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OFFICE OF THE CITY MANAGER
August 22, 2014 TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council
FROM: Alan Tandy, City Manager AT/cb
Subject: General Information
Benchmark News:
Councilmember Jacquie Sullivan became the longest tenured City Councilmember in
the history of Bakersfield this week. She has served Bakersfield and its residents for over
19 years as a Councilmember since being sworn in July 19, 1995, passing Mark
Salvaggio’s record. Congratulations Councilmember Sullivan! Good News:
This week several City officials took part in the groundbreaking ceremony for the Park
20th Housing Project, along with Mayor Hall and Councilmember Maxwell. The 55-unit
project, located within the Mill Creek area and adjacent to the Federal Courthouse,
will have 25 units set aside for veterans. The units are expected to be move-in ready by
summer 2015. Attached you will find some pictures of the event, along with renderings
of what the project is expected to look like.
Another groundbreaking event for the Courtyard project is scheduled for Tuesday,
August 26th at 10:00 a.m. at 1303 “S” Street, just north of California Avenue. This project
will provide 72 units of housing for low-income seniors.
We received good news this week; as part of the existing Metropolitan Habitat
Conservation Plan, the City and County have received a new Incidental Take Permit
from the California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) and the extension of the
existing Permit from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service for endangered species
protection. The previous permits were set to expire this week. The new permit and
extension are effective for a five-year period, through 2019. The Habitat Fee remains
the same, however, some requirements associated with development activity will
change under the new permit and extension. During the five-year period, the City and
County will continue the process of producing a new Metropolitan Habitat
Conservation Plan with the ultimate goal of obtaining long-term permits from both
state and federal wildlife agencies upon competition of the new plan. A thank you is
due to the Planning staff members (Cecelia Griego, Kate Shea, Pamela Elisheva and
Debbie Lewis) who worked diligently to obtain the new permit and extension!
Staff continues to work on the implementation of the electronic agenda management
system. Staff testing has occurred over the past two Council meetings with very
positive results. We are anticipating the system to be live and available for use by the
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Council, staff and public for the September 10th meeting. In preparation, staff from the
City Clerk’s Office will be reaching out to each of you in the next week to provide
training on how to use the system and answer any questions you may have. For the
following three meetings, staff will continue to produce hard copies of the agenda
and then transition to only paperless agendas for Councilmembers who wish to go
that route. Staff will be transitioning to paperless agendas during this period and the
agenda on the City’s web site will be reformatted to allow for easier navigation and
accessibility by the public. TRIP:
Update: Survey Work Continues on 23rd and 24th Streets
Survey crews will continue to collect data for the final design of the 24th Street
Improvement Project for several weeks, and motorists should anticipate seeing crews
working along the corridor through October. Work will take place at various locations
along 23rd and 24th Streets between the hours of 7:30 a.m. and 3:30 p.m., Monday
through Friday.
The majority of the survey work will occur off the street, but crews may need to be in
and around the travel lanes for brief periods of time. Significant impacts to traffic are
not anticipated.
Updated: Lane Closures at State Route 178/Canteria Drive
The contractor for the State Route 178/Morning Drive Interchange project will be
installing a new traffic signal at the State Route 178 and Canteria Drive intersection
next week, and motorists are advised to anticipate lane closures in this area on
Monday and Tuesday, August 25th-26th. This work was rescheduled from an earlier
date.
Crews will need to close the inside lanes in each direction to complete the planned
operation, and work will take place between the hours of 6 a.m. and 4 p.m., each
day. Motorists are reminded to obey construction signs and to pay close attention to
road construction vehicles and personnel while driving through the area.
Street and Ramp Closures for State Route 58 Gap Closure Project
Motorists are advised that P Street at State Route 58 is scheduled to be closed next
week, August 25th-29th, between the hours of 8:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m., each day. The
closure is needed to allow the contractor for the State Route 58 Gap Closure project
to work on the new bridge sections. Motorists can detour around the closure by using either Union Avenue or South Chester Avenue.
In addition, the Chester Avenue/H Street westbound on-ramp will continue to be
closed during nighttime hours through the month of September. These closures are
necessary for construction of an adjacent retaining wall on the north side of State
Route 58, west of H Street. The nighttime ramp closures are expected to be in effect
each week from Sunday through Thursday, between the hours of 7 p.m. and 6 a.m.
the following morning.
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Motorists should plan to use alternate routes to access State Route 58 and State Route
99. Motorists can 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.
Other Traffic Advisories:
Railroad Crossing Improvement on Brundage Lane San Joaquin Valley Railroad will be upgrading the railroad crossing on Brundage Lane
between Martin Luther King Blvd and Clyde Street. City crews will be replacing the
asphalt once the railroad has completed their work. The project is necessary to
upgrade the existing rail and install concrete panels to improve the ride quality
through this area. This section of road will be closed to all traffic beginning Saturday,
August 23rd at 5:00 a.m. through Tuesday, August 26th at 5:00 p.m.
Pavement Rehabilitation Project continues on SR 178 in kern County next week
The Department of Transportation (Caltrans) in cooperation with Windsor Fuel Inc.
continues to implement a pavement rehabilitation project along State Route 178 in
Kern County during night work operations. Crews will be grinding the existing roadway
and conducting pavement overlay operations within the project limits from just west of
Union Avenue to the Fairfax overcrossing.
Eastbound and westbound State Route 178 between just west of Union Avenue to the
Fairfax overcrossing, motorists will encounter lane reductions and temporary ramp
closures beginning Sunday evening, August 24th through Friday morning, August 29th,
between the hours of 6:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m. each night.
