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OFFICE OF THE CITY MANAGER
September 7, 2018
TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council
FROM: Alan Tandy, City Manager
SUBJECT: General Information
Notable Items
Various small recycling facilities, known as “California Redemption Value (CRV)
facilities” are located throughout the City for the purpose of recycling bottles and cans. In recent years, the City has received complaints from residents and business
owners indicating that some of these facilities have created nuisance and litter problems in the areas where they are located. State law allows local agencies to
regulate the location of these facilities; therefore, City Staff will be preparing an amendment to the municipal Code to require that these facilities each obtain
approval of a conditional use permit (CUP) prior to placement of a CRV facility in any commercial zone. CRVs would continue to be a by-right permitted use in the
industrial zones. This revision will ensure that each CRV facility is reviewed on a case-
by-case basis and that the community has an opportunity to comment through a
public hearing process prior to placement in any commercial zone.
Join us for the September 11th Memorial Ceremony next Tuesday morning starting at
8:30 a.m. at Fire Station 15 and the Police Sub-Station located on 1315 Buena Vista
Road. Flowers will be available to place on the monument for a small donation. This
information is available for distribution on the attached flyer.
Please see the attached memo from Public Works Director, Nick Fidler, on an
emergency repair at Wastewater Treatment Plant No. 2. This damage was
discovered during the current rehabilitation project as planned in the Capital
Improvement Program. The memo details the current issue, solution, and cost to be
covered by a budget transfer from the Sewer Enterprise Fund.
Attached you will find the monthly Thomas Roads Improvement Program (TRIP)
Status Report for the month of August. 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.
General Information
September 7, 2018
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It was a beautiful morning to celebrate both the completion of the Truxtun Avenue
Operational Improvements and the Groundbreaking of the Belle Terrace
Operational Improvements. Special thanks go to the talented staff and contractors
involved in making these projects a reality!
Traffic Advisory
Saturday Lane Closures Scheduled for Truxtun Avenue Striping
The contractor for the Truxtun Avenue Operational Improvements project plans to stripe
Truxtun Avenue, between Empire Drive and Elm Street, on Saturday, September 8. The
operation will stripe this section of Truxtun Avenue to three travel lanes in each
direction. The work is expected to be underway between the hours of 7 a.m. and 5 p.m.
and will require alternating lane closures. At least one lane will remain open to traffic in
each direction while work is underway.
Alternating lane closures are also planned for next week, September 10-14. These
closures are expected to be in effect during daytime hours between the hours of 9 a.m.
and 3:30 p.m. and during nighttime hours from 7 p.m. to 5 a.m. These closures are
needed for final survey and to raise utilities in the roadway. At least two lanes will
remain open to traffic in each direction while the work is completed.
Motorists who plan to travel through the area during these hours are advised to use an
alternate route or allow sufficient time to reach their destinations.
Reports
Streets Division work schedule for the week of September 10th
Event Notifications
Event calendar for the Rabobank Arena Theater and Convention Center
Artist Bad Bunny will be performing tomorrow evening at the Rabobank Theater and
Convention Center. In the first week of the year, the Bad Bunny had five of his songs in
Billboard’s Hot Latin Songs chart and received a nomination to the iHeart Radio Music
Awards in the category of "Best New Latin Artist."
Sankofa Heartbeats: African Artifacts in Diasporal Culture; Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
Community Center next Thursday, September 13th, 2018, from 3:00 p.m. -7:00 p.m.
Free admission to see a dazzling African Artifacts Exhibition
Fire Station 15/Police Sub-Station
1315 Buena Vista Road
Join us in honoring and remembering those heroes that paid Join us in honoring and remembering those heroes that paid Join us in honoring and remembering those heroes that paid Join us in honoring and remembering those heroes that paid
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Flowers are available to place on the monument for a small donation.Flowers are available to place on the monument for a small donation.Flowers are available to place on the monument for a small donation.Flowers are available to place on the monument for a small donation.
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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
A groundbreaking ceremony was held on September 7th for Centennial Corridor Phase 2 – the Belle
Terrace Operational Improvements. Construction of this project, which includes replacement of the
outdated Belle Terrace Overcrossing, is expected to begin in early October.
All phases of the Centennial Corridor Project, as well as the 24th Street Improvement Project, will soon
be under construction creating jobs for the local workforce while improving safety, circulation, and travel
times for Bakersfield residents, inter-regional travelers, and freight carriers.
TRIP represents a $1.4 billion investment in metropolitan Bakersfield’s transportation infrastructure,
with the public investment for construction of Centennial Corridor and 24th Street totaling more than
$367 million. According to a 2011 estimate by the Council of Economic Advisers (CEA) within the
Executive Office of the President, $1 billion in highway and transit investment supports 13,000 jobs for
one year. These jobs include direct jobs (wages paid directly from project funds), indirect jobs (e.g. wages
paid by businesses supplying materials to the project) and induced jobs (created elsewhere in the
economy as a result of increased spending by project workers and firms).
