4 Healthy and Affordable Housing
A major emphasis of environmental justice is ensuring that people have a healthy home environment.

According to the National Human Activity Pattern Survey, Americans spend 70% of the time in their homes. Low-income and minority populations are disproportionately affected by home health hazards as their limited incomes reduce housing choices and their options for maintenance and repairs. Housing-related environmental hazards include exposure to indoor air pollution, lead-based paint, asbestos, mold and mildew. These toxins can cause developmental delays, asthma and allergies and other health risks. Ensuring that all residents have access to healthy homes is an important way to achieve environmental justice.

Objective EJ-4: Healthy and affordable housing opportunities for all segments of the community.

Policies:

EJ-4.1: Require new housing proposals in areas subject to unhealthful air quality to incorporate setbacks, barriers, landscaping, ventilation systems or other measures to ensure that residents are not impacted by air pollution.

EJ-4.2: Promote efforts to repair, improve and rehabilitate substandard housing.

EJ-4.3: Support the efforts of responsible public agencies to develop and implement programs to remediate lead-based paint and other contaminants in residential structures.

EJ-4.4: Require applicants of residential remodel and rehabilitation projects to remediate lead-based paint, mold and mildew and any other structural hazards.

EJ-4.5: Prioritize enforcement activities of residential structures with known health hazards.

EJ-4.6: Incentivize affordable housing through permit streamlining.

EJ-4.7: Support programs to provide rental and homeownership assistance to low-income persons.

EJ-4.8: Ensure that regulations allow community and private gardens where residents can grow healthy fruits and vegetables.

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Attachment: Appendix A (2024 General Plan and Housing Element Annual Progress Reports) 11- Arvin General Plan 2012 Implementation Programs Resolution No. 2012-34 dated August 21, 2012 – Updated 2024 Page 1 of 8 11 - Arvin General Plan 2012 Implementation Programs Resolution No. 2012-34 dated August 21, 2012 – Updated 2024 The Arvin General Plan Implementation Program was adopted with the 2012 General Plan Update. The Implementation Plan is updated for the 2024 Annual Report to the State of California Office of Planning and Research. The Implementation Actions listed are Focus Area 1 – Livable Neighborhoods and Orderly Development; Focus Area 2 – Clean and Activity Transportation; Focus Area 3 – Green Buildings and Vehicles; Focus Area 4 – Resources Management – Land; Focus Area 5 -Resources Management – Water; Focus Area 6 – Resources Management – Other; Focus Area 7 - Safe, Healthy and Well-Maintained Places to Play; Focus Area 8 - Healthy, Affordable Food for All; Focus Area 9 - Accessible Medical, Wellness and Social Services Summary Action – 2012 General Plan Implementation – Updated 2024: The Implementation Actions were updated to reflect accomplishments and lack of accomplishments as of March 2025. As noted, many of the 2012 implementation actions have not been implemented due to turn over in city staff and management. Due to the turnover, the City was not able to implement the 2012 General Plan Implementation goals and policies. In addition to the constant turnover of the Community Development Department staffing and City Managers, the City has updated a number of the 2012 Elements to reflect the current state and local requirements. Each General Plan Element has a Summary Action which summarizes the efforts by the city of Arvin in its implementation of its General Plan.

Action Responsible Agency Time Frame
Focus Area 1 | Livable Neighborhoods and Orderly Development Action 1.1: Revise the Zoning Map and Zoning Ordinance to be consistent with the General Plan. Arvin Planning and Building On-Going Action 1.2: Update the Zoning Ordinance to reflect the principles of sustainable communities planning, increase energy efficiency, and reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Incorporate design guidelines for residential, commercial and industrial development that employ sound architectural principles, facilitate active living, and enhance neighborhood livability. Include standards for pedestrian and bicycle accommodation and accessibility.

Arvin Planning and Building On-Going
Action 1.3: Prepare Specific Plans to guide the development of compact, mixed-use communities on the Jewett Square and Meyer/Sycamore opportunity sites, with pedestrian linkages to retail commerce on Bear Mountain Boulevard and community services along Campus Drive.

Arvin Planning and Building Concept was abandoned
– due to lack of
implementation - 2025
Action 1.4: Create a façade rehabilitation program for commercial and industrial development. Arvin Planning and Building Not Implemented Action 1.5: Adopt design guidelines for commercial and industrial development. Arvin Planning and Building Not Implemented Action 1.6: Develop incentive programs for clean and light industry uses in appropriate locations. Arvin Planning and Building Not Implemented Action 1.7: Continue to designate industrial uses near major streets and incorporate transit policies from the circulation element for industrial land designations.

Arvin Planning and Building Completed
Action 1.8: Maintain the City’s inventory of all vacant parcels and abandoned properties within City boundaries.

Arvin Planning and Building Ongoing
Action 1.9: Initiate a request to the Kern County Local Agency Formation Commission to amend the City’s Sphere of Influence to include strategic growth areas outside the City’s existing corporate boundaries.

City Manager; Arvin Planning
and Building
Completed in 2019

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Focus Area 2 | Clean and Active Transportation
Action 2.1: Update the subdivision ordinance to include standards for pedestrian and bicycle accommodation and accessibility in the design and planning of major new development projects.

Arvin Planning and Building Not Accomplished
Action 2.2: Prepare and adopt a Bicycle Master Plan. City Manager, Arvin Planning and Building, Arvin Public
Works
Short-term
Action 2.3: Prepare and adopt a citywide Safe Routes to School Plan. City Manager, Arvin Planning and Building, Arvin Public
Works; Arvin Union School
District
Completed 2022
Action 2.4: Initiate discussions with major employers regarding the creation or expansion of ridesharing programs within Arvin and to major destination points, such as Bakersfield and the Grapevine/Tejon Ranch area.

Arvin Planning and Building,
Arvin Transit
Ongoing
Action 2.5: Amend the Zoning Ordinance to require the installation of secure bicycle parking facilities at major destination points within Arvin.

Arvin Planning and Building Not Accomplished
Action 2.6: Establish pedestrian access standards by thoroughly reviewing pedestrian amenities for commercial projects and activity centers during the project review and approval process. Revise development standards and design guidelines to emphasize the provision of safe pedestrian access.

Arvin Planning and Building Not Accomplished

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Focus Area 3 | Green Buildings and Vehicles
Action 3.1: Adopt a green building ordinance that establishes guidelines, standards and incentives for energy efficiency, water efficiency and reduced pollutant emissions in new buildings.

Arvin Planning and Building Adopted
Action 3.2: Initiate and/or support planning, financing, construction and implementation programs for energy-efficient projects.

City Manager; Arvin Planning and
Building
Ongoing
Action 3.3: Adopt an ordinance requiring the installation of water-efficient fixtures in all new residential, commercial, and industrial developments.

Arvin Planning and Building Adopted for
Residential – Building
Codes
Action 3.4: Adopt an ordinance requiring all future residential development to install water meters to prevent unnecessary and costly water usage.

Arvin Community Services District Arvin
Planning and Building, Arvin Public Works
Not Administered by
the City
Action 3.5: Replace all conventional-engine vehicles in the City fleet with low-emission vehicles (LEVs), gradually phasing out conventional vehicles as their useful lives expire.

City Manager, Arvin Public Works,
Arvin Police Dept.

Ongoing
Action 3.6: Establish mechanisms in the City’s procurement processes that give preference to vendors and contractors using low-emission vehicles and equipment.

City Manager, Arvin Public Works Short-term

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Focus Area 4 | Resource Management: Land
Action4.1: Create a Specific Plan for the open space on the periphery of the incorporated area that limits physical development to strictly agricultural and recreational use.

Arvin Planning and
Building
Not Implemented
Action 4.2: Provide local farmers with information on the benefits of entering into the Williamson Act Program and how to begin the process.

Arvin Planning and
Building
Adopted Title 17
Chapter 17.83
Agricultural
Preserves/Williamson
Act Management -
April 2024
Action 4.3: Prepare a memorandum that investigates the possibility of valuable agricultural lands in the area becoming involved in various Conservation Resource Management Programs approved by the U.S. Department of Agriculture – Soil Conservation Service.

Arvin Planning and
Building
Not Implemented
Action 4.4: Prepare a memorandum that investigates the possibility of employing open space easements to conserve agricultural lands and potential wildlife habitats within the City. With this method of agricultural land conservation, the City may acquire the easement at virtually no initial cost, and the landowner donating the easement retains all other rights of ownership and may receive a charitable tax deduction and a reduction in property taxes.

Arvin Planning and
Building
Not Implemented
Action 4.5: Create an inventory of all existing agricultural lands within City boundaries. Arvin Planning and Building
Completed – Land
Use Diagram
Action 4.6: Compile information regarding government-approved best management practices concerning soil quality and maintenance and disseminate via the City’s website and various other media, as appropriate.

Arvin Planning and
Building
Not Implemented
Action 4.7: Update and revise zoning ordinance to ensure that agricultural zones are confined to agriculturerelated uses and other compatible uses such as oil and gas production.Arvin Planning and Building
Short-term
Action 4.8: Foster personal and professional relationships between responsible agencies, the City and local farmers through annual forums and town hall meetings.

Arvin Planning and
Building
Not Implemented

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Focus Area 5 | Resource Management: Water
Action 5.1: Continue coordination and cooperation with the Arvin Community Services District and the Arvin-Edison Water Storage District to assure the wise management of groundwater resources.

Arvin Public Works, City Engineer, and
City Manager
Ongoing
Action 5.2: Prepare or support the preparation of water quality and water management studies to ensure the continued provision of good quality water to residents of the community provision.

Arvin Public Works Water Element
Adopted 2022
Action 5.3: Periodically inspect septic tanks located within City jurisdiction to insure that strict health standards are being met and public safety is maintained.

Kern County Health Department
Arvin Planning and Building
Kern County Health
Department
Action 5.4: Allow development in areas identified as being within the 100-year flood zones as long as specific conditions specified by the City Engineer are met.

Arvin Planning and Building – Title 16
Building and Construction Chapter 15.32
Floodplain.

Adopted
Action 5.5: Pass an ordinance requiring, as a condition of approval, that all proposed developments demonstrate the availability of City water and sewer lines to the development parcel.

Arvin Planning and Building Not Implemented
Action 5.6: Enforce the ordinance requiring that all new development be constructed at least 18 inches above adjacent existing grades prior to development.

Arvin Planning and Building - Title 16
Building and Construction Chapter 15.32
Floodplain
Adopted
Action 5.7: Construct and require, as a condition of approval, the drainage improvements outlined in the Arvin Master Drainage Plan.

Arvin Planning and Building, Arvin Public
Works
Long-term; ongoing
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Focus Area 6 | Resource Management: Other
Action 6.1: Implement a relocation program for any rare and/or endangered animal species found within the City boundaries. The City shall seek the advice of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, the California Department of Fish and Game, and the Facility for Animal Care and Treatment (FACT) at California State University, Bakersfield.

City Manager Not Implemented
Action 6.2: Actively participate in the preparation of the next round of updates to the various air quality plans of the San Joaquin Valley Air Pollution Control District, providing input on how to design air quality programs that take the needs of Arvin's residents and businesses into account.

Arvin Planning and Building On-going
Action 6.3: Support county, state and federal legislation and programs to reduce and control air pollution.

City Manager Not Implemented
Action 6.4: Initiate commercial and industrial waste stream monitoring programs to efficiently reuse paper, glass and aluminum products.

City Manager Not Implemented
Action 6.5: Utilize the Green Arvin Plan as a policy guide for future sustainable energy resource legislation.

City Manager; Arvin Planning and
Building
Ongoing

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Attachment: Appendix A (2024 General Plan and Housing Element Annual Progress Reports) 11- Arvin General Plan 2012 Implementation Programs Resolution No. 2012-34 dated August 21, 2012 – Updated 2024 Page 7 of 8 11 - ARVIN GENERAL PLAN: IMPLEMENTATION ACTIONS: UPDATED 2024 Action Responsible Agency Time Frame
Focus Area 7 | Safe, Healthy and Well-Maintained Places to Play Action 7.1: Prepare a memorandum evaluating the feasibility of implementing user fees, facility fees, and registration and industrial development fees in order to ensure the continued financial viability of recreational resources.

City Manager, Bear Mountain Recreation
and Park District, Kern County
Department of Parks and Recreation
Adopted Title 17 –
Chapter 17.38
Public Facilities
Finance – 2024
and On-Going
Action 7.2: Work with the Bear Mountain Recreation and Park District to explore financial assistance and programs from federal, state, local, and private sources that can assist in providing more recreational amenities for the community.

City Manager, Grants Manager, Bear
Mountain Recreation and Park District,
Kern County Department of Parks and
Recreation
Adopted Title 17 –
Chapter 17.38
Public Facilities
Finance – 2024
Action 7.3: Pursue funding for recreational development through capital improvement programs and state grants.

City Manager, Arvin Planning and
Building, Grants Manager
Ongoing
Action 7.4: Create a monitoring and maintenance program for public facilities and parks, to be revised annually.

City Manager, Arvin Public Works, Bear
Mountain Recreation and Park District
Not Implemented
Action 7.5: Prepare a list of physical upgrades to recreational facilities that will help the facilities comply with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA).

City Manager Not Implemented
On-Going
Action 7.6: Develop a City signage program to aid in visibility of public facilities such as parks, city hall, and other public buildings.

Arvin Planning and Building, Arvin Public
Works
Not Implemented
Action 7.7: Provide marketing material such as brochures and signage for historical and cultural sites.

City Manager Not Implemented
Action 7.8: Adopt a “Safe and Healthy Parks” ordinance that reduces children’s exposure to secondhand smoke, strengthens prohibitions against alcohol and drug use, protects park users from violence, and ensures that neighborhood parks are safe for families to use.

City Manager, Bear Mountain Recreation
and Park District
Adopted – All
public facilities are
smoke free
Action 7.9: Initiate a joint use agreement among all relevant agencies for opening up public school playgrounds to community use outside of school hours.

City Manager, Bear Mountain Recreation
and Park District, Arvin Union School
District
Not Implemented
Action 7.10: Adopt an ordinance establishing smoke-free zones on public property in the immediate vicinity of places where children are likely to congregate, possibly including but not limited to schools, parks and daycare facilities.

City Manager Adopted – All
public facilities are
smoke free

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Attachment: Appendix A (2024 General Plan and Housing Element Annual Progress Reports) 11- Arvin General Plan 2012 Implementation Programs Resolution No. 2012-34 dated August 21, 2012 – Updated 2024 Page 8 of 8 11 - ARVIN GENERAL PLAN: IMPLEMENTATION ACTIONS: UPDATED 2024 Action Responsible Agency Time Frame
Focus Area 8 | Healthy, Affordable Food for All
Action 8.1: Create a “Healthy Food Retailer” certification program offering assistance and incentives for existing retailers to offer affordable, fresh, wholesome food and to emphasize such food in their advertising and interior displays.

City Manager Not Implemented
Action 8.2: Adopt an ordinance discouraging the proliferation of “fast food” establishments and removing barriers to the operation of produce markets and other sources of healthy food.

Arvin Planning and Building Not Implemented
Action 8.3: Work with local farms, food retailers and nonprofit organizations to establish a regularly occurring farmers’ market in a prominent and accessible location within the City.

City Manager Not Implemented
Action 8.4: Create zoning that explicitly allows and encourages small-scale community gardens near or within existing neighborhoods.

Arvin Planning and Building Not Implemented
Action 8.5: Compile a list of existing resources residents can use to gain greater access to healthy food — such as cooking classes, gardening classes and financial support — and disseminate it through a variety of channels, including the City website, schools and community organizations.

City Manager Not Implemented
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Focus Area 9 | Accessible Medical, Wellness and Social Services Action 9.1: Work with Kern Regional Transit to provide more convenient and direct transit service between Arvin and medical facilities in Lamont and Bakersfield.

City Manager, Arvin Transit Implemented
Action 9.2: Prepare a memorandum assessing the local need for medical and wellness services, identifying any deficiencies and proposing a strategic approach for improving access.

City Manager Not Implemented
Action 9.3: Work with the Arvin Union School District to develop, as part of the Jewett Square area, a one-stop facility that connects residents with a variety of social services and also supports school district use for instructional activities.

City Manager, School District Not Implemented
Action 9.4: Compile and disseminate — via community organizations, the City website, and various other media — a comprehensive listing of resources residents can use to connect with various health, wellness and social services, including but not limited to free or low-cost medical care, mental health counseling, child care, senior services, food assistance, housing assistance, career counseling, and other services that contribute to the well-being of individuals and families.

City Manager Not Implemented

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Attachment: Appendix A (2024 General Plan and Housing Element Annual Progress Reports) 12 - Water Element - Resolution No. 2019-41 dated May 14, 2019: Page 1 of 8 12 - Water Element - Resolution No. 2019-41 dated May 14, 2019:

WATER ELEMENT:

The Water Element establishes five (5) goals intended to conserve and make efficient use of existing water supplies. The five (5) goals are: Goal l - The urgency of drought represents a unique opportunity. The status quo is NOT acceptable. Therefore, we will implement new innovative strategies. Goal 2 - We will increase City department and inter-agency collaboration moving toward multi disciplined, multi-benefit and multi-funding project. Goal 3 - We will diversify our dependence on sources of water and utilize a fit-for-purpose approach to water use Goal 4 -We will protect our safety, health and quality of life during drought periods and as water resources become scarce. Goal 5 - We will create and use tools to foster sustainable water use behavior by the public.

Summary Actions – Water Element:

Action 1. Goal 1 has not been implemented due to lack of staffing and funding.

Action 2. Goal 2 has not been implemented due to lack of staffing and funding – the formation of a Multi Disciplined, Multi-Benefit Team (MDMBT) to review all public projects has not been implemented.

Action 3. Goal 3 has not been implemented due to lack of staffing and funding . In additions, the goal designates jurisdictions outside of the City of Arvin. The Arvin Community Services District shall coordinate with the Arvin-Edison Water Storage District towards promoting ground water recharge up-gradient from the City of Arvin.

Action 4. Goal 4 has not been implemented due to lack of staffing and funding Action 5. Goal 5 partial implemented by The City shall require full and consistent adherence to the 2016 California Green Building Codes (CAL Green Division 4.3 Water Efficiency and Conservation) for new construction.

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Attachment: Appendix A (2024 General Plan and Housing Element Annual Progress Reports) 12 - Water Element - Resolution No. 2019-41 dated May 14, 2019: Page 2 of 8 12 - WATER - GOALS, POLICIES AND IMPLEMENTATION STRATEGIES For Arvin to have a meaningful long-term water management program, the City along with the Arvin Community Services District will need a game plan. one that be translated into effective water conservation while also improving the Arvin's "quality of life".

Arvin is entirely within FEMA's 100-year floodplain; it is often subjected to poor air quality; it suffers from extreme summer temperatures; and it depends entirely on an underlying aquifer for its domestic water requirements. Given these challenging conditions, it makes sense to tackle these issues using a Multi-Disciplined/Multi-Benefit Team (MDMBT) that will implement the following:
• The City of Arvin shall seek to "catch and retain" all storm water and rainfall, which should be used for irrigation and ground water recharge. • The City of Arvin shall aggressively establish an urban forest throughout the community using urban storm water runoff and reclaimed water for irrigation whenever possible. This forest will cool the community, enhance its appearance, reduce peak storm water runoff flows, and slow traffic when the forest is part of the streetscape. 12 - WATER - GOALS, POLICIES AND IMPLEMENTATION STRATEGIES Goal l - The urgency of drought represents a unique opportunity. The status quo is NOT acceptable. Therefore, we will implement new innovative strategies.

1.1 The next General Plan update shall integrate and incorporate the goals, policies and implementation measures of the Arvin Water Resources Element into the General Plan.

1.2 As municipal codes, ordinances and development standards are updated, the goals and policies of the Arvin Water Resources Element shall be considered and implemented as appropriate. Water rates, water use regulations. water conservation requirements and Green Building Codes should be updated with the goals of water conservation and fit-for-purpose approaches in mind.

