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Home My WebLink About01/14/2011TO: FROM: SUBJECT: OFFICE OF THE CITY MANAGER Honorable Mayor and City Cou �" Alan Tandy, City Manager General Information Janu< Budget News Proposition 22 was intended to protect local government revenues. When i November, the question was, would it last; and, if so, for how long. It seems to be since the Governor has disregarded it in an effort to capture redevelopment agen� As the budget haggling goes on in Sacramento, the question I have is, "Is the G next?" January is the time City staff begins work on the next fiscal year's budget. ThE proposal alone makes that a complicated challenge! And more news from across the State.......... • Campbell Citv: Last Tuesday, the City Council authorized an amendment tc with CaIPERS that agrees to a lower-cost pension system for new empl amendment reduces miscellaneous employee pensions from 2.5�o at age age 60. Current employees will maintain the pension plan they were pror� hiring; but, effective in March, 201 1, all new employees will be on the less exK A similar plan was previously adopted by the safety employees. • Corcoran: Employees will have to take 36 - 40 hours of unpaid time off in tl months to help close a$41 1,000 budget gap. The furloughs will only save al of that deficit, so additional actions are anticipated. • Corona: City Council voted unanimously to approve a contract thc firefighters' pay raises for two years, saving the city $1.2 million. ThF Association asked to negotiate the deferral in an effort to help the city h� irlr-rAt r-ricic Honorable Mayor and City Council January 14, 201 1 Page 2 • San Luis Obispo: The Police Union agreed to extend a previous agreement t a cost-of-living increase for 201 1. Most of the other employee unions agre terms in November. The escalating cost of pensions may put San Luis Obispo at risk of reduc Costs have quadrupled from $1.8 million in FY 2002-03 to $8.3 million todc Manager expects pension rate increases to continue to escalate over the nE and the money to pay for this comes from the General Fund, the same Fui for services, such as road and park maintenance. Miscellaneous News • A section of 7'" Standard Road, between Cherry Avenue and Santa Fe closed for at least a week beginning next Monday, January 17th. A detc piace to allow the contractor to construct a tie-in, intersection and sign Street and 7t" Standard Road. The attached traffic advisory provides more ir Reports > Enclosed are the Part 1 Crime statistics for the year ending 2010, and the dc 2.3% decrease in overall crime from 2009. Chief Williamson also notes thai consecutive year, the overall crime rate was lower than the year before. > The enclosed chart shows that for this year the snow pack accumulation in tl Basin received a normal year of snow pack (1 OO�o) in the two week December 18th through January 2nd. Last year at this same time the accumulation was 40�0 of the total years snow pack. > Attached is a chart that shows the refuse hauling activity for construction an service centers and a second one indicating commercial bin refuse ac charts are a good economic indicator. Unfortunately, the trends are not go� > The Homelessness Prevention and Rapid Rehousing Update is enclosed. > The December, 2010 Monthly Report from the Recreation and Parks provided for your information. > The Streets Division work schedule for the week beginning January 17th is attc Format Dynamics :: C1eanPrint :: http://www.mercurynews.com/bay-area-news/ci_17043396?sourc t� �,��Cti� ,�1�eW� � � MercuryNew�.com Campbell first city to adopt lower pension system �y Cas�� J�y cjay@community-newspapers.com !.��,si�t�: �7,'C1�3i�U�1 i �; ::s�:2� r��tt F�`;�T Updated: 01/08/2011 07:35:23 AM PST The Campbell City Council meeting on Tuesday not only marked the first official assembly of the city's new council, but also an impressive first for the city. At its first meeting of 2011, the council unanimously authorized an amendment to a contract between Campbell and the California Public Employees' Retirement System that makes Campbell the first in Santa Clara County to agree to a lower- cost pension system for new employees. A civil grand jury repart last year rapped soaring costs for government employee salaries and benefits that it said are crippling city finances and eroding public services throughout Santa Clara County. City managers from around Santa Clara County and San Mateo County at the time had already agreed on a joint policy statement that recommends all cities adopt a lower "tier" pension for new hires. Palo Alto has implemented a second tier for some