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Votes at a glance: May 14 Bakersfield City Council actions
Summary
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.
The Bakersfield City Council recorded several formal actions on May 14. Key results and procedural notes follow:
- 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.
