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HomeMy WebLinkAbout04/11/2014 OFFICE OF THE CITY MANAGER April 11, 2014 TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council FROM: Alan Tandy, City Manager AT Subject: General Information Good News: o Attached you will find a new monthly report on the TRIP program showing the status of each project in a fairly concise summary form. We hope you find it useful! o Metropolitan Recycling, LLC (MRC), a joint venture formed by five privately held local recycling companies, has opened a new state-of-the-art 50,000 square-foot recycling facility. The materials recovery facility (MRF) is located at the Mt. Vernon Recycling Complex in Bakersfield and is expected to create numerous full time jobs. The system will process commercial and residential single stream recyclables, helping to execute on Bakersfield’s curbside recycling rollout and goal of reaching 75% diversion by 2020. The MRF will sort, bale and ship all of the residential and commercial single stream material from Bakersfield and much of Kern County. The facility will process more than 30,000 tons of material annually on one shift. The system is designed to recover more than 95% of available recyclables and keep up with future growth in regional demand. The Grand Opening will be Wednesday, April 16th at 10:00 a.m. Attached is a flyer and news article of the MRF. TRIP Advisories:  State Route 58 Ramp and Lane Closures The Chester Avenue/H Street westbound on-ramp to State Route 58 continues to be closed, around the clock, through Friday, April 18th. The closure is needed to facilitate modifications being made to an adjacent pump station in conjunction with the State Route 58 Gap Closure Project. During this period, motorists will need to use the State Route 58/Union Avenue Interchange, located approximately one mile to the east, or continue west on Brundage Lane for approximately one mile to access northbound or southbound State Route 99. General Information April 11, 2014 Page 2 Motorists are also advised to anticipate nighttime lane closures on State Route 58 at the Bakersfield Corral Overhead Sunday through Thursday, April 13-17th. The lane closures will be in effect between the hours of 7 p.m. and 6 a.m. each night. The lanes will be open to traffic during daytime hours. The Bakersfield Corral Overhead is a bridge crossing over the railroad tracks between the Union Avenue and Cottonwood Road Interchanges. The contractor is planning to close the inside eastbound lane the week of April 13th, but motorists traveling should anticipate lane closures in this area during this period. The lane closures are needed to allow the contractor to remove the bridge overhang in preparation of widening the bridge to accommodate the new freeway lanes. Council Referrals: Attached is a response to the following Council referral: • Councilmember Johnson o Streetlight at Berkshire and Union Reports: For your convenience, the following report is enclosed: 1. Streets Division work schedule for the week of April 14th Event Notifications:  The Underwater Eggstravaganza at McMurtrey Aquatic Center will be held Saturday, April 12th at 11:00 a.m. The cost is $5.00 per child to snatch eggs either on top or bottom of the water. T-shirts are an additional $10.00. Bring cameras, sunscreen and hats for a unique twist to an old fashioned egg hunt!  Spring Break Kids Camp will be held from April 14-18th from noon to 5:00 p.m. at the Dr. Martin Luther King Center. The camp is free of charge and includes lunch. Bring the kids for games, organized sports, arts and crafts and some tournament play!  An Egg Hunt will be held Saturday, April 19th at 10:30 a.m. at the Dr. Martin Luther King Park. The event will be co-sponsored by Stay Focused Ministries. There will be over 5,000 eggs for all ages with lots of prizes available, including bicycles, so come out and bring the family!  Attached is the Event Calendar for Rabobank Arena Theater and Convention Center. AT:rs:al:cb cc: Department Heads Roberta Gafford, City Clerk Page 1 TRIP projects are moving rapidly through the various stages of project development. This report is to provide a periodic up-to-date snapshot of each project’s recent major activities and progress. PROJECTS UNDER CONSTRUCTION Please see page 4 for current construction photos Westside Parkway 6C Contractor: Security Paving Company 45% complete; anticipated completion: late 2014  The contractor is working on the east half of the Renfro Bridge; concrete for the top deck is expected to be placed in May. Southern California Gas plans to relocate a high pressure gas line this month, allowing work on the west half of the bridge to begin. Renfro Road will remain closed until fall 2014.  The contractor is working on the storm drain system on the west end of the project. Work on the storm water lift station will continue through the next month.  