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BAKERSFIELD CITY COUNCIL
MINUTES
MEETING OF NOVEMBER 1, 2017
Council Chambers, City Hall, 1501 Truxtun Avenue
Regular Meetings- 3:30 p.m. and 5:15 p.m.
REGULAR MEETING -3:31 p.m. ACTION TAKEN
1. ROLL CALL
Present: Mayor Goh, Vice -Mayor Smith,
Councilmembers Rivera, Gonzales
(seated at 3:41 p.m.), Weir, Freeman,
Sullivan(seated at 3:39 p.m.), Parlier
Absent: None
2. PUBLIC STATEMENTS
None.
[" 3. WORKSHOPS
F a. Kern Region Active Transportation Plan.
Y Public Works Director Fidler made staff
comments.
Rory Renfro, Alta Planning + Design, made
comments and provided a PowerPoint
presentation.
Motion by Vice -Mayor Smith to receive and file APPROVED
the presentation.
b. Bicycle and Pedestrian Safety Report.
Assistant to the City Manager Gerry made staff
comments and provided a PowerPoint
presentation.
Vice -Mayor Smith requested staff include safety
improvements for the Union Avenue and
California Avenue corridor in next year's
Capital Improvement Budget.
Councilmember Freeman requested staff look
into sheet design on arterials in the future to
reduce accidents.
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3. WORKSHOPS continued
ACTION TAKEN
ITEM 3.b. CONTINUED
Councilmember Parlier requested staff
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consider reestablishing a police motorcycle
unit.
Motion by Vice -Mayor Smith to receive and file
APPROVED
the presentation.
4. CLOSED SESSION
a. Conference with Legal Counsel — Potential
Litigation; Closed Session pursuant to
Government Code section 54956.9(d) (2),(e)(3)
(two matters re: Letter of October 9, 2017, from
Californians Aware, and Letter of October 18,
2017, from First Amendment Coalition).
Motion by Vice -Mayor Smith to adjourn to Closed
APPROVED
Session at 4:13 p.m.
The Closed Session meeting was adjourned at
5:10 p.m.
Meeting reconvened of 5:15 p.m.
5. CLOSED SESSION ACTION
a. Conference with Legal Counsel — Potential
RYA CI VOTE, WITH
COUNCABSENT
Litigation; Closed Session pursuant to
RIVERA
Government Code section 54956.9(d) (2),(e) (3)
FOR THE VOTE, THE
FOR VOTE,
(two matters re: Letter of October 9, 2017, from
CITY ATTORNEY
Californians Aware, and Letter of October 18,
AND THE MAYOR
2017, from First Amendment Coalition).
WERE DIRECTED TO
DRAFT A RESPONSE
LETTER
6. ADJOURNMENT
Mayor Goh adjourned the 3:30 p.m. meeting at
5:16 p.m.
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REGULAR MEETING -5:16 p.m. ACTION TAKEN
1. ROLL CALL
Present: Mayor Goh, Vice -Mayor Smith,
Councilmembers Rivera (seated at 5:18
p.m.), Gonzales, Weir, Freeman, Sullivan,
Fortier
Absent: None
a. Introduction of students participating in Teen
Government Day.
Savana Basconcillo, Independence High
School (Mayor); Savanah Poulos, Centennial
High School (Councilmember Rivera); Monce
Garcia, East Bakersfield High School
(Councilmember Gonzales); Anthony Solis,
Foothill High School (Councilmember Weir);
Sadie Armijo, Highland High School (Vice -Mayor
Smith); Lione McQueen, Liberty High School
(Councilmember Freeman); Fernando Argueta,
South High School (Councilmember Sullivan);
Paola Rodriguez, Golden Valley High School
(Councilmember Parlier); and Natalie Lovan,
Bakersfield High School (Assistant City Manager
Teglia).
2. INVOCATION by Pastor Josephate Jordan, Christ First
Ministries.
3. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE by Kaidynn Perez and Melissa
Frediksen, 6t^ grade students from Caroline Harris
Elementary School.
4. PRESENTATIONS
None.
5. PUBLIC STATEMENTS
a. Karen King, CEO of Golden Empire Transit
District, announced that G.E.T. will be offering
free bus rides to all veterans and active duty
service members throughout the month of
November.
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S. PUBLIC STATEMENTS continued ACTION TAKEN
b. Marvin Dean advised an event will be held on
November 7t^, in recognition of members of the
High Speed Rail Project (submitted written
mate(al); spoke in support of granting a
franchise to California Water Service Company;
and spoke in support of regulating marijuana.
C. Sam Vagle and Cindy Evermon expressed their
concern regarding illegal street racing and
increased traffic in south Bakersfield.
Councilmember Fortier requested staff contact
Mr. Vagle regarding best practices to address
existing illegal street racing and provide data.
