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° BAKERSFIELD CITY COUNCIL
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MEETING OF MAY 4, 2016
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Council Chambers, City Hall, 1501 Tnu tun Avenue
Regular Meeting- 5:15 p.m.
REGULAR MEETING -5:15 p.m. ACTION TAKEN
1. ROLL CALL
Present: Mayor Hall, Councilmembers Rivera,
Maxwell, Smith, Sullivan, Porter
Absent: Vice -Mayor Hanson, Counclimember
Weir
City Clerk Gafford announced a staff memorandum was
received requesting item 8.1, be removed from the agenda.
2. INVOCATION by Dr. Danielle Wright, Freedom Worship
Center.
3. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE by Nevoeh Herrera, 3rd grade
student at Princeton Elementary School In Delano.
Mayor Hall acknowledged students from the California State
University Bakersfield Public Administration Political Science
class and Liberty High School Government in attendance at
the meeting to learn about City government.
4. PRESENTATIONS
a. Presentation by Mayor Hall of two AED unitk to
Wastewater Manager Zac Meyer, and one ED
unit to Water Resources Manager Art Chianello,
for installation in their respective locations.
Water Resources Manager Chianello and
Wastewater Manager Zac Meyer made staff
comments.
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4. PRESENTATIONS continued ACTION TAKEN
b. Presentation by Mayor Hall of a Proclamation to ]
Adam Kohler, Bike Bakersfield Program J
Manager, declaring May 2016 Bike Month, and
May 20, 2016, Bike to Work Day.
Mr. Kohler accepted the Proclamation and
made comments.
C. Presentation by Mayor Hall of a plaque to Don
Lucas, owner of Don Lucas Jewelry, recognizing
the company's beautification efforts.
Mr. Lucas accepted the plaque and made
comments.
5. PUBLIC STATEMENTS
a. G.J. Zala, from the Best Western HIII House,
spoke regarding increased crime and
vandalism In the downtown area; stated it is
affecting the image of his business and the
City; and requested the City's help with the
situation.
b. Savannah Gonzalez and Nicole Bernal, Liberty
High School government class students, spoke
regarding "Backing the Blue ", a project to
honor local Law Enforcement; will hold a
window decorating contest that will
coincide with the National Memorial Police
Week from May 15th through May 21 n,
partnering with the Bakersfield Police
Department to decorate trees along Chester
Avenue with blue ribbon and lights; and stated
anyone that is interested In making a donation
can visit their Go Fund Me page at
www.00fundme.com/12robackingtheblkje
Councilmember Sullivan announced a lighting
ceremony for the Chester Avenue trees will be
held in front of Rabobank Arena on Monday,
May 16th at 5:00 p.m.
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5. PUBLIC STATEMENTS continued ACTION TAKEN
C. Marvin Dean, on behalf of the Kern Minority
Contractors and San Joaquin Valley High
Speed Rail Association, thanked Mayor for his
many years of service to the City: spoke in
support of the High Speed Rail; Invited
everyone to attend the 9m Annual Public
Contracting Conference between May 10'
through May 13' ; requested participation from
City staff and Councilmembers; and submitted
written material.
6. WORKSHOPS
a. FY 2016 -17 Proposed Budget Overview,
City Manager Tandy made staff comments.
Assistant City Manager Huot made additional
staff comments and provided a PowerPoint
presentation.
Finance Director Smith presented the overview
of General Fund revenues for the next fiscal
year and provided a PowerPoint presentation.
Councilmember Maxwell stated he will submit
his questions to staff in writing; and asked staff
to provide information on the federal asset
forfeiture and how that has affected the money
being received currently and why it is going
into the general fund instead of leaving
with the Police Department.
Councilmember Rivera requested staff provide
the dollar amounts of the Federal funds and the
City's matching funds, for budgeted
construction projects that are being carried
over, during the Public Works budget
presentation.
Councilmember Rivera requested staff provide
him with details on the proposal and cosh
associated with using Socrata as the vendor for
the open budget platform.