new workers. San Jose will begin negotiating a similar "second- tier" retirement benefit in its municipal pension system with its 11 employee unions as it faces a 10th straight operating deficit of $90 million that will require perhaps scores of layoffs without agreements on pay and benefit cuts. Advertisement � While current Campbeli employees will maintain the pension they were promised at their hiring, effective in March of this year, all new employees will be on the less expensive plan. Campbell's safety staff had previously adopted a lower-cost plan, and the efforts that spanned the summer and fall of 2010 to put the miscellaneous employees on the same page were formally recognized at Tuesday's meeting. Under CaIPERS, there are different levels of pension benefits available to the safety and miscellaneous employees within each city. Safety includes fire and police staff, while miscellaneous refers to everyone else, such as maintenance staff, dispatch workers and administrators. The CaIPERS contract amendment reduces miscellaneous city employee pensions from 2.5 percent at the age of 55 to 2 percent at the age of 60. While the savings from these adjustments will not be evident immediately, the new pension system is estimated to save the city 16 percent in retirement costs in the future. Campbell city manager Daniel Rich said other cities in the county have taken steps toward the same end, and the League of California Cities has made pension sustainability a top priority for the year. "Palo Alta was the first to do it for some of their employees, but they had to impose it," Rich said. "Since then, I believe Gilroy has voluntarily done it with their safety employees, and Los Altos has done it with their miscellaneous but not their safety." Campbell is unique not only for applying the reduced pension plan to both groups of employees, but also for the method by which the agreement was reached. y{ Y Y, , ]In � ��'. � E� 1 j�, , ' i� ,: Format Dynamics :: CleanPrint :: http://www.mercurynews.com/bay-area-news/ci_17043396?sourc t� e,��le��u� ,�ev�� h � MercuryNew�.com "This is a very sensitive issue, and fortunately for us and our community, all our groups agreed to it," Rich said. Rich added that the safety employees, who were first to adopt a lower-cost pension plan, were not obligated to discuss the matter at the time. "The police were in the middle of a contract," he said. "Legally, they didn't even have to talk to us. It speaks volumes to the wisdom and trust of our employees, and the collaborative relationship we have." Mercury News staff writer John Woolfolk contributed to this report. Advertisement ___.. _,. �- � . „ -_ - � ,. ��.� " , i � � `� ; � ' �� `� � ' � � � ., . � �� _ ��; �. P ,� � �� _: � `� � �E,> `�`� �� ,z, � , w ._____. _ _.__ � � � � �Q��i � � � �' �� `� °�° ''.. . . � � ��'': �g.a�'".�`. �. �� . . . .. � x.:: . � . � g tt��: . . °�i � ��. Corcoran workers to face mandatory furloughs , � Hanford Sentinel Action will save city about $75,U00 Corcoran workers to face mandatory furloughs By Eiji Yamashita eyamashita,ar7,HanfordSentinel.com � Posted: Thursday, January 13, 2011 10:00 am Corcoran emplayees will have to take 36 hours to 40 hours of unpaid time off in the coming six months, one of � actions the city is taking to help close a budget gap. The city employs 76 people providing services to the southern Kings County community of about 25,000. 1'he furloughs will affect employees at all levels of the organization, from the city manager all the way down to workers, said City Manager Ron Hoggard. "Our hope is we can retain the number of people without cutting into sezvices, because you can cut personnel, bi what you're able to give back to the public," Hoggard said. "It's not the only approach by any means. In our case (furlou�hs) seemed to be one reasonable approach." Though the furlou�hs will save the city about $75,000 for the current fiscal year, I �oggard anticipates a budget � $411,000. For now, the city is dipping into its gcneral fund reserves to help offset the remaining shortfall. The challenges facin� Corcoran are not unique in this recession. Like other municipalities, Corcoran has put into place various cost-cutting measures over the past year. Manage: in voluntary furloughs while the city cut some positions through attrition. Already running a lean operation, the city is looking to further streamline operations wherever feasible while ag, seeking revenue enhancements and job creation in town, Hoggard said. Mandatory furloughs are one of the most recent steps taken by the city. The City Council last week approved the "policy of