ADMINISTRATIVE REPORT
MEETING DATE: March 12, 2025 AGENDA CATEGORY: Consent – Agreements TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council
FROM: Zachary Meyer, Public Works Director
DATE: February 19, 2025
SUBJECT: Final Map and Agreements with Summit Capital Ventures, Inc. for Tract 7041, Phase 1.
Developer is requesting to enter into agreements so the final map for Tract 7041 Phase 1 located at the southwest corner of Berkshire Road and Mountain Vista Drive can be approved and recorded (Ward 5).
RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommend approval of the Final Map, Improvement Agreement, Landscape Agreement, and Private Landscape Agreement.
BACKGROUND:
Per Bakersfield Municipal Code Chapter 16, “Subdivisions," Tentative Tract Map 7041 was conditioned by the Planning Commission to require the construction of certain improvements within and adjacent to the tentative tract map, wh ich include, but are not limited to, streets, sewer, walls, and storm drain on or adjacent to the property being subdivided. If these improvements are not completed when the developer, Summit Capital Ventures, Inc., wishes to record a portion of the tentative tract map (through a final map), the developer must execute an improvement agreement through which the developer agrees to complete the construction of the improvements within one year of the date the agreement is executed. The City Engineer may extend the time to complete the improvements upon request. Certificates of Occupancy or final inspections will not be allowed for any building within the bounds of the final map until these required improvements are completed and accepted by the City of Bakersfield and a Notice of Completion for the improvements is recorded.
The Public Works Department has completed the review of the final map submitted by the Developer and is recommending that the Council approve the map. In addition, the Improvement Agreement outlining the Developer’s responsibilities for onsite infrastructure improvements, which typically accompanies approval of the final map, is also included and recommended for approval.
The Landscape Improvement Agreement requires the Developer to complete the required landscape and irrigation improvements within the time frame and in the manner outlined in the agreement’s terms. A landscape agreement is required whenever the Developer desires to record their final map before the landscaping improvements are in.
The Private Landscape Improvement Agreement requires the Developer to complete the required landscape and irrigation improvements within the time frame and in a manner outlined in the agreement’s terms. A private landscape agreement is requi red whenever the Developer desires to record their final map before privately maintained landscaping improvements are in.
FISCAL IMPACT:
There will be no financial impact to the City. Proposed street improvements are being bonded for and included within the proposed improvement agreement.
COUNCIL GOAL:
Reliable Infrastructure.
ATTACHMENTS:
1. Tract 7041-1 – Final Map
2. Tract 7041-1 – Improvement Agreement
3. Tract 7041-1 – Landscape Agreement
4. Tract 7041-1 – Private Landscape Agreement
5. Tract 7041 – Vicinity Map
6. Tract 7041-1 – Covenants