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OFFICE OF THE CITY MANAGER
June 1, 2018
TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council
FROM: Alan Tandy, City Manager
SUBJECT: General Information
Notable Items
The Bakersfield Police Department hosts Principled Policing Training on a monthly
basis for staff and a limited number of community members. Principled Policing was
the first Commission on Peace Officer Standards and Training (POST)-certified course
on procedural justice and implicit bias in the nation. The next training date is June
19th from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. with lunch provided. RSVPs are required to attend.
Contact Sergeant Keli Paulk at (661) 326-3910 if you are interested in attending.
Seating is limited.
Attached you will find the monthly Thomas Roads Improvement Program (TRIP)
Status Report for the month of June. The report gives a summary of each TRIP project
in construction, in design, and under review. Completion percentages and pictures
of projects are also included.
In response to Councilmember Parlier’s referral regarding abandoned shopping
carts, the City Attorney’s Office did some research, reviewed our current shopping
cart ordinance and discovered that members of the public can now report
abandoned shopping carts by calling 1-800-252-4613 or reporting it online at
cartretrieval.net.
As such, the referral has been cleared with Councilmember Parlier’s consent and
the City’s website will soon include a link to cartretrieval.net in order to simplify the
process and for easy access to the public.
All city pools open on Tuesday, June 5th for open swim from 1:00 p.m. – 4:00
p.m. Check the Recreation and Parks Department
website, www.bakersfieldparks.us, for swim lesson times, water aerobics, lap
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swimming and family fun nights. Locations include McMurtrey, Jefferson, Martin Luther King, and Silver Creek pools.
Day camps start on Monday, June 4th at Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Community
Center and at Silver Creek Park. Camps include sports, games, crafts, music,
dance, science projects, swimming and more! Registration packets can be filled out
at the community center locations or at the Recreation and Parks Department at
1600 Truxtun Avenue. There is a fee associated with both camps. See the Summer
2018 brochure, available on the City’s website, for more information.
Last week, staff from the Community Relations Unit conducted a special graduation
for children who attend “The Road to Success” program at Bakersfield PAL. The
programs are social development programs for both boys and girls, conducted by
CRU staff to help children establish short and long term goals. Staff met with these
children once a week during the school year and have focused on the importance
of education. Children were provided with various presentations and different
activities to help create individual vision boards that became their own maps for
their roads to success. Following their graduation they were treated to a meal and
afternoon of fun at our local eatery The BLVD.
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Please find attached a news release from California Water Service
Traffic Advisories
Truxtun Avenue Lane Closures
Daytime closures are expected to be in place Monday through Friday, June 4-8,
between the hours of 9 a.m. and 4 p.m. for the outside westbound lane on Truxtun
Avenue between Olive Street and Oak Street. The outside northbound lane on Oak
Street, across the Oak Street-Truxtun Avenue intersection, will also be closed during this
time period.
The right-turn pocket from westbound Truxtun Avenue to northbound Oak Street will be
under an around-the-clock closure, beginning Monday, June 4th through Monday,
June 18. One westbound lane will remain open to through traffic, but motorists will not
be able to turn right onto Oak Street between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m. Right turns will be
allowed from the outside lane during non-working hours. These closures are needed for
roadway demolition.
Motorists travelling through this area during this period 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 June 4th
Event Notifications
Event calendar for the Rabobank Arena Theater and Convention Center
The Spectrum Movies in the Parks series will begin next Friday, June 8th with a
showing of Lego Ninjago at the Park at Riverwalk, starting at "dusk". This free event
will feature G and PG-rated movies on Fridays through July 27th at various City parks.
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TRIP projects are moving rapidly through the various stages of project
development. This report is to provide a periodic up-to-date snapshot of each project’s recent major
activities and progress. If you have questions, or need additional information, please contact Janet
Wheeler at the TRIP office, (661) 326-3491. Regular project updates are also available on the TRIP website
at BakersfieldFreeways.us
MILESTONES
The California Transportation Commission (CTC) approved a $25 million grant under the SB1 Trade
Corridor Enhancement Program for the third phase of Centennial Corridor – the Bakersfield Freeway
Connector. The project will reconstruct the westbound-to-southbound loop ramp at the State Route
58/State Route 99 interchange, add a westbound auxiliary lane, widen the bridge crossing over State
Route 99, and address the bottleneck congestion on southbound State Route 99. The project is
expected to start construction in fall 2018.
The new 12-foot high sound wall project along the north side of 24th Street was completed in May.
The City plans to advertise for construction bids of the roadway phase of the project this summer.
