336 Pacific Avenue, Shafter, CA 93263
Meeting Held In-Person and Via Zoom and Livestream on YouTube.
AGENDA
SPECIAL MEETING
SHAFTER CITY COUNCIL
TUESDAY, AUGUST 22, 2023
NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC:
Any documents produced by the City and distributed to a majority of the City Council regarding any item on this agenda will be made available in the City Clerk’s Office during normal business hours at City Hall located at 336 Pacific Avenue, Shafter CA. In addition, such documents will be posted on the City’s website at www.shafter.com.
CALL TO ORDER: 4:00 PM
ROLL CALL: Mayor Givens
Mayor Pro Tem Prout
Council Member Alvarado
Council Member Espinoza
Council Member Olvera
APPROVAL OF AGENDA:
PUBLIC COMMENT:
Those persons wishing to speak on any item included on the agenda, or on any matter within the subject matter jurisdiction of the City Council, are invited to speak from the podium and address the City Council. Speakers are limited to five minutes unless additional time is needed for translation. Please state your name and address for the record before making your presentation.
MANAGEMENT REPORT:
1. ACTIVE RESIDENTIAL HOUSING TRACTS STATUS REPORT: Council find action not subject to the California Environmental Quality Act; receive and file the status report. (City Manager Gabriel A. Gonzalez)
ROLL CALL
2. CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS UPDATE: Receive and file report (City Manager Gabriel A. Gonzalez)
ROLL CALL
RECESS:
Shafter City Council Agenda
August 22, 2023
CLOSED SESSION:
1. CONFERENCE WITH LABOR NEGOTIATORS: Pursuant to California Government Code, Section 54957.6
Agency Representative: Gabriel A. Gonzalez, City Manager. Employee Organization: Service Employees International Union, Local 521; Shafter Police Officers Association; Non-represented employees.
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Shafter City Council Agenda
August 22, 2023
336 Pacific Avenue, Shafter, CA 93263
Meeting Held In-Person and Via Zoom and Livestream to YouTube.
NOTICE OF
SPECIAL MEETING OF THE SHAFTER CITY COUNCIL
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a special meeting of the City Council of the City of Shafter will be held on August 22, 2023. The meeting will convene at 4:00 PM, in the Council Chamber at Shafter City Hall, 336 Pacific Avenue, Shafter, California and via teleconference and Livestream on YouTube. Said special meeting shall be for the following purpose:
MANAGEMENT REPORT:
1. ACTIVE RESIDENTIAL HOUSING TRACTS STATUS REPORT: Council find action not subject to the California Environmental Quality Act; receive and file the status report. (City Manager Gabriel A. Gonzalez) ROLL CALL
2. CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS UPDATE: Receive and file report (City Manager Gabriel A. Gonzalez) ROLL CALL
RECESS:
CLOSED SESSION:
1. CONFERENCE WITH LABOR NEGOTIATORS: Pursuant to California Government Code, Section 54957.6. Agency Representative: Gabriel A. Gonzalez, City Manager.
Employee Organization: Service Employees International Union, Local 521; Shafter Police Officers Association; Non-represented employees.
Yazmina Pallares, City Clerk
Affidavit of Posting Special Meeting Notice
This is to certify that this Special Meeting Notice was posted at City Hall and the Police Department by 5:00 p.m., August 17, 2023. Further information regarding this Agenda Notice is available at City Hall, 336 Pacific Ave., Shafter, CA.
Yazmina Pallares, S/S, City Clerk Dated: August 17, 2023
MANAGEMENT REPORT
CITY OF SHAFTER
CITY COUNCIL REPORT
MEETING DATE: August 22, 2023
FROM: Gabriel A. Gonzalez, City Manager
PREPARED BY: Steve Esselman, Planning Director, Dennis Fidler, Building Official SUBJECT: ACTIVE RESIDENTIAL HOUSING TRACTS STATUS REPORT
RECOMMENDATION
Council find action not subject to the California Environmental Quality Act; receive and file the status report.
BACKGROUND
The Planning and Building Departments will provide an update to the City Council on the status of active residential tracts in the City. An active residential tract is a tract of homes with at least five lots and where grading for homes and/or construction of homes are currently occurring or will occur soon within the City limits.
ANALYSIS
The following tables show the various residential tracts in the City. The first table shows the active residential tracts within the historic core of Shafter and the second within the Gossamer Grove and Marcona Preserve Specific Plan areas adjacent to 7th Standard Road in the southeastern portion of the City limits. The attached maps provide the locations of the various active residential tracts.
Active Residential Tracts Located in the Historic Core Area Tract
#
Tract Name Location # of Lots # of Lots
Built or
Permitted
Map Status
7318 Santorini
Homes
W. Tulare Ave.
and
Mettler Ave.
