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BAKERSFIELD CITY COUNCIL
MINUTES
MEETING OF AUGUST 16, 2017
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Council Chambers, City Hall, 1501 Truxtun Avenue
Regular Meeting- 5:15 p.m.
REGULAR MEETING -5:17 p.m. ACTION TAKEN
1. ROLL CALL
Present: Mayor Goh, Councilmembers Rivera,
Gonzales, Weir, Freeman, Sullivan seated
at 5:40 p.m.), Parlier
Absent: Vice- MoyorSmith
2. INVOCATION by Pastor Ignacio Valdez, New Hope
Family Worship Center.
3, PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE by Madeline Abernathy, junior
at Bakersfield Christian High School, and California
History Day Winner.
City Manager Tandy introduced Brionna Carrier as the new
Management Assistant.
4. PRESENTATIONS
a. Presentation of a Proclamation by Mayor Goh
to Diane P. Martinez declaring September 2017
Childhood Cancer Awareness Month in
Bakersfield.
Ms. Martinez and Ms. Priscilla Russell accepted
the Proclamation and made comments.
b. Presentation of a Proclamation by Mayor Goh
to Rob Purdie declaring August 2017 Valley
Fever Awareness Month in Bakersfield.
Mr. Purdie accepted the Proclamation and
made comments.
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4. PRESENTATIONS continued ACTION TAKEN
C. Surprise presentation to City Manager Tandy in
recognition of 25 years of service to the City.
City Manager Tandy accepted the certificate
and made comments.
5. PUBLIC STATEMENTS
a.
Robert Lansford spoke regarding societal
problems in our community and provided a
copy of A Compassionate Call to Counter
Culture by David Platt, to the City to help guide
future leaders.
b.
Wendell Wesley Jr. spoke regarding Marvin
Dean's intention to run for Ward 1 City Council
in the upcoming 2018 election; and submitted
written material.
C.
Nathan Nemnich expressed his discontent
with the City Council's response to his ideas on
how to make a better Bakersfield: and
submitted written material.
d.
Terry Maxwell spoke in opposition to the City's
efforts to recover approximately $20,000 in legal
costs from 10 residents involved with the
24th Street Widening Project lawsuit; and
submitted written material.
e.
Patrick Jackson, NAACP President, and Nadine
Escolonte spoke regarding the need for a
citizen's community oversight committee of the
Police Department, and requested the City
Council approve a budget for body cameras
for police officers.
f.
Ocie Crawford invited the Council to attend an
awards banquet honoring individuals and
organizations for their service to the community,
on Saturday, September 30'h, at the
Bakersfield Community House; and submitted
written material.
g.
Karen King, CEO of Golden Empire Transit
District, spoke regarding the demographics of
bus riders and community perceptions of the
transit district; and submitted written material.
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[ 6. WORKSHOPS
E None.
` 7. APPOINTMENTS
a. Two appointments (Ward 5) to the Keep
Bakersfield Beautiful Committee due to the
expiration of terms of Regular Committee
Member David Taylor and Alternate Committee
Member Patrick Frose (terms expired November
2016).
Assistant City Clerk Drimakis announced
applications for appointment were received
from Crystal Pinthong and Mayra H Anthony.
Councilmember Freeman requested to defer
the appointment of the regular committee
member to a future date.
ACTION TAKEN
Motion by Counctimember Freeman to appoint APPROVED
Crystal Pinthong, as the alternate member, AS SMITH
representing Ward 5, to a 4 -year term on the
Keep Bakersfield Beautiful Committee, term
expiring November, 2020.
b. One appointment (at- large) to the
Miscellaneous Civil Service Board due to the
resignation of Board Member Karen Shah
(term expires December 31, 2019).
Assistant City Clerk Drimakis announced
applications for appointment were received
from Crystal Pinthong and Roy Maier (ballots
were used).
