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HomeMy WebLinkAbout07/01/2011OFFICE OF THE CITY MANAGER Jt TO: Honorable Mayor and Cifiy Coun ' FROM: Alan Tandy, City Manager SUBJECT: Generallnformation .., ����������• I� ��A�• • ♦ � f } � �I����+��• I H a p py 4th of J u ly! The Mohawk Street Extension Project official opened to traffic on Thursda� mile north-south connection adds a critical link to the local transportation n� extending Mohawk Street from Truxtun Avenue to Rosedale Highway. The i includes three lanes in each direction, plus bike lanes and sidewalk. The pr completed nine months ahead of the originally scheduled completion da� see the attached photos from the ribbon cutting ceremony. Budqet News ■ As you are aware, the State has approved its budget for next fiscal of the legislation includes two bills which will severely im� redevelopment agency's ability to continue to perform as it does to bill eliminates the agency all together - the second bill allows ag continue to function, but only if it pays a one-time `extortion' fee ar payments to schools districts and other entities. The estimated payment for the Bakersfield RDA is $3.8 million and the annual payr estimated to be $889,000. It does look as though these bills will be cr in court - however it is unknown when or if the bills will be declared Honorable Mayor and City Council General Information July 1, 201 1 Page 2 Misce(laneous News ❖ Phase I of the Baker Street redevelopment project continues to satisfactorily. Recent pictures are enclosed. ❖ A study released by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety indicates two-thirds of drivers in 14 big cities with longstanding red ligr programs support their use - including Bakersfield. Locally, 68 percent support red light cameras and the findings follow an Institt demonstrating that cameras have reduced the rate of fatal red ligf crashes by 24 percent in these same cities. The study news release is e ❖ On Tuesday, July 5th, the Recreation and Parks Department is hosting i a Swimsuit, Swim for Free event. Guests who bring a new or ge swimsuit to any City pool will be able to swim for free! Please see the flyer for times and details. ❖ Motorists are advised that construction for the Westside Parkway �n lane closures in two areas next week (July 5- 8, 201 1): o Truxtun Avenue ■ Nighttime between lane closures are scheduled for Truxtun the BNSF Railroad Bridge and Mohawk Sti Tuesday through Thursday, July 5-7, between the hours and 6 a.m. The contractor plans to place concrete k along the outside edges of the roadway in preparation o falsework for the new bridge that will cross over Truxtur The work will require lane closures of the outside trave both directions. One lane will remain open to traffic wh underway and all lanes are expected to be open pri morning commute. „ e I In.► I?n.�.rl Honorable Mayor and City Council General Information July 1, 201 1 Page 3 manhole tie-in. This work will require the closure of th northbound lane between the hours of 7 a.m. and 4 northbound lane and both southbound lanes will remaii traffic while this work is performed. Referrals ♦ Councilmember Benham: o Citizen Concerns at 19t" 8� "H" Street ♦ Councilmember Salas: o Illegal Paint Dumping Status Reporfs For your information, we enclose the following information: ➢ The Streets Division work schedule for the week beginning July 4th; anc ➢ A letter from Bright House Networks outlining changes to its programm AT:ch cc: Department Heads Roberta Gafford, City Clerk � � � U 0 .Q ;a a� �� �o � N �� � L O 4 e'� A � � •y � � � �.d � w x � �L O � , �� � Ys:s.�`. . . �� �, K �� . t'i;- ..a.��, . ',; � w . , r� �' �r, � � -, � ,a , ��� .,�, '� � �S •�� ,� � �� � � :-�.�s. � i �. �. 1 �� . .�.-.�°° �. � . iR` � �; '` ��� j ..��� r' .. � tt� �� t� I � ;.. ��z�' . W , - � l-T� a � .r �, - _ -~ _ . " �� .� -- � -� � � � - � � � � ��� � ' , � _`�' . .. •Y.. . . . . .^S'y '� . +� _ � , � .