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Home My WebLink About12/02/2011OFFICE OF THE CITY MANAGER DecembE TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council FROM: Alan Tandy, City Manager ,�� SUBJECT: Generallnformation If you are viewing the document online, you can click the blue underlined words thro� text, which will take yov directly to the background files referenced for each applicab Miscellaneous News • Great news to start December! The Draft EIR document for the F Highway Widening Project will be circulated to the public for beginning next Monday, December 5th. This project has beer years in the making, and once the public comment period clo design and right-of-way acquisition can begin later next yE construction following in 2013. A memo from Public Works Direc Rojas is enclosed outlining the Rosedale Widening document prc as well as a progress report on other TRIP project envirc documents. • More good news! The State's Office of Traffic Safety notified the week it is the recipient of grant money to fund DUI chE throughout the City. The grant, which totals $84,250, will provide for approximately eight checkpoints through September 2012. Th letter is enclosed. • And, yes - even more good news - The new solar facility at Wa Treatment Plant 3 is already realizing significant savings for the Cit� 12 months prior to the solar facility being online, the average electricity cost for the plant was $155,000. For the two months th has been online, the electricity costs have been reduced by c thirds to approximately $48,000 per month. Please see the E Honorable Mayor and City Council General Information December 2, 2012 Page 2 each year. Mayor Hall was recognized for his tireless work to a� and beautify the City. Congratulations! • San Joaquin Railroad will be repairing and upgrading a railroad located between Hughes Lane and "H" Street on White La December 9th _ 12th. White Lane will be open for business access west and east up to a certain point near the railroad crossing side - but vehicle access across the railroad tracks on White Lan prohibited until after the repairs are completed. Please see the E news release from the Public Works Department. • A softball tournament will be held this weekend at the Me� Complex. There are already 46 teams signed up to play! Economic and Community Development Department News ■ Unfortunately we have some bad news to report. The federal gov provided EDCD staff with information related to FY 20 appropriations. The approved HUD budget includes a 38 reduction in the HOME program and an 11 percent reductioi Community Planning and Development program, which incl� Community Development Block Grant program. These reduci detailed in an enclosed memo from EDCD Director ponna Kunz. ■ Assistant Economic and Community Development Director Barnhard notified us this week she is leaving the City of Bakersfielc years of service to pursue other opportunities. Her last day December 9th. We wish her all the best in her new pursuits! Hiqh Speed Rail News ❖ Enclosed is an editorial which appeared in the Contra Costa T week questioning the logic behind the seemingly imminent req� the Governor to the Legislature for the $6 billion ($2.7 billion in stat $3.3 billion in federal grants) to begin work next fall on the first � the high-speed rail project. The piece questions the Governor's w to take on such a voluminous amount of debt when the state'� continues to be littered with annual deficits and stagnant Honorable Mayor and City Council General Information December 2, 2012 Page 3 Event Schedule There is one ongoing public event scheduled for the next week at City fc ✓ Winter Playground at the Ice Sports Center Tickets: $1 1 per person Schedule is enclosed Council Referrals � Councilmember Couch: o New Use for Tobacco Tax Reports For your information, we enclose the following information: ➢ The Streets Division work schedule for the week beginning Dece� and ➢ A letter from AT&T regarding upcoming rate changes to its services.; and ➢ A letter from Bright House Networks regarding change� programming. AT:rs:ch cc: Department Heads Roberta Gafford, City Clerk * S 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: November 30, 2011 SUBJECT: TRIP Environmental Documents We recently reached a significant milestone with one of the TRIP projec Environmental Document for the Rosedale Highway Widening Project has I and will be circulated to the public for 45 days beginning next Monday, DE This Document and the supporting project design has been several � making, and once the public comment period closes TRIP will finalize the C that final design and right-of-way acquisition can begin later next construction following in 2013. And perhaps even more exciting is that this is the first