ADMINISTRATIVE REPORT
MEETING DATE: August 13, 2025 AGENDA CATEGORY: Consent – Agreement TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council
FROM: Zachary Meyer, Public Works Director
DATE: July 21, 2025
SUBJECT: Final Map, Improvement Agreement, and Landscape Agreement with Deertrail Abbey Court 1 LLC. Tract 6939 Phase 3
Developer is requesting to enter into an agreement so the final map for Tract 6939 Phase 3, located at the Southeast corner of South Fairfax Road and Redbank Road. Ward-1
RECOMMENDATION:
This Staff recommends approval of the Final Map, Improvement Agreement, and Landscape Agreement.
BACKGROUND:
Per Bakersfield Municipal Code Chapter 16, “Subdivisions," Tentative Tract Map 6939 was conditioned by the Planning Commission to require the construction of certain improvements within and adjacent to the tentative tract map, which 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, Deertrail Abbey Court 1 LLC., 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 improvemen ts 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 respons ibilities 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.
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 6939-3 - Final Map
2. Tract 6939-3 - Improvement Agreement
3. Tract 6939-3 - Landscape Agreement
4. Tract 6939-3 - Vicinity Map
5. Tract 6939-3 - Covenants