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HomeMy WebLinkAbout05/11/2018AT OFFICE OF THE CITY MANAGER May 11, 2018 TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council FROM: Alan Tandy, City Manager SUBJECT: General Information Notable Items  Announced Friday, Governor Jerry Brown’s revised budget plan will include $359 million in funding for resources to address homelessness across the state. The funds would be immediately available to local governments. An article by the Los Angeles Times briefly mentions the effort by the Big 11 Mayor’s to dedicate additional resources for homeless services. See the article attached.  National Police Week is May 13-19, 2018. The City of Bakersfield Police Department and law enforcement members throughout Kern County will honor officers who made the ultimate sacrifice while serving their community. Please see the attached invitation from Chief Lyle Martin for memorial ceremony information.  Staff received confirmation that the Downtown Bakersfield PBID Committee did not obtain enough petition signatures to reach the 50% + 1 threshold needed to make the deadlines for the 2019 County property tax roll. However, the group plans to continue to meet with property owners over the next several months to try for 2020. This means the item will not be scheduled for Council consideration to initiate the ballot process on May 23rd.  In recognition of Public Service Recognition Week, the City of Bakersfield’s Employee Incentive Team hosted the annual Employee Appreciation Breakfast. Thank you to all of our city employees for their continued dedication to improving the quality of life in our community! General Information May 11, 2018 Page 2  Yesterday evening, City staff attended the Community Pedestrian and Bicycle Safety Training workshop hosted by California Walks and Berkeley SafeTREC. This workshop focused on Union Avenue from E 4th St. to E 21st St. and the neighborhood near Martin Luther King Jr. Park. The goal of this workshop is to improve pedestrian and bicyclist safety by bringing together local stakeholders to identify safety concerns in high-traffic pedestrian areas. The City of Bakersfield was joined by staff from the Bakersfield Police Department, CalTrans, Golden Empire Transit (GET), Kern COG, Bike Bakersfield, The Bakersfield Homeless Center, community members and others on a “walk audit” of sections of Union Avenue, with participants being encouraged to note both positive and negative aspects of their experience as a potential bicyclist and pedestrian. This workshop is one in a series that will help inform the City and local partners on areas of improvement and potential solutions. Mayor Goh opens the workshop Participants audit Union Ave. Traffic Advisories  Nighttime Lane and Ramp Closures for the Week of May 14 State Route 99, State Route 58, and Union Avenue Electrical work for the Beltway Operational Improvements Project will require the following nighttime lane and ramp closures on State Route 58, State Route 99, and Union Avenue from Monday, May 14 through Thursday, May 17. These closures are expected to be in place between the hours of 9 p.m. and 5 a.m. At least one travel lane will remain open to traffic while work is underway, but motorists will need to use an adjacent interchange to enter or exit the freeway during ramp closures. Monday and Tuesday nights: • Southbound State Route 99-Ming Avenue on- and off-ramps • Two outside freeway lanes on southbound State Route 99 from Ming Avenue to south of the Wilson Road Overcrossing • Two outside freeway lanes on eastbound and westbound State Route 58, between State Route 99 and Cottonwood Road General Information May 11, 2018 Page 3 Wednesday and Thursday nights: • Alternating lane closures for all lanes on southbound and northbound Union Avenue near State Route 58 • Eastbound State Route 58-Union Avenue on- and off-ramps  Lane Closures on Truxtun Avenue This Weekend and Next Week Final work on the relocation of fiber optic lines will require lane closures of the outside westbound lane on Truxtun Avenue, between Oak Street and State Route 99 this weekend. The closures are expected to be in effect during the following dates and times: • Friday, May 11, between the hours of 7 p.m. and 5 a.m. • Saturday, May 12, between the hours of 8:30 a.m. and 3 p.m. • Sunday, May 13, between the hours of 8:30 