Councilmember Parlier requested staff increase
traffic enforcement on Harris Road and
conduct a speed survey.
Terry Maxwell stated he would like to see
changes in the way City Council meetings are
conducted in order to allow the public an
opportunity to provide comments following
staff presentations and workshops.
Councilmember Rivera requested the Budget
and Finance Committee discuss ways to
increase public participation in the budget
process.
e. David Brust, Co- founder of Bakersfield Residents
Against Pot Shops, spoke in support of the
ordinance relating to the ban of commercial
cannabis activity; and submitted written
material.
6. WORKSHOPS
Mesa Morin Sports Complex Naming Rights:
1 . Presentation recognizing Tarina Homes
as the naming rights holder for Mesa
Morin Sports Complex.
2. Agreement with Torina Homes ($200,000) AGR 17 -161
for naming righis to Mesa Morin Sports
Complex.
Recreation and Parks Director Hoover made
staff comments.
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6. WORKSHOPS continued ACTION TAKEN
James McKay, Chief Financial Officer of Taring
Homes, provided a presentation.
Motion by Councilmember Weir to approve the APPROVED
agreement.
7. APPOINTMENTS
None.
8. CONSENT CALENDAR
Minutes:
a. Approval of minutes of the October 11, 2017,
Regular City Council Meetings.
Payments:
b. Receive and file department payments from
September 29, 2017 to October 19, 2017, in the
amount of $22,674,457.58; Self Insurance
payments from September 29, 2017 to
October 19, 2017, in the amount of $405,037.48,
totaling $23,079,495.06.
Ordinances:
C. Adoption of ordinance amending the Official ORD 4919
Zoning Map in Title 17 of the Bakersfield
Municipal Code by changing the zone district
from PCD (Planned Commercial Development
Zone) to C -2 /PCD Regional
Commercial /Planned Commercial
Development Zone) on 10.10 acres located
south of Sillect Avenue and north of Riverside
Drive in northwest Bakersfield. (FR 10/11117)
Resolutions:
d. Resolution confirming approval by the City RES 152 -17
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
■ir County Tax Collector.
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8. CONSENT CALENDAR continued ACTION TAKEN
e. EPA Brownfield Grant Program:
1. Resolution approving the U.S.
RES 153 -17
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Brownfield Assessment Program
Cooperative Agreement and agreeing
to the terms and conditions;
2. Approve Agreement Amendment with
AGR 16- 255(1)
Stantec Consulting Services, Inc., to
implement grant components, including
all deliverables for the EPA Brownfield
Assessment Grant; and
3. Appropriate $300,000 in EPA Brownfield
Assessment Grant funds to the
Community Development Department
Operating budget in the General Fund.
Agreements:
f. Agreement with Forensics Nurse Specialist of
AGR 17 -162
Central California (not to exceed $300,000) for
sexual assault examinations.
g. Downtown Parking Study:
1. Agreement with Quantum Consulting
AGR 17 -163
($49,790) for the Downtown Bakersfield
Parking Study.
2. Appropriate $50,000 in Kern Council of
Governments grant funds to the City
Manager's Office Capital Improvement
Budget within the Capital Outlay Fund.
In. Amendment No. 1 to Agreement No. 16 -265
AGR 16- 265(1)
with rotational Molding, Inc. ($427,200; revised
not to exceed $854,400 and extend term one
year, to continue supplying refuse and
recycling carts.
i. Amendment No.l to Agreement No. CM17 -005
AGR 17 -164
with SC Communications ($17,814.36; revised
not to exceed $57,812.64) for maintenance of
additional handheld radios.
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8. CONSENT CALENDAR continued ACTION TAKEN
j. Contract Change Order No. 3 to Agreement
No. 16 -154 with Nish -Ko Inc. ($105,840; revised
not to exceed $1,834,048.24) for construction of
the State Farm Sports Village Phase III
Landscape Improvements Project.
Property Acquisition Agreements - TRIP:
k. Approval of settlement in Case No. BCV -17-
102201-JEB (Lorsons Food Stores) in the amount
of $100,000.
I. Approval of settlement in Case No. BCV -17-
101723 -JEB (Jolly Kone) in the amount of
$333,000.
M. Agreement with Independent Mercedes
Service, Inc. ($830,000), to purchase real
property, fixtures, and equipment needed at
4700 Easton Drive for the Centennial Corridor
Project.
Bids:
n. Reject all bids for the construction of
administrative building for the Mt. Vernon
Recycling and Composting Facility.
o. Accept bid and approve contract with Jim
After Cement Contractor ($833,774.95) for
Construction of Sidewalk Improvements on A
Street from Brundage Lane to San Emidio
Street Project.