administration" between the city and the public works bargz which represents employees ranging from maintenance workers to fleet mechanics. They are the last group of ci to come on board with the furlough program. General employees, police officers as well as underrepresented management employees have already accepted a cost-cutting concessions to help the city, Hoggard said. As part of the agreement, police officers will take 24 ho time off, plus unpaid floating holidays. Uther employees will take 40 hours of unpaid tirne oif until June 30, he "I'he furloughs amount to a 2 to 2.5 percent pay cut, I�aggard said. "I think some of them have already started it," Hoggard said. "We're doing it citywide." Public works employees are following the policy of administration, instead of an memorandum of understandin; everything was mutually agreed upon. "l Iad we reached a tinal agreement on everything, that would've been codified in a mernorandum of understand said. "I3ut when you don't, it's a policy of administration. How you end up determines what kind of document it called ... Everybody understands it's a difficult time, but they would have liked something a little different." CURONA: Firefighters agree to give up raises � Local News � PE.com � Southern California News � CORONA: Firefighters agree to give up raises io:oo PM PST on Wednesday, January 5, zoii By DAYNA STRAEIiI.F,Y 1'he Press-F.nterprise The Corona City Council unanimously approved a contract Wednesday night that defers firefighters' pay raises another two years, saving the city $1.2 million for a total of $3.5 million. Council members praised the willingness of the Corona Firefighters Association and other city employees to help the city through the budget crisis. Councilman Steve Nolan, who asked to have the contract discussed before voting on it, said he commends all the city's employee groups for their concessions. He added that he was concerned about committing to a contract calling for raises in 2014 when he expects city revenue to plummet further. He wants to talk about cutting recurring costs, not just postponing them, he said. The firefighters had asked to negotiate the cuts because the union is aware that city revenues are down. Capt. Jim Steiner, union president, said the firefighters don't think it would be right to take raises when city revenue has declined. The pay hikes were part of a four-year contract negotiated in 2006. The revised contract extends to 2015. Firefighters had deferred raises previously and now won't get increases for four years. Steiner said they may give up more money if city finances don't improve. "In 2014, we're not going to watch our city implode," Steiner said. "We'll keep coming back and deferring raises." The revised contract postpones pay increases promised for 2011-12 and 2012-13 until 2014 and cuts fire captains' pay by 2.5 percent. It suspends allowances for uniforms and flexible spending accounts and reduces paid holiday hours for some firefighters. Firefighters also will take 52 hours per year of unpaid furlough time. If the agreement had not been approved, the firefighters would have received 4 percent raises starting in September. "If we allow these raises to go through, we're going to dig a deeper hole," Corona Treasurer Dick Haley said. Steiner said firefighters are willing to talk later about changing pension formulas, which have been criticized as unsustainable. City Manager Brad Robbins said the firefighters association gave up raises and benefits "absalutely voluntarily." Reach Dayna Straehley at 959- 368-9455 or dstraehley@PE.com City Officials Looking to Renegotiate Police Contracts - Glendora, CA Patch GOVERNMENT. POLICE & FIRE City Officials Lookinq to Renegotiate Police Contracts The contract between the city and the Glendora Police Officers Association expires June 30. By Hazel Lodevico-To'o .��r�uary 6. 2f�t 1 As the contract between the Glendora Police Officers Association and the city of Glendora expires at the end of June, City Council members are looking to discuss possible new pension policies with the police union. As the scandal in Bell has placed even further scrutiny on city employee salaries and benefits, city officials in Glendora have promoted transparency of their benefits records, including pension benefits of its department head officials. Further focus was placed on Police Chief Charles iVIontoti•a after it �vas revealed he cashed out $80,00o in unused vac��tion leave hours upon rc�tirement last year. �� '' k �,�, :. x � � � :�:"� � � � ��.. � �� ;� �-�� . °��` � �` Although renegotiation terms will not include administrative or vacation leave