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HomeMy WebLinkAbout09/10/14 CC MINUTES210 6 BAKERSFIELD CITY COUNCIL MINUTES MEETING OF SEPTEMBER 10, 2014 Council Chambers, City Hall, 1501 Truxtun Avenue Regular Meetings - 3:30 p.m, and 5:15 p.m. REGULAR MEETING - 3:36 p,m, ACTION TAKEN 1. ROLL CALL Present: Vice -Mayor Weir, Councilmembers Rivera (seated at 3:55 p,m.), Maxwell, Smith, Hanson, Sullivan (seated at 3:38 p.m.) Johnson Absent: Mayor Hall 2. PUBLIC STATEMENTS None. 3. WORKSHOPS None. 4. CLOSED SESSION a. Conference with Legal Counsel - Existing Litigation; Closed Session pursuant to Government Code section 54956.9(d)(1) regarding City v, California High -Speed Rail Authority, Sacramento County Superior Court Case No. 34- 2014 - 80001866, b. Conference with Legal Counsel - Initiation of Litigation; Closed Session pursuant to Government Code section 54956,9(d)(4) (one potential issue). C. Conference with Legal Counsel - Potential Litigation; Closed Session pursuant to Government Code section 54956.9(d)(2),(e)(1) (one matter), Motion by Councilmember Hanson to adjourn to APPROVED Closed Session at 3:38 p.m. AB HALL, RIVERA Motion by Councilmember Maxwell to adjourn from APPROVED Closed Session at 4:50 p.m. AB HALL "0" 7 IL trt 1 5. q Bakersfield, California, September 10, 2014 - Page 2 CLOSED SESSION ACTION a. Conference with Legal Counsel - Existing Litigation; Closed Session pursuant to Government Code section 54956.9(d)(1) regarding City v. California High -Speed Rail Authority, Sacramento County Superior Court Case No. 34- 2014 - 80001866. b. Conference with Legal Counsel - Initiation of Litigation; Closed Session pursuant to Government Code section 54956,9(d)(4) (one potential issue). C. Conference with Legal Counsel - Potential Litigation; Closed Session pursuant to Government Code section 54956.9(d)(2),(e)(1) (one matter), ADJOURNMENT Vice -Mayor Weir adjourned the meeting at 5:08 p.m. V`CC-- MAYOR of the Bakersfield, CA ATTEST: CITY tLERK and Ex Officio Clelk of the Council of the City of Bakersfield REGULAR MEETING -5:15 p,m. ROLL CALL Present: Mayor Hail, Vice -Mayor Weir, Councilmembers Rivera, Maxwell, Smith, Hanson, Sullivan, Johnson Absent: None Mayor Hall acknowledged the students from the Bakersfield College Political Science class in attendance at the meeting to learn about City government. ACTION TAKEN NO REPORTABLE ACTION CITY ATTORNEY WAS GIVEN DIRECTION NO REPORTABLE ACTION 1 0 'y 8 Bakersfield, California, September 10, 2014 - Page 3 2. INVOCATION by Minister Hayward Cox, Church of ACTION TAKEN God. 3. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE by Mattalin Whiteman, 5th grade student at Colonel Nichols Elementary School. 4. PRESENTATIONS a, Presentation by Mayor Hall of a Proclamation to representatives from Links for Life, declaring October, 2014, Paint the Town Pink Month. Jennifer Henry accepted the Proclamation and made comments. b. Presentation by Mayor Hall of a Proclamation to KC the Bull, and Kern County Fair CEO Mike Olcott, declaring September 17th through September 28th as Kern County Fair Days. KC and Mr, Olcott accepted the Proclamation and made comments, C. Presentations by the City Council, Mayor Hall, and City Manager Alan Tandy honoring Councilmember Sullivan's status as the longest serving City Councilmember in the history of the City. Councilmember Sullivan accepted a Proclamation from Vice -Mayor Weir, a Certificate of Recognition from Kern County Supervisor David Couch, a Key to the City from Mayor Hall, and a clock from City Manager Tandy; and she made comments. 