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HomeMy WebLinkAbout07/08/2011TO: FROM: SUBJECT: OFFICE OF THE CITY MANAGER Honorable Mayor and City Council Alan Tandy, City Manager �� �C� , � General Information Budqet News ✓ As the dust settles from the State's budget process, we have learr signed by the Governor last week which results in a projected ta million in general fund monies. The funds will be reallocated for � and booking fee funding. Not only is the State taking away gE monies - estimates show the State will not give us the same amou the law enforcement items, at this point it looks to be significantly le� T. R. I. P. News ✓ Security Paving Company plans to set overhead falsework next w Westside Parkway Bridge that will cross over Truxtun Avenue. Th been scheduled for Wednesday and Thursday nights, July 1 between the hours of 8 p.m. and 6 a.m., and will require the cic inside lanes, in both directions, between Commercial Way and Er Motorists should anticipate these lane closures lasting up to 15 lanes will reopen to traffic prior to the morning commute. ✓ A lane closure is also planned for the outside northbound lane of north of Stockdale Highway in the vicinity of the Westside Parkway c zone. This closure is scheduled for Monday through Friday, July 11-1 the hours of 7 a.m. and 4 p.m. The remaining traffic lanes in th expected to remain open while work is underway. Recreation and Parks News �� Congratulations are in store for the Recreation and Parks Depa National Recreation and Park Association has selected the Mak Honorable Mayor and City Councii General Information July 8, 201 1 Page 2 educational program for parents and their children ages to 0 to 5. the enclosed news release. �� Movies in the Park return on Friday, July 8th at The Park at Rive� "Despicable Me." �� Beginning July 18th, swim lessons are available for $5 at all cit children 5 and under. This is being provided through the Mak� program from First 5 Kern. Sign-ups are being taken now, and class� fast. ��� Spaces are still available at Silver Creek Day Camp, so hurry in your child for exciting summer fun. �� Friday, July -1 Sth, McMurtrey Aquatic Center is featuring a float-in rr to Train Your Dragon." Admission is $3.00 per person, or $10.00 for 4� in a family or group. �� A reminder the farmers market is every Thursday at Central Park froi to 7:00 p.m. �� July is Recreation and Parks month, so there are many activities children and adults. Check the website at: www.bakersfieldparks.us 3866 for more information. Miscellaneous News ■ A few months ago we included a short write-up about a new opening in Cincinnati, OH called ' Bakersfield' . In the latest articlE delves into the history behind the theme of the restaurant, witl references to our City. Please see the enclosed article. Reporfs For your information, we enclose the following information: � The Streets Division work schedule for the week beginning July 1 1 th; c ! ..��:�.:��:r- _ ._ _ ,_� �," �"��� B A K E R S F I E L D DEPARTMENT OF RECREATION & PARKS DIAI�NE HOOVER, DIRECTOR PRESS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: CONTACT: Terry Mc J uly 5, 2011 661.326 CITY OF BAKERSFIELD RECREATION 8� PARKS RECEIVES NATIONAL AWARD FOR PARKS AND RECREATION Bakersfield, CA - City of Bakersfield Recreation 8� Parks was recently selected the 2011 Excellence in Water Safety Award by the National Recreation Association (NRPA). The Excellence in Water Safety Award recognizes an c innovation in planning and delivering initiatives and/or programs that promotE on, or around the water. An innovative initiative or program is one that has documented benefits to the participants. NRPA will present the award pu special reception at the association's 2011 Congress 8� Exposition in Atlantc November 2, 201 1. Each year, NRPA National Awards are presented to individuals and agencies U.S. to honor their efforts - both professional and personal - in the field of recreation. Recipients are selected from a pool of applicants by NRPA's Natic Awards Committee, and are chosen for excellence in a variety of topics, professional and voluntary service, programming, leadership, research a outreach. Dianne Hoover, Director of Recreation 8� Parks stated "It is an honor to be av� prestigious award from the National Recreation and Park Association for B� water