a.m. and 3 p.m. In addition, the work on the north side of Truxtun Avenue, between Oak Street and Myrtle Street, will continue next week and the outside westbound lane in this area is expected to be closed Monday through Friday, between the hours of 9 a.m. and 3 p.m. The westbound right-turn lane to northbound Oak Street will also be closed Monday through Friday, between the hours of 7:30 a.m. and 4 p.m. Motorists travelling through this area during these days and times should anticipate delays due to construction and select an alternate route or allow extra time to reach their destinations. Reports  Streets Division work schedule for the week of May 14th  Police Department SEU Monthly Gang Report for April 2018 Event Notifications  Event calendar for the Rabobank Arena Theater and Convention Center  Bakersfield Police Department Honor Guard Pancake & Memorial Breakfast Date/time: Thursday May 17, 2018 from 7:00am to 10:00am Location: Bakersfield Police Department Auditorium 1601 Truxtun Ave. Tickets are $5.00. Purchase your tickets at the BPD For more information, call Lt. Clayton Madden 661-326-3153  The Tarina Homes Sports Complex at Mesa Marin is holding its first ever FREE adult home run derby at the sports complex on Saturday, May 19 starting at 2:00 p.m. This fun event will be followed by a Movie in the Park starting at dusk. See the attached flyer for more information. POLITICS LA TIMES Gov. Jerry Brown o ers part of a historic budget bonanza to help ease California's homelessness crisis By JOHN MYERS and LIAM DILLON MAY 11, 2018 | SACRAMENTO    ADVERTISEMENT TRIAL OFFER | 4 weeks for 99¢ Elon Musk unveils video of his first underground L.A. tunnel, predicts rides within months Dispute between two students leaves 1 shot at Palmdale high school, suspect detained A notorious mansion. A assault by a Hollywood A suicide. What happen TOPICS SUBSCRIBE 4 weeks for only 99¢LOG IN Gov. Jerry Brown, shown at a May 1 news conference, unveiled a revised state budget plan on Friday that again seeks to avoid spending an income tax windfall on ongoing programs. (Rich Pedroncelli / Associated Press)   Even in the wake of previous tax windfalls, Gov. Jerry Brown's announcement on Friday was breathtaking: The state has collected an unexpected $8 billion in tax revenue in recent months, even more additional cash than reported in January. The money is the latest installment in a fiscal winning streak of historic proportions in California. And, as in previous years, the governor's newly revised budget seeks to divvy it up either on short-term spending or long-term savings by putting it into government reserves. "I've said it before and I'll say it again," Brown said of his generally cautious approach. "Let's not blow it now." Brown's most significant proposal for spending the cash is a $359-million boost to ease the state's burgeoning homelessness crisis. The money would immediately be available to local governments. The governor's proposal also would ensure that a $2- billion bond for homeless housing makes it to November's statewide ballot. The budget plan also includes $312 million for mental health programs.    ADVERTISEMENT Get the latest updates on California politics » The infusion of cash to help the homeless is one of a handful of new proposals in the $199.2-billion spending plan, a revision of Brown's proposal to the Legislature in January. As was the case then, the governor continues to believe the lion's share of the tax windfall should be socked away in the state's rainy-day fund. His plan calls for topping off the account at $13.5 billion by next summer, which would be the largest reserve in state history. Under the provisions of a 2014 ballot measure approved by voters, the fund can grow to no more than 10% of projected general fund revenues. That law also requires some of the early money be spent on repaying government debts. As in previous years, a key debate point over the next few weeks is likely to be how to categorize much of the cash. Brown has consistently argued the windfalls should be considered temporary, and thus not used to pay for ongoing state services. Legislative Democrats have largely acceded to those demands, thereby narrowing the number of social services programs that can be boosted. In some cases, those programs have remained at or near recession-era levels. Lawmakers, in budget committee