1.3 The City shall improve and emphasize catchment ofstorm water and rainwater.

1.4 The City shall develop an urban forest, which will reduce ambient temperatures, sequester carbon dioxide. and reduce storm water runoff while simultaneously improving the city's aesthetics.

1.5 The Zoning Ordinance shall be amended to include design guidelines and development standards for all districts that facilitate urban development. Design guidelinesshall involve architectural guidelines that promote water conservation while development standards could regulate the amount of lawn area per single-family residential unit

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Attachment: Appendix A (2024 General Plan and Housing Element Annual Progress Reports) 12 - Water Element - Resolution No. 2019-41 dated May 14, 2019: Page 3 of 8 12 - WATER - GOALS, POLICIES AND IMPLEMENTATION STRATEGIES Goal 2 - We will increase City department and inter-agency collaboration moving toward multi disciplined, multi-benefit and multi-funding project.

2.1 City departments and utility districts includes Planning and Building, Engineering, Parks, Building, Veola and Arvin Community Services District (ACSD) functions will form a MultiDisciplined, Multi-Benefit Team (MDMBT) to review all public projects. The MDMBT will be responsible for public project designs that will most effectively create multi-benefits for every public project, especially street construction and street reconstruction and parks. Photos and schematics of streets that have or could be reconstructed using a multi-benefit and multi-funding approach. This policy will produce multi-benefits that will protect against tl6ods, replenish local water supplies through ground water infiltration and improve the "quality of life" in Arvin.

2.1.1 For a construction or reconstruction project on a street segment with low to moderate flooding, the City will analyze the storm water infiltration feasibility of the location based upon its soil permeability, groundwater levels, slope, and contamination. Staff will determine if storm water should be captured and kept on site using Best Management Practices (BMP) Tool Box I (see below), or captured, treated and released, based upon BMP Tool Box 2 (see below). Capture treat and release options will only be utilized if catch-and-keep is infeasible. The performance goal will be to catch and keep. at a minimum, a I0-year/5-day storm runoff event.

2.1.2 For a street segment with severe flooding, the City will first conduct a storm drain analysis prior to construction or reconstruction and then proceed with the storm water infiltration feasibility analysis described in 2.1.1 above (catch and keep or catch treat and release). The analysis shall include the ability of upstream capture to reduce flooding impacts.

When construction begins the performance objective of capturing and keeping for use will be based on a runoff volume ofa 10-year/5-day storm event.

2.1.3 For street resurfacing projects the MDMBT will collaborate on opportun1t1es to implement Best Management Practices (BMP) such as bioswales, curb/parkway retrofits, and tree plantings that could be implemented, either in conjunction with the street resurfacing project or as an independent parallel project using a separate contract or grants.

The MDMBT shall assess the ability of Arvin to maintain improvements in perpetuity (See the MBRP Case Study of Sycamore Street.for further discussfon).

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Attachment: Appendix A (2024 General Plan and Housing Element Annual Progress Reports) 12 - Water Element - Resolution No. 2019-41 dated May 14, 2019: Page 4 of 8 12 - WATER - GOALS, POLICIES AND IMPLEMENTATION STRATEGIES Goal 2 - We will increase City department and inter-agency collaboration moving toward multi disciplined, multi-benefit and multi-funding project - CONTINUED. 2,2 The MDMBT should use the techniques and concepts contained in the United States Environmental Protection Agency EPA "Stormwater to Street Trees; Engineering Urban Forest for Stormwater Management" as a guideline for implementing use of trees as BMPs described in Tool Box I & 2, discussed in 2.1.1 above.

2.2.1 Use natural systems and work with natural site characteristics to maintain hydrologic functions and process, rather than attempting to mitigate impacts. For example, avoid the disturbance and grading of natural vegetated areas to significantly reduce the need for stormwater control and to increase groundwater recharge.

2.2.2 Minimize clearing and grading by clustering building sites.

2.2.3 Reduce road widths and shared-use driveways.

2.2.4 Use permeable paving and other permeable surface treatments. Amend the zoning code to require 15-20 percent permeable surfaces, depending upon type of use.

2.2.5 Treat stormwater close to the source. This approach will remove pollutants, allow ground water infiltration, and slow down the rate of runoff.

2.2.6 Trees should be watered and maintained using grey water.

Designs noted in the EPA document ‘Stormwater to Street Trees", and the Los Angeles Beautification Team document "Trees as Bioswales" should be used as guidelines for developing designs that will provide fit-for-purpose water for trees.

2.2.7 Use, for example, vegetated swales rather than conventional curbs and catch basins to provide better water quality treatment, ground water infiltration, site appearance and urban heat relief.

All designs must consider capital and long-term maintenance cost, soil types and slope (See MBRP (Multi-Benefit Road Plan) discussion).

2.2.8 Use rooftop runoff to irrigate vegetated areas thereby lowering water bills and reducing storm water runoff.

2.2.9 Create multi-functional and multi-benefit landscape designs.

Multi-function landscape designs might include storm water management components that provide: filtration treatment, ground water infiltration, open space and habitat, storm water for future irrigation use, reduced urban heat island effects, and enhanced aesthetics.

2.2.10 Use native and drought-resistant plants to reduce demand for irrigation water, pesticides and fertilizers.

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Attachment: Appendix A (2024 General Plan and Housing Element Annual Progress Reports) 12 - Water Element - Resolution No. 2019-41 dated May 14, 2019: Page 5 of 8 12 - WATER - GOALS, POLICIES AND IMPLEMENTATION STRATEGIES Goal 2 - We will increase City department and inter-agency collaboration moving toward multi disciplined, multi-benefit and multi-funding project - CONTINUED.

2.2.11 Use rooftop runoff to irrigate vegetated areas thereby lowering water bills and reducing storm water runoff.

2.2.12 Create multi-functional and multi-benefit landscape designs.

Multi-function landscape designs might include storm water management components that provide filtration treatment, ground water infiltration, open space and habitat, storm water for future irrigation use, reduced urban heat island effects, and enhanced aesthetics.

2.2.13 Use native and drought-resistant plants to reduce demand for irrigation water, pesticides and fertilizers.
12 - WATER - GOALS, POLICIES AND IMPLEMENTATION STRATEGIES Goal 3 -We will diversify our dependence on sources of water and utilize a fit-for-purpose approach to water use

3.1. Veolia, the wastewater treatment plant operator for the city of Arvin, working in collaboration with the Arvin Community Services District will develop a comprehensive regulatory framework that covers all water use and reuse options. Specific guidelines will include general guidelines for recycled water use, on-site reuse (rain harvest, gray water etc.), recycled water distribution policy (purple pipe development), rainwater harvesting uses and managed aquifer recharge using recycled water and stormwater.

3.2 Rainwater harvesting will be promoted. Rainwater harvesting refers to rainfall that has not come into contact with ground surfaces (e.g. Streets and parking lots). Rainwater, typically captured from roofs, will be used for on-site landscaping and other non-potable water uses.

3.2.1 The ACSD will consider providing rain barrels to individual parcel owners. Some cities and water districts have already initiated free distribution programs that may be used as models for an Arvin program.

3.2.2 The City and ACSD will provide demonstration projects and instructions about how to install water-conserving rain and stormwater collection landscape systems. City and District efforts will be coordinated through a collaborative education campaign.

3.3 Storm water capture and use will be promoted for all public and private projects. Policies collaboratively developed by the City and the water districts will be developed to decide how best to use captured storm water for non-potable water uses.

3.3.1 Storm water capture techniques will be utilized to comply with applicable NPDES requirements. The "Storm Water Quality Design Manual for Sacramento and South Placer Region" may be used as a model example as to how to design Low Impact Development (LID) for storm drainage facilities.

3.3.2 Low Impact Development (LTD) designs will be used to capture and use stormwater. Collaborative multi-benefit designs will be required.

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Attachment: Appendix A (2024 General Plan and Housing Element Annual Progress Reports) 12 - Water Element - Resolution No. 2019-41 dated May 14, 2019: Page 6 of 8 .
12 - WATER - GOALS, POLICIES AND IMPLEMENTATION STRATEGIES Goal 3 -We will diversify our dependence on sources of water and utilize a fit-for-purpose approach to water use - CONTINUED:

3.4 Managed Aquifer Recharge (MAR). the process of infiltrating or injecting water into aquifers under controlled conditions for later withdrawal, shall be encouraged. The Arvin Community Services District shall coordinate with the Arvin-Edison Water Storage District towards promoting ground water recharge up-gradient from the City of Arvin. Specifically, this policy aids in the recharge of the aquifer that underlies Arvin and from which ACSD draws its water.

3.5. Recycled wastewater capacity shall be expanded to the maximum extent that is economically feasible.

3.5.1 The recycled wastewater distribution system (purple pipes) in Arvin shall be extended to the maximum extent that is economically feasible. Examples where this type of water could be used include irrigation for parks, landscaped medians, and landscaped areas within landscaping and lighting districts.

3.5.2 Recycled water shall continue to be developed and utilized.

3.5.3 Arvin and Areola should begin discussions of converting the wastewater treatment facility from a secondary treatment to a tertiary plant. This level of treatment would permit the effluent to be used for irrigation on all types of crops.
12 - WATER - GOALS, POLICIES AND IMPLEMENTATION STRATEGIES Goal 4 -We will protect our safety, health and quality of life during drought periods and as water resources become scarce.

4.1 Establish a cooling target, which will improve the quality of life, health and safety in Arvin by reducing outdoor temperatures using a multi-faceted approach to achieve the cooling target.

4.1.1 Identify areas within Arvin that are most vulnerable to excessive heat based on current and expected temperatures.

4.1.2 Priority wi II be given to strategies that wi II benefit areas that are identified as most vulnerable to excessive heat.

4.2 Guidelines will be developed to protect livability and health, especially in drought situations.

Public open space areas and corridors needed for cooling will be identified. Plans and strategies will be developed regarding how to maintain these critical cooling areas during drought situations.

This applies especially (but no exclusively) to trees along public streets, boulevards and parks.

4.2.1 Non- potable water will be used whenever possible to maintain healthy trees, which will help to improve air quality, and reduce urban heat effects.

4.2.2 Tree watering "donuts" and "bladders" will be used to maintain healthy trees during times of water scarcity when irrigation is turned off or curtailed. Reclaimed wastewater should be considered as a source for irrigation donuts and bladders.

4.2.3 Multi- benefit stormwater/street tree designs should be encouraged.

4.3 Develop strategies and guidelines to protect Arvin's "quality of life when water is scarce.

4.3.1 Plans should be made to protect open space areas in order to uplift the public psyche and offer a respite from the stresses of the urban heat island effect.

4.3.2 Special emphasis and priority should be given to street trees. Street tree priority will be emphasized due to the cooling effect on asphalt and adjacent urban uses.

4.4 Tree health should be maintained at all times in order to promote healthy air quality, mitigate pollution, provide urban cooling and a positive city image.

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Attachment: Appendix A (2024 General Plan and Housing Element Annual Progress Reports) 12 - Water Element - Resolution No. 2019-41 dated May 14, 2019: Page 7 of 8 12 - WATER - GOALS, POLICIES AND IMPLEMENTATION STRATEGIES Goal 5 -We will create and use tools to foster sustainable water use behavior by the public

5.1 Create an integrated. clear and consistent messaging program on water conservation.

5.1.1 Water districts and wholesalers should be encouraged to contribute a portion of their conservation budgets toward funding a unified and consistent campaign, collaborating with the City.

5.1.2 A water conservation and sustainability campaign should use all media including TV, radio, print, digital media and posters over a sustained period of time.

5.2 Water districts and wholesalers should provide incentives and rebates for water efficient systems including rainwater harvesting systems, greywater systems, on-site stormwater capture systems. highefficiency clothes washers, high-efficiency toilets, rotating irrigation nozzles, irrigation controllers and other water-efficient appliances

5.3 Set aggressive policies, laws and regulations. Educate people about existing enforcement efforts and how to report violations.

5.3.1 The City shall require full and consistent adherence to the 2016 California Green Building Codes (CAL Green Division 4.3 Water Efficiency and Conservation).

5.3.2 The City shall develop guidelines that discourage use of potable water for outdoor irrigation and encourage use of non-potable water for irrigation purposes for new and existing residential and commercial development.

5.3.3 The City shall prohibit the use of potable water not delivered by drip or micro sprinkler systems for irrigation in newly-constructed homes and commercial buildings.

5.3.4 Establish a list of drought tolerant trees. shrubs and ground cover that shall be used in new commercial, industrial and residential development in Arvin.

5.3.5 The City shall promote the use of native and drought tolerant landscaping for all public projects when water-thirsty turf is not needed for recreation activities.

5.3.6 Whenever possible, utilize stormwater, rainwater, or treated wastewater for irrigation rather than relying on high quality, expensive well water.

5.4 Set aggressive water use targets

5.4.1 Advertise per capita water use targets for potable and non-potable water use - 120 gal/capita/ day by 2020, I00 gal/capita/day by 2022, and 80 gal/capita/day by 2025 (current indoor and outdoor potable water use is about 143 gallons per capita per day).

5.4.2 Redesign water bills to clearly state targets and actual usage.

5.5 Consider increasing the cost of non-essential use of potable water

5.6 Provide comparisons of water consumption with other cities in the Valley, based upon potable gallons per capita per day consumption.

5.6.1 Compare consumer's usage with the desired norm and target, with messaging over a sustained period of time. Use water bills, posters, social media and other public information media tools to provide target and usage information.

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Attachment: Appendix A (2024 General Plan and Housing Element Annual Progress Reports) 12 - Water Element - Resolution No. 2019-41 dated May 14, 2019: Page 8 of 8 Figure No. 31: Use of gravel and
drought-tolerant plants in any
urban landscape can
significantly reduce irrigation
consumption. The use of gravel
or mulch also helps to keep
weeds down.

Figure No. 32: Even fast-food
franchises are gelling into the
trend of using drought tolerant
plants with different types and
sizes of rock and gravel.

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Attachment: Appendix A (2024 General Plan and Housing Element Annual Progress Reports) 13 - Economic Element – November 1988 Page 1 of 8
13 - Economic Development Element – November 1988:

Summary Action 2023-2024:

Action 1. The Economic Development Element was established in 2012 and many of the identified programs are no longer viable.

Action 2. City should update the Economic Development Element to reflect the current economic opportunities and challenges.
13 - ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ELEMENT:

A. Examination of Present- Economic Structure
The community of Arvin is one of 11 incorporated cities in Kern County. Governmental authority in the community is vested in the City of Arvin, which maintains a formal government structure.

The City of Arvin is characterized by a City Council, City Manager form of government. Local government services include police protection, refuse services, and building/permit services. The city maintains an administrative staff, with the exception of the engineering services, which are contracted out to Boyle Engineering Corporation. Fire protection is provided by the County of Kern, while the Bear Mountain Recreation District operates the recreational services within the community. The Arvin Community Services District provides domestic water services to the majority of the community. Arvin Sanitation District provides sewer services in the community.

The local economy is highly related to agriculture. The primary farming products generated in the area include table grapes, row crops, row food crops, tree crops, and cotton. Employment is seasonal with high fluctuations during the harvesting seasons of the year. The community of Arvin possesses a very high Hispanic work force which is supplemented by additional migrant workers in the harvest season. The labor pool in the area is characterized as semi-skilled due to the lack of diverse employment opportunities and the presence of limited industries in the area.

Subsequently, job opportunities in the Arvin Planning Area are scarce. The City staff is embarking on economic development promotion strategies to attract new industries to the Arvin area. With limited industry or employment expansion at the present time, the City of Arvin maintains a weakening tax base.

The City is embarking on efforts to enhance economic development. In addition, the City is also developing strategies to stabilize the local economy. Presently, the City is pursuing possibilities with downtown enhancement and community beautification programs. Discussions have also included the possibility of formation of a redevelopment agency to assist new businesses to locate within the existing business core and to help rehabilitate deteriorating residential neighborhoods.

The City of Arvin is also contemplating strategies on marketing tourism and increasing commercial activity in order to discourage the leakage of commercial goods and services sales to the Bakersfield area.

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Attachment: Appendix A (2024 General Plan and Housing Element Annual Progress Reports) 13 - Economic Element – November 1988 Page 2 of 8
13 - ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ELEMENT:

B. Overview of Economic Resources
The Arvin community possesses several resources that are unique to the area, which can assist in promoting economic development into the local area. Some of these resources are well identified and are readily visible within the community, as well as to outside observers in general. However, some of these resources and opportunities should be highlighted and included in the economic development process by the City. This section will highlight some of the local resources and encourage opportunities unique to the Arvin area.

1. There is a very strong labor pool and work base that is available and trainable.

2. The City possesses land which is owned by the City of Arvin that may be available for long-term lease possibilities at reasonable rates.

3. The City can explore means of providing lower sewer rates to potential incoming industries as an incentive to locate within the community.

4. The City can utilize Kern County Community Development Block Grant Funds, which can be used to provide the development of off-street improvements for new industrial or commercial projects.

5. The City can apply for Federal EDA (Economic Development Administration) Grant Funds to enhance the viability of employment generating industries in the area.

6. Programs are available with the Kern County Housing Authority which can provide financing for upper and moderate income housing projects in the area. Much of these financing sources through the Housing Authority utilize tax exempt bonds which have been very successful within the County and throughout the State of California.

7. The local Chamber of Commerce is a very supportive entity on the local level which can complement the City's efforts in supplying information and strengthening community support for a proposed industrial prospect. The City maintains an in-house planning and development staff which can readily process applications and proposals for possible approval by the City Council. Having a local permit processing staff allows the City to expedite relocations and siting of potential industries.

8. The County of Kern has recently approved the formation of the Kern County Economic Development Corporation. The objective of the Kern EDC is to promote economic development and to attract employment resources into Kern County. The City of Arvin has paid into this Kern County oriented economic development agency.

9. The Arvin Local Development Corporation (LDC) is a very viable resource in funding prospective commercial or industrial projects. As one of the only two certified LDC's in Kern County, this quasi-public entity can facilitate development possibilities throughout Kern County and may be especially helpful within the Arvin area.

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Attachment: Appendix A (2024 General Plan and Housing Element Annual Progress Reports) 13 - Economic Element – November 1988 Page 3 of 8
13 - ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ELEMENT:

B. Overview of Economic Resources – CONTINUED:

10. The Kern County Bonding Authority, which is administered by the Kern County Board of Supervisors, is another source to assist economic development. This entity can provide bond financing for industrial related projects within Kern County. Financing can be utilized for the acquisition of land, development of infrastructure building construction or the purchase of machinery.

11. The City can also adopt other economic related strategies such as the formation of a redevelopment agency. This strategy, which can be very helpful in the rehabilitation of existing residential and commercial areas within the City, is presently being discussed at the community level as a possible solution to promote stability and vitality in the community.

12. Another valuable resource is the existence of the Employers' Training Resource Agency in Kern County. This agency utilizes federal and state funding programs to provide job training, employment opportunities and tax incentives to existing and relocated industrial bases.

This resource has been very effective in enhancing the relocation of several major industries into Kern County and has significantly reduced employee training costs in the initial stages of operations.

13. The City is presently processing two land annexations which will be able to provide significant amounts of land for possible industrial, residential and commercial growth. The location of these annexations allows for adequate servicing of water and sewer facilities to accommodate potential industry.

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Attachment: Appendix A (2024 General Plan and Housing Element Annual Progress Reports) 13 - Economic Element – November 1988 Page 4 of 8
13 - ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ELEMENT:

C. Economic Development Issues

1. The City of Arvin has historically maintained a fluctuating economic base. It is important to expand employment opportunities within the Arvin Planning Area to stabilize the local economy and to provide year-round jobs.

2. A wide region of potential industries and employment intensive options are contemplating relocating from other parts of the Country into California and possible Kern County. It will be necessary for the City of Arvin and the County Planning and Development Department staff to encourage the locations of possible industries into the Arvin Planning Area which are not detrimental to the community.