hours, city o�cials say police pension contributions will likely be discussed. °A.5 all other employees have in the city, I think the police department needs to be prepared to pay their portion of their retirement progr� Tem Doug Tessitor. "That being said, we will do what is fair and responsible for all employees and taxpayers." All unsworn city employees have been asked to pay a portion of their pensions. Over the past two years, mid-management and executive e volunteered to pay a portion of their PERS retirement. The Glendora Management Association has agreed to pay ioo percent of their emp towards PERS retirement. "We saw the financial situation the city was in and that's why we volunteered our contribution to the pension program in 2009," said Gen� Association president Carlos Baffigo. Baffigo said the GMA is the only association in the city to pay ioo percent of its PERS retirement. Tessitor said in the weeks before the contract with the police association expires, city officials and the bargaining unit will discuss and agr including salary, benefits and retirement programs. Tessitc�r said he expects there to be an agreement before the existing contract expires. Settling on a pension program for all its city employees is something Mayor Ken Herman hopes to see resolved soon. "T do believe that discussions will go smoothly and we will come to an agreement soon," said f Ierman. "We have to realize that we are in d have to do what is realistic for our employees and our taxpayers." EDITOR'S NOTE: Glendora Patch erroneously reported that Chief Montoya cashed out $80,00o in administrative leave hours. The corre� Chief Montoya cashed out the amount in unused vacation leave hours. Should sworn officers pay a portion of their pensions as other city employees do? Tell us in the comments. Interested in a follow-up to this article? `.�>£:�I:: iti(Ew1Y�i� IN 4:.aCi'•�'�::l��M�'�=1'��1" _.. _ .. -�— City Officials Looking to Renegotiate Police Contracts - Glendora, CA Patch ze�aa Fitzgera�d i �,.';�,�r�, oYa (=ri:za;� ,I:zr:,:�,ry 7, 20 €1 Rea11y...Mr. Bur - what about the Glendora families with their kids in the military defending our country? They are on duty 24/7 working E holidays and weekends. Their lives are in danger probably even more so - as are the iron workers, crab fisherman and lumberjack.s whose for these pensions you feel are entitled. Where is their 8oK of admin time'? Zeld� Fitzgeraid 9 �:'<'.2�;^^ on P•.-7orrti<zy: .I�i�E:��Ey 9 (.,�, '?t ; �1 Virgil - I got a copy of your comment in my email. You have since removed it, but between you and me what has happened is that our mun employees have lost the goodwill of the people they serve and protect. When all the information came out about the salaries and perks - es this admin time, it made us taxpayers feel that we have been taken advantage of and now we are mad. Just yesterday in the Tribune there we are paying the City Clerk a car allowance of 30o per month - this person is paid over iook a year for an administration job for heaven's private sector would you pay someone iooK plus to be an administrative employee... and these police chiefs - I can see if you are police ch. with it's huge population and South Central to deal with, but Glendora - give me a break - they only paid William Bratten like 2ooK a year superstar. This is why the goodwill of the taxpayers for our safety officers has just plummeted. It is a disgrace when public servants take 8� police), 495K (Glendora City Manger when he left Monterey Park) and i8oK (Police Chief out of Monterey Park) out of these cities for thi� They deserve to lose our respect for these shakedowns. The following article was posted on January Sth, 2011, in the New Times - Volume 25, I Sl0 Police union foregoes a pay increase BY ROBERT A. MCDONALD The San Luis Obispo Police union kissed and made up with the city, agreei one-year extension of the previous working agreement that will contain no pa Though the extension forgoes any cost-of-living increase for 2011, it does diffe respect from last year's agreement: It lacks a no-layoff clause. Most of the other employee unions agreed to similar terms in Novemk agreements keep labor costs at the status-quo level established when mc groups agreed to freeze wages for 2010. The police union negotiated longer than the other city unions, hoping to keep layoff clause in the contract. Matt Blackstone, head of the San Luis Obispo Police Officers' Association, said wouldn't compromise on the issue. "It was not going to happen," Blackstone said. "It became clear the city � going to move on that." The city has kept two positions vacant after two officers were convicted of pharmaceuticals from Mexico and were fired. San Luis Obispo County's website � O1/09/2011 � Pension costs could erode San Luis Obispo servic �u �:}> : � : .