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Home My WebLink About12/30/2010OFFICE OF THE CITY MANAGER TO: Honorable Mayor and City C FROM: Alan Tandy, City Manager SUBJECT: Generallnformation i:_'� ^; � 1 �, ;`. , `' i '' �. � ; . 'r Dece We can all look forward to some good things in 2011, such as: ✓ The Mohawk Street Extension will open to the public. ✓ The Westside Parkway will see significant construction progress. ✓ The Morning Drive/Highway 178 project will progress toward constructi property acquisitions and design work well underway. The final E document will also be complete. ✓ A few other TRIP-related environmental documents will be out for public < 0 24th Street Widening; o Hageman Flyover; o Rosedale Highway; and o State Route 178 Widening. ✓ The soccer fields at the Sports Village will open. ✓ The Mesa Marin soffball complex will open. Honorable Mayor and City Council December 30, 2010 Page 2 ✓ A one-megawatt solar project that is designed to provide clean renewc the newly expanded Wastewater Treatment Plant # 3 will be complete. ✓ The water supply in 2011 will be good as an affermath to the DecembE should see water in the river for a significant portion of the year, recharge, as well as a visual and environmental amenity. While all of the projects listed above are funded from grants, impact fees, or revenue sources, we are hoping that the economy will start to rebound fo� General Fund services. More Positives! ■ Former Councilmember Irma Carson has been selected tor receive Award of Merit in the category of Lifetime Achievement for an Elected will be presented with her award by the Kern Council of Governments (K� ceremony on Thursday, March 3�d. This is very well deserved! ■ Come join the fun at this year's Polar Bear Plunge! As always, it will be he 1 St at 11:00 a.m. at McMurtrey Aquatic Center. The cost to particip< spectators are free. More information is included on the enclosed www. ba kersfiel c�swim , us. ■ PG&E announced that we are to receive an incentive payment for $1 Self Generation Combustible Engine at Wastewater Treatment Plant expect to receive the payment in about 30 days. ■ Our Water Resources Department is very encouraged by the � accumulation in the Kern f�iver Basin, which is estimated by the State C Water Resources snow surveys at 160% of normal, and this is only 32% accumulation season. ■ Economic reports suggest that businesses are ordering more co appliances, and consumers are spending with more confidence. This � that the economy is improving. �� +�'�'��1�,�R��'f��L� � ��!��.� �::Er, ��— �� .� a �� u��a �'c��a,a� � ��1 � � 1 � �� '� _ '� * � _ ��- :.�.�-. � �_. �� _ � � �, .� �f � �� .� � � � r�� , � ,.� � �4�,� � .� �� _ _� _- � . ,�.t � : � �,� , � � �.,�.� .E . � � ._.. ,. ..�-- __� �� 'S� <r & ""°�+ � �� #k �.�� . �;} s ; z � � � � ` � � � �,,,�; � � - s -��____.�.._ �-- . �— . � � �" � � Cl �' � �� t�t�i�t - ��.. � � � �...��. � �, ��,�� : ��r�� {��f,�r�s r��r �� p�r��,�� E �� ,�� . 1 �� tr�� c��: ��- �� 1-�� - �"��+� � l�,f�� r�� r��'� ��r�r� � �.�; � c.�=� �� s-� � �� - t�r� i r�� r � � - t�i►�� !~��f��r�.�i��u