The contractor will be implementing pavement overlay operations within these project
limits. Night time work is being utilized to minimize traffic impacts to motorists and
construction personnel.
Operations will take place within the work zone and on/off ramps located within the
project limits will be temporarily closed while equipment moves through the area. At
no time will two consecutive ramps be closed at the same time.
Commuters are encouraged to avoid this area during project work hours and use alternate routes if possible. Closures may continue for longer periods of time if
necessary.
Reports:
For your convenience, the following reports are attached:
• Streets Division work schedule for the week of August 25th; and
• AT&T U-verse Letter with possible programming changes
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Event Notifications:
Recreation and Parks Announcements
o McMurtrey Aquatic Center will offer a dollar discount during open swim times on
August 23rd, 24th, 30th, 31st and September 1st.
Attached is the Event Calendar for Rabobank Arena Theater and Convention Center.
o Rabobank Convention Center
Baby and Child Expo, Friday, August 23rd at 11:00 a.m. Free Admission.
o Rabobank Arena
WWE Live, Sunday, August 24th at 5:00 p.m. Tickets start at $15.
AT:cb cc: Department Heads Roberta Gafford, City Clerk
Park 20th
Week of August 25_2014_Work Schedule
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STREETS DIVISION – WORK SCHEDULE
Week of Aug. 25, 2014 – Aug. 29, 2014
Resurfacing/Reconstructing streets in the following areas:
Reconstructing various streets north of White Ln and west of Gosford Reconstructing various streets south of White Ln and west of Old River
Resurfacing street in the area south of Berkshire east of So “H” St
Grinding streets in the area south of University and east of Columbus
Sealing streets in the area north of Taft Hwy and east of Old River Rd
Maintenance Grind & Pave on Ming Ave between Old River Rd and Gosford Maintenance Grind & Pave on Panama Ln between Stine Rd and Buena Vista
Maintenance Grind & Pave on Chester Ave between California and Brundage 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
Preparing street for reconstruction / resurfacing in the area north of E. California Ave and west of
Williams (HUD funded area) Dirt work at Mesa Marin for parking lot and playing fields
Concrete work on various streets in the area south of E. California Ave and east of Union Ave, south
of Wilson and east of So “H”, south of California and east of Oleander, south Flower and east of Beale ( all HUD funded areas)
Assisting San Joaquin Valley Railroad with crossing improvements on Brundage Ln crossing west of MLK
Blvd starting 8/23/14 thru 8/26/14
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Week of August 25_2014_Work Schedule
Page 2 of 2 STREETS SWEEPING SCHEDULE
Monday, August 25, 2014
Between Coffee Rd. & Verdugo Ln. – Brimhall Rd., south to the Kern River boundary.
Cul-De-Sacs, west of Windsong St., between Brimhall Rd. & Thistlewood Ct.
City areas between Rosedale Hwy. & Stockdale Hwy. – Verdugo Ln. to the west City Limit.
Between Jenkins Rd. & Allen Rd. – Stockdale Hwy. & Birkenfeld Ave. Between Hosking Rd. & Astro Ave. – So. “H” St. & Union Ave.
Tuesday, August 26, 2014
City areas between Olive Dr. & Downing Ave. – Coffee Rd. & Knudsen Dr./Mohawk St., including Patton Wy. From Weldon Ave. to Meany Ave.
Between W. Columbus St. & 34th St. – Chester Ave. & San Dimas St.
Beween Union Ave. & Madison St. – Casa Loma Dr. & White Ln. Between Westwold Dr. & So. Laurelglen Blvd. – Gosford Rd. & Woodglen Dr.
Wednesday, August 27, 2014
City areas between Snow Rd. & Rosedale Hwy. – Jewetta Ave., west to the City limit. Between Ming Ave. & So. Laurelglen Blvd. – Coffee Rd. & El Portal / Laurelglen Blvd.
Thursday, August 28, 2014
Between Snow Rd. & Olive Dr. – Jewetta Ave., east to the canal boundary. Between Olive Dr. & Hageman Rd. – Jewetta Ave. & Calloway Dr.
Between Niles St. & Sumner St. – Union Avenue & Beale Ave.
Between Sumner St. & E. Truxtun Ave. – Beale Ave. & Brown St.
Between Brundage Ln. & E. Belle Terrace St. – Union Ave. & Kincaid St.
Between Camino Media & Kroll Wy. – Coffee Rd., west to the PG&E easement. Friday, August 29, 2014
All sweepers are assigned to sweeping streets that are not on a set sweeping schedule.
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.
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
August 24 – WWE Live 5:00 PM
$95, $50, $35, $25, $15 On Sale Now
September 4-7 – Ringling Bros Circus: Legends
$80, $40, $23, $18 On Sale Now
October 11 – Guns ‘n Hoses Boxing 6:00 PM
$33, $28, $23, $18, $13, $8 On Sale Now
November 22 – PBR Velocity Tour 7:00 PM
$75, $60, $45, $20, $15 On Sale Now
April 30-May 3, 2015 – Marvel Universe Live!
$150, $100, $50, $40 On Sale Now
August 23 – Baby and Child Expo 11:00 AM
Free
September 17 – Tyler Perry’s HHNF 8:00 PM
$57.50, $52.50
October 14 – Straight No Chaser 7:30 PM
$47, $37, $27 On Sale Now
January 22 – So You Think You Can Dance 8:00 PM
$63, $47, $37
September 13 – Starship 8:00 PM
$12.50 On Sale Now
October 4 – Bluffett 8:00 PM
$12.50 On Sale Now
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