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Home My WebLink About10/04/2013 OFFICE OF THE CITY MANAGER MEMORANDUM October 4, 2013 TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council FROM: Alan Tandy, City Manager AT/al SUBJECT: General Information Key Topic  As you may recall, staff discovered that, as a result of the irrigation of the natural grass at City Hall North, water was seeping through cracks in the concrete deck, causing structural issues with the ceiling of the parking structure underneath the building. A couple of months ago, we installed a test patch of synthetic grass along the frontage of Eye Street and Truxtun Avenue to determine if this would stop any further damage from occurring. Even by reducing the amount of irrigation, a significant amount of water has continued to seep through the cracks. Staff is very concerned about the integrity of the ceiling in the parking structure that, if it continues much longer, will eventually lead to deterioration that will likely require extensive repairs. The best solution is to replace all of the natural grass with the artificial product now, which will then focus the irrigation within the planter areas only. The plan is to remove the sod and irrigation system this weekend. The soil will then be sterilized, compacted and graded, and the installation should take place during the week of October 14th. TRIP Reports  Enclosed is the latest Progress Report, which provides valuable information pertaining to the all of the efforts made in the past year, and what we can look forward to.  Motorists are advised to anticipate lane closures along State Route 178, between Fairfax Road and Morning Drive, beginning Monday, October 7, 2013, and continuing through Friday, October 11, 2013. The outside eastbound lane will be closed between the hours of 6 a.m. and 4 p.m. to allow the contractor for the State Route 178/Morning Drive Interchange project to install a concrete barrier and to restripe the roadway. Westbound lanes will not be impacted at this time. General Information October 4, 2013 Page 2 City Council Referrals Attached is a response to a referral made by Councilmember Maxwell regarding sidewalk repairs on G Street. Miscellaneous Information For your information, we enclose the following: 1. Streets Division work schedule for the week of October 7th; and 2. Letter from Bright House Networks regarding possible programming changes. Event Notifications  There is a citywide youth cross-country track meet at Yokuts Park this Saturday, October 5th, from 9:30 a.m. to noon. Over 300 youth will be participating in the event.  This City is co-sponsoring Dog Day at the Park, from 9:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m., at Central Park this Saturday, October 5th. There will be an agility course, immunizations, and other information geared to improve responsible pet ownership.  This year’s Good Neighbor Festival is slated for Saturday, October 12th, from 11:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. at Martin Luther King, Jr. Park, 1000 South Owens Street. This is a family-friendly event that is FREE to the public, and it will include entertainment, children's activities, a resource and health fair, and food booths. Other events include: Rabobank Theater Rabobank Arena Bakersfield Symphony Orchestra Saturday, October 5th at 7:30 p.m. Tickets: $20 - $45 Disney on Ice: Passport to Adventure Friday, October 4th at 7:00 p.m. Saturday, October 5th at 11:30 a.m., 3:30 and 7:30 p.m. Sunday, October 6th at 1:00 and 5:00 p.m. Tickets: $20 - $50 AT:rs:al cc: Department Heads Roberta Gafford, City Clerk C:\Users\alawrenc\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\Temporary Internet Files\Content.IE5\LGWE8Q2A\_419_Sidewalk_Repairs_-_G_Street.1[1].docx CITY OF BAKERSFIELD PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT MEMORANDUM TO: Alan Tandy, City Manager FROM: Raul Rojas, Public Works Director DATE: September 30, 2013 SUBJECT: SIDEWALK REPAIRS ON "G" STREET Referral No. 419 Staff met with the owner of Natures Food Market, who rents office space on the southeast corner of 20th and G Street. He is concerned about the sidewalks on the east side of G Street from 19th Street to 