� ►� M � .. �� _. ��� � 1- � n � l ; ��j � �� �� ,; -�► �� � �* � �4J � �� li � r C w � � .. 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'M '� �- :- - .�.�.�,�� � ,r . — � -�.r-sti � 1 r �a, c _ . . �� ` \ , I NS CE INSTITLT�E NEWS RELEASE June 30, 2011 Contact: Russ Rader at 703/247-1500 (office) or 202/257-3591 (cell) MOST DRIUERS FAVOR RED LIGHT CAMERAS, A NEW SURUEY OF 14 BIG U.S. CITIES FINDS ARLINGTON, VA —'Itiao-thirds of drivers in 14 big cities with longstanding red 1� camera programs support the;�r use, a new survey from the Insurance Institute Hiqhway Safety indicates. The findings follow an Institute study demonstrati that cameras have reduced the rate of fatal red light running crashes by 24 p� cent in these same cities. The strong public support confinr►s that red light camera opponents, while voc and often influential, are a minority. Even in Houston, a city that voted in November 2010 referendum to shut off its cameras, a majority of drivers say the favor red light camera enforcement. "Most drivers don't buy the argument that it's someho�a wrong to enforce the 1 just because you're using a camera to do it," says Anne McCartt, the Institut senior vice president for research. "They understand that this technology is venting crashes in their cities." An Institute study released earlier this year showed that red light cameras lives. Researchers looked at U.S. cities with populations over 200,000 and com those with red light cameras to those without. In the 14 cities that had ca�� in 2004-08 but didn't have them in an earlier co:nparison period, automated red enforcement saved 159 lives. If cameras had been operating in those years i� large U.S. cities, a total of 815 deaths would have been avoided. As a follow-up, the Institute gauged drivers' experience with cameras and the perceptions of them. More than 3,000 people in the 14 study cities were inte viewed by cellphone and landline between Feb. 19 and March 29. The survey h� PAGE 2 — :rsu:anee :nati:ute to: Riq`h�. Safety surveyed in Houston because of its recent vote to shut off the cameras. The c installed cameras in 2006, which was too late to be included in the crash st group. The Houston survey has a margin of error of 6 percentage points. More than 9 of 10 drivers surveyed in the 14 cities believe running a red ligh� unacceptable, and more than 8 of 10 deem it a serious threat to personal saf PERCENTAGE OF DRIVERS WHO SUPPORT RED LIGHT CAMERAS IfV EACH OF 14 STUDY CITIES Bakersfield, Calif. 68% Baltimore, Md. 67% Chandler, Ariz. 75°/a Chicago, III. 65°�0 Garland, Texas 66% Long Beach, Calif. 48% Phoenix, Ariz. 74% Portland, Ore. 68°�0 Raleigh, N.C. 62% Sacramento, Calif. 71 % San Diego, Calif. 64% Santa Ana, Calif. 54°/a Toledo, Ohio 58% Washington, D.C. 78% Two-thirds favor red light cameras, and 42 perc strongly favor them. Among the 89 percent of drivers who are aware of camera programs in their cities, a majvrity say devices have made intersections safer. Nearly 1- know someone who has gotten a ticket, and 17 per have gotten one themselves. Of the latter, about : believe it was deserved. Previous surveys also have found widespread supX for red light cameras, but opponents continue claim that the programs violate privacy and a cooked up by cities merely to generate revem Voters in 8 cities have rejected camera prograr in ballot initiatives during the past 3 years In Houston, where 53 percent of voters cast ball< against red light cameras in November, the peo who went to the polls don't seem to represent majority of drivers. Fifty-seven percent of drivers there favor cameras, an� percent strongly favor them. However, opposition is firmer, with 28 percent ing they strongly oppose cameras versus 18 percent in the other 14 cities. In the 14 study cities, a little more than a quarter of respondents said th oppose cameras. Asked why, 26 percent said cameras can make mistakes. The c PAGE 3 — :r.su:anee _'nstitute :or Bin!way Sa:ety 17 percent argued that they're an invasion of privacy. The question was open-en� and respondents could give as many reasons as they wanted. The survey found less support for the use of cameras to crack down on right-on- violations than for red light cameras generally. Such violations include mak a right on red where it is not permitted and making the turn without stoppir Cities differ as to whether they issue tickets for rolling right-on-red tur� when they are caught on camera. Nearly a fifth of drivers say they suppoz cameras but oppose right-on-red enforcement. Forty-one percent of driver support using cameras for these violations. "Right-on-red violations usually aren't associated with T-bone crashes, but they make intersections much more dangerous for pedestrians in particular," McCartt says. "The survey results show cities need to do a better job ex- plaining this issue to drivers." End 3-page news release on red light camera sur�ey For more information go to www.iihs.org �, CI TY Of' l3�1 h'FRSFIELD Recreation. &Parks �. T1� D� CLEANE� Donate a swimsuit, swim for free! Bring a slightly used or new suit to any City pool. ues a u . � ver ree o0 1 p.m. - 4 p.m. . er � oo s 1 p.m. - 5 p.m. �, � � �,. ./ � � /Jl1%Iilll� _ ��, ��, • -•- - • ,: ���niUrAff. �c.� � cry�\ 0 ; :@ � C�PR�. � � . \ . .accRen►ren \ \�. ,��, S �' , rG� . �nd kv<roiw°/ Date: To: From: Subject: � B A K E R S F I E L llFPARTMF,NT 4F RECREATtON & PARKS UfANN� HOOV�:R, DIRf:CTOR �O� �. D �:$.�, Department of Recreation and Parks June 22, 201 1 Alan Tandy, City Manager �� , Dia e oover, Director of Recreation & Parks Citizen Concerns at 19t� 8� "H" Street Councii Referrai No. CRMS #235 (Ward 2) Councilmember Benham requested that staff review the concerns notec citizen regarding the area of 19th and "H" Street. As a property owner, he or she is responsible for ensuring the safety of the street property adjacent to the roadway in the same way they are responsible for tree are located in their front or backyard areas. The Bakersfield Municipal Code 12. Duty of Private Owners states the responsibility of property owners in regards to ti maintenance. The City Tree Division will review downtown trees and #ree wells where no busine� to care for fihe trees. The flower bed locafied on the NE corner of 19t� 8� "H" street will also be addressE ` �.� �:� �,:..o BAKERSFIELD sa�ERS � _ - FIRE _. � ---- r.._w DEPA R TMENT " "� � � � www.Bakersfie/d�'°r�.us E N T e-mail: fire��bakersfieidfire.us D E P A RT M TO: Alan Tandy, City Manager FROM: Dougias R. Greener, Fire Chief DATE: June 30, 2011 SUBJECT: Council Referral (Mr. Salas) - illegal paint dumping s1 According to the clean-up contractor, the soil that was contaminated wi paint near the Q Street canal (Ward 1) has been removed, and plc several large containers that currently remain on the site. Samples from those containers will be tested within the next week. Or samples are taken and again confirm the presence of latex paint, the c will be moved to the Clean Harbors waste facility in Buttonwillow, Californ New soil has been trucked in and is being used to backfill the site wh contaminated soil removal occurred. The entire process, including c should be complete by July 8, 201 1. Page 1 of 2 STREETS DIVISION — WORK SCHEDULE Week of July 4, 2011 — July 8, 2011 Resurfacinq/Reconstructinq streets in the followinq areas: Sealing streets in the area between Ashe Road & New Stine south of Panama Ln Reconstructing Streets in the area North of Harris and West of Wible Miscellaneous Streets Division projects: Asphalt tie-ins and clean-up work from concrete repairs in the Kern City area (CDBG funded area) Installing & Repairing curb, gutter & sidewalks in the area east of north of Brundage Ln (CDBG funded area) Installing & Repairing curb, gutter & sidewalks in the area east north of Niles St Video inspection of City owned Sewer & Storm lines to evaluate condition of