of four Draft Er Documents the TRIP team expects to release to the public for comment in months. The 24th Street Improvements Project, the State Route (SR) 1; Project, and the Hageman Flyover Project should also all be released tc within the next two months (you may recall, the Morning Drive/SR 178 Project was already environmentally cleared last September, and final right-of-way acquisition are currently underway on that project). The City is the lead agency for the California Environmental Quality Act (C Rosedale Highway Project. But because all the listed TRIP projects h funding, Caltrans is required to be the lead agency for the National Er Policy Act (NEPA) for not only the Rosedale Project but for all of these TRIP CEQA lead, the City will receive public comments on the Rosedale Prc Environmental Document at the Bakersfield Planning Commission's Jan� meeting. There will be an additional opportunity for the public to meet w Trip Environmental Documents M� The Rosedale meeting process will be repeated, though with different undefined meeting dates and locations, for the 24th Street Improvements Hageman Flyover Project. But for the SR 178 Widening Project, Caltrans CEQA and NEPA lead agency (the project is on an un-relinquished staf therefore, Caltrans will hold the only public hearing for this project, and it � open house-style public information format. Following the public circulation period, the TRIP team will address an� received and complete the Final Environmental Documents for the proje TRIP projects for which the City is CEQA lead agency, these Final Documer to the City Council for final CEQA Certification later next year. For the SRl project for which Caltrans is both CEQA and NEPA lead agency, Caltra certify the Final Environmental Document. Staff is planning on providing Council an update on the TRIP projects at 11, 2012 City Council meeting. At that meeting, staff would be pleasec comments from Council regarding any of these projects and their er documents; but this will not be a formal public hearing for the projects, public is encouraged to attend the Planning Commission meetings or Cc house-style meetings should they desire their comments to be a part o record for the projects. Copies of the Rosedale Draft Environmental Document (as well as thE environmental documents when they are publicly circulated) will be c review at the following locations: • TRIP Office, 900 Truxtun Avenue, Suite 200 • City of Bakersfield Planning Department, 1715 Chester Avenue, 2nd f • Kern Council of Governments, 1401 19th Street, Suite 300 • Beale Memorial Library, 701 Truxtun Avenue • Eleanor Wilson Branch Library, 1901 Wilson Road • Bryce C Rathbun Branch Library, 200 West China Grade Loop • Southwest Branch Library, 8301 Ming Avenue The documents will also be available at the Caltrans District 6 Office at � Fresno, and can be accessed electronically at the TRIP and Caltrans websi STATE OF CALIFORNIA OFFICE OF TR.AFFIC SAFETY 2208 KAUSEN DRIVE, SUITE 300 ELK GROVE, CA 95758 www.ots.ca.gov (916)509-3030 (800) 735-2929 (TTlTDD-Referral) (916) 509-3055 (FAX) November 21, 2011 Randy Robison, Lieutenant Bakei-sfield Police Department P. O. Box 59 Bakersfield, CA 93302 Dear Lieutenant Robison: EDMUND G. BROWN JR., COi r` - yf,' `• oF th� E`>ti�qltN:::: w� : . �A .�.sa, -'� u `xi4�� a a ;a��'�L' :iCi��` �; �� ,,�,_ ,-:�� ,.; - �. ;. , c'0c'FOaN�P CALIlORNI/I Of TRAFFIC Grant No. SC 12027 Congratulations! Through a conlpetitive process, the Office of Traffic Safety (OTS) has approved youl- fwlding request foi• the pi-oposal �itled "Sobriety Checkpoint Mini-Gi-ant � the amount of $84,255.50. This award includes a maximum of $12,255.50 for the purch; approved checkpoint supplies. The appr-oval is tor the operation of eight checkpoints in in the pei-iod, December 16, 201 l, 2011 to September 4, 2012. The inaximum allowed c checkpoint is $9,000.00. The University of California Berkeley Safe Transportation Research and Education Cent (Safe�I'REC), who is administering the mini-�nant funds for OTS, will e-mail a mini-gra to the contact listed on the application. Please have the Authorizing Official, and any ad� individuals authorized to sign claims, sign the contract. Send the contract to SafeTREC than December 9, 2011. It is our goal to have all new grants start no latei- than Decemb The SafeTREC will issue you a copy of the signed, fully executed mini-grant contract. If you must get approval fiom a City Council or the Board of Supervisors, you should be process now. Do not incur costs prior to the date of the signed, fully executed contract fi SafeTREC. Again, congratulations on the success of youi- proposal. If you have any questions, pleas Shar Rauch, SafeTREC Program Coordinator, at (510) 643-1774 or by e-mail at