safety and learn-to-swim programs, known as "Make a Splash." It is � relevant today with the need for increased child safety in and aro�nd the Kerr even in backyard pools. The Make a Splash program in Bakersfield is reaching of children and their parents about the importance of learning to swim and to and around the water at all times. This program, sponsored by First 5 Kerr Swimming, to be nationally recognized is a testimony to the hard work of Da` Aquatics Supervisor, and his talented staff in developing and implementing th to benefit the community." "NRPA is pleased to honor our nation's park and recreation heroes—age individuals who work tirelessly and with passion to improve the lives of their c make their communities great," said Barbara Tulipane, CEO of NRPA. XX N�fiianal Recr��tit�n `• and Park Association FOR I�VIEDIATE RELEASE Media Contact: Amy Kapp National Recreation and Park Association akapp(a�nrpa.org 703.858.2151 NRPA Announces 2011 National Award Winners Association Honors Individuals, Communities for Achievements in Parks and Recreation Ashburn, Va., July 5, 2011 - The National Recreation and Park Association (NRPA) recently announce winners of the association's 2011 National Awards program. NRPA National Awards are presented to individuals and agencies annually across the U.S. to honor their efforts—both professional and persona field of parks and recreation. Recipients are selected by NRPA's National Forum Awards Committee- of industry experts from around the nation—and are chosen for excellence in a variety of topics, includ: professional and voluntary service, programming, leadership, research and public outreach. NRPA will present the awards publicly at a special reception at the association's 2011 Congress & Exp Atlanta, Ga., on Nov. 2. The 2011 National Award Winners are: Barb King Award for Environmental Stewardship Jean "Susie" Schreiber, Chair, w'aukegan Harbor Citizens Advisory Council – Waukegan, Ill. Barb King Award for Env4ronmental Leadership City of Boulder Parks and Recreation Department – Boulder, Colo. Dorothy Mullen Arts and Humanities Awards Class I– Summer Entertainment Series: Ossian Hall International Performance Series, Fairfax, Va. Class II – Bimb� Cultural Arts Festival, Durham, N.C. Class III – South Westminster Arts Group, Westminster, Colo. Class IV – Big Deal Productions, Buffalo Grove, I11. Excellence in Inclusion Award – Agency City of Iviiami Department of Pazks and Recreation – Miami, Fla. Excellence in Inclusion Award – Individual Terri Johnson, Executive Director, Municipal Partners for Inclusive Recreation – Des Peres, Mo. Excellence in Military Recreation Award Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam MWR – Pearl Hazbor, Hawaii Excellence in Teaching Award C:umm� 1VI Pn�vPl l A cenri afa Pn National Humanitarian Award — Corporate Fairfax County Park Authority — Fairfax, Va. Kudos Award for Marketing Campaign Fox Valley Park District — Aurora, Ill. Kudos Award for Marketing Piece Fairfax County Park Authority — Fairfax, Va. Kudos Award for Public Relations OC (Orange County) Parks — Irvine, Calif. National Literary Award Robert E. Manning, Professor, University of Vermont — Burlington, Vt. National Partnership Award City of Bell Gardens, Calif. National Park or Facility Design Award Class I— Johnson Creek, Arlington, Texas Class II — Bethesda Park, Durham, N.C. Ralph C. Wilson Award Emest Burkeen, Jr., Director, City of Miami Parks and Recreation — Miami, Fla. Theodore & Franklin Roosevelt Award for Ezcellence in Research David Scott, Professor, Texas A&M University — College Station, Texas Recognition of Significant Efforts (R.O.S.E.) Award Christopher Williams, Acting Superintendent, Seattle Pazks and Recreation — Seattle, Wash. National Voluntary Service Award Harold L. Strickland, Sully District Rep., Fairfax County Park Authority Board — Fairfax, Va. National Distinguished Citiuen Award Dennis Flanagin, Commissioner, Lan Oak Park District — Lansing, Ill. National Distinguished Professional Award John Whitmore, 4rganizational Development Manager, City of Denton — Denton, Texas ti'ew Professional Award Tiffany Johnson, Supervisory Recreation Specialist, D.C. Dept. of Parks and Recreation — Washington, I Young Professional Award Kara Kish, Assistant Superintendent, Vigo County Parks and Recreation — Terre