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Home My WebLink About08/17/2018 OFFICE OF THE CITY MANAGER August 17, 2018 TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council FROM: Alan Tandy, City Manager AT/CH SUBJECT: General Information Notable Item  For the second year in a row our local NBC affiliate, KGET-17, is partnering with the City of Bakersfield Animal Care Center for the national “Clear the Shelters” effort. The campaign officially began July 28th with reduced adoption fees leading up to the Clear the Shelters Day event on Saturday, August 18th from 8:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. at 201 South Mt. Vernon Avenue. On the day of the event, all adoption fees will be waived and all dogs and cats will be available including having all necessary shots, deworming and flea treatments, spay/neuter and microchip. Based on last year, this is a very popular event that includes food and activities along with a lot of animals looking for a forever home. In 2017, 304 pets were adopted during the campaign, with 167 on the day of the event. If you would like to volunteer or participate please contact Julie Johnson at (661) 832-7387, ext. 205 or at jjohnson@bakersfieldspca.org  There has been some confusion and misunderstanding regarding the status of the City’s curbside recycling program. To be clear, there have been no changes in the recycling program. City residents should continue to utilize their blue cans and recycle materials as they have in the past. Materials accepted in the curbside blue recycling bins include cardboard, junk mail, newspaper, magazines, office paper, phone books, brown paper bags, #1 - #7 rigid plastic containers, aluminum/steel cans and green, brown or clear glass. All recyclable materials placed in the blue bins should be unsoiled and/or cleaned thoroughly, which helps reduce costs associated with processing the materials. The attached flyer provides an overview of acceptable recyclable materials. Materials not accepted in the curbside blue recycling bins include household garbage, oily/dirty paper, polystyrene packaging/containers, green waste, electronics/appliances, plastic wrap, foil drink containers, plastic hangers and packaging, plastic grocery/dry cleaning bags and household hazardous waste. Changes in the global markets have prompted staff to evaluate options for the program moving forward, which is an ongoing and evolving process. A workshop will be held in September to update the City Council on the issue and outline a path moving forward. If future adjustments to the City’s recycling program are necessary, General Information August 17, 2018 Page 2 they will be accompanied by robust public outreach and education campaigns. Any member of the public with questions regarding the City’s curbside recycling program should contact the Solid Waste Division at (661) 326-3114.  Earlier this year the City Council approved the implementation of several recommendations to improve parking in the downtown area. One of the recommendations was to enhance and promote the City’s parking garage at 18th and Eye Streets as a viable option for short and long-term parking in the downtown area. As part of this effort, the City has increased onsite security at the facility. The number of hours the security staff is on site at the facility has doubled in an effort to enhance user experience. The 18th & Eye Street parking structure offers hourly and monthly parking spaces in the heart of downtown Bakersfield. Patrons can park in the covered garage and quickly access nearby retailers, restaurants, hotels, government buildings and event venues within a short walking distance. Hourly parking is free for up to two hours and only $1 for each additional hour. Monthly parking is available for about $1 per day. The structure is fully automated for user convenience, with entrances located on Eye Street and 18th Street. Monthly parking spaces are available by contacting the City of Bakersfield Finance Department at (661) 326-3787. In addition, the Police Department’s Parking Enforcement team is distributing materials as part of the City’s outreach effort to make the public aware of the garage as a convenient, secure and covered parking option in downtown Bakersfield. A copy of the material is enclosed. More information about the