checkpoint�c�bei-keley. edu. Sincerely, � S A K E R S F I E L D PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT MEMORANDUM DATE: November 22, 2011 TO: Alan Tandy, City Manager FROM: Raul Rojas, Public Works Director SUBJECT: Plant 3 Benefitting from Energy Efficiency Upgrades The City of Bakersfield is beginning to realize benefits from the energy e upgrades at Wastewater Treatment Plant 3, including the cogeneratio and the one mega-watt photovoltaic system (solar) that went c September. Electrical costs for the previous twelve months averaged $155,000 Electrical costs for the months of September and October 2011 $48,000 a month, a savings of approximately $107,000 per month. The Solar System Project was made possible with a$3 million Federal � Recovery and Reinvestment Act Grant and PG&E California Solar Rebates of approximately $2.7 million, which will be paid periodically tc over the next five years. � F A K E R S F I E L D Public Works Department Raul Rojas - Public Works Director PRESS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Stuart Patteson Friday, December 2, 2011 Operations Manage (661) 326-3781 Traffic Advisory White Lane Road Closure Motorists are advised that White Lane between Hughes Lane and "H" Stre closed from Friday, December 9 through Monday, December 12, 2011. White be closed to through traffic but will be open to local traffic for access to the b� in the area. The closure is required in order for the San Joaquin Valley Railroad to rE upgrade the railroad crossing at this location. In addition, City of BakersfiE Works crews will be repairing the asphalt pavement on each side of thE crossing. The City apologizes for the inconvenience that this work may cause the travelir For more information, please contact Victor Castillo, Roadmaster, San Joaq� Railroad at (661)861-0317 ext. 1002, or Stuart Patteson, Public Works C Manager at (661)326-3781. � B A K E R S F I E L D Economic and Community Development Department M E M O R A N D U M December 1, 2011 TO: Alan Tandy, City Manager FROM: Donna Kunz, Economic Development Director SUBJECT: Reductions in Federal Budget for HUD Programs The City has recently received information that the Federal FY 2012 appropriatic Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) have been finalized ai into law; and the City of Bakersfield is anticipating additional cuts to entitlement f a result. Specifically, the approved HUD budget included a 38°/o ($600 million) reduct HOME Investment Partnership program, and an 11 %($830 million) reduction Community Planning and Development (CPD) programs budget. HUD's CP includes funding for several programs, including the Community Development BI (CDBG) program, of which the City is a recipient. The City does not anticipate specific information from HUD regarding the City's e funding until early 2012. However, if the 38% Federal HOME reduction results reduction to the City's HOME entitlement funds, this would amount to an ap� $570,000 reduction City HOME funds in comparison to the current year. If this is the overall FY 2012-12 City HOME budget would be less than $1 million. Like�n 11 % HUD CPD reduction translates to an 11 % reduction in the City's CDBG er this would result in a reduction of approximately $335,000 in comparison to tr year. If this is the case, the City's CDBG budget would be around $2.7 million. �i�.��. �� ntr��ta�in��..� �rrr� Barnidge: Can governor railroad through his $6 billion request? By Tom Barnidge Contra Costa Times columnist Posted: 11/28/2011 11:47:58 AM PST Updated: 11/29/2011 04:59:35 AM PST Gov. Jerry Brown said he will make an ill-advised request when the Legislature reconvenes after Christmas. OK, he didn't call it ill-advised, but a lot of people think it is. He will ask for $6 billion ($2.7 billion in state bonds, $3.3 billion in federal grants) to begin work next fall on the first phase of a high-speed rail project that eventually will link (a) San Francisco to San Diego and (b) California to a mountain of debt. This first stretch, connecting travel hot spots Bakersfield and Chowchilla (motto: "Great place for a women's prison"), says something about the rationale behind this undertaking. Those destinations were not chosen because of customer demand or population density but because environmental permitting will be simpler, residential opposition should be modest and level terrain will make for easier construction. In other words, it's the path of least resistance to get-it-while-you-can federal stimulus funding. The $6 billion pays for only the rail system, by the way -- not the electrification, train cars or operating personnel -- just 130 miles of track. The U.S. House Budget Committee, which specializes in mismanagement, gave "the train to nowhere" its Boondoggle Award. Not