Most of the mainline has been graded and is ready to receive the base layer of concrete. Paving will begin following the removal of the Renfro Road bridge formwork. State Route 58 Gap Closure Contractor: Security Paving Company 15% complete; anticipated completion: late 2014  The Chester Avenue/H Street westbound on-ramp to State Route 58 is expected to be under a full closure through April 18, 2014 to facilitate modifications to an adjacent storm drainage pump station.  Nighttime lane closures have been requested through April 17, 2014 for the inside lanes on State Route 58 at the Bakersfield Corral Overhead to allow for demolition of the bridge overhang.  The contractor continues to work behind K-rail, in the median, to install shoring to widen the Cottonwood Road, P Street, Madison Street, and Bakersfield Corral Railroad Bridges. The contractor is also working on foundations at these bridges. State Route 178/Morning Drive Interchange Contractor: Granite Construction 25% complete; anticipated completion: late 2015  Eastbound State Route 178 traffic was moved onto the bypass on April 4, 2014 (speed limit is 40 mph).  Earthwork on the north side of State Route 178 is underway in preparation of constructing the bridge abutment on the north side.  The contractor will begin removing material this month from the north side of State Route 178, between the Fairfax Road Interchange and Morning Drive. The removal of this material is needed to construct the future outside auxiliary lane and shoulder, and includes the removal of landscaping in this area. April 2014 TRIP Status Report TRIP Monthly Status Report April 2014 Page 2 PROJECTS IN DESIGN AND RIGHT-OF-WAY State Route 99/Hosking Avenue Interchange Designer: Parsons and IBI Design 98% complete; Right-of-Way 100% complete; anticipate bidding: Summer 2014 Completion of Plans: late May 2014 • Caltrans is currently reviewing landscape plan revisions Right-of-way has been fully acquired Beltway Operational Improvements Designer: Parsons Design 98% complete; Right-of-Way 54% complete; anticipate bidding: Fall 2014 Completion of Plans: late June 2014 • 100% plans were submitted to Caltrans in March and are under review • Ongoing work by the consultant: - Evaluating Value Engineering-recommendations for pavement replacement strategy, cut- and-cover tunnel, and retaining/screen wall - Preparing request for construction funding obligation - Railroad coordination for Construction and Maintenance Agreement - Utility relocation coordination - Coordinating with Caltrans on construction cooperative agreement Anticipated Right-of-Way completion: Summer 2014 • 41 Privately-owned parcels (3 Permanent Easements; 38 Temporary Construction Easements (TCE) - Offers have been made on all TCE only parcels; 22 parcels have signed - Encroachment Permits for construction will be needed from various public agency owners Rosedale Highway Designer: Mark Thomas Company (MTC) Design 95% complete; Right-of-Way 90% complete; anticipate Bidding: Fall 2014 Completion of Plans: June 2014 • Ongoing work per amendment with MTC approved by City Council on March 19, 2014 - Revisions to Caltrans portion (Mohawk to Gibson) due to changed Caltrans Standards - New water pipeline adjustments (at request of Water Department) - Additions to detour plans for interim traffic signal modifications (Caltrans portion) - Additional work is underway for previously unidentified drainage basins plans - Reviewing pavement reconstruction areas for cost savings - Awaiting final construction and maintenance agreement from railroad (anticipated in late May) Anticipated Right-of-Way completion: Summer 2014, dependent upon court hearing dates • 105 Owners (Temporary Construction Easements and Permanent) - 94 signed - 2 in process of being signed - 9 Resolutions of Necessity have been adopted by City Council and 8 actions filed TRIP Monthly Status Report April 2014 Page 3 SR-178 Widening Designer: TYLin International Design 95% complete; Right-of-Way 10% complete; anticipate bidding: late 2014 Completion of Plans: late June 2014 Ongoing work by the design consultant: - Evaluating existing pavement replacement strategies - Preparing Final Specifications - Preparing 100% plans to be submitted to Caltrans mid-May 2014 - Coordinating with Caltrans on Construction Cooperative Agreement Anticipated Right-of-Way completion: Fall 2014 • 36 Owners - 31 appraisals completed - 11 offers made, 3 signed 24th Street Improvement Project Designer: TYLin International (TYL) Design Contract with TYL proposed for May 7, 2014 City Council agenda • Caltrans is reviewing contract and conducting audit of TYL; completion by April 28, 2014 Awaiting proposal from Caltrans to complete work at State Route 99 interchange Property acquisitions underway • 23 residential properties; approx. 