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HomeMy WebLinkAbout12/30/2016AT OFFICE OF THE CITY MANAGER December 30, 2016 TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council FROM: Alan Tandy, City Manager Subject: General Information Happy New Year 2017 City offices will be closed Monday, January 2nd, in observance of the New Year. Notable Items:  On Tuesday, January 3rd, you are invited to attend the Installation Ceremony for Mayor-elect Karen Goh. The ceremony will begin at 5:15 p.m. in the City Council Chambers (1501 Truxtun Avenue). Please see the attached flyer for additional information. We look forward to working with Mayor-elect Karen Goh in near future!  Attached is a copy of the Sales Tax Quarterly Summary Report by Industry, summarizing and comparing the top 10 industry categories in the 3rd quarter results of 2016 to the 3rd quarter results of 2015. The general categories of service stations; eating/drinking (with alcohol); heavy industrial, equipment, and machinery; grocery stores (with alcohol); and public utility, transportation, and allied services display below average results. Oil and gas services and equipment has decreased approximately 57.54% during the same period. Please see the attachment for additional information.  Recently Public CEO published a complimentary article regarding the City’s Highway Litter Cleanup Program. Public CEO is a local government news aggregate site dedicated to providing a statewide perspective on California’s cities, counties, and special districts. Thank you to everyone who is involved in making this program successful. Attached is the article. General Information December 30, 2016 Page 2  During the week of the New Year’s holiday, trash and recycling services 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 January 1st, and reopen again on January 2nd. Please recycle your Christmas tree at the Mt. Vernon Green Waste Facility; remove 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. Traffic Advisories:  Intermittent Traffic Control on State Route 178 Between Valley Street and Alfred Harrell Highway The contractor for the State Route 178 Widening Project has scheduled striping, grinding and drainage work along the highway between Valley Street and Alfred Harrell Highway for the first week of 2017. Flagging personnel will need to stop traffic intermittently in this area from Tuesday, January 3rd, through Friday, January 6th. Motorists should anticipate having to stop between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. Vehicles will not be stopped for more than 10 minutes, but motorists are encouraged to select an alternate route or allow extra time to reach their destinations while this work is underway. Scheduled construction work is subject to change without notice due to inclement weather or other unforeseen circumstances. Reports:  Streets Division work schedule for the week of January 2nd Event Notifications:  Event Calendar for Rabobank Arena Theater and Convention Center AT:CG cc: Department Heads Roberta Gafford, City Clerk Bakersfield Creates Jobs for Homeless People POSTED BY: WESTERN CITY MAGAZINE DECEMBER 20, 2016 Bakersfield, located in the southern Central Valley, is the ninth largest city in the state of California, with a population of nearly 380,000 residents. In 2013 state budget cuts affected Caltrans’ ability to clean up litter on highways, and the highways that pass through Bakersfield were soon strewn with discarded trash and debris. Designing a Creative Solution Under the leadership of Mayor Harvey L. Hall and with the support and collaboration of the Keep Bakersfield Beautiful (KBB) Committee, the city launched a freeway litter cleanup project. Volunteers gathered regularly to be transported to designated highway ramps where they collected trash. Though these efforts were successful, safety precautions prevented cleanup on larger portions of the local highways. Bakersfield’s need to restore cleanliness to its local highways led to the development and implementation of a solution that far exceeded the initial goal of eliminating highway litter. The city’s Solid Waste Division partnered with KBB, the Bakersfield Homeless Center (BHC), Caltrans, Kern Council of Governments and local businesses to solve the highway litter problem by creating jobs for homeless people. In May 2013 the city established an agreement with BHC that provided $556,000 in funding for crews of BHC clients to serve as a workforce providing litter cleanup on local highways. Concurrently, Bakersfield approved an agreement with Caltrans and the Kern Council of Governments, which provided $352,000 of additional funding for the program. http://www.publicceo.com/2016/12/bakersfield-creates-jobs-for-homeless-people/ Page 2 of 3 Through the city’s Adopt-A-Highway program, KBB provided the mechanism for gathering additional donations to fund the program. The private sector enthusiastically embraced the notion that small, charitable contributions could help put homeless individuals to work and improve the city’s image. KBB collected $40,000 in sponsorships and donations, and its first cleanup crew of six clients immediately went to work. Benefits Extend Beyond Beautification Though this partnership has successfully addressed the city’s highway litter problem, its positive effects have extended beyond clean highways. Mayor Hall says, “The program had another visible effect — on the workers.” The innovative and empowering partnership among the city, county, Caltrans, local businesses and residents created hope and purpose for Bakersfield’s homeless community. A total of 50 BHC clients are currently employed at minimum wage. Approximately 250 family members are in stable housing as a http://www.publicceo.com/2016/12/bakersfield-creates-jobs-for-homeless-people/ Page 3 of 3 