Construction is expected to be underway in the fall.
The City is currently accepting Responsibility Statements and Questionnaires (RSQs) from contractors
who plan to bid on the Belle Terrace Operational Improvements Project. The deadline for RSQs is
June 14 at 4 p.m. On June 7th, the City plans to advertise for construction bids from pre-qualified
contractors only. The Belle Terrace Operational Improvements Project will replace the outdated
bridge with a structure that meets current Caltrans standards and reconstructs the northbound-to-
eastbound connector structure over Wible Road. Construction is expected to begin in late summer.
PROJECT STATUS
Beltway Operational Improvements
Contractor: Security Paving Company
89% complete; anticipated completion: summer 2018
This project includes various improvements along State Route 58, from State Route 99 to Cottonwood
Road, and on State Route 99, from north of Ming Avenue to Wilson Road.
Work on the Ming Avenue Storm Water Pumping Plant on northbound State Route 99 was completed
in May. The foundation for an overhead sign for northbound State Route 99 was installed last month
and the sign is expected to be erected in June. Storm drain work within the median is also expected to
be completed in June.
June 2018
TRIP Status Report
TRIP Status Report
June 2018
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Electrical work continues along the southbound State Route 99 on-ramp. This work is expected to be
completed in the coming month, which will allow the on-ramp to fully open to traffic.
The contractor has begun removing temporary concrete barrier rail from various locations along State
Route 58.
Various other work items continue at locations along State Route 58, between State Route 99 and
Cottonwood Road. These include underground work, retaining wall construction, and roadway work.
Nighttime lane and ramp closures may be in effect along State Route 58, Sunday through Thursday
nights, as work on this project is completed.
Truxtun Avenue Operational Improvements
Contractor: Granite Construction
52% complete; anticipated completion: January 2019
The contractor has removed the slope beneath State Route 99 and is installing a tie-back wall to make
room for new travel lanes under the bridge. The contractor is currently working on the structural facing
wall, which is expected to be completed in June.
In the last month, the contractor has completed roadway excavation and has placed fill material to
widen the roadway along Truxtun Avenue, between State Route 99 and Oak Street. Roadway base
material was also placed for a third eastbound lane in this area.
East of Oak Street, new curb, gutter, and sidewalk was installed on the south side of Truxtun Avenue
and crews are finishing up the curb, gutter and sidewalk on the north side of the street. In June, the
contractor plans to grade and pave roadway east of Oak Street. The contractor also plans to begin
working on a new right turn pocket for eastbound Truxtun to southbound Oak Street, and to install
protection barriers for the State Route 99 bridge columns.
The relocation of fiber optic lines was completed in May. The left-hand turn pocket from eastbound
Truxtun Avenue onto Westwind Drive remains closed and the recommended detour is to use Oak Street
north to 19th Street.
24th Street Improvement Project
Contractor: TBD
Advertise for roadway construction bids: summer 2018: Construction start: fall 2018
The new 12-foot high sound walls along the north side of 24th Street have been completed.
The City plans to advertise for a roadway construction contract this summer.
Centennial Corridor
The multi-phased Centennial Corridor project will require four large contracts for completion. The first
contract was approved in 2017 and is currently under construction at the eastern end of the Westside
Parkway. The bidding process for the second contract is underway and a request for contract approval
will be before City Council in July. A third contract will go out to bid later this summer with the forth
contract to follow and, in the near future, the entire corridor will be under construction.
Completion of this project will link State Route 58 to the Westside Parkway and provide a complete east-
west crosstown freeway with a direct connection to Interstate 5.
TRIP Status Report
June 2018
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Phase 1 - Kern River Bridge Improvements
Contractor: Security Paving Company
46% complete; anticipated completion: summer 2019
This project constructs new bridges across Truxtun Avenue and the Kern River for the westbound exit
from Centennial Corridor (future State Route 58) to Mohawk Street and widens the existing eastbound
bridges crossing the Kern River and Truxtun Avenue to accommodate the future freeway mainline.
The contractor continued setting falsework on the north side of the Kern River for the westbound
Mohawk Street off-ramp last month. This work will be ongoing through the month of June.
Pile driving continued for the new bridge and the bridge widening abutments at Truxtun Avenue in
May. Pile driving along Truxtun Avenue is expected to be completed in June, which will be followed by
work on the abutment footings and retaining walls in the coming weeks.
Work on the embankment between Truxtun Avenue and the Kern River continues.
