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Home My WebLink About12/23/2015 OFFICE OF THE CITY MANAGER December 23, 2015 TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council FROM: Alan Tandy, City Manager AT Subject: General Information MERRY CHRISTMAS Notable Items  City offices will be closed this Thursday and Friday, December 24th and 25th in observance of the Christmas Holiday, and next Thursday and Friday, December 31st and January 1st in observance of the New Year.  As a reminder, there will be no trash pickup on December 25th and January 1st. Services will be provided the following day, Saturday, December 26th and January 2nd.  Grand Island Village is a development at Buena Vista Road and Ming Avenue that is owned by Bolthouse Properties LLC. They have had great success with their commercial development, so much so that they have a need for more parking. The City owns Fire Station 15, immediately to the north of the development. Behind the station and Grand Island Village is an area of City-owned property that is not needed by the City. Other than watering and mowing it, it is otherwise unused. It would benefit the City to turn this liability (water and mowing costs) into an asset (sale proceeds and making the property taxable). To that end, the City temporarily leased the property to Bolthouse so they can meet immediate parking needs. A sales agreement will come forward to the City Council in the future, after the appropriate zone change on the property. General Information December 23, 2015 Page 2 Please call if you have questions or concerns. An aerial photograph is attached for reference.  The Bakersfield Police Department, along with the Kern County Sheriff’s Office and W.A. Thompson Distributors delivered 450 Christmas food baskets to families in need throughout Kern County on December 17th. This was the 31st year of collaboration between these three organizations, which was made possible through generous donations from benefit associations, volunteer organizations, and business owners in Kern County. Bakersfield Police Department employees and their families donated their time in preparing the baskets the night before the main event. Employees that day either stayed over after working all night or came in early before their shift to make sure the baskets were delivered early in the morning. Coinciding with this event, Department personnel held a toy drive for the children of these needy families receiving baskets. Over 1,000 toys were collected over a two week period. Toys not distributed were donated to the Dr. Martin Luther King Junior Toy Distribution.  On December 19th the Bakersfield Police Activities League (PAL) held their 18th Annual Shop with a Cop event. Seventy-eight officers from the Bakersfield Police Department volunteered to join 60 children from PAL to assist them with shopping at the East Hills Mall Wal-Mart. Each child received $125 to spend on Christmas gifts for themselves or their families. The money was generously donated by Children’s Advocates Resource Endowment (C.A.R.E.) and Wal-Mart. General Information December 23, 2015 Page 3 Reports  For your information, the following report is attached: o Streets Division work schedule for the week of December 29th Event Notifications  Event Calendar for Rabobank Arena Theater and Convention Center.  Recreation and Parks o The Recreation and Parks Department is offering day camp programs on Monday through Wednesday both weeks of winter break at the Martin Luther King Jr. Community Center and Silver Creek Community Center.  Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Community Center: Free open gym hours and activities for kids during winter break from 1:00 to 5:00 p.m. Lunch and dinner provided through the Kern School District.  Silver Creek Community Center: Supervised activities from 7:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m., or half days either morning or afternoon. Cost is $63.00/full day or $40.00/half day.  Polar Bear Plunge at McMurtrey Aquatic Center: Plunge into the pool on New Year’s Day starting at 11:00 a.m. There is a charge of $5.00/person; General Information December 23, 2015 Page 4 $20.00 for a warm sweatshirt. Hot chocolate is available free to all participants.  