3. The existing businesses and economic base in the Arvin area are well established and are important to the community identity. New industries to be situated in the area should focus on either expanding existing businesses in the Arvin area or complementing those employment bases.

4. Economic development efforts by the City should focus on solutions that encourage job retention and long-term employment. Many industries that could be considered should complement existing employment base in the area.

Possible industrial choices could include food processing and packaging, as well as agriculture byproduct industries.

5. Another concern is the loss of commercial retail and business service, as well as dollars, out of the City of Arvin. There appears to be considerable dollar leakage into the Bakersfield businesses due to the lack of comparable items and services in the Arvin area at the present time.

6. In order to accommodate possible industrial growth and commercial expansion, adequate infrastructure must be provided. Necessary water, sewer and drainage facilities must be planned in accordance with the development of new industrial and commercial sites.

7. The siting of industrial plants in the Arvin community to provide employment opportunities for the residents may require the City to assist in providing some financial support to the project.

8. As the federal and state budgets for economic development support to local communities are shrinking, it will be important for the local government staff to seek appropriate funding sources to entice new industries.

9. The community of Arvin possesses several viable businesses and industries that are locally based. In addition, the community has an excellent workforce. Innovative programs are needed to train new employees in relocating businesses arid to provide existing businesses with reasonable office/workspace to keep fledgling enterprises in business.

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Attachment: Appendix A (2024 General Plan and Housing Element Annual Progress Reports) 13 - Economic Element – November 1988 Page 5 of 8
13 - ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ELEMENT:

D. Economic Development Goals and Objectives CONTINUED:

1.0 Improve the economic climate of the Arvin community and establish programs to increase employment and to promote the retention of commercial and industrial activity.

1.1 Provide various employment opportunities for all residents of the diverse socio-economic segments within the Arvin planning area.

1.2 Promote the expansion of existing industrial and commercial businesses within the Arvin planning area.

2.0 Promote the efficient use of natural resources within the Arvin planning area while encouraging economic development.

2.1 Highlight the positive qualities of Arvin's physical environment and culture to attract tourism possibilities.

2.2 Identify and assist with the development of possible markets for the area's resources and products.

2.3 Provide urban expansion within the Sphere of influence to preserve the area's natural resources.

3.0 Improve public sector and private utility services and enhance the efficiency of local government to assist in increasing and promoting economic development.

3.1 Expand City services to planning and existing commercial industrial areas within the Arvin planning area, which will result in the creation and expansion of job opportunities.

4.0 Promote a positive community direction for Arvin and provide the leadership and coordination needed to achieve economic prosperity.

4.1 Evaluate existing conditions within the community, such as housing, water and sewer capabilities, public education, etc., as important factors in improving the development base.

4.2 Enhance City coordination and planning to facilitate economic development. Economic Development Policies

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Attachment: Appendix A (2024 General Plan and Housing Element Annual Progress Reports) 13 - Economic Element – November 1988 Page 6 of 8
13 - ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ELEMENT:

D. Economic Development Goals and Objectives CONTINUED:

4.3 Encourage job opportunities for skilled, semi-skilled and low-skilled persons in the local labor force.

4.4 Promote public and private employment training programs for the unemployed and semiskilled persons in the work force.

4.5 Develop incentive programs to attract desired industries and develop appropriate public service enterprises to facilitate economic development activity.

4.6 Actively recruit industries which are labor intensive and provide employment for the local labor force, including the low and semi-skilled workers.

4.7 Support and encourage tourism development programs.

4.8 Actively pursue the beautification of Arvin as a stimulus for attracting and retaining industry and employment.

4.9 Develop programs which will more effectively build on the Wildflower Festival, and which will increase tourism in Arvin.

5.0 Support merchant marketing programs and maximize potential economic activity for the city.

5.1 Identify resources and products with the best potential to complement the community of Arvin.

5.2 Encourage industries that promote and complement the agricultural resources of the area.

5.3 Establish community programs and develop recreational facilities in order to increase tourism opportunities.

5.4 Develop a database of local resources that could be used to increase the effectiveness and implementation of economic development in Arvin.

5.5 Ensure that the proposed annexations will be relative to the need for urban expansion.

5.6 Establish a realistic Sphere of Influence and implement an annexation program to ensure an orderly and systematic growth of the Arvin urban area.

5.7 Promote private sector development to provide a full range of consumer items and consumer services for the residents of Arvin and the surrounding area.

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Attachment: Appendix A (2024 General Plan and Housing Element Annual Progress Reports) 13 - Economic Element – November 1988 Page 7 of 8
13 - ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ELEMENT:

D. Economic Development Goals and Objectives CONTINUED:

5.8 Provide from local agencies estimations for future requirements regarding public facilities, housing health care and educational needs.

5.9 Identify and define information to assist in the potential utilization of available federal, state, county and local grant and loan programs for industrial development, infrastructure, and housing.

6.0 Identify governmental activities which constrain or enhance economic resources and develop respective strategies for improving economic viability.

6.1 Promote improvement of local economic development strategies, including support of local economic development organizations such as the Arvin Local Development Corporation.

6.2 Establish programs for City participation as an incentive for attracting and developing economic enterprises.

6.3 Conduct feasibility studies for regional economic generators such as airports and public golf courses. These studies should include not only potential funding sources, but development constraints as well.

6.4 Involve the Chamber of Commerce and the Local Development Corporation in developing a "lead team" concept to act on follow up development inquiries.

6.5 Establish a fast-track permitting process as defined by State Law to expedite industrial sites.

6.7 Establish an ordinance to create a central district improvement agency for the City which would have defined roles and responsibilities.

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Attachment: Appendix A (2024 General Plan and Housing Element Annual Progress Reports) 13 - Economic Element – November 1988 Page 8 of 8
13 - ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ELEMENT:

E. Economic Implementation Measures/Action Programs
This section identifies several implementation procedures, techniques, and action programs that should be used by the City of Arvin to effectively apply the Economic Element Policies in a logical timeframe and sequence. The recommended timeframe
identified with each program is categorized as:

A. 1 to 5 years;
B. 1 to 10 years;
C. 1 to 20 years;
D. Continuously.

1. The City of Arvin should initiate the preparation of a master landscaping plan for designated public rights- of-way and properties in the City. Areas designated under this plan should be identified by the Public Works Director and the Planning Department. This plan should:
a. Identify appropriate vegetative species.
b. Specify a planting strategy and priority process;
c. Identify various funding sources.

Furthermore, an aggressive fund acquisition program should be pursued by the City of Arvin (A).

2. The City of Arvin should support the Kern County Community Development Department's SBA 503 program (D).

3. The City of Arvin shall work with the Arvin Chamber of Commerce to develop a city-wide marketing program (A).

4. The City of Arvin shall encourage industry to use the programs provided by the Employers' Training Resource and the Mexican American Opportunity Foundation Training Programs (D).

5. The City of Arvin shall actively promote development of the city's undeveloped industrial park area located on the southeast portion of the community, as well as the other industrial designated areas within the community. Promotion of industrial development can be achieved by offering incentives for long term lease agreements with private businesses or developers, or by reducing initial services/infrastructure to potential industries (B).

6. City staff should identify county, state, and federal resources to support and implement community programs.

7. The City of Arvin should explore the possibility of securing funds to support an aggressive Economic Development Program and maintain appropriate professional personnel (A). 8 . The City of Arvin shall continue to promote the implementation and development of the Arvin Municipal Golf Course being proposed on the extreme southeast portion of the community (A).

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Attachment: Appendix A (2024 General Plan and Housing Element Annual Progress Reports) APPENDIX A – PART 1a
NO.S 2a and 2b.

Appendix A – General Plan Goals and Policies – Implementation Status No. Element and Updated Actions for Implementation 2024 1 Land Use Element 3-8-25
2 2023-2031 Housing Programs and Code Amendments
2a Housing Programs by Activities - Feb 21 2025
2b HE 2023-2031 Work Programs - Excerpt from HE Feb 2025 3 Circulation 3-8-25
4 Safety 3-8-5
5 Conservation and Open Space 3-8-25
6 Noise 3-8-25
7 Community Health 3-8-25
8 Air Quality Goals and Policies 3-8-25
9 Climate Action 3-8-25
10 Environmental Justice 3-8-25
11 Implementation General Plan 3-8-25
12 Water 3-8-25
13 Economic 3-8-25

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Attachment: Appendix A (2024 General Plan and Housing Element Annual Progress Reports) APPENDIX A – PART 2
NO.S 3 through 13
Appendix A – General Plan Goals and Policies – Implementation Status No. Element and Updated Actions for Implementation 2024 1 Land Use Element 3-8-25
2 2023-2031 Housing Programs and Code Amendments
2a Housing Programs by Activities - Feb 21 2025
2b HE 2023-2031 Work Programs - Excerpt from HE Feb 2025 3 Circulation 3-8-25
4 Safety 3-8-5
5 Conservation and Open Space 3-8-25
6 Noise 3-8-25
7 Community Health 3-8-25
8 Air Quality Goals and Policies 3-8-25
9 Climate Action 3-8-25
10 Environmental Justice 3-8-25
11 Implementation General Plan 3-8-25
12 Water 3-8-25
13 Economic 3-8-25

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Attachment: Appendix A (2024 General Plan and Housing Element Annual Progress Reports) APPENDIX A – PART 1
NO.S 1 and 2
Appendix A – General Plan Goals and Policies – Implementation Status No. Element and Updated Actions for Implementation 2024 1 Land Use Element 3-8-25
2 2023-2031 Housing Programs and Code Amendments
2a Housing Programs by Activities - Feb 21 2025
2b HE 2023-2031 Work Programs - Excerpt from HE Feb 2025 3 Circulation 3-8-25
4 Safety 3-8-5
5 Conservation and Open Space 3-8-25
6 Noise 3-8-25
7 Community Health 3-8-25
8 Air Quality Goals and Policies 3-8-25
9 Climate Action 3-8-25
10 Environmental Justice 3-8-25
11 Implementation General Plan 3-8-25
12 Water 3-8-25
13 Economic 3-8-25

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Attachment: Appendix A (2024 General Plan and Housing Element Annual Progress Reports) Arvin’s Housing Element Annual Progress Report to HCD – March 25, 2025 Page 1 of 28 Appendix B
2024 HOUSING ELEMENT 2023-2031 ANNUAL

PROGRESS REPORT

STATE OF CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF

HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
FORMS

TO BE SUBMITTED TO HCD VIA EMAIL
To HCD: A copy of the APR should also be submitted through the HCD APR online portal. To use the online system, email [email protected] and request login information for your jurisdiction. It can also be submitted electronically as an attachment in an MS Office application or PDF to [email protected].

Submitting the Housing Element APR
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To OPR: Agencies should submit a copy of the HE APR to OPR in the same format as submitted to HCD. Agencies may submit by email at [email protected]. For emailed HE APR, confirmation emails will be sent within two weeks of submission.

Please note, submitting the HE APR to HCD will count as submission to both agencies.

OPR does not certify the accuracy of the submission of the HE APR to HCD or OPR.

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Attachment: Appendix B - HCD Forms ARVIN_APR_2024 (2024 General Plan and Housing Element Annual Progress Reports) Arvin’s Housing Element Annual Progress Report to HCD – March 25, 2025 Page 2 of 28 Jurisdiction Arvin
Reporting Year 2024 (Jan. 1 - Dec. 31)
Housing Element Planning Period 6th Cycle 12/31/2023 - 12/31/2031 Building Permits Issued by Affordability Summary
Income Level Current Year
Very Low
Deed Restricted 0
Non-Deed
Restricted 0
Low
Deed Restricted 0
Non-Deed
Restricted 0
Moderate
Deed Restricted 0
Non-Deed
Restricted 0
Above Moderate 33
Total Units 33
Note: Units serving extremely low-income households are included in the very low-income permitted units totals Units by Structure Type Entitled Permitted Completed
Single-family Attached 0 0 0
Single-family Detached 0 20 0
2 to 4 units per structure 0 0 0
5+ units per structure 0 0 0
Accessory Dwelling Unit 0 13 0
Mobile/Manufactured Home 0 0 0
Total 0 33 0
Infill Housing Developments and Infill Units Permitted # of Projects Units Indicated as Infill 13 13
Not Indicated as Infill 20 20
Housing Applications Summary
Total Housing Applications Submitted: 0
Number of Proposed Units in All Applications Received: 0 Total Housing Units Approved: 0
Total Housing Units Disapproved: 0
Use of SB 423 Streamlining Provisions - Applications
Number of SB 423 Streamlining Applications 0
Number of SB 423 Streamlining Applications Approved 0

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Attachment: Appendix B - HCD Forms ARVIN_APR_2024 (2024 General Plan and Housing Element Annual Progress Reports) Arvin’s Housing Element Annual Progress Report to HCD – March 25, 2025 Page 3 of 28 Units Constructed - SB 423 Streamlining Permits
Income Rental Ownership Total
Very Low 0 0 0
Low 0 0 0
Moderate 0 0 0
Above Moderate 0 0 0
Total 0 0 0
Streamlining Provisions Used - Permitted Units # of Projects Units SB 9 (2021) - Duplex in SF Zone 0 0
SB 9 (2021) - Residential Lot Split 0 0
AB 2011 (2022) 0 0
SB 6 (2022) 0 0
SB 423 (2023) 0 0
Ministerial and Discretionary Applications # of Applications Units Ministerial 0 0
Discretionary 0 0
Density Bonus Applications and Units Permitted
Number of Applications Submitted Requesting a Density Bonus 0 Number of Units in Applications Submitted Requesting a Density Bonus 0 Number of Projects Permitted with a Density Bonus 0
Number of Units in Projects Permitted with a Density Bonus 0 Housing Element Programs Implemented and Sites Rezoned Count Programs Implemented 56
Sites Rezoned to Accommodate the RHNA 0

ANNUAL ELEMENT PROGRESS REPORT
Housing Element Implementation
Table A
Housing Development Applications Submitted
o
Note: "+" indicates an optional field
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Jurisdiction Arvin
Reporting Year 2024 (Jan. 1 - Dec. 31)
Planning Period 6th Cycle 12/31/2023 - 12/31/2031
Project Identifier Unit Types
Date
Application
Submitted
Proposed Units - Affordability by Household Incomes
Total
Approved
Units by
Project
Total
Disapproved
Units by
Project
Streamlining Density B
Applic
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Prior APN+ Current APN Street Address Project Name+
Local Jurisdiction
Tracking ID
Unit Category
(SFA,SFD,2 to
4,5+,ADU,MH)
Tenure
R=Renter
O=Owner
Date
Application
Submitted
(see
instructions)
Very LowIncome Deed
Restricted
Very LowIncome Non
Deed
Restricted
Low-Income
Deed
Restricted
Low-Income
Non Deed
Restricted
ModerateIncome Deed
Restricted
ModerateIncome
Non Deed
Restricted
Above
ModerateIncome
Total PROPOSED
Units by Project
Total

APPROVED
Units by project
Total

DISAPPROVED
Units by Project
Please select state
streamlining
provision/s the
application was
submitted pursuant
to.

Did the housing
development
application seek
incentives or
concessions
pursuant to
Government Code
section 65915?
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0 0
0 0
0 0
0 0
0 0
0 0
0 0
0 0
0 0
0 0
0 0
0 0
0 0
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Attachment: Appendix B - HCD Forms ARVIN_APR_2024 (2024 General Plan and Housing Element Arvin’s Housing Element Annual Progress Report to HCD – March 25, 2025 Page 5 of 28

ANNUAL ELEMENT PROGRESS REPORT
Housing Element Implementation
Table A2
Annual Building Activity Report Summary - New Construction, Entitled, Permits and Completed Units Project Identifier Unit Types Affordability by Household Incomes - Completed Entitlement Affordability by Household Incomes - Building Permits Affordability by Household Incomes - Certificates of Occupancy Housing with Financial Assistance Housing without Financial Term of Affordability Demolished/Destroyed Units Density Bonus Streamlining Infill and/or Deed Restrictions Assistance or Deed or Deed Restriction Restrictions
Notes
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 Please select the For units affordable without Number of Other List the incentives, Certificates of # of Units state streamlining Deed Restriction financial assistance or deed Total Density Bonus Applied Incentives, concessions, Unit Category Tenure Very Low- Very Low- Low- Income Low- Income Moderate- ModerateAbove Entitlement Very Low- Very Low- Low- Income Low- Income Moderate- ModerateAbove Very Low- Very Low- Low- Low- Moderate- Moderate- Above Occupancy or other issued How many of provision the Assistance Programs Type restrictions, explain how the Term of Affordability or Number of
Demolished/D to the Project (Percentage Concessions, Waivers, waivers, and Did the project receive Prior APN+ Current APN Street Address Project Name+ Local Jurisdiction (SFA,SFD,2 to Income Deed Income NonDeed Non Deed Income Deed Income Non Moderate- Date Approved # of Units issued Income Deed Income Non Deed Non Deed Income Deed Income Non Moderate- Building Permits # of Units Issued Income Deed Income Non Income Income Income Income Non Moderate- forms of readiness Certificates of the units were project was Infill Units? for Each Development (may select locality determined the units Deed Restriction Demolished/Destroye Demolished or estroyed Units Increase in Total Allowable or Other Modifications modifications a reduction or waiver of Notes+ Tracking ID 4,5+,ADU,MH) R=Renter Restricted Deed Restricted Restricted Restricted Deed IncomeEntitlements Restricted Deed Restricted Restricted Restricted Deed IncomeDate Issued Building Permits Restricted Deed Deed Non Deed Deed Deed Income (see instructions) Occupancy or Extremely Low APPROVED Y/N+ (may select multiple - multiple - see were affordable (years) (if affordable in d Units Destroyed Units Owner or Units or Total Maximum Given to the Project (Excluding Parking parking standards? (Y/N) O=Owner Restricted Restricted Restricted Restricted Restricted Restricted Restricted Restricted Restricted Date Issued other forms of Income? pursuant to. (may see instructions) instructions) (see instructions) perpetuity enter 1000)+ Renter Allowable Residential Gross (Excluding Parking Waivers or readiness select multiple) Floor Area) Waivers or Parking Reductions)
Parking
Modifications)
Summary Row: Start Data Entry Below
529 Bear
191 181 02 00 Mountain Blvd
191 151 09 00 600 Tucker St
191 133 21 01 524 Walker St
190 082 08 00 433 Wilson St
191 201 07 00 433 Haven Dr B
191 242 25 00 230 Laurel Ave
189 514 02 00 805 Newton St
191 093 12 01 846 Haven Dr B
192 201 22 00 472 Combs Ave
190 180 06 00 501 N Hill St
192 180 49 00 516 Olson Way
191 112 06 00 533 Walker St "B"
541 Walker St
189 553 10 00 612 Peace St
191 232 05 00 324 Laurel Ave
532 Monroe St
191 112 21 00 "B"
189 491 10 00 616 Trino Ave
732 Stockton Ave
192 142 09 00 B
1433 Durham St
192 042 07 00 "B"
467 Olson Way
192 180 31 00 "B"
191 122 11 00 663 Walker St
1861 Walnut Drive
1855 Walnut Drive
1849 Walnut Drive
1843 Walnut Drive
1831 Walnut Drive
1825 Walnut Drive
1801 Walnut Drive
1813 Walnut Drive
1807 Walnut Drive
190 344 05 00 416 Capistrano St
1904 Walnut Drive
1837 Walnut Drive
BP23-0088
BP24-0033
BP23-0095
BP22-0276
BP23-0255
BP22-0148
BP23-0254
BP22-0301
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BP24-0037
BP24-0038
BP24-0040
BP24-0041
BP24-0048
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SFD O
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ADU O
ADU O
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SFD O
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ANNUAL ELEMENT PROGRESS REPORT
Housing Element Implementation
Table B
Regional Housing Needs Allocation Progress
Permitted Units Issued by Affordability
1 2 3 4
Income Level RHNA Allocation by
Income Level
Projection Period -
06/30/2023-
12/30/2023
2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028 2029 2030 2031 Total Units to Date (all years)
Total Remaining
RHNA by Income
Level
Very Low
Deed Restricted 124 - - - - - - - - - -
- 124 Non-Deed Restricted - - - - - - - - - -
Low
Deed Restricted 79 - - - - - - - - - -
8 71 Non-Deed Restricted 8 - - - - - - - - -
Moderate
Deed Restricted 268 - - - - - - - - - -
12 256 Non-Deed Restricted 12 - - - - - - - - -
Above Moderate 703 1 - 33 - - - - - - - 34 669
Total RHNA 1,174
Total Units 21 - 33 - - - - - - - 54 1,120
Progress toward extremely low-income housing need, as determined pursuant to Government Code 65583(a)(1). 5 6 7
Extremely low-Income
Need 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028 2029 2030 2031 Total Units to Total UnitsDate Remaining Extremely Low-Income Units* 62 - - - - - - - - - - 62
*Extremely low-income housing need determined pursuant to Government Code 65583(a)(1). Value in Section 5 is default value, assumed to be half of the very low-income RHNA. May be overwritten.