Phase 2 – Belle Terrace Operational Improvements
Contractor: TBD
The City has advertised for RSQs: Construction start: late summer 2018
The project will demolish the existing Belle Terrace overcrossing (built in 1963) and replace it with a
structure that meets Caltrans’s current vertical clearance requirements. The project will improve
northbound State Route 99 to eastbound State Route 58 traffic flow by reconstructing the northbound-
to-eastbound connector structure over Wible Road and widening it to two lanes. Wible Road and Alamo
Court will also be realigned. Funding was approved in March. Completion is anticipated in spring 2020.
The City is currently accepting pre-qualifications through the RSQ process. On June 7, the City plans to
advertise for construction bids from pre-qualified contractors only.
Phase 3 – Bakersfield Freeway Connector
Contractor: TBD
Advertise for construction bids: late summer 2018: Construction start: fall 2018
This project will reconstruct the westbound-to-southbound loop ramp at the State Route 58/State
Route 99 interchange. An auxiliary lane will be constructed on westbound State Route 58 and the bridge
crossing over State Route 99 will be widened. The project addresses bottleneck congestion on
southbound State Route 99 by separating freeway on- and off-ramps between the closely spaced State
Route 58 on-ramps and the Ming Avenue off-ramp. The project will combine the eastbound and
westbound State Route 58 connectors into one branch connecting to southbound State Route 99. Access
to the Ming Avenue off-ramp will be moved north and motorists will travel on a barrier-separated
connector to Ming Avenue. Sound walls will also be constructed with the project.
The California Transportation Commission approved a $25 million SB1 grant for construction in May.
The City plans to advertise this phase of the Centennial Corridor project in summer 2018.
Phase 4 – Mainline & SR 58/SR 99 Ramp Connectors
Designer: Parsons; Design: 98% complete
Final design plans for various parts of the project are at or nearing completion; including:
100% Local Roads and Bike Path plans
100% Roadway plans
TRIP Status Report
June 2018
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100% plans for structures in Zones 1 and 2 (Zone 1 includes the roadways and structures from
the Kern River Bridge Improvements through the California Avenue Bridge; Zone 2 includes
bridges at Marella Way, La Mirada Drive, Ford Avenue, Stockdale Highway, and Real Road
100% submittal for structures associated with the State Route 58/99 Interchange (Zone 3)
Various environmental revalidations have been approved or are under review
The City is preparing the corridor for future mainline construction. This work includes the
installation of drainage systems; asphalt paving; and the construction of cul-de-sacs at various
locations. These road modifications are part of the permanent configuration for the Centennial
Corridor Project. Sound wall construction along the depressed section of the future freeway
alignment is expected to begin this summer. Remaining sound walls will be constructed in
conjunction with the future freeway due to the need to raise ground elevations for overcrossings at
California Avenue, Ford Avenue, Stockdale Highway, and Real Road.
In May, the contractor worked on the installation of new storm drain pipe along the west side of
the corridor between Marella Way and Montclair Street and started the street improvements at
Joseph Drive and Candy Street. Storm drain installation and street improvements will continue in
June.
The City is working on the Right-of-Way certification for the project.
TRIP Status Report
June 2018
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PROJECT PHOTOS
Top: All of the sound walls along the north side of 24th Street have been completed
Middle left: Crews install shotcrete for the tie-back wall beneath the State Route 99 bridge
Middle right: New sidewalks are being installed along the north side of Truxtun Avenue
Bottom left: Bridge abutments are in various stages of construction along Truxtun Avenue
Bottom right: Falsework installation continues for the future westbound State Route 58 Mohawk Street exit
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June 2018
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Top left: Crews pour the foundation for an
overhead freeway sign
Top right: Construction of retaining walls
continued along State Route 58 in May
Middle left: Paving on State Route 58
Middle right: Crews removed and replaced
a storm drain on Fallbrook Street
Bottom right: Roadway pavement has
been removed from the Joseph Drive and
Candy Street intersection in preparation of
cul-de-sac construction
1720 North First St., San Jose, CA 95112
May 30, 2018
Contact: Yvonne Kingman, 310-257-1434
For Immediate Release
CALIFORNIA WATER SERVICE REQUESTS RATE DECREASES
DUE TO NEW TAX LAW AND CAPITAL FINANCING COSTS
Filing Reflects Regulated Utility’s Actual Cost of Service
SAN JOSE, Calif. (NYSE: CWT)—California Water Service (Cal Water) submitted a filing with the
California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) yesterday to decrease revenue needed in its service
areas by almost $18 million, due to changes in federal tax laws and CPUC-authorized capital
equity and debt financing costs. If approved as submitted, new rates reflecting the lower tax rates
and financing costs will be effective July 1, 2018.