Using the CEA’s estimate, the investment for Centennial Corridor and the 24th Street Improvement
Project would support 4,771 jobs as funds are expended over the next four years. Of these, 3,053 jobs
(64%) would be either direct or indirect and the remaining 1,717 jobs (34%) would be jobs supported
elsewhere in the economy. Reviews of TRIP’s current and past construction projects have shown that 75
to 80 percent of TRIP project workers are local residents.
The Truxtun Avenue Operational Improvements project is expected to be completed in September,
beating the projected completion date by four months. Crews will be striping the roadway and
completing final details and punch list items during the next few weeks.
Bids for the 24th Street Improvement Project will be opened on September 11th, and the construction
contract will be placed on the September 19th City Council agenda for consideration of approval. A
groundbreaking ceremony is planned for October.
September 2018
TRIP Status Report
TRIP Status Report
September 2018
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The bidding process for Centennial Corridor Phase 3 – the Bakersfield Freeway Connector – is underway.
This project will reconstruct the westbound-to-southbound loop ramp at the State Route 58/State Route
99 interchange and reconfigure the southbound State Route 99 to Ming Avenue off-ramp.
PROJECT STATUS
Beltway Operational Improvements
Contractor: Security Paving Company
95% complete; anticipated completion: early fall 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 walls along State Route 58 continues. Grading, drainage and paving were underway along
eastbound State Route 58 throughout the month of August; this work will continue in September.
Nighttime lane and ramp closures for concrete paving will be needed in the following areas: northbound and
southbound State Route 99 to eastbound State Route 58 connector ramps, the on-ramp from Real Road to
eastbound State Route 58, the eastbound off-ramp to H Street, and the two outside lanes along eastbound
State Route 58 between State Route 99 and Union Avenue. Closures will be in effect as needed, Sunday
through Thursday nights.
Electrical work and construction on the eastbound State Route 58 Chester Avenue off-ramp are also
ongoing.
Truxtun Avenue Operational Improvements
Contractor: Granite Construction
98% complete; anticipated completion: September 2018
The contractor completed the barrier and installed crash cushions to protect the State Route 99 bridge
columns and eastbound traffic was shifted onto the new travel lanes in August. New stamped concrete
medians were installed on Truxtun Avenue on both the east and west sides of Oak Street.
Paving was completed during nighttime hours in the final days of August and three travel lanes will
open to traffic in each direction once the road is striped. This project is substantially complete, though
workers will remain in the area until final details and punch list work is completed. Thermoplastic striping
will be completed during nighttime hours in September. Other work items to be completed include
finalizing the signalization of the Truxtun Avenue/Oak Street intersection and installing survey
monuments.
The original anticipated completion date for this project was January 2019.
24th Street Improvement Project
Contractor: TBD; Construction start: fall 2018
Bids will be opened September 11, and a contract is expected to be on City Council’s September 19th
agenda for consideration of approval. A groundbreaking ceremony will be planned for October in
advance of construction beginning this fall.
TRIP Status Report
September 2018
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Centennial Corridor
The multi-phased Centennial Corridor project requires 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. Phase 2 – the Belle Terrace Operational Improvements Project will begin construction in early
fall. The third phase has been advertised for construction, and the final phase will be advertised later
this year. By early 2019, the entire corridor will be under construction with project completion
anticipated in 2022.
Phase 1 - Kern River Bridge Improvements
Contractor: Security Paving Company
53% complete; anticipated completion: summer 2019
This project constructs new bridges across Truxtun Avenue and the Kern River for the future
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 placed concrete for the stems and soffit (girders and bottom) on the first frame of the
1,064–foot long structure on August 9th. Crews are now forming the deck on this frame of the bridge.
Concurrently, crews are erecting falsework (a temporary structure that supports the steel and concrete
during construction) for the next frame, which crosses over the westbound Truxtun Avenue on-ramp.
This work requires nighttime closures of the on-ramp. The nighttime ramp closures are expected to
continue through September 21. Motorists will need to use the Mohawk Street on-ramp to access the
westbound Westside Parkway during the closures.
The contractor continues working on the bridge abutments adjacent to Truxtun Avenue and plans to
re-stripe this section of Truxtun Avenue in September, in preparation of setting falsework to widen the
existing bridge and to construct a new bridge for the Mohawk Street exit.
Work on the embankment between Truxtun Avenue and the Kern River continues.
Phase 2 – Belle Terrace Operational Improvements
Contractor: Granite Construction; Construction start: early fall 2018
This 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. Completion is anticipated in spring 2020.
City Council awarded a construction contract to Granite Construction Company in August. A
groundbreaking ceremony was held on September 7th. Construction is expected to begin in early fall; the
existing bridge will be demolished as one of the first items of work.
Utility companies are relocating their facilities in preparation of project construction. Their work
requires full nighttime closures on State Route 99. These closures will be announced in advance and will
take place between the hours of 11 p.m. and 6 a.m.
