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OFFICE OF THE CITY MANAGER
August 21, 2015 TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council FROM: Alan Tandy, City Manager
Subject: General Information
Water Update
As you will recall, in response to the ongoing drought and the Governor’s April 1,
2015 Executive Order, the State Water Resources Control Board established water
conservation standards for all urban water suppliers in the State of California. The
compliance period to meet these standards began on June 1, 2015 and ends on
February 29, 2016. The conservation standard set for the City of Bakersfield
Domestic Water System (generally west of Stine Road) is 36%, measured on a
cumulative basis during the compliance period. Residents in the City system have
made great strides in reducing overall water use in June and July; however, more
needs to be done as we have not quite reached the State standard during these
first two months (see table below). Attached is a letter we recently received from
the State Water Resources Control Board regarding our June conservation
numbers. Even though we were very close to our target, we did not meet the
required standards, which now require even greater future reductions in order to
make up for the gap which has been created.
I would like to take this opportunity to remind all residents that they must continue
to be diligent in reducing their water consumption in the coming months. We ask
this of all residents so the City can avoid any potential future fines from the State.
The City will continue to actively enforce the Emergency Water Conservation
Ordinance enacted by the City Council in April of this year. Please see
attachment. Those identified as being in violation of the Ordinance may be
subject to a fine per the Ordinance.
Month Conservation Standard Actual Total Reduction Difference
June 2015 36% 34% (2%)
July 2015 36% 32% (4%)
August 2015 36%
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As part of the City’s comprehensive approach in meeting the state-mandated
water conservation targets, staff previously implemented a reporting capability
within the City’s smartphone application allowing users to report potential water
waste directly to City staff for follow up. Within the past 90 days, the City has
received 954 water waste complaints. To put the number of reports in
perspective, prior to adding the water waste component to the mobile app,
graffiti had been the top issue submitted – comprising approximately 50 percent
of all reports submitted. For the same past 90 days, the City has received 355
graffiti reports.
Water Resources staff follows up on each of the water waste reports directly if the
location is within the City’s domestic water system. If the issue is reported within
another water provider service area, staff forwards the information on to the
appropriate party for review. In addition, the City has been promoting free
residential water conservation kits, sprinkler nozzle replacements and water-
friendly appliance rebates via the City’s drought web
page: http://www.bakersfieldcity.us/drought and through the City’s Official
Facebook page.
Good News
We are excited to note that the State Route 178/Morning Drive Interchange
Project in northeast Bakersfield is now complete and is open for use! The ribbon
cutting occurred Tuesday morning. The project includes the construction of a
new interchange at SR 178 and Morning Drive and the widening of State Route
178 from two to four lanes between the Fairfax Road interchange and Canteria
Drive. The Thomas Roads Improvement Program thanks all of the partner
agencies who made the project possible!
In conjunction with ribbon cutting for the Morning Drive project, a
groundbreaking ceremony for the State Route 178 Widening Project was also
held. This project will widen State Route 178 from just east of Morning Drive to
Miramonte Drive. Please see the attached pictures.
Building Permits have continued to increase. In 2014, the City saw 1,382 Single
Family Residential Permits pulled. That number is projected to be close to 1,569
permits by the end of the year.
Electrical Permits are continuing to increase as well mainly due to the tax
incentives associated with Solar Energy. During 2014, the City saw a 53.5%
increase in electrical permits. This year we are expecting to see a 42.1% increase
with a total of 5,791 Electrical Permits. Please see the attached chart.
As a reminder, the California High-Speed Rail Authority will be holding a
Community Open House Meeting to discuss Bakersfield F Street Station alignment
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on Tuesday, August 25th at the Marriott beginning at 4:00 p.m. This locally-
generated alternative has been proposed by the City and will be studied along
with the approved Bakersfield Hybrid Alternative in a supplemental environmental
document. The Authority has been working with the cities of Bakersfield and
Shafter, as well as local residents, stakeholders and regulatory agencies to refine
an alignment that includes a station at the intersection of F Street and Golden
State Avenue. I am scheduled to make some comments at the session about the
locally generated alternative.
The locally generated alignment is straighter, faster, and less impactful than the
adopted hybrid alignment. It impacts a significantly smaller number of parcels
and City assets than the current hybrid alignment.
The TRIP project target dates for the remaining projects have been updated.
Please see the following attachment.
I will be taking vacation September 3rd, 4th, and 8th and then the 21st through the
29th. Steve Teglia will be in charge during the first week of my absence and Chris
Huot the second. The office will have my contact information as usual. There are
no Council meetings during those time frames.
