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Home My WebLink About10/24/2008� B A K E R S F I E L D CITY MANAGER'S OFFICE MEMORANDUM Octo TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council FROM: Alan Tand , ity Manager SUBJECT: Generallnformation 1. I am pleased to announce the promotion of Rick Millwee to Public Works Superintendent. Mr. Millwee brings 29 years of City experience to the job wt 7 years as Construction Supervisor, 14 years as a Construction Inspecto Improvement Projects, 5 years as a surveyor, and 3 years of testing materials for quality and compliance with City standards. During his time with the City, Mr. Millwee has worked on a variety of construc which include providing construction management on projects such as the Ar and the Rabobank Arena. Mr. Millwee has a Bachelor's Degree in ManagE combined with his varied and comprehensive experience in construction, management, and customer service experience, will bring a well-rounded position. 2. The Kern Mosquito and Vector Control District sent us the enclosed letter � Water Resources Department for the great job they've done in cleaning basins. Water Resource's efforts are noted for their contributions not reduction in the local mosquito population, but also to the reduction of the WE activity in the city this year. Special thanks go out to Don Richardson, Do� the rest of our Water Resources Department staff. 3. Attached is an article from the Sacramento Bee that highlights the imp downturn in the stock market is having on the California Public Employees System (CaIPERS). The article goes on to discuss how the state and local budgets may bare the brunt of this downturn, if increased contributions to tl program become necessary. My office is paying close attention to all issue� potential of impacting our budget and is actively analyzing options to dE potential impacts. Honorable Mayor and City Council October 24, 2008 Page 2 6. The Space Between bar/restaurant at the Arena (formerly known as the was heavily used and well received by the public at its inaugural event. 7. The Fall Festival at the Park at River Walk will be held on Saturday and Sur all, you can enjoy arts, crafts, food and entertainment for all ages. Trent Tor featured entertainment at the Bright House Amphitheater starting at 5 Saturday. 8. The bike path beaver is back — as busy as ever. Nine trees have been affe past two weeks — staff will continue to protect the young trees planted along in the park. 9. The Streets Division work schedule for the week of October 27th is enclosed. 10. Responses to Council requests are enclosed, as follows: Vice-Mavor Hanson • Response to Bakersfield Music Theater; • Sealing off street access at the ends of Heidi Court and Joelle Court; • Island at New Stine and So. Stockdale — Reflectors; Councilmember Couch • KERNTax Referral on Service Consolidation; • Concerns regarding The Tilted Kilt; • Allen Road Bridge Sound Walls; • Assessment of speed limit on Brimhall; • Traffic light timing — eastbound on Stockdale turning northbound on Coffe • Illegal dumping on the west side of Allen Road, south of Ming Ave; and, Councilmember Sullivan • Refurbishment of light poles and cleaning of street lights in Kern City. AT: rs: rk cc: Department Heads Pamela McCarthy, Ciry Clerk Roberta Gafford, Assistant City Clerk Taxpayers eventually could pay as Ca1PERS loses billions - Sacramento News - Local an... �1��1:�7_��:�'�lu`�ro Brr� c� ,-.