Special meeting and regular meeting
Bakersfield City Council
April 23, 2025
- Date
- April 23, 2025
- Time
- 3:30 PM and 5:15 PM and 3:00 PM
- Location
- Council Chambers, City Hall, 1501 Truxtun Avenue
- Documents
- 100
Documents
- Agenda, regular meeting, first session
- Agenda, regular meeting, second session
- Agenda, special meeting
- Minutes, regular meeting, first session
- Minutes, regular meeting, second session
- 01_BkGPU_Framework LandUse and Design 2025 02 04.pdf
- 02_BkGPU_Framework Annexation and Infra 2025 02 04.pdf
- 03_BkGPU_Framework Downtown 2025 02 04.pdf
- 04_BkGPU_Framework QualityofLife 2025 02 04.pdf
- 05_BkGPU_Framework CulturalNaturalResources 2025 03 03.pdf
- 06_BkGPU_Framework Safety 2025 02 04.pdf
- 07_BkGPU_Framework Mobility 2025 02 04.pdf
- 08_BkGPU_Framework EconDev 2025 02 04.pdf
- 1-AP Check Register 4.23.25.pdf
- 2025-2030 Consolidated Plan.pdf
- Adaptive Signal Coordination Calloway Dr from Rosedale Hwy to Olive Dr (RE-BID).pdf
- Agenda Highlights
- Agreement with Ardurra Group Inc. (not to exceed $284,895) .pdf
- Agreement with Ardurra Group Inc.pdf
- Agreement with Bakersfield Kern Regional Homeless Collaborative in the amount of $437,850.04.pdf
- Agreement with Castle and Cooke California Inc. for the development, dedication and reimbursement of Highgate Linear Park.pdf
- Agreement.pdf
- AGRMT NO 2022-067(3) Signed.pdf
- Allison Brandt Oliver application April 2025.pdf
- Amendment 1 to Agreement No. 2024-088 with MJS Solutions, LLC. for Cleaning Services at Bakersfield Animal Care Centers. .pdf
- Amendment 2 to Agr 2022-157.pdf
- Amendment No 1 to Agreement 2023-151 - Meyer Civil Engineering Inc.pdf
- Amendment No 1 to Agreement 2023-151.pdf
- Amendment No 2 to Agreement No 2022-157 with Highstreet IT Solutions.pdf
- Amendment No. 1 to Agreement 2024-102 with Wastewater Solids Management, Inc.pdf
- Amendment No. 1 to Agreement No. 2024-102 - Signed.pdf
- Amendment No. 1 to Agreement No. 2024-113, Ferguson Enterprises LLC.pdf
- Amendment No. 1 to Agreement No. 2024-304 with Community Action Partnership of Kern ($839,548.40) .pdf
- Amendment No. 2 to Agreement 2023-180 with Brown Armstrong Accountancy Corporation.pdf
- Amendment No. 2 to Agreement No. 2023-100 with Bowman Asphalt.pdf
- Amendment No. 3 to Agreement 2022-067 with Solenis, LLC.pdf
- Amendment.pdf
- Analysis of Impediments.pdf
- April 10.pdf
- April 9.pdf
- Ardurra Certificate of Insurance.pdf
- BrownArmstrong.Amend2.Agr2023-180 (003).pdf
- Budget Review and Mid-Year Adjustments.pdf
- Cassie Bittle application.pdf
- CCO 14 - Unforeseen Manmade Objects signed.pdf
- CERTIFICATE OF ASSURANCES (24).pdf
- Citizen Participation Plan.pdf
- City Council - PSVS Memo for FY 2025-26 Budget.pdf
- Construction Agreement for Calloway Adaptive Signal AC Electric Company Signed.pdf
- Contract Change Order No. 14 to Agreement No. 2024-235 (7th Movement).pdf
- Contract Change Order No. 2 to Agreement No. 2024-297 with Nicholas Construction.pdf
- Contract Change Order No. 96 to Agreement No. 18-176 (BFC Project).pdf
- Contract Change Order No. 96.pdf
- Department Agreement Report 4.23.25.pdf
- E0J111 Change Order No. 2 - Signed.pdf
- Exhibit B Scope and Schedule.pdf
- Exhibit B(1).pdf
- Exhibit B.pdf
- Exhibits 1-H.pdf
- Final - Award_Package_FAW-186303.pdf
- Final Map and agreements with Palmetto Estates, LLC for Tract 7186, Phase 2.pdf
- Final Map, Improvement Agreement, and Landscape Agreement with D.R. Horton CA3, Inc. for Tract 7039 Phase 1.pdf
- FY25-26 Action Plan Projects.pdf
- General Plan Policy Frameworks.pdf
- Heather Rozzo application.pdf
- Highgate Linear Park Agreement_Signed.pdf
- Linear Park Exhibit A.pdf
- Linear Park Exhibit B-1.pdf
- Linear Park Exhibit B-2.pdf
- Linear Park Exhibit C.pdf
- Linear Park Exhibit D.pdf
- Linear Park Exhibit E.pdf
- Master Fee 2025.pdf
- Master Fee Schedule.pdf
- MEYER CIVIL ENGINEERING, INC Insurance.pdf
- MJS SOLUTIONS - COMBINED - SIGNED.pdf
- Oracle AP Check Register 4.23.25.pdf