40 partial acquisitions and Temporary Construction Easements • Appraisal process has started – focusing efforts on full acquisitions and displacements. Partial acquisitions will not begin until design has sufficiently progressed. - One hardship case completed and on City Council’s April 16, 2014 agenda PROJECTS UNDER ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW Centennial Corridor Caltrans lead; Environmental Consultant: Parsons 75% to final environmental document completion The draft environmental document is expected to be ready for public circulation in late April • 60-day comment period • Caltrans public hearing/open house planned for late May Draft Project Report is being finalized Advanced Preliminary Engineering continues Right-of-Way - Early Acquisition/Voluntary Basis Only as approved by City Council on March 5, 1014. • Full Acquisitions required for the project: 199 single family residences & 36 commercial - Have contacted all parties who previously expressed interest in early acquisition - 73 property owners confirmed to move forward with the process - Prioritizing acquisitions to assist hardship cases - Appraisal process has started on many properties Hageman Flyover Environmental/Design: Caltrans Final environmental document expected to be complete in May 2014 Final design and property acquisitions are anticipated to begin in June 2014 TRIP Monthly Status Report April 2014 Page 4 CURRENT CONSTRUCTION PHOTOS Top: Construction continues on the Renfro Road Bridge (Westside Parkway Phase 6C). Left: Piles are being installed at all bridges that will be widened with the project (State Route 58 Gap Closure). Bottom: Eastbound State Route 178 traffic has been moved onto the bypass (State Route 178/Morning Drive Interchange). 4/11/2014 Metropolitan Recycling Opens Materials Recovery Facility http://bulkhandlingsystems.com/metropolitan-recovery-opens-materials-recycling-facility/1/2 Home Contact Us 1.866.688.2066 Search… METROPOLITAN RECYCLING OPENS MATERIALS RECOVERY FACILITY Will process commercial and single stream recyclables from Bakersfield and Kern County BAKERSFIELD, Calif. – April 10, 2014 – Metropolitan Recycling, LLC (MRC), a joint venture formed by five privately held local recycling companies, has opened a new state-of-the-art 50,000 square-foot recycling facility. The materials recovery facility (MRF) is located at the Mt. Vernon Recycling Complex in Bakersfield and is expected to create numerous full time jobs. The system will process commercial and residential single stream recyclables, helping to execute on Bakersfield’s curbside recycling rollout and goal of reaching 75% diversion by 2020. “We are very proud to bring a state-of-the-art facility to this community,” said Jacob Panero of Metropolitan Recycling and Varner Bros, Inc. “This project was developed in collaboration with forward-thinking partners from the city of Bakersfield and Kern County. The MRF will sort, bale and ship all of the residential and commercial single stream material from Bakersfield and much of Kern County for many years to come,” Panero went on. Designed, manufactured and installed by Eugene, Oregon-based Bulk Handling Systems (BHS), the facility will process more than 30,000 tons of material annually on one shift. “This system was designed to perform at a high level, allowing MRC to recover more than 95% of available recyclables,” said BHS Sales Manager Eric Winkler. “It was also designed with the flexibility to process more recyclables to keep up with future growth in regional demand.” Panero continues, “I would like to take this opportunity to thank and congratulate our loyal staff, most especially Construction Manager and Facility Manager Martin Graves, Head Supervisor Sergio Muñoz and our many partners from Bakersfield, Arvin, Shafter and Kern County.” Metropolitan Recycling, LLC Metropolitan Recycling (MRC) was formed 15 years ago by five privately owned Bakersfield area refuse collection companies: Price Disposal, Varner & Son, Inc./Lamont Sanitation, Howard’s Garbage, Superior Sanitation and Varner Brothers, Inc. 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All rights reserved Sitemap | Terms of Use | Privacy Policy C:\Users\alawrenc\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\Temporary Internet Files\Content.Outlook\7C3LRX6X\_469_Streetlight_Berkshire-Union1.docx CITY OF BAKERSFIELD PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT MEMORANDUM TO: Alan Tandy, City Manager FROM: Nick Fidler, Acting Public Works Director DATE: April 11, 2014 SUBJECT: Streetlight at Berkshire and Union Referral No. 469 Union Avenue at Berkshire Road is an arterial/collector intersection that is presently controlled by stop signs on all approaches. There is also a flashing red beacon for each approach to alert drivers to stop at the intersection. There are street lights on three of the four corners to provide adequate lighting at the intersection. Traffic