Ward 1
Crystal Pinthong
Ward 2
Roy Maier
Ward 3
Roy Maier
Ward 4
Absent
Ward 5
Roy Maier
Ward 6
Roy Maier
Ward 7
Roy Maier
Motion by Councilmember Weir to appoint Roy APPROVED
Maier to rill the unexpired term of Karen Shah AS SMITH
on the Miscellaneous Civil Service Board,
whose term expires on December 31, 2019.
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7. APPOINTMENTS continued ACTION TAKEN
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C. One appointment (Ward 5) to the Planning
Commission due to the expiration of term of
Commissioner Richard Schwartz (term expired
April 30, 2017).
Assistant City Clerk Drimakis announced
applications for appointment were received
from the following individuals: Richard Schwartz;
Larry Koman; and Crystal Pinthong.
Motion by Councilmember Freeman to appoint APPROVED
Larry Koman to a four -year term on the AS SMITH
Planning Commission, term expiring April 30,
2021.
d. One appointment Ward 5) to the Bakersfield
Youth Commission due to vacancy created by
Alternate Commissioner Jessica Flores assuming
the position as Regular Commissioner (term
expires July 20, 2018).
Assistant City Clerk announced an application
for appointment was received from Lee Begin.
Motion by Councilmember Freeman to appoint APPROVED
Lee Begin to rill the unexpired term of Jessica AS SMITH
Flores on the Bakersfield Youth Commission,
whose term expires on July 20, 2018.
CONSENT CALENDAR
Minutes:
a. Approval of minutes of the July 19, 2017,
Regular City Council Meetings.
Payments:
b. Receive and file department payments from
July 7, 2017, to August 3, 2017, in the amount of
$25,826,201.46, Self Insurance payments from
July 7, 2017, to August 3, 2017, in the amount of
$738,684.64, totaling $26,564,886.10.
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CONSENT CALENDAR continued
Ordinances:
Adoption of an Ordinance Approving an
Amendment to Title 17 of the Bakersfield
Municipal Code to Change the Zone District to
a C -2 /PCD (Regional Commercial /Planned
Commercial Development) Zone Located
Between State Route 178 and Mall View Road,
Approximately One -Third Mile West of Oswell
Street (ZC No.] 7-0047). (FR 07/19/17)
Resolutions:
d. Resolution adopting a debt management
policy.
e. Resolution of Local Support of Regional Surface
Transportation Program (RSTP) Projects for
Federal Fiscal Years 2018 -19 and 2019 -20.
f. Resolution of Local Support of Congestion
Mitigation and Air Quality (CMAQ) Projects for
Federal Fiscal Year 2018 -19 and 2019 -20.
g. Resolution confirming approval by the City
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 authorizing
collection of the assessments by the Kern
County Tax Collector.
h. Resolution ordering judicial foreclosure of
delinquent assessments within Assessment
District No. 05 -1 (City in the Hills) pursuant to the
Improvement Bond Act of 1915, and ordering
the tax collector be credited with those
assessments.
Resolution determining that parts required for
the dewatering centrifuges located at
Wastewater Treatment Plant No. 3
cannot be reasonably obtained through the
usual bidding procedures and authorizing the
Finance Director to dispense with bidding
therefor, not to exceed $120,000.
ACTION TAKEN
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RES 111 -17
RES 112 -17
RES 113 -17
RES 114 -17
RES 115 -17
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CONSENT CALENDAR continued ACTION TAKEN
j. Resolution determining that a prefabricated RES 116 -17
pedestrian bridge for Phase II of the Mesa Morin
Project cannot be reasonably obtained
through the usual bidding procedures and
authorizing the Finance Director to dispense
with bidding therefor and purchase said bridge
from Paragon Bridge Works, not to exceed
$110,000.
k. Purchase of Caterpillar Loaders
Resolution determining that Caterpillar RES 117 -17
loaders can most efficiently be obtained
through cooperative procurement
bidding procedures from Quinn CAT,
Bakersfield and authorizing the Finance
Director to dispense with bidding
thereof, not to exceed $568,000. (City
Wide)
2. Appropriate $273,567 in Equipment Fund
balance to the Public Works
Department's Operating Budget to fund
the amount of purchase costs recovered
through fleet rental rates for
replacement of a damaged loader.