Kwaanza at the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Community Center: An annual celebration of unity and culture will be held next Tuesday, December 29th from 1:00 to 5:00 p.m. Art, entertainment and storytelling are included in the celebration. AT:cg cc: Department Heads Roberta Gafford, City Clerk Streets Schedule Page 1 of 2 STREETS DIVISION – WORK SCHEDULE Week of December 28, 2015 – January 1, 2016 Resurfacing/Reconstructing streets in the following areas: Maintenance Grind & Pave on Planz Rd between Wible Rd and So “H” St Maintenance Grind & Pave on Manor St between Panorama and River Bridge Base work and paving at Sports Village Miscellaneous Streets Division projects: Video inspection of City owned Sewer & Storm lines to evaluate condition of pipes Repairing damaged sewer line found during video inspection Miscellaneous concrete repairs throughout the city Sidewalk installation at Sports Village Working on Brick repairs at Centennial Plaza Concrete Repairs to various Bus Stops throughout City limits Concrete work in the area of California Ave to Verde from “A” St to Chester (HUD Area) Concrete work in the area of Madison to Cottonwood from Casa Loma to Brook St (HUD Area) Concrete improvements at Park at River Walk BHNA Concrete work in the area of California Ave to Brundage from Union Ave to Railroad Tracts east of Martin Luther King Blvd (HUD Area) THIS SPACE INTENTIONALLY LEFT BLANK Streets Schedule Page 2 of 2 STREETS SWEEPING SCHEDULE Monday, December 28, 2015 Between Coffee Rd. & Verdugo Ln. – Brimhall Rd., south to the Kern River boundary. Cul-De-Sacs, west of Windsong St., between Brimhall Rd. & Thistlewood Ct. City areas between Rosedale Hwy. & Stockdale Hwy. – Verdugo Ln. to the west City Limit. Between Jenkins Rd. & Allen Rd. – Stockdale Hwy. & Birkenfeld Ave. Between Hosking Rd. & Astro Ave. – So. “H” St. & Union Ave. Tuesday, December 29, 2015 All sweepers are assigned to sweeping streets that are not on a set sweeping schedule. Wednesday, December 30, 2015 All sweepers are assigned to sweeping streets that are not on a set sweeping schedule. Thursday, December 31, 2015 No sweeping service due to Holiday. Friday, January 1, 2016 No sweeping service due to Holiday. NOTE: If raining, there will be no street sweeping service and all street cleaning personnel will be assigned to cleaning plugged drains and part circle culverts. This also applies when a large number of street sweeper are in Fleet for repairs. Areas that have been missed during this time will be swept at the end of the month only when possible. BOX OFFICE HOURS Mon-Fri 10 AM - 5 PM Saturday 10 AM - 4 PM (Excluding Event Days) CHARGE-BY-PHONE 1-888-929-7849 GROUP SALES INFORMATION 661-852-7309 SEASON TICKET INFORMATION Bakersfield Condors 661-324-PUCK (7825) www.bakersfieldcondors.com Bakersfield Symphony 661-323-7928 www.BSOnow.org Bakersfield Community Concert Association 661-589-2478 www.bakersfieldcca.org UPCOMING EVENTS December 11 – Condors vs San Diego7:00 PM $35, $25, $20, $16, $12 On Sale Now December 26 – Condors vs Stockton7:00 PM $35, $25, $20, $16, $12 On Sale Now December 27 – Condors vs San Diego5:00 PM $35, $25, $20, $16, $12 On Sale Now January 2 – Condors vs San Jose7:00 PM $35, $25, $20, $16, $12 On Sale Now January 8 – Condors vs San Antonio7:00 PM $35, $25, $20, $16, $12 On Sale Now January 9 – Condors vs Ontario7:00 PM $35, $25, $20, $16, $12 On Sale Now January 15 – Condors vs Texas 7:00 PM January 22-23 – Monster X Tour 7:30 PM $40, $20, $17, $15, $10 On Sale Now January 22 – Condors vs Manitoba7:00 PM $35, $25, $20, $16, $12 On Sale Now January 25 – Condors vs Manitoba7:00 PM $35, $25, $20, $16, $12 On Sale Now February 14 – WWE Live 1:00 PM $95, $65, $50, $35, $25, $15 On Sale 12/11 February 15 – Harlem Globetrotters2:00 PM $85, $50, $40, $33, $25, $18 On Sale Now $35, $25, $20, $16, $12 On Sale Now December 14 – George Kahn (BCCA)7:30 PM BCCA event December 11-13 – Nutcracker $34, $30, $28 On Sale Now January 8 – Disney Live 3:30 & 6:30 PM $56, $32, $23, $18 On Sale Now Februrary 6 – Symphony 7:30 PM $45, $35, $30, $20 On Sale Now February 11 – The Producers 7:30 PM $55, $40, $30 On Sale 12/12 February 12 – Valentines Love Jam7:30 PM $69.50, $52.50, $42.50, $37.50, $32.50On Sale Now March 10 – Ragtime: The Musical7:30 PM $55, $40, $30 On Sale 12/12 March 12 – Symphony 7:30 PM $45, $35, $30, $20 On Sale Now April 6 – Blue Man Group 7:30 PM $65, $50, $35 On Sale 12/12 April 25 – Joe Bonamassa 8:00 PM $125, $99, $89, $79, $69 On Sale Now April 27 & 28 – Shen Yun 7:30 PM $120, $110, $100, $80, $70, $60 On Sale Now May 17 – Celtic Woman 7:00 PM $105, $65, $45 On Sale Now www.rabobankarena.com - www.bhnamphitheatre.com