hearings through the winter and spring, heard from scores of advocates for social services who pleaded for additional funds to boost everything from subsidized child care to cash grants for the working poor and the aged or disabled. And Democrats in both the Senate and Assembly are expected to insist on more long-term funding for CalWORKS, the state's welfare assistance program. The new focus on homelessness is expected to win praise from local officials struggling to address the steady stream of adults and families now living on the streets of most California cities. A federal study concludes that more than 130,000 residents of the state are homeless, a 14% increase in the last year alone.    Several of the leading candidates vying to succeed Brown as governor were critical of the state's response thus far to the homelessness crisis in a televised debate on Tuesday. "What lacks is leadership in this state," said Lt. Gov. Gavin Newsom, the front- runner in the race. Legislators have expressed particular frustration that a $2-billion bond to help pay for additional housing, agreed to by Brown and lawmakers in 2016, has been tied up in court and remains unspent. The slow pace of spending on homelessness efforts is one reason for calls earlier this year from Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti and mayors from the state's 10 other largest cities to spend $1.5 billion from the budget surplus to help local governments address the problem. State senators also put forward a plan to spend $2 billion of the surplus on low-income housing development, with half that amount earmarked for homelessness programs. In a nod to last year's deadly wildfires up and down the state, Brown's new budget also adds nearly $100 million to the budget for fire prevention. The state would increase controlled burns and boost education and training programs in fire-prone areas. California environmental officials said Thursday the money is needed because the state's forests are facing "a catastrophic shift" toward increased risk of major events. "Science tells us that these trends will only be exacerbated by climate change," said California Secretary for Natural Resources John Laird.  California's K-12 schools and community colleges would continue to receive the largest share of tax dollars under the budget proposal, with a $2.8-billion boost to current-year levels. While experts have pointed out that both the state and the nation are overdue for an economic course correction that would slow the rate of tax collections, California's fiscal watchers still have no easy explanation for three consecutive years of better- than-expected revenue collections. Strength in the state's tech industry may tell part of the tale, but there is also the temporary surcharge on high-income earners that California voters approved in 2012 and extended in 2016. Brown's revised budget plan marks the traditional beginning for a month's worth of intense budget negotiations with legislative leaders. By law, the Legislature must send Brown a spending plan no later than June 15 — a deadline routinely ignored for most of the modern era, but strictly adhered to since voters enacted a 2010 ballot measure that garnishes legislators' pay for every day a budget is late in arriving on the governor's desk. john.myers@latimes.com Follow @johnmyers on Twitter, sign up for our daily Essential Politics newsletter and listen to the weekly California Politics Podcast.  Politics Newsletter Weekly ADVERTISEMENT BAKERSFIELD POLICE MEMORANDUM Date: May 10, 2018 To: Alan Tandy, City Manager Mayor Karen Goh and City Council Members All City Department Heads From: Lyle D. Martin, Chief of Police Subject: National Police Week Memorial Ceremonies National Police Week is May 13-19, 2018. Please accept this invitation to join Bakersfield Police staff and law enforcement members throughout Kern County as we honor law enforcement officers who made the ultimate sacrifice while serving their community. Memorial services are scheduled as follows: Thursday, May 17th at 7:00 a.m. Bakersfield Police Department Ceremony 1601 Truxtun Avenue *at front entrance of police building Thursday, May 17th at 10:00 a.m. Kern County Sheriff’s Office Ceremony Sheriff’s Office Memorial Monument 1350 Norris Road Thursday, May 17th at Noon County-wide Memorial Ceremony Kern County Peace Officers’ Memorial 