coincidentally, more federal funding for high-speed rail is in jeopardy. Like many government projects, of course, beauty is in the eyes of the beholder. The governor sees this as a bold first step to address California's http://www. contracostatimes.com State Sen. Mark DeSaulnier, D-Concord, agrees principle: "The state's going to look dramatically different in 25 years. I'm a big believer that you r to change. You cannot continue to rely on single� occupancy vehicles or just aviation capacity." But, he acknowledged, "This is a huge project. It hard not to be concerned about the costs and th� risks." The famously frugal Brown seems oblivious to mushrooming projections. In 2008, when voters approved $9 billion in bonc the California High-Speed Rail Authority estimatE the project's total cost at $35.6 billion. Later, the figure was revised to $45.7 billion. Most recently are you sitting down? -- the estimate grew to $9F billion. We told you to sit down. This, remember, is before the first spike is driver into the ground. What's to guarantee the cost estimate won't increase again? "Nothing," DeSaulnier conceded. "The other argument is if you don't build it, and the all the growth that's projected does happen, it's going cost a lot more later." That logic provides little comfort to budget pragmatists who have watched education and sc services funding slashed and pension obligation; spiral while the state bathes in red ink. J Home Security � - ` -- System! o °� °° � � $850 Value!� Call Today, Protect Tomorrov� � �� . � � I ��itr��e�'�rn��.� �r� This hardly seems the time to assume added debt. It's like a man who can't keep up with payments on his Honda borrowing to buy a Tesla because it will save on fuel costs and help the planet. DeSaulnier understands the skepticism. He admits to his own misgivings, especially regarding the project's first phase: "If I were doing it, I'd build it in the capital corridor and from San Diego to Los Angeles, to show that it works and to get ridership numbers." If the vote were taken now, he says it would be close. "The costs are huge," DeSaulnier said. "There's no way it doesn't give you a little lump in your breast." When you're up to your assets in fiscal problems is a strange time to be financing a dream. 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Background The Tobacco Tax for Cancer Research Act is qualified for the June 5, 2c ballot as an initiated state statute. If the initiative is approved by state vc tax on cigarettes in the state will increase by $1 per pack and an equiv increase on other tobacco products. The additional tax revenue is pro� be allocated to fund cancer research, smoking reduction progra tobacco law enforcement. The proposed initiative would create an additional excise tax on each cigarettes and other tobacco products sold in California. Additionally, the tax is charged to the retailer or distributor, it is normally passed th the customer in the price of the tobacco products - ultimately additional sales tax revenues to the City if the volume of tobacco sale� consistent. The initiative originally qualified for the February 5, 2012 ballot. HowE California State Legislature voted to terminate the February election c moved the cigarette tax initiative to the June 5, 2012 ballot. New Use for T� Novemb Revenue raised by the initiative would be spent as follows, accordin California Legislative Analyst's Office: • Approximately $75 million annually would maintain existing tobc revenue streams to ensure that the Proposition 99, Proposition 10, Fund and Breast Cancer programs funded by existing tobacco t not negatively impacted by the new excise tax. • Approximately $468 million annually would to go research of car tobacco-related diseases. • Approximately $117 million annually would go to facilities anc equipment for research. • Approximately $156 million annually would go to tobacco prever cessation to the state's existing tobacco control program. The would be divided between the California Department of Publi (80�0) and the California Department of Education (20�0). • Approximately $23 million annually would go to tobac enforcement. • Approximately $16 million annually (Capped at 2 percent) wo� administration, including the collection, auditing, and distrib revenue. The initiative would create a nine member governing committee char� administering the fund. Proponents of the proposed initiative have stated the additional tax w potential cures of cancers and other tobacco-attributed diseases i heart disease; drive down smoking rates by investing in smoking cessa tobacco control efforts; and assist tobacco law enforcement. Opponents of the initiative have stated the additional tax is an exc ballot box budgeting; will raises taxes by $855 million to fund a new proc does not require the new tax revenue be used for research and buil sbent in California: does not helb California balance its budaet or bc New Use for T� Novemb Enclosed is the Legislative Analyst Office Fiscal Summary for the initiati� proposed. Staff will await further feedback from Councilmembers prior to draftinc of opposition. Enclosure ��. �. t�:� 5'1�.;11.