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Votes at a glance: Bakersfield City Council actions on Jan. 22, 2025
Summary
Summary of formal actions the council took during the Jan. 22 meeting, including consent calendar approvals, purchase of two fire engines, receipt of the HUD consolidated plan presentation and committee-calendar approval.
At its Jan. 22 meeting the Bakersfield City Council recorded the following formal actions and outcomes.
- Consent calendar (items 7A–7I, with exception noted): Council approved the consent calendar with Vice Mayor Kaur’s request to pull item 7D3 for separate consideration. Motion to approve the consent calendar with exception passed; Councilmember Weir was absent when the first vote was announced.
- Purchase of two fire engines (consent item 7D3): Council approved the resolution to purchase two fire engines. Councilmember Arias moved approval; the motion passed with Councilmember Weir absent. Staff noted each engine takes about three years to manufacture and that recent engines in the fleet were built in Appleton, Wisconsin.
- Consent calendar public hearings (items 8A–8C): Council opened and closed the public hearings and approved items 8A–8C as part of the consent calendar; the motion passed with Councilmember Weir absent.
- Receive and file: Draft HUD consolidated plan update (report item 10A): Vice Mayor Kaur moved to receive and file staff’s presentation on the consolidated plan and citizen participation process; the motion passed with Councilmember Weir absent. Staff will continue a 30-day public comment period and return later in the spring when HUD issues allocations.
- Approve council committee calendar (new business item 12A): Council approved the committees calendar for January–December 2025; the motion passed with Councilmember Weir absent.
Where motions lacked a recorded second or a full roll-call tally in the public audio, the minutes show the motion passed and that Councilmember Weir was absent for these votes. No votes failed and no items were tabled during the meeting.
