Staff: Committee Members:
Christian Clegg, City Manager Councilmember Andrae Gonzales – Chair Anthony Valdez, Assistant to the City Manager Councilmember Ken Weir Jenni Byers, Acting Economic Development Director Councilmember Eric Arias Juan Heredia, Administrative Analyst III
Meeting of the
Housing and Homelessness Committee
of the City Council – City of Bakersfield
Tuesday, November 28, 2023
12:00 p.m.
City Hall North, First Floor, Conference Room A
1600 Truxtun Avenue, Bakersfield CA 93301
MINUTES
1. ROLL CALL
Committee Members Present: Councilmember Andrae Gonzales – Chair Councilmember Eric Arias
Committee Members Absent Councilmember Ken Weir
City Staff Present: Christian Clegg, City Manager
Priscilla Martinez, Economic & Community
Development Planner
Anthony Valdez, Assistant to the City Manager
Jenni Byers, Acting Economic Development Director
Scott Andrews, Assistant City Manager
Julie Drimakis, City Clerk
Joshua Rudnick, Deputy City Attorney II
Juan Heredia, Administrative Analyst III
Michele Cruz, Management Assistant
Nina Carter, Homeless Services Principal
Nichol Ruiz, Economic & Community Development
Planner II
Paige McCallister, Economic & Community
Development Planner II
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Rogelio Martinez, Economic & Community
Development Planner II
2. PUBLIC STATEMENTS
a. Agenda Item Public Statements
None
b. Non-Agenda Item Public Statements
None
3. ADOPTION OF THE October 24, 2023, MINUTES
Motion by Councilmember Arias to adopt the meeting minutes from the October 24, 2023, meeting. Motion approved with Councilmember Weir absent.
4. STAFF REPORT
a, Staff update on the City’s efforts to address housing and homelessness. (Information item only, staff recommends receive and file presentation.)
Acting Economic Development Director Byers made staff comments.
Councilmember Gonzales made a referral to have staff develop a short- term, aggressive, plan of action with the specific goal of seeing how many new homes can be built before the end of the year.
Assistant to the City Manager Valdez made staff comments.
Lieutenant Gregory made staff comments.
Motion by Councilmember Arias to receive and file presentation. Motion approved with Councilmember Weir absent.
5. NEW BUSINESS
a. Discussion of Regional Behavioral Health Programming and Initiatives. (Information item only, staff recommends receive and file presentation.)
Natalee Garrett, Kern Medical, and Allison Burrows, Kern Behavioral Health gave a presentation.
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Motion by Councilmember Arias to receive and file presentation. Motion approved with Councilmember Weir absent.
Councilmember Gonzales asked that the Council moves forward with a resolution that outlines our position as a city on SB43, that we would like to be a partner in this collaboration and we in courage the county supervisors to work toward an implementation plan as soon as possible.
6. COMMITTEE COMMENTS
None.
7. ADJOURNMENT
The meeting was adjourned at 1:01 p.m.
ANDRAE GONZALES, CHAIR
ATTEST:
JULIE DRIMAKIS, MMC, CPMC
CITY CLERK and Ex Officio Clerk of
the Council of the City of Bakersfield