��c:-'.C:C�i"1 This story is taken from ��cbee / Our Region / Top Stories Tax a ers eventua I ly cou Id pa! p Y as CaIPERS loses billions dkasler@sacbee.com Published Thursday, Oct. 23, 2008 California's largest public pension fund is losing billions in the stock market, and tax{ will likely pay the price. The only good news: The payment probably won't come due until July 2010 at the But the problems at the California Public Employees' Retirement System could worse budget stress for state and local governments. The state already believes the curren will wind up with a$3 billion deficit. Earlier this week, CaIPERS warned that its investment losses - 19 percent since the year began July 1- could force CaIPERS to demand higher contributions from the st� municipalities and other public agencies that rely on the fund for pensions. The warr came in a CaIPERS staff report. The contributions employees must make to their Cal-PERs pensions are set by law. E CaIPERS has the authority on its own to compel state and local governments to incrE contributions, and the impact of higher rates could be substantial. The state's other big pension fund, the California State Teachers' Retirement Systerr experiencing substantial losses but isn't yet making predictions about employer cont rates. Pension costs can sink a municipality's budget. They led to a big scandal in San Diec this year and helped force the city of Vallejo to file for bankruptcy. The state declined to estimate how high its CaIPERS bill might climb, but the city of - - . . .. -' - - -- - �.. w.n .Y:��:_.� �.. .�i G ...:tl:.... -, ...»r e-�ir1 �'itv Tr Taxpayers eventually could pay as CaIPERS loses billions - Sacramento News - Local an. CaIPERS and CaI5TR5 say their investment portfolios are basically strong and there danger to pension benefits. They added that a market rebound would relieve the pr higher employer contri butions. But with the Dow Jones dropping another 514 points Wednesday, the instability on Street is becoming an increasingly important issue for pension funds everywhere. "Financial crises are bad things," said Alicia Munnell, director of the Center for Retir Research at Boston College. "Public pension funds, private pension funds, individua everybody is going to have to change their behavior." When the market plunged in 2000, CaIPERS' portfolio shrank. That, plus an increas� benefits approved by the Legislature the year before, translated into major increasE contributions from the state and participating municipal agencies. The state's annual contribution to CaIPERS jumped from $156 million to $2.5 billion warning. Despite strong investment returns in recent years, the state still is contrib about $3 billion a year to CaIPERS. CaIPERs said the jolt to taxpayers might not be so bad this time. It has strengthene "smoothing policy" to provide taxpayers with more cushion, said CaIPERS spokeswc Macht. The "smoothing" program is essentially a rainy-day fund that now holds 14 percent CaIPERS' assets, she said. When the stock market was healthier, "we squirreled aw� percent of our total fund ... for a rainy day," she said. "If there's any silver lining here, our smoothing policy has ensured a method so tho will not create a single catastrophic event for employers," she said. Employer contributions to CaIPERS are based in part on a"funding ratio" that dividE value of CaIPERS' assets by pension obligations. The ratio was 92 percent July 1, b� fall to 68 percent when the fisca! year ends next June. Pension funds aim for about 80 percent, so employers will have to pay more unless market recovers. Since the fiscal year began July 1, CaIPERS' portfolio has shrunk f $239.2 billion to $192.7 billion. If that decline holds true through next ]une, CaIPERS' staff estimates that employer have to increase contributions by 2 percent to 4 percent of employee payroll. H.D. Palmer, spokesman for the Department of Finance, declined to say how much would cost the state. "I'm not going to hang a number on a hypothetical," he said. ' could change - there could be big swings one way or another." Taxpayers eventually could pay as Ca1PERS loses billions - Sacramento News - Local an.. warn folks now than to hit them with it later." CaISTRS' portfolio has failen 9 percent, to $147 billion, since the start of the fiscal yE the teachers' fund isn't ready to make predictions about rates, said spokesman Rica� Duran. Unlike CaIPERS, the teachers' retirement system must get permission from the Legis raise rates, Duran said. 7R'JSTiES t-,:' �af: =r.."� Nr�; {:G," : �H�.�':-.�. Ir.A ii�•; IfA1 r: �.1� v. � �•.,� -: r . YFz:=r: Yi...�':.�A i - . . . f�:d I>i_1�*=�. . . . Sc.'