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- Consent Calendar (Items 7a–7i): Approved (voice vote). At the 3:30 p.m. session the clerk recorded the consent calendar motion as approved with Vice Mayor Corr (absent from that vote). (Transcript: motion and approval recorded.)

- Public Hearing — TEFRA for HumanGood (Item 9a): The council held the required TEFRA hearing and adopted the resolution allowing the California Municipal Finance Authority to issue revenue and refunding bonds (up to $205,000,000) for HumanGood’s Rosewood renovation. The council recorded the motion as approved with Council member Kaur absent.

- Deferred Business — Proposition 218 sewer notice (Item 11a): The council voted to rescind the Proposition 218 notice concerning proposed FY 2025–26 sewer-rate increases that had been authorized for publication on March 26, 2025. The motion passed; the clerk recorded the motion as approved with Council member Kaur absent. Staff was directed to conduct additional analysis and public outreach and return within four to six months.

- Appointments (Item 6a): The staff memorandum requested the item be pulled from the agenda; no appointment vote occurred.

- Closed Session (Items 4a and 4b): The city attorney reported two closed-session items. For 4a (conference with labor negotiator) there was no reportable action. For 4b (conference with legal counsel—City of Bakersfield v. 3M Company), the city attorney said the council, by a 6–0 vote with the Vice Mayor absent, gave direction to the city attorney. The council recorded the closed-session adjournment and reconvened to the open meeting; no further action was taken publicly on the litigation matter.

Votes and roll-call notations: several motions were recorded as approved with Council member Kaur absent (TEFRA adoption and rescission of the Prop. 218 notice). The clerk recorded the consent calendar approved at the earlier session with Vice Mayor Corr absent.

No ordinances were adopted on second reading during this meeting and no appointments were finalized because item 6a was pulled by staff.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","City Council - May 14th, 2025 Meetings","oneSentenceSummary","Summary of formal council votes and procedural actions from the May 14 meeting, including consent calendar approval, TEFRA resolution, rescission of Prop. 218 sewer notice, closed-session report and an appointment pulled from the agenda.","taxTitle","Bakersfield, Kern County, California","taxId",4687,"location","headline","shortSummary",{"_33":75,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":76,"_41":77,"_43":78,"_45":79,"_47":80,"_49":81,"_51":82,"_53":83,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":84,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":85,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":56,"_73":56},6541253,"Council proclaims May 2025 as Community Action Month, honors CAPK programs and new veteran housing project",274,679000,953000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3616074-909a8b6b8b930a331e798272b27bd6c4&start=679&end=953","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3616074-909a8b6b8b930a331e798272b27bd6c4/thumbnail_679000.jpg","/articles/6541253/Bakersfield/Kern-County/California/Council-proclaims-May-2025-as-Community-Action-Month-honors-CAPK-programs-and-new-veteran-housing-project","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6541253-007a91e47bf83fe6d6e5ffb13b3753d7/orig.mp4?Expires=1775394915&Signature=ONuUF1hdnAWrovQA2zu2DRSc4o6XHPlXRgen1YXIgr4CEo5wUhZ2xR97XgK3pFXYPF01J0wuDvERSqNRa5SGICUs8iuzwe5jwg61enB64~LGiSHwtAALsiDYt~RXwdstifn-k46JMJdzMAhbwdDY6dJM7t6BVkivwpMLmt05N2iiMciXKBOsC13~aESG-k4srwgjPu85-f5cbIr05K0gLgeGKqdlazUq79gYqWspboUwba-FYm9zrAq8l-xepaSDQROMkcEw2gX0EO817fa4cOOAhF9a6CwgrzPs9LcxLBl77Jd7~jhn5oyTyQvM76cou~5w4xh7GGpU5m19-x1Ekw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Bakersfield City Council on May 14 presented a proclamation declaring May 2025 as National Community Action Month and recognized Community Action Partnership of Kern (CAPK) for its programs serving Kern County residents.

