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Home My WebLink About12/23/2016 OFFICE OF THE CITY MANAGER December 23, 2016 TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council FROM: Alan Tandy, City Manager AT SUBJECT: General Information MERRY CHRISTMAS City offices will be closed Monday, December 26th, in observance of the Christmas holiday, and Monday, January 2nd, in observance of the New Year. Positive News  We do have some good news for the Holiday Season. The history of borrowing projections for the Thomas Roads Improvement Program (TRIP) originally anticipated needing to borrow $270 million. Overtime, and with the receipt of grants and savings on projects, the borrowing amount was revised to $240 million and most recently to $200 million. Nearly all the projects have been delivered below the budget amount. A number of grants have been received. We are very pleased to announce the borrowing amount is now projected at $135 million. The TRIP team continually applies for grants from a variety of sources. Also, we always look for ways to deliver projects below budget. It is the team goal to continue to reduce the projected borrowing amount even further through those efforts over time. Thanks to all the TRIP partners, Parsons and City staff for the continued effort! General Information December 23, 2016 Page 2  There was no appeal filed regarding the Appellate court decision on the validation suit. The net effect is that the City is free to bond the Utility User surcharge and the Transportation Development fee revenues, but not the Gas Tax. The Gas Tax can still be used for project costs, but cannot be bonded under the decision. It helps that the borrowing amount has now been reduced to a projected $135 million given this decision! Notable Items  On Thursday the City was notified by the California Department of Justice will open an investigation of the Bakersfield Police Department. City staff will be meeting with representatives of the California Department of Justice in January and will provide details to the community regarding the scope, process, timeline, and expectations of the investigation after that meeting. The Bakersfield Police Department and City will fully cooperate and collaborate with the California Department of Justice in this investigation.  The State released its November employment report last week and it remains a mixed bag. The unemployment rate within the City remained at 8.2%. Comparatively, the rate was 5% statewide and 4.4% nationally. At the County level, November’s report indicated there were no further layoffs in the oil sector, which makes it the third consecutive month without oil-related job losses. The bad news is that the oil sector has experienced over 4,500 lost jobs countywide since November 2014. Despite an increase in local oil prices since OPEC announced a plan to reduce production, it will take further price increases to begin to see meaningful recovery within the local industry. This recovery will likely be slow and continue to impact the City’s budget, as displayed by last week’s negative quarterly sales tax information.  City residents have done a great job in water conservation for the month of November. Comparing November 2013 to November 2016, there was a 22.2% reduction in water use even with 2,930 new metered connections during this three year period. Residential only conservation for same period was a 25.4% reduction!  During the weeks of Christmas and New Year holidays, trash and recycling service in Bakersfield will be serviced on the regular service day, there will be no delay. In addition, the Mt. Vernon Green Waste Facility will be closed on Christmas Day, December 25th, and reopen again December 26th at 7:00 a.m. Also, they will be closed on January 1st, and reopen again on January 2nd. Please recycle your Christmas tree at the Mt. Vernon Green Waste Facility; remove General Information December 23, 2016 Page 3 all ornaments, bulbs, lights, and plastic or metal stands. The facility is located two miles south of Highway 58 on South Mt. Vernon Avenue. Christmas trees may be placed in your green waste container by cutting the tree down to fit inside the container. The tree must allow the lid to close completely; again, all ornaments, bulbs, lights, plastic and metal stands must be removed from the tree. Those items should be disposed of in the tan trash container. Reports  Streets Division work schedule for the week of December 26th  AT&T U-Verse programming changes Event Notifications  Event calendar for the Rabobank Arena