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HomeMy WebLinkAbout08/02/2016 B A K E R S F I E L D Staff: Committee members: Chris Huot, Assistant City Manager Bob Smith, Chair Ken Weir Harold Hanson REGULAR MEETING OF THE PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE of the City Council - City of Bakersfield Tuesday, August 2, 2016 12:00 p.m. City Hall North 1600 Truxtun Avenue, Bakersfield, CA 93301 First Floor, Conference Room A AGENDA 1. ROLL CALL 2. ADOPT APRIL 19, 2016 AGENDA SUMMARY REPORT 3. PUBLIC STATEMENTS 4. DEFERRED BUSINESS A. High Speed Rail Station Plan Update – McIsaac 5. NEW BUSINESS A. Proposed Friant-Kern Canal Project Update – Tandy / Blaschke 6. COMMITTEE COMMENTS 7. ADJOURNMENT   B A K E R S F I E L D Committee Members Staff: Chris Huot Councilmember, Bob Smith Chair Assistant City Manager Councilmember, Harold Hanson Councilmember, Ken Weir SPECIAL MEETING OF THE PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE Tuesday, April 19, 2016 12:00 p.m. City Hall North – Conference Room A 1600 Truxtun Avenue, Bakersfield, CA 93301 The meeting was called to order at 12:00 p.m. 1. ROLL CALL Committee members: Councilmember, Bob Smith, Chair Councilmember, Harold Hanson Councilmember, Ken Weir City Staff: Alan Tandy, City Manager Chris Huot and Steven Teglia, Assistant City Managers Christopher Gerry, Administrative Analyst – City Manager’s Office Caleb Blaschke, Management Assistant Virginia Gennaro, City Attorney Josh Rudnick and Andy Heglund, Deputy City Attorneys Nick Fidler, Public Works Director Doug McIsaac, Community Development Director Jacqui Kitchen, Planning Director Martin Ortiz, Principal Planner Cecelia Greigo, Associate Planner Additional Attendees: Ahron Hakimi, Kern Council of Governments Bob Bell, Downtown Bakersfield Development Corporation (DBDC) Richard Harriman, San Joaquin Valley Environmental Defense Center Renee Nelson, Clean Water Air Matter Dave Dmhowski, Quad Knopf Adam Cohen, Bakersfield Resident Roger McIntosh, McIntosh and Associates Theo Douglas, The Bakersfield Californian /S/ Chris Huot   Planning and Development Committee April 19, 2016 Agenda Summary Report Page 2   2. ADOPT FEBRUARY 2, 2016 AGENDA SUMMARY REPORT The report was adopted as submitted. 3. PUBLIC STATEMENTS None 4. DEFERRED BUSINESS A. High Speed Rail Update Community Development Director McIsaac stated preliminary work is in the process of being completed. A Stakeholder Committee has been formed and a dedicated webpage launched; the address follows: www.makingdowtownbakersfield.us. He also stated ten visioning workshops had been held and the information gathered at them would be summarized into a “What We Heard” report by the consultant firm Skidmore, Owings & Merrill LLP. Several images of the visioning workshops were displayed on the monitor. The consultant will also prepare a conditions report analyzing transportation, economics, urban design, etc. The first large public workshop is tentatively scheduled for June 28, 2016. The potential concepts developed by the consultant for the Downtown area would be presented at such workshop. City Manager Tandy thanked Steven Teglia for all his efforts in creating the branding for Making Downtown Bakersfield. Committee Chair Smith stated he would like an analysis of the different infrastructures in the surrounding areas be included in the report being prepared by the consultant to determine which are available and which are needed. Community Development Director McIsaac stated his request had been forwarded to the consultant who would be incorporating the information in their report. B. General Plan Update Overview Planning Director Kitchen provided a history of the City’s current General Plan and stated that the Government Code does not specify a mandatory timeframe for updating the Plan but states is should be updated regularly as new information becomes available. She referenced the memorandum included in the packet and provided a