Council Referrals
Councilmember Smith
o Maintenance Schedule for Street Lights
Councilmember Maxwell
o South Mill Creek Development
TRIP
Utility Relocation Work Continues on State Route 178
Utility relocation work continues along State Route 178, between Canteria Drive
and Miramonte Drive, and lane closures and traffic control will be in place as
necessary to allow for this work to be performed. Work will be performed
between the hours of 6 a.m. and 4 p.m.
For the week of August 24th – 28th, motorists should anticipate a lane closure for the outside lane eastbound lane in the vicinity of Canteria Drive and the Mesa
Marin Sports Complex.
Traffic control may also be in place next week at the State Route 178/Comanche
Drive intersection for continued potholing operations. The potholing work entails
drilling a small diameter hole within the right-of-way, collecting samples, and
restoring the surface to pre-existing conditions.
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The traffic control, with intermittent flagging, will affect both directions of traffic
on State Route 178. Motorists who must travel through this area should anticipate
delays, potentially lasting up to five minutes, and are advised to allow extra time
to reach their destinations. Motorists are reminded to stay alert to changing
conditions and to obey flagging personnel and construction signs at all times
while traveling through this area.
Nighttime Lane and Ramp Closures on State Routes 58 and 99
Nighttime lane closures will be in effect next week for the outside lanes of State
Route 58 between H and Cottonwood Road. The lane closures will affect both
directions of travel and are needed to allow the contractor for the Beltway
Operational Improvements Project to place temporary concrete barriers along
the roadway. In addition to the lane closures, the off-ramps at the Chester
Avenue, Union Avenue and Cottonwood Road interchanges will be closed while
the temporary concrete barriers are placed in these areas. The lane and ramp
closures will occur Sunday, August 23 through Thursday, August 27, between the
hours of 9 p.m. and 5 a.m.
The contractor for this project has also scheduled nighttime work on State Route
99 between Ming Avenue and Wilson Road. This work will require a closure of the
northbound outside lane in this area, as well as the northbound off-ramp and the
southbound on-ramp at the Ming Avenue Interchange. These closures will be in
effect Sunday through Thursday nights, between the hours of 9 p.m. and 5 a.m.
Construction crews will be working during daytime hours along State Route 99,
between State Route 58 and Wilson Road, and along State Route 58, between
State Route 99 and Hughes Lane. Daytime work will take place behind the
recently-placed temporary concrete barriers and is not expected to affect
traffic. However, motorists are advised to stay alert to changing conditions and
watch for construction workers and equipment while driving through these
construction zones. Reports
Streets Division work schedule for the week of August 24th; and
Possible programming changes from AT&T U-verse. Event Notifications
Event Calendar for Rabobank Arena Theater and Convention Center
o Amphitheater events:
Firefall – September 18th at 8:00 p.m. (Tickets: $15)
Gary Allen with Logan Mize – October 1st at 7:00 p.m. (Tickets: $25 - $55)
Hotel California – October 2nd at 8:00 p.m. (Tickets: $15)
AT:CH:cb:al cc: Department Heads Roberta Gafford, City Clerk
Morning Drive/178
CITY OF BAKERSFIELD
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DEPT. / BUILDING DIVISION
BUILDING PERMIT SUMMARY JANUARY - JULY 2015
BUILDING PERMITS 2014 - 2015
Jan.-July
2014
Jan.-July
2015
Change
2014-2015
% Change
2014-2015
2014
Projected
2015
Change
2014-2015
% Change
2014-2015
SF Residential
926
915
-11
-1.2%
1,382
1,569
+187
+13.5%
Electrical
2,200
3,378
+1,178
+53.5%
4,074
5,791
+1,717
+42.1%
Other
3,077
3,759
+502
+16.3%
5,208
6,134
+926
+17.8%
TOTAL
6,203
7,872
+1,669
+26.9%
10,664
13,494
+2,830
+26.5%
PERMIT VALUATIONS 2014 - 2015
Jan.-July
2014
Jan.-July
2015
Change
2014-2015
% Change
2014-2015
2014
Projected
2015
Change
2014-2015
% Change
2014-2015
SF Residential
$218,837,029
$244,204,394
+$25,367,365
+11.6%
$338,145,236
$418,636,104
+$80,490,868