•:t",� KERN MC�SQ�J IT� AN � V�CTC�R CC�NTROL DISTRICT DiSiRiCT O�FICE 470� Al I..EN R�. EAKERSFIE�D, CAl.I��RNIA 93314 PH: {661) 589-2744 FAX: (661) 589-43� 3 E MAiL• kmvcd�a'sbcglobal.net October 22, ?�08 4'?�•"'.'. C:1?'� V�'ater Resources Manager 1 U00 �3ucna Vista Road �3akerstield, California 93311 RF: St�rm I?rain �3asin 1VIaintenanct� Florn: Vi�'c really uj �reciate the job Don Richardson and the other empIoyees in your Ueparttnent h dvr.e in cleaning storm drain basins. As you kno��, basins (that ha��e excess vegetation) are di�fcult for District mosquito cc�r:tral opecato~s to inspect and effcctiveiy treat. I ��as �;speci impressed ��ith the job your auys did on Basin # 1 S4 (Qswe�l &�iigh��ay S�) urhich has hee� mu�yuitU �c?n�rvl n?t�htmare fvr the la5t several year�. Yaur Departrnent's e+torts in maintaining st�rm drain basins has certainly cont:-ibutc;d not v� the rcduction �n the local mosq�ito papulation, but, also to the reduction in Vvest �1ile virus acti��it�� in the City this year. Sincerely, /'� o 0 G"s�7 � Rab Qui-ing Dis�rict Manager 7o s!r�rqth,ert r3rid (X� 710.'e cities as cenrers or cp�nrtrmiry, lea.�e�ship, and gcn�ma,xe. National League of Cities 1301 Pennsylvania Ave., N.W. Washington, OC 20004-1763 ZOZ-626-3Q00 fax: 2J2-626•3043 5nnvw.nlc.o-c 2DQ8 Of!icers �zs�� Cynihia tJlcCollum CounCil Merrt�er MaCison. Alabarr� F;�s[ V�ce Presidenr Kathleen M. Novak Mayoi Nonhglenn. Colorado Seco^d Vrce Presidenr Ronald 0. loveiidge Mavor R,veaaie. California lmmedrate �ast Presiderrt James C. Hunt Ccunci!membet Clarksburg. West vrginia fxe!CUri;ie prreCtor Uonald J. Baut October 20. 2008 The Honorable Harvey ��aIl Ma}�or, City of Bakersfield l 501 Truxtun Avenue Bakersfield, CA 93301 Dear Mayor Hall: On behalf of the off icers and member cities of the National League of Cities is my pleasure to congratulate the City of Bakersf eld for winning the 2008 �- Putnam Award in the Public Safety category. The presentation of this awarc Lea�ue of California Cities recognizes A Life Inte�•rupted as an innovaiive an exemplary plan, dedicated to improving the quality of life in your city. The National League of Cities is committed to promoting successful initiativ� programs that enhance thc stature of municipalities and improve the quality c their residents. �ne of the most effective ways to do this is by sharing succe< prograrns with other municipalities. A description of your prograni will be fc for possible inclusion in our City Practices coilection. which is NLC's centra: for effective and innovative programs used by researchers across the country. Practices can be found online at NLC's �z�ebsite, www.nlc.orQ, under the "Ab category and in the "City Practice Resources" section. In addition to spreading the word about this program through the City Practic database, I encourage you to apply for the Awards for Municipal Excellence. prestigious Awards are given by NLC and CH2M HILL, one of the countrv's engineer�n� f rms, an� recognize cities w�ith oatstan�ing programs that enrich qua]ity of life for their residents. The deadline for the 2008 Awards has passe will be sending you information about the 2009 Av�Tards in the future. 1'he Honorable Hazvey Hall October 20, 2008 Page Two Again, on behalf of the leadership of the National League of Cities, I want to e congratulations for the special recognition you have received from the League California Cities. I wish you continued success as you lead your city in the futi Very yours. Donald J. Borut Executive Director DB:ask cc: Christopher K. McKenzie, �xecutive Director, League of California Citie� SCHEDULED MEETINGS BAKERSFIELD CITY COUNCIL JANUARY 2009 THROUGH DECEMBER 2009 Ado��teci November 5. 2008 Resolution No. -08 �REGULAR MEETING BEGINS @ 5:15 PM RECONVENES AT 6:30 PM � Holidays - City Hall Closed � BUDGET MEETING & PRESENTA' Monday's @ Noon, Wednesday'; I�earing on 6,�'1 D. Adoption o�� 6i� � Joint City/County Meeting .. .. . �� = �� = �� = �� MARCH S M T W 1 �� 1 �� 1 ��1 �� DDOm00 �� ' �� ' �� ' � �� . �0�� ' �� ' � �� ' � �� . ��0�1 �� Q� = �1 ��1 ��1 m : �'�� OCTOBER NOVEMBER DECEMBI r. ., T ... T� � r � � •• r .