Please Note: Table B does not currently contain data from Table F or Table F2 for prior years. You may login to the APR system to see Table B that contains this data.

Note: units serving extremely low-income households are included in the very low-income RHNA progress and must be reported as very low-income units in section 7 of Table A2. They must also be reported in the extremely low-income category (section 13) in Table A2 to be counted as progress toward meeting the extremely low-income housing need determined pursuant to Government Code 65583(a)(1).

Please note: For the last year of the 5th cycle, Table B will only include units that were permitted during the portion of the year that was in the 5th cycle. For the first year of the 6th cycle, Table B will only include units that were permitted since the start of the planning period. Projection Period units are in a separate column.

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Please contact HCD if your data is different than the material supplied here Jurisdiction Arvin
Reporting Year 2024 (Jan. 1 - Dec. 31)
Planning Period 6th Cycle 12/31/2023 - 12/31/2031

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Attachment: Appendix B - HCD Forms ARVIN_APR_2024 (2024 General Plan and Housing Element Arvin’s Housing Element Annual Progress Report to HCD – March 25, 2025 Page 8 of 28

ANNUAL ELEMENT PROGRESS REPORT
Housing Element Implementation
Jurisdiction Arvin
Reporting Year 2024 (Jan. 1 - Dec. 31)
Table D
Program Implementation Status pursuant to GC Section 65583 Housing Programs Progress Report
Describe progress of all programsincluding local efforts to remove governmental constraintsto the maintenance, improvement, and development of housing asidentified in the housing element. 1 2 3 4
Name of Program Objective Timeframe in H.E Status of Program Implementation

1. Housing Information
Outreach Program Promote property owner awareness and
interest in available housing programs
through the city website and print media in
public buildings. Implementation of the
Housing Advisory Committee to further
community support and outreach. Provide
annual report to City Council Housing
Element Implementation.

Annually, beginning the first year
after the certification of the
Housing Element by HCD.

Program implementation remains appropriate for the Housing Element update. The program will be restructured and implemented during the 2023-2031 planning cycle, with the Committee to also support fair housing programs with membership from the Arvin Navigation Center

2. Maintenance Counseling
Program
The City will conduct one counseling
workshop a year on home maintenance to
answer question on code compliance, home
health and safety. The City will arrange for
provision of Spanish translation materials
and provide interpreters at community
workshops.

Annually, beginning the first MayJune after HCD's certification of the Housing Element.

Upon Certification of the HE by HCD, the City will conduct the annually meeting - HCD is anticipated to certify the HE in May 2025 - The first annual meeting to be scheduled for May 2026

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Attachment: Appendix B - HCD Forms ARVIN_APR_2024 (2024 General Plan and Housing Element Arvin’s Housing Element Annual Progress Report to HCD – March 25, 2025 Page 9 of 28

3. Neighborhood “CleanUp/Fix-Up” Campaigns
The City will conduct “neighborhood cleanup/fix-up day” twice a year and announce the event on the city’s website
and flyers published in the local
newspaper and posted at City Hall and other
public facilities. Flyers and
notices of this event will be in English and
Spanish and will be distributed to
the school district to involve students in this
clean-up campaign Twice Annually
Last year City hosted two different Clean Up Days to support Public Work's maintenance of City public spaces. Greatly supported by high school volunteer youth group. City will continue to implement program.

4. Arvin Housing Advisory
Committee
The City to establish an Arvin Housing
Advisory Committee to include
representatives of lower-income and special
needs households in future public outreach
efforts. The City will solicit a member from
Arvin Navigation Center. The Arvin
Navigation Center goals include programs to
provide 24/7 access for persons
experiencing homelessness in Arvin and
Lamont. Should volunteers not come
forward to participate in the AHAC, the City
Council will appoint the Arvin Planning
Commission as a Special Committee to serve
as the AHAC. The City Council will provide
appropriate amendments to allow
appointments to the Special Committee -
AHAC where appropriate
By June 2025
In Progress-City has established Housing Advisory Committee that meets monthly that includes residents, stakeholders, and community-based organizations that advise city on developing and implementation of Housing Element Programs.

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Attachment: Appendix B - HCD Forms ARVIN_APR_2024 (2024 General Plan and Housing Element Arvin’s Housing Element Annual Progress Report to HCD – March 25, 2025 Page 10 of 28

5. Code Enforcement
Program
Elimination of code violations within City of
Arvin. Through complaints and observations
while out in the field the City will maintain
current information on housing conditions to
assist in targeting rehabilitation programs.

The City will continue to monitor the
housing stock for property maintenance and
compliance with the California Building Code
and the City’s Municipal Code and will assist
residents to address violations as they occur
Annually
The city has reduced staffing - currently contraction building inspections through Kern County Building Division. DUE TO LACK OF STAFFING, CITY WILL SEEK GRANT FUNDING FOR OUTSIDE CONSULTANTS TO PERFORM CODE ENFORCEMENT.

PROGRAM WILL BE EVALUATED DURING THE FY 2025-2026 BUDGET - EITHER FULL

TIME STAFFING OR OUTSIDE CONSULTANT SERVICES - SHOULD THE BUDGET NOT

PROVIDE FOR THIS PROGRAM CITY WILL SEEK STATE AND/OR FEDERAL FUNDING TO SUPPORT THIS PROGRAM.

The City of Arvin has been actively engaging residents through public workshops and presentations to encourage participation in the application process. We’ve received positive interest and have processed several applications so far. However, at this stage, no loans have been issued yet

6. Residential Rental Unit
Inspection and
Maintenance Program
Adopt a Residential Rental Unit Inspection
and Maintenance Program by the year 2026 By 2026

7. Funding Owner-Occupied
Rehabilitation of SingleFamily and Multi- Family
Housing
Secure HUD funds through the State and
initiate the Single-Family Owner Occupied
Rehabilitation and Multi-Family
Rehabilitation Programs. The number of
rehabilitation loans to be approved will
depend on the CDBG and/or HOME
allocation amount and the maximum loan
improvement amount per program.

Annually subject to funding

8. Maintain and Update
Inventory of At Risk
Housing Projects
Preserve existing affordable units for
households who cannot afford market rate
rental housing.

Monitor at-risk projects annually
during the 2024-2031 planning
period

THE CITY IN CONJUNCTION WITH KERN COUNTY HOUSING AUTHORITY WILL

CONTINUE TO MONITORY THE AT-RISK PROJECTS

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Attachment: Appendix B - HCD Forms ARVIN_APR_2024 (2024 General Plan and Housing Element Arvin’s Housing Element Annual Progress Report to HCD – March 25, 2025 Page 11 of 28

9. Preserving Mobile Home
Parks
1). Work with non-profits in utilizing the
MORE Program where appropriate to ensure
that Mobile home Parks remain a safe and
affordable homeownership option. 2). Invite
in writing all five (5) Park Owners and all
Residents for a workshop on exploring
funding opportunities, eligible activities, and
applicant eligibility. Process 3 to 5 MORE
applications, every year, for individual
mobile home residents, depending on
funding availability. 3). Provide assistance to
Park Owners to fill-out MORE Program
applications. 4). Work in partnership with
HCD to get funding for eligible activities, if
funds are available. 5). The City will conduct
a study by December 2025 on the feasibility
to establish a Mobile Home Rent
Stabilization Ordinance, and if found
feasible, adopt an ordinance for the same by
December 2026. 6). Amend the Zoning Code
to establish a Mobile Home Overlay District
to preserve existing mobile home parks in
the city by December 2026.

4.UPON CERTIFICATION OF THE HOUSING ELEMENT BY HCD THE WORK PROGRAMS

TO BE IMPLEMENTED UPON SECURING GRANT FUNDING FROM THE STATE OR FEDERAL GOVERNMENT. 5. UPON CERTIFICATION OF THE HOUSING ELEMENT BY HCD, THE CITY WILL CONDUCT A STUDY BY DECEMBER 2025 ON THE FEASIBILITY TO ESTABLISH A MOBILE HOME RENT STABILIZATION ORDINANCE. IF FOUND FEASIBLE ORDINANCE TO BE PRESENTED TO CITY COUNCIL FOR CONSIDERATION. (PRECISION WORK PROGRAM) 6. AMEND THE ZONING CODE BY CREATION OF A MOBILE HOME

OVERLAY DISTRICT (PRECISION WORK PROGRAM)

10. Section 8 Rental
Assistance
Continue participating in the HACK Section 8
program Annually City is actively participating in Housing Authority of County of Kern (HACK) program.

11. Development of
Extremely Low-Income
Housing
Maximize the City’s and public’s ability to
access governmental and private funding
opportunities
Annually City is actively moving forward with affordable housing project with Cesar Chavez Foundation. Currently seeking sponsor and funding.

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Attachment: Appendix B - HCD Forms ARVIN_APR_2024 (2024 General Plan and Housing Element Arvin’s Housing Element Annual Progress Report to HCD – March 25, 2025 Page 12 of 28

12. Clean Energy Program
and Energy Conservation
Program

1. Increase energy efficiency of new homes
and reduce housing operating costs. 2.

Undertake activities with up to 10
businesses in Arvin to “green” their
operation. This includes conducting a
sustainable energy pilot project within a
prominent Arvin small business and
providing resources savings assessments in
up to 10 businesses.

Annually update energy
conservation library

CITY TO SEEK STATE OR FEDERAL FUNDING TO ESTABLISH RETROFITTING EXISTING

BUSINESS WITH SOLAR, EFFICIENT WATER HEATERS, CONDUCTING AUDITS ON ENERGY USAGE.
13 a) Amend General Plan
and Zoning Code to permit
a minimum of 4 and a Majority of existing Low-Density Residential maximum of 10 units in the developments amount to 4 to 6 units per Low-Density Residential acre. The changes will establish a minimum Designation. and maximum density
Summer 2023
Completed. Resolution No. 2023-44 (GPA 2023-01 and 2023-02) and Ordinance No. 2023-485 dated July 25, 2023.

Completed. Resolution No. 2023-44 (GPA 2023-01 and 2023-02) and Ordinance No. 2023-485 dated July 25, 2023.

Completed. Resolution No. 2023-44 (GPA 2023-01 and 2023-02) and Ordinance No. 2023-485 dated July 25, 2023
13 b) Add a new MediumLow Density Land Use and
Zoning Classification
Add a new Low-Moderate Density
Classification allowing a minimum of 10 units
and a maximum of 16 units/acre to bridge
the gap between Low Density and Medium
Density classifications and make concurrent
changes in the Zoning Code.

Summer 2023
13 c) Amend the General
Plan and Zoning Code to
permit a minimum of 16
and a maximum of 24
units in the Medium
Density
Residential Designation.

The current density range permitted is 16-21
units per acre. The changes will
increase the potential to build additional
housing on a per acre basis.

Summer 2023

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Attachment: Appendix B - HCD Forms ARVIN_APR_2024 (2024 General Plan and Housing Element Arvin’s Housing Element Annual Progress Report to HCD – March 25, 2025 Page 13 of 28 The current density range permitted is 16-21
units per acre. The changes will permit a
minimum of 21-30 units per acre
Amend the Zoning Code permitting
ministerial approval of ADUs, preapproved
design, and development standards, and
further amend the ADU regulations, as may
be required by HCD upon review of the ADU
regulations. Conduct educational workshops,
campaigns, or outreach events to inform and
promote ADU development in the city to
residents and developers. Grant Funds from
PLHA for Construction of ADU: The City of
Arvin has been awarded a Permanent Low
Housing Assistance Program (PLHA) in the
amount of $800,000.00. The program is
administered by Self Help Housing via
contact with the City of Arvin. The annual
allocation for this program is approximately
$135,000.00 per year. The program provides
a loan of up to $20,000 to qualified
households. The City anticipates funding up
to five (5) loans per year over the next four
(4) years and continue funding subject to
future funding.
13 e) Accessory Dwelling
Unit Strategy
13 d) Amend General Plan
and Zoning Code to permit
a minimum of 21 and a
maximum of 30 units in
the High-Density
Residential Designation.

Summer 2023
Completed. Resolution No. 2023-44 (GPA 2023-01 and 2023-02) July 11, 2023 and Ordinance No. 2023-485 dated July 25, 2023
Before 2028

1. Ministerial Approval: Ordinance No. 2023-486 was adopted by the city on October 24, 2023, which was reviewed by HCD. 2. Preapproved ADU Designs: The City has four (4) pre-approved ADU plans that are available to Arvin residents. Community Outreach: In partnership with Self Help, a community workshop was hosted January 22, 2025 at City Council Chambers to promote ADU Loan Program. Attendees were given the language and in person resources to learn about the program and begin filling out applications. UPDATED ORDINANCE NO. 2025-497 DATED FEBRUARY 11, 2025 - REVISED ORDINANCE TO BE SUBMITTED TO HCD FOR COMPLIANCE REVIEW.

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Attachment: Appendix B - HCD Forms ARVIN_APR_2024 (2024 General Plan and Housing Element Arvin’s Housing Element Annual Progress Report to HCD – March 25, 2025 Page 14 of 28 13 f) Adopt Objective
Design Standards with
Ministerial Approval.

Amend the Zoning Code incorporating
Objective Design Standards to streamline
and ministerially approve applications for
design review of residential projects that
qualify under the provisions of Government
Code 65913.4, including transitional and
supportive housing, and mixed-use projects
with at least 2/3 the square footage of the
floor area designated for residential use,
within 90 to 180 days of the determination
of completeness.

Summer 2023
Completed. Ordinance No. 2023-485 dated July 25, 2023.
13 g) New Environmental
Justice Element.

Amend the General Plan to add a new
Environmental Justice Element prior to
or concurrent with the Adoption of the
Housing Element.

Summer 2023 Completed. Adopted Resolution No. 2023-10 in 2023 13 h) Density Bonus
Amend the current density bonus ordinance
to comply with the State Density Bonus Law
(Govt. Code Section 6595 – 65918).

1. Amend Zoning Code provisioning for the
Approval of multi-family Arvin Housing
Element Page 180 developments,
ministerially and exempt from CEQA review.

2. Amend Zoning Code to add section on
CEQA Streamlining
By June 2025
TITLE 17 ZONING WILL NEED TO BE AMENDED TO MEET THE PROGRAM OBJECTIVE (PRECISION WORK PROGRAM)
Completed. Ordinance No. 2023-485 dated July 25, 2023.
13 i) Ministerial Approval of
multi-family developments
without CEQA review and
CEQA Streamlining
Summer 2023

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Attachment: Appendix B - HCD Forms ARVIN_APR_2024 (2024 General Plan and Housing Element Arvin’s Housing Element Annual Progress Report to HCD – March 25, 2025 Page 15 of 28 Completed. City Council Resolution No. 2023-11 dated March 28, 2023. Provide priority sewer service to low-income housing projects. The Arvin Community Services District, water purveyor, has also adopted a Resolution to provide priority water service to low-income housing projects.

TITLE 17 ZONING WILL NEED TO BE AMENDED TO MEET THE PROGRAM OBJECTIVE (PRECISION WORK PROGRAM)
ORDINANCE NO 2024-491 ADOPTED APRIL 23, 2024 - AMENDMENT TO TITLE 16 SUBDIVISION- URBAN LOT SPLITS AND ORDINANCE NO 2024-492 AMENDMENT TO TITLE 17 ZONING - TWO DWELLING UNITS SB9 APRIL 23, 2024 COMPLETE 2024 - ORDINANCE 2024-496 DATED JULY 23, 2024
13 j) Adopt City Policy to
provide priority service of
sewer and waterservice to
low-income housing
concurrent with the 6th
Cycle Update
Adopt council resolution By March 2023
13 k) Amend Zoning Code
to permit, ministerially, as
a use by right or right-ofzone permanent
supportive housing
(Government Code Section
65651), low barrier
navigation centers
(Government Code Section
65660), and amend the
zoning code to address the
provision for
employee housing.

Amend Zoning Code provisioning for the use
by right or right of zone
approval of permanent supportive housing,
low barrier navigation centers
and employee housing, ministerially.

By June 2025
13 l) Amend the
Subdivisions Code
Permitting SB-9 Small Lot
Subdivisions on Singlefamily Zoned Lots
SB 9 has the potential to create more smallscale homeownership opportunities that are affordable to
moderate-income buyers
By December 2024
13 m) Amend General Plan
and Zoning Code to correct
the discrepancy in the
maximum lot area
required in the E Zone
Adopt council resolution By June 2025

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Attachment: Appendix B - HCD Forms ARVIN_APR_2024 (2024 General Plan and Housing Element Arvin’s Housing Element Annual Progress Report to HCD – March 25, 2025 Page 16 of 28 Completed. Ordinance No. 2023-486 Adopting Code Amendment ZCA 2023- 04 to Title 17 Zoning – Deleting Chapter 17.50, Section 17.50.060 Additional Dwelling Units and Adopting Chapter 17.51 Accessory Dwelling Units – dated October 24, 2023 TITLE 17 ZONING VARIOUS SECTIONS TO BE AMENDED (WORK PROGRAM FOR PRECISION) TO MEET THE TIMELINE THE PC HEARING TO OCCUR IN APRIL 15, 2025, CC MEETING TO OCCUR ON MAY 15, 2025 FOR INTRODUCTION OF ORDINANCE, AND CC MEETING TO OCCUR ON MAY 27, 2025 FOR 2ND READING AND ADOPTION.

ORDINANCE TO BECOME EFFECTIVE ON JUNE 30, 2025

ANNUAL GENERAL PLAN ANNUAL PROGRESS REPORT TO BE SUBMITTED TO THE

STATE OF CALIF - OFFICE OF PLANNING AND RESEARCH AND HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT BY APRIL 1 OF EACH YEAR. REQUIRED BY GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 65400 AND 65700
13 n) Amend the Zoning
Code to permit Accessary
Dwelling Units in the MOU
Zones where
residential uses are
permitted.

Adopt council resolution By October 2023
13 o) Update Title 17 of
Zoning Code in compliance
with state laws concerning
parking requirements
for Multi-family housing,
Single Room Occupancies,
Studio Apartments,
Residential Care
Facilities and Group Homes.

Establish definitions,
parking requirements etc.,
to have approval
certainty and objectivity for
transitional housing and
group homes.