pipes Building a temporary parking lot at the Sports Complex for overFlow parking using aspr Installing catch basin, storm line and curb &�qutter on 22"d St between "B" St & Elm in resurfacing the street in the area south of 24t and north of 21 St THIS SPACE INTENTIONALLY LEFT BLANK Paqe2of2 STREETS SWEEPING SCHEDULE Monday, July 4, 2011 No sweeping service. Tuesday, July 5, 2011 Between California Ave. & Brundage Ln. — Oak St. & Union Ave. Between Renfro Rd. & Jenkins Rd. — Stockdale Hwy. & Kern River Boundary. Wednesdav, July 6, 2011 Between Panorama Dr. & Bernard St. -- Union Ave. & Loma Linda Dr. Between River Blvd. & E. Columbus St. — Panorama Dr. & Columbus St. Between College Ave. & Azalea Ave. — Mountain Dr. & Raval St. Between Ming Ave. & White Ln. — Allen Rd. & Buena Vista Rd. Thursdav, July 7, 2011 City areas between Kentucky St. & Quincy St. — Owens St. & Virginia St. Between Union Ave. & Washington St. — E. Truxtun Ave. & Brundage Ln. Between Progress Rd. & Old River Rd. — Panama Ln. & Pacheco Rd. (alignment) City areas between Progress Rd. & Old River Rd. — Meadow Falls Dr. & Rose Creek Fridav, Julv 8, 2011 Between Ming Ave. & White Ln. — Buena Vista Rd & Old River Rd. Between Stine Rd. & 99 Hwy. — Ming Avenue & Adidas. Between Panama Ln. & Birkshire Rd. — Gosford Rd. & Stine Rd. 3701 North Sillect Avenue Bakersfield, CA 93308 Tel (661) 634-2260 Fax (661) 395-3378 bright house NETWORKS June 27, 2011 Mr. Alan Tandy City Manager City of Bakersfield 1600 Truxtun Avenue, Sth Floor Bakersfield, CA 93301 Dear Mr. Tandy: Joseph R. Schoenstein Division President Bakersfield Division Ji`..G �� � �° �R a � +� : ; City 11�a�ag�� From time to time our agreements with cable channels and television stations come up for renewal. While we do not disruption of service, regulations require us to notify you of the possibility of losing programming. Please be advised, therefore, that our agreements with TuN De Pelicula, TuN Oe Pelicula Classico, TuTV Bandamax, Encore East, Encore West HD, Encore East HD, Encore Action, Encore Drama, Encore Love, Encore Suspense, Encore Fa East, Encore Westerns, E!, Style, Start, Starz Cinema, Starz Edge, Starz in Black, Starz Kids & Family, Zee TV, TruN, ThE BBC America, Playboy, Video Rola, Filipino Channel, American Life TV, Current N, FUSE, Golf Channel, Sprout and Ovat on a month to month basis, but we may have to cease carriage in all formats if our authority to continue is withhe diligently at this time to come to acceptable and fair terms with all of these channels. 6right House Networks has launched a digital video delivery technology known as Switched Digital Video (SDV). SDV is a management system that makes it possible to offer more digital video programming services than before including new On or after August 1, 2011, the following channels will be delivered on the SDV system: N Guide Channel (Digital Variety) on channel 228 N Guide Channel HD (Digital Variety) on channel 1228 When delivered on the SDV system, the above channels will become bi-directional (or two-way) service and will continu all Bright House Networks customers who subscribe to our digital services and lease a digital set-top box or similar b capable of supporting two-way services. However, the above channels will not be available to customers with unidirectional (one-way) retail television or currently lease a CableCARD from Bright House Networks. This small number of impacted customers have been notifi option of obtaining a digital set-top box or similar bi-directional device from Bright House Networks. In either case, such need to replace their unidirectional retail device. On or after August 1, 2011, the following changes will take place: Big Ten Network will become BTN and will remain on channel 119 and HD channel 1119. Encore WAM will become Encore Family and will remain on channel 673. � _ _ _ __ ..•.. • �__� ___cu �___�_ r_____ r_.u:l.. r__. �.�.! ...:11 �..�..... ..� ..L...