Haute, Ind. The National Recreation and Park Association is a national not-for-profit organization dedicated to � park, recreation and conservation efforts that enhance quality of life for all people. Through its networ� recreation and park professionals and citizens, NRPA encourages the promotion of healthy lifestyles, re initiatives. and conservation of natural and cultural resources. Bakersfield j Campbell's Scoop y ...,_ http://c incinnati.com/blogs/dining Bakersfield 12�16 pm. Jul 5, 2011 � Written by pcampbell � 11 Comments � Recc�^�^:�nu 11 �°^^ Have you seen the storefront on Vne St. in the Gateway Quarter that promises Bakersfield, a tequila and bourbon bar, coming soon? It's next door to Lavomatic. We'd reported it was coming, a restaurant from the Lanni brothers, local guys who own the restaurant chain Currito. I talked to Joe Lanni last week, who described what they're going for. First, watch this video Good stuff, and you've got to like the outfits. Bakersfield is an agricultural city in California where a style of country music evolved that was a reaction to the slick Nashville sound. Bakersfield musicians were rebels with more of a rock and roll than pop attitude. Buck Owens was the main guy, but Merle Haggard and others had the Bakersfield sound, too. IYs California country music, and Iots of people into retro-country cool have rediscovered it over the years. The sound, and definitely the outfits, also have a big Mexican influence. (Listen to "Streets of Bakersfield") So it makes sense as inspiration for someone opening a Mexican/bar restaurant and looking for a slightly different angle on it. Joe Lanni said they love Nada, downtown, and didn't want to go head-to-head with them, or try to offer truly authentic Mexican Mexican. And they weren't looking to open a combination plate- type Mexican restaurant. So Cal-Mex works. Lanni said they'll serve food that could make a meal or a late-night snack—Mexican street food with some modern modifications. You'll be able to order one taco at a time if you want. Or you can order super-premium tequila. They'll have nice craft beers, and maybe a nightly $2 draft. They're working on the space now, which was previously a gift shop, though they're only using part of that space. It will be larger than neighbor Senate, he said, but smaller than other neighbor A Tavola. Though the Lannis are franchising their national chain restaurant, Bakersfield is just a one-off. "It's really just for fun. We both used to live downtown," said Lanni. "And we're just really excited about being part of what's going on down there." It will open, probably, in September. I think all the servers should wear Nudie outfits with plenty of rhinestones. Page 1 of 2 STREETS DIVISION — WORK SCHEDULE Week of July 11, 2011 — July 15, 2011 Resurfacinq/Reconstructinq streets in the followinq areas: Sealing streets in the area between Stine Rd to Wible Rd North of Taft Hwy Reconstructing Streets in the area North of Harris and West of Wible Miscellaneous Streets Division prolects: 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 o� 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 aspt Installing catch basin, storm line and curb &�qutter on 22"d St between "B" St & Elm ir resurfacing the street in the area south of 24t and north of 21 st Repairing alley south of California Ave and west of Robinson. THIS SPACE INTENTIONALLY LEFT BLANK Page2of2 STREETS SWEEPING SCHEDULE Mondav, Julv 11, 2011 Between So. "H" St. & Union Avenue — Pacheco Rd. & Hosking Rd. Between Stockdale Hwy. & Truxtun Ave. (ext.) — Coffee Rd & Partridge Ave. Tuesday, July 12, 2011 Between 99 Hwy. & So. "H" St. — Ming Ave. & Panama Ln. Cul-De-Sacs on the north side of Magdelena Ave., west of So. "H" St. Wednesdav, Julv 13, 2011 City areas between Brundage Ln. & Ming Ave. — So. "H" St. & Union Ave. City areas between Wilson Rd. & Pacheco Rd. — So. "H" St. & Union Ave. Between Casa Loma Dr. & Planz Rd. — Madison Ave. & Cottonwood Dr. Between Planz Rd. & Brook St. — Madison Ave. & Hale St. Thursdav, July 14, 2011 Between Carr St. & California Ave. — Mohawk St. & Stockdale Hwy. Between Stockdale Hwy. & Marella Wy. — California Ave. & Montclair St. Between La Mirada Dr. & Chester Ln. — Montclair St. & No. Stine Rd. Between California Ave. (ext.) & Stockdale Hwy. — No. Stine Rd. & 99 Hwy. Befinreen