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APPOINTMENTS ACTION TAKEN
None.
CONSENT CALENDAR
Minutes:
a. Approval of minutes of the April 20, 2016,
Regular City Council Meetings.
Payments:
b. Receive and file department payments from
April 8, 2016 to April 21, 2016, in the amount of
$14,501,842.98, Self Insurance payments from
April 8, 2016 to April 21, 2016, in the amount of
$345,930.86 totaling, $14,847,773.84.
Ordinances:
Resolutions
C. Resolution authorizing the submittal of RES066 -16
applications for payment programs for
Department of Resources Recycling and
Recovery ( "CalRecycle ") Grants for Fiscal Years
2015/16 through 2020/21.
d. Resolution confirming approval by the City RES 067.16
Manager designee of the Chief Code
Enforcement Officer's report regarding
assessments of certain properties in the City for
which structures have been secured against
entry or for the abatement of certain weeds,
debris and waste matter and the demolishment
of dangerous buildings and authorizing
collection of the assessments by the Kern
County Tax Collector.
e. Resolutions adding the following territories to
the Consolidated Maintenance District and
approving, confirming, and adopting the Public
Works Director's Report for each:
Area 3 -101 (5001 Llsa Marie Court) - RES068 -16
Ward 6 j
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CONSENT CALENDAR continued
ITEM 8.e. CONTINUED
2. Area 4 -144 (Ralston Street & Dr. Martin
Luther King, Jr. Boulevard) - Ward 1
& Area 4 -145 (2115 -2125 18Th Street) -
Ward 2
4. Area 4 -146 (901 18th Street) - Ward 2
f. Resolution to form a Traffic Signal Maintenance
District designated as TS -26 (northwest corner of
Morning Drive and Highland Knolls Drive) and
approving, confirming, and adopting the Public
Works Director's Report.
g, Resolution of Intention No. 1876 preliminarily
adopting, confirming and approving the Public
Works Director's Report for the Consolidated
Maintenance District ( "CMD" herein) and
the 2016 -2017 budget and setting the time and
place for hearing protests regarding the
amount of park landscaping assessments to be
levied throughout the CMD.
Resolution of Intention No. 1877 preliminarily
adopting, confirming and approving the Public
Works Director's Report for the Consolidated
Maintenance District ( "CMD" herein) and
the 2016 -2017 budget and setting the time and
place for hearing protests regarding the
amount of street and median landscaping
assessments to be levied throughout the CMD.
Resolution of Intention No. 1878 preliminarily
adopting, confirming and approving the Public
Works Director's Report for twenty (20) Traffic
Signal Maintenance Districts ( "TSMD"
herein) and their 2016 -2017 budgets and setting
the time and place for hearing protests on the
amount of Traffic Signal assessments to be
levied for each TSMD.
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ACTION TAKEN
RES 069 -16
RES 070 -16
RES 071 -I6
RES 072 -16
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R01 1878
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8. CONSENT CALENDAR continued ACTION TAKEN
Agreements:
j. Agreement with the Housing Authority of the AGR 16 -080
County of Kern (HACK) for $1,500,000 U.S.
Department of Housing (HUD) HOME
Investment Partnership (HOME) funds for the
rehabilitation of affordable housing units
located at 601 36m Street and 1420 Monterey
Street.
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Final Map for Tract 6297 Phase 5, located north
AGR 16 -081
of Redbank Road between S. Oswell Street and
S. Sterling Road,
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Amendment to Ming Lake Temporary Service
REMOVED FROM
Agreement with County of Kern for
AGENDA
replenishment of water.
M.
Amendment No. 3 to Agreement No. 13 -091
AGR 13- 091(3)
with Safeway Sign Co. ($75,000; revised not to
exceed $260,893.40 and extend term one
year), to continue the supply of traffic signs.
n.