5. PUBLIC STATEMENTS a, The following individuals spoke regarding Golden Empire Transit: Kathleen Ashland, Chair of the Golden Empire Transit Board of Directors (submitted written material); Howard Silver, Board Member of Golden Empire Transit; Ann Silver; Tanner Thompson; Evelyn Ruiz; Ruth Gelman; Debbie Oftedal; Debbie Crawford; Annazetta Henderson, Board Member of Golden Empire Transit; Hugh Patrick Suhr; Susan Walker (submitted written material); and Ivan Schaefer, Bakersfield, California, September 10, 2014 - Page 4 5. PUBLIC STATEMENTS continued ACTION TAKEN b. Harry Love, President of the Kern Audubon Society, with Kevin Fahey, spoke regarding climate change and the effect on the bird population; and he submitted written material. C. Charles Moore spoke regarding the early acquisition of his property for the Centennial Corridor Project. d. Mike Aroush spoke regarding annexation of his property near Highway 178 and Comanche. Vice -Mayor Weir asked staff to meet with Mr. Aroush to provide answers to his questions. e. Stacy Enns and Sharon Kruse spoke regarding the overpopulation of stray animals. f. Cindy Parra, Board Member of Bike Bakersfield and Chair of the Bicycle and Pedestrian Safety Coalition, spoke regarding the Calloway Weir Project. 6. WORKSHOPS a. Actuarial Valuation of Other Postempioyment Benefits (OPEB) as of June 30, 2013, Personnel Committee recommends receive and file report. City Manager Tandy made staff comments, and introduced Tom Morrison, with Segal Consulting, who made a PowerPoint presentation. Councilmember Johnson asked staff to come back with another workshop in the future about how the extra pay issues are going to evolve, what they are going to mean for the City of Bakersfield, what it does to the City's liability on the pension side; and then potentially refer H to committee to determine how to address it moving forward and perhaps adopt a policy to address those extra pay issues. Motion by Vice -Mayor Weir to receive and file APPROVED the report. 7 L, Bakersfield, California, September 10, 2014 — Page 5 APPOINTMENTS None. CONSENT CALENDAR Minutes: a. Approval of minutes of the August 13, 2014, Regular City Council Meetings. Payments: b. Receive and file department payments from August 1, 2014, to August 27, 2014, in the amount of $23,531,842.54 Self Insurance payments from August 1, 2014, to August 27, 2014, in the amount of $831,581,53 totaling $24,363,424.07. Ordinances: C. Zone Change 13 -0362; Western Properties, representing Grimmway Enterprises, the property owner, has applied for zone changes on four parcels totaling 32,89 acres located south of Olive Drive and east of the Burlington Northern Santa Fe rail line. Resolution adopting a Negative Declaration, 2. First reading of ordinance amending the Official Zoning Map in Title 17 of the Bakersfield Municipal Code by changing the zone district on Parcel 1 - 2.87 acres from R -1 (One - Family Dwelling) to C -2 (Regional Commercial) zone; Parcel 2 - 2.20 acres from R -1 to R -2 (Limited Multiple - famlly Dwelling) zone; Parcel 3 - 12.61 acres from R -1 to R -2 zone; Parcel 4 - 15.21 acres from R -2 to R -1 zone. ACTION TAKEN RES 156 -14 ABS SMITH FR ABS SMITH 100 ^10 Bakersfield, California, September 10, 2014 - Page 6 8. CONSENT CALENDAR continued ACTION TAKEN d. Zone Change 14 -0101; McIntosh & Associates, representing Kern Land Partners, LLC, (property owner), has applied for a zone change on 11,29 acres located at the northwest corner of Hageman Road and Knudsen drive. 1. Resolution adopting a Negative Declaration, 2. First Reading of Ordinance amending the Official Zoning Map in Title 17 of the Municipal Code by changing the zone district form R -1(One Family Dwelling) to C -2 (Regional Commercial /Planned Commercial Development), e. City in the Hills zone changes (FR 08113114) 1. Adoption of ordinance denying the appeal to the Planning Commission decision and approving an amendment to the Official Zoning Map in Title 17 of the Bakersfield Municipal Code by changing the zone district from a PUD (Planned Unit Development) to an R -1 /PUD (One Family Dwelling /Planned Unit Development) on 11.32 acres, located on the east side of City Hills Drive, between Garden Park Drive and Kuma Way, (Zone Change 14 -0132, City as applicant) 2. Adoption of ordinance denying the appeal to the Planning Commission decision and approving an amendment to the Official Zoning Map in Title 17 of the Bakersfield Municipal Code by changing the zone district from R -2 /PUD (Limited Multiple