Jeremy Tobias, CEO of CAPK, and board chair Maritza Jimenez accepted the proclamation and outlined CAPK programs: 12 Head Start locations in Bakersfield, a food bank network that distributed roughly 22.5 million pounds countywide (with nearly 14 million pounds distributed within Bakersfield in 2024 through a network of churches and local pantries), a 24/7 call center connecting residents to more than 1,500 services, and integrated veterans services following a March 2025 merger with the California Veterans Assistance Foundation.

Tobias said CAPK will hold a ribbon-cutting in June for a 13-unit tiny-home development called Covey Cottages that will provide permanent housing for veterans; he also noted CAPK’s partnership with the city on a Homekey Plus funding application for a project referred to as Ram Kabir.

Council members commended CAPK’s long-standing service across the city, with particular praise for its food-distribution network and downtown presence. No formal council action was required for the proclamation; it was presented as a ceremonial recognition.","The council presented a proclamation recognizing Community Action Partnership of Kern for services including Head Start, food distribution and veteran services; CAPK announced a planned 13-unit tiny-home project for veterans.",{"_33":87,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":88,"_41":89,"_43":90,"_45":91,"_47":92,"_49":93,"_51":94,"_53":95,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":96,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":97,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":56,"_73":56},6541258,"Council holds TEFRA hearing and approves resolution to allow issuance of $205 million bonds for HumanGood project",118,2249000,2367000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3616074-909a8b6b8b930a331e798272b27bd6c4&start=2249&end=2367","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3616074-909a8b6b8b930a331e798272b27bd6c4/thumbnail_2249000.jpg","/articles/6541258/Bakersfield/Kern-County/California/Council-holds-TEFRA-hearing-and-approves-resolution-to-allow-issuance-of-205-million-bonds-for-HumanGood-project","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6541258-69a535ae3cb7fa184f09b9c8d433ffef/orig.mp4?Expires=1775394915&Signature=Ap5GlEDBtwxWKfcgw0RkapvIZo6RFhcm-Zlz3UUqx3ZJwiX0jW0VbPSdw3nE9~1QuR4QI6hCprmINAWF6iZwWxn812o8j8OX6Sjd-ue02X1~NWP0D-zNmerA2VS8H4NwiUlvCoMzW-KA0wPamILl8eiNiNkYoq~GRkGDsTyD1uZwjoFGiu~KirPIrNJo1qBjrfGjEFqgIPz5xsV3LKpdEfc9xCwXByIR5l-MqQ8udI9XRPDwWQ79Vjss-ntegCMTG~9Z8fu3U9XyDsVHoGOMMTCbS4lQKe7VwGtyczFuI6-iKsq6C89GlbLTAQPldfM0zd5tORsihUpeuwQAWTY-Fg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","At a public hearing on May 14 the Bakersfield City Council approved a resolution required for a TEFRA hearing that enables the California Municipal Finance Authority to issue up to $205,000,000 in tax-exempt revenue and refunding bonds for HumanGood, a California nonprofit corporation, to fund renovations to the Rosewood community center.

The city attorney explained that the TEFRA process is required to preserve the tax-exempt status of the proposed bonds and emphasized the city would have no financial or legal liability for the project or repayment of the bonds. Representatives from HumanGood and from the California Municipal Finance Authority were present for questions.

No members of the public spoke either in opposition or support during the hearing. A motion to adopt the resolution was made and the council approved it; the clerk recorded the motion as approved with Council member Kaur absent.