Since the 2018 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act was enacted in December 2017, Cal Water has been
tracking the effect of the new corporate tax rate and other tax law changes to deductions and
deferred income taxes. The July 1 rate changes will reflect a decrease in the corporate tax rate
from 35% to 21% as well as elimination of the Domestic Production Activities Deduction. In a
later filing, Cal Water will apply a credit to customer bills to reflect the impact of all federal tax
changes from Jan. 1 to June 30, 2018.
Additionally, earlier this year, the CPUC authorized lower capital financing costs for Cal
Water for Jan. 1, 2018, through Dec. 31, 2020. The July 1 rates will reflect the lower authorized
return on rate base of 7.48%, based on a 9.20% return on equity and 5.51% cost of debt. Similarly,
in a later filing, Cal Water will apply a credit to customer bills to reflect the lower authorized
financing costs from Jan. 1 to June 30, 2018.
In some service areas, previously requested revenue increases for water production costs
and infrastructure improvements will go into effect at the same time. This decrease will offset
the impact of any increases.
“At Cal Water, we are committed to providing a reliable supply of high-quality water to
our customers. And, as a regulated utility, our water rates reflect the true cost of providing that
service,” said Martin A. Kropelnicki, President and CEO. “When costs increase, rates increase;
however, when costs decrease, we will ensure our customers’ rates also decrease. This is part of
our promise to provide quality, service, and value.”
California Water Service serves about 2 million people through 484,900 service
connections in California. The utility has provided water service in the state since
1926. Additional information may be obtained online at www.calwater.com.
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Week of June 4_2018_Work Schedule
Page 1 of 2 STREETS DIVISION – WORK SCHEDULE Week of June 4, 2018 – June 8, 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
Reconstructing Streets South Pacheco West of Hughes
Sealing streets in the area south of 7th Standard and west of Calloway to city limits
Widening street on Calloway South of 7th Standard
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
Bus Stop repair on Wible Rd south of Ming Ave.
Concrete work on Streets that are funded with SB1 money
Working on expansion of PD parking lot off of Buena Vista (waiting for Electrical and Water line to go in.)
Concrete work in the Old Town Kern, Oleander and El Toro HUD areas installing and repairing curb &
gutter, sidewalks, and handicap ramps as needed.
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Page 2 of 2 STREETS SWEEPING SCHEDULE Monday, June 4, 2018 Between Golden State & 16th St. -- “F” St. & Oak St. /kern River Boundary
Between 34th St. & 30th St. – Chester Ave. & San Dimas St.
Between San Dimas St. & Beale Ave. – 34th/Bernard St. & Niles St.
Between Olive Dr. & Riverlakes Dr. (ext.) – Riverlakes Dr. & Coffee Rd.
Tuesday, June 5, 2018 Between California Ave. & Brundage Ln. – Oak St. & Union Ave.
Between Renfro Rd. & Jenkins Rd. – Stockdale Hwy. & Kern River Boundary. Wednesday, June 6, 2018
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, June 7 2018
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, June 8, 2018 Between Ming Ave. & White Ln. – Buena Vista Rd & Old River Rd.
Between Stine Rd. & 99 Hwy. – Belle Terrace & Adidas.
Between Panama Ln. & Birkshire Rd. – Ashe Rd. & 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 May 14th
UPCOMING EVENTS
June 15 – Sugarland w/ Brandy Clark7:00 PM
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June 25 – WWE Live 7:30 PM
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July 7 – Comedy Get Down 8:00 PM
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July 15 – Bronco w/El Coyote 8:00 PM
$53, $43, $33 On Sale Now
September 8 – Bad Bunny 8:00 PM
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November 8 – Disney On Ice 7:00 PM
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November 9 – Disney On Ice 7:00 PM
$65, $40, $26, $24, $19, $16, $12On Sale 5/22
November 10 – Disney On Ice 11A/3P/7P
$65, $40, $26, $24, $19, $16, $12On Sale 5/22
November 11 – Disney On Ice 1 PM/5 PM
$65, $40, $26, $24, $19, $16, $12On Sale 5/22
June 15 – Jerry Seinfeld 7:00 PM
$150, $85, $65, $50 On Sale Now
August 18 – Jack White 8:00 PM
$79.50, $49.50, $39.50 On Sale Now
May 25 – Decision California Tour7:15 PM
Free Admission
June 16 – YES 8:00 PM
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September 20 – Kenny G 7:30 PM
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