- Partially signed Amendment No. 1 to Agreement No. 2024-113 Ferguson Enterprises.pdf
- Partially signed Amendment No. 2 to Agreement No. 2023-100 Bowman Asphalt, Inc.pdf
- Public Hearing for the Draft Consolidated Plan 2025-2030 and Associated Documents.pdf
- Receive and file department agreements over $40,000 and under $100,000 between March 28, 2025.pdf
- Receive and file payments from March 28, 2025 to April 10, 2025 totaling $18,404,121.80.pdf
- Reject bids for Fire Station 1 Apparatus Bay and Admin Office Re-roof.pdf
- Resolution JAGByrne Grant FY 24.pdf
- Resolution of Intention 2229 to add Area 4-302 to the Consolidated Maintenance District.pdf
- Resolution of Intention 2229.pdf
- Resolution to Accept BJA FY24 JAG Byrne Grant Funds.pdf
- Resolution.pdf
- Summary (003).pdf
- Tract 7039-1 - Covenants.pdf
- Tract 7039-1 - Final Map.pdf
- Tract 7039-1 - Improvement Agreement.pdf
- Tract 7039-1 - Landscape Agreement.pdf
- Tract 7039-1 - Vicinity Map.pdf
- Tract 7186 - Vicinity Map.pdf
- Tract 7186-2 - Covenants.pdf
- Tract 7186-2 - Final Map.pdf
- Tract 7186-2 - Improvement Agreement.pdf
- Tract 7186-2 - Restrictive Covenat and Bond Agreement.pdf
- Two appointments (Wards 3 and 5) to the Planning Commission.pdf
On the agenda
- 1.A.Encourage employment opportunities within residentially focused neighborhoods and housing
- 1.B.Encourage the colocation of neighborhood serving commercial uses and residential in a manner
- 1.C.Develop community benefit standards and incentive structure for new development that require
- 1.D.Provide for and encourage the development of a broad range of uses in the commercial areas to
- 1.E.When prioritizing capital improvement projects, including parks development, public amenity
- 1.F.Develop a City land banking program to acquire and hold land for the purpose of community-
- 1.G.Allow and encourage mixed-use developments along designated commercial corridors and
- 1.H.Strengthen partnerships with community and faith-based organizations to develop coordinated
- 2.A.Encourage high-density residential developments and employee-intensive commercial and
- 2.B.Promote the reuse of vacant, underutilized and inefficient commercial uses for economically
- 2.C.Encourage the consolidation of small parcels, joint public-private partnerships and land clearance
- 2.D.Provide density bonuses and expedited permitting processes for mixed-use projects that include
- 2.E.Conduct a feasibility study to identify key opportunities for infill development and capital
- 2.F.Consider providing financial incentives to attract infill development on vacant and underutilized
- 2.G.Utilize a Specific Plan or Area Plan to establish an economic development zone to encourage the
- 3.A.Promote revitalization of neighborhoods in need by installing and maintaining public
- 3.B.Identify place-based strategies to direct targeted investments and revitalization efforts in urban
- 3.C.Promote the maintenance of existing residential units and improvements through code
- 3.D.Maintain sidewalks, parkways, street trees and landscaping throughout the residential
- 4.A.Support public and private efforts to reinvest in and renovate existing commercial development
- 4.B.Implement a Placemaking Grant Program for community-led projects that enhance public spaces
- 4.C.Conduct a parking study to identify opportunities to reduce minimum off-street parking
- 4.D.Establish a façade improvement grant and loan program to offer grants and low interest loans to
- 4.E.Pair newly designated mixed-use districts with capital improvements to roads to reduce travel
- 4.F.Implement development and design standards which require buildings in higher intensity mixed-
- 4.G.Revise the zoning code to require neighborhood-scale commercial developments that fit the local
- 4.H.Encourage the creation of business improvement districts to pool the resources of the local
- 4.I.Develop public art initiatives to beautify commercial areas and draw visitors.