garage is available at: https://goo.gl/Sjq57R  We have two exciting concerts tomorrow night! The Spectrum Ampitheatre is pleased to host Grammy-award winning artist Ziggy Marley, this Saturday evening, August 18th. Ziggy Marley, the eldest son of legendary musician Bob Marley, will perform with group Steel Pulse on their Rebellion Rises Tour. The long-awaited performance by Jack White will also take place at the Rabobank Theatre tomorrow night. Born the youngest of 10 children, raised in Southwest Detroit and a resident of Nashville since 2005, Jack White is known for being the lead singer of the duo The White Stripes, but has had success in other bands and as a solo artist. A friendly reminder that this is a no-phone show. General Information August 17, 2018 Page 3  Special thanks go to our Recreations and Parks Department for coordinating the landscape project at Akers & McKee in Ward 7. The newly installed landscaping, completed with final walkthrough this morning, will be maintained by City crews and has greatly added to the aesthetics of this formerly bare and unkempt area. See photos of the newly completed project below  The Recreation and Parks Department have released the 2018 Fall Activities Brochure. A limited amount of hard copies will be available starting August 24 at the Recreation and Parks Administration office, and the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., McMurtrey Aquatic, and Silver Creek centers. The brochure can be viewed online on the City’s website here: https://goo.gl/wseQtM Traffic Advisory  Full Freeway Closure - State Route 99 at Belle Terrace State Route 99 is scheduled to be closed to all traffic early Sunday morning between the hours of 1 a.m. and 6 a.m. in the vicinity of the Belle Terrace Overcrossing. The Belle Terrace Overcrossing and both directions of Wible Road will also be closed in this area during these hours. The closures affect both directions of travel on State Route 99, and are needed to allow temporary utility lines to be strung across the freeway in advance of construction on Centennial Corridor Phase 2 – the Belle Terrace Operational Improvements. The utility lines will be placed in the new bridge following construction. Signage will be in place for the following freeway detour routes: Northbound State Route 99 motorists will exit the freeway at Ming Avenue and continue east to H Street, then travel north to State Route 58, and return to northbound State Route 99 via State Route 58. Southbound State Route 99 motorists will take State Route 58 to the H Street exit General Information August 17, 2018 Page 4 and head south to White Lane before returning to southbound State Route 99.  Night Closures – Westbound Westside Parkway On-ramp from Truxtun Avenue The contractor for the Kern River Bridge Improvements project continues to set falsework for the new bridge crossing the Kern River. This bridge will be part of the future Centennial Corridor’s westbound exit to Mohawk Street and crosses over the existing westbound Westside Parkway on-ramp from Truxtun Avenue. The westbound Truxtun Avenue on-ramp will need to be closed during nighttime hours, between 9 p.m. and 5 a.m., while falsework is set above and adjacent to the on-ramp. Motorists should anticipate nighttime closures to be in place for this on-ramp from Monday, August 27 through Friday, September 21. Westbound motorists will need to enter the Westside Parkway from Mohawk Street when the Truxtun Avenue on-ramp is closed. The closures are not expected to impact eastbound Westside Parkway or Truxtun Avenue traffic. The on-ramp is expected to open each day in time for the morning commute. Reports  Streets Division work schedule for the week of August 20th Event Notifications  Event calendar for the Rabobank Arena Theater and Convention Center • The average American discards 7½ lbs of garbage per day. Most of this garbage goes into landfills where it is compacted and buried. • Save up to 2,400 lbs of carbon dioxide (greenhouse gas) a year by recycling just half of your household waste. • Manufacturing new aluminum cans from recycled material uses 95% less energy. • Recycling of paper products allow more trees to remain standing in the forest, where they can continue to remove carbon dioxide from the atmosphere. • Recycling reduces air and water pollution. NO!  