Contract Change Order Nos. 1, 12, 15, 17, 18,
AGR 15.094
19, 20 and 21 to Agreement No. 15-094 with
CCO 1, CCO 1$
Granite Construction Company ($12,683.36;
CCO 15, CCO 17,
CCO 18, CCO 19,
revised not to exceed $22,365,091.36; change
CCO 20, CCO 21
orders funded with Federal Earmark Funds
{88.53 %} and Capital Outlay Utility /Roads Fund
111.47 %1) for the State Route 178 Widening
Construction Project (TRIP),
Property Acquisition Agreements - TRIP:
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Agreement with Cheryl Ann Hyde -Reid
AGR 16 -082
($170,000) to purchase real property located at
DEED 8420
128 Dunlap Street for the Centennial Corridor
Project.
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Agreement with Sajid and Melanle Miller
AGR 16 -083
($257,000) to purchase real property located at
DEED 8421
4300 La Mirada Drive for the Centennial
Corridor Project.
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8. CONSENT CALENDAR continued ACTION TAKEN
q. Agreement with FANNIE MAE ($137,000) to AGR 16 -084
purchase real property located at 105 Morrison DEED 8422
Street for the Centennial Corridor Project.
Bids:
Accept bid from Zones, Incorporated
($46,61474), for Ubiquiti Wireless Equipment for
the City's Communication Network.
Accept bid from Turf Star, Incorporated
($170,783.04) for the purchase of three
replacement riding mulching wide area lawn
mowers for use by the Recreation and Parks
Department,
Miscellaneous:
Appropriate $8,640 contributions from the
Bakersfield Foundation to the Police
Department Operating Budget within the
General Fund for the purchase of a Police
Canine.
U. Appropriate $12,000 in Transportation
Development Act - Article 3 grant funds to install
bicycle parking rocks In the downtown area to
the Public Works Department's Capital
Improvement budget within the Bikeway and
Pedestrian Pathway Fund.
V. Appropriate $720,878 Federal Grant funds from
the USDA Forest Service and the USDI Bureau of
Land Management and $125,931 State Grant
funds from the California Office of Emergency
Services to the Fire Department Operating
budget within the General Fund for
reimbursement of personnel and equipment
costs on state -wide master mutual aid
assignments.
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CONSENT CALENDAR continued ACTION TAKEN
W. North Beltway - 7th Standard Road Cleanup
Actions:
1. Appropriate $1,116,161 County Local
TRIP funds to the North Beltway project;
2. Appropriate $1,116,161 Federal Beltway
Earmark funds to the Centennial Corridor
Project; and
3. Appropriate $1,696,624 Federal Beltway
Earmark funds to the Centennial Corridor
Project.
Successor Agency Business:
City Clerk Gafford announced a staff memorandum
was received requesting item 81 be removed from
the agenda.
Councilmember Parlier requested item 81 be
removed for separate consideration.
Mohan by Councilmember Smith to adopt Consent APPROVED
Calendar items 8.a. through 8.w. with the removal of AB HANSON, WEIR
item S. I., and separate consideration of item 8. t.
f. Appropriate $8,640 contributions from the
Bakersfield Foundation to the Police
Department Operating Budget within the
General Fund for the purchase of a Pollce
Canine.
Motion by Councilmember Padier to adopt APPROVED
Consent Calendar item 81 AB HANSON, WEIR
CONSENT CALENDAR PUBLIC HEARINGS
None.
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10. HEARINGS
[' a. Budget and Finance Committee Report
i�1 regarding FY2016 -17 Community Development
Block Grant (CDBG - $3,260,214), HOME
Investment Partnership (HOME - $1,088,202),
Housing Opportunities for Persons with HIV /AIDS
(HOPWA - $384,538) and Emergency Solutions
Grant (ESG - $287,896) Annual Action Plan
submittal (Total - $5,043,930), and HOPWA
Amendment to the Consolidated Plan 2020.
City Clerk Gafford announced a staff
memorandum was received transmitting public
comments received during the 30-day review
period
Community Development Director Mclsaac
made staff comments and provided a
PowerPoint presentation.
Hearing opened at 6:46 p.m.
