Bakersfield City Council — June 24, 2026

Community impact

• Pavement rehabilitation projects will improve road conditions on Hageman Road and Truxtun Avenue, affecting residents and businesses in Wards 2, 3, 4, and 6. Total project cost $12,752,734 with contingency reserves of $625,000. [S1] [S2]
• Brundage Lane Navigation Center will continue operations with $7.9 million annual funding, providing 319 beds and services to unhoused residents in Ward 1. Program reports 617 people moved to permanent housing since inception. [S1] [S2]
• Mobile spay-neuter program will continue with existing funding; program has completed 1,596 surgeries across all 7 wards at average cost of $44.64 per animal since November 2025, with goal of reducing shelter intake and euthanasia rates over five-year period. [S2]
• Public safety radio system upgrade will proceed with 150-foot tower at 1000 Buena Vista Road, improving communications coverage in northwest Bakersfield where officers have experienced poor radio connectivity. Tower meets FCC radio frequency emission standards. [S1] [S2]
• Fiscal Year 2026-27 budget adoption (deferred to later in meeting) will determine funding levels for city services, including tree planting ($275,000 allocation for approximately 960 additional trees), illegal dumping abatement, and wastewater infrastructure planning. [S1] [S2]

Who's affected

• Residents of Wards 2, 3, 4, and 6 benefit from $12.75 million in pavement rehabilitation on Hageman Road and Truxtun Avenue. Contractors Griffith Company and Cen-Cal Construction receive contracts totaling $12.75 million. [S1] [S2]
• Unhoused residents in Ward 1 and throughout Bakersfield benefit from continued Brundage Lane Navigation Center operations funded at $7.9 million annually. Mercy House receives contract to operate facility. [S1] [S2]
• Pet owners across all 7 wards benefit from continued mobile spay-neuter services. Program partners include Strength of Shadow Dog Rescue, Current Safe Animal Coalition, and SOS Dog Rescue. Critters without Litters, Inc. receives $1.05 million not-to-exceed for community cat program. [S1] [S2]
• Bakersfield Police Department and public safety personnel benefit from upgraded radio system and body-worn camera system. Motorola Solutions Incorporated and Axon Enterprise, Inc. receive contracts totaling approximately $3.65 million for camera system alone. [S1] [S2]
• Residents of Southeast Bakersfield and MLK Boulevard corridor affected by ongoing illegal dumping issues. Developers Max Becerra, Tina Lai, and More Partners have invested $11 million in area development but report cleanup costs of $100,000+ with illegal dumping recurring. City appropriated $1.79 million from Kern County Illegal Dumping Fund for abatement. [S2]

Conflict-of-interest flags

• Council Member Smith absent from meeting. [S2]
• Council Member Weir voted no on consent calendar items 6.e.1, 6.f.1, and 6.h.5, citing concerns about city budget growth to approximately $1 billion annually and lack of spending controls. [S2]
• Council Member Bashir Tash voted no on items 6.e.1, 6.f.1, 6.h.5, 6.j.2, and 6.j.3, and moved to defer 6.j.5, citing budget constraints and prioritization concerns. [S2]
• Bo Koenig appealed Planning Commission approval of radio tower project; appeal was denied and original approval upheld. [S1] [S2]