Family Dwelling /Planned Unit Development) to RE (Recreation) on 19.21 acres, located on the east side of Bedford Green Road, between State Route 178 and Kern Canyon Road (SR 184). (Zone Change 14 -0237, City as applicant) RES 157 -14 FR ORD 4786 ABS SMITH ORD 4787 ABS SMITH Bakersfield, California, September 10, 2014 - Page 7 CONSENT CALENDAR continued Resolutions: f, Resolution confirming approval by the City Manager designee of the Chief Code Enforcement Officer's report regarding assessments of certain properties in the City for which structures have been secured against entry or for the abatement of certain weeds, debris and waste matter and authorizing collection of the assessments by the Kern County Tax Collector, g. Draft Fund Balance Policy for the General Fund to comply with the Governmental Accounting Standard Board and Government Finance Officers Association guidelines. h. Resolution determining that a specific electrical design for Wastewater Treatment Plant No. 3 cannot be reasonably obtained through the usual bidding /request for proposal procedures and authorizing the Finance Director to dispense with usual bidding procedures and execute an agreement for electrical design services with Parsons Environment & Infrastructure Inc., not to exceed $50,963, I. Installation of bike path connection at Calloway Weir: Resolution approving the acceptance of $39,374 in grant funds from the Public Benefit Grants Program administered by the San Joaquin Valley Air Pollution Control District for the installation of a bike path connection across the existing sand bar and weir structures at the Calloway Weir, 2. Appropriate $39,374 Public Benefit grant to the Public Works Department's Capital Improvement budget within the Capital Outlay Fund. 3. Appropriate $10,826 Rose Foundation grant to the Public Works Department's Capital Improvement budget within the Capital Outlay Fund for installation of the bike path connection at Calloway Weir, ACTION TAKEN RES 158 -14 RES 159 -14 AGR 14 -184 RES 160 -14 '' 1 C -, Bakersfield, California, September 10, 2014 - Page 8 8. CONSENT CALENDAR continued ACTION TAKEN j. Resolutions adding the following territories to the Consolidated Maintenance District and approving, confirming, and adopting the Public Works Director's Report for each: Area 4 -125 (2501 Union Avenue) 2. Area 4 -126 (2601 Sunny Lane) 3. Area 4 -127 (1104 Gage Street) 4. Area 5 -71 (Tentative Tract Map 6331 Phase 2 located south of the south west corner of S. Union Avenue and Hosking Avenue) k. Resolutions of Intention (ROI) adding the following territories to the Consolidated Maintenance District and preliminarily approving, confirming, and adopting the Public Works Director's Report for each: 1, ROI No, 1811 adding Area 1 -103 (Parcel Map Waiver 14 -205 located south of the intersection of Seventh Standard Road and Verdugo Lane) 2, ROI No. 1812 adding Area 1 -104 (south east corner of Calloway Drive and Flushing Quail Road) Changes to salaries and related benefits for various employee units: 1. Amendment No, 2 to Resolution No. 078 -13 approving the Memorandum of Understanding setting salaries and related benefits for the Fire Supervisory Unit of the Fire Department. 2. Amendment No. 2 to Resolution No. 077 -13 approving the Memorandum of Understanding setting salaries and related benefits for the Firefighters and Engineers Unit of the Fire Department. 3. Amendment No. 5 to Resolution No, 080 -13 setting salaries and related benefits for officers and employees of the General Supervisory, Police Supervisory and Management Units, RES 161 -14 RES 162 -14 RES 163 -14 RES 164 -14 ABS SMITH ROI 1811 ROI 1812 RES 078 -13(2) RES 077 -13(2) RES 080 -13(5) Bakersfield, California, September 10, 2014 - Page 9 8. CONSENT CALENDAR continued Agreements: M. Agreement between City, State of California Department of Public Health and the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development ($386,902) for Housing Opportunities for Persons with HIV /AIDS Entitlement Program (HOPWA). n, Agreement