Ensure the Zoning Code is in Compliance
with State Laws.
• Amend Title 17 Zoning Chapter 17.02 Title

17.02 Title and Definitions to
establish definitions for Residential Care
Facilities and Group Homes.
• Amend Title 17 Zoning to ensure the
inclusion of the Residential Care
Facilities, including Group Homes (for seven
or more persons) in all zones
that allow residential use similar to other
residential uses of the same
type in the same zone.
• Amend Title 17 Zoning, Chapter 17.48
Automobile Parking Requirements
by reducing existing parking requirements
for all uses mentioned in the
title of the program, for example require 1
space per multi-family unit,
By June 2025
13 p) Annual Monitoring to
Ensure consistency
between Housing Element,
and Other General Plan
Elements
To achieve internal consistency and
compatibility between Housing Element
and other General Plan Elements, the city
will annually monitor the general
plans and with other codes such as zoning
and subdivision codes
Annually

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Attachment: Appendix B - HCD Forms ARVIN_APR_2024 (2024 General Plan and Housing Element Arvin’s Housing Element Annual Progress Report to HCD – March 25, 2025 Page 17 of 28 TITLE 17 ZONING VARIOUS SECTIONS TO BE AMENDED (WORK PROGRAM FOR PRECISION) TO MEET THE TIMELINE THE PC HEARING TO OCCUR IN APRIL 15, 2025, CC MEETING TO OCCUR ON MAY 15, 2025 FOR INTRODUCTION OF ORDINANCE, AND CC MEETING TO OCCUR ON MAY 27, 2025 FOR 2ND READING AND ADOPTION.

ORDINANCE TO BECOME EFFECTIVE ON JUNE 30, 2025
TITLE 17 ZONING VARIOUS SECTIONS TO BE AMENDED (WORK PROGRAM FOR PRECISION) TO MEET THE TIMELINE THE PC HEARING TO OCCUR IN APRIL 15, 2025, CC MEETING TO OCCUR ON MAY 15, 2025 FOR INTRODUCTION OF ORDINANCE, AND CC MEETING TO OCCUR ON MAY 27, 2025 FOR 2ND READING AND ADOPTION.

ORDINANCE TO BECOME EFFECTIVE ON JUNE 30, 2025
13 q) Amend Municipal
Code and Ordinance No 421
to ensure City’s procedures
for reasonable
accommodation requests
and the definition of family
complies with State Law
Revise the definition of family that provides
zoning code occupancy standards specific to
unrelated adults and complies with fair
housing law
Compliance with Gov. Code §65583
regarding emergency shelters
By June 2025
13 r) Emergency Shelters
By June 2025
13 s)The City shall ensure
compliance with Gov. Code
§65852.3 and 65852.5. by
updating the
definitions, 10-year time
period, and reviewing
compliance for
developmentstandards for
Manufactured Homes
Ensure compliance with Gov Codes
§65852.3 and 65852.5
By June 2025
13 t)
The City will amend the zoning code to
permit transitional and supportive housing
as a residential use subject only to those
restrictions that apply to other residential
uses of the same type in the same zone
(Government Code Section 65583(a)(5)).

By June 2025

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Attachment: Appendix B - HCD Forms ARVIN_APR_2024 (2024 General Plan and Housing Element Arvin’s Housing Element Annual Progress Report to HCD – March 25, 2025 Page 18 of 28 The City will amend zoning code (section

17.60.040 B) or such references elsewhere in
the code regarding “peace, morals, comfort
or general welfare of persons” as criteria for
review of development permit applications.

In compliance with Government Code
Section 65583.2 c), the City will amend the
zoning code to allow by right development
of Assessor Parcel 192-170-06, currently
identified to meet the lower income RHNA
requirement, or any other parcel listed in
the prior two cycles for the purpose of
meeting the 6th cycle lower-income RHNA
obligations, given that the development
This program shall take effect
upon adoption of the housing
TITLE 17 ZONING VARIOUS SECTIONS TO BE AMENDED (WORK PROGRAM FOR PRECISION) TO MEET THE TIMELINE THE PC HEARING TO OCCUR IN APRIL 15, 2025, CC MEETING TO OCCUR ON MAY 15, 2025 FOR INTRODUCTION OF ORDINANCE, AND CC MEETING TO OCCUR ON MAY 27, 2025 FOR 2ND READING AND ADOPTION.

ORDINANCE TO BECOME EFFECTIVE ON JUNE 30, 2025
include 20 percent affordable units for lower- element and will be income households. The City shall permit
appropriate densities of at least 20 units per
acre on such parcels.
supplemented by administrative
procedures by December 31,
2025.
1) Outreach meetings - By
December 31, 2025, and every
year thereafter. 2) Prioritize
approval of applications for
affordable ADU, ahead of other
ADU applications – Every year. 3)
Consider and pursue additional
incentives – By December 31,
2025
ANTICIPATED ADOPTION DATE WILL BE MARCH 25, 2025, BY THE CITY COUNCIL.

PLANNING COMMISSION CONDUCTED THEIR PUBLIC HEARING OF FEBRUARY 18 2025 AND RECOMMENDED ADOPTION.

Community workshop was hosted January 22, 2025 at City Council Chambers to promote ADU Loan Program. Attendees were given the language and in person resources to learn about the program and begin filling out applications.

BY June 2025
13 u)
13 v)
13 w) ADU Outreach
Meeting and Incentives
The City will conduct (1) outreach meetings
to provide
information on ADU developments; (2)
prioritize approval of applications for
affordable ADU, ahead
of other ADU applications, and (3) Consider
and pursue additional incentives to all ADUs
or ADUs that
could be deed restricted for meeting
extremely low-income households

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Attachment: Appendix B - HCD Forms ARVIN_APR_2024 (2024 General Plan and Housing Element Arvin’s Housing Element Annual Progress Report to HCD – March 25, 2025 Page 19 of 28 13 x) Amend Zoning Code
to Permit Religious
Institution-Affiliated
Housing
Amend the Zoning Ordinance to allow
religious institution-affiliated housing
development projects by right as accessory
to permitted religious institution uses,
consistent with Assembly Bills 1851 and
2244. The California legislature passed AB
1851 in 2020 and AB 2244 in 2022, which
encourage the use of religious facility sites
(including parking lots) for housing
developments and prohibit jurisdictions
from requiring replacement parking when
used for qualified development.

December 2026 - Reach out to
faith-based organizations by
December 2025 to inform
them/enable participation in the
Zoning Ordinance amendment
process; reach out to faith-based
organizations to discuss the
possibilities of developing
affordable housing on land they
own or lease by December 2026
ANTICIPATED ADOPTION DATE WILL BE MARCH 25, 2025, BY THE CITY COUNCIL.

PLANNING COMMISSION CONDUCTED THEIR PUBLIC HEARING FEBRUARY 18 2025 AND RECOMMENDED ADOPTION. WORK PROGRAM TO REACH OUT TO FAITH

BASED ORGANIZATION FOR POTENTIAL HOUSING DEVELOPMENT
Completed. Adopted Resolution No. 2023-11, dated 3/28/2023.

CONDUCT WORKSHOPS RELATING TO AFFORDABLE HOUSING - THIS PROGRAM

SHOULD BE COMBINED WITH OTHER ANNUAL MEETINGS RELATING TO THE

PRESERVATION OF AFFORDABLE HOUSING
WORK PROGRAM FOR FY 2025-2026

14. Adequate Infrastructure
Establish a policy to provide sewer service
priority to affordable housing
projects. Arvin Community Services, the
water purveyor, will adopt its own
policy complying with state law By March 2023

15. Facilitate Production of
Affordable Housing
Facilitate the production of affordable
housing units for-sale and for rent through
outreach to affordable housing developers
and non-profit organizations, technical
assistance and incentives for mixed used
developments.

Annually

16. Lot Consolidation
Program
Facilitate the consolidation of smaller lots
into sites that are approximately 2- 10 acres
in size to facilitate housing development for
lower income households. By March 2026

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Attachment: Appendix B - HCD Forms ARVIN_APR_2024 (2024 General Plan and Housing Element Arvin’s Housing Element Annual Progress Report to HCD
– March 25, 2025 Page 20 of 28
WORK PROGRAM FOR FY 2026-2027

17. Promote Variety of
Housing

1. Collaborate with Housing Authority of
Kern County (HACK) to promote
special needs housing (Seniors,
Farmworkers, Female Headed Households,
Persons with Disability, Youth) programs
targeted to areas of the county
where such housing is most needed by
December 2026.

2. Provide information on housing
opportunities on City websites, and in
brochures distributed by December 2026.

3. Promote opportunities for people with
special needs and their families to
obtain safe and affordable housing by
collaborating with employers, nonprofit
organizations,service providers, housing
developers and government
agencies by December 2026.

4. Publish the development guide/marketing
package on the city's website
and mail the marketing package to local and
regional for-profit and non- profit
housing developers by December 2026.

5. Amend the Zoning Code to allow tiny
homes as a permitted use in
residentially zoned properties and in zones
where residences are permitted
by December 2026.

By December 2026

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Attachment: Appendix B - HCD Forms ARVIN_APR_2024 (2024 General Plan and Housing Element Arvin’s Housing Element Annual Progress Report to HCD – March 25, 2025 Page 21 of 28

18. Adequate Sites
Monitoring System
1) Maintain an up-to-date inventory of
adequate housing sites for each income
category on the city's website. 2) Perform an
annual evaluation to determine whether
sites are being utilized for residential
development and monitor the effectiveness
of programs and incentives.

Annually before April No progress-program not started

19. Reasonable
Accommodation
Information (Continue
Existing Program)
Remove constraints on the production of
housing for disabled residents. Annually & By June 2025 publish No progress- program not started

20. Farmworker Housing
Develop information packages on developing
farmworker housing and procedures to
prioritize processing farmworker housing
projects. Maximize opportunities to address
the housing needs of special needs groups
within the city
By March 2026 WORK PROGRAM FOR FY 2025-2026

21. Outreach for Persons
with Developmental
Disabilities
Apply for funding when appropriate during
the planning period to encourage the
development of units specifically for persons
with disabilities Annually
No progress- program not started

22. Equal Housing
Opportunity Program
1) Continue to refer fair housing inquiries to
GBLA and provide fair housing information
at City Hall, on the city's website, and at
other public buildings. Support and
implement the recommendations of the San
Joaquin Valley Fair Housing and Equity
Assessment.

Annually

ESTABLISH INFORMATIONAL DOCUMENTS FOR REFERRAL AND PLACE ON CITY

WEBSITE AND POST SUMMARY INFO AT PUBLIC BUILDINGS - START IMPLEMENTATION BUDGET YEAR 2025-2026 (FROM JULY 1, 2025, TO JUNE 30, 2026)

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ESTABLISH ANNUAL REPORT IMPLEMENTING GC SECTION 65863 - INCLUDE IN ANNUAL HOUSING REPORT TO HCD - BEGIN IMPLEMENTATION BUDGET YEAR 2025- 2026 (FROM JULY 1, 2025, TO JUNE 30, 2026)

23. Housing No Net Loss
Program
Develop an evaluation procedure to
implement Government Code Section Arvin
Housing Element Page 192 65863.

Annually

24. Affirmatively Furthering
Fair Housing
Facilitate equal and fair housing
opportunities by taking meaningful actions
to affirmatively further fair housing and
address impediments through providing
housing outreach education, expand social
Annually

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1. PREPARE INFO FLYERS THAT IDENTIFY THE LARGE SITES THAT HAVE THE POTENTIAL FOR DEVELOPMENT OF AFFORDABLE HOUSING PROJECTS.

2. DEVELOP INCENTIVE PROGRAM BY DECEMBER
2025 - SUBMIT STAFF REPORT WITH RECOMMENDED POLICIES FOR ADOPTION.

3. COMPLETE INVESTIGATION AND
STUDY BY DECEMBER 2025 - BY LISTING DEED RESTRICTED AFFORDABLE HOUSING PROJECTS - IF NONE - CONCLUDE REPORT TO CITY COUNCIL. IF DEED RESTRICTED

HOUSING PROJECTS EXIST - SEEK STATE AND FEDERAL FUNDING TO ESTABLISH FEE DEFERRAL LOANS FOR UP TO 55 YEARS. 4. PROVIDE
INCENTIVES TO TWO (2) AFFORDABLE HOUSING DEVELOPMENTS DURING THE PLANNING CYCLE (2023 TO 2031) - SEEK GRANT FUNDING TO ASSIST AND FOR THE PROVISION OF PROVIDING INCENTIVES.

5. TARGET CONSTRUCTION OF 100 AFFORDABLE HOUSING UNITS DURING THE PLANNING CYCLE (2023-2031)

ESTABLISH ANNUAL REPORT IMPLEMENTING - INCLUDE IN ANNUAL HOUSING REPORT TO HCD DUE APRIL 1 OF EACH YEAR - BEGIN IMPLEMENTATION BUDGET YEAR 2025-2026 (FROM JULY 1, 2025, TO JUNE 30, 2026)

25. Large Sites > 10 acres
Ensure that large sites (>10 acres) are made
suitable for development of affordable
housing through subdivision or other means.

1. Develop informational flyers by
June 2025; 2. Develop incentive
program by December 2025. Arvin
Housing Element Page 194 3.

Investigate the possibility of
assisting deed restricted
affordable housing projects with
fee deferral loans, which could
offer a term of up to 55 years
accruing at a simple interest rate
of 3 percent per year. The loan
could be recorded against the
property and can be notarized.

Complete the investigation/study
and decision by December 2025.

4. Provide incentives to two (2)
affordable housing developments
during the planning cycle. 5.

Target the construction of 100
affordable housing units,
especially for Low and Very -Low
Income households (also see
Program 24).

26. Level of Service
Ensure that the City’s Level of Service
standards do not unnecessarily reduce or
increase the cost of residential
development, particularly on the sites
identified in Appendix B Vacant Residential
Opportunity Parcels Over 6,000 SF. Annual Monitoring

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27. Reasonable
Accommodation Ordinance
Facilitate the development, maintenance
and improvement of housing for people with
disabilities; expedite processing time for
reasonable accommodation requests within
30 days of a application.

Adopt zoning ordinance
amendments by June 2025
TITLE 17 ZONING VARIOUS SECTIONS TO BE AMENDED (WORK PROGRAM FOR PRECISION) TO MEET THE TIMELINE THE PC HEARING TO OCCUR IN APRIL 15, 2025, CC MEETING TO OCCUR ON MAY 15, 2025 FOR INTRODUCTION OF ORDINANCE, AND CC MEETING TO OCCUR ON MAY 27, 2025 FOR 2ND READING AND ADOPTION.

ORDINANCE TO BECOME EFFECTIVE ON JUNE 30, 2025

28. State Legislation to
Permit Cities and Counties
to Collect Tax Increment
Financing to Promote
Affordable Housing and
Administration
Tax increment funding of Affordable housing
administration and proving incentives
housing production
Annually

PREPARE REPORT TO CITY COUNCIL AS TO OPTIONS FOR IMPLEMENTING TAX

INCREMENT FUNDING FOR AFFORDABLE HOUSING - INCLUDE IN ANNUAL HOUSING REPORT TO HCD DUE APRIL 1 OF EACH YEAR - BEGIN IMPLEMENTATION BUDGET YEAR 2025-2026 (FROM JULY 1, 2025, TO JUNE 30, 2026) RECOMMEND 1ST REPORT TO BE SUBMITTED ON MARCH 2026

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1. PREPARE 2017 PAVEMENT MANAGEMENT PLAN REPORT AND SUBMIT TO CITY COUNCIL ON OR BEFORE DECEMBER 2026. BREAK OUT THE STUDY BY CENSUS TRACTS. PRIORITIZE STREET AND INFRASTRUCTURE IMPROVEMENTS WHERE THERE ARE CONCENTRATIONS OF LOW-INCOME AND MINORITY RESIDENTS.

2. COMPLETE STUDY AND PRESENT TO CITY COUNCIL ON OR BEFORE DECEMBER 2026 WITH RECOMMENDED PROGRAMS TO PRIORITIZE SERVICES

WHERE THERE ARE CONCENTRATIONS OF LOW-INCOME AND MINORITY RESIDENTS.

3. INCLUDE IN THE ANNUAL TRANSIT NEEDS AUDIT THE COMMUTING NEEDS OF THE RESIDENTS - ANNUALLY BEGINNING DECEMBER 2026

CONTINUANCE - GRANT EFFORTS FOR SUBMITTAL OF GRANT APPLICATIONS IN

SUPPORT OF MAXIMIZE OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF AND

PRESERVATION OF AFFORDABLE HOUSING - INCLUDE ALL EFFORTS IN REPORT TO

CITY COUNCIL ON OR BEFORE DECEMBER OF EACH YEAR

29. Placed Based
Neighborhood
Revitalization
The City will carry out a variety of
neighborhood improvement effortsto
revitalize the Arvin
community and promote fair housing and
access to resources and opportunities in all
parts of Arvin.

The City will improve neighborhoods and
places that are most in need of place-based
planning and
improvement strategies, as well as places
with the greatest capacity for
accommodating housing for
lower income households. Efforts will
include, but are not limited to, the following:

Planning 1. The City will identify local streets
in need of improvement using the City of
Arvin
2017 Pavement Management Plan, and
identity resources such as SB 1 funds and
other
additional resources to repair local streets,
giving priority to targeted areas with higher
levels
of poverty.

Planning 2. Identify addresses and compile
mailing list and email addresses to focus
outreach
to neighborhoods with higher
By January 2027

30. Affordable Housing
Program Inventory and
Grant Applications
Assist and cooperate with nonprofit, private,
and public entities to maximize
opportunities to
develop and preserve affordable housing.

Annually

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31. Prioritize Resourcesto
Areas of Segregation &
Poverty
Assist and cooperate with nonprofit, private,
and public entities to maximize
opportunities to develop and preserve
affordable housing
Ongoing; provide annual report;
apply for grants starting by 2025.

Standing relationship and partnership with Self Help Enterprises to bring a variety of housing affordability and preservation programs for homeowners in Arvin; the Housing Rehabilitation Program and the Accessory Dwelling Unit Program provide homeowners zero interest loans for their respective program projects.

32. First Time Home Buyer
Program Assistance

1. The City will prepare a program brochure
explaining first time home buyer assistance
and/or other housing assistance programs
that are available from different sources
such USDA, Housing Authority of the County
of Kern, private banks, developers offering
USDA zero down financing, etcetera. The
brochure will be published on the city’s
website, distributed through the public
library, and mailed to the on-site Manager
of all affordable housing projects within the
city, and realtors working in the city. 2. The
City will direct Section-8 Voucher recipients
to the Housing Authority of the County of
Kern (HACK) to avail first-time home buyer
funding available to Section 8 Voucher
recipients. 3. The City will conduct one
housing workshop, annually, for at least five
residents, disseminating information on
housing resources.

1. Program Brochure preparation
and dissemination: Every year
beginning December 2025. 2.

Direct Section 8 recipients to
Grant applications: Every year
beginning December 2025. 3.

Conduct one housing workshop
annually for at least 5 residents of
the city, and invite realtors to the
meeting to disseminate
information on housing resources

ESTABLISH ANNUAL REPORT IMPLEMENTING - INCLUDE IN ANNUAL HOUSING REPORT TO HCD DUE APRIL 1 OF EACH YEAR - BEGIN IMPLEMENTATION BUDGET 2025-2026 (FROM JULY 1, 2025, TO JUNE 30, 2026)

1. PREPARE PROGRAM BROCHURE FIRST TIME HOME BUYERS PROGRAM (IF FUNDING IS AVAILABLE).

2. PROVIDE INFORMATION IN THE PROGRAM BROCHURE EMPHASING SECTION 8 RECIPIENTS OF THE FIRST TIME HOME BUYERS PROGRAM.

3. CONDUCT HOUSING WORKSHOP INVITING

RESIDENTS AND REALTORS TO DISSEMINATE INFORMATION AND HOUSING RESOURCES.

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33.Infrastructure
Improvements & Other
Incentives to Facilitate
Housing for Lower &
Moderate-Income
Households & Special
Needs Populations
Use CDBG funds and available federal, state,
and local housing development programs for
infrastructure improvements and other
incentives to support the development of
housing for lower and moderate-income
households and special needs populations,
such as seniors, large households,
single-parent households, farm workers,
people with disabilities including
developmental
disabilities, and those that have recently
experienced homelessness

CONTINUE - GRANT EFFORTS FOR SUBMITTAL OF GRANT APPLICATIONS IN SUPPORT

OF MAXIMIZE OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF AND PRESERVATION OF

AFFORDABLE HOUSING - INCLUDE ALL EFFORTS IN REPORT TO CITY COUNCIL ON OR

BEFORE DECEMBER OF EACH YEAR

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Attachment: Appendix B - HCD Forms ARVIN_APR_2024 (2024 General Plan and Housing Element Arvin’s Housing Element Annual Progress Report to HCD – March 25, 2025 Page 28 of 28 ANNUAL
Local governments are required to inform HCD about any local tenant preference ordinance the local government Effective January 1, 2023, local governments adopting a tenant preference are required to create a
Does the Jurisdiction have a local tenant preference policy? No If the jurisdiction has a local tenant preference policy, provide a link to the jurisdiction's webpage containing authorizing local ordinance and supporting materials.

