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Bakersfield City Council Oct 21, 2026 agenda (5:15 PM): jail bed funding, Tract 7451 appeal, Austin Creek Park

Bakersfield City Council, Kern County, CA

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  • Date: Wednesday, October 21, 2026
  • Time: 5:15 PM PT regular meeting
  • Location: 1501 Truxtun Ave
  • Status: Agenda posted

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What's on it

From the official agenda
  • Report on key policy considerations for funding jail bed space
  • Continued appeal hearing on the Planning Commission's approval of Vesting Tentative Tract Map 7451
  • Austin Creek Park zone change (about 9.3 acres at Jenkins Road and Austin Creek Avenue, Ward 4), first reading
  • Bid of $814,196.94 for six electric 4x4 one-ton pickup trucks
  • $1,283,950.85 agreement with Kern Community Foundation to run the Bakersfield Youth Jobs Program
  • $371,000 purchase of land east of Buena Vista Road and north of McCutchen Road for a domestic water well

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