with Cardiac Science Corporation ($14,144) for Medical Direction /Oversight and Maintenance for two years for the City's Automatic External Defibrillators (AED), o. Design Consultant Agreement with MIG, Inc. ($271,248), for design services for Mesa Marin Phase II. P. Agreement with Superior Construction ($674,900.00) to design -build a new warehouse building for storing police evidence on City - owned property located on Truxtun Avenue, adjacent to SR 99. q. Downtown Streetlight Energy Efficiency Project: Work Order agreement with PG &E (not to exceed $250,000) to install energy efficient L.E.D. streetlights in the Downtown area and other locations, 2. On -bill Financing Loan agreement with PG &E (not to exceed $250,000) at zero interest to fund the project, r. Agreement with Parsons Transportation Group Inc, ($7,144,163.00; 88.53% federally funded - $6,324,728; and 11,47% locally funded - $819,435), for Professional Services for Program Delivery /Engineering and Environmental Support Services for the Thomas Roads Improvement Program, (TRIP) S. Agreement with Bolthouse Properties, LLC, to exchange real property located on Bolthouse Drive west of Buena Vista Road for a domestic water well site, ACTION TAKEN AGR 14 -185 AGR 14 -186 AGR 14 -187 AGR 14 -188 REMOVED FOR SEPARATE CONSIDERATION REMOVED FOR SEPARATE CONSIDERATION AGR 14 -190 8. Bakersfield, California, September 10, 2014 - Page 10 CONSENT CALENDAR continued t. Agreement with William Ray McNew and Donna Ruth McNew, Vicki Ravonne McNew, and Sandra Gail Jackson ($166,000) to purchase real property at 8119 Stine Road for the Stine Road Widening Project. U. Agreement with Werner H. Epp, Trustee of the Epp Family Trust ($113,000) to purchase real property at 411 Truxtun Avenue for the Amtrak Parking Lot Expansion Project. V. Amendment No. 9 to Agreement No. 97 -283 with SunGard Public Sector, Inc. ($12,325), to configure and install the Financials Imaging Interface. W. Amendment No. 4 to Agreement No. 10 -144 with Ennis Paint, Inc. ($150,000; revised not to exceed $648,221.31 and extend term one year), for the continued supply of traffic paint. X. Amendment No. 1 to Agreement No. 12 -018 with State of California Department of Parks and Recreation, Office of Historic Preservation (no change in compensation and extend term of agreement) for providing priority attention to Thomas Roads Improvement Program Projects. (TRIP) Y. Mohawk Street Improvements; Rosedale Highway to Siena Lane; 1. Amendment No. 1 to Agreement No. 13 -136 with Paramount Petroleum Corporation ($478,358.58; revised not to exceed $1,084,358.58; City to reimburse Paramount Petroleum Corporation) for the relocation of petroleum transmission facilities, fiber optics, gas recovery, and water injection lines. 2. Appropriate $400,000 Transportation Development Fund balance (Developer share of project cost) to the Public Works Department's Capital Improvement budget. ACTION TAKEN AGR 14 -191 AGR 14 -192 AGR 97- 283(9) AGR 10- 144(4) AGR 12- 018(1) AGR 13- 136(1) Bakersfield, California, September 10, 2014 - Page 11 8. CONSENT CALENDAR continued ACTION TAKEN Z. Contract Change Order No. 1 to Agreement AGR 14 -073 No. 14 -073 with Zim's Integrated Mechanical CCO1 Services, Inc. ($13,384.68; revised not to exceed $659,701,68), for the Project known as HVAC Replacement /Upgrade: Community Development Building. aa. Contract Change Order No. 22 to Agreement AGR 13 -118 No. 13 -118 with Granite Construction CCO22 ($33,525.00); revised not to exceed $25,874,447.49; change order funded with previously appropriated project contingency funds - Federal Earmark Funds (88,53 %) and Capital Outlay Utility /Roads Fund (11.47 %) for the State Route 178 and Morning Drive Interchange Project, (TRIP) Property Acquisition Agreements - TRIP: ab. Agreement with Charles and Linda Moore AGR 14 -193 ($268,000) to purchase real property located at DEED 8011 4404 Hillsborough Drive, for the Centennial Corridor Project, ac, Agreement with Takvor and Bonnie R. AGR 14 -194 Takvorlan, co- trustees of the Takvorian