No one spoke.
Hearing closed at 6:47 p.m.
Councilmember Rivera requested staff provide
him with the payoff dates for the remaining two
HUD Section 108 loans.
Councilmember Rivera requested staff
coordinate with the County on installing LED
lighting on Virginia Street.
Councilmember Rivera requested staff contact
Virginia Elementary School regarding
the application process for CDBG funds to
construct a shade structure on the school
playground.
Councilmember Rivera requested staff meet
with him to revisit the Council Policy
regarding inhabited City annexations and
formulate a plan to move forward with the
annexation of the larger County pockets of
land within southeast Bakersfield.
ACTION TAKEN
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10. HEARINGS Continued ACTIONTAKEN
Councilmember Maxwell requested staff look
into increasing the number of sheet lights
in the Westchester and Oleander areas in order
to provide citizens with a better sense of
security.
Motion by Councilmember Smith to accept the APPROVED
report and authorize the City Manager to AS HANSON, WEIR
execute all necessary documents required to
submit the Annual Action Plan and HOPWA
Consolidated Plan Amendment to HUD.
11. REPORTS
None.
12. DEFERRED BUSINESS
None.
13. NEW BUSINESS
None.
14. COUNCIL AND MAYOR STATEMENTS
Councilmember Maxwell commended the Police
Department for speaking at a recent neighborhood
watch meeting and providing information on the
number of officers that cover the "Hill Division ",, and
requested staff provide the Council with a schedule
which shows how many police officers are scheduled
during shifts and the geographical areas they cover,
including the size of those areas.
Councilmember Smith thanked Mayor Hall for
sponsoring the Employee Appreciation Breakfast and
feels blessed to have employees that do their best to
make our community a better place.
Councilmember Smith expressed his appreciation for
the approval of the appropriation of grant funds to
install bicycle parking racks in the downtown area.
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14. COUNCIL AND MAYOR STATEMENTS continued ACTION TAKEN
Councilmember Fortier thanked Mayor Hall, staff, and
his colleagues, for their support and service at the
Employee Appreciation Breakfast.
Councilmember Poster thanked Solid Waste Director
Barnes and staff for assistance in cleaning up an area
off of Coventry Drive, and removing illegally dumped
couches, mattresses, and pallets.
Councilmember Fortier stated an elderly gentleman
with medical issues reached out to him for help with
his property; thanked the "Adopt a Block" group from
Valley Bible Fellowship Church and City staff for
removing several bins of trash; and thanked staff for
providing him with information regarding County
services that can further assist him.
Councilmember Porter thanked all the sponsors of the
4m of July Fireworks show at The Park at Riverwalk;
stated Pacific Gas and Electric Company and
Southern California Gas Company have recently
made commitments to help support the fireworks
display; and stated Haddad Dodge also expressed
interest in sponsoring the event.
Councilmember Sullivan also thanked Mayor Hall for
sponsoring the Employee Appreciation Breakfast.
Councilmember Sullivan stated she feels strongly in
favor of working toward the elimination of the County
pockets within the City limits; and requested staff
provide the Council with an overview of the
annexation process and the probability of annexing
the remaining County pockets of land into the City.
Mayor Hall expressed his appreciation to Vice -Mayor
Hanson for filling in for him at the last Council meeting.
Mayor Hall stated the 15TH Anniversary of the Great
American Cleanup Day was on April 231°; was very
pleased with participation by Vice -Mayor Hanson
and Councilmembers Sullivan, Parlier, Weir, Smith, and
Maxwell; the Executive Director for Keep America
Beautiful was in attendance; and thanked staff and the
Is Great American Cleanup Committee for their help
with the event.
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14. COUNCIL AND MAYOR STATEMENTS continued ACTION TAKEN
Mayor Hall stated he feels honored to contribute three
AED units to the City tonight and is happy to hear the
staff is continuing education to become certified in
CPR, First Aid, and AED's.
15. ADJOURNMENT
Mayor Hall adjourned the meetin at 7:07
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