� � -r � � r r� � � n T \ A I ' Page 1 of 2 STREETS DIVISION — WORK SCHEDULE WEEK OF OCTOBER 27 — OCTOBER 31, 2008 Resurfacing/Reconstructinq streets in the followinq areas: Preparing streets to be reconstructed in the area between Fairfax Road � Morning Drive, north of Panorama Drive. Resurfacing streets in the area between Mountain Vista Drive and Buen� Road, north of White Lane. Reconstructing streets in the area befinreen Sundale Drive and Club Vie�n east of Ashe Road. Miscellaneous Streets Division proiects: Working on the Mill Creek project. Working on the Aera Park project. Paqe 2 of 2 STREET SWEEPING SCHEDULE Mondav, October 27, 2008 City streets in the area between Allen Road and Jasmine Parker Drive 1 Avenue, south to the canal. City streets befinreen Rider Street and Allen Road from Johnson Road, ; canal. Tuesdav, October 28, 2008 City streets in the area between Olive Drive and Meany Street, Coffee F Knudsen Drive. Between Columbus Street and 34t" Street, Chester Avenue to San Dim� Wednesdav, October 29, 2008 On regular non-scheduled routes Thursdav, October 30, 2008 On regular non scheduled routes Friday, Qctober 31, 2008 On regular non-scheduled routes ### .':j/�� ''',. � „ i% � "� /,/ i i• .,�: =%/ �i i % � �% - �� ..,.. c:-::��_---_ _��- - -- B A K E R • S F I E L D Alan Tandy • City Mana�er October 21, 2008 Mr. Jim Fillbrandt, Executive Producer Bakersfield Music Theatre 1931 Chester Avenue Bakersfield, CA 93301 Dear Mr. Filibrandt: As you indicate in your letter, these are difficult economic times. The City of B� is also impacted by these circumstances. Many of our major revenue sour� declined significantly and we too are experiencing fiscal uncertainty, incl� potential capture of our revenues by the State of Califomia. Our limited resour remain dedicated to City Council priorities such as providing public safety maintaining our streets, roads and providing other important public facil services. Additionally, City Council policy does not allow for funding operation; ongoing expenses for non-profit agencies. Therefore, we are unable to consider your request for funding. We recoc valuable cultural impact you have made in our community and wish you c success. Sincerely, � C� Alan Tandy City Manager .. .._ ., -- --..... .,- --., . . � '� , ...... .. .•...., ;., :. , • . . , , . . . : . . t . :...:.•..,. . .. ., , ,. I '` ;�. � � � � Mr. Alan Tandy Randy Jelmini President Bakersfield City Manager Sue Geissel 1501 Truxtun Avenue UcePi•esident Bakersfield, CA 93301 Kandis Peake Secretary Dear Alan, �. �; : �� QQ� Jeff Newman Treasurer i'm writing this, Alan, because BMT's financial weakness is Jim Fillbrandt ExecutiveProducer beginning to threaten. our continuance. I remember when you used MarvinSteinert to activeiy support our efforts. So... Dan Marble Ben Taft Maxine Barber Bruce Biggar I've written the Council Members and the Mayor, but I know enough about government to know that without your in�enuity and support nothing is likely to happen. You probably have a vague notion of the impact that BMT has on the community. We keep the lights on at two downtown addresses, bring 10,000 middleclass or better theater goers downtown, and involve about 3,000 kids in musical theatre at Harvey or our School of Performing Arts each year. What's hurt us of late is the economy and in no small way at Harvey, the Broadway shows at the Rabobank. We hope to raise through donations or pledges $400,000. We normally raise $300,000 in bits and pieces, but there are recent legal opinions to suggest that if we offer a new season without reason to believe that we can complete it, the Board may be acting irresponsibly; hence, this effort to clarify our financial health before we go ahead with the season. Can you help? We'd deeply appreciate it. Si r�C�rely, ti �'J �,�\ Jim F�llbrandt Executive Producer ,� , Bakersfield Music Theatre - Stars Theatre Restaurant • (661) 325-6100 • FAX (661) 325-6354 1931 Chester Avenue • Bakersfield, CA 93301 • Website: www.bmtstars.com � ,��. � 1 � 2QU B A K E R S F 1 E L D CITY OF BAKERSFIELD PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT MEMORANDUM TO: Alan Tandy, City Manager FROM: Raul Rojas, Public Works Director ,� �,,� DATE: October 13, 2008 SUBJECT: HEIDI COURT AND JOELLE COURT ACCESS Referral No. 19 VICE-MAYOR HANSON REQUESTED STAFF RESPOND T� A CITIZEN'S RE( TO SEAL OFF STREET ACCESS AT THE ENDS OF HEIDI COURT AND JOEL COURT. Staff has spoken with Mr. Decker and explained that these are pedestrian easerr dedicated on the map. The City has a process in place to vacate these easemer it must be initiated by the property owners. A letter from the property owners to t Director, including a payment of $1437 for the Street Vacation Fee, is sufficient tc the process. Additionally, it should be noted that the property owners would be responsible to construct the wall to close off the easement. � B A K E R S F I E L D CITY OF BAKERSFIELD PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT MEMORANDUM TO: Alan Tandy, City Manager FROM: Raul Rojas, Public Works Director �� DATE: October 13, 2008 SUBJECT: ISLAND AT NEW STINE, SO. STOCKDALE - REFLECTORS Referral No. 24 COUNCILMEMBER HANSON REQUESTED STAFF TAKE A LOOK AT THE DIVIDER/ISLAND HEADING NORTH ON NEW STINE, SOUTH OF STOCKDA THE CORNER. MAY NEED REFLECTORS TO IMPROVE VISION AT NIGHT. The Traffic Engineer requested the Signing and Marking section of General Ser re-mark and or add reflectors to the medians in the area of New Stine, south of Stockdale. The work will be done in the next week to 10 days. � B A K E R S F I E L D CITY MANAGER'S OFFICE MEMORANDUM October TO: Alan Tandy, City Manager FROM: Rick Kirkwood, Management Assistant � SUBJECT: Sound walls being built along Allen Road Bridge Councilmember Couch requested staff contact Scott Hansen regarding Road Bridge project. Scott Hansen lives on Moss Landing, which is south of the Kern River and ea: Road, adjacent to the bike path and a small park. Mr. Hansen spoke regarding the sound walls that are to be built along the roadway as it appro� bridge abutments. During that discussion, staff conveyed the following informa There are new sound walls north of the river on the west side of the project. authorized environmental impact report (EIR) includes noise studies that concl sounds walls were only needed on the north side of the project to comply v abatement laws. The EIR also concluded that the existing walls around Mr. subdivision are adequate to mitigate the expected noise from any new trafi south side. � B A K E R S F I E L D CITY MANAGER'S OFFICE MEMORANDUM Octobei TO: Alan Tandy, City Manager � FROM: Rick Kirkwood, Management Assista - SUBJECT: The Tilted Kilt Councilmember Couch requested staff contact Ellie Moyers regarding her about The Tilted Kilt. I contacted Ms. Moyers to determine what her specific concerns were about � Kilt. She explained that she is concerned about the lack of security re� considering the operations of the restaurant/bar and that its customers consurr the parking on a regular basis. She inquired as to whether there is a reviev that takes into consideration the use as a"bar" more than a restaurant requirement to find more parking may be imposed. The Tilted Kilt is a restaurant, with a bar component, that is located on Callc north of the entrance to the NW Promenade (north of Rosedale Hwy). The Department of Alcohol Beverage Control (ABC) does not recognize The Tiltec bar. The Police Department will contact ABC to determine any need 1 concerning security requirements. The mixed-use center, in which The Tilted Kilt is located, meets all of the City parking requirements. A previous review of this site from a complaint did no the citation of any violations. When commercial centers are initially reviewed, calculated at a ratio that takes into consideration that there will be various share parking spaces with different parking demands and that peak demand n at different times. Restaurants, for example, usually have peak demand in th� at