Family DEED 8012 Trust ($272,000) to purchase real property located at 4212 Hillsborough Drive, for the Centennial Corridor Project. ad. Agreement with Charles Edwin Files, Trustee of AGR 14 -195 the Charles Edwin Files Living Trust ($140,500) to DEED 8013 purchase real property located at 18 Dunlap Street, for the Centennial Corridor Project. ae. Agreement with Gary and Wend! Krause AGR 14 -196 ($122,000) to purchase real property located at DEED 8014 7 Morrison Street, for the Centennial Corridor Project. af. Agreement with David Oak Henthorne, Trustee AGR 14 -197 of the David O. Henthorne Family Intervivos DEED 8015 Revocable Trust ($239,000)to purchase real property located at 4404 Kentfield Drive for the Centennial Corridor Project, ag. Agreement with Steven and Sandra Gamboa AGR 14 -198 ($237,000) to purchase real property located at DEED 8016 2400 Cedar Street, for the 24th Street Widening Project. 9 Bakersfield, California, September 10, 2014 - Page 12 CONSENT CALENDAR continued ACTION TAKEN ah. Agreement with Perla Maria Alvarez ($137,000) AGR 14 -199 to purchase real property located at DEED 8017 105 Morrison Street for the Centennial Corridor Project. ai. Agreement with the Heirs or Devisees of Emress AGR 14 -200 Jung, deceased, their interest being subject to DEED 8018 the administration of the Estate of said DEED 8019 Decedent in Kern County ($150,000) to purchase real property located at 209 Williamson Way for the Centennial Corridor Project. aj. Agreement with Clarence and Cathy Butler AGR 14 -201 ($271,000) to purchase real property located at DEED 8020 2201 24th Street for the 24th Street Widening Project. Bids: ak. Accept bid from Entertainment Lighting Services ($42,569.40) for the purchase of arena lighting effects replacement at the Rabobank Arena. al. Award bid to Enders and Associates Inc. ($54,190.59), for the purchase of video router upgrade components for the Rabobank Arena. am. State Route (SR) -99 and Hosking Avenue REMOVED FOR Interchange (TRIP); SEPARATE CONSIDERATION 1. Accept bid and award contract to Granite Construction Company, Inc. ($20,771,397.00; 100.0% locally funded) to construct the Project. 2. Consultant Agreement with Parsons Brinckerhoff (not to exceed $1,978,449.00; 100.0% locally funded) for construction management services. 3. Appropriate and transfer $2.7 million Transportation Development Fund Balance to the Transportation Development TRIP Local Match Fund for Construction Management and Contingencies on the Hosking Road Interchange Project. �I08 Bakersfield, California, September 10, 2014 - Page 13 8. CONSENT CALENDAR continued ACTION TAKEN Miscellaneous: on. Letter of Support for Clinica Sierra Vista New Access Point Grant Application for the Baker Street Village Community Health Center. Successor Agency Business: ao. Receive and file Successor Agency payments from August 1, 2014 to August 27, 2014 in the amount of $70,000.00. City Clerk Gafford announced that a staff memorandum was received regarding Item 8.g„ clarifying that staff is recommending the draft Fund Balance Policy, not a Resolution, be referred to the Budget and Finance Committee; and a staff memorandum was received regarding Item 8.r., reflecting the total compensation of the Agreement to be $7,538,150. Councilmember Smith announced that he would abstain due to conflict of interest, source of income to himself, on items 8.c., 8.e., and 8.j.4. Councilmember Johnson requested that Item 8.am. be removed for separate consideration. Councilmember Maxwell requested that items 8.q. and 8.r. be removed for separate consideration. Motion by Vice -Mayor Weir to adopt Consent Calendar items 8.a. through 8.ao., with the removal of item 8.q., 8.r., and 8.am. for separate consideration. q. Downtown Streetlight Energy Efficiency Project: CONTINUED TO MEETING OF 1, Work Order agreement with PG &E (not SEPTEMBER 24, 2014 to exceed $250,000) to install energy efficient L,E.D, streetlights in the Downtown area and other locations. 