- 4.J.Offer tax credits and grants for the preservation and adaptive reuse of historic buildings within
- 4.K.Designate specific areas for entertainment districts and simplify the approval process for
- 4.L.Develop community gardens, parks, and recreational/cultural areas on vacant lots to improve
- 5.A.Promote the transition from heavy to light industrial uses in areas surrounded by residential
- 5.B.Transition industrial areas in Downtown to commercial and resident serving uses and mitigate the
- 5.C.Prevent land use compatibility conflicts between heavy industrial uses and residential
- 5.D.Support the continuation and infill development of industrial uses in the Gosford southwest.
- 5.E.Site warehousing and distribution uses along identified truck routes away from concentrations of
- 6.A.Adopt design and development standards for industrial land uses with special consideration given
- 6.B.Offer tax breaks, grants, and low-interest loans to attract new light industrial and manufacturing
- 6.C.Upgrade transportation networks, utilities, and communication systems in industrial zones to
- 6.D.Adjust zoning standards to mandate the
- 7.A.Pursue development of the remaining
- 7.B.Prioritize capital improvement projects
- 7.C.Support the development community of
- 7.D.Create an inventory of surplus publicly
- 7.E.Proactively work with property owners of
- 7.F.As a part of a future Downtown Specific
- 7.G.Transition industrial areas in the vicinity
- 8.A.Prioritize Downtown capital
- 8.B.Allow high-density residential and mixed-
- 8.C.Codify the Making Downtown Bakersfield
- 8.D.Leverage the Federal Transit
- 8.E.Allow and encourage mixed-use
- 9.A.Develop Downtown Pedestrian Design
- 9.B.Preserve and enhance pedestrian
- 9.C.Create pedestrian-friendly crossings at all
- 9.D.Utilize the Downtown Bakersfield
- 9.E.Invest in protected bike lanes along main
- 9.F.Utilize street design strategies such as
- 9.G.Coordinate with the school district on
- 10.A.Establish a Transportation Demand
- 10.B.Develop downtown incentive zoning for
- 10.C.Require new developments and
- 10.D.Reduce or eliminate parking
- 11.A.Implement a Bus Rapid Transit (BRT)
- 11.B.Create a circulator shuttle service that
- 2.H.Coordinate with the Health
- 8.F.Identify funding and teachers, such as
- 9.I.Evaluate opportunities to charge
- 11.C.Update the City’s Bicycle and
- 11.D.Identify areas near schools that need
- 11.E.Review and update development
- 12.A.Expand and promote programs to
- 12.B.Identify funding in partnership with
- 12.C.Continue to promote the City’s free
- 12.D.Provide information and resources
- 12.E.Coordinate with the Health
- 13.A.Partner with local organizations and
- 13.B.Create engagement opportunities
- 13.C.Improve accessibility features for
- 13.D.Ensure that promotion of community