What happens next: Acceptance of the TEFRA resolution allows the California Municipal Finance Authority and HumanGood to proceed with bond issuance processes that are managed by those entities; the city noted it will have no repayment obligation.","The council held a TEFRA hearing and adopted a resolution allowing the California Municipal Finance Authority to issue revenue and refunding bonds of up to $205 million for HumanGood to renovate the Rosewood community center; the city stated it will have no financial obligation for the bonds.",{"_33":99,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":100,"_41":101,"_43":102,"_45":103,"_47":104,"_49":105,"_51":106,"_53":107,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":108,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":109,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":56,"_73":56},6541262,"Parents, school trustees press Bakersfield council for more crosswalks, speed humps after student deaths",270,1210000,1480000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3616074-909a8b6b8b930a331e798272b27bd6c4&start=1210&end=1480","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3616074-909a8b6b8b930a331e798272b27bd6c4/thumbnail_1210000.jpg","/articles/6541262/Bakersfield/Kern-County/California/Parents-school-trustees-press-Bakersfield-council-for-more-crosswalks-speed-humps-after-student-deaths","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6541262-1bef432ecbd705dfab7cf89402ac3dde/orig.mp4?Expires=1775394915&Signature=fz2NrM1btV~FJwCsQQVfbz9DEE9d~~csYMPecqTK6X~ubfnc~sO6Z5SnOFiwM7wUPZo8vfYu8uBp785LC6FgfF2mwWPUtGNgzwdLlvfHd0xq2iWNeKcNAcYPrVNG6Zr7kQK1jeYYMDIgV2EMsfhFtMPo3NlA6ju-PpVJRZi8jbpOP0gLHtbQuBNL9mQhX-0~Im5vu-o2ISuKuLRP2Hko3dRM37eFtj8QKKtY3AMNz1aSyT5C8dVB3xDheEzgPwj6sroUYFBiFDgbEhD8A0N9W6qDgvPWztadH6d2D-sthe9QC6~uf0zoATrZXyMgZ5s9I5ANsJY2mzWWWH4fGEXHyw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Multiple speakers, including Bakersfield City School District trustees and grieving family members, urged the City Council on May 14 to accelerate pedestrian-safety improvements near schools, including crosswalk lighting, speed humps and increased enforcement.

Dr. Chris Cruz Boone, a trustee with the Bakersfield City School District, told the council that “we as a community need to take more responsibility in lighting our crosswalks and making sure that they're visible and making sure that speeds are displayed so that mothers like me don't have to worry.” Trustee Brooke Malley Alt, representing Area 5 of the district, said 328 parents and community members signed a petition asking for crosswalks near Roosevelt Elementary after an 8-year-old student, Richie Aguilar, was struck and killed while walking home.

Trustee Alt said the crosswalks called for in the petition have been completed and an additional crossing guard placed near Roosevelt, but she urged the council to begin with a traffic study at First and A Street and to install “a single speed hump in honor of Richie.” She said speed humps cause drivers to slow and asked the council to prioritize equity by extending measures to neighborhoods that have historically received less infrastructure investment.

Parent speakers Josie and Jasmine described multiple local pedestrian deaths and requested more lights, crosswalks, sidewalks, speed bumps and law-enforcement presence near schools. Josie said community advocates had to press for change: “It actually took two children to die for us to get something done there.”

Council member Gonzales expressed sympathy and repeated a council commitment to pedestrian and bicycle safety, noting past efforts including a neighborhood traffic-calming handbook and a multimodal transportation committee. Smith and Gonzales both said traffic calming should be treated as a public-safety priority; Smith observed that a council subcommittee (Public Safety and Vital Services, PSVS) had recommended not to include traffic calming in certain PSVS-funded items, a point confirmed in the meeting record.

No formal ordinance or funding decision was made at the meeting. Trustees left petitions and asked staff for traffic studies and local site work. Council members said they would pursue budget lines and policy options and asked the community to continue to engage.

