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Home My WebLink About04/10/2015AT OFFICE OF THE CITY MANAGER April 10, 2015 TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council FROM: Alan Tandy, City Manager Subject: General Information Notable Items With the declining sales tax, and layoffs in the oil and agriculture industries that have been disrupted due to the drought, the City Manager’s proposed budget for FY 2015-2016 is going to be very tight. While we do not usually make advance comments on what it will contain, under the current circumstances it seems appropriate. It is highly likely there will be no new employees, public safety or otherwise, and the Capital Outlay schedule will be significantly reduced from recent years. Bakersfield has remained financially strong while others go through layoffs, bankruptcy and related, because we control our expenses in times when revenues fall and others do not. We are in one of those cycles. Hopefully, it will not be long-term. Good News The City of Bakersfield and the Thomas Roads Improvement Program are pleased to announce the opening of the final phase of the Westside Parkway. Please join us for the ribbon cutting celebration on Wednesday, April 15th at 2 p.m. The celebration will be held on the Westside Parkway beneath the Renfro Road Bridge. Please see the attached invitation for additional information. Another competitive TRIP project bid opening took place this past week. Bids were received for the SR-178 Widening Project, which will widen the existing highway from two lanes to between four and six lanes from Canteria Drive to Miramonte Drive. Granite Construction submitted the apparent low bid at $22,254,803.10. Granite’s bid was under the amount budgeted for the project. The project is planned to be awarded at the April 22nd City Council meeting. Fleetwood Mac played to a sold out Rabobank Arena this week with over 9,100 tickets distributed. We anticipate a similar number for The Eagles on May 26th! Please see attached picture of the event. General Information April 10, 2015 Page 2 This past week the Bakersfield Police Department staff met with community members in the Valley Zone, Metro Zone and South Zone to promote the recently implemented community policing concepts. The meetings were a success with over 400 people attending this week. Future meetings will be held at the following locations and will begin at 6:00 p.m. For your convenience, we have included ward numbers in relationship to the new Police deployment zones and community meetings. o Central Zone, Wards 2, 3, 4, 5 & 6: April 16th - Thursday, from 6:00 - 8:00 p.m. at West High School, 1200 New Stine Rd. o Hill Zone, Wards 2 & 3: April 30th - Thursday from 6:00 - 8:00 p.m. at Stella Hills School, 3800 Jewett Ave. In light of the severity of the continued drought, the Water Board held a special meeting this past Wednesday to discuss an Emergency Ordinance which would restrict the use of potable water for landscape irrigation to three days a week for City residents. This Ordinance is in response to recent State Water Board requirements, which were in place prior to the Governor’s recent Executive Order, issued April 1st, which among other things mandates further water conservation measures; potentially requiring up to 35% reductions for Bakersfield. The Emergency Ordinance discussed with the Water Board will be brought forward for full Council consideration at the April 22nd City Council meeting. In light of our fourth year of drought conditions, the City will be taking every step to curtail water use related to City operations. In addition, the City urges all residents to use water wisely and implement all efforts to conserve water! The Community Development Department hosted a public open house last night and many people came to see the remodeled lobby area on the 1st Floor. Attached is a picture for your convenience. If you have the opportunity, please stop by and see how good it looks. It should be a functional improvement for the taxpayers! TRIP Traffic Nighttime Construction Work on Rosedale Highway Construction on the Rosedale Highway Widening Project is scheduled to begin next week, Sunday, April 12th. The contractor plans to begin removing the median and installing temporary paving, which will allow two lanes to remain open to traffic during construction. Work is scheduled to begin at Gibson Street and continue westward to Patton Way, and will require nighttime closures of the inside lanes, in both directions, while work is underway. These closures are expected to be in effect Sunday General Information April 10, 2015 Page 3 through Thursday night between the hours of 8 p.m. and 6 a.m. the