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Votes at a glance: Bakersfield council adopts consent calendar and approves water consolidation MND
Summary
The City Council adopted the consent calendar and approved a mitigated negative declaration for the South Kern/Old River consolidation; both actions passed with Council Member Arias absent.
At its July 23 meeting, the Bakersfield City Council took two recorded floor actions:
- Consent calendar adoption: The council voted to adopt the consent agenda (items 7a through 7i); the motion was approved with Council Member Arias absent. No individual items were pulled from consent during the meeting.
- Mitigated negative declaration (item 9a): The council voted to approve the MND for the consolidation of the South Kern and Old River Mutual Water Companies into the City of Bakersfield water system; the motion passed with Council Member Arias absent. The MND allows staff to proceed with design and planning; subsequent council approvals will be required before construction or contract awards.
The meeting record shows no roll-call vote with individual yes/no names recorded in the public hearing exchange; minutes show the council approved both actions with one member absent. No additional motions, amendments, or ties were recorded for these items at the July 23 meeting.
