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At a glance: key votes from the May 28, 2025 Bakersfield City Council meeting
Summary
Summary of actions taken by the council on May 28, 2025, including budget receipt, approvals for infrastructure projects, appointments, and grant agreements.
The Bakersfield City Council took the following actions during its May 28, 2025 meeting. This roundup lists formal motions recorded in the meeting minutes; wording below follows staff recommendations and clerk records.
- Budget report: Motion to receive and file the FY 2025–26 proposed budget report — motion unanimously approved.
- Adaptive signal coordination (Callaway Drive) (item 7G5): Motion to approve the adaptive signal coordination project; motion unanimously approved. Staff said the project is largely federally funded (~88%) with a remaining local match from gas tax/PSVS as needed.
- Economic Opportunity Area (EOA) grant: Motion to approve EOA grant agreement (Foxtail Lounge, Ward 2) — motion approved with Council members Weir, Komen and Bashar Tash voting no (majority approved).
- St. Vincent de Paul facility upgrades (item 7I2): Motion to adopt staff recommendation for upgrades and conditional‑use processing — motion unanimously approved.
- Bios economic subsidy agreement (item 9A): Motion to approve economic subsidy up to $250,000 to Bios to support a precision‑medicine initiative — motion approved with Council member Arias absent.
- CDBG‑CV grant closeout (item 9B): Motion to receive and file public comments and proceed with closeout — motion approved with Council member Arias absent.
- General Plan Amendment / Zone Change (9C): Motion to deny the appeal and uphold the Planning Commission approval (Taft Highway & Michelle Street) — motion approved with Council member Adias absent.
- Appointments: Paul Yanez appointed as mayor’s alternate to Keep Bakersfield Beautiful Committee (unanimous). Council member Eric Adias and Council member Larry Komen appointed as regular/alternate members to the Solid Waste Management Advisory Committee (unanimous). Conference‑committee appointments to fill an at‑large vacancy on the Golden Empire Transit District board (Council members Gonzalez and Arias) — motion approved with Council member Bashar Tash voting no.
For complete vote tallies and packet materials, see the official meeting minutes and the staff memorandum included in the council packet.