summarization of several concepts to update the current General Plan. Ms. Kitchen informed the Committee the process would take a considerable time and that costs could range from $1 million to $4 million dollars. Committee direction regarding continuing with County participation, the scope and schedule to complete the Plan will be needed. Richard Harriman with San Joaquin Valley Environmental Defense Center thanked and complimented staff for their diligence regarding the General Plan Update Whitepaper. He stated his researcher was unable to locate an adopted Local Agency Formation Commission resolution approving the Joint Metropolitan Bakersfield General Plan. Mr. Harriman stated he would encourage the City not to continue a joint General Plan with the County of Kern and stated more emphasis should be directed to water, air quality mitigation, and including an energy element.   Planning and Development Committee April 19, 2016 Agenda Summary Report Page 3   Committee member Hanson stated the process was going to be a long and expensive one. Committee member Weir asked what happens next and what direction the Committee needs to provide. Planning Director Kitchen stated staff could continue to research and provide updates. City Manager Tandy stated a determination regarding continuing with a Joint County-City General Plan would be needed as it will have an effect on the timeframe to complete the update and the costs to complete it as well. Committee member Weir asked if any discussions with the County had been held. Planning Director Kitchen stated she and Community Development Director McIsaac had spoken to county staff several times who are awaiting direction from the Board of Supervisors. Further public discussion may be Community Development Director McIsaac stated there are several components to the update which are specific to the City and would be easier and expeditious to review those items independently. City Manager Tandy stated that the current plan is a Joint City-County Metropolitan Area Plan. Staff has reached out to the County in an effort to continue a joint relationship which will also affect the timeline for completion of the update. Committee member Weir stated he was not opposed to continuing alone but would also like to make sure the County knows that they can actively participate if they wish to as well. Committee Chair Smith stated he would prefer that there be one General Plan for the Metropolitan area. Committee member Hanson stated there are several new agencies to coordinate with to make sure the Plan is updated correctly. Committee Chair Smith asked if there were any available grants to help fund the update. Planning Director Kitchen stated she is unaware of grants that will fund the document but there are several agencies that may have opportunities available to assist with certain studies needed. Committee Chair Smith made a motion to have staff seek the input from an outside consultant to assist with the preliminary steps of the updating process and if a City- County General Plan or a City stand-alone Plan should be sought. The motion was unanimously approved.   Planning and Development Committee April 19, 2016 Agenda Summary Report Page 4   5. NEW BUSINESS A. Discussion Regarding City-Owned Property on P and Q Streets City Manager Tandy stated that the item pertained to 5.5 acres of City owned land at P and Q Streets in the South Mill Creek area. The item was referred to the Committee by the full City Council. Mr. Tandy stated that there had been an exchange of draft letters of intent to purchase with Kern Health Care Systems and that the last exchange was dated April 7th. A response provided by Kern Health Care System on April 18th, the day before the Committee met, indicated that they will seek other alternatives to the P/Q Street property. Therefore, the presentation prepared for the Committee containing background information on the P/Q Streets property, along with a pro and