>.:;:1 i�ri ;s:: . �a. . C;, ;to t � Pension costs could erode San Luis Obispo services AnnMarie Cornejo The escalating costs of pensions may put San Luis Obispo at risk of reducing services that residents expect, such as paved roads and green grass at city parks. The city's pension costs have more than quadrupled from $1.8 million in 2002-03 to $8.3 million today — consuming an increasing share of employee compensation costs that already represent 80 percent of the operating budget. ThaYs according to a report issued by a budget task force convened by City Manager Katie Lichtig to scrutinize San Luis Obispo's struggling finances. Hefty rate increases in pensions are expected to continue over the next five years — costing an additional estimated $3.6 million by 2014-15. That money will come from the city's general fund — which pays for services such as road paving, tree trimming and maintaining city's parks. In 2002-03, pensions accounted for about 5 percent of the city's operating budget — which funds things such as day-to-day operations, staffing and supplies. Today the city's pension obligation accounts for 16 percent of the city's operating budget, and in five years it will be an estimated 20 percent. Looking at it another way, pension costs as a percentage of total staffing costs have grown from 7.5 percent in 2002-03 to 20 percent this year to a projected 25.4 percent in 2014-15. City staff say there are no standards that dictate what percentage retirement costs should be of the city's total operating budget. At the same time that pension costs are rising, the city is facing an annual $2.5 million to $3.4 million deficit over the next five years — squeezing its general fund further. The rising costs of the California Public Employees' Retirement System and the effects of the recession have been blamed as the main contributors to what officials call a structural deficit. "If no changes are made in the city's revenue or expense strategies, the pension costs will simply consume a great deal of the modest amount of non-staffing expenses currently in the budget," said Chip Visci, associate vice president of external affairs and government relations at Cal Poly, who served on the task force. Councilman Andrew Carter noted that if the city can't reduce personnel costs, it will have to cut elsewhere. "That can mean fewer employees and fewer services. It can also mean reduced capital improved projects — deferred maintenance, crumbling streets and sidewalks, closed parks and recreation facilities, you name it." San Luis Obispo is not alone in its struggles with escalating pension costs. Cities throughout the state are also being further squeezed as they are forced to pay more to CaIPERS — the state's biggest public pension fund — to accommodate that fund's investments that declined markedly during the economic downturn. Recent increases in rates were also made following a CaIPERS study that determined retirees are living longer. Services could be cut San Luis Obispo struggles with the looming increases as it contends with an expected shortfall of $3 million in the city's roughly $54 million annual general fund for the fiscal year 2011-12. That shortfall is anticipated to grow to $3.4 million in 2013-14 and projected to be $2.7 million annually over the next five years. Government does not exist solely to employ people — but at current spending and revenue trajectories, iYs not a stretch to say that before long, the city will spend even more on employment costs and even less on providing services to residents," Visci said. The Financial Sustainability Task Force's report urges the city to develop a process designed to bring government employees' pay and benefits closer to those in private business. Key to that is working toward a two-tier pension plan that would reduce the compensation paid to new employees. Such a step is being taken by other communities nationwide — including San Luis Obispo County. The advantage of such a plan is a lesser cost to the city. However, some speculate that employee morale will suffer and a chasm will be created between existing employees and new ones. Suggestions made by the task force also include putting binding arbitration for police and firefighters back on the ballot, reducing staff and cutting pay and benefits for city employees. The report — which will not be formally presented to the City Council — has gained the interest of .-. � __ �._.1__ i i_ _�.......