Regular Meeting PM - Dec 09, 2025 (Agenda)

SUMMARY OF PROCEEDINGS BOARD OF SUPERVISORS - COUNTY OF KERN

1115 Truxtun Avenue Bakersfield, California

Regular Meeting Tuesday, December 9,2025

2:00 P.M.

Note: Members of the Board of Supervisors may have an interest in certain contracts that the Board considers where the member holds a position on a non-profit corporation that supports the functions of the County. Supervisors are assigned to these positions as part of annual committee assignments by the Chairman of the Board. These interests include, with the Supervisor holding the position, the following: California State Association of Counties (Supervisors Peters and Perez); Community Action Partnership of Kern (Supervisor Parlier); Kern County Network for Children (Supervisor Peters); Kern Economic Development Corporation (Supervisors Peters, Couch and Flores); Southern California Water Coalition (Supervisors Couch and Flores); Tobacco Funding Corporation, Kern County (Supervisors Couch and Perez); Kern County Foundation, Inc. (Supervisor Perez); and Kern Medical Center Foundation (Supervisors Couch and Flores).

BOARD RECONVENED

Supervisors: Peters, Parlier, Flores, Couch, Perez ROLL CALL: All Present

NOTE: The vote is displayed in bold below each item. For example, Flores-Perez denotes Supervisor Flores made the motion and Supervisor Perez seconded the motion.

CONSENT AGENDA/OPPORTUNITY FOR PUBLIC COMMENT: ALL ITEMS LISTED WITH A "CA" OR "C" WERE CONSIDERED TO BE ROUTINE AND APPROVED BY ONE MOTION.

BOARD ACTION SHOWN IN CAPS

REPORT ON ACTIONS TAKEN IN CLOSED SESSION

Item 33 concerning PUBLIC EMPLOYEE PERFORMANCE EVALUATION - Titles: Kern Medical Chief Executive Officer; Fire Chief and Director of Emergency Services; Director of Airports (54957) - HEARD; NO REPORTABLE ACTION

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Item 36 concerning a CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL FORMALLY INITIATED LITIGATION (Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(1) and (g)) Name of case: Thomas Refuse Service, Inc. v. Kern County, et al., Kern County Superior Court Case Number BCV-25-103040-BCB - HEARD; NO REPORTABLE ACTION

ADJOURNED AS BOARD OF SUPERVISORS; RECONVENED AS KERN SANITATION AUTHORITY

Couch-Peters: All Ayes

KERN SANITATION AUTHORITY

Flores-Couch: All Ayes

C-1) Contract No. 24036, Notice of Completion with Sierra Construction & Excavation Inc., for Kern Sanitation Authority (KSA) sewer segment replacements in east Bakersfield (Fiscal Impact: None) (S.D.s #3,5)- RECEIVED AND FILED

C-2) Proposed Agreement with Provost & Pritchard Consulting Group, to provide engineering and survey services for Rexland Acres Sewer Expansion Project, effective through June 30, 2028, in an amount not to exceed $527,000 (Fiscal Impact: $527,000; Kern Sanitation Authority Fund; Budgeted; Discretionary) - APPROVED; AUTHORIZED CHAIRMAN TO SIGN AGREEMENT 593-2025

Flores-Couch: All Ayes

ADJOURNED AS KERN SANITATION AUTHORITY; RECONVENED AS BOARD OF SUPERVISORS

Flores-Couch: All Ayes

PUBLIC PRESENTATIONS

3)This portion of the meeting is reserved for persons to address the Board on any matter not on this agenda but under the jurisdiction of the Board. Board members may respond briefly to statements made or questions posed They may ask a question for clarification, make a referral to staff for factual information or request staff to report back to the Board at a later meeting. Also, the Board may take action to direct the staff to place a matter of business on a future agenda. SPEAKERS ARE LIMITED TO TWO MINUTES. PLEASE STATE AND SPELL YOUR NAME BEFORE MAKING YOUR PRESENTATION. THANK YOU!

SUPERVISOR FLORES MADE A REFERRAL TO THE PUBLIC HEALTH DEPARTMENT AND COUNTY COUNSEL TO BRING BACK FOR BOARD CONSIDERATION IN 30-60 DAYS AN ORDINANCE BANNING THE SALE OF KRATOM TO MINORS AND A CITATION STRUCTURE FOR SELLERS

NADINE ESCALANTE HEARD REGARDING FOSTER YOUTH SERVICES

BOARD MEMBER ANNOUNCEMENTS OR REPORTS

Flores-Peters: All Ayes

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GENERAL PLAN AMENDMENT HEARINGS

Amendment of the Land Use Element of the Western Rosedale Specific Plan; Amendment of the Circulation Element of the Kern County General Plan; Amendment of the Land Use, Open Space, and Conservation Element of the Greater Tehachapi Area Specific and Community Plan; Amendment of the Land Use Element of the Metropolitan Bakersfield General Plan; and other items as cited which include amendments of certain zoning maps and applications and proceedings.

PLANNING AND NATURAL RESOURCES DEPARTMENT

CA-5) Request of Munniji, LLC by KSI Engineering, Inc., for an amendment to the Land Use Element of the Western Rosedale Specific Plan from 2 1/2-acre Rural Residential to 1/2-acre Urban Estate Residential; and A change in zone classification from Limited Agriculture to Estate - 1/2 acre or a more restrictive District on an approximate 2.5-acre parcel located on the southeast corner of Renfro Road and Palm Avenue in the western Rosedale area (APN:495-020-06) (S.D. #1)

Specific Request:

(a) Amendment to the Land Use Element of the Western Rosedale Specific Plan from Map Code(s) RR (Rural Residential - Minimum 2.5 Gross Acres/Unit) to Map Code(s) UER (Urban Estate Residential) (SPA #15, Map 101-26)

(b) A change in zone classification from A-1 (Limited Agriculture) to E (1/2) (Estate 1/2 acre) or a more restrictive District on an approximate 2.5 acre parcel (ZCC #23, Map 101-26)

(Environmental Review: Common Sense Exemption, Section 15061(b)(3) and Categorically Exempt, per Section 15303(a) of the State CEQA Guideline; Published Bakersfield Californian)- OPENED HEARING; RECEIVED PUBLIC COMMENT; CLOSED HEARING; PER PLANNING COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION, ADOPTED RESOLUTION 2025-245 AND RECOMMENDED FINDINGS APPROVING AMENDMENT TO THE LAND USE ELEMENT OF THE WESTERN ROSEDALE SPECIFIC PLAN AS REQUESTED; ADOPTED RESOLUTION 2025-246, RECOMMENDED FINDINGS, AND ENACTED ORDINANCE G-9364 APPROVING ZONE CHANGE AS REQUESTED

Couch-Peters: All Ayes

CA-6) Request of SF Jasmine LLC, for an amendment to the Circulation Element of the Kern County General Plan to eliminate future road reservations along section and midsection lines within the boundaries of the approved Jasmine Solar Project on approximately 527 acres located generally near the intersection of Old River Road and Copus Road in the unincorporated Mettler area of Kern County (APNs: 295-131-12 and 295-132-15) (S.D. #2)