Garbage  Oily/Dirty Paper  Styrofoam Packaging/Containers  Yard Waste  Computer Parts  Plastic Wrap  Foil Drink Containers (Capri Sun)  Plastic Hangers & Packaging  Plastic Grocery/Dry Cleaning Bags  Hazardous Waste (paints, oils, solvents) YES!  Cardboard  Junk Mail  Newspaper  Magazines  Office Paper  Aluminum / Steel Cans  Phone Books  Brown Paper Bags  #1 through #7 Plastic Containers  Green, Brown, Clear Glass Blue Cart Recycling Tips • Rinse out all food containers • Keep all paper dry • Box or paper bag shredded paper • Breakdown all cardboard boxes • Take off plastic bottle caps (#1 through #7 plastics only) • No plastic oil containers Recycle You can do your part to reduce waste and renew resources! For more information about recycling or to sign up for curbside blue cart collection, please call the Solid Waste Division at 326‐3114 or browse www.BakersfieldCity.us. Note: Blue cart service is every other week Week of August 20_2018_Work Schedule Page 1 of 2 STREETS DIVISION – WORK SCHEDULE Week of August 20, 2018 – August 24, 2018 Resurfacing/Reconstructing streets in the following areas: Maintenance Grind & Pave on Monitor between White Ln and Fairview (SB1 waiting on sewer project to be put in) Maintenance Grind & Pave on Fairview between South H and Hughes Maintenance Grind & Pave on Fairview between H Street and Monitor Reconstructing Streets South Pacheco West of Hughes Reconstructing Pin Oak Park from White Ln to Parkview (SB1) Sealing streets in the area south of Rosedale W. of Allen Road 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 Working with Railroad to improve tracks on District Blvd West of Stine Rd Bus Stop repair at Select and Arrow. 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. THIS SPACE INTENTIONALLY LEFT BLANK Week of August 20_2018_Work Schedule Page 2 of 2 STREETS SWEEPING SCHEDULE Monday, August 20, 2018 City areas between 99 Hwy. & Stine Rd. – Panama Ln. & Taft Hwy. Tuesday, August 21, 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, August 22, 2018 City areas between Snow Rd. & Rosedale Hwy. – Jewetta Ave., west to the City limit. Between Ming Ave. & So. Laurelglen Blvd. – Coffee Rd. & El Portal / Laurelglen Blvd. Thursday, August 23, 2018 Between Snow Rd. & Olive Dr. – Jewetta Ave., east to the canal boundary. Between Olive Dr. & Hageman Rd. – Jewetta Ave. & Calloway Dr. Between Niles St. & Sumner St. – Union Avenue & Beale Ave. Between Sumner St. & E. Truxtun Ave. – Beale Ave. & Brown St. Between Brundage Ln. & E. Belle Terrace St. – Union Ave. & Kincaid St. Between Camino Media & Kroll Wy. – Coffee Rd., west to the PG&E easement. Friday, August 24, 2018 Between Etchart Rd. & Pavilion Dr. -- Calloway Dr., west to the canal boundary. Between Norris Rd. & Olive Dr. – Calloway Dr. & Coffee Rd. Between Olive Dr. & Noriega Rd. – Calloway Dr. & Verdugo Ln. City areas between Coffee Rd./Riverlakes ext. & Allen Rd. – Hageman Rd. & Rosedale Hwy. City areas between Pacheco Rd. & Harris Rd. – Stine Rd. & Wible 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 August 13th UPCOMING EVENTS September 8 – Bad Bunny 8:00 PM $139, $99, $79, $59, $39 On Sale Now September 16 – USA v Mexico 5:00 PM $40, $30, $20, $15, $10 On Sale Now September 22 – Los Tigres Del Norte 8:00 PM $159, $109, $89, $69, $49 On Sale Now November 2 – Cole Swindell 7:30 PM $51, $45.75, $35.75, $25.75 On Sale Now November 8 – Disney On Ice 7:00 PM $60, $36, $12 On Sale Now November 9 – Disney On Ice 7:00 PM $65, $40, $26, $24, $19, $16, $12 On Sale Now November 10 – Disney On Ice 3PM/7PM $65, $40, $26, $24, $19, $16, $12 On Sale Now November 11 – Disney On Ice 1 PM/5 PM $65, $40, $26, $24, $19, $16, $12 On Sale Now November 19 – Cirque Musica 7:00 PM $99, $79, $59, $39, $29 On Sale Now January 25-26 – Monster Trucks 7:30 PM $42, $23, $20, $18, $13 Advance On Sale 8/17 May 18 – Carrie Underwood 7:00 PM $96, $66, $46 On Sale 8/17 August 18 – Jack White 8:00 PM $79.50, $49.50, $39.50 On Sale Now August 18 – Ziggy Marley w/Steel Pulse 7:30 PM $79.50, $59.50, $39.50, $29.50, $26.50 On Sale Now September 20 – Kenny G 7:30 PM $76.50, $66.50, $46.50, $36.50, $21.50 On Sale Now Season tickets on sale now! Chicago: The Musical – November 13 Jersey Boys – January 14 The Wizard of Oz – January 28 STOMP – March 3 www.rabobankarena.com - www.spectrumamphitheatre.com