-.a,.,a s... t++., hr, �{,nror! 04 o f�i4iiro rniinril 1Y1PPt�l1(] hllt InSt L7V 8 3-Z VOte. San Luis Obispo County's website � Ol/09/2011 � Pension costs could erode San Luis Ubispo servic� dispatchers' and other non-sworn po�ice staff's pay by 37 percent. Since that ruling, city leaders have complained that the mandate has stripped them of their budget-making authority and threatened financial ruin for the city. Unions say arbitration is fair because public safety employees can't go on strike. Voter approval is needed to remove binding arbitration from the city charter. The task force urges the City Council create a ballot measure to do that. The other option is to lay off employees — ultimately meaning fewer city services, Carter said. "In other words, not a pretty picture and no easy way out." O 20'11 San Luis Obispo 7ribune and wire service sources. All Rights Reserved. http://www. sanluisobispo.com Thomas Roads Improvement Program 90Q Truxtun Avenue, Suite 200, Bakersfield, California 93301 Telephone: (661) 326-3700 • Fax: (661) 852-2195 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE January 13, 2010 Traffic Advisory Contact: John Palmer Kern County Roac (661) 587-8644 7tn Standard Road at Santa Fe Way A section of 7th Standard Road, between Cherry Avenue and Santa Fe Way, will be cic at least a week, beginning Monday, January 17, 2011. Eastbound traffic will be detour� 7t" Standard at Cherry Avenue and westbound traffic will be diverted at Santa Fe V'Vay. N are advised to slow down and pay attention to detour signs while traveling through the ar The detour willl allow Granite Construction Company, the contractor for the new separation at 7th Standard and BNSF, to construct the tie-in, intersection and signal a Street and 7th Standard Road. When the tie-in is complete, traffic will be moved onto thE constructed bridge, and the contractor will then remove the temporary road east of the tracks and begin work on the other half of the bridge. The Kern County Roads Department and the Thomas Roads Improvement Program a� for any inconvenience this work causes the traveling public. For additional information on the 7t" Standard Road project, please visit the TRIP websitE www. Bakersfield Freewavs. us. �:�:� -�` `'� B�4KERSFIELD P�LiCE � iitl �!V! {�RAN � U �IJI �L �; J � ;. Date: Ja�i.�ary l3, 2Qi 1 To: From: Subje�t A�an Tandyo City N1an�ger Greg Williamson, Chief of Po�i�eF' °��; �� 20 i a Crime S�atistics ��"'^ ',�� .�� ', � �� p��,i�� 4 y ,� �� . :� �, Enclosed are the Part 1 Crim�e Statistics for ye�� ending 2C}10. There was a decrease in overal! crime from 20�9; anc� fior #4 :�` r: �_ r°� .. overali crime rate was lower than the previous yec",; �_ � The overali crime rate in 2010 wc�s � 1(� repar#ed crimes per 10,000 citizen<_ overafl crime ra�e for the five preuious years is c�s follows: 2Q09 - 53(� per i O,�Ua 2C��8 - 555 per i O,OQO 2007 - 55$ per 10,000 200G - Sb2 per 10,0+00 �005 - 6�5 per 1 O,OOQ in 2a l�, there were 32 hami�ides, 12 of which were gang-related; campar 27 hamicicies in 20Q9, 1 b of which w�re gang-related. This represents an increase. The average number of homicic�es per year �or the past ten y�a been 25. ihere was a 5.9ip increase in aggravt�fed c�ssavits, 42`�� of which inv domestic vio(ence. Part 1 crime in 201 Q as compared �0 2aQ5 indi�ates de�reases in rape -2 Iarceny -� 5.2 0, and auto th�ft -7.b�o; an�# increases in robbery 2 aggravctted assa�lt 27.1 �4, and burgiary 13.1 ��. ihere was no change ir homicide rate. The Bakersfieid Police Deparfm�nt Es com�nifit�d tt� reducing crime ir community. As part of this effort, we wi11 cantinue to focus on gang-rel crime through �nforc�men� and community partnerships; impact dorr violence through enforc�ment and er�ucation; utiiize erim� analysis to , rapidiy identify� trends Qr deveic��in� crime trends, and fc�cus on those are heip reduce the number af crimes commitfied, as w�l! as canfiinue to prc training and edueation #hrovgh �rime Prevention, which is a vital �art o� crime prevention/reduc#ion effart. Piease refer fio the attachment for the compie#e 2010 Part 1 Crime Statistics, � � � � � � � � � � � �� . 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J� c �o ''�J C � % � B� K E I� � F I E L D Economic and Community Development Department January 12, 2011 �'^`l ` �,u �. ,, ��! � TO: Alan Tandy, City Manager�=%a �°" FROM: Donna L. Kunz, Economic Development Director SUBJECT: Homelessness Prevention and Rapid Rehousing Update Attached is the HPRP Progress Report. Among the highlights: • Homelessness Prevention services have assisted about 1,109 individuals in 396 households. •Rapid Rehousing services have assisted about 720 individuals in 347 households •To date, 53% of the funds have been spent. The program requires that 60% be by August 2011. DL S:\HPRP\Reporting\Monthly Reports\Monthly Report Dec 2010.docx O r O N � M L � � d ci � � � m � N N L a a �a 2 a� > � c� � � M � � � . U � � ci5 � � � � C > y O � � � ,C �.