AGENDA HIGHLIGHTS
July 15, 2026 COUNCIL MEETING
REGULAR MEETING – 3:30 PM
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REGULAR MEETING – 5:15 PM
JOB SPECIFICATION AND SALARY RESOLUTION UPDATES
Items 6. e.1 Job Specification and Salary Resolution Updates (All Wards) Human Resources periodically updates citywide class specifications to ensure they accurately reflect current job duties, minimum qualifications, and organizational needs. The proposed updates include establishing the new City Intervention Worker I/II class ification within the Office of Violence Intervention and Prevention to strengthen community violence prevention efforts . These grant - funded positions were approved by the Miscellaneous Civil Service Board on May 19, 2026.
Additionally, the Development Services Director classification is proposed for a salary grade adjustment from Grade 71 to Grade 77 to reflect the department's expanded responsibilities following the addition of the Land Development Division and Community Development functions.
These updates support current operational goals and will be implemented within existing FY 2025– 26 budget allocations or grant funding, resulting in no additional impact to the General Fund.
PUBLIC SAFETY / VITAL SERVICES MEASURE
Items 6.j.1 Antongiovanni Park Grading Project Agree ment (Ward 7) The City solicited bids for the Antongiovanni Park Grading Improvements Project, which consists of mass grading the 15-acre park site at 7801 Mountain Ridge Drive to prepare for future construction of Phase I of the park. Five bids were received on June 18 , 2026, and staff determined that the lowest bid submitted by Remedial Transportation Services Inc. in the amount of $436,925 was responsive and acceptable.
The project is funded through Public Safety and Vital Services funds within the Recreation and Parks Department Capital Improvement Program and requires no additional funding.
CONSENT CALENDAR PUBLIC HEARINGS
Item 7.a&b Public Hearings to Consider Amendments to HUD Action Plan (Ward 1; All Wards) The City receives annual entitlement funding from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) through the submission of an Action Plan, which identifies all HUD -funded projects and activities and describes how those investments address local housing , homelessness, and economic development needs. Each Action Plan corresponds to the fiscal year in which the City of Bakersfield receives HUD funding. Amendments to an adopted Action Plan, including the addition of new projects or the reallocation of previ ously awarded funds, require a Substantial Amendment process that includes a 30 -day public notice and comment period. Staff is proposing t wo amendments: A Substantial Amendment to the FY 2025 –26 HUD Action Plan to reallocate Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funds previously awarded to the Catholic Charities Food Bank Expansion Project to the Community Action Partnership of Kern (CAPK) Friendship Hous e Community Conference and Classroom Modular Project , and a
Substantial Amendment to the FY 2025 –26 HUD Action Plan to reallocate Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funds from the Greater Bakersfield Legal Assis tance (GBLA) ADA Improvement Project to GBLA Fair Housing Services. A public notice for this Action Plan Amendment was published in English in the Bakersfield Californian, and in Spanish in El Popular on May 29, 2026, initiating a 30 -day public comment period and providing a 30 -day notice of the public hearing. As of the date of this report, no comments have been received. Staff concludes the proposed Action Plan Amendment meets all regulatory and public noticing requirements and recommends Council approve the Amendment. There will be no fiscal impact to the City’s General Fund as a result of this Amendment, as these are Federal Entitlement funds.
Item 7.c Fund Appropriation from Kern County Illegal Dumping to Solid Waste (Ward 2) The City of Bakersfield (City) has received a request from the Housing Authority to conduct a public hearing, as required by the Internal Revenue Code, in order to issue, pursuant to a plan of finance, one or more series of its tax-exempt bonds, notes or other evidence of indebtedness in an amount not to exceed $5,500,000 (the “Bonds”) for the benefit of the Borrower pursuant to Chapter 5 of Division 7 of Title 1 of the Government Code of the St ate (commencing with Section 6500) (the “Act”), the proceeds of which will be used to provide a loan to finance the acquisition and rehabilitation of Baker Street Village RAD (the “Project”) located at 1015 Baker Street. This project is restricted to households earning between 30% and 80% of Area Median Income (AMI). There is no financial impact on the City of Bakersfield. The tax -exempt revenue bonds are payable solely out of the revenues derived by the Housing Authority from the applicable Project. No financial obligations are placed on the City for project financing costs or debt repayment.
REPORTS
Item 9.b Bakersfield 2045 General Plan Updates (All Wards) A general plan is a State required document that includes a land-use plan and goals, policies, and implementation programs, which guide the development of the community. The City has been undergoing the Bakersfield 2045 General Plan Update since 2021 which has included an existing conditions and background report; identifying issues, opportunities and vision; mapping land use alternatives and drafting general plan policies . The current phase is releasing a public draft of the general plan. As part of the ongoing community engagement, staff is providing this presentation to City Council regarding the draft Bakersfield 2045 General Plan.
Prepared by:
Jaritza Nunez, Management Fellow CC: Department Heads
Alex Hinojosa, Management Fellow City Manager’s File
City Clerk’s File
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