+23.8%
Electrical
$50,791,859
$138,269,205
+$87,477,346
+172.2%
$108,009,573
$237,032,923
+$129,023,350
+119.5%
Other
$125,411,177
$103,282,169
-$22,129,008
-17.6%
$203,602,677
$177,055,147
-$26,547,530
-13.0%
TOTAL
$395,040,065
$485,755,768
+$90,715,703
+23.0%
$649,757,486
$832,724,174
+$182,966,688
+28.2%
TRIP Project Target Dates
Project Projected Opening
Hosking Road Interchange February, 2016
Rosedale Highway Widening October, 2016
SR-178 Widening, Canteria – Miramonte April, 2017
Beltway Operational Improvements July, 2017
24th Street Improvements
Final Design – October 2015 ROW Cert – May, 2016 Duration 24-month
Projected bid award –
August, 2016 August, 2018
Centennial Corridor
Final Environmental
Document expected to be
approved by CalTrans –
FED - October, 2015
ROD – December, 2015
November, 2019
Phase 1, Kern River Bridge
Package:
• Projected bid award –
September, 2016
• Projected completion – November, 2017 Duration 14-month
Phase 2, SR-58 Connector to
WSP:
• Projected bid award –
September, 2017
ROW – July 2017 Duration 30-month
Hageman Flyover
Design completion
expected – May, 2016 Note: The Hageman
Flyover is not currently
funded for construction. Property Acquisition
projected completion –
October, 2017
OFFICE OF THE CITY MANAGER MEMORANDUM
August 21, 2015
TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council
FROM: Alan Tandy, City Manager AT
SUBJECT: South Mill Creek Development Referral #606 Council Meeting of June 3, 2015
Councilmember Maxwell requested that staff provide information regarding the
status of efforts to develop the South Mill Creek area.
On March 20, 2013, the City Council approved Facilities Management Agreement
No. 13-038 with AEG Facilities, LLC. This contract contains the following provision:
3.8.3. Real Estate Development Consulting Services. Manager will provide City with a credit of $200,000 toward consulting services with
Manager’s affiliate, AEG Real Estate and Development, at its standard rates, for purposes mutually agreed upon between Manager and City. Generally, the services will be performed to assist City in developing the retail and commercial structure that will serve the ATC and completing the Mill Creek project as City envisions it. The credit will be recognized as an “in kind” capital contribution and will not be reflected in the operations of the Facilities.
The Real Estate division of AEG put together the entertainment complex around the
Staples Center, which is known as L.A. Live. They have done similar projects in
London, Berlin, Edmonton and elsewhere.
The Real Estate group has made multiple trips to Bakersfield to assist staff in analyzing
the potential and marketing the 5.5 acre vacant commercial property on Q Street.
Quarterly management meetings with AEG also include updates on this topic. The
Maya Cinemas group, which also has commercial property to develop, has also
been involved as an active partner.
Basic activities have consisted of reviewing the property and surrounding area.
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Marketing materials and long-range visioning for the area have resulted in
development of marketing tools that have been, and will continue to be, used with
prospective development projects. A copy is attached.
AEG has also attempted to refer clients they have placed in L.A. Live to Bakersfield. Two visited and considered locating here, although neither is currently active by
considering such a move.
More recently, AEG recommended that we list the property with a commercial
realtor, and that has been done.
An accounting from AEG listing charges against the $200,000 is attached.
AEG DEVELOPMENT
BAKERSFIELD
Recap of Major Meetings/Conference Calls. Excludes shorter calls with City Staff,
primarily with Rhonda Smiley and with Gensler Design Team and internal
review/planning).
DATE DESCRIPTION STAFF TIME
7/30/13 Meeting in Bakersfield with City TT 1.0
8/21/13- Review of various City due diligence
8/27/13 documents forwarded by David Lyman TT/KR 0.5
09/13 Work with Gensler to formulate
scope of services for master plan TT/KR 0.5
10/1/13 Meet with City in Los Angeles KR .25
10/13-11/13 Work to contract Gensler/City for KR 1.0
master planning services (Agreement
templates, edits, call with City Atty, etc).