� (7: �I::x�,`fti:_: January 15, 2010 Hon. Edmund G. Brown Jr. Attorney General 1300 I Street, 17th Floor Sacramento, California 95814 Attention: Ms. Krystal Paris Initiative Coordinator Dear Attorney General Brown: Pursuant to Elections Code Section 9005, we have reviewed the proposed ir (File No. 09-0097). This measure would increase excise taxes on cigarettes and � revenues to fund various health research and tobacco-related programs. BACKGROUND Tobacco Taxes Existing Tax Rate. Current state law imposes excise taxes on cigarettes and bacco products. The state's cigarette tax is currently 87 cents per pack (with an lent tax on other types of tobacco products) and is levied on cigarette distributc supply cigarettes to retail stores. The proceeds are used for both General Fund tain special fund purposes. The tota187 cents per pack tax is made up of the following components: • Fifty cents per pack pursuant to the California Children and Families � of 1998. This measure, enacted by the voters that year as Proposition 1� ports early childhood development programs. • Twenty-five cents per pack pursuant to the Tobacco Tax and Health P� Act. This initiative, enacted by the voters as Proposition 99 in 1988, inc the cigarette tax by 25 cents per pack, and provided that the tax on oth bacco products be raised commensurately with this and any future tax rettes. These revenues are allocated to tobacco education and preventi� forts, tobacco-related disease research nro�rams, and health care servi� Hon. Edmund G. Brown Jr. 2 Januar • Ten cents per pack for the state General Fund. • Two cents per pack enacted through a separate measure approved by islature and Governor in 1993 to create the Breast Cancer Fund, which research efforts related to breast cancer and of breast cancer screening grams for uninsured women. Sales of cigarettes and other tobacco products also are subject to the sales ar tax, which is imposed on their price including excise taxes. Existing Backfill Provisions. Part of the Proposition 10 revenues are used t� fill" or offset any revenue losses experienced by Proposition 99's health-related tion and research programs and the Breast Cancer Fund due to decreased cons� of tobacco products resulting from Proposition 10's tax increase. (Revenue redi Proposition 99 health care and resources programs were not backfilled under t] sions of Proposition 10.) The revenue reductions occur because an increase in t] of cigarettes generally reduces cigarette consumption and results in more sales which taxes are not collected, such as smuggled products and out-of-state sale� PROPOSAL New State Tobacco Tax Revenues The average retail price of a pack of cigarettes currently is roughly $5 in Ca] including all taxes. This measure increases the existing excise tax on cigarettes � pack effective 90 days after its passage. Existing state law requires the Board of zation (BOE) to increase taxes on other tobacco products—such as loose tobacc� snuff—in an amount equivalent to any increase in the tax on cigarettes. Thus, t: measure would also result in a comparable increase in the excise tax on other t� products. The measure does not specify how revenues from increased excise ta other tobacco products would be used. Under current law, those revenues woL deposited in the Cigarette and Tobacco Products Surtax Fund and used to sup� Proposition 99 programs. How Additional Tobacco Revenues Would Be Spent Receipts from the tobacco tax increases would be deposited in a new specia created by the measure called the California Cancer Research and Life Sciences tion Trust Fund. After compensating existing tobacco tax programs for any los; . ., . . � ., . ., . , , , , . . ., . , � ., . Hon. Edmund G. Brown Jr. 3 Januar ment, and potential cures for tobacco-related diseases such as cancer heart disease. • Hope 2010 Facilities Fund. Fifteen percent would be used to provide and loans to build and lease facilities and provide capital equipment search on tobacco-related diseases. • Hope 2010 Smoking Cessation Fund. Twenty percent would be used bacco prevention and cessation programs administered by the Califo partment of Public Health (DPH) and the California Department of F tion. • Hope 2010 Law Enforcement Fund. Three percent would be allocated agencies to support law enforcement efforts to reduce smuggling, tol evasion, illegal sales of tobacco to minors, and to otherwise improve forcement