�, � O� � O � � � d � � +� � � � � � L � � N _ � L N V � R R m O w 'a -°'a °; C � W � O. x w N a� 'a � m d � O Q. � a N � L � �; � � � o �� L (0 N N � � O N � L ti � � � M U � .� ,N � � �� C > � � 7 � O. 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O U � N cn � N ;- O � � V V O � '« � Q � •� � � Q .� � •� Q � •N � � a. c� � • � � � � � � � c�'a :�' ° N a�'i a�i � � � � :�= ° `� v � � ° � c�o � � � � o �n � c�i .� �� o v� � �� N � U ca �.c o � � i� o c� �c� c�v -� � o a� �� a ��s � � -a E �, � a�i � a�i o a�i � c� �� a�i �� o a� �� p� v°> c�v Q Q- ii > ` -a s u� cn N � � ii > � -a � u� . a� � L � O O O 00 (� � M O M O N N M � M � � � � � C .� � � U 0 � L 0 � '�^ V/ O � c � � � N > N � r � o •� � E c% Q � � B A K E R S F I E L D Department of Recreation and Parks Date: January 13, 2011 To: Alan Tandy, City Manager From: Dian�'Hoover, Director of Recreation & Parks Subject: December 2010 Monthly Report ADMINISTRATION: ➢ December Monthly Total Attendance: 10,218 (Includes all programs, re and volunteers combined for the month.) • Sports Village - Site furnishings are being installed. • Greystone Park - Grading is complete. Sewer and storm drain completion. Domestic water line is complete and irrigation syster� installed. • Mill Creek &"Q" Street Maintenance Districts - Parcels have been ider tentatively assigned a tier level four (4) assessment level. A"notice of form the districts will be considered by City Council at the January 12th • Mesa Marin Softball Field Maintenance - The invitation to bid began c on November 30, 2010. A pre-bid walk through was held on DecembE and bids were due on January bth. • Special Events for the month of December included: o December 1 1 th - Patriots Park, Dominion Worship Center C Outreach, 125 guests. o December 13th - Beach Park, Salvation Army Bakersfield Toy guests. • Total Attendance: 1,745 - Reservations/Special Events AQUATICS: • Attendance at the McMurtrey Aquatic Center decreased by 6�o as DEPARTMENT OF RECREATION AND PARKS DECEMBER 2010 MONTHLY REPORT PAGE TWO o Some of the activities currently taking place at the McMurtre Center include: o Lap Swimming 0 100 Mile Club o Water Walking o High School Swim Clinic o Garces Swim Clinic o Stroke and Turn Clinic o Lifeguarding Courses o SCUBA Total Attendance: 1,153 ATHLETICS: • Adult, Youth, Fitness and Adaptive Programs over-all attendance for of December was 3,165. There is huge increase from last year' attendance due to the Fall Softball League finishing its season in [ along with the addition of the Adaptive Softball League. • Adult Softball Leag�e o The 150 teams in the Fall League completed their season tr week of December. o All first place teams received a trophy and t-shirt and 2nd plc received a trophy. Kern Trophies donated all the trophies for thE o Mike Pilatti, West Kern District Commissioner for ASA Central presented an award for the "Most Softball Teams for 2010" to tf the December 15th City Council Meeting. • Other Sports Highlights o The Adaptive Coed Softball League continued its games this mc Beach Park. Each of the programs involved in the league contir transport their participants to watch and cheer for their teams. 1 generated a lot of enthusiasm for the program. o Staff also attended District 15 "Professional Development Confer Friday, December lOth. o In addition to the above programs, staff are currently workir following: o Mesa Marin Concession � Snrinc� S�fth�ll T�� irn�mPnt DEPARTM�NT OF RECREATION AND PARKS DECEMBER 2010 MONTHLY REPORT PAGE THREE • Funding - The Athletic Division received the following donations/Volur for the month of December: • Donations: o Softball Trophies (50) $1,7� Total: 1 7� • Total Attendance: 3,165 DR. MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR. COMMUNITY CENTER: • Overall attendance for the Martin Luther King, Jr. Center was 3,180 21 �o Increase from December 2009. • Kwanzaa - The Kwanzaa celebration was held Thursday, December MLK Center. There were approximately 250 participants at the event. featured: o A candle lighting ceremony o A dance performance by the Oblinyanko Dance Ensemble o A poetry reading from Ayo Sharpe-Mouzon o A dance performance from the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. C Dance Club. • A Day of Service o Working with "Stop the Violence" on