158
(36 Lots
in
Phases
1-2)
25 Final Map –
Phases 1 & 2
7033 Willow Estates N. Shafter Ave.
and
E. Fresno Ave.
27 19 Final Map -
Phases 1 – 4
ACTIVE RESIDENTIAL HOUSING TRACTS STATUS REPORT
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6490 Mills Ranch E. Los Angeles
Ave. and
E. Ash Ave.
107 0 Tentative Map
6713 Self Help
Enterprises
Elizabeth Ave.
(adj. to Grow
Academy)
28 28 Final Map
7375 Reiker Homes W. Tulare Ave.
and
N. Reiker St.
10 0 Tentative Map
Total 330 72
Active Residential Tracts in Gossamer Grove/Marcona Preserve Tract
#
Tract Name Location # of Lots # of Lots
Built or
Permitted
Map Status
7319-
3 Gossamer
Grove
Community Dr.
and
Eagle Creek Dr.
42 19 Final Map
7346-
2 Gossamer
Grove
Cotton Creek Dr.
and
Manor Grove Dr.
101 101 Final Map
7346-
3 Gossamer
Grove
Cotton Creek Dr.
and
Trail River Ln.
120 120 Final Map
7388 Gossamer
Grove
Gossamer Grove
Blvd.
and
N. of PD substation
273 62 Final Map
7447 Gossamer
Grove
Gossamer Grove
Blvd.
and
Stone Creek Dr.
145 0 Tentative
Map
7244 Marcona
Preserve
7 th Standard Rd.
and between the
Calloway / Friant-Kern
395 0 Tentative
Map
Total 1,076 302
Of the five active tracts in the historic core and six in the Gossamer Grove/Marcona Preserve area, there are a total of 1,406 single-family residential lots within the tracts.
ACTIVE RESIDENTIAL HOUSING TRACTS STATUS REPORT
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Of those, 374 lots are built with a home or are fully permitted to be built with a home.
More specifically, “permitted” means the developer has gotten a building permit and the home will be built soon if not already under construction, and all that is needed after construction is a certificate of occupancy to allow occupation of the home by its new owner.
Tracts that are in the final map stage mean that the final map has been approved by Council and has been recorded with the County Recorder and the lots within the tracts are legal parcels. Once a lot has been recorded, the developer can apply for a building permit to construct the home on the approved lot.
Tracts that are in the tentative map stage mean that the tentative map has been approved by the Council, but a final map has not been approved and recorded. These tracts will not be issued building permits until the final map for the tract has been recorded.
FISCAL IMPACT
There is no fiscal impact because of this item.
CEQA ANALYSIS
The item is informational only and therefore, there is no discretionary action that triggers California Environmental Quality Act review.
APPROVED BY THE CITY ATTORNEY
Not Applicable
ALTERNATIVES
None
NEXT STEPS
None
ATTACHMENTS
1. Exhibit 1 - Historic Core Active Tracts Map
2. Exhibit 2 - Gossamer Grove/Marcona Preserve Active Tracts Map
3. Exhibit 3 - Active Residential Tracts Status Report PowerPoint
High Speed Rail Alignment
7346
7346
7421
7319
7244
7346
7332
7388
Planning Dept Map
Copyright nearmap 2015
Shafter City Limits
High Speed Rail Centerline
Road Centerlines
Arterial
Collector
Highway
Local
Subdivision Projects
TRACT
8/15/2023, 2:42:51 PM
0 0.13 0.25 0.5 mi
0 0.2 0.4 0.8 km
1:18,056
City of Shafter
City of Shafter | Source: U.S. Census Bureau | County of Kern Planning Department, Bakersfield, California. | Kern County Assessor's Office, Mapping Section.
ACTIVE RESIDENTIAL TRACTS STATUS REPORT
Historic
Core
Active
Tract
Maps
Historic Core Area
Tract # Tract Name Location # of Lots # of Lots Built
or Permitted
Map Status
7318 Santorini Homes W. Tulare Ave.
and
Mettler Ave.
158
(36 Lots in
Phases 1-2)
25 Final Map – Phases 1
& 2
7033 Willow Estates N. Shafter Ave.
and
E. Fresno Ave.
27 19 Final Map – Phases 1
– 4
6490 Mills Ranch E. Los Angeles Ave.
and
E. Ash Ave.
107 0 Tentative Map
6713 Self Help Enterprises Elizabeth Ave.
(adj. to Grow
Academy)
28 28 Final Map
7375 Reiker Homes W. Tulare Ave.
and
N. Reiker St.
10 0 Tentative Map
Total 330 72
Santorini –
Tract 7318
Willow
Estates –
Tract 7033
Mills Ranch
– Tract
6490
Self Help –
Tract 6713
Reiker
Homes –
Tract 7375
Gossamer Grove / Marcona Preserve
Tract # Tract Name Location # of Lots # of Lots Built
or Permitted
Map Status
7319-3 Gossamer Grove Community Dr.
and
Eagle Creek Dr.