Notes
Jurisdiction Arvin
Reporting Period 2024 (Jan. 1 - Dec. 31)
Planning Period 6th Cycle 12/31/2023 - 12/31/2031

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Attachment: Appendix B - HCD Forms ARVIN_APR_2024 (2024 General Plan and Housing Element Annual Progress Reports)

CITY OF ARVIN
Staff Report
Meeting Date: March 25, 2025
TO: Arvin City Council
FROM: Christine Viterelli, Grants Manager
Jeff Jones, City Manager
SUBJECT: A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ARVIN

CONSENTING TO THE SUBMITTAL OF A GRANT APPLICATION AND

AUTHORIZATION FOR THE EXECUTION OF THE CERTIFICATIONS AND

ASSURANCES AND AUTHORIZED AGENT FORMS FOR THE LOW

CARBON TRANSIT OPERATIONS PROGRAM (LCTOP) FOR THE
FOLLOWING PROJECT: ARVIN ELECTRIC BUS INFRASTRUCTURE
INSTALLATION PROJECT $ 51,951.

BACKGROUND:

The City of Arvin would like to submit to the 2024-2025 Low Carbon Transit Operations grant program. The grant request is to fund a matching grant for the renewable microgrid infrastructure.

This is the City’s third grant request to LCTOP to provide rollover funds for the microgrid infrastructure project. Arvin’s 99313 allocation is $ 50,848, and Kern COG is contributing its 99314 allocations of $ 1,103. Arvin’s LCTOP apportionment in total is $ 51,951.

STAFF RECOMMENDATION:

Staff recommends approval of the resolution.

FINANCIAL IMPACT:

No fiscal impact.

ATTACHMENTS:
2024-2025 Kern COG Program of Projects allocations

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Attachment: Staff Report LCTOP 03.25.25 (Reso Consenting to the Submittal of LCTOP grant)

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Reso Consenting to Submittal of Grant Application and Application to the Low Carbon Transit Operations Program (LCTOP).

RESOLUTION NO. _______

A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ARVIN

CONSENTING TO THE SUBMITTAL OF A GRANT APPLICATION

AND AUTHORIZATION FOR THE EXECUTION OF THE

CERTIFICATIONS AND ASSURANCES AND AUTHORIZED AGENT

FORMS FOR THE LOW CARBON TRANSIT OPERATIONS PROGRAM
(LCTOP) FOR THE FOLLOWING PROJECT: ARVIN ELECTRIC BUS
INFRASTRUCTURE INSTALLATION PROJECT $ 51,951.

WHEREAS, the City of Arvin is an eligible project sponsor and may receive state funding from the Low Carbon Transit Operations Program (LCTOP) for transit projects; and WHEREAS, the statutes related to state-funded transit projects require a local or regional implementing agency to abide by various regulations; and WHEREAS, Senate Bill 862 (2014) named the Department of Transportation (Department) as the administrative agency for the LCTOP; and
WHEREAS, the Department has developed guidelines for administering and distributing LCTOP funds to eligible project sponsors (local agencies); and WHEREAS, the City of Arvin wishes to delegate authorization to execute these documents and any amendments thereto to Jeff Jones, City Manager, and WHEREAS, the City of Arvin wishes to implement the LCTOP project listed above, NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Arvin that:

Section 1: The fund recipient, the City of Arvin, agrees to comply with all conditions and requirements set forth in the Certification and Assurances and the Authorized Agent documents and applicable statutes, regulations, and guidelines for all LCTOP-funded transit projects.

Section 2: The City Manager, Jeff Jones, is authorized to execute all required documents of the LCTOP program and any Amendments thereto with the California Department of Transportation, subject to approval as to legal form by the City Attorney.

Section 3: The City Council of the City of Arvin hereby authorizes the submittal of the following project nomination(s) and allocation request(s) to the Department in FY2024-2025 LCTOP funds:

Arvin Electric Bus Infrastructure Installation Project: $ 51,951.

Benefit to a Priority Population: Arvin is a disadvantaged community whose residents will benefit from reducing greenhouse gases by transitioning from diesel buses to electric buses and installing a renewable microgrid.

Amount to Benefit Priority Populations: $ 46,756.

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Attachment: Reso LCTOP 03.25.25 (Reso Consenting to the Submittal of LCTOP grant)

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Reso Consenting to Submittal of Grant Application and Application to the Low Carbon Transit Operations Program (LCTOP).

I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing resolution was passed and adopted by the City Council of the City of Arvin at a regular meeting thereof held on the 25th day of March 2025 by the following vote:

AYES:

NOES:

ABSTAIN:

ABSENT:

ATTEST
CECILIA VELA, City Clerk

CITY OF ARVIN
By:

OLIVIA CALDERON, Mayor
APPROVED AS TO FORM:

By:

NATHAN HODGES, City Attorney
Hodges Law Group
I, ______________________________, City Clerk of the City of Arvin, California, DO HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing is a true and accurate copy of the Resolution passed and adopted by the City Council of the City of Arvin on the date and by the vote indicated herein.

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Attachment: Reso LCTOP 03.25.25 (Reso Consenting to the Submittal of LCTOP grant) Agency Project Description 99313 99314 Total apportionment Project Amount Arvin
$50,848
$1,103 $51,951
California City
$33,843
$457 $34,300
Delano Free Transit Fares $135,806 $4,961 $140,767
GET
$1,447,293
$104,441 $1,551,734
Kern Transit
Free Fares for Students & Zero
Emissions Bus $402,507
$21,212 $423,719
McFarland $36,135 $215 $36,350
Ridgecrest $72,297 $2,827 $75,124
Shafter $57,511 $1,022 $58,533
Taft $17,991 $6,394 $24,385
Tehachapi $28,701 $502 $29,203
Wasco $69,937 $565 $70,502
Estimated Regional Totals $2,352,871 $143,699 $2,496,570 $0 FY 2024-2025 Low Carbon Transit Operations Program Apportionment

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Attachment: Attachment 2024-25 LCTOP Estimated Apportionment 02 13 25 (Reso Consenting to the Staff Report 2
nd Reading and Adoption – Ordinance Amending Chapter 17.55 – Implementing Housing Programs 13v and 13x.

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CITY OF ARVIN
City Council

STAFF REPORT
Meeting Date: March 25, 2025
TO: Arvin City Council
FROM: Isaiah Medina, Assistant Planner
Jake Raper, Project Coordinator / Contract Planner
Jeffery Jones, City Manager / Finance Director
SUBJECT: 2
nd Reading and Adoption of An Ordinance of the City Council of the City of Arvin, California, Adopting Zoning Code Amendment 2025 Amends 17 Zoning – Chapter 17.055 Multiple Family Residential Design Review Ministerial Permits and Accept California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) A Notice of Exemption.

BACKGROUND:

The City Council on March 11, 2025, conducted its public hearing and at the conclusion of the hearing introduced by title only and waived the first reading Ordinance of the City Council of the City of Arvin Approve Zoning Code Amendment 2025 - Ordinance amends Title 17 Zoning – Chapter 17.055 Multiple Family Residential Design Review Ministerial Permits and Accept California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) A Notice of Exemption.

The City Council report for March 11, 2025, and supporting documentation are on file at the City Clerk’s office located at City of Arvin, City Hall, 200 Campus Drive, Arvin, CA 93203.

PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE:

The City Clerk, as required by state law, posted the Notice of Intent to Adopt an Ordinance, on March 14, 2025, meeting the required noticing five (5) days prior to the city council meeting of March 25, 2025.

Public Notice – To Be Posted within 15 days of Adoption of Ordinance:

The City Clerk is due to post the Summary Notice of Adoption of Ordinance - Approve Zoning Code Amendment 2025 - Ordinance Amends Title 17 Zoning – Chapter 17.055 Multiple Family Residential Design Review Ministerial Permits within 15 days after the second reading and adoption by the City Council. The Summary Ordinance is to be posted in compliance with Government Code Section 36933.

ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW AND DETERMINATION:

Upon the adoption of the amendment, the City Clerk is due to file the Notice of Exemption with the Kern County Clerk’s Office and State of California Office of Planning and Research.

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Attachment: 1-Staff Report 2nd Reading ZCA 2025 HE Implementation_032525 (Public Hearing: 2nd Reading ZCA 2025 Amend Chapter 17.055 Staff Report 2
nd Reading and Adoption – Ordinance Amending Chapter 17.55 – Implementing Housing Programs 13v and 13x.

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FISCAL CONSIDERATIONS:

Revenue Reduction: Minor reduction in revenues due to the state's ordinance requiring projects to be approved ministerially (without public hearings). However, the processing of development applications for affordable housing projects eliminates the need for public hearings before the Planning Commission and City Council.

Research and Ordinance Adoption: This Project is funded by LEAP grant by the State of California Department of Housing and Community Development for the purpose of providing additional opportunities for housing, in line with the goals contained in the Arvin General Plan and 2013-2023 Housing Element and the updated 2023-2031 Housing Element.

RECOMMENDATION:

Open the public hearing, receive summary staff report, receive public testimony, close the public hearing, and approve the second reading to be read by title only and adopt the attached “Ordinance of the City Council of the City of Arvin Adopting Zoning Code Amendment 2025 Amends Title 17 Zoning – Chapter 17.055 Multiple Family Residential Design Review Ministerial Permits”.

END OF REPORT.

Exhibits:
• Exhibit A – An Ordinance of the City Council of the City of Arvin Adopting Zoning Code Amendment 2025 Amends Title 17 Zoning, Chapter 17.055 Multiple Family residential Design Review Ministerial Permits.

Attachments:
• Attachment 1 – 5 Day Public Hearing Notice of Intent to Adopt Ordinance (Posted on March 14, 2025).
• Attachment 2 – Notice of Exemption – ZCA 2025 Housing Implementation – Title 17 Zoning.
• Attachment 3 – Notice of Adoption of Ordinance (Due to be published within 15 days of adoption of the Ordinance).

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Attachment: 1-Staff Report 2nd Reading ZCA 2025 HE Implementation_032525 (Public Hearing: 2nd Reading ZCA 2025 Amend Chapter 17.055 Ordinance Amending Chapter 17.55 Multiple Family Residential Design Review Ministerial Permits.

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EXHIBIT A
ORDINANCE NO. __________

AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ARVIN
ADOPTING ZONING CODE AMENDMENT 2025 AMENDS TITLE 17
ZONING – CHAPTER 17.055 MULTIPLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL
DESIGN REVIEW MINISTERIAL PERMITS.

WHEREAS, the City Council desires to amend Title 17 Zoning – Chapter 17.055 Multiple Family Residential Design Review Ministerial Permits as recommended by the Planning Commission.

WHEREAS, on February 18, 2025, at after a duly noticed public hearing, the Planning Commission considered the Proposed Amendments, including presentations from City staff, oral testimony, and written testimony; and
WHEREAS, after the above-mentioned public hearing, the Planning Commission adopted a resolution which recommended that the City Council adopt this Ordinance; and WHEREAS, on March 11, 2025, the City Council conducted a duly noticed public hearing regarding this Ordinance, where it received presentations from City staff, oral and written testimony from members of the public, and introduced the ordinance; and WHEREAS, on March 25, 2025, the City Council conducted public hearing and conducted the second reading and adoption of Ordinance Amendments; and WHEREAS, after the above-mentioned City Council public hearing, the City Council now desires to amend Title 17 Zoning Chapter 17.055 Multiple Family Residential Design Review Ministerial Permits; and
NOW, THEREFORE, the City Council of the City of Arvin does hereby ordain as follows:

1. The Recitals set forth above are true and correct and incorporated herein.

2. Copies of the environmental document and full text of the deletion and addition to Title 17 Zoning – Chapter 17.055 Multiple Family Residential Design Review Ministerial Permits were made available for public inspection during public review period at the City Clerk’s office and the City of Arvin Community Development Department, 141 Plumtree Drive, Arvin, California and on the City’s website.

3. Based upon its own independent judgment and substantial evidence in the record of proceedings related to the Proposed Ordinance amendments, the City Council approves the Notice of Exemption and directs staff to file the Notice of Exemption with the Kern County Clerk’s Office and the State of California CEQA Submit.

4. This Ordinance will allow the State of California Department of Housing and Community Development Department to certify the 2023-2031 Housing Element compliant with the State of California Housing Laws.

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Attachment: 2-Exhibit A - DRAFT Ord ZCA 2025 HE Implementation_032525 (Public Hearing: 2nd Reading ZCA 2025 Amend Chapter 17.055 Ordinance Amending Chapter 17.55 Multiple Family Residential Design Review Ministerial Permits.

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Code Amendments are as follows:

CHAPTER 17.055 MULTIPLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL DESIGN REVIEW

MINISTERIAL PERMIT
Sections:

AMEND Section 17.055.010 Purpose of provisions:

The purpose of this chapter is to regulate the ministerial review and approval of Senate Bill 35 (SB35) eligible projects and multiple family residential development in compliance with chapter

17.72, multiple family residential design review. Where projects do not meet the requirements of chapter 17.72, multiple family residential design review, the project shall be processed in accordance with chapter 17.05, uses permitted subject to administrative approval, and chapter

17.60, site development permit, and may be subject to the California Environmental Quality Act and local implementing procedures, as applicable. The provisions of this chapter set forth a procedure for approval where objective design and development standards can be applied and verified by the city planner that such use is in conformance with the intent and provisions of this chapter. Multiple family residential review shall be applicable to all zones that permit multiple family residential development, which review shall be ministerial and exempt from CEQA requirements. The typical zone districts include R-2, R-3, R-4, and MUO (where multiple family residential development is permitted). Housing development projects, whether single or multiple family residential, shall be allowed by-right as accessory to permitted religious institution uses, consistent with Assembly Bills 1851 and 2244 adopted in 2022. Housing development projects, whether single or multiple family residential, shall be allowed by-right as accessory to permitted religious institution uses, consistent with Assembly Bills 1851 and 2244 adopted in 2022. (February 18-2025 PC Mtg.)
ADD
Section 17.055.015 – Permitted Uses Designated, is hereby added Allow by right the development of Assessor Parcel Number 192-170-06 currently identified to meet the lower-income RHNA requirement or any other parcel listed in the prior two cycles for the purpose of meeting the 6th cycle lower-income RHNA obligations, given that the development include 20 percent affordable units for lower-income households when meeting the criteria as established by Chapter 17.055 Multiple Family Residential Design Review Ministerial Permit and Chapter 17.72 Multiple Family Residential Design Review. (February 18, 2025)

17.055.020 Application for approval—Review Procedure.

A. Application Review. Each application, as established herein Chapter 17.055 Multiple Family Residential Design Review Ministerial Permit for a multiple family residential development project shall be reviewed to ensure that the application is consistent with any adopted

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objective multiple family residential development standards contained in Chapter 17.72 Multiple Family Residential Design Review.

1. A complete application submittal package shall be provided pursuant herein Chapter

17.055.020 Application for approval – Review Procedure in order for the application to be deemed complete and eligible for an objective multiple family residential development review. The applicant shall submit three (3) prints of site plans, plot plans, elevations (north, south, east, and west), floor plans, and landscape plans necessary to depict the required information. The submittal package shall contain plans drawn to scale and shall indicate clearly and with full dimensions the following information. The applicant may also submit the files electronically via flash drive. a. Name and address of the applicant and of all persons owning any or all of the property proposed to be used.
b. Location of property involved (address or vicinity). c. Legal description of property.
d. Proposed facility or use.
e. The lot dimensions.
f. All buildings and structures and their location, size, height, and proposed uses. g. Location and design of recreation areas.
h. Yards and spaces between buildings.
i. Walls and fences and their location, height, and materials. j. Landscaping and sprinkling system, including location, type and plant names and proposed disposition of existing trees.
k. Off-street parking, including the location, number of stalls, dimensions of the parking facility, and internal circulation system.
l. Access, pedestrian, vehicular, and service, points of ingress and egress, and driveway locations and dimensions.
m. Signs and their location, size and height.
n. Loading, including the location, dimensions, number of parking spaces, internal circulation, and means of accessibility to structure or use served. o. Lighting, including the location, general nature and hooding devices, if any. p. Street dedication and improvements.
q. Location of utilities and trash collection areas; and r. An appropriate description legend and North point
s. And other materials may be required to demonstrate compliance with Chapter

17.72 – Multiple Family Residential Design Review.

B. The City Planner shall determine if the application is complete within thirty (30) working days and if complete shall review the application for compliance with the provisions of Chapter 17.72 Multiple Family Residential Design Review. If the application is deemed incomplete, the City Planner shall advise the applicant of the needed information. Upon resubmittal of an incomplete application, the City Planner has an additional thirty (30) days to review the content of the resubmitted application.

C. Upon completion the review of a completed application and consultation with appropriate City Departments and purveyors of services, the City Planner shall state in writing either

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approval or denial of the proposal based solely on compliance with the adopted objective standards identified in Chapter 17.72 Multiple Family Residential Design Review within forty-five (45) days of acceptance of a complete application excluding Saturday, Sundays, and legal holidays, of acceptance of a complete application.

D. In approving or denying the proposal, the City Planner shall advise of the decision to the applicant and designated representatives and shall advise of the right to appeal the decision in accordance with Section 17.055.040 Appeals.

17.055.030 Decision on application—Notice required.

A. One copy of the written decision of the City Planner approving or denying the application shall be signed and dated by the City Planner and mailed to the applicant, City Departments, and all purveyors of public services. The applicant, if in agreement with the decision of the City Planner, shall sign and certify their agreement to the findings and requirements as stated in Section 17.055.030 Grant of application—Findings required on a form provided by the City Planner.

17.055.040 The City Planner’s Decision
A. The City Planner’s decision shall be deemed ministerial provided the following standards are complied with:

1. Proposed use is SB35 compliant and meets the eligibility criteria for streamlined review.

2. Proposed use is permitted in the underlying zone district and density is permitted within the underlying planned land use.

3. Proposed use will be in compliance with all adopted objective multiple family residential development standards contained in Chapter 17.72 Multiple Family Residential Design Review.

4. Proposed use will comply with all other applicable provisions of the Zoning Ordinance.

5. Proposed use will comply with all policies and standards identified in the General Plan and any specific plan, as applicable; and

6. Approval of the project will not violate any existing policy, regulation, mandate, or law.

17.050.050 Appeals
A. The City Planner’s decision shall be deemed final except as follows:

1. An applicant may appeal against the denial of a multiple family objective review to the Planning Commission as provided within Section 17.54.100 Hearing – Notice and Payment of Fees per section 17.54.080 (D).

2. Mistakes of fact may be appealed to correct the record or resubmittal of corrected information to the Director and Payment of Required Fee. a. An appeal to correct the record for a mistake of fact does not change the ministerial nature of the approval nor the CEQA exemption.

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17.055.060 Environmental Review
A. Multiple family residential development review applications in compliance with the provisions contained herein Chapter 17.055 Multiple Family Residential Design Review Ministerial Permit and Chapter 17.72 Multiple Family Residential Design Review that are approved by the City Planner are considered ministerial and are exempt from environmental review pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15268.

17.055.070 Building permits—Clearances Prior to Issuance of Certificate of Occupancy.

A. Before a building permit shall be issued for any building or structure proposed as part of an approved application for Multiple Family Design Review approval, the building division shall secure written clearance from the City Planner that the proposed structure and/or building location is in conformity with the ministerial review of the Multiple Family Design Review application. Before a building may be occupied or before final inspection, the building official/inspector shall certify to the City Planner that the site has been developed in accordance with the Multiple Family Residential Design Review approval.