21st Street, where there are several areas in the sidewalk that are cracked and other areas that have either lifted or sunk. There are also several drive approaches that are no longer in use which create an uneven walkway. Staff informed him that maintenance and repair of the sidewalks is the property owner’s responsibility; however the City will make repairs to the areas which are potential tripping hazards. He was offered the City’s pricing to replace the sidewalk (approximately $3.60/sf) if the property owner desires to improve the sidewalk adjacent to his property. This offer includes City crews removing the existing sidewalk and grading for new sidewalk at no additional cost to the owner. Staff has also spoken to the property owner and expects their decision regarding sidewalk improvements soon. In addition, he expressed concern with parking on the east side of G Street. The multiple drive approaches mentioned above limit the number of parking stalls on the east side of the street. As most are no longer in use, these could be abandoned, and parking T’s could be installed to allow people to park in front of the drive approaches that are no longer in use. COUNCILMEMBER TERRY MAXWELL REQUESTS THAT STAFF LOOK INTO THE REPAIRS NEEDED FOR VARIOUS PLACES OF THE SIDEWALK ON "G" STREET FROM 19TH STREET NORTH TO 24TH STREET. Week of Oct 7_2013_Work Schedule Page 1 of 2 STREETS DIVISION – WORK SCHEDULE Week of Oct. 7, 2013 – Oct. 11, 2013 Resurfacing/Reconstructing streets in the following areas: Grind & Pave Stockdale Hwy between Allen Rd & Renfro Reconstructing various streets west of Columbus and south of University Sealing streets in the area east of Jewetta and south of 7th Standard Rd Paving various streets east of Monitor south of Berkshire Blade Sealing various streets of east of Oak St north of Brundage Preparing street in the area north of Flower St and east of Alta Vista for reconstruction / resurfacing (HUD funded area) Miscellaneous Streets Division projects: Video inspection of City owned Sewer & Storm lines to evaluate condition of pipes Miscellaneous concrete repairs throughout the city Grading site at Sister City phase B for concrete work Concrete work on various streets in the area south of E. California Ave and west of MLK Blvd in preparation for street reconstruction / resurfacing (HUD funded area) Remove & Replace concrete driveways at Fire Stations 1 & 2 Parking lot improvements at Animal Shelter THIS SPACE INTENTIONALLY LEFT BLANK Week of Oct 7_2013_Work Schedule Page 2 of 2 STREETS SWEEPING SCHEDULE Monday, Oct. 7, 2013 Between Golden State & 16th St. -- “F” St. & Oak St. /kern River Boundary Between 34th St. & 30th St. – Chester Ave. & San Dimas St. Between San Dimas St. & Beale Ave. – 34th/Bernard St. & Niles St. Between Olive Dr. & Riverlakes Dr. (ext.) – Riverlakes Dr. & Coffee Rd. Tuesday, Oct. 8, 2013 Between 99 Hwy. & So. “H” St. – Ming Ave. & Panama Ln. Cul-De-Sacs on the north side of Magdelena Ave., west of So. “H” St. Wednesday, Oct. 9, 2013 City areas between Brundage Ln. & Ming Ave. – So. “H” St. & Union Ave. City areas between Wilson Rd. & Pacheco Rd. – So. “H” St. & Union Ave. Between Casa Loma Dr. & Planz Rd. – Madison Ave. & Cottonwood Dr. Between Planz Rd. & Brook St. – Madison Ave. & Hale St. Thursday, Oct. 10, 2013 Between Carr St. & California Ave. – Mohawk St. & Stockdale Hwy. Between Stockdale Hwy. & Marella Wy. – California Ave. & Montclair St. Between La Mirada Dr. & Chester Ln. – Montclair St. & No. Stine Rd. Between California Ave. (ext.) & Stockdale Hwy. – No. Stine Rd. & 99 Hwy. Between Stockdale Hwy. & Ming Ave. – New Stine Rd. & Ashe Rd. Between Mountain Ridge Dr. & Ashe Rd. – Taft Hwy. & Berkshire Rd. Friday, Oct. 11, 2013 Between Ming Ave. & White Ln. – Buena Vista Rd & Old River Rd. Between Stine Rd. & 99 Hwy. – Ming Avenue & Adidas. Between Panama Ln. & Birkshire Rd. – Gosford Rd. & Stine Rd. NOTE: If raining, there will be no street sweeping service and all street cleaning personnel will be assigned to cleaning plugged drains and part circle culverts. This also applies when a large number of street sweeper are in Fleet for repairs. Areas that have been missed during this time will be swept at the end of the month.