of existing law. • Hope 2010 Committee Account. Two percent would be deposited int� count that would be used to pay the costs of tax collection and expen administering the measure. Committee Established to Administer Trust Fund The trust fund would be overseen by a nine-member Cancer Research Citiz Oversight Committee established by the measure. The committee would be cor of four members appointed by the Governor, three of whom are directors of dE cancer centers; two members appointed by DPH; and three chancellors from cE University of California campuses where biomedical scientific research is cond Authority Granted to the Committee. The measure gives the committee the ity to develop a long-term financial plan including an annual budget and to est process for soliciting, reviewing, and awarding grants and loans for researcher cilities. The committee would have the authority to appoint a chief executive oi other employees. The committee also would have the authority to make final d on awards of loans and grants and to establish policies regarding intellectual p rights arising from research funded by this measure. Tax Collection and Administrative Costs. The committee would be authori this measure to reimburse BOE from the Hope 2010 Committee Account for thE collecting the new tax levy. This account would also be used to pay for any ex� Hon. Edmund G. Brown Jr. 4 Januar that would be provided each year to the State Controller, who would then revi� audit and publicly report on the review. The State Controller would also provi� committee with reports that set forth the allowable costs for general administr� the trust fund. The measure includes conflict-of-interest provisions that govern the conduc committee members, and includes specific criminal penalties for anyone convic the misuse of trust fund monies. Other Expenditure Rules Committee Administers Trust Fund. Under this measure, the committee wo authorized to administer the trust fund. The funds allocated under this measur not be subject to appropriation by the Legislature through the annual state bud and thus, amounts would not be subject to change by actions of the LegislaturE Governor. Transfers Permitted From Facilities Fund. In the event the committee deter: that there was a surplus in the Hope 2010 Facilities Fund, the measure authori� committee to transfer those monies to the Hope 2010 Research Fund, the Hope Smoking Cessation Fund, or the Hope 2010 Law Enforcement Fund. New Backfill Provisions. The measure requires the transfer of monies from fund to backfill any losses that occur to the Cigarette and Tobacco Products Su� (Proposition 99), the California Children and Families First Fund (Proposition " Breast Cancer Fund, and the General Fund that directly result from imposition additional tax. FISCAL EFFECTS This measure is likely to have a number of fiscal effects on state and local gc ments. Impacts on State and Local Revenues Revenues Will Be Affected by Consumer Response. Our revenue estimates a that the distributors of tobacco products, who actually remit the excise tax, larg along the excise tax increase of $1 per pack to consumers. In other words, we a; that the prices of tobacco products would be raised to include the excise tax inc This would result in various consumer responses. The price increase is likely tc Hon. Edmund G. Brown Jr. 5 Januar to small and moderate tax increases on tobacco products in terms of reduced tc consumption. However, the increase in taxes proposed in this measure is great experienced previously in the state. A reasonable projection of consumer respo incorporated into our revenue estimates, but these estimates are still subject to tainty given a variety of factors, including the large tax change involved. New Excise Tax Revenues. Estimated revenues from current excise taxes on rettes and other tobacco products are about $850 million a year. We estimate th increase in excise taxes required by this measure would raise about $450 millio. 2010-11 (partial-year effect from January 1 through June 30, 2010) and about $855 million in 2011-12 (the first full-year impact). Our estimate of the allocatio excise tax revenues is shown in Figure 1 below. The excise tax increase would r somewhat less revenue each year thereafter, due to the well-established trend c ing per capita cigarette consumption in the state. The higher tax also would rec revenues from the existing excise tax, as discussed further below. Figure 1 Allocation of New Tobacco Tax Revenues (Dollars in Millions) 2011-1 Backfill Allocation (Fu Backfill of Proposition 99, Proposition 10, General Fund, and Breast Cancer Account Account/Fund Research Fund Facilities Fund Smoking Cessation Fund Law Enforcement Fund Committee Account Total Tobacco Tax Funding Allocations