2. On -bill Financing Loan agreement with PG &E (not to exceed $250,000) at zero interest to fund the project. Motion by Councilmember Maxwell to continue APPROVED this item until the next meeting at which time NOES HANSON, the Public Works Director and he will get SULLIVAN together and look at the fixtures being offered through the On -bill Financing Program. �1 C9 Bakersfield, California, September 10, 2014 - Page 14 CONSENT CALENDAR continued r. Agreement with Parsons Transportation Group Inc. ($7,538,150; 88,53% federally funded - $6,673,524; and 11,47% locally funded - $864,626), for Professional Services for Program Delivery /Engineering and Environmental Support Services for the Thomas Roads Improvement Program. (TRIP) Motion by Councilmember Maxwell to adopt Consent Calendar Item 8.r. am, State Route (SR) -99 and Hosking Avenue Interchange (TRIP): 1. Accept bid and award contract to Granite Construction Company, Inc, ($20,771,397.00; 100,0% locally funded) to construct the Project, 2, Consultant Agreement with Parsons Brinckerhoff (not to exceed $1,978,449.00; 100.0% locally funded) for construction management services, 3. Appropriate and transfer $2,7 million Transportation Development Fund Balance to the Transportation Development TRIP Local Match Fund for Construction Management and Contingencies on the Hosking Road Interchange Project, Motion by Councilmember Johnson to accept the bid and award the contract to Granite Construction, approve the Consultant Agreement with Parsons Brickerhoff, and appropriate and transfer the $2.7 million Transportation Development Fund Balance. 9. CONSENT CALENDAR PUBLIC HEARINGS a, Public Hearing to consider Resolution ordering the vacation of portions of A. B, C, D, & G streets, 13th & 14th Streets, and Campus Way surrounding Bakersfield High School. ACTION TAKEN AGR 14 -189 APPROVED AGR 14 -202 AGR 14 -203 APPROVED RES 165 -14 ^110 Bakersfield, California, September 10, 2014 - Page 15 9. CONSENT CALENDAR PUBLIC HEARINGS continued ACTION TAKEN b. Public hearing on Resolution of Necessity (RON) RES 166 -14 to determine the public interest and necessity for acquisition of certain real property located at the 425 Truxtun Avenue, for the Amtrak Parking Lot Expansion Project. (Code Civ. Proc. § 1240.010) City Clerk Gafford announced that a staff memorandum was received regarding Item 9,b„ transmitting the Resolution Consent Calendar Public Hearings opened at 7:18 p.m, No one spoke, Consent Calendar Public Hearings closed at 7 :18 p,m. Motion by Councilmember Maxwell to adopt Consent APPROVED Calendar Public Hearings items 9.a. and 9.b. Mayor Hall recessed the meeting at 7:19 p,m, and reconvened the meeting at 7:27 p.m, 10. HEARINGS None. 11. REPORTS None. 12. DEFERRED BUSINESS a. Golden Empire Transit District (GET), City Clerk Gafford announced that e -mail correspondence was received from Trent Hair and Will Winn regarding this item, Vice -Mayor Weir made a motion that the current City - appointed GET Board Directors be removed immediately and should that motion pass, the City Clerk would immediately begin recruitment of successors with the goal to have the Councilmembers ready to vote on the successors at the next City Council meeting. n.,111 12. Bakersfield, California, September 10, 2014 - Page 16 DEFERRED BUSINESS continued ACTION TAKEN Item 12,a. continued Councilmember Maxwell advised that he felt it was imperative that the Council have the City - appointees to the GET Board come before the Council and give a report every once in a while to keep the Council updated about what is going on at GET. Motion by Councilmember Weir to immediately remove the current City- appointed GET Board APPROVED NOES SMITH, Members and direct the City Clerk to HANSON, SULLIVAN immediately begin the recruitment of successors for appointment at the next City Council meeting. 