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Home My WebLink About10/10/2014 OFFICE OF THE CITY MANAGER October 10, 2014 TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council FROM: Alan Tandy, City Manager AT/CB Subject: General Information Good News:  Since the launch of Bakersfield Mobile in early July, a total of 624 service requests have been submitted to City departments through either the smartphone app or the corresponding web-based form. Currently, users can submit graffiti, pothole repair, street light malfunctions, parks equipment and parks irrigation issues via the app. We are happy to announce that we recently added a new reporting capability by which users can now report malfunctioning traffic signals. Plans are moving forward to expand more reporting capabilities for the future. The following is the percentage breakdown of service requests by type received via the app to date: • Graffiti – 43% • Street Lights – 21% • Parks Irrigation – 15% • Potholes – 14% • Parks Equipment – 5% • Traffic Signals – 2%  The American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE), a professional society for the designers and builders of society’s infrastructure, has announced its 2014 Los Angeles Section Award winners. The City of Bakersfield has received the Small Project for the Year Award for the Mill House at Mill Creek. Dick Meyer, the City’s lead consultant for the project, will be receiving the award on behalf of the City. We would like to thank and congratulate everyone who has played a part in this project. As a Reminder:  We’re excited to announce that the construction for the State Route 99/Hosking Avenue Interchange project will soon be underway. In celebration, we’re hosting a groundbreaking event on October 24th at 11 a.m. at the southeastern quadrant of State Route 99 and Hosking Avenue. Please see the attached invitation for additional information and directions. For additional event information, you may contact Janet Wheeler at (661) 326-3491 or jwheeler@bakersfieldfreeways.us. General Information October 10, 2014 Page 2 This event is funded through contributions from:  Granite Construction Company, project construction  Parson-Brinckerhoff, construction management  Parsons Transportation Group, project design TRIP: Daytime Closures for State Route 58/Chester Avenue-H Street Westbound On-ramp Construction crews have started driving piles during daytime hours for the retaining wall along the north side of State Route 58 west of H Street. Beginning Monday, October 13th this work will require the closure of the State Route 58/Chester Avenue-H Street westbound on-ramp from Monday through Friday. Work is expected to take place between the hours of 6 a.m. and 4 p.m. each day for at least the next two weeks. Motorists should plan to use alternate routes to access State Route 58 and State Route 99 during these hours. 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. Nighttime Closures on State Route 58 - Flagging on Cottonwood Road, Madison Street, and P Street Motorists should anticipate lane closures while traveling on State Route 58, between State Route 99 and Cottonwood Road, October 13th – 16th and October 19th – 23rd. In addition, motorists using Cottonwood Road, Madison Street, and P Street next week, October 13th -16th, should anticipate intermittent flagging at State Route 58. Construction crews plan to remove concrete barrier rail from the City streets, place concrete barrier rail along westbound State Route 58, and perform electrical work along both sides of the highway throughout the construction zone. The night work is expected to begin each night at 8:30 p.m. and continue through 6 a.m. the following morning. The contractor will be conducting traffic control with the use of flagging personnel to remove the barrier rail from City streets below the freeway. Motorists traveling in this area should anticipate wait times of up to five minutes. Construction crews will need to close the inside travel lane on westbound State Route 58 to place the barrier rail along the freeway. Electrical work will require lane closures of the outside traffic lane on both eastbound and westbound State Route 58 in the vicinity of the work area. When work is performed in the vicinity of an on- or off-ramp, the ramp will be closed while work is underway. At least one lane in each direction is General Information October 10, 2014 Page 3 expected to be open to freeway traffic at all times. All lanes are expected to open for the morning commute. Council Referrals: Attached is a response to the following Council referral: • Councilmember Maxwell o SR-178 Two Lane Off-ramp Reports: For your convenience, the following report is attached: • Streets Division work schedule for the week of October 6th Event Notifications: Attached is the Event Calendar for Rabobank Arena Theater and Convention Center. The Good Neighbor Festival at Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Park will be held tomorrow, October 11th from 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. Mayor Hall and Councilmember Rivera will be honoring Hidden Heroes at the event. There is expected to be over 50 vendors who will provide health checks, wellness information, food and entertainment. AT:cb cc: Department Heads Roberta Gafford, City Clerk Friday, October 24, 2014 11 a.m. Southeast Quadrant State Route 99/Hosking Avenue Bakersfield, California F m thb u d SR 99 !" # F m uthb u d SR 99 P m L C " f !" # P # " # ) f m * + , -- 32- 34 State Route 99/Hosking Avenue Interchange Groundbreaking Ceremony The City of Bakersfield, Caltrans, and the Thomas Roads Improvement Program cordially invite you to attend G:\mgr\shared\Gen Info\2014\October\#524 SR-178 Two Lane Off Ramp.docx CITY OF BAKERSFIELD PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT MEMORANDUM TO: Alan Tandy, City Manager FROM: Nick Fidler, Public Works Director DATE: October 10, 2014 SUBJECT: SR-178 Two Lane Offramp Referral No. 524 Staff contacted the Director for Caltrans District 6 to request that Caltrans evaluate the expansion of the eastbound SR-178 off ramp onto Mt. Vernon Avenue, from one lane to two. The Director is very familiar with this off ramp as she grew up in east Bakersfield. Caltrans recently completed a resurfacing project on State Route 178 from Union Avenue to Fairfax which included most ramps through this section. Unfortunately, this project was just a new surface wearing course and did not provide for any improvements to increase capacity for the highway or ramps. Staff suggested that Caltrans consider a project to construct an auxiliary lane for eastbound SR 178 at Mount Vernon Avenue off ramp to be funded through the State Highway Operations and Protection Program (SHOPP). The auxiliary lane would provide for the two lane exit at Mount Vernon Avenue. Caltrans indicated that their Traffic Engineering Division would review the off ramp to see if it would qualify for SHOPP funds; however, they were not aware of any previous safety issues which would warrant the use of SHOPP Funds at this location. Caltrans suggested that the expansion of this ramp could perhaps be in the next update of the City’s traffic impact fee program, or that funding might be programmed in a future State Transportation Improvement Program (STIP) which is administered through KernCOG. Staff has requested KernCOG to review this suggestion. Councilmember Maxwell requested that staff contact Caltrans and suggest the expansion of the eastbound SR-178 off ramp onto Mt. Vernon Avenue, from one lane to two. Week of October 13_2014_Work Schedule Page 1 of 2 STREETS DIVISION – WORK SCHEDULE Week of Oct. 13, 2014 – Oct. 17, 2014 Resurfacing/Reconstructing streets in the following areas: Reconstructing various streets south of White Ln and west of Old River Resurfacing streets in the area south of University and east of Columbus Maintenance Grind & Pave on Ashe Rd between Stockdale Hwy and Ming Ave 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 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) Dirt work for PD property room Assisting San Joaquin Valley Railroad with crossing improvements on Hughes Ln crossing between White Ln & Pacheco starting on 10/11/14 thru 10/14/14 THIS SPACE INTENTIONALLY LEFT BLANK Week of October 13_2014_Work Schedule Page 2 of 2 STREETS SWEEPING SCHEDULE Monday, October 13, 2014 Between So. “H” St. & Union Avenue – Pacheco Rd. & Hosking Rd. Between Stockdale Hwy. & Truxtun Ave. (ext.) – Coffee Rd & Partridge Ave. Tuesday, October 14, 2014 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, October 15, 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, October 16, 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, October 17, 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.) 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. 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