BOE = Board of Equalization. To be determined by BOE 60 percent of remaining funds 15 percent of remaining funds 20 percent of remaining funds 3 percent of remaining funds 2 percent of remaining funds Effects on Existing Tobacco Excise Tax Revenues. The decline in consumpti bacco products caused by this measure would similarly reduce revenues from ing tobacco taxes. The measure ensures that revenues for the existing tobacco t; not decline due to lower ci�arette consumption caused by the new excise tax. V Hon. Edmund G. Brown Jr. 6 Januar other tobacco products. We estimate that this factor would result in a revenue � Proposition 99 programs of about $45 million annually. Effects on Excise Tax Collection. As discussed above, the measure would d 3 percent of total revenues into a Law Enforcement Fund to support law enforc efforts. These funds would be used to support increased enforcement efforts to tax evasion, counterfeiting, smuggling, and the unlicensed sales of cigarette tok products; increased enforcement of existing laws; and efforts to reduce sales of products to minors. These activities would probably have a minor impact on tr amount of revenues collected through the excise tax. Effect on State Sales Tax Revenues. Sales taxes are levied on the final price � rettes and other tobacco products, including all excise taxes. The higher price o rettes resulting from the new excise tax, therefore, would increase state Genera revenues. We estimate that the state's General Fund sales tax revenues would i by about $22 million annually. Effects on Local Revenues. Local governments would likely experience an a increase in sales tax revenues of approximately $10 million. Impact on State and Local Government Costs The state and local governments incur costs for providing (1) health care fo� income persons and (2) health insurance coverage for state and local governmE ployees. Consequently, changes in state law that affect the health of the genera: lace—and low-income persons and public employees in particular—would affE licly funded health care costs. The use of tobacco products has been linked to various adverse health effec federal health authorities and numerous scientific studies. This measure is like] sult in a decrease in the consumption of tobacco products because of its provisi creasing the cost of these products and curbing tobacco use. To the extent that � changes affect publicly funded health care programs, they are likely to reduce � local government health care spending on tobacco-related diseases. However, this measure may have other fiscal effects that may partially or fi these cost savings. For example, the state and local governments may incur fut- for the provision of health care and social services that may otherwise not havE curred, such as long-term care for individuals who avoid tobacco-related disea live longer. Thus, the net fiscal impact of this measure on state and local �overi Hon. Edmund G. Brown Jr. 7 Januar Summary The measure would have the following major impacts: • Increase in new cigarette tax revenues of about $855 million annuall� 2011-12, declining slightly annually thereafter, for various health res� tobacco-related programs. • Increase of about $45 million annually to existing health, natural resc and research programs funded by existing tobacco taxes. • Increase in state and local sales taxes of about $32 million annually. Sincerely, Mac Taylor Legislative Analyst Ana j. Matosantos Director of Finance Paqe 1 of 2 STREETS DIVISION — WORK SCHEDULE Week of Dec. 5, 2011 — Dec. 9, 2011 Resurfacinq/Reconstructinq streets in the followinq areas: Reconstructing streets in the area south of Planz Rd and west of Wible Rd (weather Miscellaneous Streets Division projects: Video inspection of City owned Sewer & Storm lines to evaluate condition of pipes Repairing Curb & Gutters at Bus Stops in various areas Placing Grindings on the Kelso Peak access road Crack Sealing in the area north of Palm Ave (weather permitting) THIS SPACE INTENTIONALLY LEFT BLANK Paqe 2 of 2 STREETS SWEEPING SCHEDULE Monday, Dec. 5, 2011 Between Golden State & 16t" St. -- "F" St. & Oak St. /kern River Boundary Between 34t" St. & 30t" St. — Chester Ave. & San Dimas St. Between San Dimas St. & Beale Ave. — 34t"/Bernard St. & Niles St. Between Olive Dr. & Riverlakes Dr. (ext.) — Riverlakes Dr. & Coffee Rd. Tuesday, Dec. 6, 2011 Between California Ave. & Brundage Ln. — Oak St. & Union Ave. Between Renfro Rd. & Jenkins Rd. — Stockdale Hwy. & Kern River Boundary. Wednesday, Dec. 7, 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. Thursday, Dec. 8, 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. Between Stockdale Hwy. & Ming Ave. — New Stine Rd. & Ashe Rd. Between Mountain Ridge Dr. & Ashe Rd. — Taft Hwy. & Berkshire Rd. Friday, Dec. 9, 2011 Between Ming Ave. & White Ln. — Buena Vista Rd & Old River Rd. Between Stine Rd. & 99 Hwy. — Ming Avenue & Adidas. A ��': �� at�t �._ �� :.::: November 23, 2011 City Manager Alan Tandy City of Bakersfield 1600 Truxtun Avenue BAKERSFIELD, CA 93301 Dear City Manager Tandy, m. r � � � ll�� . ,.