What happens next: Trustees requested a traffic study for First and A Street and the installation of one speed hump as a starting point; staff follow-up and any formal funding decisions will require later council action.","Trustees and grieving family members urged the council to expand traffic-calming measures, lighting and enforcement around schools. Trustees asked for a traffic study and at least one speed hump in memory of a child killed near Roosevelt Elementary.",{"_33":111,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":112,"_41":113,"_43":114,"_45":46,"_47":115,"_49":116,"_51":117,"_53":118,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":119,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":120,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":56,"_73":56},6541268,"Bakersfield council rescinds Proposition 218 notice on proposed sewer-rate increases, orders further analysis",855,2435000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3616074-909a8b6b8b930a331e798272b27bd6c4&start=2435&end=3290","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3616074-909a8b6b8b930a331e798272b27bd6c4/thumbnail_2435000.jpg","/articles/6541268/Bakersfield/Kern-County/California/Bakersfield-council-rescinds-Proposition-218-notice-on-proposed-sewer-rate-increases-orders-further-analysis","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6541268-929755f6e2aa1979ccb158c2732dc706/orig.mp4?Expires=1775394915&Signature=VI5~meD8PHKQ0QLKnn5bndEuSIBWkz23pErvRgUvlaku4yvELqg-cYbdAbxMZgdmPyJTSg5iXq-9nnFraESQ-v-JbTpYGevz2-O8zMnauAP3f9KMZfF3yv0aHtw96OjPJXa7J243qEwTAW1phAj5DjTVs1yYRwvaY9TZAZ5u61d75HNqAGhlGF8a5dMR5XEHvI9vZGY91QWeyTzCdd-gs~c6xcC7hhxgU-qlVkUbo98dItekXuydYu3cyBLuZRiFrqmCZVvED~UyFtAGo~XMDKNdX8xWGUhDS1eLXfYhykY-kMMO34OtmNfaWZTdDjDP7maxoVBeYWjR2wLhQzAdDg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Bakersfield City Council on May 14 voted to rescind a Proposition 218 notice that would have advanced proposed sewer-rate increases for fiscal year 2025–26, and directed staff to perform further analysis and outreach before returning recommendations to the council.

City staff had recommended rescinding the notice to allow “additional analysis to confirm some of the numbers” and to broaden community engagement, City staff member Mr. Clegg told the council. “We expect that there still is a significant need to address a real gap in long range capital planning for our sewer system and that we will bring this issue back this calendar year,” he said.

The vote followed public comment both for and against higher rates. Roman Matera submitted a petition asking the council to raise the sewer fee “from $250 to $950” and urged the council not to rescind the proposed increase. Resident Debbie Busby spoke in opposition, saying the proposed increase would cause hardship for seniors and people on limited incomes.

Council members who spoke said the city faces a multidecade funding gap for wastewater infrastructure and that previous underfunding left the city with low reserves. Council member Smith said the sewer system historically was underpriced compared with peer cities and that “we've under taxed and under saved for 30 years and now we have this problem.” Council member Komen noted staff reported nearly 3,000 letters received in opposition to the proposed rates and urged extensive outreach before any new proposal.

Council member Coleman urged staff to investigate public-private partnership options and potential revenue offsets such as biogas or renewable energy projects tied to treatment-plant sites, saying such partnerships have been used by other California cities. Coleman told the council she had sent a written referral to the city manager to explore third-party partnerships and technologies to mitigate long-term costs.

Council members also cited system capacity concerns: Komen noted Wastewater Treatment Plant No. 3 is at about 78% capacity and said several capital items are included in the planning scope, including a parallel line on Buena Vista and downtown sewer replacements.

The motion to rescind the Proposition 218 notice was made from the dais and approved; the clerk recorded the motion as approved with Council member Kaur absent. The council directed staff to return with more detailed financial analysis and expanded community outreach within four to six months.

The action pauses the Proposition 218 process that would have advanced rate ballots to affected property owners; staff said the city has no current financial or legal obligation tied to the paused notice beyond planning and outreach work.

What happens next: staff will continue analysis of capital needs and alternatives and bring proposal(s) back to the council after further public engagement. Council members emphasized the need to establish reserve policies and clearer asset-management planning to avoid similar shortfalls in the future.","The City Council voted to withdraw a Prop. 218 notice that would have advanced large sewer-rate increases for FY 2025–26 and directed staff to perform deeper financial analysis and broader community outreach before bringing revised options back to the council.","actionData","errors"]

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Votes at a glance: May 14 Bakersfield City Council actions

Council proclaims May 2025 as Community Action Month, honors CAPK programs and new veteran housing project

Council holds TEFRA hearing and approves resolution to allow issuance of $205 million bonds for HumanGood project

Parents, school trustees press Bakersfield council for more crosswalks, speed humps after student deaths

Bakersfield council rescinds Proposition 218 notice on proposed sewer-rate increases, orders further analysis