1/21/14 Meeting in Bakersfield with City and Gensler TT/KR 2.0
2/11/14 Meeting in Los Angeles with Larry Kosmont TT/KR .25
to discuss different development/financing
scenarios
2/19/14 Meet with Gensler to review plans prior to
city meeting TT/KR .50
2/21/14 Meet with City and Gensler in Bakersfield KR 1.0
2/28/14 Conference Call with City TT/KR .25
3/20/14 Review Gensler Iterative plans in Los Angeles TT/KR .5
3/25/14 Call with Marty Borko re: planning KR .2
4/16/14 Meet with Gensler in Los Angeles TT/KR .5
4/23/14 Meet with Gensler in Los Angeles TT/KR .5
DATE DESCRIPTION STAFF TIME
5/15/14 Review of City Comments KR .25
5/19/14 Meet with Gensler to review City Comments KR .5
06/14 Work with City/Gensler to incorporate
attendance/visitation numbers into plan KR .375
6/27/14 Call with Rhonda of City – update & closeout
before retirement KR .125
8/14-9/14 Meetings/Calls with prospective tenants KR .5
10/2/14 Meet with Brooks Schaden of Consumer
Concept Group KR .125
10/16/14 Site visit to Bakersfield with prospective
tenants Lucky Strike and Smashburger TT/KR 2.0
1/21/15 Call with Alan Tandy KR .06
3/31/15 Meeting in Bakersfield with City TT 1.0
13.9
Time reflected as Man Days.
Gensler Fee Credit $17,375.00
(Gensler Fees for work contracted with City reduced by this amount).
Daily Department Rate - $5,000
Per Detailed Recap 13.9 Days @ $5,000/Day $69,500
Internal Meetings/Misc Calls, etc
(25% of above detailed recap) 3.5 Days @ $5,000/Day $17,500
Gensler Fee Credit $17,375
Total to Date $104,375
Week of August 24_2015_Work Schedule
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STREETS DIVISION – WORK SCHEDULE
Week of August 24, 2015 – August 28, 2015
Resurfacing/Reconstructing streets in the following areas:
Sealing streets in the area south of Stockdale Hwy between Stine Rd & Wible Rd
Reconstruction of streets in the Auto Mall area East of Wible Rd and north of Pacheco
Preparing Panama Ln. between Freeway 99 and Stine Rd for a Maintenance Grind & Pave
Preparing Hagen Oaks between Ming Ave and Camino Media for a Maintenance Grind & Pave
Maintenance Grind & Pave on Easton Dr from California Ave east end to California Ave west end
Maintenance Grind & Pave on Chester Ln from California to Easton
Grinding headers on various streets in the area east of Calloway and south of Brimhal in preparation for an overlay
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 storm line installation at Sports Village
Working on Brick repairs at Centennial Plaza
Grading for new parking lot at Mesa Marin Sports Complex
Working on Temporary Fire Station #8
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.
THIS SPACE INTENTIONALLY LEFT BLANK
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STREETS SWEEPING SCHEDULE
Monday, August 24, 2015
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 25, 2015
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 26, 2015
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 27, 2015
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 28, 2015
Between Etchart Rd. & Pavilion Dr. -- Calloway Dr., west to the canal boundary.
Between Norris Rd. & Olive Dr. – Calloway Dr. & Coffee Rd. Between Olive Dr. & Noriega Rd. – Calloway Dr. & Verdugo Ln.
City areas between Coffee Rd./Riverlakes ext. & Allen Rd. – Hageman Rd. & Rosedale Hwy.
City areas between Pacheco Rd. & Harris Rd. – Stine Rd. & Wible Rd.
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
www.bakersfieldcca.org
UPCOMING EVENTS
July 24 – WWE Live 7:30 PM
$95, $65, $50, $35, $25, $15 On Sale Now
August 27 - Florida Georgia Line 7:30 PM
$54.75, $34.75 On Sale Now
September 10 – Ringling Bros. Circus 7:00 PM
$70, $38, $10 On Sale 7/31
September 11-13 – Ringling Bros. Circus
$70, $38, $25, $20 On Sale 7/31
September 21 – Kings vs Coyotes 7:00 PM
$115, $65, $40, $29 On Sale Now
October 16 – Pepe Aguilar 8:00 PM
$149, $119, $89, $49 On Sale Now
July 14 – Dancing With The Stars Live 8:00 PM
$74, $48, $34 On Sale Now
July 28 – Juanes 7:30 PM
$73.50, $48, $38, $28 On Sale Now
August 7 – Espinoza Paz 9:00 PM
$125, $95, $80, $65, $50, $30 On Sale 7/14
August 12 – Fifth Harmony 7:00 PM
$47.50, $27.50 On Sale Now
September 25 – Wild Kratts Live!7:00 PM
$43.75, $37.75, $27.75 On Sale Now
October 20 – J Balvin with Becky G 7:30 PM
$73, $47.50, $37.50, $27.50 On Sale Now
September 18 - Firefall 8:00 PM
$15 On Sale Now
October 1 - Gary Allan 7:00 PM
$57, $37, $27 On Sale Now
October 2 - Hotel California 8:00 PM
$15 On Sale Now
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