1415 Truxtun Avenue The ceremonies will last approximately 30 minutes each. Week of May 14_2018_Work Schedule Page 1 of 2 STREETS DIVISION – WORK SCHEDULE Week of May 14, 2018 – May 18, 2018 Resurfacing/Reconstructing streets in the following areas: Maintenance Grind & Pave on Monitor between White Ln and Fairview (SB1) Maintenance Grind & Pave on Real Rd between Ming Ave and Planz Maintenance Grind & Pave on Chamber Blvd between Buena Vista and Greycoat Maintenance Grind & Pave on Deer Peek Dr between Buena Vista and Beckenham Reconstructing of Roanoke Ct West of Wenatchee Ave Sealing streets in the area south of 7th Standard and west of Calloway to city limits 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 Concrete repairs to various bus stops throughout City limits Concrete work on Streets that are funded with SB1 money Working on expansion of PD parking lot off of Buena Vista Concrete work in the Old Town Kern, Oleander and El Toro HUD areas installing and repairing curb & gutter, sidewalks, and handicap ramps as needed. 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. THIS SPACE INTENTIONALLY LEFT BLANK Week of May 14_2018_Work Schedule Page 2 of 2 STREETS SWEEPING SCHEDULE Monday, May 14, 2018 Between So. “H” St. & Union Avenue – Pacheco Rd. & Hosking Rd. Between Stockdale Hwy. & Truxtun Ave. (ext.) – Coffee Rd & Partridge Ave. Tuesday, May 15, 2018 Between Panama Lane & Woodmere Dr. – Ashe Rd. & Stine Rd. Between District Blvd. & Panama Ln. -- Gosford Rd. & Ashe Rd. Between Akers Rd. & Phyllis St. – Harris Rd. & Panama Ln. City areas between Akers Rd. & Stine Rd. – Harris Rd. & Panama Ln. Oswell to Sterling – Red Bank to Frwy 58 Stockdale to Bell Terrace – New Stine to S. Montclair Wednesday, May 16, 2018 Cul-De-Sacs on the north side of Angela Wy., between Manely Ct. & Cris Ct. Between Oswell Park Dr. & Brundage Ln. – Oswell St. & Leeta St. City areas between Workman St. & Sterling Rd. – 58 Hwy. & Baja Dr. Between Morning Dr. & Park Dr. – College Ave. & Willis Ave. Between Buena Vista Rd. & Old River Rd. – White Ln. & Panama Ln. Between Old River Rd. & Gosford Rd. – White Ln. & Pacheco Rd. Thursday, May 17, 2018 City areas between Stockdale Hwy. & Ming Ave. – Ashe Rd. & Gosford Rd. Between El Portal/Laurelglen Blvd. & Ashe Rd. – Ming Ave. & So. Halfmoon/Olympia Dr. Between Ashe Rd. & Stine Rd. – Ming Ave. & So. Halfmoon/Edgemount Dr. Between Coffee Rd. & Wilson Rd. (ext.) – White Ln. & So. Halfmoon/Olympia Friday, May 18, 2018 Between Stockdale Hwy. & Ming Ave. – Allen Rd. & Old River Rd. Between Old River Rd. & Gosford Rd. – Ming Ave. & Ridge Oak/Westwold Dr. Between Ridge Oak/Westwold Dr. & White Ln. – Old River Rd., east to the PG&E easement. Between White Ln. & Asperata Dr. – Gosford Rd,, west to the PG&E easement. Between White Ln. & Cederwood Dr. – Stine Rd. & Wilson Rd. (ext.) BAKERSFIELD POLICE MEMORANDUM Date: May 10, 2018 To: Alan Tandy, City Manager From: Lyle Martin, Chief of Police Subject: Special Enforcement Unit/Gang Violence Report I have enclosed the Special Enforcement Unit’s monthly gang statistics report for April, 2018. Please call if you have any questions. LDM/vrf BAKERSFIELD POLICE DEPARTMENT SPECIAL ENFORCEMENT UNIT MONTHLY REPORT – APRIL 2018 Special Enforcement Unit Monthly Stats for April 2018 Year to Date Special Enforcement Unit Statistics January – April 2018 92 Felony Arrests 128 FI’s 44 Search Warrants 33 Misdemeanor Arrests 32 Citations 91 Court Prep - Hours 33 Felony Warrant Arrests 698 Probation and Parole Searches 390 Hours Assisting Patrol 73 Misdemeanor Warrant Arrests 100 Hrs. Assisting Other Department Sections 654 Hours Assisting Investigations 15 AB109 Arrests – 186.22 154 Supplemental Reports 16 2018 Shootings 0 AB109 Arrests - Other 134 General Offense Reports 17 2017 Shootings 207 Hours In Training 2 Vehicle Reports 26 2016 Shootings 53 Guns Seized 176 Patrol Call Response 20 2015 Shootings 19 Felony Arrests 29 FI’s 8 Search Warrants 3 Misdemeanor Arrests 1 Citations 6 Court Prep - Hours 7 Felony Warrant Arrests 127 Probation and Parole Searches 95 Hours Assisting Patrol 5 Misdemeanor Warrant Arrests 14 Hrs. Assisting Other Department Sections 78 Hours Assisting Investigations 2 AB109 Arrests – 186.22 32 Supplemental Reports 2 2018 Shootings 0 AB109 Arrests - Other 20 General Offense Reports 6 2017 Shootings 180 Hours In Training 0 Vehicle Reports 