a"Day of Service" which � on Monday, January 17th. o The "Day of Service" is co-sponsored by the Boys & Girls Club an o Local youth will help pick up litter, paint over graffiti and clean lots. After the clean-up they will have a free lunch at the Dr. Mc King, Jr. Center with food donated from a local restaurant. o During the lunch, Stop the Violence will provide a program h< Martin Luther King Jr. • Total Attendance: 3,180 SILVER CREEK COMMUNITY CENTER/SAUNDERS MULTI-USE FACILITY: • Silver Creek Community Center o There was a total of one (1) rental for the month of Decem attendance for Silver Creek Community Center was 450 whicr rentals, classes and the After School Program. Saunders RE?crPrytinncyl Fnrilitv DEP�►RTM�NT OF RECREATION AND PARKS DECEMBER 2010 MONTHLY REPORT PAGE FOUR PARKS: • On Sunday, December 19th, Park Staff was called out to assist with flc efforts across the city. Over the next four days staff worked over 8� overtime. Cost of overtime pay was approximately $23,000. In Add was $2,700 spent on supplies and gear for staff. • Portable Bieachers were used at two (2) events at the first of this mon� was on January 2nd for the Downtown Christmas Parade. Three riser two at Fire Station 1 and one on the south side of 21 St Street between and Eye Street. They were picked up on Friday morning and Centennial High School for the big football game on January 3r� Bakersfield High School and Centennial High School. • McMurtrey pool was drained for its annual cleaning that began on 6th and was completed and refilled on December 15th. Knorr System� for its final check of systems on December 1 1 th through 13th. Durinc they brought parts to fix the two heaters for the activity pool. • Tree staff installed holiday lights on the trees surrounding Rabobank � project took a total of forty-two (42) man hours and $309.08 for the p the lights. • Installation of pre-fabricated restroom at Lowell Park was com December 17th. Restroom will be opened on January 10, 201 1. • Walkthrough with potential maintenance contractors of Mesa M� Complex was held on site on December 15th. • Annual Contract crews installed 579 feet of mow curb ($3,544) planters for the shrubs surrounding the wet playground at Saunders I replaced uplifted sidewalk at the playground shelter and damagec on the 8 foot wide sidewalk ($608) . • City Electricians located buried electrical lines at Wayside Park to � route for telephone/data line in order to connect an electronic controller. The clock was installed by Park staff. • Trees Trimmed: 87 Clearance: 40 Removals: 67 • Service Tickets received: 157 Completed: 141 • A total of $300 in vandalism occurred during the month. UPCOMING EVENTS: Adult Snfthc�ll Snrin� RP�i�t Paqe 1 of 2 STREETS DIVISION — WORK SCHEDULE WEEK OF January 17, 2011 — January 21, 2011 Resurfacinq/Reconstructinq streets in the followinq areas: Resurfacing streets in the area south of Harris Rd & west of Wible Rd. (weather permiti Reconstructing Streets in the area North of Panama and West of Akers (weather permi Crack Sealing on Brimhall between Allen Rd & Windsong (weather permitting) Miscellaneous Streets Division proiects: Installing Handicapped ramps in the Kern City area. Placing asphalt grindings for parking area at Kern River Upland project Storm Cleanup & Repairs: Pothole patching in full force 7 days a week Cleaning storm lift stations after recent storm Video inspecting storm & sewer pipes for any possible damages from the heavy rains NOTE: If raining, there will be no street sweeping service and all street cleaning perso assigned to cleaning plugged drains and part circle culverts. THIS SPACE INTENTIONALLY LEFT BLANK Paqe 2 of 2 STREETS SWEEPING SCHEDULE Mondav, Januarv 17, 2011 No sweeping service. Tuesday, January 18, 2011 Between Panama Lane & Woodmere Dr. — Ashe Rd. & Stine Rd. Between District Blvd. & Panama Ln. -- Gosford Rd. & Ashe Rd. Between Akers Rd. & Phyllis St. — Harris Rd. & Panama Ln. City areas between Akers Rd. & Stine Rd. — Harris Rd. & Panama Ln. Cul-De-Sacs on the north side of Angela Wy., between Manely Ct. & Cris Ct. Between Oswell Park Dr. & Brundage Ln. — Oswell St. & Leeta St. Wednesdav, Januarv 19, 2011 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, Januarv 20, 2011 City areas between Stockdale Hwy. & Ming Ave. — Ashe Rd. & Gosford Rd. Between EI Portal/Laurelglen Blvd. & Ashe Rd. — Ming Ave. & So. Halfmoon/Olympia Between Ashe Rd. & Stine Rd. — Ming Ave. & So, Halfmoon/Edgemount Dr. Between Coffee Rd. & Wilson Rd. (ext.) — White Ln. & So. Halfmoon/Olympia Dr. Friday, January 21, 2011 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 easE