following morning for the next two months. Lane Closure on Calloway Drive Motorists should anticipate a closure of the inside southbound lane on Calloway Drive, on Monday, April 13 and Tuesday, April 14, 2015. The lane closure will be between Marby Grange Way and Gleneagles Drive, andis needed to allow the contractor to make warranty repairs to concrete. This work is expected to be conducted between the hours of 8:30 a.m. and 3:30 p.m., but the lane is expected to remain closed overnight. Construction Signs To Be Placed for Beltway Operational Improvements Project Motorists are advised that road construction crews will be working at multiple locations on City streets and along State Route 58 and State Route 99 next week, placing construction signs for the Beltway Operational Improvements Project. Construction signs will be placed along State Route 58 from South Real Road to Cottonwood Road, and on State Route 99 near the junction with State Route 58. Crews will also be posting signs on the following City streets near the freeway: H Street, Chester Avenue, P Street, Union Avenue, Madison Street, and Cottonwood Road. This work will be conducted Monday, April 13 through Friday, April 17 between the hours of 8:30 a.m. and 3:30 p.m. Crews will be working off the roadway and away from the shoulder. No traffic delays are anticipated, but motorists are advised to slow down and watch for construction crews and equipment while traveling through these areas. The Beltway Operational Improvements Project will improve interchange on- and off-ramps at Chester Avenue, Union Avenue, Cottonwood Road and Ming Avenue and construct auxiliary lanes and soundwalls along State Routes 58 and 99. General Information April 10, 2015 Page 4 Council Referrals Attached is a response to the following Council referral: •Councilmember Parlier o Energy Storage Facility •Councilmember Maxwell o Potential Lane Modifications on Coffee Road Reports For your reference, the following reports are attached: Streets Division work schedule for the week of April 13th; and Letter from AT&T U-verse regarding possible programming changes Event Notifications Event Calendar for Rabobank Arena Theater and Convention Center AT:CH:cb:al cc: Department Heads Roberta Gafford, City Clerk The City of Bakersfield and the The City of Bakersfield and the The City of Bakersfield and the The City of Bakersfield and the Thomas Roads Improvement Program Thomas Roads Improvement Program Thomas Roads Improvement Program Thomas Roads Improvement Program cordially invite you to attend the cordially invite you to attend the cordially invite you to attend the cordially invite you to attend the Westside Parkway Phase 6CWestside Parkway Phase 6CWestside Parkway Phase 6CWestside Parkway Phase 6C Ribbon Cutting CelebrationRibbon Cutting CelebrationRibbon Cutting CelebrationRibbon Cutting Celebration Wednesday, April 15, 2015Wednesday, April 15, 2015Wednesday, April 15, 2015Wednesday, April 15, 2015 2 p.m.2 p.m.2 p.m.2 p.m. Westside Parkway/Renfro Road BridgeWestside Parkway/Renfro Road BridgeWestside Parkway/Renfro Road BridgeWestside Parkway/Renfro Road Bridge Enter from Stockdale Highway at the west end of the Westside Parkway Enter from Stockdale Highway at the west end of the Westside Parkway Enter from Stockdale Highway at the west end of the Westside Parkway Enter from Stockdale Highway at the west end of the Westside Parkway See attached sheet for directions to the event site.See attached sheet for directions to the event site.See attached sheet for directions to the event site.See attached sheet for directions to the event site. F m Stat R ut 99 Exit at Rosedale Highway/State Route 58 West and proceed west on Rosedale Highway to Mohawk Street. urn le onto Mohawk Street! and connue south to t he west#ound Westside $arkway on-ra&p. 'onnue west to the (llen Road exit. urn le on (llen Road and connue south to Stockdale Highway. urn right onto Stockdale Highway and head west to the Westside $arkway/Stockdale Highway intersecon. urn right onto the Westside $arkway to the event site. $arking will #e availa#le on site. Westside Parkway Phase 6CWestside Parkway Phase 6CWestside Parkway Phase 6CWestside Parkway Phase 6C Ribbon Cutting CelebrationRibbon Cutting CelebrationRibbon Cutting CelebrationRibbon Cutting Celebration April 15, 2015April 15, 2015April 15, 2015April 15, 2015 2 p.m.2 p.m.2 p.m.2 p.m. F m w t w Bak fi ld ake the ruxtun (venue on-ra&p to the Westside $arkway. 