Theater and Convention Center  Looking for information on Bakersfield holiday events? Visit Bakersfield can help, with its new Holiday Events listing at VisitBakersfield.com. Visit Bakersfield has found more than 30 holiday events planned around Bakersfield between now and the end of December with each event’s date, location, and cost. Simply go to VisitBakersfield.com on your desktop or mobile device and click on “Holiday Events.” What could be easier this holiday season? This is just another way to say “More to Explore” from your friends at Visit Bakersfield. AT:cg cc: Department Heads Roberta Gafford, City Clerk Page 1 of 2 STREETS DIVISION – WORK SCHEDULE Week of December 26, 2016 – December 30, 2016 Resurfacing/Reconstructing streets in the following areas: Maintenance Grind & Pave on Chester Ave between 24th St and 30th St Maintenance Grind & Pave on Harris Rd between Wible Rd and Gosford Rd Resurfacing Brimhall Rd between Allen Rd and Calloway Dr, weather permitting Miscellaneous Streets Division projects: Video inspection of City owned sewer and storm lines to evaluate condition of pipes Repairing damaged sewer lines found during video inspection Miscellaneous concrete repairs throughout the City Leaf pick up throughout the City, crews are cycling areas, note leaves are heavier now so it is taking longer to cycle the City Concrete repairs to various bus stops throughout City limits Grading for sidewalk at Mesa Marin Concrete work in the four HUD areas for curb and gutter, sidewalk, and handicap ramps prior to street repairs; the four areas are (1) El Toro Dr Area (2) Oleander Ave Area (3) Castro Ln Area, (4) “P” St Area THIS SPACE INTENTIONALLY LEFT BLANK Week of December 26_2016_Work Schedule Page 2 of 2 STREETS SWEEPING SCHEDULE Monday, December 26, 2016 No sweeping service due to Holiday. Tuesday, December 27, 2016 City areas between Olive Dr. & Downing Ave. – Coffee Rd. & Knudsen Dr./Mohawk St., including Patton Wy. From Weldon Ave. to Meany Ave. Between W. Columbus St. & 34th St. – Chester Ave. & San Dimas St. Morning Dr. to Masterson St. – Bluffshadow Dr. 178 Hwy. Between Union Ave. & Madison St. – Casa Loma Dr. & White Ln. Between Westwold Dr. & So. Laurelglen Blvd. – Gosford Rd. & Woodglen Dr. Wednesday, December 28, 2016 City areas between Snow Rd. & Rosedale Hwy. – Jewetta Ave., west to the City limit. Between Ming Ave. & So. Laurelglen Blvd. – Coffee Rd. & El Portal Dr./Laurelglen Blvd. Thursday, December 29, 2016 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. Friday, December 30, 2016 All sweepers are assigned to sweeping streets that are not on a set sweeping schedule. 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 sweepers 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. Week of December 26_2016_Work Schedule BOX OFFICE HOURS Mon-Fri 10 AM - 5 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 Broadway In Bakersfield 661-852-7308 Week of November 21nd UPCOMING EVENTS November 22 – Condors vs San Jose7:00 PM $35, $25, $20, $16, $12 On Sale Now November 26 – Condors vs San Diego7:00 PM $40, $30, $25, $21, $17 On Sale Now December 2 – Condors vs Charlotte7:00 PM $35, $25, $20, $16, $12 On Sale Now December 3 - Condors vs Tucson6:00 PM $35, $25, $20, $16, $12 On Sale Now December 9 – Condors vs Charlotte7:00 PM $35, $25, $20, $16, $12 On Sale Now December 10 – Condors vs Stockton6:00 PM $35, $25, $20, $16, $12 On Sale Now January 20-21 - Monster Trucks 7:30 PM $40, $21, $18, $16, $11 On Sale Now February 16 – Blake Shelton 7:30 PM $77.50, $57.50, $27.50 On Sale 12/2 February 20 – Harlem Globetrotters2:00 PM $90, $50, $40, $33, $25, $18 On Sale Now September 30 – Tim McGraw/Faith Hill7:30 PM $129.50, $99.50, $69.50 On Sale Now December 9 – The Nutcracker 7:30 PM $36, $32, $30 On Sale Now December 10 – The Nutcracker1 PM/7:30 PM $36, $32, $30 On Sale Now December 11 – The Nutcracker1 PM $36, $32, $30 On Sale Now December 18 – Merry-achi Christmas7:30 PM $45.50, $35.50, $25.50 On Sale Now December 22 – Rudolph The Musical7:30 PM $55, $45, $35 On Sale Now December 31 – George Lopez 8:00 PM $59.50, $39.50 On Sale Now January 5 – Annie 7:30 PM $65, $55, $35 On Sale Now February 4 – Bakersfield Symphony7:30 PM $45, $35, $30, $20 On Sale Now February 10 – Super Love Jam 7:30 PM $69.50, $52.50, $42.50, $35.50, $30.50 On Sale Now March 11 – Bakersfield Symphony7:30 PM $45, $35, $30, $20 On Sale Now April 8 – Bakersfield Symphony 7:30 PM $45, $35, $30, $20 On Sale Now May 18 – Cinderella 7:30 PM $65, $55, $35 On Sale Now www.rabobankarena.com - www.bhnamphitheatre.com