result of the employment opportunities that this partnership has created. The solution to the city’s highway litter problem is as heartwarming as it is productive. Since its inception, the program has grown significantly. Today, a total of four crews are out cleaning litter daily on local highways and throughout other areas in Bakersfield. The program produced tangible results that led to other city departments contracting with the BHC to clean sump pumps, remove tumbleweeds and address other city priorities. The city’s green waste facility employs two BHC crews, and the animal care facility employs two additional crews. Job opportunities have also become available to homeless veterans statewide as Caltrans has used the city’s pilot program as a model and developed similar programs throughout California. The program’s net economic effect goes beyond the minimum wage earned by the crews. Mayor Hall says, “Community costs are reduced when the crews are paid to clean up local freeways. In essence, the community pays itself.” In turn, the BHC workers have become tax-paying contributors to the city. Expanding the Local Labor Pool The program has created a labor force — with work experience, marketable skills and a positive attitude — that attracts local employers seeking new hires. Many of the workers employed through the program have transitioned successfully into better-paying jobs in the private sector, and the city now employs some of the BHC workers in permanent municipal positions. By choosing to employ homeless individuals, the city and its partners created a model that helps communities use limited resources to solve multiple problems simultaneously. Bakersfield’s Solid Waste Division Superintendent Sal Moretti oversees the Freeway Litter Cleanup Program. Moretti says, “The city and its partners put together a common-sense model: get work done, use available funds, work together and keep it simple.” The Freeway Litter Cleanup Program has not only restored cleanliness to the city’s highways, but it has also reduced the number of unemployed and unsheltered individuals residing in Bakersfield. Contact: Sal Moretti, superintendent, Solid Waste Division, City of Bakersfield; phone: (661) 326-3136; email: smoretti@bakersfieldcity.us. © 2016 League of California Cities®. All rights reserved. Printed with permission from the December 2016 issue of Western City® magazine, the monthly publication of the League of California Cities®. For related information, visit www.westerncity.com. Week of January 2_2017_Work Schedule Page 1 of 2 STREETS DIVISION – WORK SCHEDULE Week of January 2, 2017 – January 6, 2017 Resurfacing/Reconstructing streets in the following areas: Maintenance Grind & Pave on Chester Ave between 24th St and 30th St, (weather permitting) Maintenance Grind & Pave on Harris Rd between Wible Rd and Gosford Rd (weather permitting) 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 line 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 January 2_2017_Work Schedule Page 2 of 2 STREETS SWEEPING SCHEDULE Monday, January 2, 2017 No sweeping service due to Holiday. Tuesday, January 3, 2017 Between California Ave. & Brundage Ln. – Oak St. & Union Ave. Between Renfro Rd. & Jenkins Rd. – Stockdale Hwy. & Kern River Boundary. Wednesday, January 4, 2017 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. – Fountain Dr. & Raval St. Between Ming Ave. & White Ln. – Allen Rd. & Buena Vista Rd. Thursday, January 5, 2017 City areas between Kentucky St. & Quincy St. – Owens St. & Virginia St. Between Union Ave. & Washington St. – E. Truxtun Ave. & Brundage Ln. Between Gosford Rd. & Old River Rd. – Panama Ln. & Pacheco Rd. (alignment) City areas between Progress Rd. & Old River Rd. – Meadow Falls Dr. & Rose Creek Dr. Friday, January 6, 2017 Between Buena Vista Rd. & Allen Rd. – Pensinger & Panama Ln. Between Buena Vista Rd. & Mountain Vista Dr. – Panama Ln. & Birkshire Rd. Between 178 Hwy. & Paladino Dr. – W. Columbus St. & Morning Dr. City areas between Sterling Rd. & Morning Dr. – 178 Hwy. & College Ave. Between Valley St. & Lene Pl. -- 178 Hwy & Hickory Dr. Between 178 Hwy. & Reynard Rd. – Kern Canyon Rd. & McKenna St. Between Stockdale Hwy. & Joseph Dr. – McDonald Wy. & N. Stine Rd. 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. 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 December 26th UPCOMING EVENTS December 28 – Condors vs San Jose 7:00 PM $35, $25, $20, $16, $12 On Sale Now December 30 – Condors vs San Jose 7:00 PM $35, $25, $20, $16, $12 On Sale Now January 10 – Condors vs San Antonio 7:00 PM $35, $25, $20, $16, $12 On Sale Now January 13 – Condors vs Stockton 7:00 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 3 – Condors vs Stockton 7:00 PM $35, $25, $20, $16, $12 On Sale Now February 7 – Condors vs San Diego 7:00 PM $35, $25, $20, $16, $12 On Sale Now February 16 – Blake Shelton 7:30 PM $77.50, $57.50, $27.50 On Sale Now February 20 – Harlem Globetrotters 2:00 PM $90, $50, $40, $33, $25, $18 On Sale Now March 3-4 – CIF Wrestling Champs All Session Pass $69, $60, $51, $48, $45, $42, $36 On Sale Now March 18 – Elton John $149.50, $79.50, $49.50 On Sale Now September 30 – Tim McGraw/Faith Hill 7:30 PM $129.50, $99.50, $69.50 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 Symphony 7:30 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 February 11 – Espinoza Paz 8:00 PM $125, $95, $80, $65, $50, $30 On Sale Now February 24 – Adrian Uribe 8:00 PM $95, $80, $70, $60, $50, $40 On Sale Now March 11 – Bakersfield Symphony 7:30 PM $45, $35, $30, $20 On Sale Now April 8 – Bakersfield Symphony 7:30 PM $45, $35, $30, $20 On Sale Now May 13 – 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 Game at Memorial Stadium 6 PM Tickets available at Box Office and AXS.com $65, $45, $35, $25 Includes Celebrity Game 1/6 6 PM