cons list associated with its development as either office or entertainment were no longer necessary. Committee member Smith stated he met with Kern Health Care Systems and presented them with other options and expressed what was important about the P/Q Streets Property to the City. He presented the same presentation to the Committee. Public Speaker Adam Cohen stated the City should publish a Request for Proposal (RFP) to find out if there are outside developers who may have interest in the site. Committee member Weir made a motion directing staff to bring forward a resolution to the full City Council affirming the City’s original vision for the property at P/Q Streets within the South Mill Creek area. The motion was unanimously approved. 6. COMMITTEE COMMENTS None 7. ADJOURNMENT The meeting adjourned at 12:57 p.m. OFFICE OF THE CITY MANAGER MEMORANDUM July 29, 2016 TO: Planning and Development Bob Smith, Chair Ken Weir Harold Hanson FROM: Caleb Blaschke, Management Assistant SUBJECT: Update on Friant Canal Multi-Use Path Councilmember Smith requested that the Planning and Development Committee receive an update on the status of the Friant Canal Multi-Use Path. BACKGROUND In December, 2012, Councilmember Smith requested that staff begin the process of evaluating the feasibility of a multi-use path along the Friant-Kern Canal. The City Council subsequently approved an item at the January 8, 2014 meeting that allowed staff to formally proceed with an application to seek approval for the multi-use path from the Bureau of Reclamation. The project was recently added to the Councils Goals document in September, 2015. Goal #2 Enhance the City’s Transportation Network Initiative 2.5 Maintain and construct trails for cycling, walking, jogging and equestrian uses. Task 8 Seek legislative assistance to make possible the installation of multi-use trails along canal corridors, including the South H Street corridor from Taft Highway to Belle Terrace and the Friant Kern Canal corridor from the Kern River Channel to 7th Standard Road, in addition to the identification of funding sources and design and construction issues. Honorable Mayor and City Council July 29, 2016 Page 2 Overview: As currently proposed, the Friant Canal Multi-Use is a six-mile multi-use path along the Friant-Kern Canal (FKC), from the Kern River Channel (Kern River Parkway) to Seventh Standard Road. The path would be used for activities such as biking, roller blading, skating, running, and walking and will provide non- motorized inter-connectivity to community parks, schools, community centers, major commercial/retail centers, and ultimately to the Kern River Parkway (See Attached Map). Benefits Include:  Healthier and more active Population  Improved Air Quality  A Safer Area of Travel  Increased Social Engagement and Community Pride  Improved Economic Activities for Adjacent Businesses  More Recreational and Community Opportunities for Visitors and Residents  Connects the City’s Existing Trail Network (Including the Thirty Two-Mile Kern River Parkway) The City has been working with the Burea of Reclamation, a Federal Agency who owns the canal, and the Friant Water Authority, an agency contracted with by the Bureau to manage the canal, to approve the multi-use path. The Bureau of Reclamation has given the City verbal approval of the project. City staff members are continuing to work with the Friant Water Authority. ENIVIRONMENTAL REVIEW Construction of the FKC Bike Path requires a National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) analysis because the path occurs within the Right-of-Way of the Federal Bureau of Reclamation who will oversee the NEPA review. In order to proceed with the approval, the Bureau of Reclamation has required the City to prepare an Environmental Review of the proposed project in compliance with both NEPA and CEQA. KernCog provided the City with $20,000 for the NEPA and CEQA review. On July 11, 2016 McCormick Biological