If any section, subsection, sentence, clause, or phrase of this Ordinance is for any reason held to be invalid or unconstitutional by a decision of any court of competent jurisdiction, such decision will not affect the validity of the remaining portions of this ordinance. The City Council hereby declares that it would have passed this ordinance and each and every section, subsection, sentence, clause, or phrase not declared invalid or unconstitutional without regard to whether any portion of the ordinance would be subsequently declared invalid or unconstitutional.

This Ordinance shall take effect and be in full force and effect from and after thirty (30) calendar days after its final passage and adoption. Within fifteen (15) calendar days after its adoption, the Ordinance, or a summary of the Ordinance, shall be posted at the following designated places for posting of public notices: (1) Arvin City Hall/City Council Chambers; (2) Arvin Police Department; and (3) Community Development Department; (4) City of Arvin’s website at www.arvin.org.
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I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing Ordinance was introduced by the City Council after waiving reading, except by Title, at a regular meeting thereof held on the 11th day of March 2025, and adopted the Ordinance after the second reading at a regular meeting held on the 25th day of March 2025, by the following roll call vote:

AYES:

NOES:

ABSTAIN:

ABSENT:

ATTEST
CECILIA VELA, City Clerk

CITY OF ARVIN
By:

OLIVIA CALDERON, Mayor

APPROVED AS TO FORM
By:

NATHAN HODGES, City Attorney
Hodges Law Group
I, _________________________, City Clerk of the City of Arvin, California, DO HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing is a true and accurate copy of the Ordinance passed and adopted by the City Council of the City of Arvin on the date and by the vote indicated herein.

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Attachment: 2-Exhibit A - DRAFT Ord ZCA 2025 HE Implementation_032525 (Public Hearing: 2nd Reading ZCA 2025 Amend Chapter 17.055

NOTICE BY THE ARVIN CITY COUNCIL

OF ITS INTENT TO ADOPT AN ORDINANCE
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that on March 25, 2025, at 6:00 pm, or as soon as the matter may be heard, the City Council of the City of Arvin intends to adopt an Ordinance, entitled:

AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ARVIN
ADOPTING ZONING CODE AMENDMENT 2025 AMENDS TITLE 17
ZONING – CHAPTER 17.055 MULTIPLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL
DESIGN REVIEW MINISTERIAL PERMITS.

The City shall hold its second public hearing at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday, March 25, 2025, at the Council Chambers, 200 Campus Drive, Arvin CA 93203 regarding the adoption of the Ordinance.

Summary: Zoning Code Amendment 2025 amends Title 17 Zoning – Chapter 17.055 Multiple Family Residential Design Review Ministerial Permits and Accept California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) A Notice of Exemption. The zone code amendment to Title 17 Zoning will be applicable to all lands within the limits of City of Arvin.

AMEND Section 17.055.010 Purpose of provisions by adding the following text: Housing development projects, whether single or multiple family residential, shall be allowed by-right as accessory to permitted religious institution uses, consistent with Assembly Bills 1851 and 2244 adopted in 2022. Housing development projects, whether single or multiple family residential, shall be allowed by-right as accessory to permitted religious institution uses, consistent with Assembly Bills 1851 and 2244 adopted in 2022.

ADD Section 17.055.015 – Permitted Uses Designated: Allow by right the development of Assessor Parcel Number 192-170-06 currently identified to meet the lower-income RHNA requirement or any other parcel listed in the prior two cycles for the purpose of meeting the 6th cycle lower-income RHNA obligations, given that the development include 20 percent affordable units for lower-income households when meeting the criteria as established by Chapter 17.055 Multiple Family Residential Design Review Ministerial Permit and Chapter 17.72 Multiple Family Residential Design Review.

The Summary Ordinance is posted, in compliance with Government Code Section 36933, five (5) days prior to the public hearing of March 25, 2025. The full text of the proposed ordinance is posted at the City Clerk’s office for public review and posted on the City’s website. Additionally, copies of the proposed ordinance in hard copy or electronic format may be obtained from the City Clerk’s office at Arvin City Hall, 200 Campus Drive, Arvin, California, 93203, or the City’s web site at www.arvin.org.
/s/
Cecilia Vela, City Clerk
City of Arvin
Posted: March 14, 2025

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NOTICE OF EXEMPTION
Filing of Notice of Exemption
in Compliance with Section 15062 of the
California Environmental Quality Act-Title 17
Zoning – Housing Implementation Programs.

NOTE: Place in project file until approved – then file
with Kern County Clerk and ceqasubmit.opr.ca.gov

AFFIDAVIT OF FILING AND POSTING
Court Records Supervisor Office of the County
Clerk
I declare that I received and posted this notice on the filing date as required by California Public Resources Code Section 21152(c). Said Notice will remain posted for 35 days for the filling date.

TO: COUNTY CLERK
County of Kern
1115 Truxtun Ave. 1st Floor
Bakersfield, CA 93301
FROM: City of Arvin
City Clerk, P.O. Box 548
200 Campus Drive, Arvin, CA 93203
661-854-3134 Office, 661-854-0817 Fax
TO: ceqasubmit.opr.ca.gov
File after project is approved.

Project title: ZCA 2025 - Approve Zoning Code Amendment 2025 amends Title 17 Zoning – Chapter 17.055 Multiple Family Residential Design Review Ministerial Permits, implementing Housing Element Programs 13 v and 13x,
Project location: City Wide Project location: City Wide Project location: City Wide Township/Range: T31S R29E Section 26 Latitude and Longitude: 35.21007° N /118.82603° W Nearest Railroad: Southern Pacific Railroad Nearest State Hwy: Hwy 223 Nearest School: Arvin High School Description of nature, purpose, and beneficiaries of project: The City of Arvin Title 17 Zoning Chapter 17.055 Multiple Family Residential Design Review Ministerial Permits implements programs 13v and 13x. Program 13v allows by right the development of multifamily on APN 192-170-06 and Program 13x allows religious institution-affiliated housing development projects by right as accessory to permitted religious institution uses, consistent with Assembly Bills 1851 and 2244..

Name of public agency approving
project:

City of Arvin, CA – City Council Ordinance No. 2025-XX [Month Day, 2025] Name and person or agency
carrying out the project
Jake Raper, Contract Planner, Community Development Department, 165 Plumtree Drive, Arvin, CA 93203 Email: [email protected]; Phone 805-234-7908 Exempt status: CEQA Guidelines, General Rule Exemption Section 15061(b)(3), Reasons why the project is exempt: The additions, amendments, and deletions to Title 17 Zoning can be seen with certainty that there is no possibility that it will have a significant effect on the environment, as the proposed ordinance merely amends the existing Arvin Municipal Code which establish new and amended ordinances for the permitting and regulation of certain uses within the city. All environmental impacts of which will be assessed on a use-specific basis. (CEQA Guidelines § 15061(b)(3)).

The code amendments: are not located next to any scenic highway or resources; nor located on a hazardous waste site which is included on any list compiled pursuant to Section 65962.5 of the Government Code; the code amendments do not include physical development; the code amendments do not affect any site that could qualify as historical resources; no structures are to be demolished due to the adoption of the code amendments; nor would the code amendments have a significant adverse impact on a historic resource. The City Council finds that none of the exceptions to Categorical Exemptions set forth in the CEQA Guidelines Section 15300.2 apply to this Ordinance. For all the foregoing, including evidence in the administrative record, the City Council of the City of Arvin adopts General Rule Exemption Section 15061(b)(3).

Contact person: Isaiah Medina, Project Coordinator/Planning Consultant, Community Development Department, Planning Division, 141 Plumtree Drive, Arvin, CA 93203 Email [email protected]
Signature/Title/ Date:
_______________________________________ /________________________ Jeff Jones, City Manager/Finance Director Date
Record available to General Public: This is to certify that the environmental document and record of project approval is available to the General Public at City of Arvin, City Clerk’s Office, 200 Campus Drive, Arvin, California, 93203. This Notice of Exemption and its supporting documents may be reviewed/obtained during normal working hours at the above address. The filing of a Notice of Exemption and the posting on the list of notices start a 35-day statute of limitations period on legal challenges to the agency's decision that the project is exempt from CEQA. If a Notice of Exemption is not filed, a 180-day statute of limitations will apply. Refer to Section 15061(d) for filing instructions.

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Attachment: Att 2 - Notice of Exemption ZCA 2025 HE Implementaton -Title 17 Zoning_032525 (Public Hearing: 2nd Reading ZCA 2025 Amend

PUBLIC NOTICE OF ADOPTION OF ORDINANCE

CITY OF ARVIN
ORDINANCE NO. 2025-XXX
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that on March 25, 2025, the City Council of the City of Arvin adopted Ordinance No. 2025-XXX, entitled:

AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ARVIN
ADOPTING ZONING CODE AMENDMENT 2025 AMENDS TITLE 17 ZONING – CHAPTER 17.055 MULTIPLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL DESIGN REVIEW MINISTERIAL PERMITS.

SUMMARY
Zoning Code Amendment 2025 amends Title 17 Zoning – Chapter 17.055 Multiple Family Residential Design Review Ministerial Permits and Accept California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) A Notice of Exemption. The zone code amendment to Title 17 Zoning will be applicable to all lands within the limits of City of Arvin.

The Summary Ordinance was posted in compliance with Government Code Section 36933 within 15 days after the adoption date of March 25, 2025. A copy of the full text of the Ordinance is available for review in the Office of the City Clerk, City of Arvin, 200 Campus Drive, Arvin, CA 93203. A copy is also available on the City’s website at www.arvin.org. Anyone who has questions may contact the City Clerk at (661) 854-3134.

The Ordinance was adopted by the following vote:

AYES:

NOES:

ABSTAIN:

ABSENT:

A certified copy of the full text of Ordinance No. 2025-XXX, is available for review in the Office of the City Clerk, City of Arvin, 200 Campus Drive, Arvin.
/s/
Cecilia Vela, City Clerk
City of Arvin
POSTEDd: [month] [day], 2025

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Staff Report re Reso Calling for Holding of An All Mail Ballot Special Election to Fill Council Vacancy.

CITY OF ARVIN
Staff Report
Meeting Date: March 25, 2025
TO: Arvin City Council
FROM: Jeff Jones, City Manager / Finance Director
SUBJECT: Consideration and Approval of (1) A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Arvin, California, Calling For the Holding of An All Mail Ballot Special Municipal Election on Tuesday, August 26, 2025, for the Election of One (1) Member of the City Council to Fill A Vacancy as Required by the Provisions of the Laws of the State of California; and (2) A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Arvin, California, Requesting the Board of Supervisors of the County of Kern to Render Specified Services to the City Relating to the Conduct of An All Mail Ballot Special Municipal Election to be Held on Tuesday, August 26, 2025.

BACKGROUND
There is currently a vacant seat on the Arvin City Council created when Councilmember Murillo vacated his seat pursuant to Government Code section 36513 on September 7, 2024. The Grand Jury has recommended that a Special Election be held to bring the City into compliance with the laws to fill the vacant City Council seat.

Local jurisdictions have regular election dates established as to when their elected officials are on the ballot. Jurisdictions that are authorized to call for a special election to fill a vacancy, may do so on either their regularly scheduled election date of November of each even-numbered year or on any of the other established elections listed in Elections Code §1000.

Elections Code §1000:

The established election dates are as follows:
a. The first Tuesday after the first Monday in March of each even-numbered year that is evenly divisible by four. (Election Date: March 03, 2026; E-114 deadline Nov. 9, 2025) b. The first Tuesday after the first Monday in March of each odd-numbered year. (Election Date:

March 4, 2025; E-114 deadline Nov. 10, 2024) (The deadline for this date has passed) c. The second Tuesday of April in each even-numbered year. (Election Date: April 14, 2026; E-114 deadline Dec. 21, 2025)
d. The first Tuesday after the first Monday in June in each even-numbered year that is not evenly divisible by four. (Election Date: June 02, 2026; E-114 deadline Feb. 08, 2026) e. The first Tuesday after the first Monday in November of each year. (Election Date: Nov 4, 2025; E-114 deadline July 13, 2025)
Elections Code §1100:

No election shall be held on any day other than a Tuesday, nor shall any election be held on the day before, the day of, or the day after, a state holiday.

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Elections Code §1002:

Except as provided in §1003, notwithstanding any other provisions of law, all state, county, municipal, district, and school district elections shall be held on an established election date.

Exception as provided by Elections Code §1003:

There is an exception to Elections Code Division 1. Establish Election Dates Sections 1000-1500. The exception applicable to the City of Arvin may be found in Elections Code §1003(f). To call an election on any other Tuesday, the jurisdiction must meet specific criteria. Elections held on a date other than an established election date must be one of the following listed below.

Elections Code Section 1003:

This chapter shall not apply to the following:
a. Any special election called by the Governor.
b. Elections held in chartered cities or chartered counties in which the charter provisions are inconsistent with this chapter.
c. School governing board elections consolidated pursuant to §1302.2 or initiated by petition pursuant to §5091 of the Education Code.
d. Elections of any kind required or permitted to be held by a school district located in a chartered city or county when the election is consolidated with a regular city or county election held in a jurisdiction that includes 95 percent or more of the school district’s population. e. County, municipal, district, and school district initiative, referendum, or recall elections. f. Any election conducted solely by mailed ballot pursuant to Division 4 (commencing with §4000).
g. Elections held pursuant to Article 1 (commencing with §15100) of Chapter 1, or pursuant to Article 4 (commencing with §15340) of Chapter 2 of, Part 10 of the Education Code.

Mail Ballot Elections
Elections conducted by all-mail ballots are exempt from calling elections on the established election dates.

Established Mail Ballot Election Dates
Elections Code Section §1500
The established mailed ballot election dates are as follows:
a.The first Tuesday after the first Monday in May of each year. (Election Date: May 6, 2025; E-88 deadline Feb. 07, 2025) (The deadline for this date has passed)
b.The first Tuesday after the first Monday in March of each even-numbered year. (Election Date: March 3, 2026; E-88 deadline Dec. 5, 2025) c.The last Tuesday in August of each year.
(Election Date: Aug 26, 2025; E-88 deadline May 30, 2025) This is the earliest date available for an All-Mail Ballot Election. “Small City” or “Eligible Entity” Mailed Ballot Election Cities with a population of less than 100,000 and school and special districts may hold special vacancy elections by all-mailed ballot on any Tuesday other than a statewide primary or general election providing the special vacancy mailed ballot election is not consolidated with any other election.

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Staff Report re Reso Calling for Holding of An All Mail Ballot Special Election to Fill Council Vacancy.

Elections Code §4004 states:
a. "Small city” means a city with a population of 100,000 or less, as determined by the annual city total population rankings by the Demographic Research Unit of the Department of Finance. b. “Eligible entity” means a school district or a special district. c. Notwithstanding §§1500 and 4000, an election in a small city or an eligible entity may be conducted wholly as an all-mail ballot election, subject to the following conditions:

1. The legislative body of the small city or the governing body of the eligible entity, by resolution, authorizes the use of mailed ballots for the election.

2. The election is a special election to fill a vacancy in the legislative body or governing body.

3. The election is not held on the same date as a statewide primary or general election.

4. The election is not consolidated with any other election.

5. The return of voted mail ballots is subject to Elections Code §3017.

Elections Code §3017 states:
(a) (1) All vote by mail ballots cast under this division shall be voted on or before the day of the election.

After marking the ballot, the vote by mail voter shall do any of the following:
(A) Return the ballot by mail or in person to the elections official who issued the ballot. (B) Return the ballot in person to a member of a precinct board at a polling place or vote center within the state.
(C) Return the ballot to a vote by mail ballot dropoff location within the state that is provided pursuant to Section 3025 or 4005.
(2) A vote by mail voter who is unable to return the ballot may designate another person to return the ballot to the elections official who issued the ballot, to the precinct board at a polling place or vote center within the state, or to a vote by mail ballot dropoff location within the state that is provided pursuant to Section 3025 or 4005. The person designated shall return the ballot in person, or put the ballot in the mail, no later than three days after receiving it from the voter or before the close of the polls on election day, whichever time period is shorter. Notwithstanding subdivision (d), a ballot shall not be disqualified from being counted solely because it was returned or mailed more than three days after the designated person received it from the voter, provided that the ballot is returned by the designated person before the close of polls on election day. (3) The ballot must be received by the elections official who issued the ballot, the precinct board, or the vote by mail ballot dropoff location before the close of the polls on election day. If a vote by mail ballot is returned to a precinct board at a polling place or vote center, or to a vote by mail ballot dropoff location, that is located in a county that is not the county of the elections official who issued the ballot, the elections official for the county in which the vote by mail ballot is returned shall forward the ballot to the elections official who issued the ballot no later than eight days after receipt. (b) The elections official shall establish procedures to ensure the secrecy of a ballot returned to a polling place and the security, confidentiality, and integrity of any personal information collected, stored, or otherwise used pursuant to this section.

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Staff Report re Reso Calling for Holding of An All Mail Ballot Special Election to Fill Council Vacancy. (c) On or before March 1, 2008, the elections official shall establish procedures to track and confirm the receipt of voted vote by mail ballots and to make this information available by means of online access using the county’s elections division Internet Web site. If the county does not have an elections division Internet Web site, the elections official shall establish a toll-free telephone number that may be used to confirm the date a voted vote by mail ballot was received. (d) The provisions of this section are mandatory, not directory, and a ballot shall not be counted if it is not delivered in compliance with this section.
(e) (1) A person designated to return a vote by mail ballot shall not receive any form of compensation based on the number of ballots that the person returns and an individual, group, or organization shall not provide compensation on this basis.
(2) For purposes of this paragraph, “compensation” means any form of monetary payment, goods, services, benefits, promises or offers of employment, or any other form of consideration offered to another person in exchange for returning another voter’s vote by mail ballot. (3) A person in charge of a vote by mail ballot and who knowingly and willingly engages in criminal acts related to that ballot as described in Division 18 (commencing with Section 18000), including, but not limited to, fraud, bribery, intimidation, and tampering with or failing to deliver the ballot in a timely fashion, is subject to the appropriate punishment specified in that division.

STAFF RECOMMENDATION:

Staff recommends approval of (1) A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Arvin, California, Calling For the Holding of An All Mail Ballot Special Municipal Election on Tuesday, August 26, 2025, for the Election of One (1) Member of the City Council to Fill A Vacancy as Required by the Provisions of the Laws of the State of California; and (2) A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Arvin, California, Requesting the Board of Supervisors of the County of Kern to Render Specified Services to the City Relating to the Conduct of An All Mail Ballot Special Municipal Election to be Held on Tuesday, August 26, 2025.

The Notice of Election is due to be posted between April 21, 2025 and May 05, 2025. The nomination period will open on May 05, 2025 and close on May 30, 2025.

FINANCIAL IMPACT:

Estimate of $33,000 provided by Kern County Elections Department. Budget Amendment 2425-02 to cover this cost of the special election was approved by the Arvin City Council on January 28, 2025.

ATTACHMENTS:
o A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Arvin, California, Calling For the Holding of An All Mail Ballot Special Municipal Election on Tuesday, August 26, 2025, for the Election of One (1) Member of the City Council to Fill A Vacancy as Required by the Provisions of the Laws of the State of California.
o A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Arvin, California, Requesting the Board of Supervisors of the County of Kern to Render Specified Services to the City Relating to the Conduct of An All Mail Ballot Special Municipal Election to be Held on Tuesday, August 26, 2025. o Notice of Election – Due to be posted between April 21, 2025 – May 05, 2025.

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Reso Calling for the Holding of An All Mail Ballot Special Municipal Election on Aug. 26, 2025.

RESOLUTION NO. ________

A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ARVIN,

CALIFORNIA CALLING FOR THE HOLDING OF AN ALL MAIL

BALLOT SPECIAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION ON TUESDAY, AUGUST
26, 2025, FOR THE ELECTION OF ONE (1) MEMBER OF THE CITY

COUNCIL TO FILL A VACANCY AS REQUIRED BY THE PROVISIONS OF THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA.