'onnue west to the (llen Road exit. urn le on (llen Road and connue south to Stockdale Highway. urn right onto Stockdale Highway and head west to the Westside $arkway/Stockdale Highway intersecon. urn right onto the Westside $arkway to the event site. $arking will #e availa#le on site. *or in+or&aon! contact, Janet Wheeler ho&as Roads I&prove&ent $rogra& $hone, (661) 326-3491 E&ail, jwheeler@#akersfield+reeways.us Fleetwood Mac Picture/Community Development Picture CITY OF BAKERSFIELD PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT MEMORANDUM TO: Alan Tandy, City Manager FROM: Nick Fidler, Public Works Director DATE: April 10, 2015 SUBJECT: Potential Lane Modifications on Coffee Road Referral No. 567 Update to the original January 30, 2015 council referral above. Vehicle volume counts have been collected and indicated an increase in the through direction movement verses the number of right turn vehicles for the northbound approach of the Coffee Road/Truxtun Avenue intersection. This has been a result of the Westside Parkway reducing the demand for the right turn movement onto Truxtun Avenue. Therefore, the roadway will be restriped to provide three northbound through lanes with one right turn lane. This will improve the operation of the intersection and reduce the northbound vehicle stacking length, especially in the pm peak hour. The striping modifications are planned to be installed on Saturday, April 11th. After the changes are in place, staff will continue to monitor the location for other potential operation and safety improvements. Councilmember Maxwell requested that staff explore what options may be available to solve the incidence of traffic accidents that exists on Coffee Road in front of Frugatti’s restaurant. Traffic counts are to be compiled promptly. Week of April 13_2015_Work Schedule.doc Page 1 of 2 STREETS DIVISION – WORK SCHEDULE Week of April 13, 2015 – April 17, 2015 Resurfacing/Reconstructing streets in the following areas: Sealing streets in the area south of Stockdale Hwy and east of Gosford Rd Reconstructing streets in the area south of Wilson Rd and west of New Stine Paving & grinding streets in Beale HUD area in preparation for street reconstruction/resurfacing Paving streets in the area of Oleander to “H” St from Palm to Cherry St (HUD) Paving streets in the area of Wilson to Planz west of So. Chester (HUD) 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 and sewer line installation at Sports Village Concrete work on various streets in the area south of E. California Ave and east of Union Ave (HUD funded area) Miscellaneous work at PD property room Working on Brick repairs at Centennial Plaza Grading for new parking lot at Mesa Marin Sports Complex and storm line installation THIS SPACE INTENTIONALLY LEFT BLANK Week of April 13_2015_Work Schedule.doc Page 2 of 2 STREETS SWEEPING SCHEDULE Monday, April 13, 2015 Between So. “H” St. & Union Avenue – Pacheco Rd. & Hosking Rd. Between Stockdale Hwy. & Truxtun Ave. (ext.) – Coffee Rd & Partridge Ave. Tuesday, April 14, 2015 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, April 15, 2015 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 16, 2015 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 17, 2015 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 only when possible. 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 March 13 - Condors vs Utah 7:00 PM $35, $24, $19, $16, $12 On Sale Now March 24 - Condors vs Alaska 7:00 PM $35, $24, $19, $16, $12 On Sale Now March 27-28 - Condors vs Ontario 7:00 PM $35, $24, $19, $16, $12 On Sale Now April 1-3 – Cirque Du Soleil: Varekai 7:30 PM $95, $70, $55, $35 (Kids: $45, $25)On Sale Now April 4 – Cirque Du Soleil: Varekai 4:30/7:30 PM $100, $75, $60, $40 (Kids: $50, $30)On Sale Now April 5 – Cirque Du Soleil: Varekai 1:30/5:30 PM $95, $70, $55, $35 (Kids: $45, $25)On Sale Now April 6 – Fleetwood Mac 8:00 PM $177.50, $127.50, $77.50, $47.50 On Sale Now April 7, 10 – Condors vs Stockton 7:00 PM $35, $24, $19, $16, $12 On Sale Now May 7 – Marvel Universe Live 7:00 PM $70, $45, $15 On Sale Now May8-10 – Marvel Universe Live $70, $45, $30, $25 On Sale Now August 27 - Florida Georgia Line 7:30 PM $54.75, $34.75 On Sale 3/13 March 14 – Bakersfield Symphony 7:30 PM $45, $35, $30, $20 On Sale Now March 29 – Sister Act 7:00 PM $62, $47, $32 On Sale Now June 5 - Freestyle Explosion 7:30 PM $40.50, $35.50, $30.50 On Sale Now July 11 – Intocable 8:00 PM $85, $70, $55, $45, $35, $25 On Sale Now July 28 – Juanes 7:30 PM $73.50, $48, $38, $28 On Sale 3/13 March 27 – Atlanta Rhythm Section 8:00 PM $15 On Sale Now April 24 - Beatles vs Stones 8:00 PM $15 On Sale Now May 9 – Trace Adkins 8:00 PM $55, $39, $25 On Sale Now May 22 - Average White Band 8:00 PM $15 On Sale Now September 18 - Firefall 8:00 PM $15 On Sale Now October 2 - Hotel California 8:00 PM $15 On Sale Now www.rabobankarena.com - www.bhnamphitheatre.com