began the Biological Survey. Once the initial study is complete, the information will allow the Bureau of Reclmation to complete the NEPA review and the City of Bakersfield to complete the CEQA Honorable Mayor and City Council July 29, 2016 Page 3 review. PRELIMINARY DESIGN AND PROJECT PHASES: The proposed multi-use path is planned to be constructed in multiple phases along the FKC right-of-way. Within a 25-foot wide easement in the FKC right-of- way, a 12-foot wide asphalt pavement path will be constructed with 4-foot wide dirt shoulders. The multi-use path will include new bridges over the Friant Kern Canal and the Kern River and will utilize existing canal crossings. Traffic signals will be modified to accommodate crossings of arterial streets with the City of Bakersfield Public-Right-of-Way. Chain link fencing will be installed on both sides of the easement to define the boundaries of the multi-use path and to protect and restrict access to the FKC. The path is proposed to be constructed in multiple phases as funding becomes available. Ideally, the project would be constructed in the following phases as funds allow:  Phase I: Construction of a multi-use path from Snow Road to Coffee Road within the existing FKC easement (3.1 miles). Appropriate striping, pavement markings, and associated signage will be constructed as part of Phase I. Traffic signals will be adjusted at the intersections of the FKC and Snow Road, Olive Drive, and Hageman to accommodate users. A potential bridge is also planned between Snow Road and Olive Drive to provide residents access to the multi-use path and as well as user’s access to the adjacent park.  Future Phase North: Upon the completion of the initial phase, the City will connect the path from Snow Road to Seventh Standard Road (1 mile).  Future Phase South: The path will be exteneded south from Coffee Road, to the Kern River Parkway (1.9 miles). From Coffee Road to Rosedale Highway, the multi-use path will be along City Right-of-Way. At Rosedale Highway, the multi-use path will enter FKC Right-of-Way. Users will be able to travel along the path until they reach the Kern River Multi-use-path. Once the path reaches the Burlington Northern San Francisco (BNSF) rail line, an undercrossing will be built to allow users to cross. The undercrossing will also enable a future development, the Bakersfield Commons, to have access to the path. At this location, an existing bridge exists that can be utilized to cross the FKC. Once across the canal, the multi-use path will continue until it reaches the Kern River Parkway. At this point, the FKC enters into City Right-of-Way. A bridge will be built across the mouth where the FKC enters the Kern River. Users will cross over at this point along City Public Right-of-Way and go under the existing Coffee Honorable Mayor and City Council July 29, 2016 Page 4 Road Bridge. The City plans on building a Grade Control Structure in the future that can be used as a crossing to the Kern River Multi-Use Path. FUTURE CONSTRUCTION AND FUNDING: Though construction has not begun, the City is seeking funds through grants at the local, state and federal level to build the multi-use path. The total project cost is approximately $8 million (Attachment 1). The majroity of the costs are in Future Phase South which connects the Friant Canal Multi-Use Path to the Kern River Parkway. This phase has a culvert underneath BNSF, a bridge acorss the mouth of the Friant-Kern Canal and a bridge across the Kern River. RECOMMENDATION Staff recommends updates be given to the Planning and Development Committee as progress is made until the City has identified a funding source and begun construction. Attachment 1 PROJECT SCOPING WORKSHEET PROJECT TITLE:Friant Kern Canal MUT PROJECT LOCATION: PROJECT DESCRIPTION: DEPT./DIV. INITIATING PROJECT:PUBLIC WORKS / DESIGN ENGINEERING PROJECT NO.: ESTIMATE PREPARED BY:Louis Sun WARD # 3, 4 DATE PREPARED:6/2/2016 I. CONSTRUCTION COSTS TOTAL FROM ESTIMATE FORM $6,270,000 CONTINGENCY (10%)630,000 ESTIMATED CONSTRUCTION COSTS I.