TRIP Status Report
September 2018
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Phase 3 – Bakersfield Freeway Connector
Contractor: TBD
Bidding process underway; Construction start: winter 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. The
entrance to the Ming Avenue off-ramp will be shifted to the north and motorists will travel on a barrier-
separated connector to Ming Avenue. Sound walls will also be constructed with the project.
Phase 4 – Mainline & SR 58/SR 99 Ramp Connectors
Designer: Parsons; Design: 99% 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
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 the WB to NB connector structure
Various environmental revalidations have been approved
The City is preparing the corridor for future mainline construction. The street improvements on
Morrison Street, Joseph Drive, Kentfield Drive, Hillsborough Drive, and Fallbrook Street are substantially
complete. The contractor is currently working on the street improvements on Montclair Street and Del
Rey Court. Water line relocations are nearly complete on Kensington Avenue and Charter Oaks Avenue.
Once complete, the contractor will follow up with the street improvements in this area.
Sound wall construction is underway. The contractor has installed the pile foundations on the east
side of the corridor between Marella Way and La Mirada Drive, and is currently working on the pile
foundations between La Mirada Drive and Joseph Drive (also on the east side of the corridor). The
installation of masonry block is scheduled to begin in September.
TRIP Status Report
September 2018
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Top: Local and state officials break ground on
Centennial Corridor Phase 2 – the Belle Terrace
Operational Improvements Project
Left: Nighttime paving for the Truxtun Avenue
Operational Improvements Project
Middle right: Installation of pile foundations for
a Centennial Corridor sound wall near La
Mirada Drive
PROJECT PHOTOS
TRIP Status Report
September 2018
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Top left: A concrete pour for the first section of
the future westbound Centennial Corridor
Mohawk Street exit bridge was held Aug. 9th.
This pour created the girders and bridge bottom
for this section of the 1064-foot long structure.
Top and middle right: A construction worker
guides a steel beam into place for falsework that
will cross over the westbound Truxtun Ave. on-
ramp. Work over the on-ramp is being done
during nighttime hours under a full ramp closure.
Bottom right: Following the stem and soffit
concrete pour, crews prepare the first frame of
the bridge for the deck pour.
Week of September 10_2018_Work Schedule
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STREETS DIVISION – WORK SCHEDULE Week of September 10, 2018 – September 14, 2018
Resurfacing/Reconstructing streets in the following areas:
Maintenance Grind & Pave on Monitor between White Ln and Fairview (SB1)
Maintenance Grind & Pave on Fairview between South H and Hughes
Maintenance Grind & Pave on Fairview between H Street and Monitor
Maintenance Grind & Pave on Clay Patrick Parr between Hageman and Granite Falls (SB1)
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 Calloway 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 Ming Ave in front of Valley Plaza
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 September 10_2018_Work Schedule
Page 2 of 2 STREETS SWEEPING SCHEDULE Monday, August 10, 2018
Between So. “H” St. & Union Avenue – Pacheco Rd. & Hosking Rd.
Between Stockdale Hwy. & Truxtun Ave. (ext.) – Coffee Rd & Partridge Ave.
Tuesday, September 11, 2018
Between 99 Hwy. & So. “H” St. – Ming Ave. & Panama Ln.
Cul-De-Sacs on the north side of Magdelena Ave., west of So. “H” St.
Wednesday, September 12, 2018
City areas between Brundage Ln. & Ming Ave. – So. “H” St. & Union Ave.
City areas between Wilson Rd. & Pacheco Rd. – So. “H” St. & Union Ave.
Between Casa Loma Dr. & Planz Rd. – Madison Ave. & Cottonwood Dr.
Between Planz Rd. & Brook St. – Madison Ave. & Hale St.
Thursday, September 13, 2018
Between Carr St. & California Ave. – Mohawk St. & Stockdale Hwy.
Between Stockdale Hwy. & Marella Wy. – California Ave. & Montclair St.
Between La Mirada Dr. & Chester Ln. – Montclair St. & No. Stine Rd.
Between California Ave. (ext.) & Stockdale Hwy. – No. Stine Rd. & 99 Hwy.
Between Stockdale Hwy. & Ming Ave. – New Stine Rd. & Ashe Rd.
Between New Stine & Ashe Rd. – Taft Hwy. & Berkshire Rd. Friday, September 14, 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.
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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 Now
May 18 – Carrie Underwood 7:00 PM
$96, $66, $46 On Sale Now
Single event tickets on sale September 3rd
Russian Fanfares – October 6th
Romantic Classics – November 10th
From London To L.A. – February 2nd
Musical Natures – March 9th
The Gypsy Fiddle – April 6th
The Resurrection – May 19th
September 20 – Kenny G 7:30 PM
$76.50, $66.50, $46.50, $36.50, $21.50 On Sale Now
October 12 – Adrian Uribe 9:00 PM
$95, $80, $70, $60, $50, $40 On Sale 8/31
October 13 – Gurdas Maan 7:00 PM
$100, $75, $35 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
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