Staff: Committee Members:
Christian Clegg, City Manager Councilmember, Andrae Gonzales – Chair Gary Hallen, Assistant City Manager Councilmember, Ken Weir Mario Orosco, Budget Officer Councilmember, Eric Arias
Regular Meeting of the
Budget, Finance and Economic Development Committee
of the City Council – City of Bakersfield
Monday, November 27, 2023
12:00 p.m.
City Hall North, First Floor, Conference Room A
1600 Truxtun Avenue, Bakersfield CA 93301
AGENDA SUMMARY REPORT
Meeting called to order at 12:00 p.m.
1. ROLL CALL
Committee Members Present: Councilmember Andrae Gonzales – Chair Councilmember Eric Arias
Councilmember Ken Weir
City Staff Present: Christian Clegg, City Manager
Josh Rudnick, Deputy City Attorney II
Scott Andrews, Assistant City Manager
Julie Drimakis, City Clerk
Mario Orosco, Budget Officer
Joe Conroy, Public Information Officer
Jenni Byers, Acting Economic Development
Director
Additional Attendees: Members of the Public and other City Staff
Budget, Finance and Economic Development Committee
Regular Meeting November 27, 2023, Agenda
2. PUBLIC STATEMENTS
a. Agenda Item Public Statements
None
b. Non-Agenda Item Public Statements
None
3. ADOPTION OF THE SEPTEMBER 25, 2023, AGENDA SUMMARY REPORT Motion to adopt the Agenda Summary Report by Committee Member Arias.
Motion unanimously approved.
4. NEW BUSINESS
a. Discussion of Affordable Housing Development Impact Fee Deferral Program (Staff recommends review and discussion regarding an Affordable Housing Development Impact Fee Deferral Program and seeks direction on deferral options.)
Acting Director Byers, gave a presentation on Affordable Housing Development Impact Fee Deferral.
City Manager, Christian Clegg discussed Affordable Housing being a high priority.
Motion by Committee Member Gonzales to move forward to Council with allowing impact fees to be spread out over a five-year time frame, with initial payment of ten percent, at zero percent interest, beginning with the certificate of occupancy. Motion approved with Committee Member Weir abstaining.
b. Economic Opportunity Areas (EOA) Program Update: Review of Downtown Competitive EOA Awardees
(Staff recommends discussion and review of the Requests for Proposal results for the Downtown Competitive EOA grant)
Acting Director Byers, gave a presentation on Competitive EOA Award recommendations.
Committee Member Gonzales requested a memo from City Attorney on what triggers prevailing wages.
Budget, Finance and Economic Development Committee
Regular Meeting November 27, 2023, Agenda
Motion by Committee Member Gonzales to move forward with funding recommendations by staff, with Guild House removed. Motion unanimously approved.
5. COMMITTEE COMMENTS
Committee Member Arias, asked for an update on the security grant program.
Committee Member Gonzales made a referral to request staff to develop a resolution to clarify intent. Also, to determine what percentage of funding goes to the overall cost of investment. Lastly, to look at Economic and Community Development as a whole and how the impacts are measured.
6. ADJOURNMENT
Meeting was adjourned at 1:22 p.m.
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ANDRAE GONZALES, CHAIR
BUDGET, FINANCE AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE
ATTEST:
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JULIE DRIMAKIS, MMC
CITY CLERK and Ex Officio Clerk of
the Council of the City of Bakersfield