42 19 Final Map
7346-2 Gossamer Grove Cotton Creek Dr.
and
Manor Grove Dr.
101 101 Final Map
7346-3 Gossamer Grove Cotton Creek Dr.
and
Trail River Ln.
120 120 Final Map
7388 Gossamer Grove Gossamer Grove
Blvd.
and
N. of PD substation
273 62 Final Map
7447 Gossamer Grove Gossamer Grove
Blvd.
and
Stone Creek Dr.
145 0 Tentative Map
7244 Marcona Preserve 7th Standard Rd.
and between the
Calloway / FriantKern
395 0 Tentative Map
Total 1,076 302
Gossamer
Grove /
Marcona
Preserve
Active
Tract
Maps
Gossamer Grove – Tract 7319
Gossamer Grove – Tract 7346-2
Gossamer Grove – Tract 7346-3
Gossamer Grove – Tract 7388
Gossamer Grove – Tract 7447
Marcona Preserve – Tract 7244
Summary
•Five active tracts in historic core area and six in Gossamer Grove/Marcona Preserve •Historic core area – 330 SFR lots of which 72 built/permitted to build •Gossamer Grove/Marcona Preserve – 1,076 SFR lots of which 302 built/permitted to build •All tracts – Total 1,406 SFR lots of which 374 built/permitted to build
MANAGEMENT REPORT
CITY OF SHAFTER
CITY COUNCIL REPORT
MEETING DATE: August 22, 2023
FROM: Gabriel A. Gonzalez, City Manager
PREPARED BY: Michael James, Public Works Director
SUBJECT: CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS UPDATE
RECOMMENDATION
Receive and file report
BACKGROUND
Staff will provide Council an update of major capital projects currently planned for construction through 2024. Attached is Power Point presentation for refernce and staff will provide a more detail oral report at the meeting.
ANALYSIS
None.
FISCAL IMPACT
None.
CEQA ANALYSIS
None.
APPROVED BY THE CITY ATTORNEY
ALTERNATIVES
None.
NEXT STEPS
None
ATTACHMENTS
1. Project Update_08-22-2023
CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECT UPDATE
FY 23-24
Funding
Highlights
Source Total
ARPA $3,500,000
Proposition 68 $3,800,000
Clean California $4,650,000
General Fund $600,000
FTIP $4,600,000
AB 617 $1,000,000
TIF $1,500,000
TDA/Gas Tax/SB 1 $2,200,000
HUD $2,000,000
Water Enterprise $1,300,000
Wastewater Enterprise $500,000
Total $25,650,000
Parks & Recreation -
Completed
• Mannel Park Shade Structure #2
• Lighting Enhancements at
Veterans Park and Mannel Park
Parks &
Recreation
Under
Construction
• Kirschenmann Park Field
Improvements
• Veterans Park Basketball Court
Parks & Recreation
Engineering & Design
1. James Street Decorative
Lighting
2. Skatepark Site &
Equipment Upgrades
3. Aquatics Center Pool &
Building Restoration
4. North Shafter Community
Park
5. Stringham Park Site
Enhancements
Streets
Completed
• Lerdo Highway Reconstruction Between
Shafter Avenue and North Valley Street
• Santa Fe Way Shoulder Paving – Phase 1
Streets – Engineering & Design
Santa Fe Way Resurfacing
7 th Standard Road #2 Lane Reconstruction
Core City
Roundabout Project
Right-of-Way Acquisition
Planning and Connecting New Water Wells
Wastewater Treatment Plant Upgrades &
Expansions
Public Buildings
City Hall Remodel, Roof Replacement,
& Site Enhancements
Library and Learning Center Remodel
and Site Enhancements
Economic Development
Subdividing Surplus Corporation Yard
Property Sewer Service to Lerdo Commercial Lots
Timelines & Objectives - Highlights
2023
4th Qtr
Bid
Aquatics Center Pool Restoration
Stringham Park Improvements
7 th Std. Rd. #2 Lane Reconstruct
Design
Skatepark Upgrades
Complete
James Street Lighting Project
Veterans Park Basketball Court
2024
1st Qtr
Start
Aquatics Center Pool Restoration
Stringham Park Improvements
Skatepark Upgrades
Complete
7th Std. Rd. #2 Lane Reconstruct
Connect Well 21 at WIP
Santa Fe Way Resurfacing
2024
2nd Qtr
Start
Aquatics Center Building Imp.
North Shafter Community Park
Complete
Aquatics Center Pool Restoration
Stringham Park Improvements
Skatepark Upgrades
2024
4th Qtr
Complete
Aquatics Center Building Imp.
Veterans Park Soccer Field
Lighting Imp.
North Shafter Community Park
Drill Well 22 at North Shafter