What was decided

• Approved consent calendar items 6.a through 6.j with exceptions pulled for separate votes
  • Approved minutes of June 10, 2026 meeting
  • Received and filed department payments totaling $40,845,000.10 (May 27–June 9, 2026)
  • Received and filed department agreements over $40,000 and under $100,000
  • Approved zoning changes: R-S 2.5A to R-2 on 3.71 acres at Stine Road and Ryzona Drive (Zone Change 22-0372); R-1 to C-2/PCD on 5.39 acres at Ashe Road and McKee Road (Zone Change 24-0040)
  • Approved Williamson Act Cancellation No. 25-0001 and exclusion from Agricultural Preserve No. 10 on 28.91 acres at McCutchen Road and Mountain Vista Road
  • Approved property abatement resolution for June 2026
  • Approved sewer service user flat rate charges for FY 2026-27
  • Approved 12 resolutions adding areas to Consolidated Maintenance District (Areas 3-123, 4-308 through 4-314, 4-316, 4-324, 4-326, 5-142, 5-143)
  [S1] [S2]
• Approved job specifications and salary updates
  • Revised Job Specification for Grants Administrator #59905
  • Amendment No. 47 to Resolution No. 44-93 (Temporary Unit salaries and benefits)
  • Amendment No. 1 to Resolution No. 145-2025 (General Supervisory and Management Unit salaries and benefits)
  [S1] [S2]
• Approved service and supply agreements
  • Community Action Partnership of Kern (CAPK): $630,000 not-to-exceed for intensive case management services
  • Valley Pressure Pros Inc.: $330,460 not-to-exceed for biohazard cleaning in Downtown, Central, and Old Town Kern areas
  • Solenis, LLC: $210,000 one-year term for DAF Polymer to Wastewater Division
  • Solenis, LLC: $1,500,000 two-year term for Centrifuge Polymer to Wastewater Division
  • Summit Capital Ventures, Inc.: Final Map, Improvement Agreement, and Landscape Agreements for Tract 7041 Phase 2 at Berkshire Road and Mountain Vista Drive
  [S1] [S2]
• Approved software and technology amendments
  • Amendment No. 2 to TeamDynamix Solutions LLC Agreement No. 2024-078: $56,727.15 not-to-exceed for project management software
  • Amendment No. 3 to Highstreet LLC Agreement No. 2022-155: $5,649,950 not-to-exceed for Human Capital Management Software System scope adjustments
  • Amendment No. 3 to GALLS, LLC Agreement No. 2024-054: $198,000 additional ($748,062 not-to-exceed total) and term extended to July 1, 2027 for police ballistic vests
  [S1] [S2]
• Approved infrastructure and maintenance amendments
  • Amendment No. 1 to Old River Farming Company, LLC Agreement No. 2021-169: five-year lease extension and company name change acknowledgment
  • Amendment No. 2 to MJS Solutions, LLC Agreement No. 2024-190: $22,400 additional ($142,400 not-to-exceed total) and term extended to January 31, 2027 for police training facility cleaning
  • Amendment No. 6 to Critters without Litters, Inc. Agreement No. 2022-183: $220,000 additional ($1,050,000 not-to-exceed total) and term extended to June 30, 2027 for community cat spay-neuter-vaccination services
  • Amendment No. 1 to The Open Door Network Agreement No. 2025-244: $477,640 not-to-exceed and term extended to June 30, 2027 for freeway litter abatement
  • Memorandum of Agreement with Kern Council of Governments: $225,000 continuation funding for Freeway Litter Program FY 2026-27
  • Amendment No. 1 to Jack Davenport Sweeping Services Agreement No. 2025-242: $1,729,197 not-to-exceed and term extended to June 30, 2027 for CCI litter abatement
  • Amendment No. 1 to The Open Door Network Agreement No. 2025-243: $1,741,380 not-to-exceed and term extended to June 30, 2027 for CCI cleanups
  [S1] [S2]
• Approved engineering and design amendments
  • Amendment No. 1 to BSK Associates Agreement No. 2025-165: $40,000 additional ($280,000 not-to-exceed total) for geotechnical and materials testing services
  • Amendment No. 2 to Ardurra Group Inc. Agreement No. 2025-058: $73,405 additional ($428,075 not-to-exceed total) for L-208 TCP Removal Project design services
  • Amendment No. 1 to Alpha Welding Agreement No. 2024-186: one-year term extension for on-call wastewater maintenance
  • Amendment No. 1 to BR Frost Company Agreement No. 2024-187: one-year term extension for on-call wastewater maintenance
  • Amendment No. 2 to GSE Construction Company Inc. Agreement No. 2024-189: $800,000 additional ($1,600,000 not-to-exceed total) and one-year term extension for on-call wastewater maintenance
  • Amendment No. 2 to Crider Construction Inc. Agreement No. 2024-188: $500,000 additional ($1,000,000 not-to-exceed total) and one-year term extension for on-call wastewater maintenance
  • Amendment No. 1 to Sender Construction LLC Agreement No. 2025-137: $120,000 additional ($620,000 not-to-exceed total) for Regional Radio Project coordination and management
  • Amendment No. 1 to K & I Services Inc. Agreement No. 2025-101: $675,000 additional ($1,325,000 not-to-exceed total) and term extended to June 25, 2027 for organics recycling transportation