WHEREAS, Councilmember Murillo vacated his seat pursuant to Government Code section 36513 on September 7, 2024, thereby creating a vacancy on the City Council; and WHEREAS, the term of office in which the vacancy occurs ends November 03, 2026;

NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ARVIN,

CALIFORNIA, DOES RESOLVE, DECLARE, DETERMINE AND ORDER AND FOLLOWS:

SECTION 1. That pursuant to the requirements of the laws of the State of California relating to general law cities, there is called and ordered to be held in the City of Arvin, California, on Tuesday, August 26, 2025, a Special Municipal Election conducted by all mail ballot for the purpose of the election of one (1) Member of the City Council for the term of office in which the vacancy was created by the resignation of Juan Murillo which ends on November 03, 2026.

SECTION 2. That the ballots to be used at the election shall be in form and content as required by law.

SECTION 3. That the City Clerk is authorized, instructed and directed to coordinate with the Elections Department of the County of Kern to procure and furnish any and all official ballots, notices, printed matter and all supplies, equipment and paraphernalia that may be necessary in order to properly and lawfully conduct the election by all mail ballot.

SECTION 4. That in all particulars not recited in this resolution, the election shall be held and conducted as provided by law for holding municipal elections.

SECTION 5. That pursuant to the California Elections Code, the City of Arvin Municipal Code, and other applicable provisions of the Ordinances of the City of Arvin, said Special Election shall be conducted by all mail ballot, and shall be conducted pursuant to Chapter 2 of Division 4 (commencing with Section 4100) of the California Elections Code only insofar as required by law, and only where not inconsistent with ordinances of the City of Arvin.

Notwithstanding Elections Code Section 4103, ballots cast in the Special Election shall be returned to the office of the Elections Department of the County of Kern no later than 8 p.m. on election day in order to be counted. Ballots that are postmarked on election day and received no later than 3 days following the day of election will also be counted.

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Attachment: Reso Notice of All Mail In Ballot Special Election Aug 26, 2025_CC Mtg 032525 (All Mail Ballot Special Municipal Election of August

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Reso Calling for the Holding of An All Mail Ballot Special Municipal Election on Aug. 26, 2025.

SECTION 6. That notice of the time and place of holding the election is given and the City Clerk is authorized, instructed, and directed to give further or additional notice of the election, in time, form and manner as required by law.

SECTION 7. That in the event of a tie vote (if any two or more persons received an equal and the highest number of votes for an office) as certified by the County of Kern Elections Department, the City Council, in accordance with Election Code §15651(b), shall conduct a special runoff election to resolve the tie vote and such special runoff election is to be held on a Tuesday not less than 40 days nor more than 125 days after the administration or judicial certification of the election which resulted in a tie vote.

SECTION 8. That the City Clerk shall certify to the passage and adoption of this Resolution and enter it into the book of original Resolutions.

I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing resolution was passed and adopted by the City Council of the City of Arvin at a regular meeting thereof held on the 25th day of March 2025 by the following vote:

AYES:

NOES:

ABSTAIN:

ABSENT:

ATTEST
CECILIA VELA, City Clerk

CITY OF ARVIN
By:

OLIVIA CALDERON, Mayor
APPROVED AS TO FORM:

By:

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Attachment: Reso Notice of All Mail In Ballot Special Election Aug 26, 2025_CC Mtg 032525 (All Mail Ballot Special Municipal Election of August

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Reso Requesting County Services for All Mail Ballot Special Municipal Election of Aug 26, 2025.

RESOLUTION NO. ______

A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ARVIN,

CALIFORNIA REQUESTING THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF THE

COUNTY OF KERN TO CANVASS THE RETURNS OF A CITY OF

ARVIN ALL MAIL BALLOT SPECIAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION TO BE
HELD ON AUGUST 26, 2025, AND TO REQUEST THAT THE

REGISTRAR OF VOTERS OF SAID COUNTY BE PERMITTED TO

RENDER SPECIFIED SERVICES TO THE CITY OF ARVIN RELATING TO THE CONDUCT OF SAID SPECIAL ELECTION.

WHEREAS, an All Mail Ballot Special Municipal Election (Special Election), pursuant to Elections Code Sections 1003, 1500, 3017 and 4004 is to be held in the City of Arvin, California on August 26, 2025, for the purpose of the election of one (1) Member of the City Council of the City of Arvin; and
WHEREAS, in the course of conduct of the election it is necessary for the City to request services of the County; and that the Election Department of the County of Kern canvass the returns of the City’s Special Election; and
WHEREAS, the City seeks the provision of election services from the County relating to the conduct of the City’s Special Election; and
WHEREAS, the City Council approves the printing of the City’s Special Election information for the election to be held on Tuesday, August 26, 2025, in the foreign languages requiring translation pursuant to the Voting Rights Act of 1965; and WHEREAS, all necessary expenses in performing these services shall be paid by the City of Arvin.

NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ARVIN DOES RESOLVE, DECLARE, DETERMINE AND ORDER AS FOLLOWS:

SECTION 1. The Board of Supervisors of the County of Kern is hereby respectfully requested to order the provision of election services by the Kern County Office of the RegistrarRecorder/County Clerk to the City of Arvin for the City’s Special Election to be held on August 26, 2025.

SECTION 2. The Board of Supervisors of the County of Kern is hereby authorized and respectfully requested to authorize and permit the Kern County of the Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk to canvass the returns of said City Special Election. The election will be held and conducted in accordance with the provisions of law regulating special elections.

SECTION 3. The Board of Supervisors of the County of Kern is hereby authorized and respectfully requested to authorize and permit the Kern County Office of the RegistrarRecorder/County Clerk to:
a) Print and supply ballots for said City Special Election; and

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Reso Requesting County Services for All Mail Ballot Special Municipal Election of Aug 26, 2025. b) Mail the City’s sample ballots to the registered voters in the City of Arvin in the form and manner as required by law; and
c) Provide voter signature verification services as needed; and d) Perform such other and further services and take any and all steps necessary as may be required for the conduct of said City Special Election on August 26, 2025.

SECTION 4. That the City shall reimburse the County for services performed when the work is completed and upon presentation to the City of a properly approved bill.

SECTION 5. That the City Clerk of the City of Arvin is hereby directed to file a certified copy of this resolution with the Board of Supervisors and the Elections Department of the County of Kern.

SECTION 6. That the City Clerk shall certify to the passage and adoption of this resolution and enter it into the book of original resolutions.

I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing resolution was passed and adopted by the City Council of the City of Arvin at a regular meeting thereof held on the 25th day of March 2025 by the following vote:

AYES:

NOES:

ABSTAIN:

ABSENT:

ATTEST
CECILIA VELA, City Clerk

CITY OF ARVIN
By:

OLIVIA CALDERON, Mayor
APPROVED AS TO FORM:

By:

NATHAN HODGES, City Attorney
Hodges Law Group

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Reso Requesting County Services for All Mail Ballot Special Municipal Election of Aug 26, 2025.

I, ______________________________, City Clerk of the City of Arvin, California, DO HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing is a true and accurate copy of the Resolution passed and adopted by the City Council of the City of Arvin on the date and by the vote indicated herein.

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Attachment: Reso Requesting Kern County Board of Sup to Render Services for Special Election Aug 26, 2025_CC Mtg 032525 (All Mail Ballot

NOTICE OF ELECTION
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a Special Municipal Election conducted by all mail ballot will be held in the City of Arvin on Tuesday, August 26, 2025 for the following Officer:

For One (1) Council Member (Short term of approximately 1.25 years) (For the remaining term of the vacant office –
approximately 15 months)
The nomination period for this office begins on May 05, 2025 and closes on May 30, 2025 at 5:00 p.m.

If no one or only one person is nominated for an elective office, appointment to the elective office may be made as prescribed by §10229, Elections Code of the State of California.

The polls will be open between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and 8:00 p.m. /s/
Cecilia Vela, City Clerk of the City of Arvin
Dated: [Month, day], 2025 (To be posted between April 21, 2025 & May 05, 2025) AVISO DE LA ELECCIÓN
POR MEDIO DE LA PRESENTE SE DA AVISO que se llevara a cabo una Elección Municipal Especial por correo postal en la Ciudad de Arvin el martes, 26 de Agosto del 2025, para el siguiente Funcionario:

Para (1) un Miembro (Período breve de aproximadamente 1.25 años) del Concejo Municipal (Plaza restante del cargo vacante – aproximadamente 15 meses)
El periodo de nominación para esta oficina comienza el 05 de mayo del 2025 y cierra el 30 de mayo del 2025 a las 5:00p.m.

Si no se nomina a nadie o solamente una persona resulta nominada para un puesto de elección popular, se puede hacerse el nombramiento a la titularidad de dicho puesto, de acuerdo con lo que determina la subsección §10229 del Código de Elecciones del Estado de California.

Los centros electorales estarán abiertos entre las 7:00 a.m. y 8:00 p.m. /s/
Cecilia Vela, Secretaria Municipal de Arvin
Fechada: XX de XXXX del 2025

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Attachment: Notice of Special Election of Aug 26, 2025_English and Spanish_Post between April 21 and May 5, 2025 (All Mail Ballot Special

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Staff Report – Appointments of Council to serve on Boards/Committees.

CITY OF ARVIN
Staff Report
Meeting Date: March 25, 2025
TO: Arvin City Council
FROM: Cecilia Vela, City Clerk
Jeff Jones, City Manager
SUBJECT: Consideration and Approval of Appointments of Members of the Council to Serve on Agency Boards/Committees.

BACKGROUND:

The results of the General Municipal Election of November 05, 2024 have been confirmed and the Arvin City Council reorganized on December 10, 2025. The reorganization creates the opportunity for appointments of City of Arvin Board Representatives to the Kern Council of Governments (Kern COG); the San Joaquin Valley Air Pollution Control District (SJVAPCD) Special City Selection Committee; and the City Selection Committee. The Arvin City Council is due to appoint and fill the primary board member and alternate board member seats to Kern COG and the SJVAPCD Special City Selection Committee and the Mayor is due to appoint an alternate board member to the City Selection Committee.

KERN COUNCIL OF GOVERNMENTS (KernCOG)
Appointment of one Primary Board Member and one Alternate Board Member.

Purpose/Duties/Objective:

Kern COG, is an association of city and county governments created to address regional transportation issues. Its Member Agencies include the County of Kern and the 11 incorporated cities within Kern County. The Kern COG Board of Directors is comprised of one elected official from each of the 11 incorporated cities in Kern County, two Kern County Supervisors and ex-officio members representing Caltrans and Golden Empire Transit District. Monthly board meetings provide the public forum for discussion and collaborative decision-making on significant issues of regional transportation and mobility. Meetings are held on the third Thursday of each month. As the federally-designated Metropolitan Planning Organization and the state-designated Regional Transportation Planning Agency for Kern County, Kern COG is responsible for developing and updating a variety of transportation plans and for allocating the federal and state funds to implement them. Following Board direction, staff coordinates between local, state, and federal agencies to avoid overlap or duplication of programs. This intergovernmental coordination enables staff to work with many public agencies to ensure that planning and implementation of programs proceed in a coordinated manner.

Meeting Schedule: Every third Thursday at 6:00pm.

Listed as Current Members:

Primary Member 2023-2024: MPT Susana Reyes
Alternate Member 2023-2024: Former Councilmember Juan Murillo

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Staff Report – Appointments of Council to serve on Boards/Committees.

SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY AIR POLLUTION CONTROL DISTRICT SPECIAL CITY

SELECTION COMMITTEE
Appointment of one Primary Board Member and one Alternate Board Member.

Purpose/Duties/Objective:

Vacancies are filled according to a rotation schedule as approved by the SJVAPCD Valley-Wide Special City Selection Committee.

Meeting Schedule: Scheduled as needed. Normally once or twice per year. The board is hoping to fill a vacancy for a Small City Representative (from either Madera or Fresno County) to their District's Governing Board sometime in late April 2025.

Listed as Current Members:

Primary Member 2021-2024: Former Mayor Olivia Trujillo
Alternate Member 2021-2024: Councilmember Donny Horton

CITY SELECTION COMMITTEE (CSC)
Primary seats consist of the Mayor of each city.

Appointment of one Alternate Board Member and is appointed by the Mayor.

Purpose/Duties/Objective:

The CSC was established by Gov. Code 50270: In any county in which two or more cities are incorporated there is hereby created a city selection committee the purpose of which shall be to appoint city representatives to boards, commissions, and agencies as required by law. The membership of each such city selection committee shall consist of the mayor of each city within the county. Boards/Committees such as SJVAPCD, LAFCO, Emergency Medical Care Advisory Board, Law Enforcement Oversight Committee, Remote Access Network (RAN) Board. The CSC may also confirm appointments of members to certain boards or committees as appointed by the City's council.

Meeting Schedule: As needed. Approximately once or twice a year.

Listed as Current Members:

Primary Member for 2024-2028: Mayor Olivia Calderon
Alternate Member for 2023-2024: MPT Susana Reyes
RECOMMENDATION:

Staff recommends that the Council nominate and appoint a Primary Board Member and an Alternate Board Member to each the Kern COG and SJVAPCD Special City Selection Committee; and for the Mayor to appoint one Alternate Board Member to the City Selection Committee.

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Staff Report – Appointments of Council to serve on Boards/Committees.

FINANCIAL IMPACT:

N/A
ATTACHMENTS:
- List of Committees 2024
- City Selection Committee Appointments Roster Feb 2025

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CITY OF ARVIN BOARDS, COMMISSIONS & COMMITTEES 2024
2024 Member 2020 - 2026 Members 2023-2024 Alternate Expiration Date Seat Filled By A: Meeting Schedule Meeting Location Pay, Stipend, or Other

KERN COUNCIL OF

GOVERNMENTS (KERN COG)
Susana Reyes Juan Murillo
(Vacant)
Member expires Dec 2024
Alternate expires Dec 2024
(or end of council term)
Councilmember Every 3rd Thursday @
6pm
KernCOG, 1401 19th Street,
Suite 300
Bakersfield, Ca 93301
$100/meeting & mileage
reimbursement.

Purpose/Duties/Objective
2021-2024 Member 2023-2024 Alternate Expiration Date Seat Filled By A: Meeting Schedule Meeting Location Pay, Stipend, or Other

CITY SELECTION

COMMITTEE (CSC)
Olivia Trujillo (This
seat for Mayor only)
2024 - 2028 Member
Olivia Calderon.

Susana Reyes.
(Alternate is filled by a
councilmember and is
appointed by the City
Mayor.)
Primary seat held by Mayor
only. Alternate is filled by a
councilmember and is
appointed by the City
Mayor.

Councilmember As needed. Approx.
once a year.

Various locations in Kern County. None.

Purpose/Duties/Objective
2021-2024 Member 2021-2024 Alternate Expiration Date Seat Filled By A: Meeting Schedule Meeting Location Pay, Stipend, or Other

SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY AIR

POLLUTION CONTROL

DISTRICT VALLEY-WIDE

SPECIAL CITY SELECTION

COMMITTEE
Olivia Trujillo
(Vacant)
Donny Horton Dec 2024 or end of council
term.

Councilmember Scheduled as needed.

Normally once or
twice per year.
34946 Flyover Ct., Bakersfield.

Meeting held via video
teleconference.

None.

Purpose/Duties/Objective
Kern COG, is an association of city and county governments created to address regional transportation issues. Its Member Agencies include the County of Kern and the 11 incorporated cities within Kern County. The Kern COG Board of Directors is comprised of one elected official from each of the 11 incorporated cities in Kern County, two Kern County Supervisors and ex-officio members representing Caltrans and Golden Empire Transit District. Monthly board meetings provide the public forum for discussion and collaborative decision-making on significant issues of regional transportation and mobility. Meetings are held on the third Thursday of each month. As the federally-designated Metropolitan Planning Organization and the state-designated Regional Transportation Planning Agency for Kern County, Kern COG is responsible for developing and updating a variety of transportation plans and for allocating the federal and state funds to implement them. Following Board direction, staff coordinates between local, state, and federal agencies to avoid overlap or duplication of programs. This intergovernmental coordination enables staff to work with many public agencies to ensure that planning and implementation of programs proceed in a coordinated manner.

Boards/Committees such as SJVAPCD, LAFCO, Emergency Medical Care Advisory Board, Law Enforcement Oversight Committee, Remote Access Network (RAN) Board. The CSC may also confirm appointments of members to certain boards or committees as appointed by the City's council.

On September 30, 2008 Governor Schwarzenegger signed SB 1548 (Florez) which creates Section 40600.5 of the Health and Safety Code (H&SC) establishing a valley-wide Special City Selection Committee which is charged with making appointments of city representatives to the San Joaquin Valley Air Pollution Control District’s (District’s) Governing Board. The Special City Selection Committee consists of one member selected by a majority vote of the council of each city located within the District. The SJVAPCD's Governing Board consists of 15 members. Vacancies are filled according to a rotation schedule as approved by the SJVAPCD Valley-Wide Special City Selection Committee. The board is hoping to appoint a new City Representative to their District's Governing Board sometime in late Jan 2021.

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Attachment: List of Committees 2024 (Appointments to Serve on Agency Boards/Committees)

CITY SELECTION COMMITTEE APPOINTMENTS
(Effective 2/20/2025)
Term Expiration
1) January 31, 2028 San Joaquin Valley Unified Air Pollution Control District Member (City Interest Group-CAC) Orchel Krier, Taft (Re-appt. 2/20/25) Alternate Member (CAC) Salvador Solorio-Ruiz, Delano (Appt. 2/20/25) 2) May 2026 City Selection Committee
Chairman Cathy Prout, Shafter (Re-appt. 1/20/22)
Vice Chairman Gilberto Reyna, Wasco (Appt. 1/20/22)
May serve maximum of four-year term as Chairman
3) LAFCo
1 May 2026 Member Saul Ayon, McFarland (Appt. 1/20/22 - 4 yrs) May 2026 Alternate Member Maria Perez, McFarland (Appt. 3/21/24 - 2 yrs) May 2028 Member Travis Endicott, Ridgecrest
(replaced Eric Bruen) (Appt. - 4 yrs)
4) Pleasure of Emergency Medical Care Advisory Board (K.C. Public Health-Lead Agency) Board of Member Orchel Krier, Taft (3/21/19) (BOS Appt. 4/30/19) Supervisors Alternate Member Cathy Prout, Shafter (Appt. 7/19/01) Appointments and resignations are made and accepted by
the Board of Supervisors upon recommendation by the City Selection Committee
5) May 2026 Remote Access Network (RAN) Board (K.C. Sheriff’s Dept.-Lead Agency) 2-year term rotation Mayor Member Travis Endicott, Ridgecrest (Appt. ) by cities alphabetically (replaced Eric Bruen)
6) Pleasure of Kern Countywide Oversight Board (County Administrative Office-Lead Agency) Committee Member Roger Sanchez, Shafter (Appt. 1/20/22) 7) Pleasure of SJV Multiagency Working Group – AB 101 (KernCOG – Lead Agency) Committee Large City Member Bob Smith, Bakersfield (Appt. 9/19/19) Small City Member Cathy Prout, Shafter (Appt. 9/19/19)
1 LAFCo terms of office for each member expire the first Monday in May in the year in which the term of the member expires (GC 56334). Rotation by cities alphabetically (with the exception of City of Bakersfield who holds a permanent seat) with staggered terms. If an appointed city member no longer holds office, the CSC will appoint a representative from the same city to fill unexpired term. (Alternate member term revised to two-year term and cities rotation schedule revised to reflect that the Alternate member be from the same city as the Primary member during the last two years of the Primary member’s four-year term.) 4/15/2010 List revised: 2/20/2025

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Attachment: City Selection Committee Roster Effective Feb 2025 (Appointments to Serve on Agency Boards/Committees)

Arvin City CouncilMarch 25, 2025

Arvin City Council
March 25, 2025