Stockdale Hwy. & Ming Ave. — New Stine Rd. & Ashe Rd. Between Mountain Ridge Dr. & Ashe Rd. — Taft Hwy. & Berkshire Rd. Fridav, July 15, 2011 Between Stockdale Hwy. & Ming Ave. — Allen Rd. & Old River Rd. Between Old River Rd. & Coffee Rd. — Ming Ave. & Ridge OakNVestwold Dr. Between Ridge Oak/Westwold Dr. & White Ln. — Old River Rd., east to the PG&E easE Between White Ln. & Asperata Dr. — Gosford Rd„ west to the PG&E easement. � - -.:.:,,r I I I . � � w� �� -- Fiddler on the Roof The Tony award winning musical captured the hearts of the audience members with its unfc "Sunrise, Sunset," the rousing "If I were a Rich Man,' and the exuberant "Matchmaker, Matchmak� AI Stewart AI Stewart kicked off the season at the Bright House Networks Amphitheater. Known for penning � "Year of the Cat" and "Time Passages," AI Stewart has evolved his sound over the years from r� soulful pop. The crowd was rather enthralled at his performance; even before the concert they w� while waiting to enter the Amphitheater. CATS Andrew Lloyd Weber's Tony Award winning musical wowed the audience in the Rabobank Theat seven Tony Awards including Best Musical, CATS features 20 of Andrew Lloyd Weber's including the hit song, "Memory." Cinco de MaYO Festival The third annual Cinco de Mayo festival was quite a successful event with an attendance of included: Bruno de Jesus, EI Macizo, Banda S3 and many others. Vincente Fernandez The King of Ranchera came to the Rabobank Arena in May. Vincente Fernandez is the undisputE traditional ranchera music. Vincente has received a walk on the Hollywood Walk of fame, has b Grammy Awards and has collected a number of honors including being named Person of the Recording Academy. KRAB Free For All III Monster Energy and SoCal Ford sponsored another successful Amphitheater event. There were in attendance to see Cold War Kids, AWOLNATION, The Limousines, The Epilogues and Local F� Dan Hicks & The Hot Licks Dan Hicks and the Hot Licks performed to the largest crowd we have had at the Amphitheater a Riverwalk Concert Series. Dan Hicks a true rock legend has appeared on the cover of Rolling and collaborated with Tom Waites, Elvis Costello and Bette Midler. His western swing and coui crowd asking for an encore at the end of the night. Upcominq Events August 16, 2011 — WWE Smackdown August 25-28, 2011 — RBBC Circus September 10, 2011 — Karla Bonoff September 16, 2011 — Mariachi Espectacular e�+_�._��__•�� ���� w�—:—��__ r__�---r-- � - .� : - � . . . �� ' �! � ' � - 5: �" 9 . 'S tVeF. . � . . . _ . .. _ .. .. %— r Operations Aprii — The Condors bowed out of the playoffs in the first round which gave us a lot of time t� projects throughout the facility. We took the opportunity to start working on preventative m restrooms, retractables, and on the door/lock hardware in the arena. May- The highlight of May was receiving the items and services from the Economic Develc received 6 new Lycian spotlights, the 3PLAY video replay system for video production, and � marquee. Staff continued focusing on preventative maintenance projects and prepping for events. June- Heading into the end of the budget year, H►e really tightened our belts! With everyone's I to reduce our utility costs for June by 20k from the previous year with more days being billed. T allowed us to get into the luxury suites and get some work done. They are now in great shapE events for July and August. Ice Sports Center The Ice sports Center together with American General Media recently played host to a free c� skating admission. "The Ready Set" which has over 30 million views on you-tube played an ene the delight of hundreds of fans. We look forward to hosting more events like this in the future. Our skating club the Bakersfield blades just wrapped up their annual skating exhibition which e turnout and the skaters all perFormed admirably showing that hard work and dedication to your spo As our summer officially begins we look forward to providing the coolest option for a birthday part jus# a family fun day as always! Come down and see us at the rink! Steve Womack participated in the monthly meetings of the Convention & Visitors Bureau. Ed D in the monthly Bob Elias Hall of Fame Meetings. � We contributed tickets to the Kern Branch of American Public Work's Association Golf Classic. TI scholarships to Bakersfield College students.