3. Transfer and appropriate $11,433 in Self -
Insurance Fund balance to the Public
Works Department's Operating Budget
within the Equipment Management
Fund to fund the amount of purchase
cost to be paid by the Self- Insurance
fund for the damaged loader.
Resolutions of Intention (ROI) to add the
following areas to the Consolidated
Maintenance District and preliminarily
approving, confirming, and adopting the Public
Works Director's Report for each:
1 . ROI No. 1929 adding Area 1 -119 (2733 ROI 1929
Calloway Drive)- Ward 4
2. ROI No. 1930 adding Area 4 -168 (3200 ROI 1930
Buck Owens Boulevard) - Ward 3
3. ROI No. 1931 adding Area 4 -169 (1300 ROI 1931
32nd Street) -Ward 2
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8. CONSENT CALENDAR continued
ACTION TAKEN
M.
Resolution amending the official list of
RES 118 -17
designated speed zones, pursuant to Sections
22357 and 22358 of the California Vehicle Code
and Chapter 10.24 of the Bakersfield Municipal
Code.
Agreements:
n.
Agreement with Frontier Real Estate Services,
AGR 17 -114
Inc. (not to exceed $80,000) to perform real
estate broker services for seven units at
Creekview Villas (1300 R Street).
o.
Lease Agreement with Griffith Company for
AGR 17 -115
land within the Bakersfield Municipal Airport
southern Runway Protection Zone.
P.
Agreement with the Kern Council of
AGR 17 -116
Governments for reimbursement of costs to
conduct a parking study.
q.
Relinquishment agreement with the State of
AGR 17 -117
California Department of Transportation to
relinquish a portion of State Route 184.
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Utility Agreement with California Water Service
AGR 17 -113
Company ($385,993.30) for the relocation of
water service facilities in conflict with the
Truxtun Avenue Operational Improvements
Project.
S.
State Route 99 and Belle Terrace Overcrossing
Project, a part of Centennial Corridor Project
(TRIP):
1. Utility Agreement with AT &T ($257,500) for
AGR 17 -118
the relocation of telecommunication
facilities in conflict with the Belle Terrace
Project.
2. Utility Agreement with PG &E
AGR 17 -119
($532,015.53) for the relocation of gas
distribution facilities in conflict with the
Belle Terrace Project.
3. Utility Agreement with PG &E
AGR 17 -120
($370,123.59) for the relocation of
electrical facilities in conflict with the
Belle Terrace Project.
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S. CONSENT CALENDAR continued ACTION TAKEN
ITEM 8.s. CONTINUED
4. Utility Agreement with California Water
AGR 17 -121
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Service Company ($604,585.50) for the
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relocation of potable water facilities in
conflict with the Belle Terrace Project.
I. Amendment No. 10 to Agreement No. 08 -179
AGR 08- 179(10)
with Superion LLC. (extending term two years)
for annual maintenance costs relating to the
City's municipal automation systems.
J. Amendment No. 1 to Agreement No. PW17 -044
AGR 17 -122
with Slater Plumbing & Mechanical ($20,000;
revised not to exceed $60,000) to provide
miscellaneous plumbing, boiler cleaning,
and boiler tune -ups at Wastewater Treatment
Plant No. 2 and 3.
V. Amendment No. 1 to Agreement No. CAI 6-004
AGR 17 -123
with Clifford & Brown ($60,000) to provide
outside legal services in the matter of Tarango
v. City of Bakersfield.
W. Amendment No. 1 t0 Agreement No. 15 -263
AGR 15- 263(1)
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with California Eminent Domain Law Group
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($200,000; revised not to exceed $500,000) to
provide outside legal services for the
Centennial Corridor Project.
X. Amendment No. 1 to Agreement No. 15 -264
AGR 15- 264(1)
with Nossamon LLP ($200,000) to provide
outside legal services for the Centennial
Corridor Project.