P. Accept bid and approve contract to Graham
Prewett, Inc. ($79,000), for the Wastewater
Treatment Plant 3 Maintenance Building Re-
Roof Project.
q. Accept bid and approve contract with Amber
Chemical, Inc. (not to exceed $53,500), for the
annual contract for the supply of sodium
hypochlorite.
r. Accept bid and approve contract with GSE
Construction Company, Inc. ($339,000), for the
installation of four digester mixing pumps at
Wastewater Treatment Plant No. 3.
AGR 16 -154
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AGR 17 -165
DEED 8807
DEED 8808
AGR 17 -166
AGR 17 -167
AGR 17 -168
AGR 17 -169
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8. CONSENT CALENDAR continued ACTION TAKEN
Wastewater Treatment Plant No. 2 Grit
Chamber and Primary Influent Distribution Box
Concrete Repair Project:
Accept bid and approve contract with AGR 17 -170
GSE Construction Company, Inc.
($1,019,000), for said project.
Appropriate $375,000 in Sewer Enterprise
Fund balance (Wastewater Treatment
Plant No. 2) to the Public Works
Department's Capital Improvement
Program (CIP) budget for said project.
3. Transfer $100,000 from a currently
budgeted CIP project (Miscellaneous
CIP Projects) within the Sewer Enterprise
Fund (Wastewater Treatment Plant No. 2)
for said project.
Truxtun Avenue Operational Improvements
Project:
1. Accept bid and award contract to AGR 17 -171
Granite Construction, ($6,301,617) to
construct the project.
2. Construction management agreement AGR 17 -172
with WSP USA, Inc., (not to exceed
$599,926) for construction management
services.
3. Appropriate $531,000 in federal Regional
Surface Transportation Program funds to
the Public Works Department's Capital
Improvement budget within the TRIP
Federal /State Fund.
4. Transfer and appropriate $1,561,905 in
Transportation Development Fund (TDF)
balance to the Public Works
Department's Capital Improvement
budget within the TDF -TRIP local match
Fund.
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8. CONSENT CALENDAR continued ACTION TAKEN
Miscellaneous:
J. Fiscal Year 2016 -17 Annual Compliance Report
for Park Impact Fees prepared in accordance
with California Government Code §66006.
Successor Agency Business:
Assistant City Clerk Drimakis announced a staff
memorandum was received regarding item 8.a.
transmitting a corrected document.
Motion by Vice -Mayor Smith to adopt Consent APPROVED
Calendar items 8.a. through 8.u.
9. CONSENT CALENDAR PUBLIC HEARINGS
None.
10. HEARINGS
a. Public hearing on resolution of necessity to RES 154 -17
determine the public interest and necessity for
acquisition of certain real property by eminent
domain for the "Street Improvements, North of
Brundage Lane and West of Union Avenue,
Phases 1 B and 5" Project (CCP § 1245.230),
located at 141 In Street, Bakersfield, CA 93304
(APN 010- 102 -05). (Start recommends adoption of the
resolalfon of necessity.)
Public Works Director Fidler made staff
comments.
Hearing item 10.a. opened at 6:08 p.m.
No one spoke.
Hearing item 10.a. closed at 6:09 p.m.
Motion by Vice -Mayor Smith to adopt the APPROVED
resolution.
b. Public hearing to consider first reading of an FR
ordinance granting a franchise to California
Water Service Company. (Start recommends rust
reading of the ordlnonce.)
Assistant City Manager Teglia made staff
comments and provided a PowerPoint
presentation.
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10. HEARINGS continued ACTION TAKEN
ITEM 10.b. CONTINUED
Hearing item I0.b. opened at 6:16 p.m.
Dennis Fox and Greg Milliman, California Water
Service Company, spoke in support of the staff
recommendation.
Hearing item 10.b. closed at 6:19 p.m.
Motion by Vice -Mayor Smith to give first APPROVED
reading of the Ordinance.
11. REPORTS
None.
12. DEFERRED BUSINESS
None.
13. NEW BUSINESS
a. Resolution setting the dates of the regular City RES 155 -17
Council meetings, budget hearings, and J
department budget presentations for calendar
year 2018.
Assistant City Manager Teglia made staff
comments.
Motion by Vice -Mayor Smith to adopt the APPROVED
resolution.
14. COUNCIL AND MAYOR STATEMENTS
Councilmember Rivera announced the Kern Energy
Festival will take place on Saturday, November 11 th,
from 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m., at the Kern County
Museum.
Mayor Goh indicated the City of Bakersfield recently
hosted the Sister City of Bucheon. Korea; and thanked
Councilmember Weir and staff for their help in
welcoming the delegation.
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15. ADJOURNMENT ACTION TAKEN
Mayor Goh adjourned the meeting at 6:23 p.m.
MAYOR of the City of Bakersf Id, CA
ATTEST:
CITY CLERK nd Ex Officio Clerk of
the Council of the City of Bakersfield
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