  • Amendment No. 2 to Premier Valley Transport Inc. Agreement No. 2024-173: $220,000 additional ($920,000 not-to-exceed total) and term extended to June 26, 2027 for Mount Vernon facility material transport
  • Amendment No. 3 to Group Delta Consultants, Inc. Agreement No. 2021-129: scope expanded to FY 2026-27 and one-year term extension for on-call asbestos surveying
  • Amendment No. 3 to Quad Knopf, Inc. Agreement No. 2021-128: scope expanded to FY 2026-27 and one-year term extension for on-call environmental services
  • Amendment No. 3 to Parsons Transportation Group Agreement No. 2023-186: term extended to June 30, 2028 for Bridge Repair and Rehabilitation Program engineering
  • Amendment No. 3 to AECOM Technical Services, Inc. Agreement No. 2021-130; Amendment No. 3 to Meyer Civil Engineering, Inc. Agreement No. 2021-131; Amendment No. 4 to Provost & Pritchard Consulting Group Agreement No. 2021-132: one-year term extensions with no additional compensation for on-call civil engineering and surveying services
  [S1] [S2]
• Approved pavement rehabilitation contracts and appropriations
  • Accepted bid and approved contract with Griffith Company for $7,532,735 for Hageman Road pavement rehabilitation (Old Farm to Calloway; Coffee to Knudsen)
  • Appropriated $4,400,000 from SB-1 fund balance for Hageman Road project
  • Authorized up to $375,000 city-controlled contingency for Hageman Road project
  • Accepted bid and approved contract with Cen-Cal Construction for $5,219,999 for Truxtun Avenue pavement rehabilitation (Coffee Road to Bahamas Drive)
  • Appropriated $400,000 from SB-1 fund balance for Truxtun Avenue project
  • Authorized up to $250,000 city-controlled contingency for Truxtun Avenue project
  [S1] [S2]
• Approved budget appropriations and fund transfers
  • Appropriated $1,791,526.06 from Kern County Illegal Dumping Fund to Solid Waste Division operating budget for illegal dumping program
  • Appropriated $2,200,000 Equipment Fund Balance to Public Works Department operating budget
  • Appropriated $1,687,000 Pension Rate Stabilization Contribution to Section 115 Trust
  • Appropriated $450,000 Fund Balance to City Attorney's Office operating budget
  • Authorized Finance Director to write off accounts receivable totaling $167,018.84 and forward non-bankrupt accounts to collection agency
  • Increased compensation for DP CAL Corporate Plaza, LP Agreement No. 2022-019 by $550,000 ($3,974,389.24 not-to-exceed total) to correct miscalculation
  [S1] [S2]
• Approved public safety and vital services agreements
  • Approved agreement with Mercy House for $7,929,751.90 for Brundage Lane Navigation Center operation (FY 2026-27)
  • Approved agreement with ResearchFDI for $205,000 not-to-exceed for business attraction and recruitment services
  • Amendment No. 1 to Baker Tilly Advisory Group, LP Agreement No. 2025-136: one-year term extension for professional consulting services (risk assessments, audits, policy development)
  • Amendment No. 2 to Axon Enterprise, Inc. Agreement No. 2024-299: $672,678.28 additional ($3,653,697.35 not-to-exceed total) for body-worn camera system for Bakersfield Police Department
  • Amendment No. 4 to Trans-West Security, Inc. Agreement No. 2022-160: $250,000 additional ($2,243,904.40 not-to-exceed total) for high-visibility patrol services throughout city
  [S1] [S2]
• Denied appeal and upheld planning commission approval of radio tower project
  • Denied appeal by Bo Koenig of Planning Commission's approval of Director's Review 25-0002 and Zone Modification 25-0007
  • Upheld approval for Scout Services to install 150-foot lattice tower at 1000 Buena Vista Road to accommodate city public safety radio system with equipment shelter and generator
  • Adopted Notice of Exemption from California Environmental Quality Act
  [S1] [S2]
• Deferred business item 6.j.5 (Trans-West Security Amendment) pending staff report
  • Council Member Bashir Tash moved to defer Amendment No. 4 to Trans-West Security, Inc. Agreement No. 2022-160 to a later meeting
  • Staff to provide written report and detailed information on Trans-West services to full council before vote
  • Motion approved; item will return for council consideration after staff report
  [S2]
• Rejected business attraction contract 6.j.2 pending further discussion
  • Council Member Bashir Tash and Council Member Weir voted no on approval of ResearchFDI agreement for $205,000 for business attraction and recruitment
  • Council Member Bashir Tash expressed concern that funding should prioritize cleanup of Southeast Bakersfield illegal dumping rather than external recruitment
  • Council Member Gonzalez supported the contract as part of economic development strategy to diversify regional economy
  • Motion approved 6-2 with Council Members Weir and Bashir Tash voting no; Council Member Smith absent
  [S2]

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