Y. Amendment No. 4 to Agreement No. 14 -140 AGR 14- 140(4)
with BASF Corporation to acknowledge and
accept a five percent price increase per
pound of polymer due to cost increases in
chemicals and allied products in accordance
with terms of original agreement (no change in
total compensation amount).
Z. Amendment No. 1 to Agreement No. 16 -164 AGR 16- 164(1)
with Centrisys Corporation ($100,000; revised
not to exceed $200,000; extend term one year)
to provide dewatering centrifuge repair and
maintenance services for the Wastewater
Division.
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8. CONSENT CALENDAR continued
ca.
Amendment No. 1 to Agreement No. 16 -165
with Abacus IMT, Inc. ($60,000; revised not to
exceed $120,000; extend term one year) to
provide internal combustion engine repair and
maintenance for the Wastewater Division.
ale.
Amendment No. I to Agreement No. PWI7 -003
with Mormastro Transport, Inc. ($7,000; revised
not to exceed $47,000), for hauling woodchips
from the Greenwaste Facility.
ac.
Amendment for design and construction of the
Olcese 2 to Olcese 3lnterface Pipeline Project:
1. Amendment No. 1 to Agreement No. 17-
084 ($566,862; revised not to exceed
$1,839,662) for design and construction
of the " Olcese 2 to Olcese 3lnterface
Pipeline Project' in association with the
TCP Mitigation Project.
2. Appropriate $566,862 Fund Balance to
the Water Resources Capital
Improvement Budget within the
Domestic Water Fund.
ad.
Contract Change Order No. 2 to Agreement
No. 17 -042 with Klassen Corporation,
($78,474.34; revised not to exceed
$2,169,746.94) for construction of the Mesa
Morin Sports Complex Phase II Project.
ae.
Contract Change Order No. 127 to Agreement
No. 15 -009 with Teichert Construction
($490,605.66; revised not to exceed
$20,108,389) for the Rosedale Highway
Widening Project.
Property Acquisition Agreements - TRIP:
of.
Accept bid and approve contract with CVE
Contracting Group, Inc. ($152,268) for
Demolition of Improvements at 4601 Charter
Oaks Avenue, 212 South Garnsey Avenue,
4421 Kensington Avenue, 1 North Stine Road
and 3729 Stockdole Highway; Phase 21 for the
Centennial Corridor Project.
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ACTION TAKEN
AGR 16- 165(1)
AGR 17 -124
AGR 17- 084(1)
AGR 17 -042
CCO 2
AGR 15 -009
CCO 127
AGR 17 -125
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S. CONSENT CALENDAR continued ACTION TAKEN
ag. Accept bid and approve contract with CVE AGR 17 -126
Contracting Group, Inc. ($289,000) for J
Demolition of Improvements at 200 South Real
Road; Phase 22 for the Centennial Corridor
Project.
Bids:
ah. Extend bid with Mar -Co Equipment Company
($746,919.03) for the replacement air broom
street sweepers with high dump capabilities.
al. Accept bid and approve contract to Amber REMOVED BY STAFF
Chemical, Inc. knot to exceed $69,171.71) for
the annual contract for the supply of sodium
hypochlorite.
aj. Accept bid and approve contract to Plank & AGR 17 -127
Harvey, Inc. dba Cen -Cal Construction (not to
exceed $200,000) for block wall repair.
ok. Accept bid and approve contract to Plank and AGR 17 -128
Harvey, Inc., dba Cen -Cal Construction (not to
exceed $1,489,925) for the annual contract for
concrete construction.
Miscellaneous:
al. Appropriate $56,023 in Waste Tire Enforcement
Grant Program funds to the Community
Development Services Operating Budget in the
General Fund.
am. Appropriate $173,000 in Refuse Fund balance
to the Public Works Department's Operating
Budget for the Greenwaste hauling services.
an. Revised Job Specification: Technology Services
Analyst -Web and Graphics
Successor Agency Business:
ao. Receive and file Successor Agency payments
from July 7, 2017, to August 3, 2017, in the
amount of $1,011,618.56.