times when many other businesses are closed, whereas a typical retail : have its highest demand on a Saturday afternoon. The City's requirements ba need so that vast paved areas are not created that will go unused. � B A K E R S F I E L D OFFICE OF THE CITY MANAGER MEMORANDUM October TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council/ FROM: Alan Tandy, City Manager SUBJECT: KERNTAX Referral on Service Consolidation Councilmember Couch referred the attached letter from KERNTAX to response which follows: For the record, there are a number of partially or fully consolidated sE follows: Fire JPA - Closest station responding irrespective of jurisdiction - Fire Communication Center - Fire Training Center - Coordinated Disaster Preparedness Health Animal Shelter Metro Bakersfield Genera! Plan Solid Waste - Wood Waste Program - Blue Cart Program - Landfill - Various other programs Specialty Law Enforcement Activities _ C`al MFT — ritv/(:niintv TPam whirh fn�ii.cP.c nn �tra� Honorable Mayor and ( KERNT, Octob TRIP Pro_qram Team effort of City / County and Caltrans. Others — Jointly Operated Traffic Signals Cleariy not every service is consolidated, however, and other service area discussed. The complexities and issues are great in each case. An assignmE on specific areas makes much more sense than a generic referral on all subjec The letter also states, in part, "it is clear that we have moved passed the ei powers agreements." The City staff does not agree. For 26 years, we have h effective and efficient Fire JPA in place. A disagreement over a single future s� very small matter in comparison to the larger issue. Finally, staff wishes to point out a"better alternative" to avoiding service d� That would be a cooperative effort at boundary clean up to eliminate islands, p and irregular service boundaries. KERNT�41X Mayor Hall and Members of the Council: I am sorry that I cannot attend Wednesday night Meeting. After the recent joint meeting of your Council and the Board of Supervisors, it is clear that moved passed the era of joint power agreements in Metro Bakersfield. It was obvious that come to a fork in the road and quoting Yogi Berra, "When you come to a fork in the road, t It is obvious that we have reached the point for consolidation of services. Metro Bakersfie enforcement agencies, two fire departments, two planning departments, two road departm waste departments, and many other departments duplicating services. It is time for the Council to direct the City Manager to meet with the CAO to discuss consol services, in a revenue neutral manner. The taxpayers deserve it and economic times will it. I delivered this same message to the Board of Supervisors on September 23. Thank you for your time and consideration of our request. ��iG�t�Ar�.� � � Kern County Taxpayers Association 331 Truxtun Avenue Bakersfield, CA 93301-5313 661-322-2973 PHONE Rhonda Smiley - FVV: Consolidation of Services in Metro Bakersfield From: "Zack Scrivner" <zscrivner@libertystar.net> To: "'Rhonda Smiley"' <rsmiley@bakersfieldcity.us> Date: 10/7/2008 10:43 AM Subject: FW: Consolidation of Services in Metro Bakersfield I sent this to Alan and Steve, too. From: Michael Turnipseed [mailto:michael@kerntaxpayers.org] Sent: Monday, October 06, 2008 4:24 PM To: sbenham@sbcglobal.net; 'Irma Carson'; 'David Couch'; admmayor@bakersfieldcity.us; hwhanson@cbbank.com; 'Zack Scrivner'; jacquiesullivan@sbcglobal.net; 'Ken Weir' Cc: mabend@co.kern.ca.us; maggardm@co.kern.ca.us; jonm@co.kern.ca.us; rubiom@co.kern raywatson @co. kern .ca. us Subject: Consolidation of Services in Metro Bakersfield �, _ - .... .s- , � ,� . Mayor Hall and Members of the Council: I am sorry that I cannot attend Wednesday night' Meeting. After the recent joint meeting of your Council and the Board of Supervisors, it is clear that � moved passed the era of joint power agreements in Metro Bakersfield. It was obvious that come to a fork in the road and quoting Yogi Berra, "When you come to a fork in the road, t� It is obvious that we have reached the point