$6,900,000 II. REGULAR SALARIES & WAGES (Costs are percent of Estimated Construction Costs) PRE-DESIGN SURVEYING % OF ESTIMATED CONSTRUCTION COSTS:2%$140,000 ENGINEERING DESIGN % OF ESTIMATED CONSTRUCTION COSTS:6%$410,000 CONTRACT ADMINISTRATION % OF ESTIMATED CONSTRUCTION COSTS:1%$70,000 CONSTRUCTION SURVEYING % OF ESTIMATED CONSTRUCTION COSTS:2%$140,000 CONSTRUCTION INSPECTION % OF ESTIMATED CONSTRUCTION COSTS:6%$410,000 OTHER SUB-TOTAL $1,170,000 CONTINGENCY (10%)$120,000 ESTIMATED REGULAR SALARIES & WAGES COSTS II.$1,290,000 III. PROFESSIONAL/CONSULTING SERVICES (Costs are percent of Estimated Construction Costs) PRE-DESIGN SURVEYING % OF ESTIMATED CONSTRUCTION COSTS: ENGINEERING DESIGN % OF ESTIMATED CONSTRUCTION COSTS: ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN % OF ESTIMATED CONSTRUCTION COSTS: CONSTRUCTION SURVEYING % OF ESTIMATED CONSTRUCTION COSTS: CONSTRUCTION INSPECTION % OF ESTIMATED CONSTRUCTION COSTS: OTHER SUB-TOTAL $0 CONTINGENCY (10%)$0 ESTIMATED CONSULTING SERVICES COSTS III.$0 IV. LAND ACQUISITION AND PROJECT PERMITTING FEES PARCEL LEGAL DESCRIPTIONS AND EXHIBITS TITLE COMPANY LAND / EASEMENT (20,000 SF) OTHER CALTRANS ENCROACHMENT PERMIT FEE COUNTY ENCROACHMENT PERMIT FEE CANAL LICENSE AGREEMENT / JOINT USE FEE RAILROAD LICENSE AGREEMENT FEE AIR POLLUTION CONTROL DISTRICT FEE HABITAT CONSERVATION FEE COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT FEE CITY BUILDING DEPARTMENT FEE SCHOOL FEE SMI FEE CHARGE FOR ELECTRIC METER / SERVICE CHARGE FOR GAS METER / SERVICE CHARGE FOR IRRIGATION METER / SERVICE CHARGE FOR WATER METER / SERVICE OTHER UTILITY SERVICE CHARGES POTHOLING EXPENSE OTHER SUB-TOTAL $0 CONTINGENCY (10%)$0 ESTIMATED LAND ACQUISITION AND PROJECT PERMITTING COSTS IV.$0 V. FLEET/EQUIPMENT $0 SUB-TOTAL $0 CONTINGENCY (10%)$0 ESTIMATED FLEET/EQUIPMENT COSTS V.$0 TOTAL PROJECT BUDGET (Total of Lines I, II, III, IV & V)$8,190,000 Form File: T:\PW Engr\CIP Budget Forms\[CIP FORM & EST 14-15.xlsx]SCOPING WORKSHEET Project Document File: C:\Users\cblaschke\Desktop\[Copy of CIP FORM EST Friant Kern Canal Multi Use Trail (2).xlsx]SCOPING WORKSHEET 7th Standard Road to the Kern River The work to be performed consists, in general, of constructing a six mile multi-use path along the Friant-Kern Canal (FKC), from the Kern River Channel (Kern River Multi-Use Path) to Seventh Standard Road. The path would be used for biking, roller blading, skating, running, and walking. Attachment 1 PROJECT ESTIMATE FORM PROJECT TITLE: CONSTRUCTION COSTS Estimated Unit Item Description Quantity Unit Price Amount 1 LS 30,000.00 $30,000 7,900 TON 150.00 $1,185,000 4,000 TON 8.75 $35,000 5,200 CY 35.00 $182,000 1 LS 1,300,000.00 $1,300,000 1 LS 15,000.00 $15,000 120 EA 300.00 $36,000 500 SF 3.00 $1,500 4 EA 20,000.00 $80,000 29,000 LF 20.00 $580,000 1 LS 1,271,458.00 $1,271,458 1 LS 519,350.00 $519,350 252,000 CY 4.00 $1,008,000 1 LS 15,000.00 $15,000 1 LS 10,000.00 $10,000 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 Form File: T:\PW Engr\CIP Budget Forms\[CIP FORM & EST 14-15.xlsx]ESTIMATE FORM TOTAL $6,270,000 Project Document File: C:\Users\cblaschke\Desktop\[Copy of CIP FORM EST Friant Kern Canal Multi Use Trail (2).xlsx]SCOPING WORKSHEET Friant Kern Canal MUT Mobilization Bike Path (12 ft of paved asphalt 3" thick HMA) Dust Control Bike Path (8 ft of of DCG shoulders 4ft each side) (Rock Dust) Culvert/Tunnel Crossing under the railroad Chainlink fence Bike Path (4" thick CL-2 Aggregate Base) Friant-Kern Canal Equestrian Bridge Earthwork SWPPP Pedestrian bridge and Kern River grade control structure Signal modifications along the route (4 crossings) Bike Path signage Bike Path markings Bike Path prefab bridge and support structures Documents Presented At Planning and Development August 2, 2016 Meeting PL A N N I N G & D E V E L O P M E N T C O M . 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