Assistant City Clerk Drimakis announced a staff
memorandum was received requesting item 8.ai. be ]
removed from the agenda. dj
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8. CONSENT CALENDAR continued ACTION TAKEN
Motion by Councilmember Weir to adopt Consent
Calendar items 8.a. through 8.ao.,wRh the removal of
item 8.ai.
9. CONSENT CALENDAR PUBLIC HEARINGS
None.
10. HEARINGS
a. Public hearing to consider a resolution ordering
the summary vacation of a 20 foot wide sewer
easement within Parcel 3 of Revised Parcel
Map 9630 located at the southwest corner of
Coffee Road and Brimhall Road.
Public Works Director Fidler made staff
comments and provided a PowerPoint
presentation.
Hearing item 10.a. opened at 6:24 p.m.
No one spoke.
Hearing item 10.a. closed at 6:25 p.m.
Motion by Councilmember Weir to adopt the
Resolution.
b. Appeal by Christian Ramirez of the July 11,
2017, decision of the Board of Zoning
Adjustment to deny a Conditional Use Permit to
allow a recycling center for the purchasing of
California Redemption Value (CRV) containers
from the public in a C -1 (Neighborhood
Commercial Zone) district located at 3300 Planz
Road.
Assistant City Clerk Drimakis announced a staff
memorandum was received transmitting
correspondence from Israel Ramirez and Dyana
Anderly requesting the appeal hearing be
continued to October 11 t", 2017 City Council
meeting.
Community Development Director Kitchen
made staff comments.
APPROVED
AB SMITH
RES 119 -17
APPROVED
AB SMITH
CONTINUED TO THE
OCTOBER I Vi, 2017
MEETING
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10.
HEARINGS continued ACTION TAKEN
ITEM 10.b. CONTINUED
Hearing item 10.b. opened at 6:26 p.m.
Motion by Councilmember Weir to continue APPROVED
Hearing Rem 10.b. to the October l lr^, 2017 AB SMRH
Council meeting.
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REPORTS
None.
12.
DEFERRED BUSINESS
None.
13.
NEW BUSINESS
a. League of California Cities Annual Conference
appointment of voting delegate(s) and City
position on conference resolutions.
Assistant City Manager Teglia made staff
comments and recommended Council
appoint a voting delegate and alternate: and
recommended the Council support the
League's position on the Conference
resolutions.
Motion by Councilmember Weir to appoint APPROVED
Councilmember Parker as the voting delegate, AB SMITH
and Councilmember Rivera as the alternate
delegate; and approve the staff
recommendation on the resolutions proposed
by the League.
14. COUNCIL AND MAYOR STATEMENTS
Councilmember Gonzales invited the Council and
community to attend a community pedestrian and
bicycle safety training hosted by California Walks, the
City of Bakersfield, County of Kern, GET Bus, Kern
Family Health Care, Boys and Girls Club, Kern Medical,
Kern Council of Governments, Public Health, and the
California Office of Traffic Safety; the event will be
held on Tuesday, August 22nd, from 3:30 p.m. to 8:00
p.m. at the Boys and Girls Club on Niles Street.
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14. COUNCIL AND MAYOR STATEMENTS continued ACTION TAKEN
Councilmember Parlier expressed his condolences to
the family and friends of Sergeant Dennis Moore, who
will be laid to rest tomorrow.
Councilmember Sullivan thanked Recreation and
Parks Director Hoover and Community Development
Director Kitchen for inviting her to attend First Friday;
and thanked City Manager Tandy for his service to the
City.
Mayor Goh thanked Sergeant Moore for his service to
the community and called for a moment of silence in
his honor.
15. ADJOURNMENT
Mayor Goh adjourned the meeting in memory of
Sergeant Moore at 6:36 p.m.
MAYOR of the City ofB a-kersfiel , CA
ATTEST:
CITY CLERK ind Ex Officio Clerk of
the Council of the City of Bakersfield
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