�� ,�� AT&T California ("AT&T") hereby advises you of the following information regarding pricing chan� AT&T U-verse° TV customers. In 2011, AT&T added more TV and online programming and innovative features, including the abi pause live TV from any receiver in the home, the expansion of the U-verse Online portal, and the , U-verse Wireless Receiver, which gives customers the freedom to watch TV virtually anywhere in home. These price adjustments reflect increased business costs, including costs associated with h programming fees and will begin with bills received in February 2012. Customers are being notified of these changes via bill messages in their December and lanuary bi addition, notification of these changes will be available from December 3, 2011 through March 3] at www.att.net/uversepricechan�e. The specific price changes effective February 1, 2012 are as follows: U-family: the monthly price will increase from $54 to $57. U100• for customers paying $54 monthly, the price will increase to $59. For customers paying $5 monthly the price will increase to $64. U200: the monthly price will increase from $69 to $72. U200 Latino: the monthly price will increase from $79 to $82. U300: the monthly price wil) increase from $84 to $87. U300 Latino: the monthly price will increase from $94 to $97. U400: the monthly price will increase from $109 to $114. U450: the monthly price will increase from $117 to $119. U450 Latino: the monthly price will increase from $127 to $129. For customers on current pricing promotions, the promotional benefit will continue until the appl promotion ends or expires. If you have any questions, please contact your local AT&T External Affairs manager, Jan Bans on 3701 North Sillect Avenue Bakersfield, CA 93308 Tel (661) 634-2260 Fax (661) 395-3378 bright house NETWORKS November 29, 2011 Mr. Alan Tandy City Manager City of Bakersfield 1600 Truxtun Avenue, 5th Floor Bakersfield, CA 93301 Dear Mr. Tandy: Joseph R. Schoenstein Division President Bakersfield Division Y ' Ya L'i � ��' !�� From time to time our agreements with cable channels and television stations come up for renewal. While we do not an disruption of service, regulations require us to notify you of the possibility of losing programming. Please be advised, thei agreements with BBC America, Country Music Television, E!, Encore, Encore Action, Encore Drama, Encore Family, EncorE Suspense, Encore Westerns, FUSE, GOLF Channel, MoviePlex, NHL Center Ice, Ovation, Playboy, Sprout, Starz, Starz Ciner Starz Edge, Starz in Black, Starz Kids & Family, Style, TruTV, TuTV Bandamax, TuTV Del Pelicula, TuN De Pelicula Classico, remain in effect on a month to month basis, but we may have to cease carriage in all formats if our authority to continue our agreements with Cooking Channel, DIY, Gospel Music Channel, Great American Country, IFC, Music Choice (channels WE expire on December 31, 2011, and 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. Effective January 2, 2012, VERSUS will change its name to NBC Sports Network. Bright House Networks utilizes a new digital video delivery technology known as Switched Digital Video (SDV). SDV is a ro management system that makes it possible to offer more digital programming services than before, including new HD ch offer more new video services, Bright House Networks will be moving some existing programming services to the new SD adding new services on the SDV system. On or after January 1, 2012, the following new channels will be delivered on the SDV system: C-SPAN 2 HD (Digital Basic) channel 1091 C-SPAN 3HD (Digital Variety) channel 1092 When delivered on the SDV system, the above channels will become bi-directional (or two-way) services and will continu Bright House Networks customers who subscribe to our digital services and lease a digital set-top box or tuning adapter c two-way services. However, the above channels will not be available to customers with a unidirectional (one-way) retail television or other lease a CableCARD from Bright House Networks but do not utilize a digital set-top box or tuning adapter. This small numl customers have been notified about the changes that directly affect their current services, and offered the option of obt� box or tuning adapter from Bright House Networks. In either case, such customers will not need to replace their unidirec For more information on Bright House Networks programming, please call 661-323-4892 or visit our website at www.bri