Planning Commission - Regular Meeting

Welcome to the City of Bakersfield Planning Commission meeting. This television broadcast is brought to you by the local cable companies, the County Of Kern, and the City of Bakersfield. You can watch the rebroadcast of this meeting Saturday at 7PM and Sunday at 10AM. The agenda for this meeting can be downloaded at www.bakersfieldcity.us. Presiding over this evening meeting, chair, Adam Strickland.

It is my pleasure to call to order the 01/15/2026 planning commission meeting. Madam clerk, will you please call the roll?

Chair Strickland?

Here.

Vice chair Biddle? Commissioner Brandt Oliver? Here. Commissioner Cater?

Here.

Commissioner Core? Here. Commissioner Martin?

Here.

Commissioner Neal?

Madam clerk, next item, please.

Pledge of allegiance.

Please stand for the pledge of allegiance. Madam clerk, next item, please.

Public statements.

Public statements are now received at different times depending on the item. I will call on madam clerk to call for public statements at the appropriate time, so please listen carefully for the correct time to speak.

Non agenda item three a, public statements.

Does anyone in the audience wish to address the Commission regarding items not listed on tonight's agenda? If so, please come forward and state your name. Seeing none.

Agenda item three b, public statements.

Does anyone in the audience wish to address the commission regarding tonight's listed on tonight's agenda? Seeing none, madam clerk. Next item, please.

Agenda item four, consent calendar items.

All matters listed under the consent items do not require public hearing and will be enacted in one motion. There will be no separate discussion of said items unless staff or commissioner request specific items to be discussed and or removed for separate action. May I get a motion approving consent items 4A?

Make a motion.

Commissioner Cater? May I get a second?

I'll second.

Commissioner Brandt Oliver got it in first. Commissioners, please cast your votes.

Motion passes with commissioner Neal and vice chair Biddle absent.

Madam clerk, next item, please.

Agenda item five, consent calendar public hearing items.

Now is the time for consent calendar public hearing items. If the item is not removed by commissioner, staff, or a member of the public, the commission will vote on all items in one motion without further comment. If an item is removed, it will be placed at the end of the non consent public hearing items. At this time, I will now open the consent calendar public hearing items. Does any member of the public wish to remove a consent calendar public hearing item?

Seeing none, does any Commissioner or staff wish to remove a consent calendar public hearing item? I would like to note that is that you or me?

The last part is just ignore it.

I will ignore it. So let me just restate, does any commissioner or staff wish to remove a consent calendar public hearing item?

Not to remove an item, but I will note that I will be abstaining from voting on item five c due to a source of income conflict.

Thank you, Commissioner Cater. At this time, the consent calendar public hearing items not removed are now closed. Oh, just just getting.

Alright. I'd like to note for item five c, there is a memo that was distributed to you today. Thank you.

And commissioner Cater, is it five c or five d?

For my conflict, it is five c.

Okay.

As in Cater. Yep.

All right. Thank you. At this time, the consent calendar public hearing items not removed are now closed. May I get a motion to adopt staff's recommendation of the consent public hearing items not removed incorporating all staff memoranda and revised staff recommendations?

All motion.

Commissioner Martin, do you have a second?

I will second.

Commissioner Core. Commissioners, please cast your vote.

Motion passes with Commissioner Neal and Vice Chair Biddle absent and Commissioner Cater abstaining from five C.

Thank you. Madam Clerk, next item please.

There are no nonconsent public hearing items.

Thank you. Madam clerk, next item, please.

Agenda item seven, communications.

Does staff have any communication items?

We wish you a happy New Year since we haven't seen you since, November, and there will be a February 5 meeting.

Thank you so much. Madam Clerk, next item, please.

Agenda item eight, commissioner comments.

Does any commissioner have any comments? Seeing none, madam Clerk, next item, please.

Agenda item nine, adjournment.

This meeting is adjourned at 05:37PM. Thank you.