8 2016 Shootings 9 Guns Seized 62 Patrol Call Response 13 2015 Shootings BAKERSFIELD POLICE DEPARTMENT SPECIAL ENFORCEMENT UNIT MONTHLY REPORT – APRIL 2018 April 2017-2018 COMPARISON 39 76 24 15 26 8 9 8 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 Felony Arrests Misdemeanor Arrests Guns Seized Search Warrants 2017 2018 304 279 63 187 127 29 0 50 100 150 200 250 300 350 Assisting Other Departments (Including Investigations) Probation / Parole Searches Field Interviews / Street Checks 2017 2018 BAKERSFIELD POLICE DEPARTMENT SPECIAL ENFORCEMENT UNIT MONTHLY REPORT – APRIL 2018 2016-2018 YEAR TO DATE COMPARISON 463 47 33 494 113 52 231 53 44 0 50 100 150 200 250 300 350 400 450 500 550 Arrests Guns Seized Search Warrants 2016 2017 2018 949 1164 271 1344 1147 279 1144 698 128 0 100 200 300 400 500 600 700 800 900 1000 1100 1200 1300 1400 1500 Assisting Other Departments (Including Investigations) Probation / Parole Searches Field Interviews / Street Checks 2016 2017 2018 BAKERSFIELD POLICE DEPARTMENT SPECIAL ENFORCEMENT UNIT MONTHLY REPORT – APRIL 2018 26 17 16 2 5 7 0 5 10 15 20 25 2016 2017 2018 SHOOTINGS HOMICIDES* YEAR TO DATE GANG VIOLENCE INDEX 2016-2018 *Please note that the homicide stats include all gang related homicides, including but not limited to shootings and stabbings. BAKERSFIELD POLICE DEPARTMENT SPECIAL ENFORCEMENT UNIT MONTHLY REPORT – APRIL 2018 GANG RELATED SHOOTINGS – 2016-2018 (YEAR TO DATE ONLY) 8 3 7 8 10 10 4 3 4 6 9 1 8 1 5 2 0 2 4 6 8 10 12 JAN.FEB.MAR.APR.MAY JUN. 2016 2017 2018 BAKERSFIELD POLICE DEPARTMENT SPECIAL ENFORCEMENT UNIT MONTHLY REPORT – APRIL 2018 0 1 2 3 4 5 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 2017 2017 Weekly Numbers Previous 5 Years (2012-2016) Average Wi n t e r B r e a k Sp r i n g B r e a k Su m m e r B r e a k Sc h o o l R e s u m e s La b o r D a y 0 1 2 3 4 5 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 2018 2018 Weekly Numbers Previous 5 Years (2013-2017) Average Wi n t e r B r e a k Sp r i n g B r e a k Su m m e r B r e a k La b o r Da y Wi n t e r Br e a k Sc h o o l R e s u m e s GANG RELATED SHOOTINGS COMPARED TO THE AVERAGE OF THE PREVIOUS 5 YEARS – PER WEEK Wi n t e r B r e a k BAKERSFIELD POLICE DEPARTMENT SPECIAL ENFORCEMENT UNIT MONTHLY REPORT – APRIL 2018 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 Nu m b e r o f S h o o t i n g s 2015 - 2018 Shooting Comparison to date - 12 Week Time Frame 2015 Weekly Numbers 2016 Weekly Numbers 2017 Weekly Numbers 2018 Weekly Numbers Week of the Year 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 April 23rd UPCOMING EVENTS May 4 – US Army All-Star Bowl 6:30 PM $10 On Sale Now May 12 – Kevin Hart 7:00 PM $99.50, $73.50, $50.50, $36 On Sale Now June 15 – Sugarland w/ Brandy Clark 7:00 PM $99.50, $69.50, $49.50, $29.50 On Sale Now June 25 – WWE Live 7:30 PM $95, $65, $50, $35, $25, $15 On Sale 4/27 July 7 – Comedy Get Down 8:00 PM $135, $79.50, $55, $45, $35 On Sale Now July 15 – Bronco w/El Coyote 8:00 PM $53, $43, $33 On Sale Now September 8 – Bad Bunny 8:00 PM $139, $99, $79, $59, $39 On Sale Now May 7 – David Blaine 8:00 PM $97, $77, $67, $47, $23 On Sale Now May 9th – PAW Patrol Live!10 A & 6 P $110, $50, $35, $25, $19 On Sale Now May 12 – Bakersfield Symphony 7:30 PM $45, $35, $30, $20 On Sale Now August 18 – Jack White 8:00 PM $79.50, $49.50, $39.50 On Sale Now May 13 – Stephen Stills and Judy Collins 7:00 PM $79.50, $59.50, $39.50, $29.50, $19.50 On Sale Now May 25 – Decision California Tour 7:15 PM Free Admission June 16 – YES 8:00 PM $76.50, $56.50, $36.50, $26.50, $23.50 On Sale Now www.rabobankarena.com - www.spectrumamphitheatre.com Announcing the first ever FREE Adult Home Run Derby at the newly renamed Tarina Homes Sports Complex at Mesa Marin! Saturday, May 19 Starts at 2:00pm Bring your USA/ASA or USSSA approved bat, and your family and friends to cheer you on! Free tacos for participants and their family while supplies last! Adult Competition Only Upper Level - 300 ft. fence Recreation Level - 250 ft. fence Top Prize in each Division: $500 Cash! More prizes available! Register online at www.tarinahomesinc.com Rules available online! Movie in the Park Stay after the Home Run Derby for a family friendly Movie in the Park! Movie begins at dusk! For more information, please visit www.tarinahomesinc.com or call 661-322-9874 FREE Thanks to all our sponsors!