Engineering recently completed an intersection control study at the location which was done in accordance to the California Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices. There has been one reported accident at the location within the most recent one year period. The vehicle volumes at the intersection were not high enough to meet State warrants for a traffic signal. Staff will continue to monitor the intersection as traffic volumes increase with development in the area. Councilmember Johnson requested that staff investigate the possibility of improving the intersection of Berkshire and Union with a streetlight. Week of April 14_2014_Work Schedule Page 1 of 2 STREETS DIVISION – WORK SCHEDULE Week of April 14, 2014 – April 18, 2014 Resurfacing/Reconstructing streets in the following areas: Reconstructing various streets west of Columbus and south of University Reconstructing various streets north of White Ln and west of Gosford Maintenance grind & pave on Coffee Rd between Meany & Olive Dr Sealing streets in the area south of Norris Rd and west of Frwy 99 Reconstructing Chadbourne off of Calcutta Resurfacing streets in the area south of White Ln and west of Old River Rd Grinding streets in the area west of Union Ave and south of Panama Ln Miscellaneous Streets Division projects: Video inspection of City owned Sewer & Storm lines to evaluate condition of pipes Repairing damaged sewer line found during video inspection Miscellaneous concrete repairs throughout the city Installing a Cul-de-sac on “A” St south side of 24th St. Concrete and brick work a Rabobank Arena Concrete work on various streets in the area north of E. California Ave and west of Williams in preparation for street reconstruction / resurfacing (HUD funded area) 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. THIS SPACE INTENTIONALLY LEFT BLANK Week of April 14_2014_Work Schedule Page 2 of 2 STREETS SWEEPING SCHEDULE Monday, April 14, 2014 Between So. “H” St. & Union Avenue – Pacheco Rd. & Hosking Rd. Between Stockdale Hwy. & Truxtun Ave. (ext.) – Coffee Rd & Partridge Ave. Tuesday, April 15, 2014 Between Panama Lane & Woodmere Dr. – Ashe Rd. & Stine Rd. Between District Blvd. & Panama Ln. -- Gosford Rd. & Ashe Rd. Between Akers Rd. & Phyllis St. – Harris Rd. & Panama Ln. City areas between Akers Rd. & Stine Rd. – Harris Rd. & Panama Ln. Cul-De-Sacs on the north side of Angela Wy., between Manely Ct. & Cris Ct. Between Oswell Park Dr. & Brundage Ln. – Oswell St. & Leeta St. Wednesday, April 16, 2014 City areas between Workman St. & Sterling Rd. – 58 Hwy. & Baja Dr. Between Morning Dr. & Park Dr. – College Ave. & Willis Ave. Between Buena Vista Rd. & Old River Rd. – White Ln. & Panama Ln. Between Old River Rd. & Gosford Rd. – White Ln. & Pacheco Rd. Thursday, April 17, 2014 City areas between Stockdale Hwy. & Ming Ave. – Ashe Rd. & Gosford Rd. Between El Portal/Laurelglen Blvd. & Ashe Rd. – Ming Ave. & So. Halfmoon/Olympia Dr. Between Ashe Rd. & Stine Rd. – Ming Ave. & So. Halfmoon/Edgemount Dr. Between Coffee Rd. & Wilson Rd. (ext.) – White Ln. & So. Halfmoon/Olympia Dr. Friday, April 18, 2014 Between Stockdale Hwy. & Ming Ave. – Allen Rd. & Old River Rd. Between Old River Rd. & Coffee Rd. – Ming Ave. & Ridge Oak/Westwold Dr. Between Ridge Oak/Westwold Dr. & White Ln. – Old River Rd., east to the PG&E easement. Between White Ln. & Asperata Dr. – Gosford Rd,, west to the PG&E easement. Between White Ln. & Cederwood Dr. – Stine Rd. & Wilson Rd. (ext.) BOX OFFICE HOURS Mon-Fri 10 AM - 5 PM Closed Saturday & Sunday (Excluding Event Days) TICKETMASTER LOCATIONS Walmart - 2601 Fashion Place Walmart - 6225 Colony Street Walmart - 8400 Rosedale Hwy CHARGE-BY-PHONE 1-800-745-3000 GROUP SALES INFORMATION 661-852-7309 SEASON TICKET INFORMATION Bakersfield Condors 661-324-PUCK (7825) www.bakersfieldcondors.com Bakersfield Symphony 661-323-7928 www.BSOnow.org Bakersfield Community Concert Association 661-589-2478 661-663-9006 www.bakersfieldcca.org UPCOMING EVENTS April 11 – Condors vs Stockton 7:00 PM $30, $23, $18, $15, $10, $8 On Sale Now April 13 – Condors vs Las Vegas 4:00 PM $30, $23, $18, $15, $10, $8 On Sale Now April 30-May 3, 2015 – Marvel Universe Live! $150, $100, $50, $40 On Sale Now April 12 – Bakersfield Symphony Orch.7:30 PM $45, $35, $30, $20 On Sale Now April 27 – Rain: A Tribute To The Beatles 7:30 PM $52, $42, $32 On Sale Now May 5th – The Perfect Gentlemen 7:30 PM Call BCCA – 661-589-2478 May 20 – American Idiot 7:30 PM $57, $47, $37 On Sale Now May 31 – George Lopez 8:00 PM $49.50, $39.50 On Sale Now June 3-4 – Sesame Street Live $50.00, $32.00, $24.00, $17.00 On Sale Now June 6 – Ron White 8:00 PM $53.25, $43.25 On Sale Now May 17 – Pablo Cruise 8:00 PM September 13 – Starship 8:00 PM $12.50 On Sale Now October 4 – Bluffett 8:00 PM $12.50 On Sale Now $12.50 On Sale Now www.rabobankarena.com - www.bhnamphitheatre.com