13. COUNCIL AND MAYOR STATEMENTS Councilmember Johnson expressed his concern about what is happening in Sacramento regarding the assaults on Proposition 13 and efforts to increase taxes, and he requested that the City of Bakersfield weigh in on this issue and fight to ensure that everything is being done to protect the taxpayers in Kern County and Bakersfield, and he referred the matter to the Legislative and Litigation Committee, about potentially doing a Resolution in support of Proposition 13. Councilmember Maxwell advised that he wants to make sure that the commitment made in the Community Impact Assessment Report from 2011 for 24m Street is being done regarding a public meeting to allow input from the people most affected by the final design so they can discuss issues like sound walls, landscaping, and deceleration lanes. Councilmember Maxwell asked staff to make contact with Caltrans to see about the possibility of putting in two lanes, one going to the south and one going to the north, to alleviate the congestion at the off -ramp of the crosstown freeway at Mount Vernon Avenue. Councilmember Maxwell advised that he spoke with Chief Williamson about the recent project where the Police Department was stopping all the people they saw using cell phones while driving and giving them tickets; and he would like to see a similar project take place in the downtown area regarding people who are jaywalking. {.. 1 i 2 Bakersfield, California, September 10, 2014 — Page 17 13. COUNCIL AND MAYOR STATEMENTS continued ACTION TAKEN Councilmember Maxwell advised that he would like to see where the City is with the expenditure of the $ 165 million for the early acquisitions for the Centennial Corridor and the 24th Street projects, and he referred that matter to the Budget and Finance Committee. Councilmember Maxwell suggested that as projects such as Hoskings Road and the Hageman Flyover go forward, they could be called the Bakersfield Transportation Improvement Projects, or the Taxpayers Road Improvement Projects, and he referred that matter to the Budget and Finance Committee. Councilmember Hanson requested that the issue of putting in a Redflex camera system at the intersection of Old River Road and Ming Avenue be referred to a committee. Councilmember Hanson requested that the issue of having an ordinance that would require people to neuter their animals be referred to a committee. Councilmember Hanson expressed his displeasure about the State of California's recent ban on plastic bags. Councilmember Hanson announced that there are some regulations coming down from the State of California and the Environmental Protection Agency regarding greenhouse situations that will significantly increase gas taxes; and he urged everyone to log onto californiadriversalliance.org to become informed and vote accordingly. Councilmember Smith expressed his concern about the running of red lights and deaths on the streets, and recommended looking at the design of our roads and the high speed arterials. Councilmember Smith expressed his pleasure with the Calloway Weir Bike Path Connection to the Kern River Parkway and feels it facilitates access for a lot more people. Councilmember Sullivan announced that the In God We Trust America Annual Celebration is on Tuesday, September 16th, and tickets are still available to anyone interested in attending the event. Bakersfield, California, September 10, 2014 - Page 18 13. COUNCIL AND MAYOR STATEMENTS continued ACTION TAKEN Councilmember Sullivan again expressed her appreciation to Mayor Hall and City Manager Tandy for the recognition she received earlier in the evening. Mayor Hall announced that the Bakersfield Sister City Project Corporation Board, along with the Korean American Association, is hosting a delegation from our sister city in Bucheon, South Korea; and on Monday, October 61h, he will be hosting the delegation in the Council Chamber, and he encouraged the Councilmembers to come by that morning and meet the delegation; he also encouraged the Councilmembers to participate in any of the other events planned for the Sister City visit. 14. ADJOURNMENT Mayor Hall adjourned the meeting at 8:17 p.m. V 1 CE-MAYOR of the City obdkersfield, CA ATTEST: - �� L�n� L' &Y CLERK and Ex Officio Clerk of the Council of the City of Bakersfield