for consolidation of services. Meiro Bakersfiel enforcement ac�encies. two fire departments, two planning departments, two road departm waste dep�rtments, and many other departments duplicating services. It is tim� for the Council to direct the City Manager to meet with the CAO to discuss consol services, in a revenue neutral manner. The taxpayers deserve it and econo►�ic times will I it. I delivered this same message to the Board of Supervisors on September 23. Thank you far your time and consider�tion of our request. � B A K E R S F 1 E L D CITY OF BAKERSFIELD PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT MEMORANDUM TO: Alan Tandy, City Manager FROM: Raul Rojas, Public Works Director ��.. DATE: October 13, 2008 SUBJECT: SPEED LIMIT ON BRIMHALL Referral No. 31 COUNCILMEMBER COUCH REQUESTED STAFF ASSESS LOWERING THE ; LIMIT ON BRIMHALL BETWEEN ALLEN AND CALLOWAY. Traffic Engineering staff will perform a Traffic and Engineering Speed Survey in conformance with State of California law to assess the speed limit on Brimhall be Allen Road and Calloway Drive. Results will be available in six to eight weeks. � B .� I� E R S F I E L D CITY OF BAKERSFIELD PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT MEMORANDUM TO: Alan Tandy, City Manager FROM: Raul Rojas, Public Works Director ��,� DATE: October 13, 2008 SUBJECT: SIGNAL TIMING COFFEE & STOCKDALE Referral No. 32 COUNCILMEMBER COUCH REQUESTED STAFF CHECK THE TRAFFIC LIG TIMING, EASTBOUND ON STOCKDALE TURNING NORTHBOUND ON COFF CONCERNS THAT LIGHT IS NOT LONG ENOUGH TO ACCOMODATE TRAF VOLUME. Traffic Engineering staff analyzed the traffic signal timing and coordination prog� in effect at the intersection of Coffee and Stockdale. The traffic signal timing is appropriate and no changes are proposed at this time. The intersection is over-c for the volume of traffic using the intersection during some peak periods of the d Additional lanes of traffic would be required to reduce the congestion experiencE As standard practice, Traffic Engineering will continue to monitor this, and other intersections in the City, for possible improvements to traffic signal timing as traf patterns change. �__ B A K E R S F I E L D Development Services Department Stanley C. Grady, Director M E M O R A N D U M TO: ALAN TANDY, CITY MANAGER i Vvl FROM:�i �STANLEY C. GRADY, DEVELOPMENT SERVICES DIRECTOR DATE: �CTOBER 16, 2008 SUBJECT: ILLEGAL DUMPING ON ALLEN ROAD COUNCIL REFERRAL NO. CRMS # 033 (Ward 4) '"'*MULTIPLE REFERRAL TO PUBLIC WORKS, POLICE, REC & PARK, CODE ENFORCEMENT'` COUNCILMEMBER COUCH REQUESTED STAFFS ADDRESS THE ISSUE OF ILLEGAL DUMPI� ON THE WEST SIDE OF ALLEN ROAD, SOUTH OF MING AVENUE: 1. CLEAN-UP TRASH 2. WEEDS GROWING NEAR MEDIAN IN STREET 3. ATTEMPT TO CATCH VIOLATOR 4. CITE OR ARREST On October 14, 2008 Code Enforcement Officers Biliy Owens and Jacque Miller responded t� Allen Road and Ming Avenue to investigate a complaint of illegal dumping and weeds growing the median. At the time of their inspection it appeared the illegally dumped items and the weeds had abated. They did find one illegally dumped waste tire in the area. The waste tire was picked up and transported to the Corp yard and placed in a trailer to be licensed waste tire hauler. � n �„T B A K E R S F I E L D CITY OF BAKERSFIELD PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT MEMORANDUM TO: Alan Tandy, City Manager FROM: Raul Rojas, Public Works Director �gu DATE: May 28, 2008 SUBJECT: LIGHT POLES IN KERN CITY Referral - Meeting 05/21/08 COUNCILMEMBER SULLIVAN REQUESTED STAFF TO REFURBISH THE LI POLES AND TO CLEAN THE STREET LIGHTS IN KERN CITY. After completing a survey and inspection of the condition of street light poles in City, a number of poles were identified as needing work. We are in the process obtaining bids for painting these poles. Once the bids are received, we intend tc a contract for this work. The work is anticipated to start in November and be cor in December, 2008 — January, 2009. In addition to the contract work, the street will be cleaned at this time.